Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

"The age limit for imperial examinations is thirty-five! The age limit for children is twenty!"

As soon as this news came out, it immediately spread throughout the Song Dynasty as quickly as possible.

"It's just ruining my future!"

Countless scholars were in an uproar when they heard the news, and they were all angry.

Without him, in the original imperial examination of the Song Dynasty! Many candidates can take the imperial examinations throughout their lives. Even if they fail, there will still be another exam. This gives many candidates hope and even gives them an excuse to escape.

But now the imperial court limits the qualifications for children to twenty years old and the imperial examination to thirty-five years old. This suddenly blocks the way for older scholars to take the imperial examination. How can this not make them angry?

"The imperial examination system has been running for hundreds of years, and there has never been any change. Why is the imperial examination suddenly changed this time? Is it because the new party is making random changes again?" Everyone couldn't help but wonder.

"No! When Fan Zhongyan's Qingli New Deal and Wang Anshi's reform did not dare to change the imperial examination system, how could Zhang Dun dare to change the imperial examination system when he implemented the new law?" An examiner snorted coldly.

"In my opinion, this must be the evil doctor Fan Zheng who has come up with evil prescriptions?" someone asked suspiciously.

A group of older people were furious. This prescription had the style of the evil doctor Fan Zheng, so they couldn't help but doubt it.

Soon, more news came, and the specific story also came quietly.

"This is because Lu Xianggong wanted to promote education for all and let older people become concubines in the Three Capitals!" Those people were well-informed and quickly found the culprit.

Everyone was stunned. No one thought that Lu Dafang, the leader of the old party who was the most stubborn and most opposed to the reform, was the one who submitted the petition for the imperial examination. The only reason why Lu Dafang did this was to promote education across the country and educate all people.

"What a good Lu Dafang. For the sake of his own achievements, he actually wants to ruin our future. We will fight him to the death!"

A large number of candidates stayed in Kaifeng City to serve as concubines in order to prepare for the imperial examination. Now that half of them have had their future cut off, how can they be willing to accept it? At the moment, they are clamoring for unity and preparing to go to the Prime Minister's Office to seek justice.

"Fan Zheng used evil methods to harm me!"

When Lu Dafang heard the news, he was immediately shocked. He did not expect that he had mistakenly believed in Fan Zheng's evil prescription and was accused by thousands of people. Even if he returned to the throne as prime minister, he would not dare to offend so many people.

"Xiangong Lu, please release the news about Enke quickly! Let Zhang Yong, the Imperial College Superintendent, come forward to appease these people." Yang Wei quickly reminded.

"Correct!"

Lu Dafang nodded quickly. Although Fan Zheng came up with evil remedies, he also prescribed a remedy, and that was Enke!

"The imperial court's reform of the imperial examination does not end your future. The imperial examination will be changed from once every three years to once a year! You don't need to waste your life on the imperial examination." In front of the Prime Minister's Office, Zhang Yong, a doctor from the Imperial College, stopped a group of indignant people. Lift people.

Hearing Zhang Yong's explanation, the excited candidates slowly calmed down and thought about it carefully. The imperial examination was originally held once every three years. Even if you take the imperial examination at the age of 20, you will only have 13 opportunities to take the imperial examination at the age of 60. , and at the same time, many old candidates wasted a lot of youth. Now it is changed to once a year. In fifteen years, there are fifteen imperial examinations. The frequency is more, and there is no need to waste a lifetime.

"That's a good deal!"

Many young people were greatly moved.

It is not that the drawbacks of the imperial examinations, which make people waste their youth, have not been discovered, but no one is willing to give up the opportunity to become an official. Now that the age limit for the imperial examinations is thirty-five, it is not without benefits for the candidates.

"Then what should I do now that I'm over thirty-five?" Many gray-haired Juren said in great dissatisfaction.

Dr. Zhang Yong of the Imperial College said loudly: "Xiangong Lu specially applied for the Enke exam from the government! Those who are over 50 years old can take the Enke exam again, and those who are over 40 years old can take the Enke exam twice! Those who are over 35 years old can take the Enke exam again! You can Kaunke three more times!”

Only then did all the older candidates calm down. These older candidates could no longer take the exam many times. According to the nearest thirty-five-year-old candidate, taking the exam three times once every three years was not enough in the past. It will take about nine years, so I will be forty-four years old, and I don’t have many regrets.

"Then let's..." Some thirty-three or thirty-four-year-old Juren were dissatisfied! Calculated this way, they actually suffered a bit and wanted some preferential treatment.

Zhang Yong shook his head firmly and said: "The court's enke is only for three years. Within three years, you can all take the imperial examination. After three years, all of you must be at the age of thirty-five."

Many actions were immediately regretful.

"If you still haven't passed the exam, you can come to the Imperial College to find me. You can run an academy in your hometown or nearby place. In the future, you can cultivate more talents for the court to make up for your regret of failing the imperial examination." Zhang Yong said loudly. .

"If you pass the exam, you can enter the court and become an official. If you don't pass, you can still run an academy. This gradually calmed down the resentment of the people and began to think about Enke.

Zhang Yong couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

The reason why Zhang Yong cooperated with Lu Dafang to appease the students was because the colleges of national education were under the jurisdiction of the Imperial College. This year, the academicians and scholars over fifty years old will be recruited into the academies. Next year, there will be more than 40 students over the age of 40. Three years later, a steady stream of candidates and scholars would come to the academy to serve as tutors every year, and there would be no obstacles to education for all.

Once all cities in the world implement compulsory education for the whole city, and the power of the Imperial College spreads throughout the Song Dynasty, the status of the Imperial College will rise dramatically.

"The Imperial College may not be able to become a part of the imperial court in the future!" Zhang Yong couldn't help but said excitedly as he watched the crowd of moves gradually subsided.

In the imperial court, everyone knows that doctors are determined to become the seventh department of the imperial court. In fact, doctors are indeed working towards this goal. The Imperial Medical Office dominates all major hospitals in the world, and its strength and influence have long been different from the same. , at least now no one regards the Imperial Medical Office as a dispensable government office.

However, the Imperial College, which was originally above the Imperial Medical Office, was in an extremely awkward position. As the medical family grew stronger day by day, the Imperial College, as the highest academic institution in the Song Dynasty, could only rest on its laurels. Even when studying oracle bone inscriptions, it was still begging for help from the Imperial Medical Office. .

Nowadays, the plan of compulsory education in the city and even the whole country in the future has finally made the Imperial College proud and found the road to great prosperity.

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"Reporting to Xianggong Lu, all the officials have withdrawn and started to prepare for Enke!"

In the prime minister's house, Yang Wei happily came to report.

Lu Dafang breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he personally experienced the excitement of Fan Zhengxie's prescription. The effect was indeed immediate, but the process was equally thrilling!

"Your Majesty, you know that Fan Zhengxie will offend everyone in the world, why do you still use it?" Yang Wei asked a little puzzled.

Everyone knows that even if there is a three-year buffer period, those who fail to pass the exam will still be dissatisfied with Lu Dafang who suggested this. This kind of thing is simply thankless.

Lu Dafang shook his head and said: "Three years is enough! Because Lu will not be able to sit on the position of prime minister for long!"

"what!"

Yang Wei was immediately shocked. Lu Dafang was the leader of the old party. Once Lu Dafang lost his position as prime minister, the old party might immediately fall into disadvantage.