Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Li Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, and he understood their purpose, but he still had some doubts in his heart: "But Ruan Quan and Ge Si are still doing it, so what's the use of them looking for me now?"

Ruan Quan had just become the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs not long ago, and Ge Si had to resign tomorrow. He had to kill two ministers with number plates. If these two people didn't move, the two ministers who came today could only do it. Stare.

"Ruan Quan is about to retire."

Ru Taisu took a sip of tea and said after regaining his breath.

Li Wei glanced at him in surprise: "How do you know?"

Ru Taisu rolled his eyes at him angrily. Although he was initially isolated by the ministers when he was labeled as Li's party, as Li Wei's power grew, the attitudes of the wallflowers in the court gradually changed, and he also Slowly getting out of isolation.

"Ruan Quan is not young anymore, and Ge Si can't bear it any longer. They are probably about to retire."

Xue Xiang sighed and said softly. After speaking, he glanced at Li Wei and said meaningfully: "There is also me, it will be soon."

When Ru Taisu, Wu Bozong and others heard this, they all looked at Xue Xiang in astonishment, then looked at Li Wei, and they woke up.

Xue Xiang is still a few years younger than Ge Si and Ruan Quan, and there is no problem in working for a few more years. But when he says this now, it is obvious that he wants to give up his position to Li Wei.

"I see."

Li Wei lowered his head and pondered. He didn't think much about it. He was focused on Chen Jing and Gao Xin.

"In fact, you don't have to worry too much. Any promotion of officials in the DPRK is originally recommended by the ministers to Your Majesty. Especially after the imperial examination was stopped, officials were recommended by the powerful. If Chen Jing and Gao Xin are talented, You can feel free to report it to His Majesty, if you have no talent, you don’t need to pay attention to it.”

Xue Xiang said softly.

Since the imperial examination was held in the third year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang stopped the imperial examination. As for the reason, he was dissatisfied that the people who passed the imperial examination were boastful and had no talent or virtue.

Li Wei frowned slightly after hearing this. He didn't know if these two people were talented, but it was certain that the wallflower was unreliable.

At this moment, Chen Jing and Gao Xin, who were not far away, also stood up and walked over. They held their wine glasses and bowed to Li Wei before starting to flatter him.

"Sir Li, my subordinates have heard of your name for a long time and have admired me for a long time. Today I saw you. You are indeed very talented and admirable..."

Chen Jing was full of complimentary words in his speech, completely forgetting that he was once one of the ministers who scolded the Li party for being traitorous.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Li is extremely talented. He has made many meritorious deeds since he entered the court and has won the trust of His Majesty. He is truly a role model for us!"

Gao Xin also went on to say that through some exchanges with others, the two of them also learned that Li Wei didn't like being called Prince Consort, so they changed the title as well.

Li Wei unconsciously picked his ears and felt that there was a lot of earwax recently. Then he raised his hand to interrupt the two of them. He didn't bother to talk nonsense with them and asked Chen Jing directly:

"You are the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, right? Then let's...ah, let me ask you, what problems does the Ministry of Personnel have now, and how should they be solved?"

Chen Jing was slightly stunned. He didn't expect that Mr. Li would directly test him here.

Xue Xiang and others also showed interest when they saw this, and looked at Chen Jing together.

Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, thinking that since he had come before, it was a rare opportunity, so there was no harm in expressing some of his thoughts.

"The lower official believes that there is a huge shortage of talents in the imperial court now, and it is difficult to fill it up by recommendation alone. For the long-term plan, the imperial court should open the door early and recruit good talents!"

After Chen Jing finished speaking, Xue Xiang and others couldn't help but nod in agreement.

The imperial examination was of great significance. Although it also had its drawbacks, it was the only channel for the feudal dynasty to achieve class mobility.

Of course, most of those who can study and become officials are from the wealthy gentry, but there are always some children from poor families who tighten their belts, cut through walls to steal money, fight their way through the imperial examinations, and enter official careers.

Although there are very few such people, it is better than none.

The recommendation system is no longer good. The power of recommendation is completely in the hands of powerful officials. These people will inevitably practice favoritism and favoritism out of selfish motives. Ordinary people who want to become officials no longer rely on their own talents and efforts, but must cling to the powerful. Just have a chance.

Li Wei didn't know much about it, but he generally understood the truth. However, he was not satisfied with Chen Jing's answer. Although Chen Jing agreed with the opening of the subject, he did not object to the recommendation, let alone the disadvantages.

"What else?" Li Wei asked with a frown.

"More?" Chen Jing was stunned and looked at Li Wei with some confusion. Li Wei sighed and asked: "It's so good to start a new subject and get an official position, why did your majesty stop it?"

The fact that he asked this was not a test, but that he really knew something was unknown.

However, everyone else present at the scene knew very well about this matter, including Chen Jing. Zhu Yuanzhang had issued an edict on this matter. He complained in the edict, saying, "I seek virtuous people with sincerity, but the world responds to me with empty words. It’s not my intention to be honest and seek talents.”

Translated into vernacular, it means that these people only talk nonsense and do not do real things.

Chen Jing told Li Wei all this, and Li Wei nodded quietly, as if "I knew I was just testing you."

"Then why is this happening and how to solve it?"

Chen Jing felt a little guilty after being questioned, and found that this prince-in-law was a bit difficult to deal with.

"Master Li, please give me some advice." Chen Jing had an idea and threw the question back to Li Wei. In his opinion, since Li Wei asked this question, he naturally has a good plan. By doing this now, he can avoid this problem. The problem created another opportunity for Li Wei to show his sage personally.

"Uh……"

Li Wei was immediately embarrassed and asked for advice. How could he know?

However, their table had become the focus of the audience at this time, and everyone was watching. It would be very embarrassing if he gave up and said he didn't know.

Under the gaze of everyone, Li Wei was panicked. His face did not change. He pondered for a moment before saying: "Well, this is because at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the world had just experienced war, and there were few scholars. The Yuan Dynasty did not attach great importance to culture and education, so it was inevitable that the ability to raise children would be poor at first. But in the future, when the world is stable and official education is promoted, things will naturally get better."

Everyone paused slightly after hearing this, and then nodded slightly after a moment.

"What Mr. Li said is absolutely true, I have learned a lesson from you!" Chen Jing said respectfully.

Although his attitude was very respectful, in fact, although Li Wei's words made some sense, they could not be said to be brilliant. They could only be said to be reluctant.

Li Wei's face twitched, and he refused to admit defeat. He continued to say harshly: "Of course, we can't just finish the imperial examination. After these students finish the examination, they have to start from the grassroots level, and then formulate strict rules." According to the assessment standards, whoever is outstanding will be promoted slowly. Oh, by the way, ministers in various ministries and ministers in the government must also be assessed frequently. You can't just let people recommend and say good things. There must be strict and clear assessment standards!"

Li Wei talked eloquently and talked a lot.

At first, everyone didn't care, but after hearing the assessment system, they gradually became serious. Chen Jing was even more happy. If this is true as Li Wei said, then the authority of their official department will be even higher. Got it!

"Master Li's words are very wonderful. When I get back, I will report to Your Majesty and ask for an assessment method!" Chen Jing said excitedly.

Li Wei glanced at him and suddenly understood what he was thinking. He paused and said calmly: "Of course, this assessment cannot be attributed to one department. It needs to be cross-assessed by various departments to prevent fraud."

When Chen Jing heard this, the surprise in his heart suddenly diminished. If this was the case, then the assessment would not count even if it was said by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This would be tantamount to letting various departments check and balance each other.

When Xue Xiang, Ru Taisu and others heard Li Wei's words, their eyes brightened, and they all felt that Li Wei's method was indeed very good.

Before Li Wei finished speaking, he continued: "In addition, the assessment standards must be more pragmatic, such as acres of land, taxes, population, etc. They must be specific data, and cannot be pretentious such as high moral character or outstanding literary talent. Ba Nao’s stuff is just like the so-called study of things to achieve knowledge, the unity of knowledge and action. Just talking nonsense is useless, you have to combine it with practice to achieve results!"

As soon as Li Wei finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but nod their heads. Unlike just now, his words were quite commendable.

At this moment, Fang Xiaoru, who was sitting at the same table with Han Yike and Daotong, his face changed suddenly. He stood up suddenly and came to Li Wei. He asked with stern eyes: "What did you just say?"

Li Wei looked at him in astonishment: "It's useless to talk nonsense?"

"It's not this sentence, it's the sentence above!" Fang Xiaoru asked eagerly.

"Studying things to achieve knowledge, integrating knowledge and action?"

"Studying things leads to knowledge, and the unity of knowledge and action!"

Fang Xiaoru perked up, repeated this sentence, stared at Li Wei and asked:

"What do you mean by this?"

"..."

Li Wei was stunned and thought to himself, if I said I didn't know, would you believe it? (End of chapter)