Great Han Arrow God

Chapter 596 Human Heart
Hunxie department, hard bow.When these two words are connected, Liang Xiao can only think of one person: Wu Dan.

This thing is not dead yet?
Liang Xiao asked Li Guang for a long time, but Li Guang's knowledge was limited and he couldn't give any definite information.Liang Xiao had no choice but to put this matter aside for the time being.Compared with Wu Dan, who is thousands of miles away, the emperor who is close at hand is the real enemy.Don't look at how drunk he is, who knows whether he is really drunk, fake drunk, or half drunk and half awake.

Liang Xiao has always been cautious about things like drinking.Facing the emperor, he did not dare to be careless.

Two days later, Liang Xiao entered the palace and found Guo Wenbin.Guo Wenbin went out with Li Guang this time, and as a guide, he did a lot for Li Guang to accurately capture the whereabouts of the Huns. Although he was still some distance away from the feudal lord, he was also promoted and became an admonishing doctor with a rank of [-]. .It is currently in operation, and I hope to be sent out to be a county magistrate, county magistrate or something.The official of eight hundred stones is inconspicuous in the palace, but he is the head of the county when he is out of the palace.

"Get rich?" Liang Xiao joked when he saw Guo Wenbin in new clothes.

"Liang Junhou, I was going to find you." Guo Wenbin came up to meet him and pulled Liang Xiao aside. "Have you heard any news from the Western Regions?"

"What news? Where is it from?"

"It's Lieutenant Li and his side."

"Li Danghu?"

"Not only Li Danghu, but also Li Shuyun. We captured a few Xiongnu captives. I heard that there was a group of horse thieves in the Western Regions. The number was not many, and they looked like a hundred or ten riders. But all of them were skilled in archery. Especially The one in the lead, named Sirius, has a hard bow with a range of more than two hundred steps. Junhou, do you still remember Wu Dan?"

"You thought of him too?" Liang Xiao laughed. "I heard General Li mention this person two days ago, and I thought of him."

Guo Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief. "It turns out that Junhou already knows, so I can rest assured. Junhou, you have to go to the Western Regions. Apart from you, no one can deal with Wu Dan, not even General Li."

"So you didn't tell General Li who this person is?"

"I dare not say." Guo Wenbin laughed.He looked around, leaned into Liang Xiao's ear, and said in a low voice, "I can tell that General Li is not convinced by your master and apprentice. It's a pity that Li Jiao and Li Gan are not as good as you in archery. You challenged. He himself is too embarrassed to bully the small, if there is an opportunity to shoot Wu Dan, he will definitely not refuse."

"Clever!" Liang Xiao patted Guo Wenbin on the shoulder. "However, don't mention this in front of the emperor."

"why?"

"Don't ask why. If you don't mention it, I may still go to the Western Regions. If you mention it, I will definitely not be able to go. Also, don't tell General Li about Wu Dan. If he knows what's going on, it might be true. I will go to the Western Regions to challenge Wu Dan one-on-one."

Although Guo Wenbin didn't quite understand it, he still agreed.This time he was able to be promoted due to meritorious service, because Liang Xiao gave him the opportunity.He obeyed Liang Xiaoyan. "Oh, by the way, last time Captain Li buried the precious stones and jade in Hexi, this time I shipped them all back, and the Junhou's share, should I send it to your house, or sell it for you?"

Liang Xiao thought about it. "Tell Ling Tang, don't sell it in Chang'an. There are more and more merchants in Chang'an, and the price may not be able to sell. You need to spend a little time, transport it to Shandong to sell, Wancheng, Jiangling, or go north. Go to Jicheng or Handan. Don’t go to Shouchun and Wuxian, they are the territory of Huainan maritime merchants, and it’s no fun to go there to bargain with each other.”

Guo Wenbin responded with a grin.

Liang Xiao said again: "I have made meritorious service and been promoted this time, are you satisfied? Do you want to get some benefits from this, or do you want to work hard and ask for a title?"

Guo Wenbin patted his head. "I will do what Junhou says, and it is best to be with Junhou."

"This is more difficult. I guess there is no possibility of going out for the time being, but I can say hello to Han Gong, the official censor. The prime minister is not in charge now, and most of the appointments of officials are arranged by Han Gong. Below a thousand stones, Han Gong can still It's up to you."

Guo Wenbin thought about it. "Then I'd better go to Hexi. I heard that the imperial court intends to set up a county in Hexi. There are more opportunities, the geography is familiar, and it can take care of the family's business. Although it is more dangerous, it is a lucrative vacancy."

"Okay, I'll find a chance to talk to Han Gong."

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Liang Xiao bid farewell to Guo Wenbin, turned around and prepared to leave the palace, and went home to continue taking care of the sick.At the gate of the palace, he met Mei Gao.

Liang Xiao wanted to pretend he didn't see it, but Mei Gao's eyes were sharp, and he saw Liang Xiao at a glance, and shouted loudly: "Liang Junhou, please stay."

Liang Xiao had no choice but to stop, pretending that he had just seen it. "Hey, Marquis Changshe, congratulations."

"Stop doing this." Mei Gao smiled and opened Liang Xiao's hand. "What do you mean, I haven't seen you since I've been back for so many days, are you going to be like an old fool?"

"I'm wronged, I'm not a sick person, I'm clearly thinking about my mistakes behind closed doors." Liang Xiao laughed. "You have something to do with me?"

Mei Gao shook the document in his hand. "Of course there is something. Chang'an is really lively recently. I heard that writing articles not only earns money, but also ranks. No. 1 has a gold prize?"

Liang Xiao cocked his mouth and said nothing.One gold is a lot, but for Mei Gao, he is now the head of the [-] households in Shiyi, and I am afraid that he will not really compete for the reward of that one gold, not to mention that the people on the list all bow their heads. Look up colleagues.With Meigao's IQ, of course, he couldn't fail to see that Xu Le and the others were following orders.

"Bo Ming, what's wrong with you?" Mei Gao's face darkened, showing anger. "Is it because you are rich enough that you can fight cocks and horses from now on, and enjoy the rest of your life? I'm not talking about you. If it's really for this, why did you come back from the Western Regions? Wouldn't it be better to be a son-in-law in Dawan?"

Liang Xiao squinted at Mei Gao. "Did you eat too much springbok on the snowy mountain, and your thoughts jumped accordingly? You just talked about the article, why did you suddenly criticize me again, you can write articles if you want to, why are you bothering me?"

"I just can't get used to the old look on your face. You are clearly a young man, but you look like a rotten old man. Look at you, you speak so boldly in front of His Majesty, but it's a pity that you just speak arrogantly. In a blink of an eye, you hide yourself Sick number." Mei Gao grabbed Liang Xiao's arm, looked around, and said in a low voice, "Are you worried about the master of high power?"

Liang Xiao looked at Mei Gao for a while, and let out a long breath. "So you're not stupid."

"You are stupid." Mei Gao couldn't help laughing, and waved his hand. "Go home and prepare some good wine. I will start to take a rest tomorrow. I will take three months of compensatory rest. I will drink and write articles at the same time to earn some extra money."

Liang Xiao hesitated. "Is this really good? You and the others are seeing each other with your head down."

Mei Gao waved his hands with confidence. "Don't worry, I have my own measure."

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Wei Tao lay on the bed, put his head in his hands, looked at the roof, and it took him a while to react.

He is not in Qiang, Hexi, or the desert.He is in Chang'an, at his own home.

This time he went out with Wei Qing, and he had meritorious service in the bloody battle behind Wei Qing's saddle. Although he was not enough to be a marquis, Wei Qing did not treat him badly, and gave him a small courtyard, together with a dozen slaves.Last night, he didn't go to bed until very late, and this morning he still woke up before dawn. Although he couldn't fall asleep, the feeling of lying under the quilt was so good that he wanted to lie down for a while.

What's more, there is a young and handsome maid by his side, whose young and soft body fascinates him.

"Captain." The door was pushed open, and Wei An, who was about eighteen or nineteen years old, broke in, walked straight to Wei Tao, and handed a piece of paper to Wei Tao.Seeing the scroll, Wei Tao sat up subconsciously, and reached for the sword beside the bed. "Is there a war?"

Wei An looked at him in surprise. "Captain, what's wrong with you?"

Sitting on the edge of the bed with bare legs, Wei Tao was stunned for a while before patting his forehead. "My day, I thought you were taking a military order. Tell me quickly, what's the matter, disturbing my sleep early in the morning."

"This is the newspaper that just came out today. There is an article on it, which was written by a staff officer. After hearing it, our brothers thought it made sense, and it really came to our hearts. We want to like it, no I know if the captain agrees."

Wei Tao put down his saber, took the newspaper, and first saw the advertisement for the Chen family's sword.He laughed and cursed, then looked down.Mei Gao's article is very straightforward, and in some places there are even a few colloquial phrases commonly used in the army, even if Wei Tao's cultural level is limited to literacy, he can understand it.

Mei Gao's theme is very clear: the world is created, not spoken.

Confucianism and Legalism are neither important nor should they be divided into two.The Legalists focused on farming and fighting, and focused on military merits. Only in this way can the soldiers have enough food and fine weapons when they go out to battle.If meritorious deeds are not rewarded, who is willing to throw their heads, shed blood, and wait for months or even years?
But Confucianism is also indispensable. Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons, family happiness, who does not cherish it.Why do you want to fight with the Qiang and Huns? Because they don't value human relations, they are like beasts, not only killing each other, but also harassing our Han border and taking our people into captivity.We attack them not only to make meritorious deeds, but also to protect our family and the happiness of family.If you blindly uphold Legalism and lose your humanity, then you are looking for the end.

Wei Tao looked at it and slapped his thigh. "Well said, Staff Officer Mei is worthy of being a scholar, and what he said makes sense."

"Captain, let's go to like it?"

"I must like it." Wei Tao stood up, and said while dressing: "I don't like those masterpieces full of nonsense, and I only regret that I can't write. Since the staff officer has made a move, naturally I have to support it. Let's go, let's all like it."

Wei An was overjoyed, he hurriedly waited for Wei Tao to get dressed, hugged Wei Tao and went out.They came to the announcement list outside the inner gate, yelled loudly, and liked Mei Gao's article.After finishing the work, Wei Tao still refused to leave, and pulled the passers-by who were reading the article, strongly recommending Mei Gao's article.Passers-by were a little upset at first, but when they heard that this was a meritorious soldier who had just returned from an expedition, and felt that Wei Tao was right, they turned their anger into joy. While asking Wei Tao for details of the battle, they also liked Mei Gao's article.

Wei Tao didn't leave Limen all morning, his mouth was dry and his throat was smoky, but he managed to push Mei Gao's article to the top of the list.He didn't want to finish it, so he ordered Wei An to stay at the gate and continue to lobby, while he went out to visit friends.

The so-called visiting friends is actually pulling people to give Mei Gao a thumbs up.When he found those comrades-in-arms, he found that there were quite a lot of people who had the same thoughts as him. Whether they knew Mei Gao or not, as long as they were soldiers who went to war, almost all were willing to stand up and cheer for Mei Gao.

Early the next morning, the latest statistical results were released, and Mei Gao's article was far ahead by an absolute advantage, with more than five times the number of likes of No.2.

However, this is just the beginning. For five days in a row, Mei Gao wrote five articles. The first article aroused the resonance of the soldiers who went to the expedition. Even if it is just a great poem commemorating the Western Expedition, it can also get likes One piece, quickly entered the list, squeezing the articles by Xu Le and others out of the top five.

The biggest heroes are naturally those soldiers who have returned from the expedition, especially those children of aristocratic families who have made meritorious service.

They are far more aware of the inside story of this discussion than ordinary soldiers.After returning to Beijing, they heard the news that Dou Ying was arrested and Liang Xiao made a big disturbance in Tingwei Temple, and they felt a lot of sympathy.Even Dou Ying almost died in Tingwei Temple, who else is safe?Not everyone has the courage of Liang Xiao, and the vast majority of people may end up bowing their heads and obeying orders after receiving Yi Tingwei's edict.It is their common aspiration not to let such a tragedy happen again.

It is necessary to preserve the legalist tradition of emphasizing military merits, but also not to allow grammar officials to do whatever they want.It is their self-evident common wish to support the core of the Confucian theory of the benevolent man loving others, and not allow the court to deal with the ministers as they please.Whether it is Confucianism or law, there is one thing in common that must be opposed, and that is the infinite enlargement of imperial power.

The law of the Legalists is the law of the king, and the grammatical officials are obedient.Although Shangde's Confucianism is not so direct, the derivation result of "there is a way in the world, and the ritual and music conquests come from the Son of Heaven" must be the same.Decades of lessons have shown that the ruler is still ahead of the minister after all. The ruler has the freedom to disobey the emperor, but the minister may not have the strength to disobey the minister.If you want to enjoy wealth and wealth in peace, you must take action.

Upvoting Meigao's article and speaking out for the meritorious soldiers are their actions.

The emperor was very upset when he heard the latest results.Meigao is the new Marquis of Changshe, and he is a new example. He also hopes that more scholars will follow in Meigao's footsteps, travel around the world, and make early preparations for his conquest.It is definitely not appropriate to deal with Mei Gao at this time.More importantly, Mei Gao's article is not empty talk. He was able to win the unanimous support of the soldiers who went to the expedition because he had something to say and hit the pain points of many people.

It is easy to deal with Mei Gao, but if the hearts of the scholars and soldiers are chilled, it is bound to have an adverse effect on his conquest.

The emperor was very depressed, the influence of Liang Xiao had not been completely eliminated, and Mei Gao became trouble again.Compared with Liang Xiao, Mei Gao, who can write articles, has a greater impact and must last longer.If you don't deal with it carefully, you will suffer a lot.

At this moment, the emperor received news from the Western Regions: Prince Aliusu of the Yueshi was killed in battle, and the queen of the Yueshi was old and asked to take the proton Batu back to the country to succeed him.
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