Destiny Only Han

Chapter 585 Liu Ying: The End of the Universe Is Kao Gong!

Changle Palace, East Tower.

Xiao He took off his presbyopic glasses, blew out the candles, looked at the morning sun shining through the doors and windows, a wry smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

The 63-year-old man works alone until dawn. Is it the loss of morality or the distortion of human nature behind all this...

Well, although Xiao He is Huang Lao, but because he was a Qin official in his early years, he was influenced by the laws of Qin, and he followed what Shang Yang once said, that the king is ruled by the sun, the strong is ruled by night, and the weak is ruled by night. !

That is to say, a country that can handle all government affairs on the same day can be king in the world; if it is delayed until the end of the night, the country can also be strong; but if it is delayed until the night, and it is done tomorrow, such a country will be weakened!
Therefore, it is reasonable for Xiao He, as the prime minister, to be busy with all kinds of affairs all night long.

It's just that when he was dragging his tired body to take a rest, he happened to see Liu Ying with her head drooping, her arms hanging in front of her body, walking towards him staggeringly like a zombie.I couldn't help but sigh in my heart.

Today is the day he teaches Liu Ying...

Well, the Han Dynasty took a bath every four days, and Liu Ying came to him for a class every four days, allowing him to achieve a year-round...

"Hello teacher."

Liu Ying bowed her hands feebly, then unceremoniously sat down on Xiao He's head, then raised her head, looking at Xiao He with dark circles under her eyes, waiting for the teaching every four days.

So, Xiao Heqiang cheered up, casually took a roll of bamboo slips from the bookshelf behind him, and began to read in rhythmic rhythms.

"The ancient goodness is the way, not to enlighten the people, but to be stupid. The people are difficult to govern because of their wisdom. Therefore, if you govern the country with wisdom, you will be the thief of the country; if you do not govern the country with wisdom, you will be the blessing of the country. Knowing these two, you will also Ji style. It is often known that Ji style is called Xuande. Xuande is deep, far away, contrary to things, and then even Dashun..."

"The meaning of this passage is that not only the monarch is required to be quiet and inactive, but also the officials selected are required to be quiet and inactive. Less ingenuity in society will lead to peace and prosperity of the country..."

"This is also the correct interpretation of the phrase 'Governing the country with wisdom is the thief of the country; not governing the country with wisdom is the blessing of the country'..."

"Okay, let's stop here for today, you can write your own opinion when you go back later, and hand it in when you come to teach next time... If you let someone else write it for you, be careful of your ass!"

"That's it?" Liu Ying sat up straight and stopped Xiao He who wanted to go back to sleep: "Teacher, tell me more, I haven't heard enough, really, trust me!"

Xiao He moved his shoulders, pointed to himself and asked, "Did you see the tired face of Master?"

Liu Ying nodded lightly, and suppressed her laughter.

Xiao He pointed to himself and asked again: "Do you know how old I am this year?"

Liu Ying raised her face and said without thinking: "I know, I'm 63! The eighth day of next month is the teacher's birthday, and I've already prepared all the presents!"

Xiao He was stunned. Although Liu Ying remembered his birthday and he was very moved, and he was very satisfied with the spirit of respecting teachers, being diligent and inquiring, but he really wanted to go back to sleep...

So in his tone, unconsciously, there was a bit of prayer: "I stayed up all night to review the official documents for the teacher. If you have the heart, why not come back in the afternoon. As a teacher, it doesn't matter if I teach you all night!"

Think I'm stupid, if you're not sleepy, I won't bother you... Liu Ying made a worried look:

"National affairs are important, but the teacher's body is even more important! You must know that my father cannot do without the teacher, and I also cannot do without the teacher. If possible, I plan to leave the teacher for my son too!"

"Well, although I don't have a son yet..."

Xiao He shook his head with a smile on his face: "Just talk about children! How can I live so many years as a teacher!"

So Liu Ying slowly moved to Xiao He's side, and saw:
"I think the teacher can hand over some unimportant official documents to those clerks, which can reduce the teacher's workload and avoid overwork..."

"Cultural official?" Xiao He smiled lightly and shook his head: "The others don't know, and you don't know if it's difficult to take you? Where did I get the literary official?"

Well, before Emperor Wu of the Han set up a Ph.D. of the Five Classics and opened up a path for Confucian scholars to enter official positions, apart from Qin’s short-lived “Teaching Officials as Teachers and Law as Teaching”, a group of Legalists were trained to serve as the grassroots Except for officials, in the rest of the time, officials are hereditary from nobles, or local officials recommend local talents to the court.

In other words, it is a tribute.

This is also the origin of the word 'Gongshi'.

However, the current Han Empire still continues in many places the recuperation of the early Han Dynasty, the practice of governing by doing nothing, and reducing the number of officials. Temporary workers to handle the 'small' government.

As for the positions of official officials, they are basically controlled by the group of meritorious officials, the elders and children of the previous dynasty loyal to the Han Dynasty, and other forces.

The latter two are okay, especially the old and the young. These people are mostly literate masters, and they can handle government affairs with ease and effortlessly.

The difficulty, that is, the reason why Xiao He was busy all night, lies in the group of heroes...

Most of these guys are big and rough. In the past, they also had the posture of "Liu Xiang didn't study". Just like Li Yunlong, he would "study?"Learning a fart is always on the lips, so it is particularly time-consuming and laborious to deal with their reports!
But even so, their status is still as stable as Mount Tai.

After all, there is no such thing as loyalty in a heroic group, but in a feudal dynasty, ability is not important, what is important is loyalty, absolute loyalty!
So facing Xiao He's bitter face, Liu Ying grinned and said: "Since there are no civil servants, then recruit them! My man has tens of millions of people, so don't we have a few people who can read and write official documents?" ?”

In an instant, Xiao He suddenly realized, and understood why Liu Ying forced herself to stay with a studious look, and then brought the topic here again!
As a result, the previous exhaustion and desire to die disappeared, and Xiao He entered the fighting state.

He asked with a smile on his face: "Then, what's your opinion, His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Oops!Seen through by him... Liu Ying's heart was full of alarm bells, but her expression remained unchanged, she smiled innocently, revealing eight teeth as white as jade:
"Where does the student have any high opinion? It's just a few immature suggestions. Let me just say that if the teacher doesn't think I'm naive, please listen to it..."

The corners of Xiao He's lips raised slightly, he sat upright, and nodded slightly: "Speak, I'm listening."

Liu Ying sat upright silently, put her hands in front of her body, leaned her head slightly forward and said:
"My big man will soon win the world, and I need to reward the heroes with the famous equipment of the country. Therefore, positions such as county magistrates and county guards will not be dismissed as long as the other party does not make mistakes."

"So, let's hold the imperial examination and recruit the second official."

(End of this chapter)