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    (Thanks to Bookworm Cancer Snow Rabbit, Eagle Dao¡ï, Xingye Shenfeng, Chen Dagu, Lizards for your support, thank you!)  They are all gone!" In Puzhou, the Grand Master, former Shangshu Ling, and Duke of Qi, Gao Jiong, was eating breakfast, looking at the newspaper in his hand, and sighed and shook his head.  Some time ago, the emperor reformed the tax system and implemented a new tax law. The new tax law relieved a lot of burdens on ordinary people and won countless praises, but it also touched the interests of many wealthy families.  As a result, some people couldn't help but jump out, seizing on the heavy tax on salt in the monopoly system to stir up trouble, attack the court, and slander the emperor.  These people tried to force the emperor to abolish the new tax system by kidnapping public opinion, but what they got was the emperor's thunderous wrath.  These wealthy families, mainly the Dugu family and the Yu family, were ruthlessly uprooted by the emperor, becoming the third purge case of the dynasty, involving thousands of families.  Among them, the Dugu family and the Yu family were one of the eight pillar countries of the Western Wei Dynasty. The Dugu family was the family of the Empress Dowager Dugu of this dynasty, and the Yu family was also the general manager of Youzhou who worshiped the Taiwei when the Sui Dynasty was founded.  The Yu Yi family, whose father Yu Jin was also one of the Eight Pillars of the Western Wei Dynasty, was also listed as one of the three great families in this dynasty, together with the Li Mu family and the Wei Xiaokuan and Wei Shikang families. Previously, the Li and Wei families  They fell one after another, and now the Yu family, the last of the three great families in the Sui Dynasty, has also fallen.  "What a bunch of idiots." Gao Yan sighed. It was precisely because he saw the emperor's ruthlessness and strength that he finally retreated.  Not only did he save his family, he even obtained a hereditary title of Duke of Qi after he retired.  But those love piles don¡¯t go away.  If they still want to maintain the power of the Guanlong family that they had in the Western Wei, Northern Zhou and early Sui Dynasties, they are simply seeking death.  For a little tax.  As a result, they died and their entire family was wiped out. The large amount of money and land they had accumulated over the past three dynasties were all confiscated directly by the emperor.  All the important members of the family were executed, and the rest of the clan was exiled to the frontier, with nothing left.  ¡°These people must have regretted it, but it¡¯s a pity that they didn¡¯t regret taking the medicine.  However, Gao Jiong also lamented that the emperor really did it. The Empress Dowager died just over half a year ago, and the emperor uprooted the Dugu family. He really didn't show any mercy at all.  The Guanlong Group is finally finished.  At the beginning, Yu Wentai pioneered the Fubing system, and the eight-pillar state headed by Wuchuan generals and the aloofness of the twelve generals finally formed the top power of the Guanlong Group. All the monarchs, ministers, and generals of the three dynasties came from this group, and they were extremely prosperous.  For a while.  But after entering the new dynasty, the current emperor mainly relied on the heroes of Shandong, and used the emerging heroes of Shandong to balance the Guanlong Group. The emperor focused on suppressing the Guanlong Group, especially the destruction of the military system.  It also took away the basis for the survival of the Guanlong nobles.  After the three major cases, although there are still some families in the Guanlong Group who have firmly stood on the side of the emperor, they no longer exist as members of the nobility and are no longer members of the Guanlong Group.  Gao Jiong continued to read the newspaper.  Seeing another important piece of news, he was keen and knew immediately that this should be the emperor's last fatal blow to the Guanlong Group.  Guanlong Group really has no chance of recovery in the future.  The emperor announced that the imperial examination would be considered this year.  The imperial examination was originally established during the reign of Emperor Gaozu.  It's an annual event, nothing new.  Although it created a new way to recruit non-commissioned officers and serve as officials, only a few people were admitted every year, and they often ended up in idle low-level positions. For the imperial court, which was dominated by the Guanlong Group, it was not even possible.  shake.  But now, with the emperor making such a big show of promoting the imperial examination in the newspapers, it is obvious that it will not be that simple.  He put down his chopsticks and looked at it carefully. As he expected, although it was still called the imperial examination, it was completely different from the original imperial examination.  According to the propaganda in the newspaper, the national examination will start this autumn. First, each county will conduct a county examination. Those who pass the county examination will be admitted. Finally, they will take the state examination, and then the provincial examination in each province. Those admitted to these three levels of examinations will be admitted.  The titles of Tongsheng, Xiucai, and Juren were awarded. Tongsheng who obtained the title could enter official schools in prefectures and counties. Excellent candidates also received scholarships, and the court provided bonuses and rations.  Scholars who obtained scholar status could also enter official schools, and scholars also had the qualifications to serve as officials in various places.  Once you become a Juren, you have the qualifications to be an official.  The candidates admitted in the provincial examination will enter Beijing at the end of the year and will be held in early February of the next year. The imperial examination only takes one subject of Jinshi. They all use the anonymous examination to mark the papers. The imperial examination is held once every three years. The final examination of each subject will admit five Jinshi.  Hundreds of people, after the joint examination, the emperor will personally preside over the court examination and determine the ranking.  After passing the Jinshi degree, they will enter the imperial college for two years to study government affairs and laws, etc. After passing the exam, they will be selected as officials by the Ministry of Civil Affairs.  The more Gao Jiong looked at it, the more he was amazed. The emperor¡¯s imperial examination was definitely a killer move.  This imperial examination system is completely different from the original system. It can be said that only the name is the same.  The first is the imperial examination grading examination.There are five levels of examinations: ??, state examination, provincial examination, joint examination, and imperial examination. Finally, Tongsheng, Xiucai, Juren, and Jinshi are selected. Although the original examination is changed from once a year to once every three years, the scale is completely different from the original one.  , originally once a year, with many subjects, but the number of candidates is very small.  But now in this five-level examination, one subject will eventually admit 500 Jinshi.  Not to mention that these five hundred Jinshi are all qualified to be elected officials, even the candidates who are successful in the provincial examination are also qualified to be officials, and even the scholars who are admitted in the state examination are qualified to be officials.  ¡°The qualifications for being an official have always been extremely important, and it is not an exaggeration to call it the foundation of the country.  The recommendation system in the Han Dynasty, which promoted filial piety and integrity, and the nine-rank Zhongzheng system in the Jin Dynasty, all revolved around the fierce competition for official qualifications.  Why has the Guanlong Group prospered several times?  The most important thing is that they have an extremely important privilege, which is the Chengyin system. The children of middle and high-level officials generally have the qualifications to become officials. This means that the sons of these officials do not need to have any special talents.  If you are old enough, you can become an official.  As soon as they came, they monopolized the officialdom and held the power of official positions for generations, eventually forming aristocratic clan politics. Before the new emperor came to the throne, those wealthy families such as Li Wei, Chang Sun Dou, etc., each had hundreds of children holding official positions, forming a  One by one.  But now, while the emperor is constantly suppressing those wealthy families, cutting their lordships and reducing their qualifications, he is also opening up the imperial examination, regardless of family background or identity. No matter he is the son of a farmer, a craftsman, or a businessman, as long as he is the son of  Anyone who is within three generations of a clean family and has no criminal record can take part in the imperial examination. Moreover, the imperial examination is relatively fair and open. The examination is conducted anonymously, and the papers are marked anonymously. There is no longer any recommendation in the imperial examination, and it is all based on talent.  This gave those who had never been able to enter the officialdom a chance to enter the officialdom, and the emperor gave an extremely large number of places, no longer just a few dozen, but one subject every three years, and each subject admitted 500 Jinshi.  And not only Jinshi are qualified to be officials, but Juren are also qualified to be officials. The imperial court may have to admit three times as many Juren as Jinshi for each subject in the provincial examination, which means that each subject must admit at least about 1,500 Juren.  .  As a result, after the imperial examination every three years, 1,500 candidates and 500 candidates will be qualified to serve as officials. Even if the candidates who passed the examination are subtracted, on average, the number of new candidates obtained each year will be  There will be more than a thousand scholars with official qualifications.  With so many people entering the officialdom, even if they start from the lowest position, it won't be long before they will become the majority of court officials. In the future, there will only be a very small number of people who enter the officialdom through recommendation and support.  This system will completely change the composition of officials and the political structure of the imperial court.  It is obvious who benefits from this new imperial examination system and who loses?  Needless to say, the original ordinary people, the sons of farmers, industry and merchants, originally had no chance to obtain official qualifications and enter the officialdom. But now, as long as they study and participate in the imperial examination, they have the opportunity to become officials. Even if they are not good enough, they can still become officials.  member.  As for the original wealthy families, although they could also obtain official qualifications through the imperial examination, and relying on their family conditions, family background, etc., their chances were higher.  But compared with the original need to pass the exam to obtain official qualifications, the chances have obviously dropped significantly.  Chengyin's entry into the officialdom must be based on examination and admission. Even in the imperial examination, they were unable to use their family connections to increase their chances. This was undoubtedly a heavy blow to them.  The imperial court¡¯s new military system made the government military system an auxiliary force and no longer the dominant force. Under the new military system dominated by the Bei Ya Forbidden Army, it was no longer possible for the families of the Guanlong Group to control the army, and their political voice was reduced.  The new imperial examination system further caused them to lose the opportunity to monopolize the officialdom. A large number of ordinary scholars entered the officialdom, and the newly enacted tax reform by the court suppressed these wealthy families economically. The emperor took a multi-pronged approach, and those  The status of the established wealthy families will plummet.  Moreover, after the fall of the Guanlong Group, it was no longer possible to create new political factions under these new court systems.  "With the addition of imperial examinations and schools, the emperor wants to mass-produce officials. Nearly a thousand new officials are added every year. In a few years, the central and local governments will be filled with officials who have entered the imperial examinations. By then, this  Who in the world can restrain the emperor?" Gao Jiong shook his head, called the housekeeper, and asked him to call all the grandchildren in each house. Since he can't stop it and can't resist it, he must change his attitude early and follow the trend.  The Gao family also needs to make preparations early. From now on, the grandchildren must study hard in order to pass the imperial examination and obtain official qualifications as soon as possible. Although with his current status, his descendant Chengyin still has the qualifications to become official, but he sees that  After coming out, in the future, only those officials who entered the official position through the imperial examination will be vigorously promoted by the emperor, while those officials who rely on the influence of their family to enter the official position will definitely be suppressed and will rarely be reused.  (To be continued) Chapter 572 The most fatal blow:
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