The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

The Emperor Taishang and Daoist Jing who were huddled together in Ningshou Palace didn't know how happy His Majesty the Emperor was in Qianqing Palace.

The imperial examination system has lasted for thousands of years since Emperor Yangdi of Sui Dynasty established it. Although it has selected many talented people and contributed a lot to the rule of the past dynasties, there are still disadvantages that cannot be ignored.

The most serious point is that scholars' learning is sparse, because the imperial examinations annotate the scriptures, and the questions are limited to the Four Books and Five Classics, which greatly restricts the scope of study and ideological realm of the candidates.In the previous dynasty, there were even scholars who didn't read the books. As long as they drafted one or two hundred questions, or memorized the articles of former Jinshi, and copied them out after entering the venue, they could also get lucky.Even among the top scholars, there are actually some who don't know the names of the historical records, the dynasties, and the font radicals. The emptiness of learning can be seen here.

The second is that the stereotype blocks the wisdom of the people. It uses the stereotype to win scholars and scholars for fame, and bury their heads in empty forms and outdated content all day long. What they learn has nothing to do with self-cultivation and self-government.Such a person does not make much contribution when he is an official, but it is easy to cause endless harm.

The distinction between the pure and the turbid in the imperial examination system caused by the imperial examination system also gave rise to many problems. Jinshi and those who have been honed by the Imperial Academy can be high-ranking officials, which are called Qingliu;Because these lower-level officials had no chance of promotion, they abused their powers, embezzled and cheated, and used public affairs for personal gain.The official administration of the former dynasty became increasingly corrupt, and the root cause was that the subordinate officials exercised power.In Ning Shan's view, this so-called distinction between pure and turbid streams is not considered inappropriate, and it has the opposite effect of pushing people into the turbid stream to a certain extent.

Therefore, Ning Shan was somewhat concerned with rectifying the imperial examinations. He knew that this matter should not be rushed for a while, otherwise the gain would not be worth the loss if it caused a backlash from scholars all over the world. The normal examination can be used as an excuse to open up a shortcut for the creation of a new imperial examination system.

Compared with Wenju, Ning Shan decided to create martial arts.

This dynasty established the country with military force, which ensured that the difficulty of persuading the officials was reduced by at least half.

In the early morning of the second day, Ning Shan brought up this topic without waiting for everyone to open their mouths: "In the white house, people from Luyan, but with civil and military talents, are very desirable. how?"

The officials were at a loss, and after a while, it exploded with a "boom" like boiling water dripping into an oil pan.

The Minister of Rites, who did not get the post of chief examiner of Enke, was the first to jump up: "Your Majesty, no, the imperial examination system is to select talents from all over the world for your Majesty's use. I dare to say that this is actually used by the emperors of all dynasties to win over scholars from all over the world. It is the most basic and most powerful method. If Your Majesty includes rough warriors in this list, it will inevitably chill the hearts of scholars all over the world!"

Ning Shan said quietly: "I was born as the rough warrior you said." The Minister of Rites' legs went limp and he lay on the ground.

The Minister of the Ministry of War has a different opinion: "I don't know what the purpose of Your Majesty's establishment of martial arts is?"

Ning Shan appreciated this topic, and immediately replied: "I hope to increase the number and quality of middle and low-level officers through the selection of martial arts, so as to enhance the core competitiveness of martial arts and military."

Minister of the Ministry of War nodded first, and then shook his head: "Your Majesty, forgive me for being presumptuous. The 'right way' for generals is to be born in the army, and the 'paper talk' that talks big is not only useless, but a scourge."

Ning Shan nodded: "I understand what you mean. Of course, even if martial arts exams are set up, the Jinshi selected must be inferior to those who are actually in the army. But Aiqing may wish to think about it. If you are extraordinary and familiar with the art of war, how many times will the combat power of the entire army be multiplied?"

Minister of the Ministry of War still shook his head: "Your Majesty was born in the army, so you must understand that it is useless to read more military books if you don't actually go to the battlefield."

Ning Shan was tit-for-tat: "But I don't know anything about the art of war. No matter how many times I go to the battlefield, I will only charge and don't know the strategy."

The Minister of the Ministry of War immediately said: "Therefore, there are military divisions in Beijing and counselors in the camp."

Ning Shan said: "Far waters can't quench your thirst, and the opportunity for war is fleeting. If you have to send orders back and forth to wait for the military advisers to plan everything, you will inevitably miss the opportunity. If the general on the field can skillfully deploy troops, it will have a great impact on the battle situation. Benefits. I have personally traveled to the battlefield several times in the past, and I feel deeply about this. Once I am alone, once I personally conquer, I can only command one line of soldiers and horses, and the other lines will inevitably be mobilized. I am deeply sorry that I have missed many good opportunities.”

Minister of the Ministry of War was somewhat convinced. After all, their majesty was a famous general and emperor. He had beaten the enemy army several times and fled.

The irrelevant Minister of the Ministry of War is a strict classist: "This sentence still doesn't make sense. In which dynasty in the past did the commander gradually grow from a soldier to a general, a general, a general, and a lieutenant general to become a general? It is passed down by the family, and if you say something out of your head, if your majesty was not from the Ning family and took the post of hereditary general, I am afraid that he might not have achieved such achievements." Ning Shan is well-known for her generosity and kindness, so the ministers always speak Dare to be straight.

Ning Shan smiled slightly: "What Ai Qing said makes sense. Although my achievements have been taught and supported by the Ning family, there are also negative examples of hereditary generals commanding troops. Think about the Supreme Emperor, do you think what I said is reasonable?"

"Uh..." Everyone shut up. The Jia family, who was born as the Supreme Emperor, also had hereditary martial arts, but everyone in that family knew what kind of men they were, and they knew it well.Indeed, once the descendants of hereditary martial arts do not make progress, they can only fail. If such a person comes out to take charge of the army, they will just wait to destroy the country.

Jia Sheyou didn't know that he had been set up as a negative example, and he was still practicing Wang Baquan relentlessly with Master Jing Daochang in the Ningshou Palace, "not forgetting the legacy of the ancestors", and occasionally even kicked a few feet.

The Minister of Rites who was lying on his stomach was called out by Ning Shan: "Aiqing, don't panic, I raised this case at the court to accept advice, and everyone can speak freely without any scruples."

The Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, who had nothing to do with himself, spoke first: "May I ask Your Majesty, since there is such a proposal, have you also made corresponding considerations and plans? Can you show me?"

Ning Shan said bluntly: "I plan to preside over this matter by the Ministry of War. The examination subjects will include horse archery, infantry archery, flat archery, carbine guns, wrestling with weights, etc. Of course, martial arts should not only be about force, but also about military strategy, such as Sun Wu's art of war." (Sun Tzu, Wu Qi), etc. As for the examination procedures and admissions, compared with Wen Ju, there are also titles such as Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi.”

The Secretary of the Ministry of War listened most seriously: "Then is it to test the sword, arrow, bow, and stone first, then the riding skills, shooting and hunting, and finally the art of war?"

Ning Shan said: "The initial plan is like this. I wonder if Ai Qing has any suggestions?"

Hubu Shangshu said slowly: "Your Majesty said that the creation of martial arts is to select generals. In my humble opinion, military strategy should be placed above military skills. You might as well test the policy theory first to see if the candidates have any problems in their chests, if you fail the written test of answering the policy, then you don't have to take the subsequent martial arts test."

Ning Shan thought for a while: "It also makes sense."

The Minister of Rites did not dare to mention the vulgar things about warriors, but he still paid the most attention to the word "ritual": "In my humble opinion, since it is the selection of generals, there should be corresponding requirements for the appearance of the candidates,'the body is majestic , who can be a general' should also be included in the selection criteria."

Ning Shan was a little dissatisfied: "If a person's strategy and martial arts are all excellent, is it necessary to deprive him of his way of advancement just because of a disability or poor appearance?"

On this point, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites made no concessions: "The current popular essays also have this requirement. There are many people who fail because of 'ancient appearance' and 'lame and one-eyed'. This has been the case since ancient times."

Ning Shan twitched her lips cryptically. This is not a good thing to promote, but it is true. After all, it is a chronic illness for thousands of years. It is purely a dream to want to change the system. It is better to get the martial arts thing done first. , let’s slowly rectify this stupid system of selecting talents based on face—completely forget his majesty the emperor whose handsome face surpassed Pan An’s and Song Yu’s, and he will think of this serious problem the moment he sees the Supreme Emperor ——Let's not talk about the choice of talent in this dynasty. It is estimated that the disadvantages of beauty will not be avoided when the crown prince is established.

Since the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has already entered the Tribute Court, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Officials is the second-ranked Zuo Shilang: "Dare to ask Your Majesty, how should the selected candidates be placed? Is it not appropriate to let them enter the army directly?" ?”

Ning Shan has also considered this question: "It can be measured according to background and military literacy, and the middle one is half and half. Those who come from the family of Wu Xun, or those who have been in military households for generations, can consider being awarded a battalion position and directly lead the army. If it is just an ordinary student Those who were born in Wu and have never been involved in wars will be appointed as guards and selected as palace guards."

This distribution is still reasonable, and all the ministers said that His Majesty is very wise.However, we still need to worry about the specific distribution: "I don't know how many grades your majesty plans to reward the winners of the martial arts? If you compare the Wenju, the top three and one tripod are only six or seven grades. He was awarded the editorship of the Imperial Academy."

Ning Shan answered this question without hesitation: "The titles are the same as those in the Wen Ju, and they all take the third class. The top three are named 'Ding Jia', and they are awarded the qualification of 'Ci Wu Di and the first'. Qualification of "Giving Wu Jinshi's Birth" qualification. Top [-] will be awarded the qualification of "Bringing Tongwu Jinshi Birth". I plan to award the military champion as a general of the third rank, or the same level as the deputy general of the Beijing Camp. , Wu Bangyan is awarded the guerrilla of the third rank, Wu Tanhua is awarded the capital of the fourth rank. The second armor is awarded the garrison of the fifth rank, and the third rank is awarded the guard of the fifth rank. The guard is awarded the first-class guard in front of the imperial guard. Wu Bangyan, Tanhua will be awarded the second-class bodyguards. Then the top ten will be selected from the second-class bodyguards, and will be awarded the third-class bodyguards. The rest will be registered with the Ministry of War and assigned to garrison and other battalion positions."

As soon as the voice fell, the following was fried again: "Is your majesty's move a suspicion of emphasizing martial arts and despising literature? Since martial arts are compared with literary ones, the awarding of officials should be the same. Why can the number one scholar in literature only be a mere sixth-rank, while martial arts The number one scholar has been directly promoted to the third rank?"

Ning Shan didn't give in at all: "Since ancient times, being poor and rich in martial arts, it is ten times more difficult to train a warrior than a literati, so the corresponding rewards must be worthy of paying."

The generals shouted loudly, they all felt that His Majesty was considerate of people's hearts, and they were proud of themselves; the civil servants were secretly furious, why do you say that rough warriors are ten times stronger than them? !This is Hong Guoguo's emphasis on martial arts and despise literature. His Majesty was born in the army, and his heart is for generals.