Kong Wei, the Duke of Yansheng of the Han Dynasty, knew that as long as he registered as a scholar of the Han Dynasty, he could have the opportunity to be an official, be exempted from taxes, and be free from punishment. . .
In short, there are many benefits.
However, when he came to Jizhou, he found that it was difficult to select officials in Jizhou.
These benefits are for ordinary people, and for those powerful people from aristocratic families, these powers are what they should enjoy after they are born.
Now it has become a power that requires some kind of 'test' to get. This is simply an insult to their high-ranking scholars.
Most of them have had noble blood since they were born. Which family has not been a minister for generations, and their abilities have been confirmed in advance by their ancestors.
Don't you see, for hundreds of years, all relatives and eunuchs have been wiped out, and only these virtuous people with both ability and political integrity have been passed down.
What's more, the content of this new Han Dynasty's examination is also extremely abominable.
It's not enough to take a test on poems, books and classics. You can also take a test on agriculture, medicine, various crafts and other lowly knowledge.
This kind of humiliating situation is definitely not something they can tolerate.
All the high-ranking families in Jizhou immediately became indignant, and some even had the impulse and boldness to think about punishing the low-level officials in the counties, in order to show some color to the new emperor. Don't think that they These high-ranking gentlemen are easy to bully.
However, soon after the new Jizhou governor Liu Tun was appointed, Kong Wei, the descendant of the Confucian sage and ancestor, came.
Along with it, there were dozens of human heads dried with white lime.
These heads are all the powerful heads of several powerful clans that are causing trouble in Yanzhou.
In fact, the things these Yanzhou powerful men committed were not big at all. They only injured a few officials in Yanzhou counties and killed one or two of their servants.
Such a thing, if it were placed in the Taikang period, it would be nothing more than a trivial matter. A wealthy family beat one or two lowly county officials, and it was just a slight scolding by the state and county magistrate. It's very cool.
As for killing one or two slaves, it might not be as serious as killing a hound.
After all, spiritual dogs are rare and slaves are everywhere.
But Yanzhou's subsequent actions far exceeded the expectations of all the aristocratic families.
The Yanzhou military government broke into the stronghold and uprooted these powerful sects. Regardless of whether they had tens of millions of land assets or were "three princes of a certain life", they were all punished severely.
Just hundreds of heads were chopped off!
The wealthy and powerful families in Jizhou, who were originally agitated, all calmed down after seeing these miserable heads brought by Yan Shenggong Kong Wei.
These Han army soldiers who killed thousands of swords are probably no less than 20,000 in Jizhou now. No powerful family can fight against them, and no one dares to do it again.
However, these powerful families in Jizhou are not completely honest.
If they just give in, wouldn't the political privileges they have enjoyed for more than a hundred years be surrendered in vain?
Therefore, these powerful families changed their strategies from the original idea of 'fighting by force' to 'fighting by literature'.
Since the emperor of the new dynasty wanted to govern the country, he naturally couldn't do without scholars like them who passed down the classics.
As long as they work together and refuse to serve for various reasons, then let's see who is available in the court?
Is it possible that lowly servants such as doctors and laborers can judge lawsuits and educate the people?
What a joke!
Therefore, when Yan Shenggong Kong Wei, who has the aura of a sage, saw these powerful families, the most common thing he heard was that these powerful families refused for various reasons to the children of the clan to participate in the Han Dynasty's 'imperial examination', which naturally meant refusal. Got out of office.
"The nephew in the family has little knowledge and may not be a talented person. Even if he is lucky enough to get an official position, he is afraid of delaying the national affairs of the new dynasty!"
"My generation has few talents and little knowledge, let alone the children of the clan. The emperor and the princes are trying to introduce new things, and we dare not go out and make people laugh!"
"The talents required for the elegant administration of the new dynasty are great talents who are well versed in hundreds of schools of thought. My ancestors only have classics and can be passed down from generation to generation. If they are not involved in other categories, it may be difficult for them to serve the country."
"..."
No matter how serious these aristocratic families were in their humility, the great Han Yan Shenggong and the Minister of Civil Affairs Kong Wei had already seen through the thoughts in their eyes.
They are obviously 'non-violent non-cooperation'.
Since these wealthy families knew the power of the Han army, they paid taxes when they were required, paid slaves as tenants when required, and were very honest when calculating land acres according to statistics.
But they are so resistant to this 'official selection'. This is simply making things difficult for me, Duke Yan!
Yan Shenggong naturally knew the fundamental relationship here.
For more than a month, Yanshenggong Kong Wei was rejected almost everywhere.
If things continue like this, when the big exam for "selecting officials" starts next month, I'm afraid there won't be many scholars in the entire Jizhou to take part.
How embarrassing is that?
The embarrassment is trivial. If he can't mess up his first errand since becoming an official, then how can he, the Duke of Yan, and the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, have the dignity to continue?
What's more, Kong Wei heard that the emperor had just consecrated the Kong family in another house as the Holy Marquis, and went north to educate Yuwen Xianbei with more than a dozen carts full of filial piety scriptures.
Barbarians can be civilized, but why are these Jizhou aristocratic families so difficult to tame?
Jizhou, Xindu.
As soon as Yan Shenggong Kong Wei returned to his temporary residence, he immediately smashed a Qingzhou white porcelain bowl angrily.
Several subordinate officials and servants who followed also stood by carefully.
"It's simply too much!"
"The Li family of Zhao Kingdom actually bullied me like this!"
"Do these wealthy families think that without them, there would be no virtuous people in Jizhou!?"
Just now, Yan Shenggong Kong Wei sent his subordinates back to report that Li Kai, a famous scholar in Zhao Guopingji, also rejected the request to send his children to participate in the state and county 'imperial examinations'.
This Li Kai is a descendant of the famous Warring States general Li Mu. He has lived in Zhao for generations and can be said to be a truly famous family.
The Li family of Zhao County in history had Li Kai as their first ancestor.
Li Kai once served as an official in the Jin Dynasty as Da Sinong and the second official of Yushi Zhongcheng. He was also famous for his talent and learning. More importantly, his five sons were also very knowledgeable and moral, and they could be said to be famous far and wide.
Moreover, the Pingji Li family was originally under the rule of Jiehu, and finally escaped from the control of Hulu. Duke Yan Sheng thought that he should serve as an official well in order to repay the emperor of Han for his kindness.
But he never thought that what Yan Shenggong Kong Wei thought was a matter of course would also be ruthlessly rejected.
"This time in Jizhou, I may fail to live up to His Majesty's trust!"
After Yanshenggong Kong Wei burst into anger, he seemed to be discouraged and sighed sadly.
Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, systematic learning and knowledge have basically been passed down within the family. Even if there are apprentices to study, most of them are shared among several aristocratic families.
Compared with the teaching atmosphere in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, great changes had already taken place.
Not long ago, Liu Tun, the governor of Jizhou, discussed this matter with Kong Wei, the Duke of Yansheng.
At that time, Liu Tun said that when Emperor Xiangshi Zhaolie was born, there was no way out for him to study, let alone to establish a career, which would only mean selling straw sandals for the rest of his life.
After Yan Shenggong said these frustrating words, several officials and followers beside him also felt frustrated and worried.
I don’t blame them for worrying anymore. If this job goes wrong, an empty-headed Yanshenggong will be of no use. It’s just 500 acres of land, which is about the same as the army soldiers. How can they support diners like them? ?
At this time, one of the followers suddenly said.
"Xian Gong, the aristocratic families in Jizhou are now united, even the down-and-out families like the Li family of Zhao State are like this. It seems that the aristocratic families cannot be counted on."
When Kong Wei heard this, he didn't even raise his eyelids. The many days of socializing had made him tired, and he had no reaction to this kind of nonsense.
The attendant continued.
"In this case, why doesn't Xian Gong just find another way?"
When Yan Shenggong Kong Wei heard this, his eyes lit up and he asked immediately.
"Create another way? Are there any regulations?"
"Without the children of the aristocratic family, wouldn't others be able to hold office?"
When Yan Shenggong heard this, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. With these words alone, he shouldn't have any good ideas.
The heirloom classics of these aristocratic families are not simply about cultivating one's moral character.
In today's era when books are scarce, these Confucian classics of poetry and books are experiences in political matters.
In the words of later generations, these powerful families mastered the knowledge most suitable for the management of public affairs in this era.
It's not just about literacy.
"How can we manage affairs and care for the people without a son of aristocratic family?" Yan Shenggong Kong Wei frowned.
"Haha, Mr. Xian, you don't have to stick to this way!"
"What do you mean by this?"
Kong Wei, the Duke of Yansheng, noticed that the retainer was confident.
"The way these aristocratic families are acting like this is nothing more than recognition. Without them, the virtuous duke would not be able to register as a scholar, and there would be no officials to choose from."
When Kong Wei heard this, he felt a headache.
Now that the emperor is determined to restore production and encourage farming and mulberry cultivation, it is necessary to restore the rule of counties and counties that have collapsed for several years. Naturally, a very large number of officials are needed.
It is precisely because these aristocratic families have seen this that they are so 'non-violent' in their confrontation.
As long as the emperor restores their privileges, they will have to rush to serve in the new dynasty.
"Then how can we break this situation?" Kong Wei asked.
"Xian Gong, what the emperor wants is nothing more than to restore the people's livelihood and cultivate the fields to accumulate millet. As long as the order is given, it does not necessarily have to be a son of a noble family!"
"How can we educate the people without using the methods of sages?" Kong Wei immediately shook his head.
The doorman smiled softly and said.
"You can just herd the people like cattle and sheep, so why educate them?"
Yan Shenggong Kong Wei frowned. The disciple's words were full of legalism.
Legalism governs the country with strict laws, stupid people control the people, and uses swords, pens, cruel officials, and ropes to control the virtuous, the head of Guizhou, and the powerful.
Although this was contrary to the way of educating all people that Yan Shenggong Kong Wei respected, he did not reprimand him.
It would be great if there was a way to solve the current predicament.
Yan Shenggong Kong Wei immediately became polite.
"Sir, please elaborate!"
Just listen to the doorman continue talking.
"Xian Gong, the fundamental thing that the emperor is looking for is not whether the family should be an official, but to use talents to govern the people. Only in this way can we accumulate food and national strength. Otherwise, there are Hulu in the west and the remnant Jin in the south. How can we pacify them?"
Yan Shenggong Kong Wei nodded.
Before he came to Jizhou, Liu Yu told him that there is no need to be polite to these powerful families in Jizhou and Youzhou, and there is no need to be tough and iron-handed.
However, these powerful people from aristocratic families were all hard-hearted and soft-spoken, leaving him with no excuse.
"Therefore, as long as a person is registered as a scholar and can know the laws and regulations, he can be ordered to be executed; if he can check the numbers, he can collect corvee and pay taxes; if he can work hard, he can teach farmers and mulberry trees."
"In this case, why do you need any books that are proficient in scriptures?"
"Hiss, if you do something like this, I'm afraid you will be offended even more!" Yan Shenggong Kong Wei unconsciously took a breath.
What the diners mean is to completely lower the threshold for talent selection!
In other words, the aristocratic families must be excluded from the reference for this official selection.
The confidence of these Jizhou aristocratic families is actually related to the official selection system before the mature imperial examination system was established.
Before the Song Dynasty, there was no consistent system for the selection of court officials, and the rules of recommendation were often followed.
That is to say, when talents are discovered, the officials of the imperial court will recommend them to them, and then they will be hired after inspection.
Except when the emperor issued an order seeking talents, there was almost no requirement for the number of people. Whether to recommend or not all depended on the operation of the wealthy family and the preferences of the officials.
Even in the Tang Dynasty, when the imperial examination was implemented in the early days, it would still happen that for several years in a row, no talents would be recommended to serve as officials in the court.
If a wealthy family doesn't stand out, who dares to claim to be a talented person?
"This move is a bit risky after all. I'm afraid that the poor clan will find it hard to do anything." Yan Shenggong Kong Wei said with some worry.
The retainer curled his lips and said, "Mr. Xian, have you forgotten that the military soldiers are now being managed by troops that are even inferior to those from humble families?"
When Yan Shenggong Kong Wei heard this, he slowly realized what it meant.
Nowadays, the number of soldiers in the Han army is quite large. If you include the auxiliary soldiers, Tianke, family members and others, the number is even larger, no less than that of a state.
However, these rough soldiers are managed in an orderly manner, and they all rely on the most rude people among them, such as the brigade commander, team leader, and commander.
If we put more effort into organizing households and bringing together the people, how can we do better than managing these soldiers?
"What's more, as soon as the virtuous man fills up the official positions, these aristocratic families will become anxious. How can they remain calm?"
Duke Yansheng Kong Wei knew that these aristocratic families valued their official titles the most. If they found out that without them, the sun would still rise and set, they would all be anxious and anxious.
"However, if someone from a humble family becomes an official, I'm afraid there will be many constraints from a big family, right?" Yan Shenggong said.
"Haha, don't be afraid, Mr. Xian. If this is the case, then show them the heads that were chopped off in Yanzhou!"
Yanshenggong Kong Wei was overjoyed when he heard this. These aristocratic families had no intention of raising troops.
"Oh, using the humble to conquer the noble, choosing a group of swordsmen and pen-wielding officials. In this way, a certain person will violate the teachings of the saints and fall into using the techniques of the Legalists!"
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