From Uncle Dai, I finally knew the whole story of my childhood changes. More than ten years ago, the four surnames of Wuzhong were not the current four families of "Gu, Zhang, Zhu, Lu", but the four families of "Lu, Zhang, Gao, Gu". In fact, the Gao family had already moved to Wujun as early as the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. It was considered the oldest family of the gentry among the four surnames. All the changes occurred when Xu Gong was the prefect of Wujun.

Originally, it was normal to replace a prefect, but Xu Gong was different this time. Xu Gong's prefect was not appointed by the imperial edict, but was directly ordered by Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. Wu County belonged to Yangzhou. It was not reasonable to say that Tao Qian would give orders. However, at that time, the Yellow Turbans were in chaos and the court was beaten in a mess by Zhang Jiao. He had to rely on local tyrants to quell the rebellion. Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers fought bravely, which was a great help. He only turned a blind eye to Tao Qian's abuse of power.

But this brings up a problem. Will the prefect, who was originally officially appointed by the imperial court, be willing to do so?

Of course not.

Therefore, when Xu Gong saw that it was not good to use softness, he became hard. When Xu Gong led his troops to attack Wujun, when the city was broken, the original prefect Sheng Xian had an old relationship with Uncle Dai, and knew that he was less wealth and more righteous, he came to join him. Uncle Dai hid Sheng Xian at his friend Xu Zhao's home and went to the Xuzhou governor Tao Qian to ask for help. However, Tao Qian was reluctant to agree to the rescue.

At this time, Xu Gong had already received Sheng Xian's news and searched the Gao family's property. The old and the young were imprisoned. Fortunately, they were protected by the people of Wuzhong. Xu Gong did not dare to harm him. After Gao Dai got Tao Qian's letter, it was too late. When Xu Gong saw the letter, he had no choice but to release him. But soon after, Xu Gong repented and sent a guest to chase Gao Dai. Fortunately, his friend Zhang Yun and Shen Hun reminded him that Gao Dai hurriedly took his mother to escape on a boat. Fortunately, the assassin took the wrong path, and Gao Dai was spared.

In terms of seniority, Gao Dai is my uncle, but when it comes to blood ties, it has to be several generations apart. I listened to my mother vaguely when I was young. My father and Gao Dai were cousins. My father died early. When we beat me, we lived in Gao Dai's house until the Gao family was confiscated by the government.

For me, although it was him who caused so many changes in my childhood, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been well enlightened when I was young. The lives of our mother and son would have struggled to have a full meal every day like I have lived in more than ten years.

Even afterwards, I became a slave to a wealthy family, and because I was able to read and read, I was sent by my master to serve the young master to accompany me to study. This allowed me to have the knowledge I have today.

Looking at Uncle Dai's hair, I felt very moved. At his actual age, Uncle Dai was only in his early thirties, but now he looked like a person in his forties. Over the past ten years, the days of wandering have left him with no less bitterness, but bitterness.

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The next day, I feasted the generals in Yuzhang, one to celebrate the fact that our army did not stop the troops from the mountains and the other to welcome Liu Ye, Gu Yong and others.

After drinking for three rounds during the meal, Hua Xin was already drunk and stood up long and said, "Yuzhang Di Pi, now he can welcome all the famous scholars in Jianghuai. It is indeed Ye's blessing. When Xin was young, he heard people's words that if he wanted to raise an army to accomplish his affairs, he must first take You, Yan, connect Qin, Yong, Guqing, Xu, Yu, and Ji as the hinterland, recruit heroes, take advantage of the times, drive the barbarians to the north, go to the south of the Yangtze River to take Wu and Chu. In this way, the world can be obtained. What do you think?"

Hua Xin was a native of Gaotang in the plains and was a famous capital of Gaotang. He was all dressed and paraded in the city. Hua Ye knew that he was very talented. Seeing many famous scholars from Wuzhong arrived, he felt a little dissatisfied, so he was unable to speak.

I looked up quietly, but saw Gu Yong's face calm, while Zhu Huan rose up and said, "The prefect's words are ridiculing the heroes of Jiangnan. Don't you know the allusion of King Xiang's recruitment of three thousand sons to destroy the powerful Qin?"

Hua Xin laughed loudly and said, "No matter how brave Xiang Yu is, he is only a man from Gaixia!"

As soon as this statement was made, everyone was angry. I couldn't stand it. Hua Xin was from the Central Plains, so it was normal for him to belittle Xiang Yu. After all, the one who won the battle between Chu and Han was Liu Bang, who had created the Han Dynasty for more than 300 years.

But now, his statement has annoyed most of the people here.

Seeing that Gu Yong had an angry face, Zhu Huan was even more about to slap the table. He knew that if he didn't stop it, things would be out of control.

Thinking of this, I suddenly stood up and raised my glass and said loudly: "There is a man in troubled times who must use his body as a sword. Even if there are tigers and wolves in the Central Plains, how can I stop me from moving forward? Today, there are great chaos, heroes and tyrants, and the assistant ministers are both unhappy and have their own hearts. This is a long time when the upper and lower levels of doubt. Although I have no doubts, I still fear not believing it. If there is something to be eliminated, who will not be in danger? Moreover, I will raise civilian clothes and be trapped by mediocre people. Can I overcome resentment? I rebel soldiers and eliminate riots for the world. The old people died and lost all their lives, and they were traveling all day long, but I didn't see what I know, which made me sad and sad. Building temples for those who survived, so that their ancestors would worship their souls and spirits. How could I hate them a hundred years later!"

I was inspired by these words, all of which were heartfelt words. They were very passionate and expressed their feelings in my heart. They were very happy. Gu Yong and Zhu Huan heard my words and their faces were moved.

Gu Yong said in a deep voice: "The art of determining the country is to strengthen the army and have enough food. The Qin people are eager to farm and the world, and Xiaowu is to cultivate farming to settle the Western Regions. This is a good way of the previous generation. Since the Yellow Turban Disaster, they have led to shortage of grain and grain. The army has risen together, and there is no plan to end the year. When hunger is in the enemy, the enemy will abandon the remaining troops, and disperse them. Invincible people will destroy themselves. Yuan Shao was in Hebei, and the soldiers will eat mulberry. Yuan Shu was in Jiang and Huai, and took it to Pu Xi. The people fed each other and the state was depressed. Shao Chong was responsible for planning and planning, whipping the magic of the inner world, the magic of the Han and Bai, and the official materials were given to them. They were all pretentious and outstanding because of their tools. They were not thought of old evil. This was the extraordinary person and the world's outstanding."

Gu Yong's words coincided with my actions of farming and raising the people and consolidating the land. At the beginning of my farming in Yuzhang, Taishi Ci, Hua Xin and others thought that they would strengthen their troops to retreat to Sun Ce, but they all disagreed. At this time, when I heard Gu Yong's views, I suddenly felt that Gu Yong's distant knowledge. As Cai Yong's personal disciple, Gu Yong's talent may be more suitable to be the garrison of a county than Hua Xin.

I was overjoyed and said, "Come on, Mr. Gu, Ziyang, Ziyu, please drink it!"

On that day, I opposed the opposition, and took Gu Yong as Gong Cao and was in charge of internal affairs. Although Gong Cao was one level worse than the prefect, he had the highest status among county officials. With Gu Yong's assistance, I could worry less about Yu Zhang's internal affairs. At the same time, I ordered Zhu Huan to be a deputy general and cooperated with Taishici to guard the Shiyin Mountain defense line. Although Sun Ce agreed to make peace, he still had more than 2,000 elite guards of Chen Wu in Danyang, and Zhou Yu led the army to guard in Qu'a. I must not be careless.

"Shaochong, I may be inappropriate to let Yuan Tan be in charge of internal affairs!" After the banquet, Liu Ye followed me to the mansion and advised him.

I said, "It is not an exaggeration to merely meritorious Gongcao with his talent and virtue."

Liu Ye took a step closer and said, "Yuan Tan has the talent of assisting the country, and the position of Gongcao is only small, but Shaochong can tell that Ziyu is in charge of internal affairs. Now that he wants to divide most of the people to Yuantan, Ziyu may be unhappy."

I think I have thought about the level that Liu Ye said. When I discussed the appointment with Hua Xin just now, I also noticed the slightest displeasure flashing across his face. But with Gu Yong's talent, it would be a pity if he did not use it because of this.

Liu Ye thought that he knew my thoughts and said, "In Ye's opinion, although Luling in the south is determined, the various troops still have different intentions towards our army. If there is any disturbance in the future, there will be changes. It is better to follow the strategy of Emperor Wu of Han's Taixue and build a school in Yuzhang. Some of the students are selected from the children of the leaders of the tribes of Baiyue, and some are recruited from the residents and refugees. In this way, in this way, countless available materials can be cultivated for Yuzhang."

I said, "Zi Yang's words are very good, but who can bear the position of the supervisor of the priest?"

Liu Ye smiled and said, "Isn't Yuan Tan the most suitable candidate?"

I was overjoyed when I heard this, "Zi Yang is far-sighted, and I will do what I say!"

In the south of Yuzhang City, among the green pines and cypresses, under the towering Moli Peak, there are a row of neat bamboo houses hidden.

Although the houses are simple, they cover an area of ​​100 acres and are grand.

This is the address of Tianwei Academy, the new Yuzhang Academy, which is under construction.

After more than two months of careful preparation, the first batch of 500 freshmen of fourteen or fifteen years old have all registered. Nearly half of the students were selected from the children of aristocratic families, one quarter were the sons and nephews of the Yamatsu tribes, and the remaining one quarter were the children of common people summoned from ordinary people and refugees from the south.

The word "Tianwei" means that the majesty of the Celestial Empire is inviolable. Unfortunately, since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the majesty of the Han Dynasty has long been trampled on by wars again and again. Today's emperors have been harassed by separatist tyrants, and have become tools to be used to attack hostile forces.

As early as the first year of Yuanshuo of the Han Dynasty, the talented and powerful Emperor Wu of Han issued an edict to "promote integrity and filial piety", announcing that he would not talk about his family background and "only talent is the right to promote integrity", and institutionalized it. Officials at any level were dismissed from office and dismissed from office if they "do not filial piety, and do not observe integrity". However, with the decline of the Han Dynasty and the seizure of power by eunuchs and relatives, bureaucrats and tyrants at all levels vigorously promoted the policy of ignoring the people in order to expand their own power to strengthen their control over the people. By the end of the Han Dynasty, officials and officials from Jin were still mainstream. Most of the people who could receive cultural education were children of gentry, and it was difficult for ordinary people to have the opportunity to receive education.

This situation was only slightly improved when Guangwu was revived. When Emperor Ling ascended the throne, the first thing to do was to value qualifications. To hold certain official positions, the corresponding property standards must be required. The trend of buying and selling official positions was prevalent. Any senior official with more than 2,000 stones could recommend their children as officials. This seemingly fair system of electing filial and honest people was the direct consequence of the deterioration of talents and the rise of talents.

In a sense, the reason why the Yellow Turban Rebellion had the power to destroy the Han Dynasty was inseparable from the support of the unknown commoners living in the middle and lower classes of society and unwilling to decline. Among the people who participated in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, in addition to the tenants and slaves at the bottom, there were also scholars and patriots from poor backgrounds.

Since the court was dark and there was no way to move forward, the only choice was to resist.

I have a deep impression of this point. Even when I joined the army, I made military achievements, but because of my identity as a slave, I was discriminated against by Zhang Ying and others, and I was not valued in Liu Yao for a long time.

Now, although I have occupied Yuzhang, I have few soldiers and few generals. To put it bluntly, I have one or two generals and seven or eight people. If I am only satisfied with hiring talents from the children of the aristocratic race, the final result will inevitably be the decline of talents and the dilemma of no one available.

If you have the truth, don’t ask where you are a hero!

If you want to achieve great things, you should take the wisdom of the world and use the Tao to control it, and you can do anything.

I had long been determined to build a school that specializes in cultivating talents, but due to the tight war, I couldn't get out of it. The limited number of generals under my command, such as Taishi Ci, Hua Xin, Liu Ye, and Gan Ning, all had important tasks, so I was unable to make any moves for a long time.

Now that Gu Yong and others are coming, I feel like a tiger, and my confidence is gradually gaining.

Moreover, there is no war in Yuzhang at the moment, so I can calm down and catch the training of reserve talents.

The institution will be divided into ten classes, each with fifty people. The first grade mainly focuses on learning some basic theoretical knowledge such as "The Book of Songs", "The Analects of Confucius", "The Art of War", etc.; the second grade will be divided into two subjects of literature and martial arts, majoring in business, law, dictionary and other internal affairs, and majoring in martial arts, strategy, marching, formation, military exercises and other wars; the third grade will conduct a comprehensive assessment of students' civil and military abilities, testing their degree of integration, and selecting outstanding talents in the internship.

Among the first batch of freshmen, more than half of them were born in aristocratic families, which mainly considers that the children of aristocratic families have received basic cultural education and have a higher starting point than those of poor families. Moreover, I still need the support of the noble clan generals; in addition, letting the Shanyue tribes select children to participate in military academies can not only discover talents from different races, but also deepen my relationship with descendants of the Yue tribes.

Although there are not many places left for the common people, I think it is enough for middle and lower-class intellectuals who have no chance to make achievements because of their humble origins.

Although the first batch of 500 teenagers cannot be used in their own fashion, if they are trained in a few years, they will be a new force that cannot be ignored.

They are at the moment of setting their ambitions.

In the next three years, they will be accompanied by honor, loyalty and faith.

All they have to do is one thing.
Chapter completed!