Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 929 Please cook this thief
In Houde Hall, Pang Tong was dragged by the emperor and sat in front of him. The emperor also had a smile on his face and was very kind. Recalling the old days, the emperor talked with him about everything in the East Palace, " Do you still remember that every time Duke Hua came here, he would chat with you, and he always thought that you could do great things." The emperor said with a smile.

Pang Tong nodded and said: "Mr. Hua always said that he felt very kind when he met someone uglier than himself for the first time. Mr. Hua is quite straightforward. Unfortunately, he always wanted to be Situ. In the end, I didn’t get what I wanted.” Pang Tong sighed, and the emperor said: “Those who do great things must have an extraordinary appearance! Besides, Pang Jun has talents and learning in his belly, and has a majesty of his own. How can ordinary people see through it?”

The two exchanged pleasantries like this, and after chatting for a long time, Liu Xifang said: "Mr. Pang, the position of the servant is to accompany you in the Hall of Houde, to deal with the documents from various places impartially, and to review the edicts. Ling, the position is high and powerful."

Pang Tong understood what the emperor was thinking, nodded his head and said: "The minister will definitely not disappoint His Majesty's high expectations." Then Liu Xi nodded and said: "I heard that you have been with Zhou Gongjin, Zhong Chang Gongyi is very close." Pang Tong frowned, and said just now: "I and them have many ideas that coincide, so we are close..."

"Well, that's very good. As a servant, you just need to not be deceived. It doesn't matter if you have a few more friends." The emperor seemed to be beating, but it didn't seem to be. Pang Tongtong failed to understand the meaning of the emperor. , and just promised in a hurry, the emperor chatted with him for a while, and then let him go, and gave him a three-day rest day. .

Pang Tong left the Hall of Houde, and when he returned to the inn, Zhong Changtong was waiting, and without any nonsense, he took Pang Tong and left here, brought him to his own mansion, entered the mansion, and met Xu Shu again The three of them sat in the shade of a tree in the courtyard. Zhong Changtong was very happy. For such a long time, he and his colleagues communicated through letters. Now friends come to When they arrived in Luo County, they were able to discuss together all day long.

"Shi Yuan, you are finally here. You don't know how painful it is to communicate with you every few months. Here, there is no one who can chat with me. I and Yuan Zhi Every day I talk to myself, those idiots in Luo County can’t understand us, they can’t see it, Shi Yuan, when you came here, you must have seen it, right?”

Zhong Changtong asked seriously with a solemn expression.

Pang Tong nodded and said: "There are countless Yu Dings. I have indeed seen that there are rangers everywhere. They have nothing to do and spend their days debauched... In today's big Han, they who have no farmland, unless they can pass the examination, or Go to the Northern and Southern Army, otherwise there is no way out, and if you want to emulate the large-scale reclamation of Emperor Xiaokang, there will be no land to re-cultivate. This situation is most serious in the Central Plains.”

"Yes, that's why we should change the current agricultural household registration to industrial and commercial registration. The cultivated land can no longer accommodate so many people. We must find a way to solve these problems. My proposal is to stop blindly suppressing the development of industry and commerce. It may be the best choice to go hand in hand with agriculture," Zhong Changtong said seriously, and Xu Shu on the side also nodded, this is the result of the discussion between the two of them.

Pang Tong frowned, thought for a long time, but shook his head, and said: "It can't be parallel, we can divide the big man into farming area and industrial and commercial area."

"No, industry, commerce and agriculture are all important to a region, how can regions be differentiated?"

The three of them debated fiercely, but there was no anger in their eyes, instead, they were all very happy. Sometimes, they couldn't find an opponent in the debate, and when they talked about their thoughts with others, they were reprimanded as crazy. It is the most painful, and someone can come to argue and discuss the feasibility, which is also a rare opportunity, which is enough for them to enjoy.

Afterwards, the three of them discussed together all day, until the court meeting was about to start, they reluctantly ended the meeting.

When everyone gathered at the gate of the palace, Pang Tong really became the target of everyone who came to visit him. Everyone surrounded him and congratulated him. Pang Tong also returned the greeting with a smile. Walking over hurriedly, everyone was shocked, and hurried over to meet that person, also congratulating him, Pang Tong looked at that person in a daze, but he couldn't remember who this person was.

The man was very old, a skinny old man with white hair and white beard, but he was full of energy and his eyes were piercing. Everyone greeted him with smiles. The old man curled his lips in displeasure and turned a blind eye to everyone. , and didn't dare to say anything more, Pang Tong looked at the man and asked, "Xiao Gong, who is this old man?"

"He? Isn't he the prince of the official school? You don't recognize him? Prince Wang Lang"

"Oh! It's him!" Then Pang Tong recognized him, and asked curiously: "Is he so famous among the officials?" Zhong Changtong said disdainfully: "It is the prince who wants to marry him." Granddaughter, I heard that it will be this year, and these people are all going to congratulate him." Then Pang Tong suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "Then shall we also go to congratulate him?"

"Or don't, this old man beats me every time he sees me. I still don't want to beg for a beating. I'm going to go by yourself!" Zhong Changtong said with some fear, Pang Tong shook his head helplessly, and went alone After walking past, everyone also stepped out of the way, Pang Tong bowed to the old man, and then said: "I pay my respects to the prince, is the prince okay?"

"Oh? You are Pang Tong?" The old man was stunned and asked suspiciously.

Pang Tong also ignored his rudeness, nodded, and then said: "I am Pang Tong."

"I know you! Aren't you the traitor who clamored all day to revive industry and commerce? You're not dead yet? Just like you, in the Jianning period, you would have been torn apart by Emperor Xiaokang, that is, the present day It’s not as good as Emperor Xiaokang, who allowed thieves like you to live until now! Tell me, what are you thinking about every day?”

"Nong is the root of the big man. If something goes wrong, can those merchants be reliable?? Are you eating twice a day with the money of the merchants? What are you thinking?!"

"You idiots, you don't want to die!!"

The more Wang Lang talked, the more excited he became, he raised the crutch in his hand and wanted to beat him, Pang Tong didn't say anything, and left in a hurry, until he left, the old man was still waving the crutch in his hand angrily, cursing, seeing Pang Tong running in a desperate manner When he came back, Zhong Changtong grinned and asked: "How, he thanked Shi Yuan for his congratulations?"

"Before I had time to congratulate, I was scolded by him. If I hadn't run fast, I'm afraid I would have been beaten!" Pang Tong said, shaking his head, and said unhappily: " This fellow is just a stubborn old man, stupid and stubborn! No, I still have to find a chance to have a good argument with him."

"I advise you to dispel this concern. Earlier, the emperor sent someone to propose a marriage. This guy insisted that he would follow the ancestral system and marry after two years. The emperor refused, and the old man didn't want to marry his granddaughter. He couldn't say anything, the emperor Go to his mansion in person and ask him not to disobey the decree. The old man took the sword and put it on his neck, saying that he can't disobey the decree, nor can he violate the ancestral system. The best thing is to understand himself, so as not to fall into a dilemma."

"This scared the emperor enough. After persuasion for a long time, I finally persuaded this old man and got married six months later."

Pang Tong was dumbfounded when he said these words, and he was stunned for a long time before he said: "I just wanted to discuss a few things about official education with him. Staying in the position of official school servant, this position is so important, why not let a virtuous minister go?"

Hearing Pang Tong's words, Zhong Changtong's face suddenly became serious. He shook his head and said, "Shi Yuan, don't say that. Although this old man is a bit pedantic, he really cares about official studies. He can donate Donating all of my family property to the government school is really donating all of my family property, and directly went to live in the eldest son's house, and I didn't even have a house of my own."

"He set up an institution in the official school system, called the Good Learning Award, and put his life savings in it. For the students of Taixue, Menzixue, and even local government schools, as long as they are outstanding in their studies, they can be rewarded. When receiving this award, most of the time, what they receive are the books he has treasured throughout his life. In addition, for students from poor families, he has also set up an excellent study award to give subsidies."

"No matter what kind of student he is, he will reward him for his excellent academic performance. Later, he found that a student had falsely claimed his excellent academic award, eating, drinking and having fun. That student was sentenced to prison. The collection of rewards should be made stricter, and this kind of thing should not happen again, he said, if you are not afraid of thousands of thieves claiming it, you are afraid that it will be difficult for you to learn."

"Therefore, everyone hates him, but respects him."

Listening to Zhong Changtong's words, Pang Tong's expression gradually changed. When he looked at the old man waving a cane in the crowd again, he saw the mended clothes on the old man's body. Pang Tong smiled. For some reason, Feeling a little bitter in my heart, "Ha, this old man is really pedantic!!"

At the beginning of the court meeting, Zhuge Liang, Liu Yi, and Pang Tong led the crowd into the main hall and sat down respectively. It was the first time for Pang Tong to sit in this position. He was not very excited, but his shoulders became a little heavy , Everyone waited for a while, then the emperor came in, all the officials stood up to pay respects, the emperor returned the salute, and everyone sat down.

"Is everyone going to play?"

"I have!!"

"Oh? The prince doesn't know what to play?"

"Your Majesty! Please cook Pang Shiyuan and Zhong Changtong! These two thieves will not die! I am uneasy!"

(End of this chapter)