Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 50 Yanzhou Trends
"Military division! Nowadays, the gentry in Wei County often play tricks on me in private. I don't know if the military division has a good plan?" Li Song asked Xu Maogong.

"My lord, do you know what a noble family is? What is the clan system? And what is the selection system for great men?" Xu Maogong did not answer Li Song's question directly, but asked instead.

"I do know a little bit about this. This is a gentry! It is also called aristocratic clan, family clan, etc. It refers to a family that has been a famous official family for generations. The so-called clan system is a system for selecting officials."

"And the system of selecting officials in our Great Han Dynasty is the scouting system. There are places to inspect, select talents, recommend them to the imperial court, and the imperial court will appoint positions after trial and assessment." Li Song said.

Not only did Li Song know this, but he also knew that the clan system came from the "scholar" class in the pre-Qin period, rose in the Han Dynasty, and did not withdraw from the stage of history until the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty.

"My lord is right!" Xu Maogong nodded appreciatively.

"It's just, what does this have to do with solving the problem of the gentry?" Li Song said a little displeased, I was asking you for advice on how to solve the problem, but you are here to test my knowledge in this area.

"My lord, be safe and don't be impatient!" Xu Maogong smiled, and he could see through Li Song's thoughts at a glance, and he naturally knew why he was a little unhappy.

"There is an old saying that if you know yourself and the enemy, you can win every battle. If you want to solve a problem, you need to know where the problem is, so that you can better solve the problem."

"The lord must also know that the purpose of the probation system was to select useful talents for the country, but now it has been reduced to be manipulated and used by the aristocrats, and it has lost its original role."

"I know all of this. The nobles not only annex land, but also enjoy various privileges. Now they are developing a trilogy called Defending Homeland. It is actually expanding their own strength and becoming a separatist force." Li Song told what he knew .

The development of the clan power reached its peak in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, and later the king and Sima Gong appeared in the world. The Eastern Jin royal family needed to rely on these clans to keep the throne.

"My lord! The reason why the family is against us is nothing more than profit. As long as my lord promises not to harm their interests, and at the same time seek benefits for them, I will definitely support my lord when the time comes." Xu Maogong said.

Interests, strengthening the interests of the aristocratic family will damage the interests of Li Song and the common people, and the power of the central government will be weakened, and the aristocratic family will be able to control the situation.

These are not what Li Song wants to see. After pondering for a while, Li Song asked, "I don't know what good strategies the military master has."

"My lord can intermarry with the family and let the children of the family work under the lord's command. In this way, the family will understand the lord's heart and heart to the lord!"

"The aristocratic clan is not only interested in the interests, but also in the connection between each other." Xu Maogong said.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to gain the support of the family, one must intermarry with the family, or allow the children of the family to participate in politics and influence politics.

Of course, this was not what Li Song wanted to see. After Li Song discussed with Xu Maogong for a while, Xu Maogong stood up and said goodbye!

After pondering for a while, Li Song made a decision in his heart. If he wanted to stop the growth of the family, he had to break the hereditary relationship and the monopoly of the family.

To achieve this, it is necessary to have new forces to counteract the power of this family. The only way to weaken the aristocratic family and strengthen the centralization of power is to allow more children from poor families to have the opportunity to become officials.

The imperial examination system is the best choice, you can give it a try, of course, these are still far away, and you can't act too hastily now, if one is not good, it will become the target of everyone's shouting, and it will become the second Wang Mang.

Therefore, the imperial examination should be taken slowly. Now Bingzhou has tried it and the results are saying that it will first adopt a gentle policy for the aristocratic family, and those who refuse to accept it will be wiped out with a thunderbolt.

While Li Song was still thinking about how to strengthen his control over the clan, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan of Jumashui had victories against each other, and the loss of food, grass, soldiers and horses was too great, and they both planned to retreat and strike, but no one could pull this off. face.

So the stalemate continued like this, until the imperial court sent an envoy to mediate, and then the two got off their donkeys and stopped their troops.

This year, Dong Zhuo finally got his retribution and died at the hands of Lv Bu. Dong Zhuo's troops packed up the remnants of Li Jue and Guo Si and invaded Chang'an. Lv Bu fled and fought with Ma Teng and Han Sui, causing chaos in Guanzhong.

The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army invaded Yanzhou with millions of people, and no one could stop its edge along the way.

"My lord! The Yellow Turban bandits from Qingzhou invaded Yanzhou, captured Rencheng, and beheaded Zheng Sui, the chancellor of Rencheng."

"It even defeated Liu Dai's army near Dongping, and killed Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. Now Yanzhou is in a panic. These are the news that came back from the secret agents lurking in Yanzhou."

"These days, my lord, you ordered me to keep an eye on Yanzhou, but you want to send troops to capture Yanzhou?" Pei Yuanqing asked, no wonder he would ask this question.

Li Song ordered him to keep a close eye on Yanzhou since he seized Wei Commandery and temporarily lived in Yecheng. In the eyes of some people, Li Song naturally coveted Yanzhou.

"Of course not! Now, we have a state, plus Hedong, Hanoi, and Wei counties. There are a lot of unresolved matters, so we have the time to attack Yanzhou."

"What's more, due to several wars and the loss of people, some places are underpopulated, resulting in many places being uncultivated." Li Songjie said, the reason why Li Song kept an eye on Yanzhou was waiting for the millions of yellow scarves. military.

The reason why Cao Cao became stronger gradually was inseparable from the recruitment of the Yellow Turban Army. Therefore, what Li Song wanted was this new force. In ancient wars, human resources were fought. Only strong human resources can drive production. After all, production needs people to do it.

"Then my lord! If you don't want to win Yanzhou, why are you focusing on this Yanzhou?" Pei Yuanqing was a little confused now.

"Of course it's for the millions of Qingzhou Yellow Turban thieves. As long as these Yellow Turban thieves are recovered, young and middle-aged people will be incorporated into the team to increase their combat effectiveness."

"The rest of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban thieves can be incorporated into various workshops and fields for production. In this way, our strength will be greatly enhanced."

"At that time, it won't be too late to plan other states and counties. In this way, hegemony can be achieved." Li Song said.

"My lord! Foresight! Yuanqing is too late!" Pei Yuanqing complimented immediately.

"Yuanqing, when did you learn this?" Li Song smiled, and suddenly seemed to remember something, and asked Pei Yuanqing, "By the way, how is Cao Cao doing recently?"

"Back to my lord! Cao Cao, the prefect of Dongjun, has been gathering troops and horses in recent days. I don't know what to do." Pei Yuanqing said hastily.

What else can I do!Didn't he just want to be the boss of Yanzhou after defeating the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou? Who told him that Liu Dai's fate would be bad, and Cao Cao would be cheaper now.

"Okay! Continue to observe the movements of the Yellow Turban Bandits in Qingzhou," Li Song said.

"No!" Pei Yuanqing took the order, saluted and retreated.

(End of this chapter)