Chapter 460: Imperial Examination

"Zi Xiu, what is the imperial examination? What tricks does that despicable man in Chang'an want to play?"

Cao Cao sat upright in the central army's tent, looking at the eldest son Cao Ang who was chasing all the way from Xuchang, and couldn't help asking in confusion.

Cao Angnian was twenty-seven years old, and his behavior was solemn.

"Father, this imperial examination... cannot be explained clearly in one sentence. Ten days ago, Dong Qi issued the imperial examination decree in Chang'an. The detailed work was sent to Xuchang immediately. Six days ago, his second brother and Xun Shi Houba sent detailed laws on the imperial examination. After reading it, Xun Shaofu fainted on the spot... After waking up, he urgently ordered the child to rush to chase his father for eight hundred miles. This is the detailed content about the imperial examination."

Xun Yu, actually fainted?

What a calm person he was. No matter what happened, he always seemed very calm and would never express his emotions on his face.

Not only Cao Cao, but also advisers including Lu Su and Xun You, looked at each other in all directions.

Could it be that this imperial examination law is a conspiracy?

Here, we need to briefly explain the method of selecting talents since the Eastern Han Dynasty. Before the Qin Dynasty, Zhou governed the world by his country's captive state, and selected scholars also relied on the hereditary system. After the Zhou Dynasty, the class of society was very distinct. The country had the emperor, princes, ministers, and scholars in ranks and ranks. However, each class had hereditary positions in accordance with ethics and blood relations, until the Spring and Autumn Period.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, scholars who were free from the system and other accidents appeared to share their worries and worries. This led to the saying that there were 3,000 diners under Mengchangjun. Some of these people were destitute nobles, but most of them were mainly poor children living at the bottom.

The First Emperor swept across the six countries and implemented centralization.

For emperors and to select people's talents, a system of recommendation was established. People with both moral integrity and talent were recommended by various places. Scholars recommended by the state level were called "Scholars" (different from later scholars); people recommended by the county level were called Xiaolian.

Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to ensure the talents of those who are prosecutors, a system of joint position has been implemented.

That is to say, if you are not real and knowledgeable and are recommended, once you find out, the person you are recommended will also be implicated.

On the one hand, this system ensures the talents of the recommended persons, but on the other hand, it also causes the power of the aristocratic families to become stronger and stronger. Officials in the court have an inseparable relationship with the aristocratic race, and can even be described as "one prospers and one loses and one loses and one loses and one loses and one loses and one loses and one loses and”.

Just imagine, if you have nothing to do with me, why would I have to recommend you?

If you have become successful, it has nothing to do with me. If you are unlucky, I will follow you. Therefore, by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were officials who all came from aristocratic families. It would be difficult for poor scholars who have the ability but without background to make it difficult for those aristocratic families to make their strength stronger because of this method of continuation. In the end, a situation that even the emperor could not restrict.

By the time of Emperor Ling of Han, the power of the aristocratic clans had become particularly powerful.

After Emperor Ling of Han died, without the support of the aristocratic clans, the princes of all parties could not even gain a foothold. For example, Han Fu, the former governor of Jizhou, was a serious court appointed officials. However, Yuan Shao could easily overthrow Han Fu, relying on the power of the aristocratic clans under Han Fu.

For example, Dong Zhuo and Dong Qi and his father and son...

Dong Zhuo was in charge of Luoyang, and was known as a righteous person. However, the aristocratic families led by Yuan Shao were unwilling to recognize him, so he would face the dilemma of no one available; and this was even more so. When Dong Qin first arrived in the Western Regions, there were only a few strategists under his command?

Dong Zhuo's death and the first Chang'an Rebellion were all counterattacks by the aristocratic races.

When Dong Qi had no choice but to use killing to suppress it. Fortunately, he had the foundation of the three schools, otherwise he would be in trouble. In the same situation, Liu Bei and Sun Ce also had to rely on the massacre and suppression of the aristocratic races to barely gain a foothold. Then Liu Biao had to rely on the aristocratic races to calm Jingzhou... The aristocratic race's control over the world situation is enough to see some clues.

At the end of August of the fourth year of Taiping, Dong Qi planned the imperial examination for ten years and finally brought a mysterious veil to the world.

Any son of the three schools who are the three schools can freely participate in the imperial examinations after they become teachers in the county school regardless of age, background or recommendation.

In addition, scholars from all over the country, regardless of whether their prefectures and counties are in Guanzhong or not, can take the exam in the prefectures and counties under Guanzhong.

Students who graduated from the Three Studies are called the Imperial College; scholars who are not affiliated with the Three Studies are called students and are allowed to be enrolled in the imperial examination.

Chengming Palace was divided into a department called the Ministry of Rites, which was specialized in the imperial examinations and appointments and removals. The Great Honglu Shi Tao was appointed as the Minister of Rites.

The examination subjects are divided into two types: regular subjects and regular subjects, and the ones held in installments every year are regular subjects; if an emperor issued an edict to temporarily hold the subjects, it can also be called the eunuch. Its meaning is that this is the grace given to the scholars of all over the world, and the admission can be a disciple of the emperor.

There are more than twenty species of common families.

In addition to subjects that scholars such as scholars, Ming Jing, Jinshi and other scholars are more concerned about, there are also subjects such as Ming method, Ming Psychology, Ming character and other subjects.

Among them, this scholar who is selected from the Jinshi class can be held in Chengming Hall.

The imperial examination is divided into spring boudoir and autumn examinations, which are twice a year. As the name suggests, spring boudoir is the scientific examination held in spring. It takes counties as the unit and takes exams in the examination halls under the jurisdiction of each county. The top three are collectively called Juren. When the autumn examination is tested, you can enter Chang'an to conduct a major examination.

Therefore, the Chang'an autumn test can also be called the Emperor's test.

The first name is the top scholar, the second name is the second name, and the third name is the Tanhua. The first subject is thirty, and the total number of scholars should be famous as the emperor list and enter the Chengming Palace. There are two choices for the failed scholars. One is to start from the basics in various departments or local government offices; the second is to take the exam and start over again in the next year. Those who fail the exam in the first year can receive subsidies from the court to assist the poor in their studies.

The list of articles sent by Chang'an carefully wrote only reveals ambiguous concepts.

However, among the information sent by Cao Pi and others later, there were detailed imperial examination system and methods for selecting scholars. There were a total of more than ten pages and 137 rules and regulations. It can be said that the specific implementation methods of the imperial examination were recorded in particular and thorough.

Cao Cao clenched his teeth and couldn't speak for a long time!

"Prime Minister, what's going on?"

Lu Su and others came forward to ask, but Cao Cao didn't answer, but just threw the pen in his hand to Lu Su. Lu Su took it and read it loudly. At the beginning, Lu Su's voice was still loud, but gradually, his voice became smaller and smaller.

In the central army's tent, whether it was a civil servant or a military general, he took a breath of cold air at the same time.

After Lu Su finished reciting, Xun You couldn't help but say, "No wonder Wenruo suddenly fell into a coma after reading this list of articles."

Is this a normal exam?

It is clearly the fateful post of the aristocratic families! Once this move is made, the fundamental reason for the aristocratic families to grow and survive will be absolutely absolutely.

Raoshi Lu Su and Xun You and others were quite arrogant, and at this time, they couldn't help but look at each other.

What's more, some people in this big tent have their eyes rolling around, not knowing what ideas are in their hearts?

After a long time, Cao Cao stood up.

He was indifferent and shook his sleeves and walked out of the tent.

The autumn is clear and the weather is good... A scorching sun hangs high in the sky, and Cao Cao's face is gloomy and he stares blankly at the blue sky.

"Prime Minister?"

Only Cao Pengshang followed closely by his side. Seeing that he was absent-minded, Cao Peng couldn't help but scream in a low voice.

Cao Cao trembled and stopped. He turned his head to look at Cao Peng, and smiled bitterly after a while, "I often think that the reason why Dong Qi can have the current situation is his luck. In terms of military tactics, I may not lose to him; in terms of strategy, I am afraid that Dong Qi is not my opponent. However, today... the imperial examination... the imperial examination... is amazing! I am not as good as him, and I feel that it is not as good as him for the first time."

Cao Peng didn't know how to persuade Cao Cao.

Cao Cao seemed to be talking to himself, "He first provoked the Kanto War and made profits from it. Now he has issued the imperial examination to make the common people return to his heart. I have been thinking hard for a long time and want to find a way out for the common people. But I didn't expect it, but he came up with such a clever trick. I am really not as good as him."

When did Cao Peng see Cao Cao so depressed and lose his composure?

He couldn't help but say, "Prime Minister, since he has seen Dong Qi's trick, we can have a way to deal with it."

"Collaborate? So how do you deal with it?" Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "Dong Qi is a dignified move. Could it be that I can prevent the scholars under my rule from taking the exam? I can block one or two, ten or one hundred... But there are so many scholars in the world. Dong Xiping sold books at a low price first, which won the hearts of scholars; now, he has given scholars hope again, so how can he stop it?"

"This..." Cao Peng was speechless.

Cao Cao said: "Let's see, the big test next year may not be too sensational. But as long as a commoner is on the damn imperial list, in the next year, all the scholars in the world will return. Without ten years of experience, all the talents in this world will be in the hub of the despicable husband.

unless……"

"Unless it is something?"

"I can destroy Dong Qi within three years!"

Cao Peng is a simple and honest person, but honest does not mean that he is stupid. On the contrary, Cao Peng can see clearly at some times. He destroyed Dong Qi in three years? Because Dong Qi now occupies the Xichuan area in Guanzhong, and his territory in Wangbei County, the northern desert of the Western Regions is more than the total territory of the princes. Guanzhong is fertile, with abundant money and grain, and the population is also greater than the total population under the rule of the princes of all regions.

As long as Dong Qi is still here, not to mention three years, I am afraid it will be difficult to achieve it in thirty years.

Cao Cao suddenly laughed, "However, even if Dong Xiping succeeded in the imperial examination, I might not lose to him. Hehe, I can't attack him, I'm afraid he can't come out of seclusion."

"oh?"

"Don't forget that there are also family members under my husband's command. He was afraid that it would be very difficult to promote this imperial examination in a while."

Cao Cao seemed to figure it out and became excited.

He led Cao Peng back to the central army tent, and then stabilized the hearts of civil officials and military generals, and the army continued to drive towards Yan County.

However, Cao Cao found Cao Ang and ordered him to rush back to Xuchang immediately.

At the same time, he also wrote a letter saying that Cao Ang was handed over to Xiahou Yuan. But while delivering the letter, he winked.

That was a look that only Cao Ang could see clearly.

Cao Ang left the camp, whipped the horse and headed straight for Xuchang.

That night, he stayed in the sour jujube. After sending his personal guards out, Cao Ang sat alone on the couch in the inn, lit up the candlelight, and opened the so-called letter from Cao Cao to Xiahou Yuan. There were two letters, one for Xiahou Yuan and the other for Cao Ang.

Taking a deep breath, Cao Ang unfolded the letter paper, glanced at it, but his face changed drastically.

"Zi Xiu, immediately order his confidant to go to Chang'an. The three of them stayed in Chang'an for a while and waited for the next year's spring and autumn test!"

Cao Ang was stunned for a moment!
Chapter completed!