Li Zhi refused to admit that he was from the Guanlong Group.
He felt that since he was an emperor, he should break out of the family circle and stand out in his own way.
Then, all the aristocratic families in the world became his family's enemies.
Therefore, Yunchu felt that Changsun Wuji, who was just dying, might not want to drive the aristocratic family in Hebei and Shandong to death.
Because, under certain circumstances, these aristocratic families should be in the same group at this moment.
If you want to abolish the aristocratic family, you must first abolish the Nine-Rank Officials Law that has been in effect for more than 400 years.
The so-called nine-rank official law is actually the nine-rank Zhongzheng system formulated by Chen Qun in the late Han Dynasty.
The nine-grade Zhongzheng system generally refers to the selection of a Dazhongzheng by each state and county. The Dazhongzheng selected must be an official serving in the central government and have a high reputation.
The great righteousness will give birth to the small righteousness.
After the big and small Zhongzheng were established, the imperial court distributed a talent survey form, in which the talents were divided into nine grades: upper-upper, upper-middle, upper-lower, middle-upper, middle-middle, middle-lower, lower-upper, lower-middle. Next.
On this list, the local officials and officials from various places registered all the exiles from various places, whether they were serving in official positions or not, based on their knowledge. The list recorded in detail the annual loan items, their rankings, and added comments.
Xiao Zhongzheng assists Dazhongzheng in reviewing the form and submitting it to the Ministry of Personnel, which then promotes and dismisses officials.
This system provided an objective standard for the selection of officials at that time.
It sounds very fair, but when implemented, it is easy for one person to achieve enlightenment, a chicken or a dog ascending to heaven.
Under this official selection system, the heads of Guizhou were not eligible to participate, and they were represented by the country gentry.
Therefore, this ninth-grade official law became the production machine of the aristocratic family. According to Emperor Taizong's experience during the rebellion, the aristocratic family was the group of people who threatened the imperial power the most.
Those who rose up like Chen Sheng and Wu Guang could easily be wiped out, and a mob like the Yellow Turban Army could easily be divided and surrounded by the gentry group, and finally divided and swallowed up.
The aristocratic family is different. They have money, food, territory, and talents. They have all the prerequisites for rebellion. Next, they just wait for the current emperor to make mistakes.
However, although the number of common people is huge, most of them are illiterate people. Although there are occasionally a few amazing and talented people, because of their numerical disadvantage, they are no match for the wealthy families.
Wannian County has a population of more than 500,000, but the number of literate people is only about 30,000. Among them, a large number of merchants who are not qualified to be officials must be eliminated.
Therefore, the current scientific examination system of the Tang Dynasty absorbed most of the people from poor families or from the small landlord class.
Yunchu also came from a noble family, but this family's pursuits were different from those of other noble families. What Xuanzang pursued was the prosperity of Buddhism, and what he wanted was faith, which had nothing to do with Li Zhi's imperial power.
In Buddhism, Xuanzang himself was from a very important family.
These things were all gradually figured out by Yun Chu when he was studying in the Imperial College. It was at that stage that Yun Chu realized that his efforts were really insignificant and their effect was far less than the rumor that he was related to Xuanzang.
Now, people have concluded that this is the fact, because since Yunchu started to cause trouble, the Great Ci'en Temple, chaired by Master Xuanzang, has provided all-round and meticulous care for him.
So much so that after Yunchu brought Master Xuanzang to the Yun family temple, even Li Zhi laughed it off, thinking that it was Yunchu providing care for Master Xuanzang in his old age, and it was only related to family affection and had nothing to do with politics.
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It is because of the existence of a quiet and inactive monk like Master Xuanzang that Li Zhi believed that Yunchu became an official just to complete his ambition of building Chang'an, just like the monk's ambition to build a magnificent temple.
A truth.
Therefore, staying quiet and doing nothing and focusing on building Chang'an is the basis for Yunchu to continue to survive in the officialdom.
Over the years, Yun Chu has also shown a strong commitment to building Chang'an and fulfilling his ambitions. There is no corruption or bad political purposes. He takes the law as the criterion and does not sell anyone's account. This is
In Li Zhi's mind, he was the best template for a local official in the capital.
Even if Yun Chu is designated as Chang'an Jingzhaoyin in the future, in his opinion, Yun Chu is just the abbot of this grand temple in Chang'an, and it is not a big deal.
He, Li Zhi, has such a broad mind that he can accommodate a temple abbot who has no desires and desires, and even provide him with some help.
Having figured out his foundation and his advantages, Yunchu is ready to use this Eastern Expedition to seek greater benefits for Wannian County as much as possible. If Yunchu behaves too indifferently during the Eastern Expedition,
This is a behavior that is harmful to him.
It was not right for one hundred thousand soldiers to stay in one place for a long time. After lighting up the smoke in Bisha City for three consecutive days, they went down the mountain and surrendered.
Yunchu watched Gao Kan order to cover the Goguryeo people who had taken off their armor and put down their weapons with bows and arrows.
Then, he led the army to advance north. In front of him was Beifeng City. The reason why this city was called Beifeng City was entirely because the land here was flat and fertile, very suitable for farming, and it could be called the granary of Liaodong.
On the way, they encountered Goguryeo reinforcements. These reinforcements came from Beifeng City. They were small in number, only 3,000 people. When these people found themselves in a huge pocket composed of Tang troops, they wanted to retreat in a hurry.
, Guo Daifeng did not give them any chance, and a battle between cavalry and infantry began at a place called Baishan.
Guo Daifeng led the army to charge three times but was repelled by these Goguryeo spearmen.
Finally, under the watchful eyes of all the senior and mid-level generals in the army, Guo Daifeng went crazy and led 500 soldiers as the vanguard, once again charging up the hill called Baishan, which was only fifty meters high.
The Goguryeo general named Gao Huizhen fought until the last moment, with a broken leg and a broken arm, but he was still fighting until he was outnumbered and finally suppressed by five or six Tang troops and was captured alive.
This man was captured alive, but he still dragged his broken legs and arms and yelled curses. For a moment, everyone was stunned.
Mainly because after Guo Daifeng's strong attack, none of the Goguryeo people on Baishan Mountain surrendered. The battlefield was so brutal that it was unbearable to watch.
Gao Kan ordered the man to be beheaded, but the two Tang soldiers surrounding him were frightened by Gao Huizhen's taut appearance and took a step back.
In the past, Yun Chu did not believe that there was such a person in this world who could still be arrogant even after being captured alive.
Now I can see that if he was from the Tang Dynasty, Yun Chu would respect him. Since he was from Goguryeo, Yun Chu drew his sword and stepped forward, stared at Gao Huizhen's eye sockets that were about to burst, and cut off his head.
Guo Daifeng looked at Yun Chu and said: "Facing such a fierce warrior, do you have no respect?"
Yun Chu said: "I am a civil servant, and I don't think as much as you generals. I just think that this thief actually killed thousands of our Tang Dynasty soldiers. It's really strange that you still think this man is respectable.
Also, when I have a large army on my side and you can't greet me by yourself, can you tell us so that we can go up and kill him together, instead of having thousands of soldiers die for your ridiculous self-esteem?
We came to Liaodong to kill the Goguryeo people, not to be a hero. If you still want to be a hero next time, remember to use your own life to be a hero, and don't use the lives of my soldiers from the Tang Dynasty."
Yun Chu was also furious when he said these words. He just killed Gao Huizhen and still held the sword in his hand. He seemed about to pounce on Guo Daifeng and kill Guo Daifeng at any moment.
"Okay, everyone goes back!"
Gao Kan saw that Yun Chu and Guo Daifeng were about to get into a fight, and his beard trembled with anger.
Yun Chu saluted Gao Kan and said: "In the next battle, please ask the general to keep our army farther away from Guo Daifeng. The general will worry that this fool's stupidity will be transmitted to our army."
Gao Kan looked at Yun Chu and said, "Did you just say that you were a civil servant?"
Yun Chu nodded and said: "My humble position is still the magistrate of Wannian County. Your Majesty has not issued an order to remove the position of the magistrate."
Gao Kan said gloomily: "What will you do if I send you to rescue Guo Daifeng next time?"
Yun Chu said: "I will definitely sacrifice my life to rescue him."
Gao Kan looked better after hearing what Yunchu said, and said in front of all the generals: "Since I have torn my skin apart today, let me explain clearly why you despise Guo Daifeng, but why are you willing to risk your life to save him from danger?
Among them?"
Yun Chu said: "Because you only focus on fighting the war, but it is the county magistrate like me who handles the matter of paying for the soldiers who died in the war.
The autographs of soldiers who died in battle always ask me, "Is my son brave?"
Every time I say that my son is unparalleled in his bravery on the battlefield."
Yunchu said this, then looked at Guo Daifeng and said: "If your soldiers are on the list of my Wannian County pension, I will tell the relatives of the soldiers who died in the battle: Your son is brave and unparalleled, but unfortunately
If you fall into the hands of a fool, you will die worthless."
"I'm going to kill you!" Guo Daifeng's eyes were red, and he flew over with a horizontal knife covered in blood. Yun Chu swung away Guo Daifeng's horizontal knife and kicked Guo Daifeng hard.
on the chest and kicked him away.
Before Guo Difeng could land, Yun Chu rushed forward, grabbed the back of his neck and lifted him onto the mound, then pressed his face against the face of a dead soldier and roared: "Tell me,
Should he die?"
Guo Daifeng struggled with his hands and feet, but he could not escape the control of Yunchu's hand no matter what, so that his roar slowly turned into a sob, and finally he burst into tears.
Yun Chu raised his hand and threw Guo Daifeng into the pile of corpses. He went down the mountain and saluted Gao Kan, saying, "This is why I am ashamed to associate with such generals. The general will fight and kill, but the last general will never complain."
As he spoke, he glanced at the generals present and said coldly: "On the battlefield, soldiers do not expect to live, but they must not be allowed to die easily for some bullshit reasons.
Once it becomes known to me, I will not only report to Your Majesty, but also inform those county magistrates who need to pay for the fallen soldiers like me, and what you have done.
In order to inform them of their personal details."