When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 568 Imperial Examination
"We are all descendants of famous families, so why should we be afraid of a mere study of classics?!"

"Jia Wenhe, I call you Jia Wenhe out of respect for you! If you think we are just in name only, why not come up with some questions to test us? If you have the guts, let those Hansu come along too! Then it will be clear who is better and who is worse!"

Lai Min's words were so powerful and passionate, completely different from his previous timid image. People who didn't know him would think he was a hero.

However, a group of nobles couldn't help but feel a headache. Lai Min's reading of the classics did not mean that all nobles had read the classics!
They knew that their own level of classics was worrying, and even if they faced the poor people in front of them, they were not sure that they could beat them. If they lost, wouldn't it ruin their reputation?

Each of them was a well-educated person in their respective villages, but when they were tested by Jia Wenhe, they showed many flaws. Wasn't this a slap in the face of the clan?

Just at this moment, Jia Xu said in surprise: "I underestimated you. This is very good, very good."

The nobles looked even uglier. One of them came up to Lai Min and said, "Lai Jun, should we take a long-term view?"

"Let's take a long-term view?" Lai Min curled his lips in disdain. "Why should we take a long-term view? Are you afraid? You should know that you have read more books than they have eaten salt! I am not afraid, so what are you afraid of?!"

"But if they publish a classic that has been put on the shelves of book clubs recently, how can we possibly win?!"

"Hehe, don't worry about this matter. I have my own plan."

"what?"

Just when the nobles were puzzled, Lai Min turned and looked at Jia Xu, "Minister Taichang, even the test questions cannot be made casually, right? If you deliberately make it difficult, then this test will be a waste of effort."

"That makes sense," Jia Xu nodded slightly, "In that case, how about testing Zuo Zhuan?"

"Haha, I wish I could have asked for it!"

When they heard that it was Zuo Zhuan, not only Lai Min, but also all the nobles smiled. Why did Jia Xu mention Zuo Zhuan? Lai Min was particularly proficient in Zuo Zhuan! They were also familiar with Zuo Zhuan, so how could they lose if they were asked about Zuo Zhuan? !

Xun Yu couldn't help but shake his head when he saw this. Lai Min and Jia Xu were obviously singing the same tune. Even if they didn't see that something was wrong with Lai Min, didn't they notice Han Shi's calmness?

The Zuo Zhuan was widely circulated, and every soldier had a copy of it. This was because the Zuo Zhuan recorded ancient wars in great detail, and the soldiers could draw experience and inspiration from it.

If the test was about various aspects of war, it would be good enough if these nobles could answer them.

But Xun Yu knew that Jia Xu would certainly not ask such a question that would easily be criticized.

With Lai Min as an insider, Jia Xu would never ask such a question.

Jia Xu has to do it, it's the kind of problem that sounds simple at first glance but is actually somewhat difficult, but within a reasonable range.

This kind of question is just enough to stump the nobles, so it is not surprising that the poor people can figure it out.
Liu Bei glanced at Xun Yu and saw that Xun Yu was looking at it seriously, with a relaxed brow and no sign of worry, as if he was not surprised by Jia Xu's words and actions.

I think Wen Ruo guessed Wen He's next move.

Jia Xu made a request, "Since Lai Jingda is proficient in Zuo Zhuan, there is no need to test him. How about I set the questions and let him review them?"

"Good! That's how it should be!"

After a while, Jia Xu wrote the questions on the paper one by one. Lai Min checked carefully and did not find any problems.

"Everything is correct!"

"Since everything is correct, the test will begin now."

As Jia Xu waved his feather fan, the officials of the Ministry of Rites moved the desks and chairs in front of the nobles and the poor, and then distributed jute paper to them. Under Jia Xu's arrangement, no matter whether they were nobles or poor, they were at least four or five feet away from the left and right, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites patrolled back and forth to ensure that no one cheated.

Jia Xu waved his feather fan again, and Kong Rong, who understood what he meant, picked up the paper and read out the questions. Kong Rong gave one stick of incense time to each question.

As the third incense stick burned out, the exam came to an end.

Jia Xu and Kong Rong corrected the collected papers on the spot.

The corners of the mouths of the nobles were slightly raised, with smug smiles on their faces, and their words were all saying that this test was not worth mentioning.

On the other hand, the poor students had nervous expressions on their faces, staring with their round eyes at Jia Xu and Kong Rong who were correcting the papers.

This made the nobles smile even brighter, "It seems that we are slightly better in this test!"

"Haha, this is natural."

The next moment, the nobles could no longer laugh.

How come most of the people who got all three questions correct from Kong Rong's mouth were from poor families? !

The number of nobles is less than three fingers? !
This. This

"How is this possible! There must be a trick, there must be a trick!" Lai Min shot out like an arrow. He snatched the corrected papers from Jia Xu's hand and looked at them one by one with wide eyes. The more he looked, the worse his expression became. His suspicion turned into disbelief. He exclaimed, "All correct. All correct and all correct again! How is this possible!"

With a thud, Lai Min sat down on the ground, with a look of surprise on his face.

Jia Xu took this opportunity to reveal his true colors. He looked at the nobles coldly with a disdainful smile on his face. "You are from famous families, but you are not as good as a bunch of poor scholars?! Ridiculous, ridiculous! I had planned to advise the emperor to change the selection of officials into two categories, one is called Mingjing and the other is called Jinshi. Considering that there are many learned people among the nobles in the world, as long as the nobles invest in setting up schools in the prefectures and counties, they can let their disciples obtain the status of students to participate in the Mingjing exam. In this way, they don't have to take the Jinshi exam like the poor people!"

"Now it seems that I was totally wrong, totally wrong!"

"Why do we still have the Mingjing Department? If you are officials, you will only bring disaster to the Han Dynasty!"

Jia Xu didn't even wave his feather fan. He was so angry that he flicked his sleeves and turned away.

The nobles were completely dumbfounded, their heads went blank and their ears were buzzing.

Judging from what Jia Xu just said, the establishment of the Mingjing exam was clearly beneficial to them. Under the general environment of the Han Dynasty's recommendation system, if one wanted to become an official, one had to cultivate reputation, but the Mingjing exam omitted the process of cultivating reputation and shortened the time it took to become an official.

But this incident in the Mingjing exam was all in vain. A great opportunity was missed right in front of you. Who wouldn’t feel sad?

The more the nobles hated Jia Xu before, the more regretful they felt at this moment.

One by one, they chased Jia Xu to apologize and admit their mistakes, but they were turned away and even kicked out of the Taichang Palace.

"Huh." Xun Yu let out a breath after watching this farce. His expression was mixed with various emotions. He looked at Liu Bei with complicated eyes, "General, so this is the answer..."

"The examination system already existed in the Qin Dynasty, but this system doesn't sound like the Qin Dynasty's examinations. Are there any precedents for Mingjing, Jinshi and Dajiangjun?"

Liu Bei said frankly: "Yes, this is called the imperial examination, and it has been in operation for more than 1,200 years."

"More than 1,200 years, as expected," Xun Yu murmured to himself.

(End of this chapter)