Han Shizu

Chapter 282 Palace Exam
"Chen Tao Gu (Zhao Shangjiao) sees Your Majesty!" Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu both entered the hall and bowed respectfully.

"Second Minister is free of courtesy, and I will give you a seat!"

After the daily etiquette, Liu Chengyou couldn't wait to ask about the selection of materials.

Zhao Shangjiao is dark and beautiful, and still looks handsome, with joy on his face, it seems that he should have gained a lot this time.

However, even feeling the urgency of the emperor, Zhao Shangjiao still maintained his demeanor, and said in an unhurried manner: "Your Majesty, there are a total of 1000 taels and 38 candidates for this examination. Among them, there are 830 six students from the Jinshi Department, 230 seven students from the Ming Jing Department, and the rest are from the Ming Fa Department, Ming Computing Department, and History Department."

"There are not many people!" Liu Chengyou sighed, and asked quickly, "How many people are there?"

"Your Majesty, after the provincial examinations by ministers and ministers, 82 scholars were selected for the Jinshi Department, 36 were selected for the Mingjing Department, and 23 people were selected for the other departments." Talented people are very urgent to seek talents, so this time, the selection criteria for ministers and others are slightly lowered."

Hearing the news, Liu Chengyou thought about it for a moment. According to this ratio, it is indeed too big.

"Current affairs policies for Jinshi, which ones should we examine?" Liu Chengyou asked.

Liu Chengyou did not intervene too much in the examination of the examination system, and allowed Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu to develop. He did not pay too much attention to essays and scriptures. Yu Xinzheng.

"Official administration is clear; the capital is short of food; the criminal law is not advocated; the water transport is sluggish; the supervision is not good; the ministers and others plan questions and investigate!" Zhao Shangjiao reported.

"The things I have observed are all close to the current affairs, but if you refer to the answers of scholars and senior people, can they all be to the point?" Liu Chengyou asked after thinking about it.

Hearing this question, Tao Gu responded very positively: "Scholars are divided into good and bad, and it is impossible for everyone to answer them like a stream. According to the inspection of the officials and others, there are only two scholars who have insight into various affairs and say what they say. Orderly, it should be first class! However, as to who is the best, the ministers and others have been arguing for a long time, and it is difficult to come up with a result, and the ranking has not yet been determined, so it is His Majesty's holy order!"

"Which two people?" Liu Chengyou became more interested.

"Wang Pu of Yunzhou, Wang Pu of Taiyuan!" Tao Gu said.

Raising his brows, Liu Chengyou's face flashed an extremely obvious look of surprise, but besides the surprise, there was a look of joy, and he quickly returned to calm.Even seeing Zhao Kuangyin, Liu Chengyou was able to treat him peacefully, and it was really hard for him to feel too much trouble with this mere "two kings".

However, joy cannot be avoided when hearing about talented people.In the official history, Wang Pu and Wang Pu were both very famous ministers during the Zhou dynasty. Liu Chengyou has a little knowledge of this period of history. Although he doesn’t know the details, he has heard about it. At least the names of the two kings are impressive. Fairly deep.As for whether it is the same name rather than the person, Liu Chengyou doesn't think it is such a "coincidence".

After Wang Pu became an official in the Han Dynasty, he was discovered by Guo Wei early, and after the Guangshun dynasty, he was moved to the prime minister.Guo Wei left many talented and brave generals to Guo Rong, and Wang Pu was one of the best. He played a very important role in the process of Guo Rong's hard work and great power.

As for Wang Pu, a model of a late bloomer, he was promoted by Guo Rong. With his outstanding political and military talents, he worked with Guo Rong to create a Xiande dynasty.A "Planning Border Policy" extracted a strategy of "first south and then north", and it was passed down to the world.

"This is the Fu and essay written by the two of them when they took the exam!" Seeing Liu Chengyou's interested expression, he took out two albums from his sleeve and presented them.

Liu Chengyou took it and read it. Liu Chengyou was not that interested in Cifu, and his appreciation level was not enough. He browsed it a little bit, focusing on the theory.As Zhao and Tao said, there is something to be said for pointing out the current disadvantages.Probably because Wang Pu was much older, he had insight into the world and his words were not sharp, but Wang Pu looked young and vigorous, straight-forward about current affairs, and showed his insight and talent.

Putting down the album, Liu Chengyou's expression became more and more calm.

Listening to Zhao and Tao Zhi's reports, Liu Chengyou probably understood the system, and he stopped thinking about it, and put on a gentle face towards the two, saying: "It's hard work, Erqing, I have to work hard on the system. , I am very satisfied!"

They glanced at each other, even though they hated each other, Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu replied in a very tacit understanding: "Selecting talents for the country, the ministers dare not say bitterness!"

Liu Chengyou nodded his head, his eyes fluttered, and he ordered: "Under the order, after passing the provincial examination and inspection, you will enter the palace at the time of tomorrow and enter the palace at Guangzheng Hall, regardless of discipline. Re-ranking. Zhuzai and the heroes of the three halls will serve as companions and co-supervisors."

The two couldn't help but looked at each other, both were amazed, this "palace examination" had precedent in the Tang Gaozong Dynasty, but after passing the provincial examination to determine the rankings, another round of palace examination was added, but it was rare, just for a "champion scholar" ?
Although there were doubts in their hearts, the two responded very simply.

Liu Chengyou's thought popped up, but he thought that since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the three-level inspection rules for the selection of candidates for tribute examinations have been implemented for so long, and there is always a reason for it, which can be emulated.But this time, it is the result of completely abandoning the "provincial test", and the order of pros and cons will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Moreover, Liu Chengyou considered this, and more importantly, he wanted to show his importance to scholars and talents.On the other hand, after passing the palace examination, you can also focus on promoting the gimmick of "Students of the Son of Heaven".

Zhao and Tao left in a hurry. They had to quickly prepare for the palace examination, the examination process, publish the announcement list, and notify the more than 100 scholars who got the first place.Liu Chengyou only gave him one day, but he was a bit rushed.

As a matter of fact, most of the scholars referred to in this election are basically staying in their registered residences honestly, waiting for the follow-up arrangements of the imperial court.Basically, it is waiting for the emperor's disposal.

Soon, the news of the palace examination spread, and the response was not small.There are more than one hundred and dozens of scholars who have passed the provincial examination, and many people have criticized this.Although the number of references this time is not large, and the number of people admitted is quite large, Tao Gu said that the requirements are lowered, but compared to before, the specific test questions are still difficult, especially the five current affairs.

After finally getting the ranking, I was told that there would be an additional test round, and the ranking would be re-determined.However, for most people, it is joy and excitement.The palace examination, the emperor personally set the questions, all the ministers invigilate the examination, and the champion of the imperial examination
It seems that the spring of scholars is coming.

Except for a few unlucky ones who were not in Tokyo and missed the grand event, they all took the exam honestly.

At the south gate of the imperial city, more than a hundred people gathered here early in the morning, and waited honestly until dawn. Relying on the identity certificate issued by the Ministry of Tribute yesterday, they entered the palace and were guided to the Guangzheng Hall.

The preparations were rushed, and Liu Chengyou didn't like tediousness. After simplifying the process, more than 100 people sat down and waited for the exam questions.

As soon as the time came, Zhao Shangjiao personally held the examination questions written by Liu Chengyou, entered the hall, and read aloud.

Just three words: Ping Bian Ce.

(End of this chapter)