Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1603
Changan.

Recalling Chang'an, destroying the heart and liver.

How many souls were heartbroken in the dream, and tears flowed beside the pillow when I woke up.

The sky has brightened up completely, the drizzle last night has not completely stopped in the early morning, and it is lightly sprinkled on the window lintel and roof tiles in waves, which only makes people feel soft and soft, and wants to continue to sleep.

The sky was gloomy, and if one didn't look at the time, one wouldn't be able to tell whether it was morning or night, but Du Ji still got up quickly, which had almost become an instinctive reaction engraved in his body.

After he really woke up, Du Ji breathed a sigh of relief, and called his servants to wash up.

Everyone has something that will be deeply buried in the heart, even if you are yourself, you will not touch it easily, but when you sleep, the drift of the subconscious will come out from time to time to remind the main body, come and see here , In fact, there is still a scar that has not healed.

Du Ji's surname is Du, and he takes the land as his surname. Naturally, his ancestors have lived in Du Ling in Chang'an for generations, and he is an authentic Chang'an person.When it comes to Du Ji's ancestors, they were brilliant for a while.Du Ji's ancestors, Du Zhou, Du Yannian and his son, were big figures whose names were recorded in "Historical Records" and "Hanshu", but what is interesting is that Du Zhou was a cruel official and a corrupt official. But Du Yannian is a good official with many compliments.

However, will a greedy and cruel official teach a kind-hearted son?If there are some problems hidden in it, is it the father's problem or the son's problem?
But when the Du family reached Du Ji's father's generation, it was already very dilapidated.Du Ji's father didn't have much talent, and he wasn't very good at reading, but he had a good personality, so Du Ji was considered happy when he was a child.

It's just that all happiness is often very short-lived, just like the epiphyllum is beautiful but not long-lasting. Du Ji's biological mother died when Du Ji was very young, and then his father remarried, and a fierce stepmother came to the family. Moreover, Du Ji's father also passed away shortly thereafter. The history books only mentioned a simple sentence about Du Ji's life after that: "Young orphan, stepmother suffers from it, and you can hear about it with filial piety."

History books are still books and written by people, so what happened to Du Ji these years, whether it was bitter or not, and how his stepmother treated Du Ji, I am afraid only Du Ji himself knows. After all, if it starts from conspiracy theory, then the Han Dynasty What is advocated is filial piety. If the stepmother is not cruel, how can Du Ji's filial piety be brought out?

But one thing is certain, when Du Ji was young, both his biological parents passed away.Children with parents, after all, still know where they came from. Without parents, there is only a place to go.

After Du Ji finished washing, his mind gradually regained his sobriety.The appearance of the parents in the dream was already somewhat blurred, but that feeling still lingered in my heart, until I sat down at the table, I couldn't help being a little distracted, and it took some time to completely calm down.

In the past two days, Du Ji received from Zaozhi, um, from Hussars General Fei Qian, the task of formulating specific assessment and promotion standards for agricultural bachelors. It can only explode.

After all, once the specific regulations are promulgated and implemented, every small mistake will be magnified in the eyes of countless people. Any loophole may cause hundreds of thousands of people to be implicated. Ji's reputation will either rise or fall into the dust.

It is not so easy for a poor family to climb back to the peak of authority.

However, if you are a poor family, this path is at least easier than that of Qianshou. At least you can learn from the path traveled by your predecessors, but most of the ordinary Qianshou don’t even know where to find the direction of power...

"Lang Jun..." The old butler carefully brought some water for Du Ji first, and put it aside for Du Ji to use, watching the gap between Du Ji's pens, and said softly, "Wei Langjun is here... ..."

Du Ji frowned slightly.

Because he has to concentrate all his energy on the establishment of the standards for Bachelor of Agriculture, Du Ji has been staying behind closed doors for the past two days, but he also declined any visitors. It's just that Wei Duan is different after all. Du Ji's family background In times of hardship, it was Wei Duan who gave some support, and Du Ji's reputation was able to spread, which was also due to Wei Duan, so the old housekeeper took the risk of being blamed by Du Ji and came to report.

"Well..." Du Ji looked at the letter in his hand, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let Brother Wei go to the main hall and sit down first, and I will come when I go to change clothes."

Why Wei Duan came, in fact, Du Ji also knows.Similarly, Wei Duan also knew that Du Ji knew this, so after the two of them met, after a short exchange of pleasantries, they shifted to the question of Bachelor of Agriculture.

"Without agriculture, you will not have the foundation of the community; without work, you will not have the benefits of being a soldier." Wei Duan first stated his political correctness, and then said, "Now that Bohou is in charge of this matter, it can be seen that the hussars are very important... ..."

Du Ji glanced at Wei Duan, he understood what Wei Duan meant, but after a moment of silence, he didn't intend to go around in circles, after all, he had already spent a lot of energy in formulating the detailed rules for the Bachelor of Agriculture in the past two days, and he didn't want to think about it at all. Then when talking with Wei Duan, he would consume extra energy, so he said directly: "Brother Wei, this agriculturalist... Hussar General has no special restrictions..."

Wei Duan raised his eyebrows, obviously not convinced.

Not only Wei Duan didn't believe it, but many Guanzhong gentry, including Wei Duan, also didn't believe it.

If this hussar general doesn't do anything, can he still be called Yin Kun?

How deep is it hidden underwater?

Last time, with the help of Xin Tianzheng, he first let everyone jump out silently, then harvested a wave, then followed some non-existent pavilions, and then cleaned up another batch, although Wei Duan went well these two or three times He hid there, but after all, he didn't know if this Bachelor of Agriculture and Engineering was a new trick brought out by Hussar General Fei Qian. After all, he didn't know what to do, so after sitting at home for two days, he still found Du Ji. , I hope to get an answer from Du Ji, who is more familiar with this matter.

However, Du Ji said so bluntly, which made Wei Duan uncomfortable and disbelieving.

It's really just a bachelor of agriculture, not going to mix anything, isn't it a hole dug by General Hussars? ,

Looking at Wei Duan's expression, Du Ji also guessed what Wei Duan was thinking, so he said: "Brother Wei, there is no need to worry too much. There is no change in this strategy. Without him, we will accept the world's humble family!"

"Really?" Wei Duan asked, and he couldn't help but feel relieved, "Really no change?"

Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Engineering, Wei Duan and Du Ji, including some other gentry children, discussed it at the beginning, thinking that this matter was aimed at the poor family, and that it was Fei Qian's special way to win over the poor family children.

After all, the political direction of gathering the hearts of poor families was not the original creation of Fei Qian alone, and even many emperors of the Han Dynasty, including Emperor Han Ling, had done such things.

After all, the talent system like Ju Xiaolian and Maocai has many disadvantages. This is something everyone knows, but since he is a vested interest, how can he be willing to modify a system that is beneficial to him?
If the emperor wants to expand the talent base, poor families must become the best choice, and the same is true for big princes like Fei Qian who control one side, so many gentry children, including Wei Duan, are naturally interested in the bachelors of agriculture and engineering. There are not many opinions on the two political strategies. After all, the meat is rotten in one's own pot, which is acceptable.

But when I came in, I heard that the Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Engineering will be expanded to the level of Qianshou, and it will even be officially stated in the system, which makes the children of the gentry a little worried. If you eat it, it's okay, anyway, it's been divided up for hundreds of years, but now if some new troops are added suddenly, how can this meat still be eaten?

"Scholars of agriculture must enter the hall of the agricultural society, and those who pass the competition every year can be appointed..." Du Ji nodded and said, "And all students are required to pay Shuxiu, [-] coppers per year!"

"Five thousand coppers!" Wei Duan opened his eyes wide and gestured, "Zhengxi copper? Ah, no, you mean hussars copper? Not five thousand coppers?" Although it is said that most of Guanzhong is using Feiqian now It is still the copper dollar, silver dollar, and gold dollar system released by General Zhengxi, but sometimes it is habitual to say that these copper dollars are money, because the weight and value of Zhengxi copper dollars are almost equivalent to five baht coins before inflation .But since it is clearly stated that it is copper, it must be the new copper coin issued by Feiqian, not the depreciated five baht coins of the Han Dynasty.

"Students are paid every year. Those who are outstanding in the year can be exempted from their studies within one year. If they have studied for two years, they have to pay a total of [-]. If they have studied for three years, no matter whether they pass the university in the third year For example, you need to pay [-] coppers if you can be awarded a job!" Du Ji gestured and said, "The study of agriculture and engineering directly takes the position of agriculture and engineering... The rest of the positions are still from the academy, and there is no change...In this way, Brother Wei, what worries do you have?"

"Oh..." Wei Duan nodded slowly, exhaled and said, "So, very good, very good!" Then he realized immediately, and added, "It's not that I have doubts about the hussars, but that I'm worried about the country. If you want to check for omissions and supplements..."

Du Ji nodded, and didn't want to expose Wei Duan's cover-up.

At first, Du Ji also had doubts in this regard. After all, when he first said that everyone can participate in the selection of agricultural bachelors, Du Ji was also taken aback. Even when Emperor Han Ling established the Hongdu Academy, he dared not say It is said that everyone can enter the academy...

Confucius said that there is no discrimination in education, but the problem is that Confucius was a saint, so naturally there is no discrimination in education, but who dares to call himself a saint now?
Since he is not a saint, he cannot be taught without discrimination, so it is perfectly normal.

The Hongdu school established during the reign of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty mainly studied ruler slips, novels, Fu, calligraphy and painting.Among them, the Confucianists at that time were extremely indignant that the standard of selecting scholars based on classics was completely broken!When Confucian classics are no longer a ladder for promotion, it is almost equivalent to completely smashing the foundation of these noble families' survival!

How can this be tolerated? !

Therefore, when the Hongdu school was rising, it was the root of the disaster, and it was resisted by the gentry all over the world. The road to reform ends without a problem...

Therefore, when Fei Qian wanted to promote Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Engineering on a large scale, the gentry and other talents including Wei Duan were so nervous, for fear that there would be a second Hongdu school.

Among the schools of Hongdu School, the most objected to by the scribes is that someone can get the emperor's favor by painting a flower or a bird, and then wait for a high position. This is simply unbearable for uncles and aunts!
Isn't it just drawing a bird!
After all, it’s really hard to say what the value of something like a work of art is. It’s like sticking a banana on a canvas with tape in later generations, and you can buy it for $12…

Also, if you don’t paint at all, don’t stick anything, just cut the canvas with a knife, you can still sell it for money, and it’s also a high price...

So what about art...

Because of this, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said that this man draws a bird well and has a very high artistic atmosphere. He must be smart and can be a high-ranking official. I don't know if I don't have an artistic spirit, I only know that he can be a bird and can be a bird official!
Contradictions, disputes, froth flying, and blood splattering five steps are naturally inevitable.

However, Feiqian's Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Engineering are really different.

First of all, this is not just drawing a bird on paper, but actually going to do something in the farmland workshop. This kind of thing is a real achievement, which can be seen by anyone and measured by anyone. Unlike flower and bird paintings, which are works of art, the criteria for judging cannot be unified.

Secondly, the sons and daughters of the aristocratic family have been talking about the fact that agriculture and mulberry are the foundation of the country for hundreds of years. They can't immediately slap themselves and their ancestors in the face, saying that everything they said before is not counted, and then the scriptures are. Guoben, Nongsang is dispensable...

In addition, Fei Qian made it clear that when the bachelor of agriculture and the bachelor of engineering are awarded jobs, it is only for all positions related to agriculture and engineering, and it can be regarded as an extremely standard professional counterpart. I can’t even say it. After all, it would be better for these positions to be filled by people who know how to work in agriculture. Even if you want to compare, you have to weigh whether you know these skills and understand these knowledge.

In the end, the high tuition fees also made Wei Duan feel relieved. After all, for the people of the Han Dynasty, not just any family can come up with [-] coppers...

Therefore, compared with the Hongdu school in the period of Emperor Han Ling, the bachelor of agriculture and the bachelor of engineering can not only enjoy certain benefits for the noble family, but will not have too strong aversion.

Knowing the detailed rules and standards, Wei Duan was immediately relieved. Knowing that Du Ji is busy recently, it is not good to bother him too much. After a few gossips, he said that someone would send some servants to take care of Du Ji's daily life. When Ji Nu came over, Du Ji was self-effacing, the two staged some pushing and shoving, and finally Du Ji accepted it.

Wei Duan left, Du Ji sent him out, and returned to the hall, but sat alone for a long time in silence, finally he laughed out loud, shook his head, and said: "The strategy of Hussars is not limited to Is that so? Hehe, hehe... let’s do it and watch it..." After speaking, Du Ji flicked his sleeves, walked to the study, and continued to compile his agricultural rules.

(End of this chapter)