The attendants were standing in the palace of the Tang Dynasty, their voices were not very confident, and their faces were very uneasy. The emperor issued an edict to the vassal states. This was a good job. For those attendants who had been trapped in the palace all year round, it was a chance to go out and play.
And it was a good opportunity to openly ask for bribes. The local princes and kings needed to convey their respect to the emperor through them, so they showed great respect to them and held a grand banquet.
However, once the place where the edict was issued became the Tang Dynasty, the good job suddenly turned into a bad job. The king of Tang was fierce and had bad intentions.
The attendants sent here can only pray for their own good luck.
Fortunately, the king of Tang still accepted the edict obediently and was not rude to his attendants for the time being.
"I accept the imperial edict!"
The attendants began to read loudly. The first part was about praising the character of the Tang Dynasty king. What kind of officials govern the Qingming Festival? Why don't you close your house at night? What a wise king and great virtue. Listening to this, Chang Liu smiled all over his face. Then he talked about the importance of officials, including big men.
Nowadays, the fact that there are not enough officials at first, finally made the emperor's order come out.
"The emperor is virtuous, so he should use the imperial examination to select the virtuous people in the country. Talents from all over the country can participate. The local government should not stop them. They should arrange accommodation and send them to Chang'an..."
"Imperial Examination?!"
Liu Chang smiled and said: "Is my mother finally willing to implement it?!"
The attendant was interrupted by Liu Changsuo. He smiled and said, "Yes, your Majesty can give orders to arrange this matter."
Liu Chang walked up to him proudly, "You don't know yet, do you?"
"Know what?"
"This imperial examination policy is what I told my mother!"
"Ah? That's it! Your Majesty is really wise! Your merits and deeds have blessed the world!!"
The attendant hurriedly began to praise him, and Liu Chang laughed, "It's not just about benefiting the world, it's a great event that benefits the whole world!"
"Yes, yes, the blessing will last forever! The blessing will last forever!"
The valet nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. The more Liu Chang looked at this person, the more he liked him, so he said: "I know that many valets like to ask for bribes when they go out to announce edicts. I think you are a good person. Let me remind you, as a human being.
Ah, you have to be sensible and don't lose big at the expense of small things. Do you understand the truth?"
The attendant was stunned, "I understand! I understand!"
He hurriedly took out the money from his sleeve and wanted to give it to Liu Chang.
"You guy! Are you asking for a bribe from you?!"
"Don't dare, this is a gift from the officials along the road... They also gave a lot of cloth and other belongings in the car... I will have them delivered later..."
"In our country of Tang, there are actually officials who bribe their servants? Tell me their names!"
How could the servant dare to refuse, so he hurriedly informed them one by one, and told Liu Chang everything they asked for. Liu Chang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Very good, I will recommend it to my brother when I write a letter to him."
you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!!"
"By the way, how is my second brother? Is he in good health?"
"Very good. Your Majesty often goes out to inspect places...but the Queen Mother has not allowed it recently..."
"Ah? Why not?"
"Just because every time His Majesty goes out for inspection, there will be one or two more concubines..."
After seeing off the attendants, Liu Chang ordered Wang Ling to be called over.
Wang Ling was the Right Chancellor of the Tang State, and he had always been in charge of official issues. Wang Ling's high status in the Tang State was mainly because of Zhang Cang. He was Zhang Cang's savior. Although Zhang Cang's personal morality did not dare to be complimented,
However, he also valued kindness. Until now, when he saw Wang Ling's carriage from a distance, he would get off the carriage and stand aside to salute respectfully. Wang Ling also told him many times that now that he is a minister of the same dynasty, there is no need to do this.
But Zhang Cang didn't change.
These two prime ministers of the Tang State were probably the two most harmonious in the world.
In Chang'an, the two prime ministers, Chen Ping and Zhou Chang, were incompatible with each other rather than being in love with each other.
There is nothing wrong with Zhou Chang as a person, but he is a bit too strong and wants to take care of everything. He often interferes in Chen Ping's affairs and always scolds Chen Ping for his inaction in the tone of a superior. Then who is Chen Ping? He followed Emperor Gao in the first place.
When you enter the customs, you have completed your lifetime political achievements, so it is your turn to point out?
There is really a talent crisis in Chang'an now. As the founding ministers gradually withered, even Liu Jing began to serve as a servant. Can Liu Jing do it? You don't know if he doesn't have the ability. This is probably why the Queen Mother is eager to
This is the reason for holding the imperial examination and recruiting a large number of talents.
Wang Ling sat in front of Liu Chang. In the Tang Dynasty, Wang Ling was one of the few ministers who dared to be rude to Liu Chang.
He belongs to the same type of people as Xuanyi and Zhou Chang. They are extremely upright. Among these people, Wang Ling is considered the most upright. After all, he is the only one who dares to openly oppose the Queen Mother.
Liu Chang said with a smile: "I have heard that Prime Minister Wang has promoted some more officials, and has also arranged the candidates for officials in Shuofang County... The officials promoted by Prime Minister Wang are all very talented people who can complete their missions.
It is really a blessing for me to have someone like Wang Xiang to assist me!"
Wang Ling raised his head high and said: "This is just the duty of the minister... However, Chang'an should be informed of the appointment of these officials. Moreover, many of them are not recommended by me, but are deliberately chosen by the king.
Among those who want to be promoted, there are many cruel officials. It is definitely not a blessing for the family and the country to reuse cruel officials..."
Liu Chang listened carefully and nodded from time to time.
"The Prime Minister is right..."
Liu Chang took out some money and put it on the eucalyptus, "Come, Mr. Wang, take a look..."
Wang Ling looked at the money on the slip in surprise, and asked with some suspicion: "What does this mean, Your Majesty?"
"The servant came to Chang'an to read the edict and leave the money here. The rest of the property has not been delivered yet. Here is the list... The officials along the way bribed him. I am also confused. You said that I bribed the servant like this. I don't understand the palace.
The trend is quite reasonable. For these small local officials, what is the use of making friends with the palace servants? These stupid and bad officials, the king does not talk about them, just scolding me here all day long!! Saying that I use cruel officials.
!!”
"Is this the virtuous official promoted by the Prime Minister?!"
Liu Chang hammered the eucalyptus hard, with a fierce look on his face.
Wang Ling was dumbfounded at this moment. He looked at the list in his hand and his face became darker and darker. Although most of these people were not recommended by him but were arranged by Chang'an, he did not refute. After all, he was in charge of the administration.
.. He lowered his head and said helplessly: "I have made an unintentional mistake. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Liu Chang looked at him angrily, "I have always respected you as a person, so I entrust you with such a major matter as selecting talents. You really let me down!"
"I am guilty!"
Wang Ling paid homage again and could hardly lift his head.
Liu Chang fell silent for a long time, and then said: "The temple has issued an order to implement the imperial examination, and we have sent talents who are interested in participating to Chang'an. It is you who are responsible for this matter. Please submit your merits."
To get rid of the crime, do this well, and be careful about the appointment and dismissal of officials in Shuofang and Wuyuan... This situation cannot happen again, this time, I will not care about it!"
After Wang Ling left, Liu Chang was no longer as serious as before. Instead, he grinned. He hummed and walked towards the inner hall.
"Your Majesty? Why are you so happy?"
Fan Qing asked curiously.
"Hahaha, you don't know, I got angry today and scolded Wang Ling severely!"
"Ah? Prime Minister Wang is a great talent and Prime Minister Zhang respects him so much. Why does the king scold him?"
Liu Chang said proudly: "You don't understand! Different ministers should be treated in different ways. For someone like Zhang Xiang who only does his own thing and only cares about his own happiness, he should be given more tasks.
, spurring him to do things... But Wang Xiang is so strong and wants to take care of everything, so he has to scold him often... People like Zhu Jian who are talented but afraid of things have to be constantly rewarded, so that
He can give his best..."
Fan Qing looked at Liu Chang in surprise, with little stars shining in his eyes.
"I thought the king only knew how to fight and wouldn't think about these things!"
"In fact, I am also a very wise king, but the world doesn't understand it. All countries think that I am a cruel and foolish king, but I don't know that I have the world in mind and want to benefit the people of Tang..."
"King?"
"Um?"
"Is he a virtuous man who professes prostitution in the daytime?"
"Isn't this also to increase the population of Tang State...Okay, stop talking and do things with peace of mind!"
.......
Cao Shu was not in Jinyang, she went to Chang'an.
I want to see Liu An.
Originally, there was no precedent that the concubines of princes and kings could go to Chang'an, but Liu Chang didn't care about this. He said it would be done. It would not take long to get from Jinyang to Chang'an. There were smooth roads everywhere in the Tang Dynasty.
, Cao Shu often went to Chang'an to see Liu An. The Queen Mother was not angry either. She had a very good sense of Cao Shu. Although it was impossible to treat her as a biological daughter like Liu Le, she loved the house and allowed her to stay.
Accompany yourself in Jiaofang Hall.
Today, Liu An can speak and walk, although he always staggers when he walks.
This boy stayed with the Queen Mother all day long. He was raised fat and strong, with a round and round face that felt great when pinched. He was just like his unreliable biological father, with a tiger-like head and a tiger-like head. He lowered his head and
He started to rush, and the attendants followed him cautiously, fearing that he would be injured.
However, he is much more well-behaved than his father.
The Queen Mother was sitting in the Jiaofang Hall, chatting with Cao Shu. The little guy sat obediently in the Queen Mother's arms, lowered his head, played with the watch in front of him, and looked at it curiously.
"An Ke is much more well-behaved than that Shuzi...I read the music here all day long, and he is by my side all day long, accompanying me well..."
Cao Shu said with some worry: "Mom, you can't work so hard..."
The Queen Mother smiled and said: "No problem... I heard that Chang kept many hounds in the palace?"
"Yes... Your Majesty, he raised six hounds... He insisted on naming them... He even wanted to confer official positions on them, such as hunting captain, hunting prime minister, etc... Later Gai Gong rushed in
When he arrived at the palace, he raised his cane and started beating her. Only then did the king give up the idea."
“Give a dog an official title??”
The Queen Mother shook her head and sighed, "Is there a more stupid king in the world than him?"
"The king expanded the Order of Shangfang, rewarded craftsmen heavily, and issued a recruitment order to summon craftsmen from all over the world to the Tang Kingdom. As long as they can make a useful thing, they can be promoted to a rank of nobility, at least four levels, and there is no upper limit...
As a result, craftsmen in Jinyang City gathered together and donated gifts one after another, including tools that can point people in the direction, and someone also donated a boat that can be pushed with feet...all kinds of novel objects..."
"The king also asked the imperial physician Ling Xia Wuji to summon his disciples and said they wanted to do some medical work...The king has done a lot of good deeds, so he cannot be considered a mediocre king."
The Queen Mother glanced at Cao Shu, then looked at Liu An in her arms, and said seriously: "I don't care about that foolish king, it's better for me An'er... He will definitely be a wise king!"
Cao Shu looked at her son and smiled, "It must be so."
At this moment, Lao Hunjun was playing with his hound in the palace.
One of them, with all black hair, is the descendant of the original old Ruyi. He is also named Ruyi. In addition to Ruyi, there are five hounds. The most ferocious one is called Yi, and the shorter one is called Ping. He always sticks out his tongue.
The one who likes to bite is called Xi... Anyway, they are all familiar names. He originally wanted to name one of them Shen, but he was afraid that Shu would be angry, so he named him the second one.
Liu Chang was playing with the dog, and Xia Wuju rushed here.
"Your Majesty..."
"I have written to everyone, and they will be here soon...Does the king want to arrange for a military doctor to accompany you?"
Liu Chang squatted in front of Ping, rubbed Ping's dog's head, and said with a smile: "Of course we have to arrange military doctors, but now, we still have to find a way to increase the number of doctors... In the entire Tang Dynasty, you are included in the number of doctors.
There are less than five hundred people...this is not acceptable."
Xia Wuji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "No, Your Majesty, there should be less than a hundred people."
"Those people you mentioned are not doctors at all. They don't know medicine or treatment. They only know how to pray for blessings."
Qin and Chu were the two most superstitious countries during the Warring States Period. They believed in ghosts and gods very much. The Qin people even had books recording various ghosts and how to deal with them... In Qin
After the establishment of the dynasty, many people got sick and usually went to see witches instead of doctors. The difference between witches and doctors is not very clear yet. After all, they have the same origin. However, people like Xia Wuche definitely looked down on those who just
A witch doctor who knows how to dance.
Liu Chang stood up and said seriously: "Yes, there are too few craftsmen and too few doctors... These are the two solutions I want to solve."
"I want to build a place similar to traditional Chinese culture to teach medicine, and I will ask you to serve as the sacrificial wine. Within ten years, I will train 100,000 doctors for the Tang Dynasty. Can you do it?"
"My... Your Majesty... I can't do it!"
"It took me ten years to study before I knew anything about medicine. Unless your Chinese studies can recruit 100,000 people at the same time, you won't be able to teach 100,000 people in ten years..."
“Ten years??”
Liu Chang was also taken aback. He asked, "What if I don't have to reach your level and can get some medical treatment?"
Xia Wuji said very seriously: "Your Majesty, the so-called medicine is to treat diseases and save people. This is a major matter related to people's lives. How can it be achieved hastily? To study medicine, you can either learn to be proficient and go out to save people. If you just learn a general way,
If you go out and harm others, you might as well not learn!"
"You are right..."
Liu Chang nodded, stroked his chin, and asked: "Who are the doctors in your family now?"
"Besides me, there is Gongsun Guang in Shichuan and Yangqing in Linyi. They were military doctors. They have made great achievements and were awarded the title of Duke... There are many of you..."
Xia Wuji told them one by one, and Liu Chang listened attentively, "Then if all these people come to the Tang Kingdom and teach together, can it be faster?"
"Well...if doctors gather together, maybe in six or seven years, we can..."
Xia Wuji wasn't too sure either.
"However, Your Majesty...except for Yang Qing, all the other doctors keep a distance from the prince...because seeing a doctor...can easily get you into trouble..." Xia Wuji said cautiously, and Liu
Of course the elder understood what he meant. He was afraid of medical trouble. Thinking about the medical trouble among the princes and kings' families, it would be too scary for doctors. Even Bian Que was afraid of medical trouble at the time, let alone them?
The so-called doctors actually do not have such a school at all. People all over the world call those who are successful in medicine as doctors. However, they have little influence, do not form groups, are distributed in various places, and cannot protect themselves at all.
Liu Chang was still thinking, and Xia Wuji added: "What's more, the king wants a military doctor, but I'm afraid they won't agree."
"Who said I have to follow the military doctor?"
"I need a pediatrician!"
"ah??"
Xia Wuji was shocked and asked, "Why is this?"
"I have read Prime Minister Zhang's memorial. In ordinary people's homes, ten sons are born, but five or six children die. The temples have been constantly encouraging the people to have children, and charging harsh taxes on those who have not started a family, but they have never thought of protecting those who do not have a family.
If children are born and their deaths can be prevented, it may have a greater impact than collecting taxes!”
Liu Chang said, and then sighed: "What's more, I am also a father. Although I don't know the pain of death, I am also frightened..."
Xia Wuji looked at Liu Chang who was showing his true feelings in front of him. He had never seen such a serious look on the king. He saluted violently and said: "I am determined to accomplish this for the king!!"
"Those famous doctors, I will definitely find a way to invite them!"
Liu Chang was about to say something when he suddenly saw something. He squatted down and looked at the kennel in front of him. He suddenly became furious and shouted: "Here comes someone!!"
The attendant who was responsible for guarding this place hurried over, with a flattering face, and asked with a smile: "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"
"You fed this hound??"
"It's exactly what I personally said..."
Before the valet could finish his words, he saw a huge fist coming towards him. The valet didn't even react. He hit the door with a punch. The valet immediately fell to the ground. Liu Chang put away his fist and said angrily.
Xia Wuji on the side said: "This guy actually dares to feed meat to dogs. No one in the Tang Dynasty has treated him like this! But he let the dogs get it first!"
"Bring this guy down to me and send him to the mines!"
"only!!"
Immediately some soldiers came and resisted the attendant.
Liu Chang looked at Xia Wuji and said: "We must invite all the famous doctors here. For people like Yang Qing, you can speak directly and explain the pros and cons. And for those doctors who are unwilling to work as princes, you can also
Being strategic, just write to them, saying that you found Bian Que's medical books in the Tang Dynasty, and ask them to come and see it... When they come to the Tang Dynasty, don't think about leaving..."
"Within ten years, I will set up medical clinics all over the Tang Dynasty, so that every township has ten different doctors!"
"only!!"
"I'm going hunting. You must handle this matter well! The sooner the better!"