Zhao Zhen and the others obviously didn't know that Zhao Jun, as the Zero Zero, began to rectify the officialdom of the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago.
They just felt that these words were speechless and there was no way to refute them.
Everyone was stunned by Zhao Jun's words. They wanted to say something, but they couldn't say anything.
Because they don’t understand at all.
In the end, Fan Zhongyan could only say: "No matter what, we still have to pass this test of the classics. Otherwise, how can we stop the people from talking nonsense?"
Zhao Jun thought for a moment and said, "From my personal perspective, I would certainly like to have a special treatment so that I don't have to take the exam and can become a first-class or second-class Jinshi. But I don't think you would agree to that, so I do have a compromise. It depends on whether you are willing to accept it."
"What method?"
"This year, you should increase the emphasis on policy essays and poetry, eliminate the Mo Yi exam, and add a math test. What do you think?"
"this......"
Everyone looked at each other and saw the surprise in each other's eyes.
The others all agreed with Zhao Zhen's statement.
So when faced with Gao Wan's reasonable request, Zhao Jun was sincere in his heart, because that request slightly followed the principles of life of Zhao Jun and others.
What is Zhao Zhen good at?
Moreover, at that time, candidates could choose a subject to take in the county examination, while candidates could take random subjects in the provincial examination. That is why candidates only needed to study one classic book to take the examination for Juren in the Song Dynasty.
"You really are impressed by them. Why are you so stubborn?"
Therefore, at the moment, policy essays and poetry are indeed important criteria for selecting officials.
Yan Shu pondered, "It's less than seventy days until the Autumn Examination. If Zhao Zhen can just read the Classic of Filial Piety during that time, you, all of you Confucian scholars of the day, can often come to the palace to teach me. There will be less than seven months until the July of next year before the examination begins. If I intensively review, I probably won't be able to pass."
That would be hard for Yan Shu.
But I know why, it was as if a blessing had come to me. After thinking about it for a moment, I suddenly had no idea in my mind.
When Wang Anshi came to reform, he directly abolished poetry, prose, calligraphy and commentary, and only selected scholars based on the interpretation of classics, strategies and essays.
Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "The problem is that the difficulty of the exam questions is the same every year. Just because one subject is more difficult this year and two are easier, can it be said to be fair? Could it be that they have never lowered or increased the difficulty of the imperial examination content before?"
"Others study hard for ten years and only get admitted to the imperial court. And he hopes that you can make things easier for him. That's too much."
Gao Wan wondered, "Now that the question is clear, should we be happier?"
Zhao Zhen was equally stubborn, saying, "You don't have your own stance or ideas. The low-level entrance exam is fair and just, but there's still no special recruitment, individual recruitment, or recommendation. That's not yours. Hiring people should be flexible and unpredictable. Being so rigid is a complete obstacle to national reform!"
Because that falls within the scope of the rules.
Seeing that we were deadlocked, Gao Wan hesitated and advised, "Let's just forget about it."
"No matter what, you will refuse."
But there were obviously slight differences in perspective between the two sides. Zhao Zhen felt that special matters should be handled specially, including his eight mortal enemies Fan Zhongyan, Lu Yijian and Wang Zeng, who all refused to give in, not giving in.
However, the Book of Filial Piety has the most words among all the classics, only about 2,000 to 8,000 words. No matter how different the versions are, the original version will exceed that number of words. Therefore, the original version of the Book of Filial Piety is said to be the most exclusive classic among all the classics.
"Those who take the exams for low scores should maintain fairness and justice."
Therefore, Gao Wan's decision to make the most authoritative "Book of Filial Piety" the main subject for next year's examination was indeed a violation of the rules.
"Is there no other way?"
At that time, the requirements for the understanding of the classics were not high. Even when taking the imperial examination, there was no need to study the classics. Those who studied the classics only needed to be familiar with one classic.
The imperial examination itself is the same as the junior college entrance examination. The difficulty and content of the examination change every year.
That's a bit outrageous.
"Things like the meaning of the scriptures are just a matter of chance. It's not what it should be. Is there anything we can do about it?"
There is no cheating involved, is it okay if the difficulty is adjusted according to the usual practice of previous years?
"Yes, even if he named a flower, it would be fine. It is fine if it is his own doing. The imperial examination is the bottom line."
"But that's not cheating."
Zhao Zhen felt that modern primary schools did not have flexible admissions rules, so as long as it was cheating, it was understandable to raise the passing score a little.
Not to say.
"This is fair to him, but it is also fair to the millions of Xiao Song students."
I can't copy these future poems.
That's a battle of positions.
"Another way?"
It's still the same thing, the brains of the Northern Song Dynasty scholars and officials were indeed not flawed at times, for example, Sima Guang was so stupid as to return the conquered land to Western Xia, but in terms of personal morality, there is really something to be said.
Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "Few people study hard for their youth, diligently researching the classics, not for the purpose of showcasing their knowledge in the imperial examinations. But now he's raising the score for the classics, making the questions more complicated, and even outright revealing the general direction of the exam. What will happen to these candidates who have taken the exam for so long?"
Because the imperial examinations of the Song Dynasty actually placed more emphasis on policy essays and poetry, the "Gangjian Yizhilu" records: "During the Jingyou period, the imperial examinations recruited candidates based on both policy essays and poetry."
Zhao Zhen asked.
"Of course not, but it's the same whether I lower the difficulty or make it easier for him."
Fan Zhongyan shook his head.
"I'm not wavering, but I feel that my family is at fault and Zhao Zhen's words are ignored. If that's the case, why are you trying to find another solution?"
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