Liu Muzhi said calmly: "Jinnu, you said, if we joined the army together back then, we would have expected the result we would have today, rising to the rank of prime minister and general, and holding the power of the world?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "To be honest, I haven't thought that far. I just want to have the opportunity to serve the country in the army and realize my lifelong ambition. As for what kind of success I can get, I really don't think much about it. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the night and look back on my current situation."
status, it all feels like a dream.”
Liu Muzhi sighed: "I am the same. Although I wanted to get ahead in the past, I also knew that my family background was far different from that of a high-ranking family. I would be satisfied and proud to be a governor of a state and county and a minister of the Sixth Ministry in my life.
. What we thought back then, today’s scholars will think the same way. Many lower-level scholars are not recognized for their talents, and there is no way to directly go to the shogunate of the generals to take the exam. Take a look at Baiguanfang in the capital.
People queuing up outside for interviews every day can be separated into three streets. This is the current situation. There may be tens of thousands of people who don’t even have a chance to get ahead, let alone become officials.”
Liu Yu smiled and said, "But there are a lot of people coming to see you. According to what you said, they can't go out ten streets?"
Liu Muzhi curled up his lips: "To be honest, it is no longer like two years ago where anyone can come to see me. My staff and subordinates, like Wang Hong, Xie Hui and Fu Liang, will
Responsible for the preliminary selection of the first and second steps, but after all, they are descendants of aristocratic families. Now that they are working under me, there will be many requests from aristocratic families to help with recommendations. Therefore, most of the people I am here for interviews now are
He is a descendant of an aristocratic family."
Liu Yu frowned: "I didn't expect that even Wang Hong, Xie Hui, and Fu Liang were also showing favoritism and could not recommend talents fairly."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Don't blame them for this. Their origins, relatives and friends are all in the aristocratic families. If you don't even introduce these people, then I'm afraid they won't be able to get along among the aristocratic families in the future, just like you
, if a fellow from Jingkou comes to you to recommend joining the army, can you refuse it completely? We have a cooperative relationship with the noble family, and we cannot completely break it off. If there are people in the noble family who are truly talented and learned, they should still be used. "
Liu Yu shook his head: "But in this way, the opportunities for the lower-class scholars will be even less. So you thought of Lan Xiang's method to give the lower-class scholars this opportunity?"
Liu Muzhi nodded: "To be honest, if the children of aristocratic families are allowed to endure this hardship, starting from village officials, I'm afraid not many would be willing to do so. Even if they were demoted and removed from their posts, most people would not be willing to engage in such a low-level job."
Regarding affairs, you must know that in the past, even if they were to serve as officials in other counties, many people would not take up the post. Even Yu Yue, who you always thought had changed his gender, even Wuling Neishi, a county chief, was not willing to go.
If my nephew is a county magistrate, he should be fine, but if he is a village official, they will think it is an insult to them."
Liu Yu laughed: "But if you want to be promoted in the future, if you want to gain power through performance assessment, and move up step by step, you must start from the grassroots level. In this way, maybe five or ten years later, the county
Officials below the county level will all be trained by this kind of Lan Xiang official, which is tantamount to truly eclipsing the power of the high-ranking families at the grassroots level and completely entering a new era."
Liu Muzhi smiled proudly and said: "Yes, back then, the noble family refused to join the army because their nephews were afraid of hardship and death, and gradually lost control of the army. Only then did the Eighth Route Army Party of Beijing come to power.
You have the power today. But they still have an advantage in knowledge, and no one can replace them in terms of talents in governing the country. In the past, we thought of replacing Xuan with Confucianism, and relied on Confucian students to replace some children of aristocratic families.
In addition, the Jingba brothers, who have become generals and prime ministers, have gradually achieved a balance with their official positions. But now it seems that this road is not easy to take, and they can directly go through the path of Imperial College, Imperial College and Xiangxu to follow their
The younger generation's fight for the opportunity to become an official will lead to a strong backlash, so we cannot completely fall out with them at this time, otherwise it will be dangerous if we push the high-ranking family to the Tiandao Alliance."
The smile on Liu Yu's face disappeared and he nodded heavily: "Yes, what I am most worried about now is the Tiandao Alliance. The black robe has always said that he has companions in the south. Although it is difficult to argue whether this person's words are true or false, I
I still think that he probably has such an accomplice, because Heipao is from the north, and his power is obviously with the northern barbarians. He must have companions in the south, and Sun Lu's rebellion can become so big.
Even the mafia was wiped out and eventually perished. There must be a peerless tycoon in black robe planning behind it. What I am most worried about is that this tycoon will control the high-ranking families of Jin Dynasty like the mafia did back then.
Be our enemy."
Liu Muzhi nodded: "Yes, this is the place that needs to be avoided most. We now have great power in our hands, but we have still made certain compromises and concessions to the noble families, whether it is the land they occupy or the Wu they control.
They did not compete for the official positions in the land and Jiangbei. If they competed with their nephews for places at the level of Guozixue, then they would either openly turn to Liu Yi, or secretly collude with the Tiandao Alliance, and the result of the latter may be more serious.
It’s scary, because Liu Yi is both civil and military, but extremely ambitious. He could have followed Liu Laozhi’s order to kill you back then, but he might also turn to the Tiandao Alliance in the future..."
Liu Yu waved his hand: "Let's not talk about this for now. I know what kind of person Xile is, but he is very ambitious and it is not easy for him to be subordinate to others. It will not be easy for him to completely fall to the Tiandao Alliance. Liu Tingyun is not too sure either.
We may let him join the Tiandao League, but for now, we still want to use this Lanxiang official school to attract more scholars, so that scholars who are willing to serve the country and start from the grassroots level will have a platform to rise.
and space. Within ten years, if a large number of talents can be spread all over the villages and counties of Jin Dynasty, that will be the time when the real power is reversed. It is also when we can truly not rely on the disciples of the noble families and can govern the country independently.
day!"
Liu Muzhi said seriously: "We may have to continue to siege cities and plunder territory in the future, not only in Qingzhou, but also in Lingnan and Bashu, including the Central Plains, Guanzhong, Hebei, and Hedong. After the army wins the battle and regains the lost territory,
, still requires a large number of smart officials who are loyal to the country to govern. Just like in Bashu, the Mao family has been guarding Yizhou for more than ten years. However, due to the lack of talents, the governance of Yizhou still requires the children of local wealthy families. If these people have evil intentions, they can take advantage of the situation.
If the country is in turmoil and the country is in turmoil, if you unite and create chaos, the loyal Mao family will suffer a great disaster, and the country will lose a big state. This lesson must be guarded against!"
This chapter has been completed!