The recruitment list has been posted for several days, but no one has come to apply for the recruitment hall in Luoyang, which surprised Liu He.

In his imagination, even if Cao Cao was making trouble behind the scenes, his recruitment order would definitely not be as lively as Yuzhou, but some people should come to apply for the election, and it shouldn't be so deserted.

As he became curious, Liu He couldn't sit still and left the palace in vain, preparing to find out what happened in person.

After arriving outside the palace, Liu He walked into a restaurant and picked a seat.

After ordering the dishes, the waiter turned around and was about to leave when he was stopped by Liu He.

"What are the instructions for the guest?"

Liu He asked, "I heard that the court issued a quotation to recruit talents, so we traveled thousands of miles to come to apply for the election. I wonder where the recruitment hall was?"

Unexpectedly, when he heard what he said, the waiter immediately stared at Liu He with a look of looking like he was looking at something strange.

"The guest official wants to go to the list of recruitment?"

Liu He felt a little uncomfortable when he saw it: "That's right, what's wrong?"

The waiter quickly shook his head: "No, the customer is going to the recruitment hall. After leaving the shop, go to the right, at the second intersection, turn left, and walk hundreds of steps, and then you will arrive."

Even though he said so, Liu He still noticed the unusual meaning in his tone.

"Is this Qixian Pavilion still lively recently?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter laughed out loud: "Himmersome? Haha..."

Then, he quickly realized that he had lost his composure and quickly curled his smile: "Don't blame me, the villain couldn't control himself for a while, so he laughed. The recruitment hall, let alone the lively thing, even if it was a figure, it was rare to see one."

Liu He did not think it was angry, but instead took out some coins from his arms and stuffed them into Xiao Er's hand.

"I am just a new arrival, which is related to my life's future. Please give me a clear statement."

When the waiter saw the money, his eyes immediately shone with light. He secretly hid the money in his sleeves and brought it to Liu He.

"You don't know anything about this recruitment list. Since the posting of this recruitment list, there have been many foreigners in the city. Most of them came to the recruitment list like the recruitment list. For a time, the prices of restaurants and inns in the city have increased a lot."

Now Liu He was more and more puzzled: "Since that's the case, why is the recruitment hall so deserted? Where have these wise men who have applied for it gone?"

“Where else can I go?”

The waiter pointed to the direction of Beicheng: "These wise men, who had just arrived at Luoyang City, had not been able to go to the recruitment hall before they could go back to the palace by many ministers in the court, and they disappeared from now on... As for what they were doing, hehe..."

The waiter didn't continue talking, but Liu He already understood: "So that's it..."

He never expected that the little bit of talent he had finally recruited was entrusted with important tasks before he could meet him.

They recruited these wise men to their mansions, naturally in order to turn them into their own disciples, and then the ministers came forward to recommend these wise men to the court. In this way, they would not be charged with obstructing the court's recruitment of talents, but could also expand their own power.

"I am a good plan. I am publishing a list of talents. The original intention is to clarify the rumors about my rudeness and arrogance to the people of the world, to show my attitude towards the gentry, and to recruit more talents to use them for themselves, to suppress the huge power represented by aristocratic families in the court. I didn't expect that they would be able to break it so easily."

Since Feng Fang failed to frame the Dafeng incident last time, many aristocratic families were about to suppress Liu Heshen's idea of ​​a descendant of the Long official in Bingzhou was vain. Since they could not be eliminated or suppressed, they should seize the opportunity to expand their strength. Therefore, many aristocratic families changed their past attitude and entered the world one after another, recommending as many children from the clan into the court as possible.

For example, the Xun family in Yingchuan originally had only Xun Yu, Xun You and Xun Chen as officials in the court, but now there are more Xun Yan, Xun Yue and Xun Qi. The Yang family of Hongnong also recommended the legitimate son Yang Xiu, as well as several nephews, nephews and son-in-laws to serve as officials.

As for the other families, they are all the same.

In today's court, children of aristocratic families and their disciples occupy more than 70% of the official positions, less than 30%. They are children of ordinary families recommended by various places, as well as confidants promoted by Liu He, Qian Li and others.

Liu He had long intended to weaken the power of the aristocratic family, so that more resources in the world would be gathered in the court, and more power in the court would be gathered in the emperor himself.

I was a top student in the history department in my previous life, so I naturally knew very well that in this feudal era, consolidating and strengthening centralization was the most beneficial to the country. In the court, the more people and forces who divided the imperial power from the emperor, the more unstable the country would be.

Looking at the entire 200 years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in the middle and late periods, the emperor himself was not strong enough to deal with powerful ministers, so he began to rely on foreign relatives, and then relied on eunuchs to deal with eunuchs, which led to the increasingly weakening of the authority of the court and gradually becoming disinterested in the local area.

In the court today, eunuchs have no power, let alone foreign relatives. Only a faction of aristocratic families remained. Liu He himself was directly or indirectly forced by aristocratic families in the court many times. Since he was deeply harmed, Liu He naturally wanted to weaken it so that the imperial power could further balance and control the court.

"Although my army was extremely powerful, among the scholars, even a second-rate family could not compare to it in terms of fame. I thought this time was a fight with Cao Cao, but I didn't expect that the main battlefield was in Luoyang City. However, Cao Cao's rumor made many scholars have doubts about the court. After coming to the capital, they naturally had to be eager to find a backer. In this way, they indirectly accomplished the aristocratic family, making mistakes and misunderstandings..."

Liu He sighed lightly in his heart. Although he was upset, he did not feel disappointed because of this. Instead, he ignited a fierce fighting spirit.

He picked up the fine wine that the waiter had just delivered, drank it all, and then wiped his mouth: "Want to play with me? Humph, then I will play with you to the end..."

After returning to the palace, he immediately recruited Xun Yu and Qian Li to discuss countermeasures.

Although Xun Yu is a top family, the Xun family in Yingchuan, and a representative figure in the Luoyang court, he is loyal to the Han Dynasty and is also loyal to himself. In addition, there is a Qian Li around him to restrain him, so Liu He has no intention of avoiding suspicion for these things.

The two of them talked endlessly and said a lot of suggestions, such as the important officials of the aristocratic families in the court, who were promoted openly and secretly, promoted their confidants, and occupied important positions. For example, they issued an order to order wise men to go to Beijing to apply for the recruitment office to register first. There is also the recruitment office to evaluate every ten days, and the emperor's close ministers are selected as the chief examiners.

Many suggestions and every piece of advice are good strategies, but after hearing this, Liu He was still frowning.

Qian Li was a little puzzled. Xun Yu looked at Liu He's expression and seemed to have guessed something.

"Your Majesty is worried about how to truly gain the heart of a scholar?"

Liu He nodded: "Wen Ruo said it well. What you two said is good strategy, but it can only solve the urgent problem. I have never won the hearts of scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. This is a great regret. After these wise men came to Luoyang City, they were willing to visit various major clans first, rather than registering in the court first, which shows their hearts. I want to take back the hearts of the scholars from the hands of the aristocratic families, but I have no countermeasures."

Xun Yu also frowned: "The aristocratic family is the leader of scholars in the world. This matter has been a fixed rule after hundreds of years. It cannot be changed in just a few years. Your Majesty does not need to be anxious."

"I also know it. You said, what is the most important and most concerned thing in the eyes of scholars in the world?"

"This..." Qian Li couldn't answer for a while, Xun Yu's eyes turned and he was determined.

"The so-called scholars are scholars. Official positions, land, and mansions are just clouds. A scholar intends to maintain his reputation and his family has lasted for a long time, so he can only pass on his family through books. The Yang family of Hongnong is known as the leader of the current gentry. His family has less than 100,000 books in his family. Even among the humble ministers, it is slightly less than that of the family."

Liu He was a little surprised at first when he answered him, but soon he felt it was very reasonable.
Chapter completed!