Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

In the summer of this year, the weather was extremely hot. On May 25th, more than ten people entered the palace.

The dozen or so people were dressed in different clothes, most of them were men, and only one was a woman.

The leader was dressed as an old farmer. He was very clean and tidy, but his rustic appearance could not be concealed no matter what. He was obviously very nervous. He was sweating profusely at the moment, and the sweat completely soaked the clothes on his back.

Behind him is the woman, this woman looks about forty years old, she is a little fat, she is wearing brocade clothes, she seems to be from a wealthy family. But looking at her attire, she was very popular. It was obvious that her taste was very average. Even if she was from a wealthy family, she might be a local rich man in the countryside. Now that she came to the palace, she felt that her breathing was abnormally short and her heart was beating extremely fast. The scenery in the palace was beautiful, but she didn't have the slightest thought of appreciating the scenery.

Behind this woman is another gray-haired old man. This old man is dressed as a Confucian scholar, but his clothes are dirty and torn, and he is also dark and thin. At this moment in the palace, his eyes are so strange. A feeling of restlessness.

The people behind were just like the three of them, giving people a feeling of cramped and tense.

From entering the palace to entering a side hall, it took only a quarter of an hour, but they felt as if a long time had passed.

The guards arranged for them to sit down and brought them tea, but no one dared to drink water now. The woman picked up the tea, but her hands were trembling all the time. There was a crisp sound of "bang", and the teacup fell down. The woman's face suddenly became extremely pale. She knelt down hastily, and wailed loudly, "Forgive me! Forgive me ! The villain will never dare again!"

"Get up quickly!" A gentle voice came from the side. The woman wanted to stand up, but her body felt weak and she couldn't get up at all. Then a pair of strong hands supported her to stand up.

"Thank you, thank you!" the woman hurriedly said.

However, when the woman was thanking, those who came in with her knelt down together, and a moment later, the voice of "Long live, long live, long live" sounded in the side hall.

The woman stayed there, and she looked at the young man in front of her, only to find that the young man was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. The woman couldn't help but knelt down again, and shouted "Long live" together.

Only at this moment did she realize that the person who helped her up just now turned out to be the ruler of this empire. His martial arts and martial arts even surpassed Taizu and Emperor Taizong's current emperor, and he was a hero and saint in the hearts of countless people! She didn't know what it was like in her heart, and for a moment, the heat flowed through her heart, and she almost wanted to cry.

"Let's all get flat!" Zhao Chen said.

At this moment, Wang Shu was also following Zhao Chen. Wang Shu was looking at these people curiously. He didn't understand why Zhao Chen called these people into the palace.

The dozen or so people stood up immediately, but they still lowered their heads, not daring to look at Zhao Chen at all.

"Sit down, all of you!" Seeing how reserved they were, Zhao Chen couldn't help laughing.

The dozen or so people hesitated for a moment, and then sat down again, but all of them were half-sitting, and did not dare to sit as easily as at home.

"Your name is Li Yi?" Zhao Chen said, looking at the man dressed as an old farmer.

"Yes, Cao Min sees His Majesty!" The old farmer hurriedly knelt down again and said.

"Pingshen! I heard that you invented the method of sowing rice twice a year, is there such a thing?" Zhao Chen helped the old farmer up and said.

"Your Majesty, the method of sowing two crops a year was not invented by grass-roots people. Our ancestors planted it long ago! It's just that the villain has promoted the method of sowing two crops a year in Suzhou and Hangzhou for decades, so many people think it was invented by the villain. Come out." The old farmer said helplessly.

"If the method of sowing two crops a year spreads to the whole country, it can greatly increase the grain harvest in the Song Dynasty. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. You have made great contributions to the country!" Zhao Chen praised.

In Chinese history, it was not until the Song Dynasty that the method of planting rice twice a year appeared in Jiangnan. Since then, Jiangnan has become the granary of the world! As for who was the first to experiment and promote two crops a year, there has been no record in history! But as far as Zhao Chen knows, in this era, this old farmer has been committed to promoting this for decades, and it has indeed achieved great results! For this old farmer, Zhao Chen really admired him.

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, the grassroots dare not be ashamed." The old farmer said even more anxiously.

"Your achievements are much higher than many generals who have conquered the world!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"This... this..." The old farmer was speechless, speechless.

"You are the Wang family?" Zhao Chen looked at the woman and said.

"Yes, the woman sees Your Majesty!" The woman hurriedly stood up again, stammering.

"I heard that you made a new spinning wheel, which made the spinning speed three times faster. Is there such a thing?" Zhao Chen said.

"There is such a thing, but there are many people who help." The woman hurriedly said.

"Very good, this is also an invention that benefits the country and the people, please sit down!" Zhao Chen said.

Historically, at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, a belt-driven spinning wheel appeared in China for the first time. As for who invented the spinning wheel, there is no record in history. Chinese history has dismissed these craftsmen. Even though they invented epoch-making products, their reputation in history is not as good as any juren or scholar.

"Your name is Wei Pu, and you made a new star map?" Zhao Chen looked at the old Confucian scholar who seemed to be a bit crazy, and said.

"Yes, the villain spent 30 years drawing the star map, and he only really achieved it some time ago." The old Confucian scholar also stood up immediately, with a respectful expression.

"Did you bring the star map today?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Bring it." The old Confucian scholar took out the star map from his arms with trembling hands, and handed it to Zhao Chen with both hands.

Zhao Chen took the star map and opened it, only to find that the star map was huge. Several guards helped Zhao Chen spread it out, and Zhao Chen watched carefully there.

"Your Majesty, I know these words are outrageous, but I still want to say that the sun in the sky does not revolve around the earth, but the land under our feet does revolve around the sun!" The old Confucian scholar hesitated for a while. After that, he seemed to have made up his mind, and said abruptly.

"I understand! You write down all the thoughts in your heart and submit them to me. I am very interested!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Ah! Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!" The old Confucian scholar had an ecstatic expression on his face.

"You are Xue Han. Three years ago you made a thunderbolt cannon that can be fired with gunpowder, which is far better than ordinary trebuchets. Is there such a thing?" Zhao Chen looked at an unusually honest, dark-bodied man. Middle-aged man, said.

"It's the villain, Your Majesty knows the name of the villain, the villain is lucky!" The middle-aged man also said excitedly.

Zhao Chen signaled him to sit down, and then asked one by one. After half an hour, Zhao Chen stopped.

"Come here, read the imperial decree!" Zhao Chen waved his hand and said.

Hearing that the imperial decree was to be read out, the dozen or so people hurriedly knelt down again, but this time Zhao Chen did not let them lie down. A guard came up and read out aloud: "By heaven, the emperor said, Li Yi, Wang The family, Wei Pu and others are intelligent and diligent, and have discovered all kinds of things that have made great contributions to the country and family. Today, Li Yi is granted the title of Marquis of Fengnong, the Wang family is the Marquis of Clothes, and Wei Pu is the weatherman..."

After the guards finished reading the holy decree, the side hall became quiet, and the dozen or so people stayed there!

Not only them, but the rest of the guards in the side hall were also stunned, even Wang Shu stayed there!

"Aren't you still receiving the order?" Zhao Chen said.

"Caomin wait for the order!" The dozen or so people said in unison with trembling voices.

The guards led them away from the palace, but they still felt like a dream. They felt that everything in front of them seemed unreal. When can farmers and craftsmen become marquises? They have never heard of such a thing!

When he was outside the palace, Li Yi slapped himself hard on the face and felt a sharp pain, only then did he realize that it was not a dream, but real!

"Your Majesty actually granted us a Marquis, how...how is that possible? I'm just an old farmer, and I've become the Marquis of the imperial court! God, is this true?" Li Yi murmured.

After a while, he knelt down towards the palace again, with tears of excitement on his face, and the other ten people also knelt down with him!

"Your Majesty said that you have made great contributions to the country. He not only wants to confer titles on you, but also has ordered people to record your deeds in books. From now on, all students in the world will learn from your deeds, and you will live forever!" A The guard said in an envious tone.

"This...Your Majesty did this, how should we repay?" Li Yi said excitedly.

"Your Majesty is not asking you to repay him. He wants to set up practical schools so that everyone in the world can understand that the saying 'everything is inferior, only studies are high' is wrong. If it is beneficial to the common people, even a farmer can become a marquis! From now on, there will be no lowly occupations or lowly people in this world. As long as you work hard, anyone can become noble!" At this moment, a minister came from The palace came out and said with a smile.

This minister seems to be quite old, but in fact, there is a trace of envy in his eyes! He was envious of these people living in such an era, the emperor valued industry, and these people happened at the right time, so they could become the first batch of first people in China to be entrusted with farming, textiles, etc. for thousands of years. These people In the future, it will definitely be known by the world and all generations.

"This one is Lord Qin, Minister of Commerce!" The guard next to him hastily introduced.

"Grassmen, please see your lord!" The dozen or so people knelt down again and said.

"You are all His Majesty's Marquis, you don't need to kneel to me, get up quickly! Don't go back now, I will take you to the academy, and you tell your deeds. From now on, your deeds will be known by the world." Students, don't exaggerate, but don't belittle yourself either." Qin Hui laughed.

At that moment, the dozen or so people followed Qin Hui into the palace again.

In the afternoon of that day, the news spread, and at night, everyone in Yanjing City knew about it. The people of Yanjing City talked about it, and countless people were shocked by the imperial court's conferment of Marquis!

In the Wang Kai Manor outside Yanjing City, several Korean ministers gathered together, and they were also extremely shocked.

"Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars have the highest status, farmers are next, craftsmen are second, and businessmen are the most humble! But now, lowly people like farmers and craftsmen can be named marquises, it is really incredible!" Wang Kai said.

"I'm afraid the world will be in chaos soon!" Li Rui said.

"This is disrupting the order of the world, Emperor Xuanwu made a big mistake in this move!" Jin Can said slowly.

"However, in this way, I'm afraid that all the farmers and craftsmen in the world will support Emperor Xuanwu! In order to gain the support of farmers and craftsmen, Emperor Xuanwu ignored the feelings of scholars. Some merchants entered the National Assembly, and the scholars were even more dissatisfied! The status of scholars should be the highest. Scholars rule the world and rule the world. Farmers, craftsmen, and merchants are governed and ruled. There should be a huge difference in status. Yes!" An Pulin said.

"Emperor Xuanwu promoted education all over the world. There are schools all over the world. From now on, everyone in the world will study. I'm afraid there may not be real scholars in the future." Li Rui said sharply.

"This..." Jin Can and the others were taken aback for a moment, their brows were tightly frowned, and they still couldn't think of Zhao Chen's intention.

This time Zhao Chen has indeed completely disrupted the order of the world, completely raised the status of the people at the bottom, and improved the status of the real school! He wants to completely suppress the Chinese people's style of emphasizing Confucianism and ignoring practical science and technology in his lifetime! He had expected that there would be opposition from some scholars in the country, but he had enough confidence to deal with the backlash of these scholars! He single-handedly promoted the Government Administration Council from the prime minister to the ministers, and most of the ministers in the thirty-six provinces are also his cronies. With the support of the people at the bottom, some scholars can't make a big splash! Moreover, after the introduction of the new imperial examinations, the vast majority of Confucian scholars have begun to follow the imperial policy, and now it is only some stubborn rotten Confucians who oppose him, and these stubborn rotten Confucians do not have much power at all!

Standing in the palace, Zhao Chen knew that it would not be long before the whole world would be more interested in learning about facts, and some scholars would even start to study about learning, because when learning about things reached its peak, they would gain glory beyond the reach of ordinary people! Zhao Chen even has a plan in mind to set up a foundation to reward scientific discoveries.

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The seventh month of the eleventh year of Xuanwu has arrived, and at this moment, on the distant North Sea, a small boat is headed south tenaciously against the waves.

"We have reached the range of Kuye Island, and we will be able to return to Koryo one month further south!" said one of the seven soldiers on the boat.

"We left Koryo last summer. It has been more than a year now, and we can finally return! But General Wu is still at sea, and they still have to go on adventures!" said another soldier beside him.

It turned out that these seven people were the ones sent by Wu Gong to report the news, and now they came to Kuye Island, all of them showed joyful expressions on their faces.

They were walking forward, at this moment, a big ship loomed in front of them!

The boat stopped immediately, and the seven soldiers all clenched their weapons!

The big ship was getting closer and closer, and suddenly a soldier excitedly said: "Yellow Dragon Banner, it's my Great Song's warship! Hurry up! Go over, let's go over there!"

The rest of the fighters were also looking carefully, and after a while, they couldn't help cheering.

A quarter of an hour later, the seven people came to the big ship, and a school captain looked at them in surprise.

"Why are there only seven of you? Where is General Wu Gong?" the captain asked.

"General Wu is still exploring in the extreme north. We have already discovered thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, almost not under the Central Plains!" A soldier laughed.

"There is a large piece of land in the north, all of which are barren lands. The military department has predicted it a long time ago, but your on-the-spot observations will greatly help the military department to enter those places in the future! General Wu should come back, the war will soon begin! "The captain said with some regret.

"A big fight? What a big fight?" These seven fighters all had surprised expressions on their faces.

"The imperial court is about to use troops against Dongpu!" said the captain.

"Ah!" The seven of them stayed there.