The arrogance that came back did not spend extra time on Guo Jia. Anyway, when the first imperial examination was held, Zhang Qiang would personally be present to preside over the examination. At that time, he had time to observe Guo Jia's performance.

The imperial examination system created by Zhang Madness is of course very different from the imperial examination of later generations. According to his position on the imperial examination, the imperial examination was not an examination for the direct promotion of officials, but an examination for scholars to obtain the qualifications to become officials. To put it bluntly, the arrogant "imperial examination" is very much like the "civil servant" examination of later generations.

As for the practice of candidates being awarded a high official position as soon as they pass the imperial examination and become the ruler of the world, Zhang Qi is not interested in adopting it. This kind of method that became "eight shares" in the later historical development would not be considered by arrogance.

I haven't even been in touch with things at the grassroots level, so I want to govern the world?

Let's learn how to do things first!

Insolence doesn't want a group of henchmen who only know how to read dead books.

In the arrogant idea, the imperial examination was divided into two groups, "Wen" and "Wu", each group was divided into two levels, the first level was to allow scholars to obtain the qualification of officials; The second level is to allow officials with strong work ability to be promoted to officials. Although in the current situation, the number of people taking the exam is too small to be effectively conducted in the second level of the exam, it does not prevent Zhang from putting up the shelf first.

With thousands of years of historical experience, he is extremely confident in this.

According to the arrangement, the first level of the "imperial examination" is called the "official examination". The "official examination" needs to examine the all-round quality of an examinee, and the questions are based on the "six arts" of the Confucian tradition. It is divided into three sessions: "Ritual Music", "Shooting", and "Number of Books". "Etiquette" examines the basic etiquette of Confucianism, "Archery" examines the candidate's physical fitness, and "Books" examines a person's language proficiency and numeracy skills.

As for the Confucian classics that are valued by scholars and Confucians. On the contrary, it is not the focus of the "official test". In other words, when examining "ritual music" and "number of books", even if it is incidentally examining the familiarity of Confucian classics.

As for the weight of the three courses of "Rite Music", "Archery", and "Number of Books" when passing the exam, it can be said that they are different. According to the rules of insolence, those who do not pass the "Lile" are not allowed to participate in the next "Archery" exam. Similarly, the physical fitness performance during the "Shooting Royal" exam is too poor. You are not allowed to take the "Book Count" test.

As for the "number of books" test, it can be regarded as the focus of the entire "official test". With an arrogant conception arrangement, "Lile" and "Number of Books" are two. It's just a few guys who are really impersonal and physically weak. The "number of books" test is the key to determining the final admission list.

Of course, the above is the arrangement of the "Liberal Arts" subject. If it is a "martial arts" section, the order of "number of books" and "shooting" is reversed. Focus on the results of "Shooting". It's just that there is no shortage of generals under Zhang Qiang now. Therefore, in this imperial examination, there was no "martial arts" department.

After passing the "official examination", scholars obtained the qualification to become officials, and they can be called "officials". As for what kind of position they can get in the end, it is the second step of the selection according to the talents and interests of the "officials".

This step of choice is of great significance, and of course we should pay attention to it. He specially set up a "official Cao" who was directly under the jurisdiction of the state assassin to take charge of this matter. The task of "Shan Cao". It is to organize the corresponding professional skills examinations to determine what positions the new "officials" are suitable for.

However, if you do not perform well in the second step of the professional skills test. can only hold ordinary grass-roots positions that do not require special skills, such as captains or something. This may affect the future of the clerks, but there is still some room for improvement.

According to the arrogant regulations, the admitted "officials" must work in the selected post for three years and obtain at least two years of evaluation as "middle and upper" before they are eligible to participate in the "imperial examination" examination at the next level.

Of course, today's imperial examination is all grassroots, and there will definitely be many things that need to be revised in the future. Moreover, with the current scale of more than 100 candidates, it seems that the next level of imperial examination is not necessary. Zhang Qi only put forward the general idea first, and then arranged these specific affairs when the conditions were ripe.

On August 27, the first year of Anding [193], under the personal auspices of Zhang Mad, the first imperial examination in the history of China was officially held as scheduled in the "Jizhou Thorn History Mansion" in Julu City.

Although the Thorn Mansion is not too big, it has no problem accommodating more than a hundred candidates. Zhang Mad is in a high position, although he is in the position of the examiner, but he does not need to personally inspect the examinee. All he had to do was sit comfortably in his chair and watch the exam go on with a smile.

The first step of the "imperial examination", the "Lile" examination is divided into two sessions, an interview and a written test. Among them, the interview is very simple, that is, to simulate different occasions on the spot, so that candidates can complete the appropriate salute one by one according to the requirements of the occasion and the change of personal identity. In the second written test, some questions about etiquette were selected from the Confucian classics to test the candidates' knowledge of etiquette. By the way, if the candidate's handwriting is too poor, it is also regarded as a "rude" performance, and will be eliminated by the examiner at this level.

After the "Reigaku" test, candidates can take a day off and then look at the results. Candidates who are not eliminated will have a second "shooting" test on the first day of October.

"Archery" can be subdivided into "galloping", "arm strength", "archery", "horseback riding", "martial arts", and the most advanced optional item "riding archery". According to the requirements, candidates need to choose one of the "archery", "horseback riding", "martial arts" and "riding archery" to display. As for "sprint walking" and "arm strength", they are required. The total of the three items is added up, and as long as the score is not very bad, it can be passed.

The results of "Shooting Royal" can be known on the spot. Except for a few candidates who are too poor or have diseases, this level has not fallen a few people. After completing this one, take a two-day break, and on the fourth day of September, candidates can take the last and most important exam: "Number of Books".

According to the arrogant arrangement, the test of the "number of books" will last for one day, from the morning hour to the evening hour of the morning. Candidates are required to complete a total of 100 marks on this day, including a total of 100 marks on memorization, analysis, calculation, and an essay question.

Due to the long time of the exam, a meal provided by the government in the middle can be regarded as a hearty lunch as a small benefit.

Because there are not many people who take the examination for the first time, the workload of correcting the examination papers is not large. Since it was the first imperial examination, Zhang Qi also participated in the revision of the paper with great interest and experienced the majesty of a "teacher". Because of this move, this batch of "officials" who were admitted became the envy of countless juniors, envying them for being fortunate enough to become "protégés of the Son of Heaven......

The test results are out. The candidate at the top of the list is actually an arrogant "acquaintance". This "acquaintance" is called Du Feng.

Du Feng's character Zishuang is a native of Changshan, and a few years ago he was the county magistrate of Pingtao County, a large county under the rule of Taiyuan County. At that time, Zhang Mad launched an attack on Taiyuan, and Pingtao County, which was defended by Du Feng, really caused a lot of trouble to Zhang Mad offensive.

Later, after Zhang Madness broke through Pingtao, Du Feng was defeated and captured. Because of his commendable performance in the defense of the city, Zhang Qi initially wanted to recruit the former county commander of Pingtao County.

It's just that Du Feng at that time was not very optimistic about the future development of Zhang Qijun. Moreover, the identity of the remnants of the Yellow Turban who was arrogant was also secretly despised by Du Feng. Therefore, on the one hand, Du Feng said that he was not hostile to the Bingzhou army, and on the other hand, he also tactfully but firmly rejected the recruitment envoy Guo Yi sent by the arrogant.

Because Du Feng's official reputation in Pingtao County was acceptable, and he was not a child of the world's poor family, he was finally released by arrogance. After being released, Du Feng returned to his hometown of Changshan and lived in seclusion in the countryside, waiting for the change of time and hoping for another chance to become a leader.

However, who would have expected that the arrogant forces that were not favored by Du Feng a few years ago suddenly seized the opportunity, their strength swelled sharply, and they became the first-rate powerful princes in the world?

Thinking of this, Du Feng felt quite remorseful in his heart. If he had accepted the arrogant recruitment and joined the Bingzhou Group back then, with Guo Yi, an example who had already achieved two thousand stones, he Du Feng might not be able to become a thousand stone officials at this time.

It's just that since the opportunity has passed, it will not come back. Du Feng was annoyed, but he naturally cared about every move of the state army.

When Du Feng heard that Zhang Qiang intended to hold a fresh "imperial examination" in Julu City in May, he was suddenly overjoyed. According to his own experience, Du Feng, who was quite optimistic about the prospect of arrogance, immediately began to prepare for participating in the "imperial examination".

In addition, Du Feng also persuaded several fellow villagers and friends from poor families to also try their luck in Julu. Under the instigation and leadership of Du Feng, Changshan came to more than 30 people at once in this "imperial examination", which can be called the largest number of participants among all counties.

- This Du Feng is interesting.

Thinking like this, Zhang Qiang put a tick on Du Feng's name. Now in the hands of arrogance, there are still several county orders missing. There is no problem with Du Feng's ability, of course, he must be given a chance to prove his loyalty. If this person is suitable, even if he is the governor of the state and county, he will not be stingy.

Next, the arrogant eyes went all the way down and found Guo Jia. This "Three Kingdoms Ghost Talent" did not rank too well in this exam, but only the eleventh. However, according to the records of later history books, Zhang Mad is not a little interested in Guo Jia.

In fact, in the previous exam, Zhang Qiang had already met Guo Jia. If it weren't for the fact that he had experienced a lot of winds and waves over the years, and when he saw Guo Jia for the first time, he was afraid that he would not be able to help but scold "hell"!

Why?

Very simply, this Guo Jia's appearance is really too different from what he expected. (To be continued......)