Chapter 1341 On the Road
In the train compartment, scholars from various schools were talking loudly. Suddenly someone turned the topic to the Grand Imperial Master: "If you go and join the Grand Imperial Master, you will definitely be able to show your talents. Three hundred cities on the coast of the East China Sea are all fiefdoms of the Grand Imperial Master. I think there is a shortage of them." Talent." This person's concept has obviously not changed, and he thinks that the imperial examination is a way for Duran to attract customers.
In fact, as Duran's reputation became more and more famous, more and more people came to seek refuge with him, but Duran had never summoned them, and he didn't need followers.
"The Grand Master has extraordinary skills. He can move the golden man and build this train that can carry goods and people. These mechanical skills are unheard of. There are rumors that the Grand Master can fly on clouds. He is a real man in the sky." He started the imperial examination not to recruit talents for himself, but to share the worries of the king and think about the country." This man saw it more clearly.
Zhao Hao no longer pretended to read, but listened to them carefully. Although he is a scholar, he has never had the opportunity to leave Xianyang City, and he is definitely not the most knowledgeable person in the carriage.
According to Zhao Hao's observation, the most knowledgeable person in the carriage was probably the middle-aged man who said that Du Lan was taking care of the king. He looked to be in his early thirties, dressed plainly, and looked like a poor man born from a peasant family. He could tell that he was a poor man. A hard-working person. But his speech and behavior are so insightful that people can't help but admire him.
"Xiao He, I don't agree with you. If it wasn't to join the Great Imperial Master, why did you resign instead of taking the imperial examination?"
Zhao Hao knew that this person's name was Xiao He and that he had been an official, but it didn't look like him. All the officials Zhao Hao met in the past were extravagant and lustful. How could they be so simple?
That's because Xiao He is just a small local official, and not the biggest one. In fact, Xiao He was just a man who wanted stability. He lived a good life in Peixian County. Although the corvee was getting heavier and heavier, he had no dissatisfaction. However, during this period of time, he repeatedly met a flying bear and an old man fishing in his dreams, which made Xiao He unable to sleep or eat well.
Legend has it that King Wen of Zhou dreamed of a flying bear before going hunting, so he asked a fortune teller what he would catch this time. The fortune teller replied: There is a big harvest, but this harvest is neither a dragon nor a tiger, nor a tiger nor a beast.
So King Wen of Zhou went hunting, met Jiang Taigong, and got a great talent. It was indeed a great harvest. This great harvest was indeed not an animal but a person.
Therefore, Xiao He suspected that the old man fishing in his dream was Jiang Taigong. Once in his dream, he had the courage to ask the old man who he was. The old man just smiled and pointed to the east.
In order to find out the answer, Xiao Hecai resolutely resigned. Originally, he was not going to take the train because Peixian County is in Jiangsu and is not very far from Qilu Shandong. However, the old man in the dream instructed him to walk more, see more, and learn more about the customs and customs of Daqin, so Xiao He took a long detour.
When he arrived in Xianyang, the old man in the dream gave Xiao He instructions to take the imperial examination so that he could get on the train. There were several people on the train whom Xiao He knew from the hotel and had mentioned what they had done before.
What he saw along the way also opened up Xiao He's eyes, so he did not object to participating in the imperial examination. It would not be a bad thing if he could get an official position. Xiao He also has an elder and a younger one. His family was not very satisfied with his resignation before. If he can become a bigger official, his family will be happy.
"Participating in the imperial examination was called by the Grand Master to select talents for the Qin State. The Grand Master will not stick to the old rules. I heard that the people who seek refuge with the Grand Master in Songhai City are like crucian carp crossing the river. If they are really selecting disciples Why bother? You must know that the imperial examination has put the great master on the opposite side of the old Qin people, and the gain outweighs the loss. "Xiao He is smart and has seen a lot along the way, so his analysis of the problem is reasonable.
"That's good." Zhao Hao finally stood up: "I am an old Qin native from Xianyang, and my father is an order from Xianyang. The old Qin people indeed hate the Great Imperial Master to the core, but I think the imperial examination of the Great Imperial Master is beneficial. Benefiting the country and the people is definitely not selfish.”
Zhao Hao is not very old, but his identity as an old Qin is enough to prove Xiao He.
Xiao He was similar in age to Liu Bang, only a few years younger than Qin Shihuang. Although the Qin and Han Dynasties alternated, and there was a dispute between Chu and Han, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Bang, was not a young man. He started to raise armies in his forties and spent seven years establishing the Han Dynasty. Liu Bang was only three years younger than Qin Shihuang. They were One generation, but two dynasties.
Xiao He and Liu Bang are similar in age and the same age.
Xiao He nodded politely to the young man Zhao Hao. He had already noticed this young man who had been pretending to read a book.
"I'm Zhao Hao, Brother Xiao, I admire you." Zhao Hao said excitedly. He felt that Xiao He was knowledgeable and different from others.
Xiao He couldn't laugh or cry. What had he done to be admired by this young man? However, he also discovered that this Zhao Hao was probably stepping out of Xianyang for the first time. He was a young man who had stepped out of an ivory tower, so he admired himself when he heard that he had seen and heard from all over the world.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I still have a lot to learn. Let's make progress together." Xiao He said modestly: "Are you reading "Spring and Autumn"?"
"Well, the bamboo slips are too heavy, so I only brought the first two volumes."
Xiao He nodded: "The bamboo slips are indeed inconvenient, but I heard that there are already thinner books in Songhai City. Although I have never seen them, I heard people say that these books called paper books include famous works from all over the world. A man named Google is sorting it out. He has translated the books of the Six Kingdoms into Xiaozhuan of Qin. The Hundred Schools theory will become more popular in the future."
Since the people here are all here to take the imperial examination, they naturally have no doubts about Qin's promotion of small seal script, but will strongly support it.
When it comes to Google, everyone is also interested. At this time, someone took out a book like offering a treasure: "I happen to have a copy of Chu's "Li Sao" translated by Google. The words are gorgeous. Every time I read it, it's like dipping into a mountain spring, refreshing and extremely comfortable."
Everyone nodded repeatedly and praised Google, and the atmosphere was immediately good. They thought that Google was the real name, without any doubt, but praised the name Google as very nice.
In the heated discussion, the group had already come to Sanghai from Xianyang, and it was not an exaggeration to say that they were making great progress in a day.
The tall walls of Sanghai City are still the same, but there are many more factories processing wood outside the city, so there is no such thing as too many ships.
Looking at this busy scene, everyone is very curious, because the pace of life in the Great Qin Kingdom is not so fast, and everyone finds that people here walk with the wind, as if there are beasts chasing them from behind.
Moreover, various wooden signs with words on them can be seen everywhere here, guiding pedestrians. A glance at Sanghai City makes people discover its unique and peculiar features, making people want to learn more about this city.