After Liu Lin returned to the court, the dispute over Liu Bei's reward that had been quarreling between the court and the court came to fruition. Liu Bei was named a former general. As for whether Liu Bei was a member of the clan, Liu Lin suggested that Zongzheng Temple, together with the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites, investigate.
Although Liu Xie still wanted to persist in making a decision, he still retreated when faced with Liu Lin's gaze. After all, all military and political power was now in Liu Lin's hands. If Liu Lin was angered, the gains would outweigh the losses.
After that came the matter of the Japanese nation being granted a title. Liu Xie named the queen of the Japanese kingdom, Beimihu, the "Japanese King of the Han Dynasty" and awarded her the gold seal. As for the designation of the Hizen area as a naval base, it was not written in the peace petition. After all,
Liu Lin's army has not yet been made public. After these political affairs were resolved, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites jointly announced that the highly anticipated autumn examination would be held in three days. This was the first imperial examination established in the new Han Dynasty.
, more than a hundred people will be recruited to supplement the officials in short supply in the counties and counties of Bingzhou, Jizhou and the central court, so it attracts special attention.
This time the imperial examination is different from the Youzhou imperial examination two years ago. The Youzhou imperial examination two years ago were basically students from Yanjing Academy. A little further away were the students from poor families in Jizhou. There were not many well-educated people.
But this time it was different. Most of the people who came here were well-educated scholars, and the government did not interfere much in their daily lives. There were many inns and restaurants in Jizhou, and Yanjing College could also stay there, so there was no problem in providing food and lodging for more than ten thousand scholars.
, and if you are a scholar recommended by the county school, you can also get a certain allowance for food and accommodation.
This scientific examination is extremely important to Liu Lin. It is to prove his reform line to the whole world, and it is also a challenge to the famous families all over the world. If you want to be an official, you must pass the scientific examination, and then rely on the recommendation of filial piety and integrity.
If it doesn't work, he wants to make this scientific examination deeply rooted in the hearts of the people so that various reforms can be carried out smoothly.
At this time, tens of thousands of scholars from Youzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou and all over the country gathered in Jizhou City, waiting to take part in this imperial examination that could change their life and destiny.
Yanjing Academy is the largest academy in Youzhou and the largest public academy in Han Dynasty. Its predecessor was Yingchuan Academy. However, now various school regulations have gradually been improved and there is no shadow of Yingchuan Academy. Currently, there are more than a thousand scholars.
Liu Lin is studying here, and there are many children of Youzhou officials and aristocratic families, and there are fewer children from poor families. Although Liu Lin is well-educated here, after all, it has only been a few years since education was implemented. In the past, educational resources were basically
They are all monopolized by aristocratic families. In fact, most of the scholars who passed the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination are still children of famous families. Even in the first Youzhou imperial examination, Mao Jie, Cui Yan, and Liang Xi ranked first
, they were all children of noble families, but they were just concubines in a side house. The imperial examination only slightly opened a crack in the door for the children from poor families, but even this crack in the door was met with strong opposition from the veterans in the court.
It's approaching noon. The morning classes in the college have ended, and a dozen students and students are sitting together chatting. This autumn exam, nearly 30% of the students in the college will participate, and these dozen students are also among the participants. These dozen people
Some are the children of officials, and some are children of famous families from various counties, that is, small and famous families, but they are also considered to be big families in their hometown and county.
"I heard that more than 10,000 people participated in the autumn examination, but only 100 people were admitted, and only one person was selected from 100 people. Is there any hope for us people?" A tall and fat student complained.
Another student from Shangdang County also sighed: "In order to enter the academy, our family head tried hard to find connections with the prefect, and only got two places. He thought that after entering the academy, he would be able to secure an official position. But in the end, he still
If I take exams like those country bumpkins with hoes, what's the point of studying in this academy?"
"Actually, my Han Academy can also recommend people to become officials, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other prime ministers, but now it is easy to apply them all to take the imperial examination. There is really no point in studying in this academy."
"You can't say that. Can those country bumpkins with hoes listen to the great Confucian lectures like you? Is it possible that their understanding of the meaning of the scriptures is correct? Even if they live in poverty for ten years, have no connections, and no connections, will they still fail in the end?"
"It's just a joke at fifty steps!" The student from Shangdang County sneered: "There are only a hundred places in total. How many do you think our academy can get? Now the Dong family, Fu family, Yang family and those
There are as many as 2,000 disciples from the wealthy families who came from Chang'an, and their points are not enough! Who are we, and what is the difference between us and those children from poor families? This time the main examination is completed, and with him as the final reviewer, I will be judged.
Half of those admitted are children of these wealthy families."
"Impossible, aren't there Cai Gong and Xun Gong? They are the mountain chiefs of our academy!" said a disciple, "Huh, don't you know it now? Now that King Yan has been suppressed by them, then
What can Duke Cai and Duke Xun do?"
"What? Really? Where did you get the news?" Everyone asked in unison. The disciple looked around and whispered: "Don't you know about Liu Bei? This is how they started to report to King Yan.
Are you getting angry?" "No way! Can the King of Yan just let those people do whatever they want?" one of the disciples said. At this time, everyone saw Cai Yong walking towards this side with an unhappy face. Everyone quickly dispersed and shouted loudly.
Said: "Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's go to Ankang Restaurant for a drink."
More than a dozen scholars were in high spirits, each collected a little money, and headed towards Ankang Restaurant. Ankang Restaurant has long been famous in Jizhou, and it is a favorite place for scholars to eat and drink. For a while, it was famous, and secondly, it can be taken from here.
After receiving some news, the New Han Dynasty announced that it would hold the imperial examination. For nearly two months, there were customers here every day and business was booming.
Ankang Restaurant is not far from Yanjing Academy. It is just a few hundred steps away from the gate. It is noon and the restaurant is crowded with scholars who come to eat and drink. Almost half of them are students and disciples of the academy, and there are also people from
There were children from famous families from all over the country, and there were even a dozen children from poor families. It could be seen from their clothes that they were wearing commoners and scarves on their heads. The food and wine they ordered were also the cheapest. They hid in a corner and occupied two rooms.
At the table, while drinking, they listened with open ears to the talk of the disciples of the aristocratic family. Indeed, the exam will be held in three days, and it is very important for them to get some news about the test questions. A dozen students from the academy walked into the restaurant,
After searching around, they finally found an empty seat in a corner on the second floor. More than a dozen people sat down and called the waiters to come forward and order drinks and food.