Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 276

"Your Majesty, the great sage has passed away, there are no officials in the counties and counties, and there are no ministers in the court. Except for the ministers, there is no one available!"

Wang Fu didn't care about the ministers behind him who were staring at him, and continued: "I hope that His Majesty will allow the envoys to conduct assessments to attract talented people, take charge of state affairs, and govern the government."

"How many officials are you going to select?" the emperor asked, frowning.

"The minister is going to conduct an assessment with Luoyang, and the age is not fixed. The four subjects are tested, and according to his wishes, the assessment is divided into [-] local officials. This is the first assessment, so only local officials are recruited, and they will be watched for a year. Political achievements, then assessment, promotion or demote" Wang Fu said, the emperor nodded, Wang Fu continued to explain, he has always respected the official merit system, and wanted to select officials through assessment.

In the past, the important ministers headed by He Xiu had always opposed, so Wang Fu could not implement his own political views. Now, Wang Fu has become a Situ, and he wants to implement measures. As long as the emperor allows, no one can object anymore.

He wants to conduct the assessment in four subjects, including classics, mathematics, law, and agriculture. Of course, another assessment should be carried out according to their wishes. For example, to be a county captain, at least one must be able to ride, shoot Wang Fu has been thinking about these things for ten years, so he said it in an orderly manner, and the emperor was particularly moved when he said it. He nodded from time to time, approving his remarks.

The court officials are also thinking about it.

"Those who want to participate in the assessment, come to Luoyang, and the cost of travel and accommodation shall be borne by the treasury."

"In addition, those who excel in the assessment should be rewarded with a lot of money."

"We still need to use the money from the national treasury, and the main hall for the assessment built in Luoyang must be more majestic, reflecting the importance that the temple attaches to talents."

Every time Wang Fu said something, Wen Renxi's body twitched.

Before Wang Fu could finish speaking, Wen Renxi got up immediately and said, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty."

"Mr. Wen Ren! Officials are a major event of the country. Are you going to delay the major event for mere money?!" Wang Fu turned his head and shouted angrily. Wen Ren Xi looked at Wang Fu helplessly, gritted his teeth, and slowly After sitting down, Wang Fu was not polite to his only friend.

Wang Fu looked at the officials behind him again, and added: "Your Majesty, it is still necessary to limit the number of people who will be assessed by aristocratic families. Otherwise, I am afraid that the officials will all come from rich families, and there will be no room for promotion from poor families." After he finished speaking, Yuan Feng , Xun Jian and others almost jumped up.

Before they stood up to defend themselves, Wen Renxi stood up angrily and said, "My lord, isn't this unfair to the children of the family?"

"As a king's business, is it possible that it depends on his background?"

Hearing people say righteousness, all the officials were stunned, even the emperor was a little surprised, when did you become so righteous?
Wang Fu didn't refute either, and just quietly waited for Wen Renxi to continue, because he knew Wen Renxi, and he didn't speak for the family without a reason, and such words, I'm afraid he had his own purpose ah.

Wen Renxi cleared his throat, and said: "But the family has many children, if it completely occupies the quota of hundreds of people, it's not bad, so let's think of a good way to get the best of both worlds!"

"Heritable people can say"

"As long as the children of the rich family want to be assessed, they will pay [-] yuan as the fee. The money will be used for the accommodation of the poor candidates. I am completely a child of a rich family. After all, this thousand dollars is not a small amount. What do you think?"

Wenren asked straightforwardly.

As early as when he mentioned a thousand dollars, the officials had already shown expressions of sudden realization. When he finished speaking, the officials were all inconceivable. It really makes sense!

Wang Fu nodded and said: "That's right." After he finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at the emperor. The emperor couldn't help clapping his hands and said, "I heard that the king is a great talent, and Xiao He was like this in the past."

Hearing people clasping their hands, he said: "It's all because of the talents in the world, and I dare not be a humble minister." After finishing speaking, he sat down.

"Okay, let's do it like this. The time of the assessment will be set in mid-March, and the counties and counties around the country will be ordered to clear the way for the candidates. There must be no obstruction along the way, and the post stations will take good care of them. If any candidate is more outstanding, the governor and officials will be rewarded." The emperor waved his hand and said.

"As ordered!"

Immediately, the first official examination of the Han Dynasty began, and the time was set not long after. After receiving the edict, the counties and counties frantically searched for famous talents in the county and asked them to take the exam. The most tragic Mo As for the aristocratic families, because of financial restrictions, they can only send some of the most outstanding children to participate, and cannot go to the assessment on a large scale.

Some talented people who had no ambitions because they had no elders to check their positions heard the news and embarked on the road to Luoyang very excitedly. Those whose families were poor, as long as they issued a certificate to the county magistrate and other officials, they could get The subsidy does not need to cost money, and they live in post stations along the road, and the aristocratic families all gather their children and send them to Luoyang.

However, for some celebrities who have long been famous, it is really embarrassing to participate in the assessment with a group of juniors, not to mention that they all think that only the investigation can select real talents. They were not interested in the assessment, so most of the people who came here were young scholars, and some counties and counties sent horse-drawn carriages to send the children of the village.

After all, the emperor has an order, and if they are excellent in the assessment, the officials will also be rewarded.

Taixue and Menzixue also became lively in an instant. Many students are ready to participate in the assessment. Although the two colleges are one in name, but in this assessment, there is also some meaning of competition. , both parties are preparing with all their heart.

Luoyang’s original Northern Army camp was abandoned because the Northern Army had moved to the new camp outside Luoyang. Now it has become the best place for assessment. After a little rest, this place has become an examination room , Wang Fu served as the chief examiner, and asked many people from the emperor to write questions for the assessment. Among them, Cai Yong, Zheng Xuan and others wrote questions for Confucian classics.

Cui Shi and others set up questions for agronomy.

Zhang He and Yang Qiu set up questions for the law class.

There are still a few lessons, which Liu Hong originally wanted to write questions for, but none of the officials can do his questions!If he came up with a question, wouldn't that wipe out all the candidates?In the end, in desperation, Wang Fu came up with the question himself, which was not too complicated.

In order to be able to protect candidates during the assessment period, and also for the security of Luoyang, Wang Fu borrowed [-] Northern Army soldiers from Duan Jiong. These [-] soldiers were responsible for guarding the Luoyang examination room and the safety of candidates. He has made a lot of preparations, and next, he has to wait for the candidates to come for reference. He even made a list of vacancies in many places, which is conducive to accurate appointments.

(End of this chapter)