Chapter 227 [How Difficult the Road Ahead]
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Who said that good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.
In fact, good deeds can also spread quickly, and a single cup of tea can spread throughout the city.
The premise is that it is indeed inspiring enough to make people can't help but run to tell each other, and even can't wait to plug in their wings to tell their relatives and friends the good news as soon as possible.
As long as there is this weight, the enthusiasm and energy of the masses of the people can be completely aroused, and it will be possible to travel thousands of miles in an instant.
The Huangbang notice at the entrance of Dongcheng Caishi is like a fuse that is lit at one point, and there are more than 50 other bombs in series with it, and after one is ignited, the other blasting points will be quickly detonated. When all the more than 50 blasting points broke out, the huge Xiangyang City was completely blown up, out of control, and the strange news of the imperial examination was like a morning glow in the sky, and it was transmitted to the ears of hundreds of thousands of people and Jingzhou soldiers at the first time, making them deafening and unsure of what to do.
The most bizarre thing is that in the state governor's mansionγγγ oh no, there are also two imperial lists posted on the left and right walls in front of the palace of the Southern Han Dynasty, attracting many civil and military officials to watch. Unlike everywhere else, the imperial list in front of the palace gate is not interpreted in detail by the well-dressed "gentleman", because most of the people who are qualified to enter and leave the palace are literate, and they can understand it at a glance without the need for others to explain.
As for those who are illiterate, they are probably the ironclad sergeants who stand guard in front of the palace gate. The Huangbang was posted next to them, but they turned a blind eye, and during the night inspection, they went back and forth in front of the Huangbang for more than a dozen times, but they didn't find anything wrong with this notice. On the contrary, after dawn, he saw that the imperial list was covered with jade seals, so the four armor soldiers spontaneously stood on both sides of the imperial list. For fear that some of the guys who wanted to make money would secretly tear it off and take it away when they saw the yellow silk nailed to the wall, so they stood next to protect the emperor. In this way, the supreme majesty of the royal edict was maintained.
Unexpectedly, when the officials went to court, they immediately found the imperial list posted outside the palace gate. was surprised at the moment, and secretly wondered: "When did the emperor's edict change to a public announcement, why didn't I hear any news, it's really a strange thing!" Driven by curiosity, the hundred officials stepped forward to watch together, and after seeing the content of the edict clearly, when the first assistant Kuai Liang and the general Cai Mao had a heart at the same time, they slapped the four armorers standing next to the emperor twice, and the corners of the armorers' mouths bled out. The two cheeks swelled and fermented in an instant, bulging at a speed visible to the naked eye, and four fleshy buns with blood alive.
The four soldiers who were beaten for no reason were very aggrieved, their faces were full of resentment, their fists were clenched and creaky, but they didn't dare to fight back. Originally, they thought that after the beating, the two military and political chiefs and assistants should explain why they beat people, but they turned around and left after the beating, and did not give any explanation at all.
"It's too much of a deception! Lao Tzu is a dignified personal guard of the Son of Heaven, how can you be a watchdog who can beat and scold if you want to fight! His eyes stared fiercely at the backs of Kuai Liang and Cai Mao, who were walking away in a negative mood. The four armorers were indignant, and they had already begun to curse in their hearts. It's just that they didn't dare to make a sound, so they could only curse silently, after all, their arms couldn't twist their thighs. How dare these little soldiers and pawns offend the two Shoufu adults in person, unless they are tired of being long-lived.
Seeing Kuai Liang and Cai Mao flick their sleeves and leave, the officials naturally didn't dare to stay any longer. They all looked back at the emperor list on the wall step by step, and they were thoughtful one by one. Walked into the palace door with a heavy heart. At this time, Pang Tong, the last military advisor, slowly stepped forward. kept his eyes on the emperor's list, and his eyes didn't blink. After a while, he said in a deep voice to the four armor soldiers who were still guarding the left and right: "Wait until you open your eyes and take a good look at this imperial list, and see who you were on duty for last night?" β
Hearing this, the armorers turned their heads, opened their eyes wide and looked up and down, but they didn't see anything wrong, so they looked back at Pang Tong with a blank expression, and the gaze of one of the armorers happened to meet Pang Tong's eyes in the air. In an instant, Pang Tong was completely defeated by his innocent and aggrieved gaze, he couldn't get up in one breath, his lungs were about to burst, and he couldn't wait to hit his head against the wall.
"After doing it for a long time, it turns out that the four of them are illiterate!" Pang Tong asked Cangtian speechlessly, so he stepped forward angrily, tore off the imperial list on the wall, and then rolled it up and stuffed it into his sleeve. Before leaving, he noticed that the four armor soldiers were staring at the imperial list that he had stuffed into his sleeves with stunned expressions, and Pang Tong said to them earnestly: "If you don't read a private school, you will kill people!" You should still read and read when you have time, otherwise when you are beheaded in the future, you don't know how you died! β
Seeing that Pang Tong's face was very kind when he spoke, one of the handsome-looking armor soldiers hurriedly replied: "The little one must remember the teachings of the military teacher, and he must study more in the future." β
Pang Tong was very relieved when he heard this, and finally there was a sensible person, so he immediately bowed his head and said: "The children can be taught, study hard, and don't happen today's things again." After speaking, Pang Tong raised his legs and left.
Seeing that Pang Tong was leaving, the armor said respectfully: "The military division walks slowly." Don't hide what the military advisor said, the small ones also know some words, and there are sixteen words on the emperor's list, and the small ones all know them. β
"Ugh!" Pang Tong was shocked when he heard this, and his mind went blank for an instant, when his left foot stepped on a round lump stone, and he stumbled out a few steps away, almost falling head-on to the ground.
Pang Tong finally stood firm, and his cheeks suddenly turned the color of pig liver, and he turned his head angrily and gritted his teeth: "Xia insects can't talk about ice!" I'm angry ???????." It's embarrassing to say it even if you only know sixteen words, it's so shameless!
With indignation, Pang Tong didn't want to say a word to them anymore, and immediately walked into the palace gate with his painful left foot one step at a time. Obviously, he sprained his left ankle just now, causing him to make a fool of himself in public, so it's no wonder he was angry. If it weren't for the fact that he was born in a scholarly family, was very self-contained, and relied on his identity, maybe he would have ordered the four armorers to be dragged down and beheaded.
??????? Above the court, it is still a step-by-step start to the early dynasty.
First of all, Xiangguo Kuailiang reported on the recent emergencies encountered by the counties under the jurisdiction of the Southern Dynasty, such as the spring epidemic in the three counties of Jingnan, and the drought in Fancheng and Xinye under the jurisdiction of Xiangyang Yin, and so on. After Kuai Liang's report is completed, it will be the turn of the general Cai Mao to report on the relevant situation of the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, which is still the same old way, such as the soldiers and horses of each battalion are actively training, and the navy also needs to add some warships and armor and the border is too peaceful.
It is worth mentioning that since Li Li of Xiliang ascended the throne as emperor, Cai Mao was promoted from the original general of the chariot cavalry to a general, in charge of the three armies of the Southern Han Dynasty.
At the same time, after Liu Biao ascended the throne, he expanded the scale of the inner house, and each county selected a large number of young and beautiful young girls to enrich the inner court. Up to now, although the backyard of the emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty is not counting the three palaces and six courtyards and the three thousand beauties, it has already exceeded one thousand. As long as you walk into the inner house, you can see the palace maids dressed up everywhere, every time Liu Biao goes down to the court, he is always surrounded by warblers and swallows, and Liu Biao is in the middle just like the old man is surrounded by a group of granddaughters, worthy of the name of standing out from the crowd, extremely eye-catching.
Fortunately, Liu Biao still has some self-control, and he knows very well that he is old, and if he indulges too much, sooner or later he will die on a woman's belly. In the past year or so, he has been quite diligent in handling government affairs, and he has often inquired about some situations in the army, and he is quite wise. Even so, Liu Biao's physical condition is too good, his spirit is declining day by day, and even sitting in the court to listen to politics seems to be inenergetic and drowsy. What is particularly striking is that I don't know when Liu Biao's eye sockets began to have dark circles around his eye sockets, and his eye sockets were deeply sunken, which were only a faint gray at first, but now they have become thick black as ink, which is very conspicuous. As a result, Liu Biao's eyesight is getting worse and worse, and it is very difficult to read the notes when he approves them, and he often needs the attendant to read out the content on the bamboo slips, and then he can approve a few words in the blank space, the words are very large, and it can be clearly seen that his hands are trembling when he writes, so that the font has wavy lines.
These signs show that Liu Biao is really old, and the future of the Southern Han Dynasty is worrying. The most worrying thing is that Liu Biao, who is nearly seventy years old, still does not know moderation, although he does not sing songs every night, but there will always be the sound of drums in the inner courtyard every once in a while, which is also mixed with the shrill laughter of the palace concubines.
Not long ago, Pang Tong encountered it once, and saw Liu Biao lying almost half-naked in the arms of two palace concubines, squinting at the almost naked dancing girls, which was unbearable and extremely provocative. For this reason, Pang Tong was deeply worried about the future prospects of the Southern Han Dynasty, and often stayed awake all night, searching his stomach and thinking hard about countermeasures, but he had no clue and was at a loss.
Originally, the eldest son Liu Qi was the most ideal heir to the throne, but Liu Qi was not very old, but he had already been hollowed out by wine, and he couldn't even straighten his waist when he walked on weekdays, his steps were light, and his legs were weak. The young man in his twenties wears two dark circles under his eyes every day, and the color on his eyes is even stricter than his Lao Tzu. The white-haired man sends the black-haired man.
In the early dynasties, for some reason, the officials did not even mention the imperial examination edict issued by the emperor of the Western Jin Dynasty. Maybe they guessed that Liu Biao already knew, but since Liu Biao himself didn't want to mention it, they didn't touch this mold, so they didn't know.
The prestige is unpredictable, no one will risk their own net worth and life, it is better to go with the flow.
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