The Son of Heaven is a big man, with an inner court and an outer court, six Jiuqing, thirteen Kedao, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and the border army of Beijing...... A large set of systems to ensure that the emperor can perform his duties smoothly.

The situation may be simpler in the place, but the sparrows are small and have all kinds of organs.

For example, the county also has a deputy, called the county Cheng, and some counties are also equipped with master books, and there are also wardens, who are not as good as the small officials, but he still has subordinates, and he is also a household ceremony, a criminal worker, and six rooms are complete.

The additional commander of the army is called the patrol inspection, and the full-time person is responsible for the teachings of education.

In addition, there is a county school, a post station, a warehouse, and a prison...... There are all kinds of things, supporting the entire framework of a county.

Overall, it can be regarded as fully functional, and there are no serious defects.

After all, this is a bureaucratic system that has been woven since the time of Qin Shi Huang, and it is not common to pay tribute for one or two thousand years!

But the problem is that although there are many officials, there are names and surnames in the officials' department, and they can be directly controlled, that is, county orders and county officials, and some inferior counties are simply county orders.

The rest of the officials were selected from the local government, or they entered the county government by various strange means.

For the vast majority of magistrates, sitting in the county government is more comfortable than sitting in the Jinluan Palace. The mouths of the people below are as if they have been smeared with honey, and all kinds of compliments do not require money at all.

All in all, try your best to do your best.

Anyway, if you are in office for three years, you will be transferred if you are in the best grades.

Stability brings power, and flow, to put it bluntly, is a fart!

I've made you happy, fed, fattened, and the rest is not all ours.

The money of any large household is returned, and the people's money is divided into thirty-sevens, which is a routine operation at all.

Gao Gong turned three counties this time, and the things he brought were already shocking.

Although the landlord clan of the past has collapsed, the power of the local area still falls into the hands of large households, and if there is any change, it is that in the past, the common people could only drink thin food, but now they can eat a little dry.

Unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, clever and reckless robbery, and cases of officials being confused...... This kind of thing has not decreased in the slightest, and has even become more and more.

"I think it's entirely reasonable that the old clan has dissolved and the place is in a state of chaos. I suggested that they conduct an investigation with high arches, also for this purpose. ”

Wang Yue was still calm and calm, he didn't feel anything strange at all.

But for Zhu Houxi and the courtiers, it is not good news.

Especially the first assistant Zhang Xuan, he was even more angry.

"The imperial court clears the acres of land and cracks down on the gentry in order to take care of the people, but it is not to let these village bandits and villains take power, the court must be severely punished!"

Zhang Xuan said, and looked at Gui Cao again.

"Gui Tianguan, you are in charge of the imperial court election, you can't take no measures."

Gui Cao's old face was flushed and he had a fever.

He couldn't see Wang Yue, turned around and slapped him firmly, not only on his face, but also in his heart.

So what can be done?

"Elder Zhang Ge, of course the officials must order all states and counties to strictly restrain their subordinates, and if anyone comes nonsense, they will be severely punished. Not only the petty officials who committed the crime, but even the chief officials had to be punished, and if there was a serious mistake, the official should be dismissed and punished. ”

Zhang Xuan nodded, "It's a good proposal, but I'm afraid it's not enough!" He turned to Wang Yue and said, "What does Master think?"

Wang Yue bowed, "In the final analysis, the local officials are uneven, and it is not a day or two, if you want to solve it, it is estimated that Your Majesty will have to approve it." ”

Zhu Houxi said loudly: "Of course I am as good as a stream, if you have any good ideas, just say it!" ”

Wang Yue said with a smile: "The meaning of the minister is very simple, that is, to implement the successful experience of the imperial examination downward, and conduct examinations for officials!" ”

……

After the entrance examination of Xishan College, another large-scale assessment was held.

This time the assessment was very interesting, and the people who participated in the examination came from various state capitals and county offices in Suncheon. There are more than 300 officials in total, and they have to face an assessment related to their life and death.

In order to ensure fairness, the test questions for the assessment were drawn up by Wang Yue, then reviewed by the officials, and finally handed over to the cabinet for selection, which was strictly kept confidential and would never be leaked.

"Sir, I'm going to take the exam."

Three days before the start of the exam, Gao Gong took the initiative to come to the door and came to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was stunned for a moment, "You, you plan to take the official exam"

"Yes!"

Gao Gong said: "I have asked, and Mr. has suggested in the past that the Ministry of Officials will assess the students of Xishan College, and as long as they pass the assessment, they will have the qualifications to be small officials...... I have inquired, this assessment is also capable up, mediocre down, although the student has not been in Xishan College for a long time, but I am confident to pass the exam, and please Mr. agree. ”

Wang Yue smiled bitterly, "Of course I promised, of course, there is no problem, but have you thought about it, with your knowledge, in a few years of study, to take the imperial examination, to enter the Jinshi, to enter the Hanlin, and even to worship the prime minister in the future, there is no problem at all, why do you bother to do this thankless thing?"

Gao Gong grinned, "Sir, you have said it, let us people, not for the sake of glory and wealth, promotion and wealth, how can students forget Mr. teachings"

Wang Yue hesitated slightly, shook his head and chuckled.

Gao Gong was puzzled: "Master doesn't believe in disciples"

"Of course not!" Wang Yue sighed: "The place is not easy to mix at all, in the court, you still pay attention to a little face, and the bottom is a clear cannibalism." You have to be prepared. ”

Gao Gong nodded vigorously, "Sir, the student has walked around this time, and he already has a rough idea in his heart." I came from a poor background, I didn't know much about it in the past, but now I understand that the countryside everywhere is full of this kind of thing, since I am determined to serve the country, I will start from the bottom, from the change of a village and town, a state and county...... If the student is lucky, he can naturally enter the cabinet, if not, it is the student's ability to do it, and he can't complain about others! ”

Gao Gong's face is resolute, there is no joke in the slightest, he himself has read a lot, and he is also quite thoughtful, he was admitted to Xishan Academy, and during this period of study, he just broke the window paper, so that he could see the direction he wanted to work towards.

Wang Yue pondered for a moment and nodded happily, "Very good, but I have a request, that is, you must be admitted to the top three, otherwise I will not let anyone go." And you have to complete your graduation thesis, I will send you a graduation certificate to recognize your qualifications as a graduate of Xishan College! ”

Gao Gong nodded happily, "Please rest assured, sir!" ”

There are really a lot of people who think like Gao Gong, and the number of people from Xishan College who finally signed up for the exam has reached as many as thirty-seven.

A group of students, as well as a large number of veteran officials, entered the examination room together.

What the two sides are capable of can only know by touching each other.

……

"Speaking of which, the overall ability of these officials may not be good, but in some familiar subjects, they are still very powerful. For example, the name of the sentence, the money valley, as well as the customs and customs, and the common sense of folk customs...... After all, at a young age, if you can't even compare to these children, then you really should die. ”

Gui Cao and Zhang Xuan exchanged views.

But Shousuke-sama was not so optimistic.

"Gui Tianguan, as far as I know, this time I took the exam, and I received a lot of blank papers."

"White Scroll" Gui Cao was shocked, "How can they all be scribes, can't they even write?"

Zhang Xuan smiled helplessly, "I don't believe it either, but that's the case." There are several wardens, and they don't even know the basic Ming Law! ”

"How is this possible" Gui Cao was shocked, "If that's the case, how can they investigate the case?"

Zhang Xuan spread his hands, "What else can I do to confuse the official and confuse the case!" ”

Although Gui Cao knew that Zhang Xuan would not lie, this result still made him unbelievable and unbelievable!

Those in charge of punishment do not understand the law, and those who manage money and food do not know how to settle accounts, what kind of gods are this?

With the results of the exam coming out, these court officials were completely frightened.

The top fifty are almost all occupied by people from Xishan Academy, it's not that they show mercy, but there are really so many.

Among the candidates from non-West Hill College, only one person ranked higher, ranking thirteenth.

This man's name is Wang Ren.

"Father, the child has bad news, and there is even worse news for you!"

Zhu Houxi glanced at his son, "You kid has changed his routine, let's talk about the bad news first!" ”

"The bad news is that the kid only got the thirteenth place in the exam."

"What's worse?"

"None of your little officials have tested me, they are simply too bad!" Zhu Zaiji was full of disgust!