Exam selection, a rare selection method in ancient times, has appeared in Huangzhou not long ago, so this rumor is much more shocking than "free pick-up and drop-off students". The news spread before the winter vacation, which made the students very excited.

Previously, the emperor came to Xiyang and went to the prefecture to listen to the lecture. Not only did he recruit several scholars who were taught in Xiyang, but he also recruited several students with excellent character and academic performance, which made many people envious.

Later, in the late summer and early autumn, the emperor sent people to Huangzhou and together with officials sent by the governors from various places in Jingxiang, they recruited students with excellent academic qualifications and academic performance in the states. As talents recommended by the states to the court, the method was called "Examination Selection".

Those who are eligible to take the exam are either students from the state school or recommended by scholars who teach in the state school. In the end, the imperial court will recruit twenty people to Chang'an and wait for the emperor to apply for it.

This is a kind of recruitment that uses exams as a means of selecting talents. After the news came out, it directly made Huangzhou Prefecture's school boil. Countless students and scholars who rushed to the news made a try for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to enter the officialdom.

During that time, there were suddenly a lot of foreign visitors in Xiyang City. The landlords who rented the houses couldn't even close their mouths. The already crowded state school library was almost crowded.

On the day the exam results were announced, there were crowds of people outside the main gate of the state school, and the officials and soldiers who maintained order were almost unable to bear it.

There are 30 shortlisted students. They must accept "interviews" from court angels and officials from various states alone in the order of high to low grades. As long as they are innocent, not ugly, stuttering, and have obvious disabilities, they will definitely be selected.

Thirty people, all of the top twenty qualified people were selected. Within a few days, they followed the angels to Chang'an and prepared to become an official in the capital.

The emperor was eager to seek talent and sent envoys to hold exams at Huangzhou Prefecture School to select talents. As long as you pass the exam, you can enter the officialdom. The fate of yourself and your family instantly reversed. Such a strong stimulation made many people extremely excited.

Not only the emperor, but also the officials of several general administrations in Shannan and the prefectures and counties under their jurisdiction, the pastoral officials began to pay attention to Huangzhou Prefecture School.

If the old rules were followed, the imperial court would ask local musketeers to recommend talents every period of time (one or several years), or the musketeers themselves needed to assist officials and recruit talents. In the past, only those local big families were lucky enough to be elected, and the children of the cold clan had basically no chance.

If today, Zi took the lead in selecting students and well-educated scholars to serve as officials in Huangzhou Prefecture, the local pastors and guards will likely follow up and gain the reputation of "a wise eye to recognize talents" through recommendations and recruitment of students.

The recommendations and quotas of the various pastoral officials are likely to be included in Huangzhou Prefecture School. Those students who perform well in the state and have excellent character and academic performance have much higher chances of entering the officialdom.

Studying in Huangzhou Prefecture and taking exams has become a new way for the children of the cold clan to enter the government. Even if opportunities are hard to come by, it is an excellent opportunity for the children of the cold clan who have no family to enter the government.

The rumors that are circulating now are that after the New Year, the General Administration of Shandong East Road will be led by the Henan Road marching headquarters, and the Southeast Road marching headquarters will send officials to hold examinations at Huangzhou Prefecture School to select talents.

The selected person will serve as an assistant and along with other selected people, go to Henan and Huaibei to serve in various places, assist the chief officials in governing the recovered prefectures and counties.

It is said that there are no less than fifty places to be selected for the exam. It is not limited to state students. All those with innocent identities can sign up for the exam.

This is a shocking rumor. Although the government has never made a clear statement on this, it has not denounced it as a "rumor". It can be imagined that it must be true.

At this point, some students exclaimed: "No less than fifty people? Then the state schools will be overcrowded again!"

"That's right! So many people don't go home during the Chinese New Year. They should take advantage of the good opportunity of fewer people and study hard in the state!"

“Then…that….”

"That's the case! If you want to become an official, study hard!"

"I just realized it's too late to study!" Another student sighed, "If this time it was really a test and selected fifty people, then there would definitely be many scholars coming from all over the world. It would be easier to stand out among so many people."

"There are so many people who study hard in the past, but the chances of entering the officialdom are very slim, almost no. Finally, there is a chance to get into the officialdom by taking the exam. Do you think those who have been studying for more than ten or even decades will not come?"

"Then...that..."

"Then what! You still have to study hard! There are famous scholars in the state school, which is the best opportunity to study. If you can't get into a remote scholar like this, do you still have the face to complain?!"

The classmates were talking enthusiastically, but Kong Yingda was eating silently on the side without any intention of participating in the discussion.

Studying well and becoming an official is the dream of many scholars. For the young Kong Yingda, it is also unavoidable, but his ambition is not just to become an official and shine.

Kong Yingda is a descendant of Confucius, the "father of the ancestors, Nifu" and is smart since childhood. He dare not be called a "child prodigy", but his performance in studying is far beyond his peers.

As he traveled in the sea of ​​learning, Kong Yingda had an ambition and a grand ambition, that is, unify the schools of Southern Studies, Northern Studies and Confucian Confucianism.

Since the Han Dynasty, there have been many internal schools of Confucianism for hundreds of years, just like a group of heroes competing for the victory.

Because of the confrontation between the north and the south for hundreds of years, there was a dispute between the Southern and Northern Schools, so many scriptures and different theories of the masters were no less than tens of hundreds of thousands, and they were bustling with each other, and they were in a state of water and fire.

Some well-educated people tried to change this situation, namely the two Lius, Liu Zhuo, Liu Shiyuan, Liu Xuan, Liu Guangbo, these two are proficient in Southern and Northern Schools, and have the ability to fight against many scholars.

But even so, it is still difficult to unify Confucianism, because it requires the strong support of power and superiors. Er Liu has been working hard, but his career is not going well and he wasted for many years without any progress.

Kong Yingda, who studied under the Second Liu, decided to work hard to unify Confucian classics like the two teachers.

As he studied in Xiyang, he realized that he was not talented and had little knowledge. Therefore, even if he was confident that he would pass the examination and become an official, he would not participate and would continue to study in Xiyang.

Confucius said: If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Kong Yingda deeply agreed with what his ancestors said. He has ambitions. To realize his ambitions, he must have real talents and knowledge, otherwise how to argue with Confucianism and how to unify Confucianism?

Huangzhou Prefecture has become a place for examination selection one after another. It is conceivable that the government will hold examination selection in Huangzhou in the future. So the crowds of scholars and well-educated people are the best candidates for Kong Yingda to start the debate.

If you can't argue with the other party, it means that you are not knowledgeable enough, or there is indeed a problem with your opinion. If you defeat the other party, try to make the other party agree with your opinion.

If no one can argue in a debate, then quote the classics and discuss and reason.

Huangzhou Prefecture School has gathered a large number of famous scholars and scholars, and the atmosphere of learning is very good. This is what Kong Yingda is most nostalgic about, so compared to being an official, he thinks it is better to do academic research first.

Kong Yingda was confident that one day he would surpass his two teachers and unify the contents of the five Confucian classics, namely "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Songs", "The Book of Rites", "The Book of Changes", and "The Spring and Autumn Annals", and end the disputes among the internal sects of Confucian classics.
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