The imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty was actually not very valued.

This can be seen from the official arrangement of the Ministry of Rites to arrange the imperial examination only this year.

In the past, those who were in charge of the imperial examination were just ordinary outsiders.

The staff is only from the sixth grade, and the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the fourth grade, which directly reflects the degree of attention.

As for the fact that Li Yunze, the prince, came over this time, it was purely because his personal actions had nothing to do with the importance of the court.

In the Tang Dynasty, the subjects of the imperial examination were usually six subjects, among which the Xiucai Department was abandoned in Gaozong because it was too difficult.

Because very few people can pass the exam, not to mention, there are not even a few people who sign up for this subject, so there is naturally no need to keep it.

Among the remaining five subjects, the two subjects of Jinshi and Mingjing are the most important, and the candidates who take these two exams are also the most.

In the early Tang Dynasty, the Ming Jing Department was higher than the Jinshi Branch, but after the middle of the Tang Dynasty, the status of the Jin Shi Branch began to be higher than that of the Ming Jing Branch.

People have become more and more revered for jinshi, so much so that jinshi has since become synonymous with the imperial examination.

Compared with its previous recommendation system and even the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, the imperial examination is undoubtedly a groundbreaking good thing, giving ordinary people an even small but real upward channel.

But after so many years, especially after Li Sanlang recognized money and not people, it was already extremely rancid.

The imperial examination gradually evolved into a means for the clan lords to maintain their own ranks, and they used various means to obtain quotas, which greatly reduced the ability and quality of those who won the examination, while many real talents, celebrities, and jieshi were excluded.

Among them, there are those who are proud of themselves, such as 'the past was not filthy enough to boast, and now there is no end to debauchery.' The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the Chang'an flowers in one day. 'The prodigal son of the prodigal son of the flowers.

There are also 'stay until autumn comes September 8, I will kill a hundred flowers after the flowers bloom. The heavenly incense array penetrates Chang'an, and the city is full of golden armor. 'The Gate Valve Gravedigger Yellow Nest.

Meng Jiao's "After Dengke" and Huang Chao's "Fu Ju after the First Queen" are the most realistic portrayals of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty.

Just like at this time, Li Yunze was sent many copies of the scroll here.

Juzi usually composes the scroll of poems and texts to the official government where the Shangshu Province is located, that is, the Ministry of Rites, so it is called the Na Provincial Scroll, also known as the "Gong Scroll".

The poems presented privately by Juzi to some dignitaries are called "Xingjuan".

It's a way to increase your visibility and thus your chances of being selected.

After all, the examiner knows your name and will naturally deepen his impression when he sees your masterpiece.

Because the person who finally chose who was to enter the department this time was Li Yunze, these scrolls were sent to him.

Li Yunze doubled it, but the works of Du Fu, Gao Shi, Wang Zhilian and others that he valued before were nothing.

"These are all done by some outstanding talents who participated in this imperial examination." The chief examiner in charge of this imperial examination, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, made a public recommendation to Li Yunze with a smile on his face, "They are all rare talents." ”

It should be said that those who can come to participate in the imperial examination are basically talents.

The only difference is that those who were sent to Li Yunze and recommended by the servants of the Ministry of Rites were basically children from a family of lords and nobles.

After all, reading is an extremely expensive thing, and even if an ordinary family is bankrupt, it can't support a single scholar.

Only the family gate valve and the noble family have this strength, which naturally means that there are more talents.

The so-called public recommendation is to recommend to the examiner through the relationship channel, which is a disguised advance decision.

Although the waiter of the Ministry of Rites this time is the chief examiner, it is a pity that there is a prince watching from the side, so he can only transfer the matter to him.

The so-called operations of later generations have actually been played by the ancestors a long time ago, and they are all left over from the ancestors.

Li Yunze sighed lightly and put aside the scroll in his hand.

His eyes looked at the old man in front of him and asked, "Young Sect Bo Gui Geng?" ”

The waiter of the Ministry of Rites was stunned for a moment, and then responded with a smile, "Back to the king, the old minister is seventy and five this year." ”

Li Yunze nodded meaningfully and said, "Uncle Young Sect is really old and strong. ”

This sentence is not only about his age, but also about the fact that he can still have a son at such an age.

even asked Li Sanlang to give his son a name for his son.

At this point, it is already very illustrative, the ceremonial waiter Li Yunze in front of him knows it very well, and he must be a famous figure in the history books.

That's right, this waiter of the Ministry of Rites is the famous He Zhizhang!

is the He Zhizhang who wrote "Homecoming".

'The young left home and the eldest returned, and the hometown accent did not change and the sideburns declined. When the children don't know each other, they smile and ask where the guests are from. ’

No, this is also a must-memorize poem when I was in school.

Fortunately, when Li Yunze was in school, he never lost points in Tang poetry, after all, it is easy to memorize the few words.

It's a pity that when it comes to 'chirp and chirp', I am dumbfounded, and it is really terrible to move hundreds of words.

Of course, compared with the works of the famous poet He Zhizhang, he is more famous because he is a friend of Li Bai.

The famous "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" is 'Li Baidou's 100 poems about wine, sleeping in a restaurant in Chang'an City, the Son of Heaven can't get on the boat, and he claims to be a fairy in wine. In the poem, there is He Zhizhang's "Zhizhang rode a horse like a boat, and fell asleep at the bottom of the well." ’

By the way, "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" was written by Du Fu, not Li Bai.

He Zhizhang didn't know what Li Yunze meant, so he could only laugh.

Actually, he really didn't want to come.

It's a pity that a few months ago, the famous Erli dispute broke out, which is an important event in the history books.

The previous examiner, Li Ang, was inconsistent, and on the surface he said that he would not accept the request, and whoever interceded would be the first.

The examiner Wai Lang is a position specifically responsible for the imperial examination.

Li Ang's words were beautiful, but unfortunately he was exposed by Li Quan.

"At the beginning, Ang Qiang replied, and he was not invited, and those who had requests should not be followed."

To put it bluntly, although Li Ang said that he would not be entrusted, as long as someone asked him, he would obey it.

After this incident became a big problem, Li Sanlang moved the matter of presiding over the imperial examination to the name of the Ministry of Rites, and appointed Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Rites, to be in charge of this matter.

Historically, from He Zhizhang to the last imperial examination at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the chief examiner in the real sense has always been a member of the Ministry of Rites.

Of course, He Zhizhang naturally doesn't know that he has set a historical precedent now.

He just felt annoyed now.

Originally, he came to preside over the imperial examination to give the United States, and it was naturally beneficial to be able to get the invitation.

It's a pity that I don't know which tendon King Shou took wrong, and he actually came to preside over the imperial examination.

Now it's okay, the final decision falls into the hands of King Shou, and he, the chief examiner, is really just the chief examiner.

"This king already knows about it."

Li Yunze's senses for He Zhizhang are not good, this person is still in love with his official position when he is old, and he is not pragmatic, so he naturally has no good feelings at all.

He reached out and put them aside, "Keep them." ”

"All, all stay?!"

Now it was He Zhizhang's turn to be dumbfounded, "King, there are dozens of copies here." ”

In the Tang Dynasty, there were usually three or five people, and no more than ten people died.

Li Yunze actually left all the scrolls here, this... He Zhizhang didn't know what to say for a while.

He really wanted to remind Li Yunze, 'Don't be too greedy, although there are gifts for requests, but you accept so many gifts at one time, beware of choking!' ’

Li Yunze didn't know what he was thinking, and he didn't want to know.

Picked up the tea bowl on the side, "This king knows, the young uncle is a good student to preside over the imperial examination." ”

He Zhizhang had no choice but to get up and leave.

This time, he came here to do day work for the imperial court, but he only worked but did not get any benefits.

It's really helpless.

"What about dozens of copies, if you don't choose a few hundred people during the imperial examination, you can still call it the imperial examination?" Li Yunze, who put down the tea bowl, smiled, "You haven't seen the real examiner, it's all a move in 10,000 units." ”

Datang's control over formal official positions is very strict, and now there are almost 50 million people, but there are less than 20,000 official positions, which is almost 1 to 3,000, that is, 3,000 people support one.

This is mainly due to the fact that productivity is not high, and too many words cannot afford it.

It is precisely because of this that the number of people who have taken the imperial examination is not large.

But Li Yunze has already decided to hire more people this time, because after he takes the position, he has to get rid of too many people who spend money to enter the office, and he needs to train a replacement in advance.

When the official imperial examinations were conducted, they were far less stringent than they had imagined.

There was no scrutiny of the valley road, no lake name exams, and no sergeants patrolling back and forth.

The examination room here is like a self-study classroom in later generations, not only all kinds of cheating methods, but even special ones to take the exam.

The substitute test is very good, and one person provides answers to several candidates.

And this kind of sought-after substitute test is called 'saving several people'.

Li Bai, who went to watch on Li Yunze's order, came back angrily and complained about the unfairness of the examination room, "What is the point of this kind of imperial examination!" ”

"Too white."

Li Yunze, who was not angry because of this, smiled and motioned to Li Bai, "Sit down and talk first." ”

When Li Bai sat down angrily, Li Yunze asked unhurriedly, "Taibai also thinks that such a imperial examination is meaningless?" ”

"It's nature."

Li Bai, who was red-faced, immediately said: "Zimei, they have studied hard for many years, and they are people who are full of wealth, but they want to compete with those who cheat, how unfair!" ”

"Then what does Taibai think this king should do?"

"Naturally, all those who cheat and take the test will be driven out!"

"Okay." Li Yunze nodded, "If this king did this, maybe this imperial examination would be much cleaner, but what about next time?" ”

"Next time?" Li Bai was stunned.

"If this king does this, there will be no next time." Li Yunze said slowly, "So many people who point to the imperial examination and make a fortune will regard this king as a thorn in their side, and they will never let this king have the opportunity to supervise the scientific examination again." Wait until

In the future, if the imperial examination is carried out, it will still be the same as now. ”

"Taibai, you tell this king, how can you completely put an end to this matter?"

This really touched Li Bai's knowledge blind spot, he pondered for a long time, but he never thought of a complete solution.

In desperation, he could only bow his hand to Li Yunze, "Dare to ask the king for advice." ”

"There's only one way."

Li Yunze's smile gradually changed... gradually became indifferent, "Only this king ascends to the throne and eradicates all these flies and dogs!" It's also a bright world in the world! ”