Zhao Xi did think a little too much, but what he did was not superfluous.
I think the ethics of officials in this era are despicable. Even if these courtiers and ministers sometimes put aside the so-called ethics for their own interests, they are still quite disciplined for important matters that are put on the table.
It is strange that officials in this era first identified themselves as scholars, and then as officials. This also made them respect and attach great importance to scientific research that Zhao Xi could not understand.
Of course, what Zhao Xi did was not limited to opening courses, but wanted to tell you: Don't try to hide anything from me, Zhao Xi, even if it is deep in the inner garden, I know everything about the entire country.
This is a side story. As for the effect, no one knows. Even the husbands have different feelings.
The result is good, and the estrangement in my heart can be put aside. If I didn't think about it wildly, I probably wouldn't even have any estrangement in my heart.
The next step is the palace examination, which is a dispensable test added for the emperor's disciples.
The Imperial Examination, also known as the Royal Examination and the Imperial Examination, are questions set by the emperor, and all candidates who pass the examination participate in it, and ultimately determine the level of Jinshi.
Except when the previous dynasty was established, the Imperial Examination has remained the same since then.
The chief examiner of the joint examination is everyone, and even the relevant auxiliary officials are all former first-class Jinshi.
Such a marking team, the recognized ranking of Jinshi, basically determines the first-class list for the palace examination. This makes the palace examination feel a bit dispensable, and it feels like it is just taking care of the emperor's face.
Also, no matter how knowledgeable the king is, probably every minister and scholar in the court has a good record, and none of them wants to embarrass the king.
Zhao Xi had no intention of making the palace examination optional.
It is estimated that the court will criticize him again and the political affairs hall will feel uncomfortable.
The palace examination is still in Chongwu Hall. This is a set rule, and Zhao Xi follows it.
Chongwu Hall was filled with rows of tables and chairs today. The tables and chairs were serious, not short tables, and certainly not futons.
It's not that he wants to please the scholars, but Zhao Xi feels that crawling on the ground or sitting on his knees is really not the right way to answer questions.
The kind of tables and chairs that are the same as those of later generations are now very common in the homes of even slightly affluent people in the imperial dynasty. There is no need to learn hardship and simplicity in the imperial examination.
In the past, those who took part in the palace examination were expected to participate. There were no specific regulations in the political affairs hall, but today they all showed up.
Maybe it was expected.
The general knowledge of this subject is different, so they are also interested in this year's subject. In other words, they especially know what kind of questions will be asked by the government.
Gongfang City...~This is the first question asked by Zhao Xi. There are only three words, and there are no more.
Since we recommend talents in an eclectic way, we don’t limit the direction of the article. This is Zhao Xi’s idea.
These people who have become Jinshi will be the rulers of this country in the future. Zhao Xi needs to know how they view the special existence of Gongfang City.
It can be a statement of the products produced in Gongfang City, a praise or criticism of Gongfang City's model, or a direct song of praise, or even a discussion of the relationship between Gongfang City and the imperial court, a discussion of Gongfang City management, etc.
Zhao Xi didn't even limit the subject matter, poems, songs, strategies, etc., it was just whatever.
If you say that as a scholar, a Jinshi, or a future official, you don't understand Gongfang City at all, then you are not polite.
The world is at home, the world is shared, and the world is public...~ This is Zhao Xi's second proposition.
Likewise, he still didn't limit the subject matter, just nine characters, and there were no other restrictions.
Perhaps this issue should not be discussed in this era, after all, it is the Zhao family and the Song Dynasty.
But when Zhao Xi got to know the scholars of this era in depth, he found that this proposition was really suitable for this era.
According to Taizu, the premise was to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. In the past hundred years, it seemed that a consensus among the scholars that they shared the emperor with the royal family had really formed.
Otherwise, the imperial court would not be the imperial court it is now.
Zhao Xi wanted to see how deep this view went.
The world respected the ancient sages, which was also a representative era of the public world. What do today's scholars think? Zhao Xi wants to know.
If any official, minister, or scholar has any arrogance about publicizing and sharing the world, the court can regard it as treason... This is the exclusive power of the emperor.
The royal family can be said to share the world, but if all scholars talk about it every day and put it into action, then maybe it really means they share the world.
Everyone knows that Taizu's idea of sharing the world was just a way to win over the scholar-bureaucrats.
Throughout the dynasties, Wen Yanbo, the only one who said this, was also an excuse used to refute the officials when it came to civil and military matters, the scholar-bureaucrat class and the common people.
If a certain husband really wants to share the world, then the king will have to think more carefully.
At this time, Zhao Xi took "Family, World, and Public World" as the palace exam question. At first glance, it is very scary... yes, it is scary.
But as long as you calm down and find a direction, you can write a lot about it.
You can evaluate Gongtianxia alone, starting from the ancient sages. This can reflect a scholar's view of history. At least Sima Guang likes this.
We can also open up about Taizu's idea of sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, whether it's a hymn or a direct statement of Taizu's intention... who dares.
It’s okay to just emphasize that the country’s dynasty is the Zhao family dynasty.
Of course, being able to thoroughly explain the pros and cons of the three, and elaborate on the three in depth... it is too difficult to think too much.
For Zhao Xi, he really wanted to see how the elites of this era viewed the world.
The world has never been a world of one family, even in today's era.
The so-called emperor and the so-called king are actually a custodian, or the entire court is the custodian of the empire. Zhao Xi once made remarks about this in his early years.
Maybe because of the title of emperor, the king will more or less regard the country as his own. But in essence, how much can the emperor have?
An empire encompasses all aspects, everything, four hundred military states, hundreds of millions of people, food, clothing, housing, daily necessities, scholars, farmers, industry and commerce... How much can an emperor really have?
To put it crudely, the emperor belongs to the inner court. To put it more generously, the emperor only has the power to make decisions about national policies.
The same decision-making power may be famous throughout the ages, or it may be infamous for thousands of years.
Perhaps sharing the world is the essence of a dynasty.
Before the previous dynasty, the world was originally a common one, but those who shared the world were aristocratic families, and the emperor was only the spokesperson. It can also be said that it was the largest aristocratic family.
Today, the so-called sharing the world means that the emperor and a class share the world. However, due to the replacement of this class, those in this class who share the world with the emperor cannot integrate their own interests with the interests of the country... This is the biggest problem today.
Disadvantages.
Family, country, and world. In today's era, family always comes first, but the concept of country has not been visualized.
Family world, what kind of family world is it? How should we share the world and share the world? As for the public world... it does not exist.
It was said to be a palace examination question, but it was Zhao Xi's investigation into the current Shilin. He even had the intention to ask the entire court to answer the palace examination questions.