September is approaching, and the day when this year's autumn exams and the martial arts examinations will be held at the same time is coming.
This year's situation is different from previous years.
This year is the year when the martial arts examinations and the civil examinations will be held at the same time.
In previous years, the civil examinations and the martial arts examinations would be staggered. , either the martial arts examination will be held this year and the civil examination will not be held, or only the civil examination and the civil examination will be held this year, but the martial arts examination will not be held, but there will be no military and civil examinations at the same time.
This year the emperor decreed that the civil examination will be held on the first day of September at the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites for three consecutive days, and the results will be released ten days later.
Candidates can check the list at the gate of the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites; the martial arts examination will be held on the eighth day of September at the Forbidden Army Campus. seven days.
There are already routines for the literary examination, and the examiner only needs to follow the routine of previous years.
However, this year's martial arts examination is different from the past, with the addition of good results examination items.
Therefore, the emperor's imperial edict only made a rough arrangement, and the specific methods are It also needs to be arranged and arranged separately by the examiner.
The examiner Niu Xian's guest is old and suffering from many illnesses.
He can hardly get out of bed these days, and he doesn't know if he can survive this year.
As the deputy examiner, Zhao Ziliang has to take full responsibility.
The one who helps him is Chen Xuanli, the general of the left prison guard.
As early as the beginning of June, Zhao Ziliang asked relevant yamen of the Ministry of War to send a document to all parts of the country asking candidates to participate in the martial arts examination to register early.
The registration deadline was August 15th, and then all parts of the country rushed the registration form with a speed of 800 miles.
Send it to the Ministry of War for filing, All candidates must arrive in the capital before the fifth day of September and sign in at the location specified by the Ministry of War.
This is why Zhao Ziliang considers that this year's situation is different from previous years, so he prepares in advance and reserves sufficient time to make arrangements to avoid chaos. group.
On August 28, Zhao Ziliang was handling official matters regarding the martial arts examination at the Yamen of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War.
Some specific related matters had not been completed, so he sent someone to the left prison guard general's house to invite Chen Xuanli.
Chen Xuanli rushed over quickly after receiving the notice.
Zhao Ziliang saw him walking into the lobby door, stood up and greeted him with a smile: "General Chen, I know you are busy with official duties, but this year's martial arts examination is a big event, and some things have not yet been done."
It’s settled, so I have to invite you over and let’s discuss it in detail.”
Chen Xuanli had already learned how powerful Zhao Ziliang was.
He did not dare to rely on his old age in front of this young man.
He quickly said: "Your Majesty has ordered me to assist General Zhao.
If the general has any orders, just tell him."
"Don't take your orders seriously," Zhao Ziliang said, welcoming Chen Xuanli into the lobby and sitting down.
Someone brought tea, and the two of them talked while drinking tea.
Zhao Ziliang said: "As for the examiners, referees, handymen, etc. in the martial arts examination, the issue of preventing some people from engaging in fraud has not been decided.
Come on, the closer the selection of these people is to the date of the big exam, the easier it will be to prevent the exam questions from being leaked.
Now there are only about ten days until the eighth day of September.
I think it is time to select these people, so I asked the general to come over and discuss it."
Chen Xuanli nodded and said: "The general has thought carefully and is not as good as others.
If you have any ideas, just tell me."
Zhao Ziliang said: "That's what I think.
I'm afraid that the generals and colleges in the Ministry of War have been contacted by someone a long time ago.
They can't let them do all the selection of referees, examiners and handymen.
I want to select a few from these generals and colleges in the Ministry of War."
An upright person, in addition, from General Chen's The guards at the Zuojian guard some generals, some generals from the Zuo Jinwu guards, and the rest from the guards, generals and soldiers.
The examiners are served by people with the rank of generals, the referees are served by school captains, and the handymen are served by soldiers. , after confirming the candidate, immediately send someone to They came for them, and asked them to prepare two sets of changes of clothes before coming.
The person who came to find them had to accompany them all the way, and they were not allowed to come into contact with other people.
They were all gathered in a military camp on the left guard of the general until the eighth day of September.
That day, they could not interact with anyone outside When meeting people from all over the world, no one knows that they are the examiners, referees and handymen of this martial arts examination.
This is to prevent the examiners, referees and handymen from leaking the examination questions to the greatest extent, and also to prevent these people from colluding with the candidates in advance.
Cheating, what does the general think?"
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There was a sound of "touch", "wonderful" Chen Xuanli immediately exclaimed after hearing Zhao Ziliang's words, "This method is very wonderful, General Zhao really has a wonderful idea."
"Okay, since General Chen agrees, let's follow this method.
After General Chen goes back later, he will determine the specific candidates, prepare more people, and make a roster tomorrow and send it over.
I will consider it in detail, and the relevant personnel will be assigned the day after tomorrow.
All are gathered together for closed management.
General, please remember that only you and me know the specific candidates."
Chen Xuanli immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, General Zhao, I, Old Chen, still know the importance of this."
"That's the first thing."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said, "The second thing is that our military examination is different from the civil examination.
In addition to the examination of troop formation and military strategy, we need to take a written examination. , several other exams were conducted hands-on in the open air, and In the Forbidden Army's main campus, the venue is spacious and can accommodate spectators outside, so I thought.
If we want to do something, we must create an atmosphere on the scene and allow people to watch around the main campus, but not in vain.
We organize soldiers to guard the gate.
People who want to come in and watch have to pay.”
Chen Xuanli asked doubtfully: "Is it possible to accept money?
There will be people who are willing to pay.
Let's talk about it.
Will collecting money like this be impeached by the censors?"
Zhao Ziliang smiled and said: "Of course it can be done.
With such a lively martial arts competition, how can no one be willing to pay to come in and watch?
You must know that the people of Chang'an and many wealthy businessmen, nobles, and ministers from all over the world have Rich people, charging some ticket money is nothing to them.
As for the impeachment of the censor Brother Chen, there is no need to worry about the problem.
We don’t put this money into our own pockets.
You have to know that the money required to hold the martial arts examination and the palace examination is definitely not a small amount.
All of this money needs to be obtained from the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The treasury is withdrawn, but if we collect the tickets ourselves, then think of other ways Earning a sum of money can completely cover the expenses for the entire military examination period.
There is no need to spend money from the treasury.
This will save the court a lot of money.
And someone thinks that we can rent out the guest rooms of some inns, hotels and warehouses in the city to those who Exams live for free and food is provided to them for free, after all Not all candidates who come to take the martial arts examination have money at home.
Coming all the way to Chang'an, there must be a lot of trouble and expenses along the way.
Many talented generals and brave men are from poor families, and the martial arts examination Competitions consume energy and energy.
If you don't eat well and sleep well, how can you perform well?"
Chen Xuanli was stunned for a moment, "How much more expenses will it cost to provide candidates with free food and accommodation?
You must know that during the examination period, there are seven days in total, and there are not even ten thousand but eight thousand candidates coming from all over the country.
This every day The amount of money needed to eat, drink and have sex is not a small sum of money.
How much can you charge for admission?"
Zhao Ziliang counted on his fingers: "Common people, officials, dignitaries, relatives of the emperor and others who want to enter and watch must pay.
The fee depends on the location.
The closer to the competition site, the higher the fee." , the further back you go, the lower the charge, the minimum charge is one thousand dollars, the maximum charge is one hundred dollars."
When Chen Xuanli heard what Zhao Ziliang said about the charges, he suddenly took a breath and stammered: "The charges are so high, who would be willing to go in and take a look?"
"Of course there will be," Zhao Ziliang said with a smile.
"There are so many rich people in Chang'an City, including the emperor's relatives, not to mention officials and nobles, as well as wealthy businessmen and landlords around Chang'an City.
Gentlemen, these people are all rich people, and they always have money.
It is not unaffordable for the middle-class people in Chang'an City.
Don't worry, General Chen.
This matter is left to someone to arrange it.
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He will never ask the court to ask for a penny to use this military examination.
It must be done, and it must be done beautifully and lively.”
Seeing that Zhao Ziliang was so confident, Chen Xuanli felt a little hopeful.
After all, we were all military generals, and we all knew that the structure of the martial arts examination was not a little lower than that of the civil examination.
If it could be done beautifully and lively, of course It will also increase the importance of martial arts in the court and among the people, and enhance the status of military commanders.
"Okay, since General Zhao is so confident, I, Chen, agree that even if something happens, I, Chen, will bear it together with General Zhao."
"Thank you very much"
After the two discussed it, Chen Xuanli immediately went back to select examiners, referees and examination room attendants, while Zhao Ziliang dealt with other matters.
Zhao Ziliang then held a meeting of the officials of the martial arts examination department.
At the meeting, Zhao Ziliang said: "This general has discussed with General Chen Xuanli and decided to provide food and accommodation for all candidates participating in this year's martial arts examination.
The source of these two expenses, we It was decided to collect tickets at the examination site and allow common people, officials, nobles, The royal family and relatives can watch, but they have to pay.
The closer the distance, the higher the fee, and the farther the distance, the lower the fee.
In addition, the general will also think of other ways to raise funds to supplement the insufficient expenditure.
We will hold a martial arts competition this year.
If we don’t ask for a penny from the court, we will solve the funding problem on our own.
Where is Zuo Yuanwailang?”
An official stood up and saluted and said: "I'm here, I wonder what the general's orders are?"
"After this discussion is over, you go to the city to negotiate with the owners or shopkeepers of various inns, hotels, and warehouses, and book all their vacant rooms.
The price should be as low as possible."
Zuo Yuanwailang said with a bitter face: "General, the civil service examination is about to begin.
The inns, inns and warehouses in the city, and even the homes of the common people are full of scholars who came to participate in the Qiu Wei.
Now I want to go I’m afraid it would be difficult to find a vacant room in those places.”
Zhao Ziliang waved his hand: "You can go and look for it.
You can also go to the streets to find those unused courtyards and find landlords to rent the houses for the candidates participating in the martial arts examination.
For the remaining shortcomings, I decided to negotiate with Zuo Jinwu Weifu Yamen Let’s see if we can get them to free up a military camp specifically for candidates to live in.
Of course we can contribute some money, so this shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Zuo Yuanwailang breathed a sigh of relief and saluted: "General, this is very good.
I will try my best to find him."
"Okay, we must give this general a result within two days."
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