Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 215: To bury your head in common affairs and win people's hearts (2)
While listening carefully, Sima Yi began to think deeply: he was very familiar with the Han Dynasty's "method of recruiting sages, inspecting four subjects and selecting scholars" when he was in the prime minister's Dongcao family.Its specific content is "there are four ways to recruit talents and scholars: one is to be virtuous, with a clean mind; The censor in the text; the fourth is fortitude and strategy, not confused when encountering things, and clear enough to make decisions, so he can be appointed as the third assistant order. Scholars of the four subjects must have filial piety and honesty." Then, the "four subjects standard" was awarded to the Each prefecture and county "county elections and elections", the imperial court selects Cao, and the Ministry of Officials selects talents according to the opinions of the township.But later in the "election in the township elections", the eunuchs, nobles and wealthy gentry took control of the right to flaunt the township elections: the children of the rich and powerful were mostly elected by their families, and the benevolent and wise men were mostly abandoned because of loneliness, resulting in Corruption situations such as "recommend scholars without knowing books; check Xiaolian, father lives away; Han Suqing is white and turbid like mud, Gao Diliang is as timid as a chicken" and other corruption situations emerge in endlessly.Therefore, since the Jian'an period of the former dynasty, Xun Yu, Cui Yan, Mao Jie and other pure and upright scholars have carried out various reflections, revisions, and improvements on this system.And Chen Qun's current "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Jushi System" is also based on the crystallization of various experiences they have explored.However, can this set of "Nine-rank Zhongzheng system for educating scholars" be able to achieve "rectification of wrongs and rectification of wrongs, making advantages and eliminating disadvantages"?Sima Yi also didn't have much success in his mind.

"...Second Brother, the specific provisions of the 'Nine Ranks of Zhongzheng Officials' drafted by Chen Lingjun are as follows: set up 'Zhongzheng Officials' at every level in each state and county, and select virtuous and insightful people to be responsible for inspections People in this state and county do not care about their family status or family background, but discuss their morality, ability and conduct, and based on this, they form "adverbial sentences" and define "upper, upper, middle, upper, middle, middle, middle, lower, lower, upper." , Xiazhong, and Xiaxia' nine grades are submitted to the Ministry of Officials for appointment on the basis of "status". At the same time, the evaluation of the "adverbial words" of people is jointly assessed by the Zhongzheng official and the Ministry of Officials every three years: those who practice their words and deeds will be promoted. Advance in, or use five to advance to four, or use six to advance to five, until you reach the first rank; How do you feel about it?"

"From what you've said, Chen Lingjun's system of "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Jushi" is indeed very thorough. However, in my brother's opinion, your official department will implement the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Jushi System" in the future ', we must grasp the key points, and we must not hold power upside down, so that the unhealthy situation in the late Han Dynasty, such as powerful relatives, wealthy gentry, etc., who manipulated the power of the township to advertise will reappear in the world."

"Brother, I asked my second brother to advise me, how should we, the official officials, grasp the key point?"

"Originally, your official department has always been in charge of Chen Lingjun. As a servant of the Shangshutai, he is in charge of the general affairs of the military, government, money and food. It is not good to interfere with the affairs of your official department. But the third brother made a special trip today to ask, Brother Wei also spoke bluntly from the point of view of Chao Gang’s righteousness: According to Brother Wei, there are two key points in the implementation of the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Jushi System"-one is to respect the Zhongzheng officials of the prefectures and counties. Choose to appoint; the second is to verify the person's "adverbial words". Like Xu Shao, he has the lessons of knowledge and fairness. Moreover, the verification of the "adverbial" of scholars must be in place: those who match the name and reality must be used even though they are sparse; .In addition, we must dare to pursue the blame of "Zhongzheng officials" in prefectures and counties for miswriting "adverbial sentences", bending the law for personal gain, and infidelity in educating scholars! Only by grasping these two key points can this "Nine-rank Zhongzheng system of educating scholars" be truly Become a great good government for the imperial court to recruit talents!"

"Second brother really has rich experience and profound insights. Your comment can be described as 'hit the nail on the head, penetrating into the heart'. The younger brother listened to it, and it is quite beneficial! After the younger brother comes down, I will definitely pass your advice to Chen Lingjun..."

"Forward it to Chen Lingjun? Hehehe, third brother! You don't need to do that. You only need to keep in mind the comments that my brother told you and act honestly. Chen Lingjun is also experienced in the officialdom. Great Wei Suchen, he naturally knows the key points of these two points, so you don’t need to go to him and reveal these.”

When Sima Fu heard what Sima Yi said, he nodded in doubt.

Sima Yi raised his thick eyebrows, and said calmly: "Actually, according to my brother's opinion: since ancient times, it is not easy to recognize people and distinguish virtuous people. Only the virtuous can know the virtuous, and the wise can know the wise. Able to know Qi Ji. Thinking back to the time when Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty established his foundation and expanded his career, if he failed to accept goodness, he seemed to turn around from remonstrance, listened to what he said but did not seek his ability, and made meritorious deeds without considering his merits. Pulled out of the ranks and ascended to the rank of general. Therefore, people from all over the world gather to return to the Han Dynasty. Each shows his talents and competes for strangeness. The wise exhaust their strategies, the fools exhaust their worries, the brave are extremely virtuous, and the cowards encourage them to die. Gathering the wisdom of the world , Gathering the world's sages is because Han Gaozu was able to sweep away the tyranny of Qin Ruo, and seize the strong Chu Ruo's relics, and he was invincible across the world! Third brother, after you go down, think about this statement, and it will be beneficial in the future to recruit talents. "

"Second brother's boxing teachings, younger brother will definitely remember them in his heart." Sima Fu replied deeply.

In the name of recommendation, secretly plant the army of forces
Sima Yi stared at his extremely respectful expression, and there was a faint sparkle in his eyes: "Well... I've finished talking about the 'Nine-Rank Zhongzheng Jushi System', brother, I'm here to chat with you for a few minutes It is a matter of recommendation and appointment by a wise man."

"Second brother..." Sima Fu's whole body trembled as if being pricked by a steel needle, his eyes suddenly raised, and he shot at Sima Yi, "You should know the three principles of my younger brother's selection of talents: If it is a relative, it is not recommended, if it is a relative, it is not recommended, and if it is a friend, it is not recommended."

"I know, I know, I know it as a brother. I have always known that you, the third brother, are the most upright, fair and impartial in dealing with people." Sima Yi said with a slight smile, "How can I make things difficult for you as a brother? That's all. ——How about Pei Qian, governor of Youzhou? He is neither related nor related to my Sima family."

When Sima Fu heard this, he let out a long breath secretly: "Well... Pei Qian is indeed a good general. Second brother, what position do you want to recommend him for?"

"Pei Qian implemented the order of 'army stationing and raising soldiers' during his tenure as governor of Youzhou, which was very effective. He actually saved 90 shi of grain for the court in two or three years. His position will be changed to Governor of Jingzhou. If General Cao Ren has any objections, please go and greet him personally." Sima Yi's eyes jumped, and he stared deeply into Sima Fu's eyes again, "Brother recommends Pei Qian to Jingzhou. The appointment is entirely based on the overall situation of the society: Nanyang, Xiangyang, Xincheng, Nanjun and other counties in Jingzhou are originally rich places, but they have rarely achieved good results in military settlements. Shang Shutai sent a letter to question General Cao, Cao The general, however, spoke plausibly, saying that "a place where wars are fought" is not suitable for carrying out the order of the army to raise soldiers. My brother didn't believe it, so he wanted to transfer Pei Qian to be the governor of Jingzhou, so that he could work hard in the land of Jingzhou , so as to open up a new situation in the cause of "army stationing and raising soldiers" in the war-torn environment! And this will influence and drive the military station development and reclamation business in Yongzhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places to flourish. In this way, then The community is very fortunate! The people are very fortunate!"

After Sima Fu listened to his words seriously, he nodded his head heavily: "Okay! I will start to deal with this matter as soon as I get down, and I will definitely assist my second brother in transferring Mr. Pei Qian from Youzhou to Jingzhou to serve as the governor of Jingzhou." job."

"Also, now that the puppet Shu has been sharpening its knives and staring at it, the heart of the great Wei has never died. In order to prevent Liu Bei's old thief from sending troops from Wuxia, he will also send troops from Hanzhong to respond, so Guanzhong should also strengthen its vigilance. Sima Yi pondered and said again, "Meng Jian, the prefect of Chang'an, Meng Gongwei, had made friends with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang in the Jingxiang area during the Jian'an period of the previous dynasty. , so as to 'know yourself and the enemy, and be prepared for any danger', I suggest that your official department immediately transfer him from the position of Chang'an prefect to the post of Yongzhou Biejia, and let him be a good staff officer of Zhenxi General Cao Zhen. What do you think?"

Sima Fu didn't expect that the second brother would always have a picture of the overall situation of the Wei state in his chest, and he knew the military situation, government and personnel affairs in all directions-this is really the weapon of the minister and the minister of the country. style!While secretly admiring in his heart, he nodded and replied: "This also makes it possible. Second brother, regarding the promotion of Meng Jian to the post of Yongzhou, the younger brother must communicate with General Cao Zhen first after he comes down. As long as it is really beneficial For the great cause of defending against the invaders in Shu, my younger brother will definitely let Mr. Meng Jian play his true talents and roles in Guanzhong."

After Sima Yi heard this, he smiled lightly and said, "Third brother is a political matter, and he really lived up to the style of our Sima family: he is upright and fair, impartial, selfless, and as clear as water. This makes brother Wei very pleased. However, brother Yi In my opinion, the principle of "three nos" that you set for yourself in selecting talents and scholars is certainly upright, but it is not without flaws.

"In Brother Wei's view, the core criteria for selecting and employing talents are the "meritocracy" and "appointment of people on their merits" that the late emperor has been actively advocating. Do not avoid enmity'; as long as we seek truth from facts and promote virtuous people with a public heart, there is nothing we cannot do. If we do not promote virtuous persons, the Ministry of Officials and Yushitai can still pursue our fallacies and dereliction of duty. But you deliberately It is narrow-minded to set the principle of "three no moves"? How was the famous general Wei Qing in the former dynasty? Sweeping four thousand miles in Mobei and expelling hundreds of thousands of Xiongnu! How much credit is this? But he is still Han Wu What about the uncle of the court. If Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also came to say "If you are your own relative, you will not be promoted", then wouldn't a great general like Wei Qing be obliterated and unrecognizable? Of course, being a brother is not for you Violation of the principle of "Three Do's and Don'ts" is a dilemma. Wang Chang and Brother Wei have worked together for many years, but Brother Wei still doesn't understand his talent? You should also be able to see that: with Wang Chang's meticulousness and sincerity, he is released to serve as One side, Mushou, is more than enough... But to avoid suspicion, brother Wei never mentioned his promotion and appointment in front of you, right? Brother Wei also understands your difficulties, third brother, so as not to hurt you. The reputation of being selfless!"

Sima Fu felt hot in his eyes, tears dripped down quickly, and said slightly choked up: "Little brother hereby thank you second brother for your understanding and fulfillment."

But Sima Yi slowly calmed down, as if he had just passed it off casually, and said politely: "Brother Wei, there is another person here to recommend to your official department. He and Brother Wei have always been classmates; Huan Fan, a famous scholar in Pei County, this person Just now, there is a strange festival, and he is smart and resourceful, so he is worthy of the position of the inner court councillor. You can send people to investigate. If you want to write an "adverbial" recommendation for your brother, you can write an "adverbial" immediately Take it back for you, and let those officials and officials verify it accordingly..."

(End of this chapter)