I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 455: I use the imperial examination to select talents, which is the Han version of the public examination, in order to cut off the lifeblood of the family!

Not only in Europe, but when the timeline goes to Liu He's era, China still uses examinations to select officials, which also has merit, called kaogong.

Although it is no longer called the imperial examination in name, the advantages of "open selection and merit-based admission" have been inherited.

Using examinations to select talents can at least eliminate secret operations to the greatest extent.

Therefore, the shortcoming of the imperial examination system is not the examination, but that the content of the examination is too outdated.

As long as the content of the exam is properly set, it can become a benchmark, guide the world's atmosphere, and select certain talents.

In today's Han Dynasty, no matter what system Liu He adopts, it is impossible to select people who can make the Han people go to heaven and earth.

But at least some practical talents can be selected to benefit the people.

Let there be fewer unjust, false and erroneous cases, let farming produce more, let merchants be more prosperous, let people live better...

As long as such talents can be selected, Liu He will be very satisfied.

"My dear friends, please open the "Imperial Examination Meeting". I will tell you one by one now."

"No!" The three old men and one young man immediately picked up the "Imperial Examination Meeting".

When Liu He was thinking about where to start and explaining the key points of the imperial examination system to these people, Fan Ke opened the palace door and trotted over.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Fan Ke said hurriedly.

"Huh? What's the matter?"

"Mr. Zhang Ge and the others are here."

When Liu He heard the title of "Pavilion Elder", he couldn't help but smile.

That day, I just made a casual joke and called Zhang Anshi and others the elders. Unexpectedly, the people below me copied it.

Zhang Anshi is not yet 50 years old, and he is not yet "old" by any means.

I am afraid that only Wei Xian in the entire cabinet is worthy of the title "Pavilion Elder".

Liu He originally wanted to correct Fan Ke's title, but changed his mind.

I can make Fan Ke change, but I can't make everyone change.

Just scream if you want, it's not a big problem except that it's a bit funny.

"How long have they been here?" Liu He asked.

"They have been waiting in the side hall for half an hour... Mr. Zhang Ge said that the cabinet was busy with political affairs, so he asked the minister to come and take a look..." Fan Ke said carefully.

"Well, then let them come in." Liu He nodded and said.

"No!" Fan Ke immediately went out to deliver the order.

Liu He thought for a moment, then turned to the foreign court officials sitting on the left side of the couch and said, "My dear friends, I don't have time to explain the imperial examination system to you alone."

"I only hope that you will do one thing, and that is to stand on my side and not join the cabinet in questioning and opposing me."

"Even if the sky falls, I will change the academic system and the imperial examination system!"

After Liu He said this, he looked at several foreign court officials with firm eyes, his meaning was clear.

"Your Majesty has an edict, and as ministers, we dare not disobey it." Wang Shi took the lead and said this, which was immediately echoed by several others.

Liu He nodded with satisfaction.

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In the side hall of the Greenhouse Palace, four cabinet bachelors were waiting uneasily on the couch.

The four people who were summoned to discuss politics today are Zhang Anshi, Bingji, Liu De and Wei Xian. The other three cabinet ministers did not receive the emperor's oral instructions and stayed in the cabinet for duty.

With the "outliers" like Wei Xiang, Han Zeng and Zhao Chongguo away, Zhang Anshi and the others felt more at ease.

In the short half hour just now, they discussed for a long time around the question "What does the Emperor want to discuss today?"

These people were all old men in the court, so they had already determined from clues what the emperor was going to discuss with them today.

I'm afraid it's the imperial examination system.

A few months ago, in order to cultivate his cronies, the emperor held an imperial examination in Taixue with great fanfare despite Huo Guang's suspicion.

At that time, Wei Xian's son Wei Xuancheng and Liu De's son Liu Anmin were both on the list and became the first batch of officials in the Han Dynasty to take the imperial examination.Today, these two "young people" aged 35 or [-], one is Guang Luxun and the other is Zong Zheng, have a more comfortable career than their fathers.

The more important point is that no one can say any weird things behind his back - these are all results of fair examinations, who can refuse to accept it?
Although the young people who stood out together with Wei Xuancheng and Liu Anmin were not promoted so quickly, many of them were sent out to serve as county magistrates.

Whether it is Jiuqing or the county magistrate, everyone has a good future.

In addition, the emperor did not allow Prime Minister Wei and others to come to the greenhouse hall today, which further confirmed the thoughts of Zhang Anshi and others.

After all, Prime Minister Wei was a legal official, and Han Zeng and Zhao Chongguo were soldiers. They were not allowed to discuss politics, which meant that the matter had nothing to do with them.

After all the calculations, it must be the imperial examination system.

Zhang Anshi and the others had seen this imperial examination system once, and they thought they had a plan in mind, so they didn't have many questions.

But there are no doubts, which does not mean that there are no worries. They have formed a conditioned reflex-the emperor will always cause trouble.

And one of the things they are most worried about now is whether the imperial examination system will become the only way for the Han Dynasty to select officials.

This is closely related to their interests.

"Mr. Zhang Ge, once the imperial examination system is implemented, the inspection system will probably be completely abolished, right?" Liu De asked.

"It's not considered abolition. Didn't the county magistrate say before that the civil service examination should be done first and then the imperial examination? It can be regarded as combining the two into one." Zhang Anshi said steadily.

These are indeed the exact words the emperor said a few months ago, and they will probably not be changed again, but what if... no one has the confidence in their hearts.

"What about the levy system?" Liu De asked hurriedly again.

"These subordinates can still be removed by the chief, but the rest of the officials will probably have to pass the imperial examination to become officials." Zhang Anshi explained.

"It is also very common for subordinates to be transferred to other positions. If the recruitment system is retained, the imperial examination system will be in vain." Wei Xuancheng said at the side.

"Mr. Wei Ge is right. It seems that the imperial examination system to be discussed today is different from before, and the county magistrate is going to have another problem." Liu De said worriedly.

The emperor indeed likes to have extraneous things: when Huo Guang was there, the emperor liked to have extraneous things, and when Huo Guang was gone, the emperor still liked to have extraneous things.

"Jiande, all the descendants and nephews in your family are familiar with scriptures. Are you still worried that you will fail the imperial examination?" Bingji pretended to smile casually.

"It's not that I'm afraid, I'm just worried about what might happen..." Liu De didn't finish his words.

Liu De's long sigh touched the hearts of the other people - indeed, they were just afraid of something unexpected.

The imperial examination system also has many restrictions, but they can still do some tricks in private. If the imperial examination system is really implemented, the children and nephews in the family will really have to start from scratch.

"If the inspection system and the levy system are to be changed, then do you think the sub-appointment system will also be changed?" Liu De finally asked the key to the whole problem.

Whether it is the inspection system or the conquest system, he is still far away from the people in the palace.

What is most closely related to these important ministers in the court is the Renzi system - this is how the great families can stand tall and the court cannot fall.

The so-called appointment system means that serving ministers in the court can recommend their children and nephews to be officials, bypassing the imperial examination and directly serving as officials.

Specifically, it means "for officials with more than [-] dan, and who are three years old or older, they can be appointed as husbands if they have the same son as their son."

That is to say, officials with more than two thousand dan, as long as they serve for three years, can recommend someone who is "like a son" to be the official.

The same child is the son of a biological brother and a biological sister. Through adoption, the scope can be further expanded.

Two thousand stone officials were already very powerful in the Han Dynasty, but there were still more than 100 people.

This is not more than 100 people, but more than 100 families!

As long as you can work comfortably in the two thousand stone official position for more than ten years, you can recommend four or five children and nephews to serve as Lang officials.

Among these four or five people, as long as one or two people become successful, it can continue.

An endless supply of descendants can ensure that a family will remain erect in the court.

Liu De and Zhang Anshi both became officials through the Renzi system.

Almost all the sons and nephews of the courtiers present also became officials through the Renzi system.

Take Zhang Anshi as an example. All three of his sons were "recommended" to become male officials by him.

If there was no system of child appointment, they really couldn't guarantee that their children and nephews would be able to pass the imperial examination for generations to come.

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