Chapter 735 It's not easy to be the head of the township exam
Chen Xi wrote to Xie Qian about exchanging crops with Folang Jiren, which was approved by Emperor Hongzhi.
Currently, Folang Jiren can only go to Fuzhou Port and Quanzhou Port to trade freely, and the Ministry of Rites will be responsible for discussing specific matters.
It was at this time that the imperial court officially announced the candidates for the provincial examinations of the Southern and Northern Zhili in a clear manner. There were two examiners in the Inner Curtain of Northern Zhili. In addition to Chen Xi, the other one was Jin Gui, Zuochunfang Zuochunfang Zuoshan.
Chen Xi and Jin Gui are old colleagues. When Chen Xi entered the palace as the Youzhongyun, he was on duty with Jin Gui. In the past two years, Chen Xi was doing well in the Zhan Shi Mansion and went on official duties several times in the middle, which was very strong. Jin Gui continued to be in front of his Zuozhongyun, no name.
Although it is not easy for Chen Xi to be promoted, it has been promoted to two levels since he entered the Hanlin Academy. It is almost impossible for an official from the Zhanshifu Office like Jin Gui who has not yet served as a lecturer to be promoted.
According to regulations, as the chief examiner of Shuntian Prefecture’s provincial examination, Jin Gui will work with Chen Xi to discuss the details of the questions, and discuss the admission of candidates or even point out Jie Yuan. We must cooperate sincerely.
They are already very familiar with each other and have a good relationship. Chen Xi is not afraid of Jin Gui showing off his face. More importantly, Chen Xi is now one level higher than Jin Gui's official rank. Chen Xi is from the fifth rank, and Jin Gui is from the sixth rank. As the saying goes, the senior official rank is to kill people. Then this Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination will be based on Chen Xi's will, and Jin Gui can only fight.
During the Shuntian Prefecture provincial examination, the inner curtain officials were selected by the court, while the outer curtain officials were officials of Shuntian Prefecture.
The biggest difference between the two capitals and the Thirteenth Provincial Government Officer's Provincial Government Examination is that the selection of inner curtain officials is different, ensuring that the inner curtain officials in the two capitals will not be affected too much by outer curtain officials.
From appointment to final admission, there is more than a month of preparation time.
The Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination officially began on the ninth day of the eighth month, and Chen Xi, Jin Gui and other inner curtain officials needed to enter the venue on the sixth day of the eighth month. After Chen Xi and Jin Gui entered the venue, they would convene all inner curtain officials to discuss the exam questions, print the test papers within two days, and go through the official after the ninth day of the lunar month.
Until the end of the provincial examination papers, Chen Xi was unable to leave the examination room during this period.
Therefore, the East Palace will be affected somewhat. In addition to Chen Xi, the lecturer of the East Palace, who will preside over the Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination, Wang Hua, who had presided over the Shuntian Prefecture Provincial Examination in the 11th year of Hongzhi, had to go to Nanjing to preside over the Yingtian Prefecture Provincial Examination.
In other words, there were two lecturers missing in the East Palace at the same time.
Chen Xi was the chief examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination, appointed by Emperor Hongzhi. He learned that he served as the chief examiner more than a month earlier than Jin Gui.
As the chief examiner of the provincial examination, it is not difficult for officials from Hanlin. It is nothing more than finalizing the questions in the Four Books and Five Classics, but the difficulty lies in the "unwritten rules" outside the exam.
In this era when the imperial examination was the only way to rise in society, the importance of the provincial examination was self-evident. However, it was the difference between ordinary people and gentry, not to mention that this was the entry threshold for taking the imperial examination. Many people would have the idea of taking the exam outside the exam.
After the appointment of the imperial court was officially announced, more people came to Chenxi Mansion to visit. Some went to the main entrance, but more were on the back entrance. And after nightfall, most of them brought gifts, but they were turned away.
In order to prevent the corruption and degeneration of the inner curtain officer, the court quickly sent some "real" things to the Chen Mansion, that is, "cultural coins", which is actually the betrothal gifts and salary to the inner curtain officer.
The "cultural coins" of the examiner of the Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination are copper coins filled with baskets. A large basket full of them. If they are calculated carefully, they will be worth about fifty or sixty taels of silver, which is worth half a year of Chen Xi's salary.
"Wencoin" is a normal betrothal gift, and Chen Xi can accept it with confidence.
Thirteen Inside the General Administration and the Inner Curtain Office, after receiving the "Civil Coin", the Inner Curtain Office often goes to the Constitution and the unspoken rules of the provincial examination will be involved in the middle. If someone wants to be admitted to the Outer Curtain Office, he will take this opportunity to say hello to the Inner Curtain Office, or specify the exam questions, or agree on a secret note.
However, Zhili, north and south, was separated from the Thirteenth General Administration Office. Chen Xi himself was a Hanlin official with a high rank. He had no need to go to Shuntian Prefecture to say hello, just wait for the sixth day of the eighth month to enter the venue.
As for what questions are asked, we will make a decision after entering the market, but in fact, the questions can be finalized in advance, and most of the questions will be produced at this time.
After being formally appointed as the chief examiner of the provincial examination, Chen Xiyue inspected the examination and did not have any contact with people from outside, especially those scholars and families with candidates taking the examination.
But in fact, the officials in the court who often walk around in Chen Xi were nothing more than two Xie Qian and Xie Duo, the surname Xie.
Chen Xi was the main test of Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination, and Xie Qian was the initiator. He did not take Chen Xi as the chief examiner very seriously, because from beginning to end, Xie Qian never thought about letting Chen Xi open a door of convenience for his son. But Xie Qian still needed to avoid suspicion. Even if he was ordered to give Chen Xi some advice, he had to consider the reactions outside the outside world at this critical moment and could not make the population a reality.
There is nothing to avoid on Xie Duo's side.
After the imperial court finalized all candidates for the inner curtain officers, Chen Xi went to see Xie Duo as soon as possible and asked Xie Duo for some experience in presiding over the provincial examination.
But Xie Duo had no good advice to Chen Xi, but instead expressed his willingness to advise the court on the different systems of the two capitals and the Thirteenth Provincial Government Office.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, there were many disadvantages of the provincial examination. Many talented people were buried. The main reason was that the inner curtain officials of each provincial governor's office had too low status, and they had a reputation but had no official positions. The outer curtain officials were basically allocated by the provincial governor's office. There were many things that the outer curtain officials bullied the inner curtain officials. What was even more annoying was that the inner curtain officials of the provincial governor's office was directly elected by the outer curtain officials and finally decided on the candidates. If someone "don't know the truth", he would simply not be able to be the inner curtain officials, let alone the chief examiner.
"...I want to advise Your Majesty that the provincial government and the provincial government should also be appointed by the officials of the Hanyuan region. Only in this way can the local provincial examination be eliminated!"
Xie Duo had already written the memorial and gave it to Chen Xi for a look. After reading it, Chen Xi had an impression that he had seen this memorial in some ancient books in his previous life.
Although I didn't have a deep impression of it, it shows that Xie Duo did offer such a memorial in history, asking Emperor Hongzhi to reform the provincial examination.
Chen Xidao: "Thank you, it's not that the student wants to sing a opposite tune with you. This provincial examination will only start one month. Now that the memorial is being submitted, even if Your Majesty allows it, it will only benefit only provinces close to the capital. What should those areas in the side courtyards such as Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, etc.?"
"You want to say, is it too late for me to present the report?" Xie Duo gave Chen Xi a blank look and said, "It's not too late to repair the sheep. I haven't heard of this sentence? I don't ask for a change once, but at least, I can't let this kind of bad policy continue. You have also come out of the imperial examination. You should be very clear about the darkness, right?"
Chen Xi thought to himself, who is different?
These years have been studying hard for decades, and they have become famous for the imperial examinations. However, even the last fair rise in society has been blocked by corrupt officials, just like myself, who should have been the talent of Jie Yuan, but if Liu Daxia had not had "special care" of him, he would have lost his reputation.
If you are lucky, if you encounter "severe crackdown" within several sessions or if a new local official is honest and honest, you will be admitted, but who can guarantee that you will perform well in the provincial examinations in the next few years?
"The students just think that if there are more words from the north and south, and the Thirteenth Provincial Administration and the Imperial Office, the words of the Hanyuan officials?" Chen Xi was a little embarrassed.
There are actually many officials in the Hanlin system, but in addition to Shujishi and some lower-level officials, there are only a few dozen officials who are truly on the table. They also have to take into account historical reviews, imperial edicts, on duty cabinets, lecturers in the inner books, lecturers in the East Palace, and lecturers every day. It is impossible to send thirty people out at once.
Xie Duo thought for a while and said, "Then select the officials from Hanyuan from the six ministries, and go to the examination for the people of the world to give an explanation."
"Teacher, although your advice is good, I'm afraid... it's a lot of difficulties..."
Chen Xi wanted to remind Xie Duo that it was useless to go to the local examination by Hanlin officials or officials of the six ministries, because the local forces were intricate and as long as they colluded with each other and deliberately cheated, even if the examiner was fair and honest, it would be useless because there were too many places where they could do things.
In addition, although Xie Duo's tone was fair and clear in nature, it was not adopted by Zhu Youting. In fact, according to the intensity of Jinyiwei and Dongchang's monitoring of the world, and the officials of the Kedao also made suggestions from time to time, it was impossible for the emperor to know the disadvantages of the following imperial examinations, but why did he continue to take measures?
Perhaps the emperor felt that the problem was not serious, so there was no need to change some unspoken rules. After all, the salary given to officials by the court was low, so it was understandable that people would find ways to earn some money to subsidies, but Chen Xi believed that the most important thing was that the emperor was strongly backlashed after he did not want to harm the interests of local forces.
Compared to the influence of corrupt officials on the court, the emperor valued the stability of the court more. Some unspoken rules exist. Since they have been through this for so many years, there is no need to change it. Only when the unspoken rules affect the imperial power will the emperor make up their minds to reform.
"The main examination of the provincial examination is nothing more than just justice and strictness."
Xie Duo expressed some old-fashioned truths, "As long as you choose with public aspirations, I believe you can do it well. I hope that under your auspices, there will be more famous future officials in this Shuntian Prefecture. Do not seek to be famous, but as long as you can be honest and honest. Alas! How difficult is it to find a clean official in this world?"
Chen Xi saluted again: "I thank the teacher for his love, for fear that the students will not be competent."
"Haha, I'm going to join the corruption and abuse of power?" Xie Duo laughed, "It's not that I have to put pressure on you. You really don't know how muddy the water in this pond is. Even under the feet of the emperor, it's impossible to avoid the world. But it's better if you don't know, those who don't know are fearless..."
Chen Xi felt very uncomfortable after hearing this. I didn’t know, so I could rush in and get out of sludge.
ps: The emperor has been recuperating these days. The medicine prescribed by the doctor has a great hypnotic effect. The emperor is in a daze every day and wants to sleep when he touches the computer display screen.
The update is not normal, please forgive me. When your health improves, the emperor will recover!
Chapter completed!