The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 551 History of the Former Dynasty
Another four days passed, during which Gu Chengyu took a day off, and today he is still sorting out books in Wenhua Pavilion.However, the collation of these books is nearing completion.

Gu Chengyu looked at the books on the bookshelf that were labeled and put away in different categories, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it was finally over.He has been eating ashes here for the past few days, but it is really choking.However, fortunately, I also saw some precious unofficial histories or isolated copies.

Regarding the records in the history books, in fact, sometimes the official history books are not accurate. He found some clues in some books, which happened to overthrow the previous history books.In order to beautify the emperor's words and deeds, the truth of some facts will be covered up.

It can be said that history books are generally compiled according to the emperor's wishes, and Gu Chengyu also found some records of the life and deeds of the emperor of the Qing Dynasty in these books.

There are not many such books. After all, the Qing Dynasty did not last for many years, and this dynasty was very short.And some books must have been destroyed, and the rest can only be some life events that have nothing to do with the court.Even if it is mentioned, it still occupies a side.

But these few books have fully demonstrated that this brother Yuanqing is a colleague who has traveled through time.In the early Tang Dynasty, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the national power was strong, and the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty had already begun.

But Yuan Qing appeared halfway, he was just a grassroots, but he pulled some people to follow him to fight the country.He was very brave and good at fighting, and within a year, he captured many cities and made himself king, completely opposing the imperial court.Ignoring the imperial court's call for security, he only wanted to sit on the throne by himself.

The war caused the people to wander about and lose their homes, resulting in countless casualties. In some places, most of the people left their homes.The fields were left untended and overgrown with weeds.

Gu Chengyu didn't need to think about it to know that the people at that time must have complained a lot.Their peaceful days were broken, and they lived a life of homelessness.Don't think that wars have nothing to do with the people. Where do the food and money needed for those wars come from?

The imperial court needed silver and food, and the rebels also needed silver and food.They all got these by increasing the land tax and the population tax.Soldiers are definitely needed for war, and these are strong men selected from every household.

The strong men are the pillars of the family, and if they are dragged to war, how will the whole family live?Besides the cruelty of the war, it goes without saying that there are countless soldiers killed and injured.Some young men are gone forever, and the imperial court is in a time of crisis, so they will not pay compensation money at all.

This chaotic world lasted for seven years, and was finally defeated by Yuan Qing, who successfully created the Qing Dynasty.When the dynasty was first established, a lot of waste was waiting for prosperity, so the previous exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes were naturally exempted, allowing the people to return to their hometowns and continue their previous lives.

But can the people be free from resentment?Their original life was very comfortable, but it was destroyed by the war launched by Yuan Qing.They don't care who is the emperor, as long as the emperor can lead them to live a good life.

Although the imperial court recuperated for several years later, the people's life was still not as well-fed as before.And in those years, the imperial court fought successively, the treasury was empty, and even small remote countries got involved.

In such a situation of internal and external troubles, Yuan Qing was able to secure the throne of the emperor, and Gu Chengyu admired him a little.

Although there must be many hidden dangers, at least Yuan Qing can still be suppressed in the past [-] years of his reign.

From the words and deeds recorded in the books, Gu Chengyu can find some modern vocabulary that pops up occasionally, as well as some habits of Yuan Qing, all of which exude a strong modern atmosphere.However, his previous occupation seemed to be related to martial arts. Gu Chengyu guessed that he was a mercenary with good skills.

It's a pity that there is no development in agriculture or industry, which shows that he is not good at these.Only the creation of the pavilion style can be regarded as a reform of the imperial examination!
Yuan Qing himself didn't understand these things, but in the early stage, he knew how to use them well.When he was firmly seated on the throne, he asked Enke to recruit scholars, recruited many talents, and served him.

Scholars at that time were all rejoicing, because the number of people taking the exam was relaxed, and this was the best time for them to jump into the dragon's gate.

It's a pity that Yuan Qing became so obsessed with womanizing that her body was hollowed out.Having given birth to so many princes, it is natural that they all covet the throne.In the end, a battle for the reserve position was triggered, but the Zhao family at that time took advantage of the loophole.

In the end, the dynasty founded by his colleagues fell apart after only 32 years.

Gu Chengyu read some books again, and learned about some general hidden dangers in this dynasty.Needless to say, the biggest hidden danger is the emptiness of the treasury.It turned out that when Yuan Qing launched the war, the treasury had already bottomed out.Later, although he recuperated, the treasury was still not full.

Later, when the Dayan Dynasty was established, it was still a waste of time.In addition, the soldiers guarding the border needed a lot of food, grass and money, and Daxing withdrew the border from time to time. When it was too much, the Dayan Dynasty could only choose to fight.

There is an empty national treasury inside, and there are Tartars buckling the border outside.Emperor Huiming has been unwell for these years, and the examination has been changed to every three years, so there are few good talents. In addition, Xia Shoufu's power is all over the court, and the court will soon become his one-spoken hall. This is another hidden danger.

Gu Chengyu was able to guess the emperor's intentions. When the former emperor overthrew the Qing Dynasty, those aristocratic families contributed a lot.Therefore, after ascension to the throne, meritorious ministers were generously rewarded, and some titles were not only hereditary, but also given Danshu iron coupons.

The power of the aristocratic family is growing day by day, and before the death of the first emperor, Emperor Huiming left this mess.As long as these aristocratic families are not guilty of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, they will not be able to move at all.But if Emperor Huiming didn't move them, he would have to be emptied of the imperial power.

Since they can't move, they can only support some upstarts to contend with them, slowly beheading the henchmen of the aristocratic family and weakening their power.There may also be reasons for this to change the examination to once every three years.

The main force of the imperial examinations has never been the students from poor families, and most of those who cannot inherit the title will choose the imperial examination to become an official.Prolonging the time can also effectively reduce the number of descendants of the aristocratic family from filling the court.

Emperor Huiming spent most of his life fighting against those aristocratic families. If he wanted to say why he supported Xia Qing, it had to do with Xia Qing's personal ability.If Xia Qing was born in troubled times, he would be a hero.He has one talent, and one thing his teacher doesn't have, that is insidious and cunning.

cough!How could it be possible for the court to use the Yang conspiracy?That's a conspiracy to go together.But his teacher was upright and upright by nature, so he disdained these things, so he could only give way to Xia Qing.

How could the emperor agree to the teacher's resignation just because the teacher advised him not to indulge in alchemy?Therefore, many of Emperor Huiming's words and actions are full of deep meaning behind them.

(End of this chapter)