Zhengdan.
One yuan begins again, and everything is renewed.
The imperial edict to 'return the government' expected by the ministers of the DPRK did not arrive as expected. Instead, the edict to observe the political system was issued to the world.
Those who passed the Jinshi examination in the second year of Tiansheng were no longer awarded directly. Instead, Liu Neiquan made an appointment and assigned the new Jinshi to various positions to observe the government.
There is no doubt that the implementation of the Guanzheng system broke the inherent system of the Song Dynasty.
Moreover, the speed at which the government-monitoring system was proposed and implemented was far beyond the imagination of others.
According to past standards, if a new system is to be implemented, it cannot be passed without discussion for one or two years.
However, Li Jie really couldn't stand this inefficient behavior.
What the Song Dynasty needs most now is to reduce costs and increase efficiency!
Redundant officials have begun to take shape.
If certain hidden rules continue to be retained, administrative efficiency will only become lower and lower.
Lu Mansion.
After attending the dinner in the palace, Lu Yijian returned to the mansion full of thoughts.
The sudden announcement that Jinshi would observe politics undoubtedly made him very discouraged.
But, still the same sentence.
What can he do in the face of such powerful officials?
Do you want to resign directly?
That is impossible.
Therefore, he had to obey.
Today, Lu Yijian is increasingly unable to understand the official's thoughts.
Why are officials so eager to let Jinshi observe government affairs?
In his opinion, this was completely unnecessary.
In other words, there is no need to be so anxious.
Whether Jinshi needs to observe government affairs, there is currently no consensus within and outside the country.
The world is not a world of one family and one surname.
Aren't the officials afraid of chilling the hearts of the world's scholars?
In fact, it's not surprising that Lu Yijian couldn't understand it. From different angles, he would naturally draw different conclusions.
In Li Jie's view, scholar-bureaucrats are not the foundation of national rule, although government decrees ultimately need to be implemented by scholar-bureaucrats.
But the key to the continuation of the dynasty is not the scholar-bureaucrats, but the people, the real people.
It's not the 'people' as the scholar-bureaucrats call it.
The people mentioned by the scholar-officials did not refer to the common people, but the scholar-officials themselves.
Therefore, although Li Jie cared about the scholar-bureaucrat class, he only cared about it to that extent.
Not only that, Li Jie directly promoted Jinshi's observation of politics, also for the purpose of conducting an experiment.
He wanted to see the monsters and monsters lurking beneath the pus.
The best-case scenario would be for these monsters to jump out on their own initiative.
The Chairman once said, clean the house before treating guests.
Internal stability is a very necessary thing.
If there is internal instability, no matter how strong the country is, it will eventually be unable to escape the fate of decline.
The fifth day of the first lunar month.
The list of provincial examination officials was officially released. Lu Zong, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, knew about Gongju, and Zhizhi Gao Song Shou and Chen Yaozuo. Doctor Zhang Dexiang of the ancestral hall was Tongzhi Gongju.
As soon as this list came out, people with a keen sense of smell immediately smelled something different.
As early as Zhenzong's reign, Lu Zongdao advocated the imperial examination as well as policy theory. Until now, Lu Zongdao still believes so.
Officials named Lu Zongdao as the tribute official. It is obvious that the restructuring issue that Kou Zhun has been promoting is likely to become a reality.
Even though the imperial court has not clarified the new standards for recruiting scholars, there is no doubt that the small flame of reform has been burning.
The inner east gate is a small hall.
After the list was announced, Li Jie summoned the tribute officials according to past practice.
Among these people, Lu Zongdao once gave lectures to Li Jie, and Song Shou and Chen Yaozuo are now compiling the history of Zhenzong.
Strictly speaking, it is reasonable for the three of them to serve as tribute officials.
Only Zhang Dexiang's appointment is still open to question.
First of all, Zhang Dexiang is not a senior civil servant. He has neither the title of senior civil servant nor the title of senior civil servant.
He is just the third division judge.
However, it was Li Jie who called his name in person. Even if Zhang Dexiang was not qualified enough, as long as he was appointed by the emperor, it was in line with the procedures.
"During the Tianxi reign, Scholar Lu once said that Jinshi who tried poems and poems were not good at governing."
"I deeply agree."
"The system of the Tang Dynasty focused exclusively on selecting scholars through eloquence, so all the scholars in the world were running around between their rivals. This is not beneficial to the country!"
"Therefore, I believe that strategy should be given priority in the imperial examination. However, today's scholars are addicted to flashy and eloquent articles, which is easier, and we need to take care of it."
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
When Lu Zongdao heard this, he immediately bowed and shouted, echoing.
"After the Tang Dynasty and the end of the Five Dynasties, articles focused on the duality of vocal and disease. In order to be neat and tidy, they often plagiarized stories and used them to the extreme, which has lost the original meaning of poetry!"
"For example, Yang Yi and Liu Jun have solid knowledge, but in order to make neat and precise dialogues, their writing inevitably becomes vulgar."
"But Han Yu's writings are rarely known."
"I believe that the imperial examination should first test the policy and theory, so as to avoid the chaos of classical Chinese in ancient and modern times and simplify its procedures so that people can inquire about its great meaning without focusing on memorizing it."
Here, Lu Zongdao had just finished his speech, and Song Shou immediately followed up.
"I believe that in reading, one cannot lose one's breadth, nor one's expertise."
Obviously, Song Shou had objections to the emphasis on policy theory.
He believes that being specialized and knowledgeable is what a scholar-official should look like.
The poems that should be written seem to be strictly limited within certain rules, but if they want to write new ideas, candidates must read extensively.
If one loses his mastery, it will be difficult for even a talented person to write a stunning poem.
Liu Sanbian is a good example.
When it comes to poetry and poetry alone, Liu Sanbian's writings are probably comparable to those of the great masters of the previous dynasties.
After all, Liu Sanbian's words were the first of his kind.
But so is success, and so is failure.
No matter how popular it is in the market, Liu Sanbian's lyrics still don't meet the standards for poetry.
Of course, this does not mean that Liu Yong cannot write Yingzhi poems, but the focus is different.
On the other side, hearing that Song Shou seemed to have something to say, Lu Zongdao immediately retorted.
"If you don't observe history, don't study the classics, and don't read it, how can you evaluate the ups and downs of ancient and modern times?"
“Only by respecting the scriptures and relying on history can we judge what is right!”
Lu Zongdao's argument is not wrong. If Juzi does not have corresponding knowledge reserves, how can he quote scriptures and write convincing policies?
"The words of Scholar Lu are in line with the current situation. I believe that we should first make strategies and then write poems."
At this moment, Zhang Dexiang also jumped out and directly supported Lu Zongdao's views.
However, rather than agreeing with Lu Zongdao, it is better to say that he agrees with Li Jie.
After all, it was Li Jie who first proposed the theory of critical policy.
Since the officials have said so, this year's imperial examination will of course focus on strategy and theory, supplemented by poetry.
Of course, step by step is also necessary.
If the change was too fast, the scholars would inevitably be at a loss as to what to do. Moreover, five years had passed since the last tribute ceremony.
The emperor's scholars had to wait five years for the tribute examination. If the examination standards changed too quickly, it would inevitably dampen the enthusiasm of the examinees.
