Your majesty, please stay in the cold palace

Xu Chengze lowered his head slightly, "Your Majesty, I wonder how our leader selects talents?"

Guo Heng smiled faintly, "Isn't the bodyguard knowing what he is asking? Our Daliang was founded in 120, and there were civil and military examinations. Anyone who studied in the whole country can apply for the imperial examination. As long as you get a title on the gold list, you can enter the court as an official and be used by our Daliang. "

Xu Chengze sneered, "Naturally, low-ranking officials know about the imperial examinations, but now Daliang government schools are prevalent, and even in some places, if you don't go to government schools, you can't take the autumn examination. Those who can enter the government schools are the children of gentry, high-ranking officials and nobles from all over the country. How many are really poor students? Can you go to school? If you can’t go to official school, it means you can’t be an official. This not only makes the poor students look forward to the autumn exam, but also fills the pockets of the officials and scholars. In some places, although the poor students can take the autumn exam, the teacher who grades the papers Pay attention to the student's background, the teacher is a high-ranking official, no matter how the students do in the exam, they will enter the exam, and the number of candidates for the exam is limited. Because of this, many children from poor families cannot enter the exam even if they have excellent grades. Even if they finally pass the exam However, the court pays attention to family status. A student from a poor family who cannot be a student of the minister of the court will not be taken seriously. The good ones can stick to their hearts and become a small local official. If they are lucky enough to become big, they will be persecuted. But those who are not firm will become lackeys of power. Such an imperial examination, such a selection of talents , They are selected for the group of powerful ministers of the grand master, not for you, the emperor! If you want someone to listen to what you say and do things in the court, you must cultivate your own people. You have many people of your own, and you have mastered the court. Naturally, you won’t be afraid of the Grand Master’s gang.”

What Xu Chengze said was clear and straightforward, something Guo Heng had never heard of before.But when he heard it, he understood the key point.Before that, he never understood why the grand master was able to make friends with so many people in the court, not to mention the old officials, and the new officials who entered the court also became his people one after another.So this is ah!

Teachers and students, form cliques and form cliques for personal gain. If you don’t come to rely on me, I will make you useless, make you a petty official for the rest of your life, and even kill you.

He sighed deeply, "The guard Yu's words made me suddenly understand. However, everyone in the court thinks that Zhan is the head of the horse, so how can I train my own people?"

"Your Majesty, you have read a lot of books. You naturally know that there is no shortage of scholars and capable people in this world. They are just buried and cannot be heard. The imperial examination is a very good and only way to let them go out of the people. Come in front of you. What you have to do now is to make this road more common."

"How can I make this road smoother?"

"Your Majesty, it's the end of July, and next month is the autumn exam. You can make an order that no matter whether you have studied in a government school, you can take the autumn exam. For this autumn exam, the test papers will be sealed and cross-checked by neighboring counties and cities. Examiners are strictly prohibited from contacting local officials and squires to ensure the fairness of the examination."

"The guard Yu's method is feasible. But, can this completely eliminate the previous disadvantages?"

Xu Chengze shook his head, "It's impossible to avoid it completely. However, the examiners can see the emperor's determination. Even if they put on a show, there will be a large number of poor disciples getting the chance."

"However, it's also about studying, and those with high grades go to high school. Why do you emphasize the children from poor families? Why do you say that they will be loyal to me after entering the court, not the grand master?"

Xu Chengze sneered, "Your Majesty, I can't guarantee that students from poor families can read better than those from noble families, and I can't guarantee that they will be loyal to you after entering the court. However, children from poor families have suffered and know the hardships of ordinary people. I personally understand the difficulty of the common people. Therefore, after becoming an official, most of them will be a good and honest official. Of course, there are also those who are determined to make progress and want to curry favor with the powerful, it depends on the emperor's ability to know people."

"Are you the general of my army?"

"I don't dare to be in a humble position. It's just that the human heart is the most complicated, the most difficult to understand, and the easiest to change. Among the poor students, there are villains who cling to the powerful, and under the nobles of the noble family, there are also gentlemen who are dedicated to the people. Find them, how to use them, how to take those who are loyal to you for your own use."

Guo Heng finally nodded, "You're right."

"Your Majesty, this autumn test is the best opportunity. Not only can you harvest officials who are closer to the people, but you can also test how well officials in the court and central government implement the emperor's orders. Whether you succeed or not, you will be rewarded."

"Yes. The guard Yu makes sense."

A gust of wind blew up Guo Heng's clothes, and Guo Heng coughed again.He quickly covered his mouth with his hand, but the dull coughing sound was still piercing in the silent night.

Xu Chengze cried out worriedly: "Your Majesty!"

Shui Yun also ran over, "Your Majesty, are you okay? It's getting late, you should go back."

"No, there's no rush." ​​Guo Heng waved his hands, coughing for a while. "Just cough it up."

After he finished speaking, he winked at Shuiyun, even though Shuiyun didn't want to, he still retreated.

"Yu Qi, there is something imminent, but I am very entangled."

"Your Majesty, can we talk about it tomorrow? Your body..."

"No, this matter is very urgent, and I really want to hear your opinion." Guo Heng panted slightly, "Yu Qi, you should know that I only have one prince now, and he is four years old this year. It's time to ask the teacher to enlighten me. But the choice of this teacher makes me very embarrassed."

Sure enough, it was this matter.Xu Chengze had a premonition in his heart, so he was not surprised.

He asked: "Is there someone in the emperor's mind?"

"not at all."

"How could it be? There are many learned scholars in our Liang dynasty, why is it that the emperor has no one to choose?"

Guo Heng sneered: "Learned and great Confucianism? Since Fu Zhaobin passed away, who in Daliang can be called a great Confucian?"

"Teacher Fu actually passed away? How could it be? His body has always been strong..."

Xu Chengze's eyes widened in surprise, and then the eye circles became sore and swollen. Fortunately, the lights were dim at night, so Guo Heng probably wouldn't see his red eye circles.

However, he gave away too much information just by saying this sentence.

Fu Zhaobin used to be the head of the Imperial Academy and Guo Heng's first teacher, and Xu Chengze was Guo Heng's companion, so he was used to calling him a teacher.

Although Fu Zhaobin was in the Imperial Academy and later became the prince's teacher, he was a talent valued by the former emperor, but he never held real power, and ordinary people have hardly heard of him, and he has always been a gentleman of the royal family, let alone ordinary people Even if ordinary officials and eunuchs are not the children who study with him in the palace, they will not be able to call him a teacher.This Yu Qi not only knew him, but also naturally called him teacher, which showed that he was a student of Teacher Fu.Guo Heng guessed that this Yu Qi was either a relative of the emperor or a companion of the princes. At that time, he was only close to his companion, Xu Chengze, and had little contact with other people. At that time, he couldn't call their names. Let alone now.

Guo Heng looked at the person in front of him. Although he tried his best to hide it, he could still feel his sadness.He had been full of doubts about Yu Qi for a long time, and now he was more sure that he was not an ordinary guard, and he was even more curious about his identity, but this was not the time to expose his true colors.

Guo Heng suppressed the doubts in his heart, panted and said: "Yu Qi, just two days ago, the grand master proposed to let his son be a teacher for Rui'er. Hehe, his calculation is good! I am in charge of me, he My son still needs to take care of my son!"

Xu Chengze said indifferently: "Your majesty, the prince is still young, so what does it matter who is the teacher? The emperor promised the grand master." What do you know?The prince is the future heir, and has a relationship with the country, how can he be casual? "

Guo Heng raised his head and glared at Yu Qi, but saw that his face was calm and unwavering, he quickly understood, and smiled angrily, "You actually tried to test me?

"

Xu Chengze knelt down, and said calmly: "A humble official must always see the determination of the emperor."

Angry, Guo Heng tore off something and threw it towards Xu Chengze.

"If I'm joking with you, why bother blowing the cold wind here in the middle of the night?"

Xu Chengze picked up what Guo Heng threw, it turned out to be a jade pendant, looking closely at its pattern, it was exactly what he gave him back then.Xu Shi has been rubbed and played with by others in the past few years, and it is already very smooth and moist.

He held the jade pendant tightly in his hand, this jade pendant was not the best, but Guo Heng always wore it by his side.does he remember himself

It's a pity that before he could express his emotions, Guo Heng said: "Return the jade pendant to me!"

Xu Chengze could only offer it with both hands.

After Guo Heng finished speaking, he coughed again. Xu Chengze wanted to step forward, but Guo Heng waved at him. He could only watch helplessly, but he couldn't do anything.

He could only say expectantly: "Your Majesty, you are not feeling well, let's stop today? Let's talk about it tomorrow." But Guo Heng didn't seem to hear it. After coughing for a while, he stared at him heavily, "Hurry up Wear the jade for me?"

"say,,

疋.

Xu Chengze stepped forward, tried his best to restrain his nervousness, and tied the jade pendant on Guo Heng. Because of his nervousness, his hands shook so much that he took several times to fasten it.Then he took a step back and calmed down his fierce heartbeat. .

Guo Heng looked at him nervously, and the anger disappeared inexplicably.

"Okay, don't dawdle, hurry up and tell me if you have a way to refuse the Grand Master?"

Xu Chengze saw that it would be impossible if he didn't say anything, and he also wanted Guo Heng to return to the palace earlier, so he no longer shirked: "Your Majesty, the reason why the Grand Master is in power

Must win, because you did not propose a convincing candidate.If you had such a candidate, the Grand Master would not be so aggressive. "

"Nonsense, if I have such a candidate, do I still need to ask you? Yan Zheng's son, named Chengcai, is actually a lazy eater. He doesn't work hard, can't distinguish five grains, and can't read all the words. What can he do? I know the person who entered the Imperial Academy, so how can I promise him to be Rui'er's teacher?"

Xu Chengze wanted to quickly end the meeting tonight, and simply said: "Your Majesty, I remember that Mr. Fu has a son who is also knowledgeable and talented. What's more rare is that he is upright and indifferent by nature. He should be called Fu Minxian, right? He..."

Guo Heng smiled wryly, "It's Fu Minxian, but he's not here anymore."

"Ah?" Xu Chengze could no longer suppress the sadness in his heart. "Brother Fu...Mr. Fu is only in his 30s this year, why so early..."