Now that the rebellion has been put down, it is time to be held accountable. Wang Quanbin, as the boss, privately divided the treasury of Shu, embezzled public funds, and had no way to restrain the troops, causing chaos in Shu, of course, the crime is irrefutable. The ministers of Shu had already complained countless times in front of Zhao Kuangyin, and the inspectors who went on a business trip to Shu also reported all the illegal acts of Wang Quanbin and others after they returned. But Zhao Kuangyin did not recall the guilty man. He knew that it was wisest to let these guilty people go to quell the chaos in Shu, because they were afraid, and of course they had to work hard to make meritorious deeds with their sins. And he didn't dare to force Wang Quanbin to come back, if he forced Wang Gou to jump off the wall in a hurry, it would not be fun to reverse in Chengdu. In the first month of the 5th year of Qiande (967), the chaos has subsided, and it is time to settle accounts after the autumn. Zhao Kuangyin issued an edict to let them all go to Beijing to resume their lives.

There is a person who is quick to move and enters Beijing, and he knows that it will not be so easy to get mixed up. At the critical moment, he has to speak first. Abandon the commander and protect the pawn. As soon as Wang Renzhen entered Beijing, he immediately found Zhao Kuangyin and said that he would turn into a tainted witness. The illegal acts of Wang Quanbin and others were deeply exposed and reported. Of course, for their own problems. He avoided the important and made a brief review.

But is Zhao Kuangyin so easy to deceive, "Na Li Tinggui prostitute, Kaifeng Deku to take gold and silver, is it all Wang Quanbin's doing" Wang Renzhen understood, Shu is not far from the emperor, and his every move is clearly controlled by the emperor. After a while, Wang Quanbin and others also came.

On January 23, the imperial history platform directly interrogated in the court, and the emperor called Shu ministers and envoys to confront him face to face. There are all human and material evidence, and it is useless for Wang Quanbin to argue. And they have long figured out Zhao Kuangyin's temper, and their emperor eats soft rather than hard. On the 24th, the DPRK decided that Wang Quanbin, Cui Yanjin, and Wang Renzhan should be beheaded according to the law. But a hundred ministers' mouths can't match the emperor's mouth. Zhao Kuangyin is a well-known person for protecting his shortcomings, and with a wave of his hand, all of them were amnestied, and the official was demoted. On the 25th, Suizhou placed the Chongyi Army, and Wang Quanbin was the queen; Jinzhou placed the Zhaohua Army, and Cui Yanjin stayed behind; Wang Renzhen was dismissed as the deputy privy envoy, and he could no longer take his turn to do a good job like a business trip to make a subsidy. One of them did not escape. Kang Yanze, a person who made great contributions in the Pingshu Rebellion, was demoted to the coach of Tangzhou. I believe that he is a greedy man for money, and he has made no less money in Sichuan, just as I believe that people who make money are not necessarily unable to do things. His ending is also related to money. He lost his official position while fighting with his nephew for family wealth. Since then, he has not been seen as an official.

Later, Zhao Kuangyin restored Wang Quanbin's status as a festival envoy. He also said to him, "I am not at peace with the left side of the river." I am afraid that the generals of the southern army will not respect discipline, so I have suppressed you for several years, thinking that I have established military law. Jinling today, "What a good boss."

But the happy time that belongs to Wang Quanbin has passed. He made a good start and destroyed the Shu Kingdom in 66 days. But he ended up in a mess and committed the popular official retirement syndrome. made his originally heavy and glorious military career turn into a pitch black mess at the end, which is unsightly.

Wang Quanbin's route from top to bottom is rotten. In turn, Liu Guangyi made Zhao Kuangyin much more relieved along the way. On the 28th, Liu Guangyi changed the envoy of Zhenning Jiedu, Zhang Tinghan as the envoy of Zhangguo Jiedu and the Marquis of Ma Jun, and Li Jinqing as the envoy of Baoshun Jiedu and the Marquis of Du Yu. They all have to thank one person: Cao Bin, the superintendent of this road, became the most heavily awarded general among the generals of Pingshu: the envoy of the southern court of Xuanhui and the envoy of the Yicheng army.

No one can erase Cao Bin's credit, even Wang Renzhen, who bit his accomplice fiercely for self-preservation, had to say, "Honest and fearful, worthy of His Majesty's next envoy, but Cao Bin has one ear"

Zhao Kuangyin rewarded Cao Bin heavily, but Cao Bin didn't want to accept the reward, he felt that so many people were guilty, but he was the only one who was rewarded, how could he be at ease? This is our Chinese old problem, unwilling to take the lead, no matter the good or bad, we like everyone to share joy and sorrow. Zhao Kuangyin likes such a modest person, "Qing has no fault, and he does not boast of his merits." If you have any mistakes, Wang Renzhen has already reported them. Moreover, it is the legal system of the state to punish them. It has nothing to do with you, so don't shirk it" At this time, Cao Bin had gradually walked to the political and military forefront of the Song Dynasty and made great strides towards the goal of being the first general in the Northern Song Dynasty.

The success of the extermination of Shu was a huge gain for the Great Song Dynasty. A large amount of treasure obtained from Shu was ordered by Zhao Kuangyin to be transported to Kaifeng by land and water in batches. According to historical records, it took several years for these treasures to be transported. In March 965, the famous pile sealing warehouse was built, which was specially used to store the treasures of Shuzhong. In April 966, Sun Fengji was ordered to make a special trip to collect books and artifacts from Shu. On May 11, Sun Fengji returned to Beijing, and all the magic objects (including the famous Meng Chang Seven Treasures Drowning Vessel) were not suitable and were burned down. Books are given to the History Museum. In leap August, he issued an edict to solicit books from all over the world. Anyone who presents a book that is not available in the history museum, regardless of their origin, will be given an interview opportunity. If you pass the interview, you can become an official.

Zhao Kuangyin turned out to be a bookworm. The chief editor of the Continuation of Capital Governance Tongjian said that Zhao Kuangyin was seriously reticent and liked to read books. Serious reluctance to say this cannot be agreed with in any case. Drinking wine and eating meat in a big bowl, smiling at people, and making friends boldly, how could Zhao Kuangyin, who has the habit of rivers and lakes, be a stuffy gourd? The literati who dare to remember this matter have only seen the serious emperor, but not Zhao Kuangyin on the wine table. Or they deliberately read books in order to defend the tradition of the reader's quick thinking and clumsy speech. I only take the latter: I like to read books. At that time, Zhao Kuangyin was still Chai Rong's soldier. Although he was in the army, he still couldn't let go of the book. And I like to collect books, and when I hear that there are strange books, I don't hesitate to buy them. During the expedition to Huainan, someone complained in front of Chai Rong that Zhao Kuangyin had made a windfall in Huainan, and there were more than ten boxes of extremely heavy weight, and I am afraid that they were all gold and jewelry. Chai Rong hated corruption the most, and immediately opened Zhao Kuangyin's box. One look, inside is the Golden House of thousands of volumes: books!

I wonder, how much time does it take for Zhao Kuangyin, who is busy with the military, to read these books? Chai Rong also wondered, "You are my general, you can open up the territory as long as you have strong armor and sharp soldiers, what's the use of getting so many books" Zhao replied "The minister has no strange plan to dedicate to the emperor, but he is in a big position, and he is afraid that he will not be able to do it, so he will read the book without anything, see and hear widely, and increase his wisdom."

Now that Zhao Kuangyin has become the emperor himself, it is easier to receive any different books. All of a sudden, strange books in the world have become sought-after goods. In just a few moments, more than 1,000 volumes were collected.

With the book, Zhao Kuangyin then wants to make his personal hobby a hobby for all over the world. And this hobby is related to the big thing of ruling the world with a horse, governing the country with literature, and how long the world of Zhao and Song can sit firmly. It is time to change the world's practice of emphasizing military force over literature. In the troubled times of war, being a soldier has become the only choice, studying? Unless you are Feng Dao Feng Lao Immortal, the probability of a good death is even smaller than that of the soldiers who fight on the battlefield every day. Even Zhao Kuangyin himself was martial arts and tired of literature when he was young.

But how can everyone in the world come to study? Zhao Kuangyin urgently needs to set an example of a love of reading. Who? Zhao Pu, the first important minister of the DPRK!

In May 966, the palace received a trophy from Shu. This is a 44-year-old bronze mirror. The back engraved "Qiande four-year system" Qiande is Zhao Kuangyin's year name, but this year is still the 3rd year of Qiande? Zhao Kuangyin was surprised, so he asked Zhao Pu. Zhao Pu couldn't answer. I hate less when the book is used! It's a pity that you can't go online to Baidu.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't have Baidu either, he called scholars Tao Gu and Dou Yi to find answers. Dou Yi replied: "This must be a relic of Shu before." In the past, the pseudo-Shu Wang Yan had this era name "Yo? It turned out to be something from Qianshu? Zhao Kuangyin sighed, "The prime minister must use a scholar."

Dou Yi was very proud, and Zhao Pu was very faceless. History said: As soon as Zhao Pu returned home, he opened the bookcase and began to read, and one reading was a day. After some hard reading, I finally made great progress, and I was able to quote scriptures and answer fluently. What book did Zhao Pu read? It is said that the box containing the book has never been touched by anyone except Zhao Pu himself. Everyone thinks that Zhao Pu has some heavenly book. It wasn't until after Zhao Pu's death that the family opened the box and saw that it was a copy of the Analects, which was not complete, only half of it. Therefore, it is called half of the Analects to rule the world. Of course, this is a legend, and Zhao Pu could not have ruled the world by reading only half of the Analects.

Zhao Pu is in the culture of evil, and of course other people also know that the emperor is good at writing, and they all want to show it in the text. But in this matter, no one has done as skillfully as Lu Duoxun, the director of the Great Song National Library.

One night in April of the 6th year of Qiande (968), the night was deep, the lamp was tired, but people did not sleep. The curator is reading. Lu Duosun was a little anxious, this book is a bit thick today, and I have been seeing it after work, and I haven't even bothered to eat a bite, but time is money. I have to finish this book tomorrow before I go up.

The reason is very simple, today the emperor sent someone to the museum to borrow this book. The emperor has the habit of learning and selling. If you suddenly ask about the content of this book tomorrow, it is a good opportunity to be in the limelight. Sure enough, the emperor really asked the next day, and no one in the court could deal with it for a while. Only Lu Duoxun, who had read the answer in advance, spoke eloquently, with a well-founded basis, and the answer was fluent. said that the emperor was very happy, and all his colleagues collectively worshipped.

The emperor has read the book, and the ministers have also read the book, so it is natural to let the people of the world also read. How? The best way, of course, is to let the people of the world see the benefits of reading, a bright road to learn and excel: the imperial examination.

This road was not walked out by Zhao Kuangyin, it was a great invention of Emperor Wen of Sui and Yang Jian. Tang Taizong once had the world's heroes all sighed in my place. But by the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the world had been in chaos for too long, and martial artists were rampant. The imperial examination naturally belongs to the category that needs to be revitalized.

In March, the results of the imperial examination came down. Tao Gu's son, Tao Bing, won the sixth place in the exam. The next day, Tao Gu felt that his son had passed the exam, and it was time to go to Xie Lu and Emperor Xie, and his son would be the son of heaven from now on. But a thank you is in trouble. When Zhao Kuangyin heard it, he heard that you have no way to teach your son, why is your son still hit? Isn't there a cat in it? Ordered on the spot: try again!

Zhao Kuangyin said that Tao Gu would not teach his son is not unfounded, two years ago, Tao Gu's other son Tao Hu participated in a selection examination for the children of officials. Tao Gu was busy with his own promotion to the rank of chief, but he didn't teach this son well. This son read the article like reading a book from heaven, stammered, and couldn't get through, but because the examiner hindered Tao Gu's face, he was admitted. Later, he was denounced, Tao Jian was deprived of his political future for life, and Tao Gu was fined his salary for 2 months. After this incident, Zhao Kuangyin determined that Tao Gu was talented, but his sons were all half a bucket of water.

Did Tao Bing pass the black-box operation test as a jinshi? Indeed, he was wronged. He does have his talent, and he is still in the retest.

But after this incident, Zhao Kuangyin set up a new rule: In the future, if the children of civil servants pass the examination, they will all have to be re-examined.

In February, the daughter of Song Yanwu was canonized as the third queen of Song Taizu. On April 6, Zhao Kuangyin's friend, the former boss of the guards, and Han Lingkun, the envoy of the Chengde Festival, died. After this red and white incident, the iron cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty once again stepped out of the country and continued to conquer the next target.

According to the plan of the snow night, it is time for Nantang to take the turn of the next one, right? But the plan never changes fast. At this time, a big time was placed in front of Song Taizu.