Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Ma Riti's words resonated with the princes and ministers.

For a moment, the hall was filled with noise and was extremely lively.

Liu Yu had an illusion that these were definitely princes and ministers discussing matters, and that he had entered a vegetable market.

This was the first time Liu Yu had experienced such a scene since he came to this era.

In his inherent understanding, these people are all erudite people and are deep in the center of power. Even if they have opinions on something, they should present facts and reason and try to convince themselves with words.

Who would have thought that after Ma Riti's opening remarks, there would be no more logical output and it would just become a chaotic noise.

Liu Yu's face was calm, showing no emotion, but his heart was already racing.

These scholars usually act like decent people, but when their interests are at stake, they act like scoundrels, without any manners at all.

Silence. Liu Yu remained silent. He knew in his heart that if he spoke at this moment, it would probably turn the meeting room into a complete vegetable market.

He had a calm look and sat quietly in the middle, drinking a cup of tea, as if he was watching a performance that had nothing to do with him.

After arguing for a long time, everyone finally realized that something was wrong.

Uncle Liu has not said anything!

If he doesn't express his opinion, no matter how much we say, it will be of no use.

After figuring out the key, the noisy hall suddenly became silent.

Ma Riti looked at the eager eyes of the crowd and bowed to Liu Yu.

"What everyone said just now was all for the sake of the Han Dynasty. What do you think, uncle?"

Liu Yu smiled faintly, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

"Now the Han Dynasty is in decline and the imperial power is weak. The Han Dynasty is at the point of life and death."

"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. It is for this reason that I issued the order to recruit talented people. The purpose is naturally to gather talents for the country."

Liu Yu paused slightly and looked around at everyone.

"If you really have a plan to stabilize the country, just tell me. As long as you can revive the Han Dynasty, I am willing to be your teacher for life."

Liu Yu did not refute everyone, but set up a step for everyone to move up.

However, this step is not as simple as it seems. If these people really have a plan to stabilize the country and revive the Han Dynasty, they would have said it long ago. Why would they wait until today?

Everyone looked at each other, they all felt the oppression in Liu Yu's words.

He may not seek talents, but you must have the strategy to revive the Han Dynasty.

The implication of these words is also very clear. If you don't have such talent, what reason do you have to stop yourself?

Although Liu Yu is young, the deterrent power he displayed at this moment is enough to scare everyone.

Liu Yu stood up and continued calmly: "The order to seek talents for the country has precedents since ancient times."

"In the past, King Xiao of Qin issued an order to seek talents in order to make Qin strong. Shang Yang came to join him and finally swept away the poverty and weakness of Qin, laying the foundation for Qin to conquer the world."

"In order to seek talents, King Zhao of Yan built the Golden Terrace to revive the power of Yan State. He almost completely annihilated Qi State. You are all well-read in history books. I believe you are familiar with these two examples, right?"

Although Liu Yu's tone was calm, his words were well-reasoned and difficult to refute.

After a long silence, Ma Riti bowed and said, "Uncle Emperor has worked hard to govern the country, which makes us admire him. However, the method of selection has been in place for hundreds of years and has long been deeply rooted in the bones of the Han Dynasty. If we change it hastily, I am afraid it will cause great damage to the Han Dynasty and be counterproductive."

Liu Yu knew very well what Ma Riti said, that aristocratic families had profound foundations and they could not be forced to leave the stage of history by simply recommending a few talented people.

He still has a long way to go if he wants to break the influence of the aristocratic families. All he has to do now is to wait.

Waiting for the right time, the right place, and the right people. If these three points are not met, it is a joke in itself to want to bring down the aristocratic families.

"What the Grand Tutor said is absolutely right. The order to seek talented people is only for those who are suspected of being talented in the wilderness. There won't be too many of them. The main officials should still be promoted based on recommendation."

As soon as Liu Yu said this, everyone's anxious hearts finally relaxed a little.

As long as the overall system of recommendation remains unchanged, the overall interests of the people will be guaranteed. As for those who come in for the sake of seeking talents, although they will get a share, they are still a minority after all. Although the people are helpless about the vacancies that are taken away, they can only reluctantly accept them.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yu's next words instantly excited everyone's depressed spirits.

"Now that the Han Dynasty has suffered from Dong Zhuo's rebellion, there is a lot of work to be done and it is time to recruit talents. The number of people recommended this year should be a little more than usual. The Ministry of Personnel should come up with a regulation to make sure that all the outstanding children of the aristocratic families can serve the Han Dynasty."

The number of people who could be selected as filial and honest officials in the Han Dynasty had been strictly limited since Emperor He of Han. The number of people who could be selected as filial and honest officials was closely related to the number of people in the county.

Two hundred thousand for one person, four hundred thousand for two people, six hundred thousand for three people, eight hundred thousand for four people, a million and five people, and so on.

Although the administration has been in chaos in recent years and the numbers will certainly deviate from before, the overall difference will not be too big.

At this time, Liu Yu's intention was to break this limit and re-verify the number of people. In this way, the chances of children from noble families entering the court as officials would not only not decrease, but would greatly increase.

Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces, Liu Yu knew that his move had been recognized by them.

Interests. No matter they are princes, ministers, or aristocratic families, what they care about is interests.

They talk about virtue only in order to gain benefits more legitimately.

Liu Yu said so much just to pave the way for this sentence. As long as they are given enough benefits, their opposition to the Order to Seek Talents will disappear into the air without a trace.

Liu Yu was not worried at all about the children of aristocratic families entering the central government as officials. Instead, he had a vague expectation of it.

Once their children entered the imperial court, it meant that their fate was tied to that of the Han Dynasty.

They would also not want the court their children served to collapse in an instant.

By then, if anyone wanted to overthrow the Han Dynasty, they would definitely be the first to stand up and oppose it.

As long as we enter the imperial court as officials, we will be tied firmly to the chariot of the Han Dynasty by Liu Yu.

As for whether they were unlearned or unskilled, Liu Yu was not worried, because from the beginning, Liu Yu's plan was not to let them do things. The talents gathered by his recruitment order would be the power center of the entire Han Dynasty.

Liu Yu waited quietly. He believed that as time went by, more and more people would see the order to recruit talents. By then, countless talents would surely come to him. As long as he could firmly grasp these talents in his hands, he would be invincible in the troubled times.