Shirenyuan knew that imperial edicts were made externally.
In the Song Dynasty, the two systems of officials were extremely important. There were two governments that must be derived from the two systems, and the two systems must be derived from the pavilion. The pavilion is the place where prime ministers are stored and talents are nurtured.
Now the ministers of the two systems are discussing the rankings of this system examination.
The director of the system must be recommended by two ministers, and more than thirty people were recommended this time.
However, these thirty-odd people are not able to directly participate in the Secret Pavilion Examination. Two system officials need to screen out suitable candidates through the examination papers submitted by the thirty-odd people.
Nominations were made first, followed by a two-step screening process, then the Six Secret Pavilion Examinations, which were as difficult as climbing to heaven, and finally the Imperial Examinations were personally conducted by the emperor.
Since the Song Dynasty opened the subject, only more than 30 candidates were admitted, and Emperor Renzong only admitted 12 during his more than 40 years of reign. The candidates who finally entered the subject passed through each level one after another in this way.
Now the ministers of the two systems are sifting through the papers.
External producers include Zu Wu Ze, Hu Su, Wang Anshi, Zhang Gui, Shen Yu and Wu Kui.
But it is said that Wang Anzhizhizhizhizao is also a new order.
When the official asked Wang Anshi to repair the daily life, he repeatedly said that I really don't want to do it. You sent someone to deliver the edict to me, and I still have to hide in the toilet.
Here he and Fu Bi kept saying, "I want to serve as an official abroad. I am not accustomed to the local environment in Beijing, so I want to go abroad to serve as an official."
However, after receiving the imperial edict, Wang Anshi actually refused and suddenly adapted to the environment in Bianjing.
This is also unexpected.
The internal controls are Wang Gui, Jia An, Cai Xiang, and Fan Zhen.
These people are all great writers in the Song Dynasty, and they are also the candidates for the future prime ministers. Now we have to screen out suitable candidates from more than thirty people.
Fan Zhen was the first to speak up: "I recommend Su Shi, Su Che and I are first and second, Zhang Yue is third, and the rest are just that."
Everyone thought that Fan Gong and Er Su were fellow villagers. Is it selfish to recommend these two fellow villagers as the first and second to enter the examination? As for Zhang Yue, he heard that Fan Zhen planned to screen out the other's candidates in the previous provincial examination, but who knew that Fan Zhen's was the result? The daughter is Zhang Yue’s future sister-in-law.
As soon as the Wu family spoke, Fan Zhen's daughter went back to her parents' house crying and talked for a long time. Later, she heard that Fan Zhen asked Fan Zuyu to bring a personal letter to Zhang Yue.
These things are spread by people with noses and eyes, and I don’t know whether they are true or false.
Everyone discussed for a while.
Wu Kui also said: "I agree with Fan Gong's opinion. In addition, Wang Kui and Wang Jie can also be born."
Zhang Gui also agreed with Wu Kui's opinion.
At this moment, Zu Wuze spoke up, and they recommended the rankings as follows: Su Shi, Wang Kui, Zhang Yue, Su Che, and Wang Jie.
When Wang Anshi came forward, he recommended Wang Jie, Wang Kui, and Zhang Yue. As for Er Su, he could also be selected, but he should be ranked lower.
After hearing this, everyone wondered whether you, Wang Anshi, also had selfish motives? Who is this Wang Jie? Wang Anshi's close friend, the two of them were very close friends.
Wang Anshi went too far in recommending Wang Jie.
Jia An said aloud: "I think Zhang Yue can be the first, I don't care about the rest."
Shen Yu and Hu Su also came forward and believed that Zhang Yue was first, Er Su was second and third, and the rest were not counted.
In the end, only Wang Gui, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, did not express his position.
Wang Gui summed it up and said: "Brothers Zhang Yue, Wang Kui, Wang Jie, Su Shi and Su Zhe are the five most recommended. I think it is meaningless for them to go to the Secret Pavilion for the Six Tests."
Everyone discussed it and agreed.
More than thirty scholars were selected by the Minister of Two Systems and finally five were shortlisted.
However, the rankings have to be finalized.
There are three rankings for the system subjects, once for the entrance examination, once for the Secret Examination, and once for the Royal Examination, and finally the results are determined comprehensively.
In the end, Zhang Yue, Su Shi, and Su Che were ranked first, while Wang Kui and Wang Jie were ranked second and presented to the emperor.
Among them, Su Shi originally wanted to be ranked first, and Zhang Yue and Su Che were ranked second. However, Wang Anshi and several others came forward to object, and these three talents were combined into the first rank.
Although there are rumors in the public that Zhang Yue's articles are not of high quality, every official present is not a well-educated Confucian scholar and has a thorough understanding of classics and history. They all saw the beauty of Zhang Yue's writings.
Finally, the imperial court sent this message to Er Su who was at Huaiyuan Post, Zhang Yue from Daxingguo Temple, Wang Kui from Daxiangguo Temple, and Wang Jie who lived in Chaojiyuan.
In June, strange phenomena such as a solar eclipse appeared in the sky over Bianjing.
The emperor once again resurrected Fu Bi as a great scholar of Zhaowen Guan.
Fu Bi refused to accept his resignation. In the event of a funeral in power, he would have to pay, but Fu Bi said that the golden revolution and ritual changes could not be used in peaceful and prosperous times. The official family even sent envoys five times to ask Fu Bi to come out, but Fu Bi was unwilling.
Officials came to the court one after another to invite Han Qi to serve as Zhaowen Prime Minister.
Han Qi did not refuse, saying that I would ascend the throne as soon as the emperor appointed him.
At this time, there were rumors one after another in the government and the public that when Han Qi and Fu Bi were discussing the return of the prime minister in the political hall, Han Qi deliberately said in front of Fu Bi that this was not a grand ceremony of the imperial court.
There were rumors in the court that Fu Bi and Han Qi were at odds.
After Fu Bi's son-in-law Feng Jing returned to Beijing, he did not see Han Qi for several months. However, Fu Bi asked Feng Jing to visit the Han Dynasty, and the misunderstanding was resolved.
Everyone praised Fu Bi for being patient and virtuous. Han Qi was an example of a capable minister.
However, before Han Qi became Prime Minister Zhao Wen, he was slapped in the face by none other than Wang Anshi.
But as soon as Wang Anshi learned about the imperial edict, he issued an edict saying that Sherenyuan would not be allowed to apply for alteration of the text (imperial edict) in the future.
Wang Anshi was not ambiguous at all. When the new official took office, he wrote an article to express his opposition, saying that it is the responsibility of foreign companies to change the text, and you cannot deprive us of our rights.
Wang Anshi had this sentence in his Shangshu: "It is because it was established by the ministers in power and will not be changed. This means that your majesty will no longer question the rights and wrongs of justice, and will just obey what the ministers in power do."
This is no longer an insinuation of criticism, but equivalent to pointing at Han Qi's nose and scolding him.
Wang Anshi and Han Qi couldn't get along, and from then on, they simply didn't even say hello when they met.
At this time, some people speculated that Wang Anshi's repeated disparagement of Er Su in the production department was because Er Su was recommended by Han Qi, so he was seeking selfish revenge. As for why Wang Kui was repeatedly recommended in the trial production department, could it be because he was rich?
Because of my nephew and grandson-in-law.
If Wang Anshi really thought so, then he was really on the wrong team between Han Qi and Fu Bi.
After Wang Anshi's good friend Sima Guang learned that he was remonstrating with the court, he repeatedly expressed his sincerity on matters. The officials not only accepted them one by one, but also made his presence felt in the official circles of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, Su Che, who was taking the system-related examination together with Zhang Yue and Wang Kui, suddenly fell ill and was unable to take the exam.
Han Qi personally went to court and asked Su Che and Zhang Yue to do the same and decline the date of the scientific examination to show the court's intention to value the virtuous.
The officials agreed to Han Qi's proposal and postponed the formal examination originally scheduled for July to August.
For a while, the system-related examinations were not started, but Zhang Yue and Su Zhe postponed the examination twice, which made the officials and people in Bianjing full of expectations for the system-related examinations.
Er Su was already well-known in Bianjing. As for Zhang Yue, Wang Kui was also a leader in this subject, and there was another Wang Jie who was also a well-educated scholar.
How many of these five people can enter the first class? Who can get the imperial title? Or even enter the third class?
Time flies by and it’s August 17th, the day of the Zhike Secret Pavilion exam.
