Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1232 The champion who doesn't want to be prime minister is not a good secretary
In the pre-Qin period, the ancients distinguished Huayi from civilization and etiquette.

Those who conform to Chinese etiquette and customs are called Hua, or Xia, Huaxia, and China.Those who disagree are barbarians, or barbarians, people who are aliens.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius advocated the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and proposed to respect the king and fight against the barbarians. However, Chu State called itself a barbarian. Later, with the advancement of civilization, it formed an alliance with the Central Plains Xia, and no longer regarded it as a barbarian.Zheng Guo was originally Zhu Xia, but his behavior was not in line with righteousness and etiquette, because he was regarded as a barbarian.

"Chunqiu Zuo Zhuan, China has great etiquette, so it is called Xia, and it has the beauty of clothing, it is called Hua."

After the Han and Jin Dynasties, the distinction between Hua and Yi changed again, especially after the five chaos in China, blood relationship was added to the distinction between Hua and Yi, and blood was even listed as the primary condition for the debate between Hua and Yi.This is because during the era of the Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, China was invaded by the Hu people and ravaged. At that time, the Han people in the north were almost wiped out. Therefore, the debate between Hua and Yi paid more attention to blood relationship.

Instead, regional and cultural etiquette are put behind.

Fang Xuanling asked.

"There is a saying in Zuo Zhuan that people who are not of my race must have a different heart, what's the explanation?"

"Returning to the Prime Minister, Guan Zhong once said in the Spring and Autumn Period, 'Rongdi and wolves should not be hated; Zhu Xia's intimacy should not be abandoned.' When the Di people attacked Xing State, Guan Zhong urged troops to rescue. Not Wilder!"

"The barbarians don't plan for Xia, and the barbarians don't mess with Xia. This is done by force, not by compromise and preferential treatment. Without strong force and a tough attitude, they will not give up spying on the artifact."

Luo Cheng was very interested in the argument that Ma Zhou started with. Ma Zhou despised barbarians, was full of discrimination, and had a strong sense of defense.However, he also said that Huayi is not based on bloodlines and regions.Even if it is a Han Chinese who is rooted in the upright seedlings, if he turns his heart to barbarians, then even if he is born in China, he cannot be called China.

In his point of view, he still believes that the key to the distinction between Huayi and Yi lies in cultural and psychological identity.

Luo Cheng agrees with this.

This is like those banana people in later generations who were originally from China, but after arriving abroad, they have already identified with foreign countries psychologically.

But there are some barbarians who are naturalized in Huaxia, especially some barbarians who migrated to the mainland and settled down. After a few generations, their children speak Chinese, learn Chinese etiquette, and even agree in their hearts that they are completely Huaxia. These people are no longer The barbarians are now Huaxia.

"Ma Zhou, how should Great Qin treat the barbarians around?"

"Back to the sage, the students think that one should not be too lenient towards the barbarians. After all, the barbarians are beasts who are afraid of power but not virtuous. They don't understand benevolence and only fear punishment. Therefore, we must always be on guard against barbarians. We must first demonstrate against barbarians and then proclaim virtue. Barbarians from all over the world who want to be included can move into naturalization, but they cannot be given special preferential treatment, let alone retain their traditional customs, etc., and are not allowed to live in settlements. Those who are naturalized and naturalized must wear my Chinese clothes and say I speak the Chinese language, pay taxes, abide by the laws of the country, change my Chinese name and speak Chinese!"

"During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the Hus in the north were too generous. Those Hus who were defeated all moved inward, allocated fields and granted land, and let them live in settlements. They even followed their traditions. It became a country within a country, which eventually led to the Wuhu invasion and chaos in China. This is a lesson from the past, and we must guard against it."

According to Ma Zhou, as long as these barbarian Rongdi still retain their past names, traditional customs, and still live separately and separately as in the past, then whether these people are naturalized or not, whether they are attached or not, they will be free. They have always been barbarians, Rongdi, and have never become a part of China. These people will become a disaster sooner or later.

Luo Cheng felt that this point of view was exactly the unified thinking of the debate between Hua and Barbarians that the unified Great Qin Empire needed today.

The barbarians were either naturalized or remained barbarians. It was impossible for them to have two identities and two nationalities.For barbarians who want to naturalize, of course they are welcome, but there is no special preferential treatment. It is impossible for you to become Turkic people, Mohe people, Sogdian people, Liliao people, Qiang people, etc. under the Great Qin Empire. You are Huaxia, the Han people, and the people of Qin.

You have to use a Chinese name and surname, you have to grow your hair and wear a crown, you have to wear Han clothes, you have to learn Chinese, and you have to pay taxes.

We will not allow Turkic tribes, Sogdian tribes, and Qiang areas to appear, and it is impossible to allow them to self-govern and make them a country within a country.

This is like the imperial examination. If you are a naturalized barbarian, you can still take the imperial examination through regular channels. If you fail the exam, it depends on your real ability. You will not be awarded points or special recruits.

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three days later.

The results of the palace test came out, and the results of the written test and interview came out.

The list of ten people is placed in front of the emperor, and this is the best ten people.

Ma Zhou was among the top ten in the written test and the top ten in the interview.

The majesty of Ma Zhou's argumentation, which was open to Hua and Yi, won the emperor's appreciation, and all the examiners also supported it.What he said was very in line with the Huayi policy in the court today, and it was even more popular with the emperor.

Undoubtedly, Luo Cheng finally hand-picked Ma Zhou as the No.
No.2 The emperor hand-picked Sun Fujia, who is also a scholar from Hebei, but what is more interesting is that Sun Fujia once passed the Jinshi examination in the Sui Dynasty. At the end of his career, he also served as the history of Dali Temple. official.After the death of the Sui Dynasty, he also served as the law officer of Chang'an County in Li Yuan's puppet Tang Dynasty. Because of his meritorious deeds in writing to Li Yuan, Li Yuan was promoted to be a secretary and servant of the imperial censor, but later he was dismissed by Li Yuan because of his writing.

Afterwards, he went back to his hometown in Hebei to study and retreat. This time he came to participate in the imperial examination, and he passed all the way, especially his judgment was excellent. Although his defense in the palace examination was not as good as Ma Zhou's, it was still well received by the emperor.In this palace examination, the emperor hand-picked him as the second best.

Emperor Tanhualang pointed to Wei Daibiao who was born in Jingzhao Webster. He is the son of Shangshu Youcheng Wei Ting. Tanhua.

North of Tianjin Bridge, in front of Huangcheng Duanmen.

All 230 Jinshi are here waiting for the announcement.

Secretary Supervisor Wang Gui came out with the gold list in person.

The gold list hangs in front of Duanmen, and the secretary supervisor personally rolls the names.

The roll call is from the back to the front, and the first one to be called is the 190th and [-]th of the top three and Jinshi.

"Hou Junsu, No. 190 and [-]th in the top three, he was born with Jinshi!"

Hou Junsu, a scholar from Guanzhong, was very excited. He is the younger brother of the general Hou Junji, but he did not expect to be awarded Jinshi this time, even if he was the last one, he was very happy.

"I won the prize, the Jinshi!"

The Gongshi became a real Jinshi, and the carp leaped into the Dragon Gate.

Congratulations came from all around.

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"Yijia, Tanhua, Wei waits for the price! Award Jinshi and rank!"

"Yijia, second place, Sun Fujia, bestow Jinshi and rank!"

"Yijia, Zhuangyuanlang, Ma Zhou, bestow Jinshi and rank!"

When the last three names were read out, the top name on the Duanmen Gold List was also filled in, and many Jinshi who were looking forward to it couldn't help but sigh.

Although the palace test is not eliminated, the ranking is also very important.

The top three in the first class can be directly awarded the secretary and provincial official position without passing the imperial examination.

The secretary is from the sixth grade, and the school secretary is from the seventh grade.The grade is both high and clear.

You must know that the secretary province is one of the three provinces in the country, and the secretary supervisor is the minister of the imperial conference in the Xuanzheng Palace of the emperor. It is unusual to be able to enter the secretary province after passing the imperial examination.

For other second-class and third-class Jinshi, after the imperial examination, there will be a imperial examination. Those who pass the exam will be awarded the secretary's provincial school book and orthography. job.

The official position in the Secretary Province is not an important position, but it is the right path. If you can enter the Secretary Province, you will have a great chance to enter the Imperial Academy in the future. However, among the 230 Jinshi, only 13 people will be selected to enter the Secretary Province. Pick ten people.

220 seven people, competing for ten places, which is much stricter than the general examination.

"Congratulations, brother Bin Wang, the top student in high school!"

Numerous new scholars came to congratulate Ma Zhou, 230 exams were submitted, and finally [-] Jinshi were selected. Now Ma Zhou won the championship. Among the congratulations of the crowd, there were envious ones, and even jealous ones.

Ma Zhou was very calm, as if he had expected to be number one.

"Brother Nian has never worried about it, what if you don't win the champion?" Wei Dai asked with a smile.

The price of Wei is the Jieyuan of the Guozijian. The Guozijian has [-] supervisors, and he is Xieyuan.Compared with the No. [-] scholar Ma Zhou and No. [-] Sun Fujia, Wei Daiqi was born in a famous family. In fact, he was a bit unconvinced that Ma Zhou won the No. [-] Scholar, but he couldn't be convinced. This was hand-picked by the emperor's palace examination.

"It doesn't matter whether you win the number one scholar, Jinshi can always win." Ma Zhou said.

These words made Wei Taigui a little unable to respond. He tried his best to compete in the palace examination, but Ma Zhou didn't care so much about the Jinshi ranking.

"Congratulations to Brother Nian, you have become a sixth-rank secretary. Today's secretary is a senior scholar in the future!"

"I won't go to the Secretary's Province to be a secretary. It's not my wish to manage books in the Secretary's Province. I will ask the sage to decentralize the place. Even if it is a county magistrate, doing something practical is far better than managing books."

Wei Daigui was speechless, he was a son of Jingzhao Wei's family, and his father was Shangshu Zuocheng, he knew very clearly the inside story of many arrangements after the imperial examination, for example, three people in the first class were directly appointed secretary and provincial officials without going through the imperial examination.For the rest of the more than 200 Jinshi, ten of them were selected by the imperial examination to be awarded the post of school book and orthographic by the secretary province.

Of the remaining more than 200 people, half of them were distributed to the temple supervisors in various provinces and ministries to serve as the head of the eighth rank.The remaining half is distributed to the counties to join the military or to the county to serve as the county magistrate.

It can be said that the county magistrate is actually the worst in the distribution of Jinshi in the new department.

But Ma Zhou, the champion of the new department, said that he wanted to be the county magistrate and he didn't want to be the secretary of the sixth rank. It's just the ninth grade.

"I became an official to do things. I don't go through counties and counties. How will I be a minister in the future, and how will I enter the government as a prime minister in the future?" Ma Zhou made no secret of his lofty ideal of becoming a prime minister in the future.

Wei Taigui smiled, "Brother Nian really has great ambitions, but it's not easy to be a county magistrate, especially in remote places."

But Ma Zhou said, "My emperor used to be the captain of Zhangqiu County, Fang Xiang was once the magistrate of Zhangqiu County, and Du County was also the captain of Zhangqiu County. Local experience is still very necessary."

Wei Dai has nothing to say.

(End of this chapter)