My surname is Wang, my neighbor Wu Dalang

Chapter 462 The capital shakes and the whole country boils

Hundreds of sons shouted long live in Shangchunfang, and their voices shook the sky.

Such a movement naturally alarmed the soldiers and guards of the capital quickly.

It's just that the people who came to escort saw Wu Song, the chief general of the army and horses, accompanying him in micro-clothes, and arranged a tight manpower in secret, so they all stayed on the outside to clear the field and waited for it.

In other words, the scholars and literati who came after hearing the news could no longer enter Shangchunfang, and could only gather outside the square, sweating profusely.

The emperor's private visit in micro-clothes, answering questions with all the candidates in Shangchunfang, and then making saints on the spot, this is an unprecedented event in the history of Confucianism. If they can't attend the meeting in person, how could they not regret it for the rest of their lives.

Sun Liang asked someone to fetch the table case, pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Then, Zhang Kui studied the ink in person tremblingly, with Zhang Kui's disciples and his disciples standing beside him, Wang Lin calmed down slightly, and wrote down the four big characters of "Grandmaster of a Generation" in public.

This is his greatest compliment to Zhang Kui for following Hebei and assisting in writing books.

With the "Grandmaster of a Generation" plaque written by the emperor himself, Zhang Kui will undoubtedly become the chief Confucianist in the world, and his name will last forever.

At least a Confucian demi-saint.

The status of Confucianism is no less than that of Luoyang Ercheng and Zhang Zai.

Zhang Kui was very excited, wept with gratitude, and tears filled his eyes.

He Nuo still insisted on kneeling at Wang Lin's feet, shouting long live.

Zhang Kui has studied all his life and been an official for [-] years, and finally reached the pinnacle of his life in the last journey of his life.

Zhang Kui couldn't afford to cry.

Wang Lin smiled wryly, and quickly bent down to help him up.

He didn't want Zhang Kui to be overjoyed and die prematurely because of it.

He also hoped that Zhang Kui's dying years could lead the entire world of scholars and help him control the national justice and the right to speak.

Undoubtedly, in a sense, in the current era, most of the right to speak is still in the hands of the gentry class.

Zhang Kui's mood gradually calmed down. With Sun Liang's support, he stood behind Wang Lin, facing the dark crowd of equally excited disciples from all over the world, and shouted in a trembling voice: "You wait for the disciples to be quiet, but listen! A word from the old man."

Everyone gradually calmed down.

Zhang Kui blushed and said, "Students of my generation, why do we study? Your Majesty is right, reading is for the benefit of the world and the people, and for the country, not for the prosperity and wealth of one family.

Your Majesty is my great master of Confucianism, the leader of Wenhua, a saint descended from heaven when the country is in crisis.

I am old but not talented. I was fortunate enough to follow the sage to defend against the enemy in Hebei, and I wrote a book for the sage. Today, you must remember the teachings of the sage, and read and study the "Four Books" and "Four Books" written by the sage. "Reading Law", but there will be some progress in the future, you should sacrifice your life and forget your death to serve the country!

Don't forget your kindness!

Your Majesty said, only by not forgetting the original intention, can we always succeed.

The old man thinks that from now on, all scholars in the world, regardless of whether they have passed the scientific examination or not, should be disciples of the Son of Heaven!

The old man suggested that I, the Great Yan sage, should stand in the Confucian Temple and share the honor with Confucius!

Old and cheeky, he has worshiped the sage as his teacher.

The old man is turbid and dying, and he does not hesitate to leave his body. He will follow the holy king and go to Hebei again. If the old man is lucky, he should witness the holy king recover my hometown of Yanyun and create an immortal great cause! "

Zhang Kui bowed down tremblingly again. Under the steps, hundreds of sons were emotionally agitated, shouting "Long live the holy king, long live the famous teacher" with tears, and knelt down on the floor.

Wu Song and Sun Liang hurriedly helped Zhang Kui up.

Wang Lin said with a smile: "Ban Monkey is so old, so he should stay in the capital to recuperate. When I recover Yanyun, I will send someone to pick up Monkey to Youzhou, build a Confucian Temple in Youzhou, and set my Chinese clothes!"

Zhang Kui shook his head resolutely: "Your Majesty, students should swear to the death to follow the Great Master, until death!"

Although Wang Lin is the great master of Confucianism, he is the emperor after all, so Wang Lin actually passed the title of great master to Zhang Kui through this method.

Zhang Kui knew it well, and was grateful to the emperor Long En, so he naturally gave birth to the heart of dying for his confidant.

Of course, at his age, if he goes to Hebei again, he can basically conclude that it will be difficult for him to return to the capital.

Zhang Kui raised his arms and shouted in front of his eyes again: "In the future, Your Majesty will once again personally conquer Hebei, conquer Yanyun in the north, and create my great Yan forever foundation!

My great Yan sage, although I did not imitate the former emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty and swore to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, but the sage established the system of raising honest land. To make it not exploit the people and not embezzle public funds, this kind of grace is actually far more than the supporters of the Song Dynasty. When you raise your son to be an official in the future, you should be able to appreciate the good intentions of the sage king who loves the people! "

If it is said that the supporters of the Northern Song Dynasty, in order to give privileges to the gentry class as a whole, caused the pressure to be transmitted downwards, the people of Li and Shu were the ones who finally squeezed.

However, Wang Lin improved this to "cultivate integrity" and ensure that officials are honest in their work, which is essentially a truth.

However, the former is used by too many groups, which brings a heavy burden to the country's finances and makes people's lives difficult.

And the latter, as long as it is done properly, will definitely prevent the overall corruption of the entire bureaucratic class at the least cost.

Although high salary and honesty are not the panacea, Wang Lin believes that as long as it is supplemented by a strong supervision system, it will gradually work.

At least, it is good for rectifying the administration of officials.

The matter of raising Liantian has not yet been popularized among ordinary scholars. Zhang Kui chose to make it public on this occasion, no doubt in order to use the name of his son to rectify Wang Lin's name, and also to relieve some worries about his studies.

Otherwise, what are they doing for ten years?He worked so hard to win the imperial examination and Jinshi, but he didn't get the slightest benefit. No matter how the emperor talked about it, it didn't help.

After all, people, especially scholars, are advanced creatures that seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.

Sure enough, Zhang Kui's words aroused heated discussions among the scholars present.

Wang Lin and Zhang Kui looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Kui bowed and said, "Your Majesty, please enter the student's shabby room and serve tea!"

Wang Lin nodded with a smile: "I'm here, one is to visit the sick, and the other is to talk to my companion monkey."

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Wang Lin stayed at Zhang Kui's house for nearly an hour. Outsiders don't know what the two talked about. Even though there were still hundreds of people at the door of Zhang Kui's house, they still refused to go.

But then came a piece of news that made scholars all over the world cheer for it.

First, after being advised by great Confucian scholars Zhang Kui, Cheng Yuanjing, Zhou Ziyan, etc., the emperor granted permission. Because of the new establishment of the Dayan Dynasty, the Enke General Examination and Palace Examination will be held this autumn to enrich the imperial court and local yamen. Jinshi The number of posts will be no less than 1000.

Second, the Jinshi Palace Examination is not dismissed.The top three and five rankings, all those on the rankings are disciples of the emperor.

Third, it has been determined that the emperor's internal treasury shall bear the food and lodging expenses of the impoverished candidates during the Beijing General Examination and Palace Examination.The emperor will also give the agenda to those who are among the top scholars.

The entire capital, the government and the public were shaken.Afterwards, the whole country will surely boil.

The Song Dynasty greatly increased the number of admissions for the imperial examinations. During the 22 years of Song Taizong's reign, nearly 450 people were admitted in only one subject of Jinshi, with an average of more than [-] people a year.

In contrast, the Tang Dynasty had a total of more than 6000 Jinshi.

However, Song Renzong imposed a limit on the number of Jinshi, stipulating that no more than 400 people per subject.

Adding Enke in this way, and expanding the enrollment of Enke to more than 1000 people, will undoubtedly become the greatest gospel and gift for scholars all over the world. More people will change their destiny through the imperial examination and enter the officialdom.

The Imperial Examination for the Dashun Dynasty was quite expensive.

Lv Mengzheng, Fan Zhongyan, Ouyang Xiu and other underprivileged scholars are very few in the imperial examination, and they are not from poor peasants.The economic expenses required for the imperial examination are not affordable by ordinary people.

Wang Lin's use of the emperor's internal treasury to subsidize the imperial examinations for poor scholars will obviously arouse the gratitude of poor scholars everywhere.

Taking three measures at the same time, the new Yan Dynasty will win the hearts of scholars in the shortest possible time. Even if Dayan does not rule the world with the literati in the future, it will greatly reduce the gentry's rejection of Dayan and the Emperor Dayan.

Of course, such Enke and the expansion of admissions cannot be normalized.Otherwise, it will bring another extreme problem, the huge and bloated bureaucratic system and the problem of redundant officials.

The news spread to the cabinet center Li Gang and others. Li Gang understood that it must have been passed on to Shilin by the emperor through Zhang Kui and other contemporary Confucian scholars, so why it came is self-evident.

At present, the Great Yan Dynasty was newly established, and the Jin people invaded the south twice. A lot of waste is waiting for prosperity. Whether it is the imperial court or the local government, there are large areas of vacancies for officials.

In addition, Wang Lin's plan is very big. If Yanyun is restored in the future, a large number of local officials will be needed to enrich the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

Therefore, adding Enke and expanding the number of admissions is actually the top priority this year.

Taking advantage of the trend as a strategy to buy people's hearts can only show Wang Lin's sophistication and emperor's mind.

Wu Min sighed lightly, cupped his hands at Li Gang and said, "Li Xiang, Your Majesty is truly an enlightened ruler with grand plans and strategies beyond our reach."

Guo Zhishun also said excitedly: "Throughout the ages, how can any king be willing to use the emperor's internal treasury and his own money to subsidize the imperial examinations for poor scholars? This subject is Dayan Xinli Enke, and the number of people who come to Beijing to take part in the examination will increase dramatically. I'm afraid it won't expand to nearly [-] people, at least half of them are descendants from poor families, so it's a waste of money, and it's due to the emperor's willingness."

Huang Qishan laughed: "The imperial treasury left by the royal family of the former Song Dynasty, the emperor joked with the old man that day, saying that it is not as rich as his Prince Yan's treasury. For this subject alone, the emperor may have to give all he has to fund it. A son from a poor family has great merit."

Li Gang nodded slowly: "Since he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he has not drafted talent, built buildings, or built palaces, and has streamlined expenses. His frugality is comparable to that of no monarch in the past dynasties. The biggest difference is that the monarch is ambitious, the way is for the public, and the people of the country are in the heart, and the courage and strategy are rare in the world. I, the people of the Great Swallow, will be blessed from now on.”

Li Gang said solemnly again: "In the future, today's admiral will march in person, and he will come to Hebei again, and even attack Yanyun in the north. We and the cabinet should do our best to seek the peace of the court. In addition, the wealth and wealth in the southeast must not be cut off, and the army's supplies and salaries must not be ignored."

Li Gang looked at Guo Zhishun with deep eyes.

Guo Zhishun's face turned serious, and he bowed and said, "I will never dare to confuse state affairs!"

At this moment, Wang Lin led Wu Song back from Zhang Kui's house, and came to the Yanqing wedding banquet, had a drink with the generals and Jinyiwei officers present, until evening, and returned drunk.

(End of this chapter)