Three Kingdoms: The Yellow Turbans finally revolt

Chapter 535
Wei Ji was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I have two younger brothers, I don't know why the king asked this question."

Liu Qing replied with a smile: "An old man came to Chang'an, which made me think of the former Han Dynasty and the Wei family, so I just said it casually, and you can talk about them."

"My second brother, Wei Zhi, is currently studying at home, and my third brother, Wei Cong, is also at home."

His second brother is quite famous in the county, but his third brother Wei Cong is idle, Wei Ji is embarrassed to say what he does.

Liu Qing didn't care about it either, and just said, "Young man from the Wei family, you should follow the example of your ancestor Wei Qing and make contributions. Oh, by the way, what are you talking about here?"

Wei Ke heard this, and bowed again, "I will do my best to repay the community, and today I am here for the Guanzhong fortification."

"Come on."

"My lord, Dong Gongren has surveyed the terrain in the Jingzhao area and recruited civilians. He wants to start a large-scale water project at this time. My lord, since Han Zuo moved to the east, Guanzhong has been harassed by the Qiang Liang for a hundred years. In the past ten years, there have been frequent disasters. Now, the people in Guanzhong are constantly migrating abroad, countless fields have been plowed and abandoned, and there have been long-standing evils. If there is a large-scale fortification at this time and the collection of corvees, it may make the people in Guanzhong even worse. I hope the king will think twice."

"You are very clear about the people's livelihood in Guanzhong, very good!" Liu Qing did not comment on Wei Ke's suggestion, but only expressed his affirmation of his concern for the national conditions.

Wei Ke's words naturally have some truth, but he may not be aware that Liu Qing's actions are different from those in the past.

Previously, Emperor Ling wanted to build something, whether it was official roads and waterways that benefited the people, or palaces and gardens that benefited himself, all of them were conscripted in the form of corvee, and even the people were required to bring their own rations.

This can't even be called white prostitution, but it is more appropriate to call it inverted posting.

And the fortifications that Liu Qing presided over were not corvees, but labor relief, so that those who could not eat had food and something to do, killing two birds with one stone, and the mode of raising lazy people with nothing but food was only suitable for emergencies.

"The words of Bo Yu, this king already knows, you pay more attention to civil affairs, and you have practical words, to be a speech officer, you are overqualified, this king ordered you to be the prime minister of the Shaofu, with a rank of more than a thousand stones, to assist Dong Zhao."

Wei Qi's expression froze when he heard the words, he didn't expect that he came to speak and was not accepted by the king of Bohai, but he was promoted to an official position. The original secretary and servant censor, whose rank was six hundred stones, was suddenly promoted to a rank of one thousand stones.

"I am frightened."

Liu Qing smiled and replied: "Do it well, go find Gongren."

Wei Qie resigned, today's business is almost over, Tian Feng came back yesterday and settled Dai Yong, it's time for Liu Qing to meet him.

In a house not far from the palace, the gate of the house looks very inconspicuous, but there is a team of well-equipped elite guards outside the gate. When Liu Qing came, all the guards saluted.

"Meet the king!"

"Free gift!"

Liu Qing led Tian Feng and Guo Jia, and entered the room by himself. When several servants saw Liu Qing's arrival, they went to report immediately. As soon as Liu Qing sat down in the hall, Dai Yong came.

"Old slave Dai Yong, I have seen the king!"

"Dai Changshi is old and there is no need to be formal. Please sit down, Changshi."

Dai Yong moved leisurely and sat aside, although he showed his old age, he still maintained his majesty.

"Chang Shi has worked hard all the way." Liu Qing said with concern.

"This old slave is about to die, if he can still serve the King, he will be very lucky!" Dai Yong said.

"My king's intentions and ambitions are well known by Chang Shi. This king said straight to the point. According to Chang Shi's opinion, when is the most appropriate time for this king to act?"

Dai Yong half-closed his eyes, thought for a while, and replied: "Your Majesty is powerful in all directions, he is salty in the sea, and he has won the hearts of the people. Even if your Majesty acts at this time, there will be nothing wrong with it. As far as your Majesty is concerned, it is an incomparable event, and it should be perfected."

"How to be perfect?" Liu Qing asked. If it is simple and rude, it is enough to force the position, and if it is justified, just like Yuan's support of Liu Bian, there is another kind, which is to seek perfection, to seek the right time, place and people.

"According to Sikong's words, the current drought is at its last juncture. The success of this disaster relief is rare in a hundred years. Your Majesty is already known as a virtuous king among the people. When the disaster eases in autumn and the world is in great order, your prestige will be as high as the sky. When the time comes, it is in accordance with the will of heaven and the will of the people.”

"My lord, what Mr. Dai said is very true!" Tian Feng said.

What Dai Yong said was basically consistent with what Liu Qing thought. He glanced at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia also nodded, agreeing with this statement.

Liu Qing tacitly nodded in response.
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A few months passed in a flash, and September has arrived.

The rain in Luoyang has been falling continuously for many days, and sometimes it is extraordinarily heavy, as if it wants to make up for the lack of rain in the spring and summer drought.

Liu Qing stayed in Luoyang for several months, and has gradually adapted to the life here. Although the imperial palace is close at hand, Liu Qing usually only goes to court every four or five days.

The most important thing in the past few months has always been disaster relief. The person in charge, Xi Zhicai, is also working in the palace. After several months of hard work by all, even the whole country, the severe drought is over. They have been properly resettled, and the situation in the past where refugees flee everywhere in case of natural disasters and starve to death everywhere has not happened.

Several months of disaster relief has also made the reputation of King Bohai soaring, and even the common people's view of the court has changed a lot.

In Cai Yan's study room, Liu Qing sat beside Cai Yan, watching her handwriting.

For some reason, watching other people write good words makes me feel very comfortable. This seat is not sitting on the floor in the past, but sitting on a chair. Now Cai Yan’s belly has been swollen, and it is said that the belly is bigger than usual. , is the son.

"Husband, why did you come so early today?" Cai Yan asked while writing.

Usually, Liu Qing handles political affairs in the morning. Usually, Xun Yu and others will come to the palace after the court meeting. Today, it is raining heavily, so Liu Qing ordered them not to come. Anyway, now that the major events have been decided, there is no need to discuss the details. He asked everywhere.

"If Wen Wen and them don't come today, it will be hard for me to be free." Liu Qing's eyes fell on the paper, enjoying the delicate handwriting very much.

"Husband, Luoyang's Mengxue Academy has been completed."

"Zhaoji is pregnant with Liujia, and she still can't let go of these things. It's hard work." Liu Qing put his hand on Cai Yan's shoulder and squeezed it lightly.

Cai Yan shrank her neck, still not quite used to Liu Qing's behavior.

Then he said: "Nowadays there is Taixue in Luoyang, and there is Mengxue in Luoyang. In the future, this style will be extended to all states and counties. With the rise of public schools, scholars will no longer be able to monopolize knowledge. The so-called school of learning is naturally not so easy to form. , Zhaoji's actions can be said to be meritorious for the present and beneficial for the future!"

Establishing education can bear this praise.

"My husband is serious, Yan just wants more people to be able to read and write."

Liu Qing smiled, leaned close to Cai Yan's ear, and said, "Zhao Ji is so keen on this matter, in the future, this king will set up a school office to handle the affairs of the world's schools, and you will be in charge, how about it?"

When Cai Yan heard the word "Tianxia Xuefu", he said happily: "My husband is going to start promoting it?"

"It's true that warehouses know the etiquette. This matter needs to be done after the people have enough food and clothing. However, this king promises—"

"This day is not too far away!"

(End of this chapter)