"Isn't it possible?" He Qingchen said: "Instead of letting the government spend money and make great sacrifices, it is better to be trained by the state from the beginning. And as long as the regulations are clearly established, the world's talented people will flock to them, and the talents will be controlled by the court. It is worse than sending people in the past It should be safe and convenient to go to various places to investigate and investigate.”
Zhao Shui originally planned to implement the establishment of subjects and select scholars, which was why he had this idea. Unfortunately, after completing the compilation of the laws and regulations, he sent a letter to the Lord of Huaxu, but there was no reply. Obviously, all parties were targeting Liang Tao's ascension to the throne at that time.
, there is no time to promote the establishment of subjects and the selection of scholars.
As for the Huaxu Kingdom ten years later, it was even more chaotic. It was impossible to implement a new system. Instead, Xiong Kingdom learned from it.
"To tell you the truth, I've actually been trying to implement it. It's just that it's not a test of school skills, laws, and rituals, but laws and regulations." He Qingchen got up and went to the side to look around. However, facing a mountain of books, he rummaged through them.
After finding nothing for a long time, I had to shout outside: "Sanniang, where is my copy of "Emperor's Laws and Comments"?"
At this time, a woman wearing a bright red dress walked out of the back hall. Her skin was whiter than snow, her appearance was beautiful, but her eyebrows were sharp, and a golden sword hung around her waist.
The woman in red found the book in a familiar way and handed it to He Qingchen. Then she came to the desk and raised her hand to touch the cup. She found that the tea in it had already cooled down and said slightly reproachfully:
"How many times have I told you? You should eat more warm food to avoid cold and cold damage to the spleen and stomach."
"Huh? Oh... I'm used to drinking cold tea to clear my mind." He Qingchen replied.
Sanniang frowned slightly, looked at Qian Shaobai, and scolded: "As a junior, don't you know how to be considerate of your elders? Don't keep him busy when it's time to eat."
Qian Shaobai quickly stood up and handed over his hands: "It's... this junior was negligent."
"As for you." Sanniang looked at Zhao Shu with her arms akimbo, her eyes flashed, and she held her hand on the hilt of the sword, invisible sword intent passing up and down Zhao Shu, and then snorted coldly: "Hide your head and face, the origin is unknown, could it be?
Are you here for an assassination?"
"Okay, why are you acting like a housekeeper?" Before Zhao Shui could speak, He Qingchen interrupted: "He is the master of Xuanpu Hall I invited. He was the one who killed me in Puji City before.
Cao Qingwei and others."
"Is it him?" Sanniang stared at Zhao Shui with a look of doubt on her face. Her sword intent came out vigorously, causing the energy in the main hall to freeze. She looked at Zhao Shui with the Yingxuan Lighting Technique. At this moment, Zhao Shui was surrounded by dozens of people.
A hundred sharp swords can be pointed at a distance and can seal the throat and pierce the chest at any time.
"If Taoist friend wants to test Xu's cultivation power, I'm afraid this place will be a little cramped. It won't be good if the official documents are damaged." Zhao Shu replied expressionlessly, but at the same time he was also slightly surprised. This so-called
It seems that the women who serve as Sanniang are not subject to any restrictions imposed by the emperor.
"That's enough!" He Qingchen threw the scroll on the table and said solemnly: "Sanniang, I believe this person, you don't need to be more suspicious."
Sanniang snorted coldly, gathered her strength and said, "Let's go eat first."
"I'm still discussing business here..." Before He Qingchen finished speaking, Sanniang asked, "Don't you even listen to me?"
The powerful Zuo Xiang looked helpless at this moment and had no choice but to say to Zhao Shu: "You go to Taipingfang first and have a look, and we will discuss the rest later."
After He Qingchen and Sanniang left, Zhao Shu asked Qian Shaobai: "Where did this Sanniang come from? What makes the Zuo Xiang so afraid? Is it possible that the Zuo Xiang is also a henpecked person?"
"Henpecked? Uh... more or less." Qian Shaobai looked a little confused: "That is Zhu Sanniang, the elder of Xihe Jiange. I heard that she had a marriage contract with Mr. Zuo Xiang in the early years. It's just that Zhu Sanniang's father and brother died on the battlefield.
, Since then, the family status has declined, and the marriage contract has not been fulfilled.
However, Zhu Sanniang was successful in practicing at Xihe Jiange. Later, when Master Zuo Xiang came down the mountain and set foot in the court, Zhu Sanniang followed him. As for the two of them, it seems that neither of them has taken that step. Moreover, Master Zuo Xiang has not yet married.
, and has no heirs.”
"This is...unexpected." Zhao Shu sighed with emotion. Considering He Qingchen's status and position, he was alone and without a family, which was enough to show that he was determined and determined.
But Zhao Shu then thought about it, wasn't he alone? Sometimes the concern of his family and relatives would distract him.
…
With He Qingchen's appointment, Zhao Shu settled down in the Department of Praise and Ceremony naturally and began to sort out the rituals and rituals.
It has to be said that although Zhao Mian's ancestors accumulated a large number of rituals and rituals in praise of the officials, they were at best a collection of books for each family.
After He Qingchen established the Department of Praise and Ceremony, he gathered the power of the Xiong Kingdom to collect Dharma texts and scriptures. In addition to the inheritance of the Praise and Ceremony Officers scattered across various places, many of them came from the inheritance of sects that had withered due to hundreds of years of war.
It can be said that this move almost reproduced the grand occasion of the early days of the Tianxia Dynasty when they set up officials to collect ritual texts and scriptures.
Moreover, the Taipingfang Ceremony Department also brought together 500 warlocks from all over the Xiong Kingdom. Although none of them could be better than Zhao Shu in rituals and rituals, the dispersion and evolution over the past hundred years also opened Zhao Shu's eyes.
For example, although there are some quacks who know a few surgical techniques, they are actually just masons, carpenters, and masons who build houses, and even work hard at felling and clearing trees.
In Zhao Shui's opinion, most of them are witches and wizards who can only draw talismans, burn incense and arrest spirits, and bury people in the town. They pretend to be magicians in rural markets, and they also blackmail people and steal. They belong to the past.
The most despised type of person.
However, after some exchanges, Zhao Shu gradually discovered that most of them were poor people. Their ancestors may have been officials appointed by the Tianxia Dynasty to local counties, or they may be rural witches who have passed down their magic skills from generation to generation.
To make a living by passing on the legal texts.
The techniques mastered by these people are closely related to their profession. For example, the sorcerer who cuts down trees and clears the fields can commandeer mountain spirits and water monsters to open roads across mountains and build bridges across rivers.
If they encountered aquatic troubles while discharging rivers, they would beat the big drums as a deterrent. They could also use the sound of the discharge workers to calm down the whirlpools and undercurrents, so that the rafts could safely pass through.
Another example is that a sorcerer who practices stone masonry can set up a barrier to protect the house from fire, and can also exorcise evil spirits and monsters, and summon spirits to protect the home.
They can even turn it upside down and bury nails in front of the door and behind the house to disturb the owner of the house, make him sleepless, and even attract ghosts. This method is usually used by wealthy landowners who squeeze the hard work of craftsmen.
What's even more interesting is that some craftsmen who mine mountains and smelt iron have actually figured out how to smelt iron with cursed water on their own, and are only one step away from forging talisman weapons.
Zhao Shu was deeply shocked by all this, changed his mind and re-examined it, and found that these techniques, which were so superficial that they were almost vulgar, actually hid many mysteries and were a great complement to his past rituals and rituals.
The rituals and rituals compiled by Zhao Shu at that time were based on the Dao Kingdom of the human world, focusing on the layout of the mandala and the adjustment and use of Qi. Even though it proposed the establishment of subjects and the selection of scholars, there was no very clear method.
At that time, Zhao Shu's experience was not as good as it is today, and many things were conceived out of thin air without considering how they would be implemented.
Now seeing the group of magicians in the Department of Praise, Zhao Shu vaguely understood that perhaps the rituals and rituals should not be pursued blindly. Others may not have such attainments as him. The rituals and regulations are too profound and mysterious, and I am afraid they will only be shelved.
.
He Qingchen wanted Zhao Shu to help unify the etiquette, so he naturally wanted it to be universal in the world. This kind of thing should be simple and popular.
Zhao Shu thought deeply for a long time and spent more than half a year. After studying various rituals and rituals, he re-edited a set of rituals and regulations. He still retained the pattern of the five directions and five qi, but discarded many difficult and complicated details.
It's not entirely correct to say that we should give up, because in Zhao Shu's vision, the future praise officer will accumulate merits according to the "Nine Levels of the Three Heavens", improve step by step, and then teach the corresponding rituals, which also need to be deepened and studied step by step.
During this process, Zhao Miao also often consulted with He Qingchen to roughly establish the requirements for the transfer of accumulated merit, as well as the salary, silver and rice corresponding to high and low grades.
In this way, the praise officers of Xiong Country will no longer be mere magicians, but will become fully members of the national official system.
In addition, He Qingchen is also preparing to open taverns in various places. At present, he has opened them in the imperial capital and nearby counties, attracting a large number of children of ministers to come to study, and Zhao Shu will also teach in person.
Many people felt that since the academy was run by Mr. Zuo Xiang personally, it must be a shortcut for advancement in the future, so they flocked to it.
Zhao Shu was initially worried that if things went on like this, the Praising Officer would also be controlled by nobles and nobles in the future, but He Qingchen didn't care much because his eyes were not limited to the vicinity of the imperial capital.
Along with this, there was also the widespread promotion of Buddhist altars throughout the country of Youxiong. There is no doubt that this was done to imitate the Tianxia Dynasty's establishment of laws and regulations.
Different from Liang Tao's Taoist kingdom, the laws and regulations of the Tianxia Dynasty did not have a specific person who took charge of the world. Just like in the Tianxia Dynasty, the arrangement of the laws and regulations of the Tianxia Dynasty was also a long process, which lasted for nearly a hundred years. It was by no means
Done in one go.
Zhao Shu had to admit again that Liang Tao's human world was too aggressive, and he personally faced the creation of heaven and earth. Even if he succeeded in ascending, between heaven and man, his selfish spirit might be completely annihilated, and he would become selfless and without desire.
The mainstay of the Taoist state.
However, He Qingchen still cared more about the unification of etiquette than the establishment of rules and regulations. After more than half a year of preparation, Zhao Shu not only compiled and revised the rituals, but also taught the five hundred newly promoted ceremonial officers the rituals and rituals.
He Qingchen was not demanding how sophisticated these five hundred people were in rituals and rituals, because in the future he would assign these people to various parts of the Xiong Kingdom.
Most of these 500 newly promoted ceremonial officials came from mediocre backgrounds. They were recognized by the Prime Minister Zuo and came to the imperial capital. They were also mentored by "Xu Huaiyu", an expert from the Xian family. After more than half a year, they were somewhat transformed. For He Qing
Chen's loyalty can also be imagined.
Unknowingly, spring passed and autumn came. After Zhao Shu saw off the third batch of tribute officials, he stood in the courtyard and saw the snow-covered branches, only to realize that it had been nearly a year since he had been under the emperor.
"You are free." At this moment, He Qingchen arrived, followed by Zhu Sanniang, who was full of swordsmanship.
"I only need to concentrate on compiling canons and teaching rituals, unlike Mr. Zuoxiang who has to take care of everything every day." Zhao Shu's words are true. He has lived a very fulfilling life this year, but he does not have the same poverty as when he was in Huaxu Kingdom.
Thinking exhaustively.
On the other hand, He Qingchen was originally an old man with gray beard and hair, but over the past year his complexion has become a little dull and he is no longer as healthy as before.
Although He Qingchen also has a foundation of cultivation, it is far from advanced. Moreover, he holds a high position and has heavy workload, and has almost no time to cultivate himself. Naturally, it is difficult to curb the signs of aging.
Inviting He Qingchen to come and sit down in the house, Zhao Shu brought a pot of fragrant tea: "This is the Jingshan jade bud given to me by the King of Yue a few days ago. It has the effect of dredging the veins and nourishing the muscles and bones. Mr. Zuo Xiang, why don't you taste it?"
"
As soon as He Qingchen picked up the cup, Zhu Sanniang leaned over and took a closer look at it for a moment. After confirming that it was correct, he allowed He Qingchen to drink it.
"Alas, all my food and drinks have lost their taste after you did this." He Qingchen waved to Zhu Sanniang and said, "You go out first, I have something to say with Master Xu Xian."
"You forgot, we just caught a spy in the mansion who was planning to poison you two months ago." Zhu Sanniang looked at Zhao Shu with a straight face: "How do you know that this person is not here to murder you?"
He Qingchen shook his head and laughed: "It's not the first time he and I have been alone together, so why should you be too worried?"
"You can just chat, I'll stay aside and watch." Zhu Sanniang didn't leave, she just stood in the corner and watched Zhao Shu's every move.
Zhao Shu didn't care and asked: "Is someone trying to assassinate again?"
"It's not surprising." He Qingchen said with a smile: "After the Rising Sun Divine Sect was destroyed, I took the opportunity to order all counties and counties to conduct mass inspections and lose their registrations. The local wealthy families did not dare to resist the imperial court, so they used some heresy.
.”
"Assassinating the left prime minister is not a heresy." Zhao Shu said: "The emperor is heavily guarded, and the servants who can work in the prime minister's house are not randomly selected. I am afraid that obstructing the government's search for Ding Tian's land is the second best.
Is it possible to use this to conceal the true purpose..."
"Don't ask about this matter." He Qingchen interrupted Zhao Shu's words.
"That's alright." Zhao Shu is an outsider after all, and he has nothing to do with the disputes in the Xiong Kingdom's court.
He Qingchen turned to ask: "Do you think we can start setting up subjects to select scholars next year?"
"Next year? No!" Zhao Shu replied decisively: "I actually think that the praise officers trained in less than a year have been rushed enough, simply because these people have a foundation in magic. When they get to the place, they will have to
If you rectify the etiquette and teach it in public schools, you won't be able to see results in three to five years."
"I know, but I hope that by setting up subjects and selecting scholars, I can recruit all the monks and magicians who are still among the people." He Qingchen said: "Setting up subjects and selecting scholars does not have to be done every year, but it can bring the scattered
Only by putting all the monks and magicians under the jurisdiction of the imperial court can we gather people's hearts and manpower."
As soon as Zhao Shu heard this, he knew that He Qingchen had another plan, so he asked: "To gather so many monks and magicians in a hurry, they must be used for something, I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrange. Could there be some big change coming?"