Many people saw Qin Wenyuan enter the palace, and after the servant, the emperor, and the prince saluted each other, they all saluted each other.
Li Shimin said.
"I have learned that today's discussion in the palace is about the opening of schools and the selection of Confucian scholars. The prince oversees the country and has received the full help of all the ministers in handling such important matters. I am very pleased to have you gather in the palace, but the details of it have yet to be discussed and confirmed. "
Kong Yingda waited for the emperor to finish speaking and couldn't wait to stand up.
"Your Majesty, the old ministers believe that the opening of the examination is a grand event in the court, and the examination questions should be the top priority. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said at the meeting that the Imperial College uses the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs to measure the cultural level of the candidates, and uses the policies and opinions of the King of Qi to select talents. According to the standard, the veteran does not think that this approach is correct. This is because the political policies of the King of Qi are biased towards people's livelihood affairs, making the people rich and powerful and neglecting the fundamentals of the government's governance of the people. Officials should use the sage Shang Yang to weaken the people, poor people, and tired people. If you humiliate and fool the people and bring them into submission, you should use ruthless people to govern the good people, and this is the best way to govern the country!"
After listening to Kong Yingda's words, Qin Wenyuan finally understood the main idea of the imperial government. Isn't it to govern the people in poverty and become a walking corpse without any thoughts, so that the people are at the mercy of the powerful, puppets with no resistance and no complaints? Well, that's really too much to deceive.
Qin Wenyuan was silent, with anger on his face, and he was thinking secretly.
"The reason why the world is suffering is because of traitors like you!"
Li Shimin had already noticed that Qin Wenyuan was unhappy and saw that he was silent. He secretly praised that this boy was now an official and he was much more mature. He no longer got angry in public at the slightest dissatisfaction like in the past.
Kong Yingda's words cited the sages' governance strategies, which made it difficult for many ministers in the palace to say anything. Fang Xuanling, Liu Zi, Li Xiaogong, and Gao Shilian must have agreed with these words, but they actually laughed in front of the emperor and told the prince to remember it. This noble theory of governing the country.
Wei Zhengxu didn't think that Shang Yang's method of controlling the people in history was correct, so he stood up and wanted to change the topic and started to speak.
"Today's discussion is to discuss the details of the scientific examination. What should be the focus of the court's thinking in setting the questions? King Qi may wish to share his thoughts."
Qin Wenyuan heard what Wei Zheng said, and after pondering for a moment, he said with a sad expression.
“The purpose of imperial examinations is to select political talents. The most important thing is not how knowledgeable these talents are, but how the imperial court’s basic principles and policies of governing the country lead them to act. Without a correct political strategy, even if there are thousands of great people, What's the use of talent? For example, after being selected as officials, the talents will have political ideas that fool the people. I have no interest in such scientific examinations. You can do whatever you want."
Li Shimin didn't expect Qin Wenyuan to have such thoughts, so he sat on the couch and frowned.
"Then what do you think it should be?"
"Alas! I don't want to talk anymore, let alone argue with Mr. Kong. Since the emperor asked about it, let's talk about it!"
"Wei Chen believes that if you want to make the empire strong, you must first put people first, and govern the officials first, rather than blinding the people, making the country strong and the people weak. Although Shang Yang's method was successful for a while, it seemed to make the country strong, but it was not the case at the time. , is to commit suicide. Such a state governance strategy that only respects Confucianism and severe criminal laws, and uses the powerful power of the country to implement violent policies, how can it make all nations respect it? It is at best a superficial state governance theory. Just imagine a mean young man Well, can a treacherous villain who does not know the great love of the world and only knows how to please Qin Xiaogong be considered a sage? Can a politician who worsens the wealth gap in the country and affects social stability be considered a sage? Throughout history, Wei Chen believes that the Qin Dynasty The demise has nothing to do with Shang Yang's strategy of governing the country. It is really disappointing that such a cruel official who was executed by car-breaking was actually praised by the Imperial Academy, which symbolizes the highest academic institution in the country."
When Qin Wenyuan said this, Kong Yingda's face was also red and white, and he was breathing rapidly.
Fang Xuanling, Liu Zi, Li Xiaogong, Gao Shilian, etc. also fell into the novel comments on Shang Yang.
Qin Wenyuan continued regardless of what everyone thought.
"A strong country will make its people strong, a rich country will make its people rich, and a prosperous country will make the nation prosperous. This is the way to make a strong country! If the court selects talents and serves as officials, it will only serve the interests of the few and not the interests of the majority.
The policy of government is to put interests first. What is the use of these talents who are learned and rich? If the emperor thinks that what the minister said is inappropriate, he begs the emperor to allow the minister to return to his post. The prince will find another job and assist the left, so as to avoid the minister.
Waiting for untimely thoughts to mislead the prince."
At this point, Li Shimin finally figured out why Qin Wenyuan was incompatible with many ministers in the imperial court, but it turned out that it was all because of the different ideas of officials. On one side, he wanted to protect the rights of those with vested interests, and on the other side, he thought about the welfare of the people in the world.
Looking at the Northeast, the current development of Qizhou, with Qin Wenyuan's strategic governance, the two places can be said to be the richest areas in the Tang Dynasty, and the people are the happiest. Their political form is clear, the society is stable, and the army is strong.
What's rare is that Qin Wenyuan, a boy with kindness and power, enlightened all the people and freed them from the dire straits of life. He made many ethnic minority forces regard the Qin family as gods and was willing to drive them. This made the originally complicated ethnic minority and people in the Northeast become more powerful.
The way the Han people get along with each other is becoming more and more harmonious. How can this man's talent in governing the country be matched by others?
When Li Shimin thought of this, he no longer cared about what other ministers thought, and immediately made a decision.
"In this scientific examination, Prince Li Zhi's proposal in the court meeting was approved. The questions based on the Four Books and Five Classics published by the Imperial Academy, poems and poems were used to assess the cultural accomplishment and quality of the candidates. All the children of the innocent families of the Tang Dynasty, regardless of their rich or poor status, were
You can apply for the examination, and Qin Wenyuan will propose the policy essay questions. The imperial court will select the candidates based on their literary talent, ideas, and political opinions in answering the questions. Zhongshu will pass the decree to all states in the Tang Dynasty and inform the imperial court about the opening of the scientific examination."
"After the scientific examination of the martial arts examination, Qin Wenyuan, Li Jing, and Li Xiaogong will be the main examiners. The written examination will be based on military tactics, battle formations, and marching strategies. The first place will be won in the school field competition, and the person with the first overall score will be the champion in martial arts."
"He was granted the titles of Xu Tianyi and the Third Division, the Crown Prince's Tutor, and the Order of Zhongshu Ling! Assist the Crown Prince in completing this major scientific examination."
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Prince Li Zhi had previously heard Qin Wenyuan's report that he wanted to return to the northeast. The boy was nervous, fearing that his father would grant Xu Tian's request.
Thinking of the great situation now, the East Palace has the support of Qin Wenyuan, so it is natural to have peace of mind. Losing this arm would cost my life.
Li Zhi thought, after his father issued a decree to confer a title on Qin Wenyuan, after Qin Wenyuan accepted the decree, the boy could relax his nervousness.
The imperial court held an imperial examination to select talents, and the news spread throughout the cities of the Tang Dynasty. The stipulation that everyone, regardless of wealth or status, could apply for the examination, which made all the poor people and poor people in the world rejoice.
Long live the earth and mountains.
When the news reached the palace, Li Shimin was overjoyed. This was the most gratifying thing for the emperor. Nothing could compare with the support of all the people.
The imperial court issued another imperial edict to all states. All poor children who are qualified to take the scientific examination in Beijing and have insufficient financial support will be financed by the local yamen. No candidates shall be left behind. Otherwise, the yamen officials will be held accountable. In the least case, they will be exiled, and in the worst case, they will be exiled.
Submitted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial.
For a time, the poor people in all the cities and towns of the Tang Dynasty were joyful and praised the emperor's kindness.
All the aristocratic families in Chang'an City, the nobles of the court, and even the gentry, merchants and wealthy families were all moving around, hoping that their children could gain fame in this imperial examination.
The five surnames of the Tang Dynasty include the Changsun family, the Wei family, the Wang family, the Xiao family, the Cui family, the Zheng family, the Lu family, etc. They all use their own methods, either to the empress in the palace or to the family members who serve in the government offices.
Everywhere, they are trying to use means and give good greetings in advance so that the children of the clan can get some care during the exam.
The residences of General Zuojianmen of the Imperial Court, Sun Heng'an, the Duke of Qingdu County, and Sun Anye, the Duke of Xue State, were all busy during this period.
These two are the brothers of Changsun Wuji. After Changsun Wuji was killed by Xu Tian, he had no choice but to avoid the Xu family and buried his hatred in his heart. He strictly ordered the children of the family not to have any interaction with Xu Tian. Remember: "
A gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years!" the admonition.
The death of Empress Changsun weakened the power of the Changsun family in the court. It was time to use this scientific examination to make the children of the family stand out. Since the prince Li Zhi was the chief official of this imperial examination, and Li Zhi was his sister's biological son,
Thinking that the prince should give some face to the eldest grandson's family no matter what.
After the two brothers met the prince Li Zhi, they shared their plans. Although Li Zhi was pure-hearted and wanted to help his mother's descendants, he did not dare to agree to help him cheat in the exam.
Obtaining fame in the examination should lead to a more powerful official position in the court.
It was this agreement that made the eldest son's family extremely happy. The children of the homesick family had been reading poetry and books since they were young, and it should not be a big problem to gain fame in the imperial examinations. But the ministers who knew that the two brothers had asked to see the prince at this time, how could they
Knowing the details, they all came up with the idea of taking this big ship. Suddenly, there were so many great people from all walks of life visiting the brother's mansion that it was really crowded.
On this day, Sun Anye, the eldest son of Xue Guogong, once again held a banquet in the mansion of the elders of the major families gathered in Chang'an. Naturally, the banquet was about discussing the upcoming scientific research conducted by the imperial court, and some elders of the Wang family complained bitterly.
"Do you take this matter lightly and think that today, as in the past, every family has children entering the court? I really don't know what it means, but Xu Tian is so easy to get along with that now all untouchables can enter the court and serve as officials.
The pie is only so big, so the competition is quite fierce, so let’s each beg for God’s blessing!”
After the Wang family elder said this, everyone at the table began to express their thoughts on this topic, but they couldn't come up with any good ideas.
"Alas! The son-in-law of the Lu family is really ignorant of current affairs. Can you guys think of a good way to make it work for us?"
"You Wang family really dare to think! That boy is the emperor's will. He dares to disobey it even if he thinks it is inappropriate. How can he listen to our good intentions?"
"Can you give the King of Qi some property and women to open up the relationship so that our disciples can know the policy topics of this assessment and prepare in advance?"
"Is the King of Qi a man who is short of money and women? Don't come up with useless ideas. Each family should clean up their own affairs and try their best to have truly talented children in the family to take the exams. Alas! It's different now.
In the past, it was probably not easy for the family members to easily enter the court and serve as officials."
The eldest son's family held such a banquet just to get all the families to share their hatred for Qin Wenyuan. Now it seems that although every family is dissatisfied with Qin Wenyuan, no one dares to mention how to deal with Qin Wenyuan, which makes eldest son Anye very angry.
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Before the scientific examination, there were many visitors in the "Prince Qi's Mansion". People from the Lu family and the Cui family met Qin Wenyuan and talked about the examination, Xu Tian said with a smile.
"You take this matter too seriously and use it as a way to advance to become an official. I think it is unnecessary. It should be noted that everyone has their own advantages. As the saying goes, if you can be the number one scholar in your practice, there is gold.
Everything can shine! Why do you have to be an official? Looking at the world's heroes, several of them were born in the imperial examination. There is no need to talk about this matter. As the examiner this time, the person who sets the question must set an example.
We will never allow adultery and fraud to occur. You should encourage the younger members of the clan to act according to their abilities."
All the relatives and friends who went to Qin Wenyuan's house heard this man's firm words and understood his personality. They all understood that this exam was really based on ability. They put aside the opportunistic methods of the past and strictly ordered the members of the family to
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After several months of examinations to select Confucian students in various prefectures and cities in the Tang Dynasty, the Confucian students who went to the capital of Chang'an to take the examination rushed to the capital from east to west, north and south on foot, on horseback, or in carriages when the examination was approaching.
These young students all yearned for a bright future in their hearts. They came from poor families. They were not dressed in Confucian clothes. Although the robes of poor children were old and even patched, they were still clean.
The gentle scholar's appearance on the official road is the envy of roadside vendors and farmers in the fields.
Some farmers and peasant women looked at these Confucian scholars and said with emotion.
"His father, our family should also let our children go to a school to study. In the future, they can be like these little brothers. If they can make some achievements, wouldn't it also give our family face?"
"My wife, what I have said is that you should do more work for your husband so that the family can have more money and let our children go to a school to study."
It seems that such words are heard everywhere, how pitiful the hearts of parents in the world! Who doesn’t want their children to get ahead?
On the way to Chang'an City, the restaurants, inns, and inns along the way had already received greetings from the government, and they all provided enthusiastic services to the candidates and should not neglect them.
At this time, in Chang'an City, according to the order of Prince Li Zhi, the four gate guards were not allowed to make things difficult for the Confucian students who came into the city to take exams. In addition to the Jingzhao Yin Yamen strengthening the security in the city, many Wuhou and Qianniu Guard soldiers were patrolled in the city.
, its purpose is to create a good examination environment for candidates.
The Imperial College had already put the questions to test the cultural level of the candidates, including the Four Books and Five Classics, poems and songs in a certain proportion, into an examination bag and handed it over to the imperial guards for guarding. No one was allowed to approach.
In April of the 16th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the spring examination for the imperial court to select scholars officially began.