With the promulgation of the government decree, Jiaozhou, which was somewhat chaotic, gradually developed in a good direction.
In this atmosphere, Su Qi'an did another big thing and opened the Jiaozhou Prefectural Examination in Qingcheng County and Yangliu County City.
Because of the previous war with Li Kang, his plan to hold the state examination within one county was postponed.
Now, after clearing the obstacle of Li Kang, the state examination in Jiaozhou can finally be held.
The reason why we stayed in these two counties was fully considered. Among the six counties in Jiaozhou, they are currently developing the best. Yangliu County and Qingcheng County are responsible for the governance of the counties.
In order to protect the candidates who participated in the imperial examination this time, and also for the sake of fairness, it was not located in the state city, but in two counties, so as to avoid some suspicion of collusion and cheating.
Not only Su Qi'an attaches great importance to this state examination, but also the entire family of high-ranking officials in Jiaozhou.
It was Su Qi'an who replaced Li Kang and took power in the first state examination after handing over the state. This was a test for him to take power.
In this state examination, Huo Cheng is the highest examiner, and His Highness Ninth Prince will also attend. This is a self-evident meaning that gives Su Qi'an enough face.
Huang Wenyan and Wu Yong, who are county guards in the separate examination rooms of the two counties, are naturally the examiners.
Of course, in addition to several county guards, Su Qi'an also spent a long time to invite senior scholars who lived in seclusion in Jiaozhou to serve as invigilators.
This news shocked many people. A senior scholar in Jiaozhou had retired to seclusion many years ago and refused to attend any imperial examinations in Jiaozhou.
The reason for this is that those who know the inside story know that these great scholars had serious disagreements with Li Kang back then.
Under Li Kang's control, the imperial examination was basically a tool for him to control the rights of Jiaozhou students.
The previous fairness and rigor had long since changed. Because of this, some arrogant scholars were unwilling to join the same trap as Li Kang.
The behavior of these great scholars was in line with Li Kang's thoughts when they retired to seclusion and stopped talking about worldly affairs.
Just let them go and let them go.
Unexpectedly, the Jiaozhou scholar who had been living in seclusion for more than ten years would be invited out of the mountain by Su Qi'an.
The emergence of these great scholars is equivalent to giving the outside world a strong confidence.
This state examination is absolutely fair and strict, and everything depends on talent. Those who want to cheat on women and find backdoor relationships like in the past will be expelled from the examination room without exception.
These were all witnessed by ordinary people who visited the two counties and prefecture examinations. In the examination room, there were seven or eight expelled Juren students.
Many of these people were descendants of local aristocratic families, but this background did not apply in this imperial examination.
Seeing the Juren students leaving the field in disgrace and embarrassment, many people present were astonished.
They knew that after this purge, the imperial examinations in Jiaozhou would become more and more promising in the future.
As far as they know, there are seven places in Jiaozhou for the Jinshi selected this time to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination.
This is four more than when Li Kang was in office. It is said that these extra places are due to the care of Nanzhou Mu.
This made some thoughtful people think of something quickly, but they did not dare to say anything, their eyes flashed with a bit of shock.
At this time, there was a five-story mansion on the edge of the examination room in Qingcheng County.
Looking from the window on the fifth floor, we could see the examination room in front of us. At this time, there were several people looking at the window.
These people are surprisingly Su Qi'an, Xie Cang, Tong Zhan, Su Yong and others.
The four of them looked at each other for a long time, then looked away. Su Qi'an said gratefully to Xie Cang, "Thank you to Gu Zhoumu for willing to cede the quota for this imperial examination. I would like to express my gratitude to Xiang Nanzhou here."
Xie Cang waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Brother Su, you are being polite. I am only following orders. Master Gu does this, which shows that he values Brother Su very much."
"Brother Su, we should set off."
Su Qian nodded. After he took over Jiaozhou, he issued orders one after another. Although he was busy, Jiaozhou was getting better day by day.
In a flash, a month passed. During this month, Xie Cang still helped him a lot.
Especially after he reorganized the Dongshan Army and went to the warehouse
The military defenses of the two counties of Chencang and Chencang are all responsible for the Split Mountain Army. As for the Nanzhou soldiers who followed, they had already returned half a month ago.
In other words, with the help of the Splitting Mountain Army, Su Qi'an successfully expanded the army to three divisions, and mobilized the defense of the three divisions as quickly as possible without causing much trouble in the process.
Su Qi'an's three divisions are now stationed in Xiacang, Chencang and Qingcheng counties respectively.
These three places are extremely important strategic locations in Jiaozhou. Needless to say, Xiacang County is an important town in the west of Jiaozhou to defend against the barbarian Heilu.
Chencang is an important border defense town leading to Xizhou, and Qingcheng County, although it is in the south of Jiaozhou, has direct access to the three major counties of Yangliu, Gaolan and Jiaojun.
By sending troops from Qingcheng County, you can directly control three counties, which is the core of Jiaozhou.
With this arrangement, no matter what happens in the six counties, troops can be dispatched as soon as possible.
Of course, judging from the current situation, the possibility of dispatching the army and causing a war is not very high.
The most likely barbarian Heilu was defeated by 50,000 Nanzhou soldiers led by Xie Cang some time ago and suffered heavy losses.
They have all withdrawn from the Jiaozhou border. In the short term, there will be no second war. All that is needed is to send troops to defend the border.
This also gives Su Qi'an some time to rest and recuperate. Fighting means burning money and food. If he keeps fighting without rest and recuperation, even a strong army will be defeated.
Precisely considering that a war would not break out in a short period of time, Su Qi'an took advantage of the stable period to hand over state affairs to the state government. Basically, the arrangements were clear and the state test was held by the way.
After being busy for a month, at least Huo Cheng, Huang Wenyan, and Wu Yong would feel a lot more relaxed if they could do everything they needed to do before leaving.
Leaving Jiaozhou and heading to Nanzhou this time, Su Qi'an was prepared for a long stay.
Feeling the pressure of Su Qi'an to relax slightly, Xie Cang teased, "Brother Su, if I remember correctly, now you have a good reputation as a civil servant. Why not take advantage of the moment to take part in the Jiaozhou Prefectural Examination, and with your ability, Brother Su, get a The title of Jinshi is not easy, and when the time comes to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination, it might be a good story."
Su Qi'an just laughed at Xie Cang's teasing. If Xie Cang hadn't been taken to the Ningzhou battlefield, a series of unsettling things happened.
Maybe Su Qi'an will follow the trajectory of his life and take the imperial examination step by step.
It's just that no one can predict their lives, and the same is true for Su Qian.
Who would have thought that a modern young man would inexplicably come to this feudal Liang, and along the way, he would embark on the path of a military general, and eventually become a marquis, and become the actual leader of a state.
This is the place where people marvel and sigh.
After laughing, Su Qi'an glanced at Xie Cang and said, "Okay, it's time for us to pack our things. These people are the hope of Jiaozhou's future. I hope they can stick to the right path in their hearts and contribute to Great Liang."
"Well, I agree with what Brother Su said. If Da Liang can have a few more people like Brother Su, there's no need to worry about Da Liang being unhappy."
This time, the two county and state examinations were held for three days, and seven Jinshi students who came to Beijing to take the examination were selected.
It was originally planned to let Su Qi'an come forward to speak, but who knew that Su Qi'an followed Xie Cang and left early, which made the seven Jinshi students regretful.
Fortunately, before Su Qi'an left, Tuohuocheng brought some words to the seven people, which relieved their hearts a little.
Shortly after the state examination ended, at the same time, in a wing room of Su Qian's mansion in Qingcheng County.
Su Fengling's figure stood by the window. Looking in the direction of her eyes, it was Su Qi'an leaving Jiaozhou and going to Nanzhou.
In her hand, there was a letter written by Su Qi'an. The general idea was about some things she had discussed with her before, as well as some arrangements in Jiaozhou after Su Qi'an left. She hoped that Su Fengling could take more care of her.
Looking at the letter in her hand, Su Fengling curled her lips and murmured in a low voice, "I don't know how to say some caring words. I don't even have words to show off. What a blockhead."
"You left Jiaozhou, secretly, and sent a message to me. Are you so afraid of me? Am I a tiger?"
Su Fengling vented her complaints, just as she was thinking about waiting for Su Qian's return
, how to punish him, suddenly, Lin Huwei's figure appeared behind her.
Lin Huwei half-knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Your Highness, there is news from the Imperial City that some powerful princes are dissatisfied with Your Highness being away from the capital for too long, and there is some criticism in the court."
Hearing this, Su Fengling frowned slightly, let out a sigh, and let out an unpleasant breath.
Su Fengling snorted coldly, "Humph, these guys really think that I don't know anything about it, and they want me to marry my relatives far away in order to gain the so-called stability. I have been away for too long, and I guess I have turned a deaf ear to my father. These things People should be beaten."
"What do you mean, father?"
"Back to Your Highness, Your Majesty sent a message, hoping that Your Highness can return to the capital as soon as possible."
Su Fengling's slight frown deepened. According to her understanding of her father, she could not let her father go back in such a hurry at this time.
It shouldn't be that simple. After all, she had heard a lot about marriage in the past few years.
Su Xuanyong was very fond of Su Fengling because he only had one daughter left by his side. Basically, Su Xuanyong blocked the marriage. Read the book
But this time, to make her father so anxious, Su Fengling clearly realized that things were not simple.
She calmed down and said softly, "Uncle Lin, send someone to find out what happened in the court. I want news about all major government affairs in the past two years."
Lin Huwei nodded and disappeared immediately.
Su Fengling, who was standing by the window, her beautiful eyes flashed, sighed, and murmured softly, "Hey, I hope nothing big happens this time. Su Qian, you have to come back quickly, I'm afraid I won't be staying in Jiaozhou for a long time."
At the same time, on an official road about several hundred miles east of Qingcheng County.
The vast number of people and horses, with almost no head visible at a glance, occupied the entire official road.
These people and horses can be identified as the army at a glance. They display their big flags and flutter in the wind, giving people a quite imposing feeling.
It's a pity that there are not many people on this official road, and such a majestic army cannot be seen.
