Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 354

When Xu Qing was in Cangzhou, Li Yuan decreed that Xu Qing should offer something for enlightenment. Xu Qing wrote a "Regulations for Disciples" and asked Wei Xian to send it to Chang'an.I haven't heard back all the time, and I don't know what happened. It turns out that I was in the Ministry of Officials.In fact, it's not considered high-ranking, it's more than the usual magistrate, Wei Xian also has an official status in Cangzhou, and he came here, but he was promoted to a level according to his merit.

Tao Nayan added: "Since Wei Xian came to Chang'an last year, he has been suffering from a serious illness, and he is only recovering now."

Xu Qing snorted: "So it's because I'm sick, so I'm going to thank Mr. Shi Lang."

At this time, Li Yuan came back from the court and went to court again.Fortunately Xu Qing didn't sleep anymore, because what Li Yuan was going to ask next was related to Xu Qing, which was about martial arts.

Of course, Li Yuan would not advocate the selection of talents on his own, because this time he violated the interests of the aristocratic family, the procuratorate, etc., and this offending proposal would naturally have to be sued by Pei Ji.Pei Ji stepped out and said in a step forward: "Report to the emperor, the ancients said, don't let the virtuous... Last year's literary examination, the world's talented people entered the majesty's net, this year they must use the martial arts, and they are the world's fierce generals... Han Gaozu Zeng Yunshi, And the warriors guard the four directions, the emperor wins the world's fierce generals... In addition, in the Tang Dynasty, all wastes are flourishing, and the official title should be used to reward the prosperity of all industries. Therefore, it should be promoted to make clever things to save manpower and help farmers and soldiers. .”

In the Tang Dynasty, the superiority of civil and military was not very obvious. At least the balance of civil and military mentioned by Confucius was still in the minds of scholars.However, since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the aristocratic clans have more nobles and fewer martial arts, so the status of generals is not very high. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, it was even more important. When a commander saw a magistrate, he would take the initiative to salute and kneel.With light martial arts like this, it is no wonder that the army in the late Qing Dynasty was vulnerable.

As soon as Pei Ji asked for martial arts, the ministers present did not have much objection. After all, the Central Plains has been unified now, and the chances of being a military general are much higher than the chances of becoming a marquis and worshiping a minister. Benefit.Furthermore, military generals don't care about the promotion of officials, and they are unable to govern local money and food. If they want to make meritorious service, they can only kill people.No one wants their children to go to such a tasteless position.

But it is true to be poor in literature and rich in martial arts, and it is not false to be poor in literature and rich in martial arts.Poor culture and rich martial arts mean that poor people read books and rich people practice dancing, while literary poor and martial arts rich people say that the more they read articles, the poorer they become, and the richer they become rich by practicing martial arts.In other words, martial arts is the easiest skill for children from poor families to learn, and it is also the best skill to sell to the emperor's family.

Li Yuan's move was to select disciples from poor families. Of course, he also wanted to win over the children of generals, as well as the concubine and second sons of civil servants.These people continue to use martial arts to improve their status. They have the most motivation and are easy to control.

However, many people did not understand Pei Ji's work.Scholars, farmers and businessmen, being a scholar will honor their ancestors, and being a farmer will not lose face to their parents, but if they are businessmen, it will really humiliate the family, and the coffin of the old man will not be able to hold it down.I don't do business, but I can't let others do business, especially I can't let those who do business stand on the same level as me—officials.

"I have a book to play..."

Following the voice, it was an old minister with a bright head, he stepped out and said with cupped hands.Li Yuan looked at him, and said respectfully, "Mr. Ouyang, please say."

"Cough cough cough, old minister, old minister heard that craftsmen take advantage of tricks, talk tricks, and merchants value profit and forget righteousness. Just now what Prime Minister Pei said, the election of military generals, the old minister thought it was okay, but the election of craftsmen, the old minister thought it was the beginning of immorality. "The old Mr. Ouyang said: "From ancient times to the present, all officials read the words of the two sages, but if the craftsman does not read, how can he be an official? If he does not read the words of the sages, the craftsman is just cheating and being lazy. This trend will last forever. , won’t the students all over the world learn it one after another?”

Li Yuan nodded and said, "I know what Mr. Ouyang said, well, Pei Ji, what do you think?"

Pei Ji thought for a while and said: "Mr. Ouyang is a doctor of Confucianism, I have something to say, do you know?"

Old Mr. Ouyang said: "Even if Prime Minister Pei says it, I will choose to do it well."

"Huangdi built a compass chariot and defeated Chiyou. Fuxi wove ropes into a net. The Chao family built houses, and the Sui family made fire. Such sages built tools and machinery, and our people began to be civilized. Later, iron tools, saws, plows and other tools appeared. The country will become prosperous and strong. Therefore, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. The use of craftsmen is not to take advantage of tricks, but to make the work of one person do the work of ten people." Pei Ji is worthy of being Li Yuan's first gunner and secretary. Slowly said: "Today, my soldiers of the Tang Dynasty died under the iron tools of the Turks. My people have been farming for a year, and they will inevitably be hungry and cold. Therefore, my emperor is wise and wants to encourage the craftsmen of the world."

The old man Ouyang was startled when he heard the words: "I have often heard that wealth and prosperity come from rest and recuperation. Today, the world is dissatisfied. It is the right way to let the people do farming with peace of mind? But now, it is just making the people study skills. Isn't it even more delayed the farming season?" ?”

Pei Ji said: "Turks are perfect in self-cultivation, but if Tang wants to cultivate, he can only go to the lord of the great country and beg Turks. How can we let the Holy Majesty suffer such insults? Mr. Ouyang, at this time, every step of the way is for success or failure, Only ingenuity can overcome the strong."

Old Mr. Ouyang didn't realize it when he heard the words. Why, how did he know that the battle ahead was tight, the rear was too poor to provide food and rice, and even Zhihe had to ask for a loan from a big family?

But at any rate, the old man is an upright person, knowing what he knows, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, the old minister doesn't know what's going on inside, and what he said just now is just talking on paper. Your Majesty is wise, please judge yourself."

Li Yuan waved his hands and said, "It's okay, uh, come and help Mr. Ouyang to my side."

The civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty heard about it, but they didn't understand what it meant. Could it be that Li Yuan is now here to play a good show of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers?No, I have to prepare some tears and cry a good cry later.

Mr. Ouyang was helped to the front of the imperial court, and he said "Old minister Ouyang Yuan pays homage to the emperor", and was about to kneel down when Li Yuan stretched out his hand to support him, and asked, "How old is Mr. Geng?"

Oops, I really want to act, okay, let me shed tears right away.

Ouyang Yuan thanked His Majesty, and then sighed: "Eighty and twenty, spend this life empty, spend this life empty..."

Li Yuan asked again: "The old man, can you still see?"

Ouyang Yuan replied: "I can still read it from a distance, but I can't bear to read this book."

Li Yuan opened an extremely exquisite box, took out a medicine jade framed by a gold circle, and handed it to Ouyang Yuan. It was the magnifying glass presented by Xu Qing.Li Yuan held Ouyang Yuan's hand, put it on a memorial and asked, "Mr. Ouyang, can you see this clearly?"

Ouyang Yuan opened his eyes wide, with an expression of disbelief, and said excitedly: "Old minister, I have seen clearly, I have seen clearly, this, this, this, what is this?"

"This thing is called the Universe Mirror!"

(End of this chapter)