Western Han, the first year of Jianyuan, September!
Chang 'an Imperial Palace.
Weiyang Palace!
Martial Emperor Liu Che knelt behind the dragon table in the main hall and read the bamboo slips in his hands with great interest.
Occasionally, when he read something interesting, he couldn't help but praise it to himself.
"Your Majesty, it's already past midnight. It's time to rest.”
Beside the dragon table, a beautiful woman wearing a purple gold crown and a red palace dress could not help but remind him.
"Ah Jiao, wait a little longer. I'll finish reading this person's thesis soon.”
"This Dongfang Shuo is really interesting. He actually said that he studied books at the 13th, fencing at the 15th, poetry and books at the 16th, and the art of war at the 19th. Now twenty-two years old, nine feet three inches tall, eyes like pearls, teeth like shells.
In the end, he boasted that he was as brave as Meng Ben, as agile as Qingji, as honest as Uncle Bao, as trustworthy as Weisheng, and could be my minister.”
After Martial Emperor Liu Che heard this, he continued to look at the bamboo slips in his hand, and a smile appeared on his face.
This was the first time he had seen such an interesting person.
It was inevitable that it felt very novel.
As for the beautiful woman who was called Ah Jiao by Emperor Wu Liu Che, it was the current Empress of the Great Han Dynasty, Chen Ah Jiao.
She was also the female lead in history who hid a mistress in a golden house.
Hearing this, Empress Chen couldn't help but ask curiously,""Is there really such a perfect all-rounder in this world?”
"How is that possible?"
"Just listen to these words for fun.”
Martial Emperor Liu Che put down the long bamboo slips he had finished reading and commented,""I observed this person's advice. Although his literary talent and ideas are good and there are some unique points, compared to Teacher Dong's talent, he is far inferior.”
It wasn't that Liu Che didn't like Dongfang Shuo.
It was because Dongfang Shuo wasn't the person he wanted.
You could say that he was a wise man full of wit.
However, he definitely could not be called a Wushuang Kingdom Knight.
Finally, Emperor Wu Liu Che concluded,""But overall, this person is considered talented compared to most of the other scholars. Moreover, his articles are written with great interest, making people unable to stop reading them. I think he will be very interesting, so let's give him a chance.”
After Liu Che finished his comments, he turned to Su Heng, who was standing respectfully at the side, and ordered,""Record this person and let him wait for summons in the Public Transport Department.”
"Yes!"
Su Heng replied respectfully and recorded the words "Dongfang Shuo" on the bamboo slip in his hand.
"I see."
"ChenQie thought that Your Majesty would really be able to obtain a great talent.”
"If I could really have such a great talent to help, Your Majesty would not have to work so hard every day.”
When Empress Chen heard Liu Che's explanation, her face revealed a look of disappointment. She looked at him with heartache.
"How can a true genius appear so easily?”
Liu Che rubbed his eyes and couldn't help but sigh,""Ever since I issued the imperial edict to seek talents, there have been no less than a thousand people who have submitted letters. It has been more than three months since I read the opinions of everyone every day. However, there are very few people who can be called the great talents of the country, and there is not a single person who can compare to Teacher Dong.”
"As for Dongfang Shuo, he has some talent, but he isn't a true talent.”
"Unfortunately, Dong shi is also focused on his studies and wishes to integrate the various schools of thought into Confucianism. He won't be joining the royal court for the time being.”
"This makes me very helpless."
The Dong shi Liu Che mentioned was the lecturing doctor of the Great Han Dynasty, Dong Zhongshu, who was in charge of lecturing the classics.
Liu Che had listened to his lectures many times and learned a lot, so he knew that Dong Zhongshu was a great talent.
In fact, Dong Zhongshu was already famous before Liu Che ascended the throne.
According to historical records, when Dong Zhongshu was thirty years old, he began to recruit a large number of students and carefully taught them.
When he lectured, he hung a curtain in the classroom. He lectured inside the curtain while the students listened outside the curtain. At the same time, he often asked his favorite student, Lu Bushu, to teach him.
In this way, many people had learned from him for many years and had never even met him.
Through his lectures, Dong Zhongshu cultivated a group of talents for the Han Dynasty. Some of his students later became the state ministers of the vassal kingdoms, and some became the chief officials.
Because Dong Zhongshu recruited many students and promoted the Confucian classics, his reputation grew day by day. He became a doctor during the Han Jing Emperor and was in charge of teaching Confucian classics.
After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he asked all places to recommend virtuous scholars of literature, and Dong Zhongshu was elected to participate in the policy inquiry. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Dong Zhongshu three times in a row about the relationship between heaven and man, so it was called the Three Tactics of Heaven and Man.
Liu Che, who had been influenced by Confucianism since he was a child and had a preference for Confucianism and Confucian scholars, was greatly shocked and thought he was a great talent.
After Liu Che sighed, he forced himself to be alert and asked Su Heng,"How many of the proposals presented today are left?”
"Your Majesty, there is still one more."
Su Heng didn't dare to hide it and said so.
"Oh, in that case, present it to me.”
Hearing that there was still one paper left to read, Liu Che was not in a hurry to go back. He was prepared to read the last paper first.
Of course.
The premise was that the last one would not be as long as Dongfang Shuo's.
Otherwise, the tens of thousands of words on the blank bamboo scroll would not be able to be read in a short period of time.
To Liu Che's surprise.
The last bamboo scroll was actually very simple, only as thick as an ordinary person's arm.
Such a thin bamboo scroll was rare among the letters of recommendation.
It was to the extent that he even doubted if the bamboo scroll had 500 words written on it.
After a brief moment of shock.
Liu Che took the bamboo slips and started browsing.
Immediately after.
The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, and he felt terrible.
There was no other reason.
Because the opening words of this policy were really asking for a beating.
Liu Che couldn't help but suspect.
Was this scholar named Xu Yan deliberately mocking and insulting him?
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