Xu Kuangheng's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, both excited and surprised, and he replied: "Dashuai, if it can really be like this, why worry about Wuping no one!" Handsome and wise! It's just that I'm worried that the court will blame the marshal for this, and it is arrogant to set up a private tribute! Also, the matter of tribute is not easy, although the examination room and the law can be set up in the imperial court, but it is still necessary to find a suitable Confucian to serve as the examiner and vice-minister, and then there is ......"

This matter seems to have hit Xu Kuangheng's heart, this person who had been in the imperial examination in the past, began to analyze it with a lot of mouth, and taught Li Yuan to have a headache, only to see Li Yuan hurriedly waved his hand to stop it, and said: "These things will be handed over to Mr. No matter how much manpower and material resources are spent, just let it go! As for the court, don't bother with it, it won't be long before the gentleman will know, but Ben Shuai shouldn't say more......"

(Note: "Book of the Southern Tang Dynasty" said that in the tenth year of Baoda, that is, in 952, "with the Hanlin scholar Jiang Wenwei Zhili Ministry tribute, put into the scholar Wang Kezhen and other three people and the first, and then stop the tribute", Jiang Wenwei, who presided over the trial, was upright and upright, did not avoid the powerful, and often impeached Feng Yanji and Chen Jue and others, and finally offended the authorities, Li Jing ordered the tribute to be stopped in September, and it was not resumed until two years later, but soon the Zhou State invaded the south, and the tribute almost stagnated)

Li Yuan clearly remembered that in the history books, Li Jing and Jiang Wenwei had a classic conversation, Li Jing asked, "Aiqing presided over the tribute, how does it compare with the northern country", this upright examiner, in front of the ministers, replied, "It is inevitable to favor the northern country......

The consequences can be imagined, but the most innocent person who is implicated is the scholar who has been studying hard for many years, and he was suddenly notified that the exam was cancelled after working hard to prepare for the exam, which means that the only way for the poor students to reach the upper level was suddenly blocked, and there is nothing more desperate in life than this.

According to records, after Li Jing stopped paying tribute in the tenth year of Baoda, many scholars went to Zhou or neighboring countries for a time, which indirectly led to the political situation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was already smoky and treacherous, and planted the seeds for the miserable national fortunes thereafter.

Li Yuanyuan knew what the consequences of privately opening a tribute would be, and it was indeed a big crime of violating the etiquette system, and he would be demoted to an official at the worst and imprisoned at the worst. But in the next few months, there will be a large number of incidents of Southern Tang scholars fleeing, and it is rare for talents to run all over the place, and it will be too late if they are not caught at this moment. If you want to achieve great things, the more talents, the better.

"One Sword Alone"

Although seeing Li Yuan's determined appearance, Xu Kuangheng couldn't help but worry: "Marshal, although I don't dare to ask more, if the court really blames it, I'm afraid this crime is not light...... It's not that I'm disobedient, but I'm really worried in my heart! ”

Li Yuan straightened his waist and said with a straight face: "Sir, Ben Shuai naturally knows your concerns, but Ben Shuai still needs more capable people and wise men under his account, the more the better!" Be sure to select talents for the handsome students, and all candidates will be rewarded, in short, you will let it go! ”

Then he showed a cold expression, and sneered: "As for the imperial court, if you really want to ask the guilty commander, then you have to ask me if the Wuping soldiers agree first......

Dashuai, this is finally speaking out of his heart? Seeing Li Yuan have such courage when he mentioned the imperial court for the first time, Xu Kuangheng seemed to have a long-cherished wish in his heart, his eyes were red with excitement, and he almost couldn't hold back to say some words that added fuel to the fire, and he got up and replied loudly: "Dashuai, I am determined to live up to my mission!" ”

Then Xu Kuangheng seemed to think of something, and added: "Dashuai, the tribute has not yet been opened, why don't you keep those old officials in Langzhou first?" ”

Li Yuan pondered for a moment, blinked noncommittally, and said: "Now it's enough to punish a little, as for the future, you can deal with it as you want, and you can't let go of any of them!" ”

"I understand it below!"

After a while, Li Yuan recruited the guards to wait for the replacement of the armor, and while stretching his arms, he smiled meaningfully: "Sir, look at the time Jiang Sheng, they should also be almost there, pass on the commander's military order, the army does not have to enter the city, and assemble outside the east gate by detouring!" His Royal Highness King Zheng has worked thousands of miles to work on the army, and this commander has to entertain him well......"

Xu Kuangheng comprehended, nodded and said, "Obey!" Marshal, as soon as the heavy grain and straw are below, people have been urgently dispatched, and as soon as King Zheng arrives, our army can be transferred directly to Yiyang! ”

Li Yuan was stunned, and then smiled and said: "The one who knows the handsome book is none other than Mr." ”

......

At that time, thirty miles east of Langzhou City, a mighty team was hurrying to the west.

The sun was broken in the sky, and it was mid-autumn, but it was still quite bright, and the road surface was clearly illuminated. Although the official road in Chudi is much more rugged and difficult to walk than in the south of the Yangtze River, for the team of people who have just tossed all the way from the building boat, the official road in front of them is no less than the royal street in Jinling, the national capital, and it is better than the water surface on horseback no matter what.

It's not that these soldiers can't endure hardships, for in the past two months, when the river is soaring, the boats are easy to shake and difficult to travel, and these soldiers who have been stationed on the border for a long time are not good at waterways, but they have received urgent orders from above, so they have to bite the head and go up the river day and night. Just like good steel, but it was taken and cast into a night pot, not to mention whether the soldiers could bear it or not, when they got off the ship, they counted hundreds of horses alone......

Zhou Xingfeng, dressed in a black robe, was riding in the middle of the team on a tall horse, and beside him was a carriage with a canopy and gold. Surrounded by dozens of guards of the Forbidden Army, who were tall, short, fat and thin, all of them were riding on healthy horses with expressionless faces.

As far as the eye could see, there was almost no one in the long queue who spoke, and it swept straight in the direction of Langzhou like a gust of wind, hoping to arrive as soon as possible and end this extremely painful journey.

Half an hour later, the tall East Gate Tower of Langzhou City finally appeared on the horizon, which made all the soldiers who had nothing to love instantly recover their vitality and cheer up their spirits. As the horse's hooves gradually slowed down, gently stepping on the flat sandy land, Zhou Xingfeng waved his hand gently, and the soldiers relined and ran neatly towards the city gate

Five miles away from the city gate, Zhou Xingfeng suddenly reined in his horse and slowly stood still, and the two soldiers holding the reins in the carriage beside him hurriedly stopped, and at the same time showed a tired look.

"Your Highness, there is Langzhou City ahead! But there seems to be a large army of soldiers and horses lined up in front of the city gate, Xu is that Li Yuan has returned to the city, but I don't know what the intention is? ”

After waiting for a moment, a flirtatious voice came from the carriage: "Oh? It's a pity that he Li Yuan came back in time...... No matter how many soldiers and horses there are, they are not afraid of him, this king is His Majesty's own son, what can he do to me? It is estimated that the battle is just to declare the prestige of the army to the king! Hmph, sure enough, it's no different from what this king thinks, this person may have had bad intentions for a long time!

It's just that the hateful father is very kind to him, in the past, he won a few battles by luck with my Tang Dynasty, and he was awarded the Wuping Army Festival Envoy at the age of twenty-one, but he became a feudal official, and this official position is too easy!

Since he Li Yuan wants to play tricks, this king really wants to see how powerful he is! Zhou Thorn History, pass on the king's order, the whole army temporarily stopped in place, and quickly sent scouts to pass the order, only to say that the king has a decree to announce, so that Li Yuan came to see the king first! ”