Zhang Zhao bowed slightly to Xiao Cheng and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, among those who passed the third round of the imperial examination, 27 people passed the Xiucai Department, 44 people passed the Mingfa Department, 39 people passed the Mingshu Department, 48 people passed the Military Department, and 19 people passed the Agriculture Department.
There are twenty people in the Mohism Department and fifty-two people in the Debate Department. A total of two hundred and forty-nine people."
After hearing the last number, Xiao Cheng still frowned slightly and said:
"So few?"
You know, tens of thousands of people applied for the first round of the imperial examination. In the end, more than 200 people were admitted?
Zhang Zhao heard this and immediately said:
"Your Majesty, this imperial examination was held in a too hasty manner, and the people were just trying to fill up the numbers. After all, we are recruiting talents for the country, and we must be strict to prevent those with insufficient talent and learning from getting mixed in. And since the imperial examination system will become the country's official system for selecting scholars in the future,
This first imperial examination needs to set a benchmark for the system of future generations. The admissions bottom line can only be made more stringent and must not be relaxed!"
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng also felt that this was very reasonable. He nodded and said anxiously:
"The admission list is here, bring it up and show it to me!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhao immediately handed over the roster in his hands.
Xiao Cheng took it from the little eunuch and scanned it.
In the line of sight that ordinary people cannot see, the golden fingers moved accordingly, and densely packed panels appeared in front of Xiao Cheng's eyes.
Above the panel are the names of each candidate and their simple ability values.
[Name: Zhai Su Wenke: 46, Martial Arts: 58, Personality: 61]
[Name: Shi Chengwen Liberal Arts: 89 Martial Arts: 81 Personality: 73]
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Xiao Cheng's eyes lit up as he looked at the panel unfolding in front of him.
It's such a considerate mechanism. In order for Xiao Cheng to better recruit talents, the attribute values displayed for each person are directly divided into comprehensive values of civil and military subjects.
But speaking of it, although I am unlucky and always rely on guarantees for lottery draws, it is my first imperial examination anyway, so I have to be a famous official!
Seeing that Xiao Cheng was so anxious to see the list of admitted scholars, Zhang Zhao thought that he was extremely concerned about the results of the imperial examination. He pondered for a moment and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the first time this year that your Majesty has convened scholars to hold the imperial examination in Beijing. The news of the imperial examination has not yet spread completely, and many scholars have doubts and are waiting to see it. Therefore, the officials in Beijing can still cope with it.
But if these scholars take part in the imperial examination, it will be their way to obtain scholars for the country. When it is held next year, these people will definitely flock to the imperial examination, and it will be difficult for Beijing to cope with it!"
Xiao Cheng quickly scanned the list in his hand and said casually:
"Then let the local governments conduct assessments, select suitable talents, and grant these scholars the qualifications for the imperial examination."
This year's imperial examination in the capital has tens of thousands of people taking the exam, which has already involved most of the power of the Yun Kingdom Court. If this happens every year, then the Yun Kingdom Court will not have to deal with government affairs!
Moreover, Xiao Cheng is only a temporary emergency this year. Every subsequent imperial examination must require qualifications, and the manpower and material resources required for the preliminary examinations will be allocated to the administrative forces below.
When Zhang Zhao heard what Xiao Cheng said, he nodded repeatedly subconsciously, then thought about it a few times in his mind, then shook his head violently and said:
"Your Majesty, delegating the power of imperial examination qualifications to local governments can help to share the pressure, but it is also inappropriate. For example, in the various subjects of the imperial examination, such as Mingshu and Mingfa, the answers to these questions are always the same, so there is no problem. But
If it comes to the knowledge required for the review of the policies and theories of the Xiucai Section, the military deductions of the Military Section, and the review of the Agricultural and Mexican Sections, it is almost impossible for the local government to have enough ability to review and judge."
If we talk about the eight-part essay imperial examination in the Ming and Qing dynasties, then officials from all over the country came from such imperial examinations. Naturally, they had a certain ability to judge the quality of articles and measure the level of knowledge of scholars.
But in this world where hundreds of schools of thought contend, such systems must not be copied.
Just imagine, you ask a local official who came from Legalism and learned to "take law as teaching" to judge a Confucian scholar who believes that "morality and etiquette are the foundation of politics and religion, and punishment is the purpose of politics and religion".
There is no need to say more about the results of the question paper.
Xiao Cheng paused, looked up at Zhang Zhao, and said in a deep voice:
"It makes sense. Imperial examination matters cannot be delegated to local governments."
He paused, then turned to look at Feng Bao beside him, and asked:
"Sima Hui, how's it going with Mr. Pang De?"
When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately bowed and said:
"The two of them are valued by His Majesty, so they naturally accepted the imperial edict with tears of gratitude. Fifty thousand taels of silver have now been delivered to the two of them!"
Seeing that Xiao Cheng had been rejected three times, Sima Hui and Pang Degong still had a good idea. They had originally planned to take their families to live in seclusion in the mountains.
But I didn't expect that the palace attendant came to the door for the fourth time and came so quickly.
This time the palace attendant brought 50,000 taels of silver, as well as an imperial edict from the emperor asking the two of them to concentrate on teaching and educating people.
Naturally, Sima Hui and Pang Degong were not very happy to be officials, but they were quite happy to let them teach and educate people. Besides, after all, he was the emperor of a country, and his attitude was so good, so he couldn't be too generous!
When Xiao Cheng heard what Feng Bao said, he nodded and said immediately:
"The name of this academy is Lumen Academy. Feng Bao, please find someone to make a plaque and send it over!"
When Feng Bao heard this, his eyes moved slightly.
"My handwriting is quite good. I am willing to write an inscription for Lumen Academy."
An academy that is valued by the emperor must have strong support. It is impossible to say that in a few decades it will become the academic holy place of the Yun Kingdom. If you hang up a plaque with your own handwriting, doesn't it mean that your name will be passed down to future generations?
When the eunuch reaches the level of Feng Bao, his power cannot be higher, otherwise he will definitely end badly. The current emperor is a powerful master, and he must not touch money that he should not touch.
In this case, he, Feng Bao, has nothing to pursue except his reputation.
Xiao Cheng didn't think about it carefully. Even if he guessed it, he wouldn't care and said casually:
"It's up to you. With your plaque of the Governor of Dongchang hanging on it, you can ward off a lot of people in this academy!"
When Zhang Zhao heard what Xiao Cheng said, he thought about it for a moment and said immediately:
"Is Your Majesty planning to use the academy to select talents?"
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"That's right. Let's build more government-run academies and let the academies recommend outstanding students to participate in the imperial examination every year. And use the imperial examination acceptance rate to determine the funds allocated by the academies for the next year."
Hmm, does it look familiar? It’s the system used in high school and college entrance examination.
Zhang Zhao thought about it for a moment and said hesitantly:
"It sounds feasible, but I'm afraid that in the future, the academy teachers and students will form cliques for personal gain..."
The officials above the court, even those who did not know each other before, are bound to come together and form factions driven by the same ideas and interests.
Therefore, the formation of cliques is inevitable, and it all depends on the emperor's methods. As long as the struggle between them does not hold each other back, and is so intense that it stagnates the operation of the court, it can be regarded as healthy competition.
However, as Zhang Zhao said before, the policies Xiao Cheng is formulating now must set a benchmark for future generations.
Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"We can formulate some checks and balances, such as establishing government-run academies at all levels, frequently transferring academies' teachers to each other, and restricting academies teachers from transferring to court officials. In short, just improve it slowly!"
The knowledge and experience from his previous life told Xiao Cheng that there is no perfect system in this world.
Hearing this, Zhang Zhao nodded solemnly and began to think of ways to check and balance the government-run academy.
Xiao Cheng, on the other hand, lowered his head and continued to flip through the list of candidates in his hand.
Suddenly, on the golden finger panel, a name with golden fonts and a very eye-catching name burst into Xiao Cheng's eyes.
[Name: Hai Rui: Liberal Arts: 85, Martial Arts: 51, Personality: 97]
Oh, I am a famous minister, but I am still the number one spray god in the Ming Dynasty, Hai Rui!
The corners of Xiao Cheng's mouth curled up, and his heart felt a little lighter.
Perhaps in many people's minds, this person is just a stubborn old man who only knows how to troll people. But in fact, this person is actually quite capable.
Hai Rui rose to prominence and entered the official position as an eunuch, all the way to the second and third ranks of officials. He held various official positions, cracked down on powerful people, built water conservancy projects, advocated severe punishment of corrupt officials, prohibited favoritism and bribery, and promoted the implementation of a whip
Law, official reputation and prestige are extremely high.
Even the powerful and corrupt officials who were afraid of him could not find any faults in his political achievements. They could only spend money to buy Hai Rui an official position in order to get him to send away this plague god.
And although this person is upright, his political wisdom is also quite outstanding. He knows when and when is the time to do what kind of things.
A "Public Security Notice" was handed over after Yan Song's fall. The timing was neither early nor late, and the Emperor Jiajing was scolded bloody.
At that time, the situation in the Ming Dynasty had changed. At this time, Shang Shu, although he was still worried about his life, the original situation of death and no life had changed, and he had gained a glimmer of hope for himself.
Xiao Cheng originally admired this person. Although he would have a high chance of being criticized in the future, he was still very happy to get this person.
But before Xiao Cheng could be happy for long, another conspicuous font shining with golden light was displayed in front of his eyes.
[Name: Yan Song Liberal Arts: 89 Martial Arts: 33 Personality: 28]
Good guy, this is a direct match between Hai Rui and Yan Song, right?
Xiao Cheng raised his eyebrows. Could it be that he was really lucky today?
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng looked at the golden finger panel.
At this time, the lottery interface lit up slightly, clearly showing that Xiao Cheng had a chance to win the lottery.
This is a lottery opportunity I got when I signed in today. I originally thought I would save this lottery opportunity first and let Sang Pan of the Yin Yang family find an auspicious day for me, burn incense and wash my hands before drawing it.
But today it seems that I am a bit lucky!
How about taking advantage of this situation and drawing a prize?
Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng's mind changed.
The next moment, the lottery interface dimmed slightly.
A huge golden turntable then appeared in front of Xiao Cheng and turned slowly.
White, blue, purple, gold, four colors of light flashed one by one, making Xiao Cheng feel a little excited.
After a moment, a purple light shone brightly above the turntable.
Xiao Cheng felt certain in his heart and couldn't help but look happy.
The third purple card, what a good thing it will be!
At this moment, Xiao Cheng didn't notice that on his golden finger panel, on the special skills column, and on top of the "Heavenly Favorite" skills he obtained for helping the world advance, a colorful stream of light suddenly shone brightly.
Between heaven and earth, an inexplicable force suddenly surged in, and with the help of Xiao Cheng's body, it was transmitted to the huge turntable. The turntable that had stopped originally turned again with the help of this inexplicable force.
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Xiao Cheng was suddenly startled, feeling the wonderful energy that had just gathered, and subconsciously looked at the golden finger panel.
At this time, the "Heavenly Destiny" skill that was shining with colorful light just now on the panel has lost its magical spirituality, and the font has become a little gray. It looks like a weak person, and it makes people feel weak.
Feeling down and out of energy.
The purple light that filled Xiao Cheng's sight just now completely dissipated.
A golden ray of light was projected down from the rotating disk. The next moment, his eyes were filled with dazzling golden light, making Xiao Cheng's pupils shrink.
Is this, withdrawing money? I, Xiao Cheng, actually withdrawn money!
A look of ecstasy appeared on Xiao Cheng's face.
He originally thought that he would have to wait at least twenty times for a guarantee. He never expected that the "Heavenly Favorite" skill, which he had no idea of its use, would actually help him draw a golden card.
Under the golden light, a golden card appeared and condensed in front of Xiao Cheng's eyes.
【Golden Ceka, Five Elements Prophecy
Card effect: Added [Five Elements Prophecy] function, which can use the power of a country's national destiny to promote the power of heaven and earth, thereby deducing the five elements. According to the order of the five elements, various effects can be obtained within three years.
Card Description: The science of prophecy is based on the River Map and the Luoshu, as well as the power of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements, combined with the "theory of induction between heaven and man", to deduce, indicate the good and bad fortune of the future, and control the rise and fall of chaos.】
The next moment, the golden light suddenly dissipated, but a new interface condensed on Xiao Cheng's golden finger panel, [Five Elements Prophecy].
Feng Bao and Zhang Zhao couldn't help but look at each other in confusion when they looked at Xiao Cheng, who had shown a hint of joy from just now and then laughed wildly.
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?" Feng Bao asked cautiously.
Xiao Cheng came back to his senses slightly, waved at the two of them, and said:
"Everyone get out!"
When the two heard this, they hesitated in their steps and looked at Xiao Cheng with worried faces.
Xiao Cheng looked at the expressions of the two of them and knew that it was because of his own expression just now that they were a little worried.
He coughed lightly, waved his hand, and said:
"Although there are only more than 200 people in the imperial examination this time, as long as the imperial examination system continues, there will be a steady stream of talents coming to our country. I just feel that all the talents in the world have come to me, so I showed my face.
Happy...Okay, you guys go out first, I will be alone."
Xiao Cheng spoke for the second time. Naturally, the two of them did not dare to disobey, so they had to bow and retreat.
When the two of them retreated, Xiao Cheng said nothing, but with a thought in his mind, the Five Elements Prophecy suddenly moved.