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Chapter 32 The Disadvantages of the Imperial Examination

His Majesty Li Er read the poem, his face turned from gloomy to sunny, and slowly pursed the corners of his lips.

"Let's be calm!" His Majesty Li Er reached out and helped Xu Hui up, pulled her to sit on the couch, and his face turned from shade to sunny.

Faced with such a smart, gentle and a little cunning woman in Jiangnan, His Majesty Li Er was angry, it would be no longer the same as the wise ruler of the ages.

"Does my beloved concubine really want me to wait for a long time? Or are there trivial matters?" His Majesty Li Er guessed that Xu Hui's writing this poem was mostly a relief, but it was not the main reason for being late.

"Your Majesty is like a god." Xu Hui smiled mischievously and gave a compliment first.

After pausing, Xu Hui continued, "I have no homework today. I originally asked Xiao Zhao to come to play with His Royal Highness Princess. But Xiao Zhao entered the palace and told me that Qi Lin would present that object to His Majesty later. I then remembered that Xiao Zhao had said this yesterday, but he didn't take it seriously. His Royal Highness Princess and Xiao Zhao were clamoring to have a sneak peek and see what novelty-"

His Majesty Li Er nodded, with a clear expression, and said, "The beloved concubine is busy arranging this matter, so she has been delayed."

"Let Your Majesty wait for a long time, and please forgive me." Xu Hui made a move to get up, but His Majesty Li Er gently pressed his shoulder.

His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "The weather is hot and I don't want to walk around. Well, let Qi Lin move that object here!"

Xu Hui had no objection. Seeing that His Majesty Li Er ordered the palace servants to go to the palace gate to wait for his younger brother, he spoke and waited with His Majesty. The time was not long, Princess Jinyang and Xiao Zhao also came. After seeing His Majesty, she played in the hall.

Seeing the two little girls having fun and laughing crisply, His Majesty Li Er's mood also improved and he smiled happily from time to time.

Besides, Xu Qilin took his family and drove the carriage to transport the model to the palace gate. The palace servants waiting here stepped forward to lead and entered the palace to the palace until the Ganlu Palace.

Well, although this palace is big and Hong Wei, it gives people a sense of depression and heaviness, or majesty and awe.

Xu Qilin's lazy temperament does not like the feeling of being in the palace. He is a little restrained and unable to let go.

The palace servants shared the news, and His Majesty Li Er summoned him. Xu Qilin entered the hall and paid homage to His Majesty Li Er and Xu Hui.

"Xu Xiaolang, take out the things quickly, I'm anxious." Little Yizi jumped over and urged with her cute little face, "It must be very fun, very novel, right? Or it's delicious."

Funny? Just a few toys give you such a fixed impression?

Xu Qilin laughed twice and said, "Princess, please wait a moment, wait for the grass people to find a spacious place and put the model in a straight way. When you see it, you will definitely feel very, very shocked."

"Shocking?" Xiao Yizi felt that the word was not very good, but she was still looking forward to it. She pulled Xu Qilin's sleeve and pointed to the side hall and said, "It's there, there is a big place."

Xu Qilin turned his attention to His Majesty Li Er, and the meaning of inquiry was obvious.

His Majesty Li Er nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, just put it in the side hall!"

"The people of the grass follow the order." Xu Qilin bowed and said retreating, "Please wait for your Majesty and the Empress, and the Princess will wait for a moment. The people of the grass will go and make arrangements."

Seeing that his younger brother left the main hall, Xu Hui hurriedly said to His Majesty Li Er: "Your Majesty, no matter what Xiao Lang does, don't praise him."

His Majesty Li Er stroked his beard and nodded, and said with a smile: "I know. Let him concentrate on studying and take the right path of imperial examinations, so don't be distracted."

Xiao Zhao rolled her eyes beside her, and her second brother was close to her, giving her all the delicious and fun things, and told her stories.

Although I often talk to my second brother and speak in a vernacular way, humor makes sense, and some of my views are more refreshing and insightful.

Therefore, Xiao Zhao, who knew his second brother's thoughts, decided to rely on his young age and speak freely, and could speak for him and his sister to know about it.

"Your Majesty, my second brother thinks that the imperial examination in this dynasty is not perfect, and it is far from being the real 'selecting talents for the country'." Xiao Zhao squatted towards His Majesty Li Er and said fragilely: "Besides, the founding officials on your Majesty's side may be promoted for military merits or awarded merits with strange plans. How many are the right paths for the imperial examination? Are you all wise and wise, you can recognize people, reward merits and recruit talents according to your merits."

His Majesty Li Er looked at the girl with a solemn expression and talked quietly, and even called himself a slave, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Xu Hui also laughed and reached out to greet him, "Little sister, come here. It is not easy to discuss major affairs in the court, important officials and nobles."

Xiao Zhao pouted, walked to his sister's side, and said, "That's all, I'm right. The imperial examination is to open up the road of talent for the court and recruit talents for His Majesty, why does it have a "professional paper"? Those candidates have "professional paper" for recommendations from aristocratic families and high-ranking officials and powerful people, so they do not decide whether the scores of the imperial examination are good or bad. So where is the fairness of the imperial examination?"

The imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were in the Sui Dynasty and were still in the early stage of exploration, so there must be many problems.

"There are policies from above and countermeasures from below." Vested interests (family families) cannot regard the imperial examination that is unfavorable to them as sacred. They use their power to leave some room for formulation of relevant regulations, intentionally or unintentionally.

Therefore, there are people in the court who are easy to be officials, and there are people in the court who are easy to compete for the first place.

The imperial court's academic qualifications can often be given public favors. The Gui family, Kong family, Zhao family, Cui family, Zheng family and other families have all the top scholars, so it is natural that middle and lower-class scholars can compete for the first place, or even difficult to admit.

It can be said that the essence of the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty was only the redistribution of power within the upper class, and the common people in the upper class decentralized power from the rich. It was far from the real "opening up the talent road" and selecting talents within the entire society.

"Production Paper" means that in order to increase the possibility of getting a grade and strive for rankings, the candidates often edit their daily poems and essays and write them into scrolls, and send them to the powerful and powerful before the exam to recommend them, which will form a fashion afterwards.

"Recommendation is also a way to select talents, but Xiao Zhao said it makes sense!" His Majesty Li Er put away the funny thing, but it was still not too serious. "Xiao Zhao, then how do you tell me how to improve it?"

Xiao Zhao blinked his eyes and thought for a while, shook his little head, and said, "I don't know."

After a pause, she turned and said, "My second brother can see the disadvantages, and he must have a perfect method. He does not want to go to the imperial examinations, but he is also an outstanding talent. Your Majesty will definitely be able to reward and recruit talents according to his merits."

His Majesty Li Er laughed and turned to Xu Hui and said, "Xiao Zhao is smart and knowledgeable. She can be said to have both a sister and a sister!"

Xu Hui held her sister in her arms in her arms, wiped her sweat with a silk trouser, and asked, "Is this what Xiaolang taught you?"

Xiao Zhao shook his head and said, "I guessed it from my usual conversation. My second brother doesn't like being a bookworm, but does practical things, which will benefit the country and the people."
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