Empire's Summoning Generals System

Chapter 500 Invite Zheng Xuan out of the mountain

"Master Yang, see Your Highness!"

Yang Xiang bowed his head and bowed to Liu De, and then bowed slightly to Baili Xi, who also returned the salute.

Liu De signaled Yang Xiang to wait a little while, and said to Baili Xie: "Baili Aiqing, go ahead and tell me, who is it that wants you to come here in person?"

Baili Xi caressed his gray beard, and said to Liu De with a smile: "This man is a famous scholar in Dongzhou, a great Confucianist, named Zheng Xuan, who avoided disaster in Jizhou because of the war. I heard about it, so I want to invite this master to stay in Hanlin hospital."

"Since he is a master of Confucianism, Gu should personally invite the master to come out of the mountain! Where is the master living in seclusion now?" Liu De asked.

"In the villages near [Wufeng County], according to my officials' inquiries, Zheng Gong farmed in Wufeng and gathered disciples to teach. There are as many as a hundred disciples. He is worthy of being a great Confucian." Bailixi praised.

"In this way, you prepare a gift, it doesn't need to be too expensive, but it's better to show our sincerity. In a few days, we will go to Wufeng to invite Zheng Gong to come out of the mountain, and Xi Zhicai will accompany him!" Liu De said.

Bailixi hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "The old minister takes orders!"

Baili Xi stood up and left.

Only then did Yang Xiang say: "Your Highness, the minister is here today to recommend talents!"

"Please sit down, Mr. Yang. Mr. Yang and Gu are considered a family, so there is no need to be so polite!"

Liu De said politely.

"Yes, I obey!"

Yang Xiang listened, but he smiled happily, and quickly said yes.

Yang Xiangzheng sat down, and said to Liu De: "Although the talented person recommended by the minister has no official position now, he once served as a small official under the command of Situ of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and once served as the head of a county. If he is corrupt, he will resign immediately, and I have known him before, and I deeply feel his ability, so I recommend this person to Your Highness!"

"Where is this person now?"

"Temporarily living in Peking!"

"Since you have talents, you should recruit them alone! Call them here, and test their knowledge by yourself," Liu De said.

Yang Xiang took the order and said: "You can go and summon him!"

Soon, Yang Xiang brought this person to the main hall.

"Grassman Yan Zhenqing sees Your Highness!"

Although Yan Zhenqing's figure was not considered strong, he was quite tall, with a resolute face, and he bowed down to pay homage to Liu De.

"rise!"

Liu De waved his hand, but he did not expect that Yan Zhenqing was recommended by Yang Xiang. Yan Zhenqing is best known for his calligraphy, but Yan Zhenqing also has unusual views on etiquette, and Yan Zhenqing's loyalty is even more admirable.

Liu De then asked Yan Zhenqing some questions about etiquette and law. Yan Zhenqing answered them fluently, and asked him about government affairs. Yan Zhenqing's views on culture and education also refreshed Liu De.

Liu De used special skills to check Yan Zhenqing's attributes:
Character: Yan Zhenqing
Sex: Male
Age: 32/85
Injuries: Health

Power: in the field (not yet recruited)

Identity: family

Official position: none
Title: none
Reputation: 2500
Merit:--
loyalty:--
Command: 72
Force: 58
Intelligence: 80
Politics: 84
Charisma: 93
Suitability: Infantry A Cavalry C Archers A Weapons B Water Army C
Treasure: none
Stunt: Exquisite [The skill points obtained when defeating an enemy unit are doubled] (Level 2 combat stunt)
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Yan Zhenqing's attributes can only be regarded as second-rate, but it can make his own bench thicker, which is not bad.

Liu De said to Yan Zhenqing: "The talent of the king is not ordinary, and I wish to enlist you as an official. Are you willing?"

Yan Zhenqing paused and said: "Han Gong's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is all over the world. The people in the Han Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, and the officials are also dedicated to their duties. The grassroots are willing to be small officials and assist His Highness in accomplishing the king's great cause!"

"Yan Aiqing please get up!"

Liu De helped Yan Zhenqing up, and said: "Yan Aiqing, you are good at etiquette, so I only want to ask you to be a member of the etiquette department, Wai Lang (Zheng Liupin), are you willing?"

Yan Zhenqing immediately said: "I would like to do the work of dogs and horses for Your Highness."

Yang Xiang also clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "There is another general from the Ministry of Rites!"

Within a few days, Liu De led a group of hussars to Wufeng County. Now that the Han Dynasty has just been established, there is indeed a lack of a great Confucian like Xiang Zhengxuan to sit in the center. If a great Confucian is invited to the Imperial Academy, it will definitely attract more scholars to take the imperial examination.

In order to be able to successfully invite this great Confucian, Liu De also brought the Confucian books that have been printed into volumes with him.

Both the Papermaking Department and the Printing Department of the Ministry of Industry have been established, and now they are using their horsepower to print books. Liu De plans to promote books from top to bottom, from the officialdom to the private sector.After the books that are convenient, concise and smooth are circulated among officials, they will definitely have a huge influence on the people.

At that time, the Han court can take advantage of the trend to push out books and paper.

Steady and steady, cheap books will soon be able to replace the bulky and expensive bamboo slips.

But now because of the lack of craftsmen, the speed cannot keep up, and the output is small, it will take some time before Liu De implements the plan.

And because of the tight protection, not many people even in Peking knew about it.

Of course, this does not prevent Liu De from "bribing" this great scholar with a few books.

Wufeng County is in the southeast of Beiping, and it takes at least three days' journey, but this time Liu De went there in person, Beiping had to be left behind, and Chen Shuo was too weak to be a director, so Liu De took advantage of the situation and promoted Xun Yu to [ The second assistant of the cabinet also served as the minister of the Ministry of officials. During the few days when Liu De left Beiping, the prime minister was in charge of the government.

But when Liu De issued this order, Xun You, the nephew of Xun Yu, took the lead to stand up and suggested to Liu De: "Since Mr. Xun has served as the second assistant of the cabinet and has an overview of the government, he should not concurrently serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials." , Your Highness is also requested to appoint one person as Minister of the Ministry of Officials to be in charge of the appointment and dismissal of all officials."

After Xun Yu received this order, he also came to see Liu De and asked to resign as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but Liu De rejected Xun Yu's request on the grounds that no one could take up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

So far, it has become an established fact that Xun Yu served as the second assistant of the cabinet and also the post of Minister of the Ministry of officials.

And quickly spread throughout Beiping.

Everyone knows that now Chen Shuo's health is deteriorating, and he is almost recuperating in the mansion, unable to be a director. In fact, although Chen Shuo has served as the chief assistant of the cabinet after Liu De became public, he has only a handful of time to deal with government affairs.

So now that there is only Xun Yu as the second assistant in the cabinet, Xun Yu can almost support being under one person and above ten thousand people.

If Xun Yu is not serving as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, then with the addition of the other five departments, together with other departments, even if Xun Yu is in power, he will not be able to do whatever he wants, which will play a certain role of check and balance, but the current situation is that Xun Yu continues to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials concurrently. No one can check and balance Xun Yu.

Many people were thinking in their hearts, Liu De treated Xun Yu so kindly!
Accompanying Liu De were the imperial guards led by Dianwei and Xu Chu, and the Qimen army led by Cao Can, and ministers including Bailixi and Xi Zhicai, galloping fast along the journey.

Finally, Liu De led the crowd to a suburb not far from Wufeng County. There was a small thatched cottage inside. Although the construction was crude, it was large and spacious, and there was a faint sound of reading from inside.

There are childish and clear voices, and there are young people's high-pitched voices, all of which are the voices of reading.

The officials of Wufeng County have been waiting for a long time under the leadership of the county magistrate, and the local pavilion chief also accompanied him.

The local pavilion chief is a veteran who has fought with Liu De for many years. He is a native of Yanzhou. He once attacked Dongfu with Liu De and moved to Changyang and Liyang.

He had to retire, and was finally placed here as the head of the pavilion. There are still many such veterans. They are the foundation for Liu De to maintain the most basic level of rule.

Liu De signaled everyone not to disturb the children in the courtyard who were studying, and knocked on the wooden door himself.

The sound of reading in the courtyard temporarily stopped, and then sounded again amidst the sound of scolding.

Liu De heard the sound of the door bolt being pulled, a child popped up, and suddenly saw so many people standing outside the door, and there were many soldiers with knives and spears, the child was startled, and the little boy held the If you live on a wooden door, you want to close it.

Liu De felt amused, he protected the wooden door with his hands, and said to the little boy, "Go and tell Zheng Gong, just say Han Gong Liu De begs to see you!"

"Who?"

The little boy's face turned red, how could his strength compare to Liu De's, when he heard Liu De's words, he looked up instinctively, but he couldn't hear clearly.

"Just say that Liu De is begging to see you!"

Liu De repeated.

The little boy may not have understood the meaning of Liu De's name, so he let go of the door in a daze, and went to the courtyard to deliver the letter.

A scholar who was studying in the courtyard looked at the little boy running in with his two short legs in a daze, and said with a smile, "Yunming, who is outside the door?"

"He said his name is Liu De!"

The little boy named Yun Ming said without turning his head.

"Who are you talking about!?"

There was a panic in the courtyard, and there was even the sound of tables, chairs and benches colliding.

Zheng Xuan also finally got the news of Liu De's arrival. Although he is a great Confucian in the country, but as a prince of a place, how could it be unreasonable for Liu De to teach under his rule?
Liu De was welcomed into the cottage by Zheng Xuan himself, other officials were waiting outside, and the scholars who were studying in the courtyard were also persuaded to leave.

Of course, the scholars would not have any resentment, instead they squatted outside the door, chatting happily about the purpose of Duke Han's coming.Some clever scholars even sent someone to report to the patriarch at home.

"It goes without saying that Duke Han must have come to invite Mr. to come out of the mountain to be an official!"

A scholar danced and said to the people next to him.

What this scholar said made the other scholars quite agree.

If their master, that is, Mr. Zheng Xuan, came out to be an official, then wouldn't the disciples of these masters also rise as the tide rises, and even have a small official?

But at this moment in the thatched hut, Zheng Xuan had a bitter expression on his face, bowed slightly to Liu De and said, "Your Highness, the grass-roots are old, and I am afraid that I will lose His Highness's instructions. Now the grass-roots people just want to live in this place and spend their free time." Apart from teaching some disciples, I hope His Highness will grant you!"

"Duke Zheng must not do this!"

Liu Dela took Zheng Xuan's hand and said kindly.

"Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, and it is even more necessary for a great Confucian like you to come out of the mountains to stabilize the hearts of the people in the world!"

(End of this chapter)