Chapter 23 Shake hands and give thanks to the teacher

In fact, in fact, the governors of each state and county first took ten imperial examinations in the local area, such as "filial piety and hearing", "morality and thick", "morality can be called "cleanness", "strong and uprighteousness", "constitutional and unforgiving", "study and sensitive", "literary talent and beauty", "talentability and strength", and then the Ministry of the Ministry of officials "try" to "try This system, which prevailed from the Western Wei Dynasty, indeed gave poor students more opportunities, and was also conducive to the monarch to select talents, ending the situation where all the officials in the world came from their families. Therefore, although the Western Wei Dynasty was destroyed, the former Ming Dynasty also maintained this old system.

But at the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the incompetence of the last emperor, the central prime minister took power. All six ministers were prime ministers. The division of scholars were actually reduced to nothing. Whether the students were talented or not was evaluated by the officials of the Ministry of Officials, and the officials of the Ministry of Officials only looked at the preferences of the Prime Minister. Therefore, the students in the world wanted to find the opportunity to get an official. At the meeting, it has to be bribed with a lot of gold. If there is no "communication", it will be difficult to obtain the qualification of "people" in the state and county, let alone go to Beijing to participate in the "test strategy".

Later, most of the "people" recommended by the state and county were not students, including many dboys who could not read big words, as well as the children of powerful and rich businessmen.

These people became officials with a lot of money. After being appointed as an official, they will naturally double the people's fat and take back their capital. The taxes of states and counties are increasing day by day, and the robbers forced by officials and eunuchs to occupy people's property are countless. As a result, thousands of people were displaced in the late Ming Dynasty and had no way out. They had to fall into the grass and raise the grass and raise the flag to rise up.

Local "thieves" broke out. The last emperor listened to the Prime Minister's words, but blamed the defenders for being incompetent and punished the public. The defenders were forced to be helpless and did not want to be captured. They had to raise the anti-flag, and finally some generals broke through Kyoto and forced the last emperor to die, ending the nearly 200 years of rule of the former Ming Dynasty.

The guard who could destroy Qianming could not convince the public and unify the world, so that the Central Plains split into ten countries and guarded one side. The chaotic situation lasted for 70 years.

Over the past 70 years, the ten countries have annexed each other. You have fought with each other. The wolf smoke and peak fire have not stopped for a moment. The people have gone east and west, living in no fixed place, and the great central plains have become a pot of porridge.

However, during this period, the Beiyuan people bought troops and became more and more powerful. Finally, they had the strength to cross the grassland, launched an attack on the beautiful cities of the Central Plains, and annexed the five northern states in one breath. The iron horse and golden knife attacked directly to the Central Plains.

The country was about to be lost. The brave men and knowledgeable people in various places finally couldn't stand it. They launched uprisings one after another. While fighting against the Beiyuan, they also gradually overthrew the princes of various countries. Emperor Dongming Yuan was the best among them. His Dongming army not only gave a hard blow to the Beiyuan people, but also subdued many insurgents. After more than 20 years After the war, he finally unified the Central Plains, established a new dynasty, and returned the world to a clear place.

Although Emperor Yuan is brave and good at fighting, he is always from a reckless background and can't do anything about his knowledge.

The founding of the Eastern Ming Dynasty was abandoned and waiting to be revived. The Yuan Emperor put his personal envelope as a state and county official, but he was always worried about giving the power of selection and appointment and removal of officials to the literary people he despised. Therefore, he refused the proposal of civilian officials to resume the division of subjects and scholars, and insisted on imitating the ancient system, implementing the system of recommendation, appointment, recruitment and other systems, in order to appoint officials. The power is completely in your own hands.

It is more difficult to implement a thorough reform of the official system.

In the first year of Taizong's Daqing, he finally recovered the ten counties of naturalization and completely expelled the Beiyuan people from the territory of the Central Plains. It was not until then that Taizong had the intention to resume the division of scholars.

Unexpectedly, not only the family's fierce opposition, but also the new nobles are worried about the damage of their interests. On the court, there is a huge wave of opposition.

Taizong had no choice but to retreat and give up the division of subjects, but abolished the two systems.

According to this, the eunuchs must pass the examination of the Ministry of Officials to be officials, or those with outstanding talents can also be personally awarded by the Holy, but the initial award shall not exceed five grades.

Except for the East Palace and the prince, officers are not allowed to choose their own officials.

The reform of Taizong's official system can only be regarded as adding some restrictions on the system, but it has not changed the situation that the official position is controlled by nobles and families.

Although the eldest princess understood the political affairs of the dynasty, she did not elaborate.

Therefore, Liu Niang still seems to understand: "Now, it has been more than 30 years since the founding of Dalong. Do I still have to be restrained by the family?"

"Not only are you restrained, but also need to use the family to balance the nobles. Besides, there are indeed many well-educated people in the children of the family. You are still young and think too simple about political affairs. You should know that although the emperor is the king of a country and manipulates the life and death of his subjects, there are many things, and you can't be too hasty."

Yijing thought more deeply than Liu Niang. She hesitated for a while and still said what she said in her heart: "Therefore, although Emperor Taizong abolished the old system of Renzi, in fact, the position of central prime minister has always been monopolized by the Jin family and the Qin family. Perhaps because of this, Xun Gui and the family took a step back and let Tai The official reform of Emperor Zong was successfully implemented. They thought that as long as the left and right two prime ministers were still surnamed Jin and Qin, the benefits they deserved would not actually be reduced. Emperor Taizong abolished Renzi in the want to strengthen the imperial power, but in fact, most of the appointment and removal rights of officials are still controlled by Jin Xiang and Qin Xiang.

The eldest princess was stunned again. Her eyes were a little deeper when she looked at the beautiful scenery, but after all, she thought that her granddaughter was still young and it was inconvenient to talk about current affairs with them. However, they were not as good as others, and it was not a bad thing to know some political affairs. After a slight measurement, she took her two granddaughters to the study and let Linglong open it. The sandalwood painting cabinet placed against the wall took out a handful of apricot yellow paper cover.

"This stack is the nearest mansion. You can take it back and have a look, but you can't talk about it with outsiders. You have to keep it in mind."

Grandma actually asked them to watch the mansion! Li Liuniang couldn't help but get excited. Her eyes were as bright as stars. She looked at the scenery and responded to her grandmother's instructions in unison.

The eldest princess nodded with satisfaction and said, "Lvqingyuan is close, so let the maids send them there. Feng'er will also go to your fifth sister's place. In fact, you two are legitimate sisters. You should have been intimate and walk more. Today, I'm happy to see that you are not arguing."

It can be seen how much I worried my grandmother in the past! Yijing blushed and assured repeatedly, "I used to be competitive, and I was always looking for the sixth sister. Now that I am the governor, I will never bully the sixth sister again." He took Liu Niang's hand again: "The past is all mine. My sister can't annoy me anymore. In the future, she will often come to my yard to teach me how to make up for my achievements."

This made Liu Niang twist her, and her pretty face was stained with rouge. Although her naive nature still did not change, she only gave a soft hum on the tip of her nose, but she shook back her hand holding Yijing, even if she erased the previous matter.

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Since the mansion newspaper was taken back to Lvqingyuan, the two sisters Yijing and Liu Niang often spent their morning in the study. Sometimes whispered and sometimes they argued a few words, but they never blushed like in the past. The maids in a circle were strange. A few days later, when the second mother and the third mother heard about this, they didn't believe it. In the morning, he came to Luqingyuan to "visit" at the same time. Sure enough, he saw the scene of beautiful scenery and Liu Niang reading next to their heads.

"I heard that the fifth sister pleaded guilty to the sixth sister, and I still doubted that she really shook hands when she saw this situation?" Before spring and evening, the second mother picked up the curtain and went into the study. Seeing the intimate appearance of Yijing and the sixth mother, she only said half a good word. She turned around and began to provoke the third mother behind her as usual: "It seems that there is still a difference between this legitimate daughter. If there are not a few quarrels between the sisters, how could the third sister be punished? Qingping'an suffered, knelt down and admitted his mistake. It was not easy to get forgiveness, but the sixth sister and the fifth sister often quarreled. Instead, the fifth sister bowed her head and admitted her mistake. The two shook hands without saying a word?

Yijing looked up at the two uninvited guests and sighed in her intestines. She was thinking about how to answer the words before she quarreled with Sanniang again. However, she saw Sanniang's money entering and glanced at Er Niang with her eyes. She seemed to sneer, but said, "The second sister is really confused. The reason why I was punished is all Because of making a mistake, you shouldn't say that about the fifth sister. How dare you expect the fifth sister to apologize? Today, I came to Luqingyuan to make a mistake with my fifth sister.

The situation is so weird!

Not only Yijing felt so, but even Liu Niang couldn't help staring, not to mention Er Niang. A pair of apricot eyes almost jumped out and fell on the floor.

Sanniang really bowed down and was blessed: "It was my sister's fault that day. I shouldn't have treated the fifth sister like this. I hope the fifth sister will forgive her for being confused for a while."

It made Yijing at a loss for a moment. She didn't know whether it was better to return the gift or to help Sanniang up. Fortunately, Sanniang just made a gesture. After a little blessing, she stood up and stood up with a smile and looked at the beautiful scene with a complicated expression.

Yi Jing had to return the gift and said perfunctorily, "There is no need to worry about it between sisters. Why does the third sister have to be so polite?"

It's not that she doesn't want to believe Sanniang's "sincerity", but how can this person's temperament change? In her previous life, Sanniang had a grudge in her heart until she got married - Sanniang left the cabinet two months ago, and her husband's family was also a family. Since then, Sanniang has not taken the initiative to talk to her. The two sisters are three feet frozen, which is more strange than strangers.

My change is after the painful end of the previous life, rebirth and repentance. I don't know why Sanniang's sudden change is? If something goes wrong, there must be a demon. It seems that it's better to be prepared.

Seeing that she couldn't afford to pick up San Niang's fire, she couldn't see the good play, and snorted happily: "Several sisters are busy with bearing the thorns and plead guilty, but they forgot that Mr. Wei was about to travel far and said that they usually respected the teacher in vain. On this day, they said nothing. Isn't it chilling Mr. Wei?"

Seeing that Yijing and others did not speak, Er Niang hummed again: "Fortune, I have an idea. Why don't we gather together to set up a few tables of banquets, invite A Ran Ah Hui and A Jin, and invite the son of Chu, the second cousin and the third cousin brothers, and then Xie Shi to say goodbye. , someone has invited the eldest sister to come to Lvqingyuan to discuss with the fourth sister and eighth sister.

Bing frowned and hesitated, but Liu Niang had already taken the lead in opposing: "Sir, you are free and easy. The most impatient thing is the secular and tediousness. Why do you have to follow the vulgar etiquette? Don't wait for the day of parting and send you away with a song "South View" elegantly. You have not only taught me for many years, but also wished Mr. Ninghai a smooth journey. To our hearts."

"I'm not as elegant as my sister, but I should know that there are also vulgar respects. Isn't it the best of both things for my sister to play the piano at the banquet? Six sister won't be heartbroken, will she? What Er Niang said was not sarcastic: "Besides, the son of the king of Chu finally returned from school. This banquet also has the intention of taking care of him. I have discussed with my aunt earlier, and she is also very much in favor of it. We will definitely organize it. We juniors will pay for money and invite our grandmother to us. Happy is also a piece of filial piety. The sixth sister will never think that this filial piety is also a vulgar gift, which is not elegant enough. His eyes slanted and glanced at Sanniang and Yijing again: "The sixth sister's illness and the third sister's anger made my grandmother upset. Don't you two want to reassin your grandmother?"

After a few words, the three sisters were speechless. If they no longer agree with the second mother's idea, I'm afraid they will become a person who does not respect the teacher, disrespects his brother, and is unfilial and unrighteous.

Yi Jing thought of the strange scene of the banquet with Yu and Yuzhou, and another lament kept hovering in her intestines.

Waiting for Yichen to come to Lvqingyuan, he also agreed with Erniang's proposal: "It's true that there are many birds with one stone. The sisters may not have gathered for a long time. In addition, we haven't officially invited Jin Niang yet, which is also a congratulatory this time."

Binting can't be opposed to it.

But after waiting for a long time, I didn't see Si Niang and Ba Niang coming. Er Niang lost her patience and asked the maid Jixiang who followed her to urge him. Yichen thought of a key question: "Although there are no outsiders at this teacher appreciation banquet, it is not easy to sit at the same table with brothers, plus our big man, Erlang, male There are only six guests in total, but there are too many female guests, and there are actually..."

"We have seven sisters, three Anhui sisters, plus grandmother, mother and second aunt, a total of 13 people." The scenery said.

"One seat is too crowded, and it seems a little lonely to be divided into two seats." Sanniang also found a problem.

Although Liu Niang no longer insisted on opposing, she did not have much enthusiasm. She only prepared to raise money and did not want to waste God. At this time, she only chose a collection of words in the beautiful study and sat alone by the window and looked through it.

still proposed by Yijing: "Just follow the ancient ceremony, one person and one knee, set in the water hall of Fufeng Hall, sitting around a convenient and lively place, and different from the current banquets, which is also ingenious."

"This method is also elegant and interesting. I think it's feasible. What do your sisters think?" Ichen took the lead in favor.

Er Niang was very much to criticize her shortcomings, but she really couldn't think of a better solution, so she had to nod. San Niang subconsciously wanted to object. There was nothing else, just because this idea was put forward by Yijing, but she remembered Mother Song's "teaching" and quickly pinched it with her nails. With the palm of his hand, he suppressed a smile on his face: "The fifth sister is indeed a talented woman, and she is really good."

Everyone's eyes focused on Liu Niang on the side, and there was a few breath of silence in the study.

Liuniang seemed to feel the sudden change in the atmosphere. She raised her eyes to meet the eyes of several sisters. She was stunned and said, "How much money do you want to pay?"

Several ladies shook their heads and sighed together.

With endless sighs, she urged Si Niang and Ba Niang's auspiciousness to open the curtain in a panic. For a moment, she forgot the rules and stood by the door and said, "Second Lady... The second lady went to Aunt Zhang's yard and was making trouble!"