Great Zhou Empress
Chapter 96 Women's Imperial Examination
This person is like a spring, it will rebound when it is suppressed to the extreme.
Li Jing had been forced to the point where she couldn't bear it anymore. Her backlash was so violent that even Xue Zhijing was a little shocked.
But she doesn't need to be too shocked, she didn't want to be a modern bank so radically, and she never thought about forming a new army, no, she was forced out.
They were all forced out, and no one should be surprised by anyone's behavior.
When he was almost at the door, Xue Zhijing made a decision.
No matter what reason Li Jing decides to take the scientific examination, she must help her get the opportunity of the scientific examination.
Such a big movement by her naturally attracted the attention of Yuan Hanzhang and all the ministers who were in the early court.Yuan Hanzhang naturally knew Li Jing. In her opinion, Li Jing was also a young talent worthy of training, so she interrupted the morning court and hurriedly asked her to come to the court.
People in the Dacheng Dynasty didn't often kneel down, but generally only kneeled down to their parents and heaven.
So when Li Jing knelt and kowtowed at the gate of the palace, it was essentially a big ceremony, with a sense of determination.
When Xue Zhijing led her into the hall, he handed her a square scarf to wipe the blood and ashes from her forehead, but she didn't take it either.
After entering the main hall, everyone's eyes turned to her immediately. Their expressions were different, but they didn't speak.
But judging from their expressions, they probably felt that this was an inexplicable crazy woman who didn't know what to do.
Li Jing stood in the middle of the hall, while Xue Zhijing went to the front and stood beside Yuan Hanzhang.
Yuan Hanzhang asked in a calm voice, "Who is in the palace and what is the matter to kneel at the palace gate?"
"The villain is Li Jing, the daughter of Li Chengyi, the general of the Forbidden Army. Jing participated in the battle of Xiongzhou City to capture the commander Lu Cheng in the 16th year of Taiping. Contribute to the imperial court, I heard that the empress dowager is about to open Enke, please allow me to sign up for it."
Taiping is the reign name of the current emperor Liu Yan's father, and the 16th year of Taiping was the year when she and Xue Zhijing were in Xiongzhou City.
Yuan Hanzhang couldn't say yes or no at the beginning, he asked the court's opinion first, and left some leeway for himself.
Sure enough, the ministers began to blare one after another.
"Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for women to participate in the imperial examination."
"There has never been a woman in this dynasty who participated in the imperial examination and became a Jinshi."
"If a woman becomes an official in the court, what should I do if she gets married? Is it possible that the husband and wife are both in the court? What's the proper way?"
"Women should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. When they come out to participate in the imperial examination, they must also be officials. It is indecent to show their faces in public."
When the ministers were almost babbling, Yuan Hanzhang asked Xue Zhijing next to him, "Xue Shanggong, what do you think?"
Most of the ministers didn't know because they babbed too much just now. They didn't know whether they were dry or they thought they should save face for the empress dowager, so they didn't say anything. Come on, there is no reason for the harem maid to speak."
Because of this reason before, both Xue Zhijing and Ayila lost the right to discuss government affairs and do things in the court. Yuan Hanzhang has long been dissatisfied with this. .
"The world is the world of the emperor, the world of the Liu family's royal family, the emperor's family affairs are state affairs, and state affairs are also the emperor's family affairs. Xue Zhijing Shanggong is my Liu family royal family, the female official of the Liu family emperor, how can we not talk about government affairs, why? You, the Ministry of Rites Can the servant still manage the court affairs?"
Yuan Hanzhang's words at this time are really a bit sophistry, but these rules and principles are determined by people, and these ministers want her to obey their rules, so she can only go around in circles to make these ministers have to obey her rules ah.
The thorny Minister of Rites also said, "I don't want to take care of court affairs, but,"
"Okay, Xue Zhijing Shanggong captured Lu Cheng, the commander of Xiongzhou City in Taiping 16, and cracked the corruption cases of Quanzhou Tea Official and Guangzhou Shipping Department in Taiping 17. He has made meritorious service to the state. A few words about government affairs. Xue Shanggong, you can say it."
Yuan Hanzhang used Xue Zhijing's previous achievements to give her a starting point. If the ministers still want to refute, they have to argue with the Queen Mother.
But at this time, the ministers don't have any deep hatred with Xue Zhijing, so why bother.
Most of the people took advantage of the trend and went down. Isn't it just to let a court lady say a few words, why bother to offend the Queen Mother too much for this.
That's how things got ripped open.
Xue Zhijing stood up straight and said steadily, "I believe that since ancient times, there has never been a mention in the classics that women cannot take the imperial examination and cannot be an official, and there is nothing in the regulations of this dynasty that states that the imperial examination can only be done by Men participate. Li Jing has made great contributions to the country and is full of talents. How can a great dynasty allow talents to be exiled outside and not used. I think, if not, let Li Jing take the imperial examination. I don’t know who the examinee is just by reading the article, if Li Jing can really win the favor of the examiner, then such a talent is really a blessing for the imperial court, and I can’t let it go easily.”
It is a habitual custom that women cannot take the imperial examination to be an official, so naturally the corresponding content will not be written in the laws and regulations, because people are too used to it.
But this one, if it really makes sense, that is, if there is no regulation in the law, I can do it.
The ministers had no choice but to say something, it has never happened since ancient times, men have always taken part in the imperial examinations, and so on. I have said it several times just now.
It seems that Yuan Hanzhang wants to dispel this idea through noise.
Yuan Hanzhang pretended to be angry, and his tone was raised, "Okay, don't say anything."
"I think so too. It has never been said in the ancient books that women cannot take part in the imperial examination, and there is no mention in the regulations of this dynasty, so why not. Other women don't want to take part. A woman who has made meritorious service to the country Well, what's the point of giving her this opportunity, let's just see her ability, if she really passes the test, then the country will have another talent, and the country is so difficult now, I don't want to let a talent go."
One talent at a time, completely ignoring the male and female issues that ministers are struggling with.
A bunch of old men with white beards were so blocked that they choked.
Yuan Hanzhang made a quick and messy decision. If these old men later went back and thought of the point of the debate, and then wrote a letter to argue with Yuan Hanzhang, Yuan Hanzhang could also settle down on this matter, don't say any more For reasons, block it back.
Anyway, it's right and wrong, Yuan Hanzhang's side is right.
In the side hall, Sun Miao'er came to treat Li Jing's wound, but she was strong, she didn't even groan when she rubbed the medicine so painful.
Xue Zhijing smiled and said, "Li Jing, you really impress me, but what happened recently?"
Li Jing then told Xue Zhijing that her parents wanted her to marry the young man of Duke Wei's family as a concubine.
Xue Zhijing's expression froze.
That little father-in-law is really annoying, because she belongs to the clan, she and Yuan Hanzhang would be wary of doing anything. On the surface, the other party promised well, but in private, there is really nothing to do.
"I also guessed that it might be because of similar things, so I decided that no matter what, I will facilitate your participation in the imperial examination." Xue Zhijing said slowly.
Li Jing sincerely thanked Xue Zhijing.
However, Xue Zhijing still asked cautiously, "However, tens of thousands of people walk on a single-plank bridge for the imperial examination. Now time is tight, are you prepared? Do you need me to find someone to help you with tutoring?"
Li Jing smiled lightly, "Thank you. I wanted to take the imperial examination since I was a child, and I seem to have some talent in reading. I have seen many candidates in Lichun Court in the past two years, and I also love to chat with them. I also took the test questions from the previous scientific examinations, practiced according to the time of the scientific examinations, and sent them to the examiners, and they all said that they were no less than the answers written by the former Jinshi people they read when they were studying."
"I've never asked you these questions before. I'm a good friend, but I'm a bit unqualified." Xue Zhijing smiled.
Li Jing said lightly, "How can I blame you? Before, I always felt that I was a woman, and it was impossible for me to take the scientific examination in this life, so I never mentioned it to anyone. But this time, I put it to death. Younger, if I can't, I might have to bring a dagger into the Duke of Wei's mansion."
Xue Zhijing frowned.
With a dagger?
Does she want to die together with the little prince of Wei Guogong's family?
All the scientific examination questions and answer sheets of outstanding scholars over the years are stored in the palace, so Xue Zhijing went to help Li Jing borrow them and let her study in the palace.
Originally, she wanted to find two great Confucian scholars to help her tutor, but Yuan Hanzhang came to tutor Li Jing himself before the exam.
According to her words, that is, Li Jing set a precedent for women's scientific examination, maybe in the future, this woman's status will change from then on.
Yuan Hanzhang's personal tutoring made Li Jing feel as if she had been beaten with chicken blood. If she failed to pass the Jinshi exam, she would probably destroy herself.
Exams in any era have their own patterns and routines.
This has nothing to do with fairness. Human beings have their own limitations in thinking. We must give ourselves a framework. This framework will be fixed after a long time.
In the family that has been a Jinshi, the reason why there are more Jinshi and ranks is not only because their family conditions are good and they can buy enough books, but also because there are elders in the family who are familiar with the imperial examinations. Patterns and routines.
Of course, their talents are also overflowing, and no matter how patterns or routines are written, they must be beautifully written to attract people.
Although Yuan Hanzhang has never participated in the imperial examination, she is an "examiner" and the "chairman of the examination committee". How many times has she presided over the regular examinations held every three years.
The imperial examination is the highlight of every three years, and there are long discussions about what questions to ask before the exam.
She doesn't have to worry too much about the exam questions for the state examinations held in the autumn to select candidates in various states, but she will start to take care of the provincial examinations held in the capital's Ministry of Rites in the spring of the following year, not to mention that she will personally conduct the palace examinations.
She is very clear about what classics the Dacheng Dynasty used to take the imperial examinations for hundreds of years, what questions have been asked, what are the hot spots this year, and what she and the courtiers are most concerned about.
The questions haven't come out yet, but even if they come out, she probably won't tell Li Jing. After all, many exam questions are not objective questions for later generations to fill in the blanks, but subjective questions that require you to write eloquently to discuss the article. What's the use of knowing the questions?
But Yuan Hanzhang is very confident, she believes that Li Jing will definitely be able to give her a title on the gold list.
Li Jing had been forced to the point where she couldn't bear it anymore. Her backlash was so violent that even Xue Zhijing was a little shocked.
But she doesn't need to be too shocked, she didn't want to be a modern bank so radically, and she never thought about forming a new army, no, she was forced out.
They were all forced out, and no one should be surprised by anyone's behavior.
When he was almost at the door, Xue Zhijing made a decision.
No matter what reason Li Jing decides to take the scientific examination, she must help her get the opportunity of the scientific examination.
Such a big movement by her naturally attracted the attention of Yuan Hanzhang and all the ministers who were in the early court.Yuan Hanzhang naturally knew Li Jing. In her opinion, Li Jing was also a young talent worthy of training, so she interrupted the morning court and hurriedly asked her to come to the court.
People in the Dacheng Dynasty didn't often kneel down, but generally only kneeled down to their parents and heaven.
So when Li Jing knelt and kowtowed at the gate of the palace, it was essentially a big ceremony, with a sense of determination.
When Xue Zhijing led her into the hall, he handed her a square scarf to wipe the blood and ashes from her forehead, but she didn't take it either.
After entering the main hall, everyone's eyes turned to her immediately. Their expressions were different, but they didn't speak.
But judging from their expressions, they probably felt that this was an inexplicable crazy woman who didn't know what to do.
Li Jing stood in the middle of the hall, while Xue Zhijing went to the front and stood beside Yuan Hanzhang.
Yuan Hanzhang asked in a calm voice, "Who is in the palace and what is the matter to kneel at the palace gate?"
"The villain is Li Jing, the daughter of Li Chengyi, the general of the Forbidden Army. Jing participated in the battle of Xiongzhou City to capture the commander Lu Cheng in the 16th year of Taiping. Contribute to the imperial court, I heard that the empress dowager is about to open Enke, please allow me to sign up for it."
Taiping is the reign name of the current emperor Liu Yan's father, and the 16th year of Taiping was the year when she and Xue Zhijing were in Xiongzhou City.
Yuan Hanzhang couldn't say yes or no at the beginning, he asked the court's opinion first, and left some leeway for himself.
Sure enough, the ministers began to blare one after another.
"Since ancient times, there has never been a precedent for women to participate in the imperial examination."
"There has never been a woman in this dynasty who participated in the imperial examination and became a Jinshi."
"If a woman becomes an official in the court, what should I do if she gets married? Is it possible that the husband and wife are both in the court? What's the proper way?"
"Women should stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. When they come out to participate in the imperial examination, they must also be officials. It is indecent to show their faces in public."
When the ministers were almost babbling, Yuan Hanzhang asked Xue Zhijing next to him, "Xue Shanggong, what do you think?"
Most of the ministers didn't know because they babbed too much just now. They didn't know whether they were dry or they thought they should save face for the empress dowager, so they didn't say anything. Come on, there is no reason for the harem maid to speak."
Because of this reason before, both Xue Zhijing and Ayila lost the right to discuss government affairs and do things in the court. Yuan Hanzhang has long been dissatisfied with this. .
"The world is the world of the emperor, the world of the Liu family's royal family, the emperor's family affairs are state affairs, and state affairs are also the emperor's family affairs. Xue Zhijing Shanggong is my Liu family royal family, the female official of the Liu family emperor, how can we not talk about government affairs, why? You, the Ministry of Rites Can the servant still manage the court affairs?"
Yuan Hanzhang's words at this time are really a bit sophistry, but these rules and principles are determined by people, and these ministers want her to obey their rules, so she can only go around in circles to make these ministers have to obey her rules ah.
The thorny Minister of Rites also said, "I don't want to take care of court affairs, but,"
"Okay, Xue Zhijing Shanggong captured Lu Cheng, the commander of Xiongzhou City in Taiping 16, and cracked the corruption cases of Quanzhou Tea Official and Guangzhou Shipping Department in Taiping 17. He has made meritorious service to the state. A few words about government affairs. Xue Shanggong, you can say it."
Yuan Hanzhang used Xue Zhijing's previous achievements to give her a starting point. If the ministers still want to refute, they have to argue with the Queen Mother.
But at this time, the ministers don't have any deep hatred with Xue Zhijing, so why bother.
Most of the people took advantage of the trend and went down. Isn't it just to let a court lady say a few words, why bother to offend the Queen Mother too much for this.
That's how things got ripped open.
Xue Zhijing stood up straight and said steadily, "I believe that since ancient times, there has never been a mention in the classics that women cannot take the imperial examination and cannot be an official, and there is nothing in the regulations of this dynasty that states that the imperial examination can only be done by Men participate. Li Jing has made great contributions to the country and is full of talents. How can a great dynasty allow talents to be exiled outside and not used. I think, if not, let Li Jing take the imperial examination. I don’t know who the examinee is just by reading the article, if Li Jing can really win the favor of the examiner, then such a talent is really a blessing for the imperial court, and I can’t let it go easily.”
It is a habitual custom that women cannot take the imperial examination to be an official, so naturally the corresponding content will not be written in the laws and regulations, because people are too used to it.
But this one, if it really makes sense, that is, if there is no regulation in the law, I can do it.
The ministers had no choice but to say something, it has never happened since ancient times, men have always taken part in the imperial examinations, and so on. I have said it several times just now.
It seems that Yuan Hanzhang wants to dispel this idea through noise.
Yuan Hanzhang pretended to be angry, and his tone was raised, "Okay, don't say anything."
"I think so too. It has never been said in the ancient books that women cannot take part in the imperial examination, and there is no mention in the regulations of this dynasty, so why not. Other women don't want to take part. A woman who has made meritorious service to the country Well, what's the point of giving her this opportunity, let's just see her ability, if she really passes the test, then the country will have another talent, and the country is so difficult now, I don't want to let a talent go."
One talent at a time, completely ignoring the male and female issues that ministers are struggling with.
A bunch of old men with white beards were so blocked that they choked.
Yuan Hanzhang made a quick and messy decision. If these old men later went back and thought of the point of the debate, and then wrote a letter to argue with Yuan Hanzhang, Yuan Hanzhang could also settle down on this matter, don't say any more For reasons, block it back.
Anyway, it's right and wrong, Yuan Hanzhang's side is right.
In the side hall, Sun Miao'er came to treat Li Jing's wound, but she was strong, she didn't even groan when she rubbed the medicine so painful.
Xue Zhijing smiled and said, "Li Jing, you really impress me, but what happened recently?"
Li Jing then told Xue Zhijing that her parents wanted her to marry the young man of Duke Wei's family as a concubine.
Xue Zhijing's expression froze.
That little father-in-law is really annoying, because she belongs to the clan, she and Yuan Hanzhang would be wary of doing anything. On the surface, the other party promised well, but in private, there is really nothing to do.
"I also guessed that it might be because of similar things, so I decided that no matter what, I will facilitate your participation in the imperial examination." Xue Zhijing said slowly.
Li Jing sincerely thanked Xue Zhijing.
However, Xue Zhijing still asked cautiously, "However, tens of thousands of people walk on a single-plank bridge for the imperial examination. Now time is tight, are you prepared? Do you need me to find someone to help you with tutoring?"
Li Jing smiled lightly, "Thank you. I wanted to take the imperial examination since I was a child, and I seem to have some talent in reading. I have seen many candidates in Lichun Court in the past two years, and I also love to chat with them. I also took the test questions from the previous scientific examinations, practiced according to the time of the scientific examinations, and sent them to the examiners, and they all said that they were no less than the answers written by the former Jinshi people they read when they were studying."
"I've never asked you these questions before. I'm a good friend, but I'm a bit unqualified." Xue Zhijing smiled.
Li Jing said lightly, "How can I blame you? Before, I always felt that I was a woman, and it was impossible for me to take the scientific examination in this life, so I never mentioned it to anyone. But this time, I put it to death. Younger, if I can't, I might have to bring a dagger into the Duke of Wei's mansion."
Xue Zhijing frowned.
With a dagger?
Does she want to die together with the little prince of Wei Guogong's family?
All the scientific examination questions and answer sheets of outstanding scholars over the years are stored in the palace, so Xue Zhijing went to help Li Jing borrow them and let her study in the palace.
Originally, she wanted to find two great Confucian scholars to help her tutor, but Yuan Hanzhang came to tutor Li Jing himself before the exam.
According to her words, that is, Li Jing set a precedent for women's scientific examination, maybe in the future, this woman's status will change from then on.
Yuan Hanzhang's personal tutoring made Li Jing feel as if she had been beaten with chicken blood. If she failed to pass the Jinshi exam, she would probably destroy herself.
Exams in any era have their own patterns and routines.
This has nothing to do with fairness. Human beings have their own limitations in thinking. We must give ourselves a framework. This framework will be fixed after a long time.
In the family that has been a Jinshi, the reason why there are more Jinshi and ranks is not only because their family conditions are good and they can buy enough books, but also because there are elders in the family who are familiar with the imperial examinations. Patterns and routines.
Of course, their talents are also overflowing, and no matter how patterns or routines are written, they must be beautifully written to attract people.
Although Yuan Hanzhang has never participated in the imperial examination, she is an "examiner" and the "chairman of the examination committee". How many times has she presided over the regular examinations held every three years.
The imperial examination is the highlight of every three years, and there are long discussions about what questions to ask before the exam.
She doesn't have to worry too much about the exam questions for the state examinations held in the autumn to select candidates in various states, but she will start to take care of the provincial examinations held in the capital's Ministry of Rites in the spring of the following year, not to mention that she will personally conduct the palace examinations.
She is very clear about what classics the Dacheng Dynasty used to take the imperial examinations for hundreds of years, what questions have been asked, what are the hot spots this year, and what she and the courtiers are most concerned about.
The questions haven't come out yet, but even if they come out, she probably won't tell Li Jing. After all, many exam questions are not objective questions for later generations to fill in the blanks, but subjective questions that require you to write eloquently to discuss the article. What's the use of knowing the questions?
But Yuan Hanzhang is very confident, she believes that Li Jing will definitely be able to give her a title on the gold list.
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