Chapter 356: Monarch and Minister

Lu Bu's side naturally knows about the chaos in the Central Plains, but Lu Bu doesn't care about it now. Now in Chang'an City, people who want to pass the imperial examination and become officials have gathered in Chang'an, and the day of the imperial examination will arrive as scheduled. The entire court is now here Being busy with this matter, other things, even the war in Guandong, have to take a back seat for Lu Bu. He is not interested in Guandong now, but this time it involves almost all the princes, and Lu Bu is more interested in their tactics. .

"Lord, this is the intelligence from all parties sent back from the Central Plains." Li Ru frowned and handed the intelligence sent back from the Central Plains to Lu Bu and said, "Whether it is obtained by the spies or the four people Cao, Sun, Liu, and Yuan involved in the war, There is no sign of gunpowder being used."

After Lu Bu experienced the simulated world of Sui and Wei, he had secretly sent people to various places in the Kanto princes to investigate secretly. Although he did not intervene in the competition in the Central Plains, he was very concerned about how the princes from all sides fought.

However, nothing that could threaten Guanzhong was found. Yuan Shu and Liu Bei were directly defeated, but nothing that Lu Bu wanted to see appeared.

Either these things are in the hands of the victor and the victor has not yet exerted its full strength, or they do not exist at all.

But no matter what it is, Lu Bu has thought about it. Anyway, he is not ready to pacify the world now. When he is ready to pacify the world, even if the princes have firearms in their hands, they will probably only be of the earliest version. What he will bring out then will be with them. What you get is different.

Thinking of this, Lu Bu didn't care much about what happened to the princes. It was enough to do his own thing well, lay a solid foundation step by step, and then gather his strength to conquer the world.

"Forget it, forget about these things. How are you preparing for the Six Divisions?" Lu Bu shook his head and looked at Li Ru and asked.

"It's all ready. We'll discuss it with the ministers after the imperial examination." Li Ru nodded. They had discussed the six ministries many times. What Lu Bu proposed was a framework. The details were between him and him. It was revised and perfected again and again by Jia Xu, Xun You, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Fa Yan, Fazheng and others.

No one can say for sure whether it is really perfect, but it depends on the current situation of the court. After the imperial examination selection, six departments will be launched immediately. In addition to the imperial examination talents being sent to various places as county magistrates, there will also be some good ones. After directly entering the Six Divisions, Lu Bu's direct lineage will also fill in the Six Divisions. When the Six Divisions are completed, although the Three Gongs and Nine Ministers will be retained, their power will be basically eliminated.

After Lu Bu checked with Li Ru again, he took the relevant files to see Liu Xie. Liu Xie was also a key link in the promotion of the Six Parts, because once the Six Parts were promoted, the power of the Three Dukes would disappear. Lu Bu would then restart the Prime Ministership. Liu Xie still had to pass the test of commanding six ministries.

"It's up to the Lieutenant to make his own decision. Do my words still apply?" Liu Xie said helplessly as he looked at the file sent by Lu Bu.

Although Lu Bu had promised to establish six ministries at the beginning, in the past two years, while Lu Bu was planning to seize power, he also acted as if he respected himself. At first, he felt okay, but later, all Liu Xie felt was What remains is hypocrisy.

Why do you still act like you respect me when you can seize power directly? Either give me back my power, or act like a traitor and don't leave me any souvenirs!

People's hearts can change. Although Liu Xie and Lu Bu had an agreement, Lu Bu's respectful look always gave him the illusion that Lu Bu was just a minister and he listened to me. But whenever he was swayed by this illusion, When he wanted to reach out for power, the end result was like a bucket of cold water poured on his head. Liu Xie even hated seeing Lu Bu's respectful look now.

"Your Majesty is the lord of the world. Such important matters naturally require your Majesty's decision." Lu Bu's tone remained calm.

Liu Xie opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't have the courage to confront Lu Bu any more. He lowered his tone slightly and said, "If I don't agree, is it useful?"

"It's useful, but preparations for the Six Ministries began two years ago. The imperial court spent a lot of manpower and material resources. If your Majesty wants to refuse, you must give me a reason. There are also talents selected through the imperial examination, some of whom have been in the academy for ten years." Studying hard, some of them are from poor families. Since your majesty is unwilling, you should tell me how to deal with them. How can you explain to these people when all the manpower and material resources spent in the past two years are over? "Lu Bu looked at Liu Xie. : "Your Majesty, state affairs are related to the livelihood of the country and the people. Although this world belongs to the Han Dynasty, will the ministers and the people have to throw away years of hard work because of your majesty's angry words?"

Hearing this, Liu Xie was speechless for a long time. He just wanted to resist Lu Bu's authority, but he hadn't thought about what to do after resisting, and no one gave him any advice. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were now thinking of someone who could help him. There was no one to offer advice. Liu Xie could see that these six departments were Lu Bu's attempt to control the government, but if he wanted to compete, others only encouraged him to compete with Lu Bu, but no one told him how to resist?

"Your Majesty is the king of a country. Every word and deed is related to the livelihood of the country and the people. I have no intention of blaming Your Majesty." Lu Bu took a step back and bowed to Liu Xie.

"What the Lieutenant said is true. I know it. Let's do what the Lieutenant said." Liu Xie sighed. Lu Bu's words made him unable to refute. Originally, he thought he was Liu Xun, but now it seems, Maybe he is Liu He.

After speaking, Liu Xie picked up the imperial seal, stamped several edicts, and then asked Lu Bu: "How many days until the imperial examination starts?"

"The exam will start in three days. However, this time the imperial examination is different from the previous exam. The assessment alone may take half a month, and the approval of the dossier will take at least one month."

"Why does it take a month?" Liu Xie asked doubtfully.

"Fairness is the most important thing in this imperial examination, so the names of the examination papers need to be anonymized, and after the candidates have passed the examination, they will mark them, and then have a special person copy the contents to avoid anyone seeking favoritism based on the handwriting. After the approval, the files will be taken out according to the marks. Post the list immediately to prevent fraud. The process is relatively complicated, so it will take longer." Lu Bu roughly explained the preparations he had made to prevent fraud.

"In addition, in order to show fairness, the articles and reasons for inclusion of the scholars on the list will be read out in front of all the scholars. If anyone is dissatisfied, they can defend themselves on the spot!"

These are just general rules. Lu Bu attaches great importance to this imperial examination. Many of the details are difficult to understand without being there. In short, in order to establish the majesty of this first scientific examination and the confidence of the people in the world, Lu Bu will do everything he can think of. We have thought about all the ways of fraud. In this imperial examination, only talents will be selected, not family status, even people under Lu Bu's command will not be allowed!

After listening to this, Liu Xie felt that this scientific examination was rigorous, and suddenly he was curious and said: "Lieutenant, I wonder if I can participate in this scientific examination?"

"Your Majesty?" Lu Bu looked at Liu Xie in astonishment. What does your participation mean?

But I also understood that Liu Xie wanted to experience the atmosphere of the scientific examination for himself.

Although it was against the rules, Lu Bu still made an exception for him, nodded and said: "Now that the student mark has not been completed, I will find one for your majesty. However, your majesty, as long as you enter the examination room, unless you reveal your identity on the spot, you will be treated accordingly." Like other students, your majesty?"

"Okay!" Liu Xie nodded quickly. He stayed in the palace all day long. In addition to chatting with the concubines and having children, the most he did was listen to some ministers talking about nothing all day long. Since he couldn't stop it, Liu Xie also wanted to see it. See if entering the imperial examination can really select good talents for the country.

This matter was naturally not difficult for Lu Bu, so he immediately summoned Yang Li: "This time you will accompany His Majesty on the scientific examination as His Majesty's companion. Remember, His Majesty's identity must not be revealed unless His Majesty orders it."

"Don't worry, Lieutenant, I understand." Yang Li is now an old man in the palace. He is ranked as a regular eunuch and is considered the highest-ranking eunuch. But when facing Lu Bu, he did not dare to be disrespectful at all, even though Lu Bu's attitude was still as kind as before.

Lu Bu didn't say anything more, and sent someone to get a test card from Jia Xu. It had the word 95 on it. This number is exclusive to Guanzhong. It is simple and convenient. It is suitable for organizing files and so on. It was also pioneered by Lu Bu.

Looking at the examination cards, Lu Bu knew what Jia Xu had guessed. He chuckled to himself as an old fox, but he didn't care. He just handed the examination cards to Liu Xiejie and said, "Because you have to stay in the examination room for half a month, your food, clothing and housing are all in the examination room. Your Majesty." Bring extra clothes and your favorite food. There are also meals provided for candidates in the examination room, but I’m afraid your majesty won’t be used to it.”

Liu Xie looked through the number plate with interest, then looked at Lu Bu and said, "Lieutenant, what do you think I should be called? You can't take the exam with my real name, right?"

"As long as your Majesty is happy, there is no need to tell me." Lu Bu shook his head. He would not participate in this matter. As long as Liu Xie is happy.

Liu Xie nodded and thought about this carefully. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Lu Bu said to Liu Xie: "In this case, I will retire first."

"Lieutenant, go slowly." Liu Xie nodded and sent Lu Bu out of the palace gate.

After leaving the palace, Lu Bu gradually frowned. The emperor was unstable and often wanted to change the decrees he had made. This was certainly because someone was whispering evil in his ears, but it also proved Liu Xie's inadequacy. As long as he had some knowledge, , we shouldn’t mention rejecting the Six Parts at this time.

As for who was behind the instigation, Lu Bu didn't even want to find out. He had no rules at all. He just did whatever he thought of. He didn't have an overall plan or follow-up plan. He just wanted to make himself sick. Such a person can't even be his opponent. He doesn't even have the qualifications, but after all, something is amiss, and it's time for a cure.

After leaving the palace and taking Dian Wei back to the palace, Lu Bu issued a few orders. These orders seemed a bit inexplicable, but only those who had participated in this matter knew why. The matter of several people losing their official positions is now Chang'an City, where the imperial examination is being discussed everywhere, has not caused any waves, but for those who are hiding in the dark, this is not good news...