Chapter 17 Administrative Ability Exam
Zhu Youxiao did it as soon as he said, and ordered the Wei Dynasty to recruit Yang Lian into the palace temporarily. Yang Lian was still inexplicably when he entered the palace. After seeing Zhu Youxiao, he immediately became excited after hearing Zhu Youxiao's anti-corruption bureau. When he was in the military department, he was known for not fearing power. Today, when he heard about this yamen that specifically cut off all officials, he thought that he could finally show his ambitions. In the past, he could only submit a memorial to impeachment. Now if he had this anti-corruption bureau in his hands, it would be like having a law enforcement agency, which would make it much easier to investigate all officials.
Then he said, "Emperor, after hearing the Emperor's anti-corruption situation, I wish I could take office immediately, but I still have a few questions to ask the Emperor."
Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "Your Mai has any questions and you should raise them quickly. I suddenly thought of establishing this anti-corruption bureau, so I don't know many of the details, so I still need to work hard on my own. No matter what your problems you have, I will support you later."
Yang Lian immediately said: "The emperor trusts the empress and is a blessing for the empress and the empress and the empress and the empress thinks, first, our Ming Dynasty has a vast territory and many officials, how can we solve the problem after the anti-corruption bureau?"
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao thought, he did not rush to take his time. This team first tried it in Beijing and then slowly implemented it in China. He said: "I believe that the Anti-corruption Bureau is a new institution, so he does not rush to expand the scale. He did it first in Beijing and you can accumulate some experience and cultivate some talents."
Yang Lian thought to himself that the emperor was right. This new thing should be explored easily. It seems that the burden on his shoulders is very heavy, but there are many officials in the capital, which is very complicated. If the corrupt officials in the capital are solved, the rest will be easy to solve.
Then he said: "I understand, I still have questions. How can the Anti-corruption Bureau investigate all officials? What if the departments do not cooperate?"
Zhu Youxiao thought that this was not simple, so he said, "Don't worry, this good friend. I will ask the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang to cooperate with the good friend to handle the case. If someone dares to do it perfunctorily, I will chop his head."
When Yang Lian heard that there were Jinyiwei and Dongchang dispatches, he was happy. He knew that Jinyiwei and Dongchang were secret agencies and they had surveillance and file establishments for officials in the court. If they could be transferred to Jinyiwei and Dongchang's files, it would be much easier to handle the case.
Then he asked: "Your Majesty, where did you find someone to work in the Anti-corruption Bureau?"
Zhu Youxiao had long been planning for this issue. After hearing this, he said, "This is the key to the problem. I think it would be better to directly appoint new people if I transfer personnel from various departments directly, so that the anti-corruption bureau can not get involved in those corrupt officials. As for how to choose candidates, I haven't figured it out yet, so I happened to discuss with my dear today."
"This…..." Yang Lian could come up with any good idea for a moment, so he had to say: "I think the personnel in this anti-corruption bureau must be proficient in the laws of the Ming Dynasty and be upright."
Zhu Youxiao also knew that Yang Lian couldn't come up with any good ideas. It seemed that he was still thinking about it himself. Suddenly, he thought of the civil servant exam in later generations. Today, he tried it here. If the results are good, it can replace the imperial examination. It is not bad. He said, "I have an idea. I think that the personnel of this Anti-corruption Bureau should focus on abilities first. They do not need to be proficient in the Four Books and Five Classics as well as the imperial examination. I will take an official ability exam. Anyone above the juren can apply for the exam (I failed to pass the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty. People cannot be officials, of course, rich and powerful people can commit favoritism and fraud. As for the content of the exam, just to be simple, just take three exams, one exams for the simple version of the Four Books and Five Classics. This is too difficult. After all, the Anti-Corruption Bureau exam is not an imperial examination, and the other exams for the Ming Dynasty law is a must-have. Officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau naturally must be proficient in the Ming Dynasty law, and finally an administrative ability exam is included in the examination content of the examination astronomy, geography, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, and politics and military."
Yang Lian was already confused when he heard Zhu Youxiao’s idea. Later, he heard Zhu Youxiao’s proposal for an administrative ability exam and immediately said: “Your Majesty, you can still understand the previous few words, but what does this last administrative ability exam mean.”
Zhu Youxiao knew that Yang Lian would have questions, so he explained: "Your dear, what is the most important thing for an official?"
When Yang Lian heard the emperor's question, he thought he would answer it carefully. This was a key question. He thought for a moment and said: "I believe that being an official should be the first to serve the people, the country again, and the people's welfare is the basis of being an official."
Zhu Youxiao initially thought he would say that he should follow the emperor's will first, but Yang Lian answered like this. It seems that Yang Lian is really a good minister for the country and the people. It is really right to choose him today.
So he said, "How can I be a good official?"
At this time, Yang Lian said: "We should read more ancient books and understand the meaning of the classics, so that we can become a good official."
Zhu Youxiao immediately said: "The officials in the court are all familiar with history books, so why are corrupt officials in the court now rampant?"
Yang Lian didn't know how to answer immediately: "This..."
Zhu Youxiao also said: "I think that studying is not a necessary condition for being an official, and of course I still have to read more. However, I think that reading more is not about pursuing the ancients. Those who come out will be nerds. Every day I know that the book says that I think this administrative ability test is a good thing. I will just implement it."
Yang Lian thought that it was not an imperial examination anyway, so the emperor would take the exam first. Since it was taking the anti-corruption bureau and he was the chief examiner, he decided to decide whether he wanted to in the end. Then he said, "Then let's try these three subjects according to the emperor's wishes. As for whom to give the exam questions."
Zhu Youxiao said: "I will give this test question myself."
When Yang Lian heard that the emperor was still taught by Sun Chengzong, why did the exam questions be set up, and immediately said: "The emperor is still teaching in the palace, so the exam questions should be done by the empress."
Zhu Youxiao thought to himself that he was bullying me as an illiterate person, but unfortunately I am not now. He said without caring about it: "Don't worry about this, I will give the exam questions to you in a few days. You will be ready for the next few days."
Then he continued, "I am going to promote my dear official position. Since it is a case of all officials, I will be granted the right deputy chief censor and military chief. It is more convenient for my dear to do things like this."
At this time, Yang Lian immediately knelt down and shouted, "I thank the Lord for your kindness. Long live, long live, long live, long live." After that, he retreated.
Zhu Youxiao was very busy in the next few days, but the questions of these three exams were very simple. Zhu Youxiao threw the subjects of the Four Books and Five Classics and the Ming Dynasty Law to Sun Chengzong, but he had no problems when he came up with this. He ordered individuals to find some messy questions every day, register and compile numbers. Zhu Youxiao decided to ask Wei Chao to establish a random question bank, and then choose some randomly during the exam. In a few days, he collected tens of thousands of questions, and was well classified.
At the same time, Yang Lian was also very busy. He received a good job this time and was busy issuing announcements every day to apply for the Anti-Corruption Bureau. On the one hand, he arranged the official office. Fang Congzhe knew that the Anti-Corruption Bureau was the emperor's intention, but he cooperated with Yang Lian very much. He divided some rooms in the cabinet for Yang Lian. After a few days, the Anti-Corruption Bureau was in place, and all the personnel were in place. He just waited for the exam to be completed and recruited some people to start work.
On the day of the exam, the number of applicants had reached more than 200. Since the Anti-corruption Bureau had just begun, Zhu Youxiao and Yang Lian discussed and decided to recruit 30 people in advance. In addition, more than 10 people were transferred from each department, and there were more than 40 people. Zhu Youxiao saw that the original intention was to start the trial operation. There were not many people, so he only recruited 20 people. Later, Yang Lian tried his best to say that the scale would be expanded in the future and he won 30 people. However, one of the six exams was considered to be a one-plank bridge that had been crossed by a thousand troops.
Yang Lian sat in the examination room, with the people sitting below, looking at a group of inexplicable eyes below, and said, "This exam is not an imperial examination, but it is very different from an imperial examination. You are all juren. They have taken the imperial examination before, but this exam set by the emperor is very different. Let's read the exam instructions first: There are three exams in this exam, one is the Four Books and Five Classics, the second is the Law of the Ming Dynasty, and the third is the administrative ability exam. Each exam is one hour and one day. All this exam is multiple-choice questions."
At this time, a lot of discussion came from below, and Yang Lian continued: "The so-called multiple-choice questions means that there is no problem. There are four answers below. Only one is correct. Please choose the one and write the one among A, B, C and D at the back of the question. Okay, start the exam now."
Yang Lian sat on it with an unhappy look on his face. Since the emperor decided to take the exam, he has tried his best to get what he could get in this exam. He thought that he could get something without even writing words. He would just write it with a pen and write it on A, B, C, and D. The person who was admitted to this exam should not understand anything in the Anti-corruption bureau. As he thought, Yang Lian remembered the rumors he heard yesterday, which was said to be from a father-in-law in the palace. The rumors said that the emperor was sent to the mortal world by heaven, and it would be fine if he did this. The emperor was originally the real dragon emperor, but the rumors also said that the emperor had been to the Heavenly Court before ascending the throne and lived in the Heavenly Court for a month. This Heavenly Court is just a few people in the world.
Shichen, it sounds a bit unbelievable. If the people still believe that the emperor is a god, but as a minister in the court, the emperor is just an ordinary person. As long as he has the strength, the emperor can do it. However, rumors also say that the emperor learned a lot of things from the heavenly court in a month. It is said that the father-in-law in the palace also saw the emperor build a magic weapon in the palace, which is some copper wire and magnets that can make small lightning come out. Several people in the palace who helped the emperor create magic weapons were also electrocuted, and their whole body would be paralyzed. The emperor also said that this thing was only one in a billionth of times compared to the heavenly court.
Chapter completed!