At the end of the court meeting, all the officials were somewhat silent.
It was not because of Cao Cao's words in the court meeting today, but because of Xing Zi'ang and Xing Zi'ang's performance. The emperor asked Cao Cao what he meant and whether the treasury could support it? Cao Cao said that as long as the New Deal can continue, many other policies can be carried out.
, because the new deal would give the treasury the strength to bear the pressure, the emperor agreed to Xing Gong’s memorial.
The officials will not be moved by Cao Cao's words. They are not young boys in the Imperial Academy, but they will be moved by these tangible benefits. Many people still have their own ambitions in their hearts. Now it seems that
Come, obviously, as long as you stand in a good position, you will get a chance to realize it. Mr. Xing has become the first example, but they are still observing and waiting.
Cao Cao invited Liu Bei to his residence. Liu Bei did not refuse and returned to his residence with Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered his servants to prepare a banquet to entertain Liu Bei. Of course, they did not forget to bring Huangmen directly from the palace.
Xiao Huangmen is responsible for supervising their banquets. If the ministers of the DPRK and China want to hold private gatherings, Huangmen must be present.
Cao Cao and Liu Bei drank happily.
"Xuande, you are the only one in the temple who dares to have a personal relationship with me... To be honest, I didn't expect you to have such courage. I thought you would be more helpful to me as a farmer."
Containment, to be honest, I have already prepared a strategy to deal with you, hahaha!" Cao Cao said with a smile, his words were full of frankness and no concealment.
Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao was not lying. As a farmer, if he did not support Cao Cao's decree and went against him, he would definitely bring huge resistance to Cao Cao.
Liu Bei shook his head and said helplessly: "It's even a pity..."
"Oh? What's the pity?"
"Gong Cao set up so many plans, but now they are useless and I can't see them anymore. It's such a pity!"
"Hahaha, if you think it's a pity, I will use it tomorrow!"
"No, no... I can't be Cao Gong's opponent..."
"Xuande, if you regard me as a friend, stop talking about public relations and just call me Mengde!"
That night, Liu Bei stayed directly at Cao Cao's house. It was said that the two of them talked by candlelight at night, and they were particularly happy.
The next day,
Xing Ziang left Luoyang directly and headed to the north. In the past, he made a big move in the north and wanted to connect the five northern states, but he could not continue due to natural disasters. Now, he once again set out towards the north with great ambitions.
, this time, he will definitely succeed. What Emperor Xiaokang wanted to see in the past, the world is full of people, people coming and going, and the traffic is busy, will definitely come true in his own hands!
Later, Liu Bei reported to the emperor, hoping to expand the scale of local official schools, Taixue, and Menzixue, and he hoped to restart the North and South colleges. These two colleges are affiliated to Taixue and are similar to Taixue.
, the emperor did not object to Liu Bei's proposal, and ordered Liu Bei to personally take charge of these matters.
First of all, Liu Bei set a goal. There must be a school within a county. He wanted every county in the Han Dynasty to have a large-scale official school institution that could allow children here to attend school since childhood.
, and to do this, Liu Bei could not stay in Luoyang all day. After discussing with Lu Zhi, he issued the decree, left Luoyang, and personally rushed to various counties and counties to build official schools.
Cao Cao personally came to see him off.
At the city gate, Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei who was about to leave, feeling a little regretful. After he left, he was alone again in the court, with no one to help him. However, Liu Bei's inspection was also the result of the discussion between the two.
It was for the important things of the New Deal. Therefore, Cao Cao had a kind of admiration for Liu Bei. The two worshiped each other. Cao Cao said: "Xuande, you must take good care of yourself..."
"Don't worry, Meng De. Once I leave, I don't know when I can see you again. Meng De, take care!"
"well..."
"If Xuande leaves, will he be able to return within a year?"
"This time, I want to visit every county in the Han Dynasty. I want all the children in the Han Dynasty to have the opportunity to go to school... I don't know when I will return and wait until the voice of the sage can be heard in ordinary households.
...That’s when I return!”
Cao Cao was stunned for a long time. Looking at Liu Bei's retreating back, he bowed again. Liu Bei did not leave alone. He left Luoyang with a group of outstanding disciples. Cao Cao knew that after ten years,
, these outstanding students will teach more outstanding talents.
The reorganization of the North and South Houses, as well as the expansion of the Taixue discipleship, fell entirely on Situ Lu Zhi. Unlike Cui Shi, Lu Zhi liked to do everything himself. This seemed to be different from the old Situ.
Wang Fu is somewhat similar, but the difference between them is that Lu Zhi can use a large number of talents to help him. Unlike Wang Fu, who works alone, Lu Zhi has huge appeal.
After all, Lu Zhi himself is a world-famous scholar. He has never had any big stains in his life. He has military exploits and political achievements. The only stain in his life is that he once escorted Wang Fu to Beijing... Of course, that was because he was
It is not his fault that the emperor sent him.
Lu Zhi may be inferior to Wang Fu in terms of talent, but because of his appeal and the help of everyone, he can get things done faster than Wang Fu. The matter of resetting the North and South Courts only took a long time.
Within two months, it was completed by Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi decided to locate the North and South courtyards in other areas, and Lu Zhi established the North courtyard in Chang'an.
The South Campus was located in Chenliu.
Lu Zhi wrote several letters and summoned many friends. Most of these friends were Confucian masters, and some were ministers who had participated in the Jianning Stone Classics. They went to two places to teach, and
Lu Zhi also conducted assessments from local official schools, selected outstanding talents, and admitted them to the two universities respectively. The North and South schools were initially established, but they were obviously not as good as Taixue and Menzixue.
However, the conditions for entering the North and South Colleges were much lower than those of Menzixue and Taixue. This also made the two universities quickly filled with students. Lu Zhi directly applied the system of Taixue to the two universities. There were Taixue
Learning from the experience of Menzi School, the development and construction of the North and South Schools also have precedents to follow.
By March of the 13th year of Xiping, Lu Zhi had completed most of the measures. Only Menzixue was still expanding and had not yet been completed.
inside the palace,
Empress Cai was sitting on her knees, holding Liu Di in her arms and feeding him.
Sitting next to her was Princess Raoyang. Princess Raoyang didn’t know what she was thinking about. Recently, she was always a little absent-minded. She often came to Queen Cai and asked questions without giving any general information. Queen Cai asked the maids to bring the little guy to the palace.
He took him away, looked at Rao Yang, and asked, "Who is he?"
"ah?"
Princess Raoyang was stunned and looked at Queen Cai.
"Speaking of which, who is your favorite?"
"Sister-in-law!!" Princess Raoyang's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment, and she was at a loss. Empress Cai looked at her, smiled, and said: "You have reached the age to get married... I see that you have not had enough food and tea these days.
Si, I heard from the palace maids that you also got some paper, pen and ink... and started studying literature?"
"Isn't that what Mastiff said?"
"You asked him to deliver the letter for you. I already knew it. However, this kid refused to tell me who it was for..."
Princess Raoyang murmured in a low voice.
"Who?" Queen Cai asked quickly without hearing clearly.
"The companion reading for Mastiff!"
Empress Cai finally understood and said with a smile: "Oh, it turns out he is the child of the Sima family..."
"No! It's from the Zhuge family!!"
"Hahaha!" Empress Cai laughed and said, "Don't worry, I will go find your brother later..."
Princess Raoyang lowered her head and could no longer speak.
The emperor was sitting in the Hall of Houde, and the queen came over. She saw that the emperor was busy, and the queen did not disturb him. She stood by the door, waiting. After the emperor finished what he was doing, he raised his head and lifted his whole shoulders.
He was a little sore, but a pair of hands suddenly gently rubbed his shoulders. The emperor was stunned for a moment, realized what he was doing, smiled, said nothing, and rested with his eyes closed.
"His Majesty...."
"kindness?"
"What do you think, Your Majesty, of Mastiff's companion reading?"
The emperor was a little confused, why did the queen suddenly ask this? He asked: "Which one did the queen ask about?"
"It's Zhuge Liang, a disciple of Liu Gong."
"Oh, him... don't worry, that boy is precocious, with extraordinary talents, humble, noble conduct, mature and steady, and a handsome gentleman... You don't know that he can be admitted to Taipei University at the age of twelve.
If he participates in the assessment, he may not be a full crown... He is by Mastiff's side, which is lucky for Mastiff..." The emperor said, and the queen laughed. It seemed that the emperor was very satisfied with him,
This can happen.
"Then your Majesty...if you marry Rao Yang to him..."
"What?!!"
The emperor jumped up suddenly, looked at the queen, and said angrily: "He begged you to come? This thief!! Shuzi!!" As he said, he walked towards the door, but the queen blocked him tightly.
he.
"I won't chop this guy to death! How dare you take advantage of Rao Yang!!"
"Your Majesty!" Empress Cai held him tightly and said helplessly: "Rao Yang asked me to come..."
The emperor suddenly fell silent. He looked at the queen in surprise. He was stunned for a long time and sat back in his seat. He frowned and lamented repeatedly. Seeing the emperor's appearance, Empress Cai said again: "Your Majesty, Rao Yang has also grown up.
Already..."
"What can she know... What's so good about Zhuge Liang? He's a pretty boy, has no martial arts skills, no ambition, is cunning, and has a sad face all day long, and is stern... What's so good about such a thief?!"
After complaining for a long time, he finally sighed helplessly, lowered his head and said: "That's okay, that's okay..."
"Queen, please send someone to ask Zhuge Liang to come over..."
"Your Majesty, then you are not allowed to scare him or beat him..."
"Just call me! How could I scare a child!!!"
The Queen quickly sent out Huangmen.
Yuan Mansion,
Since Yuan Shu was deposed, he has been teaching Liu Mastiff and others all day long. His life is much easier than before, and he can occasionally see a smile on his face. On this day, he was teaching in the study room when he heard that there was a yellow door.
When he arrived, he asked Liu Mastiff and others to wait, and then he went out. Huangmen was standing in the front yard, waiting. When he saw Yuan Shu, he quickly bowed to him.
"Zhuge Liang?"
Yuan Shu was a little confused, but he still entered the study and handed Zhuge Liang over to Huang Men.
Following Huangmen to the palace, Zhuge Liang was still a little confused. The Emperor wanted to see him? Why? Could it be that something happened to Master? He gradually became worried about Master who was thousands of miles away. Jiaozhou was dangerous, could Master be there?
What happened, he thought, and rushed to the palace with Huangmen, and were taken to Houde Hall. Seeing the emperor's expression, he became even more worried.
The Emperor frowned and looked particularly angry. He looked at Zhuge Liang coldly and looked him up and down.
"Kong Ming..."
"His Majesty..."
"You..." the emperor started, then stopped, looked at the queen on the side, and said: "It's better for you to say..." The queen nodded, looked at Zhuge Liang, smiled softly, and asked: "Kong Ming
, the emperor intends to betroth Princess Raoyang to you..."
"What?! This..." Zhuge Liang was shocked. He looked at the queen, then at the emperor, and said: "You are so white, how dare you marry the eldest princess..."
"Why, are you looking down on my sister?! Someone is here!" The emperor shouted angrily. Zhuge Liang was so frightened that he turned pale and quickly shook his head and said: "I don't dare, but I still need to inform my master.
elder..."
"You..." The emperor gritted his teeth, and finally sighed and said, "I will tell them, you just go back and be prepared..."
"Sincerely."
After Zhuge Liang left, the emperor was sitting in the Hall of Houde, looking a little sad and downcast. He turned his head, looked at the queen, and said, "The queen still needs to take the trouble to do this..."