The heavens begin with Hongquan

"So, you worked so hard just to make me the Minister of Rites? Responsible for the imperial examinations of the Kingdom of Jin?"

Huang Yaoshi's expression was indescribably weird.

Three points of astonishment, five points of ridicule, and two points of emotion.

He was shocked because this was completely beyond his expectation. He thought Wanyankang valued his reputation as "Dongxie" and wanted to do something in the Central Plains.

Ridicule is multifaceted.

Some are against the Song Dynasty, some are against the Jin Dynasty, and some are against myself...

In the imperial examination of the Song Dynasty, he wrote a policy article advocating for the resistance to the Jin Dynasty, but he was not included in the examination, and he devoted himself to the world from then on. Unexpectedly, after many years, a Jin prince would go to great lengths to invite him to be an official, and even be responsible for the entire Jin Kingdom's imperial examination matters.

To be honest, at this moment, Huang Yaoshi's heart was indeed in turmoil.

As a scholar, who doesn't want to dominate the world and leave a name in history!

He has been familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, read hundreds of classics, and even took the imperial examination. Is it really just to hang out in the world?

However, the court was full of mediocre people, and Huang Yaoshi did not bother to associate with them.

In addition, the harsh words and sharpness of his writing in his articles made some people dissatisfied, causing his career to end before it even began.

"Yes, I need someone who is involved in encyclopedias, keeps pace with the times, and can accept new things to take charge of this matter. It is best that this person has no connection with the current court, and has a tough and lonely temperament, and is not afraid of the public opinion. Gold, rumors fly.”

"To be honest, Island Master Huang is the candidate I have been looking for for a long time."

Huang Yaoshi was a deviant and had many scoldings and fights with others when he was young. This shows that he has rich experience and a good attitude. Moreover, he has always lived in isolation, acted erratically, and has few close friends and disciples. He has only a handful of disciples, which rules out the possibility of cliques. Coupled with his high martial arts skills, he is not afraid of ordinary assassinations...

As Wan Yankang spoke, Huang Yaoshi's expression gradually became strange.

No matter how you look at it, Wan Yankang is looking for a lonely minister, or someone who takes the blame.

Is it related to the imperial examination? What on earth is this guy going to do?

"Since I promised to work for you for ten years, I will never regret it." Huang Yaoshi stared at Wan Yankang, "So, what exactly do you want me to do?"

Wan Yankang said calmly: "It's nothing, I just want to change the current imperial examination selection system. It's too laborious and laborious to do it yourself, so I need to find a person in charge."

Change the imperial examination system?

Huang Yaoshi frowned.

sound. It's just a nuisance.

He looked at the old god Wan Yankang, his eyes flashing constantly. According to his observation, under this guy's gentle and peaceful appearance, he was hiding something as deep as the abyss.

He definitely didn't want to simply reform the imperial examination system!

This should be just an appetizer. What Wanyankang really wants to do is...

Huang Yaoshi's eyes lit up, and a thunder suddenly flashed in his heart.

"Reform! You need to change!"

Wan Yankang stopped immediately as he was preparing to drink tea.

Whoosh whoosh!

Bai Feng, Mo Crow, and Hong Yu suddenly formed a triangle and surrounded Huang Yaoshi.

The three of them put a lot of pressure on Huang Yaoshi.

But what frightened Huang Yaoshi the most was another figure that appeared at an unknown time.

Pale hands, dark knife.

It was clearly a clear day and the sky was clear, but it seemed that even the face could not be seen clearly.

His eyes were bone-chilling, without a trace of emotion, as if he had seen everything in the world, and his murderous intent was so strong that it was suffocating, as if every breath carried the breath of death.

The black clothes were as black as ink, forming a sharp contrast with his pale skin.

"this person……"

It was the first time that Huang Yaoshi saw such a person.

Death, silence.

Around him, everything became silent and cold, without a trace of life.

Huang Yaoshi was deeply shocked.

He had a vague feeling that this person's strength might be greater than his own.

"Come back, everyone. Island Master Huang is one of his own now."

Wanyankang finished speaking. The cold and oppressive atmosphere eased, and the stagnant air began to flow again.

Longque stood silently behind Wanyankang, condensing his aura, just like a shadow in the darkness.

"This is Island Master Huang's own guess, I never said that."

Wanyankang put the stopped teacup into his mouth.

Seeing his casual look, Huang Yaoshi was even more sure of his guess.

political reform?

Since ancient times, there have been reforms in every dynasty and every generation.

Not to mention the distant past, when the Song Dynasty did not move south, there were "Xifeng New Law" and "Qingli New Deal", but the results were not all anticlimactic and ended in a mess.

Since ancient times, it has been believed that the only person who succeeded in reform was Shang Jun!

But his end was not good - the car was broken and exposed to the public.

So, do you still want to participate?

Huang Yaoshi asked himself in his heart.

After just thinking for a moment, Huang Yaoshi smiled and his eyes burned brightly.

"This kind of thing is a rare opportunity, why not try it?"

"What's more, they were testing reforms in the Jin Dynasty."

"If it succeeds, I can gain valuable experience; if it fails, it will also hurt the national strength of the Jin Dynasty. I can just pat my butt and leave when the time comes."

Huang Yaoshi firmly believed that with his own ability, even if the Jin Dynasty sent a hundred thousand troops to the East China Sea, it would be useless.

"Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"First, reform the imperial examination and introduce nine subjects to obtain scholars."

…………

Zhongdu City in April.

The climate is still a little cool.

However, a piece of news was born and quickly radiated to the borders of the Jin Dynasty.

Suddenly, the atmosphere was heated up.

"Hey! Have you heard? In September this year, the imperial court will hold an imperial examination!"

"As for the imperial examination, what's the fuss about? It has nothing to do with us. It's all a matter for those scholars."

"No, this time is different. I heard from my third uncle's son-in-law's brother that this time the court has opened a total of nine subjects, and we ordinary people also have opportunities!"

"Really? Are you being deceived?"

"What do I have to be deceived about? I'm just a blacksmith."

"You also said that you are just a blacksmith, and you still participated in the imperial examination..."

"Hey! Don't believe it! I'm really qualified to participate."

"...Are you kidding me? Tell me."

"Hehe, let me tell you, the imperial court opened nine subjects this time, and one of them happens to be right for me."

"You keep talking about nine subjects and nine subjects. Which nine subjects are they?"

"Let me count. Arithmetic, Astronomy, Medicine, Music, Painting, Business, Agriculture, Engineering, yes, these are the nine."

"What? Even a farmer can be an official?"

"What is this Gewu subject? Which subject do you think you can take as a blacksmith?"

In addition to ordinary people from all walks of life, some scholars have completely different attitudes towards this.

The vast majority are against the boycott, but there are also some who think that they will take the normal imperial examination route. It will be difficult to surpass others in policy essays, but they happen to have other specialties, some are good at arithmetic, and some are good at painting...

They are all officials anyway.

Don't worry about the officials for now, let's go ashore first. (End of chapter)