Qianyi.

Shen Zhuliang put his helmet on his armor, pressed the hilt of his sword with one hand, and looked at the Chu soldiers who slowly walked into the gate of the camp, and couldn't help frowning!

I saw that most of the officers and soldiers of the Chu army who came from all over the country to meet were yellow-skinned and thin-skinned, gray-sideburned, and what was even more outrageous was that they rarely wore armor, their clothes were ragged, and the weapons in their hands were all kinds of weapons, almost rusty.

What's more, he actually rushed to reinforce Qianyi with only a hoe!

Relying on such soldiers to fight, isn't this looking for death?

Shen Zhuliang had a headache.

"Such a soldier is not worthy of a battle at all. I am a dignified Chu country, is it possible that I only lost 80,000 soldiers in Wu Di, and I will be reduced to the point of sending the old and weak to the battlefield? ”

Shen Zhuliang's face flickered, and he was very angry.

The adjutant general on the side smiled bitterly: "General, you can be content." ”

"It is true that the government has issued conscription orders to the feudal lords in various places, but there are very few real responders. The feudal monarchs are selfish, and they don't want to fight with Wu Manzi anymore, just these old and weak, they are all used to make up the numbers! ”

"It's ridiculous!"

Shen Zhuliang gritted his teeth with hatred and said: "Lang Da Chu, just by raising these feudal nobles, wine bags and rice bags, he can't even deal with a mere Wu country." ”

"Now, they actually dare to defy the government's conscription order, won't they want to tear the ground and rebel in the future?"

Hearing this, the adjutant general sighed and said, "What the general said is true. On the way to the end, he heard that rebellions had occurred in Luo, Yong, and Hang, and other places, and the feudal lords of their places actually restored the old country. ”

"Yingdu is busy dispatching troops to suppress the rebellion, and the order given to me is just to stick to Qianyi and resist the Wu army."

"And such a thing?"

Shen Zhuliang couldn't help but laugh dumbly.

This is undoubtedly the worst situation for the Chu State!

As the saying goes, if you go outside, you must first settle inside.

The Wu army of Chu is no longer worried, and it is enough to block it, but the rebellions that occur in various places are urgent for the Chu State and must be solved immediately!

Otherwise, if you are not careful, the state of Chu may be dragged into the quagmire of civil war, and it will be difficult to extricate yourself!

However, this is most likely impossible, because in the early expansion wars of the Chu State, rebellions or civil uprisings of different scales broke out in the country from time to time, but they could all be quickly suppressed by the Chu army.

It's just that this time the state of Chu is still facing the threat of the Wu army, so it can't be sloppy.

"Alas!"

Shen Zhuliang couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that the only choice for the Chu State now was to make peace with the Wu State, and then concentrate the superior forces to suppress the rebellion in the country!

……

Wudu, Zhaoxian Hall.

Just when the state of Chu was busy suppressing civil strife and resisting the invasion of Yun and Tang, Qingji, who was sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, focused his main energy on governing the country and securing the country.

At this moment, Qingji sat on the steps of the Zhaoxian Pavilion, scanning the huge courtyard and concentrating on the scholars who were concentrating on writing strategies!

Since the promulgation of the decree on seeking merit, scholars from all the kingdoms of heaven have entered Wu one after another.

Especially after Qingji bought bones with thousands of gold, and the cadres from the sword caster were rewarded with a thousand gold, the world's scholars set off a wave of Ben Wu!

Nowadays, there are more than 800 scholars who have entered Wu, but it is not known what their specific talents are.

Therefore, Qingji planned to hold a strategy conference to test the talents of the scholars.

As for the topics of the policy theory, it is nothing more than governing the country, military relations, in short, picking the fields that the scholars are good at, and anyone who is outstanding can be entrusted with important tasks.

Qingji requires people to make the best use of their talents and make the best use of things!

And this first batch of Wu Shizi, Qingji is basically used.

After a short time, some scholars had already handed over bamboo slips for the officials on the side to read.

Some scholars are still working hard to write, and Qingji picked a few bamboo slips to review by himself.

In the process of review, it is not difficult to see that most of the strategies written by the scholars can be summarized in three words-

False!

Big!

Empty!

However, there is not much innovation in the concept of governing the country and securing the country, and it is generally based on the experience of the predecessors, such as the implementation of benevolent government, the light punishment of small endowments, the hanging of the dead and the lonely, and the advocacy of the restoration of Zhou etiquette.

That's the truth, but how do you implement it?

Pulling back and forth like this, Qingji couldn't understand the true talents and learning of the scholars at all.

Of course, they must all be able to read and write, and being a small official is more than enough.

As for how many talents, it is unknown!

When all the scholars handed in the strategies they had written one by one, Qingji stood at the top of the steps, looked around, and said loudly: "The second and third sons, the few people have already read a few of them. ”

"It's all a good way to govern the country! However, the widow believes that there is still something insufficient. ”

"Wu State, different from the Jin, Qi, Lu, Song, Wei Central Plains countries, Wu State is located in the southeast corner, rice soup and fish, the atmosphere is fierce, so it is different!"

"The so-called ruler of the country should be determined by the national conditions, not blindly practicing benevolent government, lightly taxing, and emphasizing courtesy!"

After a pause, Qingji looked at the rather dazed scholars at the bottom of the steps, and said: "The widow believes that the second and third sons do have real talents and real learning, but according to everyone's talents, it is still unknown what kind of official position will be awarded. ”

"The widow must make sure that everyone has his place! The intention of the widow is to ask the second and third sons to travel around the country of Wu, go down to Yi Township, conduct field investigations, and write a policy according to the customs of my Wu country. ”

"For a period of three months, the second and third sons can nominate themselves for official positions, or they can be recommended by others! After three months, you can take up your duties according to your abilities. ”

As soon as they heard this, the soldiers under the steps couldn't help but turn their heads and whisper.

Suddenly, a scholar showed a dissatisfied look on his face and shouted, "King Wu, what does this mean? ”

"We and other scholars have traveled thousands of miles from the Central Plains to Wu, all in order to obtain the title of official and knight, and now the policy has been written, which shows that the talent is learned, but the king of Wu sent the second and third sons to Yi Township, isn't it wrong for people's children and deceived us?"

"Exactly! We and other scholars do not avoid hardships and dangers, and enter Wu thousands of miles, but not to let King Wu be sent to the poor countryside! ”

"Isn't Wu Wang Mo entertaining me?"

"King Wu, please give the second and third sons an explanation!"

The crowd is excited!

The scholars were obviously not very satisfied, and Qingji let himself be sent to the township and suffered in vain.

After all, who doesn't know that the territory of Wu is full of swamps and woodlands, and there are often jackals, tigers and leopards?

If you are not careful, you will have to take your life, and you may be the one who will be eaten by the beast!

Seeing this, Qingji's face sank, and he waved his hand in an undoubted tone: "That's all the words of the widow!" ”

"Anyone who is willing to go down to the towns and villages of Wu to explore the customs and customs of various places will be provided by the state government for food, clothing, housing and transportation. If anyone does not want to, the widow should also give him ten gold as a coil, and send him back to his hometown with a chariot and horse! ”

Hearing this, the scholars present couldn't help but fall silent.

This decision made by Qingji must not be a joke!

Either go to the countryside or go home, the scholars have no choice.

Fortunately, Qingji is still kind, and anyone who chooses to go back to his hometown can be gifted by Wu Guo with a carriage and a horse and ten taels of gold to send him back!

However, how can a group of arrogant scholars look at the gold of chariots and horses?

So, not surprisingly, none of the more than 800 scholars were willing to leave.

Just because their ambitions have not been rewarded, before they get a satisfactory official position, the scholars don't want to run back in disgrace and make people laugh!