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Chapter 1560 The Man Called Huang Chao
This is Li Xuan's first imperial examination after he ascended the throne, and it is regarded by the outside world as a weather vane for a long time to come.

From the title of the poem to the title of the article, they will all be the focus of attention from the outside world.They will analyze the political taste contained in it from between the lines, and analyze the emperor's various hints.

This is the political atmosphere of the Central Plains.

In many cases, the emperor will not make his views public, but hint through some channels.

And this kind of suggestion can only be grasped by a keen person, or a person who has read a book.Therefore, scholars will have a sense of superiority.

The restaurants along Zhuque Avenue were full today, and there were all kinds of people inside: family members of candidates, teachers from schools, literati waiting to see the wind, and forces waiting for questions...

"It is said that the emperor will open the subject of reform, but those who do not support reform... remember the Southern Zhou Dynasty?"

In a restaurant, more than ten literati are drinking.

"How come I don't remember that after the emperor broke through the Southern Zhou Dynasty, those demoted officials lined up, waiting to be reappointed. Who would have thought that the emperor would say that anyone who opposed the new policy would not be hired. Tsk tsk! Public opinion in the Southern Zhou Dynasty was boiling."

"I have a friend who is an official of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. He wrote to the old man and said that at that time, the scholars and bureaucrats in the Southern Zhou Dynasty were so angry that some people even clamored to take the emperor's head. When Daying, Bianjing were breached, and the Southern Zhou Dynasty was destroyed, those scholar-bureaucrats were never so angry."

"Don't worry, those gentlemen are all good people, and they have changed their ways since last year."

"That's right! Since last year, each family has been teaching their children the way of the New Deal, and has also analyzed the various shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty. Just wait for this moment."

"Nowadays the Tang Dynasty is full of waste, and there are quite a lot of gaps in officials everywhere. I am afraid that this subject will take a lot of people."

"That's right! Let's talk about the old places of the Northern Liao Dynasty and the old places of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It is said that Luo Shangshu, the Ministry of Officials, is devastated to find suitable officials, so he wishes he could go there himself."

"Hahahaha!"

The crowd laughed.

Downstairs, Ma Hongzhong was drinking.

What is different from the past is that this time the imperial examination will take one day, from morning to afternoon.

He didn't intend to drink from morning to night, but sitting in the private room of the restaurant with the window open and a small wind blowing, he actually felt a little emotional.

"There is no land and population in the family, and the old man feels that he has nothing to do. The only thing to worry about is the children and grandchildren. In the past, there were land and population! The children and grandchildren can live a rich life no matter what. But now the poor only have money. If the children and grandchildren If you don't live up to your expectations, you will lose your family fortune sooner or later. Hey!"

The waiting time was long, so the attendants were able to sit on the side. Hearing this, he said with a smile: "Mr. Da Lang is so smart and sensible, what else is A Lang worried about?"

"The fields are gone, the population is gone. What are you fighting for? It's fame!" Ma Hongzhong squeaked, drank a glass of wine, and his eyebrows became more worried. When you become an official, you can reach the sixth rank, and you can also reach the seventh rank. As long as there is an official, the children and grandchildren will have an example. After that, there will be continuous imperial examinations and officials. Will this family stand up?"

Ma Hongzhong poured wine for himself, "Some people have never bothered to take part in the imperial examinations, and this time they are here to show that they all have the same aspirations. Hey! Speaking of which, Your Majesty is really powerful. Once the slaves are released, we will have to sell the land. The big problem of annexing land can be solved by itself.”

The entourage said: "Hey! That's really the case!"

"Without these, if those families want to maintain the current situation, they must let more children become officials. This is the only way. But after they become officials, the future of those children is in the hands of His Majesty. Let you beat you Just be flat, if you want you to be round, you have to be round. So, do those families dare to quarrel with His Majesty?"

The more Ma Hongzhong thought about it, the more brilliant he became, "Tsk tsk! Your Majesty's move! It made me think of the art of war. It really is wonderful!"

……

The exam is in progress.

The emperor sat impatiently, so he got up and paced.

Han Ji and others are behind.

"Your Majesty has dug a big hole, allowing those families to jump in step by step. I don't know how many people have awakened at this moment."

Han Ji smiled like an old fox.

"Your Majesty said that when the two armies confront each other, the so-called art of war is actually to study people's hearts. Your Majesty's ability to use troops to study people's hearts is unparalleled in the world. Naturally, no one can match."

He Lianrong patted his bald head, "As early as in the northern border, His Majesty was making arrangements, starting with suppressing the powerful families and arousing their hostility. When the slavery is released, it will naturally be regarded as an act of suppressing the powerful families. But who can Thinking of His Majesty's subsequent methods coming in like a tide, it is irresistible!"

The emperor was probably tired from walking, so he went back and sat down, and took out a book from his cuff.

Ma Xi was beating the manuscript, and when he looked up and saw the emperor reading, he couldn't help but praise in his heart: Your Majesty can't put down the book, so how can we be lazy?

The emperor held the scroll, his eyes brightened, and he muttered something.

"This move is really wonderful. How do you think these people came up with it? Who will I find to try later? Aning? Forget it, Aning will give me a few injections. Or look for Concubine Li, yes, Li Concubine is bold..."

"This kind of book is unsightly. If those teenagers saw it, wouldn't it be a mistake? Let Liang Jing go and check it later!"

The sun is gradually setting to the west.

Li Fei is here.

She walked behind the emperor, leaned over, and was startled...

The emperor noticed someone behind him, quickly closed the book, and said solemnly, "What's the matter?"

Concubine Li's cheeks were a little red, "Yiniang was investigating the poisoning incident, and a servant died suddenly."

"Interesting!" The emperor smiled and said, "It means that those people are still there, inside and outside the palace, and how they joined forces at the beginning, let's find out along the way. I want to see who is playing tricks behind their backs."

"Yes!"

Concubine Li suddenly said: "Your Majesty likes to read such books?"

"Who said that?" The emperor said with a straight face, "I'm just criticizing."

"Oh!"

"By the way, I'll go to your place tonight."

……

"Fifty breaths left!"

The examiner said loudly.

Candidates who have not finished the exam speed up.

"forty!"

"thirty!"

"twenty!"

"Ten... the hour is here!"

Then someone struck the bell.

Dangdang Dangdang!
The servants went down and shouted: "Pick up your pens, anyone who writes again will be punished as cheating!"

Some people were unwilling to write fast, so the servants trotted down and snatched the brushes, but did not confiscate the test papers.

"Stand up."

Candidates stood up slowly, because they sat for too long, someone shouted: "It's numb! It's numb!"

The exam is over.

Candidates came out one after another.

It was already packed with people outside.

Ma Hongzhong was among them, looking for his son on tiptoe.

"Da Lang! Da Lang!"

Seeing Ma Xi, he desperately raised his hands and shouted.

Hearing a familiar voice, Ma Xi raised his head and couldn't help covering his forehead, "I can't say it."

Ma Hongzhong was sweating, and when his son came over, he smiled and said, "For my father's business, I stopped by to see you. Let's go, let's find a place to eat. I have been looking for a long time for my father, and the restaurant business It's very good, it was made early for my father, so there is still room...Now you look at so many people, if you don't make an appointment earlier, where will you go for dinner?"

"Aye, didn't you say you came by the way?"

"Uh!"

The father and son went to eat, but Ma Hongzhong never mentioned the exam.

But Ma Xi took the initiative and said: "Aye, don't worry!"

"Okay, okay, don't worry about your father!"

Ma Hongzhong drank his wine and smiled wryly in his heart, but suddenly heard someone crying below.

"I have never seen those questions before. What is the force, what is the flow... and what is the qi? Isn't the qi we breathe just the qi? How can we still think about it..."

"How many questions are there?"

"Many, sixty to seventy percent."

"How much did you do?"

"Not one."

"Everyone is the same, it's okay."

"No, the students of Guozijian and the students of Beijiang, they write like flying, and watching... it is clear that they have a plan in mind."

Bah!
There was the sound of things being thrown downstairs, and then someone yelled, "This bitch is going to break our last leg!"

Ma Hongzhong looked at his son, "Dalang, how much did you do?"

Ma Xi took the initiative to raise his glass for the first time, "Ten percent!"

……

"This is a long-planned strategy!" Yang Xinxiang's face turned pale. "He first took away the population of the big clan like us. At that time, many people said that the emperor wanted to weaken the powerful clan and make them unable to rebel. But who ever Thinking, he is forcing us to take the last path... to become an official through the imperial examination. We are still complacent and feel that there is still a way. But in an instant, he cut off this way!"

"Mongrel!"

Bah!
For the first time, Patriarch Yang's study ushered in catastrophe.

……

The Zhou family, Zhou Qin and his son sat opposite each other.

"This is drawing from the bottom of the pot." Zhou Qin sighed.

"Zitai is too ruthless!" Zhou Zun couldn't help it.

"Ah Lang, sir, the queen is back." A servant came to report happily.

The frequency of the queen returning to her mother's house is too high!
This shows the emperor's favor.

"This is for lobbyists."

Zhou Qin said lightly.

The Queen comes in.

With a wave of his hand, the accompanying people backed out.

"Ah Weng, Aye, it's not Zitai's intention that I come out today."

The queen made her position clear first.

Zhou Qin sat on top, holding the birdcage vigorously, and the old dog shrank its neck in the cage, not daring to bark.

"So, what is he going to do? Is he going to cut off the way of my aristocratic family?" Zhou Qin asked.

The queen said calmly: "For thousands of years, every time the Central Plains dynasty has been turbulent, you can see the figures of powerful and powerful families looming in it. Power touches people's hearts, wealth touches people's hearts, but people's desires are endless. In the end, it is not destroyed. By yourself, you have destroyed the dynasty."

She raised her head and said, "You should also know Zitai's attitude, Aunt."

"What he hates the most is our family!" Zhou Qin said.

"Zitai once said that he envied a person very much. I asked him who he was. He said that the person was Huang Chao. He was a student of a certain dynasty. The dynasty was corrupt and the people were in dire straits. When Huang Chao failed the imperial examination, he rebelled."

Zhou Qin and his son frowned slightly, wondering why she mentioned a person who didn't exist at all.

"After breaking through Chang'an, Huang Chao ordered his subordinates to drag those ministers to the long street and order the cavalry to trample them..."

"He dragged those powerful people to the river, and they were beheaded, and the river was red. He wiped out the powerful people in the world in one fell swoop."

"This Huangchao must be Zitai!" Zhou Qin's heart shuddered, thinking that the emperor actually had the intention of destroying the world's powerful families?
"Zitai didn't want to be cruel, so he chose a detour. Ah Weng, Ah Ye, this is kindness, don't throw his kindness on the ground."

The queen got up and walked out, and stopped at the door, "By the way, that Huang Chao also wrote a poem."

"When autumn comes and September [-]th, my flowers will bloom and then the flowers will kill. Chang'an will be filled with fragrant fragrance, and the whole city will be full of golden armor!"

(End of this chapter)