The question of the imperial examination policy made You Chu very worried for a few days.

But with the safe return of the eldest brother Zhang Ji, this worry was quickly put aside.

And when the list was released ten days later, seeing that he was on the list, You Chu couldn't think about it at all.

Because General Zuo is a little thirsty for talent, it is convenient for the general's mansion to order on the day of the list.

You Chu naturally knew General Zuo, after all, this imperial uncle never took Qiao to get close to the people, as long as he had the heart to see his appearance, it was not difficult.

It's just that Uncle Liu Huang who I saw today has faded away from the outfit that resembles an old peasant, and he is dressed in gorgeous clothes and wearing a sword, which can be said to be not angry and arrogant.

When they met one by one individually after the order, You Chu didn't even dare to raise his head to look at him.

It's just that what You Chu didn't expect was that after he entered the house to greet him, he still stood there thinking about it with a worried heart.

A pair of wide palms covered with calluses directly wrapped his hands:

"I have heard the name of You Chu for a long time, and today I see that Guo is a person with a ravine in his chest!"

Looking up, the general Zuo, dressed in fine clothes, seemed to have lost another layer of majesty, and his smile was quite approachable.

You Chu's nose suddenly became a little pantothenic.

The Han Dynasty is an official and pays attention to manners, and he is often despised for his short birth.

His brother Zhang has also recommended him several times, but he has repeatedly hit a wall because of his height.

And such an emphasis as General Zuo is the first time in You Chu's life.

"Come, Zhongyun, sit down and talk!"

You Chu, who had a sour nose, was pulled to the cushion next to him by Liu Bei like this and pressed down.

It was only at this time that he suddenly realized that there seemed to be something wrong with what General Zuo said - where did he get his name in Youchu? And generally shouldn't say "It's right to hear the name of You Zhongyun for a long time"?

Liu Bei didn't care so much, and after sitting down with a smile, he picked up some practical questions and asked You Chu.

For example, if Qiang'er in Guanzhong is falsely accused, how should he be sentenced.

For example, there are still remnant tribes of the Xiongnu in Yongliang, how to adopt an attitude towards them.

For example, Zhangye Jiuquan Dunhuang is far away from the Central Plains, should it be restrained or should it be given up directly.

These questions are all familiar to You Chu, and he answered them one by one at the moment, and when he heard that General Zuo talked about the distant problem of Jiuquan Dunhuang, he was even more excited to get up and threaten:

"Although the Western Regions are bitter and cold, it has been the land of my Han family since ancient times, if there is no one to guard it, Chu is willing to go!"

"Before the imperial examination, General Lai Zuo gave it, and there was a Taixue official house to live in, and at that time, the minister had a friend named Zhou Shenglie, and he knew the classics with elegant words."

"According to Zhou Shenglie, his ancestor moved to Dunhuang when Emperor Xiaoxuan was the emperor, and since then he has lived in Dunhuang for generations, praising the words of the saints, observing the Chinese rituals, and Dunhuang is also the territory of my Han family."

"Zhou Shenglie was called by the general for the Han family's son, how could the general bear to destroy the evil of Han'er's hometown?"

A righteous and stern questioning made Liu Bei laugh suddenly, and he hurriedly got up and told You Chu that it was just idle talk, and said:

"If I want to abandon Dunhuang Jiuquan, why should I send Zhang Yide to lead your brother and others to Pingliangzhou Rebellion?"

These reasonable words made You Chu apologize again and again, and then Liu Bei said casually:

"There is a strong Xu family in Puhan County, saying that he wants to give 100 gold to drive away the Cao thief, what do you think?"

You Chu suggested without hesitation:

"Why doesn't the general take a hundred gold?"

"If you accept 100 gold and then ignore the Pusaka Xu family, it seems inappropriate." Liu Bei frowned.

"Why don't you ignore it?"

"The Xu family does not respect the king's law, and runs rampant in the township, my brother was also a county order in the past, and he was whipped and humiliated by the Xu family for 30 years when he passed by here to avenge the people's grievances."

"These strongmen should be copied by the general to relieve the people's worries and sufferings."

This kind of operation after taking the money still seems to be quite normal in You Chu's mouth, and the grudge between the Xu family and his brother is even clearer, and he is not worried at all about whether he will be suspected of taking revenge for personal gain.

After Liu Bei listened with a smile, he thought for a moment and said:

"I want to recruit Zhongyun as the history of the general's mansion, I don't know ......"

You Chu was overjoyed, and immediately received the order: "I am willing to guard the homeland of the Han family in the north for the general!" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and said:

"If you don't keep it, destroy the Cao thief and sweep Jiangdong, and make the four counties of Emperor Xiaowu the mainland, which is my life's wish!"

You Chu suddenly lost his mind, and for a while he didn't know whether the four counties of Emperor Xiaowu that General Zuo was referring to the four counties of Hexi or the four counties of Han in Liaodong.

Either way, those words are enough to make ambition quite clear.

At this point, You Chu began to be a little suspicious - who was the main person in the world for the last question of the imperial examination, and how he answered at that time.

Could it be that some sycophancy was written to be favored by this?

And looking at the back of You Chu leaving, Liu Bei also sighed lightly and said to himself:

"It's got to be a good talent."

This tour of Chu, only a few strokes when talking about Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's six out of Qishan in later generations, seems to be inconspicuous.

But if you think about it from another angle, the history is clear, and those who can circulate the annals of history with a non-notoriety, even if it is brief, but which one is not a good handsome for a while?

And such as Zhou Shenglie, Shi Delin, Jiao Xian and others, although they are not ordinary people from the imperial examination, but later generations did not talk about their names, at this time Liu Bei understood about the embarrassment of his son when he met Jiang Wei when he governed the country according to the teacher's table decades later:

Knowing your talent, but there is no name in the table.

Of course, these are all joking thoughts, in fact, these three people were all admitted to the imperial examination, and they all have a place to show their ambitions.

Only ...... Pinching his brows, Liu Bei took out a test paper from under the bookcase in front of him, this policy theory was not brilliant at all, but he wrote his name and clan in the blank space of the test paper, and said that he wanted to give away 100 gold and more than 1,000 parts......

Liu Bei shook his head, looked at the place where the head had been revealed, and sneered.

With his peers, this should be able to have a good year.

You Chu was frank and frank, when he talked about Xu Ying, he thought about avoiding suspicion, but he immediately woke up and knew about this kind of grudge after a little inquiry, and deliberately concealed it to avoid suspicion.

As for Xuande Gong and the like, You Chu is not afraid.

Now the eldest brother Zhang Ji is now serving as the protector of Herong under the command of General Zuo under Zhang Fei because of his contribution to Pingliangzhou.

Today, he was awarded the history of the General's Mansion and the General's Mansion.

Although the two brothers are not nobles now, they are definitely not bullied by Xu Ying at will.

And it seems that the day is coming!

As for now...... Touching the handful of coins given by the eldest brother in his pocket, a relaxed smile appeared on You Chu's face:

Of course, it is to cut three taels of meat, beat some wine, and go back to tell the eldest brother the good news!

In the past, because there was nothing to do and it was unusually cold, the farming season in winter often felt like a year.

But this year's winter is not like this, perhaps because the population of Chang'an is still small, and the briquettes delivered from Hanzhong seem to have spare power and low prices.

And Taixue seized the opportunity of this period of time to engage in education.

On the basis of the implementation of general literacy, to the old farmers to teach agriculture, to the children to teach the classics, for women and young people, Taixue has been in the various workshops and schools is a better place, here can clearly understand some of the essentials of weaving and papermaking, and can agree on whether to work, only after the workshop is built can go to work.

Originally, it was not enough for the teaching assistants in Taixue to do this, but fortunately, those who failed the imperial examination did not have the intention of leaving Chang'an and returning to their hometowns for a while, and literacy was only a basic need among these people, so most of them listened to Taixue's call and became a member of this literacy education.

In fact, this was originally part of the entire imperial examination plan, and soon, as Kong Ming expected, the admission of candidates who had participated in the imperial examination gave birth to the first change.

In the case that Taixue did not intentionally hide his secrets, the method of making bean curd, the steaming method of soft steamed buns, and the practice of Jiaoer (the ancient name of dumplings) were all spread quite smoothly, and the first batch of merchants selling along the street were produced.

It's just that there are not many beans left in Chang'an now, and when the bean curd is very popular, the price of soybeans has risen rapidly, and the people who have been planting beans in their leisure time have made a fortune inexplicably.

So soon some people began to try to make soy products from beans other than soybeans, Kong Ming looked at its colorful appearance and tasted it curiously, and commented that it was "edible".

What Kong Ming didn't expect the most was that overnight, there were a lot of greenhouses in Chang'an.

Curious, Ma Zhong inquired and found that the reason was quite simple.

Since the former Han Dynasty, it is no secret to grow vegetables in a warm house in winter, but for the people, the charcoal for heating and living in winter is not enough, so how can there be spare to decorate the warm house?

But now there are briquettes, which burn for a long time, are cheap, and are very popular, and the leeks used in them are well-known among the greenhouses, so it is not surprising that the greenhouses suddenly stand up.

It's just that it is said that several people have fainted in the conservatory now, and Zhang Zhongjing is busy exploring the allicin, and at the same time he has to find out why the conservatory makes people faint, which is quite busy.

And in this winter rhythm that is very different from the past, the most unsuitable is You Chu.

Previously, he couldn't be recommended because of the problem of etiquette, so he could only watch his brother work hard and feel envious.

Now that he has entered the General's Mansion, he is so busy that the soles of his shoes have to be worn out, and You Chu is envious of the good life he had before.

After a month like this, one day when I came back, I saw my brother drinking in the courtyard in a daze.

"Big brother came back so early today?" You Chu is curious, his brother is now leading the troops, but he will also go to Taixue to borrow books to watch, and he doesn't want to be left behind, so it can be said that he is even busier than him.

Zhang both nodded, raised his head and drank his stomach, and said lightly:

"I'm taking leave today to visit General Zhang."

"General Zhang......"

You Chu's first reaction was Zhang Yide, but he immediately felt that it was impossible, and then reacted and said tentatively:

"General Zhang Junyi?"

Nodding, Zhang Ji slowly poured another glass of wine, and then stared at the cup and said in a sullen voice:

"I'll go to visit in advance tomorrow, and General Jun Yi is sad and silent."

"I don't understand, General Jun Yi said that General Zuo didn't embarrass him, just Cao ...... Send a letter to ask for it, and return it to yourself. ”

"And General Junyi's family is all in Yecheng, and he must not be driven by General Zuo, how can Xu Du not ask."

You Chu knew his brother's entanglement, and after thinking about it, he could only change his direction and comfort:

"Thinking about it this way, if the Duke of Xuande leaves Tongguan and returns to the old capital in the future, the eldest brother will save himself from confronting General Junyi, and only need to let General Yide capture Xiahou again."

The words were spicy, and Zhang didn't speak, but just raised his head and drank a glass of wine.

His righteous brother was despised by the Cao family and the Xiahou family because of his short stature, so he was able to vote for General Zuo without hesitation, and he also understood.

Spit out a breath of turbidity, Zhang Ji said angrily:

"If there is no such thing as Cao Liu, it would be great for the Han generals and General Jun Yi to conquer the west and expand the border."

The voice gradually faded into obscurity, and after finishing speaking, Zhang fell asleep like this.

You Chu sighed, dragged his brother back to the house and covered the futon, and then remembered:

"Laba, ah......"

"Last year, the dead were buried in the wall, and now the new house lives in the new people~"

Humming an out-of-tune poem, You Chu shook his brother's wine jug and found that there was not much left, so he simply opened the bottle and filled it directly, and then wiped his mouth and planned to go back to the house to sleep.

After taking off his shoes, he suddenly remembered something, You Chu jumped up and down on one foot, and went to open a gap in the window of his brother's bedroom.

Although it is said that Doctor Zhang said that it is only the situation of blocking all the gaps in the warm house that will make people faint after the charcoal fire sinks, but it is not a bad thing to be careful.

Besides, my brother has been on an expedition to Liangzhou, so it's just a little cold, what is it?

The next day, after you arrived at the general's mansion, a bowl of cereal, fruit and porridge was issued at the gate, and the sergeant said that this is to follow the customs of the Spring and Autumn Period, and pray for a bumper harvest in the coming year with a year's labor, which means that it is quite good.

After drinking three or two sips and returning the bowl, You Chu first went to the Chinese medicine practitioner in the General's Mansion with a cigarette:

"Brother is cold, I am tired of wrapping a pair of wind and cold decoction, and then I have a dose of cinnamon soup."

Sent the decoction back and took Laba porridge for a night, and watched Zhang Ji drink it with squinted eyes, You Chu took the bowl and went to the general's mansion to return the bowl, and then started today's duty.

And since Laba, You Chu can feel that the atmosphere of Chang'an City seems to be different, and this is naturally the New Year.

As the days approached, it became more and more difficult for You Chu to put all his mind on official business.

There are more vendors selling in the streets and alleys, and there is a lot more food than in previous years.

The simplest is the kind of soft and sweet steamed cakes eaten during the imperial examination, which is also known as steamed buns in Guanzhong, and this special practice is now collectively referred to as "Huangshu Bun".

In addition, the various colors of bean curd with different thicknesses, and the sugar cubes sent here from Chengdu are quite novel.

There is also a paper society opened by Chengdu businessmen in Chang'an, and the opportunity to launch several colors of printed paper with patterns, it is said that it is used to write famous thorns for the New Year, called greeting cards.

And the most important thing is the stable grain price in Chang'an.

Some people say that this is because General Zuo has his back to Yizhou, and Shuzhong is innumerable.

But some people also say that this is the property of General Zhang Yide on the order of the emperor's uncle, and the fields of the Xu family are strong, and there are dozens of cars without his grain and wealth.

In short, although it is winter, some old people in Chang'an lamented that Chang'an has not seen such a clear sky for decades.

And what really surprised You Chu was that on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, everyone in the Xuande Gongzhao Mansion held a simple "sealing ceremony", saying that the New Year would be closed and wait for the fifth day of the new year to open the seal.

When You Chu left, he was stopped by Xuande Gong:

"Post this item on the streets and alleys of Chang'an."

Under the encouragement of Xiu Mu, You Chu moved quickly, and the people who went out to do errands quickly gathered together and tried to recognize the words on it:

"In the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Chinese New Year's Eve celebration is held in front of the old palace, and the iron trees and silver flowers are watched to spend the New Year together."

"What is Iron Tree Honeysuckle?"

(End of chapter)