I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 235 The Hero's Grab
Yuan Shu had experienced before that Gao Shun fell into the camp so badly that he lost more than 3 troops under the city of Wuguan, but he still failed to shake Wuguan at all, and he had already left a deep impression on Yuan Shu's army.

And Lu Bu's reputation is known to everyone in the world. In front of Hulao Pass, one singled out Cao Cao's three giants undefeated, and even severely injured one of the enemy generals. This proud record has attracted the attention of all the princes of the world.

Both Lu Bu and Gao Shun secretly moved towards the designated attack position, waiting for Li Shimin's final order.

Grain, grass and military equipment are constantly leaning towards the two fronts. Although fighting on two fronts is a taboo for military strategists, Li Shimin has such strength at this time, and Zhang Lu and Yuan Shu are not strong, so they will not give it to them. Li Shimin brought great pressure.

Besides, at this time, all the princes in the world thought that Li Shimin was going to attack Cao Cao. Who would have thought that Li Shimin was building plank roads to cover up Chen Cang in the dark?
With the adjustment of military deployment and the reactivation of the war machine of the Bingzhou Army, the large-scale military mobilization, allocation of food, grass, and ordnance also indicated that the war was about to break out.

While the military transfer was in full swing, the imperial examinations were gradually approaching.Although there was resistance from some wealthy families this time, the enthusiasm of scholars from various counties and counties to participate is still high.

Especially in the territories occupied by Li Shimin, such as Youzhou, Jizhou, Sili, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, and Yongzhou, it is estimated that more than 2000 scholars will sign up for the provincial examination at the prefecture and county level. The examination is simplified to hold the provincial examinations of the first-level states,

Students from other prefectures and counties came here especially, and there were nearly 500 people in total, which shows the great influence of this imperial examination.However, most of the people who signed up for the exam were from poor families, or some down-and-out nobles. The participation of young handsome people from various families was indeed not high.

After the initial examinations in various states and counties, 300 people finally entered the next round of final examinations, and students from all over the country spontaneously rushed to Lishan Academy in Chang'an to take the final examination, which was similar to the later "palace examination".Some scholars from poor families were also subsidized by the government.

Scholars from other states and counties were also subsidized by the local government participating in the examination, so three hundred scholars marched towards Chang'an mightily.

Generally speaking, many young scholars are going abroad for the first time, and they study hard at home on weekdays. The so-called keeping their ears to the outside world, they only read sage books.This time, scholars from the same county went on the road together, which can be regarded as the first time to study abroad.

Some of them were from good families, and they hired some bodyguards to protect themselves. After all, bandits and strong men emerged in endlessly.

Unexpectedly, along the way, thieves and strongmen have almost disappeared. The official road is spacious, straight, and very strong.

There are endless field ridges around the official road, and people have been busy plowing the land in early spring. Dots of farmers are busy shuttling in the fields, occasionally calling out to mischievous children, a peaceful pastoral scene.

This surprised a group of foreign scholars, and gradually discovered the differences in these states and counties from these scenes of living and working in peace and contentment that can be seen everywhere. This scene that they were accustomed to before was so out of reach in their hearts.

Among the hustle and bustle of scholars, a young man in white clothes also noticed the different styles of the states and counties under Li Shimin's jurisdiction. The business and commerce were flourishing, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the thieves had disappeared.

These scenes, which are often only seen in prosperous times, have really appeared now. I also have infinite admiration for Li Shimin's ability to govern the world in my heart, and I have become more and more interested in Li Shimin.

As the imperial examination "Palace Examination" approached, more and more scholars gathered in Chang'an. Some scholars from poor families lived in Lishan Academy. .

Scholars taking the exam poured into the classroom one after another, and together with the students of Lishan Academy, they listened to the Confucianism courses given by Zheng Xuan, Zhao Jia, and Cai Yong. Deeply impressed, some scholars even immediately said that if they failed to go to high school this time, they would stay in Lishan Academy and concentrate on studying to deepen their knowledge.

This made Li Shimin, who visited here privately from Weifu, feel very comfortable. All his painstaking efforts and painstaking efforts finally saw a sliver of reward.

Soon the final imperial examination came as scheduled, and 300 people sat in the spacious hall, densely packed, silent, immature faces full of tension, quietly waiting for the final exam questions, waiting for the final fate.

Not long after, Cai Yong, the chief examiner, arrived as scheduled, unfolded the scroll and read aloud: "Today, the world is in turmoil. There are wars on the inside and alien races on the outside. This is a critical autumn of life and death. How can we solve it? How can we calm it down? The Way to Unify the World.”

In fact, this question was proposed by Li Shimin, the purpose is to see if there are any strategic talents among the students to help him unify the world.Of course, there are still certain political risks in this, after all, it is still the world of the Han Dynasty in name.

As soon as your exam questions come out, you, Li Shimin, want to unify the world?Where will the Heavenly Dynasty of the Great Han Emperor be located?
This is actually a test of the students’ political wisdom and stance. How to avoid the sensitive Han Dynasty regime and Li Shimin’s "military government" to talk about the unification of the world, and how to make suggestions for Li Shimin to seize the world. The answer itself is already a problem. a political stance.

Isn't the premise of answering the question that the Han Dynasty has been tacitly acknowledged that it is in name only and that it will be exhausted? Otherwise, what you should be asking is "how to realize the revival of the Han Dynasty", rather than some strategy for unifying the world.

Sure enough, some Confucian scholars also discovered the clues, but because of Li Shimin's coercion, they did not dare to make trouble openly, but chose to abandon the exam.

"Sir, the disciple chose to give up the exam!" A loyal scholar of a big man chose to give up the exam to defend the glory of the big man in his heart.

Cai Yong looked at Li Shimin who had been observing silently from the side, and said in a deep voice: "Students who give up the exam, please leave the venue without hindrance."

Seeing that the student left the examination room without incident, the surrounding soldiers did not intend to stop him at all. After a while, dozens of scholars from wealthy families and scholars from other states left the examination room.

But most of the scholars remained motionless, and began to conceive and answer questions, ready to write.Although the scholars at that time were a little dumb, they were by no means stupid. No one failed to see the mystery, but most of them chose to remain silent or acquiesce.

(End of this chapter)