Lu Yuanfang's office was as big and simple as ever, and he was also buried in a pile of thick documents as always. When Tang Song came in, he just raised his head and pointed casually with his hands, indicating that he could find a place to sit down.

Seeing this, it seemed that he had to wait for others to come together. Seeing this, Tang Song did not rush to speak, and found a stool in the office room to sit down.

After sitting down, there was nothing wrong. Tang Song looked around and finally fell on Lu Yuanfang, so his white hair, which looked like silver, was obviously dazzling.

Just looking at the white hair on his head, who would have thought that Lu Yuanfang is only in his early sixties this year.

In his early sixties, his hair was so white. Thinking about the scene where he was always busy and at all when he saw him, Tang Song had somehow a little bit of leisure. This old man who was called a "gentleman" by the world is indeed worthy of loyalty and admiration.

Because of his personality, he experienced ups and downs in his official career, but he never changed. Once he was appreciated by Wu Zetian and held a high position, he would never flatter him after he was in charge of the matter. He would have experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom throughout his life, and he was truly romantic with the words "Favors and Disgraces".

What is even more commendable is that this old man must be loyal to things whenever he lives in his position. As a prime minister, he is extremely simple in his home and in office. He seems to have never had the idea of ​​enjoyment in his heart, nor has he no time to enjoy it. This old man, who is in his early sixties, has no time to overdraw his vitality in order to be loyal to his duties. He is a living model of selflessness throughout his life, with only the people and the country in his heart.

At this moment, Tang Song was quietly watching the old man whose candle was soaked and tears started to dry out in this quiet office room. Tang Song's feelings were really complicated. To be honest, he did not fully agree with the old man's life choices. He could not accept the old man's lifestyle, but this did not hinder his respect for the old man - respect from the heart.

So even after being attacked for the list, Tang Song did not feel any resentment towards the old man, because he knew that the old man would never act like a gun, and would not have such a dark thought.

Because he is Lu Yuanfang!

A gentleman Lu, who lives only for the people and the country, has no selfish interests!

Just as Tang Song was thinking a lot, two people walked in outside the office room one after another. The man had a short figure, his body looked extremely thick and strong, and he was about 40 years old. His slightly fat face had an unrestrained and open-minded spirit.

Following closely behind was a young official in his early thirties, tall and thin, with a white complexion. His facial features were upright, his slight whiskers under his jaw, and his behavior was suitable for movement and stillness. He was a scholarly-like handsome man who was very consistent with the aesthetic standards of the times.

After the two of them came in and greeted Lu Yuanfang, they looked at Tang Song. Although Tang Song didn't know who these two were, they had a good impression of them. They stood up and smiled and nodded to the two of them.

"Yuanzhi, Guangping, you are here." Lu Yuanfang finally raised his head from the thick pile of official documents and introduced to the three of them: "This is Yao Chong, the chief minister of the Ministry of War. This is Song Jing, the subordinate minister. This is Tang Song, the Minister of Shangshu, who has been rumored to be in the Shendu for more than a year. Let's sit down."

The three of them bowed each other and greeted each other again. Yao Chong was a little more handsome and laughed loudly. Song Jing was more restrained, but the whole person felt like a spring breeze. It made people feel comfortable when they were facing him.

Lu Yuanfang's habit of doing things has always been to talk about things, so he saved all the greetings that the three of them should have after the greeting.

After the three of them found their seats and sat down, Lu Yuanfang looked at Yao Song and said, "Although you two are in the Ministry of War and the other is in the Ministry of War. But you have always thought about the administration. The things you showed you a few days ago were from Tang Song. Now he is also in person, so let's talk about your thoughts."

Listening to Lu Yuanfang's words, Tang Song vaguely remembered that he had an evaluation of Yao Chong in historical books that he had "good at the official's way". Song Jing even proposed the principle of "even if he employs people well, those who are not talented will not be taken." Later, after becoming the prime minister, he even made a shocking move to remove thousands of mediocre officials. It is indeed good to say that these two people have some thoughts about the administration of the government. Thinking about this, it would not seem abrupt that Lu Yuanfang, who was in charge of the selection of the matter, would find the two of them.

Yao Chong patted the thick stack in his hand, which was exactly the explanation materials that Tang Song handed to Lu Yuanfang with the list that day. Unexpectedly, Lu Yuanfang actually showed them this thing. "The list of Tang Dushi is really stable, even if Lu Prime Minister cannot use it, it can be regarded as selecting a group of talents who can do things in a solid manner for the court. It is of great significance."

At this point, Yao Chong smiled and nodded to Tang Song, "However, if this list is really published, it will probably cause endless criticism. There are quite a few people in this list who are from foreign officials and later become officials from internal officials. With this, I don't know how much verbal troubles will be caused. In addition, there are some in the list that have not been evaluated too high in the past exams, which is inevitable that it is a source of right and wrong."

At that time, it was extremely difficult for officials who were in the stream and officials who were not in the stream to become officials of the stream. But even so, most of the people who got up by doing things in real life were still discriminated against by officials from the right path, and were repeatedly excluded when they were promoted. This has been an unwritten practice in the officialdom for many years. Tang Song ignored such unspoken rules of the officialdom this time, so how could he not cause trouble?

In addition, the "Four Goods" in the examination of this dynasty was an evaluation of the "virtue" of officials and the most important evaluation. At that time, the evaluation of the examination of the examination was obvious in the tendency to value morality and neglect talents. Tang Song selected many people with "Four Goods" in this list. On the contrary, many of the candidates with "Four Goods" were highly evaluated but were not selected. This was also a ignorance of existing rules, so how could it not cause trouble? Yao Chong's words were indeed pertinent.

But his question was too broad, so it was difficult to answer. Tang Song smiled and said nothing after hearing this. After waiting for a while, perhaps seeing that he didn't say anything, Song Jing, who was sitting next to him, spoke gently, "Since the founding of the former Tang Dynasty, the world has been peaceful for nearly a hundred years. Brother Yao knows very well how many ills there have been in the officialdom in the century. I think the Tang capital had to do this. Otherwise, if he followed the rules of the officialdom, most of the people who could enter his list were mediocre officials with deep qualifications but no achievements, and who made the official position stable."

Yao Chong shook his head and smiled when he heard this. Song Jing turned his head and stared at Tang Song. "Tang Dushi, I have only one question. What ideas did you choose based on?"

Tang Song greeted Song Jing's eyes and replied with a faint smile: "Only talent is to promote it, everything is based on political achievements."

"Okay" Song Jing smiled, "It's all about this and I'm deeply convinced by my heart."

At this time, Lu Yuanfang interrupted, "If so, Guangping thought that what Tang Song did this time could be a new method of exams for the country?"

Song Jing, who just said that my heart was deeply rooted in my heart, shook his head without hesitation, "No"

Lu Yuanfang looked at Yao Chong, and Yao Chong also shook his head.

"Oh? Why is this?"

With Yao Chong and Song Jing's explanation, Tang Song had to admit that what they said was really right. One reason was that although his work was done in detail, it was difficult to apply to the examinations of officials all over the world because it was too detailed, so the workload was too large. The reason for this situation was that it was so detailed that it was impossible. In short, Tang Song did not create a suitable template for his meticulous statistics and calculation standards, that is, it was not a system.

In this case, if you have enough staff to do small-scale work, there is no problem. However, it will be difficult to promote it. Any system project is indispensable to require a set of standardized operating standards.

Secondly, Tang Song’s work is too practical, and it is certainly good to only perform talents. But if we want to establish an evaluation system for all officials in the world, it is absolutely impossible to completely ignore "virtue", just like in later generations. A systematic project is precisely because of its large scale, wide scope of application, and great influence. This requires that it not only requires realistic work, but also requires undertaking work. It is one thing to like or not, which is necessary for politics, and it must be avoided and saved.

In addition, there are some other disadvantages. Yao Chong and Song Jing are worthy of being the rising stars that Lu Yuanfang personally valued, and also worthy of the test of "that it is thoughtful about the administration of officials". They talked about it from the height of the administration of the entire court, and they all pointed out the shortcomings of Tang Song's method of exams if he wanted to do a great job in the world.

After saying that, Yao Chong smiled at Tang Song and signaled that they were right and wrong. Song Jing bowed to Tang Song and said with a gentle voice: "Tang doesn't need to think too much, so it's not your fault. The difference between doing one or two hundred people's exams and doing tens of thousands of people's exams is nothing different, and this is not something that a person can do well. This is enough to be proud of being able to come up with such a list."

"Tang Song did a good job this time. I'll blame me for not explaining the words to him clearly." Lu Yuanfang was very happy to see the three of them getting along well. But after a moment, he threw out a major task.

"The state dynasty has continued the previous dynasty. As Guangping said over the past century, the accumulated ills of the officialdom have become increasingly profound, and the examination rules for the four good and twenty-seven methods have gradually become empty. Whenever I think about this, I feel deeply worried. Taking this opportunity, I will come to you three today, and take the three of you as the main ones, and use the methods of Tang Song as the backbone. Use the ones who have the best, remove the ones who have the shortcomings, and make up for the shortcomings. I will write a new examination method for our country's dynasty, so that it is more practical and more useful, so that the court can have evidence to rely on when serving as an official, select the best and eliminate the inferior, so as to slowly refresh the government of the government."

Speaking of this, Lu Yuanfang left the outrageous book, and walked in the office with his hands behind his back. "The main priority of governing the people is to select officials, and the main priority of selecting officials is to use people properly. There are tens of thousands of officials in the state, both the servants and the Ministry of Personnel have a clear understanding of these tens of thousands of officials. However, in this way, the basis for the promotion and transfer of officials is more important. As long as the examination function is maintained, even if the government in the world is inconsistent, it will not collapse. On the contrary, tigers and wolves are in power, and the people are poisoned, and the consequences are unimaginable."

Lu Yuanfang's thoughts were too deep, touching his love, "So, Yuanzhi, Guangping, Tang Song, what you three want to do this time is a major event that benefits the people and the country. The body of the old lamp is gone, the life of the year is about to end, and it may be difficult to witness the day of success. If it really comes to that time, I hope you and others can still avoid difficulties and do this major event with all their hearts. Here, I will serve the court and the tens of millions of Guizhou-led people in the world. "

After saying that, Lu Yuanfang actually bent down and gave a big gift to the three of them.

This kind of tribute to the three subordinate officials with the honor of the Political Affairs Hall is indeed unprecedented since the founding of the Tang Dynasty! Not to mention that the gentleman Lu was a father and grandfather of the three. Whether it is official status or age, Lu Yuanfang's ritual is always low and rare in the world.

It is even more rare that he is seeking such a great gift for the sake of high and low, but not personal gain. The deep affection of an old man who knows that his life is about to end is still for the people of the country and the people of Guizhou.

When Lu Yuanfang leaned over, his silver hair with no black silk on his head approached the three of them without any concealment. At this moment, the astringent feeling of Tang Song's eyes became stronger and stronger, and there was a feeling of indescribable but extremely strong feeling in his chest that suddenly burst out.

Tang Song, who had no idea when the tears came out of his eyes, did not give in to the pretentious emptiness, but stood up with a solemn face like Yao Chong and Song Jing, and took a step back and bent down deeply towards Lu Yuanfang.

At this time, there was no sound in Lu Yuanfang's spacious office room. There were only four men who bowed to each other. The most eye-catching among the four was the frosy and snow-white hair that had not yet grown old after decades of exhaustion.

Tang Song didn't say anything, Yao Chong didn't say anything, Song Jing didn't say anything. They knew that they could not bear Lu Yuanfang's courtesy, but now they were born to bear it. In this solemn and sacred Jian Su office room, a silent handover and a silent oath were being completed silently.

Handover is a task.

What I promised is that I will complete this task even if I die nine times, for the sake of the respectable old man, gentleman Lu, and for the people of the world, and for the people of all the people!

Dayin Xisheng, who has received the ceremony of Lu Yuanfang as a national scholar today, should work hard to repay the country scholars. Everything you have to say and the promise you have to make has been silently said in this ceremony. Good men in the world commit suicide and make a promise, and promise to do their best. Why do you have to say more? Why do you need to say more?

After a gift, the four of them returned to their seats, but the atmosphere of relaxed discussions in the office room was no longer there, and instead felt depressed and uncomfortable.

Seeing this, Lu Yuanfang, who had always been called "spoken and cold-faced", actually laughed and laughed out loud, "My body has been diagnosed by the imperial physician in the inner court three times. It is true that when the dry lamp is gone, the birth of life is only two or three months. The reason I know with you is that I want you to be prepared. At that time, the personnel change will not ruin this major event that benefits the country and the people. There were many people who could do this, but I chose you three because you all have the tenacious ambitions and will not die."

When Yao Chong was choked with a sob, he was stopped by Lu Yuanfang, "I will be ordered to do nothing for my whole life, and I will be ashamed of heaven and earth as I go up and down, and I will be at ease even if I die. Why do you have to act like a woman?"

After saying this, Lu Yuanfan began to talk about the arrangements of Tang Song and the three of them. The three of them will be drawn out and formed a special team led by Lu Yuanfang in name, responsible for the matter. In addition to the three, a number of elderly officials who are familiar with the examination will be transferred from the Shangshu Province and the Ministry of Personnel to enrich the work. After the personnel arrangements, they will ensure money and grain and resettlement of the location of the official property.

In short, Lu Yuanfang had already thought about this matter carefully and arranged everything well. He explained it clearly to the three of them. Tang Song, Yao Chong and Song Jing were just in a state of great enthusiasm, and he couldn't say anything, but he just listened to the instructions.

After everything was explained, Lu Yuanfang did not keep the three of them for a moment. Before the three of them could leave their office, he had already bent down and continued to work hard.

Tang Song followed Yao Chong and Song Jing walked out of the Political Affairs Hall, and the three of them didn't say anything along the way until they parted.

Tang Song had no intention of returning to the Secretariat anymore, so he went out of the imperial city and went home. When he walked into the room, he habitually opened his mouth, "Crystal, I'll write a private message to the governor of Yangzhou Lu Xiang first."

After shouting, he realized that Crystal had left.

Thinking of this, thinking of Lu Yuanfang, thinking of the frosty and snowy hair, and thinking of everything that happened in that office room, Tang Songmo stood up for a while, suddenly grabbed a teacup beside him and threw it heavily on the ground.

The sound of "bang" shattering echoed in the quiet room for a long time... to be continued...
Chapter completed!