Liu Qu never thought that one day he would be in a situation where no one would be available to him.
Of course, this is not to say that the official system of the Han Dynasty has gradually decayed and is heading for destruction. On the contrary, the official system of the Han Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger. Even the lowest-level officials are all outstanding talents who have passed the examination. They are so shocking that no one dares to
Look down, compared to those officials before Emperor Xiaokang who were just a slave to the common people, colluded with the eunuchs, and acted recklessly, today's officials are very outstanding. They are not afraid of local tyrants, and will not let them bully the people, nor will they help them do evil, and they will not charge anything.
Give a gift.
The main reason is that Zhuge Linggong's retirement system has caused most of the veteran ministers in the temple to leave. In addition, the ministers have firmly occupied their positions in recent years, resulting in a lack of high-end talents, especially the position of Shangshu Ling. For Yuan Xi,
Liu Qu is very dissatisfied, but what can he do? You can't put Yuan Yao, who is less than forty years old, in this position?
As for the impact of Zhuge Linggong's departure, everyone may not have noticed much, but the emperor was the first to realize it, because after Zhuge Linggong's death, he needed to do everything in the temple himself. Yuan Xi did not
As brave as Zhuge Linggong, if two thousand stones are involved, he will definitely stand in front of the Houde Hall and never leave. He must get the emperor's order before he can act.
This made Liu Qu particularly dissatisfied, and what's even more terrible is that Pang Tong is about to leave, because according to Zhuge Linggong's retirement system, he has reached this limited age, and who should take his position?
Succession is another headache for Liu Qu. Putting aside these headaches, in other aspects, the young emperor is still very proud. The eldest son Shi, the older he grows up, the more similar he becomes to himself.
There are often shocking words. When he took him to the military academy, this boy who was less than ten years old actually pulled the lapel of his clothes and uttered such emotion as "There are many heroes in the big man, I am lucky to control them", which made Liu Qu never again
Not daring to underestimate his eldest son, he ordered him to become a disciple of Zhou Yu, Duke Zhou, who had returned home from old age, and to study the classics with him. Naturally, the ministers were very happy when they learned that the emperor had asked his eldest son to study the classics.
However, when they learned that the eldest son of the emperor wanted to take Duke Zhou as his teacher to govern Gongyang, their expressions were a bit off. However, Gongyang had been rising continuously over the years, and there was not much opposition.
Liu Qu didn't care about this, and sealed two beauties in the palace, hoping to spread the royal bloodline.
And the military affairs that he cares about most have never fallen behind in these years. Since the emperor succeeded to the throne, the Han Dynasty has been expanding all the time. Yes, the Han Dynasty has never stood still for a moment, but this is the strategy proposed by Zhou Yu.
Well, the Han Dynasty's external expansion was not a direct conquest of force, but through a little bit of penetration. They continued to build cities outside the Great Wall, and continued to cut down the mountains and forests in Jiaozhou and move the population. The same was true for Kushan and Anxi.
, the inn was constantly being built, and it was approaching the border of Parthia.
These construction projects were even carried out by directly capturing the surrounding "bandits" and asking them to help with the construction. The Han army was watching eagerly. In just two years, there were four more counties in Jiaozhou and more in Yizhou.
There are six, Ningzhou is the least, and there are two more big cities. There are occasional frictions, but the soldiers of the Han Dynasty face these thieves and bandits, just like bullying children, crushing them in terms of steel technology, tactics, the quality of soldiers, the quality of generals, etc., creating
The undefeated record of the Han soldiers against foreign enemies.
Liu Qu was different from other former emperors in that his attitude towards these martial arts was particularly fanatical. In the past, if military generals dared to continue to attack foreign countries and expand their territory so openly, even if they were successful, they would definitely not be liked by the temple officials and would not be able to return the favor.
To convict him of making his own decisions, it's just that now that these warriors have the support of the emperor, they are no longer afraid of the pressure from the temple, and wholeheartedly carry out "civilization" to the outside world.
After Zhuge Linggong's death, this kind of external enlightenment became more direct, and no one even dared to dissuade him.
In the Imperial Academy, the elder looked at the young man in front of him and said kindly:
"Although you are young, you are handsome, smart and sensitive. I intend to accept you as a disciple and teach you the way of a saint. What do you think?"
The young man trembled with excitement, "I hope Mr. Zhong Changgong knows that in fact I am far from that good. I am really not worthy of being a disciple of Mr. Zhong Changgong. I hope Mr. Zhong Changgong can choose another person to teach me the way!"
"Why are you so humble, a young man like you? If I say you are excellent, you are excellent. How can I still think of the wrong person? You are the only one who can answer my questions, so don't hide your stupidity anymore. That's it, you
Kneel down now and call me Master! I will accept you as my disciple!"
When an old man with a short stature and an ugly face arrived at Taixue, everyone paid homage to him. It was Pang Linggong who came. When he was young, Pang Linggong was not very good-looking. When he got older, he grew a long beard, but he was very handsome.
It made him a little more impressive. At this moment, he was coming to Taixue to give lectures to the students. However, as soon as he entered Taixue, he saw a group of people gathered not far away, and he didn't know what they were doing.
Pang Tong felt a little curious, so he squeezed in from the crowd. When many imperial students saw him, they also avoided him one after another. They made way for him and came to the front. Pang Tong couldn't help but was stunned. He looked aside.
The imperial student asked in a low voice: "What are you doing, Mr. Zhong Chang? Why did you threaten that imperial student with a sword?" When the imperial student saw it was Pang Linggong, he bowed quickly and replied:
"Pang Linggong, Zhong Changjun previously left fifty questions for the students of Taixue. No one in Taixue could answer them. Among them were people involved in agriculture, mulberry trees, merchants, government affairs, and military affairs. The students answered the questions one after another, but Zhong Changjun also couldn't answer them.
I ignored him until my classmate took less than half an hour to answer fifty questions. From then on, Zhong Changjun pestered him and insisted that this person worship him as his teacher.
My classmate shouldn't do it, that's all."
He said with a smile, it seems that this matter has become a good talk within the Imperial Academy.
When Pang Tong heard this, he was furious, frowned, and stepped forward, "Zhong Changtong! What do you want to do?!" Pang Tong was obviously very angry, and he called Zhong Changtong by his first name. Zhong Changtong looked back.
He took one look, put away the long sword in his hand, and smiled awkwardly, "Pang Linggong, come here, this is the disciple I recently accepted." Next to him was the outstanding young man in the Imperial Academy.
The young man looked like he was not yet crowned, but he was eight feet tall and had a dignified appearance. Hearing Zhong Changtong's words, he immediately defended himself and said: "Mr. Zhong Changtong! When did I agree to be your disciple?", and then he hurriedly said
He begged Pang Tong: "I hope Duke Pang will save me. Duke Zhong Chang forced me to become his disciple. If I don't want to, he will kill me!!"
When Pang Tong heard this, he was really angry and glared at Zhong Changtong beside him, "Zhong Changjun, how can you force Taixue disciples to become your disciples? Taixue disciples are all the backbone of the temple and the future pillars of the Han Dynasty. How can you allow you to bully me like this?" ??” Zhong Changtong was also displeased and said, “Is it possible that I humiliated him because of my disciple? I am a servant of the temple, why am I not even qualified to accept a disciple and pass on the family tradition?”
"That depends on whether the student agrees. If he agrees, I won't care anymore!"
The two people immediately looked at the man, and the young man said hurriedly: "I don't want to."
Zhong Changtong snorted coldly, put away his sword, turned around and left. The young student just wiped the sweat from his forehead, exhaled a breath, walked to Pang Tong and thanked him again and again. Pang Tong waved his hand and asked him to follow. Behind him, "Who are you?" Pang Tong asked, and the student said simply and directly: "Student Zhong Hui." Pang Tong was stunned, and then said with a smile: "It turns out that you are the son of Zhong Gong, no wonder he despises that person. Zhong Changtong."
Zhong Hui shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't like him, it's just that Mr. Zhong Changgong is not afraid of destiny and ignores the power of heaven. Sooner or later, he will cause a big disaster. I think that I am not capable enough to resolve it. So I refused."
Pang Tong frowned and said displeased: "Zhong Changjun is an important minister of the country, how dare you speak like this?"
Zhong Hui smiled and said: "Don't try to deceive me, Mr. Pang Ling. In fact, Mr. Pang also knows this. These days, Mr. Zhong always takes Mr. Zhong Chang to the Imperial Academy, in the name of finding disciples for him, but he refuses to do so." I ask him to write books but refuse to let him give lectures. Isn’t that just because I’m worried about this?”
Pang Tong's eyes lit up, he smiled, and without saying another word, he took Zhong Hui into the study. The two chatted for a while, and then Zhong Hui said: "Thank you very much, Pang Linggong, for rescuing me today. I will keep it in my heart. It's just that "Since there are still studies that have not been completed today, we allow the students to leave first!" Zhong Hui said and bowed to Pang Tong again. Pang Tong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, there is one more thing."
"Your Majesty, please speak."
Pang Tong looked at Zhong Hui and smiled strangely. Zhong Hui subconsciously felt something was wrong. Pang Tong immediately said: "Zhong Hui, I think that although you are young, you are also handsome, smart and sensitive. How about you become my disciple?" ah?"
Zhong Hui's face changed drastically and his eyes widened, "Pang Linggong, for such a big thing, don't be ridiculous. I have to ask what my father means before I can become a disciple. How about you let me go back and talk to my father? What's more, I don’t have much talent, so I feel ashamed to be valued so highly by your Duke.”
"You don't want to be Zhong Changtong's disciple because there are threats to following him. For some reason, you don't want to be my disciple?"
"Your Majesty, I haven't completed my studies at Imperial College yet."
"Haha, no matter how you refuse today, I will accept you as my disciple! If you don't agree! Don't even think about leaving Taixue!!"
Zhong Hui was stunned and stood there for a long time. Then he bowed to Pang Tong and said, "Greetings, Master."
Pang Tong couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh. I have finally found the one who can inherit my mantle!
As for Zhong Changtong, who told him not to be the third order?