I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 388
In the blink of an eye, it was the ninth day of August, and the first joint examination of the restoration of three-year subjects in the new Ming Dynasty officially began in Nanjing Gongyuan with the anticipation of countless literati candidates.

The examinations of the new Ming Dynasty followed the old system of the previous Ming Dynasty, and were divided into three sessions on August [-]th, [-]th, and [-]th, with each session lasting three days, totaling nine days.

Except for the differences in the test questions, the rest of the examination process is basically the same as before.

The examiner of this examination is finally no longer the emperor.

The four cabinet ministers almost quarreled in front of the emperor over this spot as examiner... No, they had already quarreled, and even wanted to fight.

Zhu Yijiong had no choice but to intervene and warned that if the cabinet continued to argue over the matter, there would be no need to invigilate the exam.

The cabinet was frightened by the emperor and finally became a little cleaner.After constant discussion among the four of them, Wang Li successfully obtained the spot as examiner.

In fact, by the time of the Manchu and Qing dynasties, the imperial examination system had already fallen behind the times. According to Zhu Yijiong's opinion, the imperial examination system would definitely be abolished in the future.

It’s just that we can’t abolish it all at once, we have to do it step by step, and first gradually establish a new official selection system to replace it.

Eliminating the prerequisite childbirth test is the first step, not only to save time and local finances.Next, when the Qing Dynasty is equalized and the finances are sufficient, we can try to promote universal education.

Then you can add one item to the imperial examination: you must enter and graduate from a local school. Only candidates who pass the graduation examination can take the provincial examination.

In other words, in the future, these local universities will gradually become the child examination for candidates, then replace the provincial examination, the general examination, and finally replace the imperial examination.

This is a long process, and in the early stage, those who entered and graduated from high school and then took the imperial examination were definitely the gentry and the powerful.

Even if people go to study and study, they mostly come out to survive.

But it doesn’t matter, you have to eat one bite at a time, and first do a good job in broadening people’s wisdom.Otherwise, the entire population would be illiterate and unable to adapt to the pace of colonial wars in the future world.

There were no twists and turns in this year's exam, and the nine days passed by in a flash.

Candidates can go back to rest after taking the exam, but examiners still have to work overtime.

After the imperial examination, the test paper is not sent to the examiner immediately, but to the sealing office for inspection to see if there are signs of fraud, such as folded corners and needle holes.

Once confirmed, the anonymity will begin.

Normally, the next step would be to send it to a transcription office to have the test papers transcribed, but the Ming Dynasty banned transcription and recording.Therefore, it is sent directly to the external collection office for verification again. After everything is confirmed to be correct, it will be sent to the inner curtain officer for marking.

They will have to correct all the thousands of test papers within half a month. Not only can they not make mistakes, but they can't have any delays.

In order to save time, the emperor decided to hold the general examination on the ninth day of August and the palace examination on the ninth day of September.

Wang Li looked at the examiners who had already begun writing furiously and grading papers quickly, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Times have changed and circumstances have changed!"

I think back then, he was still one of these many candidates, but now he has become the examiner who can directly influence and even determine the fate of these candidates.

But just to sigh, Wang Li naturally will not use the power of the examiner to help others cheat, and there is no need.

The Ming Dynasty was in the early stages of its establishment. Although the Jiangxi case broke out just a few months ago, Jiangxi was in a mess.But it just so happens that Zhu Yijiong can kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so as to scare other provinces.

The problem of official corruption has always been a problem for all dynasties. No matter how good the system is, it will still get corrupted. It just depends on the degree and speed of corruption.

After all, the system is dead and people are alive.

Zhu Yijiong never expected that the Ming Dynasty could always maintain a clean government. As long as large-scale corruption did not occur while he was still alive, and future emperors could rot a little slower and not be so serious, he would be satisfied.

As for other things, my children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. After my death, I will not be able to control the raging floods.

"Yuanfu, look at this paper." An examiner suddenly showed an expression of surprise, stopped writing and handed the paper to Wang Li.

Wang Li frowned slightly and scolded: "I am just an examiner in this examination room now. Don't call me Yuan Fu again."

The examiner was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty is teaching me a lesson, but let's take a look at this paper."

Wang Li didn't hold on and took the exam paper and looked at it carefully.

First impression, what a word!

Not only are the calligraphy good, but the paper is also very neat. Even if it is placed in the paper he just reviewed, it is considered to be the best written batch. It is obvious that he has studied calligraphy.

Wang Li became interested and read it carefully. After looking at it for a moment, he shook his head and said, "What a pity! The writing is so handsome, but the article is so flashy."

Needless to say, Wang Li was reading Gao Fenghan's paper.

The examiner who discovered Gao Fenghan's paper said: "It is true. This gentleman's article seems majestic and majestic, but it is extremely empty. The whole article is full of gorgeous rhetoric. This is not in line with your majesty's intention in writing the question, but this gentleman has extremely high attainments in calligraphy. If this is the case, It would be a pity to have him fail the ranking."

Wang Li said: "That's just a pity. There are so many scholars who are as proficient in calligraphy as him, how can everyone be ranked first among them? Your Majesty personally proposed the topic this time, and what you want is to select materials from them. This scholar Not only are the essays poor, but also the arithmetic is deficient, so just do what you want!" This is put euphemistically. It doesn't matter if the essay is poorly written. The arithmetic that His Majesty values ​​​​is not better than other candidates, so it is really unnecessary.

When the examiner heard this, he could only sigh and took the paper.

There were no further twists and turns. The marking time was only half a month, and all the examiners wrote hard.Only occasionally when I actually see a good article will I stop to appreciate it carefully. But when I see a poor calculation, I can only feel that it is a pity.

One and a half months passed quickly, and it was the day when the results were released.

At the end of the examination, some are happy and some are sad.

Liu Tongxun and Gao Fenghan had met before the exam, and they also followed the crowd watching the results.

They had just reached the bottom of the list, and people had just squeezed to the front. Before they had time to look at the list, the two of them took a look at the various aspects of life.

“Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,, , I, that's not to say that if you study hard at calculus, you will be able to go to high school. Why are the test questions so tricky and unfamiliar this year?”

"Yes! Who created such test questions to make things difficult for us candidates!"

"It's just a calculation of the calendar, why are there still Western vassal states? I, the Great Tomorrow Dynasty, know what use these Western vassal states are?"

There are those who feel sorry for themselves, and there are those who are ecstatic, really ecstatic, crazy and crazy.

"Hahaha!"

"I won the tribute award, I won the tribute award!"

"Long live Your Majesty..."

"..."

Well, no one clapped their hands and laughed wildly while saying "Hey, I hit it!".

Neither of them laughed at these people. This was how scientific research was done in ancient times. Liu Tongxun was very confident and started looking at the top list.

"It's only No. 11!" Liu Tongxun was quite surprised, "There are really so many talented people in the world."

You know, he is very confident in knowing how to take the test papers, and he studied the test questions diligently, especially the "Shen Jian Lu".But he didn't expect that there were ten people ahead of him who were smarter than him.

At this time, a businessman who looked like a businessman came forward and asked: "Your Excellency, are you the eleventh Liu Gongshi on the first list?"

Liu Tongxun's face froze for a moment, and then he replied: "I already have a wife."

Already have a wife and children?
"Sorry for disturbing you." The merchant felt a little regretful and left with a smile.

Liu Tongxun was also a little amused. He was trying to catch his son-in-law.

Just as Liu Tongxun was about to turn around and continue looking at the list, he heard a sigh from beside him: "Alas!"

Liu Tongxun understood in an instant, but he quickly scanned the examination list, and sure enough, Gao Fenghan's name was not there.

Liu Tongxun didn't know how to say: "Brother..."

Gao Fenghan smiled bitterly: "It's okay for me to be a good brother. I've already predicted this, but it's just a fantasy."

I had already predicted it, that is, I knew I didn't do well in the exam.

Gao Fenghan adjusted quickly, and this was not the first time he failed: "Master Liu is now a high school tribute scholar, so you must celebrate!"

This is neither a joke nor a joke. After all, from today on, the fate of the two of them will definitely be different.

Liu Tongxun's face was still as bright as spring breeze, and he said with a smile: "It's high school today, it's time to celebrate!"

In fact, although Gao Fenghan failed the examination, he could still be awarded an official position like other failed scholars.It's just that the starting point for appointing officials will be very low, and you have to start from the grassroots level.

There is still a shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty, especially after the Jiangxi case, there were a large number of vacancies.These failed scholars have passed the provincial examination after all. It would be a pity not to take advantage of them.

As for those candidates who feel sorry for themselves, they actually know it, they just don’t want to go to the grassroots level to suffer and suffer.

Liu Tongxun and Gao Fenghan went to a restaurant to have a drink to celebrate. In the crowd, there were several young men who were elected to the list and were surrounded by merchants who wanted to catch their sons-in-law.

Some scholars went happily, while others were frightened and quickly shouted that they had married and had children.

The whole meeting was very lively.

(End of this chapter)