The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 281 Dude, Are You Time Traveling Too?

Zhao Xu's question is that you said you are quite satisfied with the current imperial examination reform, so what is your satisfaction.

You can't just say you're satisfied and have no decent reasons, right? If that's the case, there's really nothing special about you.

Zhao Xu heard that he just heard him say that this reform is good, and that only such a scientific examination can select real talents, so Zhao Xu asked this question.

"Brother, don't you think so? Let's talk about the examination system first, it's very reasonable."

Yang Li didn't care whether he was an adult in the court or not, he just started expressing his opinions.

Besides, the current atmosphere is also very open, and it is not said that ordinary people are not allowed to discuss the gains and losses of the court. This is also one of the reasons why the style of writing in the Song Dynasty prevailed.

If you want to talk about important events in the imperial court, you must be able to read and write, which is the minimum. Besides, your reading and writing is not enough, you must have a certain degree of literary accomplishment.

To sum up, those students have natural advantages, especially after they entered the officialdom, they further promoted the development of literati in the Song Dynasty.

"In the past, our imperial examinations were life-determining, which means that as long as you take one exam, you are doomed for life. That is to say, if you fail to win the examiner's favor this time, you will have to wait for a few years. Only then can I have the opportunity to participate in this big exam.”

Yang Li said slowly, what he said was the truth, the imperial examination procedure in the Song Dynasty was similar to that of the previous generation.

There are also township examinations and provincial examinations, and when the relevant rules of the imperial examinations were released earlier, the regulations for the three-year examinations were clearly stipulated.

Of course, there was no subsequent palace test yet, and Zhao Xu didn't change this on purpose.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't have so much time to go to the palace examination, something must have happened before people could pay attention to the palace examination.

If Zhao Xu brought up the palace test now, even though Zhao Kuangyin knew the benefits of it, he might not pay much attention to it.

So Zhao Xu waited to bring this matter up to Zhao Kuangyin when he needed it, which might also form a customization.

It is also beneficial for these students to be truly mastered by the emperor and become the real disciples of the emperor, disciples of the Son of Heaven.

He is extremely loyal to the emperor, so Zhao Xu is confident that it will be realized in the future, and he is not worried about it at all.

"Oh, brother Yang, where did you start with this? The big exam should be held every three years. After all, an article can really show your literary talent, so there is a certain basis for admission."

Zhao Xu asked pretending to be puzzled, it wasn't that he was confused, he wanted to see what Yang Li was thinking.

Besides, when Zhao Xu wanted to reform the imperial examination, he objected that everything should be determined in one article whether you can be an official or not.

How could he not know the disadvantages of this? Since Yang Li said this, he must also feel that there is something wrong with it.

In this era, not everyone can boldly suspect that there is something wrong with the imperial examination system.

"Brother Zhao, scholars of my generation naturally want to enter the official career through the imperial examination, and I am no exception, but I always feel that this test of literary talent is always inappropriate."

"Brother Yang, don't call yourself inferior. If you don't dislike us, how about calling us brothers?" Zhao Xu asked tentatively.

He was tired of listening too. When Yang Li talked to him, he always said one by one. He still admired this person very much.

"Ah, I can't ask for it. I'm twenty one this year. Don't you know Brother Zhao?"

"What a coincidence, this year I am also twenty one, but my birthday is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which is the Lantern Festival." Zhao Xu then even said his own birthday.

In the end, it was Zhao Xu who became the big brother because he beat Yang Li for a few months. After a while, the two of them shouted "big brother and good brother".

"Brother just said that you can't judge whether a person is a useful talent for the country based on just one article. Think about it, no matter how much you read, it can only show that you know more about the thoughts of the sages."

"But understanding is not necessarily understanding. Besides, when the sages were reading these books, they couldn't consider the current situation. He is also a portrayal of their era."

"That is to say, the principles in the book are very suitable for the time, but they may not be suitable for our era, because our era is developing, and a good article can only show that it is better than learning. Whether it can manage the country well is another matter. thing."

Zhao Xu was very shocked in his heart. This person was very close to his own thinking. He was a person of later generations, so he knew that these disadvantages had happened before.

But now that he has not experienced these things, it is really rare to have such insights.

Although Zhao Xu was excited, he didn't make any comments, but just let him continue.

"Brother and younger brother, let me talk about the following investigation of the criminal law and the overall concept, which is even more beneficial to the court and the people. I don't know who wanted the court to make this suggestion, but I am absolutely sure that this person must be a great talent. , and is the talent of the prime minister."

Zhao Xu cooperated and said:

"My dear brother, did the grown-ups also learn this criminal law? Why do we still have to learn it?"

The situation that Zhao Xu said does exist, and it is the absolute truth. Look at the literati in the past dynasties who were proficient in criminal law before entering the world.

Those are things that they gradually became familiar with governing the place after they were awarded official positions, or they memorized them abruptly.

Whether it can be used flexibly is another matter. In short, what is certain is that they only knew that they were familiar with the criminal law after they became officials.

"Brother, don't you understand such a simple truth? If the criminal law is tested in the imperial examination, then we scholars must be familiar with the criminal law. Not only that, we must also judge a case according to the criminal law."

"Isn't the imperial decree clearly stated that one of our test questions is to judge previous cases, which is to test our familiarity with the criminal law."

"That is to say, as long as one can be on the list, the criminal law will definitely not be bad. If he is appointed as a magistrate, it will definitely be helpful to solve the case."

Then he said in detail some of his thoughts on the overall situation, which made Zhao Xu treat him even more differently.

Miao Xun's eyes brightened, he didn't know what he was thinking, but Liu Qinhu didn't care about this matter.

Zhao Xu felt that his thoughts were not what this era should have at all, and he had an idea in his heart.

That is, buddy, didn’t you also come here through time travel? Didn’t you also come from the future?Zhao Xu's thoughts are very strong!

(End of this chapter)