"I originally wanted to select some capable people for you to become your subordinates in the East Palace... I have also made several copies of the list...", in Qiongyuan, the three members of the Liu family were eating tea comfortably, chatting, and hearing Liu Xi's words, Hu'er asked with some puzzlement: "Since this is the case, why not arrange it, now there is only one subordinate official in the East Palace..."

"It's really not enough, a lot of things, all things have to be done by him alone, Erchen himself can't stand it anymore...", Hu'er complained, Liu Xi looked at him, but shook his head helplessly, and said: "I used to think the same way, but ah, I remembered another thing, when I was young, my father found me a lot of talents..."

Hu'er pursed her lips and said, "Isn't it?" Almost all the ministers have been made up for you...", Liu Xi glared at him, Hu'er did not continue to speak, and Liu Xi said again: "It's a pity, because he has always been in the East Palace, and he has not experienced hardships in the local area, nor has he served in other places, so that for a long time after I took the important position, they could not ban the original ministers of the temple. ”

"Therefore, your ministers, I have thrown them all over the place for you to sharpen, and when you take office, these people will be enough to take on the big responsibility..", Liu Xi said, Hu'er suddenly realized, nodded, Liu Xi asked again: "Hu'er, what do you think of Yuan Zi?" ”

"Yuan Zinai is a famous minister, a general, and your father..."

"Well, it's good that you understand." , Liu Xi said a word, and didn't say much, Hu'er suddenly seemed to realize something, frowned, but Liu Yi didn't know what they were talking about, looked at them blankly, seeing his appearance, Liu Xi smiled and said, "Are you thinking about why the food hasn't come yet?" ”

Liu Yi nodded, and hurriedly shook his head again.

"Eat less, you... Alas...", Liu Xi shook his head, and soon, Qi Yue brought the meal, the three of them ate and chatted about family life, Liu Yi talked about his two sons, his two sons were born together, and their appearance is exactly the same, he is just four years old this year, and he has no official name, only a nickname, one is called porridge, and the other is called Kui, this name is obtained, so that Liu Xi doesn't know what to say.

When Liu Yi talked about his children, his face was full of confidence, he said: "The eldest son porridge, when he grows up, I will name him Wu, and then let him go to military school, and lead soldiers to fight in the future, the second son Kui, I am going to wait for him to be eight years old, I will send him to Taixue, let him study hard, and take my place in the future!" ”

"Hahaha, eight years old?? Uncle, have you ever said these things to your aunt? ”

"Ahem, women's family, can you still care how I educate my children? On weekdays, she is respectful to me... If you don't dare to disobey me at all, and if you anger me, I will be a palm! Liu Yi patted his chest and said, Hu'er pouted and said in a low voice: "Last time I went to my uncle's house, I saw that my uncle was clearly chased and beaten by his aunt... Uncle ran up, and the entire Liu Mansion trembled..."

Liu Yi was furious and asked rhetorically: "This matter that is not related to the woman's family, how can it be said that he was chased and beaten?" Then, there was a burst of incomprehensible words such as "tolerance" and "gentleman", and Qiongyuan was suddenly filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Liu Yi still left early, he didn't dare to go back too late, Liu Xi didn't embarrass him, seeing Liu Yi rushing away, Hu'er was about to laugh, Liu Xi shook his head and said: "Don't tell your uncle about that, back then, I also looked away and married him Zhang Servant's daughter, who knows, this Zhang Servant's daughter is very beautiful, it is this voice, this temperament, and her father are somewhat similar..."

"It's all to blame... Hurt him! Liu Xi shook his head helplessly, looked at Hu'er on the side again, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, where is your East Palace?" Wang, is she okay? You won't be like your uncle..."

"Father! A mere woman's family, can I still be as frightened as my uncle? On weekdays, she is respectful to me... If you don't dare to disobey me at all, and if you anger me, I will be a palm! Listening to Hu'er's boasting, Liu Xi squinted his eyes slightly, looking at him a little strangely, this is familiar?

The two boasted for a while, and Hu'er got up and said, "Father, go back too..."

"Oh? What's the matter, don't want to accompany me? ”

"No, it's just that Erchen has recently developed a good habit of going to bed early and getting up early, which is also conducive to good health..."

"I understand, I understand, this habit has been cultivated by my father for more than 20 years... Let's go back early. ”

.....

The dispute in the Houde Hall has gradually spread to the temple, Pang Tong's supporters, compared to Zhuge Liang, are obviously not qualified, in the battle between the two sides, completely at a disadvantage, fortunately they got the support of an important person, this person is Ma Jun, when Pang Tong personally rushed to the Gongfu, the Gongfu was still resounding with the deafening sound, Pang Tong waited for more than two hours before seeing Ma Jun.

For Ma Jun, not to mention Pang Tong, it is the Son of Heaven, and he has to be polite, this is a friend of Emperor Xiaoxian, the Son of Heaven saw him, and he was treated like his elders, not to mention, he was respected as a son by the world because of various creations such as printing, especially the emergence of printing, which made Ma Jun's fame reach a peak.

That is, he has no intention and high position, otherwise, even Zhuge Liang may not be able to snatch the position of Shang Shuling from him, however, Ma Jun is very kind and will never be rude to anyone, seeing Pang Tong waiting outside the door, Ma Jun's face was full of apologies, he didn't mean to hang Pang Tong, he hurriedly explained, talking about his busy affairs, hoping that Pang Tong would not blame him.

"Don't dare, don't dare, Ma Gong doesn't need to say much, I understand, Ma Gong is busy, especially this time, I heard that what Ma Gong wants to create is very dangerous, and I hope Ma Gong will take care...", Pang Tong said, Ma Jun did not hide his selfishness, and told Pang Tong what he was busy with one by one, Pang Tong listened very carefully, and gave some suggestions from time to time, which made Ma Jun particularly shocked.

"In the temple, I thought that only Zhuge Kongming could understand my thoughts and have attainments in this area, but I didn't expect that Pang Jun would be the same, okay, great!" , Ma Jun said happily: "The ministers of the temple, most of them look down on craftsmen, and it is a great thing for this to have a few more ministers like you..."

"That's what I'm here for!" Pang Tong said, did not take Ma Jun to other places, the two were standing at the door, Pang Tong talked about his thoughts, of course, talking about some things about craftsmen, banning the restrictions on craftsmen in temples, and vigorously supporting the folk handicraft industry, listening to Pang Tong's words, Ma Jun gradually sluggish.

Nowadays, the status of craftsmen has gradually improved because of the Gongfu, but there are still many restrictions, because the temple is worried that these craftsmen will privately cast ordnance, build fortresses, etc., so there are great restrictions on the casting and construction of craftsmen.

For example, if a common person asks a craftsman to make an iron hoe, then the craftsman must report to the local officials, and after obtaining approval, he will cast under supervision.

And now Pang Tong is to ban these restrictions on craftsmen, casting needs to be recorded, but there is no need to supervise, you can also cast by yourself, in addition to the rest of the craftsmen, you can also be free to help others build houses, courtyards, you can also help others to carve, do not have to wait for the permission of the government, these make Ma Jun particularly excited.

Although he has the heart to change the status of the craftsmen, but he is not good at words, and he doesn't know how to do it, his wisdom, as if all in creation, in debating with others, or seizing benefits for himself, etc., he is very ignorant, and now Pang Tong is willing to help him, Ma Jun is naturally very happy, the two chatted for a long time, and the conversation was also very harmonious.

The final result is that Pang Tong persuaded Ma Jun that in the next court meeting, Ma Jun will go to the court to discuss and support Pang Tong's many performances on banning the restrictions on craftsmen, both of them are very happy, Ma Jun is happy for the craftsmen in the world, Pang Tong is happy because of Ma Jun's support, with Ma Jun's support, Pang Tong dares to guarantee that the Son of Heaven will not object.

The Son of Heaven knew how capable the craftsmen were, and Ma Jun was also famous enough.

For this matter, Pang Tong did not hide it, and directly told everyone that he was competing with Zhuge Liang in the temple, and neither of them fell to the point of unscrupulous means, this is a dignified contest, not for themselves, but for the Han world, after the Han Dynasty became stronger and richer, it came to a crossroads, and everyone had their own ideas about the future.

Some people think that the Han Dynasty should continue to increase household registration, conquer the outside of the Saiwai, and migrate the population of the Central Plains to the outside of the Saiwai, and then completely turn these areas into the land of the Han Dynasty, so as to form a virtuous circle, so as to embark on a new road, which is the road of the Han Shangshu Ling Zhuge Liang!

Some people believe that the Han should loosen the restrictions on industry and commerce, control and threaten foreign countries through commerce and trade, so that foreign countries can share the pressure from the economy and other aspects for the Han Dynasty, and expand the whole world from the road of commerce and trade.

Some people think that the Han Dynasty should let go of the restrictions on industry and commerce, and then support the powerful family, transform them, and create new wealth through large-scale planting areas and large-scale factories.

There are still many people, countless people are thinking about the way out of the future, they bow their heads and ponder, carefully deduce the future, about to take a step, for the first attempt, the people of the Han Dynasty, also with a vision for the future, they have no worries in their eyes, no fear, they are thinking, how beautiful our future life should be?

The rule of the three generations of the Son of Heaven finally aroused the ambition of the Han people, they no longer looked around, nor did they look at the past, nor even at the present, they looked farther away, and a sense of self-confidence that had never been seen before was permeating the world of the Han Dynasty.