Imperial City, Ministry of Personnel Office.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs is on the left and the Ministry of War is on the right.
The Minister of Personnel and Minister of War, Du Ruhui, personally sat in the main hall of the Ministry of Personnel. He watched over the officials of the two departments, supervising and personally presiding over the reading of the papers.
He opened the paper on his desk and saw the bold and powerful words 'On the Eastern Turkic War Plans'.
Du Ruhui couldn't help but sigh.”
In the early Tang Dynasty, scholars and officials loved calligraphy very much.
Many of the officials in the court were calligraphy masters themselves, such as Ouyang Xun, Yu Shinan, and Chu Suiliang.
The eight characters at the beginning were strong and firm, similar to the stele of the Wei Dynasty. They had the style of Zhong Yao and Wang Xizhi, but the characters were balanced, thin, and hard, and the strokes were crisp and elegant. They also had their own style.
Regardless of the contents of the test paper, just his painting and calligraphy attainments alone were something that even Du Ruhui would find difficult to match.
Qin Chuan learned Liu Gongquan's calligraphy.
On the basis of studying and inheriting the style of regular script from Zhong Yao and Wang Xizhi, Liu Gongquan read through the calligraphy of the Tang Dynasty, learned from Yan Zhenqing, integrated his own creativity, and created his own unique "Liu Style" regular script.
His regular script works were known as " The book is expensive, thin and hard, and the spirit is connected." Compared with Yan Zhenqing's face, it was slightly more uniform, thin and hard, so it was known as " Yan Jin Liu Gu ", which was a prominent representative of " Tang Shu advocates law."
Qin Chuan knew from a young age that good handwriting could leave a good impression on the grading teacher. Tang Chao, who loved calligraphy, was no exception.
With this pleasing handwriting as a foundation, Du Ruhui was looking forward to the following content.
This examinee's calligraphy attainments were so high that he must be a knowledgeable person.
Du Ruhui was a classic example of the Great Tang's warmongers against the Eastern Turks.
As early as April of this year, when the Khitans, Xi tribes, and a dozen other tribes had betrayed the Eastern Turks to surrender to the Great Tang, and when the Jie and Tuli tribes had attacked each other, he had advocated using the Eastern Turks 'internal strife to attack them.
However, the Emperor had believed that the Eastern Turks were in internal strife and could not come to Liang Shidu's rescue, so he had chosen to attack Liang Shidu first and delayed the war against the Eastern Turks.
"What a magnificent article! He didn't expect that there would be such a talent in the imperial examination!”
After reading the thesis, Du Ruhui laughed loudly and praised endlessly.
Du Ruhui frowned and took out a handkerchief to cover the corner of his mouth. The smile on his face was as usual.
This thesis was well-reasoned, and it could be said that it was a comprehensive account of the advantages the Great Tang had over the Eastern Turks.
Many of his views coincided with his thoughts, and the other party's arguments were even more comprehensive than what he thought!
Du Ruhui's laughter and praise attracted the attention of many officials.
The Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Linfu, walked over with a smile while holding a test paper." Why are you so happy, Minister Du?"”
Du Ruhui held several positions. His highest position was not the Minister of Personnel or the Minister of War, but the acting inspector.
Shi Zhong was the chief of the Menxia Province, Zhong Shuling was the chief of the Ministry of Central Affairs, and Shang Shuling was the chief of the Ministry of Shangshu. All three were prime ministers of the Great Tang.
However, because Li Shimin had once served as a Shangshu Ling during the Wude years, the Zhenguan Dynasty was honored by the Shangshu Ling and did not set up Shangshu Ling for a long time. Instead, he was the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty.
"Lin Fu, take a look at this paper. This paper is a brilliant discussion of military tactics, striking the vital points of the Eastern Turks. Every word hides a blade, and every sentence is filled with blood.”
Du Ruhui put away his handkerchief and smiled as he pointed at the test papers on the desk.
"Oh? There was actually such a masterpiece that made Minister Du praise it endlessly!”
Liu Linfu was very curious. Du Ruhui's military strategy was at the peak of the Great Tang, and for a thesis to be praised by Du Ruhui, it must be of a very high level.
He walked to the table curiously and looked up.
" Chang 'an, capital city? Qin Chuan?"
Liu Linfu stared blankly at the signature at the end of the essay, and he opened the test paper in his hand suspiciously.
He couldn't help but sigh." Hey, it's actually the same person who wrote this thesis!"”
"The same person?"
Noticing Liu Linfu's surprised expression, Du Ruhui curiously poked his head into the test paper in Liu Linfu's hand.
The origin, signature, and handwriting of the two papers were exactly the same.
It was indeed done by the same person.
"Minister Du, look at this article again.”
Liu Linfu looked at the essay on the table that Du Ruhui had praised and then looked at the essay in his hand. A pleasantly surprised smile appeared on his face as he quickly handed the paper in his hand to Du Ruhui.
With the previous article in front of him, Du Ruhui was full of anticipation for this article and read it very seriously.
"Performance assessment?" Du Ruhui frowned.
The assessment method for officials proposed in the article was very novel, and he had never heard of it.
However, this method was very practical. It directly linked the assessment of local officials to the growth of the population, the collection of taxes, the number of cases, the income of the people, and other specific matters that were closely related to the lives of the people.
If such a method was used to evaluate officials, the quality of the officials would be clearly seen through at a glance.
In comparison, the four virtues evaluation method used previously was very clumsy.
The evaluation of officials was too superficial, and it was not helpful to improve the administration of officials and the living standards of the people.
Seeing this, Du Ruhui understood in his heart. This examinee named Qin Chuan was definitely a rare talent in the administration of officials.
Looking down, the supervision of the officials, the supervision of the censors,
The more Du Ruhui looked, the more carefully he looked. The more he looked, the more fiery the light in his eyes became.
"If we follow this person's method to rectify the government, the officials of our Great Tang will be as clean as water!”
After reading it, Du Ruhui's eyes lit up and his voice was relaxed.
"This child is a great talent. He is both civil and military. Not only does he know the essentials of the military, but he is also very proficient in the administration of officials!”
At this moment, Du Ruhui had already made up his mind. After the imperial examinations, he would definitely take Qin Chuan under his wing!
Whether it was in the Ministry of War or the Ministry of Personnel, such a talent must be used by the Imperial Court!
"Linfu, help me supervise the papers for now. I'll go to the Eastern Palace to meet His Majesty!”
Du Ruhui put away the papers and said.
Although Qin Chuan's methods of managing officials were good, the scope of his involvement was not limited to the Ministry of Personnel.
Other than the Ministry of Personnel, there was also the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, and the Imperial Censorate.
If he wanted to carry it out, he first had to obtain His Majesty's support.
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