Chapter 32 The Temptation of Jingxian Pavilion
After hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Adou was stunned. Zhuge Liang is worthy of being a representative of wisdom, and his leapfrog thinking is indeed great.
Since ancient times, literati and military men have always been two different classes. Sometimes, these two classes are often opposite. Unlike the selection of literati, the selection of military generals pays more attention to martial arts. Especially before the Tang Dynasty, single-handed fights of military generals were very popular, and at this time the martial arts of military generals became crucial.
In general, a general's martial arts are much more important than his family background. If his martial arts are of high strength, he can suppress his soldiers. It is precisely because of this that a man like Lu Bu, who is a civilian, becomes the world's number one general, and no one will make any comments. And Lu Xun, a scholar, led the troops, even if his family background is prominent, he was still criticized by Jiangdong generals.
There is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Whoever has a strong martial arts skills can know if you beat him with one punch and one kick. In the army, there have always been rules for selecting generals by military force. Therefore, according to the scientific examination, the selection of generals is much less obstacle than the selection of civil officials in the imperial examination.
Adou pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly. The reforms need to be done step by step, and it is impossible to eat a fat man in one bite. What's more, Adou is less than twenty years old now, very young, and has plenty of time to promote his ideas.
"Your Majesty, I hope Your Majesty must keep your words secret today. If they spread, especially if they are known to all families in the world, they will cause a disaster!" Zhuge Liang reminded carefully.
"Thank you for the Prime Minister's reminder, I remember."
Jiuquan County.
Nowadays, Tregio is not as energetic as before.
Liangzhou is poor and has poor materials, so it is not as good as Yongzhou, so the Qiang people have not grabbed much in the past year, and at most it is a balance of income and expenditure.
It would be fine if it was just like this, but in the end, the Di army turned against each other, causing the Qiang army to suffer a major retreat, and the loss of people and horses was numerous. If this loss was included, the Qiang people would have suffered a great loss.
However, Cheriji also knew that the Han army was also unable to fight westward. The Xianbei and Huns army greatly damaged the vitality of the entire Yongzhou, and there were constant civil wars in the Central Plains. I believe that the young emperor of the Han Dynasty who had won the victory had time to pursue him.
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Cheriji's face. What is this failure? In the past ten years, when the Qiang people recovered their vitality, they could still step on the Central Plains!
Suddenly, Cheriji remembered something. In order to persuade the Qiang people to send troops, Cao Pi's envoy made a big promise, such as salt and iron, and after he returned to the clan, he would definitely send someone to Cao Pi and bring all the things back.
"King, the road ahead will go west. Walk more than 300 miles to Dunhuang County." The attendant next to him said.
"Okay, let everyone speed up! Jiuquan County is still too close to the Han people. After entering Dunhuang, those Han people will not be afraid." Cheriji said, whipping the horses hard, and the Qiang soldiers around him also roared and rushed towards the first.
"Woo...woo..."
The low horn sound suddenly sounded from the distant horizon, and Torrigi couldn't help but chained the horse and looked in the direction of the sound.
"King, listen, this is the sound of the horn!"
"King, the sound of this horn sounds so familiar."
Cheriji's brows also slowly frowned. The sound of the horn sounded like the sound of the horn made by the Qiang people. Listening to the rhythm of the horn, this was the rhythm that was blown when welcoming the enemy.
"What's going on?" Torrigi was slightly stunned, and then immediately said to the person behind him: "It may be his own people who come, and I will beat out my king's flag!"
The king flag of Cherigi was hung high, and at this time, a team of cavalry appeared in the direction of the sound coming from a distance, floating on the edge of the entire horizon, without a glance.
"King, it's too far away, and I can't see clearly where the troops are. But the sound of the horn just now should be our Qiang people!"
"King, it seems that I am here to welcome you, King!" A Qiang soldier next to him said with a charming smile.
Cheriji nodded slightly, but was wondering why so many Qiang soldiers appeared near Jiuquan.
"Cherigi, you recognize me!" A loud shout came from the crowd in front of him.
"This sound is so familiar..." Torrigi murmured.
"Terrigi, have you forgotten me so soon?" The huge drink came again.
"Yao Chong, it's Yao Chong!" Cheriji suddenly realized that this voice was Yao Chong's voice!
"Yao Chong, why are you here? You're already here..."
"Do you think I'm dead? I'm not dead, are you disappointed... Cheriji, today is your death date. Let's calculate our new and old grudges together today!" Yao Chong said, waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him rushed up at the same time.
In the autumn of the first year of Jianxing in the Han Dynasty, Cheriji was defeated and fled from Liangzhou. He encountered Yao Chong, a Qiang man, intercepted him halfway. The guards around Cheriji tried to protect him, but they still couldn't stop Yao Chong. In the end, Cheriji was shot by Yao Chong and hit the chest. The guards fought to the death to resist Yao Chong and protected Cheriji from the siege.
One day later, Cheriji died of illness in Tuzhong due to his serious injuries. The Qiang people in Liangzhou were also in a state of being headless.
Chang'an City.
When A Dou returned to Chang'an City, Pang led all civil and military officials out of the city to greet him thirty miles away.
Thirty miles are equivalent to most of the journey for ordinary people. Although these officials have horses and cars, Thirty miles are still not close. This kind of treatment is absolutely grand.
However, these civil and military officials did not complain at all. The achievements of the Five Barbarians were comparable to those of Emperor Wu of Han to pacify the Xiongnu. So even if Adou called all the ministers to Tianshui, there was nothing else to say.
According to the old rules, when the imperial court encounters happy events, such as the birthday of the emperor and the change of the reign, or such great victory, the whole country must celebrate and pardon the world. At the same time, as the emperor, naturally, the officials under his command must be rewarded. Even if they have not made any contribution, they must be commended according to the old rules and rewarded some gold and silver. Those who have made contributions will naturally be rewarded according to the merits. After that, there will be a banquet for the ministers, and the ministers will not only invite them once. There are so many important figures in Chang'an City, and they cannot sit still once, so the invited people will be divided into several batches according to their identities and banquets. Naturally, all of this is arranged by officials who perform etiquette. A Dou just needs to follow the procedures and follow the steps.
When the puppet feels uncomfortable, especially when the ministers are feasting, the ministers will naturally earn toast with themselves, the emperor one by one. Even if the wine level in the Three Kingdoms era is not high, they will not be able to withstand this kind of wheel war.
The eunuchs who serve Adou’s wine have been specially trained. Often, when these eunuchs see that the emperor is already a little drunk, they will only pour half a cup when pouring the wine. If the emperor is a little confused, they will mix water into the wine, and sometimes they will simply replace it with water to prevent the emperor from drinking too much from hurting his body.
The last time was when A Dou ascended the throne, the ministers were hooked to catch Zhu Ling. The drunkard was not about drinking, so he didn't drink much, and he didn't know the mystery of the wine. So when drinking, A Dou had to use his internal strength to keep himself awake and not get drunk.
Speaking of which, Adou didn't stay in Chang'an City for a long time, and it was far inferior to Pang Tong. After all, Pang Tong entered Chang'an City with Liu Bei. As an ancient capital, Chang'an City naturally had many well-known figures in the city, such as some famous ministers or some great scholars, who did not recognize these people. So Pang Tong simply took the opportunity of the ministers to invite these people. One was to give these people a face, and the other was to recommend several more important people to Adou.
Finally, after nearly half a month of tossing, the storm of celebration gradually subsided, and Adou also had the opportunity to calm down and began to think about how to reform the official system.
Now Cao Wei implemented the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, which was divided into nine-rank officials, and had already taken the prototype of later generations. The nine-rank Zhongzheng system continued until the Sui Dynasty. Later, the imperial examination system appeared, and Emperor Wen of Sui founded three provinces and six ministries to restrict and divide the power of the prime minister. Because of the Hu Weiyong case, Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty abolished the prime minister and the Secretariat. When it came to the affairs of Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty, the position of cabinet and chief cabinet grandson appeared, referred to as the chief minister, nominally, was prime minister but his power was not as good as that of the prime minister.
However, these official systems are not familiar to A Dou. What A Dou is really familiar with is the control of the Qing Dynasty, which is the military affairs department that the Qing Dynasty has been using for more than a hundred years.
The division of the ninth rank is clear and clear. A Dou is ready to learn from this point. The six ministries have clarified the division of government affairs, greatly improving work efficiency, and it is worth using it. As for weakening the power of the prime minister, A Dou has no plans yet. Now Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is loyal to Shu Han. As long as Zhuge Liang is in one day, A Dou will not have to worry about the prime minister's excessive power. What's more, Zhuge Liang is not ordinary master of political affairs. With him, he will save A Dou a lot of trouble.
More importantly, the next three points today is the time when people are employed, and it is far from the time to kill the donkey, so at this time, Adou is not in a hurry to gather power.
The eunuch walked over and said softly: "Your Majesty, Guard Liu Yan asks for a meeting."
"Xuan!" Adou raised his head and recalled the information about Liu Yan in his mind.
Speaking of which, Liu Yan was an old minister under Liu Bei. During the Battle of Guandu, Liu Bei had occupied Runan, and Liu Yan was engaged in the army under Liu Bei. Later, when Liu Bei got Yizhou, he appointed Liu Yan as the prefect of Guling. This time, Yongzhou needed manpower, so Liu Yan was transferred to Yongzhou with Zhang Song, and was granted the title of Weiwei, and was also granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang.
Over the years, Liu Yan has been an official in the local area and has no interaction with Adou. Adou only knew that there was such a person and had never seen a real person. But I heard that Liu Yan is very literary, good at speaking, and has the style of an elder. More importantly, Liu Yan's teacher was Zheng Xuan, a master of Confucianism! Therefore, Liu Yan's attainments in Confucianism were also very profound, and ordinary great scholars could not compare with Liu Yan.
During the Three Kingdoms period, he focused on family backgrounds. With the example of Zheng Xuan's disciple, Liu Yan's identity was three points higher, especially in places like Chang'an where families gathered, he valued the first one more. Therefore, after Liu Yan arrived in Chang'an, his status increased with the rise.
As Dou thought, Liu Yan had already come in opposite him, and immediately gave a big gift when he saw him.
"Liu Aiqing, don't be polite... Well, this Liu Aiqing is here, but what's the point?" As Adou spoke, he looked at Liu Yan in front of him carefully.
Today, Liu Yan is wearing an official uniform and is meticulously tidy. When looking at his face, his beard is also combed very neatly, with a stubborn look between his eyebrows, a typical literati look. From a distance, Adou could feel that Liu Yan is the kind of person who is very scheming in his work.
"Your Majesty, I have visited Chang'an and met many great scholars from Chang'an. Recently, when I first arrived in Chang'an, I naturally couldn't avoid gathering with my friends from that year."
Adou was stunned. Why did Liu Yan say this? Is it just to show off that Liu Yan has a wide range of people in Chang'an? Then Adou thought that people said that Liu Yan is quite old and should not show off such things.
Liu Yan continued: "When I gathered with my friends, I couldn't help but talk. Many of my friends had a little complaint about the fact that they had to move the Di people to Yongzhou..."
When Liu Yan said this, he secretly looked at A Dou's expression, but A Dou did not show any special expression, which made Liu Yan a little confused. As the saying goes, accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger, Liu Yan dared not talk too much in front of A Dou.
"A little complaint? I think it's very complaining!" Adou thought to himself. Although Adou had no expression on his face at this time, he knew in his heart that Liu Yan was deliberately picking up nice words.
Seeing that Adou did not show any performance, Liu Yan had to pluck up his courage and say: "Your Majesty, most of my friends are great scholars. They think that Di people are Hu people after all, and if they enter Yongzhou, they may be bringing wolves into the house."
"Ha..." Adou laughed instead. When Adou decided to move the Di people to Yongzhou before, he expected someone to object, but he didn't expect that there were some signs, so Liu Yan hurriedly came to tell himself.
After a long time, Adou asked, "Liu Aiqing, you are proficient in classical learning, what do you think?"
"I think this matter is a pair of bladed soldiers, and the Di people follow the Hu people, but if they are willing to sincerely obey my great Han education, they have no worries; if they do not accept my great Han education, they will definitely cause great trouble."
"Education?" A Dou's body trembled slightly, and he suddenly remembered what Zhuge Liang said before, "using Di to govern Di", selecting officials from the Di people, and then supplementing Han officials to educate from the side. It seems that at that time, Zhuge Liang had already thought of the importance of this education.
"Liu Aiqing, Confucius once said that there is no difference in teaching. Your friends are also great scholars who are well-read in poetry and books. Are you willing to educate those uncivilized Di people and let those Di people bathe in the might of our heavenly dynasty?" A Dou asked suddenly.
"Well, I don't know this..."
"Oh..." A Dou nodded. At this moment, an idea suddenly flashed through A Dou's mind.
According to Adou's understanding of these literati, the best thing about these literati is reputation. This can be used well.
"Liu Aiqing, you are right. Those Di people need to be educated. This is how I will give you an errand. You are more familiar with the great scholars in Chang'an City. Why don't you find some people to educate those Di people who moved to my Yongzhou?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid..."
"Liu Aiqing, don't worry, I haven't finished speaking yet. I am planning to build a pavilion outside this Weiyang Palace, called Jingxian Pavilion. Anyone who has made contributions to the Di people can be named the Grand Secretary of Jingxian Pavilion, and the portrait is placed in the pavilion to express his merits, and at the same time, it is for future generations to claim to learn..."
"Ah..." At this time, Liu Yan opened his eyes wide in surprise.
The best thing for this literati is reputation, and what he most hopes is that his great name can be remembered forever. The best way to leave a reputation is naturally to publish a book, and the second is to recruit disciples. However, these two points must be achieved by those with great knowledge. Since Emperor Huan came, so many Confucian scholars have only one Ma Rong and one Zheng Xuan, and most of the others are not as good as one forever.
It is a new thing to establish a special pavilion to commend meritorious people. At the same time, Liu Yan, a literati, also knows that as long as he is named the Grand Secretary of Jingxian Pavilion and hangs his portrait in the Jingxian Pavilion, it will definitely be a matter of honor. This is too tempting for a literati! And it is much easier to educate Di people than to create a great classic!
"Hu..." Liu Yan took a deep breath and said, "I should do my best!"
Liu Yan lowered his head and walked towards the palace gate.
At this time, Liu Yan still felt that everything that had just happened was like a dream. Originally, Liu Yan was planning to advise the emperor that the Di people would be moved to Yongzhou, and he should have considered it in detail, but unexpectedly, His Majesty the Emperor casually created a Jingxian Pavilion. Now even Liu Yan himself wanted to hang his portrait on the Jingxian Pavilion to be famous for his future generations.
All of this came so suddenly that it caught Liu Yan off guard. Liu Yan didn't even know how to talk about this to his friends. Liu Yan was a little scared. Will those great scholars show any extreme after they know about this?
It’s so great to be remembered forever!
"Ouch!"
A scream came from Liu Yan. Liu Yan felt that he had hit something. When he looked up, he saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old eunuch sitting in front of him, with beautiful eyes.
"Sir, please forgive me. I didn't look at the road and ran into my lord!" When the eunuch saw the person in front of him, he immediately bowed.
Liu Yan's old face turned red. He just thought about things and concentrated his energy. He lowered his head and didn't see the way. He also had his own responsibility if he hit someone.
"Well, I'm fine, please be careful next time!" Liu Yan coughed dryly, and walked around the eunuch and continued to move forward.
"Huang Hao, what are you doing? Come here quickly! The Lord of the Huangmen called us!" A sharp voice came from a distance.
Chapter completed!