Zhang Ou admires Li Yunze very much and even thinks that he is the best successor to the Han Dynasty.
If there are concerns, it is that Li Yunze is only brave in martial arts and not knowledgeable in political affairs.
No matter how brave the commander is on the battlefield, he will eventually fall under political strife.
There was Bai Qi and Li Mu before him, and Xiang Yu and Han Xin after him. They are all living examples.
Hearing Li Yunze's words at this time, the last stone in his heart finally fell with peace of mind.
He can understand this, and that's enough.
The true hero is not afraid of open guns or hidden arrows.
Zhang Ou, who felt relieved, also had doubts in his heart.
Where did the Zhongshan King learn these skills? Who was the teacher of King Zhongshan?
He didn't believe in anything that he was born with. These skills must have been taught by a powerful person.
But no matter what Zhang Ou thinks, he can't figure out which great talent in Chang'an City can have such status and ability.
Moreover, the King of Zhongshan was both civil and military, unless Jia Yi and Zhou Yafu taught him together.
But how is this possible?
And if King Zhongshan was so powerful, why didn't he show it early so that he could compete for the crown prince's position.
I had to wait until the country was under lockdown before I could show my ability. I really couldn't figure it out no matter what.
He really couldn't figure it out, but it was even more impossible for him to ask. All of this could only be buried deep in his heart.
Back in Lunu City, Li Yunze went to the palace to rest on his own, while Zhang Ou took Zhang Tang and others back to the inn.
They have been here in Zhongshan Kingdom for a long time, but they still have no plans to return to Chang'an City.
The reason is simple. Emperor Liu Qi sent a letter to Zhang Ou, asking him to stay here to assist, observe, and report at any time.
As for the work of Tingwei, there are naturally many nobles waiting to take over.
"Ming Gong."
After entering the inn, Zhang Tang immediately said, "The king's eyebrows are filled with evil spirits. He may be dissatisfied with the emperor's marriage."
"Do you want to make some money?"
Zhang Tang, who was worried about the possible rift in the relationship between the king and the emperor, never expected that Wei Ting would ask him if he wanted to make money.
"Of course I did."
Zhang Ou said with a smile, "Since you want to make money, then give me all your money. I will also give you all the wealth I brought. Then you go to them and ask for money, and we can make a fortune together."
Zhang Tang asked curiously, "Ming Gong, what does this mean?"
"Go buy sheep."
Zhang Ou nodded and explained, "I didn't see that the king brought back tens of thousands of sheep. The king himself didn't keep any sheep, and distributed them all to the soldiers who went on the expedition. There were less than two thousand people going on the expedition, and each person had at least dozens of sheep. Who could do that?" Eat so much.”
"Even if you keep part of it to raise it, at least half will definitely be sold."
At this point, Zhang Tang already understood: "Suddenly tens of thousands of sheep appeared for sale in Lunu City, and the price must have plummeted. Originally, the first sheep in the city cost about 400 yuan. In the past few days, it is estimated that 300 yuan will be given to the families of the sergeants." You can buy it.”
"That's right."
Zhang Ou laughed loudly, "I bought the sheep and took it directly to the inn next to the official road outside the city. A caravan passed by and sold it directly to them. Instead of selling it for 400 yuan, you can sell it for 380 yuan."
Zhang Tang, who has always had a serious expression, relaxed when he talked about making money. "One hundred sheep can earn tens of thousands of dollars. This is really a good business. It's a pity that we can only do it for a few days, waiting for the news to get out." , no caravan will be fooled."
"How can you be fooled by your words?"
Zhang Ou waved his hand, "We are doing legitimate business. We are willing to buy and sell."
Zhang Tang, who was in a happy mood, hurriedly left the room to find his followers to raise funds for business.
Zhang Ou, however, sat in front of the desk, spread out a piece of white paper, then studied ink and began to write a memorial.
There is only one content in this memorial, and that is that King Zhongshan was very dissatisfied with the marriage.
After finishing writing, Zhang Ou thought for a while, dried the ink, took a piece of white paper and wrote another paragraph. The main meaning was that the king was heroic and strong, like the rising sun. But there is no queen at his side to help him, so he serves the king with the tenderness of water to eliminate the fire and clouds.
This is Zhang Ou's official job when he comes to Zhongshan Kingdom this time.
When Li Yunze returned to the palace, the first thing he faced was not the Yingying Yanyan who greeted him.
In fact, in the palace of Lunucheng, except for the maids brought from Chang'an City to serve and work, there were no other girls at all.
In fact, rumors began to spread that the king did not like beauty, but liked basketball.
The lack of girls is a minor problem. The more important problem is that all kinds of public affairs in the eight counties of Zhongshan Kingdom are handed over to Li Yunze's desk.
There is no way, the local officials are unwilling to take care of things, and they will hand over everything they can. Even if someone's dog was stolen, which village had a fight over snatching a water well, etc., they have to hand it over. Come to Lunu City to ask the king for a decision.
Local officials are all recommended. In order to protect their reputation, they will naturally ignore it if they can, and shirk it if they can, for fear of being contaminated by karma.
Originally, these matters should be handled by the Prime Minister, the State Fu and their staff.
But when I came to Zhongshan Kingdom before, the emperor had not appointed any appointments.
Now that he has become famous and attracted attention, the emperor is even less likely to send people.
Chang Shilang Zhao Yan was supposed to handle official duties, but he went to Dingxiang County with Li Yunze.
So the result is that Li Yunze will be faced with a mountain of various files and documents as soon as he comes back.
It is no exaggeration to say that before paper was widely popularized, these bundles of bamboo slips with files and documents were really piled up in the room.
Looking at the piles of bamboo slips, Li Yunze's expression at this moment was hard to describe in a nutshell.
He didn't complain much. He just asked Zhao Yan, who was accompanying him, to "hold the lamp and bring me supper."
Sitting behind the desk, he spread out his bamboo slips and began to handle official duties.
With his unparalleled rich experience and experience in the era of information explosion, he can handle all kinds of matters, large and small, with ease.
The disposed bamboo slips were quickly sent out, and the bamboo slips in the room were decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
When dawn broke in the sky and the rooster crowed, Li Yunze finally wrote on the last bamboo slip of the dog theft case, "According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, the owner of the dog meat shop will be punished for theft." After that, he handed the bamboo slip to Zhao Yan, who had dark circles under his eyes. Stretched long.
When he got up to have breakfast, he saw several large plates of bamboo slips brought in by his staff and clerks.
Li Yunze sat down again, looked at the bamboo slips placed in front of him, stretched out his hand and tapped lightly on the table.
"This won't work. I have to recruit a large number of talents and change this damn recommendation system!"
Li Yunze was very dissatisfied with the local officials' inaction.
He understood that the real reason behind it was the recommendation system.
The recommended local officials are basically local people in their hometowns, so naturally they can do nothing if they can.
If you want to change this problem from the root, you have to change the official position to the official position.
As for how to change it, it has been clearly written in the history books.
Imperial examination!
Is the imperial examination good?
Of course, compared to the monopolized recommendation system, the benefits of the imperial examination are completely overwhelming.
However, the biggest obstacle to the imperial examination is the Xungui Group.
Because under the recommendation system, basically everyone in the Xungui Group is recommended, and they can also recommend others.
If the imperial examination is used, it will undoubtedly affect the interests of the Xungui Group and become their opponent.
If this kind of thing were to happen in Chang'an City, even if Emperor Liu Qi wanted to promote it, it would be very difficult because the opposition from the Xungui Group was too strong.
You must know that just a few decades ago, it was the Xungui Group who sent troops to massacre the entire Lu family, even the young emperor.
They have skills, and they really dare to do things.
Historically, both Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing were very afraid of the Xungui Group, and they never stopped attacking.
For example, Zhou Bo, a representative figure of the Xungui Group, once said a famous saying that has been passed down through the ages, "It is only now that we know how valuable the jailer is."
And his imprisonment was the emperor's blow to the Xungui Group, and it had already been weakened a lot. At least Zhou Bo would not be able to pull the troops away just by shouting, "I will support the Lu family, and I will support the Liu family."
Historically speaking, it was not until the reign of Emperor Wu that the rise of the new Xungui Group headed by Wei Qing and Huo Qubing swept the old Founding Xungui Group into the garbage heap of history.
But Li Yunze didn't want to wait that long, he wanted to do it now.
The advantage of doing it now is that he is the king of Zhongshan Kingdom, and he can do whatever he wants in Zhongshan Kingdom. The nobles in Chang'an City can at most accuse him, but they will not launch a mutiny.
Of course, if Li Yunze one day wants to become a prince and inherit the throne, the resistance from these nobles will be unprecedentedly strong.
But that is all a matter for the future, and Li Yunze is too lazy to care about it now.
Another advantage is that at this time, because of the issue of white paper and printing, a large number of disciples from hundreds of schools in the world gathered in Zhongshan Kingdom to compete for the opportunity to print their own school's classics, and they were about to lose their minds.
People are inside and outside the city, just give them a chance.
Li Yunze naturally does what he says when he does things.
Two days later, notices from the king were plastered inside and outside Lunu City. The notices were very simple and clear, telling everyone that the king of Zhongshan Kingdom wanted to recruit talented people to serve the king.
This kind of thing is very common. From the emperor to the princes to the nobles, everyone is eager for talents.
However, the conditions Li Yunze offered this time were not to allow those so-called highly respected people to make recommendations, nor did the recommended people have to have such and such conditions.
He made only one condition: take the examination arranged by the king himself ten days later, and those who pass the examination will be granted official positions.
There is no doubt that this is an epoch-making initiative!
Use examinations instead of recommendations to select officials.
It is no longer necessary to submit to those nobles and ask them for help and recommendation. Instead, you rely on your true abilities to get opportunities through exam competition.
It's really hard to explain in words if you follow the noble path.
The hardship and humiliation were even greater than those of later generations of students who had to be groomed by beasts in order to get their diplomas.
Those long drifters who have been waiting for opportunities in Chang'an City all year round have experienced so much suffering and humiliation that they can't even finish wiping their tears.
Now, I finally have the opportunity to gain a future through my true talents and learning.
So when the news was confirmed, all schools of thought were immediately excited!
(End of chapter)
