Knocking Song Wensong, Lu Zheng arranged for the army to conquer Jiangnan, this is obviously a means to knock the mountain and shock the tiger, Shandong is not easy to fight, first, Song Wensong has taken precautions, once the war starts Lu Zheng If he does not go all out, I am afraid he will not be able to take advantage.

In addition, the journey from the Central Plains to Shandong is long, and such a laborious and costly campaign is obviously inconsistent with Lu Zheng's current strategy of recuperation, so after thinking about it repeatedly, Lu Zheng is still ready to make a move on Jiangnan.

Yang Qingyun knew very well the combat power of the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan, and more importantly, Long Zhaohuan had lived a comfortable life in Jiangnan in the past few days, he never thought that Lu Zheng would cross the river to attack him.

There is also the most important point, the relationship between Song Wensong and Jiangnan is too close, Jiangnan Long Zhaohuan thinks that Lu Zheng really has nothing to do with him, Lu Zheng wants to make Long Zhaohuan realize through this battle that he must not have too close relations with Shandong, otherwise once Lu Zheng is angry, maybe he will not fight Shandong, and directly attack Jiangnan with a large army, and as long as Long Zhaohuan has fear in his heart, he will not dare to give Shandong so much food.

Shandong is short of grain, and Song Wensong is still rich enough to use grain to replace people, and recruiting troops and horses will inevitably be hindered. Lu Zheng knew that the time for a decisive battle with Song Wensong had not yet come, so he never thought that this time he could solve the problem once and for all, he just wanted to interfere with and thwart Song Wensong's momentum, and at the same time show his strength.

When Li Xiu set out on the expedition, Lu Zheng sent him outside the city and said: "Li Xiu, Xiao Ran, the two of you have only one request for sending troops this time, that is, after this battle, our two rivers can be peaceful for two years!" Do you have faith? ”

Li Xiu said: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, we will win this battle, we will not be entangled more after the victory, we will quickly retreat, this battle is beating, we must be steady and ruthless, beat them and fear them!" ”

"Good! Li Xiu's statement is good, did Xiao Ran remember it? We want to beat them up and make them afraid of each other, and let them always worry that we will attack them at any time, and once that happens, they will dare to send grain to Shandong on a large scale? ”

Lu Zheng returned to the city, and Luo Guancai came to meet him, and said: "Lord, the scientific examination has been completed, but there is no way to hold the palace examination now, Lord Wang, you see...... I have selected a few elite talents according to your requirements, and you are personally screening these talents, if you can use them, the prince can use them! ”

Lu Zheng nodded, the Lianghe scientific expedition was carried out smoothly, but the implementation could only be carried out at the level of the township test, and after winning the promotion, he was admitted to the Jinshi because His Majesty was in Shandong, and Shandong was not under Lu Zheng's control, so there was no way to carry out all this matter.

Luo Guancai came up with a workaround for this reason, that is, after the township test, he presided over another re-examination, and some of the top talents screened out after the re-examination could be directly delegated to the local government, and three more people were selected among them, these three people are the top, in fact, if according to the rules of Dakang, these three people should be the champion and Tanhua.

Lu Zheng naturally wanted to meet such three people, he said: "Master Luo has worked so hard, and he has always selected good talents, so let's choose a day instead of hitting the day, I will meet these three people today!" ”

The three people screened by Luo Guancai are He Xianzhang, Zeng Zhiwen, Chen Xuandu, these three people are all from poor families, and they are real children of poor families.

Lu Zheng looked at He Xianzhang first and said, "He Xuexue, I heard that you are from a poor family, how can you write such a splendid article?" Even Master Luo is full of praise for your article, which is rare! ”

He Xianzhang said: "Back to the prince, the student has been poor since he was a child, his parents died early, and he grew up because his uncle did not abandon him!" Students don't like food and clothing in their lives, so they like to read and write. After the fifteen-year-old got out of the private school, he made a living by selling words, no, by the prince's open enke, the student was lucky to stand out from the many scholars, the prince is the student's reborn parents from now on, and the student should serve the prince in this life! ”

Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and bowed slightly, He Xianzhang's article is good, but he is sleek, just a few short words, he not only boasted about himself, but also patted Lu Zheng's sycophants, and also showed his loyalty, not to mention this person's scheming city, but the utilitarian heart is really strong.

Lu Zheng looked at the second person Zeng Zhiwen, Zeng Zhiwen stood with his hands down, and said: "Student Zeng Zhiwen has seen the prince, although the Zhiwen family is not a powerful family, but also quite talented, these years of learning and reading dare not relax a little, hey, the country is now unstable, fortunately the prince can turn the tide, the prince can recuperate after getting the land of two rivers, and open up Enke, this is the luck of my life." All my generations are grateful to Dade! ”

The meaning of Zeng Zhiwen's words sounded similar to He Xianzhang's, but it was obviously more decent, which made Lu Zheng feel quite comfortable in his ears. But then he thought again, Zeng Zhiwen is also from a poor family, how can he have such a conversation? It seems that the tutor is really extraordinary?

In the end, Lu Zheng set his eyes on the third person, Chen Xuandu, Chen Xuandu saluted Lu Zheng and said, "Student Chen Xuandu has seen the prince!" "Scales

Lu Zheng said: "Xuandu, the two of them have said so much, why don't you say a word?" ”

Chen Xuandu said: "Xuandu was born in a poor family, and he has not been taught etiquette since he was a child, the prince is the nobleman of the sky, and Xuandu is afraid that he will break the rules if he speaks, which will affect the mood of the prince......"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Xuandu, what you say is interesting!" Okay, if you don't want to talk, this king just wants to listen to you talk, and today this king called the three of you over to actually have nothing special to do, the purpose is to talk to you!

Since the division of my Dakang Jiangshan, there is no Enke in the world, so many years the imperial court has not been able to take scholars from the poor scholars, and the people have accumulated so many talents, and the three of them can stand out from so many talents, how can they be ordinary people? Xuandu, so don't shirk it, the king won't blame you for saying the wrong thing! ”

Chen Xuandu said: "What does the prince want to hear?" What do you want to hear, Xuandu reluctantly said a few words, hoping to win the ears of the prince! ”

Lu Zheng squinted at Chen Xuandu, he had read the information of this son, although this person's surname was Chen, he really had nothing to do with the Chen family in Jiangnan. The Chen family in the world is divided into several branches, the Chen family in the south of the Yangtze River is the only powerful and wealthy family, and the Chen family in the north is a poor family.

Chen Xuandu made Lu Zheng feel the best among the three, because this person knew how to communicate with Lu Zheng, and if he didn't speak, this was a very high communication, and the focus of this kind of communication was to be decent, free, and calm.

"Xuandu, can you tell me how about this scientific expedition?"

Chen Xuandu said unhurriedly: "The prince opened Enke and took the scholars of the poor family into the officialdom, in fact, it has been since ancient times. How did my Dakang country die? Speaking of which, this has a lot to do with the wealthy lords, the so-called thousand-year-old family, a hundred-year-old dynasty, these wealthy lords take care of their own interests, in the long run, the country will not be a country, and the foundation of the country will be shaken, so that Dakang will fall apart!

Since the rise of the army, the southern and northern wars, the establishment of immortal feats, such as the various forces today can compete with the prince is almost none, in this context the prince can not wait for the world to be peaceful and immediately open the Enke to take the scholar, this is to seek the virtuous. In fact, if you want to talk about talents, there are many talents among the powerful and wealthy families, and the prince wants to know that the people of the powerful and wealthy families are available, but he must also be guarded against, how much of these people's talents will be used in the country and the mountains is often difficult to predict! ”

As soon as Chen Xuandu's words came out, everyone was shocked, Lu Zheng frowned slightly, and then his expression gradually stretched, and finally laughed, and said: "Good Chen Xuandu, keep saying what you are afraid of saying the wrong thing, it turns out that you really have something important to say, do you know that today you said these words in the king's palace, tomorrow the whole Bianzhou, the two rivers will spread your words, are you not afraid of being retaliated against?" ”

Chen Xuandu said: "Xuandu was originally from a poor family, and there are only a few acres of thin fields at home. If the prince does not have Enke, Xuandu is just a farmer, picking chrysanthemums under the east fence, leisurely.

Now that Xuandu has won Enke, he is about to enter the WTO, so he doesn't have to have many scruples, even if he offends people and is dismissed from office, Xuandu is just returning to the peasants, in addition, what loss do I have? ”

When Chen Xuandu said this, he looked at He and Zeng, and said: "The two brothers seem to have different opinions when they hear my words, you can also say it, but it doesn't matter, I think the prince also wants to hear the truth of the two!" ”

"Yes, you all talk about it, someone else, Chen Xuandu, sings a one-man show!"

Zeng Zhi asked: "Lord Wang, I think Chen Xuandu's words are really ridiculous. The powerful families are the foundation of our country, and the princes have also benefited from the help of the powerful families. Chen Xuandu's statement is to make our humble scholars and powerful families completely opposed, so what good is it for us? It is not good for Jiangshan Sheji.

Not only is it not beneficial, but it will make us fall into infighting and infighting, which is the most disadvantageous for our prince! ”

He Xianzhang said: "I think what Brother Zeng said is a wise saying, and Brother Zeng's words also speak from my heart!" Lord Wang, Chen Xuandu's article is indeed very good, but his words are often too extreme, as if his words sound like he is everywhere for the sake of the country, but in fact, if he tastes it carefully, he has another ill-intentioned intention, how can such a scholar serve the country? How can you rest assured! ”

Chen Xuandu laughed and said: "Brother He, Brother Zeng, although you are from a poor family, but you can get to this day step by step, you have the full support of the powerful and wealthy families behind you, so your humble background has just become your step into the body!" Therefore, if you wait for the prince to listen to this, remember not to believe it, if you get a scholar like Enke, I am afraid it will also go against the original intention of the prince to open Enke! ”