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Chapter 1092 Reforming the Imperial Examination ([-])

"Your Majesty is waiting!"

Zhang Tingyu and the others were not on duty today, they did not stay at the military plane, but were scattered to various departments, but since Hongqing was called, the three of them dared not neglect the slightest, and arrived in a hurry In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, as soon as they saw Hong Qing who was sitting at the top, they all hurriedly rushed forward, paying respects to each other.

"Forget it, let's all be flat."

Faced with the big salutes of the crowd, but seeing Hong Qingxu raised her hand, she already yelled warmly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Zhang Tingyu and the others didn't know what happened, but when they saw that all the ministers of military affairs were present except Siye's nominal minister of military affairs and Li Minquan who had been sick at home a long time ago, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous Uneasy, they were all guessing what kind of event had happened, but in front of Hong Qing, no one dared to talk nonsense, so they could only suppress the uneasiness in their hearts, and thanked everyone according to the court regulations. yes.

"You all back down."

After Zhang Tingyu and the others stood up, Hong Qing was not in a hurry to speak, but waved at Li Dequan and the others with a solemn expression.

"twitter!"

As soon as Hongqing Jinkou opened his mouth like this, Li Dequan and the other eunuchs who accompanied him did not dare to neglect, they all bowed and agreed, and under the leadership of Li Dequan, they exited the hall in a single file. Upon seeing this, Zhang Tingyu and others People's mood inevitably became a little more tense. Fortunately, everyone was a minister of Zaifu who was good at nourishing qi. Even if they were worried in their hearts, they were all calm and calm on the surface.

"Hengchen, the three of you arrived late, and you haven't figured out what you want to discuss, so you should read this brochure before discussing."

After Zhang Tingyu and the others stood still, Hong Qing was not in a hurry to speak, but picked up the notebook that had been placed on the dragon case before, and threw it to Zhang Tingyu casually.

Both Zhang Tingyu and Shen He are the children of Confucianism. As for Lang Erheng, although he did not come from the imperial examination, he studied Confucianism since he was a child. Stereotype essays are used to select scholars, but it is difficult to obtain real talents. Most of the Jinshi are just sour scholars, and it is really difficult to use them. It is an easy task, after all the history of imperial examinations has been around for a long time, what scholars all over the world are looking forward to is to gain fame through imperial examinations, and then embark on official careers. The consequences must not be for fun, just because of this concern, even though everyone thought that Wang Siqi's exposition was reasonable, no one dared to speak out, and they all stood silently in the hall, showing a respectful expression. Listen to the hadith of the well-behaved children.

"Let's talk about it, how about this discount?"

Hong Qing is such a shrewd person, just by looking at everyone's lowered heads in thought, he knew what the military ministers were thinking in their hearts, and he didn't want this silence to continue endlessly, so he opened his mouth to break it silence.

"Qizou Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial examination is a national policy. Although there are some deficiencies, it is quite fair. If it is not necessary, it should not be taken lightly."

Since Hong Qing asked, Zhang Tingyu, as the second-ranked Minister of Military Affairs, naturally dared not refuse to answer, but he was naturally cautious, and when he couldn't figure out Hong Qing's intentions, he was very cautious when answering.

"Well, Hengchen's words are indeed an old-fashioned way to seek the country, but if I don't move, others may not give up. If my fourth uncle doesn't come up with something to keep me busy, he may not be able to stay at home. However, then again, although Wang Siqi's excerpts have ulterior motives, the truth is still correct. There are indeed great shortcomings in the selection of scholars through the imperial examination. Looking at the selection of scholars in my dynasty for decades, there are certainly some pillars. However, there may be more sour Confucians who do nothing, and there are many hypocrites among them. It can be seen that the way of imperial examinations is concerned with the governance of the country. Yes, do all the Aiqings have any opinions on this?"

Although Zhang Tingyu was the only one who answered, in fact, the thoughts of the other ministers of military affairs were not very different from what Zhang Tingyu had said. Hong Qing was well aware of this, but she was not angry , on the contrary, he explained it very patiently, nothing else, only the five people present are Hong Qing's right-hand men, if even they are not in favor of reforming the imperial examination, then don't expect the reform of the imperial examination to be carried out at all of.

"Your Majesty, do you have any specific regulations?"

High opinion?How can there be any good ideas at this moment, don't look at the fact that everyone present is a pillar of the society, but when encountering such a big article as the reform of the imperial examination, it is impossible to come up with a clever move. It would be a mistake to say more , Under such circumstances, all the ministers of military aircraft could only look at each other in blank dismay. After a long period of silence, it was Ma Qi who was the most courageous. He gritted his teeth and asked Hong Qing back.

"Ma Aiqing's question is a good one. In fact, I haven't considered it thoroughly. I just have a few ideas that may be feasible, and I'll talk about it. It's good for all Aiqings to discuss it in detail."

How could Hong Qing not understand that suddenly throwing such a big proposition out, but asking everyone to say that he is ugly on the spot is obviously too embarrassing, but he still asked, there is only one purpose, That is to wait for several military ministers to ask about the regulations. Obviously, Ma Qi's question just hits Hong Qing's arms.

"Your Majesty's instructions are respectful."

All the people present have worked with Hongqing for many years, so they know that Hongqing often has some unexpected ideas, and they can often achieve miraculous effects. With regard to the proposition, although the ministers of the military and aircraft are dubious, the credible is obviously more than the doubtful.

"Hengchen also said before that the way of the imperial examination is related to national policy, and it cannot be ignored. I also think so. However, the disadvantages of the imperial examination have already appeared. If you don't make a plan early, there will be serious troubles in the future. Not to mention, let’s take the proposed test questions as an example. There are only so many articles in the Four Books and Five Classics. Machine expression, take very broken head questions, parallel questions, not to mention that the examinees are inexplicable, I am afraid that the questioner himself is confused, really confused in the test, and even more confused in the test, generally you are fooling me I believe you, what grades you can achieve depends entirely on the personal taste of the examiner. The so-called fairness is hard to guarantee, let alone selecting talents for the country. Therefore, I think it is imperative to reform the imperial examination. However, it has to be done in stages, and it cannot be accomplished overnight. This is the prerequisite for innovation, do you think so?"

Hong Qing has never lacked patience, especially when faced with important propositions such as the reform of the imperial examination. He did not rush to explain the specific regulations, but patiently analyzed the necessity of the reform of the imperial examination .

"Your Majesty is wise, I have no objection."

The most worrying thing among the ministers of military aircraft is that Hongqing will make rash advances in this matter. Now, since Hongqing has expressed the attitude that the innovation will be pushed forward slowly, everyone will feel more at ease. It is reasonable and reasonable.

"Well, since all my lovers think that it should be done step by step, I will not rush forward. Well, let's put it this way, I plan to spend ten to twenty years to implement the reform of the imperial examination. The first thing is to fully open up the wisdom of the people. , This one will be our national policy of the Qing Dynasty. Specifically, I plan to open more new-style schools, first in Gyeonggi, Shandong, Shanxi and other places as pilots, and then gradually promote it to the whole country, and finally achieve every county. The goal of the new-style school, generally speaking, the new-style school is divided into three parts: primary school, middle school and university. Among them, the primary school must be popularized in all counties, and the middle school must first be popularized in all prefectures. Whether it will be popularized in the counties later depends on the situation. Sure, as for the university, for the time being, there will only be a comprehensive university and a normal college in the capital, which will teach not only the Four Books and Five Classics, but also mathematics, physics, chemistry and other subjects. , four years of middle school, four years of university, schools at all levels select the best candidates for admission, those who can finally graduate from universities, choose the best ones to become officials, as for the rest of the university graduates, they can either enter our Daqing Academy of Sciences or enter the state investment The joint-stock enterprises under the company can also start their own businesses. I plan to spend 20 years to gradually replace the imperial examination. During this period, the imperial examination can still be held as usual, but the age of the candidates must be stipulated. To ensure that the current actions will not be affected by innovation can also ensure that new schools at all levels can be promoted. The meaning is roughly the same. As for the specific regulations, I still need to spend some time to sort them out. It will not be too late to discuss in detail at that time, but for now, you just need to share your views on the general procedure of the innovation I mentioned."

Hongqing had thought deeply about the imperial examination for a long time, and the reason why she didn't make any move was not because she didn't want to, but because the time was not ripe. In the future, he will appear to be very confident.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying it bluntly. If you do what you said, it will cost a lot of money. It is hard to predict whether the manpower and financial resources of the court can support it. Therefore, I think it needs to be carefully considered. yes."

Ministers of military aircraft are not unfamiliar with such a thing as academies. After all, there are not only three military academies in the Qing Dynasty, but also two navigation academies and six technical academies under the Ministry of Industry. Everyone knows that these academies every year The students they train are in short supply, and they are really in demand. The problem is that the annual expenses of these colleges are not small. If they follow Hongqing's regulations, the money they need will really go to sea, and there is not much freedom. The ministers of military aircraft were not worried about it, no, Ma Qi was the first to question it.

(End of this chapter)