After passing the inspection at the entrance of the examination room, Xiao Wangzhi took his exam card and came to his examination booth under the guidance of a staff member in the examination room.

It is said to be an examination shed, but it is actually a thatched shed that was temporarily erected to shade the sun.

The shed is separated by wooden planks and divided into four seats.

Under each seat there is a straw mat and a desk.

On the desk were three pens, an inkstone, and a few pieces of white paper.

Xiao Wangzhi took the exam card in his hand and looked at it, found the position that belonged to him, and sat down.

Not long after Xiao Wangzhi sat down, a burly young man also walked into the examination booth, took the examination card, looked at it for a while, and then sat in front of Xiao Wangzhi.

Xiao Wangzhi glanced up at the other party, quickly lowered his head, and stopped looking at the other party.

"Bad luck!" Xiao Wangzhi shook his head.

He almost didn't need to verify it, just from the clothes of this burly young man, he knew that this person was a student of the Mo family, and no one in the world would refer to it barefoot except for the people of the Mo family!

What Xiao Wangzhi didn't know was that in this examination, in order to prevent fraud and other behaviors, the officials of the Han family racked their brains.

Stuffing rivals together is one of the preventive measures.

In this examination, when ranking the seats, it is to arrange those scholars who have a vendetta as much as possible to supervise and deter each other.

After all, if two scholars of the same faction sit together, the possibility of cheating will increase dramatically.

On the contrary, if two rivals sit together, even if one of them wants to cheat, I am afraid that they will not dare!

But. Among the scholars in this examination, nearly eighty percent of the scholars are from the two schools of Confucianism and law.

The rest are other schools such as Huang Lao and Mo.

The Mo family students are even less pitiful. In total, there were only a few dozen applicants.

Yes, Xiao Wangzhi was able to assign a disciple of the Mo family. It was his luck!

The vast majority of Confucian disciples are assigned a political opponent to monitor.

For example, the scholars of the Han Poetry School are basically people from the Ram Sect, and the disciples of Han Feizi are the descendants of Shen Buxian.

Through this distribution method, the official in charge of the ranking of seats in this examination believes that the possibility of fraud has been minimized!

After Xiao Wangzhi sat down, about a quarter of an hour later, an official of about 400 stones took a few officials. Come on patrol.

He walked into the examination room, bowed his hand to Xiao Wangzhi and others, and said, "This official is Lantai Shangshu, ordered by the Son of Heaven, as one of the inspections of this examination room, if you have any physical discomfort or volume problems, you can ring the bell set on the left side of your desk at will, and the officials under this official will come to inquire immediately!" Other than that. According to the edict of the Son of Heaven, in this examination, if a scholar discovers that others are cheating, he will report the success. Five points will be added to all of them, and these five points can be added to the results of any round of examinations! ”

This Shangshu just fell. The entire examination booth immediately began to buzz and discuss.

Five points!

You can still add points to the results of any round!

Countless people's eyes turned red.

Staring fiercely at the people in front of you or around you. There are even people who are extremely hopeful in their hearts, and some people cheat on second goods. And then caught by himself.

Na Shangshu didn't care about this, and continued, "There is still half an hour, and the examination is about to begin, and now, this official is here to announce some rules for this examination!" ”

This Shangshu faced the direction of Weiyang Palace and arched his hand, and said, "The edict of the Son of Heaven prohibits scholars from making noise, talking, noisy and even fighting in this examination, but if there is a violator, all will be scored zero!" In addition, anyone who cheats and walks around without permission will not only be disqualified from the examination, but will also be handed over to the Tingwei Yamen for disposal. ”…

"Clear!" Dozens of scholars in several nearby examination sheds bowed their hands one after another.

This Shangshu nodded, a smile appeared on his face, and continued, "The examination is for the country, all the monarchs are the future pillars of the country, the pillars of the society, therefore, the Holy Son of Heaven specially ordered to prepare warm decoctions and hot tea for the monarchs, in addition, in the examination room, every five hundred steps, there is a medical hall, those who sit in the hall, all are imperial medical officers, if there is any discomfort of the scholars, they can be accompanied by the officials of the official, go to the diagnosis and treatment!" ”

"Holy Son of Heaven, Hong En, we have a great sense of guilt!" All the scholars bowed movingly.

"Okay, I won't bother you to prepare for the exam!" This Shangshu is the bearer of the hand, and he leaves with his subordinates.

He still has a lot of work to do.

In particular, he was about to go to the original general's residence in the school yard to receive the examination papers in preparation for the distribution to the soldiers.

By midday, the temperature reaches its highest.

Even if Liu Xun stayed in the Qingliang Palace, he couldn't hold it anymore and needed to use a brazier to keep warm.

At the same time, the phenomenon of handing in papers also began to appear on the side of the examination city.

After all, this is only the first round of the exam, and the questions are basically not very difficult.

The only arithmetic problem that is difficult, if you do it, you can do it naturally, and if you can't do it, it's useless to strip off your hair!

"Go and tell Nei Shi to send more soldiers, maintain order, and don't make trouble!" Liu Xun lightly ordered, "In addition, I will strengthen the inspection of various villages in Chang'an in the past few days, but anyone who has any bad intentions will be killed!" ”

With the end of the examination, Liu Xun knew that there would inevitably be various public security problems.

For example, if someone does not do well in the exam, the psychological pressure is too great, and they become a brother and a knight, or they pee on their stomachs, they can't remember who they are, and they slash with weapons.

Such problems are possible!

Liu Xun was more worried about the reference scholars who lived in the slums of Chang'an City.

Because, in order to stay in Chang'an, these guys are all in debt!

And it's still usury!

After the examination, those who managed to fight their way out of the encirclement

Son, naturally they can pay off their debts - even if they can't pay it off, the usury merchant doesn't have the courage to force an official to repay the money, that will poke out a hornet's nest, if that scholar can make it to the second or even third round of the examination, then ...... Liu Xun believes that there will be a large number of 'well-wishers' who are willing to help them repay their debts.

The crux of the matter. It is those scholars who have gained nothing and still owe a lot of debts.

These people will definitely become a big problem for public security in Chang'an in the post-examination era!

Loan sharks aren't vegetarians!

In order to make money. These guys dare to release the emperor's debts, and the princes owe them money, and they still come to the door to collect the debts, and most of the princes can't pay it back!

x What will happen if these scholars owe them money if they can't pay it back?

You can guess this with your ass!

And in order to pay off debts. It is likely that these scholars were forced to write letters to their families asking for money.

But the usurers were notoriously profitable, and the merchants were more shrewd than the other.

n Men who are in debt. Want to pay off your debts?

Before being squeezed dry, let's dream!

And these have no money, no future, and a lot of debt. In the end, even the most principled people will probably give up their principles!

As early as after the news of the examination was released, when a large number of scholars gathered in Chang'an, Liu Xun had already noticed the business between these usury merchants and the poor scholars at the bottom.

And know that there will be turmoil after the examination.

But many times, many things, even if they are known in advance. I'm afraid there is nothing to be done.

It's like if you were reborn in 08 and became Ohei, there was no way to prevent the financial turmoil from happening.

Because. That's something that's bound to happen!

In the same way, Liu Xun couldn't stop this.

Borrowing and borrowing such a willing business is protected by law in the Han family.

However, when the time comes to today, after the examination begins, Liu Xun must be before this matter causes serious public security problems and social problems. Meddle in the matter, at least. It is also necessary to prevent this matter from becoming out of control.

After all, those scholars were all in response to Liu Xun's call for reference.

And for a powerful society like China, from the emperor to the common people, the deep-rooted tradition in the mind has always been that the imperial court takes care of everything.

Because of the examination, the scholars had to go into debt, and in the end, they fell into the name of Sun Shan and owed a lot of debts.

Probably the people of Western Europa will consider themselves unlucky.

But in this magical country of China, even God does not rain, it is a society of the emperor's pot. …

There will definitely be a considerable number of people who will throw the pot to Liu Xun in desperation!

Not to mention now, it is the Celestial Empire two thousand years later, and the common people have encountered problems - for example, they have been deceived, owed wages, and bullied, and the first thing that comes to mind is to ask the government for an explanation.

The situation is the same now.

Moreover, as the emperor, he boasted of being a herdsman on behalf of the heavens, the Yuan Yuan Zhaomin of the world, and the co-lord of the world who even worshipped the grass and trees, and it was impossible for Liu Xun to ignore this matter.

This is probably the inevitable logical thinking of any slightly more responsible Chinese emperor, who is in charge of the heavens and the rain, and everything must be involved in anything as long as it involves the stability of the ruling foundation, whether it is legal or not!

At present, in the face of such a situation, Liu Xun really has no good way to solve it.

After all, it is only natural to repay debts!

In the people, it is very common for peasants who cannot afford to repay their money to sell their houses and land, and even to sell their wives and children.

The power of the usury merchants spread all over the government and the opposition, and some of them were ministers, nobles, and even harem concubines who advocated and spoke for them.

For the time being, Liu Xun can only strengthen the security patrols in Chang'an Luli, especially the patrol and control of the slums, at the very least, to deter the arrogance of the loan sharks.

The rest of the things can only be taken one step at a time.

Thinking like this, Liu Xun suddenly remembered something and asked Huang Xie, "Huang Xie, a few days ago, didn't you report that in this examination, there are many poor scholars, are they living by working for others?" ”

Huang Xie bowed his head and said, "Back to Your Majesty, it is true, the slave and maid remember that at that time, the slave and maid also handed His Majesty a list of these scholars!" ”

"Look for it!" Liu Xun commanded.

Not long after, a eunuch found the report from the pile of folds that Liu Xun had read.

Liu Xun took it and saw that the number of scholars listed above was actually hundreds.

Looking at their experience again, Liu Xun couldn't help but nod with a smile, put down the twists, Liu Xun instructed Huang Xie, "Chuan Zhen's order, these self-reliant scholars, all unconditionally enter the second round of the examination, if their own results have met the requirements to enter the second round, the second round of the examination, each person will add five extra points!" ”

Originally, at the beginning, these scholars who lived on their own strength and resolutely did not borrow debts had no impression in Liu Xun's eyes.

However, everything is afraid of comparison.

These people are undoubtedly much lovelier than those who would rather borrow from usury than 'condescend'.

As the emperor, Liu Xun naturally wanted to give them some rewards.

As for the reason?

Don't eat the food that comes from it, this is the quality of a gentleman!

For the current values of the Han family, character and morality are more important political bargaining chips than academic achievements, political achievements, and even birth bloodlines!

A well-known filial son does not need to participate in the examination, nor does he need to boil his qualifications, and he can directly be an official of a thousand stones.

A local famous person, once recommended, the court is going to send a saddle cart to pick it up, and the official who is given is small, and people wave their sleeves, if you don't bird you, you are helpless!

Dusk is approaching, but Chang'an is still lively.

∵ the scholars who came out of the examination room, gathered together in twos and threes, or by school or region, to discuss the experience in the examination process.

"Humph! Sure enough, it is the collapse of Lile, and even heretics like Simeng can participate in the examination! Someone was looking at the departing candidates around him and venting his indignation.

Needless to say, this person must be from the Confucian faction of Ludi.

Among the many Confucian factions in the Han Dynasty, Lu Ru belonged to the most conservative fundamentalists, and Lu Ru had a reputation. Even within Confucianism, it is notorious!

Especially the Yanshi faction and the newly rising Ram faction and the Guliang faction. I can't wait to eat the meat of Ruru!

Why?

Because it's these guys who have been jumping up and down for a long time, and they don't keep the door open. In the more than 50 years of Confucianism, there has never been even a single important minister!

That's it!

These guys can't be officials themselves, and they don't let others be officials!

Back then, his uncle and grandson voted for Emperor Gao, and Emperor Gao did not like the Confucian robes worn by his uncle and grandson, and even hated it very much.

Shusun Tong immediately changed out of his Confucian robe and put on the short clothes that Emperor Gao liked, so Emperor Gao was happy.

Outcome. Lu Rumen is gone, and all kinds of squirting and looking down on Uncle Sun Tong.

At that time, because Shusun Tong was appointed by Emperor Gao, he drafted various etiquette and systems of the Han family, considering that the Luru faction was the group of people who knew the most about Zhou etiquette, Shusun Tong was ruthless, threw away his face, and went to the door to ask for advice.

As a result, these Lu Ru opened their mouths to be the ten masters of the public office. All faces are noble. Today, the deceased has not been buried, the injured have not risen, and they want to have ceremonies. The origin of the ritual music is to accumulate virtue for a hundred years and then prosper! I can't bear to do what the public does, and what the public does is not in line with the ancients. I can't, I can't do it. Unstained me!

On the surface, these guys are talking about high-sounding, but in fact. Anyone who opens the history books can see that these guys are actually just venting their grievances.

Where does the resentment come from?

First, Liu Bang had just raised hundreds of thousands of troops at that time, surrounded Ludi, and slapped them in the face.

Two, a year ago, these guys just rolled back from Chang'an.

At this moment, I saw that my uncle and grandson were too often, eating two thousand stones, and my heart was full of sour water!

However, these guys control the Taoist system of Confucianism, and there are many of them, even if they are within Confucianism, no matter how dissatisfied with them are other factions, they can only help to play a round.

After all, if you pull out the skin of the Rurus, whether it is the Yan Shi faction or the Ram faction, they will not be able to get good fruits to eat!

Back then, Uncle Sun Tong said that if he really despised Confucianism! I don't know how time changes!

Is it really inflexible?

This is known only to the Ruru themselves. …

Anyway, in the past 50 years, Lu Confucianism has been the most stubborn and conservative Confucianism.

They want to talk about everything, and some even advocate the Ida system, believing that as long as the Ida system is adopted, all the evils and social contradictions of today will definitely be eliminated immediately.

It's just that......

The clamor of these guys is similar to the nonsense of later generations of public knowledge.

Basically, whoever believes is unlucky!

"The successive emperors of the Han family have issued edicts and scholars to change the beginning, and even the first emperor has made it clear what the edict and the people change, don't you understand?" Someone asked on the dry goods, "Yi Yun is convenient, so that the people are tireless, the poem says that the nine changes are repeated, and the choice of words is known." Go home and study! ”

This person's words immediately aroused the applause of many Legalist students.

To tell the truth, when it comes to debate, in today's world, there is really no school of thought that can argue with the Legalists after the annexation of famous masters.

There are very few people who are used to seeing Lu Ru.

This reckless guy soon fell into a surging crusade.

Even Confucian students of other schools remained silent at this time.

After all, this is Guanzhong, the base camp of Legalism and the Huang Lao School, and the power of Confucianism is minimal, that is, Confucianism only gained a foothold after Emperor Xiaowu!

However, he is not without allies.

There is a strange thing in the political ecology of the Han Dynasty, that is, the positions of the Confucian fundamentalists and the Huang Lao school on many issues are very compatible.

Immediately, a few people from the old Huang faction came out to play a round and said, "Don't make any noise, do you want to stage a full martial arts in front of Chang'an City and lose the face of my Han family's scholarly husband!?" ”

Well, this excuse is really lofty, and many people immediately shut up.

However, there are always people in this world who like to make trouble.

The scholar of the Ruru faction, when he saw that someone was supporting, thought it was his own person, and was overjoyed at the moment, and said unscrupulously, "Exactly!" A bunch of northerners who don't know the general situation! ”

Suddenly, he stabbed the hornet's nest.

The scholars in the north are no better than the Confucian scholars in Qilu in the south. Almost every scholar in the north, even a Confucian scholar. It was also able to ride a horse and drink spirits. A fierce man who pulls a hard bow!

Many of these guys are strongmen who can become full-time rangers or even generals at any time!

This Ruru was immediately unlucky.

I saw a tower-like man squeeze into the crowd, like a chicken, grabbed this guy, lifted it into the air, stared at him with a pair of big gong-like eyes, and asked, "What did you just say?" Say it again? ”

The man opened his mouth, and found that no one stood up to fight him, and then compared the disparity in physical fitness between the enemy and us, he could only say gloomily, "It's nothing." Nothing ......."

The corner of this tower-like man sneered contemptuously, and said, "It's really boring, no wonder even Uncle Sun Tong looked down on you soft eggs back then!" "Then put him down, after all, there is a heavily armed army around here to maintain order, and those Qiu Ba have the power to kill!

This man's words immediately caused countless people to laugh.