Daming: Is There Imperial Examination Fraud At The Beginning? I Cry As A Candidate During The Test

Chapter 28: The official examination system allows all people to become officials!

"We are people who distinguish rewards and punishments. If you have merit, we will reward you. If you are guilty, we will punish you."

"So it's yours."

"We won't let you have any less."

Zhu Yuanzhang said.

He changed his voice and picked up a stack of scholar's answer sheets on the table.

"We just took a look at the answer sheet here, and there are big questions in the answer sheet."

"Many scholars cannot distinguish between whole grains and grains."

"Most of these people are pampered."

"No wonder that's the case."

"Ye Aiqing, if I follow your standards."

"I'm afraid not many of these scholars are qualified."

The imperial examination system was originally designed to select talents.

As for the questions Ye Xuan asked, many pampered scholars could not answer them.

Not many scholars are qualified.

Here comes the problem.

Ming Dynasty is short of talents.

It's not enough to filter out so few people.

"My dear, is there any other way to screen out more talents and use them for our Ming Dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"There is indeed a way."

"Actually, the emperor can admit all these people."

Ye Xuan replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were both stunned.

Select talent.

How can we tolerate child's play?

Admit them all?

What nonsense!

Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became a little unhappy, and most of his face turned dark. The originally peaceful atmosphere also became solemn, and a chilling air filled the space, making people feel frightened.

"Ye Aiqing, we asked you to give us advice, not to fool us."

"What's your idea?"

"Admit them all?"

"If we accept them all, do we still need you?"

"Are you kidding us?"

Zhu Yuanzhang seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

He thinks Ye Xuan is fooling him.

Zhu Biao noticed Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance and knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had something wrong.

Zhu Biao was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to have Ye Xuan get into trouble, so he hurriedly spoke for Ye Xuan.

"Mr. Ye's selection of talents is definitely not so aimless."

"I think all the recruitment that Mr. Ye just said must have a profound meaning, Mr. Ye, don't you think so?"

"nature."

Ye Xuan responded.

Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang secretly, and his expression turned much better.

"Ye Aiqing, the purpose of selecting talents is to better manage the country and the people. Is it inappropriate to admit all those scholars?"

"There is mediocrity among these scholars."

"If an official like Li Zhongzu, the governor of Taicang, appears again, my Ming Dynasty will probably be confused by this group of people."

"Therefore, you must not be careless when selecting talents."

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly.

Ye Xuan explained.

"Although I said that I would admit them all, I did not mean that they would be officials for the rest of their lives."

"Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

"Have you two heard of 'Examination Officer'?"

"'Examiner'?"

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao looked confused.

"The 'examination officer' is to let those students who are of decent ability in the palace examination go to the lower level to try to be an official for a period of one year. Whoever has outstanding political achievements will be hired."

"Of course, the emperor can also let those scholars make their choice."

"If they want to be officials, let them be."

"But if they don't want to be a part of it."

"It's not that simple anymore."

"Strictly adopt the principle of 'easy entry and strict exit'."

"Those who choose to be officials can go to the lower levels where they want to be officials, and let them try to be officials. If they do not do well, or want to give up halfway, then they will be dealt with according to the law, ranging from being deprived of their official positions to being severely punished. Then behead him."

"If they do well, let them continue to serve as officials."

Ye Xuan said.

The "official examination" system existed during the period of Wu Zetian.

Historically, Wu Zetian admitted all Jinshi and asked them to make a choice. If they wanted to be an official, they would become an official.

Wu Zetian even implemented the "official examination" system.

Officials and common people below the ninth rank.

You can become an official or be promoted through self-recommendation, recommendation from others, or local recommendation.

However, there are some problems with this "probationary" system.

That is to say, people all want to be officials.

Too addicted to being an official.

leading to chaos in the country.

Overemployment.

For this reason, some people used limericks to ridicule Wu Zetian's excessive appointment of officials.

"The bridges are repaired and loaded with carts, the relics are picked up and weighed, the loquats are pushed to serve the censor, and the bowls are removed from the school secretary."

"Evaluating matters without reading the rules, being a doctor without looking for chapters, leaving the messenger with a blank mind, and narrowing his eyes to the Holy Emperor."

The meaning of this limerick is that those with iron-toothed rakes and bowls and chopsticks can become officials, but Wu Zetian, the "Holy Emperor", drooped his eyelids and pretended not to see.

Wu Zetian did not punish those who mocked her.

Instead, she smiled and said: "If you don't abuse me, why worry about the people's words in the world?"

Wu Zetian's words proved her magnanimity.

Then, the "examination officer" and "easy entry and strict exit" came into play.

Once the person who "examines the official position" starts to test for the official position.

If there is no action.

incompetent.

If discovered, he will be dismissed from his post.

In severe cases, they will be killed.

Those shallow people who want to speculate on becoming an official and want to be addicted to officialdom.

They often lose their heads after a few days of being a pawn.

Use your life to compensate for the losses you have caused.

Under the "examination officer" system, many virtuous people emerged and made many contributions to the Tang Dynasty.

For example: Wei Yuanzhong, Zhang Jian, Di Renjie, Yao Chong and others.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were deep in thought.

This method is quite good.

Talents can be screened.

It also broadened the channels for Ming Dynasty to select talents.

The anger on Zhu Yuanzhang's face dissipated and turned into a smile.

The atmosphere in the Imperial Study Room also became less serious.

"Let's just say Ye Aiqing has great talent."

"Biao'er, look, we didn't see the wrong person."

"'Examiner' is great!"

"If we can make use of all the talents in the world, our Ming Dynasty will not be short of talents in the future."

"Hahaha... Ye Aiqing's plan is really wonderful. Aiqing's talent is comparable to Xiao He."

Ye Xuan:...

Ye Xuan, who once again saw Zhu Yuanzhang's changing face, was quite speechless.

No wonder it is said that accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.

Staying next to such a volatile emperor, if you accidentally say the wrong thing, you will be beheaded. It is true to describe the emperor as a tiger.

Ye Xuan couldn't help but think of the TV series about Zhu Yuanzhang he had watched.

Zhu Yuanzhang drank with the two brothers Tang He and Xu Da.

Drinking happily.

As a result, Tang Hetan laughed and said, "If the descendants of the superior are all crowned kings and guard the Ming Dynasty, and there are so many descendants of the superior, within ten generations, won't our Ming Dynasty be destroyed?"

Zhu Yuanzhang changed his face instantly.

Ask who said this.

Liu Bowen?

Li Shanchang?

Tang He quickly pretended to be drunk and escaped.

Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor, is probably more terrifying than a tiger.

Ye Xuan thought.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the "test tube" system mentioned by Ye Xuan was good and happily adopted this opinion.

Then, he rolled his eyes.

It took a lot of effort to get Ye Xuan to meet him. It would be a waste if he didn't ask for advice.

"My dear, now the Ming Dynasty is in ruins and the people are just on the verge of having enough food and clothing. Do you have any good ideas to make the Ming Dynasty more prosperous?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

After years of war, the lives of the people in the early Ming Dynasty were indeed not very good.

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