Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 400
In August of the 21st year of Jianning, the Zhonglie Hall appeared in Luoyang City. Xing Ziang suggested not to add the word Jianning, because there may be other ministers who will settle here in the future. At that time, it will be somewhat inconsistent. Therefore, only the word Zhonglie was used in the entire hall, and the emperor arranged relevant officials to take care of and guard it.

After the appearance of the Zhonglie Hall, a large number of scholars and celebrities came to visit. The number of visitors here even surpassed that of the most prosperous landscape in Luoyang, the Jianning Stone Classic. To the great sages among them, The scholars showed considerable respect, and even the emperor couldn't sit still, and went to the Zhonglie Hall in person. The soldiers of the Southern Army surrounded the surroundings early on, and the rest were not allowed to enter.

The emperor, Xing Ziang, Yuan Feng and other ministers set off for Zhonglie Hall.

Walking out of the frame, the Son of Heaven looked a little tired. Although he had been on the throne for less than a year, there were so many state affairs, and he hardly had any free time for reviewing overnight. After a while of the emperor's majesty, the childishness was no longer visible, Xing Ziang and Yuan Feng stood beside him with their heads bowed, and he led them towards the main hall.

The main hall was built with care. Although it was refurbished on the basis of the original courtyard, it was not shabby. The gold and jade were brilliant, and the vermilion tiles reminded the dignity of this place. The emperor took a few steps and raised his head. Suddenly, I saw the lush mulberry tree not far away.
The emperor's expression suddenly became very complicated, staring at the mulberry tree closely, frowning, Xing Ziang and Yuan Feng also noticed the strangeness of the emperor, but they quickly figured out in their hearts that the prince was also here After living for a while, the emperor did not enter the hall in a hurry, but walked slowly to the mulberry tree, stretched out his hand, and stroked the trunk.

"When I was young, I used to be with the tree trunk, waiting for He Zi to come."

"His Majesty!"

Xing Ziang and Yuan Feng bowed their heads and bowed their hands.

The emperor smiled and said, "Go in and have a look."

Walking into the hall, looking around, the emperor recalled that from time to time he would tell Xing Ziang and the others what this place used to be, and he was quite familiar with the surrounding area. Xing Ziang and Yuan Feng dared not speak at all. He could only listen carefully, walked into the main hall, and saw huge stone statues standing on both sides.

On it is the name of the talented person and the achievements he has made.

The Son of Heaven read gently:

"Suppressing Xianbei to attack Hu, the head is powerful and angry."

"The corn pile is like a mountain, and the family grain is three stones and five"

"Ten thousand enemies with sword drawn, master of the world with scroll"

"You lead a hundred warriors, and the southern army bury their heroes"

After reading them one by one, the Son of Heaven sighed and bowed with his body, and all the soldiers and ministers around him bowed together.

After returning to the Hall of Houde, the officials began to be busy with this year's assessment. Sure enough, as Xun Yu guessed, after the people heard that the emperor was going to hold the assessment and allowed those who had lost their qualifications to participate, the emperor's prestige It suddenly rose sharply. If the matter of the Zhonglie Hall made the emperor win the hearts of the soldiers in the army and all the officials in the court, then this assessment will win the hearts of the scholars all over the world.

The emperor went to Taiyuan College and Menzixue to inspect one by one.

In September, the temple court meeting.

The emperor suddenly burst into tears, and the officials were terrified, so they pleaded guilty and asked the reason. The emperor cried and said: "Young brother, King Chenliu, I love him very much, but because of my father's order, I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss you very much." , and did not dare to violate the edict of the late emperor, so I feel sad."

Hearing this, all the ministers couldn't help being moved by the emperor's behavior of loving his younger brother. Only a Mingjun can love his brother with such a heart. Da Sinonong Zheng Xuan said: "Your Majesty, the Han Dynasty is filial and benevolent." His Majesty has such benevolence in governing the country, and King Chen Liu failed to worship Emperor Xiaokang and failed to fulfill his filial piety. His Majesty can order King Chen Liu to return to Luoyang to pay homage to Emperor Xiaokang before leaving."

The emperor thought it was right, and immediately issued an edict ordering Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, to return to Luoyang.

All the people in the world praised the respectful behavior of the son of heaven and his brothers, and praised: the son of heaven has the legacy of being a filial emperor.

Cui Shi also immediately wrote a prose, which was called "Fu of Missing Parents", and dedicated it to the emperor. , Bestow a hundred gold and beautiful clothes.

The original Hongdu school became a bit desolate after the death of the emperor. After seeing the role of these people, the emperor immediately paid attention to this place again. Although he was not very interested in these prose, he still did it. He showed a very appreciative appearance, and expanded the construction of Hongdu School, which once again ushered in the golden age of rapid development of Dahan Wenfu.

The emperor ascended the throne, followed Wang Fu's opinion, and did not make any changes in the government orders. Everything was carried out in accordance with the government orders of Emperor Xiaokang. However, many projects and reforms stopped, but what people did not expect was , The long-term start of construction and the temporary suspension of reform have given the people of the world a chance to breathe. Under such a stable policy, the development of Dahan has been even faster.

At this time, you can see the results of Emperor Xiaokang's busy work.

When he was in power, all counties and counties were frantically reclaiming cultivated land. Now, after stopping, there is a large amount of grain production on these cultivated lands. The water conservancy he built has made Dahan's grain production crazy increase. The Chi Road built has made the economy of various places develop very rapidly, and the grain in Yan, Henan, Qinghai, and Hebei areas has once again been piled up in the treasury.

A smile bloomed on Yuan Gong's face.

Youzhou, Hezhou, Xinzhou, Bingzhou, and Sanhan relied on the production and sale of charcoal, copper and iron, and their development did not fall behind. Especially in the late period of Emperor Xiaokang, the crazy construction of the five northern states played a real role at this time. As a result, the north is booming, and the south is really revived thanks to the development of the past 20 years and the semi-military and semi-commercial trade with the surrounding Funan, Chenla and other countries.

Yizhou, the Xiliang area, has become one of the wealthiest areas in the Han Dynasty by relying on trade with Western countries and even cotton planting in the Western Regions.

In such a prosperous age, it has never been seen before. According to the household registration catalog of the Han Dynasty, the population is close to 9000 million!

The cultivated land area exceeds 1000 million hectares! !

Iron officials are built in many places in the north, with a total of 370 three buildings! !
And the iron that these iron officials can produce can equip 20 fully armed elite soldiers! !

The rapid improvement of the national power of the Han Dynasty is simply a disaster for the border countries. The one who can feel the changes most is Goguryeo, which has invaded Dongyan many times. The end of the world is coming, no matter whether it is Lv Bu who is guarding Dongyi, or Dong Zhuo who is in Youzhou, they are definitely not good people.

Looking at the great military merits in front of you, is there any reason not to take them?
Under the proposal of Taiwei Zhang Wen, the new army stationed in the frontier was expanded again. Although Cai Yong and other ministers objected, it could not stop the emperor's love of martial arts. When Emperor Xiaokang was alive, the southern army was 19 and the northern army was [-]. In addition, there were [-] new frontier troops, [-] naval troops, [-] soldiers from counties and counties, plus more than [-] Xiongnu Wuhuan cavalry under Dong Zhuo's command, and more than [-] Qiang troops under Qieli's withdrawal, for a total of [-] soldiers.

Of course, among them, the most elite is only 20. However, this number of soldiers is close to 20. For the surrounding countries, it is very scary. Many countries around the big man have a population of less than [-], and they are far away in the west. Guishuang, a big country in China, has no more than [-] soldiers, and no more than [-] elites. Their elites may not be able to stop the northern and southern armies of the big Han!
During the court meeting, Taiwei Zhang Wen proposed disarmament.

This is naturally unbelievable. When everyone was a little confused, he said that he would lay off soldiers from various counties and counties and increase the number of new troops stationed at the border. Zhang Wen believed that the stability of the Han Dynasty does not need so many numbers. soldiers to maintain the situation, but beyond the border, there are still great dangers, for example, Goguryeo, a powerful country outside the Three Koreas.

The Taiwei said sadly that Goguryeo had invaded Youzhou so many times and oppressed the troops stationed in Dongyi. After all, there was only one battalion of Lu Bu in Dongyi, and all the officials had never been to the border areas. Naturally, they did not know the inside story of Goguryeo. , to lay off [-] soldiers in counties and counties, and recruit [-] new troops, and complete the training within one year, with the Southern Army as the main force to attack Goguryeo.

The ministers objected again and again, and finally, the emperor ordered Zhang Wen to recruit [-] new troops to consolidate the territory.

Hundred officials could not find a reason to object.

In October of the 21st year of Jianning, the assessment began in Luoyang, and the emperor went there in person.

Cai Yong and Xun You are subordinate officials and sit in the examination room.

When many scholars looked at the door enthusiastically, the emperor walked in with a smile. The scholars bowed, and the emperor bowed his hands back. The scholars quickly thanked the emperor for his kindness. The emperor said, "wait Passing the assessment, serving the country and the people is to repay the kindness of the king, but there is no need to be polite at this moment!" He sat on the main seat and did not leave for four consecutive days.

In the list of these people, the emperor saw many capable ministers in the future, and he was overjoyed. He had read the heavenly scriptures and knew how capable these people are. With these people, he would never He was worried because there was no one available, but among the crowd, Guo Jia was the one who puzzled him the most. Previously, Guo Jia personally rejected his recruitment. Now, how did he appear in the assessment?

Guo Jia, who was in the crowd, looked arrogant, ignored the kindness of the scholars around him, raised his head high, and seemed not worried about his grades at all, facing the emperor's suspicious eyes , he also smiled and did not explain.

After the assessment, Guo Jia just informed the emperor that he wanted to participate in the assessment, but he didn't say it himself.

Standing in front of the Taixue gate, the scholars waited for the Taixue Jijiu to announce the names of the admissions.

Jijiu picked up the edict in his hand, was stunned for a moment, and then read aloud:
"The best Confucian classics, Guo Jia from Yangzhai, Yingchuan, styled Fengxiao."

"The next one is Hua Xin from Gaotang in Pingyuan, whose name is Ziyu."

"The best in agriculture, Guo Jia from Yangzhai, Yingchuan, styled Fengxiao."

"The next one is Wang Yan from Donghai, with the style name Jingxing."

"The best in arithmetic." Jijiu was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Guo Jia, a native of Yangdi, Yingchuan, is called Fengxiao."

"The next one is Zhang Fan from Hanoi, whose name is Gongyi."

"Law studies are the best." Jijiu lowered his head, looked around, and said in a daze, "Guo Jia, a native of Yangdi, Yingchuan, is called Fengxiao."

Before he even had time to say the name of the next person, there was a burst of noise and uproar outside the Taixue, and the scholars roared angrily. They didn't believe that one person could overwhelm all of them and become the fourth subject. Quan Guan, you must know that from the time of the assessment until now, no one has achieved such an achievement, and no one's name has appeared in both subjects at the same time! !
Doesn't this mean that Guo Jia alone can overwhelm all the scholars of the big man in all fields?These arrogant scholars will never accept such a statement. Some people said: "Guo Jia is a disciple of the traitor Wang Fu!" When they scolded Wang Fu, they believed that it was Wang Fu's forcible interference that created Guo Jia.

This immediately aroused public outrage, and everyone discussed that they wanted to go to Wang Fu's mansion together to seek justice from Wang Fu. When they were agitated, someone from the Yellow Gate sent something and handed it over to the sacrificial wine present , the surrounding soldiers protected the safety of Jijiu, Jijiu thought for a while, then pasted a few test papers in his hand outside the gate, and returned without saying a word.

Only three soldiers were left standing in front of the test paper.

The scholars also noticed the situation here and stepped forward to have a look.

There are four test papers hanging here. Judging from the names, this is what Guo Jia did. Everyone sneered and looked carefully, trying to find out the mistakes. However, after reading for a long time, they gradually fell silent. Guo Jia may not be able to see his talent, but in mathematics, Guo Jia easily broke through the few questions that they had been thinking about for a long time but failed to solve, and even left a name to laugh at the questioner.

The person who wrote the question was Sikong Yuan Feng. After Yuan Feng saw Guo Jia's test paper, he was not angry at Guo Jia's ridicule. Instead, he was overjoyed and wanted to transfer this person to his Sikong Mansion so that he could help him, but He didn't expect that he was not the only one who had this plan. Guo Jia's performance on the four test papers was extremely superb, even the emperor was a little unbelievable.

Wang Fu was naturally overjoyed. He had taught such a disciple. He raised his head so high that he could barely see his forehead. When the results were announced, Guo Jia was still in the mansion. Sleep, this matter was not taken seriously by him at all. Although the scholars were still not convinced, many people left silently.

Immediately, Guo Jia became famous all over the world, and everyone in the world called him a ghost.

The four test papers also attracted a lot of people to watch. It is said that Wang Fu even led Guo Jia to come. After reading the test papers, he said dismissively: "It's so simple, no wonder my son can become the champion of the four subjects." , it turned out to be the stupidity of the person who wrote the question!"

The happiest one, perhaps, was the emperor in the temple. He raised his head and laughed loudly, begging Guo Jia to shoot as a minister.

Shangshutai has been improved by successive emperors, and now it is a behemoth that can compete with the three lords, and Guo Jia has just become an official, and he has served as the servant of Shangshu, who is second only to Xing Ziang Shangshuling. Among the officials, some admire and envy Yes, but there are more people who are jealous.

(End of this chapter)