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Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyan Yinshuke and others from Songzhou were busy mobilizing troops and generals, moving their camps to Chenliu, and at the same time planning a sneak attack on the Song army's food road.
Zhao Kai's mind was not on military affairs at all, but he was busy with his imperial examination!
In fact, the person who is now in charge of commanding the Song army in the west of Beijing, the capital, and the south of Hebei West Road is not the official Zhao Kai, but Han Shizhong, the deputy marshal of Tiance Mansion who stayed in the Guangwu Mountain Camp.
After Zhao Kai proclaimed himself emperor, the name Tiance Mansion was not cancelled, but was retained as the name of the commanding authority used by Zhao Kai during his personal campaigns.
Of course, the official position of General Tiance or Marshal of Tiance Mansion is the same as being guarded in front of the palace, and cannot be granted to ministers. Therefore, the biggest minister in the Tiance Mansion is the deputy marshal of the Tiance Mansion. The person who currently holds this position is Han Shizhong, who has always been relied upon by Zhao Kai as his support!
Han Shizhong is the "second person" among the four ZTE generals in history!
Although Yue Fei, the number one person in ZTE, has begun to rise to prominence, his qualifications are ultimately not as good as those of Han Shizhong. Not to mention that the deputy marshal was not in his turn for the time being, even the third person in charge of the Tiance Mansion was not given to Yue Fei this time, but Huang Wuji and Huang Silang. This position is actually Han Shizhong's assistant. In theory, he will also serve as the commander-in-chief of the former enemy...if Han Shizhong himself does not want to go into battle.
If Han Shizhong wanted to take command in person, then Huang Wuji, the capital commander, would be responsible for looking after the house and taking over the duties of deputy marshal.
Yue Fei's current official position is to be the commander of Tiance's selected vanguard army - responsible for commanding the most capable army among Tiance's armies. He is currently leading his troops to be stationed at the Guangwu Mountain camp on standby.
In addition to Tiance's selected front army, there are also Tiance's left army from Li Xiaozhong and Liu Qi's right army from Tiance, both of which are now stationed at the Guangwu Mountain Camp. These three armies together formed the Song Army's general reserve forces in the west of Beijing, Gyeonggi, and the south of Hebei West Road.
The people escorting Zhao Kai into Kaifeng Mansion now are part of the Tiance imperial account army commanded by Dong Jingang (8,000 troops were dispatched, and another 2,000 people stayed in Guangwu Mountain).
In addition to these four armies bearing the title of Tiance, there is also the Tiance Army led by He Ji stationed north of the Yellow River at the intersection of Qinshui and the Yellow River; the Tiance Army led by He Moss stationed in Taiyuan Prefecture; Tiance's lower army commanded by Zhang Jun was stationed in Fenzhou; Tiance's rear army commanded by Xiang Ke was stationed in Chang'an Mansion; Tiance's middle army commanded by Wang Yuan was stationed in Luoyang.
In other words, in the Guangwu Mountain-Kaifeng Prefecture frontline area, there are currently only five armies of the Tiance Army: Yuzhang, Xuanfeng, Left, Right, and Front, with a total strength of about 50,000.
In addition, there are six armies including the Gyeonggi Left and Right Army commanded by Zongze, Wang De and Wang Shan; Quduan's Jingyuan Front Army; Miao Fu's Huanqing Front Army; Li Yongqi's Fuyan Front Army; and Li Bao's Navy Army. They are also placed in the frontier areas of western Beijing and Gyeonggi Province, under the unified command of Tiance Mansion in Guangwu Mountain.
These six armies, plus the five armies directly under Tiance Mansion, have a total strength of about 120,000 soldiers. If you include the ministries, minzhuang, and auxiliary troops, there are currently almost 200,000 people on the frontal battlefield in the south of Gyeonggi, Jingxi, and Hebei West Road.
So many troops... not to mention directing them to fight, just management - such as counting the number of people, inspecting equipment, distributing military rations and salaries, supervising discipline, dividing defense zones, supervising training, etc. A lot of things , it is not something Zhao Kai can handle.
Fortunately, Han Shizhong, Huang Wuji, and Tiance Mansion's military counselor Zhe Yanzhi are all very capable in management, and Zhao Kai also transferred more than 200 people from the "uncle knights" to serve as secret officials of Tiance Mansion. . Therefore, the army of more than 100,000 and 200,000 people is now in good order, allowing Zhao Kai to safely host the imperial examination competition in Kaifeng Mansion.
Of course the imperial examination competition is very important!
The imperial examination is to select scholars for the country!
Now that the world is in chaos and gold thieves have invaded, it is the time for the country to employ people. If through this imperial examination we can pick out dozens of powerful academics with extraordinary talents, unparalleled martial arts skills, and skilled military tactics, they can unify the world, attack Huanglong, and sweep the grasslands. , Wouldn’t it be much easier to colonize the whole world?
But what kind of exam is needed to allow a true academic master to pass the Jinshi exam?
Zhao Kai really didn't know the answer to this question - he didn't even go to college, he came here before finishing high school, where did he know where to go?
But it doesn't matter. Zhao Kai knows that there is a trick called collective effort. Three cobblers can be compared to Zhuge Liang!
So before the official start of the examination in the first year of Hongwu in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kai summoned more than a thousand candidates outside the Zichen Hall, the only remaining palace in Kaifeng Palace, plus the four chief examiners responsible for organizing the examination: Cai, the Minister of Rites Chi, Mi Youren, the minister of rites, Chen Dong, the Hanlin scholar, Hu Yin, the imperial wine minister, and others, all held a meeting together to discuss what should be tested in the imperial examination?
This is really dumbfounding - do you ask candidates what to test in the exam?
The officials of the Song Dynasty, who were sitting on a throne under the eaves outside the Zichen Hall, looked at the more than a thousand people kneeling on futons below and asked with a smile: "Tell me, who can become a Jinshi in these troubled times?"
A loud "Uncle Knight" stood behind Zhao Kai and repeated his question loudly.
This is a difficult problem!
Everyone was stunned, no one seemed to know the answer.
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Zhao Kai said again: "Let's talk about it! Today everyone has to tell everything they know, and it's not a crime to say anything... But when it comes to the point, I have many problems. reward!"
He paused and then said: "Raise your hands first, call your name, and then come forward to speak! Who will come first?"
The first person to raise his hand soon appeared. It was Lu Xiucai from the Lu family in Lantian. Lu Xiucai also had a name. He was named Baoshan. He was a descendant of the Lu family in Lantian, better known as Lu Dazhong, Lu Dafang, and Lu Dajun, Lu Dalin and other senior figures of Lantian Silu are one generation younger. However, he himself is not the son of any of the four lords in Lantian.
"Let that Lu Xiucai come forward!"
Zhao Kai still used to call Lu Baoshan Lu Xiucai... How smooth!
Lu Xiucai, who was dressed in a moon-white robe and a scholar's scarf, stood up and strode forward with steady steps and extraordinary bearing. He really looked like a famous scholar.
When he arrived at Zhao Kai's throne, Lu Xiucai bowed first and then said: "Students think that now that the world is in chaos, gold thieves have invaded, and there are still rebellious ministers in the south of the Yangtze River, it is no longer comparable to the peaceful world. In the past, Wei Wu once said: In troubled times, employment matters. Talent has no regard for virtue! Therefore, in today's world, those who can be admitted to the imperial examination must be good at both civil and military affairs, and have the talent to stabilize the country. In the future, they can become generals and prime ministers!"
Zhao Kai nodded repeatedly when he heard this - these words are so true!
He said to the loud voice behind him: "Repeat Lu Xiucai's words so that everyone knows!"
When the loud voice finished speaking, all the candidates in front of Zichen Hall had sad faces - how difficult it is!
It is already twice as difficult to study both civil and martial arts as to only be able to read and write!
You also need to have the talent to stabilize the country and stabilize the country... Since the Song Dynasty began to recruit scholars, how many Jinshi can dare to say that they have the talent to stabilize the country and stabilize the country?
As for being a general and becoming a general... it's okay to be a general, but it's difficult to be a general!
Because "entering the prime minister" is easy to fool, the Song Dynasty implemented the system of group prime ministers, and there are countless famous officials who have been ranked among the group prime ministers over the years. In fact, the governance of this country is not very good... If nothing else, the Yellow River has been tossing them back and forth, and countless people have drowned!
But "general" is not easy to fool!
Han Qi, who was so famous, made a fool of himself as soon as he became a general, and even let Zhang Yuan, the "unsuccessful student", mock him in his writing test, and was humiliated and lost in the history.
And now the golden thieves faced by the Song Dynasty are more ferocious than the western thieves... How can it be so easy to make generals?
Zhao Kai turned his attention to Cai Chi, who was wearing mourning clothes - his father Cai Jing asked Zhao Huan to kill him, and he should have gone home to Ding You to be a dutiful son. But he can't go back! He is from Fujian, and of course his ancestral grave is in Fujian. But Fujian was in the hands of Zhao Huan, and he would probably lose his head if he wanted to go there, so Zhao Kai let him seize his love and continue to be an official.
"Officials," Cai Wei understood Zhao Kai's thoughts and immediately said, "I think this Lu Xiucai is right! In troubled times, people should use their talents...to govern the world, only use their virtues."
This is actually nonsense!
Troubled times! How can you get out without talent? Even Zhao Kuangyin, who "releases his military power over a glass of wine", must use talents, otherwise how can he unify the troubled times?
At this time, another person raised his hand.
Zhao Kai also asked this person to come forward.
When he walked in, Zhao Kai found that this man was a thick, black-faced man. He looked more like a Western Army warrior than a scholar.
"Your Majesty Ma Weixian has something to say."
This person calls himself a minister and must have already entered the official position. He is probably an unofficial official who came to Kaifeng Mansion after passing the imperial examination.
"But it doesn't matter!" Zhao Kai encouraged.
This young official named Ma Weixian said: "In the official family, I believe that those who can stabilize the country cannot be selected through examinations...Talents are selected and used!"
After attaining the rank of Jinshi, they are just minor officials of the eighth and ninth grades. They are promoted step by step and it takes at least twenty or thirty years to reach a high position. Therefore, the key is not to recruit scholars, but to use officials. "
Zhao Kai nodded and said with a smile: "It makes sense... Even if you really have the talent to help the world, you have to use it well to stabilize the country! We can't wait for more than twenty or thirty years! I can wait, golden thief I can’t wait any longer!”
Zhao Kai glanced at the more than a thousand students below with burning eyes, and said slowly: "That's why I opened this Jinshi Department to carefully select talents! Only those who are talented in literature, martial arts, and have Tao strategists can go to high school! After high school, , there is no need to be a county captain, they all enter the Hanlin Academy, and they will first serve me as ministers for three years, so that I can make assessments at any time. When the three years are up, they will be transferred to officials, three years as military ministers, three years as civil servants... ... He also has to work as a civil servant in the most dangerous frontline states and counties. After that, he can be reused as an official in the court.
Of course, you can't take too many Jinshi candidates, and you can take up to thirty people in one subject!
As for the officials who are doing ordinary things, I plan to open up practical subjects such as Ming Dharma, Ming Calculation, Ming Gong, Ming Medicine, Ming Nong, Ming Craftsman, etc. next year... If there is a person who has practical knowledge and is not outstanding in writing and martial arts, , you can also take a practical exam and become an official! "
