Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Li Shimin really wanted to say something, for example, he asked curiously what a forbidden marriage family was.

For example, I was still planning to go to Guanyin Maid tonight, pretending that I had no intention of asking why I chose a concubine from among the people.

Li Shimin wanted to sneer at what Guangmu said about the nobles not wanting to marry the royal princess:

Don't want to marry? Are you worthy of being a coward from an aristocratic family who is harming the country and enriching your family?

Li Shimin still remembers the power of Princess Pingyang Zhao.

In response to Jinyang, he raised troops, gathered the heroes of Guanzhong, and Sizhu raised the women's army.

The Wei and Hebei armies joined forces, and the brothers and sisters defeated Chang'an, and controlled the pass to rule the world.

The troops and horses are ruthless, life is prosperous and death is mournful.

Therefore, when he heard that later generations called Weize Pass Niangzi Pass, Li Shimin was happy for his sister from the bottom of his heart.

only……

My sister, Princess Yongjia, had an affair.

Princess Taiping, who doesn’t know which of her daughters is plotting rebellion! ? !

As well as the dizzying number of princesses behind them, for the first time, the fear in Li Shimin's heart overwhelmed his curiosity.

He doesn't want to know!

But then Li Shimin felt that the light curtain was like a giant hammer, hitting him hard on the head:

Empress Changsun died of illness in the tenth year of Zhenguan!

Li Shimin felt dizzy for a moment, and there seemed to be thousands of people shouting in his ears, crying and laughing, and suddenly he seemed to be able to hear the happy and relieved voices of his brothers.

He couldn't help but stood up and took two steps forward, but immediately realized that the light curtain was just announcing the news, and his Guanyin maid was not among them.

After he relaxed a little, an unprecedented feeling of weakness engulfed his body.

Then the ministers saw their Majesty, and the scorching sun of the Tang Dynasty, who was only thirty years old, became dimmed like never before.

This young and energetic body staggered back until it held onto the chair.

Changsun Wuji, whose eyes were red, helped him up.

His Majesty……

Everyone……

The sound was noisy, but it gave Li Shimin an inexplicable peace of mind and allowed his body to regain its strength.

I'm going to see the queen...

Li Shimin couldn't wait, but soon realized that the light curtain was still there, so he covered his head and changed the order:

Quickly announce that Queen Changsun has come to Ganlu Palace.

Even as stubborn as Wei Zheng was, he didn't jump out and say that he was at odds with Li because he knew it would be useless.

Dragons have reverse scales, which will make them angry when touched, and Queen Changsun can definitely be regarded as one of His Majesty's reverse scales.

Being supported by Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin was lying weakly on the couch. With his eyes closed, Li Shimin was massaging his head by Changsun Wuji.

In the awkward silence, Li Shimin finally took the initiative and said:

In the 20th year of Zhenguan, the prince was in trouble and the harem usurped power. Nothing was accomplished.

With a wry smile, Du Ruhui advised:

Why should your majesty suffer for yourself? How could the Taixuan prosperous age, the commemoration of future generations, and the honorary title of future generations be faked?

This persuasion made some sense. Li Shimin's headache was relieved a little, and he simply looked at the dome of Ganlu Hall and said:

That martial artist is entering my palace, so that's right.

This... Fang Xuanling thought carefully and said carefully: Since he can enter the palace, it can be seen that his name, appearance and talent are all a good choice for the moment.

With his superiority over Empress Lu, even if His Majesty turns a blind eye, he still has the means to enter the palace.

Li Shimin was about to retort, but he was speechless when he remembered this princess of the Tang Dynasty.

Even if you don't enter the palace in the name of a talented person, if you choose a princess who behaves unscrupulously, you might still be able to find good opportunities.

On the other side, Changsun Wuji said with murderous intent:

Please give an order, I will dig three feet into the ground to find this witch and execute her to eliminate the trouble!

No! Wei Zheng jumped out: Isn't this killing people in an unwarranted name? This is not what a benevolent king would do!

Li Shimin was tired of the noisy officials, so he simply closed his eyes again.

And soon the hall became quiet again. A pair of weak, boneless and slightly cold hands came back to his forehead, and then they began to pinch it skillfully, and the pain began to slowly disappear.

Guanyin Maid...

Li Shimin grabbed these hands and put them on his eyelids, and then big tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

…

Everyone in the Chengdu government office was dumbfounded when they saw the deeds of the Tang Dynasty princess.

Pang Tong swallowed and said:

At this moment in the prosperous Tang Dynasty...

Kong Ming interfaced:

Just like my Han at that time and that moment.

Liu Bei couldn't help but admire:

How can they be so similar?

The two military advisors shook their heads together and exclaimed:

It's so similar!

For a moment, everyone in the hall found it difficult to accept it.

What about avoiding past mistakes and avoiding future ones as promised? What about the person who said he was going to overturn the vehicle before him?

Eunuchs were in power, and relatives were involved in government affairs.

The harem is regent, and the princess rebels.

You have to reproduce them all, right?

You, the Tang Dynasty, even if you imitate the good qualities of a big man like me, how can you still imitate them completely?

Zhang Fei whispered to Lai Lai:

Our big man is far worse than the Tang Dynasty.

The Empress Gao did not proclaim herself emperor, and the eldest princess of Eyi only participated in it, but she was no match for Princess Taiping who controlled the government and wanted to seize the throne.

Liu Bei immediately gave him a death stare:

Third brother, Dujiangyan is still lacking...

I won't say anything. Zhang Fei quickly stopped.

Kong Ming remembered a rather realistic problem and was a little worried:

Guangmu said before that Li Shimin and the traitor Cao generally suffer from head wind.

Now that I suddenly heard such news, I'm afraid...

Head wind disease... shouldn't cause death, right? Kong Ming is not sure.

Zhang Fei also wanted to gloat:

Maybe the Tang Emperor and Empress Wu are inseparable...

Kong Ming shook his head and said:

The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty had spoken in the light curtain before, but the Western Regions had not yet been conquered, which shows that it was too early.

Pang Tong's eyes lit up, and then he slapped his leg and said with regret:

I wish I could have seen with my own eyes the sight of Emperor Tang seeing such news!!

…

In the Manna Palace.

Empress Changsun was sitting on the couch, massaging the head of Li Shimin who was lying on her lap, and listening attentively to Du Ruhui's explanation.

Du Ruhui's words were concise and precise. In just a few words, Empress Changsun had a general understanding of the current situation.

It also allowed Empress Changsun to solve a doubt in her heart: why did everyone occasionally get very excited before but didn't say anything when asked.

If she hadn't been convinced of his character, Empress Changsun would have almost thought that Li Shimin had secretly taken Wu Shi Powder.

Now that she knew her worries, Empress Changsun smiled and said to Li Shimin on her lap:

Since he can inherit the prosperous age of His Majesty Zhenguan, I think this martial artist is also a heroine. It just so happens that I lack a clever and capable person by my side.

This meant that Li Shimin summoned the martial artist into the palace in advance.

Li Shimin was a little hesitant. Empress Changsun smiled and said:

Now that you are summoned, it is up to your majesty to decide how to deal with it. What does your majesty, Li Shimin, the eternal emperor of the Tang Dynasty, have to fear?

Li Shimin sat up. He had liked this title before, but somehow he felt ashamed when his queen read it out loud.

So I had to shout quickly: That's Yi Guanyin, the maid.

It just so happened that the curtain of light continued to roll slowly at this time, and Li Shimin hurriedly begged for mercy:

Look at the light curtain first.

[Five surnames and seven hopes are the saying in the early Tang Dynasty. With the prosperity of Zhenguan, nobles such as Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and Li Jian ignored Erfeng's warning and rushed to intermarry with Shandong nobles.

The surnames of the gentry also quickly recovered. By the time of Emperor Gaozong, the five surnames and Qiwang had become seven surnames and ten families. At that time, Li Yifu, the prime minister of a poor family, was rejected from marrying the Shandong gentry, so he appealed to Emperor Gaozong.

Emperor Gaozong then issued an order prohibiting intermarriage among ten families of seven surnames, which is the origin of the commonly known marriage-forbidden families.

A ban only increased the social status of Shandong nobles. Seven surnames and ten families were proud to be called marriage-forbidden families. Moreover, the ban was of no use. They just got married secretly.

Emperor Wenzong personally proposed to Prime Minister Zheng Tan, hoping that the prince would marry Zheng Tan's granddaughter. Zheng Tan refused and married his granddaughter to Cui Gao, who was only a ninth-rank official.

Emperor Wenzong of the Tang Dynasty lamented, How can the emperor not take care of Cui Luye after two hundred years? This became the golden sign of the marriage prohibition family, and the reputation of the Shandong gentry grew stronger.

There is a very helpless fact behind the role of Li Shimin in compiling Chronicles of the Clan: the imperial examinations of the Tang Dynasty were indeed improved compared to the Northern and Southern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty, but they had little effect on the Tang Dynasty.

In the 20th year of Emperor Taizong's reign, Erfeng inspected Bingzhou and sent 22 people including the Minister of Dali Temple to inspect the surrounding areas. However, the inspection envoys soon discovered that the official administration in Bingzhou was extremely corrupt. Erfeng was furious and immediately executed or dismissed nearly a thousand people. People, this is just Bingzhou.

Looking at the history books, four people were admitted to the imperial examination in the 20th year of Zhenguan, and seven people were admitted in the following year. In total, there were only one percent of the official vacancies in Bingzhou.

According to the information collected so far, the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty began in 622 and ended in 904. During the 282 years, the imperial examination was held 273 times, with a total of 8,455 scholars, an average of only 23 people per year.

So is it because the number of officials in the Tang Dynasty was very small? Obviously not, let’s take the same early example:

In the second year of Emperor Xianqing's reign, 1,400 people entered the ranks and became officials. In the same year, only 22 people took the imperial examination. How many official vacancies were there in the second year of Emperor Xianqing's reign? Nearly five hundred.

In fact, there were many ways to become an official in the Tang Dynasty, such as Zhiju, Enyin, Chaju, Piju, Dongjian, Qiang, and military merit. These are all ways to become an official.

Among them, although the final test forms of the four categories of Zhiju, Chaju, Piju, and Winter Recommendation are different, the starting point is the same: you need to be recommended by local officials to obtain qualifications.

Although the Enyin system has been modified in successive dynasties, it has never been abolished. The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous dynasty of Enyin, and most of the officials in the Tang Dynasty came from this.

Zhuqian is a disguised form of selling officials, such as Zhuqian Lingshi, Xushi, Pinzi, etc. This position is equivalent to using the court's money to make loan sharks. You need to pay a certain amount of money to the court every year. After a certain number of years, you can Awarded an official.

Because there were too many methods, the Tang Dynasty was not short of the imperial examination. In fact, the problem of redundant officials had already appeared during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

Still in the second year of Xianqing, there were less than 500 vacant official positions, and a total of 1,400 people had joined the officialdom. There were still more than 7,000 Enyin, Jungong and other children in the civil service waiting to take the exam. This was the most serious period of official redundancy in the entire Tang Dynasty. There are more than 70,000 people in the Ministry of Personnel waiting for assessment, and the longest wait may be ten years.

And in the process of Enyin, Liuwai and Liu (outsourcing and becoming a regular), this is where the Clan Chronicle comes into play. According to the surname level, the upper limit of officials for disciples with five surnames and seven Wangyinbu is limited.

The restricted nobles soon discovered their new destination: the imperial examination was the best cradle. 】

I lost track of time as I wrote.