Heavy snow swept through Qilu, and possibly the entire Northland. When it's so cold, there's nothing more comfortable than taking a hot bath. Buckets of hot water are constantly poured into the bathhouse, and wooden plates are floating on the water, in which wine and food are placed.

I have to say that whether it is ancient or modern, as long as you have money and power, you can enjoy a life that ordinary people can't imagine.

In a blink of an eye, it is the end of the seventh year of Zhenghe, and Zhao Ji has been on the throne for seventeen years, so is it 1117 or 1118? Anyway, another year has passed. It was another year closer to the day he remembered.

It's just okay. In the past year, their own development seems to be far greater than that of the Jurchens against the Khitans. With the contribution of Zengtou City, the horse trafficking between Liangshanbo and Beidi has been back and forth. Although the attitude of the Jurchens was a little rude, it was not arrogant. After all, their current enemies are the Liao, and the current Jurchens are far from having a complete advantage over the Liao. Trade with Lu Qian is to have their own needs. Lu Qian also took the opportunity to learn more about the Battle of Liaojin.

Since last year, Gao Yongchang has supported his army and become self-reliant, separating more than 50 states in eastern Liaodong. It can be said that it was a divine assist for the Jurchens. Wanyan Yan's mother didn't make much effort to make a profit, destroyed Gao Yongchang, defeated the Liao army in the rebellion, and occupied Liaodong. In this way, those who go from Dengzhou to Liaodong only need one day by sea. This is also the reason why Jin Bing does not dare to be arrogant.

The Jurchen troops were already scarce, and the main force was used for the Liao campaign, and there were only some fragmentary gold soldiers in a large area in the rear. Only then did they dare not provoke foreign enemies again. It was the Goryeo people who took the opportunity to occupy Baozhou, changed the name of the state, solved the elbow and armpit problems for many years, and made the Goryeo territory reach the Yalu River, and the Jurchens only looked at it.

If it is the current Liaojin fight, the battle line is still deadlocked in the Jinzhou area in the future. In the middle of September this year, in order to stop the westward advance of the Jin army, Emperor Liao Tianzuo ordered Yeluchun, the king of Qin and Jin, to be the commander of the capital, recruit 28,000 hungry people from eastern Liao, organized into 8 battalions, known as the "resentment army", and enter the Tribulus Mountain (now Fuxinbei) from Qianzhou (now southwest of Beizhen) for defense. It is divided into eight battalions of 28,000 people, including Qianyi Battalion, Houyi Battalion, Qianjin Battalion, Houjin Battalion, Qianxian Battalion, Qianxian Battalion, and Yanzhou Battalion.

Lu Qian was very satisfied with the progress of the Jurchens. His progress was not slower than that of the Jurchens, and he 'consciously' told him that to overthrow such a Zhao Song, compared to the Jurchens to overthrow the Khitan, it should be easier in terms of difficulty, and all these years were enough. It's just that it's hard to immediately restore the strength to its peak state after unifying Middle-earth.

Nowadays, Zhao Song's Huainan East Road is almost undefended, and there is only a nest of remnants of defeated soldiers in Chuzhou City. can resist the rabble of Song Jiang, but it can't resist the Liangshan army. If Yang Zhi is asked to lead troops south, I am afraid that it will be swept away soon.

But Lu Qian lacks enough manpower to govern it.

He is not willing to change the dynasty without changing the medicine once. As he established himself as king and fixed the year to be peaceful, many people did come to join him in the past two months. Some of them were even members of the Zhao and Song dynasties. There are also many people who leave their names in the Zhaoxian Pavilion and read at night every night, hoping to memorize the rules and regulations of Liangshanbo as soon as possible and emerge in the monthly examination of the Zhaoxian Pavilion.

But even so, the bureaucrats of Xuzhou and Dongchangfu, which was renamed Changzhou, have just been more than half.

"The King. Young Eunuch Le, please see you. ”

Is it time? Lu Qian stepped forward.

"Announce him in." Although he has already been crowned king, if he does everything according to the so-called etiquette, Lu Qian is still the king of birds.

Lehe strode into the bathhouse, and there was a beaded curtain between them, which meant something. "Your Majesty, Wen Huanzhang, the second assistant of the cabinet, has introduced the talents raised by the state capitals, a total of two hundred and five people, please see." The so-called cabinet is led by the first assistant and incorporated into the governor of the five armies, the secretary of the six ministries and the director of the State Administration of Taxation, a total of 13 people form a cabinet. It seems that he still values literature over military force, but in essence, the secretary of the military department belongs to the military. The balance between the two sides has long been able to maintain stability to the greatest extent.

Lu Qian has experience as a big brother, but he lacks it when he is a king. Take one step at a time, and adjust it according to the situation in the future.

And the so-called two hundred and five military circles, this is Lu Qian's last resort in desperation. Played with a handful of referrals, delegating power to local officials. The only restriction on them is joint liability. The purpose is very simple, that is, they each give full play to their own networks, and pull more talents to use for their own use. But the current two hundred and five people are not allowed to be bastards.

This official is all virtuous, and if the board does not fall on him, he will not know the pain.

Lu Qian didn't dare to say the words 'joint responsibility', and all the state and county officials everywhere didn't think so, but he was also sure that there must be those fools who turned a blind eye to those four words.

Now that he has a total of 16 state capitals and more than 70 counties, Lu Qian thought that they would be able to recommend 100 people. But the facts proved that he thought simply.

He got up and came out to change his clothes. Then he commanded, "Go to the temple of heaven." "This is the only hall in the palace of King Qi that was rebuilt from the original transfer department in Yidu City. The repair is very rough, almost all of them are wooden buildings, and the inside is only painted with vermilion lacquer and gold lacquer, and there are no carved beams to paint the building, which is splendid. The only good thing about this hall is its size. The garden in the original transfer office was bulldozed.

Walking out, Lu Qian found that the snow was getting bigger and bigger. It was snowing heavily, and the ground was as silver as silver.

In the apse of Fengtian Palace, Lu Qian made a little preparation, then wore a round-necked robe and entered the main hall. Along the way, Le He briefly introduced the identities and origins of these two hundred and five people for him, and on the bright side, about ninety percent of them had nothing to do with the recommended officials. But it is mixed with friends, classmates, and fellow villagers.

It's just that there are too many people and the origin is complicated, so it is impossible to count it in the short term.

The main hall has already been cleaned. Zong Ze, Zhao Mingcheng and others are already waiting.

Two hundred and five cases, five in a row, neatly listed, nodded and praised: "Yes, spring is coming with heart." "But it was Zhou Chun, who led the guards of the Fengtian Temple, to do it." Teach them to come in! ”

Lu Qian was at the top, looking down at the hall, and there was a strange rush in his heart. I didn't expect that I could be a marking teacher for the ancients after I crossed over.

"Yes!"

In the loud announcement of the pro-army in the palace, Lu Qian sat down on the big seat, and after a while, Wen Huanzhang personally led two hundred and five talents recommended by the counties and state capitals to enter the main hall, and everyone bowed their heads and shouted: "Meet the king!" ”

Lu Qian nodded with a smile, said goodbye, and nodded to Lehe, who raised the roster and sang loudly. Wen Huanzhang below was already seated in the right-hand seat, watching the two hundred and five people sit in turn.

In the upper left corner of each desk, there is a note with their name and place of origin, as well as the subject they have taken.

Taxation, justice, government affairs.

At a glance, people can know that this is obviously a later method borrowed by Lu Qian.

According to the rules, the only thing to prepare for these 'palace exams' should be futons, and Lu Qian saw that after many candidates took their seats, they all put their hands in their sleeves and waved their hands to ask everyone to prepare braziers. This initiative is undoubtedly grateful. He could see the change in the air column above the candidate's head.

In fact, in this regard, Lu Qian is very easy-going. When the hall was 'at the court', he taught people to show the seats to the "cabinet ministers".

There was a surprise in this move. Like Wen Huanzhang at the moment, Lu Qian could feel that the qi column above this person's head suddenly recovered at that time. Now it's just a rehash. However, such courtesy made the governors of the five armies feel a little too favorable, and made them sincerely afraid!

Especially the flower monk who looks smug on weekdays, when he sat on the seat for the first time, he stiffened when he sat on the chair.

This is two different concepts from the gathering of the leaders of the cottage brothers in the past.

Now, under Lu Qian's rule, all counties and state capitals have posted recruitment lists. The only way for those who want to enter the career is to take the exam.

The Chinese use scientific examinations to select officials, and in comparison, they are really very advanced. It is the civil service examination of the 21st century, which is essentially a scientific examination. It becomes not a selection method, but only the content of the examination.

When China in later generations lagged behind the same period in the world, the whole dynasty and the whole dynasty abandoned the scientific expedition, how wronged was the scientific expedition?

And Lu Qian's exam today, the focus is still on the final strategy. To put it simply, it is to ask what omissions, deficiencies, and deficiencies are in the current Qidi policy, what can be improved, and what do you have to say.

It's easy to cope with the past, but it's hard to shine. It is a great test of vision, insight and talent, and of course, writing.

……

Just when Lu Qian was setting himself up as the king and taking the first 'palace test', thousands of miles away in Xianzhou, Liao. A big war has just ended.

Since the beginning of last month, there have been people in the resentful army of Tribulus Mountain. This is not to blame, in such a cold season in the north, the resentful army can't even guarantee the warm clothes, and it is strange that it can be stable. And the forbidden army of Nanjing of Liao under Ye Luchun looked down on the resentful army, and each other's protection became more and more acute. Yeluchun is not good at stubble, even if he uses iron-fisted means to deal with the resentful army, but the matter is undecided, the Jin army is forced to kill, and the Liao army of Tribulus Mountain can only meet the battle in a hurry. In the battle between the two armies, the resentful army was defeated first, and the Liao army was immediately defeated, and the Jin army took advantage of the victory to capture Xianzhou. Hui, Cheng, Hui, Qian, and other seven states have successively lowered their gold.

Lu Qian didn't know at this time that Jin Bing had just won another big victory over Liao. Xianzhou and other places were captured by the Jin soldiers, and the Tokyo Province of the Liao Kingdom was completely lost. Not to mention that the door of Zhongjing Road was wide open, even the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was also exposed to the soldiers of the Jin soldiers.

It's just that the Jurchens are few and weak, and they have annexed the entire Liaodong Tokyo Province in two years, and the Jurchens have already eaten up. Just when the Jin soldiers had just captured Xianzhou and other places, Wanyan Aguta was already ready to send envoys to Liao. Liaojin is going to negotiate peace for the time being.