One day at court, the prince approved the memorial, and the imperial guard Dongcheng submitted the memorial. Many of the officials in the prefecture and county were older. Although they were not as old as Chu Wen, they were also weak in physical strength. They were waiting to die, which seriously affected the affairs of the prefecture and county. The processing lacks some fresh blood.
There are three ways to become an official in the Qi Dynasty. One is to have people with good backgrounds and backers who can directly become officials based on recommendations, and their grades are not low.
The second is to be a civil servant. Every year, the dynasty will hold a Wushuang meeting. Those who get the top ten positions in the Wushuang meeting will have the opportunity to become rank officials. If they pass the 100th place, they will be considered as passing the Wushuang meeting. They will be recorded in the Wushuang record. When there are vacancies in various places, Time to line up to take office. There is a Wen Dian examination in various places first, and the list of Wen Dian examination is called the Admission Ranking. Only those who are on the list are eligible to pass the Wushuanghui. If they are not admitted to the Wushuanghui, they will have to take the Wendian test again in the coming year.
The third option is to be a military attache. You also pass the Wushuanghui exam. The top ten have the chance to become military generals and other high-level officials. The top 100 can be trained in the army and are selected and admitted by generals at all levels. Before taking the Wushuanghui exam, you must first pass through the Dragon Gate. Only those who are famous in the Dragon Scroll are eligible to take the Wushuanghui examination.
Although a large number of people have passed the Wushuanghui examination every year and are on the Wushuang list, there are too few vacancies in various places to accommodate so many people. After accumulating, year after year, more and more people will be admitted. It is even more difficult to deal with. Many people there have been unable to become officials after staying there for many years.
It should have been distributed according to ranking, but there were too many little tricks at the bottom, which could not be fair at all, such as giving gifts, money, concubines, and so on. Some people at the top of the ranking were often pushed behind. People such as bachelors paid great attention to honor and integrity. , refused to join in the same trend with them, and stayed like this year after year.
The dynasty did not stipulate the age for officials to abdicate, so there were often officials in their seventies or eighties who were still in office, and there were even a few centenarians. When these people did not practice martial arts at this age, it was basically difficult to even eat. Forget about handling official documents.
Young people who are capable cannot get up, and those who are incompetent occupy the place and do nothing, and the disadvantages will become more and more serious. Chu Wen can be regarded as an alternative. Although he is older, he is not confused in his work.
Therefore, it is imperative to clean up these people. Wei Dongcheng suggested cleaning up this group of inactive officials and replacing them with capable young people.
The prince also thought that this was very good, but there were too many people who passed the Wushuanghui exam every year, so arranging who was suitable was a big problem.
The prince came up with a good idea. He organized a literary examination and held a Tianming Wushuang meeting as an exception. According to the vacancies of officials in various prefectures and counties and the officials dealt with by the court, some special examination questions were set up. Those who passed the examination were directly appointed, and even the names of the required officials were given. Listed in order to choose the examination items, specifically for those prefectures and counties with special customs, in order to solve the disadvantages.
The prince's method was opposed by many people. No one knew whether the official to be purged would be him, especially some older people, who objected more fiercely and even refuted the prince on the spot.
"Your Highness, I think this method is inappropriate!" Yao Mengran, the head of Baichuan Palace, said.
The prince did not expect that anyone except the three princes and four kings would dare to oppose him, "Is there anything wrong?"
"We have followed the emperor for nearly thirty years and have devoted our efforts to the prosperity of the dynasty. Now that we are old and useless, we have been dismissed from our official positions with just one sentence. Isn't His Highness the Crown Prince afraid of chilling the hearts of these heroes? Why not? Please, His Majesty the Crown Prince, take back your life!"
After Yao Mengran finished speaking, he received support from many ministers.
Beijun Mansion advocated Desheng, and Mobei Mansion Master Chao Jiang said: "I second the proposal!"
Then some old ministers knelt down and said, "I second my opinion!"
It has been thirty-one years since the dynasty was officially established. Most of the people who followed Liu Cheng to conquer the country are still there. Now they are all officials at the prefecture and county levels. Naturally, they do not want to lose the best life in the world for no reason just because of their old age. way.
After waiting for a while, more than half of the officials in the court knelt down.
Even Long Yu's heart was moved when he heard Yao Mengran's words. All he had worked hard for in his life was the word "useless", which was really a bit hurtful. It was absolutely true that the cunning rabbit died and the lackey cooked!
The prince smiled and said: "Master Yao, I'm afraid you are old and confused. I am talking about those officials who are already struggling to feed themselves and those who are incompetent. Why are you so anxious to stand up?"
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"I see you are already struggling to eat. Are you Zhang Desheng and Chao Jiang contacting the court officials to force the palace?"
"I dare not, I am wronged!"
"Hmph, that's unfair. Someone will pull the three of them down and give each of them twenty military sticks. They will take off their court uniforms and start recruiting the three of them for official positions first! The same goes for those of you who have other suggestions!"
Several Praetorian Guards dragged them down.
The prince looked at the people kneeling below. He wanted to know how many people dared to do this.
With twenty army sticks, Yao Mengran was afraid that he would die if he did it once at his age. Long Yu couldn't bear it and was ready to go forward to persuade him.
Li Wei noticed Long Yu's movements and stood up one step ahead, saying, "Your Majesty the Crown Prince, Master Yao and the other three are already too old to be able to withstand twenty army sticks. They have made great contributions to the dynasty over the years. These twenty armies are Just spare me the stick!"
The prince wanted to retort in order to establish his power, but when he looked down, Long Yu also took a half step out, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said: "Okay, since the Taibao Lord begged for mercy, let him remove his military stick and let him return. Come to the countryside!
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Long Yu retracted his outstretched foot and looked at Li Wei's actions, which were obviously intentional, but he didn't say much.
"Are there any objections?" The prince looked at the kneeling heads of the prefectures and prefectures below.
There was total silence, "Very good, since there is no objection, tomorrow we will tell the world that we will hold a literary examination, and I will be the examiner myself!"
Seeing Yao Mengran's fate, everyone who dared to take the lead retreated.
The announcement of the Destiny Wushuang Society immediately aroused a wave of enthusiasm in Wushuang City. Since it was an exceptional literary examination, all bachelors were selected, including those who had not yet taken the Literary Dictionary Examination and those who had not been admitted to the Wushuang Society for many years. , the official position provided even went up to the head of the prefecture, which was the largest direct official position since the establishment of the dynasty. Bachelors from all over Kyushu began to rush to Wushuang City, fearing that they would miss this feast and regret it for the rest of their lives.
What's the test? How to take the exam? It is still unknown that the prince personally serves as the examiner and is directly a disciple of the emperor. He can reach the sky in one step and gain glory and wealth at his fingertips. Even if it rains swords from the sky, he still has to try.
The inns and restaurants in Wushuang City are already full of bachelors and students who have come to sign up. The poor family has been in poverty for ten years just for one day's success or failure. There is no better opportunity than now. Almost everyone in the dynasty who has read poetry and books has come. Done.
"Let's go quickly, Brother Liu. I'm afraid it's too late. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You don't want to be an examiner for the rest of your life!"
Several people persuaded Liu Wen to take the exam on the street.
"No, my ambition has been realized and I no longer have the desire to be an official!"
Several people looked at each other. They had been studying together for more than ten years. At first, they all had the ambition to become an official in the court and realize their ambitions. But now Liu Wen gave up such a good opportunity.
"Brother Liu, you won't forget your ambition just because you entered the Peking Palace!" Cao Mengyu said in disbelief.
"Yes, Brother Liu, among the five of us, you have the broadest heart and the best literary talent. We all still have a chance to be selected, how can you give up?"
Liu Wen shook his head and said: "There are some things you don't understand. My ambition is not in the court now. You can give it a try. I will not participate this time!"
Liu Wen was so determined that it was hard for the four of them to say anything. We had known each other for many years and knew each other's personalities well.
Cao Mengyu looked at the Dragon Mansion plaque behind Liu Wen and said, "Well, we won't force it. If you have any difficulties in the future, just tell us and we will definitely help!"
Looking at his friends who had been with him for many years, Liu Wen bowed deeply to them and said, "Thank you!"
Cao Mengyu: "Let's go!"
Liu Wen: "If there is a problem, I can help you with advice!"
The four of them drifted away, and there was a cheerful laughter: "Thank you!"
Turning around and looking around, Liu Wen turned around and entered the Peking Palace, not knowing what he was thinking about.
The application ended a month later, and nearly 100,000 bachelors crowded the lobby of the official department. Later, there was no other way, and some examination rooms were moved to the training camp of the Forbidden Army. The place was spacious and would not cause too much chaos.
There are many subjects in the examination. In addition to the way of governing officials, the customs of various places, the opinions of strange people, and the way of doing business, many prefectures and counties have good geographical environment and a large resident population, but the taxes cannot be raised. The dynasty also needs talents in this field. , to promote the fiscal revenue of prefectures and counties.
Since one person can apply for multiple exams and be examined in many aspects, the entire exam process lasted only half a month. A large number of people came and went every day, which was very lively.
Tianming Wushuang will select a hundred people, and the top ten will be directly graded and assigned the position of head of the prefecture. The remaining ninety will also be directly assigned to official positions without waiting.
Such a huge temptation is simply impossible for bachelors all over the world to refuse. There are waves of wonderful articles and arguments, and some works even exceed the level of the examiners and have to be reported for grading and grading.
In addition to Yao Mengran, Zhang Desheng, and Chao Jiang, seven palace masters were cut off from their official positions and provided to the top ten students of the Destiny Wushuang Society.
There are even more county guards under the government who have been dismissed, nearly seventy people. These are also high-level officials, positions with real power, and can be regarded as the head of a party.
How many students dreamed of becoming an official in the dynasty and realizing their ambitions and ambitions. This literary examination was an extraordinary success, which not only represented the dynasty's wish to prosper, but also attracted talented people from all over the world.
Qing Teahouse is a teahouse in Wushuang City that is as famous as You'erxin. This teahouse only has clear tea. It has no special taste, but it is very refreshing. People who are originally very irritable and depressed can regain their composure and relieve stress after drinking it.
Cao Mengyu, Zhang Chao, Wen Jing, and Wenchang sat in the teahouse to discuss the results of this exam.
"Hey, if I didn't seize such a good opportunity, I'm really sorry for my ten years of hard study!" Wenchang said angrily.
Knowing that his younger brother was depressed these days, Wenjing patted Wenchang on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry too much, it's already like this. Wushuang will come back with good results in the exam this year!"
"This is the only way. I envy you. I'm afraid you will all be able to serve as officials in the court this year!"
"There is no doubt about your brother and Brother Cao. I'm afraid it's still a close call. After all, the bachelor in the world is worth a hundred thousand, and others want it too!"
Cao Mengran took a leisurely sip of tea to relieve the fatigue and tension of the past few days.
