Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 178 Failed Perfunctory

Cui Zizheng, the director of the examination department, enthusiastically introduced to Chen Qingsi five examination examiners with the same position as him: Zhao Youjian, Du Fei, Wang Dexuan, Jia Dayin, and Yuan Zhiyi.

Zhao Youjian had a big belly, and his eyes narrowed into slits when he laughed.

Du Fei is the opposite of Zhao Youjian, tall and thin, with slender hands like bamboo poles.

Wang Dexuan has a very rugged appearance and a beard. He does not look like a scholar at all, but rather has a bold and bold look.

Jia Dayin was elegant and elegant, and had a strong scholarly air about him.

Yuan Zhiyi was dressed in fine clothes and looked majestic.

The five of them are not simple characters: Zhao Youjian was born in the Li family of Zhaojun, Du Fei was born in the Du family in Jingzhao, Wang Dexuan was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan, and Yuan Zhiyi was born in the Yuan family in Runan. Only Jia Dayin’s family background was inferior, and the Jia family in Mingzhou , his father was Jia Gongyan, the most famous Confucian scholar in the Tang Dynasty.

Facing Cui Zizheng's introduction, the five of them all greeted Chen Qingsi with polite smiles.

They looked at each other tacitly and stopped talking.

Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuan observe the nose with the eyes, the mouth with the nose, and the heart with the mouth.

To prepare for today, the two met privately many times and even received support from their families.

After Chen Qingsi entered Beijing, the momentum of development was terrifying. The poor families of the common people highly praised Chen Qingsi for breaking the cultural restrictions.

The five surnames in Guandong are the least likely to see the rise of Chen Qingsi, let alone the imperial examination led by Chen Qingsi.

No matter what, just play devil’s advocate.

Du Fei and Yuan Zhiyi looked at all this with a smile.

The two of them knew in their hearts that if Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuan fought over each other, the final result would not be their turn.

Why should the children of the fifth surname be responsible for the imperial examination?
Both of them regarded next year's imperial examination as their own, but were dissatisfied when it was snatched away by Chen Qingsi who descended from heaven. They agreed to Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuanyang's treacherous suggestions to avoid such a thing from happening again. Of course, they did not Prepare to charge.

Jia Dayin was a bit complicated. As an examiner, he had his own ideas about presiding over the imperial examination. Chen Qingsi's parachute made him a little dissatisfied. However, his family background was profound. His father, Jia Gongyan, was a colleague of Chen Qingsi, both at the Imperial College. He held the post and was highly regarded.Especially the article "The Master's Theory", I couldn't put it down. Jia Dayin himself was the same, with a complicated attitude.

At the same time, being in an officialdom, one cannot help oneself.

Chen Qingsi is destined to be just a passerby in the official department, and he still has a long way to go in the official department.

The rhetoric of Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuan was very inflammatory. Historically, the examiners were selected from among the merit examiners of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Chen Qingsi was temporarily appointed as the examiner of meritorious service and was fully responsible for the imperial examination. If we can help him succeed.With this precedent, every examiner in the future will follow this method and not choose from among the merit examiners, but randomly select a favorite person and temporarily grant the post of examiner wailang. What will happen to us?Wouldn’t it be that he would always marry someone else in the merit examination department?

There are many officials from the imperial examination level to the wailang level. Who doesn’t want to rise to the top by virtue of the imperial examination?
If this day's sacrifice becomes a routine, the interests of everyone in the examination department will be damaged.

All the core subordinates in the Kao Gong Department agreed with this statement. If Jia Dayin did not comply, he would become an outlier and find it difficult to live in his own place.

Cui Zizheng was not surprised when he saw this, and took Chen Qingsi and Yang Deyi to chat.

Yang Deyi also saw the clues and frowned slightly, but it was not easy to get angry.

The five of them all had smiles on their faces, but they were just like old cows, whipping them and walking one step at a time.

This situation is the most dangerous. It doesn't matter if you don't cooperate. I'm afraid of this perfunctory attitude.

It will be bad.

Chen Qingsi understood a little bit and said: "Master Cui, please call together the history of the imperial examination and the history of the book, so that I can select people." Cui Zizheng agreed and ordered his deputies.

There are 15 people in the Kao Gong Department and 30 people in the Book Department. They all work in the department. It only took a while for 45 people to gather outside the hospital.

Cui Zizheng said enthusiastically: "Mr. Chen, the history of the imperial examination and the history of the imperial examination are all here, as well as the five imperial examination officials. According to the old rules, everything is based on the imperial examination. You can choose who you want. who is it."

Chen Qingsi looked at the crowd gathered below and made a plan in his mind. He said: "The imperial examination is a major political matter of the country. Your Majesty pays special attention to it. He specially appointed me as the examiner Wailang to be responsible for the imperial examination in the coming year. According to the usual practice, I came to the examination department to select assistants. I just want to tell you. You are not familiar with each other and cannot tell whether you are suitable for taking on important responsibilities. Later I will elaborate on the details of the imperial examination process rules formulated by my reform. After you listen, you can write down your suggestions and impressions. I will judge and choose..."

Zhao Youjian almost laughed out loud when he heard this.

Posturing, putting on airs.

Everyone in the merit examination department was unwilling to see the rules broken here by Chen Qingsi. They were afraid that no one would respond and no one would turn in the papers, which would make the examiner embarrassed.

Zhao Youjian felt something in his heart and looked at Wang Dexuan.

The two laughed heartily.

Chen Qingsi looked at everyone below and explained his reform of the imperial examination from process to rules one by one.

From the beginning, the emperor set the scope of examination questions, and the examiner set the examination questions, all the way to the system of name recognition and honorary recording in the imperial examination, as well as the palace examination, a whole set of procedures, and even the celebration around the city to enjoy flowers after the results were released.

The surrounding people, Yang Deyi, Cui Zizheng, Zhao Youjian, Jia Dayin and others, were all indifferent at first.

He did not take the reforms mentioned by Chen Qingsi to heart. The imperial examination system has undergone tremendous changes since its development in the Sui Dynasty.

The imperial examination system is being reformed every year.

A system and policy that has been passed down for thousands of years is not achieved overnight. It is a policy that has been made through detours, failures, and explorations, and through continuous learning of experiences and lessons.

Therefore, as parties involved in the merit examination department, in their opinion, no matter how the imperial examination is reformed, it will not exceed their cognitive scope.

As a result, the imperial examination proposed by Chen Qingsi was completely beyond their understanding. It was not the same thing as the imperial examination they knew. It was a completely new thing.

In just a moment, knowledgeable people have realized that this reform of the imperial examination will leave a mark in history.

If successful, it will be recorded in history forever.

Even if it fails, it will be a good story.

There was no time to regret, so I held my breath and concentrated on memorizing every word and sentence of Chen Qingsi, striving to win Chen Qingsi's favor and become a member of the reform of the imperial examination.

Interests are vulnerable to greater interests.

Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuan were sweating profusely. If the rules set by Chen Qingsi were strictly implemented in the imperial examination, their gentry's advantage in connections would be gone.

Without official visits and testimonials, instead of names and reputations, they could only sit in an examination room with the common people and poor families, and study hard with their true talents...

This is not the key. The emergence of the palace examination made the choice of becoming a Jinshi a patent for the emperor.

Zhao Youjian and Wang Dexuan looked around and found that almost everyone was listening carefully, including Du Fei, Jia Dayin, and Yuan Zhiyi.

(End of this chapter)