The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 484

The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was actually not paid much attention to.

This point can be seen in the official arrangement of the Minister of Rites to arrange the imperial examination since this year.

In the past, those who were in charge of the imperial examination were nothing more than ordinary Yuanwailang.

Yuan Wai Lang is only from the sixth rank, while the minister of the Ministry of Rites is the fourth rank, which directly reflects the degree of importance.

As for the prince Li Yunze coming this time, it was purely his personal actions and had nothing to do with the court's attention.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were usually six subjects in the imperial examination. Among them, the Xiucai subject was abandoned in the Gaozong incident because it was too difficult.

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

Among the remaining five subjects, Jinshi and Mingjing are the most important, and the number of candidates taking these two exams is also the largest.

In the early Tang Dynasty, Ming Jing Ke was higher than Jin Shi Ke, but after the mid-Tang Dynasty, the status of Jin Shi Ke began to be higher than that of Ming Jing Ke.

People are more and more respectful of Jinshi, so that Jinshi has become synonymous with imperial examinations since then.

Compared with its previous recommendation system and even the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the imperial examination is undoubtedly a good thing that opened up the world, and it gave ordinary people a small but real upward channel.

But after so many years, especially after Li Sanlang recognized money but not people, it has become extremely rancid.

The imperial examination has gradually evolved into a means for the aristocratic family to maintain their status. They used various means to get places, which greatly reduced the ability and quality of the candidates, while many real talents, celebrities, and elites were excluded. .

Among them, there are those who are proud of themselves, such as "the past was so dirty that it was not enough to exaggerate, but today's debauchery has no boundaries."The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoe disease, and I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day. 'The flower viewing prodigal son Yujiao.

There is also 'wait until autumn comes, September [-]th, I will kill all the flowers after they bloom.The fragrance of the sky penetrates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor. 'The powerful gravedigger Huang Nest.

Meng Jiao's "After Enrollment" and Huang Chao's "Bu Di Hou Fu Ju" are the most authentic portrayals of the imperial examinations in Tang Dynasty.

Just like at this time, Li Yunze was sent many copies of travel papers.

Juzi handed over the scrolls of poems and essays he usually wrote to the government where the Shangshu Province is located, that is, the Ministry of Rites, so it is called Naxing Juan, also known as "Public Juan".

The poems and essays submitted by Juzi to some dignitaries privately are called "Xingjuan".

It's a way to raise your profile and thus increase your chances of being picked.

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

Because Li Yunze was the one who finally chose who would be admitted this time, these papers were sent to him.

Li Yunze opened it up, but the works of Du Fu, Gao Shi, Wang Zhihuan and others that he valued before were nonexistent.

"These are all done by some outstanding talents who participated in this imperial examination." The chief examiner in charge of this imperial examination, Minister 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 participate in the imperial examination are basically talents.

The only difference is that the ones sent to Li Yunze and recommended by the Minister of Rites are basically the children of powerful families and honorable families.

After all, reading is an extremely costly thing, even if an ordinary family goes bankrupt, it cannot support a single scholar.

Only aristocratic families and honorable families have this strength, which naturally means more talents.

The so-called public recommendation is to recommend to the examiner through the relationship channel, which can be regarded as a pre-determined decision in disguise.

Although the Minister 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 the later generations have long been understood by the ancestors, and they are all leftovers from the ancestors.

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

He looked at the old man in front of him and asked, "Bo Guigeng, Shaozong?"

The servant of the Ministry of Rites was stunned for a moment, and then responded with a smile, "Return to Your Majesty, this old minister is seventy-five this year."

Li Yunze nodded meaningfully and said, "Young Master Zong is really strong."

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

Even for the sake of his son, Li Sanlang was asked to give his son a name.

At this point, it has already explained the problem very well. Li Yunze, the Minister of Rites in front of him, knows it very well, and he must be a famous person in the history books.

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

It is He Zhizhang who wrote "Return to Hometown".

'The young and the young leave home and the eldest returns, the local accent remains unchanged and the mane hair declines.When the children met each other, they laughed and asked where the guests came from. '

Needless to say, this is also a must-recite poem when I was in school.

Fortunately, when Li Yunze was in school, he never lost too much in Tang poetry, after all, it is easy to memorize and memorize because there are few words.

It's a pity that I was dumbfounded when it came to "chirp to chirp". It's really terrible to have hundreds of words at every turn.

Of course, compared to the works of the famous poet He Zhizhang, he is more famous because he is Li Bai's friend.

The famous "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" is "Li Baidou's Hundred Poems on Wine, Sleeping in a Restaurant in Chang'an City, the Emperor Hulai couldn't get on the boat, and claimed to be a minister of wine. In the poem of ', there is He Zhizhang in it. '

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 smile embarrassingly.

In fact, he really didn't want to come.

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

Li Ang, the former civil servant Wailang, had duplicity. On the surface, he said that he would not accept the entrustment, and whoever interceded would lose.

Examination civil official Wailang is in charge of the imperial examination.

Li Ang spoke beautifully, but it was a pity that Li Quan exposed his true colors.

"At the beginning, Ang Qiangfu, if you are not asked, and those who have a request, you will follow first."

To put it bluntly, although Li Ang said that he would not accept requests, he would obey as long as someone asked.

After the incident became serious, Li Sanlang transferred the matter of presiding over the imperial examinations to the Ministry of Rites, and appointed a member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang, to take charge of the matter.

Historically speaking, from He Zhizhang to the last imperial examination in the late Qing Dynasty, the real examiner has always been the member of the Ministry of Rites, Wailang.

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

He just feels bored now.

Originally, presiding over the imperial examinations was for the United States, so being able to get entrusted is naturally a good income.

It's a pity that I don't know which tendon was wrong for King Shou to come here to preside over the imperial examination.

Now it's all right, the final decision-making power falls into the hands of King Shou, and he, the chief examiner, is really just the chief examiner.

"This king already knows about this matter."

Li Yunze's feelings towards He Zhizhang were not good, he was still attached to the official position and refused to leave even though he was old, and he was talkative and not practical, so naturally he didn't have any good feelings for him.

He reached out and put those scrolls aside, "Leave all these things."

"All, stay?!"

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

In the imperial examinations in Tang Dynasty, there were usually three or five people, and no more than ten people survived.

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

He really wanted to remind Li Yunze, "Your Majesty, don't be too greedy. Although you are asked to give gifts, but you accept so many gifts at once, be careful not to choke!" '

Li Yunze didn't know what he was thinking, nor did he want to know.

Picked up the teacup on the side, "I know about it, Uncle Shao Zong is good at presiding over the imperial examination."

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

When he came here this time, he was doing free work for the imperial court, but he didn't get any benefits from just working.

Really helpless.

"So what if there are dozens of copies? In the imperial examination, if you don't choose a few hundred people, can you still call it an imperial examination?" Li Yunze put down his tea bowl and smiled. .”

Datang's control over formal official positions is very strict. Now there are almost 5000 million people, but there are only less than 2 official official positions, which is almost one to three thousand, that is, 3000 people support one person.

This is mainly because the productivity is not high, and too many words cannot be afforded.

It is precisely because of this that there are not many people who have passed the imperial examination.

But Li Yunze has already decided to hire more people this time, because after he takes office, he will get rid of too many people who spend money to become officials, so he needs to train a successor in advance.

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

There is no careful inspection of the valley road, no unnamed exams, and no non-stop patrolling sergeants.

The examination room here is like a self-study classroom for later generations, not only there are various cheating methods, but there are even special exam substitutes.

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

And this kind of substitute test is popular, known as "rescue a few people".

Li Bai, who was ordered by Li Yunze to watch, came back angrily complaining about the unfairness of the examination room, "What's 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, "Does Taibai think such an imperial examination is meaningless?"

"It's natural."

Li Bai blushed and immediately said, "Zimei and the others have studied hard for many years, and they are full of knowledge, but they want to compete with those who cheat, how unfair it is!"

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

"Naturally, those who cheated and those who took the exam will be kicked out!"

"Okay." Li Yunze nodded, "If this king does this, maybe the imperial examination will be much cleaner this time, 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 to become an official and get rich through the imperial examination will regard this king as a thorn in their side. This king will have another chance to supervise the scientific examination. Wait until

In the future, the imperial examination will still be the same as it is now. "

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

This really touched Li Bai's blind spot of knowledge. He thought hard for a long time, but he still couldn't think of a complete solution.

In desperation, he could only bow his hands to Li Yunze, "Dare to ask your majesty to enlighten me."

"There is only one way."

Li Yunze's smile gradually changed. Gradually, he became indifferent, "Only this king ascends to the throne and eradicates all these bastards! Let the world be a bright and bright place!"

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