Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 159
"Brother Xu, wake up, the servant said that an angel is coming..."

Xiaoyue heard the eager shout of the servant outside, she hurriedly got up to listen carefully, when she heard the word "angel", she couldn't help being startled.Xiaoyue came out of the palace, knowing the power of the word "angel", she quickly shook Xu Qing to wake him up.

"Go, go, what angel, don't worry about him..." Xu Qing hugged Xiaoyue's smooth waist, but without opening his eyes, he said, "Xiaoyue, you woke me up so early, do you want to wake me up so early?" Do morning exercises?"

Xiaoyue shook her head quickly, did she know what Xu Qing meant by "morning exercises".

"No, no..." Xiaoyue thought for a while, and then said: "Master, the imperial decree is here!"

"Scared, imperial edict?" Xu Qing finally opened his eyes, looked at Xiaoyue and said, "Is there really an imperial edict?"

"Hmm..." Xiaoyue nodded in agreement.

The angel is the emperor's envoy, the emperor's envoy came to Cangzhou, is it to wake you up?It must be the imperial decree...

What is old man Li doing?No sleep is allowed... Xu Qing first asked the servant to take the angel to the main hall of the governor's mansion, rinse his teeth, wash his face, and change into court clothes. Seeing the imperial decree is like seeing the emperor. You can't wear official clothes, you have to wear court clothes.

Set down the incense table, and three bunches of blue smoke went straight up to the sky, to show that what happened here has been forwarded to the sky. As the emperor of heaven, please pay attention to check it.

Xu Qing stepped out, bowed and knelt down, performed a courtier's salute, and the eunuch who took the imperial decree was willing to leave, walked in front of Xu Qing and said in a toneless manner:
"Xu Qing, the governor of Cangzhou, who held the military affairs of Cangzhou, received the order~"

"Changzhou Inspector Xu Qing received the order..." Xu Qing replied loudly.

"The imperial edict said: Xu Qing is in charge of government for the people, and he is diligent. He eliminates bandits internally, legislates clearly, guards against pirates externally, and protects the people of the Tang Dynasty. I am very relieved." The eunuch here paused, and Xu Qing also woke up. , This sentence is usually followed by a bounty!
The eunuch continued to read the edict:

"I will give you two seasons of salary, silver and rice to encourage you."

With these words, Xu Qing almost burst out with a "fuck", thinking that the salary was paid in just a few months?I was fined more than that.But Xu Qing held back, because the eunuch was still reading, maybe the big head was behind.

"Xu Aiqing is not here, but I am missing a thousand miles! The other day I thought about a book of enlightenment, and all the doctors didn't agree with me. Aiqing is better than poetry, so I will definitely be able to produce something."

"I am delighted to hear that Aiqing has a son, named "Wen", and added ''. This is my honor!"

When Xu Qing heard this, his first reaction was not to thank the Lord Long En, but to ask in surprise, "My son has become an official?"

The eunuch who delivered the decree coughed twice and reminded: "Inspector Xu..."

"Oh, thank you for your grace." Xu Qing kowtowed, took the imperial decree, and respectfully presented it in the hall, and then came down to thank the eunuch who delivered the letter.

"My father-in-law is exhausted, why not rest for a few days, so that Xu can show his kindness as a landlord."

"The governor is too polite. How can we trouble the governor with a broken man in our family?" Apart from the strange voice, the father-in-law was still kind-hearted just by looking at his face, and he said again: "The governor Xu is a holy family, your majesty." Thousands of miles away, I have to ask for articles for Mr. Xu..."

Thinking of what Li Yuan mentioned in the imperial decree, "I think a book of enlightenment, all the doctors don't agree with me", Xu Qing was secretly startled. Last time in Chang'an, Li Yuan was also so dissatisfied with the ministers' arguments.At that time, Li Yuan asked, "Everything grows when it is hot, but water alone is different, and it grows when it is cold." Xu Qing responded with the words "Water has the way, and the king has the way, so it is different", and Li Yuan was very happy.So this time, what's the situation?
Xu Qing is the Erzhang monk who can't figure it out.Looking at the eunuch again, Xu Qing received a commendation, and his son was given an official position. Anyone can flatter him. Why did he only mention this matter?Could it be... would rather kill by mistake than let it go, Xu Qing put on a respectful posture and asked:
"Is this enlightenment text? What's going on, father-in-law teach me?"

The eunuch's eyes sparkled, he nodded, looked at Xu Qing in admiration, and said:
"Our family doesn't know anything about it. We only know that the monarch and his ministers and fathers and sons, people in the world have their own positions, and it is the right way to keep their duties well."

Xu Qing understood, and said, "Thank you for your teaching, father-in-law."

The eunuch's facial expression disappeared completely, and he said coldly: "Master Xu is a young talent, what he has realized has nothing to do with our family."

The eunuch flinched and didn't dare to say another word, turned around and walked away, leaving behind some boxes, which were rewards for Xu Qing.Xu Qing sent his subordinates to send gold, silver and jewelry to the eunuch, but he didn't want a single cent and returned all of them.

What's going on here, the eunuch doesn't want money anymore?Even if dogs don't eat meat and cats don't eat fish, that person won't be exempted from wealth and sex. This eunuch doesn't want money. Could it be that he's still a lecher?Xu Qing couldn't figure this out...

It's just that Xu Qing has a clue about that instructive article.In the words that the eunuch taught Xu Qing, there were the most crucial four words - monarch, minister, father and son.Li Yuan's biggest headache now is probably not the Turks, nor the separatist forces that have been suppressed and raised in various places, but the infighting between the prince and the king of Qin in the court. Therefore, Li Yuan needs an enlightening article to beat it. , Warn them to do what they should do, regardless of what they do.

Xu Qing even guessed that the articles written by those doctors in the imperial court must be about "Ten secrets that must be discussed between King Wen of Zhou and King Zhou of Shang", "Successful experience of the Five Hegemons in the Spring and Autumn Period", etc. Li Yuan definitely did not Like it.What Li Yuan wanted, Xu Qing happened to have in his hand, that is, the "Disciple Rules".

There is a saying in "Disciple Regulations": "Brothers are friends, brothers are respectful, brothers are harmonious, and filial piety is in the middle", which is to exhort brothers to be respectful and respectful, and love each other. This is the painkiller Li Yuan wants.

After Xu Qing thought about it for a while, he decided to use the "Disciple Regulations" and forget about it.Seventy copies were printed last time, more than 60 copies were sent out, and a few more copies were sent to Chang'an.It is not enough to have these articles alone. The most important thing is to have a person who can fully understand this article to convey the meaning for Xu Qing.

"Xu Lang, why did I hear that an imperial decree is coming?" Xun Xueer was waiting in the backyard, and asked as soon as she saw Xu Qing.The imperial decree did not say that the whole family received the decree, and the female relatives were not allowed to approach.

"Good thing, good thing..." Xu Qingdao: "I don't know when the news of Yiqiu's birth reached the ears of the emperor, no, my good son will become an official within a hundred days."

Xun Xueer asked: "What kind of official can he be? He doesn't have a name yet..."

Xu Qing said with a smile: "A casual official the size of a sesame seed from the ninth rank of Wenlin Lang, can't be anything, can't be anything..."

"Ah?" All the servants were startled when they heard this. From the ninth rank, that's terrible. To Xu Qing, it's the size of a sesame seed, but they won't be able to earn such an official status in their lifetime.While looking enviously at the wealth and prosperity of Xu Qing's family, he hastily congratulated Xu Qing.Xu Qing was not stingy, and took out the money to distribute it around.

"Well, whatever, I don't want him to be so smooth since he was a child. He has to endure some hardships." Xun Xueer is concerned about gains and losses, and has both strictness and compassion.

"By the way, the emperor even gave him a name. The single name has the word 'Wen'..." Xu Qing said: "That's good, I'll give him a name for the sake of saving."

"Pfft~" Xun Xueer smiled and said, "How can you be such a father?"

"Hey, if he dislikes his name in the future, he can only go to the emperor..." After Xu Qing finished speaking, he teased Xu Xiaoqing for a while, then got up and asked the boy to find Wei Xian and prepare to give a lecture.

In the past few days, Xu Qing had discovered that there were many "secret sentries" watching around the governor's mansion, so he also knew that those students did not have any malicious intentions, they just wanted to take a class and listen to it, but Xu Qing was not happy to be there in so many places. speak in front of people.

There is a secret passage in the governor's mansion, which was discovered when Xu Qi disappeared last time. Xu Qing didn't block him, but sent someone to guard it, and blocked it outside.Now it seems that it just works.Dressed in civilian attire, Xu Qing walked through the secret passage, and quietly went out for an outing in the city with sixty newly elected teachers.

Beside a small stream, the spring water is rushing, wild flowers are blooming by the stream, green grass is luxuriant, and dragonflies and butterflies are flying around.Soon, there was a commotion here, and it was Xu Qing and others who came.After a while, the more than 60 people sat in a row, Xu Qing sat on a big rock, and the rest stood in front of Xu Qing, with their heads bowed and hands tied, as a sign of respect.

"You don't need to be too polite, just sit down..." Xu Qing smiled "kindly".

"Thank you Mr. Xu."

Everyone sat down, Xu Qing picked up the book, and everyone quickly spread out the pens and paper on the spot, and took out the "Disciple Regulations" issued to them, pretending to be listening.Xu Qing didn't hold back any more, and said:
"The general preface of the "Disciples Regulations", "Disciples Regulations", the sage's instruction, the first filial brother, the second is to be faithful, to love everyone, and to be kind, if you have spare energy, you should study literature. Does anyone know what it means?"

Huh?Isn't this a lecture? Why did you ask a question instead?Seeing doubts in their hearts, everyone looked at Wei Xian. Wei Xian raised his hands and said to the rest of the people:

"You don't read the Analects? The sages talk about the Dao, that's how it is..."

The Analects of Confucius records that Confucius taught students by asking and answering and discussing together.

Oh, it turns out that this is imitating the teaching methods of saints. No wonder some people say that Xu Gong is the No. 1 Confucianist after Dong Gong. This statement is indeed true.Everyone nodded in understanding, but only one young scholar responded and said:

"Students can understand. What Xu Gong said is that to be a man, first of all, you must respect your parents and elder brothers, and secondly, you must be cautious and discipline yourself, and be honest and trustworthy with others. In dealing with things, you must love the people and be close to virtuous people. Well, if you still have the energy to spare, go learn cultural knowledge.”

Xu Qing nodded, everyone said it's a pity, the first sentence is the simplest, everyone here knows it, but it's a pity to let that young scholar show his face in front of Xu Gong.

Afterwards, Xu Qing did the same, read a sentence first, and then asked the people present if they could answer it.If there is no one, Xu Qing will give a little reminder. If there are several people answering, Xu Qing will comment on them all, and then choose the satisfactory one, or make a compromise.Every time Xu Qing nodded, others wrote down notes.

After explaining a book of "Disciple Regulations", the sky was bright.

(End of this chapter)