Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

At a quarter of an hour, there were slight footsteps outside the palace. A girl's voice came in;

"Your Highness, the servant has brought it."

After hearing this, Li Shen hurriedly went outside the hall, took a few pieces of paper from Dongmei's hand and returned to the hall. During this period, Li Shimin turned a blind eye to Li Shen's transgressive behavior.

"Your Majesty, these are some of the thoughts I had about the reform of the imperial examination that I couldn't sleep last night. I have recorded them all. Please take a look." Li Shen said solemnly.

Li Shimin gave a look. Wang De went down and took some pages of Li Shen's papers to Li Shimin. Li Shimin looked at it in detail. The more I look at it, the more surprised I become. Isn't this what he wants? Li Shen wrote about the grading process of the imperial examination. From anonymity to honorary records, and then to reading. First reading. Recommend papers, and finally it’s up to the examiner to make a decision. There are six procedures in total. The marking process is complicated, and the responsibilities are assigned to each person and supervised by a dedicated person. Therefore, each red scroll has at least 6 signatures and seals of the person in charge of each link. The names and place of origin of the transcriber and the reader must also be left and marked at the end of the ink scroll for inspection.

Li Shen writes in great detail. Includes specific operations for each link. For example, how to anonymize names, for example, in order to prevent the transcriber from causing mischief, it is stipulated that the transcriber is not allowed to carry an ink pen, the paper and ink used for transcription must be consistent in color, and the cinnabar red pen must be used to transcribe the test papers. Another example is dual reading. The dual reading officer will hand over the ink scroll and ink scroll to the reading students for proofreading to see if there are any errors in the transcription. After proofreading is complete, the reading officer will stamp the test paper. Then enter the actual marking process.

The last step is marking. The test papers are distributed by drawing lots under the supervision of the examiner and fellow examiners, so the marking personnel do not know which candidate's paper they are correcting. The marking staff will recommend the papers that they like after the first reading to the same examiners. This type of papers is called "recommended papers". The co-examiner, the deputy examiner, will mark the word "take" on the test paper he likes. Papers marked with the word "take" are then sent to the examiner. If the examiner is also satisfied, the paper will be marked with the word "中". The fate of the candidates was finally decided.

Not only that, Li Shen also proposed to review the examination papers and allow failed students to check their examination papers. The purpose of re-examination is to avoid potential shady practices by the examiner, which may affect the performance of the candidates. There are also many failed candidates who have been derailed by irresponsible or derelict marking personnel. Therefore, the examiner must randomly check the "failed" papers that have not been passed, and the chief examiner also has the right to review the recommended papers that have not been "taken" by the deputy examiner. In addition, there is a more humane rule that allows failed students to check their papers, which is also a good way to supervise the marking personnel. If an excellent paper is judged poorly and the candidate appeals, the person responsible will be punished by the court.

Li Shimin remained silent after reading it. But I was extremely excited. He gave Wang De the paper in his hand and asked Wang De to read it out. Then he just looked at Li Shen blankly. It's like trying to see through Li Shen. There was silence in the main hall. Only Wang De's voice made everyone feel uneasy. They are all talented people. Otherwise, how could they be where they are now? We know the significance of Li Shen, the representative of imperial examination reform. It's just that everyone can't accept that it was thought up by a 7-year-old child. Wang De's voice stopped for a quarter of an hour. Wang De finished reading. Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Shen. Li Shen felt uncomfortable looking at it.

Li Shimin spoke first. "Okay, what do you think after listening to this?"

"Your Majesty, the reform of the imperial examination is a very important matter. If it is changed suddenly, it will cause uneasiness to the scholars. We need to be cautious. Moreover, the method written by King Shen is cumbersome and requires a lot of manpower and material resources. If it fails, the gain will outweigh the loss." Cui Renzhi said first. If this is implemented. In the future, it will not be so easy for their family to become officials in the court.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the imperial examination cannot be changed easily. It will cause unrest among scholars everywhere." This time it was an official from the Wang family.

"I second the proposal to Cui Yushi"

\"I also second the proposal.\"

\"I second the proposal\"

For a time, all the family officials stood up to object.

Li Shimin looked at the officials from the aristocratic families below. I was very angry. He said with no expression on the surface.

"What do Wei Qing think?"

I asked Wei Zheng first because Wei Zheng was upright. Dedicated to the Tang Dynasty. So someone needs to take the lead.

"I think this strategy is very good. King Shen is a great talent." Wei Zheng replied, neither humble nor arrogant. They have been doing this for the past few days. Be prepared to clear your name. Who would have thought that King Shen would come up with so many more things?

"Your Majesty, it can be implemented with just a few modifications. I think this strategy is feasible. It will be of great help to our Tang Dynasty in recruiting scholars." Wei Zheng added

"Well, auxiliary machine, look at it." Auxiliary machine is the name of Changsun Wuji.

"I think this strategy is feasible." Changsun Wuji replied. Li Shen had read many novels and TV shows in his previous life, and they said Changsun Wuji was a villain. But Li Shen understood. Changsun Wuji is capable and knows how to do things. The most important thing is to be loyal to Li Shimin. Which leader doesn't like such subordinates?

"Subsidiary"

"Subsidiary"

After that, Fang Xuanling and others voiced their opinions.

Other officials saw that so many senior officials agreed. There is no point in opposing it yourself. So he also followed suit. For a while. More than half supported it.

"Okay, then bring together the three provinces to improve the imperial examination system. The other six ministries will cooperate. Try to implement it in the spring. Retreat from the court."

"Farewell Your Majesty" Everyone saluted and led Li Shimin away. Just walked out of Tai Chi Hall. As soon as Li Shen walked out of Tai Chi Hall, he felt someone looking at him. Look left and right. I saw Cui Renzhi and Wang Yushi. There were several censors looking at him. Li Shen is probably an official of aristocratic families. Li Shen didn't want to talk to them. Prepare to return to the Imperial College. But he was stopped by Cui Inzhi.

"His Royal Highness King Shen. Do you know how much trouble your decision will bring to our family? Do you want to antagonize our family?" Cui Renzhi came up and started to question. At this time, the aristocratic family really didn't fear him as a little prince.

"I don't want to be an enemy of your family. It was you who provoked me. It was a trivial matter in the first place, but you persisted in it. What do you mean? Are you bullying me when I am young?" Li Shen was not afraid of him either.

"That's not the name you proposed first. We just wanted to give you a small punishment. But today you brought out the entire system. You really want to be the enemy of our family to the end." Cui Renzhi said.

"Cui Yushi, are you trying to intimidate me by saying this? I am the prince. Of course I have to contribute to my country, Li Tang. Is it possible that I, Li Tang, will collapse? Then who will I be as the prince? The matter has already been revealed, and there is no such thing. Room for maneuver. You want to punish me a little, and I want to retaliate against you. Otherwise, I won't take out those things. I hope that everyone will stay on the same page in the future. Until I come out of the fiefdom." Li Shen did not show weakness. He was sure that the family would not take action against him because of such a trivial matter. The risk is too great. If Li Shimin finds out. Just an excuse to kill them all. Li Shimin had military power in his hands.

After Li Shen finished speaking, he turned around and left without waiting for Cui Renzhi to speak. I just wanted to go back to the harem. He was stopped by a young eunuch.

(Note, this is the later imperial examination process. Please watch the TV series Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth by Ji Xiaolan.)