Qin Mingyue said: "This Wang Meiren is a talent." It's a pity that I've been stumbling in a place like Ba Province. After Qin Mingyue finished speaking, she tilted her head and thought for a while.

In her previous life, she knew Wang Meiren as an official. Qin Mingyue herself has a talent for unforgettable, and has been in charge of the government for more than ten years, of course, she is a treasure for the officials in the court. Wang Meiren has been the governor of Ba Province, as if he has been the governor for ten years, and has repeatedly sought to enter the center of the capital, but he was blocked by He Xiang. Now that I think about it, it may be that Wang Meiren has a weak family background and can't afford to give money to He Xiang.

An official like him, who has no connections, can't rely on Qin Mingyue, a national teacher. Therefore, Wang Meiren can only serve as the governor of Ba Province. I heard that after Zhishi, he took all the eunuch bags and went back to his hometown to buy a lot of fertile land and teach his children to read.

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but feel sorry, in her previous life, she had let such a capable official go, it was really a pity.

Xiao Rui knew more than Qin Mingyue, he said: "Although Wang Meiren is a two-list jinshi, but when he was a jinshi, his ranking was not high, reaching more than 200. It's almost the same Jinshi. How can such a starting point be seen by those elders in the imperial court? How can it be valued by those who are in the same year? He was not born in Zhili, a large scientific research province like Jiangnan, where a few fellow bureaucrats can hold each other. He is a native of Yun Province, and the place where he is located belongs to Miao Jiang, which is a little more remote, sinister, poor, and uncivilized than this Ba Province. Where have you ever been a high-ranking dignitary? ”

"There are no fellow villagers, no famous teachers and professors, they are not treated by the same year, they are not appreciated by the teachers, and even when the family's property has just begun to embark on the road of eunuchs, there is not much. What is the possibility of progress for such an official? That is to say, he has the ability to do real things, so he has to get up from the county order step by step. Although they all served in remote places, it was not easy to achieve the position of the Daotai. ”

Qin Mingyue couldn't help but say when she heard this: "This is the disadvantage of civil officials in power." All dynasties and dynasties immediately fought the world, military attachés led troops, civil officials and herdsmen. This management of the world still depends on civil officials. Civil officials get power, not by the kung fu of horses, a few grades of martial arts, by the imperial examination, by the guidance of famous teachers, and by the protection of the same family. Therefore, it is extremely easy for officials in the world to collude. At court one hand will wash the other. Because before they sat in office, they were teachers and students, and they were in the same class. ”

Xiao Rui nodded. In this regard, Qin Mingyue, who has been a national teacher for more than ten years, has more experience.

Qin Mingyue said: "However, it is easy for them to be officials, can they manage the people well?" A person who can write a good article can make the people live and work in peace and contentment? The Jinshi who can write famous sentences through the ages can judge the murder case well and govern a place well? Can it develop the local economy, can it make all kinds of workers active, and can it educate the people? Can you promote good breeds? Can disaster relief help the people? ”

"Not to mention developing a local economy, I'm afraid that these officials don't even know the difference between wheat and leeks, right? Can such an official be a good official? In fact, such officials are easier to be promoted, because they have the same door and the care of teachers. On the contrary, like Wang Meiren, who has practical ability, because of his poor grades in the imperial examination that year, he wrote articles and did not write beautifully, so he was not appreciated by the teachers of the same year and could not be promoted. ”

"In all dynasties, how many pearls like Wang Meiren are there, who can count them?"

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "That's true. However, if the imperial examination was not used, the world would be even more chaotic. Don't you look at the Han Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, the court was controlled by the nobles of the family, and the officials relied on recommendation, and there were fewer strange things in the Jin Dynasty where the families talked about it, took pills, and even stripped naked and went to the street? There is also filial piety in the Han Dynasty, how many real filial piety have been recommended? If we do revert to that, it will be even more unreliable. ”

Qin Mingyue nodded and said, "Yes, the imperial examination is good. I didn't say that it was bad, it was right to select talents for the imperial court. It's just that I think the way for the imperial court to select officials should be broadened. I also thought of a lot of ways in my previous life. Even, when I nominated Xiao Xi to power, I told him this, and he was very much in favor of my proposal. In addition, he also agreed with me that after he ascended the throne, he would join hands with me to reform the imperial examination system, change the status quo, and make capable people become officials, so that the people can become good officials. Let Da Zhou be strong and rich. ”

"Hey, it's a pity, after he became the emperor, let alone reform, because of his mediocrity, extravagance, and the people in the world are not able to make a living, it is better now. I am even more busy cleaning up the aftermath of him every day, and I am so busy that I can spare my hands to reform. Until I died, I regretted that my wish was not fulfilled. ”

Xiao Rui didn't know this, and he couldn't help but be curious: "Hey, why don't I know this?" ”

"What kind of dreams do you have, tell me quickly. I'm not going to sit in that position, but in the future, I want to be a regent. In my dream, I watched my Xiao family's rivers and mountains wither, watched the people under the management of my Xiao family live worse than death, and saw my Xiao family's big provinces thousands of miles away. At that time, it was really distressing. I also feel that I am a little too willful. I was worshiped by the royal family, and as the son of my father, I enjoyed it for more than 20 years, but I ran away because of a moment of negative energy, regardless of the Xiao family's career. It is also extremely irresponsible. But if I were to sit in that position, I wouldn't like that kind of restraint. ”

"So, I have already told my father, I sincerely assist my father, in the future, when my father is gone, I will assist the next emperor chosen by my father. Be a wise regent. When the Xiao family is taken care of in a prosperous era and the new monarch is competent, I will retire to the rivers and lakes and continue to play. Anyway, I will definitely be able to become a martial artist, this life is long, and I don't lack this little time. When the time comes, the two of us, a national teacher, and a regent will join forces to govern the government and implement your policies, do you think? ”

For such a doting tone, although Qin Mingyue felt comfortable, she said: "Go, where did the regent come from?" Is there a regent like you? I didn't even listen to what I said about the reform plan, so I just blindly wanted to implement it. If you really become a regent, you can't say that you are softer and more mediocre than your second brother. ”

Xiao Rui was not angry, and said with a smile: "At that time, my second brother spoiled Su Liuli, obeyed his words, and did not hesitate to lose his family and the country for this, I am a brother with him, and it is normal for me to reform the imperial examination system that has lasted for thousands of years for you." ”

Qin Mingyue couldn't help laughing.

Although the two of them were just laughing, it felt really good to be pampered like this. This made Qin Mingyue, who had always been alone, feel warm. The gloom and bitterness of the previous life seemed to be dispelled by this warm ray of sunshine.

Qin Mingyue thought to herself, it's good to be alive again!