The Minister of Personnel was worthy of being the person in charge of the selection and assessment of officials in the Wei State. After getting Chu Fan's answer, he thought of the key.
With Quan Zhengcheng's reminder, the others had already understood the mystery. Sometimes power can really change a lot of things. Even if the other party didn't intend to use power to oppress others, the deterrent power of power would invisibly force the other party to bow their heads.
In Your Majesty's story, regardless of whether the snake demon's son had any intention of abusing his power for personal gain, when he brought court ministers and local officials to the tower where his mother was suppressed, the monk was doomed to no longer be able to imprison his mother.
When local officials or some people are optimistic about the snake demon's son, then in order to curry favor with the new number one scholar, they will naturally try their best to release the snake demon's mother, even if it is through improper means.
Even though the monks were reluctant, they had no choice but to comply and release the snake demon. As the most powerful rulers of the Wei State, how could they not be aware of the subtle connections involved? This, it seems, is why His Majesty forbids students from the families of criminals from pursuing imperial examinations. Even if the individual is upright, when power is great enough, some will naturally seek to curry favor and do things that violate principles.
Chu Fan knew that these people had already understood the truth, so he continued, "This is the influence that power can bring. In fact, no one in the story I told was wrong, but why did it develop into such a situation?
The snake demon didn't hurt anyone at first, but not everyone can accept living with a demon. Even if the demon didn't do anything to harm humans, fear and prejudice would make people hostile to it.
Is the monk's behavior wrong? Obviously not. He was just fulfilling his duty and wanted to catch the monsters in human society. He was just maintaining law and order. Did he do anything wrong?
Finally, does the snake demon's son truly have no selfish motives at all? He used his status and power to indirectly pressure the monk to release the victim. Isn't this an abuse of power? Of course, he was just trying to free his mother, so who could truly blame him?
However, these things are not absolutely good or evil. They are just the consequences of the snake demon breaking the rules. If this snake demon had not entered human society and fallen in love with humans, then these things would not have happened. So this is why I did not allow Chu Xiujie to break the rules during his first recruitment and admit students who are not suitable for ordinary people.
Breaking the rules can trigger a chain reaction, leading to more unforeseen consequences."
Chu Fan's words echoed in the imperial study, and all the ministers present understood the profound meaning of His Majesty.
Chu Fan continued, "The same will happen to the Wei court in the future. When a child of a criminal family achieves fame, even if he doesn't want to rescue his criminal relative, other family members may use family ties as an excuse to pressure him into doing something that goes against their principles.
Even if this young man resists the pressure from his family, as he gradually rises to a high position, those ministers who want to please him may release the prisoners on their own initiative to win his favor.
In order to ensure that the young man has no stain, they may even erase the criminal record of the criminal, making it seem as if the crime never happened. In this way, even if the young man is an upright person, it still endangers the rule of law in the entire country.
Speaking of the students of Shengwu University in Wei State, they are likely to become members of a law firm after graduation. However, if someone in their family is imprisoned for a crime, these students will likely use what they have learned to exploit legal loopholes to benefit their family and allow their relatives who have committed crimes to escape the punishment they deserve.
Therefore, I hope that in addition to Chung Hwa University, the other universities will also pay strict attention to this aspect of vetting. You must know that, with the exception of Chung Hwa University, the other four universities serve as a reserve force for selecting officials for the State of Wei. If students from these institutions undermine the rule of law due to selfish motives, the consequences will be disastrous."
Chu Fan's words made the ministers present fall into deep thought. They all thought that what His Majesty said was very reasonable, but doing so would cause Wei to lose a lot of talents.
Minister of Rites Fu Youde said, "Your Majesty, if this policy is really implemented, wouldn't it be unfair to those talented students who are unable to display their talents because of criminals in their families? After all, it is the family members who are guilty, not the students themselves.
If we deprive them of opportunities just because there are criminals in their families, the State of Wei will lose many talented people. Isn't this a huge loss for the State of Wei?"
Chu Fan said, "I know what Fu Aiqing is worried about. After all, it is impossible for a family to be clean for several generations. If this policy is really implemented, there will indeed be a risk of losing talent. In fact, the closeness of the relationship between relatives needs to be taken into consideration.
For example, students of the Royal Academy will most likely enter the Wei court as officials after graduation. Their starting point will be much higher, so their family background needs to be strictly examined. If a member of their immediate family has a criminal record, their admission qualification should be revoked to prevent them from harboring resentment towards the court because the court has punished their family members.
When they have gained the trust of the court through their hard work, and then let the court lose its vigilance and use their power to overturn the verdict of their family members, or do things that are harmful to national interests, it would be a loss.
Because people like them tend to hide deeper and appear loyal to the court. Such people generally do not do anything that is obviously against the court, but if they suddenly betray the court at a critical moment, the harm to the court will be huge.
Therefore, there is no need for us to sow hidden dangers that may plunge the entire country into crisis for the sake of these few talents.
For students whose non-immediate relatives have criminal records, we can consider them and give them the opportunity to prove their innocence and loyalty. This will not only prevent the misjudgment of talented people due to the mistakes of one person, but also ensure that the foundation of the country is not shaken.
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