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Located in Changsha City, Xiaowumen Street is called "Gongyuan Street" because of the Hunan Gongyuan Temple, Gongyuan Street has been depressed day by day in recent years, and the reason for the depression here is also simple - it has not been tried for more than a year, and it seems that the reopening of the scientific expedition in Wuchang is also far away. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Don't say that this Hunan Gongyuan is the Yue Yan Academy on Yue Jian Mountain, and now it is not as good as a day - I don't know how many people go to Wuchang to take the examination of those schools, whether it is the Ministry of Engineering School or the Criminal Department School, as long as they are admitted to that school, they will have the opportunity to become an official, and if they are willing to join the army, they can also take the military preparation school or the water master school. In short, all this vaguely seems to tell everyone that Fuzhong seems to have no intention of reopening the scientific expedition.

In this regard, people can also understand, after all, now the Han Governor has not ascended the throne as the emperor, so naturally he cannot open the imperial examination, this one by one, may be the imperial examination in disguise, and the threshold is quite low, as long as the age is not exceeded, whether it is a child or a talent, anyone can also go to the examination.

If you come to this Hunan Gongyuan, it will naturally be deserted. The Gongyuan is deserted, and the shops on the street are naturally the same, and the books and paper shops that used to be lined up, even if they are barely open, the little two inside are lazy and yawning.

Lazily lying on the cabinet, Lin Zidong, who was yawning, squinted his eyes and looked at the two Western-style carriages parked in front of the Gongyuan, and he couldn't help but open his heavy eyelids.

"Yo, there's an official here!"

It's not like I haven't seen an official here for more than a year.

"I never thought that Gongyuan would be so depressed today!"

When he came to the Tribute Courtyard, Zuo Zongtang looked at the barren grass everywhere in the Tribute Courtyard and couldn't help but sigh.

As the governor of Hunan, he was the one who was admitted to the examination in this tribute courtyard, but he never thought that the once very lively tribute courtyard would now be so deserted and so destroyed.

"There are 8,500 examination sheds in this tribute courtyard, covering an area of about 500 acres, and the official was in the ...... at the beginning."

Yu walked to the examination shed in the grass, Zuo Zongtang's whole person fell into memories again, and his expression was a little solemn at this time, because after today, this tribute courtyard will no longer exist.

"My lord, do you really want to demolish it?"

As a Hunan Xuezheng, Shan Maoqian looked at this examination booth and asked a little reluctantly, although he is from Xiangyang, he is also from the right path Jinshi, and he naturally has a very deep affection for the Gongyuan.

As a scholar, Shan Maoqian has hardly had many regular jobs in the past year or so, at most, he is thinking about whether to set up a school in order to show his face in the house. He was once the general manager of the Xiangyang regimental training, and surrendered when the rebels conquered Xiangyang, and it was because of this that he hoped to be able to reveal himself in front of Han Du.

But he never thought that after he took office. The first "difference" was actually the South Gongyuan of Zhehunan. In the early years, when Hunan was set up as a province, there was no "tribute academy", and all Hunan candidates who participated in the imperial examination had to go to Hankou, thousands of miles away, to take the examination. Later, many governors of Hunan actively went to the Qing court and asked for the establishment of a "tribute court" in Hunan for the convenience of candidates. After several twists and turns, it was approved by the imperial court in the early years of Yongzheng to set up the Hunan Tribute Academy.

"Although this tribute courtyard is not used now, for the scholars, it is different whether it is or not!"

Shan Maoqian reminded Zuo Zongtang softly that he wanted Zuo Zongtang to write with him to oppose this matter.

"In the opinion of brothers, why don't you acquire 500 acres of land outside the city to build a Hunan school, I don't know what adults think?"

Seeing that Zuo Zongtang was silent, Shan Maoqian was as unwilling to take the blame for this as he was, and reminded him appropriately.

"Please rest assured, if the local gentry know that their land is used to build a school, they will definitely donate land to help students, and the land acquisition will naturally not cost the government a cent, and as for the construction of the school, they can also lobby the gentry to donate......"

Shan Maoqian had already thought about it in his heart, as long as Zuo Zongtang agreed, he would go to lobby the local gentry, as soon as they heard that it was for the Baogong Yuan, they were naturally happy to donate land and donations, after all, the Gongyuan was conveniently located in Changsha, but they were Hunan themselves. As for Zuo Zongtang, he is also from Hunan!

"Fold!"

Without waiting for Shan Maoqian to continue, Zuo Zongtang said categorically.

"This Hunan Academy can't be set up outside the city, it must be set up inside the city, as for this tribute courtyard......"

Looking at the tribute courtyard in front of him, Zuo Zongtang's brows suddenly locked!

"What if this tribute house is kept? I'm afraid there will be no more imperial examinations in the future! ”

When he said this, Zuo Zongtang's mood was extremely heavy, and his words made Shan Maoqian's heart tremble suddenly, he looked at Zuo Shoutang in horror, and asked in a trembling voice.

"Middle-aged adults, why do you say this?"

Why?

That's because, because Han Du's telegram has clearly mentioned that it is impossible for the new dynasty to open the imperial examination again, and as for the selection and use of officials in the future, reforms will also be implemented. In fact, the current way of employing people in the government is an attempt. The current employment system in the government is different from that of previous dynasties, and in simple terms, it has four characteristics: first, the administrative work in the government is divided into two categories: intellectual work and mechanical work, the former is undertaken by college students, and the latter is filled by low-level personnel; Second, the initial personnel should pass the selection assessment at a young age and be trained; Third, the personnel of each department shall be managed in a unified manner, and can be transferred and promoted between various departments; Fourth, the promotion of officials is based on the evaluation report of the superior.

In the telegram of the Lord, it was also mentioned that in the future, these employment systems would be adopted and implemented in the form of laws and regulations, and that in the future, a civil service academy would be established for the training of civil servants. Although it was selected through an open competitive examination, it was different from the old imperial examinations.

In this case, it was only a matter of time before the imperial examination was abolished.

Last year, when Li Ziyuan founded Lingnan College in Guangzhou, Zuo Zongtang did not care, in his opinion, it was only a matter of time before the imperial examination was reopened.

But now this telegram from the lord made Zuo Zongtang understand that if Hunan does not want to be eliminated in the future, it must be practiced and studied.

That's why he's behaving like this.

"Zhong Heng, this official is from Hunan! This tribute must be folded! ”

Just because the official is from Hunan, he has to think about the people of Hunan. For the sake of Hunan's future, Zuo Zongtang sighed like this, there were some tears in his eyes, and when he received the telegram from the lord, he also tried to object, but in the end he chose to accept it, because he knew that Hunan could not afford to delay!

Now Hunan has been delayed for almost half a year!

"My lord, this, this imperial examination is really going to be abolished?"

Shan Maoqian nervously probed, although everyone had always vaguely felt this way, there were always reasons for them to believe that this feeling was just an illusion.

Now Zuo Zongtang's words make Shan Maoqian seem to understand, that is not an illusion!

"This tribute courtyard must be demolished, this is for Hunan!"

After that, Zuo Zongtang turned around and left the tribute courtyard, he didn't want to be sad here, after this setback, I am afraid that there will be no more tribute courtyard in Hunan!

"Zuo Jigao!"

Zeng Guofan, who was far away in Jiangxi, the governor of Jiangxi, only felt dizzy and dizzy after learning that the Hunan Gongyuan had been broken, and at the same time scolded with hatred.

"Okay, you Zuo Jigao actually ruined my Xiang Province Gongyuan, and my Xiang Province and your Zuo Ji Gao Hecheng Heyuan made you so ruthless."

Now in Zeng Guofan's eyes, Zuo Zongtang seems to be no longer from Hunan, if he is from Hunan, how can it be so.

"From now on, if my Hunan Province scholars go to the exam again, where should they go......"

Zeng Guofan loudly held grievances for the scholars of the same province, and anyone could feel his grief and indignation.

"Teacher, this is a good thing!"

Just when Zeng Guofan was very sad and angry, when no one dared to speak, a person stood up and said that his words were not Hunan accents nor Jiangxi accents, but with a thick Anhui accent.

Everyone looked at it and said that it was Li Hongzhang, who had just come to join Zeng Guofan. Half a year ago, after Li Hongzhang, who was defeated by bandits and held a regimental training in the countryside, fled with his family and went to Nanchang to live with his brother Li Hanzhang. Because Zeng Guofan was his master, he joined his shogunate and was responsible for drafting documents.

And the new defeat of the Hunan army at Hukou was just when people were in urgent need. Therefore, Zeng Guofan was very active in recruiting Li Hongzhang into the camp to help. But Zeng also knew that Li Ziwei was arrogant and sharp, and if he really wanted to be alone, he still needed to be tempered. Therefore, he usually tries to let Li Hongzhang participate in the discussion of core secrets. Zeng Guofan is "cowardly" by nature, while Li's style is bright and decisive; Zeng Guofan often hesitated again and again whenever he had a big plan, and he often had to make a decision on the sidelines.

"Hmph, you Li Jianfu is not from Hunan, so naturally you don't care about my Hunan Gongyuan!"

Regarding Li Yuandu's sarcasm, Li Hongzhang was unimpressed, he just looked at the master and said.

"Teacher, today it is folded to Hunan Gongyuan, although it is not a good thing in Hunan at the moment, but it is a good thing in the teacher, in the past, Hunan scholars were extremely strange and blinded, and today it is like a bandit to destroy my Confucian Temple, is not the time to expose its true face?"

In the past, Li Hongzhang did not give others a chance to refute at all.

"If the teacher can allow him to go to Nanchang to take the exam, the heart of the Hunan scholar is not for the teacher, for the use ......of the court, then the people's hearts are in me, even if Hunan is plundered by thieves, what can be, when he takes Hunan day by day, the local must be waiting for the king for a long time."

Speaking his thoughts, Li Hongzhang glanced at Li Yuandu and the others again, and he said calmly, who was quite excluded in this Hunan scene.

"As for the Gongyuan, it is just a house, today it is a thief who has broken, and when the teacher recovers Changsha in the future, it can naturally be rebuilt! How to benefit oneself and not to be good for thieves, the teacher should not only not worry about this, but in the eyes of the students, he should rejoice! (To be continued.) )