Chen Guo selected officials through the imperial examination, and nine out of ten officials were selected through the imperial examination.
Although this method of selecting officials prevents officials from being monopolized by wealthy families and thereby indirectly controlling the court, it will also expose some other problems over time.
For example, the educational resources in Gyeonggi and Jiangnan are far superior to those in other areas, and the quantity and quality of students are also higher. Half of the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government are from Gyeonggi and Jiangnan.
Recruiting officials based on their talents may seem fair, but it is actually unfair.
Officials born in the south of the Yangtze River naturally went to the south of the Yangtze River and were students of the Gyeonggi Province. The first thing they thought about must be to benefit the Gyeonggi Province. They divided the court based on geography and formed various parties. Although there were many differences within the parties, they related to
When it comes to issues related to the interests of the place of residence, they will be consistent with the outside world.
This resulted in the capital and Jiangnan occupying most of the imperial court's resources. The rest of the Taoists did not have many officials in Beijing, and they were inconspicuous. They were suppressed by the Jiangnan capital. If others ate meat, whether they could drink soup depended on the mood of the other party.
The root cause of this problem is simply that compared with Jiangnan in Gyeonggi Province, there are not many places for candidates to be elected, and naturally there are fewer Jinshi. No one speaks in the court, and there is no corresponding benefit.
Once this situation changes, as proposed by Marquis Dingguo, Jiangnan and the capital each give up 20% of their quotas to them. Although the status of the Taoists in the court cannot be said to be completely reversed, it will always improve.
This is almost a bargain, who would be stupid enough to refuse?
"What Marquis Dingguo said makes sense!"
"Master Tang's proposal is very good..."
"I second the proposal"
"I also second the proposal!"
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For a time, all the officials in the DPRK and China who were born outside the capital and Jiangnan came forward to second the proposal. This was for the benefit of all of them. How could the Marquis of Dingguo stand up and face the officials in Jiangnan and the capital?
Officials representing Jiangnan's interests wanted to refute, but when they saw such a confrontation, they also kept their mouths shut.
His Majesty is obviously determined to weaken Jiangnan's influence in the court. They are making such a fuss just to gain more benefits, which cannot change the final outcome.
Now Tangning has only reduced their quota by 20%, and has not added it to Gyeonggi Province. Instead, it has also cut Gyeonggi Province by 20%. This result is not unacceptable to Jiangnan.
Tang Ning looked calm. Although he had not communicated with anyone beforehand, he had expected that so many officials would stand up to support him before making this proposal.
Although Jiangnan and Gyeonggi are very powerful in the government, no one can compare with them, but when all the Taoists unite, the two factions must avoid their sharp edges.
This matter is inherently beneficial to them, and it is a free bargain. These people should know how to do it.
The figure of 20% was something he had considered for a long time. It would not harm the foundation of Jiangnan and Gyeongsang Province, satisfy Emperor Chen, and make other people interested. If it was higher than this number, Jiangnan and Gyeongsang Province might be able to compete with him.
If there is less, Chen Huang will definitely feel that it is not enough...
Emperor Chen glanced at Tang Ning, looked down, and asked, "Does anyone have any objections to Marquis Dingguo's proposal?"
No one in Jiangnan spoke. Officials representing the Gyeonggi region were naturally dissatisfied with this proposal. This matter had nothing to do with them in the first place, and the Gyeonggi region had simply suffered an unreasonable disaster.
An official stood up, raised his hand and was about to speak. Tang Ning looked at him and asked with a smile, "Zhongshu Ling has any objection to my proposal?"
Zhong Shuling looked at his kind smile, his heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly realized something.
Your Majesty has left this matter to Tang Ning. If he can't handle it well, wouldn't it be dereliction of duty?
If Tangning is punished for dereliction of duty because of him, he will definitely blame himself. Zhongshu Ling does not think that his background is deeper than that of the Tang family, and his official position is higher than that of Prime Minister Feng...
He looked back at his colleagues in the capital and saw that they all lowered their heads and did not dare to stand up. He was secretly angry. When he raised his head, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "The Marquis Dingguo has misunderstood. The Marquis' proposal is reasonable."
There is evidence, and I think it makes sense..."
He turned to Emperor Chen's direction, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I second your proposal to Marquis Dingguo."
"I second the proposal..."
"Seconded……"
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Zhongshu Ling took the lead, and officials from Gyeonggi and Jiangnan also stood up and expressed their agreement. The 20% figure was not enough for them to risk offending Tang Ning and various officials in the DPRK.
"If that's the case, then let's do it." Emperor Chen glanced at Tang Ning, with a look of pity in his eyes, and said, "If nothing happens, just retreat from the court..."
The situation in the court today was as Tang Ning had expected. Gyeonggi and Jiangnan had indeed taken up too much of the court's resources, making Emperor Chen dissatisfied. However, as officials from these two places, they would not feel that what they received was enough.
The words he asked Zhong Shuling in the court just now actually had a hint of threat in them.
Unexpectedly, one day he would use his power to dominate others and become a powerful official in others' mouths.
"Thank you, Mr. Tang!"
"Marquis Dingguo spoke uprightly. On behalf of the students from Henan Province, I would like to thank Lord Marquis for his great kindness!"
"Master Tang's kindness will be remembered by me, the Taoist official in Guannai!"
"The lower official represents Huainan Road..."
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After leaving the main hall, many officials who had never spoken to each other before clasped their fists and bowed to Tang Ning, thanking her. Tang Ning returned the greeting one by one.
Seeing someone walking out of the hall, Tang Ning asked with a smile: "This incident has caused Gyeonggi Province to suffer a loss. Zhongshu Ling will not hold grudges against me, right?"
Zhongshu Ling said quickly: "Don't dare, don't dare..."
"Don't you dare?"
"No, no, no..." Zhongshu Ling quickly changed his mind and said, "Master Tang is also dedicated to serving the public good. How could I bear grudge against you? Master Tang, please don't think so..."
"You really don't hold grudges?"
"I really don't hold grudges!" Zhong Shuling said quickly: "However, Mr. Tang has caused Jiangnan to suffer losses this time, and Zhang Shizhong may be dissatisfied..."
"Don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Shizhong came up from behind and said: "Prince Duan wants to reduce my Jiangnan quota by 30%. Mr. Tang helped us reduce it to 20%. It's too late for me to thank Mr. Tang. How could I be dissatisfied? Please stop provoking
Estrangement..."
"Isn't cutting it by 20% a cut?"
"Master Tang, you see, Zhongshu Ling is still unhappy..."
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When Zhongshu Ling and his servants were arguing, a eunuch trotted over and said, "Master Tang, Your Majesty has summoned you to the Imperial Study Room..."
Watching Tangning leave, Zhongshu Ling and the waiter breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
No one wants to offend His Majesty's most valued favorite, and in this matter, he represents His Majesty's wishes, and it is indeed not for himself. If the trouble comes to the end, they will be the ones who cannot end it.
He tied all the state capitals except the capital and Jiangnan to his ship, putting Jiangnan and the capital in a dilemma. He successfully completed the task assigned by His Majesty - Tang Ning was still the same Tang Ning.
Zhongshu Ling sighed and said: "High, it is really high..."
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In the imperial study room, Emperor Chen paced and murmured: "Wonderful, reducing the number of candidates in Jiangnan, and at the same time cutting down the capital to block Jiangnan's mouth, and using other channels to constrain the capital, weakening the parties in Jiangnan and the capital.
, and allowed the two parties to continue to check and balance, and also gained the support of the people from other walks of life, killing three birds with one stone, killing three eagles with one stone... Why didn't I think of this?"
Wei Jian smiled and said: "With such smart ministers under my command, why does your Majesty need to think about it?"
"Although he handled this matter very beautifully..." Chen Huang stroked the short beard on his chin and said, "But if I don't slap him, I still feel uncomfortable..."
Not long after, Tang Ning walked into the royal study, bowed and said, "See Your Majesty."
"You have done a very good job in this matter." Chen Huang sat in his seat, looked up at him, and asked: "I entrust you with such an arduous task. Do you feel resentful towards me in your heart?"
Tang Ning shook her head and said, "It is the duty of a minister to feed the emperor's salary and share his worries."
Chen Huang smiled and waved his hand and said: "This matter is indeed a bit difficult. It is normal for you to have resentment. This is human nature. I don't blame you."
Tang Ning said: "I really have no resentment."
Chen Huang didn't believe it: "Really not?"
Tangning said solemnly: "Really not!"
He glanced at Chen Huang, this kind of routine was too old-fashioned and childish.
Who doesn't know how to enforce the law when fishing? I'm afraid that if he even slightly nods his head and says the word "yes", someone will drag him out and hit him again. Tang Ning has never encountered such a scene.
How could he fall for such a trivial skill?
"Very good. He fulfills his duties and has no complaints. He is a good minister of mine." Emperor Chen stood up, walked down, looked at him with pleasure, and asked: "By the way, when you entered the Imperial Study Room just now, which one did you move first?"
