Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 243
Feng Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, stood outside the door with his hands tied, staring at the examinees who came over, thinking to himself, two people from the Li family in Longxi, three people from the Li family in Zhaojun, no Cui from Qinghe, no Wang from Taiyuan, one person from the Lu family from Fanyang, and one from the Zheng family from Xingyang. Two people, one from the Boling Cui family.

The rest are descendants of lower-level aristocratic families, such as the Hedong Liu family, Jingzhao Wei's family, and so on.

Feng Lun looked back and forth among the candidates, and soon noticed Li Shan, and couldn't help frowning slightly. He recognized Li Shan.

In fact, Li Shan's application materials were not complete. Although the scientific examination in the early Tang Dynasty was not like the three generations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, not everyone could apply for the examination. In Li Shan's household registration information, the column of father and ancestor is blank.

Feng Lun was born in the Feng family in Bohai. After a well-known family, he assisted Yang Su in the early years and became in-laws... Well, Yang Su, who was the secretary of the Zhongshu Ling, once pointed to his couch and claimed that Feng Lang would occupy my seat.

Hey, in similar incidents, Yang Su played too many times.

Although the information is incomplete, Li Shan's reputation has risen year after year, and Fang Xuanling, an aide of the Prince of Qin's Mansion, even asked him in private...Feng Lun also served as Sima of the Tiance Mansion last year, and was regarded as a member of the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

Now the power of King Qin's lineage in the court is gradually expanding. Li Shimin himself is concurrently serving as Minister of the Book, Yu Wenshi and the Minister of Zhongshu, and Feng Lun is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, responsible for selecting officials.

However, Feng Lun noticed Li Shan not because he recognized Li Shan, the people present today were all from famous families, and Feng Lun recognized many people.

It's because Li Shan stands out from the crowd... People around can feel Li Shan's unusual temperament.

Their mental activity is... Li Huairen is full of confidence.

And Li Shan's own mental activity is... Get out of the way, I'm going to pretend to be a big contest!

However, the person who attracted the most attention today is not only Li Shan, but also a middle-aged man with a long beard.

Feng Lun walked down the steps and said with a smile: "Voga's move is to play with his nephew and nephew, to bully the small with the big, it's not a martial arts victory."

The middle-aged man bowed and saluted, but did not speak.

Li Qian on the side said in a low voice: "This person is a son of the Sun family in Wucheng, Qinghe, Sun Fujia, who became an official in the former Sui Dynasty.

Li Shan was a little stunned. On the one hand, it was because of the name Sun Fujia. If I remember correctly, this is the first number one scholar in history and a famous official during the Zhenguan period.

On the other hand... Damn, you're a bit shameless, you came back to fight us for jobs even after you've become an official!
Li Shan knew a lot about the official system of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life. In this life, he has learned a lot from Wei Zheng and Li Ganyou... Yushi Zhongcheng is the deputy of Yushitai, and there is a doctor Yushi on top. Rank five, but the power and responsibility are extremely high.

Moreover, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, there was no Yushi doctor. Yushi Zhongcheng was basically the leader of Yushitai... the leader of one of the three law divisions!
Such a character, running back to take the imperial examination... Where's your face? !

Soon, after Feng Lun finished speaking, he started the exam straightforwardly... There was no procedure of body search, and no names were given.

After kneeling and sitting by the short table, Li Shan felt... I really want to thank Li Yiyan.

It's cold, it's really cold.

In the gloomy corridor, there is no brazier for heating, but there is a draft of cold wind, and Li Shan is trembling a little... If it wasn't for the thick coat that Li Yiyan borrowed, he really couldn't hold on.

I really can't figure out why the scientific examination time is set in early spring... Isn't it good to put it in June and July?

Li Shan glanced sideways at the inkstone, the ink was frozen, so he could only use the inkstone to get water, picked up the ink stick to grind the ink vigorously, held the pen to lick it, and continued to write vigorously.

For him, the difficulty of the scientific examination this time is really not that big, the previous posting questions were completed in one go, and the current paraphrase questions are more confident... As for the last poem, can the poem to be selected be selected by the examiner? Favored.

Originally Li Shan thought that the Ministry of Rites presided over the scientific examination. After all, the Ministry of Rites was in charge of the scientific examination in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Officials presided over the scientific examination in the Tang Dynasty.

The current scientific examination is still in its infancy, and the name is not even vague. The invigilator... er, only three or two small officials come around occasionally, so there is no need to invigilate the examination.

But Li Shan keenly found that every time the little official came to wander around, his eyes would always linger on him.

On the one hand, it is because of Li Shan's fame, and on the other hand, it is because of Li Shan's calculations... Last year, only 38 people participated in the scientific examination, but this year, the number is 72, almost doubled.

Most of the extra candidates had studied arithmetic... So, the sound of crackling abacus could be heard in the corridor from time to time.

Those who dare to take part in the scientific examination are all the children of aristocratic families who are familiar with the scriptures. They quickly completed the scripture posting questions and the interpretation questions. Those who are all dialing the abacus, and those who stop writing and frown are all candidates for Jinshi.

Talent department?

Sorry, not a single one applied for the exam!
Candidates for the Jinshi Section are given additional examinations for miscellaneous items, which are actually poems and prose. Most of the candidates have had the experience of submitting papers, some are planning to use old poems, and some have written new poems... Li Shan feels that the former is very similar to himself.

The so-called submission of papers was actually not exclusive to the Tang Dynasty. It existed in the Sui Dynasty. None of the students who came to participate were from poor families, at most they were from middle-class families... In the eyes of those who knew the inside story, Li Shan was not a child from a poor family.

Everyone else voted, but Li Shan didn't, and he rejected Yu Wenshi's plan to make him famous in poetry... In this regard, Yu Wenshi, after being unhappy, praised Li Shan for his means.

why?
Can you drink a cup of snow when you come here late?

A pot of wine in the flower room, no blind date alone.

Just these two songs are enough to become famous.

Today, Li Shan has his own plan. He first wrote down the first poem, and after thinking for a while, he waved to the little official.

"What's the matter?"

"Not enough paper." Li Shan's expression was calm.

The clerk blinked and looked at the paper with only four lines of verse on the table, isn't that enough?How long are you going to write?

It is a very technical industry.

Pretending to be small, others may not be able to find it.

If you pretend too much, people will curse inwardly, or even be jealous.

Moreover, it is also necessary to choose a target for the pretense, and one cannot brag about one's own self, one must shake those high-ranking figures.

The sound of the abacus has gradually stopped. Ming Shu and Ming Jing were the first to leave, followed by Ming Shu and Jinshi, and the most unlucky one was Ming Law...

Until now, the Tang Dynasty has not had a proper law. It can only use the "Kaihuang Law" as the basis to add some fragments of the Spring and Autumn Prison. God knows whether it is right or wrong. The key is to see who judges the papers. ...Really, it doesn't matter if Professor Luo is here.

Li Qian took the examination of Mingshu, and left very early. The penultimate one to leave was Li Yiyan, who took the Jinshi examination. Although he left late, he looked quite relaxed. He passed by Li Shan and glanced casually. , walked away after a pause.

"Yiyan, how are you?"

"Brother Demou is here." Li Yiyan saluted solemnly, and then said: "There is no danger of posting scriptures and explaining meanings."

"Ten days ago, the sage ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Officials to judge the case with Jiang Guogong, the provincial servant under his door." Li Kai thought for a while, "Jiang Guogong is from the south of the Yangtze River, and he likes beautiful articles."

"I'm lucky if I get it, but my life is lost." Li Yiyan smiled indifferently, "The corridor is empty, but Huai Ren is still writing quickly."

Li Kai was a little strange, "Why haven't you come out yet?"

"Huairen asked for paper twice." Li Qian who was on the side laughed and said, "The ink is dripping, and the pen is like a dragon, and there must be a good work!"

But Li Kai still felt a little strange, he shared the same judgment as Ma Zhou and Ling Jing... If Li Shan has no poetic talent, just wait for another subject, and if he is not good enough, he can be recommended by a dignitary to be an official.

Even if you don't want to get involved in the struggle for the heir apparent, with Li Shan's current reputation, it is not difficult to ask a family to recommend him as an official. What's more, Li Shan has made great contributions to the country in the Shandong War, and he has not been rewarded so far.

Therefore, Li Kai felt that Li Shan must have been prepared a long time ago, but why hasn't he come out yet?

Hey, this poem is really a bit long, and Li Shan's handwriting... Try to write it correctly, so it is naturally slower than others.

(End of this chapter)