bookpub Chapter 159: Great Xia, Looks Like A Dynasty!
Chapter 159: Great Xia, Looks Like A Dynasty!
As a result, the major families began to make small moves.
Scholars are still registering in full swing, but all kinds of pretentious rumors have spread.
"Did you know that the imperial examinations have been leaked!"
"How can it be?"
"How is it impossible? From the top scholars, many people got the test questions! If it wasn't for a person who was drunk and couldn't help showing off, I wouldn't believe it!"
"Really? Didn't Your Majesty prohibit the family from participating in the imperial examination? Who else can you leak the questions to?"
"It's true that the aristocratic family can't participate, but there are so many corrupt officials in Daxia, they must take care of their own people if they have the opportunity! They united and deceived the saint!"
"Among them, Li Linfu, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, sat in this position by relying on his beard and flattery. He can do it!"
"This group of people controls the government, even if His Majesty knows about it, he can only turn a blind eye!"
"So, this is not a way of life for us low-level scholars at all, let's go back home as soon as possible!"
The rumors were convincing, and the words had a nose and eyes, and the scholars who came to take the exam were panicked when they heard it.
The reason why they traveled thousands of miles here to take part in the imperial examination was because they heard that the emperor here hated the family and did not allow the children of the family to take part in the imperial examination and become officials in the court, which gave them an opportunity.
Nowadays, the aristocratic family really has no way to participate, but the dignitaries of the Great Xia have participated.
They have also heard about the disposition of the great officials and nobles of the Great Xia.
He is good at sycophancy, flattery, flattery, and will do anything to win His Majesty's favor.
Isn't it normal for such a group of officials with no integrity and integrity to do such a thing?
So, are these scholars still alive?
Many readers feel hopeless!
"The world is as black as crows!"
The big families watched all this with sneers from behind.
The biggest feature of the imperial examinations is fairness and justice, no matter who they are, they are treated equally, so that every scholar has the opportunity to be promoted, to enter the court as an official, and to use what he has learned.
Now that the fairness has been questioned, it is difficult to hold the imperial examination.
How do you explain it?
No matter what you say, this time it's either shit or shit!
Many scholars were so angry that they came to the palace to protest.
"The treacherous officials of the imperial court cheated for personal gain and leaked the exam questions, and the people and gods are all angry!"
"We came from afar, hoping to use what we have learned all our lives to serve the Great Xia! But the exam is not fair, what's the point of us having talents and learning?"
"We want fairness! We want justice!"
"Your Majesty, please make the decision for the scholars in the world!"
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At this time, Li Linfu hurried over and scolded: "What are you doing? Why are you gathering in the palace to make trouble? Hurry up and disperse! If His Majesty is disturbed, can you bear it?"
"For Your Majesty?" A scholar roared with righteous indignation: "I think you want to keep the black hat on your head?"
Other scholars followed suit.
"That's right! I think you just want to keep the black hat on your head!"
"You corrupt officials and treacherous ministers are the best at deceiving saints!"
"We won't go! We won't see His Majesty, we won't go!"
Li Linfu had a very headache.
Right now, during the reporting period, as long as there is any movement, it will be magnified and the whole city will be shocked.
He, the chief examiner in charge of the imperial examination, must bear joint and several responsibilities that cannot be shirked.
If His Majesty finds out...
I'm afraid His Majesty already knows and is watching his performance.
Don't drop the chain!
"Candidates, this official is Li Linfu, Shangshu of Li Bu, who is in charge of the imperial examination! If you have any questions, please tell me first. If you don't understand clearly, we will ask His Majesty to uphold justice. How about it?"
The scholars looked at each other, and one of them said loudly: "Okay! Let me tell you first! It is rumored that the exam questions of this year's imperial examination have been leaked. "Is there such a thing?"
Li Linfu was very calm: "It's completely non-existent, it's unbelievable!"
"A non-existent thing?"
"Unbelievable?"
Everyone looked over suspiciously.
Li Linfu spread out his hands: "Because, there are no exam questions now, how can I let go of the questions?"
"Ah? There are no exam questions now?" The scholars were dumbfounded.
According to the imperial examination experience of other countries, the examination questions must have been drawn up one month before the imperial examination and sealed up. Except for a few people who know it, no one else knows it.
But now, the imperial examination is only 20 days away, and there are no questions yet?
"how so?"
"There are no exam questions yet?"
"There are no exam questions, how can I take the exam?"
Li Linfu smiled and said, "Candidates, you should know about last year's imperial examination, right?"
Some people nodded, some shook their heads.
Li Linfu continued: "Last year's imperial examination, in order to prevent favoritism and fraud, His Majesty came directly to the examination room and asked questions in public! Later, I found that this way of writing questions worked well, so I decided to do the same this year!"
"So far, your Majesty is the only one who knows what the exam questions are! Therefore, the leaking of the exam questions, favoritism and fraud that are rumored by the outside world are simply impossible!"
"That's it!" Many people breathed a sigh of relief.
Your Majesty's questioning on the spot will indeed put an end to leaking questions.
Your Majesty held the imperial examinations to attract talents for himself, and he couldn't destroy the Great Wall himself.
"It is indeed impossible to cheat for personal gain before the exam, but what about afterward?"
A scholar shouted loudly: "You can change the test papers after the test, or give high marks to your own people and low marks to others. We have nothing to do!"
"Yeah, how do you ensure that it is still fair afterwards?"
"You officials and officials protect each other, and you work in collusion!"
"It's normal to do something like this!"
Li Linfu remained calm: "That is impossible!"
"Why is it impossible?"
"Because, after the test, your test papers will be sealed immediately, your names will be covered, and the people sent by His Majesty will be sent directly to the palace!"
"After being sent to the palace, His Majesty will also order someone to copy all the test papers! No one knows who copied them, because His Majesty arranged them temporarily!
"After the test paper is copied, it will be handed over to the real examiner for review!"
"At this time, because the test papers have been copied once, the handwriting is roughly the same, and there are no special traces. It is completely impossible for the examiner to cheat for personal gain!"
"In addition, each candidate's answer sheet will be reviewed and graded by more than 5 examiners, excluding the highest score and the lowest score, and taking the average of the middle three, so that the influence of the examiner's personal likes and dislikes is excluded!"
"And finally, His Majesty will personally review the test papers of the top 1,000 and choose the one he is most satisfied with!"
Li Linfu spread his hands: "The question is, under such a strict and perfect examination system, is there any possibility of cheating for personal gain?"
The audience was in an uproar!!!
It is simply impossible to cheat under such a strict examination system!
His Majesty asked questions on the spot, there was no way to leak them!
After the test is over, the test paper will be sealed and sent to the palace. It is impossible for you to change the package!
His Majesty ordered all the test papers to be transcribed. It is not known who copied it. In this way, it is impossible for you to leave marks on the test paper to remind the examiner!
Each test paper has to go through the eyes of at least 5 examiners, excluding the highest score and the lowest score, and taking the average, so as to exclude the personal likes and dislikes of the examiners, it is not fair
In the end, His Majesty will have to look at it himself and read the previous 1,000 test papers.
really really...
It really eliminates all hidden dangers!
If you can still cheat for personal gain under such a strict examination system, then you are not a talent, but a genius!
Candidates are all excited.
"What a strict examination system! It's really strictly guarded against death, leaving no dead ends!"
"If this is not fair, I can't think of a more fair imperial examination system!"
"Master Li, who would have thought of this, it's amazing!"
Li Linfu cupped his hands at the palace and said, "Of course it is Your Majesty! Your Majesty also knows that it is not easy for you all to come from afar! You can come to Daxia to take the imperial examination, which is also your support for Daxia and Your Majesty!"
"You will not fail His Majesty, and His Majesty will certainly not fail you! That's why Your Majesty proposed such a rigorous examination system to give scholars all over the world a chance!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" All the scholars in the audience bowed respectfully to the palace.
"However, why should we believe you? Is this really what His Majesty said? Didn't you fool us?" Someone questioned again.
At this time, an old eunuch walked out of the palace, and said with a smile: "Our family is His Majesty's personal father-in-law, and I have come here to tell all candidates that Li Linfu's words are all true! Afterwards, we will return the exam The system is released through the imperial list announcement (aiag), so that all scholars in the world know it!"
In this way, with His Majesty's endorsement behind, everyone feels at ease.
On the second day, Daxia's imperial examination system was posted.
"This imperial examination system is good, it is very perfect, and all possibilities of cheating are eliminated!"
"This is the gospel for us scholars!"
"Your Majesty is really wise, you can even think of such an examination system!"
"I think this examination system should be extended to the whole world, so that other countries can follow suit!"
"That's right! It should be advertised!"
Under the deliberate propaganda of scholars, this method spread rapidly all over the world.
Emperors of many countries were overjoyed after seeing this law.
With this examination system, the possibility of favoritism and fraud can be eliminated, and it is convenient for the country to select and employ talents.
It can also restrain the aristocratic family and prevent them from dominating one side.
The complexions of the aristocratic families turned gloomy.
The relationship between their family and the country is that they rely on each other and guard against each other.
After those emperors know this method, they will definitely use it, so they will lose a lot of possibility of black box operation, and also a lot of opportunities.
If things go on like this, their voices in the court hall will be much weaker.
Damn Daxia, he deliberately made things difficult for our family, didn't he?
If one plan fails, another plan will be born.
"Since you held the imperial examinations in Daxia to recruit talents, then we will secretly send people there!"
"If you don't send disciples from aristocratic families, send scholars with clean backgrounds!"
"There are quite a few scholars who have been secretly invested by our family!"
"I don't believe it anymore, can you guard against the disciples of the aristocratic family, can you guard against other people?"
As a result, a large number of scholars went to Daxia.
Originally, everyone estimated that 20,000 people took part in the imperial examination, which is already very large. Even the imperial dynasty did not have such a scale of imperial examination.
But now, the registration period is not over yet, but the number of people who participated in this imperial examination has exceeded 30,000.
Looking at the steady stream of applicants, this
The data will continue to be refreshed.
This made Li Linfu very worried.
Because there were not enough venues, he didn't prepare so many venues to allow more than 30,000 candidates to start the exam at the same time.
If you can't start the exam on time, it will be a big joke.
So, I begged to come to Lin Beifan.
Lin Beifan smiled: "This matter is very simple, you can discuss it with He Aiqing! He has many workers and is in charge of cement. How many examination rooms do you want to build?" Not yet
Is it something he said?"
"Your Majesty's words are very true, please give me an imperial decree!" Li Linfu bowed.
Although he is also the Minister of the Dynasty, He Shen is in charge of the two major departments of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry. He also has a title, and his status is much higher than him.
Only when His Majesty speaks, the other party will nod to help.
Lin Beifan also understood, saying: "Eunuch Liu, you and Li Aiqing should go for a run!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After receiving Lin Beifan's order, He Shen did not dare to be careless, and immediately marked out a huge site, and called hundreds of thousands of workers to start construction of the examination room.
These workers usually build houses, and this job is familiar to them, and there is no technical difficulty.
In just three days, the examination room, which can accommodate 30,000 candidates, was built like this.
When this happened, the whole world was shocked.
"In three days, an examination room that can accommodate 30,000 candidates was built!"
"What a frightening speed, it's sensational!"
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it!"
"Big Xia, so strong!!!"
Li Linfu looked at the neat and orderly examination room, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up, and praised: "My lord, an examination room that can accommodate 30,000 candidates was built in three days, no wonder
Your Majesty values you so much, I admire you!"
He Shen couldn't help laughing: "Master Li, you have won the award. It's not because I'm so good, but because Your Majesty is so good!
It is unmatched by any country!"
Li Linfu nodded approvingly: "That's right!"
He Shen turned his head: "Master Li, the imperial examination is approaching, how many more examination rooms do you need?"
Li Linfu thought for a while and said, "It should be enough to make 5,000 more!"
"Okay, I will arrange it now!"
Three days later, the rest of the examination halls were built.
The reason why it still takes three days is mainly because it takes time for the cement to dry and solidify, otherwise it would have been done long ago!
Everyone was shocked!
An examination room that can accommodate more than 35,000 people at the same time is a huge project!
No matter which country it is, it is not easy to build such a project.
The first is to produce enough cement. If there is not enough cement, it is impossible to build a house.
For many countries, the barrier of cement alone is already difficult.
Because the manufacture of cement requires iron slag, limestone, coal, etc., all of which are extremely important resources, and are often distributed in various places, and they are transported to be made into cement.
The book is huge.
Unlike Lin Beifan, these resources are gathered together, so the cost is directly saved.
Second, we need to hire workers to build houses, not to mention tens of thousands of people, at least thousands of people. It is not an easy task to mobilize thousands of workers to build the examination room itself.
Unlike Lin Beifan, there are so many workers that they are recruited with just one order.
Third, when there are too many people, food and wages are also problems.
If you don't feed people and don't give them wages, who is willing to work for you?
This is another huge expense!
Unlike Lin Beifan, who usually support these workers, they will come when needed, and there is no need for additional expenses.
Therefore, for other countries, this project is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive!
Without more than half a year, it will not be built at all.
Only in Daxia, when the right time, place and people are fully occupied, can a huge examination room be built in just one week, and the construction is fast and well, and the efficiency is astonishing.
A far-sighted scholar saw this scene and said, "Da Xia has great potential and looks like a dynasty!"
He even made up his mind to stay, obtain fame and become an official in the building.
The great families were depressed.
I thought that sending so many people here would make Daxia's joke embarrassing in front of the whole world, but unexpectedly, it became an opportunity for them to show off.
"I let you pass again this time, damn it!"
"Don't worry, there will be more opportunities for revenge in the future!"
"Our people have already sneaked into the imperial examination, I don't believe you can't get shit!"
"Let's wait and see!"
Before I knew it, the day of the Great Xia imperial examination had arrived. .