Fanyang, where Anlu Mountain is located, can be said to be the farthest place from the Western Regions, which the imperial court regarded as the center. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty perfectly explained what it means to be beyond reach. The army of the Tang Dynasty could cross the Congling Mountains and penetrate deep into the Big and Small Bolu, but they could not effectively
Stop the crisis that breaks out in the country.
Putting the cart before the horse, that's all.
Of course, the tragedy of Tang Xuanzong was not only due to this reason, but this is definitely one of the reasons that cannot be ignored.
"In the northwest, let the Taiwei Mansion reward you according to your merits as soon as possible," Li Xinchen said after considering, "but also inform Changsun Sheng in my name that it is not good to act rashly now. We must maintain the status quo between us and Tuyuhun as much as possible.
After the north is completely pacified, I will summon all the northwest generals to discuss the matter of pacifying Hexi and even the entire Western Region. Before that, it will be a great achievement to defend Wuwei and other places."
The gateway to the northwest should be in the Hexi Corridor, further away in Jiuquan, Yumen Pass, Yangguan, and Wuwei. These places can only be said to be the inner states and counties of the northwest. There are not many places that can be defended. If it weren't for the Tuyuhun people, they really don't have much to fight for.
With the strength of the Han army, and the sharp weapons of the Han army, it is probably a question whether Changsun Sheng can hold the northwest.
Li Xingchen did not require him to attack the city and seize territory under the current circumstances, as long as he could stabilize the northwest front first, especially he could not take the initiative to shrink the defense line.
On the northwest border, no inch of land can be lost. This is the biggest test, because behind the battle line is the horse farm in the northwest. This is also the greatest significance of the northwest to the Han Dynasty. In order to maintain its rule over the northwest, the Han Dynasty has to invest a lot of manpower and material resources every year.
What he was doing was to produce the best war horses from the northwest. Only with these horses could the Han Dynasty have the ability to compete with the Northern Zhou cavalry.
Especially now that the cavalry is equipped with muskets or blunderbuss, let alone the Xianbei cavalry, even if the Mongolian cavalry, which has whipped the world in history, comes across time and space, Li Xingchen is not afraid at all.
If the northwest cannot be defended, the Han's battle against the north, especially the future battle against enemies on the grasslands, will be even more difficult.
Bao Xing agreed and quickly recorded Li Xinchen's request. As Li Xinchen's secretary, shorthand was just a piece of cake.
Although it is not easy to ask for not losing an inch of land in the northwest, Li Xingchen also knows that none of Changsun Sheng and others are efficient. As long as they work hard, they can still do it. What's more, the small victory they achieved this time can at least make the Tuyuhun people
I have been honest for a while. After Li Xingchen captured the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Xingchen didn't mind no matter how noisy the Tyuhun people were, and even hoped that they would be more noisy, so that Li Xingchen would have enough excuses to attack these guys.
Although the civil and military people of the Han Dynasty now have an increasing sense of belonging to this country, in the final analysis, the northwest is still too far away for most people. Without sufficient reasons, Li Xingchen would not dare to go to war, otherwise he would not be able to protect everything.
Someone labeled him as "militant".
"This will be the case for the northwest side first, and Xu Deyan is watching from behind, so I can rest assured." Li Xingchen picked up another memorial, "How are the preparations for Enke and the Ministry of Rites after the New Year?"
After taking Hedong - of course, half of Hedong to be precise - Li Xingchen planned to use Enke to recruit scholars from Hedong for his own use. However, this incident also aroused discussion among many officials in the court. In short,
The number of places for Enke will not be very small. Even if it is only a fraction of the ordinary imperial examination, it is not fair to the scholars from other state capitals. Why do students from other state capitals have to squeeze their heads to compete with them?
Outstanding young people from all over the country compete, but these guys from Hedong only need to compete with locals?
Originally, aristocratic families like to share their needs with each other. Who knows if these guys who entered the examination room have colluded?
This is so unfair.
In the final analysis, it is because the state capitals all over the country believe that they have contributed to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. Even if Kaienke recruits few people, it is still a chance for the Hedong scholars in vain. Why? They are newcomers.
There is almost no credit for the big man.
Regarding the matter of Enke, it was rare that the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee spoke with the same voice regardless of civil and military distinctions, north, south, and east. Therefore, Li Xingchen had to make concessions, and Enke naturally changed from Hedong to the entire north, and then to the entire north.
The national examination is almost equivalent to a new round of imperial examination.
However, the Enke was convened in a hurry, and it was naturally impossible to go through a year or more of preparation and test after test to select talents like the imperial examination. Therefore, Li Xinchen could only leave this troublesome issue to the Ministry of Rites.
It's you who are clamoring to turn Enko into a national examination. Now go ahead and give yourself a headache.
Bao Xing hurriedly pulled out a memorial from the pile of memorials: "Your Majesty, this is a memorial from the Ministry of Rites. It should have been handed over to Your Majesty for approval later today."
"This Mr. Jiang is quite agile." Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows.
Historically, Mr. Jiang was indeed not a good person. He was proficient in everything, including eating, drinking, and having fun. It can even be said that Nan Chen’s inaction during the Chen Shubao period was inseparable from him. But precisely because of this, this person’s reputation in various etiquette and propaganda
There are still quite some advantages, and the etiquette and music system comes right out of the mouth, but Li Xingchen doesn't know if he is interested in this himself, or if he has previously studied how to exploit the etiquette and law in order to be able to take Chen Shubao out to eat, drink and have fun without being disturbed by the old ministers.
rebuke.
It is also a good choice to use the loopholes in etiquette to block the mouths of those veteran ministers.
Now Li Xinchen asked him to preside over the ceremony department. This man really did not disappoint Li Xinchen.
I didn't expect that Kai Enke's specific matters could be revealed so quickly. It seems that this guy really wants to change his ways.
"The imperial examination is a three-round selection, and the Enke examination is changed to two rounds. After the spring in each state capital, the second round of examination will be held as early as possible before the autumn. This examination will be held in Luoyang." Li Xingchen read out slowly, "This is true.
It’s also doable.”
In addition, Mr. Jiang did not fully follow the advice of the ministers. Kai Enke wanted everyone to be treated equally across the country. Last year, the southern region, Bashu, and Guanzhong just completed the imperial examination, but there was no imperial examination in the hinterland of the Central Plains.
, Putting aside the emotional argument, scholars from the Central Plains, Hedong, Qingzhou and other places should indeed be given more opportunities. Therefore, the selection ratio set by General Jiang is that the old prefectures of the Han Dynasty account for 40%, and the new Guangfu prefectures account for 60%.
, and considering that the area and population of the old Han state capitals were higher than those of the newly recovered state capitals, it was definitely the old state capitals that suffered.
But even so, it's better than nothing happening before.
This was already a big concession that the court could make. Li Xingchen's ultimate goal was not to select talents who failed last year, but to give a chance to scholars from Central Plains, Hedong and other places.