Chapter 2314: Ban Chao, the top scholar in literature, Chen Tang, the champion in military affairs
Generally speaking, although the Sui army was defeated this time and paid a heavy price, they defeated nine countries in the Western Regions and killed 120,000 Western Allied Forces, and gained even greater gains.
In contrast, although the Western Region Allied Forces won, their losses were obviously greater.
However, the kings of the Western Regions did not care. They felt that as long as the Sui army could be defeated, peace would be restored in the Western Regions again.
Little did he know that the gains made by the Sui Army in the Western Regions this time had made Yang Guang completely committed to the Western Regions, and he used the Western Regions as a cash machine. The next invasion of the Sui Army was destined not to be too far away.
After repelling the Sui army, Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben and other generals' credibility and prestige among the countries in the Western Regions increased greatly, so they proposed a plan to rebuild the Western Regions Protectorate, but they were rejected by the twenty-five countries in the Western Regions.
Once the Western Region Protectorate is re-established, it means that the twenty-five countries in the Western Region will pay tribute to the Qin Dynasty.
The Western Region Alliance had just defeated the Sui army, so naturally they did not want Great Qin to ride on them.
The reason why Ban Chao was able to conquer more than fifty countries in the Western Regions a hundred years ago, apart from his personal charm and prestige, and the dangerous external environment, the main reason was that the Han Dynasty at that time was a unified dynasty.
But even so, it took Ban Chao thirty-one years to conquer more than fifty countries in the Western Regions and establish a Western Region Protectorate for the Han Dynasty.
Ji Xiaolan wanted to conquer the twenty-five countries in the Western Regions and achieve the same feat as Ban Chao in just one year and with the prestige accumulated in the war against the Sui Dynasty before the Qin Dynasty was unified. This was naturally impossible.
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Although the plan to rebuild the Protectorate of the Western Regions failed, Ji Xiaolan was not discouraged and continued to have good relations with the countries in the Western Regions, vigorously wooed forces close to the Qin Dynasty, and at the same time sent envoys to report the victory to the court.
After receiving the news, Ying Hao of Luoyang ordered Ji Xiaolan to be stationed in the Western Regions for the Qin Dynasty and named him a regular servant of Sanqi. Wang Ben was appointed as the general of the Zhonglang to protect the Western Regions. Wang Li and Wang Xuance were both promoted to Army Sima, while Meng Ben and Ruan Wengzhong were promoted to Army Sima.
Lieutenant General.
Soon after, when Ji Xiaolan and Wang Ben were on a mission to the Western Regions, the news that they led the Western Region coalition forces to repel the Sui army spread throughout the Qin Dynasty. The people were so excited that they called Ji Xiaolan the next Dingyuan Marquis.
It is hard to say whether Ji Xiaolan can become the next Marquis of Dingyuan, but Ban Chao, the first Marquis of Dingyuan, was born, and he was also the first literary champion in the founding of the Qin Dynasty.
The first year of Shenwu, July 1st.
The first imperial examination in Da Qin was held as scheduled.
This imperial examination was sponsored by the Education Department, one of the six departments of the Ministry of Rites. Director Yan Hui also invited Confucius, Xun Shuang, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan, and Lu Zhi to serve as question makers and examiners.
, and strive to make this scientific examination absolutely fair and impartial.
The imperial examination in Da Qin was divided into three steps, namely: rural examination, general examination, and palace examination.
If you want to be qualified to take the imperial examination, you must first take the child examination. Those who take the child examination are called Confucian students or Tongsheng. After being admitted, they are called students, also known as students, commonly known as scholars.
This is also the starting point for all students’ “fame”.
The rural examination is held every two years in various counties and counties, also known as the Grand Competition, and the candidates who participate are at least scholars.
However, before a scholar can take the rural examination, he must first pass the scientific examination held by the local county school. Only those with excellent scores can be selected to participate in the provincial examination. Those who pass the rural examination are called juren.
The examination is held in the Ministry of Rites in the spring of the second year after the provincial examination, so it is also called Li Wei or Chun Wei.
Those who take part in the examination are Juren, and those who succeed are called Gongshi. After the examination, a re-examination is usually held.
The Imperial Examination is an examination conducted by the emperor. The examinees are Gongshi. Those who pass the Imperial Examination are collectively called Jinshi, and Jinshi are already reserve officials.
The palace examination is divided into three grades: the first grade is awarded "Jinshi", the second grade is "Jinshi origin", and the third grade is "same as Jinshi".
Three people are admitted to the first class. The first place is commonly known as the number one scholar, the second place is commonly known as the second place, and the third place is commonly known as the third flower. Together they are called Sanding A.
The number of people in the second class and the third class is variable and depends on the specific circumstances and positions.
The word "tong" in "Tongjinshi" in the top three grades actually means "different", and it can also be understood as quasi-jinshi.
Therefore, the status of "Tong Jinshi" is a bit embarrassing. People with a little self-respect and self-respect will regard "Tong Jinshi" as an unspeakable secret that cannot be washed away.
Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren, Gongshi, Jinshi, these are the scientific examination and promotion routes for Da Qin students.
After the emergence of this candidate promotion system, examination frenzy was immediately ignited across the country.
Students from all over the country have signed up to participate in the local children's examination. Regardless of how many there are, they must first obtain the qualifications to participate in the imperial examination. Only in this way can they compete for this opportunity to obtain an official position.
The difficulty of the children's test is not very high. Basically, 80% of the candidates who take it can pass it, but the real difficulty is the next three tests.
According to statistics, as many as 30,000 candidates took part in this provincial science and technology examination, but in the end only 15,000 people passed the examination, directly eliminating half of them.
The general examination was more difficult than the provincial examination. Fifteen thousand people participated, but in the end only 3,000 people passed and qualified to participate in the palace examination.
The imperial examination requires traveling to Luoyang to participate, which is naturally a heavy burden for those from poor families. Many of them cannot even go to Luoyang.
In order to solve this problem, Daqin will provide free travel expenses to all students who pass the examination, and will also arrange accommodation after arriving in Luoyang.
This policy has also been supported and praised by all officials.
Of the 30,000 candidates, only 3,000 came to Luoyang to make a pilgrimage to the palace and then take the palace examination. However, not even 200 people passed the palace examination and became Jinshi.
In the first imperial examination of the Qin Dynasty, 194 people were finally selected as official officials, including three people in the first class, 61 people in the second class, and 130 people in the third class.
Of the 30,000 candidates, less than 200 passed the exam, and the probability of passing the exam was less than 1 in 150. However, compared with the previous examinations, the number of candidates has been greatly increased.
Moreover, the number of officials appointed by Qin Dynasty was much greater than that of Wei and Sui Dynasties.
Since the Wei and Sui dynasties began to recruit scholars, the number of officials each time was less than twenty.
Da Qin hired nearly 200 officials at one time, which set a precedent for the number of officials.
Back to topic.
Among the one hundred and ninety-two people appointed to official posts in Great Qin this time, 121 were from noble families, while 71 were from poor families and common people.
This also shows that even if the Great Qin Dynasty is dominated by officials from poor families, there are still more talents among the people from aristocratic families.
Among the first three people in the first imperial examination of the Qin Dynasty, the number one scholar in Wen was taken away by Ban Chao, the second place was Fa Zheng, the son of Fa Yan, and the top prize was Xun Yi, the son of Xun Yu.
Ban Chao: Commander 96, Force 75, Intelligence 97, Politics 96, Charisma 95;
Fa Zheng: Commander 85, Force 56, Intelligence 97, Politics 94, Charisma 82;
Fazheng and Xunyi were both sons of high-ranking officials in the Qin Dynasty, while Ban Chao was the only one who came from a poor family.
Ban Chao is one of the hidden characters in the random 100-call card. Also born with him are his brother Ban Gu and his sister Ban Zhao.
The Ban family was from a poor family in Liangzhou, and Ban Chao's elder brother Ban Gu had also participated in the Sui imperial examination and was appointed as the prefect by Yang Guang as the number one scholar.
His elder brother Ban Gu was loyal to the Sui State, but his younger brother Ban Chao was not optimistic about Yang Guang. After learning that Da Qin was opening science to obtain scholars, he resolutely went to Da Qin to participate in the scientific examination.
The imperial examination is a matter of thousands of troops crossing a single-plank bridge, and any first place is extremely rare. But being able to get first place in the provincial examination, the general examination, and the imperial examination in succession is called three consecutive wins.
Ban Chao won three prizes in a row. He was recognized as the first in the provincial examination, the general examination, and the palace examination.
Fazheng and Xunyi were both well-known talents, and they were also the top seeds in this imperial examination. They also achieved first place in the provincial examination and the joint examination, but unfortunately they both lost in the palace examination.
Ban Chao.
Ban Chao, who was originally unknown, suddenly became famous because he defeated Fazheng and Xunyi and used them as a ladder. He became a hot celebrity and was eventually named Zuofeng Lingjuncheng by Ying Hao.
As for Fazheng and Tanhua Xunyi, who were ranked second on the list, one was named Changshan Juncheng and the other was named Daijun Juncheng.
The position of the county magistrate is the same as that of the county governor. It is the second-in-command in a county. Generally, only officials who have served for more than ten years have sufficient qualifications to hold such important positions.
Ban Chao, Fazheng and Xun Yi, but they had just started their official careers and had no experience in governing. To hold such an important position as a county magistrate is not an exaggeration. It is not an exaggeration to say that they rose to the top in one step, and this was also a privilege that only those ranked first in the imperial examination could have.
As for the remaining 191 people, 61 Jinshi in the second class were also awarded official positions by Ying Hao, but most of them were county magistrates or five officials at the county level, that is, thieves, Cao,
Supervisor of thieves, meritorious service, chief bookkeeper, chief recorder;
The three Dukes of the Han Dynasty, the prefectural governor, and the county magistrate all had the following five officials: thieves cao, supervising thieves, merit cao, chief bookkeeper, and chief recorder.
As for the 130 people in the top three who were named Jinshi, they were awarded official positions such as county magistrate and five officials at the county level by Ying Hao.
For the first time, the Qin Dynasty opened a program to recruit scholars, and 194 people were recruited at one time, and all of them were awarded official positions. This made those officials who failed to be elected extremely envious, and they deeply hated why the people who were on the list were not themselves.
But there is no way. If you fail, you will fail. You can only go back and continue studying hard, and wait until two years later to continue taking the scientific examination.
After the Daqin Civil Examinations, the martial arts examinations were held immediately.
The martial arts examination system was founded in the second year of Chang'an by Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty (702).
Although the Sui and Wei dynasties held civil examinations, they did not implement military examinations. Therefore, the martial arts examinations of the Great Qin Dynasty naturally set a precedent and were the first of their kind.
The martial arts examination is not as complicated as the civil examination, and is mainly divided into the first five examinations and the last four examinations.
The first six tests are: physical form, riding, archery, weight-bearing, martial arts, and competition;
Body shape mainly depends on height, vision, hearing, and weight. People with a height of less than 1.7 meters cannot participate in martial arts. In addition, people with physical disabilities cannot participate in martial arts.
Riding, as the name suggests, is mainly about riding horses. The better the riding skills, the higher the score.
Archery, of course, tests archery skills, which can be divided into two categories: mounted archery and foot archery.
Carrying weight will test the candidate's strength and physical fitness.
Martial arts, as the name suggests, naturally involves testing fists, feet and weapons.
If you pass five of the first six martial arts exams, you can basically screen out those who make up the numbers among the 100,000 martial arts candidates, or those whose strength is not up to standard, and the rest will naturally be cut.
An elite who is skilled in archery, bow and horse.
After one hundred thousand martial arts candidates pass the screening of the top five, only 10,000 qualified elites are left, who will take the sixth martial arts test, the competition.
In the martial arts competition, 10,000 candidates are randomly drawn to compete in martial arts, and the strongest 3,000 people will go to Luoyang to participate in the martial arts palace examination and the final four examinations of the martial arts examination.
The last four tests of the martial arts examination are: art of war, battle formation, training, and competition.
The final test of the last four exams is the martial arts competition, but the art of war is the subject with the highest scores.
In the end, in the first martial arts competition of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Tang won the first prize in martial arts, Mi Zhuzhi's younger brother Mi Houwang was the top prize in martial arts, and Chen Shuzhi, a native of Runan, was ranked second in martial arts.
Chen Tang is one of the figures born in the Bronze Hundred Calls. He is a famous general in the Western Han Dynasty. Anyone who offends the powerful Han will be punished no matter how far away it is. It comes from his mouth.
Chen Dao was a general under Liu Bei in original history. He commanded and trained the "White Guards". His rank was second to that of Zhao Yun, and he was known for his loyalty and bravery.
Mi Houwang: Commander 78, Force 105, Intelligence 72, Politics 66, Charisma 75;
The Macaque King, one of the Seven Saints, was implanted into the Mi family and became Mi Zhu's younger brother.
The strongest Mi Houwang was only ranked third, but Chen Tang and Chen Dao, who were defeated by him, became the number one and second place. This result exceeded everyone's expectations.
In fact, this is normal. After all, the purpose of Qin's military examinations was not to select brave generals, but to select good generals who could lead the army.
This can be seen from the fact that among the four tests after the martial arts examination, three of them are in the art of war category.
Go up to the army and attack.
Although there are many fierce generals in the Qin Dynasty, there are also many famous generals, and unity is greater than bravery. This is a consensus among the Qin army. Many fierce generals are also studying the art of war, so the martial arts examinations naturally focus on the art of war.
Among the 100,000 candidates, Mi Hou is indeed the strongest. Chen Tang is not even a single enemy, and Chen Dao cannot withstand a few moves, but in the art of war, he is far behind the two of them.
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In the end, although Mi Houwang's score in martial arts was first, his score in military strategy was very low, which also lowered his overall score, so he ranked behind Chen Tang and Chen Dao.
Not only Mi Houwang, there are also many martial arts candidates who are stronger than Chen Tang and Chen Dao, but are far inferior in military skills. In the end, their overall score was lowered and they missed the top three.
For Chen Tang, the champion of martial arts, Ying Hao directly named him a captain of the first battalion, responsible for commanding the troops of the first battalion, while Chen Dao and Mi Houwang were both named military commanders.
The three thousand candidates who came to take the palace examination were selected from a hundred thousand people. They were already the elite among the elite, so Ying Hao recruited them all into the army.
In addition to the top three, the top 200 candidates among the candidates will be recruited into the Jiulong Guard for training. After passing the exam, Ying Hao will directly award them with positions such as Hundred-Man General, Yamen General, and Military Marquis.
As for the remaining 2,800 people, they were all absorbed into the trapped camps, Flying Tiger Army, Pojun Camp and other elite battalions, adding new vitality to these elite battalions.