Chapter 202: Prelude to the Imperial Examination
The three of them entered the courtyard, Cai Yong was already waiting in the living room, saluting each other, several people sat in columns, Cai Yong and Hu Zhao glanced at each other, Hu Zhao arched his hand and asked, "I don't know if the king came to the academy for something?" ”
Although the two of them said so, their eyes were slightly strange when they looked at Zhang Zai. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhang Zai looked at the two of them looking at him like thieves, a little crying and laughing, and said: "I am not here to ask for someone to be alone, so don't worry." ”
A few months ago, he mentioned this matter to the two, saying that there was a shortage of officials in the Tang State and he wanted to select a group of people from the academy, but the two of them did not agree with anything.
Cai Yong and the others listened to Zhang Zai's words and breathed a sigh of relief slightly, but they still looked at Zhang Zai tightly, for fear that he would ask for someone in the next moment, and finally Cai Yong couldn't help but say: "Virtuous son-in-law, now is not the time for them to leave the school, please stay for a few years." ”
Of course, it's not that the two of them don't want their students to join the school, but because the students haven't finished their studies, and at present, Cai Yong and his wife don't want them to be teachers.
Barely getting out of the division will only bring disaster to the Tang State in the end.
Seeing that they still didn't believe it, Zhang Zai shook his head with a chuckle helplessly, and said, "Father-in-law, I just came here alone this time because I wanted to ask about something. ”
Cai Yong asked curiously, "What's the matter?" ”
"On the way out for the students of the college."
The two of them were stunned for a moment, and then looked at Zhang Zai suspiciously, not understanding his purpose, and constantly thinking in their hearts, whether Zhang Zai's words were asking them for someone in disguise, for a while, no one took Zhang Zai's words, and the living room fell silent.
As early as when the academy was established, it had been made clear that the academy would not be affected by any outside influence, and they had always done this, and now they are bringing it up again, why.
After half a cup of tea, Hu Zhao asked cautiously, "I don't know if the king has an instruction?" "I'm afraid that Zhang Zai suddenly said that he wanted the student to go to the officialdom.
Zhang Zai glanced at the two of them, secretly slandered himself, and said in his mouth: "That's the case, I want to open an exam in the territory of the Tang Kingdom to select officials, but this system is difficult to formulate for a while, so I want to go to the academy to conduct an experiment first." ”
"Oh, I wonder what the king wants to do?" Hu Zhao asked, he was still quite interested in Zhang Zai's exam.
"Kong Ming should have heard of the rules of the Recruiting Pavilion."
Hu Zhao nodded, indicating that he was clear.
Zhang Zai continued: "Lone plans to implement the rules in the recruitment hall in the academy, ranking them according to their grades, and publicizing the list, I don't know if the two of you agree?" ”
Cai Yong and the two looked at each other with a slight surprise, they didn't expect Zhang Zai to suddenly make such a suggestion, but with the wisdom of the two of them, they quickly thought of the pros and cons of this approach.
"King, will this cause conflicts between students?" The first thing that Hu Zhao thought of was how to deal with the relationship between the students.
"Why?" Zhang Zai was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Hu Zhao to ask like this.
"There must always be results in this exam, then there will be a distinction between high and low, and when the students with good grades will look down on the bad students, which is not conducive to the atmosphere of the college." Hu Zhao's tone was solemn, and he looked at Zhang Zai with a frown and said.
"Why does Kong Ming think so?" Zhang Zai was a little curious, and even more surprised, he didn't expect Hu Zhao to think like this.
However, Hu Zhao said that this is indeed a hidden danger, literati are light, it has always been so, this sentence is not just talking.
Kong Ming might as well think like this, this way may not be a way to motivate them. Zhang Zai chuckled, the drawbacks that Hu Zhao said, even in later generations, inevitably appeared.
However, Zhang Zai is not worried, the students who can't pass this hurdle are not mentally suitable for more cruel officialdom, so he blindly protects them, and finally embarks on a career in office, which hurts them.
Zhang Zai looked at Hu Zhao and explained: "Kong Ming, if they can't even pass this level, how will they gain a foothold in officialdom in the future?" It's a place to eat people, and if you don't have a firm enough mentality, it's better not to enter the career. ”
Hu Zhao was speechless and didn't say a word for a long time, although Zhang Zai's explanation was cruel, it was the truth.
"Isn't that a trick?" Cai Yong, who hadn't spoken for a long time, asked.
In this way, once you know the content of the exam and prepare in advance, even some mediocre talents can have a good score.
"Why, the content of the exam can be changed at any time, and you can also think about it on the fly, so this is not a problem." Zhang Zai smiled and continued: "Of course, this is just an idea of Lonely, how to come up with the question and how to judge the quality of the answer, it is up to the two to decide." ”
"Hmm...... You can try. ”
Cai Yong thought about it for a long time and decided to try Zhang Zai's suggestion, he felt that Zhang Zai's proposal seemed to be feasible, and through the test, he could quickly distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of talents, and in the end, Cai Yong and the two nodded and decided to try it out for a while.
"In this way, I will ask the two of you to bother a lot, and when they finish their studies, they will take the test by themselves, and arrange their places according to their answers." After solving a problem, Zhang Zai's mood is much better, the seeds of the imperial examination have been planted, and then he is waiting for it to grow.
Then he chatted with Cai Yong about some things about the college, Zhang Zai left, and then, Zhang Zai had a big thing to do.
Zhang Zai, who left the academy, slowly returned to the palace, and after thinking about it, he recruited Wang Meng, Guo Jia and a group of generals, and he planned to take advantage of the short peace in the world to establish a martial arts hall in one fell swoop.
After everyone arrived, Zhang Zai said the idea of establishing a martial arts hall in his heart, and then briefly explained the role of the martial arts hall and the object of his companionship.
After Wang Meng and the others heard this, they all frowned, their first thought was that it was not feasible, and leading troops to fight needed to be improvised, not by relying on other people's explanations.
"King, generals can only be cultivated on the battlefield, and I am afraid that the generals who come out of the martial arts hall are likely to become the second Zhao Kuo." Wang Meng's tone was solemn, with a hint of pleading, hoping that Zhang Zai would dispel this thought.
Zhang Zai naturally will not give up because of Wang Meng's opposition alone, what he wants to do is to build an iron army, an invincible iron army, and the usually inconspicuous low-level officers are its cornerstone.
"Don't you approve of it either?" Zhang Zai's eyes swept over everyone, and when he saw that everyone's faces were average, he asked lightly.
Zhang Zai had expected their reaction, so he was not surprised to hear Wang Meng's opposition, after all, Zhao Kuo's story was still too famous.