Li Er didn't mention Qi Siyong's oversight and instead assigned him a new mission. Didn't this mean that he was no longer pursuing him and was instead going to put him in an important position?
After all, Qi Siyong had been an official for many years. He immediately replied,"Your Majesty, this subject is willing. Thanks to Your Majesty's wrong love and forgiving past grudges, this subject will definitely do his best and sacrifice his life.”
"Alright, get up. There's no need to say such polite words. You've also run an ice shop with Uncle Lan Tian before, so you naturally have some experience.”
Although Li Er kept saying that he didn't want to listen to the words, it could be seen from the smile on his face that these words were still very useful.
Only then did Qi Siyong dare to stand up. His clothes were already soaked in sweat.
Li Er also stood up and said,"Well, I still have to go back to the palace to review the memorial."”
Qi Siyong and Qin Feng said in unison,"Farewell, Your Majesty!"
Li Er left quietly and asked the guards to pack up the tea set and a few catties of green tea.
It was only when Li Eryi and the others had disappeared from his sight that Qi Siyong let out a deep breath and relaxed.
"Congratulations, Uncle Lan Tian!" Qi Siyong immediately cupped his hands and said.”
Qin Feng also imitated him and cupped his hands."Same here."
Qi Siyong didn't dare to be arrogant." My life was saved by Uncle Lan Tian," he said." Now, it's because of you that I can continue to work for His Majesty and manage the business."”
"I wonder if Uncle Lan Tian is married?"
Qi Siyong's line of thought was quite jumpy. The first sentence was 'thank you', but the second sentence was' whether or not there was an engagement.'However, this was already the second time he had said this.
Qin Feng was afraid that he would introduce his daughter again, so he rejected,"Lord Qi, I'm still young and not at the age of marriage.”
Unexpectedly, Qi Siyong heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. Instead, he said,"Then I can rest assured.”
Next, Qi Siyong was really discussing the details of the cooperation in these few businesses. He did not mention a word about marriage.
Time passed very quickly. Qin Feng still lived a leisurely life all day long, but the court was in turmoil.
In Qin Feng's suggestion, he mentioned the court examination and the martial arts examination. This was created by Wu Zetian later.
In February of the first year of Emperor Wu Zetian's reign, the Empress personally asked the tributes in Luocheng Hall. This was the beginning of the palace examination in China's imperial examination system, but it did not form a system in Tang Dynasty.
The start of the martial arts examination was also in the second year of Wu Zetian's Chang 'an, which was 702 AD. The candidates who took the martial arts examination came from the countryside and were led by the Ministry of War.
The exam subjects were horse archery, step archery, level archery, horse spear, weight bearing, and so on." Those with high scores will be awarded official positions, and those who are ranked second will be promoted by category."
Li Er also made these reform projects public in the morning court and received many supporters.
Increasing the court examinations would allow His Majesty to see his talent. Perhaps, if His Majesty Li Er was happy, he would be promoted again.
As for the military officials, most of their descendants were also from the martial arts world. There were few who liked to play with words and ink, so they were also very supportive of setting up the martial arts exam.
Seeing that most of the people in the court expressed their support, Li Er nodded and immediately released another heavy bomb.
Li Er announced the reform of the Imperial Examinations and made Qin Feng the chief examiner of the Fall Quarter Examinations.
This measure was naturally opposed by the ministers in the court. It was because Qin Feng did not have any fame or fortune. For the imperial examination, even if it was only the autumn examination, experienced ministers had to be sent.
There were even some who criticized Qin Feng for being promoted too quickly and not worthy of the title of Lantian Earl.
Those who were close to Qin Feng, most of them were still collecting food from other places and could not help.
Li Er recounted Qin Feng's achievements. Horseshoes had greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Tang cavalry. Most of the ice given by the imperial court this year was made by Qin Feng, as well as the salt that was about to be sold in many parts of the country.
"With all these achievements, is Qin Feng not worthy of Uncle Lan Tian?" Li Er said unhappily. If anyone has any objections, just reason with me.”
After hearing this, no one dared to mention Qin Feng being conferred the title of Earl.
However, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites stepped forward and reported,""Your Majesty, although that Qin Feng is Lan Tian Bo, he is not yet twenty years old and has no fame or fortune. It is really inappropriate for him to be the chief examiner of the provincial examination.”
The imperial examination system originated from the Sui Dynasty, and the nine-grade system was abolished. At that time, it was a blow to the aristocratic families, and it aroused the opposition of the vast majority of the aristocratic families.
After overthrowing the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Emperor inherited the talent selection system passed down from the Sui Dynasty and made further improvements.
The imperial examination system made the aristocratic families who were used to the recommendation system lose their sense of superiority and could not openly promote and put their own people in important positions.
As the saying goes, every man for himself. Which of the important officials in the court who occupied important positions did not deliberately want to pass on their position to their next generation?
However, with the imperial examination, what was originally easy became difficult. He even met his disappointing son and couldn't even be an official. How could he accept this?
However, although the difficulty of the imperial examination system had increased, there were still many drawbacks in various aspects. They could still bribe the examiners to give their descendants high marks.
In addition, those great teachers were mostly from aristocratic families, and their students were all over the world. Naturally, they would give them some face, and the aristocratic families would still have a lot of say.
As the imperial examinations continued, people realized that the chief examiner of the imperial examinations was also a fat job. All the examinees who passed were considered his students. In time, these people could also play a pivotal role in the court.
In the Tang Dynasty, the examination subjects were divided into two categories: regular subjects and system subjects. The regular subjects were held in stages every year, and the temporary examinations held by the emperor were called system subjects.
There were more than 50 subjects in the regular subjects, such as scholar, Ming Jing, Jinshi, Junshi, Ming Fa, Ming Zi, Ming Arithmetic, etc. Among them, Ming Fa, Ming Arithmetic, Ming Zi, etc. were not valued by people.
Jun Shi and other subjects were not often held. The scholar subject was very demanding in the early Tang Dynasty, but it was gradually abandoned. Therefore, Ming Jing and Jinshi became the main subjects of the Tang Dynasty. After Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, Jinshi was especially valued by people at that time. Many prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty were mostly scholars.
There were two sources of candidates for the regular subjects. One was the student, the other was the village tribute. They were from the capital and the county schools. Those who were sent to Shangshu Province to be tested were called the student. Those who do not go to the school but pass the state and county examination first, and then send the examination to Shangshu Province are called township tribute.
Those who came to the capital from the township tribute were called Juren, the state and county examinations were called the solution examination, and the Shangshu Province examination was called the provincial examination or the Ministry of Rites examination. The Ministry of Rites examination was held in spring, so it was also called the spring examination, which meant the examination room.
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