Wei Chengqing and Wei Xuanzhen, surrounded by servants, walked on the streets with endless traffic, and they could clearly feel the excitement of the pedestrians.
This time the saint brought hundreds of officials to the Eastern Capital and entered the Ziwei Palace. It was no more a last resort than the last time when there was a great disaster in the pass. There is no doubt that Luoyang will become a veritable paradise in the future.
In the world, the emperor also sits.
For Jingzhao Weishi, this was naturally not good news, especially when he thought that the late emperor had not been able to directly move the political center eastward to Luoyang in a regular period, which made him even more uneasy.
Of course, this does not mean that Li Hong is more powerful than Li Zhi. Compared with political methods, the gap between the two is still obvious.
It’s just that the predecessors planted trees and others took advantage of the shade. Li Zhi spent more than 20 years to suppress the gentry in Guan. After Li Hong succeeded to the throne, he almost followed the example of the late emperor in governing the country, further weakening the influence of Guanzhong. The reign of Sisheng
You really made the right choice.
For the high-ranking officials in the Guan Dynasty, they do not like radical emperors. For example, after Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was completely different from when he was the prince. In the end, the world was tormented to the point where the people were in dire straits. The Guanlong Group also suffered a huge blow, but they also did not like being so calm.
The emperor grasped the imperial power in his hands with a single glance, so that the space for the aristocratic family to move became tighter and tighter.
Of course, there's no reason they don't like it. The current saint is extremely popular. As Webster's uncle and nephew walked, there were even cheers from the front.
"Today's roll call, Your Majesty bestows upon all the scholars the honorary title of Jinshi!"
"Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
When the imperial examination results are released, the results are still released by roll call.
In the normal roll call in history, it was not until the Song Dynasty that officials reported the names of new scholars one by one, which was called roll call.
But now it is the officials of the Ministry of Rites, standing beside the imperial list erected high up, repeatedly shouting out the names of the new scholars.
Naturally, this treatment was not as good as that of Emperor Chrysostom, but the inscriptions one after another attracted more and more people to watch. Each and every scholar who was named held his head high and accepted the congratulations with full honor.
Junior nephew Wei stopped and stood not far away to listen.
Not long after, Wei Chengqing snorted coldly: "Shandong and Jiangnan have got what they wanted now!"
This is the first time that Jinshi Tribute Examination has been done with anonymity. It can be said that it has attracted the attention of interested people in various states. Now the Jinshi Examination has released the results and admitted 73 people. Among them, only 40 were scholars from Guan Nei. The remaining Shandong gentry accounted for
There are 21 people on the list, and the least Jiangnan gentry has 12 people on the list.
This ratio is actually normal. The two schools and six schools gather famous teachers from all over the world. After all, the teaching force they have is not comparable to that of other places. Even if the Shandong nobles take the exam again, they still can’t compare under the current environment. Therefore, under fair competition, the Guan Nei nobles have been
The accumulated advantages will still ensure that they have the largest number of people.
But this is how the sense of disparity comes about. In the past, 90% of the Jin Shi Ke were their people, but now only half are left. As time goes by, the proportion may change, which is difficult to accept.
And Wei Xuanzhen paid more attention to the way the Ministry of Rites released the results today: "In the past, the results were released in the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites, but now they are moved directly outside the imperial city to celebrate with the people, and then they have to gather people to parade in the streets. This is to elevate the honor of officials who came from the imperial examination!"
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In this era, the Jinshi High School was not just proud of the spring breeze and saw all the flowers in Chang'an in one day, but it happened that the scholars regained their reputation. This feeling of being surrounded by everyone made even Wei Xuanzhen look envious and analyzed it: "There is such a thing
This experience is not in vain for many years of hard study. I am afraid that more and more gentry children will take the imperial examination and become officials in the future."
Wei Chengqing understood what he meant, and his face darkened: "If the number of officials who enter the official position through the imperial examination increases, and the number of officials who enter the official position through the imperial examination or other methods, the path to promotion will be more difficult."
Wei Xuanzhen said: "This is inevitable. Talented people have their own pride. Who wants to end up with a reputation that depends on the kindness of their ancestors?"
Wei Chengqing frowned: "Of course I can't reject the trend of self-improvement in the clan. If a clan wants to survive for a long time, it is necessary for talents to come out in large numbers. However, the advantages of the family must also be maintained. If everyone relies on talent to learn, the gentry of our Guan Nei clan will
The advantage becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.”
This statement is very explicit, but it is also very real. The so-called privilege is based on unfairness.
The most powerful period of the aristocratic family was undoubtedly the top-ranking Wuhan family in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. As long as they had a good background, a fool could be in a high position. By the time the imperial examination was officially implemented in the Tang Dynasty, the privileges had been greatly weakened.
Therefore, the power of Shandong high-ranking families like the Five Surnames and Seven Families, which have produced many prime ministers, cannot be denied, but it is really not as exaggerated as later generations imagined. The aristocratic families have repeatedly weakened, and by the Tang Dynasty, they were already strong on the outside and weak on the inside, otherwise they would not have been bulldozed.
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Naturally, Wei's uncle and nephew could not have such foresight. They thought of the dissolute and idle behavior of the young generation in Guan and the numerous rice bugs, and secretly sighed.
The fairer the world is, the more it becomes impossible to conceal the corruption of high families.
The two were silent for a moment, but then they subconsciously focused their attention on an official who was surrounded by scholars. Wei Chengqing asked: "Who is that?"
Wei Xuanzhen said: "Su Weiwei, whose courtesy name is Shouzhen, is a man with rich literary talents and a reputation for talent. He was the top scholar in high school. He was called by Pei Shilang as his son-in-law. He is now the chief secretary of Zhongshu Province and is quite famous among the scholars."
Wei Chengqing's eyes lit up slightly: "Which department does Mr. Pei's son-in-law belong to?"
Wei Xuanzhen said in a low voice: "When Su Shouzhen was the top scholar in high school, Vice Minister Pei did not show any favoritism. He did not officially get married until he passed the official selection."
Wei Chengqing didn't catch the clue and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "The Pei family in Hedong has a strict family tradition. Now they have three Pei's in one family. They are really prominent!"
The so-called San Pei refers to Pei Sijian, who was the former governor of Liangzhou, later the minister of the Ministry of War, and now moved to Zhongshuling;
Pei Xingjian, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the leader of the Internal Guard Pavilion, the general manager of the Taohe River, and is about to return to the imperial court;
There is also General Zuo Jinwuwei, who is also the father of Queen Pei and the head of the country, Pei Judao.
Although Jingzhao Weishi was prominent, he always wanted to enter the political hall and become the prime minister. This was the purpose of seeking refuge with Empress Wu before. As a result, not only did he not get the position of prime minister, but he also caused several governors to be dismissed from office and convicted. It was a huge defeat. Now,
Seeing the always low-key Pei becoming famous, Wei Chengqing's tone was inevitably a little sour.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wei Xuanzhen said: "His Majesty will open the Cao Department next and establish various transportation envoys. My nephew thinks that this position is very suitable for my uncle."
Wei Chengqing caressed his beard and said: "Yes, the responsibility of water transportation is becoming increasingly important. This Cao Division seems to be a new department, but it can control various states and counties. I, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion, voluntarily gave up. This Cao Division cannot be missed."
Having said this, he smiled again, somewhat gloating: "However, the land south of the Yangtze River has not been peaceful recently. I heard that rogue bandits were making trouble, and a few Zhechong prefectures were unable to suppress the bandits. The saint called in servants and asked several times.
It looks like I have a bad headache too!”
Wei Xuanzhen frowned, feeling that the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River was not a good thing. After all, when the customs was hit by a disaster, they relied on rice and grain relief from the south of the Yangtze River. Just as he was about to change the topic, he saw a commotion in the crowd in front, and then a group of prison cars came over.
Wei Chengqing and Wei Xuanzhen immediately became nervous and stood there daring not to move. It was not until the prison van approached and they heard yelling and crying that they learned from the hateful voices of passers-by that those who were about to be executed were Yapo traffickers.
Inside the prison car, Sister Shang Gong seemed to be inside, her face full of fear, but also somewhat relieved.
There are two sisters in Shang Palace. The younger sister was beheaded in front of the Taiji Palace in Chang'an. The older sister spent an unforgettable time with Qiu Shenji in the inner prison of Luoyang and is now officially executed.
The charge is child abduction.
Led by her, there were also the Qian Po and other Yabo Ya people. Everyone involved in abducting the child, many of them, were all put in the prison car and headed for the execution site that had been set up.
What was carried out was not beheading, but hanging.
Among the crowd of people watching and scolding, Yang Zaiwei's tall figure was also among them, silently watching this scene, his brows full of complexity.
Until Li Yan's voice came from behind: "How are Yang's other abducted children doing now?"
Yang Zaiwei's body tensed subconsciously, and he slowly turned his head, his pupils shrinking: "In broad daylight, you can actually get close to me without me noticing at all?"
Li Yan was dressed in casual clothes and had a calm aura. If not for his outstanding appearance, he would have looked like an ordinary person: "You were distracted just now."
Yang Zaiwei's horrified expression slowly faded away, and he smiled bitterly and said, "No need to comfort me. With all your stimulation, I might be able to break through to the sixth consciousness!"
Li Yan also showed a look of fascination: "The sixth consciousness is indeed a wonderful realm..."
Yang Zaiwei said: "You can now kill the strong men of the sixth consciousness. If you also opened the sixth consciousness, wouldn't you be a god on earth?"
Li Yan smiled and said: "That's not to say that I can't turn stone into gold or call the wind and rain."
Yang Zaiwei: "..."
Do you really want to be a god?
The discussion on the limits of martial arts came to an end, and Yang Zaiwei's face became calm: "I have seen the abducted children of the Yang family. They have been trained by 'Zuoming' to become full-time assassins, even death warriors. I can feel that,
Even if 'Zuoming' orders someone to die, they won't even frown."
Li Yan sighed: "This is complete brainwashing. You must have no experience when it comes to you. In addition, after the Changsun family's accident, 'Zuo Ming' was also affected and disappeared for several years. By the time you came back, you had grown up."
When a person is old and his thoughts are basically formed, he will be restrained by the relationship between master and disciple rather than directly instilling orders."
Yang Zaiwei agreed and said solemnly: "However, except for the children of the Yang family, it has not been smooth for me to gather the forces left behind by 'Zuoming'. I feel that there are others competing with me, and they always take a step faster than me. It seems that except for the three
A disciple, apart from the nobles in Guan and the imperial guards, ‘Zuoming’ has other close confidants!”
Li Yan's face darkened: "No, 'Zuoming' always wants to take advantage of others. Even if there are other confidants, unless he understands them to the extreme, how can he always be one step ahead of you? Why does that person have the right to take advantage of others?"
To win the trust of the rest of 'Zuoming''s subordinates?"
Yang Zaiwei said: "I don't know."
Li Yan was silent for a moment: "It seems that although 'Zuoming' is dead, the matters surrounding her are not over yet. The true identity of this woman still needs to be found out."
Yang Zaiwei was stunned: "Woman?"
Li Yan nodded: "Although 'Zuoming' has an old and hoarse voice and her face is completely damaged, she is actually a middle-aged woman."