Three days later, the review of the first round of examination papers had basically been completed. All files were sealed and then escorted into the Shiqu Pavilion of Weiyang Palace.↖
Here, Lantai Shangshu and the five hundred people around Liu Che will be responsible for transcribing the scores of all the scholars. Then, naturally, the list of scholars who passed the first round will be announced to the public.
A total of 18,752 people participated in this examination.
Among these scholars, there were children of farmers, descendants of merchants, famous disciples, and even nephews and nephews of marquises and ministers, covering almost all classes at present.
Under the huge net of examinations, hundreds of schools of thought were swept away.
With so many people referring to it, there are naturally many heroes and capable people among them.
There are hundreds of files placed before Liu Che's case.
These files were selected from 18,752 files and submitted to Liu Che for review.
These papers were recommended by the examiners who reviewed them, and then screened by Lantai Shangshu, Yizong, Yan Yi and other Liu Che's confidants before they were finally presented to Liu Che.
Therefore, these papers naturally have above-average writing style or special insights.
Of course, there are also some papers that go through the back door and are crammed in through connections.
But someone who has the ability to go from the examiner who marks papers to Liu Che's personal attendant, is he an ordinary person?
If these guys are not relatives of the emperor, they must be the nephews of important ministers.
Fortunately, there are not many such people, probably only a dozen or so.
Therefore, Liu Che pinched his nose and recognized it.
Liu Che quickly read all the test papers. He read very quickly, usually one test paper. He only glanced at it and put it aside.
Because this examination has paper-based marking, the scholars' handwriting was very neat when answering the questions.
Liu Che seemed to be relatively relaxed.
Just reading ten lines at a time, Liu Che had read most of the paper before he knew it.
But it was a pity that only a few papers were to his liking.
but……
Liu Che put down the paper in his hand, rubbed his eyes, and sighed: "It is extremely rare for these descendants of honorable ministers and princes who were born with golden keys to read to this point, so we can't be too demanding!
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After watching for so long, Liu Che had already noticed the clues.
For those papers placed at the front, upon checking the family background and birthplace, it turns out that he is either the son or relative of a certain marquis, the nephew of a certain minister, the local governor, or even related to Bo Dou.
In this way, the number of papers that suit his wishes will be smaller, which is understandable.
After all, the nephews of princes, the sons of honorable ministers, and the second-generation officials have been rich and well-dressed since they were young. They are fighting cocks and lackeys. These guys can make the papers in a presentable manner and have something to look at. It is enough to make people jealous.
Comforted.
Is it possible to expect these guys to have their heads hung up and their buttocks stabbed?
is it possible?
Anyway, Liu Che thought it was impossible. These flowers and bones, which had never experienced hardship and had grown up in a greenhouse, were already extraordinary enough to look like the middle-aged ones!
After all, you can't be too harsh on these guys...
To be honest, they did not bully men and dominate women, run rampant in the market, fight chickens and lackeys, but came to take part in the examinations and seek to serve the country. This in itself is an improvement among the aristocratic class!
However, Liu Che thought about it for a while and felt that if these guys were directly placed in the position of local people-friendly officials, it would not be cultivating them, but harming them.
Therefore, Liu Che asked Wang Dao to put away the papers of these nobles and descendants, and said: "Pass this order, all the nobles, nobles, ministers, nephews and nephews shall not be assigned to places unless I have a special order!"
"No!" Wang Dao nodded.
Liu Che naturally knew that his decision would be applauded by the nobles and ministers.
After all, since ancient times in China, the fastest way to get promoted is to stay with the emperor, the closer the better.
The seventh-grade official in front of the prime minister's door, the emperor's servant is better than the county governor.
This is not an exaggeration, but a fact!
What's more, compared to going down below, dealing with mud-legged people, working with subordinate officials, and sitting in the yamen of Chang'an, you are naturally noble and have no status.
However, Liu Che sneered.
That's true, but he has decided to change this bad habit.
In Liu Che's view, a person who has served as a local pro-people official and has outstanding political achievements will naturally have more advantages in promotion than the loud-mouthed party members.
Otherwise, those who do practical work will not be promoted, but the talkers will be promoted like rockets by sitting in the yamen and talking.
Then who is willing to do practical things?
The harm caused by the Donglin Party of the Ming Dynasty and the Eloquent Party of the Celestial Dynasty is obvious to all and known to all.
Especially the Eloquent Sect of the Celestial Dynasty, Liu Che had seen with his own eyes how they committed evil.
Precisely because he knew what the Talking Party would do when they came to power, Liu Che would never give the Talking Party room to survive.
In his plan, in the future, Han Dynasty officials who want to be Jiuqing must have a beautiful resume.
Otherwise, just play with the eggs!
Of course, right now, this can only be an idea.
Neither the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace nor the huge class of veterans and ministers in both the government and the public could allow him to adjust policies or even change national strategy as he pleased.
The only good news is that these people also dislike talking.
In the previous life, it was these people who united to abolish the Jianyuan New Deal controlled by the rhetorical party.
Therefore, in fact, if you stay in Chang'an, your future may not be bright. On the contrary, if you go to another place now, as long as you make political achievements first and be set up as a model by Liu Che, it will be difficult for you not to have a successful career!
What's more, all the officials who were devolved to the grassroots this time were assigned to Guanzhong. Liu Che would naturally know immediately if they had political achievements under the emperor's feet.
In comparison, the city of Chang'an looks noble and leisurely, but in fact it makes people feel different.
Maybe three to five years later, maybe ten years from now, when people today look back on the present, I am afraid they will be filled with regret.
In Liu Che's plan, this and the next batch of scholars who passed the examination and went to the local grassroots level were basically the same as the first batch of college students after the later dynasties resumed the college entrance examination.
They are the future of the country and the future of the bureaucracy.
With this thought, Liu Che began to read the next paper, because he knew that the next paper was the real deal.
The best among the 18,752 scholars who passed the examination this time are all among them.
In other words, these people are all chosen at the moment and are geniuses!
In Liu Che's eyes, his status is probably the same as that of the first batch of students admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University after the college entrance examination was resumed in later generations.
Their future is limitless and their future is bright.
Of course, if they can really get into Tsinghua University and Peking University in the Western Han Dynasty, they still need to pass Liu Che's test!
As the saying goes, if you use it, you will become a dragon; if you don't use it, you will become an insect!
"I hope you won't disappoint me..." Liu Che murmured in a low voice, picked up a paper, and first glanced at the name on the paper.
Yo! Not bad, he is actually an acquaintance!
King Yangling is so gentle!
The pervert who lamented that if winter could last for two more months, I would have a great time killing him!
Unexpectedly, this person actually came to take the exam! Liu Che originally thought that this guy was probably still a child, but unexpectedly, he was already able to take the exam.
The minimum age requirement for this examination is twenty years old, and the maximum age limit is sixty years old.
Looking at it this way, Wang Wenshu has turned twenty this year?
Let’s look at the school Wang Wenshu entered himself. It is Legalism, and his ambition is: to be a local husband.
"Have ambition!" Liu Che nodded. This was the first time Liu Che saw someone applying for a local government office. Of course, what's more important is that Wang Wenshu, a cruel official who does everything above all and doesn't hesitate to take the blame, is exactly what all Liu Che said.
Even the emperor liked it.
Liu Che is naturally no exception.
The emperor needs to show off his virtue to gain reputation.
But what is more needed is a sharp knife to cut off dissidents and annihilate rebellion for the emperor.
People like Wang Wenshu are talents that every emperor needs.
Liu Che turned to Wang Wenshu's examination paper directly to the last page.
Liu Che first glanced at the math questions that Wang Wenshu had answered. As expected, Wang Wenshu's arithmetic level was only average. Therefore, he could not answer the question that no one had answered last year.
Looking at the strategy again, Liu Che couldn't help but pursed his lips.
"The Jianghu atmosphere is too strong..." Liu Che judged in his heart. At the end, he added: "A little bit upright..."
"But...I like..." Liu Chemi raised her eyes, obviously very satisfied with Wang Wenshu's answer.
The last question in this year's examination was drawn up by Liu Che himself.
The title is this: I observe the rule of the three generations of kings, and they are as panic-stricken as ever. In the past, in Tang and Yu, the people did not offend people even though they painted pictures, and everyone was as handsome as the sun and moon. The Zhou Dynasty became prosperous, punishments were not used, the virtues were as good as those of birds and beasts, and the teachings spread all over the world.
, Be cautious overseas, the stars are not beautiful, the sun and the moon do not eclipse, the mountains do not collapse, and the rivers and valleys are not blocked. The phoenix sings in Qishan, and the river and Luo appear in the map. It is truly a holy rule! What a pity that the unfilial descendants will lead to the tyranny of Jie and Zhou, and the tyranny of King You.
Isn't it painful to see the state overthrown and the ancestral temple collapsed? Now that I have inherited the ancestral temple, I have been looking forward to it for a long time. I think about it all night long. If I were to wade into the deep water, I am afraid that my insensitivity will bring shame to the legacy of the late emperor.
I am not sensitive, I have been thinking about the ancestors of the three dynasties, I think about it day and night, and I have done nothing. Relying on the greatness, how can I accomplish the great achievements and virtues of the ancestors? I can compare Yao and Shun at the top, and match the three kings at the bottom!
I heard that in a city with ten houses, there must be loyal and trustworthy people. If we go together three people, we will have my master.
All the princes are virtuous and good men. They understand the style of royal affairs in ancient and modern times. There must be someone who can teach me.
To put it simply, this is actually an empty national policy question.
Judging from the text, it seems more suitable for talking heads.
However, this is a trap dug by Liu Che.
The reason is very simple. Liu Che mentioned bad examples such as King Jie, Zhou You, and then used these bad examples to ask the scholars, how can I avoid making the same mistakes as these guys?
If someone talks about virtue, politics, benevolence and righteousness, then he is totally wrong!
Because in the Han Dynasty, the emperor could not make mistakes!
If the emperor is wrong, then the world must be wrong!
In the Han Dynasty, ministers could give advice and even make remonstrances when they made mistakes, but there was a prerequisite: the emperor must not be allowed to make mistakes.
Therefore, when the officials of the Han Dynasty gave remonstrances, they would start with "I am ignorant and die for hearing", and end with "I am ignorant and cannot understand your majesty's intention. I will be punished by death and Fu Wei will give me the memorial."
You see. These are the rules of the game.
Even when the prime minister is admonishing, he has to foreshadow it with the words "Ignorance and Death".
You, a scholar, dare to say that the emperor is at fault?
Are you feeling itchy or are you impatient with life?
Emperor Taizong of the Han Dynasty Xiaowen's defamation order only targeted illiterate peasants...
Therefore, in his previous life, Yan Yi opposed the Yantie government camp and gave Zhang Tang some eye drops, but none of these could shake his position.
However, when Yan Yi jumped out and questioned Xiaozhu’s white deer skin coin, thinking that it was wrong.
He was slandered.
Liu Che remembered very clearly how Zhang Tang convicted Yan Yi: This guy actually didn't speak but moved his lips when he heard someone commenting on His Majesty's edict. This must be a slander and should be executed!
Then Yan Yi was executed...
The dignified Nong Ling, a two-thousand-stone official, was killed in such aggrieved manner.
Everyone in the court, but no one dared to speak for him.
Because Yan Yi broke the unspoken rule - the emperor is sacred and inviolable, how could he be wrong? You must be wrong...
And when Xiaozhu ruined the people's livelihood in the world, and resentment spread all over the country, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were found and revolted, an edict to blame oneself wiped everything out. It was also for this reason.
Today everyone admits that they were wrong...
Then the common people thought it was worth it, and believed that the emperor knew his mistakes and could correct them. He was indeed a holy emperor...
Therefore, it can be expected that this time the Confucianists, especially the Lu-Ru faction, will be tricked by Liu Che.
If you dare to say on this paper that Liu Che, a guy with wrong policies, will buy yourself a coffin, it won't happen, but in this life, you will never want to be an official, but it is for sure.
The answer Wang Wenshu provided to Liu Che was quite eccentric.
It can be seen that this product still has some ink.
He first cited some of the famous crimes of Jie Zhou and King You, such as wine pools and meat forests, cannon fires, and beacon fires to play with the princes. Then he flattered Liu Che, listed the benevolent policies and national policies implemented by Liu Che after he ascended the throne, and talked about Liu Che's policies.
, it is already a great and good policy that can be compared with the benevolent policies of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Then he changed the subject and mentioned Liu Che's concern about the unfilial piety of his descendants.
He said that when a state collapses, it is usually the administration of officials that begins first.
Therefore, the Han family has existed for thousands of years. Although Your Majesty has laid a good foundation, you still need to make some small additions in the administration of officials.
At this point, Wang Wenshu’s butt is exposed.
He suggested to Liu Che that subordinates of officials should be allowed to report the wrongdoings of their superiors to the court lieutenants and prime ministers, and that people should be encouraged to sue those unscrupulous officials.
For those who are corrupt and bend the law.
Wang Wenshu’s suggestion is: kill one to serve as a warning to others!
Kill every one you find, and there will definitely be no corrupt officials in the future. In this way, the Han Dynasty will last for tens of thousands of years, forever.
This is why Liu Che said that he was too arrogant.
In Chinese history, only Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and the founder of the Celestial Dynasty dared to attack the bureaucracy like this!
The other emperors were bribed and co-opted.
Do you really think other emperors don’t want to learn?
No!
It’s really beyond our capabilities!
Besides, Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, killed the timid officials. What was the result? He was scolded for ten thousand years. The same is true for the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty, who worked hard all his life. What was the result?
Liu Che is not noble enough to gamble for a noble reason such as the people.
But, then again, Wang Wenshu's answer is still in line with Liu Che's wishes.
If you are too polite to the bureaucracy sometimes, they will sit on the emperor's neck and shit.
For example, the civil servants in the Song Dynasty and the civil service group in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.
The emperor cannot win people's hearts by simply showing favor. The key is to have a knife hanging around the necks of the bureaucrats.
Liu Che needs courtiers like Wang Wenshu who dare to kill and can kill to help him kill some bureaucrats who look too ugly, and to shock those local tyrants who act recklessly and think that they are local emperors.
In the words of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, this is "the Han family has its own system, mixed with the way of overlord"
Liu Che understands it as holding a sword in hand and speaking benevolence and righteousness.
"One hand is a stick, the other is a carrot...Uncle Sam has indeed mastered the essence of governance..." Liu Che sighed in his heart.
With this in mind, Liu Che put Wang Wenshu's paper into a block with Huayin County written on it.
Although there are still two rounds to complete the examination, Wang Wenshu can already advance to the third round in Liu Che's eyes based on this policy alone.
Correspondingly, his starting point is higher than others.
Huayin County was still short of a Wei Cheng with 400 shi, so Liu Che decided to let Wang Wenshu work for him and sharpen him at the same time.
You know, Huayin is a notoriously dangerous place for officials in Guanzhong. The local clans are powerful, and some of them are even local snakes who have been living in the area since the Qin Dynasty.
After the rise of Han Dynasty, Liu Bang settled a group of old Shandong brothers in the local area.
Although these old Shandong brothers are almost dead now, they have descendants!
Although the descendants of these heroes, the descendants of Conglong soldiers, can no longer enjoy the privileges given to them by their ancestors, they go crazy and always blame my grandfather and father for doing what they did to Emperor Taizu Gao. Moreover, these people have nothing to do with the clique of princes and ministers in Chang'an.
, are inextricably linked. These people are often either the confidants of a certain prince's ancestor, the sons of his family's retainers, or even someone's mother, grandmother, etc., or the wet nurse of a certain big shot.
Under such circumstances, the place where Huayin and other descendants of the old Shandong brothers gathered was simply a dangerous place that ordinary officials feared like tigers.
Very few people who go to these places can withstand the pressure.
Often they are either forced or half-heartedly willing to join in the misfortune, or they just leave without taking the title.
But Liu Che could no longer tolerate these guys continuing to sit on the merits of their ancestors and suck the blood of the country, being greedy and lazy.
If this continues, these guys will probably evolve into Eight Banners disciples...
It would be better to send a few cool officials to educate them.
"It has been more than fifty years since the imperial dynasty, and it's time to change its skin..." Liu Che thought to himself.
Throughout history, anyone can find that any dynasty will change its skin actively or passively every once in a while to adapt to the development of the times.
The Han Dynasty has developed to this point, and it is indeed time to change its skin.
This is the general trend.
Liu Che knew it very well, so he had to take the initiative.
It is better to actively choose to evolve in that direction than to be coerced by gossips and interest groups to change your skin. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
ps: I’m going to have a drink in Changsha tomorrow. There will be an update in the morning. Then, I guess I won’t be free to write until Monday night~~
