Can I get to the other side?

Before the imperial examination system was introduced, aristocratic families were the biggest obstacle to the country's development and strength. They controlled local areas and monopolized officialdom, almost cutting off the promotion paths for common people and children from poor families.

Moreover, they intermarried with each other, had close contacts, and their influence was so intertwined that even the emperor could not shake these powerful families.

Therefore, Liu Xie has no good impressions of these aristocratic families.

If he really takes power in the future, he will definitely take action on these aristocratic families and carry out a cleansing from the inside out.

Today's big man is too decadent.

Guo Jia didn't expect Liu Xie to have such an iron-blooded side and actually wanted to attack those aristocratic families. He was surprised but also a little naive at the same time.

"Your Majesty, your thinking is still too simple."

"Every family member has in-law relationships and corresponds to each other from afar; outstanding members of the family serve as officials in the imperial court, while the lesser ones also serve in local areas."

"The entire Han Dynasty is full of their people. If your Majesty really clears them all out, then the court will not be able to function at all."

Guo Jia shook his head and said with a wry smile.

This is the terrible thing about the aristocratic family. Their influence is too deep and they are dependent on the imperial court. The imperial court cannot function without them.

Take the simplest example, taxes.

Taxes were not paid directly to the court, but were collected locally and then uniformly handed over to the court.

And in the local area, if aristocratic families are unwilling to cooperate in paying taxes and levying taxes, guess whether the taxes will still be collected?

This is why the mountains are high and the emperor is far away.

"I know, so if you want to remove these cancers, force alone is not enough. Ultimately, you need to rely on reform."

Of course Liu Xie would not be unaware of what Guo Jia said.

That kind of reform requires the efforts of several generations.

But while the interest in chatting was still high, he started chatting with Guo Jia about his reform plan and showed off his charm.

"Force can only be used as a guarantee for deterrence and policy implementation. If we want to fundamentally change all this, we must have a major reform."

"For example, becoming an official through the imperial examination."

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows: "Is he going to become an official through the imperial examination?"

He didn't understand what it meant.

"I'll explain it to you."

Liu Xie chuckled, finally getting a chance to show off in front of this guy!

"The so-called imperial examination is to select through a unified examination; and then the examinations are graded. Each time you pass one examination, you can advance to the next examination, and finally be interviewed by the emperor in person."

After hearing this, Guo Jia looked disappointed.

He also thought that Liu Xie had some fantastic ideas. It turned out that it was just to add exams. Although this could improve the quality of selected talents, the fundamental problem was still not solved.

But Liu Xie soon overturned his idea.

"The graded examination is just the most basic rule for becoming an official in the imperial examination; its biggest feature is that regardless of origin, even civilians can take the exam."

"In addition to abolishing the right of direct recommendation of officials, even if you are from a well-known family, if you want to be an official, you must pass the exam and compete with candidates from all over the world!"

"How can the powerful families control the court if they lose this advantage? How long can their family power be stable?"

Liu Xie had a playful smile on his face.

This is the scariest thing about the imperial examination, that is, regardless of your origin, if you want to be an official, you must take the examination!

No matter whether you are a prince or a nobleman or a nobleman, whether you are the son of a third prince or a general, you must pass the exam before you can become an official!

"Fengxiao, what do you think?"

After explaining the concept of becoming an official through the imperial examination, Liu Xie looked at Guo Jia with confidence, preparing to receive this guy's shocked expression.

But he found that Guo Jia just lowered his head and stood motionless, without any excitement or happiness at all, which made him wonder.

Why is there no reaction at all?

"That's it..."

Just when Liu Xie was doubting himself, Guo Jia suddenly spoke.

I saw him raising his head. His clean and handsome face was filled with tears at some point, and his eyes were even redder.

"The answer I'm looking for is this!"

Guo Jia choked and said, his voice trembling.

This is the answer he has been searching for but cannot find - the way out for the poor people in the world!

Now this road is before him!

"Become an official through the imperial examination, be an official through the imperial examination!"

"What an amazing idea!"

"It can weaken the influence of aristocratic families on the court and the country; it can select talents from all over the world for the court; it can give the children of poor families in the world the opportunity to show their talents!"

"An opportunity that countless scholars throughout the ages have been dreaming of!"

"So this is the answer, it turns out the answer is so simple!"

Guo Jia fell to the ground with tears streaming down his face, but his heart was completely immersed in joy!

He is happy for all the frustrated scholars in the world!

Liu Xie looked at Guo Jia from the side with some pity in his heart.

He couldn't feel the same way, but he could understand Guo Jia's current mood, which was both happy and sad.

I am happy that I finally found the answer, but sadly, the answer is so simple, but no one has thought of it since ancient times.

As a result, countless poor people lived in depression all their lives, unable to show their ambitions and talents until they died, and could only die with regrets.

Therefore, Guo Jia is happy for future scholars;

Sad for those who came before.

"Your Majesty, I lost my composure."

After crying for a long time, Guo Jia staggered to his feet. Although the tears on his face had not dried, his eyes were extremely bright.

"Well, it's okay for you to cry for a while. I won't tell anyone."

Liu Xie was a little embarrassed and comforted him dryly.

But after saying it, he felt that it would be better not to say it.

Is this called comforting people?

After taking a deep breath, Guo Jia said: "Your Majesty's talk about the reform of the imperial examination is good, but there are many difficulties. Not to mention the obstacles from the noble families, the problem of books alone cannot be solved. Common people can't afford to read or buy books."

Liu Xie waved his hand and said: "If there is a problem, solve it. At least there is a goal to strive for."

"The foundation of the reform of the imperial examination is the prosperity of the country and the people can have enough food. This is a long way to go."

Aren't these things about books simple?

If he holds power, it would be too easy to popularize books using papermaking and printing.

The real key to the imperial examination system is that the country is stable, the emperor has a strong army to guarantee it, and the economy is well developed.

The material foundation determines the superstructure.

Guo Jia agreed and said, "Your Majesty is right. If one generation cannot complete it, then two generations will do it. If two generations cannot complete it, then three generations will do it!"

"I am willing to help your majesty to destroy the traitors and revive the Han Dynasty!"

After that, Guo Jia knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xie.

The heavy kowtow echoed throughout the hall.

Of course, he knew that there were various difficulties and limitations in implementing the imperial examination system, but he was willing to try his best!

This operation directly confused Liu Xie. Why did he suddenly kneel down and kowtow when they were chatting well?

"Wait... Is he pledging allegiance to me?"

Liu Xie suddenly reacted.

But... why?

He didn't do anything.

Liu Xie thought about it carefully. He just talked nonsense with Guo Jia for a few words, and then popularized the imperial examination system to this ignorant ancient man and painted an illusory pie.

But the effect seems to be surprisingly good.

So good that he suspected that this guy was trying to trick him.

So Liu Xie hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively: "Are you telling the truth?"

Guo Jia said solemnly: "Heaven is my witness, and my ancestors are above me. Guo Jia swears to help your majesty restore the Han Dynasty and fight against the rebels until death!"

"If you violate this oath, the emperor will not bless you!

"I only ask that after your majesty regains power, you will implement the imperial examination system and open a dragon gate for the poor scholars in the world!"

His words were powerful and resounding.