The morning and spring were bright, Yang Xuanning was lying on the big bed, and he had woken up, and at this time, the fine spots of light that penetrated through the pane suddenly blurred the past and present lives. /.М//

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are going to court. A female voice said, leaning down with a picturesque brow.

Yang Xuanning was startled, sat up from the bed, and said unhappily: "Why did Concubine Hui call me personally? You have been in a body for a month and a half, and in the first and second months, you are prone to miscarriage and do not rest much. ”

According to the palace system, only the queen can sleep with the king all night, and the four concubines can also be, but that is already a bit unjustifiable, and the concubines of other grades are only allowed to sleep and not accompany the night, in other words, after going to bed, and waiting for the combination, they must leave.

Although Wei Zhenzhen is currently the only concubine, she has not reached the fourth concubine, and she is also implemented in accordance with this rule.

Wei Zhenzhen whispered: "The concubine's body is already well, and the imperial doctor also wants me to move a little." ”

At this time, it was only mid-April, Wei Zhenzhen changed into a typical low-cut long skirt, revealing snow-white skin, because there was no bra in ancient times, so from the chest, the red ** was faintly visible, and it fluctuated slightly with the breath.

As for the waist, the slender waist that Ying Ying held and the curve of the thighs under the skirt were clearly visible, Yang Xuanning helplessly stretched out her hand, rubbed her little hands, and felt her body fragrance, and said: "Don't do this in the future, if you have something, just leave it to the female official to deal with." ”

"Yes, the concubine obeys. ”

Even so, but at this time, her expression was still smiling, Yang Xuanning got up, in the past few months, there have been many ministers who have played, saying that there are too few beauties in the harem, and they should be more enriched.

This is right, the Yang family is huge, but what can really be regarded as a clan must be at least within three generations, but it's a pity. After Yang Xuangan's rebellion, he was almost connected, and almost all of his uncles and brothers were eliminated.

If you really want to find relatives in this body, maybe only those female relatives who have been demoted to official prostitutes, some of these people are sisters of this body, and some are aunts and aunts of this body, but they have been official prostitutes for several years, and I don't know how many men there are. Although the etiquette and religion were not strictly guarded at this time, this reputation was not good.

So secretly, although after the cabinet discussed. They sent people to pick them up one by one, but it was impossible to recognize them as real clan women.

To a certain extent, the current clan is Yang Xuanning alone, which is absolutely intolerable in ancient times, if it weren't for the fact that the cabinet knew about some plans. Otherwise, I would have forcibly admonished a long time ago, enriched the harem, and had more children.

This time, Wei Zhenzhen's pregnancy was confirmed, and the cabinet that knew the news congratulated him early. It's just that I was afraid that the noise would startle my body, so I didn't celebrate it in a big way.

In the royal palace, there are no eunuchs, and at present, there are only 200 palace maids and 12 female officials, which is half because there are not many reliable palace maids, and it will increase greatly in a few years.

But the root cause is not this. It's the scary part.

In the previous life, the disasters of the inner prison and the harm of the eunuchs were all known, and it was only now that Yang Xuanning really understood that in essence, although the inner palace was small, it had great power, and this had to be mastered. Whether it is a eunuch or a female official, it is the same in front of power. Although the overall psychological state of female officials should be much more normal than that of eunuchs.

Moreover, once a woman is in power, the threat to the normal functioning of the state apparatus and to the royal family itself may be greater and heavier than that of the eunuchs, who at least cannot have children and usurp the throne, but women officials can—this is a very terrible threat.

Therefore, as to whether to adopt the female official system, I am currently hesitating, and I can only wait for the queen to have it in the future, and then discuss it with her with the cabinet.

Taishou Mansion, although it is said to be a temporary foothold, but it is also a pavilion overlapping, mountains, lakes and forest gardens are available, especially in the backyard, there is a small lake that can float boats, flowers and trees are everywhere, and the courtyard corridor is mostly in it.

Out of the courtyard, because of the screen and the figures inside, all the curvy female bodies were busy inside, with the light and shadow of the morning, faintly visible, Yang Xuanning couldn't help laughing.

When they arrived at the main hall in front, someone drank: "The king has arrived." ”

Suddenly, hundreds of courtiers knelt on the ground together, their foreheads touched the ground, and shouted: "My king is a thousand years old!"

The dynasty system has come out, of course the throne is the highest, at this time, the hall immediately quieted down, Yang Xuanning stepped forward, stepped on the steps, went straight to the highest level, in the hall where everyone even held their breath, you could hear the footsteps, and the sound of clothes rubbing against the throne when taking the seat.

Yang Xuanning sat upright before saying leisurely: "Zhongqing's family is flat." ”

"Xie Chitose!" all the ministers stood up, and after a short pause, the hall was quiet again, and the entire hall was filled with an oppressive atmosphere, and it was this atmosphere that greatly strengthened the majesty of the royal land.

Yang Xuanning said again: "Give the prime ministers to sit, and give the Song master to sit." ”

In the future, if there is a crown prince going to the court, there is a seat on the ninth platform, and if there is a king, sitting on the seventh platform, the prime minister sits on the fifth step, and now, the throne is on the nine, and the prime minister and the messenger are seated on the fifth step.

Song Shidao and the prime ministers got up and thanked him, and sat on the seat on the steps, at this time, Song Shidao could look at His Royal Highness's ministers at will, originally as a representative of the Song valve, and he had to bend his knees to salute, he originally had some opinions, but at this time, his heart was Da Rin.

Just look at this kind of solemnity, you know that the entire power structure has been stabilized, and it already has the atmosphere of a new dynasty, but in the palace, only he is not wearing official clothes, he is dressed in white, chic and handsome, and graceful, he looked up, and saw Yang Xuanning sitting in the throne, wearing royal clothes, with a calm and noble bearing, and calm, showing that he has adapted to the monarch's identity.

The two eyes looked at each other, Yang Xuanning was condescending, condensed, calm and confident, unpredictable, Song Shidao's heart couldn't help but be even more abrupt, seeing this, Yang Xuanning escaped a smile at the corner of his mouth, but he no longer looked at him, his eyes moved slowly, swept to the civil and military ministers on both sides of the steps, and said: "Zhuqing's family, there is a book, and the court will discuss it on the spot." ”

"Your Majesty, the civil and military examination system has been determined, and I also ask the Holy Reading Judge

Song Shidao looked at it a few more times.

After a few glances, several prime ministers were circulated, in fact, these prime ministers were already familiar with them. At the moment, it's just a ceremony, a little flip, and it's done, and then he has his own secretary, read them one by one, and let the ministers discuss them one by one.

Song Shidao listened with his ears.

This is the system of promotion to officials, and it is also one of the most important systems in the imperial court.

Baoju is the appreciation of ministers and magnates and recommends them to the imperial court. Directly obtain the qualification of being an official by recommendation from the white body.

Raiding the shadow means that the ancestors have meritorious deeds or official positions, and obtain the qualifications to be officials. If the father and ancestor are officials, they can be officials directly.

These two paths are one of the reasons why many officials struggle, for the sake of relatives and children and grandchildren to get a good background, perhaps in the eyes of people who have been brainwashed by modern thought. This is really a maladministration, but of course Yang Xuanning can't abolish the system of attacking the shadow and guaranteeing it, you must know that the power of the gate valve, although it has been weakened so far. However, the power is still extremely large, and the abolition of the system of raiding the shadow and the guarantee system will inevitably make them unhappy and resistant, and will also have an adverse impact on the civil and military ministers of the current founding of the country.

Only those who do not know how to govern the country will be one-size-fits-all, but they do not know that only by taking steps can they make a smooth transition.

Therefore, the imperial examination system only strengthened the original way of creating land in the Sui Dynasty. It will not abolish the original way of promotion, and reduce the power of the gate valve through the imperial examination, which is a slow process.

Since the Wei and Jin dynasties, most of the officials were selected from the children of high-ranking elites in various places. The children of the powerful can be officials, regardless of their merits. Many people from humble backgrounds but with real talents and learning are very difficult to get high-ranking officials. In order to change this malpractice, Emperor Wen of Sui began to use sub-subject examinations to elect talents. During the period of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, the Jinshi Department was officially set up to assess the candidates' views on current affairs and select talents according to the examination results. China's imperial examination system was officially born.

Of course, Yang Xuanning's system directly copied the Ming and Qing dynasties. And it has been improved.

First: the prefectural exam (although it is said that the prefectural exam, it is actually a prefectural exam)

The county test is held once every three years. It is also divided into two ways: civil and military

Wentu, mainly familiar with the four books and five classics, of course, you can choose to test one of the classics, two classics, three classics, up to four classics, the method of the examination, is similar to the modern examination papers, but the form is the original historical Ming Jing science and land requirements - the first big piece is the first post, the post is actually very simple, is to fill in the blanks.

The second major part is to ask the meaning of the scriptures, that is, to explain the content of the scriptures.

Wutu, mainly to study its riding skills, archery, swordsmanship, horse pistols (swords are not recommended in the army), of course, but also to be able to basically read and write.

Once obtained, you can obtain the qualification of a county magistrate, and you can directly go to the county government or the box soldier system to work, basically not even from the position of the nine grades, only the officials who do not enter the stream, and the position of the captain of ten people in the army.

The second is the county examination (to the provincial middle school examination, now there is no province, to the central examination)

If you want to participate in the county examination, you must first obtain the qualification of a county scholar, and you must enter the county school established by the county court in the county, become a student, and at least you must study for more than two years, which is the practice of learning the Ming Dynasty, on the one hand, it is to strengthen systematic learning (after all, it is difficult to become a system of family learning, and knowledge is defective), on the other hand, it is also to strengthen ideological education and so on.

Moreover, at this time, the study content is divided into several types, most of which are basic clear calculations, basic taxation, political principles and other similar contents, which still need to be written, and the content is not deep, but it is necessary to grasp the status and operation principle of military and political affairs in national politics as a whole, so that future officials can have basic concepts.

The examination period is in autumn and August, and those who pass the examination will be awarded the title of county scholar, and the civil and military can be awarded the official position between the nine grades and the nine grades, if they are not directly officials, they can be awarded the same grade of loose officials (officials with grades but no real positions)

The third is the temple examination

The requirement is the county scholar, after the examination, it is collectively called the public scholar, and the eight grades are awarded, and the officials from the eight grades are of course very demanding, and they are held in the spring, so they are also called the spring of the year. If they are not directly officials, they can be awarded the same rank of loose officials (officials with grades but no actual positions)

The imperial examination began to implement the system of vague names and transcriptions, that is, the names and places of origin of the candidates on the examination papers were sealed, and the candidates' examination papers were transcribed separately. When the examiner marks the examination paper, not only does he not know the candidate's name, but he also cannot read the candidate's handwriting.

The courtiers argued fiercely, but the more Song Shidao listened, the more frightened he became, and he couldn't help but ooze cold sweat on his forehead, how could a smart person like him not know the changes that this perfect imperial examination system had on the entire officialdom ecology?

If everyone can directly become an official through this path, and there is no need to take refuge in the gate valve first, then no matter how powerful the gate valve is, it will slowly decline and no longer have a decisive impact on the government.

Moreover, this system of civil and military examinations is bound to play a considerable role in promoting the popularization of knowledge and martial arts.

Although it has been discussed and finalized several times, the debate is still extremely fierce. This can be related to the name of countless people, and the officials present all understand it.

Therefore, the case was barely completed until noon, and everyone was dry and tired.

After retreating from the dynasty, Song Shi walked out of the main hall and was about to go out, when a guard suddenly blocked his way.

Song Shidao stopped in amazement. I looked at it intently, but I saw this person say respectfully: "The king has summoned the envoy, please wait in the side courtyard!"

Of course, Song Shidao followed. Sure enough, when I came to the side yard, I saw a big carriage, and in front of the carriage was Yang Xuanning.

"King Tang. "Master Song is going to see the courtesy.

Yang Xuanning hurriedly stepped forward. Holding it, he said confidently: "I was in the court just now, and I had to salute, here, Brother Song doesn't have to be polite, there is no court in the afternoon." I'll wait and take a moment to come up together!"

Song Shidao did not shirk, or after a little salute, he got into the carriage, the carriage came out of a side door, and suddenly arrived at the prosperous street, from the street, on both sides of the willow-lined street. Leather shops, embroidery shops, wool shops, grocery stores, paper shops, cotton shops, fresh fruit shops, etc., apparently restored the prosperity of the city.

The direction of the carriage is the newly built place "Anran Pavilion", this area is huge, it is formed by four three-storey heavy buildings in the east and west, the middle is the garden, so the entrance is the garden in the south, each heavy building has three floors, seven or eight rooms in a row, elegant and simple, exquisite and beautiful

The side of the heavy building facing the middle garden is built with a semi-corridor that communicates with the ground. It not only strengthens the sense of space in the middle garden, but also further connects the three heavy buildings.

There is a large pond at the core of the garden. The open space around the pond is made of verdant grass and artificial streams, and the gravel path winds around the pond, and when viewed from above, you can see the beautiful pattern of the path and green grass.

When the path is still up to the stream, it becomes a small arched bridge, so that the whole landscape will not fall into monotony and dullness.

At this time, although it was noon, but in general there was a lot of noise, and it was obvious that the business was very good, and of course, when the carriage arrived, it was specially oriented to the first floor, and entered the corridor, and the beautiful maids in costume greeted them one after another.

"I didn't expect King Tang to like this too. ”

"Yes, especially when it comes to entertaining guests like Brother Song, this is the right place. Yang Xuanning said with a smile.

Song Shidao said lightly: "Yes, when I got here, it seems that everyone is a lot more casual, let me give King Tang a cup." ”

"Ding!" the cups touched, and both of them drank them all.

"I can't wait to tell a lie, Brother Song, your lord, what about my proposal?" Yang Xuanning put down the cup and said.

Song Shidao frowned and said, "My father is very interested, and I just hope that King Tang will go to Lingnan once in person." ”

The room was silent for a moment, as if time had frozen, Yang Xuanning also frowned and said: "You also saw it today, as the King of Tang, I can easily get out of the country, and I have to deal with many important things." ”

Song Shidao let out a breath of cool air and said: "I also know the difficulties of Tang Wang, but that's what my father said - if you want to marry Yuzhi, invite Tang Wang to come to Lingnan!"

Yang Xuanning was stunned at first, and then said with a dumb smile: "The Heavenly Sword is called, of course I should follow it, so let's do it, I will count the generals next month, first take the three counties of Luling, Linchuan, and Nankang, and then go to see your lord." ”

Lingnan, in fact, is a large area, referring to the vast area south of the five ridges of Yuecheng, Dupang, Mengzhu, Qitian, and Da. The Song family started with the operation of livestock, jade, pearls, rhino elephants and other local products, first from Xiongqu, and developed into a local force, and Song Que has the qualification of the first knife in the world.

According to Yang Xuanning's territory, if you take down the three counties of Luling, Linchuan and Nankang, you can directly border Lingnan.

Song Shidao showed a wry smile, and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, I will convey the meaning of King Tang to my father." ”

Yang Xuanning showed a hint of a smile and said, "Brother Song is so refreshing, I am very pleased. ”

In fact, at this time, I really understood that at this time Lingnan was not a problem at all, although the Song valve insisted on Han unification, but all parts of Lingnan were ethnic minorities, although the county was sent by the imperial court, but the chieftains of the tribes still managed the internal affairs of the ethnic land, no matter how powerful the Song Que's knife skills were, how huge the influence of the Song family was, and it could not change the situation that ethnic minorities accounted for the majority.

Therefore, the so-called Song lord's Lingnan army, if the Song lord's influence on the chieftain army is mobilized for a while, the number may reach 100,000, but this kind of army, which is almost a foreign army, can enter the interior, it is difficult to succeed, and it cannot really command strictly, maybe it will burn and rob, and the real Song army, all of it, in fact, is only 10,000, no wonder it can't compete for the world.

I wondered in my heart whether it was a mistake to contact Huang Gong of the Nanhai faction, and this person also had a great influence in Nanhai County.

However, politically, the impact is still very large, that is, after the unification of Lingnan, at least 20,000 soldiers can be drawn, and more importantly, there are no worries, no longer worry about the back, this is not a trivial matter, and it has a great impact on the hearts of the entire imperial court.

Not to mention, the influence of the Song valve in Shu is also very great.

At that moment, he said: "I have a new general, Wei Chi Jingde, let him bring 500 soldiers, and follow Brother Song back to Lingnan first, which can be regarded as the first messenger." ”

As the king of the Tang Dynasty, even if he went to Lingnan to meet him, it was only a political gesture, and it was impossible to bring no soldiers.

Seeing his attitude, Song Shidao knew that it was impossible to enter alone, so he responded immediately, and the following arrangements must be discussed carefully, but it is not a matter of the two of them.

Speaking of which, in fact, Yang Xuanning's foundation is too shallow, if Yang Xuanning has a family, it doesn't matter if he goes, there is a suitable heir, whoever really moves him will not collapse, it is equivalent to an endless declaration of war.

But now, he is dead, and his power is only afraid of collapsing immediately, and it is difficult to have the power of revenge against Lingnan, which is actually equivalent to shouting to people with intentions: "I am a fat pig, I am a fat pig, come and kill me, come and kill me!"

Yang Xuanning is not allowed to be cautious.

After the big thing was discussed, Yang Xuanning said with a smile: "I'll talk about it later, but Brother Song must have brought a lot of goods this time, right?"

Song Shidao regained his calm smile and said, "Of course, I will present a congratulatory gift to King Tang first." ”

Song Valve, in addition to other influences, the most important thing is actually three points

First, he has a huge amount of water masters

Second, the trade system that runs through the whole country

Third, it is necessary to gain the trust of local ethnic minorities (it is difficult for ethnic minorities to buy and sell goods on their own)

The Song family has always insisted on buying and selling, fair trade, so a large number of chiefs have entrusted their goods to him, so the Song valve was able to control the trade rights of the entire Lingnan land, and the chief not only solved many living problems of the clansmen, but also made a profit.

The Song family has been continuously selling all kinds of Shishi products in the Lingnan slang area to all parts of the Central Plains, and then transporting back the materials needed by the local people to make a profit, and the wealth of the Song valve is very powerful.

Of course, Yang Xuanning knew this very well, and after listening to him explain a few words, he said with great interest: "What valuable taxis are there in Lingnan?"

Song Shidao was originally the leader of the traders of the Song Dynasty, of course, he was familiar with it, and he said in a few treasures: "There are, pearls, ivory, agarwood, spices, jibei, five-color vines and all kinds of precious medicinal materials. Iron casting in Lingnan is also quite developed. ”

Yang Xuanning said happily: "Since that's the case, then let's make a deal first!"

In my heart, I felt that this was the beginning of the maritime trade.

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