Xue Rengui's army is still marching southward, from Jinan in Qingzhou to Wancheng in Jingzhou, a distance of 1,500 miles, and a large-scale transfer of 150,000 troops will take about 20 days at the earliest.

At the same time as Xue Rengui's army marched, Li Jing stood still in Pingling and recuperated. Yue Fei's army and Han Shizhong's army fought hard, gearing up, preparing to fight a big battle, adding a stroke to the merit book, and striving to be a marquis and a general in the future, and glorify the ancestors.

In the past few days, there have been fewer battle reports sent to Jinling than in the past, but Liu Wei has not been idle, but has been busier than usual.

Since the implementation of the three-public and nine-ministry system last year, under the promotion of Kong Rong and Li Bai, and the vigorous promotion of Zhang Hongyin Book Company, many poor scholars and ordinary people in Jiangdong have taken a fancy to books, which has greatly promoted the popularization of culture, which makes them grateful to the emperor and sing odes.

Feeling that the time was almost up, Liu Wei announced that he would open a list and post a list nationwide, and that the first imperial examination would be held in August this year, after the weather turned cooler, and those who were outstanding would be included in the list of alternate officials, and they would be replaced after vacancies in various departments.

When the school department was busy, the engineering department was not idle.

Because He Shen was excellent in the construction of the "Lingyun Pavilion" and the "Purple Gold Pavilion", he only spent five million money to create the effect of eight million, and under the strict supervision of Li Yuanfang's Jinyi Guard, he did not catch any clues of his violations of law and discipline, which made Liu Wei have to admire He Shen's ability to "make money with money", and he was able to gain Qianlong's appreciation, which was not useless.

"He Shen, I ordered you to be promoted from the Ministry of Industry to the Ministry of Works, responsible for building roads in Jiangdong. From Jinling to Wuxian, Huiji, Chaisang and other places, a galloping road that can pass through the four horse-drawn carriages of Guò side by side was built, with a total length of 1,500 li and a construction period of three years. The required materials need to be allocated by the household department as needed after the budget, and are regularly checked by the household department and the imperial history platform! ”

In the early dynasties, Liu Weiduan sat on the dragon chair in the Taiji Palace, gave instructions to He Shen, and promoted his Ministry of Works to the rank of Gong of the Third Grade.

Xun Yu still has a part-time position in the Ministry of Works, and he has not succeeded in being among the nine books, which makes He Shen a little disappointed. But with the depth of his city, it will never be revealed lightly, and he immediately bowed down with a spring breeze on his face and received the order: "Your Majesty, although rest assured, the minister will definitely complete it as scheduled, and build a number of roads in Jiangdong that are flat and flat." ”

The wisdom of the ancients is immeasurable, and during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, there was a large-scale construction of roads in Xianyang. Among them, there are nine gallop roads, thousands of miles in length, connecting all parts of the country, extending in all directions, the widest road is up to 80 meters wide, which is equivalent to the national highway in this period, and can be used for large-scale cavalry galloping.

In addition to the gallop road, there is also a straight road, which is equivalent to the provincial road before Liu Wei crossed. The construction requirements of the road and the Chi Road are the same, all of them are compacted with loess, mixed with lime and gravel, and even some sections of the road are built with fried loess; The sturdiness and durability of the road can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

The roads built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, one of the most famous galloping roads, starts from Jiuyuan in Yunzhong County in the north and reaches Xianyang in the south, with a total length of 1,700 miles. It was built during the reign of Qin Shi Huang and has gone through 400 years of wind and rain, but the road is still flat and wide, and the horses are flying.

This made Liu Wei admire the wisdom and sense of responsibility of the ancients, thinking about how many high-tech products were used in those big projects that often invested billions or tens of billions of dollars before he crossed over; However, after a year and a half or even a few days after the opening of traffic, the bridge was broken and the road surface was wrinkled.

"He Shen, my requirements for you will not be too high, as long as you can reach the level of the Chidao built by the First Emperor in Xianyang, and can withstand four hundred years of wind and rain, I will give you a great credit, and the Ministry of Industry Shangshu is yours. If you dare to cut corners and deceive your superiors and subordinates, the prison is your destination! ”

After three or four years of development, Jinling City has now become the largest city in Jiangdong, with a population of 250,000, which is similar to Moling, a small county town with only more than 10,000 residents. But compared with Luoyang, which has a population of up to one million, Chang'an, which has a population of more than 500,000, and even Yecheng, Xiangyang, Chengdu and other capitals, there is still a certain gap, so Liu Wei wants to vigorously develop Jinling, so that he can reflect the demeanor of a great country.

"The minister will obey the holy decree and will live up to the holy hope!" He Shen took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and hugged the wat board and promised repeatedly.

The morning court dispersed, and Li Bai came to see him in the afternoon.

"Qi played His Majesty, the previous Weichen traveled to Runan to inspect the cultural popularization; I met a painter by chance, surnamed Wu Daoxuan, with a Danqing wonderful pen in one hand, which can be called unprecedented; His characters, landscapes, birds and beasts, plants and trees, pavilions, etc. are lifelike, and he is especially good at depicting Buddhist and Taoist scenes. Bai was shocked as a celestial, so he brought it back and recommended it to His Majesty! ”

has been an official in Jinling for half a year, although Li Bai's arrogance is still there, but in the case of not drinking, it is still decent. Facing the Son of Heaven, he naturally did not dare to be reckless in a sober state.

"Wu Daoxuan?" Liu Wei was very surprised, and secretly muttered in his heart, "Isn't Wu Daoxuan Wu Daozi?" I think it's the painter who appeared after Li Shizhen's medical skills exploded?"

Because they are all small people, Liu Wei did not record them in particular, but there were still some vague impressions in his mind. I still vaguely remember that this Wu Daozi was exposed by Li Shizhen's medical skills together with Ximenqing, and now that Ximenqing has returned the same way, Wu Daozi appeared in his field of vision.

Liu Wei wanted to create an unprecedented dynasty of prosperity, not only to be strong militarily, to be vast in territory, to be prosperous economically, to be developed in science and technology, to be dense in population, but also to be colorful in culture, leaving countless famous masterpieces, and the arrival of Wu Daozi will definitely be able to make the cultural cause of the Han Dynasty icing on the cake.

"Xuanwu Daoxuan will see you!" Liu Wei sat down and announced that he had summoned Wu Daozi.

Wu Daoxuan, who is not good at kung fu, about thirty years old, has a slender figure, a clear face, a big beard, and has a little bit of the style of an artist in later generations, under the guidance of the little eunuch, came to the Hanyuan Hall to pay homage to the Son of Heaven: "Wu Daoxuan, a grass man, meets His Majesty!" ”

Although Liu Wei knew Wu Daozi's talent, he also had to pretend to investigate, and ordered Zheng He to prepare pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and let Wu Daozi pick up the pen and paint.

Wu Daozi agreed, splashed ink, and soon depicted several lifelike paintings, including landscapes and pastorals, court maids, pavilions and plants, and lifelike.

Liu Wei high-fived and praised: "Mr. Wu's Danqing wonderful pen is unparalleled in the world!" When you enter the Hanlin Academy, carry forward your painting skills, and when my prince grows up, Mr. Wu can be the emperor's teacher! ”

"Thank you for your grace!" Wu Daozi thanked him and bowed down to receive the order.

The Hanlin Academy, an institution founded by Liu Wei last year, is under the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Studies, which concentrates outstanding intellectuals in the Hanlin Academy to reserve talents for the imperial court and promote culture. Li Bai served as the president of the Hanlin Academy, responsible for the daily management of the Hanlin Academy; And it is naturally best to arrange the "painting saint" Wu Daozi in the Hanlin Academy.

Wu Daozi recommended to the Son of Heaven again: "Qi played His Majesty, when the ministers were touring the mountains and rivers, they got acquainted with a high monk, whose law name is Xuanzang. This master is humble and full of compassion, and he has won the true transmission of Buddhism, and wants to promote Buddhism in the Han Dynasty and help the world, but unfortunately his status is humble and his long-cherished wish cannot be fulfilled. Today, Xiaochen Sansheng is fortunate to be able to witness His Majesty's dignity, so he has the courage to intercede for Master Xuanzang, and hopes that His Majesty will be able to summon Master Xuanzang! ”

"Oh...... What a coincidence, Li Bai recommended Wu Daozi, and Wu Daozi recommended Tang Sanzang...... No, from now on, it should be Han Sanzang! I know you're both summoned, but how do you still know each other by such a coincidence? ”

Spit and complain, but Liu Wei still welcomes Xuanzang. Buddhism promotes compassion and persuades people to do good, which is also a good way to counterbalance evil organizations like Taiping Tao in this era when there is no faith. Moreover, if Xuanzang has the desire to travel west, it is just right for him to go west to Rome and find out the customs and customs over there.

"Since Mr. Wu strongly recommends it, this Master Xuanzang must be a high-ranking monk, I don't know where he is now? You can bring Jinling to have an interview with me! Liu Wei and Yan Yue agreed to Wu Daozi's request.

Wu Daozi was overjoyed, and Shi Li said: "Master Xuanzang is practicing in Fahua Temple near Xiapi, and the minister will go to Xuzhou and invite Master Xuanzang to come to Jinling to face the saint." ”

A few days later, Dai Zong returned from Qingzhou and brought back Liu Bowen's letters from Pengcheng.

It turned out that after Liu Bowen received the emperor's order, he took his entourage all the way to the north, and encountered a convoy escorting Fu Zhu, Lu Yi and others in the territory of Pengcheng State. Liu Bowen used his incorruptible tongue and spent a few days successfully persuading all the captives to surrender, including Lu Yi, Fu Zhu, Xin Bi, Chen Lin, and even Guo Tu and Xin Ping, two diehards of Yuan Shao, who were willing to serve the imperial court. After all, everyone has the desire to survive, it is better to die than to live, everyone is originally Hanchen, and it is not a shame to figure it out!

Liu Wei immediately revised a letter and ordered Dai Zong to send it to Liu Bowen again, and make arrangements for all the prisoners: to seal the position of general of Lu Yibian and let him join Qin Qiong's army to serve. Let Xin Bi serve under Wang Meng, the assassin of Qingzhou, let Xin Ping listen to the orders of Wang Shouren, the assassin of Jiaozhou, and let Guo Tu listen to the command of Xunyu, the assassin of Xuzhou. Chen Lin went to serve in the Jinling Hanlin Academy, and was appointed to the Jinling Military Department as a staff officer. R1152