Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 808 Canonization and Promotion

The news of the civil strife in Soochow swept across the world in an instant, and Liu Chan, who was in Chang'an, also learned the news from the spies.Although Liu Chan was prepared for the news of Sun Quan's assassination and death, he was still very sad to hear the death of Sun Quan, who had ruled the world for decades.

After all, Sun Quan was also a figure who participated in the battle for hegemony at the end of the Han Dynasty. He succeeded to the throne as a young man and sat down in Jiangdong. trend.

At the beginning of Liu Chan's accession to the throne, the big man still had to rely on the help of Soochow.At the peak of the Wu Kingdom, he kicked the Shu Han in Yiling and punched Cao Wei in Shiting. It can be said that he was full of energy. Sun Quan was able to proclaim the emperor Jiangzuo and deter the world.

However, its peak came and went quickly.In the battle of Anfeng, he was deceived by Linghu Yu and was ambushed by Cao Rui's army, causing tens of thousands of casualties; in the battle of Xiangyang, he was attacked by Deng Ai at night, causing heavy casualties.

Unexpectedly, this was not the bottom line of the Wu Kingdom. After the great Han sent troops to attack Jingxiang, Soochow retreated steadily on the battlefield and was defeated by Liu Chan and Wang Ping.Sun Quan had no choice but to go to the emperor's title and personally drive the chariot for Liu Chan, in order to survive.

In the end, due to the civil strife among the courtiers and the design of the big man, he died with an arrow, ending his magnificent life.With Sun Quan's death, the Wu Kingdom he created also fell apart, divided into two countries, and fought each other.

"Your Majesty, Yue Gongsun Ba and the descendants of Wu Tai have sent envoys to our great man, and I want my great man to canonize him as the King of Wu, so as to grasp the orthodoxy and rule Jiangzuo." But Zheng Zheng reported: "However, Yue Gongsun Ba The envoy may go to Chang'an first."

As the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country of Wu arrived in Jianye one after another, Sun Ba, who was based in the west of Pengli Lake (now Poyang Lake), followed Quan Cong's advice and withdrew his troops to the west, attacking Pengze, Poyang, Yuhan and other Poyang, Yuzhang and other counties.

With the support of the Bu Zhi army stationed in Wuchang, Sun Ba completely gained a foothold in Pengli Lake, defeated the chasing troops of the Fifth Battalion Governor Chen Xiang, and formed a situation of dividing the country with Sun He.

At present, Sun Ba has the support of Yingzhou Mubuzhi and Youda Sima Quancong, and holds Yuzhang, Poyang, Yingzhou and other counties in his hands.With the support of General Zhuge Ke, Zuo Da Sima Zhu Ran, and Hussar General Zhu Ju, Sun He occupied a large number of eastern counties such as Danyang, Wujun, and Kuaiji.

Liu Chan put down the memorial that Zhuge Qiao had presented, and asked thoughtfully, "Do you think I, a big man, should support Sun Ba or Sun He?"

But he was frowning, cupped his hands and said: "I think that the current situation in the Wu Kingdom is divided, and people are in panic. Why don't I take the opportunity to go south and destroy his country, why should I entrust Sun Ba or Sun Hehu separately?"

Quezheng's thoughts represent the thoughts of most people in Dahan at present, who think that after Sun Quan's death, Dahan should send troops to garrison Wu.

Liu Chan was not surprised by Quezheng's thoughts, he just smiled and explained simply: "This is not an opportunity to destroy Wu, we should focus on Wei affairs now."

After a pause, Liu Chan asked again: "I don't know if An Guo thinks that my big man should embrace Sun Ba as the Lord of Wu, or choose Sun He as the Lord of Wu?"

Guan Xing straightened his back, cupped his hands and replied: "Your Majesty, our country wants to divide the state of Wu to cause internal friction. I secretly thought that Sun Ba could be canonized as King of Wu and Sun He as King of Yue. Both countries have orthodox names. , must go to war, and after both sides are injured, they will send troops to attack Wu. At that time, the people in Jiangzuo will feel at ease, and they may not abandon their soldiers, and they can easily win Wu!"

Guan Xing's strategy can be said to add fuel to the fire. Sun He, who was named the prince, should have inherited the throne of King Wu, but was conferred the title of King of Yue. Isn't it reducing Sun He's legitimacy?Sun Ba lacks legitimacy, but the big man named him King of Wu, and blessed Sun Ba's legitimacy in a different way.

At that time, both countries will claim to be orthodox and regard them as enemies.The Jiangdong gentry under the rule of the two will also deepen their hatred due to factional issues. Under internal fighting, they will weaken the strength of their respective gentry.

After waiting for the great Han to destroy Wu, when governing the local area, these contradictions can be used to restrain each other, reducing the restraint brought by the huge gentry network, and the great Han can easily control the local situation.After all, under the rule of Soochow Wu, the power of these Jiangdong gentry has expanded rapidly. If this hidden danger cannot be eliminated, it will have a certain impact on the great Han's governance of Jiangdong.

Liu Chan nodded slightly, and said: "An Guo's words are also what I think. The matter of canonizing Sun Ba and Sun He is up to you! Let Ju Fu and Zhuge Qiao keep an eye on Sun Ba, Sun He , not to make either side bigger, if necessary, you can intervene in the war and force the two to stop fighting."

"No!" Guan Xing bowed to accept the order and left.

After Guan Xing stepped down, Liu Chan asked, "Gongyuan, the new system of filial piety and integrity, does Shangshutai have any objections?"

"Your Majesty, Shangshutai is still negotiating the number of admissions, as well as the relevant systems of the prefectures and counties. Specifically, Jiang Situ has no objection!" Liao Li replied.

"Good!" Liu Chan nodded, and ordered: "Let Jiang Qing and others prepare as soon as possible, and submit it to me after drafting. It can be implemented only if it is correct."

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After Liu Chan was inspired by Shan Tao's filial piety system, he decided to change the local filial piety system. In addition to recommending filial piety every year, each county can recommend it.Under the edict of the imperial court, officials from various states went to the local government to hold county examinations, and all local scholars could participate in the examinations, regardless of their origins.

The examinations in the county are simple. Among the many Confucian and Legalist theories, the only ones that must be tested are "Guanzi", "Shang Junshu", "The Analects" and "Mencius".

A person who passed the exam does not mean that he can be an official, nor does it mean that he has filial piety. He is only eligible to take the state exam after studying at the state college.Participate in the examination held from the central government to the state. Those who pass the examination are eligible to enter the Wudan Academy, participate in the study of scriptures, and can also be hired by the county as officials.

After entering the academy, he was not yet Xiaolian. He was only eligible to participate in the Duanmen re-examination by the abbot of Liu Chan or Shang Shuling in the central government, and he could choose civil servants or Confucianism.After passing the exam, these talents are qualified to become Xiaolian and can serve as officials in the county or the central government.

That is to say, without depriving the prefect of the county of Xiaolian, Liu Chan opened up a new path for those ordinary gentry children who could not become Xiaolian. Through their efforts, they can directly reach the center and obtain Xiaolian as an official position.Even if they fail the exam, they are still eligible to be hired by the county to serve as officials, and they can be promoted through the way of checking their incorruptibility.

It can be said that Liu Chan’s improvement of the current system of selecting officials not only retains the right of local states and counties to recommend filial piety and honesty, but also stabilizes the wooing of the gentry, and opens up room for scholars to rise from the bottom up. Melt shadow.

Although the imperial examination system appeared in the Sui Dynasty in history, in fact it was still the basic system of the gentry. Without the recommendation of a fifth-rank official, one could not participate in the imperial examination system at all.It was not until the Tang Dynasty adopted the old Southern Qi system of "surrender and self-advancement" that the imperial examination opened up the way for the lower class people.

What is self-improvement?It is not difficult to understand, if you use the ID card in your hand to take the exam, you are giving yourself an ultimatum.

Just like modern civil servants, college students can take the civil service examination with their ID cards.If it was according to the imperial examination system of the Sui Dynasty or Emperor Sui Yang, you would need a recommendation certificate issued by a fifth-rank official or above before you could take the civil service examination.

Moreover, the large-scale selection of officials through the imperial examination also requires the cooperation of the corresponding official appointment system.After all, you have selected candidates for officials, and the most important thing is to have vacancies to appoint them. If there is no place to appoint them, wouldn't these people become redundant officials?
During the Han Dynasty, because local counties had the right to select and appoint officials, such as county magistrates had the right to enlist officials, this also limited the emergence of the imperial examination system.

But the Shu Han is different, having this soil.As early as the early Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang sang together and abolished the system of elevating officials in prefectures and counties, requiring the appointment of the central government to be appointed by the central government, which limited the personnel rights of county guards.

This is also why Liu Chan expanded the number of local officials who promoted Xiaolian after abolishing the system of elevating officials in prefectures and counties.Only by increasing and decreasing can these scholars have a place to go.

It can be seen that Liu Chan's consideration of the imperial examination started very early, and he implemented it. Limited by the current political environment or objective environment, the progress was slow, which also made Liu Chan limited in the thinking of the old imperial examination system, unable to break through.

It was just Shan Tao's words that made Liu Chan figure out the mystery.

Why don't you just surrender yourself!Laozi replaced Jinshi with filial piety and integrity, and reserved the qualifications for recommending filial piety to the local government, but my central government also wanted a group of filial piety qualifications, and a two-pronged approach formed the unique official system of the big man.

As for printing and papermaking, Liu Chan had popularized it to Wudan Academy a few years ago. Now, with the system of promoting officials in the Han Dynasty, the central officials are brought to the state, and the state is brought to the county, and the scholars who take the exam are passed. technology.

The overall framework is in place, and then it can be repaired according to the problems that arise during the operation.

(End of this chapter)