The next day, King Qin's Mansion, study.

Every time Xiao Yuan returns, the first problem he has to face is definitely Prime Minister Liu Yuzhi's nagging.

For Xiangguo, he is sometimes really annoyed, and he can't wait for this guy to disappear from his sight quickly.

But there's no way.

If the entire Qin State is compared to a family, then Xiao Yuan is the master of this family, and Liu Yuzhi is the chief housekeeper of this family.

It is conceivable that everything he reported must be related to major events.

Looking at the bamboo slips on the table, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but say, "Xiangguo." ”

"Huh? The minister is here. Liu Yuzhi hurriedly lowered his body slightly.

Xiao Yuan pointed to his official uniform: "The cuffs of your official uniform, are they too loose, how many bamboo slips can be hidden in this?" ”

"Hehe, this ......" Liu Yuzhi laughed dryly.

Xiao Yuan sighed helplessly, changed his words again, and asked, "Is the treasury still full now?" ”

"There's no money." Liu Yuzhi returned directly.

"You!" Xiao Yuan was choked.

Liu Yuzhi explained: "The king has been fighting for many years, and the war is very expensive, the Central Plains turmoil, China's central army, almost all the mobilization, the consumption of grain, grass and ordnance, countless, hoarded materials, is exhausted. ”

"The gold and silver in the treasury of the Liang Kingdom have all been transferred to our treasury, and it is not as serious as the prime minister said, right?" Xiao Yuandao.

Liu Yuzhi said: "Listening to the king's meaning, he has the idea of moving the gold and silver of the treasury, but the minister suggested that there must be sufficient military funds, gold and silver in the treasury, and it should not be easily moved." ”

"If there is a natural disaster in the place, will the gold and silver be enough for disaster relief?" Xiao Yuan asked again.

"There are reserves, and the country is enough to cope." After Liu Yuzhi finished speaking, he said with a straight face: "However, if the king wants to build a palace or build a large number of buildings, the minister is resolutely opposed. ”

"The king didn't say that, he just asked." Xiao Yuan glanced at him dissatisfied, this guy.

"Yes." Liu Yuzhi responded.

Next, the two monarchs and ministers talked a lot about the existing government affairs.

Chatting and chatting, Xiao Yuan also talked about the topic of national education, and asked, "How are schools in various places?" ”

"Everything is going well, and under the national policy, the number of students from all over the country has risen sharply." Liu Yuzhi returned.

"Without education, it is impossible to revitalize the country, on the issue of tuition fees, it should be reduced or reduced, and the Qin State supports the children of peasant families to study, and the prime minister must implement this policy." Xiao Yuan said uneasily.

"Wechen understands."

After a pause, Xiao Yuan said again: "In addition, after returning from Liangdu, along the way, this king is thinking that the problem of Liangdi and the officials of Jindi in the past is still unsatisfactory." ”

"What does the king mean......" Liu Yuzhi asked tentatively.

Xiao Yuan said: "We also need to conduct a national examination, for the national talents, fully prepared, even this time, the name of this king, this king has already thought of it, just called: Enke Jushi, just wait for the implementation, what does the prime minister think?" ”

"The king is saying that the recruitment of talents in my country is continuous?"

"That's right, constantly." Xiao Yuan said: "Some local officials are actually incompetent, but for the sake of the temporary stability of the political situation, this king has no choice, with the expansion of Qin Guodong's published map, our officials still need to carry out the next step of rectification." ”

After listening to this, Liu Yuzhi nodded slowly: "The king is far-reaching, and Weichen has no opinion on this. ”

"Since the prime minister thinks it's feasible, then it's decided." Xiao Yuan immediately made a decision.

The next morning.

"Ministers, see the king, my king is ten thousand years-"

In the palace hall, after the ministers knelt down, Xiao Yuan also waved his sleeve robe and sat down directly above.

"Zhongqing is flat."

"King Xie—" The people shouted in unison again, and after getting up, they were also divided into left and right.

Without waiting for people to speak, he got straight to the point and brought up the matter of taking the exam.

After listening to him, the ministers first looked left and right, and then, Shangguan Wenruo stood up and arched his hand and said: "The king's policy, the ministers strongly agree, but I don't know who is responsible for this matter." ”

As soon as his voice fell, Zheng Shiwei, the secretary of the household department, hurriedly came out of the queue and said first: "Students from all over the country take the exam, which involves household registration in many places, and the minister suggests that the household department should preside over it." ”

Xiao Yuan looked at him, and before he could say anything, Yan Ming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, stood up: "The king's opening of Enke this time is not only related to the Jushi, but also related to the etiquette system, what does it have to do with the household department?" In the opinion of the ministers, the Ministry of Rites should be responsible. ”

When Zheng Shiwei heard this, he chuckled lightly and said, "It's really ridiculous that Lord Yan can implicate the exam-taking students in the Ministry of Rites with such words. ”

"That's right." Li Zhengfang, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, stood up and said: "This matter is very important, and the Ministry of Officials, the performance assessment of officials in charge, and the selection of talents, no matter from which point of view, should be responsible for the Ministry of Officials. ”

Zheng Shiwei and Yan Ming wanted to take over this matter, but they were intervened by the officials, and both of them were a little anxious.

The former said: "Although Master Li is reasonable, the matter of taking the exam is a matter of students entering the office, not an official issue. ”

"That's right, if this matter is in charge of the ministry, I am afraid it will be inappropriate."

The two began to point the spearhead at the officials, preparing to suppress the fierce opponent first, and then fight again.

Li Zhengfang said unhurriedly: "If you talk about the selection of officials, the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Households, do you have any experience in the Ministry of Officials?" Is there a system in which the ministry is formed? ”

"This!"

The three books of Shangshu argued about this.

Why do they all want to be in charge of this matter, it is because everyone understands that this is related to the appointment of officials later, and it can be imagined how much real power there is, and who doesn't want to fight for it.

Watching them debate in court, although Xiao Yuan was noisy, he didn't stop it, but waited for him to argue for a while before he said in a deep voice: "Okay." ”

The three of them hurriedly silenced, bowed their hands, and returned to the train.

Xiao Yuan began to think about it, and after a while, he said: "Enke's preliminary examination is responsible for the local schools, and when the students pass the local preliminary examination and arrive in Qinzhou, the Ministry of Officials will be responsible for this matter." ”

This is also the reason why he took into account the existing responsibilities of the ministry, and it is indeed better than others to be in charge of it.

And Li Zhengfang is a talented person, not a wine bag.

When the latter heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, hurriedly knelt on the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Minister, obey the king's order!" ”

Yan Ming and Zheng Shiwei obviously showed a disappointed look, but the king's order had been issued, and the result could not be changed, so they could only follow the ministers and say:

"By the King's command—"

After the ceremony, Shangguan Wenruo said again: "But the king, now that the north has been decided, there is no school, if the scholars of Liangdi also want to take the examiner, how about it?" ”

"This is easy to do, immediately issue a royal decree, allowing students from all places under the rule of the Qin State to go to various schools and take exams, regardless of identity and household registration."