Chapter 411 Talent pool?
The Book of Poetry is very popular, while the Book of Rites is not.
"Yue" was lost in the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and "Yi" could not be promoted because it was obscure and difficult to understand.
Naturally, only "Spring and Autumn Annals" and "Book of History" are left to serve as the flagship of Confucianism.
Among them, the "Spring and Autumn Annals" is divided into three main schools: the two brothers Hu Wusheng and Dong Zhongshu, the Gongyang Commentary represented by the founder's descendant Gongyang Shou, as well as the Guliang Commentary and the Zuo Zhuan, also known as the Zuo Zhuan.
That is: "The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", "The Guliang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", and "The Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", which is also known as "Zuo Zhuan".
However, the inheritance of "Shangshu" in the Han Dynasty today can be said to have the same origin and flow.
——All those who study the Book of Documents in the world have learned something from the incomplete scroll of the Book of Documents that Fu Sheng of Jinan hid in the wall of his home during the "book burning" period at the end of the Qin Dynasty and was dug out during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
Fu Sheng dug out the Book of Shang and first taught it to his two disciples: Zhang Sheng and Ouyang Sheng, and later to Chao Cuo, the representative of the court;
Therefore, now in the Han Dynasty, everyone says that the Book of Documents is scarce, and scholars who have made achievements in studying the Book of Documents are even rarer.
——Because Chao Cuo spent his entire life trying to reduce the power of the feudal lords, he only used the Book of Shang as a stepping stone to enter the imperial court;
Not to mention teaching the Book of Documents to his disciples - even Chao Cuo himself probably never looked through the Book of Documents that helped him rise to fame.
As for Fu Sheng's own two disciples, the 'eldest disciple' Zhang Sheng was the late Zhao Wang and Xuanping Hou Zhang Ao, and the grandson of Princess Lu Yuan and son of Lu Yuan Wang Zhang Yan - the contemporary Nangong Hou of the Han Dynasty;
A contemporary marquis, and the grandson of Princess Lu Yuan and Prince Zhang Ao of Zhao;
Rather than expecting him to teach books to others, it is better to pray that he can pass on the Book of Documents to more sons, and not do something ridiculous like taking his life's learning into the coffin, thus causing his teachings to be lost.
The only one Ouyang Sheng left, Ouyang Hebo, was seriously recruiting disciples and teaching "The Book of Shang".
So it can be said that in the Han Dynasty, anyone who claims to be a master of the Book of Documents is more or less related to Ouyang Sheng—either a registered disciple or a direct disciple.
At the very least, at least I had attended a few classes with Ouyang Sheng.
If not, let alone "curating" the Book of Shangshu;
Not to mention where you got the "Book of Documents" - even if you really got it by accident, without Ouyang Sheng's explanation, you would not be able to learn it well.
Therefore, even though everyone was unfamiliar with the name "Ni Kuan", they still instinctively bowed to Ni Kuan and showed goodwill.
It’s not that Ni Kuan has a lot of face.
But according to Ni Kuan, the contemporary master Ouyang Hebo, who once taught him "Shangshu", has a great reputation.
But after Ni Kuan, another candidate with an ordinary family background, poor clothes, and who had only received guidance from the famous scholar but was not his direct disciple, introduced himself, everyone realized that outliers like Zheng Dangshi were ultimately a minority.
Although everyone may have different theories and schools, the situation is basically the same.
——Almost all of them have been guided and instructed by some academic master, but no one dares to say shamelessly that they "learned from so-and-so";
——In their respective hometowns, almost everyone is more or less famous, but almost no one dares to brag: I have a close relationship with a big shot.
In this way, everyone relaxed.
The competitive pressure is not small, but it is not too great either!
As for the expected noble sons with great connections, or disciples from famous families - there must be some;
But as elite intellectuals, everyone has a rough idea of what's going on.
Since the current emperor, Liu Rong, has created this so-called "imperial examination" to recruit scholars from all over the world, it is impossible for him to only admit children of nobles who have connections and status.
To put it more bluntly - those people have special places that belong to them, and no one else can snatch them away;
At this moment, the 'ordinary people' and 'poor scholars' gathered in this tavern also have their own places.
If Liu Rong had any shame, he would not give these places to those second-generation rich people or those with connections...
"It's a rare opportunity to gather with you all, so why don't you accept my invitation and have a drink at my humble home?"
After a brief contact, everyone, even if they didn't huddle together, at least found their own small groups.
Then, a young man from a wealthy family made an invitation, and those who were willing to get close to him stood up one after another and followed him to the banquet.
It's strange - the few potential stocks who have the best chance to make a difference in this scientific expedition and will definitely make Liu Rong happy, all stayed behind inexplicably!
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you;
In the end, it was Zheng Dangshi, the "local" who had the most cheerful personality, the best at livening up the atmosphere, and who was most familiar with Chang'an, who pulled Zhufu Yan and Ni Kuan away, one by one in each hand.
Before the imperial examination began, the candidates seemed to have already begun to instinctively gather together for warmth, in order to form a network of connections for their future officialdom - and even the court.
Of course, Zheng and the other two were just one of many small groups.
And it's a pretty inconspicuous one...
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·
·
·
·
"Zheng was at that time..."
"Sigh~"
"After I ascended the throne, did I grant him any official title?"
Weiyang Palace, Changle Hall.
Upon learning that the first 'Autumn Examination' in the history of Chinese civilization, which he had personally promoted, would actually be attended by his former prince team, Liu Rong immediately sought out his best and most outstanding confidant in the palace: Ji An.
Logically speaking, the Han emperor's confidants in the palace during the period of crown prince have always been respected by the Prince's Secretary, or "Housekeeper".
The person closest to the emperor must be the Prince's Household Director, and the person most respected by all the officials in the prince's palace must also be the Prince's Household Director.
However, Liu Rong's situation is a little special.
——The household steward during the reign of Crown Prince Liu Rong was a relative of the Eastern Palace who was stuffed into the Crown Prince’s Palace because of a political deal: Dou Pengzu, Marquis of Nanpi.
Later, Dou Pengzu made another slightly taboo mistake, and gradually faded out of Liu Rong's core circle of confidants.
Among the remaining people, the one with the highest status now is naturally the commander of the crown prince's personal army at that time: the Prince's Central Shield Guard, now the prefect of Shuofang County - Marquis of Bowang Cheng Bushi.
But Cheng Buzhi was a military general after all, and he had already made a name for himself in the army long before Liu Rong was named crown prince.
Rather than saying that Cheng Buzhi was a military general who came out of the Prince's Palace, it would be better to say that Cheng Buzhi was a potential general who was forced into Liu Rong's Prince's Palace by the previous emperor and forced Liu Rong to "recognize his master by dripping blood".
In addition, Cheng Buzhi was away all year round, so the most capable and trustworthy former Prince's Palace team around Liu Rong was replaced by Ji An.
——It was not because Ji An was very famous in the original history that Liu Rong had a celebrity filter for Ji An;
But the reason why Ji An can be remembered in history is that he really has something special about him...
"Your Majesty, perhaps you have forgotten?"
"——When the late Emperor Xiaojing was still alive, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, was the regent;"
"There are already quite a few people who are officials of the Crown Prince's Palace, and they work in the government offices."
"I also serve as an usher;"
"After Emperor Xiaojing passed away, Your Majesty ascended to the throne. Officials of the Crown Prince's Palace who had official positions were either promoted or retained." "However, those who did not hold office in the court were not granted official positions or titles by Your Majesty..."
After Ji An said this, Liu Rong slowly remembered.
Actually, it’s not Liu Rong’s fault that he has a bad memory.
——As the wings and team organized by the Han emperor for the crown prince, the Prince's Palace itself is actually a small court.
The three teachers of the crown prince correspond to the three dukes in the court;
The "chief minister" among the prince's officials, the Prince's Household Director, is similar to the head of the Nine Ministers in the court: the Internal History.
As for those 'Prince's Sheren' who have no specific positions and no fixed responsibilities, they are similar to those doctoral officials in the court who have only job ranks but no specific responsibilities.
Once you enter officialdom, you will rise like the sea;
Regardless of which dynasty or era, the power model must be a pyramid structure, with fewer people and more concentrated power as you go up.
Specifically speaking of the Han Dynasty today, this is the case in the central court in Chang'an, in the local counties, and in the prince's palace.
compete;
Whether serving in the court, being an official in the local area, or serving in the Prince's Palace as a retainer or a member of the crown prince's team, competition is always the unchanging theme.
Moreover, the competition for the Prince's Palace did not start after entering the Prince's Palace, but had already started long before entering the Prince's Palace.
——The Prince's Sheren is a special label: the Prince's 'Sheren';
Before that, these Prince's Sheren were originally members of the official review department: the Imperial Censorate, and the royal supply department: the Imperial Household. They were selected little by little from the young talents among the officials in office to form the "Sheren" talent pool.
This talent pool does not only work when the crown prince is about to be crowned, nor does it stop after the crown prince is established.
Every year, this talent pool will eliminate a group of "sheren" who are either too old, have made mistakes, or are at the bottom of the competition;
Then a group of new emerging young talents with outstanding abilities will be added.
The entire talent pool maintains a stable range of people while maintaining healthy mobility.
After the death of the emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor, the team that originally belonged to the crown prince rose to prominence, from the team of the crown prince to the emperor's confidants;
At this time, the Crown Prince's Palace will usher in an "iteration", and the talent pool of hundreds or thousands of servants will compete to select no more than thirty officials to serve the Crown Prince.
Regardless of whether there is a crown prince or not, the Crown Prince's Palace will maintain basic operations with the support of these subordinate officials.
Specifically speaking of Liu Rong - whether it was Ji An, who rose rapidly in career, or Zheng Dangshi, who was gradually forgotten by Liu Rong, they had been included in the "Sheren" talent pool as early as the reign of Emperor Taizong, and when Emperor Taizong passed away and Emperor Xianjing ascended the throne, they stood out from the Sheren group and were able to join the elite group of the Crown Prince's Palace.
They first competed with the entire Han dynasty's incumbent officials, and eventually won and became 'Sheren';
Then, from among thousands of Sheren, the best of the best will be selected through competition to become the "Prince's Sheren".
After entering the Prince's Palace and becoming the crown prince's team, they will still face competition.
For example, Ji An, during this competition, never disappeared from Liu Rong's sight, and became Liu Rong's undisputed confidant, and still follows Liu Rong closely;
On the other hand, most of the former officials of the Crown Prince's Palace, including Zheng Dangshi, were quietly "eliminated" and forgotten during this competition.
So today, when Liu Rong saw the three words "Zheng Dangshi" in the report of the science and technology report, he finally remembered: he once, it seemed that maybe, he had such a subordinate, but for some reason, he had not seen this person for several years...
"Zheng Dangshi~"
"Zheng was at that time..."
Liu Rong actually had a deep impression of Zheng Dangshi.
There is no other reason;
Zheng Dangshi was the only special talent among the officials of the Crown Prince during Liu Rong's term who entered the Crown Prince's Palace as a "local hero".
As for later, Zheng was not valued by Liu Rong and was even subconsciously forgotten, it was also because Liu Rong did not like this group very much.
——It is indeed the instinct of young men for passionate young men to admire knights;
But for a politician like Liu Rong, it is really hard not to feel disgusted with unstable factors like the knights, or even instinctively distance themselves from them.
If Liu Rong was a general and had received help from Zheng Dangshi, a "local tyrant" in a war between Liang and Chu, such as when he suppressed the Wu-Chu Rebellion, he might have had some positive impression of Zheng Dangshi.
But no matter as a former crown prince - especially as the regent prince, or as the current emperor of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult for Liu Rong to like a knight who "breaks the law with force" and regards the laws of the country as nothing.
It has been a long-standing tradition in the Han Dynasty to give a hero who was born a knight-errant to the crown prince.
To be precise: filling the crown prince with all kinds of people from all walks of life is a major principle of the Han Dynasty in training crown princes - let the crown prince get along with all kinds of people so as to understand the personalities of each kind of people.
At that time, Liu Rong also had high expectations for Zheng Dangshi, the "hero of Liang and Chu", and had long conversations with him again and again.
But in the end, Liu Rong was not extremely disappointed, but at least his three views were shattered.
As a friend, especially a close friend, people like Zheng Dangshi will always make you happy.
But Liu Rong really couldn't understand: How could such a 'gang boss' who was addicted to alcohol and women, unruly and regarded loyalty as more important than the law play a positive role in the process of governing the country?
If it weren't for what happened today, Liu Rong might never have remembered that he once had a crown prince and a minister who was born a knight-errant.
Now that he had seen it - especially seeing it on the list of candidates for scientific and technological resignation, Liu Rong couldn't help but feel a different kind of emotion in his heart.
"An examination is just to select minor officials and assistants with a salary of 400 dan or more. "
"Did Zheng Dangshi really have such courage?"
"——From being a servant of the crown prince, he suddenly fell to a lowly official with a salary of 400 koku..."
“Tsk, tsk;”
"Let's take a look first."
"If I can really calm down, make some achievements, and become a doer..."
For a moment, Liu Rong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
As for Zheng's test scores at that time, Liu Rong didn't consider them at all.
——In the current Han Dynasty, the three words "scholar" alone are already a talent that is one in a hundred;
Officials are the best among the scholars.
Only young talents among officials are eligible to enter the court's "Sheren" talent pool;
At that time, Zheng was a prince's attendant who stood out from among the "attendants".
Such an elite among elites, a talent among talents, even if he was born a knight-errant, would never be stumped by an imperial examination.
If in the end, Zheng really could not pass even the three rounds of examinations, the Chang'an court might have ushered in a political earthquake because of Liu Rong's anger.
——A useless guy who couldn't even pass the imperial examination actually entered the prince's palace and became my prince's attendant?
How dare you have evil thoughts on the training of the crown prince? How bold!
(End of this chapter)
The Book of Poetry is very popular, while the Book of Rites is not.
"Yue" was lost in the war at the end of the Qin Dynasty, and "Yi" could not be promoted because it was obscure and difficult to understand.
Naturally, only "Spring and Autumn Annals" and "Book of History" are left to serve as the flagship of Confucianism.
Among them, the "Spring and Autumn Annals" is divided into three main schools: the two brothers Hu Wusheng and Dong Zhongshu, the Gongyang Commentary represented by the founder's descendant Gongyang Shou, as well as the Guliang Commentary and the Zuo Zhuan, also known as the Zuo Zhuan.
That is: "The Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", "The Guliang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", and "The Zuo Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals", which is also known as "Zuo Zhuan".
However, the inheritance of "Shangshu" in the Han Dynasty today can be said to have the same origin and flow.
——All those who study the Book of Documents in the world have learned something from the incomplete scroll of the Book of Documents that Fu Sheng of Jinan hid in the wall of his home during the "book burning" period at the end of the Qin Dynasty and was dug out during the reign of Emperor Taizong.
Fu Sheng dug out the Book of Shang and first taught it to his two disciples: Zhang Sheng and Ouyang Sheng, and later to Chao Cuo, the representative of the court;
Therefore, now in the Han Dynasty, everyone says that the Book of Documents is scarce, and scholars who have made achievements in studying the Book of Documents are even rarer.
——Because Chao Cuo spent his entire life trying to reduce the power of the feudal lords, he only used the Book of Shang as a stepping stone to enter the imperial court;
Not to mention teaching the Book of Documents to his disciples - even Chao Cuo himself probably never looked through the Book of Documents that helped him rise to fame.
As for Fu Sheng's own two disciples, the 'eldest disciple' Zhang Sheng was the late Zhao Wang and Xuanping Hou Zhang Ao, and the grandson of Princess Lu Yuan and son of Lu Yuan Wang Zhang Yan - the contemporary Nangong Hou of the Han Dynasty;
A contemporary marquis, and the grandson of Princess Lu Yuan and Prince Zhang Ao of Zhao;
Rather than expecting him to teach books to others, it is better to pray that he can pass on the Book of Documents to more sons, and not do something ridiculous like taking his life's learning into the coffin, thus causing his teachings to be lost.
The only one Ouyang Sheng left, Ouyang Hebo, was seriously recruiting disciples and teaching "The Book of Shang".
So it can be said that in the Han Dynasty, anyone who claims to be a master of the Book of Documents is more or less related to Ouyang Sheng—either a registered disciple or a direct disciple.
At the very least, at least I had attended a few classes with Ouyang Sheng.
If not, let alone "curating" the Book of Shangshu;
Not to mention where you got the "Book of Documents" - even if you really got it by accident, without Ouyang Sheng's explanation, you would not be able to learn it well.
Therefore, even though everyone was unfamiliar with the name "Ni Kuan", they still instinctively bowed to Ni Kuan and showed goodwill.
It’s not that Ni Kuan has a lot of face.
But according to Ni Kuan, the contemporary master Ouyang Hebo, who once taught him "Shangshu", has a great reputation.
But after Ni Kuan, another candidate with an ordinary family background, poor clothes, and who had only received guidance from the famous scholar but was not his direct disciple, introduced himself, everyone realized that outliers like Zheng Dangshi were ultimately a minority.
Although everyone may have different theories and schools, the situation is basically the same.
——Almost all of them have been guided and instructed by some academic master, but no one dares to say shamelessly that they "learned from so-and-so";
——In their respective hometowns, almost everyone is more or less famous, but almost no one dares to brag: I have a close relationship with a big shot.
In this way, everyone relaxed.
The competitive pressure is not small, but it is not too great either!
As for the expected noble sons with great connections, or disciples from famous families - there must be some;
But as elite intellectuals, everyone has a rough idea of what's going on.
Since the current emperor, Liu Rong, has created this so-called "imperial examination" to recruit scholars from all over the world, it is impossible for him to only admit children of nobles who have connections and status.
To put it more bluntly - those people have special places that belong to them, and no one else can snatch them away;
At this moment, the 'ordinary people' and 'poor scholars' gathered in this tavern also have their own places.
If Liu Rong had any shame, he would not give these places to those second-generation rich people or those with connections...
"It's a rare opportunity to gather with you all, so why don't you accept my invitation and have a drink at my humble home?"
After a brief contact, everyone, even if they didn't huddle together, at least found their own small groups.
Then, a young man from a wealthy family made an invitation, and those who were willing to get close to him stood up one after another and followed him to the banquet.
It's strange - the few potential stocks who have the best chance to make a difference in this scientific expedition and will definitely make Liu Rong happy, all stayed behind inexplicably!
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you;
In the end, it was Zheng Dangshi, the "local" who had the most cheerful personality, the best at livening up the atmosphere, and who was most familiar with Chang'an, who pulled Zhufu Yan and Ni Kuan away, one by one in each hand.
Before the imperial examination began, the candidates seemed to have already begun to instinctively gather together for warmth, in order to form a network of connections for their future officialdom - and even the court.
Of course, Zheng and the other two were just one of many small groups.
And it's a pretty inconspicuous one...
·
·
·
·
·
"Zheng was at that time..."
"Sigh~"
"After I ascended the throne, did I grant him any official title?"
Weiyang Palace, Changle Hall.
Upon learning that the first 'Autumn Examination' in the history of Chinese civilization, which he had personally promoted, would actually be attended by his former prince team, Liu Rong immediately sought out his best and most outstanding confidant in the palace: Ji An.
Logically speaking, the Han emperor's confidants in the palace during the period of crown prince have always been respected by the Prince's Secretary, or "Housekeeper".
The person closest to the emperor must be the Prince's Household Director, and the person most respected by all the officials in the prince's palace must also be the Prince's Household Director.
However, Liu Rong's situation is a little special.
——The household steward during the reign of Crown Prince Liu Rong was a relative of the Eastern Palace who was stuffed into the Crown Prince’s Palace because of a political deal: Dou Pengzu, Marquis of Nanpi.
Later, Dou Pengzu made another slightly taboo mistake, and gradually faded out of Liu Rong's core circle of confidants.
Among the remaining people, the one with the highest status now is naturally the commander of the crown prince's personal army at that time: the Prince's Central Shield Guard, now the prefect of Shuofang County - Marquis of Bowang Cheng Bushi.
But Cheng Buzhi was a military general after all, and he had already made a name for himself in the army long before Liu Rong was named crown prince.
Rather than saying that Cheng Buzhi was a military general who came out of the Prince's Palace, it would be better to say that Cheng Buzhi was a potential general who was forced into Liu Rong's Prince's Palace by the previous emperor and forced Liu Rong to "recognize his master by dripping blood".
In addition, Cheng Buzhi was away all year round, so the most capable and trustworthy former Prince's Palace team around Liu Rong was replaced by Ji An.
——It was not because Ji An was very famous in the original history that Liu Rong had a celebrity filter for Ji An;
But the reason why Ji An can be remembered in history is that he really has something special about him...
"Your Majesty, perhaps you have forgotten?"
"——When the late Emperor Xiaojing was still alive, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince, was the regent;"
"There are already quite a few people who are officials of the Crown Prince's Palace, and they work in the government offices."
"I also serve as an usher;"
"After Emperor Xiaojing passed away, Your Majesty ascended to the throne. Officials of the Crown Prince's Palace who had official positions were either promoted or retained." "However, those who did not hold office in the court were not granted official positions or titles by Your Majesty..."
After Ji An said this, Liu Rong slowly remembered.
Actually, it’s not Liu Rong’s fault that he has a bad memory.
——As the wings and team organized by the Han emperor for the crown prince, the Prince's Palace itself is actually a small court.
The three teachers of the crown prince correspond to the three dukes in the court;
The "chief minister" among the prince's officials, the Prince's Household Director, is similar to the head of the Nine Ministers in the court: the Internal History.
As for those 'Prince's Sheren' who have no specific positions and no fixed responsibilities, they are similar to those doctoral officials in the court who have only job ranks but no specific responsibilities.
Once you enter officialdom, you will rise like the sea;
Regardless of which dynasty or era, the power model must be a pyramid structure, with fewer people and more concentrated power as you go up.
Specifically speaking of the Han Dynasty today, this is the case in the central court in Chang'an, in the local counties, and in the prince's palace.
compete;
Whether serving in the court, being an official in the local area, or serving in the Prince's Palace as a retainer or a member of the crown prince's team, competition is always the unchanging theme.
Moreover, the competition for the Prince's Palace did not start after entering the Prince's Palace, but had already started long before entering the Prince's Palace.
——The Prince's Sheren is a special label: the Prince's 'Sheren';
Before that, these Prince's Sheren were originally members of the official review department: the Imperial Censorate, and the royal supply department: the Imperial Household. They were selected little by little from the young talents among the officials in office to form the "Sheren" talent pool.
This talent pool does not only work when the crown prince is about to be crowned, nor does it stop after the crown prince is established.
Every year, this talent pool will eliminate a group of "sheren" who are either too old, have made mistakes, or are at the bottom of the competition;
Then a group of new emerging young talents with outstanding abilities will be added.
The entire talent pool maintains a stable range of people while maintaining healthy mobility.
After the death of the emperor and the enthronement of the new emperor, the team that originally belonged to the crown prince rose to prominence, from the team of the crown prince to the emperor's confidants;
At this time, the Crown Prince's Palace will usher in an "iteration", and the talent pool of hundreds or thousands of servants will compete to select no more than thirty officials to serve the Crown Prince.
Regardless of whether there is a crown prince or not, the Crown Prince's Palace will maintain basic operations with the support of these subordinate officials.
Specifically speaking of Liu Rong - whether it was Ji An, who rose rapidly in career, or Zheng Dangshi, who was gradually forgotten by Liu Rong, they had been included in the "Sheren" talent pool as early as the reign of Emperor Taizong, and when Emperor Taizong passed away and Emperor Xianjing ascended the throne, they stood out from the Sheren group and were able to join the elite group of the Crown Prince's Palace.
They first competed with the entire Han dynasty's incumbent officials, and eventually won and became 'Sheren';
Then, from among thousands of Sheren, the best of the best will be selected through competition to become the "Prince's Sheren".
After entering the Prince's Palace and becoming the crown prince's team, they will still face competition.
For example, Ji An, during this competition, never disappeared from Liu Rong's sight, and became Liu Rong's undisputed confidant, and still follows Liu Rong closely;
On the other hand, most of the former officials of the Crown Prince's Palace, including Zheng Dangshi, were quietly "eliminated" and forgotten during this competition.
So today, when Liu Rong saw the three words "Zheng Dangshi" in the report of the science and technology report, he finally remembered: he once, it seemed that maybe, he had such a subordinate, but for some reason, he had not seen this person for several years...
"Zheng Dangshi~"
"Zheng was at that time..."
Liu Rong actually had a deep impression of Zheng Dangshi.
There is no other reason;
Zheng Dangshi was the only special talent among the officials of the Crown Prince during Liu Rong's term who entered the Crown Prince's Palace as a "local hero".
As for later, Zheng was not valued by Liu Rong and was even subconsciously forgotten, it was also because Liu Rong did not like this group very much.
——It is indeed the instinct of young men for passionate young men to admire knights;
But for a politician like Liu Rong, it is really hard not to feel disgusted with unstable factors like the knights, or even instinctively distance themselves from them.
If Liu Rong was a general and had received help from Zheng Dangshi, a "local tyrant" in a war between Liang and Chu, such as when he suppressed the Wu-Chu Rebellion, he might have had some positive impression of Zheng Dangshi.
But no matter as a former crown prince - especially as the regent prince, or as the current emperor of the Han Dynasty, it is difficult for Liu Rong to like a knight who "breaks the law with force" and regards the laws of the country as nothing.
It has been a long-standing tradition in the Han Dynasty to give a hero who was born a knight-errant to the crown prince.
To be precise: filling the crown prince with all kinds of people from all walks of life is a major principle of the Han Dynasty in training crown princes - let the crown prince get along with all kinds of people so as to understand the personalities of each kind of people.
At that time, Liu Rong also had high expectations for Zheng Dangshi, the "hero of Liang and Chu", and had long conversations with him again and again.
But in the end, Liu Rong was not extremely disappointed, but at least his three views were shattered.
As a friend, especially a close friend, people like Zheng Dangshi will always make you happy.
But Liu Rong really couldn't understand: How could such a 'gang boss' who was addicted to alcohol and women, unruly and regarded loyalty as more important than the law play a positive role in the process of governing the country?
If it weren't for what happened today, Liu Rong might never have remembered that he once had a crown prince and a minister who was born a knight-errant.
Now that he had seen it - especially seeing it on the list of candidates for scientific and technological resignation, Liu Rong couldn't help but feel a different kind of emotion in his heart.
"An examination is just to select minor officials and assistants with a salary of 400 dan or more. "
"Did Zheng Dangshi really have such courage?"
"——From being a servant of the crown prince, he suddenly fell to a lowly official with a salary of 400 koku..."
“Tsk, tsk;”
"Let's take a look first."
"If I can really calm down, make some achievements, and become a doer..."
For a moment, Liu Rong couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
As for Zheng's test scores at that time, Liu Rong didn't consider them at all.
——In the current Han Dynasty, the three words "scholar" alone are already a talent that is one in a hundred;
Officials are the best among the scholars.
Only young talents among officials are eligible to enter the court's "Sheren" talent pool;
At that time, Zheng was a prince's attendant who stood out from among the "attendants".
Such an elite among elites, a talent among talents, even if he was born a knight-errant, would never be stumped by an imperial examination.
If in the end, Zheng really could not pass even the three rounds of examinations, the Chang'an court might have ushered in a political earthquake because of Liu Rong's anger.
——A useless guy who couldn't even pass the imperial examination actually entered the prince's palace and became my prince's attendant?
How dare you have evil thoughts on the training of the crown prince? How bold!
(End of this chapter)
