Chapter 647: Next time you play chess, remember to wear a helmet!
The songs and dances of the Han Dynasty were very beautiful, and their core was the waist.
As the central part of the dancer's body, the waist can twist dexterously and gracefully while pulling the body to achieve the dance effect.
Some of the evaluators at Pingyang Hou Mansion leaned forward and backward, some leaned left and right, and some twisted their waists and stepped out.
Her long hair is flowing and her skirt is flying, showing the beauty of her dancing curves.
Dance evolved from ancient witchcraft rituals. In the past, only men could dance.
It was not until the Warring States, Qin and Han Dynasties that it gradually evolved into a category of appreciation.
The most famous dancer in the early Han Dynasty was Mrs. Qi.
Later there was another famous dancer, Zhao Feiyan who could do hand dance.
Li Yunze, who was holding a wine glass in his hand, glanced at the crowd of admirers, but he didn't see anything that was surprising.
Seeing that Li Yunze didn't express anything special, Princess Pingyang quietly pushed Wei Qing beside her.
Wei Qing nodded, waited until the song ended, saluted Li Yunze and said, "Your Majesty, I wonder if there is anyone you like?"
The mourners standing there with their heads lowered were all very nervous.
If he can be favored by the emperor, the fate of the whole family will change.
Unfortunately, Li Yunze shook his head slightly, "No."
All those who applauded were immediately disappointed, and many of them were even weeping secretly.
Wei Qing looked at Wei Junru and Wei Shaoer among the evaluators and sighed, in this case there was nothing he could do.
Your Majesty doesn't like it, so there's nothing I can do about it.
He didn't have that strong desire to be a relative. After all, he had already become a prince based on his military exploits, so he felt that he alone could provide a good life for his sisters.
Princess Pingyang also sighed helplessly and had no choice but to signal the admirers to step back.
As the banquet continued, Li Yunze asked Wei Changjun to test his personal abilities.
Wei Changjun's talents can only be said to be average, and his only advantage is that he can read.
Li Yunze thought for a while and immediately asked Zhou Qiu to "arrange him to be Ma Cheng."
Zhou Qiu hurriedly saluted, "Here."
When Wei Qing heard this, he hurriedly pulled Wei Changjun out to salute, "Thank you for your grace~~~"
Li Yunze, with a smile on his face, told Wei Changjun, "With your talents, you are not enough for a small official. The reason why you are appointed as Ma Cheng is because of the merits of your brother Wei Qing. Never rely on your elder brother."
Identity, causing trouble."
Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and the Han people here govern the country with filial piety.
According to Han law, parents can beat their children to death without the death penalty. Naturally, in this environment, there are many people who would act like monsters.
Li Yunze's words were ostensibly meant for Wei Changjun, but in fact he wanted everyone in the Wei family to understand and not to cause trouble for Wei Qing, otherwise there would be no good consequences.
Regardless of whether he understood it or not, Changjun Wei always saluted respectfully, "My lord, I obey your order."
Young Wei Qing felt the protection from the emperor, and his heart was filled with emotions, and he wished he could die for his majesty right now.
Li Yunze looked at Wei Bu and Wei Guang, who were still children. "You just follow Wei Qing and sharpen your skills in the army now. When you go out to attack the Huns in the future, try to make meritorious deeds."
"Here~~~"
When the banquet was over and Li Yunze left, the entire Wei family came out to see him off.
It was only then that Li Yunze met the young Wei Zifu.
"This is..."
"Your Majesty." Wei Qing hurriedly stepped forward, "This is my sister-in-law, my name is Zifu."
"Um."
Li Yunze smiled and nodded, "In a few years, I will come again to watch her sing and dance."
A large number of palace guards escorted Li Yunze's carriage to Weiyang Palace, but Wei Qing was a little confused, "What does your Majesty mean?"
Princess Pingyang on the side hugged Wei Zifu with a smile on her face and said, "Sister, you have to practice dancing well and wait for His Majesty to come again."
When Li Yunze returned to the palace, he met his master Fu Yan who was waiting here.
After they sat down respectively, the master's father Yan said eagerly, "Your Majesty, the King of Huainan has made some changes."
"oh?"
Li Yunze raised his eyebrows and said, "Speak clearly."
"yes."
"Your Majesty, Wang Ni had previously issued a false edict, ordering the kings of Guandong to lead troops into the pass, intending to carry out a great rebellion. Very few of the kings responded. Only the king of Huainan jumped up and down to mobilize troops. He is very determined to kill him."
The master Fuyan didn't say a word, but after learning that the Chang'an Incident had been successfully put down by Li Yunze, Huainan King Liu An had become honest.
The reason for not saying this is to get rid of the Huainan King and earn great achievements.
As for why we only learned about this news now, it is because the journey was far away and the message transmission took a long time.
"King of Huainan, Liu An."
Li Yunze naturally knew this person.
Not to mention that there are records in history books, Liu An in this era was also very active during the Seven Kings Rebellion, and he almost had to directly respond and follow.
That is to say, the Huainan Kingdom's Prime Minister Du Wei suppressed him at that time, and this prevented the Rebellion of the Seven Kings from turning into the Rebellion of the Eight Kings.
In history, this person also wanted to rebel several times, but either the timing was not right or he was too timid to take action.
In the end, the feudal country was removed and he committed suicide.
Speaking of Liu An, he was very accomplished in culture. He once gathered thousands of disciples and wrote the book "Huainanzi".
And also invented the famous tofu.
As for his feudal state of Huainan, there is a famous mountain called Bagong Mountain, which was named after the eight most famous disciples of his sect gathered here.
In history, a famous war broke out here, which was the Battle of Feishui.
"You go find Wei Ting."
After thinking for a while, Li Yunze quickly made a decision: "Haosheng will investigate this matter and remove the country after getting the evidence."
The master's father was overjoyed and immediately said "Here!"
He knew that Li Yunze wanted to reduce the vassal status. In fact, as long as he was the emperor, there was no one who did not want to reduce the vassal status.
After all, any emperor would feel unhappy if he saw a state within a state.
The reason why Liu Bang established a feudal state was because he was forced by the circumstances at that time.
If you don't establish a feudal state, you won't be able to recruit kings with different surnames to help you, and naturally you won't have a chance to defeat Xiang Yu.
Later, in order to deal with the king with a different surname, his sons and relatives were enfeoffed in various places. Over the years, they gradually became more and more powerful.
After his father left, Li Yunze stood up and looked at Nuo Da's map of the Han Dynasty. He looked at the various large and small kingdoms and even the princely states on it, and frowned slightly, "What's going on here? If you want to divide the kingdoms, you can go overseas."
Go to the end of the world."
It still takes time to prepare for the matter of interdicting the king of Huainan, Liu An.
But here in Li Yunze, another big event soon started.
At the court meeting, Li Yunze simply announced that the second imperial examination would be held.
To put it simply, selecting talents means selecting officials from various places. This is a very important power.
In the past, there was only one method, and that was recommendation.
However, there are too many tricks in this recommended method, and it is easy to come up with the so-called four generations and three masters, or even the fifth, sixth, and three masters, etc.
No one in this era knows the influence and destructive power of these generations of clans better than Li Yunze.
If you want to break the formation and monopoly of clans, the imperial examination is the most powerful way.
There is no doubt that Ke Bian has made cakes for countless honorable royal family members.
In the past, there would have been a strong backlash.
But the current environment is completely different, because Li Yunze is strong enough, but the power of the DPRK has been greatly weakened due to the Chang'an Incident.
Li Yunze holds the power of the world's soldiers and horses, and his prestige is strong enough that no one in the army dares to disobey him.
Moreover, he also holds financial power, even the power to mint coins.
Holding the gun barrel in one hand and holding the money bag in the other, this level of strength is definitely not comparable to that of the previous Emperors Wen and Jing.
The most important thing is that Li Yunze dares to take action.
When someone raised objections, Ting Wei Zhang Tang quickly jumped out and sent Wang to prison for being against the party, which immediately made the nobles tremble.
This crime is so harsh that it makes people shudder.
After all, everyone would be afraid of having fun with the whole family.
As a time traveler, if you just follow the steps step by step, there will be nothing interesting in the time travel other than a lot of piling.
Therefore, Li Yunze wants to change, change the shortcomings of the Han Dynasty, and move towards an effective direction that is in line with the development of the times.
Of course, nothing can be accomplished overnight, unless Li Yunze opens the door to time and space and invites the beasts from the sky to solve the problem.
While holding the imperial examination, Li Yunze did not completely deprive the royal family and nobles of their interests. He took the initiative to divide the imperial examination into two rankings: A and B.
Those who take the A-list examination must be recommended by the royal family and nobles before they can participate, and there is not much difference in the number of admissions between the two lists.
This is to take care of the interests of the royal family and nobles, so that they can still maintain the benefits brought by the recommendation, which is equivalent to one more round of exams.
"This is just a temporary transition."
In the imperial garden of Weiyang Palace, Li Yunze was sitting on a stone bench in the pavilion, holding chess pieces in his hands and carefully studying the situation on the chessboard. "When those Jinshi become the mainstream from local to imperial court, this transitional model will be cancelled."
Lose."
"At that time, even if His Majesty does not object, the second-ranking scholars will take the initiative to promote this matter." The master's father Yan, who was playing against Li Yunze, took a piece of Li Yunze after losing a piece. "After all, only the royal family and nobles can recommend the first-ranking candidates.
This is not in the interest of the second-ranking scholars."
Li Yunze, who frowned slightly, glared at him, "You are the only one who knows better."
"Although the number of Jinshi candidates admitted to the A and B rankings is almost the same, how to arrange them depends on your ability."
The meaning of this is very clear. The arrangements for the second list are better, and the people in the first list can only stand aside.
Naturally, Li Yunze cannot come forward to do this kind of thing. The only ones who take the blame are the ministers.
"Don't worry, your majesty." Master Fu Yan, who is outstanding in chess skills, once again made a move and directly captured one of Li Yunze's big dragons. He smiled from ear to ear. "I will definitely arrange this matter properly, and it will never damage your majesty's wisdom and martial arts."
"Now you have damaged my wisdom and strength."
The big dragon on the chessboard was eaten. In this game, Li Yunze had no way to save himself. He could only grab a handful of chess pieces from the chess box and put them on the chessboard. "I'm willing to admit defeat. I admit it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The master smiled and picked up the lottery ticket on the side, which was a total of twenty gold coins.
Li Yunze squinted his eyes and sneered, "Master Fuyan, next time you play chess with me, remember to wear a helmet!"