Three Kingdoms: Cao Cao and Liu Bei help me to ascend the throne

Chapter 194

Xia Houlan!
The young general in white robe is called Xia Houlan, and she is also from Changshan Zhending. She and Zhao Yun are not only from the same hometown, but also playmates when they were young.

If the original trajectory of history develops, Xiahoulan joins the Cao army and confronts Zhao Yun in the Battle of Bowangpo. In the end... Xiahoudun is defeated, and Xiahoulan is also captured by Zhao Yun.

Because he was from the same village and knew each other since childhood, and Xia Houlan was knowledgeable in the law, Zhao Yun recommended him to be the commander of Liu Bei's army, in charge of military criminal law.

Of course, Xiahou Lan and Xiahou Dun have no kinship.

Xia Houlan is not from Qiao Peiwu...

There are not many trusted friends of Zhao Yun in history, and Xia Houlan is definitely one of them.

Zhao Yun was about to say hello.

Unexpectedly, Wei Yan in the attic said first: "Anyone who thinks he is good at martial arts can play."

The voice fell...

Xiahoulan had already stepped onto the stage, and opposite him was a burly man, five big and three thick... Holding a long wooden axe, Xiahoulan took a wooden gun and saluted with fists.

"I am Xia Houlan from Changshan Zhending, please give me more advice!"

"Hmph..." The strong man on the opposite side had a contemptuous expression, "How come, recently, whoever comes up is saying that he is from Changshan? Could it be that... everyone is the same Zhao Zilong who shot at the leader of Xianbei?"

I don't know if I heard Zhao Zilong's name, or the other party is just like Chang Shan.

Xia Houlan raised his gun and said, "You reckless man, don't be unreasonable."

A little bit of yellow sand... The big man didn't dodge when he saw the spear coming, he swung his ax and shot.

Xiahou Lang felt a slight numbness in his arm, which showed that this man was very strong, he hurriedly patted his horse forward, unexpectedly... the big man had already picked up his axe, and slashed across the middle.

Xia Houlan's movements were sharp, she leaned over and stuck to the ground, dodging the attack... This wonderful turn of events caused the audience, who were sweating for him, to burst into applause.

But Zhao Yun was the only one who remained unmoved.

On the scene, the two seemed to be fighting inextricably, but he knew that this man was teasing Xia Houlan... Within thirty rounds, Xia Houlan would definitely lose!
really…

The two fought back and forth, and it was already twenty rounds before they knew it. Xia Houlan's hair was a little messy, beads of sweat dripped from her forehead, and she breathed heavily, obviously exhausted.

The big man was calm and relaxed, and he didn't even take a breath. Every time he swung his ax seemingly lightly, Xia Houlan secretly groaned.

After another two rounds of fighting, the big man saw that Xia Houlan had lost all strength, and laughed and said: "You little boy is too poor in martial arts, let me be the leader of the white horse righteousness!"

The voice fell... Xia Houlan swung the ax in a feint, and Xia Houlan raised the gun with all her strength... She didn't want the big man to change his moves and smashed the spear in his hand. Before he could recover, he was captured alive by the big man under his arm.

The big man carried Xiahoulan around the arena, stopped just now, and threw Xiahoulan on the sand...

Everyone quickly helped Xia Houlan...

Xia Houlan was already ashamed and ashamed...

But at this moment, he saw that the person who supported him was Zhao Yun.

Immediately... I quickly rubbed my eyes, I couldn't believe it, "Son..."

Zhao Yun stretched out his index finger, signaling him not to speak too much...

at this time!

The big man raised a long-handled wooden ax in his right hand and shouted: "Who else dares to fight me?"

His martial arts were too tough and domineering... for a while, the audience fell silent, and no one dared to fight.

Wei Yanxie glanced at Zhao Yun's position, and shouted: "If no one comes forward to challenge, then I will announce that this strong man has successfully advanced!"

"Wait a minute..."

Zhao Yun said loudly.

For a moment, everyone turned their heads to look at him, but to him... a boy in common clothes, with a spear on his back, strode onto the martial arts stage.

The big man saw that although the visitor was young, his steps were steady, and he knew that the visitor was extraordinary, so he pointed a wooden ax at the visitor and shouted.

"Who is coming?"

Zhao Yun tied the cloth in his hand to the end of the gentian silver gun on his back, took the wooden gun from the soldier, jumped onto the ring, put the wooden gun obliquely on his vest with his right hand, and said.

——"I am Changshan Zhao Zilong!"

Another Changshan...

The big man originally had a contemptuous look on his face, but when he heard "I am Zhao Zilong"...his pupils tightened, could it be...is this cowardly man in front of him Changshan Zhao Zilong who cut off the leader of Xianbei, Ke Bineng?

He...he's coming!

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Luoyang City, in a study of Yulin Temple.

The emperor Liu Hong shot the case, "What a high-rank no poor family, low-rank no family!"

Just now, he had carefully listened to Yu'er's talk about the "imperial examination system" system for selecting officials, and he couldn't help but be overwhelmed.

As Yu'er mentioned, the emperors of all dynasties wanted to consolidate their status and strengthen the centralization of power.

And talent... is the top priority.

It is true that this requires a series of means and systems... The prosecution system is to meet the needs of talents, but... Yu'er pointed out the flaws of these systems.

—— Monopolized by rich families, discriminated against by poor families!

How to break the "monopoly and discrimination of poor families"?
How to achieve "the upper class has no poor family, and the lower class has no clan"... This is the method Liu Hong has been looking for, and the Hongdu school is an unsuccessful attempt.

But this imperial examination...

At first, Liu Hong just listened normally, but following Yu'er's detailed explanation, he was suddenly attracted.

——Through the way of examination and selection, relatively outstanding talents are selected, as long as they have knowledge and ability, they can become officials in the imperial court!Greatly mobilized the enthusiasm of scholars in the world.

——Select a large number of outstanding talents for the imperial court, which weakens the local power and unites the hearts of the people at the same time!

——This is the most perfect new track in the game between imperial power and clan!

to some extent...

Yu'er's "imperial examination" theory heralds the end of the elite system, giving ordinary people the opportunity to study to change their destiny, stimulating the atmosphere of the people to study and study, and quietly through the emperor from top to bottom, directly changing people's thinking, and even …The imperial examination system will vigorously promote the development of schools and private schools, spreading cultural atmosphere among the people.

Liu Hong is too clear...

The energy of the clan is not only monopolizing ideas, but the most frightening thing is that they monopolize culture and all channels to spread culture.

People can't read books, can't touch books, and after hundreds of years... the clan will still be the clan, and the people will still be the people, there is no way to cross this class!
Nature…

As the clan's energy becomes more and more entrenched, it will undoubtedly be more difficult for the emperor as the emperor to reshuffle the cards.

Good exam...

Hey, good exam!

Liu Hong's eyes widened in vain, "The exam is good, the exam is good, as long as the emperor is the chief examiner, the right to select officials is in the hands of the emperor, and these officials in the future will also become the disciples of the emperor, which is comparable to the examination system. It's far superior."

Of course superior...

For Liu Yu, this belongs to skipping the "Nine Grades Zhongzheng System" and directly entering the "Imperial Examination"...

This can shake the foundations of a powerful clan.

but…

For the "imperial examination", Liu Yu must look at it objectively. The imperial examination has its prosperity and prosperity, but also its decline. The imperial examination of the Tang Dynasty allowed scholars to recommend works, so that it was unfair that literati and examiners colluded Phenomenon, especially in the late Tang Dynasty, the phenomenon of official administration became more serious.

After the unification of the Song Dynasty, the rulers reused civil servants and vigorously implemented civil servant politics. This move greatly promoted the development of the imperial examination system, but it sowed the seeds of chaos on the border.

In the Yuan Dynasty, because the rulers were mainly Mongolians, the imperial examination system also had a very obvious racial color. For example, the imperial examinations were graded according to race. It was even more difficult. On the other hand, Mongolians and Semu people only needed to take two exams, and the questions were easier. Even the Han people who won the exam were lower than the Mongolians. The imperial examination system in this period of the Yuan Dynasty was obviously "exclusive."

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang carried out drastic reforms to the imperial examination system, established schools, and established a school system consistent with the imperial examination system.

This period was also the most glorious and glorious period of the imperial examination system in Chinese history.

But in the late Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination system gradually declined.

In the Qing Dynasty, the disadvantages of the imperial examination system were fully exposed.

The main reason is that the examination content and examination form of the imperial examination system have become rigid, and people's thinking has been imprisoned.

After all...

There are roughly four reasons for the corruption of the imperial examination system. The corruption of the bureaucracy leads to the internal corruption of the imperial examination system;
Failing to adapt to the development of the times, the stereotyped selection of scholars severely imprisoned people's ideological awakening;

The emergence of the new class and the contradiction between the old class;
The power of centralization and monarchy reached its peak, and the feudal autocratic monarchy began to decline.

These are all told in history textbooks...

Liu Yu's memories are especially new...

However, based on the current dynasty, there is no doubt that the "imperial examination system" is an easier way and method to strengthen centralization than the "Nine Ranks Zhongzheng System".

But... there is one thing, it will be difficult.

Those clans...will certainly not stand idly by when their foundations are shaken.

"Enke and Changke, Wenju and Wuju..." Liu Hong narrowed his eyes, and he stood with his hands behind his back, thinking carefully, commenting on the things in between.

Naturally, he also thought of the difficulty.

"However, Guanzhu Liu, to do this with the power of the current imperial court, I am afraid that it will cause fierce opposition from the clans in the world. This is the biggest problem."

Liu Hong raises his doubts...

Liu Yu nodded slowly, "So, the key to rooting out the clan lies in the imperial examination, and the implementation of the imperial examination requires the great prestige of the imperial court. In the final analysis, it comes back to the issue of the frontier."

Liu Yu asked Liu Hong, "His Royal Highness Chen Wang, I dare to ask, if... Emperor Wu's time, he wants to implement the imperial examination, is it possible?"

hiss…

Liu Hong narrowed his eyes, he pondered for a moment, and then nodded.

"Emperor Wu expanded his borders and swept away the Xiongnu. When he was in power...if this imperial examination was implemented, no one would object, nor would he dare to object!"

"That's it." Liu Yu continued following Liu Hong's words. "Because Emperor Wu swept the Xiongnu and restored the style of the Western Regions, and so on... Both he himself and the Han court have high prestige. This slander!"

"In other words... If my Majesty can follow the example of Emperor Wu, sweep Wuhuan and Xianbei, open up the Western Regions again, build the Silk Road again, and radiate to the domestic countries with the Great Han as the axis, such a prestige Next... I propose to His Majesty to implement the imperial examination, who would dare to oppose it?"

Speaking of here…

Liu Yu paused, "Of course, it's not easy to achieve the appearance of Emperor Wu! But... we can pay attention to some methods!"

"method?"

Liu Yu rolled his eyes, and he asked with a smile: "King Chen probably knows why those Nanyang clans will guard the border for the big man?"

This…

Without waiting for Liu Hong to speak.

Liu Yu's words came out again, "The prosperity of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit... To deal with clans and wealthy families, we can also win a group first, suppress a group, and then win a group and suppress a group, In the face of huge interests, those who can be won will get rich together, and those who cannot be won... will be suppressed to the end, so and so... and so and so, in a few years, our majesty will have the capital and strength to carry out the imperial examination!"

Liu Yu said a lot of things in one breath...

What Liu Hong heard was deafening!
Shock, shake...

It's hard to imagine that such insightful and far-sighted words... actually came from the mouth of a young man in his teens. This is so unimaginable, and this made the emperor Liu Hong feel a little bit.

The eldest son of the emperor, Liu Yu...is probably sent by the heavens to save him!

The most important thing is...he is already practicing this idea personally.

Borderlands, Jiangmen, foreign aggression...

For a moment, Liu Hong felt that... if he survived for a few more years, the state affairs of the big man might not be so troublesome.

The world is going downhill... Hehe, maybe with the help of Yu'er, the world of the big man can also flourish!

This is the way to turn the tide and help the building to collapse!
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It is already noon, and in the rare winter, there is actually dry sunlight shining on the earth,

But the cold wind is still howling on the arena...

The nameless man brought up an ax to attack, even if it was a wooden axe, the one he danced would be very powerful...

Seeing the ferocious approach, Zhao Yun did not back down, and went forward with his gun...

The two of you attacked and blocked each other, fighting together, the big man was brave... I saw the ax flashing again and again, and others could only see the shadow of the ax, but not the body of the ax.

All the warriors onlookers showed horror, especially Xia Houlan, whose face was extremely pale... He had already recognized his childhood playmate, and couldn't help but worry about Zhao Yun.

never thought...

Zhao Yun didn't panic in the slightest, the wooden spear in his hand stabbed with a pick, picked with a hide, and his moves were extremely exquisite...

less than ten rounds...

Zhao Yun seemed to have seen through the opponent's strategy, and turned from defense to offense. Suddenly... the offensive and defensive momentum was reversed!
Two more rounds...

Zhao Yun found the right timing, and pressed down with a shot, which happened to hit the left shoulder of the big man who hadn't had time to close the move...

"Snapped!"

Unexpectedly, the big man has a strong body, but the wooden spear was broken...

However, the outcome is already decided.

At this moment, outside the arena, there were cheers everywhere...

Zhao Yun reported himself to his family, and everyone had a lot of expectations for him, looking forward to... How good is the martial arts of the young general who shot the leader of Xianbei?
This time... I couldn't help being amazed when I saw the martial arts.

On the other hand, Zhao Yun, amidst the cheers, helped up the strong man who had fallen to the ground. The big man smiled bitterly and said, "No more, no more, you kid is tricky with guns, I can't beat you, the deputy commander of Baima Yicong Give it to you!"

Zhao Yun smiled and said, "After fighting for so long, I still don't know your name."

The big man patted the dust off his body and said, "My name is Zhang Niujiao, and I am a ranger. You'd better remember my name, and I will remember yours too!"

Zhang Niujiao...

——One of Zhang Jiao's eight personal disciples!

Today's "Chu Feiyan", later the eldest brother of "Zhang Yan", his kung fu can be regarded as outstanding in Taipingdao.

This time, it was to test the strength of Youzhou, to test the strength of the white horse righteous Xu Si

I never thought that... such a Changshan Zhao Zilong would appear suddenly!
Zhang Niujiao walked off the ring angrily, and Chu Feiyan who was under the ring followed beside him.

"Brother...the great virtuous teacher..."

"Shh, let's talk about it when we go back!"

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(End of this chapter)