An anti-corruption storm from 2,000 years ago began to lead to the corruption of court officials who were dragged out by the Doctor's Palace.

The system of selecting officials in the imperial court was originally to select good ministers for the empire, but unexpectedly it became an important way for lawless people to collect money.

The first emperor ruled the world with the law, and the most hated was the corrupt and perverted the law, who lived in the temple and hall, and thought about the distance of the rivers and lakes, and sought his government in his position.

After this incident, led by Meng Yi, a special inspection team was set up to thoroughly investigate the cancer of the empire, and this anti-corruption storm lasted for half a month before it subsided.

During this period, Meng Yi checked the ledgers, budgets, etc. of various ministries, it doesn't matter if he doesn't check, he didn't expect that the imperial court officials were so corrupt.

After a few more days, Meng Yi went to the court meeting and presented the results of the investigation, with a postscript: "Your Majesty, the corruption case involved by the Doctor's Academy Palace involves a total of 64 court officials, embezzling 1.08 million taels of gold and silver, and 521 jade antiques. ”

After listening, the First Emperor took it over again, and after opening it and carefully reviewing it, what Meng Yi said was only about money, and in his recital, it also involved the illegal occupation of land by officials, as well as the phenomenon of land enclosure.

After Ying Zheng finished reading it, he angrily slammed the song to the ground, and shouted angrily: "Embezzling more than one million taels, that is nearly half of the gold and silver of the imperial treasury, these blood-sucking beasts, if I don't kill them, it will be enough to calm my anger." ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister has a word, but he hasn't said it yet." Meng Yi said suddenly.

The First Emperor was angry, thinking that Meng Yi was going to intercede for them, and said unhappily: "Do you want to intercede for them?" ”

"Of course not, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are moths of the country, and killing them is not enough to make the people angry." Meng Yi said.

"And what do you want to say?"

"What the minister wants is, can Your Majesty find out what similarities and differences there are among these sixty-four officials?" Meng Yi asked.

Meng Yi didn't ask, but after asking this question, the First Emperor thought carefully for a while, as if he felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't say it.

Meng Yi saw the question in his heart and said, "Your Majesty, among these sixty-four officials, more than half of them are candidates recommended by the Doctoral Academy over the years. ”

After Meng Yi woke up, the First Emperor suddenly woke up and said, "It's really true." ”

Some people are recommended by the Doctor's Palace, and after years of climbing and rolling in the court, they have already risen step by step, and many people have long forgotten what their origin is?

Now that I think about it, more than half of them are "talents" recommended by the Doctoral Palace.

"It can be seen that the Doctor's Palace has long been rotten, and the so-called people with excellent character and learning recommended by them are all recommended by some rich children by bribing them." Meng Yi analyzed.

The First Emperor's face was condensed, and when he heard Meng Yi's analysis, it seemed to make sense, and it would definitely not be a year or two for the people of the Doctor Academy to accept bribes, and over time, it became an unspoken rule, but it was only now that it was discovered.

"Bastard! These Sven scum didn't expect to do such a bold thing, and I wanted to kill them. The First Emperor said angrily.

"Your Majesty, the law does not blame the public, this happened, although the Doctor's Palace is wrong, but it is not fundamental." Meng Yi said.

If you really kill all the people in the Doctor's Palace, it is very likely that the people who will do good things here will make a hindrance, and the people in the Doctor's Palace are also upright people and gentlemen, so you can't generalize, after all, the greedy king is a minority after all.

"What do you mean by that? Is it possible to spare them lightly? ”

Meng Yi shook his head and said: "Of course, you can't be spared, not only can't be spared, but you must be severely punished to set an example." ”

"And what do you mean?"

The First Emperor didn't understand more and more, since he couldn't go unpunished, how could he not be the root cause, as long as he knew the cancer of the Doctor's Palace, he could ensure true honesty and fairness, was there anything wrong?

I don't know what Meng Yi said, not to mention Yingzheng alone, many people don't understand Meng Yi's contradictory words.

Seeing that Yingzheng and the hundred officials were puzzled, Meng Yi no longer played dumb riddles, and said indifferently: "The minister's meaning is that the fault does not lie in the people at all, but in the system itself. ”

"What's the explanation?"

"The selection of officials by the imperial court is to inspect, that is, to select those with good character and learning, but it ignores the biggest problem, that is, artificial operability." Meng Yi said, "Your Majesty killed all the people in the Doctor's Palace, but can the later people guarantee that they are honest and honest?" ”

"Human nature is greedy, this inspection system is a fat difference, today I killed Shusun Tong and others, I don't guarantee that there will be another Ma Sun stab tomorrow, so on, endless, there is no end at all."

Meng Yi said eloquently, if you carefully taste his words, Ying Zheng feels very reasonable, as long as the system is not eradicated, people will be "corrupted" one after another, and endless greed drives them to be corrupt and pervert the law.

The First Emperor looked at the officials present and said, "Zhu Qing thinks that what Meng Yi said is reasonable? ”

The right prime minister Feng Quji said: "Your Majesty, Meng Shangqing's words are reasonable, even if you kill everyone in the Doctor Palace, there will still be new people to take over them, maybe they will not be corrupt, but if this is the case for a long time, who can guarantee that they will not change their minds?" ”

The human heart is unpredictable, and the sea is difficult to measure, and nothing is more complicated than this.

Tai Shiling said: "The minister seconded the words of the prime minister. ”

The imperial envoy also said, "The minister also seconded the proposal. ”

"The minister seconded the proposal."

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The ministers of the court and China all agreed with Meng Yi's statement, and the first emperor also felt that Meng Yi's words were reasonable.

Although the ancient inspection system has its historical significance, with the change of generations, it has long lost its original meaning, and the truly wise people will follow the trend and not stick to the past, but look at the world from the perspective of development.

"Since all the ministers feel that the probation system is inappropriate, then I hereby announce that the probation system will be abolished, and from now on, the imperial court will no longer accept recommended people." The First Emperor said that he abolished the probationary system in court.

But the abolition of the old system means seeking a new path, but now, the new path is confused, and after losing the probation system, how to select officials?

For this, whether it is the first emperor or other officials, it is a big challenge.

"Your Majesty, the probationary system has been abolished, but how should the imperial court select imperial talents next?" New questions were raised.

The old system is easy to abolish, but the establishment of new drug production is not easy, at least for them.

The First Emperor fell into deep thought, yes, the abolition of the inspection system was just a matter of his words, but what should he do next? There is no joke in the king, and if he retracts his will, it will only make the ministers feel that he is a monarch who has rebelled.

Just when the First Emperor was in a dilemma, Meng Yi said something that made Ying Zheng very excited, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a strategy, which may solve the current problem. ”

Sure enough, the First Emperor's eyes lit up, and he couldn't remember how many times Meng Yi had solved the problem when he was in a dilemma.

There is another important reason why the First Emperor favored Meng Yi, that is, he was always able to have unexpected ways to solve problems that others could not solve.

"Hurry up!!"

The First Emperor asked impatiently.

Meng Yi smiled indifferently, and said in his heart, this method of his own, but anyone after the Sui and Tang dynasties is no stranger, and he can almost shout it out when he opens his mouth.

"The minister's strategy is: abolish the inspection and carry out the imperial examination."

The imperial examination system, one of the most "great" inventions in ancient China, is that after the imperial examination system, countless historical masters have emerged in the land of China, whether it is high school or not, the imperial examination system will be recorded in history.

Of course, the time when the imperial examination system really took shape was the Sui Dynasty.

In the Qin Dynasty, where did they know anything about the imperial examination system.

The First Emperor asked, "What is the imperial examination?" ”

Meng Yi explained: "The so-called imperial examination is to select talents through assessment, and the imperial court will unify the proposition and assess the students of the world, and then the candidates will be assessed and evaluated by a special person. ”

In the following process, Meng Yi explained in detail about the matters related to the imperial examination system, such as: children's examination, township examination, meeting examination, palace examination, etc., Meng Yi elaborated and explained.

In order to explain the relevant regulations of the imperial examination system, Meng Yi's mouth was dry, although many people were a little confused, but he basically understood.

It is to pass the examination, gradually screen, and finally select the candidates who will enter the court as officials.

After the first emperor and other cadres had a general understanding of the imperial examination system, Meng Yicai said: "Your Majesty, if the imperial examination system is implemented, it can greatly ensure fairness and justice, and it can also provide a convenient way for those children of poor families to enter the official ranks, and it can also improve their enthusiasm." ”

People who originally needed to give gifts to become officials, as a result, did not want to be officials, but relied on their true skills, and did not need to give gifts, which was undoubtedly a huge temptation for them.

"Not only that, but the examination process is supervised by a special person appointed by the imperial court, and if a cheater is found, he can be expelled on the spot, so that the defects of the probation system can be circumvented." Meng Yi said again.

After listening, the First Emperor couldn't help but nod and said, "That's very good!" Just what I wanted. ”

"If Your Majesty agrees with the minister's strategy, then the minister will work with hundreds of officials to formulate relevant policies." Meng Yi said.

"Good!"

The first emperor was overjoyed, and his heart was very happy, which was another important strategy to subvert the times after Meng Yi proposed the "county system", and the "imperial examination system" was another important strategy to subvert the times, which can be described as immeasurable merit.

Now Meng Yi has made such miraculous achievements, destroying foreign countries externally and eliminating thieves internally, it can be said that his merits are unmatched by the government and the opposition.

He is already an official worshipper, and if he is rewarded again, he will only be the prime minister, but if he really wants to be crowned as the prime minister, I am afraid that it will attract the opposition of many people, after all, he is still too young.

At the same time, the triumphant army led by Meng Tian also returned to Xianyang.