Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 473: The first imperial examination begins, and the martial arts test takes place

The principles of movable type printing and papermaking were not complicated. Zhang Wu sorted them out that day and sent them to Cao Cao.

Trees and bamboo are used as raw materials for papermaking. As for what kind of objects make better paper, Zhang Wu doesn't worry at all. That is clearly a task that craftsmen should think about.

In the spring of the fourth year of Jian'an, the King of Wei issued an order to recruit craftsmen from all over the world, and the wages were considerable.

Countless skilled craftsmen from Jiuzhou in the north rushed to Yecheng, causing a sensation.

However, few people know what these craftsmen are used for.

Cao Cao was also afraid that the family would know his actions first and react further.

Another Shenji camp was set up in Yunhui camp, guarded by heavy troops.

Strict orders are issued: Anyone who dares to approach or pry will be killed without mercy.

Others have not yet recovered from the curiosity of Shenji Camp.

Led by Cao Cao and jointly formulated by Xun Yu, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, and Xu Shu, the Wei version of the imperial examination system was newly released.

The first trial of the imperial examination was located next to the Tongque Terrace in Yecheng.

Everyone in the world can go and refer to it on their own.

The content of the examination is divided into four volumes: military, political, martial arts, and strategy.

The army has military strategy and is responsible for marching and formation formation. Politics is politics, and it mainly examines the principles of governance. And so on.

According to different categories, there are four main examiners and 16 sub-examiners.

Candidates can take the test in all four papers, or they can choose one paper in particular.

A single volume is divided into three grades: excellent, good, and poor.

If two volumes are all excellent, it will be considered top grade; if three or more volumes are all excellent, it will be considered top grade.

Those who are of high quality will be selected from the best candidates of each ministry and recommended to serve as officials in various places.

Those with excellent grades will be determined by the examiner, who will select the best and make up for the deficiencies in each department.

Those of top grade and above will be judged by the King of Wei himself, which is basically equivalent to flying into the sky.

Just as Cao Cao expected.

Once the imperial examination system was introduced, although many aristocratic families jointly resisted it, such voices quickly disappeared in the court, and this new system did not encounter fierce counterattacks from the scholars.

In their view, those Guizhou heads, mud-legged people, illiterate, and have nothing to do with military and political planning.

At best, it's just to show off in the martial arts formation.

To put it bluntly, this system is at best a new way of selecting talents among aristocratic families.

In the past, it was the head of the family who said that whoever wanted to be admitted would be admitted, but now it was Cao Cao and the chief examiner and deputy examiners who were determined to be admitted.

It's just that his control has weakened slightly, but the basic position is still firmly in the hands of the family members. In fact, Cao Cao promised that the family would have a certain weight in the sub-examination. When the time comes, the back door will be opened appropriately. At best, it will only change the soup without changing the medicine.

But all this is not as simple as they imagined.

Cao Cao had not yet come up with a backup plan, so they naturally had no way of understanding.

Yecheng.

It was June and the imperial examination was about to begin.

The Tongque Terrace was crowded with people.

At a rough glance, there were nearly 10,000 candidates, plus a lot of civilians watching the excitement, at least 40,000 to 50,000.

Zhang Wu had tidied up early, put on his regular clothes, and was about to get closer to take a look at the excitement.

When I was about to go out, I suddenly saw Cao Xiu coming.

"General, the King of Wei has ordered that you be the examiner of the martial formation."

"Me?" Zhang Wu pointed to his nose, a little surprised.

He was no stranger to taking exams, but as an examiner, this was a completely new experience. The examiner at this time was different from the invigilator in later generations, and he was extremely powerful.

Basically, he plays the role of deciding one's fate and future.

"Yes, everyone else has arrived and is waiting for you."

"Let's talk while walking away."

Zhang Wu was still preparing to ride a horse. When he walked to the door, he found that Cao Cao had even prepared the frame for him, so he asked Cao Xiu to get on the horse with him.

"Let me ask you, who are the examiners of the four formations?"

Cao Xiu thought about it and said, "The military formation is for the King of Wei, the political formation is for Situ Cai Daru, the military formation is for you, and the strategic commander is Mr. Xun."

Wow! ~

It is indeed the first imperial examination, and the weight of the examination is sufficient.

Not only did Boss Cao personally come to take charge of the exam, but even Cai Yong, the father-in-law who was in semi-retirement, was invited to come out.

Even the relatively less popular subjects of Martial Formation and Mao Zhen were examined by him and Xun Yu.

If you succeed in the examination, especially in the military and political formations, you can basically be regarded as a disciple of King Wei or Cai Daru!

"Where's the sub-exam?"

"The deputy candidates for the military formation are Mr. Xun You, Zhang Liao, Pang Tong and Yang Biao."

杨彪

This should be a small favor used by his father-in-law to appease the aristocratic family, but he didn't expect that they would actually do this.

I just don’t know if this group of people they selected will become Cao Cao’s right-hand men to carry out education in the future. Will these old stubborns in power of the aristocratic families cry and faint in the toilet.

"The political formation is Cheng Yu, Tian Feng, Ju Shou, and Zhuge Liang."

"The martial formation is Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Dian Wei."

"Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Pang Tong, and Xu Shu formed the formation."

From this point of view, the other three formations are considered normal. In other words, Cao Cao can silence many wealthy families with only one-sixteenth of the deputy examination quota.

As Zhang Wu's carriage arrived, the four generals stood up at the same time to salute.

We usually meet in court, military camp, and in front of battle formations.

Zhang Wu had never seen the four of them dressed in regular clothes. Now that he saw them, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Lu Bu still adhered to his previous dressing style. He hung a red robe on his body. Those who knew him were the Deputy Examiner of the Martial Formation, the second most brave general in the world. Those who didn't know it thought he was the groom's official who was rushing to get married.

Zhao Yun was dressed in white and had a graceful demeanor. There were even a group of female support groups around him. When Zhang Wu arrived, these yellow-flowered girls had no moral integrity and 'betrayed' their 'idol' and called Zhang Wu's lord frantically.

Huang Zhong is dressed in a khaki-yellow gown and has a simple old face, like an old farmer who has finished cultivating the fields. Without telling him, no one would recognize that this was the great General Zuo of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Dian Wei is even more outrageous. He wears a white robe with a picture of chasing a tiger crossing a stream embroidered on the front and three characters "loyalty", "yi" and "faith" tattooed on the back. Because his robe was so exaggerated, he looked like a clown performing a monkey trick in a circus.

Zhang Wu stepped forward to see the ceremony and joked: "Brother Zhuhu, is this the robe embroidered by your sister-in-law?"

Dian Wei raised his eyebrows and glared, with a look of satisfaction on his face: "My mother-in-law is not beautiful, but she is so handy. How can you do it? Are you envious? Ask your sister-in-law to embroider one for you later."

Lu Bu laughed: "Hahaha, Dianhu, that guy is teasing you, do you really think it's a nice thing to say?"

"Hey, the former general is not much better. The old tree has sprouted new buds?"

There was no scruple in words and deeds in the military camp, and everyone naturally understood and laughed.

While joking, candidates have already entered the room.

Compared to the martial arts formation, the examiner had a much easier time. The testers don't need any pen, ink, paper or inkstone, so everyone comes in with weapons.

There are ten tall arenas below, which they can allocate themselves and compete against each other.

Just wait for which examiner is right, then you can stop the selection and make a rating.

As for the one who is not favored by the five people, he or she will stand until the end in the ring and appear in order.

Or get beaten down and end this fantastic journey.

(End of this chapter)