Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 990
Liu Qu never thought that one day, he would fall into a situation where no one could use him.

Of course, this is not to say that the bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty is gradually decaying and is heading for extinction. On the contrary, the bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, that is, the officials at the bottom are all outstanding talents who have passed the assessment. Underestimated, compared with the fish and meat people before Emperor Xiaokang, who colluded with eunuchs and acted recklessly, today's officials are very good. They are not afraid of local tyrants, they will not let them bully the people, and they will not help others. gift.

The main reason is Zhuge Linggong's retirement system, which caused most of the old officials in the temple to leave. In addition, the ministers have firmly occupied their positions over the years, making high-end talents somewhat inaccessible, especially the position of Shang Shuling. For Yuan Xi, Liu Qu was very dissatisfied, but what can he do?Why can't Yuan Yao, who is less than forty years old, get this position?
The impact of Zhuge Linggong's departure may not have been noticed by everyone, but the emperor was the first to realize it, because after the death of Zhuge Linggong, he needed to do everything in the temple, and Yuan Xi did not As courageous as Zhuge Linggong, whenever two thousand stones are involved, he will definitely stand in front of the Houde Hall and never leave, and he must get the emperor's order before he can act.

This made Liu Qu extremely dissatisfied, and what was even more terrible was that Pang Tong was about to leave, because according to Zhuge Linggong's retirement system, he had reached the age limit, and who should take his position? Succession was another headache for Liu Qu. Apart from these headaches, in other respects, the young emperor was still complacent. The eldest son Shi, the more he grew up, the more similar he was to himself.

There are often amazing words. When I brought him to the military school, this boy who was less than ten years old actually pulled his skirt and said "there are so many heroes in the big man, I am lucky to control him", which made Liu Qu never again. He didn't dare to underestimate his eldest son, and asked him to ask Zhou Yu, Duke Zhou, who had returned to his hometown, as his teacher to study classics with him. The officials were naturally very happy when they learned that the emperor asked the eldest son to study classics.

However, when they learned that the eldest son of the emperor was going to take Duke Zhou as his teacher to rule Gongyang, their complexions turned a little off. However, with Gongyang's continuous rise in recent years, there are not many voices of opposition.

Liu Qu didn't care about this, and sealed two more beauties in the palace, hoping to spread more royal blood.

And the military affairs that he cares about the most have not fallen in these years. Since the emperor succeeded to the throne, the big man has been expanding all the time. Yes, the big man never stands still for an hour, but this is Zhou Yu's strategy. By the way, the external expansion of the Han Dynasty is not a direct conquest by force, but a little bit of infiltration. The outside of the Great Wall is constantly building cities outward, and Jiaozhou is constantly cutting down forests and migrating people. It is the same with Guishuang near Anxi , the post station has been continuously built, and it has approached the border of Anxi.

These construction projects were even directly arresting the surrounding "thieves" and asking them to help with the construction. The Han army was watching from the sidelines. In just two years, Jiaozhou had four more counties, and Yizhou had more. There are six, Ningzhou is the least, and there are two more big cities, and there are occasional frictions, but the soldiers of the big man face these bandits, just like bullying children, from steel technology, tactics, quality of soldiers, quality of generals and other aspects of crushing, creating a new era. The undefeated record of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Qu is different from the previous emperors in that his attitude towards these martial arts is extremely fanatical. In the past, if military generals dared to continue to attack outside and expand their territory in such an upright manner, even if they made meritorious deeds, they would definitely not be liked by the princes of the temple. To convict him of self-assertion, it's just that now that these warriors have the support of the emperor, they are no longer afraid of the pressure from the temple, and they are wholeheartedly practicing the "civilization" of the outside world.

After Zhuge Linggong passed away, this kind of openness to the outside world became more direct, and no one even dared to dissuade it.

Inside Taixue, the elder looked at the younger in front of him and said kindly:
"You young man, although you are young, you are also dignified, intelligent and sensitive. I intend to accept you as a disciple and teach you the way of a saint. What do you think?"

The young man trembled excitedly, "I hope that Master Zhong will know that I am far from being so good, and I really don't deserve to be the disciple of Master Zhong. I hope that Master Zhong will choose another way to pass on to him!"

"You young man, why are you so humble? I say you are excellent, and you are excellent. Can I still misjudge someone? You are the only one who answered my questions, so don't hide your clumsiness anymore. That's it, you Get down on your knees now and call me Master! I will accept you as a disciple!"

When an old man with a short stature and an ugly face arrived at Taixue, everyone greeted him with great respect. It was Pang Linggong who came. Pang Linggong was not very good-looking when he was young. It made him a little more impressive. At this moment, he was going to come to Taixue to give lectures to the students. However, just after entering Taixue, he saw a group of people gathered not far away, and he didn't know what they were doing.

Pang Tong felt a little curious, so he squeezed in from the crowd. When many Tai students saw him, they also avoided him one after another. They made way for him and came to the front. Pang Tong couldn't help being stunned. He looked aside. The Tai student asked in a low voice: "What is Zhong Changjun doing? Why did you threaten that Tai student with a sword?" When the Tai student saw that it was Pang Linggong, he quickly bowed, and then replied:

"Mr. Pang Ling, Mr. Zhongchang left fifty questions for the students of Taixue before. He said that no one in Taixue could answer them. Among them were those related to agriculture and mulberry, merchants, government affairs, and military affairs. The students answered the questions one after another, but Mr. Zhongchang also asked questions Ignore it, until my classmate, he answered fifty questions in less than half an hour, and from then on, this Zhong Changjun entangled him, insisting that this person worship him as a teacher My classmate shouldn't, that's all."

He smiled and said, it seems that this matter has become a good talk in the Taixue.

When Pang Tong heard this, he was furious, frowned, and walked forward, "Zhong Changtong! What do you want to do?!" Pang Tong was obviously very angry, and he also called Zhong Changtong by his name, and Zhong Changtong looked back. With a glance at him, he just put away the long sword in his hand and smiled awkwardly, "Mr. Pang Ling, come on, this is the student I accepted recently." Beside him is that outstanding young man in the Taixue.

The young man looked less than Liguan, but he was eight feet tall and handsome. Hearing Zhong Changtong's words, he immediately argued: "Mr. Zhong! When will I promise to be your disciple?" Afterwards, he hurriedly Pleading to Pang Tong: "I still hope that Pang Linggong will save me, and Zhongchanggong will force me to be his disciple. If I don't want to, he will kill me!!"

When Pang Tong heard this, he was really angry, and stared at Zhong Changtong, "Mr. Zhong, how can you force the disciples of Taixue to be your disciples? Disciples of Taixue are all the backbone of the temple and the future pillars of the great man. How can you allow you to bully me like this?" ??", Zhong Changtong was also displeased, and said: "Is it possible that I humiliated him because of my disciple? I am a servant of the temple, how come I don't even have the qualifications to accept a disciple and inherit family education?"

"That also depends on whether the student agrees. If he agrees, I won't care anymore!"

The two immediately looked at the man, and the young man hurriedly said, "I don't want to."

Zhong Changtong snorted coldly, put away his long sword, turned around and left, the young student just wiped the sweat from his forehead, let out a breath, walked to Pang Tong, thanked him again and again, Pang Tong waved his hand, let him follow Behind him, "Who are you?" Pang Tong asked, and the student said simply and directly: "Student Zhong Hui." Pang Tong was stunned, and then smiled and said: "It turns out that you are the son of Mr. Zhong, no wonder you don't like that Zhong Changtong."

Zhong Hui shook his head and said: "It's not that he doesn't like it, it's just that Mr. Zhong is not afraid of the destiny and ignores the power of the sky. Sooner or later, he will cause a catastrophe. I think I am not capable enough to resolve it. So I refuse."

Pang Tong frowned, and said displeasedly: "Mr. Zhongchang is an important minister of the country, how dare you speak like that?"

Zhong Hui smiled and said: "Mr. Pang Ling is going to lie to me. In fact, Mr. Ling also knows this. These days, Mr. Ling always takes Mr. Zhong to the Taixue, in the name of looking for disciples for him, but he refuses to accept it." Let him write books and refuse to let him give lectures, isn't it just because of worrying about this?"

Pang Tong's eyes lit up, he smiled, said nothing more, took Zhong Hui into the study, the two chatted for a while, and Zhong Hui said: "Thank you, Mr. Pang Ling, for saving me today. I will keep it in mind, but , Today, there are still studies that have not been completed, so the students are allowed to leave first!" Zhong Hui said, and then bowed to Pang Tong, Pang Tong shook his head and said, "Don't worry, there is one more thing."

"Please speak."

Pang Tong looked at Zhong Hui and smiled strangely. Zhong Hui felt something was wrong subconsciously. Pang Tong said immediately: "Zhong Hui, I think you are handsome, intelligent and sensitive even though you are young. How about doing it for my disciple? ah?"

Zhong Hui's face changed drastically, and his eyes widened, "Mr. Pang Ling, don't joke about such an important matter. I have to ask my father what he means before I can be a disciple. Or let me go back and talk to my father? What's more, I don't have much talent, and I am really ashamed to be valued so much by Duke Ling."

"You don't want to be Zhong Changtong's disciple because following him is a threat. Why don't you want to be my disciple?"

"Your Majesty, I haven't finished my studies at Taixue yet"

"Hehe, no matter how you refuse today, I will accept you as a disciple! If you don't agree! Don't even think about leaving Taixue!!"

Zhong Hui was dumbfounded, and stayed in a daze for a long time before bowing to Pang Tong and saying, "See you, Master."

Pang Tong couldn't help laughing, he finally found someone who could succeed me!

As for Zhong Changtong, who told him not to be Sanling?

(End of this chapter)