"Don't worry about who wrote this memorial for now."

Li Zhi didn't seem to be planning to clarify for Han Yi immediately, saying, "I want to know what your dear friends think about this memorial?"

"The old minister thinks this memorial is exaggerated."

Xu Jingzong stood up and said, "The late emperor once said, 'Since ancient times, they have always valued China and were inferior to barbarians. I love them only as one.' The First Emperor never had such a mind, and General Ashnasmo is the best proof."

Many ministers nodded, and some of them thought the Tang Dynasty was too enlightened.

"Sir Xu's words are wrong!"

An old man with black and white hair mixed with hair and beard came out.

When Xu Jingzong saw this person, he was stunned, but said very kindly: "I would like to ask Guangluqing for advice."

This person is named Lu Chengqing, and he was born in the Lu family of Fanyang. Needless to say, he must be the one who is Lu Shigua Tang Bo or the clan uncle. He is currently serving as Guanglu Qing, but this person has always been very low-key and has almost no sense of existence. The idiom "no surprise of favor and disgrace" in history means him. He really contributes to the country when he is an official. He doesn't care whether he is promoted or demoted, so he evaluates him by being a favor and disgrace. In addition, Xu Jingzong is not looked down upon by everyone. He can treat famous people with courtesy, but he is not even close to the nameless people.

However, Xu Jingzong was very surprised by Lu Chengqing's appearance. The memorial was clearly opposed to the concept of the scholar-general class. I am helping you, and you are also sing a contradictory tune with me. You should support me.

Lu Chengqing said slowly: "Asinasmo is just an individual example and cannot be generalized. In our dynasty, whether it is recommendation or scientific research, the aristocratic family is the first, with talent and morality second. However, compared with the Wei and Jin Dynasties, this was an unwritten rule in our Tang Dynasty. However, whether it is written or unwritten, this atmosphere also hindered the selection of talents in the country and was not conducive to national development."

His words were simple and ordinary, but they shocked the civil and military ministers. How did you start to dig your own roots?

Another person stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, I agree with Guangluqing's words."

This man's name is Wang Chongji. He was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan. He was the eldest son of Wang Gui, one of the four major prime ministers in the early Tang Dynasty. He was appointed as the chief lord and was granted the title of Duke of Yongning County.

Cui Yizhong also stood up and said, "Your Majesty, no rules can be achieved without order. The court should unify the standards for selecting talents to avoid some people being nepotistic, forming cliques for personal gain, and breeding disputes with their party members."

Everyone was completely stunned. What was the reason why the Shandong gentry, who had always protected the interests of the gentry the most, actually demanded the abolition of preferential treatment of the gentry. This was really strange.

Oh ---I know who was the memorial. Han Yi smiled slightly, it was fun now.

Li Zhi looked at the stunned ministers, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and coughed lightly, saying, "Several good ministers are right. Selecting officials has always been the top priority of the court. A good official can benefit the people, and a bad official can also harm the people. The rise and fall of the country depends on the people, the rise and fall of the people depends on the officials, and the appointment and removal of officials depends on the court. Therefore, the selection of talents directly affects the rise and fall of the country. Since the late emperor, the court has always attached great importance to the selection of officials, but it seems that it has not done enough. This memorial is really enlightening, which has made me realize that the selection of talents is imminent. I want to hear what your dear friends think about this?"

The ministers were silent. They could do this, but they could not say that. No matter what you said, the actual operation had to be decided by people. If they were humans, they would inevitably be favored.

Cui Yixuan suddenly stood up and said, "Report to Your Majesty, the old minister believes that the imperial examination system should be fully implemented and regard the imperial examination system as the only way to join the officialdom. In this way, everyone can be equal in selecting officials and more talents can be promoted."

Crazy! Crazy!

The nobles seemed to feel the sky collapsed and the earth broke. The imperial examination system was created by Emperor Wen of Sui to bury the aristocrats. As a genius, you actually supported the imperial examination system. Isn’t this crazy or what?

Li Zhi nodded frequently and said, "Your words are very consistent with my wishes. Now the court is working on people. What we need is real talents. The imperial examination can get more talents for me. I also believe that the imperial examination should promote the imperial examination."

If the imperial examination is the only way to enter the officialdom, then the family will be completely worshipped.

"Your Majesty's wiseness."

Li Yifu immediately stood up and shouted.

All poor officials from Jinshi came forward and expressed their support for this resolution.

The other nobles didn't know what to do. If they were just poor families, they would of course find various reasons to refute it. However, when Shandong gentry went to this stop, they didn't know how to fight back. They were also the gentry, and they were the leader of the gentry in terms of fame. They all agreed with the imperial examination system and pursued fairness, justice and openness. What else could these people say?

"I objected!"

Just when these nobles were feeling anxious, a sound of nature sounded in their ears. Everyone was filled with tears of excitement and quickly looked for the sound, but when they saw the man, their eyes almost fell out.

The one who speaks out against it is not someone else, but the poor family among poor families and the mountain spring among farmers - Han Yi.

Is the imperial examination system fair? According to historical results, it is not very fair, but at least it is much fairer than the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system. It still breaks the political monopoly of the nobles and allows poor people to enter the officialdom and enter the power center.

Just now, Cui Yixuan and his friends praised the imperial examination system, which made people stunned. Now Han Yi has come forward to oppose the imperial examination system. The ministers all feel that they are dreaming and keep pinching their thighs, but they are grinning in pain.

What's going on?

Cui Yixuan and the others also frowned. This kid is really a messenger. No matter what, he has to kick him.

Li Zhi, who was calm just now, couldn't help but become like those ministers when he saw Han Yi suddenly stand up to oppose him. He was a little surprised and puzzled: "Didn't my beloved always advocate the spirit of advocating the virtuous? Isn't it just what you think about promoting the imperial examination? Why do you object again?"

Han Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I am not against the promotion of the imperial examination, but against such hasty promotion of the imperial examination."

Li Zhi was confused and said, "How do you say this?"

Han Yi said: "Report to Your Majesty, the current imperial examination system is not very perfect. If it is implemented rashly, it may lead to more serious consequences. I suggest that Your Majesty think twice before doing it."

Cui Yixuan said disdainfully: "You said the imperial examination was not perfect, so you said the reason."

Han Yi said: "First of all, I am extremely opposed to the content of today's scientific research, and I am opposed from the bottom of my heart."

Oppose it from the bottom of my heart? Li Zhi twitched his mouth, really wanted to seal this mouth, and said in a fury: "Oh? I don't know why Han Aiqing has such a big opinion on the content of this scientific examination, but I want to hear it."

Han Yi said proudly: "Report to Your Majesty, because Weichen thinks that it is impossible to select talents like Weichen in the current scientific research system."

"puff!"

Many officials laughed immediately, while the rest of the officials couldn't help laughing, and the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. I had to accept this reason.

Xu Jingzong sneered: "But talents like the Royal Special Envoy are really rare in a century, and it is very normal that they cannot be selected for scientific examinations."

"Sir Xu has won the award."

Han Yi smiled slightly and said, "The imperial examination is to select talents for the court. What the court needs is talents to govern the country. The content of the imperial examination should be related to governing the country. The imperial examinations in the previous dynasty clearly distinguished between the classics and the Jinshi. Although our dynasty system added many subjects, it was still mainly Mingjing and Jinshi, so many subjects were in name only and were not valued. This will be discussed later. Let's talk about this Mingjing first. The questions for the Mingjing exam are mainly written and recited, as well as a small number of questions (oral answers in current affairs). However, reading is not for you to recite and write, but for you to apply what you have learned."

Xu Jingzong said: "But you can't even memorize it, so how can you apply what you have learned?"

Han Yi said: "The question is here. If the content we test involves many aspects of the scriptures, if you have not read it, you will definitely not be able to answer it. Why do you have to take the Ming scriptures again? My Tang Dynasty culture is profound and profound. The people who set questions must have the art of setting questions. If you write them dictated, it would be a shame to the court. As long as you can recognize the words, you can get the questions. I can change them to me."

A few ministers nodded one after another, and you should take some questions about these scriptures, so why bother to write them down? But most people still sneer at this.

Xu Jingzong said: "The Ming Jing is just one of them. The imperial court mainly selects officials to look at the Jinshi exam."

"This Jinshi Kobe Mingjing is a little more interesting. The main poems and questions need to be created, not rote memorized, but the Jinshi subject is mainly based on literary talent, especially poetry and essays, which account for a large proportion and even more important than questions. The court does need talents in this area, but it is only a small part. This good literary talent has nothing to do with the function of the prime minister. The prime minister only needs sentences and good writing. There is no need to make good sentences throughout the ages. The prime minister's duty is to assist the monarch and govern the world well. Writing poetry is only regarded as interest, as your personal literary cultivation. If your poetry is well written, it has nothing to do with governing the country."

As soon as these words were said, they almost offended all the civil officials. They were so angry that they were so angry that they glared at them. They immediately stood up and accused Han Yi, saying that you are insulting scholars.

However, military generals appreciate Han Yi's views and reduce their literary talent can increase their hope of becoming generals and ministers, and they also stand up to refute these civil officials.

The dispute between civil and military officials in the Tang Dynasty was never terminated because civil and military officials were equal. Until the Song Dynasty, civil officials began to be dominated by civil officials.

Seeing that a civil and military battle was about to take place again, Li Zhi hurriedly stopped them, looked at the culprit and said, "Then what should you say to take the exam?"

Han Yi said: "Weichen believes that we should abolish the Ming Jing first, and poetry and articles are also a subject. After all, the court also needs talents in this area. But if the selection can help Your Majesty govern the wise ministers in the world, we think that current affairs should be the priority, that is, the questions in the Jinshi class. The scriptures and historical books teach people how to govern the world. Reading these books is also for this, so the court should take this exam. Nowadays, there are many problems in our Tang Dynasty, so how can we choose this, how can we use everything, people and make people believe in the world. This is a good topic. There are also severe droughts in Zhenguan in the early years, how the court faced this sudden disaster and prevented the future. Also, land annexation, how to prevent land annexation and ensure the interests of the people.

Like Ma Xianxiang's "Commentary on Chen Shizheng", Jia Yi's "Public Security Policy", and Li Si's "Letter to Exile Guests", these eternal strange articles are all arguments about current affairs, not based on backs, but applied to what they have learned. The court needs such talents, of course, and the examination should be based on these contents. At that time, the late emperor valued Ma Xianxiang because of this "Commentary on Chen Shizheng". The late emperor should have never asked him whether he could recite the "Great Learning" and "Doing the Mean". Even if Ma Xianxiang could not recite it, just relying on this strange article can show the talent of the prime minister.

In today's Jinshi, poetry and essays account for too much proportion. Please forgive me for saying a little arrogant saying, "Mr.'s poetry and essays are worse than those of Ma Xianxiang than Li Si. However, when it comes to the art of governing the country, the minister is far inferior to Ma Xianxiang. If current affairs and poetry and essays are put together as the same subject, it will not only increase the difficulty of the imperial examination, but also cause the court to lose many talents. Some geniuses in governing the country are not allowed to enter the officialdom because of poor writing of poetry and essays. This is the loss of the court."
Chapter completed!