Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 94 The reform of the imperial examination cannot be rushed

Qian Tonghe and Wang Chengen were sent away, and Chen Que and Bi Maokang were summoned. Along with them, Li Yan, who had been discussing knowledge with Chen Que, was inseparable.

The British duke didn't come, and he really couldn't stand the chattering between the two of them.

Let the three people sit down, take the tea cup from the palace maid's hand personally, and then pass it to the three people.

The damaged friend Li Yan's temperament was ruined, and Chen Que was no longer as reserved as he was when meeting Lu Mou, and had a complicated attitude toward Lu Mou on his face.

"Good boy, Li Yan, you are leading a bad person. You have made me lose my dignity in front of others. Just wait, I can't spare you."

Chen Que took the tea cup respectfully and said: "From Brother Li, I already know that the prince's heart is unparalleled, his strategic vision is profound, and he has many valleys in his heart. The one who can bring about the rebirth of the Ming Dynasty must be the prince."

Looking at Li Yan: "Is this really what you think of me?"

Li Yan smiled and said nothing, but the meaning in his eyes was: "Don't you even hear people complimenting you?" "In my eyes, you are just a nagging stickman."

then. Lu Mou's eyes were filled with the painful sadness of making careless friends.

Li Yan's eyes actually showed the same pain.

Isn't this a coincidence? Isn't this a coincidence? You are truly a close friend in the world, and I feel the pain of sympathy with you.

"I summoned Mr. Chen this time for the upcoming imperial examination."

Chen Zheng immediately maintained a straight posture.

"This time, the emperor has confirmed that Mr. Chen will be the examiner for the next imperial examination. To this end, I will share my thoughts."

"Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty."

"I dare not say it. But I am sure of the fundamentals of the imperial examination. That is, this imperial examination will not be based on the eight-legged essay, but will add the content of the examination system. We must reform the imperial examination system step by step. Select real people for the Ming Dynasty Practical talents, not deadbeats and good-for-nothing bookworms.”

This is the reason why in the ancient imperial examinations, after passing the examination, they were first sent to the Hanlin Academy, or became a commoner, and then were sent to various ministries to learn governance, and almost no actual officials were awarded.

Because if you put them in actual positions, they won't be able to do anything.

According to the nature of time-travelers, the first step is to abolish the stereotyped writing in the imperial examination.

But Lu Mou did not dare to do this.

Because, in this era, all scholars have been educated by Lao Zhu to become bookworms who only understand stereotypes and know nothing else.

If Lu Mou suddenly abolished stereotyped writing, it would be equivalent to blocking the way for scholars all over the world to make progress.

At that time, if you didn't need anyone else, the feudal ruling class would be the first to kill you if you were a scholar.

Besides, Lu Mou also wanted to risk the disapproval of the world and directly open a technical department, that is, only admit practical talents, but does the country have such a foundation?

When the time comes, the phenomenon of referring to three or five people and actually recording three or five people will definitely appear. In this case, the future imperial examination will not be used to boost people's morale and select officials for the court, but will be a complete farce.

Everything must be done step by step. The abolition of imperial examinations in the Qing Dynasty began a few years after the establishment of Xinxue. Don't take too big a step, as it can easily pull your legs apart.

Chen Zhen, who had different ideas, was not a blind doer. He saw that King Ding wanted to change but was cautious about his original intention, and his eyes immediately brightened.

He is young but has great achievements, he has great achievements but is not frivolous, and he has the demeanor of a king. "Your Majesty is right. Change must be gradual and steady to be risk-free."

"Not only that, I will also ask my father to make Zhao to explain this point. I ask Mr. Chen to understand that the selection criteria for the future imperial examinations are that the eight-part essay will account for 60%, the system will account for 20%, and the arithmetic will account for 20%. One does not An official who can calculate money and food is an unqualified official. The lifeline of power cannot be in the hands of a group of masters."

This is the norm for officials in this era. They only understand the Four Books and Five Classics. After becoming an official, if you don't understand criminal law, you will be a criminal master. If you don't understand arithmetic, you will be a money and food master. If you don't understand daily life, you will be a miscellaneous master.

Eventually, a class of masters emerged in society. Not only did it increase the cost of governance, but at the same time, those masters colluded with each other, deceived the superiors and deceived the inferiors, and even influenced the court's political policies, which was extremely harmful.

The most famous among them is Shaoxing Master. They can even change the abolition of the royal prince.

This is like the cancer that appears in later generations and cannot be eliminated, the secretary gang.

The matter was settled, and Chen Que was about to make research preparations for the selection of test questions.

The eight-part essay test questions are easy to come up with, and Chongzhen can do it, but it is difficult to make custom calculations. The policy topic cannot be too in-depth. If it is too in-depth, you will probably hand in a blank paper.

The arithmetic should be even more simple. In order to answer a question, all candidates should not take off their socks and count their toes. That's insulting to politeness.

Chen Que solemnly said again: "There is one thing that I want to vent to the prince first. This is that some people have begun to peek at the imperial examinations that the emperor and the prince attach great importance to."

Lu Mouyi frowned: "Who is it?"

"Huang Jin, the Minister of Rites, after the emperor confirmed that he would be the main examiner, he came to me and said that next fall, the imperial examination will still be conducted from the north and south."

When this matter was mentioned, Lu Mou immediately became vigilant because he saw that someone was going to interfere with the imperial examination.

This imperial examination is where his expectations lie. He needs to select the people of his choice in this imperial examination.

"This is absolutely not possible. There is a vacancy in the imperial court, and I am going to ask the emperor to fill the vacancy directly through the imperial examination.

And the Jiangnan scholars are all Donglin. If they are allowed to make up for the shortcomings, there will be a situation where all the righteous people will be in the court and Donglin will dominate. In the end, there will be no dissent in the court, and the left and right will ignore the present, so that in the end the emperor will He could only go into battle naked and face Donglin. Only then could the monarch and his ministers directly confront each other, almost leading to the collapse of the Ming Dynasty? Wouldn't that bring back the slightly changed composition of officials due to this huge change? "

Several people sitting here are well aware of the dangers of Donglin.

Their political obsessiveness, their stubbornness to oppose and oppose, have been vividly displayed in all eras, and their harm is endless.

The struggle for the foundation of the Wanli Kingdom opened the prelude to the confrontation between monarch and ministers; the party struggle in Tianqi brought the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of its demise. And Chongzhen's Donglin dominance put Ming Dynasty on the fast track to its demise.

Lu Mou had historical experience points, and Chongzhen suffered deeply from it. So now, the two father and son are squatting in a deserted place, shouting the slogan: "Prevent fire and theft, guard against Donglin." All they have to do is write on their foreheads the slogan "Dongli Party members, stay away from me."

After finally taking this scientific examination, you used the excuse of rogue bandits to cut off Jiangnan and cancel the Nanbang. Are you going to reinstate it now? Don't even think about it.

Chen Que was in a dilemma: "However, if the Nanbang list is cancelled, most of the north will fall, and only Zhili will be left. There are only a few candidates for the most basic candidates for the imperial examination. Even the top three are doubtful. Not even, that’s a problem.”

Yes, if there are only three or five candidates who are qualified to take the imperial examination, then there is no need to take the examination. Just stand in line and nod according to size.

Lu Mou pondered for a moment and gritted his teeth: "In this case, next year's imperial examination will no longer be regarded as a formal imperial examination, but will be called Enke directly. This will block the southern officials' clamor against the cancellation of the north-south list. At the same time, the reference qualifications will be lowered. Our slogan is that when the country is in danger, the court is eager for talents and will recommend talents of any kind. Anyone who has a reputation as a scholar or has a skill can apply for reference."

The three people's eyes also lit up, and they clapped their hands and applauded: "Your Majesty is really flexible and full of ideas. Let's do it like this."

(End of this chapter)