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There is already a paper shop in Hedong, and if there is a printing technique, the copying of books will become extremely simple, and it is obvious what impact it will have on the promotion of enlightenment.It won't be long, and it will not be difficult to have one or two books in hand.

Then, opening paper workshops and book printing workshops is a big and profitable business.If it is done well, it will be rewarded by the court.

Fame and fortune ah.

"In this way, the emperor's promotion of enlightenment in Liangzhou is an established policy, not just talking about it." Yang Fu stroked his short beard under his jaw, his eyes shining brightly. "Decades from now, Liangzhou may be full of talents like Kanto..."

"No, no, no." Wang Wei waved his hands again and again. "The Son of Heaven doesn't want Liangzhou to follow in the footsteps of the Guandong, but to learn from each other's strengths. Liangzhou should have both civil and military skills, and be polite, instead of being full of food all day long and talking about it."

Wang Wei glanced at Zhao Ang. "Scholars like Yang Fujun and Huang Zimei are the talents favored by the emperor. Yishan, you are close, but you still need to work hard to make further progress."

Zhao Ang's face was reddish, and he avoided Wang Wei's eyes in embarrassment.

Yang Fu said a few words modestly, somewhat complacent in his heart.

As Wang Wei said, he is the strongest in terms of comprehensive strength among these few people, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sit side by side with the children of the four surnames, or even be slightly better, and he has high hopes for becoming the talent that Yang Xiu likes.

Wang Wei himself is Yang Xiu's confidant, and his daughter Wang Yi is an official beside the emperor. These news should be based on evidence.

In this way, the emperor's expectations for Liangzhou are indeed very high.

This is a rare opportunity, if you seize it, it is possible to surpass the four surnames in one fell swoop.

Jiang Xu heard this, but felt a little anxious.His martial arts are the best, but his knowledge is far from enough.In Liangzhou, learning martial arts is easy and there are many masters.Learning literature is not easy. There are not many people who can read and write, and there are even fewer famous scholars with inheritance.

Among the four surnames, the Yan family has the most profound family education, but Yan Zhong is the only one.

Among the four surnames, Yang's is the highest.When the children of the four surnames get married, the Yan family is the first choice, and if they can't ask for it, it is the Yang family.His mother, the Yang family, was Yang Fu's aunt.At home, when it comes to important matters, the person who can make up his mind is not his father, but his mother, Mrs. Yang.

Now it seems that it is impossible not to read.

Jiang Xu couldn't help thinking of Jiang Jiong.I heard that Jiang Jiong was recommended by Zhenxi General Han Sui to join the student camp and learn the art of war with Jia Xu. His future is bright.

Perhaps, I should also go to see Zhenxi General Han Sui and ask for a recommendation spot?

It's just that I don't have much contact with Han Sui at ordinary times, so I'm afraid I can't even get in the door.

Jiang Xu thought about it for a second, the prefect Yang Xiu is the emperor's confidant, and it is better to ask Yang Xiu than Han Sui.As long as the training results are excellent this time, it shouldn't be a problem to ask Yang Xiu for a recommendation.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xu was in no mood to sit down anymore, said a few words hastily, and got up to leave.

Yang Fu also had something on his mind, so he left with Jiang Xu.Zhao Ang originally wanted to leave, but was left behind by Mrs. Zhao.

When Wang Wei was talking to Zhao Ang and others, Mrs. Zhao was listening behind.She urged Zhao Ang to concentrate on practicing martial arts, find opportunities to apply for the exam, and learn the art of war from Jia Xu.Jia Xu is Yan Zhong's favorite talent, and now he is a think tank beside the emperor and a representative of Liangzhou people.It is a rare opportunity to learn from him, and Zhao Ang should strive for it.

More importantly, if Zhao Ang can become Jia Xu's disciple, he will have the opportunity to meet Wang Yi often, and this marriage is still possible.

Zhao Ang was a little afraid of difficulties, but he still listened to Zhao Shi's persuasion, and decided to go back and practice martial arts.

Qian exhorted, Wan ordered to send Zhao Ang away, and when Zhao came back, he discussed with Wang Wei again, hoping that Wang Wei could come forward, ask Yang Xiu for help, and recommend Zhao Ang to participate in the selection.Although there are not many household registrations in Liangzhou, there are more than 200 households, and only [-] people are recruited in the first phase, which is very rare.The Jiang family already has Jiang Jiong, so the Zhao family should also strive for a spot.

Wang Wei is very proud.People who have no skills need to be recommended. Look at my daughter, and no one recommends her, so she directly became the head of the women's camp.

Happy and annoyed at the same time, Mrs. Zhao spat on Wang Weiyi severely. "Old thief, look at your pride. No matter how good your daughter is, she will marry someone in the future. You don't like Wei Zhang, do you want to send her to the palace so that she can be a relative of the emperor in the future?"

Wang Wei laughed out loud. "The royal relatives don't dare to think about it, but my daughter is so outstanding, how can she marry anyone casually? Let me tell you, I can help Wei Zhang get a recommendation spot, but whether he can get in depends on his ability. The emperor will These students are regarded as the future of Liangzhou, and it is not so easy to get involved."

Chapter 475 Crouching Tiger Worry

Hanzhong, Nanzheng.

Sikong Zhang Xi sat on a boulder, facing a mighty middle-aged man.

"Yuanxiu, listen to my advice, don't hesitate any longer." Zhang Xi persuaded again. "It's only three things. If you don't take an official position, maybe you won't have a chance in this life."

The middle-aged man is none other than Crouching Tiger Zhang Ze who failed to fulfill his wish in the two enlistments of the emperor.

Zhang Xi was ordered to inspect Yizhou this time. After arriving in Hanzhong, the first stop was to meet Zhang Ze. He hoped that Zhang Ze could accompany him to Yizhou as an envoy, accumulate some merits, and then recommend him to the emperor.

After rejecting the emperor's recruitment twice, Zhang Xi doubted whether the emperor would still use Zhang Ze.

Although the emperor is young, he has a temper.

Unmoved, Zhang Ze glanced at Zhang Xi. "Mr. Zhang, I shouldn't be conscripted by the emperor. It's not because of my own reputation, or to raise my name, but because I think differently from the emperor. I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to shoulder the heavy responsibility."

"What does it mean to bear a heavy responsibility?" Zhang Xi was a little anxious. "Ministers in the court, how many people are like you? A person like Song Guo can be reused by the emperor, why can't he use you?"

Zhang Ze shook his head again and again. "I'm different from Song Guo. After I became an official, I was mostly in the prefectures and counties, and I know how difficult it is to deal with chaos. Now the world is in chaos, and the emperor is determined to rejuvenate. Hunting in Bingliang, the meaning of using force is very clear. With all due respect, this may not be a long-term solution."

Zhang Xi patted his thigh and sighed deeply.

Zhang Ze's words reached his heart.He also disapproved of the emperor's current decision, but the emperor did not give him a chance to remonstrate.Even if he submits a letter, the emperor will not send it, like a stone sinking into the sea.Now let him inspect Yizhou, which is like exile.

"Yuanxiu, because of this, we need veterans like you and me even more. You..."

"Someone is coming." Zhang Ze suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance.

Zhang Xi followed Zhang Ze's line of sight and saw a fast horse galloping along the official road by the Mian River.The envoy stopped at the foot of the hill, spoke a few words with his followers, and then hurried up the hill.

Seeing this, Zhang Xi didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly got up to tidy up his clothes.If it is an ordinary official document, just hand it over to his entourage.What needs to be picked up by him in person is likely to be an imperial edict.

The envoy went up the slope, came to Zhang Xi, and took out an imperial edict.

Zhang Xi accepted the edict and asked a few more questions, knowing that the emperor was still in Wuwei, this edict was sent all the way from Wuwei in an expedited three hundred miles.Because I didn't know the exact location of Zhang Xi, I went to Guanzhong first, met Situ Zhao Wen, and then rushed to Hanzhong from Baoxie Road.

As soon as Zhang Xi heard it, he understood that this imperial edict was not issued to him alone, at least San Gong.

He had received a letter from Yang Biao before, and knew that Yang Biao had gone to Xingxing.

After opening the imperial edict, Zhang Xi read it quickly, first he brows with joy, then he sighed again, showing a trace of helplessness.

Zhang Ze saw it and was a little curious, but he didn't want to ask more questions.

Zhang Xi returned to the table and sat down again, holding the imperial edict in his hand, reading and reading, sighing continuously.

The Son of Heaven deliberately set up a Dufu Mansion outside the Great Wall, and took Xun You as the first Duhu. This result exceeded his imagination, and it also means that the Kanto people have gained a pivotal position in the army, which is of course a good thing.

But Zhang Xi has been an official for many years, so of course he knows the truth of making big trees attract the wind.

Xun You's surprise attack on Danhan Mountain, led by Zang Hong, is easy to arouse criticism from others.Now the emperor rewards Xun You a lot and promises him important tasks, and the dissatisfaction of the generals will inevitably intensify.In future battles, it is hard to say whether Zhang Liao and Gao Shun will go all out.

Zhang Liao and Gao Shun refused to contribute, so Xun You, the general guard, could still sit still?

In addition, setting up a Protectorate outside the Great Wall is different from setting up a Protectorate in the Western Regions.The Western Regions are too far away from the Central Plains, even if someone raises an army to rebel, it will not have any direct impact on the Central Plains.Set up the Protectorate House outside the Great Wall, and once someone with bad intentions leads an army to attack the Great Wall, the Central Plains will definitely be shaken.

How to eliminate such hidden dangers, and how to maximize the contribution of the Danhanshan victory, is a problem that Zhang Xi must consider.

This is also a test for the emperor to these veterans, especially the veterans of the Guandong like him.

Whether the safety of the imperial court is important or the interests of the people of Kanto is important, he must give a clear answer.

Zhang Xi was a little envious of Zhang Ze.Zhang refused to be recruited, so he didn't have to face such a test.But let him abandon his official position and become an official now, he can't be as free and easy as Zhang Ze.

Zhang Ze was neither an official nor a native of Kanto, so it was inconvenient to discuss such matters with him.Zhang Xi thought and thought, and could only put away the imperial edict first.Anyway, the emperor didn't ask for a date for reply, so he can think about it slowly.

However, after being disturbed, he was not in the mood to persuade Zhang Ze to become an official again.

"Who is Zhang Lu?"

"After he claimed to be Zhang Ling, it's hard to say whether it's true or not." Zhang Ze said: "Although he has been untrustworthy, he is good to the people. He has never heard of any cruel actions. This person's separatist regime in Hanzhong is just for a moment of comfort. Not to be afraid."

"I see that there are quite a few household registrations in Hanzhong."

Zhang Ze shook his head. "It's less now, and more before. Last year, Li Jue and Guo Si were killed by the emperor, and Zhang Yi, the chief farmer, went to Guanzhong to farm, and many people who fled from Guanzhong moved back. The homeland is hard to leave, and the Hanzhong The land is also limited and cannot feed so many people.”

Zhang Ze hesitated for a moment, then said again: "The people who are returning to Guanzhong are not only people from Guanzhong, but also people who have fled from other places. I heard that Guanzhong is going to save fields. Is it true?"

Zhang Xi's eyes flickered slightly. "Is the land in Hanzhong both important?"

Zhang Ze glanced at Zhang Xi, snorted softly, but didn't speak.

Zhang Xi understood.The land annexation in Hanzhong may not be as serious as Kanto, but it is not easy to underestimate it.If not, no one would be willing to leave Hanzhong and return to Guanzhong.

"There is not one out of ten household registrations in Guanzhong, and it is the right time to save land." Zhang Xi said unhurriedly: "Although there are many people who have moved in from Liangzhou, compared with the idle land in Guanzhong, it is still far from enough. Du Tian hopes to do his best to restore life as soon as possible."

"Then what about Kanto, will you also go to the fields in the future?"

Zhang Xi smiled wryly.He felt that the emperor meant this, but since the emperor didn't say it, he couldn't make random guesses.Even if you have any thoughts, you can't tell Zhang Ze, so as not to cause unnecessary fear.

What Zhang Ze worried about was not that the emperor would spend his fields in Kanto in the future, but that the emperor would spend his fields in Hanzhong.

Zhang Ze has been an official for so many years. Even if he is not greedy, the land he owns must exceed the imperial court's regulations. Therefore, he is very sensitive to the Dutian in Guanzhong, and he is worried that the imperial court will implement Dutian in Hanzhong, which will cause him to suffer heavy losses.

Not only Zhang Ze, but also those who own a lot of land, including Zhang Xi himself.

Therefore, he always felt that the Son of Heaven was not in a hurry to return to Luoyang, nor was he in a hurry to conquer Yuan Shao. He just hoped that Yuan Shao would take all of Guandong, and then wait for all the big families in Guanzhong to attach themselves to Yuan Shao and become rebels, and then wipe them all out.

Chapter 476

"Yuanxiu, you are worrying too much." Zhang Xi reluctantly put away the uneasiness in his heart, half to comfort Zhang Ze, and half to comfort himself. "Situ spent his land in Guanzhong to resettle the newly immigrated Liangzhou people and the returning Guanzhong people. He did not deprive the land that has not been changed. Although the emperor is young, he has quite a city. He will not make a big move at this time. , making people panic."

"Really?" Zhang Ze was skeptical.

"If you don't believe me, just go to Guanzhong and take a look." Zhang Xi smiled. "There are many strong ministers around the emperor, why did he send Situ to preside over the field? Naturally, he has taken a fancy to Situ Laocheng."

Zhang Ze nodded slightly, his face relaxed a little, and he was silent.

"How about you, come with me?" Zhang Xi struck while the iron was hot, and extended the invitation again.

Zhang was noncommittal. "I heard that the Son of Heaven recruited the Baibo Army in Hedong, and the Black Mountain Army in Shangdang?"

"That's true. Now the main forces of the Hedong and Shangdang farms are the Baibo Army and the Black Mountain Army. They have eliminated hidden dangers and obtained household registration. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone." Zhang Xi stroked his beard, a little proud, as if he was the real enabler. "Hedong and Shangdang can restore stability so quickly, which has a lot to do with this policy."

"Then does the imperial court intend to recruit Zhang Lu?"

After Zhang Xilue thought about it, he guessed what Zhang Ze meant.

He doesn't know whether Tianshi Dao and Taiping Dao are in the same line, but it is a fact that what Tianshi Dao does is completely different from Taiping Dao.Even in the Bashu area where Tianshi Dao is the most powerful, Tianshi Dao did not have large-scale armed riots. Instead, some people made troubles in the name of the Yellow Turban.

Now that Zhang Lu occupies Hanzhong, although he also attacked and killed the prefect Su Gu and his party member Zhang Xiu, to the common people, they are quite peaceful.They promoted morality and called on the people to follow the Tao, which on the contrary played a significant role in the stability of Hanzhong.

If the imperial court intends to recruit Zhang Lu, Hanzhong will naturally become an area under the imperial court's jurisdiction, and there will be no need for large-scale adjustments.It would be even better if Zhang Lu could continue to serve as the prefect of Hanzhong.

"I was ordered to appease Yizhou, and recruiting Zhang Lu is the meaning of the question. Yuanxiu, would you recommend me?"

Zhang Ze smiled and nodded.

When the two looked at each other and smiled, Zhang Xi felt a little anxious in his heart.It would be great if Yuan Shao could bow his head and proclaim himself a minister and enter the court to take charge of the government.However, Yuan Shao was like a bull, determined to go his own way, and he would not give up until his head was smashed.

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Zhang Ze has successively served as Erqianshi, and he is a well-deserved celebrity and important minister in Nanzheng. It is easy to see Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu controlled Hanzhong, so he naturally knew about Sikong and Zhang Xi's arrival, including Zhang Xi's meeting with Zhang Ze.He never showed up, just wanted to see what Zhang Xi wanted to do.Now Zhang Ze came forward and said that the imperial court intended to recruit peace, and he was finally relieved.

Although he doesn't think the court has the strength to attack Hanzhong now, he still hopes to live in peace with the court and avoid confrontation with swords and soldiers.

Zhang Lu warmly received Zhang Xi, expressing inside and outside the words that he never intended to separate himself from one side, but only to protect the environment and the people.

Zhang Xi didn't expose him either. In fact, Zhang Lu did not commit any blatant disobedience.When Li Jue and Guo Si were in chaos, Zhang Lu even helped the court.It's just that Liu Yan was still alive at that time, and Zhang Lu was regarded as Liu Yan's subordinate.

Zhang Xi said with a smile: "Master holds a sword in one hand, and scriptures in the other, manages the government and calms the people, and cultivates the Tao quietly. His good life is enviable."

Zhang Lu laughed and waved his hands quickly. "Sikong praised me, I dare not take it for granted. Although I follow the way of my father and ancestors, my talent is limited, my heart is not strong, and I still need to be tempered. As for governance, it is not my specialty. It is just that the people in Hanzhong are simple, and there are crouching tigers. With the assistance of a famous official like Gong, it is barely possible to keep one side safe."

"Master, the Son of Heaven is also good at Taoism."

Zhang Lu was taken aback, raised his eyelids, and took a sized look at Zhang Xi. "The Son of Heaven... good way?"

Zhang Xi nodded solemnly.He didn't call Zhang Lu the prefect, but the Fujun, just to bring up this topic.

"As early as the Battle of Huayin, the Son of Heaven sent General Yang Feng of the Left to go to Hedong to invite Taoist priests to discuss the Tao. Later, he went north and passed through Baibo Valley, and asked carefully. However, no one in the Baibo army dared to fight. So far It is a pity."

Zhang Lu smiled.Although the Baibo army is another branch of the Yellow Turban, they have nothing to do with the Taiping Dao, and it is normal to find no one who can discuss the Dao with the emperor.

"Mr. Zhang, who did the Son of Heaven learn from?"

"The way of the Son of Heaven is not taught by someone, but obtained by the sky." Zhang Xi said solemnly: "Do you know that there was a vision in the sky that night, with red energy penetrating the Purple Palace, from southeast to northwest?"

Zhang Lu nodded again and again, and even Zhang Ze lifted his spirits.Although they were in Hanzhong, they also heard about this incident, but they were just hearsay and could not believe it.Hearing Zhang Xi, who was ranked third now, naturally no longer have any doubts.

"After that night, the emperor, who had never asked questions before, suddenly became very interested in Taoism. Although he failed to ask Yang Feng, he still read Taoism books frequently. If Master has a chance to meet him, he may be able to discuss morality with the emperor. Seek the way."

Zhang Lu became interested. "If there is such an opportunity, it would be great."

Zhang Xi said again: "Master may not be aware that Cai Yan, Cai Bojie's daughter, is now serving as Ling Shi by the emperor's side. She has little inheritance from her family, and she also has a lot of research on "Five Thousand Words of Lao Tzu."

"Really?" Zhang Lu was deeply surprised, and his heart was suddenly moved.

Cai Yong is a great Confucian, he bypassed the door, he knew this before.Although Cai Yong is dead now, Cai Yan is by the side of the emperor, discussing Taoism with the emperor every day, presumably his attainments in Taoism are not bad.

He has practiced Taoism for many years, but his progress has been limited. Not to mention the realm of his grandfather Zhang Ling, even the realm of his father Zhang Heng and his mother Mrs. Lu is beyond his reach.It is of course the best if you can communicate with your fellow practitioners and get some insights.

Especially when this fellow Taoist is still the Son of Heaven.