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Chapter 1041 Opening a subject to obtain scholars

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    In April, Gengxu (26th day), the emperor's chariot-riding ceremonial guard, which was lined up with thousands of horses and horses from Yique, finally entered the territory of Dongdu.  On the 27th of Xinhai (Xinhai), Yang Guang came to Duanmen and issued an edict to grant amnesty to the whole country and exempt him from this year's rent and taxes.

    This time when he returned to Beijing, the Emperor¡¯s driving was even more grand than before.

    Yang Guangxin created a feather ceremonial guard, and people went out with the newly made honor guard. The feather ceremonial guard filled the streets and alleys, stretching for more than 20 miles, which was eye-popping.

    It turns out that on Bingxu (the first day of the Lunar New Year) in February this year, Yang Guang issued an edict in Jiangdu and ordered Niu Hong, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and others to discuss the emperor's driving attire and ceremonial system.  The imperial court had already implemented systems, but Yang Guang looked down upon them all and wanted to reformulate them according to his own preferences.

    Yang Guang also appointed He Chou, the third director of Kaifu Yitong, as the Taifu Shaoqing, and asked him to be responsible for supervising the matter and sending it to Jiangdu.

    He Chou was intelligent, sophisticated and well-read. He was a famous craftsman and architect in this era.  When Yang Jian was dying, he also met with He Chou specially and told Yang Guang, "He Chou is attentive. I will take care of the future affairs. All actions and actions should be treated as equals."

    He Chou considered the ancient and modern systems and made many additions and deletions.  He painted the sun, moon, stars and celestial bodies on the emperor's uniform, and used lacquered gauze to make a leather hat.  He also made 36,000 Huanghui ceremonial guards, as well as chariots, carriages, and ceremonial guards for the queen, as well as the ceremonial uniforms of all civil and military officials, all of which were designed to be gorgeous and spectacular to satisfy the emperor.

    To make a small ceremonial guard, more than 100,000 craftsmen were employed and countless gold, silver, money and silk were used.

    In order to make feather battles, He Chou asked the court to collect feathers from various states and counties.  In order to hunt for birds and beasts, the people set up traps on both water and land, and almost all the birds and beasts that could be used as feather decorations were caught and killed.

    It is said that there is a very tall tree in Wucheng County (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province) that is more than 100 feet tall. There are no branches around the tree that can be climbed.  There is a crane nest in a tree. Someone wants to catch a crane but cannot climb the tree, so he cuts down the roots.  The crane was afraid that its offspring would be killed, so he plucked the feathers and threw them on the ground.  At that time, some people called it an auspicious sign and said: "The emperor made a feather ceremony, and the birds and beasts automatically presented their feathers."

    Yang Guang was also very proud of this matter, but Huang Mingyuan was the only one who felt very sad and helpless after knowing about it.  Even a bird is forced to give up its feathers, but what about people?  When one day they have nothing to lose, that is when they are about to explode. Can the Sui Dynasty stop them at that time?  Huang Mingyuan couldn't help but think of Chen Sheng's words, "If you die now, you will die. If you make great plans, you will die. If you wait for death, will you die for the country?"

    No one is willing to die.

    At that time, Zhang Heng advised the emperor to cherish the power of the people, but he was scolded, so Huang Mingyuan did not dare to speak.

    And this time when he returned home, Yang Guang just used this set of support to show off his power and show off the emperor's prestige.

    After Yang Guang returned to Beijing, Huang Mingyuan originally wanted to report to Yang Guang about Mrs. Xuanhua¡¯s funeral, but Yang Guang refused.  The funeral of a late emperor's concubine has passed.

    Huang Mingyuan was dazzled by Yang Guang for a moment. The emperor's love is really surprising. Aren't you the one who recalled Mrs. Xuanhua at the top of Yangzhou City?

    On the twenty-eighth day of Renzi (the 28th day of the reign of Emperor Renzi), Yang Guang ordered that all the children of the Chen family should be summoned to return to the capital, and then they could be put to use. From then on, they became governors and governors throughout the world.  For example, Chen Shuxian (Chen Shujian) is the governor of Suizhou; Chen Shuqing is the minister of the Duguan; Chen Shuqi is the chief guest of the Shangshu; and the crown prince Chen Yuan is the minister of Sanqi.

    As for why Yang Guang granted official positions to the children of the Chen family, there is no official statement, but privately it is rumored that Yang Guang favored his concubine Chen, who was originally Princess Nanchen Guangde.  For a while, there was a lot of talk, but there was no conclusion.

    Soon everyone¡¯s attention was diverted again.

    In the same month, Yang Guang ordered Huang Mingyuan to prepare for the Jinshi examination as prime minister, and this event that changed the course of history officially kicked off.

    The entire selection method of officials in China has gone through a long period of changes.  In the Zhou Dynasty, the method of "rural selection" was adopted, that is, the "rural elders" (triad heads) and others selected local wise men, who went through the local governors to pay tribute at all levels and went directly to the central government.  Although there is selection, the core is still the continuation of the "Shiqing Shilu" system of the Zhou Dynasty.  By the Spring and Autumn Period, "rituals collapsed and music collapsed", the Shiqing and Shilu system was severely damaged, and the bureaucratic system of appointments based on recommendation and assessment (and promotion based on merit) gradually emerged. This was actually the germ of the imperial examination system, but it did not exist.  What formal system supports it.

    By the Han Dynasty, the imperial examination and recruitment system were used to promote civilian talents.  In the Han Dynasty, all civil service examinations had to pass the imperial examination.  But the examination is not important in the examination, the recommendation is decisive.  With the rise of aristocratic families represented by Confucian classics in the Han Dynasty, the children of aristocratic families basically monopolized these two paths.  Generally speaking, civilians with no connections are rarely investigated and prosecuted.The possibility of conquest.

    During the reign of Emperor Wen of Wei, Chen Qun created the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, in which the imperial court appointed specific officials, assessed civilian talents based on their origins, moral character, etc., and divided them into nine-rank recruitment, which was regarded as an improvement of the imperial examination system.  However, during the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the powerful power of the gentry often affected the fairness of talent assessment for Zhongzheng officials. Later, the criteria were even limited to family origin.  This resulted in the phenomenon that "there are no poor families in the upper class, and no noble families in the lower class".  Not only did it block the way to obtain materials from the people, it also allowed the gentry to control the court's collection of materials.

    After Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty ascended the throne, he abolished the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, but officials in the imperial court still had to be selected.  In the 18th year of Kaihuang's reign (589), Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty issued an order to recommend scholars from various states to be admitted according to their aspirations, practice, practice, and Qingping, Qianji, etc., but he still could not get rid of the stereotype of the nine-level Zhongzheng system.

    At this time, Huang Mingyuan saw the right opportunity and proposed the "imperial examination system" to Yang Guang. It was not an imperial examination system still born out of the traditional recommendation system, but an imperial examination system that had been perfected over thousands of years.

    Yang Guang didn¡¯t take it seriously at first. After all, the unified examination and selection had never happened before, regardless of the quality of character. Yang Guang also had some doubts about this approach.  But when Huang Mingyuan explained the process and benefits to Yang Guang one by one, Yang Guang himself couldn't sit still.

    If the imperial examination system can be implemented, it can prosper the Sui Dynasty for thousands of years.

    Yang Guang is not a person who can wait, so he immediately ordered Huang Mingyuan to prepare for the matter.

    Huang Mingyuan also took over this important task without hesitation.

    Of course, the benefits of the imperial examination are obvious, but its impact on aristocratic families is also quite huge.  Giving up family background and only focusing on talent is unacceptable to aristocratic families who always feel superior to family background.

    In fact, if it was not possible, Huang Mingyuan would not want to bear such a big cause and effect and offend so many aristocratic families.  But regarding the imperial examination, it is better to do it earlier than later. Although it will offend many people, it will also gain the support of many people.  At least a group of people who got official positions because of the imperial examination system will be Huang Mingyuan's supporters.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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