Chapter 502 Major Reforms to the Imperial Examination
When Zhu Qizhen saw the two men looking unhappy, he asked, "Do you think there's something wrong with you two?"
Cao Nai had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Back to the emperor, Enke has always been a celebration of the country or a happy event in the court, but now it seems...not appropriate..."
Zhang Yi then said: "Next year will be the triennial Zhengke exam. Your Majesty, why not wait..."
Zhu Qizhen raised his hand, indicating that the two of them did not need to talk any more.
"Since the New Deal, the reform of the imperial examination has been going on, and I think it's time!"
When Cao Nai and Zhang Yi heard this, they felt a chill running down their spines.
It has been three years since the imperial examination system was reformed. The specific measure is to add an annual science examination.
Although many students give up the Four Books and Five Classics and switch to natural science, it is not easy to take this path. Even if they can stand out, most of them start from the lowest level of officials in various yamen. In a short period of time, it is impossible to shake the stereotyped writing.
The foundation of being a scholar.
What does the emperor mean when he says it's time?
Could it be that we must completely cancel the eight-part essay recruitment process...
In the past, if anyone dared to say that the imperial examination or stereotyped writing would be abolished, others would only regard it as a joke.
As the emperor's situation changed drastically and he completely lost trust in the civil service group, it would not be impossible for him to issue a decree to fundamentally destroy the imperial examination.
Zhu Qizhen said with a cold face: "Not only will Enke be opened, but from now on, the imperial examination will be held once a year, and the content of the examination will also be changed. This matter..."
Having said this, he paused for a moment and stared closely at Cao Nai and Zhang Yi.
"...I have decided not to worry about the cabinet and leave all the power to the Academy of Sciences!"
The faces of Cao and Zhang suddenly turned dark. For such a big matter, they directly skipped the cabinet. This was a clear plan to dig up the roots of civil servants!
For the emperor, the imperial examination was the way to obtain scholars.
However, for the civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty, what was the imperial examination?
It is their root, the root of the entire gentry of the Ming Dynasty!
If the Wenchen Group wants to become bigger and stronger and have successors, the only way is to take the imperial examination. This thing sounds fair and just, but in fact, there are many ways to do it!
To put it simply, there are at least 10,000 ways for the examiner to let anyone pass and who he does not want to pass!
Such as making appointments with students, leaking questions, selling words, changing papers, cutting papers...
Rules are dead, but people are alive. There are countless ways to engage in favoritism and malpractice in the imperial examinations. The final result is that teachers pave the way for students, and students work for teachers. In the final analysis, they form cliques.
Therefore, whoever dares to take action against the imperial examination is equivalent to going against all the nobles in the world.
When the emperor wanted to restructure the system, he only included regular examinations in natural sciences, which did not shake the foundation of the eight-part essay selection process. He was worried about this, but now everything has changed...
"Your Majesty, please think twice..."
"That's it. If the two Qings have nothing else to do, please go down first!"
After Zhu Qizhen finished speaking, he turned to look at Tuotao Buhua aside, and a thought flashed through his mind.
"Go back and tell your people that all my people in the Ming Dynasty, regardless of high or low, Mongolian or Han, will be treated equally in front of me and you can sign up!"
Tuotuo Buhua was very surprised, then scratched his head and said: "Your Majesty, are you kidding me? Our people don't even have Chinese characters, so what's the test?"
"You can learn if you don't know me. When you gain a foothold on the Yenisei River, I will build a school for you and send you teachers from the Academy of Sciences!"
Tuotuo Buhua was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "I would like to thank the Emperor for his kindness in advance!"
Zhu Qizhen continued: "From now on, the imperial examination will include martial arts subjects, physical fitness, boxing and kicking, riding and archery, military deductions, etc. Your people can prepare now!"
"Is this...is this okay?"
The smile on Tuoduobuhua's face has froze. He seems to be a little unbelievable. There is such a good thing in the world?
I originally thought that I would be satisfied if I could find a place to live.
Now the emperor not only agreed to send troops and provide weapons and equipment, but also added a martial arts subject to the imperial examination and asked his own tribe to participate by name. He really did not regard himself as an outsider!
Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said: "Since they are all my people, why not?"
"Also, although it is a martial arts test, you will be an official in the court in the future. If you don't know a single Chinese character, you will definitely not be able to do it. You should choose capable people now. I will add a school for you in the Academy of Sciences to teach the art of war. If you want to pass the test
Good results require hard work!"
Plop!
Tuo Tuo Bu Hua knelt down directly, her eyes filled with tears.
"Your Majesty is so kind to you, but I have nothing to repay you for it. From now on, as long as your Majesty gives you orders, my Tatar tribe will never frown. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by the Immortal God!"
Cao Nai and Zhang Yi stared at each other. In order to squeeze out the power of the original civil servants, the emperor now even gave favors to the Tatars.
If the new imperial examination is implemented, how can we still mess around in the future?
Just imagine, among the officials in the current dynasty, there were those who studied arithmetic, flood control, shipbuilding, farming, and there were also Mongol men who specialized in riding horses and fighting...
What is this all about?
If the dynasty is not dynasty, the country will not be a country!
Zhu Qizhen raised his head, with an unquestionable look in his eyes, and asked, "What else is going on with the Qing family?"
Cao Nai struggled for a long time, and finally said: "Your Majesty, I feel that it is inappropriate to tamper with the imperial examination. Please think again!"
"What's wrong?"
"The imperial examination is an ancestral law and the foundation of the imperial court. How can it be easily changed?"
I had no choice but to move the ancestral system out.
Zhu Qizhen smiled contemptuously and said: "In the ancestral system, officials embezzled fifty taels of silver and peeled off skins and stuffed them as grass. Should this rule be reinstated?"
"Ah, this...I'm resigning!"
Cao Nai was speechless for a moment, saluted hurriedly, turned around and ran away.
Zhang Yi didn't even dare to say anything and followed him out.
"Mr. Cao, what do you think about this...?"
"Shi Qian, can't you see it yet? Your Majesty... ugh!"
Cao Nai shook his head repeatedly and sighed.
"We have to find a way. If this continues, where will I have a foothold?"
"It's better not to think about it!"
Cao Nai said earnestly: "The last person who had this idea was Yang Dan. I don't want to go down and accompany him."
"Are we going to watch those random people come to the court, and those Mongolians, and they will be equal to me as officials in the future?"
"Of course I don't want to see this scene, but... so what?"
Cao Nai paused and then said, "Shiqian, do you have any regrets?"
Zhang Yi was stunned for a moment and asked: "What do you regret?"
"I regret not seizing power with Yang Dan. If successful, you will now be the chief minister of the cabinet. You can do whatever you want without consulting me."
"Mr. Cao, be careful what you say!"
Zhang Yi looked around subconsciously, but fortunately there was no one around.
"Mr. Cao, you want me to die!"
Cao Nai said sternly: "Since you don't want to die, from now on you can do whatever the emperor says and don't have any other ideas!"