After Wu Da left, Wu Song, who was hugging Golden Lotus, was very anxious. No one knew who the examiner was this time. Ever since Wang Anshi's reform, there had been two parties in the court.
The new party supported the new policy, while the old party opposed it.
Back then, the leader of the New Party was the great reformist Wang Anshi.
His subordinates were Zeng Bu, Lu Huiqing, Cai Jing, Li Ding and other fierce generals.
The old party was led by Sima Guang, Su Shi, Ouyang Xiu, Han Qi and others.
Other than Wang Anshi, who advocated reform, the rest of the New Party's character was controversial. Some were even seen as villains!
As for the old party, they were all literary giants.
The confrontation between the old and new party and government had a great impact on the politics of the Northern Song Dynasty for more than 50 years.
As the new and old parties changed their ruling positions, Wang Anshi also resigned twice as prime minister.
This also led to the new law being implemented and abolished at times, and the subjects did not know how to comply with the embarrassing situation.
Both the old and new parties were scholars and literary giants. A group of people chattered on and even argued. They were all scholars!
One of Sima Guang's reasons for criticizing Wang Anshi's reform was: Southerners cannot rule!
He said," The Min people are cunning and dangerous, while the Chu people are easy to deal with. Now, the two ministers are both Min people, and the two politicians are all Chu people. They will definitely attract the people of the village. How can the customs of the world be more honest and honest?”
It made several brainless emperors: the new and old two parties replaced each other in power, Wang Anshi also resigned twice, the new policy was sometimes implemented and sometimes abolished, and the subjects were at a loss.
The party struggle was initially caused by differences in political views, but later evolved into a struggle for power to eliminate those who disagreed with them.
For a while, Wang Anshi was in power as prime minister, and for a while, Sima Guang was in power as prime minister. The new law and the old law also took turns to appear.
For a time, the party struggle became an important part of the political culture of the Song Dynasty.
Even before the reform, the imperial power was above the party. However, after Shenzong and Wang Anshi jointly decided the state affairs, the weak Song imperial power was divided into two by the ruling party led by the emperor and the prime minister! He would no longer surpass his previous status.
This also led to the two emperors being forced by the officials to go to the Jin army camp to negotiate during the Jingkang War!
Such a thing as a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, the two of you are under the pressure of the Jin army outside and the officials inside, so you can only do it.
When it came to Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, he demoted Prime Minister Zhang Dun for his crimes and replaced him with Han Zhongyan and Zeng Bu as prime ministers in an attempt to resolve the new party struggle, but the party struggle could not be resolved. Huizong had no choice but to use Cai Jing!
When Cai Jing was in power, he colluded with the eunuch Tong Guan and others to set up the Yuan You Party Monument, marking Sima Guang and the others as traitors.
Although Cai Jing's new party had gained the upper hand, it was unknown whether the examiner was from the new party or the old party.
Golden Lotus, who was in his arms, looked at Wu Song in a daze. She reached out and touched Langjun's chest. She used her tender hand to slowly rub against Wu Song's developed pectorals.
Without Wu Dalang in the room, the golden lotus in her arms became even more charming.
"Langjun, why are you in a daze?"
"Sigh, just because I don't know who the examiner is? If he knew, it would be good to cater to his preferences!“
"There's a point to this?" Golden Lotus, who didn't know anything about politics, felt strange.
In her heart, she only needed to answer the questions correctly in the exam. There was no need for so much nonsense.
"It's an eternal rule to cater to the head examiner. Your husband is determined to win the examination this time, but it would be too unjust if he were to fall into such a political matter!
The scholars in the imperial court were fighting even more fiercely than on the battlefield!
If the examiner is a new party, then I will advocate innovation and advocate Wang Anshi and others. Even Shang Yang, Shen Buhai, Zhao Wuling King and the others.
If it was an old party, then your husband would have to trace back to the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, the rule of Yao and Shun, the Duke of Zhou assisting the government, and even the death of the second generation of the Great Qin and Great Sui.”Wu Song slowly explained.
"There are still so many Daos! I don't need to think about anything, I just need to serve Langjun well.”
While Golden Lotus 'crescent moon mouth was smiling, her tender hands that were resting on Wu Song's chest muscles suddenly rubbed quickly a few times.
For the past few days, she had been doing housework at home, cooking, washing, and cleaning for Wu Song. She had tidied up the house neatly and decorated it beautifully.'Pan Jinlian', Wu Song would definitely beat her up: The label of a virtuous wife and mother.
Such a beautiful, pure, slim, and seductive young lady, coupled with her diligence in managing the household, her singing skills, her crescent moon mouth, and two dimples, she was definitely a peerless beauty!
The moment this beautiful woman's crescent moon mouth and small dimples moved, Wu Song couldn't help but say," He either wanted to kiss her or pinch her!
He was thinking about the matter of the chief examiner and also thinking about what kind of essay he should present for the imperial examination according to the actual situation.
During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the system of selecting officials was reformed. He ordered the local government to inspect and recommend talents. Each state recommended a scholar every year, meaning that they were outstanding talents. It is the system of inspection.
In the Eastern Han Dynasty, because of the taboo of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu, it was renamed Mao Cai. When Cao Pi usurped the throne of the Han Dynasty, he was changed back to a scholar.
Not only could a scholar be exempted from kneeling, but he could also be exempted from taxes, corvee, and preferential treatment under the criminal law. Xing Bu is a corporal doctor!
There were also some special privileges in terms of clothing. In a feudal society with a strict hierarchy, clothing was also divided into levels. No matter how rich an ordinary person was, they could not wear silk or satin, or they would be punished by the government. A scholar could wear a long robe with a coiled collar, a square pacifying scarf on his head, and a pair of boots. Others would naturally be in awe of him.
Apart from that, the scholar also had the privilege of using slaves, scolding others, meeting officials, and so on.
Although he was only a scholar now, he already had many privileges. If he passed the examination, he would definitely become an official and make a fortune. The most obvious benefit of being a scholar was that Fan Jin passed the examination. After passing the examination, he actually went crazy!!!
"Your husband will be going to the imperial examinations in a few days. In this capital examination, we must definitely ponder the nature of the examiners so that we can enter the examination questions.”
Wu Song couldn't help but smile when he saw that Golden Lotus was a little confused.
"I believe that Langjun will definitely be able to pass high school.”
"Langjun?"
"What's wrong?"
"But you're tired. Why don't I help you rest?”
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