"This is the closest strategist to Xue Ju. It may be a bit too much to say that he is a person who has no last resort, but he definitely deserves to be resourceful and far-sighted!"

Yang Xuanzong's words were full of emotion: "When he was young, his family was poor, and he had no place to stand, and it is said that his father didn't even have money for burial after his funeral." At that time, Xue Ju passed near his house, and when he saw the difference, he not only gave him money to bury his father, but also gave him a house, 20 acres of land, for him to study. ”

When Li Mi heard this, he couldn't help but have a cold sarcasm on his lips: "So this person will return to his heart from now on, and he will be loyal to that Western Qin overlord until death, right?"

"There's a follow-up!"

Yang Xuanzong replied with a smile: "After that, this Hao Ying really lived up to Xue Ju's love, and became famous in the Xiliang generation, and he even participated in the imperial examination in the early years of the Great Cause, and was selected as a talent from thousands of people. ”

"In other words, this person is still a court official, right?"

Li Mi's eyes couldn't help but show a little condensation.

This so-called 'imperial examination' began in the reign of the first emperor.

Because since the Wei and Jin dynasties, the selection and appointment of officials in the imperial court have been based on the "Jiupin Zhongzheng System" and the "Prefecture and County Promotion" system, but it has led to the expansion of the gate lord family and even monopolized the government and government.

So the first emperor pioneered the imperial examination system, this in the first month of the third year of the emperor's opening, he issued an edict to order the world's official government to raise "virtuous" for the imperial court; therefore, the policy was not effective, so the imperial court in July of the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, ordered the Beijing officials to be in charge of more than five grades, stabbed history, and recommended virtuous and virtuous people to the two subjects of "Zhixing Xiu" and "Qingping Ganji", and went to the court to participate in the Xiucai, and the Ming Jing two subject examinations,

It also stipulates that officials below the sixth rank must be promoted by the provincial officials of Shangshu, so that the "Nine Grades Zhongzheng System" and the "Prefecture and County Punishment System" since the Wei and Jin Dynasties have been almost abolished.

Yang Guang not only inherited Yang Jian's imperial examination in its entirety, but also expanded the scale in April of the third year of the Great Cause, and ordered that civil and military officials who have a ministry can select ten people who are "filial piety and knowledgeable", "virtuous and generous", "righteous and righteous", "clean and clean", "strong and upright", "unforgiving in the constitution", "excellent in academics", "beautiful literary talents", "talented generals" and "arrogant and strong", and greatly increased the number of people admitted to the second subject of Xiucai and Ming Jing.

In the first month of the fifth year of the Great Cause, the Son of Heaven ordered the counties to "be successful in their studies, excellent in their talents", "arrogant and strong, and superb", "diligent and prudent in officials, and be able to manage political affairs", "upright and upright, and do not avoid strong and strong", and added a Jinshi subject.

Li Mi knew that the first emperor and the Son of Heaven established this law precisely to check and balance the family gate valve and promote the local Hanshu into the court. Therefore, he has a natural aversion to this system, even those so-called 'Juzi', 'Xiucai', 'Mingjing', 'Jinshi', etc., just because they are Xiangping Li and are also one of the victims.

If it weren't for the fact that since the opening of the emperor eighteen years, a large number of these poor disciples have entered the court, where would Yang Jian and Yang Guang and his son have the confidence to attack them, the top gate valves in Kansai?

However, although Li Mi was in a bad mood, he had a high opinion of Hao Ming's talent.

You must know that in the years when the imperial examination system first began, there was no Jinshi department. And the imperial court admitted Xiucai, and the total number of Ming Jing was less than twenty. Even if Yang Guangcai had just succeeded to the throne that year, he specially increased the number of Xiucai and Ming Jing to thirty. But the number of local lifters at that time was also not comparable to previous years.

This Hao Ying can be killed from these thousands of people, and occupy a place among the thirty Xiucai and Ming Jing, which shows his high humanistic talent and wisdom.

Especially this person, who was born in a dark and weak literary style, almost a wild Xiliang land, it is even more commendable.

"Now this person does have the official status of Jincheng County. ”

Yang Xuanzong bowed his head slightly and said: "But my story is not finished yet, just when Hao Ying went to Beijing to take the exam, the city of Mantouben where this person lived was attacked by horse thieves, and his brother and mother were killed. Xue Ju was furious when he heard this, and personally led three hundred iron horsemen to deal with this group of horse thieves. It took three days and three nights to kill all the nearly 1,000 bandits, capture the three of their leaders, and send them to Hao Ying to break his stomach and dig out his heart, and sacrifice his mother with blood. ”

When he said this, Yang Xuanzong's words already contained a bit of admiration: "You must know that Xue Ju in the early years of the Great Cause, although he was also a tycoon in the border county, he was far from having the power he has now. In order to recruit Hao Ming, this person can show such courage, which is really commendable. ”

When Li Mi heard this, he was also surprised: "No wonder this person can rise to the Golden City and dominate a domain." ”

As far as Li Mi knows, the father of Xue Ju, the former Jincheng Xue Wang, was born in the Xue clan in Hedong, and was the top Jiangmen in Kansai. But at the beginning of Xue Wang's move to Jincheng, it was almost equivalent to being assigned to the frontier by the family, or even expelled from the family.

The three generations of the Xue family are also extremely tough, and since Xue Wang, they have never had any contact with the Xue family in Hedong, let alone borrow their strength.

And from this point of view, it only took three generations for the Xue family to become the overlord in the Hexi area, and it was really not without reason.

The reason why the overlord of Western Qin was able to pass through the twelve counties of Guanxi, according to the private salt business of nearly two and a half percent of the western region, and also interfered in the trade of horses, tea, silk, spices, porcelain, ironware, etc., was by no means only by his rare and hard-to-find force.

He thought that Xue Ju at that time must have admired Hao Ming's talent and had the heart to recruit. But this person can be a counselor, and to do such a thing is indeed beyond the reach of others.

This Hao Ying also lived up to Xue Ju's trust, and he not only refused the position of secretary and provincial school secretary granted by the imperial court, but also took the initiative to change the place of office to Jincheng. In just one year, he swept away four horse thieves in a row, and defeated Xue Ju's biggest competitor at that time, Wuwei Liuzhuo, thus making a name for himself in Kansai and casting the foundation for his current domination of Hexi. ”

Yang Xuanzong said in a loud voice: "It is said that Hao Ying at that time was almost exhausted. All the troops and generals of Wuwei Liu Zhuo, and even every move, were expected by Hao Ming. In that battle, the Xue clan's casualties were not even less than 200. With just this small casualty, he swallowed all the foundation of the Wuwei Liu family, including 2,000 hectares of land, twelve horse farms, and even an iron mine.

So you really don't need to worry, Hao Ying's people, whether it is wisdom and prestige, are enough to suppress the eldest prince of the Xue family. And this time, the Xue clan mobilized at least twelve first-grade martial arts cultivators, as well as 800 equipped iron horsemen, and 2,000 elite armor soldiers. can ensure that no matter which road Li Shimin is on, he can be foolproof. What's more, there is no such thing as me?"

Li Mi thought to himself, he really knew everything about the intelligence of the Xue family in Jincheng.

However, he was not surprised by this, the Duke of Chu State had made a layout for the Xue family in Jincheng very early, and there were many shadows in the Xue family.

This is all the work of Yang Su, the former Duke of Chu, as early as the early years of the Great Cause, this one had already noticed the overlord of Western Qin. It can be seen that Yang Su's knowledge of people is too good, but it is a pity that this prestige is too great, and he was guarded against by Yang Guang, and he died too early, otherwise, in today's world, it may have changed hands for a long time.

In addition, the current Xihai County Sihu Chu Liang was also friendly with the Duke of Chu in his early years. And this person is now also a strategist by Xue Ju's side.

"In other words, the personnel on our side are also well prepared?"

"It's nature!"

Yang Xuan's eyebrows raised slightly: "I don't know much about the situation over there of the Demon Dragon Babu. But only on our side, plus you Master Li and Hongfu, there are four first-grade martial cultivators and six second-grade martial cultivators, which is enough to fill in the gaps for their Xue family. Also, after Tongguan, it is Huayin. ”

——Hongnong Huayin, this is the only place from Tongguan to Chang'an, and it is also the Huayin of Huayin Yang's family!

In their Chu State Mansion alone, there are more than 10 granges of more than 600 hectares here, and there are nearly 20,000 child servants. Even just the number of courtyard armor on the surface is as high as three thousand.

Li Mi next to him couldn't help but have a slight brightness in his eyes, and the worry that had been lingering in his chest finally faded a little.

Since the battle near the White Horse Temple half a year ago, he has always had this feeling, the second son of the Tang State Mansion, if he can't get rid of it as soon as possible, it will become a big trouble for him sooner or later. The big things that his family and the Lord are planning may be folded in the hands of this kid.

And after the winter hunt, his feeling became more and more intense. In fact, since August last year. Li Shimin's actions have actually confirmed his judgment to a certain extent.

Therefore, Li Mi attaches great importance to this confrontation between Jincheng Xue and Li Shimin, and this should be the best time to get rid of this person. and at the worst of all, they will smash his teeth and cut off his claws, so that they may no longer be evil.

It's just that when Li Mi's eyes looked at Natongguan again, a trace of uneasiness rose in his heart.

"Let's go back and wait first, I think that guy won't get out of Tongguan until he recuperates and recovers. You and I are here, and we are waiting for nothing. ”

Yang Xuanzong said while looking up at the sky: "I asked people to prepare a courtyard near Huayin, where all the wine and food are available, and it is just for you and me to work at ease." ”

"But I think it's better for you and me to wait and see what is going on here. ”

Li Mi shook his head slightly: "That shaft is good at watching the wind and looking at the color, and he won't be unaware of the danger of this trip." If I were him, I might not have stepped into this trap. ”

"What you say is very reasonable, but right now, is it possible that he can't come out unless he abandons the foundation that Kansai has run?"

Yang Xuanzong snorted: "If he really refuses to go out of Tongguan, it doesn't matter." Without the supply of money from Kansai, I think how can he supply those first-grade martial cultivators under him? This is what you said to your brother at the beginning, why have you forgotten it now?"

After Li Mi listened, he subconsciously wanted to respond to the explanation, but then stopped at the very end, and a little hesitation appeared on his face at the same time.

He knew that the current Li Shimin seemed to be facing a dead end, but in fact, there was a way to crack it. But Li Mi hopes that guy won't be cunning to this point-

PS: The experience of Hao Ying here is the author's romance, and the real Hao Ying is a native of Xiliangshi, the order of Jincheng County.