The literacy rate at the beginning of the Han Dynasty was not high, and the size of the intellectual class was not large.

But this is not big, it refers to the population base of tens of millions of Han people.

In fact, the number of literate people may be about the same as the population directly led by the Xiongnu Dadanyu.

What is reading for?

Except for a small number of people, the purpose of the vast majority of people is very clear, to be officials.

To put it nicely, learn literature and martial arts and sell them to the emperor's family.

A more beautiful rhetoric is to continue to learn for the saints, establish a life for the people, and open peace for all generations.

But in essence, it's all the same.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, there were very few officials in the Han Dynasty, or there were few positions that could take the money, compared to cough cough.

In fact, until the time of the Tang Dynasty, there were very few positions with an establishment, at least equivalent to the extent that thousands of people were to one.

At that time, a large number of non-staff personnel were used, such as the fake officials of the Han Dynasty, the bad people of the Tang Dynasty, and so on.

After the complete rise of the civil officials, they increased their positions on a large scale in order to expand their strength.

Now, it is extremely difficult to become an official in Dahan, and you must have the recommendation of a competent person.

In order to get recommended, cultural people from all over the world have flocked to Chang'an City, hoping that they can be recommended by a big person.

And these people are Chang Piao.

In recent days, an explosive news has been widely circulated among the Changpiao group.

The king of Zhongshan pioneered the holding of the imperial examination, and admitted talents to official positions by examination.

Of course, it is the official position of Zhongshan Kingdom.

But even if it is an official position in Zhongshan Kingdom, it is not an official position.

Compared with the pain and despair of running into walls everywhere in Chang'an City for many years and having no hope for the future, this is a ray of light that pierces the darkness.

In these years, those who can come to Chang'an City to do Changpiao are basically rich in family resources.

If the family has no money, let alone studying, it is difficult to make up the travel expenses.

But the living standard of Chang'an City is too high, almost the highest in the world in this era.

Even if you are a landlord in your hometown, you will run out of money if you drift for many years.

Many people were already desperate, and even resentful of the new Han students.

However, the appearance of the imperial examination made them feel a ray of sunshine in the darkness, and rushed to Zhongshan Country like crazy.

Originally, some people were worried that it would be too late, but then they got the news that the king of Zhongshan saw that the number of applicants was too large, so he decided to postpone the imperial examination for two months.

This rumor is true, Li Yunze did postpone the imperial examination for two months.

At the beginning, he just planned to recruit a group of talents through the imperial examination, so as to replace those who did not do things in the eight counties of Zhongshan State.

Unexpectedly, the enthusiasm of the various schools that remained in Lunu City because of the blank paper and printing technology was so hot that it became popular.

Not only did they sign up enthusiastically, but they also gathered in front of the palace to petition, begging the king to postpone the imperial examination so that they could call their fellow disciples to participate.

quickly realized that Li Yunze, who had underestimated the power of the imperial examination, immediately postponed the imperial examination for a period of time, so that more disciples of the school could rush over.

This is not just to find officials for a few counties, but also to brush up fame.

After experiencing Chang'an City's peaceful approach in exchange for the Huns' retreat, Li Yunze's mentality changed.

He may not have made a final decision before, but now he has made up his mind, no longer waiting for Liu Che to grow up, but choosing to do it himself!

Since you have decided to do it yourself, this kind of thing is naturally indispensable.

Li Yunze's actions also caused an uproar in Chang'an City.

"Eldest Princess."

In the mansion of Princess Guantao, Tian Wei, who had an ugly appearance, opened the box with a smile, revealing the neatly placed gold cakes inside, "Be careful, please also ask the eldest princess to smile." ”

Concubine Liu is a very pure person, and power and money are her favorites.

Even if Tian Wei's appearance is unsightly, the gold he brought is dazzling and beautiful.

So Concubine Liu immediately showed a kind smile, beckoned someone to carry the gold away, and nodded to Tian Wei with a smile, "I have a heart." ”

"Where, where."

Tian Wei saluted respectfully: "This is all Wang Meiren's intention." ”

The so-called Wang Meiren is Liu Che's biological mother Wang Huan.

As for why Wang Wan and Tian Wei are called sisters and brothers, but they are not the same surname, it is naturally because their fathers are different.

Wang Huan's mother's name is Zang'er, and she is the granddaughter of Wang Zangdi, the founder of the Han Dynasty.

After Zang Di was killed for rebellion, he fled to the Xiongnu and became a commoner from a nobleman.

Later, when he returned to the Han Dynasty, he first married Wang Zhong and gave birth to Wang Huan, and later remarried Tian.

As for Wang Huan, she first married Jin Wangsun and gave birth to a daughter named Jin Shi.

Just look at the name, you can know that Jin Wangsun is also a nobleman, after all, the name is Wang Sun.

Later, Liu Qi, who was still the crown prince, was a beauty pageant, Wang Wan immediately kicked Jin Wangsun into the East Palace, and was loved by Liu Qi, and gave birth to three daughters and one son one after another.

I have to say that the emperor of the Han Dynasty is really cold, even if he has been married, he can accept it, and he is not afraid of being loose and boring.

According to the practice of the Han Dynasty, after Wang Wan rose to power, her brothers and sisters naturally defected to her as relatives.

Elder brother Wang Xin and younger brother Tian Wei, Tian Sheng and others helped to run around.

And her sister Wang Haojiao was decisively sent to Liu Qi's bed to fix her favor when Wang Wan felt that her favor was no longer there.

I have to say that this woman's wrists, scheming and decisiveness are very good.

She knew very well that the relatives of the Wang family had no strength at all, after all, the former Yan King Zang Di had been dead for many years.

If you want to support your son to the top position, you must have a strong force as support.

There is no doubt that the princess Liu Xuan, who has a huge influence on the Empress Dowager Dou, is her choice.

In history, Wang Wan trained Liu Che, who was only a few years old, to say good things about Chen Ajiao, so as to hook up Princess Guantao, who happened to be mad by Li Ji, so as to successfully support Liu Che to the throne with the help of Princess Guantao.

Now, while going all out to deal with the crown prince Liu Rong and Li Ji, Wang Wan is also eyeing the sudden rise of the prince Sheng.

After a few words of nonsense that were not nutritious, Tian Wei finally said what he meant: "Eldest princess, you know, rumors have been spreading in Chang'an City recently." ”

Although Princess Liu is greedy for money, she is a person who believes in her word.

Now that I've accepted the gold, I'm sure I'm going to do it for you.

It is precisely because she has such a good reputation that there is an endless stream of people asking her to do things.

After listening to Tian Wei's words, Liu Yan smiled slightly, and cooperated with the question, "Oh, I don't know what kind of rumors it is?" ”

Although Tian Wei is ugly, he has a mouth that can speak.

"Don't dare to hide it from the princess, there have been rumors recently that the king of Zhongshan wants to take the imperial examination, which has attracted countless criticisms. Many people say that this is shaking the foundation of the Great Han."

An exaggerated description describes the imperial examination as a flood beast that destroys the rules and order of the Han Dynasty.

It cannot be said that all of this is wrong.

After all, the big Han practiced the recommendation system, and as soon as the imperial examination based on their abilities came out, it immediately formed a fatal threat to the recommendation system of relying on relationships and favors.

As the biggest beneficiary of the recommendation system, the Imperial Relatives and Noble Group are naturally also suffering from their interests.

It is said that it shook the foundation of the rule of the Han Dynasty, but it is not wrong.

"Oh, that's it?"

Liu Yan, who looked slightly moved, pretended to be surprised, "I don't know." ”

In fact, she already knew that she was just acting.

At this time, Liu Yan had already understood that this time Wang Wan asked Tian Wei to come over to give gifts, the purpose was to give the Zhongshan King eye medicine.

His hand was quite long. ’

At present, the crown prince Liu Rong has not been defeated, and he began to prepare in advance to deal with the sudden rise of the prince Sheng, this Wang beauty is really a master of palace scheming.

"Not really." Tian Wei exaggerated the description, "The boy heard that the nobles in Chang'an City are very dissatisfied with this." ”

This is true, and even Princess Guantao is dissatisfied.

Because recommending those long drifters is also an important source of income for her.

"If that's the case, I'm really going to Changle Palace to find the Queen Mother." Concubine Liu quickly made up her mind and stabbed the king of Zhongshan, "You have to ask the queen mother to make the decision in this matter." ”

She has no resentment or hatred for Li Yunze, it is purely out of interest.

Li Yunze's imperial examination has harmed the benefits she has obtained through the recommendation system, and this is the only reason.

As for the gold sent by Tian Wei, it is just the key to open the box.

Tian Wei was overjoyed, and said many nice words again and again, which made Liu Jiaojiao laugh constantly.

When he left Princess Guantao's mansion, Tian Wei wiped his face, "Yu'er, you must be the emperor, whether your uncle can get ahead or not, it depends on you if you are given gold instead of giving gold to others every day in the future." ”

A few days later, Liu Concubine took Chen Ajiao to Changle Palace.

As soon as I entered the hall, I heard the laughter of the Empress Dowager Dou.

It turned out to be Sister Wang Huan, who took Liu Yu to accompany the Empress Dowager Dou happily.

'What a hard work. ’

A touch of displeasure flashed on Concubine Liu's face, Empress Dowager Dou's power could only be used by her!

However, she quickly sorted out her emotions, took Chen Ajiao's hand and stepped forward, and called out in a coquettish voice, "Queen Mother, my daughter is here with Gillian." ”

Empress Dowager Dou, who gradually lost her vision due to cataracts, could only see a vague shadow.

But she still smiled, and stretched out her hand to beckon, "Baby Gillian, come to Grandmother." ”

Chen Ajiao trotted forward and threw herself directly into the arms of the Empress Dowager Dou.

The Empress Dowager Dou was naturally overjoyed, and her heart and liver kept screaming.

Wang Wan on the side looked at this scene, and her eyes were full of envy.

The power that belongs to Changle Palace all falls on this little girl.

quietly pushed Liu Yu down, and let Liu Yu, who was still young, step forward to contact Chen Ajiao.

Here, Concubine Liu was already sitting on the side and gossiping with the Empress Dowager Dou.

casually glanced at Wang Huan, and the two made eye contact, both of which understood each other's intentions.

"The Queen Mother."

After chatting for a while, Liu Concubine finally began to turn the topic to business: "What is the most widely circulated thing in Chang'an City recently?" ”

"Huh?"

The Empress Dowager Dou, who was squinting, casually asked, "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Yan chuckled, glanced at Wang Wan on the side, and said with a smile, "Jia Ji's son, Huang Zisheng, has made a lot of noise recently. I heard that he held a imperial examination in Zhongshan Kingdom, which attracted the attention of nobles all over the world. ”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Empress Dowager Dou's face suddenly dissipated without a trace.

(End of chapter)