Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 248
The development of any business starts from simplicity, improves step by step, adds little by little, and finally reaches a certain height, or disappears completely.

In any case, the imperial examination system has always been recognized as the most complete and fair selection system in the feudal era... Although in the Tang Dynasty, most of the selected talents were descendants of aristocratic families.

The imperial examination system in the early Tang Dynasty was far less perfect than that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and it did not start from a child, and one had to pass six tests in succession to be on the imperial list and the Tianzitang.

It's fine if there is no examination room, not even a serious examiner, and the examination papers are reviewed by the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and a group of officials. For them, it is a bit difficult.

First review all the scripture-posting questions and interpretation questions in the examination paper. The former scored [-] out of [-] and the latter scored [-] out of ten before proceeding to the next round.

But the difficulty of the next round will be higher... Mingshu is the easiest, and the answers are prepared in advance.

The Mingjing subject is also slightly better, after all, it is an advanced version of the paraphrase questions.

Mingshu Division... Calligraphy, where is the criterion for judging?

Ming law... Tang Dynasty didn't have any serious laws, did Spring and Autumn break the prison?

Of course, the most troublesome thing is the Jinshi department, and the evaluation of poetry and prose is too subjective.

Whether a poem can be favored depends largely not on whether it is well written, but on whether it meets the poet's appetite.

Just like some paintings, people's fame only rises after death, the same is true for poems and prose, which may not be famous all over the world when they come out, but after the author's death, they can be passed down through the ages.

Ministry of officials.

"Naturally choose the best talents." Feng Lun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, smiled, "Could it be that Xuan Cheng can't believe it?"

Wei Zheng couldn't find anything to say for a while, and he couldn't say that he found out that Li Shan was not registered in the Jinshi Division, so he came to ask.

"The sage issued an imperial edict to reserve talents for the country. Could it be that the crown prince..."

As soon as these words came out, Wei Zheng got up immediately, saluted slightly, turned and left.

Looking at Wei Zheng's back, Feng Lun's gaze was gloomy. After a moment of silence, he summoned the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, "Someone is going to pay a visit to His Highness in Chengqian Hall, and wait for the transcript."

The servant of the official department hesitated and said: "That share..."

"Put it on hold for now." Feng Lun thought to himself, that young man can really make a fuss, no matter what, getting involved in it is very eye-catching.

Even going to the exam, three people have come to visit in a row, either from the family, or the prince's confidant, or Qin Wang's staff...

Chengqian Palace.

"Is His Highness not here?"

"Go to the Forbidden Garden and walk around." Fang Xuanling came out to welcome him, and said with a smile: "Du Gong came just in time, I have something to ask."

Feng Lun smiled wryly, "Isn't it also for Li Huairen?"

"Hahaha, that's right." Fang Xuanling laughed loudly and said, "Such a person really failed the ranking?"

Feng Lun hesitated for a moment, "Forget it, Xuanling is His Highness' right-hand man, this matter... If Keming is here, it's really hard to say anything."

Fang Xuanling was stunned, what does this have to do with Du Ruhui?
"Originally Li Huairen was on the list." Feng Lun's first words made Fang Xuanling even more surprised.

Next, Feng Lun's words made Fang Xuanling almost at a loss as to what to do, but he immediately knew what was going on.

"Uncle Keming, Du Zhili, came to the door the day before yesterday and said that Li Huairen showed his sharpness. After returning to Beijing, he had a close relationship with the crown prince's confidantes Wei Ting and Wei Zheng. This matter..."

Looking carefully at Fang Xuanling's expression, Feng Lun asked softly: "Does it meet His Highness's wishes?"

"Your Highness has absolutely no such intention." Fang Xuanling sighed, hesitated, and said in a low voice, "Du Zhili originally joined the Tiance Mansion as a soldier and Cao Shenjun..."

"Oh." Feng Lun suddenly realized, "This is to express anger."

Ling Jing robbed Du Yan of his soldiers, Cao joined the military, so Du Yan turned his anger on Li Shan, who had a good relationship with Ling Jing... It sounds a bit incomprehensible, but Du Yan could have done such a thing, otherwise he wouldn't have been with his first relatives back then. My nephew is making trouble to the death.

Feng Lun paused, and asked in a low voice: "Will Li Huairen really join the Eastern Palace?"

"It's absolutely impossible." Fang Xuanling gave an absolute reply. Although he didn't know the inside story, he was sure.

On the one hand, Li Shan dispatched Zhang Wenguan to Beijing that day to plot the war in Shandong. On the other hand, Fang Xuanling faintly sensed that Li Shimin probably knew much more about Li Shan than himself.

Feng Lun breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's very good, Xuanling can rest assured, she will definitely be on the list."

"How about Huairen's poems?"

"A school of style, Zhuoran everyone."

"Feng Gong chooses talents for the country, it should be fair."

"Could it be that Xuanling can't trust the old man?"

"If you can't believe it, how can your Highness dare to entrust you with a heavy responsibility?"

In the third year of Wude, Qin Wang Li Shimin went to Luoyang. The war was stalemate. The sage Li Yuan wanted to withdraw his troops. Great achievements of the two kings.

In Tiance Mansion, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji are the most trusted counselors Li Shimin relies on, but Feng Lun, who is also the Sima of Tiance Mansion, also has a very high status.

While Feng Lun was still talking with Fang Xuanling in Chengqian Hall, Jiang Guogong Chen Shuda left Liangyi Hall, and was about to go back to the door, when he suddenly turned a corner and went around to the Ministry of Officials.

The sage Li Yuan had already decided on the eighth day of the first lunar month, and the imperial examinations were presided over by Chen Shuda, the minister of the province, and Feng Lun, the minister of the Ministry of officials.

From the beginning to the end, Chen Shuda didn't intervene, but the list will be released tomorrow, so he has to go over and take a look.

"Jinshi Ke nine out of eight, the leader is Yushi Zhongcheng Sun Fujia."

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials clearly reported the final results one by one, but Chen Shuda didn't really care about it, he just listened to it.

Chen Shuda squinted his eyes and listened for a while, then asked, "Who failed the Jinshi Division?"

The official servant's eyes flickered, "Li Shan Li Huairen."

"It's snowing late, can you drink a cup of Li Huairen?" Chen Shuda said in surprise, "He is also going to take the entrance exam this year?"

"Yes."

Chen Shuda is a man of integrity, and he has always treated things rather than others. He was valued by the sage Li Yuan, and treated with courtesy by the Prince and the King of Qin, and because he was not involved in the matter of seizing the heir, he did not have too many scruples in his actions. send it up.

The second characteristic of Chen Shuda's character is that he is straightforward and can be called staunch.

Therefore, when Feng Lun returned from the Chengqian Palace to the Ministry of Officials and heard the report from his subordinates, his face was extremely ugly. He tried every means to keep Li Shan's examination paper in his hand, which had his own intentions.

At this moment, Chen Shuda was in the Hall of Liangyi, making a speech impassionedly, "Your Majesty, can such poems be handed down to the world?"

"Selecting talents for the country, such poetry and prose, but being rejected, how can I convince the public?"

Li Yuan, who was leaning on the couch, read the long poem carefully. Gradually, his posture straightened, and he couldn't help reciting, "The generations of life are endless, and the river moon is only similar every year. I don't know who Jiang Yue treats, but I see the Yangtze River sending me off." running water."

After thinking for a long time, Li Shan finally chose "Spring River Flower and Moonlight Night", which overwhelmed the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Not for anything else, just because of Chen Shuda.

The reason is simple, "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night" was created by Chen Houzhu, and Chen Shuda is Chen Houzhu's younger brother.

A poem evoked emotions, which was decided by Li Shan after knowing that Chen Shuda presided over the scientific examination.

Although Chen Shuda never took part in the imperial examinations, even without him, Feng Lun would not have let Li Shan fail... But Li Shan's choice did have an effect.

At least, directly brought the matter to Li Yuan.

(End of this chapter)