The stars are sinking, the sun is rising,

A court meeting is being held in the Ganlu Hall of the Taiji Palace in the Shendu, which is also the first early dynasty since Ma Jin killed Li Shifang and his party.

Ma Jin, who was sitting on the throne, was in a particularly good mood, and said loudly: "Everyone Aiqing, there is something to play"

As soon as Ma Jin's voice fell, a privy envoy Xie Xuan came out of the class and bowed down and said:

"Your Majesty, Yue Shuai recently sent a battle report, the battle of Pingquan Pass, Xiao Feng, the son of the guard general Xiao Yangdao, led the scouts to investigate the situation of the Han Navy.

It is also to let the tens of millions of people in Youzhou avoid the chaos of war, but they were unfortunately discovered by the Hanhai army and died of exhaustion.

As soon as Ma Jin heard Xie Xuan's performance, his face turned solemn and he said in a solemn voice: "Xiao Feng, the son of Xiao Yangdao, has made great contributions to the society, and unfortunately he is loyal to the country, and I am very sad!"

The decree posthumously presented Xiao Feng as "loyal and righteous uncle", buried with the courtesy of the prince, and the Ministry of Rites set up a monument to record it to praise his merits! ”

"Pingquan Pass guard general Xiao Yangdao and Youzhou general Li Kaigu jointly guarded Pingquan Pass so that hundreds of thousands of Hanhai iron horsemen could not cross the thunder pond one step, all of which made great contributions to the imperial court.

Message! Li Kaigu was appointed as the general of the right guard and went to Beijing to report on his work! Xiao Yangdao is the general of Youzhou Wei, and he will see his majesty in Beijing."

"Now that the enemy army in Hanhai has been repulsed, pass on the order of Yue Fei's squad to return to the dynasty!"

"Weichen Command!" After Xie Xuan bowed down to receive the order, he retreated to the class.

At this time, Xu Jin, who participated in the cabinet and participated in politics, came out again and said: "This big victory, it seems that the ministers are all thanks to His Majesty's great fortune and proper use of people, so that my Great Zhou has such a brilliant record, and Your Majesty's wise assets ......."

Ma Jin hurriedly waved his hand, interrupted Xu Jin's sycophants, and said with a smile: "Okay, Xu Aiqing doesn't need to say much!"

After finishing speaking, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I plan to reform the local military system, unify and reorganize the thirteen state guards of the Great Zhou Dynasty under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and in the future, each state guard sergeant will be rotated every three years, and the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of officials such as governors, inspectors, and political envoys will also be abolished and placed under the jurisdiction of the state general's office.

Although Ma Jin already has a plan in his heart, this major matter of the country still has to be brought to the court meeting to discuss it, listen to the opinions of the courtiers, and check and fill in the gaps to avoid irreparable things.

The cabinet is a member of the cabinet and the head of the household department, and Chun Yuyan said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this discussion is very good!"

In this way, it can not only reduce the establishment and expenses, but also avoid excessive local power and increase the influence of the imperial court on the local area. ”

"Your Majesty! The minister thought that it was absolutely impossible to abolish the soldiers and horses under the jurisdiction of the governor of the prefecture! If all their soldiers and horses are removed, then only the general's office will hold the military power in the local area, and the risk is too great, so what should be done if there is an accident at that time?

The minister still thought that it was most secure for the governor's yamen and the general's palace to contain each other. Leng Yuefeng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, came out and said.

Ma Jin nodded when he heard this, he thought that what Leng Yuefeng said was very reasonable, the military power should indeed not be held by one person, that would be too harmful, and at this time, several officials echoed Leng Yuefeng's statement.

Ma Jin nodded;

"What Leng Aiqing said is very much in line with my intentions!"

"If there is a ruler in that place, the soldiers and horses will not be cut off. However, the Fubiao battalion under the jurisdiction of the governor, the patrol battalion under the jurisdiction of the political envoy, the patrol battalion under the jurisdiction of the inspector, and the military equipment under the jurisdiction of the supervision of the imperial history must have a clear system, and it is not allowed to raise soldiers and horses privately, and it must be customized and not changed without authorization, and this matter is formulated by the Privy Council! ”

"Minister! Follow the parables! Xie Xuan bowed and answered.

Looking at His Royal Highness's ministers, Ma Jin paused and said:

"I have another thing here, since Li Shifang's case, there has been a huge shortage of staff in the various departments of the imperial court, so that the imperial court cannot work normally, and the secretaries can have talents to recommend me."

It should be said here that the system of selecting officials implemented in the Great Zhou Dynasty is recommended by officials of various prefectures and levels, that is, a county commander thinks that a person under the rule of his county is very good, and he will report this person to the county guard, and if the county commander also thinks that this person is good and can be used, he will report to the court officials and the officials will send personnel to the official department after careful investigation.

In other words, if local people want to become officials, they must pass through officials above the level of taishou. And what about Shendu? Officials above the fifth grade also have the right to recommend. This is equivalent to the selection of state officials being mastered by the officials of the imperial court, in fact, it is equivalent to letting the scholars behind the officials master, and then causing the descendants of the officials to be officials are also officials.

People are different from each other, and officials will inevitably recommend people who have a relationship with them, and in this way, the low-level poor people have no chance to be officials at all.

His Royal Highness's civil and military officers were indifferent for a while, and only Chun Yuyan gave up his hand and said: "Your Majesty, when the minister was serving in the local government, he had a few friends, and after the minister went to court, he wrote a letter to let them come to God to serve His Majesty!" ”

"Do you have any talent to recommend?" Ma Jin looked at His Highness's officials and asked again.

"Your Majesty, there are a large number of vacancies in the imperial court, and if they are all recommended by people, I am afraid it will be difficult to fill their vacant positions" Xu Jin made his debut.

"I have a way to get a large number of talents, and I plan to open a department to select useful talents! As for how to make an examination method, the cabinet will come up with a charter in conjunction with the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Rites, of course, the court, civil and military can also actively suggest it.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I am afraid that the good and bad talents will be uneven, because according to this law, those who have lost virtue can also take the exam, and I am afraid it will not be the blessing of all the people in the world!" Xu Jin suddenly came out of the ranks, bowed and objected.

"I'm not saying that I will open a scientific examination immediately, I can try it first, if there is no problem in the world! And the way of recommending talents can not be abandoned, the right to recommend in the past in my Great Zhou was grasped by the imperial court and local officials, I decided to relax this condition, all the people in the world can recommend talents, and they can go directly to the ministry without going through the county government! In the future, whether it is officials or the people recommending talents, they must pass the examination before they can become officials. Ma Jin said what he thought.

His Royal Highness's eyes lit up, Emperor Ma Jin's method was simply amazing, this method of opening up the imperial examination can not only expand the source of talents, but also ensure moral integrity, so that the selected officials can become useful officials to the people.

"Your Majesty, this method is in favor of the minister!" The eldest grandson Wuji bowed and saluted.

"The ministers seconded it!" All the ministers bowed and saluted.

Ma Jin nodded and said: "Okay, since all the Aiqing have agreed, then it will be implemented in the counties of Yuzhou and Shendu first, and the cabinet secretaries are responsible for this matter, and the Privy Council will assist from the side."