I will never be Renzong

Chapter 84

After the draft was over, the tribute exams came next. Students from all walks of life in the Song Dynasty had already rushed to Kaifeng in advance to participate in the tribute exams held by the imperial court.

Nowadays, the number of people admitted to each session of the imperial examination in the Song Dynasty is increasing, and it has gradually become redundant. However, Zhao Zhen does not have the energy and time to solve the problems of the imperial examination system in the Song Dynasty, nor does he have the power to break up with the civil service group. wrist.

On July 150th, the second year of Tiansheng, Zhao Zhen was promoted to the Chongzheng Hall, and 46 four Jinshi scholars, including Song Jiao from Anlu, Ye Qingchen from Changzhou, and Zheng Jian from Wuxian County, were granted the same rank. [-] people were born with Jinshi.

On the second day, 190 six people from various subjects were given the title, and 81 people were of the same origin.

Both Song Jiao and his younger brother Song Qi are famous for their poems and songs. Song Qi was ranked No.3 in the memorials of the Ministry of Rites, but his elder brother Song Jiao was outside the top three. After Liu E read it, he didn’t want to Young and old are disorderly, so Song Jiao was promoted to No. 1, and Song Qi became No. 10.

The ancient poem "The morning is light and cold outside the green poplar smoke, and the spring is bustling on the red apricot branches!" was written by Song Qi. Because both of them were talented, people called them the Second Song Dynasty, distinguishing them as the Da Song Dynasty and the Xiao Song Dynasty.

Ye Qingchen's countermeasures were written very well, and he was appreciated by the proctor Yushi Zhongcheng Liu Yun, so he ranked second.

Zheng Jian worked from Yang Yi and was famous for his poetry and prose, and then returned to Wu.When Yang Yi passed away, all his guests and disciples scattered away, but Zheng Jian went to attend the funeral at the same time.

But Yang Yi has a straightforward personality and advocates integrity. At the age of 11, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty heard of his reputation and awarded the Secretary Provincial Zhengzi.During the Chunhua period, he was born as a Jinshi. He successively served as Zuo Lang, Zhizhigao, Hanlin Bachelor, Hubu Doctor, History Museum Editor, and official to the Minister of Industry.Politically, he supported Prime Minister Kou Zhun to resist the invasion of Liao soldiers, and opposed the superstitious activities of Song Zhenzong's large-scale construction and worship of immortals and gods.In the fourth year of Tianxi, he died at the age of 47, and his posthumous title was Wen.

Zhao Zhen read Zheng Jian's article and admired it very much. According to him, Zheng Jian should be the first, and Liu E could only come in third after some work.

These candidates who have studied hard for ten years in the cold window finally shocked the world with their rankings and became dragons and phoenixes among the people. What's more, they were caught off the list. Yan Ruyu has her own words.

But not everyone has real talent and learning. Three days later, Zhao Zhen bestowed Zhang Huan and Lu Zongjian Jinshi and ranks. These two talents were average, but they failed to pass the imperial examination. Backstage.

Zhang Huan was the son-in-law of Prime Minister Wang Qinruo, and Lv Zongjian was the younger brother of Lv Yijian, who was in charge of politics.

In Chongming Palace, the courtiers were discussing political affairs with Liu E, while Zhao Zhen was watching goldfish playing in the pavilion above the small lake in Yanfu Palace.

After returning from Shen Moran, he was full of confidence at first, but he was caught off guard by Liu E's series of operations. Liu E probably knew something. Zhen Jing studied, and Zhao Zhen's originally abundant time was arranged so embarrassingly that he couldn't find a chance to leave the palace.

"Report to the official family! The aunt told the official family to go to Chongming Hall immediately!"

The servant Luo Chongxun came to Zhao Zhen and said respectfully.

Zhao Zhen turned around and glanced at him, and there was a pungent smell mixed with perfume. Right now, this servant in his twenties is Liu E's new favorite. As for how far he is favored, Zhao Zhen doesn't want to guess.

Zhao Zhen didn't delay but followed Luo Chongxun to the Chongming Hall. The reason why Liu E called him to come was because something serious happened.

When Zhao Zhen came to Chongming Hall, he saw several ministers arguing endlessly.

"I have seen you before! Officials!"

When the ministers saw Zhao Zhen coming, they quickly put aside their disputes and saluted Zhao Zhen.

"Ma'am! I don't know what happened?"

Zhao Zhen saluted Liu E behind the curtain.

"The officials should take their seats first! Somebody show the paper to the officials to have a look!"

Liu E motioned.

After Zhao Zhen took his seat, he took the letter handed over by the servant and began to look through it.

This letter was submitted by Li Di, the imperial envoy. After half a year of investigation with the officials of the household department, Li Di found out the taxes owed by the people all over the world. In addition to the taxes owed by the poor and the rich In addition, the temple owes the most taxes to the court!
Buddhism was introduced to China a long time ago, and there are different theories. Some believe that it was the Warring States period, some believe that it was the Qin Dynasty, but most of them believe that it was introduced during the period of Emperor Han Ming.

It has to be said that the ideas promoted by Buddhism have a certain positive effect on maintaining the rule of the feudal dynasty. In the Tang Dynasty, there were stories about thirteen monks who rescued the Tang king, and Xuanzang’s deeds of learning scriptures from the west were also publicized. Therefore, Buddhism It was prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, but even so, not everyone can become a monk. To be a monk in the Tang Dynasty, you must have a certificate. Because after the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the population has been greatly reduced. If everyone becomes a monk, So who will cultivate the land?
Therefore, on the one hand, the Tang Dynasty promoted the benefits of Buddhism, and on the other hand, it restricted Buddhism.

After reading the memorial, Zhao Zhen asked the ministers below: "I remember that when the Taizu founded the country, there was no express law stipulating that temples and Taoist temples were not allowed to buy land. How come now, Buddhist temples and Taoist temples owe the court taxes for many years? ?”

The ministers below seemed to have a tacit understanding, and they cast their eyes on Liu E in unison.

"Cough, cough, cough! This is my fault for the Ai family. When the first emperor passed away, the Ai family rewarded the Jingmen army with 3000 taels of silver in Yuquan Mountain Jingdeyuan and asked them to buy fields. The Ai family had good intentions and wanted them to pray for the late emperor day and night. Thinking that other temples have seen this and bought fields one after another, it has become a disaster today!"

Liu E said lightly.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about the current situation caused by Liu E's original actions, but asked directly: "What do you think about this matter? How should we deal with it?"

Wang Qinruo said: "Officials! According to the report of the household officials who went to investigate, the reason why these temples owe the imperial court taxes is because they donate porridge to the people several times a year, so they owe the imperial court taxes!"

Wang Zeng said: "Officials! The purchase of land by temples has destroyed the ancestral system. I think that all the land of temples in the world should be nationalized or distributed to poor people! The ancestral system cannot be violated!"

Wang Zeng's words were very straightforward, implying that Liu E had broken the ancestral system.

Even though Liu E hated Wang Zeng so much in her heart, she didn't dare to attack on the spot. After all, the bitter fruit was caused by her kindness as a woman.

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Madam! Since ancient times, although monks have not been engaged in production, the rewards to the temples from our court every year must be said to be generous. They don't have to work hard, but they still have no worries about food and clothing. They have to do it every day. The most important thing is to meditate and recite scriptures! Nowadays, temples openly defy the government order to buy land. This is absolutely unacceptable. With one monk, there will be one less farmer in the field, and the court’s tax revenue will also be reduced by one point. I also hope that the great lady will put the great Song Dynasty’s country and society as the most important thing, and must ban this matter.”

(End of this chapter)