The Summoning World of the Great Qin Empire

Chapter 602 The First Imperial Examination
The Qianlong Hall has been under construction since the beginning of this year, and it was not completed until a month ago. Today, all the young people with dreams came outside the Qianlong Hall.

Anyone who takes this first imperial examination has three requirements.

First, it must be within the territory of Qin State.

Second, the body must be healthy, with good facial features.

Third, you have a certain amount of knowledge. You need to find the local officials where your household registration is located to write a recommendation letter and stamp it with your seal before you can come here to sign up.

Originally, the emperor meant that there were only two items, and the second item was forcibly added by Fazheng and other ministers.

They always feel that if a person is too ugly, it will really impress the country's image.

I am afraid that eating by looking at faces has existed since ancient times and today.

The emperor had already arrived at the deepest part of Qianlong Hall early, waiting for the exam to start.

Fusu sat on the dragon chair, and there were [-] imperial guards guarding the Qianlong Hall inside and outside.

Since the invention of the examination system, the technology of cheating has also been born. Fusu didn't want the imperial examination system that he had worked so hard to prepare for to become a good place for cheating.

Du Fu stepped forward at this time, and after saluting, he said, "Your Majesty, the imperial examination questions selected this time are divided into two parts, one part is political theory, and the given range is what I should do in the next national policy. Those who take the exam can choose any direction to discuss, it can be foreign policy, it can also be agricultural development, it can even be the change of military training, it can be said that the scope is wide, and everything is included.”

After hearing this, Fu Su nodded slightly and said: "Well, there is no problem with that. The talents I select should be well-versed in the world, not Mr. Nan Guo who only talks about things. Then what is the second?"

Du Fu went on to say: "The second part is writing essays and silently writing the chapters and sentences of the ancient classics Four Books and Five Classics. There is no fixed number of what the articles are about. Whether it is poetry or classics, it can be used."

"Yes." Fusu said approvingly, "Those who can write good articles must also be good officials."

This point has been illustrated by the imperial examinations of later generations.

If an official can't even keep up with the cultural quality, it is really sad.

In the pre-Qin period, a hundred schools of thought contended, and the rhetoric of diplomacy was the chapters in the Book of Songs.

When the envoys of the two countries met, their speech was very cryptic, and they sang when they met, and what they sang was the chapters in the Book of Songs.

If you meet an official with lower cultural accomplishment, you may not even know that he is scolding you.

It is said that Ji Xiaolan in the Qing Dynasty was a calligrapher at that time. Once, He Shen, a power minister next to the emperor, asked Ji Xiaolan to write an inscription. Ji Xiaolan could not refuse He Shen. After all, this is a celebrity in front of the emperor. .

After pondering for a while, Ji Xiaolan picked up a pen and named He Shen two words, "Bamboo Bud".

After reading it, He Shen was very pleased, so he picked up Ji Xiaolan's word list and hung it in the main hall of his home.

But he never thought that one day, Emperor Qianlong came to Heshen's house to see it, and he couldn't stop laughing, and asked Heshen if he understood what these two words meant.

He Shen was completely confused, not understanding why the emperor laughed.

Emperor Qianlong said that bamboo bud can be divided into four characters, bamboo can be resolved into "one by one", and bud means straw bag. When these words are combined, it means that no one in Heshen's family reads, and everyone is a fool!
This incident was widely circulated at the time. Knowing this story, Fusu naturally paid attention to the literary quality of school officials when promoting officials.

"Well, very good!" Fu Su nodded slightly, "The time is set for three days, Zhou Shi will take soldiers to search the body now, and if anyone is found carrying papers into the examination room, they will be beheaded on the spot, no one will be an exception."

"Here!"

Du Fu quickly bowed his hands and retreated. Regarding the matter of beheading people who cheated, many officials in the Ministry of Officials felt that it was too strict. If they found cheating, they directly banned the exam.

Surprisingly, however, the emperor insisted on his opinion that he must be beheaded.

The reason is simple. From now on, the imperial examination system will become the most important official selection system in the imperial court. If this system becomes corrupt, the Great Qin Dynasty will perish in a short time.

Du Fu appeared at the gate of Qianlong Hall, and the people outside who came to take the exam gave out earth-shattering cheers.

Amidst the cheers, Du Fu stepped onto the high platform, spread out his palms, and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

Seeing thousands of people in front of him, Du Fu was very proud.

Most of these people are from the bottom of the society. Without the emperor's system, they would not have appeared here, let alone be able to enter the palace, from a white body to the peak of the empire's regime.

Du Fu himself was a scholar. When the emperor appointed him to govern Tang County, which Yuwen Chengdu had brought down, he also had a dream of governing a county and recommending talents.

But this speed is too slow!
As the supreme officer of a county, Du Fu is also devoted to his duties, but to find a talent, it must take several years to assess the person's talent, and then to assess the person's character, which is very time-consuming.

The emperor's method, although in a small way, there may be some people with low moral character mixed in, but generally speaking, it is a very effective method.

"I was ordered by the emperor to preside over the imperial examination this time. This is a pioneering work in the past, and people who will be born thousands of years later will also be grateful for the birth of the imperial examination.

Candidates, many of them are poor students. Your Majesty said that the world of Great Qin is the world of the people of the world. Only the people of insight in the world will contribute their efforts to plan for the Great Qin, and the Great Qin will become stronger. The people will become richer and their lives will be easier. "

When Du Fu said this, he deliberately paused for a while, and glanced at everyone, many of whom had tears in their eyes.

"Well, tear it apart!"

Du Fu glanced back at the guard by the door, nodded, and then slowly opened the couplet covered by the red cloth...

The first couplet is: Chao Wei Tian Shelang!
The second line is: Mudeng Tianzitang!
The emperor is declaring war on the power of the powerful clan, but fortunately, the power of the powerful clan in this era is not as serious as the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

In the Qin court, almost all of them were talents summoned by the emperor, and there was no such thing as being attached to a powerful family.

If you have to talk about a powerful family, then the emperor himself is the largest powerful family in Qin.

More broadly, Confucius was at the forefront and broke the monopoly of knowledge by the nobility.

But now, it is the supreme leader of a country who is taking the lead in doing this.

If the world is really governed, there may be more people who oppose it, but now it is a chaotic world!
What is troubled times?All the rules and orders are trampled underfoot by force. This is the best time to reshape a world system and the values ​​that people agree with. Once you miss it, it will be extremely difficult to change the world with your own will!
Just in time, Fusu caught up with such an opportunity.

"This official emphasizes one last time. This time, the examination time for entering the examination room is three days in total. During the three days, candidates bring their own dry food. After entering, according to the number drawn by themselves at the entrance of Qianlong Temple, find the number corresponding to the number in their hands. Just enter the corresponding room.

Remember, there are only three days!The test paper will be handed in in three days. During the entire scientific examination process, if there is any uncomfortable place, remember not to make loud noises. When the inspectors come to the hut in front of you, just raise your hand to signal! "

Du Fu looked up at the sundial next to Qianlong Hall, the time was almost up, and he was going to explain the last thing the emperor ordered - cheating is strictly prohibited!
"It's almost time. I'll say it for the last time. If my Great Qin Imperial Army finds a note on you or other cheating behaviors later, I will behead you on the spot!" Du Fu said with a murderous look on his face. In the depths of the Qianlong Temple arched hands and said:
"Your Majesty is sitting in the Qianlong Palace. This is His Majesty's order. I am here to advise some people. Now that they have lost their way, they know that it is too late to return. If they are searched out by the imperial army, it will be too late for regret!"

After saying this, Du Fu deliberately paused, looked at the crowd, and found that none of these people made any moves.

"Okay! My Daqin's first imperial examination has officially started!" Fusu shouted loudly, threw off his sleeve, turned around and walked into Qianlong Hall.

At this time, a large group of Imperial Army soldiers drew their swords out of their sheaths, carrying heavy shields, and stood at the gate of Qianlong Temple.

There are a total of ten entrances, and it looks like there are thousands of people outside, but there are actually very few people.

All the paper, ink, brush and inkstone are provided by the examination room. Those who come in only need to bring three days’ worth of dry food. They have to urinate and defecate in their own small grid. The imperial court has prepared a toilet inside...

Zhou Shi and Su Jiao stood on the high platform and observed the crowd.

A forbidden soldier pointed to the examinee's baggage and said, "Open it!"

The examinee nodded and opened the bag. Inside were white flour steamed buns. The imperial guards couldn't help but tore all these steamed buns into small pieces. This was to prevent candidates from hiding pieces of paper in the steamed buns. The next step was to check the corners of the clothes. Also, is there someone on the body who read and copied the articles and sentences of the Four Books and Five Classics on the body.

In fact, Fusu really thought too much. The imperial examination has just appeared. Those who think about cheating probably have not yet taken the exam. Those who dare to take the exam are almost all people with real talents.

The three views of scholars are constantly refreshed by the emperor, and people are also amazed at the wisdom of the emperor, who can think of so many methods to prevent people from cheating.

"Ah! Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I dare not! I'm going home now!"

Just as Zhou Shi and Su Jiao were looking at the many scholars with smiles on their faces, the two guards said fiercely that a scholar was pushed down to the ground and pulled to the bottom of the high platform!

"Heh! There are people who are not afraid of death!" Zhou Shi sneered, but Du Fu persuaded him with kind words.

"My lord, this person sandwiched the note in the compartment in the middle of the kettle, please let me know!"

(End of this chapter)