In the past six months, in addition to Tiangongfang's prosperity and development, Pei Zhao and Luo Xi also officially got married.
On the night of the wedding, Xiang Nan, Qu Xiaofeng, Zhao Sese, Gao Ruyi, Yongning and others sent them out of the palace together.
"Yongning, do you envy Luo Xi?" Qu Xiaofeng asked Yongning.
"I'm envious, but I'm not envious either. I'm envious that she can marry the one she loves, but as you said, we don't know whether they will be happy in the future. Judging from the current situation, Pei Zhao's thoughts on her are not the same. Not as deep as her love for Pei Zhao." Yong Ning sighed.
"Xiaofeng, do you think they will be happy?" She asked Qu Xiaofeng again.
"Yes, hasn't Luo Xi wanted to marry Pei Zhao since she was a child? Now she finally got her wish. I don't think other Luo Xi will care. Perhaps, being able to look at her beloved every day is already her. The greatest happiness." Qu Xiaofeng thought for a while.
"Princesses of the royal family have been well-dressed and well-fed since childhood, but our marriage has never been involuntary. Luo Xi is lucky to be able to marry the one she loves without having to marry far away. And I have never tried to love someone. It feels like a human being has never been loved." Yongning sighed.
Now she is the only unmarried princess in the Toyo Dynasty, and it is inevitable that she will be accused of marriage or marriage in the future.
"In a few years, I will also marry in a foreign country to marry Toyoto." She said with emotion, "If one day, my husband really wants to go to war with Toyoto, I will either die for my country or my husband."
Qu Xiaofeng couldn't help but be surprised when he heard her speaking so decisively.
"Okay, don't say such depressing words on this big day." Xiang Nan advised, "Who knows what will happen in the future. Maybe there is a young, promising, handsome, good man with both civil and military skills waiting for my sister. .”
When Yongning heard this, he smiled.
She lives so transparently that she doesn't care whether she loves someone or not. She even has plans to become a monk. When the time comes, she can live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, away from the secular world and politics, and feel at ease.
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Another half year later, with a baby's cry, Xiang Nan welcomed his first child.
Qu Xiaofeng gave birth to a princess for Xiang Nan. According to the ancestral system of the Feng Dynasty, Xiang Nan named her "Zhixian".
Less than half a month later, there was another baby crying, and Xiang Nan welcomed his second child.
Zhao Sese gave birth to a prince for Xiang Nan. According to the ancestral system of the Feng Dynasty, Xiang Nan named him "Li Jiye".
The birth of the two dragon grandsons made the Empress Dowager, the Emperor and the Empress very happy.
After all, for the royal family, prosperous descendants are the sign of prosperity.
However, as the Crown Princess, Qu Xiaofeng only gave birth to one daughter. As a good lady, Zhao Sese gave birth to a son.
This has laid a great hidden danger for the future dispute over "establishing direct descendants and establishing elders".
However, Xiang Nan felt that they were thinking too much.
Because if he wanted to, he could live to be a hundred years old. Based on the average lifespan of ancient people, if his children could live to be fifty or sixty years old, they would be considered long-lived, perhaps not as long as he lived.
Therefore, the earlier a child is born, the less likely he is to inherit the throne.
Just like Emperor Qianlong, he had seventeen princes in his life, but most of them were not as lively as he was. Before his death, there were only three princes left alive.
Moreover, even if Xiang Nan ascends the throne, he will not establish a prince too early. He planned to adopt the Qing Dynasty's secret crown prince system. No one except him knew who was the crown prince, so as to avoid the fight for the heir apparent.
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With the birth of the emperor's grandson, Xiang Nan also suggested that Li Zuo open an enke to recruit scholars for the imperial court.
The imperial examination system had just been implemented in the Toyo Dynasty, and the examination was originally scheduled to be held every three years. Therefore, according to the rules, the exam can only start next year.
But Xiang Nan hopes to promote more talents for the imperial court.
Because over the past year or so, he has become more and more involved in government affairs, and has become deeply aware of the bad governance of the Toyo Dynasty.
There are three main forces in the Toyo Dynasty court, one is the aristocratic force, one is the force of the high minister, and the other is the Qingliu force.
Among them, the clans are the most powerful. In addition to placing many officials in the six ministries of the capital, they also control many of the ten realms in the world;
The Prime Minister is the second most powerful person. His base is in the Ministry of Household Affairs and he is in charge of financial power. In addition, he also has people in the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Punishment and other departments, and he is the most powerful in the court.
Qingliu's power is the weakest. It only has a little power in the Ministry of Rites, and it is basically difficult to influence the overall situation.
The three forces restrain each other, check and balance each other, and compete with each other. It can be said that they are like water and fire.
The only thing they have in common is that they all think about their own interests and want to limit the imperial power and strive for their own interests.
Even Gao Ming, who was supported by Li Fu, is now thinking more about himself, and has become a force that cannot be lost.
In this case, it is in the best interest of the royal family of the Toyo Dynasty to open up the Enke, recruit talented people, give priority to the common people, and eliminate the clans, traitors and Qingliu.
After Li Hao considered it, he decided that this method was feasible.
Back then, he wanted to use the imperial examination to recruit scholars and support a new force to compete with the powerful and high-ranking ministers. In the end, he caused a series of troubles and even led to the deposing of the former prince Li Chengji.
Now that I think about it, it’s very frustrating.
For this imperial examination, he must carefully select talents.
Xiang Nan nodded, and then handed over some methods for later imperial examinations to Li Zuo.
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The imperial examination had just begun in the Toyo Dynasty, and the system was not perfect.
For example, candidates are selected from government schools and local states and counties. Most of those who can enter official schools are the children of aristocratic families, nobles, and wealthy families; and the candidates selected by local prefectures and counties are naturally the children of noble families, wealthy families, and landlords.
Therefore, the imperial examination was originally intended to break the monopoly of power by the nobles and clans and give the children of the common people a chance to leap over the dragon's gate, but the result was the opposite.
For another example, because the confidentiality system is not strict, it is inevitable that there will be unofficial appointments, substitutions, cheating and other behaviors. Children of well-connected aristocratic families, aristocrats, and well-connected families are already sure that they are safe even before taking the exam. However, children from poor families often lose out because they have no money, no power, and no connections.
Therefore, Xiang Nan also gave opinions on the reform of the imperial examination.
Unify the examination, add sealing and recording links, add the palace examination link, and admit students on a proportional basis based on different education levels and population distribution, etc.
Li Hao was very happy after reading Xiang Nan's statement.
After the reform of the imperial examination, it is possible to avoid the infiltration of the imperial examination by the gentry clan to the greatest extent, and to open the most fair way to obtain scholars, which is a great thing for the people of the Toyo dynasty and the royal family of the Toyo dynasty.
Therefore, Li Fu immediately issued a decree. Because it was a great joy to give birth to the emperor's grandson, he wanted to recruit scholars through enke.
Scholars all over the world were ecstatic after seeing Enke's method of selecting talents.
This time Enke will no longer distinguish between official schooling and selection. As long as you want to take the Enke exam, you can register for the exam. And because they are sealed and transcribed, even the examiner does not know who wrote these articles, so that private exchanges can be avoided.
Especially in the final palace examination, whether it is a mule or a horse, it is enough to walk in front of the emperor, and it is absolutely impossible to pretend to be fake.
Therefore, those common people who were proud of their talent and learning were overjoyed and wished they could open Enke as soon as possible.
(End of chapter)
