Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 423
In the distant Shang and Zhou dynasties, there was no mature talent selection mechanism.

Because the slave-owner aristocracy dominated the political power, officials at all levels practiced "shiqingshilu", that is, the slave-owner aristocracy, by virtue of blood ties, would be officials from generation to generation and occupy a dominant position.A more direct and effective way for rulers to obtain sages who can assist them is to do everything possible to find them on the spot. Therefore, there are many stories of Mingjun visiting sages, such as Yi Yin.

The rise of Yi Yin fully demonstrates the correctness of a sentence - a cook who does not want to be prime minister is not a good slave...

Yi Yin was born in Yishui at the end of the Xia Dynasty.

"Yin" is the official name, that is, the prime minister. He was originally a servant of the king of Xin in the late summer, and acted as the king's personal chef. However, this person is amazing and brilliant. He actually realized the way to govern the country from his cooking skills. Contrasting with the principles of the sages of Yao and Shun...

He saw that Xia Jie was approaching the end, and he had long wanted to show his ambition.

Shang Tang knew that Yi Yin was a talent, so he played a curve to save the country and decided to marry the daughter of the Xin family as his concubine, but in fact it was the drunkard's intention not to drink, but for Yi Yin Er!Yi Yin also volunteered to be the dowry minister and accompanied him to Shang.He carried the Dingzuo to cook the soup. Taking cooking and five flavors as an introduction, he analyzed the general trend of the world and the way of governance. He gained Tang's high trust and was relieved of his slave status. The most powerful ruling minister helped Shang Tang finally destroy Xia, established the Shang Dynasty, and became the founding father who assisted Shang Tang to seize the world.

"Govern a big country, if you cook small fresh food", this is what he said.

Of course, there is still a famous person whose experience is similar to Yi Yin, but his fame is more like Jiang Shang...

Gradually, with the development of social economy and culture and changes in class relations, the original "shiqingshilu system" lost its proper foundation, and three new systems for selecting scholars emerged: " and "Guest System".The so-called "military merit" is to obtain a salary and a title by merit. Among them, the military merit system of the Qin state has the most far-reaching influence. The Qin state's military merit system stands out for two points. All social classes can enjoy rank and title; secondly, clan aristocrats can no longer obtain high-ranking officials and titles and titles based on blood ties, as in the past, resulting in the Warring States Period, "the prime minister must start at the state department, and the fierce general must be sent to the army. "specialty.

The so-called "nurtured scholars" refer to the nobles of high-level families who use their might to keep guests from all over the world in order to serve them. The most famous are the four sons of the Warring States Period, and among them, the three thousand guests are the most famous...

From the Qin Dynasty to the Han Dynasty, there were a variety of talent selection methods in parallel. There are actually four methods for selecting officials: "acceptance of money", "appointment of sons", "inspection and judgment", and "recruitment".

Beginning with Cao Wei, Cao Pi accepted the suggestion of Chen Qun, the official minister of the Ministry of Personnel, to implement the "Nine-Rank Official Person Law", that is, "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System".
In the prefectures and counties, large and medium-sized officials are set up, responsible for the family background and moral ability, and they draw on public opinion.
The nine-rank Zhongzheng system is the development of the "inspection system". It reverts the power of selecting officials from the local to the central government. The nine-level division of personnel is an innovation in the classification of talents, and the selection criteria tend to be thorough. With the strengthening of the rule, after the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the system was full of drawbacks, the righteousness was weighted, and the evaluation was arbitrary.
The [-]th grade Zhongzheng system has become a tool for the clan to rule the country...

In a sense, the imperial examination system is actually a perfect employment system, completely breaking the blood-line hereditary relationship and the monopoly of the aristocratic family. "In the morning, you will become a farmer, and you will ascend to the Heavenly Hall in the evening." Most of the capable poor students enter the upper classes of society, master political resources, and gain the opportunity to display their talents.

The imperial examination system, to a certain extent, is conducive to fairness and justice, breaking through the monopoly of political resources of the aristocratic family, and curbing the development of the power of the aristocratic clan.
But its most significant role is to expand the source of officials and consolidate the foundation of feudal rule...

Of course, the later period of the imperial examination system severely hampered the candidates from the content to the form. Many people did not pay attention to practical knowledge, restricted their thinking, and became a cancer that hindered the development of science, technology and society.

In the present Tang Dynasty, the biggest hidden danger does not come from the frontiers and outer domains, but from the family of clans within.Throughout the ages, whenever the world is in turmoil and the imperial power is unstable, these aristocratic clansmen will jump out to protect their own interests. …

It is precisely because he is familiar with the trend of history that Fang Jun knows that His Majesty Li Er will definitely bring the imperial examination to the table, and use this as a tool to counteract the aristocratic family.That's why Fang Jun showed his movable type printing skills, burned a fire for His Majesty Li Er and handed a sharp knife to him, and took advantage of that, as the capital to negotiate with His Majesty Li Er for the marriage. .

But who could have imagined that, His Majesty Li Er smiled and accepted the big gift. When he turned around, he sold Fang Jun indifferently...

When the chief examiner of the imperial examination?

If it is placed in the Ming and Qing dynasties, this position will be able to grab the head!Because this means that all the students of this imperial examination will theoretically become the "students" of the chief examiner, and they have robbed a large number of high-quality troops in the court bureau of gangs and fraud.These students only need to have one or two successful careers in the future, which is enough for the examiner to use up.

But now it's the Tang Dynasty...

Not to mention that words such as the same year, master teacher, etc. have not yet been invented, and factions derived from regions and years have not yet appeared. There is no benefit in being the chief examiner. It is just those aristocratic clans who hate the imperial examination to their bones. The examiner is regarded as a thorn in the eye!
Now the outside world is still in the process of movable type printing, which makes the aristocratic family members want to cut Fang Jun alive. If they take over this thankless job as an examiner again, I am afraid that when I go home at night, an assassin will come to the door and I will cut myself off. brain...

Only fools do this!
Fang Jun was about to shake his head like a rattle: "Wei ministers have little knowledge and low morals, how can they be held such an important task? Please also ask your majesty to choose another wise man to preside over the imperial examinations. The great cause of Qianqiu has been damaged, and Wei Chen is to blame for his death!"

The tone is sonorous, the will is firm, the expression is firm, and it seems that there is no possibility of changing his mind at all.

Whoever likes to do this shitty errand, we don't do it anyway!
His Majesty Li Er was really annoyed, squinted and gritted his teeth: "Really don't do it?"

Fang Jun shook his head firmly: "It's not that I don't do it, it's that I can't do it."

"Haha!" His Majesty Li Er laughed angrily: "And what you, Fang Jun, think you can't do? Back then, when you proposed yourself to be the chief officer of the Canghai Dao march, it wasn't because it seemed like there was nothing in this world. Can it be hard to live with you, I, this majestic Tang Dynasty, can’t play without you?”

Hearing this, Fang Jun was so angry that he wanted to scold his mother!
You said that you are also a generation of Ming Jun, why are you always thinking about threatening your ministers?

Co-authoring, if we don't do this chief examiner, will this Canghai Dao marching chief go to waste again?

It just doesn't make sense!
Tigers don't show their power, are you really a sick cat?
Fang Jun's anger rose from his heart, he immediately straightened his back, looked at His Majesty Li Er with stern eyes, and said sternly: "The monarch tells the minister to die, and the minister has to die! Since His Majesty has to ask the minister to be the chief examiner, the monarch dare not disobey his order. , that Wei Chen has only one way to go! Wei Chen... just follow orders!"

The last sentence came out of grief and anger. After speaking, the straight waist bent down...

His Majesty Li Er was maddened by the first half of his words. Why, he wanted to play with me like a minister, and he would not obey his orders to death?However, although he was angry, he was also a little relieved in his heart. They all said that this son was slick and treacherous, but he also had such a hard temper!
Unexpectedly, the last sentence made His Majesty Li Er stunned, and he did not return to his senses for a while.

Co-author, is this a promise?

Not arrogant or arrogant?What about the iron-clad sturdy?What about the tough critics?

But it turned out to be just a nephew who was greedy for life and feared death, and who was promoted and made a fortune. As long as there are benefits, there are no principles...

His Majesty Li Er was furious at this moment. As the saying goes, no matter how much hope you have, you will be so disappointed. Rolling up his sleeves, he rushed to Fang Jun with a single stride. He kicked his foot violently.

"I'm useless, I'm afraid of dead ghosts, villains, and ministers... Niang Lie, why don't you be tough for a while? If you are tough for a while, I really appreciate your strong posture, and you really don't need to be the chief examiner... ... useless things, I will kick you to death..."

(End of this chapter)