In ancient China, there were two sets of legal systems, one was the emperor, that is, "under the orders of heaven, both longevity and eternal prosperity", which is the system of monarchy and imperial power.

Every emperor who came to power would repeatedly emphasize this point, and the founding emperor attached more importance to this point. Even if you make it up, you have to make up some stories to prove that you are the true son of heaven who was ordered by heaven. That's what the word "true destiny is" mean.

There is also a set of legal system, that is, Confucianism and Taoism orthodoxy, of course, this has to be after the Han Dynasty respected Confucianism, and Confucianism represented this function in front of Zhou Li.

Therefore, no matter how the dynasty changes, even if the Manchu Qing Dynasty enters the customs, the imperial court will win over the scholar class and scholars. The most important sign of winning over scholars is to hang up the saints of Confucius and Mencius to worship. Together with the descendants of the Kong family, no matter how the dynasty changes, no matter who sits on the throne. They are all iron-clad ministers, inheriting the title of "Yan Sheng Gong" for generations, and any dynasty and any emperor will treat Yan Sheng Gong as a courtesy to the Confucian family. When the Mongols came, they would still be crowned as the Holy Father, and when the Manchus came, they still wanted to be crowned the Holy Father.

It wasn't until the Republic of China that the Yan Sheng Gong was gone, but it was only a change of name and was named "Dacheng's Most Holy Ancestor Enshrined Official", which is still the same thing.

Later, the branch of Yan Sheng Gong was brought to the island together when Kaishen Gong was defeated and retreated, and it is still there. Even on the island, this Dacheng Holy Ancestor is still hereditary, and has always been hereditary. Kaishen Gong took Yan Sheng Gong with him, probably because he still wanted to be orthodox. Even in 2019, the enshrined official of the Holy Master of Dacheng is still hereditary on the island, named Kong Chuichang, and he is the seventy-ninth grandson of Confucius.

In the land of China, the only one who can really continue from generation to generation and has always had a hereditary status and title is the branch of Confucius. Regardless of the vicissitudes of life, even if one day the island is recovered and China is unified again, the branch of Yan Shenggong will probably still have a place.

The emperor is the monarchy.

What Gan Qi wanted was the legal system of Confucianism, and this was the meaning of Confucianism. Of course, Gan Qi is not Yan Shenggong, but Gan Qi wants Confucian orthodoxy.

Monarchy and Confucianism are complementary to each other, and this relationship has been laid since the beginning of the era of exclusive respect for Confucianism. Liu Bang is a big man created by a mud leg, and he has only respected Confucianism, Confucianism repays the peach, and the prince of heaven and earth is a teacher. The Confucianism of the Han Dynasty, that is a, governs the country, coordinates resources, fights foreign wars, expands abroad, and cooperates very successfully.

It was also from that time that in historical records, the victory of foreign wars was often a sentence, or even a word "raze", razed to the ground, and the Han dragoon fought from the northwest to Central Asia. And then if you get a little injured, then you will write a lot, how miserable...... If he was really seriously injured, then what was written in the history books was more tragic than the explosion of the earth and the end of the world.

To tell a joke, Confucianism has given China a gene that many countries and nations do not have, that is, the gene of resentment, only remember that you bullied me, and never remember how I bullied you.

However, I have to say that this gene is particularly good, because this gene will cause a sense of insecurity and a sense of crisis to the entire country and nation. This sense of crisis can sometimes turn into a strong sense of self-esteem. has been warning future generations that you must do it, if you can't do it, then take the history books and flip through them, see what will happen if you don't work, and scare you to do it.

Therefore, future generations, no matter what, will always strive to forge ahead in a sense of crisis, even in the sad era, there will still be many backbones standing straight and leading everyone to the light.

If you don't think about it, many people think that this is the most normal thing for every country and nation. In fact, it is really not, as long as you get out of the Confucian cultural circle, this kind of grudge gene will be greatly reduced. Even many ethnic groups simply do not have the grudge genes in this long-standing culture.

China and Japan cannot be reconciled, but Germany and Europe can be reconciled, which can be explained by this theory. Will the Chinese forgive the Japanese? Even if the Japanese emperor or prime minister really went to Nanjing to bow down and make amends, would the Chinese forgive? Apparently it's still impossible. But Europe can forgive Germany. What's more, blacks can forgive whites, even the local blacks in Africa don't remember this hatred, and Indians can forgive whites, not later, they forgave at that time.

I also mention that there is another thing in the world that is also a grudge, and that is religion.

Remembering grudges is the most important driving force for a country and a nation to work hard to make the country strong. Forgetting history is tantamount to betrayal, and this is also the truth, because the history of the Chinese only holds grudges!

In fact, China has been an expansive country since ancient times. But we ourselves, always think that we are polite, you don't mess with me, I don't mess with you.

Of course, in modern society, expansion is no longer a matter of territorial significance, and it has almost nothing to do with territorial territory. This will not be discussed in detail, one word can be said, the Belt and Road Initiative.

This is also forced by this world, putting aside everything to see the essence, this world is still a world of the jungle. What is still being fought for is the right of every country and nation to live, the right to a better life, and these rights are, to put it bluntly, resources. Resources are limited, and if you don't fight, you won't be able to survive.

Gan Qi has never expressed his expectations for the champion with anyone, in fact, Gan Qi has been doing his best to pursue the matter of the champion in his heart.

Because the champion is very important to Ganqi, the first place, the champion, has a different meaning for Ganqi, and it is not just a simple official or a big name.

For Gan Qi, the champion is the most meaningful thing in the complementary relationship between monarchy and Confucianism. With the champion, he has been recognized by the monarchy, and he can use the power of the monarchy to establish Ganqi's position in Confucianism.

In turn, the status of Confucianism can be used to help Gan Qi's position in the power of the monarchy and the future of politics.

Gan Qi has countless things to say in his heart, countless truths to say, things that are ahead of the times, and these things are all fallacies and heresies, all wrong words. This can be seen from Cheng Yi's incident.

But when Gan Qi was in a transcendent position on both sides of the monarchical legal system and the Confucian legal system, Gan Qi could express his views at will, and at that time, it could be described in one word: words follow the law.

To put it simply, everything you say is right.

The emperors couldn't do this, and the emperors of the Song Dynasty were a kind of imperial power under balance, and it was the imperial power that compromised with the scholars.

Saying what he says is Gan Qi's ultimate goal, so Gan Qi can really sit still in the study, and he can really read those sage books with his head hanging over the beam and thorn to understand the sages from another perspective. We can't let the future generations of Confucianism fool their own people.

Absolute violence can sometimes be done as it says, but absolute violence can also tear the whole country apart to a certain extent, greatly reduce the level of social productivity, and rapidly reduce the population. This is what Gan Qi does not want to see, the development of society, after the war at the end of the Tang Dynasty, it is rare to reach this height, Gan Qi does not want to see countless tragedies happen again, and does not want the society to regress.

As everyone knows, the population reached 50 million at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but after the war of the Three Kingdoms, during the unification of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the population was only about 10 million, and almost four of the five died. When the Sui Dynasty was unified, during the Great Cause years, the population also reached 50 million, but after the war to the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan counted 12.35 million people in the thirteenth year, even if you add the black households, it will not exceed more than 20 million, and one of the two will die. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the population was about 70 or 80 million, but by the time the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were founded in the early Song Dynasty, the population was only less than 40 million, which was halved.

In the troubled times of ancient times, human life was really like a mustard, and the degree of bloody and tragic was really unimaginable to later generations. Society will really regress, and the population will decrease in large numbers. Looking at history, we can't just look at the bloody events of heroes fighting for hegemony, we can't just look at the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, social regression and population decline are the real reality. Once the society really regresses and the population really decreases on a large scale, an endgame, even if it is done with violence, it will be a matter of tens or hundreds of years to recuperate.

Ganchi wants to change the times, but violence is never the first option, or even the one to be avoided as much as possible. The heroes in the story are wonderful to write, but if it really happens in front of you, countless compatriots, countless lives, how can you bear it? The great social development that has been won with great difficulty will be given up once it returns to the pre-liberation period?

War is best externally, and internally, that is something that must be avoided as much as possible. We can't take the initiative to create troubled times. That's what Gan Qi had in mind.

Outside today's Donghua Gate, there are crowds of people. The scene is the same as the last time Su Shi and Su Zhe came, none of the candidates who were really waiting for the release of the list could squeeze in.

But today's scene is slightly different from the last time. Cheng Yi, the representative of the conservatives, led many people to stand in the south.

Ganchi stood on the north side with a large group of men.

There was a group of people in the middle, who did not stand on either side, but stood in the middle.

The pattern of the future of Confucianism is faintly manifested here.

Gan Qi also looked at this situation, that is, he knew that the group of people in the middle was the main object to be fought for in the future.

The car and horse that robbed the son-in-law had already arrived on time, and the little guy who earned the good news, you pushed me.

Ganchi wasn't nervous, just waited.

Cheng Yi over there kept looking at Gan Qi's side, he was very longing in his heart, and Gan Qi's reputation was ruined today.

There were also flattering people next to him, saying what Cheng Yi liked to hear: "Brother Cheng, I heard that Gan Daojian didn't participate in the palace test, why are you still doing it today?" If I were him, I would have hid far away today, and would not have dared to see anyone. ”

Cheng Yi smiled and didn't answer.

The flattery continued: "Brother Cheng, if you want to come here today, you are safe and secure, it depends on the ranking, but with Brother Cheng's talent, the ranking cannot be lower, it depends on whether you can be the top one." ”

Cheng Yi said modestly: "I can't think so well, as long as I am on the list, it will be enough, so it will not be in vain for me to serve the country." ”

Cheng Yi is not really modest, but he is also weak in his heart, after all, the emperor did not express his importance to him in person, the champion or something, Cheng Yi probably knew that he had little chance.

"That's that, as long as you are on the list, you can be proud of yourself."

"If I am an official, I will be loyal and good, and I will give advice and advice, and I will speak up fairly and bluntly." Cheng Yi replied like this, this is his criterion for being a man, and it is also his belief.

"Brother Cheng is really admirable!" There are a lot of students in Luoyang who rush to take the exam, but there are only three people who may really be on the list, and the others are only accompanied by the grand event today, and it is normal to flatter them.

Cheng Yi's eyes have been subconsciously looking at Gan Qi, and he is even thinking in his heart, after finishing the singing, how to regain his lost face on such an occasion today.

On Gan Qi's side, Li Ding also noticed Cheng Yi's gaze that had been casting, and said, "Sir, Cheng Yi has been looking at us all the time, and I don't know what he is looking at." ”

Gan Qi smiled: "Don't pay attention to him, let him take a few more looks, and he won't lose a piece of meat if he is seen." ”

Li Ding also smiled and said, "It's still Mr. Graceful and tolerant, and the student is not as good." ”

Suddenly, there was a lot of noise in front of the head, and a yacha came out with the emperor list and posted it.

The crowd was already crowding forward again, shouting and swearing.

"It's posted, it's posted......"

"Let me go out ......" This is probably a few names that I have already seen.

Gan Qi, who was not shocked, suddenly turned his head and ordered: "Dumb, go and move the money box." ”

Gan Ba took a few people back, and in a few moments, he brought a money box.

Gan Qi here, there are nine people in the Jinshi, and the people who report the good news must be wave after wave, this reward Gan Qi has already been prepared for everyone, and he is still generous.

As soon as the cash box arrived, someone squeezed out of the crowd and shouted: "Mr. Gan, Mr. Gan...... The first place, Jin Shi and the first! Champion!"

Gan Ba ran in three steps and two steps, and asked, "Is what you said true?" ”

The little guy saw that he was vicious and domineering, and hurriedly said: "Master, how dare you make fun of you!" ”

Locals, just good, they know everyone everywhere, and local bullies are even more fierce.

Gan Ba laughed, turned his head and said, "Big brother, you are the champion duke, the champion duke." ”

Gan Qi just giggled, what he was pursuing, finally arrived.

Gan Ba didn't wait for Gan Qi's instructions, took out a large string from the cash box and stuffed it: "Take it!" ”

The little guy was naturally grateful, but the person who gave the good news came again and shouted: "Gan Fuzi, you are the champion!" ”

Gan Ba didn't say a word, and went back to get the money directly: "Give, take it!" Go for a drink. ”

"Thank you, Master!"

"Fuck off, next, get the money and drink." Ganba, this rough old man, is good at everything, but he is not very polite to people.

Gan Ba is constantly making money, and he is smiling, which is probably the most generous shot in Ganba's life.

Li Ding, Cai Qu and others have already given up their hands: "Congratulations, sir!" ”

Gan Qi just waved his hand: "Don't be excited, wait for your names to come out first." ”

Gan Qi's side is very lively, and the people who report the good news are shouting one after another, all shouting the champion, and there are even those who are fishing in troubled waters, but they don't see the emperor list at all, and they also come up and shout the champion, and they have money to take when they reach out.

Cheng Yi over there was stunned for a moment.

There were more words next to him: "Brother Cheng, how is this possible?" If there is no play, how can it be the first place? ”

Someone else said directly: "This officialdom, is it really dark? ”

"Who dares to take Ganch's name? His Majesty didn't even ask him Ganqi that day, but he took the first place...... How is this possible? ”

Cheng Yi was puzzled, really puzzled, and couldn't believe it, couldn't believe that Gan Qi was really the first name, and said: "Isn't it those little guys who cheated him of his money?" ”

"Yes, there have been such cheats in the past. The entire Bianliang City knows that he is rich and rich. ”

Cheng Yi nodded and said, "Let's wait for the roll call." ”

"Yes, yes, wait for the roll call."

It's just that these Luoyang people don't know that the little guys or splashes in Bianliang City don't dare to cheat anyone's money and don't dare to cheat Ganba's money.

Cheng Yi looked up at the crowd with a nervous face, and even stood on tiptoe unconsciously.

The roll call finally began, and it came out from the inside out: "Bianliang Ganqi Gan Daojian, the first name, the champion and the first!" ”

"Bianliang Ganqi Gan Daojian, the first first, the champion and the first!"

Cheng Yi only felt that his eyes were black and his body was weak, and he almost didn't stand still.

Everyone else came to help, and there were words: "Brother Cheng, this court, this Ministry of Rites, this Tribute Academy, traitors are in charge!" ”

Cheng Yi relieved himself and said, "Your Majesty is negligent, Your Majesty is negligent...... How can a man without a king and a father be the champion......"

"Brother Cheng doesn't have to be too angry, when I wait for me to enter the court, I will definitely clear the darkness and return the world to a bright future!"

Cheng Yi stood up straight and clenched his fists: "Yes, when I wait for me to enter the court, I will definitely return the world to a prosperous future." ”

The roll call continues: "First and second, Yangzhou Li Dingli senior ......"

This news is okay, the thunderbolt has passed just now, Li Ding's second, it is not unacceptable.

"The first and third, Xinzhou Liu Hui Liu Zhidao."

Xinzhou Liu Hui, this person was on the spot, and he was overjoyed when he heard the roll call, and there were people on the left and right who kept celebrating him. It's just that Liu Hui is still a little disappointed, not disappointed in his ranking, but disappointed that Gan Qi is in front of him.

Because of Liu Hui, it is Liu Ji, and he learns Liu Ji too much. The last time I fell first, I took the exam again this year, and changed my name, and Liu Ji and Liu Boshou became Liu Hui and Liu Zhidao. Ask him why he changed his name? Because he had been criticized by Ouyang Xiu because of his obscure articles before, he was afraid that this time the examiner would not take him because of his name, so he changed his appearance, and even the style of writing changed greatly, from obscure to easy to understand.

However, Liu Ji, who has changed his past in terms of literary style in history, should have been the champion and first in this year, but he was squeezed into the third place by Gan Qi and his apprentices.

Overjoyed people, one after another, Cai did get on the 37th place in the second class jinshi.

Ganba's cash box slowly emptied, but the smile on his face never stopped.

Gan Qi is the biggest winner today.

Just look at the crowd around Ganqi, the inside and outside of the eight layers, already surrounded by water.

The people who snatched the son-in-law also began to squeeze into the crowd.

"Where is Senior Li Dingli?" The woman took the house slave and went on a rampage.

There was also a house slave next to him who asked: "Madam, if we want to grab it, we will grab the first champion and grab that Gan Qi Gan Daojian." ”

When the woman heard this, she replied angrily: "Gan Qi Gan Daojian can't be robbed, it's a big trouble to grab it back, so I robbed Li Dingli senior." ”

The scene has long been chaotic, robbing a son-in-law is such a thing, pay attention to a quick hand, slow hand. Everywhere there are charging teams.

The roll call is still continuing, and there is already a fight next to him because of the robbery, but Cheng Yi is still listening with his ears pricked up, because he has not heard his name yet.

returned to the Northern Song Dynasty to be a big man

returned to the Northern Song Dynasty to be a big man