Chapter Eighty-Nine: The Chief Examiner

According to history, Emperor Wen of Sui once issued an edict to promote "virtuous and virtuous", ordering Beijing officials to be more than five grades, and to promote people with the two branches of "Zhixing and Cultivation" and "Qingping Ganji". Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty also asked officials to recommend talents in ten disciplines such as "filial piety", "beautiful literary talent", "talented", "talented", "arrogant", etc.

In the Tang Dynasty, the Ministry of Officials held imperial examinations, and there were more than 50 kinds of permanent subjects, such as Xiucai, Ming Jing, Jinshi, and Ming Calculation. Among them, the Ming arithmetic and other subjects are not taken seriously, and the talent is a subject, which is very demanding, and then gradually abandoned.

Therefore, the two subjects of Ming Jing and Jinshi became the main subjects of the Tang Dynasty, and both the court and the people recognized these two subjects the most, such as "ace majors". Jinshi examines current policies and poems, articles, and Ming Jing examines current policies and scriptures; The former is difficult, the latter is easy, and there are often words such as "thirty old Ming Jing, fifty young Jinshi".

It is said that Xu Qingda was pulled out of the bedroom by Li Yuan at night and entered the palace against the night. Holding a stomach full of grievances to the Taiji Palace, after talking nonsense, Li Yuan finally asked the eunuch to announce one thing:

"Xu Qing has literary brilliance, excellent poetry, beautiful poetic style, philosophical poetry, and can be called a grandmaster. The main examiner of the Ministry of Officials resigned, and was recommended by Pei Lian, and Xu Qing took the position of Wailang, the examiner of public merit, and presided over the Jinshi examination. ”

"A contemporary grandmaster? Conducting exams? Xu Qing is second zhang monk was at a loss, and only heard Li Yuan personally add: "Originally, I wanted to ask your opinion before making a decision, but Pei Lin showed me all your poems, which is very good, and you should be the main examiner." ”

"After all, the minister is young......" Xu Qing said helplessly, he didn't know how to get the main exam.

"Being young has the benefits of being young, I called Du Ruhui to help you, and on the surface, he is also the main examiner, you can rest assured ......," Li Yuan said.

"The minister's decree ......" Xu Qing heard that Du Ruhui was there, and his heart settled down, Du Ruhui was an old cadre, a good cadre. I don't know if the problem of the exam process has been solved, but why did Li Yuan call me the chief examiner, just because I wrote poems well? Pei Lian's recommendation? I'm afraid it's not that simple......

The term Jinshi first appeared in the "Book of Rites and the Imperial System", and its original meaning is the meaning of being able to enter and receive the lord. Jinshi Department is presided over by the Ministry of Officials, called "the right to know the tribute", after the Chang Ke ascended to the top, but also through the Ministry of Officials examination, called the selection test. Only those who pass the test can be awarded official positions.

But this Dengke is the most important step, so Jinshi and the first are also called "Denglongmen". The first place is called the champion or the champion, and the rest of the people on the same list want to raise money to hold a celebration activity, with the two young people on the same list, in the famous garden to explore the famous flowers, called the flower explorer, and then, to collectively go to the apricot garden to participate in the banquet, called the flower banquet. After the banquet, they went to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda of the Temple of Mercy and Grace to inscribe their glory to show their glory, so they called the Zhongjin Shi "Wild Goose Pagoda Inscription".

Regardless of whether it is the champion or other Jinshi and the first person, they are collectively referred to as Jinshi. As the examiner selects the ranking, Zhu Jinshi has to listen to the lecture in front of the examiner, so the relationship between Zhu Jinshi and the examiner is considered a teacher-student relationship.

Once you are a jinshi, you will be an official in the future, and hundreds of officials will call you a teacher, and you must behave in a proper manner when you meet, what is that kind of taste? And with this teacher-student relationship with hundreds of officials, they can all be regarded as a faction in the DPRK and China in the future, and Xu Qing is the leader of this faction. As long as Xu Qing does not die, even if he is demoted and resigned, this love is equally effective, and no one dares to deny it, this is the so-called three-point love of human life.

In addition, after the jinshi becomes an official, he will promote the juniors, and part of the juniors will be promoted to see Xu Qing's face, and they are also the apprentices and grandchildren of Xu Qing's faction. The so-called children give birth to grandchildren, grandchildren give birth to children, and children and grandchildren are endless. After Xu Qing became the chief examiner, he began to turn into the root of a towering tree, and Li Yuan would not be able to see this change.

However, with such a huge political resource, why did Li Yuan give it to me? The true meaning of this, Xu Qing pondered for a long time, and couldn't understand it for a long time, Li Yuan really wanted to reuse me? Why, doesn't he have two sons who are so capable? Isn't your own son easy to use? Hum......

"Oh, by the way, Xu boy, you can rest in my palace tonight."

"Thanksgiving ......"

As soon as he slept until dawn, the waiting eunuch came in

"Ah, why are you still here!"

"Huh? It's not Mr. Li...... Did the emperor let me fall asleep? ”

"Oh, those ministers who were kept overnight on weekdays went out after midnight in Chengtianmen Net, you are relieved and slept until dawn...... "The eunuch was busy cleaning the room, while explaining to Xu Qing.

"So, that's okay, right? Will the emperor blame it? "Although Xu Qing is not afraid of offending the emperor, he doesn't want to offend either.

"You're Lord Xu, right? Alas, if you want to say that other adults sleep here until dawn, but Lord Xu will not, you are now a saint and a generous ......"

"Ahaha, thank you father-in-law." Xu Qingyi touched his pocket and gave the eunuch a piece of silver.

"Oh, Lord Xu is polite...... the eunuch silently held the silver ingot in his hand, and muttered again: "You are now a celebrity in front of the emperor, this has the holy grace, you have everything, inside and outside the palace, as long as you are in this Tang Kingdom, there are no exceptions......" The eunuch said this, as if he was for himself, and as if he was for Xu Qing, he didn't understand very well.

Back at home, Xu Qing kicked Sun Fujia out. What is the matter if the candidate lives in the examiner's house? It's just that Xu Qing also gave Sun Fujia some coils, which is enough to support half a month's food and lodging.

The next day, another chief examiner, Du Ruhui, came, as the head of the household, and the examination of the Jinshi was to kill chickens with a knife. This is also because of the first imperial examination, many rules and regulations have not yet been formed, and the main examination team has been put together temporarily.

Du Ruhui came to Xu Qing's house, naturally to talk about this Jinshike. Xu Qing didn't understand, but just listened to Du Ruhui's arrangement. The exam is divided into two sessions, three questions in the front field to test the time policy, and four questions in the back field to test poems, two poems, one fu, and one edict. A poem is a poem of deeds, which conveys a decree, and a poem is a poem that writes a scene. The general topics are as follows:

"Strategy 1: Zigong wants to go to Sushuo's sheep. Zi said: Give also, you love its sheep, I love its gifts. What is the use of this phrase today? ”

"Strategy 2: The bandits on the four sides, how can they be peaceful?"

"Policy 3: Rejuvenate the people, rejuvenate the government, and rejuvenate morality."

"Two poems: 'Persuading Farmers', 'Great River', Fu one 'Chang'an', and one 'Sacrifice to the Emperor'."

The seven questions were all formulated by Xu Qing and Du Ruhui, and then let Li Yuan approve them, the most important of which are the first three policy theories, which are the assessment of the candidate's strategy for politics and the army. The later poems are just to assess the candidate's cultivation, ability, and knowledge, which can be regarded as additional points, or to compensate for those who are lacking in strategy. However, after the development of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty, the importance of Jinshi Ke Shi Shi Shi Fu still surpassed the policy theory.

Xu Qing sighed with emotion, in later life, because of the mistake in the college entrance examination, he could only study in a second-rate university, and he also did some odd jobs every day to subsidize his daily needs. But now, he has become a college entrance examination proposition. is not only a proposition, but also a grader, and the standard answer is finally his turn to have the final say, hahahaha, this feeling is not an ordinary stick.

"A wave in a wave, a wave in a wave!" Xu Qing sang a song, bent over, watered the vegetable garden, and added fire to the greenhouse, so relaxed before the first exam.