"Your Majesty, the great sage has passed away. There are no officials in the counties and counties, and there are no ministers in the court... In the great temple, except for the ministers, there is no one available!"
Wang Fu didn't care at all about the ministers behind him who were staring at him, and continued: "With your Majesty's permission, the envoys will conduct assessments to attract talents to take charge of state affairs and govern the government..."
"How many officials are you planning to select?" the emperor asked with a frown.
"I am going to conduct an examination with Luoyang. The age is not determined... Four subjects will be used for the examination, and the assessment will be divided according to their wishes... Six hundred local officials are to be accepted. This is the first assessment, so only local officials will be recruited.
After observing their performance in one year, they will be evaluated again, promoted or demoted..." Wang Fu said, the emperor nodded, and Wang Fu continued to explain that he has always admired the official merit system and wanted to use the assessment system
Come and select officials.
Previously, Wang Fu could not implement his political views because of the opposition from the important ministers headed by He Xiu. Now that Wang Fu has become a Situ, he wants to implement measures. As long as the emperor allows it, no one can object anymore.
He wanted to conduct the assessment based on four subjects, namely classics, mathematics, law, and agriculture. Of course, he would also conduct other assessments according to their wishes. For example, to be a county captain, one must at least be able to ride and shoot.
Wang Fu had been thinking about these things for ten years, so he talked about them in an orderly manner. The emperor was particularly moved by what he said, nodding from time to time, approving of his remarks.
All the officials in the court were also thinking.
"Those who want to participate in the assessment, come to Luoyang, and the cost of travel and accommodation should be borne by the state treasury..."
"In addition, those who excel in the assessment should be rewarded with large sums of money..."
"Money from the national treasury also needs to be used to build the examination hall in Luoyang, which must be more majestic to reflect the temple's emphasis on talented people..."
Every time Wang Fu said something, his body would twitch when he heard the attack.
Before Wang Fu could finish speaking, he immediately stood up after hearing the attack and said: "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty..."
"Wen Renjun! Officials are a major matter for the country. Are you going to delay a major event for a mere money?!" Wang Fu turned his head and shouted angrily. Wen Renxi looked at Wang Fu helplessly, gritted his teeth, and slowly
After sitting down, Wang Fu was not polite to his only friend.
Wang Fu looked at the officials behind him and added: "Your Majesty, we still need to limit the number of people from aristocratic families who can be assessed. Otherwise, I'm afraid that the officials will all come from a wealthy family, and there will be no room for promotion from poor families..." After he finished speaking,
Yuan Feng, Xun Jian and others almost jumped up.
Before they could stand up to defend themselves, when they heard the attack, they stood up angrily and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this unfair to the children of the aristocratic family?"
"If you are doing something for the king, is it possible that you have to look at his background?"
Wen Renxi Dayi said Lingran, all the officials were stunned, even the emperor was a little surprised, when did you become so righteous?
Wang Fu did not refute, and just waited quietly for Wen Renxi to continue speaking, because he knew Wen Renxi, and he would not speak for the family without any reason. Such words may have his own purpose.
ah.
Wen Renxi cleared his throat and said: "But the family is a big family and there are many children. If we completely occupy the quota of hundreds of people, it won't work... Why not, let's think of a good way to get the best of both worlds!"
"Young Master Wen Ren can say..."
"Whenever a child from a wealthy family wants to take an examination, he or she must pay a thousand yuan as a fee... This money will be used to pay for the travel expenses and accommodation of poor candidates... In this way, the promotion path of the children from a wealthy family will not be cut off, nor will
As for the entire examination room being filled with children from rich families... After all, this thousand dollars is not a small amount... What do you think?"
Wen Renxi asked confidently.
As early as when he mentioned a thousand dollars, the ministers had already shown expressions of sudden realization. When he finished speaking, the ministers were all in disbelief. Although this guy's words still contained the word "money", what he said was actually
It really makes sense!
Wang Fu nodded and said: "That's great..." After he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the emperor. The emperor couldn't help but clapped his hands and said: "Wen Renjun is a great talent, Xiao He was like this in the past.
..."
Hearing this, he cupped his hands and said, "They are all talented people in the world, so I don't dare to be a humble minister..." After saying that, he sat down.
"Okay, let's do it like this. The assessment date will be set in mid-March, and all counties and counties will be ordered to clear the way for the candidates. There will be no obstructions along the way. Good students will be taken care of at the inns. If there are more excellent candidates in any place, the governor and officials will be rewarded.
.." The emperor waved his hand and said.
"As you command!"
Immediately, the first official examination of the Han Dynasty began, and the time was set not long after. After receiving the edict, various counties and counties began to frantically search for the talented and talented people in the county and required them to take the exam. The most tragic thing was
Due to financial constraints, they can only send some of their best disciples to participate, but cannot go to large-scale assessments.
Some talented people who had failed because they had no elders to check their achievements heard the news and were very excited and embarked on the road to Luoyang. Those who were poor at home could get it by providing a certificate to the county magistrate and other officials.
There was no need to spend money on the subsidy, and they could live in inns along the way, and the aristocratic families gathered their children and sent them to Luoyang.
However, for some well-known celebrities who have long been famous, it is really embarrassing to participate in any assessment with a group of juniors. Moreover, they all believe that only through examination can real talents be selected. For Wang Fu’s implementation
They were not interested in any kind of assessment, so most of the people who came were young scholars, and some counties sent carriages to send the children from the countryside there.
After all, the emperor has an order, and if they excel in the assessment, the officials will also be rewarded.
Taixue and Menzixue also became lively in an instant. Many students were ready to participate in the assessment. Although the two academies are nominally one, in this assessment, there is also some sense of competition.
, both parties are preparing with all their heart.
The original Northern Army camp in Luoyang was abandoned because the Northern Army moved to the new camp outside Luoyang. At this time, it became the best place for assessment. After a little rest, it became the examination room.
, Wang Fu served as the chief examiner and asked many people from the emperor to come up with questions for the examination. Among them, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan and others came up with questions for Confucian classics.
Cui Shi and others came up with topics for agriculture.
Zhang He and Yang Qiu came up with questions for the law class.
There are also several classes for which Liu Hong originally wanted to come up with questions, but not even a hundred officials could solve his questions! If he had come up with the questions, wouldn't it have wiped out all the candidates? In the end, he had no choice but to do so.
Next, Wang Fu himself came up with the questions, which are not too complicated.
In order to protect the candidates during the examination and for the sake of public security in Luoyang, Wang Fu borrowed 800 Northern Army soldiers from Duan Juan. These 800 soldiers were responsible for guarding the Luoyang examination room and the safety of the candidates. Wang Fu quickly
He made a lot of preparations, and then he had to wait for the candidates to come for reference. He even made a list of vacant official positions in many places to facilitate accurate appointments.