The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 334 The direction of the family ([-])
"This official is also very clear that in today's world, the main reason why the aristocratic families around the world don't like me so much is because I insist on the procuratorial system since the Han Dynasty. The gap is very small, but it still leaves a little gap for the children of the common people. Compared with the structure of the ninth-rank Zhongzheng system that completely blocks the poor family, it does make your interests likely to be damaged."

As mentioned above, the Jiupin Zhongzheng System is the evaluation of local scholars by counties and prefectures, and comprehensive scoring based on various factors such as talent, morality, and family background.Finally, it is divided into nine grades from top to bottom.Generally speaking, the rank of Shang Shang is empty (it is reserved for saints, who dares to say that they are saints).Below the middle and lower levels, there is no chance for official positions.Among the five grades of upper middle, upper lower, upper middle, middle middle, and lower middle, who can be rated as upper middle or lower middle depends on their family background.

The grade evaluation of a scholar before he became an official almost determined the official career of this scholar in his later life.

In other words, under the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, who can be an official and how big an official is, determines everything from birth.

The inspection system in the Han Dynasty was different.The selection of its reserve officials is also based on recommendation.At first, the main personnel recommended by him were the prefects of the counties—it is called Ju Xiaolian to recommend scholars who have not served as officials to the court.

After Xiaolian was recommended, he had to go to the imperial court for assessment.After passing the assessment, he must serve as a low-level official such as Lang Guan in the court for at least one year.This year, the emperor and court officials personally conducted further inspections on it.Afterwards, according to the needs of the court and the performance of this talent, the corresponding court officials or local officials will be awarded.

In addition to the system of filial piety and honesty, there are many supplements to the prosecution system.For example, give Maocai.

Maocai, formerly known as Xiucai.After the establishment of the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was renamed to avoid the taboo of Liu Xiu's name.Compared with Ju Xiaolian, Maocai is not a scholar who was elected by the prefect of the county without becoming an official.Instead, the state governor or the state pastor recommends outstanding officials in the state who have already served as officials, but are still relatively low in rank.Once the outstanding officials who have been recommended are recognized by the court, their official careers will enter a high-speed development channel-this is a very reasonable system supplement.Because in real life, the performance during the internship period is average, resulting in too low a starting point, but there are many examples of slowly catching up in actual work. (For example, Zhuge Liang, who was the shepherd of Yizhou at the time, recommended Jiang Wan as a talented person)
In addition to the promotion of talents, there are also specialists in the procuratorial system for the recommendation of talents such as erudite Confucianism, Ming Law, and Ming Jing.This is a special admissions department opened after the imperial court has special job requirements.After the talents are recommended by the local government, they also need to be assessed.And specialized.

Generally speaking, there are many problems with the probation system.The core problem is that the power of the recommender is too great - if you can't get the recommendation of the county magistrate, you can't become a Xiaolian, and you don't even have the qualifications to become an official.Not to mention Ju Maocai and other follow-up subjects.Moreover, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the procuratorial system was also controlled by aristocratic families from all over the country, and there were many talented people who did not know the book.Take Xiaolian, a strange waste and a moral scum who lives away from his father.Moreover, due to the excessive power of the county guard due to the inspection system, scholars from all over the country did their best to curry favor with the county guard in order to become official.Once recommended by the county magistrate, even after becoming an official, he must regard himself as the protégé of the county magistrate and obey his orders all his life——Why did the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu start so fast when the troubled times first started?Isn't it the fourth generation and third father of the old Yuan family, many Yuan family members have served as prefects, and their disciples and old officials are all over the world?
Secondly, many ordinary scholars had to perform various performances in order to obtain official qualifications—for example, Wang Xiang, who was dubbed the "Fire Cloud Evil God" by Guan Yi.As a result, hypocrites are flooding officialdom.The whole official style gradually deteriorated.

But in any case, compared with the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the probation system is beneficial to the central government and the children of ordinary people.

As far as the central government is concerned, all the scholars who have just started official positions are Lang Guan, which gives the emperor (power minister) the opportunity to observe closely and cultivate feelings.Where is the next stop of these scholars, the emperor (power minister) has great control.Moreover, although the right to recommend talents is in the hands of the county prefect, the prefect has too much power.But who appointed the prefect?Central!The size of the prefect's power is originally a manifestation of the prestige of the central government.

For ordinary scholars, the investigation system has never clearly indicated that talents are classified according to their origin and family nobility.And once you become Xiaolian, no matter how rich or poor your family is, the starting point is the same.Although disciples of wealthy families who have studied poetry, etiquette, military art and martial arts since childhood, compared with ordinary scholars who work and study, they naturally have an advantage.But in any case, the probation system left a little chance for common people.

And the nine-rank Zhongzheng system represents the will of the super family.They refused to leave even the slightest chance to commoners.

"Everyone, compared with the Jiupin Zhongzheng System, the Chaju System actually leaves only a small gap for poor families. To be honest, there are hundreds of thousands of books in the homes of all of you here, but ordinary children from poor families What? Ten books are enough. Even if their children compete with the children of your family, as long as your children are not too useless, they will not be able to compete! It can be said that the probation system will basically not affect you The children of his sons became officials. But why do you hate the probation system so much?"

"Everyone, please think about it carefully. What will happen if the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System continues to operate? For the children of top aristocratic families, since they can become high-ranking officials lying down, why should they work hard? Will the children become more and more useless? This point may not be obvious in Yongliang, a land that is often turmoiled by war. But what about the eight states of Kanto? What kind of life do the children of officials and eunuchs live there? What kind of characters are they born? , you all know it in your heart, right?"

"If the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System continues to operate, no matter how hard you try, there will be no good results for the humble son. Then why does he still work hard? It's better to let it go - these people are all from the country Low-level officials deal directly with the common people. They all think this way, can they be counted on to appease the common people? As for those who are really talented among the common people, they are all capable and unwilling to be mediocre after all. , so what should we do? Of course we can only rise up and rebel!"

"Besides, if I don't come to Yongliang, and Yongliang continues to implement the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, everyone present, your family will be safe and sound? The Sima family has controlled the court for more than [-] years. The Yongliang family Is it gradually marginalized? You are still able to control the wind and rain for a while in Yongliang, in the entire court? Why is this so? This is because the nine-rank Zhongzheng system is ultimately the system that is most beneficial to the super family. This will forever lose the opportunity to rise! Once the power of the Henan and Hanoi aristocratic families that now control the court expands to a certain extent. Or after my big man is eliminated and Yongliang becomes the mainland. Will they not reach out to Yongliang? Then you will What power is there to resist?"

"So, Guan believes that the investigation system should properly leave a path for the lower levels to rise up. It is good for everyone. For the court, it can control more officials. For you, on the one hand, it retains the authority from the local government. The hope of the family rising to the national level, on the one hand, the competition from the lower-level talents can also keep your children in a sense of crisis, so that they will not be completely abolished. As for the lower-level scholars, as long as there is a slight rise How could they rebel unless it was absolutely necessary? Hey, rebellion is nothing. What I am most afraid of is that they will not be able to use their full knowledge and skills, and they will hook up with other races!"

"Therefore, I will tell you clearly. Starting from January next year, the nine-rank Zhongzheng system in the Yongliang area will be abolished, and the review system will be re-implemented! I would like to send two sentences to you. One: Born in adversity, Die in peace. Second, ask the canal if it is so clear, so that there is a source of living water. Appropriately give the common people a chance and let them become a new family. It will make the original family group maintain a sense of crisis, and work hard to avoid degeneration. At the same time, it can also allow new blood to enter the family as a whole. At the same time, while making the poor family a new family, it also retains opportunities and possibilities for the current ordinary family to develop into a super family. Everyone, why not do it? ?”

(End of this chapter)