Chapter 152 Examiner
Wang Ce's sincere face suddenly filled with smiles, which made his somewhat depressed temperament change by an instant 180 degrees, becoming a kind and humble minister.
"I believe that the imperial examination is a good strategy for the country. If you select talents and scholars, you will not be able to achieve a square without rules. Only in this way can some mediocre talents who rely on their kindness to conquer the country from generation to generation. Only in this way can the descendants of various major families not be addicted to wine, sex, dogs and horses. The emperor's move is wise and powerful. The inner historian Wang Ce firmly supports the imperial examination."
Wang Ce was the spokesperson of the Wang family in the court. When he spoke like this, the people from the Meng family, Gan family, Sima family and other major families who were standing beside him all secretly scolded the Wang family for being unkind and sold them to please the emperor.
Several other aristocratic families wanted to follow the example of the Wang family, but they were all picking up people's wisdom in any case, and they didn't feel much. Several people looked at each other and chose to remain silent.
Hu Hai looked at these princes and ministers and sneered in his heart. Today, he knew that these people from major clans would not give up.
The solution discussed by Li Si and Meng Yi, let Emperor Qin II and Meng Tian sing together in the court, and convict those who opposed the imperial examination first. In this way, no one dared to easily oppose this matter.
To put it bluntly, the two of them used this method by relying on the reputation of Qin Ershi's indiscriminate killing when they ascended the throne. Hu Hai knew their ideas very well, but in order to suppress these high-ranking clans, he had to pretend to be a villain again.
The imperial examination system gave the people of Guizhou the opportunity to rise to the top, and this subversive idea is untolerated by the aristocratic families.
Now that the Wang family, a wealthy family, takes the lead in surrendering, it means that the gap in selecting talents from the people across the country has been torn apart.
In the future, there will definitely be two major factions in the court. Hu Hai thought about it and did not continue to worry about this matter. Instead, he struck while the iron was hot, saying: "Now all my dear friends agree with the imperial examination, and I am very pleased. But when it comes to the imperial examination, there is another important position, that is, the examiner. This examiner determines the emergence of the top scorer Tanhua. There are many Chinese officials in the court, who can be competent for the position of examiner?"
"Examiner?" All the ministers secretly speculated.
There is no need to explain what the examiner means, these old foxes understand. Whether candidates who take the imperial examination can have high school depends entirely on the examiner's meaning. This is a fat person, and you may be able to make an idea in this position.
People from several big families were moved again and passed messages to each other. Only Wang Ce looked at his nose, looked at his nose, asked his heart, and looked at his eyes without squinting his eyes, looking at his old god.
Seeing his appearance, the ministers of several families suddenly became anxious and immediately figured out the key points. Since the emperor proposed the imperial examination, he had to choose the best talents in the world, regardless of the high or low. Then he must have been fully prepared. I am afraid that the examiner would not be as good as he seems on the surface.
During the silence of everyone, Meng Yi took a step forward and bowed and said, "When I say that the examiner, there is one person in my heart, but he is old and I don't know if he can do it."
Meng Yi was originally one of the candidates for the examiner that Hu Hai recognized. Now, seeing him standing up and recommending others, he was a little interesting and nodded to Meng Yi and continue.
"There is an old man named Fuwan, who is known as Fusheng. This person not only specializes in Confucianism, but also has a lot of knowledge about the various schools of thought and has unique insights into everything. According to my opinion, this person is competent for the examiner."
As soon as Meng Yi finished speaking, Li Si took a step forward. Although he was the prime minister, he was not broad-minded. He was born in the Legalist family and not only killed the ancestor Han Feizi, the Legalist family, because of his jealousy, but also used any means to maintain the Legalist's status in the Qin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I believe that governing the country with law will remain unchanged forever. Since I choose materials, the examiner will regard him as a person with regular behavior and stricter than the law. Although Fuwan is knowledgeable, he is not enough to become an imperial examination examiner in both prestige and qualifications." Li Si bowed his head and looked nervous and terrified.
Hu Hai nodded and said nothing. The examiner turned out to have three candidates in his mind, but Fu Wan was no longer there. After Meng Yi reminded him, he also remembered Fu Wan. This person is proficient in classics and articles and is used as the main exam. It is better.
Seeing Li Si finishing his words, the emperor remained silent. A minister with dark eyes among the civil officials could not stand. He took a step forward and bowed and said, "My uncle Sun Tong dared to guarantee Fu Wan. Although this person is old, he has outstanding talent and knowledge. Although he is nearly 70 years old, he still can't forget his articles and poems. I will recommend Fu Wan as an examiner with Meng Yi."
Li Si wanted to say something, Hu Hai waved his hand and said, "I have heard of Fu Wan's name. This person can be an examiner. But no matter what, he is old and the examiner still cannot do it."
Looking at the silent minister below, Hu Hai said: "The examiner has three rooms, one room is the main tester, and two rooms are the support. I see Li Si, Meng Yi, Shusun Tong, and with Fu Wan, three of you four will be selected as examiners. As for the chief tester, I will choose."
Seeing that the second emperor had long been confident, everyone knew that the overall situation was settled. However, three of the four were important officials in the court, and one of them was an old scholar from the Imperial Academy, but he was recommended by Meng Yi and Shusun Tong. For a moment, the ministers were stumped.
"Emperor, I have been preparing winter clothes for Zhang Han and Wang Ben recently. There are many displaced refugees south of the Wei River, and I have to worry about it. I see if the position of examiner is still difficult for the other three. I ask the emperor to allow it." It was Meng Yi who spoke.
Looking at Meng Yi who had lost weight a lot, Hu Hai sighed from the bottom of his heart: "You are really the prime minister's material."
"Ah!" Meng Yi didn't understand what the Prime Minister was and was stunned for a moment.
Hu Hai also realized that he had broken his promise and waved his hand and smiled, "I will just say it casually, then just settle it. The examiner will be held by Li Si, Shusun Tong and Fu Wan. In this way, Li Si and Shusun Tong are both people with official positions. In order to avoid suspicion, Fu Wan will be the chief examiner. You two will help him."
"No." Although Li Si was a little reluctant, he had to thank him with his uncle Sun Tong.
"By the way." Hu Hai leaned forward slightly and said, "I want to come to the palace to see him. The last examiner of the first three is me, and I want to explain some matters to Fuwan in person."
The examiner finalized the matter and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Shusun Tong and Li Si were both very good people and had no airs on weekdays, so some people in their families who met the exam conditions immediately started to pay attention to these two people.
"Meng Yi, Meng Tian, you must share my worries about this matter." Hu Hai looked at the two of them with a smile, and then said, "You can't do this examiner, but the test questions need to be studied."
"This minister has no choice but to do so." Meng Yi smiled.
Meng Tian also smiled and said, "I am just a military general. I didn't expect to give questions to scholars all over the world. Haha."
Chapter completed!