Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Sixth Imperial Examination Ten Items
Cao Cao retreated. Sun Quan was shocked when he learned the news and quickly sent an envoy to inquire. Cao Cao did not care about the allies. When Sun Quan learned of Cao Jun's guess, he was no less surprised than Cao Cao. At the same time, he also coveted the power of the family.
.Perhaps, only Liu Zhang can resist the temptation of power!
In Chang'an City, in the meeting hall of Qin Gong's residence, the daily court meeting was going on. The news of Cao Cao's withdrawal was also passed to Liu Zhang through the Intelligence Department. However, Liu Zhang was not very happy when he heard that Cao Cao had withdrawn. His soldiers had not been trained yet.
Ah! Looking at everyone with a smile, Liu Zhang asked: "Gentlemen, Cao Mengde has retreated, should we use Sun Quan to train his troops?"
Jushou smiled and said: "My lord, our soldiers are quite experienced in defensive warfare, but they are still a little unfamiliar with offensive warfare. It is better to capture Wancheng to cut off the connection between Sun Quan and Cao Cao!"
"Attack Wancheng?" Liu Zhang pinched his chin and said: "Although Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Sun Quan has set up heavy troops in Wancheng. If our army attacks Wancheng, the losses will be too great and the gains will not be worth the loss. But if it is a feint attack, it will have no effect!"
"That's wrong!" Tian Feng said: "My lord, although Wancheng is heavily guarded, how can Sun Quan's army be compared with the elite of our army? Now that both generals Guan Yu and Huang Zhong are in Wuguan, what's the point of Wancheng?
A piece of cake?"
"Fengxiao, what do you think?" Seeing that his two advisers suggested attacking Wancheng, Liu Zhang was a little undecided, so he immediately asked Guo Jia.
"If my lord has no other plans, attacking Wancheng would be a good idea. However, my lord's goal is far more than just unifying the Han people. Attacking Wancheng would be putting the cart before the horse!" Guo Jia knew Liu Zhang's plan, and he did not agree with going out casually.
"Fengxiao. My lord just wants to train troops, you are thinking too far ahead!" Tian Feng frowned. He felt that Guo Jia had misinterpreted his meaning.
"Yuan Hao, it's not that I misunderstood what you meant. It's just that our army is not suitable for fighting!" Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Now, the books and papers that the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Education are working together to produce are being sent to various places. When these things are ready
After everything is in order, the lord will carry out the last reform, do you think now is a good time for us to attack?"
"This..." Tian Feng thought for a moment and said, "I got carried away! But how long will our army have to endure it? Cao Cao and Sun Quan have provoked us several times. If our army continues to tolerate it like this, won't we let the world look down upon us?"
"In the past, King Qiwei just kept quiet and made a blockbuster. Our army is about to make a surprise. It is the time to be patient. If you want to achieve unparalleled achievements, you must be able to endure what others cannot endure!" Guo Jia's tone was affirmative and his face was resolute. It impressed everyone.
Startled.
"What Fengxiao said is true!" Jia Xu smiled and said: "The reason why Sun Quan was able to occupy Jiangdong was because he could endure it! Is my lord not even as good as Sun Quan?"
"Wen He, there is no need to use aggressive methods!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "It has been almost half a year since I ordered the Ministry of Industry to rush to produce books and paper. Is it enough now? You know, in order to increase manufacturing efforts, the Ministry of Commerce has cut off ties with
Cao Cao, the transaction of aristocratic families under Sun Quan!"
"Your Majesty, it's ready!" Liu Ye, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, came out and said: "The books and papers produced by the Ministry of Industry are already being shipped to various places. Now the governors of the six states are waiting for the Lord's order to start recruiting students."
"Huang Lao, is what Ziyang said true?" Hearing that the books and paper had been shipped to various places, Liu Zhang quickly looked at Huang Chengyan, who was in charge of education.
"I am reporting to Qin Gong. Mr. Liu is not lying at all!" Huang Chengyan said with a smile on his face: "As the saying goes: Be prepared before you have any trouble. I was worried that there was not enough stuff, so I asked the governors of each state to wait a little longer. Now, I can order the recruitment of students!
"
"Okay!" Liu Zhang said with great joy: "Pass my order and all schools in all states and counties will start recruiting students. Children between the ages of five and eight will not be admitted. Those who are too young or overage will not be admitted!"
"Lord, why are there only children between five and eight years old?" Xinpi was a little puzzled. In his opinion, the older the students, the stronger their learning ability, which is much better than those naughty and sloppy children!
"George, do you know why I want to establish a school?" Liu Zhang looked at Xinpi with a smile on his face. Although many people knew the significance and benefits of establishing a school, they may not know Liu Zhang's purpose.
"Please give me some advice, my lord!" Xin Pi bowed slightly, as if he was sincerely asking for advice, but he secretly laughed in his heart: "The school was not founded to cultivate talents to break the aristocratic family's monopoly on the court!"
"Zhiji is bullying me!" Seeing Xinpi's expression, Liu Zhang knew what he was thinking, and asked with a smile: "Do you think that I founded the school to cultivate talents and relieve the monopoly of the aristocratic family on the court?"
"Uh..." Xin Pi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to see through his thoughts, and he couldn't help but said with some embarrassment: "My lord, I have made a clear decision. I do think so in my heart!"
"You are right, I do have such an idea, but it is not complete!" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "Zhiji, the world I want is different from that of previous dynasties. I want the people to understand the truth and have knowledge! Why is the world
There will be the Yellow Turban Rebellion, because the people have no knowledge, which gives some ambitious people an opportunity to take advantage of! The reason why the Yellow Turban Way can develop is nothing more than giving the people talisman water when natural disasters occur, but those
The talisman water is actually boiled with herbs. They use medical skills to treat the people, but they pretend to be gods and ghosts, so that the people are confused and fooled! What is the reason for this happening? It is because the people have no knowledge!"
"What does this have to do with the lord choosing children between five and eight years old?" Xinpi was a little confused. He couldn't see any connection between the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the founding of a school!
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Children between five and eight years old have the strongest learning ability. If they are too young, it is difficult to teach, but if they are too old, they have their own ideas. Why can the Yellow Turban Road succeed? It is because the people have a fixed mind.
Thinking, all things that cannot be explained are regarded as ghosts and gods! I will change the children's thinking when they have the strongest learning ability. After two generations, the people's belief in ghosts and gods will disappear! "
"Is this...possible?" Although Xinpi belongs to a wealthy family, he has come into contact with many people. He really does not believe that Liu Zhang can change people's minds.
"Of course it is possible, as long as there is the support and leadership of the head of state!" Liu Zhang was full of confidence, because there had been such a situation in history. He thought that when New China was first established, under the leadership of the great leader, it would destroy the four old and establish the four new, and then carry out reform and opening up.
Eliminate illiteracy. In the 20th century, except for some remote cities, no one in the big cities believed in ghosts and gods. Even burning incense and worshiping Buddha was just for psychological comfort. Of course, there were also some people who believed in superstition, but almost all of those people were
Lied!
Seeing that Liu Zhang was so confident, Xinpi stopped talking and poured cold water on his lord, which was not something he could do at his level! However, just because Xinpi didn't have any problems, it didn't mean that others didn't have problems either. Jushu stood up and asked, "My lord, you
I'm talking about the imperial examination. When will the preparations start?"
"Imperial examination..." Liu Zhang thought for a while and said, "As long as you have the paper, but if we start now, most of the people who come to take the exam will be children of aristocratic families, I really don't know whether we should use these people!"
"Is it possible to refuse the children of aristocratic families to participate in the assessment?" Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "There are no so-called aristocratic families in the six states. If the lord refuses to allow overseas aristocratic families to participate in the assessment, is it possible?"
"No!" Liu Zhang frowned and said: "There are many talented people from overseas aristocratic families, how can I abandon them like worn-out shoes? Cao Cao once said that if you let the world's intelligence be used to control it, there will be no disadvantage! The aristocratic families are also Han people.
, I still have to win over the families who support me! Of course. The premise is that they must abide by my policies!"
"My lord, this is not difficult!" Jia Xu said with a smile: "Aren't you just worried that the children of aristocratic families will control the government? You can let the children of aristocratic families who pass the examination go to other places to serve as officials. For example, in remote places like Bingzhou and Liangzhou,
They will be evaluated again in five years. If their political performance is outstanding, they will be promoted or transferred back to Chang'an. If there is no political performance, they will continue to work. Those who are incompetent will be dismissed!"
"This is a wonderful idea!" Liu Zhang slapped his thigh. He wanted to implement the imperial examination, but he almost forgot about the assessment system. But he suddenly remembered another question and couldn't help frowning and asked: "I still have a problem. If the other party is not
If you come to the assessment sincerely, but you want to make me look bad, what should you do?"
"Does it look bad to you?" Guo Jiadao said: "My lord, I am worried that the person who came here does not really want to join our army, but he has passed the exam but looks bad to our army?"
"Yes!" Liu Zhang sneered: "If someone gets a good rank in the imperial examination but refuses to become an official, it will be a big loss for us!"
"Don't worry, my lord, this kind of person will not survive!" Jia Xu said gloomily: "Leave this matter to me, and I will definitely handle it properly for your lord!"
"Wen He, not everything can be solved by killing!" Liu Zhang patted his forehead and said: "There are indeed many true hermits in this world. We can't just let them die just because they don't want to be officials!"
"Qin Gong is benevolent!" Huang Chengyan was very satisfied with Liu Zhang's reaction. He remembered that he, Pang De, and Sima Hui had also refused to become officials, but they did not want to make the court lose face. If Liu Zhang killed talented people just because they were unwilling to become officials, instead
There is a loss of temper.
"Huang Lao Mi praised it!" Liu Zhang waved his hand and suddenly thought of a good idea. He laughed and said: "Huang Lao has done a great job, you gave me an inspiration!"
"Oh?" Seeing that Liu Zhang had an idea, Huang Chengyan was very happy and asked with a smile, "What did Mr. Qin think of?"
"Huang Lao didn't want to be an official back then. Brother Huang didn't make things difficult for you, but you did great things in Jingzhou! If those talented people who passed the examination are unwilling to be officials, I will let them become teachers and teach.
Karma, I wonder what Mr. Huang thinks?" Liu Zhang shook his head, feeling quite proud.
Talented people do not want to be officials, but they would never want to bury their talents. Preaching and teaching, and being a role model for others are also the goals of many people! When schools are established, people will definitely be willing to send their children to government-run schools, and eventually
At least there is no need to tie the knot. As for the people who are looking for private teachers, they are all from wealthy families, so there must not be too many!
"Qin Gong has a good plan!" Huang Chengyan's eyes lit up. In fact, he was not willing to be an official, but the position Liu Zhang gave him made him unable to refuse. The Minister of Education can also be regarded as the teacher of students all over the world. This kind of transcendent status is that
Even Sima Hui and Pang Degong were very jealous. Unfortunately, they arrived too late, and they had no daughter or son-in-law who could compete with Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying, so they had to succumb to Huang Chengyan!
"It's not that my calculations are good, but there is an example from Mr. Huang!" Seeing that the last worry was settled, Liu Zhang was quite happy. He said with a smile on his face: "Gentlemen, since everything is ready, we
Let’s embark on the final test!”
"I obey my lord's order!" Everyone looked at Liu Zhang and felt very excited. They had been waiting for this day for a long time!
According to the Twelve Departments of the Imperial Court, Liu Zhang divided the first imperial examination into ten subjects, namely agriculture, commerce, industry, punishment, etiquette, calculation, education, civil affairs, military strategy and morality. Morality is required to be tested in each subject.
After all, if an official is talented but not virtuous, it will hurt the country even more! However, as soon as Liu Zhang's Ten Subjects came out, many people opposed it, because among Han scholars, Ming Jing was the mainstream, but Liu Zhang did not
There is no such subject!
"Lord, isn't it inappropriate for you to do this?" All the scribes were a little surprised when they saw the ten subjects announced by Liu Zhang. Even Guo Jia raised objections, wondering if he had learned them in Yingchuan Academy.
Less classic!
"What's wrong?" Liu Zhang understood what everyone was thinking, but he didn't think that the imperial court needed to know the classics to recruit scholars. What good would it do to the people to find chapters and excerpts? It would only waste the court's money and food, and also make the court unhappy.
lifeless!
"Most Han scholars choose to study classics, but you don't offer this subject. Isn't it objectionable?" Tian Feng said directly what he was thinking!
"Hmph!" Liu Zhang sneered: "Gentlemen, those who oppose it must be those aristocratic families!"
"This..." Everyone was stunned for a moment, and it seemed that this was true. You must know that the common people of the Han Dynasty had very few books, and it was impossible to obtain the so-called classics. Classics only exist in aristocratic families!
Liu Zhang said: "Masters, I want to establish a new Han Dynasty. All officials are for the people. Those who find chapters and extract sentences should be done by teachers and scholars! From today on, the subject of Ming Jing will belong to education.
, those who pass the examination can serve as local teachers and be responsible for teaching moral lessons! Those rotten scholars who do not distinguish between grains and grains and are not diligent in all aspects of life should not enter the court, lest they mislead others and themselves!"
"I understand!" The ministers bowed and saluted, no longer having any objections. After all, every monarch has a different way of governing. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that Huang Lao was not good, so he deposed hundreds of schools of thought and only respected Confucianism, while Liu Zhang wanted to internalize
It is a new attempt to combine Confucianism and foreign law, and to vigorously develop science at the same time. As for whether it can succeed, it depends on Liu Zhang's methods!
After the court meeting, Liu Zhang issued an imperial edict to the world. The imperial court held an imperial examination to select talents to contribute to the people of the world. The entire Han Dynasty was suddenly shocked, but the six states under Liu Zhang's jurisdiction were full of jubilation, especially some scribes.