"Your Majesty, Tao Gu (Zhao Shangjiao), is here to see your Majesty!" Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu both entered the palace and bowed respectfully.
"Second Minister, without courtesy, I will give you a seat!"
After the daily sexual etiquette, Liu Chengyou couldn't wait to ask about the selection of materials.
Zhao Shangjiao has a dark complexion and beautiful appearance. He still looks elegant and graceful. His face is filled with joy. It seems that he has gained a lot this time.
However, even though he felt the emperor's urgent mood, Zhao Shangjiao still maintained his demeanor and said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, the total number of people who will enter the capital and take the exam this time is one thousand two hundred and thirty. Eight people, including 836 from the Jinshi Department, 237 from the Ming Jing Department, and the rest are all from the Ming Fa Department, Ming Shu Department and History Department..."
"There aren't many people!" Liu Chengyou sighed, and quickly asked: "How many people are there?"
"Your Majesty, after the provincial examinations conducted by the Minister of Economics and other subjects, 82 people were selected for the Jinshi subject, 36 people were selected for the Mingjing subject, and 23 people were selected for the remaining subjects." Tao Gu also actively stood up and reported. Said: "Since the country is short of talents and is in great need of talents, the selection criteria for ministers and other ministers have been slightly lowered in this promotion."
After hearing the report, Liu Chengyou secretly thought about it for a moment. According to this ratio, it is indeed too big.
"What policies should we examine for Jinshi's current affairs?" Liu Chengyou asked.
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Regarding the examination of the system, Liu Chengyou did not interfere too much and allowed Zhao Shangjiao and Tao Gu to develop. He did not attach too much importance to essays and scriptures. He only focused on policy questions. The edict delineated a scope: Qian Bless the New Deal.
"The officials are in charge of the Qing Dynasty; the capital is short of food; the criminal law does not advocate the problem; the water transportation is slow and sluggish; the supervision does not promote the affairs; ministers and others will come up with questions to ask!" Zhao handed over his hand and reported.
"The things that I have observed are very close to current affairs. However, if I refer to the answers given by scholars and senior officials, can they all be accurate?" Liu Chengyou thought for a while and asked.
Hearing this question, Tao Gu responded very actively: "There are good and bad scholars, so it is impossible for everyone to give an fluent answer. According to the observations of ministers and others, among the scholars who should be examined, there are only two people who have a thorough understanding of everything and what they say." In order, they must be ranked first! However, the ministers have been arguing for a long time about who is superior, and it is difficult to come up with an outcome. The ranking has not been determined, so I will submit it to His Majesty's Holy Judgment!"
"Which two people?" Liu Chengyou became more and more interested.
"Wang Pu of Yunzhou, Wang Pu of Taiyuan!" Tao Gu said.
With a raised brow, Liu Chengyou's face flashed with a very obvious look of surprise, but after the surprise, it was filled with joy, and he quickly regained his composure. Even seeing Zhao Kuangyin, Liu Chengyou was able to treat him calmly, and what's more, this was just "two "King", it is really difficult to make him feel too much.
However, joy is unavoidable when hearing about talented people. In official history, both Wang Pu and Wang Pu were very famous ministers in the Zhou Dynasty. Liu Chengyou has a little knowledge of this period of history, although he cannot say that he knows it in detail. , but I have heard about it, and at least the names of the two kings are quite impressive. As for whether they have the same name rather than the person, Liu Chengyou doesn't think it is that "coincident".
Wang Pu became an official in the Later Han Dynasty, but he was discovered by Guo Wei early. After the Guangshun dynasty, he was moved to the prime minister position. Guo Wei left many capable and brave generals to Guo Rong, and Wang Pu was the best among them. In the process of destroying the Eight Wastelands, he played a very important role.
As for Wang Pu, a model of late bloomer, he was promoted by Guo Rong. With his outstanding political and military talents, he and Guo Rong created a virtuous dynasty. He dedicated himself to death and died. Although it was short-lived, it was glorious enough. An article called "Political Border Policy" refined a strategy of "first south then north" and it became popular all over the world.
"These are the poems and essays written by the two of them during the examination!" Seeing Liu Chengyou's interested expression, he took out two albums from his sleeves and presented them.
Liu Chengyou took it and began to read it. Liu Chengyou was not interested in the poems and his appreciation level was not enough. He browsed it for a while, focusing on the policy. As Zhao and Tao said, he pointed out the shortcomings of the times and had something to say. Wang Pu was probably older. For many reasons, he had an insight into world affairs and did not show any sharpness in his words. On the contrary, Wang Pu appeared young and vigorous, had a direct understanding of current affairs, and showed his knowledge and ability.
After putting down the album, Liu Chengyou became more and more calm.
After listening to Zhao and Tao Zhi's report, Liu Chengyou had a general understanding of the system. He thought less about it, put on a gentle face towards them, and said, "Thank you, sir, for taking care of the system." ,I am very satisfied!”
They looked at each other, and even though they were disgusted with each other, Zhao Shanggao and Tao Gu still replied in a tacit understanding: "Selecting talents for the country, I don't dare to express my hardships!"
Liu Chengyou nodded, his eyes wandered, and ordered: "Under the system, if you pass the provincial examination and pass the Jinshi in various subjects, you will enter the palace at midnight tomorrow and go to the Guangzheng Hall. Regardless of the subjects, I will personally set the test questions and select the top candidate. The ranking was re-determined. The chief ministers and the heroes of the three halls were appointed as companions and co-supervisors."
The two people couldn't help but look at each other and were both surprised. There was a precedent for this "palace examination" in the Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. However, after the provincial examination was conducted to determine the ranking, it was rare to add another round of palace examination, just for the sake of a "top scholar". ?
Although they had doubts in their hearts, the two responded very simply.
An idea suddenly occurred to Liu Chengyou, but he thought of the three-level examination rules for selecting candidates for tribute examinations since the Song and Yuan Dynasties. They have been implemented for so long, and they have their own reasons and can be followed. However, this time, it was the result of completely abandoning the "provincial examination". The order of merit will be determined by one discussion.
Moreover, Liu Chengyou considered this, and more importantly, he wanted to show his importance to scholars and talented people. On the other hand, after passing the palace examination, he could also focus on promoting the gimmick of "the emperor's disciples".
Zhao and Tao hurriedly responded to the order. They had to quickly prepare for the palace examination, the examination process, publish the announcement list, and notify the more than 100 scholars who passed the exam. Liu Chengyou gave them one day. But it's a bit rushed.
In fact, most of the scholars referred to in this election were basically staying at their registered residences, waiting for the court's follow-up arrangements. Basically, they were waiting for the emperor's disposal.
Soon, the news of the palace examination spread, and the response was not small. There were hundreds or dozens of scholars who passed the provincial examination, and many people criticized it. Although the number of candidates was not large this time, there were quite a few admitted. However, what Tao Gu said about lowering the requirements is that compared to before, the specific test questions are still difficult, especially the five items of current affairs.
After finally passing the exam, I was told that I would have to take another round of exams and my ranking would be reset. However, for most people, it was joy and excitement. In the palace exam, the emperor personally set the questions, and all the ministers supervised the exam, and the imperial exam was awarded the top prize... ...
It seems that the spring of scholars is coming.
Except for a few unlucky ones who were not in Tokyo and missed the event, everyone took the exam honestly.
At the south gate of the imperial city, more than a hundred people gathered here early in the morning. They waited obediently until dawn. With the identity certificates issued by the Ministry of Tribute yesterday, they entered the palace and were guided to Guangzheng Hall.
The preparations were rushed, and Liu Chengyou didn't like the tedious process. After simplifying the process, more than a hundred people sat down and waited for the test questions.
When the hour came, Zhao Shanggao personally held the examination questions written by Liu Chengyou, entered the hall, and read them out loud.