"Your Majesty, of course you are wise!" Zhang Chao said this.

And many people also smiled, obviously ready to continue to criticize Zhang Chao, and then show that this test method is a superfluous thing, and there is no need to exist. At that time, everyone will be able to rely on the emperor's wisdom to be promoted. At that time, Zhang Chao's test method was untenable, and this was their victory. But they didn't expect that Zhang Chao's next sentence made everyone realize that Zhang Chao was not a stupid bird, but was very smart!

"However, can you guarantee that the king of the future generations will be wiser than my founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty?" Zhang Chao asked rhetorically.

Of course, Zhang Chao knows that the emperor can't directly say that he is not wise, if the emperor is not wise, he will inevitably be criticized, and he will definitely be labeled as a big disrespectful hat when the time comes. If you are disrespectful, then your crime is not small, and if someone uses the topic to play, it will really be unlucky. Therefore, Zhang Chao will not be stupid to say that the emperor is not wise, so he relies on the test method. However, although he can't say that the current emperor is not wise, it can be said that the future emperor is not wise.

Zhang Chao praised the current emperor Li Yuan on the one hand, but on the other hand, he asked rhetorically, can it ensure that this future monarch is also wise? If the future emperor can't be equally wise, wouldn't this be harming the Tang Dynasty? Therefore, it is necessary to establish a suitable selection and employment system, so that Datang can have a steady stream of talents. And the emperors of later generations are definitely not as wise as the current emperors, so this is an unsolvable question, so Zhang Chao's rhetorical question is enough to make that Chen Feichen have nothing to say.

Chen Feichen scolded secretly: "It's really cunning enough, it's problematic to answer this!" ”

Zhang Chao's words were obviously deliberate, and it was also a kind of two-way blockade. Because Chen Feichen's argument is that the emperor is wise, and Zhang Chao asked him rhetorically if the emperor of later generations can be so wise? If he said yes, it means that he also offended Li Yuan, and even offended the entire "filial piety". You must know that in this feudal era, the later kings of the same dynasty cannot claim to be wiser than their ancestors. If any emperor can claim to be wiser than his ancestors, he will probably be sprayed to death.

Ancient emperors paid attention to what "respecting heaven and ancestors", and the descendants of the emperors of the same dynasty all wanted to claim that they were "inferior" to their ancestors, so they had to learn from their ancestors. If you claim to be wiser than your ancestors, even the founding emperors, how can you possibly learn from your ancestors? When the time comes, you will be wiser than your ancestors, so how can you learn from your ancestors? Therefore, whether it is self-humility or the requirements of the Confucian Zhou rites, everyone must "respect the heavens and the ancestors", and they must not say that they can surpass their ancestors, especially the emperor.

But Zhang Chao's words made Chen Feichen unable to answer, if he said that the later emperors of the Tang Dynasty could be more wise than the founding emperor Li Yuan, then you are definitely scolding him in front of Li Yuan, and Li Yuan will be able to tolerate you at that time? And this is not in line with Zhou etiquette, and those nerds will be enough to baash you by then. Therefore, the theory of "respecting heaven and law" cannot be lost, so he can't say that the later emperors of the Tang Dynasty can be more wise than Li Yuan, the founding emperor!

But if he said that the emperor of later generations was inferior to Li Yuan, it meant that he agreed with Zhang Chao's words. Because the emperors of later generations are inferior to Li Yuan, or even "one generation is not as good as the next", it is necessary to establish an excellent talent selection system. Because the kings of later generations are all "one generation is not as good as the generation", then the later emperors are definitely not as wise as the previous emperors, then at this time, it is necessary to have a reasonable selection and employment mechanism to help the emperor select talents. And this mechanism for selecting and employing people is also this method of examination, which can assess the ability of officials to do things.

"Dr. Chen, do you have anything else to say?" Zhang Chao asked.

Chen Feichen's face turned red, like a monkey's buttocks, and then he could only retreat. And he once again refuted a guy, which is equivalent to letting everyone know how powerful Zhang Chao is, and he cleaned up these guys from the beginning. And next, Zhang Chao is about to start a counterattack.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the major departments should formulate a work plan and decompose it, and then send the plan to the household department to carry out the financial budget. The money that the major departments need to do their work must also be counted through the account books of the events, and then the household department will calculate in advance before it can be allocated. In this way, a lot of wealth can be avoided, and we can also concentrate financial resources to do big things! Zhang Chao said.

Hearing this, many officials in the household department also lit up. They didn't expect that the household department would be able to benefit from this test method, because the government costs money to do things, and only with money can they do things. If there is no money, then how can the government be able to do things? So having money is the most important thing, and now the household officials have heard Zhang Chao's method of proposing this financial budget, which is tantamount to making the power of the household department soar, and then they can use the power of this financial budget to hold various departments hostage. Originally, when there was no financial budget, it was all departments that drew up a directory and then asked the household department for money one by one. However, the household is very passive and cannot decide for itself how to spend its wealth. However, if this method of fiscal budget is now figured out, it will be tantamount to turning the household department from a passive party to an active party. If other departments want money, they have to go through the approval of the household department, and if there is no approval and budget from the household department, then they will not be able to spend money. How much to give and how to give it are all matters decided by the household officials. So when I heard this plan, this made the eyes of many household officials shine, because this is increasing their power.

However, the basis of this budget plan is also part of the examination method, which is to take out all the matters that have been tested by the examination method, and then send a copy to the household department for budgeting, and then the household department will allocate funds. That is to say, if you want to realize this financial budget, you must first pass this examination method, so that you can be regarded as able to increase the financial power of the household department.

"Your Majesty, Geng Qi of the Ministry of Ministers and Households, agrees with Director Zhang's budget!"

Hearing someone from the household department come out to speak, Zhang Chao felt relieved for a while, because he had successfully pulled in a temporary ally. Because he knew that if he wanted to implement this test method, it would be useless to rely on the emperor's support alone, and it would be useless to just rely on arguing with everyone. It is necessary to bring in some allies, and only when some allies are brought in can it be truly implemented. And Zhang Chao put forward the financial budget, that is, he hoped to increase the control of financial power by letting the household department control the financial budget. In this way, with the budget, the power of the household department can be said to have increased dramatically. However, if you want to implement the financial budget, you must first implement the examination method, which is the basis of the financial budget. So Zhang Chao hopes to be able to get one or two officials from the household department to stand up and then support his words.

And he doesn't expect to have any high-level officials, after all, most of the high-ranking officials have a lot of friends, he hopes for those middle and low-level officials, because the middle and low-level officials have no friends, so naturally they have no scruples about the friends under their own forces. And soon, a five-pin lang from the household department also came out to speak, obviously recognizing Zhang Chao's financial budget, and also approving the examination method.

"Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Households, condensed, and agreed with Director Zhang's test method!"

Another household member Wailang took the initiative to come out, which shows that everything is also developing in a good direction. As for the next step, it is necessary to chase and fight fiercely, so that this plan can be implemented.

"Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the various inspectors of the Imperial History Observatory be responsible for verifying the local officials who have passed the examination, and then report it to the Ministry of Officials as the basis for promotion!" Zhang Chao said again.

And hearing this, many middle and low-level officials in the Yushitai were also red-eyed, obviously if they could grasp the power of the examination of local officials, then the power of the Yushitai would have risen sharply. If this is really the case, Yushitai is not only not just a noble position, but a giant who can influence the promotion of other people's official positions. And if the Imperial History Observatory has this power, it is equivalent to greatly increasing the power, and those imperial historians are also red. And the position of imperial history is often from the emperor's cronies. After all, Yushi is actually a biting dog raised by the emperor, so most of them are "non-party people", so when they heard this thing that could make their power soar, they all immediately turned red.

"Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal!" An eight-rank superintendent of the imperial history immediately came out and said.

"Reconsideration!" Another squire also said.

Soon, the low-level officials of the Imperial Historical Observatory actually fell en masse, because the Imperial Historical Observatory was originally a dog, and it would only be able to have rights at critical times. Normally, everyone has no rights, but now that you see the opportunity to gain power at home, no one wants to miss it. After all, there are not many factions in Yushitai, and there are not many people in Yushitai who join a certain faction, otherwise the emperor would not let him stay in Yushitai, the emperor's "dog pen".

Tobe and Yushitai already have some temporary allies, and Zhang Chao is not completely fighting in isolation next, so he is really powerful this time.

"In this case, it will be tried for a period of time in the Ministry of Industry. If the Ministry of Engineering is completed well by then, then it will be able to move on to a full-scale trial, understand? Li Yuan immediately struck while the iron was hot.

And Li Yuan actually began to say it very categorically, and Yushitai and the household department began to second, so the situation has changed a lot, and Zhang Chao got a chance to try it out in the Ministry of Industry. And then, the first step is completed.