I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 606: Selection of Dunhuang Governor

After promoting thirty older students who were proficient in the three classics to the same level as those who were proficient in the four classics, Liu Bian issued another edict allowing scholars who had passed the local examinations and ranked top after entering the county and state re-examination stage to give up becoming officials and come to Luoyang to take part in the policy examination and the classics examination for students of the Imperial College. Each county allowed one to three people to take part in the examination each year based on the population.

In other words, those who obtained this qualification through the examination, although not Tai students and could not enjoy the educational resources of Tai students, could enjoy the same examination treatment as Tai students.

The treatment after passing the exam is naturally the same.

At present, there are three development directions for students in the Imperial College. One is to pass the policy test and become a township official, which is more promising than those who pass the imperial examination. Of course, the policy test for selecting "management trainees" is much more difficult than the imperial examination organized by the counties.

The second is to study the classics, and gradually master the Four Classics through the traditional method, and then become an official in one of the three offices and embark on an official career.

The third type is those who have no intention of entering officialdom and come to the Imperial College only to study. Although such people are few, they do exist.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is a last type, which is to hope to encounter national policies that have significant benefits for first-time participants, such as the migration of northerners to the south and the first policy test, or the emperor personally questioning thirty older students. However, this kind of opportunity is often hard to come by.

After doing all this, Liu Bian felt that he had achieved his goal.

Next it depends on whether the official position in the imperial court is attractive enough.

If the six ministries of more than a hundred counties and kingdoms are not enough, there are also officials under the provincial governors. Even if all the original salaries of 100 dan are raised to 200 dan, Liu Bian can afford the extra salary.

And now he is not afraid to increase the salaries of officials.

However, after causing trouble again, Liu Bian calmed down and did not do anything more.

He was prepared to let the bullet fly for a while longer.

It will take time to transform Luoyang into a great imperial capital that attracts talented people from all over the country to live there.

Not long after, Liu Bian met the candidate for the prefect of Dunhuang whom he had carefully selected.

"I haven't seen you for more than a year, and your beard is still as beautiful as ever!" As soon as they met, Liu Bian praised the other's beard.

Cheng Yu had always been proud of his beautiful beard, and now he was very happy to receive Liu Bian's praise.

The last time the emperor and his minister met was when Liu Bian was on his way back from his inspection tour of Jizhou and passed through Shangdang County, where Cheng Yu was the prefect.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two got down to business.

Liu Bian asked: "This time Zhongde is going to Dunhuang, which is indeed remote, but it connects to the Western Regions and is of vital importance."

Cheng Yu already knew all these things after meeting the angel. He also heard about the problems that arose in Dunhuang County after Zhao Qi's death.

But Cheng Yu did not just talk about the big plan, but promised: "After I arrive in Dunhuang for a year, I can make sure that there are no big families bullying the people of Dunhuang. After two years, I can make the people rich and Han merchants go to the Western Regions regularly. And I will not stop helping the development of the Western Regions!"

Seeing Cheng Yu's statement, Liu Bian, who originally wanted to ask another question, simply gave up asking.

He immediately said: "With Zhongde in charge of the overall situation in Dunhuang County and managing the affairs of the Western Regions, I feel relieved!"

Later, Cheng Yu said: "Although I have arranged many matters in Shangdang County when I set out, I still have some strategies that I hope the next governor can stick to..."

He was very worried that the next prefect would not follow his example for the sake of his own achievements, and would instead ruin the good situation he had built up in Shangdang.

After saying this, Cheng Yu presented a memorial.

"Don't worry, Zhongde, I will tell you." Liu Bian took it and read it on the spot. The first person to bear the brunt was Liu Qubei, the Right Guli King of the Southern Xiongnu. At his request, he successfully entered the genealogy of the lineage of the King of Pei by relying on his unknown ancestor (General Du Liao Liu Jinbo). Although he could not inherit anything, he successfully got the surname Liu. This is an achievement that even the Chanyu of the Southern Xiongnu did not achieve!

After taking the surname Liu, Liu Qubei and his people accelerated their assimilation to Han culture. With the help of Cheng Yu, the speed of his tribe's assimilation to Han culture was the highest among all the Southern Xiongnu tribes.

At present, Liu Qubei’s sons are studying classics in Shangdang County School. Cheng Yu originally planned to recommend them to Imperial College in the next few years.

If the next Shangdang governor does this, he can quickly get closer to Liu Qubei...

Liu Bian glanced at the rest in a hurry. What Cheng Yu recorded were all things that would be done in the future.

"He is indeed a capable minister!" Liu Bian couldn't help but praise.

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After meeting the emperor, Cheng Yu would soon go to Dunhuang County, and he did not want to stay in Luoyang for long.

But after leaving the palace, Cheng Yu suddenly didn't know where he went.

Suddenly, he thought of something and told the driver, "Go to the Dongjun County Residence."

The carriage started moving immediately.

After a while, Cheng Yu returned to his hometown.

The county governor saw that the carriage Cheng Yu was riding in was a little bit rustic, but he knew that some high-ranking officials liked simplicity, especially at the moment when the emperor advocated frugality, there were more such high-ranking officials, so he did not dare to be careless and came out in person.

When he saw Cheng Yu getting off the carriage, he was glad that he had done the right thing and hurried forward to greet him, "It's Mr. Cheng! I was wondering why I felt like there was something happy going on today!"

Cheng Yu looked at the person who came and recognized him. At first, he was just a minor official in the county residence. He didn't expect that after not seeing him for several years, he had been promoted to the position of governor.

Things have changed and people have changed! Cheng Yu sighed in his heart.

The old governor who used to drink with him and confide his troubles to him has long returned to his hometown to retire. Now the county residence is still there, but there is no one to drink with him anymore.

"Mr. Cheng is here, why don't you come in and have a glass of wine from your hometown?" Shou Cheng asked again.

Cheng Yu took a look at the county mansion and was about to refuse to leave when he heard the governor continue, "There is a jar of wine left by the old governor in the county mansion. Before the old governor returned home, he specifically asked to leave it for Mr. Cheng."

Cheng Yu immediately ordered the chief minister to bring it to him, then left some money and personally carried the wine left by his old friend onto the carriage.

As for the current governor, he was unworthy of drinking with him because he was in power in the past and was later submissive.

In the end, until he set out from Luoyang, Cheng Yu was reluctant to drink the jar of wine left by his old friend, but chose to take it to Dunhuang.

Traveling with him was a palace official appointed by the emperor as an official in Dunhuang County. This man was Gai Shun, the son of former Shangshu Ling Gai Xun. He was originally from Dunhuang County, but had always been with his father. This time he was going to Dunhuang County to serve as a Gongcao.

When Gai Xun was the governor of Hedong, he persuaded Xu Huang, the Protector-General of the Western Regions, to surrender, and recommended Xu Huang to be a general in Xiyuan. His presence greatly facilitated the communication between Cheng Yu and Xu Huang.

In addition, Cheng Yu was accompanied by a group of soldiers from the Xiyuan Army.

(End of this chapter)