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Gao Shilian, who was idle at home, was also crowded in the crowd. He also has ambitions in his chest, but it's a pity that he followed the wrong person at the beginning. Nowadays, although there are still some furniture that has been saved at the beginning, which can ensure food and clothing, but for people like him, it is not his wish to solve the problem of food and clothing. To his surprise, the imperial court would allow his nephew, Sun Wuji, to participate in the imperial examination. This gave him a glimmer of hope, and pinned his hopes for the future on the eldest grandson Wuji.

Although the people watching the list were crowded, there were a large number of forbidden soldiers guarding the surroundings, and the order was also in order, and there was no stampede or pushing. Soon, someone in front shouted loudly: "Look, the list is out!" ”

"It's out! It's out! The crowd around them became excited, and this was a grand occasion that had not been seen in a hundred years. More importantly, many people did not believe that the common people could also pass the imperial examination and become officials, and they needed to see it with their own eyes to confirm this.

Gao Shilian is old, his eyes are not good, and he is usually pampered, so he naturally can't squeeze in front, so he has to pull a person and ask: "Is there a name of the eldest grandson Wuji?" ”

Someone in front of him heard Gao Shilian's question, turned around and said, "The first name on the list, isn't it the eldest grandson Wuji?" ”

"Mowgli, Mowgli, he won the champion?!" Gao Shilian was so surprised that he couldn't speak, and it took a long time to come back to his senses and exclaim, "The sky has eyes!" ”

When the people around heard that he was a relative of the champion, they said hello. At that time, most of the people's feelings were relatively simple, and this kind of joy was clearly from the heart.

A few families were happy and a few were sad, and soon some people cried bitterly, that is, some candidates did not find their names on the list. After all, such competition is still quite strong. The most painful are those candidates who are over twenty-seven years old, this is their first and last chance to participate in the imperial examination, and this failure means that it is difficult for them to re-enter the court as officials.

Of course, there are no absolutes. If you really want to be an official, there are other ways, such as starting as a junior official and being promoted step by step, and there are certain opportunities. It's just that it is difficult for an official to go too far through this way.

The result of this imperial examination was very unexpected, and it was the eldest grandson Wuji who won the champion. Especially in Luoyang, many people know the relationship between the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Yuan's family, and the eldest grandson Wuji is Li Shimin's brother-in-law. Li Yuan and the current emperor were once enemies, but were forced to surrender due to the situation. But as is customary, such people are often placed under house arrest or sent to the frontier. Liu Ziqiu didn't do this, and let them return to Longxi to be a rich man, which was already magnanimous. Now that Li Yuan and his family have won the top prize in the imperial examination, it shows that Liu Ziqiu is broad-minded, and there is really no one before.

In fact, many people don't realize that there is another name in the list that will surprise them even more. That is Li Jiancheng, who is ranked 322nd, and that is Li Yuan's eldest son. The winner is the king and the loser Kou, if it was Li Yuan who won at the beginning, this Li Jiancheng would be the prince. This person who may become the crown prince actually appeared on the list, and Liu Ziqiu's eclectic attitude in order to select talents and talents can no longer be questioned.

After this news came out, it soon caused an uproar among students everywhere, and some students who had originally expressed doubts about the imperial examination and still had a wait-and-see attitude also began to study angrily, preparing to show their talents in four years. This result was unexpected by Liu Ziqiu, and his original intention was only to demonstrate a principle of equality.

Of course, there are also careful people who find that of the 360 people on the liberal arts list, 273 belong to various large and small families, and the real commoners and poor families are only 87 people, which still accounts for a small part. In other words, although the policy of selecting scholars through the imperial examination was implemented, most of the imperial court would still be occupied by various families.

However, some people of insight also understand that the imperial examination system cannot be blamed for this situation, let alone Liu Ziqiu. After all, the big families have a lot of resources, and their children can receive a good education from an early age, and the starting point is naturally much higher than that of those common people and poor families, and their advantages in the imperial examination are also very obvious.

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At this time, in the Hall of Great Cause, Wei Zheng was excited: "Your Majesty, this imperial examination is much more successful than the imperial examination of the previous dynasty, and it is a real grand event." Now that the imperial court's talent ceremony has come to a perfect end, it is time to consider the canonization ceremony. ”

The canonization ceremony is just as simple as changing the titles of Liu Ziqiu's current women, according to Zhao Ling's idea, it is to draft a wide range of draft girls, at least to enrich Liu Ziqiu's harem by half. This news has long been spread intentionally or unintentionally, and some families and officials with ideas have begun to select women of appropriate age in the family and secretly prepare. Encouraged by this news, there were also some women in the palace, in addition to those palace maids, even some of Yang Guang's widows were secretly moved, after all, they were still young, and no one wanted to die alone.

Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "The talent ceremony is not over, there are still many problems worth summarizing and improving. ”

Hearing that the imperial examination, which he had poured countless efforts into and the result was very satisfactory to him, was actually said to have many problems, Wei Zheng's heart sank. He dared to admonish Liu Ziqiu face to face, and of course he dared to face his mistakes, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in this imperial examination, the minister failed to perform his duties in the examination of the candidates' qualifications, so that the eldest grandson Wuji and Li Jiancheng passed the test in confusion, and the minister asked for punishment!" ”

At the beginning, he let these two people pass the preliminary examination, and he did have the intention of testing Liu Ziqiu. However, he also made two preparations, after all, whether he can pass the exam in the end is still in the hands of the examiner. But after the marking was over, Liu Ziqiu suddenly appeared in Tai Academy, and directly took the three hundred and sixty test papers that were initially planned to be passed in front of him, let them rank them on the spot, and then immediately announced them. Because the names of the candidates are sealed, when the seal is opened at this time, there is no possibility of changing the ranking, Wei Zheng and the others have no choice but to watch the eldest grandson Wuji rank first on the list, and Li Jiancheng also appears on the list.

"It's their own business, it's none of your business." Although Liu Ziqiu doesn't know how much motivation these two people have for students all over the world, it is at least the best interpretation of the principle of "equality before the law" that he preached. However, Liu Ziqiu quickly said: "The perfection I am talking about refers to the entire system. ”

Wei Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, bowed down and said, "Please show your majesty." ”

Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said, "The number of candidates can be allocated to each county, and different places can be allocated according to the population and education status of each county. A preliminary examination is held in each county, and only those who pass the preliminary examination can enter the final imperial examination. Of course, the quota of the two capitals can be slightly increased, after all, the ministers and nobles of the DPRK and the central government live here, and their children should also be properly taken care of. ”

wants the horses to run, but also wants the horses not to eat grass, this kind of thing Liu Ziqiu can't do. People work hard to help you fight the world and help you govern the world, which is nothing more than trying to make a wife and a son. The current implementation of the imperial examination system has cut off the way for them to directly enter the court as officials, and if they do not give a certain number of people in terms of quotas, it will endanger the rule of the entire imperial court. With such priorities, Liu Ziqiu can still figure it out.

In fact, Wei Zheng has also taken this into account, after all, candidates from all over the country are concentrated in Luoyang, which is a big burden for the imperial court and candidates. If you can pass the preliminary examination and eliminate some candidates first, it is a good thing for the entire imperial examination. Of course, how to make the distribution of seats more reasonable and fair is also a considerable issue, and I am afraid that it will consume a lot of jīng power from Wei Zheng and the entire cabinet. Fortunately, Wei Zheng is a person who has the courage to face challenges, and immediately surrendered: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Liu Ziqiu smiled and said, "Don't be busy receiving the decree first, my words are not finished yet." After all, this is the first imperial examination, and there are still many things that need to be improved on how to search, how to seal the papers, how to mark the papers, and how to issue the lists. Mr. Wei can gather everyone together and think a little more. It is a matter of the country's plan to acquire talents, and there is no room for negligence. As for the canonization ceremony, it is not too late to discuss it after the imperial examination system is perfected. ”

With Wei Zheng's wisdom, how could he not understand that Liu Ziqiu was deliberately delaying. But Liu Ziqiu has already stood on a moral high point, and he can only promise repeatedly. It's just that this delay, Liu Ziqiu's goal has been achieved, but marrying Xie Muyu's rìzi can only be postponed.

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In the relatively peaceful Rìzi, Liu Ziqiu did not relax his training for the army. Moreover, as the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the national strength gradually increases, Liu Ziqiu can devote more resources to the construction of military strength. Improving the soldiers' personal quality and teamwork through training is one aspect, and the continuous development of good equipment is also another focus of Liu Ziqiu's efforts to improve combat effectiveness.

Since the beginning of the year, Liu Ziqiu has set up official workshops in Chang'an and Luoyang. Almost all the armies have been fully equipped, and all kinds of weapons and armor have been standardized according to Liu Ziqiu's requirements. Doing so may seem costly, but it's not. Whether in wartime or training, as long as the equipment is damaged, it can be easily repaired and replaced, which greatly improves the reuse rate of the equipment, thereby saving the imperial court in terms of equipment.

When the imperial examination came to an end, the Tai Academy officially opened, and the cabinet was busy improving the imperial examination system, Liu Ziqiu poured his jīng power into the army again. This time, his focus was on the ideological transformation of the army, instilling in them an important concept. The army of the Han Dynasty did not serve any one person, nor did it serve him, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but for the country of the Han Dynasty and all the people of the Han Dynasty.

This ideological transformation lasted for a month, and Liu Ziqiu would go in and out of various military camps almost every day. Of course, most of the soldiers could not understand the truth, but Liu Ziqiu was not discouraged at all, at least some of his words had planted a seed in the hearts of the soldiers.

Originally, Liu Ziqiu wanted to continue this transformation until the end of the year, but an urgent report from the border gate interrupted his plan.