Wala Khan "came to Beijing to worship" Tian Khan, so it was naturally impossible for the Ministry of Rites to treat him as an ordinary envoy.
After Yilan's family moved into Sifangguan, the Ministry of Rites cleared out all the pavilions and pavilions on the north side of Sifangguan as the temporary residence of the future Prince of Shunyi.
Jia Cong personally sent Yi Lan back, and stood at the gate of the courtyard and said in a serious voice: "Yi Lan, we are old acquaintances. Let me tell you something from the bottom of my heart. If this happens, you will be recorded in the annals of history and become a All the families of the people of Wala will be blessed with Buddhas."
Ten thousand families have Buddhas?
When Yilan returned to the courtyard where she was staying temporarily, Lan Qiduo was reading with his son and daughter.
Oara is one of the countries separated from the previous dynasty, and Sinology has long been integrated into their lives. The nobles of the Khan's court were all proud of learning Chinese studies. As Lan Qiduo was a noble daughter of the Ross family, she was naturally talented and knowledgeable.
Yilan stood in the distance and watched the warm scene of his wife and children. He recalled the past days that were full of killings and fights, and couldn't help but fall into a trance.
Perhaps this time is the wisest decision he has made in more than thirty years...
"Khan, why are you back so early?"
"Father Khan~"
"Father Khan~"
The pair of children were a little timid, and the smile on Yilan's face was a little forced. His marriage to Lan Qiduo was a combination of interests, and it could be said that he had basically no concern for the two children.
On the contrary, it was on the way from Liangzhou to the capital that the whole family shared the joys and sorrows and developed a precious family relationship.
Lan Qiduo is not like the Wala girl. She is gentle and dignified, and has the qualities of a Han woman. She helped Yilan take off his coat and brought her herbal tea.
A pair of children went to play in the courtyard, and Lan Qiduo asked hopefully: "Great Khan, what did Uncle Yongfeng say?"
Yilan lay on the bamboo couch under the shade of the tree, looking at the slowly drifting white clouds in the sky with a dazed look in her eyes, and asked quietly: "Duoduo, tell me, is it really right for me to do this?"
"Didn't the Great Khan say that the Southern Dynasty was so powerful that the Wala could not resist? Rather than sacrifice in vain by throwing eggs at rocks, it would be better to become a part of the Southern Dynasty. When our ancestors came to the Central Plains, we had already merged with the Han people by blood, so why separate the Wala and Daxia? "
Lan Qiduo's mother is Han Chinese. She was taught classics and history by her mother since she was a child, and she has a lot of insights into the differences between Chinese and Yi.
Seeing that Yilan had wavered, he came up with the theory of legal succession.
"The ancients said that the whole world is not the land of the king, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers. Daxia inherited the legal system of the Yuan Dynasty, and Oara and Tatar were just part of the split after the demise of the Yuan Dynasty. Later historians compiled history books, Oara All the previous Khans have only touched upon him briefly. Since we in Wara recognized His Majesty the Heavenly Khan as our master in the year of Zhaowu, why do we need to commit such fearless crimes again?"
Yilan didn't pay much attention to what was legal or not, but the mention of His Majesty Tian Khan in Lan Qiduo's words moved him a little.
Emperor Zhaowu was a great monarch. After five campaigns in the north, the Oara and Tatars did not even have the courage to resist, but he was able to treat the people on the grassland well after defeating the heroes of the grassland.
Those thirty years were probably the happiest time for the grassland people. At least most of the people would not starve to death in winter.
"Yes, His Majesty Tian Khan is really a respectable emperor, but I can't trust the current emperor of the Southern Dynasty..."
Yi Lan suddenly sat up, held Lan Qiduo's hands, and said excitedly: "Duoduo, I want to go to see His Majesty Tian Khan, and only His Majesty Tian Khan can make me feel at ease."
…
"I am the emperor, and I keep my word, but Yilan doesn't believe me!"
The emperor was a little frustrated. When he saw the secret report sent by the Dragon Guard secret agent, he almost ordered Yilan to come to Qinzheng Hall and grabbed him by the lapel of his clothes and asked why.
Jia Cong suppressed his laughter and persuaded: "There is nothing we can do about it. People in the grassland have always worshiped the strong. The sage conquered Mobei in the past and made them unable to take care of themselves. The heroes of the grassland were extremely obedient to the sage's domineering spirit. Again. Coupled with Zhaowu's policy of transforming the grassland into a king, the saint's prestige in the grassland can be said to be unprecedented."
"It is indeed unprecedented. This is the strategy formulated by my eldest brother back then. It's a pity..."
Back then, the sage put a knife on the neck of the Oara nobleman and asked him if he would obey. The former prince held food in the back to appease the people on the grassland. The prestige of Daxia in the grassland once surpassed that of the Oara and Tatar Khans.
It's a pity that Wang Huazhi's strategy was interrupted because of the battle for the inheritance in the last years of Zhaowu. Otherwise, there would be no rebellion between the two later movies.
The emperor really wanted to restart the plan of the past, but unfortunately he could no longer use the sword. He believed that he did not have the force value of his father, and the prince was still a fledgling. Alas!
Xia Shouzhong asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, what about Yilan's request..."
"Go and ask Father. If Father is willing to meet, you can ask the Ministry of Rites to make arrangements."
The emperor waved his hands somewhat depressedly, and Xia Shouzhong immediately withdrew.
He has obviously been the emperor for several years, why does everyone only obey his father?
Is it because I haven't beaten them before?
Click, click, click...
The emperor, who became more and more depressed as he thought about it, was a little irritated by the noise. He looked up and saw Jia Xiaosan holding the Shanshan melon and chewing it deliciously, and he suddenly became even more depressed.
"Eat, eat, eat. You know how to eat, but you don't know how to bring me a piece!"
Jia Cong was gnawing happily. Hearing the sound, he handed over a piece of melon on the plate: "Your Majesty, try it. This iced melon is so refreshing."
Click, click, click...
The monarch and his minister each held a piece of melon and sat on the stone steps outside the palace, gnawing on the melon and talking about Wala.
"If Yilan's actions are his true thoughts, I will take a higher look at him."
The emperor respected himself and others, so he could still understand Yilan's thoughts.
As long as he is not a fatuous king, who would want to be called Zhou, Jie, Li, and Yang by future generations. Facing a powerful empire that is about to solve its food and clothing problem, Wala will be destroyed in only twenty or thirty years at most.
He, Yi Lan, is about to become the last khan of Oara. What can the king of subjugated country do? Protecting the people under his rule would be the last great good thing he could do.
And if this happens, he, Yilan, will be able to transform from the king of a subjugated country to the protector of the people of Wala. How could Yilan not be able to figure out the right choice with his shrewdness.
There is only one opportunity left for him. For example, His Majesty Tian Khan, the only one recognized by the grassland people, issued an edict to all directions. It was for the sake of the people of Oara that he, Yilan, gave up the rule of Oara by the Borjijin family and merged with Daxia, making Oara completely Become part of the Chinese dynasty.
While the monarch and his ministers were eating melons and chatting, people from the Ministry of Rites had already brought Yi Lan into the palace.
Jia Cong was drained by the emperor before he was released from the palace. The emperor knew that this kid must have a strategy against Wala in his mind, so he used a cart of Shanshan melons to drain the contents of Jia Cong's head.
Of course, these things are not systematic and are still unrealistic in many places.
For example, they immigrated to military camps, supported grassland animal husbandry, promoted sinicization, and increased the grassland's dependence on food from the Central Plains, etc.
These are just general plans. To implement them specifically, a complete and systematic package plan is definitely needed.
The emperor originally wanted to continue squeezing the children, but thinking that the provincial examination was coming soon and Yilan had not yet made a formal decision, he let Jia Cong go for the time being and ordered him to perfect the strategy against Wala after the provincial examination.
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No one knows what happened to Yilan in Longshou Palace, but after leaving the palace, Yilan told his wife and children and the Oara nobles who came to the capital that the great Tian Khan, the loving father of the grassland people, had forgiven him for this. The ignorant child will decree to comfort the people of Wala who are in dire straits and bestow upon his child the grace of a saint.
After Yilan entered the palace to meet the sage, the imperial court's supervision of the Wala Khan family became significantly more relaxed.
Originally, there were many envoys from the vassal state in the Sifang Pavilion who still wanted to watch the joke on the Celestial Empire, thinking that Wala might take this opportunity to rescue the Yilan family.
Not wanting Yilan to become ruthless and even beat up his own people, he personally handed over the two Wala nobles who were plotting to escape to the Dragon Guards.
Those who were loyal to the Borjijin family followed closely behind Yi Lan, preaching the glory and greatness of His Majesty Tian Khan everywhere, and adding to the upcoming national integration.
Jia Cong ignored these things for the time being, he was busy.
The Shuntianfu Provincial Examination in the seventh year of Yuanyou's reign has finally begun. According to the rules, the Provincial Examination in August begins on the ninth day of the lunar month, with the second exam taking place three days later, and the third exam taking place three days after that.
This autumn, the number of people taking the rural examination in Shuntian Prefecture reached a new high, reaching more than 2,400.
The dark crowd outside the Gongyuan became a beautiful scenery, allowing many people to earn a lot of money in these days, and they could have more dishes at home during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The examination system of the imperial examinations in Daxia has been very complete. The provincial examinations are equally weighted in three examinations, and only those with academic qualifications are required.
The content of the rural examination is mainly based on the "Four Books", "Five Classics", and Ce Questions. It also examines the candidates' writing and ideological issues.
It mainly includes the candidate's familiarity and understanding of the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and whether the candidate can skillfully use imperial edicts, judgments, tables, imperial edicts and other literary styles.
At the same time, four or five items of current affairs and government affairs at that time will be extracted, and candidates will be required to express their opinions or opinions based on the theory of Confucian classics.
When the rural examination was first scheduled in July, the Ministry of Rites made a report: "Scholarships are selected for the purpose of the world, but they are useful for the world and cannot find surprises in making righteousness. However, two or three exams may show up as a class, which is enlightened and has a thorough understanding of modern times and ancient literature and literary skills." For those who speak at home, this means that the first chapter is not very messy, and each room may take one or two volumes from time to time to show the importance of practical learning. As for the fallen scrolls, there are those who do not stain a single ink and comment on a single word. How can they serve as scholars? In my heart, I must add more strokes in the next three games, and don't settle for just one hook."
Therefore, the imperial court issued a clear edict to all directions, to recruit scholars based on practical knowledge, and to pay attention to backstage policy questions. It is necessary to have something to say, and empty talk is disdainful.
This autumn's Shuntianfu Township Examination is about the promotion of potatoes and corn and the annexation of land.
Good guy, Jia Cong called him a good guy.
For me, this is simply a score-earning question, but for those empty talkers who only talk about it every day, it is fatal.
The most important thing is the matter of land annexation. I don’t know which uncle is so fierce as to dare to bring this matter to the public and let the officials who have vested interests discuss it.
Suppressing land annexation is currently unstated political correctness. If you ignore this political correctness, you will lose your reputation even if you write a flower.
But many people are afraid to write about this matter. If word spreads that they agree to suppress land annexation, how can they still hang out in the official circles in the future?
But if he doesn't agree, he can only lose his reputation. How sad!
Jia Cong looked at the brothers in the dormitory opposite and almost laughed out loud.
The dormitory is low and narrow. Fortunately, the weather has been good these days. Jia Cong successfully answered the test paper. When he walked out of the Gongyuan, the Mid-Autumn Festival of Yuanyou's seventh year was over.
"Brother Bao, are you okay?"
Compared to Jia Cong, who was still in good spirits, the nine days in Gongyuan almost drove Baoyu crazy.
Baoyu, who has been well-fed and well-fed since birth, is able to persevere, thanks to the intimidation of Mr. Zheng.
"Go home, come home! I feel dirty. I need to take a shower. I need to take a shower!"
Pfft~
Jia Cong was amused by Baoyu's scratching around, but as soon as he laughed out loud, he was frightened by the wails next to him.
It turns out that some people couldn't hold it in any longer and cried out because they knew there was no hope for their career.
Some people were openly complaining about the difficulty of the questions in this provincial examination, which instantly aroused the approval of many officials around them.
Baoyu stopped scratching, and after a moment of confusion, he asked Jia Cong doubtfully: "Isn't this rural examination just a matter of skill? I think the questions in this rural examination are simpler than those in the college examination. The newspaper about promoting potatoes clearly stated Clearly, the issue of land annexation is even simpler, such as equalizing taxes on square fields, clearing land acres, etc., aren’t these what the imperial court has been doing in the past two years?”
Because Baoyu didn't have the habit of avoiding people, these words made many people look at him with anger and hatred.
Jia Cong snorted coldly and glanced around, scaring away the group of people who hated Baoyu.
However, he didn't say much to this group of people. He just pulled Baoyu into the car, and the two brothers left the gate of Gongyuan under the escort of their own soldiers.
The results of the provincial examination will not be announced until early September, and all the inns in the capital are almost full.
When there are too many scholars, things are easy to get into trouble. Jia Cong had a headache when he thought about Baoyu's temper. In addition, his words at the gate of Gongyuan might have offended many people unintentionally, so he handed Baoyu over to the care of Mr. Zheng as soon as he returned home.
With Master Zheng's big stick to intimidate him, Baoyu has been staying in Rongguo Mansion since the provincial examination and rarely goes out.
Only on the birthday of my good friend Wei Ruolan, he and Jia Cong went to the Wei Mansion for a banquet. But at this banquet, Jia Cong affirmed one thing in a dumbfounded way.
Wei Ruolan was studying in the Imperial College, and many of her classmates had taken part in the provincial examination this fall. The discussion on the examination questions in the provincial examination never stopped during the banquet. Many people complained that the questions in this provincial examination were so tricky that they were unable to write and were afraid they would fail.
By a strange combination of circumstances, Baoyu's weird temperament helped him again this time. It is very likely that Bao Erye will be on the list of Shuntian Prefecture's provincial examination this autumn.
Why do you say that?
After Baoyu returned home, he silently wrote his answer sheet, and Lin Ruhai made an evaluation with four words: "fair and satisfactory".
However, Baoyu's policy on land annexation was well received by Lin Ruhai. In Baoyu's eyes, a harmonious world in which land is equally distributed to the people is the correct one, and it is illegal and evil for officials to seize people's land.
He habitually sprays hundreds of words, and his words are fierce, but there is a high probability that they will coincide with the thoughts of the person who asked the question.
Lin Ruhai didn't dare to say 100%, but the questions in the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination were very difficult for most clergy students, and the examiners were mostly old scholars from the imperial court.
Baoyu's strategy might be favored by some boss, and the possibility of getting out of the circle is very high.
…
The eighth day of September, the day before the Double Ninth Festival.
The list of candidates for the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination was posted outside the Gongyuan. There were more than 2,400 students taking the examination this autumn, and 89 of them passed.
Jia Cong was not worried at all that he would fail. He dared to say confidently that Master Cong's test paper was the standard answer. If he failed, then he would dare to go to the Gongyuan with a knife and kill the person who unfairly selected the scholars.
As for Mr. Bao, he has been obsessed with a newly released story book for the past two days, chatting with Xiangyun. He probably even forgot that he took the provincial examination.
duang~
duang~
duang~
The sound of the gong became clearer and clearer. Jia Cong put down the pen in his hand, rubbed his eyes and looked out the window.
Ergouzi shouted excitedly before he got close: "I won, I won, the third master won the first place in the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination this fall, our family has a Jieyuan!"
When Jia Cong walked to the main hall, Baoyu was in a daze holding a yellow list in a daze. Master Zheng's eyes were red. When he saw Jia Cong coming, he hugged him and cried.
"My son actually got the prize, Brother Cong, Baoyu got the prize, he got the prize!"
"Second uncle, don't cry. Second uncle, don't cry. Second brother Bao is very talented. Isn't it natural that he won the exam? This is a happy event. We should celebrate it..."
Jia Cong looked for help at his uncle and father, who were stroking their beards and smiling. Mr. Lin stepped forward and comforted him: "Brother Cong said that in this autumn's provincial examination, Brother Cong won the Shuntian Prefecture Jieyuan, and Baoyu also won the 89th provincial examination. In my family, one family has a great success, so we should have a good celebration."
"Brother-in-law, you don't know, you don't know... I've been suffering in my heart these years. After Brother Zhu passed away, I put all my hopes on Baoyu, but he is just too... Oh!"
Mr. Zheng almost burst into tears as he poured out all the words he had been holding in his heart for these years.
Baoyu heard what his father was saying for the first time and lowered his head guiltily.
Fortunately, Mr. Zheng is now in a prosperous official career, and Baoyu was elected at a young age, so most of his subsequent words are praise and praise.
Ning Rongjia's family came out with the Shuntian Prefecture Township Examination Jieyuan and the Township Examination No. 89, and the two mansions suddenly burst into joy.
The old lady rewarded the whole family with a wave of her hand. The servants all rewarded her with a month's worth of money, put on a high platform to sing great plays, and entertained relatives and friends.
Even the empress in the palace gave the four imperial treasures of the study and classics, praised Brother Cong and Baoyu, and ordered them to continue their efforts and strive to win another victory in the examination next spring, adding glory to the Jia family.
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The hustle and bustle in the mansion had little impact on Jia Cong. The provincial examination was just a matter of course, and he still had homework to do.
The emperor assigned him a task, asking him to perfect the overall annexation and governance strategy for Oara. This was an incredible job, and it would be an exaggeration to say that if he did it well, he would be remembered in history.
Even if people from various families came to congratulate him, he would only make a cursory appearance and then rush back to the study to bury himself in a pile of old papers, searching for information, and gradually perfecting each plan.
This was a huge project, but fortunately Sister Lin from the Dictionary of Dictionary helped to avoid clicking on the wrong spots. At the end of September, Jia Cong finally wrote the first version of the strategic policy for Wala.
After it was submitted to the emperor, the emperor used it as the main body, and the cabinet, six ministries and five temples jointly discussed it, and discussed and supplemented the details according to the actual situation.
Jia Cong, on the other hand, was thrown to the Dragon Head Palace by the emperor, who awarded him a reward - giving Jia Cong a shit-shoveling official hat and accompanying him to fish in the Taiye Pond!
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