The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 285 Qionglin Banquet

Soon, Liu Tai read all the twenty-five policy papers, and selected five of them according to his own ideas. Then the servants began to read out the rankings, and the students present were also eagerly waiting for the final results. .

This time we started from the first place, "First place, the number one scholar is Zheng Lue from Xingyang, second place is Hu Xun from Luoyang, Wang Shu from Taiyuan, Tanhua Chu Pei from Henan, Xun Zhi from Yingchuan. Second place is from Jinshi and..."

Everyone was extremely excited when they heard their rankings and the registered names.

As the rankings were settled one by one, the stone hanging in my heart finally fell to the ground.

Liu Tai said: "You are all the future pillars of my great Han Dynasty. Today you have finished your rankings and have a night's rest in the palace. Tomorrow you will ride around the city to let everyone in the world know that you are the best in the world. Then we will hold the ceremony in Qionglin Garden. A banquet is given and I wish you success in the imperial examination!"

"Thank you, King Han, for your grace!" "Thank you, King Han, for your grace!" "Thank you, King Han!"...

The various voices have not been rehearsed at all, so what they shout out is completely different.

But with the words of these people, they naturally thanked Liu Tai for the kindness he gave them.

Liu Tai waved his hand, and the chamberlain led them out of the hall, took them to the palace and arranged a place for them to rest.

After all, they are all in the palace, and it is naturally convenient to arrange things like riding horses and parades. Otherwise, I am afraid that a few people might get lost just by gathering, so it is better for everyone to make unified arrangements.

As these students left, Chu Hui asked Liu Tai, "Your Majesty, now that these moves have been selected, what should be done next?!"

Following Chu Hui's words, several ministers under Liu Tai looked fiercely, as if they were ready to go into battle shirtless at any time.

This is an important time to rob talents. Even Cao Yi, who has been working in civil engineering, has come back, let alone others.

Liu Tai looked at everyone and said to Chu Hui: "These scholars are talented people, so they need to look at the bottom.

Among them, those with Jinshi background were responsible for writing county annals, or arranging for them to serve as county magistrates or county magistrates in relatively remote places where no one went.

Of course, they also have to write county chronicles, otherwise they may not have sufficient knowledge of the grassroots.

Then the 121 people who were born and raised as Jinshi were divided into several groups and asked to patrol the world.

These people had just become officials, their morale was at a high level, and they couldn't bear to be treated like flies and dogs, so they just used their arrogance to inspect the officials.

These people were selected through the imperial examination. I believe they are the best people in the world, but they do not understand the underlying situation. Even the best people may not be able to fully understand the operating rules of the Han Dynasty.

Wait until they have worked at the grassroots level for a few years or after they have settled down by patrolling the entire Han Dynasty, and then bring them around to train them.

After all, our main focus is on military affairs and governing the world is secondary. They are just storing talents for the country, and it doesn’t matter if they sharpen them."

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they didn't say anything more.

Although these promotions are from the lowest ninth rank or even from the ninth rank, if there are people above, it is still very fast to promote them.

Since Liu Tai proposed to practice these tricks, no one naturally had any objection.

The people you like can promise first that when they finish touring the world in the future, they will be transferred immediately.

No way, the imperial examination system gradually developed and improved in the Tang Dynasty, but there were only a few scholars in the entire Tang Dynasty who really climbed up from the bottom.

Juzi basically came from aristocratic and poor families, so Liu Tai had the same understanding of his own imperial examination.

Before his death, Liu Tai didn't think that any civilian talents would emerge. It would be great if a few Jinshi-level people could emerge from military history.

Therefore, Liu Tai was one of those newly-obtained officials who were used as river crossing pawns. Although his status was small, his power was great.

Most of the Jinshi are people with status and status in the local area. Although they are trembling when facing Liu Tai, their individual strength is not worth mentioning, but when this group of people gather together, the power behind them is even more important. Even Liu Tai must be more cautious.

Especially the local forces. Although Liu Tai can suppress them now, if he dies in the future, new forces may emerge.

Such an inspection team composed of all the families behind it is not invincible at the grassroots level, but it is definitely a very terrifying force, enough to sweep away the vast majority of grassroots bureaucrats and even powerful families.

And we can form a routine and let these guys be responsible for patrolling.

Of course, it would be great for the ruler if there was a powerful man who was so lawless that he even assassinated people on the patrol team.

Liu Tai said that to set an example for future generations, all officials in the county would be removed from their posts, all the homes of aristocratic families would be confiscated, all land would be nationalized, and even the ant nests in the county would be filled with hot water and buried tightly.

With the organizational system of a county freed up, how many people can be arranged, how much land can be allocated, and how many conflicts can be alleviated.

Sometimes, for rulers, reasonably breaking out some conflicts in advance and dividing the benefits among officials can actually alleviate the decline of the dynasty. A typical example is the suppression of the peasant uprising that swept the country.

As long as the imperial court can successfully suppress the peasant uprising sweeping the country, in theory it can greatly ease class conflicts and extend the life of a dynasty.

Of course, it is rare even in Chinese history for the Han Dynasty to suppress the peasant uprising that swept across the country, and as a result, the border troops entered Beijing, causing the country to split, and then fell directly into the abyss at an irreversible speed.

When Liu Tai said this, he seemed to think of something and continued:

"By the way, we will also give them half a year's family leave, as long as they go to the designated place within six months. As for whether to take their relatives with them, it is up to them.

However, the local county magistrate must be notified to take care of the remaining relatives of the deceased to a certain extent to demonstrate the atmosphere of encouraging students to learn! "

When everyone heard Liu Tai's words, they saluted and expressed their understanding.

After a day's rest, these scholars were in high spirits.

Soon, a chamberlain brought these scholars the clothes of a public minister in purple and embroidered robes, allowing them to change their clothes and experience the treatment of a public official.

Now they can only wear it for one day, and the purpose is naturally to encourage them, hoping that they can work together and become the pillars of the imperial court.

Clothes were just the beginning. They soon saw the docile but elite war horses prepared for them by Liu Tai.

At the same time, when they were riding horses and parading through the streets, Hu Ben personally maintained order, Xi Jian personally guided them, Liu Ming served as a military escort, and there were princes' chariots in front of them to clear the way, and even internal servants were responsible for sweeping the dust.

And they rode on the horses with their heads held high, letting everyone in Yecheng know that they had passed the imperial examination. As they walked down in circles, all the people in Yecheng could see their honor, and they remembered all the glory of this day deep in their hearts.

After walking around Yecheng and enjoying Yecheng's envious gazes, they returned to Qionglin Garden, still excited.

At this time, the seats in Qionglin Garden have been arranged according to their ranking. Everyone can just find their own seat and sit in it.

At this time, Liu Tai raised his wine glass and said, "This Qionglin banquet is just to honor you. I hope that you will work diligently in the future, serve the people and the country, and live up to the talents of today's purple robes! Have a drink!" It's all in one drink.

These scholars also started to pick up their wine glasses, toast Liu Tai, and drank it in one gulp!

Soon, Liu Tai prepared a talent show of singing, dancing, opera, music, etc., so that these scholars could enjoy the rituals and music while enjoying the delicacies, all enjoying their own moment of glory.

However, Liu Tai quickly left and did not continue to occupy his position here, which made these scholars feel cautious.

As Liu Tai left, the scholars quickly let go, especially when they saw that the few people around them immediately formed their own small circle, and they were really enjoying themselves.

When Liu Tai returned to the Government Affairs Office, he took care of some of the government affairs that had been slightly backlogged today.

But at this moment, Wang Sang rushed to deliver an urgent report. Of course, it only contained four words, "Zu Ti is dead!"

When Liu Tai saw this letter, his pupils couldn't help but shrink, and he immediately opened it and looked at it in detail. He suddenly understood why someone like Dai Yuan would come to replace Zu Ti's position. Now Liu Tai finally understood.

It turned out that it was because Zu Ti was ill, so he asked Dai Yuan to come over and take over Zu Ti's soldiers and arrange a defense line against him!

Liu Tai took a deep breath and immediately summoned Chu Hui, Xi Jian, Cao Yi, Zhang Song, Wen Qiao, Liu Ming and others to the Interior Department.

Then Liu Tai took out the letter and said to everyone, "Everyone, take a look!"

To be honest, everyone was anxious when they arrived, especially Xi Jian, who was still having drinks with a group of students when he was called over.

After everyone read this information, their expressions changed, and Liu Ming said decisively at this time:

"Your Majesty, this is God's help. Zu Ti is dead and all the dragons in Yuzhou are leaderless. It is a good time for the southern expedition!"

"No!" Cao Yi was the first to stand up and said, "The Yongji Canal can be completed successfully in just half a year. Now that we are abandoning the Yongji Canal and instead fighting south of the Yellow River, it will not only waste manpower, but also cause harm to the people under our command." Turbulence, this is definitely not for the wise!”

Wen Qiao also stood up and said, "What Cao Changshi said is true. Dai Yuan came here to take over Zu Ti's subordinates this year, so he was obviously well prepared.

So even though Zu Ti is dead, the military system on the other side is not in chaos. If we attack hastily, it will hinder our plans! "

Liu Tai couldn't help but start thinking after hearing the words from both parties.

To be honest, Liu Tai had already thought about this matter carefully before they came, and understood that Zu Ti's death was untimely!

If he had died earlier, he would not have built any Yongji Canal and would have directly sent his army southward. Maybe he would have taken over everything south of the Yellow River. Otherwise, Zu Ti would have died later and waited until his Yongji Canal was completed. , I don’t care whether he dies or not.

Now that Zu Ti is dead, looking at the unstable structure on the other side, the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers, they have to give it a try no matter what.

But now, if he raises troops, not to mention that the Yongji Canal must be stopped, but more importantly, one of his main forces, Zhao An's army, is still in Youzhou, so it will not be easy for him to mobilize it.

Liu Tai took a deep breath and said amidst everyone's anxiety:

"Let's concentrate on building the Yongji Canal first. After the New Year, we will need our servants to work overtime!"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely complete the work of unblocking the Yongji Canal before July this year!" Cao Yi assured Liu Tai.

Liu Tai nodded and put his eyes on Zhang Song's face and said:

"Li Jun, you come and draw up a plan to let the people along the coast use dried fish in lieu of taxes.

Regardless of whether to fight or not, at least we need to prepare for war after the navigation is opened! "

"Yes!" Zhang Song responded immediately after hearing Liu Tai's words.

Liu Tai turned his attention to Chu Hui and said, "Mouyuan, the new Lord Gong system needs to be brought out as soon as possible without making it too complicated. Someone even needs to explain the meaning.

It should be simple and clear, and let every soldier know how to receive meritorious service on the battlefield. "

"Follow the order!" Chu Hui heard all Liu Tai's words and responded.

Liu Tai looked around and said, "Everyone, we will not march south until the Yongji Canal is built, but after the Yongji Canal is built, or even after the harvest next autumn, we will launch a tentative attack on the Jin court.

If Zu Ti is lost and the Jin court's defense system is riddled with holes, then we must not let go of the opportunity given by God easily.

Therefore, in addition to what is needed to build the Yongji Canal, our military resources have begun to gradually be allocated to the front line, especially to Mount Tai! "

"The king is planning to take action from Mount Tai?!" Everyone couldn't help but react when they heard Liu Tai's words.

"When the construction of Yongji Canal is completed, I will go to Mount Tai. We are too far away from the Jin Dynasty, separated by a whole Yellow River.

But if he is in Taishan, even though the Jin court has blocked the news about Yanzhou, isn't Gou Xi in Xuzhou?

We have been infiltrating there for so long, and the information we detected is finally faster than in Yecheng! "

After hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone looked at each other in shock. Looking at Liu Tai, it seemed that he was really preparing to start fighting next year.

Liu Tai said here, "By the way, if that's the case, then we can't agree on a time. Instead, we need to build a beacon along the Yellow River. If I really find the right time, I will light the beacon directly and let the two legions fight with me. Launch an attack south of the Yellow River!"

Hearing Liu Tai's words, everyone understood that Liu Tai really felt that after Zu Ti's death, the army had the opportunity to attack the Jin court, and now he had really begun to make comprehensive preparations for specific projects.

However, because the main focus now is on the construction of Yongji Canal, we chose to wait a little longer.

Liu Tai was looking at the map thoughtfully at the moment. With the opening of the Yongji Canal, food from the north could be transported to the south smoothly, so he would definitely exceed the Jin court's estimate in terms of time.

Because both Youzhou and Qingzhou, due to their own strong recommendation, mainly focus on wheat, which can be harvested by the end of summer.

And in the fall, crops such as millet and sorghum, with Jizhou as the core, can also support their own war.

So now I just wait for the Yongji Canal to be successfully repaired. After the Yongji Canal is repaired, I can launch a tentative attack on the Jin court in the summer to see how good Dai Yuan, the guy who replaced Zu Ti, is.

　There is another one for after one o'clock, so you don't have to wait any longer.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)