Chapter 2444 Tough attitude

"There should be a special examination. Otherwise, people who have no ability will only occupy the position if they enter the relevant yamen. As an official, in the final analysis, the reason why the imperial court is divided into six departments is also for the convenience of management, and the knowledge involved in the six departments is also different."

"Isn't this going to reform the appointment system of the Ministry of Officials?" Huo Zhengming was a little startled. For so many years, the Ministry of Officials has arranged officials, and some default rules in it are the most important reason why the Ministry of Officials is the most important of the six departments. Qi Shangshu There are so many disciples, isn't it because he can control the appointment of some officials.

  When Emperor Xuanming heard this, he pondered and asked: "Chu Aiqing, what do you mean, if you become a Jinshi and want to be an official, you need to continue the assessment instead of directly appointing him?"

"Your Majesty, I think this can also prove that these officials are good at what they are good at, and they can also be used in a targeted manner. In this way, the possibility of officials with insufficient abilities appearing is much smaller, and the officials of Great Chu The quality will be much higher.”

  “Everyone has their own abilities that they are good at. For example, if someone who can make porcelain becomes a carpenter, his achievements will be greatly reduced.”

  Emperor Xuanming smiled in a good mood: "In this way, we can accurately select talents, but the imperial examination is still indispensable. As for the examination you mentioned for selecting talents, you can try it first."

  Huo Zhengming did not refuse, and actually quite agreed with Chu Heng's suggestion in his heart.

  He thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I dare you to give the students a fair chance."

"Since it is an exam, it is necessary to determine the content of the exam. Not all students can relate to the knowledge of each yamen. Naturally, they don't know what they are good at. If there is a sudden assessment, I am afraid that these students' grades will be ugly. , this is not because they are not good at it, but because they have not learned the relevant knowledge."

   "Therefore, the lower officials suggested that relevant books need to be published first, similar to the Four Books and Five Classics." Huo Zhengming discussed the matter.

  Emperor Xuanming pondered: "It is indeed necessary. Although there is not much time in the first half of the year, it is not that there is no time at all."

   "If you can learn well in such a short period of time, it can be seen that he is a real talent, and I want to choose it."

"Your Majesty, who should be responsible for the writing of these books?" Mr. Zhong Ge pondered for a while, thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of this approach, and suddenly realized that if there were such regulations, it would mean that future official The Ministry is only responsible for the assessment, not the appointment, so the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials does not have as much power as before, and Shangshu Qi can have so many students, it may not be a threat, most of them are scholars, follow these scholars Entering the officialdom, compared with gaining real power, scholars are naturally much less threatening. He suddenly realized why Emperor Xuanming didn't veto Chu Heng's suggestion in the first place. There is a rule that you must pass the assessment before you can be hired. Now that this rule is in place, I am afraid that the selection of officials will only become more stringent in the future.

  Of course, this is not the point. The point is that Emperor Xuanming can take this opportunity to weaken Qi Shangshu's great power.

   "The publishing of books is naturally the responsibility of each government office, and the final review is handed over to the cabinet for review." Emperor Xuanming decided the matter with a word.

  (end of this chapter)