"Yes, we do have to take the exam." Liu Mingquan confirmed Jiang Zheng's question.
Jiang Zheng rolled his eyes twice: "I am a candidate for examination. I wonder if I can pass the exam?"
"He has a good reputation as a civil servant and has many years of experience in the industry. He has a high chance of passing the exam." Liu Mingquan looked at him for a few times, with a smile on his face, and answered in a positive tone.
Jiang Zheng was overjoyed, and his face was filled with moving brilliance.
Seeing the gloomy expressions on his two men's faces, he pointed at them and asked, "Where are my two followers?"
"How many years have they been on duty?" Liu Mingquan followed Jiang Zheng's gaze and asked instead of answering.
Jiang Zheng thought for a while, looked away from the two men, looked at Liu Mingquan and asked, "It's been almost ten years."
"Not bad, how many words do you know?" Liu Mingquan nodded, praised him and continued to ask.
When the two clerks heard Jiang Zheng and Liu Mingquan commenting on them, they were so nervous that they could hardly hold the chopsticks in their hands.
But this is related to their future, so they have to listen carefully.
Jiang Zheng looked at his two men with pointed ears and couldn't help but smile.
But his expression remained serious and he solemnly said: "The two of them can read about three thousand."
"I can read 3,000 words and have been on duty for almost ten years. I have rich experience and there is no big problem." Liu Mingquan looked at the two clerks with a smile on his face and a tone full of affirmation.
The two petty officials couldn't help but be overjoyed and congratulated each other.
At this time, Mei Shou's face was also full of smiles, and then he became a little solemn and asked casually: "If I want to go, do you have any arrangements?"
Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect that Mei Shou would also be tempted.
Thinking of this, they all looked at Liu Mingquan to see how he would handle the matter.
He is the official official of Lin'an Prefecture, ranking only behind the official and the judge. He is the real official of the imperial court.
County magistrates are usually in the seventh rank, but he is actually in the sixth rank.
After all, it is normal for the promotion officials of Lin'an Prefecture to be higher than those of ordinary state capitals.
"Zicao wants to come to the west, of course he is welcome." Liu Mingquan thought for a while, nodded, looked at everyone, and his eyes stayed on Mei Shou, "There are two counties for Zicao to choose from."
Everyone looked at each other, but they didn't expect that there were two counties in Sichuan for him to choose from.
It's just that Mei Shounai is a promotion official. Is he willing to go?
Mei Shou's face changed slightly, but he had a very good demeanor and was not like other people's faces who changed drastically.
After drinking tea, he quickly adjusted his expression and looked at Liu Mingquan to see how he would continue.
Liu Mingquan looked at him when he spoke and said calmly: "These two counties have a large population. The population of Jintang County is close to 100,000, and the population of Xi County is 150,000."
"What, these two counties have such a large population. Isn't this equivalent to one state in the Song Dynasty?" Jiang Zheng couldn't help but exclaimed. After exclaiming, he felt that something was wrong. He was really uncivilized and hurriedly drank tea. Cover yourself.
Not only was he like this, but other people were also stunned, and some even covered their mouths with their hands.
Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu looked at each other and couldn't help but feel happy, and asked in confusion: "Why are there so many people in these two counties?"
"Perhaps you haven't thought of it," Liu Mingquan nodded and glanced at everyone, "Jintang County has less than 5,000 people in half a year, and Xi County has only 10,000 people in half a year, and they are still in the hands of barbarians."
"What, how could this happen?" Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu didn't understand for a moment, and they were even more surprised.
One of them was on Jiangnan West Road and the other was still in Zhenjiang half a year ago, so naturally they didn't know much about the security team.
When Liu Mingquan saw the expressions of the two people, he felt strange for a moment, but he didn't think much about it yet.
He looked at the two of them, as if to speed up the situation at that time, and replied in a serious tone: "Half a year ago, the Hu people attacked Jiading. Jiading was surrounded by 100,000 Hu people for three months. Only Bachelor Yu led less than 30,000 soldiers in the city. Ma struggled to hold on. Naturally, Bachelor Yu could not spare his hands to counterattack the Hu people, so he had to allow the Hu people to occupy Chengdu, including Jintang County and Lingquan County."
Hearing that so many barbarians were attacking Jiading, everyone present turned pale.
"Not only that, Scholar Yu also asked all parts of Sichuan to support Jiading. If all places do not support Jiading, Jiading will be captured by the Hu people sooner or later. The Hu people attacked Jiading in March and have lost 5,000 soldiers and horses in Jiading city."
After hearing this, everyone at the scene realized how dangerous the battlefield was, and some were even shaken.
"After receiving the order from Academician Yu, Changzhou also sent a force of troops to relieve the difficulties. Unfortunately, the main force of the five thousand army found an excuse and escaped midway. Only the three thousand soldiers and horses of the little saint who delivered food and grass arrived in Jiading." Liu Mingquan Then he said, his face full of hatred.
Wen Tianxiang looked confused: "Since they are the main force, why did they sneak away in the middle?"
"Of course he was afraid of the barbarians, and the excuse was to support Tongchuan Prefecture, but he ended up going back home before arriving at Tongchuan Prefecture." When Liu Mingquan said this, he put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hands and smashed the Eight Immortals table hard, causing the soup to splash on him There seemed to be no feeling on his face.
The waiter had already come to clean up the Eight Immortals table, and then made tea for each of them.
Liu Mingquan took a sip of tea and felt much calmer.
Man Tianxing, Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu looked at each other, then slapped the table together and shouted loudly: "This is a national thief and should be punished."
"He is indeed a national traitor. Who is this person?" Mei Shou was not as excited as them. He turned around and asked this person directly.
Liu Mingquan looked at Mei Shou with some confusion, and said bitterly: "This person is Wang Wenzheng, the training envoy of the Changzhou regiment, and he is also a Jinshi."
"So it's a civil servant? Why didn't the little saint scare him?" Mei Shou found it a bit unbelievable, but it seemed normal to him.
He now vaguely understood the reason why the little saint liked military generals. Military generals were not afraid of death.
Not only did he feel a little strange, but Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, Man Tianxing and others also felt strange.
Liu Mingquan smiled faintly: "The little saint has just been made a court official by the court, and he is still a casual official. How can he have the authority to defeat the regiment and train the envoys? The key is, is it important to defeat Jiading, but also to save Jiading?"
"Praise, praise. The little saint is so righteous. The military situation is so strong that he should go to support Jiading." Mei Shou nodded and praised him highly, "How can the little saint attack the barbarians, after all, they have soldiers and horses to transport food and grass?"
"That's a good question. The little saint watched the battle during the day, and the Hu people attacked the Jiading tower several times. He knew that the Hu people were really powerful, and with the lack of soldiers and horses, they couldn't fight head-on. After Yin Shi, they sent out firearms to blow up the sleeping Hu people. They sent cavalry and firearms to the camp, and Jiading internal and external cooperation, the Hu people bombed the camp in chaos. However, the Hu people's commander was very capable, and his ten thousand captains were also good. He led his troops to fight back, and the little saint was forced to kill all Soldiers, horses and even personal soldiers were sent, and I only had a hundred personal guards left by my side. I didn’t expect that thousands of stragglers from the Hu people came to their camp and attacked them secretly.”
Liu Mingquan spoke one by one, as if he were immersed in the scene, making all the listeners pale.
When Mei Shou heard this, his face turned pale, but he was a promotion official after all, and he hurriedly drank tea to cover himself up.
Jiang Zheng and Mei Shou were also similar. They shrank into a ball when they heard this, and they also drank tea to cover themselves up.
When the two clerks heard this, they hurriedly covered their faces with their sleeves and drank tea to cover up their uneasiness.
Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu, and Man Tianxing glanced at each other. They did not expect that the battlefield would be so dangerous. They clenched their jaws tightly to prevent themselves from speaking out.
"At this critical moment, the Little Saint's soldiers were patrolling and discovered the sneak attack by the barbarians, but after all, they were at a disadvantage due to their small size. At this time, although the Little Saint was only eleven years old and lacked sleep, he personally led a group of nurses and wounded people, Use firearms to defeat the Hu people who were close." Liu Mingquan seemed to be immersed in memories, "It was not until dawn that the security team relied on the advantage of firearms to completely defeat the Hu people. But there are still a thousand Hu people in Chengdu."
Everyone present heaved a sigh of relief when they heard that the little saint finally defeated the barbarians.
Thinking that Chengdu was still in the hands of the barbarians, they still clenched their right hands tightly into a fist and bit their lips tightly with their teeth.
"Fortunately, the elite soldiers like the Little Saint have been training for three months. They are also cavalry. Some of them chased the defeated Hu people and captured Tongchuan Mansion in Chengdu."
When Mei Shou heard this, he couldn't help frowning and asked with some confusion: "Where did the little saint get the cavalry? The firearms are so powerful that they defeated the barbarians who besieged Jiading for three months? Why don't we have the same firearms as before?" so smart?"
"The horses of the little saint's cavalry were purchased from Dali. Firearms were invented by the little saint. They are ten times more powerful than before. Not only are they small in size, but they can also be thrown by hand. The Hu people have never encountered such a weapon. Planting firearms, he was caught off guard, and there was another late-night sneak attack. Jiading soldiers and horses took the opportunity to rush out, and the Hu people were defeated miserably." Liu Ming was completely puzzled by Mei Shou and explained everything one by one.
Everyone could not help but be stunned. They did not expect that the firearm invented by the little saint was so powerful.
It turned out that the Hu people were not incompetent, but it was the first time they encountered such firearms. In addition, it was a sneak attack at night. In the end, they defeated the Hu people with a small number and a large number.
"Although the little saint saved Chengdu from the hands of the barbarians, Chengdu was sacked twice by the barbarians, and all ten rooms were empty. The former land of abundance seemed to have turned into a hell on earth." When Liu Mingquan said this, his eyes couldn't help but turn red. .
"These barbarians should be killed. How did the little saint deal with these barbarians?" Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but beat an Eight Immortals table and asked through gritted teeth.
Liu Mingquan also gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Of course the little saint did not let these evil-doing barbarians go. After interrogation, he beheaded all of these barbarians and built a massacre of 5,000 heads in Jingguan, Chengdu."
"Well done, little saint. The heads of these barbarians have been made into Jingguan. We must go there to see it." Lu Xiufu said with excitement.
Mei Shou looked at the three imperial students, put his hands against Jiang Zheng's ears, and whispered: "What is Jingguan? They are all bones of dead people. Do they have the courage?"
"That's right, this group of imperial students have high ambitions but low power. Take the construction of the Ewang Temple as an example. If Zhaojiazhuang hadn't taken over, it would have been a mess." Jiang Zheng nodded, feeling the same.
Mei Shou left Jiang Zheng with his hands, and suddenly thought of another question: "There are not only 5,000 people left in Jintang County, why are there close to 100,000 people now?"
