The day before setting off to return to Chang'an, Li Ye appeared in the Jinzou Courtyard in Chongyefang. In the past two days, Li Ye had been meeting with important officials of the imperial court and heads of famous families, informing them of the necessity of killing Zhu Tao.
This was necessary. Execution of more than a hundred people outside Luoyang City, including a military governor of the feudal town, was a big deal anyway. If it was not explained clearly, it would easily leave the impression of a murderous devil.
Therefore, the Political Affairs Hall made public three reports to the court officials, pointing out Zhu Tao's sinister plan to lead assassins to Luoyang to assassinate the Prime Minister and senior officials, triggering civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, and the Prime Minister Du Hongjian died at their hands.
At the same time, they also pointed out the consequences of letting Zhu Tao escape. They would return again and implement a crazy killing plan. By then, all high-ranking officials in the court would be their murder targets.
This explains why the King of Qi wanted to kill Zhu Tao and his men in order to stop the killing and save the civil servants of the court.
It was precisely because of the court's timely and extensive explanation that everyone in the government and the public understood the truth. As a result, Li Ye did not have the excuse to commit murder. On the contrary, more officials and ordinary people in the government and the public praised him for showing his bodhisattva heart with thunderbolt means.
Inspecting the Jinzou Academy was also Li Ye's last stop in Luoyang. They would leave before dawn tomorrow, so after inspecting the Jinzou Academy, he turned to busy with housework, eating with his parents, etc.
"Jinzouyuan is our window in the imperial court and one of our main channels for recruiting talents. Many officials who want to come to Chang'an will come to Jinzouyuan first. I hope you can receive them well."
While inspecting Jinzou Yuan, Li Ye gave instructions to Yang Shaohua, the director of Jinzou Yuan, and several other officials.
Guanlong Jinzou Academy occupies a large area. It was formed by the merger of the former Longyou Jinzou Academy and Hexi Jinzou Academy. It is currently the largest Jinzou Academy in Luoyang, with dozens of officials working here.
"Are there any officials going to Chang'an recently?" Li Ye asked again.
Yang Shaohua nodded and said, "Reports to His Highness come every day, but they are not necessarily officials. There are many scribes who have not been recognized for their talents and come to apply for jobs."
Li Ye said slowly: "I don't exclude scholars who have unappreciated talents, but they must have real talents and practical learning. You must do the first test well."
Entering the Academy is mainly an interview, and there is also a calligraphy test. The interview is to understand the other person's resume and what have they done before?
If you brag yourself to the sky, saying that you were once a staff member of a certain senior official, and you once won the respect of a certain senior official, then you will know by looking at your calligraphy. If you write a bad calligraphy, I believe no senior official will take him seriously. On the contrary
, his calligraphy is beautiful, and he is a useful talent regardless of his knowledge.
"Is there anyone looking for a job today?" Li Ye asked with a smile.
"Yes! There are three young court officials who want to apply for jobs in Chang'an. They are asked by the deputy general manager to receive them. One of them is Guo Ziyi's nephew and is currently the general of the Longwu Army. He has a letter of recommendation from Guo Ziyi."
Li Ye thought, could it be Guo Xin? He happily said: "Go and have a look!"
Yang Shaohua took Li Ye to the Chengye Hall on the left side of the gate, which was equivalent to the reception hall in later generations.
It is very large, consisting of a main hall covering an area of 300 square meters and several small rooms.
In a corner of the main hall, three officials were sitting at the table writing their resumes with their heads down. They suddenly felt something. They looked up and saw a large group of people approaching. The leader turned out to be the King of Qi. The three officials quickly put down their pens and stood up.
Among the three people, one is a little older, in his early thirties, and the other two are very young, about twenty years old.
The older man quickly led the other two people to salute, "See you, Your Highness!"
Li Ye smiled and asked the slightly older official: "Are you Guo Xin?"
"It's a humble job!"
Sure enough, it was Guo Xin who was the last to guard Anxi in history. Li Ye nodded and asked the other two people, "What are your names?"
The other two were dressed similarly and looked like brothers, one was tall and thin, and the other was of medium build.
The tall and slender man bowed and said: "I am Wei Ping, the current commander of the Ordnance Supervision and Arsenal Department. This is my cousin Wei Gao."
It turned out that these two people were descendants of the Wei family. Wei Ping and Li Ye were not familiar with them, but Wei Gao and Li Ye knew that the historical Jiannan Jiedushi, a famous official in the Tang Dezong era, had a close relationship with the famous prostitute Xue Tao.
Now, when Wei Gao just debuted, he still looked very young. In fact, he was not only green, but also lacked confidence. He had no fame and was accompanying his brother to Chang'an to seek a job. He wanted to take part in the imperial examination next spring.
Among the three people, there are actually two historical celebrities.
Li Ye smiled and said: "You three, please take a seat!"
The three of them sat down a little uneasily. Li Ye smiled at Guo Xin and said, "Why do you want to go to Chang'an?"
Guo Xin sighed and said: "Beizhi is a subordinate of General Dugu. General Dugu resigned and King Peng took office. He promoted new people. Beizhi will be transferred to Qianniu Guard. More importantly, Beizhi has been in the army for ten years and has always wanted to do something for the country.
In fact, there is no chance, so I want to go to His Highness to look for opportunities to conquer Tibet or Uighur."
"Let me see the recommendation letter from General Guo!"
Guo Xin took out the recommendation letter from his uncle Guo Ziyi and presented it to Li Ye. Li Ye opened it and looked at it carefully. Sure enough, Guo Ziyi recommended his nephew Guo Xin to work in Anxi.
Li Ye smiled and asked: "General Guo recommended you to serve in Anxi. Is this your original intention?"
"Exactly, guarding Anxi is my lifelong wish!"
"Do you have a wife and children at home?" Li Ye asked again.
"have!"
Li Ye nodded and said: "Just after spring, Chang'an will send a group of widows to Anxi. There are about 4,500 people. You can take your wife with you! You will be in charge of escorting the team. After arriving in Anxi, you will be in charge of Khotan Town.
Soldiers and Horses, are you willing?"
Guo Xin was a little stunned, and said after a while: "I am very willing to serve His Highness, and I am even more willing to serve as the military envoy of Khotan, but what is going on with sending a widow away?"
Wei Ping and Wei Gao covered their mouths and snickered.
Li Ye also smiled slightly and said: "You will know after you go to Anxi. The most precious resource in Anxi is Han women. The soldiers cannot marry and the military morale is unstable. So I promised to send women to Anxi, but I cannot arrest them by force.
So I sent people to various places to recruit women who were willing to guard the border, but those who signed up were basically widows, their husbands died in the war, their parents died, some were alone, and some struggled to survive with their children, so they married border guards.
They are also willing and will go in two batches, the first batch of 4,500 people, and the second batch of about 6,000 people."
Guo Xin suddenly realized and said quickly: "I am willing to escort them to Anxi!"
Li Ye added: "Of course you are not the only escort. There will be 6,000 troops and 20,000 camels going together. I have also built more than 400 new carts, so you'd better take your wife and children to Chang'an, and then start the spring."
Let’s set off later.”
"Beizhong's wife is actually in her hometown in Huazhou. My son is twelve years old. My wife and children are willing to go to the Western Regions with me. It's just that Beizhong yearns for Suiye!"
Li Ye laughed loudly and said happily: "Is there anyone who wants to go to Suiye on his own initiative? Okay! I will appoint you as the deputy governor of Hezhong and the envoy of Suiye farming."
Guo Xin was overjoyed. She stood up and clasped her fists and said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for fulfilling your long-cherished wish!"
Li Ye nodded and said to Wei Gao: "Do you have any position in the court now?"