Joy of Life: Starting from the Prince of Zhennan in Northern Qi!

Chapter 54 Yang Xiu’s plan, Northern Qi opens the spring examination!

The current Northern Qi Dynasty can be said to be riddled with holes.

There are problems in the court and there are problems among the people.

After the war, the border troops also had problems.

Fortunately, Emperor Qi won the battle against Nan Qing with his own death.

Otherwise, the Northern Qi Dynasty might really be destroyed.

There are simply too few people available in this court.

Yang Xiu thought for a moment.

It seems that we need to restart the spring examination system.

In fact, in all feudal societies, at the beginning, the court was dominated by children of aristocratic families.

Students from ordinary families had no chance to take part in the imperial examinations.

Only by becoming a disciple of one of these aristocratic families can one have the opportunity to enter officialdom.

This was mainly because Ye Qingmei had not yet brought out the new papermaking technique.

Books were all recorded on bamboo slips, which were too expensive.

Yes, just like all time travelers.

Ye Qingmei took out papermaking and movable type printing.

Although it is not mentioned in the original book, these things do exist on this continent.

And they all appeared a little early.

This could only have been taken out by Ye Qingmei.

Why do the people of Nanqing support it?

It was also because of the things Ye Qingmei took out.

Ye Qingmei has no ambitions, she simply wants the people of this era to live a better life.

So, she handed these things to the current Emperor Qing.

Otherwise, even if Ye Qingmei killed two contenders for the throne, it would not be so easy for Emperor Qing to ascend the throne.

The main reason is that after Emperor Qing took out these things, the people were in favor of him.

Afterwards, at Ye Qingmei's suggestion, Qing Kingdom began the era of spring examinations.

That is the imperial examination system.

Students from poor families now have the opportunity to enter officialdom.

The fact that poor students were able to enter officialdom weakened the power of the aristocratic families on the one hand, and on the other hand allowed more talented people to emerge in the court of Nanqing.

Even if there was cheating in the imperial examination later, or accepting retainers.

But they are all talented.

And most importantly, this gave ordinary people in Qing Kingdom hope.

Cultivated a sense of patriotism.

The national strength of Qing State became stronger and stronger.

Let’s look at the predecessor of Northern Qi, the Great Wei.

The Great Wei was originally an imperial dynasty founded by Emperor Wei and his aristocratic families.

Somewhat similar to the Sui Dynasty in normal history.

Therefore, aristocratic families play a vital role in the court.

After that, Nanqing began its spring examinations. By that time, even if Dawei wanted to imitate it, it was powerless.

Because the power of the aristocratic families is so intertwined and complex, it cannot be easily moved.

Later, the Great Wei Dynasty split into several small countries, and the Zhan family brought these countries together to establish the Northern Qi Dynasty.

However, the essence of Northern Qi was the merger of several small countries, among which the power of the aristocratic families was even more intertwined.

When Emperor Qi was in power, he intended to emulate the spring examination system, but he did not rush into it for the sake of national stability.

But now is the best time.

First of all, the death of the Emperor of Qi in battle and the ascension of the new emperor to the throne must bring about a new atmosphere.

Therefore, at this time, if some new rules are put forward, it will be easier for people to accept. Secondly, Du Hang rebelled and implicated some people from the aristocratic families, and Yang Xiuzai killed them all.

It can be said that the power of the aristocratic families in the Northern Qi court is unprecedentedly weak.

Moreover, the war between Da Qi and Nan Qing had just ended.

There will be no more war in the short term.

Now is the time for reform.

There are some people in the court who lack ability but rely on their status as aristocratic families. This is a good opportunity to clear them out.

The most important thing is that it is easier to find excuses at this time.

Most of the ministers from aristocratic families in the court are already old!

Now is the best time to clean them out.

As for whether clearing them out would cause turmoil in the court or paralyze the court.

Stop joking. If these things were really useful, Yang Xiu wouldn't have cleared them out so easily.

As for, after the purge, there was no one available in the court.

Aren’t we preparing to hold the imperial examination? If that doesn’t work, Yang Xiu still has the system.

No one really thinks that the system can only exchange thugs and bodyguards.

Yang Xiu saw many famous officials there.

These people will become the talents for governing the country in the future.

Just when Yang Xiu was planning to hold the imperial examination.

Zhan Doudou woke up in a daze.

The first moment you open your eyes.

Zhan Doudou started looking for Yang Xiu.

"Brother Xiu! Brother Xiu!"

Yang Xiu's train of thought was interrupted.

Turn around and look.

"Here it is!"

Only then did Zhan Doudou feel relieved.

He got out of bed and ran to Yang Xiu.

"Brother Xiu! I thought you left again!"

Yang Xiu smiled and said, "No! I won't leave Shangjing anytime soon!"

Zhan Doudou nodded: "That's good! Brother Xiu, what are you looking at?"

Yang Xiu said: "I'm bored, so I'll take a look at these memorials!"

Zhan Doudou's face suddenly turned bitter. "Speaking of these memorials! These ministers just talk useless nonsense every day. When asked to talk about post-war resettlement, they talked about all sorts of nonsense! They didn't consider the feasibility at all! What's worse, they even asked the royal family to allocate money to connect the borders! Isn't this pure nonsense? Where can we get so much money?"

Yang Xiu said, "Yes! I've seen it too! It's really a bit outrageous! These ministers are just sitting there doing nothing but eating and drinking, they are useless! When you ascend the throne, hold the spring examination! Select some talents from the humble families!"

Zhan Doudou said, "Is it similar to the Spring Examination in Nanqing? But will this arouse opposition from the ministers in the court? Most of the ministers in the court are from aristocratic families. If we select candidates from humble backgrounds, it will be like taking advantage of their pie!"

Yang Xiu looked at Zhan Doudou in surprise: "Oh, you should look at someone with new eyes after three days of absence. Doudou knows a lot now!"

Zhan Doudou said: "Of course! I learned a lot!"

Yang Xiu smiled and said, "Our Doudou is the best! What you said is indeed a problem! But the new emperor has ascended the throne, and severe punishments must be imposed immediately! Especially for things that benefit the country and the people! As for those opposing voices in the court, just suppress them! Your father used his life to buy you a long period of development time, so you must do it drastically! Don't worry, I will cover everything for you! Da Qi will not be in chaos!"

Zhan Doudou nodded: "That's fine! Brother Xiu said so, let's do it! Wait for me to discuss it with mother! After I ascend the throne, we can implement it!"

Yang Xiu nodded: "Yes! When the time comes, just tell the Queen Mother that it was me who said it! You have informed the Queen Mother, and after you ascend the throne, I will bring it up in the court. As for those who oppose it! I will deal with them! But by then, you have to prepare a knife for me!"

Zhan Doudou said, "Don't worry, Brother Xiu! My father has already prepared the knife for you!"

Yang Xiu asked doubtfully, "Are you ready?"

Yang Xiu had some guesses in his mind. It seemed that the Emperor Qi's will that his mother mentioned was related to this matter. Did it give him some authority?

Yang Xiu didn't think much about it.

"Let's see if there are really blind people by then. If I want, I can bring up the matter of Du Hang again!"

(End of this chapter)