Sima Rui sent someone to find out if Liu Tai really put all his thoughts into the Yongji Canal.

After all, it is not easy for Liu Tai to promote the construction of the Yongji Canal, but it is not difficult to verify whether this news is true.

With this step confirmed, Sima Rui no longer has any scruples, and he can wholeheartedly close the power vacuum after Zhou Yu's death.

After all, Liangzhou, where Xiangyang is located, has a very important role in Wang Dun's control, so he immediately sent Gan Zhuo over.

At the same time, Sima Cheng of the clan inherited the history of Xiangzhou Thorn where Gan Zhuo was originally located, and firmly guarded Wang Dun.

Of course, Wang Dun can't be blindly suppressed, Sima Rui still increased the number of subordinate officials, rewarded Yu Bao and other honor guards to improve his treatment.

All in all, as long as you can bluff Wang Dun, try to appease as long as possible.

To be honest, at least this year, except for Zhao Guo, who is still having a headache to suppress the rebellion and can only hold the prefectures and counties near Chang'an, the Han Dynasty and the Western Jin Dynasty are all recuperating.

Like Liu Tai, he put his energy on the Yongji Canal, and the Jin court was not much better, after all, there was a famine just this year, and it may not be possible to say how much national strength there is, and even Sima Rui is not like Liu Tai who is full of words in the political system.

Because he was the emperor supported by the Langya Wang family, Sima Rui was trying to get rid of the Wang family's constraints as he gradually grasped power.

And as long as he can't take back the rights in the hands of the family for a day, he will never be able to exert all the strength of a normal country.

This is also one of the reasons why Liu Tai does not take the Eastern Jin Dynasty very seriously.

Because Liu Tai understands that he will not deal with the Eastern Jin Dynasty as a whole, or the local tycoons, or the wealthy families, he will not be able to twist a rope after all.

In history, the Eastern Jin Dynasty was able to survive, and there were really many coincidences.

But in the face of his steady advance, to be honest, Liu Tai didn't think that Jin Ting could resist it.

Unless someone can really put aside their own prejudices and let these families give up their own interests and integrate together.

In Liu Tai's opinion, this person should be Zu Ti, and as long as Zu Ti is not relied on by Sima Rui, then Liu Tai does not need to think too highly of Jin Ting, just go on at his own pace.

As Liu Tai completed the construction of a series of supporting facilities for the Yongji Canal, Liu Tai returned to Yecheng and began to prepare for the year-end scholar assessment.

Of course, the most important thing is to make these scholars feel cared for.

Xie Fei has basically cleaned up various mansions in Yecheng these days, after all, Cao Wei established the capital of the country in Yecheng at the beginning, so the foundation of Yecheng is still very good.

It's just that the pavilions and pavilions of the past, as well as all kinds of palaces, have long been destroyed beyond recognition in the flames of war after war, but at least there is a considerable amount of space to free up the room.

And Liu Tai is also very simple, it is just like the Qing Dynasty exam method, one person and one room for the exam, until the end of the exam, these candidates must live here.

"The large bathhouse is very important, and it is necessary for the scholars who enter the examination room to relieve their fatigue and be energetic in order to perform at an excellent level." Liu Tai looked at Xie Feidao,

"Before entering the examination room, students need to bathe and change their clothes here, and wash their fatigue before they are allowed to enter the examination room.

Therefore, the gate of every examination room is a large bathhouse.

When the time comes, students, wash away the dust when they come in, and wash away the fatigue when they go out, which is the proper gift. ”

"The subordinates understand, the subordinates are going to arrange the bathhouse, but the king, how many scholars is this bathhouse arranged?" Xie Fei looked at Liu Tai suspiciously at this moment and asked Liu Tai about the number of scholars.

"Let's just follow the number of 10,000 people!" Liu Tai waved his hand and calmly said to Xie Feidao.

And Liu Tai heard Xie Fei's words, and felt that this number was a bit too much.

However, Liu Tai also thought it was simple, because before the time came to take the exam, let people randomly draw a chapter of the "Book of Han" and let them recite it.

If they can't even pass the memorization level, then there is no point in coming to the exam.

Of course, if you are as stupid as Deng Ai, you can also choose to write silently, anyway, as long as you prove that you are familiar with the "Book of Han" or "Nine Chapters of Arithmetic", you can become a real examiner and enter the examination room.

Of course, to a modern person, it seems incredible to recite the entire Book of Han.

But the problem is that in this era, if you want to become a top civil servant, it shouldn't be a basic skill to remember it.

It's like if you don't memorize the Four Books and Five Classics proficiently, then it's like a child, and you may not be able to pass smoothly.

It's just that Liu Tai understands that his examination system is just a start-up in the end, and this time he only selects talents in Hebei.

In the future, with the expansion of the sphere of influence, I will need to get a whole set of scientific research systems.

Layer upon layer of selection of talents, but also to reduce the pressure of their own selection of talents as much as possible.

As Xie Fei left, Liu Tai immediately found the, because all the bedding and clothes needed by the scholars at that time needed to be prepared by the, especially the need for professional massage personnel, and the need to personally rub and massage the whole body of the scholars.

And after receiving Liu Tai's order, the also went to complete the task with a serious face.

However, there were more and more scattered affairs in the whole exam, and Liu Tai still handed over this matter to Xi Jian, and let Xi Jian be responsible for presiding over this matter.

After all, he is now regarded as the Taishou of Yecheng, and he clearly knows how to dispatch the resources of the entire Yecheng.

At the same time, it is impossible for him to entrust this matter to Chu Biao, because Chu Biao's rights are a little too big, and if this matter is handed over to him to preside over again, then Chu Biao's prestige will be too high.

As for the other henchmen, Cao Wei is holding Yongji Canal at the moment, where is there a family in charge of this thing.

Zhang Song mainly manages trade affairs, whether it is the transaction with Xingyang, or the transaction with Gou Xi, or the transaction with the Xianbei tribe, there is Zhang Song's shadow.

Without these two coming forward, the only ones who want to compete with Chu Yi are Yang Man and Xi Jian.

And because Yang Man was born into a family, it is impossible for him to let a person like Yang Man, who is almost a representative of the family, preside over such a work.

Therefore, after thinking about it, I still chose Xijian, and Xi Jian seemed to be quite excited to take over this task.

For Xi Jian, this large-scale political activity of selecting talents is a plus project no matter what.

At least compared to the Yecheng Taishou on his body now, it is really much better.

After Chu Yi arrived and began to look at the overall situation, Xi Jian also realized what it means to be unfortunate in three lives, and he knew the county attached to Guo; Three lives do evil, attached to the provincial city of Guo; The evil is full of evil, attached to Guo Jingcheng, there is no way, under the overlap of many functions, whoever sits in this position is uncomfortable.

And Liu Tai saw that Xi Jian took over such a task so happily, and he also felt that this kind of cultural activity in the future could be done for Xi Jian.

It's just that now Xi Jian still needs to take Yecheng's position as Taishou part-time first, after all, even if he replaces Xi Jian, others will come up, and I'm afraid that they will be replaced at the rate of changing one person a month.

After all, this position really requires a strong background or high ability, and Xi Jian also has to add a senior seniority, so there is really no one else who can take this position part-time for the time being.

However, after Lu Chen and Wen Qiao, the two guys have a lot of experience, they will be able to take this position, and when Xi Jian leaves, they will let them be on top.

Whether it was Wen Qiao or Lu Chen, they couldn't help but shiver at this time, maybe it was because it was cold.

In any case, as the weather began to gradually change from scorching heat to mild after August, students in relatively remote areas began to set off to catch the exam more or less.

After all, the construction of this Grand Canal has not yet been completed, even if Youzhou wants to come over, it has to rely on horses, not to mention counties such as Jinyang, and it is even more difficult to get to Yecheng for the exam.

At the same time, at this time, the head of the Zheng family in Xingyang, seeing that Zheng Luo had memorized the "Book of Han" and the nine chapters of arithmetic, even if it was the various diaries of his ancestors, he had already remembered them skillfully, and his face couldn't help but show a look of satisfaction.

The Zheng family said to Zheng Luo: "You are going to prepare for the next few days, so you will take your entourage and guards to Yecheng, right?" ”

"Father, even if the distance to Yecheng is not close, we don't need to go so early, right?"

When Zheng Luo heard the words of the Zheng family, he was a little stunned.

To be honest, Zheng Luo knows very well that if he passes the exam, if he wants to return to Xingyang in the future, I am afraid it will be quite difficult.

Unless Liu Tai waved his troops to capture Xingyang, but in this case, no one could guarantee whether Xingyang would be safe.

After all, Liu Tai is harsh to the family, and the family has heard of it to some extent.

Even so, in the face of the powerful Liu Tai, the family is not unacceptable.

After all, the rules formulated by Liu Tai are harsh, but for the family, harsh rules are also rules, and as long as it is a rule, then the family will have the gene to adapt.

Of course, Liu Tai's harshness makes it difficult for many big families to accept.

After all, the Jin Dynasty is a family dynasty, and the treatment of the family is almost full, and for them, the rules formulated by Liu Tai are simply their own lives.

But for many small families or Haoqiang who were suppressed by the big family, the rules formulated by Liu Tai were indeed harsh, but he was suppressed in the Jin court.

In such a situation, there doesn't seem to be too much of a gap between those who go to Liu Tai by themselves.

In the final analysis, even if Liu Tai wins Hebei now, he is still far from unifying the world, so Liu Tai still has a lot of room for growth.

For many small families, they don't want to be able to control the government from the beginning like those top families.

I only seek a county and a county, and now I go to Liu Tai, it is very possible to achieve it in the future.

As for whether Liu Tai will unify the world, to be honest, just look at Liu Tai holding high the banner of Han and look at the forces that Liu Tai has occupied Hebei, if Liu Tai does not want to unify the world, it is a strange thing.

After all, the last force that held high the Han flag, but even if there is only one state left, it still strives to restore the Han family and return to the old capital.

"Liangzhou Assassin Zhou visited and died, and he was able to go all out on the Northern Expedition with his ancestral assassin history, and there was no need to be restrained by the rear.

But now that Zhou Wan is dead, the impact is quite large, and it is not even clear whether Zu Ti will be dispatched to Liangzhou to do the history of assassination.

All in all, you have to prepare to go to Yecheng to take the exam anyway, so let's take the family's merchant ship as soon as possible, lest something really happen and you won't be able to leave! The head of the Zheng family said with a little worry.

"Ancestral Thorn History will leave?" When Zheng Luo heard the words of the head of the Zheng family, he inevitably felt a little worried in his heart.

"I don't know, I just don't know to leave early!" The head of the Zheng family looked at Zheng Luo and said seriously,

"Even if you don't pass the exam, you will settle in Yecheng first, I look very strange at the recent Jin Ting, so I will wait and see for a while when the time comes.

As for me, I don't need to worry, I, the Zheng clan in Xingyang, don't dare to say it in other places, but in Xingyang, as long as there is no war, no one dares to do anything to us! ”

Zheng Luo nodded when he heard the words of the head of the Zheng family, for the family, in addition to the uncontrollable variables brought about by the war, as for other issues, they can be controlled by the family, it just depends on whether the family itself is willing to accept the facts.

The family is generally the main family that survives itself, especially the Jin court family, and there may occasionally be a few rare loyal countries, but more families encounter unbeatable dangers, and more choose to protect their own families.

Because the Jin court itself is so promoted.

Therefore, Zheng Luo also believed in his father's words, if there was a chance to surrender, then the Xingyang Zheng family would definitely surrender when it was really in crisis.

But the problem is that the initiative of this thing is not in the hands of the Zheng family in Xingyang, but in the hands of Li Yuan.

In this case, even if the head of the Zheng family can't command the soldiers under Zhao Ju, whether the entire Xingyang surrenders or resists, in the end, Zhao Ju has to say the last words to make a decision.

Zheng Luo told the truth that there was not much delay in Xingyang, and soon left Xingyang for Yecheng.

Not long after Zheng Luo left, Dai Yuan came to see Zu Xiao again and said:

"The imperial court found out that there is a private exchange between the ancestral assassin history and Liu Tai, I don't know if the ancestral assassin history has anything to say?!"

"Ruosi, it's not the first time we've met, what are you here for this time!" Zu Ti looked at Dai Yuan, but said, "You are clear, if it weren't for Xingyang, which is in the same market with Liu Tai, we wouldn't even know the news from Liu Tai!" ”

"But the news of Liu Tai's construction of the Yongji Canal was handed over by Gou Xi!" Dai Yuan looked at Zu Ti and said in a deep voice.

"What are you doing with this message? Will the imperial court go north to Liu Tai? Or let the current infighting in the court be more intense! ”

Zu Li looked at Dai Yuan and said, "I sent this news to the court, that is irresponsible to the court!" ”

"You have disappointed Your Majesty so much!" Dai Yuan said, "You said that your majesty would believe you, and your majesty will always believe in you and let you continue to be in charge of Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Sizhou, but how did you repay your majesty, you didn't even hide the information from your majesty!" ”

Zu Ti couldn't help but be silent, he didn't expect that Gou Xi's guy would suddenly report it.

After all, Gou Xi has always been outside the political system of the Jin court, because Sima Rui is Sima Yue's political heir, and Gou Xi is Sima Yue's political enemy.

Although Gou Xi recognized Sima Rui as the emperor, in essence, he still listened to the propaganda in Xuzhou.

"Therefore, I was awarded by His Majesty as the general of Zhengxi, and the military and false festivals of Yan, Henan, You, Hebei, Yong, and the six states were superintended." Dai Yuan looked at Zu Li and said, "You should know what this means!" ”

(End of chapter)