Article 237 Preparation for the Imperial Examination
A few days later, Cao Ang and the others went back.
This trip to Youzhou touched them a lot.
After Cao Ang and the others left, Zhang Ming continued to live a peaceful life.
At this time, he was preparing two major events.
One is his wedding, and the other is the first imperial examination.
Putting the two major events together, Zhang Ming wanted to take advantage of the influence of the wedding to expand the influence of the imperial examination.
When the time comes, many people will come, and many people will be able to see for themselves how the imperial examination is conducted and how fair it is.
In this imperial examination, Zhang Ming planned to persuade Cai Yong and Lu Zhi to let them serve as the chief examiners.
This matter is just an idea, Zhang Ming deliberately went to find the two of them.
The two of them were in the library, and at this time, the library had begun to put books in the library and tidy up the bookshelves on the first floor.
"Okay, good, such a huge book, I'm not alone." Lu Zhi looked at the rows of books and was very emotional.
Cai Yong was also very excited.
At this time, Zhang Ming just arrived.
"Two seniors, there are many types of books, and it is up to the two seniors to find more books."
Many books, which may be solitary, may be hidden in the family's home.
It's not easy to keep these books alive.
"Virtuous nephew, you're here, but what's the matter with me, this old man?" Lu Zhi said.
"Finding my father-in-law and Lu Gong is indeed a big deal."
Zhang Ming will give them a lounge, where you can make tea.
While making tea, Cai Yong asked, "Son-in-law, what's the matter with our two old men?" ”
"Imperial examination, I want the second elder to be the chief examiner."
Cai Yong didn't know much about the imperial examination, but Lu Zhi was in charge of education and knew a lot.
"Open a department, the virtuous nephew is going to do something unprecedented that will subvert the current order, can the virtuous nephew be ready?"
"Be ready, this is conducive to development, no matter how difficult it is, this matter will affect my Chinese millennium, destined to go down in history, more dazzling than many emperors."
The two old men no longer have any pursuit of financial power, but it is difficult to refuse to go down in history.
The two agreed to come down.
Lu Zhi said: "I still have one more person to recommend, if the virtuous nephew allows, I will repair the book and invite him to come." ”
"Who?"
"Zheng Xuan."
"It turned out to be Zheng Gong, I met it a few years ago, but unfortunately I couldn't invite it."
"It's different now, the world has become like this, and he is not doing well in Qingzhou." Lu Zhi said.
"Then there's Lau Lu."
After getting the second elder, he may also catch a Zheng Xuan, and Zhang Ming will leave.
After that, Zhang Ming and Tian Feng promoted two major events together.
The wedding and the imperial examination were postponed and were scheduled for half a year later.
Zhang Ming began to build momentum in the newspapers.
He really invites everyone in the world.
Publish directly in the newspaper.
In addition, Zhang Ming sent people to send invitations wildly.
Starting from the prefectural order, everyone has sent it once, and some families with some status have also sent it once.
Zhang Ming's operation is really suffocating.
It took a month to send out invitations.
"It's rare to get married, how can you not charge more money."
When you get married, you will receive money, and you will not receive a hundred, and the key thing is that many people do not have to pay it back.
Two months later, Zhang Ming's wedding spread all over the world, which was as eye-catching as the wedding of the century in later generations.
Also eye-catching are the new library and the upcoming imperial examinations.
The scope of the exam began to be reported in the newspapers for a long time.
Half a month later, Zheng Xuan came, he had already sent some disciples before, and now he was the deity.
This known as the largest educator in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had 20,000 disciples, and this time he brought more than 100 people.
Zheng Xuan's disciples, many of whom have already served as high-ranking officials in Youzhou, now that he himself is here, Zhang Ming personally went out of the city twenty miles to pick him up.
Zheng Xuan is already old, and it turns out that he has died in history, but Zhang Ming's arrival has changed the situation, and this Zheng Xuan is still alive.
"With Elder Zheng coming, this imperial examination will usher in a new century."
The sedan chair is carried by everyone.
Zheng Xuan's arrival is even more exciting for this imperial examination.
Zhang Ming is preparing with all his might, and has been preparing for various exam papers.
Revised, reprinted, and as accurate as possible.
The construction of the examination place has begun, and now there is still a lot of vacant land in Beiping City, and a number of examination rooms are temporarily built on the vacant land.
The headquarters and the place where the examination papers were changed were set up in the library, and the place on the sixth floor was specially vacated for one floor.
After another two months, the news kept bombarding, and Zhang Ming reported it in the newspaper in the form of pictures one after another.
The examination venue, the library building, etc., have become well-known places to outsiders.
From all over China, a large number of people come to attend weddings.
Why did they come?
Attending a wedding is secondary, and it is true that you are the one who comes to gain knowledge.
Zhang Ming had already started spreading the news in advance.
"Go to the exam, you don't need to stay in Youzhou as an official if you get admitted, and when you come back from the exam, you will be taken seriously."
"We're anonymous now, and once we're on the list, someone will ask us to be officials when we come back."
"The main test is strategy, and this imperial examination is really interesting."
"When you come back after taking the exam, Lord Taishou will come to ask you to be an official."
"If we are admitted, we are the disciples of Cai Gong, Lu Gong, and Zheng Gong, are we still afraid of losing our name in the future?"
In various parts of China, such remarks are circulating among readers.
Those who were still wavering moved their minds.
Yes, anyway, it's not for them to be officials in Youzhou, and they will come back after the exam.
It's different when you come back.
Take the test, you must take the test.
Go to Youzhou.
Go to Youzhou right away.
Afraid that someone will turn against you? Go with the huge procession of weddings.
The road is not smooth, follow the large team.
More and more people are taking action.
Many of the prefectural orders were too guarded, just to go to the wedding, and they were a hundred or ten people, but a large number of scholars along the road joined.
Obviously going to attend the wedding, but in fact, the real purpose is to participate in the imperial examination.
There was a Taishou in a certain place, and he called a few children in the family.
"This time, I will take you to the wedding, and at the same time participate in the imperial examination, test your own level, and also test the gold content of Zhang Ming's imperial examination."
"In addition, you have to make friends with talented people, and you have to analyze this exam well after the exam."
"Come back by a ranking, and you will be able to arrange a good official position at any time."
Many families and high-ranking officials have also moved their minds to use this imperial examination.
Not long after Cao Ang returned, Cao Cao called Cao Ang after a period of careful consideration.
"Ang'er, I'm going to let you go to Youzhou again."
"Father, please speak."
"Zhang Ming's wedding, we should follow the ceremony, and let you personally participate in the imperial examination, and select some of our own people to participate in the imperial examination, and when we come back, we will arrange official positions for them according to their ranking."
"Father, this imperial examination was arranged by Zhang Ming, why did you want to fulfill him?"
Cao Cao shook his head, and then said: "I think this imperial examination will be passed on to future generations, this is a new method of taking scholars, more fair and efficient, this time we also have to find and attract talents from all sides." ”