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Chapter 706
"Great kindness!" Yang Zheng also laughed out loud.

Yang Yi gave too much face to Lao Yang's parents in the Western Regions.

Before the three kingdoms of Qiuci, Kangju, and Dawan sent troops, Yang Yi led [-] Longxiang Battalion and [-] elite Qiang cavalry to strike first, took advantage of the wind and snow to invade Kangju, plundered its tribes, and burned them. city.

Kangju raised an army of [-] to fight in a hurry, but Yang Yi attacked decisively. He smashed the enemy army with medicine and water, beheaded [-] people, took [-] prisoners, and returned with [-] healthy horses.

Kangju was defeated, but Dawan did not dare to move.

Qiuci wanted to claim that the state of Xia was empty and led a surprise attack, but was entangled by Yin Chun and returned without success.

The Western Regions turned from danger to safety.

"King Xia is brave, quite similar to His Majesty back then." Wei Guan said intentionally or unintentionally.

Of course Yang Zheng could point out that there was something in his words.

With each victory, Yang Yi's prestige and strength in the country have soared.

There are more and more Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qianghu leaning towards him. After all, Qianghu has always worshiped the strong.

"Wei Wu has a yellow beard, so I can't have a brave son?" Yang Zheng didn't think that his son was so powerful, but that the countries in the Western Regions were too crotch, and they were just pecking at each other.

Yang Yi is placed in Zhongtu, and he is probably at the same level as Pang Hui.

There are also a group of friends around to give advice, which is almost enough to deal with the Western Regions.

Wei Guan also smiled slightly, "What Your Majesty said is true."

Among the scholars, Yang Yi is the most powerful, but only for now. Once the Great Qin comes out and takes the Central Plains, the number of Han people under his command will increase, and a mere Xia Kingdom will definitely not be comparable to the Central Plains.

From another perspective, born in sorrow, die in peace.

If you enter, you will be helpless, and if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will perish.

Without external threats, Daqin will surely rot itself after unifying the world.

Zhuge Wuhou Yutian, Cao Rui began to let himself go.

After Sima Yan ruled the world, he began to hope for luck...

Besides, if Yang Yi wants to involve, it is not enough to rely on [-] to [-] Qiang cavalry soldiers. He must first integrate the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and then sweep the east and west of Congling.

This is by no means achievable in the short term.

Even so, it may not be a complete opponent of the Central Plains Empire.

Taking a step back, even if Yang Xu can't beat Yang Yi, he won't fight against the difficulty of defending Middle Earth, right?

Emperor Li Er was able to succeed because his strength and prestige not only surpassed Li Jiancheng, but even Li Yuan was inferior.

Zhu Di was able to succeed because he was fed by a good nephew, Emperor Jianwen.

But now that Yang Zheng is in the prime of life, Yang Yi may not dare to seize the heir apparent.

With that energy, it is better to continue to expand westward. The fertile river area and the two river basins are in front of you.

As for Middle-earth, they have to cross the desert and grassland, and the future is uncertain.

That's why Yang Zheng banned him.

Of course, the situation in the Hezhong area is a bit complicated now.

The Sasanian Dynasty rose strongly 40 years ago, annexed the Parthian Empire, defeated the Kushan Empire, swept across the Mediterranean, and cast greedy eyes on the river area.

In the northern grasslands of the Xia Kingdom, the power of the Xianbei people has not completely disappeared.

Yang Yi has many opponents, and it is by no means that he can simply lead an army to march eastward.

Wei Guan just went to the end, but Yang Zheng had already thought far ahead.

Both of them ended the topic very tacitly.

After chatting for a while, Lu Zhi sent the exam papers for this year's Chunwei.

The number of scholars in Chang'an doubled compared with previous years.

As a result, Chang'an became even more crowded.

The streets are full of scholars from the Central Plains and Jiangdong, as well as merchants traveling from south to north.

The price of the inn took advantage of the opportunity to skyrocket, and it cost two to three hundred and five baht a night.

In horizontal comparison, a cow is only [-] yuan, and a top-grade horse is [-] yuan.

A good meal for the common people costs only a dozen dollars.

Fortunately, there are libraries everywhere in Chang'an, where you can live for a day with a penny, and there are all kinds of books to browse at will. The government also provides straw mats, bedding, etc., so scholars can't freeze.

Last year's harvest was bumper, and this year's is also good. The price of grain is not high, and the price of meat is not high.

A big bowl of mutton soup costs seven pennies, and a cake sells for one penny.

I really have no money, and I am stuck in the library, not only will the government not pursue it, but they can still provide a few free wheat cakes every day.

After the Spring Festival, many scholars from poor families stayed in Chang'an, copying and writing for the official bookstore, and their days were not bad.

"There are quite a lot of talents in the palace examination this year, and the scholars from Jiangdong in the Central Plains are not against the Great Qin as before." Lu Zhi smiled.

"It's so good." Yang Zheng was also happy.

Compared with the Nine Rank Official Personnel Law, the imperial examination system is of course an improvement.

In the Cao Pi era, the talents selected by the Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law were considered genuine.

But up to now, there is already no poor family in the upper rank, and no noble family in the lower rank.

Duan Zhuo, one of Deng Ai's generals, once said bluntly in front of Sima Yan: "The election of Lingtai Pavilion can only block the eyes and ears. Nine ranks visit people, but only ask Zhongzheng. Therefore, according to the top ranks, they are not the descendants of the princes and marquises, but the sons and daughters of Kun on the way. ...there is no such thing as Lu Shen!"

If the poor and common people with real talents don't go to Qin, why don't they go to Jiangdong?
This has been the case in all dynasties, as long as the ascending channel is cleared, no one is afraid that no one will come to eat this meal.

However, it is not that simple to become a celebrity in Daqin.

Talent and morality are the first hurdles. Musical rhythm, painting, calligraphy, poetry and songs are just bonus points. The most important thing is that you can kill people when you get on a horse, and rule the people when you get off a horse.

In the state of Qin, you can't do without Wude.

War horses, bows and crossbows, swords, shields and spears must be played well.

Yang Zheng personally set "martial admiration, both talent and virtue" as the criteria for judging.

It is by no means the kind of "celebrity" who can take drugs and talk freely in the Central Plains.

Many scholars lingered in Chang'an, waiting for the result of Yang Zheng's imperial examination.

"This person is quite insightful." After some review, Lu Zhi took out one of the test papers and handed it to Yang Zheng.

In order to avoid cheating, the method of copying papers and obfuscating names is adopted, and no one knows who the candidates are.

Yang Zheng took a closer look, and found that the core idea is to govern the country by governing the officials. If the officials are not good enough, no matter how good the government's policy is, they will make it a law that harms and disturbs the people. In order to solve the disadvantages, the imperial examinations of Qin State were also sorted out, divided into rural examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations.

These things are nothing new in later generations, but they are relatively standard now.

Other people's articles are well written, but there is nothing that stands out, and their level is much worse than this person's.

"This year, this person will be the champion." Yang Zheng put down the test paper, tore up the name, and found an unfamiliar name——Le Guang.

A champion is not necessarily a celebrity, and a celebrity is not necessarily a champion, which needs to be investigated.

Lu Zhi took a look and said with a smile, "So he is the son of an old friend."

"Uncle knows this person?" The surname is Le, and he is an old friend. Yang Zheng thought it was Le Jin.

"His father, Le Fang, once joined the army for Xia Houtai's expedition to the west. Le Fang died early. Le Guang grew up poor and lived in Shanyang. He was famous for his talent, but he was not used by the Sima family because his family background was not obvious."

"So that's it!" Xiahou's old family is almost Yang Zheng's old family, no wonder they came all the way from Central Earth.

The next day I summoned Yue Guang, who was not too young, nearly forty years old, with a look of coldness and sorrow on his face, but it did not hide his dignified appearance.

Literary talent is not weak, martial arts are fair, especially good at bow and arrow.

After listening to his self-narration, Yang Zheng realized that he was the protagonist of the Cup Bow and Snake Shadow.

But even if he is the number one scholar, he has to start from scratch in Daqin, and Yang Zheng promoted him to Poyanling.

With his talent, a county magistrate must be inferior, but there was no wave in his eyes, neither sad nor happy.

Wei Guan sighed: "This person's water mirror is so clear that he can see the blue sky through clouds and mists. He can be a celebrity."

Lu Zhi also nodded: "At the time when the governor of Xiahou saw Le Guang, he called him a handsome man, and he should be a celebrity."

Both of them agreed, and Yang Zheng didn't find anything wrong, so with a swipe of his pen, Daqin's first celebrity came out.

In the second year of Huangwu, only one celebrity was born in Daqin.

Others are either not good at martial arts, or their conduct is worse.

In addition to the restrictions on the surface, there is actually a "hidden rule" for celebrities, and those who are crooked and have a bad temperament are definitely not allowed.

In fact, since ancient times, people have paid more attention to appearance.

This is especially true in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Most of the beautiful men in history came from this era.

Zhuge Wuhou, Zhou Yu, Sima Shi, Xia Houxuan, He Yan, Ji Kang, etc. were all famous for a while, and there were later Pan An, Wei Jie and others.

　The fever has subsided and my head is a little dizzy. I will resume normal updates tomorrow. Thank you for your concern. I feel very warm

　　
　
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