Zhang Xingyi was caught by Feng Junhou so unexpectedly, and her body immediately became weak, but when she saw her biting her lip, she looked like a smile but not a smile:
"After all, the person who became the governor became so courageous that he even dared to bully the queen's own sister..."
"What are you afraid of?" Feng Junhou kept doing nothing, and tried to steal the peach with a monkey trick, "She is the queen's biological sister, and she is also my love sister..."
"Don't make trouble! If you really start a fire, the people in this car..."
Zhang Xingyi groaned softly, holding his hand tightly to prevent him from causing trouble, and said angrily, "Besides, there are so many of your students outside!"
"The car shook so hard, what could they hear?"
The driver and the guards around the car were all female guards, and the students brought from Nanxiang were still far behind.
Zhang Xingyi huddled in his arms and chuckled: "You are so brave! Why haven't I seen you so bold before?"
Feng Yong chuckled: "Didn't I meet the old lady when I returned to Hanzhong?"
In fact, in Feng Yong's eyes, the biggest obstacle in his relationship with Zhang Xingyi has never been the rules and ethics.
Because rules have never been used to restrain power.
The easiest way is for Zhang Xingyi to change his name and appear as another identity.
As for where the original little lady from the Zhang family has gone... you are the only one who talks nonsense!
Where did the young lady in the boudoir of the high-ranking Zhang family go... Are you qualified to ask?
Furthermore, among the young generation of Han Dynasty, King Feng Gui cannot be said to be able to cover the sky with one hand, but he is worthy of his reputation as the leading brother.
Is it because the brown sugar is not sweet enough for the guy who still dares to miss the Zhang family’s young lady?
Or the wine doesn’t taste good?
Or maybe the wool is not warm enough?
Jinduan doesn’t look good?
Don't like them all?
Do you want to drink Meng Po soup?
Come on, take a sip, just a sip!
The only ones who have the capital to criticize King Feng Gui are those aristocratic families.
But this is not what King Feng Gui is boasting about. There is no one in the current Shu family who can fight!
Besides, with this little thing about a man and a woman, how can he be sprayed?
Apart from saying that King Feng Gui was immoral and disrespectful of etiquette, what else could he do?
Has King Feng Gui broken too many rules over the years?
When a Nanxiang woman heads a household and goes to work in groups, what is the first thing she is sprayed with?
Demons are dancing wildly and evil spirits are born. Isn’t it still delicious now?
What's more, among the wealthy families, which family doesn't have dirty things?
Times have changed, and the right to speak of the Han Dynasty is no longer solely in the hands of aristocratic families.
Who is afraid of the slander?
Therefore, Feng Yong knew his own family affairs, and the key to Zhang Xiaosi's affairs still lay with Guan Ji and Zhang Xiahou.
However, after Zhang Xingyi's efforts in the past few years, she has subtly integrated into the Feng Mansion.
Especially after Guan Ji gave birth to a child, she was much more generous than before.
The Feng family doctor never saw anyone outside in the backyard. She often yelled at Zhang Xingyi and would even teach him a lesson when she was anxious.
The strange thing is, I don't know when, Guan Ji actually gave Zhang Xingyi money according to the rules of Feng Mansion.
Although it was not much money for a rich woman like Zhang Xingyi, she would happily collect it every time.
This is an implicit admission.
Therefore, the last hurdle in this matter is the Zhang Xiahou family. It is also the hurdle that Feng Junhou is most afraid of and the one he is least sure of.
Fortunately, a tool man from Xiahou came from the sky... cough, Uncle Xiahou.
"I can't blame him for being the King of Ghosts, ghost ghost ghost ghost! It's really not the wrong name!"
Zhang Xingyi took a bite out of him and said bitterly, "I didn't even eat it before, but now you're anxious? What a beautiful thought! Take your hands away, I want to get down to business!"
"What's the matter?"
Feng Junhou, who was exposed by Zhang Xingyi, asked sarcastically, but refused to take his hand back.
"Let me ask you, what do you plan to do with so many students this time?"
Zhang Xingyi had no choice but to let him go, but he still had to talk about the business.
Feng Yong's hand paused slightly: "Is it much?"
"Not many? You have vacated all the students who were preparing to graduate from Nanxiang Academy this year, leaving none for others. Not many?"
Zhang Xingyi made a sound, "Everyone knows what you are planning, but I just can't figure out what you are planning to do."
After the battle at Xiaoguan, King Feng Gui's prestige has reached the peak of his life, and everyone is paying attention to his every move.
This time, he took away all the students who were about to graduate from Nanxiang Academy. For those who were interested, it was a small but noteworthy matter.
"Oh, that's it. When Xiaowei's Mansion was first established, didn't I make an appointment with the Prime Minister? For a period of five years, as long as the Hu people who have settled there for five years will be officially registered as households."
"Once the household registration is officially completed, the pavilion chief and the village chief cannot use his own people? We can't leave it to those village elders like before..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Xingyi kicked him away and said angrily:
"You're so heartless! You're still taking advantage, and you're starting to fool me. Do you know as much as I do about what's going on in the captain's house? You don't even bother to fool people, bah!"
In his early years, Feng Yong vigorously promoted literacy campaigns in the military, and now he has finally reaped fruitful rewards.
Nowadays, not to mention Nanxiang, but also Yuexun County and Xiaowei Mansion, all the pavilion chiefs are soldiers who have retired from the army.
Although most of them are disabled, disability is not a brain defect.
Just being able to read the vernacular documents issued by the government and explain to everyone what they mean is enough to calm most of the old people.
These pavilion chiefs are vested interests under the Xinghan Association system. Without the support of the Xinghan Association, they will fall back into the ranks of untouchables.
Therefore, they are all die-hard supporters of the Xinghanhui system.
When Feng Junhou was in Longyou, he sometimes went downstairs for inspections. When he met a disabled pavilion chief in the countryside, the pavilion chief would ask his wife, concubines, and children to come out to salute Feng Junhou.
When he had free time in his schedule, Feng Junhou might even have a few drinks with him.
Because these pavilion chiefs were either former Nanxiang soldiers or retired soldiers from the Xiaowei Mansion. They all listened to Feng Junhou's call and used their remaining energy in the rear.
Besides, it may not be easy for disabled soldiers who have retired from the army to marry a Han girl as a concubine, but it is the easiest thing to marry several Hu girls as concubines.
Feng Junhou himself took a good lead and used his body to feed a barbarian girl. Well, he married Amei as his concubine. Naturally, the rough guys below him followed suit.
I am originally from Guizhou, and I am not as noble as a son of aristocratic family. How can I be so low no matter how low my bloodline is?
In the past, marrying a somewhat tolerable wife might have been a luxury.
Now that I finally have the opportunity to feel good, I naturally want to feel really good first before talking about it.
Although I don’t dare to expect to meet the unique Lady Mei like Feng Junhou.
But there are so many spicy Hu and Yi women, and after washing and dressing up, you can always pick out two or three that suit your taste, right?
And they also have this need in order to get rid of their original identities.
Then the two parties hit it off immediately, hit it off, and it was reasonable...
As for national integration, Feng Junhou is very willing to see results in this aspect, and even secretly contributes to it.
The Prime Minister has already said that Han and Yi are like one, so what's the matter with marrying a barbarian girl named Hu? Aren’t all those born Han children?
When the big soldier below heard this, he quickly responded: "Yes, yes, yes, the Lord is right!"
So not to mention that being able to serve as a pavilion chief after retiring from the army represents an improvement in social status, it is worth working hard just for the benefits that you can enjoy.
Ten households constitute one li, and ten li constitute one pavilion.
In other words, on the territory of Xinghanhui, government orders can basically reach every household.
It directly cut off the foundation for local wealthy families to make trouble.
"It's not like there are literate soldiers. In recent years, how many people have been invested by the Xiaowei Mansion in order to register the households of those barbarians? It's not like you don't know."
"Seeing that Liangzhou is about to be recaptured, where are the literate soldiers who have retired from the army? So shouldn't I be prepared in advance..."
Feng Junhou spoke plausibly.
"Still lying! Still lying!" Zhang Xingyi immediately punched and kicked him again, "You have spent so much effort to train students, are you willing to let them become the director of the pavilion?"
The current Nanxiang Academy is no better than it was then.
In addition to the fact that Nanxiang has become the most famous place of education for the Han Dynasty, more importantly, there is an additional teacher in the school. This person's surname is Xiang Minglang.
Xiang Lang was originally a famous scholar. During the few years he stayed in Nanxiang Academy, he devoted himself to teaching students from all walks of life who came to Nanxiang.
Now he is almost the most respected master of the Han Dynasty.
With him in charge of Nanxiang Academy, who would dare to look down upon him?
Coupled with the royal family's leadership and the reputation of Feng Junhou's disciple, arithmetic became a unique field.
Therefore, even the students who come out of the school are looked upon more favorably than their seniors.
"I didn't say that they must be the director of the pavilion..."
Feng Junhou quickly complained.
"Isn't it possible to become the director of a pavilion..."
Zhang Xingyi replied half a sentence subconsciously, then suddenly stopped, as if he thought of something, with a look of horror on his face:
"You...you won't really let them become county magistrates, will you?"
"Why not?"
"You are using your power for personal gain!"
Feng Yongyong looked at the woman with her elbows turned out dissatisfied, "Nonsense, how could I use my power for personal gain?"
"The Han Dynasty has its own inspection and promotion system. If you are like this...even if you are the governor of Liangzhou, you cannot recommend so many people."
"Even if you recommend so many people, you can't appoint them privately without the consent of the court. Are you crazy?"
Zhang Xingyi's face was full of anxiety.
This husband of mine must be crazy, or he may be so swollen that he may be hung up on a flagpole by the Prime Minister to show off to the public.
Of course, if it were someone else, he might want to rebel...
But all the secrets of the Captain's Mansion will pass through his own hands. If this man suddenly wants to rebel, it can only be said that he is crazy...
Well, after all is said and done, it is still crazy.
"You're crazy! Did I say it was a private appointment?"
Feng Yong glared angrily at the woman who didn't trust him.
"It's not a private appointment? Does that mean the Prime Minister agreed?"
Zhang Xingyi bit his finger and looked embarrassed, "This shouldn't be the case! If you do this, I'm afraid you will lose the respect of the world's scholars."
No matter how chaotic the world is, the inspection system is still the most important way to select officials.
To put it bluntly, Wei's nine-level Zhongzheng system was derived from the Chaoji system, except that the power of recommendation was held by aristocratic families instead of the imperial court.
Later generations' impression of the Han Dynasty's examination and selection of officials system probably stopped at promoting filial piety and integrity, but in fact, the subjects of the Han Dynasty's examination and selection of officials were already very complete.
The most influential example is filial piety and honesty, which means honoring parents; honesty means being honest and diligent.
Jumaocai refers to people with special talents among the people;
Cha Lian, that is, promoting low-level officials, is different from the "Integrity" in Xiaolian, which refers to honest officials;
The four elements of Guanglu are those who are simple, honest, humble, and virtuous;
A virtuous and upright person is one who can speak out and give advice;
Virtuous literature, with both moral character and literary talent, as well as a good foundation of classics;
The rest include subjects such as Filial Piety and Li Tian, Ming Jing, Ming Dharma, Understanding Yin and Yang Disasters, and Bravery and the Art of War.
More importantly, combined with the inspection and promotion system, the system of raising scholars was also standardized, that is, the opening of Imperial College.
It was this relatively complete official selection system that created a large number of high-quality Han officials and laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
However, there is a fundamental drawback of the evaluation system, that is, the selection criteria are not clear enough, and the personal preferences of the people selecting talents have a decisive impact on the results.
With the rise of aristocratic families, while controlling power, they also gradually monopolized intellectual resources. This system became a tool for the aristocratic families to consolidate their status.
The Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System is the clarification of this historical trend.
"Then find a way not to disappoint them!"
Feng Yong said lightly.
"To put it lightly, if you do this, everyone in the world will know that you intend to deny other scholars a way to survive. What do you want others to think?"
Zhang Xingyi rolled her eyes at him.
"Isn't it enough to let them participate? Those who are capable will be promoted, and those who are unable will be demoted. Fair competition!"
Feng Junhou was well prepared. He took out a few pieces of paper from his arms and shook them, "As long as they can pass the exam, they can also become officials!"
"take an exam?"
"It's just exams."
In fact, being an official in the Han Dynasty sometimes requires examinations.
For example, Emperor Xiaowen "had hundreds of countermeasures, but only (Chao) made the mistake of Gao Di".
It became even clearer when Emperor Guangwu arrived, and he formally implemented the examination and appointment test, that is, the written test.
But in general, exams are still a supplementary form and do not occupy a dominant position. They mainly rely on recommendations.
Zhang Xingyi snatched it away with his hands. After a quick look, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Isn't this what you asked me to get some time ago?"
Some time ago, Feng Yong asked Zhang Xingyi to contact the Secretariat to sort out some information about the Principal's Mansion and Liangzhou.
Zhang Xingyi didn't think much about it, just thinking that he was preparing for the invasion of Liangzhou, but he didn't expect that it would be used here.
"Only part of it. There are also some topics selected from the classics compiled by the imperial court over the years. Of course, Nanxiang's arithmetic is also indispensable..."
Zhang Xingyi took a breath and looked up at Feng Yong: "Only for Nanxiang arithmetic, few scholars who have never been to Nanxiang can pass."
Nanxiang is the best in arithmetic in the world. This is really not bragging!
As long as students can successfully stay in school for three years, basically all of them are as good as the previous arithmetic masters.
Because those who cannot stay for three years have basically been eliminated and go out early to contribute to the big man.
"Then why do they have the nerve to become officials under me?"
Feng Junhou raised his chin, with a look of disdain on his face, "It's just a matter of sending people from the village to pave a road or something. They can't even calculate the money and food. Why are they here?"
Even the chief of the pavilion can casually say the era of 3824. As a chief official, you don't even know the multiplication table. Why do you have the shame to stay in this position?
Even the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty personally proofread the money and food!
Zhang Xingyi's heart suddenly beat violently. Her natural political talent made her instinctively feel that there was something wrong with this matter!
"Is this thing... going to be a regular practice, or is it only implemented within the captain's mansion?"
Many things implemented in the Xiaowei Mansion have never been done before.
Of course, in the words of his own Alang, that is what happened to Xiaowei Mansion and what he was doing was very different from the past, so he tried to implement the new policy.
It would be easy to say if it was only implemented within the school captain's mansion.
But, what is Alang’s identity now?
Liangzhou governor!
And he is the Liangzhou governor who is about to be appointed governor!
To put it bluntly, Liangzhou accounts for half of the land of the two Han states!
I really want to make an example...
Zhang Xingyi finally understood what was wrong. She grabbed Feng Yong's hand and asked in a slightly trembling voice:...
