The chaotic situation, like a spell, plagues Chongzhen all the time. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info and the saddest thing is not only these, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he can't let the ministers see his weakness, especially when the situation is not clear now, Chongzhen's attitude will affect the direction of the Ming Dynasty. The ministers are fighting each other for their own interests, and even as emperors, sometimes they can't be uncompromising.

There is such a huge gap between ideals and reality. Now the situation in the court is somewhat calmer, but the mess is still there, officials exploit the people, the army deducts military salaries, all kinds of bad deeds are repeatedly banned, and corruption is common among officials from top to bottom. The Internal Inspection Institute entered the stage of attacking fortified positions and was in a stalemate, and the offensive and defensive alliances between officials were no longer fruitful.

Chongzhen desperately needs a victory to strengthen his heart. Otherwise, he himself doesn't know if he can hold on. However, it is a pity that the short-lived victory is like an ephemeral flower, and after a brilliant bloom, it quickly returns to tranquility.

Time is getting tighter, what should I do? Above the court, no one was able to propose a constructive meaning. Chongzhen felt more and more that he couldn't rely on such a minister who had died in the country, these people should only be regarded as a medium level in terms of personal talent and quality, and they were by no means talents in troubled times.

Talents in troubled times must have courage and strategy, all of which are indispensable. Even if Chongzhen understands the direction of history, it cannot fully absorb all aspects of the entire Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the main way for the Ming Dynasty to select talents today is not to select first-class talents, and many of those who can win are pedantic. These people may be a little bold, but their strategy is largely innate. It is difficult to reach a certain height in the cultivation of the day after tomorrow. Maybe it's just the gap between geniuses and ordinary people.

Chongzhen looked at the piles of twists and turns on the desk, and he couldn't arouse any interest. Loneliness, emptiness, and hesitation tormented Chongzhen like a nightmare, and Chongzhen's heart couldn't be calmed down for a long time!

It is said that when Chongzhen was thinking about these problems, Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, entered the Qianqing Palace under the leadership of Wang Chengen.

"Lord Xu, I asked you to come here at this time, there is one thing, I want to hear your opinion." Chongzhen saw Xu Guangqi, whose face was slightly tired, and his heart was a little more stable, after all, there were still officials in this Ming Dynasty who were doing practical things.

"Your Majesty, if there is anything that needs the minister, the minister will definitely go to the soup and fight the fire, and he will not give up." Xu Guangqi felt that although he disdained to slap the horse, he felt admiration for Chongzhen from the bottom of his heart, admiration, not fear.

Chongzhen heard Xu Guangqi's words, and smiled slightly: "Lord Xu, you don't need to go to the soup, I just have an idea, that is, I feel that there are too few talents in the Ming Dynasty, and I want to add the imperial examination at the end of the year, what do you think?" ”

"Isn't it a bit hasty to add the imperial examination? The territory of the Ming Dynasty is very large, and scholars from all over the country want to enter Beijing to participate in the imperial examination, and the time is too short, and the minister thinks it is not appropriate. Xu Guangqi is not opposed to the addition of the imperial examination, and it is a good thing for the state to select more talents. But time is really a big issue.

"This is not a problem, the imperial examination I started this time is mainly to select talents, and the number and situation are different from the past. Organize imperial examinations in various provinces, select those with outstanding ability, and arrange employment directly in each province. After thinking about it for a while, Chongzhen thought of a solution, originally Chongzhen did not want to select outstanding talents through science at one time, these talents still need to be cultivated.

"That's possible, but if there are no vacancies for local officials, how can we arrange for these people? In this way, even if the selection is made, it will be difficult to have any effect for a while. Xu Guangqi directly saw the drawbacks, after the promotion of the jinshi, if you want to arrange a real shortage, it will take time to wait, which is also a common practice in officialdom.

"I have thought about the problem you mentioned carefully, these newcomers can't directly arrange local high positions. Let them start from the grassroots level at the local level. This is like building a house, only when the foundation is laid, can you exercise outstanding talents, otherwise, the eyes are higher than the top, and there will be all kinds of harm to the Ming Dynasty! Regarding Xu Guangqi's question, Chongzhen quickly gave an explanation. The class of great scholars and doctors, once they are promoted, they can get high-ranking officials, which is very good, but many of these people only know how to read, and they have higher theoretical ability than practical ability. Having such a group of people in charge will only make this chaotic situation worse and worse.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, the minister thinks it is feasible, the minister will arrange it, and if there is nothing to do, the minister will retire first." Xu Guangqi knew that Chongzhen had made up his mind, so he didn't say anything more. Although in his heart, he still felt too hasty, but as a courtier, he still understood the role he was in.

In this way, the most ambitious and talented imperial examination in the history of the Ming Dynasty was finalized in the dialogue between the two. Such an imperial examination, which was called the Zhongxing of the Ming Dynasty by later generations, has always become a model for future generations to study.

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