After another fierce battle, Wang Duan was finally satisfied and collapsed on the pedal, refusing to get up.
Zhang was also as soft as mud, but he still supported himself to get up and asked the maid to prepare toiletries to clean the body of the couple.
Taking advantage of this opportunity to rest, Zhang once again mentioned her brother.
Her father Zhang Sheng inherited the title of Anxiang Marquis as her grandfather, but she failed to become an official. Her uncle Zhang Yao became an official, but his career was not smooth, and he stopped at the county magistrate and failed to achieve 2,000 stones.
For Zhang Yu, who was promoted to the Supreme Commander, this was simply unfilial to his descendants and no successors were born.
Failure to achieve 2,000 stones also means that the passage for the Zhang family's children to enter the officialdom was not opened. Apart from titles and fiefs, they were not much different from ordinary people.
Zhang married Wang Duan because he was attracted by Wang Duan as the emperor's cousin. With the situation where the emperor turned the tide and the Han Dynasty was revived, Wang Duan was very talented.
If Zi arrives in Zhao State today, the Zhang family will certainly seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Taking advantage of his always strong strength, Zhang made a straightforward request.
Wang Duan smacked his lips in embarrassment, and was stunned for a while, and suddenly said, "There are opportunities, it depends on whether your brothers can endure hardships."
“How to say it?”
"Jizhou is a major prefecture in Hebei, and it is the base where the imperial court controls Liaodong and the outside world. Youzhou has cavalry, Jizhou has infantry, and sufficient money and food. If your brothers can endure hardships, joining the army is the best way to make achievements. This time, the emperor's name is the best way to make achievements.
When inspecting Jizhou, there was a purpose of checking household registrations in various places and selecting elite troops from them to guard the border."
He raised his hand and looked at the calluses on his hands. "The reason why I work so hard is that I think that I might go to war from the emperor in the future and be promoted to another title. Otherwise, even if the emperor puts a knife on my neck, I will
Can't hold on."
Zhang was quite surprised.
She thought that Wang Duan was suffering purely because of fear of the emperor, but she didn't expect that he still had this idea.
"What if I don't join the army?"
"If you don't join the army, you can become an official, but it's unlikely to be a marquis." Wang Duan put down his hand and looked at Zhang. "You should also know that although Shandong has become a prime minister, we people in Jizhou are not regarded as a person.
There are very few people from Shandong who can become officials like your grandfather."
Zhang was silent for a moment.
Although she is a woman and doesn't know much about her outside, she has heard her parents talk about her grandfather.
Grandfather Zhang Yu was a famous minister, a capable minister, and a best among the people of Jizhou, but he failed to die well and eventually died of illness at home. Apart from the eldest son and the younger son were men, he did not leave much legacy for his descendants.
One of the reasons is that he is from Jizhou and deliberately or unintentionally attracted the exclusion of people from Central Plains.
Her brothers were not as capable as her grandfather. Even if they entered the career of the government, they would probably not go smoothly. It was even more difficult to be named a marquis because of this.
In contrast, there are more opportunities to join the army.
Although it would be very hard to join the army, the people of Jizhou are not afraid of hardship. Even ordinary people have some martial arts. They are as incompetent as Wang Duan, and under the pressure of the emperor, they can develop a lot of skills.
Are my brothers not as good as Wang Duan?
"Then I'll send someone to inform them tomorrow and let them run for election?"
"Yes, even if you can't choose a sanqi, there's no problem in taking the martial arts lecture hall. Do you know Cui Yan and Cui Jigui, a native of Qinghe? He was originally an envoy to the martial arts lecture hall, but later he was admitted to the martial arts lecture hall and is now preparing for the Western Regions.
fighting."
"Western Regions?"
"Yes, after the emperor pacifies the world, he will use troops to the Western Regions. At that time, I may follow him. If you enter the female camp, we will be together. They all said that the Western Regions are vast and there are many opportunities for cracking and exclusion in the future.
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Zhang's eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Yang Biao came all the way.
After receiving the news, Liu Xie immediately ordered someone to invite him. After the monarch and ministers greeted each other, they 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 go to Bohai to post it immediately. Zhang Zhao is having a headache now. Someone is willing to help, so he should ask for it."
Yang Biao was mentally prepared. "Are there too few people willing to move into the Bohai Sea?"
Liu Xie looked at Yang Biao in surprise. "Can Mr. Yang predict his future?"
Yang Biao shook his hand with a smile. "How can I do this? I just speculate based on common sense. For most people, between morality and interests, they still choose more interests. Between the century-old plan and the immediate benefits,
It is also a wishful thinking to choose the most profits in front of them.
Liu Xie's eyes rolled. "Why does Yang Gong still support Zhong Yao's entry into the Bohai Sea?"
Yang Biao pondered for a moment. "I dare to ask Your Majesty if I promised Zhang Zhao to implement moral governance in Bohai. Is it a temporary anger or a century-old plan?"
"How do you say this?"
"If it is anger for a moment just to make Zhang Zhao look ugly, then there is nothing to say. Zhong Yao is willing to go to Bohai, that is his own business. Just let him go, so as not to be disconnected from the court."
"What if it's a century-long plan?"
"If it is a century-long plan, you might as well help Zhang Zhao to announce the world without being limited to nearby counties and countries."
"Do you think there will be people in other prefectures and counties willing to move into the Bohai Sea and practice moral governance?"
Yang Biao nodded solemnly. "There may not be many noble families, but there may not be few ordinary people. It is more than enough to enrich the Bohai county."
Liu Xie was stunned and then realized that Yang Biao was thinking deeper and farther than him and more thoughtful.
He has always focused on aristocratic families and large families who controlled a large number of household registrations and land, but ignored those ordinary scholars who had limited family property but were obeying Confucianism. If aristocratic families, the large families advocated Confucianism, which was based on interests and used Confucianism as a way to do it.
It is true idealism to cover one's own shame, but these people obey Confucianism.
Aristocratic families and large families are interests, and they are the hearts of the people.
The aristocratic families and the great families refused to move to the Bohai Sea for the so-called moral governance, but they were willing. First, they did not have much interest concerns, and second, the moral governance was really attractive.
"Okay, that's it." Liu Xie agreed without hesitation.
Perhaps it was because Liu Xie agreed too readily, which made Yang Biao unable to believe his ears.
"Your Majesty...is it correct?"
"Why not?" Liu Xie raised a smile on his lips. "Honor Yang came from thousands of miles away. With this sincerity, I should also give you a chance."
Yang Biao stared at Liu Xie for a while, and couldn't help but say 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 experience in official careers, he was essentially a Confucian scholar. He believed that Confucianism was the ultimate way to govern the country and believed that Zhang Zhao's practice could succeed.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have rushed to Jizhou in person.
But he was very sure that even if Zhang Zhao succeeded, it would be just a temporary illusion.
Pure Confucianism exists only in imagination, is an unrealistic utopia and cannot succeed at all.
Wang Mang has already made a demonstration. Even if Zhang Zhao can learn from Wang Mang's lessons and with the assistance of Yang Biao and others, the Confucian moral politics they understand cannot succeed.
Since that's the case, why not give you a chance to practice and make you feel bloody.
This is useful than how many articles you write to debate.