In the future, when escorting grain and grass, only need to equip the team with some such weapons, which can have a great deterrent effect on the enemy, Cao Cao, who was originally a little dismissive of Liu Bei, chose to cooperate with all his might, not only that, but even Sun Quan of Jiangdong was also among Cao Cao's alliances, after all, the Liang State was too strong, so strong that it was daunting, and in the face of the army of the Liang State, it was difficult to give birth to a heart of resistance, especially the kind of weapon that could directly blow up the city gate, let Cao Cao break his head, and he couldn't think of a solution in a short time, The only way is to completely block the city gate with big stones, and not give the Xiliang army a chance, but in this way, it is equivalent to cutting off the retreat of the soldiers and civilians in the city, and the army is unstable, how to fight.

Fortunately, Liang Guo was busy with scientific research, and had no time to take care of it, so he gave Cao Cao time to prepare, and under the stimulation of the Western Liang Army, Cao Cao also gave birth to the idea of upgrading Cao Jun's equipment, and increased the reward system for craftsmen.

Under the encouragement system, Cao Jun invented a kind of fire oil, which burns very violently, about ten times stronger than ordinary oils, and only needs a little spark to burn a monstrous flame in an instant.

With the thunderbolt and fire oil equipment, when facing the Xiliang army again, Cao Cao also had confidence that the Xiliang army would be able to blow up the city gate, which was nothing more than to let the soldiers approach the city gate, and then only need to throw the fire oil down, which was enough to break up the attack of the Xiliang army.

The grand Jingshi scientific examination is over, and there are about 100 talents selected, these people are all talents who have emerged from all over the Liang country, and their kung fu is absolutely first-class.

Inside the main hall, more than a hundred students, standing inside, did not feel crowded at all.

"The Holy One has arrived." After a shrill voice, Jia Rong walked out surrounded by the maids and slowly walked to the emperor's throne.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." All the students bowed at the end, which was also a compulsory course before they entered the palace, and the basic etiquette of seeing the saint.

Jia Rong saw that the talents who were gathered together were also Longyan Dayue, and said with a smile: "Let's be flat." ”

"The topic of the scientific expedition is people's livelihood." Cai Yong, who has gray hair, personally said the topic of the scientific examination.

Cai Yong is a well-known Confucian in China, especially in the Liang Kingdom, with a status that is difficult for ordinary literati to reach, it is said that the books of the Liang Kingdom scientific expedition are also compiled by Cai Yong himself, and later generations will definitely remember his contribution when they mention Cai Yong.

The students frowned and thought deeply, in front of the Emperor of Liangguo, they were already a little excited, and some even lost their previous composure.

After waiting patiently for an hour, a thick stack of answer sheets appeared in front of Jia Rong.

Jia Rong personally promulgated the rules, the talents who can stand out in various places can be named Xiucai, the first place is Xie Yuan, and the talent who can emerge in the scientific examination in Beijing is Juren, and the first place is Huiyuan, which is also a direct copy of the system of the Ming Dynasty and divides the level of literati.

In the eyes of ordinary people, a Xiucai is already a very unbelievable figure, Liang Guo has regulations, Xiucai can not kneel when he sees the county order, as for the lifting of people, it is faintly already a level with the county order, but there is no official position, once the person can soar in the scientific examination, the future is limitless, so the official will definitely not offend the person.

The scientific examination of the Liang State, to a certain extent, greatly stimulated the learning boom of the people under the rule, and if you want to get ahead, one is to do business and the other is to be an official, which has become the unwritten rule of the Liang State.

After the establishment of the country, Jia Rong did not deliberately suppress the merchants, but improved the status of the merchants a lot, after all, in the repeated battles, the merchants have played a very important role, and the source of intelligence is closely related to the merchants.

In the third year of Kaiyuan, Jia Rong proposed war again in the court, and the Liang State at this time was already wealthy, and the other three princes together ruled the land, which was not as good as the Liang State, and more importantly, the Liang State was rich.

"Since I ascended the throne, the wind and rain have been smooth, the country and the people are safe, and the traitors in Xuzhou, Jingzhou and other places are still there, and the people are determined, and it is imminent to pacify Jingzhou." Jia Rong's gaze swept over the officials in the hall and said slowly, Sitting on the throne of the emperor, he has the power to look down on all living beings, and at the same time, he also serves the responsibility of maintaining the world, and power and responsibility complement each other.

"The words of the saint are reasonable, Liu Bei of Jingzhou, did not think of taking refuge, but hoarded soldiers and horses in Nanjun and Jiangling, and practiced day and night, the meaning of which was clearly revealed, and the minister thought that he should send an envoy to Jingzhou to persuade Liu Bei." Chen Lin said.

As an official of the Ministry of Rites, although Chen Lin is not the leader of it, his status in Luoyang is not low, he is in charge of the newspaper, and the public opinion in Luoyang is controlled by him, and his name will appear in every newspaper.

"Aiqing's words are reasonable, the mission to Jingzhou is a big matter, and the Ministry of Rites should seize the time to prepare." Jia Rong said lightly: "The three armies have not moved, the grain and grass go first, the household department and the monk of Shangshu Province, do a good job of the problem of grain and grass, and don't make mistakes." ”

"The Ministry of War is responsible for the main task of this dispatch, dispatching generals and deploying troops, and handing the documents to me when I turn around." At this time, Jia Rong can be described as a complete hands-off shopkeeper, even such things as fighting are handed over to his courtiers to do, and he is only responsible for the final decision, such emperors, looking at the past dynasties, there are only a handful.

However, Jia Rong's behavior, instead of making his officials feel arrogant, but doubly dedicated, among the three provinces and six departments, there is no shortage of capable people, in a high position, naturally there will be many people peeping, once there is any omission, the first time will reach Jia Rong's ears, on the surface, Jia Rong does not ask about the affairs of the court, in fact, any little thing, do not want to hide from heaven's punishment.

To attack Jingzhou, the military department was tentatively set at 60,000 soldiers and horses, and the commander was naturally drawn up by Jia Rong himself.

The situation in Jingzhou became critical, and the Liang State used the veteran Huang Zhong to lead 60,000 soldiers and horses to Nanyang, which was huge and had already spread throughout Jingzhou.

Liu Bei was frightened and hurriedly sent an envoy to Cao's army.

As soon as Liu Beijun's envoy left, the envoy of Liangguo came, and the envoy to Jingzhou was Bing Yuan, who, like Guan Ning, were well-known scholars, if Liu Bei dared to do it, he would also consider the gains and losses, and the influence of a great Confucian was not trivial.

Liu Bei received Bing Yuan, using the highest etiquette, which fully showed Bing Yuan's status, and after being entertained with good wine and food, Bing Yuan explained his intention.

Liu Bei sneered when he heard this: "Bing Daru is familiar with history books and scriptures, why do you want to help Liang Guo do things, the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, does Bing Daru want to act against the sky?" ”

"Hehe, General Liu said with a smile, the four-hundred-year-old Han Dynasty has long been the twilight of the West Mountain, and the Holy Lord inherited the will of heaven, unified most of the world, and ruled the people under the rule of Chengping, which is a rare Ming Jun, presumably General Liu has already understood this, the Western Liang Army is strong, has fought repeatedly, has not been defeated, and is as strong as Xianbei outside the Saiwai, and has also become under the rule of the Liang State, can General Liu not see the situation clearly?"

"Since Bing Daru is bent on helping the abuse, General Ben has nothing to say, come on, stay Bing Daru to rest, and see how General Ben defeats the Xiliang army."

"We'll see." Bing Yuan turned to leave, his tone full of disdain.

Liu Beiqi's face was pale, even great Confucians like Bing Yuan and Guan Ning had taken refuge in Liangguo, could it be that it was really as rumored in the world that the four hundred years of great Han Qi had been exhausted? 、

To tell the truth, Liu Bei is unwilling, the Xiliang Army is very strong, he has to admit this, even if the forces of the three families are combined, I am afraid that they will not be able to have a full grasp of the fight with the Xiliang Army, and now the Liangguo is thriving, and the people of Jingzhou are still worried about food and clothing.

Huang Zhong commanded an army of 60,000 without the slightest slack, Jingzhou has Zhuge Liang such a capable person, among which there are many elite soldiers, a little contempt, it may lead to the loss of soldiers under his command.

Explosives are the most strictly supervised weapons in the Liang Kingdom, and they can't give the princes any chance, Huang Zhong, as the commander, carried ten packs of explosives this time, which will definitely become the key to changing the situation on the battlefield.

Huang Zhong first chose to attack Jiangling, which was defended by Wei Yan, Jiangling was the most important city in Jingzhou, and once it was breached, it meant that the entire Jingzhou would be paralyzed, and one-third of Jingzhou's money and grain came from Jiangling.

The pioneer Lu Bu led 3,000 soldiers, opened the road in the mountains and filled the bridge, the speed of the march was very fast, and he came to the city of Jiangling in just over 20 days.

Jiangling is an important town in Jingzhou, the city is tall, the city wall is wide, and there is a wide moat outside the city, even if the Xiliang army has explosives in their hands, it is impossible to swim past to blow up the city gate, and can only fight step by step.

Looking at the dense Xiliang army outside the city, Wei Yan felt his scalp tingle, since Liu Biao died and Liu Bei was in charge of Jingzhou, he has naturally become the general of Jingzhou, from a penniless general to the current town guard, let him also feel his value.

Liu Bei has the grace of knowing him, which is comparable to the sky, and no matter how powerful the Xiliang army is, it cannot shake his belief in sticking to the city.

At the same time as the Western Liang army sent troops, the Cao army also moved, hoarding tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, in Dongjun, intending to attack Hanoi, in the face of such a situation, Jia Rong ordered Zhao Yun to lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to guard Hanoi, at this time the Liang country was no longer afraid of Cao Cao's small means.

When Huang Zhong arrived in Gangneung, it was already a month later, and after setting up camp for three days, he began to attack Gangneung.