The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 753 Joint Action
"We want to see the Holy Majesty, please make way." At the tail of the fleet, more than a thousand scholars were stopped by the escorting soldiers, and they were not allowed to go forward.However, although these scholars were exhausted and exhausted all the way, they saw that they could see the emperor and make a statement to him, but they were blocked by soldiers and swearing at each other.

Behind the Zhige soldiers, Dou Fengjie, who was riding on a horse, watched the farce indifferently. In his eyes, these scholars were no different from begging wild dogs. .

"General, these scholars are too excited, why don't you arrange for them to eat something to appease them?" A general suggested in a low voice.

Dou Fengjie snorted coldly, "These scholars are so arrogant on an empty stomach, and they will only make more trouble when they are full?"

"What if they rush over?"

"We have the duty of escort, and we have the right to kill suspected assassins on the spot. As long as these people dare to cross the line, kill a few people as an example."

The general didn't dare to say anything, and Dou Fengjie ordered again: "Block the way, anyone who dares to break in will beat me, and I will be responsible for killing or maiming!"

Dou Fengjie has no interest in making trouble with these scholars.In the scorching summer, people would already feel irritable. If it wasn't for his duty, he would have been hiding in Dou's merchant ship, enjoying the iced sour plum soup happily. These scholars really wanted to cross the police line, and Dou Fengjie just killed a few discouraged.

At this moment, dozens of cavalry rushed to the west, and soldiers stopped them, "Stop, who are they?"

"I'm Xiao Yu." One person responded loudly.

Dou Fengjie recognized Xiao Yu's voice, and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "I will see Xiao Xiangguo at the end."

"General Dou has worked hard." Xiao Yu said with a smile.

Dou Fengjie said: "The responsibility lies, not to mention hard work."

Xiao Yu said: "General Dou, I'm here to deal with these problems, please make way, General."

Dou Fengjie cupped his hands and said: "These people are very irritable, let the soldiers escort Xiangguo there."

"No need." Xiao Yu stepped forward immediately, and immediately a large group of waiting scholars surrounded him.

"Please ask Xiao Xiangguo to be the master for us!"

"Xiao Xiangguo, please give us an explanation from the imperial court!"

"..."

The scholars shouted loudly, drowning Xiao Yu's voice. Dou Fengjie was afraid that these scholars would hurt Xiao Yu, so he quickly gave the soldiers a wink, and the soldiers rushed into the crowd, forcing Xiao Yu and the scholars We parted.

Xiao Yu finally took a breath, and secretly thanked Dou Fengjie for sending guards in time.

Dou Fengjie stepped forward immediately and roared loudly: "Shut up all of them, if you hurt Xiangguo, I will kill you all."

When the scholars heard this, they immediately shut their mouths.

Only then did Xiao Yu say to the crowd: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient, and listen to me conveying the words of the Holy Spirit!"

Hearing that there was an oral order from the emperor, it was even quieter. The scholars stretched their necks and listened carefully, as if they were afraid of missing a word.

Xiao Yu said unhurriedly: "The imperial court originally planned to open a course to obtain scholars in Xiangyang, but because of an emergency, the Holy Majesty decided to take the examination in Chengdu. The Holy Majesty also knows that everyone has worked hard, but this is a test of your will. Test, please don’t complain, let alone make trouble. Otherwise, it will only be bad for you, after all, you are not the only ones who want to pass the imperial examination to become officials.”

Xiao Yu's last words were extremely lethal, and many scholars who just wanted to protest shut up. They knew that there was only one Yizhou left in the Li and Tang Dynasties, and the positions were extremely limited, but they were far more than those who were eligible to participate in the imperial examination. , as well as the children of senior officials, Yizhou scholars, Jingzhou old officials... and according to the court practice, priority will be given to the Jingzhou old officials, so that there will be fewer positions.Moreover, the children of high-ranking officials have background connections, but they have nothing, so they can only hold their resentment in their hearts.

Scholars in Jingzhou were even more depressed, and felt cheated spontaneously. In Xiangyang, they didn’t say that, but they said that as long as they entered Yizhou with the imperial court, they could even go to Taixue to study at the worst, with board and lodging included. The expenses on the road were also subsidized by the imperial court, but now there is nothing, and some people are thinking of turning around and returning to Xiangyang.

Someone boldly asked: "Xiao Xiangguo, when will we start the course to recruit scholars? Our whole family will come and waste a lot every day. If the imperial court does not give a definite time and make arrangements, we will have to go back to our hometown."

When everyone heard the words, they all looked at Xiao Yu.

In fact, these words are also the common aspirations of Jingzhou scholars, because they all felt the perfunctoryness of Li Tang's court along the way, and they have long regretted it.

If Xiao Yu did not have a satisfactory answer, some people decided to turn around and return home. After all, Luchuan is not far from Jingzhou, only a few days away. The treatment of all the people of the Sui Dynasty, and the vast territory of the Sui Dynasty, there are quite a lot of officials admitted in each imperial examination, and the chances are much better than Li Tang who only has one Yizhou.

Xiao Yu sighed secretly, and could only say: "The specific time has not been set yet, but I will definitely not start the examination midway. I can only wait until Chengdu to decide when to open the examination. After all, it will take a long time for the imperial court to come." Settling down, a thousand things can’t be completed in a month or two. So you don’t have to worry about missing it, just take a rest when it’s time to rest.”

"That is to say, if the Sui and Tang Dynasties happened, not only would the scientific research be far away, but we would not even have the most basic living security? Living in Chengdu like a dog? If the Sui army came to the city, would we have to go to the city to block arrows?" Shen Guang, who successfully blended into the crowd, made it clear.

The scholars were not fools either, after a brief shock, there was an uproar immediately.

"Presumptuous." Xiao Yu said angrily, "Our Tang dynasty has the ability and confidence to keep the Sui army out of the country."

"Hehe..." Shen Guang smiled dryly. He had already sowed the seeds of uneasiness among the scholars, and successfully broke the fluke hearts of the scholars.

Xiao Yu said to the crowd again: "This is very close to Hejiang County, everyone go to the county seat to rest first! The local officials will prepare food for you."

The crowd could only drag their heavy steps towards Hejiang County in the west, and the crowd finally dispersed.

But what Xiao Yu didn't know was how much impact Shen Guang's words had on everyone.

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After leaving the sight of the army, Shen Guang led more than a dozen of his men away from the scholars and went to a high place to watch.

It was not dark yet, and the mighty fleet could be seen covering the entire river. Shen Guang said to his soldiers: "Based on the time, the Tang Army fleet will enter Luchuan County tomorrow. If we don't do it tonight , I can only go to the front to prepare and intercept them in Mianshui, but I am worried that accidents will happen after a long time, so I think it is best to do it tonight."

"General, how do we do it?" A personal guard asked.

Shen Guang said: "The troops are divided into two groups, all the way to seize the upper stern, set fire to the boat from above, and rush into the fleet. All the way to draw bamboo rafts to approach, and set fire from the middle. The middle is full of grain ships. There is not much defense force, and Also prone to fire. Do you have anything to add?"

A personal guard said: "General, I think the Tang army is tired and slack. If they can set fire to the camp, it will definitely cause great casualties."

"It's just that we have too few. If we attack everywhere, I'm afraid there will be no fatal damage everywhere."

"Great General." One person laughed and said, "Isn't Fairy Yuan also Luchuan?"

"Then send her an eagle letter and tell her that we have a fire attack plan at Yinshi tonight. If she can make it in time, she will be responsible for burning the camp." For the convenience of contact, Shen Guang not only told Yuan Ziyan's contact information, but also gave her several Falcon scouts.

"Here."

"Go and bring the army now, and prepare more fire oil and fire. Pay attention to fire prevention."

"Here."

(End of this chapter)