Eight Magical Techniques of Yin and Yang of the Bright Moon in Qin Dynasty

Chapter 245 Xiao He, the leader of the imperial examinations!

The imperial examination is the fastest way for children from poor families to succeed, but at the same time it has also become an excellent opportunity for officials to amass a lot of money. Many officials want to take advantage of this scientific examination to make a fortune.

However, before their money was warmed up, the Shadow Secret Guard and many officials came to their door and ransacked their house for questioning.

However, in just one month, hundreds of officials were dismissed and exiled or even beheaded. For a while, there was a lot of turmoil in the officialdom, and no one dared to move at will.

Immediately afterwards, Yingzheng issued a very ruthless decree, all those who participated in the imperial examination fraud, whether they were poor people or high-ranking officials, would be dealt with.

All the three clans are subject to conjoint sitting, and the descendants will not be allowed to enter the examination room again for a hundred years!

Although this punishment seemed too harsh, it was justified in Ying Zheng's eyes.

As the saying goes, if one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog rise to heaven. If you embezzle money, your children, relatives and friends in the family will also benefit invisibly. Since you have benefited, you must bear the responsibility.

Of course, if there are relatives and friends who report, not only can they be exempted from the criminal law, but they will also receive high rewards.

In this way, those officials who want to use their brains will not dare to take action easily. After all, the risk is too great. What they get if they get away with it is just some money, and if something goes wrong, they will not only be unlucky.

The entire family will no longer be able to embark on an official career within a hundred years, which is undoubtedly a devastating blow!
Under such strong oppression, even the official system became much clearer, and the imperial examinations were carried out step by step in an orderly manner.

From the initial township test, to the subsequent county test, and then to the subsequent county test, we will try our best to create a level playing field for candidates.

Of course, the so-called fairness is only relative. After all, there is a huge gap between the poor and the nobles. The differences in resources, contacts, and educational environments make the starting points of the two sides completely different.

Therefore, even though those unjust officials have been deterred, the clearance rate of noble children is still much higher than that of poor families.

There are close to 1000 examinees across the country, and less than [-] of them passed the county examination, and more than [-]% of them are noble students, and most of the rest are middle-class families with small assets.

There are only a few dozen poor candidates who really come from the bottom.

Seeing such data, Ye Yuan couldn't help sighing, this is the limitation of the times.The accumulation of aristocratic backgrounds for hundreds of years cannot be surpassed overnight.

But even if it is not satisfactory, this is also a good start. I believe that with this imperial examination, there will be more and more talents from poor families in the future...

Time flies, and after the county examination is over, all qualified candidates will rush to Xianyang to take the final palace examination in the palace. As long as they can stand out in this most critical competition, the future is absolutely boundless!
The exam was presided over by the First Emperor Yingzheng himself, and the national teacher Ye Zhan was the invigilator. All the candidates were doing their best for their own future and using all their skills.

It took only an hour from setting the question to answering the question. After all, Yingzheng didn't have much time to deal with all kinds of affairs. After a respectful salute, everyone left with trepidation.

Half a month later, the final results of the palace examination came out, which also meant that the first imperial examination of the Great Qin Empire had come to a successful conclusion.

Many imperial lists were posted on the city walls of Xianyang. All the candidates who had participated in the palace examination gathered around and scanned the imperial lists with great excitement, hoping to find their names.

According to the joint formulation of Ye Yan and Ying Zheng, the imperial examinations were divided into three levels, the first is the first-class Jinshi, and there are only three places.

There are a total of ten people in the second class, although not as brilliant as the top three, but the weight is also not light. As for the third class, there are more than thirty people in total.

Judging from the proportion, about half of the selected ones were selected, and each of them could be said to be a thousand choices.

Among them, the first-class and second-class talents in the palace examination belonged to elite talents, and they were all left in Xianyang City and assigned to work in the department of Jiuqing.

The remaining 30 people also have their own affiliations, but most of them have been transferred to serve in local counties.Some became county magistrates and county magistrates, and some entered the county mansion to serve as Shiguan Shi and Cao Caoshi.

Although it is a bit worse than the former, if they can perform outstandingly in their respective positions, they will also be reused and promoted.It can be said that all those who are on the list have been sealed off from official positions, and no one has been left behind.

This kind of treatment is actually a bit high, and the reason why Yingzheng made such a decision is to let the people of the world see whether his emperor is as cruel and inhumane as the nobles of the six countries said.

At the same time, more people believe that imperial examinations can lead to success, not just a formality, as long as they are talented and willing to serve in Daqin, they can become superior.

As soon as the emperor's list was opened, a dense crowd of people rushed over to watch, wanting to see who could win the first imperial examination leader.

But at this moment, there was only one candidate who didn't join in the fun, but packed up the package with a calm face, walked out of the inn slowly, and was about to leave Xianyang and return to Pei County.

He didn't think he would pass the exam, and the reason why he came to take part in the palace exam was just to say what he wanted to say.

After all, my own strategy is to truce and focus on agriculture, and strive to develop the economy. It can be said that it is incompatible with the current trend of the entire Great Qin, so how can it be reused?

And just as he stepped out of the inn, he saw a troop of cavalry running down the street, shouting loudly: "Pei County Xiao He is number one in the Imperial Examination!

The top one in the imperial examination, Xiao He in Peixian County! "

After the voice fell, the man named was stunned. He turned around after the voice faded away, and said in disbelief, "I'm actually the number one..."

At the same time, in Xianyang Palace, Ying Zheng looked at the examination paper in his hand and said, "Is it too high to rate this person as the leader of the imperial examination?"

Ye Yan smiled slightly when he heard the words: "Xiao He has the talent to support the country, he can afford to be the leader."

Hearing this, Ying Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't expect Mr. to appreciate him so much. I wonder how he compares to Li Si?"

He knew very well how high the other party's vision was. Even Li Si, the current Prime Minister of the Great Qin Dynasty, had never received such praise.

Ye Yan thought for a while, then replied: "In terms of governance, it may be better than Han Fei."

After the words fell, Ying Zheng's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help showing surprise. Such an evaluation really exceeded his expectations.Could it be that this person can really be compared with Han Fei...

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