Xian Dynasty Era

Chapter 65 Please Think Again

At the beginning of the night, in the back hall of Ganlu Palace, the candlelight flickered, and a tall and straight figure standing in front of the book case was cast on the window screen.

In the summer night, the star river is bright, and the sound of frogs is heard from a distance. The cool wind enters through the window screen, blows the curtain and the floor, and blows a few wisps of green smoke from the bronze smoked cage.

Su Zhao looked indifferent, wearing a beautifully crafted crown, leaning over a three-foot-square table carved with glass dragon and phoenix patterns, by the light of the candle, holding a red tube brush with a brush in his hand, turning his wrist, writing on the paper. I keep writing.

"Your Majesty, Duke Jing has arrived outside the palace." At this time, the eunuch Ling Youjiang came from behind a screen, bowed, and reported.

"Xuan." Su Zhao rubbed his sore wrist, put the brush on the pen stand, raised his cold eyes, and looked lightly towards the direction outside the hall.

Not long after, Jing Hongdao, led by the palace servants, entered the side hall, saluted, and said: "I don't know what's the important thing for your majesty to call you at night?"

Su Zhao smiled and said: "But I have something to trouble the teacher, You Jiang, show this to the teacher."

With that said, he handed the paper on the case to You Jiang.

After Jing Hongdao read it, he frowned and murmured: "The Order of Seeking Talents? Hong Wenguan? Xuanwei Department?"

At this moment, Jing Hongdao's eyelids were twitching, and for a while, he felt rather tired. The young man in front of him really had one wave after another of whimsical ideas.

There are precedents for seeking meritorious deeds, and the Hongwen Museum is nothing. I think it is similar to the Taishi Museum that manages albums and classics and supervises the compilation of national history, but it is the Department of Xuanwei...

Jing Hongdao read down and saw that the duty is to comfort people's hearts, advocate ritual and music, and realize a little bit on the surface

Jing Hongdao Cang said: "There is nothing wrong with setting up these government offices, but if you have pretensions, you can't get the right people, and it's hard to get full credit. Moreover, if you add government offices and assistants, you need salaries to support them, which wastes the country's money and food." .”

Su Zhaodao: "That's why we need to promote talents, teacher, what I mean is that you draft the order for seeking talents. In addition, after you propose to build the Shangshutai tomorrow, you can start to inspect the young children of the Gongqing family, and at the same time, let the counties and counties be promoted. Those who are virtuous and upright, filial and loyal, rush to Wenyi, test their talents alone, and entrust them with official positions according to their talents."

Su Zhao found out from the Shentu family how serious it is to leave behind the virtuous in the countryside.

But he will not only focus on the poor family, but will grasp both hands, Su Guogong's children, he will choose talents to appoint; the poor family gentry, he will also give the opportunity to become an official.

Speaking of this, I have to talk about the official selection system in this season. Except for joining the army, generally talented people hold famous thorns and vote to the minister's family in order to seek their recommendation. Of course, in most cases, the monarch turns over and over. , Selected in the circle of public ministers.

Even when Su Zhao went to visit Shentu Fan and Yan Chang, didn't he listen to Chen Shao's suggestion?

But Yan Chang himself is also a descendant of Qi Guogong, and he is just an individual who has betrayed the class.

As for Zhou Zhiqixu (official learning), it has long existed, but there is no supporting imperial examination. It sounds very strange, but in the history of China, there is a similar context. There was also Taixue in Han Dynasty, but the imperial examinations were widely held. But it was in the Sui and Tang Dynasties.

Su Zhao didn't want to visit sages one by one in the future, nor did he have the energy, so it became his idea to seek virtuous orders to attract poor scholars who aspired to official careers, to build a Hongwen library, to train middle and low-level officials, and to reserve talents for innovation.

Jing Hongdao's heart was complicated, his eyes drooped slightly, thinking about the intention of the young prince.

He still knows the principle of one king and one courtier, but such intensive and busy administration does not give people a chance to breathe, and he feels uneasy in his heart.

"Your Majesty assumes the position, and if you make a big fuss in state affairs, I'm afraid it will make people panic, so why not take it easy." Jing Hongdao struggled in his heart for a moment, but in the end he still tried to persuade him, but the words were still tactful.

Su Zhao was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Teacher, how can I not know the principle of taking time to deal with problems, avoiding haste and using patience, but internal and external troubles, time does not wait for me. It's not like you don't know the current situation of Su country. You have been watching alone for a few days. Looking at the household registration albums of the seven counties, I feel restless and worried."

Hearing these words, Jing Hongdao's ravine-ridden old face could not help showing a look of shame, and he cupped his hands and said: "It is the old minister who is incompetent and unable to serve the king. worries."

At this time, the Lord is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the Lord humiliates his ministers to death.

Su Zhao's expression was gentle, and he said with relief: "Teacher has worked hard all these years, and he is loyal to the Su Yi family. He knows it well in his heart, but the current state affairs are difficult, and there is no time to think about it in the long run. Let's take it easy. The teacher has great prestige and is well-versed in human feelings. Also please help me."

Jing Hongdao moved his lips, and said, "Your Majesty, I will draft the Order of Seeking Virtue, and the veteran will draft it after returning. It's just...the veteran has something from the bottom of his heart. If you want to tell the truth to your majesty, please don't take the blame."

Su Zhao's complexion was slightly condensed, and he said loudly: "Teacher, it's okay to speak up if you have something to say."

"Junhou Shaojian Guozuo, although wise and sensitive, but after all, he has never been in the world, he doesn't know the dangers of people, the world is difficult, and Yan Chang is also a person who harms the country. You must not listen to this person's bewitching, and reuse this generation." Jing Hongdao Cang said in a loud voice, Suddenly he bowed solemnly, and said in a sad and unspeakable tone: "Otherwise, the country will be overthrown, the ancestral temple will be destroyed, and the old officials will die and go to the underworld. They should also be covered with hair, and see the former monarch without face."

Su Zhao frowned, with a look of hesitation on his face, because these words were tantamount to cursing him as the king of subjugation, but he still endured, and said word by word: "Teacher...that's too serious."

If he hadn't inherited Guo Zuo and developed according to his previous life, 15 years later, Su Guo would be crushed and smashed by Huang Huang's great power. fight.

Jing Hongdao sighed from the bottom of his heart, knowing that his honest words were harsh, and most of them displeased the young prince, but these heartfelt words, he had to say, were not only a clear conscience, but also a political attitude.

He can relieve and turn around the conflicts with the Duke of Su for the new heir, but he can't tolerate the earth-shaking toss of the Su. The ancestors had the Su Yi family's troubled roads, hands and feet, and the land of these seven counties was born. Difficult, how can we allow a foreigner to cause chaos in the world?

"Yan Chang is a person who intends to worship as a royal censor. As for his thoughts on reforming the law, he will definitely be cautious. Teacher, don't worry too much." Su Zhao was silent for a moment, and relieved.

"Tomorrow, after the construction of Yushitai, will the teacher..."

Su Zhao's "paralyzing words" did not dispel Jing Hongdao's doubts at all. On the contrary, he strengthened his idea of ​​rectifying the country and rectifying the country. Think twice."

Su Zhao paused for a moment, and gradually became silent. Under a pair of handsome sword eyebrows, his eyes were as clear as a knife, and he lingered on his teacher who had always been wise and protective. He saw that he was thin and thin, with gray hair, but his head was raised slightly. A pair of unyielding old eyes stared at him, the eyes were not cloudy in the past, and there was a hint of sharpness in the clarity.

When Jing Hongdao was young, he was also a talented person who was able to control the party and was well-versed in government affairs. Otherwise, the former monarch of Su would not have entrusted him with state affairs.

After Su Zhao for a long time, his expression paused, although he was disappointed, but he also expected this attitude, and sighed: "It's getting late, the road is far away at night, the teacher is old and frail, why don't you go back first."

"You Jiang, send Gu to the teacher."

"Resignation, old minister." Hearing Su Zhao's words with a double meaning, Jing Hongdao trembled slightly, but still bowed and said goodbye.

"Since my teacher refuses, let's try other people." Su Zhao sighed and murmured.

It's not that he didn't think about asking Chen Shao to propose it at the court tomorrow, but the imperial censor has a lot of powers and responsibilities to supervise the officials, and it is also a power separated from the Sikou's mansion. Sikou Chen Shao also needs to avoid it, otherwise, the minister will criticize him.

In this case, Chen Shao started, and it would be best if Dazai, one of the six officials, proposed the candidate. Of course, if it is really not possible, there are...

The face of an old man appeared in front of Su Zhao's eyes. It was Meng Situ who had been waiting in a long line during the day to see him.

"Your Majesty, at the side of the princess, the dinner is ready. Would you like to come?"

Su Zhao nodded, put aside these worries for now, and said, "Let's go."

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(End of this chapter)