The surrender of Hexi was a great joy for the Han Dynasty. Liu Yu was very happy and invited the Hexi envoy group many times to comfort them.

The emperor attached great importance to Dou Rong's involvement, and everyone thought it was because of Ban Biao's talent. Because Ban Biao was humble, knowledgeable and talented, it was natural to attract the emperor's attention.

Only Liu Yu himself knew that he was more curious about this famous ancient man. Ban Biao was not only famous himself, but his son was also very famous.

Ban Biao's two sons, one of them, Ban Gu, inherited his father's will and compiled the "Book of Han", leaving behind a lot of marks in the history of Chinese literature. His other son, Ban Chao, abandoned literature and followed the military, resolutely went to the Western Regions, expanding territory for the Han Dynasty, leaving behind a famous story of "sending pen to join the army", which inspired thousands of people who went to the border in later generations.

Ban Biao's daughter Ban Zhao was no less than her two brothers. She was knowledgeable and talented and wrote "Han Shu" for the murdered Ban Gu. She was a famous talent at that time. The queen and noble people regarded her as their teacher and called her "big". Empress Deng, who was in charge of the government affairs, even gave Ban Zhao the special participation in political affairs. Because of the good handling of political affairs, Empress Deng specially appointed her son as the Marquis of Guannei.

Except for Ban Chao, the two generations of the Ban family, they are all masters of historians. Although Ban Biao is also capable of political affairs, his ambition is to write and write history.

The emperor said to Ban Biao: "The appointments of all officials have always come from the emperor. But today I want to make an exception for you. I will give you the position of 400 to 600 stones in the court. I will choose your own choice, and I will agree to it."

Ban Biao bowed his head and said, "If you don't dare to be a minister, the king has a destiny and dare not refuse. I only follow Your Majesty's order."

"I'm going to choose your own choice."

Ban Biao hesitated for a moment and whispered: "I am brave enough to be the Chief Secretary of the Secretariat."

The emperor laughed and said to Zheng Shen beside him: "Ziyuan, you lost!"

It turned out that the king and his minister had made a secret bet. The emperor meant that Ban Biao was a pure literati and would rather write than become an official. Zheng Shen didn't believe it.

The emperor said that if he was not an official, then the official that Ban Biao would most like to be the Grand Historian or Grand Historian. Because Grand Historian could read the national collection at will, this is something that literati who have aspirations to write will always dream of.

Sima Qian was able to compile the "Letter of the Grand Historian" (called "Records of the Grand Historian" later in life) during the reign of the Grand Historian. Without such national resources as backing and relying entirely on individuals, it would be almost impossible to complete history.

As the emperor expected, Zheng Shen bet with His Majesty, the emperor with the prophet ability, and losing was expected.

The emperor said: "I have been trying to write a book of Han for a long time to continue the history of Han. Can you please write a history for me?"

After saying that, I didn't get a response for a long time.

It turned out that Ban Biao was lying on the ground, his shoulders trembled, and he was so crying that he couldn't speak.

He finally suppressed his tears and choked and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, it is rude. Your Majesty ordered me to compile history. I am so happy that I will do my best to compile the Han Book and live up to your Majesty's heavy trust."

Writing and studying history was Ban Biao's wish since childhood. He searched for books everywhere, studied hard every day, and continued to heat up in order to continuously enrich his knowledge and prepare for future writings.

In recent years, Ban Biao has begun to collect historical materials intentionally and do preliminary work for historical revisions, but in Hexi, historical materials are certainly not as rich as Chang'an.

Ban Biao dared not express his wishes to others easily, because the matter of "private revision of national history" can be big or small, and it is likely to violate the taboos of the court and be imprisoned and even lose his head if it is serious.

Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian was not published during his lifetime, so Sima Qian asked his daughter to copy a copy and hide it in his husband's house. Decades later, because his grandson Yang Yun was a close minister of Emperor Xuan of Han, he found an opportunity to take out the book and present it to Emperor Xuan of Han. Emperor Xuan loved his talents and hid the Records of the Grand Historian in the palace and circulated in a small area around the emperor. It was not until the Eastern Han Dynasty that the Records of the Grand Historian were well-known to the public, but it had been greatly deleted and added.

A dynasty naturally cares about national history, because it involves the evaluation of this dynasty, and later generations will rely on historical books to understand it. Therefore, the later Tang Taizong changed history. The ancients attached great importance to the reputation behind him, let alone the emperor who was attracted by hundreds of millions of people?

Therefore, it is easy to be punished for studying history privately. The Taishi Gong's book that year once made Emperor Wu of Han very unhappy. Who knows whether the Ban's history books would violate the imperial power?

Now that Liu Yu ordered Ban Biao to study history, he immediately changed the matter from private revision to official revision. Ban Biao can obtain support from the state, collect information reasonably and legally, and openly review history.

So Ban Biao was very excited and felt that his life was so good. The emperor's order hit his heart, as if he had learned about his ambitions in advance and set an ideal life for him.

This is the most joyful thing in the world.

The emperor kept Ban Biao, and regarded him as the Grand Historian, and presided over the compilation of the "Book of Han". This was an extraordinary promotion. Ban Biao was only twenty-five years old and was young and experienced, but he had already stepped into the ranks of intermediate officials of the court.

In fact, Liu Yu was also a little worried, fearing that his intervention would change Ban Biao's life trajectory and would affect his major events in inheriting the family line. If the famous Ban Gu and Ban Chao brothers were changed to their fate, they would not be born, what should I do? After all, the combination of sperm and eggs is too accidental.

He asked, "Does Ban Qing have children?"

"I have no son." Ban Gu replied honestly.

It's over, and the two brothers have not yet appeared. This is indeed a bit troublesome.

The emperor was confused for a while and said, "Don't just write books and forget the great event of inheriting the family line!"

Ban Biao felt warm in his heart, and the tears that he had just held back almost fell down again. He was so grateful that the emperor was so good. As a noble emperor, he was full of human feelings. Not only did he satisfy his desire to write books and write history, but he also cared about the family descendants of his ministers. He was afraid that he would be too tired and would affect his normal family life.

The emperor said this insane word, which made Ban Biao's eyes warm and inexplicably moved. He bowed to his gratitude to his confidant. He died for his confidant. In order to repay His Majesty's kindness for his understanding, Ban Biao must write the "Book of Han" well and make it a classic historical book.

The dialogue between the monarch and the ministers was full of appreciation from the superiors and thanks from the subordinates, but to others it seemed a different situation. Dou Rong's chief minister Liu Jun was received together. Although the emperor awarded him a high-ranking official, he did not pay as much attention as he did to Ban Biao.

In fact, Liu Jun is the official in this mission, and Ban Biao is just a servant. Now, because of the emperor's favor, Ban Biao is faintly above Liu Jun, which is a bit of a domineering person.

Liu Jun felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at Ban Biao. He was young, with red lips and white teeth, and outstanding appearance. When he looked at himself, he was middle-aged and had no longer a graceful look. He suddenly realized it in his heart.

Oh, so that's it!

The emperors of the Han Dynasty were famous for being good men, which allowed many handsome men to be famous in history. Deng Tong, Han Yan, and Zhang Fang were countless. I think the same is true for the Emperor Majesty in front of him, after all, the roots are like that.

Thinking of this, Liu Jun felt much more at ease. At this time, looking at the two kings and ministers in front of him, he felt quite compatible.

Liu Jun's heart was filled with countless unspeakable thoughts, and the emperor had waved his hand to retreat to them.
Chapter completed!