Wei Yunqi smiled slightly, trying to show a bit of pride, but what a big deal this was! Although he claimed to be noble, it was so difficult to be an official in a poor family in this era. Thinking of the ten years of hardship, his father at home had great expectations.
, the envious eyes of many scholars around him couldn't help but become a little wandering, and their lips couldn't help but open up, showing a very happy smile.
At this time, the three names "Wei Yunqi" written in gold powder on the imperial list seemed to be shining brightly in the sun, looking extremely valuable and promising.
The three of them no longer separated, and simply looked to the right carefully. I don't know how long it took, but they finally succeeded in finding Fang Qiao's name on the imperial list. Fang Qiao saw that his name was indeed what Wang Junlin had hinted.
After being on the imperial list, I was extremely excited, my eyes were a little red, and I muttered to myself: "I really got it, I really got it."
He suddenly let out a strange scream, rushed out of the crowd, ran to the bridge, and roared loudly at the water under the bridge. His voice echoed in the bridge cave, making a buzzing sound.
The two friends looked at him with smiles and knew why he was so excited - although Fang Qiao's family was considered a small landowner, he was only a commoner and lost his mother when he was eight years old. His status in the family since childhood was only better than that of a servant.
It was all thanks to his good study in ethnic studies that he stood out and was noticed by his father, who devoted all his efforts to studying. However, he was bullied by several brothers from his direct lineage in the process. If he took a lot of exams this time, he would definitely be a bad guy at home.
It was very uncomfortable, which was why he had to risk taking cheat sheets with him at that time. He really wanted to go to high school so much.
Who would have expected that he would be caught out by King Junlin, the Marquis of Qin'an before he entered the examination hall? At that time, Fang Qiao was so devastated that he thought that his ten years of hard work had been wasted time, and even thought about death. Unexpectedly, this person
Not only did Qin Anhou give him a second chance, but after reading his own test paper, he took a fancy to his talent and helped him. Yes, for Wang Junlin, it might just be casual, but for him
He said that it directly changed his destiny. Wang Junlin was no less than a gift of reinvention to him.
Fang Qiao looked at his somewhat distorted face in the slightly swaying river and calmed down for a moment. Naturally, he understood why he had achieved such good fortune in just a few days, and he was very grateful to the notorious Qin Anhou.
"Oh, it's hit! It's hit!"
A scream attracted the attention of many people. A poor old scholar in his forties, with a skinny body and wearing an old robe, clapped his hands, yelled twice, and then fell to the ground with a thud. He became a self-made man.
After Xu Jingzong, he was the second person to faint, but one of them was caused by extreme sadness, and the other was caused by extreme joy.
Before the Qin Dynasty, the system of "Shiqing Shilu" was adopted, and later the military merit and title system was gradually introduced. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, the emperor divided the world. The management of the world was by the emperor, princes, ministers, and scholars. They were hereditary according to blood. In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, there were "guests",
"diners" etc.
In the Han Dynasty, civilian talents were promoted. At that time, the inspection system and the recruitment system were adopted. The former was to recommend talents with both ability and political integrity from localities at all levels. Those recommended by the state were called Xiucai, and those recommended by the county were called Xiaolian.
During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, Chen Qun created the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System, in which specific officials evaluated civilian talents based on their origins, moral character, etc., and divided them into nine-rank candidates for recruitment. This system was followed in the Jin and Six Dynasties. The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System was an improvement of the Chaju, and the main ones are:
The responsibility for the examination and promotion of generals was changed from local officials to appointed officials. However, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the power of aristocratic families often affected the evaluation of talents by Zhongzheng officials. Later, the criteria were even limited to family origin. This resulted in the situation of "high-grade people have no poor family, and low-grade people"
The phenomenon of "no gentry" not only blocked the use of materials from the private sector, but also allowed the aristocratic clans to control the court's use of materials.
For the poor scholars, there is almost no way to become an official except working as a staff for the nobles. Therefore, this first imperial examination may be the only way for them to change their lives. Therefore, at this time, the high school students
The joy is enough to turn a gentle and elegant scholar into a crazy maniac.
Compared with the other ten or so poor men who were kowtowing to heaven with their thoughts in vain by the river, thanking God for allowing him to win. Fang Qiao only shouted twice, which was nothing at all. It only included those who passed out in a coma.
What more than a dozen poor scholars, including old scholars, didn't know was that the reason why they were able to go to high school was entirely because Wang Junlin stood behind him twice and read the contents of his test paper.
There was a crash, and a group of people rushed up. They were splashing water, and they were fanning. There was also a tall and thick man who spat into the palm of his hand, rubbed it, and then gave the old scholar a fatal blow.
pinch.
After taking the medicine, the old scholar woke up and shouted to the sky: "The sky has eyes, your majesty is wise, and the Sui Dynasty will be prosperous."
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By the time Fang Qiao regained his composure and happily walked back to the red wall, the three friends had carefully looked at the entire imperial list. To their surprise, Liu Ziming, who was no less talented than them, was not on the list. This couldn't be true.
It was Wang Junlin's fault, because there were more than 3,000 people taking the exam at that time, and it was impossible for Wang Junlin to stand behind them and read their test papers one by one. It was normal that some talented people from poor families were not discovered by him.
Fang Qiao and Wei Yunqi couldn't hide their excitement, but looking at Liu Ziming's slightly disappointed face next to them, they couldn't act too much. Fang Qiao comforted him: "Brother Liu, don't be sad, since your majesty has already
We started to use the imperial examination to select scholars, and there will be more candidates every year in the future, so if you don’t win this time, try again next year.”
This was a very real word of comfort. Liu Ziming gave a bitter smile and looked at the candidates around him who were most disappointed and even lost their minds. He reluctantly cheered up and said with a smile: "This time, two of the three of us won."
, which is already a great joy. I thought it was impossible for a poor scholar to go to high school."
This scene made many people nearby couldn't help but sigh. Scholars have lived in poverty for ten years, twenty years, thirty years, or even forty or fifty years all in order to become an official, but their dedication to being an official is unimaginable to ordinary people.
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September 27th is the day when two hundred people from the Rites High School will participate in the palace examination.
The Guanwen Hall, located in the southeastern area of the imperial city, had already been cleaned by this time. Two hundred desks were neatly arranged at the east and west ends of the hall, leaving only the center of the hall empty for candidates to bow after entering.
For the emperor’s use.
It is similar to the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette. There is a paper label on the upper right corner of each table with the name and place of birth written on it. The order of seats of the imperial examination students is based on their ranking in the examination of the Ministry of Etiquette.
The closer one is to the emperor, the higher the ranking will be. The further away one is, the lower the ranking will naturally be. This is to prevent candidates from getting together and losing face in front of the emperor.
Zhou Chengyan personally arranged for someone to take the list and compare the names and birthplaces on the table one by one. Starting from Li Xiyu, who is the first person in the Ministry of Rites in front of the majesty at the east end, he checked all the way to the last person in the southeast and southwest corners of the hall.
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Although Xiaohuangmen had already checked it twice yesterday, Zhou Chengyan, as a minister, made a point of reading them one by one today, because Zhou Chengyan knew the court, and anything could happen in the court, and he was worried that someone would deliberately cause trouble for him.
In charge of this matter, if someone wants to embarrass himself, deliberately mess up the rankings, and lose his composure in front of the emperor, this possibility is not impossible. On their side, Xu Jingzong was confused and did not have high school, which has made the Prince of the East Palace dissatisfied with him. He knew that
It was Gao Ying who did it, so he had to be careful about the other party. How could Zhou Chengyan feel relieved if he didn't confront him with his own eyes at the end?
It took less than half an hour, holding a lantern and leading two little yellow doormen to check every table and case. Zhou Chengyan finally stood at the door of the hall, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded. Everything was ready, everything was ready, just wait.
The emperor and the candidates arrived.
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At this time, it is only a moment in time.
The sky was still dark, and thousands of stars could still be seen in the sky. But at this time, Fang Qiao, Wei Yunqi, Li Xiyu and other two hundred scholars on the list had arrived at the south gate outside the imperial city.
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Today is the last hurdle. Only if you successfully pass it can you truly become an official. But the atmosphere in front of the south gate of the imperial city is much more relaxed than that in front of the entrance to the examination hall that day. Everyone knows that as long as you don't do something stupid or do something wrong today,
If something unexpected happens, the high school Jinshi is already a sure bet.
The candidates chatted and laughed in low voices, waiting for the palace door to open. But some people were calm and did not speak much to others.
"I just did some calculations. There are thirteen people from a humble family like us, and we are neither ranked high nor too low." Fang Qiao whispered to Wei Yunqi.
"I just noticed the way Zhou Chengyan, the Minister of Rites, looked at us poor scholars. He looked a little unkind! On the contrary, Gao Ying and Gao Gong looked kind. Do you think the thirteen of us can go to high school because of Gao Gong?
Take care of you." Wei Yunqi said with a somewhat excited expression.
Fang Qiao somehow remembered Wang Junlin, shook his head and said: "The Gao family is also a noble family. Although Gao Gong has a high prestige in the minds of scholars in the world and is good at recommending talents to the emperor and the court, as far as I know, he
The recommended talents all come from noble families. No one comes from a poor family. Therefore, I don’t think it’s his credit that we can go to high school this time. In my opinion, the most likely candidate is Qin’anhou Wang Junlin.”
Wei Yunqi heard the words, thought about it, and felt that it made sense, but it still didn't make sense. The three of them were waiting for further discussion. At this time, several bells rang from the palace, and the palace door finally opened.
The gatekeeper on duty came out.
Without him having to say anything, the candidates immediately lined up in order of their ranking. The day before yesterday, the etiquette officer from the Ministry of Etiquette had taught the two hundred high school candidates the etiquette when entering the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. No one dared to
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