Chapter 522 Crown Prince Liu Jue

The young scholar took the fallen book from Ma Liang's hand and nodded and said, "Thank you brother."

"It's okay to raise your hands."

Ma Liang waved his hand, looked up and down at the other party, and asked, "Are you also a student of the Imperial College?"

The young scholar in front of him was wearing the uniform clothing of the Imperial College students.

That's why Ma Liang asked this.

The young scholar smiled and said, "That's right, the surname Deng's name Ai, and his name is Shizai, a third-grade student in the Imperial College. How dare you ask for your honorable name?"

When Ma Liang heard this, he suddenly said, "It turned out to be Brother Shi Zai, who was dismissed Ma Liang, whose courtesy name was Ji Chang, was also a third-grade student of the Imperial College."

Deng Ai is very famous in the Imperial College. Every grade of the Imperial College will conduct monthly exams every month and list them. Deng Ai is often among the top.

So Ma Liang is not unfamiliar with Deng Ai.

Deng Ai was also surprised when he heard Ma Liang's name: "You are Ma Jichang, one of the five permanent members of the Ma family? You are indifferent to respect."

As he said that, he quickly bowed to Ma Liang.

The five constants of the Ma family are the best, white eyebrows are the best.

Ma Liangcai was very famous. He skipped the university directly admitted to elementary and middle schools, and then settled for two years and then entered the Imperial College with the first place.

Even in the Imperial College where talents are numerous, Ma Liang is definitely a leader, and many subject lecturers value him very much.

"Since they are all classmates, why should brother Shizai be polite?"

Ma Liang reached out and helped Deng Ai up, invited him to sit in the room, and personally brewed a cup of tea for him.

Deng Ai thanked him, took the tea, glanced in the room again, and asked, "Why is Brother Ji Chang studying in the inn? Isn't it noisy?"

Books are piled up everywhere in the room, and the graduation exam of the Imperial College is approaching recently. It is not difficult to guess that Ma Liang is preparing for the exam.

Ma Liang smiled faintly and said, "My son is going to take this year's martial arts exam. I'm here to accompany him."

"As for whether it is noisy or not, I don't care. As long as I am calm, where isn't a place to read?"

Deng Ai said in admiration: "Brother Ji Chang's realm is beyond my reach."

"I am also preparing for the graduation exam. I haven't had a good sleep for several days. I am really nervous and don't know if I can enter the palace exam."

Like Ma Liang, Deng Ai's goal is also a palace examination.

Passing the graduation exam is a breeze for them.

But it is not certain whether it can be ranked in the top 20.

Because there are many people in the Imperial College where they hide their weaknesses. Low ranking in the exam does not mean that the ranking in the graduation exam is also low. There have been many such examples before.

"With Brother Shizai's talent, it's easy to enter the palace examination, so why bother?"

"It's good to do your best in everything."

Ma Liang persuaded, but he knew in his heart that he could not calm down if he said so.

Deng Ai sighed quietly and murmured to himself: "The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are fast, and you can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one day..."

There was an unconcealed yearning in his tone.

He Deng's family needs to rise, and it is undoubtedly the most convenient way to enter the palace examination and get a good ranking, and he needs to work harder.

Thinking of this, Deng Ai's fighting spirit was rekindled.

He looked up at Ma Liang beside him, and said with a firm look: "Brother Ji Chang, I will do my best in this exam. Let's meet you and I at the top!"

"Meet at the top!"

Ma Liang focused his head, his eyes were full of heat. Why didn’t he feel extremely yearning for the first place in the top scorer?

If you are truly the top scholar, that is the real glory of the family!

Deng Ai drank all the tea in the cup, picked up the book on the side, and said goodbye and left.

...

Weiyang Palace, Jiaofang Hall.

A crisp and tender voice echoed in the hall: "...Jie and Zhou lost the world and lost the people; those who lost the people were lost, they lost their hearts.

If you have the way to win the world, you will win the world; if you have the way to win the people, you will win the people..."

A young man who looks over teenagers are reciting "Mencius Li Lou" word by word

After a long time, he actually memorized the entire article and did not miss a word.

After he finished carving, the young man stood up straight and saluted respectfully to Liu Xie beside him, "Father, my son has finished caring."

After hearing what he heard, Liu Xie closed the "Mencius" in his hand and said with a smile: "It's very good if you don't know a word."

The young man in front of him was the crown prince Liu Jue.

Nine years later, Liu Jue has grown up, and his talent and talent are very smart, and even the teacher in charge of teaching him elementary school praised him.

"Thank you for your praise."

A hint of joy flashed in Liu Jue's eyes, who was praised.

It is extremely rare to be praised by the father.

Lu Lingqi, who was standing by, smiled and said to Liu Xie, "Since your Majesty said that Jue'er will be able to have seven days off after passing the school exam, he has worked harder and harder."

Hearing this, Liu Xie couldn't help but smile.

Then he turned his eyes to the two princes beside him and asked, "What do you think of the two beloved ministers?"

The two attendants are Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi.

The two of them graduated from the Imperial College a few years ago. After Liu Xie heard that the two of them, he directly arranged them as the crown prince's attendant.

Fei Yi smiled and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has a hard time studying on weekdays, so it's okay to have a rest. You must combine work and rest."

Guo Youzhi, who was standing aside, shook his head and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has inherited His Majesty's ability to remember everything. It is easy for You to recite the article."

"I think it's time to take the exam if there are more difficult problems."

When the son has the ability to remember everything he sees today, and the crown prince is the same, and the father and son are exactly the same, so Guo Youzhi said so.

"That's true."

Liu Xie felt that Guo Youzhi’s statement made sense, so he looked at Liu Jue and asked, “Jeer, do you dare to continue taking the exam?”

"Please give a question!"

After Liu Xie finished speaking, Liu Jue raised his small chest and responded directly without any hesitation.

Liu Xie smiled and said, "Okay, if you can pass the school entrance examination, I will promise you to take seven days off."

"Fei Aiqing, please give a question."

Liu Xie handed over this right to Fei Yi, and Fei Yi naturally did not dare to refuse and responded, and then began to think about what questions to ask.

It is difficult to ask questions, but the prince is not old after all; it is not easy either, because it is suspected of deliberately letting go.

After thinking for a long time, Fei Yi spoke: "The Nine Chapters of the Han Laws are the foundation of the country, and it is related to the stability of the country."

"I dare to ask His Highness the Crown Prince, how should the crime of theft be dealt with?"

When Liu Jue heard the problem, he looked calm, but he briefly fell into thinking, and responded clearly: "The Nine Chapters of the Han Law stipulate that theft is generally sentenced to the value of the stolen goods, and the stolen goods are worth more than ten gold, and the tattoo is Chengdan Chong; If theft of royal family or government property is a higher crime”

At this point, Liu Jue paused slightly, and then continued in an orderly manner: "However, the fundamental purpose of the law is to maintain order. Theft not only infringes on other people's property, but also seriously disrupts the stable lives of the people."

"So, when sentencing, we must judge carefully based on the severity of the crime. We must neither slander the criminal, so that he can escape the punishment he deserves, nor do we have to be too harsh in the punishment, which will lead to an imbalance of fairness and justice."

Liu Xie, who was standing beside him, raised his eyebrows slightly, and a trace of undetectable expectation flashed in his originally deep eyes, and then he asked, "Oh? Since that's the case, then in your opinion, in this peaceful and prosperous era where all the worlds are peaceful, How should the law weigh the pros and cons during its implementation to ensure long-term stability in the Han Dynasty?”

Liu Jue looked solemn and serious, and he had almost no hesitation, and immediately replied: "Father, now the people are able to live and work in peace and prosperity under the protection of a peaceful and prosperous era. The implementation of the law should focus more on guidance and education."

"For first-time theft crime and the circumstances are minor, they can be sentenced to do some public welfare work in the market, such as repairing streets, cleaning markets, and replacing punishment with labor, which can not only make up for the fault through labor, but also accept it in the process. Everyone supervised and felt remorseful."

"For habitual offenders who have not changed their teachings, they must be punished more severely to demonstrate the majesty of the law and let the people know that violations will be punished. Only by combining hardness and softness can the law be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and maintain the peaceful and prosperous era of our great Han Dynasty."

Liu Xie nodded slightly, the praise in his eyes became stronger and stronger, and his expression also eased a little.

This time, he passed Fei Yi who was listening carefully, looked directly at Liu Jue, and asked, "The Analects of Confucius says, "Politics and virtues are like the North Chen, where the stars share the same place, you How do you understand this?”

Liu Jue blinked his bright and intelligent eyes, and after thinking for a while, he said: "The meaning of this sentence is that if the emperor governs the country with moral principles, he will be as stable as the North Star. Be in your own position, and all the stars will surround it."

"In the eyes of my sons, this is not only the way to govern the country, but also the foundation of the ruler. In today's peaceful and prosperous times, we should also advocate governing the country with virtue, so that the people can consciously abide by the law and be kind to others under the influence of morality. ”

Liu Xie had a bright look and then asked: "But today, the people's lives are stable. At this time, we should implement the "governance with virtue". Where should we focus on it?"

Liu Jue looked upright and said with neither humility nor arrogant words: "Father, now is a good time to implement moral governance."

"You can set up a "Virtue and Good List" to publish the people's deeds of being kind and kind, respecting the elderly and loving the young, and commend them, so that the people can have an example to learn from. Officials should set an example, be honest and dedicated to the public, and set an example of morality for the people. In this way, Morality and politics have become a trend, and the peaceful and prosperous era will continue for a long time.”

After hearing Liu Jue's answer, Fei Yi and Guo Youzhi were both surprised.

Obviously, I didn't expect the prince to answer so thoroughly.

Fei Yi's face was full of admiration and sighed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young, but he has such a profound understanding of the law and Confucian classics. He can still learn from one example and apply it to other things. This is a great blessing for the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Xie also praised her eyes, raised his hand and patted Liu Jue's shoulder lightly, and said in a harmonious voice: "The answer is really wonderful, very good."

Liu Jue smiled brightly, scratched his head, and said humbly: "My son is just a simple and innocent person. I hope my father will teach you more. My son must devote himself to studying hard and study hard."

Liu Xie smiled and said, "It is right to maintain a humble attitude. If you answer so well, I will not be stingy with praise. You have passed the test successfully, and I will allow you to take a break for seven days."

When Liu Jue heard this, he was very excited and said loudly, "Thank you, Father!" After saying that, he turned around happily and left.

Looking at Liu Jue's happy departure, a hint of relief flashed in Liu Xie's eyes and murmured softly: "Time flies, like a flash of time..."

In a blink of an eye, so many years have passed and the children have grown up.

Lu Lingqi said from the side, "When Jue'er gets older, your Majesty can let him participate in government affairs."

"Compared with Jue'er, Ying'er's girl is really a headache. She doesn't read a good book and insists on learning martial arts with her grandfather."

Lu Lingqi's words were full of helplessness.

Liu Xie couldn't help laughing out loud and quipped, "Isn't this exactly the same as you? Think about it, Ying'er likes martial arts so much, who can she inherit?"

After being teased by Liu Xie, Lu Lingqi's pretty face instantly turned red and she said coquettishly: "Then, how can it be the same? Now the Han Dynasty is in a peaceful and prosperous era, with fierce generals in the court everywhere, so how can women practice martial arts? ”

Back then, she practiced martial arts just to seek self-protection in troubled times.

But now that time has changed, she is full of hope to cultivate Liu Ying into a gentle and virtuous lady like Zhen Mi.

Unfortunately, things went against my wishes. I don’t know if it was because of inheriting the blood of the Lü family, but Liu Ying has shown a strong interest in martial arts since she was a child.

She ran to the military academies and barracks all day long, and followed the generals from all walks of life to learn the art of war and the art of fighting on the battlefield, and was born with divine power.

Now that he is young, he can compete with the fierce soldiers in the army. If he continues to develop accordingly, in a few years, some generals will probably not be her opponent.

Liu Xie smiled and comforted, "Let her go, as long as she is happy, what's the harm of my big man with a female general?"

Lu Lingqi sighed helplessly and thought to herself that if she had known this, she would have given her daughter to Zhen Mi for raising her. Maybe she would have learned that gentle nature like Zhen Mi.

She threw these messy thoughts behind her and asked, "How is Guo Situ's condition now? Is it getting better?"

Speaking of Guo Jia, Liu Xie's original pleasure instantly dissipated, his expression was gloomy, he shook his head and said, "It's not optimistic. Mr. Zhang said that at most there is only three months left."

"Three months..."

Lu Lingqi was slightly stunned, and for a moment she didn't know how to comfort her, so she could only gently hold Liu Xie's arm.

She knew very well that Guo Jia was in Liu Xie's heart. This minister who followed the dragon from beginning to end and the leader of the civil servants of the Han Dynasty. If he left, Liu Xie would definitely be extremely sad.

After hesitating for a moment, she still whispered: "Guo Situ Ji people have their own appearance. Besides, Your Majesty has issued an order to recruit famous medicine doctors from all over the country to treat Guo Situ. He will be safe."

A faint smile appeared on the corner of Liu Xie's mouth, but he did not respond, his eyes were full of loneliness.

He thought to himself, was there anyone who was more sophisticated among the famous doctors than Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing?

As for medicines... there are all kinds of treasure houses in the palace, and there are even more rare medicinal materials, and there will be no shortage at all.

He issued an order to call, just to seize the last glimmer of hope.