Compared with such a trivial matter as marrying a wife and taking a concubine, the sensation caused by the first imperial examination in Liaodong is definitely beyond anyone's imagination.

All of a sudden, the imperial examination with the characteristics of "free registration, regardless of origin, only based on talent" was like a thunderclap, which instantly spread throughout the entire land of China, making all the poor scholars rejoice.

In the fourth year of Jianxing, in the first month, as the news of the imperial examination will be held in September spreads all over the country, many scholars from poor families have packed their bags and called friends to come to Jicheng together.

One of the young scholars in Liangzhou, who was about 15 years old, was overjoyed when he heard the news of the imperial examination, and immediately picked up his package and set out on the journey to Jicheng. This person is Xie Ai, who will be famous for thousands of years in the future, don't look at Xie Ai's young age, but he is already full of wealth, just because he was born in a poor family, but he has not been able to be reused by the Liangzhou government.

Because Zhang Liang himself was born in a big family, he was able to gain a foothold in Liangzhou thanks to the support of the wealthy families in Hexi, so Liangzhou has always pursued relying on the wealthy family to rule the place.

In Liangzhou, only wealthy families have the opportunity to enter the official career, take the four major masterminds in Liangzhou today, each from a wealthy family in Hexi. Song Pei was born in the Song clan of Dunhuang, and was a strong clan in Dunhuang and even Hexi; The Pan clan represented by Pan is also a Dunhuang wang clan; The two brothers Yin Tang and Yin Chong were born in Wuwei and had the surname Yin family.

Although Xie Ai is talented and educated, he has never been able to enter the Liangzhou officialdom because of his poor background, otherwise Xie Ai would not have been reused until he was in his forties. However, this time, due to the influence of the imperial examination, Xie Ai no longer planned to stay in Liangzhou to waste time, and he was determined to go to Jicheng to participate in the imperial examination.

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"Since Liaodong announced that the imperial examination would be held in September, scholars from all over the country have traveled through mountains and rivers to rush to Jicheng in every possible way. And the way to open the imperial examination provides a step for the children of the poor family to enter the body, and the lord will win the heart of the poor scholars in the world because of this! ”

Gao Zhan couldn't help but feel admiration for Wei Shuo's insistence on carrying out the imperial examination, and in just half a month, the news about the imperial examination spread all over the world. It has become the most eye-catching event since the new year. It is not only the scholars of Youyan who are affected, but also Hebei, Central Plains, Guanzhong, Jiangzuo and other places are also affected to varying degrees.

"Just wait and don't be careless, be sure to entertain the scholars who come to Jicheng. September will be the first time that the imperial examination will be held in Liaodong, so you should prepare well, but there must be no accidents. ”

"No!"

Gao Zhan, Liu Han, Huangfu Qi, Huangfu Dian, etc. did not dare to slack off, although they did not know enough about the details of the first imperial examination. Fortunately, there is plenty of time, which is enough for the pastoral government to sum up the experience.

"Lord, according to the estimates, there will be hundreds of people participating in the scientific examination in Youyan alone, if you take into account the scholars from all over the country who are rushing to Jicheng, there will probably be more than a thousand people taking the exam before and after, and there may even be more."

"Hehe, all the world's talents are in my house!" Wei Shuo learned that scholars from all over the country were gathering in Jicheng, and he was very proud.

Although it is expected that more than 1,000 people will participate in the scientific examination, the final number of students will not exceed 300. Even so, it is the largest talent selection in this era. This is still Wei Shuo's consideration of reserving officials for the future merger of states and Yongzhou, otherwise the number of admitted people will only be less.

"Are all the people who participated in the scientific expedition from poor families?"

"Yes, my lord, according to the survey, at least more than half of them are from the Han family, and less than a third of them may be children of the family. Moreover, most of the sons of the family are still from Youyan, and there are too few children from other families who come to Jicheng to participate in the imperial examination. ”

"Especially the Youzhou family is very enthusiastic about the imperial examination this time. Major families such as the Lu family, the Kou family, the Liu family, the Yuan family, and the Dong family were ready to send their best children to participate in the imperial examination. On the contrary, the attitude of Hebei, Central Plains, Jiangzuo and other families towards the imperial examination was somewhat bad. ”

To say that this time the most enthusiastic about the imperial examination in Liaodong is the original Youzhou family, with Wei Shuo's rule becoming more and more stable. Coupled with the fact that it is more and more the destiny of heaven, the Youzhou family gradually realized the importance of integrating into Liaodong as soon as possible. And this imperial examination gave the family a chance, so the Youzhou family burst out with great enthusiasm.

"Well, this is normal, families everywhere have great prejudices against Liaodong. It is unlikely that they will support the imperial examinations. ”

Wei Shuo nodded, and did not show much disappointment, with his relationship with the family, it would be good if people didn't tear down the stage, how could they come to cheer him on.

"Besides, I didn't plan to admit those children of the family in the first place. I only know how to talk about rhetoric, but I don't understand how to govern the economy and keep one side? The purpose of holding the imperial examination in Liaodong is to select some truly talented people, and not to admit any of the children of the family who advocate pure talk. ”

"Please rest assured, we must remember the teachings, and we will never dare to damage the great cause of the lord!"

"Well, the selection of candidates for the imperial examination is related to the rise and fall of Liaodong, and it is not sloppy at all."

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In fact, not all families resisted the scientific expedition, for example, Jingzhao Webster decided to send the best son of the family, Wei Hu, to Jicheng to participate in the scientific expedition.

Jingzhao Wei's originated from the Yellow Emperor Ji's descendant Da Peng, which was produced at the end of the Shang Dynasty and finalized at the end of the Warring States Period. His family originated in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty and became one of the representatives of the Guanlong clan in the Cao Wei period.

Since the Han and Wei dynasties, the Guanlong area has always been the source of the traditional culture of the Han people, especially since the funeral at the end of the Jin Dynasty, many literati and scholars have taken refuge here.

After the Yongjia funeral, although many Wei clansmen avoided the chaos and went south, there were still a large number of Jingzhao Wei clans who stayed in Guanzhong. At first, Wei Shuo was forced to live in seclusion due to the chaos of reality, and later Wei Shuoxi entered the Guanzhong, which made Wei realize that the Ming Lord had entered the WTO, and Wei had no need to live in seclusion, so he began to plan to enter Liaodong.

Just after the New Year, the news that Liaodong will hold the imperial examination in September reached Guanlong, although it caused a lot of criticism from the court, but the Liang, Huangfu, You, Wei and other Guanlong wealthy families have sent their children along the routes of Anding, Beidi, Feng Yi, and Shanbei to Youyan to participate in the scientific expedition.

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Liaodong's desire to carry out the imperial examination attracted a large number of scholars to Jicheng, and at the same time aroused suspicion from all sides, including both those who agreed and disdainful, and those who were more bold wanted to follow suit. In order to hide their inner fears, the Jiangdong family has wantonly slandered the imperial examination system. Although King Langya saw the benefits of the imperial examination system, he didn't even dare to mention it under the pressure of the family.

In the end, among the local forces, the one who really had the heart to implement the imperial examination system was Shi Le, who was born as a slave. Shi Le was born at the bottom and knew the hardships of the talents below to climb up, and the Liaodong imperial examination system made his eyes shine, so he had the heart to follow suit.

"Mengsun, have you ever heard that the imperial examination will be held in Liaodong?"

"I've heard a little."

For the Jicheng imperial examination, Zhang Bin has a very complicated mood, as a wise man, how can he not see the far-reaching impact of the imperial examination, he is just a pity that such a good policy was preempted by Liaodong. Originally, he had full confidence in Shile, but since the rise of Liaodong, Zhang Bin felt more and more that the future of Xiangguo was bleak.

"I want to carry out the imperial examination in Xiangguo, I don't know if it?"

"No way!"

"Why?"

Since realizing Zhang Bin's role, he has never forgotten to recruit talents, but after seeing all kinds of talents over the years, no one can compare with Zhang Bin. As soon as he heard about the imperial examination today, Shi Le realized the importance of the imperial examination in recruiting talents, and he believed that the imperial examination system implemented in Liaodong was conducive to recruiting talents.

"My lord, the implementation of the imperial examination system in Liaodong is based on the Juntian system, the school system, and the universal education system, and my Xiangguo inherited the Wei and Jin systems, relying on the family to maintain the rule, and there is no basis for the implementation of the imperial examination system at all. If the lord acts strongly, it will inevitably lead to political turmoil, and at this critical moment, Xiangguo is in chaos, who can guarantee that Youzhou will not take advantage of the situation? ”

Shi Le's face twitched when he heard this, he now finally understood why Wei Shuo didn't want to see the family, it turned out that relying on the family could certainly stabilize a place in the shortest time, but it also buried hidden dangers. On the contrary, although Liaodong was fully resisted by the family, they had a solid foundation and were not afraid of any ups and downs.

Shi Le was unwilling to be used by Liaodong, so he gritted his back teeth and said, "Meng Sun, can we only watch the talent go to Jicheng?" That Liaodong is now as strong as this, and if it is not contained, it will be the enemy of Xiangguo in the future. ”

"What can we do except send troops to intercept it?" In the face of the general trend, even Zhang Bin, who is as deep as the sea and no less intelligent than Liuhou, is helpless. (To be continued.) )