Therefore, as soon as the imperial list of the imperial court Enke was announced, it caused a great sensation inside and outside the capital.

All of a sudden, there were endless people in the capital, and all the inns and restaurants were crowded, all discussing the matter of Enke taking the scholar this time.

Although there were many fewer students who could come to Enke because of the war, after all, the world culture is prosperous and the number of readers is already large, so after a two-month registration period, more than 1,000 students were finally determined to take the exam.

When this number was reported, Jiang Chuan also felt a little surprised.

The test questions for the exam were proposed by Egawa, written by the cabinet, and finally reviewed and decided by Egawa.

This Enco exam is divided into three parts:

The first part is the Essay Exam: the questions are divided into two main questions. The first major question is the view of the current situation, including the analysis and judgment of various forces, including the advantages and disadvantages, and so on. Of course, the object of the analysis does not include the imperial court represented by Egawa.

The purpose of this question is naturally the candidate's concern and understanding of the general trend of the world, as well as the judgment of the tendency of thought.

The second question is a specific practical question. In the course of today's serious problems of land annexation, candidates are asked to analyze the reasons and then propose solutions from the perspective of a ruler.

The second part is the basic knowledge of arithmetic and the investigation of Zhongzhou's geography and humanities knowledge.

The main purpose of this part of the assessment is naturally to judge the candidates' basic governing ability and humanistic knowledge, and to avoid the kind of high-scoring imbeciles who can only talk but do not even know the basic common sense of life or humanities.

The third part is the physical fitness test. The physical fitness test is divided into two parts: the first is the endurance test. To put it simply, it's running.

Anyone who can complete the prescribed number of laps within the specified time is considered to have passed.

Although Jiang Chuan seeks talents, he doesn't want the kind of weak scholar who is powerless. He wants these people to work, not to let them enjoy the riches.

If your physical fitness is too poor, you can't ask for it.

The second is archery on horseback. This is an optional question. You can take the test or not. If you are able to pass, you can get extra points.

Under the temptation of extra points, there are still many people who choose to take the test. Although most of them behaved miserably, either falling off the horse's back, or not even being able to pull the bow.

Even if you reluctantly mount your horse and draw your bow, the arrow will eventually go somewhere.

This question is actually a test of the candidate's martial spirit.

Moreover, there is no limit to the number of places to be admitted to this Enkecho, as long as the total score exceeds the passing line, it will be admitted.

Therefore, before the start of the exam, the candidates in the capital were all gearing up and excited. Even those who were originally only famous and not qualified to go to Beijing to take the exam had a chance, and all of a sudden, the reader's favorability towards Jiang Chuan, the regent, rose a lot.

Although the imperial court also released the wind before, telling everyone that the method and content of this exam will change greatly, but they did not elaborate.

Many scholars who are familiar with the Four Books and the Five Classics, are proficient in scripture and righteousness, and are proficient in the Bagu literature are still full of self-confidence and superiority, believing that everything will never deviate from their origins. No matter how it changes, it will be within the framework of the Four Books and the Five Classics.

But when the exam began, most people were dumbfounded.

The first question alone made them scratch their ears and cheeks, and they didn't know what to do, even if they asked them to look for it, they couldn't find the answer at all.

For Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, they are all mouthfuls of disdain, only knowing that the rogues are brutal, and every place is like locusts transiting, but no one has really understood the causes, development and current situation of the rogues.

Even if you know some, it's mostly hearsay, false rumors, and even demonized news.

Not to mention the Zheng family forces in the south.

This is not the Internet era of later generations, what is really Xiucai knows the world without going out. Although the printing industry is very developed in this world, because of the war and the backwardness of the way of communication, coupled with the general atmosphere of exaggeration and pride among readers, few people will have a special understanding of these things.

In such a situation, the result is naturally conceivable.

The soldiers who had originally looked confident came out with a depressed face, depressed, and constantly complaining.

After the second part of the exam came out, it was even more like a mourning exam.

Because arithmetic is something that cannot be put on the table in the eyes of ordinary readers, many people do not bother to learn it at all.

The general knowledge of geography and humanities is not introduced much in general books, and many of them can only be learned by scholars who go on study tours. This made those scholars who could only sit at home and study the scriptures hard and practice the eight strands collapsed.

By the time of the third part of the physical fitness test, less than half of the people had attended.

Although Encore did not adopt an elimination system this time, everyone was eligible to take all three exams. However, many people were completely discouraged by the first two blows, and they were reluctant to participate in the latter one.

After the third exam, there were very few of the scholars who came to the exam with smiles on their faces, most of them were crying and sad with a loveless expression, and some even limped back.

He had fallen off a horse and broken his foot or broken his leg.

In this case, the final admission result can be imagined.

The test papers were reviewed by the cabinet and several ministers appointed by Jiang Chuan, such as Su Qin, and the method of cross-marking was adopted, and each test paper was read by at least three examiners before the final results were determined.

Even if Jiang Chuan and all the ministers were mentally prepared this time, after all, it was a hastily prepared Enko, and the form and content of the exam had undergone earth-shaking changes, and the result would definitely not be too good.

However, although there is no limit on the number of places to be admitted, and the admission threshold is set quite low, less than 100 scholars are finally admitted.

The acceptance rate can be said to be less than 1 in 10, and this is already the examiners trying to be as merciful as possible.

Looking at this number, the examiners all looked at each other a little, thinking about how to explain to the regent. After all, after tossing and turning with great fanfare for two or three months, this person was finally recorded, and everyone was a little embarrassed.

However, when Xia Junze, the first assistant of the cabinet, sent this list to Jiang Chuan with apprehension, Jiang Chuan did not show any disappointment, but said with some surprise: "This number has exceeded the imagination of this king." Originally, this king thought that fifty people would be admitted. ”

Xia Junze relieved himself at this time, it seems that His Royal Highness the Prince Regent is fully mentally prepared for the result of Enke this time.

However, although there are not many people, it is still necessary to divide the first, second and third among these hundred people, which is the first, second, and third class in terms of terminology.

The first class is the top 10, and the second class is the eleventh to the thirtieth place. The rest are the top three.

The examiners have actually divided the ranks, and they are waiting for Jiang Chuan to approve them after reading them.

Moreover, it is generally Jiangchuan who only looks at the top 10 papers of the first class, so along with the admission list, there are also the top 10 test papers.

Jiang Chuan's eyes swept over the list in front of him, and he was looking up from the bottom.

When he saw the top line, a name locked his gaze.