Liu Hong returned to the capital, and the civil and military ministers of the imperial court had been waiting at the station for a long time. Now as soon as Liu Hong's special train docked, they met it under the leadership of Liu Qian.

"Your Majesty, you are back." As soon as he saw Liu Hong, Liu Qian complained, "You have been out for such a long time." All things are pressed on Weichen's body, and they are about to crush Weichen! ”

"Uncle Huang, look at what you said, just this little thing, how can it crush you!"

"Your Majesty, it's true." Liu Qian shook his head and said with a look of grievance: "If you are not in the capital, the imperial court will have no backbone." Weichen's heart slipped all day long, and he didn't dare to let go for a moment. If you stay any longer, Wechen will have to collapse. ”

Liu Hong pondered for a while, and it was right, before the election, Liu Qian not only had to deal with so many things every day, but also had to face so many black bricks. And finally finished the election, and then continued to push the imperial examination, if he wasn't tired, it would be strange.

"Okay, Uncle Huang, don't be wronged." Thinking of this, Liu Hong smiled, "It's considered that I didn't think it through, and I will hold a banquet to make amends to you later." ”

"Your Majesty, don't say that, how can Weichen be worthy of your reparations. As long as you have nothing to do in the future, you can go elsewhere for so long. ”

"Alas, it took a lot of effort for me to go out this time. It's basically impossible to go out later. ”

Facing Liu Hong's sigh, Liu Qian thought about it. So, he directly changed the topic, "Your Majesty, the matter of the palace test has basically been arranged." Look, when will we finish this temple test? ”

"Well, that's a big deal. Not to mention the other departments, even my secretariat, waiting to be employed. Liu Hong pondered for a moment and said, "Since this is the case, we won't drag it out." Tomorrow you will inform those lifters, three days after the temple test! ”

Three days, that's a blink of an eye. Early in the morning, all those who passed the examination came to the palace to participate in the palace examination.

Don't look at the fact that this time it is still an exam, or even the emperor directly presiding over it, but the mood of those lifters is quite relaxed. After all, all of them have been admitted now. This exam is just to determine the position. No matter how bad it is, they will get a place. At most, that is, that seat, is not in their minds.

The lifters were relaxed, but the officials in charge of the examination were all busy. You must know that during the last imperial examination, more than 800 people were admitted before the territory was expanded. And this time, the newly acquired territory is even larger than the area of the original Han Dynasty. Even these sites are basically desolate areas. However, after such a long period of immigration and development, many cities have also been built. Therefore, all these places need to be managed by people. Therefore, even if the imperial court has repeatedly restrained, it has recruited more than 1,300 people. You said that so many people, all crowded into the palace for the exam, those examiners in charge, can they be relaxed.

Unlike those ministers, Liu Hongke at this time was much more relaxed. He sat on his dragon chair, crossed Erlang's legs, and chatted with Liu Qi while drinking tea. It's quite pleasant.

It didn't take much effort for the examiner in charge of presiding over to ask for instructions, "Your Majesty, the lifters are ready." Now that the auspicious time has arrived, is it the beginning of the exam? ”

"Ah, the auspicious time has come? Okay, let's take the test. With that, Liu Hong handed him the test questions that he had thought hard about.

The test questions were sent down, and Liu Qian also took a copy of the test questions and watched them there, and after a while, he frowned, "Your Majesty, it's good for you to let candidates choose the loopholes in the system and put forward improvement plans." But why shouldn't you list it as a main exam question and use it as an additional question? ”

"Uncle Huang, at the beginning, I also wanted to list it as the main exam topic. But then I thought about it, and it was a bit inappropriate. But I felt a bit of a pity to give it up, so I took it as an additional question. ”

"It's not proper, Your Majesty, what's wrong, why didn't Weichen see it?" Listening to Liu Hong's words, Liu Qian was very curious.

"Uncle Huang, there will definitely be loopholes in our current system, we all know this. However, these loopholes are not something that ordinary people can find. Now, we monarchs and ministers have worked together, and after such a long time, we haven't found much. You say, how do you find test takers who are not familiar with these? They can't even find a recruit, so how can they take the exam? ”

"Oh, really." After Liu Hong's reminder, Liu Qian also suddenly realized. However, he looked at the formal questions, and still frowned and asked, "Your Majesty, although there is something wrong with that test question, but this test question you came up with is too straightforward, right?" ”

"What a blunt, I'm pragmatism." As he spoke, Liu Hong became proud, "I feel that the exam questions this time can be directly retained and used as test questions for the future hall exam." ”

"Isn't it, Your Majesty, is this test question still a permanent test question in the future?"

"How not. You can see how good the test questions are. As he spoke, Liu Hong picked up a test question and scratched it at Liu Qian, "Let the candidates choose the three positions they like, and describe how they work in these positions." How good is that, why can't it be used as a permanent test? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen knows that you want to use such a test question to directly test the ruling ability of the lifters. But ......"

"Uncle Huang, what's the matter?" Liu Hong is very helpless about Liu Qian's brainlessness, "What we are selecting now is officials, and their ability to govern must be the first point of our selection." It's like what kind of literary talent, quality or something, compared with the ability to govern, all have to stand aside. ”

"Your Majesty, your point of view, Weichen agrees. But Weichen thinks that the imperial examination is such an important matter, can we beautify the sentences of the test questions and make the test questions appear a little more literary? ”

"Uncle Huang, what are we doing?" Liu Hong disagrees with Liu Qian's point of view, "Uncle Huang, officials are in power, and they are all oriented to the people. And the people don't have such a good literary style, and they can't understand too ornate sentences. There are so many gorgeous things that the people can't see why, then those officials will definitely follow the loopholes. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Hong remembered. Even if later generations completely popularized the vernacular, all legal provisions were written in the vernacular. And even then, the Supreme Law has to get an explanation on the left and an explanation on the right. If all of them are made into gorgeous classical Chinese, then it will be repaid, and the common people will not be all played to death by them.

"Uncle Huang, your statement has reminded me. Such a big loophole, we can't help but plug it. Liu Hong thought of it and said directly, "Although the Congress has been amending those laws all along, in order to fill the loopholes in them." But even if it makes up for everything, it's useless for the people to not understand it. Therefore, I feel that from now on, the laws of the imperial court, official documents, etc., will be changed to the vernacular language that the people can understand, and everything must be clear at a glance, so as to ensure that officials cannot make trouble! ”

"Your Majesty, it's not necessary, is it?!"

After listening to Liu Hong's words, Liu Qian's surprise was not to mention. Originally, he just thought that such an important imperial examination had so many unliterary test questions, which was a bit embarrassing for the imperial court. But I didn't expect that Liu Hongshan was not enough to do so in the imperial examination, and he had to promote it to the imperial court in an all-round way.

"Uncle Huang, how can such an important matter be unnecessary? It's so necessary! Seeing that Liu Qian was unimpressed, Liu Hong said: "Those decrees and laws of the imperial court are prepared for whom?" Aren't they all for the people? Since it is for the people, but the people are not allowed to understand it, Uncle Huang, do you think this is appropriate? ”

"Is it a little out of place? But ......"

"Uncle Huang, it's nothing!" Seeing that Liu Qi couldn't turn a corner, Liu Hong said: "The imperial court is to manage the people, not a place to show off literary talents. If you want to show off your literary talents, you can go to the Faculty of Letters, and you can do whatever you want. As long as you are an official, all the official documents and legal provisions issued by me must be written in the vernacular that the people can understand! ”

"Since Your Majesty has made up your mind, so be it!"

Anyway, it doesn't take much effort to write two more words, although Liu Qian still thinks it's unnecessary, but there is no need to fight with Liu Hong for this matter.

The questions of the exam are simple, so someone has already finished writing and handing in the papers for the little effort that Liu Hong and Liu Qi have been talking to. Those examiners didn't dare to slack off, put away those test papers, wrote their own comments, and sent them to Liu Hong.

Liu Hong's look at the simplicity of the paper, on each roll paper, there are three examiners with their own views and comments on the candidate's answers, and finally indicate what job the candidate is suitable for, so that Liu Hong can refer to it. Then Liu Hong can arrange work for those lifters according to these references, plus his own opinions.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Liu Hong will pay attention to the opinions of those who raise their sons. Because of where they want to go, proving that they are interested there. And that way, once they're there, they'll work harder. However, the sought-after sector will definitely cause more people to compete. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for all people to get a position that they are satisfied with. Those who do not meet the positions for which they are competing are first selected by various departments according to the examination papers of the lifters, and then they are forcibly apportioned downward.

There are more than 1,000 moves, and Liu Hong can't assign them one by one. As long as the examiner and the examiner agree with the juzi, Liu Hong will take them out alone. In the end, as long as there are no more people recruited for this position, the matter is settled. And the rest of them, Liu Hong threw them to the department heads who were waiting for dignitaries.

Liu Hong arranged it like this, and Jia Xu was the happiest. As soon as Liu Hong spoke, he happily ran over to choose someone. (To be continued.) )q