Dahan first prince

Chapter 354 The jumping raccoon slave

"30 people."

"Your Majesty wants to take the exam, but he wants to have 30 scholars!"

After respectfully bidding farewell to Empress Dowager Lv Zhi and Emperor Liu Ying, and exiting Changle Palace, Wang Ling and Cao Can hardly dared to delay for a moment. Inside.

It was almost at the moment when the two old men's buttocks were touched, Wang Ling shook his head full of doubts, expressing the worries in his heart.

30 people are obviously not worth mentioning for the imperial examinations and examinations of later generations, and even for the thousands of troops crossing the single-plank bridge in the new era of later generations.

But for the Han Dynasty, 30 "officials" were recruited at one time, and it was a hard target of [-] people, but it was the first time for a big girl to sit in a sedan chair.

Not to mention far away, let’s just say that since Liu Ying supervised the country as a prince, in the past three years or nearly four years, the entire Han family and the world together have only raised more than [-] Litians, and only a few. A Xiaolian.

Needless to say, those twenty or so experts in farming had just arrived in Chang'an, and before they even came to remember to find a place to stay, they were quickly eaten by the Shaofu;
Just a few months later, each of them took the four hundred stone official position of "farm officer" and sent them to various places in Guanzhong.

As for Xiao Lian, whose filial name is Yuan Yang, he clearly didn't know a single character, but he was also directly sent to Weinan as a county magistrate at the [-]-shi level!
Even this has caused a lot of public opinion in the court, saying that since Liu Ying took power, the number of court officials seems to have increased somewhat.

But right now, Liu Ying asked for 30 people, and the [-] people who had to be selected by 'examinations' without going through officials or inspections, undoubtedly made Wang Ling instinctively feel a little uneasy.

Wang Ling is a straight-hearted person, whatever he thinks in his heart, he hangs on his face;
Although Cao Shen's mansion was a little deeper, he still had a sad face at the moment, and he pressed his hand on Wang Ling with a gloomy expression, which was right to appease him.

The two sat opposite each other in silence for a long time with gloomy brows. In the end, it was Cao Can who recovered first and looked at Wang Ling with hesitant eyes.

"The Marquis of An Guo knows: Who advised His Majesty on this policy of 'examination'?"

At first hearing Cao Shen's question, Wang Lingquan thought Cao Shen knew the inside story, so he hurriedly raised his head!
After seeing that Cao Shen looked at him with a trace of doubt that was pure enough to contain no impurities, Wang Ling shook his head and sighed, lowering his head.

"Hi······"

"Cao Xiang didn't know, so how could someone know?"

Speaking anxiously, Wang Ling did not forget to raise his hand, and patted his thigh lightly and hard.

"Not to mention who made this strategy;"

"I'm afraid that His Majesty's interest in taking the exam is not an 'expedient measure', or a 'helpless' policy!"

"Eh!!!"

Speaking of being in a hurry, Wang Ling even slammed the back of his right fist on the palm of his left hand, as if he had been wronged but couldn't say it.

On the other hand, Cao Can, who was on the side, heard Wang Ling's words, and his serious and hesitant face suddenly became more cautious.

"An Guohou's meaning...?"

"Hi!"

Seeing Cao Shen's "how do you say that" posture, Wang Ling felt an inexplicable anger in his heart, turned sideways impatiently, and counted with his fingers.

"Cao Xiangke still remembers: Since your majesty was the crown prince and was entrusted with the task of supervising the country by Emperor Taizu Gao, all the policies that your majesty has promoted have been abandoned halfway, or have they been stopped?"

"——In the autumn of the tenth year of Emperor Taizu Gao, Your Majesty, under the order of Emperor Taizu Gao, thoroughly repaired the Zhengguo Canal in Weibei. In just one winter, the Zhengguo Canal was completed!"

"When the canal was being built, His Majesty's ambition of 'if the canal is not completed, it will not be built' has never been forgotten;"

"After the fall of last year, His Majesty revived the Bing Canal, and it will be completed in the fall of this year. Today, the Shaofu has already done its best to carry out the affairs of the city and Chang'an, so as to fulfill His Majesty's ambitions of the past!"

As he said that, Wang Ling snapped off a finger, but the excitement on his face did not diminish in the slightest.

"Moreover: In the spring of the 11th year of Emperor Taizu Gao, the price of grain in Guanzhong was booming. Your Majesty ordered Emperor Taizu Gao to stabilize the price of grain in Guanzhong."

"It's only a matter of ten months. Your Majesty has acted vigorously and resolutely. All the food and rice in Guanzhong will be awarded the head. The officials of the Shaofu will manage the grain and rice. The people in Guanzhong will decide overnight!"

"Cao Xiang has never forgotten: So far, the Shaofu officials have been operating rice and storing grain on behalf of the people. It has been three years old, and it has become a trend of 'customization for a long time'..."

With another impatient word, Wang Ling finally calmed down a little. Although most of the anxious look on his face was suppressed, it was replaced by a lingering sigh.

"The same is the 11th year of Emperor Taizu Gao. It was the summer season. Yingbu rebelled against Huainan. Your Majesty, as a prince, went to conquer the rebellion on behalf of Emperor Gao of Taizu;"

"Due to the continuous war, Qi and Chu countries have insufficient food for the people, so the kings of Qi and Chu went to ask your majesty to transfer less government food to relieve the difficulties of Qi and Chu."

"However, today, the Shaofu adjusts the grain to supply the Kanto, and it has been three years old;"

"However, in this matter, the clan princes don't dare to speak out, and the court officials and noble relatives dare to speak out..."

As he spoke, Wang Ling let out a long and leisurely sigh, and then, like a farmer, he folded his hands and hid them in his sleeves, and heaved a sigh.

"Canal engineering and water conservancy, government-run grain and rice, the use of Shaofu's grain distribution as food for the north, and the Shaofu's supply of food to contain the Kwantung princes are all second."

"The most obvious example of Ruoyan's 'step by step' is that when Emperor Taizu Gao passed away, His Majesty first gave up the Changle Palace and the Queen Mother;"

"In the spring of this year, when His Majesty will take over the crown and take charge of the government, and the court officials are afraid of the rivalry between the mother and the son of the heavenly family, and feel uneasy, His Majesty will resign and move to Changle, and even more clearly stated: From now on, the Empress Dowager will hold Changle, and the Son of Heaven will take care of Weiyang... "..."

Speaking of this, Wang Ling only sighed briefly, and then turned sideways meaningfully, looking at Prime Minister Cao Shen with an uncertain face.

"Everything here, Prime Minister Cao, can it be that you still can't see clearly?"

Asked in a low voice, seeing that Cao Shen still had an expression of uncertainty, Wang Ling finally let out a long sigh, and then looked at Cao Shen beside him with a smile that was not a smile.

"Although your Majesty is young, you have great ambition~"

"Your Majesty's desire and ambition are not to fight for power to benefit the court, nor is it a mother and child to fight in the harem~"

"So, can Prime Minister Cao understand?"

Hearing this, even if he still wanted to twitch for a while, Cao Shen couldn't pretend anymore, so he could only nod thoughtfully.

Pretending to ponder for a moment, Cao Shen frowned slightly, and then looked at Wang Ling with a little confusion.

"An Guohou's meaning..."

"——Your Majesty's examination is not a temporary plan, but a long-term policy?"

Seeing that at this time, Cao Can still pretended to be confused in front of him, Wang Lingrao was dissatisfied, and finally could only nod in cooperation.

"Of course..."

"Your Majesty is interested in the examination, and there are 30 people who want to get scholars, and they are only young officials with a rank of two hundred stones;"

"If you didn't want to use this opportunity to throw stones to ask the way for the future, why would your majesty bother to go to Changle in person, and then use the empress dowager's mouth to call the two of us into the palace to play against each other?"

Saying this in a low tone, Wang Ling finally gritted his teeth a little bit, and shook his head with a stern expression.

"According to someone's opinion, His Majesty clearly wants to use this today to explore the views of the two of us on the 'Kao Ju'."

"Or, your Majesty is afraid that the Sacred Heart has already decided on the matter of 'examination' as a long-term order; today, I just know the two of us..."

Hearing what Wang Ling said so straightforwardly, Cao Shen could only nod his head slowly, and immediately bowed his head full of hesitation and thought.

As a prime minister, especially a prime minister who has just taken office, there is naturally no and no conflict between Cao Can and Wang Ling who is an internal historian.

As for Cai just now, why Cao Shen has been playing dumb in front of Wang Ling, but it is not to amuse Wang Ling, but is still a little unresponsive to the current matter.

——As one of the most outstanding people in the Han Dynasty, and even in the past few decades, Cao Shen can understand what "Kaoju" is without any effort.

However, Cao Shen was still a little unsure about the impact this new thing might have on the Han family and Chang'an court.

——After all, no matter how you say it, there is no precedent for this matter, is there?
Therefore, before finding out the situation clearly, Cao Shen originally planned to wait and see what happened, and then deal with it according to the situation.

But right now, Wang Ling has put the matter on the table very straightforwardly. Even if Cao Shen wants to pretend to be stupid, he has to face the problem head-on.

"Um······"

He bowed his head full of thoughts and meditated for a moment. When Cao Shen raised his head again, he looked at Wang Ling, but there was still a trace of doubt in his eyes.

It's just that this time, Cao Shen didn't pretend, but really didn't understand.

"His Majesty did not speak in detail about the examination and examination; the disadvantages of doing or living are quite unclear at the moment."

"A certain one doesn't know: Why is An Guohou so resistant to the exam?"

Asking this question with a very serious expression, Cao Shen sat up straight and looked at Wang Ling without looking sideways.

Examination is a new thing, which may bring many disadvantages, and will inevitably be subconsciously rejected by Huang Lao's ruling court - this is all expected by Cao Shen.

But such a big reaction from Wang Ling was quite beyond Cao Can's expectation.

At this moment, Cao Shen also wanted to know: What is the reason for this old Nei Shi, who is over seventy years old, to jump up on the spot like a raccoon slave whose tail has been trampled on.

Hearing the sincerity in Cao Shen's tone, and confirming that Cao Shen didn't intend to continue to pretend to be confused, Wang Ling also took a breath, and by adjusting his breathing, he also sorted out his thoughts a little.

Then, Wang Ling put all his doubts about the "examination" in front of Cao Shen in a straightforward manner.

"One: As far as the ancestral temple and society are concerned, there is no precedent to follow, and there is no similar story as a reference; I am afraid that your majesty will do it rashly, or cause unexpected disasters!"

Saying this without hesitation, Wang Ling looked at Cao Shen with only a hint of sternness and an inexplicable sense of mission in his eyes.

"When Emperor Taizu Gao died, Prime Minister Cao and a certain person could serve at the side of Emperor Gao's sick bed together!"

"When he was about to go on a grand journey, Emperor Taizu Gao held the two of us personally, and also the hand of the late Marquis Fengwen Zhong, and worshiped the three of us as the emperor's Taifu, so as to support us."

"Although His Majesty is now crowned as a pro-government at the age of seventeen, according to the wish of Emperor Taizu Gao, His Majesty is still young and vigorous, and he is not familiar with many affairs of the government."

"If your Majesty initiates such an unprecedented policy, causing the ancestral temple and the country to regenerate and shake, and we will wait for a hundred years, I am afraid that under the nine springs of the underworld, I will have no face to face the emperor Gao, and I will be speechless to restore the kindness of the emperor Tuogu. ..."

Said these words in an extremely serious tone, Wang Ling did not forget to cut off the conversation for a while, adjusted his disordered breathing for a moment, and then continued: "The two are also the ones who have doubts and are even more anxious."

"——In the past, no matter whether the imperial court promoted scholars, regardless of whether they were appraised or promoted, or their majesty's grace, because of our achievements, they would affect the descendants of our descendants.

"However, today, His Majesty wants to promote the examination, and does not check his virtues and wealth, but only his talents. Although it is right and wrong, we only wait for the future. How can we prevent the court from being shaken and merits and grudges?"

With a slightly ashamed expression on his face, he said that this sentence did exist, but it was really hard to say. Wang Ling only lowered his head slightly, and lowered his voice a little bit.

"Your Majesty's interest in this test, if it is only an expedient measure for this example, it will not hurt the seriousness;"

"However, if in the future, all the officials of the state will rely on examinations, and the peasants will be in the imperial ranks, and the humble family will live in the prime minister. Although it will benefit the society in the long run, how can it not be fought against each other right now?"

Asked with a gloomy expression, Wang Ling gained some confidence in his speech, and simply turned sideways, and even lightly touched Cao Shen's sleeve with the back of his hand.

"Cao Xiang thinks that the current Patriarch of our Han Dynasty has less national doubts, internal and external troubles, the northern barbarian Huns are coveting outside the wall, and the southern Vietnamese Zhao Tuo is eyeing, how can he bear the party's struggle and mourning?"

"——Your Majesty has no age, and the second is not yet able to stand up and be blessed. If this happens, the ancestral temple will be safe and sound, and how will the community be preserved???"

The heartbroken sender asked several questions one after another, and Wang Ling looked deeply into the depths of Cao Shen's eyes again. After a long while, he shook his head and sighed to look back.

"Your Majesty is young and mature. While governing steadily, he also has good strategies for governing the country from time to time. This is a blessing from the community."

"But no matter what, Your Majesty is only seventeen years old, and despite his outstanding talents, he is also negligent in government affairs."

"We have been entrusted by Emperor Taizu Gao with the ancestral temple and the community. Now that His Majesty is going to implement such a policy of unknown benefit and harm, there is absolutely no reason to stand by and do nothing?"

After asking this last question with sincerity, Wang Ling sighed and lowered his head again, thinking for himself.

Before saying these words, regarding the examination, Wang Ling still held the attitude of "think again, how to deal with it";

But after saying these words, regardless of whether Cao Shen listened to them or not, Wang Ling himself listened to his own words anyway.

At this moment, Wang Ling has already made up his mind to 'prevent the examination from becoming a custom';

As for Cao Shen, Wang Ling was just waiting for an attitude.

——When Cao Shen supports him, at least he remains neutral and does not oppose his attitude.

It was also at this moment that the first emperor Liu Bang's evaluation of Cao Shen and Wang Ling was directly reflected in the two of them for the first time.

——Cao Shen was born as a county magistrate, proficient in government affairs, and his talent for governing the country is as good as Xiao He, so he can succeed Xiao He and become the prime minister alone!

——Wang Ling has both ability and political integrity, but his temperament is straightforward, and he doesn't know the way of smoothness, flexion and stretching; if he is a minister, he should be accompanied by Chen Ping, and everyone on the left and right...

(End of this chapter)