Han Dao world

Chapter 966
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 [-] years ago as the examination content. 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.

(End of this chapter)