Chapter 880: The Seventy-Two Sages of Confucius
As a traverser, Qing Ji knew that during the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, there were many villains who took advantage of the opportunity to be investigated, or bribed or relied on connections to do everything possible to make themselves the targets of inspection.
The person who is inspected has embarked on a career because of the person who has been examined, and he will be grateful to the person who has been examined and will serve him.
In this way, it is very easy to produce sectarian behavior and form local tyrants.
In addition, the probation system has been widely implemented, and the local township has a style of deliberation.
"Qing Discussion" celebrities and celebrities are good at evaluating whether Zang is a character or not, not focusing on reality, and making empty discussions.
Historically, this bad atmosphere was also left to future generations, especially in the Wei and Jin dynasties.
Many of the celebrities and scholars of the "Qing Discussion" were those who "carved their hearts and cultivated guests, relied on Taoism, and relied on Taoism to make a price", and the Qing Discussion became the capital for these hypocrites to grab fame and fortune and gain political benefits......
The examination of the moral character of scholars is the premise of the probation system, but it is not easy to do a good job because it is difficult to make a fair evaluation of people's moral character.
A person's moral character can only be objectively evaluated through a long-term examination of his words and deeds, and such words and deeds may be false, or he may be transformed later.
The list goes on.
For example, in "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty: The Biography of Xu Jing", Xu Wu who hollowed out his mind and sold his reputation.
Before Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, he was humble and filial, and had a great reputation and prestige.
Later, he became a historical sinner who usurped the Han Dynasty, as the so-called "Xiang made Wang Mang die first, who knows the truth of his life"?
Moreover, Qingji knows that the probation system is easy to make the formation of a family and monopolize the career.
For example, in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, local suffrage was controlled by a small number of ministers and famous families.
They often recommend the children of famous families to serve as officers, regardless of their academic quality.
As a result, the scope of investigation is becoming narrower and narrower, and most of the people who are inspected do not live up to their names.
For example, the Yuan family of Runan, the fourth and third princes of the Yang family of Hongnong, and the protégés and former officials are all over the world.
That has formed a bureaucratic gate valve group that has been a secretary of state for generations and a bureaucratic group of scholars for generations.
The probationary system has degenerated into a hereditary system in disguise, and has become a tool for those ministers to maintain their power and maintain their privileges.
During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the extremely corrupt scholar clan was caused by the serious shortcomings of the Han and Han Dynasty inspection systems.
Qingji clearly knew the disadvantages of the probation system, why did he have to implement the probation system in Wu State?
The reason is nothing more than national conditions.
Wu now urgently needs a large number of talents to serve the country.
The scholars of this era were extremely high-minded, and most of them were honest and honest, with a good reputation and did not care about power.
Therefore, the probationary system is applicable to the present, and it may be implemented in Wu for hundreds of years, and it is not a problem.
Of course, in order to avoid the formation of a big family, monopolize the official career, and create a situation of "no poor family in the upper grade, and no scholar in the lower grade", Qingji must have a back hand and correct it in time.
Don't look at the fact that Wu now has the largest number of scholars among the kingdoms of the world, and the talent reserve is also the largest, but it is still in short supply.
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After Prince Heng arrived in Xianyang from Jinling, Qingji put him in charge of assessing the courtiers and officials.
In the final analysis, Prince Heng is the prince of Wu after all, and Qingji must trust him and give him greater power.
Qingji must not only be an excellent monarch, but also an excellent father.
At this time, in the Zide Hall of the Xianyang Palace, Qingji and Queen Ji Qi sat together, and under His Majesty's Majesty, there was Prince Heng, who was sitting in danger.
After a few days of assessment, Prince Heng had already written a recital and proposed to Qingji the courtiers and officials he had commented.
Except for the ministers of the three princes and nine ministers, everyone is promoted, demoted, transferred, or retained.
Such a long list is not just as few as a piece of music, but on the eucalyptus of Qingji, it is piled up like a hill.
This makes it a little difficult for Qingji to handle these government affairs alone.
Although he is not a diligent king who does everything himself, he cannot be careless in this kind of matter.
Because the appointment of every courtier and official may affect many people, especially the low-level Li Shu......
"Wu Heng, you recommended Zhong You to be the county guard of Wu County, is he up to the task?"
Qingji put his questioning eyes on Prince Heng's body.
This made the queen Ji Qi beside her couldn't help but feel a tightness in her heart.
Qingji asked Prince Heng to be in charge of the assessment of officials, in the final analysis, it was also a test for Prince Heng.
If Prince Heng's actions can't satisfy Qingji.
He, the prince of Wu, may have some unsecured status.
"Yes."
Prince Heng bowed his head slightly and said: "Father, Zhongyou has served as the concubine of the East Palace, the commander of Wuyuan County, the county guard of Huiji County, and the official position of Wu County Cheng. ”
"He is known for his political affairs, he is upright, brave, he dug ditches, rescued the poor and helped the poor during his tenure, and his political achievements were outstanding, so that the jurisdiction was greatly governed."
"With Zhongyou's ability, being the county guard of Wu County is more than enough."
"Good."
Nakayu is indeed a great talent.
The name "Zhongyu" may not be widely known in later generations, but the name of "Zilu" is definitely a household name.
Zhong You, the word Zi Lu, I heard that one of the "Ten Philosophers of Confucius", one of the "Twenty-four Filial Piety", and one of the "Seventy-two Sages of Confucius", was worshiped by Confucianism in history.
Compared to the children of the nobility, Nakayu's background is quite low.
It is said that when he was a teenager, Nakayu engaged in various jobs to support his family, and even often ate wild vegetables to satisfy his hunger.
Before entering the Confucian Gate, Nakayu was strong in ambition and straightforward, wearing a rooster-like hat to show his invincibility, and wearing a sword decorated with a boar to show his invincibility.
For this reason, Confucius devised a little ritual of ritual music to guide it slowly.
Later, Zilu wore Confucian clothes and brought a gift from his apprentice, and through the recommendation of Confucius's students, he asked to become his disciple......
It is worth mentioning that Zilu is only nine years younger than Confucius, and he is the oldest of Confucius's disciples.
"Zhong You is a man who is upright, and versatile, filial piety, straightforward personality, and brave, keeps his promises, and is loyal to his duties."
Qingji smiled and said, "Let him be the county guard of one side, it will be overkill." ”
Qingji's evaluation of Zilu is still very high.
Among all the disciples of Confucius, the highest official position was Zhisu Neishi Zengdian, followed by Zilu, Zai Yu, and Yan Hui.
In terms of ability, Zilu is not worse than Zeng, and even the ability in all aspects is very balanced, and it is also quite outstanding.
It's just that Zilu started late, and his qualifications are not so high compared to Zeng Dian.
"I wonder how my father plans to appoint Zhongyu?"
Prince Heng asked curiously.
"Kong Qiu once told the widow about Zhong You, and Kong Qiu believed that Zhong You was promoted to the hall and did not enter the room."
"The only way to judge a case can be made by listening to a one-sided confession."
"The widow has seen Zhong Yu Xuan. In general, it is necessary to listen to both sides of the lawsuit, and the plaintiff and the defendant can only judge after they have finished speaking. ”
"But Zilu is different, he knows who is right and who is wrong when he hears one side of the word, because he does not need to judge right and wrong in the way of ordinary people, he is a wise and brave person."
"At that time, under Zhongyu's resolute and fair decision, everyone involved in the eucalyptus was very convinced."
"From this, it can be seen that Zhong You can be the court captain."
Ting Weizheng?
If it is according to the official rank, this is equivalent to being "demoted".
The rank of the court lieutenant is 2,000 stones, and the subordinate officials have one court lieutenant and one left and right supervisor.
Ting Weizheng, the Lord decides to doubt the prison; Left and right prisons, in charge of arrests; Left and right are flat, and the palm is flat and the prison is flat; Tingwei Shi, Song Tan (Trial Case) Peng, Song Cao Peng, etc.
The county guard belongs to the official position of 2,000 stone in rank, and Tingwei Zheng is only 1,000 stone in the rank.
Rao is like this, Tingwei Zheng has already entered the court, belongs to the courtiers, and is not comparable to a county guard.
At least in Ting Weizheng's tenure, Zilu can show his strengths.