In mid-December 274, the mansion of Xuzhou Thorn Shi Wei Qian was flooded with many uninvited guests.

Among these people, the leader's surname is Chen Mingyue, who is the current patriarch of the Guangling Chen clan (Chen Jiaoyuan, the father of the Jin general Chen Qian, was originally surnamed Liu, because his father died early and followed his mother's surname to inherit the Guangling Chen clan, so he could not be the patriarch of this branch). His ancestor is the famous Chen Deng. Others, there are also those surnamed Wang and Zhuge ...... Well, all of them are big families with heads and faces on the ground in Xuzhou.

"Envoy, didn't the imperial court say that the nine-grade Zhongzheng system will still be implemented this year? Why has it been two months since Dazhongzheng reported the list, and the imperial court still hasn't appointed it? ”

The system of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system was established from the beginning of Cao Wei to the gradual extinction of the Northern and Southern Dynasties. It has undergone a lot of changes of its own. To put it simply: the great family's control over this system has become stronger and stronger, and ordinary landlords and wealthy families have gradually declined. The fundamental change in this system lies with Sima Yi.

When the Jiupin Zhongzheng system was first established, there was no such position as a state zhongzheng. At the county level, it plays a decisive role in the evaluation of talents. At the state level, the evaluation of talents at the county level is basically handed over to the central government.

Sima Yi was the first to propose the establishment of Dazhongzheng at the state level to play a leading role in the evaluation of talents, but this suggestion was initially rejected by Cao Shuang, the general of Cao Wei at that time. After the Gao Pingling Incident, Sima Yi took out this suggestion again and turned it into a practical policy.

May I ask? Compared with the county's Zhongzheng, a little bit of assets and fame at home can be compared. Who can be a state big zhongzheng? Of course, it can only be a high-ranking family. In this way, the original relatively fair nine-product Zhongzheng system suddenly became a tool for the self-interest of the high-ranking family.

This is one of the fundamental reasons why the top families support the usurpation of the Sima family.

In doing so, the Sima family ascended to the throne, and the top family obtained the hereditary right to make a name and formed absolute control over the secondary family, which is not a small benefit. But it also came at a terrible price: without competition, the class was corrupting faster than anyone could have imagined.

However, it is precisely because corruption and degeneration are so rapid that these families cannot do without this system.

Ji Han entered the Central Plains, and whether the Sima family lived or died was not a matter of the lords of the family. As long as your new regime continues to recognize this system, it is okay for us to bow our hands to you.

Therefore, when Guan Yi announced that the Jiupin Zhongzheng system would continue to be implemented for one year in order to quickly stabilize the Kanto region, this year, the eight states of Kanto remained generally quiet.

But now here's the problem: the year is almost over. We judged so many upper, middle, upper and lower levels, and handed over the list early. According to the previous process, whether to be hired immediately as a court official or appointed as a magistrate. It's almost time to have an eyebrow.

Therefore, the big guy endured until mid-December to make trouble in the Thorn Mansion, which is already very self-contained.

"Everyone, everyone, please be quiet, be quiet. You are all the pillars of Xuzhou, why is there such a noise in the official office, please be quiet......"

"Be quiet? How quiet? Wei Envoy, we are not as lucky as you, we have such a beautiful daughter. directly hooked up with Guan Zifeng. Now that your family is not worried about your official position, where can you understand our anxiety? ”

"That's it! I heard that Guan Zifeng's second son was extremely ugly, and his body was like black charcoal! Hey, Wei Envoy, my admiration for you is really indescribable. ”

"Smack!" Hearing these guys so explicitly mocking themselves for selling their daughters for glory, no matter how good their temper is on weekdays, they can't pretend anymore: "Left and right, press these people to their respective seats with me!" ”

Wei Qian's guards are Ji Han's Kansai veterans. Looking at the ugliness of these people from the sidelines just now, I was already impatient. At this time, once the official gave the order, they all pounced like wolves.

"Ouch! Lighter! ”

"Ah, it hurts! Why are you so rude? ”

"Ahhh.......h

"Wei Boyu, how dare you insult me like this?"

Looking at the ugliness of the people below, Wei Qian really sighed: "Ladies and gentlemen, the imperial court has not issued an explicit decree on how to place the talents recommended by this year's evaluation. What can I do? But then again, although Da Sima has repeatedly instructed the official not to interfere in Da Zhongzheng's evaluation. But ask yourself? Is the result of this year's tasting in Xuzhou normal? Last year, in Xuzhou Jiupinli, the upper and lower were zero, the upper middle was three, and the upper and lower were five. What about this year? The top is one, the top is eighteen, and the top and bottom are thirty-seven. As for the middle grade, there are hundreds of them. It's really not right to do that. ”

"Guardian Envoy." In the end, there was a brutal man like a wolf and a tiger behind him, and the representatives of the family at this time did not dare to make too much trouble: "What does this mean?" It shows that the Han Dynasty entered the Central Plains, and the luck of heaven and earth responded! That's a great thing! ”

"We Xuzhou people are self-controlled. If you look at Qingzhou in the north, there is no Shangzhong, but what about Shangzhong? Sixty people! That's twenty times more than last year! ”

"Hey, lords." With a long sigh, Wei Qian stood up: "If you have too much, the official doesn't want to say it." The official knew what you were trying to do, and immediately ordered someone to draw up a recital and ask the court how to act. In addition, the Hedong Wei family, where the official is located, has been associated with many families in Xuzhou for decades. So here, the official will do his last bit of responsibility and read a letter to everyone. ”

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"Father, Junjian.

The son inherited his father's order and took his fourth brother to study in the west, just a few hundred miles, and he felt a lot of emotion.

At the beginning, because the fourth and fifth brothers were weak and sick, they could not bear the bumps, and the son and the four younger brothers could not take the boat. Therefore, he had to take an ox cart into Qin. Since Huayin, he has been ridiculed and spurned along the way.

Along the way, I only felt that the people had the courage to face the nobles. Officials have ethics, which is mostly seen in the fields. The ditches are vertical and horizontal, and the green shade covers the sun. The seedlings are luxuriant, and the chickens and ducks are flocking. Peasant women sing by the water, and children play by the pool. In a word, vibrant also.

Entering Chang'an, the population is prosperous and the market is prosperous. People with high noses and deep eyes, blond hair and blue eyes, and even people with black charcoal bodies cannot be said to abound, but they are not rare. Walking through the streets, various local dialects, and even various Chinese, are filled with ears. In the market in the city, the famous horses, beauties, and all kinds of miscellaneous goods of Taixi are unheard of and unseen. It's quite dizzying.

Fifteen years ago, my son traveled to Chang'an, where the city was magnificent, but the people were limited and the army was very large. Therefore, there is a sense of coldness and killing. Today's Chang'an, all industries are prosperous, and the household registration is intensive. The roads have been renovated and the streets are clean and smooth. People and vehicles are separated, left and right are separated. Although the flow of people is turbulent, it is busy but not chaotic. Therefore, in the past fifteen years, it has made my son feel the vicissitudes of life.

In the past, although there were many soldiers in Chang'an, the soldiers were sluggish, and the armor and weapons were unsightly. Today's Chang'an, soldiers occasionally see in the city, all of them hold their heads high, and their instruments are magnificent. The Lord has already known the responsibility of Xuzhou, and should know the new medal system issued by the imperial court today. Yi'er speculated without authorization, and in Xuzhou, there were veterans who could wear medals, and most passers-by turned a blind eye. However, in Chang'an, those who wear medals on their chests are proud of their hearts. Passers-by bowed their heads in greeting. The folk customs of Kansai Shangwu and Gonggong are already azure.

Recently, he visited Chang'an Ling to talk about government affairs. Chang'an Ling said: Chang'an's new things, there are three that make him the most proud.

A sewer. Cement ditches are laid under the ground to allow all kinds of sewage to flow away on their own. The street surface is odorless. During the rainy season in the middle of summer, the streets of the city are not flooded. Second, it is called sanitation workers. From the beginning of the hour, the time of the unitary. Keep the street clean at all times. The third is called the city management, which is in the bazaar to ensure the orderly operation of all kinds of merchants. In the community, it ensures that the houses of the people are adjacent to each other in an orderly manner, and they are not allowed to be built indiscriminately...... Chang'an decree said that in this way, Chang'an will be able to live more than one million people in the future, and there will be no plagues, floods, and fires.

There is also Chang'an Chengbei Longshouyuan College, which has a wide area, more than ten times more than Luoyang Taixue. There are nearly 3,000 teachers and students in the school. Its courses are all involved in Confucianism, Mo, Taoism, Law, Yin and Yang, Vertical and Horizontal, Soldiers, and Farmers. There is the study of things, and the conception of poor people. There are also Tessi scholars who explain Roman law and Persian law. Da Sima himself wrote books and lectures to explain in detail the roots of social evolution.

Although the school is committed to the training of state officials, it still focuses on the cultivation of physical skills and physique. All of the students in this school can gallop on horseback, and there are also commendable archery skills. Although the martial arts are not worth mentioning compared to the students of Wuzhang Yuan Academy. But if you encounter one or two thieves, you can also protect yourself.

After seeing Zhao Shuhe, the assistant priest of Longshouyuan College, Zhao Gongyuer gave four year-end examination papers for first-year students of the college. None of the children scored more than 60%. And Zhao Gong said: This is a failure, and you should repeat the grade.

The child was angry, thinking that the assistant priest was deliberately making things difficult. Ran Annu said that last year, at the age of 11, he scored more than 90% in all four subjects.

Shame on you!

The longer I spent in Chang'an, the more I felt that there was a sense of separation between heaven and earth between this place and Luoyang. When talking about facts, high-ranking officials here must cite figures or examples, otherwise they have nothing to say and lack support. The powerful and wealthy businessmen in this place have entertainment and drinking, and there are also prostitutes in play. However, those who like to see it more are called football and basketball. And my Kanto is flooded like five stones, and there are those who dare to devour it here, all of which are not tolerated by the world.

In today's Kansai, the government and the people are one family, the people live and work in peace and contentment, the officials work hard, the young are strong, and the old and the young have their own support. Although various flaws can still be seen, however, the flaws are not hidden, compared to the Kanto, its vitality is vibrant, and it is a prosperous image. Even if you are blind, you can also suffer from it.

In addition, in Longshouyuan, I also saw the Cao family and the Sima family......

Although the child is in his thirties this year, he has made up his mind to abandon all senseless face and enter the fifth grade of Chang'an Mengxue to audit. After that, take the entrance exam for Longshouyuan. In the past, he participated in the tasting in Hedong and was also in high school. After one year of tutoring, you will definitely be able to enter the school smoothly. It's just that for at least five years, I can't do my filial piety under my father's knees, and I hope that adults will take care of their bodies and don't think about their children.

The four younger brothers all have the same choice as the children. The fourth and fifth brothers are too weak and young, so they should re-enter school in the first grade of Chang'an Mengxue. The child and the second brother have already believed in the Hedong family and want to send our son to Chang'an, and then enter Chang'an Mengxue. Ran Annu said that Chang'an Mengxue is full, and the enrollment quota for next year has been booked by the children of martyrs. Therefore, only audit students can be enrolled...... Still, he thought it was a matter of action......

In short, the young generation in Kansai is more than ten times better than the children of my Kanto family...... Da Sima has built momentum, and the great changes in the world are close to the eyebrows. If we don't catch up, in ten years, there will be no more families in Kanto.......

Erwei secretly worshipped, and on November 30, the third year of the return of the Han Dynasty, Chang'an. ”

…….

After reading the letter sent by his eldest son, Wei Qian swept through the silent people below: "Everyone, how are your children better than my dogs?" ”

Needless to say? It really can't be compared. In addition to being handsome, Wei Jiazi is still able to do practical things. Not to mention that Wei Mi, as the son of the Wei family, was already out of office when Cao Wei still existed. In recent years, people have been well-informed in the imperial court, and compared to most of these young people who have never been out of Xuzhou this year, it is much stronger!

But now Wei Jiazi actually said that the talents of ordinary scholars in Kansai are ten times more than him? Doesn't this mean that our children are all rubbish?

Just when everyone didn't know how to answer, a guard hurriedly walked in: "Envoy, a new decree from the imperial court has arrived." ”

"Huh? Take a list of the officials....... Hehehe, okay, everyone, what you are worried about has come to fruition: Da Sima Ling, this year, in the eight states of Kanto, all young talents who have been rated as middle and middle school and above must report to Chang'an before March of the fourth year of Guiyuan! ”