QWTBWASIFOC Chapter 58
by VolareChapter 58: Tianmu Extra: The Prosperous Era of Jingming
[After Emperor Jing ascended the throne, he changed the era name to Jingming, thus beginning his life of remarkable achievements.]
The blogger, having said this, sighed, a hint of emotion for Emperor Jing appearing in their eyes.
[In fact, according to historical records, Emperor Jing initially even coldly watched the Liang Kingdom head towards destruction; he didn’t care who became the ruler of the world.]
[But later, he became the ruler of the world, and he truly managed to turn the tide, supporting the collapsing building, leading the Liang Dynasty, which should have died young, towards its peak, forcibly extending its life for eight hundred years.]
[The blogger personally believes that without Emperor Jing’s experience of living among the common people, there would be no Emperor of all time, nor the Prosperous Era of Jingming.]
[Having seen the coldness of human relationships and the vicissitudes of life in the Cold Palace since childhood, Emperor Jing never experienced the world’s gentleness towards him. Therefore, he was cold and detached. He did not admire power and wealth, nor did he care about his own life or death.]
[If Lu Yunqi hadn’t taught him what love is, and if he hadn’t been infected by the simple kindness of the people, perhaps he wouldn’t have thought about seeking welfare for the common people.]
The blogger cleared their throat and returned to the main topic.
[Okay, let’s continue talking about Emperor Jing’s rule, and talk about what Emperor Jing did after he ascended the throne.]
[First, he fought corruption and investigated greed, clearing out the pests of the court, completely eliminating the leeches sucking blood from the Liang Kingdom. Then, he broke the existing imperial examination system, widely recruited talented people for the court, using the hands of countless virtuous people to cut off the rotten flesh on the Liang Kingdom.]
[In addition, he invested in ordering the establishment of academies in various places, enrolling local students regardless of their status, popularizing knowledge, opening up people’s minds, and allowing all enrolled students to choose a major according to their personal strengths.]
[Everyone can study, and everyone has the qualifications to participate in the imperial examination and enter the court to serve the country.]
[In addition, a group of literati headed by the great Confucian Kong Hong and Prince Heng Liang Qin compiled a literary canon under imperial order, selecting useful books from all schools of thought in the world and excluding various heterodox books.]
[After ten years, this epic literary canon was successfully completed in the tenth year of Jingming and named “The Jingming Canon” by Emperor Jing, using his era name, becoming an important classic for students all over the world to read.]
[This book almost revolutionized the entire literary world.]
[I have put the names of the more than three hundred contributors of “The Jingming Canon” on the public screen, hoping that everyone can recognize their names.]
All the literati stood up collectively, “!!!!!”
Reorganizing ancient books, compiling canons, and innovating the literary way—what great merits these are!
Kong Hong, you are really amazing!
“!!!” Kong Hong, whose name was ranked first among the contributors, stared excitedly at his name, unable to maintain his former calmness and composure.
“I am so honored, my life has not been in vain!”
“Reorganizing the books of the world and compiling such a huge book is all that this old man has ever sought.”
Liang Qin, Prince Heng, one of the main compilers of “The Jingming Canon,” stared wide-eyed, looking at the name at the very front with disbelief.
“It’s really me!!!!!”
“Wait? Wasn’t this prince stripped of his title, imprisoned, and removed from the imperial clan by the late father emperor at that time? How could I still restore my identity and compile a canon during Emperor Jing’s reign?”
The other seven princes: “…”
Yes, that’s a good question!
Wasn’t the third brother defeated in the struggle for the throne and imprisoned?
Then how could the third brother still do such a groundbreaking thing during the reign of the ninth brother?
Could it be that the ninth brother restored their identities and arranged positions for their eight brothers?
No way! Is the ninth brother so generous?
What the eight princes could think of, Emperor Liang Li could naturally also think of. He did not expect that that bastard could tolerate the eight elder brothers displaying their talents.
His mood suddenly became extremely complicated.
“…” The concubines in the harem also stared at the names presented in the sky with complicated moods, especially paying attention to the name of Prince Heng Liang Qin.
Did their sons all survive safely?
The more than three hundred contributors who successfully found their names jumped up excitedly, while the literati who did not find their names could not hide their disappointment.
Where there is happiness, there is always disappointment.
After the blogger finished showing the names of the contributors, they began to explain the changes during the reign of Liang Emperor Jing.
[Emperor Jing appointed officials according to their talents and rectified the administration, so that the originally chaotic country finally stabilized and the overall quality of officials also improved.]
[In addition to the reform of officials and the innovation of literature, Emperor Jing attached importance to economic development and the people’s food and clothing problems. He promoted talented merchants to enter the Ministry of Revenue, created revenue for the national treasury, and drove the economic construction of the entire country.]
[In addition, Emperor Jing led farmers to cultivate two high-yield crops, sweet potatoes and corn, and ordered the agricultural expert Ye Fengnan to teach the planting methods to the people, and also ordered the Ministry of Industry to study new agricultural tools and irrigation tools.]
[Their birth allowed the people to no longer go hungry and truly live a life of filling their stomachs.]
[The popularization of cotton and other items allowed the people to no longer suffer from the cold. No one would freeze to death in Liang Kingdom every winter, and the common people completely lived a stable life.]
The people in various places looked at the two high-yield grain varieties and new agricultural tools presented in the sky, which they had never seen before, and their eyes gradually released a brilliant light.
“Are these sweet potatoes and corn?”
“Can we eat them in the future?”
“That plough car looks so light, maybe I can try to study it.”
“Cotton is also a good thing!”
“When can we live this kind of life?”
The civil and military officials of the court looked at those unheard-of and unseen things with burning eyes.
“Perhaps we can find the high-yield grain varieties mentioned in the sky in advance, so that the people can fill their stomachs sooner, and we must also look for cotton.”
“Our Ministry of Industry will work hard to develop those new agricultural tools and irrigation tools and put them into use as soon as possible to reduce the burden of farming for the people.”
Compared with the long-term work of compiling canons and innovating literature, which is time-consuming, laborious, and costly, it is more important to solve the people’s food and clothing problems.
Only when the people live well can the Liang Kingdom be well.
[Let’s talk about Emperor Jing’s achievements in the military again. I would like to call him an emperor with abundant military virtue, after all, His Majesty Emperor Jing believes in subduing people with force.]
The blogger slightly raised the corners of their lips, revealing a smile.
[This is the reason why His Majesty Emperor Jing is respected as Emperor Jingwu.]
[At that time, the Liang Kingdom, which was gradually fading away from its sluggish decline and was becoming prosperous, was a piece of fat in the eyes of the world, and everyone wanted to take a bite.]
[For example, the nomadic people in the north…]
[In the fourth year of Jingming, the nomadic people in the north united with the other four countries to form a five-nation allied force to invade the Liang Kingdom. Emperor Jing ordered General Zhenbei Sang Yuan and Lu Yunqi to lead the army to expedition. The Liang army, armed with new-style crossbows and firearms, returned with a great victory, and the five countries also became the territory of Great Liang.]
[In the following years, Emperor Jing often used troops against foreign countries, incorporating all the small countries around the Liang Kingdom into the territory of Great Liang, so that all the people in the world were subjects of Great Liang.]
The blogger suddenly released a map of the territory of the Liang Kingdom during Emperor Jing’s reign.
[This is the territory of Great Liang at that time, and all places illuminated by the sun and moon are Liang land.]
[Emperor Jing is a true unified emperor.]
[He made the people living on that land speak the same language and write the same characters, so that everyone had a common belief, and so that this land achieved true unity.]
The blogger, excited, stood up, holding the table, and said loudly: [His Majesty Emperor Jing once said: Those who offend our Great Liang, no matter how far away, will be punished; all subjects of our Great Liang, no matter how far away, will be rescued.]
[Really, I’m crying to death!]
[My Majesty will be famous for all time and will exist for all ages.]