The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 527 The First Imperial Examination ([-])
The imperial examination system began in the Sui Dynasty.This is a system that does not ask about background, but only about talent.

Of course, this is just the ideal of the creator.In fact, nearly a hundred years after the birth of the imperial examination system, Wu Zetian put on the biggest patch: the system of vague names.Before that, if candidates do not "take the exam" in advance, no matter how good the test scores are, there is no hope of admission.

In fact, even with the vague name system, the bureaucrats of later generations still have various ways to cheat.Can always take care of the related households.

Therefore, the development of the imperial examination system for more than 1000 years is a game process in which the emperor continued to patch and officials continued to find loopholes.

As a time traveler, Guan Yi who has seen the civil service examination system of later generations.Of course, various patches can be installed in advance.

Needless to say, the system of vague names, one house for a lifetime is a matter of course.The examiners were locked in the examination room in advance, and the examination questions were drawn up by the emperor himself and sent to the examination room until the last moment.

However, even so, there were still huge loopholes in the imperial examination.

Since this is the first imperial examination in the world, the primary election does not appear to be difficult at all.As a result, many twelve or thirteen-year-old children also successfully passed the preliminary examination.If these guys can pass the official imperial examinations.Then came the embarrassment: a 12-year-old court official... Really, Gan Luo's [-]-year-old prime minister can be staged at any time in every dynasty?

"Hey! This is my mistake. It seems that there will be another "Civil Servant Law" in the future to stipulate the lower and upper limit of the age of office."

"Hehe, Da Sima, it's easy to make clear regulations on the lower limit. But what about the upper limit? How many officials are willing to retire when they can still move?"

"Well, that's true. But my big fellow seniors have set an example. You see, Shao Xian (Huo Yi), Gong Xi (Dong Jue), and Kong Shuo (Wang Qi) all took the initiative to become officials? But Xing Zong, what you said is right. There must be a large number of officials who are dissatisfied with the proposed cap. The country has too many things in recent years, so there is no need to arouse public anger on this issue. Of course, we can blow the air first and ask everyone Reaction."

"The lower officials know. But Da Sima, how many years are the candidates this time?"

"Hehehe, it's okay, I have a way."

"Dare to ask Ji Jiangan?"

"The details of the exam haven't been issued yet, have they?"

"Not announced yet."

"Very well, then add one."

As a time traveler, of course, Sima Guan will not be like the imperial examinations on the historical plane, which only emphasizes poetry, songs, current affairs and articles and despises other things.This time the imperial examination, in addition to patching as much as possible to prevent cheating, also has the characteristics of a time traveler in the examination items.

There are three subjects in the whole exam.The time for each exam is from Chen to Shen, a total of five hours, ten hours.

The first one is Guoxue.The main content is divided into three parts: filling in the blanks of classics, interpretation of scriptures and meanings, and poems and songs.The so-called classics filling in the blanks, of course, is to cut off the beginning and end of some classics in the Four Books and Five Classics, so that candidates can fill in the missing parts.The interpretation of the scriptures is of course to come up with a paragraph for the examinees to explain and play.As for poems and songs, the test is to test the examinee's ability to organize language and characters.It can be said that this subject is basically similar to the content of the imperial examinations in traditional Chinese society, and it is a compromise of the time traveler to reality.

From the second door onwards, it was completely a time traveler-style exam content. Guan Yi was so lazy that he didn't even change the name of the exam, and just applied it——Administrative Professional Ability Test.

As a time traveler who has experienced the upsurge of civil servant examinations in modern society, although Guan Yi has not taken the civil servant examination in person, he has seen many civil servant examination questions.In his view, the composition of the examination questions of the administrative professional ability test is very meaningful.

In the language and writing part, the test is about language sense.As a civil servant, after entering the job, he will inevitably fall into the sea of ​​literature and communication, and the communication of official documents is a daily work.If you don't even have a sense of language, how can you cope with your daily work?
The mathematics part tests a person's ability to collect, organize, judge, and infer.After all, civil servants themselves are not very good at calculating basic data, but more about summarizing and sorting out the figures provided by various farmers and merchants below to get the results.How to deal with daily work without certain digital finishing skills?
The social knowledge part is even more compulsory.If a person doesn't even know the basic situation, history, and policies of his own country, how can he be a social manager?
Therefore, Guan Yi felt that the test module of the Administrative Professional Ability Test was very good, so he used it directly.Of course, this is the first exam this year, and everyone still doesn't know the exact method of the exam, and they definitely don't have any mock question banks to practice.Therefore, the difficulty of the exam is not too high. For example, the mathematics part is just a test of arithmetic sequence, geometric sequence and so on——For those who can’t even recite the nine-nine multiplication table, don’t think too much— — Putting you in the ranks of civil servants would be a disaster.

Of course, with Guan Yi's lazy and shameless personality, since there is a behavioral test, the third door must be application.

Dahan's first application for the imperial examination has three major sections of material.The first paragraph first lists the talent selection methods from the Three Generations to the Wei and Jin Dynasties.The second paragraph lists typical aristocratic talents and civilian talents in each era and their roles.The third paragraph of material is a detailed introduction to the rules of the imperial examination.

After the materials are listed, start asking questions.The first question is to ask candidates to evaluate the similarities, differences and significance of the talent selection systems of the past dynasties.The second question is to ask candidates to think about how to select and select talents, how to use and protect talents after they are selected.The third question is to ask candidates to answer the significance of the selection of talents after the implementation of the imperial examination.

There are three exams, the last two exam questions are delineated by Guan Yi, and the first one is the emperor himself.Each exam takes five hours, and the exam lasts for three days.

However, the test questions of these three exams are still lying in Liu Chen's study.They will not be escorted to the examination room by Zhuge Jing himself until the day of the examination.

"So, what this officer thinks is, after these three exams are over, let the candidates not leave in a hurry. After the results come out, those who pass the first three exams will have to try another one, the physical fitness test."

"Da Sima, you... are really..."

"Hahaha, do you want to say that this official is really shameless? Don't tell me, these teenagers entered the examination room this time, forcing this official to change the rules, but they also reminded this official. How can someone who is weak or thin-skinned have the energy to cope with the complicated daily work? Well, this official has decided that all four imperial examinations will be taken in the future. Not only that, the serving officials also have to undergo a physical examination every year. Ling Xian (But Zheng) , Your official department will come up with a detailed plan. The physical examination of serving officials varies in age, so of course the requirements are also different. But we will gradually remove all kinds of sick people from the officialdom."

"Here, I understand. Draw up the relevant rules as soon as possible."

"That's it, Xingzong, do you have anything to add?"

"I have no objection to the new physical test that Da Sima just added. It's just that those candidates who are too young are destined to miss the test. But it is undeniable that a considerable part of these teenagers must be family members. Outstanding talents with a long history of learning. Is it true that they should be trained until they are 20 years old?"

"Well, what you said makes sense. In that case, those who passed the first three exams but were rejected in the final physical test can be exempted from entering Longshouyuan or Wuzhangyuan Academy. After graduation, Wuzhangyuan Academy will of course enter the army. As for those of Longshouyuan Academy, according to the previous regulations, those who don’t want to become an official are free to do so. Those who want to become an official will have a separate examination organized by the Ministry of Officials. As long as they pass, they will be awarded official positions.”

"The arrangement of Da Sima is considered appropriate, and the next official has no objection."

"Good, let's do it like this! Everyone, this is the first imperial examination in the world. Although I try my best to be considerate, there must be various problems in the actual operation. But don't be afraid if there are problems. We can continue to summarize and improve in future practice. In short, the imperial examination is more fair for talented people in the world than the examination and nine-rank Zhongzheng system. Let people all over the world see To hope to change one's situation through one's own talents! This is the meaning of our work!"

(End of this chapter)