"This time, the emperor drove a personal expedition and brought a total of 400,000 troops. And the large army stationed in the south, together with the people recruited, is said to have reached a million, and when the men and horses on both sides converge, what a magnificent sight. ”

"With such a large army, how can a mere Hu person worry about it."

"That's right, it is estimated that before the army arrived, those Hu people were already frightened and fled."

"I really hate that I am not an official, I can't follow the emperor to conquer in person, and I can't see with my own eyes the scene of the army pressing the border and killing the Hu people everywhere."

When a scholar said this, he couldn't help but look at Jian Shuqi, who had been silent, with some regret and said, "Lord Jian, it's a pity that you have to worry about it, otherwise as an official of the Hanlin Academy, you should be able to follow the emperor to recruit in person." ”

Jian Shuqi replied: "Brother Hu thinks too highly of me, I'm just a small seven-grade editor in the Hanlin Academy, where can I get a big event like following the emperor's personal expedition." ”

"Lord Jane is polite. Hanlin Academy is a noble place, it has always been the closest to the emperor, and its status is special, even if it follows the emperor's personal expedition, it is reasonable, and it has nothing to do with the grade.

As far as I know, many of the officials who followed the emperor's personal expedition this time were officials of the Hanlin Academy. ”

"Maybe I'm not lucky enough to miss out on such a big event." Although he said so, Jian Shuqi didn't feel pity at all in his heart.

Following a puppet emperor like Emperor Shuntian to go to war, most of the time there is nothing good about it, so it's better not to go.

Next, several scholars who had made a name for themselves began to talk about other political affairs.

That high-spirited and pointing appearance made Jian Shuqi seem to see the somewhat self-righteous self before.

After experiencing the great changes in the capital and getting involved in officialdom for the first time, his mentality has changed, and he is no longer the newborn calf who thought that everything could be done by man.

Especially now that this traitorous minister is in charge and the court is incompetent, he is even more disheartened, and he doesn't even want to go back to the capital to be an official.

At this time, a scholar surnamed Xu suddenly talked about the northwest, "Have you heard? The northwest side actually launched a new policy with officials as officials, which is simply a big mistake in the world! ”

"A new deal with officials as officials? What does that mean? ”

"yes, tell me about it."

Several of the other people who read the book immediately asked curiously.

Xu Shusheng explained: "I heard from a few businessmen who came back from the northwest, and they said that a new system of selecting officials was being implemented in the northwest.

It is stipulated that anyone who has achieved meritorious service or above in the examination, or who has served as a civil servant for five years, can participate in the official selection examination.

Once you pass the exam, you can become an official. ”

After listening to Xu Shusheng's explanation, the other readers suddenly exploded.

"What, to allow a clerk to be an official? What kind of rule is this? ”

"It's ridiculous where this so-called new expedition to the northwest puts us who have worked so hard to gain fame and fame."

"I originally thought that there was still some backbone in the northwest, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that."

"Taking officials as officials, this is simply putting the cart before the horse, and the northwest side is actually doing this kind of thing, I think the number of qi is almost exhausted."

"When I think of those people in the northwest who are raising people and even jinshi to take the official selection examination with lowly officials, I can't imagine what a humiliating scene it is, Sven is lost, Sven is lost!"

It is said that the Ning family had no choice but to do so. As soon as they defected from the imperial court, a large number of civil officials fled the northwest to dissociate themselves.

It is estimated that there is really too much shortage of civil officials in the northwest, so we have to use this method to select officials. ”

"Even if this is the case, it is not easy to change the rules set by the ancestors of the imperial examination election system, which will definitely attract the spurning of all scholars in the world, and who will be willing to help them do things in the future."

"That's right, the Ning family's doing this is tantamount to drinking doves to quench their thirst, and the practice of rushing to the doctor will only make people die faster."

"I'm sure that anyone who reads with a little backbone will not take this so-called official selection exam, which is really humiliating."

Looking at these indignant and constantly cursing the Northwest New Deal, Jian Shuqi, who has been silent, feels a little funny.

Will there really be no scholars to take the official selection exam? Only a fool would believe such a thing.

He believed that as soon as this policy came out, a large number of scholars in the northwest would definitely rush to take the selection examination.

After all, there are not many scholars in the Northwest, and those who can be admitted to the Jinshi and become officials are even rarer.

Not to mention being admitted to the Juren or even Jinshi, if someone in the local area can be admitted to Xiucai, they are already smoking.

Nowadays, as long as a person is promoted or has served as a clerk for five years, he is eligible to participate in the official selection examination, and those who meet the requirements will naturally not let go of such an opportunity.

As the saying goes, learn to become a literary and martial artist, and the goods are with the emperor's family.

The vast majority of scholars in the world have been in the cold for more than ten or even decades, and are they really trying their best to take the imperial examination to read the books of sages and promote the great road?

This kind of talk can only deceive children, everyone knows that these scholars are just trying to become officials and get ahead through the imperial examination.

This new policy in the northwest is equivalent to forcibly dividing half of the opportunities to become officials to ordinary officials, thus reducing the opportunities for scholars to become officials.

Although this happened in the northwest and was far away from them, this kind of practice obviously touched the bottom line in the hearts of these readers, which is why they are so angry.

Although Jian Shuqi is also a reader himself, after going through so much, he has matured a lot and has begun to learn to look at things from a macro perspective.

The new Northwest policy may seem deviant, but when you think about it, it has its own reason.

As these scholars said, since the Ning family's high-profile rebellion from the imperial court, a large number of civil officials have fled the northwest to dissociate themselves, resulting in a shortage of civil officials in the northwest.

However, there are not many local scholars in the northwest, and if the imperial examination is carried out according to the traditional practice, it is still unknown how many scholars can be admitted.

This is not a big problem, the biggest question is, is the Northwest Ning family, who claimed to be the orphan of the loyal servants of the former Emperor Jing'an, qualified to hold the imperial examination?

The answer, of course, is no.

Since the Ning family regarded themselves as loyal ministers and orphans, as a courtier, they held the imperial examination on behalf of the royal family, which in itself was a big rebellion.

If the Ning family really did this, it would be equivalent to slapping themselves in the mouth, giving the people of the world a handle to denounce him.

They were not qualified to hold imperial examinations, but there was a shortage of civil officials in the areas under their rule, so they had to find another way to select officials by other means.

In Jian Shuqi's view, the new policy in the northwest is a good move.

Directly bypassing the sensitive imperial examination system to select officials, although it will attract abuse from many scholars, it avoids the embarrassing situation of slapping oneself.

Moreover, as far as Jian Shuqi knows, in terms of the actual ability to handle local government affairs, many new officials are really not as good as county officials, teachers, county lieutenants, wardens and other officials.

Because the vast majority of officials are basically Jinshi, they have read the Four Books and Five Classics since they were children, and they don't know anything about local affairs.

And the people who are really responsible for handling all kinds of local affairs are the various officials below.

Therefore, when many officials are released as officials, they usually bring a master who is familiar with local affairs to go to work with them.

The main role of the master is to prevent the officials who hired him from being confused by the local officials, or even being set up by them.

Of course, the officials themselves also have their own shortcomings, first of all, they are far inferior to officials in terms of connections.

After all, officials are not officials, and their origins have cut off their opportunities to become officials from the very beginning.

They can't really enter the officialdom, and it's hard to get support from other officials, so their information and vision will be greatly limited. They will only be able to deal with government affairs that they are familiar with, but it is difficult to take care of the overall situation.

But no one is a fool, as long as this new policy is implemented, the officials who have passed the examination will naturally build their own connections in the officialdom after becoming officials. Coupled with the fact that they are familiar with government affairs, they will definitely be better than ordinary officials in terms of local governance.

Thinking about it a little deeper, these officials who originally had no chance to be officials will naturally be loyal to the Ning family who gave them this opportunity after becoming officials in the northwest.

In the case of the Great Wei Imperial Court, it would be impossible for them to be officials at all, who else could they be loyal to if they were not loyal to the Ning family?

This new deal is also wonderful!

After figuring out the joints, Jian Shuqi couldn't help but praise the person who came up with this new deal.

And he vaguely felt that this new deal must be more than just that, and there should be more complex and profound meanings. It's a pity that these people don't know much, so they can only find another way to inquire.

Looking at the few scholars who were still scolding the new policy in the northwest, Jian Shuqi decided to participate in this kind of local literary meeting less in the future.

Although most of the scholars who are qualified to participate in this kind of literary society have made great achievements, very few have actually served as officials.

Therefore, when discussing the government and politics, whether it is for people or things, it is full of an extreme bookish atmosphere.

When he moves, he scolds, as if he is upright.

Jian Shuqi couldn't help but think of what his friend Chi Fei said when he chatted before: empty talk misleads the country, and hard work prospers the country.

Compared with the scholars who did nothing in front of him, and only cared about getting together from time to time in the name of the Kaiwen Conference to point out the country and insult others, Jian Shuqi felt that this sentence was too right.

After casually finding an excuse to slip away from the literary meeting, Jian Shuqi leisurely strolled through the prosperous and lively streets.

Because he doesn't want anyone to follow, he often goes out alone now, not even with him.

After returning to his hometown, he felt that his hometown made him feel more comfortable and comfortable than the capital.

He knew that his mother had decided to find her in-laws here for her sister Jian Shushi, and she didn't want her to return to the capital where there was such a bad government as the Detective Mansion.

In addition to his sister Jian Shushi, his mother also began to worry about his life's events, and was paying attention everywhere to see if there was a suitable little lady.

However, according to the rules, after his father's death, he has to keep filial piety for three years, which means that he will not be able to get married until three years at the earliest, so he is not in a hurry at all, he is only anxious about his mother.