Whether it is the Temple of Literature or the Temple of Martial Arts, the ranking must first be politically correct, and secondly, the personal preferences of those in power.

The generals handed in their favorite lists, and Zhu Ming couldn't laugh or cry when he saw it.

Many generals are uneducated, and they don't know who the good generals and fierce generals are in ancient times, and most of them are listed according to the impressions in the miscellaneous dramas.

Zhu Ming simply did it himself, and completely according to his own likes and dislikes.

Officiant: Jiang Taigong.

Companions: Zhang Liang, Zhuge Liang.

Ten philosophers: Guan Zhong, Sun Wu, Bai Qi, Wu Qi, Han Xin, Li Jing, Huo Quzhi, Sun Bin, Le Yi.

Seventy-two generals: Li Tao, Wei Qing, Lian Po, Li Mu, Wang Qian, Zhou Yafu, Guo Ziyi, Murong Ke, Wang Meng......

It stands to reason that Huo Qubing shouldn't be ranked among the top ten philosophers, but he can't stand Prince Zhu's liking!

After determining the list of martial arts temple sacrifices, Zhu Ming felt that it was better for the martial temple and the military academy to be built directly in Luoyang, so as not to move the capital in the future and toss again.

"Invite Lu Haowen, Lu Benzhong's father and son." Zhu Ming said.

Bai Sheng immediately ran outside the hall and came back with an order.

The Lu family and his son were officials in Kaifeng, and they were called into the carriage one after another, and they went to the East Palace in a daze.

Because his grandfather and father were beaten as members of the Yuanyou Party, Lu Haowen was first assigned to Suzhou for seven years, and then transferred to Zhenzhou Shipyard. finally became a petty official, and because of his anger against Cai Bian, he was assigned to Yangzhai for 12 years.

A son and grandson of a prime minister has spent half his life like this.

The father is so messy, Lu Benzhong, as a son, is naturally not much better.

Zhao Huan succeeded to the throne, set things right, and the father and son were recalled to the capital, and they were gone just halfway to the Great Song Dynasty.

"The prince summoned him, I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse." Lu Haowen was worried.

Lu Benzhong was quite excited: "The prince is wise and martial, and he is good at appointing talents. Today's summons may be to reuse the Lu family! ”

"It's hard to say."

Lu Haowen has long been disheartened by his career.

This person's personality is stable, and he is a "good old man", just like the ancestors of the Lu family.

Historically, he persuaded the puppet emperor Zhang Bangchang to set up Zhao Gou. He also asked Li Gang, in this ghost world where the royal industry is difficult, it is normal to hide dirt and dirt, how can you work together to punish those people (those who are forced to invest in gold), and everyone is frightened?

In the end, the two ends were not pleased, and Zhang Bangchang was killed.

"Come with me, two of you."

"There are nobles in labor to lead the way."

The father and son came to the East Palace, and when they saw that the prince was reviewing the documents, they stood at the door and waited quietly.

After a short time, the two were allowed in.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince." Father and son bowed.

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "Sit down." ”

The two thanked them again and sat down upright.

Zhu Ming picked up a book on his desk: "When I returned to Beijing a few days ago, Your Majesty showed me this book, and I heard that it was Mr. Lu's masterpiece. ”

"Don't dare to be." Lu Benzhong arched his hand.

Zhu Ming asked, "What are the positions of the two of you?" ”

Lu Hao replied: "Back to His Royal Highness, the old man is in the History Museum of the Hanlin Academy, participating in the compilation of the History of the Song Dynasty. ”

Lu Benzhong replied: "The minister is Cao Peng in Kaifeng Mansion. ”

"This "Official Proverbs" is very well written, and it can be the yardstick for officials all over the world." Zhu Ming said approvingly.

Lü Benzhong said: "What is written in the book is a summary of the officials of the Lü dynasty. ”

Zhu Ming nodded and said, "Excellent." But I don't agree with the phrase 'treat the officials like slaves'. ”

Lu Benzhong advocated that official affairs should be handled as family affairs, and that kings should be treated like parents, superiors should be treated like brothers, colleagues should be treated like family members, officials should be treated like slaves, and people should be treated like wives.

Lu Benzhong explained: "Your Highness has also been a magistrate, and you should know that the officials in the world are all treacherous and greedy. Many young officials originally wanted to be honest and selfless, but they were often induced and instigated by the masses of officials, and unwittingly accumulated small greed into big greed. Then the officials colluded, the people were fished, and the rule of the officials was corrupted! Therefore, we must be cautious in dealing with the officials, and drive them as slaves, and do not go along with them! ”

"Among the officials, there are also honest men." Zhu Ming said.

Lu Benzhong was categorical: "It is impossible!" Even if the Ming Dynasty issued money to some officials, how could it be possible to stop them from filling their pockets? If they are not corrupt, how can they become public officials? You can't even go up! And if they don't have a good personal servant, if they don't embezzle, what can they live on? ”

It makes sense, Zhu Ming was speechless.

In ancient times, giving money to all officials would bring down the finances.

What Zhu Ming can do is to divide the necessary official positions into several levels and pay salaries and promotions, and even officials can be promoted to officials.

This kind of well-paid official has been called "public official" by the people.

In the short term, when it is necessary to perform busy official duties, such as collecting grain and taxes, the salaried public officials will recruit temporary workers. This kind of temporary worker is called "private officials" by the people, and the imperial court requires that it be eliminated but cannot be stopped at all.

Zhu Ming said: "After all, it's still inappropriate, let's change it to 'treat the officials like students'." Students are not sensible and will definitely make mistakes, and those who are officials should correct them like teachers. ”

Lu Benzhong said: "If the minister has such a student, he will definitely be expelled from the teacher!" ”

"Not changing?" Zhu Ming asked.

Lu Benzhong said: "It can't be changed. ”

Zhu Ming sighed: "If it is not changed, the imperial court will not be able to help promote this "Official Motto". ”

Lu Benzhong said: "This book can be circulated by itself. ”

Zhu Ming still likes "Official Proverbs" very much, in which he warns officials not to be greedy for petty profits, otherwise they will definitely become big corrupt officials. He also said that he must have the people in his heart, and that officials should do things in a down-to-earth manner, and they should not deceive, etc.

And it is not blindly preachy, it is all deduced from the interests of officials.

For example, if you don't levie on the people, then it will be smoother for you to become an official, and there will be much less trouble. Another example is that if you cheat as an official, in the end, the matter will be exposed, which will seriously affect your promotion.

This is a book that teaches people how to be honest and diligent, and to be promoted to become a big official by virtue of political achievements!

Zhu Ming asked: "Is the Lu family like this as an official?" ”

"Of course, the people who are officials in the Lu family are all honest and diligent!" Lu Benzhong said.

Zhu Ming smiled and asked again: "Is it the Donglai Lu clan, the Luoyang Lu clan, or the Shouzhou Lu clan?" ”

"It's the same with all three of them." Lu Benzhong said.

Lu Hao asked that something was wrong, and his son seemed to be about to fall into the trap of the prince.

Zhu Ming asked again: "I promoted you to the general judgment of Luoyang Mansion, how about going to check the acres of Luoyang Lu's fields?" The Lu family is honest and selfless as an official, and presumably the family is even more strict, and there will be no evil. ”

"This ......" Lu Benzhong was a little dumbfounded.

The Lu family was originally from Donglai and moved to Henan in the early Song Dynasty. There are two sons who migrated as officials, one moved to Luoyang and the other moved to Shouzhou.

Luoyang Lu and Shouzhou Lu produced eight prime ministers in the Northern Song Dynasty!

"Don't dare?" Zhu Ming frowned.

Lu Benzhong said: "The minister was born in the Lu clan of Shouzhou, but he was ordered to investigate the Lu clan in Luoyang, which seems to be a little inappropriate. ”

Zhu Ming said: "It seems that I still don't dare to investigate, and the Lu family's style is unbearable to investigate." ”

This is about the reputation of the Lu family, Lu Benzhong was immediately enraged, stood up and said, "Why don't you dare? If there is a person who corrupts the family style in Luoyang, the ministers will bring them to justice! ”

"It's worthy of the Lu family!"

Zhu Ming clapped his hands and praised: "If it is found that the Luoyang Lu clan has committed adultery, the person involved in the crime will be handed over to Yousi, and the rest of the clan will be split and migrated to various counties in Hebei." The vacated land was set aside for the construction of military schools and martial arts temples. How is it? ”

Lu Benzhong said: "Okay! ”

Zhu Ming said again: "After checking the Lu family, how about checking the other clans in Luoyang?" ”

"Good!" Lu Benzhong gritted his teeth and said.

Lu Haowen almost fainted when he heard this, but he didn't dare to stop him.

Luoyang has countless big families, maybe the number of acres can't catch up with Chengdu, but the political influence beats the big families in Chengdu.

Once Lu Benzhong really investigates thoroughly, it will inevitably offend countless people, and the Shilin reputation of the Lu family in Shouzhou will be completely ruined!

And if Lu Benzhong wants to fool things, Prince Zhu will inevitably settle accounts after the autumn, and the career of the descendants of the Lu family in Shouzhou will definitely be ruined.

Zhu Ming smiled and said, "I wish you success, let's go." ”

Father and son retired.

Zhu Ming's mood is very happy, he will move the capital to Luoyang in the next few years, and he has to sort out the surroundings of Luoyang.

At the very least, we have to get out of the land of the military academy and the martial arts temple first.

The father and son left the East Palace, and Lu Hao sighed vigorously.

Lu Benzhong said: "Why does my father sigh for a long time? ”

Lu Hao asked: "Let Shouzhou Lu go to investigate Luoyang Lu thoroughly, this matter should not be, just find an excuse to prevaricate the past." Why do you need to take on this troublesome errand? ”

Lu Benzhong said: "The prince lured me in, how can I retreat when the matter comes?" Once refused, this life is ruined. ”

"Your career is ruined, but the descendants of the Lu family are still there," Lu Hao asked more and more urgently, "If you split and relocate the Luoyang Lu clan, the entire Shouzhou Lu clan will be infamous for not being friendly with relatives in the future!" ”

Lu Benzhong muttered: "I'll carry the name alone." The Lu family in Shouzhou has already produced a family thief, but there is nothing more than another one. ”

The last thief was called Lu Jiawen, and the whole clan opposed the change, but Lu Jiawen was the only one who supported it. He was displaced for more than ten years, and was not allowed to return to his hometown for burial after his death, and was rejected by the entire family.

"You...... You foolishness! Lu Haowen was about to be angry.

Although Lu Benzhong was lured into the trap by Zhu Ming, but at this point, he didn't want to use this to show his strength.

He concedes that he has the talent to help the people, but because of the party's integrity, he has never been promoted normally.

He has been the county chief bookkeeper, the state Cao Peng, and the government cadre, and he is all an adjutant who has to actually deal with government affairs. He is honest, selfless, and conscientious, but his political achievements are all the chief officials, and even his reputation is the chief official's.

He is already in his forties, and the heroes of the new Ming Dynasty are everywhere, and the pressure of officialdom competition is extremely high, but he is still only Cao Peng of Kaifeng Mansion.

If he doesn't seize this opportunity, even if Lu Benzhong works until retirement, it is estimated that he will be able to rise to the fourth grade at most.

The fourth-grade official is indeed not low, but his ancestors have been prime ministers for three generations in a row!

Zhu Ming muttered alone in the East Palace: "'Hating the king is not like Jiang Louyue, north and south, east and west, north and south, east and west, only with each other and no separation. Hating the monarch is like Jiang Louyue, temporarily full and losing, temporarily full and losing, when will you be reunited? Without experiencing the upheaval of the Southern Song Dynasty, Lu Benzhong may not be able to write this poem. ”

Bai Sheng walked in from the outside: "Your Highness, the Duke of Shu and his wife will enter the palace to face the saint, and the official family will let you bring the crown princess over as well." ”

(I made a mistake in the previous chapter, the Wumiao of the Huizong Dynasty had Wu Qi.) ）

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