"Waiting for the imperial edict, I will stay at the Jinma Gate, and I will go to Nanxun Hall to compile the book." [Send to Jiang Shucun's official Yuqing]
The emperor was full of praise after reading the articles written by the secretaries and supervisors. Wang Can's word choice was exquisite, the rhetoric was gorgeous, and the writing style was grand. Pei Qian took a different approach. In the article, he not only detailed the achievements of the generals in pacifying the Qiang, but also subdued the imperial court to the south.
Combining the policies of the Xiongnu, he put forward the idea of governing the Qiang, and indirectly praised the emperor. The articles written by the secretaries and supervisors all had their merits. The emperor read them one by one and made comments, but he did not select the best one to be engraved into a monument.
Instead, he issued an edict and ordered literati from all over the world to compose essays on this topic and submit them to Bei Que.
For a time, scholars both inside and outside the court, looking for the opportunity to become famous, racked their brains at home, trying to write an article comparable to Yan Ran's inscription. This would not only make them famous, but also allow their articles to be passed down through the ages.
He was able to win the favor of the emperor who loved literature, and he rose to prominence from then on. Many articles were written to praise the Pingqiang wars, many of which were exquisitely worded. The emperor collected them one by one and compiled them into a "Pingqiang Collection", which was ordered to be published all over the world.
The publication of the anthology makes everyone feel honored, and it also makes which article among them become the final inscription and become the focus of everyone's attention.
In the end, the article written by Chen Lin was favored by the emperor because of the Jinmamen Literature Waiting Order, and it was engraved on two monuments in Chang'an and Liangzhou, which were made public to the world. Needless to say, Chen Lin's literary talents were equally talented as him.
There are also Wang Can, Ruan Yu and others who were selected by the emperor from many wonderful articles, mainly because Chen Lin not only wrote about the efforts of emperors and soldiers of the past dynasties for the peace of the Qiang, but also mentioned the common people in Guizhou.
The role of labor contributions in this war and the tragic situation of the Yongliang people being bullied by the Qiang and Di gave the Ping-Qiang war great justice.
Among the many literati, only Chen Lin understood the emperor's "people-oriented" governing philosophy. He expressed the emperor's thoughts in just over 800 words. Of course, the emperor also recruited a large number of outstanding literati through this matter.
, such as Ying Jue, Fan Qin, Lu Cui and others, he worshiped these people as secretaries, discussed literature and explained the meaning of scriptures every day. Most of the original secretaries were appointed as officials by the emperor.
Some started as county magistrates, and some were sent to serve as clerks under foreign generals such as Cao Cao, handling official documents.
After this major change of secretarial supervisors, except for Zhuge Liang and Lu Yu, who were not released due to their young age, the other newly recruited secretaries are all literary men. The original intention of setting up the secretarial supervisor from the beginning was to select people of the same age for the emperor.
Nowadays, only the imperial literati who are good at diction and prose have been selected as companions, and the functions of secretaries and supervisors have also been inadvertently changed. However, all this is just to enrich things silently. Others are just regretting that the emperor no longer needs a companion when he reaches adulthood. Who will do it in the future?
The children at home may never have such an opportunity to get close to the Holy God, and they will not think about what role the secretary prison will play in the future.
All of this went as Xun You expected at that time. As a rumor that had been released in advance, the Secretary and Supervisor of the Emperor's Examination quickly summoned Lantai Ling Shi Cai Yong and Taixue Jijiu Yang Yi after the Pingqiang inscription was confirmed.
, Taizhong doctor Zheng Xuan and other great Confucian scholars, as well as doctors from the five subjects of Taixue, and more than ten people gathered in Shiqu Pavilion to discuss the topics of the Taixue policy examination.
The emperor attached great importance to education, and from the beginning of his rule, he re-established the Taixue system. In addition to the unique teaching system of subject-specific teaching, apprenticeships, internships, etc., he also established rules for selecting talents through examination.
The imperial examination should have been held as early as last year, but the emperor was away on an expedition and it was not convenient. Therefore, the two batches of imperial students, a total of 2,000 people, will be unified in the Mingtang of Taixue in early December of the fourth year of Jian'an.
Conduct a strategy test.
After the edict was issued, there was still more than half a month before the formal examination. The students who had been sent to various government offices in Guanzhong earlier also returned to Chang'an to prepare for review.
A year and a half of internship has allowed these young talents to gain a lot of government knowledge, and they also know that learning is not easy, and doing is even more difficult. The classmates who had been away for a long time reunited again, returned to the school building where they had lived together for several years, and talked at night by candlelight.
There are endless things to say.
In Zhiju A courtyard, the jujube trees in the courtyard have already lost all their leaves, and their bare branches are like skinny human hands reaching into the dark blue sky under the light. The lights in other houses have been turned off, but this one is still alive.
The lamp was lit, several figures were reflected in the window, and the voices of several people talking could be heard among them.
Bao Chu, the hospital supervisor, made a final inspection of the water, fire, and door bolts in the courtyard. He walked to the window and knocked on the window lattice. The people inside immediately became silent: "It's getting late, go to bed quickly! I will only ring the bell once tomorrow morning.
!If you miss something big, don’t blame me in the end.”
"Prince, please go and rest first." A gentle voice came out of the window, with a hint of exhaustion in his unhurried tone: "The selection of officials for the examination may be far away from each other in the future. I still want to wait.
Let’s chat for a while.”
"You Zhongyun." Bao Chu said to a figure inside: "You don't live here. It's getting late. It's time to go back to your place!"
"I'll sleep here tonight!" Someone inside said happily.
"It's up to you." Bao Chu yawned, and under the window told him some more about being careful about lighting, then hunched over and walked to his side room to sleep.
After sending Bao Chu away, a young man with outstanding appearance and elegant temperament turned his face and said to the three people in front of him: "Unknowingly, it has been six years since I came to Taixue." It was Zhang Ji who spoke.
In front of him were Jia Kui, Yan Xiang, and You Chu: "Six years ago, the imperial court only had a corner of Guanzhong, but unexpectedly, suddenly, the country had regained the world. It's a pity that you are Mingjun, I have been waiting for these few years.
We have not been able to help the country's weak state. Now that the policy examination is imminent, once we take office, we will truly be the officials of the Han Dynasty. After many years of hard work and study, we can finally make a difference."
"Conquering the world is a general's military." Jia Kui said with a radiant face. He had been working as a governor in a township in Lantian County for the past year and a half and just came back not long ago. Although his skin color was darker, his eyes were full of energy. He
With these eyes, he looked at Zhang Ji, then at You Chu, and said: "It is the business of our ministers to govern the country and secure the people. Now that the four seas have returned, there can be no war in the country. The country has opened the Imperial Academy to support scholars for several years. It is precisely
When we serve, we will try tomorrow and we must encourage each other to win the top spot!"
The policy examination will be divided into three levels based on performance: upper, middle and lower. The official positions awarded at different levels are different in size, and the difficulty cannot be generalized.
You Chu yawned, reached out and grabbed a walnut, cracked it lightly on the corner of the table with a small wooden hammer, picked up the walnut kernels and ate them one by one: "I heard that only the best two hundred people can be selected into the upper class.
, I’d better pass any test and get the top grade, so long as I can return to Zuo Fengyi and become a county official.”
"Why don't you have any ambition?" Zhang Ji raised his hand, rejected the walnuts handed over by You Chu, frowned and said, "After these two hundred people enter the Shangdi, they still have to go to the Chengming Hall to be presided over by the emperor.
The palace examination, being able to meet the Emperor in person, is an opportunity that many people cannot ask for. If I know that you missed it, I will have to teach you a lesson."
Yan Xiang, who was sitting opposite, took the walnuts distributed by You Chu with a smile. He was the oldest among the people sitting there, the last to integrate into the circle of Zhang Ji and the other three, and the kindest tempered: "In the business department of You Chu, in addition to transferring to
People like Ma Jun are the best at studying things. Many teachers and teachers have praised you. In my opinion, most of them will be asked to go by the water warden or the general warden. If you want to go back to the county, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it."
"Then you can't treat the test as a child's play." Zhang Ji glanced at You Chu dissatisfiedly, and when he saw him starting to crack the third walnut, he picked up the teapot and added a bowl of water to him: "We all need to be promoted to the third walnut.
Otherwise, you are not allowed to associate with me."
"Ah?" You Chu was in trouble. Just as he was about to speak, he choked on the half-swallowed walnuts. He coughed for a while, which shocked Zhang Ji and others. He hurriedly poured a bottle of water into it before he stopped: "
Isn't this making things difficult for me?" You Chu gasped and said. He looked at Zhang Ji, who had a serious face like an elder brother, and then at Jia Kui and others who were unwilling to say anything nice, and could only nod helplessly.
Jia Kui smiled, glanced at Yan Xiang, and said with a hint of regret: "If Mr. Yan had not entered the Imperial Academy, with your talent, you would have been a county guard by now, right?"
Yan Xiang is thirty-four years old this year. When the first batch of Taipei students were recruited, the age was not strict enough. It was not until later years that the age of admission was determined. According to Jia Kui, Yan Xiang was known for his intelligence and courage in his early years.
Years ago, it was completely possible to follow the path of Xiaolian. It would not be difficult for any county magistrate to stand out with his ability and reputation. However, the other party chose to study at Taixue and was willing to remain unknown for six years, which caused quite a stir at the time.
There was such a sensation that even the emperor knew about his eagerness to learn and made an exception for him.
Now that Yan Xiang is middle-aged, he still has to work with a group of young people in their early twenties to prepare for the exam. It is unknown what others think, but Yan Xiang is indifferent: "What I learned in Taixue is far better than what I learned alone in office."
You can gain a lot by exploring. For example, if you serve as a trainee county official once, you will become an official one day, and you will not be troubled by your subordinates. What’s more, if you gain and lose, how can you know that I am not a blessing in disguise?"
Jia Kui thought about it carefully and felt that what the other party said made sense.
"By the way, is Fu Yun back?" You Chu suddenly remembered that Yan Xiang and Fu Yun were very close before, and reminded him of Fu Yun's arrogant look, so he couldn't help asking: "I heard that this time he
The family directly asked him to go to the Shaofu as a trainee clerk. According to me, if he does better in the exam, he can go directly to Zhongtai and become a minister, right?"
Fu Yun's father is You Fufeng Fu Rui, and his elder brother Fu Xun is the official minister promoted by the emperor, who is in charge of election examinations. Because the emperor valued the heroic Fu Xie, the Fu family in the north was quite influential in the court. Including You.
Many people, including Chu, believed that with Fu Yun's background, no matter what the outcome of the examination, a good future would be waiting for him.
"Master Fu is old and sick. I heard that if it hadn't been for the troubles in Guanzhong in the past two years, and he didn't want to be accused of retreating in the face of difficulties, he would have begged for his bones long ago." Yan Xiang also came from a powerful family in Guanzhong and had contacts with many families in Guanxi.
, the information he knows is naturally more detailed than what You Chu and Jia Kui heard: "Now that the world is quiet, Mr. Fu naturally does not want to stay in Youfufeng's post for a long time. It seems that he submitted a letter to resign a few days ago."
"The son of Mr. Fu is in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he is selected for officials. Mr. Fu is the governor of a local county, but he has to take exams for the Ministry of Civil Affairs every year. It is said that a son does not complain about his father's faults, but the place where the Ministry of Civil Affairs takes exams must be discussed. Fu Gong
It is indeed a difficult problem for the father and son to be caught in this situation." After hearing this, Zhang Ji said: "Once Mr. Fu retires, Master Fu and his officials will be able to act impartially and do things more calmly."
"Not only that, there are many big families in Youfufeng, so those who serve as officials must work hard. What's more, there will be many secular affairs in the future, and it is inevitable that they will be unable to cope with it. Now is the time to retire." Yan Xiang said.
"Such an old minister should be given preferential treatment by the country." Jia Kui added and asked doubtfully: "Is there no Wen Zhao to persuade him to stay and become a court minister instead? I heard that among the nine ministers, Tingwei and Shaofu have always been vacant.
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Jia Kui is a smart man, and he naturally understands that when an old minister like Fu Rui retires, the greatest favor he can give him is to meet his descendants with kindness, such as Fu Yun's policy test this time... But the reason why he asked this was mainly because he wanted to find out more about the court.
The trend of personnel affairs in the hall was used to elicit the most recent discussion about a dispute from Yan Xiang's mouth.
Yan Xiang glanced at him thoughtfully, and was about to speak when You Chu on the side intervened: "No matter how preferential treatment is given, Fu Yun will not be given preferential treatment."
Everyone looked at him slightly surprised. You Chu said seriously at this time: "This is the first imperial examination. It is to set an example for those who will follow. If we open the door to enter now, I am afraid that we will not be the same as the emperor."
The original intention is not the same." Seeing everyone in silence, You Chu added: "Don't you see, for the purpose of this test, Cai Gong, Yang Gong and others have been living in the Shiqu Pavilion in the palace since last month, and they have been provided with daily supplies.
He was not allowed to see outsiders or go out for meals, and was guarded by the Northern and Southern troops in turns. People outside said he was under "house arrest."
"I know that." Seeing You Chu take the initiative to change the topic to the policy test, Yan Xiang said naturally: "Many people have complained about this, saying that the emperor treats these gentlemen as criminals and is too disrespectful.
It's disrespectful, but the emperor ignored it."
"I am also worried about internal and external traffic, which will ruin the policy test. It can be seen that the national policy test is taken very seriously, and it is under a lot of pressure. Naturally, it will not give any preferential treatment to Fu Yun. This is not a bad thing for the poor people.
Zhang Ji glanced at Jia Kui unintentionally, and then said to You Chu: "Since you know the passes here, how can you only think about getting a 'middle grade'?"
You Chusan smiled and patted the chopped walnuts on his hand and said, "Isn't this a casual joke?"
Zhang Ji glanced at him angrily.
Seeing that it was getting late and the lights were getting dim, Yan Xiang was in his middle age and couldn't stand the long night, so he left and went to sleep. You Chu drank too much water while eating walnuts, so he stayed down to look for the toilet.
At this time, Zhang Ji and Jia Kui were cleaning up the mess on the table and whispering:
"I know you want to inquire about Wei Ting." Zhang Ji looked at the door of Yan Xiang's bedroom with his peripheral vision and said to Jia Kui: "But some people who know secrets often treat them as treasures and do not reveal them to others.
And I thought it was for my own use. Yan Jun has a normal relationship with us and has not yet had a deep friendship. If you ask him, how could he tell you so easily?"
Jia Kui narrowed his eyes and replied softly: "I saw that since he was willing to talk about Mr. Fu's resignation, he treated us as one. But I didn't expect..."
"After all, he is more than ten years older than me, so he naturally knows how to speak appropriately." Zhang Ji said.