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    Although there are three roads from Xi'an to Chang'an, the fastest and safest road is through Congling. The other two are to go around to the north and come in from Dashi, and one is to take Tianzhu and Zhenla.  , passed through Liuzhao and went north to Chang'an.  But almost no one walks these two routes. It takes almost a year and the journey is long. The cannibals in the north are fierce and arrogant and unreasonable, especially since Anxi is on a mission to the Tang Dynasty and is not going to eat them.  Therefore, there is a possibility of being robbed halfway; as for taking Tianzhu and Zhenla?  Isn't this possible that it reveals the trend of the agreement between Anxi and Datang?  It is also unsafe.

    Congling is the intersection of the Tianshan Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains. The two mountain ranges are not completely connected here, so Congling is a relatively low valley. Of course, it can only be relatively low. It is the same as the Tianshan Mountains with a maximum of more than 7,000  Compared with the main peak of more than 6,000 meters in Kunlun Mountain.  But the altitude of Congling itself is not low. Wang Kuang can't remember the specific figure, but the highest point of Congling is more than 4,000 meters, right?  This is winter, and the mountains are covered with heavy snow. Not to mention Congling, the Xiate Ancient Trail in the east is much lower than Congling. The total distance is more than 200 and nearly 300 miles. In winter, it takes at least ten days to complete it.  !  .

    The west of Congling all the way to Khwarazm is now the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The king of Khwarazm has already petitioned to evacuate the country and set up a road. It¡¯s just that the emperor is not here. Even Changsun Wuji doesn¡¯t dare to make such a big decision easily.  , not to mention Wang Kuang, who was just designated as the main outsider?  In other small countries, Wang Kuang can make a decision to settle the matter for a state after discussing with the big shots in the DPRK.  But the area of ??Khwarazm is not small, almost as big as three or four states, and it borders Parthia. If a road is established, there will be many connections involved. The king of Khwarazm must at least be granted a title.  Only a county prince will do.

    In order to prevent the Parthian people from paying too much attention, Wang Kuang, Changsun Wuji and other big guys really did not have the right to grant titles above the title of son or uncle.  The man who granted a title still had the right to do so, so there was no need for Wang Kuang or the others to do so. They could just report it directly to the clan office.  Therefore, when the emperor was not in court, the court still spent a lot of effort to appease the leader of Khorezm.

    If Parthian people were sent back to report, then Parthian would send an envoy from its capital.  Even if it is a simple journey, and if the weather is warm, it will take at least half a year, but it is winter now, it will take seven or eight months, right?  But if you do the math, it has only been more than four months. Have the Parthians grown wings?  Flying directly over the desert and Congling south of Khorezm?

    "Look, Yi, the Parthians may have sent out a mission a long time ago. They are impatient." Old Man Du revealed the trick in one word.

    Old man Fang took over the topic: "Well, it seems like that. We can add a few more building ships. If this continues, if things go well, these children can go to school this year and don't have to stay here.  "Everyone listened.  With a knowing smile, if this negotiation is presided over by Xianggong Changsun and Xianggong Fang, then a lot of money can be taken out of the pockets of the Parthians. Since they are so impatient, we have a lot more bargaining chips, right?  Although the imperial court's income is increasing every year.  But there are a lot of places to spend money. If we can pry a few million more coins out of the Parthian people this time, then even if it costs thousands of coins to build a school and recruit teachers, it will still be a waste.  If we can build a thousand or so schools, we can allow hundreds of thousands of children to attend elementary school.

    "Then the imperial court will add some more, and the inner government will give some more. In this way, won't it solve the problem of children from all over the world going to school?"  In fact, a few years ago, the emperor had the intention of using the inner government to fund a large-scale education, but Wang Kuang stopped him.  The reason is very simple. Originally, studying and becoming an official were almost the privileges of the nobles. Occasionally, a few poor people would get ahead, and it would have nothing to do with the overall situation. But if Li Shimin suddenly allowed all the children of the common people to go to school, it would definitely cause a stir.  The backlash of the rich and powerful: The imperial court asked those people to go to school, so who would farm the land?  Who will be the yamen servant?  Who will join the army?  Who will do the rough work?

    Therefore, in these years, the imperial court implemented mild changes. First, it established one or two schools in each state, lowered the admission standards, and spread the coverage to ordinary families as much as possible. Then, when the Jianzhou School was established, the  A group of children who entered school have grown up, and most of them have not obtained the title of scholar. This is an example: so many people have not obtained the title of scholar, and it does not affect the labor force at all.  So schools were opened in various counties and the standards were also lowered.

    Next, let¡¯s look at the first batch of states that came out and the situation was almost the same as that of Jianzhou. So it was extended to every household to have a free admission quota. No matter what your net worth or origin, you are treated the same. Of course,  If you have money, you can also hire a teacher to teach your children. After all, the school only has half-day and one-and-a-half-hour classes every day, and one day off every ten days. When the farming season is busy, consider that the children also have to help the family.  Feeding chickens and ducks, delivering water, etc., there will be corresponding time to rest.

    ? ?However, gradually, the big shots in the court and wealthy families began to accept the idea of ??a cultural world that Wang Kuang borrowed from Confucius. It is obvious. If you are an educated person, tell him.  Truth, tell me who said this and which book it is in, he will understand it, and those who don¡¯t understand will look it up. For those who have never been taught, you have to make them believe one thing, no matter how you explain it.  It's no use making headlines. As long as he hasn't been exposed to it since he was a child, he usually accepts it as dead truth and just doesn't believe it!

    "Furthermore, although everyone in the world can enter school, the starting point is still different. How can ordinary people have such conditions as wealthy people?"  Therefore, after several years of not adapting, everyone no longer regards everyone from all over the world going to school as a scourge: a certain family does not believe it, and the conditions provided by a certain family for their children are much better than those of your humble family. They are all children.  , the children of a certain family will be worse than yours?  At least, a certain family's child is riding a good horse, but your family is riding a bad horse!

    So this dramatic scene happened. The emperor hadn't come back yet, and he hadn't spoken yet. These big guys naturally thought of expanding the school all over the world. It seemed that everything was as it should be, but they also knew that they  The mentality a few years ago was completely different from now. They didn't dare to say that the emperor was not good. At the time, they themselves had quite a few complaints behind their backs.

    Wang Kuang and Old Man Fang looked at each other, smiled at each other, and understood each other tacitly. It was Old Man Fang who gave Wang Kuang the idea in the first place, and then Wang Kuang came forward, and Old Man Fang fanned the flames again, and finally decided on a step-by-step approach.  Now that the results have been achieved, Old Man Fang is also very proud.  Although the Fang family is now considered a wealthy family, its foundation is not solid and far from being as deep-rooted as the five surnames and seven clans. Therefore, he still sympathizes with the poor family. After all, his own Fang family has also experienced this, and the hardships involved  Needless to say.

    "Since they are in a hurry, why don't we just let them wait a few more days? It will be the Lantern Festival in two days, so it's time for everyone to prepare for the Lantern Festival, right?" Old Wei, who is usually known for his uprightness, actually acted playfully at this time  He twisted around and squinted his eyes, looking like a thief.

    The old Demon King Cheng who was standing next to him was so frightened that he jumped quickly, took a step away from Old Wei, and muttered: "It's incredible, since when did Wei Tieban learn to have bad intentions?  Come on, everyone, please stay away from him, isn¡¯t it said that if a good person turns bad, no one can stand up to him?¡±

    This caused a burst of laughter.  Changsun Wuji said: "Xuancheng's proposal is very good. Look, today's Chang Dynasty will not discuss anything at all. Let's disperse and go home. There is no need to attend the Shangyuan Dynasty.  Well, how about resuming the dynasty after the twenty-fifth day?" All the big guys nodded and agreed that this is a good idea. Give everyone some time to have a lively and happy Lantern Festival. The people of Chang'an are rarely as happy as this year.  Yes, just make them happier.  From the beginning to the end, no one mentioned that this was actually to dry out the Parthians, make them anxious, and make them unable to find anyone!

    Secretary Lang then wrote down something to the effect: On the twelfth day of the first lunar month of the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the saint visited the world but did not return. In order to stabilize the people of Chang'an, Wei Xianggong proposed to hold a lively Shangyuan Festival to praise the good, so he unanimously agreed to divorce.  On the 13th day of the morning, the 12th day of the first lunar month of the 15th year of Zhenguan, the Parthian delegation arrived in Chang'an. They felt the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty in the post house and were all amazed!

    Well, with the words of the secretary Lang, even thirteen days later took the strokes. If there was nothing accidental, he would no longer be busy with the record when he recovered.

    So they all dispersed in twos and threes, causing the eunuch maids in the palace who were busy serving hot tea to the officials to look at each other with big eyes. What's going on?  Could it be that all the gentlemen have given up?  This is serious. Go back to the back and report it to the queen.  But Xiao Liuzi stopped him with one sentence: "Why are you panicking? Didn't you see that this was mentioned by the eldest grandson? Some people may believe it when others quit the court, but who will believe it when the eldest grandson quits the court? The prime ministers have their own reasons for doing this.  How can you make random guesses about military and state affairs?"

    Xu Guoxu came over with a smile and praised: "Tsk tsk, Xiao Liuzi, you are getting more and more energetic. Well, not bad, not bad. I will leave for Dongzhi to go to sea next month. Look at it, why don't you come and help me take care of the house?"  never mind."

    Xiao Liuzi was so frightened that he trembled: "Xu Jiancheng, please don't make fun of me. Isn't there a deputy eunuch? How will you let me walk in the palace in the future?" The deputy eunuch of the inner palace is named Zhou.  He is a veteran in the palace. He is the master of almost all the eunuchs in the palace. He has led many of them single-handedly. Xu Guoxu and Xiao Liuzi are no exception. Although their abilities are average, their prestige in the palace is unparalleled.  People can be replaced, so Xiao Liuzi was shocked.

    "Mr. Zhou is also going to sea with a certain person. He said that since he is old, it is time to take a good look at the world while his legs and feet are still flexible and can walk. Once he leaves, there will really be no one in the inner palace.  Never mind, youWho will take care of it?  Besides, if someone just lets out the word, will anyone dare to answer it?  Okay, it¡¯s you. Tomorrow I will go to the Empress Ming. Let¡¯s decide this first. Be good, the younger generation must have the consciousness of the younger generation.  "Xu Guoxu glared, put his hands behind his back, walked up and down the steps, and left humming a little tune.

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