Zou Jing was surprised and happy when he heard that someone had unveiled the list, seeing Liu Ze's face like a crown of jade, his bearing was extraordinary, and Guan Yu Zhang Fei behind Liu Ze was even more majestic, he didn't dare to slack off, and after a few words, he directly introduced it to Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou.

Liu Ze heard that the history of Youzhou Assassin at this time was Liu Yu, but he was also a little stunned, it is said that Liu Yu served as the history of Youzhou for the second time in the second year of Zhongping, combined with Gongsun Zhan's early appointment as the Taishou of Youbeiping, Liu Ze keenly felt that the course of history was quietly changing.

Liu Yu was overjoyed when he heard that someone had applied for the job as soon as Bangwen came out, got up to greet him, and said, "Dare to ask the name of the strong man?" Where is the home? ”

"The grass people have seen Liu Tingshi, and below is the people of Lousang Village in this county, and Liu Ze and Liu Runde are also." Liu Ze bowed and saluted.

As soon as Liu Yu heard that he was from Lousang Village, he asked: "Liu Hong, the former Zhuojun Gong Cao Rafter, is also from Lousang Village, can a strong man be familiar with him?" ”

"It's the Father."

Liu Yu was overjoyed and said: "Ling Zun is after King Jing of Zhongshan, my family is also after King Gong of the East China Sea, and he is also the great-grandson of Gaozu. "Liu Yu previously served as the assassin of Youzhou, and Liu Hong was Zhuojun Gongcao before his death, and they became acquainted with each other because of official exchanges.

Although Liu Ze has no intention of climbing power and attaching nobility, since Liu Yu has said so, he can't help but express it, and Liu Ze bowed deeply at the moment. "My little nephew has seen my uncle."

Liu Yu stroked his beard and laughed: "At the time of national crisis, the virtuous nephew is willing to come forward, and he really has the legacy of his ancestors, and he is worthy of my surname Liu." ”

"Uncle praised it falsely, the little nephew can't bear to see the lives in misery, and the society is in trouble, and he is willing to do his best to serve the country and eliminate violence and peace."

"When I was in Luoyang, I have heard the name of Runde, disaster relief, benevolence to the world, is really a model for young scholars, I can't wait to see each other, today I can meet in Zhuo County, enough to comfort my life. I don't know who these two are? Liu Yu had already noticed the two mighty men who came with Liu Ze.

Liu Ze introduced Guan and Zhang to Liu Yu: "These two are the sworn brothers of the little nephew, this is Guan Yu Guan Yunchang, a native of Hedong, and this is Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, a native of this county. ”

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei bowed: "See Liu Thorn History." ”

Liu Yu nodded and said: "The two strong men are exempt from courtesy, I think the two of them are heroes of the world, pillars of the country, and it is really a blessing for the people of Youzhou to be able to get three of them to help each other today." ”

"Protecting the family and defending the country is the obligation of my Han subjects, and it is incumbent upon me to do so." Liu Ze said.

"I don't know what position the virtuous nephew is now, but have you ever raised filial piety?"

"The little nephew has been in business for many years, and he is white, and he has never raised filial piety."

"I also heard that Runde Snow Land kept the spirit of his parents for 100 days, so filial piety touched the heavens and the earth, but he was not raised as filial piety, Anjun Cheng, what is the basis for your Zhuojun filial piety?" Liu Yu turned to Zhuojun and asked.

Taishou Liu Wei died, but the civil officials such as Juncheng Zhucao did not go to the front line, so they naturally lived well. In these years, do you still need filial piety? It's not a folk song that says: "Show talent, don't know books; Filial piety and honesty, the father does not live. "In the past few years, the number of places has been divided among the heads of several of their counties, who does not have a close friend or relative, except for Liu Taishou who took most of the places, Anjun Cheng also divided two.

The filial piety system of the Han Dynasty was one of the subjects of the probation system, which was an annual election, and each county was elected according to the rated number of people every year and reported to the court, which became the right way for the selection and appointment of officials in the Han Dynasty. But by the end of the Han Dynasty, this method of inspection was also corrupted to the point of no return, meritocracy became cronyism, and many children of families with scum of character were also included in it, and the filial piety system also came to its end.

Of course, you can't say this to Liu Yuming, the current Liu Yu is a feudal official who holds the sword of Shang Fang and has the right to cut first and then play, and if he is unhappy, he may let his head fall to the ground.

Anjun Cheng wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said respectfully: "Back to the envoy, Liu Gongzi's 100 days of filial piety for his parents has long been praised by everyone in Zhuo County, but Liu Gongzi did not reach the crown that year, so he was not included in the list of filial piety last year. And this year, Liu Taishou and his humble position have already listed Liu Gongzi at the top of the list of probation, but it coincided with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the list was not reported to the court in time. ”

He had already thanked Zhang Jiao thousands of times in his heart, but fortunately, the yellow scarf was in turmoil, and the list of filial piety was not reported to the court, which gave him a chance to talk nonsense, in fact, this year's list was drawn up at the end of last year, and the two probationers were all nepotism, including a relative of An Juncheng. As for Liu Zewei's statement that the crown is not reached, it is a fact that Emperor Shun's fashion book ordered Zuo Xiong to write a letter to build yì to limit the age of filial piety to more than forty, but later in the implementation it did not work at all, the age limit is virtually nonexistent, but at least it has become an unwritten rule, Cao Cao's "age of twenty, filial piety" is clearly recorded in the history books, it seems that Jia Xu's age when he raised filial piety was also in his twenties.

Liu Ze looked at Na'an Juncheng with a panicked look, thinking that I was the ghost on the list.

Liu Yu was not suspicious, and said: "Today, the yellow turban is in chaos and the road is blocked, so this time the emperor's will in Youzhou will be decided by this official on the spot, and it will be disposed of cheaply, so let's submit this list." ”

An Juncheng trotted all the way down, and after a while, he handed in a list, but the ink was not dry, and before Liu Yu could ask questions, he preemptively said: "In the chaos, there are many damage to the county government documents, and the lowly can only copy one copy." ”

Liu Yu nodded, obviously didn't mean to pursue anything, looked at the list, Liu Ze was naturally listed first, and there was a person's name behind him, and said: "Liu Ze's filial piety has been approved by the official, as for the others, it is still to be verified by the official, and it is still not sloppy to promote virtue for the court." ”

There is a rather cumbersome set of procedures for raising filial piety, first of all, the nomination of each county, depending on the population of the county, one or two places per year (Khan, this admission rate is much worse than the college entrance examination), and the person who is elected as filial piety must meet the following conditions: "One is said to be virtuous and wonderful, and the ambition is clean and innocent; Second, he is said to be a doctor of science and education; The three are said to be clear and decreed, which is enough to resolve doubts, and can be re-questioned in the case chapter, and the imperial history in the text; Fourth, he is resolute and strategic, he is not confused when he encounters things, and he is clear enough to make a decision, so he is appointed as the third auxiliary order. "The scholars or officials who are recommended also need to go to the central examination, which is presided over by the Sangong Mansion, and there are two kinds of examination methods: countermeasures (proposition examinations) and shooting strategies (lottery examinations). Those who pass the examination are appointed as Lang officials (note that this is not a real job, similar to an intern and the like), and serve as palace guards, with the purpose of making them "able to observe the minister" and be familiar with the administrative affairs of the court. Then, according to the results of the selection, they are appointed to different positions, such as local prefectural commanders, governors, ministers, or relevant official positions in the central government. But at this time, Liu Yu's words determined Liu Ze's filial piety, which somewhat surprised everyone present, including Liu Ze.

Liu Ze arched his hand and said: "The act of filial piety is related to the major affairs of the court, and my uncle must not be abolished because of his little nephew." ”

Liu Yu said with a smile: "At this time when the court is in crisis, it is the time to employ people, why stick to red tape, Runde is impeccable in terms of filial piety and conduct, and the official is virtuous and does not avoid relatives, this filial piety and honesty can be fully deserved." Documents and the like will be reported to the court, and as for the examination, they will be exempted, and there is no need to go to the Jingshi Lang Office to serve as an official. Youzhou is in danger, you and I should advance and retreat together, if you can repel the yellow scarf this time, you will have a reward. ”

It is not difficult for a fool to see Liu Yu's intention to promote Liu Ze, and An Juncheng said with a sneer: "Liu Gongzi is not only filial piety, but also stands up at this time of national crisis, and is a model for young talents. ”

Liu Ze glanced at him, this guy has been in officialdom for many years, and he is really a bit of a Taoist, and this face is faster than a book. Liu Ze knew that when he was writing the list below, after An Juncheng wrote Liu Ze's name, he originally followed his nephew's name behind Liu Ze, and the one who took office was too guarded, and it didn't matter if his relatives were not on the list, but when he thought that Liu Yu was famous for being honest and honest, he still decisively crossed out his nephew's name, and compared with the nephew's quota, his future was more important. Sure enough, Liu Yu did not approve another person except Liu Ze, but this has nothing to do with him, this person is a relative of the former Taishou Liu Wei, and even if Liu Yu investigates it, it will not be his turn.

Just as they were talking, Zou Jing stepped forward to report: "Report to the envoy, according to the report of the scout, the Yellow Turban thief Cheng Yuanzhi has commanded 50,000 troops and killed Zhuojun, and is now less than 50 miles away from the city. ”