"Great kindness!" Yang Zheng also laughed.

Yang Yi gave Mr. Yang too much face in the Western Regions.

Before the three kingdoms of Qiuci, Kangju, and Dayuan sent out troops, Yang Yi led 1,500 Longxiang battalions and 5,000 elite Qiang cavalry to attack first. Taking advantage of the snowstorm, he invaded Kangju's territory, plundered his tribes, and burned them.

city.

Kang Ju raised an army of 20,000 people and hurriedly responded to the battle. Yang Yi attacked decisively and defeated the enemy army with medicine and water. He beheaded 1,500 people, captured 2,000 people, and returned with 700 healthy horses.

Kang Ju was defeated, and Dayuan did not dare to move.

Qiuci wanted to claim that the Xia Kingdom was empty and led his troops to sneak attack, but was entangled by Yin Chun and returned without success.

The Western Region has turned a corner.

"The King of Xia is very brave, just like your Majesty back then." Wei Guan said intentionally or unintentionally.

Of course Yang Zheng can point out that there is something in it.

With victory after victory, Yang Yi's reputation and strength in the country increased greatly.

More and more Xianbei, Xiongnu, and Qianghu are leaning towards him. After all, Qianghu have always worshiped the strong.

"Wei Wu has a yellow beard, so I can't have a brave son?" Yang Zheng didn't think his son was very powerful, but that the countries in the Western Regions were too arrogant, and they were just noobs pecking each other.

If Yang Yi were placed in China, he would probably be at Pang Hui's level.

There are also a group of friends around to make suggestions, which is almost enough to deal with the Western Region.

Wei Guan also smiled slightly and said, "What your Majesty said is true."

Among the disciples, Yang Yi is the most powerful, but only for now. Once the Qin Dynasty comes out from the east and takes over the Central Plains, and the number of Han people under his command increases, the Xia Kingdom will never be comparable to the Central Plains.

To put it another way, live in sorrow and die in happiness.

If you enter, you will be unable to fight the soldiers at home, if you leave, you will be invincible to foreign patients, and the country will be permanently destroyed.

Without external threats, the Qin Dynasty would definitely rot on its own after unifying the world.

Zhuge Wuhou controlled the sky, and Cao Rui began to let himself go.

After Sima Yan unified the world, he began to look for luck...

Besides, if Yang Yi wants to move inward, the 20,000 to 30,000 Qiang cavalry troops at hand are not enough. He must first integrate the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, and then sweep across the east and west of Congling.

This cannot be achieved in the short term.

Even so, it may not be a complete opponent of the Central Plains Empire.

Taking a step back, even if Yang Xu can't defeat Yang Yi, it's still difficult to defend Middle-earth, right?

Emperor Li Er was able to achieve success because his strength and prestige not only exceeded Li Jiancheng, but were even inferior to Li Yuan.

Zhu Di was able to succeed because Emperor Jianwen, a good nephew, fed him one bite at a time.

But now that Yang Zheng is young and powerful, Yang Yi may not dare to seize the throne.

If you don't have the energy, why not continue to expand westward? The fertile Hezhong area, the two river basins are right in front of you, and the plains are flat.

As for the Middle Earth, they have to cross the desert grassland, and their future is uncertain.

This is also the reason why Yang Zheng banned him.

Of course, the current situation in the Hezhong area is somewhat complicated.

The Sasanian Dynasty rose strongly forty years ago, annexed the Parthian Empire, defeated the Kushan Empire, swept across the Mediterranean, and cast a greedy eye on the Transoxiana region.

In the northern grasslands of Xia Kingdom, the power of the Xianbei people has not completely disappeared.

Yang Yi has many opponents, and it is by no means a simple matter of leading an army to the east.

Wei Guan only touched on it, but Yang Zheng had already thought far ahead.

Both of them ended the topic in a tacit understanding.

After chatting for a while, Lu Zhi sent over the exam papers for this spring.

There were twice as many scholars in Chang'an as in previous years.

Chang'an also seemed more crowded as a result.

The streets are full of scholars from the Central Plains and Jiangdong, as well as merchants traveling from north to south.

The price of the inn has skyrocketed, and one night costs two to three hundred and five baht.

In horizontal comparison, a cow only costs one thousand yuan, and a high-grade horse costs seven thousand yuan.

A good meal for the common people only costs more than ten dollars.

Fortunately, there are libraries all over Chang'an. You can live there for one penny for a day, and there are all kinds of books to read at will. The government also provides straw mats, bedding, etc., so the scholars don't get cold.

Last year's harvest was good, and this year's business is also good. The price of grain is not high, and the price of meat is not high either.

A large bowl of mutton soup costs seven cents, and cakes are sold for one cent each.

I really have no money, so I hang out in the library. Not only will the government not pursue me, but I can still provide a few free wheat cakes every day.

After the Spring Festival, many scholars from poor families stayed in Chang'an, copying and writing for the government bookstores, and their lives were not bad.

"There are many talented people in the palace examination this year, and the scholars from Jiangdong in the Central Plains are not as against the Qin Dynasty as before." Lu Zhi said with a smile on his face.

"That's very good." Yang Zheng was also happy.

Compared with the nine-rank official law, the imperial examination system is certainly an improvement.

In Cao Pi's time, the talents selected by the ninth-grade official law were considered genuine.

But now, there are already no humble families in the upper class and no noble families in the lower class.

Duan Zhuo, one of Deng Ai's generals, once said bluntly in front of Sima Yan: "The election of Lingtai Pavilion is just to block the eyes and ears. When visiting people of the ninth grade, they only ask about the Zhongzheng. Therefore, those who occupy the top grade are not public, and the descendants of the marquis will be Kundi on the road."

...It’s impossible to live in peace without Lu Chen!”

If the poor people with real talents and knowledge don't go to Qin, how can they go to Jiangdong?

This has been the case throughout the ages. As long as you clear the channels for upward growth, you are not afraid that no one will come to take advantage of it.

However, becoming a famous scholar in Da Qin is not that simple.

Talent and conduct are the first hurdles. Music, painting, calligraphy, poetry, poetry, etc. are just bonus points. The most important thing is that you can kill people when you mount a horse, and you can govern the people when you dismount.

It is impossible to live in Qin without martial ethics.

War horses, crossbows, swords, shields and spears all need to be played with.

Yang Zheng personally set the criterion of "advocating martial arts, respecting literature, and possessing both talent and virtue" as the criterion for judging.

He is by no means the kind of "celebrity" from the Central Plains who knows how to take drugs and talk.

Many scholars lingered in Chang'an, waiting for the results of Yang Zheng's imperial examination.

"This person is quite insightful." After reviewing it, Lu Zhi took out a sheet from the test paper and handed it to Yang Zheng.

In order to avoid fraud, the method of copying the test papers is adopted so that no one knows who the candidates are.

Yang Zheng read it carefully. The core idea is that the first step in governing the country is to govern the officials. If the officials are not good enough, no matter how good the government's policies are, they will be used to harm the people and disturb the people. The article lists a series of laws since the ninth-grade official law.

In order to overcome the shortcomings, the Qin State's imperial examinations were also sorted out and divided into rural examinations, general examinations and palace examinations.

These things were nothing new in later generations, but they are relatively standard now.

Other people's articles are good, but there is nothing eye-catching, and the level is much worse than this person's.

"This year I will take this person as the number one winner." Yang Zheng put down the test paper, tore it open and revealed an unfamiliar name - Le Guang.

The number one scholar is not necessarily a famous person, and a famous person is not necessarily the number one scholar. It needs to be investigated.

Lu Zhi took a look and said with a smile: "It turns out he is the son of an old friend."

"Uncle, do you know this person?" His surname was Le, and he was an old friend. Yang Zheng thought he was Le Jin.

"His father, Le Fang, joined the army for Xiahou Taichu's expedition to the west. Le Fang died early. Le Guang was poor since he was a child and lived in Shanyang. He was famous for his talent, but because of his unremarkable family background, he was not used by the Sima family."

"That's it!" The Xiahou family's old tribe is almost Yang Zheng's old tribe. No wonder they came all the way from China.

The next day I summoned Yue Guang, who was not young at all. He was nearly forty years old. His face looked cold and miserable, but his appearance was dignified.

His literary talent is not weak, his martial arts are acceptable, and he is especially good at bow and arrow.

After Yang Zheng listened to his narration, he realized that he was the main character in the story.

However, even if he was the number one scholar, he had to start from scratch in Da Qin, and Yang Zheng promoted him to Poyanling.

With his talent, a county magistrate must be underachieving, but there was no wave in his eyes, neither sadness nor joy.

Wei Guan sighed and said: "This person's water mirror can see the crystal clear sky. If he is covered with clouds and mist and can see the blue sky, he can be a famous person."

Lu Zhi also nodded: "Back then, the Governor of Xiahou met Yue Guang and said that he was so handsome and handsome that he should be regarded as a famous scholar."

Both of them agreed, and Yang Zheng didn't find any fault. With a stroke of his pen, the first celebrity of Great Qin appeared.

In the second year of Huangwu's reign, only one famous scholar was born in the Qin Dynasty.

Others are either not good at martial arts or have poor moral character.

In addition to the obvious restrictions, there is actually an "unspoken rule" for celebrities. Those with crooked melons and cracked jujubes and poor temperament will definitely not be allowed.

In fact, from ancient times to the present, appearance is more important.

This was especially true in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Most of the beautiful men in history came from this era.

Zhuge Wuhou, Zhou Yu, Sima Shi, Xiahou Xuan, He Yan, Ji Kang, etc. were all famous for a while, as well as Pan An, Wei Jie and others later.

The fever has subsided and I feel a little dizzy. I will resume normal updates tomorrow. Thank you all for your concern. I feel very warm.
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