There is nothing wrong with the fifth prince using the scientific examination to install his confidants. None of those princes or princes did this.
The selection of civil servants in Daqin is a triennial scientific examination. If you don't take this opportunity to place people, you will have no chance.
There is nothing wrong with the fifth prince planting dozens of people at once. As long as he is not targeted, no matter how big of a mistake he makes, it is not a mistake. The fifth prince's only mistake was that he was targeted by Qin Jiyan, and he added a lot of trouble to the fifth prince.
Fire makes the whole situation out of control.
Since that day, the fifth prince and Mr. Kang had a frank talk. Both the fifth prince and Mr. Kang were uneasy, and they were waiting for the palace examination to come.
The fifth prince and the people of HKUST were not disappointed. Something happened on the day of the imperial examination!
On the day of the palace examination, the candidates who were on the list all entered the palace according to the rules and took the examination in the main hall. Those students who did not pass the examination sat around the gate of Gongyuan.
Thousands of people were sitting just like this at the gate of Gongyuan. These people didn't make any trouble or make any noise. They just sat there, bringing their own dry food, and didn't move for a whole day.
When the emperor received the news, the imperial examination had already begun. Faced with the students' silent protests, the old emperor's first reaction was not that they were wronged, but that they were daring.
In the eyes of the old emperor, these students were challenging his authority, which was absolutely unacceptable.
"Lao Wu, take the people to expel all the students who are causing trouble, and those who disobey will be dismissed from their positions." Of course the old emperor knew that the fifth prince had tampered with the imperial examination, but as the fifth prince said, this was the old emperor's tacit approval, but
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The old emperor didn't know that the fifth prince had such a big appetite.
The fifth prince knew that this was a hard job, but today's scientific examination was related to him, and he simply could not refuse.
The fifth prince was distressed and led a large number of imperial troops to the outside of the Gongyuan. But when he arrived outside the Gongyuan, there was no one outside the Gongyuan. Thousands of students dispersed in a hurry. If it weren't for a few pieces of paper scattered on the ground, there would be almost no one there.
People know that a moment ago, this place was full of people.
It was a waste of time. Although I felt unlucky, it was better than having an accident. Generally speaking, the fifth prince was still very satisfied. This fully showed that those princes did not dare to challenge the country.
The fifth prince's heart finally dropped, and he immediately took people into the palace to recover. But he didn't know that before he stepped into the palace gate, the group of students sat back again, each with a space, sitting quietly at the gate of the Gongyuan, silently talking.
own grievances.
The literati of the Qin Dynasty had a high status and usually did not prevent students from talking about national affairs. If something like this happened in the past, these students would definitely have a quarrel, and in the end it would be the students who made the trouble who would suffer.
No emperor would like disobedient ministers, let alone those who oppose and question his orders.
Every time, there are always many people who have to devote their lives to this, but this time is different. In the eyes of many students, they were wronged because of the shady secrets of the scientific examination, but Feng Sijin, who is famous all over the world, and Jing Yan, who is famous in Jiangnan,
Even more wronged than them, these two people didn’t say anything, what else could they say?
The power of role models is infinite. In the eyes of the students, Feng Sijin and Jing Yan are role models for young people like them. They cannot learn from these two people, but one or two can always be done.
They don't make trouble, they don't argue, but when they are wronged, they still want to let people know. They express their grievances in a passive way that does not cause trouble to themselves.
All the candidates who took part in the scientific examination felt that they were wronged, and all the scholars felt that Feng Sijin had been wronged. But in fact, the grievances they all suffered together were greater than the grievances Bu Jiao Xiangdi suffered.
"Obviously I am a victim just like Feng Sijin. Why do all the scholars in the world only complain about Feng Sijin and don't see my grievances?"
"Obviously my talent and learning are second only to Feng Sijin, why did no one say a word for me when I fell into the top 100?"
"Is this the fate of the second child? But why is it my fault when I am accused of cheating the world and stealing my reputation for a false reputation?"
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Jiao Xiangdi truly felt that he had been wronged to death, and what made him most unhappy was that he had already decided not to take the palace exam, so why did his father force him to take the exam?
No matter how good he was in the Imperial Examination, he ranked over 100, which meant he would be a Jinshi, as was his wife's destiny. With this ranking, he would not be able to enter the court, let alone become an assistant minister in the cabinet, or even become a third-grade official with real power.
No officials of third rank or above in Da Qin were born with Jinshi.
Jiao Xiangdi came to take the palace examination with a lot of anger, but when he saw the questions of the palace examination, he laughed angrily.
The topic of today's imperial examination is actually about the fairness of scientific examinations
just?
Are the imperial examinations really fair?
A child from an aristocratic family has thousands of books at home, and has been taught by a famous teacher since he was born. A child from a poor family lives in a poor family and cannot even eat enough to eat, nor can he afford paper and pen. Are you sure there is any fairness?
In the scientific examination held every three years, you can still see children from poor families in the first class, but it is extremely rare for children from poor families to come forward in the second class. Is the scientific examination really fair?
Jiao Xiangdi can write a lot about the unfairness of the scientific examination. To say that it is fair, Jiao Xiangdi can't think of a few. But there is one thing that Jiao Xiangdi agrees with, that is, the scientific examination is the only way for children from poor families to enter the officialdom.
The way out, if there is no scientific examination, the children from poor families will have no success in their lives.
There are many disadvantages to the scientific examination, but one good thing is that it is relatively fair to scholars, and everyone can use the scientific examination to become an official. Although in the eyes of many people, this fairness is just a joke.
And this year, it is indeed a kind of "justice" to suppress the children of aristocratic families like him and Feng Sijin and mention a large number of students from poor families.
With this thought, Jiao Xiangdi's three views were finally corrected, and the depression in his heart became a little less. He picked up the pen, dipped in ink, and put down the pen. His literary thoughts surged like a spring, and he wrote a long paragraph without hesitation.
The positions in the palace examination are arranged according to the ranking on the list. Fortunately for Feng Sijin, there are still more than twenty people in front, and Jiao Xiangdi is a hundred people away, sitting almost at the door of the palace, only better than those sitting outside.
After all, Feng Sijin and Jiao Xiangdi were the sons of the first and second assistants of the dynasty. The old emperor also paid attention to these two people. He looked around and saw Feng Sijin sitting there quietly, feeling in his heart
Quite satisfied.
The old emperor actually thought highly of Feng Sijin, but those who were ranked ahead of Feng Sijin did write better articles than Feng Sijin. This is undisputed.
Seeing Feng Sijin, he couldn't help but think of Jiao Xiangdi again, but the old emperor searched around and couldn't find Jiao Xiangdi, so he immediately summoned his confidant eunuch, "Where is Mr. Jiao's son?"
The confidant eunuch had long expected this question and pointed to the door, "Your Majesty, Mr. Jiao did not do well in the exam this time. There are more than a hundred people sitting at the door of the palace."
"More than a hundred people?" The old emperor looked at him, but he was too far away. He vaguely saw a shadow and immediately frowned: "Turn back and submit his paper to me for review."
The old emperor didn't know Jiao Xiangdi's ranking before. He only looked at the few people in the front. When he heard that Jiao Xiangdi was ranked more than a hundred people, the old emperor's expression immediately changed: This year's scientific examination is
Isn't it too "fair"?
Just at this time, the fifth prince entered the palace in high spirits to resume his life...
A note to readers:
If you really want to face the wall and think about your mistakes, you should write it one day in advance. Alas...