Chapter 64: The Scholar's Counterattack
In Liu Wei's imperial study, the couch had already been removed and replaced with a large case and a Taishi chair.
This "office style", which gradually appeared with the popularity of paper, appeared in the court of the Han Dynasty hundreds of years in advance, and it can be regarded as the first change made by Liu Wei in this era.
He is still more accustomed to writing with pen and paper, although the quality is only unsatisfactory, but at least he doesn't have to fiddle with bamboo slips on the desk, which is a good thing after all.
Liu Wei was preparing to deal with today's political affairs, but there was a eunuch outside the door to report, saying that Cai Yong was outside the door to ask for a meeting.
"AlasβI forgot to study."
After patting my head, I remembered that today was the day of teaching, and I couldn't spend half a day in the morning.
Liu Wei hurriedly called someone to invite him, and he cleaned up the countertop, and when he looked up again, he saw that the teacher had already strode in.
"Master Cai Xiumu has been getting stronger and stronger at home in the past few days, I don't know where to settle down? Can you still adapt? β
Cai Yong just exchanged salutes with Liu Wei, and then directly ignored this obvious question.
"The old man is not here, can the Son of Heaven have homework during this time?"
Well, the old man was too cautious to give him a chance.
Liu Wei's careful thinking about wanting to see what the senior sister looked like was immediately broken, so he had to take a stack of writing paper from the table and hand it to Cai Yong.
"The handwriting is finally neat, Your Majesty is still young, as long as you work hard, there is nothing difficult to do."
As a master of calligraphy, Cai Yong saw a handwriting written by his disciple for the first time like a cockroach crawling out, so he naturally wanted to work hard in this regard.
Liu Wei also lived up to expectations, and after months of practice, he finally saw it.
But if you want to satisfy this teacher, I am afraid it is unlikely with Liu Wei's temperament.
Cai Yong obviously didn't want his disciple to become famous and start a family, if he made a calligrapher emperor, then he would be guilty.
So I just looked at the copybook and changed the topic:
"This new paper is indeed light and tough, and it is becoming more and more useful, but I don't know when it will be given to the scholars?"
Liu Wei thought about it, but couldn't give a definite answer, so he had to say:
"Nowadays, there are few familiar hands, the cost is too high, and it can only be used by the secretary and the monk's office, and after a while, the technology is mature, and it can gradually flow into the city, and then there may be some revenue, and the paper can also be released into the private ......."
"A gentleman does not speak for profit! The Son of Heaven should always be introspective. β
Seeing the old man's glare, Liu Wei immediately realized that he had touched the scales.
His teacher hated the wealth of the first emperor, and it was better to talk less about economic matters in front of him.
"Have you been reading during this time?"
This teacher didn't know that he had just run out of the palace as soon as he was not a disciple, and he just asked questions as usually.
Fortunately, Liu Wei also came prepared.
"These days, I have read Guanzi's "Extravagance" and "Governing the Country", and I have little experience."
"Oh?" Cai Yonghua raised her white eyebrows, "What do you know, let's hear it." β
The next step is the dialogue between master and apprentice, text exchange, and the understanding in the book.
I have to say that because of the limited vision, the interpretation of the classics by the ancients is fundamentally different from that of modern people.
But this does not mean that Liu Wei is a modern person who is ahead, but the interpretation of the text from the perspective of the ancients makes him feel very open.
After all, the traverser needs to communicate with the times, to adapt, and then to transform.
Otherwise, there will be a collision of ideas everywhere, and in the end, it will only be empty!
After a morning of discussion, Liu Wei benefited a lot.
Cai Yong is also worthy of being a great Confucian in the world, he does not know that Confucian classics have unique insights, and he also has a wide range of other classics and historical works.
After some teaching, the teacher had lunch, and finally it was time to deal with political affairs.
It's just that the pieces that should have been sent long ago on weekdays are long overdue, and the number is far less than usual.
This change made Liu Wei's brows furrow.
"Why did Master Cai stop talking and mention it many times...... I see! β
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At the same time, Shangshu Mansion.
The chief official Shang Shuling, who was in charge of the emperor's recital and cashier, was the most powerful position.
However, the newly appointed Shangshu Ling Lu was not in a good mood at this time.
Old and old won the favor of the emperor, and suddenly rose from a partial position to a member of the government and the rank of Jiuqing, Lu Zhi originally wanted to show his strength to repay the king's kindness.
But I don't want this business to be really hard to do!
Yuan Kui, who has recorded Shangshu above, is pressed on one head, and the public below are all former colleagues, and the "Yang Feng Yin Violation" set of plays is skillful, all of them are old fritters, and they are slippery and slippery, so that people can't catch the handle.
This function must be passed through their hands, and Lu Zhi can only try his best to maintain it.
In the yamen, he didn't dare to leave for a while, otherwise he would be the servant who could perform his duties, and if he didn't say well, he would quietly cause something when he left.
So Lu Zhi was the first to enter the government and the last to leave the government every day, diligently.
The thief with a bright eye, but he couldn't even find a chance to kill the chicken and set an example for the monkey.
Especially in the last two days......
"Bastard!"
Lu Zhi took the case.
"The Son of Heaven is asking you to do things like this?! Yesterday's chapter has passed for most of the day now, and only three percent of it has been sorted out, is it not good to deceive me The sword in Lu's hand? β
Lu Zigan is also a famous scholar at home and a great scholar, if it is in ordinary matters, these scholars will naturally give enough face.
But this is no longer the case.
Seeing that the emperor was incompetent and the powerful ministers were chaotic, they naturally had to stand up and defend the foundation of their scholars.
Loyalty and interest are put on the scales together.
As for his little bit of fame?
If you can't get it, it's not actually a fart!
In the eyes of these officials, it is very clear who is the one who really does things.
As long as they reach a consensus, no matter how big the official is, he is just a little old man who is not pragmatic.
"Shang Shuling, sir, you dissipate your anger."
The boss at the top was angry, but the subordinate officials who reported at the bottom looked relaxed and freehand.
"This early autumn is the change of seasons, and it is inevitable that people will have some diseases, right? Moreover, there have been frequent epidemics in recent years, and everyone is also afraid that if they are infected and passed on to their colleagues, won't they delay the trust of the society? β
There were thorns in the official's words, how could Lu Zhi not hear it, raised his eyebrows and asked angrily:
"Half of them are not there, they are all suffering from sudden illness?"
"How can that?" The subordinate officer came prepared, "Isn't this autumn busy?" The heavens and the earth are not as big as the harvest, and His Majesty also issued an order to persuade farmers, and we can't slack off when we are above the court. Colleagues who have land at home have adjusted the bathing period, and when they return to their hometowns to supervise farming, they ensure that the grains are returned to the warehouse. β
Speaking of this, he also deliberately glanced at Lu Shangshu's face.
"My lord, we have also thought about it, and many of our colleagues have stayed for a few more days for the sake of the work of the department, and then changed shifts when people come back. After all, it's all the emperor's order, and we can't miss the future of adults, right? β
This is extremely arrogant.
Lu Zhi didn't ask any further, only waved his hand lightly.
After waving the man away, Lao Shangshu sighed.
In the early years, only loyal ministers and good generals could ensure that the society was safe......
But this flowing Shangguan is easy to govern, and the iron-beaten officials are difficult to do!