Pei Yi was an old minister in the court, and was not surprised by His Majesty's sudden arrival: "There are also official documents just sent from Lingnan that have not yet been approved, but the old minister has sent people to deal with them urgently. They will all be received from the door before the New Year."
Save money and pay it back.”
"The journey is long and there have been delays. I don't blame you for that." Li Xingchen nodded slightly, "I came here this time to see if there are any problems with the work of the province. If you need anything, please let me know.
, In addition, I would also like to ask the attendant what he thinks of the current peace talks between the North and the South."
Pei Yi's expression became serious, and he made a gesture of invitation, asking Li Xinchen to sit down. The general office was also under his command, so it was reasonable for Li Xinchen to consult him.
Pei Yi immediately said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, I think it is too risky for Your Majesty to negotiate peace with both sides at the same time. Although Your Majesty can gain benefits from both sides, you will inevitably lose the trust of both sides. This is actually not worth the loss for us."
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Li Xingchen was not in a hurry to speak. He came to Menxiasheng this time. Firstly, it was almost Chinese New Year and he came to see if any of these government offices were completely lazy. Secondly, he also wanted to ask Pei Yi for his opinion on this matter.
After all, it was Yang Su and other young people who suggested doing this - this youth is compared to other veterans, so Li Xingchen also wanted to see what an old man like Pei Yi who had been in the court for so long was like.
view.
"A gentleman cannot stand without faith," Pei Yi stood up and poured a glass of water for Li Xingchen, "Your Majesty, please."
Li Xingchen smelled the faint fragrance of tea, but looked straight at Pei Yi through the hazy fog: "Then according to the waiter's opinion, should it be delayed or cut off?"
Pei Yi smiled and said: "I am not the prime minister, let alone your majesty. The world should be war or peace, it depends on your majesty's thoughts. If your majesty feels that it is necessary to drag it out, then it doesn't matter. If you want to end it, then
It should be cut off cleanly, so that when we take action next year, there will be no need to bear unwarranted infamy."
Li Xingchen immediately smiled bitterly: "It's hard to be a bad person, and it's hard to be a good person."
Pei Yi nodded: "In troubled times, is there anything good to do? Your Majesty must know that as long as your Majesty does not make a decision for a day, the two people in the north may never really start a war. If this stalemate continues, what will happen to my big man?"
There is no benefit.”
Li Xingchen took a deep breath. Indeed, the big man is taking advantage from both sides now, but Yang Jian and Yu Wenxian are not fools. How can they really take advantage of the big man all the time? If the big man keeps riding on the wall like this, then they may never
There will be no war, after all, no one knows which side the big man will fall to in the end.
If time continues to drag on, it may not be a good thing for the big man. Even if Li Xingchen finally has gunpowder and his confidence is rare, it does not mean that Li Xingchen has enough capital to fight with the two populous people in the north.
Competing forces.
It seems that this matter must be discussed with Yang Su and others as soon as possible to make a decision.
Then Li Xingchen changed the topic: "So Aiqing, what do you think is the biggest problem in the current court? Is there any room for improvement?"
Pei Yi was startled for a moment. Li Xingchen asked him such a question so bluntly that he didn't know how to answer it for a moment. However, it is true that anyone has to be cautious about what they say, but as a leader of the current dynasty, Pei Yi
The general's father has a strong background and is indeed qualified to answer this question.
"Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty can expand thousands of miles in one year. It not only needs population, but also talents." Pei Yi said lightly, "Your Majesty's ambition is to reach thousands of miles, and it is impossible to be restrained in this misty Jiangnan. Therefore,
How to break the rules and seek talents is what your Majesty should consider most. Without the support of talents, this huge dynasty is just an empty shelf. It shows its teeth and claws externally, but it is a mess internally. Over time, this
The lame giant will eventually fall because of his imbalance."
Li Xingchen's eyes gradually became sharper, and Pei Yi hurriedly put down the tea cup and solemnly handed it over: "I made a mistake, please forgive me!"
And Li Xingchen smiled and stretched out his hand to help Pei Yi up: "What crime is Aiqing guilty of? As the saying goes, one word wakes up a dreamer. Aiqing's words are really thought-provoking."
If a dynasty wants to be truly strong, it cannot just be tough externally, which is called militarism. It must also have a complete talent flow system internally, so that the entire dynasty can "make the best use of people and resources" to meet the needs of the dynasty's expansion.
need.
The problem of talents is indeed one of the issues that Li Xingchen has been thinking about for a long time. Compared with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, the Han Dynasty lacked people, and naturally it also lacked talents. And if more talents are buried in the wilderness, then this gap will be
getting bigger.
The current method of recruiting talents adopted by both parties is still the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. However, on the basis of the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, Li Xingchen still made certain changes. The establishment of the academy is the most important part of it. Now Chengdu Academy, Jinling Academy
Both the academy and Yuelu Academy have started recruiting students, and will send the first batch of graduating students to Dahan in the spring of next year. These students will directly obtain official status after entering Taixue for further studies.
The enrollment methods of these colleges are no different from the imperial examinations of later generations. However, because this enrollment method is only limited to the colleges and does not extend to the talent selection of the entire court, it does not cause a large-scale backlash from the aristocratic families.
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Although in the court of the Han Dynasty, the southeastern gentry, Bashu aristocratic families, northern aristocratic families and other factions were complex and somewhat contradictory to each other, once Li Xingchen opened the imperial examination, it was very likely that these aristocratic families would join forces to oppose it.
There are also people with long-term vision among these aristocratic families. How could they fail to see the threat of the imperial examination to the aristocratic families? Perhaps in a short period of time, the talents selected by the imperial examination are still mainly children of aristocratic families, but with the deepening of the imperial examination and the development of society,
With peace and stability, more children from poor families and even common people will definitely come forward and seize the positions that originally belonged to the aristocratic families.
But as Pei Yi said, if Li Xingchen does not adopt a new method of talent selection, then as time goes by, the entire Han Dynasty will be like the previous Southern Dynasties, with one generation after another gradually sinking into the sensuality and indulgence of Jiangnan.
Among them, I no longer have the courage to defend the border.
Now Li Xingchen has revitalized the entire army and local administration through military reform and political system reform, but if he really wants to make the entire Han Dynasty operate normally, he needs a steady stream of talents, that is, a steady stream of living water.
Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water.
Li Xingchen tapped the table with his hand, and after a long time he whispered:
"Yes, we need to change it, but we can't rush it." (To be continued)