"Test?"
Hearing Liu Bai's words, even Li Si was a little stunned and looked extremely weird!
I had never heard that official positions were determined through examinations. Even Li Si, who had been mentally prepared, was a little dazed at this moment.
But Liu Bai was all smiles!
In fact, this so-called examination was the prototype of the national examination in later generations.
According to the needs of the official position, the most suitable talents are selected. This extremely efficient method has another characteristic that is most suitable for the Qin Dynasty compared to the imperial examination system: there are not enough scholars!
In this era, there are not even one in a thousand or even one in ten thousand people who can read and write! In a village, anyone who can write their own name is extremely talented!
The imperial examination may be suitable for the feudal era, but it must be based on the popularization of culture!
It is perfect to use this simplified version of the national examination to make the transition!
"Uncle Li, you don't have to be surprised! I have a question. Now that the Qin Dynasty has pacified the world, the top priority is to live with the people and stabilize the internal affairs."
"In Uncle Li's opinion, does Your Majesty want truly knowledgeable talents, or do you want to allocate these official positions to nobles from aristocratic families, or to Confucianism and other various court forces?"
Liu Bai gently rubbed the jade on his waist and asked.
When he asked this question, Li Si's droopy eyelids twitched slightly: "No need to ask!"
"As long as His Majesty is here, no matter how turbulent the court situation is, it will not change the situation! The achievements of Tianxia Ningyi are too shocking. The checks and balances of the court in the history books in the past do not seem so thrilling now!"
"Under such circumstances, talent is the main priority."
Liu Bai chuckled: "In that case! We use the test to confirm that they are talents. And...since these people are depressed and frustrated, they naturally cannot be from aristocratic families."
"Wouldn't it be nice to kill two birds with one stone?"
Li Si took a deep look at Liu Bai, whose smile was frozen.
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking!"
"The family is noble and the tree is big and has deep roots. It is by no means a rootless duckweed like the remnants of the Six Kingdoms!"
"We need an excellent opportunity to clean them out! In addition, His Majesty has always been tolerant of his old ministers and is unwilling to do what Gou Jian did. You want to uproot the noble family. It's a good idea, but you have to press it now!"
Li Si's words were extremely straightforward, as if he had clearly understood Liu Bai's thoughts.
The spearhead of all these things is pointing at the noble family!
The purpose of using the official position test is to try to tear a hole in the 'recommendation system' and thereby weaken the aristocratic family!
Although he didn't know Liu Bai's specific plan, Li Si still felt it was necessary to warn him.
"Uncle Li is such an old fox!"
Liu Bai praised him sincerely.
"Go away! I'm kindly reminding you, but you're still scolding me?"
Li Si was so angry that he laughed and cursed.
His title of 'Old Fox' was spoken by everyone in the court, but the one who said it in front of him was Liu Bai.
"Oops! I spoke my mind!"
"Uncle Li, I'm going to see Li You!"
"By the way, this exam is very important. You will understand when the talents are admitted!"
"The wind is so tight!"
Liu Bai ran away in a flash.
As for whether he accidentally said what was in his heart, only Liu Bai knew about it.
"Teacher...your nephew is really a headache!"
"The students may really not be able to control him!"
Li Si shook his head helplessly, with a wry smile on his face.
Whether it was killing surrender, killing Zhao Gao, or killing the remnants of the Zhao Kingdom, Liu Bai showed too much sharpness. Even if Li Si took care of him in many ways, he was still a little unable to do what he wanted, even though there was a risk of losing control.
Now that he was about to take action against the 'recommendation system' that the family's nobles depended on for their survival, Li Si felt that it was even more difficult.
Frowning slightly, Li Si took out a bamboo slip, then picked up a pen and wrote a letter.
"Li Er!"
"What are your orders, Master?"
A loyal servant walked into the study.
"Take this bamboo slip and go to Yue Fengchang's office and ask him to formulate the following funeral procedures for the old nobles of the six countries, and then send them to Liu Bai's house."
"Asking him to keep things simple, the funeral of more than a thousand people is not a small sum."
Li Si's instructions almost made Li Er's eyes pop out!
A funeral for more than a thousand people? Be good! Who has ever seen such a scene in their lifetime? And...what the master is talking about is...the funeral of old nobles from the six countries?
Are the borers killed these days dead?
"What are you doing standing still!"
Li Si frowned slightly.
Li Er quickly woke up, took the bamboo slip, and saluted respectfully: "No!"
Then he turned around and left, heading to Fengchang's mansion. (Fengchang, the head of the Nine Qings, is responsible for the ancestral temple, etiquette, and education!)
"Boy, it's impossible to borrow money. Saying hello to you and saving you some money can be regarded as fulfilling the responsibilities of an elder."
Li Si chuckled lightly, turned his hands away, and thought carefully about the feasibility of selecting officials.
As for the funeral expenses...it was so unlucky that he, Li Si, didn't want to spend any money to get involved.
....
"Brother Bai!"
In the courtyard, a child opened his hands and stumbled with one step at a time.
"You'er! Come! Let Brother Bai see if he's strong again!"
Liu Bai's eyes were almost slit with laughter!
This Li Younai is Li Si's youngest son. The future Princess Shang is still such a cute little nugget!
Even Liu Bai privately praised Li Si for being "an old man with an eternal heart", but he was kicked three times by the right-hand prime minister!
"Brother Bai...eat...eat..."
Li You shook the thing in his hand and brought it to Liu Bai's mouth.
Astonishingly, it was a dog's tail grass that was plucked out of nowhere.
"Adults can't compete with children for food, you eat!"
Liu Bai's mouth twitched, extremely humble!
He didn't pick up Li You, but squatted down and rubbed Li You's head.
Don’t dare! I was peed all over the last time I hugged him, and Uncle Chen joked, "Master peed again"?
"Little Li You, be good and grow up quickly. From now on, Princess Shang, you will be the pride of the Li family!"
Liu Bai narrowed his eyes and smiled, being particularly doting on Li You.
"Okay! Listen to Brother Bai, I will definitely fuck that...that...princess from now on!"
Li You nodded repeatedly, his white and tender baby fat swaying, he was so cute!
Liu Bai felt something was wrong, and it felt right...
"God damn Liu Bai! Don't try to teach my You'er evil!"
A heartbreaking voice sounded!
Almost instinctively, Liu Bai ran away!
It’s over! Teach a bad child, and his father heard about it!
"Uncle Li, come back, don't give Ang away!"
Liu Bai didn't look back and took full advantage of his age!
At this moment, he felt that he might be able to break the record by running a hundred meters!
"Liu Bai!!!!!!"
And behind him, the leader of the hundreds of officials in the Qin Dynasty, the dignified Prime Minister, was incompetent and furious!
...
"Drive quickly!"
"I'll go! Long Qie, I haven't gotten in the car yet! You kid!"
"Hurry up!"
"..."
Shouts and horses barking, coupled with Liu Bai's urging and Li Si's scolding, could be heard all the time. The entrance to the Prime Minister's Mansion was bustling with activity!
....
"You have no meat to eat tonight, and no vegetables!"
After finally escaping back to his house, Liu Bai smiled with a smile on his face and patted Long Qie on the shoulder with a warm look.
The latter wants to cry but has no tears!
Mr. Liu, didn’t you shout to drive faster? Who knew you hadn’t gotten on the bus yet?
"Teacher! The teacher is back!"
The moment Liu Bai stepped into the house, his eyes suddenly went dark, as if a black bear was rushing towards him!
"Teacher, I want to learn "Whispering Language"!"
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