I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 117 The Ling Emperor’s Thoughts

Liu Bianshang didn't understand what was going on. It seemed that Empress Dowager Dong was praising him just now.

Why do you feel like you're dreaming?

He was waking up in a daze, but he heard Emperor Ling talking——

"Bian'er is very good, but it is indeed time to arrange for someone to accompany Bian'er to handle government affairs again. Lu Ziqian is the minister after all. Taking care of both ends would be a bit of a loss."

Liu Bian suddenly stopped feeling sleepy.

He didn't know how long he had slept, but looking at it now, why did it feel like he was about to fast forward to the time when the general recorded the affairs of the minister?

Liu Bian didn't know that Emperor Ling had somewhat complicated feelings about General He Jin.

He Jin's road to promotion was paved by Emperor Ling himself.

When Liu Bian was born and successfully survived, Emperor Ling was very excited about his only son who did not die in infancy, and immediately wanted to canonize He as queen.

He also encountered the same resistance as when Emperor Huan wanted to canonize the Tian family.

But Emperor Ling withstood the pressure and fought against all opinions. The most important thing is that he has a son.

After that, he trained He Jin and He Miao. At first, everything went smoothly.

It was not until He Jin became a general that he began to pursue fame.

He Jin is out of control to a certain extent.

For Emperor Ling, if he wanted to capture He Jin, all he had to do was issue an edict through the Chancellery and one jailer would be enough.

But what about after taking it?

Emperor Ling knew very well that he had no better candidate.

Therefore, he could only choose checks and balances. He successively appointed He Miao and Dong Zhong as the founding generals, established tribes, and led Jian Shuo to lead the Eighth School Lieutenant of Xiyuan...

Taking He Jin away during the patrol was also based on this consideration.

At that time, Emperor Ling asked Liu Bian. In fact, no matter who Liu Bian answered, he would take He Jin away.

But now, Emperor Ling felt that it was time for He Jin to be the minister.

If there are any signs of disobedience in He Jin during this process, then don't blame him for being ruthless.

This serious illness allowed Emperor Ling to fully understand his physical condition. Unlike the hesitant imperial physician, Hua Tuo's words were more direct, but they were also more convincing to Emperor Ling.

Emperor Ling did not expect this day to come so soon.

It had only been a few years since he wanted to revive the country, and there was still a lot of things he had not done...

"How can I record the affairs of the minister?" Emperor Ling said what Liu Bian didn't want to hear.

Queen He was very happy and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of my brother."

Liu Bian instantly realized that it was Empress He's credit for He Jinlu's affairs.

Queen He was happy, but Queen Mother Dong was naturally unhappy.

Empress Dowager Dong emphasized: "Dong Zhong did a good job in the affairs of the minister last time. This time, he should also help Bian'er."

Queen He immediately responded: "My second brother also did a good job last time!"

It started again.

At this time, Emperor Ling suddenly said: "Bian'er is awake."

Before Liu Bian could speak, he heard Emperor Ling continue: "I'm a little tired, so I'm going back to rest."

Zhang Rang immediately called people up and carried Emperor Ling back to the palace.

Empress Dowager Dong and Empress He broke up on bad terms again. Seeing Emperor Ling leave the scene quickly, Liu Bian was a little confused. He also had something to ask Emperor Ling for help.

For Liu Bian, Guan Yu's case had captured many rural officials from around Luoyang, and the vacancies of these people all needed to be filled.

According to the Han system, the officials and assistant officials with a salary of less than 100 shi must be selected from local people, while the officials of counties and counties with a salary of 100 shi or less can be directly appointed.

A typical example is the meritorious officer in the county. Although he obviously has great authority, he still only has one hundred stones.

However, with the development of the times, county magistrates have usurped the powers of county magistrates and will be able to directly appoint higher-level county officials, even county magistrates.

Now, Liu Bian wants to take back these released powers.

Strictly speaking, it is against the law for county magistrates to appoint officials with more than a hundred stones.

How can you violate the laws of your ancestors!

Those with more than 100 shi are considered reasonable to recover, but even in Luoyang, as a county in Kyoto, the main force of its officials is still 100 shi and below.

On this critical issue, the ancestral methods could not help him.

Before Guan Yu, a group of insects controlled the countryside. After the insects were eliminated, another group of insects came up?

Then Guan Yu and him were in vain!

Liu Bian didn't want to work in vain. If he could, he would also ask Emperor Ling to imitate Zhu Yuanzhang and peel off the lasts. If he didn't accept it, he would kill a group of them.

But he also understands that there are only so many people who can be officials now, and after they are killed, they will really be gone.

Therefore, Liu Bian decided to add some sand into it.

The imperial court intervened in the affairs of local minor officials. For this kind of decision that went against his ancestors, Liu Bian had to get the support of Emperor Ling.

His own weight was still a little light.

There are three hundred stones in the village, namely, Youzhi, Sanlao, and Youyou. If the village is small, those with Zhi will become stingy men. Under the hundred stones, there are also petty officials and the chief of the pavilion, Li Kui.

The boundaries between officials were not obvious at this time. For example, county magistrates and county magistrates were directly called chief officials, and there were many people who rose from junior officials to prime ministers step by step.

He set his sights on the most popular group of Tai students currently dancing in Luoyang.

There are roughly three types of composition of Tai students. One is dignified-looking talents over eighteen years old selected by Taichang and Taixue doctors, the other is recommended by the county and state, and the third is the son of an official with six hundred dan or more.

The salary of a rural official and a small official with a hundred dan is indeed relatively low for people with very high family backgrounds who come to Taixue just to increase their reputation. Their family background can give them more opportunities and a higher starting point.

In addition, the imperial court would conduct examinations for Taixue students every two years. Those who passed the Confucian classics examination could directly serve as Langguan. Generally, dozens of people could be selected in batches, and in some cases, one or two hundred people would be selected.

During the reign of Emperor Huan, the number of imperial students reached an astonishing number of more than 30,000. Nowadays, even though Taixue is far less prosperous than before, and there are also Hongdu sects competing with it, which also have channels for promotion, but with the arrival of Zheng Xuan, the number of Taixue has once again exceeded 20,000.

With this base number, the difficulty of the biennial exam is even higher than the cream of the crop.

Liu Bian felt that among so many people, there were some children from poor families who had no connections. It would be great if there were still passionate people from wealthy families who were willing to take the initiative to go.

Aren’t they all criticizing township officials for not doing human affairs?

proceed if you can!

Go to the countryside!

Aren’t they all talkative kings?

Liu Bian currently has two plans. One is to let aspiring imperial students join the system of township officials and officials, with a hundred stones or under a hundred stones.

The other is for Taipei students to experience the life of grassroots officials.

From what Liu Bian sees, although he prefers the former, the latter is more feasible.

Anyway, the imperial court now only provides accommodation for Taixue students, and all food, clothing, and travel are at their own expense.

Most of those who can come to Luoyang to become imperial students, even if their family background is not good, will be supported by someone.

If there is a rare work-study scholar, Liu Bian would not mind being funded by the East Palace.

(End of this chapter)