When Liu Jian heard this, he suddenly felt a little strange, so he asked, "Madam, why am I wrong?" Isn't that what Your Majesty has in mind? Otherwise he did not give specific instructions on this matter! ”

When Mrs. Liu heard this, she stopped selling Guan Zi and said directly: "Master, Your Majesty, as an emperor and an emperor who wants to do a great career, how can he have such contradictory thoughts!" ”

"He just hasn't figured out what to do with it? He hasn't figured out how to deal with this matter in order to maximize his interests! Mrs. Liu said sharply.

Liu Jian listened, and was silent for a while before nodding, obviously agreeing with this statement in his heart, so he asked, "Madam, what can you do to maximize the benefits of this matter?" ”

Mrs. Liu listened, but she smiled, and then said, "Master, what's so difficult about this?" Wouldn't it be enough to put to death all the middle and high-ranking officers involved in this matter, confiscate their property, and reduce them and their families to slavery by low-ranking officers and non-commissioned officers! ”

When Liu Jian heard this, he immediately clapped his hands and applauded: "Not bad!" What Madame said is very true! In this way, I gave an explanation to the people of the world and an explanation to these soldiers, which is an excellent way! ”

After thinking about it, Liu Jian said again: "What about Madam, what about Li Yin?" ”

"Hehe, master, you are a fan of the authorities, Li Yin, of course you don't deal with it!" When Mrs. Liu heard this, she spoke.

"Li Yin is a smart man, he paved the way for his daughter, how could he allow himself to live and smear his daughter's face!"

"Master, I'm afraid that you haven't arrived in Jinling yet, and he's afraid he's going to die. Sir, when you arrive in Jinling, you will write as I say, but don't mention the disposal of Li Yin. ”

"After all, death is great, just ignore the past when he was alive, after all, there is a precedent for this, look at the Song prince who just rebelled, his guilt is almost completely eliminated after he dies, and the whole house is reduced to a concubine, and the adult son is given to death, and he is buried according to the royal rites!"

"In this way, the master has an explanation for the upper and lower levels, isn't it beautiful!"

Liu Jian listened, but he showed a smile on his face, and then he said: "What Madame said is very true, very good!" With that, he stretched out his right hand and grabbed his wife's slender hand.

Only then did he say: "Madam is really my good helper, if you have a wife like this, what more can your husband ask for?" ”

Mrs. Liu immediately blushed, and then said coquettishly: "Dead old man, you want to die!" ”

Liu Jian listened, but didn't answer, he smiled, and pinched her jade hand.

The two suddenly looked at each other with affection, and the air was filled with the smell of affection.

……

And in the Imperial Study.

Zheng Wen met with Qian Chang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who came to see Zheng Wen.

After seeing the ceremony, Zheng Wen took the lead and said: "Qian Qing came to ask to see me, what is the matter?" ”

When Qian Chang heard this, he said: "Your Majesty, the minister is here for Guo Cheng, the former head of the household department, and tomorrow the Guo Mansion will hold a funeral. ”

As soon as Zheng Wen heard it, he understood that this Guo Cheng died a somewhat disgraceful death. According to the usual practice, Guo Chenggan should be named "Young Master" or "Young Master" after retirement, but he was accused by Zheng Wen before his death, and after he was idle at home, he died a little unclear, which is a little embarrassing, should he be posthumously sealed? This is a problem, so Qian Chang asked to see Zheng Wen and give a clear meaning.

And the name of this Ministry of Rites is also appropriate. Zheng Wen thought for a while before saying: "It stands to reason that this Guo Cheng's situation is not suitable for posthumous sealing, give him the nickname of 'loyal mourning', and the court has not treated Guo Cheng badly!" ”

"But after all, death is great, after all, we are a monarch and minister, and I can't treat him badly, so let's posthumously be named 'Young Master'!" His wife was posthumously named 'Mrs. Loyalty', after all, it is also a husband and wife, and I hope they can be married again with Hemeimei in the next life! ”

"No!" Qian Chang listened, and hurriedly responded, listening to His Majesty's words, his heart was relieved, after all, as a minister, empathize, Guo Cheng can be regarded as a decent person, and it can be regarded as a complete etiquette of monarchs and ministers.

Then, Qian Chang spoke again: "Your Majesty, next year's Enke exam is huge in scale and has a large number of admissions, it can be regarded as the largest exam in the court, is it according to the practice of previous years?" Or are they divided into different subjects? Your Majesty, please! ”

It turns out that the imperial examination of the great cadres has its own system!

It is divided into five types: county examination, county examination, township examination, meeting examination, and palace examination, which correspond to Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren, Gongshi, and Jinshi, which is the academic examination of the Daqian version.

Once every three years, the chief examiner of the county examination is the head of a county, and the chief examiner of the county examination is also the head or second-in-command of a county, while the township examination is divided into districts, and the Xiucai of several counties then participate in the township examination, and the chief examiner of the township examination is sent by the Ministry of Rites.

As for the examination, it is divided into two kinds, the Enke examination and the examination in normal years, which are the examinations that raise people from all over the country to the capital. Whenever the new emperor ascends the throne or encounters any major celebrations, the emperor will issue an order to open Enke. The general examination is held once every three years, and the content of the examination is mostly the relevant content of the Confucian books such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, of course, it is not the eight-strand text form of the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the divergent examination, but the overall is still not out of the scope of Confucianism.

However, in general, the Encore and the general examination are not in conflict with each other, and in some years, the Encore examination and the general examination are held in the same year, with a difference of one or two months. The most interesting time, in the first year of Longcheng, that is, when Zheng Wen's grandfather was the emperor, the two examinations were separated by a month, but the palace examinations were held at the same time, so in one day, two champions, and two champions, and two Tanhua, which made the ministers at that time very embarrassed.

The Enke exam is more interesting, this is a kind of special examination of the emperor, and it is all done according to the emperor's will, as long as it is not too excessive, too out-of-line, and the courtiers will not care.

Zheng Wen has seen the relevant information, Zheng Wentai's grandfather's last Enke exam, that Enke exam was based on the general examination, but the test was all about Buddhism, Ding Jun, who was the chief examiner at that time, had a green face when he got the exam questions, but he still pinched his nose and presided over the exam. After that, the Buddhism of the Great Cadres was collectively suppressed by the Great Cadres and bureaucratic class, and after Grandpa Zheng Wen ascended the throne, there was almost a Great Cadre version of the "extermination of Buddhism" action, and the Confucian class at that time had a vigorous confrontation with Buddhism and sympathizers, and it was only later that the Queen Mother came forward to eliminate this matter. It was not until Zheng Wen's father ascended the throne that the two sides gradually eased up.

Therefore, any strange thing will appear in the Daqian's version of the Enke exam. But in general, Daqian's Enke exam is mainly biased towards technical officials, which is a tradition left by Emperor Taizu, because Emperor Taizu attaches more importance to technology, so Emperor Taizu's only Enke exam is about technical questions, so Qian Chang will ask this.

This kind of enke is divided into mathematics, water conservancy, engineering, law, agriculture, Mingjing, medicine and other types. The mathematics examination is arithmetic, the water conservancy research is the water conservancy problem, the engineering examination is the relevant knowledge of the Ministry of Engineering, the law examination is the law, the agricultural science is the agriculture, the Ming Jing examination is the relevant knowledge of Confucianism, and the medical examination is medicine. Except for the Ming Jing Department, which must be lifted, the others only need to be literate, so the scale of Enke is relatively large, because there is more professional knowledge involved, and the preparation is also very large.

But Daqian is only the first time that Enke will try to be more comprehensive. The other Enke examinations will only choose one or two or several kinds as the exams, and they are all based on the Ming Jing subject.

Zheng Wen thought about it and thought about it, and was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Qian Qing, this Enke exam will be done according to Emperor Taizu!" After all, it is the first imperial examination since I ascended the throne, and there are too many things I have encountered this year, so it is good to divert the attention of the people. As for the scale, it will be done according to the large, and the number of admissions will be twice that of Emperor Taizu, and it will also make Mingjun celebrate! ”

"No!" When Qian Chang heard this, he immediately felt relieved, he was afraid that he would hear some strange and ridiculous requests, which would make it difficult for them to be courtiers. Hearing Zheng Wen's words, although it is also quite difficult, involving this kind of professional knowledge, the preparation work is very large, and there are quite a lot of departments involved, but it is better than hearing any ridiculous requests.

As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, what I am most afraid of is the Enke exam, which will make the Ministry of Rites Shangshu want to die, because the dominance of this kind of examination is completely in the hands of the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites has no decision. If you do a good job in the Ministry of Rites, you won't get any benefits, the people praise the emperor, and if you don't do it well, you will be the material for the blame. This kind of thing is completely thankless for the Ministry of Rites!

However, the Enke examination of the great cadres is indeed a gathering place for talents, and more than half of the prime ministers of the great cadres who have been established for more than 300 years are from the Enke examination, and there are countless officials at the level of the six Shangshu and Shilang who have come from the Enke examination.

Zheng Wen believes that it is precisely this kind of examination with individuality that has stimulated the enthusiasm of the people, and only then has all kinds of talented people continuously entered the officialdom of the great cadres and enriched all corners of the great cadres, and only then can the great cadres of more than 300 years be so vigorous!

Zheng Wen's cheap father, the emperor, for some reason, only held an Enke once in the sixteenth year of his accession to the throne, which made the vitality of the officialdom of the great cadres far less than before.

Zheng Wen also thinks that this kind of system is very good, and it must be maintained forever!

After thinking about it, Zheng Wen said again: "With such a big Enke exam, I'm afraid your Rite Department will be too busy, and I will let people from other departments assist your Rite Department." And this time Enke will take the exam, and your Ministry of Rites will send this news to the "Daqian Weekly", which will also make the people happy and happy, and let the people who are preparing to take the exam be more fully prepared! ”

"No! Thank you, Your Majesty. When Qian Chang heard this, he was happy. In this way, their ceremonial department can also be more relaxed.

When Zheng Wen saw it, he said half-jokingly: "Qian Qing, I'm afraid that this big cadre is looking forward to Enke like a long drought and a rainy day!" ”

When Qian Chang heard this, he was immediately a little embarrassed, as a standard Confucian disciple, this Enke test is simply a kind of contempt for Confucianism! It hurt him!