After the Tang Dynasty, the way of the imperial examination was opened, allowing scholars to specialize in the imperial examination, and even the path of literature and martial arts. In the Song and Ming dynasties, there was a sense that in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, the warlords were divided, so the court paid attention to the military with literature. Let the scholars go to study specially, not to learn martial arts, but to study specially, and the military generals will be responsible for the war.

Those who study literature but do not practice martial arts are prone to lose the martial spirit that has been inherited since the Han and Sui dynasties.

Shangwu is not to let people fight with others, but to compete with guò to cultivate the blood in the bottom of a man's heart. And a scholar who loses his bloodiness has only two appearances, one is cowardly and does not dare to take things seriously, and he is a turtle with a shrunken head when big things are coming, and he has no responsibility, and the other is to complain in reality, criticize all kinds of injustices, and pretend that he is very bloody in this way of challenging authority.

It has always been regarded as an advanced imperial examination selection system by later generations, but in the end it became a cancer. In fact, the imperial examination system is not as good as that of the Han and Tang dynasties, with the inspection system and the selection method of the conscription system, although the scholars monopolized the talent resources. But at least the men in the aristocratic family will not be biased in the way they train the next generation.

Of course, Li Chongjiu opposes the imperial examination system, but does not want to abolish the imperial examination system, at present, the strength of the corporal clan is unprecedentedly strong, and without the method of the imperial examination system, it is impossible to grasp the power of selecting materials in his own hands, which is considered from the perspective of national interests.

It's just that he changed the way of selecting materials for the imperial examination system, changed the bad habit of the Sui and Tang dynasties to list the list of scholars, and at the same time gave scholars a second way out, that is, to study in the martial arts hall. Li Chongjiu used guò to cultivate the martial spirit of scholars.

Since the Han and Tang dynasties, China has really used scholars to serve as soldiers, and Yuan Shikai is the first person. At that time, after China experienced the pain of the First Sino-Japanese War, Yuan Shikai trained in a small station. Comprehensively imitate the moral system, absorb educated scholars, and aspire young people to serve as soldiers, which has achieved the prototype of China's modern 6th Army.

Just when Youjing was snowy, Chang'an City on the bank of the Bashui River in Guanzhong also fell a heavy snowfall.

Heavy snow covered the glazed tiles on the palace. In the vast house, the bells of the night echo leisurely.

In the Wuji Palace, where Li Yuan was, the lights were bright.

Li Yuan, the lord of the Tang Dynasty, was looking at the map slowly unfolding in front of him at this moment, his eyes were calm.

On the side, Xiao Yu said to Li Yuan: "At present, the battle of Zhengliang has been a complete victory. Our army was attacking fiercely, and Jiangling had already been captured, Xiao Mo fled without a fight, and fled by boat with more than 10,000 soldiers and family members. Li Jing led the warship to pursue for hundreds of miles, and later learned that the Chu Emperor Lin Shihong Chen soldiers were downstream. Therefore, he temporarily retired from the army. At present, all the counties in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou have surrendered, and Xiao Mo is only left with Yuzhang and other counties. ”

Li Yuan laughed twice and said: "Li Xiaogong, Li Jing and the two of them are like destroying the withering and decaying, and the two of them are really gratifying to me." ”

Liu Hongji said: "Your Majesty, you see, Xiao Mill's newly acquired land has been broken, and Wang Shichong has been broken not long ago. The two places are together, and in the past, the rivers and mountains of the Great Sui, my Datang has been more than half. ”

Xiao Yu said: "Yes, Your Majesty, now there is half of the country left, and the Zhao State lives in half of it, and the rest is Du Fuwei, who has subdued His Majesty, as well as Chu Emperor Lin Shihong, Hanyang Taishou Feng An, and the rest are all owned by the Tang Dynasty." ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan stroked his beard with emotion and said: "In the past, Sui lost its deer. The heroes of the world rise together, you fight for me, and the shape is more chaotic than that of the late Han Dynasty. When I first raised troops from Jinyang, I set a great ambition to sweep away the universe and sweep away the world's heroes. Now it has finally won half of the country. On my fingers, it took me less than five years. ”

Li Yuan's face was full of pride, he didn't know that in another time and space, he also spent five years, and also pacified Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Xiao Miao, Lin Shihong, and Feng An.

Li Yuan created a history, he was the emperor who succeeded Qin Shi Empress and ruled the world in the shortest time, this record is not only unprecedented but also unprecedented, and no one has broken it to this day. And in this time and space, Li Yuan met Li Chongjiu, but even so, in less than five years, he conquered half of the country, which is enough to be proud.

After hearing what Li Yuan said, Liu Hongji and Xiao Yu said together: "Congratulations to His Majesty, congratulations to His Majesty." ”

Liu Hongji said: "If there is no majesty in the world, I don't know how many people in the world are called lonely and widowed, and this is the work of His Majesty." ”

Li Yuan smiled slightly after hearing this: "Liu Aiqing, you don't have to use Cao Cao's words to praise me. Although I am not inferior to Cao Mengde in today's hegemony, I dare not compare with him, this person's mind and magnanimity are really better than mine. ”

Li Yuan said from the bottom of his heart, he rose to such a momentum, relying externally on the Turks, not hesitating to bribe them with money and children, and even cutting land to curry favor, and internally relying on the two major systems of Guanlongmen and officials of the old dynasty, which can almost be regarded as a new sprout growing on the Great Sui system.

And Cao Cao is different, he exterminates Wuhuan externally, conquers Xianbei, and breaks the Turkic war invincible, and internally coerces the Son of Heaven to order the ministers, and any minister who dares to oppose him, such as Queen Fu's family, Xun Yu, and Kong Rong will kill when they say they will kill, and they are extremely strong. Therefore, Li Yuan is self-aware on this point, and he admits that he is not as good as Cao Cao.

Xiao Yu said to Li Yuan at this time: "Your Majesty, Jianghuai Army Shu Guo Gongfu Gongyou sent a secret letter to Chang'an, saying that after Wu Wang Du Fuwei broke Li Zitong, he had different ambitions and a heart of disobedience, and exchanged money with Zhao Guo and secretly corresponded. In addition, Zhang Shan'an, the governor of Hongzhou, played secretly, saying that after Du Fuwei broke Li Zitong, he fought hard in Danyang, and had the intention of attacking Hongzhou. ”

The hall suddenly fell silent, Li Yuan paced on the hall with his eyes narrowed, he suddenly shook his dragon robe, and said back to Xiao Yu: "Fu Gongyou and Zhang Shan'an wrote to me at the same time, saying that Du Fuwei was cheating, and it was too much of a coincidence here. ”

Liu Hongji said: "Your Majesty, Du Fuwei proclaimed himself the queen of Wu, although he added Fu Gongyou as a servant, but in fact, he ascended and descended secretly, elevated him in the air, and took away the military power. This Fu Gongyou has a grudge because of this, and it may not be possible to design Du Fuwei, but even if there is no Fu Gongyou and Zhang Shan'an's secret, but whether Du Fuwei is really so innocent and loyal to my Datang, I don't see it. ”

Li Yuan laughed when he heard this, pointed his finger at Liu Hongji and said, "Hongji's words have always been deeply in line with my intentions. ”

Xiao Yu said: "Your Majesty, if Fu Gongyou wanted to provoke infighting in the Jianghuai army, we could have ignored it, but if Fu Gongyou didn't get a response from us, he turned to Zhao Guo for help, and with Li Chongjiu's character, he would inevitably interfere in Jianghuai affairs." ”

Liu Hongji nodded and said: "Xiao Neishi is right, Li Chongjiu has just won Shandong, and the next step is Jianghuai, and it is very reasonable to get Longwangshu." What's more, Li Chongjiu is a person who never knows satisfaction. ”

"Then do you say I want to help Fu Gongyou?" Li Yuan asked rhetorically.