"Zhongde, who is this? Could it be that he is the long-lost son you created during a romantic affair? Hmm, the mother of this child must be a very gentle and beautiful woman. Could it be that he is a young lady from a famous family?"
Seeing a young man he had never seen before, with handsome features and a graceful figure, and an aura of being out of the world in his movements, Li Shushi really couldn't understand why such a young man would blend into the filth of the world.
"My lord, please stop joking. If my son could be half as knowledgeable as Hongyin, I would go to the ancestors of the Cheng family to burn incense and worship him. Even I, who is more than 20 years older than him, have some problems.
I still need to ask him for advice. If he hadn't been crowned yet, I'm afraid he would be the Xiaolian in Xihe this year."
"Eh?! Is he so powerful that even you, Mr. Cheng, are willing to be defeated? Well, but then again, the sages have said: 'When three people are together, there must be one who is my teacher.' It seems that you, Cheng Zhongde, are quite humble, and indeed you are.
A role model for our generation.”
Because Cheng Yu had taught before, and he was not too young, and he was the Prime Minister of Xihe County, so his position was not low, so he always unconsciously had a bit of a preaching tone when talking to others. But because of his personality
He was honest and had no malice, so everyone laughed at it. Li Shushi said this just to make fun of him.
"Then what can Mr. Hongyin do to deserve the word 'filial piety'? The current situation is so dizzy that it is no longer possible for treacherous people to get promoted. Although we, alone, cannot turn the tide, we can
We cannot allow evil people to come out of our hands."
Cheng Yu nodded to Li Shushi's words. Although Li Shushi was often out of tune on weekdays, in the final analysis he was still a good man with a pure mind (fog?) and a heart that worried about big men. Otherwise, he would not be able to win the favor of a big man die-hard like Lu Zhi.
Approval.
"Don't worry, since I dare to choose him as Xiaolian, I will definitely investigate it carefully. This person's surname is Qiu and his name is Shangye. His father died early and he and his mother depend on each other. Although he lives in the mountains and forests, he still never forgets to learn from the sages.
He not only served his mother with utmost filial piety, but also taught the local people at a young age. Hu Kong
After Ming heard about him, he went to visit in person and found that although the local hunters had to do a lot of heavy labor during the day, they were willing to study and read with him at night. Villagers from dozens of miles around heard of his reputation and came to learn.
, they don’t charge a penny, and they are only allowed to help the villagers chop wood and carry water in their free time.”
As soon as Cheng Yu talked about this young man named Qiu Shanngle, his face lit up with excitement. Although the other person's deeds were indeed very contagious and should meet the requirements for scholars in this period. But why did he look at Cheng Yu
With this glittering expression, Li Shushi couldn't help but think about it again.
When it comes to the topic of illegitimate children, Cheng Yu must have fallen in love with his wife. Looking at the terrible smile on Li Shushi's face, except for Cheng Yu who was still in a golden state and Qiu Shanngle who had no idea what was going on.
Everyone else had no choice but to raise their foreheads with their hands, looking helpless as if they couldn't complain.
"Hongyin has considerable attainments in both "Zuo Zhuan" and "Guoyu". I hope he can come to Fuya to train for a few years so that he can contribute to the country in the future. Even if he is not willing to wade into the muddy water, he can still contribute to Xihe
The common people contribute their efforts.”
Cheng Yu didn't notice Li Shushi's weird expression and continued to talk to himself.
Maybe Li Shushi should be lucky, otherwise with Cheng Yu's temper, Li Shushi would be so "provocative" again and again. With Cheng Yu's skills, there would be no pressure to beat Li Shushi. Of course, everything is peaceful in the world now.
"That is to say, we now need to fill in a document to recruit him as an official in the prefecture."
"Yes, we still have to go through some formalities. After all, these need to be reported and saved as part of the county annals."
"If the prefect is willing to shoulder those government affairs, Yu is willing to apologize for his overstepping the rules." Facing Li Shushi's offensive, Cheng Yu gave an expressionless move, which immediately made Li Shushi's expression look horrifying.
"Ahem, Zhongde, are you still short of manpower? Didn't Yan Gong and Lu Gong recommend a few to you?"
Regarding Li Shushi's rough topic-changing skills, Cheng Yu smiled slightly and did not continue to pursue it. Anyway, although he had criticized Li Shushi, the inconsiderate prefect, at the beginning, he now feels that this is not bad. Just like when the Han Dynasty was founded.
At that time, the power of the prime ministers before Emperor Wu was extremely great. The emperor was more often a manifestation of will.
, is responsible for issuing general directions, while the prime minister is responsible for specific things. In this way, not only can his talents be brought into play, but the complexity of Xihe's territory and the relationship between the various forces in the county is far greater than that of Xihe.
The small county town of Dong'a really trained his abilities, allowing his potential to be gradually discovered and exercised.
I remember that when he first arrived in Xihe, Cheng Yuke spent a lot of time trying to deal with those forces, and he didn't know how many nights he tossed and turned about it. But now, he can deal with it with ease. If the emperor asks him to govern now
Cheng Yu believes that he has enough ability to deal with a large county in the Central Plains region, but this is by no means the blind confidence he had at the beginning.
"A ruler is long and an inch is short. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Those students and masters who are still learning have enough knowledge to deal with the work here. Even Lu Gong's disciples cannot immediately
Know which position they are suitable for. Some lucky people just get a position that is suitable for them, which allows them to fully utilize their talents. However, for some people, the position they get at the beginning is not suitable for them, and their standards are very low.
It’s hard to define.”
Because Li Shushi had been gone for half a year, Cheng Yu explained it very patiently. After all, although Li Shushi was a hands-off shopkeeper, he was also a very creative master. Although he talked a lot at the top and broke his legs at the bottom, he got results most of the time.
, this is enough. Although Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu focused on promoting Confucian governance after he came to power, the Huang-Lao thoughts of the Western Han Dynasty still had a certain market, so Cheng Yu also looked forward to Li Shushi's thoughts on such an issue.
"Well, it seems that it is not difficult to solve this problem, but I am afraid that Cheng Zhongde will have a new job again."
Sure enough, he lived up to Cheng Yu's expectations. Li Shushi immediately had a solution to Cheng Yu's problem.
"It doesn't matter, Zhongde is already very satisfied if he can get inspiration from the Lord. And if this problem can be solved, it doesn't matter if I am a little more tired. I can discover one more talent for my big man, both for the person involved and for the big man.
This is a blessing for everyone, and maybe Yu will be remembered in history because of this incident. But this will only happen if the master fulfills his wish."
Could it be that Cheng Yu is also capable of pinching? It seems that if this idea can be passed down, it will really go down in history. However, it will also be complained and cursed by countless descendants. It is really a mixed blessing.
"I wonder if Zhongde is familiar with what kind of knowledge those positions require or what problems may be encountered? Of course, I am talking about general problems. Although overly special problems test one's ability, they are difficult to encounter after all.
.”
"Yu can guarantee this. After all, it has been almost a year since I sorted out Xihe's government affairs. At first, there were not many people who could help, so most of the work was handled by Meifeng and I. We generally know what abilities are generally required for each position.
of."
"Then things will be simple. Zhongde, you compiled questions into questions that only involve abilities for each position, and then gave them to those scholars who are interested in serving. You gave a completely correct score to each question, and then you
A relatively correct score will be given based on the answer, and the person with the highest cumulative score for all questions will get the position. What do you think?"
Li Shushi said that he had never taken any civil service examination, but I guess it was not much different from the postgraduate examination.
In fact, Li Shushi also took this opportunity to open a door. A door that has considerable power over the family members.
There are two important reasons why aristocratic families were able to gradually monopolize the upper echelons and eventually gain political power - the monopoly on knowledge and the monopoly on the selection of officials.
The monopoly on knowledge can be broken through private schools and official education. And although this special continent is very similar to the big man in history, the existence of the four major shrines makes the clan's monopoly on knowledge far less than what Li Shushi knew.
history. Only certain very high-end knowledge that can be used as an official, such as authoritative annotations on the Four Books and Five Classics (such as the famous families such as the Fu family, Yang family, and Yuan family mentioned earlier) can be monopolized.
The weapon that broke the monopoly of official selection was the famous imperial examination system in later generations.
No system is perfect. After all, any system is implemented by people, a group with complex emotions. Therefore, the imperial examination also has an alternative family relationship between the teachers and the students on the list. However, compared with the strict hierarchical system of aristocratic families, it is not perfect.
In other words, the clan effect brought about by the imperial examination was much looser and its composition was complex.
It’s much more complicated. And the key is that the imperial examination gave lower-class people a channel to ascend to high-level positions, a channel that is far more effective than the imperial examination system. Although the imperial examination has zero chance of requiring character (if you don’t cheat, you are a good boy), but consider
Considering the moral atmosphere of the entire society, we should not leave this kind of work to the imperial examination.
The imperial examination has a destructive force on the entire social system, especially the clan system, and is bound to cause a strong backlash from the clan. But now Li Shushi uses this system in the selection of grassroots officials, and it is still in his own territory, whether it is resistance or
I'm afraid the influence won't be too great, especially since there aren't many powerful people in Xihe now.
Although Cheng Yu didn't know the twists and turns, but considering that Li Shushi's suggestions had always had their own flavor, whether good or bad, especially Mintun's suggestions were quite constructive for border counties, so
He planned to go back and study Li Shushi's proposal carefully.
At least if you don't agree, you need to prepare enough reasons to refute it. After all, Li Shushi is Cheng Yu's lord.
And if he agrees, then he must personally be responsible for implementing it. What kind of questions should be given also requires a lot of thinking.
p.s. The second update is here...
P.s. There were thunders outside. I even saw with my own eyes a purple thunder pillar in the distance striking straight down from the sky. The scene was really shocking.
