The Three Kingdoms

"To what extent has the construction of the Imperial Academy progressed?" Sun Quan asked suddenly.

"Report to Your Majesty, the official residence of the Imperial Academy has been initially completed!"

Kuai Liang reported: "However, there are still some issues to be communicated with the Ministry of Officials regarding the establishment of the Hanlin Scholars. I promise to complete it by the end of this month!"

"Get it done as soon as possible!"

Sun Quan reminded in a low voice: "The attendance check of the Ministry of Officials will go to war this year, and many of the officials below will be moved. Although we have passed through Jinling, Lumen Mountain, and several academies in Jiangdong, we have already reserved a lot of talents, but we may not be able to , at that time, the reserve talents of the Imperial Academy may be used in advance!"

After the imperial examination, talented scholars on the list must pass through the Imperial Academy, which will become a talent reserve center for Wu Guochaotang in the future.

"Your Majesty, the attendance check of the officials..."

Kuai Liang's expression moved slightly, and his eyes were a little dark: "I think it over clearly, I have to be in charge of the imperial examination and the Imperial Academy, so I can't get away!"

"Gu Yong dared to carry it down, but you didn't dare?"

Sun Quan narrowed his eyes. The matter of checking attendance will inevitably cause dissatisfaction in various places. The action of the Ministry of Officials is too big, and people from the cabinet must be guarded.

He chose this old guy, but obviously the old guy was a little reluctant.

"It's not that I dare not!"

Kuai Liang's smile was extremely bitter, and he didn't evade it, but said calmly to Sun Quan: "It's just that the old minister is not as young and strong as Gu Shangshu, and his ambition is high. That's it, this storm, the old minister thinks he can't bear it!"

The attendance of the staff is definitely a storm at the end of the year, and the influence is too great. Of course, there are benefits to this matter, but the disadvantages are also obvious.

He is already old, and it is basically impossible to succeed Zhang Zhao as the chief minister of the cabinet if he wants to go further. Since he is no longer able to get up, no amount of credit is useless.

"You old fellows, protect yourselves wisely!" Sun Quan sneered.

"Your Majesty, I am old, so I believe that this opportunity for advancement should be given to those who have the opportunity!" Kuai Liang shrugged.He said with a smile: "Of course, if the king orders the humble official to handle it, the humble official will not disobey the order!"

In this matter, he has clearly defined his purpose.If he can't participate, it doesn't matter if he is alone. He still has a Kuai family behind him, so he can't sow hatred like this.

And it's not something he has to do, he doesn't want to.It is human beings who rush to do it in the cabinet.

"Forget it, since you don't want this credit, you don't have to force it!"

Sun Quan nodded, the twisted melon is not sweet, it's not that no one is doing this, the cabinet has a second assistant, Zhu Zhi is still young compared to the old guys in the cabinet.

If he does things well and establishes his prestige, maybe he can take over the power boundary between Zhang Zhao and Gu Yong and Zhou Yu in the future.

in the cabinet.Zhang Zhao belongs to the older generation, while Gu Yong and Zhou Yu belong to the younger generation. Sooner or later, the rights will be handed over. It would be nice if it could be eased.

"Your Majesty, news from Chang'an!"

At this time, Cao Yang hurried in and handed over an urgent report: "Jin Yiwei rushed into the palace!"

"Chang'an?" Sun Quan's expression became serious in an instant.

"Your Majesty, I have to make some plans for the imperial examination in September, so I will resign first!" Kuai Liang gathered up the examination papers.After saluting, he left the Imperial Study Room.

Sun Quan quickly spread out the urgent report, which was sent by Li Nie himself.

"Three days ago, Cao Cao defeated Baling. Ma Chao ran for hundreds of miles, attacked the Wei army of Baling at night, defeated Cao Cao's [-] soldiers and chased him for dozens of miles..."

Sun Quan suddenly became happy.

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Five days ago, Chang'an City.

The night is vast.

Under the cold starry sky, Chang'an City is very quiet.Tomorrow is the day when the new king ascends the throne. This night, many civil and military men from the Liang Kingdom could not sleep, waiting for the dawn.

However, what they waited for was not dawn, but the sudden shouts of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses coming out from all directions.

"Ma Chao of a certain family, the son of Liang, helps Daliang, punishes traitors, and kills enemies with a certain family!"

Ma Chao raised his troops without warning.

Although Sima Yi had been staring at Ma Dai's camp, there were still two camps around Chang'an City, so he thought that there would be no danger outside the city.

However, the combined strength of the two barracks was nearly [-], which had already been controlled by Ma Chao. Ma Chao's troops were as fast as thunder, and quickly occupied the city gate.

Even Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Yang Xiu and others were caught off guard. Although they were able to react, they were completely defeated in the face of internal and external attacks.

As soon as the city gate was opened, Ma Dai personally led tens of thousands of elite troops out of the mountain like a tiger, and quickly took control of Chang'an City.

This battle came too fast, Sima Yi thought that Ma Chao would at least lose his temper when Ma Xiu ascended the throne tomorrow, but he didn't expect that there was a time lag for him.

He was slow step by step, slow step by step, and when he realized it, Ma Chao had already responded to everyone in the city.

Even if he gathered his troops and shouted the name of the prince, he still couldn't control the situation. The soldiers and horses in the city had already been impressed by Ma Chao's bravery.

This also shows Ma Chao's prestige in Liangguo. I'm afraid this is Sima Yi's miscalculated step, which caused him to lose everything, and the whole of Chang'an fell into the hands of Ma Chao.

Six or seven generals under Sima Yi's command in Guanzhong were killed in Chang'an by Ma Chao, and most of the elite were captured by Ma Chao. Sima Yi could only take less than [-] remnants of soldiers, surrounded Maxiu, and escaped from Chang'an City.

"Damn it, Matthew is in their hands!"

After a night of chaotic fighting, Ma Chao's soldiers and horses completely occupied Chang'an City. At the head of a city gate, Ma Chao, who had been fighting fiercely all night, looked at the moat outside the city and said angrily, "Let them escape from Chang'an!"

"General, a Matthew, it's not important now!"

The planner of this battle, Li Nie, stood quietly beside Ma Chao, and said calmly: "Now, it's time to catch Cao Cao by surprise. According to the news from the scouts, Cao Cao's vanguard army has arrived at Baling. They would never have expected it at this moment." , the general actually has the guts to abandon Chang'an and attack, as long as the speed is fast enough, the Wei army will be defeated within a hundred miles of attack!"

"Li Zhonglang is right, Liang Guo is here to fight!"

Ma Chao is now convinced of Li Nie. He is as cold as a thousand troops and horses. He shouted decisively: "Ma Dai, immediately gather the troops of the whole city, and leave Chang'an after a quarter of noon. The new army, the target, Baling!"

"promise!"

Ma Dai took the order respectfully. (To be continued.)

[Chapter 784 of the main text: Battle of Guanzhong, Ma Chao's surprise attack! ]

Baling is located in the northeast corner of Chang'an, a highland fifty miles away. It used to be Bashang. During the Qin Dynasty, it was a barracks station. Later, Emperor Xiaowen Liu Heng of the Han Dynasty was buried in this tomb, which is called Baling.

Baling's terrain is dangerous, and it relies on the side of the Bahe River. Its geographical location is special. For Chang'an City, this is a condescending place, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and a good place to set up camp.

Cao Cao's [-] elite soldiers and horses who went south from Luoyang quickly merged with the [-] soldiers and horses at Weiduan of Pujin Pass to form a [-] soldiers who went south and stationed here one by one.

The Wei army set up camp, standing from east to west, relying on the Bahe River as a natural danger, and the company was several miles away.

At night, the night was a little dark, and in the camp, most of the soldiers had rested and recharged their batteries, preparing for the bloody battle against Chang'an City.