Wentang

Chapter 530

Fine flakes of snow floated from the sky, mixed with the cold wind, and squeezed hard into the seams of people's clothes.A small tavern, where many scholars rushing to take the exam gather together.

A plate of broad beans and a pile of white wine, and three or five friends can chat for a long time.

On the one hand, it is for heating, and on the other hand, it is for exchanging information at any time.In the imperial examinations of this era, the test scores accounted for up to [-]% of the weight, unless you have great talent and an article to convince all the examiners.

Another [-]% is your name, the more famous you are, the more likely you will be admitted.Another [-]% depends on the benefactor, that is, whether you can find a powerful person as a recommender.The last ten percent depends on luck.

It is precisely because of this situation that after the scholars arrived in the capital, they did not study behind closed doors to improve their studies, but participated in literary conferences everywhere in order to gain fame.Or go to the gates of various dignitaries to deliver paperwork and get a chance to be recommended.

But now there is only one week before the exam, all the papers that should be attended, all the papers that should be delivered have been submitted, no matter how hard you work, there will be no big change, so everyone usually gathers together to chat and not run around.

"I don't know what kind of questions will be asked this year." The scholar Qiu Liyue said.

"Who knows, if you can guess what kind of imperial examinations the court will hold." Hua Shifang, a companion at the same table with him, was very dissatisfied with his nonsense, and resented.

"Guess, it's boring to be idle anyway." Qiu Liyue was not angry, and said as he pinched a broad bean and threw it into his mouth.

"Forget about betting on the subject, why not tell me whether this year's imperial examinations tend to be new or old...ancient." Another companion, He Feisu, said, and then he saw the contemptuous eyes of the two companions.

Without his two companions answering, he heard the scholar at the next table raise his voice:

"Isn't this nonsense? The chief examiner is one of the leaders of Kong Jijiu's new school, and the deputy chief examiner Qing Shuihou is the initiator and leader of the new school."

"Although Shangshu Doulu didn't stand directly in the team, he personally participated in the Weishui Academy's admissions examination the year before last and last year, and his inclination is obvious. This year's examination questions must be inclined to new learners."

"Answering the questions with the old school method means that the old birthday star eats arsenic and seeks death."

After the next table finished speaking, Hua Shi said, "You heard me, there is no need to ask this question."

He Feisu did not give up and said: "What if, Qing Shuihou said that whether it is ancient learning or new learning, as long as it benefits the country and the people, it is good learning."

Hua Shifang immediately continued: "But he also said that learning must keep pace with the times and meet the needs of the times. If you don't talk about reality and blindly follow the old ways, it will be a disaster for the country and the people. But if the people of the ancient school keep pace with the times, are they still the ancient school? ?”

If Yue Shan heard these words, he would definitely find it funny. The new school was also proposed based on the ideas of the ancient sages, so how could it not respect the ideas of the ancients.

Without the ideas of the ancients, there is no such thing as new learning.

He won't force the candidates who insist on the ancient school to be high enough to write good strategies and theories based on the ancient ideas.Of course, for admission, supporters of the new school should be given priority.

Politics does not distinguish between right and wrong, but only the position. As the leader of the new school, he must always favor the new school.

"Hey, I have studied ancient studies for more than ten years, and I have only studied new studies for two years. Such a change in the imperial examination... is difficult, difficult." He Feisu said dejectedly.

Hua Shifang and Qiu Liyue exchanged glances, confirming that this He Feisu is an honest person, this friend must be made.Sincere people make friends, they won't stab a knife in the back.

Qiu Liyue's attitude was more sincere than before and said: "It has only been more than two years since the emergence of new learning. Our research time is short, and so are others."

Hua Shifang also nodded and said: "We all come from poor families, and it is difficult to compare with those scholars with a long history of family education. But now that we are taking the new study, the gap between us has been smoothed out, which is a good thing. "

He Feisu was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "This is the truth, this is the truth, thank you two for your enlightenment, otherwise I don't know how long I will have to work on this dead end."

Everyone was discussing eagerly, suddenly someone pushed the door and walked in, and a gust of cold wind blew in along the crack of the door.The scholars at the table facing the door shivered from the cold, clamped their necks and said:
"Close the door quickly."

However, the person who opened the door ignored them, but shouted in an indescribably sad or happy tone: "The Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College issued an announcement that this year's imperial examinations will only be based on the results of the test papers. use."

"Om..." The tavern suddenly became noisy, and no one cared about the door not being closed tightly anymore.

"Really? When was the announcement made?"

"Where's the announcement? Why haven't I heard about it?"

"Impossible, decades of rules say what should be."

The three of Hua Shifang glanced at each other, and they all saw ecstasy in each other's eyes.

The three of them all belonged to poor families, and they had no connections to rich and powerful families, and they didn't meet Bole when they delivered the paperwork.The ability to write poems and prose can only be said to be average, and I have participated in several literary conferences as green leaves.

There were many people who were with them back then, most of them left, and only the three of them stayed.The reason why he insisted on not leaving was to count on his luck on the test papers.

Unexpectedly, this [-]% luck was really given to them. They are determined purely based on their test scores. They are confident that they can stand out.

Then the three of them looked at the innermost table with sympathy, and found that the few scholars who were still in high spirits just now looked mournful.

These few people have all successfully delivered the travel documents. They are usually not arrogant, but they are inevitably a little complacent.And because of this relationship, several people spontaneously gathered together to form a small circle, which was very popular among their group of humble scholars.

But now...

Sympathy... Cool...

Hua Shifang immediately repented for his villainous heart, how could this be, everyone is a scholar and should feel sad for them.

After looking around, he found that many people around him also made the same expression as him, and some of them couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Contempt, you kid actually gloated.

"Let's go, don't just stand here, hurry up and see what's going on." Someone yelled, and the tavern was immediately empty.

After all these people had left, the shopkeeper hurriedly ordered the boy: "Hurry up and buy two dogs and twenty catties of pork head meat from Butcher Zhou, and then go to the wine shop in the south to buy ten altars of sake."

This sake is different from the so-called sake in later generations, which refers to white wine.

There is no such thing as baijiu in this life. At first it was called Qiongye Yuye, and later a cheap version appeared that ordinary people can drink.Because it is as clear as water, folks call it sake.

"Two dogs and twenty catties of pork head meat? The shopkeeper has too much. If you can't sell it all in one day, it won't be fresh tomorrow." The boy said.

"What do you know, have you seen that group of scholars? They will come back later to eat and drink, and these may not be enough for them to eat. All right, go buy it quickly, don't delay my business. " said the shopkeeper.

Yue Shan didn't know if the shopkeeper's business could be successful, but he knew he was going to have a headache.

Since Dou Lukuan and Kong Yingda jointly released the announcement of admission based on merit, he has received dozens of greeting cards and invitations.

You don't need to ask to know that he was asked to inquire about this matter. It can be said that this order has moved the interests of the entire elite.

The children of the rich and powerful never worry about not having an official position, and the children of the aristocratic family never worry about being unable to become an official. Why?There is the right to recommend, and everyone recommends each other's children, and then they will be officials together.

By the way, you can also use the power of recommending officials to recruit talents for yourself.

The knife of the Ministry of Rites and Guozijian is equivalent to cutting off a large part of their power to recommend officials.

Although the powerful recommending officials does not have to rely on the imperial examination, they can recommend them at any time.However, usually recommending officials has to follow the path of the Ministry of Officials, and the possibility of being rejected is very high.

The imperial examination is undoubtedly the easiest way, as long as you send a famous assassin to the examiner, basically an official will do it.Moreover, usually the recommenders can only come one by one, and the frequency cannot be frequent. During the imperial examination, the recommender can recommend several more at a time.

Although the imperial examination system has only been implemented for more than 20 years from the time of Emperor Sui Yang to the present, the rich and powerful have become accustomed to this mode of recommending officials, and they are just waiting for this day.

As a result, you suddenly said that you would not recommend them, and that you would only rely on your grades. How could they accept this.

Yue Shan deliberately didn't want to deal with these famous assassins, but considering that most of them were acquaintances and it was not easy to offend, he wrote back: This matter is a sage's opinion, and it is recommended to wait and see for a while, and don't rush to jump out and get caught.

This is still a letter delivery, and some people who claim to have a good relationship with Yue Shan have come to visit in person, such as Pei Ju's eldest son.

Yue Shan didn't give him any face, and asked the housekeeper to say that he was not at the house, and he didn't even let him in at the gate.It's not that he is cold-blooded and doesn't show affection, but that he and the Pei family have no affection to speak of.

At the beginning, he didn't rely on Pei's family to help him when he started. Pei Ju gave him a lot of help in his personal capacity, but in turn he also helped Pei Ju a lot, neither of them owed the other.

The rest is the personal relationship between the two, and has nothing to do with the families of both parties.

When Pei Ju passed away, he bequeathed to Pei Shuying the part of Yue Shan's human assets as compensation for her misfortune in marriage.

Therefore, Yue Shan himself and the Pei family had no sympathy, and when interests were not involved, they would meet for Pei Ju's sake, greet each other with a smile, and then pass.

When it comes to interests, it doesn't matter who you are.

Pei Ju's son obviously didn't understand this point, or he knew it well but didn't want to accept the result.This time I actually tried to visit at home, I really didn't have any AC in my heart.

Some people can say no, some people can't.For example, Jing Junhong, he came to block the door that night.

"Yue Hou, what is going on? Are you trying to deprive the powerful of the right to recommend officials?"

(End of this chapter)