Chapter 849 - 0844 [Wonderful Year Number]

The new era name was set last winter.

At that time, Zhu Ming led the troops in Liaoyang and received more than ten spare era names from Kaifeng.

He wasn't very satisfied, so he made one himself.

And it's also a four-character era name: Revival China!

When Zhu Guoxiang received this era name, he was surprised and almost laughed, so he ran to consult the cabinet and the Ministry of Rites.

Then, Zhu Guoxiang found that it seemed that it could really be used.

There is no limit to the number of words in the year name, two, three, and four words.

Three-character era names are relatively rare, such as Wang Mang's "The First Founding of the People's Republic of China".

There are a lot of four-character year names, such as: Taichu Yuan General, Jianwu Zhongyuan, Taiping Zhenjun, Long Live the Book of Heaven, Taiping Xingguo, Dazhong Xiangfu...... Wait a minute.

The Cabinet and the Ministry of Rites have studied and believe that the etymology of "revival" comes from "Zuo Chuan", but it was still written as "rejuvenation" at that time.

It has developed and evolved until the Song Dynasty, and "revival" has always referred to the revitalization of the temple, the community, and the country.

For the time being, there is no meaning of words such as national rejuvenation, industrial rejuvenation, and cultural rejuvenation.

Therefore, if you want to use "revival" as the name of the era, you must add a specific word, otherwise it will have a negative connotation at the beginning of the dynasty.

"China" originated in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and is the combined name of "China" and "Huaxia".

After the Wuhu Chaohua, it was given a special meaning.

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Perhaps for modern people, "rejuvenation of China" is just a very common slogan.

But at this moment, these two words are combined for the first time, and their meaning is obviously to "recreate the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties and restore the unity of the United States".

This era name, which is very childish in Zhu Guoxiang's opinion, has no objection from the important ministers of the court, and even thinks that His Majesty the Emperor has great ambitions.

Quite simply, the difference between the first time and the umpteenth time.

Zhu Guoxiang has already heard the words "rejuvenation of China", but it is the first time that he has seen it for hundreds of civil and military officials.

As for the envoys of Western Xia, when they learned that the Ming Dynasty used this era name, their first reaction was to feel panicked.

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The first year of the revival of China in the Ming Dynasty, 1133 AD.

The ceremony of sacrificing prisoners was still being prepared, and Zhu Ming presided over the palace examination for the first time as the emperor.

The title of this year's palace exam, translated into the vernacular, is: "In ancient China, there were Zhuxia, and there were also barbarian Rongdi." At that time, China specifically referred to the Central Plains. Now China has reached the desert in the north and the sea in the south. At that time, many of the descendants of the barbarians became Chinese. The land they live in has also become China. Why is that? ”

"In today's China, there are Han, Qiang, Xi, Tibetan, Khitan, Dangxiang, Jurchen, and Uighur...... Can all ethnic groups living together in China be mixed into one big race? And how do you mix up the races? ”

"Outside of China, there are also Han and Tang dynasties that have not been restored. Should we reclaim our homeland, and how should we rule over the tribes there? ”

"The emperor is very puzzled by this, please discuss it in detail."

In the last nationwide Xingda Prison, many officials were killed, exiled, and imprisoned. Now that a large area of land has been recovered, it is even more necessary for officials to govern it.

Therefore, there are a lot of Jinshi places this year, and 400 people are admitted.

Zhu Ming glanced at the candidates in the hall, some scratched their ears and cheeks, some worked hard to write, and some were secretly observing the emperor.

The scholars who can participate in the temple examination are very smart, and after they get the questions, their first reaction is to match the era name.

Era names all have meanings, representing the ruling policy or beautiful vision of the imperial court.

The questions of the palace examination also have a background, and they must be the problems that the emperor is concerned about at this time.

The combination of the year name and the palace examination, can you still figure it out?

Three days later, the examiners sent in the results.

Zhu Ming was too lazy to listen to their recitation, so he took it in his hand and read it himself.

The first few are all brilliantly written, and the arguments are clear and well-founded. The content is almost the same, but the focus is different, nothing more than the origin of the bloodline, the conquest by force, the rule of virtue and education, and so on.

Seeing the eighteenth place roll all the time, Zhu Ming felt a little new.

The writing of this answer sheet is relatively simple, and there are not many allusions, so it is not easy to be seen by the emperor.

At the beginning, he also started with the Yanhuang bloodline, and gradually focused on the national issue. And taking the Tubo people on the border of Shaanxi as an example, he believes that most of the ancestors of these Tubo people belonged to the Han people in the Tang Dynasty. Why did the descendants turn out to be Tibetan after hundreds of years?

Then, the elements of ethnic composition are analyzed, that is, language, writing, clothing, customs, and appearance.

Zhu Ming picked up his pen and commented: "There is a lack of religion. ”

Then the process of the Han people's Tibetanization was discussed, and the conquest by force was the biggest premise. The local Han people, forced by power, took the initiative to move closer to the Tubo people in order to survive, imitating the costumes and customs of the Tubo people. Moreover, he did not accept indoctrination for a long time, and lost the language and writing of the Han people.

All of the above is actually nothing.

The candidate also analyzed the influence of the geographical environment, explaining that even within the Tibetan people, customs and habits are very different. There is a huge difference between the Tubo people, who mainly rely on agriculture and those who live by grazing, in terms of clothing, marriage and other customs.

In the end, it was concluded that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to mix all ethnic groups, it could not be forced across the board, and it was necessary to seek common ground while reserving differences according to local conditions.

For example, if the Tibetan Han people who live by herding cattle want to be re-sinicized, they cannot be forced to change their marriage customs. Because those seemingly unorthodox and unethical marriage systems are caused by the harsh living environment, only through inheritance, cross-generational marriage, etc., can the survival of the tribe be continued as much as possible.

Zhu Ming personally read thirty test papers and moved the eighteenth place to the first place, and the other rankings have not changed.

"Let's open the scroll," Zhu Ming said, pointing to the official scroll, "and the Ministry of Rites will send the Champion Lang's deeds (personal and family information)." When every candidate enters Beijing, he or she must register with the Ministry of Rites.

Soon, the details of the new champion appeared in front of the emperor and ministers.

Several ministers who read the file had a bit strange expressions.

Li Zhong, the word is sincere, a native of Huangzhou, Shaanxi.

His father's information was quite normal, and the low-level general of the border army of the former Song Dynasty was transferred to Huangzhou when he recovered Hehuang.

His grandfather's information is a bit outrageous, it is actually a fan soldier recruited by the Song Dynasty. Although I didn't understand it, anyone who knew a little bit knew that it must be an alien race in the border area of the Great Song Dynasty.

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The Great Canon.

A young man with slightly sunken eye sockets and a high nose bridge was called to the front to take the lead.

When the new science and technology scholars went to change their official uniforms collectively, this young man attracted a lot of attention.

There is no way, it is a bit too outrageous for a scholar with obvious alien characteristics to be hand-picked as the champion of the new department.

The jinshi were led to the main hall, and the champion Li Zhong walked in the front, and the officials in the palace also looked at it.

After paying homage to the emperor, stand in line.

Zhu Ming shouted: "Zhuang Yuanlang is coming. ”

Li Zhong hurriedly stepped forward.

Zhu Ming looked carefully: "Which clan is your ancestor from?" ”

Li Zhong replied honestly: "Your Majesty, my grandfather is a Uighur, my grandmother is a Tibetan, and my great-grandfather is ...... It's a party item. However, the mother is Han, and the grandmother's ancestors may also be Han. ”

The ethnic composition is so complicated!

Zhu Ming did not continue to explore, because there must be a problem.

A border soldier of the Northern Song Dynasty is normally cannon fodder. The son actually became a low-level general, and the grandson actually had the money to study the imperial examination, which is too unreasonable.

In fact, it is very simple, Li Zhong's grandfather became an officer of the Great Song Dynasty, and when the Song State imposed trade sanctions on Western Xia, he used his clansmen to help his superiors smuggle Western Xia green salt. Gradually, he had a good relationship with several officials, and he also sought officer positions for his brother and son.

By the time of Li Zhong's father, he was transferred to Hehuang as a low-level general and began to quietly do business with the yellow-headed Uighurs.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, army generals were not allowed to do business, but Li Zhong's uncle could. You don't have to rely on the strength of the army, you can honestly run the Silk Road, and you can make money by selling goods to Shazhou in Western Xia.

The initial official position of the new science and technology jinshi has been decided, and Zhu Ming temporarily changed the appointment, and said in person: "The champion Li Zhong does not have to stay in the court to observe the government, and goes directly to Rouyuan (Zhangbei County) to be the chief bookkeeper." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Zhongzuo bowed and thanked him.

The ethnic composition of Rouyuan County is also extremely complex, and it is an important springboard for the imperial court to control southern Mongolia.

If Li Zhong does things seriously, it is estimated that he will be promoted to the county commander of Rouyuan in one or two years.

This year's list is Huang Gongdu, a native of Putian, Fujian, who won the top prize in the Southern Song Dynasty examination in history.

Tanhua is not well-known, called Liu Chuanxian, a native of Kaifeng Mansion. If Zhu Ming hadn't changed history, maybe he would have died in the Jingkang disaster, so he didn't leave his name in the history books.

All the new scholars were given the first ranks, and the Emperor Xie lined up to withdraw.

They went out from the Donghua Gate, and the hairpins rode through the streets.

Kaifeng Mansion Yin personally helped Zhuang Yuanlang lead the horse, and Li Zhong sat on the horseback as if in a dream.

He grew up in Hehuang and was not taught by a famous teacher at all. After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, he was sent to Lanzhou by his father for further study, and he was finally able to study the Confucian classics seriously.

But he failed to take the exam twice in a row, so he took the money to study in Yangzhou - Yangzhou Academy is now very famous.

He relied on physics, mathematics and other subjects to score points, and finally passed the Shaanxi examination. This year's examination also ranked low, and he barely stepped on his tail to fall off the list.

What the hell is it that suddenly became the champion with this broken result?

The streets were lined with cheers, and Li Zhong sleepwalked through the entire distance on horseback.

In the evening, the new science and technology scholars had a dinner, and one after another came to toast Li Zhong and beg for a relationship.

Li Zhong's wine is excellent, and he does not refuse to come.

Bangyan Huang Gongdu sat beside him, and couldn't help asking, "Brother Zhicheng, can I tell you what the palace examination article is about?" ”

The articles of the examination must be published to demonstrate the fairness of the imperial examination and prevent junk articles from being given high marks. It was even printed into a book for the world's scholars to learn and observe.

But the palace examination articles are basically not exposed, anyway, there is no list, just a re-ranking.

Huang Gongdu was very puzzled in his heart, he was conceited, brilliant, exquisite, and reasonable, and he really couldn't imagine that he would lose to a frontier scholar.

Li Zhong no longer remembered the words and sentences of the article, and simply retold the content of his answer sheet.

After listening to this, the new Kejin at this table basically determined two things:

First, this champion's Confucian attainments are very poor, and he is not proficient in allusions, so it is difficult to put them in the southern estimation.

Second, some of the contents of this champion's palace examination article were approved by the emperor.