After studying hard at Sifangguan in Chang'an City for a year, Duluo never expected that he would end up like this.
He screamed for someone to help him.
Under such a bright and clear sky, no one paid any attention to him.
Several young officers and soldiers came forward to inquire. After reading the documents from the Ministry of Rites, they also learned that this was a state matter in Nanzhao, so they stopped interfering.
Until Duluo, the envoy of Nanzhao, stopped shouting, he also knew that shouting was useless.
Three days after leaving Chang'an City, the Nanzhao envoy arrived at Hangu Pass. At this moment, he was sitting alone in the wilderness outside Hangu Pass.
From here you can see the majestic city outline. There are many rumors about Hangu Pass recorded in the classics of Chang'an City.
Once upon a time, Duluo regarded Chang'an City as his second home.
He dreams of becoming a Tang Dynasty man and being able to spend his life in the prosperous city of Chang'an.
Whenever he thought about this, he always looked at the strong men who tied him up with vicious eyes, hoping that God would send down a thunderbolt to kill them.
At this moment, Du Luo looked up at the night sky. The moonlight was very bright, and the entire land was covered with silver.
Even the moon in the Tang Dynasty is so beautiful.
He didn't want to go back to the barren and chaotic Nanzhao. His home in Nanzhao was not good.
Seeing the strong man sharing a piece of cake, Duluo still reached out to take it, and then ate it resentfully, whispering in Guanzhong dialect: "Why did the county marquis betray me?"
The other party smiled and said: "The county prince has not failed you. This time he asked you to go back and revitalize Nanzhao."
The county magistrate of Lishan did indeed promise.
I didn't expect all this to happen so quickly.
Duluo raised his head and said: "I don't want to go back to Nanzhao."
The other party said again: "As an envoy, if you don't return to Nanzhao, you are betraying Nanzhao."
"I would rather turn my back on Nanzhao."
After the words fell, the other party looked obviously hesitant.
Duluo hurriedly stood up and said: "Please put me down and go back, and let my subordinates talk to the Marquis of Lishan County."
He saw the other person pull out a long knife, and then Duluo heard the other person's words.
"Anyone who betrays Nanzhao should be killed. As an envoy, your crime is increased and your body should be broken into pieces."
Du Luo said loudly: "King Nanzhao is dead! Don't show any pretense!"
The roar was so loud that it startled a group of birds in the forest.
But the other party's words were calm, and he whispered: "It's the same with or without you. It wouldn't be a pity to kill him. Who said King Nanzhao is dead? King Nanzhao is in Lishan."
Duluo knelt down again. He put his hands on the ground and lowered his head and choked: "I will not abandon Nanzhao anymore. I will return to Nanzhao."
Upon hearing this, the other party put away the knife again.
"Why did the county prince take a fancy to this incompetent person?"
"Who knows?"
"General He Bi said that the magistrate's vision has never been missed."
"Oh, I hope he can be more honest in the future."
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The sound of their discussion was in his ears, and Du Luo sat on the ground dejectedly, staring blankly in front of him, with no hope for the future.
Du Luo couldn't understand, what Zhang Yang's intention was, why he let me study hard at Sifangguan for a year, and then threw himself back to Nanzhao so hastily.
It's like a useless object, just throw it away if you want to.
Du Luo felt that he was worthless.
Listening to the thunderous snoring around him, Du Luo lost his mind to falling asleep. He stood up and wanted to run, but he saw the strong man lying next to him just now and snoring like thunder. He didn't know when he stood in front of him.
The other party said sadly: "Where are you going?"
Duluo looked back at the place where the strong man had just fallen asleep, scratched his head and sat back to his original position.
Then I looked sideways and saw that this strong man had also fallen asleep. In less than three or two breaths, he was snoring like thunder again.
Unwilling to give up, Duluo wanted to leave here. As soon as he got up, he found that someone had grabbed the collar behind him.
Even though he was snoring like thunder, he was still holding on to his collar like this.
Duluo struggled for a while, but found that it was easy to hold on to it.
"What a weirdo." Du Luo found that he couldn't break free, so he finally gave up and accepted his fate.
Chang'an City is still lively. On this day, another group of children from aristocratic families were taken into Chang'an City. Most of these people came from Qinghe.
The court will decide whether they should be executed or exiled according to the seriousness of their crimes.
Di Renjie stood in the crowd and said to Xu Jingzong on the side: "Xu Shangshu, many people will be thrown to Lingnan to feed mosquitoes."
Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "At this time, you should go to Hongwen Hall to study."
Hearing this, Di Renjie's chubby face twisted up again.
This child is very smart, and Xu Jingzong naturally knows a lot about people. Children as smart as Di Renjie are very rare.
The child should have good intentions, but at the same time, the child is very curious and wants to ask about the lively things in Chang'an City.
Xu Jingzong said again: "Why don't you go to school?"
Di Renjie saluted and said reluctantly: "I'm going to study now."
No matter how you say Di Renjie is an eleven-year-old child, Xu Jingzong looked up to heaven and sighed: "After all, I still have compassion for this child."
Li Yifu looked at Di Renjie's walking figure and wondered, "Why did Xu Shangshu say this?"
Xu Jingzong lowered his face and said, "Yifu, you don't have such compassion."
"Xu Shangshu is joking. Compassion will miss important things."
"So you can't be a good person."
Li Yifu stopped and thought, "Huh? Xu Shangshu, where are you going?"
Xu Jingzong said as he walked: "This year's imperial examination has begun, why don't you go and take a look."
"Yes." Li Yifu quickly followed suit.
The emperor's method of dealing with the aristocratic family was simple and crude, and he captured most of the direct descendants of the aristocratic family.
The elders of the aristocratic family were retained.
The emperor struck at the roots of the family and confiscated the family property and acres. Ma Zhou presided over the redistribution of these acres.
Qinghe County and Fanyang have released nearly 20,000 hidden households.
The population of the Tang Dynasty increased by 20,000 households for nothing, which undoubtedly gave great encouragement to the court.
This year's imperial examination is the most solemn in history and has the largest number of participants.
When the whale fell, it brought the vitality of all things and nourished the Tang Dynasty.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu looked at the grand scene in front of them. There were tables lined up in front of the Imperial College, and beside these tables sat students and scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination.
This year's imperial examination made Chongde Square overcrowded, and even the roofs of the wine shops and workshops were full of people.
Some of the students present were from poor families and were dressed in rags, while others were dressed in luxurious clothes and came from aristocratic families.
Li Yifu said with a smile: "This is the first time I have seen this kind of scene."
Looking down from the pavilion, you can see three thousand students sitting neatly in a square formation, quietly reading the examination papers and answering questions.
Xu Jingzong smiled and said: "Many of the seven prominent and aristocratic families in the Central Plains have lost their arms to survive, but Your Majesty will not let them go."
Li Yifu replied: "What Xu Shangshu said is absolutely true. I think the clan records should be burned."
Xu Jingzong shook his head and said: "Yifu, your ideals are very lofty."
"Xiaguan had already made up his mind to burn down the clan's history as early as when he became an official."
Li Yifu came from a humble background and was born into poverty. Xu Jingzong sympathized with his experiences along the way and understood what he was thinking at the moment.
He smiled bitterly in his heart. When he was appointed as the eighteenth bachelor in Prince Qin's palace, he was not ignored by others.
Until King Qin came to the throne, everyone who followed him in the palace of Qin had a bright future, but he was never reused.
Li Yifu said that it was wrong to show compassion and it would ruin things.
What he said is correct, but Di Renjie is just an eleven-year-old child, and his curiosity will drive him closer to the dark side of people's hearts.
Although he hated this little nemesis in his heart, Xu Jingzong still believed that this smart child should have a righteous heart.
He shouldn't live like he is, nor should he be like Li Yifu.
"Xu Shangshu, Xu Shangshu..." The childish call was still in his ears. This was the first time that Xu Jingzong wanted to, as an elder, give this boy a positive influence.
Half a month after the imperial examination ended, everyone in Chang'an City was waiting for the announcement of the imperial examination results.
Xu Jingzong handed the list to Zhang Elephant, "I also ask Brother Elephant to call the two people on the list into the Ministry of Rites."
Zhang Elephant asked: "Is this your idea or the intention of the Marquis of Lishan County?"
"This is..." Xu Jingzong paused and continued: "It was suggested by the Marquis of Lishan County and decided by me."
"Although the original Ministry of Rites was brought up by Zhang Yang, he is the Marquis of Lishan County and is no longer the Minister of Rites. If he interferes too much in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, it will not sound good."
Zhang Xiangxiang is an upright person who always takes the overall situation into consideration when doing things.
Xu Jingzong blew the tea leaves on the tea bowl and nodded: "My subordinates will pay attention to Brother Elephant's suggestion."
"Go and inform Yang Shidao, the Minister of Civil Affairs."
Xu Jingzong hesitated to speak. Seeing that he had already walked out of the Ministry of Rites, he swallowed his words.
In fact, Zhang Yang has always had a good vision. Xu Jingzong has never doubted this, even to the point of blindly following him.
Zhang Dashu happened to pass by with a polite smile, "Don't be offended, Mr. Xu. My brother is not biased against Lishan. Instead, he always remembers my father's words before his death. But we three brothers will get closer to Lishan in the future."
Xu Jingzong cupped his hands and said, "Brother Da Su is worried too much."
"That's good."
Zhang Dasu put his hands behind his hands and smiled the same as before.
Xu Jingzong was about to drink tea when he saw Zhang Daan walking by. Thinking that he also had something to say, he put down his tea bowl.
Zhang Daan paused for a moment and quickly left the Ministry of Rites.
With the three of them gone, Xu Jingzong felt at ease and could finally take a sip of tea.
As soon as he picked up the tea bowl, he saw a small figure running in front of him. Xu Jingzong was speechless and wanted to curse, but he picked up and put down the bowl of tea.
I've tried it several times, but I haven't had a single sip.
Di Renjie asked curiously: "What book is Xu Shangshu reading?"
Xu Jingzong said angrily: "Tao Jing."
"Eh? Does Xu Shangshu also read books like this?"
"What's wrong?"
Di Renjie took down a volume from the bookshelf on the side and said, "I don't like Taoism. I think this volume is more suitable for Xu Shangshu."
"Well, it's hard to say?"
"This is Han Feizi's famous article "Explaining Difficulties. I like all the explanations in this book even more."
"Tell me your opinion."
Di Renjie paced back and forth and said: "Young man thinks that when the law comes out, it has something to rely on. Whether the family and country are in turmoil is often related to the law. If the law is clear, the country will be stable, instead of so-called favor and power that can cover up the past."
Xu Jingzong frowned and looked at this kid, always feeling that if he didn't take care of this kid well, he would be in bad luck in the future.
How could he have such a good nature at such a young age? Could it be that the gangsters from Dali Temple said something to him back then?
All the events in Chang'an City and the recent changes have had a great impact on this child.
Xu Jingzong hoped that he could live his life peacefully and it would be best for him to become a low-ranking official.
But on the contrary, his thoughts made Xu Jingzong uneasy.
I used to think that this kid had a bright future, but now I see that his future is uncertain.
"Xu Shangshu, why don't you speak?"
"Renjie!"
"Well, the boy is here."
Xu Jingzong finally picked up the tea bowl and said, "It's time for you to study."
Hearing this, he looked at the sky outside, hurriedly tidied up, and said hurriedly: "Young man has forgotten the time, let's go now."
Finally, this little nemesis also left.
Xu Jingzong finally felt that he could have a good sip of tea. He picked up the tea bowl again and looked around. This was a rare new tea this year. He spent a lot of money to buy one or two tea leaves.
Seeing that no one was around, he took a sip with a look of enjoyment. Unexpectedly, the tea had become cold in his mouth and had lost its taste.
"well……"
In the Ministry of Rites, there was only a long sigh from Xu Jingzong.
The imperial examination results have not yet been announced, but there are already many officials in Chang'an City walking around among the imperial examination scholars.
News has come out, and the list of those who passed the Jinshi exam can be guessed at.
Yuan Gongyu was the one who received the news first. In front of him stood Li Yifu. While admiring him, he saluted and said with a smile: "I have met Li Shaoqing."
Li Yifu handed him a book of documents and whispered: "Congratulations to Brother Gongyu, you will be the Sanlang of the Ministry of Rites from now on."
Although Wen Sanlang's official rank is not high, he has made many contributions in the Ministry of Rites. With His Majesty's trust, he will definitely be promoted again in the future.
Yuan Gongyu made no secret of his confidence and said: "Xu Shangshu has good taste."
Li Yifu frowned and said, "Remember when you and Master Xu Yu entered the Hongwen Hall to commit crimes?"
"Master Xu Yu? Why is Li Shaoqing looking for him? Could it be..."
Li Yifu smiled and said: "Xu Shangshu also likes him."
Yuan Gongyu's smile froze, the corner of his mouth twitched again, and he said: "Li Shaoqing, I have had a conversation with Master Xu Yu. He has little knowledge and may not be able to pass the imperial examination this time."
"It doesn't matter, Xu Shangshu has already asked Cen Wenwen. He is much higher than you in the list of candidates."
"What?"
Yuan Gongyu was very surprised by this and secretly wondered what he should do.
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Lishan, Zhang Yang had three bowls of soil in front of him.
Xiao Qingqing lowered her hands and put her chin on the table. She looked at the three bowls of soil in front of her and smelled them carefully.
She asked curiously: "What does daddy want with all this dirt?"
Zhang Yang explained patiently: "This bowl of black soil comes from Liaodong. This kind of black soil is very fertile and is the best for growing food crops. However, Liaodong has a cold climate and fertile land, so the season suitable for farming is very
short."
Xiao Qingqing looked at the other bowl and whispered: "Where is this one?"
"This bowl of soil is yellow soil south of the Yangtze River. This soil absorbs water easily, so the yellow soil is suitable for growing cotton, wheat, or grains and beans."