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With the two competitions to recruit brides (one to recruit female Banzhi, the other to recruit consorts and county horses) with satisfactory results (mainly Zhao Kai's satisfaction), the eight years of Xuanhe's reign were almost over.
By the way, this year has been truly amazing!
At the beginning of the year, Kaifeng Mansion, the most virtuous capital of the Song Dynasty, seemed to be under the attack of the golden thieves, but no one expected that the Song Dynasty, which had been cowardly for 160 years, would really let those who had just left the country. The barbarians who had only emerged from the mountains and forests of the Northeast a few years ago were kicked over... When the barbarians came, wasn't it just a matter of ceding land and paying money? How could a situation arise where "the Song Dynasty is about to end"?
Oh, it’s not that it’s 100% complete, but there’s a “Reopening of the Song Dynasty”, plus “The Song Dynasty is about to be finished”... On one side, after the death of Emperor Zhuangzong, the crown prince of the Song Dynasty took the Song Dynasty with him. The orthodox court of the Song Dynasty went to Jinling City, the imperial state in Jiangdong. Although most of the prefectures and counties in Hebei and Jingdong were lost, the rest became a mess, and various separatist forces sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain. Some of them hold high the banner of resisting gold, but most of them just want to occupy a small piece of territory in this suddenly troubled world to dominate... In order to achieve this goal, even if they have to surrender to gold The country is asking for a seal!
On the other side, the powerful and self-respecting General Yun Wang Zhao Kai reopened the Great Song Dynasty and opened a "Sui and Tang Dynasty version" of the Great Song Dynasty in Hedong and Shanxi... This really impressed hundreds of millions of people in the world. Everyone was stunned! How could the peaceful and peaceful world of the Song Dynasty turn into such a chaotic scene of disintegration?
Judging from this, the Song Dynasty, which although a little timid, could finally allow hundreds of millions of people to live in peace, is it really impossible to come back?
Is this world really going to look like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms or the Southern and Northern Dynasties?
If the world is really going to turn into a troubled world where the emperor is the one with strong soldiers and horses, then what should the scholars who devote themselves to studying Confucianism and articles and want to exchange a lifetime of wealth and glory from the official family with a piece of articles should do?
Do they still have a place to take the test?
Ten miles northeast of Lingquan Palace in Lishan Mountain, the imperial residence of the reopened Song Dynasty, there is a town called Xishui Town. This was originally a resting place for merchants coming in and out of Chang'an Prefecture (Jingzhao Prefecture) from the east. . As the New Year approaches, it should be very cold.
But something unexpected happened this year. Countless "armed scholars" who were in a nervous mood unexpectedly gathered from all over Shaanxi. Not only did they occupy all the inns in the town, but even many of the houses in the town were rented to them at high prices. There are these scholars who carry books, hold long swords, and some even have bodyguards.
These "armed scholars" are all candidates from various prefectures in Shaanxi Province. They have passed this year's examination and the purpose of gathering in Xishui Town is of course to follow the "Chang'an Imperial Court" stationed in Lingquan Palace after the New Year. Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty, left Guandong together to go to Kaifeng Mansion... They had to go to Kaifeng Mansion to take the examination!
Although he took the Jinshi examination at the risk of being hacked to death by the Jin soldiers and drowned by the Yellow River floods, it seemed very stupid. But...Jinshi is in danger!
To be honest, the scholars from Shaanxi were not as knowledgeable as the talented scholars from Southeast Sixth Road. When it comes to writing essays, very few of them can win the fierce competition in the examination and become the good men known outside Donghua Gate.
Therefore, in the past examinations, Shaanxi Juzi has always been "accompanying the examination". But next spring this subject will be a rare opportunity!
First of all, there is the Jinling court on Southeast Sixth Road, so those "composers" should not go all the way to Kaifeng Mansion to take the exam.
Secondly, going to Kaifeng Prefecture to take the exam is life-threatening!
This is what Jinshi seeks in danger!
Shaanxi's examination of composition was the lowest among all the schools in the Song Dynasty. But when it comes to courage, that is definitely number one!
Shaanxi has been at war with the Western Army for more than a hundred years, and there are many scholars who have joined the army... There are even some outstanding people who failed in the examination and directly joined the Western Bandits, helping the Western Bandits to defeat the Song Dynasty!
So by the end of the eighth year of Xuanhe's reign, Xishui Town was crowded with Shaanxi scholars who were preparing to go to the examination hall with their swords and win the imperial examination!
But then again, isn’t that what scholar-officials should be like in troubled times? Otherwise, what's the use of passing the imperial examination? I dare not be sent to be an official in a more dangerous place, but I am afraid of death when I am sent to the army to serve as an official... What is the purpose of such an official? Do you want to help with corruption?
Therefore, these "armed scholars" gathered in the water town have the basic qualities to become civil servants in troubled times. As for whether they can become officials...it depends on their subsequent performance!
Although the candidates who gathered in Xishui Town all thought they were brave, as the new year was approaching and the date of going out to take the exam was approaching, everyone was still a little uneasy!
Will the Jinshi die before becoming pregnant? You still have to think about it carefully!
Just when the armed scholars in Xishui Town were about to have another night of overthinking, the arrival of a large group of cavalry suddenly broke the peace of Xishui Town.
"This is the emperor's dragon flag! Why did the emperor come to Xishui Town?"
In Xishui Town, in a restaurant where scholars often gathered, someone opened the window and saw at a glance a flag embroidered with a picture of the sun and moon in a Huanglong opera, and then saw a flag embroidered with the words "China is about to have mountains, rivers, land, sun and sun." The white banner with the words "Open the Great Song Dynasty" was displayed at the end of the moon. I also saw a large group of majestic cavalry and a group of female knights wearing chain armor and covered with red embroidered clothes... There is no doubt that they are here. It was none other than Zhao Kai, an official of the Song Dynasty!
But why did Zhao Kai come to Xishui Town?
Could it be that something happened to Kaifeng Mansion? Is the official going to leave the customs early?
So will the exam be held next year? Will it be cancelled? Will it be held in a safer place?
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The group of scholars with swords actually thought too much. Zhao Kai came out of Lingquan Palace at dusk despite the severe cold to meet Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Bushi.
He wanted to use his personal welcome to tell the "partner cavalry" and "female squad leaders" around him that Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Bushi were very important!
In this way, the generals on the five border roads in Shaanxi will also pay attention to Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Bushi.
With their attention, Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Buchan could more easily command the troops gathered from the five border routes!
That's right, Zhao Kai is already preparing to let Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Bushi lead troops to the expedition!
However, he didn't want them to confront the gold thieves right away, but wanted them to do something to convince people with their virtue... He wanted Zhao Buchong to serve as Sichuan's Xuanfu envoy and lead his army into Sichuan. Go and control this extremely wealthy land for the Chang'an court!
As for Zhao Shuxiang, his task is more difficult. Zhao Kai wants him to serve as the envoy of the Jinghu Road Xuanfu, and the military governor will go south to control most of the Jinghu North Road...especially to control the rich Jianghan Plain!
Of course, the place where Zhao Bushi and Zhao Shuxiang are going is not the hostile area, but the middle area where they are at a loss. Now there is no longer a "Kaifeng court", but two new Song Dynasty courts have appeared at once, so Officials in many places are confused.
Should they listen to the Emperor of Chang'an, the Emperor of Jinling, or deal with both sides carelessly?
Therefore, the "middle area" or "double-faced official uniform" now appeared in many places that were beyond the reach of the Emperor Chang'an and the Emperor Jinling and could not control them for a while.
Similar situations have occurred in Sichuan and the Jianghan Plain south of Xiangzhou. Many state capitals have broken away from the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty court, and they have also withheld taxes without authorization and did not send them to Chang'an or Jinling.
Even after the news spread that the Chang'an court had regained Kaifeng Mansion and would hold the imperial examination in Kaifeng Mansion, the response was not as intense as expected.
So we still have to use the army to convince people with virtue!
However, Zhao Kai did not have enough troops at hand and could not mobilize Tiance troops to go south. Now a large number of Tiance troops were heading to Hedong or west of Beijing to receive the land allocated to them. Tiance was still by Zhao Kai's side. The number of soldiers was not large, and some were left to stay in Chang'an, while the rest had to follow Zhao Kai on the Eastern Expedition.
Therefore, the army that conquered Bashu and Jianghan Plain in the south this time was mainly composed of soldiers from the Five Routes, and it was very important to get the support of the generals of the Five Routes.
In addition, the arrangement of two clan generals as the head coaches was also carefully planned.
First of all, using the clan as a military governor can strengthen the Song Dynasty clan's "military control" capital - the clan is ultimately the clone of the imperial power, and the clan's military control is actually to use the king to control the military!
Secondly, using the Zhao family clan as the official governor can enhance Zhao Kai's legitimacy and make it easier for local officials in Bashu and Jianghan to accept Zhao Kai as the official family who "reopened the Song Dynasty".
Third, of course, it is to train Zhao Shuxiang and Zhao Buqian. There are only a few Song Dynasty clans that can lead the army, so of course they must be cultivated well.
In a mansion in Xishui Town, Zhao Kai had already met Zhao Bushi and Zhao Shuxiang - they had known each other for a long time and were both "old Kaifeng".
Now times have changed and Kaifeng has been ruined. They can only get together and think about those days...
However, Zhao Kai was obviously not as sad as those two people. He chatted with them for a few words about the scenery of Kaifeng, then changed the topic and got straight to the point.
"Uncle Emperor, I heard that you called yourself the king when you were in Kaifeng Mansion?"
"Official, minister, minister..." Zhao Shuxiang was originally sitting, but now he was so frightened that he fell to the ground.
Zhao Kai looked at him and asked: "Uncle Emperor, do you call yourself a prince or a county king?"
"The prince, the prince..." Zhao Shuxiang actually didn't explain this clearly to his subordinates at all, but he felt that the prince was relatively young and his crime could be smaller.
"Okay," Zhao Kai said, "Then I will make you the King of Xiangyang later...you will go south to pacify the Jinghu North Road with the dignity of the King of Xiangyang!"
What?
Zhao Shuxiang was startled: If I claim to be a prince, will I be able to claim the title of King of Wei?
Zhao Kai said to Zhao Bushi again: "Bushi, the emperor's uncles and uncles are all county kings. You should also be a county king, be named the king of Hanzhong, and supervise the army into Shu as the king of Hanzhong... Jinghu North Road and Sichuan Gains and losses are related to whether our government can raise enough food and wages, so I hope you can take both places for me.
You must convince others with your virtue, do you understand? "
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