Chapter 425: On Imperial Examination Soldiers Out of Liangzhou
Chapter 425: On the Imperial Examination Soldiers Leaving Liangzhou
"This is a trouble." Liu Zhang frowned and tapped the small case. After a long while, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Actually, I had an idea a long time ago, but it is difficult to implement it. But if it can really be implemented,
, it will be difficult for those children from aristocratic families to monopolize the court."
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang had known that Liu Zhang was extraordinary. When he heard Liu Zhang say that there was a way to suppress the aristocratic family, he couldn't help but smile and said, "My lord, you might as well tell me. If there are any difficulties, we can also brainstorm ideas."
"Then I will tell you." Liu Zhang said in a deep voice: "No matter whether it is successful or not, what I said today must not be leaked, otherwise Dian Wei will not be spared immediately. Dian Man"
"The general is here." As soon as Liu Zhang gave the order to discuss matters, Dian Wei and his son went to stand guard outside the gate. When they heard Liu Zhang's call, the two of them walked in immediately.
Liu Zhang ordered with a stern face: "Pass me an order. During the discussion, no one can come close to this place for more than a hundred steps, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."
"Yes" Dian Wei always fulfilled Liu Zhang's orders to the letter. He immediately drove out all the warriors and soldiers within a hundred steps of the hall, and then returned to Liu Zhang. Seeing Liu Zhang being so cautious, everyone also sat upright.
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Scanning the crowd, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Actually, my method is very simple. It is an examination. I call it the imperial examination system."
"Imperial examination system?" Everyone looked at Liu Zhang with some confusion, but people like Zhuge Liang and Guo Jia who came from orthodox academies seemed to understand. When they were studying in the academies, their masters would often set questions and the school would test them.
In their opinion, Liu Zhang’s imperial examination should be similar to the school examination method of talent and learning.
Seeing everyone's expressions of doubt, Liu Zhang smiled and said: "Nowadays, if you want to be an official, you must be recommended by the local government as a filial and honest person. In the imperial examination system, you need the government to set questions and test your talents. Only those who pass the exam can be an official."
Seeing that the answer was the same as what he thought, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "My lord, your method is very good, but most of the people who can read and write now are children of aristocratic families. Even if you use the imperial examination system, it can only alleviate the situation of aristocratic families in power.
But it can’t solve the problem of the family’s governance.”
"That's good," Liu Zhang said with a smile, "But what if I run a school again?"
"Run a school?" Zhuge Liang asked in surprise: "Could it be that my lord wants to set up a place like Lumen Academy, Yingchuan Academy or something similar to Taixue?"
"Exactly" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I run a school in the name of the government. I can teach everything from enlightenment to skills, including the skills of being an official and managing the people."
"My lord, all books are in the hands of aristocratic families. Even if they are copied, the cost is very high. People are poor, how can they have money to study?" Zhuge Liang sighed: "If the government funds it, the cost will be too high."
"Kong Ming, do you think I haven't thought about it?" Liu Zhang smiled and said, "I have ways to solve these things. Even your wife is helping me with this matter."
"My wife?" I remembered that Liu Zhang had visited Huang Yueying some time ago. After Huang Yueying returned home, she secretly made some wooden utensils. No matter how she asked, she refused to answer. Zhuge Liang was still very unhappy about this. Now I heard that Mrs.
While doing a big thing for Liu Zhang, Zhuge Liang was a little dumbfounded
"Exactly" Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I heard that your wife is very talented in investigating things, so I asked her to make something for me. But I asked her to keep it a secret, so she can't tell anyone. I hope Kong Ming doesn't blame me."
"My lord is serious and Yueying can serve you. It is our honor as husband and wife." Zhuge Liang was not a pedantic person. He was very happy to see his wife show off her talent.
Liu Zhang smiled and said: "If your lady can really study these things, she will definitely be famous throughout the ages. At that time, you and your wife, one will be the name of the ages, and the other will be the master of personality. I can also benefit from your glory and become a wise king and a holy master."
Woolen cloth"
"My lord is joking," Zhuge Liang said modestly, "If it weren't for my lord, how would we have achieved anything?"
Liu Zhang said: "Kong Ming doesn't have to be like this. I am not Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and I will not tolerate others. In the eyes of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a dynasty can only produce one saint, so he castrated Sima Qian. That was because his structure was too small. In my opinion
, countless saints can appear in a dynasty, and I want to be the one who rules the saints."
"My lord is generous." Everyone was shocked when they heard this. To become a saint is something that others dare not think of. What is the concept of ruling a saint? Everyone looked at Liu Zhang with awe in their eyes.
"Kong Ming, I have one more thing I want you to do." Speaking of Huang Yueying, Liu Zhang remembered that Huang Yueying once said that her father's talent in investigating things was not simple. There are talents who don't use it. It is not Liu Zhang's style.
"My lord, please give me your orders." Zhuge Liang was convinced. When he heard that Liu Zhang had something to give him, he quickly accepted the orders.
"Don't rush to agree, this matter is very difficult to handle." Liu Zhang said with a smile: "I heard that Sima Hui, Pang Degong, and Huang Chengyan are all very talented. I want to invite them to Chang'an. I wonder if you can do anything about it."
"This..." Zhuge Liang said hesitantly: "My father-in-law is not very difficult, and Mr. Shui Jing is not very difficult, but it is impossible for Pang Degong. My lord does not know that Pang Tong, the son of Pang Degong, is currently serving in Jiangdong.
No one will go against his son."
"Feng Chu," Liu Zhang sighed, "Is there any way you can bring Feng Chu here?"
"No." Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly and said, "If I also defect to the Sun family, maybe he will leave Jiangdong."
"Huh?" Liu Zhang asked; "Aren't you and Feng Chu Pang Tong good friends?"
"That's why he is such a good friend." Zhuge Liang said: "Shi Yuan wanted to compete with me. When he went to join the Sun family, it was also because I wanted to join Liu Bei."
"That's it." Liu Zhang smiled and said, "First ask your father-in-law and Mr. Shui Jing to give Pang Degong a try. If he is willing to come, you'd better tell him. If he is willing to come, when Pang Tong is defeated and captured, I will spare Pang Tong.
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"Yes" Zhuge Liang accepted the order and prepared to go back to plot against his master and father-in-law.
Speaking of this, Liu Zhang came to his senses. He smiled and said: "Everyone, we seem to have digressed. I want you to consider the issue of food and grass. How come you are promoting policies and preparing schools?"
"Uh..." Everyone was a little embarrassed when they heard this, especially Zhuge Liang and Liao Li who were the first to go off topic. In order to make up for it, Liao Li quickly smiled and said: "Master, in my opinion, it is better to go to Jiangdong to buy food."
Liu Zhang said: "When Jiangdong buys grain, the question is how to transport it back. The people of Jiangdong are not stupid, will they sell grain to me?"
"Transportation is not a problem." Zhuge Liang said: "I remember that there was a general named Gan Ning under my lord's command. He was originally a bandit on the Yangtze River and was good at water warfare. Entering the Yangtze River from Bajun should not be a problem for him. As for buying grain and grass
, it has to fall on the governor of Liangzhou."
"Are you talking about the Lu family in Jiangdong?" Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Does the Lu family in Jiangdong dare to trade with us? You know, the Sun family is not an ordinary person."
"Don't worry, my lord, the Sun family's envoy may be coming soon." Guo Jia said with a smile: "According to the intelligence, Sun Jian was killed by Xu Chu and Wei Yan at the gate of Wuling City. No matter how unfilial Sun Quan and Sun Ce are, they will find ways to avenge their fathers."
Cao Cao occupies the territory of the five states and has enough troops and food. How can he be defeated by Jiangdong? Sun family is defeated by Cao Cao, so they will naturally ask for the lord. At that time, the lord will ask for food because the army is in short supply. I believe they will not refuse."
Liu Zhang said: "I also know what happened to Sun Jian, but Sun Ce is brave and Sun Quan is resourceful, so he may not be defeated by Cao Cao. How can they come to ask me for help?"
"It is precisely because the two sons of the Sun family are capable that they ask for help from the lord." Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "I heard that the civil and military forces in Jiangdong have been divided into two factions. The civil servants support Sun Quan, and the military generals support Sun Ce. With Sun Jian here, the two factions will naturally be at peace with each other; Sun Jian's death
, how can the two of them not fight? Sun Quan will be restrained by Sun Ce’s efforts to send troops, and Sun Quan wants to take revenge, how can Sun Ce sit idly by and ignore it?”
"That may not be the case," Liu Zhang sighed: "Sun Quan may be ambitious, but Sun Ce is a man who values love and justice..."
"What emphasis is placed on love and righteousness? Big brother thinks highly of Sun Ce." Zhou Yu sneered: "Back then, I agreed with him that I would only seek Jiangdong for him, so I came to join big brother. But when I left, he sent
Assassination? If it weren't for Liu Xian, I would have died long ago. Is this also called emphasizing love and righteousness?"
"This..." Liu Zhang frowned when he heard this. It wasn't that he didn't believe Zhou Yu, but he just felt that Sun Ce didn't seem like someone who would do such a thing. However, even Zhou Yu didn't expect that Chen Wu who killed him was sent by Sun Jian.
After being silent for a long time, Liu Zhang suddenly smiled and said: "In this case, after the Qiang people are pacified, Lu Xun will be contacted by the Lu family. As for Gan Ning, someone still needs to block the Yellow River on his behalf."
"Why bother?" Zhou Yu said with a smile: "If the elder brother trusts me and transfers 20,000 navy troops to join me, I will definitely handle the matter of transporting grain and grass for the elder brother."
"Oh," Liu Zhang said happily: "How could I forget that Gong Jin is also proficient in water warfare, and he is from Jiangdong. Tomorrow, I will mobilize 20,000 people to work with you, and let Gan Ning expand the navy."
"Thank you for your trust, brother." Ever since he recovered from his injury, Zhou Yu had always wanted to return to the battlefield. After being appointed by Liu Zhang, he clasped his fists and stepped aside.
Seeing that everyone had no idea, Liu Zhang let them leave. But the topic of this night shocked everyone. Whether it was the imperial examination system, running schools, or tax reform, they were all lingering in everyone's minds. Even the original focus
The topic, how to deal with the Qiang people and Rong Di tribes has become a detail. Of course, everyone will never forget to deal with the Qiang people and Rong Di tribes. This is not only related to military achievements, but also related to the stability under Liu Zhang's rule.
The next day, Liu Zhang ordered Xu Shu to command the cavalry as the vanguard, Guo Jia and Jia Xu as military advisors, and personally led Guan Yu, Huang Zhong as the middle army, to attack Liangzhou. Upon hearing that Liu Zhang had arrived in person, the Qiang, Rong and Di tribes not only did not
After retreating, he still had to press forward to receive the information. Liu Zhang was furious and immediately ordered Xu Shu to exterminate the two clans.
After receiving the order, Xu Shu dispersed the army and divided and surrounded the Qiang and Rongdi. Ma Chao, known as the mighty general, led Pang De to show his power in Liangzhou, and he was famous among the Qiang people in the past.
Yan Xing was also placed under Ma Chao's command. By the time Liu Zhang arrived in Liangzhou, Jincheng, Wuwei, and Tianshui had already been recovered