Hundreds of guests dispersed from the Pingwang Mansion, and the carriages left one after another, disappearing into the residences of the gate lords and magnates such as Wanghou Lane and Wuyi Lane.

At night, the streets are sparsely populated and deserted.

Out of Changle Street, the two carriages of Prime Minister Kong Hanyou and Imperial Doctor Wang Su drove side by side, not slowly.

"Lord Wang, what do you think of today's royal feast?"

Kong Hanyou asked with a meaningful smile.

If Wang Su said a bunch of nonsense such as extravagance and waste in the Ping Palace, and he would be ruined in a decade or two, he would directly resign and leave.

The vision is too low to plan.

He asked someone else to discuss the countermeasures.

Those who become big things can't keep their eyes on the small things of sesame mung beans.

This engagement feast hides a huge change, and the person who can't see the change is, and he has nothing to talk about as a prime minister.

Wang Su glanced at Kong Hanyou's meaningful face.

Kong Hanyou will not take the initiative to find him if he has nothing to do, this time he must have something to say.

Wang Su was silent for a moment and sighed, "The little Dusk Marquis is in Long!"

The Marquis of Xiao Du fully supported the emperor's new policy, and the emperor took him seriously and treated him as a sharp sword.

Since the emperor ascended the throne, there has never been a saint as heavy as the little marquis. Coupled with the ability of the little dusk marquis, the little dusk marquis will soon rise in the court. His threat is even more powerful than that of King Ping.

Prime Minister, are you worried about this? ”

"Lord Wang also sees the signs."

Kong Hanyou nodded slightly.

The level of vision of the imperial historian Wang Su is still there, and the little dusk marquis has become a threat after he has won the holy favor.

"I heard rumors in the palace that the emperor intends to promote the Marquis of Xiao Duan to a county guard, but there is no suitable position for the time being, and a decision has not yet been made.

It is estimated that the emperor wants to arrange a high-ranking official of the imperial court who is comparable to the Taishou of 2,000 Shijun, and leave the little dusk marquis in the capital to be used, and does not want to release him. ”

Kong Hanyou continued.

The old man also heard about it.

The high-ranking officials of the Taishou of the 2000 Stone County are enough to rank in the court, second only to Jiuqing. He became a high-ranking official of the county guard, and then made great contributions, and further increased the official will definitely be Jiuqing.

Jiuqing is qualified to set up a faction in the court.

If it goes on like this, in a few years, Xiao Duhou is afraid that he will soon become a force in the imperial court! ”

Wang Su's face was dark.

Before, Xiao Duhou was alone.

He has the title of Marquis of Dusk, but his official position is low, and he has no real power.

Because the Marquis of Xiaoduan is a marquis, he can be included in the early dynasty. But even if he gives advice in the court, turns the clouds and rains, and has no power in his hands, it is nothing remarkable.

The courtiers did not object on the surface, but secretly made stumbling blocks, enough for the little faint marquis to eat and walked away.

In the court, there were only the gate lords and nobles, and the newly rising Confucian officials.

These two factions are strong, one holds a high-ranking position in the imperial court, and the other has great influence in local counties and counties, and they are all protégés.

They don't have to pay attention to the county order of Xiao Duhou at all.

However, after the imperial examination, everything was different.

The imperial court hired twenty jinshi at once, all of whom were considered protégés under the name of Xiao Duhou, and almost all of them were disciples of miscellaneous factions.

These twenty jinshi entered the imperial court and became officials, which was a newly rising force.

With the support of the little dusk marquis and the emperor's attention, they will have to rise to prominence sooner or later.

Moreover, the imperial examinations have been held year after year, and almost all of the admissions are based on the standards of all subjects formulated by Xiao Duhou.

These admitted Jinshi, of course, identify with Xiao Duhou more in their hearts.

If Xiao Duhou is promoted to a high-ranking official in Jiuqing, he will be in charge of a department alone and install his cronies. As soon as he raised his arms, all the protégés followed in groups.

Within ten years, it became a huge new force in the court.

At that time, whether it was the gate lord and the noble faction or the Confucian faction, they would be greatly squeezed.

There are so many official positions in the Great Chu court, and if others occupy them, there will definitely be fewer positions in their own faction.

Now that Xiao Duhou is still a small county commander, he has not yet risen completely, and it is a good time to suppress him.

"Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Wang Su wondered.

"If we directly suppress Xiao Duhou, he has the Holy Dependents and the Holy Decree of the Taizu to protect himself, and if he doesn't have enough handles, it will be difficult to hurt him. The emperor is disgusted, it must be inappropriate.

However, soon the imperial court has a big event that can be taken advantage of. Blocking his promotion with all his might. ”

Kong Hanyou said lightly.

"What?"

Wang Su asked.

"National county and county exams!"

Kong Hanyou sneered.

The emperor could directly promote a small number of officials he liked and entrust them with important tasks.

However, the vast majority of officials and emperors could not remember at all, let alone entrust them with important tasks. Therefore, their normal way to be promoted is the county examination presided over by the Prime Minister's Office.

"According to the Da Chu example, the Prime Minister's Office presides over this county and county assessment, and the national county and county examination is held once every four years.

A total of seven major items are assessed, 1. Account increase. 2. Increase in the amount of grain in farmland. 3. Tax increases. Fourth, the school is a Mongolian child. Fifth, the thieves are cleared. 6. Lawsuits and homicides. Seven. The rest of the imperial court is specially assessed.

The performance of this assessment can greatly determine the ranking and promotion order of county officials.

Calculate the year, and it happens that the second half of this year is the deadline for the four-year examination. Usually the big test is at the end of the year, after the autumn grain harvest.

However, this time is up to the prime minister. In the first half of the year, after the spring grain harvest.

I decided that after the Dragon Boat Festival, the national county examination will be held.

If a county magistrate has not governed the locality, and he has good political achievements, but the emperor forcibly promotes him, the government and the opposition will definitely have bad public opinion.

This is a flattering minister, and he can be promoted without relying on his governance achievements.

It will definitely be opposed by countless county guards and county officials in Dachu, and this momentum is extremely huge, and it is the desire of the people.

Our emperor's temperament, he has always liked to push the boat with the current, rather than going against the general trend. At that time, I am afraid that the emperor will not easily promote the little dusk marquis.

Once the performance of this assessment is poor, it will definitely affect the future of Xiao Duhou. The next big test, it will be four years later.

As for four years later... Hehe, being able to miss his four-year future is enough to have a huge impact. Many officials of the same period, walking ahead of him, were enough to block his promotion. ”

Kong Hanyou said lightly.

For example, his disciples Dong Xianliang and Chao Fangzheng are very strong. As long as this county and county exam, the ranking can be in front of Xiao Duhou and come up with enough political achievements.

Only the top handful can be promoted.

He had a way to make the two of them promote quickly, enough to block the path of Xiao Duhou's promotion.

Wang Su squinted his eyes slightly, and his eyes lit up.

Good idea!

The Prime Minister's Mansion is fully responsible for the county examination. Hundreds of counties and thousands of counties, hundreds of county guards and thousands of county orders will be in the hands of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

And the Yushitai, of course, is responsible for supervising the performance of hundreds of officials, whether there is fraud, fraud, and false reporting.

As long as the officials who are targeted by the Imperial History Observatory, there is nothing wrong with them.

Wouldn't it be easy for the two governments to join forces and suppress Xiao Duhou fiercely!

As for the achievements of Xiao Duhou's county order, hehe, what kind of political achievements can he have when he stays in Jinling City all day long.

If the report dares to deceive, as long as the Yushitai investigates strictly, it will be a big case, and this stain is enough to prevent any county commander from being promoted, and he will die in the county magistrate's office.

It doesn't matter if the little dusk marquis is mediocre and sloppy. If you dare to deceive your political achievements, you will be violating national law.

Even if there is the emperor's holy family, the strict laws of the Great Chu Dynasty are not vegetarians.

In this life, Xiao Duhou will not dream and think about one more step forward. How can you threaten the interests of the two major factions in the imperial court!