Chapter 5: Candidates for Imperial History
Outside the main gate of Luoyang, the soldiers lined up.
These armor soldiers are different from the Chinese army, and they are obviously the guards in the palace.
Cheng Ji wore armor and stood behind Cao Chao with Zhang Hua.
The weather is not as cold as in the past, the spring flowers are blooming, and there are a lot of emerald greens on the land inside and outside Luoyang, although there is still a wind blowing, but it is not so biting.
The sun is shining and the climate is pleasant.
Cao Chao stood under the yellow cover of the Son of Heaven, looking into the distance with his eyes, his eyes full of expectation.
Jiao Bo sent someone to inform him that the men and horses sent by Biqiu Jian had arrived at Sili and were preparing to go to Luoyang.
He also informed the three people who had come.
Biqiudian, the son of General Biqiujian, Liu Lu, the henchman of his own patriarch, and Wenyang, the son of Yangzhou Thorn Shi Wenqin.
Hearing the news, Cao Chao immediately couldn't sit still.
Cao Chao never thought that at such a time, General Biqiu Jian would be able to send someone here, which is too crucial.
Now is the time when there is a shortage of people, Cao Chao really has too many vacancies in his hands, and there are not enough officials at all.
Even the lieutenants here in the Chinese army are not enough.
Otherwise, even Ji Kang would not have been sent out to serve as a captain.
These three people came at the right time, Biqiudian is a loyal minister who can be trusted completely, and his ability is also good, it is the kind of person that Cao Chao lacks now, and Liu Lu is not to mention, Cao Chao has a lot of things that can't be put on the surface, and this person can do it.
The most important thing is Wenyang.
This is a Wenyang!!
The fierce man who can scare Sima Shi's eyeballs, Ma Long and Wen Yang are both fierce generals, but the focus is different, Ma Long is more inclined to command, and Wen Yang is biased towards charging.
If Ma Long is a small Huaiyin Marquis, then Wen Yang is a small Chu overlord.
Both of them are very good, and they can play to their strengths in different ways.
Knowing that he was also here, Cao Chao almost laughed out loud, with these more people, he would be more confident in facing Sima Zhao.
The figure of the cavalry slowly appeared in the distance, and Cao Chao couldn't help but get out of the car and took the initiative to walk in the direction of the cavalry.
Many of the ministers hurriedly followed.
Cheng Ji and the others didn't think much about it when they saw that the emperor was so excited, they were more concerned about the significance of these people coming to Luoyang, which represented the official alliance between the military and political forces of Huaisi and the temple.
Biqiudian and the others finally appeared in the distance, and they naturally saw Huang Gai, the Son of Heaven, in the distance.
Biqiudian was shocked and hurriedly turned over and dismounted.
The rest of the crowd also dismounted.
"Biqiuka-kun !!"
Cao Chao strode up and helped up Biqiudian, who was about to salute, his eyes were full of excitement.
"Hahaha, I haven't seen you for many days, are you okay?"
There was some shame on his face, he lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm too late."
"It's not too late, it's just the right time!"
"Is General Zhendong okay?"
"Because of His Majesty's kindness, my father's body is still very strong, and he really wants to come to see him in person, but he doesn't dare to leave because of Wu Thief's abnormal movement."
Cao Chao laughed, for now, it was best for Biqiu Jian to continue to stay in the base camp, as long as he was still there, no matter who wanted to move himself, he had to think twice.
"Your Majesty!!"
Liu Lu shouted tremblingly.
Cao Chao's lips trembled slightly, stepped forward to help him up, and held his hand tightly.
Both have a myriad of things to say at the moment.
Liu Lu took the initiative to get out of the way, revealing the tall young man who followed last.
"Your Majesty, this is the son of Wen Tingshi, you don't know, this person is brave and difficult to do, and he is invincible in the army, and he has the courage of Ganghou!"
Liu Lu knew this guy's combat effectiveness very well, so he couldn't wait to recommend it to the emperor, for fear that His Majesty would miss this fierce man.
Wen Yang's personality is a little unruly, and he is also worried that Wen Yang will anger His Majesty.
Wen Yang bowed to the emperor.
Cao Chao understood Liu Lu's thoughts, and a warm current flowed through his heart.
After not seeing each other for such a long time, when they met again, his first thought was to recommend talents to himself.
He lived up to the kindness of his henchmen and looked at the warrior in front of him.
Wen Yang is very young, the beard on his face has not grown, and he looks very immature, but this figure is very tall, although it is not as good as Wei Shu, but it is taller than Man Changwu.
He seems to be a difficult person to get along with, with sharp eyes.
Cao Chao laughed, he had been longing for this person for a long time.
"Isn't this my good marquis?"
As soon as Cao Chao opened his mouth, Zhang Hua and the other ministers were a little shocked in their eyes, and looked at Wen Yang again.
Cao Chao's good marquis refers to Geng Yi, the fierce general under the command of Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
And why didn't Cao Chao ask about Wuyang Hou? This is because Sima Yi previously obtained the title of Marquis of Wuyang, and later after being crowned a duke, in addition to this title, the impact is still very bad.
Especially now, it is easy to misunderstand, similar to the champion Hou, Zhongchang Wang Fu was named the champion Hou, and he also gave this title to the pit.
Wen Yang was also looking at the emperor in front of him.
He had heard a lot of rumors about the emperor these days, and he had always been curious in his heart about what kind of person the emperor was.
Today, seeing the young man in front of him, who was younger than himself, Wen Yang did not dare to despise him.
Although the emperor is young, he has a unique momentum, and his eyes are full of kindness when he looks at him, and he does not dare to let people treat him as a child.
Cao Chao introduced the people around him to them, and then led them into Luoyang.
Biqiudian directly rode in the same car with the Son of Heaven, and Liu Lu and Wenyang also changed into carriages and followed behind them.
"Your Majesty, the True Saint King!"
Biqiudian couldn't help but praise at this moment, "The situation Your Majesty is facing is unprecedented in the past and present, in such a situation, Your Majesty can still defeat a strong enemy and take back power, Great Wei has an emperor like you, it is really the blessing of the ancestors!" ”
Biqiudian's words were sincere.
Even his father was not optimistic about the situation in the world, but the emperor settled these things so quickly.
The predicament faced by the emperor was best known to Biqiudian, who were traitors inside and outside, with no one available, and his every word and deed was monitored.
It's incredible to be able to break the game in such a situation.
Cao Chao listened to the other party's admiration, but there was not much pride in his heart.
The experience in these days is a kind of torture for Cao Chao, he doesn't even want to remember too much, and he still remembers the suffocation feeling vividly.
"It's not my credit, it's because of the endless talent."
Cao Chao did not continue to dwell on the past, and directly talked about the future arrangements.
"You came at the right time, Chen Qian, the Imperial Historian, has been appointed by me as a court lieutenant to be responsible for the recent punishment, I want you to serve as the Imperial Historian, you have experience in this area, and you can supervise hundreds of officials for me."
Biqiudian hurriedly excused himself: "Your Majesty, how can the minister be virtuous, how can he hold such an important position?" ”
"Don't shirk, you don't know, today's temples are not peaceful."
"In order to bring down the general, I instructed Wang Xiang and others to propose something innovative."
"The ministers quickly colluded and wrote together, but the generals couldn't suppress them."
"Now, because the minister who took the lead has been convicted of rebellion, they have lost their leader, and at the same time, they don't trust each other easily, so they can't continue to write books."
"But the virtue of the ministers, you know, these people will only chase profits, and never learn a lesson."
"In less than half a year, they will unite again and force me to make concessions."
"Ninety percent of the scholars in the world are these traitors, even the original Guangwu Emperor has to compromise with them, what can I do?"
Cao Chao frowned, his face was very serious.
"Now it is impossible to suppress them, so we can only supervise them through the imperial history to prevent them from colluding, but if there is a suspicion of forming a party, it will be dealt with immediately, so that the ministers cannot easily join forces, especially for the three princes and nine secretaries, as well as the officials of the three Taiwans, we must pay special attention to them."
"I don't dare to hand over such a heavy task to others, you have experience, qualifications, fame, and I also know who you are, so you can only take on such a heavy responsibility."
Biqiudian's face suddenly became serious.
Although he began to be pro-governmental, this does not mean that the emperor can lean towards the government and the opposition, and one person is dominant, not to mention a small emperor like Cao Chao, in the past, the struggle between the emperor and the ministers was also implemented throughout the entire dynasty.
With the exception of the founding emperors of such prestige, and some emperors who achieved extraordinary achievements in some aspects, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, who could kill their courtiers, few other emperors were able to do so.
This is not a question of whether they dare or not, it is a question of whether the group surrenders or not, killing cannot solve all problems, especially in this era of the rise of the big clans, the knowledge is in the hands of these big clans, and the scholars are all in a group, and the emperor naturally needs the help of the scholars to govern the world.
Cao Chao can't kill them all, so try to prevent them from uniting again to force himself.
A good imperial history can solve many problems.
Bichudian was the best candidate.
If you want to completely solve this kind of problem, you need the imperial examination, but the imperial examination is useless today.
Many people think that the imperial examination of the Sui Dynasty solved the problem of the big family, but in fact, few people know that the original imperial examination system required someone to recommend to participate in the examination.
So who has the right to recommend? What kind of people will be referred?
This is where we have to look back at the Zhongzheng system again.
Only when the number of scholars at the middle and lower levels is sufficient can the monopoly of the family on officials be broken through the unlimited imperial examination system.
The scholars are all from families, and they are either from their families or recommended by them, so it is useless for you to carry out any reforms.
Even if you have a state-of-the-art examination system, what is the use of those families who participate in the examination?
Therefore, the most important thing is education.
It is necessary to break the monopoly of knowledge on the part of the great clans, so that more people can receive education, and first increase the number of scholars.