The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 587 Imperial Examination

Zhang Ou admires Li Yunze very much, and even thinks that he is the best successor of the great man.

If it comes to worries, there are also concerns, and that is that Li Yunze only has martial courage, and does not understand political disputes.

No matter how brave and unparalleled a commander is on the battlefield, he will eventually fall under the political struggle.

There was Bai Qi and Li Mu before, and Xiang Yu and Han Xin later, they are all living examples.

Hearing Li Yunze's words at this time, the last stone in his heart finally fell with peace of mind.

It is enough for him to understand this.

Not afraid of open guns, nor afraid of hidden arrows is the real hero's posture.

Zhang Ou, who was relieved, also had doubts in his heart.

Where did King Zhongshan learn these skills?Who is the teacher of King Zhongshan?

He doesn't believe in any innate knowledge, these abilities must be taught by a powerful person.

But no matter what Zhang Ou thought, he couldn't figure out which great talent in Chang'an City could have such an identity and ability.

Moreover, the King of Zhongshan is both civil and military, unless Jia Yi and Zhou Yafu teach together.
But how is this possible.

And if the king of Zhongshan has such great power, why didn't he show it early so that he can compete for the crown prince.

You have to wait until you go out to close the country before you can show your skills. It is really impossible to figure it out anyway.

He really couldn't figure it out, but it was even more impossible to ask, all of this could only be buried in his heart.

Back in Lunu City, Li Yunze went to the palace to rest by himself, while Zhang Ou took Zhang Tang and others back to the post station.

They have been here in Zhongshan Country for a long time, but they still have no plans to return to Chang'an City.

The reason is very simple. Emperor Liu Qi sent a letter to Zhang Ou, asking him to stay here to assist, observe and report at any time.

As for Ting Wei's work, there are naturally many nobles waiting to take over.

"Minggong."

After entering the post station, Zhang Tang immediately said, "The king's brows are full of evil spirits, and I'm afraid he will be dissatisfied with the matter of the emperor's marriage."

"Do you want to make some money?"

Zhang Tang, who was worried that there might be a rift in the relationship between the king and the emperor, never thought that Wei Ting would ask him if he wanted to make money.
"Of course I do."

Zhang Ou said with a smile, "Since you want to make money, then give all your wealth, and all the goods brought by the old man will be given to you, and you can ask them for money from the entourage, and make a fortune together."

Zhang Tang wondered, "Minggong, what is the meaning of this?"

"Go buy sheep."

Zhang Ou nodded and explained, "I didn't see that the king brought back tens of thousands of sheep. The king didn't keep any of them, and distributed them to the soldiers. Less than 2000 people went to the expedition, and each person had at least dozens of sheep. Who can eat them?" so much."

"Even if some of them are kept for raising, at least half of them will definitely be sold."

Speaking of this, Zhang Tang already understood, "Suddenly there are tens of thousands of sheep for sale in Lunu City, and the price will inevitably drop sharply. Originally, the first sheep in the city was about [-] yuan. In the past few days, it is estimated that [-] yuan will be given to the families of the soldiers. You can buy it."

"Yes."

Zhang Ou laughed loudly, "I bought sheep and took them directly to the post station beside the official road outside the city. Some caravans passed by and sold them directly. It doesn't matter if you sell it for 380 yuan, you can sell it for [-] yuan."

Zhang Tang, who always has a serious expression, also relaxed when talking about making money, "A hundred sheep can earn tens of thousands of dollars. This is really a good business. Unfortunately, it can only be done for a few days. , no caravan will be fooled."

"How can words be taken for granted."

Zhang Ou waved his hand, "We are doing legitimate business, willing to buy and sell ears."

Zhang Tang, who was in a happy mood, hurriedly left the room to find his entourage to raise funds for business.

Zhang Ou sat in front of the table and spread out a blank sheet of paper, and then began to write the memorial.

There is only one content in this memorial, that is, King Zhongshan was very dissatisfied with the marriage.

After finishing writing, Zhang Ou thought for a while, dried the ink and took a piece of white paper and wrote a paragraph, the main meaning is that the king is heroic and strong, just like the rising sun.There is no queen to assist him, and he serves the king with the softness of water to go to Huo Yunyun.

This is Zhang Ou's official work when he came to Zhongshan this time.

When Li Yunze returned to the palace, the first thing he faced was not the Yingying Yanyan who greeted him.

In fact, in the palace of Lunu City, apart from the maids brought from Chang'an City to serve and work, there were no other girls at all.

Even, rumors began to spread that the king doesn't like beauty, he likes basketball cough cough.

Not having a girl is a secondary issue. The more important issue is that all kinds of official affairs in the eight counties of Zhongshan Country are all assigned to Li Yunze's desk.

There is no way, the local officials don’t want to take care of things, and they hand over everything big and small, even if someone’s dog is stolen, or a village fights for robbing a well, and other trivial matters, they have to hand it over. Come to Lunu City to ask the king to make a decision.

Local officials are all recommended. In order to protect their reputation, they naturally ignore them if they can, and shirk them if they can, for fear of being contaminated with karma.

Originally, these matters should be dealt with by the Prime Minister, the State Fu and their staff.

But when I came to Zhongshan country before, the emperor had not appointed any appointment.

Now that his fame has gained attention, the Son of Heaven has even stopped sending people.

Chang Shilang Zhao Yan was supposed to handle official duties, but he went to Dingxiang County with Li Yunze.

So the result was that when Li Yunze came back, he had to face a mountain of various files and documents.

It is no exaggeration to say that before the widespread use of paper, these bundles of bamboo slips really filled the room.

Looking at the bamboo slips, Li Yunze's expression at this time was indescribable.

He didn't complain too much, but only asked Zhao Yan who was accompanying him to "hold the lamp, and then bring supper to the king."

Sitting behind the desk, he spread out the bamboo slips and began to deal with official duties.

With his unparalleled rich experience and experience from the era of information explosion, he is really handy in handling all kinds of affairs, large and small.

The disposed bamboo slips were quickly sent out, and the bamboo slips in the room were decreasing and falling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

When the day dawned and the rooster crowed, Li Yunze finally wrote on the bamboo slip of the last dog theft case, "According to the law of the Han Dynasty, the owner of the dog meat shop will be punished as theft." A long stretch.

When he got up to go to have breakfast, he saw several large plates of bamboo slips brought in by the staff and staff.

Li Yunze sat down again, looked at the bamboo slips placed in front of him, reached out and tapped lightly on the table.

"This won't work, I have to recruit a large number of talents, and I have to change the damn recommendation system!"

The magistrate's inaction made Li Yunze very dissatisfied.

He understood that the real reason behind it was the recommendation system.

The recommended local officials are basically from the same township, so naturally they don't care about things if they can.

If you want to change this problem from the root, you have to change from being an official to a temporary official.

As for how to change it, it has been clearly written in the history books.

Imperial examination!

Are the imperial examinations good?
Of course, compared to the monopolized recommendation system, the benefits of the imperial examination are completely crushing.

However, the biggest resistance to the imperial examination is the Xungui Group.

Because under the recommendation system, basically all the children of the Xungui Group are recommended, and they can also recommend others.

If the imperial examination is used, it will undoubtedly affect the interests of the Xungui Group and become their opponent.

If this kind of thing is in Chang'an City, even if the Emperor Liu Qi wants to promote it, it will be very difficult, because the Xungui Group's opposition is too strong.

One must know that just a few decades ago, it was the Xungui Group that sent troops to slaughter the entire Lu family, and even slaughtered the young emperor.

They have knives, and they really dare to do things.

In history, both Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were very afraid of the Xungui Group, and they never stopped attacking.

For example, Zhou Bo, a representative figure of the Xungui Group, once said the famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, "Only today will we know the value of prison officials."

And his being imprisoned is the emperor's blow to the noble group, and it has been weakened a lot. At least it will not happen that Zhou Bo can shout "Left side for the Lu family, and right side for the Liu family" to drive away the soldiers.

Historically speaking, it was not until the rise of the new honorary group headed by Wei Qinghuo Qubing during Emperor Wu's reign that the old founding honorary group would be swept into the dustbin of history.

But Li Yunze didn't want to wait that long, he wanted to do it now.

The advantage of doing it now is that he is the king of Zhongshan, and he can do whatever he wants in Zhongshan. The nobles in Chang'an City will at most accuse him, but they will not launch a mutiny.

Of course, if Li Yunze wants to be the crown prince and inherit the throne one day, the resistance of these nobles will become stronger than ever.

But that's all for the future, Li Yunze is too lazy to take care of it now.

Another advantage is that at this time, because of the white paper and printing techniques, a large number of children from all over the world gathered in Zhongshan Kingdom. In order to compete for the opportunity to print their own school's classics, they are already about to use their brains.

People are in and out of the city, just give them the chance.

When Li Yunze does things, he naturally does what he says.

Two days later, the notices of the King were plastered inside and outside Lunu City. The notices were very simple and clear, telling everyone that the King of Zhongshan would recruit talented people to serve the King.

This kind of thing is very common. From the emperor to the princes to the nobles, everyone is longing for talents.

It's just that the conditions Li Yunze set out this time are not for those so-called highly respected people to make recommendations, and there is no need for the recommended person to look after him with such or other conditions.

He offered only one condition, to take the exam arranged by the king himself ten days later, and those who passed the exam would be granted official positions.

There is no doubt that this is an epoch-making initiative!
Officials are selected by examination, not by recommendation.

It is no longer necessary to serve those nobles and ask them for help.Instead, relying on one's own true ability, one can get opportunities through exam competition.

It's really hard to say a word about following the noble way.

The hardship and humiliation involved are even more severe than those students in later generations who had to be dredged up by the beasts in order to get their graduation certificates.

Those long drifters who have been waiting for opportunities in Chang'an City all year round can't finish talking about the suffering and humiliation they have experienced.

Now, I finally have the opportunity to strive for a future through my own real talents.

So when the news was confirmed, all the schools were directly enthusiastic!
(End of this chapter)