Dahan first prince

Chapter 355 Marquis of An Guo, take His Majesty lightly~
"The old man thinks that the 'examination' mentioned by His Majesty may give it a try."

After thinking for a long time, Cao Shen finally said something calmly, and raised his hand before Wang Ling could speak, signaling Wang Ling to be safe and not to be impatient.

"An Guohou is not in a hurry to refute, just hear what the old man said."

Slowly speaking, to calm down Wang Ling's agitated mood again, Cao Can imitated Wang Ling's appearance just now, stretched out a hand, and snapped his fingers in front of Wang Ling.

"One of them: An Guohou also said that all the policies proposed by His Majesty should be tested first, and then step by step, after a long time, they will be customized."

"Ran'an, why don't you try to think about it: Why are all the policies your majesty advocates?"

"Why can His Majesty's policy of 'small test of the knife' be gradually and unimpeded, and gradually become customized after a long time?"

Asking the question with a serious face, Cao Can couldn't help but look at Wang Ling with a touch of solemnity.

"An Guohou, think about it: If Emperor Gao had 11 years, His Majesty had been in charge of leveling the upsurge in grain prices in Guanzhong, but in the end it was fruitless, and the policy of the Shaofu's government to manage grain and rice could be accepted by Emperor Gao?"

"Furthermore, if the Shaofu's official grain and rice cause troubles, the government of the official grain and rice has been able to run stably to this day, and it is custom-made for the court?"

"Don't you think that the Marquis of Anguo thinks that the implementation of the government-run grain and rice policy in the Shaofu is due to the suppression of the imperial court by the ancestor Gao Emperor, and this matter is related to the people's livelihood, so there has been no catastrophe?"

After asking two more questions, Cao Shen finally shook his head slowly, with a touch of earnestness in his tone.

"An Guohou, you take His Majesty too lightly and the Empress Dowager too lightly~"

"Your Majesty's ability, Marquis of An Guo, I'm afraid I still haven't seen it..."

Having said that, Cao Shen finally got up from the seat, walked to the side of the hall with his hands behind his back, and whispered something to the servants.

After a while, several scrolls of old bamboo slips were seen, which were not far away before the new year, were respectfully brought into the hall by the servants, and then handed over to Wang Ling by Cao Shen himself.

Seeing this, even if Wang Ling still had doubts, he could only slowly lower his head and look at the bamboo slips in his hand.

A moment later, following Wang Ling's more horrified gaze, Cao Shen's sighing voice rang out again in the living room.

"In the past few years, I don't know how many people have secretly caused troubles in the government of "shaofu officials run grain and rice"..."

"There are even more local county officials who steal rice, grain and money from the official camps, and even occupy the official warehouses of the Shaofu privately, waiting for opportunities to plunder the people's wealth, the list is too numerous to mention."

"It's just that the Marquis of Anguo took up the post of internal history not long ago, and he has been away from the center of the court for a long time. I don't know the details..."

Hearing the exclamation coming from his ear, Wang Ling's complexion only became more serious, but his eyes were fixed on the bamboo slips in front of him, not daring to move away for a moment.

"Lantian Report: The Lantian order secretly bribed the officials of the grain market, adding [-] yuan to the price of rice; for every stone sold in the grain market, the Lantian order received [-] yuan, and the grain orderers and officials shared the food with [-] yuan... ··”

"Chiyang Zoubao: Chiyang ordered to monopolize the grain market. Although the price of rice follows the system of the prime minister's mansion, the daily rice sales are only a hundred shi; the people suffer from little food and rice, and dare not speak out, so they have to bid to buy; therefore The rice sold in Xinfeng Grain Market, the one with the highest price will get..."

"Xinfeng Zoubao: Jiancheng Hou's son faked the empress dowager's warrant, allocated Xinfengcang official rice five thousand shi, and the money from grain sales was tens of millions; according to the earlier tune, Jianchenghou's mansion entered Xinfengcang's money and grain... ·········"

"—more than ten million yuan in money, and tens of thousands of stones in food?!"

Looking at the bamboo slips, each of which was clearly black, but all of them could be seen with scarlet handwriting, Wang Ling's breath only became heavier and heavier.

When he silently said, "The money and food that the Hou's house was built into the new Fengcang totaled more than ten million yuan, and the food was tens of thousands of stones", Wang Ling finally couldn't hold back the anger in his chest anymore, and his tone suddenly rose!
Then, there was a dull sound, which sounded in the living room of Xiangfu...
boom! ! !
"Deceitful!"

"Everything recorded in this strategy is full of traitors!!!"

Furiously, he slapped his hand on the table, Wang Ling felt even more angry, and he did not forget to raise the bamboo slip in his hand to Cao Shen.

"If Emperor Gao knows about this matter, I'm afraid blood will flow in Guanzhong soon!"

Angrily roared again, Wang Ling smashed the bamboo slips in his hand to the ground, and looked at Cao Shen with lingering anger.

"Even if Prime Minister Cao knew what was going on here, why didn't he help His Majesty punish him and just stand by and watch?!"

"——Emperor Gao, the great ancestor, has a spirit in the sky. If he knows that Prime Minister Cao's corpse is a vegetarian meal, and sits and watches unruly officials harm the country of Han, he will be safe and not angry!!!"

Hearing that Wang Ling couldn't help scolding him, Cao Shen's eyes turned cold!
Squinting his eyes and staring at Wang Ling for a long time, Cao Shen took a deep breath, then lowered his head indistinctly, grabbed the tea bowl and took a sip.

"The nobles in internal history often forget things, so they never noticed..."

After saying a meaningful word, Cao Shen didn't stand his head, and unhurriedly picked up the tea stem in the bowl with his fingertips.

"In the summer and April of the 12th year of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, and the whole country mourned; in the fifth month of Xia, the imperial censor Zhongcheng received an edict from the queen mother, and sent all his talents to the imperial censor in Guanzhong;"

"In the summer of Ji, when the imperial censors were collected and returned to Chang'an, and the Ting Wei was imprisoned, there were hundreds more Daosheng faces..."

"After the autumn harvest, the Empress Dowager asked Ting Wei to ask the beheaded criminals, and the court ministers said a lot, 'The late emperor died, and the national mourning is not over, so it is unknown how to be beheaded', but the Empress Dowager denied it."

"At that time, His Majesty once privately said to the old man: If you don't kill them, you will make these 'treacherous people' wait until the amnesty, so before the first year of the year, you must be cut..."

As he said that, Cao Can waved his hand and signaled the servants on the side to come forward and take away the bamboo slips that Wang Ling had thrown on the ground.

After the servant took the scrolls of bamboo slips and exited the living room in a sensible manner, Cao Shen raised his head again, looked outside the classroom, and said casually: "Hai Jiancheng..."

"Well······"

"If the old man remembers correctly, he was also Emperor Taizu Gao for 12 years. He was half a year old when he was completed, and he was still half a year old for the Empress Dowager Fa Gaomiao to reflect on himself?"

Seemingly asking uncertainly, Cao Shen shook his head with a sigh, and finally put the bowl of clear tea in his hand back on the table.

"Old~"

"But what happened a few years ago, the old man, I can't remember clearly..."

"Eh?"

"An Guohou is younger than the old man, how old is he considered to be weaker?"

"The old man is old, but he has not forgotten this matter, An Guohou, is it possible that he is also old?"

Hearing Cao Shen's insinuation with a gun and a stick, even though Wang Ling was so hot, his complexion became stiff for a while.

In terms of age, Wang Ling is nearly seventy now, but he is a few years older than Cao Shen.

As for what Cao Shen said 'I'm old and can't remember things', Wang Ling didn't believe it at all.

——This is Cao Shen!

The list of founding heroes of the Han Dynasty ranks second, second only to the first marquis of the founding of the country: Xiao He, Marquis of Pingyang, Cao Can, Marquis of Pingyang, who has [-] households in the city!
Is there anything that the old prime minister can't remember?
Especially this kind of major event that caused a sensation in the court of Chang'an, and even the whole world, and was bound to be included in the history, how could Cao Shen forget it?

——In the 12th year of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao died!
——In July, Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi "attempted to rebel" and moved to Wang Huainan!

——In the same year, Lang Zhongling was built as Hou Lu Shi's "disrespect before the emperor", which was disrespectful; he dismissed the post of Lang Zhongling for the Queen Mother, seized [-] households in the city, and sent Gaomiao to self-examination, and he could not get out of it for half a year! ! !

Such an incident, not to mention Cao Shen and Wang Ling who are the prime minister and internal historian, and also the "emperor's tutor", even children who have reached the age of remembering things, will never forget it!

It’s just that before today, Wang Ling had never expected that the completion of Hou Lu Shi’s “Lost in front of the Emperor” was actually because of……

"Uh······"

"So-and-so, I was in a hurry at a certain time, and spoke out loud."

"Wanwang Caoxiang is not to be blamed..."

After being embarrassed for a while, Wang Ling finally stood up with shame on his face, and bowed deeply to Cao Shen.

After Cao Shen shook his head lukewarmly, indicating that it was okay, Wang Ling sat back in his seat again, bowed his head and began to think deeply.

"An Guohou don't need to worry too much."

"The past is gone, the old man only said a word, as a gift to An Guohou."

"—The grain and rice run by the officials of the Shaofu is not as smooth as An Guohou knew, nor is it as smooth as the world sees;"

"Your Majesty is even more busy with the administration of food and rice for the officials of the Shaofu; it is no exaggeration to say that you sleep long and sleep at night!"

He let out a light voice as if the remaining anger had not dissipated, and Cao Shen finally adjusted from the anger of being accused by Wang Ling, and lowered his head a little awkwardly.

"It's not just the government of the Shaofu who manages grain and rice, the same goes for other things."

"According to An Guohou's expectation, the government that His Majesty will carry out is only a small one at first, and then it will gradually become a big government for the country, and it is even more difficult to customize."

"However, according to what I know, hear, and see, His Majesty's administration is nothing more than a step-by-step approach, first to try out the disadvantages; to wait for the major disadvantages to be completely eliminated, then to spread it in Guanzhong, and then to ease the elimination of minor disadvantages, so that it will gradually become better. state affairs, and even customization."

"The old man said: The Marquis of Anguo regards the queen mother lightly, and His Majesty takes it lightly."

"Why?"

"—The Marquis of Anguo regards the Empress Dowager's ability to teach his children and His Majesty's ability to govern, both of which are light."

After another series of explanations, Cao Shen finally raised his head and looked at Wang Ling again.

The anger in Cao Shen's heart finally dissipated after seeing Wang Ling's increasingly ashamed face and already fidgeting figure.

——At least, it is temporarily dissipated.

"As for An Guohou's worries about the 'examination', the old man thinks that His Majesty has far-sighted plans;"

"Wherever An Guohou has doubts, His Majesty, it can be said that there are countermeasures."

As he said that, Cao Shen did not forget to force a smile, and nodded slightly to Wang Ling, turning over the little unhappiness just now.

Then, Cao Shen put Wang Ling in front of Wang Ling in order of the points that Wang Ling didn't see through and didn't want to understand.

"One: It is true that, as the Marquis of An Guo said, the practice of 'examination' has never existed before, and if it is done rashly, troubles will inevitably arise."

"Because of this, His Majesty did not rashly carry out the "examination" of the government in the world, but took the lead in Shanglin;"

"The 30 people taken are no more than [-] stone officials, and they are all young officials, not only in power."

"In this way, the rumors of the 'examination examination' can be spread in Guanzhong and known to the people; Your Majesty and the court can also use this to explore the disadvantages of the 'examination examination', so as to check for omissions and fill in the gaps."

"Even if there is no good result in 'examination and examination', it is just to get rid of 30 young officials with two hundred shi, and not to promote the administration of 'examination and examination'; There is little damage to the ancestral temple and the country."

"Does the Marquis of An Guo agree with what the old man said?"

He said this in a gentle tone, and when Wang Ling nodded thoughtfully, Cao Shen smiled and raised his upper body back.

"The two are also the big troubles that An Guohou is worried about."

"——Without paying, inspecting, and without the recommendation of the two thousand stones of the county guard, if a person from a poor family or a peasant household enters the court and becomes an official, will the officials of the court and the nobles of the court feel resentful?"

As he said that, Cao Can only nodded with a warm smile: "It's just as what An Guohou said."

"If it is passed through the examination, if there are not only people from poor families and peasant households entering the court, the court will be turbulent, and the ministers and relatives will also hold grievances against His Majesty."

"However, there is one thing that An Guohou never thought about."

"——Your Majesty has made it clear: the examination is to test the ability of the candidates with the talent of writing and ink, and the power of calculation."

"An Guohou, why don't you think about it: how can a poor family and a farmer get the money to learn literature from a teacher, and how can he get the bamboo slips to learn from?"

"Since the first emperor burned all the books in the world, among those who have acquired a collection of books today, are there any who are either rich or noble, and who write in the fields and countryside?"

"All the books in the world are owned by the noble family. The peasants of the poor family have no collection of books, and no family money to study essays. They indulge in examinations and examinations. Who are the people who are not the descendants of noble relatives?"

Hearing this, Wang Ling was taken aback for a moment, and fell into a short thought.

--yes!
It is true that poor people can participate in this exam.

But in today's Han Dynasty, this poor person has no chance to learn knowledge at all!

——The test is about culture, and the poor have no culture!
Doesn't this mean that the scholars selected through the examination must be all noble children! ! !
Thinking of this, the anxiety on Wang Ling's face eased a little, but after a while, Wang Ling's brows tightened again.

"Eh?"

"Cao Xiang's words made a certain belated!"

"—A few days ago, His Majesty did not issue an edict to abolish the Qin law of entrusting books, allowing people to collect books, and advocating people to donate books?"

Seeing that Wang Ling finally came to his senses, Cao Shen smiled and nodded, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"Of course."

"Your Majesty abolished the law of holding back books, and encouraged the people to collect books and encourage the people to offer books, all in the hope that people from poor families and peasant households can have a little chance to spy on the great way."

"Even so, it is not easy for poor families and farmers to get a glimpse of the allusions of the sages."

"In this way, in the future, examinations will be popular all over the world, and it will be very difficult for poor families and peasant households to enter the temple if they think that the country's government will choose scholars."

"Furthermore, even if there are one or two peasants from a poor family who study hard and be accepted by the state, it will not hurt the noble relatives of the noble family; it will be more beneficial to the Jiangshan community~"

Hearing this, Wang Ling finally let go of his frowning brows, and bowed to Cao Can sincerely.

But because of his talents, he didn't know why, so he reprimanded Cao Shen, but Wang Ling didn't have the nerve to stay any longer, said goodbye to Cao Shen hastily, and quietly withdrew from the prime minister's residence.

——Today, Wang Ling offended Cao Shen a little.

If he wanted to cooperate smoothly with Cao Shen, his immediate boss, in the future, the only thing Wang Ling had to do now was to go home and prepare a heavy gift, and then went to the prime minister's mansion some day, and solemnly apologized to Cao Shen face to face.

Cao Shen was also expecting this, so he didn't stay any longer, and watched Wang Ling leave the prime minister's mansion with a smile.

But Cao Shen was absolutely unexpected: Liu Ying used the matter of "abolishing the book law" to let the world offer books, but it was not as simple as "copying the extensions by hand and lending them to poor students".

——Because at this moment, the figure of the emperor Liu Ying has appeared in a workshop that was first moved into Shanglinyuan in the Shaofu and was heavily guarded.

And the defense force of this workshop, even if compared with the palace bans of Changle and Weiyang palaces, it is not much better...

　Push the book.

　　An old friend wrote, "I've been in Daming for a Hundred Years of Health Preservation", the author has a new vest, but he's a big hand in a vest, and his past results are [-] blocks better than mine!

　　I won't say who it is, the book is really good, easy and humorous, after all, the quality of the old author's handwriting is guaranteed, you can go and read it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)