One scholar ascends the armor family, and the nine tribes are gloriously new. -------Poem "Send Xue Man off for the Examination" by Wang Jian of Tang Dynasty
It is said that Yin Mo encouraged students to engage in study and put the imperial examination plan in front of Chen Long. The grand event of the first scientific examination in Lingling was about to occur.
The imperial examination system was originally an ancient system for selecting officials through examinations. It became popular from the Sui and Tang Dynasties until the last Jinshi examination was held in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. It lasted more than 1,300 years and became the longest-lasting method of selecting talents in the world. Although the scale of Lingling's scientific research today is still small, it undoubtedly has the prototype of a large-scale scientific research system.
In the Han Dynasty at that time, the common methods for recommending talents were the inspection system and the levy system. The former recommended talents with both ability and political integrity from localities at all levels; those recommended by the state were called Xiucai, and those recommended by the county were called Xiaolian. Later, Chen Qun founded the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng, in which specific officials assessed civilian talents based on their origins, moral character, etc., and divided them into nine-tier recruitment. The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is an improvement of the Chaoju system. The main difference is that the Chaoju people will be recommended by local officials instead of appointed officials.
However, at that time, the aristocratic families were powerful and often affected the Zhongzheng officials in assessing talents. Later, the criteria were even limited to family background. This resulted in the phenomenon that "there are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class". Not only did it block the collection of materials from the people, it also allowed the noble families to control the court's collection of materials. There are countless hairpins in the court, and the Gong Gong princes are all from the great families. They not only control the government, but also block the upward passage.
Yin Mo originally only considered the liberal arts exam, but Chen Long added the martial arts exam. Summoning a group of civil servants and military generals, Chen Long appointed Chen Qun as the chief examiner of the liberal arts examination, and Yin Mo and Xu Jing as the deputy examiners; Chen Long was the chief examiner of the martial arts examination, and Huang Gai and Zhao Yun were the deputy examiners. The liberal arts examination was held in the Literature Garden where Lingling University was originally scheduled to be established; the martial arts examination was held in an open space by the Xiang River.
After two months of preparations, advertisements for Lingling's upcoming imperial examinations and Lingling University admissions reached Nanyang and Yingchuan, where all the aristocratic families gathered. People showed great enthusiasm for this new thing. After all, this imperial examination allowed poor families and ordinary people to participate together, and it was no longer the exclusive preserve of wealthy families. However, after all, the educational resources are different. After all, the children of the great families have been taught by famous teachers since childhood, and those who want to become officials are still flocking to them.
Chen Long also set up positions corresponding to the civil and military examinations. A total of 30 people will be recruited in the liberal arts department and a total of 60 people will be recruited in the martial arts department. If there are many people who meet the standards, they will be hired on the basis of merit. The corresponding departments include internal affairs, logistics, management, commerce, economy, culture, education, medicine, design, military affairs, etc. The imperial examination results are ranked according to the list, and they directly become officials at all levels in various departments.
There are three sets of test questions. In addition to the unified test questions for liberal arts, those with medical expertise are allowed to take the medical test directly. The martial arts test questions are for the art of war assessment. All the examiners have been busy for several days, and finally prepared the test papers and placed them in front of Chen Long. There were only medical and martial arts test questions, but there were a lot of liberal arts test questions. Chen Long was so impressed that he simply came up with an original idea and asked Chen Qun to just draft the questions and use the materials in the form of a paper.
The imperial examination date is approaching, and more and more well-dressed scholars and armed men appear at Lingling Passenger Terminal, all rushing to take the imperial examination. Chen Long thought of the words "All the talents in the world have fallen into my lap", and he laughed all day long. While enjoying himself, he did not forget to instruct the examiners to keep the test questions strictly confidential. If there is any leakage, they will be severely punished.
The day before the exam, the registration deadline, Yin Mo excitedly placed the list in front of Chen Long and said: "My lord, there are 656 people who have applied for liberal arts, 928 people have applied for martial arts, and 26 people have applied for medicine. The first session. It's really unexpected that the imperial examination is such a grand occasion."
When Chen Long happily picked up the liberal arts list and looked at it, his brain was already in place and he would never miss any celebrity from the Three Kingdoms. The list is arranged neatly according to the strokes of the surname, and the first name in the liberal arts is Ding Yi and Ding Zhengli.
Chen Long was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect that the first name was a celebrity from the Three Kingdoms. Guang had already described Ding Yi's life story in the official history in his mind. After Chen Long read it, he pondered slightly. Ding Yi's father, Ding Chong, was actually close friends with Cao Cao. Thinking of Cao Cao's foresight, could it be that one of these candidates is also a spy?
For the first imperial examination, there was no background screening, but Chen Long became brooding because of Ding Yi's name. Finally, he circled Ding Yi's name with a red pen and told Yin Mo: "Anyone whose name I circle with a red pen will be taken to the mistress for filing and background checks or preparatory monitoring."
Most of the names on the list that followed were unfamiliar names. Anyone who Chen Longguang found in historical records had low moral conduct, or whom Chen Long had doubts about, were circled in red. Suddenly, an extremely familiar name jumped into his eyes. Chen Long was overjoyed and chopped off his feet, completely forgetting that Yin Mo was still around.
Yin Mo looked at the list curiously and saw that the master had picked a red check under a name. The name above the red check was Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi. Yin Mo was thinking about the meaning of the red tick when Chen Long's joyful voice came and said: "I must choose the one with the red tick." Yin Mo hurriedly agreed, thinking that the person with the red tick could be a relative of the lord?
Xu Shu's real name is Xu Fu, and he was born into a poor family. In his early years, he avenged others. After being rescued, he changed his name to Xu Shu. He studied in a Confucian school and eventually became a great master. He became a mentor and friend with Sima Hui. Xu Shu was a man of both civil and military skills, unparalleled in strategy, and his friends were all famous figures. How could Chen Long not be overjoyed that he came to participate in the Lingling imperial examination this time? Not to mention that when Zhuge Kongming emerges as a talented person, Xu Shu may need to take action.
The liberal arts list was finally finished. Yin Mojian drew four red circles and three red ticks. When he looked carefully, he saw that the red circles were Ding Yi, Ding Zhengli, Xiang Lang, Xiang Juda, Bu Zhi Bu Zi Shan, Li Ru and Li Wenyou. . Those with red hooks include Xu Shu, Xu Yuanzhi, Xue Zong, Xue Jingwen, and Lu Su and Lu Zijing.
Chen Long was already crazy with joy. Unexpectedly, Lu Zijing also came. I wonder if their large grain pile is still there? Once Lu Su comes, Zhou Yu will probably have to go hungry when he raises his troops.
The list of martial arts subjects was longer, and Chen Long also drew while reading it, and finally handed it over to Yin Mo. When Yin Mo looked at it, he saw only five people circled in red, namely Liu Xun and Liu Zitai, Hu Zhen and Hu Wencai, Zhu Zhi and Zhu Junli, Cai Xun, Cai Wangxun, Zhang Nan and Zhang Yanbei. There was only one person carrying the red hook. There was a famous name written on the red hook: Zhang He and Zhang Junyi.
