Three Kingdoms

The Academy Competition lasts for three days in total, which is a lot simplified, but for these students participating in the competition, it is still a quite long exam.

Fei Qian showed up on the first day to express his presiding and attention, and then quietly evacuated the academy. It was naturally impossible for him to sit motionless in the academy for three days like a god, and then leave.

In this competition, for most students, what they see and think about is probably that they only think that if they do well in the exam, they can get a high-level position. Maybe a small number of people will also think about it. The significance of Fei Qian's behavior in holding a big competition is definitely not as profound as Fei Qian thought...

When Fei Qian returned to the Government Affairs Office, Xun Chen was handling political affairs. Speaking of which, under Feiqian's shogunate, there are now a few prototypes of the Six Ministries, including those in charge of agriculture, those focusing on public affairs, those dealing with household registration, those in charge of government affairs, etc. Basically speaking, it is A rough structure of the six parts of later generations.

Fei Qian sat down and thought for a while.

The political structure of ancient Chinese dynasties can actually be summed up in five words: "prefectures and counties plus six bureaus." The core of this system is actually centralized power plus a civilian system.

Many people often feel bad when they see centralization of power. They think that decentralization is democracy and the kingly way. However, in fact, there is a big difference in governance between big countries and small countries. Small countries are less likely to experience separatism or division. Risk, and it is difficult to talk about the relationship between the central and local governments. However, China has always had what can be described as the "relationship between central and local governments" since at least the Western Zhou Dynasty when the feudal princes were enfeoffed.

The fundamental of centralization is to ensure unity, the unity of the country. Unity and integrity must be the basis for the people of the entire society to live and work in peace and contentment. Otherwise, war will definitely lead to a loss of life and hundreds of miles of bare fields. This is like the chaos of China after the Three Kingdoms. Once a multinational system is formed, the land of China will definitely be filled with rivers of blood and wars everywhere.

Therefore, for the core part of the entire Chinese dynasty, whether it can maintain local control and dominance is the most fundamental criterion for measuring the centralization of political power.

The civil service system is a means of centralized political power. By dispatching non-hereditary officials to various places to serve as local officials for management, before the Tang Dynasty, these officials who were dispatched to local areas were often prone to forming vassal and town separatist regimes when transportation and control methods were immature. Today's Han Dynasty, or An Lushan in the Tang Dynasty...

However, with the further restriction and standardization of the civil service system, with the start and completion of north-south transportation, especially the construction and completion of various canals, and the further increase of central power, the situation of local vassal and town separatism gradually disappeared and became a short-term Rebellion cannot last long.

It is precisely because of the further standardization and strictness of the civil service system that civilian officials are dissatisfied with the system of military commanders, which has an innate hereditary tendency...

At the same time, under the county system, there is another problem, that is, the higher up the hierarchy, the more restrictive the relationship is, while at the lower level, at the township and county level, it is often the same thing. Just like whether it is called a road, a road, or a government, at this level there are several officials who check and balance each other, but in a county, the county magistrate alone has the final say.

As for the county magistrate and the county magistrate, basically although there are mutual constraints, in fact most of the time the two people are in a compromise with each other, because both of them know that the county magistrate will be transferred when his term is up, so there is no need Just do it when it comes, unless you don't know how to adapt and it is really impossible to compromise.

And how could a county magistrate who grew up from such a Yiyantang organization get used to the various checks and balances at a higher level? Therefore, the higher you go up, the more trouble you get. Cliques, cliques, and strife have become standard features of the civil service system. There are many in each generation.

At the same time, once this model of "counties plus six departments" is established, it will exclude outward expansion to a certain extent...

Because this system itself was established for the purpose of stabilization and consolidation, local officials are disgusted with the flow of personnel, because such personnel flow will bring about a large number of new problems, which are often unable to be solved by local officials, and the central government The Tang also doesn’t like the flow of people, because with the flow of people, it is impossible to collect taxes and there will not be enough financial and material resources to control the local area...

Therefore, people from top to bottom were extremely disgusted with the flow of people. Therefore, suppressing commerce and strictly controlling population flow, and even equating refugees with slaves and criminals, became the national policy of many Chinese dynasties. At the same time, because the border is often sparsely populated, when expanding outwards, it is not possible to obtain sufficient tax revenue like other places. Therefore, in the face of expansion, except for the weirdo of the Yuan Dynasty, the "county plus counties" method was adopted. Dynasties based on the "Six Parts" model eventually castrated themselves and lost the ability to continue to expand externally.

Now after the competition, Feiqian will absorb a large number of civil servants and build up the entire civil service system. But how can we better ensure the cohesion and enterprising spirit of the entire civil service system?

This is indeed a big proposition...

Historically, Confucianism, or Confucianism, tried to take on this burden. The family, the country, the world, cultivating awe-inspiring energy, etc. were all models and plans, but it was obvious that these ultimately failed [Ling Ling Kanshu.com] .], loose and relying solely on personal qualities and self-discipline, cannot compete with the huge interests and luxurious life desires in daily life.

Maybe, like the party in later generations, we can have one?

Fei Qian tapped the table gently with his fingers, attracting Xun Chen's eyes. Xun Chen knew that this was a habit of Fei Qian, and also knew that Fei Qian was thinking about something, so he couldn't help but make his actions quieter, so as not to disturb Fei Qian's thoughts.

First of all, rights need to be checked and balanced to a certain extent, because rights without checks and balances are basically equivalent to poison, which is poisonous to individuals and dynasties. However, this check and balance cannot be too excessive, otherwise many people will inevitably It will give rise to the idea of ​​not seeking merit but seeking no faults. At the same time, too strong a check and balance force can easily become a tool used by others to attack the enemy...

And in the middle, the balance and development of imperial power and prime ministerial power is also a very important issue. Just like some emperors relied on their royal guards to deal with those ministers who were a little careful, but some emperors still made things more chaotic when they added some Eastern and Western factories together...

The same is true for imperial power, and the same is true for prime ministerial power. Those who are capable are ambitious, and those who are incompetent are a mess. Then the initial examination system is just a written article. I don’t know the specific abilities at all. It’s like playing a gashapon lottery. On the surface, everything is the same. If you don’t twist it, you don’t know what’s inside. .

"There is still a long way to go..."

Fei Qian couldn't help but sigh softly.

"What my lord said is true..." Xun Chen said.

"..." Fei Qian was silent and glanced at Xun Chen. Did I make you understand something else? Just when he was about to say something, a soldier suddenly came running with an urgent message.

Fei Qian took apart the information and looked at it up and down. He couldn't help but be stunned...

"Yuan Benchu... has died..."

……ヘ(￣￣ヘ)（￣～￣;）……

Autumn has arrived and the sunset has set, but there is still a faint brilliance on the horizon.

Liu Xie stood on the palace wall, looking at the rolling mountains on the northern horizon, his expression solemn and quiet. The night wind blew up Liu Xie's outer robe and the laces of his long crown that reached the sky.

The Crown of Heaven is a bit heavy.

Liu Xie's father and brother also had similar crowns...

Generations after generations of the Liu family have worn such crowns for three to four hundred years, but have any of them felt the heaviness of this crown like myself?

Liu Xie took a long breath. Liu Xie had not seen his mother since he was a child. He also asked Empress Dowager Dong, but Empress Dowager Dong always only said that, when you grow up, you will understand...

Now that he is older, he gradually understands.

During today's court meeting, Cao Cao had a gloomy look on his face. He didn't say a word and ended the court meeting in a hurry...

It had been more than a day or two since he had been with Cao Cao. Liu Xie knew that at this moment, Cao Cao must be planning and even preparing to dispatch his troops...

On an autumn night, the wind is slightly chilly.

Yuan Shao, haha, what a good death...

Liu Xie still remembers that when he passed by the emperor's brother, Liu Bian's eyes full of hatred were not directed at him, but at Dong Zhuo and Yuan Huai...

At that time, Liu Xie didn't know why Liu Xie behaved like that at the debate, but now, Liu Xie understands somewhat.

At that time, Yuan Wei thought he had the entire Han Dynasty in his hands, because Yuan Wei was actually involved in every major event in the Han Dynasty, and most of the officials in the world were related to the Yuan family. As for Dong Zhuo, he was actually an official under Yuan Wei before. He thought he could control the entire situation, but...

Haha, just like Cao Sikong now.

Since Cao Cao arrived in Yanzhou, he has been firmly in control of everything. Even though the Yanzhou nobles objected, Cao Cao would not give in at all. Even if it caused Zhang Miao's rebellion, he would not relax. The soldiers directly under him even turned against Liu Xie because of his actions of dividing military power.

"Yuan Wei... Yuan Shao... Cao Cao..." Liu Xie muttered in a very low voice, "What's the difference between you... and that..."

Although Liu Xie's news is relatively unknown, the Jizhou gentry could not hide the important event of Yuan Shao's death even if they wanted to, because Yuan Tan had already begun to take action, leading his troops to Yecheng in a fierce manner, and with the brothers Yuan Shang The fight between them is about to break out. Under such a situation, what else can be hidden?

These are the worms of the big man!

The Liu family's world is riddled with holes and is on the verge of collapse!

Yuan Shao is dead, haha, a good death!

Liu Xie thought of some words his father had said to him back then. Those words remained in his deep memory. His father would only tell him when he was very young, because his father thought he was still young and could not remember. Don’t live with those words. Liu Xie really couldn't remember it, but for some reason, he suddenly recalled part of the situation in a dream...

His father touched his head, looked at the cicada on the tree, and said: "There is a tree in the garden, and there is a cicada on it. The cicada is sitting high up, singing sadly and drinking the dew. I don't know that the praying mantis is behind it! The praying mantis bends over to get the cicada. Regardless of knowing that the oriole is next to it! The oriole stretches its neck to peck at the mantis but does not know that the projectile is under it! Haha...it turns out that the projectile is also in the bow handle..."

Liu Xie didn't understand it at all at that time, but now he seems to understand it a little bit.

After the sunset, the faint line of red light on the horizon is like a blood wave rolling in the north...

"Your Majesty..." A thin and weak voice came from behind.

"Coming?" Liu Xie did not look back, because this voice was very familiar to him. It was Fu Shou's voice. It was also the voice that had always accompanied him and brought him warmth during these years of misery and hardship.

Fu Shou replied in a low voice, and then asked: "Your Majesty, why did you call me here?"

"You and I have known each other for ten years, right?" Liu Xie said in a low voice, still looking north.

Fu Shou was silent for a moment and said: "Eleven years, Your Majesty..."

Liu Xie sighed, "Ten years is like a snap of the fingers...it's been ten years...it's been ten years..."

"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou didn't know why, but suddenly felt a little panicked, and his heart was beating hard.

For a moment, neither of the two people spoke on the palace wall, only Ye Feng's whimpering was left.

The red line on the horizon finally disappeared, and sparse lights were speckled outside the palace wall. There was a particularly dense one. Liu Xie knew that that was where the Sikong Mansion Office was.

Cao Cao, my great Han Sikong, what are you planning?

Liu Xie took off the crown of heaven from his head, then held it in his hand, and whispered: "The cicada in autumn has a cold sound... Queen, you and I are this cicada..." Cicadas in ancient times Humans are noble insects that eat the wind and the dew, so there are also images of cicadas on the crown of heaven and on many occasions.

"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou didn't know how to answer.

"I remember that you sewed this Crown of Heaven with your own hands..." Liu Xie turned around, placed the Crown of Heaven in Fu Shou's hands, and said, "But now, this crown is old..."

"Is it old?" Fu Shou looked down, but in the dim light and fire, he couldn't tell what the specific condition of the Sky Crown was.

Liu Xie was silent, and after a moment he suddenly said: "I am going to remove you from the position of queen..."

"What?" Fu Shou trembled with fright. He couldn't hold the Tongtian Crown firmly and fell to the ground. He looked at Liu Xie in shock, "What? Your Majesty, what did you say?!"

"I want to make Concubine Yin my queen..." Liu Xie's voice was a little dull, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing, "So..."

"Your Majesty..." Fu Shou fell to the ground and cried bitterly, "Why? Why..."

"Only if I make Concubine Yin my queen, will Sikong feel at ease..." Liu Xie turned his head, no longer looking at Fu Shou, and said in a deep voice, "Go back... let someone send you the Houyin... this Just take the Crown of Heaven with you..."