Chapter Ninety-Five: Deep

"Yes." He Xi said.

"So what about the future? Are they all just Guozi prisoners? Fang Xiaoru said.

This sentence can be regarded as the real point. Because Fang Xiaoru's intention was never in this exam. But in the future, He Xi will be behind this exam.

He Xi said: "In my opinion, in the future, the county school, the government school, and the Guozijian three-level school. It is necessary to stipulate the year of study, but also to stipulate the pace of study, such as several years of county schooling, laying more foundations, learning scriptures, exegesis, mathematics, and other knowledge. Among them, those who excel in learning can be admitted to the government school, and after several years of school study, they will go one level deeper and learn the meaning of the subtle words. He was selected among the best and admitted to the Guozijian, who not only had to learn the scriptures, but also the practice, various affairs of the imperial court, etc. ”

"These three can participate in the official examination and official election."

"After graduating from the county school, you can participate in the election of officials at the prefectural and county levels, and the prefectural school can participate in the election of officials at the prefectural and provincial levels. And Guozijian can directly participate in the official election. ”

"Whether it is an official election or an official election, after the imperial court announces the official vacancy, they each go to the official department to sign up for selection."

Fang Xiaoru muttered secretly in his heart: "The three-rounding method and the selection system seem to be a little different. ”

The three-house method is part of Wang Anshi's reform, just like He Xi's regulations, which divides the school into upper, middle and lower, and three-house. It's just more akin to the school but with three grades, rather than the current school system.

Fang Xiaoru said: "If, according to your words, a person will have to study for at least ten years after studying in the county school, and then take the exam, wouldn't it be too late." And listening to adults, the implication is that you are not ready to take the Jinshi exam? ”

"Fast or slow, it's up to Mr. Fang what he thinks." He Xi said; "The one who was really able to pass the exam before didn't study hard for more than ten years. I don't think there's any difference in the same hard reading. And I also think that my system is getting faster. ”

"What do you mean by that?" Fang Xiaoru asked.

He Xi said: "Because there is an age limit for the selection of officials at all levels, if he is over 30 years old, no position is suitable for him." When you are thirty years old, you can naturally think about what you should do, instead of spending the rest of your life on entering the office, and the talents selected by the court can be used by the court. Instead of being an official for only a few years, he will sue the old man and return to his hometown. ”

"As for Jinshi, as Mr. Fang said, I don't want to have any more. Because the starting point of Jinshi is too high. The prime minister starts from the county, which is the last word. I think all the officials of the Ming Dynasty have to climb up from the bottom. In the future, we will not be able to take on the big responsibility. ”

When Fang Xiaoru heard this, he immediately disagreed and said; "Ho, my lord. That's not what you're saying. According to your statement, a person who studied at the age of twelve or thirteen, and it is estimated that he can only become an official at the age of twenty-five, or the lowest class, I don't know whether he is seven or nine grades, and when such a person is in a high position, I am afraid that he is already gray-haired, seventy or eighty, where can he have the energy to serve the country. This is not to select talents for the country, but to destroy talents, not to mention re-entering the scholars, in order to worship learning. The Jinshi is used to guide the direction of the world. As for those above the age of 30, they are no longer allowed to take the exam, which is a big mistake. The establishment of the imperial examination is not only to recruit talents, but also to bond the hearts of people with lofty ideals. If the age of thirty ends, let them go to a dead end. I'm afraid it's a trouble for the imperial court. Lord He, you are still young and have not thought about it. ”

When He Xi heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "Hahaha." Mr. Fang said it was so funny. Yes, if a person climbs step by step according to my resume, he will be at least fifty or sixty years old when he can become an important minister of the imperial court. Isn't this a normal phenomenon in the country? Maybe people in their fifties and sixties look old in other places, but when they are really young and strong in the court, don't worry, no one stands out, after all, such a long path is set for ordinary people. You can't stop a genius. ”

"As for worrying, if you can't take the exam after the age of thirty, you will resent the court and can make trouble in the world. This kind of person must be wise and courageous, and it is impossible to pass the exam. Secondly, what if he has the ability to make trouble in the world, it is not too late for the scholar to rebel for ten years. As long as the imperial court can govern the world well, it is still afraid of the rats. ”

"Mr. Fang, do you take some people too seriously and take the world too lightly. May I ask which Confucian scholar was the leader of the world at the end of the Yuan Dynasty? ”

"As for Jinshi, leading the world. Yes, there is a reason here, so it must be abolished, because of the singers outside the Donghua Gate, corrupting the world's major events, making the cliffs and mountains sink and the land, this lesson must be learned. ”

Fang Xiaoru's color changed suddenly, and he said, "Lord He, this is over." ”

He Xi said: "Maybe, but in my opinion, there is no need for Jinshi to exist in the future, because the imperial court wants officials who can do things, not talents who do well in exams." The two are not equal. The imperial court should not give people a chance to ascend to the sky in one step. ”

"Even if you are talented, you have to come up from the bottom step by step."

He Xi then told Fang Xiaoru about the official selection system he told Yao Guangxiao, from the school to the officials, from the officials, from the selection of officials, step by step to the level of important ministers of the state. Because the appointment of the important ministers of the state is the domain of the emperor.

It's just that He Xi forgot one thing.

If he has this system, he will complete the important ministers of the country, so that there will be six ministries and nine secretaries, plus the future prime minister. That would be tantamount to completely usurping the emperor's power.

In other words, most of the imperial courts in the middle and late Ming Dynasty operated like this. It's just that their internal logic is completely different from the logic circled by He Xi.

He Xi didn't feel this.

But Fang Xiaoru felt it.

There was only one feeling in his heart. That is He Xizhen Confucian.

Yes, Fang Xiaoru's feelings about He Xi are contradictory. There were many disputes between the two sides before. The biggest problem is that there is a distinction between clear and turbid currents.

The requirements of the two sides for the court officials were completely different.

In Fang Xiaoru's view, the court officials are simple managers, and they must be a co-ordination group. The court officials should not be put in charge of those complicated affairs, but let the court officials supervise the people below to do it.

In fact, this practice was also a common official requirement in ancient China.

Gain, the executive power of the ancient Chinese officials, can never be forced. Of course, the Qin and Han dynasties have always been the exception of classical military empires. Don't look at anything else, just look at what the Westernization Movement of the Qing Dynasty has done, and you will know how poor the execution of ancient officials is.

From He Xi's point of view, officials are officials who carry out the orders of the imperial court. How can we do this because of the heavy workload, but also to let the key people play an important role? Naturally, it is to give money to officials, so who is the key person in a matter?

That is, in this one thing, who can't leave?

It is not a Confucian minister in Fang Xiaoru's mouth, but a technocrat who really masters engineering technology.

In that case, why not promote them?

After all, the famous engineer rules the country, and He Xi has not heard of it. He didn't ask for it, the Ming officials were all engineering, which was unrealistic. But can't the key local technocrats be absent?

The differences on this are incomprehensible to each other.

Fang Xiaoru originally wanted to fight with He Xi for a few rounds. But He Xi's last words, Fang Xiaoru thought a lot.

The reason why I think He Xi is a Confucian minister. That is behind He Xi's words, in fact, the constraints on imperial power. Personnel rights are the most important power of the imperial court, and if the imperial court is up and down, all personnel rights are summarized into one law, and no one can interfere. Then it means that the emperor has also lost the right to interfere in personnel.

This is one step closer to what the Confucian scholars wanted, the Son of Heaven hung down his clothes and ruled the world.

Speaking of which, this is also a very contradictory thing.

The Confucian scholars shouted loyalty, but the ultimate goal of many things was to usurp the emperor's power. The name is beautiful: Loyal to the emperor, that is foolish loyalty. Only by being loyal to the country and the society is the real loyalty.

Anyway, it makes sense.

And He Xi's statement obviously has a hint of this. How could it not shock Fang Xiaoru. determined that He Xi was at odds with him in many ways. But the heart is right. Although many people have not spoken it, some Confucian Confucians have reached a consensus.

The emperor's power must be limited, whether it is celestial and human induction, or other methods, whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang or other emperors.

It's all the same.