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In a few years, because of the emergence of Ye Yingwu, the general trend of the world reversed, and a new Ming Dynasty rose in blood and fire, and finally replaced Mongolia and became the new overlord of the Central Plains. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Another April is coming, and the palace test, which symbolizes the culture of a dynasty and the future, will also begin. Before this, the Ming Dynasty had many times to open Enke, Enke, in order to make up for the lack of officials in the country for a time and had to hold an examination to recruit talents, of course, Enke will generally use a variety of names as a fig leaf for the imperial court, and crowned with the word "En", indicating that Enke is not a last resort of the imperial court, but a gift to scholars.

Compared with the formal imperial examination, Enke obviously has many flaws. First, the proposition lacks rigor and is too hasty, which may lead to biased, difficult, and strange topics, so that readers who do not have much actual officialdom experience scratch their ears and cheeks and are at a loss.

After all, people still have a long life in this life, and there is no need to bring "Enke" to yourself because you can't afford to wait for a year or two, which is a little better than "Enyin", which is a little better than "Enyin", which leads to the possibility of facing various problems in your future career.

And because Ye Yingwu often patrols or goes out on expeditions, Enke only has the township test and the meeting test, and after taking out the jinshi, he will no longer conduct the palace test, which means that Enke does not have the so-called top three and champions, lists, and flower rankings. Therefore, for many aspiring scholars who intend to prove themselves, this is obviously not a good choice, especially when Wen Tianxiang, the left minister of the court, was born as the champion of the previous dynasty, and a living example is placed here, which naturally stimulates more people to choose the normal imperial examination.

Therefore, when the first real imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty kicked off, it directly attracted the attention of the world, and the scholars who studied hard in the cold window and those who traveled the world and had extraordinary knowledge participated in it, so that although the Ming Dynasty held several Enke before, the number of people who signed up for the township examination was not less than that of several imperial examinations in the late Song Dynasty.

After last autumn's township examination and this February's examination, there were a total of 236 people in the final Jinshi, compared to more than 300 people in the Ming and Qing dynasties in another time and space, this number is obviously still small, but considering the reasons for the previous Enke and the Ming Dynasty was still far from the Ming and Qing dynasties on the map, it is also reasonable.

What's more, now the training of officials in the Ming Dynasty has entered the norm, and the previous Enke scholars have begun to decentralize the places one after another after intensive study in the Hanlin Academy and the Academy, as well as the internship of the Six Ministries and the Imperial History Tower, so now the main purpose of the new Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty is to meet the inevitable needs of officials during the Northern Expedition in the future, and it is not very urgent.

After all, when the time comes, it will definitely be necessary to transfer key officials to the north, and these new Jinshi will mainly stay in the Central Plains and Jiangnan where they have already set up a shelf for training.

However, having said that, in the final analysis, this is also the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial court must attach great importance to it no matter what, once the imperial examination can select any outstanding talents, it can not only affect the prestige of the Ming court in the people, but also make a good start for the imperial examination that was almost abolished in the war, and now it can finally re-enter the normalized imperial examination.

In the previous imperial examinations, the emperor's proposition and the Ministry of Rites were responsible for the arrangement of the examination room, and with the help of the government of the capital, the discipline of the imperial examination was maintained. However, in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, according to the policy of separation of powers in the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination has been placed under the jurisdiction of the Hanlin Academy and the Academy.

Therefore, now the academy presides over the imperial examination, and the selected people above the jinshi level enter the Hanlin Academy for systematic study, and then according to the assessment results submitted by the Hanlin Academy, they are further sent to various places, including the political affairs hall, the six departments, the imperial history platform and the following state capitals. The purpose of this is also to avoid favoritism and irregularities in officialdom to the greatest extent possible and to use unhealthy means to obtain talent. After the imperial examination, the academy and the Hanlin Academy, the people who were selected layer by layer were the officials needed by the Ming Dynasty.

After all, there are not many people in the world who have the ability to get through these three links, especially those who sit in the Hanlin Academy and the Academy are some great Confucians in the world, not to mention arrogant, and they are naturally quite firm in morality, at least they will not betray what they have learned and believed because of a little bribe.

In the end, the Confucian scholars at the end of the Song Dynasty still had their own backbone, and the doctrine of Confucius and Mencius sages had not changed in this era, and it turned out that at the turn of the Song and Yuan dynasties, most of the Confucian scholars chose to refuse to go out of office, study behind closed doors, and even directly die. It is precisely because of these people's "strong walls and clear fields" and their uncooperative work that the Yuan Dynasty can only rely on sabers instead of teachings to stabilize people's hearts from beginning to end, so that once the court fluctuates, the entire people will be completely boiling, making this huge empire fall apart after only 90 years.

Three hundred years after the destruction of the Yuan Dynasty, when those Confucian scholars who shouted "the water is too cold" kowtowed to the alien races who conquered this land again, I don't know if they remembered these scholars and Confucians who stubbornly maintained the Han family knowledge four hundred years ago?

Deng Guangjian, a scholar of the Academy of Sciences, and Liu Chenweng, a scholar of the Hallym Academy, came together. Both of them are real main battle factions, and Liu Chenweng has become the pillar of the Xin faction after Xin Qiji's death because he followed in the footsteps of Xin Qiji, and has always been regarded as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh by the Lord and the faction, so he can only remain in Bailuzhou Academy as an idle teacher.

But fortunately, Ye Yingwu's arrival changed the original trajectory of their lives, and Liu Chenweng would no longer be grieved because he had no way to go to Lin'an for the last battle; Deng Guangjian didn't have to go back to the mountains and forests because he was depressed, and finally stood up to die with Wen Tianxiang.

Now that the two of them are in charge of the Hanlin Academy and the Academy, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are the bull ears of the world's corporal forest. Such a heavy responsibility and honor, as well as the thriving Ming national fortune, were naturally something that the two of them had dreamed of before, but they could not get it, and now that Ye Yingwu personally sent the two of them to such a position, they naturally understood what they should do.

Only do your best to repay Jun's kindness.

"Your Majesty!" Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng walked into the imperial study and bowed respectfully.

Ye Yingwu nodded: "The two Qing families are even." ”

Deng Guangjian straightened up, took a step forward, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is already mid-March, and there is still a month before the first palace examination of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The maidservant who was waiting on the side hurriedly stepped forward to take the music and handed it to Ye Yingwu.

The so-called details are actually the details of the palace examination, such as the discipline of the examination room, the entrance ceremony, and so on. After all, the palace examination is an exam personally invigilated by His Majesty the Emperor, so there are many etiquettes to pay attention to. I have to say that Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng obviously worked hard, and each article was listed in great detail, even including Ye Yingwu's specific dress that day and when he should enter the examination room and when he should leave.

After all, Chen Zongli, as a veteran, has not only experienced but also presided over many imperial examinations, but after a few years of turmoil, the old man has become more and more old, and now he is not in charge of things, in fact, the main affairs of the Ministry of Rites have been taken care of by the two attendants of the Ministry of Rites. Last year, when Ye Yingwu appointed the examiner for the examination, the first thing that came to mind was Chen Zongli, but Chen Zongli tried his best to shirk it, so Ye Yingwu finally directly asked Deng Guang, a scholar of the academy, to serve as the examiner.

Chen Zongli's meaning Ye Yingwu naturally understood that as an old minister of the former dynasty, he had actually almost reached the peak of his life, so he did not have much demand for these empty reputations, and the reason why he stayed and held a position in the court was mainly to watch the new dynasty he dreamed of re-establishing itself in the east. Therefore, Chen Zongli naturally didn't want to take on such a heavy task as presiding over the imperial examination, after all, after he returned to his hometown, someone in the court had to stand up sooner or later to continue to take on this responsibility, so it was better to cultivate such a talent for Daming before he told his old age.

So in fact, the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was directed by Chen Zongli behind the scenes, and Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng studied in the front, in the final analysis, it was also to let the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty get on the right track as soon as possible. After all, in a short period of time or even a hundred years, the most reliable way for the Ming Dynasty to rely on to select talents is the imperial examination.

As an examination system that has been developed to the extreme and widely recognized among the people after the argumentation and continuous improvement of the Tang and Song dynasties, the imperial examination has no suitable replacement now. What's more, there is a big difference between the imperial examination in the Tang and Song dynasties and the Bagu scholars in the Ming and Qing dynasties, which does not test the scholar's understanding of the sage book and the ability to do the Bagu Wen, but still focuses on the cognitive ability of the entire national strategy and important directions such as economy and trade, and military.

For example, Wen Tianxiang at that time was appreciated by Emperor Lizong of the Song Dynasty because he accurately analyzed the threat faced by the Quartet and put forward a reasonable explanation, and was directly appointed as the champion, and even won the honor of being given by Emperor Lizong.

Ye Yingwu glanced at it twice more and said in a deep voice: "Then follow the arrangement of the Hanlin Academy and the Academy." ”

Deng Guangjian nodded, and then said: "Your Majesty, the top priority is to formulate questions for this exam, which is also the reason why the ministers and the others are in a hurry to see each other. ”

Ye Yingwu was slightly stunned, and suddenly fell into deep thought. Although he had not participated in the imperial examination, he still understood the specific process of the imperial examination and the different roles and purposes of each examination. In fact, the palace examination is the shortest examination among the various examinations of the imperial examination, and the main purpose is actually to test the candidates' ability to adapt to emergencies on the spot and their ability to understand the scriptures.

Compared with the scientific examination in the Tang Dynasty, the first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty has canceled many examination items, such as Moyi, which is duplicated with Jingyi and Tijing. The whole test paper is divided into three parts, accounting for 10% of the scriptures, mainly to test the candidate's ability to memorize ancient and modern classics. Accounting for 30 percent is the scriptures, which mainly tests the candidates' ability to understand a sentence excerpted from famous classics such as the Four Books and the Five Classics, and the largest 60 percent is naturally the most important question for Ye Yingwu.

The main purpose of the imperial examination is to select talents who are useful to the country and society, or at least those who have mature personal thoughts. Therefore, the importance of the question is naturally highlighted, in the pre-Song Dynasty, the main examination is actually the question, but who would have thought that after just a hundred years, the question machine has completely withdrawn from the scope of the examination, leaving only the scriptures, that is, only the so-called eight strands of text.

Although Ye Yingwu didn't understand this, he was absolutely against it, what he wanted was definitely not a nerd who shook his head and read the books of sages, but a truly ambitious talent. This is also the original intention of the establishment of the imperial examination, to provide an equal opportunity for all talents who are interested in serving the country and showing their ambitions.

Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng looked up at Ye Yingwu in unison. The palace examination is the most important part of the imperial examination, and it is also the part of His Majesty the Emperor, so there is no room for error. And according to the usual practice, the articles of champions, top eyes and tanhua will also be posted for people to learn and read, which means that not only the ranking needs to be carefully arranged, but the formulation of the topic must naturally be convincing.

Otherwise, it will cause controversy between the government and the opposition, which will not only damage the prestige of the Hanlin Academy and the Academy of Sciences, but also easily undermine the confidence of the scholars of the people. Therefore, in all dynasties, this topic was generally drafted by courtiers and then handed over to the emperor to choose the most suitable one, or directly drafted by His Majesty the Emperor himself.

The first imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty was a very important matter, and Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest, so the ball was naturally kicked at the feet of Ye Yingwu.

Ye Yingwu exhaled lightly and said in a deep voice: "The topic of Jingyi, this time I will take 'To the people of the world, gather the goods of the world, trade and retreat, and each has its place'." ”

Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng were a little surprised, but when they thought of the various policies that the Ming Dynasty was implementing now, it was reasonable for His Majesty to choose this as the topic. This quote comes from "Zhou Yi", which means that during the reign of Emperor Yan, the people and goods of the world were gathered, and the two sides exchanged with each other and left, so that both sides could get the goods they wanted.

There is actually no big truth behind this sentence, but it is describing a phenomenon that seems to be very common now-trading. Ye Yingwu chose this topic as the meaning of the scriptures, obviously to emphasize the main position of commerce and trade in the Ming Dynasty, and is willing to listen to the different opinions of the candidates on this phenomenon, and listen to the views of these future pillars of the Ming Dynasty on the development of commerce and trade.

Whether it is criticism or encouragement, Ye Yingwu obviously wants to know more about what role business has played in the daily life of the Ming Dynasty. This is a scripture topic, but in fact it has begun to combine the existing national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

This also shows Ye Yingwu's emphasis on strategy and practical talents.

Watching Deng Guangjian carefully write down the topic, Ye Yingwu continued: "The topic of the strategy is based on this. ”

Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng slowly raised their heads.

Ye Yingwu said in a deep voice: "The Northern Song Dynasty and the Jin people allied and returned to Yanyun, but it eventually became a false dream; The Southern Song Dynasty and the Mongols allied into Heluo, but they also disappeared. When it comes to the reconquest of the land, what is the most important? ”

Deng Guangjian and Liu Chenweng's faces changed. Your Majesty's topic is clearly to drag out the former Song who has just perished not long ago, and slap his face fiercely. This is a heavy blow to those in the government and the opposition who still have pity for the former Song Dynasty.

After all, the Ming Dynasty is different from the rest of the dynasties, in fact, it was the Jiangshan Sheji that was snatched back from the Mongols after the Mongols destroyed the former Song Dynasty, so in fact, there was no need to smear the previous dynasties like the Han and Tang dynasties, so as to declare their legitimacy. If this exam question comes out, it will inevitably cause controversy, and Liu Chenweng and Deng Guangjian, who are the chief examiners, are both from the Song Dynasty, and if they come up with such a question, I am afraid that they will be poked in the backbone.

Ye Yingwu Huoran stood up, propped up the table with his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Yin Jian is not far away, in the world of the Queen of Summer!" ”

Liu Chenweng and Deng Guangjian suddenly shivered.

Both of them are readers, so they naturally understood what Ye Yingwu meant by the "Book of Songs" quote. For this sentence, the clearest explanation is, of course, the former Tang Dumu's "A Fang Gongfu". (To be continued.) )