Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Since mid-October, news of Chang'an has been flying everywhere.

First, Chen Cheng, the servant of Zhongshu, attracted a lot of attention. Then Wang Yong, the governor of the Shaofu, was promoted directly to his servant, entered the political affairs hall, and became one of the prime ministers. It caused a sensation in the entire officialdom and became one of the hot topics of discussion in October.

At the Dachao meeting on the first day of November, the sage announced to the world: the two subjects of Mingjing and Mingzi will no longer be used as a channel for selecting materials since the seventh year of Tongguang; After passing the exam, he will be appointed as an official.

As soon as this edict came out, another huge wave was set off.

Forget about Mingzi, the calligraphy test is very demanding, and there were not many people who could get it at one time.But Mingjing is different. This is a big recruiter, and it is usually a retreat for students who think they can’t pass the Jinshi exam.

The Mingjing subject was abolished, and historically it would be the Shenzong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, but in this time and space, Daxia Jianguo No. 19 will be the last Mingjing examination.After this year, the quota will be allocated to the Mingfa Division, which will be divided according to the way.

There were originally only two textbooks for Ming Law, namely "Xia Lu" and "Jianji Li". The former is "law" and the latter is "order".

In order to endorse this imperial decree, the sage even said, "If you enter, you will lose your family, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish", which can't help but make people fantasize.

What's more, some people linked it with "Bao Qin" and cruel officials such as Zhang Tang during Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and there were many discussions.

Fortunately, the sage issued an edict at the same time to revise the "Law of Summer" to make the law more complete and detailed, so as to avoid too many ambiguous legal provisions and make people feel at a loss. Before the revision is completed, the original "Law of Summer" will still be used as the exam textbook.

In addition to these two laws and regulations, subdivided laws and regulations such as the "Ying Repair Order" will also be revised and introduced one after another. Currently, the "Ying Repair Order" of the Tang Dynasty is used, and minor adjustments are still needed.

At this time, no matter how dull people are, they will come to realize that the country is likely to no longer use "morality" to govern the country. At least morality is no longer the only way, but a variety of ways coexist.

Think about it, if the Ming Law Department cultivated Zhang Tang's cruel officials who insisted on the law, strictly enforced it, and had no understanding of human feelings from generation to generation, would everyone still be so happy?

Wufu is nothing, the military law is strict, they have long been used to what to do and what not to do, but what about civil servants?

To build a mansion, you have to look through the "Camp Repair Order" to see if there are any violations, otherwise you will be punished or fined, and then ordered to revise.

"This day, no matter how you think about it, how uncomfortable you are." After hearing the news, Lu Qi sighed.

"With all the power in the world, we can't resist, what can we do?" Han Zhaoyin, a scholar who rented next door, muttered.

"If you are heard by the cruel officials, you can be punished just for your words." Yelu Quanzhong smiled at him and said.

"Warriors talk more domineering, why don't you catch them?" Han Zhaoyin shook his head and said.

"It's not easy to catch martial arts nowadays." Lu Qi was amused by this sentence, and smiled.

"Most of the cruel officials today are not cruel officials. But what about decades or 100 years from now?" Yelu Quanzhong asked: "The foundation of the Ming Law Department is the law. These people must cling to the law, otherwise How to demonstrate value?"

"Not necessarily." After thinking for a while, Lu Qi said, "Is there really such a stubborn person? I'm afraid there are not many people?"

"How much more do you want?" Han Zhaoyin glanced at him angrily, and said, "No matter how much you live in harmony with the light, it will be more severe than governing the country with pure virtue and education. This day is indeed impossible."

"Forget it, let's take the exam honestly. No matter how difficult it is, it will be difficult to have a martial artist in the country? I waited for my parents, and I have made it through those years. What are you afraid of?" Lu Qi said: "Now there are still clear laws and regulations. Back then, there was nothing. It was just a matter of thinking about you, how simple it is."

Yelu Quanzhong also felt that the problem was not serious.

Grassland political struggle is more cruel, bloody, and bottomless.If there are express laws and regulations, it is really desirable.

Only Han Zhaoyin was not very happy, but he couldn't help it.As Lu Qi said, the life of Wu Fu is even more difficult and insecure when he is in power.Today, at least I helped them snatch some benefits from Wufu, don't ask too much.

Alas, after all, I still expect too much, and it is extremely uncomfortable when it fails.

Lu Qi seemed to see his disappointment, and said with a smile: "Don't be so discouraged. Today I still want to save face, and I am willing to do superficial work. For example, is it necessary to hold the Hongwen Museum Conference? It is not necessary. But it is held today. , It shows that he is still willing to do the scene kungfu. If there is this one, the times will change. When the opportunity arises, we who read the sage books can find a way to make this scene kung fu real."

Han Zhaoyin glanced at him in surprise, he didn't expect this young man to have such an opinion.

"That's true." He smiled and said, "Let's talk about the scientific examination. What questions do you think will be asked next year?"

Lu Qi hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't hide his secrets, and said: "The sage is in Beijing, so he might personally interfere with the composition of the questions. He published the book "Zhizhi" again. Let's talk about the relationship. What is the old man most concerned about now? The new dynasty's elegant government! Carefully ponder what is the new dynasty's elegant government, or you may gain something."

After listening, Han Zhaoyin stood up and saluted, and said, "Thank you for your advice."

"It's okay." Lu Qi bowed back and said, "Jinshi subjects are getting more and more difficult. If you and I get lucky, we will have to help each other in the future."

Yelu Quanzhong sat silently aside.For some reason, he suddenly felt a little estranged.

Is the dispute over morality really that important?He doesn't think so.

In his opinion, how many officials in the DPRK and China are traditional Confucian scholars?One by one has become unsightly.

Confucian scholars are the most changeable and the most able to integrate other theories into their own orthodoxy. Is it necessary to distinguish so clearly?
Perhaps, because of his background and experience in his youth, he doesn't know much about these essences?But he probably won't understand it for the rest of his life.

But it doesn't matter anymore.In today's governance, go straight, don't hide, don't let the courtiers guess, don't play with people's hearts, what he wants to do, then do it.

Those who don't accept him will be defeated directly, which is better than Zhongshu's servant Chen Cheng, isn't he also "declared an official"?
If it is inconvenient to do something directly, he will compromise with others, but he will still find a way to achieve his goal in the end.

In this world, some people feel that it is endlessly boiling, but he feels that his vitality is infinite.

People running around, is it really scary?Seriously speaking, those who really have determination, perseverance, and the ability to go out and make a living, the so-called "running around", are actually a minority, right?
In the Tang Dynasty, there were only 26 checkpoints in total, including Liushangguan, Thirteen Zhongguan, and Qixiaguan. If you don’t pass through the checkpoints, you can just run around and no one will check you. Why don’t people worry?
The common people are not fools, so they insist on rebelling at the risk of losing their heads?Taking a step back, even if there were a bunch of people who wanted to rebel, what kind of waves would it cause?There have been so many rebels in the past dynasties. Even in the peaceful and prosperous times, there were people who rebelled, and most of them turned up and down without any sound.

People who have experienced the martial arts era, are still afraid of this?There were people rebelling every day in your meeting, and it was the kind that was easy to succeed. It was much more difficult to deal with than the rebellion of the farmer in the countryside.

The country to be established today seems to be unstable and various things seem to be happening, but it may be beyond everyone's expectations, and the persistence time is the longest in all dynasties.The final demise may not have been due to the peasant uprising.

If so, it would be interesting.

The sage has explored a path for future emperors.This road may not be perfect, after all, it is a start-up, but future generations will learn from the previous generations, improve it, and finally reach perfection.

Even if a conservative emperor comes, he will not be able to completely change back what has existed for hundreds of years, at most a part of it, because he cannot act against the people of the world.

Han Zhaoyin left soon, and Lu Qi and Yelu Quanzhong studied hard in the rented house, reviewing their homework.

Yelu Quanzhong would occasionally go out for a few days, mainly to Lantian County.

In April last year, the Lantian order was promoted, and Yelu Hua, the county magistrate, took over the post of county magistrate.And Lantian County has a close relationship with Sinong Temple, and they often undertake new varieties cultivated by them and plant them extensively. There are also officials from Sinong Temple in the county government. He went there for the purpose of obtaining first-hand information.

On the day of the Laba Festival, the two went outside the Golden Light Gate together, and met the prince who was returning to the court, and more than [-] soldiers of the imperial army who followed him.

The line was very long, and besides the horse and infantry soldiers of the Imperial Army, there were more than a hundred captives and hundreds of carts of spoils.

Lu Qi and Yelu Quanzhong huddled among the crowd beside the post road, watching silently.

"Jijun Erlang is still so good at fighting, but it's a pity that there are not many Chang'an Erlang." Someone sighed, and the accent seemed to be from Chang'an.

"Can people from Chang'an win the battle? Forgot about Bai Zhizhen?"

"How do you talk? Look down on Chang'an people? Then why did you come to Chang'an?"

"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense with you. The vacancies of the imperial army must be filled by brave and strong soldiers from the local army, or fanhu warriors from the bitter cold land, or at worst, they must be recruits who have been trained by the Fifth Academy for many years. By the way, The recruits in the Shanzhou Academy are the most indiscriminate, and the generals of the forbidden army scold them."

"This lord is right. Although I am from Chang'an, I don't like the gang of idle market youths. Even if they are from the surrounding counties, they are not very good. Everyone is very active, and they don't even want to grow land. They either grow fruits and vegetables. Either plant flowers, or even go to the city to serve as servants. When these people go into battle, when encountering the scene of thousands of arrows firing, their crotch will be wet."

"Zhang Weng is sensible, Xiaosheng admires him."

"You two sing together, like a wild father and a dummy."

"Believe it or not, I punched you to death?"

Lu Qi and Yelu Quanzhong heard it interesting and couldn't help laughing.

"Stop arguing, the saint is in the Jinguang Tower." Suddenly someone said.

Lu Qi and Yelu Quanzhong couldn't help but raised their heads and looked towards the Jinguangmen tower, and they saw a person wearing a dragon robe.

"Long live my emperor!" The people beside the post road bowed to the ground one after another.

"Long live my emperor!" The soldiers of the Imperial Army also fell to their knees with a "crash".

"Long live my emperor..." The cheers extended to the end of the post road.

Yelu Quanzhong couldn't help but look at Lu Qi.

Lu Qi felt the gaze, smiled wryly, and said, "In this world, iron barrels are like."

Yelu Quanzhong understood the voice: No matter how much the saint struggles, no one can restrain him.

He couldn't help but quietly raised his head and looked towards Jinguanglou.

The prince inspected Hebei and Liaodong, attacked Shiwei and Khitan, and returned with a big victory.In a war of this level, it is reasonable to say that the saint can not show his face, but he did.

There should be no reason.

The sage is declaring his authority to the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Chinese and foreign officials.And he seems to have achieved his goal.