Chapter 685: Li Ze's Anger
Wuwei Academy, like Wuyi City, has been expanding continuously in recent years. Fortunately, when Wuwei Academy was built, Li Ze reserved a large piece of land for them, but even so, these places are now full of filling. In the past, the chapters could have been able to reclaim a few wastelands within the academy as a place for students' agricultural practice, but of course there is no more.
Wuwei Academy has become a comprehensive college that trains all kinds of officials for the court. In addition to the Six Arts, more pragmatic disciplines have also been added. The doctoral students in the academy include not only great scholars who are knowledgeable, but also great craftsmen and old farmers who are not well-known in big words. These people have been awarded official positions and equipped with special assistants to compile their experience into books, and then teach students and publish them all over the world.
Over the years, Wuwei Academy has basically become a hall that all scholars in the world yearn for, because as long as you enter Wuwei Academy, basically a bright future is waving to you. Even in the area ruled by the pseudo-liang, those in the south who still wander in the towns outside the jurisdiction of the imperial court who think they still have some skills, because they feel that their ambition cannot be stretched locally, quietly run to the north through various means, and run to Wuwei Academy to study.
Of course, it is not too easy to come, but it is difficult to enter Wuwei Academy. There is no shortcut, only exams.
Under Li Ze's rule, an education and training system with Wuwei Academy as the top of the golden tower, and then a provincial school, prefecture school, county school, and township school has been formed. Although provincial school school does not restrict these people from applying for the exam, only a very small number of people who want to compete with the local students who study systematically will succeed.
More people have to apply to enter the state school and the government school to make up for the lessons. The rich don’t care, and those who are poor have to find a job to make a living while studying. The hard work will naturally be no longer known to outsiders.
Of course, these foreign students who were able to compete for successfully entering Wuwei Academy have received high attention from the college. First, these people are able to successfully enter Wuwei Academy, which shows that their quality is extremely high, and secondly, it has a lot to do with the court's desire to manage the south in the future. These elite talents from that direction are exactly what the court needs.
Wuwei Academy is like a sponge, constantly absorbing talents from all over the world.
And Zhang Hui is the highest official of Wuwei Academy.
When Han Qi and Xue Ping arrived at the small courtyard that belonged to Zhang Hui in Wuwei Academy, Zhang Hui, the famous minister of the Ministry of Rites, was bare-armed and smashing the corn he had just harvested on a stone mill. As his powerful arms were swung again and again, the golden corn fell on a felt spread on the ground. In sharp contrast to Zhang Hui's sweaty face, his wife was holding a tabby cat in her arms, sitting in the corridor leisurely, while his daughter-in-law was holding a scroll in one hand, sitting alone in front of the window, and holding a transparent glass cup in the other hand, while reading books while tasting tea. The son Zhang Xun, the chief and secretary, was really a place that could be said to be a daily life, and only two days of rest in a month.
So, only Zhang Hui did these tasks himself.
If outsiders saw this scene, they would naturally be very surprised. However, Han Qi and Xue Ping were extremely familiar with Zhang Hui and were not surprised. After arriving in the courtyard, Han Qi didn't talk nonsense. He rolled his sleeves and went to help Zhang Hui smash corn. The two fell together, and they cooperated well. Xue Ping was a man who didn't do farm work since he was a child, so he could only come to Mrs. Zhang to talk to her.
Zhang Xun's wife came out at this time and brought two chairs and a small table for Xue Ping and others, brewed a pot of fragrant tea, and then went in and sat alone in front of the window to read a book.
Although Zhang Hui was a great scholar, Kong Wu was as powerful as a rash man. Han Qi was born in a humble family and had done these farm work since he was a child. Although he did not command troops to fight, he did not take any effort to get rid of his entire body of martial arts. The two of them worked together, but it didn't take much effort to clean up all the small corn.
Mrs. Zhang finally stood up, took a basin of water and took two towels out, and gave them to Zhang Hui and Han Qi. After the two of them cleaned up, they took the basin and brought the dirty towel into the house. The tabby cat also meowed and followed in.
When the three of them sat down, Zhang Hui's wife, who was sitting in front of the window, disappeared.
Obviously, we want to give these three officials of the dynasty the opportunity to talk about things separately.
"Li Xiang, why did you go to Pinglu at this time?" I was embarrassed to ask directly, and Xue Ping turned a corner.
Zhang Hui drank all the tea in the cup in one gulp, looking at Xue Ping with a smile: "Pinglu has just recovered, and everything is in trouble. Zhu Youzhen is in Qingzhou and other places, and a large number of people are lost. Tens of thousands of prisoners of war need to be resettled. The autumn harvest requires time, winter wheat needs to be planted, roads need to be repaired, and water conservancy needs to be built in this winter. You should also know that Hou Xiyi has not done any serious work in the past few years. The officials who have just sent have been in a mess and complained, and they are all busy. How can Li Xiang not go to inspect? First, to stabilize the hearts of the local people. With Li Xiang coming and saying a few words, it is better than those local officials saying 10,000 words. Xue Shangshu, as the Minister of Works, you are still in Wuyi and have not gone to Pinglu, which is a bit strange!"
Xue Ping's face turned red, and he picked up the teacup with some embarrassment, and used the water to hide himself.
Han Qi coughed dryly and said, "Mr. Zhang, I am a martial artist. I don't like to make a turn, so I just talked straight. Isn't the reason why Xue Shangshu stayed in Wuyi for Xiang Zhen's affairs? If Xiang Zhen's affairs were resolved earlier, Xue Shangshu would have gone to Pinglu to preside over the relevant matters there."
Zhang Hui put down the teacup and looked at Han Qi, but his face became serious: "Each department performs its own duties. When will the foreign vassals come to Jin to meet, the Minister of Works need to come forward to receive it? Even if you, Secretary of Han, I think the focus of your current work should not be to provide pensions to the soldiers who died in Pinglu, reorganize and deploy troops, and resettle prisoners of war?"
Han Xue and both of them were both stunned. The reason why they said the truth was right, leaving them with nothing to say. But how could they let go of the stolen thing in front of them and leave Wuyi?
The two of them remained silent, and the chapter smiled meaningfully.
"This is what Li Xiang is most unhappy!" Zhang Hui filled the cups for the two of them. "The two are impeccable in their abilities, and there is nothing to blame for their character. But the way they do things is terrible."
Xue Ping pondered for a while and said, "Mr. Zhang, don't mention anything else, just discuss the matter. Lingnan Xiangxun is willing to serve the court. This is always a great thing for the court, right?"
Zhang Hui nodded: "Of course. In this way, we have a foothold in the southeast direction. Attacking Zhu Wen from north to south will greatly shorten the time for us to destroy the false Liang and prevent the people of the world from suffering."
"Since that's the case, why has Li Xiang refused to see Xiang Zhen for a long time?" Xue Ping said.
"Such a major event shouldn't be proposed by Yousi, then handed over to the court for discussion, and finally formed a resolution and then took action?" Zhang Hui looked at the two of them coldly and said. "So now, Xiang Zhen arrived in Wuyi, Li Xiang knew, the court knew, and the southeast direction was already known. Is this normal?"
The two were speechless again.
"You have surpassed your authority and done what you should do." Zhang Hui said coldly: "Two people have exceeded the rules. From the court to the small department with a department, if you have no rules and procedures, do whatever you want, and intervene wherever you want. Is that true? Han Shangshu, think about it, if I run to your Ministry of War to act wildly and arrange affairs for you, will you let those big-headed soldiers drive me out with a row of sticks?"
Han Qi smiled bitterly.
"Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you." Zhang replied: "What's more, Li Xiang is the prime minister and the regent. If you do this, where will Li Xiang be placed? Where will the court be placed? Or what do you think of Li Xiang?"
Of course there are some opinions, but they can't say them. Zhang Hui accused them openly. Even though they had a lot of reasons, none of them could be mentioned on the table.
"Li Xiang is so arrogant, but after all, he is just a young man in his early twenties. Doesn't he have a temper?" Zhang Hui looked at the two of them and said, "It really annoyed Li Xiang. He refused to admit his account, but he just refused to admit this marriage. Why do you do it yourself? I think as long as Li Xiang says this, the court and the people who oppose it, are you? How can you explain to Xiang Xun at that time? That's really impossible to get married and become enemies."
"Mr. Zhang, you just said that this is beneficial to the court and to the Tang Dynasty." Xue Ping said anxiously.
"I said it." Zhang Hui smiled: "But what I said is effective as Li Xiang's words? Or in Li Xiang's opinion, it would take only a few more years for Xiang Xun, a foreign aid, to unify the world. He is still young and can afford to wait. Now we are both clear about our situation. Even if it takes ten years to lay the foundation, who is the opponent in the world? What's more, compared with those towns and wealthy families, Li has always had a lack of favor. Xiang Xun and other Southeast Jiedushi may not be the target that Li Xiang wants to eliminate?"
Han Qi and Xue Ping had dense beads of sweat on their foreheads.
"How to save this matter?" Han Qi asked directly.
"Li Xiang has not summoned Xiang Zhen now, and obviously he has not made up his mind yet. The person who tied the bell needs to be untied. I can't help you with this matter, so you can only explain it to Li Xiang yourself." Zhang replied.
Han and Xue looked at each other.
Chapter completed!