At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

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The daily examination time is three and a half hours, from morning to afternoon. The examination time is long, and it is also a test for the candidates' physiology and psychology.

During the exam period, it is strictly forbidden for any unrelated persons to enter and exit around Taixue, and the access roads around Taixue will be completely blocked.

The entire Taixue will also be surrounded by the Black Armored Forbidden Army, guarded with weapons, and anyone who enters or exits needs to hold a special warrant issued by the Ministry of Rites. Without a warrant, they are not allowed to enter and exit at will.

There are invigilators and inspectors in the examination room. The invigilators are officials from the Ministry of Rites, and the inspectors are from the imperial army. They are all the kind with very good eyesight. Once someone is found to be cheating, he will be arrested immediately, and those who find cheating will be rewarded generously.

Candidates are confident and can choose to hand in the papers in advance, but those who have not handed in the papers in advance need to sit in their seats and wait for all the test papers to be collected before they can leave in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the imperial army.

For candidates who are exposed to this extremely rigorous and rigorous examination for the first time, this is undoubtedly a novel and exciting experience.

They feel that they are witnessing history, that they are passing an exam of great historical significance, and they will definitely be featured in future history books.

The content of the first day of the Wenju exam is the knowledge of the Five Classics, arithmetic, and astronomy and geography. The test is the candidate's basic understanding of the Five Classics, basic arithmetic, astronomy, geography, and the world.

If you want to be a qualified grassroots official, you must master these things, and they cannot be handed over to others to help you master them. It is not required to be proficient in all of them, but at least you must understand them.

There are a lot of questions, and the scores are generally low, so as not to disturb the fairness due to some questions with too high scores, but also to increase the time required for the exam and test the psychological and physical endurance of the scholars.

Different from the Wenju exam, the first day of the Wuju exam is purely a physical test, with cross-country running with weighted obstacles.

If there is a shortage of horses during the infinite simulation marching and fighting, they will conduct this test on the route drawn around Luoyang City.

The exam time is set at two hours, that is, one morning.

The total mileage is there, and the difficulties and obstacles in the middle are also there. Whether it can be completed and how long it takes to complete it depends on the candidates themselves.

If you can't run within two hours, it will be regarded as a failure and you will be out of the game.

Candidates fully follow the Wei Army's weight-carrying marching regulations before starting to run, wearing armor, carrying weapons, carrying rations, water, and some auxiliary equipment, etc., if calculated by kilograms, no less than 25 kilograms.

Obstacle cross-country running with such a load can challenge the candidate's physiological tolerance limit.

The whole cross-country journey of the exam will be followed and supervised by cavalry from the army at all times, so as to prevent candidates from cheating by various means and affecting the fairness of the exam.

Similarly, after discovering that some candidates have taken the behavior of secretly reducing the load or taking shortcuts, the person who finds out can also get a generous reward.

On the morning of that day, the imperial examination was officially held at four o'clock in the morning.

Candidates for Wen Ju began to answer questions nervously, and candidates for Martial Judgment also took firm steps to start running obstacles and cross-country loads.

The exam that concerns them and the future of the Wei Empire has officially begun.

Guo Peng got up very early that day. After getting up early to deal with state affairs for a while, he decided to leave the palace near noon and go to the examination room to watch the exam.

As the main initiator and facilitator of the exam, Guo Peng felt that it was necessary for him to experience the atmosphere of the exam room and what it was like to personally promote the exam.

Moreover, for this exam, he secretly arranged for Guo Jun to join the exam as an essay candidate. He wanted Guo Jun to try his own strengths and see if the people trained by the Royal Elite Education could rank among the national candidates. How many places.

He thinks this is very meaningful, it can let the royal children realize their own weight, and it can also allow someone Guo to fill in the gaps in the royal education.

As a father, he is undoubtedly dereliction of duty, but as an emperor, he can also be involved in royal education. Judging whether there is a problem with royal education according to the imperial examination, where there is a problem, etc., at least he can control the direction at the education level.

Guo, who attaches great importance to education, has never relaxed on these issues.

So he called Guo Jia and Cao Cao to accompany him into the Taixue through the back door, climbed to the Wangyuan Building, the tallest building in the Taixue, and overlooked the entire Taixue examination room from the Wangyuan Building.

The establishment of the Wangyuan Building itself was built by someone Guo in imitation of the Mingyuan Building in the place where the imperial examinations were held later. When you climb up and look far, you can see more, farther, and clearer, and go around the Wangyuan Building. , I can see many candidates.

Besides the Wangyuan Building, there are other two-story, three-story or even multi-storey buildings, and there are test centers for candidates all over the surrounding area—it would be better to say that the candidates' dormitories are spread around one-story buildings.

As for those candidates who are lucky enough to take the exam in the building, it may not be good luck. They will face more and more severe invigilators and inspection guards.

Ascending the heights and looking far away, Guo Peng felt a sense of satisfaction spontaneously in his heart as he looked at the examinees in the dormitory who were sitting at their desks.

"Being able to see this scene will not waste my years of anticipation and hard work. I don't ask about my background, family background, or the glory of my ancestors. I just look at the current answer sheet. These self-improving men are writing here. They are the most beautiful of me. The scenery is much more beautiful than any other mountains and rivers."

Standing on Wangyuan Tower, patting the railing, Guo Peng was deeply moved.

Just as Guo Jia was about to agree, Cao Cao had already spoken before Guo Jia.

"Your Majesty's military strategy has reached its peak, and now even Wenzhi is nourishing the world. Since ancient times, there have not been many emperors who can compare with Your Majesty. I, Emperor Wei, must be a holy son who is praised by future generations like Emperor Qin and Hanwu."

It seems that after many years of experience, Cao Cao has long been familiar with the follow-up of flattery, and he is very good at flattering first. The whole person has evolved into a very qualified super bureaucrat.

The Cao Mengde who wanted to be the general who conquered the west and clear up the filth in the world is still gone after all. Under the high-handed rule of Guo, the super bureaucrat Cao Mengde was born.

And this super bureaucrat made Guo Jia very upset.

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Feeling Cao Cao's threat, Guo Jia gave Cao Cao a white look, and began to show his flattery skills that he had practiced hard for many years.

"In terms of martial arts, I, Emperor Wei, went deep into Mobei, wiped out all Xianbei, sealed off wolves and lived in them, and told heaven and earth that everyone knows everyone, and even the heavens will be shocked by this.

In terms of governance, I, Emperor Wei, unified the Five Classics, abolished the family law, and found the right way for the world's scholars, and selected talents regardless of family background. Such achievements, even if it is Qin Huang Han Wu? "

Guo Jiafei wants to add another guy based on Cao Cao's foundation, and wants to raise Guo Peng's status a little bit, so as to make his flattering voice even louder.

Cao Cao was very upset immediately, he gave Guo Jia a hard look, and wanted to flatter him again, showing his deep flattering skills.

As a result, Mr. Guo turned his head and looked at the two of them amusedly.

"Why, you two are competing now, who will flatter me more?"

Guo Jia and Cao Cao hurriedly said no.

They said they were speaking the truth, praising the great deeds His Majesty had accomplished.

Someone Guo tried not to laugh out loud, so as not to affect the candidates' exams, and walked around the top floor of the Wangyuan Building, sighing endlessly.

"There are tens of millions of people in China. By the end of the Han Dynasty, there were only 40 people who could read and write. There were tens of millions of people. Only 40 people could read and write. What about the remaining tens of millions? To write a word, I don't even know how to write my own name or how old I am.

The selection of talents can only be made among the 40 people, and among the 40 people, most of them can read and write, which is good enough. Those who can learn and master knowledge from teachers and become high-ranking officials are only a small number. Probably only one in ten.

Talents for governing the country are selected from these tens of thousands of people. You say, if things go on like this, what is the difference between these tens of thousands of people and those nobles in the pre-Qin period who were unwilling to even publicize the law?What can you do if you stick to the laws of the Fourteen Schools and stick to your small words and righteousness?

As a last resort, I want to do such a thing, so that more people can read and understand the truth, so that more people can have the opportunity to be an official, and choose the best from the best. In this way, talents can continue to flow, just like this Man Tai Xue Students, in the future, maybe there will be better people than us among them. "

Guo Peng was all smiles, looking expectantly at the students below who were writing furiously.

Suddenly, Guo Peng frowned, pointed to a place not far below, and said in surprise and doubt: "Then... someone is cooking?"

Cao Cao and Guo Jia were taken aback when they heard the words, and immediately stepped forward to check the situation. After seeing it, they were shocked.

Not to mention, when they looked down, they really saw a man squatting not far away in front of his own house, building a small fire, cooking something on the stove, and squatting there leisurely, a little I don't seem to be in a hurry.

This time, Guo Jia's reaction was faster, and he asked the invigilator here to come up immediately, and asked Guo Peng with a black face what was going on, why would someone cook in the examination room?

When the invigilator saw it, his face turned blue immediately, and he hurriedly confessed to Guo Peng, and he was going to deal with the ignorant examinee, and let him know what iron fist bombardment is.

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Guo Peng stopped the invigilator and asked, "Did the test rules say that candidates are not allowed to bring cooking utensils to cook on the spot?"

The invigilator was stunned for a moment, then looked at Guo Jia and Cao Cao.

Guo Jia and Cao Cao looked at each other, not knowing what the emperor meant.

So the invigilator had no choice but to reply: "Returning to Your Majesty, there is no clear regulation. It just says that candidates are required to prepare their own rations. There is only water in the examination room and no food is provided. Candidates need to solve their own food problems."

Guo Peng nodded.

"That's fine. Since he didn't violate the rules, don't worry about it so much. It's nothing if you want to have a hot meal. It's just human nature. What you need to care about is cheating. You can't tolerate cheating, understand?"

"The minister obeys the order."

The invigilator took the order, and then he was about to go down.

"Wait, that candidate is very interesting, what's his name, where he comes from, let me know."

"According to the order."

The invigilator immediately went downstairs to look through the candidate dormitory arrangement statistics.

Every seat in Taixue is marked with its number, and each number corresponds to an examinee, which can be found.

After a while, the examiner brought a piece of paper for Guo Peng to read.

"Your Majesty, this examinee's name is Ma Di, his surname is young, he is twenty years old, he is from Xiangyang, Jingzhou, and he is also a scholar. He came from Xiangyang to Luoyang to take the exam."

"Ma Su?"

Guo Peng took the paper and took a look, hey, it really is Ma Di.

A native of Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Youchang, it seems that he is right, it is the Ma Di who lost his street pavilion.

The lip service is first-class, but after all, he lacks the practical experience of leading troops in combat. As a result, his ability to resist pressure is not good, and he made a big mistake and became a laughing stock.

Guo Peng handed the paper back to the invigilator, staring at the guy who was leisurely cooking and eating.

He is a typical representative of a group of scholars at the end of the Han Dynasty. He is the kind of person who is indeed talented, sees problems very thoroughly, is very good at discussing the gains and losses of others, and is at a loss when it is his turn to operate.

It looks like a person with God's perspective suddenly fell into the mortal world.

In fact, give him more opportunities to practice, starting from small things, he may not be good, just like his previous positions as local officials and central officials.

It's just that Zhuge Liang had too much hope for him, hoping that he would become a famous general immediately, and arranged for him a key place to show his military talent when he came up.

The art of war is completely different from the actual battlefield, just like the difference between Ma Di and Zhang Yun.

In fact, Ma Su is more suitable to be a staff officer.

If you have to say it hard, if you give him some time to get familiar with the battlefield, he may not be unable to lead soldiers well.

Let Wang Ping take the lead, and Ma Di take the supplement, perhaps the street pavilion will not be lost——

It's hard to say, Ma Di is proud and has a high degree of education, so I'm afraid he won't honestly accept the command of Wang Ping, who doesn't know a lot of characters.

On the other hand, Wang Ping is relatively dull and easy to belittle himself. When these two are together, something will happen.

Zhuge Liang probably hoped too much that Ma Di would quickly become a truly usable talent, and he too hoped that Ma Di would quickly transform from a theoretical talent to a military practical talent.

Seeing Ma Di cooking and eating leisurely, Guo Peng felt that Ma Di was a very confident person.

Such a person who is full of confidence in himself will be a real talent if he uses it well, but if he uses it poorly, he will be a castle in the air.

Guo Peng shook his head and did not continue to pay attention to this Ma Di.

But he thinks that the Ma family in Xiangyang is quite discerning, or in other words, these Jingzhou people are quite discerning.

It is said that Jingzhou scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination this time are the most among all culturally prosperous areas, followed by Xuzhou people.

It is conceivable that scholars in Jingxu seem to be more able to accept the important reality that they are no longer unique than scholars in other regions.

Of course, Guo welcomes this. He very much welcomes people who know current affairs to join his imperial examination system, transforming from a scholar bureaucrat to an imperial examination bureaucrat.

In terms of the reserve of knowledge, scholars are obviously better than those of poor families and Li Shu's children. Of course, they can't get much better under this kind of examination mode, but after all, their knowledge will be better.

If they are willing to participate in the imperial examination, actively move closer to the imperial examination, and to the new policy, Guo will definitely not reject them, but will accept them.

It makes those who reject the imperial examination jealous and greedy.

Such policy dividends can only be enjoyed by those who are lucky and courageous. I wonder who is such a lucky person?

Those who are dead are certainly not, anyway.

Chapter 1221 One thousand 130 one Even so, it can't stop Guo Peng from admiring Wang Ping

When lunch was approaching, Guo Peng left Taixue, left Luoyang City, galloped towards the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall, and soon arrived at the Shouyang Mountain Lecture Hall.

At this moment, the first round of the martial arts exam has ended.

When Guo Peng arrived, all the candidates for the martial arts exam had already left - they had to go back to rest quickly and get up enough energy to prepare for the second individual military skills exam tomorrow.

Staff Officer Ling Xizhong and General of the Guard Zhao Yun were in charge of presiding over the exam. When Guo Peng arrived, Xi Zhong and Zhao Yun were instructing the examiners to make statistics.

"How's the test going?"

Guo Peng came up and asked.

"His Majesty?"

Xi Zhong and Zhao Yun saw Guo Peng coming and saluted immediately.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there are 830 people who passed the first test, and almost one-third of them have not completed the test and have been eliminated."