The opening inventory of the top ten young emperors

At the same time when the First Emperor responded, Lei Xiaomeng saw the number of likes behind the two barrages he posted rising sharply. If converted into points, each barrage would earn at least more than 30 points.
Lei Xiaomeng was jealous of the speed at which points were earned.

After Tianjuan finished talking about Su Xun, he started talking about his two sons.
【Next is his elder brother Su Shi. "Everyone hopes that their children will be smart, but I haven't been born smart yet. I only hope that my children will be stupid and rude, and will become high officials without any disasters." This is Su Shi's feeling about his life. 】

[But although the poem is self-deprecating, it is full of irony, just like his character.]

【Everyone should know that although Su Shi was extremely talented, his career was very bumpy. Because of his unruly and unrestrained personality, he was either demoted or on the way to being demoted. He eventually died in a foreign land.】

Either being demoted or on the way to being demoted?
When the emperors heard his self-deprecating poems and heard that his official career was so bumpy, the emperors who were born before him were full of curiosity. The emperors who were born after him had mixed feelings.
The later dynasties were not so bad, especially the emperors of the Song Dynasty after Song Renzong. They could not help but sigh when they thought of this talented man who was said to be the incarnation of Wenquxing.
Everyone knows that Su Shi is a man of great talent, but few people know that he also has a bold and unrestrained personality, otherwise he would not have caused so many troubles, and it was almost entirely up to his younger brother to clean up the mess for him.

Song Renzong: He was a great writer during my reign? Why haven't I heard of him? Will he appear in a few more days? Someone, help me find the three Su family members immediately.

[As you all know, he once called himself the Taoist of Iron Crown. His name is just like his personality, he is indeed very stubborn. Although he was demoted again and again, he still did not change his original intention.]

Emperors of various dynasties: The Taoist with the Iron Crown? Indeed, it is very vivid.

[Later, he even offended the emperor and was banished to Huizhou in the far south. He was also able to write the immortal poem "I eat 300 lychees a day and am willing to be a Lingnan person forever." He can be said to be the most stubborn person in ancient times.]

Song Shenzong: Are you talking about me? I have never had the same opinion as him. It's a pity for Ziyou.

[Of course, this emperor is not the Emperor Renzong we are counting today, but his next emperor, Emperor Shenzong of Song.]

Emperor Shenzong of Song: I don’t agree with him. These are all rumors.

[As for the youngest brother Su Zhe, he was the most exhausted one. Su Zhe was the prime minister at his highest position, but his whole life was either saving his brother Su Shi or trying to save his brother.]

All the emperors: What kind of brother is this? And what kind of brother is this who works hard and never complains!

【Su Che always remembered what his brother said to him: "We will be brothers for generations to come, and we will have unfinished business in the next life." Such brotherly love is really enviable. 】
[Some people have joked that Su Che, the "brother-supporting demon", was almost emperor in order to save his brother from danger.]

Song Shenzong: Let him give it a try for me!
[In the later "Wudai Poetry Case", Su Shi's life was in danger. Su Zhe even wanted to use his position as prime minister to exchange for his life. As a result, not only did Su Zhe lose his position, Su Shi was also not exempted from the crime, and the two brothers were eventually demoted.]

Emperor Shenzong of Song: Since Emperor Taizu, this dynasty has had a rule not to kill scholars and officials. Ziyou is totally unnecessary! Do you really think I am the same as his brother?
[Su Shi's "May we live long and share the beauty of the moon, even though we are thousands of miles apart" can be said to be written for his brother. Unfortunately, he died in a foreign land and was unable to see his brother before his death.]

【After his brother's death, Su Che also closed his door to visitors and never asked about the affairs of the court again. He also died a few years later. 】

Zhao Kuangyi: This brotherhood is truly enviable!
[However, although the two brothers had a bumpy career, especially Su Shi. But when the two brothers passed the imperial examination during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song, Emperor Renzong was extremely happy! ]
[It was already the end of his reign. When he looked at the poems of the two brothers, he exclaimed that these two were the prime ministers he had prepared for his successors in the Song Dynasty.]

Song Renzong: It is what happened later. However, it would have been better if I could have utilized the talents of these three father and sons earlier.

[As a result, Su Zhe really became the prime minister. Although Su Shi was unruly, he was also very talented in writing. Each of his poems can be said to be exiled for centuries.]
[This shows that Zong Renzong had a very sharp eye for people.]

Looking at the heavenly scroll, Song Shenzong frowned slightly: "My great-grandfather is a man of high righteousness and kindness, and his vision of people is naturally second to none. But he is too kind, so it is up to us, the descendants, to rectify the corruption of the court and be the bad guys."

He now only hopes that the reforms he is promoting can proceed smoothly.
Now that he is finally in power and Prime Minister Wang has returned to the court, it's time to do something big!
He had people prepare the "Military Classics" and "Military Classics Seven Books" mentioned in the last scroll, and he was also preparing to offer martial arts courses. He must not let the drawbacks of "soldiers not knowing their generals, and generals not knowing their soldiers" plague his Song Dynasty again.

He must never allow the Liao and Jin people to invade his Great Song Dynasty again, and he must not allow the small country of Western Xia to continue to be rampant.
What about the Jingkang Shame, the capture of Emperors Huizong and Qinzong? He must not let such a thing happen again!

【Not only was Song Renzong sharp-eyed, he was also very broad-minded. Everyone only knows that Su Shi was unrestrained, but Su Zhe once cursed Song Renzong on his test paper. He said that the royal family was extravagant and the inner palace was redundant. The chief examiner Ouyang Xiu was terrified.】

Cursing the emperor on the exam paper?
Emperors of all dynasties: I understand. It seems that the Su brothers are of the same bloodline!

【I didn't expect that Song Renzong not only didn't punish Su Che, but also gave the two brothers such a high evaluation. This is unprecedented and will never be repeated, whether in the previous dynasty or in the future. 】
[It is precisely because of this that during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, there were no incidents such as the "literary inquisition" in later generations, which led to the rapid development of literature and art in the Song Dynasty.]

[The rest of the Six Great Masters of the Song Dynasty are even more talked-about than the others.]

【First is Ouyang Xiu. Ouyang Xiu was poor when he was young. He didn't even have paper to practice calligraphy. He had to borrow books to read. His mother taught him to write on the sand with a reed. There is an idiom "drawing on the reed to teach the child" which refers to them. 】

[But later, the other five of the Six Great Masters of the Song Dynasty were all his disciples. They were the leaders of the literary world at that time and the top writers of the Northern Song Dynasty.]

Among the six great masters of the Song Dynasty, five were his disciples?
This person's ability to select and appoint talented people was second to none, not only in the Song Dynasty, but also in all dynasties since the imperial examination system was established.

The emperors' eyes almost turned green when they saw the words "Ouyang Xiu".
What emperors lack most is talent.

What do talented people fear the most? The most feared thing is that their pearls will be covered in dust.
If there is such a person who has a discerning eye for talent, the existence of this person is even more valuable than the talent itself!
If it is included as one of the six major families for this reason, it would be considered barely qualified.

[Even before he passed the imperial examination, he was already famous. He won three first prizes in the imperial examination and was directly selected for the palace examination.]
[At that time, he was young and successful, so he was naturally a little arrogant, thinking that he would definitely win the first place. So before the palace examination, he actually made a first place robe in advance. He was waiting to wear it when he rode a horse and paraded through the streets after winning the first place.]

All the emperors: He has won three prizes in a row! If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely be the top scholar!

[In the palace examination presided over by Emperor Renzong of Song, he was indeed quick-witted and eloquent. His level was clearly superior to that of other students.]
[But what he never expected was that when the results of the palace examination came out, he only ranked 14th.]

Emperors:
What, what, fourteen?
A talented scholar who won three first places in a row, ended up only getting fourteenth place in the palace examination?
Is it that this talented man is too boastful, or has he offended someone? Could it be the emperor?

Isn’t it said that Song Renzong is broad-minded?
Are you trying to make things difficult for me?
[This left him completely puzzled, and he had no idea where he had made the mistake.]

Dear emperors facing Emperor Renzong of Song: I don’t understand either.

[However, although he did not win the first place in the imperial examination, Ouyang Xiu also received an official position and became a Beijing official. ]

[However, what happened in the palace examination finally made him start to examine himself. From then on, whether he was an official, a person, or a writer, he tended to be simple and pragmatic. ]
[Several years later, Renzong had already passed away. When Shenzong came to power, Ouyang Xiu finally knew the truth about the palace examination.]

The emperors pricked up their ears.

[It turned out that in that palace examination, Ouyang Xiu was outstanding in talent and outshone all the other candidates. He was a well-deserved number one. However, Song Renzong thought that he was too arrogant and needed more experience. That’s why he didn’t choose him as the number one.]
[It was precisely because of this experience that the Song Dynasty lost a talented top scholar, but gained a literary talent who will be remembered forever.]

One less top scholar, but one more mentor?
The emperors of all dynasties were stunned.

From being strict with Ouyang Xiu to being tolerant of Su Zhe later, Song Renzong was truly a selfless person!
He had no likes or dislikes of his own, and treated everyone and everything in the court with integrity. He was truly a good emperor who had "forgotten himself" in his role as an emperor.

The emperors could not help but sigh: Everyone wants to find a good mentor, but how many people can find a good mentor? It is easy to find Ouyang Xiu, but it is not easy to be the one for Song Renzong!
At this moment, a comment appeared above the video:
【@十全老人拷贝怪: Song Renzong is the best talent scout in the world. During this period, famous officials such as Fan Zhongyan, Bao Zheng, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo, and Sima Guang also emerged from this period. He is truly a role model for emperors of all dynasties! 】

It seems that this "graffiti freak" is really a fan of Song Renzong. As long as there is content praising Song Renzong, he will come out to check in and like it.

Lei Xiaomeng gave him a like, but before he could reply, he saw another comment floating in the air.

[@Anti-wolf brother who loves changing his vest: Brother Tutu, I am so ashamed to receive your praise! ]

Ah, could this brother Kanglang be the one playing the role of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen?
The two words "anti-wolf" can actually show that Song Renzong "endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens" throughout his life!
He had to ease the invasion from the north, resist the advice of ministers, and take on the responsibility of ruling the Song Dynasty from his unreliable father.
It’s really not easy!

Thinking of this, Lei Xiaomeng replied:
[Your Majesty is too modest. Compared to your father, you are more qualified to offer sacrifices to the gods on Mount Tai. But unfortunately, since his offering sacrifices to the gods, this kind of political activity has ended among the major activities of emperors. I think Mount Tai must hate your father to death! ]

After all, for a person who ended the important activity of "Fengshan on Mount Tai" that all emperors yearned for, it was not an easy thing to hand over the Song Dynasty to future generations safely.

Qin Dynasty.
The end of the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai?
Qin Shi Huang was stunned.
What does it mean? Does it mean that the achievements of Song Renzong's father are so unprecedented that no one in history or history can compare with him, and that people in later generations dare not compare with him and feel ashamed of themselves?

Otherwise, if it was just a small achievement, how could it be possible that future generations would not offer sacrifices to the gods on Mount Tai?
Impossible, didn't the Heavenly Scroll say that his unification of the world was an unprecedented achievement? So it was only natural for him to be enshrined in Mount Tai!

Datang.
Li Shimin was also stunned when he saw Tianjuan's words.

Although many ministers advised him that his achievements were enough for him to be enshrined in Mount Tai, he was still very depressed.

Thinking about the origin of his throne, his elder brother and younger brother, and the angry look in his father's eyes when he abdicated, he felt very uncomfortable.

Although it was for self-protection, he had stolen the throne after all. He dared not slack off for a day, and dared not disclose any of the Tang Dynasty's national policies for a day, because he was afraid of being criticized in the future.
It was also because of this that he decided to dedicate his life to the Tang Dynasty, but he did not dare to have the slightest idea of ​​becoming a Fengshan.

But later, in the Song Dynasty, an emperor actually put an end to the practice of Fengshan at Mount Tai. Could it be that he felt guilty and was too ashamed to face the heavens and the earth?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but send a comment:
[V@Jugongjinwu Li Erlang: Why did the Fengshan Ceremony at Mount Tai come to an end? ]

It would be better if this kind of thing was not mentioned. Once it was mentioned, Lei Xiaomeng immediately opened up:
[Although Song Renzong's father Song Zhenzong had no achievements, he thought he was very powerful. After signing the Alliance of Shanyuan with the Liao Kingdom, he felt that he was very powerful. He planned to go to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods and let the world know about his achievements.]

[However, since the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai required a good omen to be carried out, how could he just wait for such an illusory auspicious omen? So he "created" a good omen himself, and then went to Mount Tai to perform the Fengshan ceremony with great fanfare.]

[However, it is a pity that his achievements were not that great, but he was so ambitious that later emperors were ashamed to associate with him. So after him, emperors in the world no longer went to Mount Tai to offer sacrifices to the gods. ]

This period of history is both infuriating and funny to talk about.
Although Emperor Zhenzong of Song, Zhao Heng, ended the Fengshan ceremony on Mount Tai with his own efforts, it may not be a bad thing for future generations. At least the emperors of all dynasties would not waste money and manpower on such meaningless things.

In fact, it can be considered a good thing!

Emperor Zhenzong of Song, who was reading the heavenly scroll, said: …

Why can't I perform Fengshan?
Signing a treaty with the Liao Kingdom was just a mere annual tribute, but it made the Liao Kingdom stop its invasion of the Central Plains and become a vassal of the Song Dynasty. What was wrong with that?

Even if...even if I acknowledged the Empress Dowager of Liao as my aunt, that is his own business and there is no need to make a big fuss about it!
The Alliance of Shanyuan saved the Song Dynasty from suffering and loss of money and manpower. It was a good thing!

Song Renzong's face turned red and white as he looked at the barrage of comments sent out from the heavenly scroll.
As his father...he hoped that what he did now would improve his father's reputation.

Things like the Fengshan ceremony at Mount Tai are not something you can just do.

But it's too late to say anything now.
No matter what, he will never go there again!
Song Shenzong gnashed his teeth as he looked at the comments posted by Lei Xiaomeng:
His great-grandfather was also a remarkable man. Not only did he marry a divorced singer as his queen, he also treated her like a treasure and allowed her to lead the government of the Song Dynasty for decades.

What is the Alliance of Tanyuan?
If it weren't for the Alliance of Tanyuan, the Song Dynasty would not have been so unprogressive and eventually its military power would have been completely wasted.

And he would never let this happen again!
He wanted to revive his Song Dynasty and take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun with his own hands!

【@The ideal youth with great ambitions but difficult to achieve: I will definitely abolish Tanyuan, destroy Xixia, drive out the Liao Kingdom, and chase away the Jin people. I will retake the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun. 】

When the video played to this point, a barrage appeared.
Lei Xiaomeng recognized him at first sight. This person should be Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu, who died young but failed to achieve his ambitions. Thinking of his life experience, he felt very sad.

[Your Majesty is ambitious, and I admire you very much. But ideals are full of hope, and reality is very skinny. Your Majesty still has a long way to go. You must be prepared to be cursed by future generations! You must hold on! ]

Song Shenzong: What do you mean? Spit on me? Who dares to curse me and why?

Tianjuan naturally did not answer Song Shenzong's question immediately. At this time, after displaying a long list of major writers of the Song Dynasty, Tianjuan continued:

[The imperial examination in which Su Shi and his brother both passed the imperial examination was presided over by Ouyang Xiu. In addition to the two brothers, this imperial examination also selected Zeng Gong, one of the six great scholars of the Song Dynasty, as well as great scholars such as Lü Dajun, Zhang Zai, and Cheng Hao.]
[This exam was called the Dragon and Tiger List of the Song Dynasty's imperial examinations. It selected a large number of talents for the Song Dynasty. It can be said to be a fight between gods.]

Four of the six great men of the Song Dynasty were listed, and one was the chief examiner. There were other talents in addition!
This network... no... this list really made countless emperors envious.

How many emperors, how many dynasties... In your entire life, or even in one day, you probably won't discover so many talents!
How can one not be envious and jealous of this?

His Majesty the First Emperor, who was asking someone to improve the "cannon" he had made before, was also filled with envy when he looked at the Heavenly Scroll.

The talents of his Qin Dynasty were basically all recommended by officials, and official positions could be inherited. Therefore, there was no so-called imperial examination system in later generations. If there was anything similar, it was the system during Shang Yang's reform that allowed Qin soldiers to earn official positions through military merit.
In a sense, this can also be considered a kind of "imperial examination".

However, military generals are easy to select, and their promotion level and salary increase can be determined based on their military achievements.
Not to mention the system in which his Qin soldiers could rely on beheading enemy soldiers in battle and determine their military merits based on the number of heads obtained.
Because it's more intuitive that way.

And it turned out that this method was indeed effective, allowing Daqin to gradually become the most powerful country among the seven countries.
Although the phenomenon of killing innocent people and claiming credit appeared later, he abolished and stopped it in time, and it did not cause much waves.

Now, with the imperial examination system, scholars could actually enter the court and become officials, and the most outstanding among them could even be personally assessed by the emperor.
In this way, there will be countless talented people in the world that he can use.
He wouldn't have to keep killing Li Si reluctantly.

He also brought Li Si with him on this tour, but in a prisoner car. After all, he could still help him deal with some things. In addition, countless people in the court pleaded for Li Si.
Although he knew that there must be people with ulterior motives among them, he had to slow down.

After all, the court had been intricately connected for a long time. Some people, even if they seemed unrelated on the surface, were intricately connected in secret, forcing him to be cautious.

If there really was such a method of selecting talents through imperial examinations, and he personally appointed them to official positions, then these people would be loyal to him alone. He would no longer have to worry about being hindered by those aristocratic doctors.

The more he thought about it, the more Ying Zheng felt that this method was feasible.
So he couldn't help but send a barrage:
[V@The Emperor of the Dragon: How is the imperial examination system carried out? What does it mean to win three consecutive championships? Can the Qin Dynasty implement the imperial examination system to select talents? ]

Implement the imperial examination system in Daqin?
This "His Majesty Zulong" is really bold!

However, it is not impossible. It is just that at that time, the clans and aristocratic families were very powerful, and if the cash cow of selecting officials was taken away from them.
I'm afraid even Qin Shi Huang would have a hard time dealing with them.

But no matter what she thought, she decided to cheer up "His Majesty Zulong" in response to his question.

[Of course, why not? However, this is a different time. In your time, there was no paper or printing, so books were very expensive and difficult for poor students to read. Only children from wealthy families could read books.]

[If learning cannot be popularized, even if an exam is held, not many people will participate. Therefore, if books can be popularized, it is still possible to hold an imperial examination to select officials. ]

[But before that, there is one more thing that needs to be done by Your Majesty. Are your scholars willing? After all, you have put the matter of selecting talents in your own hands, and they have taken away this authority, so they should not be so willing to hand it over! ]

Not so easy to hand over?
Ying Zheng understood after a quick thought.
That’s right, who would be willing to spit out the fat meat that has been in their mouth?

Well, then he will follow the steps and start with paper and printing!
As for the rest, take your time.

But before that, I have to ask Grandma to send me the details of the imperial examination system.
Why not wait until the Heavenly Scroll is finished?

"Someone is coming."
"Here!"

"Have you finished making the paper I asked you to make according to the secret manual given by the Heavenly Scroll?"

"I have made some of it and am about to present it to your majesty."
"Bring it here quickly!" Ying Zheng's eyes immediately lit up!

(End of this chapter)