I studied in modern times

Chapter 851: King’s Grace is Like a Mountain
"Oh, right..." Zhao Xu looked at Zong Ze, who was kneeling in the hall and didn't even dare to raise his head, and suddenly asked, "Mr. Zong, what are the rules for becoming an official in the Imperial College?"

Zong Ze was naturally clear about this.

Every Tai student will be informed of this rule on the first day of school.

So he answered seriously: "Your Majesty, those who have been promoted to the upper school of the Imperial College for six years and have passed the examination of the Jingshe can be released from the official position..."

As he spoke he became nervous.

He entered the Imperial College just last year, and was directly promoted to the upper class this year.

Theoretically, no matter how outstanding he was, he still needed to study in the Imperial College for six years, accumulate enough credits, and get at least an excellent or equal grade in the examination held every autumn before he was eligible for release from the imperial court.

But theory is theory, and there is always a force that can break the limitations of theory.

No one wants to waste six years in Imperial College.

Given the chance, everyone would want to skip this step.

Zong Ze is of course no exception.

Although he knew that once the emperor's praise in the palace today spread, both the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy would blatantly open a back door for him.

But he still longed for...

Just when Zong Ze was feeling anxious, the young official at the top of the table had already spoken: "Six years..."

"How could I let a talent like Zongsheng be buried for six years?"

Zong Ze raised his head and swallowed hard.

"It's just that... the Imperial College's rules and regulations were set by the Emperor, and I cannot change them!"

The Imperial College of the Song Dynasty had several systems that would be considered "progressive" even in modern times.

One of them is the credit system.

In the past, the credit system of Imperial College still had loopholes.

For example, ethical conduct requirements account for more than half of the score, leaving a lot of room for human manipulation.

In addition, the lack of detailed scoring criteria leaves huge room for human manipulation.

But starting this year, under the remote control of Zhao Xu, Lu Dian carried out more detailed reforms of the relevant systems of the Imperial College.

A 100-point system was introduced to take into account academic performance, daily performance, academic contributions, social impact and other aspects, and to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Tai students.

It can be said that the current Imperial College is slowly changing into the shape that Zhao Xu wants according to his will.

Naturally, Zhao Xu would not easily destroy this system.

Zhao Xu’s experience studying abroad in modern times taught him that so-called laws and systems are actually tools used by the ruling class to safeguard their own interests.

Therefore, to destroy them is to destroy one's own rule.

What's more, Zhao Xu claimed to be the most filial son in history.

It is even more impossible to risk being accused of being "unfilial" and breaking the rule set by the late emperor that one must study at the Imperial Academy for six years before becoming an official.

However, there is a solution to everything.

"Zongsheng..."

"The student is here..." Zong Ze bowed his head quickly. Feeling extremely excited and nervous, Zong Ze heard the young emperor's decree that sounded like the sound of nature.

"Doesn't the Imperial College have an internship system for upper-shelf students?"

"Yes……"

"How about this, in July, Zongsheng will go to the Hanlin Academy for internship!"

"I will call on the three scholars Fan, Xing, and Qian, and have them interview Zongsheng in person... to see which scholar is the most suitable for Zongsheng to study with?"

"Well... when the time comes, Zongsheng can also choose a scholar to study with..."

Zong Ze just felt his head buzzing.

Hanlin Academy?!

Did the government assign me to intern at the Imperial Academy? Or did I learn from the Imperial Academy?

This this……

A huge feeling of happiness suddenly came over him, leaving him speechless.

There is no way around it. The Hanlin Academy is the highest hall for literati in the Song Dynasty, known as Yingzhou and Ciyuan.

Hanlin Bachelor is even more of an inner minister, a close minister to the emperor, and one of the four highest officials.

Throughout the dynasties, as long as nothing unexpected happened and they proceeded steadily and step by step, the Hanlin scholars could eventually be appointed as prime ministers.

Ask him to go to the Bachelor's Academy for internship, and learn directly from a Hanlin scholar!
This... this... is a treatment that even the top scholar doesn’t have!
It can even be said that since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no commoner has ever been able to reach such a height!

Even legendary figures like Yang Yi and Yan Shu had never reached such a height!
He entered the Academy of Scholars as a commoner and even studied directly under a Hanlin scholar.

“Student… student…” Even Zong Ze couldn’t help but feel terrified and incoherent. Fortunately, Zong Ze was Zong Ze after all. After a brief panic, he finally regained a bit of clarity: “Student… I am unworthy of this position… I beg Your Majesty to revoke your order!”

While you are still studying at the Imperial College, can you directly enter the Academy of Scholars?

This requires one to graduate from the Imperial College and be appointed as an official. How high must one's starting point be?
I’m afraid it will exceed the initial assignment of the top scholar, right?
If this is the case, the world will be shaken, public opinion will be in an uproar, and attacks from all sides will follow.

Even the prime minister's son could not bear such grace.

What’s more, he is the son of a small landlord whose ancestors for three generations were all commoners.
Seeing this, Zhao Xu also chuckled: "Mr. Zong, there is no need to be so uneasy..." "Because in addition to Mr. Zong, the Imperial Academy will also recommend three more top students to intern with Mr. Zong in the Academy..."

"From now on, four students from the upper chambers will enter the Bachelor's College for internship every year..."

Yes!

Zhao Xu made this plate of dumplings just because of Zong Ze's jealousy!
But there is no need to tell Zong Ze about this kind of thing.

Moreover, this is actually what Zhao Xu wants to promote.

Even though the credit system is now adopted within the Imperial College, an internship system for upper-class students has been implemented.

It has improved the enthusiasm of students in study and work.

However, most of them are still nerds, who only study the classics of Confucius and Mencius in the Imperial College every day.

How is this possible?

Roll them all up for me!

Go and learn other knowledge for me, mathematics, geometry, money, criminal law... learn them all!

Stop holding the scriptures of Confucius and Mencius every day!

Therefore, when Lu Dian reformed the Imperial Academy, Zhao Xu had already asked him to increase the scoring ratio of extracurricular activities in order to increase and expand the students' interests beyond Confucius and Mencius.

but……

The effect is not significant.

After all, in the minds of most young people, the classics of Confucius and Mencius are the only answer.

There was no other way, Zhao Xu could only magnify it.

Looking back, he directly asked Lu Dian to relax the assessment standards for Confucian classics when selecting Taixue students to intern in units such as the Academy of Scholars, the Capital, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Revenue, and at the same time increase the proportion of scores in related subjects.

For example, if you want to intern at the Ministry of Households, you have to pass the math and financial tests, right?
As for the internship quotas at the Bachelor’s College?

Zhao Xu felt that it would take a hexagonal warrior.

……

Zong Ze was in a trance until he walked out of the palace.

He didn't even remember how he walked from the palace to outside the palace.

It was not until the hustle and bustle of traffic outside Donghuamen came into view that he suddenly understood.

It turns out...it turns out...

"I have seen the Holy One!"

Everything today seemed like a dream.

"Not only was I able to enter the palace and see the Emperor's face..." The face of the young official sitting at the top of the table flashed through his mind.

In the Song Dynasty, most of the scholars and officials had only one chance in their lifetime to see the emperor.

That was when their names were called out in the hall after they passed the imperial examinations.

That was the highlight of their lives.

And after that, the vast majority of people will be rolling around in the states and counties.

Unless they can escape the selection with great perseverance and chance, otherwise, that will be the last time they will go to the palace in their lives.

And he, a commoner, got the opportunity to go to the palace to meet the emperor!
Not only that, the emperor also praised him highly, saying that he had the style of Henei Gong and was the Zhang Guaiya of the modern era. He even promised him a great favor - to enter the Academy of Bachelors and study under a Hanlin scholar!
the most important is……

Zong Ze clenched his fists, his memory flashing back to before the Emperor's farewell.

"Zongsheng..." The young official on the throne called him when he was about to say goodbye.

"Students are..."

"What's your father's name? What's your mother's clan name?" The young official's voice was a little childish.

However, to Zong Ze's ears, it sounded like the sound of thunder when a gentle rain falls.

It made him tremble with fear, terrified, and even more grateful.

So, respectfully, almost with tears in his eyes, he opened his mouth with all his strength and prostrated himself in the temple.

"Report this to your Majesty..."

"My father's name is Shunqing, my mother's name is Liu..."

To report one's parents' names before the emperor was one of the motivations for every scholar to study, and it was also one of the reasons why they worked so hard and squeezed onto the single-plank bridge of the imperial examination.

Guangzong Yaozu!
There is nothing more glorious than this.

In the past, even Jinshi could not enjoy such honor.

This is an honor enjoyed exclusively by the top three Jinshi candidates and those who are selected to serve as officials!

The lifelong pursuit of every scholar!
And he, Zong Ze, did it!
And does Zong Ze know how great this grace is?

"Your Majesty's grace is as high as a mountain, and I can never repay it in this lifetime!" Zong Ze said slowly.

(End of this chapter)