Hidden golden branches

Chen Rong, who was originally lacking in interest, was now following his eldest brother with great interest.

After all, she is still a little girl, how could she not like to join in the fun?

The bright moon hangs high, and Shangshu Mansion is bathed in the cold moonlight.

Chen Rong followed his brother and quickly arrived at the gate. Yu Zhu stepped forward and helped Chen Rong get into the carriage with the horse stool. After Yu Zhu also entered the carriage, Chen Zhao lifted his long legs and followed him into the carriage. Go inside.

The brother and sister were riding in Chen Zhao's exclusive carriage. The sedan had rhinoceros pattern hanging silk curtains. The carriage was very spacious, and the furnishings in the carriage were elegant and simple.

The large carriage was brightly lit, with a six-sided ram's horn palace lantern hanging in each corner. Lifelike landscape paintings were outlined with fine brushes on the silk.

There is a simple red sandalwood table in front of the collapse, complete with pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

There is also a hidden drawer on the wall of the car, where books are placed.

The carriage rolled all the way to Yuqian Street, the busiest place in the Wei Dynasty.

Before reaching Yuqian Street, the carriage could not squeeze in.

Lao Li, who was driving, parked the carriage nearby in a small alley. Changning, who was sitting with Lao Li, quickly jumped down from the carriage, put the horse stool in front of the carriage door, and opened the thick green curtain: "Young Master. , Miss, here we are.”

Yu Zhu was the first to get off the carriage, and then Chen Zhao gently jumped off the carriage with Chang Ning's extended hand.

Finally, Chen Rong held Zhu Yu's arm and stepped onto the horse stool.

Chen Rong got off the carriage and raised his little head to look at Yuqian Street in front. From a distance, he saw the lights there as bright as day, and the people were bustling and bustling.

It's really a scene of fire, trees and silver flowers, and the iron cables of the star bridge are opening. The dark dust follows the horse, and the bright moon follows the person.

Lights from all directions and between heaven and earth converge, creating a glorious scene. The moonlight shines in every corner, and people can see the bright moon everywhere.

Since there is access everywhere, the iron locks of the city gates are also unlocked.

There was a huge crowd and dust was flying under the horses’ hooves.

This is a poem written by the Tang Dynasty about Yuan Ye on the first lunar month, but it is also very suitable to be used tonight.

Therefore, it is said that under the rule of a wise king, the country and the people can be peaceful and prosperous.

Except for the battle to seize the throne, Xiao Xuan was almost a monarch who succeeded to the throne without any controversy. Whether it was in terms of his origin or his achievements before he ascended the throne, after the Daxing Emperor Yan Jia, he was a The unquestionable successor to the emperor.

There is no doubt that since Xiao Xuan ascended the throne, everything in the court has been very stable. There has been no major turmoil or panic. There is no such thing as "one emperor, one courtier". The veterans of the late emperor's time Everyone can still perform their duties and seek their own things.

The people naturally became more stable, and many restrictions on the people were relaxed several times since the late emperor. After Xiao Xuan came to power in the Yuanyou year, he repeatedly relaxed the curfew between cities and towns, allowing the people to have fun and so on.

Not only that, Xiao Xuan also intends to break some of the previously solidified class restrictions.

For example, during the early dynasty of Qian'er, he also issued an imperial edict to inform the whole country. From the first year of Yuanyou, the parents of common people, including those who had been officials and craftsmen, and even those who were considered to be low-ranking, had sold themselves to seek help. Anyone born to a living woman can take part in the imperial examinations and even become an official like the children of ordinary farming and studying families.

You must know that before this, the children of blacksmiths and carpenters who were registered by the government could only continue to work as blacksmiths and carpenters after they grew up. They were exhausted and could not change careers. There were also many policemen, government servants, Sons of widowers, actors, sharecroppers, and slaves were not allowed to take the civil service examination, not to mention that if those prostitutes gave birth to children, they would be ridiculed and spend their entire lives in all kinds of looks and discrimination.

Some even more outrageous dynasties also stipulated the law that "cold people are not allowed to take the exam." The so-called "cold people" means that no one in a family has been an official in the past three generations, and no one has been awarded the status of scholar or scholar. The family has a weird rule of not being allowed to take the imperial examination and pursue an official career. But starting from today, Emperor Yuanyou Xiao Xuan, under great pressure and the opposition of some pedantic veterans, abolished this decree that had been passed down for several dynasties.

Of course, if they want to win the right for their children and grandchildren to participate in scientific examinations, they still have to pay a fixed monetary tax. This was not only to replenish the national treasury, but also to establish a buffer zone between the conflicts between the upper-class nobles and the lower-class poor families.

Folks rushed to report that the entire country was faintly exuding a vigorous vitality that burst open like a ripe pomegranate seed.

From the perspective of rulers and upper-class nobles and officials, in fact, even if these poor people who are already at the bottom of society are qualified to participate in the imperial examination, they will still be unable to shake the interests of the upper-class families for a period of time.

The children of the noble families were well clothed and well-fed since childhood. They were encouraged by Confucian masters and servants to teach them how to read and learn words. But children from low-grade families may not even be able to afford a book.

Most of them relied on handwritten books to practice calligraphy and reading.

The copywriting of this manuscript has been imitated by countless people, and it is already far from the original fonts of famous artists.

The same is true for those hand-copied books. After being copied by many people, errors will inevitably occur.

Needless to say, if a child from a poor family can be selected as a scholar or something, it will definitely be because he has to hang his head on a beam, study hard at night, and use the whole family's efforts to support him.

If he can win the top prize, it goes without saying that in addition to the above points, he must also be a genius in reading.

All of this was because Emperor Yuanyou gave them hope and gave them the courage to study hard.

They can comfort themselves in their imaginations. As long as they work hard enough and save enough money, they may be able to send their children and grandchildren to study and become literate, and perhaps their descendants can become officials...

Emperor Yuanyou certainly shaken the interests of some upper-class nobles, but even if these nobles had the courage to unite to shake Emperor Yuanyou's rule, the lower-class people supported the emperor with unanimous support.

Only those who win the hearts and minds of the people win the world.

What's more, although many people have complaints in their hearts, they simply don't have the courage and strength.

Besides, now that the world is at peace, they are happy to sit back and enjoy themselves and maintain the status quo.

The most important thing is that the emperor is not a faint king, but a rare wise king with literary skills and military strategy.

As long as the emperor's reverse scale is not touched, and as long as the descendants of the family do not commit treason, murder and swindling, the emperor will open his eyes and close his eyes.

Furthermore, many mediocre descendants of big families could use their services as minor officials, and the emperor acquiesced.

The courtiers are happy to see such a comfortable life.

Xiao Zi: People in the Wei Dynasty lived and worked in peace and contentment, and everything was prosperous.

So these are all Xiao Xuan's actions.

Not only that, but they also broke some of the previously solidified class restrictions. That is, no matter who you are, as long as you study, you can take part in the imperial examination!