In the Taiji Hall of the North Palace, it was the time of the early dynasty, and an old eunuch next to Sima Zhen shouted in a long voice: "If there is something to play early, there is nothing to retreat from the court." ”

Zhang Hua came out of the class and said: "The minister has something to play, Your Majesty, the war in Guanzhong has dragged on for more than two years, not only the court has spent a huge amount of money, the treasury is empty, and the people are suffering from it, now Guanzhong is ten rooms and nine empty, the people of all ethnic groups are displaced, starvation is everywhere, and the people are not happy. ”

"Does Zhang Aiqing have any high opinions?" Sima Zhen asked.

"Your Majesty, Guanzhong Qi Wannian called the emperor, set his own year name, focused on hundreds of thousands of horses, the thieves are huge, even the defeat of my court generals, even the famous general Zhenwei General Zhou also martyred, since then, the court soldiers and horses are more passive, the ministers believe that the top priority should be to send good generals to Guanzhong to quell the chaos."

It was a matter of national affairs, Sima Zhen didn't know how to answer, he turned his head, and Jia Nanfeng said, "Ask the opinions of the ministers." ”

Sima Zhen drew a gourd in the same way: "Ladies and gentlemen, what Zhang Sikong played is very important, everyone can speak freely, and say what you think." ”

Sima Ying, the king of Chengdu, said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to mention a brigade of divisions to level Qi for ten thousand years, a little handsome man wants to fight against our Dajin court, I really don't know whether to live or die, and my subordinates promise that they will be leveled for ten thousand years within half a year!" ”

Jia Nanfeng knew that Sima Ying wanted to go out to make contributions, and the more important purpose was to take military power, usually Sima Ying did not move closer to him, if he gained power in the future, it was unknown who he would choose between the prince and himself, this risk could not be taken, and he must not be allowed to go.

She asked Sima Zhen to refuse the king of Chengdu, and Sima Zhen said: "The king of Chengdu is dedicated to the country and is loyal, but you are still young and cannot take on this heavy responsibility, and the court will have its own reuse in the future." ”

Sima Ying knew that it was Jia Nanfeng's meaning, and she was indignant.

Emperor Wu of Jin's nephew, Sima Jian, the king of Qi, also asked to go to Guanzhong, but Jia Nanfeng disagreed, because he was inseparable from him, and if something happened, he would definitely stand on the side of the prince, so she immediately asked Sima Zhen to reject him.

Sima Yue, the king of the East China Sea, invited a Yangping Taishou Gou Xi who he had introduced, and was ridiculed by other princes and ministers, saying that such an unknown little person could also worship the general.

Sima Yue said that Gou Xi was proficient in the art of war, strong in martial arts, and had generals such as Han Xin and Bai Qi.

The courtiers laughed even more when they heard this.

Then several generals were nominated, but they were quickly rejected by other courtiers.

At this time, Zhang Hua played again: "Your Majesty, if your subordinates recommend one person, you will be able to quickly put down the rebellion in Guanzhong." ”

"Who is it?"

Not only Sima Zhen, but also the Manchu civil and military wanted to know who he would recommend.

Zhang Hua said: "Today's prince is smart and heroic, familiar with military books, can be attached to the public, and can be powerful in martial arts, and is a rare general. ”

On the issue of the crown prince, most of the courtiers were reluctant to express their opinions publicly, for fear that saying the wrong thing would attract Jia Nanfeng's jealousy, and it would be difficult to be promoted again, so everyone did not speak.

Jia Nanfeng listened and said in his heart: "Okay, you Zhang Hua, you let the prince make meritorious service in front of the army, isn't this to put me together, if the prince goes to Guanzhong to quell the rebellious army, then my position will be difficult to protect, for the sake of you being an old minister, the mourning family will not be embarrassed to underestimate for the time being, and write down this account for you first!" ”

Jia Nanfeng said a few words, and Sima Zhen had no choice but to pass it on, although the prince was his son, but as the emperor, he had not been the master once.

"Zhang Aiqing, what you played just now is indeed reasonable, but the prince, as the prince of the country, can't go out easily, plus he is still young, if he loses, won't he leave a laughing stock, so I don't allow Aiqing's performance."

Zhang Hua knew that Jia Nanfeng would not let the prince send troops to Guanzhong for his own selfishness, but he also knew that if the Guanzhong Rebellion was not settled, it would definitely cause a big disaster.

Zhang Hua flashed another idea in his mind, since it is difficult for the Manchu Dynasty civil and military to find a candidate who will be accepted, then why not recruit talents from all over the country, and whoever has real ability will go, in this case, no one will have an opinion.

He immediately played: "Your Majesty, the minister thought of it again. ””

"Speak."

"Your Majesty, there is a lack of good generals in front of the Guanzhong Army, why not recruit talents from all over the country, no matter what your background, as long as you have real learning, let him lead the troops to worship the generals."

As soon as these words came out, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty talked a lot, and Wang Kai, the prince of Shandu County, said: "The whole country is recruiting talents, is there no one in our court, this is a joke in itself, if there is really no one, my grandson Wang Fa can also lead troops to fight." ”

Wang Kai's words made everyone laugh in their hearts, Wang Fa is an embroidered pillow, except for eating, drinking and having fun, he has no other skills.

At this time, Sima Lun finally spoke: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty's words to see Zhang Sikong are very reasonable, now the military situation is urgent, everything can not be theorized by the norm, and it is really a good way to recruit talents from all over the country, so that whether it is a high-ranking scholar or a child of a poor family, you can try your skills, and those who have real skills will naturally stand out, which is of great benefit to our dynasty, and the minister thinks that this method is feasible." ”

Why did Sima Lun say this, is he really for the sake of the country?

No, it turned out that Liu Yao told him that he wanted to worship the general and enter the customs, Sima Lun was worried that he couldn't find an excuse, Zhang Hua's words were catering to his meaning, so that he didn't need to recommend Liu Yao in the court, as long as he recruited talents, Liu Yao could also participate in the competition, but he saved himself a lot of tongue.

Jia Nanfeng listened to these and thought: "Guanzhong is not equal to the country, and it is not good for himself, if he can recruit a general from the people, it is not necessarily a bad thing, as for such a person is easy to control after establishing meritorious deeds, and when the time comes, he will be favored, and he will also stand on his side." ”

Jia Nanfeng said a few more words to Sima Zhen, Sima Zhen said: "Zhang Sikong and King Zhao said very well, I decided to recruit talents from all over the country, no matter what your background, you can come to Luoyang to try your skills, this matter is very important, Zhang Sikong and King Zhao, King Qi, Wang Kai are responsible for the main examination, tomorrow will be out of the emperor's list, a month later in the Yamen Military Academy outside the city selection, the winner can pay homage to the general and lead the troops into the customs, as for how to assess, please also ask a few examiners to decide for themselves." ”

As soon as Wang Kai heard that he had his own share, he immediately took the lead in responding and shouted: "My emperor is Shengming!" Long live our emperor! ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty echoed the voice, and the mountains shouted long live.

On the second day, under the instruction of Zhang Hua, the emperor list was posted outside the South Palace of Luoyang, and the three words of the recruitment list were written on it.

Zu Ti Liu Kun also knew about this, and they came to the refugee shed as soon as possible and told the refugees that the day when they would go home was not far off.

The refugees also hoped that the imperial court could select good generals to put down the rebellious army, so that they could return home as soon as possible.

Wei Huacun saw the two of them, stepped forward and asked, "It's really gratifying to have such a thing, the hard days of the refugees are coming to an end, you two, do you mean to pay respects?" ”