Still asking for a monthly ticket and subscription, Luo Luo strives for the tenth update, but it’s too late before 12 o’clock.
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"Of course the imperial examination has to be held. You can rest assured, Shutong, the imperial court is discussing this matter." Qian Gaiqian laughed a few times, "But it won't happen in the ninth year of Xuanhe... The imperial court decided to hold it next year After changing the Yuan Dynasty, the new era name will be announced later.”
After hearing this, Yu Wenxuzhong nodded slightly and said: "In that case, then Xuzhong will go to the south of the Yangtze River for the Emperor Chang'an!"
Lu Zai also nodded and said: "As long as the emperor of Chang'an can successfully complete the imperial examination, the king's spirit in Jiangnan will only fade away... Lu is also willing to go to Jiangnan!"
Qian Gai understood why Yu Wenxuzhong and Lu Zai said that? Because the Jiangnan court did not have much force, its foundation was the scholars in Jiangnan.
If the emperor of Chang'an successfully held the imperial examination and opened the door for the Jiangnan scholars to take the exam and become officials, then the Jiangnan scholars would definitely abandon Zhao Huan as soon as possible!
Without the support of Jiangnan scholars, Zhao Huan would not be satisfied with being the King of Wu?
But can the emperor of Chang'an successfully conduct the imperial examination? Qian Gai was very suspicious...
Of course, the imperial examination must be held!
Before Qian Gai and others left Chang'an, the Chang'an court was already having serious discussions!
For the current Chang'an court, there are three major things that are top priorities.
The first is to recover Kaifeng Mansion - even if it lasts for ten or eight days, it is considered recovered... If it can hold on for three to five years after the recovery, that would be even more ideal.
The second is to implement the government army system - if we really want to go straight to Huanglong and sweep the grassland, we must do a good job in the government army system. Because compared to the Jin Kingdom, isn't the greatest advantage of the Song Dynasty today its large population and arable land? Even counting the populations of various ethnic groups oppressed by the Jurchen, Bohai and other Jin nations, the current total population of the Jin Kingdom is at most one-tenth of the total population of the Song Dynasty. In terms of land output, economic scale, and handicraft output In other aspects, the gap between the two sides will be even greater!
In other words, the main advantage of the Song Dynasty lies in its scale...the scale can vary ten or twenty times!
Zhao Kai felt that as long as he could triple the size of the Jin Kingdom's military force, he should be sure to win... If he couldn't triple the size of his military force, he should at least double it, so he could still win. However, It's just a little tougher. If this number cannot be reached, a profound review will be necessary!
The third major event before the Chang'an court was the imperial examination competition held every three years.
The last competition was held in the sixth year of Xuanhe, and this year has been the eighth year of Xuanhe. According to tradition, there should be an imperial examination competition next spring.
In the original history, of course the imperial examination competition in the second year of Jingkang was not held...but in the second year of Jianyan (the first year of Jianyan was the second year of Jingkang), the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty who fled to Yangzhou was still The imperial examination was held!
My life is about to be lost, and the imperial examination cannot be stopped!
Moreover, in the imperial examination in the second year of Jianyan's reign, there was no test on horseback riding and archery, nor on wielding a sword or a spear. The test was still on composition. Of course, the policy topic of this imperial examination is still very close to the situation at that time. It is "Guangwu Story"... It is to teach Zhao Gou how to be Emperor Guangwu!
After Zhao Gou read hundreds of "Guangwu Stories", he "went into the sea to escape"... Of course, the "go to the sea to escape" strategy was not devised by the disciples, but was given to Zhao by Lu Yihao. Constructed.
Although it was a bit embarrassing, the effect was still good, at least Wanyan Zongbi was not arrested.
And this resourceful Lu Yihao is now Zhao Kai's Grand Prime Minister of the East Palace. His official official name is Zuo Prime Minister. He is in charge of political affairs together with Right Prime Minister Cai Mao, Grand Counselor Han Xiaozhou, and Grand Counselor Fan Zhixu. Hall.
The current Chang'an court cannot be compared in scale with the Kaifeng court before the Xuanhe disaster. Zhao Kai is not as "prosperous and prosperous" as Zhao Ji. He cannot support so many officials and must be as streamlined as possible. Therefore, the two provinces of Menxia and Shangshu were merged into the Zhengshitang, which was jointly managed by the left and right prime ministers and two senior counselors.
Corresponding to the Zhengshitang, which is in charge of government affairs, is the Privy Council, which is in charge of military affairs. It is headed by Chen Ji, Du Chong, Liu Yan, and Yang Weizhong. Among them, Chen Du is Yuanshu and Tongzhi, and Liu and Yang are in charge. It is signed by the Privy Council.
Below the political hall are the six departments of officials, soldiers, households, workers, punishments, and rites.
Below the Privy Council are six rooms: military orders, military law, military government, general selection, training, and secret agents. This Privy Council has great power, far more powerful than the Privy Council of the Kaifeng court before the Xuanhe War, but it does not oversee military affairs. The Ministry of War, which is subordinate to the Political Hall, also controls the power of military horses, equipment, grain and grass, construction of city gates, and document delivery (military orders are issued by the Privy Council, but documents are delivered by the post system controlled by the Ministry of War).
In addition, the secret agent room under the Privy Council is a secret service agency that only deals with the outside world but not the inside.
Nowadays, all "secret espionage activities" within the jurisdiction of the Chang'an imperial court are in charge of the Imperial City Division, and this Imperial City Division is no longer under the control of the East and West governments... and the first Imperial City Division was Zhao Kai’s confidant Wang Xiaode, the high official!
Although this person is a chamberlain, he is also a hero of Zhao Kai's Yuan Cong, and is not comparable to ordinary chamberlains.
In addition to the Imperial City Department, there are several important yamen that are not under the jurisdiction of the East and West Prefectures, namely Taifu Temple, Yushitai, Imperial College, Dali Temple, and Hanlin Academy.
Among them, Taifu Temple manages the royal industry and is now presided over by Bai Side, another servant of Zhao Kai.
The Yushitai, which impeaches officials and detects lawlessness, is also a key yamen. One of Zhao Kai's four major tricks, Zhang Jun, who hates evil and hates evil, was appointed by Zhao Kai as Quan Yushi Zhongcheng.
In Zhao Kai's eyes, the Imperial College, which managed official schools, was also a very important yamen...education could determine the future of the Song Dynasty!
Although Zhao Kai looked down on the imperial examination, it did not mean that he did not value education, so Zhao Kai chose his close confidant, Hu Yin, one of the four great secretaries, to serve as the head of the Imperial College.
Dali Temple is similar to Gaofa, and the first minister of Dali Temple was Deng Su, one of the four great ministers.
The Hanlin Academy is equivalent to Zhao Kai's secretariat - Zhao Kai merged the work of Zhongshushe and Hanlin Academy to form this Academy. Regardless of whether it is an imperial edict, a Zhongzhi or a letter, as long as it is a document issued by Zhao Kai, the Imperial Academy will be responsible for drafting, transcribing, and archiving it.
Various documents submitted to Zhao Kai for imperial review from the East and West mansions will also be submitted to the Hanlin Academy first.
Chen Dong, the leader of Zhao Kai's four major secretaries, is now the top bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Chengzhi.
At this time, the eight governors of the East and West Prefectures, the eighteen important ministers of the Six Ministries and Six Fangs (the ministers, ministers, and governors of the Sixth Fang), the Imperial City Secretary, the Taifu Secretary, the Yushitai, the Imperial College, and the Dali Temple , the heads of the Hanlin Academy, all gathered in the Chongzheng Hall (actually a hall for appeasing the Si Yamen) in the Imperial City of Chang'an (Zicheng), and sat down in groups, with Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty, sitting on the throne. Discuss how to open a subject to obtain a bachelor's degree.
Zhao Kai, who had removed his mourning clothes, now wore a bright yellow robe with narrow sleeves, a round collar and a waist, and a black soft-footed headdress. He was sitting on a large throne, with a very beautiful picture in front of him. A generous case. On the desk are placed the Four Treasures of the Study, memorials, Zhao Kai's sword and other objects.
His brows were deeply furrowed, and he seemed unhappy, a little impatient, and perhaps a bit in a dilemma!
Because it is not easy to be an official in "reopening the Song Dynasty"... Although "reopening" can shake off the original altars to a certain extent and create some new situations.
But this world is still the same world, and the people are still the same people... The elites of this country, that is, the scholar-officials, are still the original scholar-officials.
The idea that "the emperor values heroes, and articles can teach you; all things are inferior, only reading is good" is still deeply engraved in people's hearts!
So when Kaifeng Prefecture has become an empty city, the 10,000-year-old embankment of the Yellow River may be dug up at any time, many state capitals on the ground in Hebei and Jingdong have fallen, and the golden thieves' front has even approached Xuzhou, the Chang'an court must solve the problem The most thorny issue is actually next year's imperial examination and the upcoming local exams.
"Your Majesty has just reopened the Song Dynasty, and there is still a puppet dynasty in Jiangdong, so it is time to show the world the orthodox status of the Chang'an court. And opening a subject to recruit scholars can prove to the world that your Majesty is the one to whom destiny belongs. The orthodox emperor..."
The person who was shaking his head and explaining to Zhao Kai the importance of opening up a new school to recruit scholars was of course Lu Yihao, the Prime Minister of Dongda University... What made Zhao Kai a little speechless was that on this issue, the prime ministers and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty almost unanimously agreed!
The imperial examination cannot be stopped!
And it’s best not to change the content of the imperial examination!
As for the number of soldiers, the number can be reduced appropriately...but it cannot be reduced to 30 people at once, which is too few. The number of scholars should be more than 100.
"Your Majesty, I also believe that the selection of scholars is the key to the court's stability of the people of the world!" Right Prime Minister Cai Mao also had the same idea. He said to Zhao Kai, "If your Majesty feels that selecting scholars based on the classics and righteousness is too pedantic, you can change it." The main thing is to discuss strategies... You can even let the candidates have a paper discussion."
Talking about war... dare to face the battle? Zhao Kai thought to himself that he didn't dare to challenge the thief in front of the battle, he didn't even have the courage to confront the gold thief, and he was still talking about being a soldier!
By the way, courage!
Courage can also be included in the exam, right?
Zhao Kai’s imagination is really big! Somehow, I actually combined exams and courage.
Thinking of this, he nodded slightly and said to the courtiers in the court: "What you said makes sense... The selection of scholars through the imperial examination is indeed deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is what the scholars and people all over the world hope for!
As I ascend the throne for the first time and reopen the Song Dynasty, of course I cannot disappoint the people of the world, so I will hold an examination next spring. And the place where the examination will be held... I hope it will be in Kaifeng Mansion! "
What?
Held in Kaifeng Mansion?
Now the important ministers present don’t know what to say?
Kaifeng Mansion has not been recovered yet!
Moreover, the gold thieves are still stationed on the Sanshan pontoon bridge, and they can open up the Yellow River dam and flood Kaifeng Mansion at any time... The government officials actually want to hold the imperial examination there!
Is this asking all the scholars in the world to risk their lives to take the imperial examination?
