Liu Hua finally couldn't help but ask: "Brother and sister, are you going to issue an edict to support Liu Xin as the emperor?" ”

He Lian smiled: "Sister, I have said many times, I am not the queen mother now, and I don't want to be the queen mother anymore, I just want to be an ordinary person, who will be the emperor, what qualifications do I have to make irresponsible remarks?" In fact, several counties in Yizhou, as well as Yingchuan, Chang'an, and Luoyang, were all shot down by Liu Xin with his subordinates, and the hearts of those civil and military generals were towards him, the hearts of the scholars and merchants were towards him, and the hearts of the common people were also towards him. We just have to have fun with each day, so why worry about those things. Sister, my small courtyard is next door to you, and I will hang out with each other when I have time in the future, talking, and saving me from cranky thoughts. ”

Liu Hua couldn't help but be stunned, she had been thinking about why Liu Xin was so good to their family in the past few days, was it to let herself support him as the eldest princess of Emperor Heng to become emperor? Now that I think about it, I don't think it's funny, if he wants to be the emperor, even the support of the Empress Dowager He is dispensable, where would he care about her strength. From this point of view, Liu Xin is not using their family, but sincerely helping them. Thinking of this, Liu Hua's mood was relieved.

The next day was the day when Wu Ke opened the list, and the idle and bored Fu Wan family came to the street to see the excitement again, this time they didn't dare to be careless, and brought more than a dozen guards to follow them. He Lian is not interested in this kind of thing, she would rather stay in the backyard and tend to those flowers and plants. But Tang Xian didn't see the engineering list yesterday, so she naturally didn't want to miss it today, so she went out with Fu Wan and them.

However, the atmosphere on the street today was a little tense, and the careful Fu Shou found that there were many more soldiers armed with knives and guns. These soldiers, dressed in brand-new black clothes and black armor, haunted the streets and alleys, and from time to time some of them showed their chests and arms, and tattooed men were pulled out of the crowd by them, tied up in a big way, and did not know where they were taken.

After yesterday's false alarm, the Fu Wan family knew that these idle men were some scoundrels, and even the officials of the government had a headache for them on weekdays. However, these soldiers were not afraid of them, and they were murderous one by one, and they would be killed if they resisted at the slightest resistance, and along the way they had seen six or seven dead bodies being dragged out of the city. The rest of the idlers were terrified, and they had lost all their former arrogance.

In fact, the people in Xiangyang City, whether it is a businessman, are fed up with this gang of pranksters, but they can't sue the officials, and they don't have the energy to quarrel with them, so they often choose to swallow their anger, so that these pranksters become more and more emboldened, and even get the territory to the door of the illusion hall, and even buy the inspection. Now, seeing that all these splashes have been arrested, the people are all cheering and clapping, and some people have even lit firecrackers on the street.

The whole arrest operation lasted for more than an hour, and even those gentlemen who were rampaging on the street were much more restrained today, for fear that they would be accidentally arrested as idlers, and Xiangyang City returned to its former cleanness.

However, the scene of the Wuke Sanjia parade that everyone was waiting for did not appear, only a group of soldiers walked from Dongcheng District and appeared, beating gongs and drums to read out the notice, this year's Wuke Sanjia is all vacant, and only 12 samurai will be taken to fill the army as captains.

In the Jingzhou Army, the captain belongs to the low-level officer sequence, if he can accumulate combat merits in the future, he will also have the opportunity to be promoted to general, as an ordinary civilian, it is not bad to be able to pass the exam to become a captain, but for the onlookers, it is inevitable to be a little disappointed.

These are all due to Ma Yun's insistence on the policy of preferring lack to excess, and the twelve warriors who entered the list had fought against Dian Wei or Xu Chu the day after the exam, and as a result, none of them could hold out for ten rounds under them, and it was when the two of them did not exert their full strength. For the first martial arts exam, whether to announce the top three in the end, Cai Yong, Fu Zhu, and Tian Feng discussed for a few days, but their opinions could not be unified, and in the end, it was Ma Yun who made the decision, and there was no top three winner in this martial arts exam. Just kidding, if the first martial arts champion of the Han Dynasty went to the battlefield and was beheaded by others in three rounds, wouldn't it become a big joke?

Although Ma Yun didn't expect this to happen, it was actually normal to think about it. Top masters like Zhang Fei and Dian Wei, as long as they can remember their names, have either been snare by Liu Xin, or have been recruited by other princes. If the children of the scholars, eunuchs and families want to join the army, if there is no accident, they can generally directly hold official positions, and they will not come to participate in this kind of imperial examination. Moreover, the reputation of the first imperial examination has not yet been made, and the source of scholars who come to take the examination is still relatively limited.

Seeing that there was no excitement to see, the onlookers outside Dongcheng District scattered in a hurry, and they were busy with their own livelihoods, and the Fu family had to go home.

On the third day, Xiangyang City was lively again. Today is the day of the release of the liberal arts list, which is also the highlight of this imperial examination, and the twelve finalists will have the opportunity to serve as the county magistrate.

Because the list of the first two days was out of everyone's expectations, so last night, some casinos have quietly opened a handicap, betting on whether there is a top three today, or how many people will appear in the top three, and some people with relationships have also begun to inquire about the news everywhere. However, until this morning, there was still no news of the news. Casinos and brothels were legal at the time, but it was the first time that the results of the imperial examination were used as the object of gambling.

When the list was released, I saw a horse carrying a scholar, surrounded by a group of scholars, and walked onto the street. I heard that this person was this year's champion of liberal arts, and people flocked to him, only to see that this person was about thirty years old, with a slightly yellow face, a thin body, and a small appearance, and they were not a little disappointed. But more people think that even such a person can be a top student in high school, so why can't I give it a try? So, one by one, they geared up and secretly made up their minds to prepare to study hard for three years and participate in the next imperial examination.

It turned out that after repeated deliberations by Cai Yong, Fu Zhu, Tian Feng, and Kuai Liang, a total of two people were finally reported to Ma Yun to be shortlisted for the top three, one was Cen Hui, a native of Nanyang, who wrote a Chinese, and the other was Jia Xu, a native of Wuwei, who wrote a policy thesis. Ma Yun didn't think about it, so she drew a circle on Jia Xu's name and named him as the champion of today's department, then picked up Cen Hui's article, read it roughly, threw it aside, and said lightly: "It's full of gorgeous words, but there is no trace of unique insight, it's useless, this kind of person doesn't take it." ”

Cai Yong and others all praised Cen Hui's article, but they didn't expect to be swept up by Ma Yun to the end, and they couldn't even take the twelve. As for Jia Xu's strategy, although the article is not bad, the calligraphy is not good, and there are a few typos in it, which were originally in the list of desirable or not, but they were actually pointed out as the champion by Ma Yun.

Kuai Liang wanted to say something for Cen Hui, so he held on to his illness, and said: "Mrs. Qiyu, Cen Hui is a famous person in Nanyang, he didn't have to take the exam, but he can get a recommendation, it is really rare for him to come, and it is also very beneficial to the strategy set by the lord to take a scholar based on the amount of talent, even if he can't be at the top of the list, the second and third should also be obtained." ”

Ma Yun said in a deep voice: "The purpose of the imperial examination is to select the governors of counties and counties, and even the officials of the cabinet and the six ministries. Cen Hui's article is well written, he can enter the academy or be the master, it doesn't matter, but he doesn't have a clear point of view, what is the benefit of governing the country. ”

Cai Yong asked puzzledly: "But Mrs. hasn't read Jia Xu's article, why did she take him as the champion?" ”

Ma Yun woke up at this time, she really hadn't read Jia Xu's article just now, but she couldn't tell them that Jia Xu was a famous "poisoner" in the Three Kingdoms era. After a pause, Ma Yun casually lied and said: "In the letter sent back by Liu Xin a few days ago, Jia Xu was mentioned, saying that he has the talent to go through the heavens and the earth, and asked me to inform the counties to pay attention, but I didn't expect him to take the initiative to run over, and he should be a champion." ”

Since Jia Xu was instructed by Liu Xin to pay attention, it was inconvenient for everyone to say anything. In the end, Ma Yun also made concessions and appointed Cen Hui as the chief teacher of Xiangyang Academy, which can be regarded as a great joy. However, such a result was not expected by the bettors, and the casinos made a lot of money. However, although Xiangyang does not prohibit gambling, there are strict regulations on the amount of bets, if the same person loses more than a certain amount of money in the same casino for a period of time, the casino owner does not invite him out, he needs to bear very serious consequences, so no one is bankrupt because of this incident, looking for death and life.

The imperial examination has finally come to an end after being busy for more than half a year, and there is only one Jia Xu who has really gained in the end, but the triennial imperial examination system has been established, and through the wide spread of the Dahan Express, I believe that more talented people will come to participate in this selection in the future.

In the entire imperial examination, Liu Xin didn't ask, and when he got the results sent by Xiangyang, he was still impressed, and it was not as simple as being able to harvest Jia Xu. Liu Xin had the impression that Jia Xu had also served in the Xiliang Army, and successively assisted Li Dao, Zhang Ji, and Zhang Xiu, and all his plans were successful. Now, he is staying in Chang'an just to wait for news from Liangzhou, and if Jia Xu comes to help with details, he may be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

Liu Xin transferred a total of two people from Xiangyang this time, namely Xiang Lang and Jia Xu. Chang'an and Luoyang need to be rebuilt on a large scale, and Xiang Lang, who is also the secretary of the Ministry of Industry and the director of the research institute, is indispensable.

According to Liu Xin's plan, the future Chang'an City will be the capital of the Han Dynasty, and the whole city will be divided into the outer city, the inner city and the palace city, and the functions of different areas of the city will be more distinct. In addition, Dong Zhuo collected 200,000 people to build the city of Yiwu, and Liu Xin did not burn it like Lu Bu in history, but kept it as the location of the Guanzhong Branch of the Han Research Institute. As for Luoyang, due to Liu Xin's timely arrival two years ago, the city was not burned down, and only needed to be properly repaired.