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Chapter 684
After the Tang Dynasty, the way of imperial examinations was opened, allowing scholars to specialize in imperial examinations, and even civil and military specialization.In the Song and Ming dynasties, it was felt that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the warlords were divided, so the court paid attention to the use of literature to control military affairs.Let the scholars go to study only, not to study martial arts, but to study only, and the military commanders will be responsible for fighting.

Scholars who do not practice martial arts tend to lose the martial arts spirit that has been passed down since the Han and Sui Dynasties.

Martial advocacy is not to make people fight fiercely with others, but to cultivate the blood in men's hearts through competition.And a scholar loses his blood, there are only two appearances, one is cowardly and dare not take things seriously, and he is a coward when a big event comes, and he has no responsibility; way, to pretend that he is very bloody.

It has always been regarded as an advanced imperial examination selection system by later generations, but in the end it became a cancer instead.In fact, the imperial examination system is not as good as that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, when the examination system and the recruitment system were used for selection, although the gentry monopolized the talent resources.But at least the men in the aristocratic family will not be biased in the way of cultivating the next generation.

Of course, Li Chongjiu opposed the imperial examination system, not to abolish the imperial examination system. Right now, the power of the gentry is unprecedentedly strong. Without the imperial examination system, they cannot hold the power of selecting talents in their own hands. This is based on the consideration of national interests.
It’s just that he changed the method of selecting materials for the imperial examination system, changed the bad habit of selecting scholars only by literature in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and at the same time gave scholars a second way out, which is to study in the lecture hall. On the road to studying the imperial examination, you can also study both civil and military.Li Chongjiu used this method to cultivate the martial spirit of scholars.

Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, China has really used scholars as soldiers, and Yuan Shikai is No. 1.At that time, after China experienced the pain of the First Sino-Japanese War, Yuan Shikai trained troops at a small station, fully imitating the German military system, recruiting educated scholars, and aspiring young people as soldiers, which made the prototype of the modern Chinese army.

At the time when the wind and snow were raging in Youjing, Chang'an City by the Bashui River in Guanzhong also had a heavy snowfall.

Heavy snow covered the glazed tiles on the palace, and in the vast houses, the bells at night echoed leisurely.

In the Infinity Palace where Li Yuan was located, the lights were brightly lit.

Li Yuan, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, was looking at the map slowly unfolded in front of him by the servants on the left and right, with serious eyes.

The internal history order Xiao Yu said to Li Yuan: "At present, the battle of conquering Liang has won a complete victory. Our army's offensive is fierce and we have captured Jiangling. Xiao Mian fled without a fight. He fled. Li Jing led his warships to chase for hundreds of miles. After learning that Lin Shihong, the emperor of Chu, and Chen Bing were downstream, he temporarily withdrew his troops. Now Jingzhou, Jiaozhou and other counties have surrendered, leaving only a few counties such as Yuzhang to survive. "

Li Yuan smiled twice and said: "Li Xiaogong, Li Jing and the two of them have broken through Xiaoxiao like a ruin, and I am really pleased by the two of them."

Liu Hongji said: "Your Majesty, look, the newly acquired land of Xiao Mian was destroyed, and Wang Shichong was also destroyed not long ago. The two lands are combined. In the old Sui Dynasty, my Tang Dynasty has already destroyed more than half of it. .”

Xiao Yu said: "Yes, Your Majesty, now half of the country is left, Zhao Guo occupies half of it, and the rest is Du Fuwei who has surrendered to His Majesty, as well as Lin Shihong, the Emperor of Chu, Feng An, the prefect of Hanyang, and the rest. All of Datang."

Hearing this, Li Yuan stroked his beard with emotion and said: "In the past, when the Sui lost its deer, all the heroes in the world rose together, and you fought for each other. The situation is even more chaotic than that at the end of the Han Dynasty. When I first raised troops from Jinyang, I made a great ambition to sweep Qing Huanyu wiped out all the heroes in the world, and now I finally got half of it. Calculating with my fingers, it took me less than five years."

Li Yuan's face was filled with triumph, he didn't know that in another time and space, he also took five years to put down Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Xiao Xian, Lin Shihong, Feng An.

Li Yuan created a history. He is the emperor who ruled the world in the shortest time after Qin Shihuang. This record is not only unprecedented but also unprecedented. Even today, no one has broken it.But in this time and space, Li Yuan met Li Chongjiu, but even so, it took less than five years to conquer half of the country, which is enough to be proud of.

Hearing what Li Yuan said, Liu Hongji and Xiao Yu said together: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."

Liu Hongji said: "If there is no His Majesty in the world, I don't know how many people in the world call them lonely or widowed, this is all due to His Majesty."

Li Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Liu Aiqing, you don't have to use Cao Cao's words to praise me. Although my dominance today is not inferior to Cao Mengde, I dare not compare with him. This man is far more open-minded than me."

Li Yuan speaks from the bottom of his heart, he has risen so fast, relying on the outside is to bow his knees to the Turks, he does not hesitate to bribe his children with money, and even cede land to please him, while internally he relies heavily on the two major systems of the Guanlong clan and the old officials, which is almost regarded as New shoots re-growth on the Sui system.

But Cao Cao is different. Externally, he destroyed Wuhuan, conquered Xianbei, and defeated the Turks. He was invincible, but internally, he coerced the emperor to command his ministers. Incomparably tyrannical.So Li Yuan has self-knowledge on this point, and he admits that he is not as good as Cao Cao.

Xiao Yu said to Li Yuan at this time: "Your Majesty, the Jianghuai Army Shu Guo Gong Fu Gong You sent a secret letter to Chang'an, saying that Du Fuwei, King of Wu, had different ambitions after he broke Li Zitong, and he had a heart of disobedience, and he was in conflict with Zhao Guo. In addition, Zhang Shan'an, the general manager of Hongzhou, secretly played, saying that after Du Fuwei defeated Li Zitong, he was fighting hard in Danyang, intending to attack Hongzhou."

The hall suddenly became quiet, Li Yuan squinted his eyes and paced in the hall, he suddenly flung his dragon robe, turned his head and said to Xiao Yu: "Fu Gongyou and Zhang Shan'an wrote to me at the same time, saying that Du Fuwei was deceitful, It's too much of a coincidence here."

Liu Hongji said: "Your Majesty, Du Fuwei proclaimed himself the queen of Wu. Although he proclaimed Fu Gongyou as his servant, he actually ascended and surrendered secretly, and took him away from the military power. This Fu Gongyou held a grudge and designed to harm Du Fu. Fu Wei is also uncertain, but even if there is no Fu Gongyou, Zhang Shan'an and Zhang Shan'an secretly played, but whether Du Fuwei is really so innocent and loyal to my Tang Dynasty, I don't see it."

Li Yuan laughed when he heard this, pointed at Liu Hongji and said, "Hongji's words have always been in line with my wishes."

Xiao Yu said: "Your Majesty, if Fu Gongyou wanted to provoke internal strife in the Jianghuai army, we could have ignored it, but if Fu Gongyou didn't get our response and turned to Zhao Guo for help, with Li Chongjiu's character, he was bound to intervene in the Jianghuai army. thing."

Liu Hongji nodded and said: "Xiao Neishi is right. Li Chongjiu has newly acquired Shandong, and the next step is Jianghuai. It is very reasonable to win Longwangshu. Besides, Li Chongjiu is a person who will never be satisfied."

"Then do you think I want to help Lord Fu?" Li Yuan asked back.

(End of this chapter)