Of course, Xi joined the army and Gou Chun competed, and it was serious to say that it was serious, but it was also a trivial matter to say that it was a trivial matter.

But because of the competition between these two people, those scholars who have passed the first round of "Nine Chapters" and the second round of "Hanshu" have recovered a lot although they still can't hide their frustration in their hearts.

After all, the person who will come to take the sub-test can be regarded as an extremely smart person in his own one-third of an acre.

But when I came to Yecheng, I saw all kinds of sons and scholars of the family, and even a relatively rare military history.

Liu Tai used the two exams of "Nine Chapters" and "Book of Han" to clearly let the lifters know the gap between the two sides.

To be honest, something like "Policy Theory", from the field of vision to the handwriting, looks simple, but it is really not something that can be written by an ordinary poor person who reads hard.

Therefore, for the first time, these scholars who were screened out by the third field felt the gap between themselves and those real families, especially when they looked at the article posted by the first place, the gap was even more obvious.

After all, if there is a gap between the top ten, it only depends on the bias in the examiner's heart, but the gap between the three hundred and sixty and the first place is definitely a world of difference.

If the Xingyang Zheng family also chooses Nandu, basically the position of the great Si Nong of the Jin court is reserved for the Xingyang Zheng family.

And these hundreds of scholars, if they carefully recite Zheng Luo's articles, whether it is from the perspective, from the problem, or the connotation, as long as they learn a little charm, maybe let them take the exam again next time, and they can really enter these three hundred and sixty.

It's just that because of the examination system, which is a new thing, everyone is put on the same platform to compete, and all the lifters don't know when the next examination will be.

Therefore, the scholars who have passed the two levels of "Nine Chapters" and "Book of Han", but have not passed the level of strategy, can't help but feel a little confused and bleak about their future.

Because passing this exam, it proves that it is not a talent at all, but that I am too inferior to those real geniuses, how can this not make those who fail the exam sad!

At this time, whether it is Gou Chun's tax department or Xi's military history office, it is a good place for them to go.

It's like the military history in the Military History Mansion has two sets of promotion systems at the same time, military merit and education, and Gou Chun's tax department is even better.

Because everyone knows that all those who are caught evading taxes and evading taxes, or even have their homes raided, in addition to making up for the money and grain that should be handed over by the imperial court, the extra money from the raided houses is generally divided into four parts, one for Liu Tai's internal funds, one for the treasury of the imperial court, one for the office of the tax department, and the other for all the officials who are involved in this matter, large and small.

In other words, if you become a court official and want to make a fortune, then it is most convenient to enter the tax system.

However, in order to prevent the tax department from becoming bigger, even if Gou Chun was only an official of 2,000 stones, he did not raise the grade of the tax department again.

Because the tax accountant is the knife in his own hand that is specifically aimed at the family, or he is specially designed to help him do black work.

Therefore, the official position of the tax department is to be lowly and powerful, so that he can control it well.

If the authority of the tax department is extended and the status is constantly elevated, it will be very troublesome.

But in any case, for these people who have been brushed off after the first and second rounds of tests, it is not bad to participate in the tax department or the military history office.

Especially when both sides are scrambling to be brushed down, they feel a little warm from the bottom of their hearts, and even a little bit of pride that is not insufficient.

Liu Tai's robbery of Xi Jinping's joining the army and Gou Xi also reached his ears, but he was happy to see it come to fruition, and he could be regarded as making the best use of his talents.

Of course, because this year's event was a bit rushed, the rules and regulations were not perfect, and they will eventually become more and more perfect.

In the final analysis, now the population of the entire Hebei region exceeds 10 million, but it is only 10 million level, so it can still support the unified examination in Yecheng, and when there are more and more families in the jurisdiction in the future, and even many people are afraid that they will simply come to try their luck, then the imperial examination system that allows the local government to complete the preliminary screening will inevitably be launched.

As for now, it is natural to take a look at their temple test first

After these scholars deliberated, they finally entered the final palace test, that is, when Liu Tai decided the ranking, and at this moment they came to the main hall tremblingly, although they did not dare to look around.

But he also quietly looked around, as if he wanted to know what everyone in power was like now.

It's just that the court etiquette educated in advance makes them really dare not raise their heads.

Liu Tai looked at the appearance of these people with their heads down and at the soles of their feet, and somewhat understood that maintaining the distance between the ruler and the courtiers made the courtiers feel mysterious and fearful, so that they were even more awe-inspiring.

It's just that it is not necessary for Liu Tai, because the vast majority of rulers in ancient times did not rely on themselves to gain the world, so they need to increase their sense of mystery to increase their authority.

But if you say your own words, you can win the world by yourself, or you may be a legend, and if you die, you don't care if he floods.

So Liu Tai said slowly, "Everyone, raise your head and look at Lone!" ”

The crowd was a little stunned when they heard Liu Tai's words, and couldn't help but raise their heads and look at Liu Tai.

Liu Tai said at this time, "You remember this feeling, although you have not yet been awarded a meritorious official position, you have already been an official of my Han Dynasty after passing the three examinations, and you will become a pillar of my Han Dynasty in the future."

When you are like a pine and cypress, standing in the cold and summer, even if you face loneliness, you don't need to bow your head, this world is a lonely world, it is the world of the Han Dynasty, and it is also the world of the people.

And you are the wisest of the Han people, and sooner or later you will rule the world with Lone. ”

Hearing the words, these movers raised their heads one after another, and their eyes seemed to turn red when they looked at Liu Tai.

Liu Tai continued: "This palace examination will be based on the topic of Yongji Canal, and you should do your best to write a strategy!" ”

After Liu Tai finished speaking, he waved his hand and began to sit upright, and Xi Jian said:

"All the gentlemen are seated, the topic of this palace examination is Yongji Canal, and the three hundred and sixty test papers are handed over to the cabinet officials in charge for review.

The last 240 are from the same jinshi, 100 are from the jinshi, and 15 are from the jinshi and the first.

In the end, there was one champion on the list, two on the list, and two Tanhua for the first place. The exam starts now, and the paper will be collected in two hours. ”

Hearing this, everyone began to take the exam seriously, and Yongjiqu was something that everyone knew.

After all, no matter how many people come from the south to the north, they must pass through the Yongji Canal that is being built now.

Although the entire section of the Yongji Canal is under construction, it is mainly to communicate the canal and the river that have been opened, so there are many sections of the road that can be navigated.

However, at this time, the scholars couldn't help scratching their ears and cheeks, because they had gone through the mathematics of the "Nine Chapters", crossed the history of the "Book of Han", and wrote down the experience of the strategy, and the last thing that appeared in front of them would be civil engineering.

For many scholars, if they only talk about Yongjiqu in general, then they can write something to some extent.

But now let them write about Yongji Canal, even if the scholars know what it is, they are a little at a loss when they start.

The cabinet members present glanced at each other, and they more or less knew Liu Tai's thoughts.

Those in this group of people who don't touch the spring water with their fingers, and can't write a guy who came for a reason at all, put it at the end, and those who can write the role of Yongji Canal can be placed in the Jinshi background, as for if they can raise their horizons, they can even write about Liu Tai's strategic entry candidates.

And Liu Tai took this opportunity to get up calmly and began to look at these people who came to take the exam.

Liu Tai's first target is Zhang Heyi, and there is no way that so many people know this one.

This guy was originally a military historian, but he didn't expect to be able to get mixed into the final palace exam, Liu Tai looked at Zhang Heyi's article, and looked at the beginning Liu Tai knew that this guy's vision was not enough, the pattern was not enough, and he didn't even have many favorites at the beginning of the article, I am afraid that he should be the worst of so many people here.

However, who made you from military history, and you only know you, so let you be born as a sergeant, which will add some hope to the military history.

Compared with these people, Liu Tai looked at Guo Biao, who ranked first in mathematics and had a deep family education, Xun Zhi, who ranked first in the subject of "Hanshu", and Zheng Luo, who ranked first in Lunze, and found that Zheng Luo wrote the most pragmatic.

It seems that no matter what topic Zheng Luo writes, he will give you a lot of hard work, and when it comes to hard work, he will mention farming, and then he will start to write a comprehensive cultivation plan.

It seems that what he wants to write is not a strategy, but an all-round farming plan with the Yongji Canal as the core and then the comprehensive development of the surrounding water system!

To be honest, whether this thing can be done or not, Liu Tai may not be able to see any problems after seeing it anyway.

But Liu Tai is very clear that just opening the Yongji Canal as a shipping channel is completely different from opening the Yongji Canal as a waterway, and then on this basis, he wants to make the Yongji Canal around the canal into thousands of miles of cultivated land.

Because the ploughing field and the canal will compete for water, if the ploughing water is used too much, it is very easy to cause the canal to dry up, and then the navigation of the entire canal will be stopped, and the consequences are very serious.

But if it can really be as Zheng Luo said, with the help of the canal opened by the canal, the surrounding agriculture can be irrigated, which is quite attractive to Liu Tai.

Liu Tai thought he could throw this guy to Cao Wei. In the end, he is bragging, or does he really have some ability, and he should be able to try it out if he gives it to Cao Wei to try.

If he could, when the main road of the Yongji Canal was built, he would be able to let him complete the follow-up plan.

Of course, this is also Liu Tai's lack of pursuit of gorgeous rhetoric or beautiful articles, even if someone here writes an article comparable to "Luo Shen Fu", for Liu Tai, it is probably a wild boar that can't eat fine chaff and can't taste high-quality articles.

However, it doesn't matter if Liu Tai doesn't taste it, Xi Jian and others have tasted it, and their literary literacy is more than a world away from Liu Tai, so they will put the best articles in Liu Tai's hands.

And soon a little bit of time passed, everyone stopped the pen in their hands one after another, and at the time of two hours, some waiters began to go up to collect everyone's test papers, and then looked at the strategies on the test papers one by one!

Liu Tai looked at the people who were still sitting in front of him honestly after the exam, and said:

"Next is the time to read the papers, if you want to be respectful, you can talk to the waiter, and the waiter will lead the way to make it convenient.

Of course, if anyone feels hot indoors, they can also enjoy the snow outdoors, and when the ranking is confirmed, they will naturally summon you.

In addition, if you feel hungry, you can summon the waiter to serve you pastries, after all, there is no reason to send hungry soldiers. ”

Hearing Liu Tai's slightly relaxed words, the students present breathed a sigh of relief, but Zhang Heyi was the first to express his compliment.

After all, it was not the first time he had seen Liu Tai, and he knew Liu Tai's unambiguous character, as long as he acted under the rules set by Liu Tai, then Liu Tai would be quite easy to speak, but he would not have the restraint of other scholars.

It was as if he had returned to his own home, and what was there to be restrained, so he decisively called the chamberlain and wanted to go out.

And this kind of thing has someone to take the lead, naturally there will be people to follow up in twos and threes, the most important thing is that everyone seriously held their urine for more than two hours, and after the exam, they relaxed and naturally rushed to urine.

So everyone also followed the chamberlain out one after another, and talked in detail with their fox friends and dog friends along the way.

Because in the face of the majestic and serious scene in front of them, even they didn't dare to say anything, but when they came out to relax at the moment, they would naturally seize the time and talk to their friends about how they were writing.

Cheer each other on, and sigh to each other that they didn't write well at the time, basically except for the first three rounds of the first three rounds, which is guaranteed to be sent to the top 20, the other people are more or less a little apprehensive in their hearts.

However, with the return after going out for a while, everyone's minds converged in the end, but they also returned to their positions and waited for the ministers of the cabinet to review their policies, waiting for them to give answers and then arrange the nouns!

About half an hour later, these ministers classified the top 20 articles and sent them to Liu Tai.

Liu Tai looked at the other parts that had been classified, and said:

"Heaven has the virtue of a good life, the number of Dayan is fifty, the fixed number is forty-nine, but there is also one of escapes.

In addition to the first 20 copies, I selected five people from the examination papers of the same Jinshi, and four of them were promoted to Jinshi, and the best of the five people was the Jinshi and the first! ”

"King, is this a little unfair to the top of the rankings?" Xi Jian couldn't help but wonder when he heard Liu Tai's words.

Liu Tai nodded, and then said, "The three hundred and sixty people here are the most talented people in the world, and the time is still very long. ”

Hearing Liu Tai mention luck, everyone stopped saying anything, who doesn't believe in this thing in this era, this is the most prosperous era of metaphysics.

And for Liu Tai, this is the only way to promote Zhang Heyi, a guy from military history, to Jinshi, and then choose a comfortable name, and this guy surnamed Wang Mingdu from Beihai will be decisively thrown to Jinshi and Di!

With this guy as a shield, who would doubt himself that he made dumplings for Zhang Heyi's dish of vinegar!

Hehe!

(End of chapter)