For Zhang Cambodia, he really has no other choice now, Suning has done his best to him, in addition to not promising him to participate in the imperial examination, Suning has arranged a platform for him and pointed him out a clear road, this is the road he dreamed of, originally he planned to come to Chang'an to study and enter the famous University of Political Science and Law, but his father's serious illness disrupted his plans.

Father at the age of thirty-three got his own son, naturally a baby, since he was a child, he has been very good to himself, and he has tried his best to let himself read, so his health has not been good, he did not pay attention to it in the spring at the beginning of this year, and he was infected with the wind and cold, in order to let himself concentrate on reading without distractions, he has not said it, until he fainted in high fever and the family knew that his father was sick, and hurriedly went to the hospital in the county to find a doctor, but the doctor shook his head after seeing it, and said that it was too late.

At that time, the whole Zhang family was scared stupid, Zhang Cambodia was even more so, where did he still have the heart to study, the family took his father into Xiangyang City overnight to find the director of Xiangyang Hospital, and asked him to diagnose and treat his father, the old dean did his best, so that his father had a high fever, but his father's health was not good, it has always been like this, this disease has also dragged on for a while, and now the body can't bear it and finally exploded, I'm afraid it will be difficult to carry it.

A few days later, the old dean said that there was nothing he could do, at most three months, after his father learned about it, he called Zhang Cambodia to the bedside, saying that there were no regrets in this life, the only regret was that he did not see Zhang Cambodia become an official in the imperial examination, if he could watch Zhang Cambodia become an official. Then you can smile at Jiuquan.

Zhang Cambodia didn't know that his father's request was very reluctant, he was only fifteen years old and couldn't participate in the imperial examination. Even the recommendation letters and certificates in the county were obtained by many people in the name of filial piety, but they were rejected when they arrived in Chang'an City.

In despair, Zhang Cambodia got guidance and help from Su Houye, and now he has a glimmer of life, how can Zhang Cambodia not be happy, how can he not be happy?

But even so. Zhang Cambodia felt a little strange about entering the Hou Mansion, because he had heard the story of General Xue Rengui and Xue. That is the talent that Su Houye emerged from the registration meeting of the Military University, and then Su Houye brought General Xue, who was still a civilian at the time, to his mansion, which resulted in the master-apprentice relationship between General Su Dingfang Su and General Xue Rengui Xue, as well as one of the two heroes of today's military academy.

The other one of the two heroes of the military academy is now Su Houye's sister-in-law. It is said that Su Houye also threw him into the military university to cultivate, the military university is really a magical place, and the University of Political Science and Law is a lot less legendary than that, but seventy or eighty percent of all the new officials in the Tang Dynasty after the eight years of Zhenguan are students who came out of the University of Political Science and Law to take the imperial examination and pass the guò.

The students in the University of Political Science and Law are almost preparatory officials, taking the imperial examination to obtain their favorite positions, and then taking office, going to distant frontiers to hone themselves, and finally becoming the pillars of the country, which is a broad road. The officials of the Tang Dynasty have to be selected from the people, even if they are the children of high-ranking officials and powerful people, the way to become officials is the same. There is no second way to go, and new officials must go to remote places to experience training.

As far as what he heard was concerned, he heard that Marquis Su was also from a poor family, and he accidentally met the army of the imperial court to conquer the Turks, so he made great contributions by chance, and then he entered the official career. With his own talents, he rose step by step, and at the age of twenty-one, he became a first-class marquis and a left squire of the vertical and horizontal department. The emperor relied on Suning very much, and many changes in the government and the court were planned by Su Houye, and everyone completed them together.

And Su Hou Ye himself is a very kind person, because he was born in a poor family, so he treats the common people more gently, without the nostrils of the children of wealthy families, and he also likes to promote young people who are also from poor backgrounds but are very talented and idealistic, from the original Xue Rengui Wang Xuan Ce to the current Haizhou Assassin Liu Renliang, but Su Hou Ye felt that one by one was too slow, so a thousand and a thousand came to drum up a military university, and eradicated the power of the wealthy families in Shandong.

Su Hou Ye's reputation in Chang'an and his fiefdom Sanyuan County are very good, it is said that his tenants in Sanyuan County and many residents of Sanyuan County have established a shrine for Su Hou Ye, because Su Hou Ye has brought them a day that they can never dream of, because of Su Hou Ye's existence, so what new policies are implemented in Sanyuan County, and the actual results prove that Su Hou Ye is often right, so the people of Sanyuan County are the first batch of people in the Tang Dynasty to get rich, eat meat, eat rice, drink, no lock, The common people who had three meals a day at the earliest were also the tenants of the Su family in Sanyuan County.

Su Hou Ye not only promoted the children of the poor family to become officials, but also committed to improving the lives of ordinary people, the labor reform policy exempted the people of the Tang Dynasty from forced labor and a lot of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the abolition action liberated the lowly people at the bottom of the Tang Empire, so that they became households and had social status, and there were no sluts in the Tang Dynasty, this is not a joke.

Chang'an City, including the poor families around Chang'an City, if there is a family or daughter who can't eat, they will be sent to Su Hou Ye's mansion, to be a slave, to be a subordinate, don't worry about those abuses in ordinary big families, the Su family is from a poor family, the two old ladies and a little lady have suffered a lot, and they are very kind-hearted, Su Dalang and Qin Niangzi are also kind, Su Hou Ye's wife Li County Lord is also a good family, people say that sending children to Su Mansion is not hardship, but tonic.

The skinny male and female babies were sent in, and it didn't take long for the sturdy young man and the big girl to come out, and the Su family also gave family visit leave, and they could go home once every three months, and they could add time according to the vision of the journey, and there were many rewards. On the contrary, he also lived a good life that ordinary people could not imagine.

So so many years. Only three girls left Sufu and got married, and more girls were not even willing to leave Sufu to become a homestay. But it doesn't matter, after the abolition action was launched, domestic servants were no longer considered slaves, but employment relations, and they were counted as households, not sluts.

Zhang Cambodia felt that the mansion of Marquis Su was really completely different from the mansions of those wealthy families in his imagination, and there was no luxurious decoration. There are only lush greenery and flowers, and some small plots of land. There were crops he didn't know, and groups of domestic servants, men and women, and people laughing and playing. The hard-working author has it, seeing that Suning is just a normal salute, and then Suning smiled faintly, and said "Let's do things", he immediately returned to his original state, and he couldn't see any sense of restraint, and he could also feel the respect and convincing in the eyes of these servants for Suning.

Maybe Su Hou is also his own nobleman, right?

"Zhang Cambodia, do you have a table?" Suning's inquiry came, and Zhang Cambodia immediately replied, "Yes." ”

Suning asked, "You haven't won the crown yet." Is there a table? ”

Zhang Cambodia thought of his father, and couldn't help but worry: "My father felt that time was running out, so he gave the table before going out to catch the exam." Called Meng Jiang. ”

Suning nodded, and then said: "Ling Zun has good intentions, you can rest assured, the doctors of Chang'an General Hospital have a very good way to deal with the disease of wind and cold, you don't have to worry about what will happen to Ling Zun, as long as the time is faster." Yes, there is no problem, you can stay in peace. Then take the examination of the University of Political Science and Law, if you can be admitted, you can study with peace of mind, at the age of fifteen, what imperial examination to participate in, what kind of official? ”

Zhang Cambodia said in a low voice: "Thank you for your teachings. ”

Suning heard what Zhang Cambodia said, so he smiled: "Did you remember that Ben Hou joined the government at the age of fourteen, so you are a little unconvinced?" ”

Zhang Cambodia was shocked, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, there is no ...... below"

Suning waved his hand and said: "I don't mean to reprimand you, I just want to sue you, everyone is different, Ben Hou can be an official at the age of fourteen, that is an adventure, I happened to meet General Li Jing, and he was accepted as an apprentice, it is luck, not everyone has the general luck of Ben Hou, and it can't just be said to be luck, if you don't have talent, no matter what credit you make, you will still be pushed to the end when you are evaluated."

You have a table of words, and you also have a bookish smell when you speak, and you are full of bookish air, it seems that you have also read books, and you have not only read for a few years, you should have started reading books before Suzaku Gate sold books, right? Is your family an heirloom? ”

Zhang Cambodia replied honestly: "Yes, my ancestors have done some small business, some capital, so I bought a field property, and I have been working hard all my life to collect books, copy books, hoping that there are descendants in the family can become readers, fortunately after a lifetime, I finally collected a lot of books, my father inherited the family business, took care of the family business, collected books, and hoped to become a reader in the next year, enlightened at the age of three, read at the age of four, until now, there is a decade of ten." ”

Suning asked, "What books have you read?" ”

Zhang Cambodia replied: "The Analects, Mencius, and the Tao Te Ching, there are only three of them, and there are also some incomplete fragments, such as "Han Feizi", but they cannot be completed, and there are only three complete books. ”

Suning nodded and praised: "Yes, yes, at that time, it was more difficult to want a book than to ask for 10,000 acres of land, you can read three books in their entirety, as well as the Tao Te Ching, and Han Feizi, it's good, how do you feel about Confucianism?" How do you feel about Lao Tzu's Taoism? What do you think about the art of Legalism? ”

Zhang Cambodia remembered that Suning was the heir of the Zongheng family, for fear that what he said badly would make Suning unhappy, and the Confucian hegemony was still broken by Suning, which made him feel even more worried, Suning looked at Zhang Cambodia's submissive appearance, and couldn't help but smile dumbly: "You, don't be so careful, fifteen-year-old child, where did you come from so heavy thoughts?" You can say whatever you want, when did Datang punish him for his words? If he is punished for his words, Ben Hou doesn't know how many times he will die! Say whatever you have, don't dare to say that Confucianism is good just because Ben Hou is a vertical and horizontal family, say! ”

Zhang Cambodia gave up resistance, he knew that his careful thinking had been completely seen through by Suning, so he had to say honestly: "I think that each doctrine has its merits, and it is not good to completely abandon any doctrine, even if it is Confucianism, it also has its strengths, such as leading people to goodness, teaching the people to be kind to others, and taking benevolence and righteousness as the foundation, which is right and not wrong, and today's people are mostly based on the art of vertical and horizontal and the art of Legalism, overemphasizing laws and rules, and losing femininity. In the end, he died in the second place, which is not without roots. ”

Suning smiled and nodded, and said: "That's right, that's right, what you said is not wrong, it's right to be kind to others, treat people with courtesy, mutual respect, mutual humility, there is no mistake, you said, you have also read the Tao Te Ching, so, what do you think of the Tao Te Ching?" What is the difference between Laozi's scholarship and Confucian scholarship? (To be continued)

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