He stood up and said passionately,"Such a truth can dispel the fog that has been lingering in my heart for a long time. The heart of brothers is related to the emperor and his subjects. The heart of brothers is to protect the country and expand the territory.
Although I am not talented, I am willing to do my best to assist Your Majesty to benefit the common people and raise the prestige of the prosperous Han Dynasty together with my brother!”
Looking at Xun Yu with tears in his eyes, Liu Heng held his hands tightly and said firmly,""To be able to serve the Imperial Court side by side with Brother Xun is a gift from the heavens.
Although Heng's strength is limited, he is willing to work with Brother Xun to bring peace to the world! Let our Han Dynasty become a legend that will forever be praised in history!”
At this moment, the two of them were extremely excited. They held each other's hands as tears rolled down their faces.
Suddenly, the door opened and Guo Jia led Jiang Yao in. When Liu Heng came close, Guo Jia reached out his hands and hugged Gao and Xun's hands. He said in a trembling voice,"Although Jia is not yet an adult, she is willing to help me achieve great things!”With tears in his eyes, he looked at Liu Heng with determination.
Liu Heng was shocked at first, but then he realized that Guo Jia must have been eavesdropping outside the door! "No wonder Guo Jia was so powerful later. It seems that he is indeed a natural genius!”Liu Heng praised in his heart.
The three of them stared at each other and then hugged each other tightly.
Jiang Yao looked at Liu Heng with admiration. She didn't understand why the three of them were crying, but there was one thing that she was most happy about. Brother Heng, who had always taken care of her, had a good brother again!
At the same time, Jiang Yao thought of Wu Tian and prayed to the heavens in her heart."Tian gege, Heng gege has another good brother. You'll be happy to see it…"
In March of the fifth year of Guanghe (182 AD), Liu Heng, who had arrived in Yangle, met Xun and Guo by chance, and became friends with them because of Liu Heng's heartfelt words.
Although he did not know whether Liu Heng had the ability to complete his vision, Xun Yu still decided to follow Liu Heng for a period of time to observe him carefully. If he could be assisted, then he would assist him. If he had a good appearance, then it would not be too late to leave.
After getting along for nearly half a month, Liu Heng increasingly felt Xun Yu's great talent and Guo Jia's intelligence, and learned a lot about this era from them.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were a total of thirteen prefectures in the country. Youzhou, Qingzhou, Jizhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou, Bingzhou, Sili, Liangzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou.
Militarily, not long after Emperor Guangwu established the Eastern Han regime, he issued an edict to abolish the commander-in-chief who was in charge of the local military power. Later, he abolished the light chariots, knights, material officers, and building ships. In fact, he abolished the local army.
In times of peace, a small number of county soldiers who maintained local security were under the control of the prefect. In some border areas, there were duwei or other duwei of the vassal states.
In general, the local armies in the Eastern Han Dynasty were relatively weak.
This is also why the Yellow Turban Uprising could erupt so quickly and could not be suppressed in a short time.
。Apart from that, Liu Heng also learned about other aspects such as economy, water conservancy, agriculture, and literature. He had a better understanding of this era.
Xun Yu also learned many things from Liu Heng.
For example, the root cause of the peasant uprising was the annexation of land and overpopulation. The important contributions of industry and commerce to the country, especially Liu Heng's mention of the separation of law enforcement agencies and administrative agencies, as well as his many advantages, opened Xun Yu's eyes.
Of course, Liu Heng didn't mention anything about the power to make laws, the constitution of the monarch, the parliament, and so on. After all, Xun Yu, who was limited in his thinking, probably couldn't accept such advanced things even if he was a brilliant person of that era. Because the social foundation determined the superstructures. Before the development of industry and commerce and basic education, including the effective separation of laws, administration, and law enforcement, it was all nonsense.
Even with all these, the people still needed to be enlightened. Otherwise, everything would be empty talk. If it was forcefully implemented, it would lead to the opposite effect.
Xun Yu saw that Liu Heng would go back and forth between various shops whenever he had time, asking about the price, the origin, and of course, the craftsmanship that basically no one would answer.
As a scholar, Xun Yu was also influenced by the nobility of scholars and the inferiority of merchants. He regarded merchants as the lowest people and never dealt with them. In his eyes, scholars could only talk to scholars, although Liu Heng kept emphasizing the importance of business. Therefore, he was very puzzled by Liu Heng's behavior. Finally, he couldn't help but ask,"Brother Liu, why do you frequent the shops? These matters could be left to the servants in the residence to handle.”
Liu Heng knew what Xun Yu was thinking and explained,""Understand the market and formulate your own development strategy.”
Xun Yu was shocked." Are you going to give up your identity as a scholar and go into business?"”
"Brother Xun, there are two types of Shang: The first is business, which is only for profit and nothing else. The second was to be a businessman. This businessman used profit as a way and means. Entering politics was its foundation.”
Xun Yu's brows were tightly knitted. He could not understand Liu Heng's 'novel theory'.
"Brother Xun, may I ask how many years it takes to be promoted to the governor of a county?"”
Xun Yu replied,"It'll take at least three to five years, or more than ten years. If you meet honest and upright people, they are as fast as flying. If he met a lowly and filthy person…Sigh!”
Liu Heng nodded." That's right. Because I don't have the support of a clan like Brother Xun, although it's a little difficult, I can still go straight to the Nine Heavens smoothly."
Now I am alone, in terms of inspection, I am afraid that even ten reincarnations won't be able to find me.”
Xun Yu was silent. He understood that Liu Heng was telling the truth. Without a family background and friends to help, no matter how talented he was, he would eventually be buried.
"Therefore, I've decided to choose a shortcut-to enter the official career from a merchant!"”
"This…why don't you follow me to Yingchuan…" Xun Yu looked confused.
Liu Heng shook his head and said," Yingchuan is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Even if you become an official, you won't be able to achieve anything. Instead, it's not as good as the border counties where you can display your talents. With less restraint, you have more opportunities to face the Wuhuan and Xianbei. When you become powerful in the future, you can drink the blood of the Wuhuan and eat the meat of the Xianbei. Wouldn't that be great?!" Brother Xun, do you understand what I mean?"
Xun Yu saw the cunning look in Liu Heng's eyes and his worry turned into joy.""Although it will be easy to be criticized by the world in the future, it is also the only shortcut.”
Seeing Xun Yu's comprehension, Liu Heng laughed and said,""There's another way of saying shortcuts: give him a taste of his own medicine! The eunuch never dreamed that the person who bought the official position was the one who wanted his life!”
Xun Yu shook his head and smiled bitterly. If the emperor had not indulged the eunuchs, how could there be a talented person who had no way to serve the country and could only live in the ranks of merchants!
The time spent together was always short. In the first ten days of April, Xun Yu, who had planned to spend the spring with Liu Heng in Youzhou, suddenly received a letter from home.
The gist of it was to let him return home quickly so that he could catch up with the upcoming summer inspection. This way, the family would have an environment to continue to prosper.
It was difficult to disobey his father's orders, so Xun Yu had to rush home to explain to his family elders.
This month of edification had made Xun Yu change a lot, especially in his way of thinking, which had begun to approach the modern way of thinking. The most obvious was the catchphrase that Xun Yu had learned from Liu Heng: Walk your own path and let others talk!
Finally, the time to part had come. On the day of departure, the four of them seemed reluctant to part. Jiang Yao, who was already familiar with Guo Jia Nian, cried especially sadly.
Along the way, Xun Yu kept introducing the route home and the beautiful scenery along the way to Liu Heng.
When they parted ways outside the city, Xun Yu said,""Brother, please wait. I'll be back in four or five months at most, or one or two months at least.”
Liu Heng held Xun Yu's hand tightly with tears in his eyes and said,""I await Brother Xun's good news. I believe that this place will be completely different when Brother Xun returns.”
"Haha, I absolutely believe that. With your talent, it won't be difficult. It was just that the path of politics and business still needed to be considered. It was better not to implement it unless it was absolutely necessary.”Xun Yu said softly, full of dissuasion.
At this moment, Guo Jia suddenly said," I agree with Brother Liu's idea. Since the direct route is blocked, we can only take a detour. Being an official is like fighting. We have to destroy the enemy with all our might and be able to defend and attack well."
All things in the world have the same goal. As long as the goal is achieved, the means... hehe! Don't worry, even if those people don't let me, I'll find a way to come back. After all, Sister Yao 'Er was still here.”
Jiang Yao was amused by Guo Jia's words. Liu Heng nodded, sighing that Guo Jia really lived up to his reputation as a genius!
Therefore, Xun Yu and Guo Jia had no choice but to embark on their journey home at the turn of spring and summer.
Looking at their disappearing figures, Liu Heng said softly,""Have a safe journey!"
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