382, Granted the Same Status as a Jinshi, Wanyan Gou's Scheming (Seeking Full Order)

The next day.

Bai's father hired a famous teacher from Lin'an to teach Bai Gui with a large sum of money.

"During the imperial examinations during the Chongning and Xuanhe years, I taught three Jinshi in Lin'an Prefecture. Your son is very talented and will definitely take the lead and pass the exam in one go!"

An old scholar with loose clothes and big sleeves said this to Bai's father in front of the Bai family hall.

"I am relieved to have Master Zhou teaching my son's studies."

Bai's father accompanied him and bowed.

Although this old scholar has no fame, his best result is only to pass the examination (those who pass the examination are called selected people), but he is good at teaching students. Lin'an Prefecture is the essence of Jiangnan. He can teach Lin'an Prefecture candidates to pass the examination and become Jinshi, which shows his ability.

"Fugui greets Master Zhou..."

Bai Gui also bowed in front of the hall and worshipped this old scholar as his teacher.

However, they did not establish a master-disciple relationship. This was just a last-minute cram session for Bai Gui, who was specially invited by Bai's father at a high price to teach him everything he knew in this period of time.

The spring imperial examination of the twelfth year of Shaoxing had already begun.

The list of candidates for the provincial examination (the examination of the Ministry of Rites of the Ministry of Education) was also about to be listed by the Imperial Academy.

So Zhao Gou's imperial edict was to approve Bai Gui to directly participate in the palace examination.

According to past practice, the palace examination would be held within a month after the results of the provincial examination came out, and the ranking of the candidates who passed the provincial examination would be ranked.

The examination of the Ministry of Rites of the Ministry of Education can be regarded as the joint examination of the Ming and Qing dynasties. If you pass the provincial examination and get the title of Juren, you can enter Beijing to participate in the joint examination. As long as you pass the joint examination and do not fail, you will be considered a quasi-Jinshi, and the subsequent palace examination will be used to rank.

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty was not as complete as that in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and there was a strict promotion system. Like Xining Xingxue (Xining, the reign of Emperor Shenzong of Song Dynasty, presided over by Wang Anshi) and Chongning Xingxue (Chongning, the reign of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, presided over by Cai Jing), the three-house system was implemented, "the upper class is appointed as an official, the middle class is exempted from the Ministry of Rites examination, and the lower class is exempted from the examination", which means that the upper class students can be directly appointed as officials, the middle class students are exempted from the provincial examination and enter the palace examination, and the lower class students are exempted from the examination of the examination conducted by each state and directly enter the provincial examination.

The imperial examination in the Song Dynasty had three levels, the examination of the examination (state examination), the provincial examination, and the palace examination.

The child prodigy examination was not as strict as other subjects.

Entering the palace examination directly was not a special favor, but a routine.

With the intensive training of the old Confucian scholar, Bai Gui began to slowly master the Confucian classics at that time and became familiar with it.

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Five days later, the rankings of the provincial examination were announced, and the time of the palace examination was set.

More than 20 days later.

The palace examination began.

Bai Gui entered the Lin'an Palace to take the exam.

Chuigong Hall.

Rows of wooden desks were displayed, and candidates were waiting in line to answer questions.

There were candidates for the Jinshi exam, the Nine Classics exam, the Five Classics exam, the Kaiyuan Li exam, the Three Histories, the Three Rites, the Three Chronicles, the Xuejiu exam, the Mingfa exam, and the Mingjing exam.

"In the eighth year of Xining, Wang Anshi reformed the law and ordered the abolition of the selection of candidates based on poetry, prose, and sutras, and only selected candidates based on sutras, essays, and strategies."

"The Song people also said: 'The state uses subjects to recruit the world's talents, and the sutras are used to see if they are proficient in the classics, the prose is used to see if they are knowledgeable about the past, the essays are used to see if they are knowledgeable about the past, and the strategies are used to see if they are talented.'"

"So throughout the dynasties, the strategies have been emphasized over poetry and prose."

Bai Gui sat in the row of the child prodigy exam, raised his head, and looked at the questions of the Jinshi exam and other exams. These questions were held by the clerks holding lanterns and walking back and forth, so he could see a few.

In terms of the questions, the questions in the palace exam were all strategy questions.

They all asked about the current situation.

How to solve the problems of finance, people's livelihood, border defense, etc.

"It's easy to know but difficult to do."

"Zhao Jiumei also has ambitions in her heart, but unfortunately... she only has ambitions but no courage. It's not that the Song people don't have talents to employ, but Zhao Song can't do it."

Bai Gui shook his head when he saw this.

He was a candidate for the child prodigy exam, not a candidate for the Jinshi exam, Mingfa exam, etc. Although he could answer these questions, one was irrelevant to him, and the other was what he could do if he answered them. He knew you had talent, but he wouldn't use you.

He lowered his head and concentrated on the poems and essays on the test paper.

Well..., although the Zhao Song Dynasty has always attached importance to policy questions and neglected poems and essays, it's hard to imagine that the child prodigy exam would not be asked about such state affairs. What can a yellow-mouthed child say?

Soon, he wrote down the article.

He wrote a poem in response to the order.

He then started writing and wrote an essay with gorgeous words.

Zhao Gou, who was sitting on the dragon throne on the Danbi, was looking down at the candidates. All the small movements of the candidates could not escape his eyes.

Bai Gui's actions made his eyes light up slightly.

Even though other child prodigies were smart, they were still young and active. It was rare for someone to develop Bai Gui's calm demeanor. At the same time, when Bai Gui was looking at the card lantern questions of the Jinshi exam, he also caught his eyes and became curious.

It's not that Bai Gui can't disguise himself, but there is no need to disguise himself.

No one would suspect a child of six or seven years old.

Moreover, Bai Gui's cultivation was not shallow at this time, and he no longer needed to deliberately conceal himself. Coming to participate in the child prodigy exam at this time was just to temporarily reassure the parents in this world, so there was no need to be too cautious.

"Go and bring the child's test paper to me."

Zhao Gou ordered the eunuch beside him.

He saw that Bai Gui's test paper had been stained with ink and was full of writing.

He stands out among all the child prodigies.

So, I became interested in watching.

The eunuch walked up to Bai Gui, apologized, took away a poem and a fu that Bai Gui had written, and took them away to be a saint.

Bai Gui was calm and not surprised.

This was within his expectation.

The number of child prodigies who have been granted the qualifications for the palace examination is not large, only seven or eight. Among all the scientific scholars, the boy inevitably attracted some attention, after all, he was auspicious.

It was even easier for him to stand out among these people.

"Good poetry, good poetry, good literary talent..."

"Unexpectedly, a boy can actually write such an article, which is no worse than the candidates of the Jinshi Department."

Zhao Gou saw Bai Gui's poems and praised them.

This is a poem written by Bai Gui deliberately, and its level can only be regarded as average. But who knows that Bai Gui is relatively young in this world at this time, and even if his writing is average, it is enough to be surprising.

"Well, what do you think of this poem?"

Zhao Gou looked at the middle-aged purple-robed official on the side, handed over the test paper, and asked.

The Song Dynasty adopted the system of the Tang Dynasty, and the third rank and above wore purple robes.

This official has three strands of clear beard under his chin, a square face, and the appearance of a loyal minister.

(Qin Hui, courtesy name Huizhi.)

When Qin Hui heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "Let me have a look."

He said, taking the test paper.

"This poem is not bad... and it was written by a student of the child prodigy department. Your Majesty can choose to record it."

He chewed on the verses of the poem, and after a while, he said.

He was very knowledgeable. He passed the Jinshi examination and later served as prime minister. He had read many wonderful poems throughout the ages. In his opinion, Bai Gui's poems and essays could only be regarded as good.

But he's pretty good, and he's definitely at the top among child prodigies.

"Let... this Mr. Bai come over and have a chat with me."

Hearing this, Zhao Gou chuckled, nodded, and ordered.

The eunuch issued an order.

Bai Gui stepped forward, left the wooden case, bowed his hands to Zhao Gou, and stood before His Majesty Dan.

"You little boy, please come to the temple."

"Sit here with me."

Zhao Gou put on a friendly look, pointed at his thigh, and said with a smile.

Thigh, the meaning is obvious, he has high hopes for Bai Gui, and he will be the minister of thigh in the Song Dynasty in the future.

Stock refers to the thigh.

The humerus refers to the part of the arm from the elbow to the shoulder.

In fact, this is also true.

Many of the prodigies selected by the Prodigy Department have high official positions. The most famous one is Yan Shu, who rose to the rank of prime minister. Even if the other prodigies are not as good as him, they are still high officials in the court.

In addition, although the dragon chair Zhao Gou was sitting on symbolized the supreme imperial power in the world, it would not be too illegal for him to let a boy come to Danbi and make a gesture of intimacy. Who would think of blaming a boy.

In the same way, this actually shows that he, the emperor, loves talents and values ​​culture and education.

"The official family..."

"The common people have always ruled the Spring and Autumn Period. "Zuo Zhuan: The Second Year of Chenggong" says: 'Uses and names cannot be faked.' The superior Dan is your Majesty, and the common people dare not disobey."

Bai Gui immediately responded and replied.

He didn't want to really be a boy, accompanying Zhao Gou in a pretentious show. Besides, it’s not like he has never sat on the throne before.

Your Majesty, the original meaning refers to the waiters standing under His Majesty Dan, because when ministers are speaking to the Emperor, they cannot directly address the Emperor, but must first address the waiters in the audience. Over time, it evolved into a respectful title for the emperor by his courtiers.

Therefore, Bai Gui first said that the utensils and names should not be passed on to others, and then used the title "Your Majesty" to cleverly resolve Zhao Gou's invitation invisible.

"What a little boy, with a sharp tongue and a sharp tongue..."

"You are just a child, so why should you read Spring and Autumn?"

When Zhao Gou heard this, he was overjoyed, but his face showed some displeasure. He pondered for a while and said, "The Bai family's poems and poems are all in my heart. I will give him a special reward for being born with the same Jinshi, and as an official secretary."

"Secretary?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Gui was slightly surprised when he heard the words.

He became a secretary man in both imperial examinations, but the difference this time was that he did not pass the official examination. Moreover, this position of Secretary Lang was not really for him to take up, but it was used to determine the grade of his official, the ninth-grade official in the imperial court.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Bai Gui saluted and thanked him.

In the Song Dynasty, after a child prodigy passed the imperial examination, he was basically given the same background as a Jinshi to show the great favor of the emperor. Just like Yan Shu, he entered the examination as a child prodigy at the age of fourteen, was given a Jinshi background, and was appointed secretary Zhengzi. After Cai Boyi passed the child prodigy test, he was granted by Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty to have the same background as a Jinshi, and was awarded the title of Secretary Province.

"Don't rush to say thank you yet."

"Your name is wealth, so I will give you another wealth. According to my investigation, Lin'an Bai's Cloth Shop has always been benevolent. The goods sold this time are not surprising... You can also go to the palace to buy cloth. "Your family."

(Cao Ying Zhi Qi refers to merchants seeking profits from Qi.)

Zhao Gou smiled and said.

This time Bai Gui won the child prodigy test and will definitely become famous all over the world. Bai's cloth shop's "bundled sales" are cheaper than other cloth shops, which is indeed benevolent. His kindness was actually killing two birds with one stone. After promulgating the decree, not to mention that the morale of these Northern Expeditionary troops was immediately available, but at least they were better than before.

Regain the morale of the army, step by step.

How can you become fat in one bite?

Bai's cloth village is just a random strategy in this series of plans.

Bai Gui paid homage again.

When he heard what Zhao Jiumei said, his heart was as bright as a mirror.

I also know what Zhao Gou thinks.

Don’t think that Zhao Jiumei negotiated peace with the Jin people like Wanyan Gou. But it is wrong to think that Zhao Gou was a foolish and incompetent emperor. He was able to flee south to Jiangnan, quickly organize another court, and even launch a northern expedition. This ability exceeded many emperors of previous dynasties.

You can call him Wanyan Gou, but it is unnecessary to say that he was a foolish monarch.