Ancient promotion routine
Chapter 133
The reason why Zhang Yanjin decided to register for the preliminary examination today is to spread the highlights of the imperial examination to the largest extent. People are born for fame and fortune. With this motivation, they can greatly inspire the capital. People's enthusiasm for participating in the imperial examination.
The disciples of the aristocratic family originally thought that the scholars in this capital city were just a few people from the Tai Academy, but now that Zhang Yanjin said this, many people who thought they were knowledgeable came to the side of the registration office to queue up, but these children of the aristocratic family were squeezed aside.
The students of the Tai Academy do not need to pass the preliminary examination, but the aristocratic families are distributed widely, and those from other aristocratic families can only come to the Tribute Academy for the exam.
Ordinary people see the imperial decree of the emperor, so they naturally know that the imperial examination is a great favor of the emperor. Ordinary people's children only enter the Taiyuan Academy for three to five years. Now, Lord Shangshu has issued a total of one hundred and two places. Officials are not tempted.
"Please line up and come one by one." Li Liu maintained order by the side.
Seeing this, Zhang Yanjin also came down to help distribute the papers. All applicants should write down their names, birthplaces, ages, and the books they have read.
"My lord, I can't read." An old man said.
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of narrow laughter from behind.
"Take the test without knowing how to read, isn't it just a joke." A young man in the back row laughed.
The man was dressed in high-grade silk, and the color was a bit dazzling under the sunlight, making people afraid to put their eyes on his clothes.Looking at the man's trembling round face, Zhang Yanjin held back her smile.
Of course this smile was not directed at the old man, he asked: "Then you are signing up for someone?"
"Yes, Lord Shangshu, I have a son in my family who has been smart since he was a child and has read a lot of books, but he broke his leg a few days ago and cannot sign up."
"Then tell this lord more carefully about your son's information, and then take this brand to take part in the initial test."
"Thank you sir."
Zhang Yanjin handed the old man to Zhou Hao who was on the side, and said to the crowd: "If you are here to sign up instead, please come directly to the right." Suddenly, the number of people who originally lined up was reduced by half.
"At that time, the government will send someone to the home to confirm one by one. If there are false reports, they will not be allowed to take the imperial examination, and the registration will be invalid."
"Master Shangshu, if someone signs up for many people, wouldn't we be here for nothing?" asked the fat man.
"My lord, the more the number of applicants, the greater the competition pressure will be. The people on the scene are organized according to the team, and our etiquette department will definitely register according to the head, but my lord is Zhou Chi?"
Zhang Yanjin asked.
The little fat man in this style is dressed in gorgeous clothes, and he looks like a young man who doesn't know the world.
"My name is Zhou Hao." The fat boy Zhou Hao said.
"You write less here. If the name is wrong, it will be invalid."
Zhang Yanjin pointed to the paper in Zhou Hao's hand.
Zhou Hao blushed, and hurriedly wrote a new copy, but he was too embarrassed to pick other people's thorns.
It was originally expected that the two-day registration would be completed in one day. Zhang Yanjin, Zhou Hao, Li Ying, Chen Su and others returned to the Ministry of Rites early in the morning of the second day to count the number of people who had signed up.
"My lord, after excluding those false registrations and those who are not qualified, there are about 520 people." Zhou Hao said.
"520 people, that's not a lot. The examination room of our Tribute Academy is divided into two upper floors. It can accommodate about [-] candidates at most. The venue should be enough."
The reason why Zhang Yanjin set up the preliminary examination in the capital was just to control the number of people taking the examination. The Wei Dynasty had 36 counties and 12 townships. Leave some space.
"Your Majesty has already read the preliminary examination papers, and the result should be coming soon. The access of the imperial examination department must be strictly restricted in the past few days to prevent the examination questions from being leaked." Zhang Yanjin told Li Liudao.
"Yes, my lord, restrict the access of the Imperial Examination Department and follow your suggestion to identify them based on their badges."
Zhang Yanjin set up a security system in the imperial examination department to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examination.
"Zhou Hao, do you have any suggestions for the invigilator?" The imperial examination lasted for three days. According to the general situation, at least a hundred assistant examiners are required to invigilate more than 1000 people. As the chief examiner, Zhang Yanjin is in charge of coordinating And inspection tour, and this on-site invigilation does need a lot of help.
Although Zhang Yanjin has divided the examination room as much as possible, it is basically impossible for students to have the opportunity to communicate with each other, but there is no passage and ventilation for each compartment. These places do need someone to supervise, although they don't need a hundred Invigilators, but 30 people is Zhang Yanjin's minimum estimate.
Zhang Yanjin thought of modern monitors, and right now he could only rely on people.
"Returning to my lord, I have made statistics from various ministries of the imperial court. There are no more than ten people who have time to invigilate the exam. Except for two people from the Ministry of Industry, the rest are all officials of the Ministry of Rites."
Zhou Hao said.
"That's it, you add Lord Li and Lord Chen, and I'll ask the emperor to transfer the rest from the army." Zhang Yanjin was not surprised by Zhou Hao's words, and almost everyone in the other departments didn't deal with him. If people don't come to the Gongyuan, it saves Zhang Yanjin a lot of time, and saves him from having to guard against these people.
The Ministry of Rites wrote the notes, and the emperor distributed the list of officials for the imperial examination invigilators not long after.
The person who changed the paper was appointed by the emperor, presided over by the Taifu, and supervised by Zhang Yanjin. It was composed of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment and the Imperial College.Zhang Yanjin proposed to the emperor to adopt the closed-book grading rule to correct the fairness of the imperial examination.
"My lord, the preliminary examination list is out." Zhou Hao held the list calculated from the Tai Academy in his hand.
"What's the ratio?" Zhang Yanjin looked at the names of the hundred people above and asked.
There are about 50 people who have registered in Taiyuan College to participate in Chunwei, and this preliminary test list does not include these 50 people.
"There are about 30 descendants of the family."
Zhou Hao's answer was within Zhang Yanjin's expectations. No matter how serious the children of this family are, the time and energy to study, teachers and other aspects must be better than ordinary people.
There is no way to replace these innate resource advantages.
Zhang Yanjin thought of the uneven distribution of modern educational resources, and the great difference in Wei was even greater.
"Zhou Hao, this person is No.3, and this person is also a disciple of an aristocratic family." Zhang Yanjin said.
"My lord, this week Hao is the son of the defense of the capital." Zhou Hao said.
"Then the other two?" Zhang Yanjin was impressed by Zhou Hao, who was not to be judged by his appearance.
"They are all descendants of the family."
Is that really the case, but this is just a small capital, Zhang Yanjin believes that the world is so big that it must be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
He didn't worry that the people who won the first place in the imperial examination would be the children of aristocratic families. Although most of the children of aristocratic families in the Great Wei Dynasty studied for a long time, they did not necessarily study hard.The scope of the test that he and the emperor had drawn up for this initial test was just basic questions. If one wanted to really discuss people's livelihood and current affairs, the topic of current policy gave ordinary candidates a chance to narrow the gap.
In Ruiguo Mansion, Zhou Qiye looked at his father, a little puzzled.
Zhang Yanjin's movement is so big this time, in his opinion, the interests of their aristocratic family have been damaged. If the number of the aristocratic family in the court decreases and the power of the aristocratic family is weakening, the emperor will take action against the aristocratic family sooner or later. clear.
"Father, why is there no one from us in this imperial examination?" Zhou Qiye asked, Zhang Yanjin had been promoted to the position of Minister of Rites in just a short time, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this person, which made him afraid.
"Zhang Yanjin is solely responsible for the imperial examination. Although the emperor called on the ministers to help him, he didn't specify what kind of help he would like to help. We just wait for the situation to change. This time, the list for the preliminary examination has already been given by the Ministry of Industry, and the first ones are all members of our family. The folk scholars behind are just used by Zhang Yanjin to fill in the numbers, so don’t worry about it.” Zhou Qin naturally understood what his son was thinking.
He wants Zhang Yanjin to grow taller, so that he can once and for all fall down, and Zhou Qin wants Zhang Yanjin to have no chance to stand up this time.
Besides, even if he doesn't do it, sooner or later someone will be unable to bear it.
The people Zhou Qin was alluding to were the princes.
Now Zhang Yanjin is obviously on good terms with the prince, if all the candidates successfully admitted in the imperial examination are from the private sector, then wouldn't it be adding strength to the prince.
The prince has been ill for many years, and there are only a few royalists in the court who support the prince, and the other aristocratic families are separated from each other.
……
On the third day of March, the capital is prosperous.
Candidates from all over the country arrived at the gate of the city in a carriage uniformly arranged by the government. Zhang Yanjin, as the chief examiner, greeted them at the gate of the city with everyone from the Ministry of Rites. One was to show that they attached importance to the imperial examination, but to express their condolences to these candidates who had traveled thousands of miles to rush for the exam.
Zhang Yanjin had received newsletters from various places before that some of the candidates fell ill on the way due to acclimatization. Those who could persevere went to the city, and those who could not persevere also rested in the nearest town.
After going through all kinds of hardships, coming to the capital is not only for the emperor's order, but also for the sake of the world and the feelings in my heart.
"It's hard work for all the examinees. I am Zhang Yanjin, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I am also the chief examiner of this imperial examination. The emperor has ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a place for you to rest now." Zhang Yanjin first performed the ceremony of a book friend, and then said loudly.
"The emperor's grace is mighty, we will do our best to honor the grace of the emperor."
The unison is neat and majestic. When the imperial examinations are popular, the people in the capital will not forget this first phenomenon for a long time. Whenever there are children in Jianzhong who are going to take the exam, they must tell their children about it. To speak, to encourage them.
After leading everyone to the dormitory of the Gong Yuan, Zhang Yanjin left.
The candidates’ dormitories of the Tribute Academy are divided into north and south sides, and are distributed according to the list of candidates submitted by each place.
Zhang Yanjin and the emperor reported the situation of the candidates entering Beijing. A total of more than a thousand people took the exam. Including the candidates in the capital, there were almost two hundred people less than 1000.
When Zhang Yanjin returned to the Ritual Department, Zhou Hao hurried in before his butt was hot.
"What's the matter, be careful of the steps." Zhang Yanjin stepped forward to help Zhou Hao.
"My lord, something has happened. Now all the bookstores in the capital are selling the imperial examination prediction subjects. Today, many candidates who have just entered Beijing bought them."
Zhang Yanjin didn't expect that someone would discover the business opportunity of the imperial examination so soon, but Zhou Hao's words obviously didn't mean that.
"You mean the exam papers were leaked?" Zhang Yanjin asked.
"Yes, my lord, almost half of the prediction questions are the same as our questions."
"Don't be in a hurry, let them take a look." Zhang Yanjin asked the adults who wrote the questions to take charge of one aspect when selecting the questions, and made two sets of papers, and the volume of the papers was almost ten times that of the exam questions.
He had already prepared for the leak, so he asked Zhou Hao to sit down.
He asked, "Where did this question come from?"
To be able to come up with prediction questions and let so many people buy it must have an irreplaceable identity in the hearts of the people.
"It is said that the master who wrote the question was originally a teacher of the Taiyuan Academy, and then somehow got out of the Taiyuan Academy. It seems to be quite prestigious in the capital."
"I can't see it. If I really had prestige, I wouldn't do such a thing. Someone must have instructed me behind the scenes. Master Zhou, where is Li Ying?"
Zhang Yanjin saw blood for a while, and he would investigate clearly what this person did on a regular basis.
"Master Li is still in the Gongyuan, I'll ask someone to call."
"Okay, fortunately."
Now that this matter has been discovered, Zhang Yanjin naturally cannot sit still and wait for death. He must obtain the emperor's consent to change the examination paper temporarily.
In the imperial study room, the emperor was annoyed when he heard Zhang Yanjin's statement. Someone dared to do something despite his repeated orders.
"Your Majesty, for the current plan, only the second examination paper is available," Zhang Yanjin suggested from the side.
"Didn't you say that the second exam paper is too difficult and not suitable for the current candidates?" Although the emperor was angry, he also knew that the imperial examination had reached this stage, and he couldn't do anything to panic the candidates, otherwise all previous efforts would be wasted.
"Although the second test paper is more difficult, the general content is indeed the same. It's just that some test questions are a bit biased, but it's also a good opportunity to test those who are capable." Zhang Yanjin replied.
What the emperor only cares about is the result of the imperial examination, whether it can really provide talents for the Great Wei. Now that the disciples of the emperor are gathered together, what Zhang Yanjin has to do is to help the emperor select those candidates who can really be a great candidate, and what things are just for the sake of it. It's here to spoil the situation.
"allow."
"However, it is not appropriate to announce it now. I want to wait for the exam to be ready before I announce it."
In this way, we can see who the master behind it is.
Zhang Yanjin doesn't need to guess, but he can probably know that there is no one who can't see him well in this court, except for those few. The current imperial examination is going smoothly. One is the emperor's order, and the other is that there are many people waiting to see the joke. .
""Just do what you say. "The emperor said, let Zhang Yanjin follow the plan.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Yanjin kowtowed.
The emperor naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Yanjin's words, he valued Zhang Yanjin's ability because it was beneficial to the royal family, and the trust he gave was indeed because of Zhang Yanjin's character.
On the ninth day of March, the imperial examinations started, and all the books and pens in the palace were searched and collected by the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Etiquette specially designated exam clothes for the candidates. Zhang Yanjin called them school uniforms. One was to gather the confidence of the candidates, and the other was to prevent the candidates from cheating.
Zhang Yanjin remembered that in the previous imperial examinations, it seemed that the examiners felt that their self-esteem had been violated and they committed suicide or gave up the exam. In order to prevent such things, he specially set up a session of burning incense and changing clothes in the Gongyuan. auspicious.
The most auspiciousness of the people of Wei and the fate of the people are very important, but no one raised any objections.
The three-day exam officially began. Candidates leave one door a day, and the three meals are designated by the nutrition chef appointed by Zhang Yanjin.
On the first day, a person fainted on the way. Zhang Yanjin asked the imperial doctor to check and found that this person was born with a congenital deficiency, which is referred to as viscera disease in modern times. He collapsed on the examination table because of being too nervous and excited.
On the second day, two people were discovered by the invigilator Zhou Su because they cheated, and Zhou Su threw them out of the tribute courtyard directly.
On the third day, Zhang Yanjin, who was on patrol, discovered someone intending to bribe the invigilator. Zhang Yanjin taught the examiner who had received 2000 taels of silver directly to the Ministry of Punishment, and it was up to the emperor to decide.
Although books, paper and pens are not allowed in this examination room, there are no restrictions on such things as silver tickets and jade pendants. Zhang Yanjin recorded these in the imperial examination precautions.In the future imperial examinations, nothing but oneself can be brought into the Gongyuan.
Every meal and every bowl of tea for the examinees was tested. After three days, there were [-] dead mice and a dozen or so little white rabbits in the tribute courtyard.
After three days, the gate of the Tribute Court was opened, not only the examinees, but also the invigilators could not help but let out a big breath when they left the Tribute Court.
Zhang Yanjin specially set up a test paper correction place in the Gongyuan. Once the test papers arrived here, all the papers were marked with masks, and all personal information was blocked. All the papers with special marks were taken out separately, and the three ministers jointly reviewed them.
Thousands of people's papers were only corrected by dozens of people, and after another five full days, the results of the imperial examination were counted.
Among them, some excellent answer sheets were submitted to the imperial study room for the emperor's review.
"Here we come!" The imperial examination tribute students gathered at the gate of the tribute courtyard, waiting for the announcement.
When Princess Yuyang heard the report, she was very angry, that old man dared to fool her, she really didn't know what to do.
"Princess, the old master hanged himself in his own home a few days ago."
After hearing this, Princess Yuyang said: "I know that I bought the coffin boards first, so it's cheaper for him."
Zhang Yanjin's people had indeed lost their clues as soon as they found out the eyebrows.
Those who were ordered by the emperor to post the list were Eunuch Xu and others beside the emperor. They held the list in their hands, which naturally represented the emperor's grace.
The examinees saw that Eunuch Xu and the others were very imposing, but they didn't dare to rush up. After Eunuch Xu posted up the imperial list and turned away, they rushed up.
There are more than a hundred people on the list this time, and those with the same score are tied for the rankings, but the latter rankings are indeed arranged according to the number of people.
"Jinshi Jidi is Zhou Jin, his whole life, Zhao Ping"
"I'm on the list, on the list."
Zhou Hao shouted happily, his flexible body movements and uncoordinated body shape successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Brother, what's your name?" The person next to him asked.
"Zhou Hao"
Zhou Hao happily pointed to the names in the penultimate row.
The man saw that Zhou Hao, No. 90, a concubine, turned around and ignored Zhou Hao, 97 is not the third from the bottom.
Zhou Hao didn't care either, he wanted to tell his father the news.
In Ruiguo Mansion, Zhou Qin valued the young man sitting down and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad,"
And sitting down is the No. 1 Zhou Jin in the imperial examination written examination.
"Thank you, Lord Guo, for cultivating it." Zhou Jin said.
Duke Rui sent Zhou Jin and Zhou Ping to take part in the imperial examination this time because he wanted to show off the strength of the children of the family. Although Zhou Ping was fifth, with Zhou Jin as the trump card, Zhang Yanjin and the emperor's wishful thinking fell through. the goal of.
"There is also the imperial examination, then you just say that you are from the Zhou family, don't talk about other things." Zhou Qin said.
"Yes." Zhou Jin replied.
Zhou Jin has a square face, and looks very upright and serious. In fact, he is thoughtful and meticulous in handling things. Zhou Qin appreciates him. First, he has some skills, and Zhou Jin is good at disguising and deceiving.
Zhang Yanjin didn't care when Li Ying told him that the clues were broken. The emperor took over the case a few days ago. He must have some leaders. What he has to do now is to prepare for the palace examination in the future.
The subjects of the palace examination were hand-picked by the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites did not participate. The key point was that the three Jinshi and Tier ones had backgrounds. Zhang Yanjin had to inquire clearly first, lest anyone in the emperor might have doubts.
The disciples of the aristocratic family originally thought that the scholars in this capital city were just a few people from the Tai Academy, but now that Zhang Yanjin said this, many people who thought they were knowledgeable came to the side of the registration office to queue up, but these children of the aristocratic family were squeezed aside.
The students of the Tai Academy do not need to pass the preliminary examination, but the aristocratic families are distributed widely, and those from other aristocratic families can only come to the Tribute Academy for the exam.
Ordinary people see the imperial decree of the emperor, so they naturally know that the imperial examination is a great favor of the emperor. Ordinary people's children only enter the Taiyuan Academy for three to five years. Now, Lord Shangshu has issued a total of one hundred and two places. Officials are not tempted.
"Please line up and come one by one." Li Liu maintained order by the side.
Seeing this, Zhang Yanjin also came down to help distribute the papers. All applicants should write down their names, birthplaces, ages, and the books they have read.
"My lord, I can't read." An old man said.
As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of narrow laughter from behind.
"Take the test without knowing how to read, isn't it just a joke." A young man in the back row laughed.
The man was dressed in high-grade silk, and the color was a bit dazzling under the sunlight, making people afraid to put their eyes on his clothes.Looking at the man's trembling round face, Zhang Yanjin held back her smile.
Of course this smile was not directed at the old man, he asked: "Then you are signing up for someone?"
"Yes, Lord Shangshu, I have a son in my family who has been smart since he was a child and has read a lot of books, but he broke his leg a few days ago and cannot sign up."
"Then tell this lord more carefully about your son's information, and then take this brand to take part in the initial test."
"Thank you sir."
Zhang Yanjin handed the old man to Zhou Hao who was on the side, and said to the crowd: "If you are here to sign up instead, please come directly to the right." Suddenly, the number of people who originally lined up was reduced by half.
"At that time, the government will send someone to the home to confirm one by one. If there are false reports, they will not be allowed to take the imperial examination, and the registration will be invalid."
"Master Shangshu, if someone signs up for many people, wouldn't we be here for nothing?" asked the fat man.
"My lord, the more the number of applicants, the greater the competition pressure will be. The people on the scene are organized according to the team, and our etiquette department will definitely register according to the head, but my lord is Zhou Chi?"
Zhang Yanjin asked.
The little fat man in this style is dressed in gorgeous clothes, and he looks like a young man who doesn't know the world.
"My name is Zhou Hao." The fat boy Zhou Hao said.
"You write less here. If the name is wrong, it will be invalid."
Zhang Yanjin pointed to the paper in Zhou Hao's hand.
Zhou Hao blushed, and hurriedly wrote a new copy, but he was too embarrassed to pick other people's thorns.
It was originally expected that the two-day registration would be completed in one day. Zhang Yanjin, Zhou Hao, Li Ying, Chen Su and others returned to the Ministry of Rites early in the morning of the second day to count the number of people who had signed up.
"My lord, after excluding those false registrations and those who are not qualified, there are about 520 people." Zhou Hao said.
"520 people, that's not a lot. The examination room of our Tribute Academy is divided into two upper floors. It can accommodate about [-] candidates at most. The venue should be enough."
The reason why Zhang Yanjin set up the preliminary examination in the capital was just to control the number of people taking the examination. The Wei Dynasty had 36 counties and 12 townships. Leave some space.
"Your Majesty has already read the preliminary examination papers, and the result should be coming soon. The access of the imperial examination department must be strictly restricted in the past few days to prevent the examination questions from being leaked." Zhang Yanjin told Li Liudao.
"Yes, my lord, restrict the access of the Imperial Examination Department and follow your suggestion to identify them based on their badges."
Zhang Yanjin set up a security system in the imperial examination department to ensure the fairness and impartiality of the imperial examination.
"Zhou Hao, do you have any suggestions for the invigilator?" The imperial examination lasted for three days. According to the general situation, at least a hundred assistant examiners are required to invigilate more than 1000 people. As the chief examiner, Zhang Yanjin is in charge of coordinating And inspection tour, and this on-site invigilation does need a lot of help.
Although Zhang Yanjin has divided the examination room as much as possible, it is basically impossible for students to have the opportunity to communicate with each other, but there is no passage and ventilation for each compartment. These places do need someone to supervise, although they don't need a hundred Invigilators, but 30 people is Zhang Yanjin's minimum estimate.
Zhang Yanjin thought of modern monitors, and right now he could only rely on people.
"Returning to my lord, I have made statistics from various ministries of the imperial court. There are no more than ten people who have time to invigilate the exam. Except for two people from the Ministry of Industry, the rest are all officials of the Ministry of Rites."
Zhou Hao said.
"That's it, you add Lord Li and Lord Chen, and I'll ask the emperor to transfer the rest from the army." Zhang Yanjin was not surprised by Zhou Hao's words, and almost everyone in the other departments didn't deal with him. If people don't come to the Gongyuan, it saves Zhang Yanjin a lot of time, and saves him from having to guard against these people.
The Ministry of Rites wrote the notes, and the emperor distributed the list of officials for the imperial examination invigilators not long after.
The person who changed the paper was appointed by the emperor, presided over by the Taifu, and supervised by Zhang Yanjin. It was composed of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment and the Imperial College.Zhang Yanjin proposed to the emperor to adopt the closed-book grading rule to correct the fairness of the imperial examination.
"My lord, the preliminary examination list is out." Zhou Hao held the list calculated from the Tai Academy in his hand.
"What's the ratio?" Zhang Yanjin looked at the names of the hundred people above and asked.
There are about 50 people who have registered in Taiyuan College to participate in Chunwei, and this preliminary test list does not include these 50 people.
"There are about 30 descendants of the family."
Zhou Hao's answer was within Zhang Yanjin's expectations. No matter how serious the children of this family are, the time and energy to study, teachers and other aspects must be better than ordinary people.
There is no way to replace these innate resource advantages.
Zhang Yanjin thought of the uneven distribution of modern educational resources, and the great difference in Wei was even greater.
"Zhou Hao, this person is No.3, and this person is also a disciple of an aristocratic family." Zhang Yanjin said.
"My lord, this week Hao is the son of the defense of the capital." Zhou Hao said.
"Then the other two?" Zhang Yanjin was impressed by Zhou Hao, who was not to be judged by his appearance.
"They are all descendants of the family."
Is that really the case, but this is just a small capital, Zhang Yanjin believes that the world is so big that it must be Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
He didn't worry that the people who won the first place in the imperial examination would be the children of aristocratic families. Although most of the children of aristocratic families in the Great Wei Dynasty studied for a long time, they did not necessarily study hard.The scope of the test that he and the emperor had drawn up for this initial test was just basic questions. If one wanted to really discuss people's livelihood and current affairs, the topic of current policy gave ordinary candidates a chance to narrow the gap.
In Ruiguo Mansion, Zhou Qiye looked at his father, a little puzzled.
Zhang Yanjin's movement is so big this time, in his opinion, the interests of their aristocratic family have been damaged. If the number of the aristocratic family in the court decreases and the power of the aristocratic family is weakening, the emperor will take action against the aristocratic family sooner or later. clear.
"Father, why is there no one from us in this imperial examination?" Zhou Qiye asked, Zhang Yanjin had been promoted to the position of Minister of Rites in just a short time, which shows that the emperor attaches great importance to this person, which made him afraid.
"Zhang Yanjin is solely responsible for the imperial examination. Although the emperor called on the ministers to help him, he didn't specify what kind of help he would like to help. We just wait for the situation to change. This time, the list for the preliminary examination has already been given by the Ministry of Industry, and the first ones are all members of our family. The folk scholars behind are just used by Zhang Yanjin to fill in the numbers, so don’t worry about it.” Zhou Qin naturally understood what his son was thinking.
He wants Zhang Yanjin to grow taller, so that he can once and for all fall down, and Zhou Qin wants Zhang Yanjin to have no chance to stand up this time.
Besides, even if he doesn't do it, sooner or later someone will be unable to bear it.
The people Zhou Qin was alluding to were the princes.
Now Zhang Yanjin is obviously on good terms with the prince, if all the candidates successfully admitted in the imperial examination are from the private sector, then wouldn't it be adding strength to the prince.
The prince has been ill for many years, and there are only a few royalists in the court who support the prince, and the other aristocratic families are separated from each other.
……
On the third day of March, the capital is prosperous.
Candidates from all over the country arrived at the gate of the city in a carriage uniformly arranged by the government. Zhang Yanjin, as the chief examiner, greeted them at the gate of the city with everyone from the Ministry of Rites. One was to show that they attached importance to the imperial examination, but to express their condolences to these candidates who had traveled thousands of miles to rush for the exam.
Zhang Yanjin had received newsletters from various places before that some of the candidates fell ill on the way due to acclimatization. Those who could persevere went to the city, and those who could not persevere also rested in the nearest town.
After going through all kinds of hardships, coming to the capital is not only for the emperor's order, but also for the sake of the world and the feelings in my heart.
"It's hard work for all the examinees. I am Zhang Yanjin, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and I am also the chief examiner of this imperial examination. The emperor has ordered the Ministry of Rites to prepare a place for you to rest now." Zhang Yanjin first performed the ceremony of a book friend, and then said loudly.
"The emperor's grace is mighty, we will do our best to honor the grace of the emperor."
The unison is neat and majestic. When the imperial examinations are popular, the people in the capital will not forget this first phenomenon for a long time. Whenever there are children in Jianzhong who are going to take the exam, they must tell their children about it. To speak, to encourage them.
After leading everyone to the dormitory of the Gong Yuan, Zhang Yanjin left.
The candidates’ dormitories of the Tribute Academy are divided into north and south sides, and are distributed according to the list of candidates submitted by each place.
Zhang Yanjin and the emperor reported the situation of the candidates entering Beijing. A total of more than a thousand people took the exam. Including the candidates in the capital, there were almost two hundred people less than 1000.
When Zhang Yanjin returned to the Ritual Department, Zhou Hao hurried in before his butt was hot.
"What's the matter, be careful of the steps." Zhang Yanjin stepped forward to help Zhou Hao.
"My lord, something has happened. Now all the bookstores in the capital are selling the imperial examination prediction subjects. Today, many candidates who have just entered Beijing bought them."
Zhang Yanjin didn't expect that someone would discover the business opportunity of the imperial examination so soon, but Zhou Hao's words obviously didn't mean that.
"You mean the exam papers were leaked?" Zhang Yanjin asked.
"Yes, my lord, almost half of the prediction questions are the same as our questions."
"Don't be in a hurry, let them take a look." Zhang Yanjin asked the adults who wrote the questions to take charge of one aspect when selecting the questions, and made two sets of papers, and the volume of the papers was almost ten times that of the exam questions.
He had already prepared for the leak, so he asked Zhou Hao to sit down.
He asked, "Where did this question come from?"
To be able to come up with prediction questions and let so many people buy it must have an irreplaceable identity in the hearts of the people.
"It is said that the master who wrote the question was originally a teacher of the Taiyuan Academy, and then somehow got out of the Taiyuan Academy. It seems to be quite prestigious in the capital."
"I can't see it. If I really had prestige, I wouldn't do such a thing. Someone must have instructed me behind the scenes. Master Zhou, where is Li Ying?"
Zhang Yanjin saw blood for a while, and he would investigate clearly what this person did on a regular basis.
"Master Li is still in the Gongyuan, I'll ask someone to call."
"Okay, fortunately."
Now that this matter has been discovered, Zhang Yanjin naturally cannot sit still and wait for death. He must obtain the emperor's consent to change the examination paper temporarily.
In the imperial study room, the emperor was annoyed when he heard Zhang Yanjin's statement. Someone dared to do something despite his repeated orders.
"Your Majesty, for the current plan, only the second examination paper is available," Zhang Yanjin suggested from the side.
"Didn't you say that the second exam paper is too difficult and not suitable for the current candidates?" Although the emperor was angry, he also knew that the imperial examination had reached this stage, and he couldn't do anything to panic the candidates, otherwise all previous efforts would be wasted.
"Although the second test paper is more difficult, the general content is indeed the same. It's just that some test questions are a bit biased, but it's also a good opportunity to test those who are capable." Zhang Yanjin replied.
What the emperor only cares about is the result of the imperial examination, whether it can really provide talents for the Great Wei. Now that the disciples of the emperor are gathered together, what Zhang Yanjin has to do is to help the emperor select those candidates who can really be a great candidate, and what things are just for the sake of it. It's here to spoil the situation.
"allow."
"However, it is not appropriate to announce it now. I want to wait for the exam to be ready before I announce it."
In this way, we can see who the master behind it is.
Zhang Yanjin doesn't need to guess, but he can probably know that there is no one who can't see him well in this court, except for those few. The current imperial examination is going smoothly. One is the emperor's order, and the other is that there are many people waiting to see the joke. .
""Just do what you say. "The emperor said, let Zhang Yanjin follow the plan.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Zhang Yanjin kowtowed.
The emperor naturally understood the meaning of Zhang Yanjin's words, he valued Zhang Yanjin's ability because it was beneficial to the royal family, and the trust he gave was indeed because of Zhang Yanjin's character.
On the ninth day of March, the imperial examinations started, and all the books and pens in the palace were searched and collected by the Ministry of Rites.
The Ministry of Etiquette specially designated exam clothes for the candidates. Zhang Yanjin called them school uniforms. One was to gather the confidence of the candidates, and the other was to prevent the candidates from cheating.
Zhang Yanjin remembered that in the previous imperial examinations, it seemed that the examiners felt that their self-esteem had been violated and they committed suicide or gave up the exam. In order to prevent such things, he specially set up a session of burning incense and changing clothes in the Gongyuan. auspicious.
The most auspiciousness of the people of Wei and the fate of the people are very important, but no one raised any objections.
The three-day exam officially began. Candidates leave one door a day, and the three meals are designated by the nutrition chef appointed by Zhang Yanjin.
On the first day, a person fainted on the way. Zhang Yanjin asked the imperial doctor to check and found that this person was born with a congenital deficiency, which is referred to as viscera disease in modern times. He collapsed on the examination table because of being too nervous and excited.
On the second day, two people were discovered by the invigilator Zhou Su because they cheated, and Zhou Su threw them out of the tribute courtyard directly.
On the third day, Zhang Yanjin, who was on patrol, discovered someone intending to bribe the invigilator. Zhang Yanjin taught the examiner who had received 2000 taels of silver directly to the Ministry of Punishment, and it was up to the emperor to decide.
Although books, paper and pens are not allowed in this examination room, there are no restrictions on such things as silver tickets and jade pendants. Zhang Yanjin recorded these in the imperial examination precautions.In the future imperial examinations, nothing but oneself can be brought into the Gongyuan.
Every meal and every bowl of tea for the examinees was tested. After three days, there were [-] dead mice and a dozen or so little white rabbits in the tribute courtyard.
After three days, the gate of the Tribute Court was opened, not only the examinees, but also the invigilators could not help but let out a big breath when they left the Tribute Court.
Zhang Yanjin specially set up a test paper correction place in the Gongyuan. Once the test papers arrived here, all the papers were marked with masks, and all personal information was blocked. All the papers with special marks were taken out separately, and the three ministers jointly reviewed them.
Thousands of people's papers were only corrected by dozens of people, and after another five full days, the results of the imperial examination were counted.
Among them, some excellent answer sheets were submitted to the imperial study room for the emperor's review.
"Here we come!" The imperial examination tribute students gathered at the gate of the tribute courtyard, waiting for the announcement.
When Princess Yuyang heard the report, she was very angry, that old man dared to fool her, she really didn't know what to do.
"Princess, the old master hanged himself in his own home a few days ago."
After hearing this, Princess Yuyang said: "I know that I bought the coffin boards first, so it's cheaper for him."
Zhang Yanjin's people had indeed lost their clues as soon as they found out the eyebrows.
Those who were ordered by the emperor to post the list were Eunuch Xu and others beside the emperor. They held the list in their hands, which naturally represented the emperor's grace.
The examinees saw that Eunuch Xu and the others were very imposing, but they didn't dare to rush up. After Eunuch Xu posted up the imperial list and turned away, they rushed up.
There are more than a hundred people on the list this time, and those with the same score are tied for the rankings, but the latter rankings are indeed arranged according to the number of people.
"Jinshi Jidi is Zhou Jin, his whole life, Zhao Ping"
"I'm on the list, on the list."
Zhou Hao shouted happily, his flexible body movements and uncoordinated body shape successfully attracted everyone's attention.
"Brother, what's your name?" The person next to him asked.
"Zhou Hao"
Zhou Hao happily pointed to the names in the penultimate row.
The man saw that Zhou Hao, No. 90, a concubine, turned around and ignored Zhou Hao, 97 is not the third from the bottom.
Zhou Hao didn't care either, he wanted to tell his father the news.
In Ruiguo Mansion, Zhou Qin valued the young man sitting down and nodded with satisfaction.
"Not bad,"
And sitting down is the No. 1 Zhou Jin in the imperial examination written examination.
"Thank you, Lord Guo, for cultivating it." Zhou Jin said.
Duke Rui sent Zhou Jin and Zhou Ping to take part in the imperial examination this time because he wanted to show off the strength of the children of the family. Although Zhou Ping was fifth, with Zhou Jin as the trump card, Zhang Yanjin and the emperor's wishful thinking fell through. the goal of.
"There is also the imperial examination, then you just say that you are from the Zhou family, don't talk about other things." Zhou Qin said.
"Yes." Zhou Jin replied.
Zhou Jin has a square face, and looks very upright and serious. In fact, he is thoughtful and meticulous in handling things. Zhou Qin appreciates him. First, he has some skills, and Zhou Jin is good at disguising and deceiving.
Zhang Yanjin didn't care when Li Ying told him that the clues were broken. The emperor took over the case a few days ago. He must have some leaders. What he has to do now is to prepare for the palace examination in the future.
The subjects of the palace examination were hand-picked by the emperor, and the Ministry of Rites did not participate. The key point was that the three Jinshi and Tier ones had backgrounds. Zhang Yanjin had to inquire clearly first, lest anyone in the emperor might have doubts.
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