Chapter 5029 Relatives visit
Yan Shigu hurriedly said: "The number one scholar was selected by His Majesty's royal pen. Among all the talented and learned people, my nephew was selected. Although he is somewhat talented, it is more because of His Majesty's preference and the Emperor's great kindness. Langya Yan family is so grateful that he is very grateful." ! ”
Who said someone who is upright can't be obedient?
I usually have no intention of coaxing others, I speak upright and act staunchly, but now my nephew is the top scorer in high school and famous all over the world. He can still remain humble despite the joy. I owe it to you. It is really a high level...
Li Chengqian Longyan was delighted and said with a smile: "Master Yan, why should he be humble? Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Yan family in Langya has a rigorous family tradition and continuous scholarship. Generations of great Confucians have emerged, and the world looks up to them."
After a pause, he pointed at Wen Ce and said: "Number one on the southern list, I personally appoint Xiao Shu, a descendant of the Xiao family in Lanling. This son is the grandson of the Duke of Song Dynasty. His writing style is gorgeous and his wit is quick. His words and opinions are sure to be accurate and thoughtful. , is also a rare talent.”
Everyone congratulated Fang Jun.
Xiao Yu has returned to his hometown as an official, and there are currently no senior officials of the Xiao family in Lanling in the court. As the son-in-law of the Xiao family, Fang Jun has passively become the "spokesperson" of the Xiao family...
Fang Jun had no choice but to thank him.
In fact, he had never seen this Xiao Shu. Even his father Xiao Yue had only seen him once and could not remember his appearance clearly...
"The ministers and invigilators of the DPRK have jointly drawn up the list of Jinshi in each discipline. Dear ministers, please take a look at it. If there is anything inappropriate, you should correct it and discuss it again."
Li Chengqian casually handed Wen Ce to Fang Jun beside him, picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Fang Jun took the article with both hands and read it carefully.
On top of literary and political science, the Jinshi who won the imperial examination are listed above according to each subject. The first is the Jinshi subject, with the North list at the top and the South list at the bottom.
Among the top picks in the northern list, Langya Yan Kangcheng, followed by Dengzhou Cen Changqian and Xingyang Lou Shide, these three are the "Three Tripods", followed by Longxi Li Zhaode, Puzhou Xue Yuanchao, Boling Cui Xianyi, and Xin Mao generals are on the list, and even And Di Renjie...
Few people know the Jinshi of the Southern List. The "Three Cauldrons" are Xiao Shu, Shen Wenjian, and Xie Wenhua...
After handing Wen Ce to someone else to travel through time, Fang Jun asked Ma Zhou: "Is this Shen Wenjian a descendant of the Shen family in Wuxing?"
Ma Zhou nodded with some emotion: "Such aristocrats do have a profound family background and rich heritage. Even if their family background is poor, the children in the family are also very talented and knowledgeable. It only takes one chance to stand out and become famous."
He came from a poor family, and a poor family meant that the family inheritance had long since dissipated, so he was inevitably envious and jealous of the noble family.
Fang Jun agreed: "The Wuxing Shen family does have a profound background."
The gentry in the world are generally divided into the gentry with the surname Qiao, the gentry with the surname Wu, and the gentry with the Beidi surname.
The so-called "Qiao surname", as the name suggests, refers to the gentry who were closer to the south during the Yongjia Rebellion and the Jin Dynasty's southern migration. In order to avoid the war in the north, they moved to the south of the Yangtze River with the Jin Dynasty and settled in the south. The most famous one is "Wang Xie Yuan Xiao" "Because of their close relationship with the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty relied on these nobles after they moved south, making them the backbone of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
The "Wu surname" is the collective name for the Jiangdong gentry, who have lived in Jiangdong for generations, headed by "Gu Lu Zhu Zhang".
The northern gentry were those who were far away from the south and had difficulty migrating, so they had to seek self-preservation and development in their place of origin, such as the Cui family of Qinghe, the Cui family of Boling, the Li family of Zhaojun, the Li family of Longxi, the Lu family of Fanyang, and the Gao family of Bohai , Xue family in Hedong, Du family in Jingzhao, etc. Some of the Fang branch also crossed south with the Jin family, forming a development trend of the north and south branches going hand in hand, such as Jingzhao Wei family, Taiyuan Wang family, Wenxi Pei family, Jiexian Liu family wait.
The "Wuxing Shen family" is one of the Wu surnames in the south of the Yangtze River. It is neither a powerful family in the Central Plains nor a wealthy family among the natives of the south of the Yangtze River. However, from the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Southern Dynasties, the descendants of the Wuxing Shen family multiplied and talented people emerged in large numbers, becoming prominent for a time.
The Southern Dynasty was the time when the Shen family in Wuxing was at its peak, especially in Nanchen, where the Shen family produced two queens, five consorts, and numerous civil servants.
After the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, five "sycophants" including Shen Keqing were "slaughtered in Qianque"; four "sinners" including Shen were "exiled to distant places" to thank the people of Chen, and the Shen family in Wuxing also began to leave. Downhill.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Shen Faxing mobilized his family to fight for world supremacy, calling himself "King of Liang", intending to monopolize the south of the Yangtze River and rule it by dividing the river. However, he was desperate and committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. Many of the elite members of the clan died, dragging down the entire Wuxing Shen family to complete ruin. , unable to recover...
Unexpectedly, within thirty to fifty years, another disciple would be able to dominate Jiangnan with his Confucian articles.
Ma Zhou shook his head and said no more. He was full of pessimism about the prospects of the imperial examination.
A wealthy family like the Wuxing Shen family, which once destroyed their family and killed all their direct descendants, can have another generation rise after twenty years of settling down. How can the poor families and common people in the world fight against this?
There are many purposes for the imperial examination, but one of the most basic ones is to break the monopoly on education that the noble families have had for hundreds of years and to support the children of poor families and common people. Judging from the current situation, I am afraid that only those who will succeed in the imperial examination in the future Talented people are all children of aristocratic families. How difficult is it for children of poor families and ordinary people to leap over the dragon gate?
Fang Jun doesn't care about this. There is no perfect policy in the world. It always focuses on one thing and misses the other. You only need to weigh the pros and cons when formulating and implementing the policy. If the pros outweigh the cons, they can be continued. If the cons outweigh the benefits, then they will be eliminated. stop.
Just now I took a closer look at Wen Ce. I saw that there were well-known academy disciples in Jinshi, Mingfa, Mingshu and other subjects. A rough count showed that there were no less than seventy people. The total number of academy disciples who took part in the imperial examination this time was only about seventy, and except for a few individuals, almost all of them passed.
It is conceivable that after this examination, Zhenguan Academy will eventually become famous all over the world.
The literary policy was passed on to everyone, and when he finally returned to the table next to Li Chengqian, he scanned it for a week and asked: "Do you think there is anything wrong with the selected candidate?"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
Although there is some controversy between the southern and northern rankings, the distribution of the amount of Jinshi between the north and the south is extremely even. Even if some people are dissatisfied, there will not be too much turmoil.
It is extremely rare that such a large-scale talent selection measure can stabilize the state capitals of the world.
Everyone couldn't help but look at Fang Jun, who advised the establishment of the North and South rankings. Although this guy was sometimes too wild, his wonderful ideas often produced unexpected results. He was truly a genius.
Many people couldn't help but think of Emperor Taizong's words praising his "talent as prime minister and assistant", and they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts...
Li Chengqian said: "In this case, immediately put up a notice outside Chengtian Gate to announce it to the world!"
After looking around for another week, he didn't see Li Xiaogong, and he felt a little dissatisfied. He said to Fang Jun, Liu Jie, Ma Zhou and others: "After the announcement, the list of Jinshi will be sent to the Ministry of Officials. All your beloved ministers will work with the prince of Hejian County to list the new Jinshi. be accommodated.”
"Here."
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Fang Jun, Liu Jie, and Ma Zhou stood up to take orders.
Many people are jealous, but have no choice but to do so. Whenever official positions and powers are designed, it is impossible to simply judge them and then arrange them fairly. Even the same official positions have differences, such as the position of county captain, Chang'an county captain and Huxian county. The rank of captain is the same, but the status, power, and future are completely different.
Who goes up and who goes down? This is the decision given by the prime minister to control the officials.
The power of the prime minister was fully demonstrated at this moment.
It is impossible for anyone else to get involved.
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Officials from the Ministry of Rites posted the imperial list outside Chengtian Gate, and suddenly the entire Chang'an City was deserted. Officials, merchants, students, and ordinary people all poured into the imperial city to watch the imperial list.
Even those with the least information know that this imperial examination is highly valued by His Majesty. The whole court went all out and spent countless manpower, material and financial resources. From this, it can be seen that once you pass the examination and get on the imperial list, it means a great future. Like brocade.
Fang Jun would not join in the fun, so he walked out of Chengtianmen wearing regular clothes. Seeing that Tianjie was already crowded, he had no choice but to lead a few soldiers and ride upstream out of Yanximen and return home.
After entering Chongrenfang, as soon as he arrived in front of the door, he saw a servant coming forward and telling him that a guest was coming. Lu's order was to ask Fang Jun to go to the main hall to meet the guest immediately after returning home...
Throwing the reins to the servant, Fang Jun asked curiously: "Who is coming?"
The servant said: "I don't know him, I just said he is Fan Yang and Zhang."
Fang Jun nodded, climbed the steps, entered through the side door, and reached the main hall.
The Fan Yang Zhang family is also a local rich family, so it is not as good as the Fan Yang Lu family with "five surnames and seven wishes". However, they are married to each other and help each other, and their relationship is extremely close. Otherwise, his mother Lu would not let him go directly to see the guests.
After all, with Fang Jun’s current status and power, not everyone can see him if he wants to...
When they arrived at the main hall, they saw Lu and Gao Yang sitting together with a young man with a short mustache. When he saw Fang Jun coming in, the young man quickly left his seat and bowed to the ground: "I have seen the imperial officer Zhang Zixuan. .”
Fang Jun looked up and down, nodded and said: "Just now, the palace listed the list of those who have passed the undergraduate examination. If I remember correctly, you seem to be on the list. Congratulations."
Zhang Zixuan was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned slightly red, but he still had a certain calmness. Although he was ecstatic, he was out of character. He said humbly: "I dare not express my joy because of my luck. Although I have read a few scriptures, But swallowing the jujube without asking for a deeper understanding is far behind the Taiwei. In the future, we should learn humbly and strive for excellence. ”
Fang Jun said with a smile: "It looks like you are doing something important, which is good. There is no need to be polite at home, just take a seat."
After saying that, he walked over to sit down next to Mr. Lu and asked with a smile: "How is your mother's health since she couldn't go home from the county office proctoring exams these past two days?"
Zhang Zixuan sat down with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes lowered. Mrs. Lu glared at her son, picked up a letter on the coffee table next to her, and warned: "Ms. Zhang and Mrs. Lu are old relatives. They have been close for generations. When I was in the boudoir, I was acquainted with Zizhou's father. Later, I After getting married, Zizhou's father was working as an official in various places, and he has not been seen for probably twenty years. Now that Zizhou has passed the Jinshi examination, you must take good care of him. "