Jiapingguan Chronicle

After listening to Qi Bo's words, Second Master Jiang chuckled, shook his head, and hit Qi Bo again with his fan. This time, he didn't hit the head, but the other party's shoulder.

"What are you doing? I told you not to touch me, so why are you still addicted?"

"You just think too much and are too confident in yourself!" Second Master Jiang knocked again. Seeing Uncle Qi staring at him, he smiled and said, "Don't take yourself so seriously, I My eldest nephew, I have never thought of using you."

"Ah? Why is this?" Qi Bo snorted twice, looked at Mr. Jiang in confusion, and said, "There is a scientific examination every three years. After I passed that exam, I wanted to wait for another top scholar, but It will take three years. Besides, Master Ruolan is famous all over the world. Although he is famous for his fame as a god, he is also a man who has read poetry and books. Although I will not serve as an official in the court, I will also be there. He was admitted to the largest academy in Xijing City and gave lectures once every three days. He was considered a very knowledgeable person. The late emperor was very thirsty for talents. He originally wanted to find someone who could compete with Ningchang Kingdom, but he never thought about it. I?"

"First of all, you don't want to be an official yourself, and my nephew is also unwilling to force others to do things he doesn't like to do."

"Really? The late emperor really understood justice!"

"Everyone in the Song family is like this. This may be our only advantage. We can think what others think and understand other people's emotions and thoughts."

"Yes, this seems to be your particularly distinctive feature."

"Our family doesn't like to be forced. Look at my eldest grandson. Although he is an emperor now, he wants to run outside all day long. He knows very well what it feels like to be forced to sit there. It's uncomfortable. But since he has taken on this responsibility, he must do it well. Even if it embarrasses himself, he must do it well. It is because of this feeling that we don't like to embarrass others. Although we are caught in the rain, we don't want to do it well. Others are like me."

"Indeed." Qi Bo nodded, "When I left Xijing City, the late emperor also said the same thing. But I was a little abandoned at the time and couldn't understand it. Now I have no obsession, but I can understand it. That’s what I meant.”

"The fact that you understand it means that all your hard work was not in vain." Jiang Erye got tired from sitting, stood up and walked around the yard, "Another point is that we are not unaware of the fact you just mentioned, nor are we unaware of it. Thought about it. If anyone can really feel the impact of that, it's us."

"Are you saying that children from poor families will eventually be used by big clans?"

"Yes!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "Although the children of those big clans cannot take the imperial examination, it seems that they have lost their position in the court, but in fact, instead of losing their position, their status has become more stable." "Yes!" Qi Bo nodded, looked at the bathroom, and complained in a low voice, "Why are these two people so slow!"

"They will definitely be very tired during this period. The so-called army has not moved, but food and grass go first. This is not just simple food and grass, but also some other supplements such as armor, weapons, medicine, baggage, etc., which they also need to deal with. There will be a lot of things to coordinate and coordinate, which is tiring and draining." Jiang Erye looked at the direction of the bathroom, "It seems there is still enough time, but once the fight really starts, these things are not ready, it will be troublesome. It’s us. The burden and pressure on them is very great. After finally relaxing, they may fall asleep. Let’s wait for them for a while. If they don’t come out, let someone go in to find them.”

"That's true." Qi Bo sighed, "Continuing with our previous topic, you said that since His Majesty has noticed it and cannot suppress the big clans no matter what, why hasn't he abolished the rule that clans cannot take imperial examinations?"

"In fact, we have discussed your question before. The current situation is that a large number of students from poor families go to their academies to study. Even if these students fail the imperial examination, at least they still study all the books, even if they are just children. , scholars, return to their respective villages and their towns, they can open their own private schools, open their own academies, and give more children the opportunity to be literate. But you think if you relax, let When the children of big clans take the scientific examinations, do you think the children from poor families still have a chance to get ahead? Will those clans still open academies and recruit students from all over the world?"

"This..." Uncle Qi thought for a while and sighed softly, "Indeed, the reason why so many good academies can recruit students from all over the world is because the clan children cannot take scientific examinations. They have to cast a wide net, and they have never Among the poor students studying in the academy, they find promising ones that they can use for themselves. Once the clan can participate in the imperial examination, they will no longer need the springboard of poor students, and the door opened to poor students will be closed. Dead.”

"That's right!" Mr. Jiang nodded, "Of course, there are students like you among poor families, and naturally they are also noticed, but those are very few people, aren't they?" He smiled bitterly, "In the end, poor students The qualifications that students have finally obtained will be completely deprived of them. At the beginning, some people said that we could make a slight opening. For example, in the first year, small clans that are not powerful can be allowed to participate in the scientific examination, and we can maintain it for a few years to see the effect. , and then consider whether to continue talking. At that time, the emperor's nephew had already denied it, because no matter the big clan or the small clan, there are certain connections with each other. The network of relationships between these powerful families is unknown to outsiders like us. I don’t know. Later, in addition to the Ningchang Kingdom incident, this statement was further confirmed. They have now made a deal with Hanmen. If that hole is opened, their deal will be easier. Gaozu’s original intention of setting this rule It was completely violated and overthrown." He spread his hands, "Besides, those truly poor students would not agree, because they..."

"They have become new clans. They have their own network of connections, and they are not happy for the old clans to share a piece of the pie with them."

The old man nodded slightly and walked around a few times before sitting back down.

"This is human nature!"

After saying that, they heard the sound of the door opening coming from the bathroom behind. The two of them looked back and saw Yan Bo and Qin Zheng changing into new clothes and walking out freshly dressed.

"Have you washed it?" Second Master Jiang patted himself, pulled up Qi Bo, and called to the other two people, "Let's go, the children are still waiting!"