As soon as Chenshi arrived, the door of an examination room near the arsenal was slowly opened. ↑
Heavily armed soldiers lined up on both sides of the gate, and their bright swords and guns were enough to deter any person or force who dared to cause trouble here.
The Shaofu Ling Cenmai stood at the door of the examination room, looking at the scholars who had lined up.
"Captain Yidu, the time has come, you can be released!" Cen Mai said softly to Captain Yi Zong, the Prince Consort who was standing next to him.
During this examination, the Han Dynasty implemented a double insurance responsibility system.
That is, in an examination room, a minister with the rank of Jiuqing and a general with more than two thousand dan are assigned.
If there is fraud, dereliction of duty or other major incidents in the examination room, then these two ministers will bow down and step down!
In terms of the system, the design of mutual supervision and restriction between civil servants and military officers can ensure to the greatest extent that no one can play tricks or open back doors.
Cen Mai and Yizong are jointly responsible for this examination room in the arsenal.
In the eyes of most people, Yi Zong was arranged to be responsible for the security and order of this examination room together with Cen Mai. In fact, it was a trick played by today's people to change the concept.
Prince Consort Yi Zong will be paired with Cen Mai after this examination. As long as there are no problems, after the examination, his status will quickly approach the level of Jiuqing.
In the future, you will have the foundation to be sent out to serve as a local county guard, or to go on an expedition with the seal of general.
Otherwise, generally when the emperor's ministers were sent abroad, they would start as military commanders at the level of county magistrate, captain or captain.
However, no one has any doubts about today's decision.
Once the emperor has his own courtiers, it is natural and correct for the emperor to cultivate his direct descendants who are loyal to him!
The late emperor came to power. Within a year, he killed Deng Tong, kicked out Zhang Shizhi, and made Wei Wan idle. He directly appointed Chao Cuo as internal history, and jumped to the position of Jiuqing in one step.
In contrast, today's methods and pace are much gentler than those of the previous emperor, and they are also more acceptable to others.
Because of this, the government and the opposition will acquiesce and even support many of the new monarch’s policy adjustments!
And Cen Mai was the one who benefited from Xinjun's behavior.
Originally, his position as the Shaofu Ling was not very stable. If the late emperor was still alive, I am afraid that someone would have to be replaced as the Shaofu Ling.
After the death of the late emperor, Cen Mai had even written a list of words - Han Dynasty ministers are generally very courageous and face-saving. Usually, the emperor only needs to give a slight hint to a certain minister, such as 'Qing Lao Ye' or '
If you say "you should set an example for the world", then this minister will honestly submit his speech and beg for his body.
For example, when Zhang Cang, Marquis of Peking, relied on his position as prime minister and refused to submit his resignation, not only would the emperor be disgusted, but public opinion would also generally condemn him.
And Cen Mai thought that he was not a direct descendant of the new monarch, and he did not have any special relationship with the new monarch. For such an important institution as the Shaofu, the new monarch must appoint a direct confidant to control it.
As a result, half a year has passed, and Cen Mai has not received any hint from the emperor to give young people a chance.
On the contrary, he was also commended by the emperor for his meritorious service in leading the Shaofu to cooperate with the Mohists in developing and researching waterwheels, blast furnaces and other technologies.
It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, Cen Mai feels that he should be able to retire safely as the Shaofu Ling.
In the Han Dynasty, those who can work stably in the Jiuqing position until they become official can basically become a member of the senior ministers and enjoy special treatment, and their descendants can enjoy their own political heritage.
It is precisely because of this that Cen Mai is now considered to be the most loyal to Liu Che, the new king, among all the Nine Ministers!
Yi Zong on the side did not know these reasons. After hearing what Cen Mai said, he quickly raised his hands and said: "Young man, I will listen to Mr. Cen in everything!"
Cen Mai nodded and ordered to the left and right: "Let's start letting people go! Let Yousi be ready to hand out the test papers. Also, notify the kitchen to prepare mung bean porridge and herbal tea. The weather is so hot, you must be prepared to prevent heatstroke. The imperial medical officer also
We must always be prepared to save others!”
Following Cen Mai's order, officials wearing official uniforms of various ranks immediately followed the order.
I have to say that Shaofu is indeed a weirdo.
This yamen, which only listened to the emperor's orders, was almost a small independent kingdom.
It has its own army, land, tax department, and judicial department.
It can produce everything that humans can produce now, from agricultural tools to sophisticated weapons and even large bronze ritual vessels.
It can also complete all engineering projects from road construction to city construction.
In other words, even if the other yamen of the Han Dynasty betrayed the emperor, as long as the Shaofu still obeyed the emperor himself, then the emperor still had a chance to make a comeback!
This is also the reason why the emperor of the Western Han Dynasty was so strong - even if the whole world betrayed him, so what, as long as the young man and the army still obeyed his orders, he could put everything back together.
At this time, under Cen Mai's order, the terrifying machine of the Shaofu quickly started operating efficiently.
With the energy of the Shaofu, it is naturally a piece of cake to supply and maintain summer supplies and medical services for a mere two thousand people.
However, today, the Shaofu needs to supply all reference scholars in Chang'an, so this resource is inevitably a bit tight.
However, as Cen Mai stands here, isn't it obvious at a glance where the resources should be prioritized?
After a while, an official from Qianshi came over and reported: "I am reporting to the Ming Dynasty, Captain, and I have been ordered to escort the test papers here. Please check them with the Ming Dynasty Captain!" Behind him were hundreds of fully armed officers.
Soldiers, these soldiers drove several blocked carriages.
After hearing this, Cen Mai and Yizong hurriedly stepped forward.
In order to prevent the test questions from being leaked before the exam, the Han Dynasty adopted extremely strict confidentiality measures this time.
For example, the test questions that will be taken today are asked by doctors from various schools of thought.
After these examination questions were completed, all the doctors were invited to live in the Weiyang Palace. An army ordered by the emperor to be transferred back from the Great Wall protected these people around the clock.
These doctors will only be allowed to leave Weiyang Palace after today's round of examinations.
In addition, all the staff, eunuchs, and plate-making and printing craftsmen who were involved in formulating the title or knowing the title were all in the same situation. Their personal freedom was restricted and they were not allowed to have contact with anyone.
Similarly, the officials, nobles, and celebrities who were responsible for the second round of examination questions were also protected in this way.
Under such measures, except for the emperor, the prime minister, and the imperial censor, it is impossible for anyone who knows the content of the test questions to be able to conduct public activities.
Cen Mai and Yizong naturally did not know the content of the test questions.
At this moment, of course they are also curious, what exactly will be tested in this first round?
Anyway, since the test questions have been escorted over, there is no need to avoid suspicion anymore.
So, Cen Mai took out the key, opened the sealed door of a carriage, and said to Yi Zong: "Lieutenant Yidu, why don't we take a look at the content of the test questions first?"
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