Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 309
Attack Lulong first?

Jingxiang did not object immediately, but turned to the sand table and looked at the map on the sand table to think carefully.

This is the next strategy of the imperial court, and there is no room for relaxation.

Lulong and Henghai attacked and called the towns to send troops, but will the towns send troops?
Li Keyong of Hedong should be able to, but Wang Chucun, the Jiedushi of the Yiwu Army, is in the gap between the three towns of Heshuo.
I don't know if Wang Rong, the Chengdu envoy of the German army, will send troops, but will he be stabbed in the back?
As for Luo Hongxin, the governor of Weibo, Jing Xiang subconsciously ignored it. Luo Hongxin didn't even understand his own one-acre three-point land, and he couldn't do the stabbing in the back even if he wanted to.

As for Shifan, the King of the Pinglu Army in the south of Henghai, as long as his mind is not confused, he should not turn his face against the court.

If this is the case, if Lu Long and Heng Hai get into trouble, the court will have a great chance of winning.

If Youzhou and Henghai are calmed down, Jingxiang looked at the map again, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became.

Henghai and Lulong were leveled, and Shandong and Hebei could not be connected. The entire Chengde and Weibo were under the attack of the imperial court and Hedong, and Shandong was surrounded by the imperial court.

It is like a large army being cut off in the middle, unable to respond to each other.

"The person who proposed this strategy is a great talent!"

The more Jing Xiang looked at it, the more he thought it was reasonable.

"Your Majesty, if this plan is successful, the imperial court will definitely occupy the secrets of the world. At that time, whether to map Hebei first or Shandong first, it's all in your Majesty's mind!"

Li Ye nodded, Guo Chongtao made it very clear, if Li Kuangwei led the troops in person, his younger brother Li Kuangchou would probably cause chaos, even if he didn't, it would give the court an excuse to send troops.

Jingxiang said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that if Li Kuangwei hands over Jingzhou, the imperial court will have no excuse to use troops!"

Li Ye laughed and said: "I heard that Li Kuangwei is too arrogant to tolerate things. This time when the Hedong army robbed Lulong, I first sent an envoy to reprimand Li Kuangwei. He must be angry with the court and then ordered him to hand over Jingzhou. I expect that Li Kuangwei relies on the isolation of the towns, and he must rebel!"

Jing Xiang also nodded, and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the ship can be built now. Half a year later, the Yellow River will rise, and the soldiers' money and food can flow down the river to Dizhou in Henghai Town..."

Li Ye laughed and said, "You can also let Xialiang from the south of the Yangtze River go directly to Mizhou by sea, and then go north from Mizhou to the Haihe River. Youzhou is within the range of water transportation?"

From a transportation perspective, sending troops to Henghai and Youzhou is more convenient than sending troops to Huainan. Bulk supplies can be supplemented by water transportation. Moreover, Bianjing is upstream and Dizhou is downstream. The fleet can travel down the river, traveling thousands of miles a day. It takes two days to reach the battlefield.

The next day, the imperial court issued an edict ordering Ge Congzhou's Zuo Yisheng Army, Hua Hong's Zuo Zhenwu Army, Wang Zhongshi's Zuo Changjian Army, Anfujiang Zuo Shenwei Army, Liu Zhijun's Department, Zhao Kuangning's Jingxiang Army, and Niu's army. The Cunjie Department, as well as the Right Changjian Army of Dinghui stationed under Zhu Zhen in Luzhou, the Zhou Xian Department of the Right Shence Army, and the Ninth Army all returned to Bianjing.

Only the full [-] Dongchuan Army remained to guard Jiangnan, and the [-] Guizhou Army and [-] Zuo Shenwei Army stationed in Jiangling Mansion.

There are 8 soldiers in Jiangnan, and the Turkish army is almost [-], with about [-] troops.

All the elite were transferred to Bianjing.

The imperial court also sent envoys to reprimand Li Kuangwei, saying that his words were causing trouble and that he wanted to do something wrong.

As for Wang Rong, the Jiedu envoy of the Chengde Army, he was treated differently. The imperial court issued an order to appease him, and then reprimanded Li Keyong, ordering Li Keyong to severely punish the perpetrators.

For this reason, His Majesty the Emperor allocated [-] guan from the internal funds to reward Wang Rong.

As a result, Li Kuangwei was really mad. The messenger who came back said that after Li Kuangwei heard the edict, his complexion was blue and he couldn't speak.

"Have you heard that Li Kuangwei raped his sister-in-law to raise resentment?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, everyone in Youzhou knows that Li Kuangwei raped Li Kuangchou's wife, Mrs. Zhang, but the servant girl heard that Li Kuangchou didn't care, so she repeatedly brought Mrs. Zhang to banquets, and did not avoid the rumors."

Done!Li Kuangchou forbears it very well!
"You work harder and go to Youzhou to proclaim the edict. Jingzhou was originally ruled by the Yichang Army and has been occupied by him for a long time. I want Li Kuangwei to return Jingzhou to Lu Yanwei within a month. Once it arrives, no chickens or dogs will be left behind!”

"promise!"

"Your Majesty!"

"exist!"

"The decree, Henghai Jiedu envoy Lu Yanwei, the righteousness is as follows, I swear with the towns, each town will keep its own town, hereditary will not replace it, now Lulong Jiedu envoy Li Kuangwei occupies Jingzhou, ignoring my edict, I think it's his first crime, and I don't want to question the crime, so I order him to hand over Jingzhou to your jurisdiction. If he resists the order, I will send a large army to help you conquer the lost land..."

"promise!"

February of the sixth year of Dazhi
His Majesty the Emperor turned his mind to spring plowing, and sent various censors to inspect the situation of spring plowing in various places.

In Bianliang, since Li Ye ascended the throne, the first imperial examination was held.

The imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty was relatively complete: it was divided into four levels: the museum examination, the township tribute, the general examination, and the hall examination.

The museum examination is also called the boy's examination, which includes three stages: the county examination, the government examination and the college examination. Only after passing the college examination can one obtain the student qualifications before entering the prefecture, prefecture, or county to study, so it is also called the entrance examination.

Xianggong is an examination held in each state every three years. Because it is held in autumn and August, it is also called Qiuwei, and those who pass the examination are Juren.

The general examination is an examination held in the capital every three years. Because it is held in spring, it is also called Chunwei.

The imperial examination was the highest-level examination in the imperial examination system of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor personally questioned the tributes admitted in the imperial examination to determine the first place.

In the Tang Dynasty, being a Jinshi in the examination was just a matter of birth, that is, the qualification to be an official.

The next step is to pass the selection test by the Ministry of Officials before being awarded an official position.

The selection test includes four aspects: body, speech, writing, and judgment.First test the book and sentence, that is, to test the degree of neat writing and proficiency in literature and science, and then test the body and speech, that is, to observe whether the appearance is correct and the articulation is clear.

If you fail the selection test, you can ask the bureaucrats in power to "recommend" him, that is, recommend him to the imperial court for an official.

In the past, if he failed, he went to the Jiedu Envoy of the feudal town to work as an aide, and tried to be recommended for an official after a certain period of time.

In fact, the procedures of the imperial examination system in the Tang Dynasty were basically the same as those in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The difference was in the content of the examination. Different stages had different requirements. For example, in the examination of scholars, only one of the Four Books and Five Classics was required, while historical books such as Hanshu and Later Hanshu only required A comprehensive history.

Another point is that the imperial examinations in the Tang Dynasty were too chaotic, and the policy was changing all the time. During Wu Zhou, the boy's test was cancelled, and later Zhongzong was revived, and Suzong was abolished again.

In addition, there is a Guozijian, which is the cradle of the powerful, and those with titles can go directly to it. Later, Xuanzong added the Donggong Chongwenguan to it, and if he entered, he would be a Jinshi.

(End of this chapter)