Emperor Liu Hong

() Liu Hong's remarks in the court have spread outside.Everyone applauded one after another, and they all felt that it was a blessing for everyone to have such an enlightened emperor.

Unlike everyone outside, Liu Hong is now frowning.

He couldn't help but worry, he created a military-government separation, but he firmly grasped the military power.However, too many officials chose to join the army, resulting in a serious shortage of officials managing political affairs, which now affects the operation of the country.

If there is a shortage of officials, officials must be recruited, and the system of promoting filial piety and honesty in the Han Dynasty absolutely cannot meet such a large official gap.

"Could it be that now, I have to figure out the imperial examination system?" Liu Hong is now thinking non-stop.

The benefits of the imperial examination system to the imperial court are obvious.But if the imperial examination system is to be implemented, it is considered to have touched the foundation of those aristocratic families.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, almost all filial piety and honesty were controlled by those aristocratic families. There is such a sentence recorded in "Baopuzi", that is to say, during the period of Emperor Huanling's second emperor, Xiaolian was promoted. Chicken." It is enough to show the seriousness of the situation.

Now Liu Hong, if the imperial examination system is brought out.The aristocratic family no longer has a say in the court's servants, so it's no wonder they don't take the opportunity to make trouble.

Liu Hong has just taken power now, and the army has not yet finished training. If it causes social unrest now, it is really not easy to deal with.But if he doesn't use the imperial examination system, where will he recruit people now?

Liu Hong finally became cruel, and sooner or later the imperial examination system would have to be implemented anyway.No one can stop the aristocratic family if they make trouble, they will make trouble sooner or later.Since these things are unavoidable, it is up to them.If these big clans want to make trouble, he will directly kill them.Anyway, such a threat will have to be removed sooner or later, and now I will take this opportunity to remove it directly.

Thinking of this, Liu Hong thought, should we bring out the bureaucratic reform together?This is a good opportunity. If we wait until all the people are recruited, it will delay a lot of things.

Speaking of it, based on Liu Hong's original intention, he is unwilling to make these reforms.Are you kidding me, reform is so easy to do?If reforms are so easy to carry out, there will be no need to cross the river by feeling the stones in the 21st century.

Moreover, he is a mediocre person, without any big ambitions.For him, being a Mingjun is too hard, and he always thinks that he is a foolish monarch.Therefore, he has never considered reforming political affairs.

But it's not going to work now, things are rushing here, and blindly escaping is not an option.

There is a saying that those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough for a corner, and those who do not plan for the eternity are not enough for a moment.In any case, Liu Hong was an emperor, and some things, no matter how unwilling he was, were absolutely unavoidable.

So he felt that he should make a good plan.At the very least, the reform of the official system must be completed.With a good official system, all the affairs of the court can go smoothly, so that he can enjoy it with peace of mind in the future.

The reform of the official system can be planned slowly. The most urgent task is to get this imperial examination up first.

The imperial examination system has been quite perfect in later generations. It is impossible for Liu Hong, who traveled with a golden finger, not to know.Therefore, he only needs to borrow the system of later generations, without too much trouble.

Since Liu Hong wanted to compile the "Siku Quanshu" and created a hundred forums, almost all scholars in the entire Han Dynasty now stay in the capital.Now that the imperial examination system was suddenly introduced, it immediately caused a sensation.

There must be a sensation, officials are selected by examinations, and people are no longer selected by family status.Status is no longer important, and you can be an official if you have talent, which gives everyone a chance.

Different from ordinary people, people from aristocratic families are all in a hurry.Is this digging their roots at all? They absolutely cannot agree.

On the same day, many people took part in the book and opposed the imperial court's implementation of the imperial examination. The most frustrating one was the Yuan family in Runan (that is, Yuan Shao's family).Liu Hong ignored it, but more and more people from aristocratic families joined in, and the matter became bigger and bigger.

In the end, Liu Hong couldn't hold back anymore, so he could only set aside a day to hold a court meeting to study the imperial examination.

"My dear friends, you all know that there is a serious shortage of people in all departments of the imperial court, which has seriously hindered the operation of the imperial court. Only by holding the imperial examination can we recruit the lack of people as soon as possible."

"Your Majesty, although the imperial court is short of people, the quality of officials is related to the interests of millions of people. We should uphold the principle of preferring shortages to abuse. Otherwise, we will find some low-quality people, and the people will suffer in the end."

"That's right, Your Majesty. Since ancient times, the imperial court's employment policy has been to use talents instead of talents. Such an approach of only emphasizing talents and ignoring virtue is definitely a way to invite disaster!"

"I know what you dear friends mean. Generally speaking, it is to reuse those who are virtuous and talented, to cultivate and use those who are virtuous but not talented, to limit the employment of those who are talented but not virtuous, and to resolutely reject those who are not virtuous and talented."

All the ministers, listening to Liu Hong's words made sense, kept nodding.

"Dear dears, it is by adhering to this principle that I made this imperial examination policy. After the examination, there must be no one without virtue and talent. The remaining people are at least talented. Now that the court is short of people, just Give those talented but unvirtuous people a chance. After all, the imperial court has a supervisory department, and if they don't correct their mistakes, they will definitely be kicked out by the supervisory department."

All the ministers were a little dumbfounded now, and Liu Hong got involved all of a sudden.But these ministers are definitely old foxes, and they immediately said to Liu Hong: "Your Majesty, after hearing what you said suddenly, I think it makes sense. But let officials from all over the place recommend some virtuous people, and spend a lot of time There is not much time left, so I still oppose the imperial examination."

"Aiqing is right. It doesn't take much time to recommend virtuous people. But are these virtuous people suitable to be officials?"

Speaking of this, Liu Hong scanned the officials below, and then said: "Governing the people is of great importance. Only virtue is not enough, you must have talent. People with virtue need to be cultivated and used, but now I, There is no time to cultivate slowly, so the imperial examination system is imperative."

"Your Majesty, if you don't value virtue like this, you will cause trouble. Think twice, Your Majesty!"

"Dear dears, it's not that I don't value virtue. If I meet someone who has both ability and virtue, I will definitely make an exception and reuse them. But in my opinion, the imperial court needs to have a set of effective policies, not It only depends on personal preferences. After all, people will change. The virtuous people now may not be virtuous in the future. Just like Huang Qiong and Chen Fan, they were so virtuous before, but later, they were also corrupt and rebellious. Therefore, a sound policy is the way for the imperial court to employ people. The imperial examination system is a part of this policy, and it is still an indispensable part.”

Now Liu Hong has directly made a conclusion on the coffin, and even Huang Qiong and Chen Fan have come forward to talk about the matter. Even if those ministers don't want to, they can only do so first.If you are opposing, you are finding trouble with the emperor, and the consequences are beyond everyone's expectations.