The vertical arch hall has long been prepared for the emperor's early dynasty, and those who came early to promote the court have already walked outside the forbidden door; Each carried a white paper lantern in his hand, and in the dimness of the dawn glowed with the same light as fireflies; And under the light of fireflies, not people are still reading.

Staring at the scene of the courtiers seizing every moment to read, Song Zhenzong, who was sitting in the sedan chair, couldn't help but burst into tears; When he made the song "Encouragement Chapter", it came to mind:

Rich families don't have to buy fertile land,

There are thousands of millets in the book.

There is no need to raise a hall to live in peace,

The book has its own golden house.

Don't hate to go out with no one,

There are many cars and horses in the book.

Don't hate a wife without a good matchmaker,

There is Yan Ruyu in the book.

If a boy is determined to live his life,

The Six Classics read to the window.

The Great Song Dynasty was a poetic society! Song Zhenzong let out a cry of joy from the bottom of his heart. And the society of poetry and literature is inseparable from the governance since his accession to the throne.

The governance of Song Zhenzong occurred during the Xianping period after his accession to the throne, and was known as the "rule of Xianping" in history.

Song Taizu, a martial artist of Song Taizong, although he proposed the national policy of emphasizing literature over military force; But the real implementation was still in the Song Zhenzong Dynasty, and Song Zhenzong gave full play to the rule of the literati.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, Wenchen has been promoted to the court since the prince Zhongyun, and the military ministers have been promoted to the court from the inner temple Chongban and above; The official who was promoted to the court went to the vertical arch hall every day to see the court, and was called "Chang Shen (Ri Shen) official". The court officials of each department of the imperial court go to the Zichen Hall once every five days to meet the court, and are called "six staff (six times a month) official". There is also a kind of "Shuo (the first day of the new year) and Wang (fifteenth) to go to the Zichen Hall to see the court, called "Shuo Counselor".

The establishment of such a court by the imperial court will bring the emperor and the ministers closer together, demonstrating the vision of the Son of Heaven and the Son of Heaven to rule the world together.

And it was under the guidance of such a governance concept that the Northern Song Dynasty ushered in the dawn of its heyday.

Before Song Zhenzong ascended the throne, the state system was largely in a state of chaos, and Song Zhenzong Zhao Heng was diligent in political affairs as soon as he ascended the throne; appointed a few honest and honest people as prime ministers, and gradually improved political malpractices; It also paid attention to agricultural production, and reduced or exempted very heavy taxes since the five dynasties and ten kingdoms; This period became a rare peaceful and prosperous era in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Song Zhenzong and Zhao Heng carried out several measures for the emergence of the "rule of Xianping".

In politics. Governance reform. governing the system, appointing virtuous ministers even at the expense of promotion.

Economically, attention was paid to the progress of iron tools and manufacturing techniques, and very onerous taxes were exempted.

In the imperial examination system, incumbent officials are allowed to take the imperial examination.

In terms of law, the harsh punishment law was further abolished, and Shinshu himself advocated the prudent use of punishment.

After more than 30 years before and after the reign of Xianping, the main situation was roughly determined in 996 AD.

During the reign of Xianping, the country's cultivated land increased by more than 300 million mu; In addition, a new type of rice, Champa rice, was introduced, which doubled crop yields.

During the reign of Xianping, handicrafts such as textiles, chromatin, and porcelain also flourished; Commerce is also very prosperous, and foreign trade is unprecedented.

During the reign of Xianping, the foundation of the Northern Song Dynasty was increasingly consolidated; The state management system is improving day by day, and social and economic development is booming day by day.

During the reign of Xianping, the population grew considerably, from 4 million households to 6 million households during the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, an increase of 46%.

The reason why there was such a big increase was because the Song Dynasty at that time did not have the turbulent situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period; Despite the harassment of the Liao State and the Western Xia Dynasty, the Song Dynasty had a solid foundation; The people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the population will naturally grow rapidly.

During the reign of Xianping, the urban population grew considerably, and accounted for a large proportion of the total population.

The city of the Song Dynasty had a well-developed business, and there were many people engaged in commerce; As a result, the city had a large population, and the development of commerce promoted the development of the cities of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Nationwide, the Central Plains region has the largest population; The population of the Central Plains region experienced rapid population decline during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, and by the time of Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty; Production resumed in the Central Plains, and the population grew exponentially.

During the reign of Xianping, there were many foreigners among the population, including Jews from the distant Mediterranean, as well as Persians, Arabs, and Indians.

The Japanese, Koreans, and Southeast Asians in Asia also came to Tokyo Kaifeng to do business.

At that time, Tokyo had a population of 1.5 million, and a certain percentage of them were foreigners.

The measures of the rule of Xianping are embodied in the government. As soon as Song Zhenzong took the throne, he promoted Lu Duan, Lu Mengzheng, and Li Kang as prime ministers; There are also Zhang Qixian, Bi Shi'an, Kou Zhun, and Wang Dan.

Most of these people have proven to be able to do their job; Therefore, during this period, the politics of the Song Dynasty developed greatly.

The measures of the rule of Xianping are embodied in the law that standardizes the law, and Song Zhenzong is a rare benevolent monarch in Chinese history; He was very disgusted with harsh punishment, so he advocated the prudent use of punishment.

The edict abolished some very cruel criminal laws, and also severely cracked down on the abuse of criminal laws by private officials; Song Zhenzong also did not allow torture to extract confessions.

The measures of Xianping's rule are embodied in the system, that is, the implementation of the official system, and Song Zhenzong personally implemented the three-lesson method.

All magistrates are subject to an evaluation once a year during their tenure of office, and can only be promoted by one level after three evaluations; In particular, judicial officials should also stipulate a clear number of years of evaluation and promotion, and Song Dynasty officials also have a probationary period; If you make the slightest mistake during the probationary period, you will not be able to turn it into a regular.

Song Zhenzong also legally regulated the imperial examination during the "Xianping Rule", and it was at this time that the Song Dynasty began to allow incumbent officials to participate in the imperial examination.

At the same time, Song Zhenzong stipulated that if there was a criminal and corrupt record, he was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and this rule was for life.

That is to say, if a person makes a small mistake, he will have no chance to be in this life.

Song Zhenzong's pioneering initiative of civil servant promotion, assessment, and on-the-job acquisition of academic qualifications formulated more than 1,000 years ago is still being followed by later generations in the 21st century; One cannot fail to admire his wisdom and open-mindedness.

However, Song Zhenzong's fear of the powerful enemy Liao State and the later Fengzen god-making movement under the bewitchment of Wang Qinruo and Ding Wei also poured half of the ink on the brilliance of his civil service.

Song Zhenzong sat in the four-seated sedan chair and instigated the ministers who were about to participate in the court meeting for a long time, and said to Zhou Huaizheng on the side: "Zhou Qing asked the sedan chair man to carry the sedan chair to the apse, I really estimate that Liu Niangniang and they may have arrived!" ”

Song Zhenzong is really a benevolent lord, Liu E and Chun Yu Wanyun are still worried that they will be reprimanded by their ancestors when they participate in the court in Wang Qinruo's mansion; But Zhenzong's side said that they had already arrived in advance to the Vertical Arch Palace, just by virtue of this sentence; It has been proved that Song Zhenzong did not have a right opinion on the appearance of women at court meetings.

Zhou Huaizheng listened to what the saint said, and bowed and swayed; Let the sedan chair man carry the sedan chair to the side of the apse, and quickly reach the door of the apse; I saw Zhang Di and Monday standing there waiting for him.

Zhang Di saw the emperor's palanquin carried over, and hurriedly shouted: "The emperor has arrived!" ”

Zheng Shuang, who had come here a long time ago, heard that the emperor had arrived, and hurriedly greeted him from inside.

Zheng Shuang is still fully armed: dressed in a scarlet robe, wrapped in gold chain mail, wearing a golden helmet, decorated with a red tassel, hanging a shadow sword on his waist, carrying a sky-shaking bow on his shoulder, holding a Fang Tian Qilin halberd, more than six feet long, with beautiful eyebrows, white teeth and red lips, thin waist and arms, either Lu Bu was born or Pan An is in the world.

Zhao Weizhong and Zhao Weixian saw Zheng Shuang appear at the door of the apse with a weapon, and shouted, "Bold fanatic!" Both drew their swords and commanded Qianniuwei to surround Zheng Shuang.

Zheng Shuang was stunned, not knowing what these guards meant; Just as he was about to have a seizure, he saw Emperor Zhenzong who got off the sedan chair and shouted: "The two virtuous nephews still don't let Qianniuwei retreat, the handsome and handsome general in front of him must be Zheng Shuang!" ”

Zheng Shuang saw the beckoning hand who stepped down from the sedan chair, dressed in a red robe, rich and kind; Then he shouted: "Minister Zheng Shuang welcomes the emperor!" ”

Zheng Shuang shouted, and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Song Zhenzong.

Zheng Shuang's evaluation of Song Zhenzong is that Li Longji, the emperor of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, is half good and half is a son!

Li Longji achieved the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty on the basis of Tang Taizong and Wu Zetian, which made the Tang Empire appear unprecedented prosperity, and he could trust the "Anshi Rebellion" caused by the traitor An Lushan; can't help but make the Tang Dynasty turn into a barren hill, and the Chinese civilization has also collapsed and regressed for decades; Yidi's devastation is a glimpse of the whole leopard.

Song Zhenzong's "Xianping Rule" abandoned Song Taizong's conspiracy methods, and the son of heaven ruled the world together, so that the Song Dynasty had never been prosperous; However, he was afraid of the Liao State, so that the later Feng Chan Movement plunged the country into the quagmire of decadence and could not extricate itself, which eventually led to the collapse of the country.

The emperor is the king of a country, although Zheng Shuang is from the 21st century; But when I saw the emperor, I should bow down and bow from the etiquette point of view.

Zheng Shuang shouted while kowtowing: "The last general Zheng Shuang knocks to see the emperor!" ”

Zhao Heng grabbed Zheng Shuang's hand and helped him up laughing: "Zheng Shuang is not polite!" Chun Yu Niangniang recommended you in front of me! At first sight, it was really extraordinary! ”

He didn't let go of Zheng Shuang's hand and said with a smile: "I have Zheng Shuang, it can really be said that Han Gaozu has Han Xin, and he is also ......."