My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1030 The world is ours and yours! Have I ever been disgusted with the division of fiefdoms?

This is about talent selection, not buying groceries.

Ying Chengjiao did not try to retreat in order to advance. After leaving the palace gate, Ying Chengjiao ran away without any hesitation or pause.

As for the whereabouts of Kong Yu, Fu Sheng and others?

Ying Chengjiao sincerely hoped that they would abandon Qin and head north in anger!
This time in the battle to destroy Qi, Ying Chengjiao failed to kill many people and left many troubles behind. But in the next battle, Ying Chengjiao will not leave so many worries for the Qin Dynasty!
In Ying Chengjiao's view, there were irreconcilable conflicts between Daqin and most of the Confucian scholars in Guandong in terms of fundamental interests.

The Qin Empire will reward those who have made contributions, and the Qin Empire will reward those who have made contributions. The Qin Empire even more respects contributions.

Even though Ying Chengjiao was a prince of the royal family, his birthplace was one of the most noble in the Qin Dynasty, but he still had to rely on his merits in lobbying for the return of a hundred miles of territory to be granted the title of a king. If he had no merits, Ying Chengjiao would have been just a commoner all his life!

Even though Yao Jia was just the son of a city gate clerk and had once been a thief, because he had made great contributions to the Qin Dynasty, Ying Zheng was willing to reward him generously, treat him with courtesy, and promote him to one of the Nine Ministers of the Qin Dynasty!

This concept is tantamount to destroying the interests of a group of great Confucian scholars such as Kong Yu!

The reason why Confucian scholars like Kong Yu were able to become great Confucian scholars was not only because of their extensive knowledge, but their identities as descendants of Confucius, Mencius, or so-and-so, or as descendants of so-and-so dignitaries, were even more important.

If we only judge by their achievements and not their family background, are they still qualified to be called great scholars? Can they still be called great scholars and praised by the world if they spend all day reading, reciting poems, tasting wine, and talking about nothing but not doing anything productive, not contributing to the people, and not making contributions to the country?
Obviously it is impossible.

Kong Fu never served in the Qin Dynasty throughout his life but sent a large number of his disciples to serve as officials in Qin. When he saw Chen Sheng rising up against Qin, Kong Fu joined Chen Sheng's army without hesitation and became the Grand Master. He also summoned his former disciples to join forces with Chen Sheng to capture the city of Qin. He had no intention of surrendering to Qin until he was defeated by Zhang Han. This shows how determined Kong Fu was to fight for the hereditary interests of the powerful!

When it comes to how to appease these Confucian scholars from Guandong, Liu Bang gave a unique trick.

He went to Qufu in person to offer sacrifices to Confucius. Even though Kong Teng, the younger brother of Kong Yu, had no merit at all, he was named the Lord of Worship simply because he was a descendant of Confucius. This was the first time that Chinese kings could confer titles on descendants of Confucius without any merit. After that, the descendants of Kong were happy to be employed by Liu Bang and joined the officialdom of the Han Dynasty, cheering for the Han Dynasty and singing its praises.

However, Ying Chengjiao was unwilling to give in!
Walking out of the ancient Qiwang City with great strides, Ying Chengjiao looked at the thousands of energetic figures outside the city gate and couldn't help but smile faintly but sincerely: "Thank you for waiting for so long."

The world belongs to us and to you, but it should not belong to them who are old and rotten!

Thousands of candidates all bowed and shouted, "How polite, Lord Chang'an!"

Ying Chengjiao spoke in a clear voice: "Qin has long been using the imperial examination system to select talents."

"Those who fail, don't be discouraged, try again next year."

"Those who are promoted should not be arrogant and should not forget the Qin laws!"

"Release the list!"

At the command, the atmosphere at the scene became very tense.

Qi Diao Li, Gong Yang Ba and a group of examiners carried out six wooden boards carved from huge trees.

At the top of the wooden board, six golden characters "甲", "乙", "丙", "丁", "戊" and "己" are inlaid with gold thread.

As soon as the six boards were carried out of the city gate, all the candidates became restless and pushed forward to get a glimpse of them, but they were frightened by the swords of the judges and had to jump around on the spot.

When Qi Diaoli and other examiners hung the six golden lists one by one on the walls of the royal city, the atmosphere on the scene was almost boiling!
"Hurry and take a look! Is my name on the list?"

"Sixteenth on the B list! Hey!!! I got it! I got it!! Hahahaha~~~~"

"Hey! When will I be able to see our names? Come on! Brother Zhou, ride on my shoulders and look from a high place!"

The candidates were crowding, pushing, and looking at the list, but a loud shout from a loud voice was like throwing boiling oil into water, which caused another ripple.

"Lord Chang'an! Please don't announce the results yet, or you will regret it for the rest of your life!"

Not only were there shouts, but more than a dozen figures were rushing towards the six golden lists.

"Canglanglang~"

The sound of swords being drawn rang out in unison, and fifty law officers drew their swords and faced each other coldly, forcing the dozen figures to brake and stop abruptly. They no longer dared to rush for the gold list, and could only open their arms and use their bodies to block the view of the examinees.

All the candidates were immediately angry!

Who dares to hinder us at such a critical moment!
Oh? It's Fu Sheng, Zi Yu Sheng and other great scholars! Then... I think they have something important to do, so please wait for a while.

The examinees gradually quieted down, and Fu Sheng hurried all the way to Ying Chengjiao and bowed: "Fu is concerned about the people, and I have no choice but to offend you. I hope Lord Chang'an will not blame me!"

Ying Chengjiao looked at Fu Sheng and the others in confusion and asked, "Why don't you go home and pack your money to go north?"

Ying Chengjiao patted his forehead, as if he suddenly came to his senses and said, "Are you afraid of being questioned by the border guards?"

"I was not thoughtful enough. Although you can travel through Qi without a pass for the time being, you still need a pass to leave the country."

"I will personally issue travel permits for you later to ensure that you can leave Qin smoothly!"

The faces of Fu Sheng and other great scholars suddenly turned dark.

You, why are you talking about something else? Fu Sheng's voice became more solemn: "Whether we stay or go is a small matter. The peace of the people of Daqin is the most important thing."

"I heard that during the imperial examination, the Lord of Chang'an asked the candidates whether they thought the Qin Dynasty should be governed by feudal fiefdoms or by counties."

"Really?"

Ying Chengyu nodded slightly: "Not bad."

Fu Sheng's voice could not help but become a little louder: "King Cheng of Zhou and Duke Zhou moved the people of Yin to Luoyi, and they recalled the cause of the demise of Xia and Shang, and appointed a son of the clan to serve as a strong defense for Zhou. They first appointed Wei Shu (Kang Shu of Wei) to be enfeoffed in Kangqiu to rule the remaining people of Yin."

"Wei Shuhe gathered his people, and they were very happy! There was no chaos in Kangqiu, and the remaining people of Yin all turned to Zhou!"

"The Master said: 'Zhou followed the example of the previous two dynasties, and how richly cultured he was! I follow Zhou.'"

"Now, Chang'an Jun has abandoned the feudal system and chosen counties, and has also added his own ideas to the question of selecting talents, and used this question to determine the order of talents."

"If Chang'an Jun refuses to accept advice and is determined to return the prefectures and counties, I think the Wu Geng Rebellion will happen again!"

"If Chang'an Jun refuses to accept advice and insists on selecting talents for the court based on his own ideas, I think that everyone in the court will have only one opinion and no one will be able to strongly advise on right and wrong, and the Qin state will be in danger!"

Although the Zhou Dynasty implemented the system of enfeoffment at the beginning of its establishment, the number of princes enfeoffed during the reign of King Wu of Zhou was definitely not 800. The purpose was more to achieve aggressive goals such as conquering territories externally and pacifying the remnants of the Shang Dynasty internally. Therefore, the main subjects of enfeoffment were meritorious ministers such as Jiang Taigong, meritorious relatives of the Ji clan such as Zhou Gongdan, and remnants of the Shang Dynasty such as King Zhou's son Wu Geng.

After King Wu of Zhou died, Wu Geng united the three kingdoms of Bei, Yong and Wei that were originally used to supervise him, as well as several of King Wu's brothers, and brought together a group of remnants of the Shang Dynasty who launched the Wu Geng Rebellion, also known as the Rebellion of the Three Supervisors, which almost led to the demise of the second generation of the Zhou Dynasty!

After Duke Zhou personally led the army to quell the rebellion, he was still afraid. This truly opened the era of great enfeoffment. The purpose of enfeoffment was transformed from offense to both offense and defense. The enfeoffment was given the important task of serving as a barrier for the Zhou royal family. The number of enfeoffment states in the Zhou Dynasty skyrocketed, as did the number of princes with the surname Ji, gradually forming the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffment system that is well known to later generations.

Ying Chengjiao looked at Fu Sheng as if he were a fool and asked, "You great scholars have just questioned my nephew."

"You are now obstructing public affairs and stopping me from making remonstrances. Is this the matter?"

"Do you think that I am unaware of Wu Geng's rebellion and the mistakes of the three supervisors?"

Fu Sheng felt even more uncomfortable, and his voice became heavier and colder: "I don't care about the survival of Qin."

"However, if the people suffer because of Lord Chang'an's fault, I really don't want that!"

The examinees couldn't help but make some noise.

The candidates who supported the county-level governance of Qin in the test paper wanted to kidnap Fu Sheng on the spot to prevent Fu Sheng from persuading Ying Chengjiao to change his mind.

The candidates who supported the feudal system of governing the Qin Dynasty in the test papers stopped the other candidates and looked at Fu Sheng eagerly for their support.

Ying Chengjiao shook his head speechlessly and said loudly: "Take the paper of Cao Shen, the first place in the first class of the preliminary examination!"

There was an uproar among the examinees: "Cao Shen? Who is this? I have never heard of this person!"

"Just by hearing his name, we can tell that this person is definitely not from a prominent family. How on earth did he flatter, speak against his will, and strongly advocate the use of counties to govern the Qin State in order to steal the first place?!"

"Just because you guessed Chang'an Jun's thoughts and supported the county-based governance of Qin, you can get the first place? It's better not to participate in such an unfair test!"

Zhou Chang grabbed Cao Shen's sleeve and shook it vigorously, calling out in surprise: "Brother Cao, you passed! The first place in the first class! The first place in the first class is my brother Cao!"

Almost all the candidates cast unfriendly glances at Cao Shen, and there seemed to be a line of small words written on their eyeballs: A flattering rat!
Only Cao Shen felt his head buzzing and was stunned.

Cao had already prepared himself mentally to return empty-handed, so how could he possibly get first place?

Following the repeated orders from the family military officers, the candidates finally stopped making noise, and Cao Shen's test paper was delivered to Ying Chengjiao.

Ying Chengjiao handed the test paper to Fu Sheng and said calmly, "Read it!"

Faced with Ying Chengjiao's attitude, Fu Sheng's displeasure was clearly shown on his face, and he wanted to throw the scroll away!

But thinking that he was here for this purpose, Fu Sheng finally picked up the test paper and read aloud: "The Qin people have lived in Guanzhong for a long time, and the Qi people are located on the coast of the East China Sea."

"The rule of Qin is not suitable for the old Qi land, and the people of Qin do not know the old Qi land."

"Therefore, I think we should divide the land of Qi into four kingdoms, and give them to four princes. Then let the princes follow the example of Wei Shu and seek out the virtuous people in Qi to ask about the way of governance, and then rule by laws that are suitable for the local conditions..."

When he recited to this point, Fu Sheng was like a goose with its neck strangled. His voice stopped abruptly and his face turned red!
He finally understood why Ying Chengjiao looked at him like that just now.

The first place winner of the preliminary examination, chosen by Ying Chengjiao, actually supports the system of feudal fiefdom!
But! How is this possible!

The scholars were all stunned, the candidates were at a loss, and everyone looked at Ying Chengjiao.

Kong Yu asked impatiently: "Does Lord Chang'an not dislike ruling Qin by enfeoffment?!"

Ying Chengjiao asked in return: "When have I ever said that I despise the feudal system?"

(End of this chapter)