The portable magic tower of the Three Kingdoms

What is speechless is that Cao Cao's eldest daughter, Cao Wan, who was also the princess of Qinghe in history, also participated in the imperial examination.

What deserves a little attention is Taishan Yangshi's gooseberry.It's not that he is talented and educated, but that he is the fiancé of Cai Yong's second daughter, Cai Zhenji.Yang Yu's wife died young, and Cai Zhenji was considered a continuation.Yang Qi and Liu Tao are brother-in-law.

"He's already 30 years old, and he just came here to take the imperial examination..." Liu Tao was also speechless.

The Taishan Yang family should have known very early that the head of their family, Yang Qi, and his brother-in-law were the emperor of the Han Dynasty.The result was good, and I didn't come here to take the imperial examination until now.Do you still think that because of your brother-in-law, you will give him special treatment?

Yes, there will indeed be a little preferential treatment, for example, the test score will definitely be raised by more than ten points or something.But in the final analysis, that's the same thing. If you agree to get a scholar through the imperial examination, then no one can change it.

Even if there is a change, it will be a change from the rules of the imperial examination. It won't be until now, they still can't see through it, right?

Maybe it's not because you can't see through, but because you don't want to see through.The imperial examination system is about to abolish the original system of filial piety and honesty. Families who are used to relying on this system to earn profits are not used to the new system, because it is very difficult to get used to it and find a gap.

Those who have been in contact with this will eventually find that the gaps in the imperial examination system are not in the hands of the examiners or in the examination system, but in the hands of the emperor himself.

With the separation of the military and the government, and the selection of scholars through the imperial examination, the only result is that everything is firmly in the hands of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. What is centralization and arbitrariness? This is it!

For Dahan, this is definitely an excellent emperor.For the major families, this is definitely not the type of emperor they want to see.

These have nothing to do with Liu Tao. As the emperor himself, he should give them what he should give, and people's hearts should not be too greedy.

"At least there is no limit beyond the age of 40." Xun Yue replied, this time more people in their thirties came to take the exam.There are even some who are obviously 40 years old and pretend to be 39 years old.

The Ministry of Rites directly stated that if it is found to be fraudulent, not only will there be imprisonment, but the three generations will not be able to participate in the imperial examination.In this way, only about 200 people left bitterly.

There must be some flukes who came here for reference, and Jin Yiwei and the Ministry of Households can slowly investigate this.

"Forget it, since you follow the rules, then follow the rules." Liu Tao didn't bother to care about these people.

Not far from the next door, there is already the sound of reading aloud at this moment. It has been a few days since the school started, and now there are more than 30 children in a class, and it is time for class.

The age difference is a bit big, the oldest is 11 years old and the youngest is six years old.But even at a young age, he is also a smart type since childhood.As for the older ones, it feels a bit like a prince studying.

But what Cai Yan and Liu Tao want is to use these adults as role models to give these children a good start.By the way, in study, during recess, take care of younger students.

"This time, we can do whatever we want in the imperial examination. It just so happens that our side has always been short of manpower." Liu Tao immediately looked at Xun Yue, and said to him in a low voice, "Even as a reserve talent in Youzhou, it's not bad. .”

"Observe the order!" Xun Yue has already heard it, and it is estimated that Liu Tao will use troops against Youzhou next year.

In fact, Liu Tao has given Liu Bei several opportunities. For example, when the princes were asking for Dong, Liu Tao signaled Liu Bei to come and serve him.Another example is when the crusade against Jin the year before last gave Liu Bei a letter of credence, asking him to go to the country to surrender, at least he would be crowned king.Regarding this, Liu Bei, who even thought about killing Liu Bei when he started his business, is now very tolerant.

When Xun Yue left, Liu Tao took out a blank imperial decree: "Give him another letter of credence, there is no need for people to be less stubborn. If he really wants to save face, then I will grant him!"

He also couldn't figure it out, ordinarily Liu Bei should be the closest to Han Taizu, and the degree of thick-skinned really has the style of the ancestor.

I recruited him by myself, normally I accepted it, at most I found a way to break the situation within him, but in the end it didn't...

Liu Bei, what are you insisting on?Or, have you been reincarnated by someone? !

Chapter 596 Liu Bei surrendered

The imperial examinations were in full swing, but a messenger left Jinyang and started heading towards Ji County.

Until the end of the imperial examination, Liu Tao's last letter of credence to Liu Bei was delivered to him.Liu Bei opened it and took a look. He was silent for a while, and finally sent someone to call Gongsun Zan over, and waved the others away.

"Bogui, I called you here this time because of this letter of credence..." Liu Bei handed the letter of credence to Gongsun Zan.

"You actually have the nerve to come here and recruit us?" Gongsun Zan glanced at him slightly, and said a little indignantly.

The year before last, he played a lot of tricks on him, causing him to lose his troops, but this year he managed to regain some vitality.It's just that Youzhou's population is so large, and Liu Bei has expanded its military strength to [-], which is already the limit that Youzhou can afford at this stage.

Even so, on the one hand, we have to deal with Wuhuan's attack, and on the other hand, we must be careful of the harassment from Goguryeo.In the end, he has to devote himself to the two-line battle with the big man.

After all, the army of the big man may come from Daijun and Jizhou at any time, and it is not strange to fight on two or even three fronts.

Facing thousands of enemies alone, it is possible to achieve the effect of defeat by relying on some terrain and means.But in the face of [-] to [-] Northern Han troops who are already prepared, can they face it calmly?

It can only be said that the state of Jin was destroyed too fast for people to react, otherwise they could provide support when necessary.

It doesn't make sense to say this now, the focus is how to deal with it, maybe next year, maybe two or three months later, the Northern Han Dynasty will come over.

"They have already surrounded us, so they are naturally qualified to surrender." Liu Bei was a little helpless. Under the absolute strength, the means to develop are very limited.Surrender loses half, and if you don't surrender, you will die in the end, and you will be sent to the execution ground as a rebel, and die in the most shameful way.

Of course you can choose to escape, but where can you escape?Like Zhang Ju, fled to the grassland and joined Wuhuan?

Speaking of which, this is actually the reason why Gongsun Zan and Wuhuan did not deal with each other.After all, it was Wuhuan Yicong who Zhang Wen wanted to call at first, but Zhang Chun intercepted him, leading to subsequent fights.

Although Zhang Chun was offered a reward by Liu Yu in the end, he was killed by the general.But Zhang Ju escaped into the grassland, and now in Wuhuan, there are still rumors from time to time, where he has been seen.

It wasn't that Gongsun Zan hated the barbarians and wanted to kill Wuhuan, but that the two were already at odds and could only fight to the death.Under such circumstances, Liu Yu, who advocated being friendly to the Hu people, was actually sitting and watching Gongsun Zan and the Hu people fight to the end in disguise.

In this case, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, but there was an element of self-preservation in it.After all, instead of facing two enemies in the end, it is better to kill the most troublesome one directly, recruit his troops, and then deal with Wuhuan with all his strength.

To put it another way, it is impossible for Wuhuan to be a helper, or even an enemy under certain circumstances.Xianbei's vitality was seriously injured, and it was impossible to send reinforcements within three to five years...

"So, your heart is moved?" Gongsun Zan looked at Liu Bei.

"You can still be crowned king if you surrender, why not be tempted?" Liu Bei smiled lightly, "If there is still a chance to serve in the six ministries of the three provinces, it will be more comfortable."

Then he looked at Gongsun Zan, and continued, "The prince on your side may not be able to keep, but he should be able to be named a marquis. Liu Chong is now serving as General Zhendong. You and I may not have a chance."

"What Xuande means is to penetrate into the Northern Han Dynasty and form his own power?" Gongsun Zan understood.

"This is the only way I can see that can go right now." Liu Bei sighed, "Bogui should also know the information collected, and there are actually quite a few factions under Liu Tao's command. Everyone's interests are different. , it’s just that the world is still undecided, so they are temporarily united together, and Liu Tao has indeed brought benefits to them and eased the conflicts between the various factions.”

As long as the world is peaceful, then naturally, in order to compete for the right to speak, various factions will start to compete.He can definitely add fuel to the flames and make everything more violent.It depends on Liu Tao, how to face the enemy from within...

It's okay not to be the emperor, but then be a powerful minister, even a powerful minister who controls the emperor.

In contrast, the shame of surrender or something is ignored.Liu Tao was right when he saw Liu Bei, he really had a thick skin, as long as the benefits were enough, he could lose all the shame.

"Will they allow it?" Gongsun Zan looked at Liu Bei, and of course he meant those old officials from Liu Yu's era.

"If they don't allow it, then let them face the Han army by themselves, and our headquarters will take it away directly." Liu Bei did not give up on them at all.

"My side will always be your ally!" Gongsun Zan said with a smile. The relationship between the two is indeed good, but most importantly, he is very clear that compared to him, an 'outsider', Liu Bei, a 'clan member of the Han Dynasty', is more important in the system. It's more competitive inside.

"My main text, your main army, our faction will eventually become an existence under Liu Tao's command that cannot be ignored!" Liu Bei nodded, having made up his mind.

The next day, he held a court meeting and brought Liu Tao's letter of credence.At the same time, he said that when Liu Tao was seeking Dong, he had actually recruited him once, and the war started two years ago was the second time.Now that he was surrendering for the third time, Liu Bei felt that this was worth serious consideration, so he asked everyone for their opinions.

Gongsun Zan naturally stood by Liu Bei's side unconditionally, he would choose whatever Liu Bei chose.It's just that Gongsun Zan is also cunning. He didn't say what he chose at all, and handed over the choice to Liu Bei, which was somewhat ambiguous.

"Your Majesty wants to surrender, so I can't persuade you... But what about the crown prince?" Yan Rou stepped forward and asked.

At present, there are nothing more than three factions in the court, first is Liu Yu's original faction, then is Gongsun Zan's faction, and finally is the faction of ordinary scholars who subsequently defected to official positions.

Leaving aside the last faction, Gongsun Zan is on Liu Bei's side, so Liu Yu's old department is worth wooing.