Eldest Sun Wuji has always felt that something is wrong recently, but he can't say that there is something wrong there. Recently, Li Zhi has been very interested in the imperial examination, and often goes in and out of the Ministry of Rites to discuss the imperial examination with officials.

According to the six arts of Confucianism, two basic textbooks of ritual and music were compiled; He also summoned Chu Suiliang and others to compile books, paintings, and elementary textbooks; The generals of the army were convened to compile the basic teaching materials of archery; convened the scholars of the various temples to compile the simplified basic textbooks of the Pentateuch; The mathematics and science taught by Zhang Wenyi were compiled into two textbooks, mathematics and gewu.

These textbooks were respectively named ritual music, calligraphy and painting, archery, the Five Classics, Shuma, and Gewu as the new six arts of Confucianism, and were used as subjects for the national unified imperial examination

Ritual music, calligraphy and painting, and the Five Classics are the contents that Confucianism has been paying attention to, and shooting involves military affairs, and mathematics used to be one of the six arts, and only Gewu is a new addition. Such scientific research and Confucian culture account for nearly seventy percent, and there is nothing to be dissatisfied with.

After the content of the scientific examination was decided, there was a big problem, that is, there were many gentlemen who could teach etiquette, the Five Classics, calligraphy and painting, but there were very few gentlemen who taught music, archery, mathematics, and gewu.

At the beginning, Guozijian introduced Dr. Lile, Doctor of Archery, Doctor of Mathematics and Doctor Gewu according to the subjects of scientific examination, and then famous academies around the country also followed the example of Guozijian and hired teachers with expertise to teach a single course.

With the deepening of teaching, it is found that the teaching of a single course is more targeted than the comprehensive teaching. As a result, these colleges changed the previous comprehensive teaching to a single course, which greatly improved the quality of teaching.

Soon, due to the shortage of teachers in some courses, such as mathematics and gewu, the setting of scientific examination courses also prompted the change of examination grades, and children's examinations were based on rites, calligraphy, and the Five Classics; The township test is based on four subjects: etiquette, calligraphy, five classics, and mathematics, and three courses are added to the general examination: music, archery, and gewu.

Due to the increase and restriction of subjects, unlike the previous imperial examinations, there is no age limit, but the age limit for children's examinations is 13 years old. If you fail to pass the child examination at this age, you will not be able to sit for the next stage of the township examination. Those who are also over the age of 24 are no longer able to sit for the HKCEE.

This graded age-restricted test greatly reduces the number of high-level candidates, and also makes many people who are not able to leave the examination room early. It improves the overall quality of high-level scientific examination candidates and avoids the situation of being a professional in the examination.

At the earliest, there was a school specially designed for the township examination in Chang'an, the Guozijian Affiliated School, and other states also set up a school for the examination in the prefecture to train those who passed the township examination in their own prefectures. These examination schools are handled by the government and do not charge tuition, but only need to pay living expenses.

Huang Zhengzi Zifei, the second son of a civilian family in Quanzhou, a side branch of the Huang family. Since childhood, he has been studious at the age of 14 and has been funded by the clan to enter the Quanzhou government-run school.

There are many wealthy gentry in Quanzhou, and ordinary people can reap a lot of harvest and live a rich life by renting a house or opening their own shop. Therefore, Quanzhou government schools do not exempt students from tuition.

The Huang family's son was seriously ill and cost a lot, so he sold the ancestral property in the city and finally cured the boss. They used the remaining money to build three earthen houses on the outskirts of the city, and relied on the dozen acres of paddy fields they bought to cultivate their lives.

This kind of life is self-sufficient, if it is much worse than the previous life in the city, fortunately, Huang Zheng has successfully studied and received funding from the clan, so that he can enter the official school and continue his studies.

A peaceful life is suddenly shattered in one day.

On this day, a very decent-looking couple passed by with their servants and begged the Huang family for water to drink. In ancient times, the folk customs were simple, and it was not like now that there were shops everywhere to buy goods, and passers-by begged for water, tipping, and lodging from roadside people.

The Huang family, as usual, let people come into the courtyard to bring tea and entertain them. I didn't want to think that it didn't take long for a group of big men to break into the house, claiming that the couple were the fugitive slaves of the Helan family, a wealthy gentleman in the city, and they couldn't help but say that they kidnapped Huang Zheng's father and the couple.

After a few more days, this group of big men drove the Huang family out with the title deed stamped with the official seal. It is claimed that Huang's father reached an agreement with the Helan family to give the family's real estate and paddy fields to the Helan family free of charge, so that the Helan family would not accuse the Huang family of harboring fugitive slaves.

It is a big crime to harbor fugitive slaves in the Tang Dynasty, although the Huang family knows that other people's ways are miserable. Because the Helan family is a newcomer to the Guanlong faction, this group of people has a huge power and is very hard in the middle and background of the court, so they can only choose to swallow their anger and dare not speak out.

However, Huang's father was not released, and the Huang family came to the door many times to beg the Helan family to release him to no avail. Huang Zheng's brother Huang Qi went to Changle Jingluo Mansion to complain, not wanting to be imprisoned.

So, under the unbearable circumstances, the Huang family funded Huang Zheng to personally go to Guangzhou Lingnan Jiedu to file a complaint.

Lingnan Jiedu envoy Wen Zhonglian is the queen's brother, although no one knows about this, but everyone knows that he is the queen's own hand, and he is also a very stable and fair person on weekdays. What's more important is that Wen Zhonglian does not belong to the Guanlong forces, unlike Changle Jingluo, who was originally a military person, and is inextricably linked with the Guanlong forces.

Huang Zheng shouted grievances in Guangzhou, and the Lingnan Jiedu envoy accepted the case and found that the Changle Jingluo envoy was actually involved in the period. Wen Zhonglian felt that it was difficult to send others without being constrained by the envoy of the Changle Jinglu, so he went to Quanzhou to try the case in person, but the Changle Jingluo Mansion actually sent troops to prevent the Lingnan Jiedu envoy from entering the country.

Fortunately, the army in southern Fujian was personally trained by Zhang Wenyi, unlike other armies that are almost subordinate to generals. After figuring out that the current contingent was a subordinate of the Lingnan Jiedu envoy, the southern Fujian army immediately defected and revealed the order of the Changle Jinglufu to Wen Zhonglian.

Wen Zhonglian felt that the situation was serious, and while transferring troops, he announced that Zhang Zongsheng had a rebellious heart and removed him from his post. At the same time, he used 800 miles to fly to the imperial court, and the Lingnan Festival made the determination to quell the rebellion.

Before Wen Zhonglian and his entourage arrived in Quanzhou, news had already come from Fuzhou that Sima, Changshi, and the subordinates of the army refused to carry out the order, and Zhang Zongsheng, the envoy of Changle Jinglu, had been placed under house arrest pending disposal.

Wen Zhonglian first went to Fuzhou to take over the Changle Jingluo Mansion, and ordered Changshi Shen Liang to temporarily act as the Changle Jingluo Envoy, and then retried the case.

The Helan family very arrogantly refused the summons of the Lingnan Jiedu envoy, and packed their bags to relocate the family. However, Wen Zhonglian sent people to Quanzhou to mobilize troops to blockade Quanzhou, restrict the movement of the Helan family, and forcibly summon the Helan family to appear in court for trial.

After the trial, it was learned that the Helan family designed to lynch Huang's father to death after the purchase of the Huang family's land was refused, and forged a contract agreeing to sell the land for free. bought off the clerks of the Quanzhou Prefecture to obtain the title deed in violation of regulations, and then bought off the Quanzhou Assassin Shi to reject the Huang family's complaint, and bought off the Changle Jingluo envoy to send the complaining Huang Qi to prison.

A small unjust case gradually escalated into a rebellion in which a subordinate tried to resist his superiors by force, which shocked the government and the public.

Li Zhi received this recital when he was having dinner at Qingning Palace, when Li Zhi was so angry that he dropped his chopsticks. The two children, who had never seen their father lose his temper like this, were a little frightened, and Zhang Wenyi hurriedly asked Bai Sanniang to take the two children out.

She walked up to Li Zhi's side and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you lose your temper so much?" ”

Li Zhi casually threw the fold to Zhang Wenyi, and she took it and hurriedly browsed it. Zhang Wenyi's ancient prose is not very good until now, but fortunately, this recital was written by her second brother Wen Zhonglian.

Wen Zhonglian has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and he is more familiar with "Hundred Family Names" and "Thousand Character Text", that is, the level of writing. Therefore, his recital is more inclined to the vernacular, and Zhang Wenyi can still understand it relatively easily.

Li Zhi muttered: "These people are really lawless! ”

Regarding the behavior of Changle Jingluo, Zhang Wenyi also felt incredible. She also thought that even if she didn't manage the business in five years, at least there would be no big mistakes, but the reality was unceremoniously slapped in the face.

She raised her head and asked, "What is Your Majesty going to do?" ”

Li Zhi's eyes were on fire, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Punished for plotting against Zhang Zongsheng's nine clans!" ”

Zhang Wenyi listened to Li Zhi's words and sighed. said: "If Your Majesty wants to punish criminals and warn future generations, indiscriminate killing is not the best means. ”

Li Zhi turned his head to look at Zhang Wenyi and asked, "How do you say this?" ”

Zhang Wenyi said softly: "Many times, the most difficult choice is not to die, but to live. ”

"Alive?!" Li Zhi chewed on the word repeatedly, trying to feel its meaning. He suddenly understood the meaning of Zhang Wenyi's words, and said happily: "Put them all in prison!" ”

Zhang Wenyi saw that although Li Zhi understood, his method was really not feasible at all.

She smiled and said, "It's not okay if the main culprit doesn't kill, and then all their property will be confiscated!" In addition, the children of the nine clans are not allowed to participate in the scientific examination within a hundred years. ”

This time, Li Zhi immediately understood what Zhang Wenyi meant, he smiled and said: "It is said that the teeth of poisonous snakes and the stings of wasps are both good, and the most poisonous is not a woman's heart." Today, I saw that it was true! ”

Zhang Wenyi was so crying and laughing by him that she said, she said: "Your Majesty, the concubine is also helping you!" ”

The next day, Li Zhi ordered Zhang Zongsheng to be punished according to the theory of rebellion, and he was executed on the spot. All the property of the nine clans will be confiscated, and the children of the nine clans will not be allowed to conduct scientific research within five generations.

The Helan family, which caused the incident, was punished, the property of the three clans was confiscated, and the children of the clan were banned from scientific research for life.

However, these were not Li Zhi's biggest counterattacks, and his biggest counterattack to the gate lord family was to issue an order prohibiting any form of lynching. The decree states that punishment is the most important instrument of the state, and no one has the right to use it. Anyone who commits a crime is a sacred imperial power, and if anyone dares to violate it, it should be the same crime as rebellion.

Li Zhi couldn't even think of Zhang Wenyi fighting back like this, but she could keenly realize that this was a huge blow to the wealthy family.