Iron Dynasty

Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites cannot be abolished.

Wang Chengye trembled and shouted loudly.

Xiao Ming snorted, Wang Chengye, you and Tang Guogong and Fei Pei have set up a private school, don't you know? As the Minister of Rites, not only did you not respect Neo-Confucianism and eradicate the complicated etiquette of the people, but you focused on deepening the aristocracy. The estrangement between the children and the disciples of the poor family, this heart should be punished, come here and take off the official badge worn by Wang Chengye.

After receiving the order, the guard guarding the entrance of the main hall walked to Wang Chengye and removed the official talisman he was wearing.

In addition to official robes, the officials of the empire must wear official talismans. Once the official talisman is removed, it means that they are dismissed from office.

Ge Yiren was euphemistically persuaded by Xiao Ming to go home for retirement, Wang Chengye was immediately dismissed from office, and the entire Ministry of Rites might be abolished.

Such a violent action made the officials frightened, and they understood that the emperor would be real.

Fiji has been kneeling on the ground from beginning to end, and now his forehead is covered in cold sweat. He is thankful that he has made the relationship between himself and Feitong clear in time, otherwise the unlucky person may have himself in this time.

After disposing of Ge Yi and Wang Chengye, Xiao Ming returned to his seat, and he said loudly: I know that there are definitely more than a few people who support the establishment of private schools, and I also know that there are more than just a few officials who corrupt and bend the law. And Zhiqiu, Qingzhou, where I sit, is still like this, not to mention the whole world.

With a long sigh, Xiao Ming said, Remember, it's not my credit that you are still standing in this court today, but the credit of thousands of hard-working people and those soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. Having said that, I will personally interrogate Feitong's case, and I will also make a statement regarding the distinction between the noble and the lowly.

After pondering for a while, he said; Feitong's injury seems to be just a fight, but in fact it is the outbreak of a conflict between the powerful and the poor. Today is just a fight between two people, and in the future, the whole world may kill each other for the prosperity of the empire. Prosperity, for the sake of the foundation of the future, I declare to the world that it is forbidden to establish private schools.

Emperor Shengming. Pang Yukun was overjoyed.

Zhan Xingchang said: Your Majesty, although private education is banned, the contradictions between school students still cannot be resolved. The reason is all because of the idea of ​​distinction between high and low. decree.”

Xiao Ming nodded and said: The decree is only one aspect, and practical actions can really solve this problem. Whether it is law, economy, education, or policy, all kinds of privileges enjoyed by nobles should be completely abolished, and equality should be vigorously promoted. Thought, so that the people will no longer feel inferior to others, the most important thing is to break the solidification of stratum, so that the people all over the world have a way to rise, so from today, the official selection system of the empire will change, and it will change greatly .

After all, he gestured to Qian Dafu.

At this time, Qian Dafu walked down with the documents in his arms, and distributed them to the officials in the court hall one by one.

Pang Yukun and others took the document and looked at it carefully, and they were suddenly surprised.

The examination system for the selection of imperial officials! Pang Yukun said.

That's right, starting from this year, the Empire will fully implement the official selection system. All students with graduation certificates from major colleges are eligible to participate in the official selection exam. Those who pass the exam can be assigned to the government according to their grades and learning. In various sects, since some officials don’t do anything with the empire’s money, then get out of the way and leave it to those who do things seriously.” Xiao Ming said.

Yang Chengye said: Your Majesty, the exam can only prove a person's knowledge, but it cannot prove a person's morality. If you want to be a good official, knowledge and morality are indispensable, and even morality is better. It is not appropriate to select officials based on knowledge.

Xiao Ming smiled. He has been thinking about this question. The official selection exam he launched is somewhat similar to the contemporary civil service exam, but it is more than that.

What Yang Aiqing said makes sense, so I have prepared two methods. One is that those who pass the test will have a special job gate to visit their school, and their hometown will be evaluated by their neighbors, friends, and classmates. Those who have bad deeds , cannot be hired, only those who are qualified for both can be appointed as officials.”

The emperor is wise. Yang Chengye was relieved. In his opinion, the emperor's actions this time combined the current imperial examination system and the previous system of filial piety and integrity.

In this way, while ensuring the level of officials, it can also control the moral standards of officials.

Zhan Xingchang said: If the official selection system is implemented, the children of the powerful will also have to pass the examination before they can enter the imperial court. In this way, the children of the poor and the powerful will compete for knowledge rather than status, and if there are no children in the powerful family, they can Entering the officialdom, after one or two generations, it will automatically decline, and this is the circulation of the upper and lower.

Officials from poor families in the court were naturally rejoicing at this policy, while those conservative officials were approving because it meant that the scholar-official class would completely disappear.

In the past, the scholar-official class had almost mastered the resources for reading. The children of the scholar-official class could study in private schools and be taught by well-known family members. There were many contacts in the official world, and it was easy to get promoted, while the children of the poor family were the opposite.

Now Xiao Ming has banned private schools, which is equivalent to destroying their gesture resources, and the official selection test is equivalent to destroying their personal connections. After such a toss, the soil for the existence of scholars and officials will completely disappear.

When their own official career ends, their sons may no longer be able to enter officialdom, and can only go into business, enter factories, or farm land.

Xiao Ming looked at Baiguan's demeanor with interest. This was just the first step for him to lead the empire to modernization. The days to come are still long, and there are still many inspiring reforms to be carried out.

However, he was also a little worried. This time, he treated the powers and officials too miserably. If it caused a backlash, there would be a lot of troubles.

However, since he has made up his mind, he will not look back. He dared to risk his life to kill the Qingzhou nobles, and now he also dares to fight the current nobles.

The content of the decree, Aiqing, take it back and take a look at it slowly. What do you think about the bad incident caused by Feitong this time?

Pang Yukun said: Your Majesty, Feitong should be guilty of breaking the law, and should be punished with the crime of attempted murder. Relying on the laws of the empire, Feitong should be exiled for 3,000 miles and perform hard labor. As for Feiyu, Fei Pei bribed officials and ganged up. It should be thoroughly investigated and punished according to the results.

Xiao Ming looked at Fiji, Elder Feige, what do you think?

Fiji was already soaked in cold sweat, and he wiped his cold sweat and said, The old minister thought that what Pang Shoufu said was very true. I hope that the emperor will punish him severely, and the old minister will not tolerate it.

Xiao Ming showed a satisfied smile, all his goals were achieved in this incident.

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