Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 387 Developing towards the gods on the ground

Luoyang.

Surrounded by their servants, Wei Chengqing and Wei Xuanzhen were walking on the busy streets, obviously feeling the excitement of the passers-by.

This time the sage brought hundreds of officials to the Eastern Capital and entered the Ziwei Palace, which was no different than the last disaster in the pass. There is no doubt that the next Luoyang will become a veritable heaven.

In the world, the emperor also sits in it.

For Jingzhao Webster, this is naturally not good news, especially when he thinks that when the first emperor was still there, he could not directly move the political center eastward to Luoyang in the normal period, and he is even more disturbed.

Of course, this does not mean that Li Hong is stronger than Li Zhi. Compared with political methods, the gap between the two is still obvious.

It's just that the predecessors planted trees and the descendants took advantage of the shade. Li Zhi spent more than [-] years suppressing the gentry in the Guan. Really right.

For the Guannei Gaomen, they don't like radical emperors. For example, after Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, he was a different person from when he was the prince. In the end, the world was tossed and the people were in dire straits. The Guanlong Group was also hit hard, but they didn't like being so calm. The son of heaven grasped the imperial power in his hands with a single glance, so that the space for the aristocratic family to move became tighter and tighter.

Of course, they couldn't help but dislike him, the saint is now extremely popular, and as uncle and nephew Webster walked, cheers even came from ahead.

"Today's roll call, Your Majesty bestows upon all scholars Jinshi and ranks!"

"Long live Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!"

The imperial examinations have been announced, and the list is still released.

In the normal roll call in history, in the Song Dynasty, the officials reported the names of the new subjects one by one, which was called roll call.

But now it is the official of the Ministry of Rites, who repeatedly shouts the name of the new scholar on the side of the high-hanging imperial list.

Naturally, this treatment was not as good as that of the emperor Jinkou, but the inscriptions one after another had attracted more and more people to watch, and the scholars who were called out held their heads high and accepted the congratulations with full of glory.

Uncle and nephew Webster stopped and stood not far away to listen.

Not long after, Wei Chengqing snorted coldly: "Shandong and Jiangnan have their wish fulfilled!"

This is the first time that the Imperial Examination has been named, and it can be said that it has attracted the attention of interested people in various states. Now the Jinshi Division has released the rankings, and [-] people have been admitted, of which only [-] were from the Guan. Twenty-one people were selected, and the least Jiangnan gentry also had twelve people on the list.

This ratio is actually normal. The second hall and six schools gather famous teachers from all over the world. After all, the strength of teachers is not comparable to other places. Even if the Shandong gentry take the exam again, it is still not comparable in the current environment. Therefore, under fair competition, the gentry in the Guan The accumulated advantages will still ensure that their numbers are the largest.

But this is how the sense of gap came about. In the past, [-]% of the Jinshi Division belonged to them, but now only half of them are left. As time goes by, the proportion may change, which is unacceptable.

And Wei Xuanzhen pays more attention to the way the Ministry of Rites releases the rankings: "In the past, the rankings were released in the Tribute Court of the Ministry of Rites, but now they are directly moved outside the imperial city to celebrate with the people, and then they will gather people to parade in the streets. "

Jinshi high schools in this era are not so proud of their horseshoes. They can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day, but they are also famous. This feeling of being surrounded by everyone makes Wei Xuanzhen quite envious when looking at it, and analyzes it: "There is this Once, it is worth studying hard for many years, I am afraid that there will be more and more children of the gentry who will be admitted to the imperial examination in the future."

Wei Chengqing understood what he meant, and his face darkened: "If there are more officials who have entered the officialdom through the imperial examination, and the officials who have entered the officialdom through door shade and other methods, the road to promotion will be more difficult."

Wei Xuanzhen said: "This is also unavoidable. Talented scholars have their own pride. Who would like to end up with a reputation of relying on the favor of their ancestors?"

Wei Chengqing frowned: "Of course, I can't reject the ethos of self-improvement in the clan. If a clan wants to survive for a long time, it is necessary to have a large number of talents, but the advantages of family shade must also be maintained. If everyone relies on talent and learning, my gentry in the Guan It becomes increasingly difficult to maintain the advantage.”

This statement is very explicit, but it is also very true. The so-called privilege is based on unfairness.

The most prosperous period of the aristocratic family was undoubtedly the top-ranking Wuhan family in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. As long as they had a good background, a fool could occupy a high position. By the time the Tang Dynasty officially implemented the imperial examination, the privilege had been greatly weakened.

Therefore, the power of the Shandong Gaomen with five surnames and seven families who produced many prime ministers cannot be denied, but it is really not as exaggerated as imagined by later generations. .

Naturally, Uncle and Nephew Wei could not have that kind of foresight. They thought of the young people in the pass who are doing nothing, and there are many rice bugs, and they sighed secretly.

The more fair the world is, the more difficult it is to hide Gaomen's corruption.

The two were silent for a moment, but subconsciously cast their eyes on an official surrounded by scholars, Wei Chengqing asked, "Who is that?"

Wei Xuanzhen said: "Su Weiwei, whose calligraphy is true, has a rich literary talent and a reputation for talent. He was the number one scholar in high school, and was called to be his son-in-law by Minister Pei. Now he is the chief secretary of Zhongshu Province, and he is quite famous among scholars."

Wei Chengqing's eyes lit up slightly: "Which subject is Pei Shilang's son-in-law?"

Wei Xuanzhen said in a low voice: "When Su Shouzhen was the number one scholar in high school, Pei Shilang didn't have any personal preferences. He didn't officially get married until after the official selection."

Wei Chengqing didn't catch the handle, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Hedong Pei's family has a strict family style, and now there are three Peis in one family, it's really prominent!"

The so-called San Pei refers to Pei Sijian, the former governor of Liangzhou, who later served as Minister of the Ministry of War and now moved to Zhongshu Ling;

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the leader of the Neiwei Pavilion, the chief manager of the Taohe River, and Pei Xingjian who is about to return to the court as a teacher;
There is also General Zuo Jinwuwei, who is also the father of Empress Pei and Pei Judao, who is the head of the country.

Although Jingzhao Wei is famous, he has always wanted to enter the political affairs hall as a prime minister. It was the same purpose to join Empress Wu before. As a result, he not only failed to get the position of prime minister, but also got several assassins dismissed from office and convicted. It can be said that he lost a lot. Pei, who had always been low-key, became famous, and Wei Chengqing's tone was inevitably a little sour.

Wei Xuanzhen said: "Your Majesty is going to open the Cao Si and set up a transfer envoy for various routes. My nephew thinks that this position is very suitable for uncle."

Wei Chengqing caressed Xu and said: "Yes, the responsibility of water transportation is becoming more and more important. This Cao Si seems to be a new department, but it can control all states and counties. The old man who led the inner guard gave up on his own initiative. This Cao Si cannot be missed."

Speaking of this, he smiled again, a little gloating: "However, the land in the south of the Yangtze River has not been peaceful recently. I heard that the bandits are making trouble, and a few zhechong mansions in the district can't suppress the bandits at all. The saint called servants to ask several times. It seems to be a headache too!"

Wei Xuanzhen frowned, thinking that the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River was not a good thing. After all, when the disaster in the pass was hit by rice and grain in the past, the relief was all from the south of the Yangtze River. Just as he was about to change the topic, he saw the crowd commotion in front of him, and then a team of prison cars came over.

Wei Chengqing and Wei Xuanzhen immediately became tense and stood still, not daring to move. It wasn't until the prison cart approached, and they heard shouting and crying, that they learned from the hateful voices of passers-by that these people who were going to be executed were toothmaid traffickers.

Inside the prison car, Sister Shang Gong seemed to be in it, her face was full of fear, and she was somewhat relieved.

There are two sisters in Shang Gong, the younger sister was executed in front of Chang'an Taiji Palace, and the older sister spent an unforgettable time with Qiu Shenji in Luoyang Inner Prison, and now she is officially executed.

Charged with child abduction.

With her as the head, there are also a group of Yabaya people such as the godly mother-in-law, but there are quite a few people involved in abducting children.

It was not beheading that was carried out, but hanging.

In the stream of people watching and scolding, Yang Zaiwei's tall figure was among them, watching the scene silently, with complicated brows.

Until Li Yan's voice sounded from behind: "How are the other abducted children of the Yang family now?"

Yang Zaiwei's body tensed subconsciously, and he turned his head slowly, his pupils constricted: "In broad daylight, you can actually get close to me without me noticing it?"

Li Yan is dressed in casual clothes, with a calm breath, if not for his outstanding appearance, he would be like an ordinary person: "You were distracted just now."

Yang Zaiwei's horrified expression slowly receded, and he smiled wryly: "There is no need to comfort me, you are so stimulating, maybe I can break through the sixth consciousness!"

Li Yan also showed fascination: "The sixth consciousness is indeed an incomparably miraculous realm..."

Yang Zaiwei said: "You can kill the strong man of the sixth sense now, if you also opened the sixth sense, wouldn't you be a god on earth?"

Li Yan said with a smile: "That's not enough. I can't do things like turning a stone into gold, calling wind and rain."

Yang Zaiwei: "..."

Do you really want to be a fairy?

The discussion on the limit of martial arts came to an end, and Yang Zaiwei's face turned cold: "I have seen those abducted children of the Yang family. They have been trained by 'Zoming' to become full-time assassins, even dead soldiers. I can feel it. Even if 'Zoming' ordered to die, they would not frown."

Li Yan sighed: "This is a complete brainwashing. I must have no experience on you. In addition, after Changsun's accident, 'Zuo Ming' was also implicated and disappeared for a few years. When you return, you will have grown up." When the mind is big and the thoughts are basically formed, this person will be restrained with the feeling of master and apprentice, rather than directly instilling orders."

Yang Zaiwei agreed, and said in a concentrated voice: "But apart from Yang's disciples, I have not been able to gather the power left by 'Zuo Ming'. I feel that there are others competing with me, and they are always one step ahead of me. It seems that there are only three disciples, the gentry in the pass, and the inner guard outside the palace, 'Zuo Ming' has other confidantes!"

Li Yan's face is slightly dark: "No, 'Zuo Ming' has the intention of taking advantage of others, even if there are other cronies, unless he understands him to the extreme, how can he always be one step faster than you? To win the trust of the rest of 'Sa Ming'?"

Yang Zaiwei said: "I don't know."

Li Yan was silent for a while: "It seems that although 'Zuo Ming' is dead, the affairs surrounding her are not over yet. The true identity of this woman still needs to be found out."

Yang Zaiwei was stunned: "A woman?"

Li Yan nodded: "'Zuo Ming' has an old and hoarse voice, and his face and skin are completely ruined, but this person is really a middle-aged woman."

　Thanks to the book friends "Why is the novel so white", "Listen with compassion" and "Rogeotarifos" for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)