Liu Yi asked unexpectedly: "Does Mr. Li also know about Cui Shilang?"
Cui Shilang left before Li Mu came to Shendu and didn't come back until yesterday. He had no reason to know about Cui Shilang.
Li Mu smiled and said: "Of course I know, I am from Beijun. Cui Shilang once served as the county magistrate in Beijun for a period of time. There are still legends about him in Beijun."
"No wonder." Liu Yi seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Cui Shilang has a handsome appearance and a majestic appearance. Countless women are crazy about him wherever he goes. I didn't expect that he has been around for so long, and there are still people in Beijun who remember him."
Li Mu had only heard about Cui Ming before, but when he saw him today, he realized why he was able to rise to great heights with the help of women.
This person has a good appearance and temperament. If he debuts on the screen in later generations, he will easily attract a group of female fans, who will call him "husband" behind him.
Throughout the ages, people's pursuit of good looks has remained unchanged. Whether it is a girl or a young woman, it is difficult to resist this temperament.
Mrs. Chu, the daughter of Jiujiang County Governor, and Princess Yunyang all fell into his hands.
Li Mu wanted to use Liu Yi's mouth to find out more information about Cui Ming, so he showed a gossipy expression and said: "I heard that Cui Shilang has been married several times..."
Liu Yi nodded and said: "I also heard that Cui Shilang was originally the son-in-law of Jiujiang County Sheriff. Later, Jiujiang County Sheriff colluded with the Demon Sect and was accidentally discovered by Cui Shilang. Cui Shilang killed his relatives out of justice and exposed his father-in-law to the court. Jiujiang County
The entire Shou family was executed on the order of the late Emperor, but Cui Shilang was the only one who was transferred to the capital of the gods because of his merits in the expose..."
He shook his head and said: "The daughter of the Jiujiang County Sheriff is his married wife, and Cui Shilang is also ruthless..."
Li Mu asked: "How did Princess Yunyang and Minister Cui get together?"
Liu Yi thought for a while and said: "Cui Shilang was the chief secretary at that time and served in the Zhongshu Province. The Zhongshu Province was in the palace, and Princess Yunyang often entered the palace. The two might have met by chance. Later, Princess Yunyang's
The prince-in-law suddenly died inexplicably, and half a year later, Cui Shilang became the new prince-in-law. In the next ten years, he was promoted from the chief secretary to the middle secretary, and a few years ago, he was promoted to the left minister..."
Li Mu wanted to ask for more details, but Liu Yi had already led him into a government office and introduced the people in the room: "Everyone, Mr. Li is here..."
Four of the five officials in the government office stood up and greeted Li Mu with fists in his hands.
Liu Yi introduced Li Mu: "These are the other five people from Zhongshushe. From the left, they are Master Zhou Xiong, Master Wang Shiwang, Master Zhang Huaili, Master Song Liangyu, Master Song, Master Xiao Ziyu..."
After Liu Yi introduced them one by one, Li Mu learned that these five people were the remaining members of Zhongshu Province, and in the past, all important affairs in Zhongshu Province were handled by them.
These six people are involved in the decision-making of most national affairs. Although these decisions may be rejected by the subordinate provinces, they are undoubtedly the people who know the most about national affairs. In this regard, even the Queen cannot compare.
Most of the six people are middle-aged, and Liu Yi, who is about thirty years old, seems to be the youngest among them.
Li Mu glanced at Zhou Xiong. Among the five people, four had just greeted him, but this person was the only one sitting on the chair, motionless.
Liu Yi coughed lightly and said: "Master Zhou, we have gathered together under the order of the Queen. I hope that Master Zhou can put the overall situation first, put aside the past grievances, and discuss the imperial examination together..."
Li Mu asked: "Does he have a grudge against me?"
Liu Yi walked up to Li Mu and whispered, "Master Zhou Xiong is Zhou Chu's uncle."
Only then did Li Mu understand. No wonder it was his first time meeting him, but he looked familiar to Zhou Xiong. He looked somewhat similar to Zhou Ting, and he didn't know whether he was the second or third among the four brothers in the Zhou family.
Liu Yi handed a compiled file to Li Mu and said: "This is a preliminary draft that we have prepared after discussion. Mr. Li will take a look at it first. If he thinks there is anything wrong with this draft, we will discuss it later...
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Li Mu took the draft and glanced at it, he found many unreasonable things.
The ancient dynasty in another world has gone through the imperial examination for more than a thousand years. Its advantages, disadvantages, and evaluation and analysis of the imperial examination system have all appeared in the history examination as important test points.
These are all must-memorize contents in middle school history, and Li Mu can tell them without searching his memory.
"There is a problem here. It seems that you have not understood the meaning of the imperial examination. The imperial examination refers to the selection of officials by subject. The abilities tested in each subject are different. How can we generalize?"
"The Ministry of Husbandry focused on arithmetic, the Ministry of Punishment focused on criminal law, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites focused on studying Zhou Rites, and changed..."
"Officials in Shendu do not need to have too high a level of cultivation. Are you worried about the demon clan and the ghost realm attacking Shendu? The cultivation level of the chief officials of major border counties and counties must be above that of good fortune..."
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Regarding the imperial examination system, there was no precedent that could be used for reference. Several people discussed it for several days, but their minds were still a mess.
Li Mu only said a few words to clear the air for them, and they soon had a clear picture.
As rumored, the imperial examination system was most likely proposed by Li Mu to the Queen.
They are from Zhongshushe. They deal with countless political affairs every day. They have extremely keen sense of smell on certain matters.
If the imperial examination could replace the academy's official selection as Li Mu said, although it would weaken the influence of the powerful and famous families on the court, it would definitely be a good thing for the continuation of the Zhou Dynasty.
If there are a large number of officials from the private sector, it will be weakened a lot if the officials formed by the academies form cliques.
The people at the bottom will now have the opportunity to be promoted, which is conducive to the concentration of mind power.
There is no doubt that this method of selecting talents for the imperial court will find many talents outside the academy for the imperial court. It is undoubtedly a better system than the one currently in place.
At this moment, a few people realized that Li Mu's words "to create peace for all generations" were not just casual remarks.
Although the matter of the imperial examination cannot be finished in a short while, if Li Mu is willing to point out the direction for them and set up a good framework, they can complete the rest by themselves.
But Li Mu didn't do that. He planned to go back early.
Once he came to Zhongshu Province, he wanted to come several more times.
More importantly, he agreed to accompany Xiaobai to go shopping and buy groceries with her.
Li Mu stood up and said, "That's it for today. I have other important matters. I'll talk about it another day when I have time."
Liu Yi stood up and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Li."
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "They are all doing things for the imperial court."
Liu Yidao: "I'll send Mr. Li off."
The two of them walked out of the government office, and a man named Wang Shi from Zhongshushe said: "This Master Li is not as disgusting as they say."
Zhang Huaili said: "He is a straight man."
Song Liangyu said: "He is also a real person."
Xiao Ziyu finally said: "Naoto and Zhenren are easily hated by most people because he is not the same type as most people."
He looked at Zhou Xiong and said: "If you meet such a straight person, your nephew will not die unjustly."
Zhou Xiong snorted coldly and walked away.
Li Mu walked out of Zhongshu Province. After a while, Master Mei came from a distance with Xiaobai and asked in surprise: "It's over so soon?"
Li Mudao: "The imperial examination system is cumbersome and will have to be repeated several times."
Master Mei said: "It's still early, you can stay a little longer."
"It's getting late." Li Mu shook his head and said, "Any later, and the food at the market won't be fresh."
Li Mu took Xiaobai's hand and said, "Let's go..."
Xiaobai picked up Li Mu and said, "My dear, there are many beautiful flowers in that garden..."
Li Mu smiled and said: "If you like, we can go back and plant flowers in the garden at home..."
A figure walked out of Zhongshu Yamen and said, "I haven't seen you for several months, but Master Mei is still as charming as ever."
Master Mei looked back at Cui Ming and said calmly: "Master Cui is back."
Cui Ming smiled gently and said: "I just returned to the capital yesterday and was about to meet with His Majesty to report on his duties. I also asked Lord Mei to pass the news on my behalf."
Master Mei shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is very busy, and the report on his duties is not an important matter. It will not be too late for Master Cui to report it to the court tomorrow morning."
After she finished speaking, there were footsteps again behind her. Li Mu took Xiao Bai and walked back again and said, "Sister Mei, I have something to see your Majesty."
Master Mei nodded and said, "Follow me."
After watching the three people leave, Cui Ming walked back to Zhongshu Province, found a supervisor, and asked: "What happened in the court during the few months I was away from Shendu?"
The chief said: "In the past two months, a lot of things have happened in Shendu. Since Li Mu came to Shendu, first a group of officials' children were beaten, and the surrogate silver law was abolished. Later, Zhou Chu of the Zhou family was struck by lightning.
He died, several students from the academy were beheaded, and Mr. Huang from Baichuan Academy was possessed by a demon in the Golden Palace, and his cultivation was abolished by His Majesty..."
Cui Ming just returned to Shendu last night and didn't know about these things.
The last time he heard Li Mu's name, it was the evil spirit born in Beijun. A policeman named Li Mu pointed at the sky and cursed, causing strange phenomena in the world. Later, the imperial court promoted "Dou E's Injustice" in various counties, and also
It has something to do with Li Mu.
He didn't expect that so many things would happen in Shendu these days when he was away from Shendu. Cui Ming was a little unbelievable and asked uncertainly: "Li Mu did all this?"
The head of Zhongshu Province nodded and said, "He has now become His Majesty's favorite."
