Royal Road

"How long has it been since Jinyang? It's up to the envoy to regain the lost ground, and then the prefecture and county can be restored." On March day, it was warm and cold, and Guo Tong was already holding a feather fan. With wide robes and large sleeves, commendable clothing and belts, a celebrity-like manner, even the voice of speaking is very expensive.

Liang Feng smiled slightly: "Zhongzheng has a good reputation."

In the wide hall, the two people sat on the couch together, occupying the main seat, and sitting below a dozen young men, each dressed in Chinese clothes, was personable. Today is the day when Jinyang reopened the township product. Guo Tong did not choose the forest in the outskirts, but placed the evaluation site in Guo's Mansion. This mansion is a century-old mansion, even more exquisite and luxurious than the governor's mansion. Between the pavilions, towers and pavilions, the Guo family's heritage is fully displayed. It is really well-intentioned.

Listening to Liang Feng being so self-conceited, he laughed and said: "Back then, Wang Zhengzhong also promoted the emperor to the top grade in the elegant gathering. I don't know how many talents can be selected for the court today."

This is a bit arrogant. In fact, Liang Feng did not participate in the assessment that year. The evaluation of Zhuoran Shangpin was also privately stated by Wang Wen and has nothing to do with his achievements today.

However, Guo Tong and Liang Feng knew very well, and the children of the aristocratic family below did not necessarily know. Hearing this, many people's eyes flashed with brilliance. If it can be rated as the top grade, can it also be added to the ranks and become important members of the court?

After setting up the pomp and enjoying enough admiration from below, Guo Tong didn't wait for Liang Feng to say anything, he twirled his beard and said: "This time is the court's selection of talents, and it is also a matter of looking at the qualities of the monarchs. It is better to put pen and ink first. Let’s write a poem with... Chunliu as the title."

The new buds of poplars and willows in the courtyard are green and gratifying. Using it to compose poems can be regarded as an elegant topic. In addition, watching the calligraphy of scholars is also a practice in evaluation, which is particularly important for the final product. Guo Tong's topic is quite regular. However, Liang Feng raised his eyebrows insignificantly. Cheating on such exam questions is extremely simple.

Guo Tong has spent a lot of thoughts on the position of Zhongzheng official. Fortunately, Wang Yan married a daughter of the Guo family, and finally let his clan take advantage of it. Following Wang Yan's line, his selection criteria will naturally change. It is not difficult to guess what Wang Yan loves the most.

Sure enough, after composing the poem, a number of senior students came to the fore. Afterwards, there was a talk about elegance, nothing more than Lao Zhuang, Shi Yi, and even a few masters of piano and chess skills who even performed on the spot. An important assessment related to national affairs made it completely smokeless. However, everyone here is more accustomed to this kind of evaluation method, and they respect Guo Tong more and more.

Two hours passed in a flash, Liang Feng only briefly asked a few questions, it was almost like a decoration. Guo Tong didn't have the talents and knowledge of those celebrities, but he stayed in Bingzhou. After all, there were mostly Shuzong and small noble clans, and there were really no outstanding characters. That's why he, a central official, is also very handy. Wang, Guo, and Sun were all rated as top grades, and some of the Li, Chen, He, and Feng clan families were also in the middle grade, while the others with insufficient grades were considered inferior.

Faced with this kind of character test, many people have a look of disappointment on their faces. Guo Tong's sentence is easy, but for scholars, it is the difference between the high and low of the starting official. Whether it is clear or muddy, only these two hours will be settled and not changed. But who can do it? It's not from a high class, how can you get the upper rank. Fortunately like Liang Cishi, after all, it is still a minority.

"It should be the same for scholarly appraisal." Guo Tong sighed after being overly addicted, "Zhijun's discipline is too popular, and I am afraid it will ruin the Shilin atmosphere."

Guo Tong wanted to say this a long time ago. Last time, all those who came to the department were poor, that's all. This time, there are some more fanatics from the little gentry, and they have rashly participated in the election! No matter how small the gentry is, they can participate in the evaluation, and even if they are inferior, can they still be officials? Why choose such a decent way? He turned away all the scholars who participated in the discipline system, just wanting to let everyone know that the imperial court's method of recruiting talents could not tolerate such a humble one!

His words are not the thoughts of the many scholars under his seat, or even the family behind them. Faced with Guo Tong’s questioning, Liang Feng said: "There are big and small, high and low grades. Zhongzheng chooses officials for the court, and he should be prudent. The department is just the government of the state and county officials. What is the point?"

This was like a concession, but Guo Tong frowned, always feeling that there was something in his words. Before Liang Feng made the Yanmen prefect, he chose Guo Xing, which made him a little annoyed. However, Yanmen is bitterly cold, and there is the threat of Huma's invasion from the south. It is really nothing to fight for a mere prefect. It's all right to leave to Guo Xing. As long as the right to make a product is in your own hands, are you afraid that his veins will not show up?

Shaking his head seemingly regretful, Guo Tong smiled and said: "The envoy also worked hard to merge the state. After the hometown product restarts, there is no need to work like this."

Liang Feng looked at Guo Tong's complacent smile and suppressed the sneer in his heart. The nine-rank system is the most important way to elect officials in the world, and it can also delineate the future and destiny of these aristocratic families. It's just the person selected by Guo Tong, do you have to use it? Report to the court, or enter Luoyang, or be an official in another state, what is the ability, what is the position, and what does it have to do with Bingzhou?

This is indeed a talent selected for the "imperial court," but Guo Tong did not see the difference. He needs to pay attention to and give preferential treatment to those gentry who take the initiative to participate in the discipline system regardless of the local taste. This time, the number of enrolled scholars more than doubled. Among the top five, three of them were of noble origin! This trend will never stop here. When these people step by step in the officialdom of Bingzhou, and even Jizhou, Sizhou, the general trend will take shape. And this is exactly the "new class" he needs.

A class that will advance and retreat with him!

Coping with Guo Tong not salty but not indifferent, Liang Feng's heart has already flown to other things. What's the situation in Jizhou? Can Yiyan catch up with Wang Jun and occupy more counties?

The military sentiment came sooner than expected. When he returned to the Cishi Mansion that night, Zhang Bin hurriedly greeted him: "Master, General Yi is going to Qinghe to fight the rebellious army!"

"What?" Liang Feng was also taken aback. "How many people do he have under his command? Why is he so hasty?"

"It depends on the situation that I want to catch the enemy's main force before Wang Jun." Zhang Bin's rare brow furrowed, "Why don't you write a letter and let him slow down the offensive?"

Faced with such a suggestion, Liang Feng pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said: "You will be able but the ruler will not be against it. Bo Yuan's move must have a profound meaning."

This is what Sun Tzu said, and it has the same meaning as "will be out, the king will not be affected by life". Frontline wars can only be handled by frontline commanders. The rear is superfluous and remotely controlled, and it will be bad things in all likelihood. He believes in Yiyan's ability to lead soldiers and also trusts the other's strategic vision, so he shouldn't interfere too much.

However, after finishing this sentence, before Zhang Bin could reply, Liang Feng said again: "I have ordered the party soldiers and horses to prepare for the war. If necessary, immediately support Jizhou!"

This is the only thing he can do...

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"What the **** does the Union State soldier want to do?" Shi Le asked himself in the simple camp.

Before, he led his troops to capture Xindu and completely defeated the only remaining defensive force in Jizhou. The governor Ding Zhao fled in a hurry and entered the Qinghe country. Jizhou is an important town in the Jin Kingdom, and many kings of Sima are entrusted here, so the wealth accumulated in these cities is also extremely amazing. However, Shi Le never let his soldiers wantonly looting, but set a time limit, and in just two days he pulled out of the camp and continued to march towards Qinghe. This is also a lesson from the previous fiasco. The soldiers cannot be slackened if they have not really wiped out the enemy. Only by getting rid of Jizhou provincial governor, this state will truly lose control.

However, just when he was about to attack Qinghe, news came from behind. The Bingzhou soldiers who stayed behind in Yecheng entered Hebei along Zhaojun and began to clean up the insurgents. In just a few days, Zhao Jun was taken down, and then this soldier and horse disappeared bizarrely.

How is this going? Shi Le had never read military books, but he did have some talent for marching and fighting, and he immediately noticed that the situation was wrong. It's just that his soldiers are mainly refugees, and investigating the military situation is really not a strong point. After a few days, it is still impossible to confirm the enemy's whereabouts. This also made his heart more uneasy.

Should we continue to attack Qinghe, or just accept it when we see it, withdraw from Jizhou, and turn to Youzhou or Yanzhou? Now in the Yuzhou area, Wang Mizheng led his army to make a fuss. The court tens of thousands of horses guarded Xuchang, and the general Gou Xi was fighting. It was a tough bone to chew, but it was not difficult to enter the country and retreat. But in Qinghe, the defense is really not strong, and there is such a high school as Cui's in the world. If it is captured, how many battles can you get?

If you want to buy the military spirit, let the soldiers below eat the sweetness. Such a fat sheep should not be missed.

Just thinking about it for a moment, Shi Le stood up: "Take out the camp and attack Qinghe!"

They have all hit this point, and they can't give up halfway. He wanted to take Jizhou and go to Han to gain merit. What if that group of Union State soldiers came and attacked? According to the scout, there were not too many people who invaded Zhao County before, and it was less than 10,000. Can this little force shake his army?

As long as you are more vigilant, there is always a way to deal with it.

After making up his mind, Shi Le's movements quickly started. He has a lot of cavalry under his tent, and his favorite tactic is to take advantage of the defenders' unpreparedness and grab the city on horseback. In just one day, the Rebellion Army captured the two counties like lightning, seeing the river clearly ahead.

Along the way, Shi Le was used to seeing defenders who were frightened and fleeing from the city. Unexpectedly, the remnant of Jizhou, who guarded Qinghe, had the courage to go out of the city to meet the enemy. Just a few thousand soldiers and horses, what use can it be? It is nothing more than to create opportunities for Nadine governor and create opportunities to escape. Shi Le acted decisively and ordered his division to fight, while he bypassed the enemy soldiers and attacked Qinghe City. Unexpectedly, the gates of Qinghe City were closed, and soldiers were brave enough to defend the city, and the fighting consciousness was not weak. Are these all Cui's private soldiers?

However, this amount of force does not pose a threat to a general of Shi Le's level. These thieves, who ate and drank enough, coveted the money and food in the city, all refused to give up, and attacked the not-so-large city wall in Qinghe. Riding on the horse, Shi Le squinted his eyes, and at such a pace, within two days, he should be able to conquer the city.

I thought so, but not two hours after the fight, a scout fled back in embarrassment with billowing smoke and dust.

"General! Partially in the middle of the division!"