Chapter 527 The family fights against Liu Zhang together
After the imperial edict, the governor of Mingzhou ordered all the government offices to open the notices. The first one is to recruit children between the ages of five and eight as students. The second one is that the imperial court will open a subject to recruit scholars. It is hoped that scholars will sign up enthusiastically. Respond to the second article
There are not many families in the first line, but the reaction in the second line is a bit bigger. After all, the children of common people are also laborers. Even if they are not old, they can go out to inspect wheat ears and collect firewood! However, in the local government's
Thanks to the publicity, many discerning families choose to send their children to school for a brighter future!
"Lord, Liu Zhang has taken action!" Taking the information, Cheng Yu rushed to the Prime Minister's Mansion excitedly. He knew that Liu Zhang's imperial examination would drive the wealthy family crazy, because the Han Dynasty used the inspection system to select officials. The system for recommending officials was
The power, in all likelihood, is in the hands of the aristocratic families! Once the imperial examination came out, it can be regarded as breaking the control of the imperial court by the aristocratic families for nearly a thousand years!
"What?" Cao Cao didn't know whether he was surprised or happy. He took the information and read it carefully. Although he only had a general idea, he could see Liu Zhang's intention. He couldn't help but ask: "Do you know who thought of this imperial examination system?"
Came out?"
"That's Liu Zhang!" Cheng Yuguang wanted to provoke dissatisfaction among the wealthy families against Liu Zhang, but he forgot the significance of the imperial examination system.
"It is not an exaggeration to call him a genius for coming up with this system!" Cao Cao sighed: "Liu Jiyu is really a great talent, I am not as good as him!"
"My lord, why do you need to be like this? Great talents can't stand up to the world's famous families!" Cheng Yu snorted coldly: "Now, the families have not received the news. When the news spreads, the army under my lord's command will probably be no less powerful than Yuan Shao!"
"This..." Cao Cao said in shock: "Our army now only has more than 500,000 troops. If we want to be on par with Yuan Shao, we will need at least one million troops. Do the famous families in the world have such ability?"
"Of course!" Cheng Yu sneered: "The Prime Minister doesn't know that many slaves of aristocratic families are elite soldiers, ranging from tens of thousands to thousands. There are dozens of large and small aristocratic families in Shouchun, with
There are at least 200,000 to 300,000 domestic slaves! If you cooperate with the lord’s army, it will definitely not be a problem to pretend to be one million! I think back then, Yuan Shao only had an army of 700,000 people!”
"This..." Cao Cao felt a little chilly in his heart. He really didn't expect that the power of the aristocratic family was so powerful. At the same time, he broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had been guarding against the aristocratic family, otherwise he would have been eaten to his bones.
None left!
"Don't worry, my lord, those aristocratic families are really smart! They always put the interests of the family first and will never risk their lives for anyone. If it doesn't hurt their roots, they will not use the power of the family!" Seeing the chill on Cao Cao's face, how could Cheng Yu
If you don't know what he's thinking, you can explain it in words.
"Fortunately, otherwise I would have had a headache!" Cao Cao had a bitter look on his face, because there were many veterans in the aristocratic family who supported Liu Xie, such as Yang Biao and Kong Rong. If these people could really mobilize all the aristocratic families, Cao Cao would be in big trouble!
Cheng Yu smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, we are not the enemy of the great families now!"
"That's true!" Cao Cao's face showed a joyful expression, and he immediately ordered his chamberlain: "Go and summon Zhongda!"
"Slow down!" Cheng Yu said: "Lord, if such a big thing happens, our army may go into full-scale war with Liu Zhang. Even Sun Quan won't sit back and watch, so let's call everyone over!"
"That's it!" Cao Cao nodded, and ordered his servants to go down and call someone while he sat in the hall, carefully reading the information in his hand, wanting to have a better understanding of the imperial examination system! After Liu Zhang defeated Cao Cao, he also wanted to try it out!
"See my lord!" Soon, everyone had arrived, and many of them had very ugly faces. They must have known about the imperial examination system!
"No courtesy!" Cao Cao handed the information to Cheng Yu and said, "Let everyone take a look and then talk after reading it!"
"Yes!" Cheng Yu handed the information to Sima Yi, but Sima Yi waved his hand. Then, Cheng Yu handed the information to Jiang Ji behind and asked him to pass it on. Among them, many people with gloomy faces did not read the information.
, because they had learned about the imperial examination system from other channels.
"The aristocratic family is really extraordinary!" Cao Cao was secretly shocked as he looked at the actions of everyone under his command. You know, he had just learned about the imperial examination system, and many people under his command also knew about it. This shows that the aristocratic family is
The news is faster than the news from Cao Jun. When fighting, intelligence is very important. The speed of the transmission of information from the aristocratic family shows the strength of the aristocratic family.
"What do you think?" After the information was put back on the case, Cao Cao glanced at everyone. Although he was a very domineering monarch and would never allow forces beyond his control in the government, the current situation was urgent and he had to compromise.
"Prime Minister, Liu Jiyutan changed the ancestral system and deserved death!" A handsome young man wearing a Confucian robe jumped out immediately. Cao Cao took a closer look and found that it was Yang Xiu, the youngest son of Yang Biao.
"Dezu, what you said is true!" Cao Cao smiled, but his heart was filled with evil thoughts. Yang Xiu was talented and smart, but he was not loyal to Cao Cao wholeheartedly. For this kind of person, Cao Cao had already included him
On the must-kill list, if he didn't need the help of the powerful family, he would have taken action long ago!
"Prime Minister, Liu Zhang is so presumptuous, should you send troops to fight against him?" Another scribe jumped out, and it turned out to be Xun Chen. After Yuan Shao's defeat, this man joined Cao Cao. Although his official position was not high, he was Gu Chuan.
Representative of the Xun family.
"Yes! Liu Jiyu deserves to die, the Prime Minister must attack him!" As soon as Xun Chen finished speaking, people from the Chen family in Guangling, the Wang family in Taiyuan, the Xiahou family, and even the Cao family jumped out to demand that Liu Zhang be attacked!
"Alas!" Cao Cao sighed and said: "Everyone, I don't want to send troops, but our army has been defeated for the first time, so what can we do to attack Liu Zhang? Not to mention the soldiers, we don't have enough money and food!"
"If the Prime Minister is willing to send troops to attack Liu Zhang, our Xun family is willing to provide two million dan of food and grass!" Xun Chen stood up fiercely, his face full of determination.
"My Wang family provides one million dan for food and grass..."
"My Chen family has provided 800,000 dan of food and grass..."
In cooperation with Xun Chen, representatives of various aristocratic families expressed their willingness to provide food. Cao Cao made a rough calculation and was stunned. Ling Ling Zongzong already had nearly ten million shi of food and grass! However, the food and grass drama was nothing. Cao Cao still wanted troops, but he could
I don't want to risk my life with Liu Zhang with my own direct lineage.
Cao Cao smiled and said: "Everyone, food is not enough. You also know that Liu Zhang's army is very elite. Without the strength of two dependents, it is difficult to defeat! Our army is only half a million at full strength, and Liu Zhang's strength is no less than five
One hundred thousand!"
"This..." Money is easy to come by, but people are the strength of aristocratic families to protect themselves. When they heard that Cao Cao wanted people, the representatives of the aristocratic families hesitated. Seeing this, Sima Yi knew that he would not be able to do anything if he did not come forward. He smiled and said: "Everyone, my lips are dying and my teeth are cold.
Don’t you understand the truth? Liu Zhang’s policies will deprive us of our land and domestic slaves. If the prime minister loses to Liu Zhang, our fate will not be much better! Coupled with the imperial examination system, it will simply dig out our roots.
If you still don’t know how to choose, let me teach you! I, Sima Jiafeng, have 80,000 slaves and 500,000 dan of food and grass of my own!"
"Okay! Now that the Sima family has come out, our Xun family will not be left behind. The Xun family will produce 80,000 slaves and prepare one million dan of food and grass to repay the Prime Minister's kindness!" Xun Chen gritted his teeth and almost took out three points from the Xun family.
one’s family fortune!
"My Yang family sent 50,000 troops and prepared 500,000 dan of food and grass..."
"My Zhang family sent 30,000 troops and prepared 300,000 dan of food and grass..."
Under the leadership of Sima Yi and Xun Chen, the wealthy families gave up money and people, which made Cao Cao very excited. In just a short time, he actually got an army of more than 300,000, 15 million shi of food and grass, and several hands worth more than Cao Cao's army in five years.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and said: "With your help, there is no need to worry about Liu Zhang's injustice!"
"Lord, this is not enough. Please unite with Jiangdong to attack Liu Zhang!" Seeing that Cao Cao was a little complacent, Cheng Yu immediately stood up and said: "This is our decisive battle with Liu Zhang. The whole country will celebrate in the face, but we will be unable to return if we lose."
sky!"
"Don't worry Zhongde, the truth has its own measure!" Cao Cao was shocked. He was indeed a little too excited when he heard that his strength had increased dramatically!
"Why don't you let me go to Jiangdong? I wonder what the Prime Minister wants!" Sima Yi frowned. He felt that he should go to Jiangdong to unite with the aristocratic families in Jiangdong.
"Zhongda is the prime minister's right-hand man, how can he leave!" Seeing that Sima Yi was going to Jiangdong, Cao Cao felt reluctant, not only because of Sima Yi's ability, but also because of his influence in the aristocratic family.
"Prime Minister, it's not that I want to go to Jiangdong, but I have to go!" Sima Yi knew Cao Cao's thoughts, and he reluctantly advised: "Sun Zhongmou's abilities are limited. The Jiangdong family has never experienced such a dangerous situation. I'm worried that they can't compete with us.
Together we can make a trip to Jiangdong!"
"Prime Minister, let Zhongda go!" Cheng Yu said with a bitter smile: "Sun Zhongmou is unjust. If we can't make him understand that the situation is tense, he might take advantage of the stalemate between our army and Liu Zhang to sneak attack on our rear!"
"Sun Quan can't be so unwise!" Cao Cao frowned. Although he didn't trust Sun Quan, he didn't think Sun Quan would do such an unwise thing!
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst!" Sima Yi said; "Prime Minister, the Jiangdong family is far away from Liu Zhang. Even if they know that the imperial examination system is not good for them, they may not be as helpful as the family in our army. To deal with Liu Zhang, the power is natural
The bigger the better, it is best to eradicate Liu Zhang completely!"
"Okay! Just ask Zhongda to do the hard work!" Sima Yi's words entered Cao Cao's heart. Anyway, he had decided to unite with the aristocratic family. Even if Sima Yi's power was greater, it would not matter, so Cao Cao agreed to his request.
After everyone left, the money, food, and slaves of each family were transported to Cao's army. The elites under Gao Shun, Yu Jin, and Ju Yi had been added to each army, and the task of Gao Shun and the other three was to take down the powerful families in the shortest possible time.
The domestic slaves were trained into elite troops. In Shouchun City, the war clouds were thick and dark clouds were overwhelming for a while. To be continued.