The hereditary system of officials exists in Daqian, but there is only one family, and that is Wang Xuanming, who is respected by the world as the most holy teacher. Wang Xuanming is a model for scholars, and his doctrine has influenced the Central Plains for nearly 10,000 years. The emperors of all dynasties have followed his ideas and doctrines to govern the country, and over time, the status of King Xuanming has become higher and higher, and he has been revered as a literary saint since 9,700 years ago. In order to gather the hearts of the princes, the emperors of the past dynasties were also particularly gracious to the royal family. The position of Hongzhijun County Shouyi, where the Wang family is located, has always been held by the direct family of the Wang family. The Wang family didn't even need to participate in the imperial examination, as long as they reported to the imperial court, they could be directly promoted to the county guard of Hongzhi. It can be said that Hongzhi County is the unique fief of his royal family.

In doing so, it naturally seems that the Wang family has taken advantage of the boss, but the people in the world have no opinions. Not only that, but they felt that the court's courtesy and respect for the Wang family was a kind of praise and affirmation for the scholars. However, Daqian's Taizu Li Shanhe is not an ordinary person. Although he is also the same as the emperors of previous dynasties, he has given the Wang family a great reward and great courtesy. However, he also made it clear that if the Wang family dared to commit adultery and blaspheme the law when they were serving as the county guards of Hongzhi, it would be an insult to the saints, a great disrespect, a crime of disloyalty and unfilial piety, and there would be no forgiveness for killing.

That's what Li Shanhe said, and that's what he did. In the summer of the fifteenth year of the emperor's reign, Wang Youren, the county keeper of Hongzhi County, was found to be greedy for 235,000 taels of disaster relief silver from the Moxi Imperial Court. Li Shanhe was extremely angry when he found out, and ordered Wang Youren to be escorted back to Beijing, and he personally supervised the beheading. This was something that had never happened in the past dynasties, and the scholars at that time suddenly realized that the Li royal family attached great importance to the law, and even if the saint broke the law later, he would be punished. After this incident, students all over the world became more and more supportive of the Daqian royal family. Of course, Li Shanhe did more than that, he even deposed Wang Youren's branch and erased them from the Wang family's genealogy, and the reason he gave was that the blood of the saint must not be defiled by unscrupulous descendants.

Even if some people think that Li Shanhe's approach is too drastic, no one will say anything, because Li Shanhe's reasons are indeed very sufficient. After that, Li Shanhe straightened Wang Youxian, who came out of the Wang family, and became the descendant of the Wang family. His move shook the world, and many great Confucians in the literary world became more and more in awe of the Li royal family. They understood a truth, the emperor did not really put the so-called saint in his eyes at all. The courtesy of the Li royal family to the Wang family is naturally seen by the people of the world, and they can't find a trace of fault, even more courteous than all dynasties. But there is a premise, and this premise is that you must abide by the law, otherwise what the emperor wants to do with you is a matter of one sentence.

So far, the fate of the saint has been firmly pinched in the hands of the Li royal family, and the scholars in the world have become more and more in awe of the royal family. The emperor's rule over the ideas of the scholars reached its peak from the beginning of the Kaihuang dynasty. Therefore, the Wang family's hereditary position of Hongzhi County Keeper is not a loss to the imperial court, it is just an official who governs a place, it's that simple. That's why Li Yunqing dared to say that the Tan family would inherit the position of Chongyang prefect. Although in the five cities of Daqian, the prefect is one level lower than the county guard, which is also a great honor. The Wang family is naturally grateful to Li Yunqing.

Although the old patriarch of the Tan family died, there is a custom in Daqian that if an old man over 70 years old dies, this is a happy funeral, and he will die at the end of his life. Fellow relatives will not be sad and will pass the New Year smoothly. What's more, the Tan family received Li Yunqing's gift, and they could be regarded as receiving a lot of compensation. The atmosphere that should have been extremely sad has not diminished for various reasons. All the villagers retreated, but Li Yunqing stopped the eldest grandson. He's not in a good mood after all, and he's dead tonight anyway. He asked Changsun Hongdao to accompany him to drink, and Changsun Hongdao was naturally willing.

Seeing that Li Yunqing was in a bad mood, the eldest grandson Hongdao said respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Tan family has something they want to stick to. For the patriarch, he was an old man, and he was a well-deserved death. Since the founding of Taizu, the loyalty of the people of our country has become stronger and stronger, which is the merit of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizongren, as well as the good fruits of your martial arts. If he became a bargaining chip for the wicked to blackmail the emperor, it would be painful for the old patriarch and even for the vast majority of the people in Daqian. Besides, you have already given the Tan family a lineage, and today in addition to the Wang Sheng's lineage, that is, the Tan family. ”

Li Yunqing shook his head and said, "Zirui, the emperor holds life and death in his hands, and he reigns over the world. But the emperor also has a lot of helplessness, and the emperor is not an omnipotent existence. After all, the knife in my hand is not enough to kill the people who should be killed, and the most terrible thing in this world is the human heart. After another glass of wine, a cold light flashed in Li Yunqing's eyes: "The emperors of all dynasties want to balance the relationship between martial arts and secular red dust, and I do the same." But now I realize that I have not done enough. ”

After being silent for a moment, I heard Li Yunqing say to Zhao Bingyan: "Queen, since people in the martial arts are so fond of doing things, then you say, how about I abolish the martial arts." Let them all live honestly and be ordinary people, how about it? ”

Zhao Bingyan cupped Li Yunqing's face and said softly: "If the emperor feels annoyed, just do it, and if the martial arts are gone, it will not have any impact on the great cadres." As long as the emperor handles it properly, martial arts can be abolished. Or the emperor can summon all young people who want to practice martial arts into the barracks. Although such martial arts do not exist, there are still people who practice martial arts, and they can all serve the imperial court. ”

When Li Yunqing heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "No, no." Martial arts still need to exist, and the martial arts that have been inherited for nearly 10,000 years cannot disappear in my dynasty. However, people in the martial arts should learn to be obedient. Spread my will, send an army of 100,000 to search all the martial arts sects except for the rivers and lakes of Taiji Palace! I want them to know that I'm angry! He paused and said: "From now on, the grievances between the martial arts must not be resolved in private, and everything must be handed over to the nearest government, otherwise both sides, whether right or wrong, will be ruthlessly wiped out by the imperial court." "It's a complete change.

Since ancient times, the court has never interfered with the grievances of the rivers and lakes, Zhang San offended Li Si, Li Si killed Zhang San's whole family, and if he killed, he would be killed, and the court officials would not arrest Li Si even if they knew about it, this is the so-called grievances of the rivers and lakes. Because of this, people in the martial arts always feel that they are a group of extremely special beings, and they are beyond the transcendent red dust. This kind of psychology makes them much bolder than ordinary people, and to a large extent, they are actually free from the shackles of the royal law. The so-called principle of killing to pay for life does not exist in martial arts. If it exists, there is no such thing as a killer at all.

What Li Yunqing did today was to completely bring martial arts under the royal law and kill people to pay for their lives. Zhao Bingyan nodded when he heard this: "Okay, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, don't worry, I'll send a message to the palace." ”