Yunzhou, the autumn is high and cool, at dusk, Yang Lian came back from outside the city, thought about it, and asked the guards to go back to the house first, but he walked around the city. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In seven or eight days, the exam will be held, although it is only limited to the SD area, but it still attracts a large number of scholars to come, Yang Lian walked around the city, everywhere you can see the scholars wearing a purple head, among which there are many people shaking their heads, there are words in their mouths, and they can't hear what they are reading.

Yang Lian felt a little hungry in his stomach, so he walked to a nearby restaurant, this restaurant is quite large, there are three floors, the first floor is the hall, at this time it is crowded with people, the second and third floors are mostly private rooms, Yang Lian chose the first floor.

There were a lot of people on the first floor, and Yang Lian struggled a lot to find a seat, next to him was a scholar, holding a book in one hand and chopsticks in the other, eating and reading at the same time. Yang Lian glanced sideways, this scholar was reading "Spring and Autumn".

Yang Lian smiled slightly, although it was an exam, Yang Lian did not intend to make candidates memorize by rote like later generations, what he needed was someone who could have unique insights in governance, military affairs, and even agriculture and water management. Yang Lian didn't remind him, and when he came over, he ordered a bowl of noodles and observed the situation around him.

A scholar was saying this, saying, "Everyone, don't study, play how you want, what's the use of cramming?" ”

This drew ridicule from many people, and a scholar in his thirties, "What do you call this brother?" ”

"Zhao Pu in Xiayouzhou!" Shizi said.

Yang Lian touched his chin, the name seemed a little familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Reasonable! Brother Zhao, the SD exam, although it is not as good as the scientific examination, but if you are admitted, there will always be an official and a half-position, and we are all studying hard, why does Brother Zhao say this, is there any inside story? "It's still the same man in his thirties.

Zhao Pu smiled and said, "How can there be any insider, if there is an insider, do I need to take the exam?" ”

Everyone nodded, Zhao Pu was right.

"Everything is inferior, only reading is high, although this is true, but since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the heroes have been competing for the deer, and the world has been swinging. The Central Plains Imperial Court has changed its court in just over ten years, and now the Han Dynasty almost exists in name only. Zhao Pu asked.

Some people fell into deep thought, but some people asked, "Brother Zhao, then in your opinion, what is the test?" ”

"Political strategy and agricultural affairs, if there are wise and resourceful people, it is also excellent to be able to give advice." Zhao Pu said.

Strategists can still understand, but farming? What kind of farming do dignified scholars do? Isn't it a loss of face for scholars? Some people were disdainful, and laughter immediately erupted.

Yang Lian glanced at Zhao Pu, this name was a little special, but it was this person who interested him. Immediately walked a few steps, sat beside Zhao Pu, arched his hand, and said, "Brother Zhao, in your opinion, how should SD govern?" ”

Zhao Puhaha smiled, he was actually a generous person, and when he saw Yang Lian asking, he said: "SD has many hills, backed by the Yellow River, east of the sea, and during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was a strong country, which shows that SD has the posture of a strong country." If you boil salt on the seashore, actively cultivate the plains, accumulate food, and at the same time take advantage of the dangers of mountains and rivers to strengthen defense and actively train troops, once there is a change in the north, you can send troops to attack it. ”

Several scholars were very disdainful of Zhao Pu's words, shook their sleeves, and went to take care of themselves.

Yang Lian was quite interested, and said, "Brother Zhao, in your opinion, there is a change in the north, what should it be?" ”

"This ......" Zhao Pu glanced at Yang Lian with some vigilance, this person asked so much, it was a little strange.

Yang Lian arched his hand and said, "Brother Zhao, I sincerely ask for advice, and I hope to give advice." ”

Zhao Pu glanced around, thought about it carefully, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the change in the north is not in the Khitan, but in the east of the river. ”

Yang Lian nodded, his strategy was the same, and now it seems that Zhao Pu's thoughts are actually somewhat similar to his. Immediately smiled and said, "Brother Zhao, please go upstairs and talk about it." "If anything, the fewer people who know, the better.

Zhao Pu is also a generous person, Wen Yan and Yang Lian found a private room, Yang Lian asked the runner to add a few dishes, served two pots of wine, and the two talked while eating.

Only then did Yang Lian understand that now Zhao Pu lives in Luoyang and has married a wife and had children, but he has never entered the ranks. The reason why Zhao Pu did not enter the official is also very simple, he does not like the Han monarchs, thinking that they are Shatuo people and are not worthy of his service, and the same is true of the previous Great Jin.

Although Guo Wei has established the Great Zhou now, in Zhao Pu's view, the surrounding areas of the Great Zhou are strong enemies, and it is very difficult to survive. In addition, there is another reason, that is, he heard that when the Khitans went south, the Tang Shuntian Festival envoy did not take the opportunity to pursue Guo Wei, but let him go north to defend against the enemy, this so-called national integrity made him very admired, so he heard that the Shuntian Festival made Yang Lian recruit officials, Zhao Pu said goodbye to his wife and rushed to Yunzhou, hoping to be appreciated.

Yang Lian listened, just smiled slightly, did not say his identity, the wine and food came up, Yang Lian chatted with him with a match, from strategy to government affairs, from government affairs to military, Yang Lian found that Zhao Pu knew a lot, which made Yang Lian look at him with admiration.

Zhao Pu was not wrong, and Yang Lian did not want to recruit a group of nerds, but needed scholars who had insights in government affairs, strategy, and even agriculture and commerce, and gave full play to his talents in all aspects. With the development of agriculture, soldiers and people have food to eat, but business can make the people rich, as a person of later generations, Yang Lian will naturally not particularly suppress business, but will actively encourage it.

The two chatted for more than two hours, and there were several pots of wine, and their faces were red. It wasn't until it was dark that the two dispersed.

Yang Lian returned to the Jiedu Embassy Mansion and found Lu Duoxun, especially telling him to pay attention to Zhao Pu. Then I went back to busyness.

More than ten days later, Zhao Pu looked at the notice in a daze. Sure enough, as he expected, this time the exam was mostly about government affairs, and he actually asked about major events in the world, which was exactly what he wanted, Zhao Puyang sprinkled and said all the strategies in his heart. He knew that although SD nominally belonged to the Han Dynasty, it had actually become the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and as far as the Tang Dynasty was concerned, there were two obstacles to the unification of the world, one was the nascent Great Zhou regime.

Although the Great Zhou has just been established, the army is strong and strong, the combat effectiveness of the army is very strong, the only weakness is that the economy is slightly poor, the food is insufficient, and it cannot support a long battle. And to eliminate the Great Zhou, it is not an overnight decision, and the Wuyue people in the south will not watch the Tang Dynasty seize the Central Plains, if the Tang Dynasty captures the Central Plains, the momentum of unifying the world will be irresistible, so the Wuyue people will definitely try their best to obstruct the Tang Dynasty from going north.

The geographical environment of the Tang Dynasty is special, there are strong enemies in the north and south, so the Tang Dynasty needs to make friends and attack closely, such as forming alliances with the Dingyan Army, Liu Chong in Hedong, and even Shu and other countries or regions, containing the Great Zhou, and finding a way to destroy Wu Yue, after no worries, you can fight with all your strength, once the Khitans or Liu Chong go south, the Tang Dynasty can take the opportunity to send troops to seize the Central Plains, occupy HB This is an overall plan, after pacifying the Central Plains, the Tang Dynasty will further expand its power, and the remaining countries such as Nanping, Chudi, and the Southern Han Dynasty will inevitably surrender without a fight, Or that there is not much resistance. When the south is unified, you can go north to recover the sixteen states of Youyun and regain the land that originally belonged to China.

Zhao Pu believes that the policy of first the south and then the north is right, and he is also confident that Shuncheon will be able to adopt his opinion. However, he looked at the notice three times, but did not see his name.

The scholar whose name was on the notice was elated, although he may have been just a small official, but for some scholars who had a poor life, they had a stable income and could continue to live, and if they did a good job, it was not a dream to become an official official.

Zhao Pu glanced at the happy scholars around him, and couldn't help shaking his head, he felt that the Shuntian Jiedu envoy did not adopt his opinion, which shows that this Jiedu envoy has no foresight, and the Tang Dynasty Son of Heaven let such a person guard SD Although it can prosper for a while, it can't last long, let alone recover the Central Plains.

Zhao Pu sighed, shook his head, and walked slowly on the street, losing the list made him tired, since he had no chance in Datang, he could only retreat to the second best and try his luck on the side of the Great Zhou Emperor. Zhao Pu returned to the Juxian Pavilion in frustration.

Zhao Pu raised his head, looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but sneer, what kind of Juxian Pavilion, in the end, is it not pretend? These scholars who live in the Juxian Pavilion, after a period of contact, Zhao Pu already has a certain impression, most of them are rhetorical scholars, except for those who are in their minds, they don't understand government affairs and strategies at all. The Shuntian Festival envoy can use them, and it is really a mediocre one, and some of the good impressions of the Shuntian Festival envoy have disappeared.

Zhao Pu sighed, this trip was in vain, so it was better to pack up and go back. Zhao Pu had just walked into the Juxian Pavilion when a small official came over and said, "Mr. Zhao, someone is waiting for you for half a ring." ”

"Who is it?" Zhao Pu asked.

The little official smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao will know as soon as he goes." ”

Zhao Pu hesitated slightly, thought about it, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go, take me to have a look." ”

In the backyard of Juxian Pavilion, the branches are thick, the green vines are wrapped around the pillars, and the sunlight falls obliquely, imprinted on the ground, and swaying from time to time. Zhao Pu walked in with the little official.

"Mr. Zhao, the person waiting for you is there, please!" The little official spoke, but withdrew.

Zhao Pu was a little surprised, slowly paced in, and at the same time observed the person, sitting on a wooden bench in the courtyard, holding a booklet in his hand, he was looking carefully, heard footsteps, looked back, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, don't come to harm?" ”

Zhao Pu took a closer look and said in surprise: "It turned out to be you?" He recognized it as the man he had been drinking and talking with more than ten years ago, but he didn't know how he ended up here.

Yang Lian stood up and saw Zhao Pu's frustration, so he smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Zhao, I've been waiting for a long time. ”

"Ze Ping is terrified!" Zhao Pu said.

"It's okay, sit here." Yang Lian said, sat down on the wooden bench, and spread out the papers.

Zhao Pu took a closer look and was even more surprised, he could see at a glance that the handwriting on the scroll was his own handwriting, and it was the handwriting of the exam, how could these exam papers be in Yang Lian's hands?

"I've already read these files, Mr. Zhao is a great talent in the world, I don't know if I would like to be wronged and be my judge?" Yang Lian said.

The main task of the judge is to assist the official positions such as the Jiedu envoy, the observation envoy, and the regimental training to deal with government affairs, although it is not a formal official but a bureaucrat, but in fact, with the increase of power in the late Tang Dynasty and the five dynasties, the power of the judge has also become very large, and some of the Jiedu envoys often hand over the power to the judge, and the military and government affairs are tied to the judge.

Zhao Pu was slightly taken aback, opened his mouth wide, and said, "You, you?" ”

"I am the envoy of Yunzhou Festival, Yang Lian." Yang Lian said lightly, with a hint of a smile on his face, at this time, he had already remembered who Zhao Pu was.

"You are Yang Lian?" Zhao Pu couldn't help but take a step back, and immediately remembered that he had lost his words, how could he call others by their first and last names? And this man is still his own boss. Reacting, Zhao Pu hurriedly said: "Yang Jiedu, the lower official was rude for a while, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

Yang Lian laughed, waved his hand, and said, "Mr. Zhao doesn't have to be polite. ”

Zhao Pu nodded, and said suspiciously: "Yang Jiedu, what's going on?" ”

"Mr. Zhao, although this exam is to supplement the officials from all over SD, most of them can only be done first and assist the county order in handling government affairs. In terms of official position, he is an official rather than an official, and with Mr. Zhao's great talent, being a county official, Yang Lian feels that he is condescending. Yang Lian smiled.

Although the judge is not a chief official but a wingman, his main task is to help Jiedu make him deal with military and political affairs, and he can have access to the highest secrets, not that it is difficult for his henchmen to take office, from this aspect, Yang Lian dares to let him be a judge, which is a kind of trust in itself. Only then did Zhao Pu understand why his name was not on the notice, this was another arrangement by Yang Jiedu, which showed that he wanted to reuse his mind.

Zhao Pu hurriedly saluted and said: "Yang Jiedu trusts him so much, then Ping is panicked, and Zeping will do his best to assist Yang Jiedu." ”

"Haha!" Yang Lian laughed, pulled Zhao Pu up, and teased: "Mr. Zhao, do you still want to go back to Luoyang?" ”

Zhao Pu was startled at first, then shook his head, Yang Jiedu actually saw it? While being surprised in his heart, he hurriedly said: "Zeping can't go." ”

"Mr. Zhao, these two **** will send someone to pick up your wife and father-in-law, there is still a lot of land in Yunzhou, and it is close to Liangshanbo, it can be described as ten thousand hectares of fertile land, as long as you come, there will be land, and the taxes are low, and it is no worse than Luoyang in Yunzhou. As for the house, you don't have to worry, I've already looked for it, and I'll make sure you're satisfied. Yang Lian smiled.

When Zhao Pu heard this, he was a little more moved in his heart, Yang Jiedu took his wife and father-in-law over, but he was also afraid of being persecuted by Guo Wei, although other things have an element of wooing, but this carefulness is enough to move Zhao Pu, he hurriedly arched his hand, bowed deeply to Yang Lian, and said movingly: "Yang Jiedu's kindness of knowing is difficult to repay even if it is in his mind." ”

"Mr. Zhao is serious, the unification of the world depends on you and me to work hard, and there will be more time to bother you in the future." Yang Lian said, helped Zhao Pu up, waved his hand again, walked out, and said, "Let's go, are you satisfied with the house?" (To be continued.) )