"Sima Zhao, how do you feel about this imperial examination?" Wang An looked at Sima Zhao and asked with concern.

As soon as Wang An's words fell, Liu Sheng and the three of them looked at Sima Zhao together, and their eyes were full of an inexplicable look, as if they were encouraged and looked forward to.

Sima Zhao looked at a few people and smiled slightly: "Strange to say, before the imperial examination, the pressure in my heart was like Mount Tai overwhelming. But at the time of the exam, if there is divine help, my heart is peaceful. There should be no problem with most of the subject questions, but there are one or two questions that make me nervous."

"Which subject and which question are they?" Liu Sheng heard Sima Zhao say one or two questions, and he was worried. With an interested look on this, he hurriedly asked.

Several people looked at Sima Zhao, and after thinking for a while: "There are two questions in the examination of strategy, one of which is about the sixteen states of Youyun, and how the other country can be rich and strong."

"And how did you answer?" Jia Fu asked with concern, waiting for Sima Zhao's next step.

Sima Zhao recalled again how he wrote in the first place, thought for a moment and organized the words in his heart: "On the sixteen states of Youyun, the dispute between Youzhou is actually a battle for riding. The elite soldiers of this dynasty have strong combat effectiveness. Foot soldiers are suitable for defending cities, but they are not suitable for fighting cavalry on the plains. If you get Youzhou, you can get horses, and if you get horses, you can get cavalry. There are cavalry, and the steppe is not to be feared. The dispute between Youzhou is actually a battle of national power, our dynasty and Liao, who will get Youzhou. Whoever can, oppress the enemy country with national power......"

Listening to Sima Zhaoyi's account of his answer to this policy at that time. Yang Yong and the others fell into deep thought, imagining how they would write if it was themselves at that time. Just when a few people were thinking, Liu Sheng seemed to realize something, and said to Sima Zhao: "You forgot a little, the Great Wall."

Hearing Liu Sheng talk about the Great Wall, Sima Zhao said as if he had suddenly realized: "After I finished writing, I always felt that something was missing. After thinking about it, I just couldn't grasp the key, and it turned out that I forgot the Great Wall."

"The Great Wall?" Jia Fu was even more puzzled, and looked at a few people in confusion.

Yang Yong looked at Jia Fu's puzzled gaze and explained with a smile: "The First Emperor is indeed eloquent and strategic, and he built the Great Wall to protect our clan. It makes countless grassland aliens sigh at the city. I can only hate that this Tang Dynasty national policy left countless disasters, and the Tang Dynasty liked to use mercenaries in the past. Give Youzhou to the Shatuo people, and the Shatuo people give Youzhou to the Liao State. So that the Liao cavalry can easily cross the defense line of the Great Wall and attack the hinterland of our country at any time. If I can regain Youzhou, I can get horses, and I can rebuild the Great Wall defense system. At that time, I only need to rely on the defense line of the Great Wall to easily block the pace of the Liao Iron Cavalry. At that time, the cavalry broke into this 10,000-mile grassland, and the attack and defense were bound to be out of position."

"The battle of Youzhou is the battle of national fortunes". Wang An took Yang Yong's words and added.

When Jia Fu heard their explanation, he said with understanding: "I see, I have been taught. No wonder some time ago, these scholars petitioned so fiercely. I thought they were just angry for a moment. At this time, it seems that they were fighting for national fortune. It's just that Li Miao has suffered and borne the infamy of this nation."

When several people heard Jia Fu talk about Li Miao, they couldn't help but think in their hearts. In the crowd, I saw angry soldiers. In order to vent his anger and burn down his house, Li Miao said those words to them. Maybe at some point, someone is willing to take responsibility. Becoming a villain for this is also a great blessing for the country. Villains are not, they are born to want to be villains. It's just that they have to do it for the insistence in their hearts.

Rows of willow trees swaying in the wind ahead, and spring is about to pass away. The greenery in front of you is full of vitality. Liu Sheng looked at this scene as if he was unwilling, and stayed on this topic more. Hurriedly changed the topic and asked Sima Zhao, "What about the second question?" How did you say it".

"When the people are safe, the country is stable, and when the people are rich, the country is rich. If the treasury is rich and the people are poor, it is not as good as the people are rich and the treasury is poor. It is better to hide wealth from the treasury and make it a dead thing, than to hide it from the people. If the people are rich, agriculture will be abundant, and if agriculture is abundant, the treasury will be ......". Sima Zhao wrote what he had written at the beginning, one by one. Its central idea is to cling to it, and only by hiding wealth from the people can the country become strong.

After hearing this, Wang An said thoughtfully: "When the people are rich, it does not equal the wealth of the country, I don't know if you have thought about it." If the country is not rich, the soldiers are poor. Soldiers are poor and have low combat effectiveness. How can we keep the enemy out of the country in such a situation?"

"The changes throughout the ages are all empty map efficiency, and the total amount of wealth in the world is inherently large. All changes are made to the detriment of one party in order to make up for the other. If the law harms the people, it will make up for the country's shortcomings. I'm waiting for scholars, what do you mean?" said Sima Zhao impassionedly, and the miserable appearance of the victims appeared in front of him.

Hearing their discussion, Jia Fu asked without thinking, "Since the total number is insufficient, just increase?" What is there to argue".

"It's easier said than done, for example, in the fields. There is a fixed number of fields under heaven, and how thou shalt increase." Yang Yong looked at Jia Fu's puzzled look and explained to him.

Wang An listened to the conversation between Jia Fu and Yang Yong, and said to Yang Yong: "What Jia Fu just said is what I have been thinking about in my heart. As you said, we can't increase the fields. However, in recent years, natural disasters have continued, and many farmlands have been barren, and the people have no way to survive. When the disaster is over, the people can only turn to the rich. Take the money and grain at a high price, and return it many times in the next year. There will be many human tragedies in this. If I had a law, the court would come forward at this time and lend money to the people at low interest. Isn't it not beneficial for the people to benefit from the restoration of farmland, and for the state to have both taxes and interest. There is also a serious disaster, if the people have no way to live. Some of them fell into the grass, and some became thieves. The countryside is difficult for the imperial court to control, and where it will inevitably become a paradise for thieves. If the government comes forward at this time, a township will be used as a unit to form a queue. Soldiers and officers were sent to train them militarily during the slack period. First, the villagers help each other to prevent bandits and thieves. Second, it can not only increase the physical fitness of the villagers, but also allow the country to obtain high-quality reserve military forces. The three rural areas can become a paradise, and the bandits will be extinct. There is no need for bandits in the countryside, and the property will be more abundant. Both of these methods can increase the total wealth of others without harming them, and ultimately make all industries profitable."

"Brother Wang's talent, Zhao admires". After hearing this, Sima Zhao sincerely admired.

Wang An suddenly showed meaning and looked embarrassed: "Most of these are from Zhang Guogong, I just improved his theory of changing the law."

"You don't have to be too modest, although these are inspired by Zhang Guogong. But most of the content must have been figured out by yourself. Wang An, we all see your talent. Isn't it right for you to inherit his mantle? “。 Yang Yong looked at Wang An's expression and hurriedly straightened his words.

Liu Sheng suddenly moved a little, and said to Yang Yong suspiciously: "Zhang Guogong?".

His grandfather and Zhang Guogong are brothers, and he has been carefully taught by Zhang Guogong since he was a child. In recent years, Guogong has often lamented that Wang Anzhi's talent has long been far superior to him." After Yang Yong said this, several people were very impressed.

Wang An heard Yang Yong say this, and hurriedly confessed to Liu Sheng, Sima Zhao, and Jia Fu: "A few forgiveness and forgiveness are ashamed, but they are just the elders in the family."

"You don't need to be too humble, Zhang Guogong presided over the reform of the law in the past, and he is a person I admire." When Sima Zhao heard Wang An's accusation, he hurriedly said his current thoughts.

Liu Sheng looked at Wang An and suddenly smiled: "What are your crimes?" When did we ask you about your family? I don't know who the prince is, I just know that you are my friend Wang An, and that's enough."

"What Brother Sheng said is also what I want to say." Jia Fu followed Liu Sheng's words and hurriedly agreed.

Yang Yong saw that they had already opened their words, so it was better to take advantage of the fact that they were going to make it clear now. After all, it's rare to encounter these in life, like-minded bosom friends, if for these things, it is not good to make people feel angry. Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Liu Sheng and the others: "I'm ashamed to say that I am the prince's guard, and he is the prince's attendant." We grew up with the prince since we were children, and the three of us were like brothers. On that day, the state announced that the old man had returned to his hometown, and I respected the prince's order to escort the prince back to Gangneung. I didn't expect so many things to happen after we met by chance outside of Gangneung. The fate of life is really amazing."

"Sima Zhao went to the examination room that day and we saw him off, why are you running out of breath?" Jia Fu suddenly thought of the panting appearance of the two people outside the restaurant that day, and asked suspiciously.

Wang An slowly rose up in shame, and said embarrassedly: "I gossiped with the prince in the East Palace that day, and I forgot the hour for a while. When we reacted, we could only run wildly. Thinking about that day, I was really tired."

Yang Yong thought about Wang An's panting appearance at that time, and laughed. Wang An gave a disdainful look, and all of them smiled.

"No wonder Yang Yong, you kept telling me that even if you can't pass the imperial examination, there is another way." Speaking of this, Sima Zhao bowed deeply to Yang Yong and Wang An.

Wang An hurriedly helped Sima Zhao up, and said with emotion: "Yang Yong and I were talking about this matter that day in the East Palace. We and the prince feel that you have the same heart as we do."

"We can't afford it." Liu Sheng, Sima Zhao, and Jia Fu hurriedly returned.