The sound of firecrackers was heard everywhere in Luoyang City, and fireworks bloomed in the night sky. Under the bright fireworks, it was a prosperous night scene in the capital.
Last year, due to the national mourning and the ban on entertainment, the Mid-Autumn Festival basically stopped. Regarding this, the scholars and the people felt somewhat regretful, if not resentful. After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival was one of the five major festivals of the Han Empire, and it was also one of the few common people of the Han Dynasty throughout the year.
Days where you can relax are very popular, and the government and the public attach great importance to them.
(Yuanxi, Jiaqing, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Winter Solstice are the five major festivals of the Han Dynasty. The monarchs and ministers celebrate together, and the whole country rejoices)
It was a shame last year, but there is some joy this autumn. In addition, this is the first Mid-Autumn Festival after the new emperor ascended the throne, so enjoying the golden autumn of the month is the consensus between the government and the public, which is to advocate frugality and combat the extravagance of Emperor Liu Yang.
He also relaxed, agreed to hold the Mid-Autumn Festival celebration, and decided to hold an imperial banquet in Qianyuan Hall.
In addition, the modern civil service examinations were completed before the Mid-Autumn Festival, marking and admissions, which added to the joy. Liu Yang also decided to appoint the number one scholar in the Qianyuan Hall.
Between the palace walls, the Qianyuan Hall, illuminated by the lights, is like a crystal palace. Even the dark night can hardly hide its shining light. Compared with the hustle and bustle of the market, it is just as lively here, but it has more strict palace rules.
Under the constraints of the Han Dynasty, those present here are also the powerful and powerful class of the Han Dynasty. They are also the elites of the empire. They are all high-quality groups. Following etiquette and law and following the rules are the most basic behavioral cognitions.
Grandness is the appearance, solemnity is the etiquette. A band of several hundred musicians performed court music skillfully, performing a long song of a prosperous age. Such an atmosphere made everyone intoxicated, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.
With a joyful yet polite smile.
Even Liu Yang, who lives high in the dragon bed, can't help but be deeply affected. This kind of scene is not uncommon in the Kaibao era, but the position of looking at the scenery has been changed, and he has become a lone traveler on the supreme throne. Liu Yang tried
He tried to understand how Emperor Shizu felt when he was in power, but in the end he failed. He was completely unable to be as calm and stern as the imperial examination.
"Jinshi Xuan Xinke comes to the palace to have an audience!" Accompanied by Zheng Yuan's powerful announcement, the atmosphere in the entire Qianyuan Palace suddenly changed. All the guests stopped their glasses and turned their gazes towards the palace door.
Under the gazes of the dignitaries who were either curious, playful, or scrutinizing, 205 new scholars, guided by the chamberlain, carefully and respectfully stepped into the Qianyuan Hall and set foot on the ground of the most majestic and magnificent palace of the Han Dynasty.
Due to the particularity of the period, the number of candidates for this subject in the first year of Yongxi's reign exceeded 4,500, which can be said to be the largest number since the founding of the People's Republic of China.
At the same time, it was also the largest number of admissions in each subject. After strict review and approval process, and after being submitted to Liu Yang for approval, a total of 205 people were planned to be admitted to the Jinshi.
Among them, the Jinshi department is naturally the largest, with 88 people, 18 people in the Ming Dynasty, 32 people in the Ming Dynasty, 15 people in the history department, 20 people in the agriculture department, 12 people in the medical department, 12 people in the arithmetic department, and 8 people in the engineering department.
Compared with the admission quota in previous years, it has increased by almost 50%. Judging from the number of admissions in each subject, the status of Mingfa has been consolidated in the imperial examination, and its importance is second only to the Jinshi subject, Mingjing, and History subjects.
Surprisingly, the number of people enrolled in the four majors of agriculture, medicine, arithmetic, and engineering also broke history.
Under the political influence of the Kaibao era for thirty years, many scholars have already chosen the four subjects of agriculture, medicine, arithmetic, and engineering in their studies and examinations. After all, the pressure of competition is relatively small, and both left and right are using this to gain admission.
The threshold of officialdom.
However, this situation has changed now, because there are too many smart people and too many people who hold the same idea. The result is that even the four major engineering disciplines have become a situation where thousands of troops are crossing a single-plank bridge.
The fierce competition is evident.
Of course, in this situation, the most valuable thing is not how many engineering scholars are admitted to each subject, but the new ways of studying and self-cultivation that have been formed in Han society and among the scholars behind this trend.
, the law of government.
Although the original intention of many people was to be ingratiating in order to become officials and make a difference, after it became large, it almost promoted an ideological change. For example, the Xiangjiang School that has landed in Luoyang can be regarded as under this trend of thought.
product.
This is probably a less obvious merit left by Emperor Shizu to the people of the Han Dynasty. He once had a pragmatic spirit in his bones, and even went as far as going too far. Many bureaucrats who were only pragmatic but not virtuous appeared. To this day,
Criticized by people.
Of course, with the passing of the Kaibao era, Emperor Shizu's repressive power gradually disappeared. Some opponents, including those who could not stand this trend, began to raise their heads. They did not dare to criticize Shizu's government directly, but they used indirect ways and insinuations.
, they are very good at it.
This autumn examination has been targeted. During the preparations for the National College Entrance Examination, officials have repeatedly proposed that the number of students admitted to the four subjects of agriculture, medicine, computing, and engineering should be reduced or even cancelled.
The reason is also very simple, because many corrupt officials in the Kaibao era were from these four disciplines (although there were more people from other backgrounds). At the same time, the four disciplines were filled with a large number of opportunistic and ungrateful people.
Such people are "little people" who will only corrupt the fine and upright spirit of the Han Dynasty. They are not suitable for being officials, let alone educating and managing the common people.
Of course, those who put forward these opinions are traditional Confucian and Taoist priests, but the fundamental reason is that the four major majors are actually taking food from their bowls and compressing their living space.
In fact, as of the first year of Yongxi's reign, those old Confucian scholars and Taoist priests who adhere to tradition and maintain old rituals are only competitive in Ming Jingke. For this reason, they have to make some changes that keep pace with the times, that is, Shike
, and it is not completely controlled by them. After Xiangjiang School entered Beijing, this group of people were first approved...
Regarding their proposals on the reform of the imperial examination system, Emperor Liu Yang had a clear and resolute attitude, rejecting them with almost no hesitation.
Liu Yang only mentioned two points. First, do you dare to violate the "Ancestral Instructions"? You must know that the regulations on scientific examinations, especially the methods and ideas of selecting materials, were incorporated into the ancestral system by Emperor Shizu. Today, the Han Dynasty
The style that appears on and off the scientific examination field can all be explained in the ancestral system he formulated. This autumn's system is just a continuation of his system.
Secondly, if officials are pragmatic and short on virtue, then we should reform them from this aspect. The education and encouragement of officials is also part of the government's administration.
As for officials who have committed crimes, whether it is corruption, favoritism or other crimes, they are bound by the Han legal system and have supervision and management. If they are tempted to focus on the imperial examination, they are going in the opposite direction and betraying the ancestors and breaking the system. It is a fool's act.
The Qianyuan Hall is indeed magnificent. It is difficult to describe it with words that are grand and shocking. At least for the moment, with the hall full of guests, waiters, and guards, it is still more than enough to introduce more than two hundred Jinshi at once.
The scholars filed into the hall in order, all with solemn expressions and precise movements. The rules were their first lesson after jumping over the dragon gate, and they learned them very well.
Perhaps contrary to what many people imagine, there are almost no such young and handsome scholars and talents among new scholars. If you want to find them, you may have to listen to the storytellers in the wells of Gyeonggi City.
The Han Dynasty has always faced an "aging" trend in opening courses to obtain scholars. This subject in the Imperial Palace is probably the "oldest" subject in history. Most people are over thirty years old, and those over forty years old.
Second.
Especially in the three subjects of medicine, agriculture, and industry, which require sufficient experience, there are many people with gray beards and hair, rough faces, and rough skin, which makes them even less elegant. It is these three who are ridiculed for being a doctor, a farmer, and an official.
Even if in fact, those who have achieved Jinshi in three subjects are still practicing the way of saints. Among them, those who are knowledgeable and rich in five things are not necessarily weaker than those who are erudite and great scholars.
As for the undergraduate, the youngest person was actually a scholar from Suzhou, Jiangnan Province, Ding Wei, who was twenty-eight years old.
Seeing the Jinshis who solemnly bowed down, Liu Yang decided not to praise them with the words "Young Talents". Looking around, in the hall, there were many people who were looking at the Jinshis of this year, and there were also some who were slightly teasing.
Of course, there are also some old scholars from the Three Halls and the Hanlin Academy who have even more wonderful expressions.
The new scholars, of course, did not dare to look around in this hall, but they were somewhat aware of the strange atmosphere. The eyes of some dignitaries did not restrain themselves, and they all "trembled" and could only hold on.
The twenty butlers were divided into two waves, one delivering bowls and the other pouring wine. They neatly and calmly poured wine for more than two hundred new scholars.
Afterwards, Liu Yangfang picked up his wine glass, looked around, and said loudly: "Everyone raises a glass and joins me in paying respects to the undergraduate scholars!"
"Your Majesty, please!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The two groups of people and the two voices were both uniform and shocking. The echoes in the hall continued to impact everyone's hearts. In such an atmosphere, everyone instinctively showed awe.
After drinking, the glass was stopped and the waiter poured the wine. Everything was so orderly. After a rustling sound, the hall became quiet again.
Liu Yang looked down at the awe-stricken Jinshi scholars and opened his mouth to name them. He first shouted: "Bian Ding!"
"Your Majesty is here!" A middle-aged man came out calmly and bowed to His Majesty.
Liu Yang looked at him and said with a smile: "Your father Bian Gong is Qianyou's meritorious service and the pillar of the country. Today's success can be regarded as complementing each other. I only hope that you will be self-disciplined and will not lose the reputation of your late father!"
"Yes! I will uphold my father's ambition, serve the country with all my heart, and be unswervingly determined!" Facing the emperor's gentle encouragement, Bian Ding seemed very excited and immediately swore.
Bian Ding is the son of Bian Guichen, an old minister of Qianyou. Bian Guichen was the son of an old man, and almost thirty years have passed since his death. For an individual and a family, thirty years is enough time for a huge change to occur.
There have been changes, and in the past thirty years, the Bian family has been in decline.
And Bian Ding has been determined to revive his family business since he was young. He studied hard for many years and worked as a local official for nearly ten years. Now being admitted to the Jinshi is nothing, but he was personally recognized by the emperor and mentioned his long-forgotten father.
, how can you not be grateful and excited? After all, there is hope for the revitalization of the Bian family.
"Ding Wei!" Liu Yang called again.
Soon, a young man with good looks stood out from the team, and he couldn't restrain his excitement in his words: "I'm here!"
Liu Yang glanced at Ding Wei and had to say that this appearance was not that pleasing to the eye at first sight. However, Liu Yang said calmly on his face: "You are the youngest among the undergraduates.
However, the article is the most daring! Let me ask you, how can you, a southern scholar who grew up in Suzhou, know so much about the northwest frontier affairs and speak so eloquently?"
Facing the emperor's inquiry, Ding Wei tried his best to suppress the excitement in his heart and responded solemnly: "Your Majesty, when I was weak, I traveled with three or five friends to the northwest Daozhou, visiting the geography and people, and gained a lot.
The memory is still fresh, so I dare to talk about irrelevant things!"
This time, the strategies and practices of the Jinshi Department all have topics related to side affairs. Liu Yang obviously read Ding Wei's article, so he asked this question.
"Isn't the study tour easy?" Liu Yang asked.
"Your Majesty, not only was it not easy, it was also dangerous and almost cost me my life."
"Thousands of miles of study tour experience is very rare!" Liu Yang nodded and said: "If I become an official in the future, I hope I can calm down and serve the country and benefit the people!"
"Yes! I will remember your Majesty's teachings!" Ding Wei responded quickly.
"Sun He?" Looking up, Liu Yang called out another person.
Right next to Ding Wei, a middle-aged man with an elegant demeanor stood up and behaved more calmly: "I'm here!"
Liu Yang said: "There are many talented people in this generation, but few are outstanding. I heard that you can recognize phonology at the age of ten, and you can quote scriptures when writing articles at the age of fifteen?"
When asked, Sun He seemed very humble: "Your Majesty's compliments are false, but I don't dare to accept them. When I write articles, I still want to learn. As for managing the world and achieving affairs, I am like a young boy."
Hearing his words, Liu Yang smiled and said nothing. He pondered a little, stood up slowly, walked to the throne, and said solemnly: "The two hundred and five Jinshi here are all talents carefully selected by the imperial court. You will be here in the future."
, you are bound to serve as officials, educate the people, govern, enforce the law, manage finances, and even join the army. I have only one piece of advice for you, apply what you have learned, serve the country and the people, and don’t live up to the hardships you endured in the first place.”
"I sincerely follow His Majesty's teachings!" Everyone worshiped in unison.
Liu Yang returned to the throne, glanced at Zheng Yuan, and said softly: "Announce the edict!"
Soon, the list of Jinke's first-class winners was officially announced. After a while, Ding Wei was ranked second, and Sun He was ranked number one!
Moreover, there are quite a lot of talents in this session. In addition to these three people, there are also Qian Ruoshui, Yu Xianke, Hong Zhan, Zeng Hui, Zhou Yi, etc.
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