Chapter 72 The twenty-fifth chapter is addicted to the emperor

Chengdu began to carry out large-scale construction projects, and the Shu Palace underwent large-scale renovation and reconstruction to make it the palace of the new dynasty. The main hall in the mansion is the Chengtian Hall, and the outer corridor of the mansion gate is the court room.Carved dragons and painted phoenixes, a new decoration.Appointed left and right prime ministers and six ministers, and added the rank of generals to four adopted sons. The first son was named General Pingdong, and he was ordered to lead the horsemen to conquer Shandong, Liaodong, Korea, and Eastern countries; the second son was named General Funan, Conquered the Southern Province and Siam (xian) Luo, Tokyo, Saigon, Nanyang, Fei Ligai and other places; named the third son General Dingbei, conquered the northern provinces and Inner Mongolia, etc.; named the fourth son General Anxi, appeased Tibet , Qinghai, Xinjiang, and Outer Mongolia. (The imaginations of the rebels are sometimes surprisingly similar. Hundreds of years later, when Hong Xiuquan became king in Yong'an, he also announced that the mission of the Eastern King is to control the eastern countries, and the mission of the Western King is to control the western countries, and so on.) Zhang Xianzhong New clothes and new hats, sitting in the hall, civil and military officials, bowing down like a ceremony.Zhang Xianzhong raised his beard and laughed loudly:

"Get up, you grandchildren, you're doing pretty well!" Cooperating with Daxing Construction, Zhang Xianzhong selected 300 women from the snatched women as concubines and raised them in the harem.Another group of people were eunuchs and became eunuchs.Then, he went to the emperor's school and ordered people to "respect and avoid royal taboos", and people were not allowed to use the words "present" and "loyalty", and the offenders were beheaded.The stone tablets were carefully inspected throughout Sichuan, and the words "xian" and "loyalty" were all removed from the inscriptions, so that a complete stone tablet could not be seen.

Historical records: Recently, those who violated the name of "Zhang Xianzhong" on the stone stele archway of Lubian in other temples were also removed. The villain who dedicated his loyalty violated his name, and arrived in Chengdu from the Sword Inn Road. The predecessors carved out all the steles, although the name was also taboo, and the previous era was removed from the publication, so there is no complete stele in Shu. After the ceremony, concubines, eunuchs, names and other tricks that they know to be an emperor have all been done, what to do next?After all, the country has been founded, and those who should be emperors will become emperors, and those who should be high officials will become high officials. Then everyone can no longer burn, kill and loot everywhere like they used to be "rogue bandits".The government has become his own government, the people have become his own people, and he is no longer a rebel but a ruler.So, how to govern it?

Zhang Xianzhong really changed course.One of the first things he did was to emphasize military discipline.The "Liu Jinyue Monument of the Governor's Mansion of Daxi Xiaoqiying Camp" that has been preserved to this day records the military discipline issued by Zhang Xianzhong's department. The inscription says: During the service period, the soldiers and the people will keep their peace... It is not allowed to recruit troops without the express letter of the government.Those who disturb the local area, Xu Bidi's scholars and people, will unlock the pre-army rectification.If you don't show up, sit together... Do not allow false love and fame to harass the local area, and the local officials should verify the facts and report to rely on the owl's head... Do not allow civil and military officials to take local women as wives and concubines without authorization.March X, the second year of Dashun.

As reflected by various materials, when Zhang Xianzhong established Daxi Kingdom, the military discipline was indeed quite strict, except for those who resisted, he did not kill innocent people indiscriminately.Therefore, the order in various places was quickly pacified, and production and life began to resume. At the beginning of the founding of the Great Western Kingdom, there was a scene of prosperity.This period is the most harmonious period between the army and the people after Zhang Xianzhong entered Shu. The second thing Zhang Xianzhong did was to open a course to obtain a scholar.Win the world immediately, but cannot rule it immediately.Zhang Xianzhong likes to call himself a martial artist, and his behavior is rough and bold. After he became king, he still issued edicts in vernacular.However, Zhang Xianzhong attached great importance to scholars. "Mr. Wuma's Chronicle" contains: "Offering the 'thief' to open a course to obtain a scholar, turning stereotyped writing into a policy theory. How many people in Wuzhou entered the school, how many passed the exam, and how many Jinshi. Not long ago, the 'thief' thought he was not a real talent (talent), There are still two imperial examinations in one year. There are many candidates and Jinshi at one time, but the number one scholar and the second place are all from the same state. This is the so-called not to be famous forever, but also to be infamous for thousands of years."

The imperial examinations are held twice a year, and they are no longer serious, and the exam questions are all kinds of strange.In one exam, Zhang Xianzhong himself made a ten thousand words policy in vernacular, commenting on the emperors of the past dynasties, and the Western Chu Overlord was the first.After finishing it, I was quite proud, and the order was widely promulgated for the majority of scholars to learn.After studying, the scholars lost even more interest in the exam.Moreover, the examination is not strictly controlled, and many papers that are indiscriminate and full of loopholes actually get high marks. The ignorant people who are usually called "Mr. Unreasonable" have won the Juren and Jinshi one after another. No wonder people think so. Disapproval.

However, almost all scholars in Sichuan Province came to take the exam.It's not that they are active and enthusiastic, but that they are followed by swords and guns.It turned out that Zhang Xianzhong ordered that all scholars should refer to it. If they evade, they will be punished themselves, and their neighbors will also sit down.