Volume 5: Who's Great Cause, Chapter 77, Words and Demerits Before the Exam
"Impossible." Another man denied: "The scientific examination is related to the overall situation of the world, since the three emperors and five emperors, I have never heard of the examination as a condition for being an official, if it is a regular practice, some poor children can also ride on the head of the family from now on, we and other families are only dying out, how can they not be from a family, don't say that each family promises them a lot of profits, even if it is not profitable, they will not deceive people with false questions." ”
The five people in this room are Li Hun of Shenguo Gong, Li Min of Jingcheng Gong, and Li Shanheng of Pinggao Gong, Li is a family of Li family, extremely honored, when Li Mu was alive, there were more than 100 people who held the elephant wat of Li Mu, although the descendants of Li Mu were in infancy, they worshiped Yitong, Li Mu's ten sons, and his son was knighted, Li Hun went on an expedition to Goguryeo, and the Li family had no reward, Yang Yong had to give a lot of money, and the slaves and maids were given to the Li Mansion, which was regarded as a reward for his expedition.
It was Li Shanheng who spoke just now, the younger man was Li Min, Li Hun was the uncle of the two, although the three were uncles and nephews, in fact, there was not much difference in age, Li Min was nearly ten years younger, Li Shanheng and Li Hun were only one year apart, and Li Hun, as the patriarch of the Li family, became the person in charge of this big valve.
Li Shanheng's words caused several people in the room to nod slightly, and the two staff members also agreed.
Li Hun sighed a little and said: "Yes, the emperor is eloquent, since he ascended the throne, he has made many achievements, but he doesn't know that the imperial examination is really unpopular, otherwise, there will not be so many ministers who oppose it, but the emperor blindly goes his own way, does not listen to dissuasion, I am a courtier, I have to correct the emperor's mistakes, and it is helpless to do this, no matter how true or false the test questions are, the emperor dares to announce the list, that must be another exam question to replace, blame only the following minions for not doing well, since the emperor found out before the exam." ”
"Uncle, what should I do, can I just watch the scientific expedition go smoothly?" Li Min asked unwillingly.
Li Hun laughed twice and said, "It's so easy, even if the exam goes well." = From the end of the exam to the public list, there is at least a month of time, and any problem in any link will lead to the loss of previous efforts, although the emperor has taken strict measures. But didn't we get the exam questions anyway? ”
Li Min suddenly realized: "That's right, at that time, my uncle can calmly arrange manpower and destroy the exam papers, but Zhao Nian's lot of goods has fallen, and the palace is facing personnel changes, I don't know if the manpower that my uncle is familiar with in the palace is available?" ”
"Don't worry about this, Amin. It is much easier to destroy the test paper than to steal the test questions, as long as you buy one person, you can solve it with a random firehead. Li Shanheng couldn't help but interject next to him.
"Three adults, the villain doesn't know if he should say a word?" One of the staff members spoke.
Li Min said impatiently: "If you have something to say, let it go, if you don't want to make some ideas, what are you doing standing here?" ”
"Amin, don't be rude to Mr. Wu." Li Hun shouted lightly: "If Mr. Wu has any lofty words, you might as well explain it." ”
"Yes, sir. The leakage of exam questions has caused a lot of uproar, and the emperor will definitely be stricter in the custody of the examination questions, if it is leaked, it will be extremely unfavorable to adults, so why should adults take the risk to do it in person? ”
Li Hun was moved when he heard this, and asked, "......What does Mr. Wu mean?"
"My lord, scientific research is related to the fate of all families, and my lord has set an example. The exam questions were leaked, but the emperor had another response that led to failure, although the Li family was the first family of the Great Sui, but there was no need to take everything on him. Now it's time for other families to help. ”
"Other homes?" Li Hundi's eyes flashed, and he nodded slowly: "Yes, it's time for them to contribute, as long as all families are involved, even if the emperor knows, I'm afraid it will be tricky." **
In the past few days, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of officials on the streets of the capital. On the bright side. Jingzhaocheng's government officials were fully launched, secretly. But it was the dark-clothed guards who were watching closely at the pedestrians in the capital, they were looking for the gray-clothed man who appeared in the Four Seas Inn a few days ago, and now the clues have been broken, and only the clues of the Four Seas Inn are of great value.
There is no doubt that the death of the two dark-clothed guards under the Four Seas Inn is related to the gray-clothed man, and it is possible that person really has a connection with the person behind the scenes.
The capital has a population of millions, and the number of people who come and go every day is in the thousands, and it is naturally not easy to check a person, not to mention that this person is protected by the lord of the family, but as long as there are people, there will always be clues, but strangely no matter how the officials and the dark guards find it, this person seems to be gone. Of course, there was no way for them to enter the homes of people like the Li Mansion to look for them.
Two days have passed, the time for the imperial examination has finally arrived, that day all the scholars rushed to the periphery of the examination room early as soon as dawn, the entire examination room was crowded with people, although these scholars have participated in the county school, the county school, it is not the first time to enter the examination room, but the county, how can the county examination be compared with the examination where the scholars of the world gather.
Sui has a total of 190 counties, more than 1,200 counties, although there are more than 10,000 scholars, on average, there are only ten people in each county, and there are only more than 50 or 60 people in each county.
Fortunately, the government had prepared for a long time, and the scene was not only guarded by the army, but also equipped with more than 100 Langzhong, and if anyone fainted, they were immediately carried down by several soldiers and handed over to Langzhong for treatment, but some of them were likely to miss the exam. Seeing the fainted scholar being carried down, some people were glad and couldn't help but show a trace of sympathy.
After three gongs, the gate of the Gongyuan opened to more than 10,000 scholars, and the scholars in front of them suddenly surged up and squeezed forward.
"Queue, queue." Several sergeants shouted, and the long whip in their hands snapped, and the sergeant in front of him was suddenly whipped on one of them, and he screamed differently. The scholars in the back were taken aback, so they didn't squeeze forward. It's just that someone can't help but be indignant, these soldiers are simply too rude.
How did they know that this move was for their good, and if so many scholars poured into the tribute courtyard at once, I am afraid that it would soon lead to a stampede.
The examination room has implemented a strict body search system in later generations, a piece of paper is not allowed to enter, all those who have a trap on the body will be disqualified from the examination, and the name will be removed directly, although the court has already made a standard for the examination, but whether it is the county examination, the county examination, each examiner is the first time to implement the examination room system, many times it is not strict, so that some candidates have to be entrained to enter, and now when it comes to the examination, this regulation is strictly enforced, and the inspector basically has to strip off his coat, no matter where he is entrained, he will find out, soon, Before entering the earth, more than a dozen people were crossed out with sad faces.
The scholars in the back were taken aback, and after asking, many people were so busy that they took out the entrainments on their bodies and threw them on the ground, so that after the scholars entered, a large pile of various notes were swept out of the entire periphery of the trial court.
On the tall building in the distance, Yang Yong and a group of ministers watched all the scholars enter safely, and when the gate of the Gongyuan was closed, Yang Yong turned around and asked the people behind him: "Ladies and gentlemen, how do you feel today He Ruobi stood up and said: "Your Majesty is trying to win the official, it is true that it is a move to create the ages, but if the people of the world think that as long as they read through poetry and books, they can become officials, and the ministers do not know who can kill the enemy, who can farm, and who can work?" ”
Yang Yong was displeased when he heard this, and he brought the ministers here to watch the entry of the scholars, just to let the ministers see their determination, dispel their hearts to secretly resist the imperial examination, and finally said, "From now on, all the heroes of the world will be in my hub." "That's great, I didn't expect He Ruobi to be so faceless, and he came over with the first sentence.
"Qing Lao, reading can be reasonable, soldiers can read books, you can know why you kill the enemy, farmers can read, you can know agricultural affairs, craftsmen can read, you can make clever tools, I just want the world to read, but not to read dead books, but to do live learning and use, Ming history, clear calculations, clear things, clear law; It is precisely for this reason that there is no one to kill the enemy, farm the land, and work? ”
He Ruobi is a military general, was refuted by Yang Yong, and suddenly retreated, Yun Dingxing hurriedly stood up and said: "Your Majesty is wise, this move will definitely create a precedent for future generations to be officials, the children of the family, the cloth clothes and the cold soldiers are all His Majesty's people, since ancient times, heroes are mostly out of the reckless, let them read and reason, with the step of advancement, the world will be ruled by the world, the foundation of the Great Sui will be stable, and it will be passed on for generations." ”
Yun Dingxing's sycophants were loud, but Yang Yong had to think that his words had some truth, the ruling regime of the Qing Dynasty, a minority minority, could be maintained because the imperial examination attracted most of the Han elites, but unfortunately the imperial examination created by the Great Sui in history did not bring any benefits to the Great Sui, but died in the second generation.