Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 475

Tian Jianxiu and other graduates from the Nanjing Military Academy who were born in the Shun Army ended the dinner in less than an hour.

For one thing, most people still have work to do; for two, there are many people like Hao Yaoqi who haven't graduated and have to go back to school to deal with internal affairs.

Finally, the people outside were evacuated, and only Tian Jianxiu, Niu Jinxing, and Song Xiance were left in the box.

Tian Jianxiu was actually considered a general in the Shun Army, but now that Auntie Zhu has arranged him to the Military Affairs Academy, Niu and Song recognize him as a civil servant.

But the three of them knew in their hearts that they must not be recognized by the real civil servants in the court.

Leaving aside the issue of family background, we can only say that today’s employment is really eclectic; although Tian and Song entered the Military Affairs Academy, they can only move around in official positions in the military system in the future.

As for Niu Jinxing, not only Niu Jinxing himself felt suppressed, but even Tian Jianxiu and Song Xiance were not optimistic about his future.

Probably because he drank some wine, Tian Jianxiu grabbed Niu Jinxing's sign language and said earnestly: "Old Niu, you used to secretly seek personal gain in the Shun Army, and even embezzled some money. Although you knew about it, you didn't tell King Chuang, Because I think it's a trivial matter, and it won't affect your work for Dashun.

But now Dashun is gone, King Chuang is dead, and they all surrendered and became ministers of Daming.Your Majesty is really an immortal, he didn't pursue the past, and gave us a chance to display our talents.

So, you really can't be selfish and corrupt like before. Don't be ashamed of your kindness to His Majesty. If you are caught, you may implicate the big guys, you know? "

Although Niu Jinxing was not drunk, he was also slightly tipsy, and his face turned even redder upon hearing this.

He pushed Tian Jianxiu's hand away, and said: "Old Tian, ​​what are you talking about? I, Niu Jinxing, may have tried to seek personal gain before, but when did I become corrupt? Was it seeking personal gain? Who didn't seek personal gain in the Shun Army? Even your old Tian didn’t do much, right?”

Tian Jianxiu was stunned.

What's wrong with this old cow, is he drunk?Before, he held his forehead full of flattering words, but now he said a few words about him, but was actually reversed?

Song Xiance saw that the atmosphere was not right, so he quickly interjected: "The past is over, and His Majesty doesn't pursue it, so what are we talking about? Since His Majesty gave us a chance, we must cherish it."

Tian Jianxiu and Niu Jinxing remained silent for a while.

It was obvious that there was no way to get together for this meal, so the three of them left separately and went back to their respective homes.

Naturally, they have no house in Nanjing. They used to live in dormitories, but now they live in rented houses.

As for the money used, it is the salary and salary issued by the school.

For example, Tian Jianxiu, Niu Jinxing and other high-ranking officials in the former Shun Army actually hid private wealth.However, most of them were lost during the defeat of the Shun Army in the past, and a few of them were secretly hidden in a certain place and could not be retrieved for a while.

Although there is not much private wealth that can be kept on the body, it is still expensive compared to ordinary people and middle and low-level officials.

It's just that no one dared to make a fuss, for fear of being targeted by Jin Yiwei.

"Sell newspapers, sell newspapers! The imperial court will open Enke again next year. There will be general examinations in February and rural examinations in August!"

As soon as he left the restaurant, Tian Jianxiu met a newsboy selling newspapers, and immediately bought a copy.

He developed the habit of reading newspapers at the Nanjing Military Academy. As for reading, Li Zicheng knew how to read. Could Tian Jianxiu, who used to be in charge of the Shun Army's logistics, not know how to read?

What's more, he has made progress in his studies in the military school, and got a top grade in cultural subjects.

Back at the rented house in the outer city, Tian Jianxiu drank tea to hangover while reading the newspaper, and even took out pen, ink and paper to take notes—this is also a habit developed in military school.

It can be said that although Tian Jianxiu and others have only studied in the military school for a few months, they have developed a lot of good habits.

Naturally, Tian Jianxiu will not take the imperial examination again, but he still carefully read the relevant content of the political section - he will not take part, but his son will need to take part in the future.

On the other hand, Song Xiance also bought a copy of Ming Pao on the way back to read, and his focus was also on the changes in the content of the provincial examination in the political section.

Speaking of which, he used to be a loser under the imperial examination system of the Ming Dynasty. He knew more about imperial examinations than Tian Jianxiu and cared more about them.

After reading it, Song Xiance found that in addition to explaining the time of next year's provincial and general examinations, the Daming Daily mainly talked about the changes in the content of the rural examination——

First of all, the rural examination in August next year will be divided into two subjects: arts and science.

The liberal arts content is inherited from the previous rural examination, but has been changed.

In the past, the Daming Township Examination mainly examined the Four Books and Five Classics, Policy Questions, Stereotyped Essay, etc., and the examination was divided into three days, with one examination every few days.

In the first test, there is one article in each of the four books, one poem in five characters and eight rhymes, and four passages of classics and meanings.Among them, the titles of the four books require more than [-] characters, and the titles of classics and meanings require more than [-] characters.

Here, the scriptures and meanings of the Four Books are all written in the form of stereotyped essays, which shows how difficult it is.

In the second round, there is one question about the Five Classics, and one test each of the four types of official documents: edict, judgment, table, and imperial edict.The specific requirements are subject to change from time to time.

The third session is a question about the Five Ways Policy—it must combine the knowledge and principles of the Four Books and Five Classics to express opinions and opinions on current affairs, and it is also written in the form of eight-legged essays.

Now that the rural examination system has been reformed, the content of the liberal arts examination is as follows:
In the first test, choose two compositions from the four questions and four books, and choose one composition from the four classics and meanings. The number of words is required to be more than [-] words, and the composition form is still stereotyped.

That is to say, not only the stereotyped essays in the Four Books and Five Classics have been reduced by more than half, but also poems are no longer used.

However, you still need to choose two essays among the four history questions, which require more than [-] words, and there is no need to write essays in the form of stereotyped essays.

In the second session, there will be no stereotyped essays on classics and righteousness. In addition to the four types of official documents: edict, judgment, table, and imperial edict, five to ten questions of other types of official documents will be added.

And it shows that in addition to the ability to write official documents, it also involves the ability to solve specific problems.

That is to say, let candidates take the identity of an official, and deal with a certain problem in their duties in the form of official documents.

In the third round, the five-way policy is still tested, but the eight-legged essay is no longer required.Of course, if you insist on writing stereotyped essays, points will not be deducted for this form.

'It seems that the imperial court's reform of the content of the provincial examination is mainly to gradually abolish stereotyped essays, and require scholars to pay attention to reading and understanding of history books, and then to focus on practice. '

Song Xiance thought so after reading the content of the changes in the liberal arts in the township examination.

'With my current level, if I take the post-reform rural examination, my results should be much better than before, right? '

Even though he thought so, he was still not confident if he was really asked to take the exam.

After all, he had never passed the county test before, and he was not even a child, so he could only travel around the world as a warlock, pretending to be a ghost.

Then, Song Xiance went to look at the newly added science exam content, and soon showed a look of shock.

The Ming Pao solemnly stated that for the rural examination in August next year, two-thirds of the candidates for the humanities examination will be taken up, and one-third will be newly added for the science examination.

Moreover, the qualifications for the science examinations were directly delegated to Tongsheng!

(End of this chapter)