Chapter 953 Qingyi of History
Liangzhou in October of the 13th year of Jianxing was destined to be very lively.
For Governor Feng, the arrival of the Wu delegation was not a top priority.
The biggest thing is the Liangzhou exam.
Three years later, the first batch of scholars and students who participated in the Liangzhou examination and selection finally ushered in the last assessment.
From the first year, he was sent to the county and township as a foreman, then to the county and ministries as a errand boy in the second year, and finally to the state to sort out various documents.
Compared with the scholars who initially took part in the examination, those who could survive the three years of examination were basically only 30% left.
It’s hard to say whether the remaining people are talented or not, but their professional skills are at least above average.
The most important thing is that they are either determined people, or they regard taking exams as the best promotion channel.
These two points are enough.
Feng Yong didn’t expect that in a dozen years he would be able to dig out the walls that the family had built over hundreds of years—even though he had a sharp weapon in his hand to reduce dimensionality.
From being sneaky at the beginning to being open and honest now, this is already a great victory.
In later history, a certain Xiong Wazi named Yang, after paying the price of the entire world, and finally even his own head, was still unable to conquer the aristocratic families in Guandong.
In October in Liangzhou, the heat has long since faded, and it has even begun to feel a little cool.
In Wuwei City, the atmosphere is getting more and more heated.
“Youchang, are you okay? Hurry up!”
Li Ming, dressed in Tsing Yi, shouted anxiously into the room:
“I have worked hard for several years, but now it’s time to wait, how dare I delay it!”
“The time has not yet come and it’s still early, what’s the hurry?”
Ma Tian, who was also dressed in Tsing Yi, finally walked out of the house and replied slightly impatiently.
“Can you not be in a hurry? The hard work of the past three years only depends on today.”
Li Ming repeated this sentence quite naggingly, with a somewhat nervous expression. He pulled up the clothes on his body, lowered his head and looked around, "Youchang, please help me take a look. Is there anything wrong?"
That's the best thing about taking the exam. It's a bit hard, but at least food and shelter are provided, and the same style of clothing is issued in summer and winter.
After surviving the first year, when I entered the county as an errand boy in the second year, I would still receive a monthly subsidy.
For the children of aristocratic families, this kind of thing is not even enough to fill the gap between their teeth.
But for those who are determined to change their social class, or even those from poor families, this is an exciting signal, a sign that they are half-way into office.
Like Li Ming, it’s not that he can’t afford clothes made of this kind of material, but the meaning represented by this green garment is unmatched by other clothes.
There is an obvious black spot on Li Ming's lower right hem. He doesn't know whether it is a mud spot or an ink spot that cannot be washed away, but Ma Tian won't say.
Because he knew that if he said it, the guy in front of him would definitely have to go back and change clothes, and then he would have to spend time waiting for him, which would not be worthwhile.
"fine…"
Ma Tian pushed Li Ming out and said, "Let's go, call me out in a hurry, just to see if your clothes are suitable."
Li Ming didn’t think anything was wrong. He said anxiously:
“Pencil! I didn’t take the pen!”
The reason why it is pen and ink rather than writing utensils is that in addition to pen and ink, there are also various sizes of rulers. This is what makes the Liangzhou exam different from other exams.
Because it will have various arithmetic problems.
Nanxiang’s arithmetic is number one in the world, and that’s not just talk.
Only when they have been foremen can these scholars understand how useful arithmetic is.
At least in the most basic aspect of people's livelihood, such as water conservancy and civil engineering, the difference between a foreman who has studied arithmetic and a foreman who has not studied arithmetic is really one and the same.
For Li Ming, his three-year trip to Liangzhou was a comprehensive baptism of mind and body.
From the beginning, I was extremely resistant to King Feng Gui but had to come.
And then acknowledge the reality.
In the end, it was recognized that the Liangzhou examination was a process of "reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles" and "unifying knowledge and action".
Who knows how many psychological changes he has gone through.
Except for a very small number of scholars who came to take the examination, most of them had no place to live in Guzang City.
So the governor's office built a courtyard not far away to house these temporary workers.
When Ma Tian and Li Ming left the courtyard, there were people in front and behind them, and they all headed in the same direction.
The destination is the school in Guzang City, which is also the largest school in Liangzhou: Liangzhou School.
This is the location of today’s exam.
When I was in the county, there was still Xiu Mu at least.
But since they arrived in Guzang, others had no time to bathe. They, as a group, had to go to the school to attend classes.
There are still homework after school, and I can’t even rest peacefully at night.
That is to say, the residence provided an unlimited supply of oil lamps to these scholars. Otherwise, if it were a family in Guizhou, they might not be able to afford the lamp oil alone.
A group of scholars were walking on the street, all dressed in green clothes, which attracted attention.
Moreover, today is the time for exams, and it has already been spread to everyone in Guzang City.
Pedestrians not only gave way to them, but moreover, many people cast envious glances at them.
Because after today, they will officially join the official ranks and become officials of the Han Dynasty.
Being an official may not be a big deal to a wealthy family.
But in this world, how many people are lucky enough to be reborn in a family?
Even if they are descendants of aristocratic families, how many people can become officials?
Comparatively, these gentlemen in green can be regarded as the lucky ones in the world.
Not to mention that under the current overall situation in Liangzhou, even aristocratic families have a very strong desire and need to recommend their children to become officials.
There is no way not to long for it.
Seeing Liangzhou changing day by day, something like a wool spinning workshop has never appeared before.
The Li family clan in Shu has already used his own personal experience to tell those who came after him that hundreds of years of experience seem to have become somewhat inapplicable.
The Li family in Longxi and the Zhang family in Dunhuang, who are both Li family members, also used personal experience to tell others that betting on Ji Han was actually very profitable.
An unprecedented wave of workshops has made anyone with some discernment subconsciously look towards the grasslands of the north.
Because there seemed to be endless amounts of wool and barbarians…
And if you want to join this carnival, Liangzhou Governor's Office is destined to be unable to get around it.
So he can only become an official.
Only by becoming an official and taking advantage of the official position can we take the lead in this carnival.
Just in this competition in the exam, the children of the aristocratic family obviously fell behind.
Because although the talkative people of the aristocratic family can force their own children to join, they cannot prevent someone from deliberately being eliminated in various assessments in the past three years.
After all, lifting up your robe and mixing with those mud-legged people is difficult for many children from well-off families to adapt to, both physically and psychologically.
So the glances towards the group of high-spirited scholars on the street also contained some complicated and unclear expressions.
“Hanzhong seems to really want to change the talent selection system, otherwise it would send Xiang Lang here.”
On the second floor of a restaurant facing the street, someone looked at the men in Tsing Yi who were passing by and murmured something.
"Praise a scholar who doesn't know how to read, promote filial piety and integrity, and his father lives away from home. The poor people are as white and turbid as mud, and the high-ranking generals are as timid as chickens."
Someone recited a nursery rhyme from the time of the Second Emperor Huan Ling, with a sneer in his tone:
“The Hanzhong side claims to be the orthodox Han family, and Zhuge Kongming also said in "Chu Shi Biao" that Liu Bei often lamented and lamented the policies of Emperor Huan Ling."
"Therefore, it is normal to want to correct the shortcomings of the Later Han Dynasty, but..."
When this person said this, he paused and did not say any more.
“This is just a restructuring, but it is very detrimental to us.”
He dare not say it, but some people dare to say it.
The person who answered the call had a gloomy look on his face, his eyes flickered, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.
After all, in terms of intellectual background, there are more than 100 poor families in the aristocratic family, not to mention those mud-legged people who can't even recognize a big Chinese character.
It was only with Nanxiang that the poor family and Mudleg had some hope.
If you are like Cao Wei, if you want to get ahead from a humble family, you must get permission from the noble family.
To put it nicely, one needs to be recommended by a noble family.
In other words, a humble family must be attached to a noble family before they can enter the court.
Who would have expected that the Liangzhou exam not only tests knowledge, but also tests practical skills.
Three years of extremely complicated practical work have forced many children from aristocratic families to retire.
“Examination, examination, examination, what kind of examination is this?”
“Silence!”
“Be careful what you say!”
"What are you saying carefully?" The man looked at the others with a sneer, "Do you have disciples among the men in green below, so you are telling me to be careful about what you say?"
“It’s enough to let the children of our aristocratic families be placed in the same category as those from poor families. Now even those like the head of Guizhou dare to sit with the children of other families. Don’t you think it’s too humiliating?”
With these words, everyone present fell silent for a while.
When he saw this person, he couldn't help but feel happy. Just as he was about to continue speaking, someone suddenly said:
"The Guo family in Xiping didn't participate in the exam, right? That's right. After all, after the Han Dynasty took over Liangzhou, the Guo family had a rebellion, and many members of the family were probably killed or injured."
"Moreover, I heard that in the harem of the Emperor of Wei, there is a daughter of the Guo family who is quite favored, so your words are understandable."
When the Guo family heard this, they were furious:
"What do you mean!"
The other party sneered:
"What do you mean? Don't you really understand? As long as someone named Feng is in Liangzhou for one day, will the Wei people dare to cross Longshan? If they don't dare, what can we do?"
“Do you want us to do what your Guo family did, giving away the lives of the children in your clan for nothing?”
At this point, someone else muttered:
“The cruel and ruthless Xiao Wenhe…”
Thinking of the prosperous labor trade in the past two years, many people are excited.
In the past, I only heard its name and didn’t think much of it.
Now that I have seen it with my own eyes, I finally know the truth!
“Guo Jun, we have different ways and will not change our plans, so please do as you please!”
“For the sake of the past, we will not tell this matter.”
…
The Guo family couldn't help but said bitterly when they saw that these people couldn't talk.
“Wei’s nine-rank official law is to protect our great family; the examination method is actually to dig up the foundation of aristocratic families.”
"For temporary gain, you catered to Feng Yong's actions. In the future, your clan will be hijacked by others, all because of your short-sightedness!"
After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned around.
"Do you really think that we are all drunk and alone sober?" Looking at the backs of people leaving the restaurant, someone sighed, "If you can choose the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Dharma, who would choose the Examination Dharma?"
"However, the Wei people used their intentions to counter the unintentional, and one hundred thousand elite soldiers were defeated by 20,000. How can they rely on it? Not to mention that the Wei people followed the legacy of the later Han Dynasty and focused on Guandong and despised Liangzhou."
"Looking at the Ji Han Dynasty, there is Ge family in the front and Feng Yong in the back. They have excellent soldiers and powerful generals, and they have many unique advantages. What can we do?"
Everyone knows that the ninth-rank officials have good laws, but why are they useless in Wei State?
If we say that after the Battle of Longyou, the Liangzhou family was still swinging between the Han and Wei dynasties.
The battle at Xiaoguan caused most families to give up their thoughts and turn to the Han side.
Otherwise, how could the Zhang family of Dunhuang, a loyal official of the Wei State who took the lead in putting down the Jiuquan Rebellion in Zhangye, suddenly switch sides?
It is not too loser to give up some knowledge interpretation right, but it is also exchanged for three generations of unreasonable foundation.
Because this part of the right to interpret knowledge does not mean that you can not give it up if you don’t want to give it up, but you have to give it up even if you give it up, and you have to give it up even if you don’t want to give it up.
Over there in Hanzhong, they won’t talk to you at all. They print books like crazy every year as if they don’t need money.
A "Thousand-Character Classic" and a "Han Dynasty Rhythm" shattered the literacy threshold that had been monopolized since ancient times.
What can you guys do?
The scholars naturally didn’t know what kind of game was behind their exam.
They don’t even know what kind of impact this Liangzhou exam will have on the Han Dynasty.
Everyone is in the midst of history, but they don’t know where history will go.
In addition to Feng Jishi, who was standing on the high platform of the Liangzhou Academy gate, looking down at the scholars who came to gather one after another below.
In front of the school, a large open space has been marked out by soldiers.
Except for the scholars who want to take the exam, no other people are allowed to approach.
Looking at the strict and solemn guards, Li Ming couldn't help but feel nervous.
He handed the small sign that proved his identity to the inspecting soldier, and only after the soldier confirmed it, he was allowed to enter.
Looking up from this angle, he felt that Feng Jishi, who was standing under the banner of Liangzhou Academy, seemed to have an invisible power.
“The auspicious time has come!”
“Quiet!”
The scholars, who were still buzzing at first, immediately became quiet.
“Xiang Gong, please.”
Feng Jishi on the platform extended his hand to greet him.
Xiang Lang, who was holding the emperor's edict in his hand, nodded slightly, stepped forward slowly, unfolded the imperial edict, and read:
"The Han Dynasty has the world, and it has no borders. Cao Pi was ruthless and rebellious, stealing the sacred artifacts, and Zi Rui inherited the evil... Today, all the scholars are aspiring to the Han, and I am very pleased..."
I have to say that Xiang Lang’s voice is not only loud, but also ups and downs, and very emotional.
Anyway, the soldiers below listened to the amplification through the amplifier, and seemed to be very excited.
After Xiang Lang finished reading, all the scholars bowed and saluted: "I sincerely obey your Majesty's edict!"
Feng Jishi, who was standing next to Xiang Lang, had no expression on his face the whole time - because he couldn't understand.
“When it comes to taking exams, it is the king who does the most, so why don’t you also give a few words of warning to all the scholars?”
Xiang Lang put away the edict and asked Xiang Feng, the governor.
Governor Feng nodded, walked to the iron trumpet, and coughed:
“After three years of hard work, let’s look at the present. I hope you can perform at your best!”
As he spoke, he pointed behind him, "My only hope today is that you can read the writing on this door clearly when you enter this door! Okay, get ready to enter."
“Scholars, enter!”
A group of scholars in Tsing Yi began to climb up the steps and entered the school gate one by one.
Many of these scholars were students from Nanxiang Academy.
When they passed by Feng Jishi, they habitually saluted Feng Jishi before entering the school gate.
Governor Feng nodded slightly and said:
“Take the exam well and don’t let all the hard work of these years go to waste.”
“Yes, the chief of the mountain.”
…
Although Li Ming and Feng Jishi did not have a teacher-student relationship, they nodded to show respect.
No other reason, just because he opened up a path for himself to become an official.
When he was about to enter the gate, he remembered Feng Jishi's words and subconsciously looked up.
But on the left side of the door, it says "read ten thousand books", on the right side it says "travel ten thousand miles", and in the middle of the door it says "unity of knowledge and action".
Thinking of his experiences in the past three years, he couldn't help but feel emotional.
After entering the gate, you are greeted by a screen wall with four lines of eye-catching characters on it:
Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations.
Although I have seen it many times, for some reason today, it always makes me feel excited in my chest. I couldn't help but bow my hands and then walked around the screen wall and entered the examination room.
Watching these Tsing Yi scholars filing in, the smile on Xiang Lang's face never stopped.
He couldn't help but walked up to Governor Feng and whispered excitedly:
“Your Majesty, can this be said to bring talents to the fore?”
Hearing this, Governor Feng was startled.
He turned his head slowly:
“Xiang Gong, do you know Li Shimin?”
“Who is Li Shimin? Li family?”
Governor Feng pondered, his eyes flashing:
“Did you know that Li Jiancheng was not dead during the Xuanwu Gate incident?”
“Who is Li Jiancheng?”
Xiang Lang became more and more strange.
Governor Feng saw that he didn't seem to be cheating, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it’s not a time-traveling dog.
(End of this chapter)