Prime Minister

Chapter 311 Ranking
Hanlin Bachelor is an internal system.

Sherenyuan knows that the imperial edict is an external system.

In the Song Dynasty, the two systems of officials were extremely clear, and there was a saying that the two governments must be derived from the two systems, and the two systems must be derived from the pavilions.The pavilion is the place to store and cultivate talents.

Now the ministers of the two systems are negotiating the ranking of the system examination.

The system department needs to be recommended by two ministers, and there are more than [-] people who have been recommended this time.

However, these thirty or so people cannot directly participate in the Secret Pavilion Examination, and the two officials need to select suitable people through the papers submitted by more than thirty people.

Nomination first, followed by the two-system screening, then the astonishingly difficult Six Exams of the Secret Pavilion, and finally the Imperial Examination, which the emperor personally asked.

Since the opening of the department in the Song Dynasty, no more than 40 people have been recruited, and Emperor Renzong has only taken twelve people during his [-]-year reign. In the end, the candidates who entered the department were just like this.

Now the ministers of the two systems are being screened into the papers.

For external systems, there are Zu Wucho, Hu Su, Wang Anshi, Zhang Gui, Shen Yu, and Wu Kui.

But it is said that Wang Anzhi knows that making a patent is also a new order.

When the officials asked Wang Anshi to repair his daily life, Lian Bashu said that I really didn't want to do it.You send someone to send me the imperial edict, and I have to hide in the toilet.

Here he kept talking to Fu Bi that I wanted to be appointed as an official outside the country because I was not satisfied with the climate in Beijing.

However, after knowing Zhigao's edict, Wang Anshi did not refuse, and suddenly adapted to the environment in Bianjing.

This is also absolutely unexpected.

The internal system is Wang Gui, Jia An, Cai Xiang, and Fan Zhen.

These people are all well-known writers of the Song Dynasty, and they are also the candidates of the future ministers. Now they have to select suitable candidates from more than 30 people.

Fan Zhen was the first to speak out: "I recommend Su Shi, Su Zhe and Su Zhe are the first and second this time, Zhang Yue is the third, and the rest are just fine."

Everyone thought that Fan Gong and Er Su were fellow villagers, did they have selfish intentions in electing the two fellow villagers as the first and second in the paper?As for Zhang Yue, he heard that during the previous provincial examination, Fan Zhen planned to screen out the other party, but it turned out that Fan Zhen's daughter was Zhang Yue's future wife-in-law.

As soon as the Wu family spoke, Fan Zhen's daughter went back to her mother's house weeping and talked for a while, and then heard that Fan Zhen asked Fan Zuyu to bring a letter to Zhang Yue.

These stories are spread with nose and eyes, and it is not known whether they are true or false.

Everyone discussed for a while.

Wu Kui also said: "I agree with Mr. Fan's statement. In addition, Wang Kui and Wang Jie's second students are also acceptable."

Zhang Gui also agreed with Wu Kui's opinion.

At this moment Zu Wuzai spoke out, and they recommended the rankings as follows, namely Su Shi, Wang Kui, Zhang Yue, Su Zhe, and Wang Jie.

When Wang Anshi came forward, he recommended Wang Jie, Wang Kui, and Zhang Yue. As for Ersu, he could also choose them, but the ranking should be lower.

After hearing this, everyone thought to themselves, do you, Wang Anshi, have selfish intentions?Who is this Wang Jie?A close friend of Wang Anshi, the two had a close relationship.

Wang Anshi pushed Wang Jie too much.

Jia An said out loud, "I think Zhang Yue is the number one, and the rest of the old men don't ask."

Shen Yu and Hu Su also came forward and believed that Zhang Yue was the first, Ersu was the second and third, and the rest were not counted.

In the end, only Imperial scholar Chengzhi Wang Gui remained silent.

Wang Gui summed it up and said: "Ju Zhangyue, Wang Kui, Wang Jie, Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers are the most recommended by the five of them. I think it is meaningless for them to go to the Secret Pavilion for six tests."

Everyone discussed and agreed.

More than [-] scholars were screened by the ministers of the two systems, and finally five people were listed.

However, the final ranking is still to be determined.

There are three rankings in the academic department, one entrance examination, one examination in the secret court, one imperial examination, and finally a comprehensive score.

In the end, Zhang Yue, Su Shi, and Su Zhe were tied for the first place in the papers. As for Wang Kui and Wang Jie, they presented the rankings to the emperor for the second place.

Among them, Su Shi originally wanted the first class, Zhang Yue, and Su Zhe the second class, but Wang Anshi and several others came forward to object, and these three talents were tied for the first class.

Although it was rumored that Zhang Yue's articles were not of the highest quality, none of the officials present were well-educated and well-versed in classics and history, and Zhang Yue's writings were well-known.

In the end, the imperial court wrote down to Ersu who was in Huaiyuan Station, Zhang Yue from Taiping Xingguo Temple, Wang Kui from Daxiangguo Temple, and Wang Jie who lived in Chaojiyuan.

In June, a solar eclipse appeared over Bianjing.

The emperor once again restored Fu Bi as a great scholar of Zhaowenguan.

Fu Bi resigned but refused.The government pays for funerals, but Fu Bi said that the gold revolution changed the etiquette and should not be used in peaceful and prosperous times.The government sent envoys five times to invite Fu Bi to come out of the mountain, but Fu Bi was unwilling.

Officials in the court successively invited Han Qi to be Minister Zhaowen.

Han Qi didn't refuse either, because the emperor would let him go, and I meant to ascend the throne.

At this time, there were rumors in the court and the opposition that when Han Qi and Fu Bi were discussing the reinstatement of the prime minister in the political hall, Han Qi deliberately said in front of Fu Bi that this was not a grand ceremony of the court.

It was rumored in the court that Fu Bi and Han Qi were at odds.

After Fu Bi's son-in-law Feng Jing returned to Beijing, he did not see Han Qi for several months.But Fu Bi asked Feng Jing to join the Han family, which resolved the misunderstanding.

Everyone praised Fu Bi for his patience and his demeanor.Han Qi's job can be regarded as an example of a capable minister.

However, Han Qi was slapped in the face before he became Minister of Zhaowen. The slap in the face was none other than Wang Anshi.

But as soon as Wang Anshi knew about the edict, he issued an edict, saying that the Sherenyuan would not be allowed to apply for altering the text (edict) in the future.

Wang Anshi was unequivocal at all. The new official wrote an article to express his opposition when he took office, saying that it is the responsibility of the foreign system to alter the text, and no one can deprive us of our rights.

In Wang Anshi's Shangshu, there is such a sentence: "It is specially built by the minister in charge and not changed. If it is true, your majesty will not question the right and wrong of righteousness and reason, and everything will be done according to the minister in charge."

This is no longer insinuating criticism, but rather scolding by pointing at Han Qi's nose.

Wang Anshi and Han Qi didn't get along at all, and from then on, the two simply didn't even greet each other when they met.

At this time, some people speculated whether Wang Anshi's repeated disparaging of Ersu in the system department was because Ersu was recommended by Han Qi, so he took personal revenge.As for why Wang Kui was repeatedly recommended by the Trial Production Department of the Palace, is it because the other party is Fu Bi's nephew and son-in-law.

If Wang Anshi really thought so, then between Han Qi and Fu Bi, he really stood in line ahead of time.

But Sima Guang, Wang Anshi's good friend, knew of the admonishment court, and repeatedly pleaded with the matter. The officials not only accepted them one by one, but also gained a sense of presence in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty.

At the same time, Su Zhe, who took the exam together with Zhang Yue and Wang Kui, suddenly became ill and couldn't take the exam.

Han Qi personally went to the school and asked Su Zhe and Zhang Yue to follow the same example and decline the date of the system examination to show the court's respect for the virtuous.

The officials agreed to Han Qi's appointment and postponed the systemic examination, which was supposed to take place in July, to August.

For a while, the examination of the system department was not started, but because of Zhang Yue, Su Zhe and Su Zhe postponed the examination twice, which made the officials and people in Bianjing full of expectations for this examination of the system department.

Ersu has long been famous in Bianjing. As for Zhang Yue, Wang Kui is also a leader in this subject, and there is another Wang Jie who is also a well-educated hero.

How many of these five people can be admitted?Who can get the imperial edict?Even third class?

In a blink of an eye, it will be August [-]th, the day of the examination in the Secret Pavilion of the system.

(End of this chapter)