Chapter 1,228 Jinshi

Su You's insistence was purely for performance. It was necessary to stand in line, and at the same time, space should be left for the leadership to perform.

In fact, he had already made it clear to Zhao Xu in his secret report that the best time to send troops was after the autumn harvest in Shaanxi in August. Since Bingchang's letter for help was already in hand, he could attack at any time.

So Zhao Xu finally came forward to talk to Xini. This news was just Yu Zanghuama's words. Even if the Xia Lord's letter to cede territory and the letter asking for help were true, was the internal situation in Xixia really as unbearable as what the letter said? Who knows if he was not manipulated by Liang Yongneng?

Are you talking nonsense when you are in a hurry?

Finally, an edict was issued, instructing the magistrate of Xizhou Miao to send someone to verify carefully and then report the true situation of Xixia to the court.

Originally, things were over like this, and the imperial court began to turn its attention to the imperial examination and reform of the official system. However, Zhao Xu was a monkey and bypassed the secret edicts of the Military Aircraft Department and the Zhongshu Privy Council, which exposed his flaws.

On Renwu, he issued an order to all the roads in Shaanxi Province, and reported to the Xia Kingdom that a large number of troops were arriving, and they must prepare for them extensively.

With Dong Shanghe's envoy and Wenzhou governor Zhong'e as the deputy envoy of economic and strategic appeasement of Yanyan Road, he should be dealt with in a long-term manner by the chief minister and the economic and strategic appeasement envoy Shen Kuo.

This edict was normal, but Zhao Xu superimposed it. First, he took away the secret decree, and second, he also gave a gold belt to Zhong'e, and not only ten thousand taels of silver for recruitment purposes.

The life reward was not worthy of the reward, and Zhong E was the most active general among all the frontier generals in quelling the Xixia. Sun Gu, who had become a mature man, immediately smelled something unusual. He knew that Zhao Xu had decided to conquer the west, so he went there every three days.

He took Zhao Xu and persuaded him earnestly.

Amid such turmoil, the Jinshi Ranking for the third year of Yuanfeng was announced.

The title of the strategy for promoting Jinshi in the third year of Yuanfeng is based on a sentence by Dong Zhongshu, "The reason why a country is a country is its virtue; the reason why a king is a king is its majesty. Therefore, virtue cannot be shared, and majesty cannot be divided. Let's try to discuss it."

The core content of this policy topic is "Internal Confucianism and External Legal Affairs", but a lot of examples are confused by the surface, and they all write in the direction of monarchy.

One of the duties of the scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty was to limit the power of the monarch, but Cai Bian was ruthlessly deposed.

The articles that really caught Cai Bian's attention were those that had a calm tone, plain and simple writing, but with lofty arguments and a broad vision.

Liu Zhengfu, the academic tycoon of Taixue, said, "The teaching of virtue is Confucianism; the use of power is Dharma. Therefore, the sage has virtue and hope in his heart, but uses Dharma and power externally." He broke the topic and was nodded without hesitation by Cai Bian and other examiners.

name.

Su You hit the halfway mark on this question, but just hitting the halfway mark had already made all the disciples of Kezhengtang enter the ranks of Jinshi.

Liu Zhengfu, Huang Shang, Wang Zhongyu, Xing Ju, Han Cuiyan, Han Jiayan, Su Mai, Su Chi, none of them.

Among them, Xing Ju is sixteen years old, Su Chi is fifteen years old, and Han Jiayan is fourteen years old!

Su Wenshuo, eat mutton!

It's better to die than to die. In the palace examination, Zhao Xu ordered all the Jinshi to write an article "On Fire Virtue".

Among all the scholars in the palace, no one can write better than these eight boys, and the backgrounds of these people are extremely evenly distributed.

The imperial examination examiners were extremely noisy, such as Liu Zhengfu, who represented the Imperial Academy of Imperial College, the highest institution in the country, and was the heir to the Fan Zhongyan school of thought.

Huang Shang represents Fujian Road, the hometown of imperial examinations in the Song Dynasty, where less than half of the officials in the court are now located.

Wang Zhongyu represents the most traditional scholar-bureaucrat in the Song Dynasty. His father is Wang Gui, who is not good at justice and is only distinguished by his writing. Moreover, Wang Gui is also the prime minister.

Xing Ju's father, Xing Shu, wavered between Wang Gui and Cai Que. At the same time, he had a good relationship with the conservatives of the Song Dynasty, and was the target of Cai Que's efforts to win over Cai Que, the second most powerful person in the Song Dynasty.

Moreover, Xing Shu had previously given Zhao Xu a piece of "On Fire Virtue". This alone forced the examiners to consider Zhao Xu's intentions, and they dared to rank Xing Ju as a lower class.

Han Cuiyan and Han Jiayan represented the traditional power of the Song Dynasty. The Han family was related by marriage to almost all the aristocratic families of the Song Dynasty.

Su Mai and Su Chi represent the emerging forces in the court. The talents of the Chuanxia Fourth Road now have a huge influence on the economy and finance of the Song Dynasty. Their grandfather Su You's strength cannot be underestimated.

And they were all passed head-on exams, and none of them could be deposed.

The main point of the dispute among the examiners is that these people all came out of seclusion in Ke Zhen Hall for half a year.

There are a total of ten grades in the imperial court. Among them, if you take all three of the first grade, and take five of the seven grades of the second grade, will it cause trouble among the scholars?

Four-fifths of the Jia Ke comes from Ke Zhen Tang, what do people in the world think?!

In the end, there was a lot of nitpicking. Liu Zhengfu’s article violated the name of Gao Taotao’s father. The examiners used this as a reason to suggest that Liu Zhengfu’s number one pick should be cancelled, and that he should be moved to the bottom of the list. This way, it would not shock the world.

Zhao Xu thought it was quite reasonable. Liu Zhengfu's article was excellent, but after all, it was a mistake. This would make it easier for all parties to explain.

As a result, Gao Taotao, a high-ranking official, didn't accept it at all. What do you mean? When did my Gao family become so important that my father's name would affect the imperial examination rankings of the pillars of the country?

How will people in the world view my Gao family in the future?

The direct decree of Yi to avoid tabooing the names of relatives was only promulgated and implemented after this year's imperial meeting. At that time, most of the scholars were studying the scriptures behind closed doors and preparing for exams intensively. They may not even know that this new system was introduced in the Song Dynasty.

Those who don’t know are not guilty, and the Gao family will never dare to delay the future of the literary talents of the country and dynasty just because of their status as relatives. This matter must not be discussed again!

At this time, Su You also came to the table, because the scale of Kezhentang was getting bigger and bigger, and it was already too much for him to bear the funds of such a huge institution alone.

In order to prevent the loss of the cultural treasures in Kezhentang, he was willing to donate Kezhentang and let the state manage it, and establish the National Library of the Song Dynasty, which would open the door to wisdom for people all over the world to learn, and at the same time relieve himself of the heavy burden.

financial burden.

This memorial immediately caused waves again.

Ke Zhentang covers an area of ​​200 acres, with more than a dozen large and small buildings inside, as well as numerous facades, bookshops, teahouses, pavilions and pavilions facing the street on three sides and one by the water...

It is now the top cultural circle in the Song Dynasty. The surrounding land prices have been rising again and again, and it has become the most expensive place in the Song Dynasty for real estate.

Housing prices in Bianjing have always been extremely expensive, and now the price of a small courtyard with three bedrooms is 10,000 yuan.

Not to mention the various rare books, top-grade cultural relics, land and real estate in Ke Zhen Tang are worth no less than 800,000 yuan!

Coupled with the millions of books from more than a dozen libraries in the Song Dynasty, the annual profits from publishing books, and many precious cultural relics, it is impossible to estimate its value.

Duke Fu is so generous!

Zhao Xu saw Su You's memorial and was very moved. If such a master and such a place cannot cultivate the top talents of our Song Dynasty, then wouldn't the so-called century of culture and education of our Song Dynasty become a joke?

He approved Su You's memorial and ordered the Ministry of Rites to take over Ke Zhengtang and establish the National Library of the Capital. Chen Zhaoming temporarily assumed the post of director of the library. All systems were in accordance with the regulations of Duke Fu and could not be modified without authorization.

From generation to generation, one person from the Duke of Fu family has held the position of director of the National Library of the Capital. After Duke Duke of Fuji, he can borrow all the classics in the library at will.

Scholars from the capital were running around celebrating, and the queue for applying for library cards stretched across the entire street every day.

The examiners stopped making trouble, but in order to respect the Queen Mother, they demoted Liu Zhengfu to second place, and the number one scholar became Huang Shang.

Su Mai, ranked seventh in the second class of Jinshi; Su Chi, ranked ninth in the first class of Jinshi.

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Bianjing City was extremely lively during this time.

In fact, the day before the list was published, the bosses had already learned about the rankings of their children through various channels.

Therefore, Wang Zhongyu, Xing Ju, Han Cuiyan, and Han Jiayan were picked up by their families early. The family had to prepare celebrations for them. It was a great opportunity to shine when they received the good news. If the Jinshi was not at home, they would have missed the opportunity to show off.

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Su You didn't care much about the rankings, because if they could enter the palace examination, Su Mai and Su Chi's status as Jinshi were already stable. As soon as the topic "On Fire Virtue" came up, Su You knew that their rankings were at least better than theirs.
Chapter completed!