Royal Road

"Liu Hu actually died? The three cities of Jingling also fell into the hands of Liang Zixi?" Liu Yuan frowned in the Han State Camp in Hedong, looking at the beloved son who was kneeling down.

This time he sent Liu Cong to Lishi, but he didn't want to simply stop the enemy soldiers. Instead, Liu Hu's troops were used to launch a general attack on Jinyang. The two sides are close to 30,000 armies, which is deadly enough for the Union State Army who disagrees with the decree and sends troops.

Who expected the soldiers to be sent, Liu Hu also rushed to the city of Jinyang smoothly. In the end, the soldiers were defeated and killed, and even the cities of Jingling that were finally defeated were lost clean. This is how they took advantage of the situation. It was clearly that Liang Zixi used the army and Gucheng as bait to bet a game.

"After this battle, Liang Zixi took advantage. Pei Dun died unexpectedly? I'm afraid someone borrowed a knife to kill someone!" Liu Yuan's voice couldn't tell whether it was ridicule or anger.

Liu Cong lowered his head: "The son is incompetent!"

"It's fine." Liu Yuan waved his hand, "I always held Lishi. This Liang Zixi has already taken root in Bingzhou, and I am afraid it will be more difficult to deal with in the future. But he is so bold and dare to calculate the new governor of the Jin country. The wife and brother of the East Sea King, I am afraid that the East Sea King will bear a grudge."

"If the king of the East China Sea tears down the barriers, the king can recruit Liang Zixi to his subordinates." A minister next to him said in advance.

Liu Yuan sighed softly: "If he is willing to vote, he will be solitary. It's just that the King of the East Sea may not be so confused. Not to mention, there will be time to deal with it in the future. It is better to take Hedong first."

Recently, the army has approached Wenxi, and Lu Shuli, the prefect of Hedong, died in battle. This time, the anointing is like something in a bag, at your fingertips.

"Xuanming, this time you will act as a vanguard and take Wenxi for Gu."

Hearing what the father said, Liu Cong breathed a sigh of relief, and said loudly: "The son will dedicate Hedong to the father!"

Seeing the beloved son who had finally recovered his spirit, Liu Yuan felt helpless in his heart. This Liang Zixi is like the nemesis of the Han nation, and every time he sends troops, he returns without success. If this son has been guarding the Bingzhou, the shortcut of taking Luoyang from the Shangdang will be sealed. Always beware of the attack on Luoyang, when the opponent sends troops to rescue. It's really troublesome! If you can think of a way, it would be nice to make him and Jin country separate...

However, this matter only flickered in Liu Yuan's heart and left it behind. Now the most important thing is Hedong! After Wenxi, there is Anyi. Once these two big cities are conquered, Hedong will be in control. Just thinking about the benefits of the salt pond is very exciting.

"Continue to attack the city! Within ten days, I will be alone on the top of Wenxi City!"

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Sitting in Luoyang's palace garden, before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Sima Yue felt a bit of cold winter. On the case, there are two letters one after the other, the same is worse than the same.

A few days ago, Binzhou sent a message. Sending troops to attack Lishi's new governor of Bingzhou, Ningbei General Pei Dun, unexpectedly died on the battlefield. Because Pei Dun dispatched troops without authorization, Liu Hu dispatched 10,000 people to attack the empty Jinyang City and almost broke. Fortunately, Liang Zixi defended Jinyang desperately, repelled the enemy soldiers, and regained the three cities of Jingling. The army that went on the expedition didn't suffer much damage, and they barely managed to keep the stability of the state.

The news simply left Sima Yue wondering what to do. In fact, Pei Dun's dispatch of troops was something he acquiesced in. After all, the situation in Hedong was dangerous, and it would be best if he could save him. But the subsequent development was completely unexpected. The thought that Jinyang might be captured, the 20,000 army was also defeated and the state was completely lost, it made people shudder.

However, Bingzhou was rescued, what about Pei Dun's death? This matter was strange inside and out. Could it be the conspiracy of Bingzhou Bingma and Liang Zixi? When Fei Pei heard the news of her brother's death, she immediately cried into tears. Pei Shao also gritted his teeth and wanted to avenge his brother. But who is the enemy? Fleeing during the war, he fell to his horse and died, and even the soldiers around him ran away cleanly. This method of death is extremely humble!

Asking his generals to blame? Jinyang just drove away the enemy, what if it is because of the downfall of the imperial court and it becomes chaotic again? Continue to send a cronie to Jinyang to take over the post of governor? His younger brother Sima Teng was able to leave Bingzhou and escape, but how many others could he manage to turn the tide like Liang Zixi did?

This battle was really useless, and he couldn't decide whether he should be rewarded or punished. Just as he was very entangled, another piece of news reached Luoyang.

Liu Yuan attacked Wenxi, and the Pei family in the city returned all the way back!

Hearing this news, Sima Yue's face turned green. The Pei family has been loyal to the country for several generations, but he did not expect the city to fall so clean after the break! If other big counties also fall into the enemy's hands, will those high-ranking officials who enjoyed their glory and past dynasties surrender to the enemy? of course! Otherwise, how did they Sima take over the world from Cao Wei? !

The Sima clan is also of noble origin, and Sima Yuetai understands the idea of ​​"family is more important than country" in the hearts of these sects. What's the national break? Allegiance to the emperor is enough! However, these aristocratic families can be turned into courtiers of other families, can he, the Sima clan, be? What they did to the descendants of Cao Wei, no one knows better than Sima Yue!

Now, the cry and hatred of Fei Fei brother and sister is not important. How to curb the expansion of the Huns is the key! But the imperial court is now really unable to send troops and horses. Jingzhou is like a see-saw, and it's inseparable for a moment. After Wang Mi voted for Sima Ying, the four states of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan also became chaotic, not to mention Jizhou, which is full of bandits and bandits. This is a battle for the throne. If Sima Ying is to win, he, the rebellious minister who has established another "pseudo emperor", must die with his body!

In this way, how can the state be chaotic again? Can someone else be really competent for the post of governor?

I'm afraid I can only bear this suffocation. Sima Yue sat stiffly for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth bitterly: "Come here, decree! Governor Pei died for the country, posthumously gifted to the general, and served in the middle. And the state governor Liangfeng has made contributions to defending the city, and the general Yingyang is added. All military."

The last few words were squeezed out from between the teeth.

Let's see. Wait until the chaos of the Chengdu Wang gang is quelled, and then slowly clean up Liu Yuan's group of stray dogs! By then, Liang Zixi will have to change positions to be considered appropriate.

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After reporting the situation in Binzhou "truthfully", Liang Feng did not wait for the imperial court to instruct him, but first transferred his troops and changed defenses. Let Zhang Hebu go back to defend the Shangdang, replaced by the Perak Camp, which is good at attacking the city, and Sun Jiao assisted Yiyan in attacking Xinxing County.

I just fought the war. Actually, many soldiers were exhausted, but the opportunity was really rare. Liu Hu brought this time, but most of the centaur under his command. Now that Luo Hua Liushui has been beaten, and the coach has been lost, Jiuyuan City has become the empty appearance of Jinyang before. In this case, it would be a pity to give up. It just so happened that the food, grass, and weapons that Pei Dun had sought from the court still had a surplus, so it was better to fight another battle.

The task is extremely arduous, but it is not too difficult for the Shangdang soldiers and horses. This is a pursuit by victory, with Yi Yan sitting by, not afraid that he won't be able to attack the city.

On the other hand, this is also the way the Ci Shifu demonstrates its power. There is no more governor in Binzhou now, and whoever has the military power in the hands of it must have a statute. And Liang Feng acted like this because he believed that he could control Jinyang, and he also emphasized to the high gate of Bingzhou that it is a fact that the generals will return to their hearts.

Unsurprisingly, this military action won unanimous support from the state and the state. Even Linghu Kuang, who represents the local power of Bingzhou, joined the army attacking Xinxing County, and wanted to take the blame and make meritorious deeds, so as to get rid of the stigma of losing the coach before.

Foreign wars have always been a good way to resolve internal contradictions. But what Liang Feng did was more than that. After the military and civilians in the city have been settled, the refugees' shelter and wasteland reclamation have been restarted. He gave another order that could cause waves.

"Now that the Taiyuan Kingdom is initially determined, the new county will be leveled, and it is the time to employ people! Not to mention the county magistrate, even the officials below are also very inadequate. We should choose a good method to enrich the county!" Liang Feng He recruited all his staff and started straight to the point.

"Nowadays, the Zhongzheng officials in the prefecture are temporarily absent. How about going to the court to select Zhongzheng at all levels in the state and county and restart the evaluation?" Sun Li said that he is also a member of the Sun clan of Taiyuan, but he is very familiar with the nine-rank Zhongzheng officials.

Duan Qin sighed slightly: "It is necessary for Zhongzheng officials to select officials, but it is inevitable that the selection of officials will be overkill. However, Xinxing County is about to be recovered, and it is too late to wait for Zhongzheng officials to arrive. I would not like to follow the example of Zhu Jun at Shangsi's banquet. To do this, draw up some test questions and recruit scholars to answer them. As long as you have both talents and learning, you can enter the government and temporarily replace all levels of officials."

Sun Li's person is extremely transparent, just listening to Duan Qin say this, you know that Liang Cishi wants to firmly hold the middle and lower level personnel power in his own hands. Since it is said that it is a selection of officials, and it is a clumsy method of using examination papers to obtain talents, it is impossible for high-level students to avoid it. Then, most of the people who will come to apply are the poor people of the prostitution. Although it is somewhat different from the usual method of selecting talents, in the final analysis, it is just a few dirty officials. A state governor naturally has the right to appoint and retire.

This would not make the aristocratic family feel much resentful, and it would be a way to alleviate the urgent need... Just after thinking about it for a moment, Sun Li nodded and said yes.

Immediately, the governor's government publicized the decree with great fanfare, announcing that it would promote talents in Jinyang after January. There are only three courses in this system, namely, economics, arithmetic, and medicine. The former is obviously needed by the officials, while the latter two are extremely practical, quite like craftsmanship. However, such a decree still attracted the attention of Jinyang and Shangdang.

The poor students in Shangdang County School were unambiguous. Upon hearing the news, someone immediately packed up and rushed to Jinyang. I thought that the next selection of scholars would be in Shanghai next year. Unexpectedly, they would be selected in advance, so how can they not make them ecstatic. And more people are watching. Does the governor's government issue such a decree also foreshadow anything?

In January, it is not long or short, and it is not short. After all, let this "new thing" spread out of the state.