Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 914: Peerless Treasure
In the blink of an eye, several months passed and it was time for the autumn harvest again.

This year is a rare year of stability. Except for Zhao Yun and others who often have small-scale battles with Goguryeo and Buyeo, the rest of the area is unusually peaceful.

Liu He, Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Liu Yan and other forces all took advantage of this rare year to recuperate, recruit soldiers and accumulate strength.

"Your Majesty..." Xun Yu sorted out the memorials from various places and prepared to report to Liu He.

"Six days ago, General Zhao Yun, the General who conquered the West, fought a fierce battle with General Li Mang, the new commander of Goguryeo. He pretended to be defeated and lured the enemy deep into our territory. Generals Tian Yu and Tian Chou set up an ambush and severely damaged the enemy, beheading more than 10,000 people. Li Mang led his troops to break through the encirclement and retreated to the forest in the northeast of Liaodong County to defend. General Zhao attacked the forest several times, but there were too many traps in the forest. Our army is not good at fighting in the mountains. It happened that Youzhou suddenly had a severe cold, so we retreated for the time being."

Liu He had known about this battle for a long time. As soon as Zhao Yun and Li Mang fought, the system prompt sound appeared in his mind. But he didn't expect that this general of Goguryeo actually had such a high commander of 89 and used troops in a very methodical way, otherwise he would have died at the hands of Zhao Yun this time.

"Tong Jian has been managing the Yellow River for many years, and now the results are beginning to show. The upper reaches of the Yellow River are full of greenery and lush forests. From Bingzhou to Sili, into Yanzhou, and finally into the sea in Jizhou, a total of 23 new river channels have been dug along the coast, and 16 reservoirs have been excavated. This year, the grain harvest in various places should be 15% more than in previous years."

This news was a great joy, and Liu He was extremely happy when he heard it.

"Well, the Yellow River has cost the court tens of billions of dollars, more than 10 million dan of grain, no less than 500,000 laborers, and thousands of craftsmen over the past few years, and finally there have been some results. Pass the decree that Tong Jian's river management has benefited the country and the people for generations to come, and he is rewarded with a thousand gold coins and a house."

"As you wish. However, I think it might be better to give Tong Jian a different reward."

Xun Yu's words made Liu He slightly stunned: "What do you think, Wen Ruo?"

"Your Majesty, Tong Jian has been in charge of river management as a local official for many years. He has to travel between states and counties to dispatch personnel and materials, which is very inconvenient. The person in charge of water affairs in the court is Sikong. However, in the current court, Sikong Cui is busy with state affairs and is not very good at water management. Therefore, I think that a special position can be set up for Tong Jian to facilitate his work."

"Well, Wen Ruo's words make sense."

Liu He thought for a moment, then said, "Issue an order that from now on, a new tax department will be established to take charge of water affairs. The first director of the department will be Tong Jian. Under the director, each county will have a weir officer who will be in charge of the county's rivers, lakes, reservoirs, etc. As for the selection of weir officers in various places... let Tong Jian decide for himself."

"Yes, sir." After receiving the order, Xun Yu continued to report on other matters.

"Since Cao Cao of Yuzhou issued the order to recruit talented people, he has recruited nearly a thousand talented people. Some of them are civil and some are military, some are soldiers and some are politicians. In addition, there are many people who have brought their property and troops to join him. Now Cao's army is strong and powerful. According to the reports of Generals Zhang Yong and Gao Shun, Cao Cao has been sharpening his sword recently, and seems to be planning to start a war again."

Liu He's cheeks twitched: "Nearly a thousand people... Cao Cao is really good at winning people's hearts."

You must know that after Liu He issued the order to recruit talents, the number of applicants has only been six or seven hundred so far, and some of them are just filling in the numbers. In addition, people like Wang Yun have caused trouble, so the number of people who actually serve under him is only more than three hundred, and there is no real talent among them.

However, Liu He had already made arrangements for this. Once his secret weapon appeared, no matter how noble the scholar or talent was, he would be eager to move and would wish he could grow wings and fly to Luoyang.

"By the way, the progress in the east of the city should be completed, right?"

Xun Yu immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the construction in the east of the city has been completed, and the interior decoration is now underway. According to Mr. He Chang's report, it should be completed within half a month."

"Good!" Liu He seemed extremely happy and stood up and slammed the table.

"Go, summon Zhen Yi to the palace. I have something important to tell you."

Xun Yu was a little surprised. Even he had no idea what the building in the east of the city was used for. Judging from Liu He's expression and words, it seemed to be related to Zhen Yi, the emperor's father-in-law.

However, Xun Yu did not ask any more questions. He then retreated and found Gong Saner to explain the matter.

Half a month later, a piece of news that was enough to shock the world spread from Luoyang to every corner of the Han Dynasty.

"The emperor understands the people's feelings and knows that it is not easy for the subjects to study. In order to allow the people to have books to read and scholars to discuss knowledge with each other, seek advice from famous teachers, and even serve the court, he has specially established the Imperial College in Luoyang City to recruit people who are eager to learn and motivated." "The Imperial College has hundreds of thousands of books, including the strengths of hundreds of schools, and there are also masters of the time who come to teach in person. All students who enter the Imperial College do not need to pay any fees. After completing their studies and passing the assessment, they can directly become officials. Not only that, there is also a rare treasure in the Imperial College. Any scholar who sees this thing will definitely regard it as a pearl in his palm, and no one can give it up."

When this news came out, all the scholars in the Han Dynasty were extremely excited, some were dismissive, and more were doubtful.

"Hundreds of thousands of books? Is that true? Even the Yang family of Hongnong, the Xun family of Yingchuan, and the Yuan family of Runan, the leaders of the aristocratic families, may not have such a large collection of books, right?"

"That's right. What rare treasure? What treasure that no scholar would give up? I think the emperor of Luoyang is just bragging. I'd better go to Yuzhou."

"But if this is true, then this Imperial College is simply the holy place that scholars like me have always dreamed of. You have missed it without any verification. What if there are really so many books and rare treasures..."

"Hey, what could possibly happen? Don't you and I know what kind of person the Emperor of Luoyang is? He has always looked down on scholars and only values ​​merchants and craftsmen. He is an emperor, but he reeks of money. He is so vulgar."

"What emperor? I only respect the one in Yuzhou as the emperor. Liu He is a traitor to the Han Dynasty. When I go to Yuzhou this time, I must serve the court well and kill this treacherous man to restore order for the Han Dynasty."

"This brother is right. I will go with you..."

This news not only shocked many scholars, but also caught Cao Cao and others, as well as many ministers in the Luoyang court, off guard. They were all confused for a moment, not knowing whether they should believe it or how to respond.

"Fake, definitely fake."

Xiahou Dun shouted without hesitation.

Cao Cao did not listen to him. He looked at his advisers seriously and asked, "What do you think?"

Xi Zhong thought for a moment and said, "My Lord, Liu He doesn't seem like such a person. You know, hundreds of thousands of books would take a lot of effort to collect. Even if Liu He really wanted to build an imperial school and win over the hearts of scholars, how could he get so many books in such a hurry?"

"That's what I mean." Cheng Yu echoed, "I guess Liu He must have seen that few people responded to his call for talents, which was far less than the response of Yuzhou. Therefore, he was anxious and came up with the idea of ​​the Imperial Academy. Whether it is to study or to seek an official position with one's own knowledge, the Imperial Academy is a way for scholars to get twice the result with half the effort. It is not only extremely convenient, but also makes scholars feel respected."

"It is not as easy as just building a few buildings to establish an Imperial College. Hundreds of thousands of books is too incredible. I absolutely do not believe that Liu He can do this."

Hearing that the two held such views, Cao Cao's expression eased slightly, and he then looked at Guo Jia.

"What does Fengxiao think?"

Guo Jia stepped forward and said, "Regardless of whether Liu He's news is true or false, whether there are so many books in the Imperial Academy, and what the so-called treasures are, it is useless for us to speculate here. The notice said that the Imperial Academy will open for the first time on the Spring Festival next year. By then, all the truth will be revealed. My lord, why don't you send more spies to sneak into Luoyang and build momentum in advance? Once they find anything wrong, they can encourage the scholars to revolt on the Spring Festival."

Cao Cao slammed the table and said, "Okay, let's follow this plan!"

In Luoyang City, in the Situ Mansion, many ministers paced back and forth in front of Wang Yun, looking very anxious.

"This is how to do ah……"

"It's over, it's over. Your Majesty has clearly been prepared for this. All our efforts will be wasted..."

Wang Yun was annoyed by their distractions and shouted, "Everyone, please sit down. I just released a piece of news. Look how scared you are!"

(End of this chapter)