The forty-sixth edition of Yan's new policy of meritocracy
King Yan extended his hand to greet him and told him not to be angry and resentful. He said calmly: "Liu Changshi has been loyal and good for generations. My eldest brother Liu Pei died in a national disaster. I respect him very much. Please tell me why you can't act like a ninth-grade official."
Law."
Liu Bin straightened his tone and said: "In the early Han Dynasty, the examination and promotion were determined, but during the Huanling period, most of them collapsed. There is a saying in the countryside: 'To promote a scholar who does not know the book, to promote a filial and honest mother to live apart.' Therefore, in the Wei and Jin Dynasties,
The minister ordered Chen Qun to change the bad governance of the government, and established the nine-rank Zhongzheng system to determine official positions. This is how the nine-rank officials came to be. However, following this method in the Jin Dynasty has done more harm than good."
King Yan leaned over to listen to Liu Bin's words, nodded frequently, and said: "I would like to hear the details."
"When it was founded, it was based on the merits of talents, not the superiority or inferiority of the family. However, over the past hundred years, it has been full of disadvantages."
Liu Bin looked around, and all the Han ministers had complicated expressions. Han Huan said that the people of the Liaodong family promoted the ninth grade Zhongzheng to show the lintel of the family. However, we, the Han people and overseas Chinese, all have a look of disdain.
The ninth-grade official law should block the way for the descendants of the family to advance.
However, the great struggle of the country starts with talent. Now that the world is in chaos, the family rosters and genealogies are almost gone, and it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false. Just talking about it based on family status is tantamount to carving a boat to ask for a sword. If there is no competition to prevent the world's talented people from entering Yan
Court, if the Yan State is in danger, there will be no scholars, and the struggle for family status should give way to the struggle for the survival of the Yan State. In addition, after the Duke of Yan became Xianbei, it suddenly broke out in less than a hundred years, and the Han people finally succumbed to it, and there was no ninth grade.
It is the soil of the law, so no one has any objections.
Just listen to Liu Bin slowly say: "There are three opinions on the nine grades of Cao and Wei: family background, career, and grade. However, during the Jin Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty, it has become a fact that the grade is more important than the family. There is a saying in the world: the emperor regards the noble son as his grade.
In the countryside, no one dares to compete with others. Children of high-ranking gentry clans are often selected into official positions directly from their families by the Ministry of Civil Affairs without having to go through inspection and evaluation, and their careers are almost empty words."
King Yan thought for a moment, "Liu Xiang, the captain of Dongyi School!" King Yan said loudly.
"I'm here."
"Gong Jiu has been in the Jin Dynasty for many days. Can you please tell me what is the current situation of the Jin Dynasty? What are the pros and cons of what Liu Changshi discussed?"
Liu Xiang straightened his body and said: "What Liu Changshi said is true. I have been in the Jin Dynasty for a long time. Among his courtiers, there are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class. Those from high-ranking families have been awarded official titles when they were still in their infancy.
However, Hao Shou, a descendant of a poor family, had to work as a petty official with swords and pens, which is extremely unfair. Since the Jin Dynasty moved south, the Langya Wang family, the Taiyuan Wang family, the Chenjun Xie family, the Longkang Huan family, and the Yingchuan Yu family were all wealthy families for a while.
The emperor of Jin was deposed, his political affairs were private, he dominated the court, and brought trouble to the world. The Jin family was deeply bitter and powerful. However, the survival of the Jin Dynasty mostly depended on the family. People at that time said that "the king and the horse share the world." If
Without the support of the family, how could Ma Rui, the king of Shuzhi, inherit the throne after Wu, Hui, Huai, and Min, occupy the land on the left of the Yangtze River, and continue to maintain the Jin Dynasty?
Liu Xiang stood up and raised his hands to greet the King of Yan and all the princes and ministers, saying, "In our country of Yan, the kingship should be unified, and the people should be employed in any way. Shun was sent to the countryside, Fu Shuo was raised among the banzhu, and Jiao Ge was raised among the buildings.
"Fish and salt. We, the Yan State, should use our talent and learning to win over the world's scholars, and never let down the hearts of the scholars because of our family status."
Liu Bin said: "I have heard that those who start well are many, and those who end well are few. At the beginning of the dynasty, meritocracy was the rule. However, as it continued for several generations, the meritorious and powerful families must have become intertwined, secretly granting prestigious positions to each other, and forming cliques for personal gain. In the end, it can be said that
It is: 'Han Su is as white and turbid as mud, Gaoliang's family is as timid as a chicken.' The dynasty will be destroyed without attack, and the Jin Dynasty's lesson is not far away."
"I second the proposal." The Prime Minister initiated the initiative first.
"I second the proposal." All the other ministers seconded the proposal.
King Yan looked at the ministers and made up his mind. He turned around and asked, "Han joins the army. Is it okay with what Liu Bin said?"
With today's situation, Han Huan was well aware that he had offended the public, so in order to protect himself, he leaned over and said: "The humble minister is so pedantic that it is insulting to the Holy Spirit. I also agree with Liu Bin's words."
After hearing this, King Yan nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, Guyi will grant the ministers' children as palace students, no matter their origins, and call all the wise and intelligent children from all ethnic groups to join me in the east." King Yan paused for a moment.
, added: "Nowadays, Xiang's learning is small, and they are willing to use the old palace as a home to establish Dongxiang. Although the Four Books and Five Classics are the most important Confucianists, if there is a big controversy today, any talented scholar can try to use it.
Guyi, perform the ritual of rural archery, and observe the merits of the examination every month. Select those who are outstanding in the classics and have advanced skills to serve as servants. If they are dull, mediocre, and cannot pass the examination, they should be selected.
When I return to my place of origin, I will abandon all those who are idle and merely look for great talents."
Yang Yu said from the side: "When selecting virtuous people and passing the examination, the selfish thoughts and distractions of the recommended people should be abandoned, and rewards and punishments should be given simultaneously. Your Majesty is wise."
Feng Yi, the Prime Minister of the country, also said: "The great talents are not put to use, and the great buildings are lost. The most important thing in the rise and fall of a country is to recruit and employ people. Now our country of Yan has gathered talents from all over the world and uses them according to their talents. They will surely make great achievements in the world. My king Shengming
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All the ministers shouted: "My king is Shengming."
After retiring from the imperial court, the King of Yan quickly ordered his officials to place recruitment orders at the main transportation roads of the prefectures and counties in Yan State. For a time, everyone rushed to tell each other. In the peaceful countryside, the talented and learned people among the refugees were very excited.
One after another, they entered the Xiang School for examination and were selected based on their talents. Academic officials from various township schools, county schools, etc., recommended those who were knowledgeable and talented to study in the Yanxue School.
The situation is the same.
After the order to seek talents was issued, King Murong Huang of Yan was particularly concerned about the selection of talents. He visited Dongxiang in person in his spare time. If he was interested, he would personally test the students. Among them, the outstanding ones were promoted to be the King of Yan's personal servants, so that they could consult on government matters.
After this, Feng Heng, the son of Feng Yu in the Han family, Liu Dang, the son of Liu Pei of Xuantu, Sun Xi, the younger brother of Sun Yong, and Fu Yan, among the refugees, were all able to study in Dongxiang and pass the assessment and be awarded officials according to their talents.
The Xiang School in the capital of Yan was full of people, and there was a lot of noise both inside and outside the school that day. Everyone laughed at one person for writing an article that was illogical and unreasonable, but he was also seeking fame and fame. He was a master of writing and ink, but he came here to gain fame and fame. But they didn't know that the King of Yan was behind him, and everyone was in a hurry.
Turning around and saluting, the internal officer Ping Bo asked, "Why are you making so much noise here?"
A scholar stepped forward and said: "We all appreciate King Yan's desire to recruit scholars from all over the world. However, nowadays there are also people who do not know their own abilities. This person is not knowledgeable in literature and writing, but he still wants to get an official position." Everyone nodded frequently.
I want to kick this person out.
King Yan ordered: "Show the article written by that man to Gu Yi."
King Yan couldn't help but laugh when he read it. He was chirping, dumb, and arrogant, but he didn't make sense.
The King of Yan said angrily: "I want to accept the world's elite into Yan Ting, but my talent is hard to accept. Please go find another place."
But I saw that man saying unconvincedly: "A gentleman's six arts are not exclusively literary. Although I am not proficient in writing and calligraphy, I am capable of all six arts."
All the scholars were greatly grievances, and those who were seeking fame and reputation shouted loudly, "Get out of here, get out of here!"
The prince who was accompanying him watched him for a long time, and saw that this man was full of heaven, strong in martial arts, but not cunning. He felt good about him, and stepped forward to say to King Yan: "This man has a dignified appearance and extraordinary appearance. Let's treat him for the time being."
What can be said about it?"
"The prince has said this, so no one has heard of it." After saying this, King Yan returned to the prince to rest.
The prince cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, father."
The prince stepped forward and asked him: "What are you capable of? If you don't show it quickly, if you are just claiming fame and trying to please others, you will be beaten with sticks."
But I saw this man saying in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Among the six arts, archery is the best, and I am the best at it. My archery ability is "the ability of the five archers", and my archery ability is "the driving ability of the five archers".
"Oh." The prince suddenly became interested. These five shots are: "White Arrow", "Shenlian", "Yanzhu", "Xiangchi", and "Jingyi". It is a very difficult archery skill that most people can master.
If you have two or three kinds of them, you will be a talented person.
These five imperial skills are the driving skills, including: "Ming He Luan", "Zhu Shui Qu", "Guo Jun Biao", "Wu Jiao Qu", "Chasing Bird Zuo". It represents five superb driving skills, which are used in the military.
Those who can master two or three kinds of skills can control the king and control the flag. Those who can control five skills are rare in the world.
"Give him a bow and arrow, and a chariot." The prince ordered his attendants to prepare.
Suddenly, the sound of drums was everywhere and the dust was flying. I saw the man driving in the Xiangxue Square, raising his bow and arrows, and shooting three arrows in a row. Birds in the sky fell in response to the arrows, and the car passed "Junbiao"
But the benchmark was not touched at all. Everyone picked up the bird in the sky and looked at it. Three arrows went straight into a wound, with no missing marks. Everyone was amazed.
Nie Hao, the attendant of the King of Yan, said to the prince: "Your Majesty, this person has such ability in riding and shooting. He can join our Yan army. How about becoming a captain?"
"Alas," the prince said without comment, "the army is crude and not as majestic as the strong men."
After saying that, he stepped forward, took the man's hand and said, "A strong man is a great man." The prince couldn't help but praise him, "A strong man is not as rigid as a document, but can join my personal guard, how about it?"
The man knelt down and thanked me and said, "Thank you very much for your kindness, sir. I will serve you wholeheartedly without any hesitation."
"Stand up quickly, strong man. Can you tell me your name?"
"Meng Gao"
"You have the lofty righteousness of Mencius." The prince patted his shoulder hard, "The strong man will follow me, and I will definitely live up to the lofty righteousness of the strong man."
The prince took Meng Gao to the stage and said to everyone: "Today, our country, Yan, wants to become great in the world, and we must work together with everyone in the same boat. Anyone with skills can come to my Yan court. I will not reject anyone who comes from the Yan country. Now I have Meng Gao to help me."
It’s clear evidence.”
I saw a student leading the way and said: "Your Majesty is wise, we admire him and we are willing to follow him."
Everyone said: "I would like to follow the prince."
In the past few years since the move to the new capital, although things in the country were turbulent, everything was safe. The weather in the country was good, the barbarians were convinced, and King Yan's health gradually improved a lot.
The wind was beautiful and the sun was shining brightly on that day, and the summer heat was gradually dissipating. The wind in the north was getting stronger day by day. King Yan had finished processing the official documents in his residence, stretched out his waist, and looked out the window.
In this scene, the leaves are starting to turn red, and the summer harvest season has passed.
Hu Ma followed the north wind and crossed the southern branches of the bird's nest. Since ancient times, autumn has been full of sadness and sorrow. This Ba'er has been guarding Tuhe for a long time. I don't know if the weather has gotten colder or if I have more clothes. He called Uncle Ping and said: "Move."
Drive to Lan Fei Palace."
"The King of Yan has arrived." Following Uncle Ping's shout, King Yan slowly walked into Concubine Lan's palace.
Concubine Lan hurriedly bowed and saluted. King Yan had been in poor health these past few days and had not been to the harem for a long time. When he saw Concubine Lan, he felt a little like a world away. He hurriedly helped Concubine Lan and took her by the side and sat down on the banquet.
I saw King Yan caressing Concubine Lan's pearls and hair carefully, but suddenly he saw a strand of white hair among a cluster of black hair.
"Concubine Lan has been working harder and harder on Ba'er these past few days."
Concubine Lan said calmly: "Ba'er troubled my king, I thank you, King Yan."
"Concubine Lan, there is no need to be too polite. I see Ba'er. Tu He has done a good job. Ba'er should be summoned back to the capital at the end of this year."
Concubine Lan still said calmly: "I have thanked my king."
King Yan felt that Concubine Lan was no longer as gentle as she had been yesterday, and she was no longer as enthusiastic towards him as she was in the old capital. It is no wonder that Yan State is no longer what it was yesterday. Looking at the northern border, there is no one who can match it. Since the capital was moved, all ministers and princes have been rewarded.
, Tu Baer and Concubine Lan can't see each other as mother and son, which makes Concubine Lan unhappy, but it doesn't make her angry.
King Yan looked at Concubine Lan's calm face, looked at her for a long time, but didn't know the strength she had. He hugged her and said, "Gu, Xu Duan will marry Ba'er first, and we can choose a date."
Concubine Lan was about to break free, but was stunned by King Yan's words. She stopped struggling and said, "Does King Yan seriously?"
King Yan touched Concubine Lan's nose and asked, "Have I ever lied to you?"
"Then I would like to thank my king for Ba'er."
"How are you going to thank me?" King Yan is in good health today, but his hands are restless.
Concubine Lan was angry and hurriedly shielded the maids and chamberlains on her left and right.
"The king is very brave, and the little girl will serve him wholeheartedly."
King Yan embraced her on the bed, rubbed her ears and temples together, and while taking off her clothes and wearing a wide band around her body, he said: "Haha, you are the only one who can speak."
The sun was gradually setting in the west, and the lanterns in Concubine Lan's palace were first turned on. King Yan slowly woke up from Concubine Lan's bed, and saw Concubine Lan sitting quietly beside her, with her long hair falling on the bed, and a comb combing her hair. She was very charming.
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King Yan just lay on the bed and looked at her quietly, and suddenly said: "If I can fake my destiny for a few years, pacify the world, spread kindness and kindness, and be supported by ministers, how about making Ba'er the heir apparent?"
Concubine Lan stopped combing her hair for a while.
Concubine Lan buried her head deeply into King Yan's chest, hugged his strong shoulders and said, "What if ordinary people would be very happy after hearing this? However, I am really worried and can't help myself. Is it a blessing or a disaster?"
King Yan hugged Concubine Lan tightly: "My dear concubine, I love Ba'er so much that I can't help myself. Concubine Lan is wise and Ba'er is smart. Now that the world is in chaos, I will be happy to be the heir, and I will be worried if I don't.
Let’s look at destiny.”
Suddenly, a chamberlain hurried over and said, "Please inform my king that the scouts are here to report that there will be great chaos in the Zhao Kingdom."
King Yan hurriedly stood up, glanced over it in a hurry, turned around and said to Concubine Lan: "Please remember my father's words. It is not appropriate to be happy or to be worried. The collapse of the Zhao Kingdom will begin with the crown prince."
After saying that, he stood up and said to the chamberlain: "Quickly call the ministers of the court and all the remaining princes to gather in Xinchang Hall. There is a change in Zhao State, and we, Yan State, should make preparations early."
After saying that, I wanted to change my clothes and go out.
Concubine Lan quickly called Xiao Ai over. Concubine Lan carefully dressed and arranged King Yan's blouse, carefully wrapped a belt with jade and gold buckles, and hugged King Yan tightly for a long time before letting go.
