Liu Zhenghui is the vice president of the Imperial Academy of Tang Dynasty.
He, the deputy dean, is actually in charge of things. Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty, dean, but does he know how many classrooms there are in the Royal Academy? Li Yuanxing is also the dean, but does Li Yuanxing know the color of the main entrance? The one in front of the Royal Academy
What does the couplet say?
No! Li Yuanxing knew about that couplet, but he didn't necessarily know that it was hung in front of the main entrance of the Royal Academy.
The last time Li Yuanxing went to Tianchi was before the Luoyang flood, during the tea party. At that time, the main entrance of the Royal Academy had not yet been repaired.
In order to show that he attached great importance to the Royal Academy, Li Yuanxing did not ask Liu Zhenghui to report in detail, and agreed to be present in person on the day of the exam to show that he attached great importance to it.
The first day of August is Men's Day.
Li Yuanxing went out before dawn. This was originally a festival for celebration, but there was no sense of celebration in Chang'an City. There were countless people on the street, many on foot or in carriages, all rushing on their way.
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Li Yuanxing called Konoe to inquire.
"Your Highness, although the first day of August is Men's Day, it is also the day of the big exam. It's not just the Royal College exam, it can be said that the whole world is taking the exam. A five-year-old kid wants to enter a good elementary school, so he naturally queues up early. Although
There is no exam, but there must be someone smart and clumsy."
Hearing what Konoe said, Li Yuanxing thought of what it would be like to go to school in future generations.
Konoe reported again in a low voice: "Guanzhong Yan's School, Liu's School, Chang'an Chunxiaoyuan Elementary School, Changchun Garden Elementary School. They are the four major elementary schools for young children selected by Chang'an City, but the number of classrooms is limited, so naturally people line up early to accept them.
Interview sir!”
Young to young! Li Yuanxing almost pronounced the word.
As a wise man said, wherever there are people there is competition. Competition will never be avoided.
Another guard also said: "A ten-year-old boy who is good at reading will naturally go to various schools in Chang'an City. Hongwenguan School, which has the best mathematicians in Chang'an, six out of ten, has eight famous names in Chang'an.
The Famous Academy of Bi is an erudite museum with famous teachers from Legalism, Confucianism, and Political Science. But it is a must-win place for children who study literature. Choose one out of ten, this is the real competition!"
"Your Highness, in fact, Xuan Dao Pavilion, Fei Yu Pavilion, Fu Hu Pavilion, Sun Wu Soldier Pavilion, and Zhuge Zhi Pavilion are also places for ten-year-old children to compete. The competitive pressure is no worse than those three literary pavilions!"
It's really competitive and it's really hard to get a good education.
Qiuxiang also said at the side: "Qin Wangzhuang Danhong Academy, Qin Wangzhuang Lianggong Academy, Yaozhou Shenbing Academy, Military Minister Ying Academy, Hubu Xiaocaishen Academy, Rites History Academy, etc. The fifteen-year-old students are also competing fiercely."
Looking at the Chang'an people hurrying outside from the window, Li Yuanxing nodded slightly.
Datang currently lacks talents. If there is competition, there will be progress. Let’s fight for it.
After leaving Chang'an City, we headed straight to Tianchi. There were endless carriages along the way. These carriages saw King Qin's carriages from a distance and all stopped on the roadside to give way. His Highness the King of Qin personally went to the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty to pay attention to the students.
It is also a great encouragement, proving that the imperial court and the Qin Palace attach great importance to it.
Liu Zhenghui was waiting in front of the main entrance to greet him.
After greeting each other, Li Yuanxing looked at the couplet in a daze.
The reason why I was dazed was not because this was a couplet I had copied, but because the couplet was about state affairs, family affairs, and world affairs. Writing state affairs first was quite difficult in an era when aristocratic families like the Tang Dynasty held great power.
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Sitting in the main hall, Liu Zhenghui and the main officials of the Imperial Academy of the Tang Dynasty were seated on both sides.
After Liu Zhenghui nodded to an official, the official stood up and said: "Your Highness, this time we are collecting materials for the Tang Dynasty based on the opinions of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Personnel, as well as Tianying Pavilion and the Yuan Yuan. Each state must register a quota.
Three out of ten, this is the judgment made by the Ministry of Rites after each state reported the situation of the students!"
"Tell me in detail!"
Li Yuanxing still doesn't understand what "three out of ten" means.
"Your Highness, take the prefectures as an example. There are three prefectures: Hebei Province, Jiangnan Province, and Jiannan Province. There are many outstanding students in each prefecture. If we only select candidates based on their grades, I am afraid that Longyou, Henan Province, and Hedong Province will have dozens of people selected.
Save one. However, Shannan Road, Lingnan Road, and Dongling are many states and none of them can be recorded."
Li Yuanxing understood. This was to balance the selection of students from various states.
Liu Zhenghui said: "Each province in the Tang Dynasty takes counties as an example, from a county to a prefecture. Twenty people are selected. There are currently 360 prefectures in the entire Tang Dynasty. Liaodong Road has not been included, and they are temporarily listed outside.
, because the boundaries, population, household registration, etc. of Daozhou County in Liaodong have not yet been divided and reported to the Sixth Department!"
"So there are 360 states and 1,557 counties. The number of candidates for the primary election is more than 30,000. Each state will then assess these people and subtract about 40%. Then select three outstanding people.
One person is Kuiyuan. Among them, Kuiyuan is exempted from the examination and can enter directly. However, when he is divided into colleges, he has to undergo re-examination by the deans of the six colleges. If he fails, he can only choose another college. For these 360 people, all expenses are paid.
Payment is made by the Ministry of Accounts.”
Li Yuanxing understood clearly that these were the top students who were exempted from tuition and paid living expenses.
"Three outstanding students will take the exam at the college and compete for another 300 free and 300 tuition-free places!"
This proposal is really good, giving outstanding students from disadvantaged backgrounds a chance.
Although the total number of people is only 960 per year, this is a great breakthrough for ancient times.
"Your Highness, there are about 20,000 people coming to Chang'an to take the exam. The admission rate of the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty has been set by the Ministry of Ceremonies at 60%. That is to say, in addition to 30% of the admissions in each state, there are also the same quota. There is a great competition among the world.
Ranking is based on scores, and selection is determined based on ranking."
Li Yuanxing nodded: "It's not cruel, at least 60% can be admitted!"
Li Yuanxing said in his heart that this was only a little lower than the undergraduate enrollment rate in later generations. Of course, there were many universities in later generations, and only Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty had top colleges.
Liu Zhenghui saw Li Yuanxing's expression and sighed softly: "Your Highness is wrong."
"Where did I go wrong?"
Liu Zhenghui motioned to the person next to him to get up and speak.
"Your Highness, someone from the Ministry of Rites is studying politics. I have a set of data to report to Your Highness!" After saying that, the official opened the book: "Chang'an County, there are 863 18-year-old students who entered the exam, and 20 people were selected to enter.
Re-examination. In Chang'an City, 80 people were selected to enter the re-examination based on the standards of the four counties, and the number of candidates for reference reached 3,100."
Li Yuanxing was really shocked. This was close to an eighty-eighth chance of taking the Royal Academy examination, and then cutting off some of it, the selection rate was one percent.
"Your Highness, the Chang'an Order has been submitted four times, and the Ministry of Rites has given special approval. Each county in Jingzhao has increased the number as appropriate, but the entire Jingzhao has not tripled on average. Besides, in the city of Hangzhou, the counties combined have more than 10,000 people, and Hangzhou
The number of students sent to Chang'an there is only 180."
"Your Highness, the Royal Academy is the most outstanding academy in the Tang Dynasty, so it is naturally difficult to enter. I heard that the Holy Emperor has approved the establishment of private schools. Each school will build two official schools and four private schools. These students can also be diverted!"
"We need to build it quickly." Li Yuanxing said with emotion.
Thinking about future generations, the ratio of top colleges to total candidates has reached a thousand to one, or even several thousand to one.
Now it seems that within a few years, the enrollment ratio of Datang Royal Academy will increase to 100.
"Your Highness, Shannan Road is not so nervous. Some counties don't even have twenty people to take the exam, so naturally they all came. That's why there is a rule to increase the 30% guarantee for each state."
"I have an opinion. The quality of students taking the exam in that state today is high, and we can consider improving it next year. If that state is too poor, just reduce some places, and don't reduce it to zero."
"Yes!" All the officials responded in unison.
Liu Zhenghui looked at his pocket watch and saluted Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, it's only a quarter of an hour before the exam starts."
"Let's get started!"
Li Yuanxing didn't know what the examination methods were like in other states and counties of the Tang Dynasty. The examination methods of the Royal Academy of the Tang Dynasty were somewhat similar to the considerations of later generations. In a classroom, half of the tables and chairs were vacated, but the content of the examination
But it is different, because the people who come here naturally have choices in the Sixth Academy.
Except for the first exam "Chinese", the rest of the exams are two exams in one exam room, with students sitting side by side.
It's time for the exam.
Four people carried an iron box, and two sword-wielding guards followed beside it. Each examination room contained a box, and two sword-wielding guards, one was a guard of the Prince of Qin's Palace, and the other was a guard of the palace. The lock had two keys.
, one for each person. Only in the presence of the examiner in the examination room can the two of them open the box with the key.
The examiners do not touch the papers. The four carriers and two knife-wielding guards are the escorts of the examination papers and the invigilators of the examination room.
They don't care about the candidates, they only supervise the examination discipline according to the rules.
At this time, the examination papers can be made public, giving the senior officials of the Royal Academy a chance to read the papers.
Li Yuanxing took the exam paper and got a headache after just one glance. In later generations, he was not afraid of exams and didn't care about exams. He didn't get a headache when he saw the papers. But in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuanxing got a headache after just one glance.
It is really too difficult. It is so difficult that even if Li Yuanxing is given hundreds of books, he may not be able to complete it within the stipulated time.
"Chinese" exam paper. Li Yuanxing only recognizes one of the twenty rare characters in it. As for the literary analysis, Li Yuanxing doesn't even know where that sentence comes from. He can only estimate it from the Spring and Autumn Period based on his sense of language. And it is definitely not Confucian.
, maybe a Legalist, maybe a Politician.
"This sentence is from "The Theory of Five Virtues" and should belong to the Yin and Yang family." Some scholars commented: "This sentence is a bit simple..." Li Yuanxing did not hear what the subsequent comments were, only what seemed to be
I thought this question was too simple. Li Yuanxing was a little embarrassed to listen to it.
Finally, there is a sentence that Li Yuanxing can still understand.
Learn and practice...
Next, Liu Zhenghui struck Li Yuanxing with a sentence that made him want to find a piece of cloth to cover his face: "This sentence is good, it seems simple. But he wrote a 300-word essay based on this sentence. It is true that benevolence is in the eyes of the beholder, and wisdom is in the eyes of the beholder. I can only endorse it to death."
, If you want to cry but have no tears, this question will show your true talent..."