"Okay, let's talk about the business, let's get down to business!" After killing a silverfish, Emperor Liu seemed to be in a happier mood. There was already a smile on his lips, and he waved his hand and said to the ministers.
The judge of Luoyang Prefecture can be said to be the first person below the prefecture Yin. At least within the system of Luoyang Prefecture, he has a lot of power. From the fourth rank level, he can be regarded as an important minister of the government. After all, even the original powerful prime minister Zhao Puqi had the highest rank. It was also from Zuopushe, the second-rank minister.
But Emperor Liu killed a fourth-grade official in the palace. In his words, it was just a trivial matter, as if he had just killed a chicken. Of course, this is indeed the case. No, all the monkeys in the court were frightened.
Although Zheng Xu's crime was by no means just extravagant, Emperor Liu did not mention anything else, but just dealt with him for something that was not fatal. The warning was of great significance. Many courtiers subconsciously examined themselves and reflected on themselves and their relationship. Home. In the future, we must continue to restrain ourselves. Although the emperor is old, the sword in his hand is still sharp. The Emperor's Sword is truly the most ruthless and sharpest sword in the world.
"The sun is already high. If you have any questions, please report them!" Seeing that many people were a little distracted, Emperor Liu spoke again.
Hearing this, a minister stood up from the court column. Zhang Quhua, who was transferred from Huguang Envoy to the Ministry of Rites last year, was appointed Minister of Rites. This spring will usher in the triennial college entrance examination, and Zhang Quhua is the director of the tribute examination, and Li Hang, a bachelor, is the invigilator for the second time.
Zhang Quhua was also one of the famous officials who emerged in the Kaibao era. He was also the number one scholar. It was in Zhao Kuangyi's generation that he surpassed all the others and won the crown alone. More than twenty years have passed, and the old number one scholar is still personable and has completed his transformation from bachelor to bureaucrat.
"Your Majesty! Under the gaze of Emperor Liu, Zhang Quhua held the charter in his hand and respectfully presented: "The review of the examination papers has been completed for this year's general examination. Based on the results, I have drawn up a list of candidates. There are 172 people in total, including 43 Jinshi subjects. There are 15 people from the Ming Jing Department, 29 from the Arithmetic Department, 31 from the Law Department, 9 from the History Department, 14 from the Medical Department, 18 from the Agriculture Department, and 13 from the Engineering Department. Your Majesty, please take a look at it!"
"Submit it!" Emperor Liu simply raised his hand.
Yantuo immediately tiptoed down, took the list from Zhang Quhua, and presented it to Emperor Liu respectfully. Emperor Liu opened it. Although he was just browsing, his movements were very slow and seemed a little slow.
After a while, he put down the list and said softly: "I seem to have heard of this Kou Zhun. Before the exam started, he was debating with others in Yongding Tower. The debate was about the disadvantages of the Western Expedition. He was so young and energetic... ..."
Some people are confused. Among so many people, Emperor Liu only mentioned a mere Kou Zhun. Could it be because of the Western Expedition? Last year, King Liu Min of Wei led his army to defeat the Black Khan's army, killed the great Khan, almost destroyed his country, and recovered Suiye. Since the news came, the imperial court has started to argue again about the Western Expedition. Most people believe that they all agree. The objection was that the cost of the expedition was too high and the benefits were too low. Even if a large amount of wealth was obtained from the Black Khanate, it could not make up for the cost of the Western Expedition.
Now that the broken leaves have been recovered and the West Pole has been restored, enough is enough. What's more, for the Han Dynasty, the greatest benefit of Anxi was the Silk Road, the land communication channel between the East and the West. If it was in a state of war for a long time, it would be giving up the greatest benefit and chasing the last at the expense of the first...
Among the remaining people, they basically held a conservative attitude. As for those who clearly expressed their support for continuing the Western Expedition, almost none, including those who were accustomed to trying to figure out and listen to Emperor Liu's thoughts, were silent for a while.
The heated discussion in the court also spread to the people. A group of scientific scholars like Kou Zhun participated in it, and they were also divided into two groups. Although Kou Zhun was young, he was not as energetic as others, and he was full of ideas and ideas. The achievement of expanding the territory, but the firm and pragmatic opposition, was red-faced when arguing with others, almost took action, and was even reported to Emperor Liu by the Imperial City Secretary as a public opinion in the capital.
Guessing in his mind, Zhang Quhua introduced: "Your Majesty, Kou Zhun's courtesy name is Pingzhong. He is from Xiagui in Huazhou. He is twenty-four years old. He has extraordinary intelligence and is familiar with the Spring and Autumn Annals. He was a planner in Xiagui County before. Officials, when reviewing and approving taxes and servitude, there are never any omissions..."
It can be heard that Zhang Quhua admires Kou Zhun very much and is very optimistic about him. However, before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Emperor Liu: "Am I asking you about Kou Zhun's life history?"
One sentence made Zhang Quhua choked up, but his temper became even weirder when faced with it.
Emperor Liu did not dare to show any grievance or resentment, he just bowed his hands and said nothing.
Emperor Liu looked at the list again and suddenly smiled and said: "The results of this year's admissions are good. The number of people majoring in medicine, agriculture and engineering continues to increase compared with previous years. This is a good trend! I have been emphasizing in the past that a big man not only needs to be able to write articles and reason Officials in secular affairs, as well as technical officials such as doctors, farmers, and workers, are also needed. Otherwise, I don’t think such officials can do good things and heal the people if they don’t know agriculture and workers, don’t value medicine and business, and are not good at algorithm. We still need more big men who can do things well. , Officials who know how to do things!"
"Your Majesty is wise!" The ministers in the palace had long been accustomed to Emperor Liu's cliché, and they all complimented him in unison.
Emperor Liu sighed, looked at Prince Liu Yang, and called, "Prince!"
"Your Majesty, I'm here!" Liu Yang immediately came out to greet him, his face should be as serious as possible.
"This subject, the palace examination evaluation, will be handled by you and Zhang Qing and others, I will not appoint you!" Emperor Liu ordered: "In the past, there have been rumors that the Han will take the evaluation of the top three, regardless of talent. Knowledge is only based on my perception and preference. There is even a saying that the number one scholar is not as good as the number three. This year, I leave the matter to you and all the ministers to jointly evaluate and recommend, to clarify the following such statements! "
"Yes!" Liu Yang responded.
After retreating into the ranks, Liu Yang secretly wondered about Emperor Liu's intentions. Was this to see if he would take the opportunity to recruit talents and cultivate power? It doesn't look like it. When he chooses people, he basically has a public heart and always hires people according to their talents. Emperor Liu also supported them in the past.
What's that for? It has to be said that under the pressure of Emperor Liu, his ministers all seemed to be suffering from suspicion and could not help but overthink everything. Prince Liu Yang was under the greatest pressure. The impact of Empress Fu's death on the imperial court is fermenting in a subtle way.
"Your Majesty, the examinations for the current military examinations have also been completed. We have tentatively selected fifty-two candidates for your Majesty's inspection!" Pan Mei, the newly appointed envoy to the Privy Council, also came out to present his report.
After taking a formal look at this, Emperor Liu gave instructions: "I have no objection. Those who are admitted to the imperial examination through martial arts must follow the rules and be handled by the Privy Council. The results will be announced together with the liberal arts examination!"
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It's not that Emperor Liu didn't pay attention to martial arts, but after years of development, martial arts has finally become something that is played within the military system. The samurai who are referred to are basically middle and lower-level officers and outstanding soldiers in the army, or they are nobles and generals' children. Ordinary people basically have no chance to refer to them. Even if they are, it is difficult to compete with those who have military experience or family members. An upper-class person with academic origins.
This is determined by the particularity of the military system. Its strong limitations also make the idea of promoting both civil and military examinations unsuccessful. Compared with civil examinations, which are more open and have more opportunities, the development of military examinations has an upper limit after all.
But being able to reach this point today is the result of Emperor Liu's many years of hard work. At least within the army, it gave those middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers a channel to rise. Even if this channel is still narrow, congested, and full of obstacles, at least there is , at least there are still hopes and opportunities, especially in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, when Emperor Liu was still there, politics was still relatively clear, and the country's various systems could basically maintain a healthy operating environment.
"Your Majesty, in the past two days, many Persian businessmen have gone to the government office to appeal and make demands, hoping that the imperial court can stop the Western Expeditionary Army's policy of destroying temples and killing believers in Anxi..." Emperor Liu just knocked him down. Lu Mengzheng also stood up and reported something.
"Is there anything else?" Emperor Liu became a little interested when he heard this, but he didn't know whether he was referring to the Persian businessman's request for this matter or the Western Expeditionary Army's policy in Anxi.
Lu Mengzheng replied: "The Persians who complained are all YSL believers. They are very dissatisfied with what the Western Expeditionary Army did in Anxi!"
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"Dissatisfied?" Emperor Liu's old eyebrows suddenly raised, and he became a little more energetic. He sneered: "Does the policy of the Han need to consider the opinions of these people? It's simply arrogant!"
"Luoyang Prefecture, immediately arrest these arrogant, ignorant and bold Persians, throw them into prison camps, and let them worship in the mines of the Han Dynasty!" Emperor Liu ordered
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"Yes!" Lu Mengzheng responded.
"I heard that there are some YSL believers in the Han Dynasty who have built some temples for their worship?" Emperor Liu mentioned another matter: "It seems that there is one in Luoyang City! It seems that there is also one in Guangzhou!"
"Exactly!" Lu Mengzheng responded.
"Demolish it!" Emperor Liu's tone was indifferent: "Decree to all Daozhou states to ban YSL religion. All YSL temples and buildings within the territory will be demolished. All clergy members will be arrested and driven away. They are prohibited from preaching. Big man, you don't believe it. Their *** will not tolerate such rampant behavior!"
Originally, Emperor Liu had not thought that the ysl that had been transmitted during the exchange between the East and the West, and that a "diocese" had even been formed in Guangzhou, was something that Emperor Liu was not satisfied with.
Even Buddhism and Taoism were concocted by him to be so low-brow and flattering, not to mention the untamed YSL, which happened to hit him this time. The Persians' request not only failed to stop Anxi's policy, but instead led to more severe and widespread suppression within the Han Dynasty. .
As soon as Emperor Liu opened his mouth, the matter was completely finalized!
