The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 271 Chapter 270 The Imperial Examination System
Mr. Shui Jing, whose surname is Sima, has a single name with a Hui character, and the character is Decao. He is from Yangzhai County, Yingchuan County. Because of avoiding the war, his family moved to Xiangyang in Jingzhou to live.

Sima Hui had a great reputation. After he moved to the local area, he quickly aroused repercussions and became close friends with the local gentry leader Pang Degong. The two hit it off and became close.

Because of Sima Hui's profound talent and knowledge, Mr. Pang De can learn a lot from Sima Hui every time he has a discussion with him, and Sima Hui can also reflect his shortcomings like a mirror, so Mr. Pang De called him a nickname Sima Hui is Mr. Shui Jing.So far, the four characters of Mr. Shui Jing have been widely spread in Jingzhou.

Compared with the north where wars are frequent, Jingzhou's law and order is relatively stable. In such an environment, it provides conditions for the cultivation of outstanding talents. Jingzhou Mu Liubiao himself is also a literati. , Seeking Confucian scholars, over time, the Xiangyang area of ​​Jingzhou gradually became the academic center of the country at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Among the entire gentry in Jingxiang, Pang Degong and Sima Hui became the most famous academic leaders. Since they are not separated from each other, the students they teach are basically the same group of people.Among this group of students, most of them are well-known talents, including Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Cui Jun, Xiang Lang, Han Song, Liu Zhen, Yin Mo and others. , were once very popular.But the most famous ones are Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Xu Shu.

This time Zhang Yan apparently used an imperial decree to invite Sima Hui to give lectures to the emperor, but in fact, he wanted to keep Sima Hui in Pengcheng.

Zhang Yan hosted a banquet for Sima Hui, and revealed at the banquet that he wanted Sima Hui to stay in Pengcheng as an official.Unfortunately, Sima Hui politely declined.

All of this was expected by Zhang Yan. After all, Sima Hui had never been an official in his life. It was not until Cao Cao got Jingzhou that Sima Hui was forced to become an official by Cao Cao because of his helplessness.It's a pity that Sima Hui died of illness not long after he promised.

Therefore, Sima Hui has no intention of official career at all.

Seeing that Sima Hui refused to be an official, Zhang Yan changed his mind and said that he would set up a Taixue in Pengcheng, and Sima Hui would be the academic officer of the Taixue. Become a national academic center.

In addition, Zhang Yan also revealed to Sima Hui his idea of ​​holding imperial examinations, abolishing the previous inspection system, no longer promoting officials such as Xiaolian, Maocai, etc., but setting up examinations, one by one. Selection is carried out, and those who are outstanding can enter the Taixue to study, and after graduation, they can directly become officials.

Although Sima Hui was not interested in Zhang Yan, he was very interested in the imperial examination system proposed by Zhang Yan. In his opinion, the imperial examination system was undoubtedly an innovation and a new attempt.

Sima Hui supported Zhang Yan's idea very much, but he still politely refused to stay in Taixue as a doctor.

Zhang Yan just smiled and didn't say anything else. After the banquet, Zhang Yan left Sima Hui in the guest room of the General's Mansion to rest.

In the next few days, Sima Hui was kept in Pengcheng by Zhang Yan, but he did not restrict Sima Hui's freedom. It was not until he met Zhuge Liang that Sima Hui realized that it was easy when he came, and if he wanted to go back, he was afraid. It is difficult.

So Sima Hui went to see Zhang Yan again, hoping that Zhang Yan could let him go back.

Zhang Yan met Sima Hui again, and after learning of Sima Hui's intention to leave, he decisively rejected Sima Hui and told Sima Hui that his family was already on their way, and in a few days, they would be able to meet with Sima Hui in Pengcheng. He is reunited.

Sima Hui was completely desperate now. Although he felt ashamed of Zhang Yan's despicable behavior, there was nothing he could do. In the face of power, his strength alone was negligible.

Therefore, Sima Hui also gave up the idea of ​​returning to Xiangyang, and simply stayed in Pengcheng, dancing and writing with Zhuge Liang every day, without worrying about anything else.

A few days later, Liu Biao sent someone to send Sima Hui's family over, and Zhang Yan arranged Sima Hui in a secondary courtyard in the inner city of Pengcheng.

In addition to Sima Hui's family, young and old, the Pound family was also sent here, and Zhang Yan arranged for Pang De to be next door to Sima Hui.

In addition, Zhang Yan is also starting to build the Taixue, and handed over the matter to the new master craftsman Jiang Ji.

Since Dong Cheng and Fu Wan were killed, the positions of Dong Cheng and Fu Wan have been vacant. Therefore, Zhang Yan selected Yushi Zhongcheng Gu Yong as the executive Jinwu, and Da Xing ordered Jiang Ji to be the master craftsman, filling the official vacancy.In addition, Dong Zhao was also selected by Zhang Yan as Guang Lu Xun, officially becoming one of the nine ministers.

Both Sima Hui and Mr. Pang De were sent to Pengcheng, and it was impossible to get out. Under the influence of power, Sima Hui and Mr. Pang De had to bow their heads. They were dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do. After all, they had to eat and support their families. In desperation, they had no choice but to bow to the power and accepted Zhang Yan's appointment as a doctor, officially serving as a doctor of Taixue.

However, Taixue has not yet been established, and the two doctors Sima Hui and Pang Degong are still empty shells, and they can only chat with the student Zhuge Liang.

When the news of Sima Hui and Pang Degong's arrival in Pengcheng came out, scholars from Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou and other places came here one after another. In just one month, the threshold of Sima Hui and Pang Degong was almost stepped on. It was broken, and every day in front of the residence of the two of them, a long queue would line up, and the scene of a sea of ​​people was really rare to see.

Soon after, the students of Sima Hui and Pang Degong also traveled from Xiangyang to Pengcheng. Pang Tong, Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Cui Jun, Liu Zhen, Yin Mo and other students who did not want to be officials all arrived one after another. Pengcheng.

A few days later, after more than a month of being a master craftsman, the Taixue was finally established. Therefore, Zhang Yan invited Sima Hui and Pang Degong, two doctors of Taixue, to sit in the Taixue. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, who had not yet completed their studies, , Xu Shu, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, Cui Jun, Liu Zhen, Yin Mo and others became the first batch of imperial students and officially settled in Pengcheng. They also received close attention from Zhang Yan, who sent Jin Yiwei to secretly monitor this group. Every move of a person.

On August [-]th of the third year of Jian'an, after discussing with his confidantes, Zhang Yan officially promulgated the imperial examination system, setting a precedent for the selection of officials through examinations, and issued an edict to the world to let all states, counties, and counties establish schools one after another. Formally incorporate education into national policy, and abolish the investigation system for officials such as Xiaolian and Maocai.

Students all over the world, regardless of poverty or age, all those who are excellent in character and learning, after completing their studies, can sign up for the exam, pass the exam, and finally enter the Taixue. After graduating from the Taixue, they can directly become officials.

It is also stipulated that in addition to studying Confucianism, the school also studies arithmetic, law, military art, history, etc. The examination is divided into three levels, namely county examination, county examination and state examination. Only after passing each examination can the next round of examination be entered. After passing the state examination, you can enter Taixue to study, or you can apply to the governor of the state for an official in the state, and be a small official in the state. After passing the palace examination, one can be directly appointed as a county magistrate, or a higher official.

Zhang Yan stipulated that the county examination is taken once a year, the county examination is taken every two years, the state examination is taken every three years, and the palace examination is also taken every three years. After such a round of examinations, it takes exactly nine years, which is equivalent to nine years. years of compulsory education.

In addition, Zhang Yan also deliberately screened books, which books are mainly tested in the county test, which books are mainly tested in the county test, and what knowledge is tested in the state test. In short, there are regulations on what books to study at each stage , be regarded as a textbook.

Zhang Yan paid special attention to the promulgation of the imperial examination system, and included education in the national plan, which was specially handed over to Situ Yangbiao for management.

Zhang Yan began to implement the imperial examination system in his sphere of influence, which immediately caused a sensation and set off a wave of learning.And Zhang Yan also followed the trend of the times and used movable type printing in Pengcheng to start printing books in large quantities, then bound them together, and started selling books at the price of [-] five baht per book, earning a lot of money.

In terms of the detailed rules of the imperial examination system, Zhang Yan also drafted a code of practice for the imperial examination system, which was printed in batches and distributed to officials at all levels for viewing.

Of course, while Zhang Yan vigorously encouraged the cause of education, he did not forget the environment he was in. While closely contacting Liu Biao, he asked all the troops to step up training, and actively deployed troops on the border with Yuan Shao.In addition, he also vigorously encouraged the militiamen to strengthen their training to meet unexpected needs. Once the war came, all the militiamen within the sphere of influence under Zhang Yan's jurisdiction would be sent to the front line. On the one hand, as a war reserve, where the defense line is weak, it will be directly supplemented by the militia.

Time passed quickly, another year passed in the blink of an eye, and Yuan Shao in Hebei never took any action. This kind of peaceful scene was what Zhang Yan wanted to see most.

In the autumn and September of the fourth year of Jian'an, the first imperial examination was officially held, with the county examination being the main one, and as many as 10 people participated in the imperial examination.

Zhang Yan attached great importance to this imperial examination. He personally presided over the examination. He set the questions, and then handed them over to Jin Yiwei with [-] copies of the examination questions and distributed them to candidates in each county on the day of the examination to avoid fraud.

After the exam, all the test questions were sealed, and then Jin Yiwei brought all the test questions to Pengcheng, and Zhang Yan, his confidants and staff reviewed them.

As a result, among the 10 candidates, only 8000 passed the imperial examination held in the county.Afterwards, Zhang Yan ordered people to return the candidates who passed the examination to their natural records, and temporarily put them in the custody of the Situ Mansion, and ordered the prefects of all counties to start preparing for the county examination next year, and announced the [-] candidates who passed the examination to the world, so that They are preparing for the county examination next year.

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