The big exam is approaching, and the heads of the departments of the Ministry of Officials naturally can't be idle. In recent years, the imperial court has attached great importance to education, and has built a number of schools in the center and localities, mainly government schools, supplemented by private schools. There are two types of government schools, namely central government schools and local government schools.

The central official school is directly under the imperial court, all of which are subordinate to the Guozi Temple, including Taixue, law, calligraphy, arithmetic, etc., the teachers are strong, and it is difficult to enter unless there are more than two grades recommended by the adults or the children of powerful families, and the rest of the state and county officials and students also have places, but there are not many. These students are more than twice as likely to pass the exam as the rest of the students.

The other selections are not selected from the school, but the preliminary examination is held in the state and county to select the person, called the Xianggong. The lifters gathered in Beijing and became a unique scenery in the capital. They want to participate in the Jinshi Department and fight for a background!

Although you can also be an official by relying on the recommendation of a senior official, but the future of this kind of official is limited, and officials with serious academic backgrounds look down on this type of person, which is equivalent to having no political capital, so even if this exam is worthy of the name of thousands of troops crossing the bridge, they have to break through!

The emperor personally issued an order, let Hu Lu Xiaoqing, Li Delin, Yan Zhitui be the chief examiner, and said that he personally entered the Tongque Garden to observe the big exam, and attached great importance to the examination, the three of them naturally did not dare to slack off, and made sufficient preparations, there were more than a dozen examiners in an examination room to patrol back and forth, and the students answered in a standardized regular script.

If not, the candidate will fill in his or her name on the paper, and the examiner will be able to see the owner of the paper when he marks it. If candidates collude with the examiner, it is very easy for them to manipulate the examination paper. Therefore, the Ministry of Officials sent a special person to paste paper on his name and seal it, and stamped it with the seal of the Ministry of Officials.

After the candidates submit the papers, all the papers will be scrambled and numbered, and the numbers will be used as the mark when marking and arranging the results. After the exam, it will be corrected immediately, and after the correction, it will be sealed, and the last day will be released one hour before the list, and then the file will be opened and recorded, so that the openness and fairness are guaranteed to the greatest extent!

In the big exam, the interpretation of scriptures and arithmetic accounted for a large proportion, but the writing and poetry were not very important. In recent years, the imperial court has also begun to compile unified textbooks, and the most complained about by candidates in previous years was that the answers were not standard. In fact, I can't complain, the family monopolizes knowledge, the same volume of scriptures may have different interpretations, and the examiners are mostly under the influence of words and deeds since childhood, and they are unwilling to give high marks to the answers they are not satisfied with.

Qin Shi Huang burned books to pit Confucianism, the predecessors of the classics are incomplete, although the Han Dynasty also has many great Confucians to study and sort out, but the content is missing a lot, all rely on the descendants to supplement. After that, the war continued, and the scriptures accumulated more and more falsehoods. Taking the Four Books as an example, there are now dozens of versions circulating in the world? It is precisely because of this that the Northern Qi court gathered so many great Confucians and spent a lot of effort to formulate officially certified teaching materials.

Due to the long circulation of these classics, coupled with the division between the north and the south, the versions are different and each relies on authenticity. This is not a good thing for the Northern Qi court, which wants to absorb talents from all over the world, there is no unified version, and the apostles and candidates are inconsistent. Therefore, the imperial court is consciously controlling this situation. Hu Lu Xiaoqing, Yan Zhitui and others are all well-educated people, especially Yan Zhitui, whose family history is closest to orthodoxy, and it is most suitable for him to repair it, but no literati refuse this temptation, after all, this is a beautiful thing for future generations.

The examination was held in an orderly manner. On the day of the exam, the candidates passed through the layers of passes and entered the Tongque Garden. These candidates began the entrance examination in the morning and retired at dusk. According to the regulations, the lifters had not handed in the papers by the evening, and they were allowed to burn three candles. If the three candles are used up, the paper must be handed in.

Cushman & Wakefield will go to Tongque Garden to watch after the morning court in the past few days. I saw that more than 1,000 candidates didn't need to prepare anything, and when they heard the officials call their surnames, they entered. At that time, the sky was still dark, and the team like a long dragon slowly moved into the examination rooms of Tongque Garden, Gao Wei looked at this team, everyone was dressed in white, and there was a sense of white clothes like snow, and he was secretly happy in his heart, and he felt that "all the talents in the world are in my hands".

So the last level, naturally, is to let these fierce generals who came out of the examination room face the saint and try it in the hall. In the past, Gao Wei would not do these things, but in recent years, there has been no major war in the imperial court, and Gao Wei also has time to meet the talents of the pillars of these countries, so he prepared to arrange for students to meet in the Zhaoyang Palace, and the officials Du Taiqing led the thirty people into the Zhaoyang Palace, and the students had been trained by the officials before they came.

Before that, most of them were some civilians, even if their mentality was very different after being admitted to the official examination, but it was a great grace to be able to meet the emperor in person, and many people were trembling with excitement, and various thoughts were circling in their minds, but they seemed to be blank and at a loss. Gao Wei saw these in his eyes, and he didn't want them to be too nervous, so he said with a pleasant face:

"Excuse yourself from these false courtesies...... I open the branch to take the scholar, for the sake of talent, regardless of identity, origin, can join, you have been selected by layers of screening and selection, the chest of talent, Tao strategy must be extraordinary. If any of you can explain the way of government to my satisfaction, I can appoint him immediately. The main theme is 'the people are the foundation of the state' and 'the people are quiet'. Du Qing, send the exam papers. ”

Du Taiqing's father is Du Bi, who started with military merits and can be called a distinguished honor. But when he came to Du Taiqing, in order to be motivated, he once echoed and Shikai, compared to a friend, and Shikai was once implicated after he was killed, if it weren't for Zhao Yanshen who saw that he still had some talent and didn't do any great evil, he said a few words for him, and it would be difficult to save his life. But it was not reused, until the fall of Feng Zicong gave Du Taiqing the opportunity to climb up, his ability may be a little mediocre among the important ministers, but he is loyal and honest.

Du Taiqing got Gao Wei's order, and he had the exam paper copied it a long time ago, and now he sent it to everyone one by one. As soon as the exam questions arrived, the students couldn't wait to start answering, and the hall seemed very quiet for a while. Listening to the rustle of their pens, Gao Wei became interested, stood up and walked down the throne, and slowly paced in front of everyone with his hands behind his back.

But the effect is not very good, many people noticed that the Son of Heaven was watching them take the test on their side, and they immediately trembled, and they couldn't hold the pen steadily, Gao Wei knew that he was making them nervous here, so he turned his foot to look at the few who were not nervous, Du Taiqing observed that the smile between His Majesty's eyebrows became more and more faint, and wondered if these candidates made His Majesty dissatisfied...... It's not that I'm not satisfied, it's just that these people's answers are relatively the same, and after turning around, I didn't see a refreshing point of view.

After the volume was collected, Cushman & Wakefield was not in a hurry to comment, but first asked: "What do you think of my current governance measures, and what do you think of the restructuring edict issued by me?" "There was silence. Du Taiqing coughed and said solemnly: "Your Majesty asked you something, why don't you answer quickly?!" ”

He was worried that they were still stunned, so he was about to name himself, his eyes glanced at a scholar who was about fifty years old, and thought that this person might be a little more stable, so he called him by name, and the old man who was over half a hundred years old, with a thin figure and a handful of white goatees, heard Shangshu mention his name, as if he was not prepared at all, and replied in a panic:

"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, Grass ...... The grass people didn't have any opinions, they just felt ...... I only feel that His Majesty has the people in his heart, and he is a saint from heaven, and His Majesty's policy is ...... There's nothing wrong with that. ”

Gao Wei was disappointed in his heart, the haze in his eyes rose, and he asked again: "Is there nothing to add?" The man was only hesitant for a while, and he couldn't answer, and the sweat on his face came out, and he actually wet his clothes with a goatee! Gao Wei put on a disapproving posture and said with a smile: "It's okay, I guess I'm too nervous." So he started to click on the next one.

After asking questions one by one and sending them out, Gao Wei sat on the dragon couch and stroked his forehead silently. Du Taiqing's heart was even more tormented, and he was hoping that their performance would be better, so that his face would be a little brighter, but these people were really mediocre, and the only two or three who could speak well and have clear regulations were also from Guozi Temple. Gao Wei flipped the exam papers one by one and sighed:

"The students from ordinary people's families, after all, their vision is still shallow, and they can't take a long time...... You need to devolve and hone it well. ”

This is also the reason why the children of the powerful families are often more capable than the children of the poor family, and the children of the poor family will undoubtedly have to work a hundred times harder to catch up with them. I don't know how long it will take to remove this barrier. Gao Wei sighed for a moment and ordered: "In the future, Guozi Temple will expand the scale of local enrollment, and those who are outstanding in local schools and Guozi Temple can be exempted from tuition fees." ”

Compared with the previous few years of the feet do not touch the ground, things are crowded together, this autumn, time seems to be solidified, the days pass day by day, the barracks outside the city often have a sound, the workshops along the river of the temple are also stepping up to make weapons, armor, far away, sometimes you can hear the sound of ping pong in the imperial city, everyone in the household and military departments is extremely busy, people can understand a little think about it, the emperor in the imperial city is planning a huge war...... Gao Wei gradually got busy, and all kinds of official documents and military information were sent to him in a pile.

Compared with the busyness of men, women seem to be much more leisurely, teaching children during the day, sitting with some "sisters" who are pleasing to the eye and chatting with them, and the days are almost like this...... In the courtyard on the side of the prayer hall, Wan'er and a few concubines below were talking and laughing together, the sun was hanging obliquely in the sky, the sycamore tree began to shed its leaves, and several palace ladies were sweating and chasing a little fat man......

"I heard that the King of Xianyang is going back to Yecheng, and several governors and generals are coming back, and I don't know whether to prepare to fight the Southern Dynasty or the Zhou State......" Hu Zhaoyi laughed, the queen glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally, looked at Chen Yue'er, who was a little pale, and patted her hand comfortingly. Recently, there have been various rumors in the government and the opposition and the palace, saying that the emperor is preparing to fight the Southern Dynasty, and she is pregnant and cannot be frightened.

Since this princess of the Southern Dynasty married to the Northern Dynasty, she has been cautious everywhere, does not like to fight with others, is quiet and docile, and is very suitable for the queen's eyes. Because of this, I take care of her everywhere. The emperor also likes this woman, and has a lot of affection for her, and she is fortunate to have a pregnancy in a few days, it is the time of happiness and sweetness, like glue, and suddenly there is news that the emperor is going to fight with her mother's family, which really scared her, and the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, how can they know the specific women's family? But she didn't dare to ask, which made her suspenseful every day recently......

"Your Majesty must be going to fight the Zhou Kingdom, and you talked to me about it before, blame me for forgetting to tell you." The queen laughed.

The slender Jiangnan man stroked the slightly bulging lower abdomen, hung his head and said meekly: "Niangniang's kind concubine understands, Niangniang can rest assured, since I have been married, I should serve my husband's family wholeheartedly...... In this troubled world, who must reassure whoever comes? I get it. ”

Her words made others look up to her a few points, not everyone could see her in her position. The queen beckoned the little fat man to come over, "Don't run away, come back." ”

The little fat man snorted and ran over, a red nine-chapter crown robe was bright as fire, which made the little fat man white and cute, Wan'er hugged him, wiped the sweat on his head for him, pointed to Yue'er's belly, and asked, "Do you want a little brother or a little sister?" ”

The little fat man bit his finger and said crisply: "I want a little brother!" ”

"Why?" Everyone was surprised. The little fat man said: "I'm not a father, if I give birth to a sister like a little aunt, I'll be annoyed to death!" Baoqing suddenly stood up with a black face and made a gesture to arrest him, "What are you talking about, little conscienceless, come here!" But she could catch him, and the little fat man Gao Heng broke free from his mother's arms early and ran away without a trace......

In the palace road, a man with an ordinary appearance and figure was on his way to Zhaoyang Palace, and after a few years of absence, Hu Luguang finally returned to Yecheng again. He is in charge of tens of thousands of troops in Fenzhou, and he is also a royal prince and nobleman, and he is a real important minister of the imperial court, and he has many things to discuss with His Majesty when he comes back this time. At the corner of the arcade, he almost collided with a child.

Hu Luguang hurriedly stood up and stared at him, this child was born white and cute, and his appearance was very similar to His Majesty, but the shadow of his daughter could be vaguely seen between his eyebrows and eyes......

Hu Luguang's heart jumped, and he gradually reflected the identity of this child.

He half-crouched, tried to draw a kind smile, and asked with a smile, "Who are you?" ”

"Who are you?" The little fat man was very unhappy with his tone, straightened his chest and raised his head, not to be outdone.