However, this first imperial examination was still limited to the Great Wei Academy, after all. It was not a true reform of the entire world. For the time being, it only caused a small ripple among the Cao Wei officials and the vigilance of the aristocratic families. Soon, it was over.
A few days later, Cao Zhi let the two brothers Ding Yi and Ding Bi continue to operate in Luoyang while he brought Yang Xiu and Cao Cao back to Ye City.
As soon as they arrived at Ye City, Cao Cao immediately announced the reform.
Firstly, the system of three dukes and nine ministers inherited from the Han Dynasty was changed to the system of three provinces and six departments.
Basically, according to what Cao Zhi said, the three dukes would be abolished first, and the nine ministers would be established as nine grades. From the ninth grade to the first grade, the official position gradually increased.
The establishment of three provinces and six departments, namely three provinces-Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province. The six departments were the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works. Each department has four divisions, making a total of 24 divisions.
These official positions sounded troublesome, but they were actually three steps in the execution of orders and missions. Release, review, and implementation.
The Ministry of Central Affairs was in charge of confidential matters and issued government decrees. It held administrative power. It was the " release " part of the process.
The Menxia Province was in charge of serving the Emperor, guiding and advising on all matters, including the etiquette and procedures of the Emperor's outing. These were all things that the officials of the Menxia Province needed to handle. This was similar to the previous position of Sikong One. Other than that, there were also attendants and inspectors. Together with the Ministry of Central Affairs, they were in charge of discussing state affairs, reviewing imperial edicts, signing memorials, and had the power to seal and refute them. They belonged to the emperor's attendant organization and were also the "review" in the process.
The Shangshu Province was one of the highest authorities of the central government. It was directly under the Ministry of Personnel, which was in charge of six departments and twenty-four divisions. It belonged to the " execution " of the three steps. It was the division with the most power and the largest number of people.
Before the system of three provinces and six ministries was perfected, the power of Shangshu Province had never been restricted. Later on, the Song Dynasty merged the Ministry of Central Affairs and the Ministry of Menxia into the Ministry of Central Affairs, as well as Tongping Zhangshi, all to limit the power of the Ministry of Central Affairs.
It was a part of the nine-grade system, which divided the officials into nine grades and arranged them one by one.
Cao Cao appointed almost all of the 500 people selected by Cao Zhi. However, they were not given high positions. Instead, they were scattered and placed in several important places. For example, Luoyang and Yingchuan.
Cao Zhi had no objections to Cao Cao's actions. He naturally understood Cao Cao's intentions.
Carrying out such a huge change was bound to be extremely unstable. Cao Zhi would never believe that the aristocratic families would turn a deaf ear and not do anything.
However, if the aristocratic families made a move, it would definitely be a big deal.
Throughout history, in every change, the ones who really played the biggest role were not those who belonged to the central government, but some officials at the grassroots level, or some power that was scattered outside. They often played a very unexpected and even crucial role.
It was precisely because of this that Cao Cao acted in such a manner. Moreover, there were actually many benefits to doing so. There were three obvious benefits.
First of all, this was a precaution against the aristocratic families. It could prevent future unrest among the aristocratic families and make some preparations to deal with them.
Secondly, these talents were born from poor families. In fact, when they first started being officials, they were most suitable for these relatively low-level jobs. It was also more suitable for them to hone themselves, build themselves, understand what officialdom was, and understand how to apply the knowledge they had learned to the country and the system. From there, they could truly bring benefits to the people and the country.
The third was to lower the vigilance of the aristocratic families.
If Cao Cao were to make a bold move right after the Imperial Examinations and give these 500 people important positions, not only would they not be able to reach the required strength, but the aristocratic families would also feel uncomfortable. This had caused the aristocratic families to raise objections. Cao Cao could forget about having a good time during this period of time.
Thus, arranging for them to carry out basic work was also a way to weaken the aristocratic families.
"You see, I don't want to put these people in an important position. I just want them to be higher-level employees. This way, they won't pose much of a threat to you.
Reality proved that this trick was very effective. When these aristocratic families heard that the 500 people selected by the imperial examination did not receive any high official positions and were basically distributed in the lower three grades of the seventh to ninth grades, they smiled and did not take it seriously.
However, they did not realize that although they were of the lower three ranks, Cao Cao had placed them in places like Luoyang and Yingzhou. These places were precisely the places where the aristocratic families were the most active.
After setting up these traps, Cao Cao also gave some rewards and punishments to the officials.
Because of his outstanding performance, Yang Xiu was promoted to the position of assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites. He was basically on equal footing with his father, Yang Biao. Although Ding Yi and Ding Rong were left in Luoyang, they were promoted by Cao Cao.
As for Cao Zhi, he was even more successful. He was directly appointed as the Minister of Personnel and also the Minister of Rites. It was equivalent to him ruling two of the six departments. He was in charge of the selection, registration, and education of the officials in the world. He had great power.
There was also Xun Yu, who was appointed Minister of Revenue by Cao Cao.
Cao Ren, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and the others were in charge of the remaining military, criminal, and engineering departments.
After some arrangements, Cao Wei's politics had become orderly.
Cao Pi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when he saw Cao Zhi's meteoric rise.
One person in charge of two divisions! This was an enormous amount of power! And how doted on by Cao Cao!
The way Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhi had completely changed.
Cao Pi himself had only been given the position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War by Cao Cao. Compared to Cao Zhi, it was simply like heaven and earth. They could not be mentioned in the same breath at all.
The situation where he was the eldest brother in the family and the superior in the court had changed drastically.
Although Cao Pi was still the eldest brother at home, it was obvious that Cao Zhi did not pay much attention to him. In the royal court, Cao Pi's status was far inferior to Cao Zhi's.
When the other officials saw that Cao Zhi was actually placed in such an important position, they were all extremely surprised.
According to this trend, Cao Zhi was going to be made the crown prince by the Prime Minister!
Especially now that Cao Zhi's power was second only to Cao Cao's. He was also the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel, which was equivalent to having the greatest power of appointment and dismissal in the entire bureaucracy.
How could everyone not be shocked by such an important position?
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