When Ji Han and his men traveled to the Three Kingdoms crew

Chapter 569 No, Xun Yu with thick eyebrows and big eyes is definitely not Jia Wenhe’s man, right?

After all these years of getting along, Xun Yu discovered the peculiarities of Liu Bei and others.

The simplest thing is that although Liu Bei was in Guanzhong, he was able to know the news from Liangzhou.

It would have been fine if it was just speculation, but Liu Bei knew everything clearly every time, as if someone was reporting to him in person.

In addition, there are many talented people who support Liu Bei. Mencius said: Those who are righteous have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous have few supporters.

Xun Yu thought it was normal for talented people to come to him, but he was sure that these talented people had never met Liu Bei before. But when these talented people saw Liu Bei, some of them burst into tears and cried, and their words were full of excitement and relief.

Especially the talented people who came from Yizhou, not all of them were from Yizhou, so according to common sense, conflicts were bound to break out.

The result was beyond expectations. Both the locals and outsiders in Yizhou secretly united together and gradually occupied important positions in the provincial government under Liu Yan's nose.

These talented people took advantage of a great victory and took advantage of Liu Yan's unpreparedness to send evidence of Liu Yan and his usurpation directly to Chang'an, as if they had known long ago that Liu Yan would rebel.

And these talented people seem to do this not only for the Han Dynasty, but also for Liu Bei.
Even Xun Yu couldn't help but think of two words: destiny.

Combined with the imperial examination that Liu Bei just mentioned, which lasted for 1,200 years.
And the rumored immortal dream
The few remaining doubts in his heart were completely dispelled, and Xun Yu asked in a complicated manner: "General, will there be a place for the nobles in the future?"

"Of course." Liu Bei said seriously: "The world is so big that the territory of the Han Dynasty seems so small. Why can't it accommodate the nobles? Moreover, the reform is not something that can be achieved overnight. At present, any nobles who wholeheartedly support the court will not be abandoned by the court."

These words are not empty words. The imperial examination system, which lasted for 1,200 years, did not replace the original system of selecting officials as soon as it was born.

It was not until the Sui and Tang dynasties that it was finally finalized. According to Zhen De, the Jinshi degree was only a regular subject in the early Tang Dynasty, and it became the only subject until the Song Dynasty.

After discussing with Jia Xu, he decided to follow the example of the early Tang Dynasty and set up the Mingjing exam as a green light for military meritorious service and the gentry, while the Jinshi exam was a path for the poor to rise.

When the proportion of poor people gradually increases, the Mingjing examination will be gradually abolished like it was in the Tang Dynasty. This is the general trend and cannot be reversed by human power.

He believed that with Xun Yu's wisdom it would not be difficult to see the truth.

After telling Xun Yu his general idea, Liu Bei asked, "I wonder if Wen Ruoke is satisfied with this answer?"

Xun Yu sighed and forced a smile, "Of course."

Liu Bei showed the same smile, he knew that Xun Yu was convinced by him.

Just this time
Liu Bei slowly shook the tea in the teacup, his thoughts drifting far away.

This time it is really difficult for Jingda.

Afterwards, Liu Bei and Xun Yu left Taichang Mansion and returned to the General's Mansion. Before Liu Bei had even sat down, he received news from Liaodong.

"Gongsun Bogui defeated Gongsun Du."

A touch of joy surged in his heart, hahaha, great, great, brother has won a great victory, I will go to the palace to take credit for him!
The news of the Taichang Palace examination spread throughout Chang'an in less than a day.

The nobles lowered their proud heads like eggplants hit by frost. Their brows were twisted into ropes, and they said worriedly, "It's bad. We, the nobles, actually lost to Han Su. What's worse is that in the future, we will have to compete with Han Su. What should we do?"

"Don't panic, brother."

"Oh? Do you have any good ideas?"

Lai Min comforted him, "Jia Wenhe has connections, but this matter is of great importance and cannot be decided by Jia Wenhe alone. I will host a banquet for my colleagues in the court, and refute Jia Wenhe at the court meeting tomorrow. Perhaps there will be a chance for a turnaround."

"Thank you for coming, sir."

next day
All officials attended the court meeting as usual. Among them, the high-ranking officials from the aristocratic families formed a united front and nominated Zhongsan Doctor Fu Wan as their mouthpiece.

However, developments often go beyond expectations.

When Fu Wan was about to seize the opportunity to criticize Jia Xu, Liu Bei, who was the one who made the final decision, was one step ahead and said to the regent and the crown prince Liu Xie: "Your Highness, the commander of the Wuhuan Guard, Gongsun Bogui, defeated the rebels and pacified Liaodong. His military achievements are outstanding. I think he deserves a promotion."

According to common sense, Gongsun Zan's promotion should be a foregone conclusion. Yesterday, Liu Bei went straight to the palace without saying a word. As soon as he entered the palace, he saw Liu Bian waiting for a long time in his best clothes. Before Liu Bei could speak, Liu Bian excitedly told him about Gongsun Zan's reward. After asking Liu Bei if there was anything wrong, he ordered an edict to be drafted on the spot.

It can be said that today's court meeting was just a formality and Liu Xie could be done with just a nod of his head.

Liu Bei felt something was not right when he looked at Liu Xie with shining eyes. Could it be that Xie was going to do something wrong?

The next moment, Liu Xie spoke, proving that Liu Bei's worries were not groundless.

Liu Xie stood up and said generously: "Captain Gongsun is extremely brave and pacified Liaodong. If I... uh, I want to see what kind of county marquis he should be, it must be a county."

hum.

Liu Xie's words got stuck in his throat. His heart sank, his face suddenly turned pale, and his hand subconsciously touched his buttocks. He felt that his buttocks were a little painful.
It's strange, I didn't get hurt by the emperor's uncle's shoes, why do I feel so scared for no reason?
Suddenly Liu Xie thought of a very important point. He secretly glanced at Liu Bei, and sure enough, Liu Bei's face became ugly, and his eyes became sharper.

Liu Xie winked at Liu Bei, "Uncle, I heard Gongsun Bogui is your sworn brother and also my uncle. When my brother was on the throne, he was always so rude. Now that it's my turn, is there anything wrong with me being a little more generous?"

Liu Bei seemed not to have noticed Liu Xie's hint and his face remained serious.

Due to the threat of the shoes, Liu Xie had to give up. He changed his words and said, "Ahem, then I'll still be a Marquis of Xiang and a General of Pinglu."

Seeing that Liu Bei's expression gradually relaxed and the threat from the shoes was lifted, Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s not that Liu Bei failed to see Liu Xie’s hint, but changing one’s orders every day is a big taboo, and this trend should be nipped in the bud as soon as it appears.

As Liu Xie's words fell to the ground, all the officials praised him and no one spoke out against it.

However, Fu Wan and other officials from the aristocratic families all looked gloomy. For them, Gongsun Zan's name was well-known. Gongsun Zan was originally a bastard, not valued in the clan, and even relied on his father-in-law's financial support for his studies. He hated the aristocratic families with a vengeance.

Jia Xu alone is hard to deal with, and adding Gongsun Zan would make matters worse?!

Thinking of this, all the officials from the aristocratic families were frightened and acted slowly.

It was precisely this delay that allowed Jia Xu to take the lead and put them in a passive position.

Jia Xu said, "Your Highness, General, I have something to say."

"Minister Taichang, please speak!" Liu Xie suddenly became alert. He was not familiar with most of the people in the court, but he was very familiar with Jia Xu!
Uncle Ma said that Tai Chang Qing was a first-rate military strategist, who could make the enemy's general, eldest son and beloved horse never return with a simple wave of his feather fan!

Fu Wan's heart trembled. Oh no, he was one step too late!
"Your Highness, General. Yesterday I set up an examination in the Taichang Palace. The test was on the Zuo Zhuan." As he said this, Jia Xu handed in the test questions.

Liu Xie took a look at it and subconsciously exclaimed: "Hmm? These three questions! Hmm. They don't seem difficult. Even I can do them."

The corners of the officials' mouths twitched slightly. No, Your Highness, can you please not make a fuss in the court?
Liu Bei used his eyes to remind Liu Xie. Liu Xie, realizing his loss of composure, quickly adjusted his attitude and said solemnly, "Minister Taichang, please continue."

Jia Xu nodded and said, "After this exam, I found that only three children of the noble families answered all the questions correctly, while most of the poor scholars answered all three questions correctly. Most of these children of the noble families have a good reputation in the counties. If we follow the original system of selecting officials, the officials selected will be such people, which will bring disaster to the Han Dynasty."

Yup!

Liu Xie felt that Jia Xu was absolutely right. These people couldn’t even answer these three questions. Aren’t they worse than him?
Liu Xie knew his own capabilities very well. If he were to govern the world now, he would probably turn the world into a mess.

Letting someone who is not even as good as him be an official, and an official who handles government affairs, if this is not harming the Han people, then what is harming the Han people? !
Liu Xie asked, "If that is the case, Minister of Rites, how do you think we should select officials?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, I think the system of imperial examinations should be abolished and replaced with imperial examinations. In the future, no more filial and honest candidates should be selected. If you want to be an official, you must take exams and pass the provincial examinations in various prefectures to be eligible to be an official."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an immediate uproar.

All the court officials were trembling in their hearts. Jia Wenhe was going to force the gentry into a dead end!
Fu Wan secretly thought that it was not good. With Jia Xu in front and Gongsun Zan behind him, he had to speak quickly, "Your Highness, General! Don't listen to the one-sided words of the Minister of Rites! The examination results of the Minister of Rites alone cannot prove anything. There are many talented and virtuous people among the noble families!"

"What the Zhongsan doctor said is absolutely right. Your Highness, General, please do not listen to the one-sided words of the Minister of Rites!"

Fu Wan's words won the support of quite a few officials.

"This"

Liu Xie was embarrassed. He did not ask Liu Bei for help right away. It was not because he did not want to, but because he had known Liu Bei for a long time. If he asked Liu Bei for help at this time, Liu Bei would not lend a hand. He knew that Liu Bei was not ignoring him, but was training him.

Liu Xie looked at Jia Xu and said, "Minister Taichang, all the ministers are trying to stop you. What else do you have to say?"

"Your Highness, if you feel that this is inappropriate, why don't we select some poor scholars and some descendants of famous families, let them study the same book, and then compare who is better."

"Your Highness, I think this is inappropriate! Who knows if the Minister of Rites will interfere? In my opinion, the method of selecting officials cannot be changed!"

"Your Highness, the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed!"

Under the stimulation of Jia Xu and Gongsun Zan, one after another officials who were previously praised as wise ministers and famous scholars vied to oppose Jia Xu, fearing that Liu Xie would side with Jia Xu.

This gave Liu Xie a headache and he became more and more annoyed. These people all said that they were gentlemen, so why were they so unbearable now?

Finally, Liu Xie couldn't bear it anymore. He shouted, "Shut up! Shut up! I asked you to compete, but you didn't compete. What's the point of criticizing me?!"

All the ministers who opposed Jia Xu were stunned. They stared blankly at Liu Xie who was standing beside the throne.

Liu Xie still looked childish, but with his furrowed brows and stern expression, he did have some of the majesty of an emperor.

Only then did they realize that the young regent was really angry. Although Liu Xie was only the crown prince, the imperial power he represented was real. If they really angered Liu Xie, it would be difficult to deal with.

Fu Wan, the mouthpiece, was even more shocked. It was not right. It seemed that what Lai Jingda said was different. Why should we persuade His Highness? If we want to persuade, we should persuade the emperor's uncle! How could this be? Did any of us make peace with Jia Wenhe before? It was not right. The high families of Nanyang were fine, but would the big families of Yizhou make peace with Jia Wenhe?

No matter how Fu Wan thought about it, it was too late.

Liu Xie showed them a look of regret and hatred, then shook his head in disappointment. When his eyes fell on Liu Bei, his expression eased a little, "General, what do you think?"

Xie Er's acting is a bit exaggerated
Liu Bei subconsciously commented on Liu Xie's acting skills. Fortunately, he reacted very quickly and immediately stopped his confused thoughts.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liu Bei frowned slightly, revealing an embarrassment. He sighed, "Your Highness, in my opinion, the arrangement made by the Minister of Rites is inappropriate. The nobles from all regions have made contributions to the Han Dynasty. It would be better for the nobles from all regions to contribute to the establishment of schools in the court. The nobles who have contributed the most or have made contributions to the Han Dynasty are allowed to recommend the talented and virtuous people in their families to the court. In view of the examination of the Ministry of Rites, these recommended scholars still have to go through the examination. Of course, these scholars do not have to compete with the poor, they are all included in the examination of the Mingjing category. The poor have to participate in the examinations of the counties and prefectures before they can become officials."

Liu Bei said a lot. The Jinshi candidates who passed the exam step by step were mostly employed in positions that required running around, from calculating the expenditure of money and grain to the expenses of the treasury, and even encouraging people to farm. On the other hand, the Mingjing candidates were mostly clerical positions.
Fu Wan was a little confused, but he didn't know who among the officials from the aristocratic families said it was a good idea, and then a bunch of aristocratic families followed suit, even Xun Yu said it was a good idea.

Fu Wan thought, it seems that the general is kind! It sounds much better than Jia Wenhe. Lai Jingda didn't mention that we should persuade the general, so the general doesn't need to be persuaded?
Yes, yes, yes, that’s for sure!
The more Fu Wan thought about it, the more he felt that this was possible. As for the strange feeling he had just felt and his suspicion that there was a spy named Jia Xu among the nobles, he put all of that out of his mind.

Even if Jia Xu is very cunning, Xun Yu can't be Jia Xu's man, right?
Look, even Xun Yu applauded, so what else is the problem?

If we continue to oppose, it will be disastrous when Gongsun Zan returns to the capital!
After the court meeting.

Liu Bei specially met with Lai Min. He held Lai Min's arms and said, "Jingda, thank you for your hard work."

"My lord, it's not hard at all. It is my honor to share your worries."

"Does Jingda have any requests? I will never refuse!"

"Request? No, no!" Lai Min tried to make excuses.

However, under Liu Bei's insistence, Lai Min had to accept Liu Bei's kindness. He laughed and said, "My lord, I am not good at politics nor martial arts, and my mouth is annoying. It is enough for me to help you. If you insist, I have a request. My lord, I want to serve as your household steward."

(End of this chapter)