Chapter 1558 When the prosperity ends, the decline
The queen is gone.
Zhou Qin and his son sat blankly.
The old servant took a look outside, turned around and shook his head at the steward who came to ask for instructions, and whispered: "The atmosphere is not right, come back at another time."
Inside, Zhou Qin suddenly sighed quietly, "For thousands of years, no one has dared to take action against the powerful people of the world. No, they have not even had the intention to kill. But today, my grandson-in-law wants to kill the powerful people of the world.
He eliminated threats to the dynasty in one fell swoop. He has such great courage and murderous intent!"
Zhou Zun said bitterly: "But Aye, he can do it."
"Yes! If those families could have launched an attack together when he was clearing out the slaves in the world, then it would be hard to say. But at that time, many people chose to wait and see. After the rebels were suppressed, in fact, the world's rich and powerful people had already become him.
The fish on the chopping board can only be slaughtered by him."
"This is the art of war!"
"Yes, your son-in-law has used the art of war to govern the world, and he is invincible."
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On this day, the carnivores in Chang'an could hardly sleep peacefully.
The noble people who had been in the clouds for thousands of years suddenly found that there was darkness ahead and there was no way to go.
"These families hold huge amounts of land and population, and what they are best at is making use of their connections. The combination of land and population makes them unfavorable. How can the people below compete with them with nothing? And His Majesty made a plan and brought them together.
Pulled down from the clouds, from now on, they have to compete with the ants in their eyes. It's so refreshing! It's so damn refreshing!"
Huang Chunhui raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Song Zhen, who was visiting, said: "Your Majesty said that the Central Plains has been able to be passed down for many years because of the powerful and powerful families. But the trend is like a tide, and we must keep pace with the times. If the past pattern of emperors and powerful people sharing the world continues, the Tang Dynasty will
There will be no future. This Central Plains will also perish! Therefore, we have to do it as a last resort."
Huang Chunhui nodded, coughed a few times, and gasped: "Tell your majesty, you did a great job!"
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"Tonight, many people are sleepless because they want to lose their interests. Tonight, many people are sleepless because they are happy that they have found a way to rise..."
The emperor was also drinking.
One person pours his own drink.
He was drinking wine and humming a tune, feeling very comfortable.
He had been planning for many years, and today he took action and eliminated the biggest threat to the dynasty in one fell swoop. How proud he felt!
"His Majesty."
Han Shitou came in.
"Stone!"
The emperor said: "Sit down."
Han Shitou stood silently.
"Did Aye have the idea of cutting off the rich and powerful people back then?" the emperor asked.
"Yes. His Majesty once said that the tyranny of a wealthy family is a cancer, but it should not be touched lightly, otherwise the country will be shaken."
"Population! Network!"
The emperor said: "With the population in hand, it can turn into an army that scares the emperor at any time. Once the network of connections is shaken, the emperor will become a loner."
"Yes, so the late emperor cannot act rashly."
"So I got rid of the slave status first. Without the population, they are just tigers and wolves without teeth. If I cut off their claws and teeth today, what else can they do? They can only howl in vain at me, hahahaha!"
Han Shitou looked at the emperor with relief, "If the late emperor knew this, he would definitely be very happy."
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"Aye, aren't you going back yet?"
Maxi still lives in the Imperial Academy and goes to look for his father when he gets up in the morning.
Ma Hongzhong just got up, yawned, stretched out his hand to fan his breath, and felt that the smell of wine and meat he had eaten last night still smelled bad. He said angrily: "The investment in this business is not small, I need to take a closer look."
"I'm looking at the rankings today!" Ma Xi said.
"Oh!" Ma Hongzhong coughed dryly, "Father is free today!"
Ma Xi rolled his eyes, "I know there is a porridge shop outside. It is opened by people from the Southern Zhou Dynasty. It is most comfortable to drink a bowl of meat porridge in the morning."
Ma Hongzhong's index finger twitched when he heard this. After hurriedly washing up, he followed his son to find food.
The meat porridge was really good. Ma Hongzhong asked the vendor making the meat porridge, "Didn't you say that it's better to do business in Southern Zhou Dynasty? Why do you come to Chang'an to do business?"
The hawker stirred the sticky meat porridge with a spoon and said: "What the customers don't know is that the prosperity of commerce in the Southern Zhou Dynasty relied on doing business from top to bottom. Now the Tang Dynasty has also changed, and business has become more and more popular.
The better. You have to rush to do business. The earlier you come, the easier it is to make money..."
"That's the truth." Ma Hongzhong took a sip of meat porridge and said: "In the past, those people despised merchants while secretly ordering their families to do business. But it is different now. Although His Majesty does not like wealthy businessmen, he has said that the law comes first.
As long as you abide by the law, no one will interfere, no matter whether you are a wealthy businessman or a powerful person."
"This is much better than the Southern Zhou Dynasty." The hawker looked up at the smoke longingly, "After a few years, I will bring my wife and children over, and I will settle down in Chang'an."
Ma Hongzhong smiled and said, "So confident?"
"Now the Holy Emperor is on the throne." The vendor said, "I feel like this day is getting more promising as it goes by!"
Holy Emperor!
Ma Hongzhong glanced at his son, and Ma Xi nodded vigorously, "Your Majesty is a wise king rarely seen in the ages."
After eating, the father and son wandered around to look at the list.
There were many candidates along the way, some were blank and some were beaming.
Maxi saw the two former partners.
Zhang Xin and Xie Cheng looked listless, with many stains on the front of their clothes and dark circles under their eyes. It was probably because they didn't sleep well last night, or maybe they drank too much wine all night.
The two of them saw Ma Xi accidentally.
Ma Xi cupped his hands and smiled.
The two looked ugly, Zhang Xin stamped his feet, "The villain will succeed!"
"It's still unknown!" Xie Cheng said.
"Too."
When we arrived outside the imperial city, there were more than a thousand soldiers outside to maintain order.
"Don't squeeze in!"
A clerk shouted: "I will read it out loud later, no need to squeeze!"
But who doesn’t want to see it with their own eyes?
When the officials holding the list walked out of the imperial city, thousands of candidates rushed forward.
"Block!"
Liang Jing shouted.
The soldiers of Jinwu Guard did not bring weapons today, so they used their bodies to form a human wall to block the front.
The official was very tall, and he was followed by a clerk carrying a bottle of milk and a brush.
He took the brush stained with slurry, brushed it a few times on the city wall, and posted the list.
Two clerks came forward, holding lists in their hands.
"Zheng Chen!"
The clerk has a loud voice and speaks clearly.
A candidate jumped up in the crowd, "Here, I'm here! Hahahaha! Yeah, yeah, I got it, I got it!"
"Zheng Chen!"
Another clerk repeated it to ensure that no mistakes were made.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The examinee laughed.
"Ma Hoon!"
"I actually got hit?"
As the chanting continued, various performances were performed, and I was very nervous because of the unexpected ones.
"Don't worry, being a father will earn you a huge fortune, just lie down." Ma Hongzhong comforted him.
"Ma Xi!"
Ma Hongzhong: "Who did he say?"
Ma Xi felt his head buzzing.
"Ma Xi!"
Maxi looked at his father. His father's mouth was moving, but he couldn't hear anything.
He looked at the list blankly.
Did I win?
"Dalang!"
Ma Hongzhong happily patted his son on the shoulder, "My son, you won!"
Ma Xi, who gradually regained consciousness, felt light all over, "I've been hit."
"Yes, you won." Ma Hongzhong was so happy that he almost exploded.
The father and son did not leave until the recitation of the list was completed, and then they rushed forward.
Most people didn't leave, and those who won wanted to see their names with their own eyes to feel at ease.
Those who don't win will have to see that their name is missing before they give up.
When he saw the word "Maxi", Ma Hongzhong dragged his son and left.
"Go tell Shang Yue that I'm treating you today!"
Maxi saw Xie Cheng and Zhang Xin who were in despair. They also saw him, but they no longer had that contempt.
From then on, the life paths of the three people changed.
If one person becomes an official and the other two take care of the family business at home, they may be able to enjoy their lives. Perhaps they will become mortals in the tide.
At this turning point in history, some people have been left in the dust, while others have risen to great heights.
Fate no longer cares about those conservative people at this moment.
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After the list was announced, someone immediately caused trouble.
The emperor ignored him and asked the Jinwu Guards to act according to the law.
Those people shouted slogans of injustice and demonstrated in front of the imperial city.
Liang Jing and his men stood in front of the imperial city and said to the lieutenant beside him: "They are all a group of people who cannot win but cannot lose."
The lieutenant general said: "Some of their families have been rich and powerful for thousands of years, and they feel that they are gods. But now that the gods are coming to earth, they will naturally become furious."
"Actually, I think it's more of despair!" Liang Jing crossed his arms and said something very philosophical:
"The peak of prosperity will lead to decline, and everything will turn upside down when it reaches its peak!"
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"unfair!"
Those candidates are shouting.
Wang Laoer came out.
"No one from the father-in-law's family has been selected, so why are you making such a fuss?"
After saying that, Wang Laoer turned around and entered the imperial city. The emperor was making roast chicken, and he had to go quickly. If he was late, he would have to eat the meatless wing tips.
The candidates outside were startled.
"Is there no one in the Zhou family?"
"There seems to be no one."
The emperor can even cruelly deceive his father-in-law, you are nothing!
have to!
Many people were originally worried about being liquidated, but now they regained their psychological balance and went back pretending to be tough guys.
The emperor is roasting chicken in the palace.
He didn't cook a beggar's chicken, but cooked a charcoal fire in a serious manner. A fat chicken weighing more than three kilograms was slowly flipped on the grill. The emperor pressed his cuffs with one hand and brushed the seasoning with a brush in the other hand, very attentively.
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The prince and Li Laoer squatted beside him, swallowing their saliva and saying, "You poke me, I'll poke you."
Qin Ze came quickly, swallowed his saliva first, and then reported: "Your Majesty, most of the candidates outside have dispersed."
"Is there anyone left?" The emperor was a little surprised.
"It's a few candidates who drank too much and passed out drunk there."
"knew."
The emperor slowly turned the roasted chicken and said, "A Liang, what do you think this roasted chicken looks like?"
"I don't know."
"This is the country." The emperor said: "Manage the country not in a hurry. It is said that governing a big country is like cooking a small fish. When there is chaos, you must cut through the mess with a quick knife. After stability, you must not do this. You must moisten things and dig holes silently..."
A Liang nodded. This time he was dumbfounded by the emperor's series of methods. He thought, could he still govern the country like this?
I learned.
"Put some charcoal fire in the pit. Don't make the fire too hot. Turn over it frequently... Look, isn't this chicken ready?"