Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1540 Sun Ce enters Xudu

People often have preconceived ideas, and Mujing is the same. He always thinks that the new policies introduced will definitely encounter strong opposition from others.

So he made complete preparations, sharpened a knife, set up all traps, and even prepared for the worst situation, he would not hesitate to send troops into the city and kill.

But when he did all this well, he found that the smoothness of this matter took him by surprise.

"Is there not even a note of objection?"

Song Shan looked at Kuai Liang.

"Absolutely not!"

Kuai Liang sighed and said: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate has already prepared the impeachment memorial, all that is needed is to write the name, but there is no goal. All the memorials to Zhaoming Pavilion are to praise His Majesty's great feat and approve of the policy of the imperial examination!"

"That's weird!"

Mu Jing sneered: "They would not have imagined that once the imperial examination is successful, they will lose their previous advantages in the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, and the scene where officials from aristocratic families basically monopolized officials will no longer exist, and the poor family will inevitably rise. , aren't they afraid?"

When Kuai Liang heard the words, his inspiration flashed, his eyes flickered, and he wanted to say, but he hesitated.

"Speak up when you have something to say, there is no need to hide it!"

Seeing his expression, Mu Jing knew that he must have something to say, so he said directly: "Zirou, no matter what the situation was before, you are now on my thief ship, unless my ship is sunk , otherwise you can’t go down, in front of me, no matter what you have to say, you can say it bluntly, I am not a person who commits crimes with words!”

"Your Majesty's ship, how can it be called a thief ship, and I have never thought of getting off the ship!"

Kuai Liang smiled, Mu Jing's words made him relax a little bit of caution, although many times being with the king is like a tiger, but sometimes being too cautious in front of the king is not the way for a king and his ministers to get along.

He is a seasoned politician, and he always has a scale in his heart for the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Sometimes, he needs a bold offense.

To be trusted.

This is also a way of getting along between monarchs and ministers.

"Your Majesty, you may underestimate the gentry a little bit!" Kuai Liang gritted his teeth, and his speech became more direct, no longer embellishing his words, and said frankly: "Your Majesty's thoughts are as expected, but the gentry can be the lord of the world for many years, naturally Extraordinary, His Majesty created the imperial examination with the intention of breaking their monopoly on recommending talents, but why not take advantage of them!"

"Advantage?"

When Mu Jing heard the words, his heart moved, and he suddenly understood, but he still couldn't figure it out and was confused.

"Your Majesty, the imperial examinations are conducted on the same stage. In terms of learning, knowledge, and ability, no matter how much Your Majesty looks down on aristocratic families, you have to admit that most of the children from aristocratic families are much better than those from poor families!"

Kuai Liang said: "Your Majesty wants the imperial examination. They don't object, but it doesn't mean they agree. The strategy they use is a kind of talent monopoly!"

He squinted his eyes, and faintly spit out the thoughts of the aristocratic family: "Once our Ming court's first imperial examination, the final winners will all be the children of the aristocratic family, your Majesty can imagine how great it will be to Daming." His Majesty can't break his promise and get fat, but the imperial examination has instead become their path of promotion. At that time, even if His Majesty doesn't want to use the children of the aristocratic family and let them monopolize the official position, how can he stop it? In the end, the embarrassing thing is the court , Your Majesty!"

"Good guy, what can I say, they will follow my new policy like this. At the beginning in Jingxiang, they killed and killed, but the new policy was finally defeated by the old system. The power of these gentry backlash must be not small. It turns out that they are not all in favor of it. , but waiting for me here!"

Mu Jing's face was a little livid.

Sure enough, when something happens, there is always a right and a wrong. It is impossible to have only good and no bad.

Like a sharp sword.

With double blades, you can kill people from the front, and you can hurt yourself from the back.

The situation that Kuai Liang said seems unlikely, but it is not impossible. There are not a few talented people who have accumulated outstanding studies over the years.

Although Mujing has begun to develop education on a large scale, it takes ten years to cultivate people and a hundred years to cultivate people. Education is a long road, not a quick one.

Like Xi Zhicai, a poor family boy who can read outstandingly and outshine others, there are very few smart people. True talents need to be cultivated over time before they will gradually reveal their talents.

In this regard, Mujing will suffer a lot.

If you give him five or ten years, he will not be afraid. At that time, there will be talents from various universities to compete with them. But now, once the imperial examination starts, it will definitely suffer.

Mu Jing had to admit that he was still a bit Meng Lang. Hu Zhao thought that he was not wrong in his aggressive thinking at the beginning, and I am afraid that Hu Zhao also thought of this.

but……

Even if it's wrong, Mujing also believes that it can't wait any longer. Some things don't have to wait until the most suitable time, but they need to be resilient enough to do them.

"Your Majesty, there may not be room for this matter. The imperial examination policy cannot be changed, but we can delay it!" Kuai Liang suggested.

"procrastination?"

Mu Jing shook his head, and said: "The notice from the Ministry of Rites has been issued, which represents the will of the imperial court and my integrity. I belong to the Son of Heaven, and I keep my promises. How can I slip up and say when it is!"

He smiled coldly and continued, "As for saying that they want to monopolize, that's not necessarily the case!"

"Does Your Majesty have a good plan?"

Kuai Liang asked.

"There are no good ideas!" Mu Jing shook his head: "But there is a stupid way!"

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

"I will personally serve as the chief examiner of this imperial examination, the examiner!" Mu Jing said calmly: "The students in the past only learned the Four Books and Five Classics. This time, I will give them some novel examination methods!"

"Your Majesty is brilliant!"

The corner of Kuai Liang's mouth twitched, and he almost didn't yell: "Your Majesty, you are too skinny, it's very obvious that you favor one over another.

Some textbooks of Ming Dynasty Education are not limited to Confucian classics. The Department of Education of Daming originally compiled textbooks for state and county schools based on the textbooks of Hongdu School.

In addition to Confucianism subjects, there are science subjects, and there are miscellaneous subjects.

These are the children of aristocratic families, who are relatively weak, and they are also newly trained students, who have an advantage.

If the gap between the Confucian classics is smoothed out, then the gap between the poor students and the disciples of the aristocratic families will be widened by a large margin. Even if they cannot be equalized, at least they will have the strength to fight. The possibility of being fully monopolized appears.

"Your Majesty, no matter how you come up with the question, it may not be what you want. Hu Xiang and Cai Xiang are watching. It is impossible for them to increase the conflict between you and the family. With Ming Taiping, everything else can be discussed!" Kuai Liang said.

"Of course I know!"

Mu Jing was thick-skinned and didn't care about Kuai Liang's contemptuous eyes. He smiled and said, "There is always a way to deal with them. The most important thing right now is to increase your influence!"

Mu Jing's face became sharper, and he said: "Zi Rou, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has to make a name for itself. The inspection of officials in the world is not just a name. I have always emphasized that the so-called officials of Ming Dynasty are all parents' officials. They To govern a place, one must stand upright to convince the people, but not everyone is the same. I established the Metropolitan Procuratorate not to be angry with anyone, and not just to increase influence in Zhaoming Pavilion. You know, If I want to do it, I don’t need to be so troublesome, the existence of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is to allow local officials to better regulate themselves!”

"Your Majesty's will!"

Kuai Liang had also been prepared for a long time, he knew that when he took over the Zuodu Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he was already a lone minister of Ming Dynasty. To do things, to be a shit-stirring stick in the officialdom, and to be an official who makes people isolated.

He handed over a plan: "Your Majesty, please take a look, this is a two-year inspection plan for local officials formulated by our Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

"Inspection by local officials?"

Mu Jing was a little surprised, he was just reminding Kuai Liang, but he didn't expect that Kuai Liang's work was not easy, he was a bit aggressive, and he obviously planned to get rich.

He picked up the plan, flipped through a few pages, and looked at it carefully. The plan was well done, but it was a bit petty. Although Kuai Liang had made up his mind, he still lacked courage.

It's not Kuai Liang's fault, Kuai Liang's ability to do this is already pretty good, at least he has the guts to investigate.

"The plan works!"

While watching, Mu Jing said: "But it's not enough consideration. Officials are the foundation of my Ming court. It doesn't mean that you can do whatever you want to investigate. If it really arouses public anger, I can't protect you. On this point, you knew!"

Kuai Liang was speechless, but it was undeniable that his heart was very bright.

"So you have to be famous as a teacher!" Mu Jing stood up, took out a copy of "Ming Ke" from the side, handed it to Kuai Liang, and said, "Censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, first give this book to me for memorization." Familiar with me, think about doing things again, especially when it was brought up last year, the regulations on regulating officials!"

"Yes!"

Kuai Liang was holding the thick "Ming Ke", feeling a little bitter in his heart, since ancient censors, there is no need to learn these things, but he also has some ideas about Mu Jing's reminder.

Mujing is better for them, the Metropolitan Procuratorate will become the target of public criticism, if he can't find a weapon to protect himself, he will be swallowed up sooner or later.

The Minco is a nice weapon.

"In addition, you all have to form your own procedures. It doesn't mean that you can impeach whoever you want. To what extent, you can file a case against officials of any rank, and at what stage of evidence collection, you can go to impeachment. There must be a limited procedure for this!"

Mu Jing instructed: "No rules, no rules. The Metropolitan Procuratorate is to regulate the officials of the Ming Dynasty. First of all, you must be trusted by others, otherwise, you will be unable to do anything!"

"I understand. Before the inspection of local officials, I will start to rectify the Metropolitan Procuratorate!"

Kuai Liang was a little depressed at the beginning, but as Mu Jing talked more, his eyes became brighter, and sometimes he could not see something. People in the imperial court love it, so it is not so simple to do things.

And Mu Jing's few words, to him, seemed to give him the feeling of seeing the blue sky through the clouds and mists.

"Sharpening a knife is not the same as chopping firewood!" Mu Jing smiled: "The Metropolitan Procuratorate wants to become a sharp knife, so it has to be sharpened hard!"

Mu Jing looked at Kuai Liang and was very satisfied. Kuai Liang was not only a man of great ability, but also had great political wisdom. It was the right move to promote him into the cabinet.

In the future, Hu Zhao and Cai Yong may not have such a good life.

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In the first year of Taiwu in the Ming Dynasty and the third year in Jian'an in the Han Dynasty, in November, the sky was full of snow, and the white snow seemed to be the most beautiful element between heaven and earth.

This can be regarded as the most peaceful period of time since this year. The Ming Dynasty established its dynasty and gathered its troops.

And the northern border was already snowing heavily. Under the severe winter, even sporadic local battles rarely occurred, as if the world was at peace.

But the undercurrent in it did not disappear.

The Yan army is mobilizing troops, and the Zhou army in Hebei is also making the final struggle, constantly mobilizing troops, and the main force of the Wei army is also beginning to mobilize, even the soldiers and horses of Wu State in Jiangdong are mobilizing to the north.

But no matter how the troops are mobilized, the war has come to an end, and it can be seen now that it is a harmonious world.

And in late November, the team that had dawdled along the way for more than a month arrived outside the suburbs of Xudu.

This team is from Jiangdong.

Among the team, Wu Wang Sun Ce personally sat in town. This time, he came to Xudu City in the name of personally escorting his younger sister, Sun Shi Shangxiang, to marry Cao Ang, the son of Wei Wang.

Sun Ce gave face, but Cao Cao didn't care about putting on airs.

He led all the civil and military officials of the imperial court to meet Sun Ce's team in person at Shili Pavilion outside Xudu City.

On this day, it was snowing.

There is not much snow.

But it has been falling for several days, and the ground is covered with snowflakes, and all you can see is a white snow scene.

The two teams gathered at Shili Pavilion.

Wearing a brocade robe, with a sword at his waist, Sun Ce rode out of the group on a tall horse. His eyes were vivid, and he looked ahead. He saw Cao Cao.

Cao Cao rode out as well, he bowed his hands first, and said with a smile: "This king is welcoming King Wu on behalf of His Majesty today, please come to Xudu to meet His Majesty!"

"How is Your Majesty?"

Sun Ce's pupils changed color slightly, a sneer sneered at the corner of his mouth, and he spoke calmly.

"Since the beginning of winter, His Majesty has been hit by the wind and cold. Recently, he has some uneasiness, but it is not serious. His Majesty even values ​​King Wu, so he must meet in person!"

Cao Cao smiled slightly, without any movement, but said calmly.

"Ashamed!"

Sun Ce is not an idiot either, at this time he could tell, but he still had to cooperate in the drama that should be done, and he lost softly: "Your majesty, how can you worry about me as a mere lord!"

"Let King Wu enter the city!" Cao Cao smiled.

"Then King Laowei will lead the way!"

Since Sun Ce dared to come, he is naturally not afraid of life and death today.

(End of this chapter)