The exam is over and all candidates have cleared out.
The people from the Guards gathered up the examination papers and piled them together. Qin Huaidao did not leave immediately, but signaled to someone to buy some lunch, and pulled a stool to sit down, preparing for on-site marking.
Kong Yingda dragged his weak body over, accompanied by a large group of reviewers. The guards blocked the door. This time, Qin Huaidao did not chase them away, and signaled to let him go. He pointed to a pile of read examination papers and said: "These are the papers for this book."
You can pick up the ones that Wang has already read and rate them, and I will give you the rest after I have finished reading them."
Everyone didn't know why, but as long as Qin Huaidao didn't destroy the examination papers, it would be fine. Kong Yingda told everyone to divide the examination papers into one section and review them according to the previous rules. He would personally watch next to Qin Huaidao to prevent omissions or destruction.
Soon, Kong Yingda discovered that Qin Huaidao was reading the test papers very quickly. Some of them glanced at the exam papers and threw them aside. Others looked at them for a while, and occasionally wrote down a few strokes. He didn't know what he wrote. Luo Wu deliberately blocked it, so he couldn't see it clearly, but
As long as I don't destroy the exam papers, I don't care.
After two full hours, Qin Huaidao finally read nearly two hundred examination papers. He had an extra list in his hand. He put the list away close to his body and said to Kong Yingda: "You are the judges, and the merits of the candidates are left to you."
, after all examination papers have been reviewed, the rankings will be drawn up and reported to the Holy One."
"You don't look at the results?" Kong Yingda was a little surprised. According to the rules, the ranking must be determined by the examiner.
Qin Huaidao agreed to serve as the examiner for the purpose of selecting talents for himself, not for the imperial court. He would not care too much. He waved his hand and left with Luo Wu and other guards.
After returning to Qinjiazhuang, Qin Huaidao found Li Xueyan, took out the list, and warned: "Mobilize spies from all over the Skynet to conduct a secret investigation of everyone on the list, mainly to check their character and morality, and give me the results within ten days."
When employing people and choosing their talents, one must also look at their character. If their character is not good, it will be a disaster, so it is better not to use them.
Reliable participants come from all over the world. It is not easy to find out and it takes time.
Fortunately, Skynet is not what it used to be, and spies are spread throughout all states and counties in the Tang Dynasty.
Li Xueyan didn't ask any more questions and arranged the list of results.
Qin Huaidao once again put into the workshop and counted the days. Tubo should send troops to the east today. They must seize the time to develop a grenade and teach them a lesson.
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Manna Hall.
After the exam, the news of Qin Huaidao's departure quickly reached Li Er, but Li Er couldn't care anymore. After a little inquiry, he learned that Kong Yingda took the reviewers aside after marking the papers and summoned Fang Xuanling, Xu Shiji, and Li Jing.
, Liu Hongji and Xue Wanche discussed matters.
After everyone had arrived, Li Er said bluntly: "Dear dear friends, the military from 800 miles away has urgently reported that Tubo suddenly sent 300,000 troops to attack Tuyuhun, two days earlier than expected. The various tribes in Tuyuhun responded internally and launched a mutiny.
Our army stationed in Tuyuhun was defeated and divided into two, and entered Taozhou and Minzhou to assist in the defense."
"Is Tuyuhun lost?" Li Jing's expression changed drastically.
In order to capture Tuyuhun, the imperial court suffered a lot of losses. They managed to capture it with great difficulty. They showed mercy, provided food, opened border trade, pacified the tribes of Tuyuhun, and sent troops to garrison them. This was considered as a disguised form of incorporating Tuyuhun into the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Little did they know that they were white-eyed wolves.
He actually acted as an internal agent for Tubo.
Tubo is a small border country that is poor and white. What does it want?
Everyone couldn't guess why Tuyuhun rebelled against the Tang Dynasty, but they were so angry that they all looked at the map next to them, and their eyes fell on the boundary between Taozhou and Minzhou. No matter which state they attacked from, the road to Chang'an was the shortest. This time Tubo
The attack is fierce and the plan is not small.
"Pharmacist, tell me what you think." Regarding the war, Li Er habitually looked at Li Jing.
Li Jing learned a few days ago that Qin Huaidao was planning to attack Tubo, so he had already done relevant research and knew that it was related to the safety of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Since the Tibetans have concentrated their forces to attack Minzhou and Taozhou, I propose to intercept them head-on, and then select soldiers who can adapt to the plateau climate to form a surprise force, and send troops from Songzhou to attack their back roads and intercept the grain and grass."
An army of 300,000 people needs a lot of food and grass to support it. As long as the frontal battlefield is blocked and a surprise force is deployed to attack the rear, the chance of winning will greatly increase. Everyone present knows this truth.
In the past, no one would think of sending troops to invade Tubo. Since Qin Huaidao selected people who could adapt to the plateau climate, everyone found that the Tang army was not unable to enter Tubo. They just needed to select those who could adapt to the climate. But is this a problem?
The Tang Dynasty had an army of 200,000 to 300,000 men stationed in the west, so it was safe to select 10,000 men.
Li Er is also a man who knows soldiers and understands the truth. His eyes fell on Xue Wanche: "General Xue, I will leave this strange army to you. I will select soldiers from Songzhou and Yazhou who can adapt to the plateau climate. I will give you a
We have three months to prepare, and one month later we must attack the rear of Tibet's 300,000-strong army and destroy its food routes."
"Follow the order!" Xue Wanche solemnly clasped his fists.
"How should we arrange this frontal attack?" Li Er said and looked at Li Jing again.
Li Jing hesitated to speak. He really wanted to go by himself, but knew it was impossible. His eyes fell on Liu Hongji.
Li Er immediately understood, but if Tubo continued to use what Tubo had lost in Liu Hongji's hands, the generals in the army might not be convinced. Looking at Xu Shiji, his ability is undoubted and he is the best candidate, but he will replace Yu Chigong and take charge of the Bei Yasi
The Imperial Guard, who also serves as the Flying Cavalry General, cannot leave.
There are still a few generals in Chang'an, but they are all old, and they can lead an army alone to charge into battle, but they are not capable of commanding the overall situation. There are only a handful of generals who can be commanders, and they are all old, and the younger generation has not grown up. It can be said that they are inactive. The only
, and the best candidate is the King of Han.
The problem is, I don’t dare to use it, and I can’t use it!
At this moment, a sadness surged into my heart.
At this moment, Li Er was inexplicably panicked. There were many civil servants in the court, but the military generals had passed away, so they couldn't go into battle by themselves. What's more, he was old. Who would guard his great country after his death?
At this moment, Li Er regretted that he should have supported the new forces to fight against the old nobles, which caused the Han king to become alienated, so that no one could use it when foreign enemies invaded. If this continues, wouldn't the great country fall into the hands of foreigners?
Everyone suddenly realized this problem and looked at each other.
For a moment, the atmosphere was a little solemn.
After a while, Li Er broke the silence and said slowly: "Pharmacist, who do you think you should send to take charge of the overall situation?"
"Your Majesty, I and others are all old." Li Jing said silently. Although he wanted to recommend himself, he knew it was impossible, so he simply didn't say it to avoid embarrassment to everyone.
Fang Xuanling didn't know much about military affairs, but he heard the implication of Li Jing's words. If he thought about it carefully, not all the people who came together in the past were old. If nothing else, who among the few in front of him was not very old? The youngest was
Xue Wanche cannot be a commander, he can only be a general, and he can lead an extraordinary army.
There were also Zhi lose Si Li, Niu Jinda and others in the court, but they were all fierce generals and could not be handsome. Fang Xuanling couldn't help but think of Qin Huaidao and sighed secretly.
After a while, Li Er said in a deep voice: "Preach the decree to all states, strengthen the walls and clear the fields, strictly defend the pass cities, and the soldiers of the states will cooperate in the fight without any mistakes."
When everyone heard that this was going to be a defensive war, they started to fight with Tibet to see who could persist to the end without any objection.
But I have to admit that until there is no suitable commander in chief, it is also a way for the states to resist on their own and to strictly guard against and fight a defensive war. After all, the governors of each state are also carefully selected generals and are familiar with the local conditions.
After determining the general policy, the emperor and his ministers continued to discuss the details, determine the combat deployment, and then sent it to the border states.
After the military meeting, Li Er summoned Jin Wang Li Zhi.
While waiting, Li Er's face was gloomy and terrible, his mind was full of things that no one could do, and he had a strong sense of crisis and urgency in his heart, which was very uncomfortable.
King Jin arrived very quickly. He was shocked when he saw Li Er's expression and hurriedly paid him a courtesy.
Li Er gestured to sit down and talk, and told the story of Tubo's sudden attack on Tuyuhun. He changed the topic and asked bluntly: "Zhi'er, who do you think the court should send to take charge of the overall situation?"
"this?"
Li Zhi was a little confused. His only combat experience was the flood in Jiangnan. There was another person who led the army. He didn't know much about military matters, but he also understood the importance of the person who led the army. After thinking about it carefully, he found that there were capable people in the court.
They were all old, and the younger generation had no successors, so they suddenly became anxious.
"Have you thought of it too?" Li Er asked indifferently.
"My ministers are stupid and don't know who to send. The most qualified commanders in the court are Duke Li Jing of Wei, Duke Xu Shiji of England, and Duke Liu Hongji of Kui. However, the four old generals are old and unwell. The younger generation except the King of Han
No one has the ability to lead an army. The three brothers from the Cheng family, the two brothers from the Yuchi family, and Fang Yiai are all right as generals, but they are not enough to lead an army, not to mention they are all in Hanzhou."
"Yes, they are all in Hanzhou. Unknowingly, the younger generation is following the King of Han, but there is no one available in the huge court. Why?" Li Er said coldly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
These words contained some kind of danger signal.
At the same time, it also reveals Li Er's helplessness and unwillingness.
"Yeah, why?"
Li Zhi murmured to himself, his eyes were stunned, and he didn't understand. The imperial court was obviously the orthodox one, so why did everyone would rather resign than follow the King of Han?