Text Volume 1 Teenager's Quest for Education Chapter 1 Visions of Heaven

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Lü Shang, the founding emperor of the Lü Dynasty, was originally a local prince, but he was dissatisfied with the politics of the previous dynasty and united with other princes to overthrow the previous dynasty. After another ten years of civil war, various separatist forces were destroyed and the Lü Dynasty was established. In order to strengthen his power, he implemented the policy of separating civil and military rule, emphasizing internal and foreign affairs, consolidating the power of the Lü family and creating the prestigious Lü Dynasty, known as Lü Taizu in history.

Lu Taizu reformed the central organs, and the civil official system set up Shangshutai, the prime minister of national government affairs, and the chief and deputy commanders were respectively left minister (1 person) and right minister (2 people), who were first-class officials and first-rank officials. Shangshutai has officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, workers and other departments, and the chief and deputy commanders are Shangshu and servants, who are in charge of corresponding affairs and are second-class and third-grade officials. Each ministry has its own division, including Lang Zhong Ling and Lang Zhong, who are the fourth and fifth officials. Each department has deacons and other positions, ranging from six to seven grades. The military attache system has a metropolitan governorship, the prime minister of the national military, and the chief and deputy governors of the metropolitan government are appointed by the emperor. In addition to the 100,000 troops stationed in Kyoto all year round, the other prefectures generally garrisoned 20,000 troops, and the border towns increased the number of soldiers and horses, and the total number of troops in the country was about 600,000.

The Lü Dynasty divided the territory under its rule into eighteen prefectures and implemented a county system, with counties under each state and counties under them. With the exception of the border areas, the Lü Dynasty implemented the separation of military and political affairs, and the military and administration were divided into two systems, military and civilian, which were not subordinate to each other. When a major event occurs, the imperial court will send ministers to deal with it in coordination with the local and administrative systems.

In terms of the local civil service system, the highest chief executive of the prefecture is the state pastor, who is a second-rank official. The highest magistrate of the county is the county guard, who is the fourth rank official. The highest chief executive of the county is the county magistrate, who is the seven-rank official. Each rank of the governor has subordinates, who are in charge of civil affairs, finance, legal affairs, militia and other affairs.

In terms of the local military attache system, there are 10 levels of military attachés: army commander, chief commander, captain, battalion commander, guerrilla, partial general, deputy general, general soldier, hussar general, and general, and they command the corresponding soldiers and horses. In addition to the corresponding officials, generally 12 people in the first brigade and two corps, 70 in the first team under the jurisdiction of the fifth brigade, 250 in the first battalion under the jurisdiction of the third battalion, 1,000 in the third battalion under the jurisdiction of the first guerrilla general, 3,500 in the jurisdiction of the third guerrilla in the first part, 8,000 in the jurisdiction of the first general in the two divisions, 20,000 in the jurisdiction of the two deputy generals in the general army, and the hussar generals and generals all allocate troops according to the actual military operations. Generally, a state is equipped with 1 total number of soldiers.

Like all dynasties in history, although the Lü Dynasty hoped that its dynasty would last forever, it inevitably turned from prosperity to decline step by step. The various systems for consolidating imperial power were gradually destroyed, and by the time of the reign of Emperor Jingyuan, chaos had become apparent. It has been more than 160 years since the founding of the Lü Dynasty, and Emperor Lü Wei has become more and more obscene, greedy for Zhao Ji, the new favorite concubine of the harem, singing songs every night, ignoring the government and politics. The treacherous minister Li Fu was in power, deceived the superiors and subordinates, brutalized the loyal and good, sold the official beard, and the rule of the officials in the world became increasingly corrupt, and the armament was lax. Corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes emerge one after another, land annexation is serious, the people are miserable, and civil unrest occurs one after another. The northern barbarians often raided south, constantly encroaching on the frontier lands, and the border defense was shrinking day by day. The southern pirates often robbed the coast, the people fled, and the maritime merchants were cut off. People of insight are worried, maybe a new round of chaos has begun again, where is the pure land? How can people in troubled times be saved? Exactly: Xing, the people are suffering! Death, the people suffer!

On the third day of the ninth month of the tenth year of Jingyuan, Zhao Qian, as a heavenly official, couldn't sleep at night, felt something, got up and dressed and walked to the stargazing platform. The Observatory is the tallest building in Kyoto, with nine stories high, located in the northeastern corner of the city's suburbs, and is relatively empty except for the Tenkan Mansion, with no residents or buildings. The stargazing platform rises high in a jungle and looks mysterious. It was the hour when Zhao Qian, who had boarded the stargazing platform, looked in all directions, it was pitch black, and he saw the lights in the direction of the imperial palace in the capital in the silence, and there was a faint sound of singing and dancing. Zhao Qian sighed and looked up at the celestial phenomena worriedly. I saw that the purple microstar representing the emperor was even more dim and shaky, and it felt crumbling. Suddenly, a large star slashed across the sky from a distance, approaching the Violet Star, as if it was about to swallow the Violet Star. Zhao Qian couldn't help but scream, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. The big star did not directly drown the purple microstar, but skipped the purple microstar and fell to the south, and disappeared in a blink of an eye, as if it had never appeared, but the purple microstar was a little fainter. Zhao Qian looked around worriedly, and hurriedly stepped down as if he had done something wrong.

After a night of tossing and turning, early the next morning, after a hasty breakfast, Zhao Qian hurriedly asked his friend Shi Guan Wei to rush to his house. The Wei family lived in Wuyi Lane in the capital, and they were of the same grade as Zhao Qian, and they were both knowledgeable, and they were both from poor families, on the edge of power, depressed, and talked about it quite well, and the two often discussed Yili and state affairs together. Zhao Qian came to Wei Gong's house, and the little boy at the door hurriedly led him to the living room to serve tea. As soon as he sat down, Wei Feng walked in and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, why is there something urgent to find me early in the morning?" Could it be that he was promoted? Zhao Qian hurriedly said: "Don't tease me, I have something important to discuss with you!" Wei said, "What is the big thing that makes you so excited?" Zhao Qian said: "I ......", and stopped talking. When Wei Wei saw it, he hurriedly said to Xiao Tong, "You go to the door and have a look." Waiting for the child to go out, Zhao Qian hurriedly said, "Something is wrong!" Zhao Qian explained what he had seen last night to Wei in detail. Wei Wei's face became solemn when he heard this, and he sat up straight. After Zhao Qian finished speaking, he said, "What does Brother Zhao think? How? Zhao Qian smiled bitterly: "This is exactly where I want to ask Brother Wei for advice." This celestial phenomenon is a great omen, and it is related to the safety of the imperial court. I want to explain it to Your Majesty, but in the current situation of Your Majesty, I am afraid that it will be a blessing or a curse for Your Majesty, and it may be impossible to protect your head at that time! Wei Wei pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty is now mediocre, listening to traitorous ministers and brutalizing Zhongliang. If Brother Zhao plays His Majesty, I'm afraid you will be convicted of bewitching the public! At that time, not only will your own life be in danger, but you may also be in trouble with the nine clans. If you don't report it, you will appear to be disloyal to your courtiers and not fulfill your duties. Anyway, Brother Zhao already has the heart to retreat, so why not take this opportunity to resign from his official position and stay away from Kyoto, maybe he will be spared the disaster. When Zhao Qian heard this, his heart suddenly lit up, "That's right, why don't you take advantage of this to leave, take off the cage, and return to nature!" Zhao Qian arched his hand and said to Wei Feng: "Thank you, Brother Wei!" A word to wake up the dreamer! It happened that some time ago, my mother wrote a letter, saying that she was seriously ill and wanted me to go back. On the grounds of filial piety, I resigned and returned to my hometown! This time the mountains and rivers are long, I don't know if I can see you again in this life, Brother Wei take care! Zhao Qian bid farewell to Wei and resigned and returned to his hometown.

Wei Wei sat in the living room for a while, his mood was gloomy, he sighed, and said to himself: "It's better to go back!" I can't do anything about the court, I should also leave, maybe the south is the clear road! The next day, Wei also found an excuse to leave the capital with his family and look south.

The earth-shattering celestial phenomena that were enough to shake the earth on this night in the tenth year of Jing Yuan were quietly covered up like this, and it seemed that it had never happened. However, the wind rises at the end of Qingping, and all the changes may start from this night!

Lijia Village, Qingyang Town, Hanyang County, a thousand miles south of the capital, belongs to Nanyang County, Yuzhou. Lijia Village is basically surnamed Li, the legend moved from the north, the ancestor was a general, guarding the border pass, the previous dynasty perished, the descendants left their hometown and moved south, look at the local scenery of Lijia Village is quite good, there is a hidden dragon and tiger trend, then the clan settled, and established Lijia Village. Because after the general's door, the villagers have many practice boxing sticks, which are famous far and near, and the folk customs are quite strong, and the bandits dare not invade.

To the south of Lijia Village is the Xiaoqing River, a tributary of the Han River, and to the north is the remnants of the Yunling Mountains. It is the late autumn season, the sky is clear, and the leaves on the ridge are red, yellow, and green, and colorful. The stream is murmuring, the sky is bright and cloudy, and the scenery is very enchanting under the sunlight.

On the hillside, there is a family harvesting crops, this year there is a lot of rain, the family of more than 20 acres of land harvest is good, the family of five is very happy. Li Xiang, a middle-aged man, and his wife Wang were working while looking at the cheerful eldest son Li Yun, second son Li Shi and youngest daughter Li Rong next to them, and they were in a particularly good mood. Li Xiang's father used to be the head of the village, although his father died, but he passed on a good family business in the local area, and the family was well-off. After marrying a wife, he farmed when he was busy and hunted in the mountains in his spare time, and his life in the village was relatively rich.

Li Yun is eight years old this year, and he was very strange when he was born. He was born on the third day of the ninth month of the tenth year of Jingyuan, and that night Wang dreamed that the big star came to his arms and woke up in a dream. There was pain in the abdomen, and it was suspected that she was about to give birth, so she hurriedly called the village to see it. Li Yun was successfully born in an hour, and the room seemed to be surrounded by red clouds, so he was named Li Yun, nicknamed Huzi. Li Yun has been lively since he was a child, he has been practicing martial arts with adults since he was five years old, his body is strong, his strength is much greater than that of his peers, and he is also a child king in the village, and he is very popular with the villagers. When he was six years old, he reached the age of studying, and Li Xiang sent Li Yun to the Mengxue School run by the village to study with more than a dozen children to learn the most basic cultural knowledge. That Li Yun is very smart, he reads and writes well, and he is very liked by the teacher. During the busy farming season, when school is suspended, Li Yun helps with chores at home or helps to take his younger siblings to play.

In the afternoon, the three brothers and sisters were having fun, and suddenly the second Li Shi tripped over the stump of the crop, and his buttocks fell on a stone, and he cried. The family hurriedly ran over to comfort them, but Li Shi still cried. Li Xiang raised his hand anxiously to fight, but Wang hurriedly stopped him and said, "The child is young and ignorant, it will be fine in a while!" As he spoke, he motioned for Li Yun to take Li Shi away. Li Yun said: "Don't cry little stone! Didn't you want to play in the mountains? I'll take you to the temple on the mountain to play, there are statues of gods in the temple! Li Shi stopped crying when he heard this, and said in surprise: "Really? "Of course it's true!" Li Yun said as he pulled Li Shiwang up the mountain. Wang saw that although he was a little worried, he still shouted: "Pay attention to safety!" Come back early! Li Shi and Li Yun were two years old, and the two brothers were used to walking on the mountain, so they were not afraid, and hurriedly walked towards the small temple on the mountain.

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