Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 328 Exam
Qianqing Palace is the first of the three palaces in the imperial palace and the largest building in the imperial palace, second only to Huangji Hall (also known as Fengtian Hall, renamed Taihe Hall in Qing Dynasty, also known as Jinluan Hall).

Qianqing Palace is the roof of the hall with double eaves and yellow glazed tiles. It is located on a single-layer white marble platform. It is more than [-] meters high from the platform to the main ridge. Gong, the lower layer is single-curved, single-raised and five-stepped Dougong, decorated with golden dragon and seal color paintings, three crosses and six bowls with water chestnut flowers to separate the doors and windows.The carved beams and painted buildings of the whole building reflect the outstanding carving and painting level of the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty.

Walking out of the East Nuan Pavilion, Li Jing looked up at the palace built with the wisdom of the most outstanding craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, feeling a lot of emotion for a moment.

At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps, and Li Jing looked back, but it was a group of personal soldiers running quickly.

Seeing Li Jing, a group of soldiers hurriedly saluted Li Jing, and one of the soldiers who looked like a captain said, "Commander, do you want to look around? Please wait a moment, Commander, and let the children make arrangements."

Li Jing smiled, patted the captain and said, "Don't be so nervous, let your brothers relax properly, don't exhaust you all for me alone."

"The commander-in-chief is like the children's reborn parents. It is the children's duty to protect the commander-in-chief." The captain hurriedly said.

Li Jing shook his head and said with a smile: "How can parents make their children work so hard? Listen to me and go to rest."

"The commander-in-chief doesn't rest, how can the children rest at ease?" the captain of the guard said anxiously.

Li Jing shook his head, looked at Xiao Wu with a wry smile, and said, "Just torment your brothers! Forget it, I wanted to go around and see you working so hard, how can I bear to let you suffer with me!"

Xiao Wu scratched his head, looked at Li Jing and said, "Marshal, don't blame me for this. When Brother Hutou and Brother Shitou handed you over to me, we specifically explained that we will follow you wherever you go, and we must protect you." Good for your safety, if something happens to you, Brother Hutou and Brother Shitou haven't skinned me yet?"

"Hehe, you remember carefully what your brother said, and don't take what your godfather said to you?" Li Jing laughed.

"Godfather, the commander-in-chief agreed to take us in as foster sons?" Xiao Wu was overjoyed when he heard that.

Li Jing gently touched Xiao Wu's head and said: "You are all adopted by me. I know that you have always regarded me as a father. In fact, I have always regarded you as my son in my heart. Looking at you I grew up one by one, and then got married and started a business. I don’t want to mention how happy I am. You are very good, really good, and it is worth my teaching. When there is no one in the future, don’t call me handsome, call me godfather , so your wishes will be fulfilled.”

Xiao Wu and the others were overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down in front of Li Jing, kowtowing several times.

After kowtowing, Xiao Wu choked with sobs and said, "Father, I've been holding back my father's name for a long time, and I didn't dare to call it out. If I can call you daddy today, even if my baby dies, I don't have any regrets."

"Silly boy, don't cry, don't even cry. From now on, you can scream if you want, but don't scream in front of outsiders." Li Jing laughed.

"Children understand!" Xiao Wuzhong nodded.

Li Jing smiled and said, "I'll give you guys a few days off tonight. You guys should have a good drink and celebrate by yourself."

"Father also have a drink with us, let the children respect daddy, to repay daddy's kindness in nurturing." Xiao Wu begged.

"I'm afraid I don't have time to drink with you tonight." Seeing the disappointed expressions of Xiao Wu and the others, Li Jing smiled and said, "But it's okay to drink less. You can go to your Uncle Ma Wu later and let He begged for two jars of royal wine with the prince, and you should also taste the taste of the royal wine."

"Thank you dad!" Xiao Wu and the others said happily.

Li Jing smiled, waved to the soldiers and said, "Tell the news to your brothers! Don't just be happy about yourself."

"Yes!" A group of soldiers were overjoyed, kowtowed a few times, got up and ran outside.After running for a few steps, the captain of the guards suddenly remembered that Li Jing was only protected by Xiao Wu, so he hurriedly brought someone back and ran back.

Scratching his head, the captain smiled shyly at Li Jing: "The boy is so happy that he forgot to keep someone to protect Daddy, please don't blame Daddy."

"I'm protected by your little fifth brother here, so it's okay, you go." Li Jing smiled.

"How can that be? Brother Xiao Wu is only one person, if someone tries to harm Daddy, how can Brother Xiao Wu protect Daddy's safety?" the captain said hurriedly.

Li Jing shook his head and smiled, "That's fine, you can send someone to notify you."

The captain nodded, and immediately arranged for a soldier to report to the brothers.

Except for the children of the old brother Hongshanling, most of Li Jing's soldiers were orphans adopted by Li Jing, and the oldest one was only in his early twenties.

After chatting with these energetic young men for a while, Li Jing was in a good mood and felt much younger for a moment.

Guessing that Zhu Youjian and the others should have finished eating, Li Jing waved to the soldiers and took Xiao Wu back to the room.

Everyone in the room has finished eating and tidied up.When Li Jing came in, everyone was drinking tea.

"The commander is back." Seeing Li Jing enter the room, Shen Zheng and the others hastily put down their teacups and greeted him.

"Sit down, everyone, don't be so polite." Li Jing waved his hand and said.

After everyone sat down, Li Jing said with a smile: "Everyone is full and rested, so shall we continue?"

"Everything is according to the commander in chief!" Hong Chengchou and others hurriedly said.

Li Jingjing nodded, looked at Yuan Shu and said: "Then let me talk about the work of the Ministry of Rites first, I will be in Qiuwei soon, I think those scholars are ready.

I have already said before that the old system of stereotyped selection of scholars should be abolished, and some people with real materials should be recruited to do things.Now there are a large number of job vacancies in the yamen of various ministries. After the heads of the ministries go back, they will see what talents are needed according to the vacant positions, and then list these materials and send them to the Ministry of Rites.

This time, we will hire specialized talents according to the characteristics of the position. The Ministry of Rites will formulate a detailed assessment charter according to the needs of each department, and then spread the news to all parts of the world. "

"Yes! Marshal." Yuan Shu replied.

Smiling, Li Jing continued: "I know that there are people who cheat every time in the exam, and they are repeatedly banned. This time, I am not afraid of others cheating. After setting the rules, I will directly tell the candidates the questions.

Hey, if you want to cheat, you can cheat boldly, it is best to find a gunman to take the exam.Brother Boying, tell the examiners everywhere to keep their eyes open for me and find out those shooters so that I won't find talents. "

"Ah! Commander, is he going to hire those gunmen?" Hong Chengchou and others were surprised.

Li Jing said with a smile: "Lord Hong, let me use an analogy. For example, if I want to control the Yellow River now, I need to recruit some people who understand river engineering to work. How many of those candidates do you think understand river engineering?"

Hong Chengchou shook his head: "It's good to have one out of a hundred."

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "That's right, the candidates have never learned these things at all, so they will definitely find someone who understands river engineering to take the exam for them, or seek advice from someone who understands the industry, this is the person we want People who are employed. I just want to tell everyone in this way that the country selects talents without looking at their backgrounds, but only at the real materials."

Shaking his head, Li Jing sighed and said, "I can't do anything about it. The country has accumulated bad habits for a long time, and it cannot be changed just by changing it, especially the imperial examination. Those who take the imperial examination must first obtain the qualifications for the examination, and most of the people we want to recruit Not eligible for the exam.

Like I just said about the river course exam, those who take the exam or those who know how to do it may not even be a scholar, and they will not be able to take the exam at all.

what to do?I can't recruit a bunch of waste materials, and then let the waste materials hire a group of knowledgeable people to do things, right?Then why don't I just use someone who knows how to do it?

Yes, I can post notices directly and recruit talents myself, but I have to go through assessments when I recruit, right?And that's just an emergency measure, and it's more appropriate to implement it in small places. When I was in Pingyang Mansion, I used this method to select talents.But it is obviously inappropriate to apply this method to the entire Da Ming, and it is not the right way for the country to select talents.

Therefore, the exam is still required. After passing the exam a few times, everyone will know what kind of talents the country needs, so that everyone will spontaneously study practical knowledge.At the same time, we will gradually improve the system and remove the constraints of previous examinations, so that all people have the opportunity to come out and do things.This is what a country should do. "

"The commander-in-chief has far-sightedness and foresight, which is beyond my reach." Hong Chengchou gave a flattery without losing the opportunity.

Li Jing smiled and said: "Lord Hong, you and Lord Lu are concurrently serving as the chief envoys of Shaanxi and Henan for the time being, so we must do a good job in academic and political affairs. This matter is related to the future of Ming Dynasty, so it should not be taken lightly. "

"Don't worry, Marshal, Hong (Lu) will definitely take care of this matter." Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng said hurriedly.

Li Jingjing nodded: "I can trust the abilities of the two adults. It is only the first time I have come into contact with the New Deal. Some things may not be able to turn around for a while. It doesn't matter, let's take it slowly."

Sighing slightly, Li Jing continued: "Lao Tzu's "Tao De Jing" says: Governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. My actions this time are obviously not in line with Lao Zhuang's way of governing the country, but I think that even what the sage said Not entirely true. You know, Daming has reached the point where it cannot be changed, so we can't do things according to the scriptures.

Of course, we still have to pay attention to the method and method of doing things. This is what I think. The imperial court first pulls up the institutional framework, and you must grasp the heat at the local level.Some things may be counterproductive if you rush for quick results, and Daming can no longer stand the toss. "

"I'll understand." Hong Chengchou and the others hurriedly said.

With a smile, Li Jing continued: "I know that in Daming, it is very difficult for one person to do things. As for being a good official, it is even more difficult. Those who do things spend a lot of time and energy arguing with the officials, and they can't do anything if they want to. This time I decided to change the function of the officials. In the future, you will have less fetters and no need to waste energy It's going to be a lawsuit with the speaker."

Hearing Li Jing talk about Yanguan, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng and the others looked at each other and smiled, then Hong Chengchou smiled and cupped his fists at Li Jing and said, "Hehe, let's not hide from the commander, when the commander was resting just now, the officials and others followed the emperor I have read the regulations drafted by the general. For this regulation, the officials and the others really admire it. According to the method of the general, there will be no more bickering among officials in the court."

"Oh? You've already read it, so I won't waste my time talking. It looks like you agree with this charter? If so, let's implement it. If we find something wrong in the future, we can improve it." Li Jing smiled.

　I wish you all a happy new year!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)