Chapter 75 Xu Jie's final struggle

Because there are more and more scholars in the down-and-out period, and more and more people oppose the imperial examination system. However, it is undeniable that what Xu Jie said still exists and even plays a role.

Xu Jie said explicitly: "Your Majesty, the essence of governance is unparalleled in the world. If you are honest in serving the king, you will not say anything shameful. Why should your Majesty speak in vain?"

Jiajing smiled slightly and said, "Prime Minister, since I have said that, if I don't say anything real, I will seem pretentious. The Prime Minister said this well. However, the heroes in the Internet are actually no different from those in the imprisonment of the world. Moreover, the times are changing. How can the imperial examinations remain unchanged? Moreover, you think that Zhou Mengchen you thought of would not have thought of. He would give me a satisfactory answer."

"Your Majesty,------" What else do Xu Jie want to say.

Jiajing sneered and said, "The chief minister does not value public opinion the most? You have to deal with the public opinion outside. Could it be that when the chief minister treats me, he should value public opinion, and when he treats others, he should not value public opinion?"

Jiajing naturally knew the way of Confucianism outside and law inside. Han Feizi's words were a compulsory lesson for every emperor. Jiajing was particularly good at it. He was very clear about the significance of the imperial examination and did not need Xu Jie to remind him.

Moreover, Jiajing was very dissatisfied with the literati group. This dissatisfaction began with Yang Tinghe. The imperial examination system was the foundation of the literati. Jiajing did not have a special opinion on whether to move or not. However, he was particularly enthusiastic about internal struggles between literati and literati.

Not to mention, he had a sense of pleasure in his heart when facing Xu Jie's appearance.

As Jiajing said, when Xu Jie said something in front of Jiajing, he entrusted it as a public opinion or for the public opinion, leaving Jiajing speechless. But now Zhou Mengchen used public opinion to fight Xu Jie, leaving Xu Jie in a dilemma.

How could Jiajing help Xu Jie? After Yan Song fell, Jiajing encountered many soft nails in Xu Jie. Seeing Xu Jie like this today, Jiajing wanted to laugh. As for the problem Xu Jie mentioned, that was Zhou Mengchen's problem.

He doesn't care.

In his impression, Zhou Mengchen would definitely give himself a satisfactory answer, just like Zhou Mengchen faced various difficulties before.

Xu Jie took a deep breath and said, "The old minister knows. It's just this thing---"

Jiajing said: "Since the prime minister has mentioned it, let Zhou Mengchen come over and talk about it."

Xu Jie had already predicted the current situation. But when the dust was settled, Xu Jie still didn't know how to deal with it. It was not that Xu Jie could not accept the failure. After all, the politician who reached the peak was not smooth sailing. Yan Song was also a hermit in Jiangxi for many years. In the end, he couldn't stand it and decided to take a shortcut.

Xu Jie was under Yan Song, and I don’t know how many setbacks he had endured. Therefore, Xu Jie’s ability to endure failure is not weak. Generally, failure is like passing by.

This time the failure is extraordinary. Needless to say, the importance of the imperial examination system to the court. The imperial examination system has a considerable influence in party struggles. There may not be any feeling for a while, but the continuous successors have all come from the channel of the imperial examination. The loss of control of the imperial examination represents the loss of control of the future. The damage to the future is strategic.

Xu Jie couldn't imagine how to deal with Zhou Mengchen's offensive in the future.

At this moment, Xu Jie seemed to have not lost his composure, but in fact he was already in a mess. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "Zhou Mengchen and Yan Song are completely different opponents."

Both of them have holy relatives, but the way of using holy relatives is completely different.

He can always come up with some fresh tricks. The master Xu Jie was beaten so hard that he didn't know how to resist it.

Thinking of this, a thought surged in Xu Jie's heart: "Why not go back?"

After Zhou Mengchen submitted the report, he had been waiting for the summons in the palace.

As soon as the news from the palace arrived, Zhou Mengchen hurried into the palace.

Jiajing said in front of Xu Jie: "Zhou Qing, the imperial examination is the fundamental plan of the court. Now you say you want to reform, aren't you worried about shaking the world?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Your Majesty, the imperial examination is the fundamental plan of the court, and this is not wrong. However, the imperial examination is the fundamental plan, but it is not unchanged. Since the Sui Dynasty, the imperial examination has been changed several times. The Tang Dynasty divided the imperial examinations into poems and poems, but only more than 30 names were obtained. The imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty were prosperous and expanded. Wang Anshi selected scholars with the classics, and the dynasty was the eight-part lie. The imperial examinations were the fundamental plan of the imperial examinations, but there were dynasties of the court, and they had the requirements of generations. Two hundred years after the founding of the court, there were also riots of righteousness and virtue. Your Majesty came out like a red sun, sweeping away the demon atmosphere and revitalizing the court's principles. However, the situation is like this, and it has reached a time of indifference. The disadvantages of the imperial examinations are shared by the people of the world, and they are so angry that they are not the selfish intentions of the ministers. Please open up your own ways and check the elegant words to calm the hearts of the people of the world."

Jiajing glanced at Xu Jie and said, "I don't know, how Zhou Qing wants to move?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "As Your Majesty said, the imperial examination is the fundamental plan of the court. If there is a big move, it will shake the foundation of the court. Therefore, it is advisable to make small moves and then gradually adjust according to the situation. Do not make big moves at will. I think I will first draw up three items. Please check it out."

Zhou Mengchen then took out a memorial from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

Huang Jin passed Zhou Mengchen's memorial to Jiajing.

Jiajing opened it and took a closer look. After careful consideration, he had to admit one thing, that is, Zhou Mengchen's ability to do things was quite strong. Although he had drawn up three items, it seemed that he didn't do much, but it essentially changed the situation of the imperial examination.

What are the three points proposed by Zhou Mengchen?

First, score system.

The imperial examination says that one article of eight essays determines the whole story. But in fact, the imperial examination does not only take the eight essays. It’s just that the eight essays are too important. In addition to the eight essays, there are other subjects, such as trial postings and various official documents. Exams at all levels generally take three exams. There are many subjects.

In fact, the eight-part essay is the most important, not stipulated by the court. It is still a customary agreement during the exam.

On the one hand, it is because of the difficulty of reviewing. After all, it is very time-consuming to review so many test papers. Moreover, the imperial examinations are time-limited. Not to mention, in the imperial examination system, there are also ditches, copying, etc., and it is also very time-consuming to ask people to rewrite the papers by stroke. At this time, there must be weight.

On the other hand, it is also a matter of weight. Eight-legged essays are the meaning of the classics. Since Wang Anshi, it has become a consensus to use the meaning of the classics to select scholars. Eight-legged essays are actually a way of writing articles of the classics, and they were also stipulated by the court from time to time.

But as I wrote, everyone agreed that this was the most convenient way to write.

Just like a college entrance examination essay, an argumentative essay always has a total score and other structure. Is it a test requirement? But it is easy to score.

As the core key points of the eight-legged essay, it is naturally valued.

Secondly, eight-legged essays are highly standardized texts. It can be said that when reading eight-legged essays, you only need to see one sentence of the question. If you can’t solve the question, you don’t need to read it below.

In this way, the people who review the papers are convenient and easy to deal with, and the importance of the imperial examination is in the eight-part article.

However, the score system proposed by Zhou Mengchen is to score all the imperial examination items according to their importance and finally calculate the total score. This is the examination system in later generations.

There is only one thing that Zhou Mengchen is very sensible.

That is, the absolute dominance of the meaning of the scriptures cannot be shaken. That is, the scores of eight-legged essays must be formulated very high, and the rest of the test posts are posted, various official documents, and the judgment scores are not high.

Even so, this is a drastic change.

The competition for the imperial examination is so fierce. The scores added up to these unimportant subjects are almost the same as those of the eight-legged essay. Candidates are not allowed to ignore them.

In other words, the situation where the eight-legged essays was the only one in the imperial examinations had a fundamental change. After all, even if the eight-legged essays were full and the scores of other subjects were not high, it was possible that they would fail the exam.

Moreover, this system has invisibly changed a series of student relationships such as exam chairmen and house teachers.

You should know that these relationships are all because of who chose the eight-legged essay in the imperial examination. Because sometimes the level of the article is difficult to weigh. It depends on who knows the wise eyes.

But now it has changed into a score system. The status of the eight-legged essay has declined, and many so-called relationships with real estate teachers no longer exist.
Chapter completed!