The fifth year of the Heavenly Sage, 1027 A.D.

The imperial examination of the Song Dynasty Jinshi is generally divided into five grades, that is, the fifth class, and Wang Yaochen in the fifth year of Tiansheng has a total of 377 Jinshi.

The first class is 30 people, and this year, a great figure in history is the first class of high school jinshi.

This year, 29-year-old Bao Zheng followed in the footsteps of his father more than 40 years ago and became the first in high school.

Han Qi, who is in the same department, and the prodigy Wen Yanbo are all from this department.

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No one in Moya Valley has ever seen Zhuge Yuan again, and he doesn't know where he went.

Moya Valley has entered a new period, a period of rapid development.

Any change will bring opponents, and this is still the case in the small Moya Valley, let alone the Song court.

During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the bureaucracy was huge, which led to low administrative efficiency, the people lived in hardship, and the Liao and Western Xia threatened the northern and northwest frontiers, and the social crisis became increasingly serious.

In the third year of Qingli, Fan Zhongyan, Fu Bi, and Han Qi were in power at the same time, and Ouyang Xiu, Cai Xiang, Wang Su, and Yu Jing were all officials.

Fan Zhongyan sent to Renzong "the edict of Chen Shishishu", and put forward ten reform proposals centered on rectifying the rule of officials, such as "deposing the Emperor in the Ming Dynasty, suppressing luck, refining tribute, selecting officials, equalizing public fields, enriching agriculture and mulberry, repairing military equipment, reducing forced labor, Qin Enxin, and re-ordering".

Ouyang Xiu and others also talked about things. Injong adopted most of the opinions and implemented the new policy.

The edict and the Privy Council jointly elected all the roads to transport the envoys and the prison points; It stipulates that officials must evaluate their performance on time, and they will be promoted or promoted according to their performance.

The law stipulates that except for the eldest son, the rest of the descendants must be at least 15 years old, and the younger brothers and nephews must be at least 20 years old before they can be granted grace.

It also stipulates the number of fields for local officials. In the fourth year of Qingli, the imperial examination method was changed. In addition, the Imperial Decree on the reduction of forced labor, the abolition of counties and the reduction of military personnel was also promulgated.

The Qingli New Deal violated the interests of the aristocracy and bureaucracy, and was seriously obstructed.

At the beginning of the following year, Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Fu Bi, Ouyang Xiu and others were ostracized one after another, and various reforms were also abolished one after another, and the New Deal ended in complete failure.

The course of history is irreversible, but it can be a wake-up call.

The reform failed completely, and the famous Wang Anshi reform in history kicked off after this...

Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, after the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty, the early Great Song Dynasty has taken a series of measures in order to maintain centralized power and prevent local secession.

Politically, the "Zhongshu Menxia" was set up in the inner court, and the Tongzhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi was in charge of civil power.

In order to limit the power of the prime minister, the deputy prime minister was added to "participate in political affairs".

Militarily, the palace capital of the palace that commanded the forbidden army was abolished, and Zhao Kuangyin held this position.

The front of the palace division, the guard horse military division, and the guard infantry military division were added, and the "three marshals" were respectively in charge of the forbidden army.

In order to limit the excessive power of the three marshals, a Privy Council was set up in the center to control the power to transfer troops.

In terms of finance, three divisions (Salt and Iron Division, Degree Branch Division, and Household Division) were set up, and the three envoys were served by the emperor's cronies to control the financial power.

In order to further strengthen the centralization of power and weaken the power of officials, it is even more necessary to implement multiple official posts in one position.

As a result of the vigorous promotion of the imperial examination, the adoption of the system of favor and shade, and the pursuit of the policy of "entrapping hundreds of officials for fear of their insufficiency", officials were greedy for power and low administrative efficiency.

The bureaucracy is large and bloated, officials at all levels lack initiative, and the problem of "redundancy" is very prominent.

In order to stabilize the social order and resist the southern invasion of the northern ethnic groups, the early Song Dynasty implemented the strategy of guarding the inside and the outside, pursued the policy of "raising soldiers", abolished the government military system, and changed it to recruitment.

However, by the time of Renzong, the total number had reached 1.4 million, and a huge military system was formed, and the cost of raising troops once reached 78/10 of all tax revenues.

In order to prevent the dictatorship of military generals, the "method of changing the military force" has been implemented in the army, so that the soldiers and generals are not accustomed to each other, and the soldiers are many but not proficient, and the combat effectiveness of the army has been virtually weakened, and the army is in a disadvantageous position when fighting abroad, thus forming a "redundant army."

The surge in the military and officials has led to an increase in fiscal spending, and the government's finances are strapped for more than it can make ends meet.

In the wars against Western Xia and Liao, the rulers of the Song Dynasty paid large amounts of gold, silver, and cloth to buy peace on the border with their monetary wealth.

The rulers built a lot of construction and temples, etc., forming a "redundant expense". The three were closely linked, and eventually formed a situation of poverty and weakness in the Northern Song Dynasty.

From the establishment of the Northern Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty of Song Renzong, while the economy was growing, the social crisis was also developing.

After the founding of the Song Dynasty, not only did not inhibit annexation, but also connived at the annexation of land by meritorious heroes and generals.

Land sales and pawn sales are quite common, the trend of land concentration is accelerating, and the number of peasants losing their land is increasing.

Those who are powerful have no land to plant, and those who have land have no power to cultivate."

The burden on the people of the Song Dynasty was heavy. The country's inhabitants are divided into main households and customers. In addition to paying taxes in accordance with the prescribed amount, taxpayers also have burdens such as "transfer" and "conversion". In addition to the two taxes, there are also the Dingkou tax, various miscellaneous taxes, forced labor and errand labor. This is a heavy burden on top of taxes.

After the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were wars with the Khitan people on the northeast border and the Dangxiang people on the northwest border for many years.

After reading the history of the Song Dynasty, Mei Xiaohan fell into deep thought.

Every era has its imperfections, and it is precisely because of its imperfections that later generations will come up with various reform plans.

Change will always touch the nerves of some people.

The revolt sparked by the changes in the Cliff Valley was also ignited...

The cliff valley, which has been purified for hundreds of years, has formed a quiet and inactive ideology among the hermits.

"The Seven Signatures of Yun Ji" pointed out: "If you want to do nothing, you should first avoid harm." Who? Far from suspicion, far from villains, far away, far away; Be cautious of eating, be cautious of tongue, be cautious of trouble, and be cautious in fighting. Always think about mistakes, and change to good. He can also understand astronomy, geography, personnel, ghosts, timing, and mathematics. Yes, it is with the saint and the same virtue as the sky".

Nature, one of the core concepts of Taoism. Taoist nature has "nature that creates nature" and "nature that is created by nature".

The former is higher than the latter and is the negation of the latter, because it negates "nature" with "artificial". But it is also the "self-negation" of the same nature, because "man-made" and "creation" are also nature, and even more so nature, so it is the "essence" of nature and the real nature.

There are two levels in the Taoist concept of "nature", namely the level of "non-action" and the level of "being".

However, only "the nature that creates nature" is the most natural, because only morality based on free will is the real morality, and it is the Tao that Taoism advocates and does not do the law of nature.

There are actually not many hermits in Moya Valley who don't eat the fireworks of the world, and they belong to the absolute spiritual hermits.

There are very few such spiritual hermits in the entire Cliff Valley, who eat the least amount of food and live in the most rudimentary caves.

Mentally and volitively undergo the harshest experiences, sometimes even for days without food or drink, in order to comprehend the supreme realm of the Tao.

When the valley becomes different from the world they see it in, the four hidden hermits finally emerge from the world of pursuing the Tao, and they want to get a statement that satisfies them.

They were dressed in tatters and covered in dust, as if they had just been dug out of a garbage heap.

The vast majority of people in Moya Valley have not seen them either, as if they have come from another world that does not exist

They don't even have their own names, perhaps having forgotten what their names are. I don't know what year or month it is.

"We are against! Oppose change! ”

"This originally belonged only to the hermit's world!"

"We didn't need much food! You don't need such an abundance either! ”

"We're going to protest!"

A young man with hair hanging down to the ground could not be distinguished anywhere on his body except for a pair of eyes clearly.

"Be careful... Don't step on your own hair! ”

An old man's mouth opened wide in horror and made a sound, looking at the young man in front of him who could not distinguish the human form.

The young man shook his hair, and then dragged it off the ground and coiled it around his waist.

"We've lived here all our lives and haven't seen them! It's incredible! ”

Except for this young man, the other three were all older men, who seemed to be in good spirits and did not suffer from any malnutrition.

"We need a quiet place!"

"Originally... I'm about to realize my own way! ”

"Now the ecological environment of Moya Valley has changed!"

"Oh my God! How did you survive? Zhou Tong was puzzled by this.

"I think they're just lazy bones!"

"After eating every day, I sit there, how much physical strength can I consume, and the turtle king is called longevity because of this!"

"It stinks! It's been a long time since I've taken a shower! ”

A reclusive old man was wrapped in a rag that could no longer be distinguished, and wrapped the rag tightly around his waist with his hand.

"Drag the four of them over and wash them up!" Lin Hao gave an order to the eight sturdy soldiers.

When the four hidden hermits were dragged away by eight strong soldiers, their screams like pigs were heard from afar.

When they appeared in front of everyone again, the dirt on their bodies had been removed, and their original appearances were revealed.

All four of them were reluctant to stand aside, and although they were dissatisfied, it was difficult to hide their comfortable expressions after taking a bath.

"Everyone has their own way of life, and there's no need to force that!"

"The cliff valley is vast, why don't you have a place to live?"

For the first time, because of the avoidance of war, the first residents of the Cliff Valley were relocated, and they were called the first pioneers.

Now that the environment has changed again, the original quiet and peaceful environment no longer exists, and it is necessary to make a choice whether to adapt to the environment or continue to escape.

The vast majority of the mountain residents of Moya Valley have chosen to integrate into this vibrant, energetic and changing Moya Valley, and the younger generation of young people have also abandoned the old traditions and old ways of life.

They want change and they participate in it.

Now the four hermits have become different, they are stubborn, they do not want to change, they are always in peace, they are afraid of change.

"I promise you that I can give you a mountain, and I will never disturb you."

Mei Xiaohan gave a promise, he was unwilling to intervene in their lives, and everyone pursued different things.

Although the spiritual pursuit is empty, it has a fanaticism for some people that no mortal can understand.

The mountain, called "Danjing Mountain", covers an area of 3.5 square kilometers and is now part of the ashram of these four hermits.

The four hermits were very moved by this, and the development of the entire Cliff Valley has inevitably touched the future development trajectory of the entire Cliff Valley.