Since ancient times, the imperial power has not extended to the countryside. But this is only true in China, because in most other countries, the imperial power did not leave the capital, even in later times. Many foreign places also have great autonomy, and sometimes the local courts can even rule that the orders from above are illegal. In any period of unified China, this is simply a fantasy.
In this day and age, not to mention the feudal lord system in Europe, even Korea and Japan, which claim to have similar systems in East Asia, have never achieved true centralization, and the so-called democracy has never existed. In order to completely solidify the class system, one only learned the superficial knowledge of the imperial examination system, and the other did not even have an imperial examination system for selecting talents.
In short, the noble will always be noble, and the humble will always be humble.
Even in the current Ming Dynasty, achieving class leap requires extremely good luck, plus the efforts of three or even more generations, but at least there is a chance. Unlike other countries in the world today, the elite class holds all positions by inheritance, and class mobility is almost completely stagnant.
For example, in Goryeo, the so-called kings were often deposed by powerful ministers, or stopped after various reforms failed. Most of the time, they could not make their own decisions and had to be controlled by others. Even the so-called master of Joseon Taejong was no exception. It is said that the law of confinement of illegitimate children was introduced by Taejong because of his own experience, but in fact it was to limit the number of yangban.
Look at the late Joseon Dynasty, when the whole country was filled with yangban (the noble class), and many of them had fallen into poverty. That meant the country was almost doomed.
As for Japan, the emperor, who claimed to be the ruler of the world for all eternity, was highly respected, and then the shogun was in power. But gradually the so-called shogun was sidelined in various ways. First the daimyo ruled the local areas, and then the samurai took over the real power. It was really an extreme interpretation of the inferior overthrowing the superior.
Therefore, when the Koreans could not help but ask questions, Zhang Shou felt that there was a problem somewhere between Korea and Japan, which was the most likely possibility. The second possibility was similar to the Ming Dynasty in history, where places like Macau were colluded by local corrupt officials and foreigners, but considering that the Ming Dynasty had no navy in history, but the Ming Dynasty today does not, so the possibility is low.
However, after he had spent two days of peace and tranquility in the public school, on the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, someone rushed to the public school, which was now relatively relaxed in security. It was Chen Yongshou, the manager of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, who was running errands in person. He left the people he brought with him outside and went to the school hall alone to see Zhang Shou. He was relieved when he found that Zhu Ying was not there.
Before he even had time to stand firm, he said breathlessly: "Mr. Zhang, the second prince has been found. He is among those guys, and Eunuch Chu is afraid to act rashly, so..."
Seeing Chen Yongshou hesitate to speak, Zhang Shou felt a headache. This was the possibility he least wanted to encounter.
But his biggest headache was not anything else, but this matter. The emperor actually sent someone to inform him. What can he do? He has a lot of students under him, but he doesn't have a single soldier. Shouldn't he go to Zhao Guogong Zhu Jing or Chu Guogong Zhang Rui, similar tough military figures