The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

as expected.

During the palace examination, Bai Gui used "The Mysterious Bird of Destiny" as the first question to assess the students. And the answers of these scholars were also very good. They answered this question with "Although Zhou was an old state, its destiny was restored."

The mysterious bird of destiny descends and gives birth to Shang.

This refers to the destiny of a businessman. The Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period was a remnant of merchants. Bai Gui's title of the Mysterious Bird of Destiny is asking, "Is destiny now in Qin or Song?"

Combined with recent rumors.

This is forcing the candidates for the palace examination to take sides.

If you stand in the wrong position, not only will your reputation be reduced, but you may also be killed.

Candidates are also very current. .

Although Zhou was an old state, his destiny was restored.

It alludes to the fact that the destiny of heaven has now reached Bai Gui, the king of Qin.

The land of Qin, or Yongzhou, was originally the old land of the Zhou people.

Zhou Dynasty, Shang Dynasty, Qin Dynasty, Song Dynasty.

The candidates' knowledge was within Bai Gui's expectation. But among the one hundred and thirty-four candidates who entered the palace examination, not even a single loyal minister of the Song Dynasty was found, which was beyond his expectation.

This has been the case throughout the ages, and those who dare to usurp the throne will always be scolded.

But after thinking about the virtues of the Song Dynasty and the emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty, he understood the mood of these imperial examination scholars.

Although loyal ministers are seen as honest, but...how can anyone come to support such a disgraceful emperor?

Furthermore, Qin and Long were brought back by Bai Gui, and the local scholar class had long lost their respect and loyalty to the Song Dynasty. Now, the candidates for the palace examination should not make a decision too easily.

Although Qin was lost to the Song Dynasty for a short time, the scholar class in Qin actually did not have much favorable impression of the Song Dynasty. Not to mention the loss of Qin, it is just that in the Northern Song Dynasty, more and more people from the south passed the imperial examination than those from the north...

For example, Zhang Yuan, the failed student of Renzong Dynasty, was from Huayin in Qin Dynasty. When he was young, he was "self-motivated by taking responsibility", "unruly and talented", but due to repeated failures, he and his friend Wu Hao ruthlessly took refuge in Xixia's Li Yuanhao, and finally became Xixia's state minister.

In the Battle of Haoshuichuan, Zhang Yuan assisted the Xia army. The Song army alone suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Zhang Yuan also wrote a poem in Jieshang Temple: "Xia Song has never stood up, Han Qi is not surprising. The dragon and tiger chariots in Sichuan are still talking about military aircraft."

Behind the poem, Zhang Yuan left a series of his own official positions, including Taishi, Shangshu Ling, and Zhongshu Ling.

Han Qi and Xia Song were the prime ministers of the Song Dynasty at that time.

To say that Zhang Yuan has no talent is definitely impossible.

Zhang Yuan is just a microcosm of these scholars in Qin.

Nowadays, Bai Gui is holding the imperial examination to recruit scholars, and all the scholars selected are from Qinlong. These people are too late to be happy, how could they praise the Song Dynasty's bad feet.

…

evening.

Qin Palace, Meeting Hall.

“People’s support is available.”

Tang Hong set the tone for today's palace examination candidates and said.

People do not refer to ordinary people. But it refers to these Qinlong scholars. Bai Gui opened the imperial examination to obtain scholars, and most of those who could come to participate in the imperial examination were local wealthy households. Now that these scholars were selected, it was equivalent to winning over the gentry class in Qin and Long.

The gentry are the people and the common people.

"I have taken over Guanlong and Guanlong. Although the Xia Kingdom has imperial examination scholars and hundreds of officials, they can only select one or two for use. Now that the Chang'an imperial examination has been completed, these imperial examination scholars will be placed in Qin Longzhou, as the governor..."

Bai Gui nodded and said.

"The governor?"

Tang Hong was surprised.

Although Cishi is another name for Zhizhou, Bai Gui's words are not like setting Zhizhou, but he wants to turn the false title of Cishi into a real official again.

"The Song Dynasty had three major disadvantages: redundant officials, redundant soldiers, and redundant administration."

"Officials have official duties and errands, which are too complicated and I don't want to take them. Redundant officials lead to redundant administration, and too much expenditure is spent every year..."

"Now that the New Deal has just been established, if we want to change it, we must change it completely."

Bai Gui said in a deep voice.

Civil Service Officer is the official title of the old Three Provinces and Six Ministries system. For example, Yuanwailang, Shangshu, and Pushe. However, in the Song Dynasty, these official titles were divorced from the actual positions. The official names were only used to indicate official position and salary, so they were called Jilu officials. Dispatch refers to an official position that is "established due to events and removed afterwards". For example, the full name of Zhizhou is "the right to know the affairs of a certain military state", which is a dispatch officer.

These three shortcomings led to the emergence of good generals in the Song Dynasty, but they were unable to win the battle.

The reason is that the Song Dynasty selected talents nationwide. Since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, due to the chaos in the feudal towns, there were many generals. So there are generals. However, the three shortcomings caused the Song Dynasty to really act like a separatist force, with nowhere to use its power and serious internal strife. So there are no soldiers and no food.

Strategy cannot defeat people, and tactics will only lead to a small fight unless there is a big victory.

"Although the Song Dynasty had many disadvantages, this method could prevent rebellion."

Tang Hong advised.

These three disadvantages are not without advantages. The advantage is that local rebellions can be avoided to the greatest extent.

"This method was chosen in the early Song Dynasty to avoid rebellion in the Five Dynasties feudal towns..."

"To govern troubled times, use heavy codes. On the contrary, if it is a prosperous time, the punishment will be light and the world will be lenient. Now there are no vassal towns to cause trouble, and there is no need to continue this bad government."

Bai Guidao.

As long as there is no trouble in the center, it is almost impossible for the local area to expand. Furthermore, if he were a human emperor and an immortal who would live forever, this little trouble would not be something worth worrying about.

To correct the three evils is to reform grassroots organizations.

Only in this way can the strength of the entire feudal court be utilized.

In this case, even if the people ruled by Guan and Long were not half as many as those in the Southern Song Dynasty, the strength of the violent troops would be far superior to that of the Southern Song Dynasty.

"The King of Qin has a far-sighted vision."

Tang Hong praised.

He was just doing his best to remind Bai Gui, but in his heart, he was still willing to change the system. Several restructurings such as Yuanfeng's restructuring and Jianyan's restructuring also showed that the Song Dynasty was aware of the problem of redundant officials.

But the disadvantages have been accumulated for too long, and even if you want to change them, it is difficult to change them.

Now that Qin Long is blank, it would be easier to set the tone from the beginning.

"Thank you, father-in-law."

"It's late. My son-in-law won't accompany his father-in-law. Sister Huixian is still waiting for me."

After discussing political affairs, Bai Gui stood up, cupped his hands, and said with a smile.

Although they were monarchs and ministers in the court, privately they were still father-in-law and son-in-law. Addressing someone like this in private at this time can also easily enhance feelings.

"King Qin, walk slowly."

Tang Hong bowed, not daring to exceed the courtesy.

Although Tang Wan is his daughter, Bai Gui is his son-in-law. But today is different from the past. Bai Gui can call him father-in-law in private out of affection, but he cannot be arrogant about it.

"By the way, King Qin, there is one more thing."

"King Kang built a large number of passes near Jianzhou and imposed civil service, which has caused resentment among the people. Many people in Bashu have fled to Qin, and the people of Bashu have long had resentments against Song Dynasty..."

Tang Hong stopped Bai Gui and talked about this matter.

Commercial taxes in the world are the most important among the Four Shu.

When the Song Dynasty ruled Shu, it treated Shu differently. As a result, Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun revolted in Bashu, a prosperous land. Shi Pudu, who pursued Li Shun's uprising army, said: "The rebellion in Shu was caused by the urgent need to collect taxes. The farmers were unemployed and unable to survive, so they fell into the trap of thieves."

Zhao Kuangyin also said: "Sichuan people never forget Meng Chang."

It's not that Meng Chang, the leader of Later Shu, managed Shu very well, but that the Song Dynasty exploited Bashu too much.

"Zhao Gou lost his virtue, and Bashu will not be restored."

Bai Gui chuckled lightly.

When he captured Jianzhou, he guessed that Zhao Gou would do this.

"In July, we will send troops to Bashu."

"Now I order learned men to write a memorial and send it to the states of Shu."

he ordered.

The time to take Bashu has not come yet. Now there is only public resentment, but it is not serious. And his mission was to force Zhao Gou to make this opportunity more mature.

This is conspiracy.

No matter what Zhao Gou did, he was still making wedding clothes for him.