Xu Wei's great cadre does not need those celebrities who talk freely, but wants those lay officials who can go deep into the countryside and deal with farmers! Therefore, Xu Wei's imperial examination system is closer to the civil service examination of the Celestial Dynasty, taking the path of large numbers and merit! What dynasty is this? Farmer Lang goes to the Emperor's Hall at dusk, don't even think about it.
Naturally, the exams for so many people cannot be unified in one place. Instead, they are held in Jinyang in Bingzhou, Yecheng in Jizhou, and Jixian in Youzhou!
The exam is scheduled for June 15th!
So when the weather in Jixian County became hotter and hotter, more and more scholars came to Jixian County.
Because of Xu Wei's popularization of education, as well as the widespread use of printing and papermaking, there are dozens of times more people reading in Daqian than in Han Dynasty. Although most of these people only know a few hundred commonly used words, they can even write a 200-word article. All difficult.
But because of the large number of popularizations, some geniuses can eventually stand out, and confident people also want to leap over the dragon's gate, so there are tens of thousands of people who want to take the exam gathered here in Jixian!
After all, it was still the feudal era, and no one could refuse to be an official, even if they were to become village chiefs or township chiefs who were fighting against officials! Moreover, there were thousands of people admitted this time, and everyone felt lucky that there were so many Why don't you pass the exam yourself?
So now Jixian County has gathered the children of noble families who want to change their destiny, the children of poor families who are optimistic about Lei Gong and want to join Daqian, and the mud-legged people who were trained by Xu Wei are also trying to take the imperial examination.
Jixian County is not big to begin with, and with tens of thousands more people, it is a bit crowded to accommodate so many people at once. Candidates who come to Jixian County are trying to understand the internal situation of this examination every day. After all, the notice only says to write There is a 500-word article and 100 math questions. Other than that, everyone knows nothing, not even the scope of the exam, which naturally makes many people panic.
But there are also many smart businessmen who have found business opportunities. They have copied the Chinese textbooks and mathematics textbooks of Jixian School, and even tried to get the test papers of these students, and then flaunted that this was the scope of the questions. Everyone really believed it. , after all, Jixian School was established by the ruling Lei Gong of Daqian. If he wants to test everyone, he will definitely ask questions on it, and at least it will have something to do with it. So a set of collected test papers can actually be sold for hundreds of dollars! Just for that alone Tens of thousands of units have been sold in Jixian alone! It can be said that the whole Jixian is very lively because of the imperial examination!
And in the midst of such excitement, Tian Chou came to Ji County. The Tian family is a powerful person in Youzhou. The family is located in Xuwu County, Youbeiping County. They have been scholars for generations, and some of their sons and nephews have joined the army. The family has a pasture, a farm, and a workshop. There are many people in the family. Several of them have served as officials at the county magistrate level, and they have also served as commanders and commanders of several thousand-ton army. They are the standard of powerful men.
After Huanglong captured Youbeiping County, the Tian family took the initiative to divide the fields and pastures. In addition, the Tian family had made great contributions to protecting the environment and the people in Youbeiping County, and had no bad achievements in peacetime. Therefore, there were only a few families in Daqian who were not greatly affected.
Of course, it is impossible to say that there is no impact at all. The big family is divided into dozens of small families. In the past, some of their family members joined the army and became officials in Dahan. But in Daqian, they have truly become ordinary people and have no way to enter. Daqian's ruling class has caused the Tian family's influence in Youbeiping County to plummet.
The Tian family was overjoyed by the imperial examination of Daqian. There was finally a way to join Daqian, so the head of the Tian family asked his grandson Tian Chou to come to Jixian to participate in the imperial examination! Tian Chou has been smart since he was a child. Although he is only seventeen years old this year , but he has read the Six Classics thoroughly and has extraordinary insights. He has been known as a child prodigy in Xu Wucheng since he was a child.
The head of the Tian family doesn't think that his grandson can't even be ranked among the top 1,000 scholars in Youzhou! But as long as he passes the exam, even a small official with a hundred stones is worth it, because it means that the Tian family has entered the big university. Damn it, the ruling class!
So Tian Chou, who had been studying in Xuwu County for several years, came to Jixian.
He looked at the bustling Jixian County, where there were scholars wearing long gowns everywhere. Almost every ten people could see a scholar. He was surprised: "There are so many scholars in Youzhou!"
Now he was beginning to worry about his future. He saw hundreds of people at the city gate alone. There were not tens of thousands of people in Jixian County who came to take the imperial examination. With so many people competing, even Tian Chou, who was known as a child prodigy, would not be able to compete with so many people. Don't worry, after all, he is the hope of the whole family now, and he cannot afford to fail.
"The standards for scholars now are different from those in the past. We used to read the Six Classics thoroughly before we could be called scholars, but now we know a few hundred words and can barely read the Analects of Confucius before we can be called scholars!" A young strong man said following Tian Chou's words.
Tian Chou turned around and said in surprise: "Dingguo, have you returned to Youzhou?"
"Yes! Back!"
The visitor's name was Xian Yuping, and he was a descendant of the Xianyu family. Xianyuyin was fined 2 billion by Xu Wei, causing the entire Xianyu family to lose all their property. The entire Xianyu family was even exiled to Youzhou Island by Xu Wei for digging. Struvite, fishing for sea fish to repay the debt, even if they have paid off the debt for two years now, they are still far from paying off the debt. Of course, Xu Wei did not really want them to pay off the debt, but the penalty of three years of corvee labor was indispensable.
Life on the island was not easy, especially since their family was originally powerful, but suddenly fell to the point where they were inferior to ordinary people. Many people could not bear the life on the island and died of illness. But this time Daqian's imperial examination became their hope, so The Xianyu family wanted to turn over, so they found a way to get Xian Yushou to come to Jixian to take the imperial examination! His parents asked the fleet to bring Xian Yuping to take the imperial examination, and the captain actually took Xian Yuping back to Youzhou.
Xian Yuping has been in Jixian for more than a month now. Unlike the Tian family, he has retained part of his family property. He came to Jixian with nothing but a few dried salted fish.
After he came to Jixian, he looked for things to do everywhere, which supported his life in Jixian. And the job he found now was to sell examination papers, so he came to the gate of Jixian to wait for the scholars who came to take the imperial examination, because these scholars The child has just arrived, and it is easiest to sell test papers at this time, but he did not expect to meet his playmate!
Tian Chou saw Xian Yuping, dressed in rags, obviously not living a good life, so he said: "We haven't seen each other for more than two years, why don't we find an inn where we can have a drink!"
Xian Yuping smiled and said: "Now the inns in Jixian are full of people, you can't find an empty room, but I have been in Jixian for a month and I know where I can find a place to live!"
Tian Chou saluted and said, "Then please leave it to Brother Dingguo!"
Then Xian Yuping took Tian Chou to a market in Ji County and found a brand new courtyard. After discussing with the owner, he came to Tian Chou and said: "This owner can provide you with a room for your use during this period. But the room fee is 80 yuan per day, plus three meals!”
This amount of money was small money to Tian Chou, so he agreed, and then Xian Yuping took Tian Chou to a small hotel!
Tian Chou asked: "Are you better than your family now?"
Xian Yuping smiled bitterly and said: "It's not bad. Being in power doesn't kill people. When my uncle tried to be in power, he only exiled our Xianyu family on the island. He didn't target us anymore. Everyone dug struvite. The fishing life is okay, but it's a bit remote. We are an outsider on the island, and they asked us to repay the Xianyu family 2 billion. They just said it. The officials in Daqian have already told us that we can be exiled for three years. Back to Youzhou! Now there’s only half a year left!”
Tian Chou said happily: "That's good, your family's hard life will be over like this!"
Xian Yuping asked: "How is your Tian family doing?"
Tian Chou said helplessly: "The fields and pastures have been divided. Fortunately, my uncle participated in the Han Dynasty's war against Tanshihuai and died on the battlefield. Lei Gong said that my uncle was a hero of China. Several uncles also resisted the Xianbei people in the border counties. For more than ten years, Lei Gong's subordinates said that our Tian family has made great contributions to the country, so the shops and houses have not been divided, and the property has been retained! Over the years, my grandfather has tried to find ways to open factories and travel caravans, and finally the family has not declined too much. !It’s just that the family’s relationship with Youzhou’s officialdom has been completely severed. Our Tian family can now be said to be a merchant family!”
This is the most helpless thing for the Tian family. They have fallen from being a powerful noble family to a merchant family. Such a gap is difficult for them to accept.
"Actually, Lei Gong is not as scary as everyone said. As long as he really served the country, he will not kill us. Although Gongsun Zan was against Lei Gong, Lei Gong said that Gongsun Zan had defended the border for many years and was a meritorious official of the Han people, so he took Gongsun Zan's body. , returned it to the Gongsun family, and set up a monument for him. Not only that no one in the Gongsun family was killed by Lei Gong, but now it is said that there is a man named Gongsun Du who has become the long history of the Liaodong Protectorate! Lei Gong really killed people. Those worms that harm the people!"
Compared with the powerful nobles in Jizhou, the powerful border commanders in Youzhou had to deal with the Xianbei and other Hu people, but they wanted to find ways to unite the Han people to resist the invasion of the Hu people. Therefore, the heroic border commanders did not want to do as many evil things as the powerful nobles in the mainland of the Han Dynasty. There are even many heroes like Gongsun Zan who protect the people!
Xian Yuping smiled bitterly and said: "Yes, compared to the powerful nobles in Jizhou, the government treats us Youzhou powerful people much better. They just want our land and pastures! They don't want our lives. Forget it!"
The Xianyu family also fought against the barbarians, and according to Lei Gong, they also contributed to China. If his uncle hadn't been so clever, their family would not have fallen to this point.
Then he took out a few books and said: "These are books for senior students studying in Jixian County. Everyone said that the range of questions in this exam is likely to be here! There are also some college test papers. You can also learn about the government by doing them. The format of the exam makes it possible to be prepared!”
Tian Chou looked at these books and said excitedly: "Thank you so much, Brother Guoan!"
These are really what he needs! Even if he is a child prodigy, but he doesn't know what the Thunder Guild exam is about? He still feels a little scared in his heart, but now that he has these things, he will at least have an idea!
Then he looked at Xian Yuping, who was down and out, and said: "How about Brother Guoan and my younger brother live together? My younger brother has just arrived in Jixian and is not familiar with the situation here. He still needs Brother Duo Guoan's help. If it weren't for my elder brother, I'm afraid I won't be able to live with him."
You know there are these papers!”
These books and test papers were so important to Tian Chou, and he wanted to repay Xian Yuping when he saw him in such a state of desolation!
Xian Yuping is not being pretentious. His daily income from working is now spent on food and accommodation. It is even difficult for him to review his lessons. By going to the place where Tian Chou lives, his situation can be improved a lot, which will be helpful to Xian Yufu now.
For him, the imperial examination is an opportunity to change his destiny, and he cannot lose this opportunity!
Xian Yuping was really much more active than Tian Chou who had just arrived in Ji County. Under his guidance, Tian Chou came to a school similar to the academy. The people in it were basically from the powerful gentry in Youzhou.
Disciple! After all, this opportunity is rare, and the powerful people in Youzhou have basically sent their disciples here! And there are really many famous disciples here, and the ones he knows include Gongsun Xu, Lu Yu and others.
Xian Yuping said: "Now everyone is joining the group to keep warm. There are several forces preparing for the examination in Jixian County. The biggest ones are the people who have taken the ruling literacy class. There are tens of thousands of them, and their knowledge also varies.
, many people come to join in the fun, so even if there are many of them, they are scattered. In the past, thousands of people from the poor families in Youzhou came to Jixian to take the exams. Among them, they have good knowledge and are our biggest opponents. The last group is
Thousands of the Hu people from Youzhou came to Jixian to take the exams!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Tian Chou said in surprise: "Hu people can also take the imperial examination?" You must know that in the Han Dynasty, Hu people were basically treated as slaves, so Tian Chou was so surprised.
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Xian Yuping said helplessly: "They are also subordinates in power. In terms of status, our status is not as good as them! We can all take the exam, why can't those barbarians take the exam?"
Only then did Tian Chou realize that Youzhou is no longer the domain of the Han Dynasty. In terms of status, these former ministers of the Han Dynasty are really not as good as these barbarians! After all, these barbarians still help Lei Gong conquer the world, and they
Most of the family are against Lei Gong.
"Brother Zitai is here too!" Lu Dun greeted Tian Chou when he saw him. Tian Chou was a child prodigy in Youbeiping County, and Lu Dun was a child prodigy in Zhuo County. They had met several times!
Tian Chou was surprised when he saw Lu Dun and said, "Zihou, didn't you go to Jingzhou?"
Lu Dun is the eldest son of Lu Zhi. You must know that Lu Zhi was one of the three main culprits in wiping out the Yellow Turban Army. In addition, Lu Zhi's disciple Liu Bei became a general in the Han Dynasty. He always thought that the Lu family had moved to Jingzhou!
Lu Dun smiled bitterly and said: "No, a year ago the whole Sili army was in chaos, and Da Qian was attacking Jizhou again. The whole Central Plains looked in a mess. I didn't dare to take my family to seek refuge with Senior Brother Xuande! Although Zhuanzhen and my father were
The enemy, but they did not make things difficult for our family members. Seeing that the situation in the Han Dynasty has not stabilized, I simply stayed in my hometown!"
There is another point that Lu Dun did not mention. The Han Dynasty is now divided and is still fighting among itself. No matter how you look at it, it is going to be destroyed. It may not be a good choice for me to rely on Liu Bei. He is also optimistic about Lei Gong taking over the world. The Lu family has already prepared for it. The Han Dynasty had given a head to the family. He had never received the salary of the Han Dynasty and did not want to be buried with the Han Dynasty, so he stayed in his hometown in Zhuojun to serve his mother and take care of his younger siblings!
After Da Qian introduced the imperial examination, Lu Dun believed that the world was about to be taken over by Lei Gong. In the past, Lei Gong only knew how to be reckless, but even the big men could not defeat Lei Gong. But now that Lei Gong uses the imperial examination system to win over the hearts of poor families, the big men are even more helpless. He might be Lei Gong's opponent! So he simply came to Jixian to prepare for the imperial examination!
After all, it seems that Lei Gong is the most likely force to seize the world. There is no disadvantage in taking refuge with Lei Gong. The wealthy children who come here also have this idea. After all, they have seen the Han Dynasty decline day by day in the past few years, but Daqian is like the rising sun. Dongsheng naturally knew that they should change their family, and this imperial examination was their best opportunity to change their family.