Lu Dynasty

Chapter 419 Nine Grades
In fact, the Jiupin Zhongzheng system cannot be said to be bad, but for the Han Dynasty where aristocratic families were rampant, it definitely hindered the development.As the saying goes: oranges grow in Huainan, oranges grow in Huaibei, and oranges grow in Huaibei. Many policies are suitable for regulating officials, but they are not suitable for ordinary people.Chen Qun's nine-rank Zhongzheng system provided a clear rank for the promotion of officials by the imperial court, allowing them to clearly define their positions, which is more intuitive than using the amount of salary to show the status of officials before.It is used on the people, but it blocks the people's way of advancement, allowing the aristocratic family to dominate the court.

Cao invited Chen Qun back and asked him to start studying the official system.However, when Cao went to see Chen Qun, the shopkeeper of Jimin Restaurant had already reported the matter to Guo Jia.As for why he knew, he was also grateful to Cao for sending someone to the restaurant to just get the wine and not pay for it!Guo Jia is also a great talent in Yingchuan, and both he and Chen Qun came out of Yingchuan Academy, how could he not know that Chen Qun is talented!It was already dark when Guo Jia received the news that Cao was going to invite Chen Qun, but he rushed to my mansion immediately.

It was already very late, Guo Jia still came to my residence, I thought it was Jimin Restaurant who wanted me to meet him.I smiled and asked, "Feng Xiao, it's so late, is it possible that there is still a big talent coming to join him? First arrange for him to stay in Jimin Restaurant for one night!"

"My lord, it's not that a great talent has defected to you, but a great talent has fallen into Cao Mengde's hands!" Guo Jia said anxiously: "Xuchang spies got the news that today Cao brought Cheng Yu to visit Chen Ji's mansion and invited Chen Qun Go back. My lord, this Chen Qun is also a great talent of Yingchuan Academy, no less than me and Zhicai!"

"Feng Xiao, sit down! Come and serve tea!" Although I knew that Guo Jia was doing it for my own good, I really couldn't want Chen Qun.His Jiupin Zhongzheng system is a great constraint on my policy.I smiled and said to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, I know that Chen Qunzhi is talented, but I can't use him, and I don't know how to use him. Do you understand? If Xun Wen is loyal to the Han Dynasty, if he comes under my command, I can tolerate it." , and even if Chen Changwen is loyal to me, I cannot tolerate it."

"Why? Did Changwen ever offend the lord?" Guo Jia was very puzzled, because I always acted like I was thirsty for talents and courteous corporals.But for Chen Qun, a great talent, I couldn't tolerate it, and Guo Jia also had to wonder if Chen Qun had done something to offend me.

"What do you mean, am I the kind of person with a small belly?" I said displeasedly: "Chen Qun is now studying a system that conflicts with my policies. Once that system is popularized or affected, it will cause great harm to my development!"

"No way, how did my lord know about this? My intelligence department didn't even have this information. Could it be that my lord has other intelligence agencies?" Guo Jia was a little surprised that I was always a prophet.

"Didn't I tell you that I can predict the future?" I laughed and said, "Besides, Chen Qunzhi's talent is far behind you and Zhicai, Feng Xiao doesn't have to worry."

"My lord, you're talking nonsense. You can't even calculate when your own child will be born, so what are you talking about?" Guo Jia said with a smile, "My lord, if you are really a prophet, tell me about the system envisioned by Chen Qun." Listen!" In fact, Guo Jia also knew that what I said was very possible. After all, Chen Qun had this sign when he was in the academy. Although it was only a preliminary idea, Guo Jia and Chen Qun were classmates, so how could he not see it? ?

In order to meet Guo Jia's request, I explained the Jiupin Zhongzheng System to him in detail. Guo Jia asked suspiciously: "My lord, isn't the system envisioned by Chen Qun quite good? If officials, talents, and common people can be divided into Wouldn’t it be much more convenient for the imperial court to recruit scholars if the rank is lowered?”

"Then the officials of the imperial court must uphold the principle of fairness and justice! But none of the current imperial officials has anything to do with the aristocratic family. At that time, the imperial court will have a situation where there is no poor family at the top and no clan at the bottom, and the government will be in the hands of the aristocratic family. In my hands, isn’t this running counter to my meritocracy?” Anyone who likes history knows that the Jiupin Zhongzheng System has enabled aristocratic families to control China for hundreds of years, and it was not until the Sui and Tang Dynasties that the imperial examination system came into being, which ended the monopoly of powerful families. In the old times, even the imperial examination system was once used by aristocratic families, which prevented many children from poor families from making progress.

"Master, since Cao asked Chen Qun to come out, he naturally wanted to use his Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. How are you going to dispel Cao's idea of ​​implementing the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System?" Guo Jia's wisdom allowed him to see the facts I described, and he understood If the aristocratic family is allowed to control the government, the world will always be a world of endless disputes.

"This matter is easy, we also use the nine-rank Zhongzheng system!" I replied with a smile: "Cao wants to find a new system, naturally he wants to surpass us, if we use the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, Cao will not used!"

Guo Jia said in surprise: "My lord, you know that the Jiupin Zhongzheng system is not a good system, why use it?"

"Feng Xiao, let me tell you this! There are many theories and schools in China from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the present, but in my eyes, none of them are perfect, and none of them are perfect. It is unreasonable. Faced with such a situation, what should we do?” I believe that even Guo Jia, who is as wise as Guo Jia, would not know the answer to this question. Although he is very smart and wise, he is a Han Dynasty Man, his vision cannot see a thousand 800 years later.

Guo Jia was very tangled in his thoughts. I looked at Guo Jia's depressed expression and smiled: "Actually, this is also very simple. It ends in eight words: take the essence and discard the dross! , we don’t use it to restrict the common people! We use it to restrict court officials! First, we use nine ranks to divide the ranks of officials. To evaluate an official, if his performance is outstanding, we will give him a high rank, and we will promote him after a certain period of time. If his political performance is average, give him a middle rank to ensure that his position level remains unchanged. If he has no political performance, even a corrupt official will give him a low rank. , by the way, check to see if he has been involved in corruption and exploiting the common people, if so, he will be punished according to the law, and the maximum sentence will be death!"

Guo Jia said with a smile; "The lord is the lord, so you can turn waste into treasure! It's a good idea to use the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System to restrict officials but not the people! I'll go make arrangements and let Chen Qun's plan draw water from the bamboo basket." Nothing!" Although Guo Jia and Chen Qun are classmates, there is also competition between classmates, since they are not the same master, Guo Jia naturally wants to compete with Chen Qun, even if everyone in the world knows that Guo Jia is better than Chen Qun!
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