After returning from India in the sixth year of Wenchang's reign, Yang Yi focused his main energy on writing annotations and not interfering in government affairs unless necessary. His attitude virtually eliminated the suspicion of many people.
Eight months later, the Song Dynasty completely pacified Dali. Duan Zhengchun, who was a monk in a temple, was found. He took the initiative to submit a request to be attached. The court named him Prince Gong and gave him a mansion in Tokyo for him to live in. In the same year, he announced the establishment of Yunnan Province. Road, sending floating officials to govern Dali. After years of war, the people's minds were settled. When the Song Dynasty took over the governance, there was no major rebellion.
Because Zhenla did not listen to the dissuasion of the Song Dynasty, he sent troops to attack the vassal states of the Song Dynasty and assassinated the king and the leading generals. The crime was unforgivable. In September, the court issued an edict to attack Zhenla, sending 10,000 troops to attack Zhenla. A year later, King Zhenla Jayavarman died violently, the people's livelihood in the country was withered, and he could no longer fight. His son Jaya Gyatsoluo submitted a request to be attached.
Two years later, Yang Yi annotated the book "A Comprehensive Study of the Historical Evolution of Countries in the World". This book not only included the history and political changes of neighboring countries, but also discussed the political system and laws of ancient Rome.
Since ancient times, Chinese history books have only recorded the history of the country and rarely touched on countries outside the Central Plains. This book can be said to have created a new historical river, allowing people to make a horizontal comparison of the histories of various countries;
As soon as this book was published, it aroused great repercussions in the Song Dynasty. Yang Yi's academic reputation was pushed to its peak. The imperial court established the Yi Xue Guan, which was responsible for translating and studying the history, politics, law, and economy of various countries.
This year was also a fruitful year for the Yang Academy of Sciences. A number of scientific research projects such as steam engines, cement, penicillin, and yellow gunpowder were successively successful. This year¡¯s Royal Science Award was awarded to experts from the Yang Academy of Sciences. Three awards in science and medicine;
The Mathematics Grand Prize was awarded to Liu Yun, a student from Sichuan. He studied with Jia Xian and further invented the method of formulating equations in Tianyuan Shu based on Jia Xian's creation of "Jia Xian's Triangle" and "Method of Multiplying and Multiplying".
Yang Daguan was annotating books and writing while enjoying a life of red sleeves and greenery every day. The eighth year of Wenchang was the happiest year for the Yang family. Qingniang, Li Xiangxian and Li Fang each gave birth to a son. Sanniang and Ruan Rou each gave birth to a daughter. Within a year, they had three more grandchildren and two granddaughters, which made Yang smile happily every day.
What Yang didn't know was that in the same year, the eldest princess of Qin State also gave birth to a son, who was claimed to be an adopted orphan. Since the eldest princess of Qin State had already adopted an orphan before, adopting another one would not attract the attention of outsiders. ;
However, because the child's surname was Yang and Hong, many rumors circulated among the people. Many people secretly speculated that this was the illegitimate child of Taifu Yang and the eldest princess of Qin, but it could not be confirmed. In December of the same year, Yang Yi returned to Beijing again. Chinese oiran Li Shishi is my concubine
In the ninth year of Wenchang, Zhang Dun became an official. The emperor gave Li Qingchen the title of Grand Master and was appointed as Shangshu Zuopushe. Yang Yi was appointed as Shangshu Youpushe. He became the youngest prime minister since the founding of the Song Dynasty. In this year, the annual income of the Song Dynasty exceeded 400 million yuan, including commercial taxes. The number exceeded 150 million yuan, and a large number of goods from the Song Dynasty were sold to Goryeo, Japan, Nanyang, India, Persia, and even Byzantium. Maritime trade further developed. In addition to the Western Indian Ocean trading companies, six or seven huge multinational trading companies appeared one after another.
The Western Indian Ocean Trading Company divested its capital and built a reinforced concrete headquarters building in Tokyo with a height of 20 stories, which kicked off the construction of buildings in various cities in the Song Dynasty.
This year, the emperor issued a general amnesty and lowered the agricultural tax again, from the original 25% tax to 35% tax, which made the people of the country rejoice.
In March of the 10th year of Wenchang, in view of the successive invasions of the Taohuashi Khanate in the Hezhong area, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to defeat the Taohuashi Khanate, ordering Zhong Jianzhong to lead an army of 30,000 people out of Suiye Valley, pass through Talos, and destroy the Taohuashi Khanate. , pacified the Hezhong area, and the Hezhong Road was established in the Song Dynasty.
This year's Royal Science Award was only won by experts from the Yang Academy of Sciences in physics. The other three awards were all won by individuals without any background. This change made Yang Yi ecstatic. This shows that in the excitement of the award, With the vigorous development of the commodity economy and careful guidance, the concepts of the people of the Song Dynasty have changed a lot, and many people no longer memorize "Zhihu"
In October of the same year, under the auspices of Shen Qingzhi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Song Dynasty began to build the first railway from the western suburbs of Tokyo to Luoyang, Xijing. It is expected to be completed in two years
In the eleventh year of Wenchang, the steel output of the Song Dynasty exceeded 300,000 tons. Mingzhou Guanyuan used riveting technology to create the first iron-hulled ship with a displacement of 100 tons. Although the displacement was smaller, this was a historic event. The breakthrough immediately caused a sensation across the country, and the imperial court awarded Mingzhou Guanyang.
In the twelfth year of Wenchang, the Song Dynasty's annual income exceeded 500 million yuan. The imperial court established 500 government-run primary schools across the country. Children over six years old from lower-income families could attend school for free, while children from middle- and upper-income families had to pay certain tuition fees. The original county schools and state schools have also been slightly reformed, and enrollment has been increased.?Quota Yang Yi personally presided over the compilation of primary school textbooks
In the 13th year of Wenchang, Li Qingchen became an official, and Yang Yi naturally took over the post of Minister Zuopushe. In February of the same year, the imperial court established Taipei Prefecture, which was temporarily under the jurisdiction of Fujian Road.
In June, with the support of the regent Empress Dowager Liu, Yang Yi presided over a new round of official reform and established a cabinet system similar to that of the Ming Dynasty. Civil and military officials below the third rank were selected by the Ministry of Personnel, and officials above the third rank were selected by the Sixth Ministry. After the Nine Ministers and the Assistant Ministers of the Cabinet recommend two candidates as usual, the emperor will decide on the final appointment.
At the same time, the imperial envoys were removed and the Metropolitan Procuratorate was established. The left and right imperial envoys were set up to take charge of supervision, impeachment and suggestion powers nationwide. The left and right imperial censors were ranked first and second respectively, which made the Metropolitan Procuratorate It has become a powerful department that can compete with the six ministries.
Half a year after the establishment of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Song Dynasty launched an anti-corruption upsurge. Four economic envoys, six transfer envoys, two ministers, and one minister were dismissed that year. With so many high-ranking officials dismissed, the commodity economy The trend of corruption caused by the tide has been eliminated
In the 15th year of Wenchang, the Wusi Tribe and Tuosima Tribe of Tubo petitioned for inclusion. The imperial court established the Wusidu Division and sent 30,000 troops to Tibet for garrison. At this point, most of the entire Qinghai-Tibet was included except for some remote tribes. Within the territory of the Song Dynasty
In the same year, Digurey, who had established his rule in Persia, with the support of Yang Yi, sent 200,000 troops to conquer Sanjar. The two sides fought on the banks of the Euphrates River. The battle lasted for three months. In the end, Sanjar was defeated. Twenty-six The army of ten thousand was defeated, and the enemy Gullah used the power of victory to capture the Seljuq capital Baghdad in one fell swoop, and the Seljuqs were declared destroyed.
In the 16th year, Digurie took the sea route and personally went to Tokyo of the Song Dynasty to pay tribute. During this period, Yang Yi and Digurie agreed that the West Indian Ocean Trading Company would invest 5 million yuan, and Digurie would recruit 350,000 laborers and start a joint venture. Digging the Suez Canal. After the canal is dug, it will be jointly managed by both parties.
In March of the same year, Yang Rui, the eldest son of Yang, became the number one scholar in high school. In November, Emperor Zhao Jie of the Song Dynasty got married.
On the 17th New Year's Day of Wenchang, Empress Dowager Liu announced that she would withdraw the curtain and return the power to Emperor Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie repeatedly tried to evade the situation but had no choice but to declare pro-government. All officials came together to request that Empress Dowager Liu be given a title in praise of her more than ten years of regency. After the success, the emperor happily agreed and finally agreed to give him the title of "Sheng Ren"
After Empress Dowager Liu returned to power, she made it clear that she had been regent for too long and living in the palace any longer might affect the emperor's governance. She asked the emperor to build a separate garden in Genyue, northeast of the imperial city. Build a villa for the Queen Mother Shengren to care for
In March of the 20th year of Wenchang, the first steamship of the Song Dynasty was launched. The emperor named it "Datong", which means the world is unified. In May, Yang Yi annotated the book "Guo Chao Zhi", which included political, economic, and military information. , diplomacy, science and technology, etc., as well as the cause and effect of prosperity and failure. Zhao Jie personally wrote the preface for the book and ordered it to be published nationwide.
This year, the Song Dynasty¡¯s annual income exceeded one billion yuan, its steel production exceeded one million tons, and the construction of the railway from Tokyo to Youzhou began. All walks of life flourished, and the industrial revolution began.
In June of the 25th year of Wenchang, Yang Yi, who had been the chief minister for nearly 13 years, petitioned the emperor to visit the Yang family three times to retain him on the grounds of physical discomfort, but to no avail, so he had to agree to Yang Yi's resignation, and Tang Geng took over as the chief minister. In the ninth month of his reign, Yang Yi was granted the title of King of Wu. In the tenth month, Yang Yi made Qing Niang and Wei Jing, who had always been unknown, his concubines.
In the twenty-sixth year, Yang Yi took his wife and concubines out of Beijing and traveled around the world. During his eastward journey to Japan, his second son Yang Hu was promoted to the throne as the adopted son of Emperor Zhenzi.
In the same year, Kanto, Mutsu and other places refused to accept Yang Hu's succession to the throne and rebelled one after another;
Yang Hu raised an army of 40,000, including 20,000 Han people's personal guards, assisted by Yang Yi, and personally conquered Kantung and Mutsu. In this battle, most of the Kanto and Mutsu rebels "died", and the rest were sent into slavery and suffered severe blows. , the rebels were wiped out
In the twenty-eighth year of Wenchang, Yang Yi, who had traveled all over the world, returned to China and wanted to live in seclusion at West Lake in Hangzhou. The emperor visited Hangzhou in the south and personally welcomed Yang Yi to the capital to prepare for his appointment. This year, Yang Yi was fifty years old, but he was still majestic. , due to his diligent practice in the art of breathing and breathing, he looks like a middle-aged elegant man in his forties.
In view of this, the emperor wanted to break the rule and let Yang Yi, who was the king of Wu, serve as the chief assistant again. However, Yang Yi refused, so he had to give him more money, silk and beautiful women, and ordered him to serve as his assistant.
In the 42nd year of Wenchang, with the help of Qing Niang, Shi San Niang and others, Yang Yi published several annotations, all of which were a sensation. Yang Yi's status as an academic leader has been unshakable. After decades of guidance, , the politics of the Song Dynasty became looser, with horizontal contrast, people's democratic ideas were greatly enhanced
In the fiftieth year of Wenchang, Yang Rui, the eldest son of Yang Yi, took up the post of chief assistant and visited the Liao Kingdom to persuade the Liao Kingdom to accept the land and surrender.
Wen Zao was fifty-eight years old, and Zhao Jie died of illness at the age of sixty, leaving behind an edict to implement a constitutional monarchy.
??Yang Rui, the first assistant, upholds the imperial edict and supports Zhao Jie's eldest son, Prince Liang, to the throne, and together with the ministers of the court and central government, they fully implement the constitutional monarchy system. Yang Yi, who is still energetic at the age of eighty, secretly supports it and writes an article praising Zhao Jie's decree to establish a constitutional monarchy. This approach was adopted by both the government and the opposition.
It can be said that this is the result of Yang Yi¡¯s efforts over fifty or sixty years.
ps: The book is finished. There are thousands of things to say about Haoyuan, but I don¡¯t know where to start. Looking back on these hundreds of days and nights, when summer and cold come, to the readers and friends who have accompanied Haoyuan all the way, Haoyuan is still there. Sincerely, thank you very much! If it weren¡¯t for your support and guidance all the way, Huayuan would not have been able to complete the book. Huoyuan would like to bow my head and pay my respects again.
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Well, tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Hyway would like to wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion! .