I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 224 Enke’s Excuse
According to Zhu Xieyuan's plan.

The Shuixian clan not only has a vast territory and a large number of troops, but Guizhou has many mountains and deep forests, which makes it very troublesome to attack.

But now that An Bangyan heard that the She family was destroyed, he was probably very panicked.

In order to prevent the imperial court from dealing with him, he will secretly make preparations, wait for the imperial edict, and wait and see what happens. If it is to appease him, it may delay the incident. If the imperial court provokes him, he will definitely raise troops to deal with the imperial court in order to save his life. .

Therefore, dealing with the An family should not be like a surprise attack like the Yongning She family, but like dealing with Yang Yinglong in Bozhou, step by step, joint attack, so that even if the officers and soldiers fail all the way, success in other ways will be a victory.

But the only problem is that the five provinces are marching in troops, and command is a big problem. I'm afraid he will have to take charge personally.

"After the She family is escorted to Chengdu and the officers and soldiers are ready, they will send people to Shuixi to question An Bangyan and She Chongming for secretly colluding and disobeying the imperial court. See what his explanation is."

Everyone nodded in agreement. It seemed that Zhu Xieyuan was determined to threaten the victory and took action against Shuixi.

Forbidden City, Dongnuang Pavilion.

"Has the report from Southwest arrived?"

"I sent someone to the Military Aircraft Department at noon today to ask. Mr. Shen Ge said he hadn't arrived yet, but he had already sent someone to hurry up."

From the day he decided to raid Yongning, Zhu Xieyuan reported the war situation to the court every day in order to reassure the court. Zhu Youxiao also paid great attention to this matter and asked about the progress every day.

"Well, I reported a few days ago that troops have been sent to attack She Yin and others, but there has been no news. I think there will be results soon."

Zhu Youxiao nodded. Since there was no report, it meant that the results had not come out yet, but he was very confident. The enemy was weak and we were strong. He also recruited Luo Qianxiang as an internal agent. This was a flying dragon riding on the face. How could he lose? It's a done deal.

"Your Majesty, the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet Liu Yishen would like to see you."

"Let him in."

Liu Yishui walked in grandly. After a brief salute, Zhang Chang brought a chair for him to sit down and answer.

"Your Majesty, the Enke ceremony will be held on February 25th in three days. The examiner Yuan Keli has already decided on the topic for this Enke, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look."

As he spoke, Liu Yishui took out a question book from his sleeve and handed it over. Zhu Youxiao took it without any explanation, opened the question book and read it carefully.

This Enke examination is an irregular imperial examination, and the content and form of the test are the same as usual. Everyone in the emperor's examination will come to the capital to take the Enke examination first, and then go to the Forbidden City to take the Enke examination after passing.

But because of the irregular timing, not only did Juzi get an extra chance to take the exam, but it also gave Zhu Youxiao the opportunity to fine-tune the content of the assessment to suit his new policy.

Looking at the contents of the question book, combined with the knowledge he had crammed in during this period, he now understood that the general examination was not just a test of eight-part essays as he knew in his previous life, but three consecutive exams.

Each exam requires staying in the dormitory for three days and two nights, and after three exams, it will be nine days and six nights.Only on the night after each exam, candidates can return to their residence to rest, change clothes, tidy up bedding, replace pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and meal candlesticks in preparation for another battle tomorrow.

The first exam is to do eight-legged essay.

All candidates for the general examination are required to write three essays with four scripts and four essays with five scriptures based on the topics set by the examiner. They must be written in the eight-part format and cannot be exceeded.There is no time limit for three days and two nights, as long as you turn it in before the second session.

The content of the second exam is not eight-legged essay, but "Lun", "Edict" and "Judgment".

This test is about official document writing, which is similar to the major essay questions of modern civil servants.

The so-called "discussion" can simply be understood as an argumentative essay. The examiner will select topics from the Four Books and Five Classics and ask the candidates to write an essay based on the theme of the topic. However, this time, there is no need to use an eight-legged essay to answer, and the candidates can express themselves freely.

There is also "Edict", which is the collective name of "Edict", "Edict", and "Explanation". These three are ancient official documents. The exam requires candidates to imitate the words and deeds of the superiors and write the corresponding edicts, edicts, and expressions. , usually Han Biao, Tang Gao and Song Biao.To put it bluntly, it is official document writing. The format, language, and central idea must be correct and cannot be deviated from the topic.

"Judgment" can be simply understood as a comment on a document submitted by a subordinate. It is generally used to test the candidate's knowledge of the law of the dynasty, especially the familiarity with legal provisions such as the "Da Ming Code".

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, the first two are relatively formulaic and have less room for free expression. In his opinion, the more important one is the last exam.

The third exam is "Ce Question". Each question in "Ce Questions" starts with "Q", which means you are given a piece of material and you need to answer the questions or write down your own understanding after reading it. Compared with the previous two games, "Ce Questions" is simpler. Much more is a typical manifestation of subjective consciousness.

Moreover, it is the third exam. Generally, examiners are tired after seeing the third exam paper. Therefore, the content may be difficult or easy. What the examiners focus on is the eight-part essay in the first exam. As for the good or bad answers to the "Policy Questions" , at most it can serve as the icing on the cake, as long as the meaning of the text is smooth.

It's just that Zhu Youxiao doesn't think so. The first and second exams test the basic skills of the general examination. Although it is important, as long as you study hard and practice hard, you will be fine. If you cannot widen the gap, it will not be enough to admit the candidates' true talents. , but the content of the third test can best tell whether a person has practical political talents.

"Well, since it was drawn up by Yuan Keli and you have read it, I don't see any need to change it. I just have some doubts about the trial correction."

Seeing the emperor say this, Liu Yishen couldn't help but wonder what the problem was.

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty. I will try my best to clear up your Majesty's doubts."

Zhu Youxiao stood up after hearing the words, pacing back and forth, holding the question book in his hand and patting it in the palm of his hand while talking.

"I have heard before that there are usually three exams in this examination, but in fact the first exam is still focused on eight-part essays. The second "edict" and the third exam are often mere formalities. I wonder if this is the case? "

Liu Yishen was silent for a while, then he raised his hands and replied:
"Your Majesty's holy book, this is indeed not groundless, it is well-founded."

"How can this be done? The examiner has worked hard to answer the questions, but the examiner only judged the winner based on the first one. Isn't it unfair? If someone is better than the policy question, but shorter than the eight-part essay, just because of this rule And being deposed, wouldn’t it make people think that the imperial court cannot select candidates fairly, which is biased.”

Zhu Youxiao shook his head after hearing this. He had no choice but to do this for now when he used stereotypes in the college and provincial examinations.However, although there are official documents and policy questions in the examination, they do not pay attention to them. Instead, they still rely on stereotyped writing to select scholars. It is indeed unreasonable.

"Your Majesty, there is actually a reason for this. I was also the examiner in the 34th year of Wanli. I know the details. It is not that the examiner deliberately ignored it, but because the candidates from all over the country gathered in the capital during the examination, and the number of people taking the examination was increasing. And Time is tight, and if you read all three papers in detail, you won’t be able to understand them at all, so we can only focus on the first one.”

As long as you are successful in the examination, you can take the examination, so the number of people taking the examination every three years is constantly increasing. In the 27th year of Wanli, the number of people taking the examination was as high as 500.

Each co-examiner is assigned about three hundred answer sheets. In order to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination, the same answer sheet often needs to be marked separately by several co-examiners. In this way, the daily grading workload is at least [-] to [-]. Writing must be done all night long and corrected day and night.

There are only seventeen days from the beginning of the examination to the release of results. At first glance, this time may seem like enough time, but in fact it is not enough at all.

Not only are there a large number of people in the examination, but the gap in the first eight-part essay test is basically impossible. Therefore, in order to pass the exam, the candidates put a lot of emphasis on the second and third sessions of thesis and policy questions, putting the pressure of the examiner's corrections. Also increase.

In addition, during the correction process, the examiners are not correcting all the time. Basically, there are constant banquets every day, and participating in various tricks such as "question presentation banquet", "curtain banquet", and "paper collection banquet" takes up half of the time.

This leaves the examiners with no time and energy to carefully read each test paper. The final result is that many examiners only value the classics and meanings of the first test. Once the answer sheet for the first test is successful, as long as the question maker does not make principled errors, it will be fine. middle.If the meaning of the first chapter does not catch the eye of the examiner, no matter how well written the question is, it will be in vain.

Therefore, what Liu Yishen said just now also revealed the reason. There were too many people and not enough time, so I had no choice but to watch the first scene.

"What's so difficult about this? This Enke examination is my first imperial examination since I came to the throne, so it's of great significance. All the candidates from all over the world gather in the capital just to win the exam and serve the imperial court. So I think it's important to Treat it well and don't slack off at all.

Since the number of people cannot be limited, then the correction time will be extended. The exam will be held on the 25th and the results will be released on March [-]th. This will take six or seven days longer than the original time. The time is completely enough. At the same time, I can avoid banquets in the examination hall and so on. I can avoid them if possible. , it’s not too late to have a banquet after the trial is over. "

Liu Yishen thought about it and felt that it was not impossible. He would focus on the first scene in this trial. Although it was a routine, it had always been criticized. It was just that the trial was important, and no one had ever taken the initiative to propose changes. This time the emperor proposed, There are naturally fewer people who oppose it.

Besides, Enke is a special case this time. In order to recruit talented people, the emperor asked for a comprehensive review of the examination papers and comprehensive admission. The reason is completely reasonable. It is actually more fair for the candidates. Anyone who objects will be in trouble with the candidates in the world. .

"Since I say so, I would like to thank Your Majesty for raising a son for the world."

"It's just a hardship for the examiners, but selecting candidates for the country is a great achievement. I will reward you when the matter is over."

Although it is hard work to be an examiner, many court officials are very willing to be able to serve as tutors and cultivate their own connections. Even if the emperor adds tasks this time, they will not say anything.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take care of it now."

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