Jun Cheng Zuo Heng knelt alone in the center. No one agreed or objected. All the important ministers just looked at the food in front of their tables silently, each thinking about something.
Only Zhao Wuji frowned and said, "Your Excellency, Lord Commander, today the world is still governed by the Great Cauldron, and all states and counties are also dealing with the ministers of the Great Cauldron. The Emperor of the Great Cauldron is still there, and the ritual of the Great Cauldron still exists. Everyone in the world knows that,
Anyone who is not the Li family of Dading can claim the title of king and the whole world can attack him together. Letting the prefect claim the title of king at this moment is tantamount to destroying the Great Wall!"
These words were very serious, but Zuo Heng didn't even look at him. He just stared at Luo Chuan and said quickly, "Master Taishou, Dading also explicitly ordered the princes not to send troops out of the country without the emperor's orders. Violators will be punished with certain crimes.
But what about now? From the time when Beiyi went south to Shanbei County and no edicts were issued in Jingzhou, Dading has been dead! Now that Dading has died and the barbarians invaded, all the people in the world are eagerly waiting for the Ming Lord to defect to him.
Isn’t it true that the king of the world is like a bright lamp in the dark night?! And the governor is so young that he can slaughter the princes and defeat the monsters. Isn’t this the will of God? Isn’t this the will of heaven to send a bright master to the world?!”
Dou Qiushi, the leader of the civil servants, also frowned slightly and glanced at Zuo Heng, then looked at Luo Chuan, who seemed to be deep in thought, and said loudly, "I think it is inappropriate. Regardless of whether you are the king or not, the prefect has tens of millions of people in the land of two thousand miles.
It will not decrease or increase because of this. Being crowned king at this time may be able to unite people's hearts a little, but it is obviously not worth the gain. Please think again, Grand Administrator."
"Please think twice, Grand Administrator!" Zhou Zhongqing, Chen Yu, Xie Wushang and Yan Tieying all agreed in unison.
Only Mu Zeyan, who was at the bottom, and Luo Jiang, who was also at the bottom opposite him, were indifferent.
Luo Chuan, however, looked at Mu Zeyan and asked with a smile, "Does Mr. Mu think this prefect should be the king?"
Mu Zeyan, who was originally watching his nose and heart, did not get up when he heard his name being called. He just made a common courtesy and said, "I thought that the prefect would naturally not become king. It would be harmful to all but useless."
, you won’t do it.”
Luo Chuan laughed loudly, pointed at him and said, "You make me look like a merchant," he said, seemingly dissatisfied, but there was no dissatisfaction on his face at all. He looked at Zuo Hengdao, "Master Zuo, you are a little worried about me.
?”
Zuo Heng, who seemed to be quite excited before, was as calm as before. He didn't show any pretense when he heard the words, but simply nodded, "I was a little worried at first, but the prefect is too young and too outstanding. Young
It is not scary to be in a state of poverty. What is scary is that young people are often complacent and get carried away with their pride. Now it seems that both the Grand Administrator and all the important ministers of the Grand Administrator still have the idea of clarity in their chests. They dare to disobey the new master's direct advice in public.
"Old minister, I have nothing to worry about." He slowly opened his robe and knelt down slowly, "The prefect said that Zhao Wuji is old, but no matter how old he is, there is no one older than me. You said that I want me to arrange a place for him at the Military Affairs Office."
Position, there is no position more suitable than the position of Lieutenant of the old minister. You can’t bear to say it. The old minister is grateful in my heart, but the prefect does not know that at the old minister’s age, it is a blessing to see young people grow up one by one to replace him.
Unlucky."
He smiled and pointed in the direction of the three boys and girls outside the window, "I have seen that child. He is one of Gongsun Cuo's favorite juniors. The prefect is willing to let him come during the first New Year when he enters the palace. I will do it for Gongsun Cuo."
I'm so happy. This old boy has been fighting with me all his life. Since he can exchange one head for most of Licheng's court to serve as a link between the past and the future, if I can't even bear to give up a seat to the young people, I will be embarrassed to go there one day if I die.
Ask him for a drink."
The old man kowtowed solemnly three times, then stood up and handed the book in his hand to Zhao Wuji, who stood up respectfully. He patted the back of his hand and said softly, "Wuji, the position of county lieutenant is related to the safety of Lijun.
My former lieutenant only left me one word, and now I leave it to you, no matter what happens, just this one word can end it well." He wrote the word "loyalty" on the back of Zhao Wuji's hand, and then turned around
, and no longer looked at anyone in the palace, and left calmly.
Only the important officials in the court and Luo Chuan, who was already sitting at attention, were left in silence for a long time.
After a while, Luo Chuan took a long breath and said, "Discuss politics."
Dou Qiushi, who was now the head of the civil service for the time being, stood up and went out to salute, saying, "Everything in the Yazhong of the Si Li Mansion that originally belonged to Li County is normal, but there is a huge shortage of officials in the new land that belongs to Li County. The names listed in this book are ministers
Select young people with outstanding abilities and qualifications from various ministries and court officials. They need to be appointed by the Grand Administrator before they can be transferred to the land of Sancang and the cities in Anling as chief officials of each department." He handed the booklet in his hand to
Gao Shixian, who had already walked quickly, watched the latter pass the book to Luo Chuan and then continued, "However, there are not many people in this book, and it only barely covers three important positions in various places. Landlords and middle- and lower-level officials
If another selection is required, please let the prefect decide."
Luo Chuan was flipping through the book. Behind each name there was a description, which recorded the person's service experience, achievements, and one or two sentences of summary. It was obviously written by Dou Qiushi for him as the new prefect, "Master Dou thinks that officials
How to select when the gap is so big?”
"According to convention, the selection of officials in various places is divided into two steps. First, they are recommended by current officials or retired officials, and then they are evaluated by the decision-making official with corresponding authority. The assessment method is mostly decided by the decision-making official," Dou Qiushi said, "It's just
The shortage of officials this time is too large, and the county governor has a shortage of several people. The prefect can only issue an order to specify the number of officials at all levels who must recommend the corresponding number, which may solve the urgent need."
"It's not difficult to solve it this way once or twice, but it's not a long-term solution. I have an idea to talk to Mr. Dou and all of you," Luo Chuan gently placed the booklet in his hand on the table in front of him.
Then he leaned forward and said, "I want to hold a civil and military examination in Li County."
He looked at the expressions on the faces of the important ministers and said slowly, "No matter whether they are civilians or nobles, whether they are Li people, Yongchang people, or Anling people, no matter whether they were officials or soldiers before, as long as the scholars are literate and the warriors are practicing,
All can sign up for reference, and the results will be determined using unified standards. The names of the winners can be entered into the files of the Ministry of Personnel." He stretched out a finger and tapped the booklet on the table, "The best ones will be directly registered.
But if you get this book and present it in front of me, it is possible to soar into the sky!!"
These words ignited the atmosphere in the palace again.
All the important ministers immediately started whispering, and Luo Chuan was not in a hurry. He took the booklet into his hand again and read it carefully. When the whispers subsided, he raised his head and asked, "How is it?"
Dou Qiushi did not speak, but Zhao Wuji on the side said, "I don't know how to govern politics. If we just take the martial arts exam, it is just a matter of screening practitioners to be considered warriors in the army. If they are admitted to the officer ranks because of the exam, how can we know their true talents?"
"
Dou Qiushi nodded and said, "The same goes for governance. Anyone who is literate can take the test. But who can govern a place, who can be a court official, and whether they are loyal and reliable? It is really difficult to determine by just one big test...
..."
Several other important ministers also expressed their opinions, with similar differences. Luo Chuan only waited until he had listened to all the questions before speaking, "All the issues you mentioned before are ultimately just issues of the rules and details of the civil and military examinations. There are always laws for these things."
It can be solved, for example, in the military examination. If the Military Affairs Office feels that someone without any military experience cannot be an officer, then you can just take the test on military law and military strategy. Another example is the election of political officials. If someone recommends you, you can take the test on him. Don't you still have to take the test after all?
After all, don’t you still have to try to use it after the exam? It’s okay if some of you decision-making officials are good at assessment, but some people are not good at assessment but make decisions, wouldn’t it be more hasty?!”
He stood up and raised the book in his hand and said, "Everyone in the book can accept their fate, but other vacant positions must be selected from the big test. I will use the positions of small and medium-sized officials from Sancang and Anling cities."
, let the news about my Li County Civil and Military Examination be spread throughout Central Continent." He looked at the surprised expressions on the faces of all the important ministers and slammed the book on the table, "I want all the people in the world to know that I am leaving.
The county of Luochuan is thirsty for talents, and I want all the people in the world to know that as long as they are talented and leave the county, I can give them an unlimited road to heaven!!"