Soon the clock passed.

It is the time of spring and March, when everything recovers.

There was a surge of people all over North China, and many scholars rushed to the big cities in their prefectures and counties, including the children of the big families and the children of the poor families.

There was excitement and confusion in everyone's hearts.

This is, of course, due to the impact of the unprecedented imperial examination system on them.

Linzi, Beihai, Changyi, Taishan, Jinan, Langya, and Donglai in Qingzhou: Xindu, Julu, Guangping, and Qinghe in Jizhou, Jinyang in Bingzhou, Fanyang in Youzhou, Dongjun and Yingchuan in Yanzhou, Pengcheng in Xuzhou, Anyi in Sizhou, and Chang'an all have examination rooms.

Among the various places in the north, only Yuzhou did not set up an examination room, after all, Xu Ji wanted to pretend that he and Zhang Jijing were clearly distinguishing to others.

Originally, it was also in Luoyang, but because of the chaos in the world, the population of Luoyang plummeted, and because of the famine for many years, the dilapidated Luoyang City almost became an empty city. Therefore, Xu Ji only placed the examination room in Sizhou in Anyi.

Because the imperial examination in Yanzhou is not the first time it has been held, there are not many examination rooms in Yanzhou, after all, Xu Ji has already recruited most of the talents from all over Yanzhou in recent years. But Yanzhou is still the academic center of the country.

It can also be seen from this that the culture of Yanzhou is flourishing today. As for other places, because Youzhou and Xuzhou have limited manpower, the examination rooms opened up are also limited, and the cultural popularization process in other places is not as amazing as Yanzhou, so it is enough to use.

Liu Xie also once built more examination rooms in other places, but was resolutely rejected by Xun Yu on the grounds that he would rather lack than abuse. The imperial examination is a great law that benefits the world. You can only do it step by step, and you can't rush it. If it is used by some ill-intentioned people, it is used for personal gain. Then the imperial examination is meaningless. Of course, Liu Xie fully agreed, although he didn't dare to speak ill of his father Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, but he also knew that when his father was alive, he betrayed the official mantle and made the Eastern Han Dynasty government miserable. The dog-tailed mink and the dog wear the virtuous crown are famous all over the world, and the reason for this is because of the defects of the recommendation system, and the selection of officials is based on personal preference.

Now seeing that the imperial examination system is beneficial to the world, Liu Xie certainly does not want the imperial examination system to be used. In the end, it once again evolved into a means for others to make huge profits, so he happily agreed to Xun Yu's request. Wang Zifu and the others did look at it coldly, they were the children of the family, and of course they understood the inner feelings of the family. They watched the development of the situation with the mentality of watching jokes, and in their opinion, they were only afraid that once the imperial examination was implemented, there would be riots in various places immediately.

But their hopes were dashed.

Originally, there were many people who had a wait-and-see attitude towards the imperial examination system. Now, once the imperial examination system becomes a reality, its establishment will cause shocks in various places. Many families were dissatisfied with this, but they were no longer able to resist Xu Ji's strong system, and Xu Ji was reforming during this time. The power of the clans in Xuzhou and Jizhou has been greatly weakened, and first according to the decree of Yanzhou, there can only be one heir to a family. The rest of the people must fend for themselves, and the second is that the officials must take the imperial examination, which means that these two items will make the children of the family fall apart and go their own way.

The family in Jizhou was originally headed by the Zhen family and the Xin family. It turned out that the Xun family had split early because of the relationship between Xun Yu and Xun Yu, and the branch represented by Xun Chen had already stood on Xu Ji's side. The rest of the Xun clan quietly evacuated Jizhou and went straight to Jiangdong. And the Zhen family and the Xin family are obedient to Xu Jinai. And in the reform to get a lot of benefits, so under the leadership of the two families, Jizhou's imperial examination is the most popular except for Yanzhou.

The situation in Xuzhou is similar to that in Jizhou. Mi Zhu and Chen Deng were once fully attached to Yanzhou. The local forces in Xuzhou have completely dissolved and collapsed, just because the distribution of forces in Xuzhou is now distinct. Therefore, only one examination room was opened in Pengcheng. The big families in Yanzhou were very angry with Xu Ji because of the affairs of Zhang Miao and Chen Gong, so the situation in Yanzhou was also very stable.

The Wang family of Bingzhou has a handle in the hands of Xu Ji, how dare not obey? As for the Guo family. Because of Guo Huai, there is no need to say it.

Youzhou is newly determined, and one examination room is enough.

As a result, the riot expected by Wang Zifu and others did not take place at all, much to their disappointment. There are also some stubborn families who have adopted another strategy, they have also learned from the Xun family to move, and many people have gone to Yuzhou, holding a wait-and-see attitude to see whether it is better for them to go to Jingzhou or Jiangdong.

In this way, he was caught by Zhang Ji, and I don't know who gave him the idea, asking him to stabilize these big families, and make trouble for Xu Ji in the face of them running around.

Zhang Ji resorted to means to treat these families well, so that the family members were grateful, so they stayed in Yuzhou for a long time and did not want to leave. After all, now everyone knows that Zhang Ji and Xu Ji are at odds. By the beginning of April, the imperial examinations across the country had officially begun.

As described in the new "Five Virtues", the examination was divided into five main categories, each of which modeled after the university system of later generations, and there were two types of examinations: professional examinations and public examinations.

To Xu Ji's surprise, he originally thought that among these five types of exams, the "Fire Virtue" exam would be quite popular, after all, the readers of this era are all studying the Four Books and the Five Classics, and other exams should be weaker than this category. Who knows that the opposite is true, and there are many people taking each major category of exams.

Xu Ji saw the true style of the intellectuals of this era for the first time, although he knew that the intellectuals of the Three Kingdoms era were versatile, not the kind of nerds of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and far more than the narrow minds of the literati of the Song Dynasty. But I didn't expect their interests to be so wide-ranging.

There were a lot of literati who actually went to take the blacksmith exam! Looking at the exam list, Xu Ji was puzzled, but finally remembered Ji Kang among the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" later in this era, Xu Ji understood.

There are also many people who actually sign up to be "wine tasters", which is naturally because they can drink good wine. But Xun Yu explained it clearly. Originally, these things were cheap jobs, and even if they were interested in these things, they were just hobbies. No one takes it seriously, even if it really does. I don't dare to admit that I will be ridiculed by others. Just like Ma Jun, the representative of Yanzhou craftsmen. There are many inventions in history, but they are still looked down upon.

But now, these things have become legitimate learning. So who still hides anything, naturally chooses as he wants.

Seeing this situation, Xu Ji was naturally very satisfied. Subsequently, the imperial examinations were held at the same time on the tenth day of the fourth month.

Of course, Xu Ji and Xun Yu will personally inspect.

The two came to the examination room early, and when they saw the candidates entering one after another, they also walked inside.

Before they could enter the gate of the examination room, a soldier blocked the way of the two. said coldly: "You have to show your ID before entering the examination room!" "Xu Ji and Xun Yu are in a hurry. Only then did he remember that the two of them did not wear the badge of the examiner, and hurriedly stopped the guards who came out from behind and wanted to come forward to cheer the soldier, and the two took out the badge from their arms and hung it on their chests.

Only then did the soldier realize who he was stopping. Bow to the ground in horror.

Xu Ji laughed and helped the soldier up, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be afraid, this is what you should do." The soldier trembled and said, "Lord Sikong, please forgive me, Xiaodi doesn't know that it is your lord who is here." ”

Xu Ji was amused and said, "Now that you know me, how about I take off the badge and put it in?" ”

Xun Yu also looked at the soldier with interest from the side. At this glance, it was a bloody boy who didn't even think about it, and raised his head. said to Xu Ji: "If this is the case, Lord Sikong still can't enter." Because it was an order of Lord Sikong himself to bring a certificate to enter the examination room, it is wrong to know the law and break the law, and it is even more unforgivable if the person who makes the regulations changes it at will. ”

Xu Ji and Xun Yu raised their eyebrows when they heard this. I didn't expect this person to be able to adhere to his principles so much, which is really commendable. I'm afraid that there are few people in the Manchu Dynasty who can say and do it, right? Especially Xu Ji, who is used to seeing things in later generations, and looking at the face and human feelings, is even more deeply touched. Xu Ji was happy in his heart, but he said unhappily on his face: "What if I forget to bring my documents today?" Won't you let me in? There is no main exam. How else does the exam work? ”

Unexpectedly, this little soldier was not frightened by Xu Ji at all, and said with a stalk in his neck: "Lord Sikong's words are wrong. If you do not bring your ID to the exam room, you will not be able to take the exam. The mistake is by no means in the rules made by the villain and Lord Sikong himself, in the final analysis, it is still Lord Sikong's own mistake. If Lord Sikong takes the laws and regulations to heart, how can he forget his identity certificate? If you don't have an ID card. That can only be said to be that Lord Sikong treats the law as nothing. Xu Ji and Xun Yu were surprised again, they didn't expect this little soldier to be so knowledgeable.

At this time, the little soldier forgot that the people he was facing were Xu Ji and Xun Yu, and continued to talk eloquently: "Ordinary people ignore the laws and regulations are just harming others and themselves, but those who are in high positions forget the laws and regulations, then it will bring disaster to the country and the people, and if the king of a country despises the laws and regulations, then the country will be destroyed and the species will be extinct. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ji couldn't help but say, "What's your name?" The soldier saluted Xu Ji and then said respectfully, "The villain is from Yanzhou, named Zhao Fu."

Xu Ji couldn't help but scratch his head while reading the book, is there such a person among the celebrities of the Three Kingdoms?

Xun Yu said suddenly: "It turns out that you are from Yanzhou, who have you studied the law with?" Is it Zhang Gu or Gao Tanglong?" Zhao Fu said: "The villain once heard Mr. Gao Tanglong lecture in the Wude Academy, just now those words were said by Mr. Gao Tanglong, Mr. Gao also said that the more you face the mistakes of the superiors, the more you have to pick them out, because the superiors decide not the fate of him alone, the world is in the hands of the superiors, so the real heroes may not be all generals and warriors who gallop on the battlefield, and they can dare to speak out regardless of themselves are also great heroes. ”

Xu Ji and Xun Yu were silent. Xu Ji even remembered the public opinion supervision system in later generations, although this Gao Tanglong was an ancient, but what he said to Zhao Fu touched on some essential things of the modern system in later generations.

Although democracy is imperfect to a large extent, it has to be admitted that democracy will keep those in power awake. This is stronger than feudalism.

Of course, the premise of democracy is that "the people are the masters", and if the people's consciousness and plain habits are too poor, even if the people are allowed to be the masters, the people will not be the same. Therefore, universal education is urgent.

It was also necessary to print a large number of books and newspapers.

Patting the soldier named Zhao Fu on the shoulder, Xu Ji and Xun Yu walked inside, and Xu Ji first ordered his subordinates to give Zhao Fu a little reward. Then he smiled at Xun Yu and said, "I have such soldiers in Yanzhou. It's really my Xu Ji's luck. Xun Yu smiled: "The lord is really a broad-minded person." ”

Xu Ji shook his head and said, "Brother Wen Ruo has won the award, I have said it." Everything in this world is done by people, and there is nothing immutable in the world. Han Gaozu Liu Bang is also a grass people, and there will be a world in the end. This means that in the end, people are still equal in some places, although the status is different, but it will not be static, we don't need to put any shelf on this status is not as good as their own, in fact, the most respected by others in life is their own character and knowledge, for example, I Xu Ji, I am the big Sikong? If you don't do your job, you will be looked down upon. This is also the reason why many beggars are annoying, in the final analysis, because they can support themselves. But he wants to give up on himself, and he has nothing to do all day long, only begging for a living. This is a real renunciation of their dignity as a human being, of course, there are no absolutes, and some beggars who are physically disabled or sick and disabled are a different matter. Xun Yu nodded again and again when Xu Ji said, and sighed: "What the lord said is very true. Xu Ji looked back at the soldier Zhao Fu again, and said happily: "The reason why I am so happy today is because I have met Zhao Fu, just imagine if any unknown soldier under my command can say this truth, then why should I be afraid of Huaxia?" ”

Xun Yu didn't think about it so much, and at this time, Xu Ji couldn't help but be bright. Praise again and again.

Then Xu Ji and Xun Yu continued to walk inside, and when they came to the examination room, naturally there were people who came from Yanzhou who were very proficient in this examination procedure to greet the two, and Xu Ji talked to these people for a while. Seeing that the time has come, the exam is announced. Xu Ji and Xun Yu, accompanied by a group of examiners, began to tour the examination room.

Looking at the students working hard one by one. A familiar feeling swelled up in Xu Ji's heart.

Isn't that how you came when you were a student? Thinking of the "Confucian Biography" I had watched at that time, I couldn't help but feel sorry for it. Fan Jin in there is really a shame for readers. If he can't pass the exam, it's just a useless scholar. He was admitted but became a corrupt official on the dangerous side, and the day when the imperial examination reached Baguwen, it was really only a stepping stone. Thinking about the officials at that time, they were also a little miserable, learning for half a life and eight stocks was just a stepping stone, and once they did not do anything in office, they would be dismissed, which was really harmful to others and themselves.

Xu Ji will never allow this situation to occur. That's why there are so many categories of imperial examinations he set.

At the same time, Xu Ji made up his mind that no matter what time it is, the imperial examination must be realistic, and it must not be divorced from the reality of life. Don't make a character like Fan Jin or Kong Jiji. Xu Ji smiled as he thought.

Looking at Xu Ji smiling, everyone who accompanied him was inexplicable, but because it was the time of the exam, no one asked for fear of affecting the candidates' answers.

After walking for a while, Xu Ji casually came to the side of a candidate and watched what the candidate was answering. This candidate obviously answered the questions very attentively, Xu Ji stood on the side for a long time without reacting, and the questions he answered were also very exciting.

This man probably wanted to be a court official in charge of food, so his topic had a lot to do with eating.

This person wrote in the article: Even a chef must be well aware of the five virtues to change, such as "earth supports wood, wood makes fire, fire burns gold, gold contains water, and water cooks earth". What does this mean, that is, the wood is placed on the ground, so that there can be fire, because there is fire, so that the iron pot will become hot, the water will boil, and the food produced in the ground will be cooked. As for the other doctor, what Xu Ji saw was the same cliché, but it was related to the new "Five Virtues Final Theory". This person said that Confucianism pays attention to self-cultivation, Qi family, governing the country and leveling the world, so self-cultivation should be like governing the country, and the so-called "gentleman with five virtues" is put on people's bodies, which means that they should have all five organs, but natural people are generally all five organs. Therefore, a person's health is mainly related to the "gentleman cultivating the five virtues".

What this person means is that people should pay attention to the coordination of various organs of the body in their daily life, and use various means to make the organs of the body function normally and become stronger and stronger.

This person also cited the "Five Fowl Opera" of Hua Tuo, a great physician in Yanzhou, and believed that the "Five Fowl Opera" is to imitate the movements of five animals to rejuvenate the muscles and bones of the whole body, and then promote the normal operation of various organs. What makes Xu Ji refreshed by this article is that it is the first time I have seen someone explain the function of the "Five Fowl Opera" in such detail, and it starts from the new "Five Virtues and the Beginning of the Theory" and the five internal organs of the body.

When you think about it, it does make sense.

This is true for other things like architecture, agriculture, and so on.

Xu Ji was a little dumbfounded, and he didn't expect that the new "Five Virtues Eventually Said" would actually deepen into various industries. Walking further, Xu Ji's eyes suddenly lit up.

Just in front, Heng Fan was sitting in the back of a table.

Haha, by the way, I almost forgot that this kid is also coming to the exam this time.

Xu Ji strode forward. (To be continued......)