Your Majesty, the ancestral system cannot be violated, and the legacy of the ancestors cannot be abolished! Emperor Han Xian's disciple Kong Rong has already bowed down to the Dan, and sang with the first pause, "Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there are only nine people with different surnames to be crowned kings, and all of them are the founding heroes. ”

"Your Majesty, what Lord Situ said is extremely true, you can't be crowned a king with a different surname. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info. qb5\”

"yes, don't set that precedent."

"The prime minister's credit is great, but it hasn't reached the point of being crowned king."

"Your Majesty, this case is about to be opened, and the country will not be a country......"

Kong Rong's voice fell, Sikong Kong Ling, Taichangqing Sima Fang, Tai Servant Dong Zhao, Da Honglu Manzhong, Shaofu Sima Lang, Da Changqiu Chen Jiao, Da Sima Yuan Shang, Hussar General Yuan Tan, Che Cavalry General Yuan Xi, Dasi Nong Du Ji, Zongzheng Liu Zhang and other civil and military officials knelt on the ground and echoed in unison, and even Ma Yue's father-in-law Cai and Shizhong Zhen Yi also objected in unison.

Looking at it, except for Guangluxun Chen Qun, Henan Yin Zhong and other Liao Liao people, the vast majority of people in the full hall of civil and military affairs resolutely oppose Feng Ma Yue as the king with a different surname.

Emperor Han Xian frowned and said: "Since Dong Zhuo's chaos in Beijing, the powerful and powerful in various places have risen together, the world has been in dispute, the people are hanging upside down, and the emperor has lost his unity. Such a miraculous feat, where the two Han Dynasty have been more than 400 years, who is comparable? Would you rather be a king and an evil? ”

Situ Kongrong said: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is the Duke of Liang, and the 20,000 households in the food town are already extremely popular ministers, and they can no longer be promoted!" ”

Emperor Han Xian said: "I have made up my mind......"

"Your Majesty!" Emperor Han Xian's words were not finished. Situ Kongrong had already stood up suddenly, the white beard under his chin was fluttering without wind, and he shouted loudly, "If Your Majesty does not follow the instructions of Gaozu, you will insist on making the prime minister a king with a different surname." The old minister was killed under the golden order today! ”

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Your Majesty!"

Kong Rong spoke. Kong Ling, Sima Fang, Cai, Sima Lang and others knelt down one after another.

Emperor Han Xian saw that the county ministers were raging, and he had no intention of giving in, although he was unhappy in his heart, he could only withdraw his fate, and said coldly: "That's the case." This matter will be discussed another day, and today's court discussion will end here, retreat from the court! ”

After that, Emperor Han Xian ignored the civil and military affairs of the palace. Flick your sleeves and leave.

As soon as the Son of Heaven left, the ministers in the palace also left. In less than a moment, there were only two people left on the golden palace of the earth, Guangluxun Chen Qun and Sili Lieutenant Zhong, Chen Qun looked around at the left and right, and then walked a few steps to catch up with Zhong and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty Shicai wants to crown the prime minister as a king with a different surname, and all the officials are against it." The Duda never objected. But I don't know why? ”

Zhong smiled faintly. He asked rhetorically, "Didn't Lord Chen also object?" ”

"This ......," Chen Jun smiled awkwardly and said, "Xia Guan just thinks that it is imperative for the prime minister to become king." ”

"Huh." Zhong smiled and said, "Lord Chen is a smart person, so naturally he will not follow Kong Rong and Kong Ling who don't know the current affairs. Hey. The Son of Heaven intends to crown the prime minister as a king with a different surname, so he can stop them by virtue of them? ”

Chen Qun said: "So to speak. Adults are also in favor of being crowned? ”

"Crowned king?" Zhong smiled faintly, a hint of unfathomable smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he looked up at the sky. Suddenly, he said something headless and brainless, "This day...... It's about to change. ”

……

Tiger Prison Pass, Ma Yue Military Tent.

Ma Yuesu motioned for Jia Xu, Li Su, Lu Su, and Kuai Yue to sit down, and then said, "Lone invited you here today." There's something important I want to discuss with you. ”

Jia Xu arched his hand and said, "My lord, please speak." ”

Ma Yue said: "Now the imperial court has all the 12 prefectures of Yong, Si, Liang, Qing, You, Hebei, He, Shuo, Henan, Yan, Xu, and Yi, Nanyang County of Jingzhou, Lujiang and Huainan counties of Yangzhou, as well as the vast grasslands of Mobei, and the territory of the Han Dynasty stretches for tens of thousands of miles from east to west, north and south. It has far surpassed any previous dynasty and any period. ”

Kuai Yue arched his hand and said: "This is all the work of the prime minister." ”

"Alright." Ma Yue shook his hand and said, "Gu is not here to show you merit today. Now there is a very urgent and very serious problem in front of us, that is, the vacancies of officials in various prefectures, counties, and counties are very serious, and more than 40 counties in the four prefectures of Hebei are actually lacking 36 taishou and more than 160 county commanders, and the remaining officials such as Changshi, Zhubo, Gongcao, Duwei, County Lieutenant, and County Cheng are even more short. ”

"Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou have so far been unable to find a suitable candidate to serve as the assassin. Due to the lack of assassins, county guards, and county orders, these regional government orders were chaotic and law and order was poor, and the imperial court had to send a large number of troops to garrison them for a long time. Military control is exercised over these areas. However, military management is not a long-term solution. ”

Jia Xu looked at his face and already knew what Ma Yue was thinking. Then he said: "I think it's time to implement a nationwide imperial examination!" ”

"Imperial Examination?"

"Imperial Examination!"

It was the first time that Lu Su and Kuai Yue heard this statement, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

Li Su explained: "The so-called imperial examination is a talent selection mechanism pioneered by the prime minister, and its core content is the two-level examination system, first by the county order of the county to conduct a first-level examination for the county's scholars, and the passing person is Xiucai, and then the county Taishou conducts the second-level examination for the Xiucai in the counties under his rule, and the passing person is the lifter, and the person who becomes the person can be promoted, this system has been tried in Liangzhou, Yongzhou, and Shuozhou for many years, and is highly respected by the scholars in Guanzhong. ”

Jia Xu said: "In fact, the imperial examination system created by the prime minister also has a third-level examination, that is, the people admitted from each county are gathered in the capital and then the third-level examination is conducted, and the admitted person is a jinshi!" After passing the Jinshi examination, you can be sent to each county to serve as the county magistrate, and after a few years of training, if you have talent, you can be promoted to the county guard. ”

"This ......," Lu Su wondered, "Can the common people also take the exam?" ”

Li Su said: "As long as it is a Han person, whether it is a common person or a scholar, all of them can take the exam. ”

Kuai Yue said: "Isn't this a mess of etiquette?" ”

"Etiquette? What is courtesy? Ma Yue said coldly, "Do you have to distinguish between high and low is etiquette?" They are also the common people of the Han Dynasty. They are also people of the Han Dynasty, why do they have to be divided into three, six, nine, and so on? Zijing and Xenodu are certainly from the scholar clan, but I want to ask the two of you, didn't your ancestors start from the cold? ”

"This ......"

Kuai Yue and Lu Su were suddenly speechless.

Ma Yue stood up and said coldly: "A good land and etiquette can educate all people." Nature should follow. But these bad etiquette numbers, Lone must be broken, Lone is to tell all the readers in the world with practical actions, as long as they are knowledgeable. Talented, whether from humble or noble backgrounds, have the opportunity to be an official! Lonely to be a meritocracy! ”

"My lord." Ma Yue's voice fell, and Dian Wei suddenly stepped into the tent. Clenched his fists and shouted, "Guanglu Xunqing Chen Qun asked to see him outside the tent." ”

"Chen Qun?" Ma Yue said in a deep voice. "Announce him in."

"Yes."

Dian Wei clenched his fists and turned.

It took less than a moment.

Chen Qun, who was slender and handsome, floated in, waved at Ma Yueshi Shiran, and said loudly: "Xiaguan Chen Qun." See Prime Minister. ”

"Huh. Long articles are exempt. Ma Yue said. Come on, come on, come and sit. ”

"Prime Minister Xie."

Chen Qun clasped his fists and saluted. Go to the right side and sit down.

Ma Yue said: "Changwen came to the Tiger Prison Pass from Luoyang not far away, I don't know what is important? ”

Chen Qun looked at Jia Xu and the others. Bite one's tongue.

Ma Yue said: "It's a long article, but it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Chen Qun then said: "The officials are here, and there is really something to do. ”

Ma Yue said: "What's the matter? ”

Chen Qun said: "The Son of Heaven wanted to crown the prime minister as a king with a different surname, but he was resolutely opposed by the civil and military officials headed by Situ Kongrong!" Only a few people such as Xiaguan and Lord Yin Zhong of Henan supported the Son of Heaven, but they were soft-spoken. Therefore, they did not dare to comment on it during the court meeting. He thought that the matter was very important, so he rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass overnight to inform the prime minister. ”

Ma Yue smiled faintly and said, "Changwen bothered, hehe." ”

"Serving the prime minister is the internal affairs of the lower officials." Chen Qun said this, his face suddenly turned serious, and he said, "The group has a word, I don't know if I should say it or not?" ”

Ma Yue said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it.

Chen Qundao: "As the saying goes, there is no owner in the world. It is the residence of the virtuous, before and after the two Han Dynasty for more than 400 years, the twenty-four emperors, the number of the real qi has been exhausted, the prime minister is now in the four yi, the outside of the frontier, the megatron of the sea, the ancient and modern, the Qin Emperor and the Han Wu are also inferior. Why not follow the will of heaven and stand on behalf of Han? ”

Ma Yue's face changed, and he shouted: "Long text and cautious words! ”

Chen Qun didn't care. Then he said: "Today, the military power is all owned by the prime minister, and it can be said that it is natural and logical to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but those who are worried are nothing more than the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military verbal criticism, the group of people who have been thinking deeply all night, and occasionally have a small deal, drafting the nine-product Zhongzheng system, or can help the prime minister clear the obstacles!" ”

"Enough!" Ma Yue patted the case and shouted, "If Changwen dares to talk nonsense again, Hugh will be ruthless!" ”

……

Luoyang, the back garden of the Imperial Palace.

Liu Ming, the princess of Yiyang, presented a salute to Emperor Liu Xiejiao of the Han Dynasty and sang: "I have seen the emperor." ”

"The imperial aunt is exempt." Liu Xie hurriedly motioned for Liu Ming to get up, and said, "I sent someone to invite the imperial aunt into the palace, there is nothing else, I just want to talk to the imperial aunt about family life." ”

"Ugh." Liu Ming sighed lightly when he heard this, and asked, "Your Majesty should be twenty years old this year, right?" ”

Liu Xie said: "Exactly twenty." ”

"It's time for the crown." Liu Ming said, "And it's time to take a concubine." ”

Liu Xiedao: "The state affairs have not been decided, how can I have the heart to accept a concubine." ”

"You're not as good as Liang Gong in this regard." Liu Ming said half-seriously and half-jokingly, "Although the state affairs have not been decided, Duke Liang has never stopped pageants and concubines. ”

Liu Xie smiled slightly and said, "It seems that the imperial aunt is also dissatisfied with the prime minister." ”

"How dare the concubine be dissatisfied." A trace of bitterness flashed over Liu Mingfan's face, and he said with a wry smile, "People are old and yellow, they can't compare to those young girls, you don't know, the emperor doesn't know, those foxes in the mansion heard that Liang Gong was going to return to the court, and they were all dressed up in fancy ways, tsk, I really don't know what to say." ”

"I can't help you with that." Liu Xie persuaded, "Men, it's normal for people to be romantic, not to mention that the prime minister is a very popular minister, and he is still a hero in the hearts of the people of the world, so the imperial aunt still wants to open some." ”

"I've thought about it for a long time." Liu Ming laughed at himself, "Now, the concubine's mind is all on Ji'er, and she just hopes that Ji'er will grow up happily." When you grow up in the future, you will choose a wishful husband, whether it is an official eunuch or a wealthy businessman. Even if it's a small person who is going to fight, it's just one thing, and you must not show mercy like Ji'er's father. ”

Liu Xie covered his mouth and snickered, and immediately straightened his face and said to Liu Ming: "Actually." I have something serious to ask the Imperial Aunt. ”

Liu Ming said: "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Xiedao: "I want to make the prime minister a king with a different surname, but the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty oppose ......"

"Do you want to crown Duke Liang as the king with a different surname?" Liu Ming's expression froze, and he said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty, you have to think about this clearly." ”

"Actually. I've figured it out a long time ago. Liu Xie sighed faintly and said, "I know better than anyone else." ”

Liu Ming said: "The emperor means ......"

"Nothing." Liu Xie avoided the topic and said, "I just want to ask the imperial aunt." Should the prime minister be crowned as a king with a different surname? ”

"I really can't talk about this matter." Liu Ming smiled bitterly, "It's better for the emperor to make his own decision." ”

……

Tiger Prison Pass.

Chen Qun, Li Su, Kuai Yue, and Lu Su have left, and only Ma Yue and Jia Xu are left in the big tent.

Jia Xu said: "Although Chen Qun's words are very rebellious. However, the system of nine products in the middle of the nine products proposed by him is very insightful, and he thinks that the system of three princes and nine secretaries inherited from the Qin Dynasty is unreasonable in many places, such as loose institutions. Overlapping or missing mandates. Officials are inefficient. However, Chen Qun's proposal of the Nine Grades Zhongzheng System can make up for these shortcomings very well. ”

"Huh." Ma Yue said, "Chen Qundi's nine-grade Zhongzheng system is indeed good. But Lone had a better idea. ”

"Oh?" Jia Xu said happily, "Does the lord have a better idea?" ”

"This is thanks to Chen Qun for reminding Lonely." Ma Yuedao. "Let Gu think of the three-province six-ministry system, but considering the actual situation, it may have to be changed to the three-province eight-ministry system!"

"Three provinces and eight ministries?" Jia Xu was confused and asked. "What are the three provinces and eight departments?"

Ma Yue said: "The so-called three provinces are Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, and Shangshu Province, and the so-called eight departments are the eight departments of military (Ministry of National Defense), industry (Ministry of Construction), rite (Ministry of Education), officials (Ministry of Personnel), agriculture (Ministry of Agriculture), commerce (Ministry of Commerce), criminal (Ministry of Public Security), and household (Ministry of Civil Affairs) under Shangshu Province. ”

Jia Xu said: "What about the specific division of labor in the three provinces and eight departments? ”

Ma Yue said: "The responsibility of the province is to assist the prime minister in making decisions and decide on major national events, while the responsibility of the province is to be responsible for verifying the decision-making of the province of Zhongshu to determine its accuracy and feasibility, and the eight departments of the province of Shangshu are specifically responsible for the implementation of the decisions of the province!" ”

[For modern people, although Ma Yue knows the system of three provinces and six ministries, his understanding of this system is still biased, in fact, the governors of the three provinces are not the prime minister's adjutantés. Instead, the prime minister's powers were divided. ]

"I see." Jia Xu suddenly realized, "In this way, all the decrees in the world come from the hands of the prime minister, whether it is the appointment and dismissal of officials or the appointment and transfer of the army, they must be approved by the prime minister. Hehe. ”

"That's for later, and we'll talk about it later." Ma Yue smiled faintly. He continued, "The top priority is

The imperial examination system was implemented, a large number of officials were selected, and the officials of the prefectures, counties, and counties were appointed and dismissed within half a year, and then the situation was stabilized in two years, and then the troops were raised to the south after the situation in the prefectures under his rule was stabilized, and Cao and Sun Yuxian were swept away with the force of thunder. ”

Jia Xu said: "The lord is saying...... Forcibly imposing the imperial examination system? ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded, his eyes showed a solemn look, and he said in a deep voice, "Let Ma lead 20,000 Xiliang Iron Cavalry into the West Garden to ensure that the Autumn Festival is held smoothly." ”

Jia Xu nodded and said solemnly: "Understood." ”

……

Luoyang, the sleeping palace of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

When Fu woke up, he suddenly found that the Son of Heaven was standing in front of the window looking at the bright moon in the sky in a daze, and his slightly thin back dragged out a long shadow under the moonlight, and the figures were guarding each other, looking so lonely.

"Your Majesty." Fu put a brocade robe on Liu Xie's body lightly, and said softly, "Why are you up?" ”

Liu Xie sighed lightly and muttered, "I can't sleep." ”

Fu said: "Your Majesty has something on your mind?" ”

Liu Xie hummed softly.

Fu Dao: "Can the concubine listen?" ”

Liu Xie suddenly asked: "I ask you, how are the states of Yong, Si, Liang, and Shuo under the rule of the prime minister?" ”

Fu Dao: "Then it goes without saying, the wind and rain are smooth, and the country and the people are safe." Since the prime minister welcomed His Majesty back to the Eastern Capital, the original dilapidated Luoyang City has been restored in just a few years, and now the streets of Luoyang City are full of traffic every day, and there is an endless stream of merchants coming and going. ”

"yes." Liu Xie nodded. said angrily, "But this is all the credit of the prime minister, if it weren't for the prime minister, how could Luoyang, the eastern capital, be where it is today?" How can the states of Luoxia be as prosperous as they are today, and how can the people of the world live in abundance? I thought about it before and after, I really felt a lot of emotion, you said that you are a monarch. The best part? ”

Fu Dao: "The concubine thinks that as a human king, the first thing is benevolence and filial piety. ”

"Nope." Liu Xie shook his head and said, "If you talk about benevolence and filial piety, there is no shortage of benevolent and righteous kings in the past emperors. There is no shortage of filial piety, but why can't you rule the world and let the people under your rule live a rich life like the prime minister? Why can't it be as vibrant as Luoyang under the rule of the prime minister? Why? ”

Fu Dao: "This ...... Your Majesty is afraid that he is going to ask the prime minister. ”

"Yes, one day I will ask the prime minister." Liu Xiedao, "However, it is not now. ”

Fu said, "Your Majesty." What's wrong with you? ”

"Nothing." Liu Xiedao, "Only after experiencing the upheaval and displacement, do you know how precious a stable life is, only when you have tasted hunger, cold and poverty, do you know how difficult it is to live in abundance, although I am young, but I am not confused, my heart is like a mirror." I actually understand everything! But my Manchu civil and military forces don't understand, I'm really worried about them......"

Fu was stunned by Liu Xie's words, and he wanted to ask a few words, but he didn't know where to start.

……

Xiangyang, Cao Zhengong's Mansion.

Cao Zhen discussed with Zhuge Liang, Cheng, Liu, Jia Kui and others.

Liu Dao: "In return, the Son of Heaven intends to crown the horse butcher as the king of Liang, but because the hundred officials in the court resolutely oppose this matter, it cannot be resolved, but I think that after the horse butcher class returns to the court, there will inevitably be a courtier to reopen this proposal in order to please the horse butcher, and the horse butcher has a heavy army and a deep prestige." At that time, it is difficult to say whether those greedy court officials who are greedy for life and afraid of death will still have the courage to express their opposition in front of the horse butcher. ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The matter of sealing the king." I'm afraid it's a certainty. ”

Cheng Ye said: "What Kong Ming said is extremely true, even if the civil and military officials oppose it, what can they do? ”

Jia Kui said: "Once the horse butcher is crowned King Liang, he will nominally overpower the lord, and Kui thinks that the lord should also lead the king of Chu." ”

"Self-leading King Chu?" Zhuge Liang shook his head and said, "No, no, no, I am afraid that I will be criticized by the people of the world for doing this, Liang thinks that the lord should play the son of heaven, and Sun Quan is the king of Wu, Sun Quan will definitely return the favor, and the lord is the king of Chu. ”

Zhuge Liang's implication is that it is best not to bring up the matter of sealing the king yourself, if Sun Quan replaces Cao Zhen to play the court, it will be logical, as for whether the court agrees, in fact, it is not important, because now everyone knows that the court is completely under the control of the horse butcher, and the horse butcher can say that he is a thief by order, and Sun Quan and Cao Zhen can also say in turn that they are on the side of the Qing monarch.

Anyway, this is a bad deal, it doesn't matter who is the king and who says it, you can only look at the final result.

"That's a good idea!" Cheng Zan said, "I thought that we should strike while the iron was hot and send an envoy to Moling to settle the case with Eastern Wu." ”

"Okay, that's it." Cao Zhen said this and said to Liu, "Then let's go to Dongwu with Ziyang." ”

Liu hurriedly got up and hugged his fists and said, "Take the order." ”

"Hmm." Cao Zhen nodded, and looked around at the crowd, "Now it's time to discuss the future strategy, the current situation facing our army is very grim, Nanyang has Xu Huang's 100,000 army, and it may move south at any time, Yong'an has gathered Zhang Xiu and Zhang Ren's 50,000 troops, if these two Liang armies send troops at the same time, and attack Jingzhou on both sides, Jingzhou will be dangerous." ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, Liang thinks that the Liang army will not go south in three years." ”

Cheng asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "In Huainan and Dongwu, although the losses of the Liang army were minimal, the consumption of grain and grass was extremely huge, especially in order to settle the millions of affected people in Huainan County, and almost all the grain stocks in the states under its rule were exhausted!" Without three to five years of accumulation, it would be impossible for the Liang army to move south. ”

Cao Zhen said: "In other words, our army still has three to five years to prepare? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Five years at most, three years at least." ”

Cao Zhen said: "So, what is the top priority of our army? ”

Zhuge Liang said: "The top priority is to train the navy, and strive to train an elite navy within three years!" This naval force does not have to be too many, but it must be disciplined, brave in battle, and especially well-equipped! I don't know if you have ever thought about why the attack of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry led by Ma Chao was so sharp? Next to the railway of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the Nanyang soldiers led by General Huang Zhong were unexpectedly vulnerable! ”

Cao Zhen asked, "Why?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "Because the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is disciplined and brave in battle, they are equipped with the strongest iron armor, the most sophisticated weapons, especially their throwing guns are even more impressive, it is simply a nightmare for our soldiers!" (Full Text)

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