The Jinshi exam is not about entering and leaving after an hour of answering, and candidates have to live in it for several days to complete all the answer sheets. They had to bring their luggage and stay in the examination hall. There were people waiting anxiously outside the examination center, and there were people who were filled with negative emotions because they couldn't attend.

As the chief examiner, Wu Qian didn't expect that Taiwei Zhao didn't care about the resignation of an assistant examiner, and he didn't expect that this matter would pass so lightly and without causing any waves. If this was a big event in the past, it would be enough to make a big deal out of it.

Wu Qian was a little too high at Zhao Jiaren's attention to the old civil officials, and too high at the number of old civil officials in the Lin'an Imperial Court at this time. When the Lin'an Imperial Court surrendered, only Fujian Road, Liangguang, Yangzhou, and Haizhou still had relatively established Song officials. The total number of these officials is only three or four hundred.

With a history of more than 300 years in the Great Song Dynasty, more than 40,000 jinshi were selected for the imperial examination. It was the petty officials who really supported the bureaucratic system of the Great Song Dynasty. They are paid for by the local government, and are not paid by the central government. Officials' staff are privately employed, and the state does not assume the official status of these people. The small officials in the Great Song Dynasty had as few as 50 gangs and as many as 3 or 500 gangs, which resulted in the actual number of the ruling class entrenched in the body of the Great Song Dynasty being very large, but the actual number of people on the register was actually very small.

Zhao Jiaren was once deceived by the article of stealing beams and changing pillars in the 21st century, "In ancient times, xxx peasants only raised an official, and xx peasants in new China raised an official". Those who spread such remarks never mentioned the petty officials and their helpers, let alone that when they calculated New China, they gave teachers and other personnel to the official ranks, for example. In contrast to the actual situation, the proportion of the population supported by the new Chinese people who eat financial meals is actually probably the lowest in all dynasties.

Taking advantage of the broken officials, Zhao Jiaren transferred a large number of cadres from the Navigation Guild to serve as officials. Of course, there is something wrong with the experience of these people, but this group of people can be dismissed relatively easily, and these people are born as laborers, and they create wealth rather than just consume it.

At this time, there were only 300 former officials in Beijing, and most of these 300 people were appalled by Zhao Jiaren's action of allowing a deputy chief examiner to resign. But the cadres and officials of the larger number of nautical guilds didn't care about this. Not to mention that Zhao Jiaren only allowed an official to resign, even if Zhao Jiaren killed the examiner, the cadres would not have the slightest opinion.

In the next few days, Wu Qian may not have no hope in his heart that these reference people will wait to make trouble. For the sake of their own interests, none of these people who can be referred to have any telepathy with Wu Qian and Wu Taishou. The exam process was very smooth, and both the invigilator and the candidates were trying to do their job.

The marking of the papers is also in order. The whole process is similar to before, because the number of candidates is smaller than before, and the whole event is much earlier. After the list of palace examinations was released, the cadres in the court were noncommittal, anyway, no one in their family came to participate in the imperial examination, but to participate in the system. The officials in the court were surprised.

Candidates are not without background, and they will also write articles for the upper class to read after the end, hoping that they can be moved. More than a dozen of these articles have been unanimously endorsed by officials. Candidates who were considered to be very good in literature and ideas were unexpectedly defeated. Wen Tianxiang was temporarily assigned by Zhao Jiaren as the deputy examiner, and the former champion became the focus of the attack, and many people simply went to Wen Tianxiang to discuss the law.

In the face of these many people, Wen Tianxiang didn't bother to explain them one by one, he invited more people to drink. Just looking at the invitees, those who questioned were listed, and many others also participated in this scientific expedition, and everyone knew that Wen Zhizhou was going to say something about this scientific expedition. On that day, many people gathered inside and outside the meeting place.

Wen Tianxiang has a fierce personality, and he openly opposed Jia Nidao several times when Jia Rudao was in power, and now there are so many people, and he has the pride of tens of millions of people. He was also joined by Liu Meng, who was transferred to participate in the review of the file. Among the cadres in Zhao Jiaren's hands, Liu Meng is a guy that Zhao Jiaren thinks knows a little about philosophy.

When the time came, Wen Tianxiang stood up and signaled everyone to be quiet. There were more than two hundred in the courtyard, and more outside. After Wen Tianxiang signaled, it took a lot of time to calm down. Wen Tianxiang said loudly: "Many people did not pass the exam this time, and the questions are different. I think the most representative is the answer to the last question. ”

Immediately there was a buzzing sound below, and the last question was very strange, and everyone had a lot of opinions on it. Wen Tianxiang quieted everyone down before continuing: "The country is a scholar, and the last question is to look at everyone's opinions, what is reasonable can be passed, and what is not reasonable is not. This has little to do with everyone's writing talent. ”

"Then this is what you have to agree with Captain Zhao's idea?" Immediately, a candidate who thought there was no problem but didn't get into the exam said.

"That's right. If Taiwei Zhao has any ideas, why not make it clear first? The person who fell off the list couldn't help but follow along.

These people are already angry in their hearts, and they encounter a herd environment. Then they shouted, "Speak clearly! "Gotta make it clear!"

Wen Tianxiang wanted to restore silence in the venue, but he didn't expect those people to be unable to hold on as soon as they made a fuss, and finally simply shouted in unison, 'Speak clearly!' ''Make it clear!'' ''Make it clear!'' ’

In this wave, Wen Tianxiang's efforts were fruitless. At this time, a loud noise was heard, which shook Wen Tianxiang's body tightly. The people below were also disturbed, so they were quiet for the time being. It was Liu Meng who slammed the table, and he stood up at this time and shouted in a loud voice: "If you want to make noise, go out and make noise casually." It's a dialogue here, so do you think you can take advantage of the fact that you have more people? Shut up now and listen to Wen Zhizhou's speech. ”

"Who are you?" Liu Jingwen, who was mixed in the crowd, shouted loudly.

"My name is Liu Meng, and I am here to participate in this marking." Liu Meng replied in a loud voice.

When a group of unsuccessful people saw the culprit who caused their defeat, they were naturally angry. Liu Meng's choice to deal with these was very violent, he took out his whistle and blew it violently, and in the sharp whistle, more than 30 policemen turned out from behind the stage. Seeing this group of poor people who maintain law and order, many people feel that Liu Meng is not a gentleman who does not do anything.

"The purpose of coming here is to have a conversation, if you can't control yourself, now you will either go by yourself or be dragged away. You pick one. Liu Meng took advantage of this time to shout. You need a loud voice on board, and that gentle voice in the sea breeze is useless.

There are police officers pressing the formation, and there are loud voices that are shocking. Some people were quiet, but Liu Jingwen was not here to discuss, and seeing that he could mess up the situation, he continued to shout: "In the ancestral family law, it is not allowed to kill people with speech. You don't allow everyone to speak, it's so majestic! ”

Liu Meng grinned, he had killed more people alone and cooperatively, than the entire courtyard, and the number of killings in all the battles he had participated in had exceeded 10,000. Such a little didn't affect him at all. Pointing at Liu Jingwen, Liu Meng said: "Take it out!" ”

The police separated and everyone grabbed Liu Jingwen and dragged him out, and immediately someone couldn't help but step forward to stop him, and the police did not hesitate to take the two of them one by one, and took them away together. More than 20 people were put out, and the herd mentality of the others immediately changed. From 'arguing with everyone' to 'not wanting to be taken away'.

The guy who was taken away was parked in a courtyard some distance from the venue. Since the Mongol invasion, the vacancy rate in Lin'an has increased significantly. Taiwei Zhao made a full requisition of these houses. It's easy to tell if the house is permanently occupied. The walls, the window paper, can be seen to be gloomy. Liu Jingwen was here, reminiscing about his own glorious days before the Mongol invasion. At that time, as a squire, even if he couldn't do anything at the feet of the Son of Heaven, no one dared to make things difficult for him. Now things are wrong, not to mention that he lost his official position, and was dragged away by the poor in front of everyone.

My heart is sad, but I don't know what to say. These policemen are all young, with short hair and straight faces, and they don't look good. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly someone came. The police took Liu Jingwen to the venue. When I entered the venue this time, I saw that it was in order, and everyone didn't know when they would have stools. The stools are neatly arranged, and so are the people sitting on the stools.

Liu Meng said to Liu Jingwen: "I'm here to ask you, why did you make trouble. If what you said is reasonable, I will let you come back and continue to listen to Wen Zhizhou. ”

He was dragged away by Liu Meng's order, and Liu Jingwen looked at Liu Meng fiercely. Even if he is just a flat-headed commoner now, Liu Jingwen still has no intention of bowing to Liu Meng.

"If it makes sense, just say it. To be so angry is to delay everyone's time. If you don't speak, I'll have to ask you out. Liu Meng smiled and pressed step by step with words.

"How could I be angry if it weren't for you first?" Liu Jingwen retorted loudly. After saying this, he felt that the atmosphere in the venue was not quite right. Wen Tianxiang lowered his gaze, not knowing what was going on in his heart. Liu Meng touched his chin with an indifferent expression. And those people in the audience are regretful, disappointed, funny, thoughtful, and heartbroken, and none of the various emotions mean to support Liu Jingwen.

Liu Meng saw that no one was silent, and he ordered the police: "Take this person out." ”

Wen Tianxiang listened to the police dragging Liu Jingwen away, and he asked himself not to watch Liu Jingwen's struggle. At this time, Wen Tianxiang had feelings of sympathy and contempt in his heart. Because when Liu Jingwen and others were dragged away, Liu Meng introduced Zhao Jiaren's evaluation criteria for the last question.

None of the guys who can pass can be surrendered or staunch supporters of Zhu Xi's faction. Wen is like a person, if it is these two types, it will always show the fox's tail. They are just like those criminals, once they are caught, they do not talk about how they are driven by their own understanding or ** as the main cause, but talk about the external inducements of the secondary factors.

Liu Meng looked at those who were stunned by the truth, and he smiled: "I'll bring back the people I took away in a while." Ask them why they're making a fuss. If they admit to doing it on their own impulse, they are a guy who knows who they are. I'll let the guy stay and listen. But I'm not optimistic myself, I'm afraid that seven or eight out of ten of these people who were taken out felt that if I hadn't been rude, they wouldn't have been like that. ”

Now Liu Jingwen has proved Liu Meng's prediction with his words and deeds. Wen Tianxiang could not comment on this. After that, these two dozen people were brought in in turn, and all of them said that it was Liu Meng's actions that caused them to make an inappropriate choice. None of them found a reason from their own point of view.

Wen Tianxiang was embarrassed to look at the people below, he didn't think there was anything wrong with him, but he felt that the people below were too pitiful. Liu Meng laughed and asked people to send some leaflets to everyone, with printed text on them, "The beginning of things must have a beginning." Honor and disgrace will come like virtue. The flesh rots out the worms, and the fish withers and beetles. Neglect and forgetfulness of one's body is a disaster. Strong self-pick-up column, soft self-pick-up bundle. Evil is in the body, and resentment is structured. If the salary is one, the fire will be dry, and if the ground is one, the water will be wet. Plants and trees grow, birds and beasts are herd, and things are according to their kinds. It is the essence of Zhang, and the bow and arrow are to the end; The forest is luxuriant, and the axe is heavy; The trees are shady, and the birds are resting. Acid, and gnats agglomerate. Therefore, there is trouble in words, and there is insult in deeds, and the gentleman is cautious of what he stands! ’

"What Taiwei Zhao wants this time is a talent who can take on heavy responsibilities, not a scholar who only knows empty words. Those who can do things know that if you want to do things, you must have strength and knowledge. Where these energies come from, it is not what someone outside says, but from oneself. Whether you have eaten enough, whether you have read enough books, whether you have studied and seen the situation in front of you. These come from oneself, not from others. We need to respect ourselves and know that all choices come from our essence. It's not just because someone outside says something that leads us to wait. So if you still feel that you haven't written the essay that the examiner doesn't agree with because of the title, you can leave now. I couldn't hear anything when I stayed. ”

Liu Meng talked eloquently, which was similar to what he expected. It's useless to reason with these people. If it was Zhao Jiaren or Wen Tianxiang in the audience, even if they didn't get in, they would be able to understand what was going on. The gang in the audience thinks that 'whether to be admitted or not' is the core of everything. It is all causes and effects. This kind of person's state of mind is not much different from those dolls who cry without getting candy.

Seeing that no one left, Liu Meng smiled and said, "Since you think it's okay, let's ask Wen Zhizhou to continue to talk about the topic of this time." ”

Wen Tianxiang heard that Liu Meng finally arched himself out to clean up the mess, so he could only shake his head helplessly. But this is also his responsibility, and there is no way to escape it.