Chapter 2563

"My lords, although our country, Haihan, has followed the imperial examination system of the previous dynasty, the new dynasty should have a new atmosphere. If it remains unchanged, how can it reflect a new policy that is different from the previous dynasty?"

Bai Letong said loudly: "The science, industry, and sea control advocated by our country, Haihan... are not mentioned at all in these current test questions. Do you think the executive committee will be satisfied with such a set of test questions after reading it?"

A thin old man in black clothes next to him responded: "Master Bai, don't be so excited. Since we have accepted the appointment of the new dynasty, we will naturally make good plans for the imperial examination of the new dynasty. As I said yesterday, the situation in Zhejiang has been initially determined, but

People's hearts are not yet stable, and this imperial examination is a good opportunity for the new dynasty to recruit talents. If the questions are changed too much and exceed the scope of what the candidates can learn, then not only will the purpose of the imperial examination be failed, but it will make the people panic.

I have doubts about the imperial court. Therefore, in my opinion, we should put safety first and continue the old system this year. It will not be too late to switch to the new Haihan system after the next imperial examination!"

This thin old man is Peng Yushan, the former inspector of Zhejiang Province. He is a fifth-rank official. He also has another position, that is, Zhejiang Admiral Xuedao, which is to supervise school education and various cultural and academic related matters in Zhejiang.

affairs.

Before Haihan took over Zhejiang, Peng Yushan was the official in charge of organizing the Zhejiang rural examination. Shi Diwen also took a fancy to this person's professional experience, so he retained him and appointed him as the chief officer of the rural examination.

The organizational work and test question plan of this rural examination were all presided over by Peng Yushan. However, the new Mr. Bai was a special envoy sent from Sanya. As the saying goes, a Beijing official went on a tour to meet with the third-level official, so for Mr. Bai

Peng Yushan did not dare to neglect Le Tong's questions at all, and had to explain to him in a gentle manner.

But Peng Yushan's remarks are actually not much different from the explanation Bai Letong heard yesterday. After all, he just wanted to emphasize the word "stable" and refused to make major changes in the question plan.

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An old man in white clothes next to him continued what Peng Yushan said: "Sir Bai, the changes you advocate are indeed reasonable, but please think carefully about the students who participated in the provincial examination this time and what they have done in the past three years.

The preparations are all based on the old system of the previous dynasty. Now that things have come to a head, the exam is about to start in dozens of days, so we decided to change the exam content. How can the students prepare? After ten years of hard study,

Just to take the exam this day, I hope Lord Bai can be considerate of the people!"

This old man in white is a famous literary figure in Hangzhou, named Lu Qiu. This man also served in the government in his early years, and later left his job to start a Baiyun Academy. Over the years, he has also cultivated many scholars and literati. Lu Qiu is a local scholar.

He was quite famous, so when the township trial office was established, Peng Yushan recommended him to Shi Diwen, and he was also recruited to be responsible for setting questions and marking examination papers in the township trial office.

Since Lu Qiu was introduced by Peng Yushan, it can be seen that the two have a good relationship, so it is not surprising that she talks to Peng Yushan.

Bai Letong waved his hands and said: "You are talking as if I am completely out of touch! I don't know that it is difficult for students to study hard and they need to pass the provincial examination to get the opportunity to show their talents. But my suggestion is not to overthrow all the examination question plans.

Again, I just hope that you can make some adjustments to the test questions based on the current affairs of the new dynasty."

Bai Letong felt that his demands were not excessive. He changed some of the test questions, promoted the new dynasty and new policies, and also asked the candidates to write some political essays. In fact, the difficulty would not change much. He did not understand why these old scholars were like this.

Stubborn and unwilling to give in at all.

Of course, Bai Letong couldn't get angry with these people. Firstly, although these people refused to agree with his suggestions, their attitude was quite gentle and they did not argue with him. Secondly, there were indeed many things to do in this township.

It's something Bai Letong can't operate, so we have to rely on this group of people.

Another point is that these people are quite prestigious among the literati groups in Zhejiang. If they do not get their support, even if the test questions are forcibly changed, it will be difficult to gain the approval of the majority of students participating in the provincial examination.

It would be half the result with twice the result.

Regarding these situations, Shi Diwen actually mentioned it to him when he was in Shiyuan yesterday. Shi Diwen hopes that Bai Letong will actively participate, but he should not rush to play a leading role. This is of course understandable. After all, Bai Letong

Letong is not familiar with the situation in Zhejiang, and it is difficult for him to preside over the organization work related to the provincial examination alone.

But these people have been unwilling to let go. Bai Letong thinks that this is obviously because he does not have enough weight. It is estimated that Shi Diwen will have to speak personally to make them change their attitude. However, judging from the current situation, Shi Diwen does not seem to have such an attitude.

The plan is to still agree with the existing plan of the township trial.

Although Bai Letong didn't go out to do things much, he was not bad at it. The more these people persisted, the more he felt that there were some factors that he hadn't noticed yet. Otherwise, these people were obviously very respectful to him, so what?

Why not just give in and give yourself a little face, and change a few test questions at will, so that everyone can communicate more easily.

Bai Letong felt that of course these old foxes would not understand this truth, but they persisted in their opinions and kept saying that they wanted to consider the hundreds of candidates in Zhejiang. They looked firm and unyielding. Do these people really have such a bottom line?

?Bai Letong doesn’t think so.

These people are all officials from the previous dynasty and celebrities in the literary world. If they really have a bottom line, how could they switch to Haihan so quickly? Shamelessly taking on the job of running the rural test, is it really just to run a show for the majority of literati?

Is it just a scientific examination?

Thinking of this, an idea suddenly popped up in Bai Letong's mind - these people are both organizers and question makers. After the provincial examination, they will probably have to mark the papers and select talents. In this way, they

Wouldn't it be easy to arrange some doorways among them?

The more Bai Letong thought about it, the more he felt that this was a possibility. Perhaps these people had already made arrangements for the provincial examination to start. But he didn't expect that Cheng Yaojin suddenly appeared halfway and asked to change the content of the test questions. This

If they have ulterior motives, they will naturally try their best to avoid things that are extraneous.

Thinking of this, Bai Letong spoke again: "Everyone, there are still dozens of days before the exam starts. Whether it is re-writing the questions or changing some of the questions, there is still enough time to prepare. We can definitely

Prepare two sets of questions, one according to your original plan, and one modified according to my wishes, and then report it to Sanya and let the executive committee decide. Whichever set should be used at that time, what do you think?"
Chapter completed!