Royal road

"How long has it been since Jinyang has seen such a scene? It is all thanks to the emissary to recover the lost land, so that the prefectures and counties are peaceful." In March, it was warm and cold, and Guo Tong had already held a feather fan.The toga has big sleeves, and the bodice is full of sash. It looks like a celebrity, and even the voice of the speech is very expensive.

Liang Feng smiled slightly: "Zhongzheng is too famous."

In the wide hall, the two sat side by side on the couch, occupying the main seat, and there were more than a dozen young men scattered below, all of them dressed in fine clothes and elegant.Today is the day when Jinyang re-opened the rural products. Guo Tong did not choose the mountain forest in the outskirts, but put the evaluation site in Guofu.This mansion is a century-old mansion, even more exquisite and luxurious than the governor's mansion, among the pavilions and buildings, it fully shows the heritage of the Guo family, it is really well-intentioned.

Hearing that Liang Feng was so self-effacing, he laughed and said: "Back then Wang Zhengzhong also promoted the envoy to be the top rank in the elegant gathering. I don't know how many talents he can select for the court today."

This is a bit arrogant to say.In fact, Liang Feng did not participate in the evaluation at all.The evaluation of Zhuo Ran Shangpin was also said by Wang Wen in private, and it has nothing to do with his achievements today.

But Guo Tong and Liang Feng knew it well, and the children of the family below might not know it.Hearing this, many people's eyes flashed with brilliance.If it can be rated as a top grade, can it also be promoted to a noble and become an important member of the court?

After putting on enough pomp and enjoying enough of the admiring gazes from below, Guo Tong twisted his beard without waiting for Liang Feng to say anything, "This time, the imperial court is selecting talents, and it is also to look at the character of the princes. Put pen and ink first. How about For a poem, let's use... Chunliu as the title."

The new shoots of willows in the courtyard are just blooming, and the emerald green is pleasing to the eye. It is an elegant topic to write poems with it.In addition, watching the calligraphy of scholars is also an evaluation practice, which is especially important for finalizing the product. Guo Tong's question was written according to the rules.However, Liang Feng raised his eyebrows unobtrusively. It was extremely easy to cheat on such an exam question.

Guo Tong put a lot of thought into this Zhongzheng official position.Fortunately, Wang Yan married Guo's daughter, so he, his relative, took advantage of it in the end.Following Wang Yan's route, his selection criteria will naturally undergo some changes.It is not difficult to guess what Wang Yan loves most.

Sure enough, after composing poems, several high school students stood out.Afterwards, there was an elegant debate, talking about nothing more than Lao Zhuang and Shi Yi, and even a few masters with excellent piano and chess skills even performed on the spot.An important assessment related to state affairs made it completely smokeless.However, everyone here is more accustomed to this way of judging, and they respect Guo Tong more and more.

Two hours passed in a flash, and Liang Feng only asked a few simple questions, which were almost like decorations.Guo Tong didn't have the talent and knowledge of those celebrities, but those who stayed in Bingzhou, after all, most of them were Shuzong and small gentry, so there were really no outstanding figures.Therefore, as a Zhongzheng official, he can do it with ease.The Wang, Guo, and Sun families are all rated as top-ranking, and the lower-ranking Li, Chen, He, and Feng families also have some middle-ranking ones, and the rest of the families are not enough, and they are easily classified as low-ranking.

Faced with such a character test, many people had looks of disappointment on their faces.Guo Tong's sentence was easy, but for scholars, it was the distinction between high and low officials.Whether it is clear or turbid, only these two hours will be settled and not changed.But who can do it?If you are not born in a high-ranking family, how can you get a high-ranking title?Those who are as lucky as Governor Liang are still in the minority.

"Scholar's evaluation should be like this." Guo Tong let out a long sigh, "The envoy's system of subjects is out of fashion, and I'm afraid it will damage the morality of scholars."

Guo Tong had wanted to say this for a long time.Last time, all the students who came to the system were poor scholars, so that's all.This time, there are more fanatics from the petty gentry, and they rashly participated in the election!No matter how small the noble family is, they can also participate in the evaluation. Even if they are promoted to the lower rank, can't they still be officials?Why choose such a dishonorable way?He rejected all those scholars who participated in the system, just to let everyone know that the court's method of using talents cannot tolerate such contempt!

His words might not be the thoughts of many scholars and even the families behind them.In the face of Guo Tong's questioning, Liang Feng said, "Only a person has a size and a quality. Zhongzheng chooses officials for the imperial court, so he should be cautious. The system is just a state and county government, so what's the point?"

These words seemed to give in, but Guo Tong frowned, feeling that there was something in his words.When Liang Feng was promoted to be the prefect of Yanmen before, he chose Guo Xing, which made him a little annoyed.However, it is bitterly cold in Yanmen, and there is the threat of Huma's invasion from the south, so there is really nothing to contend with for a mere prefect.There is nothing wrong with giving it to Guo Xing.As long as the right to order products is in my own hands, are you afraid that his lineage will not be revealed?

Shaking his head with regret, Guo Tong said with a smile: "The envoy has worked hard to merge the prefecture. After the village products are restarted, there is no need to work so hard."

Looking at Guo Tong's smug smile, Liang Feng suppressed the sneer in his heart.The Nine Ranks Zhengzhong System is the most important way to select officials in this world, and it can also define the future and destiny of these aristocratic families.It's just the person selected by Guo Tong, do you have to use it yourself?Report to the imperial court, or enter Luoyang, or become an official in another prefecture, what is the ability, what is the position, and what is the relationship with Bingzhou?

This is indeed a talent selected for the "imperial court", but Guo Tong did not see through the difference.And those gentry who have taken the initiative to participate in the system regardless of their local grades are the ones he needs to pay attention to and give preferential treatment to.This time, the number of students enrolled as scholars has more than doubled. Among the top five, three of them are from the noble family!This trend will never stop there.When these people climb up the officialdom in Bingzhou step by step, and even Jizhou and Sizhou, the general trend will be formed.And this is exactly the "new class" he needs.

A class that is bound to advance and retreat with him!

Dealing with Guo Tong indifferently, Liang Feng's heart has already flown to other matters.I don't know what's going on in Jizhou?Can Yiyan capture more counties before Wang Jun?

The military situation came faster than expected. When we returned to the governor's mansion that night, Zhang Bin hurriedly greeted him: "My lord, General Yi is going to Qinghe to fight against the rebellious army!"

"What?" Liang Feng was also taken aback, "How many people does he have under his command, why is he in such a hurry?"

"Looking at the situation, I want to capture the main force of the enemy army before Wang Jun." Zhang Bin frowned, "Why don't you write a letter and ask him to slow down the attack?"

Faced with such a suggestion, Liang Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The emperor will not resist you if you can. Boyuan's move must have a deep meaning."

This is what Sun Tzu said, and it has the same meaning as "the general is out, and the king's life is not accepted".Frontline battles can only be handled by the frontline commanders.The rear is superfluous, remote control, nine times out of ten will be bad.He believed in Yiyan's ability to lead troops, and he also trusted the other party's strategic vision, so it was really inappropriate to interfere too much.

However, before Zhang Bin could reply, Liang Feng said, "Order Shangdang's soldiers and horses to prepare for battle. If necessary, support Jizhou immediately!"

This is the only thing he can do...

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"What exactly do the Bingzhou soldiers want to do?" Shi Le also asked himself in the simple tent.

Before that, he led his troops to capture Xindu and completely defeated the only remaining defensive force in Jizhou.Inspector Ding Zhao fled in a hurry and entered Qinghe Kingdom.Jizhou is an important town in the state of Jin, and most of the kings of Sima were entrusted here, so the wealth accumulated in these cities is also extremely amazing.However, Shi Le never allowed his soldiers to plunder wantonly, but limited the time, and in just two days, he broke out of camp and continued to march towards Qinghe.This is also a lesson learned from previous fiascos.If the enemy has not been truly wiped out, the soldiers cannot be allowed to relax.Only by getting rid of the governor of Jizhou, will this state truly lose control.

However, just as he was about to attack Qinghe, news came from behind.The Bingzhou soldiers and horses who stayed in Yecheng entered Hebei along Zhao County and began to clean up the disorderly soldiers.In just a few days, Zhao Jun was captured, and then, this army disappeared strangely.

How is this going?Shi Le had never read military books, but he was indeed talented in marching and fighting, so he immediately realized that something was wrong.It's just that his soldiers and horses are mostly refugees, and investigating the military situation is really not his forte. After a few days, he still can't confirm the enemy's whereabouts.This also made him more uneasy.

Should we continue to attack Qinghe, or should we leave Jizhou and turn to Youzhou or Yanzhou?Now in the border of Yuzhou, Wang Mi is leading the army to fight vigorously. The imperial court has tens of thousands of troops guarding Xuchang, and the general Gou Xi is fighting.But in Qinghe, the defense is really not strong, and there is such a top family in the world as the Cui family.If captured, how many battles can be obtained?

To buy the morale of the army, let the soldiers below enjoy the sweetness.Such a fat sheep should not be missed.

After thinking for a moment, Shi Le stood up and said, "Break out the camp and attack Qinghe!"

It has been fought so far, and we can't give up halfway.He wants to take Jizhou and go to Han to exchange for meritorious service.Even if those Bingzhou soldiers came to sneak attack, so what?According to the scouts, there were not many people who had invaded Zhao County before, less than [-].Can this little force shake his army?

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

After making up his mind, Shi Le's movements quickly rose.He has a lot of cavalry under his tent, and his favorite tactic is to seize the city on horseback while the defenders are unprepared.In just one day, the rebel army captured two counties like lightning, and Qinghe was just ahead.

Along the way, Shi Le was used to seeing guards who were scared out of their wits and abandoned the city to flee.Unexpectedly, the remnants of Jizhou guarding Qinghe would have the courage to go out of the city to meet the enemy.What is the use of just a few thousand soldiers and horses?It is nothing more than to create opportunities for Nading governor, to create opportunities to escape.Shi Le made a decisive decision and ordered his division to face the battle, while he bypassed the enemy soldiers and attacked Qinghe City.Unexpectedly, the gate of Qinghe City was closed tightly, and there were still soldiers bravely defending the city, and their fighting awareness was not weak.Are these all Cui's private soldiers?

However, this amount of troops is not a threat to a general of Shi Le's level.These bandit soldiers, who were full of food and drink, coveted the money and food in the city, were the first to attack Qinghe's not-so-tall city wall.Riding on the horse, Shi Le squinted his eyes. According to this progress, within two days, he should be able to conquer this city.

I thought so, but within two hours of the fight, a scout fled back in a panic with billows of smoke and dust.

"Great general! Partial division is in the middle of the ambush!"