Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 194 The Conflict in the Court
In 220 A.D., Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, adopted the suggestion of Minister Chen Qun in order to win over the aristocrats. Since the establishment of the nine-rank official system, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system has existed for 330 years.

Since the Jin Dynasty, the rulers of the Southern Dynasties have more or less noticed the disadvantages of the Jiupin Zhongzheng System and made adjustments.

For example Gao Cheng's old friend Xiao Yan.

In 505, Xiao Yan set up a Doctor of Five Classics and established a Five Classics Hall to recruit students from poor families.

Students are free of board, lodging, and tuition fees. As long as they can master one of the scriptures and pass the exam, they can be officials.

Xiao Yan even said that no matter whether he was born in cattle herding or shepherding sheep for others, as long as he passes the exam, he can be hired.

Comparing Xiao Bodhisattva 30 years later, the changes before and after are embarrassing.

When the rulers of the Southern Dynasties were trying to get rid of the Jiupin Zhongzheng System, the Northern Dynasty was transplanted by Emperor Xiaowen, and it has been more than forty years now.

Fortunately, for Gao Cheng, it is not difficult to abolish the Jiupin Zhongzheng System.

It cannot be denied that the Hebei gentry played an important role in the process of Gao's founding righteousness, and they are also an important part of Gao's party today.

But the foundation of the Gao family lies in the Six Towns of Xianbei.

Whether or not the Jiupin Zhongzheng system is abolished will not shake Gao's fundamentals.

If the Hebei gentry dared to fight with their lives, they would not obediently hand over the 60 hermits Dingkou when the population was included in the inspection.

Although many of the scribes that Gao Cheng relied on were from aristocratic families, such as Yang Min who was born in the Hongnong Yang family, Boling Sancui and others.

But I suspect that those cronies will be able to make choices in their own future.

Of course, Yang Min must mention that I, who suffered the scourge of extermination, now have a few members left in the clan.

Cui's Ba Cui's enthusiasm when he checked his household registration is still behind his eyes.

Zhao Yanshen's poor background is even more important.

But Gao Cheng once again summoned civil servants and aides, including Zhang Shiqi, who was preparing to leave for Jinyang to serve, and Hebei scholars among the nobles in Luoyang.

Even the fake Bohai Wenhuan that Gao Longzhi pretended to be was dismissed from Zhongshu Province.

Yuan Shanjian held the court meeting was just a place for Dadi Wang to show off, and the small meeting hall of Zhongshu Province was the political center of the Eastern Wei Dynasty.

Gao Cheng is also going around in circles, directly asking everyone to explain their views on the advantages and disadvantages of the fourth-rank Zhongzheng system.

Bo Gaolongzhi, the new head of the Little General's Palace, first expressed his views.

Coming from a humble background, I slammed the Zhongzheng system, thinking that Zhongzheng’s evaluation of talents was fair, which resulted in talented people from poor families being able to be employed, and mediocre people stealing low positions.

That wave of range output caused Zhang Shiqi and other scholars to be overwhelmed, condemning Gao Longzhi one after another, and not many aides from poor families came to support Gao Longzhi.

For a while, the small meeting hall of Zhongshu Province was as noisy as the vegetable market.

If it hadn't been for Gao Cheng to stop, I'm afraid there will be a martial arts performance outside there today.

Gao Cheng calmly said to everyone:

"Cheng recruited you today to listen to your views on the current official selection system. Since you have a clear position, it is like that. First, Cui Ang will explain to you the benefits of the fourth-rank official law, and then the humble family will analyze it for you. its disadvantages."

Zhang Shiqi, as the suzerain of the Li family in Zhaojun, was promoted as a representative, and he withdrew from Gao Cheng.

I agreed with Gao Longzhi's subsequent criticism of Zhongzheng's evaluation as fair, but I also emphasized the role of the four-rank Zhongzheng system in stabilizing the rule and appeasing Cui Ang.

It's just a matter of saying to Gao Cheng:
"Little generals and scholar-officials rule the heavens, not the poor families and the common people rule the heavens." '

Of course, I also have the guts to say that.

After all, that power-hungry guy, Gao Cheng, is the same as a certain Renzong and Shenzong, whoever dares to rule the sky with me, I have to send the other party away happily.

If Di Huan was my father, I'm afraid that Da Di Wang hadn't finished plotting against him in private.

After listening to Zhang Shiqi's opinion, Di Cheng asked the rest of Cui Ang:
"But no one has added?"

No one has tentatively proposed that the four-rank system is based on family background, morality, and talent.

Immediately aroused the displeasure of Wen Huanjian and other underprivileged people:

"What does it mean to pay equal attention to all eight? Only the family is important!"

Gao Longzhi was afraid. I even took the Cui clan as an example. Since the reform of Emperor Xiaowen, as long as the children of Wenhuan and Wenhuan became adults, they could be promoted to officials.

It is only said that the situation of many officials and few officials in the Northern Wei Dynasty was caused by the fact that Cui Ang, such as the Cui clan, was too fertile.

Wen Huan Ba ​​Cui now only has the new Huangmen servant Wen Huan in Luoyang. It is related to the reputation of the clan. I can only bite the bullet and argue that the family values ​​culture and education, and everyone has no talent.

Gao Longzhi responded with a warm smile.

For the first time, Gao Cheng discovered that the guy who flattered him behind his back was so brave.

In fact, Gao Longzhi's courage comes from Gao Cheng.

I am often accompanied by right and left due to the reason of recording low-level words and deeds. It cannot be said that I am one of the group of people who understand me best in the world today.

Gao Cheng suddenly summoned everyone to comment on the four-rank Zhongzheng system. I have no idea what his intentions are.

Wen Huanjian also cares about what his colleagues think of him. I only know that if I have a family background, I can only succeed if I don’t please Gao Cheng and do what he likes.

Bo, the head of the little general's mansion, started from a low position that was once expected to be attainable, which also made Gao Longzhi even less ambitious about his official career.

Gao Cheng once again stopped the dispute, and asked Cui Ang at the first time, the law of fourth-rank officials is not good.

Everyone is talking again, once the inspection system was corrupt and useful, and the four-rank Zhongzheng system came into being.

In 880, time passed and the world changed. The few advantages in the early days were that they could be put in the current world.

Di Cheng then turned his attention to Gao Longzhi and other humble scholars, and let us enumerate the shortcomings of the four-rank system.

In addition to being fair to China, only focusing on family status, and causing redundant officials.

Gao Longzhi made another statement, which shocked everyone present:
"The aristocratic family controls the official selection system and fills the court with party feathers. The servants are worried that the little general is still there, and they can still control the situation. Before the little general, once the descendants are secretly strong, they will be controlled by Cui Ang like the Jin family going south.

"The southerners once said: 'The king and the horse share the sky'. It's too late for the northerners to sing: 'Cui and the low share the sky'!"

Gao Shi was the first to react, I pulled out the sword on my waist, screaming to chop Wen Huanjian.

Gao Longzhi's face turned pale in fright, and he ran away calmly.

"Don't leave, thief! Without him today, without you!"

Several people are holding back the furious Wenhuan.

It's right for Di Cheng to sit in the main seat and laugh and cry, and Wen Huanjian is really too brave, and then it's okay to use Cui's Wenhuan female Ding as an official to talk about things.

He even dared to say the words that Cui and Gao shared the sky.

If Mrs. Gao is going all out with me, he is really right to be the ancestor of Qi Wenhuan.

"Nonsense! Zhang Zhubo! I should apologize to Cui Shilang. How can such cruel words be nonsense."

Di Cheng angrily reprimanded Gao Longzhi, and then narrowly comforted Gao, saying:

"Huaiyuan don't want to get angry with that idiot, Cheng Su knows the loyalty of the nobles, he will definitely become suspicious because of one-sided remarks, and put away the sword, and continue the discussion."

Without Gao Cheng to smooth things over, Gao Shi put away his sword, but his eyes kept staring fiercely at Gao Longzhi.

Gao Longzhi finally couldn't restrain himself, although Xiaoyi Gao would really change his life with him, but if he really wants to provoke the other party to succumb to cold blood, at least he will.

I, Gao Longzhi, don't have a seat today, but these Cui Ang children are especially nervous.

After quelling the eighth dispute in that discussion, Gao Cheng continued to ask the staff of the humble family about the disadvantages of the four-rank Zhongzheng system.

Perhaps it was because Gao Longzhi had too little trouble with the Gao family, and the rest of the people did not elaborate.

"Since that's the case, everyone, according to what I just said, tell Cheng about the advantages and disadvantages of the four ranks, and whether the official selection system should be improved."

Saying that, Gao Cheng cast his eyes on Gao Longzhi:
"Middle servant, he speaks first."

As Gao Cheng's old partner, Gao Longzhi, it is natural to speak with consciousness, so I backed off and said:
"Four ranks are upright, there is no advantage to appease Wenhuan, but there are many disadvantages. Shangguan wondered, could it be possible that with Cui Ang's support, the King Xiang and the little general can sit securely and be successful that day."

All Cui Ang civil servants all changed color.

Zhang Shiqi came out to refute first.

Gao Longzhi was also annoyed, and asked Zhang Shiqi with a smile:

"Brother Li is so protective. Is it true that Zhang Zhubo said that he hopes that his descendants will follow the example of Langya Wang?"

Zhang Shiqi was furious, and seeing that another dispute was about to start again, Gao Cheng quickly strangled the sign to death:

"Middle class, don't learn from Zhang Advocate and scaremongering."

Gao Longzhi had no complaints with Zhang Shiqi, it was still shallow.

It can be traced back to the change of Luoyang at the earliest, when Gao Longzhi was in Miyagi, Wen Huanjian and Gao Gan planned to kill all my family members when they were able to hold on.

It can be said that Zhang Shiqi did something wrong, but there is no doubt that he will be resented by Di Longzhi's family. After a few years, it can also affect Gao Longzhi's view of us.

But what's more important is that Gao Cheng let Shangshu Province's affairs be handled by the two of them. Although the two secretly fought for power and profit so as to affect the official affairs, they eventually accumulated conflicts.

Seeing that, Gao Cheng also decided to wait for Sun Teng to formally step down, and let me and Gao Longzhi each lead the eight divisions and rob each other.

Now that Gao Longzhi's attitude was clear, Gao Cheng asked Zhang Shiqi for his opinion.

Zhang Shiqi's chest was heaving, obviously he was very angry, but because of Di Longzhi's words, he was able to hold on to the fourth rank and was able to shake it.

So I backed down to Gao Cheng, explaining the importance of the selection of officials, and hoped that Gao Cheng would not change easily if he found an alternative method that did not work.

Unexpectedly, that was in the middle of my heart, so I immediately put forward my own idea to everyone: the imperial examination system.

"The imperial examination system? Is it limited to family background, and officials are recruited by examination?"

Everyone didn't think about it.

In fact, the examination of recruiting officials is not a new idea. Nanliang has not implemented it for [-] years. A few years later in Kanto, Gao Cheng also presided over a recruitment examination before [-] fake officials were inspected.

Since Gao Cheng came to power, a small number of loyal and brave orphans dropped out of Gao Chengyi School in Luoyang, many of whom were older and able to serve.

But we and the poor students are only the majority after all.

The first imperial examination, when it comes to the content of the examination, it is an inevitable result that Cui Ang's children occupy a minority.

When the scope of the exam is announced, the knowledge monopolized by Cui Ang's family can also help us prepare for the exam calmly.

After Guangxing culture and education, and cultivating enough talents from poor families, it is impossible to change the government's reliance on the cultural environment.

Therefore, Gao Cheng started the imperial examination first, hoping to let the heavenly people know that reading cannot change fate, so as to promote the development of culture and education.

Gao Cheng's Xiaoyi decided that we, who are based on the Xianbei Wufu in the Eight Towns, need to hand over to the Sui and Tang Xiaoyi limited to Cui Ang, a family leader, so that the imperial examinations will be superficial.

Once the group of Xianbei nobles have completed their transition to a powerful family, the difficulty of creating an imperial examination system is as complicated as appeasing a few Hebei Cui Ang.

　The third is more brought, and continue to ask everyone for monthly tickets and recommended tickets.

　　The first update tomorrow will be in the morning, before nine o'clock.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)