Before the opening of the Enke exam, there is another grand event, that is, the subject examination, also known as special science. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoThis system is not a regular imperial examination, it is a special department set up by the emperor to select "extraordinary people", and it can be set up at any time, with many names. The most common ones are virtuous and square, outspoken and extremely admonished, erudite and macro-dictionary, etc. Dashun's special department is mostly recommended by ministers, but it can also be self-recommended, and the emperor personally examines it. Those who pass can be directly awarded the corresponding official position, which shows that they do have a certain specialty and are suitable for a certain job, and do not need to go through the official examination. However, the candidates may not all be scholars, but also ordinary people. It can even be a person who has obtained the Jinshi, Ming Jing and the first rank, or it can be an incumbent official, as long as you think you have a specialty, you can be recommended to take the exam, quite open, eclectic to recruit talents.

Just before the start of the imperial examination, the imperial list had already been pasted in the prosperous place of Chang'an City, to the effect that the person who obtained the qualification for the imperial examination felt that he had the following special talents, and he could rely on the imperial examination number to go to the palace Jiying Hall ten days before the opening of the imperial examination to accept the emperor's personal examination. The subjects of the examination are as follows: Painting, Talent, Medicine, Water Conservancy, Architecture, Craftsman, Shipbuilding, Commerce, Husbandry, Governance, Foot'an, Material, Zhilie Qiushuang, Outspokenness, Literature, Erudition, and Writing. There is no limit to the number of people who can take each subject, or they may not take it, and they will do what they can. If there is a person who deceives the king, he will be severely punished, and the Enke examination will be cancelled at the least, and the examination will not be banned for life.

This is also a restriction set by Lu Chengqi who worries that many people want to take a shortcut, and they want to be an official despite everything. But he obviously expected it wrong, the scholars in this year are all arrogant and arrogant, where are they willing to become officials through the system? This system is to be selected, but he is a nine-grade petty official, without a background in the imperial examination, at most he is a six-grade official, and he can't become a climate. Jinshi is different, once you pass the exam, it is equivalent to half of the officials. In the future, as long as the political performance is passable, it will be adjusted every three years, and it will be slowly promoted.

It is precisely because of this psychology that after Lu Chengqi received the number of applicants, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned: "That's it?" ”

Feng Chengping, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, smiled awkwardly and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know anything, this time it's quite a lot......

Lu Chengqi couldn't laugh or cry: "Of the 17 subjects, only about 100 people applied for the exam, which is too much?" There are only two or three people in some subjects, and the ministers of the DPRK and China still apply for the exam, which is ...... That's a lot? ”

Feng Chengping explained, and Lu Chengqi was relieved. It turned out that he was different, this subject is good, and it is also a shortcut, which is equivalent to the art student exam in later generations. But art students are art students, how can they compare to a genuine Jinshi? Therefore, many people would rather spend more time studying books than spend a day of energy to collect the Ying Hall exam.

Lu Chengqi didn't understand, this imperial examination is so difficult, and many people can only be a ten-rank official, why are they still rushing?

Feng Chengping sighed and said: "As long as there is a Jinshi background, are you still worried about the future!" ”

Lu Chengqi was a little speechless, but there was nothing he could do. This jinshi is like a graduate degree, and he is born so much higher than other subjects. is the second major Keming economics, that is, the undergraduate background of later generations, and he was born a head shorter. Even if there are only so many people in the Jinshi course, he is still the subject with the most candidates. After all, whether it is the Ming Classics, Jinshi, or the Five Classics, the Three History, the Three Rites, the Three Transmissions, the Ming Law, the Ming Characters and other subjects, in addition to the subjects that are supposed to be examined, they must be tested in the palace. This argument is the stepping stone to becoming an official. As long as you squeeze into the top six, you can be given the same Jinshi background, which is equivalent to Jinshi. It's not a scholar's degree, so how easy is it to get to the top six in the palace exam? That's why the champions are usually in the top few of Jinshike. After all, the foundation is there, not that it can be surpassed. After more than ten years of hard work, is it all in vain?

Lu Chengqi sighed and said, "Feng Qing, you can take these test questions and print them out, just print them according to the number of people." I want everyone in the world to know that the system is no worse than the regular department and the enke! ”

Feng Chengping was shocked in his heart: "What is the emperor going to do, does he even have to reform the imperial examination?" His worries are not unreasonable, this little emperor has never played his cards according to common sense, and it is normal to make any amazing moves. Although he is a second-rank master, he knows that he can't persuade this little emperor. If the little emperor insisted on promoting a person, he would also stop it, what would the little emperor think? The crime of jealousy and jealousy, I'm afraid I can't run away.

After saying "obey the order", Feng Chengping went out of the vertical arch hall, and the yamen of the Ministry of Returns was ready. It is worth mentioning that the latest lead-type printing technology was introduced in the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, which was specially introduced for the purpose of printing test questions. As for the people who operate, they must be the ten rank officials of the Ministry of Rites, who called them small officials?

Three days later, the originally sacred Dashun Palace opened the Xuande Gate early on this day. More than 100 candidates, with the test number issued by the Ministry of Rites, checked their household registrations, three generations, and names one by one, passed the body search, and then put them in the palace. Of course, you can't run around, there are imperial guards watching from the side, and there are inner guards leading in front.

Most of these candidates entered the palace for the first time, and they couldn't help but look around greedily at every plant and tree in the palace. Among these candidates, there were also officials of the imperial court. But most of them are some unambitious petty officials, and many of them have never been to the palace, so they can't restrain their minds and look around.

When they arrived at the Jiying Palace, they checked the exam number again, corresponding to the name, and they were divided into different examination rooms one by one. Because of the small number of people, it is also very convenient to arrange. Sometimes there are more than a dozen people, and they are all considered a big department. After taking their seats in the divided subjects, the examiner was late.

Who is the examiner? Do you still need to ask, of course, it is Lu Chengqi, the son of heaven.

I only heard a sound of "The emperor has arrived", two strong chamberlains holding fans, surrounded by a group of palace maids, Lu Chengqi slowly walked into the Jiying Palace. These scholars, almost never seen the true face of the Son of Heaven, raised their heads one by one, and watched Lu Chengqi step by step onto the dragon chair and take a seat.

Lu Chengqi picked up the fragrant tea next to him for a long time, took a sip of tea, swallowed it a little, and swallowed it. He had just eaten breakfast, had run a step, and was thirsty. After moistening his throat, he slowly put down the teacup and said loudly: "I set up the system, I thought that there were talented people in the world, and they all had the heart to apply for the exam. As everyone knows, there are only a hundred of them, and I am a little disappointed. The poet Li Bai of the former dynasty once said, "I am born to be useful", and it is not blindly admitted to the Shiming Sutra that is the way out. A country needs not only talents to govern the country, but also many talents, such as silk music, painting skills, water conservancy, medicine, ships, artsmiths, commerce and trade, and animal husbandry...... Which subject is not a discipline? If you want to achieve the pinnacle of a knowledge, it is no less than the effort to get into the Jinshi Flower. I won't say much about it, this time, each subject is only one topic, and the time limit is two hours, and the paper can be submitted early. Where is the examiner? The papers were distributed to the scholars, and after a quarter of an hour, the time for the examination began. ”

The examiner is Cai Xiang, a scholar of Duanming Palace, and Lu Chengqi has heard of his name. This person is a Tiansheng eight-year jinshi, and he has made achievements in calligraphy and tea ceremony, so it is very suitable to be an examiner. In this system, Lu Chengqi said that he was the main exam, but in fact, he was the real chief examiner.

Cai Xiang is already fifty-two, and his health is not as good as before. Originally, in order to know the affairs of Kaifeng, Lu Chengqi took pity on the old minister, and made a special decree to recall the capital for the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat. I couldn't get out of bed before, but now that my blood is finally better, Lu Chengqi dared to let him be this inspector. (To be continued.) )