After hearing these words, Chen Mu's expression remained unchanged, but he was slightly angry in his heart.
I'm not angry with Yang Ci, but I feel a little uncomfortable.
He could have gone to Taixue to study.
Just quietly get a diploma, transfer to the local government to be a filial and honest person, and wait for the world to change.
Quan Huan waved his hand, and he transferred from Taixue to Hongdu School.
Originally, this was alright. This is how the world is governed. Under the feudal system, no power means no human rights. No one will care about your opinion.
But now people are coming to ask you again, do you want to go back to Imperial College?
Are you a commodity?
Being pushed around?
certainly.
At least Yang Ci would ask him for his opinion. From this point of view, it was much better than Zhang asking Zhao Zhong to change his place without even saying hello.
However, Chen Mu still had some resistance and calmly replied: "Bo Xiangong, the Hongdu School has countless books, and you can study calligraphy and painting diligently. I think it is good to be in the Hongdu Pavilion."
Hearing his words, Zhang let Zhao Zhong breathe a sigh of relief. It was not easy to find a talented person who could govern the country and was highly appreciated by the emperor. He could not be abducted by the scholars.
Yang Ci was not disappointed, and just said softly: "Everyone has his own ambitions. You can stay in Hongdu Hall if you like. But in the future, if you don't understand anything when reading the scriptures, you can come to my house and ask."
If you don't understand something, you can go to him directly?
Chen Mu's heart moved, he bowed his hands and said, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bo Xiang."
This is to recruit named disciples.
There are two types of disciples accepted by teachers in the Eastern Han Dynasty. One is the disciple who transfers all the knowledge to him and passes it on as a mantle. For example, Yang Ci and Zhang Ji had this kind of relationship with Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty. There were also three thousand disciples of Confucius.
There are only seventy-two sages who can actually enter the palace.
The second type is the disciples of Dake, also known as disciples. The great Confucian scholar Ma Rong accepted thousands of disciples, including Zheng Xuan and Lu Zhi. These disciples are the disciples of Dake. People such as Lu Zhi and Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, etc. also fall into this category.
Later, Gongsun Zan also worshiped Liu Kuan as his teacher, unlike his disciples who only worshiped one person as their teacher. This was a manifestation of the impermanence of teachers in the late Han Dynasty.
If we use a metaphor, it is equivalent to the current relationship between master and apprentice, teacher and student.
One represents inheritance, and the other represents the popularization of knowledge.
So what Yang Ci said was actually equivalent to being a registered disciple who allowed Chen Mu to listen when he was giving lectures.
However, even though he was just an ordinary disciple of Da Ke, Yang Ci's reputation was so great that after receiving his praise, he soon became famous all over the world and established a reputation among scholars.
This shows that Yang Ci admires him very much.
The laying of floor heating pipes took two full days. The first day was used to install the pipes. The installation was completed in the morning of the second day, and the flooring had to be laid in the afternoon. Hundreds of experienced craftsmen were busy working to complete the project.
On the fourth day, the floor heating equipment was operating normally, and the entire Yutang Hall was as warm as spring, because the iron pipes were not directly buried in the wooden boards, but were also covered with a layer of fine sand. In this way, after the 100-degree boiling water flows through the iron pipes, the heat is transferred
When it is transferred to the fine sand, then transferred to the wooden board, and evaporates into the room, the temperature will be much lower, about fifty or sixty degrees.
The floor temperature is fifty or sixty degrees. When the heat is radiated into the house, the temperature will drop further, keeping the whole house at a normal temperature of twenty or thirty degrees. In this way, as long as the doors and windows are closed, even if it is several degrees below zero outside, the house will still be very warm.
Extremely comfortable.
On this day, it snowed in Luoyang. The rustling snowflakes were covered with snow, and the city of Luoyang seemed to turn into white. Of course, the people in the city were not affected. It was just a little colder. It was still the same as in previous years.
However, the victims in countless temporary wooden shacks outside the city had a very difficult time. Many people were wearing single clothes and shivering in drafty houses.
Parents with their children hugged their children tightly in their arms, trying to warm their children with their own body temperature. However, after an unknown amount of time, their bodies gradually became cold, and they froze to death in this winter.
Life is sometimes so fragile, but it is always so tenacious.
Everyone lives like weeds. They wither and die in winter, and new life takes their place. When spring comes next year, the young grass sprouts new shoots, and they continue to live hard and hard.
On this day, all the officials in Luoyang, large and small, should have been hiding in their warm homes, waiting for the winter to pass, but suddenly they heard the emperor's edict.
The emperor is going to hold a court meeting!
What is a court meeting?
There were two types of court meetings in the Eastern Han Dynasty: one was regular meetings, which were held at fixed times; the other was temporary meetings, called court meetings.
It is somewhat similar to other dynasties in the feudal period, but the difference is that whether it is a regular meeting or a temporary meeting, only dozens of top officials in Luoyang City are usually summoned.
Such as the Sangong and Jiuqing, the great general, the prince and Taifu, Zhi Jinwu, the prince and young tutor, the general master, the censor Zhongcheng, the minister and other important department leaders.
Other middle-level officials, such as officials from various departments of the Sangong and Jiuqing, are unlikely to appear at court meetings unless they are specially summoned.
Because the three ministers and the nine ministers have their own responsibilities, they will also hold meetings themselves, which are called Sino-Korean official meetings.
Most matters were resolved through official discussions between China and the DPRK. For example, the court officials in various states and counties sent the documents that sentenced prisoners in the states and counties to Luoyang and handed them over to the court officials for handling. Only cases that could not be handled would be judged by the emperor.
But this time is different. This time the emperor is going to hold a grand meeting. Not only senior officials are going, but all middle-level officials are also going. Except for some officials who need to be on duty, such as officials at the city gates and department officials on duty who have tasks.
When going out on business, almost everyone except officials in Luoyang go there.
There are many kinds of people, ranging from six hundred stones to ten thousand stones, and there are hundreds of people.
This still only counts the officials of various departments of the Sangong and Jiuqing as well as some idle officials. If all the officials in Luoyang are included, there will be thousands of people. However, ordinary palaces cannot accommodate so many people.
Only those with high authority can appear, so only officials with real power in important departments will go.
The location of the court meeting in the Eastern Han Dynasty is not fixed. It depends on where the emperor lives today. For example, if the emperor lives in the North Palace today, it will be in Chongde Hall or Deyang Hall in the North Palace. If he lives in the South Palace today, it will usually be in Quefei Hall or Chongde Hall.
temple.
Yes, you read that right, there are Chongde Halls in the North and South Palaces in Luoyang.
However, the venue of today's meeting is very strange. The emperor actually held a grand meeting in the Yutang Hall of the West Palace, which is puzzling.
The square outside Jiade Gate was covered with snow. Hundreds of officials were notified and arrived here.
"Brother Yongnian, long time no see."
"Brother Zi Qiao, I wanted to visit your home last month, but I heard that you went to Yuzhou for business. When did you come back?"
"In these few days, after only two days of rest, the emperor issued an edict to start a court meeting."
"Yes, I don't know what happened this time. There was such a big commotion. Could it be a call from the west?"
"Hey, brother Hongqing, I heard that you have taken in two more concubines recently?"
"Alas, the victims outside the city are so pitiful. When I saw them selling themselves to bury their fathers, I felt pity for them."
"Brother Bo Xing, how many slaves have you bought this time? You bought so many fields in Yangzhou this year, you should need a lot of farm slaves."
"Not many, just a few hundred people. Although people are as cheap as animals nowadays, my family's financial resources are limited and we can only buy so many. Unlike Brother Xiuyuan, who is from a wealthy family in Nanyang, he has a huge wealth and can buy countless slaves."
After the officials arrived outside the square, they all chatted. Some were asking why there was a sudden meeting today, and some were talking about how many people had been bought this year.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the aristocratic families had already taken shape, and it can even be said that they have evolved like this since the Western Han Dynasty. They just lacked a nine-level Zhongzheng system to rectify their names.
Human trafficking and land trading have long been open secrets, and even in such a public place, they dare to speak openly.
"Edict from the Emperor, enter the palace and attend court!"
When it was time to go to court, the saluting officer raised his voice and almost all the officials lined up in order.
The three gongs and nine ministers stood at the front, followed by the prince and Taifu, Zhi Jinwu, the prince's young master, the general craftsman, the censor Zhongcheng, the minister, and other senior officials who were second only to the three gongs and nine ministers.
Behind them was a crowd of middle-level officials from various departments.
General Shi, General Sima, Taifu Zhangshi, Sangong Zhangshi, Yushi Zhongcheng, Shangshu Lingting Weizheng, Tingwei Zuojian, Taizhong doctor, Prince Lingengling, Prince family order, Prince servant, Taichang Yu,
These are middle-level officials, whose rank is between Qianshi and Qianshi. Although they do not often go to court on weekdays, they occasionally receive orders to meet the emperor. But today, there are not only these people, but also many lower-level officials. Since these middle-level officials
The officials' subordinates each stand behind their superiors and line up in order according to the official's rank.
General He Jin stood at the front of the procession. Hearing the shouts of the salute officer, he was the first to walk into the palace gate with small steps. In the history of the Han Dynasty, there were only two people who could enter the court without following, go to the palace with swords and shoes, and pay tribute without being named.
One is Xiao He, the other is Liang Ji, and Cao Cao will be added when the Han Dynasty presents the emperor in the future.
He Jin is a hundred times inferior to Xiao He in terms of ability, and a hundred times inferior to Liang Ji and Cao Cao in terms of power. Of course, he does not have this privilege. Like the three gongs, nine ministers and hundreds of officials, they have to move forward in a hurry, which is equivalent to trotting all the way.
The wind was so cold that my nose ran out of water.
It used to be that when we were in the Quefei Hall, we only needed to enter the Quefei Gate to enter the palace. Now that we suddenly moved to the Yutang Hall, we had to walk two more palaces, a distance of almost three to four hundred meters, and many officials were choked by the cold.
Fortunately, after passing Jiade Hall and Lantai, Yutang Hall was within easy reach, but the officials found it strange that the gate of Yutang Hall was closed and not opened.
"Strange, why is the door closed? Isn't it in Yutang Hall?"
"There are left and right officials and palace guards guarding the door. It should be right here."
"Then why?"
"Look, this Jade Hall is a little strange."
"What's weird?"
"Other palaces are covered with snow, but the area around Yutang Hall and the top of the palace are very dry and there is no snow. Isn't this strange?"
"It's really true."
The officials noticed that there was no snow on the roof of the Yutang Hall. They were amazed and puzzled. They didn't know what was going on, so they could only continue to follow the large group and leave a series of footprints on the snow.
He Jin led Sangong and Jiuqing to the entrance of the palace, and heard the salute officer shout again: "Open the door!"
Hoo ho ho!
The door of Yutang Palace opened, and warm air flowed out, bringing a sense of warmth to everyone.
The room was actually as warm as spring and extremely comfortable.
"Enter the palace!"
In the sound of praising the official, many officials stepped into the palace.
I just felt warm in the hall, as if I was wrapped in Hexi's spring light, and my whole body was filled with warmth.
The officials even saw that the guards standing guard on the left and right were sweating on their foreheads. The palace maids who were supposed to be wearing thick clothes changed into the fairy skirts worn only in summer and the gauze outer layer, which made them look extremely light.
Although I was full of doubts and wanted to talk to someone, no one dared to speak due to the etiquette in the main hall.
"Pay homage to the Emperor!"
The salute officer shouted again.
Liu Hong, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, surrounded by dozens of small Huangmen, regular attendants, palace maids, chamberlains, ministers, ministers, and Yu Lin, entered the palace from the side hall behind the main hall.
He is wearing an orthodox black dragon robe and a bright red coat. The upper body of the dragon robe is black and the lower body is red, which represents that the fire virtue of the Eastern Han Dynasty has inherited the water virtue of the Western Han Dynasty.
The ministers pressed their right hands with their left hands, raised their hands and raised their foreheads, bowed ninety degrees, and shouted long live.
The term "long live" existed in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. When Liu Bang held a court meeting, all the ministers would shout "long live" every time, and this became a common practice at the court meeting.
"The ceremony is over!"
After the salute official finished speaking, the officials stood up, raised their eyebrows again, and finally lowered their hands to complete the ceremony.
Liu Hong said: "Everyone, please sit down."
He himself also knelt down and sat on the main seat of the main hall. Next to him were Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong, Le Song, Chen Mu and other attendants.
Chen Mu observed the officials below, and he knew some of them, such as Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's Jinan prime minister was snatched away by Liu Bei. Cao Song did not help him go out. Instead, he helped him buy a Guanglu doctor in Xiyuan. This was a real Guangluxun official with two thousand stones. His real power was not small.
Guang Luxun and Liu Kuan were sitting at attention behind them.
There is also Xun He, who is currently the chief of the general, with a salary of 600 shi. He sits behind General Shi and General Sima, and is considered a relatively low-level official.
Liu Biao was recommended by He Jin as the Lieutenant Commander of the Northern Army and followed He Jin.
Now the mid-level officials in the Northern Army are in prison and will not be released until the amnesty on December 30 at the end of the year. Therefore, the Northern Army is led by He Jin, and the current Northern Army officers are also
It is based on He Jin.
Lu Zhi was also there. In the middle of the year, he was slandered by Zuo Feng and imprisoned. Huangfu Song and Liu Bei wrote to rescue him. Seeing that the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou had been wiped out, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty reinstated him to his original position and became the editor of scriptures.
Shangshu, affiliated to Shangshutai.
In addition to these acquaintances, there are also some officials who have been in Luoyang for a long time and have met in various ways, such as Taishi Ling Shan Yang, who is in charge of the national collection of Hongdu Pavilion and has had contact with them in the academy.
There are also Hongdu literature Lesong, Jiang Lan, Yilang Hanshuo, and Shangshu Zhang Xun. The main focus is on academic aspects. The Hongdu library is a library, so most of the people who come here must be scholars.
However, Chen Mu knew that there must be a large number of famous people in history.
Not to mention anything else, Yuan Shao was also appointed as a subordinate official by He Jinzheng. At present, I heard that he seems to be serving as the left prisoner of Yulin. In this regard, he is not as good as Cao Cao. Cao Cao has already had two thousand dan, while Yuan Shao only has 600 dan now.
Much worse than its old enemy.
But this cannot be blamed on Yuan Shao. Many people think that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are cousins. In fact, they are half-brothers, and Yuan Shao is older than Yuan Shu.
However, Yuan Shao's mother was a maid, while Yuan Shu's mother was Yuan Feng's wife and Yuan Feng's legitimate second son. There was a huge difference in status between the two.
As a result, Yuan Shu was younger than Yuan Shao, but he was already a two-thousand-dan general, while Yuan Shao was a six-hundred-dan Yulin Zuojian, who had surrendered to He Jin in exchange for his help. His uncle Yuan Wei did not help.
After passing him once, Yuan Shao also had a hard time.
Hundreds of officials were seated, and the venue was completely silent.
Liu Hong smiled and said: "How do you feel after you enter the palace?"
Yang Ci, the imperial servant who had agreed to do this a long time ago, stood up, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It's very warm. I wonder how your majesty made the palace so comfortable."
This question represents the doubts of all officials.
Rich people in the Han Dynasty usually prepared incense charcoal for the winter and brought a stove with them to burn the charcoal, which was the warm baby of the Han Dynasty.
But no matter how strong the charcoal fire was, it could not warm the entire hall. What's more, the ministers felt that the warmth came from the underground. Could it be that the emperor hollowed out the underground and burned a fire inside to make a fire pit?
The fire kang existed in the Western Han Dynasty, but the problem was that for such a big palace, and it had to support the huge main body of the palace, how could it collapse if the bottom was hollowed out?
How do you make a fire bed?
Liu Hong laughed and said: "This thing is floor heating, which places hot water under the floor. If you are interested, you might as well make one at home. It won't cost much."
"Is there such a thing as this?"
"Floor heating? It's really a good thing. The whole house is filled with warmth."
"Put hot water under the floor? I don't know if it's safe."
"Didn't you see that a palace as big as Yutang Palace is very solid? It must be very safe."
The ministers talked a lot.
Seeing that his goal was achieved, Liu Hong made a gesture to Li Cao, who immediately slapped the gong. The loud sound made everyone shut up and be quiet.
"If you also want to have a floor heater at home to survive the winter, you can find Bilan Songdian."
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty glanced at Bi Lan and Song Dian.
These two people had only served as regular servants in the past two years. They were not very senior and both were only in their thirties. Unlike Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong, who were scheming and scheming, they had taken on such a big task this time. They felt full of glory and stood up proudly.
Looking down at the ministers.
"I just don't know how much it will cost. If it's not expensive, I might consider it."
"How much does some hot water cost? Your Majesty, I want one."
"I want one too."
Officials signed up one after another, and soon the orders reached hundreds of sets. When word spread, there would be more than a hundred sets, maybe hundreds or even thousands. It is estimated that Bilan Songdian will be busy this winter.
Seeing that the sales of floor heating equipment were almost done, Liu Hong nodded with a smile, looked at the officials on the left and right, the gong rang again, and the whole place was silent.
"Put the floor heating issue aside for now and talk about it after the court meeting is over."
Liu Hong's face gradually became serious and he said loudly: "Let's talk about the second thing. Famines have continued this year. Yellow scarves are rampant in the three places of Jizhou, Yuzhou and Qingzhou. There are hundreds of wastes waiting to be done. I want to collect 100 yuan per mu from the three places of Yangzhou, Yizhou and Jingzhou.
The money and field tax is used to provide disaster relief to Jizhou, Yuzhou and Qingzhou. What do you think?"
After he finished speaking, the whole place was silent, and the expressions of all the officials began to change.