The Sui Dynasty was flourishing, and the national power, power, and civil service were further developed compared to the period of Emperor Wen. The authority of Emperor Yang Guang was also growing day by day, and no one dared to wield his power.

Even the famous families who had conflicts with Yang Guang no longer dared to be as arrogant as before.

In the past, when court officials had disputes, they would argue three points even if it was unreasonable. Many people even held the

"I oppose when political opponents agree, and I agree when political opponents oppose". However, such voices and practices gradually disappeared as the Yuan clan was brutally punished. Even if the courtiers are arguing now, they are more focused on real evidence.

, pay attention to rules. When they object to a certain decision, they also carefully analyze the pros and cons, and no longer make troubles unreasonably and bite people randomly.

At the same time when Bai Su of the Xi clan decided to annex the Sui Dynasty and Ashina Duoji was preparing to go to Hajj, the news that the Sui army had conquered Liaodong City, captured Gao Yuan alive, and recovered the vast territory north of Sa River seemed to have wings.

Similarly, it quickly spread to all counties in the Sui Dynasty, causing joy in the world.

For the common people of the Sui Dynasty who were numb after the victory, Goguryeo was completely different from the Turks and Tuyuhun, because when the Sui Dynasty faced the Turks and Tuyuhun, although there were several relatively large losses, the Sui Dynasty won every battle.

However, when the Sui Dynasty faced Goguryeo, it lost nearly 300,000 troops before the war began. Therefore, the existence of Goguryeo was completely a shame for the Sui Dynasty.

Yang Ji, with almost no expenditure of civilian power, captured Gao Yuan, who was responsible for the huge casualties in the Sui Dynasty, and regained his homeland that had been lost for nearly a thousand years in the Central Plains. Regardless of his achievements, the significance of this victory was

But it far exceeded every big victory he had ever had.

When the good news reached Luoyang, the whole city was excited. More than 20,000 scholars who came to the capital from various major states to take the next round of examinations were infected by the great victory. The unique lofty sentiments of young people were ignited, and they called on their friends.

They all went to Wenwenfang and Fushanfang, which were similar to Pingkangfang, to celebrate the victory.

Discussions, laughter, arguments, and quarrels were heard endlessly, and the overwhelming momentum almost overturned the brothels, wine shops, and inns in the second square.

After the morning court that day, Yang Guang discussed state affairs with a group of important ministers at the Ming Palace in Ziwei City. Listening to the faint noises and shouts coming from outside, all the monarchs and ministers in the palace laughed knowingly.

The brilliant victory achieved by the Sui army in Liaodong was not only a great event for the Sui Dynasty, but also a national event. It is normal for the people to be happy; if the people no longer shout for joy and watch indifferently, then this country will be really abnormal and dangerous.

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Seeing the emperor's smiling face, Su Wei joked: "Sage, every time there is a new year or festival, the imperial court will cancel the curfew so that the people can celebrate all night long. Now that our army has achieved a brilliant victory in Liaodong, the people are all ecstatic.

, I am so excited, do you want to cancel the curfew like a holiday?" In order to prevent restless people from moving around, meeting, and causing trouble at night, the relatively large cities in the Sui Dynasty always implemented the curfew system. Every day, as long as

As soon as the "Clean Street Drum" sounds, people will go home obediently, and people from other places will also return to the inn or the homes of relatives and friends where they are staying.

Everyone has nothing to do at night but to fuck their own or other people's wives, which is really boring. So once the government suddenly lifts the curfew, the people in the city will immediately burst into unparalleled vitality; whether they are Han or Hu, or high or low,

, all of them are like wild horses running wild, enjoying themselves all night long.

"Okay!" Yang Guang nodded and asked Lu Chu: "Lu Qing, how many people are there in Luoyang?" During the Renshou period, the total population of Henan County, including Luoyang City, was only over 200,000, and Yang

Guangzhou’s Luoyang New Town has

Since its establishment and opening, rich people and businessmen from all over the world have settled in it every day. As of June this year, the total registered population has increased to 400,000.

There were countless local officials, business travelers, students, and foreign merchants who came and went every day. Lu Chu's original position was the Prefect of Henan, and the supervisory governor of Jingzhou he once served was only a temporary position. After he checked the officialdom of Jingzhou, he returned to Beijing to hand over orders according to the rules.

After resigning, I heard that the emperor

After asking this question, he immediately stood up and saluted and said: "Sage, the permanent population of Luoyang City has increased to about 450,000. During this period, a large number of candidates and their relatives and friends came to Luoyang, so the number of outsiders was roughly the same as during the annual imperial meeting.

Quite, although Henan Prefecture does not have

We can't count the specific number, but Wei Chen believes that the number of outsiders will not exceed 150,000." Yang Guang also knew that the number of outsiders coming and going could not be counted, so he said: "In other words, the current total population of Luoyang City will not exceed 150,000.

Six hundred thousand?" Lu Chu responded: "That's right.

Yes!" Yang Guang got his answer and suddenly said to the ministers in a shocking way: "Masters, I plan to completely cancel the curfew system in Luoyang. What do you think?" As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.

, and finally understood why Yang Guang asked Lu Chu like this!

Su Wei, who proposed lifting the ban for a few days, did not expect Yang Guang to think so. He pondered for a long time and asked: "But I wonder what the saint thought about it?"

"It is mainly considered from three aspects!" Yang Guang said: "First, the curfew is to prevent people from causing chaos at night. This is very necessary for border towns bordering foreign races and for local cities; but Luoyang is at the heart of the world, and foreign races

There is no way to attack here, and there are soldiers patrolling the main streets and square streets in the city day and night. Their presence can intimidate the young people. It doesn't matter whether there is a curfew or not."

"Secondly, as the influence of Luoyang increased, the number of merchants coming here to trade increased day by day, and trade became more frequent. Business travelers from all over the Sui Dynasty and foreign merchants began to be active in Luoyang, but many people came outside the city only after the city gates were closed.

, so I have nowhere to stay at night

My feet are usually fine, but if it rains or snows, it will be miserable. At the same time, there are a lot of idle inns in the city. If the curfew is lifted, the hard-working business travelers will not have to worry about food and accommodation, and the restaurants and inns in the city are rich.

It’s profitable, it’s the best of both worlds.”

"Third, it is human nature to pursue profit. People see that there are a large number of businessmen outside the city who have no place to stay. Sooner or later, they will build restaurants and inns outside the city to make profits. This is a good thing that has the best of both worlds. However, safety cannot be guaranteed. Fighting

Fights and manslaughter often occur as a result."

"Based on the above considerations, I think that instead of blindly creating useless blockades, it is better to comply with the needs of the people and cancel the curfew in Luoyang, which is safe and worry-free. In this way, business travelers can have good food and accommodation, and people who open wine shops and inns can make money.

, and the order needed by the government is also guaranteed." This is not Yang

Guang Guang's whim, but this is what he has always thought about. In addition, his flamboyant personality and narcissistic temperament make him think that everything is under control. He is not worried about anyone rebelling under his nose at all; he likes lively and prosperous temperament.

, and made him disgusted with the capital city which became lifeless at night.

Although the ministers in the palace didn't know what Yang Guang was thinking, the three reasons he said were reasonable and successfully attracted everyone's attention.

Especially important ministers whose families own wine shops, teahouses, inns, brothels and other service industries have seen the real benefits that the lifting of the ban has brought to their families.

Su Wei's family has opened many brothels in the two capitals, and this business is the most profitable in the capital. He pretended to think for a moment, handed over his hands and said: "The saint serves the country and the people, and has given it full consideration. I think you can give it a try."

!" Yang Guang said to Gao

Jiao asked: "Gao Gong, what do you think?" Gao Jiao thought for a long time and said: "The old minister also thinks that we can give it a try." Others originally thought that lifting the ban would be beneficial to themselves, the country, and the people, so when they saw it, they all

Everyone expressed their opinions and expressed their approval.

"That's good!" Yang Guang nodded and said: "Let's take Luoyang as an example. We will try it until the beginning of next year. If the effect is good and the response from the people is good, we can then promote it to the entire Yinluo Plain and Guanzhong!" [Note] Public

The minister responded loudly: "Here!"

"This matter is settled!" Yang Guang looked at Lu Chu and said: "Lu Qing, this matter is of great importance. You are the governor of Henan. Give me an execution strategy tomorrow."

"Wei Chen obeys the order!" Lu Chu solemnly obeyed the order.

"Big events have happened frequently in recent months. I have neglected this year's imperial examination." Yang Guang paused and asked Zuo Pushe Su Wei, who was in charge of the officials, people, and rites departments: "Mr. Su, the state examination has been completed.

It has ended successfully. Scholars from all over the country have entered Beijing to prepare for the exam. I wonder how they are preparing for the upcoming national exam." The first two

The imperial examinations in 2006 were conducted by allowing scholars from all over the country to gather in the capital to take the exams. Later, considering that many scholars from poor families could not afford the heavy transportation, food and accommodation expenses, this year we conducted a round of examinations in various states, and then let the scholars who won the finals

After entering the capital, one has to take another exam; and the scholars with poor grades can be eliminated on the spot, thus saving the cost of entering the capital.

This method has been very mature in military examinations and is not cumbersome. The difference is that in the imperial examinations, leaking questions must be strictly prevented, and local officials help cheating. Therefore, the imperial court not only adopted the lake-name system, but also temporarily dispatched civil and military officials from the central government to escort the test questions, and temporarily transferred the examination questions from the central government.

Taking out the examiners, considering this era, the court's methods to prevent cheating are quite advanced.

"Sage, everything is ready." Su Wei said: "However, I believe that the two lists of A and B have a strong sense of discrimination, which is not only detrimental to unity, but also goes against the saint's original intention of meritocracy.

, so it is recommended to combine the two into one, conduct a unified examination, and finally select the best." The first martial arts examination.

When it was held, Yang Guang originally planned to take the exam together, but the Guanlong nobles and officials were extremely arrogant. They felt that competing with the children of poor families would be an insult to them. Yang Guang had no choice but to set up two rankings, A and B, for aristocratic families and for those with fifth rank and above.

The children of officials were admitted to the first rank, and the children of humble scholars and officials below the fifth rank were admitted to the second rank.

Yang Guang was very angry at first, but then he thought of

As the saying goes, "Wu Wu has no second place", he then asked the winners of the A and B rankings to compete in a "friendly competition" in public. As a result, the martial arts students in the A ranking were beaten to a pulp; he worked hard to expand his family for his own children, and the officials became old and ugly.

When it came to the imperial examination, Yang Guang knew that even if it was a fair and just examination, Hanshi would not be able to pass the examination for children from aristocratic families. If the examination were unified, the vast majority of those admitted would be children of aristocratic families, so he took the initiative to divide the rankings into A and B.

Therefore, he regards Solvay’s so-called

"Only talents can be used, and talents can be used." The heart is like a bright mirror.

"What Mr. Su said is wrong!" Nayan Yangda frowned and said: "If the law is wrong, it must be changed or abolished in advance. When it is not used, it will be there, and when it is not used, there will be nothing. It cannot be deleted or modified at the critical moment.

.The two lists of A and B were drawn up by three provinces, six ministries and nine temples, and passed by the meeting hall. At the same time, they were also favored and welcomed by people all over the world, which shows that they meet the needs of the world.

How could the imperial court arbitrarily change a government order that is known to the world? If the two rankings were combined into one, the scholars would most likely gather like they did in the first martial arts examination and ask for an explanation. Things would get that far.

In one step, do you need the reputation and face of the imperial court?" Su Wei frowned deeply when he heard this, and said in a faint tone: "Isn't Na Yan a bit alarmist?"

"The mass gathering and violent uprising of martial arts students back then are the best examples. They are neither alarmist nor unfounded worries. If such serious consequences occur, who will bear the wrath of the world's scholars?" Yang Da sneered and asked with his hands raised.

He said: "I would like to ask, is Su Gong willing to bear it?" Su Wei was silent after hearing this: he could not bear the anger of the poor men in the world.

He ignored Yang Da and bowed directly to Yang Guang, saying: "I didn't think carefully, I hope the saint will forgive me."

"That's all! Su Gong is also thinking about the country." Yang Guang glanced at the respectful Su Wei and said in his heart that you have thought too carefully and completely regarded me, Yang Guang, as a fool. He thought in his heart, Yang Guang

The ambition to replace Solvay also became stronger.

"Thank you saint for not sinning!" Su Wei's suggestion of 'merging the two into one' was the common aspiration of the Guanzhong gentry. Although Yang Da's rebuttal made him very dissatisfied, Yang Guang's 'affirmation' made him heartbroken.

Secretly happy, he felt that Yang Guang still trusted and valued him as usual, and then said: "Sage, the main purpose of this 'national examination' is

The Imperial College is in charge, but the Imperial College has not yet appointed anyone to offer sacrifices. I wonder if the saint has a suitable candidate?" When Yang Guang heard Su Wei's question, he knew that the other party already had a recommended candidate in his mind, and said directly: "I do have one in my mind.

A very suitable candidate." Su Wei was stunned, shouldn't he ask me who the suitable candidate is?

When Yang Guang saw this, the disgust in his eyes disappeared, and then he said: "This person is He Tuo." The Imperial Confucian sacrificial wine in Yang Guang's mind was originally Liu Xuan, a master of Confucian classics, but Su Wei's face reminded him of

What's wrong with Solvek?

Although He Tuocai is not as good as Liu Xuan and Liu Zhuo in learning, he is also a famous master of Confucian classics. The common characteristics of the three of them are honesty, integrity, and truthfulness. Especially when doing knowledge, they always have a sense of awe, and every gain is achieved

, they always check ancient books again and again until they are accurate, then they dare to make them public and ask everyone to correct them. However, they are so serious, who can correct them?
To be continued...