The imperial examination system is undoubtedly the greatest invention of ancient China's political system.
Even in that world more than two thousand years later, the imperial examination system was still prosperous and spread all over the world. Although the imperial examination system at that time had changed its form and was called the civil service examination.
In the civil service examination held every year in the Great Celestial Empire, candidates are like crucian carp crossing the river. In order to get a quota, countless people study hard and spend their time in poverty.
The situation in other countries is similar.
Ease, stability, comfort and dignity are synonymous with civil servants.
Whether it is called the imperial examination or the civil service examination, the essence is the same, which is to find operators for the state machine!
Liu De looked at Cheap Daddy and said: "Recently, I often wander around the streets of Chang'an, inspecting the market incognito. I often see poor and down-and-out scholars. They traveled thousands of miles and traveled across mountains and rivers to come to Chang'an, just for a person."
We hope to gain glory and wealth from heaven, but unfortunately, our Han family system only allows recommendation, but the threshold required for recommendation is too high, and few people in this generation can cross it..."
Liu De talks about it.
What he said were all facts. At this time, Chang'an was the capital of the Han family and the best place in the world. Just like Beijing in the later great dynasties, there was a special group living there.
Beijing has Beipiao, and Chang'an has Changpiao.
Beidiao works hard, strives, and strives for his dreams. Most people's lives are not optimistic, and some even live precariously.
The situation in Changdiao is even more miserable than that in Beidiao.
The main groups of Changpiao are scholars from various schools of thought from all over Guandong.
Having lived as a prince for more than ten years in his previous life, Liu De knew to some extent the situation of the scholars in the world today.
Since the war in the early Han Dynasty gradually extinguished and the world restored stability, the descendants of various university sects who had been driven everywhere by the war and had no place to live were finally able to settle down and spread their knowledge.
The first to jump out and establish the school was Confucianism, and then other schools followed suit.
But because Confucianism was bolder, moved faster, and had a more systematic teaching model, it gradually began to overwhelm other scholars and occupied the mainstream position among scholars.
What did Confucians do?
Taking the situation at this time as an example, Hu Wusheng, as the sixth generation direct descendant of Gongyang Chunqiu, recruited scholars from all over the world in Lutai and refused to accept anyone who came.
It can be said that there is a gathering of talents under his sect.
Later ministers such as Gongsun Hong all came from his disciples.
Hu Wusheng's younger brother Dong Zhongshu founded a sect in Guangchuan and also attracted scholars from all over the world.
In the Lu region, Shen Gong, the contemporary heir to the Book of Songs, was highly respected and had disciples throughout the government and the public. For example, King Liu Wu of Chu once attended classes under Shen Gong. Later, Zhao Wan and Wang Zang, who were in charge of Liu Che's Jianyuan New Deal, were all his disciples.
Fu Sheng, a native of Jinan, is another legend. He was an old intellectual who survived the war in the late Qin Dynasty. He kept in his hand the original fragments of "Shang Shu", totaling twenty-nine chapters.
Fusheng was already famous all over the world during the reign of Liu De's grandfather Liu Heng.
How did Chao Cuo get involved?
It was because he was appointed by Liu Heng as an envoy to visit Fu Sheng in Jinan and invited him to enjoy the blessings in Chang'an.
Why did such a good thing happen to Chao Cuo, who was still unknown at the time?
Because the envoy sent earlier could not communicate with Fu Sheng...
Fu Sheng was an intellectual of the older generation and spoke the authentic dialect of the Qi State during the Warring States Period, while the ministers of the Han family spoke the Mandarin of Guanzhong...
Therefore, Chao Cuo, who knew some Qi dialects during the Warring States Period, was sent to complete this task.
It can be seen that even in this pre-Christian era, it is very important to master a language!
These top scholars are certainly beautiful.
But that may not be the case for his disciples.
The cultural world that began to revive during the period of Empress Lu has developed to this day, and has trained hundreds of thousands of scholars of all kinds.
But it is impossible for most of these people to be recommended and become bureaucrats.
Therefore, some of these people chose to stay near the palaces of princes and kings in various places, hoping to gain the attention of princes and kings and realize their dreams.
Those with greater ambitions came directly to Chang'an and stayed in Chang'an, forming the Changdiao community.
However, living in Chang'an is not easy.
It takes perseverance to survive in Chang'an.
For example, Zhu Maichen, the protagonist of the later famous inspirational story, was once a member of Changpiao. How did he survive in Chang'an before he became successful?
Historical records record that Zhu Maichen even had to rely on charity from his fellow villagers in Chang'an to survive.
Another minister of the Liu Che Dynasty, Gongsun Hong, was also a member of the Changpiao group, but he was lucky enough to get involved in the Jianyuan New Deal and get an official position after a short period of time.
Master Fuyan also served as a Changdiao, but he was a little worse than Gongsun Hong. He relied on taking refuge in Wei Qing to avoid starving to death.
These are all those who have made their mark, and those who have not made it are undoubtedly miserable.
Like Zhu Maichen, if he hadn't met fellow villager Yan Zhu to help him, he probably wouldn't have been able to get ahead in his life.
According to Liu De's understanding, the vast majority of Changpiao people make a living by copying letters and doing chores in Chang'an.
These people lingered in Chang'an. After copying letters and doing chores every day, and collecting a few days' food expenses, they went out and delivered their poems, poems, and essays at the gates of the residences of princes, nobles, and ministers.
I hope to be valued by a noble person and rise to the top.
The best example is that not long ago, Yan Ji from Kuaiji succeeded in impressing Liu De's uncle Liu Wu with a few poems. He became a close confidant of the King of Liang and was awarded an official.
Usually, every time such good news comes out, it stimulates those scholars who are almost unable to hold on anymore, grit their teeth and continue to insist on staying in Chang'an.
In Liu De's previous life, there were more than a dozen scholars in Liu De's Hejian palace who couldn't survive in Chang'an and had to find another way out, and were recruited by him. Whenever Liu De asked about their wandering life in Chang'an, these people usually burst into tears.
With tears streaming down their faces, everyone was in agony when talking about the difficult years in Chang'an.
Liu De also talked to them about various issues of the imperial examination and discussed the details of how to implement the imperial examination.
Therefore, Liu De did not do it impulsively, but after careful consideration, and all the details and aspects had been scrutinized countless times in his previous life.
Thinking about all the things in his previous life, Liu De continued: "My generation lingered in Chang'an, running around for a living every day, succumbing to the scoundrels of the market, and suffering the hardships of the world. However, they were not taken seriously by the court for a long time. If things go on like this, it is inevitable that there will be a lot of resentment. For me,
It’s not good for the Han family!”
Liu De was naturally a bit exaggerated.
However, Liu Qi had to pay attention to what Liu De said.
The reason is very simple. Those who are qualified to come to Chang'an and become a long-term drifter must at least belong to the local small landlord class.
Otherwise, they won't even be able to enter Hangu Pass!
These people have been trapped in Chang'an for a long time and lived in poverty. As time goes by, it is inevitable that they will not develop resentment against the Han royal family.
As the emperor, the resentment of one or two small landowners is naturally nothing.
But what if there are one thousand and ten thousand?
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