The moon star sinks, the sun begins to reveal,

The morning court meeting was held in Ganlu Hall of Shendu Taiji Palace, which was the first morning court meeting since Ma Jin killed Li Shifang's party.

Ma Jin, who sat high on the throne of Yuntai, was in a particularly good mood today and said loudly: "My dear friends, you have something to report."

As soon as Ma Jin finished speaking, he saw the Privy Councilor Xie Xuan bowing and saying, "Your Majesty, General Yue recently sent a war report that in the battle of Pingquan Pass, Xiao Feng, the son of the defender Xiao Yangdao, led a scout to investigate the military situation of Hanhai. By obtaining information about the invasion of Hanhai in time, Xiao Yangdao had sufficient preparation time to protect Pingquan Pass, and even allowed all the people of Youzhou to avoid the war. However, unfortunately he was discovered by the Hanhai cavalry and unfortunately died in battle. General Yue specially asked His Majesty to issue an order to praise his merits.

When Ma Jin heard Xie Xuan's remark, his face turned solemn: "Xiao Yangdao's son Xiao Feng has made great contributions to the country, but unfortunately he is loyal to the country. I am very sorry for him! He sent an order to posthumously give Xiao Feng as "Zhongyi Bo" and buried him with the court of kings and princes. The Ministry of Rites erected a monument to express his merits! To praise his merits!"

"The general of Pingquan Pass Xiao Yangdao, and the general of Youzhou Li Kaigu, assisted in defending Pingquan Pass so that hundreds of thousands of cavalry in the sea could not cross the pass, and made great contributions to the court. I passed the imperial edict! Li Kaigu was the general of the Right Guard and went to the capital to report his duties! Xiao Yangdao was the general of Youzhou! I met you when I entered the capital."

"Since the enemy in Hanhai has been repelled, I have sent an order to return to the court. I will be promoted to Yue Fei as the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and will be in charge of the Privy Council with Xie Xuan!"

"I obey the order!" Xie Xuan bowed and took the order and retreated back to the ranks.

At this time, Xu Jin, the cabinet's political participation, also listed: "This is all due to Your Majesty's great blessings and good employment, which has enabled me to have such a brilliant record in the Great Zhou Dynasty! Your Majesty's wisdom..."

Ma Jin waved his hand, interrupted Xu Jin's flattery and said, "Okay, Xu Aiqing doesn't need to say much! I plan to reform the local military system and reorganize the thirteen prefectures of the Great Zhou into the government guards, and be under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council. From now on, each prefecture is rotated every three years, and there will be troops belonging to the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, the Censor's Office and other departments, and they will be discharged and withdrawn into the government guards. The families of the ministers can discuss whether it is feasible!"

Although Ma Jin had a plan in his mind, this was a major matter for the country. He still had to be discussed at the court meeting, listen to the opinions of the court officials, and check for shortcomings and make up for the omissions to avoid irreversible things.

Chunyu Yan, the Cabinet Political Participant and Minister of Revenue, gave a report: "Your Majesty, I think that this discussion on great good can not only reduce the staffing and reduce expenses, but also avoid excessive local power and increase the influence of the court on the local area."

"Your Majesty! I think it is absolutely impossible to abolish the troops under the jurisdiction of the governor of the underworld! If all their troops are removed, the risk of only the general's office holding military power in the local area is too great. What should I do if there is any accident? I still think that it is safest to control each other," Sun Yingyuan, the Minister of Justice, made a report.

When Ma Jin heard this, he nodded. He thought that Sun Yingyuan's statement was very reasonable. Local military power should not be controlled by one person. That would be too harmful. At this time, several officials came out to echo Sun Yingyuan's statement.

Ma Jin nodded and said;

"What Sun Aiqing said is very consistent with my wish!"

"The troops under the jurisdiction of the local governor will no longer be removed. However, the governor's battalion under the jurisdiction of the governor, the patrol battalion under the jurisdiction of the governor, the patrol battalion under the jurisdiction of the Censor, and the entourage guards under the jurisdiction of the Censor must have a clear system, and officials shall not be allowed to raise troops without permission. In the future, customization must be formed and no changes shall be made. This matter shall be formulated by the Privy Council!"

"My memory! Be careful to follow the saint metaphor!" Xie Xuan went out and bowed to respond.

After looking at His Highness and other ministers, Ma Jin paused for a moment and said:

"I have another thing here. Since the Li Shifang case, all the departments of the court have been short of officials, so that the court cannot work normally. Can you recommend it to me if you are talented."

Let me say that the current official selection system implemented in the Great Zhou Dynasty is to recommend officials of all ranks to the top. If a county magistrate thinks that someone under the county magistrate is good, he will report this person to the county prefect. If the county magistrate also thinks that this person is good and can be used, he will report it to the imperial court. The Ministry of Personnel will send a detailed investigation and then send an official. In other words, if a local person wants to be an official, he must pass the officials of the prefect at the level of the prefect. What about Shendu? Officials with fifth rank and above also have the right to recommend. This is equivalent to the selection of state officials being mastered by officials in the court. In fact, it is equivalent to letting the gentry behind the officials master it, and thus causing the descendants of officials to be officials. People have different closeness and distant personalities, and officials will inevitably recommend people who have something to do with them. In this way, the poor families at the bottom have almost no chance to become officials.

His Highness and the civil and military officials were indifferent, and only Chunyu Yan bowed and debuted: "Your Majesty, when I was in the local area, I had several friends. After I came to the court, I wrote a letter to ask them to come to God to serve Your Majesty!"

"Do you all have any talents to recommend?" Ma Jin asked again at His Highness's officials.

"Your Majesty, the court departments have many shortages. If they are recommended by others, it may be difficult to fill the vacant positions." Xu Jin made his debut with his hand.

"I have a way to get a lot of talents. I plan to open a subject and select useful talents through examinations! As for how the examination method is carried out by the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Rites will come up with a charter, of course, the civil and military officials of the court can also actively make suggestions.

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, I am afraid that the talents will be of varying quality, because if you have any virtues and losers, you can take the exam, which is not a blessing for all the people in the world!" Xu Jin suddenly stepped out and bowed and opposed.

"Didn't I say that I will be admitted to the imperial examination immediately, and I can try it first. If there is no problem, I will promote the world! And the way to recommend talents cannot be abandoned. The rights I recommended in the Zhou Dynasty were controlled by the officials of the court and local governments. I decided to relax this condition. All the people in the world can recommend talents without going through the county government to go directly to the Ministry of Personnel! In the future, both officials and the people recommended talents must pass the exam before they can become officials." Ma Jin expressed his thoughts.

His highness and all the ministers' eyes lit up. Emperor Ma Jin's method was absolutely amazing. This method of enrolling imperial examinations can not only expand the source of talents, but also ensure moral integrity and ethics, so that the selected officials can become useful officials to the people.

"Your Majesty, I agree with this method!" Changsun Wuji bowed and said.

"I'm going to discuss it!" All the ministers bowed and said.

Ma Jin nodded and said, "Okay, since all my dear friends agree, then we will implement it in the counties of Yuzhou and Shendu counties first. The cabinet ministers are responsible for this matter, and the Privy Council will assist you.
Chapter completed!