Yu Yi sighed and said, "It would be great if there were more smart people like the Prime Minister in the court." Kong Ming consoled him, "Your Majesty is wise. If you build a school, you will definitely recruit some powerful people."
Speaking of this, Yu Yi said with a smile: "The barbarians have local characteristics. This time we must not only win over people's hearts, but also learn the good fighting methods of the barbarian soldiers and horses, and apply them to the war against Cao Pi. It will definitely play an unexpected role." effect."
Kong Ming bowed and expressed his position, saying: "I will do my best to end the barbarian war and return to the court with my troops."
Yuyi nodded, the two communicated about the war situation on the front line, and then hung up the video.
After the video hung up, a close attendant suddenly came to report that the literary test and the martial arts test were over. Yuyi hurriedly came out to take a look, only to see that on the literary test side, the invigilator was collecting the test papers, and on the martial arts test side, there was a There were cheers, and a very handsome young man stood in the middle of the school field.
Yu Yi pointed at the man and asked, "Who is he?"
He replied: "His name is Xu Da, and he is the son of Lord Xu Shu."
Yuyi was very surprised after hearing this, and wondered why Xu Shu didn't tell him this before he died.
At this time, Yu Daye came over with Xu Da, bowed and said: "He is the first place in the martial arts examination. Please review him, father."
Yu Yi took a closer look and found that the man was really similar to Xu Shu. He smiled and said, "I heard that you are Xu Shu's son. Is this true?"
Xu Da bowed and said, "That's true."
Yu Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "Why have I never heard Xu Shu mention you?"
Xu Da replied: "Actually, he is not his son."
Yu Yi didn't understand what he meant and had an angry look on his face. At this time, Yu Daye quickly came to the rescue and asked Xu Da to go down first. He explained: "After my son built the school, Xu Da came here to compete with me every day. Our martial arts It's really rare to be on par with each other, so we accumulated some friendships, and later he told me his life experience."
Yu Yi narrowed his eyes, pointed out the key points, and asked, "So is he Xu Shu's son?"
Replied: "I heard from him that Xu Shu was wild and unrestrained in Jingzhou in his early years. Xu Da's mother was attracted by him. The two fell in love and gave birth to him. Later, Xu Shu left his wife in order to study and never came back."
Yuyi continued to ask: "Is there any token to prove it?"
He replied: "No, but judging from his expression, he wouldn't be lying."
Yu Yi sighed and concluded the matter, saying: "Xu Shu has made great contributions to our Xishu. Without definite evidence, we should not disclose the name of his son to the public. Now Xu Da has become To win the top prize in this year's martial arts examination is to prove yourself with your own ability, and you still deserve the reward." After saying that, he let his left and right people make arrangements.
A few days later, the results of the literary test came out. Deng Zhi presented the results of the entire test to Yuyi. Yuyi specifically looked at the first place, named Tan Bowen.
In the court hall at the back, Yu Yi immediately ordered that the results of the martial arts and literary examinations be made public, and indicated that they would be subject to everyone's supervision. Yu Yi awarded rewards to the top three, and at the same time made the results public. , so the literary and martial arts examinations came to an end. This examination broke the long-standing tradition that only wealthy scholars could become officials, and established a channel for ordinary people to enter the imperial court through hard work. It aroused strong repercussions throughout Western Shu. Received the support of many people.
As the new emperor, Yu Yi implemented such a policy and naturally went against the traditional elders. A storm was also brewing. After the results were announced, Yu Yi immediately made arrangements for enrollment. When he went to inspect, Seeing all the students struggling to catch up, Yu Yi felt that everything was worth it.
It was said that Kong Ming released Meng Huo. Meng Huo went without stopping and came to the vicinity of Lu River. He happened to encounter some retreating barbarian soldiers and horses. They all came to look for him. When they saw Meng Huo, they were very happy and asked: "Is the king captured?" If you leave, how can you still come out?"
He replied: "The Shu army sent people to lock me up in the camp, and I killed more than a dozen people. I escaped while it was dark. On the way, I met a carriage and some people. I He went up to destroy the convoy and seized the horses, so he escaped."
The people were very happy and supported Meng Huo across the Lu River. They lived in the camp and gathered the chiefs from all the caves. They also gathered all the barbarian soldiers and horses who had returned from the Shu army camp. There were about 100,000 soldiers and horses. At this time, Dong Dana and Ah Hui Nan were both in the cave, and Meng Huo sent someone to invite them.
When the two knew that Meng Huo had been released, they felt that it was unusual and were afraid that Meng Huo would be linked with Kong Ming. However, they had to go when they were summoned, so they brought some troops with them to take advantage of the situation.
Meng Huo sent an order to everyone: "I have figured out Zhuge Liang's plan. If you cannot fight with him, you will fall into a trap. Their soldiers and horses from Xichuan came from far away. It is very hard and the weather is hot. It must be We can't stay here for a long time. We have the natural danger of Lushui. We will tie all the ships to the south bank, and then build some earthen cities with deep trenches and high fortifications. If we can't stand out, let's see how Zhuge Liang uses his tactics!"
The chiefs followed this idea, tied up the ships on the southern shore, and then built earthen cities, leaning against the cliffs. They erected some sentry towers, prepared many crossbows and forts, and prepared to hold on for a long time. People from various caves came to transport it. Meng Huo believed that this was a foolproof strategy to resist the Western Shu army, so he didn't feel worried anymore.
After Kongming released Meng Huo, he continued to advance with his soldiers and horses. When the former army arrived near Lu River, the scout horse came back and reported: "There are no boats crossing the river in Lu River. In addition, the current is strong, and there are many earthen cities on the other side. There are barbarian soldiers and horses guarding us.”
It was May at that time. The weather was very hot and the heat was unbearable. The land in the south was even more hot. The soldiers could not even put on their armor. Kong Ming went to the bank of Lu River to watch in person. Then he returned to the camp and gathered all the generals. In the camp, an order was sent: "Now Meng Huo has stationed his troops and horses to the south of Lushui and built an earthen city. This is to resist our troops and horses. Since we came here with our troops and horses, how can we go back without harvesting anything?" ? You can take your soldiers and horses and look for some lush forested areas by mountains, rivers and trees for our troops to rest." So he sent Lu Kai to find a lot of shady land hundreds of miles away from Lushui, and divided it into four parts. Wang Ping, Zhang Yi, Zhang Yi, and Guan Suo were sent to each camp to guard a camp. There were straw sheds built inside and outside to cover the horses, and the soldiers could enjoy the cool air in them to avoid the heat.
After Jiang Wan, who joined the army, saw this, he went in and asked Kong Ming: "I saw that the place chosen by Lu Kai was not very good. This was how the former lord was defeated by Lu Xun of Soochow. If the barbarian soldiers and horses secretly crossed the Lu River, the former Come to rob the stronghold and use fire attacks to deal with us, how should we rescue them?"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "Don't doubt this, I naturally have a better way."
Jiang Wan and others did not know Kong Ming's true intention, so they withdrew from the camp.
