May of the second year of God’s blessing will come soon.
The results were released a few days after the scientific examination at the end of March, followed by a month-long wait.
During this month, most people were awarded official positions one after another.
In the past, there was no such good thing, but isn't this a once-in-a-century opportunity? The emperor was lucky enough to go to Luoyang, and many officials did not follow him. Then the court was purged, and many positions were vacated. In addition, all of you The prime minister now prefers newcomers who have not received much favor from the old dynasty. The combined effect of multiple factors has created a super high success rate for this year's candidates.
"This should be the last scientific examination of the Tang Dynasty, right? Oh, what a pity! I should have tried it if I had known earlier." In the post station outside Luoyang, guests and friends were full, and they drank wine. Student Wu Guangzan drank half a bowl of wine and sighed.
Wu Guangzan is not from the Central Plains. He is the son of Wu Zhengdu, the Prime Minister of the Bohai State. He came to Beijing this time because he received a definite news from the Andong Mansion. The King of Xia, who has achieved great success, is going to found a country and proclaim himself a ruler. The Bohai State is in urgent need of it. After some discussion, I felt that we should seize this opportunity to build a good relationship with King Xia, which might be helpful to the current situation.
As a result, they quickly organized a delegation and quickly went south to the dock of Duli Town, Lushun County. Then they took the returning Tang transport ship to Dengzhou, and then rushed to Luoyang by land.
In fact, Wu Guangzan was not ready to take the Bingong Examination of the Tang Dynasty. Although he had studied hard since he was a child and was familiar with the classics, he ultimately lacked confidence and wanted to study in depth for another three to five years before taking the exam.
But - will Datang still be there in three to five years?
"This must be the last one." Zhang Ce and Wu Guangzan toasted each other with a bowl of wine, and after drinking them all, they said: "This morning, I saw many envoys from other states entering Beijing, with large and small cars loaded with goods. "
"The envoy of the Li Dynasty left Luoyang just after the first month of the lunar month. Now this time is here again. I think..." Wu Guangzan said.
"That's right." Chuck nodded and said, "They are all well-informed people, rushing to participate in the grand event. Yesterday I was in Mangshan and met the envoy from Fengzhou."
"Fengzhou? Isn't that the village of Prince Xia?" Wu Guangzan asked in surprise.
"There are envoys from Da'an County (formerly Xishou Jiangcheng), bringing Fengzhou white noodles and printed salt that King Xia loves to eat." At this point, Chuck's voice lowered slightly and said: "There are rumors , there are five-color sesame growing among the pillars of Xiawang's temple in Fengzhou, which look like hibiscus, and are protected by purple smoke, which will not disperse for several days. Some people say that there are five-color clothes growing naturally on the head of the first room of Xiawang's temple. Those who know know Xia. Luck is on the rise."
Wu Guangzan was stunned when he heard this.
Zhang Ce was a native of Dunhuang, and his father Zhang Tong was an admonishing official and governor of Shangzhou during the Qianfu period.
He is still somewhat famous in the circle of scholars. It is said that Zhang Tong, Zhang Ce and his son lived in Dunhuafang, Luoyang in their early years. They got an ancient tripod from a well, and there were seal characters on it saying: "In the spring and February of the first year of Wei Huangchu, the craftsman is lucky."
Zhang Tong saw that this tripod was exquisitely made and liked it very much. When Zhang Ce saw it, he said that in October of the 25th year of Jian'an, Cao Gong passed away. In October of that year, Emperor Wen accepted the Han Chan and was named Huang Chu. Therefore, there is no saying that it was February of the first year of Huang Chu. It must have been forged by later generations.
He was only thirteen years old at the time, and everyone was amazed and admired him endlessly.
Chuck once worked as a staff member under Han Jian. After Jian was transferred to the governor of Zhili Province, he originally wanted to arrange an official position for Chuck, but he declined and went to Luoyang to take the scientific examination and passed the final Jinshi of the Tang Dynasty.
That’s also great.
But, how could such a strange man believe in those ethereal things?
"The envoy from Fengzhou presented another pair of white rabbits." Chuck continued.
"This is really auspicious." Wu Guangzan was surprised.
White rabbits are called auspicious because they are extremely rare. If local officials see them, they will have them caught and presented to them. One more thing, rabbits in ancient China are very different from modern ones. Not only are their ears small, but they are also white in color.
Rabbits are also very rare and have always been a symbol of auspiciousness. The white rabbits that are prevalent in modern times are alien species.
"I also heard that Shi Yanci, the governor of Songzhou, presented Ruimai, and Chengru, the governor of Caizhou, presented the white lotus." Zhang Ce said: "Isn't it praise from heaven that all the states present auspiciousness together?"
"What Tianzan?" said a person next to him: "I have been practicing prophecy for many years, and there is something strange in this world."
"Where is the blame?" Wu Guangzan and Chuck asked simultaneously.
"There is a prophecy in the Queen of Heaven's dynasty that says, 'For sixty years, the two-horned calf will go crazy, and dragons and snakes will fight with each other and the blood will flow into the river.' The good people at that time explained the cloud, 'The two-horned calf is an ox, and there must be an ox named Qian Tang Zuo.
.'So when Zhou Ziliang talked about Niu Xianke, and Li Deyu slandered Niu monks and children, they all used Yingtu to prophesy." This person said: "It is strange and strange that the person who established the Tang Dynasty had the surname Yingniu as the emperor."
"What is a cow?" Another person couldn't stand it anymore and said: "The word 'Zhu' means 'Niu' and 'eight' is placed under it. Eight is the symbol of horns. Back then, Zhu Si and Zhu Tao believed this nonsense, and Ji Wu
Unexpected blessings lead to disaster. According to the prophecy, the "two horned calf" refers to the emperor surnamed Zhu who came to replace the Tang Dynasty. But which person in the world named Zhu can be the emperor? Alas, I have been studying for half my life, but in the end
I realized that I had learned nothing. It shouldn’t be the case. The new dynasty is clearly the emperor of the Zhu family, so there must be something wrong somewhere.”
Wu Guangzan and Chuck looked at each other. Although they didn't understand, they were very shocked.
Another person in the corner of the station shook his head and laughed after hearing what they said.
His name is Yao Jie, the judge of the Jiangling shogunate.
In early April, Jinzouyuan conveyed the news of the abdication back to Jingnan. Jiedushi Zhao Kuangning made a prompt decision and ordered Yaojie to bring tribute to the capital and prepare to surrender to Shao Shude. Zhao Kuangning was well aware of Shao Shude's determination to cut down the vassal, but still held on to the idea.
I was lucky enough to think that the vassal towns of the Tang Dynasty had been separated for 150 years, the customs were like this, and Jingnan was located in a remote area, so it might not be impossible to fool them.
Yao Jie was carrying several baskets of oranges from Jingnan.
I didn’t plan to bring this with me at first, but I don’t know why, but the oranges that were originally ripe in winter have been delayed until now. After picking them and tasting them, I found that their quality and flavor are even better than those of Chang Gong. Jingnan is so salty that it is called auspicious.
, Zhao Kuangning then ordered Yao Ji to select more than a hundred tangerines with the best appearance and bring them to Beijing to present.
"Everyone in the world knows who the new emperor is." Yao Jie picked up the wine bowl, took a big sip, and said with a secret smile: "Could it be that the 'two-cornered calf' belongs to Zhu Quanzhong? He also has a chance to become emperor?"
I remembered the noise again outside the inn.
After a while, a group of people rushed in, clamoring for food and drinks. Judging from their accents, they turned out to be from Hebei.
Yes, the Taifu began to attack Hebei last year, and gained possession of the four prefectures of Xingming and Cibei, and gained a household registration of one million. If you include Meng Huaixiang to defend the four prefectures, the Xia people's territory in Hebei is really not small.
"Bozhou is besieged again." Several people spoke loudly and did not shy away from others: "General Huo is urging the brothers to attack Chanzhou desperately to attract Wei soldiers and create opportunities for other troops. Alas!"
"Don't you want to rush to present a gift before the Taifu becomes emperor?" Someone said: "I think it's a bit late and I won't be able to catch up."
"Didn't all the states in the western part of Shannan surrender one after another? Zhuge Zhongfang's gift was timely."
"It has nothing to do with Zhuge Zhongfang! That is the credit of Prince Xia."
The post station was noisy and extremely noisy. The post generals were smiling brightly and kept coming in and out, bringing steamed cakes, wine and meat, fruits and vegetables. Business was so good that they kept laughing while counting money every night.
This good life was given by the Taifu. If the Taifu does not proclaim himself emperor, who would dare to proclaim himself emperor?
"Big news!" Several more people poured in outside the hospital and shouted as soon as they arrived.
"What's the matter?" Everyone had some guesses in their minds and asked all kinds of questions.
"Today Tongping Zhangshi, Secretary Superintendent Lu Siye, and Palace Prime Minister Shen Qiyuan, together with a large group of entourage, headed to Shao Mansion in a mighty manner." The leading man wiped the sweat from his forehead and said: "The Grand Tutor walked out of the front door.
Welcome. Lu Xiangyun said, "His Royal Highness's merits and deeds have been determined by the divination of the Three Spirits. The emperor will issue an edict to carry out the affairs of Shun and Yu. Please do not violate it." Afterwards, the inscription on the Zen title book was read out in public. The scholars and people in the village gathered around to watch.
Everyone."
He stopped here.
Everyone was curious and said one after another: "Where is it down there? Is it gone down there?"
The man glanced around and found that even the cooks had rushed out to listen to his preaching. He was immediately very satisfied and said with a smile: "After Mr. Lu finished reading the book, he prostrated himself here. The Taifu stayed aside.
His words were not accepted. When the people of Luoyang heard this, they also prostrated themselves on the ground. The mountain shouted, "Long live the mountain." Mr. Lu tried his best to persuade him, and the Taifu received three bows from everyone."
"This..." Everyone had different expressions.
Someone asked: "Is Taifu already the emperor?"
The man smiled arrogantly and scolded: "How can the emperor be so casual? Just bring some sergeants over, say long live the mountain, put on a dragon robe and you will be the emperor? How can it be that simple! There is still a need to carry out the enthronement ceremony and offer sacrifices to heaven and earth, so
He is the emperor."
Everyone suddenly realized.
It turns out that we still need to hold a coronation ceremony!
It turns out that we still have to sacrifice to God!
The Son of Heaven and the herdsmen on behalf of Heaven really need to make sacrifices to God to be effective, otherwise they always feel that it is not the case.
"Suburban sacrifice!" After hearing what the man said, Wu Guangzan and Zhang Ce came up with this idea at the same time.
Sacrifice in the suburbs is actually divided into two parts, namely, worshiping the sky in the southern suburbs and worshiping the earth in the northern suburbs. Generally speaking, the importance of worshiping the sky in the southern suburbs is far more important than worshiping the earth in the northern suburbs.
The time for offering sacrifices to heaven in the southern suburbs is usually chosen in the winter and spring, when a general amnesty document is issued. This is an extremely important political event, with all civil and military officials participating, and absolutely no problems are allowed.
Before the sacrifice to heaven, he was still an emperor. But after the sacrifice, his legitimacy was stronger and his status was more stable. No one would be stupid enough not to do this.
"Datang, it's over..." Yao Jie's mind was slightly in a trance.
Although the situation in the world is like this, anyone with a little knowledge knows that the Tang Dynasty will not be long, but...
Alas! The ancestors of the Tang Dynasty won hundreds of battles, won the support of all nations, unified the three spirits, and strictly enforced the rule of law. Now, it is the 283rd year of Guo Zuo.
Yao Jie drank the last sip of wine and left the inn with a heavy heart. His entourage had just finished eating and was sitting outside the courtyard wall.
"Let's go to Luoyang." Yao Jie waved.
Over there, Wu Guangzan quietly left the inn and set off with his entourage. In the convoy were a pair of golden eagles, twenty bags of pearls, and hundreds of precious furs, also heading to Luoyang.
The old dynasty will fall and the new dynasty will stand. People have to look forward after all, that's all.
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