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"You don't know?" Xun Yu said in surprise.

Xun Chen was stunned for a moment, then quietly said: "Tian Yuanhao thinks so far, it is admirable." He thought for a while, and then said: "Wen Ruo, tell me, is today's situation also in Tian Yuanhao's expectation? middle?"

Xun Yu thought for a long time. "It's hard to say, but the current situation is obviously beneficial to Jizhou. The emperor personally sits in Jizhou. After three to five years, Jizhou will definitely be the head of the thirteen states."

Xun Chen sneered: "Wen Ruo, you are timid before fighting."

Xun Yu sighed and turned to look at Xun Chen. "Brother, have you stayed in Chang'an for so long, and you still can't see the clues? Even today, you still believe that a purely benevolent government can govern the country? This is just another encirclement by the emperor. A good fighter has no great achievements. , the Son of Heaven uses his troops wisely and governs more wisely, and he will win again without a fight. But you will only lose worse than the judges."

He paused, and then said: "The one who lost in the trial match was only Yecheng, but what you lost was the hearts of the people."

The corners of Xun Chen's mouth twitched, and he said after a while, "If that's the case, I am Tian Yuanhao, and you are Jugong and you. When the situation changed in 500 years, I, the Xun family in Yingchuan, had to make sacrifices."

Xun Yu sighed again. "Go by yourself, Zhongmao (Xun Hong) should not go with him, let him go to Chang'an first, and study with Wenqian for a few years."

Xun Chen sized up Xun Yu for a moment, then smiled. "it is good."

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Two days later, Xun Yu took the initiative to find Yang Biao and discussed a new talent selection plan.

Combining Zuo Xiong's and Huang Qiong's proposals back then, he proposed to set up Confucianism, Engineering, Agriculture, Commerce, and Military Studies, and differentiate the difficulty of examinations according to different requirements.

Officials in county roads have the lowest requirements, and they only need to take one subject of "The Analects of Confucius", "Book of Filial Piety" and "Mencius" for Confucian classics.

The officials of the county state strengthened the requirements for the study of Confucian classics, and required a mastery of the classics.In principle, the officials of the county should be elected from the county roads, and cannot be directly promoted from the candidates.

The Minister of Public Affairs can only be selected from the officials of the county and state, and those who have no experience in serving in the county and state cannot be selected as public officials.

For this reason, he also proposed to formally cancel the establishment of state shepherds, fully restore the supervisory functions of governors, and strengthen the functions of supervisory officials in prefectures, counties and county roads, and the Sikong government should be directly responsible.

Xun Yu's proposals were very complex, involving almost all aspects, far beyond the scope of the electoral system, and also beyond the scope of Yang Biao's authority.

Yang Biao had to submit this plan to Liu Xie.

After Liu Xie briefly read the plan, he was also surprised.

Xun Yu's performance was a little aggressive.If Yang Biao didn't bring it, he wouldn't even believe it was Xun Yu's suggestion.

After reading it carefully, Liu Xie asked Yang Biao for his opinion.

Yang Biao said with a smile: "Your Majesty, forgive me for treating a gentleman's belly with a villain's heart. Perhaps this is because Xun Wenruo knew that the situation was unstoppable, so he simply followed the trend."

Liu Xie also laughed. "Why?"

The beard at the corner of Yang Biao's mouth trembled. "Your Majesty thinks, according to this plan, how many Ruying people will become examiners?"

Liu Xie thought for a while, and then came to his senses. "Yang Gong means that there are Ruying disciples in all the halls of the Taixue?"

Yang Biao nodded slightly. "Ruying has many talents. This is undoubted. This was the case when she entered the officialdom with Confucian classics in the past, and it will still be the same when she entered the officialdom with practical studies in the future. After three to five years, the enlightenment will begin to bear fruit, and the situation may change. Now Ruying It is still the place with the most talents. If your majesty wants to promote peace, you can educate them, but you cannot reject them. Under the sky, is it the land of the king, and the shore of the land, is it the king's ministers. Your majesty has the world, and you should have the mind to tolerate the world .”

Liu Xie glanced at Yang Biao. "Am I prejudiced against Ruying people?"

"It doesn't matter whether His Majesty has it in his heart or not. The important thing is that people can't think that His Majesty has it."

Chapter 959

Liu Xie scratched his head.

He was indeed wary of the Ruying people, especially after taking back Yecheng.

In the end, the trial matcher gave up and didn't take the Ruying people in the city to be buried with him. Afterwards, the Ruying people became officials one after another relying on their strong connections, and it was too late for him to stop them.To say that there is no idea in my heart is certainly not the truth.

But he asked himself very restrained, how could it be seen by others?

When these words came out of Yang Biao's mouth, it was naturally not a joke, let alone a windfall.

"How does Yang Gong feel about this suggestion?"

"I think it is generally feasible, so we might as well implement it in Jizhou first."

Liu Xie immediately heard Yang Biao's implication. "Just Jizhou?"

Jizhou has just begun to popularize education, and there are not many people to choose from.What Liu Xie cares more about is actually Bingzhou, Liangzhou and Guanzhong, which have promoted education for several years and accumulated some available talents.

"Jizhou is mandatory, and other states and counties will implement it according to the actual situation." Yang Biao patiently persuaded: "Jizhou has a lot of waste waiting for work, so not many people are willing to let their children study. With this official selection system, they are more willing to accept the imperial court Enlightenment. Other states and counties see that it is effective, and they must follow up, otherwise, the people will complain, and the prefect and county magistrate will blame it. If the imperial court enforces it, if it is inconvenient, blame the imperial court.”

Liu Xie understood what Yang Biao meant.

This official selection system will harm the interests of officials, and it will inevitably be resisted. Even if it is implemented, it will inevitably be deformed layer by layer, and eventually various problems will arise.If it is enforced by the court, complaints will accumulate on the court, forming an impact on the new system.

Instead of this, it is better to limit the enforcement to Jizhou, where the resistance is the least, while other states and counties delay a part, and give the initiative to the counties.There must be some who implement it, and some who refuse to implement it, but no matter what, these complaints will not be directed at the court.

When the imperial court implements results in Jizhou, people in other prefectures and counties will naturally have doubts about the existing electoral system and demand to follow Jizhou's example and implement the examination system. At that time, the pressure will shift to those officials, and the imperial court will have more confidence.

It seems that it has slowed down for three to five years, but it is actually going more steadily.

Liu Xie was convinced once again that Yang Biao was here to help him.

It is much better to have this experienced veteran preside over the reform of the official selection system than to do it yourself.In addition to better grasping the rhythm during the execution process, if something goes wrong, it is much better to have Yang Biao in the front to block it than to face the controversy directly.

"Just follow Yang Gong."

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After receiving the formal authorization from Liu Xie, Yang Biao started working immediately.

The first step is to discuss the specific operation with Xun Yu.

For example, how do you test the scriptures? Do you recite the content or use your ideas?What content will be tested? There are so many Confucian classics, what should I do if there are controversial points?

These are points of contention.

After repeated discussions, including arguing in front of Liu Xie, it was finally decided to use the "Xiping Stone Classic" determined more than 20 years ago as the content of the examination. According to different chapters, a certain content was selected each time, and it was divided into two parts: silent writing content and exerting meaning.

"Xiping Stone Classic" is a major project completed during the reign of Emperor Xiaoling.The original intention is to solve the ambiguity of Confucian classics by Confucianism. It should be said that it is an important measure to adapt to the times.Based on this, it can not only avoid the controversy caused by the different scriptures of different schools, but also highlight the achievements of Emperor Xiaoling.

No matter how many absurd things Emperor Xiaoling did when he was in power, now that the Han Dynasty is thriving, the Son of Heaven, as the son of the former emperor, must also justify the name of Emperor Xiaoling from the perspective of filial piety.

"Xiping Stone Classic" is undoubtedly an important starting point.

Even the most extreme Confucian scholars cannot deny that the "Xiping Stone Classic" completed during Emperor Xiaoling's reign was a feat for Confucianism, and its significance cannot be ignored.

When "Xiping Stone Classic" was first established in Taixue, it caused a sensation among scholars all over the world.In order to get a glimpse of it, and even get an inscription on it, Taixue was almost crowded.

Now that there is a printing workshop, it is a good opportunity to engrave "Xiping Stone Classic" into a book, print it all over the world, and use it as a standard textbook.

This important task was naturally entrusted to Cai Yan and Zhen Mi.

Cai Yan was in charge of correcting the manuscript, Zhen Mi was in charge of printing, and then it was first published in Jizhou.

The second step is to print the plan proposed by Xun Yu to the world for discussion, and at the same time, it is up to each county to decide whether to try it out and how to try it out.

No matter how many prefects and county magistrates are willing to implement it, first of all, let the people of the world know that the imperial court is about to reform the system of selecting officials, and open the door to official careers to more ordinary people, and let them know that the imperial court is trying to solve the problem of "recommending talents without knowing books". . For filial piety and honesty, the father lives away" and other issues.

Just like marching and fighting without moving soldiers and horses, food and grass go first, before the official implementation, public opinion must be created to let the people know that the imperial court has the determination to reform.

Of course, doing so also pushed Xun Yu to the forefront.

This suggestion was made by Xun Yu, not the emperor's will.

After a lot of intensive operations, Situ Mansion has completed the preparations for this major reform, which will be tried out in Jizhou soon.

Jizhou moved upon hearing the news. Those who wanted to become officials but were worried that the court would look at them differently were eager to study hard and prepare to take the exam.

The content of the exam is determined, and it is relatively simple, such as "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius". For the children of aristocratic and powerful families, it is not difficult.Take the exam now, and you can become an official if you pass the exam. You don't need to look at anyone's face, and it is relatively easier than after the promotion of education in the future.

Anyone with a little brain knows that as the imperial court promotes enlightenment in Jizhou, more and more people will be able to understand Confucian theories such as "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius", and the exams will become more and more difficult.

Now is their rare opportunity.

After the news was released, the voices of dissatisfaction with the imperial court disappeared immediately, and no one complained about Shen Pei, Tian Feng and others.

Literacy textbooks, which had mediocre sales, suddenly became bestsellers.

Yang Biao took advantage of the situation and issued an order, requiring all counties, counties and townships to set up schools to teach the children of ordinary people to read.

Under Yang Biao's operation, the reform process that had been progressing slowly accelerated suddenly, like a huge water wheel in a mill, gradually spinning.

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief.

One day during a business discussion, Yang Biao took out the picture scroll Yuan Shu had given him and placed it in front of Liu Xie.

Liu Xie read it carefully, and said calmly, "Very good, Yuan Shu is much better at things than Liu Biao."

"It's good, it's just that if all the old houses in Luoyang City are painted with such pictures, I'm afraid the people who return to the city will complain."

Yang Biao took out the volume of Nangong Qingsuomen again. "The Yuan family's old house was issued to the world, and Yuan's reputation was completely ruined. This volume was issued to the world, and Yuan Shu's reputation was discredited by thousands of people. In the end, only the Yuan family and Yuan Shu deserved what they deserved, and the others are not worth mentioning."

The corner of Liu Xie's mouth curled into a slight smile. "So, Liu Biao wants to use this method to force me to give up, so as to keep the fig leaf of those scholar-bureaucrats?"

"Does Your Majesty insist?"

Liu Xie unhurriedly rolled up the scroll. "Does Yang Gong know why I refuse to return the capital to Luoyang?"

Yang Biao's heart tightened, and a chill came down his back.

Chapter 960

The current nominal capital of the Great Han Dynasty is Hedong Anyi, but after the Sangong resided in Chang'an, rebuilt the Taixue, and built the Tongwen Hall in Weiyang Palace, many people thought that the imperial court would move the capital to Chang'an.

However, with the emperor's personal expedition to Jizhou, this view changed again.

The distance from Xingzai to Chang'an was too far, and it was inconvenient for the three princes to communicate with the emperor. Situ Yang Biao had to go to Xingzai himself.

But one thing is certain, the emperor has never meant to return the capital to Luoyang, nor has he given any explanation.

Today the emperor suddenly said such a sentence, and Yang Biao realized that the emperor had other deep meanings.

It may be one of the reasons why Yuan Shu was asked to paint the old houses in Luoyang City.

In other words, it is an unrealistic delusion to want the emperor to quit halfway.If Yuan Shu can't do it, the emperor will just change someone else, and will never give up.

"I don't know what His Majesty is referring to?" Yang Biao's back was soaked.

Looking at Yang Biao, who had already guessed something, but deliberately pretended to be confused, Liu Xie smiled.

"Mr. Yang, it's not good to hide illness and avoid medical treatment."

There was also a layer of crystal clear sweat on Yang Biao's forehead. "I'm stupid, I don't know what disease His Majesty is talking about."

"Of course it's a disease of Confucianism." Liu Xie said bluntly, not giving Yang Biao a chance to dodge. "Mr. Yang studied Confucianism and has been in office for a long time. You don't know what the disease of Confucianism is? If you have a disease, you can treat it. You can't pretend not to see it. I still know how big Luoyang City is and how many people there are in it. What to say Drawing scrolls will affect people's return to their hometowns, although it cannot be said to be nonsense, it is also a way of avoiding the important."

Liu Xie took a picture on the case. "Tell Yuan Shu back. If he can do it, then continue to do it, no matter how long he delays. If he can't do it, just do what he wishes and go to work in seclusion. As for Luoyang City, if the cancer can't be wiped out, After all, it will be impossible to regain its glory, and there is no point in repairing it.”

Yang Biao was a little out of breath. "Your Majesty's so-called malignant tumor is again..."

Liu Xie glanced at Yang Biao. "The biggest cancer is the imperial palace. The north and south palaces occupy half of Luoyang city, and the yang energy is weak, the yin energy is too heavy, and there are many eunuchs. Therefore, the emperor's life is short, and the prince's life is long. I therefore avoid living in Chang'an and reduce the number of palaces. Scale, abolishing the eunuchs, increasing scattered horses, is exactly for this reason. I have cured the diseases in the palace. Do you think of a way to cure the diseases outside the palace?"

Liu Xie's tone was very calm, without a trace of turmoil, but he used "望" instead of "I", which has already shown his attitude.

This is a very serious statement, you'd better not gossip about him.

Yang Biao was forced to bow his head by the invisible coercion, sweating profusely.

He has been an official for nearly 30 years and has been with the emperor for nearly ten years, and he has never felt such a heavy pressure.

"I... understand." Yang Biao said tremblingly.

"Then I'll have to thank Duke Yang." Liu Xie looked away and said to Sun Quan who was beside him. "Cai Lingshi please come."

Sun Quan responded and went out.

Yang Biao understood, and bid farewell again.

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After leaving the tent, Yang Biao straightened up and let out a sigh of relief.

His back was already drenched, and when the autumn wind blew, his body was cold.

The chaotic thoughts gradually became clear, and Yang Biao could not help but sigh when he settled down.

At this time, Cai Yan followed Sun Quan and walked quickly, saw Yang Biao standing outside the imperial tent, lost in thought, said hello, and went into the tent.

Yang Biao looked back and walked out.

Not far away from the trip, there is water in front of you.Autumn is high and crisp, and the weather is getting colder. There are already pieces of autumn leaves falling, floating on the water, drifting with the current, and more falling under the roots of the trees, overlapping.

Yang Biao stood by the river for a while, after making up his mind, he turned around and sent someone to invite Xun Yu.

Not long after, Xun Yu came, alone.

"Mr. Yang?"