Regarding Shi Xun's summoning of Huan Fan late at night, Shi Fu couldn't understand what the intention was, but when he heard Huan Yuan open his mouth at this moment, he couldn't help but gasp. Turning his head to look at his father, he said that although this guy is a hillbilly, he is quite sensitive...... Daddy, how did you find out?

Shi Xun slowly bowed his head: "That is, Ma Boyong, who is also the crown prince." ”

Huan Fan said: "The wind spreads that the Son of Heaven is marching westward, and the prince mostly uses private individuals to fill the grain road, and the people who are being punished today are afraid that the prince will be involved, and I don't know if the prince can have a countermeasure?" ”

Yes Xun didn't answer, but Shi Fu preemptively helped his father and said: "Since it's the prince's business, why should my father take countermeasures?" ”

Huan Fan persuaded him: "The establishment of the prince today is less than a year, if it is abandoned because of this, I am afraid that the society will be turbulent." Taiwei is an important minister of the country, and there is no need to correct the details, but this important matter can be ignored? ”

It was a Fu laugh and said: "The people who are tortured are all small officials, how can they shake the position of the prince?" ”

Huan Fan shook his head: "If you don't do it slightly, it may become a big disaster, but you can't be careful?" Moreover, Ma Boyong was a subordinate and dared to sell military rations privately, which is very strange. I am afraid that the villain will plot to harm the prince, then he must have a backhand, if he does not prevent it first, wait for it to be launched, that is, the building may also overturn. ”

Shi Xun frowned slightly, and said in his heart that some things should be revealed a little bit to Huan Fan, and see if he is a usable talent - anyway, in the private room, I am not afraid that he will leak it out, it is just a big deal. So he said in a deep voice: "That is, the county officials, without going through the ministry, the prince can be killed?" ”

Huan Fan's eyes widened suddenly, and his heart said that my little life is going to be bad! He slipped down from his seat with a "swoop" and bowed down again: "Fan Dougu." Dare to be a guest of the captain. "I'm willing to follow you. Don't kill me!

The emperor used extrajudicial punishment. Killing so many officials appointed by the prince in one go, although this matter is small, it will inevitably affect the status of the prince, even himself, a countryman, can see it thoroughly, he is a captain, the so-called most able to break people's hearts, how can he not see it? Unless he also wants to change a prince, he will not come forward to stop it. Or find another way to deal with it.

Now I understand that this matter not only involves the prince, but also involves Chen Qun - if there is no official to help endorse it, even if the prince is a small official, he will not be able to die if he wants to. Whether it is a dispute between the Taiwei and Chen Qun, the secretary of the ministry, or a dispute between villains, anyway, according to rumors, the two often quarrel over politics, so it is not strange that Xun wants to bring down Chen Qun. That's why. He will sit back and wait for the situation to develop.

In fact, it is what role Xun played in this matter. No matter how smart Huan Fan is, after all, he will stay out of the court, and he can't understand it at all. So after the banquet, I asked Shixun "if it's okay", and just shook his wit casually, hoping to leave a good impression on the other party. At this time, he came to the private room and directly expressed his analysis of this matter, afraid that there was a mastermind behind the scenes who would be unfavorable to the prince, and his intentions were the same. If Shixun says that I have a plan, I should remind him because I care, and if I say that I am still planning, I can take the opportunity to come up with a few plans and show my talent.

However, it was Xun who said directly: "That is, the county officials, without going through the ministry, the prince can be killed?" It is equivalent to making it clear that Chen Changwen may also be a victim, and at the same time hinting that I am happy to see this happen. If this kind of remark leaks out, it will definitely affect Shixun's reputation, and think about it even further - who dares to guarantee that the mastermind behind this is not Taiwei himself?!

I told myself all the secrets, do I still have a chance to make this step? It's better to kowtow to show your loyalty and get on the thief ship directly!

Huan Fan knelt down, a slight smile appeared on Shi Xun's face, he bowed slightly, and stretched out his hand to hold it: "Since Yuan Ze is willing to help, I should accept it." "The heart said that if you see it, this is called the overlord's anger is released, and the little brother bows his head - but if I don't wear the crown of the imperial captain on my head, I can decide life and death in a word, how can I have such convenience?

The three of them talked secretly in the study for half the night without mentioning it. Let's say that when he got up the next day, Shi Xun summoned Lian Zhao again and asked him: "Is he willing to study in Shexia, waiting for the scientific examination, or being directly recommended as a lang?" Lian Zhao was overjoyed, hurriedly thanked him, and said, "Zhao is willing to be a lang." ”

The system of electing officials in the Han Dynasty was mainly to inspect and approve, but it did not mean that in addition to the recommendation of local officials or the three dukes, scholars had no other rank to be promoted. On the surface, Lang officials are prepared to guard the gate and charge the chariot to ride, but in fact, the low-level ones can be regarded as the reserve clerks of the inner court institutions, and the high-level ones such as the squire, the councillor, and the middle lang are the sovereign's advisers.

The so-called shadow supplement, that is, high-ranking officials and eunuchs (generally referred to as officials with more than 2,000 stone for three years) can shade their children as lang, which is equivalent to a reward for their perennial service, and at the same time, they are also free from worries. In theory, there is no essential difference between donating money and becoming a man, and in theory, there is no essential difference from selling an official beard.

It's just that the low-level Lang officials have few ranks, which are equivalent to interns in the officialdom, which are completely different from the "guards" of the later Qing Dynasty - even the lowest-level Lan Ling guards are considered sixth-grade officials. He must have been interned for a period of time and his grades are excellent, so that Lang Zhongling (later changed to Guangluxun) can give him a serious opportunity to enter the ranks.

Although Shixun created the imperial examination system, he also had to admit that there was a very big drawback in the imperial examination itself, that is, it emphasized words rather than practicality -- in fact, this is probably the inevitable problem of all written examinations in the field of social sciences. Even if it is not like the Ming and Qing dynasties, only re-entering the science department, only taking the four books and five classics, even if a policy is written in a fanciful manner, what is the actual ability to do things? After all, no one can guarantee it before the trial.

Therefore, he retained the system of shade and prosperity, and gave those second generations of officials and rich second generations a chance to study and intern. Although this system is too unfair to the common people, the situation is such that if he had tried to completely destroy the privileges of the rich and noble, he would have died long ago.

Zhulang is still under the command of Guanglu, but Guangluxun has been demoted, and he is no longer Jiuqing, but directly belongs to Menxia Province. In the Han Dynasty, there were more than 5,000 people in Zhulang's heyday, and the reserve of officials was too large, and the rate of people who could really get ahead was too low. In a sense, it can also avoid the unnecessary expansion of the eunuch group - many functions that do not have access to concubines can be filled by Lang officials, and there is no need to find eunuchs.

It is Xungui who is a captain, and naturally there are multiple places for the shadow, but it is a pity that there is not much need to go out. It is the princess of Fujishang, and it is Tan who may also have a better background in the future, as for his cousins, in addition to being Junshang and not reaching 2,000 stones, they all have their own fathers who can be shaded, so they don't have to worry about him as an uncle. It's the boss of the family who is downside and low-ranked, and the problem is that he hasn't survived the son.

So Xun can help, for the time being, there is only one detail, but he is quite ambitious, and he just wants to study with his uncle for a few years, so that he can take the imperial examination in the future, and he doesn't want to go to the internship for so many years. Shixun has more than enough places on hand, so he can give one to Lian Zhao - after all, he is a nephew and his own son.

As for Huan Fan, he has stayed in Shifu as a guest since then. The guests of the noble mansion of the Han Dynasty had the opportunity to grasp the power and also had the opportunity to be directly recommended as officials, but when the bureaucratic system was relatively complete and the imperial examination system was created, these two roads were basically cut off. Because this is a qualification after all, although it is not possible to directly obtain the qualification to be an official, but after being able to enter the office through other channels, this qualification will definitely be able to play a certain role in promoting a good job or rapid promotion.

Therefore, it is the honor of the captain of the honor, and the guests in the house can still carry the volume, but most of the talents are released, and the rest are either unintentional to be officials, or they are not of great use. Now it is Xun who can roughly determine that Lian Zhao brought this Huan Fan is the "think tank" in history, so he must be firmly tied to his side, at least cultivate and use it first, and at the same time control it for three or five years. Huan Fan heard that it was a secret matter, and he did not dare to retreat, and he was "willingly" entered the curtain as a guest.

Although he is also from a family, after all, the previous generations were all Han officials, and he had no size in the Wei Dynasty, and he had no way to enter the official unless he took the imperial examination, so he was in his thirties. The imperial examination system is a single-plank bridge crossed by thousands of troops, and an examination may be affected by various accidental factors, and no one dares to guarantee that they will pass the examination. If he can enter the Taiwei Mansion as a guest for a few years, he may be able to get extra points in the future exams - not to mention anything else, who in the county would dare to give him an inferior evaluation if he can win the favor of the Taiwei? Even if you miss one or two exams because of this, once you get in, the promotion path will become smoother and broader.

Therefore, it is not a lie to say that he is "willingly". Why would Jixun reveal a secret to a new acquaintance? Obviously, there is a solicitation intention, and I just happened to climb the pole. And what if Huan Fan's brain didn't turn around for a while, and he didn't confess his loyalty in time? That's probably a dead end.

This solicitation itself is also a test.

Huan Yuan's main job in the Mansion, which was to help Shixun sort out his papers, so he was often called to the study—the first two were the late Guan Shiqi and the missing Xiao Yuantu. Of course, Shi Xun did not reveal the situation of his own intelligence network to Huan Fan, and the intelligence network is still controlled by Shi Fu, but he will inform Huan Yuan Ze through the mouth of Shi Xun, in order to assist in analysis and plan countermeasures. In Huan Fan's view, Taiwei is really deaf and clear-I think it is because his protégés and former officials are all over the world.

First of all, it must be analyzed in detail that the 32 officials who abandoned the city in the West Market this time, plus Ma Qi Ma Boyong, who hanged himself in advance, this turmoil killed a total of 33 lives. After screening and investigating the origins and resumes of these people, in fact, 29 people (including Ma Qi) were able to get into the workflow of this military food and material transportation through the crown prince Cao Pi.

And the promotion level of these twenty-nine people can be roughly divided into three types...... (To be continued.) )