Zhaocheng.
A delegation of several hundred people stopped outside Zhaocheng, waiting for news from Zhaocheng. The leader of the delegation was Jia Yi. In the past few years, he had been promoted to the imperial censor and officially began to take over the work of the prime minister. Only the last remaining In one step, you can achieve your life goal of becoming a prince and becoming a prime minister.
As for the position of prime minister, after Luo Xin became regent, it would be very difficult to hold it again.
Jia Yi looked curiously at the city with countless legends in front of him, with a little fire hidden deep in his eyes. Although he was an official recommended by the Luo family, he had never been to Zhaocheng.
The Lord of the Four Seasons lives here!
The only God among men.
Moreover, since both Xiang Yu and Emperor Gao were crowned emperors by him, in folklore, Luoling is also the god in charge of the human throne. His image and power have gradually moved towards the Ziwei in Ji Zhao's memory. The Emperor deflected.
This is also the cultural center of the entire Zhuxia. Although the Mausoleum of King Su is in Guanzhong, the sacrifices are held here. The control here is very strict. Entering here requires a document issued by Zhaogong Mansion, and it is divided into grades and types. Different types of documents are required to go there. different areas.
However, the emperor's envoy was an exception. Luo was not so arrogant that he did not take the emperor into his eyes.
"Where is the envoy from Chang'an?"
A group of knights ran out of Zhaocheng and asked loudly. At first glance, they were dressed as warriors. They were all Luoling's personal guards. As a duke, he had a guard establishment of 1,500 people.
Then he saw Jia Yi's carriage at a glance. The brave warrior commander stepped forward, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the great Han Dynasty, wishes you good health and is polite to you."
This special way of greeting made Jia Yi stunned for a moment, and then he realized that although Duke Zhao and Duke Qi were both duchys, Duke Zhao was a vassal of the Xia Dynasty, while Duke Qi was a vassal of the Han Dynasty. the same.
On the surface, there is no superior-subordinate relationship between the ministers in Duke Zhao and those in Han Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, please come with me. The master of the house has been waiting for you for a long time."
The huge delegation followed the brave warriors into Zhaocheng. As soon as they entered Zhaocheng, they immediately felt the prosperous scene.
The most important thing is that the city is very clean, far more clean than Chang'an City. Jia Yi immediately determined that this must be because Zhaocheng has a better supply and drainage system.
"At least half of the people in this city are from Luo, and the other half are relatives and old friends."
Relatives and old friends, such as Han Xin and Luo Cai's daughter Han Yan, Xiang Yu's descendants, etc., all thrive in this city.
However, Luo Shi has strict control over the population size here.
The group walked through the outer city, the inner city, and then arrived at Luo Palace. Jia Yi thought that he was finally going to meet the mysterious big man.
This mood was even more nervous than when he first met the regent, Luo Xin, and his hands were shaking. When he thought about the task assigned to him by the emperor, he became even more nervous.
Walking into the house, Jia Yi saw an old man with white beard and hair at a glance. He was wearing a simple white clothes with golden silk thread embroidered on the collar and cuffs. His face was plain and expressionless. He looked up. He glanced at Jia Yi, making him feel like he was looking at a piece of wood.
Jia Yi saluted quickly, and Luo Ling said calmly: "Sit down."
Jia Yi sat down in a formal manner with some restraint, reached out and took out a roll of bamboo slips, presented it to Luo Ling and said: "Your Majesty, this is the concubine chosen by Your Majesty for Dong'ahou. Please take a look at it. If you disagree, please let me know. Cross out her name."
After hearing this, Luo Ling slowly raised his head and took a look. They were all densely packed with names. He pondered for a moment and then said leisurely: "The emperor is really a wonderful man. A Jing is blessed. Just do it this way. Zhaocheng will give it to you." Please inform the emperor of the appropriate betrothal gifts for each of these noble ladies."
Jia Yi could only respond: "The foreign ministers know, your Majesty, don't worry."
After talking about this matter, Jia Yi finally told him his true purpose of coming. He bowed down heavily and kowtowed three times.
The solemnity of etiquette was extremely rare. Jia Yi raised his head and said: "Mr. Zhao, your Majesty's envoy is speaking to you.
Since ancient times, have there been any kingdoms in Xia that have prospered without employing talented people?
Since ancient times, there have been talents who were raised from slaves, and talents who came from the market. Some of the heroes of the Han Dynasty were dog butchers, and some were officials with swords and pens. However, I look at ancient and modern times, and there are very few people who have become talented without studying.
When the Han Dynasty was first founded, the world was still in a state of exhaustion, so its culture was stagnant. After several generations of emperors and regents, it has finally entered a prosperous age.
If there is no dazzling culture in the prosperous age, it is like people wearing gorgeous clothes but only traveling at night. I think this is wrong.
I want to prosper civilization, and I also want to develop great businesses and make Zhu Xia Yong prosperous. I want to build a Han Academy in Chang'an, imitating the old Luo Kingdom Academy, to cultivate talents for the Han Dynasty.
I allocated royal land, gold and silver, and entrusted it to my nephew Dong'ahou. However, hundreds of classics are in a mess and contain many errors.
If we cannot understand what the sages thought, how can future generations glean the wisdom within them?
I know that all the books in the world are in Zhaocheng, so I sent the ministers to come here to ask for books. I am willing to use the strength of the country and my sincerity to obtain the collection of books. "
After Jia Yi finished speaking, he waited quietly. The Luo family had collected a collection of books for a thousand years. Many people speculated that many of them were lost in the troubled times, but the final result was that they were intact!
It's strange that a person as powerful as the First Emperor could not cause any major damage to Luo's collection of books!
If Liu Heng wants to build a school, he must gather people from all schools in the world, but it is extremely difficult to gather these people.
In order to get closer to the imperial power, various schools of thought will indeed try their best to cater to them, but at the same time, these schools will also in turn influence the policy operation of the dynasty, and even use their own ideas to transform the entire world.
For example, the Qin Dynasty was the product of the practice of penalists. Shang Yang and others used their own ideas to transform the entire Qin state.
That cannot be done by simply using imperial power to suppress it. The most important thing is to obtain the right to interpret scriptures.
This power is in Zhaocheng, just get the source of the classics of various families.
But the key question is, is Luo willing to share this power with the royal family?
It is impossible to take them all away. The depth of Luo's involvement in hundreds of schools is unimaginable by anyone in the world. All the schools that still exist in the world can be attributed to Luo.
It's just that many of them were abandoned by Luo Shi, such as many groveling factions in Confucianism, which Luo Shi rejected.
When Luo Ling heard this, he said deeply: "I know what the emperor said, and the Luo family is willing to provide the Han Dynasty with a collection of books.
Jia Qing can just reply to the emperor, and ask the emperor to send palace officials to Zhaocheng. Luo will exhibit the books and have them copied, and then take them back to Chang'an.
Luo's request was that the Han Dynasty should hide these books and circulate them within the Xia. It would be bad if they spread to barbarians.
Just wait until the army passes by and want to educate the barbarians, and then spread the culture to the barbarians. "
Jia Yi did not expect Luo Ling to agree so simply. He was overjoyed when he heard this and said quickly: "The foreign minister knows that he will return to Chang'an to inform His Majesty of the good news.
Your Majesty, you are truly worthy of being a descendant of King Su. You always carry Zhu Xia in your heart. You are so noble and upright that foreign ministers really admire you. "
Luo Ling looked at Jia Yi quietly without saying anything. When Jia Yi left the room, Luo Chen walked in from behind and asked, "Brother, is it so easy to hand over the collection of books to the Han court?"
Luo Ling changed his previous indifference and chuckled: "These books are of no use simply leaving them in Zhaocheng. In recent years, the Han Dynasty has been extremely wealthy and can afford the funds to open a school. Then it is better to use these books to cultivate talents." Good thing.
Besides, we have to give out books to the Han Dynasty, but we have the final say as to what we give to them.
Nowadays, the world is full of intrigues and evils. Let's provide more royal books. Regardless of whether the Han Dynasty uses them or not, it's time to let Mencius, Spring and Autumn Confucianism and other schools of thought return to the center of the world. "
Luo Chen was stunned when he heard this. This was a good opportunity for Luo to influence the world again. Hanting wanted to expand his influence, and Luo wanted to let the school he was close to occupy the mainstream of the world. This was a good opportunity for a win-win situation.
Luo Ling laughed softly and said: "Achen, do you think the emperor in Chang'an doesn't know these things?
Do you think he doesn't know that Luo Shi would do this?
He knew it very well, but he was such an outstanding king.
He is willing to rely on Luo's reputation to make the world prosperous. He does not reject Luo's strength and will not think about getting rid of Luo all day long to prove himself. Instead, he trusts Luo and then uses Luo's heritage. Come and accomplish greater achievements for him.
This alone is enough to defeat countless emperors in the world.
Ah Xin's greatest achievement in this life is probably to cultivate a great king. I wonder if I will have the opportunity to see his future achievements. "
Luo Chen was a little shocked by Luo Ling's high evaluation of Liu Heng. This evaluation was even close to reaching the level of Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty.
But looking back on the short period of contact between myself and the emperor, it was indeed very outstanding.
(End of chapter)
