Soldiers come to the world

After nearly half a month of hard travel, Chen Qun and his family finally arrived in Chang'an. Although Chen Qun had been to Chang'an many times, his arrival this time made him very excited. Many years ago, he had the idea of ​​serving the King of Han. But he couldn't break through the shackles of betrayal, so he could only keep this thought in his heart. Today he finally fulfilled his long-cherished wish for many years, and he will start a new official career. Thinking of this, his eyes are a little moist.

"When was the last time uncle came to Chang'an?" Xun Zhi asked beside him with a smile.

Chen Qun quickly stabilized his mind and said: "Two years ago or three years ago, I can't remember clearly. Last year, although I served as Miss Ning's wedding envoy, I didn't come to Chang'an, I only sent it to Pujin Pass."

"Uncle, does Chang'an change much compared to last time?"

Xun Zhi's reminder made Chen Qun realize that it was really different from before. They had already passed Duling, and the official road they were on now should be the official road from Duling to Chang'an City.

He remembered that there used to be endless farmland on both sides, but now there are dense buildings on both sides, one next to the other, all kinds of shops, all the way to Chang'an City in the distance.

Moreover, the official road has become flat and wide, at least twice as wide as before. Both sides are covered with snow, and the roofs are also covered with snow. Now it is just dawn, and many shops have not opened yet, but there are many on the street. Pedestrians mostly rode horses or donkeys, and there were also many carriages. Both people and carriages were in a hurry, and they didn't even notice the convoy coming from afar.

Xun Zhi sighed softly: "It seems that it has been completed. It has only been a year. It is indeed changing with each passing day!"

"What do you mean by nephew?" Chen Qun asked puzzled.

"I'm talking about the three sub-cities. When I left Chang'an for Yangzhou the year before last, the three were still being rebuilt. I didn't expect it to be completed now, and the roadsides have become so prosperous."

Chen Qun also heard Zhong Yao talk about the Chang'an deputy city. The size of the three deputy cities was comparable to that of Shang County. They shared the population of Chang'an and made Chang'an more tidy and orderly. He nodded, this is indeed a remarkable achievement. create.

At this time, a group of people rushed forward quickly, and the leader was Xiangguo Sima Yi. He was entrusted by Liu Jing to welcome Chen Qun's arrival. "Brother!" Sima Yi smiled and waved from afar.

Chen Qun and Sima Yi knew each other very well. He was overjoyed and urged his horse to go up to him. The two saluted with big smiles, "Seeing Zhong Da again, he still has the same demeanor!"

"Where! This is to see the elder brother, I am happy."

Sima Yi returned a salute to Xun Zhi, and then smiled at Chen Qun: "His Royal Highness sent me to meet the chief. The chief and his family have worked hard this way."

Chen Qun was a little stunned. Sima Yi actually came to greet him. You must know that the last time Zhong Yao was greeted was by sending the servant of Huangmen, this time he was sent by Xiangguo to greet him. The grandness of this kind of courtesy made Chen Qun feel a little nervous. Feeling sour, his heart was extremely moved, and he quickly turned his head to let his son come up to greet him, in order to hide his emotions.

After everyone saw the ceremony, Sima Yi accompanied Chen Qun slowly to Chang'an City, and introduced the newly built sub-city to Chen Qun, "It seems that the plan to build the sub-city is completely correct. The land price in Chang'an City is too expensive. We are not planning to expand the sub-city, but to build a few more sub-cities. I estimate that in a few decades, there will be more than a dozen sub-cities around Chang'an. .”

"Doesn't the King of Han consider building the eastern capital Luoyang in the future?"

Sima Yi shook his head, "I won't think about it for at least 30 years. The main thing is to develop Longyou and Hexi, as well as Shuofang County in the north. In the future, we will restore the Protectorate of the Western Regions. These cannot be completed in a short period of time, at least decades. , so it is still necessary to use Chang'an as the capital."

When the group arrived at the expensive hotel, Sima Yi said apologetically, "The official residence for the chief is not ready yet. Let the chief and his family live in the expensive hotel temporarily. At most one month, the chief can move to a new home."

Chen Qun said with a smile: "It's okay, your hotel is very nice, I've stayed in it before, it's better than my mansion in Yedu."

At this time, Guan Cheng came out to greet the ceremony and led Chen Qun's family members into the expensive hotel. Because Chen Qun was going to see Liu Jing, he did not go in with his family to rest for the time being. Xun Zhi also left and went back to his home. Qun's family brought Chen Qun to Weiyang Palace.

"Zhongda, is there any news from Ye after I leave?" Chen Qun asked Sima Yi quietly when he saw that there was no one else around.

Sima Yi smiled slightly and said: "Chang's departure caused a great uproar in Yedu. The government and the public in Yedu were uneasy, and people thought of Han. Cao Pi tried his best to maintain stability, but it was of no avail. I heard that Cao Pi urgently set up a patrol envoy with a nice name. In fact, he secretly monitored all the officials. .”

Chen Qun sighed. He didn't expect that his departure would cause such an uproar. He asked again, "What did Duke Wei say?"

Sima Yi shook his head, "Only Duke Wei doesn't know about this matter. I heard that the senior officials of Cao and Wei have kept Wei Gong secret."

Chen Qun was silent, he understood why he did this, Duke Wei's body couldn't stand the stimulation, in fact it was the best, and he didn't want to disappoint Cao Cao.

When the two came to Weiyang Palace, Sima Yi smiled and said, "Wait for a while, and I will report to His Highness the King of Han."...

Although the city of Chang'an is a peaceful atmosphere of singing and dancing, the Weiyang Palace is full of tension before the war. In the 24th year of Jian'an, the armistice contract signed by the Han and Wei countries after the Hefei war expired. a state of war.

More importantly, the Han State completely unified the south last year, and after nearly two years of hard work, all kinds of supplies and combat preparations have been completed, and the war state of the Han State has returned to its best state, and it is ready to launch a thunderous attack on the Wei State at any time. It's just that Han still owes an excuse to start a war.

Although Cao Cao established the Wei State and completely emptied the Han Dynasty, he did not usurp the throne after all, and his title was only the Duke of Wei. In the vassal states under the Han Dynasty, Liu Jing and Cao Cao were also Han officials. It is precisely this that makes Liu Jing lack a moral excuse for war.

Although it seems that this kind of excuse is not important, if it is not resolved, it will become Liu Jing's flaw in history. It is also affected by this reason that the Han army only tried to attack Wei State several times, without substantive actions. attack.

But the opportunity will not fail to come, and Liu Jing is also waiting patiently, but the war preparations have not let up for a moment.

In the observation hall of the study, Liu Jing stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time without saying a word. The sand table in front of him was the entire world sand table, made up of seven sand tables, it was extremely huge, occupying half the area of ​​the lobby.

At this time, an officer stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, there is news from Sima Xiangguo that Mr. Chen has arrived at Weiyang Palace."

Liu Jing recovered from contemplation and nodded, "Please meet him in my study."

Going out quickly, Liu Jing reached out and took a pennant, and planted it at the mouth of the Yangtze River outside Jianye. There was a surprise army deployed by him, everything was ready, only the east wind was owed.

At this time, Engeng reported at the door again: "Your Highness, they are here."

Liu Jing turned around and walked towards his study. Liu Jing's study is actually a group of buildings, including the main court affairs hall, the meeting hall, the war watching hall, the guest hall, the secretary hall, the library pavilion, the Tiantian tower, etc. Composed of buildings, it covers an area of ​​thirty acres.

Liu Jing usually handles official affairs in the main hall of the court affairs, and also meets important ministers such as Xiangguo there, but if he meets Zhong Yao, Chen Qun and other foreign ministers, it is usually in the Yinbin Hall.

Chen Qun and Sima Yi were already waiting in the Yinbin Hall. While drinking tea, he felt quite nervous. At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the hall, and Sima Yi reminded him in a low voice, "Your Highness is coming!"

Chen Qun hurriedly followed Sima Yi to stand up, and saw dozens of guards surrounded by Liu Jing appearing in the hall. See Your Highness the King of Han!"

"Sima Xiangguo has worked hard, both of you, please forgive me!"

After Liu Jing greeted Sima Yi, he turned his attention to Chen Qun. Liu Jing smiled slightly and said, "It's gratifying that Mr. Chen arrived in Chang'an smoothly. On behalf of Han, I warmly welcome Mr. Chen and his family."

Chen Qun bowed deeply again, "Reviving the Han Dynasty is the greatest long-cherished wish of my father and me. It is also an honor for Chen Qun to serve His Highness the King of Han today."

"well said!"

Liu Jing held Chen Qun's arm and said with a smile: "Please sit down, let's talk slowly."

The three of them sat down, and Liu Jing laughed again: "Back then I talked about the law with Mr. Chen, and I was quite interested in Mr. Chen's integrity. I wonder if Mr. Chen is still implementing this system in Wei?"

Chen Qun was a little stunned. He remembered very clearly that Liu Jing was firmly opposed to the quality system at that time, and judging from his several imperial examinations, regardless of his family status, and merit-only examinations, his approach also ran counter to his own quality system. Now Why are you interested again.

He was puzzled, so he had to say cautiously: "Wei Gong didn't approve of Pinzheng in the first place, especially since he implemented Ding Ling in the past two years to suppress the aristocratic family, Pinzheng was never mentioned again."

Liu Jing nodded, "The character integrity system is not good for poor families. If it is strictly enforced, it will be tantamount to depriving them of opportunities for advancement. It is indeed unreasonable. However, the character integrity system also has its positive side, such as the long-term evaluation of the morals of scholars. It is very important. In the past, during the imperial examination, many scholars came to Chang'an to sleep in flowers and live in willows. A little modification, it is said that regardless of high or low, only talent and virtue are valued, and the imperial examination does not necessarily make him an official, but also his usual virtue must be assessed by the Ministry of Officials, and the system of character and integrity just complements this point."

Chen Qunxin was full of wry smiles. The original quality system did not require imperial examinations. As long as the local government assesses the character of scholars and recommends them, they can become officials. The key is removed, and the secondary assessment is retained, which completely changes the flavor.

Chen Qun had no choice but to smile wryly and said, "Your Highness is right."

Liu Jing understood his helplessness, so he smiled, stopped mentioning the matter for the time being, and turned the topic back, and said to Chen Qun: "This time, Chen Gong came to Han to serve as an official. I have thought about it carefully. I want to wrong Chen Gong to be the Minister Sheng Youcheng, presided over the formulation of the new Han law, after the formulation of the Han law, I will reuse Chen Gong."

Chen Qun was overjoyed, bowed his body and bowed: "I am willing to serve Your Highness!"

. . . . . . . . .