Seeing that there was no objection, Zhang Xuan nodded and said: "Since there is no objection, the list of the first list can be temporarily determined, and we will take a look at the top three that are difficult to determine." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Zhang Xuan looked at the list again and said: "Xue Shu of Fenyin County, Chu Suiliang of Qiantang County, and Gao Jifu of Yangxin County are all children of famous families!" ”

At this time, Pei Ju got up and saluted: "Your Royal Highness, this scientific examination is completely meritocracy, only look at talent, not at the door, but among the hundred scholars on the list, more than eighty percent are children of famous families, Weichen thinks that this is closely related to their study tour experience, only by traveling the world, going deep into the people, and having enough experience and knowledge, can they write good articles on governing the world, and the children of the poor family themselves are limited by family conditions, most of them stay at home, and the articles made are also more behind closed doors, although the rhetoric is gorgeous, the content is empty, To change this situation, the imperial examination system must be perfected. ”

Zhang Xuan smiled, "Pei Xiangguo said very well, although we have achieved formal fairness, but the result is not just, this is not a year or two can be changed, it is indeed necessary to improve education and imperial examinations, but we will go back and discuss the specific improvement methods, today we will first talk about how these three scholars are ranked, and the list will be released in the afternoon, Wen Shilang is the chief official of the marking papers, you can comment on it!" ”

Wen Yanbo stood up and saluted, and said loudly: "The strategies of these three people have their own characteristics, which can be called the pearl of words, Gao Jifu wrote about border control, he used Lingnan as an example, proposed to open up the sea frontier, encourage overseas trade, with Guangzhou and Quanzhou as the center, set up as two big trade cities, under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, and finally formed the situation of the local people's autonomy in the inner frontier, and the imperial court governed the situation of Haicheng, so that the prosperity of Guangzhou drives the prosperity of Lingnan, and the prosperity of Quanzhou drives the development of the people of Jian'an, and the interests are closely linked. As long as the imperial court firmly controlled Guangzhou and Quanzhou, it also controlled Lingnan, and by extension, Guangnan and Liaodong could also be implemented. ”

Everyone sighed: "It is worthy of being a famous family in the Bohai Sea, and it looks at the problem very thoroughly." ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Xue Shu wrote about population breeding, he pointed out that population breeding is the key to the strength of the empire, and it must be three-pronged, first of all, the abolition of slavery, the early Han Dynasty cultivation and reproduction system was full of drawbacks, blindly the law was relaxed, and the rule of inaction was connived, which led to the stronger the strong and the weaker the weaker, and the wealthy families of the counties appeared at this time, but the root of the fall of the Han Dynasty began in the early Han Dynasty, and the abolition of slavery was conducive to the release of a large number of people.

The second is tax reduction, population breeding and heavy taxes have a direct relationship, reducing taxes can make the people's families have savings, the willingness to raise children will naturally rise, otherwise the people are not enough to eat, how to have children, tax reduction must reduce the court expenses at the same time, he believes that the implementation of the government military system can make the court reduce the largest part of the military expenditure, and the premise of the government military system is the uniform field system, the basis of the uniform field system is the abolition of slavery, the three are slowly interlocked, and must be implemented simultaneously.

The main reason for the slow growth of the population is the lack of food, and the improvement of farming tools, the improvement of irrigation facilities, and the popularization of rice in the north are all powerful ways to increase grain production......

Xue Shui no one spoke in this policy, he is worthy of being Xue Daoheng's son, he dares to say anything, and he actually put forward a proposal to abolish slavery, I don't know how many people's interests will be offended?

However, such an article has entered the top three, does His Royal Highness King Qi already have the idea of abolition?

Everyone secretly looked at Zhang Xuan, but Zhang Xuan was expressionless, and said lightly: "Let's talk about Chu Suiliang's strategy." ”

Wen Yanbo said: "Chu Suiliang's policy is very novel, he started with a case that occurred in Qiantang County in the fifth year of the great cause, the case was presided over by his uncle Chu Yu in Qiantang County, the case is very simple, a businessman lost a shoe, the shoe is not valuable, but the shoe is decorated with a few precious beads, the businessman went to the county government to sue the neighbor for stealing his shoes, of course, there is no evidence, the neighbor also resolutely refuses to admit it, this case is difficult to retry, but both sides refuse to give up, one insists that the other party steals shoes, and the other sues the other party for false accusations, Chu Yu sentenced the businessman who lost his shoes to apologize to his neighbors, and then kicked him out of the county government for contempt of official authority......

"Wait!"

Zhang Xuan stopped Wen Yanbo and smiled at everyone: "What do you think of this strategy? ”

Du Yan smiled: "The story is well told, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme of the world." ”

Lu Chu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, also smiled: "This Chu County Order was judged well, the merits are very clear, although the victim is pitiful, but he has no evidence to accuse him, so that his neighbor has become a victim, and he should apologize, and the two are entangled, disagree with mediation, and despise the authority of the county order, so it is also remarkable to be kicked out of the court with fifty boards, but Weichen also feels that it seems to be a bit off-topic, is there a story below?" ”

Zhang Xuan smiled at Wen Yanbo again: "Go on! ”

Wen Yanbo continued: "The merchant who lost his shoes refused to give up, and the next day he went to Chu's house and handed the paper to Chu County's father, that is, Chu Jue, the grandfather of this scholar. ”

Everyone looked at each other, this is a little interesting, this Chu Suiliang has the courage to write about his grandfather, and everyone is looking forward to continuing to listen.

"Chu Jue accepted this case, and at the same time found two other families of Yuhang County, the head of the Xu family and the head of the Yan family, the three heads of the family will try the case, the matter is unexpected, the merchant's neighbor did not dare to deny it after going to court, and immediately obediently admitted the fact of stealing shoes, and dug up the buried beaded shoes from his kitchen, and the three heads of the family sentenced the shoe-stealer to ride a donkey to the street for three days, and serve the merchant for one year......."

Wen Yanbo didn't finish speaking, a whisper suddenly sounded in the lobby, although the story Chu Suiliang said was small, but it pointed out the most serious problem of the Great Sui, who will be in charge at the county level, is it the county order appointed by the imperial court to manage, or the local wealthy gentry to manage?

This is called 'the court is in charge of the county, and the gentry are in charge of the township', Chu Jue didn't even give his son's face, it seems that the trial of the scholar clan has become a system, what rides a donkey to the street for three days, and serves as a merchant for one year, and there are no these two clauses in the "Kaihuang Law".

What's more important is that the shoe thief is not afraid of the county order and quibbles in every way, but when he arrived at the Shi Clan, he obediently explained everything, indicating that in the eyes of the general public, the authority of the Shi clan is far greater than that of the government.

On the other hand, they are all important ministers of the imperial court, and they certainly hope that the authority of the imperial court can penetrate into the hearts of every common people.

Zhang Xuan said again: "Did this Chu Suiliang propose any solution?" ”

Wen Yanbo continued: "Chu Suiliang proposed that the virtuous institutes could be set up in each county, which would be served by the elders of each county's reputation and virtue, and they had the right to raise doubts about the various government affairs of the county order, and the county order must be explained to them.

In addition, when the county order hears the case, they can sit in and decide whether the person on trial is guilty or innocent, but the specific judgment is announced by the county order, which not only takes care of the rights and interests of the gentry, but also maintains the authority of the imperial court, which is also a kind of supervision for the local county. ”

The officials here are all experienced old officialdoms, how can they not know that there is actually another drawback here, that is, what should I do if the county order is bought by the wealthy scholars?

With the introduction of the Xiande Academy, the county order is easier to become the puppet of the wealthy family, but even if there is no Xiande Yuan, the county order will also be controlled by the wealthy family, which is a problem that has not been solved since ancient times.

The deep meaning of Chu Suiliang's proposal to introduce the Xiande Yuan is to bring the local wealthy nobles into the jurisdiction of the imperial court, so that these gentry must safeguard their interests under the authority of the imperial court, and avoid the second door of government below the county and township level, so as to avoid the embarrassment and helplessness of 'failure to perform duties' again, although it is still a compromise in essence, it should be said to be a realistic and feasible strategy.

At this time, Su Wei got up and said: "The strategies of the three scholars are very exciting, the structure of the article is rigorous, the pen is old-fashioned, first of all, the rhetoric is superior, the content is even more substantial, Gao Jifu talks about the governance of the frontier is very insightful, and provides us with a very realistic idea of controlling Lingnan and Guangnan, Xue Shui has profound insights, dares to needle the disadvantages of the times, and says the root cause of the sharp decline in population, which is a rare good article, Chu Suiliang started from a small case, making the article more vivid and interesting, although the angle of the article is small, but the leopard in the tube, it is seen from time to time, In fact, it is a big problem of governance in the world, so I rated these three people as the top three, and the specific ranking is decided by His Royal Highness. ”

Zhang Xuan pondered for a long time and said slowly: "To be honest, the articles of the three people are indistinguishable, but Chu Suiliang's calligraphy is vigorous and vigorous, with everyone's demeanor, and it is better than the other two, so I decided to set Chu Suiliang as the top of the list, although Xue Shui and Gao Jifu are difficult to distinguish in terms of strategy, Xue Shui's poems are better written, so Xue Shui is set as the leader, Gao Jifu is Tanhua, and I have another opinion in the top ten, that is, the fifth Lu Han's strategy I once read in Liaodong, although it was written by him, but it was not his on-the-spot play, So I suggested that Lu Han be transferred to the twentieth place. ”

Pei Ju hurriedly got up and saluted: "Your Highness, this topic is too broad, Weichen believes that most of the scholars' strategies will not be played on the spot, they must be what they usually think, and it seems unfair for His Highness to simply lower Lu Han." ”

Zhang Xuan said coldly: "I don't know about others, but I know very well Lu Han's policy, I have a reason to lower him, only lowering him to twenty is already forgiving him, don't fight with me anymore!" ”

The words have come to this point, Su Wei, who originally wanted to defend Lu Han, also closed his mouth, and Zhang Xuan ordered: "It's decided, the list will be released in the afternoon!" ”

.......

Coming out of Ziwei Pavilion, Pei Ju deliberately slowed down and waited for Su Wei to step forward, he whispered to Su Wei: "Xiangguo has not found out, His Royal Highness King Qi has changed a little these days. ”

Su Wei nodded, "I also feel it, he is beginning to have the momentum of an emperor, it seems that since he entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother, his mentality has changed a little." ”

Pei Ju said in a low voice: "Isn't it time for us to start preparing for Zen concessions." ”

Su Wei pondered for a moment and said, "Let's find a chance to talk to him again, test his attitude, don't rush to decide anything for him?" ”

"Brother Su is still thoughtful!"

The two of them sighed in their hearts, but they were also full of doubts, they really didn't know what happened when King Qi went to see the Queen Mother, or what the Queen Mother said to His Royal Highness King Qi. (To be continued.) )