Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

"Bang!" An expensive blue and white porcelain vase was shattered into slag. Huang Junshi looked at the fragments on the floor with a distressed face. This vase was not originally there, but they bought it later. One vase is enough to buy one in the suburbs of the capital. Sanjin's house, and I heard it was produced in South Vietnam.

Master Huang knew that the eldest prince was in a bad mood, so he shook his feather fan and kept silent, waiting for him to calm down, otherwise he would not be able to get any benefits.

Seeing that there was nothing to mess with in the study, the First Prince sat aside and panted heavily, seeing that nothing was pleasing to the eye, "Tell me, does the second child have a seven-apertured exquisite heart? Why is his head so easy to use? ? Just hit a stick and gave a sweet date, listen outside, who is not grateful to him?"

Master Huang had no choice but to answer, and said: "It's useless for you to be angry. His Royal Highness Shun Wang has learned how to govern the country since he was a child, and he knows how to use people's hearts. To be honest, this move is really beautiful, and these things have passed through Shun Wang. The selected talents will definitely be loyal to him in the future, after all, he is Bole."

"As far as his momentum is concerned, what is there for this king to fight for? Just take people back to the northwest. Anyway, he has soldiers in his hand. Even if he becomes the throne in the future, he can't do anything to this king."

Junshi Huang is not as optimistic as he is. If the eldest prince is really a brave general and the Northwest cannot do without him, then he can indeed save his life and military power. But Junshi Huang knows him too well. Yes, he also has courage, but he lacks strategy, but he is still headstrong and can't take the opinions of the people under him very well.

Huang Junshi is valued by him, firstly because he never disobeys his ideas, and always follows his thinking to solve problems for him, secondly, because of the grace of saving his life, he still has some trust in himself.

"Actually, this may not be a good opportunity for the lord." Huang Junshi began to think of a way as early as the moment he heard the news.

"How do you say it?" The eldest prince looked at him excitedly.

"The prince also recruited a lot of people when he was in the northwest, why not take this opportunity to insert them in, maybe they can be reused by the king, and it will also be an important flag in the future!"

"But how can they get into Li Xu's eyes? Wouldn't Li Xu choose people to check their details?"

"My subordinates have heard that King Shun attaches great importance to the children of poor families. This time, the selection of talents will inevitably select some people from poor families. These people do not have intricate clan relationships, so it is easier to forge their identities."

"Is it too late? My father gave me a deadline."

"People can come first, King Shun can't check everyone's background within a month, and we have to deliberately leave one or two people out for him to find out, if it's too perfect, King Shun will be suspicious."

The eldest prince raised his forehead with a headache. He also knew that he was not good at these conspiracies, but he always thought that he was capable of fighting for the position with a heavy army in his hands. But during the time he came to the capital, he gradually felt that his It's too easy to think of things.

When he left back then, Li Xu was still a young man, and his vision of strategy was far inferior to what it is now. At that time, he only thought that although he was smart, he was too weak, so he might not be able to compete with him. Still kind-hearted and soft-hearted, but the inside is black and charcoal.

"Okay, let's arrange it like this. In addition, the Northwest side asks them to be ready at any time. I can't beat him with conspiracy. Let's see what he can use to compete with me!"

Military Master Huang sighed silently, wanting to tell him that fighting for the throne is not only about force, and even if you win the battle, you won't have to rely on a knife to govern the country in the future.

A Zhang Pan list was posted, and it spread throughout the capital. The emperor wants to recruit talented people. There are a total of [-] places, and children from poor families are allowed to be selected. Just pass a few exams.

Compared to the students from the poor family who need to take the test again and again, the children of the noble family only need to be recommended by the family, but in the last imperial examination, the selected children from the poor family and the children of the noble family need to take the final exam together, and the emperor will judge the final result. This is already Li Xu. Best result so far.

It is impossible for him to change Dayan's talent selection system at once, so he will definitely not be able to sit in that position. He can only change it little by little, and it needs little compromise from the clan, otherwise once the conflict intensifies, All previous efforts were in vain.

"My lord, this is the current list, mainly in the capital and its surrounding areas. Students from far away places may not be able to make it in time." With a one-month deadline, it would be good if the news could reach a place like Nanyue. It is impossible at all. Make full preparations to go to Beijing to be elected.

"It doesn't matter, this time is just an attempt. 300 people are not many. At least half of the talents of Dayan will be concentrated in the capital. After the palace examination is over, you will ask someone to post a notice that the king will be selected among the unsuccessful candidates." Those low-level officials who are willing to participate in the selection only need to bring their previous transcripts to sign up."

Wang Chaoxian is an official of the Prime Minister, and he is a member of Prime Minister Wei on the surface, and has never surrendered to Li Xu. This time, he also came forward to discuss with Li Xu on the matter of selecting talents on behalf of Prime Minister Wei.

Li Xu admired his personality, didn't mind his position, and didn't hide his purpose this time.

The selection of 300 talents must be reserved for officials. The lowest level is to start from the county magistrate. If the family background is good, it is possible to become a Beijing official directly.

However, Li Xu felt that many of the people who deal with the common people and do practical things are those low-level officials. They may be in charge of the granary, they may be in charge of government documents, or they may be just a small policeman, but their role is not small, so Li Xu wanted to reform the petty officials of this level first. If they worked hard enough, they might not be able to join the cabinet in the future.

Of course, the imperial court would not care about such petty officials. Even if the prince wants to promote his own people and place him in this class, there is nothing wrong with it. The purpose of Wei Chengxiang sending him here is to supervise the prince. Don't let him pay too much attention to the humble family. student.

However, the prince has set three exams for the students from poor families, one exam every five days, and the first exam only takes one subject, just to see how talented the students are, otherwise it will make a big joke for the illiterate students. up.

There is another subject in the second test, but it is more difficult and in-depth. This is not something that ordinary people can pass.

Li Xu remembered that the imperial examination system tested stereotyped essays. Unfortunately, he didn't know what stereotyped essays were. He did know that the Four Books and Five Classics were compulsory items. Therefore, the content of the first two exams came from the most classic books at present, unlike the Four Books. The Five Classics have the same status.

The third round was divided into two subjects. Candidates can choose their own subjects. If they think they are talented in literature, they can choose liberal arts. If they think they are amazing in arithmetic, they can choose science.

Li Xu wanted to divide subjects into different subjects according to scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce, but this is too embarrassing. Scholars in this era still mainly read books, and they read all books of sages. They regard all subjects other than books of sages as heresy. You can't go against students from all over the country, can you?

However, these subjects can be taken later. The selection of low-level officials is more important for their heretics. Even a student who is good at farming can be sent to manage farming.

Seeing that King Shun set up so many hurdles for poor students, Wang Chao thought: This may not be easier than finding three guarantors, but in this way, those who can pass the test must be those with real talents, It is indeed more reliable than a recommendation.

As for the palace examination, he knew that King Shun had suggested to the emperor that he would take a practical and policy test. These people would eventually become officials, and it was not enough to just know what they wanted.

Wang Chaoxian felt that King Shun's arrangement this time was very good, and he was looking forward to the talents selected this time. He tentatively asked: "My lord, I wonder what percentage of the students from poor families account for?"

Li Xu glanced at the list, the two lists were separated, one was the family's children recommended by the aristocratic family, and the other was the poor family's children, the ratio was about ten to one.

He silently calculated and chose an inconspicuous number, "Then select 50 people to participate in the palace examination. Whether they can stand out in the palace examination depends on their ability."

There are at least 50 people participating in the palace examination. 30 people are indeed not too many, and they may lose the selection. In the end, only [-] people can be hired. They can still agree with this number. Even if they are selected according to the old method, each The family will also recommend children from poor families, and the ratio is almost the same. It seems that the prince does not value the poor family more than the aristocratic family as rumored outside.

This answer also satisfied the officials from the upper and lower families of the whole dynasty. As for those officials from poor families, they had no right to object at all.

This part of the officials, they basically do not stand in line, insisting on the emperor's order as the foundation, and they are a clear stream in the court. Of course, given their background, they may not be taken seriously if they are right. After all, at this time, people value the family more.

Regardless of any dynasty, the selection of officials by the court must be a major event, and no matter which dynasty it is in, there are countless people who want to enter the officialdom and show their ambitions.

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The news of the imperial court's selection of officials soon became known to all passers-by with the announcements posted by the local governments.

The most ordinary people may not care who the emperor is, but they generally pay attention to who the officials closest to them are. Meeting good officials and corrupt officials has a great impact on their lives.

As the news of the selection of officials spread throughout the world, the news that the imperial court sent the Habayashi Army to the disaster area with relief supplies also spread. Li Xu specially asked the local government to inform the public of this news.

For the areas that were not affected by the disaster, this news can only be a bit of chatter after dinner, but this little talk is enough. Li Xu doesn't need them to do anything. A responsible court can give them a sense of trust and belonging.

Lin Zhao carried supplies and [-] Yulin troops to the Yangzhou area. This time he went south by water, which was many times faster than before. When he arrived at Yangzhou Mansion, he found that the news had arrived before them.

Not only the government but also the people greeted them. Yangzhou was not seriously affected by the disaster, and the people were not displaced, so when they greeted Lin Zhao, most of them were watching the excitement.

"I heard that the commander-in-chief brought a lot of money and food. I wonder if we in Yangzhou can share some?"

"Don't think about it, didn't the news from the outside say it? We have to pay close attention to the severely affected areas first. These things seem to be a lot, and they are divided into different regions. Not much can be obtained by each household."

"As long as it doesn't go into the pockets of corrupt officials, it's fine. I heard that several towns in Yuhang were seriously affected by the disaster. These money and food can save lives."

"Huh? Why haven't we seen any victims from the south this year? At this time in previous years, Yangzhou Prefecture would gather a group of victims."

"Because they all ran to the south. You don't know. Last year, the court excused that there was no money or food, and many remote areas could not get relief at all. They tried to go to South Vietnam for help. As a result, King Shun not only helped them with food and clothing, They also sent stewards who are proficient in common affairs to help them make money, why do you think many new tricks flowed into Yangzhou this year, and many of them came out of these places."

"Is it really that powerful?"

"I don't know about other places, but have you heard of Stone Town?"

"It seems to be from Yuhang, too?"

"Yes, in a small fish town near the sea, people who live by the sea used to eat salted fish all year round. Do you know what they do now?"

"Tell me, what did you do?"

The man made a fool of himself, and waited for his friend to jump in anger before saying, "They made a kind of fish sauce, which is delicious and sweet. It's so delicious to add a little when cooking soup."

"Fish sauce? I also bought a barrel at home. It's a bit more expensive, but it smells so good!"

"There are many places like this. If you want me to say, King Shun is much better than his father. If we also have someone to guide us, we might become richer."

"You don't want to die, dare to say such words?" The man glanced left and right, wondering if the words just now were listened to, these words are about to beheaded.

The two quickly broke up, but Lin Zhao went up to the tower and told the people how much food and gold and silver they had brought this time, and then asked the people to open their eyes to see if all these things had been distributed to the people.

This is different from the practice of the imperial envoys who came here in the past. In the past, the officials either kept their money and food, for fear of being missed, or exaggerated the truth, making the people mistakenly think that they brought mountains of gold and silver.