Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 131
Li Yuanzhong, Gao Longzhi, and Sima Ziru held high positions in the official servants. For them, ability is only secondary, and Gao Huan's trust is the key.

Therefore, when the Gao family and his son tried to abolish the old practice of selecting people based on seniority, as the heads of the civil servants in the court except Gao Cheng, the three who should have led the civil servants to resist immediately followed up and assisted Gao Cheng in reconstructing the new official promotion. system.

In the face of power, interests must also yield.

If Cui Guang had a powerful figure like Gao Huan in Cui Guang's time, who could overwhelm all dissatisfaction in the court with his military power, there would be no promulgation of the age limit.

But at that time, it was Empress Dowager Hu, who believed in Buddhism blindly, who was in power at that time. She had no ability or courage to suppress the powerful, and Empress Hu was drowned by Er Zhurong. Regardless of talent, the system that only emphasizes seniority has prevailed in the Northland for 15 years. Absurd deeds.

On October 26, Gao Cheng, Li Yuanzhong, Gao Longzhi, Sima Ziru and Cao Gongzhong Cui Xian jointly played to the emperor, stating the harm of the old system of stopping the year.

Yuan Shanjian, the official seal of the Gao family and his son, ordered that Gao Cheng come up with an effective system to replace the year-ending grid.

Although the rumors had been heard a long time ago, on this day, all the civil servants in Luoyang were full of complaints.

I have worked hard through my qualifications to get to the official position I am today, but suddenly changed the gameplay, not fighting for qualifications, but fighting for political achievements, who can bear this.

And the young talents recruited by Gao Chenghebei's entourage also gave Gao Cheng the confidence to deal with the complaints from the civil officials.

This is also the characteristic of Gao Cheng's actions, he must be thoughtful in everything.

You must check the hermits first, and at the same time go to Hebei, let the nobles take the initiative to fill their side with people, and then proceed to abolish the age limit.

I'm afraid that the group of civil servants will be sloppy. Although it is said that the most indispensable thing in the world is people who are officials, it doesn't mean that if you want to be an official, you have the ability to be an official.

And these gentry leaders are all talented and learned people. Maybe some of them are not capable of governing one side, but they are still competent in handling some government affairs.

On October 27, Gao Cheng convened Li Yuanzhong, Gao Longzhi, Sima Ziru, Cui Xian and many staff members to discuss the new promotion system for officials.

During this period, there were some disputes, mainly focusing on political achievements only, or emphasizing both ability and virtue.

For example, Sima Ziru, Cui Jishu, Cui Ang, Wei Shou and others insisted on only emphasizing political achievements, and used Cao Cao's meritocracy as an example to illustrate that in troubled times, when people are employed, officials who can govern the place well and appease the people should be be important.

However, Li Yuanzhong, Gao Longzhi, Cui Xian, Zhao Yanshen and others insisted on equal emphasis on virtue and ability.He also ironically used the example of Cao Wei, saying that it was Cao Cao who took people regardless of virtue, and let the court be filled with unfaithful and unfilial people, which led to the disaster of Sima usurping Wei later.

The two sides could not stop arguing, but Gao Cheng could see clearly.

Supporting people with both ability and political integrity may be out of public interest.

However, those who insist on only asking about political achievements and not emphasizing virtue hide their selfish intentions. These people all have the act of accepting bribes.

That's right, boxing champion Xiao Cui is corrupt.

This is also the most troublesome point for Gao Cheng. His cronies are not without honest people, but there are also corrupt people.

If Chen Yuankang and Cui Jishu were really going to be dealt with, Gao Cheng was 1 unwilling.

Gao Cheng also thought about bestowing property on Zhang Dexing to support his integrity, but recalling the conversation between Chen Yuankang and the original owner, he hesitated again.

In history, Gao Huan confessed on his deathbed that he left Murong Shaozong to Gao Cheng to fight Hou Jing, but Xiao Gao had his own ideas, so he sent Gao Yue to fight, but Hou Jing defeated him.

In fact, it is also understandable that the original owner has nothing to do with Murong Shaozong, and Murong Shaozong and Hou Jing are teachers and students, so how dare he hand over the army rashly.

It was under the background that the original owner suspected Murong Shaozong, Chen Yuankang accepted Murong Shaozong's bribe, comforted Murong Shaozong, and used this as an excuse to guarantee Murong Shaozong's loyalty. merit.

Just imagine, if Chen Yuankang was unwilling to accept Murong Shaozong's bribe at that time, in Murong Shaozong's view, would this be a sign that Gao Cheng wanted to attack him.

Some things just seem so absurd.

Gao Cheng put his mind back on the standards for promotion of officials, facing everyone's eyes, he pondered over and over again, and finally said:

"Private morality is naturally important, but sticking to morality prevents great talents from displaying their abilities, making them depressed, and instead rushing to Kansai or Xiaoliang, which will do great harm.

"I have made up my mind. When it is an extraordinary time, do extraordinary things. The promotion of officials does not pay attention to personal virtues, but focuses on political achievements. As long as it can make the people live in peace, even if they are unfilial, I am willing to promote."

As soon as these words came out, Sima Ziru and others were naturally delighted to have Gao Cheng's support.

When Li Yuanzhong and others heard about the extraordinary, they did extraordinary things, knowing that there could be changes in the future, and they no longer objected.

As a time traveler, Gao Cheng certainly knew the story of Zhang Yuan who was dethroned during the palace examination, determined to rebel against Song Dynasty and voted for Xia, became Prime Minister of Xixia, and determined to destroy Song Dynasty all his life.

Now that the three pillars stand together, and the selection of scholars is not based on talent, but on virtue, it is really too late to make Zhang Yuan's predecessors.

Establishing a standard that only emphasizes political performance in the promotion of officials does not mean allowing them to be corrupt.

For Gao Cheng, there is no conflict between being promoted for outstanding political achievements and being convicted for corruption.

The next issue is the assessment system.

In troubled times, it is necessary to use talents in an eclectic manner. Gao Cheng decided to follow the example of Liu Song and Southern Qi and set up an inspection system with a limit of Xiaoman.

In the past, local officials used six years as the term of office. At the end of the Liu Song Dynasty, they thought that the six-year time limit was too long, so they changed to three years as the minimum term.

And the promotion of officials in Xiao Qi's early years was also limited to Xiaoman.

Gao Cheng imitated the old system of Song and Qi, divided officials' achievements into upper, middle, and lower grades for a three-year period, and used this as a reason to make corresponding promotions, transfers, and demotions.

This kind of disposal may not be conducive to the long-term policy of the local government, but it does allow talents to emerge as quickly as possible, and it can also replace mediocre officials.

So far, the promotion criteria for officials have been basically established, and everyone left immediately.

Gao Cheng left Cui Xian alone and said:

"Before I ordered the meritorious service officer to sort out the past achievements of officials, is it now sorted out?"

Cui Xian replied:

"It's ready, and it can be read by the prince at any time."

Gao Cheng waved his hand and said:

"No, Ji Lun prepared two lists for me, one of which is for people with outstanding achievements, listing their merits in detail, and the other is for people who are negligent or even bad in government, and their faults should also be written down."

Cui Xian quickly responded.

For capable ministers, Gao Cheng couldn't even wait for Xiao Man three years later, and planned to find a reason to promote them.

And the people on the other list will also be the targets of their fight against corruption.

If you don't vacate the position, how can your favorite choice be promoted.

In the final analysis, Gao Cheng's crackdown on corruption is still to make his own people rise to the top, not driven by profit. At this stage, he is unable to do such strenuous and offending things.

　Let's stop here, I'm really sleepy, the exams these two days are too exhausting, but I really won't delay writing novels in the future, good night.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)