Chapter 305 The epic showdown between the Great Sui Dynasty and the clan
Chapter 305
In less than half a month, Yang Guang's dragon boat finally arrived at Qinghe County. After leaving Dongdu and boarding the dragon boat, the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty finally left the dragon boat for the first time and came to land.
Almost all the famous people from many aristocratic families in Shandong and Hedong are gathered here.
The talented and well-educated people from the aristocratic families have also come here, and they all have high morale.
The entire Qinghe County and both sides of the Yongji Canal were packed with water.
Everywhere you can see literati and elegant people chanting in the wind and moonlight, or they may use pen and ink to make people sing among the wooden fences and tiles after thinking hard.
Not only the Yiying Inn and Restaurant in Qinghe County were crowded with people, but also many people's homes inside and outside the city had many intellectuals who paid money to stay in their houses.
It can be said that nearly half of the world's literati have focused on Qinghe County.
Because, as early as more than a month ago, Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, had already written an imperial edict and sent envoys to Hedong and Shandong before he left the eastern capital.
When Yang Guang left Dongdu and boarded the dragon boat, the imperial edict of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty had already spread throughout Shandong and all the families in the land east of the river.
There are even government offices in these places that have spread His Majesty's holy will to the people.
The content of the imperial edict was very clear, telling them that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty visited Zhuo County in the north and reached Qinghe County.
I have heard for a long time that in the land east of Shandong and Hedong, there are countless talented people, who have contributed many capable ministers and officials to the court.
Therefore, the emperor was very pleased. In order to express his importance to the literati in Shandong and Hedong, he also encouraged the talents.
Therefore, this emperor decided to hold an unprecedented and extremely grand literary event in Qinghe County.
We do not judge heroes by success or failure, but by talent. When the time comes, March 15th is the day.
I will personally come up with the topic, and then all the noble families and dignitaries in the court will judge it together to determine the leader of this literary event.
Whether a son of an aristocratic family becomes the leader, an official, or an ordinary scholar becomes the leader of a literary society, then the emperor will receive many rewards.
Moreover, he used the description of an edict to tell the world who is the leader of this literary meeting.
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It can be said that Yang Guang's extremely reckless behavior seemed too barbaric and rude in the eyes of many aristocratic families in Shandong and Hedong, and they were both happy and worried at the same time.
Fortunately, Yang Guang's actions clearly represented that the court, or the Sui Dynasty, attached great importance to the great power of the aristocratic family that was independent of the court.
However, there is a lack of means of checks and balances, so that there is an extreme behavior that is close to being extremely angry and breaking things.
What is worrying is that Yang Guang's actions have seriously violated the power, or the right to speak, of the aristocratic family.
After all, the imperial court had been committed to weakening the power of aristocratic families since Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty.
Because of this, an imperial examination system was created in order to use another method to select more talents, so as to compete with the aristocratic families who controlled the channels for officials to enter officialdom and be promoted.
This is also the reason why the imperial examination system has been continuously changed and revised many times since its establishment only a few decades ago.
It was an attempt to eliminate various targeted measures taken by aristocratic families to obstruct the imperial examination system, both covertly and covertly.
This time, since the emperor dares to issue such a decree, even if it means that he is extremely angry, it still means that he is well prepared.
Although the aristocratic families think highly of themselves and have the world's most talented people, I dare not say that they account for sixty-seven out of ten, but there is definitely no problem in accounting for half.
However, the emperor is the common master of the world, and he is also surrounded by talented people.
Therefore, when the emperor did this, it was tantamount to a confrontation with all intents and purposes.
Many aristocratic families in Hedong and Shandong have already made decisions after close communication and exchange.
That is, this confrontation is a major collision between the aristocratic family and the court in the field of culture and knowledge.
If he can win, then the leader of the grand event, who has become the focus of the world's literati, will surely be able to prove to the world that the world's literary destiny is still held by noble families like them.
Even if the emperor regrets and is unwilling to issue an edict to the world, with the help of many aristocratic families, he will surely be able to let the world's literati know the result.
Of course, if the winner is the court, or someone who is not a member of the aristocratic family, the court will definitely vigorously publicize it, which can not only enhance the prestige of the court, but also severely belittle these members of the aristocratic family.
It will inevitably make people all over the world think that the aristocratic family has lost its leadership position in culture, thought and other aspects.
For them, they will inevitably suffer a heavy blow in terms of reputation and influence. And this has been the foundation for the family to be passed down for thousands of years and survive to this day.
Therefore, the aristocratic families are keenly aware of this serious problem. For the survival and inheritance of the aristocratic families, they have to use their best talents to go to Qinghe County to sharpen their swords in preparation for the feast.
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But Yang Qian, the Senniu Beishen who has officially joined the Zuo Beishen Mansion, is very troubled.
Since that day, the emperor issued a secret order of victory to him on the dragon boat platform.
Every three days, a eunuch would appear next to Yang Qian: Eunuch Wang.
The prince smiled and chatted with Yang Qian in random directions, and every time the conversation was incomprehensible.
But the subconscious mind is very clear that it is a leak...
In other words, it was to tell Yang Qian that there were so many kinds of topics that Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, was going to give.
Of course, because the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty wanted the world to see an almost fair duel.
Therefore, it is very likely that the emperor came up with a bunch of questions, and then left it to the groups of aristocratic families who came to challenge to select the final test propositions.
Yang Qian was both pleased and helpless about Yang Guang's cheating methods.
But I can't say, boss, I'm so awesome, you don't need to reveal the problem at all, I can still win the battle.
Therefore, if you have to be patient, you must continue to be patient. Since His Majesty the Emperor is so kind and charitable, and is so caring and considerate to himself, Yang Qian naturally accepted the Emperor's kindness with a smile.
At the same time, he also expressed his loyalty to the emperor, as well as his affirmation and confidence in his own talents.
At this moment, Yang Qian was wearing the Bishen Mansion's Mingguang Armor, holding the hilt of his long sword at his waist, and leading five of his subordinates to inspect the inner perimeter of a temporary palace near the canal in the east of Qinghe County.
Outside, it belongs to the defense range of the other imperial guards of the Sixteenth Sui Dynasty, but inside the palace, all the way to the emperor's left and right, belongs to the protection and control range of the left and right guards.
This is the temporarily requisitioned villa of a wealthy family in Qinghe County located in Yongji Qulue. As for this wealthy family, needless to say, their surname is Xiao.
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