Huang Qiong's heart was full of alarm bells, but her face reacted quickly, smiled, and concealed the fear in her eyes.

"Elder minister, how can you still have the energy to take the main exam, I don't know who Your Majesty wants?"

Liu Zhi smiled slightly, it's good to talk to smart people, and it will be thorough at one point, and his face will not be so ugly.

"For the sake of fairness, I want to arrange a chief examiner and two deputy chief examiners this time to supervise each other, what does the captain think?"

Huang Qiong secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Zhi change the topic, "Your Majesty's move is very good, and it can be promulgated as a system and fixed." ”

"This big exam is also crossing the river by feeling the stones, there must be a lot of problems, and then summarize the experience, and then make rules, it's still too early."

"This is very good, this dynasty has been reformed several times since Emperor Wu opened the policy, and the scale is becoming more and more grand, if it can become its system, it will be a good thing for the country and the people."

I have to say that the old lady Huang Qiong's thinking, in some aspects, is quite ahead of the times.

According to the course of history, the policy system will continue for many years, until the emergence of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system, and the imperial examination system will not really mature until the Sui and Tang dynasties.

If this reform goes well, it will almost be an excessive form of the imperial examination system, and as long as the education of the people is popularized, it will be logical for him to propose the imperial examination at that time.

The reform of the inspection system is indispensable for the old lady's efforts to promote, although in other aspects, the opinions of the two are still very different.

But this alone was enough to win Liu Zhi's respect, because the imperial examination could completely change the pattern of the court.

As long as a large number of students from poor families enter the imperial court, even if they start from the lowest level, the status of the family will be seriously impacted after a long time.

If there is another way to go, I believe that those talented people who are attached to the family will also be scattered.

can stand out with his ability in a righteous and bright way, who wants to be marked as a vassal?

Of course, he believed that even Huang Qiong was completely unaware that this reform would shake the status of the family.

After all, he is also from a family, and he will also protect the interests of his own class, but he is relatively upright, and hopes that the court can select talented people.

"In this big exam, I want to come forward to be the chief examiner in person, and those candidates can call themselves protégés of the Son of Heaven in the future, do you think I am suitable?"

Liu Zhi held his wine glass and said it in a half-joking tone.

"The protégé of the Son of Heaven?"

Huang Qiong was slightly stunned, and immediately thought of Emperor Fangcai's words, it seems that His Majesty is really not at ease with the courtiers.

This is to prevent some people from forming parties for personal gain, and in the future, those who claim to be protégés of the Son of Heaven will only be more loyal to His Majesty.

According to the system of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the imperial power was subject to a lot of restraints, and Liu Xiu, the Guangwu Emperor, relied on the strength of several major families to sit firmly.

But since then, it has left hidden dangers for future generations, resulting in the power of the family being too large, and even directly influencing the change of imperial power in many cases.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Zhigang brought it up, he was very vigilant, His Majesty wanted to seize the power in his own hands.

When Liu Zhi authorized Cao Teng to expand his troops before, he already had a lot of complaints, thinking that the rebellious family really owed His Majesty this time, so he endured it.

But now, he couldn't stay silent any longer.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, there has never been an emperor who has personally served as the chief examiner.

You are the king of a country, so you should naturally be on top, not to mention that no matter who is the chief examiner, they are also your people. ”

Liu Zhi smiled, "I just said it casually, and the captain just thought it was inappropriate." ”

It seems that his steps are still too big, which has aroused the alarm of the family, and he must be more careful in the future.

Both of them wisely skipped the matter and did not mention it, and the monarchs and ministers talked about some gossip among themselves, and seeing that it was getting late, Liu Zhi sent Huang Qiong out of the palace.

Today's unexpected victory in the court made him a little floating, thinking that as long as he took a tough attitude, those ministers would be weak and avoid.

It seems that he is still too naïve, although Liang Ji was arrogant at the beginning, he never touched the fundamental interests of the family, so they chose to lose their voices collectively.

In this world, what is loyal to the monarch and patriotic, what is high-spirited and bright, it is all false, and only interests are eternal.

The strength of the family cannot be underestimated, and now that they are fledgling, it is not a good time to face them head-on.

It can only be changed slowly bit by bit, at least now there has been a qualitative leap in the inspection system, and the inspection system has also been decided.

These can weaken the monopoly of the family to a certain extent, and he believes that one day, he will really hold the power in his hands, and he no longer needs to look at the family's face.

Just as he was muttering alone, Zuo Yi came in outside to report, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Nantun has returned to Beijing." ”

Liu Zhi was overjoyed, "Pass quickly." ”

A few days ago, he was calculating that Deng Yan's task had been successfully completed, and it was time to return to the capital, but he didn't expect it to be there today.

After a while, Deng Yan came to the Zhongde Palace, and Liu Zhi saw that he was dressed in dust, and knew that he had not had time to return home, so he came directly to restore his life.

"I've seen Your Majesty."

In just over a month, Deng Yan has changed from a fair-skinned and delicate young man to a dark-skinned young man.

However, the spirit is very full, the spirit is bright, and the gaze is obviously much more resolute than before.

"Give a seat."

Liu Zhi looked at him, "What's the matter, what have you gained from this trip?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister consciously gained a lot, read 10,000 books, it is better to go out and walk more, see more, and increase knowledge."

In ancient times, information was not developed, and scholars learned about the world through books, while officials learned about it by copying the palace gate copies of the palace officials, which was also the earliest palace newspaper.

Therefore, the knowledge of the ancients was actually relatively narrow, and most of them were limited to books.

During the Han Dynasty, many people who were really interested in studying would travel around with bamboo canes and shoes, visiting famous teachers all over the world, and increasing their knowledge.

Deng Yan is limited by his age and life experience, and has never had the opportunity to travel, so he is naturally very excited to go out and have a look this time.

"Haha, that's a good point, one day, I'm going to take a look at this great river and mountain."

When you are an emperor, everything is good, but you are not free, unless you reach the point where you can control everything, you want to go out and travel around, it is a fool's dream.

"Your Majesty doesn't know, this Jingshi looks at a faction of singing and dancing, but now there is mourning outside."

Only Deng Yan will tell him the truth, and the rest of the people will either try their best to hide it or whitewash the peace.

"Pei County is the land of fish and rice, and the situation is better, but there are also a large number of civilians who have lost their land and become domestic slaves of various surnames.

And on the side of Taishan County, there are really ten rooms and nine empty, and the people are not happy. ”

Liu Zhi's face also became solemn, "Actually, they don't say it, I also know what will happen after the rebellion." ”