In the eastern suburbs of the villa, Liang Budo was sitting in front of the window reading, and when he heard that Ma Rong asked to see him, he rarely smiled.

Since the death of his brother Liang Ji, he has lived in seclusion here, and Dumen has been a guest, with only a few friends visiting him occasionally.

Ma Rong, who has a white beard and hair, wears a cyan wide robe with big sleeves, and a crown and a belt on the top, which is quite elegant and graceful.

The two have been old friends for many years, and they cherish each other, and they don't need to beat around the bush.

"I came here today, I was entrusted by His Majesty, and I want to ask you what you are planning?"

Ma Rong gracefully slowly tasted the green wine in the white jade cup, and looked at him with a smile.

Liang Budo sighed when he heard this, and drank the wine in the cup with his head high, "Don't you know me, I am already dedicated to studying, and I don't want to participate in the court's deception."

If you tell Your Majesty on my behalf, you will say that I really want to return to the mountains and forests, and I am not pretending to be self-exalted. ”

Ma Rong smiled and shook his head, "If Your Majesty accepts this answer, the old man won't need to make a trip."

Now that rumors are spreading in the DPRK and China, saying that His Majesty has not believed in his words and is deliberately suppressing you, do you not even know about it? ”

Liang Budo was stunned for a moment, a little anxious, "I'm so busy now, I really haven't heard the slightest rumor." ”

said that his face changed, and when his brother was arrogant before, he felt that it was inappropriate and refused to go along with it, so he hid in the suburbs to study.

Later, when he saw that his family was almost uprooted, he was even more frightened and trembling, and thought that he would not be able to escape this catastrophe.

Although he survived in the end, he trembled as if he was walking on thin ice, so when he heard Liu Zhi say that he wanted to mention him as a commonplace, instead of pleased, he was greatly frightened.

Since ancient times, those in power have cut down the grass and eradicated the roots, and raised him to a high position, but I am afraid that it will be even more ugly.

can listen to Ma Rong's words, this is not okay if he does not agree to enter the court as an official, it is really a dilemma.

Ma Rong saw that he looked terrified, and his heart was very unbearable, when Liang Ji threatened him, if Liang Budo hadn't helped, he would have been poisoned.

Now, he finally raised his eyebrows, and it was time to help this old friend.

"I also know your thoughts, why don't you do this, I'll go and tell Your Majesty that you will be the Lantai Order, how about it?"

Liang Budo was overjoyed when he heard this, he was not interested in power since he was a child, and he was determined to be a master of history like Sima Qian and Ban Gu.

From the Later Han Dynasty onwards, Taishi Ling was no longer in charge of Xiushi, but was replaced by Lantai Ling, who was in charge of the royal books.

Now that I finally have the opportunity to get what I want, I am not overjoyed, but then I hesitate a little.

"Is that okay? Won't it make you feel bad? ”

He inherited the character of his father Liang Shang, who was weak and generous by nature, for fear that he would affect his friends.

"I listened to Your Majesty's tone, and I also intended to let you concentrate on your studies, and I have repeatedly praised you for your good learning and noble character, and it never looks like you want to settle accounts behind your back."

Ma Rong is a Taifu, and his status is still above the Third Prince, but Liu Zhi feels that he is not suitable for playing with power, so he is not given real power.

But even so, Ma Rong is also very content, after all, he has a stain on his life, and he is already very good if he is not affected.

"Really? Then I'll leave this matter to you. ”

Liang Budo was skeptical, and he still couldn't believe it in his heart, but he didn't know what to do, so he could only go with the flow and let it be.

In the Zhongde Palace, Liu Zhi was reviewing the folds, and when he heard Ma Taifu's reply, he thought about it and asked gently.

"Taifu thinks that whether the position of Lantai Ling is too low, it will inevitably make people suspicious of perfunctory."

"This ......"

Ma Rong was speechless, Sikong is one of the three princes, Yi is more than ten thousand stones, and Lantai Ling is only a middle and low-level official who is more than six hundred stones, and the gap between the two is indeed too big.

"I have an idea, I hope to re-collect and sort out the ancient books, and correct the errors and omissions in the copying, this project is very big, and a Lantai order can't do it at all.

Therefore, I want to set up another Hanlin Yuan, the editor-in-chief of Hanlin Yuan is more than 2,000 stones, the same as Jiuqing, and there are many editors and editors, all of whom are talented people, and in addition to Lantai, they are also in charge of the examination questions and invigilation. ”

Ma Rong nodded frequently when he heard this, "Great, Your Majesty attaches so much importance to the matter of learning, which is a blessing for the Han Dynasty." ”

In fact, Liu Zhi wanted to establish Hanlin Yuan for a long time, separating the supervision power of assessment and the power of selection, so as to effectively reduce election fraud.

That is, the Hanlin Yuan of later generations, because there was a certain courtyard in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, so it was called Hanlin Yuan.

However, this Hanlin Yuan is still very different from the Ming and Qing dynasties, there is no Hanlin Yuan to draft edicts for the emperor, and there is no power to formulate policies for the imperial court.

It is completely an institution for high-level talents to do learning, without any political overtones.

The reason why it is set up like this is to be able to pass smoothly, Hanlin Yuan is a simple noble literati and will not hinder the interests of others, so naturally there is no reason to block it.

As he was talking, Zhang Rang came in and said that Deng Yan asked to see him, and Ma Rong knew that they had something to discuss, so he immediately retired with interest.

"Isn't Yancheng preparing for winemaking, but what's not clear?"

The new method of winemaking is completely subversive for this era, and even the best winemakers can only study from scratch, and cannot do things based on experience.

Deng Yan said with a smile: "That's true, the spicy knotweed and the black lotus grass in your recipe are the same, and everyone doesn't know them." ”

Liu Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing, he only knew to write according to the recipe in his memory, but he forgot that there was a difference between ancient and modern plant names.

"If I don't draw you a simple diagram with their characteristics and habits, it should be easy to find."

After that, he picked up the pen and painted, but unfortunately his painting skills were limited, and he didn't feel much like it when he painted it, how awkward it was.

After thinking about it, I decided to go on my own and make the koji myself, and point out the tricks and keys to making sake for them, so that they could avoid detours.

He threw the pen away and said with a smile: "I'll go over and teach it myself." ”

Deng Yan was overjoyed when he heard it, "That's good." ”

The group changed into casual clothes, sat in a low-key black-canopy carriage, and marched all the way to the depths of the mountain.

The Deng family's villa is nestled in the mountains, surrounded by greenery, the scenery is picturesque, and the houses are simple and low-key, which is very suitable for the scenery.

Many tiled sheds have been erected in the courtyard, and on the left there are bronze stills brought from the examination room, and on the right there are more clay jars for fermentation.

Three or five winemakers were waiting in the tent, and Deng Yan took Liu Zhi over and introduced.

"This is Liu Yi, the brewing master, you should follow him to learn how to make wine."

Several masters are fifty or sixty years old and have a lot of experience, so they thought that the person who came must be some kind of brewing master.

Who knew that at first glance, it was a teenager who had not yet been crowned, with a handsome appearance, and he was obviously a rich and noble man who didn't know the fireworks in the world, and he couldn't help but be a little stunned.

I was very skeptical about whether this recipe could make wine, but after all, it was hired with a high salary, so I didn't want to say anything.

But there was a contemptuous look on his face.

An old man arched his hand and looked at him suspiciously, "Dare to ask Liu Langjun, has this recipe really made a spirit?" ”