Han Shizu

Chapter 568
It is mid-autumn, when the melons are ripe and the stalks are falling, and when the fields are harvested, everything on the earth is rendered in golden tones by autumn.In the city of Tokyo, there are new autumn fruit products on the market, and all businesses are booming.

Every autumn, Liu Chengyou is in a good mood. After all, it is the harvest season and the weather is cool.Liu Chengyou was in a bright spirit, looking through the list of autumn judgments submitted by the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

"This is the second batch since the beginning of autumn, a total of 97 people. All of them have been checked by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and verified by Dali. The evidence of the crime is convincing, and the sentence is the same!" Li Fang explained simply.

"There are quite a few people who smuggle for profit in violation of the imperial court's prohibition!" Liu Chengyou looked at the matter of human life carefully, and raised his head and asked, "There are more than 30 people who sell illegal salt?"

Feeling the emperor's doubts, Li Fang said: "This is the Huainan salt case. The merchants in Yangzhou colluded with the officials of the salt field. Waiting for approval!"

Wang Pu went up and down in Yangzhou and did a lot of things.

"Thinking back to the beginning of the country, people who committed illegal salt and wine, no matter how much, they were all dead. I used this law too harshly, so I ordered that the crime be judged and punished as much as possible, so as to make it worse!" Liu Chengyou said: " But I didn’t expect that, as a result, the number of smugglers will not decrease, and even intensify, colluding with insiders and outsiders, stealing and selling national wealth for personal gain!”

"Your Majesty makes laws with benevolence, treacherous officials, businessmen and people don't appreciate their kindness, they are greedy, and violate laws and regulations. You only need to deal with them according to the law. Your Majesty doesn't need to be too concerned!" Li Fang explained, probably thinking that the emperor was unhappy.

However, where did Liu Chengyou get so sad, he directly wrote a batch of ink pens, and said coldly: "Return to the Ministry of Punishment, and all criminals will be dealt with according to the law! The law is merciless, let alone such treacherous people!"

"Yes!"

"This is the list of scholars who are recommended to go to Beijing for this year's examination, as reported by the Minister of Rites. Please read it!" After a pause, Li Fang reported to Liu Chengyou with a smile on his lips.

With the restructuring and centralization of power, it was vigorously carried out. In order to make up for the gaps in the Han court and the provinces and counties, after Liu Chengyou returned to Beijing from the southern expedition, he issued an edict, and then held an election in Tokyo to select talents.

Since the early years of Qianyou, there have been only three years since Qianyou, and the rest almost every year.However, with the development and restoration of local academic administration, starting next year, the third-level scientific examinations belonging to the Han Dynasty can also be officially launched.For the scholars all over the world, it can be regarded as a bonus in the last year before the reunification. The talents admitted in these years, no matter how big or small, are basically directly awarded official positions.

For example, Jinshi in the first year of Qianyou, such as Wang Pu and Wang Pu, have become Daoist officials.And what is most expected by scholars, if he can go to high school, enter the eyes of the emperor, and serve in front of the emperor, then he will be able to rise to the top and have a bright future.Like Wang Pu, Wang Zhu, and Li Fang before, they set an example and goal for everyone.

That's why, this autumn's examination system has the largest number of people and the largest scale since the founding of the People's Republic of China.Liu Chengyou is a scholar of Jixian Hall, Minister of Rites and Ningzhi Gongju.

"There are quite a lot of people, people from all over the world, even from Huainan and Fangzhou!" Liu Chengyou said with a light smile: "This autumn exam, the scholars are very active and enthusiastic!"

"The great man has been in the country for six years, and the situation is becoming more and more stable. The holy lord is coming to the court, and he wants to recruit talents to rejuvenate the country. It is well known that your majesty brought order out of chaos and reversed the rule, and valued scholars. How can the world's talents not be happy? Longing to serve the imperial court!" Li Fang replied.

"Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than 1000 talents have been selected through the system of elections!" Liu Chengyou asked, stroking his beard.

"Exactly!" Li Fang said.

"Go, let the Ministry of Officials select the officials with the best resumes and show them to me!" Liu Chengyou ordered: "There are so many people, I want to see how many people there are because of experience! "

"Yes!" Li Fang replied, and at the same time secretly attached himself, the emperor really values ​​scholars, and he values ​​real talents even more.

If Liu Chengyou knew Li Fang's thoughts, he would probably laugh from the bottom of his heart. He didn't value scholars, but the forces that were beneficial to his dynasty's rule. Scholars were just one of them.

"The exam is about to start, Your Majesty, please come up with a topic as soon as possible!" Li Fang said again.

"Well, I see, you go to work!"

In the fifth year of Qianyou, on August 2000th, with the end of time, the tranquility of the Gongyuan was broken, and the scholars who consulted came out of the majestic and majestic Gongyuan one after another, all alone.Nearly [-] people took the exam in Beijing at the same time, which was the first time for the Han Dynasty.

Discussions continued, groups of three or four, each looking for friends, and traveling with companions.No matter when and what generation, people who have just finished the exam will talk about nothing more than the exam questions.

As in previous years, most of the scholars are applying for Jinshi, and the proportion is increasing year by year.Several young scholars walked hand in hand, chatting along the way.

Most of them looked sad. Obviously, this year's test questions are very annoying.According to Liu Chengyou's intention, apart from the basic quality of writing and rhyme, Liu Chengyou attaches great importance to practice and strategy.

"Candidates who memorize "Mencius" by heart are lucky this time. Most of the essay questions in the Four Books come from this!" One person said with emotion: "If I knew this earlier, I would definitely memorize it by force."

"I'll read the Four Books and Five Classics more often. It's not difficult to fill in the gaps!" The other person shook his head and said, "It's the practical work that is even more troublesome. The topic I selected is to list a case and ask to write it out." Judgment process, the laws to be followed. This is clearly a topic of Mingfa Division!"

"You're not bad, but the question I answered was about the cultivation of corn. Wouldn't it be better for the farmers to answer the question?" One person's tone was full of lamentation.

"I have drawn a tax question, which needs to be calculated by magic."

"I thought that the most difficult question would be policy questions, but I didn't think that this practice is so tricky and narrow!" A scholar looked like he didn't answer well, and he was full of lamentation.

"I waited for someone from afar to come to Beijing, just to serve the imperial court and the country. I never thought that what I have learned is useless for the test questions. Isn't the imperial court deliberately making things difficult?" .

"Brother Li, don't speak in vain. It is said that the Emperor personally came up with the question for this act. The actual practice is different from the usual practice. I'm afraid it came from the emperor's whim!"

As he spoke, he glanced at a handsome young man with a smile on his lips, and asked, "Lu Langjun, seeing that you are calm and unhurried, do you think you have a plan in mind?"

The scholar surnamed Lu is very young, even if he is described as a teenager, there is no problem.Others couldn't help casting their gazes on him, only to see the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, showing a sense of arrogance, and said: "From the perspective of the emperor's questions, they are all about the national economy and the people's livelihood, governing affairs, and what we ask for." Those who, as the name suggests, need practical talents. What the emperor wants is not just scholars. If you feel that it is unfair, you have not shown your ability to grow, or you feel that you have a brilliant literary talent, you should not apply for Jinshi."

When his words fell, some people were taken aback, and some people were dissatisfied, only to feel his arrogance.On the contrary, the scholar who raised the question looked calmer, opened his mouth to ease the atmosphere, and asked, "I don't know the policy question, what question did Lu Lang choose. Is it the Ping Shu policy, or the North-South strategy?"

Lu Langjun smiled, but didn't answer, and walked with his hands behind his back, his face full of confidence and coercion.

In the Han Palace, preparations for the Mid-Autumn Festival were already underway, and Liu Chengyou went to Jixian Hall, where examination papers were graded intensively.Except for the chief examiner He Ning and the two Hanlin officials, the examiners for the review are all cadres who have been drawn from the department concerned.

Two thousand test questions, day and night, were solved in less than two days.When Liu Chengyou arrived, the ten reviewing officials were all tired, unkempt, and in a state of embarrassment. After all, they were all confined to the palace for eating, drinking, and drinking.

Liu Chengyou casually picked up a practice paper, looked at it, and answered a lot about criminal cases, with beautiful calligraphy, quotations from classics, and detailed content. To sum it up, it can be summed up in one word: Sentencing according to the law.However, it just doesn’t go into practice, how to follow the law, which law to follow, the process of adjudicating cases, precautions, etc., are not mentioned at all.

"Is it too difficult for these scholars to answer such questions?" Liu Chengyou asked He Ning.

He Ning clearly understood the Holy Will, and replied: "If you only know how to read books, you are not a talent for seeing things. Even if you are a writer, you also need to be familiar with the laws and regulations!"

Of course, the selection of talents and practical questions this time are only for experimentation, which is a bonus item. The real basis for ranking and recruitment is still in the essays and policy questions.This time, the practical requirements for scholars are not high, which can be acquired through learning and experience after all.But after that, it will be different. He also wants to use this system to create a new atmosphere, name a direction for the world's scholars, and rejuvenate the country through practice.

"Have you ever won the first place?" Liu Chengyou asked He Ning.

(End of this chapter)