Zhao Yao told the emperor and Prime Minister He in detail the process of holding the imperial examination. Of course, it includes the content of the imperial examination.
After the emperor and He Xiang finished listening, their hearts trembled, and they had extremely shocked expressions on their faces.
After Zhao Yao finished speaking, he saw the emperor and others looking at him blankly. There was no response for a long time, and he asked tentatively: "Father, Mr. He, what do you think of the imperial examination?"
His words made the emperor and Prime Minister He recover from their huge shock. The two of them looked at him with incredible eyes.
"Good! Very good!" When the emperor said this, his tone was trembling.
He Xiang also came to his senses, and his tone also stuttered due to excessive excitement: "This... this... this..." He "this" for a long time, unable to say a complete sentence.
The emperor's face turned red due to excessive excitement, and he looked at Zhao Yao with very hot eyes. He tried extremely hard to control his emotions and not let himself lose his composure in front of his youngest son.
"Tell me more about the contents of the imperial examination." Zhao Yao just said too many things. The emperor was too excited and did not remember some of the contents.
"Wait a minute." He Xiang suddenly shouted. He immediately stood up and saluted the emperor, "Your Majesty, please give me a pen and paper. I want to write down what His Highness Tenth said."
After hearing this, the emperor immediately handed the pen and paper placed on the table to He Xiang.
Prime Minister He thanked the emperor first, and then reached out to take the pen and paper. Then, he saluted Zhao Yao again, his tone full of respect: "Your Highness, can I ask you to say it again from the beginning?"
Zhao Yao said very readily: "Okay, then I'll say it again." He told the emperor and others again starting from the college examination. This time, he spoke very slowly so that He Xiang could write it down.
When he said it for the first time, Zhao Yao did not explain in detail what content would be tested starting from the college examination. Again this time, he explained in detail what should be tested in each exam. He did not completely copy the historical imperial examination content in Zhao Yao's world in his dream. He felt that the test was only about the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics, not the actual facts, and most of the officials who passed the test were nerds.
When he told the emperor and others, he suggested that practical matters should be tested in the imperial examination so that the candidates could understand the people's sentiments. Only by understanding the people's sentiments can candidates solve people's livelihood problems when they become officials in the future.
The emperor listened very carefully and did not interrupt Zhao Yao. While Xiang He listened, he carefully wrote down what Zhao Yao said.
After Zhao Yao talked for a while, he felt a little thirsty, and the emperor personally poured him tea. He finished his tea and continued talking until noon.
The emperor directly left Zhao Yao to have lunch with He Xiang.
During lunch, the emperor did not ask Zhao Yao, but He Xiang kept asking Zhao Yao questions, completely forgetting the rules. However, the emperor did not blame him.
After lunch, Zhao Yao was stayed by the emperor and He Xiang. Although Zhao Yao had just made it very clear about the imperial examination, the emperor and Prime Minister He still had many questions to ask.
It took another afternoon for the emperor and Prime Minister He to finally figure out everything about the imperial examination.
Zhao Yao talked for a whole day until his voice became hoarse. Not only that, he felt like his words were about to break.
It's getting late, He Xiang can't stay in the palace any longer. Before he left, he gave a big gift to Zhao Yao and thanked Zhao Yao for proposing the imperial examination. He knew in his heart that the imperial examination would not only change the fate of the students, but also the fate of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It may even change history.
After He Xiang left, the emperor could no longer bear to hold his youngest son in his arms, kissing and praising him.
This was the first time that Zhao Yao heard the emperor praise him so much. He was so praised that he almost went to heaven. He felt a little guilty for the emperor's praise. After all, the imperial examination was not his own idea, but something from Zhao Yao's world in his dream. He just moved it here.
After being agitated for a while, the emperor finally returned to calm.
Zhao Yao grabbed the emperor's clothes and wiped the saliva from his face. Just now, he was kissed by the emperor and his face was covered with saliva.
When the emperor saw his younger son's actions, he laughed angrily, took his younger son into his arms again, and kissed him hard. His face was covered with saliva.
Zhao Yao was so angry that he decided to treat others in his own way. He hugged the emperor's face and kissed the emperor's face, which was covered with saliva.
When the emperor was kissed, not only was he not angry, but he smiled very happily.
Sun Kui and Sun Doudou, who were guarding the door, heard the emperor's hearty laughter. They were very curious and poked their heads into the Dongnuan Pavilion in unison.
The emperor called Sun Kui in and asked him to bring a basin of warm water.
After a while, Sun Kui brought a basin of warm water. The emperor personally wiped Zhao Yao's face. After wiping his younger son's face, he didn't mind that the water had been used and wiped his own face again.
Seeing that it was getting late, Sun Kui reminded the emperor that it was time for dinner.
The emperor ordered the meal to be served, and he and Zhao Yao had dinner together.
During dinner, the emperor told Mr. Meng that he wanted to invite Zhao Yao to Jinling, and he asked Zhao Yao if he wanted to go.
Zhao Yao said without any hesitation that he wanted to go, very much.
Originally, the emperor did not want Zhao Yao to go to Jinling. After all, Jiangnan was not very comprehensive. However, after listening to his younger son talk about the imperial examination, the emperor changed his mind and planned to let his younger son go to Jinling.
After the New Year, the emperor decided to hold the imperial examination. By then, the capital would become uneasy because of this matter.
"Father, can I discuss something with you?"
Seeing the flattering look on his youngest son's face, the emperor knew what the boy was thinking without having to guess.
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Zhao Yao put down the chopsticks in his hand and smiled flatteringly at the emperor: "Father, when I go to Jinling, I want to go to Yangzhou to meet my grandfather and the others, is that okay?"
"Okay." The emperor knew that this was not what his younger son wanted to ask. He looked at his younger son funny and said, "You want to ask if you can stay in Jiangnan for a while, right?"
Zhao Yao nodded repeatedly: "Is it okay, father?"
"Since you want to take the imperial examination, I will mercifully let you stay in Jiangnan for a while."
After Zhao Yao heard this, he immediately jumped up happily: "Thank you, father."
The emperor signaled Zhao Yao to sit down, and he quickly sat down obediently.
"Father, I plan to go to Jinling to visit Mr. Meng after the Lantern Festival. Is that okay?"
The emperor planned to ask Zhao Yao to visit Mr. Meng in Jinling when the weather got warmer.
"Are you in such a hurry to go to Jinling?"
"Father, didn't you say that Mr. Meng is seriously ill? Then I must visit him as soon as possible." Zhao Yao was worried that it would be too late if he waited for the weather to get warm before visiting Mr. Meng. "Besides, the sooner you visit the patient, the better."
The emperor thought that Mr. Meng's condition was not optimistic and he might not survive the spring.
"Okay, after the Shangyuan Festival, you will go to Jinling." After the Shangyuan Festival, the court will return to normal, and then it will be busy with the imperial examination.
Seeing that the emperor agreed, Zhao Yao said happily: "Thank you, father."
"Mr. Meng is not in good health. Don't cause trouble to him when you go. Do you understand?"
Zhao Yao hurriedly raised his hands and swore: "Father, don't worry, I will never cause any trouble to Mr. Meng."
It was still early before the Lantern Festival, so the emperor did not say anything more to Zhao Yao on this matter. After all, if he said it now, his younger son would forget about it after a while.
"You are not allowed to tell others about the imperial examination after you leave Dongnuan Pavilion. Do you understand?"
Zhao Yao nodded obediently and said, "I understand."
"You can't say that to the fourth or eighth child." The emperor's expression suddenly became serious, "After you leave Dongnuan Pavilion, you will forget about the imperial examination."
Zhao Yao understood what the emperor meant and said with an obedient expression: "I'll forget about it now."
The emperor was amused by his youngest son's words. He picked up a piece of meat and put it into his youngest son's bowl. He smiled fondly and said, "The ghost is clever."
"By the way, Father, I forgot to mention that in addition to the imperial examination, you can also take the martial arts examination, so that you can select soldiers." I almost forgot about the martial arts examination, but luckily I remembered it now. "Some people like to study, and there must be people who don't like to study. Holding the martial arts examination can allow those who don't like to study, or are not good at studying, to participate, so that they can have one more way to change their destiny." Of course, the martial arts examination The biggest role is to break the monopoly of military camps by nobles or noble families.
When the emperor heard this, he immediately became interested.
"Tell me in detail."
Next, Zhao Yao told the emperor about the martial arts examination while eating. Of course, the martial arts examination cannot only test martial arts or riding and archery content, but also requires candidates to test the content of the Four Books and Five Classics. However, it should not be so difficult for martial arts candidates to take the Four Books and Five Classics test.
After hearing this, the emperor felt that Zhao Yao's proposal was very good. Nowadays, the Great Zhou Dynasty is basically at peace, and wars will not easily break out again. If soldiers do not fight, they will not be able to achieve success. It is difficult to be promoted without meritorious service, but with the martial arts examination, soldiers can have the opportunity to be promoted, which is a good thing for the soldiers.
Speaking of the martial arts examination, Zhao Yao remembered another thing.
"Father, have you ever thought about opening a military academy?"
"Military academy?" The emperor heard this term for the first time. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "You mean the academy for soldiers?"
"Yes, you see, literati have special academies to study, but there are no special academies to teach ordinary people how to become a qualified soldier."
"After entering the military camp, you will naturally know how to be a soldier." The emperor did not think that being a soldier required special academy instruction.
"Father, are the soldiers in the military camp mixed with good and bad?" Zhao Yao felt that the emperor's idea was wrong, "Father, didn't you and Uncle Song learn how to fight from Grandpa Huang and the others? Grandpa Huang and the others. Didn't you learn to fight by crossing the river and touching the stones? I think Grandpa Huang and the others suffered a lot when they were fighting. If someone had taught Grandpa Huang how to fight at that time, would Grandpa Huang and the others have taken less detours and suffered less? A little loss.”
When the emperor heard this, he probably understood what his younger son meant.
"You go on."
"Father, have you ever thought about something?"
The emperor looked puzzled and asked: "What's the matter?"
"There are basically no rebels in the Great Zhou Dynasty, which means that the world is peaceful and there is little need for soldiers to go to the battlefield to fight. Then have you ever thought about how to arrange the soldiers?"
The emperor had naturally thought about this matter, and Song Dekang and the others had discussed it.
"you mean?"
"Father, these generals have all made great contributions to the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, especially Uncle Song and others. They have all made great contributions. When the world is at peace and there is no need for generals to fight, will the status of generals in the court decline? , then the status of civil servants will surpass that of military generals. As time goes by, the status of military generals will become less and less than that of civil servants. How do you think the generals will feel? "
Zhao Yao added: "At that time, the military generals would be bullied by the civil servants. Do you think the military generals would not feel aggrieved in the long run? After all, they were the founding heroes of the country, and it was they who worked hard to conquer the kingdom of Zhou Dynasty."
The emperor did not think of this. Now listening to Zhao Yao say this, this is indeed a problem.
"Father, the imperial examination I proposed to you today is to select talents for the Great Zhou Dynasty, but it also has a problem."
When the emperor heard this, he quickly asked: "What's the problem?"
"That is, in the future, civil servants will be more and more important in the court, and the court will become a court of civil servants."
The emperor's eyes sharpened, and his expression instantly became solemn.
"I propose to hold martial arts examinations and establish a military academy. Another purpose is to allow military generals to continue to be used, so that military generals can compete with civil servants." Zhao Yao bit his chopsticks and continued, "If the court is controlled by civil servants, After all, Father, you should be able to imagine what the consequences will be."
The emperor could certainly imagine it, and this was not the consequence he wanted.
"I propose to establish a military academy to cultivate outstanding generals for the Great Zhou Dynasty." Zhao Yao had just thought of proposing to establish a military academy, but the more he talked about it, the more he felt that the military academy must be established, "There is peace in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but there is no peace on the border. , we still need soldiers to guard the borders. Besides, my father, haven’t you ever thought about expanding the territory of Great Zhou?”
Of course the emperor has thought about it and plans to implement it.
The treasury was rich, and the emperor planned to settle accounts with the Huns.
"Father, setting up a military academy to select officers is as important as selecting officials." Zhao Yao persuaded earnestly, "We cannot allow civil servants to override military generals, otherwise the Great Zhou Dynasty will repeat the mistakes of previous dynasties. Civil servants and military generals must be permanently allowed The earth and the earth check and balance each other, so that the court will be stable."
The emperor asked: "How to establish this military academy?"
"Father, aren't soldiers infantry, cavalry, sailors, and seamen? They can be specially trained according to these categories..." Zhao Yao told the emperor roughly how to teach students in a military academy.
The emperor listened very attentively and nodded in agreement with Zhao Yao's words from time to time.
The father and son both forgot to eat while talking about business. After talking for a while, the father and son simply stopped eating and asked Sun Kui to take away the dinner.
Regarding the martial arts examination and the establishment of a military academy, Zhao Yao's chat with the emperor did not end until Hai Hai.
After Zhao Yao left Dongnuan Pavilion, the emperor was not in a hurry to rest, but was seriously considering what his younger son said.
At this time, He Xiang, who had also not yet fallen asleep, was also thinking about what Zhao Yao said about the imperial examination.
After returning from the palace, He Xiang plunged into his study to study the imperial examination, without even having dinner. The more he studied, the more frightened he became:
"His Royal Highness Ten is so amazing!"
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