Emperor Liu Hong

() Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, the marking work of the imperial examination was completely completed.A list of joining the gang was sent to Liu Hong's desk.

Liu Hong picked up the list and looked at it carefully. Zheng Xuan, Guo Tai, Lu Zhi, Sima Hui, Huang Chengyan, Pang Degong, Hu Zhao, he saw many familiar names on the list of joining the gang.

"It's gold, it will shine sooner or later!" Looking at these historical figures, Liu Hong couldn't help sighing.

Looking at this list, Liu Hong felt quite satisfied.These celebrities are almost all poor scholars.With them joining, coupled with the talents he cultivated, it basically solved his problem of lack of people.

As for the abilities of these people, Liu Hong was really not too worried.A person who can be famous for thousands of years, no matter how bad he is, how bad can he be.So even before the palace test started, Liu Hong already regarded them as his subordinates.

Liu Hong confirmed the list, and immediately released the list, notifying the candidates who entered the list that the palace examination will be held three days later. As long as they pass the palace examination, they will be regarded as complete officials.

When the list was posted, it was completely messed up outside.The excitement of being on the list, the disappointment of not being on the list, and the vicissitudes of life, at this moment, it is almost considered to have been played out.

"Brother Shui Jing, congratulations on your passing the exam. Let's go, let's go to Tianranju to celebrate together. I booked a banquet there early in the morning."

Sima Hui cupped his hands excitedly at Lord Pound, and said, "Haha, we are happy together! Brother Ziyu is quite confident, and he is ready to celebrate when he mentions it. But this proposal is very suitable for me. We will definitely not get drunk today. .”

"Okay, let's not get drunk today!"

The two came to the restaurant, and while waiting for the food and drink, they started chatting, "Brother Shui Jing, from the title given by His Majesty last time, it can be seen that His Majesty is a practical person, so it can be seen that the big man is really hopeful. "

"Yeah, if Brother Wei didn't value this, Brother Wei wouldn't have come out of the mountain. Although the relatives and eunuchs have been eliminated, the family members have also taken the opportunity to occupy the court. They are much more difficult to deal with than relatives and eunuchs. They In itself, he has great influence in the local area. Now he has taken control of the court, so that no one can use His Majesty except the people of the family." Speaking of this, Sima Hui sighed and said: "Your Majesty is the rare master of ZTE. Otherwise, the imperial examination would not be carried out, and it would be used to fight against the aristocratic family. After so many years, it is rare for a big man to catch up with a wise king. If we don't work hard, the big man will really be hopeless when the family becomes a climate. "

"Brother Shui Jing said that others thought that as long as the relatives and eunuchs were excluded, the big man would be able to rejuvenate. But how did they know that those aristocratic families were the real threat to the big man. Now they have taken over the remaining power of the foreign relatives and eunuchs. , is a hundred times more difficult to deal with than relatives and eunuchs. I don't know if His Majesty can completely eliminate this threat."

"Shuijing, Ziyu, it really is the two of you. Come, let me introduce you two great talents," a middle-aged scribe came to Sima Hui and Duke Pang De, pointed at the two people beside him, and said, "This This is Zheng Xuan, Zheng Kangcheng, and this is Lu Zhi and Lu Zigan, all of whom studied under the great master Ma Rong."

"It turned out to be Brother Kang Cheng and Brother Zigan. The two brothers are very famous. It is a great fortune to meet you today. Come and take a seat quickly. Let's have a good time together." After speaking, Sima Hui and Mr. Pound called Zheng Xuan and the three of them After taking the seat, he asked: "Brother Chengyan, you are too mean. There are two great talents here, but you didn't introduce us earlier. You must drink three glasses of wine as a penalty."

"Okay, little brother accept the punishment."

When Pang Degong and Huang Chengyan were joking, Sima Hui asked Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi, "I heard that His Majesty sent someone to invite Grandmaster Ma to Beijing to preside over the compilation of books. Now that the two brothers are here, what about Grandmaster Ma?" Must be here too? After a while, the two dear friends must help introduce you, so that I can listen to the teachings of the great master."

After hearing this, Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi.They all lowered their heads in unison.Upon seeing this, Huang Chengyan quickly explained that Ma Rong had passed away not long ago.

Hearing this news, everyone sighed.And when I learned that Ma Rong was at the last moment of his life, he was still thinking about compiling a book.He forced two proud disciples to transport the books he compiled from Fufeng to the capital all the way.Everyone was deeply moved by his affection.

"If it weren't for the two of you who sent books from thousands of miles away, you wouldn't have caught up with this unprecedented imperial examination. This can be regarded as a good reward for a good person!"

Everyone was emotional again, and then Sima Hui said: "If you want to say that good people are rewarded, it's better to say that our Majesty is lucky. If His Majesty hadn't made the compilation of classics and the Hundred Schools Forum in advance, gathering all the scholars in the world In the capital, the hasty imperial examination would not have had such a big influence. From this point of view, whether it was planned and prepared by His Majesty in advance, or pure luck, it is enough to show that God It is on His Majesty's side. The big man should be able to recover from His Majesty's hands."

"That's right, we also believe in His Majesty, he will definitely rejuvenate the great man."

Three days passed in a flash, and the palace test finally started.This exam is actually just a formality. Liu Hong has already determined the people who need to be admitted.

But even if it was just a show, the palace test was quite grand.Not only do you have to answer the questions on the spot in the hall, but when you meet someone Liu Hong is interested in, Liu Hong will ask him to go up to the court to ask questions. All the procedures are impeccable from the perspective of outsiders.

Of course, that said Liu Hong was in a fair and just situation.But now, he has made up his mind to be a black whistle, so it's no wonder that the palace test is fair this time.

The topic of the palace examination was "The Big Man in Your Mind", which the examinees could imagine.As for such a topic, Liu Hong should give full play to it. No matter how good your writing is, if he doesn't agree with it, no one else will be the same.As long as Liu Hong wants to admit, even if the article is useless, Liu Hong insists that his thoughts are the same as the article, and no one else can do anything about it.

After the candidates finished their answers, Liu Hong checked the papers on the spot. He must have admitted all the candidates he wanted to admit.But even if Liu Hong acted as a whistleblower with no conscience, the overall quality of the poor family's scholars is still far behind that of the aristocratic families.In addition, there are too many people to be admitted this time, hundreds of people need to be admitted to meet the needs of the whole country.

Therefore, on the whole, it is still the aristocratic family who has the last laugh.Because their children accounted for nearly 80.00% of the admissions.

However, there is no way to do this. Although he has tried his best to cultivate talents, his training methods and the talents he has produced are all practical talents, and almost none are suitable for being an official.They are simply not suitable for intrigue in officialdom.And he knew that famous people in history were not born at such a young age, and almost all of the remaining ones were brought in by him, and there were only a dozen of them, which was too far away according to the needs.

"If you want to change fundamentally, you must popularize education. Otherwise, the children of poor families will never be able to catch up with the powerful families."