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It was also the first time she realized that boudoir pleasures were so fascinating.

"What have you learned from the Son of Heaven?"

Wang Duan's face suddenly collapsed.He flexed his arms, flexing his bulging muscles. "Ma'am, how do you think these came from?" Then he stretched out his hand again, showing Zhang the calluses on his palm. "Look at these, and you will know what my life has been like in the past two months."

Mrs. Zhang turned over and sat up, took Wang Duan's hand and looked at it again and again, feeling terrified.

"Is the emperor punishing you to do hard labor?"

"That's not true, I just get up at dawn every day to practice martial arts with Huben." Wang Duan withdrew his hand and sighed. "In the first few days, a layer of blisters developed on my hands, and I couldn't even pick up chopsticks when I was eating."

Mrs. Zhang sighed. "I really didn't realize that the Son of Heaven is such a cruel person. Is it the same for the women's camp?"

"The women's battalion is also like this." Wang Duan thought for a while, and then said: "I heard from them that the emperor was also like this at the beginning. Don't look at him like that, his martial arts are very high, and three or five people can't get close to him."

"What about you?" Mrs. Zhang bit her lip, a red cloud appeared on her face.

"I'm not as good as him." Wang Duan was a little frustrated. "I'm still the weakest one, I can't even beat Liu Cong and Sun Quan."

"But you are very good at riding." Mrs. Zhang recalled the scene when she saw Wang Duan for the first time that day, with a strange look in her eyes. "I didn't dare to recognize it at the time, I thought it was someone's young man."

"Really?" Wang Duan grinned. "I'm also better at riding. When I went to Chang'an with A Weng a few years ago, I learned how to ride a horse." He suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang's flushed cheeks. "Do you want to try again?"

Mrs. Zhang was stunned for a moment, then understood what Wang Duan meant, her face sank, and she patted him casually. "What's on your mind? I still have business..."

Before the words finished, Wang Duan had turned over and got off the bed, and picked her up by the waist. "We have been separated for two months. What is more important than this? The emperor also said that I want to have a few children as soon as possible to add to the Wang family."

Subconsciously, Zhang hugged Wang Duan's neck tightly, her legs clamped around Wang Duan's waist, and stared at Wang Duan in shame and annoyance.

"You only have your Wang family's affairs in your heart, not my Zhang family's affairs? My elder brothers are also adults, have you ever recommended it to the emperor? Sigh, take it easy..."

Chapter 955 Utopia

After another fierce battle, Wang Duan was finally satisfied, and he slumped on the pedal, refusing to get up.

Mrs. Zhang was also as soft as mud, but she still supported herself and got up, and asked the maid to prepare washing things to clean the bodies of their husband and wife.

Taking this opportunity of rest, Zhang mentioned her brother again.

Her father, Zhang Sheng, inherited the title of Marquis of Anxiang from his grandfather, but he failed to become an official.Uncle Zhang Yao became an official as a man, but his official career was not smooth. He stopped at the county magistrate and failed to achieve two thousand stones.

For Zhang Yu, who was an official to Taiwei, this is simply unfilial to his descendants, and he has no successors.

Failure to achieve two thousand stones also meant that the channel for the Zhang family's children to enter the official ranks was not opened.Except for titles and eunuchs, they are not much different from ordinary people.

Zhang married Wang Duan because he took a fancy to Wang Duan as the emperor's cousin.Under the situation where the emperor tried his best to turn the tide and the great man revived, Wang Duan could live with rare goods.

Now that the Son of Heaven is visiting the State of Zhao, the Zhang family must of course seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Relying on her strength all the time, Mrs. Zhang put forward the request straight to the point.

Wang Duan smacked his lips in embarrassment, stared blankly for a while, and then said something suddenly. "There is a chance, it depends on whether your brothers can endure hardship."

"How to say?"

"Jizhou is a large state in Hebei Province. It is the base for the imperial court to control Liaodong and beyond the Great Wall. Youzhou has cavalry, Jizhou has infantry, and there is plenty of money and food. If your brothers can endure hardships, joining the army is the best way to make achievements. The emperor this time To inspect Jizhou, there is the intention of checking the household registrations in various places, and wanting to select elite guards from them."

He raised his hand and looked at the calluses on his hand. "The reason why I work so hard is because I think that I might be able to go to war from the emperor in the future and be promoted to a higher rank. Otherwise, even if the emperor puts a knife on my neck, I won't be able to persist."

Mrs. Zhang was quite surprised.

She thought that Wang Duan's suffering was purely because he was afraid of the emperor, but she didn't expect him to have such thoughts.

"What if you don't join the army?"

"If you don't join the army, you can become an official, but it's impossible to be a Marquis." Wang Duan put down his hands and looked at Zhang. "You should also know that although Shandong is famous, we Jizhou people are not regarded as Shandong people. There are very few people who are as capable as your grandfather."

Mrs. Zhang was silent for a while.

Although she is a woman, she doesn't know much about the outside world, but she also heard her parents say something about her grandfather.

Grandfather Zhang Yu was a famous minister, a capable minister, and an outstanding person among Jizhou people, but he failed to die well, and finally died of illness at home.Except for the eldest son, heir, and the youngest son, he did not leave much legacy to his descendants.

One of the reasons is that he is from Jizhou, intentionally or unintentionally squeezed out by the Central Plains people.

Her elder brothers are not as capable as her grandfather, even if they enter the official career, they may not go well, and it is even more difficult to be named Marquis because of this.

In contrast, there are more opportunities to join the army.

Although joining the army will be very hard, but Jizhou people are not afraid of hardship, even ordinary people have some martial arts skills.Incompetent like Wang Duan, he can develop his own skills under the persecution of the emperor.

Are my brothers not as good as Wang Duan?

"Then I will send someone to notify them tomorrow and let them stand for election?"

"Okay, even if you can't get into the martial arts hall, there is no problem in taking the martial arts exam. Do you know Cui Yan and Cui Jigui from Qinghe? He was originally an envoy for trial and match, but he was also admitted to the martial arts hall. Now he is preparing for the competition against the Western Regions fighting."

"Western Region?"

"Yes, after the emperor pacifies the world, he will use troops in the Western Regions. At that time, I may follow. If you join the women's camp, we can be together. They all said that the Western Regions are vast, and there will be many opportunities to divide the soil in the future. "

Zhang's eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

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Yang Biao came all the way.

After receiving the news, Liu Xie immediately ordered someone to come in.After seeing the ceremony, the monarch and his ministers did not say any polite words, and went straight to the point.

Yang Biao first reported Zhong Yao's reply to Liu Xie.

Liu Xie laughed after hearing this. "No problem, you can ask him to come to Bo Poster right away. Zhang Zhao is suffering from a headache now. If someone is willing to help, he should be looking for it."

Yang Biao was mentally prepared. "Is it because there are too few people who are willing to move to Bohai?"

Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao in surprise. "Duke Yang can still predict the future?"

Yang Biao smiled and shook his hand. "How can I have this ability? It's just speculation based on common sense. For the vast majority of people, between morality and interests, they still choose interests more. Between a century-old plan and immediate interests, they choose immediate interests. Many. Letting them move to Bohai Sea is just wishful thinking.”

Liu Xie rolled his eyes. "Then Yang Gong still supports Zhong Yao's transfer to Bohai Sea?"

Yang Biao pondered for a moment. "I dare to ask Your Majesty, if you agree to Zhang Zhao's virtuous government in Bohai, is it for a moment of anger, or for a long-term plan?"

"How do you say that?"

"If the momentary anger is just to make Zhang Zhao look ugly, then I have nothing to say. Zhong Yao is willing to go to Bohai, that is his own business, let him go, and prevent him from alienating the court."

"What if it's a century-old plan?"

"If it's a century-old plan, you might as well give Zhang Zhao a helping hand and announce it to the world, not limited to nearby counties."

"Do you think there will be people in other states and counties who are willing to move to Bohai and practice benevolent governance?"

Yang Biao nodded solemnly. "Maybe there are not many aristocratic families and powerful families, but there are not many ordinary people. It is more than enough to enrich a county in Bohai."

Liu Xie was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Yang Biao thought deeper, farther and more thoughtfully than he did.

He has always focused on the aristocratic and powerful families who control a large number of household registrations and land, but he has ignored those ordinary scholars who have limited family property but obey Confucianism.If it is said that aristocratic families and great clans advocate Confucianism because they put their interests first and use Confucianism to cover up their shame, these people obey Confucianism but it is true idealism.

Aristocratic families and great clans are interests, and they are the hearts of the people.

Aristocratic families and great clans are unwilling to move to Bohai Sea for the sake of the so-called benevolent government, but they are willing.One is that there are not too many concerns about interests, and the other is that the attraction of benevolent government is really great.

"Okay, let's do it like this." Liu Xie agreed almost without thinking.

Perhaps Liu Xie agreed too readily, but Yang Biao couldn't believe his ears.

"Your Majesty... yes?"

"Why not?" Liu Xie smiled slightly. "Mr. Yang came here a thousand miles away. With this sincerity, I should give you a chance."

Yang Biao stared at Liu Xie for a while, and couldn't help but said again: "Your Majesty thinks they can't succeed?"

Liu Xie smiled even brighter.

He knew that although Yang Biao was not as extreme as the party members and had rich official career experience, he was still a Confucian scholar at heart. He firmly believed that Confucianism was the best way to govern the country, and believed that Zhang Zhao's practice could be successful.

Otherwise, he would not have rushed to Jizhou himself.

But he was very sure that even if Zhang Zhao succeeded, it was just a momentary illusion.

Pure Confucianism exists only in the imagination, it is an unrealistic utopia, and it is impossible to succeed at all.

Wang Mang has already done a demonstration, even if Zhang Zhao can learn from Wang Mang's lessons, with the help of Yang Biao and others, the Confucian morality they understand cannot be successful.

That being the case, why not give you a chance to practice, so that you will be beaten to death.

This is more useful than writing debates.

Chapter 956

The matter of Bohai was finished in a few words, which caught Yang Biao by surprise.

He originally thought it would take a lot of talking, so he typed up a draft, but it turned out to be useless.

But this was just an appetizer, and Liu Xie immediately proposed another plan.

Examinations were implemented in Jizhou to replace the recommendation system.

The reason is also very simple. Most of the talents in Jizhou were implicated by the judges and others. They were either exiled overseas or resigned to avoid suspicion. The new prefect and county magistrate were not familiar with the situation, so it was difficult to find suitable talents.For the sake of fairness, adopting an examination system and treating everyone equally may be the best solution.

Moreover, Liu Xie intends to arrange the examination uniformly by the imperial court to avoid cheating as much as possible.

There is Yinfang in Jizhou, and it is not difficult to use the unified test paper.

After Yang Biao listened, he pondered for a while and asked a question. "After passing the exam, who will decide whether to hire or not?"

"According to the grades, the admission will be based on merit."

"Your Majesty, are you a little too hasty?"

Liu Xie had been prepared for a long time, and asked back: "Is there a better opportunity than this?"

Yang Biao was silent.

After a while, Liu Xie said again: "The imperial court promotes enlightenment. Although not everyone reads for the purpose of becoming an official, if they have read the book, they still have to rely on teachers and dignitaries to become officials. Is there any meaning in enlightenment? This official , Is it an official from the imperial court, or an official conferred by a scholar-bureaucrat?"

Yang Biao smiled wryly. "Your Majesty, although I come from the Hongnong Yang family of four generations and three lords, I do not approve of this practice of turning public affairs into private interests. I am just worried that acting too hastily will cause unnecessary turmoil."

Liu Xie laughed silently. "Mr. Yang, it is precisely because you come from the Hongnong Yang family of the fourth generation and third generation, but you still have the original meaning of loyalty, that I hope you will bring this up. As for unnecessary turmoil, you don't have to worry about it. No matter how chaotic, they will still Where can the chaos go? Move the family to Bohai Sea, or raise troops to rebel like a judge? Even if Youyan is guarding the mansion and the Northern Army has their own missions, the imperial court still has [-] troops left unmoved."

Yang Biao gasped.

He heard Liu Xie's murderous intent, and the emperor had long been prepared to use force to suppress the rebellion.

Of course, the emperor's goal may not be Jizhou, but Yanyu Qingxu is more likely.

But if you think about it carefully, the emperor chose this timing very delicately.

Yanyu Qingxu hasn't promoted enlightenment on a large scale, and those who can take the exam are still mainly the children of rich families, but it's just a different selection method.It should be said that the Son of Heaven has already arranged a way out for them, like moving to the Bohai Sea. Although it is not the perfect way out, it is not that there is no way out.

In such a situation, even if someone wants to raise troops to rebel, they will not get much support.

The [-] army in the hands of the emperor is enough.

"This is a big matter. I ask Your Majesty to forgive me for a while. Please think twice."

"It's natural." Liu Xie rubbed his fingers. "Before the New Year, can I?"

"Before New Year?"

"Yes, it should be decided earlier and announced earlier, so as to reassure the people. We also need to make a decision before the new year to ensure that we don't affect next year's spring plowing. If the battle in Liaodong does not go well, reinforcements from Jizhou will be needed."

Liu Xie spoke calmly, but Yang Biao broke out in a cold sweat.

He regrets it a little.

Knowing this earlier, why did he rush to Jizhou to take on such an important task?

Maybe if he doesn't come, the emperor won't be in such a hurry.

After all, apart from him, the emperor really couldn't find a more suitable person to handle this matter.

I am jumping into a pit of fire for thousands of miles.

Although there were some complaints, Yang Biao still took over the task.

He is Situ, this is his unavoidable responsibility.

He then reported to Liu Xie his entourage, especially the officials sent by Taiwei Mansion and Sikong Mansion.On behalf of Taiwei and Sikong, they will assist the emperor to deal with related affairs and reduce the delay in paperwork.

Liu Xie is very satisfied.

He has long felt that it is inconvenient to pass documents back and forth, but he has said beforehand that he must return the power to the Sangong.