In the second year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty, on the fifth day of the second month, at 3:00 noon!

Lin'an Prefecture (Pizhou), the grand campus, the swords and axes were lined up in circles, and the sound of cannons came!

Under the yellow sky, above the thick soil. Five or six thousand "short-haired scholars" sat on the ground, sitting in dozens of rows horizontally and vertically - yes, they were all "short-haired", and "short-haired" or "long-haired" have now become the standard for distinguishing the quality of scholars and officials in the occupied areas!

Although the Jin thieves did not shave their hair in the ruling areas like the later Qing Dynasty, they were still actively promoting baldness. Anyone who wanted to seek a single official position under the Great Jin Kingdom had to give up three thousand worries.

If you don't shave your head bald, it means you don't accept the rule of the Jin Dynasty. Not to mention official positions, it is difficult to even protect your family business...

Therefore, Jingdong and Hebei (partial) areas, which were ruled by the Jin thieves for eight or nine years, were mostly bald.

Zhao Kai’s “reopening the Song Dynasty” was not tolerant of such boneless scholars and officials!

Anyone with insufficient hair is regarded as the lackeys of the golden thief... Even those naturally bald scholars and officials are regarded as the lackeys of the golden thief!

It’s better to take it wrong than let it go!

Of course, no one will lose his head just because his hair is not long enough. However, those short-haired bald scholars and officials who do not have any evil will be recorded and expelled into alternatives. They will not be allowed to serve as officials or become soldiers in the palace and invade. They will not be able to take various official studies... It's basically over!

Those long-haired scholars and officials were in much better situations. They could become soldiers and officials and enter the official school. Many of the long-haired scholars and officials who surrendered in a timely manner and became officials who led the way have now passed the examination (taken as a wise official) or recruited (taken as a sergeant).

However, the land of the "Changmao Scholars and Doctors" in Hebei was still nationalized and distributed to the government soldiers or officials, becoming their vocational land. If there is no distribution for the time being, the Fiery Field Department will hold it.

Only those lands in Hebei's military soldiers who followed Zhao Kai to reopen the Song Dynasty can become Yongye fields, but they must be directly under the names of heroes.

In short, during Zhao Kai's recapture of the three routes of Hebei, Beijing and Datong, the landlord class who remained in the local area became victims regardless of whether they had defected to the Jin thieves or not. The difference was only the extent of the victimization.

However, the "Longmao Scholar" still has a way out under Zhao Kai's rule and will not run to Zhao Gou stupidly.

So those who sat in the Lin'an Prefecture Campus with a frown and took the imperial examination were all "short hair" or simply bare.

They were all naked and not wearing hats. They were each wearing a small table in front of them. The four treasures of the study were arranged one by one, and a test paper was unfolded on the small table.

It is said to be a paper, but it is actually a clean piece of white paper, and you have to copy the questions yourself.

Dozens of Lin'an Prefecture's wingmen were holding a wooden sign with the title written on it, walking around the school ground, asking the students to copy the title written on it.

There is only one topic, which is the current policy. It is published as follows: King Goujian of Yue was defeated by King Fuchai of Wu, and later he was deprived of his ambition, lying on firewood and tasting gall, and gathering for ten years before revenge.

Now that the country is broken, the late emperor dies for his country, the treacherous ministers and thieves steal the country, they are close to villains and stay away from gentlemen, and they destroy the laws of their ancestors and kill scholars and officials indiscriminately. Can the aspiring people in the world follow Goujian, cut off their ambitions, slept with firewood and taste gall, and accumulate strength to eliminate traitors?

Well, at first glance, it probably means this: those of us who shave their hair are not selling the country to surrender to the enemy, but imitating Goujian, cutting off their ambitions, lying on firewood and tasting gall...

But after careful analysis, it is not the case. Zhao Gou is telling everyone: You short hair and bald men are on the same boat as me! Now, you can only live in death. Otherwise, when Zhao Kai's army breaks the city, as long as you "recognize the hair and catch people", you will not be able to escape!

It seemed as if to remind these "short-haired scholars and officials" that their death was approaching. These five or six thousand men sat in the school grounds under the arrangement of eunuchs and knives sent by Lin'an Prefecture, and the rumbling sound of cannons came!

This is the cavalry led by Yue Fei that had arrived outside Lin'an Prefecture City and were bombarding the fort behind Lin'an Prefecture City with camel cannons... In fact, the distance is too far and it cannot be hit at all, it is just a scare.

There were only a few people in the Lin'an Mansion guarding these forts who knew a little about firing artillery. When they saw the other side fire, they fired their guns randomly and counterattacked. The original gunners on these forts were all from the guards, and they all ran away with Wanyan Yan. The reason why they didn't move these cannons was because they were cast too roughly and could not be used at all, and they were too heavy to use. It was better to bring some good bronzes and wait for the furnace to be re-opened overseas to cast the cannons.

After these more professional gunners left, Wang Shiyong, who was in charge of the Lin'an Prefecture defense, so he found a group of wing soldiers who "know a little bit" to make do with it... It doesn't matter if they can't hit it, just don't blow up the cannons. It's good to listen to the sound to make everyone brave.

However, when the sound of cannons came to Lin'an Prefecture City, to the field of the university, and to Zhao Gou, who was invigilating the exam himself, and the "short-haired Juren" who was taking the exam below, everyone was scared to the point of being disgusted.

This is not the imperial examination, it is clearly the exam to go to the underworld!

The Red Trouble, no, the imperial soldiers were all firing artillery to attack the city... They were about to attack in soon!

By then, Zhao Gou would be a traitor and fake official family. These people would be a fake official who would be a counter-attack. If one of them counts the other, they would not have a good ending.

So... this Jinshi is absolutely unavailable!

As a scholar, he is very active in his mind. It is difficult to pass the Jinshi exam! Isn’t it easy to fail?

Writing casually is enough?

Soon, several juren wrote quickly, wrote randomly, and then got up and wanted to hand in the paper and leave.

Zhao Gou saw someone finishing writing at a glance...it was written very quickly! This shows that he is very knowledgeable!

"Officer Kang, please give me the papers. As soon as those talents were called, I would immediately review the papers. If I had talent, it would be of great use immediately."

"The official family... is this not in accordance with the rules?" The person who spoke was Zheng Yinian, the chief examiner of this time, the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe and the subordinate minister of the disciple.

"Rules?" Zhao Gou's face suddenly became gloomy.

When Zheng Yinian saw his cold eyes, he immediately shivered, "Officials, it's the old minister who remembers it wrong. You can prevent candidates from cheating when you review the papers in class, and avoid private teachings. It's too wise."

Zhao Gou snorted: "Of course I am wise. Zhao Kai and Zhao Huan were able to achieve the career of the emperor by dividing the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty. Only I started from scratch and founded a foundation, which is only hateful..."

It's so hateful, the tools of entrepreneurship are damaged!

He was just hating that several short-haired men had been pushed up by two swords and axes, and there was a small yellow door opening in front of him.

"The officials have brought it to you, and this is their paper."

The little yellow sect is Zhao Gou's confidant... Zhao Gou originally looked down on these people who had no roots. However, after returning from the Battle of Yangshan, he began to share the same language with these people, so he continued to expand his team of eunuchs. Including himself, there were hundreds of eunuchs in the palace!

Zhao Gou took the papers and started reading them. He couldn't help frowning at first glance. What did he write? It's nonsense!

He changed his photo and read it again, but it still couldn't make it. It was not as good as the one in front. There were still many typos... Goujian's word "Zhen" was written incorrectly, and it became "silly"!

What does this mean?

Did you mean "Zhao Gou is very cheap"?

"Hmph!" Zhao Gou gritted his teeth, and then looked at the short-haired scholars and officials viciously. One of them was already dissatisfied and was almost scared. It was probably the one who wrote "女"!

"Okay! Well written!" Zhao Gou nodded, "You are all knowledgeable, all Jinshi, and all are appointed as secretary and editor!"

What?

Is he going to be a Jinshi?

Several new Jinshi were stunned. They were not so knowledgeable! They were not worthy of being a Jinshi! They had to go back and study hard...

But now it’s useless to be modest. Zhao Gou has prepared a four-piece set for them to be an official—a green robe, a black hat, a wooden waisted card, and a short knife!

"Officials, ministers are scholars, and they cannot be martial, so what do you want to do with swords?" The guy who looked dissatisfied just now saw the sword, how dare he answer? He pushed it out quickly!

Zhao Gou said coldly: "You are now a minister of the emperor, and you are responsible for defending the territory! You will follow me to the city to defend the enemy later!"

What?

Defend the enemy?

Is this a Jinshi?

This is simply a coward!

"I, I dare not..." The guy knelt down for Zhao Gou in a flash.

Where would Zhao Gou let him go? He roared at a knife and axe man: "Then this rebel minister will be killed!"

Beheaded?

The swordsman and the rebels were both shocked.

They originally thought that Zhao Gou was a good official who valued culture and neglected military officials and did not kill scholars and officials. Why is he the same as Zhao Kai now?

"Kill!" Zhao Gou roared with murderous intent on his face - he was the "Big Jin King" who killed many tigers in Goryeo, and it was extremely fierce!

The swordsman was immediately scared, and he didn't care whether he was a civil servant or a civil servant, and he slashed it down with a big knife... Poor that unlucky new Jinshi lost his head for no reason and didn't even scream - in fact, he was not the one who wrote "Gou Jian", and the one who wrote "Gou Jian" was not to satirize Zhao Gou, but he really wrote a typo!

The candidates on the school grounds were all confused when they witnessed this scene.

What's going on?

If you don’t do well in the exam, you will be beheaded? There are still these rules in the Song Dynasty?

That won't work. You must take the exam carefully. Why do you have to save your life?

At this time, Zhao Gou had already opened his throat and spoke: "Dear students! Today, the country is in trouble, and the traitors' troops have arrived outside Lin'an City. I know that you are all in the same heart as me, so I completed the imperial examination in advance... Today, as long as you come to the exam, whether you recognize or not, each one will be a Jinshi! I will give you Jinshi and you will be an official, and you will also have to defend the city with me and defeat the red scarf thieves outside the city together! I will share the world with you!"
Chapter completed!