When Liu Bei said this, Guo Jia was stunned, and then remembered that Liu Bei also came to Luoyang when he was very young, apprenticed to Lu Zhi, and set off a monstrous wave in Luoyang.

Indeed, this powerful and somewhat excessive emperor was also a scholar back then.

Although there was no imperial examination back then, there were all kinds of debates, and the debates of the year were equivalent to the current examinations, and Liu Bei was the king of the debates.

It must be said that Liu Bei was the champion of the debate of the scriptures, and he relied on his ability to debate the scriptures to kill a piece of the sky in the ancient literature school, reversed his fate, broke through the ceiling of his fate, and successfully climbed to the top of the social pyramid.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Bei likes those scholar-type officials who have strong learning ability and strong knowledge reserves, especially the leader among scholar-type officials-scholar-type officials, which is Liu Bei's favorite.

For example, Guo Jia himself was appreciated by Liu Bei because of his excellent mind and rich knowledge, and was able to follow the army to Yangzhou, serve in Yangzhou, and accumulate experience.

Over the years, Guo Jia has made outstanding contributions to Guan Yu's work to build the Jiangnan water network, and was transferred back to Luoyang to enter the military department a few years ago, serving as the position of the left waiter of the military department, and has been promoted to become a member of the second rank.

At this time, Guo Jia had just turned thirty years old.

When Liu Bei announced this order through the Ministry of Officials a few years ago, there was a small shock from top to bottom.

Guo Jia started from his own experience, obviously saw Liu Bei's optimism and appreciation for this Zhuge Liang.

But there's nothing to say, the main thing is that this guy is really strong, whether it's the state exam, or the selection exam, Guo Jia has read all those test papers, and he also tried to take the time to do some, and he has a good understanding of the difficulty, let him go, he may not be able to get a full score, but this Zhuge Liang got a full score.

I have to say, this guy really has two brushes.

Guo Jia looked at Zhuge Liang who was directly opposite him with mixed emotions, and he didn't know where this person would be in the future, but he turned his head to look at the glittering light in Liu Bei's eyes, and he could probably guess something.

Because Liu Bei also looked at himself with the same gaze at the beginning.

A new generation replaces the old......

For some reason, looking at Liu Bei's eyes full of brilliance, Guo Jia's heart still felt a little sour......

Zhuge Liang didn't know what Liu Bei and Guo Jia were thinking, he just felt that he was under a lot of pressure, facing the emperor and a group of high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and completing this exam under their gaze was destined to not be an easy thing.

This was followed by the distribution of the examination papers, and some disciplinary requirements for the examination by the inspectors, and after the announcement of the third round of the imperial examination, the official start of the Jun Examination.

The candidates immediately began to answer the questions nervously and excitingly, and Zhuge Liang didn't care about the emperor and high-ranking officials and dignitaries directly opposite him at first, so he just buried himself in reading the papers and reviewing the questions.

Sure enough, my hunch was right.

There are only two test papers in this exam, one is an advanced version of the standard-answer test with considerable difficulty, and the other is a three-question question.

First, let's discuss the significance of the Han Dynasty to the development of the Western Regions.

Second, let's discuss the significance of the Han Dynasty to the development of Liaozhou.

Third, let's discuss the significance of the Han Dynasty to the development of Jiaozhou.

It's all about pioneering questions, open-ended questions and answers, and there is no minefield of answers that can be seen on the surface, but it is obvious that the simpler the question, the more full of minefields and traps, a little careless, it is easy to fall into the trap, thus losing the possibility of getting a high score, which is very fatal.

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, put aside the policy theory test paper, and first began to answer the test questions with standard answers, completing all the content he was good at, and then going back to solving the decision theory test questions.

The examination room fell into silence, and at Liu Bei's request, the accompanying guards around him were collectively silenced, and the accompanying officials were also asked to go to the examination room to take a stroll with the examiners to see the candidates' answering status, and to see if there was any cheating or anything like that.

If anyone dares to cheat under the nose of the Son of Heaven, it is really the black smoke of the ancestral tomb, and the eighteenth generation of the ancestors must "thank" him well.

Guo Jia also didn't think that anyone dared to cheat here, so he didn't go down to patrol, but stayed by Liu Bei's side and talked to Liu Bei.

"These students are learning some basic knowledge in the state school, and their understanding of Jiade Tongyi should be limited to the surface, can they understand the grand strategy of the imperial court?

Jiaozhou is okay to say, for the Western Regions, they estimate that they will only learn about the things of the pre-Han period, and they think that this is the glory of the ancestors, and for Liaozhou, they are unlikely to know too much, what do you think? ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "This is normal, the major policies of the imperial court and the information that high-ranking officials can grasp are by no means something that a simple student can understand, and even if they do, most of them are the children of official eunuchs, and they know more about it." ”

"That ......"

"Therefore, there is no relevant content in the state exam, and there is only one question related to the selection exam."

Liu Bei said slowly: "Fengxiao, you should also know that whether it is the state examination or the selection examination, most of the people who get high scores and get good rankings are either official eunuchs or children from scholars and powerful families, or in other words, the results of candidates with good family background are generally better than those of candidates with poor family background, and the comparison between the two is actually not fair."

But in spite of this, the greatest fairness that can be insisted on in the imperial examination is to use what can be learned in books to assess them as much as possible, and select a group of people with the best brains, so as to eliminate the influence of candidates' backgrounds to the greatest extent and take into account fairness as much as possible.

As long as the brain is smart and the learning ability is strong, then how to be an official in the future They can naturally start learning from the position of Jiupin and grow up slowly, they don't need to master the truth of governing the country and the country before the exam, this is not something that ordinary schools can teach, after the exam, the imperial court naturally has channels and methods to cultivate them. ”

Guo Jia was suddenly a little curious.

"And what about those theories?"

"It's very simple, after all, this is a imperial examination, not an ordinary examination, and I want to select officials who agree with me, not officials who contradict me."

Liu Bei put away his smile and said slowly: "I don't need them to give me any tirade to tell me what to do, no one knows what I should do better than me, the country's major policies, is it possible that a student who has just learned in a state school will understand better than us old guys who have been in power for many years?"

It doesn't matter what strategy they have in mind, what matters is their attitude, and I need them to agree with my strategy from the bottom of their hearts, instead of resting on their laurels, clinging to old ideas, and unwilling to take new steps. ”

Guo Jia suddenly understood what Liu Bei meant.

"I see......"

"The real purpose of the imperial examination is to make birth no longer the only criterion for being an official, or even a criterion."

Liu Bei sighed and said: "In order to achieve this goal, the ancestors have groped for thousands of years? Now, there is finally a good way, so the content of the imperial examination needs to be limited to a certain range, and within this range, as many outstanding talents as possible should be selected and then cultivated.

It is better to be an official who has been cultivated by the state than an official who has been cultivated by the family, and I think it is also very important to let the official become an official of the state rather than an official of the family, as for the rest, as long as the attitude is right, you can discuss it, you can take your time, we have a lot of time. ”

Guo Jia was silent for a while after hearing this.

Then he sighed too.

"You've really thought about it a lot."

"I've gone through the whole process of probation, and I know very well how a person from humble backgrounds could get to where he is now twenty years ago, and I don't want that to happen again."

Liu Bei shook his head and said, "If there is a me, how many people will die as a price?" These people could have lived, they didn't have to die, I thought about what to do for a long time, but fortunately I figured it out, and now it seems that the effect is quite good, but it will take a little more time. ”

Guo Jia nodded.

"That being the case, it really doesn't matter what the specific strategy is."

"But how they see it is important."

Liu Bei said slowly: "Therefore, the state examination can focus on personal intelligence, hard work or not, and at the same time further select smart and hard-working people, brush down those who do not agree with the policy strategy, and then make the last screening and selection when it comes to the Jun Examination."

People who agree with the strategy of Dahan from the bottom of their hearts can focus on tracking and training, and Dahan has a complete set of processes for cultivating talents, so that they can go through step by step and persist until the end, and they can naturally become the pillars of the country. ”

"What if it contradicts your considerations?"

Guo Jia asked: "The selection is just an essay, I'm afraid there will be omissions, right?" ”

"That's okay, at least he's smart and willing to work hard."

Liu Bei turned his head to look at Guo Jia: "A smart and willing to work hard is not a person who admits death, in the process of growing up, he will have some understanding, and people who die without repentance will not be able to go to the top in our promotion system, so it doesn't hurt."

The only thing that makes me a little regretful is that we still don't have enough time to prepare, or too hasty, among the 3,000 people selected in this selection examination, there are only more than 500 peasant children, and the best results are ranked 341st, this ranking I am not very satisfied with.

In the entire Han Kingdom, more than ninety percent of the people are peasants, but in the scientific examination, only two percent of the 3,000 people who can be selected as officials are the children of peasant families, which is inappropriate for them and extremely dangerous for the Great Han Kingdom.

I have to admit that they are still weak, they still need time to grow, but I am not very worried, the first time, the next time, after three years, they will definitely be better, more competitive, and every time after that, they will grow.

When we choose officials, we must choose from among them, and if we only see them as tools, not living people, then sooner or later, the big men will collapse in their anger. ”

Guo Jia completely understood Liu Bei's thoughts and didn't say anything more.

He knew that Liu Bei wanted to make the existence of the scholar clan a history in his heart, and to make the family-style talent training mechanism of the scholar clan a history, and transform it into a way for the state to openly cultivate talents.

Guo Jia has no objection to this way, anyway, he doesn't care much about the family.

Although Guo Jia has some opinions on this way of cultivating talents with quizzes, he feels that it is too mechanical and rigid, but he has to admit that this is indeed the fairest way relatively speaking.

If the content of the book is used as the basis for the examination, and the test score obtained in this way is used as the basis for selection, then the individual's background will be suppressed to a very insignificant position in this system, and those who are from superior backgrounds will also need to fight for the same opportunities in this system as those who are not as good as themselves.

In general, the gift of effort and learning will be the most influential factor in this system, and the ideas of the past are outdated and impossible to apply.

And most importantly, this system is compatible with all the people in the entire empire with a unified standard, including all the people in the entire empire into this system, giving them the same platform and starting line.

As for things other than this, Guo Jia believes that Liu Bei cannot completely cut off the influence of the factor of origin.

In this case, the children of peasant families only account for 20% of the number of admissions, and the first 300 people are all children of the scholar clan or the children of Haoqiang in the past, and their scores and rankings are obviously an order of magnitude higher than that of the children of peasant families.

But is there a better way?

It can forcibly erase the disparity caused by origin at the national level, forcibly bring everyone together, forcibly create a new platform for competition, and force those who do not have to compete to compete to do so.

Fair.

These two words occupy an unprecedented weight in Guo Jia's heart.

This is an unprecedented feat.

Guo Jia knew that the amazing genius to whom he was loyal to, with his unparalleled personal ability, turned things around and did what all emperors in the past could not do and were unwilling to do.

So Guo Jia slowly walked off the high platform and walked to the group of students to watch their examination process.

While strolling, Guo Jia suddenly remembered a famous saying that everyone knows, but no one takes it seriously.

The road of the road also, the world for the public, the selection of talents and ability, the letter of harmony, so that people do not only kiss their relatives, not only their sons, so that the old have the end, the strong have use, the young have grown, the widowed, the lonely, the lonely, the disabled are all raised, the men have a share, the women have a home......

In the face of a person who is sprinting towards the sage with all his might, Guo Jia can't do anything to turn his back on him with his own selfishness, and if he does, that kind of damp guilt will make Guo Jia completely lose the courage to stand in the sun.

Therefore, Guo Jia will never turn his back on the saint who keeps sprinting for everyone's ultimate ideal.

Even if he now seems to have a new optimistic young man.

I'm not sour at all!

Guo Jia imagined so.

(End of chapter)