The new imperial examination system and the new content of the imperial examination have made the scholars who had been reading poetry and books for a long time done so much useless work in vain, and in the end they could only throw away the original ones and learn new content again.

Such a toss naturally makes people complain constantly.

If this is the case, the new imperial examination system will not only change the fate of those who study, but also the fate of the poor.

There is no cold door in the upper grade, and there is no scholar in the lower grade.

Now it seems that some possibilities have been opened for change.

Military children can be enrolled free of charge, which ensures the quantity and quality of soldiers.

The change of the government military system to the conscription system is not only the formality, but the most frightening thing is the repatriation clause in the military regulations, once repatriated, the children will no longer enjoy the treatment.

Combining the two, the result is not as simple as one plus one equals two.

The influx of so many people has made the already lax position even more tense, and the competitiveness of the imperial examination has increased by a hundredfold compared with the year before.

With the passage of time, with Li Yuanji's gradual control of the government, some of the original settings are constantly being modified or canceled.

For example, the imperial examination that he first proposed made some changes.

The previous year's imperial examination was held in February, after the New Year's Day, but after two years of experimentation, some deficiencies were discovered, and the number of people who signed up for the examination increased dramatically, as a result, the phenomenon of enmity between various places abounded because of a few places.

As a result, the Ministry of Officials changed the rules of the imperial examination this year, and the February examination was still held, but not in Chang'an.

Instead, in various places, all students can sign up to participate, and the four people from the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Imperial Historical Observatory and the Emperor Qincha formed a resident examination group, carrying the test papers from Chang'an to various places for testing.

All students who participate in the imperial examination and want to participate in the imperial examination must go through this pass, and only after passing this pass can they be eligible to go to Chang'an to participate in the scientific examination.

But after all, the number of people in the imperial court is limited, and it is impossible to accept too many candidates at one time.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling, who was influenced by Li Yuanji's thoughts, suggested that a scoring test should be conducted in various places, that is, the population, the number of students, the test results, the number of people in previous years, etc., were divided or added to finally get a score, and how many people the imperial court planned to recruit this year would be distributed according to this final score, and in order to ensure that there were enough people to participate in the examination, the quota would generally be issued according to the ratio of one to ten.

That is, if the imperial court plans to recruit 1,000 people, it will release 10,000 places to participate in the imperial examination, and the ratio of admission is ten to one, which is not high, but it is not low.

After many screenings in the early stage, in fact, those who can get to this point are those who have real materials.

The imperial examination, on the other hand, is in the middle of autumn, that is, one month after the beginning of autumn, which is neither cold nor hot, which can save people from suffering from hot and sunburn.

"There are the names of each yamen and the number of people recruited for this imperial examination, go there and find out for yourself."

"Okay, thank you!" Shi Mu thanked the little official in charge of the roll call, and then began to walk in the direction that the little official pointed to, a group of people gathered there, and a small official in the middle explained over and over again.

This year's imperial examination is different from previous years, and some of the information they have learned before will be difficult to mix up this year.

Shi Mu's family is in Luozhou, the Central Plains, his father is a soldier, he made meritorious contributions on the battlefield in the early years, and later went all the way up and became a team leader.

In this military reform, Shi Mu's father planned to go to the border, but he was told that he was too old, and there were only two options for him, one was to go home, and the other was to enter the training department and still serve as the team leader.

Life is boring, and the military salary is much lower than that of officers of the same rank, but the only advantage is that they don't have to go to the battlefield, at least until the main forces are not dead, they can't be sent to the battlefield.

Because his family background is not bad, Shi Mu has already had a complete set of tutorials for Zhenbei Academy, and he studied at home for a while, and later after the academy in Luozhou was completed, because he belonged to the priority recruitment group, he successfully entered the academy.

Because he has a foundation, he learns very quickly, and only half a year later, in the spring test, Shi Mu easily got a place in the imperial examination.

And half a month ago, Shi Mu came to Chang'an.

The biggest difference in this year's imperial examination is that it has to be reported within the specified time, proving that you are here, and the official arranges the seat number and so on, in addition, it is another new regulation that makes people both excited and tangled.

happened to squeeze into the center of the crowd, and it happened that the little official talked about the latest rules, although there were explanations before, but after all, they were not too detailed, for the people of the imperial examination, the rules must be understood, and even studied, otherwise it is easy to suffer because of this.

There is a list in front of him, with the names of each yamen and the number of people recruited, all the central yamen in Chang'an are also on the list, but the number of recruits is not much, like the three provinces that everyone yearns for, this time each province only recruits five people, and the following six departments only recruit ten to fifteen each.

Of course, the talk here is not detailed, or rather, here is just the most basic, for example, this year, you need to choose your own yamen, each person can choose three yamen, each yamen will be admitted in accordance with the order, if the first is not recorded, it will be handed over to the second, the second is still not recorded, then it will be handed over to the third, if the third is still not recorded, it will be lost.

If the first one is admitted, the next two will not be eligible for admission, and the order of ranking means the order in which each yamen admits you.

"Brother, do you want to know more detailed rules?" Someone gently pushed Shi Mu in the crowd and whispered.

"Isn't it talking ahead?" Shi Mu was stunned, the rules are like this, people say it very clearly, what else is there to know?

"What he said is just some of the most basic skins, there are still a lot of internal rules, we have a relationship with the ministry, so we have a thorough understanding of the rules of this time, only five hundred yuan, you can fully understand all the rules of this imperial examination in half an hour." The man continued to whisper, looking for a target, and he didn't just grab one and ask.

Some of the bitter hahaks still can't afford to pay the fee of five hundred yuan, so they are looking for some scholars who are at least not poor in dress, at least they can afford to pay.

"What? Could it be that there are some unknown unspoken rules in this imperial examination? Shi Mu was a little surprised, I heard that the emperor was very strict in this regard, and the theory said that it should not be.

"That's not it, we just have an in-depth analysis and interpretation of the existing rules, which can help you save a lot of time, so that this time can be used for other more important aspects, although there is no guarantee that you will be able to pass the test, but after understanding, at least the chances of getting into the exam are much greater than now. I don't want to tell you too much, you don't have to worry about being deceived, we are still very reputable, enter the door to pay half of the money, and then pay the other half when you talk about it, if you feel dissatisfied, you can leave without paying the remaining half, we will never stop. ”

"Okay!" Shi Mu was a little moved, he is not a big man, but he is not short of money, this time he went to Chang'an for the imperial examination, his father gave him five yuan as a coil, and it is not impossible to take out five hundred yuan, and if you feel dissatisfied, two hundred and fifty yuan is fine.

Successfully pulled the customer, the man obviously had a smile on his face, and immediately took Shi Mu out of the crowd and walked towards a courtyard not far away.

"What we do is high-quality service, and we will never let you spend a penny in vain, as for the number of people recruited by each yamen, we will give you a copy later, you can take it out and check it at any time, you don't have to go there to squeeze with them." The man introduced as he walked.

When I entered the house, there was a table, and there were several people behind it, and after paying two hundred and fifty dollars, I got a copy of the list that the man had said, and opened it and looked at it, and it was the same as the one posted there before.

The man continued to leave to solicit the next business, while Shi Mu was led into the house.

At this time, there were already almost ten people waiting in the house, maybe it was really lucky, as soon as Shi Mu entered, the door of the house was closed, and then a middle-aged man in front of him cleared his throat, and he was going to start explaining the rules of this class worth five hundred yuan.

"You first open the list in your hand, scan it briefly, and at the same time mark the three yamen you yearn for in your heart......

After about half a cup of tea, everyone signaled that they had finished understanding, and then the man continued: "The biggest difference between this imperial examination and the past is its core idea, which used to be a subject put together, and then evenly distributed, where it can be divided, it all depends on luck. But this time is different, this time it is for you to choose the yamen by yourself, so how to choose, it is particularly important, if you choose well, even if you make a mistake in the examination room, you may also be able to pass the exam, if you choose badly, even if you get the top 100, you may not be able to enter the ......"

Although he doesn't know the specifics, it's obviously not a lie, at least what he said makes sense and does seem to have a deeper understanding of the rules.

As time passed, everyone was gradually attracted to it, and at this point, they had almost abandoned the caution in their hearts, seriously thought about what the other party said, and attached it to themselves to simulate.

Halfway through the content, everyone paid the remaining two hundred and fifty yuan, and after collecting the money, the other party continued.

However, the content behind this also made Shi Mu feel that the other party was still very routine, even if he only listened to the first half, he thought that he already knew a lot about the imperial examination, but if you left, it would be the biggest loss.