The imperial court issued an edict, asking Liu Biao to supplement the "Han Ji" on behalf of the imperial court, and Liu Biao entrusted the matter to Liu Qi, so Liu Qi was equivalent to the chief planner of this national literary project.

After Shangluo's martial arts flourished, Liu Qi's reputation as a martial artist in Jingchu gradually spread among scholars because of this incident.

Since ancient times, once an official is appointed to undertake a major project, the first and inevitable thing he must face is countless backdoor takers.

The first to act were naturally the Cai family and the Kuai family.

Cai Mao, as the head of the military officials in Nanjun, went directly to Liu Biao for advice and asked for orders to send Confucian scholars from Cai Kuai's family to follow Liu Qi to Jingnan to build a palace and compile "Han Ji".

But the problem in Liu Biao's eyes was that among the two families of Cai and Kuai, there was really no decent person when it came to the classics and history.

Compared with Cai Xi's generation, the Cai family's academic achievements are far behind this generation. It is a pity that Cai Xi laid the foundation for their literary style.

Regarding the matter of studying, Liu Biao really didn't want those incompetent people to mess around.

But Cai Mao is such a person. As long as there is something beneficial, he will try his best to get it, whether it is literary or military, he will not let anyone go.

Liu Biao was too embarrassed to directly refute Cai Hao's face, so he asked him to go to Liu Qi, saying that Liu Qi was responsible for this matter and he could not interfere at will.

He asked Cai Mao to find his sister-in-law.

You two are considered relatives. Is there anything you can't talk about?

But Cai Hao and Liu Qi really can't talk to each other.

He had no choice but to send someone to write a letter to Liu Qi, intending to find out.

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After the edict from Chang'an came down, assassins who wanted to visit Liu Qi flocked to the Mufu every day like snowflakes, causing Liu Qi to have to hang up his avoidance cards.

But even so, letters of self-recommendation were submitted in an endless stream. The self-recommendation slips Liu Qi received every day weighed at least dozens of kilograms.

As a last resort, he could only ask Li Dian to accompany him in sorting out these self-recommended scholars' slips and slips.

"Hexia, Du Xi, Zhao Yan, Fan Qin, Han Ji... these celebrities from the north all hope to go to Jingnan with Boyu and work in the Changsha Academy." Li Dian flipped through the application in his hand.

Recommended slips, read and recite them at the same time.

Liu Qi smiled faintly and said: "These northern scholars came to Jingzhou for the first time and received courtesy from Lord Yan, but they would rather live in vain than pursue an official career in Nanjun. Now that they heard that I, the Liu family, have obtained the imperial edict and can govern the law, they all jumped out one after another.

Wanting to gain some fame...isn’t it a bit shameful?”

Li Dian sighed: "There is nothing we can do about it. When the northern scholars came to Jingchu, Liu Shijun could not give them many important positions. After all, the main affairs of Nanjun depended on Cai Kuai and other clans. If the northern scholars were abused,

, I am afraid it will cause a radical change. After all, there is Yuan Shu next to Jingzhou... Isn't Han Fu in Jizhou a living example? Liu Shijun doesn't want to follow Han Fu's old path."

Liu Qi smiled and said: "That's good. These northern scholars are marginalized by their clans in Nanjun, so I will take them to Jingnan to study, and then find capable people to promote and put them to good use. Firstly, it can help them become famous, and secondly,

I will also make full use of my talents. Thirdly, they have no foundation in Jingnan, and I am not afraid that they will hinder my father and son like the other tribes in Nanjun."

Li Dian smiled and said: "I'm afraid it won't work just to bring scholars from the north... You don't want to take Cai Kuai to Jingnan, but Cai Mao has come to visit you several times, and he has also presented a basket of recommendations.

I want to recommend to you the younger disciples of his clan who are studying scriptures, and the same goes for Kuai Liang... You are also Cai Mao's sister-in-law after all, so you can't really betray his face, right?"

Liu Qi raised his head and looked at the beams of the room, and said slowly: "My deceased father-in-law Cai Xi was a great scholar of Confucian classics, but after his generation, the Cai family's literary talent was far inferior to that of their ancestors. Cai Xi

Although the Kuai family now has some scholars who read classics, their level is really not that good... It would be fine to let them do some copying of classics, but what can they do about the important matter of writing books? Cai Hao actually has the nerve to open his mouth."

Li Dian said: "Why don't I help you reject them someday?"

"That's all. Cai Mao recommended someone from the clan and took those people with him. Anyway, when we arrived in Jingnan, hundreds of miles away, I would use them to copy books or study. Cai Kuai didn't know. He didn't care if he knew.

No, I just want to use this to make Cai Mao owe me a favor... so that I can ask him to do something for me."

"Why do you need to sell other people's favors?"

Liu Qi sighed and said: "Although I would like to use all the scholars from the north when studying in Jingnan, I still need to be careful about the local scholars... I still need to use some famous scholars from Jingzhou to take charge."

Li Dian asked in surprise: "What Boyu said is a member of Cai Kuai's family?"

Liu Qi laughed and said: "What is Cai Kuai? I'm talking about a few other people... a few people who need Cai Mao to help me connect people so that I can contact them."

"Who are they?" Li Dian asked puzzledly.

Liu Qi smiled slightly and said, "You can come with me to visit me someday and you will know."

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Two miles southwest of Xiangyang is Xian Mountain, which is known as the most scenic spot in the south of the city. From the monastery to the west, it is full of dragons, and the mountain has many pavilions and pavilions.

To the south of Xian Mountain, there is a thatched cottage with a mulberry garden next to it for the people in the thatched cottage to collect mulberry to supplement their daily food and clothing expenses.

The man living in that thatched cottage is the famous Xiangyang scholar Pang Degong.

Pang Degong has a great influence in the celebrity circles in northern Jingchu. If the Cai and Kuai families are now the leaders of the tribes in Nanjun, then Pang Degong can be regarded as the leader of Jingchu celebrities.

Recently, Sima Hui from Yingchuan also moved to Xiangyang to avoid the war in the Central Plains. Since Sima Hui and Duke Pang De were old acquaintances in the past and considered brothers, he has been living in the thatched cottage of Duke Pang De since he came to Xiangyang.

Today, Pang Degong's thatched cottage welcomed another distinguished guest, the famous Mianyang scholar Huang Chengyan.

Huang Chengyan came today because he received a letter from Cai Mao, who came to make peace with Duke Pang De on behalf of Cai Mao.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is what Liu Qi did by selling Cai Mao a favor and asking him to help.

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"Liu Boyu... hmm? I've never heard of it before."

Pang Degong was wearing a bamboo hat, coarse cloth clothes, and holding a dustpan. He was picking mulberry leaves in the mulberry garden while muttering Liu Qi's name.

His appearance and attire at this moment did not look like a famous person at all, but instead seemed like an old farmer who had been working in the fields all year round.

Huang Chengyan smiled bitterly at the side and said: "Who says it's not the case? Huang has never heard of this name in the past, but who would have thought that in just one year, this son would first sneak into Nanjun, and then go north to protect the king, and not only protect Luoyang, but also

He recruited and surrendered Jia Long and other Yizhou troops and settled them in Fancheng. He was appointed as the governor of the county with less than two thousand stones. Now he represented Liu Jingsheng and went to Jingnan Lixue Palace to compile the Han Dynasty. He was also responsible for supervising the scribes to record Cai Bojie's collection. In the past year

, civil and military skills, prestige and official positions...but he took them all by himself."

Sima Hui, who had been resting next to him and dressed like an old farmer, smiled and said: "Stop talking about it! He also took over a daughter of the Cai family and used it as your bridge for Mr. Huang. Hehe, if he comes later,

, I’m afraid this little kid will have to call Mr. Huang brother-in-law, right?”

Huang Chengyan's face suddenly turned red.

In terms of age, he is almost twenty years older than Liu Qi, which is a full generation difference.

Wouldn't it make Mr. Pang De and Sima Hui laugh out loud if the brother-in-law shouted this?

Cai Mao can really find trouble for him!

While Pang Degong continued to pick mulberries, he asked: "No matter whose bridge he is, what is the purpose of him coming here to find you and me?"

Huang Chengyan stroked his beard and sighed: "Cai Degui wrote a letter to a certain person, saying that this son admired me and my brother very much after hearing our names, so he made a special trip to visit us through Degui's recommendation."

Sima Hui smiled and said: "Just a visit? I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? I heard that Liu Boyu is going to Changsha soon, and coming to see you two before leaving must have something to do with his rule in Jingnan."

Huang Chengyan said: "A certain person also thinks like this. He probably takes a fancy to his brother's reputation in the scholarly world and wants to use it."

After saying that, Huang Chengyan turned to look at Mr. Pang De, as if asking for advice.

Pang Degong stopped what he was doing and raised his hand to wipe his sweat. He turned around and walked to Sima Hui, picked up the earthenware dish and took a sip.

After drinking, I saw him taking off his bamboo hat, fanning himself and saying: "I have been living here in seclusion for many years. I rarely ask about worldly affairs, and I don't know much about Liu Boyu's trip... My dear brother, you might as well tell what he has done this year.

Please tell me what you did."

When Huang Chengyan saw Pang Degong asking about it, he didn't hide anything, so he saw that everything was told to him.

Pang Degong retired to the mountains and forests and made a living by collecting mulberry and medicinal herbs. He was a great hermit, but Huang Chengyan was not. He managed the family's industry and had many connections with Cai Maoduo, so he was well known to people in Xiangyang.

After listening to Huang Chengyan's narration, Pang Degong frowned.

He slowly sat on a wooden pillar in the mulberry garden and said thoughtfully: "As my wise brother said, this man seems to be very cunning, and his actions are more deceitful than upright."

Huang Chengyan said: "Based on the current situation, it seems so."
Chapter completed!