Han Shizu

Chapter 983 The Highest Quality Imperial Examination

The Qionglin Banquet held every three years is another grand cultural event. This matter has already been experienced, and under the proper arrangements of the responsible officials, everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The fame of the Qionglin Banquet has spread, and all the scholars yearn for it, and all the scholars who refer to it are proud of the banquet.Although Jinshi and the first degree are only the starting point of their careers, they are all excited.Sometimes, I have to admit that most literati's respect for the royal family, respect for the system, and maintenance of etiquette are still easy to win the favor of the supreme ruler.

Therefore, even with the lessons of "Zhao Song", Liu Chengyou never looked at civil servants with a contemptuous and disgusting attitude. Instead, he made appointments in the process of building the country. with the way.

Liu Chengyou is also doing it to control military force with literature. For a country, this is a very necessary measure.Having been emperor for 15 years, Liu Chengyou can fully understand the psychology of "Song Taizu". In terms of developing prosperity and consolidating national rule, the role of literati is greater than that of warriors, especially in thinking.

There is one thing to say, the emphasis on literature and martial arts in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the use of literature to control martial arts has really little to do with Emperor Taizu!As for who the problem is, history should have a fair judgment.

There are more than a hundred Jinshi in all disciplines recorded in this subject. Of course, the proportion of Jinshi subjects is the heaviest, exceeding [-]%.Some conspicuous ones are the five medical scholars. Although the emperor's strong support for the construction of medicine and medical administration has caused some controversy, there is not much opposition after all. Birth, old age, sickness and death are normal life. It's just that the emperor's policy of raising the social status of the medical class makes people feel a little uncomfortable.

In fact, over the past decade or so, a special force has also emerged in the bureaucratic system of the Han Dynasty, that is, the medical bureaucracy.There is a complete medical administration system, there are imperial hospitals in the center, medical staff in the localities, and military doctors in the army. Although generally speaking, the grade is not high, the strength is still weak, and the organization is loose, but it is a political force after all. Certainly affected.

This time, the medical Jinshi of Zhongdi are not young. The youngest one is more than 30 years old. Liu Chengyou also pays special attention to it. There are two imperial medical students, two children of doctors, and a famous folk doctor.
For the Jinshi recorded this time, Liu Chengyou looked at them with a detached attitude, old and young, of all kinds.Whether excited, apprehensive, or joyful, in the solemn royal garden, under the scrutiny of those in power, most people seemed at a loss, did not dare to raise their heads, just sat silently, echoed stiffly, and did not dare to move , so as not to be rude.

What Liu Chengyou is curious about is, among these newly promoted scholars, how many talents are worthy of great use, how many can be high-ranking officials, and how many can be honest and good officials?
The most striking thing is the trio in the first armor.No. [-] scholar Zhang Quhua, No. [-] Ma Shi, and Tanhua Zhao Kuangyi.

Zhang Quhua was born as an official. His father, Zhang Yi, was also a learned literary talent.With both background and family background, as well as Zhang Quhua himself's diligence and studious, he has already made a name for himself very early.During the Northern Expedition, Zhang Quhua traveled to Hebei, surveyed the sentiments of the people, and saw that the people were suffering from military service and bearing the heavy burden of the war. In the process of doing this, he even stopped him to offer his strategy.

At that time, Zhang Quhua was not yet 21, and Liu Chengyou was quite surprised. Many people knew about the damage caused by the war, but it was rare for him to be able to clearly list and understand the suffering of the people, and he was still so young.

Liu Chengyou was very interested in this heroic young man, and sat with him on the bank of the canal, discussing the way of governing the people.With some appreciation, after returning to the court, Liu Chengyou ordered the Ministry of Officials to arrange an official position with him, and specially instructed him to give him a low position.

The Ministry of Officials quickly made arrangements to go to the Military Weapons Supervision to be the master book.Liu Chengyou did this because this person, although talented and knowledgeable, was too arrogant and showed his sharpness, a bit like Luderson back then, who wanted to grind his teeth.

However, Zhang Zhang obviously didn't realize the good intentions when he went to China. He just felt that he was envied by others. Naturally, this official was not happy about doing it.

Originally, he wanted to resign from the official position, but was persuaded.The reason is that if he abandons his official position because of dissatisfaction, it is a contempt for the court. If he still wants to be an official in the court, give full play to his talents, and realize his ambitions, he must not abandon his official position.Zhang Quhua listened to it, and then resigned from office and went home to continue his studies on the grounds that he was young and short.

That is to say, the family has land and property, so he was given the opportunity to be willful just now.Regarding Zhang Quhua's resignation, when Liu Chengyou heard about it, he just smiled and didn't say a word.

After studying for nearly three years, he was also very quiet and thoughtful. When this year's Chunwei, Zhang Quhua decisively referred to it again.As soon as he entered Kaifeng, he wrote several popular poems and essays, and was praised by the prince's guest Li Fang, which made him famous.Of course, if it is just poetry and articles, it will not arouse the praise of other people. This person can also analyze current affairs and practical affairs in detail and talk with eloquence.

Before the exam started, some people said that Zhang Lang was the number one scholar, but now, as expected, at the Qionglin Banquet in high school, he was full of energy.According to Liu Chengyou's thinking, young talents like Zhang Quhua should be suppressed. However, this is probably the first time that Liu Chengyou did not intervene too much.Now that Liu Wensou and others were nominated, and they really did well in the imperial examination, Liu Chengyou also named him the number one scholar.

As for Tanhualang Zhao Kuangyi, he is considered to have the highest family background among the reference scholars in this session, and he has inherited Zhao Hongyin's title.And his reputation is no less than that of Zhang Quhua. At the beginning, he refused the emperor's reward and promotion, and took the initiative to give his father a filial piety for three years, which earned him a great reputation.After the expiration of the term, he did not become an official by relying on a shadow job, but prepared for reference.

There is one thing to say, Zhao Kuangyi is a literati, and he is still a literati with outstanding talents.With his knowledge, experience, and talent, he also has the qualifications of the number one scholar, perhaps to avoid suspicion, and was eventually selected as a Tanhua.However, although Zhao Kuangyi is still young, his bearing and vision have obviously been opened. Compared with Zhang Quhua's boundless scenery, he seems very calm.

For a long time, except for Wang Pu and Li Fang, the champions of the Han Dynasty did not seem to have developed very well in their official careers.Hu Zai, died young; Dong Chun, also followed Xue Juzheng to compile history; as for others, they are also obsolete.

In contrast, it seems that the Tanhuas are more popular with the emperor.Like Lu Duoxun and Zhang Ji, but being able to enter the imperial court makes the starting point of official career far surpass that of others.

Of course, Liu Chengyou didn't intend to do this for a long time, otherwise, Tanhua would get more attention than the champion, and the status and significance of the champion would be weakened.

As for the second place Ma Shi, he is probably from the humblest background among the top three.Originally a native of Jiangxi, after the Huainan War, the whole family was moved to Jiangbei for resettlement, and they were originally Han people.He is diligent and studious, and he has been ranked among the best in several local examinations, and until now, he has won the second place in one fell swoop.From the sources of materials selected by the imperial court, we can already see the trend of great unification!

In addition to the top three, there are also many people with special backgrounds, such as Lu Duan, Wang Pu's two sons, Hu Yanke's grandson, and the late prime minister Su Yugui's grandson.
Even though he left his name with the emperor, Lu Duan has not yet entered the first rank.

At the same time, there are quite a few examinees who were born as officials. Although the emperor did not intervene too much, there is no guarantee that there will be no favoritism among the examiners.Like Wang Pu's two sons, under his personal guidance, the ability of Zhongjinshi is more than enough.

At the same time, it can be said that the scholars enrolled in this subject are of high quality, higher than any previous year.

"This year, the imperial court has recruited a lot of talents!" Therefore, Liu Chengyou toasted Liu Wensou, who was in charge of the present examination, to affirm their work.

For this, Liu Wensou breathed a sigh of relief. After the list was released this time, it caused a lot of criticism, because there were too many children of the powerful and bureaucrats recorded.If it weren't for the reputation of Liu Wensou's integrity, which is widely known, I'm afraid some people would shout cheating.Even so, the din from below still made Liu Wensou feel quite stressed, and Liu Chengyou's attitude was reassuring.

"Promoting talents for the country is both a duty and an honor, and I would like to thank Your Majesty for his trust!" Liu Wensou also had a smile on his face, and his mood was relaxed.

"Regarding the whereabouts of this group of scholars, the Ministry of Officials should implement the arrangement as soon as possible to observe the government, and must experience and develop a few talents who can be used!" Liu Chengyou instructed Dou Yi, who had been the Minister of the Ministry of Officials for only two years.

"Yes!" Dou Yi said skillfully.

After the former Shangshu Shen Wenbing died in office, Dou Yi was remembered by Liu Chengyou, and was transferred back to Tokyo to take up the post of official department.To be honest, there are always times when he is not happy with such a powerful courtier, but he likes to use it. Liu Chengyou is in this kind of contradictory psychology.

Fan Zhi left, Dou Yi came, and the Han court never seemed to lack upright ministers.

Among them, of course, Liu Chengyou's will is reflected. Although he doesn't like courtiers to make direct remonstrance, he still has a certain respect for those who dare to argue with reason these years. Moreover, the court really needs some different voices.

(End of this chapter)