Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1558 The First Chief Examiner Enters

This battle in Hebei is definitely not easy to fight. Even if the main force of Hebei is already in the south, if their Yan army wants to fight in, they will have to pay a huge price.

This price is not impossible to pay, but the current situation does not allow him to suffer too many casualties.

At that time, if Cao Cao and Sun Ce are ruthless and not only want to eat Hebei, but also want to swallow the North in one bite, then he will look more sad.

So being able to win Hebei with the least wait and see is what he wants to do.

He pinned his hopes on Li Ru.

Li Ru is currently Liu Bei's biggest hole card. Whether he can convince that person is really unknown.

"Your Majesty, if Mr. Li is not sure, he will not go south. I believe Mr. Li will succeed in no time!" Guan Jing softly comforted Liu Bei's agitated mood.

"Gu also hopes so!"

Liu Bei pinched the bridge of his nose to ease his tiredness, and then pulled himself together and asked, "Is the envoy of the Sun family in Jiangdong still there?"

"Still in the station!" Guan Jing nodded.

"Who is this person?"

"This person's name is Sun Jing, Sun Youtai, he is the younger brother of Sun Jian in the past, and the uncle of Sun Ce, King of Wu today!"

"Sun Bofu has a bit of courage!" Liu Bei squinted his eyes, the thoughts in his head began to turn, and his eyes became brighter and brighter: "What kind of heart does he have?"

He didn't believe that Sun Ce really understood the righteousness so well that he not only entered Xudu alone, but also asked his uncle to come forward as a lobbyist to lobby him.

There is no such saint anymore.

That chair is so dazzling, so crazy, Cao Cao doesn't want it, Sun Ce doesn't want it, it's impossible.

If the establishment of the Ming Dynasty hadn't made the princes of the Han Dynasty uneasy, they might have started doing it long ago.

Under the current situation, Liu Bei may not be able to see too many things clearly.

It always feels like there is a kind of fog lingering in it.

"Your Majesty, we didn't think too much about what King Wu had in mind, but under the current situation, unless Your Majesty is willing to become Hebei, it is the general trend to converge to the Central Plains and return to the court!"

Guan Jing cupped his hands and said in a low voice.

"I don't know!"

Liu Bei nodded, he could see this clearly, and he wouldn't take too many chances, and he didn't think that he could avoid the great war in the Central Plains.

The battle between the Han and Ming Dynasties is already a big wind. Either surrender to the new dynasty, or return to the old dynasty. Otherwise, you are in the middle of the game, but you don’t stand aside. You will be the first to fight.

Whether it is Cao Cao or Mu Jing, they are all unfathomable people in the city. Even if there is a fight one day, they will never give the opportunity to others.

It is impossible to surrender Muming, he belongs to Liu Han's royal family, and if he surrenders, he will immediately lose his reputation for his entire life.

Therefore, returning to the court and being a prince who listened to the tune but not the announcement was his only choice.

As for letting Cao Cao, the regent, hold the orthodox righteousness and suppress him, there is nothing he can do about it, as long as it doesn't affect the country of Yan.

And in this decisive battle, if Cao Cao hadn't stood in front, his Yan army might not have been able to stop the attack of the Ming army.

Liu Bei was still a little afraid of the powerful Ming army.

"Call him for an audience!" Liu Bei thought for a while, and said, "Gu also wants to know what Sun Bofu is thinking!"

He believes that Sun Ce is not a person who binds his hands and feet.

At this time, people came to see him, not just to lobby him, there must be some things, if they can unite, he will be much more relieved.

"promise!"

Guan Jing nodded and accepted the order.

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The situation in the territory of the Great Han was changing and there were undercurrents, while the territory of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be much calmer. The Ming Dynasty was not such a scattered power like the Great Han.

Although the Ming court was newly built, its victory lies in its unity. Regarding the localities, the court is united as one.

It means that the upper court can fight.

But the place cannot be messed up.

So the new atmosphere above the local level is construction, not internal fighting, and now many people in Ming Dynasty are focusing on construction, this year is the year of armistice, more people want to do a big job, building place.

Especially some merchants, local construction, representatives have business to do, they are all gearing up, Ming Dynasty has a very good atmosphere, and Mingke has very special guarantees for some contract laws, so merchants began to do business in a legitimate way, rather than as if So sneaky before.

The Ming court was newly built, and its energy was limited, but Mu Jing was not a person who abided by the rules. There were many things that the government could not do now, but some construction projects in some places could be released through contracting.

It's not the first time he has done this.

Back then when he was based in Hanzhong and built Chidao, he had already started this kind of cooperation, allowing merchants to contract for the construction of Chidao, and then pay back the cost through later generations' fees.

In this way, the merchants first take out the cost, and then give the profits to the merchants in exchange. After the project is completed, it belongs to the local government.

Some people were skeptical at first, but the Ming court has always done things according to the rules. The rules have been established, and the merchants are beginning to feel relieved. They have money and are not afraid of spending money. They are only afraid that the court will go back on their word. Now that the court has credibility, they are willing Hand out the contract.

Another point is that in the past few years, with the efforts of the craftsmen of the Academy of Science and Technology, many technical problems have been overcome with regard to the scale of cement manufacturing, and many large-scale manufacturing factories have been established in the form of assembly lines. Workshop, so that the supply began to become smooth.

Daming's infrastructure projects began to enter an era of vigorous development.

After the new year, there will be a new scene in the court. In the Ming Dynasty in the second year of Taiwu, the system of nomination for official appointment will be directly rejected and the imperial examination system will be established.

As for the effectiveness of the imperial examination system, it depends on the imperial examination in the second year of Taiwu.

The imperial examination is imminent, whether it is Yudu, or the scholars of the prefectures and counties, they are constantly restless, and they all want to show their demeanor on this stage.

After ten years of studying hard in the cold window, it will be known to the world.

This is the pursuit of readers.

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Mujing, who entered Taiwu for the second year, was in a bad mood from the first day back to work. His face grew swollen. In previous years, he had at least five or six days of rest, but this year it was only three days.

On the fourth day, he was pulled out of Wenrou Township.

So I'm naturally upset.

If you want to say something special, forget it, I understand you, just sacrifice your personal time to serve the country and the government.

But some trivial things of yours make it seem like the sky is falling apart. If you want to kill people's good annual leave in the cradle, you are going too far.

Hu Zhao is too much.

Hu Zhao did it on purpose.

This guy suffered a loss and gained a wisdom.

The main reason is that before the Chinese New Year, Mu Jing himself committed a crime. He insisted on wearing small shoes for Hu Zhao during the Chinese New Year. He insisted on hand-picking the minister on duty to let him spend the New Year alone on the eighth floor of Daming Palace.

No, the revenge came back. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, he directly took a memorial book sent back from the north, and pulled Mu Jing out of the gentle hometown of the harem.

He just told Mujing, if you make troubles, I will make troubles too, everyone should not live this year well.

Mu Jing was so angry.

But there is no way.

Whoever asked himself to do it first, Hu Zhao's chicken feathers were taken for granted, and that was a matter of course. He was the emperor, so he couldn't say anything.

"Cao Cao has already started mobilizing troops, is it in such a hurry?"

As for the movement in the north, the Ming Center naturally kept a close eye on it, and reported news every day. Mu Jing could have imagined that Cao Cao would go to war against Hebei after the Chinese New Year, but he still did not expect that Cao Cao would be so impatient.

This is not a good thing.

If he can end the war in Hebei ahead of schedule and let him take down Liu Bei, it will also be a big threat to the Ming Dynasty.

Most importantly, they make the decisive battle shorter.

Mujing wanted to recuperate and accumulate more strength, not to say that he didn't have troops to deal with it, but that he was ready to fight to determine the outcome.

This is the strategic core of the Ming Dynasty.

Once they reacted and harassed the Ming territory first, forcing the Ming army to fight, they might be dragged into the quagmire of war by then.

If it was fought for ten or eight years, the Central Plains would not be beaten to pieces.

At that time, if the Ming court wants to clean up the mess, it will have to spend at least 20 years to regenerate the great rivers and mountains, which will undoubtedly delay the development of Ming Dynasty.

Mu Jing is a man with great ambitions. If he takes a trip in this era, he is not like an ordinary emperor who dominates the country and then hangs in the history.

He wants to change the whole era, he wants to promote the progress of the era, and his own name becomes a milestone in the development of this era.

But once he is delayed by the war for too much time, everything he wants to do will be delayed indefinitely, and he can't even tell what the situation will be.

"The King of Wei acted vigorously and never stopped during the Chinese New Year!"

Hu Zhao knelt in front of the Mujing case, and said calmly: "This matter shouldn't bother Your Majesty, but this matter is not trivial. It concerns the future of the Han Dynasty, and it is closely related to my Ming Dynasty. I have to ask Your Majesty to take a look at it." !"

"Whether I know about this matter or not, there won't be too many changes. Do you need to hurry to let me know?" Mu Jing narrowed his eyes and looked at Hu Zhao.

Hu Kongming, you are too much trouble.

"Your Majesty, once the battlefield is opened and the information changes, we will be a little passive at that time. If everything is forewarned, it will be done if it is not forewarned. Don't take it lightly!" Hu Zhao's loyal look for the court's consideration made Mu Jing gnash his teeth a little.

In fact, Hu Zhao was not happy in his heart.

It wasn't that he wanted to make a fuss because of the New Year's Eve, it was Mu Jing who first provoked it. As a subject, he also wanted to restrain himself in the face of His Majesty's anger.

But Mujing was so aggressive, it was too much.

He, the first minister of the Ming court, can't be too cowardly, otherwise the lower ministers who take down the minister will only treat him as a decoration, and then he will become the emperor's puppet, so how can he have the dignity of being a prime minister?

The head can be broken, the blood can flow, and the prime minister can be wronged, but since he has already been appointed, he must be treated with dignity. He is not the mouthpiece of Mu Jing, but the current prime minister with his own political ambitions.

"Okay, I know about this!" Mu Jing said helplessly, "I will let Jingwu Division's foundation and specific matters be handed over to the Privy Council. The Privy Council is more proficient in the transfer of soldiers and horses. How should we deal with the current situation? You and the Privy Council to discuss!"

"promise!"

Hu Zhao surrendered and took the order.

"Is there anything else?" Mu Jing suppressed himself.

"There is one more thing!"

Hu Zhao said with a smile.

How can I let you get away, since it's not a good time for me, let's all work overtime, the court is our home, whether it's a prime minister or an emperor, it's a matter of course.

"Speak!"

Mu Jing was a little weak.

He was planted.

So people can't be too floating.

It doesn't mean that you are the emperor, so you can do whatever you want. These days, the rules are the biggest, the king has the power of the king, and the minister has the responsibility of the minister.

Even if you are a ninth-five-year-old, you really angered these ministers, and they took revenge, but you couldn't afford it and walked away.

"The imperial examination is coming soon, who will be the examiner?"

Hu Zhao said softly: "The county exam, the state exam, and the general exam, you need to prepare in advance, otherwise you will be in a hurry and you will be a laughingstock!"

"Examiner?"

However, Mu Jing regained some energy.

He looked at Hu Zhao and asked, "What do you think?"

"Cai Xiang!"

Hu Zhao said directly: "In terms of the status of scholars, in terms of academic attainments, in terms of world prestige, and in terms of fairness in the court, he is the most suitable!"

Mu Jing heard that, the first thought was not who was the most suitable, but what Hu Zhao's intentions were.

Above the court, the monarch and his ministers must fight.

Since Hu Zhao is sitting in this position, he will never allow himself to monopolize the government. It's not that he can't believe it, but he thinks it's not good for Daming.

He is already under one person and above ten thousand people, he no longer expects power, and he is dedicated to the court and the world, so he is fearless and fearless.

There are many things that others may not dare to harden Mujing, but he definitely dares.

At this time, Cai Yong was promoted to be the examiner of the first imperial examination. It is impossible to say that he has no thought.

"Cai Xiang is suitable!"

Mu Jing pondered for a while, and said: "But this is my first imperial examination in Ming Dynasty. Shouldn't you, Prime Minister Zuo, take part in the battle in person, so as to show my Ming's determination to recruit talents in the imperial examination?"

The meaning of the first imperial examination is still different.

Mu Jing even had the idea of ​​going to battle in person, but neither Hu Zhao nor Cai Yong was willing to do so. The risk was too great. Once Mu Jing collapsed, Mu Jing's reputation would be damaged first.

They are the chief examiners. Once the imperial examination fails and the whole system collapses, they can resist all the guilt and resign from office, and there is still a buffer.

But Mu Jing is the Son of Heaven, people in the world can be wrong, but Mu Jing can't be wrong, nothing is wrong, he must be right, and the world will have confidence in him.

For the rest, only the left and right prime ministers are the most suitable, whether it is the left prime minister or the right prime minister, it is not a big problem, it just depends on who can fight for this position.

"I'm not suitable!" Hu Zhao shook his head. "Whether it's about status among scholars, knowledge, prestige in the world, or influence on scholars, he's not as good as Cai Xiang!"

(End of this chapter)