Before dawn the next day, dozens of young people from the village came to the village entrance early, including Xu Yinglong.

Xu Shiyi originally did not allow Xu Yinglong to apply, he felt that it was enough to have a son in the army, and there was no need to have another son, but he couldn't resist Xu Yinglong's soft grinding and hard bubbles.

Just after midnight, young people from nearby villages also arrived.

There are six large villages in the entire Laodong plus more than 20 small villages, and a total of more than 400 people came.

Moreover, these more than 400 young people are all surnamed Xu, and they are all children of the Xu family in Laodong, without exception.

Xu Shiyi didn't go to the ground today, holding the python cane given by his son, standing under the old elm tree at the edge of the drying field at the entrance of the village, watching his son assess and rectify the young children in each village.

It is undoubtedly a major event for the imperial court to recruit troops in the Xu clan in Laodong.

Not only Dongshan Village, but also many men, women and children from many villages near and far came to see the excitement.

Those clan elders and chiefs gathered around Xu Shiyi, and specially picked good words to say, making Xu Shiyi happy, he had never been so beautiful today after living for more than 40 years.

Xu Yingwei really earned face for his son today.

At almost noon, Xu Yingwei finally finished the assessment and screened out 270 children.

These 270 recruits were all loyal and honest people selected in accordance with the new book of performance, and one or two taels of silver were distributed to the recruits' families on the spot.

The villagers who received the silver were grateful again.

Xu Shiyi also felt a light on his face when he saw this.

However, at this moment, a bigger face came to the door.

Accompanied by the sound of a gong "clang", a team of officials held wooden signs of "quiet" and "avoidance", and drove along the stone road into the village, followed by a small sedan chair.

"What is this?" Xu Shiyi was a little confused, a big official?

The uneducated villagers next to him had already knelt down, afraid of officials.

In the entire drying field, only Xu Shiyi and Xu Yingwei, father and son, did not kneel.

Xu Shiyi was struggling with whether to kneel, but Xu Yingwei said softly: "Dad, you don't have to kneel." ”

After speaking, Xu Yingwei stepped forward, he had already guessed who was coming, most of this person was the Xinchang County Commander, and a county magistrate ran into a poor ravine to make friends with him, a scholar, and it was difficult enough for him.

While Xu Yingwei was walking, the team of officials had stopped, and the sedan chair had also been put down.

Immediately, a civil official wearing a black veil and a green robe stepped down from the sedan chair.

Xu Yingwei looked at the past, he was a strange face, and he dared to love the original Xinchang County Order, that is, the Xinchang County Order who took him as a county student member, had already been transferred.

Seeing Xu Yingwei striding forward, the county commander also hurriedly sped up his pace to catch up.

There were still more than a dozen steps away, and the county commander clenched his fists and said: "I don't know that Lord Xu has returned to his hometown with honor, and it is too late for the lower officials to pay their respects, and I ask my lord to forgive me." ”

The Ministry of Internal Affairs is a new institution in Daming.

But no matter what, it is also the official yamen after all.

Xu Yingwei, as the military department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is in the middle of the matter, although the grade is only the seventh grade, which is the same grade as the county order, but one is a magistrate and the other is a Beijing official, so the gold content is completely different.

Once the seven products are released in the matter, they are basically the five products of Zhizhou.

Therefore, the Xinchang County Commander regarded himself as an official under Xu Yingwei, and he was a little flattering, but there was nothing wrong with it.

Watching the county order pay a big salute to his son and call himself a lower official, Xu Shiyi and the villagers kneeling on the ground were all stupid, only one year, Xu Xiucai had already become such a big official? It's too fast, too.

The county order is a big official in the eyes of Xu Shiyi and the villagers, and it is nothing in Xu Yingwei.

In addition to getting along with the current saint, the crown prince and the Ding Dynasty, Xu Yingwei has even grasped the current auxiliary with his own hands, how can he take a seven-grade county order in his eyes.

Of course, Xu Yingwei will not put on a shelf.

At that moment, Xu Yingwei returned the salute without being arrogant or humble, and invited the county order into his home.

After the greetings, the county magistrate refused to cut to the chase and said some unnutritious official words.

Xu Yingwei was a little impatient, he and the Qinwang Shizi of the Shizi Battalion had been greatly influenced by Chongzhen unconsciously, and he liked to be straightforward and clear in doing things, and he hated being polite the most.

At that moment, Xu Yingwei said: "County Zun, please say anything clearly, if there is nothing to do, I am busy, so I will lose my company first, and please ask the county to take care of yourself." ”

"Youzhen, how can you talk to the county honor." Xu Shiyi was taken aback.

"Xu Weng, it's okay, it's okay." Where does the county order dare to pose in front of Xu Yingwei, he is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and he can speak directly to the heavens, and he can bury him with just one sentence.

At that time, the county magistrate said: "Lord Xu, there is actually a real matter. ”

Xu Yingwei nodded and said, "Then please ask the county to talk about things directly, don't talk about those useless things." ”

The county magistrate subconsciously frowned, and said in his heart that it was too direct, and he didn't leave any affection, such a person can actually make a name for himself in the officialdom, it's really a hell.

But he didn't dare to show it on his face.

At that time, the county decree said: "That's the case, the imperial court issued an official letter three days ago, saying that the Guozijian has been reformed, and the original Guozi Priest Wine Qian Qianyi Qian has gone to work, and in the future, the position of the Guozi Priest Wine will be appointed by the Holy Lord, and the subjects that the Guozijian students will take the exam may also be different, Lord Xu knows about this matter, right?" ”

"I know that." Xu Yingwei said, "This matter has long been decided. ”

The county order continued: "There are more than 100 students in this county who meet the conditions, and they will also go to Nanjing to take the exam in the near future, but after all, this Guozijian reform is an unprecedented cultural and educational event, and the county's teachings and learning are not bottomless, only Lord Xu, you have served in front of the king, so can you mention the students in this county?" ”

"That's it?" Xu Yingwei smiled dumbly and said, "It's good for you to send someone to inform me of such a trivial matter, I am still a student of Xinchang County, and I should do my best for the county's culture and education." ”

"That's it, thank you, Lord Xu." The county order was overjoyed when he heard this.

If the students of Xinchang County get Xu Yingwei's recommendation and can pass a few more tests, then he will also have merit in this county order, and the political secretary and the judge will inevitably give him a good grade.

……

Guozijian's exam is in full swing preparations.

Chongzhen personally served as the chief examiner of this exam for the first time.

Because of this, there are several royal histories that have been angry with Chongzhen.

These imperial histories believe that Chongzhen has broken the imperial examination system, since ancient times, the emperor has only served as the chief examiner of the palace examination, when did he serve as the chief examiner of the Guozi invigilation examination?

A group of Xiucai took the exam, is it worthy of the emperor himself as the chief examiner?

But Chongzhen didn't even look at it, and directly threw the fold into the corner.

Chongzhen not only served as the chief examiner himself, but also appointed three deputy examiners, namely the crown prince Zhu Cihong, the head of the Gewu Department of the Internal Affairs Office, and Song Yingxing, the former governor of Bozhou, Fengyang Prefecture.

That's right, it's Song Yingxing who wrote "Heavenly Creation".

Song Yingxing was ordered to enter Beijing ten days ago, and Xuan was appointed as the director of the Gewu Division.

So far, Song Yingxing is one of the few officials of the Internal Affairs Department who is not from the Qin Dynasty.

However, Song Yingxing once served as a county school teacher in Fenyi County, Jiangxi Province for four years, and his performance during this period was outstanding, so he still has a bottom in his heart about this Guozijian exam.

Song Yingxing asked: "Shengshang, what do you mean is that Cheng Wending will stay and Gewu will be high, right?" ”

"Yes." Chongzhen nodded and said, "Most of the students in the provinces, provinces and counties have learned a subset of scriptures and history before, and most of the exercises are Cheng Wen, and there are few people who have dabbled in the study of Gewu, and suddenly they are too unfair to them to stay in Gewu, so this exam is still based on Cheng Wending, and then on the basis of Gewu. ”

"Holy Master." Song Yingxing praised, "The minister also thinks this move is the most appropriate." ”

Fang Yizhi asked: "Holy Lord, the study of this object is very complicated, how should I come up with the exam questions?" ”

"It's easy." Chongzhen said, "Gewu can be divided into many disciplines, such as physics, mathematics, chemistry, medicine, astronomy, history, agriculture and other disciplines. ”

"Do you have to take all of these subjects?" Song Yingxing and Fang Yizhi were dumbfounded.

"Yes, all of them have to be tested." Chongzhen nodded and said, "Guozijian has a three-year semester, the first two years are basic courses, all disciplines must be studied, and in the last year, you can choose one or several disciplines for special study." ”

Zhu Cihong frowned and said: "But Father, you also said just now, there are few students from all over the country who dabble in the discipline of Gewu, and at this time, let them take the Gewu Examination, and they have to take so many subjects, the result is afraid that it will be unsatisfactory." ”

What Zhu Cihong means is that if this is the case, most students can only get zero points.

"It's easy." Chongzhen had already prepared, smiled and said, "Anyway, Cheng Wending is still going to stay in this exam, so after the first exam, the second exam will not be taken for the time being." ”

"Wait for the students to learn Gewuxue for a period of time and then take the second exam."

"Wait until next year, Guozijian's admissions exam will be determined based on the test results of various subjects."

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said again: "Fang Qing, Song Qing, you can hurry up and compile textbooks, which are the textbooks of various disciplines that I just mentioned. ”

"Compiling textbooks?" Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing were a little confused, "Isn't it an exam question?" ”

"The exam questions are not in a hurry, and it is easy to leak the questions if they come out too early, so I decided to wait until the last day before the exam to determine the exam questions." Chongzhen waved his hand, and continued, "But the textbooks for the students of Guozijian to study must be compiled as soon as possible, and once the students are enrolled, they will be able to get the textbooks as soon as possible. ”

"The ministers receive orders." When Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing heard this, they fell to the ground.

Looking at Fang Yizhi and Song Yingxing, who turned to leave, Chongzhen suddenly sighed.

Zhu Cihong asked, "Father, do you think of the Western missionary Bu Mige?" ”

"No, my father remembered Qin Tianjian Zheng Tang Ruowang, this person is also erudite and talented, and he can be a professor of Guozijian." Speaking of this, Chongzhen said again, "But speaking of Bu Mige, it's been more than a year, and he should be back soon, right?" But I don't know who I can get back? ”