"Your Majesty, I heard that His Highness is going to hold an examination in Chang'an to win over people's hearts. I thought that Your Majesty might as well hold an examination. It is said that His Highness is only recruiting ten people, so Your Majesty will recruit a hundred people. In this way,
All the scholars in the world must have their hearts set on your Majesty!" A counselor came out to pay homage.
Liu Wu looked over and saw that it was his literary talent Yang Sheng.
Yang Sheng was a native of Qi. He was a good poet, and his articles were pleasing to the eye and his writing was beautiful. He was always his honored guest.
It's just that Yang Sheng's idea was a bit bad for Liu Wu.
who is he?
How could Prince Liang of the Han Dynasty, the younger brother of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the son of Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, do such a thing to bully his nephew by relying on his wealth and wealth?
If it spreads out, wouldn't it ruin his reputation? It's extremely bad!
Of course, I also have good intentions and need to be appeased.
So he bowed his hands and said: "What you said is very good, but I don't want to copy others' wisdom and do such plagiarism. Great talents like you will definitely come up with a plan for me!"
After hearing this, Yang Sheng looked at his friend Gongsun Gui and sighed in his heart: "My great king, this is a fight for the position of prince, not your literary society. Since ancient times, for the position of prince, the one who does not kill
Rivers of blood?"
Just then I thought, it is precisely because this great king is upright and has always been benevolent, otherwise, how could he be willing to do whatever it takes to encourage him?
"Your Majesty, I have a plan!" Another adviser came forward to offer advice.
Yang Sheng looked back and saw that it was Zhuang Ji, a scholar who had recently fallen in love with Liu Wu.
Like Yang Sheng, he was from Guandong, but Zhuang Ji was from Guoji County of Wu, which was further east.
The poems and poems written by this man are also very good. Yang Sheng has read a few of them and feels ashamed and willing to be inferior.
However, compared to his literary quality, Zhuang Ji's political opinions seemed to Yang Sheng to be childish! Pedantic!
What era are you in, and you are still praising things about the Zhou Dynasty!?
Since the Spring and Autumn Period, rituals and music have collapsed, and the world has become a group of shameless people competing with each other to see who is more shameless.
The so-called gentleman is the target of bullying and abuse in politics.
However, the king of his family liked this Taoism, and even more so, Zhuang Ji's literary level. He often held Zhuang Ji's poems and poems in his hands and couldn't put them down.
Yang Sheng knew that the king of his family had always linked a person's literary quality with his political level and personal ability.
It's a good thing that he is the younger brother of the emperor of the Han Dynasty and the youngest son of the empress dowager. Otherwise, he would be played to death just by looking at him like this.
But he happened to be the younger brother of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and the heart of the Queen Mother, so no fool dared to play tricks on him so far. At least, the words he said and the strategies he offered were within the horizontal line.
However, since King Liang came to Chang'an, the level of talents recruited has been somewhat uneven.
For example, in the case of Zhuang Ji, Yang Sheng felt that his thoughts were too idealistic.
Well, Yang Sheng has always felt that Confucianism can be regarded as an ideal and just be a memorial arch. If you really want to do something, you have to use the methods of the Legalists and the tactics of the politicians.
Among the talents recruited by King Liang in Chang'an, this Zhuang Ji was already considered a very good one. At the very least, he knew some common sense and did not indulge in too many conjectures and guesses.
"Let's see what he says..." Yang Sheng thought in his heart.
Then I heard Zhuang Ji say: "Your Majesty, I think that your Majesty must first consolidate your roots. Your Majesty's roots lie in the Liang Kingdom..."
"This is quite insightful..." After hearing this, Yang Sheng couldn't help but change his feelings towards Zhuang Ji.
Unfortunately, Zhuang Ji's next words almost made Yang Sheng go crazy.
"Today, the imperial court is about to cut down the vassals, and there are many changes among the princes in Guandong. If the king can contribute to the country when the princes rebel against the Han, then I think that your majesty will definitely see the benefits of the king. By then, the merits of Xiao Bushi will be great.
Now that I'm seeking the position of crown prince, I'm sure to succeed immediately. Even if the other highnesses have any achievements, can they be compared to the great king's contribution to supporting the country and protecting the Han Dynasty?" Zhuang Ji bowed and said, "Therefore, my lord.
I think that if the king wants to make great achievements, he should do it on horseback. By then, the king's unparalleled achievements will be recognized by everyone. Naturally, the emperor will be grateful and the world will be united. If the queen mother is on hand to speak kind words, great things can be accomplished!"
After hearing this, Yang Sheng was so angry that his lungs almost exploded.
How did he advise the king some time ago?
'If the Emperor does not appoint the King as the Emperor's younger brother, the King should not agree to the Emperor's request too easily. In fact, the King might as well support the bandits to respect themselves and use the Guandong princes as hostages, forcing the Emperor to issue an edict to appoint the King as the Crown Prince...'
At that time, the king promised well.
However, as soon as Zhuang Ji said these words, Yang Sheng knew that he had wasted so much saliva.
Because my king is good at everything else, but his mind is like that of a child, and the most common things in his mind are unrealistic fantasies...
"Don't listen to Zhuang Ji!" Yang Sheng shouted and prayed in his heart, but his reason told him that the probability that Liu Wu would listen to Zhuang Ji's words was more than 90%.
When Yang Sheng raised his head slightly and saw the smile on Liu Wu's face and the joy from the heart, Yang Sheng knew that 100% of the time, his master had heard Zhuang Ji's words and regarded them as the truth!
"What you said is very much in line with my wishes!" Liu Wu said happily: "You are really my wife! If great things can be accomplished, I will reward you greatly!"
After Yang Sheng heard this, his whole body instantly collapsed to the ground.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why are you so childish!?"
But Liu Wu couldn't hear Yang Sheng's inner cry at all.
His whole life has always been smooth sailing, and he never suffered any hardships as a child. When he was a little older, his father became the emperor. Then, before he reached adulthood, he was named the acting king, and then the king of Liang.
Because he was the youngest son, neither the late emperor nor the queen mother could bear to scold him, let alone allow him to receive some education like remembering the bitter and savoring the sweet like other brothers! He has been living in a honeypot since he was a child.
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Therefore, after listening to Zhuang Ji's suggestion, he immediately felt that this idea was really good!
Well, when I help the emperor to deal with the rebellious gang of officials and traitors in Guandong, and with such great achievements, the position of the crown prince will definitely belong to me!
The Han system has always had the highest military merit...
When the time comes, even if the imperial brother refuses, he must agree!
Otherwise, how could the emperor be able to bear the opinions of the people in the world and the criticism of the ministers?
If merit is not rewarded, who will dare to contribute to the Han family in the future?
It is a pity that Liu Wu forgot that in order to overthrow Zhu Lu, the ministers made promises and patted their chests to King Qi's lineage to ensure that they would never forget King Qi's contribution.
Let King Qi bleed and sweat.
But once the situation was settled, the ministers who had been beating their chests loudly immediately turned their backs...
Ministers only have so much moral integrity, let alone the emperor's moral integrity...
