After studying hard for a year in the Sifang Pavilion in Chang'an City, Duluo didn't expect that he would end up like this now.

He shouted for someone to help him.

Under such a clear sky, no one answered him.

A few stunned officers and soldiers stepped forward to inquire, read the documents of the Ministry of Rites, and learned that this was a state affair of Nanzhao, so they stopped asking.

Until the Nanzhao envoy Dura stopped shouting, he also knew that shouting was useless.

Three days after leaving Chang'an City, the envoy of Nanzhao arrived at Hangu Pass, and at this moment he was sitting alone in the field outside Hangu Pass.

From here, you can see the majestic outline of the city, and there are many rumors about Hangu Pass recorded in the classics of Chang'an City.

Once upon a time, Duluo also regarded Chang'an City as his second home.

He dreamed of becoming a Tang man and being able to spend his life in the bustling city of Chang'an.

Whenever he thought of this, he always looked at the strong men who had tied him up viciously, hoping that God could send a thunderbolt to kill them.

At this moment, Dura looked up at the night sky, the moonlight was very bright, and the whole land was covered with a blanket of silver.

Even the moon in Datang is so beautiful.

He didn't want to go back to the barren and chaotic Nanzhao, Nanzhao's home was not good.

Seeing that the strong man had a piece of bread, Duluo still stretched out his hand to take it, and then ate it resentfully, and whispered in Guanzhong dialect: "Why did the county marquis bear me?" ”

The other party smiled: "The county marquis didn't fail you, this time I asked you to go back to revitalize Nanzhao." ”

At the beginning, the county marquis of Lishan did promise.

I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Duluo raised his head stupidly and said, "I don't want to go back to Nanzhao." ”

The other party said: "If you don't return to Nanzhao as a messenger, you will turn your back on Nanzhao." ”

"I'd rather turn my back on Nanzhao."

When the words fell, the other party's expression was obviously a little hesitant.

Duluo hurriedly stood up and said, "Please also put you down, let the ministers and the Hou of Lishan County talk." ”

I saw that the other party pulled out a long knife, and then Dura heard the words of the other person.

"Those who turn their backs on Nanzhao should be killed, and as a messenger, your crime will be increased by one degree, and the corpse should be broken into ten thousand pieces."

Duluo said loudly: "King Nanzhao is dead!" Wait for a rest to behave! ”

The roar was loud and alarmed a flock of birds in the mountain forest.

It's just that the other party's words were calm, and he said in a low voice: "It's the same with you and without you, it's not a pity to kill, who said that King Nanzhao is dead, King Nanzhao is in Lishan." ”

Duluo knelt down again, he lowered his head with his hands on the ground and choked up: "I won't turn my back on Nanzhao, I'll go back to Nanzhao." ”

Hearing this, the other party put away the knife again.

"Why does the county marquis take a fancy to this unsuccessful person?"

"Who knows?"

"Why did the general say that the county marquis's vision has never been missed."

"Well, I hope he can be honest later."

……

Their chatter was in their ears, and Dura sat on the ground in a decadent manner, his eyes open to the present, and there was no hope for the future.

Duluo couldn't understand, didn't understand what Zhang Yang's intentions were, why he asked me to study hard in the Sifang Pavilion for a year, and then threw myself back to Nanzhao so hastily.

It's like a useless object, and you can throw it away if you want to.

Dura felt that he was worthless.

Listening to the thunderous snoring around him, Duluo didn't have the heart to fall asleep, he got up and wanted to run, but he saw the strong man who was just lying on his side snoring like thunder, and he didn't know when he was standing in front of him.

The other party said sadly: "Where are you going?" ”

Duluo looked back at the place where the strong man had just fallen asleep, scratched his head again, and sat back in his original position.

Looking sideways again, the strong man also fell asleep, and in less than three or two breaths, the other party snored like thunder.

Unwillingly, Duluo still wanted to leave here, but as soon as he got up, he found that the collar behind him was grabbed.

Obviously, he was snoring like thunder, and he could still hold on to his collar like this.

Dura struggled, but found that he had to hold on to it.

"What a weirdo." Duluo found that he couldn't break free, so he finally gave up and accepted his fate.

Chang'an City is still lively, and on this day, a group of children of the family were escorted into Chang'an City, most of these people came from Qinghe.

According to the severity of the crime, the court and the central government arranged for them whether to be beheaded or exiled.

Di Renjie stood in the crowd and said to Xu Jingzong on the side: "Xu Shangshu, there will be many people who will be thrown to Lingnan to feed mosquitoes." ”

Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "At this hour, you should go to Hongwen Hall to study." ”

Hearing this, Di Renjie's chubby face twisted again.

This child is very smart, Xu Jingzong naturally knows a lot of people, and it is very rare for a child as smart as Di Renjie to be.

The child should have a good heart, but at the same time, the child has a lot of curiosity, and he wants to ask about the excitement in Chang'an City.

Xu Jingzong said again: "Why don't you go to school yet." ”

Di Renjie saluted and said reluctantly: "The kid is going to study." ”

No matter how Di Renjie is an eleven-year-old child, Xu Jingzong looked up to the sky and sighed: "After all, I still have compassion for this child." ”

Li Yifu looked at Di Renjie's figure walking away, and wondered: "Why did Xu Shangshu say this?" ”

Xu Jingzong lowered his face and said, "Yifu, you don't have such compassion. ”

"Xu Shangshu laughed, compassion will miss a big thing."

"So you can't be a good person."

Li Yifu stopped and pondered, "Huh? Xu Shangshu, where are you going? ”

Xu Jingzong said as he walked: "This year's imperial examination has begun, don't you go and take a look." ”

"Yes." Li Yifu hurriedly followed.

The emperor's methods of dealing with the family were simple and rude, and he captured most of the descendants of the family.

The elders of the family have been retained.

The emperor moved a knife at the roots of the family, and confiscated the family's acres of land, which were redistributed by Ma Zhou

Nearly 20,000 households have been released from Qinghe County and Fanyang.

The Tang Dynasty has added 20,000 households to its population, which is undoubtedly a huge boost to the DPRK and China.

This year's imperial examination is the most solemn in history, and it is also the one with the largest number of participants.

The whale fell, bringing the vitality of all things and nourishing the Tang Dynasty.

Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu looked at the grand scene in front of them, and there were tables lined up in front of Guozijian, and students and scholars who came to participate in the imperial examination sat next to these tables.

This year's imperial examination has made Chongde Fang also overcrowded, and even the eaves of various wine shops and workshops are full of people.

Some of the students present were poor children, and some were richly dressed and were also from the scholar family.

Li Yifu said with a smile: "This kind of scene, it's the first time I've seen it. ”

Looking down from the pavilion, you can see 3,000 students sitting in a square formation, quietly flipping through the exam papers and answering.

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Most of the seven clans and families in the Central Plains have broken their arms to survive, but Your Majesty will not let them go. ”

Li Yifu replied: "What Xu Shangshu said is extremely true, and the lower officials think that the clan chronicles should be burned. ”

Xu Jingzong shook his head and said, "Yifu, your ideals are very ambitious. ”

"Xiaguan was determined to burn the clan chronicles as early as when he joined the office."

Li Yifu was born in a humble background, but he was born in poverty, Xu Jingzong was very sympathetic to what he had suffered along the way, and he also understood what he was thinking at the moment.

He smiled bitterly in his heart, when he was the eighteenth bachelor in the Qin Palace, he was not snubbed by others.

Until King Qin ascended the throne, everyone who followed in King Qin's Mansion had a future, but he was not reused.

Li Yifu said that compassion is wrong, and it will ruin big things.

He was right, but Di Renjie was just an eleven-year-old child, and his curiosity would drive him to get closer to the dark side of the human heart.

Despite how much he hated this little nemesis in his heart, Xu Jingzong still thought that this smart child should be upright.

shouldn't live like yourself, nor is it a person like Li Yifu.

"Xu Shangshu, Xu Shangshu ......" The immature call was still in his ears, this was the first time Xu Jingzong wanted to give this kid a positive influence as an elder.

Half a month after the end of the imperial examination, the whole city of Chang'an was waiting for the unveiling of the imperial examination.

Xu Jingzong handed the roster to Zhang Daxiang, "I also ask Brother Elephant to summon two of the rosters into the Ministry of Rites." ”

Zhang Daxiang asked, "Is this your idea, or the meaning of the Marquis of Lishan County?" ”

"This is ......" Xu Jingzong's words paused and said: "It was suggested by the Hou of Lishan County, and the old man decided." ”

"Although the original Ministry of Rites was brought out by Zhang Yang, he is no longer the Marquis of Lishan County, and he is no longer the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, if he interferes too much in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, it will not sound good to spread out."

Zhang Daxiang is a thoughtful person who often takes the overall situation into account when doing things.

Xu Jingzong blew the tea leaves on the tea bowl and nodded: "Brother Elephant's suggestion, the lower officials will pay attention." ”

"I'm going to inform the secretary of the ministry, Master Yang."

Xu Jingzong wanted to speak and stopped, seeing that he had already walked out of the Ministry of Rites, and then swallowed his words back.

In fact, Zhang Yang's vision has always been very good, which Xu Jingzong has never doubted, even to the point of blind obedience.

Zhang Dasu happened to pass by, with a polite smile, "Xu Shangshu, don't be surprised, my brother is not prejudiced against Lishan, but always remembers my father's words before he died, but our three brothers will get closer to Lishan in the future." ”

Xu Jingzong arched his hand and said: "Brother Dasu is too worried. ”

"That's fine."

Zhang Dasu held his hands with the same smile as before.

Xu Jingzong was about to drink tea, and when he saw Zhang Da'an walking in front of him, he thought he had something to say and put down the tea bowl.

I saw Zhang Da'an's footsteps stop for a moment, and he left the Ministry of Rites quickly.

The three of them left, Xu Jingzong's heart was settled, and he could finally take a sip of tea.

As soon as he picked up the tea bowl, he saw a small figure running in front of him, Xu Jingzong was stunned and wanted to scold, and he picked up and put down a bowl of tea.

It's been several times, but I haven't even drunk a sip anyway.

Di Renjie was curious: "What book is Xu Shangshu reading?" ”

Xu Jingzong said angrily: "Tao Jing." ”

"Huh? Does Xu Shangshu also read such books? ”

"What's wrong?"

Di Renjie took down a book from the bookshelf on the side, and said, "The kid doesn't like the Taoist scriptures, and thinks that this book is more suitable for Xu Shangshu." ”

"Well, that's hard?"

"This is Han Feizi's famous article is difficult, and the kid likes all kinds of statements in this book even more."

"Tell me what you think."

Di Renjie paced back and forth and said: "The kid thinks that the law is based on it, and whether the family and country are in turmoil is often related to the law, if the law is clear, the society is stable, not the so-called human power can cover up the past." ”

Xu Jingzong frowned and looked at this kid, always feeling that if this kid was not brought well, he would be unlucky in the future.

Why is he so temperamental at such a young age, could it be that the villains of Dali Temple said something to him at the beginning?

All kinds of things in Chang'an City, the recent changes have had too much impact on this child.

Xu Jingzong hopes that he can live his life in peace and stability, and it is best to be a petty official who is not in the stream.

But on the contrary, his thoughts made Xu Jingzong's heart uneasy.

I used to think that this child's future was unlimited, but now I see that his future is uncertain.

"Xu Shangshu, why don't you speak?"

"Renjie!"

"Well, the kid is here."

Xu Jingzong finally picked up the tea bowl and said, "You should go to study." ”

Hearing this, he looked at the day outside, hurriedly cleaned up, and hurriedly said, "The kid has forgotten the hour, so let's go." ”

Finally, this little nemesis also left.

Xu Jingzong finally felt that he could take a good sip of tea, picked up the tea bowl again, and looked around, this is a rare new tea this year, and he spent a lot of money to buy one or two tea leaves.

Seeing that no one was approaching, he took a sip with a look of enjoyment, but unexpectedly the tea was cold in the mouth and tasteless.

"Alas......"

In the Ministry of Rites, there was only a long sigh from Xu Jingzong.

The imperial examination has not yet been announced, and there are already many officials in Chang'an City who are walking among the imperial examination scholars.

There has been news that the roster of Jinshi and the first can also be guessed.

Yuan Gongyu was the one who received the news first, and there was Li Yifu standing in front of him, and he saluted while admiring, and said with a smile: "I have seen Li Shaoqing below." ”

Li Yifu handed him a document and whispered: "Congratulations to Brother Gongyu, you will be the Sanlang of the Ministry of Rites in the future." ”

Although Wen Sanlang's official rank is not high, he can make many meritorious contributions in the Ministry of Rites, and with His Majesty's support, he will definitely be able to be promoted again in the future.

Yuan Gongyu did not hide his self-confidence, and said: "Xu Shangshu has a good eye. ”

Li Yifu frowned and said, "Remember that you entered the Hongwen Pavilion and other books with Master Xu Yushi to make a case?" ”

"Master Xu? What is Li Shaoqing looking for him to do? Could it be ......"

Li Yifu said with a smile: "Xu Shangshu has also taken a fancy to him." ”

Yuan Gongyu's smile froze, the corners of his mouth twitched again, and he said: "Li Shaoqing, Xia Guan has had a conversation with that Xu Yushi, this person is shallow in knowledge, and he may not be able to pass the imperial examination this time." ”

"It's okay, Xu Shangshu has already asked Cen Wenwen, he is much higher than you in the first list."

"What?"

Yuan Gongyu was very surprised by this, and secretly said how this should be good.

……

In Lishan, Zhang Yang had three bowls of soil in front of him.

Xiao Qingqing drooped his hands, put his chin on the table, looked at the three bowls of soil in front of him and sniffed carefully.

She asked curiously, "What does Daddy want this soil for?" ”

Zhang Yang patiently explained: "This bowl of black soil comes from Liaodong, this kind of black soil is very fertile, and it is the best for growing food crops, but the climate of Liaodong is cold, there is fertile land, and the season suitable for cultivation is very short. ”

Xiao Qingqing looked at the other bowl and whispered, "What about this?" ”

"This bowl of soil is yellow soil south of the Yangtze River, which absorbs water easily, so it is suitable for growing cotton, wheat, or cereals and legumes." (End of chapter)