In Guyin City, a matter that seems to be not very important in the opinion of the current corporal is actually in the near future, and will have a huge impact on Dingxi in the near future, is the "Wuju Wenkao" that Xin Er proposed to the court and approved by the Zuo clan through the advice of the Yin Master.

The location of the literary examination is located in the temporary examination room outside the Four Seasons Palace, and there are more than 20 people who participated in the first literary examination.

The examination room is located outside the Four Seasons Palace, which shows that Xin Er deliberately raised it, but the number of references is only about 20 people, not to mention not much, it is simply rare, and most of these martial arts with reference are ranked lower in the history of the examination since the establishment of the martial arts, but this is obviously not matched with the location of the examination room and the elevation of Xin Er.

On the one hand, a person's energy is limited, and if he spends more time on practicing martial arts and working hard, then the time spent on learning Confucian scriptures will inevitably be less, and even most of the martial arts have no interest in learning these things at all; On the other hand, those who have excellent grades in the martial arts, such as Wang Shuwang, etc., have basically been reused in all departments and camps, especially Wang Shuwang, who has just been sealed as the Marquis of Guannei, and the career and wealth in front of them are already smooth, and of course they have no intention of participating in any literary examinations.

Xin Er also expected this situation, so although there were only more than 20 people participating in the test, despite the cold situation, the scholars who were hostile to Xin Er inside and outside Gu Yin said a lot of ridicule and ridicule in private, but he was still full of interest.

Xin Er even went to the examination room on the day of the exam, became the chief invigilator, and the exam results came out a few days later, when the list was announced, although he already knew the results of these candidates, but he still had a guard of honor, and went to the list to see the list with great fanfare, and he didn't go alone, and he also brought Sun Yan, Yang Chao, Fu Qiao, Huang Rong, Zhang Seng Cheng and other noble ministers in the court? The conferment of these mid-level candidates? It was carried out by the Ministry of Officials of the Central Taiwan Province in accordance with the regulations, because he called the Ministry of Officials Shangshu Lilan to the same thing.

Is the high school entrance examination system set by Xin Er as two lists? Now there are only about 20 candidates? In any way, they can't all be admitted to the exam, so according to the results? There are only five candidates in the selected exam, just five? It is really not good to divide it into two lists? However, the system has been decided, and Xin Er insists on acting according to the system, because it is, but see those two yellow lists? Only two people's names on a sheet? There are only three people's names on the top of the sheet, and the words are sparse and sparse, which is really ugly.

There are not many people watching the list under the list, less than 100 people, and there are almost no ordinary people? The small half is the reference candidate, and the rest is the "lackey henchman" of Xin'er? Ran to coax him to be popular, such as begging Dali, Ji Chu and the like? In addition, there were also some other officials in the court, local scholars with good deeds in Guyin, and so on. Xin Er and a group are coming? Everyone get out of the way? Salute and greet each other.

Xin Er got off the bus? In front of the list, he pretended to take a closer look for a while, and Gu and Sun Yan, Yang Chao, Lilan and others said: "Sun Gong, I have read the test papers of these five people, don't look at them as martial arts, Yu Confucianism is still quite cultivated!" It can be called both civil and military. Although only five people were selected in this test, these five people are all of great use! He deliberately said loudly to Koji Lan, "Koji Shangshu, the conferral of the five jinshi should be preferential and generous, after you go back, please ask for the koji order, it is best to confer their new official before the end of the month, don't delay too long." ”

It is the day of the year to evaluate the performance of the officials in the country, Koi Lan has been very busy recently, and today he came to see the list, he was forced to come, and his mind was not on this, but Xin Er had an order, he had to respectfully promise, and replied: "Yes, Xin Gong rest assured, the lower officials must handle it carefully." ”

Xin Er asked the officials who kept the list: "Did you send them the good news of the high school entrance examination?" ”

"Gong Xin, send it."

"Okay, let's go to the house to meet these new scholars for the high school entrance examination!"

Because there were not many candidates, they were arranged to live in the middle city of Guyin, and the cost of food and lodging during the examination was paid by the imperial court. Sun Yan and the others accompanied Xin Er, and the group set off by car and went to the house.

When they arrived at the hall, the candidates flocked out and bowed to the ground.

Regardless of whether these candidates have passed the literary examination or not, they have a common identity, that is, those who have passed the martial arts examination. In this sense, in the words of the future generations in Xin'er's original time and space, these martial arts are all Xin'er's "protégés", and when you see the "master", how can you not give a big gift!

Xin Er called them up, summoned the five who had won the literary examination to come forward, looked up and down, and saw these five people, all of them had strong physiques, tiger backs and bear waists, and even had faces full of flesh and beard, and thought in their hearts: "It's no wonder that there are few people in Guyin who watch the list, and the dignity and posture of these people are not like Fu Fan shaving their faces, weak and can't help the wind, and they need to be supported by slaves and maids in and out of the merry people!" ”

Unlike the famous people, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, and said to Yang Chao and Zhang Shengcheng, "Yin Shiyan was the important minister of the country of the pre-Qin and the former Qin, all of whom were both civil and military, and they would enter the phase. ”

The candidates who were referred to around, and the officials who came with Xin Er, were all surprised when they heard this.

This praise is too high.

Xin Er ignored their reactions, and ordered the beggar to move to the couch, sit down by himself, ask Sun Yan and others to sit too, and finally asked the five people to sit down as well.

The five people were terrified, and the Jinshi, who won the first place in the exam, said: "Before Duke Xin drives, how dare the servants sit down." ”

"Since then, Qing and others have been the pillars of my Dingxi! How can I not sit? ”

In the court, under the service of many candidates and officials, more than ten dignitaries of the court, led by Xin Er, sat opposite these five people.

Watching the list in person, giving back a high reputation, and now being so polite, Lilan, who was sitting behind Xin Er, looked at Xin Er's straight back, thoughtfully, and said in his heart: "Xin Gong attaches great importance to the literary examination." Although there are few candidates this year, but Xin Gong's few things are done, and when they are spread all over the country and the army, there will be more martial arts for reference next year! ”

Xin Er was amiable, talked with the five jinshi for a long time, passed the order, and ordered a banquet in the house, and the five jinshi and nearly 20 candidates who failed the list all participated in the banquet. I didn't drink much wine, and the banquet was just over, Xin Er gave the five good horses from the Western Regions to the five jinshi, and told him to ride five horses on horseback and go to the streets, following the middle city, the south city, the north city, the east city, and the west city, and walked through the main streets of the five cities of Guyin.

Horses are like dragons, people wear new clothes, wear saffron on their chests, swagger through the market, all eyes are on, and the five cities of Guyin are suddenly boiling.

But he said that after the five jinshi were ordered to lead the horse out of the house, Yang Chao stretched out his thumb and said: "Ming Gong, this method is wonderful!" ”

Xin Er touched her short mustache and asked, "What's the wonder?" ”

"The people in the country have known since then that the 'literary examination' set up by the Ming Gong is also the real dragon gate."

The fish jumps over the dragon gate and can turn into a dragon.

Xin Er laughed, laughing, his bright eyes, radiating joy and longing brilliance, joy, is the smooth implementation of the first literary examination, longing, is to imagine what kind of scene it should be after the creation of the imperial examination. He said, "Get a pen and paper!" ”

The clerk of the herald brought pen and ink and offered it. Xin Er dipped his pen in ink and wrote two poems on the paper: "The spring breeze is proud, and you can see all the valley flowers in one day." After writing, he blew the ink, and ordered the officials of the house, "Hang outside the door and watch it with the county people!" ”

The five cities of Guyin are not small, and it takes half a day to complete the tour, and Xin Er is busy with military and political affairs, so the time to read the list and go to see the Jinshi in person is still squeezed out, and he will not wait until the end of the Wujin Shi tour of the street, so he and Sun Yan and others left the house, Sun Yan and others returned to the official office, and Xin Er also returned to the Xin Mansion.

When he arrived at the mansion, before he entered the hall, an official brought him an urgent report.

Xin Er walked towards the hall and asked, "What is this?" ”

"Nanyang's military report."

But it was the information that Huan Meng captured Pheasant County, marched to Luyang, and competed with the Qin army for Luyang.

Xin Er stopped, took the military newspaper, opened it, read it, muttered for a while, and said: "Invite Shidao and Zhang Bingbu to Changling's house to have a look, if his illness is better, invite him too." ”

Yang Chao is the supervisor of internal history, the province of internal history is in the palace of four seasons, Zhang Seng Cheng is the secretary of the military department, and the military department is in the middle platform. The situation in Shuofang has been relatively stable, because after Gao Yancao, Zhao Xing and others returned with troops, some time ago, Zhang Gui also returned to Guyin. - Yang Hezhi, Bing Bo, and An Chong did not come back, the three of them got a new appointment, Yang Hezhi was appointed as Shuofang County, Bing Bo had to move the Heyin Guard, An Chong had to move a thousand people to supervise the school, and the two were temporarily assigned to Zhang Shao's account, and all three stayed in Shuofang.

Zhang Gui is a scribe, his body bones are not as good as Gao Yancao and others, one or two thousand miles back and forth, and most of them are desert areas in the middle, and he has been sick at home for many days after he came back.

The official agreed, and Hou Xiner went to the hall, so he hurriedly called a few colleagues and went separately to invite Yang Chao, Zhang Seng Cheng, and Zhang Gui.

Xin Er handled a few official duties, waited for about half an hour, and the sheep and others came one after another.

Zhang Gu was the last to arrive.

Xin Er went to the door of the hall to pick him up, carried him into the hall, helped him sit down, and asked with concern: "Changling, how is your health?" ”

Zhang Gui's face was thin and pale, and he was a little lacking in breath when he spoke, and replied: "It's almost good, but my appetite is not very good." ”

"When you are healed, you can't stay still all day, and you will be tired like this when you go to Shuofang, what if you go farther in the future? In addition to official duties, it is necessary to train your body well. ”

Zhang Gu smiled bitterly and said: "Ming Gong, the turtle is lame on one leg, the horse is not easy to ride, and the sword is not good at dancing, how else can you practice?" ”

"I'll teach you a way, Wen Jiangzuo's hometown Jingzhou Thorn Shi Tao Gong, when he was an official in Guangzhou, he had nothing to do in the state, I am afraid that it will be too easy, so I will move bricks sooner or later, you can imitate it!"

Xin Er said that this "Tao Gong" is the Jingzhou Assassin before Jiang Zuo, when he lived in Guangzhou, his life was leisurely, and he was an ambitious and ambitious person with the ambition of the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, so in order not to have the physical strength to lead the troops to fight in the future, he transported 100 bricks every morning and evening to exercise his body.

Horseback riding, sword dancing, this kind of sports, military activities, is indeed not suitable for Zhang Turtle, but moving bricks is no problem, he knows that Xin Er is for his good, and although the "Tao Gong" is the same as him, from a humble background, but he is one of the few famous ministers in Jiangzuo, Xin Er taught him with his example, indicating that the expectations for him are indeed very high, he gratefully promised, and said: "Ming Gong does not dislike the turtle's crippled body, and he is super graceful, and the kindness is not repaid!" ”

Xin Er sat down on the couch and said with a smile: "Why can't you repay it?" Now you can report. ”

Zhang Gu was stunned and said, "Dare to ask Ming Gong, what do you mean by this?" ”

Xin Er motioned to the attendants to show the military report from Nanyang to Zhang Gui, Yang Chao, and Zhang Seng Cheng to see, and said, "This is the latest information on the battle situation in Huan Jingzhou, and it has just been sent to me. Take a look at what you think after reading it, please feel free to say what you want! ”

Zhang Gu understood the meaning of Xin Er, "You can repay now", which obviously means that now Zhang Gu can use his wisdom to repay Xin Er's kindness, and the person who is a confidant dies, this is the proper meaning of the question, and it is also Zhang Gui's life creed, he responded respectfully: "Yes." ”

Zhang Gui and the other three read the military newspaper one after another.

Yang Chao was the first to speak, his handsome face showed a thoughtful look, and said: "Ming Gong, this report was sent ten days ago, and now, the Huan Jingzhou Department must have arrived in Luyang, and may have fought with Qin Yu who went south from Luoyang. ”

Xin Er said: "I think so too. ”

"The Wei defenders of Luyang don't know if they have surrendered to Puqin, if they fall, the city has been occupied by Qin Lu, then Huan Jingzhou's battle against Luyang, I am afraid that it will not be optimistic, if it does not fall, then Huan Jingzhou still has the possibility of fighting Luyang with Qin Lu."

"Exactly."

"Whether Luyang can be obtained by Huan Jingzhou is related to whether Huan Jingzhou can continue to march into Luoyang."

"Yes, yes."

"And whether Huan Jingzhou can enter Luoyang is related to the battle between Pu Mao and Murong in Yecheng, and whether Pu Mao can win."

Luoyang is now the rear of Ye County, if Luoyang is attacked by Huan Meng, then the Pu Qin troops besieging Ye County in the north will definitely not be able to attack Yecheng with all their strength, and Pu Mao needs to divide his troops to assist Luoyang, so that even if Ye County will still be defeated by Pu Mao in the end, the war will inevitably last a lot.

Xin Er bowed his head and said, "Not bad." ”

"And whether Pu Mao can conquer Ye County, or whether he can conquer Ye County relatively quickly, is related to whether I have enough time in Dingxi to digest and stabilize the newly acquired Shuofang and Nan'an counties."

Yang Chao thought carefully, and after a few words, he reasoned about the success or failure of Huanmeng's attack on Luyang, and reasoned whether the two counties of Dingxi Xinde Shuofang and Nan'an could keep the top. When Xin Er heard this, he looked at the three people in the hall and said, "Those who know me are also scholars." What the priest says, I am worried. This is also the reason why I was separated from Qing and the others, and invited the three of them! asked, "If Huan Jingzhou can defeat Luyang and march to Luoyang, it will be fine; If he can't, tell me when do you think Pu Mao will take Ye County? Shuofang and Nan'an counties, when this Rouran and Tuoba are about to move, what countermeasures should we take to resist Pu Qin's counterattack? ”