These scholars who were recommended by the subordinates were called Juren. After passing the examinations of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial College, they would enter the palace examination.
The imperial examination system in the Sui Dynasty has been improving, and Yang Ming has never been idle, because he knows that the imperial examination is a top priority.
Under his continuous reforms, the imperial examinations in the Sui Dynasty have gradually become more complex and diverse. In addition to the ten subjects to select scholars, twelve additional subjects were added: Mingfa, Xiucai, Mingjing, Jinshi, Sanzhuanke, Shike, and Tongzike.
Among them, Jinshi is still the first among all subjects, because in addition to examining classics, it focuses on poetry and current affairs policy, that is, it mainly tests literary level and opinions on governing the country and the people.
In addition, the newly added agricultural and engineering subjects have never been seen before. Agricultural subjects refer to breeding and planting technology, and engineering subjects refer to civil engineering. These two technologies have always been controlled by major families, but there are also many among the private sector.
Special talents who rely solely on practice and have accumulated a lot of technical experience.
For example, Samurai Yu is an expert in timber species. Even though he is a businessman, few know more about timber than he does. He also understands engineering and construction. This is a talent with two majors: agriculture and industry.
Yang Ming finally figured it out. The Ministry of Industry's yamen must have some fresh blood mixed in, otherwise everyone from top to bottom would be from those same families.
This year, a total of six thousand scholars came to Beijing to take the exam, which was the largest number since the founding of the Sui Dynasty.
Of course, Yang Ming's contribution is not small, because in previous years, some people were indeed arranged for the scientific examination, which made scholars all over the world see hope. In the Sui Dynasty, being an official was the ultimate choice.
There is no better future than being an official.
These 6,000 people came to Beijing, and they brought more than 6,000 people. Each person brought ten slaves, which was 60,000 people. Daxing City had never been so lively as it was now, and there was a sea of scholars who had no place to sleep.
"Say hello to Chang'an County and Wannian County Government and allocate some public houses to accommodate the candidates. We can't let the scholars even have a place to sleep."
In Daxing Hall, Yang Ming is presiding over the court meeting.
Public houses refer to some ownerless houses under the county government, such as those that were convicted and executed, those whose families died and no one inherited them, and those that the county government built themselves but have not yet sold.
There are not many of these houses, but if you convert them all into Datong shops, a lot of people can live there.
Even though many of the scholars are from aristocratic families and have never slept together with others before, after coming to the capital, you will have to endure all kinds of hardships.
Wei Yunqi was here specifically for an audience today. His status allowed him to attend Yang Guang's court meeting, but he was usually not eligible for Yang Ming's court meeting.
And he also likes this, because the court meeting is just a meeting. He has nothing to do in his spare time, but he has to hold his eyes open for an hour or two. It is boring and boring. The prince's court meeting is better. He doesn't need to come. He only needs to go to the Husband's Mansion every day.
Click Mao and you can go back to sleep.
"The security pressure in the capital has been very great recently. I request the imperial court to allocate some manpower to assist the Hussar Mansion," Wei Yunqi said.
The Hussar Mansion in the capital is very special. This yamen actually does not have much power, because most of its soldiers come from the left and right Yiwei, the left and right Xiaowei and the left and right Wuwei among the twelve guards who changed defenses, not counting the four mansions.
Those in the Fourth Prefecture are the Forbidden Army.
The guards who came in to guard the capital were also called Wuhouwei, which can be understood as the capital's forbidden army, which is different from the imperial palace's forbidden army.
The actual number of Wuhou guards stationed in the capital did not exceed 6,000, and Wei Yunqi could only use these people at his command.
In fact, it is a decentralization of defense. The capital is an important place, and it is certainly impossible for any one person to control the entire capital's guards.
Wei Yunqi's suggestion was actually to gain power, because nominally, he was in charge of the security of the capital, but in fact he had more people in charge.
How could Yang Ming tell him: "Go to Li Yuan for this matter, and he will help you coordinate with the guards."
Li Yuan is the Zhaoyin of the capital and the Duke of the country, so he can attend the court meeting, but he has been too busy recently, so Yang Ming exempted him from the court meeting and asked him to maintain the capital.
After all, the two county offices in the capital were under his control.
What else could Wei Yunqi say? He had originally asked Li Yuan, and Li Yuan also helped to say hello to Yin Shishi, Xue Shixiong, Shi Xiang, Xin Shixiong, Cui Hongsheng, and Li Jing, but these six people did not treat Wei very well.
Yun Qi took Li Yuan's words seriously and didn't take them seriously.
But now that the prince has spoken, these six people have to listen.
In the final analysis, everyone is safeguarding their own power. Once you get hold of power, you won't be able to let it go.
After Wei Yunqi left, Yang Ming looked at Xuangan, frowned and said:
"Why do I think you are not working hard at all? There is no trace of fatigue on your face."
Is Xuangan tired? It is really tiring. He is in charge of the imperial examination and is already exhausted. But he is good at doing work. He delegated half of the imperial examination to the Imperial College, so that a bunch of old men in the Imperial College were exhausted.
The Ministry of Etiquette felt a lot more relaxed.
"I have worked very hard, but no matter how hard or tired I am, I can't show it in front of His Highness. To be honest, Your Highness, I haven't slept well for a decade," Xuangan said aggrievedly.
Yang Ming and Yang Yue couldn't help laughing at the same time.
Yang Yue smiled and said: "It is indeed true. Xuangan has been very hard during this period. There are more than 6,000 scholars and a total of 22 subjects. I feel dazzled and dizzy when I see those names."
He was dizzy because there had never been such a large-scale selection of scholars in the Sui Dynasty. In the past, they just went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs and queued up.
The current situation is that some people who are not qualified to queue have been mixed into the queue, and the queue speed has been accelerated. As long as the exam is completed, there will be a result for who can be an official and who cannot be an official.
As for cheating in scientific examinations, it is really unavoidable now.
Aristocratic families are all relatives and relatives. Among the six thousand scholars, only half of them have a relationship that reaches the Shangshu Province. Can you stop them?
It can't be stopped.
Therefore, Yang Ming could only try his best to let those people who were not well connected come to serve as officials.
After the court meeting dispersed, Yang Ming returned to the East Palace, while Yang Yinjiang was entertaining an old friend, Mrs. Shen of the Shen family in Jiangling.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." As soon as she saw Yang Ming, Mrs. Shen's eyes became wet and she hurriedly saluted.
Yang Ming stepped forward and said with a smile: "Madam, get up quickly. I haven't seen you for many years. Madam's hair has grown. It's touching. Don't be restrained. Sit down."
The Shen family in Jiangling was the family with the greatest support from Yang Ming in the Jingzhou area. At that time, Yang Ming was still the manager of Jingzhou, and they became friends because of a painting by Zhan Ziqian. From then on, the Shen family rose rapidly in the Jiangling area and controlled After Jingzhou's water transportation, many of his children became officials, and the family's power was at its peak.
This is all thanks to Yang Ming, because everyone in Jingzhou knows that the backer of the Shen family is the current prince.
As for Shen, regardless of whether she is a woman, everyone in Jiangling today calls her Mrs. Shen. She is not qualified enough to be called madam, but the prince calls her that.
In the Sui Dynasty, only the wives of officials of the fifth rank and above could be called madam.
From the moment she met Yang Ming, Mrs. Shen has been wiping away tears. This is a true expression of her feelings. She knows better than anyone else that the current situation of the Shen family is entirely due to this benefactor.
She is very close to Yang Ming.
When Yang Yinjiang was in Jingzhou, she often dealt with Mr. Shen. When she saw this, she stepped forward to comfort him, then smiled at Yang Ming and said:
"My wife's two sons have both gone to Beijing this year. They are now placed in Jinyang Tower. They also have to take the scientific examination."
Yang Ming had sent books to the Shen family in the past, and those books were the main question bank for the Sui Dynasty scientific examination.
"You should take them into the palace and let me see how old they are."
Mrs. Shen said with a happy smile: "Your Highness, the eldest son Shen Tong is twenty-one this year, and the second son Shen Shu is eighteen this year. The second son is a commoner and should not enter the palace."
"Do you usually work hard?" Yang Ming asked.
Mrs. Shen said honestly: "They are not eager to learn, but under my supervision, they are still proficient in Confucian classics. I have no high hopes for this scientific examination. I just want to take the opportunity of going to Beijing to see the crown prince Tianyan." "
"As long as you know the names, don't worry, we will make arrangements for your two children," Yang Yinjiang said with a smile.
Mrs. Shen was immediately shocked and said: "It's absolutely impossible. The prince of the Han family lowered his curtains, and today we are here. God's kindness cannot be repaid, how can we continue to receive the kindness?"
After saying that, Mrs. Shen saluted Yang Ming and said, "I personally seek to see His Highness. I have absolutely no intention of doing so. Please do not give me any preferential treatment."
Yang Yinjiang winked at Yang Ming, which probably meant that she was not lying.
In fact, even if Shen really comes to beg Yang Ming, Yang Ming will agree. After all, this is his biggest fan in the Jingzhou area.
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. It's rare for you to come to the capital, so let Yuan Wendu's wife accompany you for a walk," Yang Ming said with a smile.
The earliest supporter of the Shen family was Yuan Wendu's father, Yuan Xiaoze, so they had always had a good relationship with the Yuan family.
Every year, the Shen family only gives gifts to two people in the capital, one is Yang Ming and the other is Yuan Wendu.
After Shen left, Yang Ming called Xuangan again.
Yang Ming took the list of scholars, found the list of candidates submitted by Jiangling County this year, and then drew two circles on the names of Shen Tong and Shen Shu.
Xuangan understood at a glance: "Your Highness is really kind to the Shen family."
Yang Yinjiang frowned and said, "What? Are you envious?"
"How do you say this? Can I envy them?" Xuangan rolled his eyes and said, "You can make fun of me every day."
Yang Yinjiang immediately snorted coldly: "I asked you to look at Dian Yinghui. What do you think? He even met the head of the Sun family, and even went to Jinyang Tower. Do you know that?"
"I know, what's the point?" Yang Xuangan said: "When Ying went back to see the eldest grandson Anmin, he gave him face. As for Jinyang Tower, it was just the boy's curiosity that caused him trouble. He drank some wine, it doesn't matter."
"He hasn't returned to the palace yet. Go and bring him back to me," Yang Yinjiang said.
At this time, Yang Xuangan noticed that Yang Ming gave him a wink, and he immediately understood and said:
"I'm still busy presiding over scientific examinations, how can I have this time?"
Yang Ming immediately said: "National affairs are of paramount importance, so hurry up and make sure you don't make any mistakes."
Yang Xuangan took the opportunity to slip away.
Yang Ming didn't care if his son played outside for a few days. When he was a child, he often went to the city to play. This was normal. It was not good for his growth to always keep Yang Rui in the palace.