Heavy snowfall, falling rocks like rain, thunder, firelight flickering, the city of hanging gourds ushered in a new round of attack today, the soldiers in the city of waiting, each in place, waiting for the enemy to approach, and then give the other side a head-on blow.

The siege battle, which had been silent for more than a month, was rekindled a few days ago, and the attackers broke through the southeast section of the city wall the day before yesterday, and launched a new round of surging offensive again today, and the city wall was still stubbornly standing, and there was no sign of being smashed for the time being.

In the southeast corner of the city, in the bunker, Yu Wenwen sat on a sandbag and read a book, and took turns to rest today, but for him, he slept wherever he slept, so he simply came here to boost morale.

After all, the gap in the city wall has just been blocked, and the enemy army is very likely to invest heavy troops to attack here again, so he can rest assured, but he can calm down at the scene.

There were all kinds of sounds echoing around, Yu Wenwen had long been familiar with such a noisy environment, and at this moment, with the sunlight leaking in from the window, he looked at the manuscript in his hand.

The days of guarding the city were boring and boring, there were no women, no entertainment, except for killing or killing, walking around the city with the smell of rot every day, listening to the endless explosions, it was really a little depressing.

Suo Yu Wenwen has to find a way to adjust his mentality, so as not to gradually become psychopathic over time.

When he is idle, thinking about women will only be more difficult the more he thinks about it, so Yu Wenwen often thinks of his ambitions and cheers himself up.

People, no matter whether they are high or low, will have ideas about the future, that is, they have ambitions, everyone's ambitions are different, Yuwenwen's ambitions are very simple, and they can be summed up in two sentences: wake up to the power of the world, drunk and lying on the knees of beauties.

He is a moral person, a person who has not gotten rid of low-level interests, and a person who is not too noble, so there are only two ambitions, the latter is realized, and the former is not yet available.

When it can be realized, there is no number, but people should always have some thoughts, when Yuwenwen is free, he will plan his future, and the way is a little special, that is, to debate with others.

The manuscript he was holding in his hand was written by Wang Fei, who joined the army in the writing room, and the content was "After Reading", before Yu Wenwen threw a thick "Syllabus (Draft)" to Wang Fei to read, and the deadline was one month to write out the feelings after reading.

Wang Fei only took three days to read this book, and then spent six days writing after reading, Yu Wenwen was overjoyed after reading it, and decided to use all his leisure time to "scold" Wang Fei, by the way, to pass the time, now is the first arrow to open the bow.

After brewing his emotions for a while, Yu Wenwen put down the manuscript, looked at Wang Yan who was sitting on the sandbag opposite, and asked with a smile: "Wang joins the army?" ”

"The subordinates are here."

After reading it, the first question you have at the beginning is "This is a trouble-inducing move", isn't it a bit alarmist? ”

"The king's intention to promote education is good, but if it develops, it will inevitably evolve into a tiger's mouth, as the so-called..."

"Why does Wang Senjun think that the widow wants to take food?"

Yu Wenwen was surprised, in fact, he wanted to take people first, disrupt Wang Fei's rhythm, and then bring his own rhythm, Wang Fei had long been accustomed to this kind of trick, and then countered:

"The king is not preying for food, is he seeking skin with the tiger?"

"Just kill it, why 'plot'?"

"A lone tiger is hard to defeat a group of wolves, not to mention that there is a group of tigers around, and the overlord of Western Chu is brave and good at fighting, and in front of the heroes of the world, he will fall into Wujiang and kill himself."

"What Wang Senjun said is getting more and more off-topic, talking about education, why do you talk about competing for world dominance?"

Yu Wenwen is pretending to be crazy and stupid, and Wang Fei is slandering: Pretending not to understand me? It's a bummer, isn't it?

Thinking so, it is impossible to say, Wang Fei thinks that he is not afraid of anyone in debate, but every time he debates with King Xiyang, the other party's thinking is simply elusive.

It's incoherent, but it's not right, because the other party is indeed "reasoning", but that reason is too strange and simply crooked.

And Yu Wenwen sometimes deliberately pretends to be stupid, so that Wang Fei's prepared rhetoric is useless, he thinks that since it is a debate, then the two sides of the debate must be able to communicate normally, Yu Wenwen is playing like this, how can he continue to argue?

"Don't be bitter, isn't this just the beginning... Tell me, what is a 'trouble-inducing act'? ”

Yu Wenwen suddenly turned the topic back, he really wanted to debate today, so he had to be serious and let the other party finish speaking.

After reading the "Syllabus (Draft)", his first reaction was that Yu Wenwen's ambition was not small, of course, to put it mildly, his ambition was not small, and his previous guess was indeed not wrong.

Huangzhou State Studies, there are "Er Liu" and other famous scholars, there is a library with an amazing number of books, and there is an all-night reading room that lasts all night, these three elements are the internal reasons for the fame of Huangzhou State Studies.

One of the external reasons is the thriving publishing industry in Huangzhou, and the novel "engraving printing technology" has made the Huangzhou bookstore extremely capable of publishing books, and countless books have enriched the state library.

The flexible "sharing" of books published by bookstores and scholars has also benefited many scholars.

The state school and the bookstore are mutually beneficial, and they are all happy, and the key to achieving all this is that someone vigorously supports it, and that person is Xiyang Wang Yuwenwen, and the king of Xiyang has tried his best to support Huangzhou State School, and it is impossible to just run a reputation for education.

Wang Fei came to Xiyang, and after seeing the strength of the state school, he quickly came to a conclusion, that is, the king of Xiyang wanted to turn the Huangzhou state school into a plane tree to attract the phoenix to build a nest.

For scholars from the Han clan, it is very difficult to become an official, and they need to be recruited and recommended by officials in order to get the opportunity to enter the office, and such opportunities are too few for them.

And to study in Huangzhou Prefecture, if you perform well, there is a high chance that you will be favored by the King of Xiyang, and even the name will be known by the prince of Qiwang, and then it will be passed on to the ears of King Qi, which is not conjecture, because there are already students who have got their wish.

King Qi, Prince of Qi, King Xiyang, the status of these three people is at the level of princes, and being able to "smell the princes" is an opportunity that many people dream of.

Even if you can't "hear about the princes", at least you have the opportunity to be the adjutant of the Huangzhou Governor's Mansion and the assassins of the states under your rule.

Therefore, the second external reason is that it can become a shortcut to enter the city, and many students come to Huangzhou from thousands of miles away, not only to learn from famous scholars such as "Er Liu".

Wang Fei feels that Yu Wenwen is now compiling the "Syllabus", which is not small, and in the end, it is very likely to lead to a change in the talent selection system, so what will be the change at that time?

It is highly likely that the selection of talents is through examinations.

Wang Jun is not afraid of saying this, which will cause Yuwen Wen to be jealous, after all, as long as he is a discerning person, he will definitely be able to see the conspiracy of King Xiyang, and he thinks that the consequence of this behavior is to make Yuwen Wen the target of public criticism, that is, the so-called "act of causing trouble".

Why? Because since Cao Wei founded the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, the rule of officialdom is "there is no cold family in the upper grade, and there is no scholar in the lower grade", and then it is also divided into "clear" officials and "turbid" officials.

If a person is born into a noble family, no matter how poor his talent and morality are, he can successfully become a great official; If he is from a poor family, no matter how good his talent and morality are, he will not be able to be a big official.

The Jiupin Zhongzheng system lasted for hundreds of years from the Wei and Jin dynasties, and the family, the high family, and the surname controlled the talent selection and official promotion channels, and their children could easily enter the office when they were in their teens.

Wang Fei also gave an example for this: Zheng Shanguo of Xingyang, who became a stabbing at the age of fourteen, what is the basis for this? Xingyang Zheng's valve reading, as well as the exploits of his deceased father.

And the children of the poor family may have to spend half their lives before they have the opportunity to enter the office, and they started out as one of the six Caos, not even joining the army.

This kind of talent selection system has lasted for hundreds of years, and the family, the high-ranking family, and the surname have long regarded this system as a weapon to ensure their own status, like a wall, blocking the lowly children of the poor family in their eyes from the officialdom.

As a result, someone dared to smash this wall, so is it a definite threat to the family, the high family, and the surname?

In the face of threats, they will not sit idly by, and the best way to fight back is to set off an academic controversy and directly and fundamentally reject the textbooks that have been compiled and finalized in accordance with the "Syllabus."

If the textbooks are not passable, and the academic views of the "Syllabus" have not been recognized by the imperial court, there is no way to formulate a more unified standard to evaluate whether the candidates' answers are good or bad.

When Yu Wenwen heard this, he smiled slightly: "If you talk about debate, I don't know how many great Confucians in the world can argue with Erliu?" ”

"King, even if the examination selection is really implemented, will the effect really be as the king thinks?"

Yu Wenwen did not respond to the sentence "really implement the examination selection", he never said that the ultimate purpose of compiling the "syllabus" is to implement the examination selection (imperial examination), Wang Fei is tempting, he will never be tricked.

"Wang joins the army, according to what you said, if the so-called examination is implemented to select talents, won't the family be hurt by this?"

Wang Fei didn't detect Yu Wenwen's tone, but as expected, he replied decisively: "For the family, this kind of examination selection is just a little troublesome, and there is nothing to worry about." ”

"Troublesome?"

"Of course, it's just a little troublesome, after all, the imperial court really wants to hold an exam to select talents, it can't be every year, right?" Wang Jun smiled and began to express his opinion, "If the probation system is followed, the children of the family may be able to become a member at the age of thirteen or fourteen, but if it is selected by examination, it may be a few years late, and it will be a little troublesome." ”

"How so?" Yu Wenwen asked, he knew the answer, but he was pretending to be crazy and stupid.

Seeing that the other party pretended not to know, Wang Fei also pretended to answer: "King, the scriptures are handed down to the family, and among the children of the family, there are many people who are full of wealth. ”

Wang Fei's point of view is that even if the examination and selection are implemented, the children of the family are not afraid, these people have a good life since childhood, and the family education is good, the children of the poor family may not be enlightened until they are six or seven years old, but the children of the family are very likely to be enlightened at the age of three or four.

They can be taught by knowledgeable elders or gentlemen every day, and the family has a large number of books that have been passed down for hundreds of years, and there are places that they cannot understand can be explained carefully immediately, and there are also a large number of authentic rubbings and calligraphy practices by famous masters.

Such a study environment and conditions, can the children of the poor be compared?

A child of a family who was enlightened at the age of three or four had plenty of time to read and practice calligraphy every day, and even at night, he could afford to use expensive candles for lighting, and read diligently day and night.

So after ten years, when the children of the family are thirteen or fourteen years old, they can already write well, write good articles, speak and behave appropriately, and have good vision and knowledge.

Regarding this argument, Yu Wenwen questioned: "Er Liu is not a child of a family, there are many people, but he is still full of wealth from a poor family. ”

"So what? Erliu is in the officialdom, who can he fight? ”

Wang Jun pointed out the most critical issue, he didn't know if Yu Wenwen had thought about it, since the other party wanted to hear it, he would express his opinion.

Being an official is the dream of the vast majority of scholars in the world, and becoming an official is not so easy.

Among the children of the family, many of his colleagues and superiors may be his in-laws, brothers-in-law, and clansmen, and many of them are protégés of his father and grandfather.

Officialdom is overturned, and the side with a large number of people will always have the upper hand, and officials who are from or have a close relationship with a family have deep connections, and if they really want to deal with officials from poor families, it is as easy as a cat playing with mice.

Liu Zhuo and Liu Xuan are also known as "Er Liu", no one is their opponent in terms of learning, but these people who are inferior in learning can squeeze out "Er Liu" in the officialdom.

Wang Cheng gave another example, he heard that when the two countries of Zhou and Sui were facing each other, Liu Zhuo wrote several times when he was an assistant teacher in Taixue, wanting to dedicate his elaborate new calendar to the imperial court, trying to distinguish himself from the Sui State that followed the "Elephant Calendar".

As a result, Liu Zhuo's book sank into the sea like a stone, and there was no news.

Is it because of the accuracy of his calendar?

No, someone was obstructing and deliberately suppressing Liu Zhuo, those people couldn't compile such a good calendar, but they didn't want Liu Zhuo to have a chance to get ahead.

Liu Zhuo knew it, but he was helpless, because no one valued him, so the prime minister was Chi Yuan, and the civil officials he relied on were all from Shandong scholars and Hebei wealthy families, and he didn't need Liu Zhuo's "rotten Confucianism".

Being a scholar and being an official are two different things, how many scholars from all over the world can reach the level of Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo? Second, Liu Jinshi is depressed, if other poor children have no backers, how good can they be?

And when it comes to exams, on the whole, the children of the poor family will inevitably not be able to pass the test for the children of the family, not to mention those students from poor families, these students can't even do farm work in order to concentrate on studying, what can they compete with the children of the family?

Therefore, Wang Fei thinks that the idea of "selecting talents by examination" will not achieve the expected effect at all, and if Yuwen Wen invests a lot of resources in this regard, it will be more than worth the loss.

If you act like this, it will inevitably cause displeasure to the family, the high family, and the surname, and disgust the other party's children for no reason, and some of them may have considered defecting to the King of Xiyang, once they think clearly about Yu Wenwen's plan, they will naturally dispel their thoughts.

This kind of thing is not beneficial, but disgusting, so why bother?

Of course, Wang's tirade is based on the assumption that Yu Wenwen compiled the "Syllabus", and the ultimate goal was to implement the examination and selection system.

"So, the widow often emphasized, don't listen to the wind is the rain, Wang joins the army's thinking is so divergent, in case there is a deviation in the future report... Well, if there's a rumor that shouldn't be there, that's not good. ”

After Yuwen Wen finished brewing, he was about to start a counterattack, he had to refresh Wang Yan's "three views", otherwise he would not be able to show his means.

"Wang joins the army, have you ever heard of 'education industrialization'?"