Sima Hui, Pang Degong, and Huang Chengyan each glanced at each other, Huang Chengyan grinned, his beard curled up, he smiled smugly, and said: "What am I talking about, this son-in-law is very thoughtful, as soon as he heard the news of our presence in Xiling, he definitely didn't even change his clothes, so he came to us with a blank eye." ”

But it was the three of them who laughed at each other during Liu Feng's absence. When Liu Feng will come to visit, he was expected by Huang Chengyan.

"Knowing the son is Mo Ruo's father, and the son-in-law is half a son, your father-in-law guessed the surname of the son-in-law, it should be." Pang Degong smiled slightly and said.

"Hehe, what Degong said is very true. Maybe you sent the news to Jiang Wan yourself, and specially asked him to run to me as soon as he came back. Sima Hui smiled and pretended to be suspicious.

"Hmph." Listening to the teasing of his friends, Huang Chengyan's old face wrinkled, snorted coldly, and said, "Don't bet if you can't afford to lose." ”

Liu Feng was still strange just now, why Huang Chengyan stared at him, except for a slight color of wind and dust, he shouldn't be able to see anything.

Now I understand, the three old men bet on him.

"Ahem, father-in-law, my son-in-law is here to ask the three of you for help." Liu Feng coughed and said.

"I know what you're here for, I'm quite willing to help you work, but if you look at my honor, I'm afraid that if I go to you to be an official, it will affect the atmosphere. As for them. Huang Chengyan said a little funny, and then pointed to Sima Hui, and Pang De said fairly: "As for them, you also know that if you are determined to be a hermit, you will not be a hermit." ”

Sima Hui and Pang Degong nodded on the side, which can be regarded as indicating that what Huang Chengyan said is true.

Huang Chengyan's self-knowledge made Liu Fengwan smile, this old father-in-law is really not suitable to be an official, and he has no prestige.

However, Liu Feng just came, but he didn't let the three of them be normal officials.

Seeing that the three of them all had a polite attitude, Liu Feng didn't care.

"This time, instead of inviting three officials, we invited three teachers to teach students." Saying that, Liu Feng bowed to Pang Degong and said: "Pang Shiyuan has been following Mr. Pang for a long time, without Mr. Pang, it is impossible to have the power of the young phoenix today." ”

After Pang Degong, Liu Feng turned his head to Sima Hui and bowed: "It is rumored that Mr. and Wolong are suitable for teachers and students, which shows the ability of Mr. ”

In the end, Liu Feng smiled at Huang Chengyan again: "My father-in-law has a disciple named Jiang Wan, and now he is the first important minister under his son-in-law's account. ”

Xu Shu and Pang are all generals, and Jiang Wan under Liu Feng deserves to be the first.

Listening to Liu Feng's words, Sima Hui and Pang Degong were all thoughtful, while Huang Chengyan looked smug and nodded again and again: "Jiang Wan's kid has nothing to say, he is not under Wolong and Fengxiao, and it is your blessing to get him." ”

Liu Feng rolled his eyes in his heart, it wasn't you who forced Jiang Wan over.

Ignoring Huang Chengyan, Liu Feng set his sights on Sima Hui and Pang Degong.

Liu Feng's expectant gaze did not affect Sima Hui and Pang Degong. But it also made Sima Hui and the others feel a little tricky.

After pondering for a moment, the two glanced at each other, and Sima Hui spoke: "We waited for the Ju clan to go south to avoid the war. It is a guest living in Xiling, and now the general is the lord of the seven counties, and we are living here, and we are taken care of by the general, so we should be repaid. Just, teach the students. ”

Speaking of this, Sima Hui paused and said: "If there is a lack of manpower under the general's account, I have a student named Yang Dun, and the genius is thousands of miles. It can be the county guard, the history of the thorn. Now it is also in Xiling, which can be recommended by the general. ”

Pang Degong also nodded and said, "I also have a student named Qin Feng, who is also a talent of thousands of miles, who can be the county guard and assassinate history." ”

The two obviously misunderstood Liu Feng's intentions, and only thought that Liu Feng wanted to ask them to go out of the mountain to cultivate talents. simply, self-recommended capable students relieved Liu Feng's urgent need.

Liu Feng was pleased that the two of them were able to recommend talents, and for the guest living in Xiling, he was blessed by him, and he knew that he was grateful to repay him.

For this Yang Dun and Qin Feng, Liu Feng was also secretly concerned.

It's just that, after all, that's not the purpose of this visit.

Liu Feng smiled slightly and said, "I didn't come here to ask the two of you." ”

Seeing that Liu Feng seemed to have some long words, the host here Sima Hui smiled and invited Liu Feng to sit down: "Sit down and talk." ”

Liu Feng nodded, and the four of them sat down separately.

After sitting down, Liu Feng spoke: "Today, the princes will rise together. On the vast area, it belongs to Yangzhou, Jingchu and Yizhou, which are the best in the world. However, the land of the three states is not rich in population and insufficient heritage. Scholars, the scholars are far inferior to the north. ”

As he spoke, Liu Feng looked at Sima Hui, Pang Degong, and Huang Chengyan, all of whom showed a listening demeanor. He continued: "I want to establish schools in the counties and educate Jing Chu. In Xiling, Chu Xue is the highest institution of learning, and three are doctors, recruiting fifty disciples every five years, and the top thirty can be directly awarded official positions. to accelerate the development of the land of Jingchu. ”

In fact, in feudal society, the most perfect and most conducive to centralization was actually the imperial examination system. But now it is no more than the posterity.

In later generations, even if the family is poor, they can still study. But in this era, bamboo slips were very expensive, and only the wealthy could afford them.

Those who have been famous for generations are called scholars. Ordinary and strong, but it is a poor family.

Even if it is a scholar from a cold family, it is rare, and even fewer are in Jingchu.

Liu Feng's move stole the essence of the imperial examination, and used the direct granting of official positions as a bait to let the people promote learning. Enhance the cultural heritage of the Jingchu area. But it is still a system suitable for the Han Dynasty.

The first batch of students may be the majority of wealthy and powerful descendants, and even the second and third batches are the same. But Liu Feng believes that sooner or later, as long as the people who want to read, they can read.

Liu Feng also planned to make paper and build printing to replace expensive bamboo slips.

Gradually developed into future generations, tens of millions of students, as long as they pass the assessment, they can be officials. So that the talent is endless.

Sima Hui, Pang Degong, and Huang Chengyan heard Liu Feng's words, and their eyes flashed.

"An official from a poor family?" Pang Degong reacted the fastest and said a meaningful word.

The Han family, the scholar clan, has always been two groups, the former has no foundation, the latter has a deep foundation, the big one extends in all directions to form a huge network of relationships, and the small one also goes deep into the place, which is a famous family.

Before Cao Ying, in the court officials, the scholars were the mainstream. The cold door is a rootless ping. Liu Feng's move can be said to have cut off the way for the monopoly officials of the Shi clan.

If this was in the Central Plains, Liu Feng might be overthrown by those scholars immediately, and the regime would be unstable. But in the Jingchu area, the big clans are scarce, and there are many cold families.

This move can be implemented, if Liu Feng can go north to destroy Cao one day, then this system will continue, increase the centralization of power, and check and balance the big clans.

Therefore, Pang Degong's words hinted at Liu Feng's true intentions.

Facing Pang Degong's gaze, Liu Feng nodded lightly and generously admitted. In addition to the scarcity of officials, he wanted to establish a selection system at the same time.

It is true that he has these thoughts, anyway, Liu Feng doesn't want to follow Cao Pi's old path.

In order to become the emperor, Cao Pi created the nine-product Zhongzheng system, and abolished the meritocracy established by Cao Ying. Since then, the poor family is only the ninth rate. Only the scholars can be officials and big officials.

In the end, the Sima clan was formed. ruined the country.

This is a lesson from the past.

Liu Feng's small abacus was very loud, but in fact, he was also a little apprehensive. Because of the three people here, among them Huang Chengyan and Pang Degong, they are all high-ranking families, and they are all influential in Jingchu.

Only Sima Hui is a poor man.

If the two men were disgusted with the system he proposed, then his plan would be ruined.

Pang Degong fell silent after saying a word, and Sima Hui did not say anything. The atmosphere in the hall showed a slight sign of solidification.

After a long time, Huang Chengyan spoke: "There are no immortal families in the world, as handed down from ancient times, many families have lost their prestige. On the contrary, some of the poor families became new scholars. Just like my Huang family, it took hundreds of years to become famous. ”

Saying that, Huang Chengyan glanced at Pang Degong, and Sima Hui said: "Therefore, if you want the clan to be eternal, it is not fame and official position, but the knowledge of the heirloom. If the talent is broad and everyone is smart and clever, even after war, the clan can be preserved. If everyone is as stupid as a pig and a dog, even if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, it will be wiped out. ”

This remark is to the effect that if the knowledge and upbringing are passed on, the children and grandchildren will naturally be able to become officials, have fame, and still be famous. On the contrary, if the descendants are not filial, even if they are famous, they will be wiped out.

Huang Chengyan's words were like drinking a stick on the head, which shocked Pang Degong. There was a deep groan in his eyes, and he was clear. He bowed deeply to Huang Chengyan and said, "Thank you, brother, for mentioning it." ”

"Brother Huang is high." Sima Hui also bowed to Huang Chengyan and sighed lightly.

Watching Huang Chengyan say some wise words, Liu Feng was surprised in his heart, this father-in-law's surname was out of character, but he didn't expect it to be useful at the critical moment.

Looking at Sima Hui, there was no hesitation in Pang Degong's eyes, and Liu Feng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Pang Degong, Sima Hui, and Huang Chengyan glanced at each other, and then raised their fists at Liu Feng and said, "If the general is to study Chu, I am willing to be a doctor." ”

"Thank you all for your help." Liu Feng was overjoyed and bowed to the three of them.

It can be regarded as setting the standard for Chu Xue, as for how to build this school, how to fund it, and how to arrange personnel. It's a matter of detail.

Immediately, the four of them began to discuss.

In the end, it was concluded that within the establishment of seven counties, seven county schools should be established as second-class schools. Recruit students who are willing to enroll in ten years of education.

These students will be examined with the rest of the county who have not been trained by the academy, and fifty people will be selected from the county. Seven counties are three hundred and fifty.

Subsequently, these 350 people were assessed in terms of talent and morality, and 50 students were selected from them to enter Chuxue. After five years of study, the top thirty can be directly awarded official positions.

This is actually similar to the imperial examination system in later generations. The only difference is that Liu Feng set up a school and took the initiative to promote the development of culture, so that more people can read and go to school.

In this way, a huge group of scholars was cultivated, and a group of top scholars were finally selected to expand the officialdom.

However, the four of them have also concluded that if this method wants to be effective, it will be more than ten years at the earliest, and it is better to temporarily continue the filial piety system of the Han Dynasty.

(To be continued)