"emperor!"
Jia Xu pondered and said, "Cao Wei is so powerful that it cannot be defeated. Now that the world has entered a stable stage, we should focus on development and not use military force. I hope the emperor will think twice!"
Jia Xu manages the household department and is naturally familiar with the actual situation in Jingguo.
The success of opening roads and diverting canals has greatly increased the grain production in Xiliang, and the grain production in other places has also increased a lot. However, Dajing adopts a tax-free policy. Only a few well-developed areas have begun to collect taxes, and other areas will only prepare to collect taxes this year.
So the grain collected was not very much.
In addition, last year's war consumed a huge amount of food and grass. There is not much food and grass in the treasury now, and the summer harvest is about to begin. Only after the summer harvest can we have the food and grass conditions for fighting.
Zhang Xiu nodded: "Let's discuss this later!"
Then Li Ru was ordered to ask the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the marriage of Sun Shangxiang. At the same time, he also asked the governors of various states to return to their respective places after paying their respects.
At the same time, Ma Zhong took a carriage and came to Chang'an.
Ma Zhong, courtesy name Dexin, was born in Langzhong, Brazil. After passing the preliminary examination in Langzhong, he was nominated to go to Chang'an to participate in the scientific examination.
The original imperial examination was scheduled for the end of the year, but since Zhang Xiu proclaimed himself emperor, a special Enke examination was given. However, this examination had requirements, that is, only after passing the local preliminary examination could one sit in the imperial court. The special carriage went to Chang'an.
On the way here, I met Li Hui, a native of Jianning County. The two hit it off and chatted all the way.
All students who passed the preliminary examination had their expenses along the way paid by the court, and all their food, clothing, housing and transportation were taken care of. There was no worry about the journey, and the imperial examination was scheduled for August. The two of them headed to Chang'an half walking and half sightseeing.
"We in Dajing value students the most in the world," Li Hui said, lying on the grass with a grass stem in his mouth. "Even the expenses on the road are under the control of the imperial court."
Ma Zhong nodded in agreement: "The emperor is devoted to the people and understands the difficulties of us students."
Li Hui: "Yes! If it weren't for the emperor's policy, I probably wouldn't be able to enter the school in this life. The gentleman I hired here can only chant sutras, and my ears are getting calluses from listening to them."
Ma Zhong smiled.
In order to improve the efficiency of learning, Zhang Xiu adopted the teaching method of later generations, which did not require rigid memorization. Of course, it was impossible to teach in pinyin, which would only be counterproductive. Instead, he used pictographic methods to analyze The origin of each word is vivid and easy to remember.
The pictograms are vivid and interesting, attracting more students to learn, and overall improving people's awareness.
"I heard that Chang'an is very prosperous and the houses are open at night," Li Hui said yearningly. "If I can succeed in the imperial examination, how good would it be to stay in Chang'an?"
Ma Zhong shook his head: "If the imperial examination is successful, we will definitely go to various counties and counties for training. How can we let you stay in Kyoto? You don't even think about what kind of big shots can stay in Kyoto?"
"Right!"
Li Hui curled his lips.
The two chatted all the way until they arrived in Chang'an City in July.
Standing under the majestic Chang'an City, the two of them raised their heads and looked up with infinite emotion in their hearts.
As the Kyoto of the Jing Kingdom, Chang'an City has been vigorously renovated on the original basis, so that the overall height and style have been improved. From a distance, it looks majestic and majestic, like a giant beast swallowing the sky and the earth.
"So impressive!"
Li Hui couldn't help but sigh, "When I passed through Sichuan, I saw the city of Chengdu and thought it was quite tall. But today, when I saw the city of Chang'an, I realized what it means to have a city outside the city."
It was midday at this time.
On both sides of the gate of Chang'an City, there are densely packed stalls of vendors selling melons, local specialties, drinks and juices, etc., and there are endless shouts.
The two of them actually stood there stunned.
I feel like my eyes are not full enough to see this prosperous scene.
"You two are officials who came to Beijing to take the scientific examination!" A voice came from their ears and brought them back to reality. Ma Zhong took a closer look and saw that he was a young man in his twenties.
"He's a candidate!" Ma Zhong said. "You're not in high school yet. How can you be called an official?"
This young man was very smart and immediately said with a smile: "You can tell by the looks of these two gentlemen that they will definitely be high-ranking officials in Dajing in the future. Since you are new to Chang'an, how about showing you around?" "
Li Hui nodded: "Well, I heard that Wolong Temple was built here in the early years. Let's go and take a look?"
When they first came to Chang'an, their interest was like a cork floating in the water, and they couldn't press it down. So they followed the young man into the city and walked to Wolong Temple. There were huge crowds of people along the way and it was very lively. Seeing the drinks on the roadside, I couldn't help but buy two cups to try.
Anyone who has just taken a sip will be reluctant to let go.
It was quite a big cup, and the two of them finished it in three gulps, feeling endlessly happy and comfortable.
"As expected of Kyoto, this drink alone has made me want more," Li Hui licked his lips, "Brother Dexin, how about another drink?"
Ma Zhong drank happily, turned around to see if anyone was buying drinks nearby, and nodded at the same time. He was about to say: "Buy another drink." Unexpectedly, before he could say this, he bumped into someone.
Ma Zhong was hit, but it felt like he had hit cotton. When he looked up, he saw that she was a young girl of sixteen or seventeen years old. Suddenly he blushed with shame and embarrassment.
"Hahaha!"
Li Hui, who was standing next to him, burst out laughing when he saw this, "When I first came to Kyoto, I didn't expect Brother Dexin to have such a wonderful thing about a 'wedding in heaven', hahaha!"
Someone immediately joked next to me: "We really bumped into a 'Blue Bridge Club'."
Suddenly, all kinds of funny laughter appeared all around, making the woman so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
Ma Zhongshen's face was red, he was sweating profusely, and he was talking nonsense: "Miss, please don't be angry, Xiaosheng didn't do it on purpose, please..."
Li Hui was already laughing so hard that tears came to his eyes. He took the time to catch his breath and interrupted: "Yes, Brother Dexin didn't do it on purpose, but on purpose. We are really destined to come thousands of miles to meet each other! Hahaha!"
Ma Zhong was anxious and was about to scold Li Hui.
Unexpectedly, the woman became so embarrassed that she slapped Ma Zhong all over the place, squeezed through the crowd and ran away. Ma Zhong held his face and looked at her back blankly.
Li Hui's smile became even more exaggerated.
Ma Zhong said angrily, "Brother De'ang! You've gone too far. I bumped into the girl and I haven't apologized yet, so you just added insult to injury. It's really too much!" As he said this, he felt a burning pain on his face.
Li Hui gasped: "Okay... okay! It's not me."
I couldn't stop laughing again.
Ma Zhong was too embarrassed to go any further, so he turned around and walked back, saying to the young man just now: "I'm not going to visit Wolong Temple anymore. Where is the Yuemen Inn? Take me there quickly!"
The young man held back his laughter and led him to the right.
Li Hui also followed with a smile.
The two of them still didn't know that the young lady who was hit was none other than Liu Fenglan, the daughter of the then Prime Minister Liu Ye.
