Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 236
In his early years, Xiao Yan worked hard to govern and set up the Five Classics Museum, which opened up a channel for poor scholars to advance, but it could not change his deep-rooted view of family status.

The most intuitive example is reflected in the fact that after Hou Jing surrendered to Liang, because his wife and children were trapped in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, he asked Xiao Yan to marry him from the Wang family of Langya and the Xie family of Chenjun.

Xiao Yan's answer to this was "Wang Xiemen Gao Feiqiu, you can visit him under Zhu Zhang." '

Perhaps because he looked down on Hou Jinggui and surrendered, the 10 army had been beaten by Murong Shaozong to only 800 remnants.

Xiao Yan slapped his face brightly, bluntly saying that Wang Xie's Gaomen is not someone Hou Jing can cling to, and if he wants to find a wife, he should go to the families below the Zhu family and Zhang family in Wu County.

Unexpectedly, Hou Jing was determined to rebel under Gao Cheng's alienation plan. In Shouyang, with 800 remnant soldiers as the backbone, he temporarily expanded to 8000 soldiers. Bury the entire Southern Dynasty.

However, taking Hou Jing as an example is just to explain that when the Eastern and Western Wei Weis promoted the imperial examination and raised the threshold for being an official in order to change the situation that the children of the gentry could be officials regardless of whether they were wise or foolish.

Why did Xiao Yan still stick to the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and let the gentry control the selection criteria.

Traveling against the current, retreating if not advancing.

The Eastern and Western Weis were determined to forge ahead, and Xiao Liang, who was standing still, was already destined to end.

Time passed quietly while officials in Kanto and Kansai were busy, and Nanliang officials were singing and dancing.

At the end of March, the imperial examinations will be held.

Ajing, the soldier king of Xiangzhou Prefecture, was conscripted into the examination room again to maintain discipline.

Since Gao Cheng held the first official, or official recruitment examination in Yecheng, it was the first time in six or seven years that there was another grand meeting.

The day before the exam, the counties in Xiangzhou were bustling with people, and the candidates in Ye County had already filled up the hotels in Yecheng.

After Gao Cheng exterminated the Buddha, the only few Buddhist temples had to put up a sign that they were full outside the temple gates, and they couldn't accommodate candidates who came to stay overnight.

This time, there are three schools and nine streams in the exam, except for criminals, there are everyone, and the classics is mainly for the children of the gentry, and it is difficult for the children of the poor to compete.

The situation of the other four subjects is also jaw-dropping.

In order to seek talents, Gao Cheng did not prohibit officials from abandoning their posts and taking the exam again. If more people quit their posts, the number of people admitted to the state exam would increase accordingly.

The gap between the county examination and the state examination was nearly six months, which was enough for him to coordinate.

It is precisely because of this policy that most of the minor officials recruited by Gao Cheng decided to resign and take the exam again.

Nearly 5 officials were recruited in that exam ("Northern Qi Book" and "Northern History" clearly recorded that it was indeed [-] officials.), most of them were small officials, which also created the four subjects of criminal names, arithmetic, farming, and fortifications. For white people, the difficulty is even more difficult than the classics.

It's not because there will be colleagues who will help this group of people who quit their jobs to cheat.

But the exam six or seven years ago was originally for the poor, and the children of the gentry did not look down on that kind of position.

Back then, this group of people was the best among the poor, and after six or seven years of training in government affairs, for example, those who were prison officials were familiar with the law;

Ever since the imperial court announced the specific matters of the imperial examination to the world, those who aspired to make a difference in the officialdom quit their jobs to concentrate on preparing for the exam.

With their competition, at least the losers who referenced together six or seven years ago have little hope.

Gao Cheng was well aware of this phenomenon, but he still insisted on this decision.

The imperial examination pays attention to fairness, which means that everyone relies on their talents to get ahead.

What Gao Cheng wanted was capable people, and those with poor ability were admitted to be officials, and those who were not able to go away.

Rather than the so-called politically correct BUFF addition: Oh, he was born in a poor family, so his ability almost doesn't matter.

On the day of the county examination, Wang Ajing, the soldier of the garrison, looked at the candidates of various subjects entering the field one by one, and he was inevitably anxious:
'Can my family really stand out from such competition? '

Wang Gongyun is still young, and he has just entered Mengxue for less than a year, and he is still too early to take the scientific examination.

But for the future, Wang Gongyun already has plans. He told his father Wang Ajing that he is determined to learn arithmetic and apply for the arithmetic department in the future.

If you can't win the exam or Jinshi, in the future, with your arithmetic skills, you can also be an accountant for others.

Just as Wang Ajing was worrying about the competitive pressure his son would face in the future, a young man had already sat in the seat under his supervision.

The young man kept muttering:

"Sweeping the floor in a gentle manner, sweeping the floor in a gentle manner..."

Obviously, a thorough body search was done before entering the door, and it seemed that even the privacy was not spared.

'It seems that this kid didn't take the exam that year. '

Wang Ajing thought.

It was still early when the young man saw it, and the surroundings were empty, so he raised his head and started talking to Wang Ajing, wanting to get closer:

"Brother Tai is also from Ye County? If you dare to ask your name, I'm Li..."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Ajing interrupted him coldly:

"Candidates are forbidden to speak in the examination hall. If there is a repeat offense, they will be disqualified on the spot."

Before the exam, whether it was the lieutenant general, the county magistrate of Ye County, or even Yang Min, the governor of Xiangzhou, emphasized discipline with their group of invigilators. Those who assisted in fraud would recover the past military salary and no longer enjoy the rights including tax exemption and salary payment. Three generations of descendants are not allowed to refer to it.

This is one of the anti-fraud regulations issued by Gao Cheng.

The punishment for cheaters is even more severe. Not only are they banned from taking the exam for life, and their children and grandchildren are not allowed to refer to it for three generations, but they must also be sent to Yingzhou to blow snow in the northeast.

The young man was swallowed back by Wang Ajing, and he didn't dare to talk anymore.

When the exam time came, the gate of the examination hall of the criminal name department was closed, and there were people crying outside the courtyard. I don’t know if they missed the exam time and had to wait for another three years, or they were caught carrying a cheat sheet. , I myself want to go to Yingzhou to serve as an army.

After the test paper was issued, the young man frowned when he saw the paper clearly.

Wang Ajing looked at his appearance, and compared Zhang Dexing's penmanship in those days, he couldn't help shaking his head secretly.

The young man pondered for a long time before immersing himself in the answer. Finally, he answered the complete sheet and handed in the paper hastily. Finally, he was sent out of the examination room by Supervisor Wang Ajing with a bitter face.

"Hey! Wait a minute."

Wang Ajing stopped the young man.

"What else?"

The young man turned around with a blunt tone, obviously feeling that he failed the exam.

"I want to tell you that when the general was in charge of the exam in Yecheng, my invigilator was named Zhang Dexing, who was the number one in the agricultural affairs department in Hebei that year, and now he is in charge of the salt administration in Cangzhou."

Hearing this, the young man's face turned from cloudy to sunny, and he said with a smile:
"Unexpectedly, Xiongtai has such a relationship with Zhang Yanguan. If you can take advantage of Xiongtai's good luck today and pass the test by chance, I will invite Xiongtai to drink with you someday."

The young man left happily, but Ajing, the wine king, still failed to drink after all. Maybe the young man forgot after he passed the exam, or maybe he didn't pass the exam at all.

Wang Ajing was not clear about this, of course, this happened later.

When Chen Qingzhi, who was stationed in Jiangling, heard about the scientific research in neighboring Jingzhou, East Jingzhou, and South Jingzhou, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Gao Cheng has collected all the heroes of the Kanto, and there is no one in the world who can match him."

　Overslept and was 7 minutes late.It's gone tonight, go to bed first, everyone rest early, I will try to update as early as possible tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)