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Deng Yi looked at him with some pity. In the final analysis, it was because Kuai Yue had no confidence in Liu Jing and finally surrendered to Cao Cao. Well, he's not without a chance.

Thinking of this, Deng Yi persuaded: "Now Liu Jing is no longer satisfied with the status of one side of the princes, he began to establish a relationship with the court, this is why my brother returned to Jingzhou from the court, I think, the other side of my brother This kind of opportunity also exists in it, to help Liu Jing integrate into the imperial court, and to help Jingzhou establish a good relationship with the imperial court, this is what my brother should do, instead of focusing on Jingzhou's internal affairs."

Kuai Yue said silently, Deng Yi's persuasion made him feel suddenly enlightened, but at the same time, there was an inexplicable sadness in his heart, such a thing still needs Deng Yi to wake him up, did he really lose his sense of officialdom? ?

Deng Yi seemed to understand his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Brother, don't blame yourself. This is because the authorities are obsessed and bystanders are clear. Although I am in Nanyang, the news in Jingzhou is very sensitive. I know what Liu Jing needs now, but Brother doesn't know, otherwise Why did you want me, brother?"

Kuai Yue also laughed, "Your brother is quite right. I am indeed the one who is on the edge of a dead end. Thank you for your guidance. Then I will not bother you and continue to go south."

Deng Yi thought for a while and said, "Otherwise, elder brother will stay with me for one night, and tomorrow he will go south with Quanzi."

Deng Yi pointed to his son Deng Hong who was standing in the yard, "Tomorrow he will also set off to Xiangyang to participate in the recruitment of soldiers, so he can go on the same journey with my brother."

Kuai Yue smiled happily and said: "There is no problem with this. We can take care of each other on the same journey. It seems that the scale of Xiangyang's selection of scholars is so grand that even the court was alarmed. When I left, many ministers wanted me to write back and talk about this. This time, I would like to ask, what is going on?"

Deng Yi sighed and said: "This selection of scholars is really a big effort by Liu Jing. It is not for Jingzhou and Yizhou, but for the whole world. In terms of poverty, only talent is selected. In this way, scholars all over the world do not yearn for Jingzhou, but In fact, it's just a cover up”[

"What are you hiding?" Kuai Yue asked in confusion.

"The people Liu Jing really wants to use are actually prominent families in various counties, such as the Cui family in Boling and the Xun family in Yingchuan. He wants to get the support of these noble families, but he can't make it obvious. It's just a cover-up, now is not the time to seek fairness, I believe all the great families understand this."

Kuai Yue nodded, "Your brother is right, when I heard some scholars on the road say, 'On the poor and lowly, only talent should be used', I felt a little strange, if Liu Jing wants to win the world, he must win the world's major leaders. The support of the gentry cannot be treated equally at this time, if it is really treated equally, it will anger the big families and lose their support."

Deng Yi said with a smile: "Don't worry! Liu Jing is no longer the Mr. Jing of the past. How can he not understand this truth? He wants fame and benefits. This is actually the same thing as his brother's appointment as Jingzhou Biejia. One is To the imperial court, and to the world's aristocratic families, the public selection of scholars is just an excuse, so that the world's aristocratic families have the opportunity to send their children to Jingzhou."

Kuai Yue couldn't help sighing and said: "He's really getting better and better, I don't know if I can adapt to him anymore." Kuai Yue's heart was heavy, full of worries about the future.

As the time for the public selection of scholars got closer, Xiangyang City became more and more lively. Nearly [-] scholars from all over the world gathered in one city. Because there was no threshold, scholars from all over the world did not flock to it, and the source of students naturally varied.

The number of scholars who came to Xiangyang was far beyond the expectations of the Jingzhou officials. All the hostels and halls were full. The Jingzhou government also mobilized urgently to arrange the scholars to live in vacant houses in Fancheng and provide money and food subsidies. .

But not all scholars come from poor backgrounds. On the contrary, many scholars come from prominent families. With accommodation subsidies, they rented a house by themselves, and spent every day in the Fancheng tavern, living a carefree life.

The [-] scholars gathered in Xiangyang, but it was the business of Fancheng that gained the most. Fancheng was faced with the predicament of a sharp drop in population and the trade center of Jingzhou shifted to Jiangxia and Jiangling. However, the arrival of the [-] scholars undoubtedly gave Fancheng a boost The needles made the shops, taverns, brothels, and hostels that were a bit deserted in business suddenly become very popular.

At noon, the Yunmeng Tavern in Fancheng was extremely lively. The tavern is close to the south of the city, covering an area of ​​nearly five acres, with three floors high, and can accommodate 200 people dining at the same time. The scholars are welcome.

Although many children from rich families think this place is low-grade, but there are the most news here, and children from rich families are willing to condescend to come here to eat and inquire about various news.

There were people coming and going in the tavern, and the scholars were in groups of three or four, each of them gathered to dine together, it was lively and noisy, the bartenders were sweating profusely, carrying plates around to serve food, their voices were hoarse.

A young scholar squeezed over from the side passage, "Excuse me, please step aside!"

The second floor was already full, and he wanted to go up the stairs to the third floor. At this moment, someone beside him suddenly shouted: "Brother Wen Ruo!"

When the young scholar turned his head, he saw someone waving to him by the door, he recognized it immediately, rushed forward and said with a smile: "Brother Zhaoyuan is also here!"

"Is Wen Ruo alone?"

The young scholar nodded, and everyone immediately gave up a seat, and warmly greeted him to sit down and drink together. The young scholar was also polite and sat down.

This scholar named Zhaoyuan is named Cui Shi, whose name is Zhaoyuan. He is a direct descendant of the Cui family in Boling. The son of the Xun family, named Zhi, with the style of Wenruo, was the same as me for ten years, and his literary talent is extremely high, he is the leader of the younger generation of the Xun family."

When everyone heard that he was a descendant of the Xun family, they couldn't help admiring him. Xun You and Xun Yu were famous all over the world, making the Xun family a family admired by the world. Some people sighed in a low voice: "All the famous families have come, what hope do we have. "

"Brother Wang's words are wrong. In Jingzhou, nobility is judged, only talents are judged. Everyone has a chance. The exam is fair. I heard that it is an exam with no names."

This news made everyone excited, and they asked in unison: "Zhaoyuan, is this news true?"

Cui Shi smiled and said: "I specially visited Xu Changshi yesterday. He and my uncle were good friends when we were in Longzhong. Uncle asked me to bring a letter to Xu Changshi for this, but Xu Changshi told me clearly that this The first public examination is very strict, I can't help me, let me rely on my own knowledge to take the examination, he only revealed a little information, a total of two examinations, one is the academy examination, if you pass the examination, you will be eligible to stay, every month The subsidized money and food are enough to support the family, and the second time is the official examination, and those who pass the examination can be directly appointed as officials, Xu Changshi told me personally that the two examinations are all vain."

At this moment, there were already many people around, Cui Shi's words immediately made the surrounding people cheer, but Cui Shi smiled and said nothing. Before leaving, his uncle told him that Jingzhou's public recruitment of scholars is not that simple.

At the beginning of the year, the Jingzhou Prefecture Office was renamed the Military Administration Office, and in August it was renamed Hushi General’s Mansion again, canceling the name of the Military Administration Office, but still retaining the Jingzhou Prefecture Office.

The sign is still hanging, but there are only a dozen people maintaining the operation of the state government office. Liu Jing is still serving as the shepherd of Jingzhou. the state government.

The military government was originally scheduled to move to Chengdu, Yizhou in October, but the relocation was delayed until November because Xiangyang would hold a public recruitment process. After that, the military government would stay in Chengdu in winter and spring, and move back to Xiangyang in summer and autumn. Therefore, Xiangyang did not lost its position as a political center.

This is the same as the imperial court owning Xudu and Ye. Cao Cao moved his capital to Yecheng in order to stabilize the Hebei and Hedong that he captured from Yuan Shao. Liu Jing set up two generals' mansions to stabilize Bashu. Those who have similar approaches but equally satisfactory results.

At this time, the military mansion was in chaos, and the officials were busy packing and packing things, although most of the things did not need to be moved to Chengdu.

But after packing up, there are still thousands of boxes of documents that need to be moved to Chengdu. These documents must be transported on board immediately, and transported to Bashu before the wind turns to the west.

A carriage, escorted by hundreds of cavalry, slowly drove into the original state government office, which is now the Hussar General's Mansion, passed through the square, and stopped in front of the steps. A personal guard stepped forward and opened the door , Liu Jing bent down and got out of the carriage.

For more than a month, he has also stayed in Jingzhou and captured Bashu and Hanzhong. It was a time for the army to rest and reorganize. As for Liu Jing, he shifted his attention from military affairs to government affairs, especially the upcoming public recruitment. As important as it is, Liu Jing is also very concerned about this talent selection test.

After entering the military mansion, he walked all the way to his official room. When he entered the official room, a clerk stepped forward to take off his coat for him. Liu Jing asked, "Is Pang Yuancheng here?"

"Here we are, waiting for the state pastor to summon us!"

"Please come in!"

Pang Yuancheng is Pang Tong, the chancellor of Jingzhou Academy. After returning to Xiangyang from Wucheng, he first rested at home for nearly a month.

As the resentment in his heart disappeared, he had the idea of ​​seeking an official again in his heart, but after going through some twists and turns, he was no longer superstitious about Liu Bei, and he was not optimistic about Liu Bei's development after he went to Jiaozhou.

He began to realize Liu Jing's bright future. He changed his mind and hoped to apply for a job in Jingzhou, but he couldn't save face and couldn't open his mouth. At this moment, his uncle Pang Degong invited him to be the Chancellor of Jingzhou Academy.

Jingzhou Academy is not the Lumen Academy of the Pang family, but the official academy in Jingzhou, the highest official institution, and the prime minister is also the official position of Wubaishi. Without Liu Jing's consent, my uncle would not be able to do this.

Pang Tong knew it well, so he accepted the appointment half-heartedly, re-entered the official position, and started his new official career.

This time, Jingzhou's public selection of scholars was jointly in charge of Jiang Wan, the chief of the general's mansion, Kuai Liang, who was a scholar of politics, and Kuai Liang, the prime minister of Jingzhou Academy. Pang Tong and Jiang Wan were solely responsible for the recruitment.

They also deployed more than a dozen subordinates and more than [-] soldiers. Even so, they were still busy from morning to night every day, and they didn't even have time to drink saliva. Although they were so busy, Pang Tong felt extremely fulfilled, especially He and Jiang Wan were solely responsible for formulating the rules, with great power, and there was no interference from above. This gave Pang Tong a taste of power for the first time.

This was the first time that Pang Tong saw Liu Jing since he became the Prime Minister of the Academy, and he was also quite nervous. He followed Shu Zuo and hurried into Liu Jing's official room, only to see Liu Jing standing in front of him with arms behind his back, staring outside for a long time.