Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1560 Sima Hui enters Yudu
"The imperial court issued a notice!"

"This is a notice about the imperial examination!"

"The imperial court announced that the Zhaoming Pavilion will set up the Imperial Examination Committee. The imperial court minister Cai will serve as the chairman of the committee. He will be the chief examiner of the first imperial examination, and will examine the scholars of the world!"

"The imperial court also announced that Sima Jijiu of Lumenshan Academy will be the vice chairman of the Imperial Examination Committee, responsible for supervising the imperial examination, ensuring fairness and fairness, and not allowing any fraud!"

"Also, Shi Xie, the director of the Department of Education, will serve as the vice chairman, taking the county and state exams!"

"The imperial court also announced that the county examination will be held on March [-]th this year!"

"..."

The meeting had just ended, and the notices had already been pasted in the afternoon. As soon as the notices came out, there was a lot of discussion.

"What does this imperial examination committee mean? Isn't the imperial court presiding over the imperial examination?"

"You don't understand this. The imperial court presides over people, and the imperial examination is a matter of selecting talents and recruiting talents. People have selfishness. If you want to be fair and just, you have to use some means." !"

"I think it is very appropriate for the imperial court to do this. Cai Xiang's character is credible. He is the tester, and scholars all over the world are convinced. Before big right and wrong, Cai Xiang will never favor anyone. Only knowledge can make him an official!"

"That's a good statement, and if it's just people from the imperial court, we might be afraid that they will target us scholars because of something. Now Sima Jijiu of Lumenshan Academy is personally serving as the vice chairman, supervising all matters of the imperial examination , then we can rest assured!"

Whether it is Cai Yong or Sima Wei, they are all famous Confucian scholars in the hearts of scholars all over the world. No one doubts their knowledge, and their character cannot be questioned.

They personally presided over the imperial examinations, which naturally shows their trust in scholars all over the world.

This time, no one wants to take shortcuts by passing through their identities. They can only pass their own knowledge and take proper exams to find out a future.

For many people, this is a comfort.

Especially those humble scholars who have no connections.

Compared with scholars from aristocratic families, the path of scholars from poor families is much narrower. They are more worried about the so-called imperial examinations, which are just a matter of appearance.

Now they are relieved, because they can distrust Mujing and the Muming court, but they will not distrust Cai Yong and Sima Wei.

"The county test is about to start, we have to get ready!"

"The newly built Ming Dynasty is full of waste, and now it is the understanding of talents that is needed. Our students, who have studied hard for many years, will soon be able to become officials one day, govern the local area, appease the people, make contributions, and honor the ancestors. The opportunity is right in front of us. , must not miss it!"

"March County Examination, a certain ambition is sure to win!"

"Your Majesty resisted all opinions and replaced the recommendation system with the imperial examination system. It is a risk. This is a chance for us humble scholars. We must not disappoint Your Majesty!"

"People all over the world underestimate the children of our aristocratic family. This time we have to let the people all over the world see. In terms of knowledge and ability, our family has a profound family heritage, and we study hard. We are better than anyone else!"

"The exam is the exam, who is afraid of whom!"

"When we go to the examination room, we will compare who is more knowledgeable and who is more capable!"

The March County Examination began to stir the mood of many scholars. Countless scholars began to run and work hard, but to prepare for everything.

This time, the imperial court's first imperial examination is an indispensable opportunity for all aspiring scholars.

At this moment, no matter if they are scholars from aristocratic families, famous families, Qingliu, poor families, etc., they are all gearing up to win the final victory in this Colosseum.

"Hongdumen School is the number one school in the world. It was built by His Majesty in the past, and Cai Xiang personally served as the sacrificial wine. It is a holy place that scholars all over the world yearn for. We must not let scholars all over the world look down on us. This time the imperial examination, If the academy can't enroll 50 people, please come and see me!"

Hongdu Menxue has always been supported by Mujing, so at this time, their ambitions are the highest. Their aspirations are not in the county exam, not in the state exam, they want to show their talents in the general exam.

At this time, the whole college is united as one, including the branch colleges in various places, all of them are full of enthusiasm and confidence.

"Lumenshan Academy can't be depraved, Yingming, your senior brothers, Xu Shu, Shi Tao and many others have already become officials. Although they came out for conquest, this proves that our academy can produce talents. The land of Jingxiang is outstanding. , don’t let the world underestimate you!”

"So we have to take the exam, we want to be the best, and let the world know that Lumenshan Academy is an academy that can educate talents!"

"Whether it's for the academy's fame or for your future, this time the imperial examination must not be missed!"

Lumenshan Academy is one of the best academies in the Ming Dynasty. At this time, we can’t be content to lag behind. What is the purpose of studying? Isn’t it just to become an official? The so-called nobleness is more because they can’t find a way to recommend them to become an official. Now the opportunity comes There is no room for loss, so the whole Lumenshan Academy, including the sacrificial wine, made it in person, and the students began to hold their breath one by one, preparing for the imperial examination.

Not only Hongdumen School, Lumenshan Academy, but also large and small universities in the Ming Dynasty, all began to be restless.

Bashu Academy, Nanzhong Academy, Guanzhong Academy...

Daming has not only been fighting wars in recent years, it is common to spend a lot of money on education, which also creates a different academic atmosphere in Daming.

In the Ming Dynasty, every county has a county school. The county school is basically based on enlightenment. After entering the county school, after passing the exam and mastering certain knowledge, you can enter the state school. A secondary school.

This is Mujing's use of the education system of later generations to create a Ming Dynasty education system.

On top of state schools, that's university schools.

The University does not mean that if you build a college casually, you can be rated as a University. The Department of Education is in charge of education. If you do not have a certificate from the Department of Education, you are a Pheasant Academy, and you cannot be called a University in Ming Dynasty.

And universities are different no matter in terms of faculty or remuneration, and there is also a line for admission. The students who can enter are basically selected elites with certain attainments in knowledge. Yes, it is a reserve of talents.

In fact, this time the imperial examination, except for the children secretly trained by some famous families, is basically just a competition among various universities.

Among them, Hongdumen School and Lumenshan College are the representatives.

And most of the other universities have supporters behind them, even if they are not official, they are supported secretly by the powerful families. Otherwise, no matter the faculty or the qualifications of the students, it will be difficult to meet the standards of the universities.

This time the imperial examination, in the eyes of many people, is more like a contest between the aristocratic family and the court, no, to be precise, it is a contest between the emperor and the aristocratic family on the spot.

It is well known that Mujing wants to be restructured. The reason why aristocratic families have existed for such a long time is because they know how to adapt to survive.

If they fought directly with the imperial court every time, they would have died 800 years earlier. Their greatest advantage is to admit defeat first, and then slowly reveal their glory.

They control the population, control the land, control the inheritance of knowledge, and the most important thing is to control the talents. As long as they don't resist stubbornly, the court will suffer in the end.

So they can always be tumblers.

It’s just that they were very unlucky. When they met Mujing, Mujing first improved the papermaking technology, allowing large-scale paper to appear, making writing more down-to-earth, rather than expensive and unusable, and then invented Movable type printing makes the appearance of books easier and easier, and makes it easier to pass on.

This cut off one of their paths.

As for population and land.

At this time, Mujing will not make a big move, but when the court becomes more and more powerful, it will be settled sooner or later, and if they dare to turmoil because they think they control the land and population, Mujing will quell the chaos in minutes.

In the end it's talent.

The recommendation system is a foundation for the survival of aristocratic families, and this foundation has been interrupted by Mu Jing, but the aristocratic families do not understand the flexibility.

The recommendation system has become the imperial examination system, okay, if our children become the mainstream of every imperial examination, there will be no difference.

In terms of talents, the so-called scholars from poor families are naturally inferior to those from aristocratic families. After all, reading does not happen overnight, and the knowledge passed down from generation to generation by aristocratic families also gives them a head start.

Now the only thing we can rely on is Hongdu School, even Lumenshan Academy has a lot of traces of aristocratic families.

As for whether Hongdu School can break the long-term talent monopoly of the aristocratic family with an overwhelming posture this time, it depends on luck.

On this point, even Mujing himself dared not have absolute confidence.

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Sima Wei entered Beijing secretly. After all, Mujing didn't dare to let Hu Zhao and the others see the opportunity with great fanfare at first, so he could only arrange for him to enter Beijing quietly.

He set off from Lumen Mountain, because he couldn't make too much trouble because he was too old. It only takes two or three days for ordinary people. It took him about five days to reach Yudu City.

Entering Yudu City was an eye-opener for him.

It's not that he hasn't been to Yudu, and he has been to everywhere in the past, but he came to Jiangzhou in the past, and the feeling of Jiangzhou City to him is just so-so.

But it's only been a few years.

Daming was established in Jiangzhou, changed to Yudu City, and the development of Yudu City seemed to make him completely unfamiliar.

"what is that?"

He opened the curtain of the carriage and looked at a tower standing beside the street, and there was a pocket watch-like device on the tower.

"My lord, you don't know about that!" The driver in front of the carriage replied, "This is the unique clock tower in Yudu City, and the clock tower on it is the time. There used to be only one clock tower, but now there are seven clock towers in the whole city." There are so many, every commoner can know how the time passes every day, this is built by the decree of our Majesty, and it brings very effective work efficiency to our common people!"

"Set time in the world!"

Sima felt a little overwhelmed, and smiled wryly: "This Yudu City, the old man is a little ignorant!"

"My lord, this is not a miracle. There are many miracles in Yudu City. The first is a bridge that spans the river, and the second is the majestic Daming Palace, which is like a dragon rushing straight to the nine heavens. !"

The coachman smiled and chatted with Sima Wei.

The transportation in Yudu City is also very developed, and because the roads in Yudu are easy to walk, the transportation industry has also developed. They specially prepare some carriages, pick up some distinguished guests who disembark at the pier, and earn a lot every day of.

"Daming Palace?"

Sima smiled and said, "Then let's go to Daming Palace for a while!"

"okay!"

The coachman turned and headed for Sun Moon Street in the northwest.

"My lord, this is your first time in Yudu!" The coachman was good at chatting, and also took on some other tasks: "If you can't find a place to stay, I can help, our inn in Yudu is very good. Nervous, there are too many caravans coming and going every day!"

"Really? So, Yudu City is quite lively!"

Sima Wei is a very smart person, he can describe a macroscopic scene from a few simple words.

The development of Yudu City is beyond his imagination, and the prosperity of Yudu City is beyond his imagination.

This also reflects the future of the Ming court.

Yudu is the capital of Daming, and it is also the face of Daming. This face is good, the spirit of talents, and the prosperity of Yudu City can reflect the development of Daming.

He didn't regret walking out of Lumen Mountain, but he was somewhat apprehensive.

It's not that he has never thought about becoming an official, it's just that he didn't meet him. He studied hard for many years, not that teaching and educating people is not good, and everyone wants a chance to show their abilities.

It's just that he has never encountered a good opportunity, so he can only maintain his own image, and has always been able to use this method to gain a foothold among scholars.

Liu Biao had invited him in the past, but he was not sincere, and he was not optimistic about Liu Biao. He would rather live in the countryside than get involved in a war.

But now, it's different. He is more or less interested in the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, a vigorous court, and he has long had the intention in this regard.

But Mujing didn't open his mouth for a day, so he still had to carry it.

This time Mujing sincerely invited him to become an official, he naturally wouldn't evade too much, if he held it up too much, that would be too lofty.

Cai Yong can stand on top of the new dynasty, and so can Sima Hui.

"My lord, we're at Sun Moon Street!"

The coachman reminded.

"Go to Daming Palace!"

Sima Hui said with a smile.

"Daming Palace?" The coachman was a little surprised, and hurriedly said: "Master, this Daming Palace didn't go casually. Although you can't stop walking on Riyue Street, the guards inside are heavily guarded!"

Mujing is not as particular as those feudal emperors, as long as they are not allowed to travel around the imperial palace, that is too overbearing, but they are not allowed to travel around Daming Palace, and Sun Moon Street is even more prosperous to the extreme.

But the Daming Palace is the center after all, and security needs to be guaranteed. Naturally, the inside is heavily guarded, and the ministers need to verify their identities when entering and leaving.

Ordinary people are not recruited and are not allowed to enter.

"fine!"

Sima Hui smiled slightly, and said confidently: "I was invited, and no one will stop me!"

(End of this chapter)