Chapter 15: Seeing the Flowers Bloom in Taiwan(2/3)
"Sit down!" Gongsun Xun, who was directly on the tiger skin, waved his hands repeatedly, obviously disapproving. "It's time for you to salute... There are many things today, let's not delay! Where is the Prime Minister?"
Jia Xu, who had just sat down, immediately stood up.
"Have the rewards for Yizhou been decided?" Perhaps it was because he had just given groceries coupons to all the officials in Ye during the Double Ninth Festival yesterday, so Yan Gong didn't even bother to exchange greetings.
"Report to Your Highness, everything has been decided." Jia Xu stood up and answered calmly, but his eyes were inevitably attracted by the tiger head in front of him, and he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
"The Central Plains, Lianghuai, Yizhou, and even Jiaozhou, Yangzhou, Jingzhou, the policy of re-dividing the states, and the matter of going to the country to cut off counties all over the world cannot be delayed. This is a major event, and it should be formulated early, so as not to miss the current situation...
...And this matter involves too much, so you need to pay more attention to it, unite all the ministries and temples to work hard, and we must have a rough result before winter." Gongsun Xun simply ordered. "There must also be a rough personnel plan. By then, our monarchs and ministers will
Let’s talk again.”
"No!" Jia Wenhe did not dare to neglect and immediately bowed his head.
"Sit down." Gongsun Xun continued to roll call. "Shuzhi... report on the autumn harvest. Don't mention the numbers. Just talk about where there are problems."
"Report to Your Highness." Wang Xiu also simply stood up. "Last year, there were floods in Qingxu, coupled with military disasters, which slightly affected this year... If we take a rough look, the Central Plains and Xuzhou only harvest 80% of the harvest in an ordinary harvest year, and Qingzhou and Lianghuai have the rest.
The local harvest is about 90% of normal years. In addition, Shu, Sanfu, and Liangzhou are using troops this year, which also greatly delays production, but the harvest is only 70% to 80% of normal. Only Liaodong has a good harvest, and Shaanxi has a good harvest.
It’s just that the crops in the state’s fields are ripe.”
"Does that mean it's insufficient across the board?"
"yes."
“Can warehousing support people’s livelihood?”
"That's enough."
"Can we send troops south to pacify Jing and Yang?"
"If it is ensured that there will be no major disasters next year, it may be possible to support it, but if there is a loss, there may be trouble... Moreover, if Jing and Yang are captured, they will also need to be resettled after the war, and countless grains and materials will be needed.
Just like what the Central Plains spent this year." Wang Shuzhi answered very neatly, but also very straightforwardly.
"Shiwu, the minister of the Ministry of War! Shikuang, the young minister of Honglu Temple!" Gongsun Xun suddenly called out two incomprehensible names.
Shi Wu, Shi Kuang's uncle and nephew also had a sudden thought, and then they immediately hurried out of their respective teams and prostrated themselves in the palace.
"I told you, there is no need to worship today." Gongsun Xun, who was sitting on the main seat in the palace, touched the tiger fur next to his butt... This was a gift from Yang Xiu when he passed by to take office. "You ask Wei Yan for me
Brother, can he transport grain from Jiaozhou when I conquer Jingyang? If so, I can send troops after next spring. If not, I will have to wait until next autumn before trying to unify the world, and I will be late for half a year.
One is too peaceful.”
Uncle Kuang, a warrior warrior, felt his scalp numb, but he responded hurriedly. Not only did he claim that he would write a letter to Shi Xie, but he almost swore and swore that Shi Xie would definitely do something like this.
Civil and military officials throughout the dynasty looked at these uncles and nephews with a strange look... To be honest, no matter how embarrassed these uncles and nephews were at this time, if Shi Xie really surrendered from the state, the official fortune of this family would be uncertain.
How many lifetimes will it take to be prosperous?
After Wang Xiu sat down and the uncles and nephews from the scholar family retired, Gongsun Xun looked around and continued to say a few things, most of them crisp and clear. However, as time passed, he suddenly named another person: "
Where is Kong Wenju, Minister of Taichang Temple?"
Kong Rong immediately cheered up and stepped forward to salute.
"Kong Qing..." Gongsun Xun still had the same expression that made it difficult to tell whether he was happy or angry. "In a few days, it will be the day to make recommendations for the archery department at Yexia University. Mr. Zheng is already old, so you have to put more thought into it."
, we must help him with more chores to make this scientific examination smoother."
Kong Rong bowed his head and said again: "I am about to report this matter."
"Seriously."
"Your Highness." Kong Rong raised his head and spoke eloquently. "The main way to recruit scholars in the Yan Kingdom is to acquire scholars through archery science. However, for a long time, it has only been confined to Yexia University, and Zheng Gong is regarded as the leader of Confucianism in the world.
There is nothing wrong with being in charge of a university. However, after all, he is a minister of the Han Dynasty and a member of the Han Dynasty. So when he is in charge, is he selecting scholars for the Yan Dynasty or for the Han Dynasty? I have always been a little uneasy.
"
As Kong Wenju spoke these words, the originally silent hall became extremely quiet again... Many people's hearts jumped almost at the same time - someone finally spoke out.
"I take the liberty of resigning from the post of Minister of Taichang Temple of the State of Yan, and ask Zheng Zhenggong to be appointed Minister of Taichang Temple of the State of Yan!" In the silence of the whole hall, Kong Wenju continued to raise his voice loudly, and the sound was shocking for a while. "It's done,
The inside and outside of Yexia University should be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the Taichang Temple of the State of Yan. In this way, the name is justified!"
"That's it?" Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment, then he raised his knife and asked seriously.
"It's not just that." Kong Rong seemed to have received some encouragement from Gongsun Xun who was sitting on the tiger skin, and he spoke more openly. "I am the minister of Taichang Temple. I dare not neglect my daily life, and I often worry about the country.
Thinking about the way to recruit scholars... For example, the Yexia University system may have been barely adequate in the past, especially in Hebei Province. But now, with the resources of the gods, His Highness has suddenly regained control of the Central Plains, Lianghuai, Bashu, Nanyang, and is the best in the world.
In 1989, just one Yexia University is no longer enough to summarize the overall situation. I would like to take the liberty to make a special case. Xu Zhongyuan, Lianghuai, Nanyang, Bashu and other newly conquered areas bypassed Yexia University and went directly to Taichang.
Temple to participate in the selection..."
"This is inappropriate!" At this moment, Prime Minister Zuo Shenpei suddenly stood up and refuted. "If this is the case, is it unfair to the scholars from Hebei, Guanxi and other places who have studied hard at Yexia University?"
"Perhaps so." Kong Wenju seemed to have expected it, but he was neither humble nor overbearing, and responded calmly. "But has the Duke Shen ever thought about it? At this time, Duke Yan should win over the people of the world. Just like you, me, Qingzhou, Jizhou, etc., have long been influenced by Yan."
Gong Enze, you should be more generous at this time..."
Shen Pei was silent for a moment, but still shook his head: "That's not what you said... Yexia University is not only about the region, but more importantly, the science and education policies there are different from those in the Central Plains and other places. For example, if you want to enter the household,
Department, Sinong Temple, requires excellent performance in the daily mathematics examination, and then specifically selects mathematics test papers as one of the main papers of the scientific examination. As for the mathematics textbooks based on the examination, it is basically Taishan Liu Yuanzhuo of Yexia University (the famous mathematics in the late Han Dynasty)
A new book co-edited by the Queen Mother) and the Queen Mother... In this case, if you ask Taichang Temple to specialize in the newly conquered lands in the south, how should you take the exam? "
"Since these are specialties added for the purpose of showing favor, why not temporarily abandon these exams and only use Confucian classics to evaluate character and family background to deal with it a little bit?" Kong Rong remained calm.
"This is even more unfair!" Shen Zhengnan frowned even more.
"Prime Minister Zuo, let's change the subject again." Kong Wenju suddenly laughed. "Isn't that what happened... This matter is a special case. It is just for Yan to announce his kindness to the world. If the world's scholars return to their hearts, why worry?
Is it a big deal?"
The judge hesitated for a moment, while Dong Zhao, who was sitting next to the two of them, couldn't help but glance at Yan Gong himself, who was starting to become very interested in the seat... To be honest, Dong Gongren was originally waiting for the stunned group at the Yushitai.
Touqing came out to clarify the matter. Who would have thought that Kong Wenju was so impatient? So straightforward?
It seems that I am crazy about wearing a unicorn robe!
Of course, there is no problem if you want to wear a unicorn robe. Everyone wants to wear it. However, this descendant of Kong Sheng is a little too narrow-minded and too self-righteous.
"Your Highness, please make a clear decision." Seeing that the judge was silent for a long time and Prime Minister Jia Xu closed his eyes again, Kong Rong finally couldn't help but ask Gongsun Xun directly for instructions.
"I probably understand Kong Qing's idea, but I don't understand it a little bit." Gongsun Xun asked Kong Rong curiously at the bottom of the steps with a smile. "Then why does Gu want to show kindness to the world's scholars?
Are there any benefits to doing this?"
Kong Rong couldn't help but laugh. He raised his hands and faced each other calmly: "Gong Yan, as the lord of the world, you cannot ask for favors from the people of the world. As the lord of the world, you should be kind and win the hearts of the world. This is a matter of course...
…”
"Is just doing this enough to win the hearts of the world?" Gongsun Xun seemed to have acquiesced in something, and he was increasingly unable to ask further questions.
"Maybe it's still not enough, but I am Taichang Qing, so I can only talk about these matters within my duties..." Kong Rong couldn't help laughing. "For other shortcomings, His Highness should ask the censor."
"Does the censor have a special performance today?" Gongsun Xun asked curiously.
"Report to Your Highness." Zhang Cheng, the imperial censor Zuocheng, came out and bowed to the Prime Minister. "There is no special performance, but there is an issue recently, and the ministers have reported it one after another, but there is no result. I would like to jointly play it again today..."
"If it is something that has been discussed before, Gu and Jia Xiang will naturally have a plan to reply. Why are you so anxious?" Gongsun Xun obviously guessed what the other party said.
"Because the people are so frightened that everyone is uneasy, I am not in a hurry when I am appointed as the censor!" Zhang Cheng bowed his head in response, and the censors behind him also stood up one after another and bowed their heads in their seats.
"Is it the case that Jing'an Taizheng envoy Xi Zhong violated the rules and secretly had an affair with the twenty warriors of Guo Jia, the prefect of Hanzhong?" Gongsun Xun had no way to hide, so he simply pointed it out.
"Yes!" Many censors behind Zhang Chengdai responded.
But Xi Zhong got up early and stood in the hall.
"Zhicai, do you have anything to say?"
"I have nothing to say. This move indeed violates the system." Xi Zhong bowed his head and admitted his mistake. "I am willing to be punished."
"Fine him three months' salary, demote him to deputy envoy to Jing'antai, and assume the power and responsibilities of the envoy... Give him a stool." Gongsun Xun seemed to give him a severe punishment, and when Ma Dai personally moved an ordinary stool, Yan
Gongfu looked at Zhang Cheng again. "The Yushitai impeached Xi Zhong for violating the rules, and the Xi Zhong pleaded guilty. If he was punished like this, could the Yushitai have any other opinions?"
Zhang Cheng thought for a moment, lowered his head to face each other, and then returned to his seat. The other censors looked at each other in silence. Not everyone hesitated, but in the end they all sat back down. Shiyi sat back down calmly and neither quickly nor slowly.
But on the other side, seeing Yi Nai sitting back without saying a word, Kong Rong couldn't help but become anxious and couldn't help but speak in person: "Your Highness, this matter has caused discussion in the country. It is not just because of the actor's dereliction of duty. In fact,
These are the people who died privately in Jingantai, and they can hardly be called upright and upright... If you want to calm people's hearts and show kindness to the world, you should go to Jingantai to gain power first!"
Shiyi sighed secretly in his heart, and Guo Tu couldn't help but sneer in the distance.
But Yan Gong and Sun Xun didn't understand again: "Wenju, how can you show kindness to the world? Show kindness to the world, and the world will return to its heart, so what can you do?"
"Your Highness..." Kong Rong clearly noticed the strangeness in Gongsun Xun's attitude, and because the original helper Duo did not show up, he couldn't help but become a little panicked. "In this world, what I just said is very clear! In the past, Emperor Qin destroyed the Liu Dynasty.
The country treated the nobles of the six countries harshly, so the second generation died; when the ancestor Guangwu conquered the world, he encountered a rebellion, but he was a little slow down, just because he was afraid of losing people's hearts... Now there is an earthquake in western Liaoning, and the Han emperor has his eldest son.
If something like this happens again, I'm afraid people will talk about it, saying that His Highness has lost his moral character and is not worthy of the Han Dynasty."
"I understand. Kong Qing has been talking for a long time. Does he mean to say that only by winning the hearts of the people can he defeat the Han Dynasty with Yan?" Gongsun Xun suddenly laughed. "Only by winning the hearts of the people can I ascend the throne and become the emperor and the master of the world. Is this what you mean?"
Kong Rong was immediately embarrassed and speechless.
"What is there to cover up?" Gongsun Xun looked around and smiled. "On the side of the Han Emperor, the queens all rebelled. Dong Zhuo even poisoned the queen mother and the young emperor, and Yuan Shao did not recognize the emperor now.
To be continued...