Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 575 Love and Courtesy

"Then there was news from Xiliang that Cao Cao returned to Jizhou, Xia Houyuan and Yan Xing continued to attack, Ma Chao was defeated again and defected to Zhang Lu, and Han Sui retreated to the northwest."

"Hearing what you said, I just remembered that I heard brothers Ma Xiu and Ma Tie say that Ma Dai also has a younger brother named Ma Kang who was fostered among the Qiang people when he was young... Forget it, the war is chaotic, the vast sea of ​​people is far away How to find it thousands of miles away depends on fate."

Zhou Cang did not know that Ma Kang led dozens of relatives and fled westward to the Caspian Sea. It is said that Ma Kang was the ancestor of the Mamikonyan family that arose in Armenia in the early fourth century.

"Is Yun Lu okay?"

"I heard that Ma Teng was a little restless when he was murdered, but he is much better now, and he will give birth in two months. Duanmuling is by his side to take care of him..."

When Zhou Cang returned to the mansion, Ganmei's condition continued to improve, and it seemed to get worse as the weather turned cooler.

There were too many things to do, and the next day Zhou Cang came to the college in a hurry to meet Sun Qian. Sun Qian reported the situation of the exam and recommended two newcomers to Zhou Cang. One was Xin An from Guangling, with outstanding literary talents, and the other was from Beihai Guopeng, a member of the Laizhou prefect Guoyuan's family, is good at studying classics.

"Gongyou, I have two main matters to discuss with you. The first one is that the exam has been held for 11 years, and I plan to cancel the exam after the end of next year."

Sun Qian and Guan Ning were shocked.Zhou Cang recounted the discussion with Bing Yuan, "Although the big exam is suspended, it will be replaced by a competition. This can not only give students a platform to show off, but also avoid forcing people who take the high school exam to become officials in different places. If they want to be officials, they can freely Choose where to go. Those who want to go to Liaodong will be paid by the officials to arrange transportation, food and clothing."

"The Marquis of Liao is magnanimous. The students of the academy are talents that are sought after everywhere. Isn't Marquis Liao afraid of being snatched away by Cao Cao, Sun Quan and others?"

"People have their own aspirations, and you can't force them. In the future, people from our academy will spread all over the world. Wouldn't it enhance the reputation of the academy? And the ideas of our academy want to spread all over the world, hehe..." Zhou Cang remained silent. The impact of communication is far better than swords and power.

"Since that's the case, I'll wait for no objection and spread the news in a few days. Hehe, the number of people taking the exam next year will double."

"For the second matter, I have already agreed to Zhou Xizhi's request to set up an additional college in Yingzhou, with Kan Ze as the dean and Wu Pu as the vice dean. You recommend two newcomers to be professors. After a few years of probation, you will become officials. In addition, I would like to trouble Gongyou to choose ten law students from the college to go together. In addition, Dean Bing asked me to send more teachers. I have left Yuan Huan and his professors in Liaodong, and I will ask Gongyou to send ten more Famous business students went to Xiangping to assist Han Yue."

"It's a simple matter. It doesn't take much time. I'll do it in a while." Several people couldn't help sighing. Although Kan Ze and Wu Pu had real talents and learning, it was Zhou Cang who was reused and became the dean of Yizhou College.As for Zhou Cang dignitaries, it is not difficult for the college at all. Now the college has more than 3000 students, and due to the different school system, 500 people graduate every year.

With so many graduates, Xuzhou's bureaucrats have become saturated. This is also an important reason why Sun Qian and Guan Ning immediately agreed with Zhou Cang's reform test. It is a good strategy for students to choose where they want to go.

Zhou Cang returned to the Hou's Mansion after making another round of inspections at the college, and Fan A looked sad in the outer hall. "Marquis Liao, I'm sorry for my incompetence, madam...I'm afraid it won't work."

Zhou Cang stepped into the inner hall quickly, and the younger sister burst into tears.

"Husband..." Gan Mei forcefully smiled.

"Don't talk." Zhou Cang took Gan Mei's hand.

"I figured it out, Xin'er was born to do great things, I shouldn't keep him by my side." Gan Mei's eyes were blurred. "I only hate myself for not living up to expectations, for not having more children for my husband..."

Zhou Cang's tears rolled in his eyes, he owed Ganmei too much, not to mention the procrastination of the marriage, after a long time of marriage, he got together less and divorced more, and he didn't spend more time with Ganmei until he stood firm in Xuzhou.And under Zhou Wen's instigation, he married four more people one after another. Even though Ganmei was the only favorite, she was given away a lot after all.

Of course, all of this is Zhou Cang's idea.And under this historical condition, it is really normal.Liu Bei's famous saying is: Wife and children are like clothes, brothers are like siblings.

Zhou Cang was standing there blankly, the younger sister was weeping softly, and Gan Mei was murmuring vaguely to herself.After an unknown amount of time, Gan Mei stopped making a sound, and her hand slipped down.

"Sister..." The little girl cried bitterly, and Zhou Cang's tears finally couldn't help dripping down.

Liao Hou's wife died of illness, news spread throughout Tancheng, and the whole city held a funeral to mourn the kind-hearted mistress of the house.Zhou Cang was sad, but it was not only Ganmei's death that made him sad. Don't drive Cui Jun, prefect Shi Tao, head of Honglu Division Wang Can, academician Sun Qian and others wrote letters, asking Zhou Xin to return to Xuzhou to mourn for his mother.

In this regard, Zhou Wen, Yang Rui, and Duan Muling felt helpless. This was originally proposed by Confucius to keep filial piety for three years. There are rhetoric in Confucian classics "Rituals? Mourning Clothes" and "Book of Rites", and Zigong is a model of it.Although there are very few people who can really do it, this does not prevent the great Confucians from regarding it as a criterion.Wang Can's words were the most intense: Since the Yellow Turban, the world has been in chaos, and rituals have collapsed and music has collapsed.Under the rule of Xuzhou, people live and work in peace and contentment, and it is time to bring order out of chaos and restore the old system.The young master should set an example for all people, and be righteous...

What can we do, Zhou Cang can't ignore the advice of his subordinates, the result of shelving will only intensify, and if he holds it down firmly, it will not only cause criticism from all parties, but will also become the object of Zhou Xin's criticism in the future Stains, public mouths melt money, accumulate ruins and destroy bones, Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, is planted on this.Zhou Cang once wanted to use the forum to change people's ideology, but the timing was not good, and the time was even too late.

Concession, only a temporary concession.Zhou Cang let out a long sigh, he was too anxious to send Zhou Xin to practice too early, he didn't think carefully!Not only did things backfire, but it also caused Ganmei Xiangxiaoyu to suffer.

"Ganchi, go to Yingzhou and bring Xin'er back."

It is reasonable for the uncle to pick up his nephew.As soon as the news came out, Confucian scholars celebrated with each other, and Liaohou still respected etiquette.But the people know nothing about it, they don't even know that the young master Zhou Xin is not in Xuzhou.

"Zixing, go and call Jiang Gan." Zhou Cang would never back down again and again, and he would never let Zhou Xin lose three years of good time because of the shackles of the etiquette system.

Yang Rui quietly brought Jiang Gan into the Hou's residence.

"Ziyi, Yu Xin has already gone to Liaodong to organize the forum. I am worried that he is young and inexperienced, so I send you to preside over the overall situation immediately."

"Yes." Jiang Gan would not believe that Zhou Cang recruited himself urgently late at night just for such a thing. "Is there anything else to explain, my lord?"

"You already know what happened in Xuzhou in recent days, so I won't say more. When you go to Liaodong, the forum will first discuss the new law, then the new currency, and then discuss the ceremony."

"Please tell me, my lord."

"Three years of filial piety is out of date, and a mourning system must be rebuilt."

(End of this chapter)