Pujing Pass, also called Daqing Pass, is an important passage from Hedong Road to Guanzhong. Whether merchants or troops from both places, Pujing Pass is the only way to pass.
That morning, a ferry slowly docked at Pujin Pass. A Han official from the Jin Kingdom stepped forward, clasped his fists to the Song soldiers on the pier and said: "The special envoy from the Jin Kingdom is coming from Shangjing. I have contacted you before. Please let me go."
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"Wait a moment, wait for me to report before you go ashore!"
The soldiers ran back, and not long after, Liu Zan, the envoy of Liangguan Town, walked over quickly. He said to the Jin officials: "I did get the order from the envoy Xuanfu. The envoy Xuanfu requested that the number of the envoys should not exceed three hundred people.
We will count the number of people, and those with more than 300 people will not be allowed to go ashore, please make your own arrangements!"
The official bowed and went back to report.
An hour later, several large ferries came forward, filled with golden soldiers leading horses. On the front boat, dozens of golden soldiers surrounded a middle-aged man of about fifty years old.
He is not as rough-looking as other Jurchen generals. He has a long and thin face, a slightly pointed mandible, and a pair of triangular slender eyes. However, he is still very strong. Although he is wearing purple civilian robes, he still looks like a military general.
This person is Wanyan Xiyin, the deputy prime minister of the Jin Kingdom, who is currently the fourth most powerful figure in the Jin Kingdom. Entrusted by the Jin Kingdom's court, he came to Jingzhao City to negotiate with Chen Qing.
Nowadays, the Jurchens' youth is so precious, and it is related to the fate of the country, how could they not redeem it? There are also Wanyanhelisha and Wanyanqi, both of whom are Jurchen royals, and they are very important, so they must be redeemed.
Wanyan Xiyin has never dealt with Chen Qing, but through Wanyanchang's description, he roughly understands some of Chen Qing's characteristics, and he will definitely be able to reach negotiations to redeem the prisoners of war. The key is the conditions for the prisoners of war. Chen Qing is not that
Easy to throw away.
"I, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Jin, Wanyan Xiyin, have been appointed by the Imperial Court of the Kingdom of Jin to negotiate with Envoy Chen Xuan. Please don't stop me, General!"
Liu Zan said loudly: "Since I am a negotiator, I will not block it, let alone make it difficult, but my Xuanfu envoy has an order that the total number of the envoy shall not exceed 300 people. Please abide by the rules!"
"We don't have 300 people. We only have 285 people in total. The general can count them!"
"Then please!"
Liu Zan ordered the soldiers to get out of the way. Wanyan Xiyin and his men went ashore. Less than 300 people led their horses towards the mountainside. Wanyan Xiyin found that they were only walking in a one-foot-wide passage with people on both sides.
Hundreds of Song soldiers stood on the high wall with bows and crossbows, watching them coldly.
After passing Pujing Pass, Liu Zan ordered his deputy general Guan Tao to continue to guard the pass. He personally led a thousand cavalry escort delegation to Jingzhao City. It was for protection in name but in fact for surveillance. How could they allow three hundred gold coins?
The soldiers roamed the Guanzhong Plain without supervision.
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The imperial examination has ended for five days. According to the normal procedure, tomorrow is the day when the results will be released. All the scholars are full of expectations.
Eighteen thousand people are traveling around Guanzhong, and no one has returned home. After all, if they can't pass the imperial examination, there is still Taixue! Today, Jingzhao Taixue enrolls 400 students, plus the 100 people admitted by the imperial examination.
The first 500 people will be admitted.
All the test papers have been reviewed. Zhao Fusheng, the director of the newly renamed Guozi Office, handed over the list of 110 people to Chen Qing. The original plan was to admit 100 people, but the reason for adding 10 people was because he was worried that some of the 100 people would be virtuous.
For those who are unqualified, some will give up because they are unwilling to accept the title of Jingzhaotong Jinshi.
Yes, it was Chen Qing who decided to be born with the same Jinshi background. In the Song Dynasty, the imperial examinations were divided into five categories, and those with the same Jinshi background were the last one. Outstanding graduates of Taixue were also awarded with the same Jinshi background. Chen Qing did not have high requirements and accepted those who were admitted to the Jingzhao Imperial Examination.
It was considered that the fifth person was born with the same Jinshi status, and it was also reported to the court's Ministry of Rites. As for whether the court agreed or not, it actually didn't matter. At least it was recognized in Sichuan and Shaanxi.
Gu Jing
In the official meeting hall, Jiang Yanxian, Zhang Xiao, Zhou Kuan and Zhao Miao, together with Chen Qing, discussed the final admission list.
The first place is called Wei Ji. He is the eldest son of Wei Ningyuan, a wealthy family in Jingzhao. He is an excellent poet, has excellent strategy content, and has beautiful calligraphy. Chen Qing personally named him the first place because he put forward some ideas in the strategy.
The proposal for Hanzhong to develop eastward is to widen and straighten the official road along the Han River and dredge the Han River for shipping, so that the 500-stone cargo ship can go directly from Nanzheng to Xiangyang.
What's more important is that Wei Ji's countermeasures are well-founded. At present, if the shipping is affected by mountains and rocks falling into the river along the way, it seriously affects the shipping of the Han River. There are seven sections in one and a total of more than thirty miles. If this can be done,
If more than thirty miles of gravel is dredged and cleaned, then there will be no problem in sailing a flat-bottomed cargo ship with a capacity of 500 tons. During the wet season, a cargo ship with a thousand tons of stone can even be sailed.
Chen Qing also knew very well that if this shipping channel could be opened, Hanzhong would be revitalized.
The second place is Wang Tuozhi, a scholar from Jianzhou. He is from Nanzheng, Hanzhong. His family fled to Jianzhou because of the invasion of Jin soldiers. The plan he proposed was the farming theory. Hanzhong has a sparse population, and many Han people fled to Bashu.
They were all infatuated with the prosperity and comfort of Bashu and were unwilling to return to their hometown. In order to prevent Hanzhong from being desolate, he proposed to implement military farming in Hanzhong, use the land in Hanzhong to reward military merit, and gradually resettle the veterans' families in Hanzhong.
Wang Tuozhi's suggestion solved a big problem Chen Qing is currently facing, which is the shortage of land to reward military merit. Guanzhong land is no longer enough. If Hehuang land is used to reward military merit, many soldiers are unwilling, so where will the new land source be?
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Chen Qing originally considered northern Shaanxi, but this scholar suggested that Hanzhong has a sparse population and a large amount of land, so it would be better to use the land in Hanzhong to reward military merit than in northern Shaanxi.
The third place is Chao Qing. He was originally ranked first by Jiang Yanxian. His Hanzhong Classics is very grand. He writes about Hanzhong from the perspective of Sichuan and Shaanxi as one, and regards Hanzhong as the link connecting Sichuan and Shaanxi. In Hanzhong
Establishing a transit warehouse group and establishing a cargo trading center in Sichuan, Shaanxi, Nanyang and Xiangzhou. He also put forward the suggestion of opening up the Han River East Channel to introduce the resources of Jingxiang, Nanyang and Hanzhong.
There are two main reasons why Chen Qing did not rank Chao Qing as the first. First, his poem titles are weak, not thick enough, too thin, and meaningless, making people unable to experience deep emotions. This is related to his youth.
; The second reason is that he is his wife’s cousin and must avoid suspicion.
In addition, to Chen Qing's surprise, Lin Jianqing, the cousin of the Yu sisters, actually passed the examination and ranked fifty-fourth. Although Chen Qing hated this person, he did not want to ruin the future of others because of his personal likes and dislikes.
, so he did not cross out Lin Jianqing’s name.
"Let's take a look. Do you have any other suggestions?" Chen Qing asked everyone.
Zhou Kuan smiled and said: "Isn't there an interview? It's equivalent to a palace examination."
Chen Qing shook his head and smiled: "It's too sensitive. We can't go too far. Our name is still called the Sichuan-Shaanxi Xuanfu Division Examination. The outstanding candidates are recommended to go to Lin'an to participate in next year's Spring Festival. They can also stay and serve as officials in Sichuan-Shaanxi."
, this is the choice of the scholars themselves, we are not forcing it, right?"
Everyone laughed, and there was no compulsion. It depends on whether the scholars are willing to lose their official positions and go to Lin'an to take the exam.
Jiang Yan first said: "Let me make a suggestion! Just admit 110 people, and there will be no need for any substitutes. Those who leave will be counted."
Chen Qing nodded, "Okay! I also agree to this arrangement."
"How about the moral examination?" Zhang Xiao asked again.
The moral inspection was carried out by Zhang Miao from the Intelligence Agency. Everyone looked at him. Zhang Miao smiled bitterly and said, "I just saw the list, so I can't inspect it in detail, but recently I sent people to brothels, brothels, and gambling establishments everywhere."
The library checked and made a list of more than seventy people in violation, but I checked carefully and found that there are no violators in today's list, and I haven't seen the Taixue list yet."
Chen Qing looked at the crowd again and said with a smile: "If everyone has no objections, let's publish the list according to this list!"