I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 349 Chen Deng enters Beijing
The state of Pei was governed in an orderly manner by the Prime Minister Chen Gui, and everyone obeyed his trust.

Because Chen Gui always behaves in a low-key manner and does not like to be in the limelight, the entire Prime Minister's Office is usually relatively quiet.

On this day, the mansion became unusually lively.

Only those who knew the inside story knew that the prince's beloved son was here.

Chen Deng is thirty-one this year. The reason why he left Guangling County and came here because he was originally the chief of Dongyang County is that he was worshiped as Yilang by the imperial court because of his meritorious service in governance. On the way to take office, I happened to pass by Peiguo, so I naturally wanted to pay a visit to my father.

Chen Gui, who received the message in advance, prepared his son's favorite fish and dumplings.

During the banquet, Chen Gui explained to Chen Deng what he should pay attention to after entering the capital - "Since your father left the capital again a few months ago to take up a foreign post, there are no courtiers in the family in the capital."

Chen Deng knew who Chen Gui's father was, Chen Yu.

"However, my father made a good friend in his early years. He was an official in Luoyang and had a reputation as a wise minister. In recent years, he and my father have also exchanged letters. In March this year, after Gong Wei went to visit him, he wrote back For me, there are a lot of praises in the letter," Chen Gui said, seeing that Chen Deng's curiosity was completely aroused before he revealed the answer.

"Henan Yin, Yuan Shu Yuan Gongli."

Chen Deng was shocked. This was indeed a name he had never thought of: "The child didn't know that his father had an old relationship with Henan Yin... I have been in Guangling for a long time, but I have also heard of the virtuous name of Henan Yin. At first, I wondered whether the reputation was fake. Now that I hear my father’s approval, I think that Yin must be a wise man when he comes to Henan.”

After he finished speaking, he never thought that Chen Gui waved his hand and asked: "I heard that you made friends with some talented people in Guangling. Are you only friends with them because of their reputation?"

Chen Deng replied: "Of course not. I have to have a serious talk with him to know his virtues and talents... The child has been taught."

"It is true that what you hear is false, but what you see is true." Chen Gui continued to teach his son his life experience, "In my life as a father, I have seen many people with false reputations. Among them, there are several who have been praised by me. "

Of course Chen Deng understood what Chen Gui was referring to. The children of wealthy families praise each other for their integrity. You praise my descendants, and I praise your descendants. Everyone will have a bright future.

"Luoyang is no different than a local place. There are many courtiers and the relationships are complicated. Especially since you are also the councilor, you will inevitably have to submit some memorials to advise you, so be careful."

Chen Deng immediately agreed.

Despite this warning, Chen Gui was quite satisfied with Chen Deng.

Although the thirty-one-year-old Yilang was not as good as the thirty-year-old Cao Cao who had two thousand stones under his rule, he still had a promising future. No wonder Chen Gui felt excited.

Because of this, Chen Gui rarely drank more wine, and because of his drunkenness, he broke away from his inherent role as a strict father and praised: "My son, the future of my Chen family will be entrusted to you!"

Chen Deng personally served his drunken father and did not rest until Chen Gui fell asleep.

After that, Chen Deng stayed in the Prime Minister's Mansion for two days, and then set off again at the urging of Chen Gui, who was reluctant to leave.

When Chen Deng arrived in Luoyang, the discussion about Lu Zhi was still in full swing.

Chen Deng kept his father's warning in mind. After taking office, he only became a bystander and was cautious in his words and deeds.

In addition, he immediately visited Yuan Shu with his father's letter.

After seeing him, Chen Deng was a little hard to evaluate... Although he couldn't find anything wrong with Yuan Shu, he vaguely felt that what his father said seemed to be exactly what he said.

What’s behind the fame?
Chen Deng was summoned by Liu Bian only after meeting Yuan Shu. With Yuan Shu's lessons learned, Chen Deng also had some doubts about Lu Zhi, who was currently well-known in Luoyang.

Chen Deng was definitely a smart man. It didn't take long for him to realize the key to Lu Zhi's current fame in Luoyang - the emperor.

Chen Deng was somewhat curious about the emperor, but the emperor summoned him to meet him and asked more about the situation in Xuzhou, focusing on the officials' true reactions to this rectification of officialdom.

This was not a problem for Chen Deng. He did not want to tell lies and flattery, so he just expressed the officials' resistance in a more euphemistic way.

But the more euphemistic truth is still offensive to people who are unwilling to listen to honest words. Chen Deng has not yet fully understood the nature of the emperor. After the first summons, he wondered when he would be summoned by the emperor next time.

However, within three days, Chen Deng was summoned by the emperor again.

Although he was not the only one this time, Chen Deng already understood that the emperor could listen to unfavorable advice.

The discussion this time was about the trial lift that Chen Deng had heard about before, and he never thought that he could be included in it.

Chen Deng listened carefully to Gai Xun, the minister, personally introducing the content of the trial. He knew that his appearance here must be related to his coming from five states.

Sure enough, after Gai Xun finished his introduction, the emperor quickly asked him: "How effective does Yuan Long think this trial method can be if it is used in the five states?"

Chen Dengben had been preparing, and he was not panicked when he heard the words, and replied: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, this method has three merits. One is to absorb the outstanding talents in the field, the other is to make trials more fair, and the third is to obtain Officials are intimidated.”

"Since there are merits, are there any difficulties in the implementation process?" Liu Bian asked.

Chen Deng replied: "I personally think that there are three reasons - first, the small officials in the five states have complaints, and the wise people in the field may not dare to take the exam; second, the county officials may not have the ability to take charge of the exam, and they may not be fair; third, If you don’t recruit enough officials, it may be counterproductive.”

Gai Xun said with a smile: "Now that the minister is in charge and the envoys are patrolling the counties, if the worthy person still dares not take the exam at this time, then he is not considered a worthy person..."

Chen Deng heard what Gai Xun meant. It was obvious that in this first trial, the envoys to rectify the administration of officials would also participate.

In this way, his first two worries can be easily solved. As for the third item, I'm afraid he will have to wait until the day when he actually performs the trial lift.

"Your Majesty, I have no objections," Chen Deng said.

On that day, Liu Bian issued an edict to promote vacant county and township officials through trials in the five prefectures and counties.

Contrary to the rather concise edicts, there are official documents recording rules.

The county first determines the vacancies of officials that need to be supplemented, and selects candidates with equal numbers through trial elections. The candidates are then sent to the county for review. Those who pass can become officials.

The scope of officials was limited to hundreds of stones or less that county magistrates could appoint on their own in the past. However, it did not require all county and township officials to be selected through trial selection. This was equivalent to giving county magistrates and county magistrates an open selection. Chance.

Correspondingly, the trial examination will be linked to the assessment of county officials to a certain extent.

Among the people, they will create momentum to tout the fairness of the trial.

As for the specific extent to which the former is connected, and the proportion of petty officials from one’s background, one has to cross the river by feeling the stones.

(End of this chapter)