Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1593 July, state exam!
The city gates of Ye City were still closed, but inside the locked city, there was an invisible storm.

West Market.

In a study.

In the front is a place where books are sold, in the back is a courtyard with a wooden floor, bead curtains, and a big willow tree beside it, and a pond in front.

Under the beautiful scenery, a middle-aged man in a blue robe sat cross-legged, under the big willow tree, holding a book in his hand, reading it with relish.

Perhaps it was because when they were young, it was difficult to study. In Xiliang, the price of a book is much more valuable than a human life. They want to study, and the hardship they pay is more than ten times that of the people in the Central Plains.

So after growing up, Jia Xu likes to hold a book no matter what he does, because he wants to find back the time he lost when he was young.

"General Zhonglang!"

A middle-aged man dressed like a shopkeeper walked in, pushed open the courtyard door, walked under the willow tree, bowed his hands and saluted, and then said in a low voice: "Li Junhou who contacted the Black Mountain Army is back!"

"Let him in!"

Jia Xu continued to read.

"promise!"

Soon the shopkeeper led a young man in.

Li Han, a member of the Yelou Dark Water Camp, is directly under the command of Jia Xu.

"Subordinate Li Han, pay respects to General Zhonglang!"

"sit!"

"Yes!"

"What's the current situation of Julu?" Jia Xu put down the book, looked at the young man, and asked very directly.

Breaking the giant deer is one of his schemes.

Yuan Shao hoped to use this matter to put all his eggs in one basket, but the Central Plains also hoped to force Yuan Shao to a decisive battle, so the intentions of the two sides were the same.

It's just that Liu Bei didn't live up to his expectations. After entering Hejian, his hands and feet were bound, so he didn't dare to kill Julu for a long time, in order to respond to King Wei's thoughts.

Jia Xu could only help. He contacted the Black Mountain Army, went north in person, and met Zhang Yan. The surrender went smoothly. After all, Zhang Yan had few ways to go.

As for the so-called loyalty, that is a matter of the future, as long as the Black Mountain Army can use it now, it will be a great achievement.

"At present, the Youzhou Yan Army is stationed in the east of Julu, and the Black Mountain Army is occupying several counties in the northwest of Julu County. There is no conflict for the time being!" Li Han said.

"very good!"

Jia Xu was worried that the Black Mountain Army and the Yan Army would be head-to-head, and that would be more harm than good.

He thought for a while, and said: "Notify Zhang Yan, order him to lead the elite, go south secretly, break up the whole and approach Yecheng, and wait for my order to quickly occupy Yecheng. As long as he occupies Yecheng, he can immediately change his flag. And the king will meet him in person, and even ask the emperor to come forward, give him a marquis, and completely clear his name!"

People who have become thieves like to wash their hands, because everyone knows that it is difficult for thieves to get ahead.

Mushan, the prime minister of the court back then, was the rise of a generation of thieves, from a rebel to the current prime minister with power over the government and the public. The things in it made countless people feel incredible.

It also gave the yellow turban thieves of the past, and the local tyrants who had fallen into bandits, had the fighting spirit, and they were all looking forward to entering the house after being cleansed.

And Zhang Yan is the most powerful bandit among them. The Black Mountain Army originated from the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, but the Yellow Turban Uprising has passed for a long time, and people can't feel it for a long time.

But these years, it’s not that Zhang Yan doesn’t want to surrender. Whether it’s the north, the south, Youzhou or Hebei, he has tried to negotiate, but these people are either perfunctory, or they just want to kill the grass, so the Black Mountain Army has always been floating.

What Zhang Yan wants most now is someone who can recognize his identity, so that he can escape from the ranks of thieves.

"I'll go north and tell him now!" Li Han said.

"Not urgent!"

Jia Xu waved his hand and said, "There are two more things, you should do it first, and then go north, from Julu to the south, if you don't have some arrangements, it's easy to leak the news, the first thing, you personally recruit a Man, he is the county magistrate of Handan, this person has been dissatisfied with the Yuan regime for many years, the chance is great, you can give some conditions appropriately, make a decisive decision, and take him down!"

"Yes!"

"Second thing, you go to the Yan army barracks in person, and reward Wei Wang with a secret letter!"

As he said that, Jia Xu pulled out a secret letter and handed it to Li Han. He trusted Li Han. On the one hand, Li Han was born as Cao Cao's personal guard. In the whole night building, he is one of the best, so many things have been explained to him.

"Subordinates must complete the task!"

Li Han bowed his hand and took the order.

"The lieutenant of the Dark Water Camp was killed in Yongzhou in the Ming Dynasty. You will be in charge of the Dark Water Camp in the future. Li Zhongjiu, you are not qualified enough, but the general is very optimistic about you. Don't let the general down. The king personally mentioned you. If you don't have the ability, then not only the general, but also the king will be disappointed!"

"Subordinates should go through fire and water to serve the king."

Li Han took the order.

"Go!"

Jia Xu waved his hand.

"Yes!"

After Li Han left, a middle-aged man dressed as the shopkeeper came in, cupped his hands and said, "General Zhonglang, we have found Yuan Xi's trace!"

"Now that you've discovered it, then do something good and let Yuan Tan know about it!"

Jia Xu smiled.

"understand!"

The middle-aged man nodded.

"Is there any movement from Jing Wusi?" Jia Xu's pupils flashed a cold light.

"not yet!"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "It seems that they don't have any idea about the situation in Yecheng. Our people have been searching for a long time, but we haven't found any clues. If they really took action, it is impossible that there is no trace at all! "

"That's because we haven't hidden deep enough for them!"

Jia Xu shook his head: "It is impossible for the Ming army to fight again in a short period of time, but Jing Wusi will not have any scruples. The storm in Yecheng is getting bigger and bigger. It is impossible for them not to join hands, but we still have to fight." I can't find them, their purpose is, so there is no way to find their traces!"

"Then I'll ask the sons to work harder and find them out of the stinky rat ditch!" The middle-aged man's eyes were fierce.

"We can't have too much fun!"

Jia Xu shook his head: "We are staring at others, and others are staring at us. Jushou is waiting for us to show up. Although he may not pay attention to us, if we jump out, he will definitely encircle us. Although there are not many troops in the city , but there are more than enough people to strangle us!"

He knocked on the stone table with his fingers, pondered for a while, and said: "Since Jing Wusi is not revealing, then we don't have to be too afraid of them. This is not Yudu City, and they may not have much power. We still focus on doing it." Our business is to pave the way as much as possible for Zhang Yan to go south, as long as the Black Mountain Army takes Yecheng ahead of the main force of the Yan Kingdom, this Hebei will be taken by our Wei Army!"

Who does Hebei belong to? It's not a big problem. It doesn't matter how it is divided at that time. After all, it is an alliance. He is unable to withstand the joint swallowing of Jiangdong and the imperial court, so most of the territory still has to be handed over.

But whoever can conquer Yecheng has a name, and Hebei belongs to him, and he has the initiative no matter how it is divided.

Don't underestimate a name. If the name is not right, the words will not be right. Now that the Han court is still there, it is still very important to be right.

"Yes!"

The middle-aged man nodded: "I have already connected with Captain Beimen, give me a little more time to take him down because it is not a big problem, but unless the front line is defeated, it is impossible for Captain Simen to betray Jushou. They are all direct descendants of Yuan Shao, members of the Yuan clan!"

"We must trust the king!"

Jia Xu sneered: "Even if Yuan Benchu's morale is doubled, he still can't beat the king. If Tian Feng is still there, he still has a chance. Now the king has personally conquered, there are countless strong generals, and Guo Jijiu is there to give advice, Guandu battle , is a battle that must be won!"

It takes a certain charisma to do it. Xiang Yu has always been invincible. He is a god of war on the battlefield, so he has such a terrifying charisma on the battlefield. time, be trusted.

But Yuan Shao, the conditions are different, he can't achieve Xiang Yu's charisma that can make all the soldiers trust him even when they are dying in battle.

At this time, even if Yuan Shao aroused Zhou Jun's fighting spirit, he was still just a paper tiger. After one or two disastrous defeats, he would be beaten back to his original form.

"Yes!" The middle-aged man nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Then I will treat Yuan Jin, the captain of the North Gate, to dinner in the next two days and stuff him with some gold cakes, but I will not mention any conditions at all. Go recruit him!"

"Ok!"

Jia Xu said: "You can't just bribe him, you have to put some pressure on him, at least let him know that you are not just a shopkeeper of the study, otherwise what you say will make people suspect!"

"Understood!" The middle-aged man nodded.

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The Guandu battlefield is in full swing, and the land of Hebei is about to storm. The entire Central Plains, and even Jiangdong, are preparing for the war, and the atmosphere is very depressed.

On the contrary, the Southwest, the territory of the Ming Dynasty, has become somewhat stable at this time. Except for some troublesome people in the New Deal, everything else can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment.

The Ming Dynasty had the Ministry of Agriculture, and the Ministry of Agriculture has devoted itself to the development of agriculture over the years. Agriculture is the foundation of a court, and the most important thing is to have enough food.

Although it may not be able to feed everyone in Ming Dynasty, over the years, the Ministry of Agriculture has indeed allowed many poor peasants to have a full meal.

Therefore, the people's hearts of Ming Dynasty, even with the New Deal tossing, are still relatively stable.

Recently, Da Ming's attention is no longer on the war in the Central Plains. What is going on outside has nothing to do with them. The Ming army does not fight, so their attention is now on the most attention of Da Ming. above the imperial examinations.

After the County Examination in March, scholars with fame as scholars seem to be superior to others, how many people are looking forward to the results of the state examination, watching the most powerful scholars in a state get the honor of juren.

Juren, it is the state examination list that has the fame.

Moreover, according to the official notice issued by the Ministry of Officials and the Department of Education, Juren is qualified to directly fill the vacancy of officials. Of course, if one wants to officially become an official, he must pass the Ming Dynasty Examination and get the title of Jinshi.

Scholars have always been the most high-end topic for ordinary people. If any family has a scholar, it will be a matter of face within a radius of ten miles.

Nowadays, the competition of scholars on the same stage is a great feat of Ming Dynasty, which makes everyone pay attention to the imperial examination. Among the imperial examinations, the county examination is only the first step.

The state examination is the gateway to enter the official career.

If you can stand out from the state examination, even if you don’t take the Ming Dynasty Examination, you are still eligible to fill some official positions. The Ming Dynasty is not the former dynasty, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty do not have much boundaries. If the officials do well, they are qualified to have no shortage of official positions. Yes, this can be regarded as a way to become an official.

July fourteenth, July half, is the Ghost Festival, and this day also kicked off the prelude to the state examination.

Daming now has eighteen states.

There are eighteen examination rooms in total.

On the morning of July [-]th, the gates of [-] prefectural courts were opened to welcome scholars to enter the examination room with baskets of books. They could only bring pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and the search in front of the gates was very strict.

July fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth.

Three days are the time for the state exam.

Those who can stand out from the county examination are those with good aptitude among the scholars, but there will be more than [-] scholars in the country, and they will compete for the [-] candidates for fame. This will be a grand event that attracts the attention of the world.

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Yudu City.

Bazhou has been changed to Yuzhou. In Yuzhou Tribute Court, sits examiner Shi Xie. Shi Xie is a little excited. He has no regrets in his life to be able to preside over such a prosperous age.

If he had some complaints when he surrendered to Mujing, then at this moment, he no longer has any complaints.

It's not that he surrendered to Mujing, he was still a precarious local overlord in the remote village of Jiaozhi, instead of standing here and being able to host such a grand event for scholars all over the world.

"Examiner, it's time, you can ring the bell to start the exam!"

"Ding ding ding!!!"

Shi Xie personally rang the big bell hanging above the tribute courtyard, and the sound was melodious and clear, which directly kicked off the prelude to the state examination.

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Daming Palace, on the ninth floor.

Mu Jing looked at Cai Yong, a little helpless: "Cai Xiang, why don't you go to preside over the imperial examination, why do you have to trouble me?"

"Your Majesty, although I am the chief examiner of the imperial examination, I only need to be the chief examiner of the national examination, and Shi Xie is the chief examiner of the state examination!" Cai Yong said indifferently.

"Then what do you want to do?"

Mu Jing gritted his teeth a little.

"The minister has already submitted a plan for the reform of the Zhengshitang to His Majesty. I wonder what His Majesty thinks?" Cai Yong pressed on step by step.

Since learning from Liu Jin, he has gained some confidence in running the Zhengshitang, but the premise is that Mujing will not make trouble.

Mujing, a shit-stirring stick, does more than accomplish things and more than ruins things. If you help him, you will definitely not be able to help him, but if you want to ruin his affairs, it will be a matter of minutes.

So before Hu Zhao could be dealt with, he had to deal with Mu Jing first.

Mu Jing looked at the plan in his hand, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and said, "Mr. Cai, aren't you afraid that the people below will rebel?"

I can be considered bold.

But the old man Cai Yong is even bolder than himself, some people really cannot be underestimated.

(End of this chapter)