The first thousand two hundred and ninety-eighth chapter Wu Guiwen light
Chang'an was buzzing with people.
The annual examination is about to take place, and thousands of scholars are pouring into this imperial capital from all directions to pursue their and their family's dreams and ambitions.
However, something unexpected happened in this year's examination.
The southern scholars showed an overwhelming advantage in terms of numbers.
Very few scholars from the northern region came to refer to it.
Especially in the vast Yanzhao Daibei area, the total number of registered scholars was less than fifty.
All the scholars looked sideways and were shocked.
You must know that Yanzhao Daibei has been one of the largest sources of scholars since the Yuande examination.
Together with Qi Lu and Liang Zhou, it ranks among the top three.
But now, the young people from Yanzhao Daibei are hard to find in the whole of Chang'an.
Those heroic men who once loved drinking and singing, being impassioned, wielding swords and bows, have all disappeared.
Not even a few people could be found in the Imperial Academy.
"It is truly a disgrace to our generation that our literary style has fallen into such disarray..." A Confucian scholar lowered his head and sighed, but secretly felt envious in his heart.
Anyone knows where these young people who disappeared have gone?
The answer is the military!
Since the Xiongnu invaded, large numbers of young people threw away the poems and books in their hands, picked up their swords, mounted their horses, and ran home to join the army.
There were even students from the Gongyang sect who raised their arms and shouted on the streets of Chang'an, saying: "Now that Yi and Di are being invaded and Sangzi is in a hurry, do you still have the heart to study?"
Immediately, there were a lot of followers. In just half a day, this guy pulled up a cavalry of 300 people and went back to his hometown to "defend foreign aggression."
As for the examination???
Who doesn’t know that today’s man loves martial arts.
Therefore, everything is inferior, only martial arts is high!
There is a folk nursery rhyme: The army has its own golden house, and the army has its own beauty like jade...
Sima Xiangru, a world-famous poet and poet and the leading advocate of today's emperor, shamelessly wrote poems to praise the young men of letters who joined the army. He said, "My husband holds the Wu hook with only one hand, and his spirit is higher than Baizhang Mountain. Who has been the leader in ten thousand years?"
Shi, looking for a feudal prince three thousand miles away...'
This brand-new poetry genre caused many people to curse him, saying that he corrupted his writing style and that he deserved to be punished.
But in fact, he really hated the mentality advocated by Sima Xiangru, who valued the military over the literary and put the literati under the military.
Who wrote the history in the past 10,000 years?
Isn't this just using words to tell people all over the world that those who write history have always been warriors, literati, etc., at most they are recorders!
And those words about looking for a prince from three thousand miles away are blatantly tempting and bewitching young people to join the army!
But unfortunately, neither the academic community nor the scholar-bureaucrat class has any solution to the current situation.
The reality of this country is that the ruling class that holds power are all military ministers!
Among the three princes and nine ministers of the current dynasty, except for Chao Cuo, Ting Weiqing and Shaofu Qing, almost everyone had military experience!
Most of the people who control and implement policies are military ministers.
Whether it is the middle- and upper-level bureaucrats or the grassroots pavilion chiefs, there are countless veterans and military officers who are upright and wandering.
Since the emperor gave priority to veterans and disabled soldiers as pavilion chiefs, and since then, the administrative power of village pavilions at the grassroots level of the Han family has been almost entirely controlled by the army.
Subsequently, based on this policy, the supplementary officer retirement policy was introduced, which allowed the power of the military to firmly take root at the local grassroots level.
In today's world, the composition of the bureaucracy has shifted to being dominated by the examination of scholars and veterans.
The power of the old scholar-bureaucrat class and local powerful people is fading.
In this situation, the scholars and intellectuals who were once so high and mighty truly felt helpless and powerless.
In particular, those 'literati' who relied solely on reading and were industrious with their limbs and grains felt a great crisis.
Young people prefer to join the army!
Enlisting in the army was the first choice for the most outstanding talents in the Han Dynasty, followed by studying and becoming an official.
This time, the young scholars from the Yan and Zhao Dynasties simply voted with their feet and told the older generation of scholars and officials that if we had a choice, we would definitely become soldiers!
How great it is to be a soldier!
Just like the examination, you also rely on your ability to earn status, power and wealth.
And unlike the examinations, there is much less competition in the military!
Because the poor in culture and the rich in military affairs.
Nowadays, even a poor man, a tenant farmer, or even a slave, as long as he has perseverance, perseverance and opportunity, can learn from a famous teacher.
In previous examinations, there have often been several examples of people who climbed up from the bottom.
But the army is different.
Do you want to join the army?
Physical fitness must pass the test.
The height requirement is at least seven feet three inches, the weight must not be less than 225 kilograms, and the wingspan must not be less than seven feet. Then, there are also tests on archery skills and the use of various weapons.
This alone can eliminate many competitors.
Then there is family background and background.
Anyone can join the army if they meet the requirements.
But the problem is that being a top soldier obviously has no future. Only officers can get ahead.
Moreover, it must at least start from the team rate.
And it is impossible for a weak-legged person to become a leader as soon as he joins the army.
Only those whose families are senior and well-established, who have soldiers at home who can lead soldiers to surrender, and who also have connections and connections, have the opportunity to start as a team leader.
Especially now, the country has tightened the appointment of middle and low-level military officers.
Even during wartime, it is quite difficult to get an appointment above the rank of squad leader as soon as you join the army.
As for normal times, it is simply impossible!
Any officer in the army, especially the officer in the main army, is a very outstanding talent if you take it out and put it outside!
Last winter, the Yulin Guards and the Huben Guards recruited senior officers.
Originally there were only fifty people, but in the end more than three thousand people signed up...
The entire Shanglin Garden was packed with people, and the scene was even more intense than the examination!
It can be seen from this that what is going on in the minds of young people today?
However, this is normal.
This is China!
You don’t need to look at other times, just look at the changes in the decades after the establishment of the Chinese Empire, and you will know that as long as they are guided properly, the preferences of the Chinese people can actually change.
Therefore, Liu Che ignored the lamentations of many literati and officials.
"Your Majesty, this is the first paper of this year's examination..." Ji An held up a brand new test paper and presented it to Liu Che: "Your Majesty, please take a look..."
Liu Che took the paper and looked at it, then frowned slightly and asked, "Why are this year's questions more difficult than in previous years?"
"This is the opinion of Taichang and Zongzheng..." Ji An served him carefully and said with a smile: "There has been discussion among the public that the examination, the grand ceremony of the country, should be more difficult for the selection of talents.
Provide more talents to assist His Majesty..."
"Besides, over the years, Taichang has been worried that there will be no place to settle the scholars..."
"Oh..." Liu Che held the paper and sneered.
These scholar-bureaucrats really don’t care about eating but fighting!
"Talents are created by training and honing!" Liu Che crumpled the paper into a ball, threw it on the ground, and said, "Guan Yiwu was not a great sage from the beginning, and Kong Zhongni was not born knowing Zhou.
present!"
"There is no need to take responsibility for this year's papers if they are too regular. Please bring someone to do it..." Liu Che said calmly.
Ji An was sweating profusely and trembling with fear.
He knew that the emperor was already angry, and Taichang was probably going to die.
Liu Che, with his hands behind his back, walked to the wall, looked at the huge map, and sneered: "As for placement?"
"The world is so big, are you afraid that there will be no place to settle it?"
Today's Han Empire alone already has sixty-nine counties, three vassal states, and a vast territory of thousands of miles.
In the future, it may even span two oceans, with a territory measured in hundreds of thousands of miles.
In the past, Liu Che would have had a headache with just a few thousand official positions every year.
But not anymore.
As long as this battle is won, the Han Empire will completely break free from the control of the Huns.
From now on, the sea and sky are open for birds to fly.
Apart from other things, the military minister lost this battle, and he had to give up the Munan area even if he was willing to give up, and he had to give up even if he was not willing to let it go!
History will advance nearly forty years, making it a reality that there will be no royal court in Makunan.
Although the Munan area is not suitable for farming, the rich pastures and vast grasslands are enough to develop dozens of settlements like Loufan.
To turn this plan into reality will require a lot of manpower and material resources, as well as a large number of young technocrats to guide and supervise.
Not to mention the future Hexi Corridor and the Western Regions, as well as the vast Indian subcontinent.
How many more officials are needed?
Of course, the prerequisite is that the Han army can win this is likely to be the last battle within the Great Wall!
Thinking of this, Liu Che asked: "Is there any news from the front line?"
"Reply to Your Majesty, there is nothing yet..." Ji An said: "I only have the report sent back by General Chariot and Cavalry after arriving in Shanggu County three days ago, as well as the urgent report sent back by Li Guang, the governor of Yuyang County, and Bo Shi, the governor of Andong..."
"Send someone to hurry..." Liu Che ordered with his eyes closed.
Yi Zong's speed is already very fast.
He arrived in Shanggu County several days ahead of schedule.
However, Yuyang's situation was tight, which also made him a little nervous.
After all, on the Yuyang side, except for the guarding troops and some sailors on the building ships, the rest were all county soldiers.
County soldiers mean that their training, equipment and combat effectiveness are not as good as those of field troops.
After all, the county soldiers are only responsible for maintaining local order and defense, and they have no field capabilities.
Whether they can hold the line of defense is undoubtedly a test for Li Guang and Bo Shi!
As for the escort troops and ship sailors?
Liu Che didn't really expect them to perform miracles. After all, they were both Yan Ji who had traveled thousands of miles to help.
Even future generations of soldiers will feel uncomfortable after landing, even if they land on an amphibious landing ship.
As for the current situation of the ships, after this bumpy journey, Liu Che estimated that the combat effectiveness of the Huyi Army could only be reduced to less than 30%.
If you want to restore it to its heyday, it will take at least half a month of repairs.
Therefore, Liu Che was really worried about the safety of Yuyang and Youbeiping.
As for Shanggu, he was quite confident.
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I don’t know what happened in the past two days. My nose feels uncomfortable when the cold wind blows, and then my eyes swell and hurt, I feel dizzy and nauseous, and I feel numb! (~^~)
