When he said this, Xiao Yuanming felt a little aggrieved deep in his heart. The Xiao family of Lanling was a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River for thousands of years. Even ordinary clan members could easily serve as county officials if they wanted to be officials...
If you are a tribesman with outstanding abilities, it will be easy to serve as governor or general.
Xiao Yuanming was like this. His ability was not very strong, but with his status, he was able to become the general of the Northern Expedition in Nanliang and was canonized as king.
However, everyone must recognize the reality.
Now he and many members of the Xiao family in Nanliang are living under the rule of King Huai and must abide by the rules set by King Huai.
What is the opposition to the imperial examination and the requirement to judge grades based on family members and to establish a nine-grade Zhongzheng?
If you want to do this under King Huai's rule, you are either stupid or bad.
Anyone who has read the history books will know that the Ninth-Rank Zhongzheng system has not been buried in the grave. Only those families who are the commander-in-chief still talk about the Ninth-Rank Zhongzheng and the top-rank families from time to time.
Many princes and forces in the south of the Yangtze River, including the most stubborn Eastern Jin Dynasty, did not dare to openly engage in the Ninth Grade Zhongzheng.
Because they dare to do this, then they will no longer be able to recruit talents in the future.
As long as there are talents with some vision and ambition, they will not defect to the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Over time, the many aristocratic families that control the power of the Eastern Jin Dynasty have become empty platforms and towers, which look bright but actually have an empty foundation.
A gentle push can destroy it.
Xiao Yuanming recognized the reality long ago and even took the initiative to invite Shen Yue over to ask about the rules of the imperial examination.
Shen Yue smiled and said, "You are very straightforward. This is not a secret that cannot be told. In a few days, the rules of the imperial examination will be passed down... Since you asked, I will simply tell you!"
"The people in charge of the imperial examination are Wang Guangyang, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and Han Xizai, who was transferred to the Ministry of Rites. The rules they set are probably similar to the process of selecting scholars in the Ming Dynasty, which are divided into hospital examinations, provincial examinations, and general examinations..."
"The content of the assessment is nothing more than the Four Books, Five Classics and Ce Questions. Well, there are also arithmetic and miscellaneous subjects!"
The Four Books and Five Classics, after the Qin and Han dynasties, were must-read classics for scholars.
Scholars of all ages have studied the meaning of these scriptures.
The assessment of classics and meanings is to assess the basic knowledge of scholars. If you can't even write down some of the meanings of scriptures, you will naturally be brushed off.
Of course, if you have a certain skill, you can also take assessments in arithmetic and miscellaneous subjects.
However, this aspect is regarded as a niche in the eyes of many scholars...
after all! Among all the scholars in the world of China, the most inherited practice method is the Confucian method. The right way in the eyes of Confucian scholars is the Four Books and Five Classics.
Arithmetic and miscellaneous studies are Mohist skills.
"The Four Books and Five Classics, arithmetic and miscellaneous studies... It seems that while the king chose Confucianism, he did not give up on other schools of thought!"
Xiao Yuanming sighed.
After knowing this from Shen Yue, even though he only knew it a few days in advance, it allowed him to do a lot of things, such as asking those tribesmen who are good at arithmetic and miscellaneous studies to sharpen their guns in the past few days to take exams for those who were regarded as partial by other scholars. door subjects.
For the Xiao family, it doesn't matter whether they are on the right path or a side path, as long as they can pass the imperial examination and obtain the status of an official.
The more clan members became officials, the more secure their footing would be under King Huai's rule.
"The world is in troubled times, and we cannot dominate the world by relying solely on Confucian knowledge..."
Shen Yue said casually.
At this time, there was a noise on the street outside, and the sound became louder and louder. There are many words for "dragon" and "warship" mixed in among them.
"Did something big happen outside?"
Shen Yue and Xiao Yuanming became interested, stood up and walked to the window.
I saw a large group of dark people gathered in the distance near the dock. They all looked towards the dock river. On the river, the originally spacious waterway had been filled with warships.
"General Zhendong has returned from slaying the water thieves? Is there such a big movement?"
Xiao Yuanming said with some surprise.
"It is indeed General Zhendong, but besides General Zhendong, there is also a big guy... It's really a dragon!"
Shen Yue's eyes were sharp. From a distance, through the sails of the warship, he saw the black dragon that was being dragged behind by more than a dozen warships with iron ropes, floating unsteadily in the water.
Although this dragon is dead, its body still exudes strong dragon power.
The wounds on his body also shrank and stopped bleeding.
The warship returned from Hongze Lake, causing a sensation wherever it went.
After entering the river.
A large number of people flocked to the shore to watch the fun. The dragon held behind by the warship really shocked everyone. Many people burned incense and kowtowed directly on the shore.
Even if the black dragon dies, it cannot stop them from worshiping the Dragon King.
"Sure enough... it's a dragon, so big!"
Soon, the warship arrived at the dock, and the black dragon's body of twenty to thirty feet appeared on the river bank, with its ferocious head, body like a small hill, and the momentum that it constantly exuded.
Many people watching the excitement turned pale and did not dare to get too close.
The stronger the spiritual power of many scholars who were relatively close, the more they could feel the blood and essence contained in this dragon's body, almost forming a wolf smoke.
A dragon can lurk underwater and fly in the air.
Naturally, he has the ability to hide his aura.
However, this ability naturally disappeared after the dragon was killed, so the breath of the dragon spread out unscrupulously.
Even on the road dragging the dragon's body.
There were also several sixth-level alien beasts that sensed the dragon's aura and came to attack from hundreds of miles away, intending to tear and devour the dragon's flesh and blood. Of course, these alien beasts were all killed by Fu Youde.
No flesh and blood of the dragon was left scattered outside.
"This dragon has such a rich essence. If it is used to assist in cultivation, at least tens of thousands of people can reach the fourth level!"
Shen Yue's expression became solemn.
Although he focuses on the cultivation of spiritual power, he has a family background and is no stranger to the way of a military commander. He knows that in the first three levels of a military commander, the main thing is to temper the physical Qi and blood.
As long as the physical Qi and blood are strong enough, the bottleneck of condensing Gang Qi will plummet.
And the flesh and blood of this dragon is enough to increase the strength of tens of thousands of people, quickly reaching the peak of the third level, and the chance of entering the fourth level will also increase by 50%...
When he thought that if the Huai Army formed a force of ten thousand people, each soldier would have at least a third-level elite.
In an instant, he was excited.
If this is true, then the power of the Huai Army can double or even triple in an instant!
Sometimes, the strength of an army depends on its numbers. An army of one million is indeed stronger than an army of half a million.
But sometimes, quality also depends on it.
When a third-level elite force of ten thousand people charges, an army of five hundred thousand or even one million people will find it difficult to resist...
This is the current stage.
If the enemy also has the same elite units, the power of the third-level elites will be slightly reduced.
but.
Used to deal with those forces that cannot form elite troops, it can be called a beating, and the autumn wind will sweep away the fallen leaves!
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