Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In the afternoon, Qu Duan came to the imperial library and reported the scene of the meeting with the Goryeo envoy.

"Your Majesty, Na An Pulin and Li Rui constantly provoke the relationship between me and Wang Shu! They said that Wang Shu had devalued me several times, saying that Wang Shu looked down on the martial artist, and they even said that your Majesty, you look down on the martial artist and said Your Majesty, you want to remove the positions of many generals." Qu Duan smiled.

"Korean people are just clowns, it's not worth it! Now Liaodong's economy has not fully recovered. Let's take a rest for a while, and they are still jumping around and tossing." Zhao Chen said with a mocking expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, do we really want to sign a contract with the Koreans?" Qu Duan said.

"Naturally not! If the contract is really signed and the handle is left, we will not really attack Goryeo! Now we are constantly negotiating with them, constantly paralyzing them! If they must sign a contract, we will find reasons to delay "Zhao Chen said.

"Not bad!" Qu Weiwei nodded.

"How about your research on the military retirement system?" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the decommissioning system has been formulated, but, your Majesty, the army is full of elite soldiers in a hundred battles. Many people have fought all the way from Guanshan to Shangjing. These soldiers have infinite combat power. If they retire, they will have an impact on the combat effectiveness of the army!" Qu Duandao.

"You can't stop them from retiring forever? Some soldiers were in their twenties when they followed me, and now they are almost thirty. Their physical strength is no longer as good as before, and they have stayed in the army, even with their combat experience. Enriched, the combat effectiveness of the army will gradually decline! It is better to keep changing some fresh blood, so that the youth of the country will continue to receive training, so that the combat effectiveness of the army will always be strong." Zhao Chen said.

"Many soldiers are definitely not willing to leave the army." Qu Duan said.

"For these veterans, the country will make proper arrangements! Don't worry! They have made great contributions to the country, and the country should not treat them badly! Go and get the relevant documents of the decommissioning system to me. I have to be careful. Take a look." Zhao Chen said.

Qu Weiwei nodded and left immediately.

It was not until the afternoon of July 20 that An Pulin and Li Rui left the city of Yenching and prepared to return to Korea.

Wang Shu saw them off, and they came to the outside of Yanjing City together.

"Master Wang, we can draw up a simple treaty first! After we come back, we can draw up a formal treaty." An Pulin said.

"If you want to draw up a treaty, you, Korea, must claim court to Da Song! If you are unwilling to claim court to Da Song, there is no need for us to negotiate." Wang Shu said indifferently.

"Well, after we go back, we will persuade our Goryeo princes and ministers to agree to declare to the Song Dynasty! The Song Dynasty is a big country, and we are a small country. It is normal for a small country to declare to the big country. Now we can draw up the preliminary agreement first." An Pulin pleaded again.

"It's impossible! Unless you bring the credential of the courtiers next time, we will have the possibility of further negotiation and drawing up a contract!" Wang Shu said.

"In this case, we will go back first!" An Pulin had to say.

The two of them took the attendants and headed towards Tianjin Wei again. The sky was overcast and it seemed that it was about to rain, but both of them had excited smiles on their faces.

"This time when we came to Dasong from Goryeo, we finally figured out the minds of the emperors and ministers of Dasong! It turned out to be a dispute between civil and military! It seems that the probability of our Koreans getting Liaodong is more than 80%! When we really get Liaodong, the Song army will completely When we slack off, we will continue to train our troops. In the future, we may even defeat the Song Dynasty and conquer the Song Dynasty like the Khitan and Jurchens!” An Pulin said excitedly.

"This...Isn't it possible?" Li Rui was taken aback, said.

"The Khitan and Jurchens have only a small population. They can both conquer the Song Dynasty. Why can't we? You have also seen that the Song Dynasty is so prosperous. The Khitan and Jurchens all described the Song as a piece of fat Meat, we Koreans can't let go of this piece of fat!" An Pulin laughed loudly.

"Swallow this piece of fat?" An excited smile appeared on Li Rui's face.

The two walked east for an hour, and a light rain floated in the sky. They took a place to rest in a village. Seeing the simple villagers in this village, they actually had a plan to enslave these people in their hearts! The two looked at each other and laughed together, but the eyes of the villagers next to them were surprised.

Education and imperial examination reforms are still underway!

By October, a few simple practical books were handed over to Zhao Chen.

These practical learning books are still too simple, and there are not many systems, and still need more improvement, but Zhao Chen has already decreed to distribute these practical learning books that have just been compiled to Confucian students everywhere.

Along with these practical books, there was also a decree on the imperial examination that was distributed to the Confucian scholars.

The imperial examination has been completely reformed. From now on, the imperial examination will no longer be divided into examinations for children, scholars, candidates, and Jinshi! After the imperial examinations, Confucian scholars no longer have titles such as scholars, juren, etc., and these people no longer enjoy all the privileges! In ancient times, as long as you were a scholar, you didn't have to pay taxes. When Juren, the country had to spend money to worship each year. Now these privileges are all cancelled!

From now on, the imperial examination is just an ordinary doorstep into the government, and it no longer gives it its former significance!

In addition, the imperial examination is more targeted. The imperial court has already listed some related positions. Candidates must report all their positions before the imperial examination!

In addition to the initial examination, there are also re-examinations. The country cannot recruit people who are indifferent and do not distinguish themselves into the officialdom.

In addition, the imperial examination also has certain requirements for candidates!

In ancient times, no matter how old you are, you can participate in the imperial examination! In ancient China, centenarians occasionally participated in imperial examinations, and it was generally a good talk in the world! Emperor Qianlong once personally summoned two hundred-year-old juren and gave them a great reward! During the Daoguang reign, a 102-year-old boy born in Guangzhou Prefecture, Lu Yuncong, participated in the imperial examination, and the emperor of Daoguang bestowed him on him! There are also some child prodigies who are only eleven or twelve years old, but are naturally intelligent and can also be cited and praised by others.

And now, the age for imperial examinations has been set at 18 to 50 years old! Because after the imperial examination, you have to enter the government to do things. If you are too young or too old, it is obvious that you are not competent for your duties, so naturally you can't participate in the imperial examination! Originally, Zhao Chen wanted to set the upper age limit as 40 years old, but Wang Shu believed that many talented people had disappeared from the people in the world for many years of war. These people are already quite young, and the imperial examination should take these people into consideration. Zhao Chen only reduced the age. The upper limit has been changed to fifty years old! However, after five to ten years, the upper limit of the imperial examination age will certainly be lowered.

On the day the imperial examination was issued, more than one hundred scholars in Yanjing came to the gate of the palace and asked to see Zhao Chen.

These scholars are not young anymore, some of their hair and beard are all white, and they look like they are 70 or 80 years old!

The weather was gloomy and cold, and more than one hundred scholars knelt at the gate of the palace. From the afternoon until dark, they did not get up.

"Everyone, elders, get up quickly, your majesty is busy with business, and there is no time to summon you." Wang Shu came out of the palace, sighed, and said.

"I must see your Majesty! Your Majesty was young, and he must have been bewitched by a treacherous man. This changed the ancestral system! Since ancient times, the imperial examinations have started from the child birth to the Jinshi. Among the Jinshi, there are also champions, No. It is the highest honor for scholars! But now your Majesty has canceled all of this. How can this be? Scholars, farmers, commerce and industry, scholars have the highest status, but how do we feel that we are almost like ordinary people now? Lord Wang, we want to see your Majesty, please be correct Your Majesty, let him summon us!" A scholar in his seventies recognized Wang Shu, and he said.

"Your Majesty won't see you, you are all too young, and you can't stand the wind and cold, leave now." Wang Shu smiled bitterly.

"If your majesty doesn't come to summon us, we will kneel here and never get up again!" said the 70-year-old Confucian student.

"The weather is so cold and it's going to snow. You have been kneeling here, don't you want to get cold and get sick? Please get up soon!" Wang Shu said.

"If you don't see your majesty, we would rather die here on your knees!" said a scholar.

The sky was getting darker and the north wind was blowing. None of these scholars stood up. Wang Shu couldn't help it. He walked in front of a scholar and wanted to pull the scholars up. Who knew that the scholars actually sternly said: "Wang Your lord, there is a treacherous evil bewitching your majesty. I will wait for your majesty to see your majesty! If you pull me up, I will bite my tongue and kill myself now!"

Wang Shu was stunned, and had to stop.

"Master Wang, what should I do?" Hu Quan came out of the palace, looked at Wang Shu, and said.

"Hurry up and order people to find their family members and persuade them to go back! Also, get some clothes and put them on." Wang Shu said helplessly.

Not long afterwards, the families of Confucian scholars arrived one after another! These Confucian scholars are not young, and their families are basically their descendants. These people persuaded them to leave, but unfortunately no one listened to them! There was a Confucian student who was forcibly pulled up by his family. Who knew that the Confucian student actually bit his tongue and committed suicide. For a while, the blood was flowing, and his family was shocked.

"Hurry up and report to your Majesty!" Wang Shu hurriedly said.

After a while, the guard who went to report came out of the palace and said: "Your Majesty has said it, and you have a good word to persuade them to leave. Your Majesty has no intention of seeing these rotten scholars."

"These people are very stubborn. It is too difficult to persuade them to leave." Wang Shu smiled bitterly.

The Confucian student who "bite his tongue and commit suicide" is almost 70 years old, and his teeth are about to fall. In fact, he is not life-threatening. The so-called bite and suicide only lose a few teeth in the end, so the blood is flowing, but such a toss. Fan, the old man also fainted, and his family carried the old man back.

The remaining hundreds of scholars are still kneeling there.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Before long, a few scholars could no longer hold on and fell to the ground, but some scholars woke up again after hitting the ground, so they continued to kneel there!

All night, nearly half of the people passed out into a coma and were sent to their homes. Unexpectedly, the next morning, these people came here again and knelt down again.

In the morning, they were still kneeling, everyone's face turned purple with cold! They have not drunk water from yesterday afternoon to today, and many people have chapped lips!

At noon, little snow floated in the sky, and Zhao Chen finally appeared in front of these people.