"Minister Yang Xiang see His Highness!"

Yang Xiang bowed his head and bowed to Liu De, and then bowed slightly to Baili Xi, and Baili Xi also returned the salute.

Liu De motioned to Yang Xiang to wait on the side, and said to Baili Xi: "Baili Aiqing, you go on, which virtuous person wants you to come in person?" ”

Baili Xi stroked his gray beard and said to Liu De with a smile: "This person is a famous scholar in Dongzhou, a Confucian scholar, named Zheng Xuan, who avoided disaster in Jizhou because of the war. ”

"Since it is a Confucian master, Lone should personally go and invite the master out of the mountain! Where does the Master live in seclusion now? Liu De asked.

"In the villages near [Wufeng County], according to the minister's inquiry, Zheng Gong cultivated in Wufeng, and gathered disciples to teach, with as many as 100 disciples, worthy of a generation of Confucianism." Baili Xi praised.

"In this way, you prepare gifts, it doesn't need to be too expensive, but it's best to show our sincerity, and in a few days, we will go to Wufeng to invite Zheng Gong out of the mountain, and let Xi Zhicai accompany him!" Liu De said.

Baili Xi hurriedly replied: "The old minister takes the order!" ”

Baili Xi got up and retired.

Yang Xiang said at this time: "Your Highness, the minister is here today, and he is also here to recommend talents!" ”

"Yang Gong, please take a seat, Yang Gong and Gu are a family, there is no need to be so polite!"

Liu De said politely.

"Yes, the minister obeys!"

Yang Xiang listened, but he smiled happily and hurriedly said yes.

Yang Xiangzheng sat down and said to Liu De: "Although the virtuous talent recommended by the minister now has no official position, he has also served as a small official under the command of Situ of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and has served as the head of a county, and has quite a lot of political achievements, but because he is not used to the corruption of officialdom, he immediately resigned. ”

"Where is this man now?"

"Temporarily live in Beiping!"

"Since you have talent, you should conquer it alone! Summoned him to come, and he personally tested his knowledge. Liu De said.

Yang Xiang commanded: "The minister can go and summon him!" ”

Soon, Yang Xiang took this person to the main hall.

"Cao Min Yan Zhenqing see His Highness!"

Although Yan Zhenqing's figure is not strong, he is also quite tall, and his face is resolute, and he leaned over to pay homage to Liu De.

"Up!"

Liu De waved his hand, but he didn't expect Yang Xiang to recommend Yan Zhenqing, Yan Zhenqing is most well-known for his calligraphy, but Yan Zhenqing also has unusual insights on etiquette, and Yan Zhenqing's loyalty is even more praised.

Liu De then asked Yan Zhenqing some questions about etiquette, Yan Zhenqing answered them fluently, and asked him about government affairs, Yan Zhenqing's views on culture and education also made Liu De refreshed.

Liu De used stunts to check Yan Zhenqing's attributes:

Character: Yan Zhenqing

Gender: Male

Age: 32/85

Injuries: Healthy

Forces: Opposition

Identity: Family

Official position: None

Title: None

Reputation: 2500

Merit:--

Loyal:--

Command: 72

Force: 58

Intelligence: 80

Politics: 84

Glamour: 93

Adaptability: Infantry A Cavalry C Archers A Weapons B Naval Army C

Treasure: None

Stunt: Subtle [Skill Points earned when defeating enemy units are doubled]

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Yan Zhenqing's attributes can only be regarded as second-rate, but it is not bad to be able to make his side's bench thicker.

Liu De said to Yan Zhenqing: "Jun's talent, but he is not bad, he is willing to recruit you as an official, are you willing?" ”

Yan Zhenqing paused and said: "The name of benevolence and righteousness of the Han Dynasty is all over the world, the people in the Han Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, the officials are also loyal to their duties, and the grass people are willing to be small officials, and His Royal Highness will achieve the great cause of the king!" ”

"Yan Aiqing, please get up!"

Liu De helped Yan Zhenqing up and said, "Yan Aiqing, you are good at etiquette, so I want to ask you to be a member of the Ministry of Rites, are you willing?" ”

Yan Zhenqing immediately said: "The minister is willing to serve His Highness as a dog and horse." ”

Yang Xiang also stroked his palms on the side and laughed: "There is another general from the Ministry of Rites!" ”

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Within a few days, Liu De led a group of soldiers and horses to Wufeng County, now the Han Dynasty is just established, it is indeed a lack of Zheng Xuan such a great Confucian to sit in the center, the attraction of a great Confucian is definitely resounding now, if this great Confucian is invited to the Hanlin Academy, then it will definitely attract more scholars to participate in the imperial examination.

And in order to successfully invite this great Confucian, Liu De also brought the Confucian books that had been printed into books with him.

The Ministry of Industry's Paper Division and Printing Department have been established, and now they are starting to print books, Liu De is ready to promote books from top to bottom, from officialdom to the people. Convenient, concise, and smooth books will certainly have a tremendous impact on the people when they circulate among officials.

At that time, the Han court would be able to push out the books and papers.

Steadily, inexpensive books will soon replace bulky and expensive bamboo slips.

But now because of the lack of craftsmen, the speed cannot keep up, the output is small, and it will take some time before Liu De implements the plan.

And because of the tight protection, not many people even in Beiping know about it.

Of course, this does not prevent Liu De from taking a few books to "bribe" this great Confucian.

Wufeng County is in the southeast of Beiping, at least three days away, and this time Liu De went in person, Beiping can not be left behind, and Chen Shuo is sick and weak, can not be a director, so Liu De took the opportunity to promote Xun Yu to the [cabinet secondary] and concurrently serve as the [Ministry of Officials].

And when Liu De gave this order, Xun You, who was Xun Yu's nephew, took the lead in standing up and suggesting to Liu De: "Since Lord Xun has served as the second assistant of the cabinet and has a general view of the government, he should not concurrently serve as the secretary of the ministry, and ask His Royal Highness to appoint a person as the secretary of the ministry to be in charge of the appointment and dismissal of hundreds of officials." ”

After Xun Yu received this order, he also came to meet Liu De and asked for his resignation, but Liu De rejected Xun Yu's invitation on the grounds that no one could hold the post of secretary of the ministry.

At this point, it has become an established fact that Xun Yu served as the deputy assistant of the cabinet and the secretary of the ministry.

And quickly spread throughout Beiping.

Everyone knows that Chen Shuo's health is deteriorating now, almost all of them are recuperating in the house, and he can't be a director, in fact, although Chen Shuo served as the first assistant of the cabinet after Liu De became the public, but the time to deal with government affairs is only a handful.

So now, when there is only Xun Yu as the deputy assistant of the cabinet, Xun Yu can almost support one person below and above ten thousand people.

If Xun Yu is not serving as the secretary of the ministry, then plus the other five departments, together with other departments, even if Xun Yu holds the power, it is impossible to do whatever he wants, playing a certain role in checks and balances, but the current situation is that Xun Yu continues to serve as the secretary of the ministry, and no one can check and balance Xun Yu.

Many people are thinking in their hearts, how kind Liu De treats Xun Yu!

Accompanying Liu De were the Praetorian Guards led by Dian Wei and Xu Chu, as well as the Qimen Army led by Cao Shen, and the ministers, including Baili Xi and Xi Zhicai, galloped quickly all the way.

Finally, Liu De led everyone to a suburb not far from Wufeng County, where there was a small thatched house, although it was built simply, it was very large and spacious, and there was a faint sound of reading inside.

There are childish and clear voices, and there are also young people's high-pitched voices, all of which are the sounds of reading.

The officials of Wufeng County have been waiting for a long time under the leadership of the county order, and the local pavilion chief is also accompanied.

The local pavilion chief is a veteran who has fought with Liu De for many years, and the Yanzhou people have attacked Dongfu with Liu De, and then moved to Changyang and Liyang, and have fought several times, so that the veteran has lost an arm.

had to retire, and was finally placed here as the pavilion chief, and there are many such veterans, they are the foundation of Liu De's maintenance of the most grassroots rule.

Liu De motioned to everyone not to disturb the children in the courtyard reading, and personally knocked on the wooden door.

The sound of reading in the courtyard stopped for a while, and then sounded again in the sound of scolding.

Liu De heard the sound of the bolt pulling, a child came out, and suddenly saw so many people standing outside the door, as well as many soldiers with knives and spears, the child was directly startled, and his little hand held the wooden door, and wanted to close the door.

Liu Deton felt funny, protected the wooden door with his hand, and said to Xiao Tong: "You go and talk to Zheng Gong, just say that Han Gong Liu De wants to see!" ”

"Who?"

Xiao Tong's face was flushed, how could his strength be comparable to Liu De, hearing Liu De speak, he instinctively looked up, but he couldn't hear clearly.

"You just say that Liu De wants to see you!"

Liu De repeated.

Xiao Tong may not have understood the meaning of Liu De's name, so he let go of the door in a daze and went to the courtyard to deliver the letter.

A scholar who was studying in the courtyard looked at the little boy who was running inside with two little short legs in a daze, and laughed: "Yun Ming, who is outside the door?" ”

"He said his name was Liu De!"

The little boy named Yun Ming said without looking back.

"Who are you talking about!?"

There was a panic in the courtyard, and even the sound of tables, chairs and benches colliding sounded.

Zheng Xuan also finally got the news that Liu De came, although he was a great Confucian in the sea, but Liu De, as a prince of a place, how could he teach under his rule?

Liu De was personally welcomed into the thatched hut by Zheng Xuan, and the other officials were waiting outside, and the scholars who had been studying in the courtyard were also persuaded to leave.

Of course, the scholars did not have any resentment, but squatted outside the door, talking with great interest about the intention of the Han Duke to come. Some clever scholars even sent people to report to the patriarch of the family.

"Then it goes without saying that Han Gong must have come to invite Mr. out of the mountain as an official!"

A soldier said to the person next to him with a dance.

The other scholars agreed with the words of this gentleman.

If their master, that is, Mr. Zheng Xuan, went out of the mountain to be an official, then wouldn't they, the disciples of the master, also rise to the top, and even have a petty official?

At this time, in the grass house, Zheng Xuan's face was bitter, and he bowed slightly to Liu De and said: "Your Highness, the grass people are already old, I am afraid that I will lose His Highness's entrustment, now the grass people just want to live in this place, just teach some disciples in their spare time, and hope that His Royal Highness will approve it!" ”

"Zheng Gong must not be like this!"

Liu grabbed Zheng Xuan's hand and said kindly.

"If you are swaying today, you need a great Confucian like you to go out of the mountain to stabilize the hearts of people in the world!"