After more than ten consecutive days of high-level discussions and repeated arguments and plugging of the three major dynasties, the implementation method of the first "universal examination system for science" in China was finally announced.

Compared with the traditional system of recommendation, the new system nominally only clarifies and fixes the specific methods of "local examinations and central inspections". At the same time, the conditions, time and scale of dividing and establishing disciplines are also clarified.

There were many subjects that were not permanent in the original examination, but now they are all changed to permanent in the past.

Even Maocai, who has the lowest admission frequency for exams, has three subjects, Zhibing and Virtuous, can be admitted once every three years. Other filial and honest people are admitted every year, while Mingfa and Mingsuan are admitted twice in three years.

This is also taking into account the difference in the number of officials in various positions. Local officials and scholar-oriented officials who engage in theoretical and academic research have relatively fewer requirements, and the demand for generals can be increased during wartime.

Infrastructure farming, money, grain and civil affairs, judicial supervision requires several times the amount of judicial supervision, and is responsible for specific executive work. Some even raise the "Cao Operators and Officials" who did not pass the previous examination to "officials", so they will be admitted more.

This will also help the entire civil servant team to try their best to be more professional and examine. It will avoid the problem that in history, "the official exam will only be a waste of time after it comes out. The specific government officials in the county should be pragmatic, but do not need to take the exam."

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Later, this system was abbreviated as the "Imperial Examination System". Because the old name of the "Imperial Examination" was not changed, it was just a new abbreviation, so there was no excuse for local governments to directly oppose this new law.

In addition, the current territory of Liu Bei's camp was defeated by real force, and local officials were directly appointed by Liu Bei, so people at the local officials level were very supportive of the central government, and their control was far from comparable to indirect rule when Huan Ling.

Even if it is finally sent to the local area and someone wants to resist, it is mainly based on the local folk families and powerful gangs, rather than the local officials themselves participating in the resistance.

Moreover, when Liu Bei was in Yizhou, he used the reform of the economic system to crack down on a large number of hoarding and hype wealthy families. Therefore, the folk families in Yizhou were weakened a few years ago.

Similarly, for Guanzhong area, the "loss" reform of "renting and transferring money" in the past few years, and cracking down on fraud during disaster relief, some corrupt officials who have made their own efforts and wealthy families who cheat subsidies in the year of disaster relief have been killed or suppressed.

The Han people in the Xiliang area did not have very strong tyrants, but the local tyrants who were attached to the foreign races killed them when Li Su was fishing and discovered Guo Si's party, so his resistance strength was also at a relatively low point.

It can be said that before Li Su suggested that Liu Bei implement this most difficult reform, he had laid the foundation for five years, weakening the internal enemies who could resist the reform in batches.

Only by using reforms to money can we bring out the forces that resist reforms and eliminate them almost before reforms to the officials can be carried out.

Moreover, Li Su did not lay the foundation at the same time, and there was basically a time of staggering. The forces of the rebellion in Yizhou were mainly from 192 to 193, the families of Guanzhong were mainly from 194 to 195, and the families of Xiliang were mainly from 195 and 196.

This will ensure that all those who want to resist within will not resist at the same time and will be defeated calmly.

It can be said that only Jingzhou and Jiaozhou under Liu Bei's rule have not undergone systematic reform cleaning.

Especially since there was no war in Jingzhou in the past few years, Liu Biao's name Bajun had a good reputation and many exiles from all over the world who had taken Jingzhou as a paradise to immigrate.

In addition, Liu Biao officially expressed his recognition of Liu Bei more than a month ago, and Liu Bei could not quickly establish direct rule over Liu Biao's old place. Therefore, Li Su, Xun You and others estimated that if the aristocratic families under their rule this year would resist the imperial examination, they would mainly break out in Jingzhou.

As for Jiaozhou, although it has not been cleaned, there are not many particularly awesome scholars in the broken place, and there is not much room for operation to cheat and resist.

Moreover, the aristocratic families who resisted the imperial examination system must have the motivation to resist that they missed the ninth-rank official law that was more suitable for them to repay each other and recommended each other for personal fraud. They thought that Yuan Shao's plan was better.

So Li Suchai could guess that their implementation method of resistance was mostly due to leaving the area ruled by Liu Bei and re-immigrating to the area ruled by Yuan Shao.

After all, everyone knows that if you are so stupid that you can directly pull the flag to resist under Liu Bei's rule, it is like seeking death - unless you can directly attract foreign enemies after pulling the flag.

For example, let the military forces of the Yuan, Cao and Sun families attack in, and then drive Liu Bei away from the inside and outside, and then establish a ninth-rank official rule in the hometown of the rebels. Then, the local aristocratic families can share the spoils with Yuan Shao to serve as official positions.

However, whether it is a passive resistance like immigrating or an internal force that overthrows Liu Bei's rule to welcome the "King Army" to resist from the outside, the most likely problems are the states bordering Liu Bei and other warlords.

After all, Yizhou, Liangzhou and Jiaozhou are not connected with the three remaining warlords in the world. Even if the local aristocratic families want to act internally and act rebelliously to respond to foreign enemies, they will not be able to respond. If they are too far apart, they will become enclaves long ago. Yuan Shaojun cannot come across the air to save them.

If you want to immigrate, people from Jiaozhou, Liangzhou, Yizhou, and Liangzhou must first pass through Yongzhou or Jingzhou before they can immigrate to other warlords' ruling areas.

In this way, Guanzhong and Jingzhou have become high-risk frontiers for foreign immigration by aristocratic families.

Guanzhong is at least Liu Bei's capital, and the rule is extremely strong at the foot of the emperor. The three auxiliary families represented by "Jingzhao Weidu" have also been hit. Therefore, all the remaining risks are concentrated in Jingzhou.

On October 16, after the dynasty meeting where the Ming Dynasty issued the "Imperial Examination Method" ended, Liu Bei left behind a few people including Li Su, Xun You, etc. to discuss how to deal with possible resistance reforms and what posture would the rebels appear.

At that time, after a little investigation, Li Su and Xun You reached a consensus and told Liu Bei this conclusion:

"Your Majesty, we think that the first time this year, the most intense resistance and the most prone to problems was Jingzhou. First of all, we occupied Jingzhou for a very short time, and it was not conquered by force, so we had never cleaned up the local aristocratic families.

Secondly, the Guanzhong and Sili are separated by Tongguan, Hangu Pass and Sanbailiu Handao, which are both steep mountains and rivers, and it is difficult for the people to get around and immigrate.

However, there is only Fangcheng Pass between Nanyang, Jingzhou and Yingchuan, Yuzhou. The connection between Bowang, Ye County and Kunyang is extremely convenient. Jingzhou Xiakou and Jiangxia, and even Yangzhou Yuzhang and Lujiang, also has developed water transportation, with rivers and ports crisscrossing and easy to cross.

Therefore, to ensure the smooth implementation of the imperial examination this year, we must first ensure that the great families of Jingzhou will not immigrate and flee. Secondly, after blocking the immigration, we must also prevent families with private forces from supporting Cao Cao and Sun Ce from causing civil strife.

When necessary, if conflicts with Cao Cao and Sun Ce are really triggered, we must fight back in time and decisively, and we cannot let Cao and Sun take a chance. It is also to prevent the court's prestige from losing its prestige, which leads to the encouragement of other prefectures and intentions of the imperial examinations and ready to move.

As long as Jingzhou is guarded, it will not be difficult to solve the problem of the other states using the method of differentiation and disintegration that had been discussed with Fa Xiaozhi before."

Liu Bei listened very seriously and agreed with Li Su's deductions. He sighed in private: "Boya is still stable in doing things. Guan Xiao Liangping is just like this. He has not yet taken the blame but has been observed. It can be said that he has predicted the enemy's opportunity first.

However, even if someone in Jingzhou wants to be an internal supporter, would Cao Cao and Sun Ce really dare to respond? As for today's situation, nominally supporting the three princes of the pseudo-Emperor Liu He, no matter which side is alone, no matter Yuan Shao's national strength, money and food are not as good as us. How dare Cao and Sun get angry?"

Regarding this question, Li Su sincerely judged: "I also thought they would not dare now, but if there were other wars beforehand, such as the ceasefire between us and Yuan Shao, which broke out again after a few months, our main force had been attracted by Yuan Shao, and the great families of Jingzhou in the south were willing to contact others as their supporters, maybe they would dare."

Liu Bei: "Who dares? I mean, relative to that, Cao Cao and Sun Ce, is more arbitrary?"

Li Su: "Cao Cao was already with Yuan Shao, so it was impossible to say whether he dared or not. But his territory was not directly bordering us. Yingchuan County, which has the largest number of families in the world, is now under Yuan Shao's direct jurisdiction.

When Cao Cao wanted to attack us, Yuan Shao had to instruct him to supply him with food and grass, and asked him to send troops together, from Kunyang, Yexian and other places to attack Nanyang from Yingchuan.

Although Yuan Shu has been defeated for several months, the centipede insect died but did not break out. Qiao County and Huainan County are still in the hands of it. Now the autumn harvest is about to come, and once the cold winter enters, it will be detrimental to the tough side.

I guess Yuan Shu can survive this winter, and maybe he just threw away Qiao County before the beginning of winter. But Yuan Shu is likely not to survive after the slack farming next year. Cao Cao will definitely completely eliminate Yuan Shu in the slack season after the slack farming next year. The specific speed depends on how long the last Shouchun city can last and when the defenders in the city will collapse.

In contrast, if Sun Ce wants to attack us, he does not need other princes to provide food and grass. As long as he has internal support, he can directly attack Nanjun, Xiangyang or Changsha from Jiangxia.

But Sun Ce has reached a temporary non-aggression agreement with us, and once we turn against each other, we have to bear our anger. If they don’t feel that they have a great grasp, or if the main force of our army is really too restrained by Yuan Shao, they would not dare to rashly commit evil and behave well.

So I think that Cao and Sun are more likely to turn against us and attack us with Yuan Shao. It depends on the time when the aristocratic families that may be unstable in Jingzhou began to secretly seek external responses.

If the imperial examination is held this autumn, they will not be able to bear it this winter. Mostly Sun Ce has a greater chance of taking the risk of turning against each other. Moreover, in winter, the cold horses in the north have no wormwood, which is not suitable for expedition reinforcements. Only the south is relatively warm, and the Yangtze River waterways are not affected by the cold winter at all.

If the great families of Jingzhou families could endure until next summer before looking for foreign aid to sell Jingzhou, Cao Cao had completely annihilated the last remnants of Yuan Shu. Moreover, the south was hot in the summer, and the more miasma, it was easy for the expedition to heatstroke. The north was relatively not that hot, and the probability of an accident in the battlefield between Kunyang and Ye County was higher."

Regardless of whether something happens or not, this winter, we must beware of the last attempt between the aristocratic families in Jingzhou and Sun Ce, and next summer, we must be wary of them colluding with Cao Cao. Because of the time difference, in short, both sides are defending one after another, be careful of no big mistakes.

After reaching this conclusion, Liu Bei also fell into deep thought: "It seems that sooner or later, we will face at least two of the three princes of Guandong. Because after Yuan Shao started a war with us first, Sun Cao's family could not hold it in.

But if Sun Cao first caused a war, Yuan Shao would think this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Even if Yuan Shao was greedy, if the situation was two different from the east and west and the enemy was clear, Yuan Shao and his advisers would definitely persuade him to send troops together.

I still have to set up a situation where the two fronts of the north and south wars at the same time, attacking and defending. Boya, it seems that after the imperial examination reform, you still have to return to Jingzhou to take charge. I and you will fight against the enemy princes on one side.

Before our army attacked Yuan Shu, there were 250,000 soldiers and horses. After that, Yun Chang lost 17,000 elite soldiers in Hedong. However, in the months when we attacked Yuan Shu, he forced his suburbs to Qiao Rui, Zhang Xun, Xun Zheng and others. In addition, after breaking the city, he acquired prisoners of war, and obtained a total of tens of thousands of soldiers, but he was not as good as the elite soldiers before us.

In addition, after Jingsheng surrendered, there were 50,000 or 60,000 troops from the three counties in Jingbei, and they were incorporated by the court. Now the total strength of the court is about 320,000.

Yuan Shao had many soldiers and generals. I left behind Yong and Liang, and 200,000 troops and horses. Yun Chang, Yide and Bo Qi were preparing to fight again with Yuan Shao.

You will be the leader of Jingzhou, and you will be the one who will be with you at the beginning of the year to fight against Yuan Shu, and the surrendered generals of Jingzhou after Jingsheng surrendered, so you will be sure to slowly conquer the hearts of the people of Jingzhou and guard against Cao and Sun's betrayal."

Liu Bei said in a seemingly casual tone and said a straightforward oral order, not to discuss: I decided, you go! Even though it is Sikong and General Wei, he can also supervise the army outside.

In this case, Li Su really had nothing to refuse, so he simply agreed: "I will receive the order."

Shangshu Ling Xun You was beside him, and thought about it for a while, and suggested to fill in the gaps: "Your Majesty, I think it is indeed appropriate for Li Sikong to lead the army outside, but it is not urgent at the moment. Before Your Majesty ascended the throne, he thought about the reform of the official system, salary, etc. If there were no Senator of Sikong, there would be any gaps.

It is better to discuss the draft clearly. When it is necessary to implement it, Sikong will be sent to Xiangyang for supervision to ensure the smooth implementation. Moreover, since Your Majesty has already made the system, there should be a formal title for appointing responsibilities. As before, the governor is set up, and there is no official title, which is not appropriate."

Liu Bei felt that this suggestion made sense, so he discussed it privately by several people behind closed doors and delayed the time for Li Su to return to Jingzhou to block the south alone, so as to ensure that he took office in September. He could also handle major reforms in Chang'an for more than a month.

Secondly, after everyone discussed it, the official positions that temporarily manage military, political and financial power in one state or several states were also discussed.

If you manage a state, it is called "the governor of a certain state affairs". If you manage a few states, it is called "the governor of a certain state affairs."

The powers of these official positions are actually as powerful as the deposed provincial governors, which is very dangerous. However, Liu Bei put a tight curse on this position, that is, the term of holding this position can only be one or half a year, not a permanent position, and it can only be set in wartime, but not in peacetime.

If the war is indeed fierce and dangerous, the repeated tug-of-war is very fierce, and the battle cannot be completed in one year, and the commander cannot be changed at the last minute, then the three imperial court officials have to discuss it again after the expiration of each year and unanimously decide to request the emperor to postpone it. And no matter how the postponement is, it cannot be done for more than three years at most.

After the three-year period expires, if you are still fighting, you must forcefully change your commander to avoid supporting the enemy. At the same time, this provision must be written into the "laws of ancestors" so that future emperors can learn from it and cannot change it randomly. The legal effect must be improved to a level similar to that of Emperor Gaozu's "Bai Horse Alliance".

Liu Bei will also kill a black bull before sending Li Su off his journey, so that all the ministers and senior officials from all directions can witness the appointment rules of the highest officials in this place together.

Li Su's temporary errand this time was called "Governor Jing Jie and the Military Affairs of Dianzhou", and his full name was "General Wei, General Sikong, and Governor Jing Jie and the Military Affairs of Dianzhou".

Liu Bei himself left behind generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Ma Chao, as well as their generals and subordinates (such as Guan Yu's chief Zhuge Liang, general Xu Huang and Zhang Ren, etc.).

After Li Su arrived in Xiangyang, he would have Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, who had followed him to challenge Yuan Shu this year, plus Huang Zhong, Wenpin, civil officials, Lu Su and Gu Yong and others.

After discussing these things, Xun You reviewed them repeatedly to check for the missing items. He thought of another problem and advised Liu Bei:

"Your Majesty, I think that the first time this year's imperial examination was held, and we have discussed it before. The exam time is set at the end of autumn. In this way, the autumn harvest will not be contrary to the farming season. You can take the exam in your spare time, and it will not be too cold or hot.

However, the north is cold after all, so the autumn examination in Chang'an this year should start in early or mid-September. Otherwise, no matter how late the time is, the cold weather in Chang'an is one aspect. If the northern scholars such as Liangzhou and Hetao and Hedong fail after the exam, it will be difficult to go back to their hometowns and are prone to wind and snow on the way.

But this year's notice was late. The scholars in Yizhou, Jiaozhou and other places in the south might have just received news of the imperial examinations in August. When the prefectures and counties issued their elections, they might not be able to go to Chang'an in mid-September.

Since this is the case, it is better to divide the north and south fields. After Li Sikong arrived in Xiangyang, he set up a vocational field in Xiangyang or Jiangling, called the "Jiangnan Gongyuan" or other names. He took the candidates of the southern states to relieve their fatigue from traveling. The Shu road along the Yangtze River to Jingzhou is much easier than the Qinchuan by land, showing that His Majesty is sympathetic to the scholars.

There is a third benefit to this method: Fa Xiaozhi is not already implying that some state and county chiefs have aristocratic families resist the exam, but let them imply that those aristocratic families can replace all the five candidates selected this year with those who they want to be selected, or even those whose talents and talents are not as good as those they really want to be selected.

If the students in the world are taking the exam, and the students in some counties generally have poor grades, they will inevitably be mocked by the students with good grades and prosperous academic style. If the students in the exam are taken separately, these things can be avoided.

When the world is peaceful in the future, or the imperial examination method has been implemented for several years, the resistance will gradually be extinguished, and the examination room will be merged and the test papers will be unified. This step by step can minimize the resistance of the aristocratic families."

Liu Bei glanced at Xun You, and his eyes hinted, as if he was saying that Xun You, the three masters, had finally settled down in this life.

He was born into a great aristocratic family like the Xun family in Yingchuan. On this issue, he also knew that he had a support for the emperor and was willing to reveal the old background of how to deal with the aristocratic family. It is indeed worth reusing.
Chapter completed!