The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 233 Du Ruhui

A few days later, at Tsinghua Academy in Yecheng.

The imperial examinations officially started amidst the attention of everyone. Before dawn, more than 3 poor scholars gathered from all directions to the Tsinghua Academy.

They all have their own examination number, and they can find the examination room only by checking the examination room.The examination room was open for two days the day before yesterday and yesterday. Candidates have seen the examination room beforehand, and they are all familiar with it.

Each examination room has a special person to check the entrainment and other things, and then simply check the test number, and then let the candidates enter the examination room, quickly and orderly. In less than an hour, more than 3 candidates have all entered the room, and then Take your seat.

Du Ruhui sat down and found that there were pens, ink, paper and inkstones and paste on the desk, and there was also a note with the examination rules printed on it, and the admission instructions, saying that after the examination, the top 300 people would be admitted, after two months of training In addition, 3000 people were selected to study in the Tsinghua Academy. In addition to free board and lodging, the imperial court also subsidized two pieces of money every month to support their families. There was a sign written "Da Sui Shangshu Zuo Pushe" underneath. Yang Gongren's seal.

The examiner explained: "The 300 people with the best scores in this scientific examination will be assigned to various counties and counties after training; the [-]st to [-]st will be able to go to Tsinghua Academy For further study, of course, if you don’t want to study in Tsinghua University, the court will not force you. Candidates who are willing to study can write their names on the slip and hand it in with the answer sheet. Those who don’t want to study don’t need to hand in the paper Article! But everyone should think clearly, the subsidy of two quan per month does not seem to be much, but the price in my Da Sui is extremely low, a bucket of rice is only [-] renminbi, that is to say, the two quan can buy six shi Six buckets of rice is enough for a family of five to spend for one month! After studying in Tsinghua Academy for one year without any distractions, you can take the scientific examination next year! During this year, you will get guidance from famous teachers, which is better than studying behind closed doors. I have learned much more, and the chances of passing the exam next year are much higher than others, so everyone must think about it."

Du Ruhui immediately realized that Da Sui was doing a talent reserve for the territory he won in the future.Nominally only recruiting 300 people, but actually recruiting 300 people, the acceptance rate is as high as one-tenth!

Although he was confident of entering the top [-], he still picked up a pen and wrote his name on the note: Du Ruhui.

Attitude is important!
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On the other side, in Zhaohui Palace!

The fragrance of musk deer like orchids is floating in the air. In the small garden outside the window, sweet-scented osmanthus is in full bloom. For a moment, the breeze is melodious, and the branches and leaves of the trees are swaying softly. The sea of ​​flowers is refreshing.

In the attic, the melodious rustling sound is like a gurgling stream, flowing slowly in this elegant courtyard.

Yang Tong is sitting by the window, admiring the autumn scenery outside the window. Beside him, Xiao Wu is nestled in Yang Tong's arms. Her beautiful face has a bit of maternal brilliance, and she occasionally looks into Yang Tong's eyes. , deep happiness flows...

Wugou sat on the qin seat not far from Yang Tong, and beautiful notes jumped out from his slender fingers.

The four little women are either delicate and pretty, some are beautiful and elegant, some are clever and cute, or some are heroic, they are all beautiful at a glance.

The most beautiful is Xiao Wu who is sitting next to Yang Tong. She is wearing a light yellow palace dress today, her skin is as bright as cream, pure and lovely but beautiful like a fairy, gentle and watery but extravagant, delicate and delicate but maternal full-bodied...

Of course, in terms of appearance and temperament, Wugou, Tianji, and Xiuning are not inferior to Xiaowu, but Xiaowu is pregnant, so she has a touch of charm that the three side concubines don't have.Looking at the four wives with their own research attitudes, the warmth of home rises in my heart.

"Husband, are you going to fight again?" Xiao Wu asked softly seeing that Yang Tong was speechless for a long time, a little absent-minded.

"No!" Yang Tong shook his head and said with a smile, "If there is no great turmoil or change in the world, I will not take the initiative to challenge the war in the next year."

Xiao Wu nodded gently, leaned against Yang Tong's chest, and murmured: "It's not that I want to restrain my husband, but now my husband is not only the Lord of the Sui Dynasty, but also the husband of our sisters and the father of our children. What's the matter, the sky of the Sui Dynasty is probably going to collapse."

Yang Tong nodded, now he really can't go to the front line at any time like before, he gently stroked Xiao Wu's slightly protruding belly, looked at the three side concubines who came to him one after another, and said with a smile: "You guys But don’t worry, now I have a lot of generals in the Sui Dynasty, and there are many generals who are alone! Even if there is a big war, I, an amateur general, will not do bad things!”

"My husband is invincible, how can he be an amateur general?" Shui Tianji said crisply.

Yang Tong smiled wryly and said: "I really don't know anything about marching formations! I have only experienced a few battles, and I don't have any skills at all. The secret to victory is lightning attack and strength crushing! Nothing else! The only battle that can be regarded as using tactics is the decisive battle against Dou Jiande in Wude Mountain, but the actual commander-in-chief is the backer King Yang Yichen, but at that time I needed the military power to deter all the bandits, so he gave up the name to me !"

Li Xiuning asked: "I heard that Xue Wanche is still wreaking havoc on the grassland?"

"Correct!"

Xue Wanche has grown up. After missing for a period of time, he brought back a Rouran tribe, and then brought the remaining 800 people, [-] Rouran warriors, and thousands of recruits. Go to the grassland to be a robber.As for Cheng Yaojin and Xie Yingdeng, Yang Tong sent them to Baicheng to serve as Qin Qiong's lieutenants.

Shui Tianji smiled like a flower, she peeled an orange with her slender fingers, put the petals neatly on the jade plate, and held it in front of Yang Tong.

After living in the Central Plains for several years, she has gradually lost the imprint of a grassland woman, her skin has become crystal clear like jade, her eyebrows and eyes are a little more gentle, and her language and living habits are no different from Han women.

In terms of identity, she also changed from a prairie tribe chief who worried about the fate of the tribe to a bright and beautiful young lady, but after all, she has a difficult nature and is full of dynamic youthful vitality.

However, when she saw Xiao Wu's happy radiance after she became pregnant, her feelings were similar to those of the other two, a bit sour, which couldn't be resolved for a long time.She grabbed Yang Tong's arm and shook it: "Husband, you are not fair."

"Where am I being unfair?" Yang Tong was astonished, feeling wronged to death in his heart. Although he had a little more women, each of them was regarded as a treasure, and he would not favor one or the other because of the difference between the main concubine and the side concubine. In this era, he is the most fair one to big and small wives.

Shui Tianji pointed at Xiao Wu's belly, and said: "Look, Eldest Sister has a big belly, but my stomach doesn't move at all, I want to give birth to a baby to play with."

Xiao Wu looked shy, pursed her lips and smiled, with a happy expression on her face.

"Ahem..." Yang Tong almost choked on the orange, "How can I decide this kind of thing? In a year, you spend the most time with me, and I can't help you if you don't get pregnant."

This is really true, Shui Tianji is the leader of an army, and among the four sisters, she spends the longest time with Yang Tong, but she just can't get pregnant, it's really no fault of Yang Tong.

The eldest grandson Wugou and Li Xiuning were also envious.This kind of luck did not fall on me, and I was somewhat disappointed in my heart.

Xiao Wu blushed and said, "Anyway, my husband won't be going out to fight, so sisters should work harder at night, wouldn't it be enough?"

"Okay, okay!" Shui Tianji was the first to agree, and the eldest grandson Wugou and Li Xiuning blushed, embarrassed to speak.Ever since Xiao Wu issued the ridiculous order, such things as being blinded by the same eye have happened every day, but after a few days, I actually got used to it.really...

Yang Tong coughed lightly, "It's not up to me to have a baby. We'll talk about it later..."

The more than ten days since returning to Yecheng were the most leisurely and pleasant days for Yang Tong since he was reborn, and it was also a day of harvest.

Counting it, since the beginning of this year when troops were sent to the grassland, ten months have passed in a blink of an eye, and Yang Tong didn't seem to have calmed down much. Right now, he returned to Yecheng from Chang'an, catching up with the opening of the Tsinghua Academy to teach apprentices.

All in all, the debate between the rule of virtue and the rule of law has indeed brought a lot of benefits to Yang Tong. Although no one of the hundred schools of thought has settled in at present, judging from the information fed back from various places, the response is very good. good.

According to reports from various places, no matter Liaodong, Youzhou, Jizhou or Bingzhou, this year is a bumper harvest year, especially in Jizhou, where the water network is criss-crossed. Stimulated by the award, 'Kaitianyuan' and the Ministry of Industry produced a lot of good farm tools, the farming tools of the people in Jizhou were refurbished, and the application of manure also promoted the increase in production.

In Jizhou alone, this year’s harvest has more than doubled compared to last year. Although Yang Tong has lowered taxes, the Yang Tong regime has extremely high credibility among the people. This piece of tax was used to purchase grain, and the grain and grass in stock not only did not decrease, but doubled and multiplied.

The road in Guanzhong is poorer. Due to being ravaged by the Turkic people attracted by Guo Zihe and Liang Shidu for several years, the already withered population is even thinner, and there are no people in many areas. However, after the recovery, the superior policy attracted many people in Guanzhong The people came to vote, and the focus was on resettling the people. The four counties of Lingwu, Yanchuan, Shuofang, and Diaoyin have gradually prospered. The food harvested this year can barely be eaten by the garrison. In addition, the food that blackmailed Li Yuan twice before and after was all in Guannei Road, raising the army. And work-for-relief is not a problem.

Although Guannei Dao was the last to start, the promotion of the decree was undoubtedly successful, and because each decree was well implemented under the supervision of the Imperial Ministry, the Sui Dynasty quickly won the support of all people, and made a contribution to Yang Tong. The cohesion of the site has gone up a notch.

It's just that after the three major princes of the Central Plains began to implement the system of equalizing land to households, it is difficult for the people to leave their homeland. Now it is difficult to increase the population on a large scale.Only Guanzhong is the place where the Guanlong family is concentrated, Li Yuan dare not offend them, he would come here from Guanzhong, but the explosion period has passed, there are not many people, but it is better than nothing.In the future, apart from the population produced by oneself in the territory, it will be difficult for the population to increase rapidly as in previous years. If you want to continue to increase the population, in addition to encouraging births, you have to fight the ideas of the surrounding princes. We must try our best to absorb the population, resources and talents of the Central Plains.

However, these are not in a hurry, because once the next round of the Central Plains War breaks out, the people will still come.

In the next year, unless there is a war that affects the general situation of the world, the Sui Dynasty led by Yang Tong will basically focus on its own development.

Overall, this year has been a fruitful one.

However, what satisfied Yang Tong the most was the arrival of the baby in Xiao Wu's womb. The joy of becoming a father was stronger than the sum of all the gains in a year.Even, with an unprecedented peace, I felt my heart suddenly settled down.

(End of this chapter)