Emperor Xiang Yanran sent an eunuch to send an imperial decree to Prince Ping's Mansion overnight.

For other court officials, after being scolded by the emperor, they might have been scared to death. They would probably have to run outside the palace overnight until dawn, begging the emperor to forgive their crimes.

However, Chu Tianxiu, the little marquis of Hun, certainly did not regard this as announcing the imperial edict.

He urinated and threw the matter behind him.

It's not a big deal to scold the eunuch casually.

This little marquis even scolded the Prime Minister, and he ridiculed the eunuch casually, wouldn’t it be okay?

Based on his understanding of the emperor, the emperor's old man's scheming was deep and sunny, but he was not angry about this irrelevant trivial matter.

Most of the eunuchs saw some rumors in the "Da Chu Mansion Newspaper" and were a little resentful. They complained in front of the emperor and just asked him some small trouble.

Chu Tianxiu curled his lips and sent the eunuch back.

This little marquis is busy with the county trial and has no time to deal with these things.

...

Chu Tianxiu has already written the entire system of the imperial examination and the county examination papers.

Because I have to hurry up, I will first hand over the county examination papers in the shortest time, preferably within one month, and complete the county examination test tests throughout the Great Chu Dynasty.

Then, this month, he had plenty of time to design the county and national exam questions.

Chu Tianxiu took a copy of the "Imperial Examination Regulations" and a county examination paper to the Prime Minister's Office and the Censorate.

I found the prime minister Kong Hanyou, and the censor Wang Su, and asked them to find out.

He was the chief examiner, and the emperor asked the two adults to help, so of course he sought the opinions of the two adults.

Lord Wang Su took the materials and looked at them, nodded slightly, without any dissatisfaction.

Lord Kong Hanyou frowned, and the veins on his forehead were jumping.

This county test paper has fifty questions. It is easy to design, just to test memory... In other words, it actually tests how many books students have read.

However, Confucian books only account for a small part of them, only seven or eight questions.

On the contrary, there were too many books from other pre-Qin religions and various sects, accounting for more than 40 questions.

This is obviously contrary to his ultimate ideal of serving as the chief prime minister and governing, "demolishing all schools of thought and respecting Confucianism alone."

This is Dong Xianliang's countermeasure in the palace examination, and it is also the greatest dream of his teacher, the descendant of Confucius.

"Respecting Confucianism alone" is the core he attaches great importance to.

Whether it is the annual examination system, the Zhongzheng system, or the imperial examination system, they are all just means.

This county test paper is obviously contrary to the "respecting Confucianism alone" and is contrary to the governance philosophy of the prime minister.

Kong Hanyou said: "Little Marquis... This imperial examination charter is strict and cautious, and this prime minister has no objection. But should I consider this county examination paper and simplify it?"

"What does Lord Kong mean?"

Chu Tianxiu said.

"The test questions are too complicated... It is naturally appropriate to test "Poetry", "Spring and Autumn", etc. It also involves "Laozi", "Zhuangzi", and even "Sunzi".

These prime ministers have nothing to say.

In the test questions, there are actually mythological books written by alchemists like "Shan Hai Jing", which is about Kuafu chasing the sun and Dayu controlling the flood... This is not great.

This Prime Minister believes that this is not necessary. It is too complicated and will be detrimental to the study of children and increase a huge burden.

Remove the mess and leave the essence.”

Kong Hanyou thought carefully.

"What sir means is to only take Confucian classics and only use Confucian classics?"

Chu Tianxiu couldn't help but smile.

"That's about this. The Confucianism... and the theory of Huang Lao, you can just choose about five books.

Most students in the world are poor. If you buy five to ten books and study hard, you will have to spend at least ten taels of silver. It is already a considerable burden. Just accepting Tong Sheng’s county examination, you have to read dozens of books repeatedly, which is not realistic.

Besides, Tong Sheng was the lowest-level imperial examination admission, and he did not ask them to be well-known to the princes. In the future, he would open a private school in the county to teach students, and the knowledge of ten books was enough!"

Kong Hanyou smiled.

Talking to smart people is easy.

Xiao Hunhou is undoubtedly an extremely smart person, and of course he understands his true meaning as soon as he hears it. Just remove other schools and leave the main branch of Confucianism.

Chu Tianxiu turned his head to look at the censor Wang Su and said, "What is the opinion of Lord Wang?"

"I don't think it's a big problem. Although the child does not serve the emperor, it is always a good thing to learn more. If you don't learn widely, how can you teach students well?"

The censor Wang Su smiled and said with a smile.

What does it matter if the county exam questions are a little more complicated?

Anyway, the noble scholars of the family can afford books.

Even if a book costs one or two taels of silver for one thousand copper coins, dozens of books, one hundred books, it is only a expense of one or two hundred taels of silver.

Whose family in Jinling City does not have hundreds of books in their study?

In the past, it was inconvenient to store bamboo slips, so several large houses needed to stack bamboo slips and books. Now it was copied into paper books, and a small bookshelves were put down.

As many books were taken, scholars worked harder to study, that's all.

Except for the very few playboys who are idle and do not read books, most of them can pass the assessment of their children.

As for Confucian scholars who cannot afford to buy too many books, they can only read five to ten Confucian books, but cannot answer these miscellaneous questions, so they are not selected.

What does it have to do with him and what does it have to close the clan?!

Wang Su, the leader of the noble clan, was too late to be happy, so he would not care so much for the Confucian scholars.

"Yes, what Mr. Wang said is exactly! It is too simple to take the Confucian subject alone. It is better to take the full subject!"

Chu Tianxiu couldn't help but nodded slightly, "Tongsheng is the cornerstone of the future of the Great Chu Dynasty. It is better to read books as much as possible.

Master, the exam questions are simple, which is of course convenient for candidates.

But it would be a waste of not selecting enough outstanding talents! The imperial examination is used to select talents for the emperor, not to take care of students. Talents, when it comes to all aspects, are naturally the best for the general subject."

“…”

Kong Hanyou looked at Xiaohunhou and Wang Su in silence, and the two of them sang and reconciled, and their hearts were bleeding.

Wang Su, this old minister Huang, did not like Confucianism and suppressed Confucianism in public and secretly.

Xiaohunhou Chu Tianxiu, a descendant of Chu Jun of the previous dynasty... He didn't know what he learned, he knew almost everything, and liked to tinker with all kinds of strange things.

The two of them, this is... the foundation of Confucianism!

The greatest foundation of the Confucian faction is in the county.

Confucius disciples like to be teachers. Confucian children run private schools in various counties. The wealthy families and landlords in various places basically learn Confucianism, and they become Confucian scholars after they come out.

The doctrines of other schools have become less and less because there are no Confucian scholars to promote in private schools.

Once the imperial examination was held in the county, Tong Sheng had to read at least thirty or fifty miscellaneous books of all kinds of education and all kinds of miscellaneous books in order to become an official.

Huang Lao's study, law, military, and straitors, and all theories need to be tested, which will definitely affect students... overnight, various schools will emerge in large numbers again.

All the Confucian children in this world have become impure.

The great cause of respecting Confucianism alone will not only fail to be completed, but will instead turn the great situation of the Confucian school into nothing.

This is just the first round of county examinations for the imperial examination.

Later, there are three rounds of "county tests, national tests and palace tests"... Not to mention what tricks will Xiao Hunhou make to suppress Confucianism.

Kong Hanyou took a deep breath and his heart shivered.

He suddenly realized the true intention of some young marquis to implement the imperial examination system.

Xiao Hunhou’s move is too ruthless!

So cruel and ruthless!

This is not to "depose all schools of thought and respect Confucianism alone", it is clearly to "depose all schools of thought and respect Confucianism and accept all schools of thought".

If this is made by Xiao Hunhou, he, Kong Hanyou, will not only be the prime minister in vain, but also become an eternal sinner of the Confucian school and Confucius!

In order to make the Confucian school prosperous, he supported the imperial examination system to select talents.

But the imperial examination system finally killed the Confucian school, which would be a big joke.

"This county test paper is of great importance. This prime minister asked the emperor for advice and asked for advice. If you take the Confucian subject alone, you should take the full course. Let the emperor decide. It will take some time."

Kong Hanyou said.

"Okay!"

Chu Tianxiu stood up and said goodbye to the two ministers.

Kong Hanyou had already realized that the county test questions were not good for the Confucian school, so he must try his best to counterattack... But what does it matter!

In order to ensure that their scholars become officials, the nobles of the family will definitely not stand on the side of the Confucian school.
Chapter completed!