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"I dare not forget."

"Although filial piety is said to be a virtue, most of them are actually Confucian scholars. Since there is a ready-made system, why bother?"

Looking at Liu Xie's serious face, Yang Biao was a little annoyed, but he couldn't refute.

The promotion of filial piety and honesty is actually one of the victories of Confucianism, and it guarantees the passage of Confucian students into official careers from the system.In this sense, the words of the Son of Heaven are not bad.

But after more than 200 years, the system of promoting filial piety and honesty has long changed in nature. Most of the people elected are children of aristocratic families and wealthy families, and there are very few real Confucian scholars.

Even if those people were elected as Xiaolian, they would not be able to come to the court, let alone come to northern Xinjiang.

In other words, Confucian scholars nominally have a formal path to officialdom, but in fact this path has been crowded out by aristocratic families and powerful clans.When the emperor issued an edict to recruit skilled craftsmen, their chances were not as good as those of skilled craftsmen.

"Only ask for what is scarce, and ask for what is not scarce." Liu Xie said, took out a memorial and handed it to Yang Biao. "Since Duke Yang is here, please ask Duke Yang to handle this matter."

Yang Biao took it and saw that it was a memorial sent by General Hussar's military advisor Ding Chong, saying that General Hussar's Mansion issued an order to recruit scholars to the northern border to help the emperor educate the people.Dozens of people have already applied and are gathering in Nanyang.

Yang Biao was surprised.This Ding Chong - Zhang Ji obviously didn't have such a brain - reacted quickly enough. It is estimated that when he made such a decision, the news of the emperor's victory had not yet reached Nanyang.

"Your Majesty, this plan is very good. I think it can be implemented in Hedong, Taiyuan and other places." Yang Biao said: "And we can add some benefits. Those who can educate and educate in northern Xinjiang will get rid of a family of corvees. In this way, scholars living in Jingzhou must Like a river returning to the sea, head north happily."

Liu Xie smiled and shook his hand. "It can't be changed like this. With such a change, it will be the children of aristocratic families who will benefit, not ordinary scholars. If one person educates, hundreds of people will be exempted from corvee. The cost is too high for the court to afford."

"But the children of the aristocratic family don't serve corvee. They serve in name, but in fact they are all done by others."

Liu Xie paused for a moment, then said lightly: "It won't happen in the future."

Chapter 363

Yang Biao froze for a moment. "Why did His Majesty say that?"

The corner of Liu Xie's mouth twitched slightly. "Suppressing mergers and equalizing the rich and the poor, isn't that the ideal of Confucianism all the time? Since we want to prosper the kingly way and bring about peace, how can we ignore the root cause. The Master said, don't worry about widows but worry about inequality, don't worry about poverty but worry about uneasiness, I deeply think so. The rich are connected to fields, but they use various methods to evade taxes, how can there be long-term peace and stability?"

Yang Biao's complexion changed slightly, he pondered for a moment, then bowed and bowed again.

"Your Majesty has far-reaching intentions, and he is the king of the heart. Naturally, the ministers support it. It's just that the aristocratic families and noble people are all over the world, how can they go there in one day? Look around Your Majesty, how many people are there from humble backgrounds, and how many people are there who don't seek wealth and honor?" ?”

Liu Xie sighed quietly. "Yes, everyone wants to be rich, and those who can use the four knowledge to introspect themselves are a drop in the ocean. It is neither realistic nor possible to pin the hope of promoting the king's way on the gentleman's solid poverty."

Listening to Liu Xie's laments about Yang Zhen's rare story, Yang Biao was a little relieved at first.Hearing the second half of the sentence, his face suddenly changed again.

"Your Majesty, it is precisely because of poverty that you can see the chastity of a gentleman."

"What Yang Gong said is very true, but I don't want a sage like Yan Hui to starve to death in the poor alley. This is not a sign of peace. The master wants to go to Sanhuan. Can Yang Gong follow the master's story and help me suppress the annexation?"

"If you can win His Majesty's trust, I dare not obey orders, but don't act too hastily, and things will change if you are anxious."

Liu Xie laughed silently. "Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I'm not in a hurry. Mr. Yang, just do it. If you can't do it, Dezu will continue in the future. If Dezu can't do it again, the son of Dezu will do it. With the efforts of three generations, there will always be success." Achievement?"

Yang Biao was at a loss for words.

The emperor is determined to suppress annexation, to be powerful, and he is at loggerheads with their Yang family.

But then again, mergers are indeed a chronic disease, and tycoons are also the main force behind the separatism of states and counties.If the annexation cannot be suppressed, the people will not be able to live and work in peace.If you can't go to the powerful, it will be difficult to unify the world.

The reasoning is correct, but how to do it really depends on the wisdom of the rulers.

Even he, who has been an official for more than [-] years, still finds it extremely difficult.

But the emperor has aspirations for this, how can he back down?

Prospering the kingly way and bringing peace is not only the ideal of the emperor, but also the ideal of Confucianism.

Yang Biao made up his mind, stood up and bowed solemnly. "Since Your Majesty has the heart, I should be His Majesty's pioneer, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation. I will discuss with the princes, draw up a plan, and submit it to Your Majesty for implementation."

Liu Xie also sat up straight and returned the salute solemnly.

"Thank you, Mr. Yang."

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Yang Biao walked out of the imperial tent and looked at the scattered sheep in the valley. His feverish mind was blown by the wind and calmed down a lot.

It may seem difficult, but it is not impossible.

At least in Xihe, there wasn't much resistance.

Here can be regarded as a family, that is, their father and son.Those who can be regarded as noble people are only a few people such as Pei Mao and Xun You.Most of the others came from humble backgrounds, and even if they had a little family background, they were not the ones the emperor wanted to restrain for the time being.

If it is resolved before the merger occurs, it will be a permanent solution.

Yang Biao thought about it and decided to discuss it with Yang Xiu first.

The meaning of the emperor is very clear, he is at most just a start, Yang Xiu is the backbone of the emperor's high hopes.

After all, Yang Xiu is not a few years older than the emperor.

If this is destined to be a long-term policy, the age of the ruler is a factor that cannot be ignored, so as to avoid death.

It may be the best choice for the emperor to be succeeded by their father and son.

Pride surged in Yang Biao's heart, and he strode forward.

Guard Ma Teng is patrolling nearby with a few knights.Seeing Yang Biao, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Although they are both Jiuqing, but Ma Teng is extremely respectful in front of Yang Biao, repeatedly expressing that Yang Biao's family has a long history and is good at teaching his children.After Yang Xiu's guidance, Ma Chao finally made some progress.

Knowing that Yang Xiu and Ma Chao are friends, Yang Biao is somewhat surprised.

In the past, it was impossible for Yang Xiu to talk to a martial artist like Ma Chao, let alone acquaintance.

After bidding farewell to Ma Teng, he walked forward for more than a hundred steps, and saw Cai Yan teaching rituals on the grass by the river, and a group of girls followed her forward and backward, turning left and right, learning etiquette.Standing at the front was Lu Bu's daughter Lu Xiaohuan.Beside Lu Xiaohuan, stood a girl who was about the same age as Cai Yan, tall and slender, with a handsome appearance and a bit of heroism.

Seeing Yang Biao, Cai Yan stopped and saluted Yang Biao.

Yang Biao and Cai Yong are not only colleagues, but also good friends, they can be regarded as Cai Yan's elders.

Lu Xiaohuan and the others saluted Yang Biao in a dignified manner and reported their names one by one.

Only then did Yang Biao know that the girl was Ma Yunlu, Ma Teng's daughter, who had just become an official.

The other women are also the daughters and younger sisters of General Hu, who has done meritorious service this time. Because of the merits of his father and brother, they were worshiped as Habayashiro.Before becoming an official, Cai Yan taught the relevant etiquette.

"Can they both ride and shoot?" Yang Biao couldn't help asking.

Cai Yan pursed her lips and smiled. "It's not as close as the Central Plains. There are many women who can ride and shoot. If Mr. Yang is free, you might as well let them demonstrate and ask Mr. Yang to review it. Speaking of it, as Mr. Yang is a big scorpion, the women of the Xiongnu should also It is right for Mr. Yang to intervene."

Yang Biao looked at Cai Yan. "Zhao Ji, those who are capable will do more work."

"In front of Duke Yang, how dare Yan call himself capable?" Cai Yan said, motioning for Lu Xiaohuan and others to get on the horse and demonstrate.

Lu Xiaohuan and Ma Yunlu are Lang officials, and it is necessary to follow Cai Yan to practice etiquette, but their main profession is horse bow, and in the future they will follow the emperor to fight the enemy.While practicing the etiquette, the war horses graze on the sidelines. They come and go on horseback, and bows, arrows, and spears never leave their bodies.

After listening to Cai Yan's order, they ran to their war horses.

Lu Xiaohuan curled up her two fingers, put them in her mouth, and blew a loud whistle.

Hearing the sound, a snow-white horse came and stopped in front of Lu Xiaohuan, shaking its head and flicking its tail, very affectionately.

Lu Xiaohuan pressed the saddle with both hands and did not step on the stirrup with his feet. He flew up, took off the bow from the saddle, hugged it to his chest, and said loudly: "Shoot to see virtue. Habayashi Lang Gohara, Lu Xiaohuan, dare to demonstrate for Yang Gong." art."

Yang Biao was very surprised.

He knew Lu Xiaohuan.In my impression, Lu Xiaohuan couldn't say something like shooting Yi Guande, even if someone had taught her, she wouldn't say it so naturally.

"Zhaoji, teach well."

"Compared with Dezu, I feel ashamed." Cai Yan said modestly.

Yang Biao laughed out loud and saluted Lu Xiaohuan.

Someone set up a shooting target (archery target), Lu Xiaohuan rode his horse far away, turned the horse's head, kicked the horse to speed up, drew the bow dozens of steps away from Jianhou, and shot four arrows in a row. Hou, it can be seen that the strength is not weak.

Yang Biao was surprised and nodded appreciatively.

He has seen many children from aristocratic families practicing archery, but there are not many who can have the accuracy and strength of Lu Xiaohuan.

After Lu Xiaohuan, Ma Yunlu and others demonstrated one by one.

There are high and low levels, but in general, being a Habayashiro still meets the conditions.

"How many people are there like Habayashiro?" Yang Biao asked.

"Your Majesty has an edict, rather than abuse the shortage, the requirements are very strict. There are 57 candidates, and a total of 11 winners, all here."

"In the future, they will also fight against the enemy with men?"

"Yes." Cai Yan said, "However, Your Majesty said that in addition to being able to charge forward like men, women should also have their own unique tactics. The servant of Sanqi and Habayashi Zhonglang are discussing, and they will practice here every afternoon. If Mr. Yang is free, you might as well take a look."

Yang Biao stroked his beard and smiled. "Youth is promising, why bother men and women. Very good, very good."

Chapter 364 Lu Bu's Worry

After watching the rehearsals of Lu Xiaohuan, Ma Yunlu and others for a while, Yang Biao felt that he was a few years younger and full of vitality.

It has to be said that these young people around the emperor, regardless of gender, are full of vigor and vitality, and it is pleasing to watch, and they don't know that old age is coming.

Yang Biao walked along the river bank for a while, only to learn from a herdsman that Yang Xiu was teaching a group of children in the valley ahead.Knowing that he was Yang Xiu's father, the herdsman was very excited, and praised Yang Xiu fiercely, saying that Yang Xiu is easy to approach and will surely succeed in the future and become a high-ranking official.

After hearing this evaluation, Yang Biao was a little dazed for a while.

After a while, he realized that the herdsman in front of him had no idea who he was or what the Hongnong Yang family meant.

But this evaluation made Yang Biao very pleased.

Just now when the Son of Heaven said that he wanted Yang Xiu to inherit his career, he still thought it was a joke.Looking at it now, maybe the emperor asked him to start this conversation, which is a show of respect for the veteran.

Following the guidance of the herdsmen, Yang Biao walked into a shallow river valley.

From a distance, he saw Yang Xiuxiu teaching a dozen or so half-grown children how to salute, and a few young Confucian scholars standing beside him, apparently observing.He immediately understood that what Yang Xiu wanted to teach was not these children, but these Confucian scholars.

Teach them how to teach these kids.

When he was in the Yang Ding camp, Yang Xiu showed extraordinary adaptability, and he became very familiar with those soldiers who didn't know a single word.This ability seems simple, but in fact it is extremely difficult. Many scholars were very uncomfortable at first.

The same is true for teaching children to read. Serious reading is not enough. Education should be fun and successful.

This is also the experience that Yang Xiu summed up.

Seeing Yang Biao approaching, the Confucian scholars nodded politely and continued to focus on Yang Xiu, carefully watching his every move.

Yang Xiu also saw Yang Biao, but he didn't say anything. He continued talking for a while, motioned for one of the Confucian scholars to step forward to take over, and then walked up to Yang Biao and bowed in salute.

"Why is father here?"

The Confucian scholars on the side were startled, and hurried over to salute.

Yang Biao agreed one by one, and stayed away from Yang Xiu so as not to disturb the teaching.

"You really enjoyed it." Yang Biao said.

"This is the future of the great man." Yang Xiu said with a smile: "It will be a joy to be able to turn the hope into reality step by step with your own hands."

"Not ashamed to speak."

Yang Xiu laughed and did not refute.How can he fail to see the comfort behind Yang Biao's seriousness, knowing his father is like a son.

"Father talked with the emperor?"

"En." Yang Biao looked into the distance. "Dezu, the road is long."

"Compared to moving Taihang and Wangwu Mountain, it's easier to change customs." Yang Xiu nodded in agreement, but his tone was full of confidence. "As the emperor said, sometimes you have to work a little bit stupidly, and you can't take shortcuts."

"What do you mean by taking a shortcut?"

"The story of Emperor Guangwu's unification of the world."

Yang Biao pondered for a moment. "So, the Son of Heaven really wants to continue Zhang Jiao's unfinished journey?"

"Actually, it's not." Yang Xiu paused, and then said, "Or it can be said to be specious."

"How to say?"

"Zhang Jiao doesn't have a deep understanding of the Tao of Taiping. To him, the Tao is just a trick to confuse the people. The Son of Heaven is not the case. The Son of Heaven not only asks and seeks the Tao, but also practices the Tao. To put it simply, Zhang Jiao uses the Witchcraft is just deceiving people. The emperor uses medical skills to save people. It seems that there is not much difference between the two, but they are actually thousands of miles apart."

Yang Biao pondered for a long time, then said in a low voice, "I'm afraid the Tao he seeks is not the Tao taught by the sages."

"No." Yang Xiu blurted out.

"what is that?"

"It is the way that the saints seek."

Yang Biao turned his head and stared at Yang Xiu for a while, the corners of his mouth trembling.