Empire's Summoning Generals System

Chapter 518 Liu De's scientific expedition begins (4000)

In August, there were more than ten days before the National Examination. At this time, Liu De was swearing-in outside the city of Beiping. The news came half a month ago that Yu Chigong, Wei Yan and Zhang Fei had successfully crossed the Luan River , launched a surprise attack and successfully occupied a county seat in Weizhou.

There was no resistance in the county town at all, and the thieves fled in all directions. The three of Yu Chigong continued their efforts and went down several cities, completely gaining a foothold in Weizhou. Relying on several cities, they established a relatively effective defense with [Dingxi County] as the center.

Because relying on the soldiers and horses in the hands of Yu Chigong and the others, they are already unable to expand outward. If they are attacking, their own defense will be full of loopholes, so they can only stick to it and wait for the arrival of Liu De's main army.

The tycoons in Weizhou also reacted belatedly. Although the attack by Yu Chigong and others did not belong to the sphere of influence of the three big tycoons in Weizhou, Liu De's dispatch of troops still made these tyrants sweat on their foreheads and feel jealous. .

Therefore, he quickly turned hostility into friendship, let go of his hatred, and formed an anti-Han alliance to deal with Liu De's army.

This is actually something that Liu De did not expect. Being able to put aside the hatred between the two sides and unite to resist foreign humiliation shows that the three of them are extraordinary!

In addition to the three most powerful tycoons in Weizhou, there are dozens of other local tyrants, with a total of 13 soldiers and horses. The so-called 50 army began to move to Dingxi County.

After Liu De received the military report, he could only send troops to Weizhou when he was fully prepared. At this point, Liu De sighed to the courtiers serving on his left and right: "It's so secretive. The hatred in your hands, unite against us, and let our previous plans go to waste."

Xun You came out and said: "Your Highness, I believe that this matter is beneficial to us. On the surface, the powers of Weizhou put aside their previous suspicions and joined forces to fight against the Han, but in fact, the powers of Weizhou must have the intention to preserve their strength. One mind, even if the soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, so what?
And our Han army, under the leadership of His Royal Highness, has unified military orders and united as one, the soldiers dare to fight, and the victory is easy! "

Liu De nodded and said: "What you said is correct, maybe a battle will determine the outcome, and then the whole Weizhou can be regained without any effort."

Liu De went to Chen Manor to visit Chen Shuo who was seriously ill in bed before going out for the expedition. Chen Shuo had been in a state of collapse for a few years and fell ill frequently.

Although it is called the first assistant of the Han Dynasty, it is actually unable to manage politics.

The genius doctors Hua Tuo and An Daoquan were also helpless, their body functions were completely aging, and even gods might not be able to save them.

Liu De could see from the special effects that Chen Shuo's lifespan was only one year, or less than one year, I'm afraid he would die.
But Liu De also saw a lifespan once in the system, but he has never seen it before. Sometimes Liu De thinks back, if he had enough skill points to buy it at that time, it would be great.

But Liu De did not give up, and began to accumulate skill points, browsing the mall every day, hoping to see the option to increase lifespan, if there is, Liu De would buy it no matter how many skill points there are.

Chen Shuo's skin was shriveled, and Liu De could clearly see the age spots on Chen Shuo's face. Chen Shuo was very thin, but his consciousness was still clear. He was very happy to see Liu De come to visit him.

Liu De talked about many things to Chen Shuo, "Now that the world is uncertain, De Ke cannot do without Grandpa Chen!" Liu De held Chen Shuo's hand, unwilling to let go.

Chen Shuo looked very indifferent, and his voice was a little weak, "I'm getting old, I can't read those words clearly now, and I can't help you much anymore, but Xun Yu and the others are all talents of Wang Zuo, loyal and loyal, With them here, the old man can rest assured, when he sees Big Brother Shang, he can tell him that it's a pity that the old man didn't disappoint him, I'm afraid we won't see the day when you win the world!"

"Grandpa Chen"

Liu De's eyes were red, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

Seeing that Chen Shuo was tired, Liu De took his leave and left, and then told Chen Ying to bring Liu Ren over to visit his great-grandfather when he was free.

Chen Ying nodded in agreement.

Liu De led his troops to the expedition and handed over all government affairs to the court officials headed by Xun Yu, and the most important tasks of the court in August were the civil and military examinations.

This Civil and Military Examination is the first time since the founding of the Han Dynasty, so I won't say much about its importance. If there is any mistake, suicide and apology may be light.

Zhang Tianlang is in charge of coordinating the martial arts, while Bailixi is in charge of the Wenju, with the assistance of other officials.

It was only a few days before the National Examination, and the number of scholars wandering around on the street was much less. Most of them returned to their places of residence and began to sharpen their guns.

"Brother Du, I didn't expect this Beiping City to be so prosperous!"

The man shook his head in all directions, and excitedly said to his friend beside him, "A few years ago, Zhongzhou was the most prosperous city in the world, but now Zhongzhou has already withered due to the war, making Beiping City the largest city in the world! "

Brother Du stroked his chin and said thoughtfully: "Beiping City has also experienced several wars, but under the governance of the Duke of Han, it has recovered so quickly. It can be seen that the power of the Duke of Han is indeed able to calm the world. Lord of England!"

The man also nodded madly, "Brother Du is right, so there is absolutely no problem for us to take the imperial examination for Duke Han!"

Brother Du stopped talking, but continued to look at the surrounding scenery.

Beiping is quite prosperous, and the two of them didn't dislike the exhaustion of their bodies when they first arrived in Beiping. They wandered around leisurely. At noon, the man finally got a little tired. He grabbed his friend's sleeve and said out of breath: "Brother Du , let's find a place to have a meal and rest, and then do other things!"

Brother Du also wiped the sweat from his brow, pointed to a small stall on the street corner in front of him and said, "Old Zhao, there should be a noodle stall in front, let's go there and have a rest!"

"Row!"

Old Zhao also saw the stall and agreed.

When the two arrived at the stall, they found a place to sit down at random. Old Zhao straightened his back, stretched his waist vigorously, and said loudly, "Old man, bring us two bowls of noodles and two bowls of herbal tea!"

"Okay! You two wait a moment!"

The old man wiped the table in front of the two with a rag, brought up two bowls of herbal tea, and said to the two with a smile: "You two must be here to participate in the scientific examination!"

Old Zhao said: "The old man has good eyesight. The two of us are from Zhongzhou, and we traveled thousands of miles just to participate in this scientific examination!"

"Ouch!"

The old man was very surprised and said: "Old man, I have never been out of Jizhou in my life. I really don't know where Zhongzhou is, but judging by the appearance of the two of you, it should be very far away!"

Old Zhao stretched out five fingers and said proudly: "More than five months! We walked for more than five months, crossing the big river from Zhongzhou to Jinzhou, and crossing Luanzhou. It took more than five months. It took a month, and I encountered bandits halfway, so it can be said that it was a near-death, but it can be regarded as hard work, and today I finally arrived in Beiping!"

The old man and other people at the noodle stall all sighed when they heard Lao Zhao's narration, and they could feel the hardships of these two people just by saying that.

At this moment, the old man suddenly shouted to the back: "My wife, hurry up!"

"Come on! Come on! What are you talking about, you old man!"

An old woman carefully put two bowls of noodles on the table, gave her old man a dissatisfied look, and went back down.

The old man should have gotten used to it long ago, and ignored his wife, instead, he said to Du and Zhao, "Take it slowly, my lords, this side! It's an old man, I'm asking you two gentlemen!"

"Hey! How can the old man do this!"

As soon as Old Zhao wanted to get up, the old man hurriedly said to the two of them: "His Royal Highness Han is not ambiguous to our people, and the two of you have traveled all the way to take part in the imperial examination to serve under the command of Duke Han. The old man also entertained many people. Scholars so far away.

Old man, I have no skills, but I would also like to do my best as a landlord. The old man invited the two bowls of noodles, and until the end of the imperial examination, as long as the two come to my noodle stall, I will give them free! "

Du and Zhao didn't expect this old man who didn't even know where Zhongzhou was to be so righteous, he could know how the atmosphere in Beiping was by just looking at it!

His Royal Highness Han is really a benevolent monarch!

"Why are there so many people in that place!"

Old Zhao ate up a large bowl of noodles, wiped his mouth with his sleeve, and found a lot of people gathered at the door of a business not far in front, and then asked the diners next to him.

The customer said to Lao Zhao: "That's Beiping Hospital, which was just listed not long ago. It's owned by the government. It treats Baixin for free! Even the medicinal materials cost some money, but the medicinal materials are also cheaper than other pharmacies. What do you say? Hmm, subsidy! Yes! This is called government medical subsidy!"

"Government Medicaid? What is Government Medicaid?"

Old Du suddenly asked.

The eater was not ambiguous, and he talked endlessly: "Actually, I don't understand so much! Let me give you an example! It is this medicine that costs [-] yuan in a pharmacy, but you It only costs [-] Wen to buy medicine after treatment in the hospital, and the remaining [-] will be paid by the government! This is roughly what it means!"

Chike's term is very common, Lao Du and Lao Zhao understood what the government medical subsidy meant when they heard it!

"Benevolent government! This is really benevolent government!"

Old Du murmured.

Chi Ke obviously heard Lao Du's self-talk, and said to Lao Du proudly: "No, if you have nothing to do, you can go to the street behind to have a look. There is also a lonely home there, which is to support those children who have died because of their children. The old people who died on the battlefield without being filial, and the orphans who have no father or mother, if we talk about benevolent government, this is the benevolent government of our Highness Han!"

Old Du and Old Zhao were shocked by what Chi Ke said.

Lao Du sighed: "Nowadays the world is in chaos, brother Zhao and I have traveled all the way, the roadsides are full of unburied bones and wandering refugees, the princes of all places don't have the heart to manage the life and death of the people, but try hard The Duke of Han is really a benevolent king who uses the money and food collected from the raids to expand the army!"

Old Du turned to Old Zhao and said, "Let's go and have a look?"

"Right on my mind!"

Old Zhao turned his head and said.

When he was leaving, Lao Du put a few copper coins on the table, which was the meal money.

There were still two hours before the start of the exam, and the exam room was already full of soldiers, and the three floors inside and outside surrounded the exam room heavily.

Xun Yu, who was the second assistant of the cabinet, came to the examination room to inspect in person. Officials from the Imperial Academy, the Hanlin Academy, and the Ministry of Rites had already been on standby for a long time.

Xun Yu warned: "This scientific examination is of great importance. Although Your Highness is away, we must not take it lightly. But if there is a mistake, don't blame my subordinates for being merciless!"

"I'm waiting for orders!"

All the ministers bowed their hands in agreement.

"when!"

A gong sounded.

Scholars who had already been waiting outside the examination room hurriedly lined up and waited to enter. During the scientific examinations in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, they even had to take off their clothes for inspection, but Liu De could not use this method.

Because today's scholars are quite proud, the so-called emperor chooses ministers, and ministers also choose the emperor. Scholars who participate in the imperial examination of the Han Dynasty basically have a good impression of Liu De and agree with Liu De's morality, and the imperial examination is also a test of ability In one way, the opposition to the imperial examinations is only those aristocratic families who monopolize the promotion of officials, as well as those poor children who have no ink.

For some scholars, on the contrary, they support rather than oppose.

But if you conduct a body search, this is a blatant insult. You insulted me, how can I give up, leaving on the spot is considered light, and maybe you will switch to someone else later.

It is absolutely impossible for Liu De to do such a thing.

But if Liu De thinks about it with his ass, he knows that there will be people who cheat, so what to do, he can only rely on the examiners in the supervisory field. In order to prevent candidates from being entrained and cheating, Liu De directly called the army. As a crossbowman's soldier, at least his eyes are absolutely fine.

Moreover, being surrounded by a group of soldiers with malicious intentions is also a test for candidates.

The army and civil servants can't urinate in the same pot, and the presence of the army can minimize the possibility of cheating.

Of course, there may be more advanced cheating, such as insiders revealing the test questions in advance, etc., so in order to prevent this kind of thing from happening, Liu De directly sealed up the test questions and used the army, the Gongwei Division, and the Xuanjing Division to guard them. supervision.

Only after the exam starts can the test papers be taken out. Even if the chief minister of the cabinet arrives, he has no right to take the test papers away. If anyone insists on taking it, he will be arrested and imprisoned on the spot, pending trial.

If under the supervision of these three parties, someone can still take away the test papers, it can only be said that Liu De, the protagonist, is not too qualified.No wonder others.

The craftsmen who printed the test papers were also imprisoned and could not leave until the results were released.

The exam content only lasted for one day, and the noon meal was also prepared by the government for the scholars. Although it was not very rich, it could still fill the stomach.

The exam questions are not difficult. One is classics and history, the other is arithmetic, the third is law, and the fourth is policy theory.

Even if the examinees want to review, they can only review the classics and history. The classics are the cultural classics of various schools. Liu De did not favor any school, but the Great Zhou was fond of Confucianism, and Confucianism accounted for a large proportion.

But the third test is about the law, which is what the Legalists are good at. This makes a group of legalists very excited, and it also makes the Confucian scholars quite upset. There is a gap between Confucianism and Legalism.

But for the Mo family, almost everyone shouted and beat them.

But now the candidates are not looking at the questions, but staring at the white paper in their hands, all of them opened their mouths wide enough to put down a big cucumber.

(End of this chapter)