Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 149

In the line of sight that only Xiao Cheng could see, the huge turntable kept turning, and various lights flashed one by one.

The last ray of blue light burst out of light, jumped straight out, and landed in front of Xiao Cheng's eyes.

【Blue Zeka, Breeze Passes Lumen

Card effect: After using it, you will have the Sima emblem, Duke Pound
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Sima Hui, courtesy name Decao, nicknamed Mr. Shuijing, was a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty, proficient in Taoism, Qimen, Art of War, and Confucian classics.He is elegant, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable about the world.

Strength 22, Literature 90, Wisdom 87, Morality 86, Age 41, Domination 17, Politics 80, Charisma 75, Loyalty 100, Ambition 12
Pang Degong, with a long character, was a famous scholar in the Eastern Han Dynasty. He worked as a farmer and studied for a career. He was indifferent to fame and wealth, friendly and hospitable, and very good at knowing people.

Force 33, Literature 87, Wisdom 85, Morality 89, Age 44, Domination 14, Politics 75, Charm 72, Loyalty 100, Ambition 23]

Xiao Cheng smacked his mouth, looking at these two people, he couldn't help but think of the training card [Xing You Shu Han] that he almost got.

I don't know if these two people can teach themselves a Zhuge Liang.Even if it is a weakened version, it is still acceptable!

With a thought, the blue Zeka suddenly turned into dots of blue light and dissipated.

Just at this time, a young eunuch came in to report that Zhang Zhao, the Minister of Yan, Zuo Cheng, and Shangshu Cao came to see him.

Xiao Cheng had someone bring them in, chuckled lightly, and spoke first:

"The two Qing family asked to see each other, what is the reason for this?"

Cao Shangshu, a guest on the side, heard the words and said quickly:

"Your Majesty, the envoy of the Kingdom of Xia, these days are still the same as usual, asking to see each other every day. After all, it is related to the diplomatic relations between the two countries. Please let your Majesty express clearly whether you should meet or not!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng thought for a moment, then nodded, and said:
"It's almost there! How about it, you can hang him for another two or three days, and then you can see him!"

The guest Cao Shangshu hurriedly responded, then took out the memorial in his arms, offered it with both hands, and said respectfully:

"Then Your Majesty, since we accept the peace talks, we have drawn up a condition, Your Majesty, please have a look."

Xiao Cheng signaled Feng Bao to take it, and began to read it carefully.

The frontier army of the State of Yun still occupies the Sanping Pass, the southwestern gateway of the State of Xia, and often dispatches cavalry from the Cloud Army to harass the hinterland of the State of Xia.It is so natural to have the upper hand over the peace talks.

The terms of the peace talks listed by Ke Cao proposed a compensation of more than 120 million taels of silver, which was almost one-fifth of the annual tax revenue of the Yun Kingdom.Even if it is put on Xia Guo, it should be all the silver taels that Xia Guochaotang has left over for a year.

Of course, there was a lot of money, but considering that the Yun Kingdom border army would return Sanping Pass to Xia Kingdom, this deal should be something Xia Guo could only wish for.

As for why Sanpingguan was handed over?
Sanping Pass is an important gateway to the southwestern part of Xia State. If this pass is lost, all the hinterland of Xia State will be exposed to the cloud army.Returning Sanpingguan is the bottom line that Xia Guo can't back down.

And Xiao Cheng's energy in the future will inevitably focus on sweeping away domestic forces, developing national power with peace of mind, and will have little energy to take care of the border between the two countries.It is definitely the best choice to exchange Sanping Pass for money!

Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment, then stretched out two fingers, and said firmly:
"My bottom line is 200 million taels!"

The guest Cao Shangshu was a little taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but said:

"Your Majesty, the country of Xia has a large land and abundant resources and a large population. But 200 million taels of silver may be too much!"

Don't look at the tens of millions of taels of silver that Xiao Cheng currently has in the national treasury, he thinks that 200 million taels is not enough.

Ganye Temple is full of incense, believers make offerings, and the royal family often bestows gifts. After hundreds of years of continuous accumulation, the average annual amount is only tens of thousands of taels of silver.

Two million taels of silver is the profound heritage of Yixia Kingdom, and it may take a lot of effort to get it out.

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng said in a firm tone:
"Only 200 million taels, this is the bottom line, there must be no less!"

On the side of Cao Shangshu, the guest, I always feel that this money is too much.But seeing Xiao Cheng's insistence, he had no choice but to agree.

Xiao Cheng turned his head to look at Zhang Zhao, and couldn't help asking:

"Zhang Qing, do you have a charter for the imperial examination?"

Zhang Zhao looked up tiredly, cupped his hands and said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have some clues here, and I came here specially to ask Your Majesty to have a look."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhao handed over a memorial.

The social background is different, and there are hundreds of schools of thought active in the world, so it is doomed that the imperial examination system formulated by Xiao Cheng cannot be exactly the same as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

If you have to compare it, it is a bit like the imperial examination in the Tang Dynasty.

After signing up for the imperial examination, scholars need to take examinations in different subjects. According to what they have learned, they can choose to take examinations in subjects such as Xiucai, Mingshu, Mingfa, Soldiers, Agriculture, Mohism, and Debate.

The scholar department is the first among all subjects. Candidates examine the strategy of governing the country and respond with policy theory.

For the remaining subjects, professional and technical officials were selected.

Knowledge related to mathematics learning in Mingshu subjects corresponds to Yin-Yang School and Taoism.Obtain legal-related knowledge in Mingfa examinations, corresponding to legalists.The rest of the subjects do not need to be explained one by one.

Since this is the first imperial examination, it is impossible to quickly verify the qualifications for the examination. Before the official examination, the qualifications need to be assessed by post.Only those who pass the test can take the formal examination.

With the help of Xiao Cheng, the imperial examination was held for the first time, and with such a regulation, it was no longer crude.For the rest of the regulations, loopholes will be found during the imperial examination, and then they will be filled.

Xiao Cheng nodded and said:

"Not bad, thank you for your hard work!"

Zhang Zhaomu put on a face, with two dark circles under his eyes, cupped his hands and said:
"Serving His Majesty is the duty of a minister."

Xiao Cheng looked at Zhang Zhao who was about to die from overwork, couldn't help feeling a little guilty, coughed lightly, and said:
"Cough cough, Zhang Qing has worked hard during this time! Now that the regulations have been set, you can hand over the preliminary work to others. I will grant you a few days off, so that you can take a break and come back to work."

Zhang Zhao also knew that he was really tired now, so he didn't refuse, and immediately bowed and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Feng Bao, who had been staying by Xiao Cheng's side until the two retired, couldn't help but speak at this moment, saying:
"Your Majesty, this slave is so bold that I have doubts about something, I don't know whether I should ask..."

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng shook his head and said:

"You've already said that, if you want to ask anything, just say it!"

When Feng Bao heard this, he immediately said:

"Why didn't Your Majesty tell Kecao about the turmoil in the southwest of Xia Kingdom?"

In diplomatic negotiations, if you can grasp the current predicament that the other party is facing, you can often gain greater benefits from this.

If the Kecao officials knew that there was looming turmoil in the southwest of the Xia Kingdom, and the Xia Kingdom had to immediately withdraw its troops to suppress it, I am afraid Xiao Cheng would not need to say anything, and he would raise the price, and he might even ask for more than 200 million taels of silver in compensation !

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice:

"I'm of great use to Zhong Zizhuo, but I don't want to make any accidents just to ask for an extra 10 taels of silver."

Feng Bao was taken aback when he heard this, and said:
"Accident?"

Xiao Cheng sneered and said:
"It can't be ruled out that someone in the Xia Kingdom suspected Zhong Zizhuo, so he was put into the Xia Kingdom's embassy as a test! Otherwise, even if he was dismissed as a prefect of Fengzhou, he shouldn't be put into the embassy." Come in the regiment!"

Although Zhong Zizhuo found Xia Jun with Xiao Cheng's whereabouts, Xiao Cheng was almost surrounded by Xia Jun.But in the end, nothing happened to Xiao Cheng.

Moreover, as Xiao Cheng's outstanding record on the battlefield became more and more known to the world, the fact that Zhong Zizhuo escaped from Xiao Cheng's hands became more and more suspicious.

The most important thing was that Zhong Zizhuo had advised the members of the mission in order to join forces with Guo Xie.During this period, it was a coincidence that he disappeared from Xia Guozhi's embroidered clothes for a short time.

If Yun Guo knew the details of Xia Guo's situation immediately, then Xia Guo's side would definitely confirm Zhong Zizhuo's betrayal.

Hearing this, Feng Bao pondered for a moment, but then asked in puzzlement:

"Since Xia Guo suspected it, why didn't he catch Zhong Zizhuo immediately? With his personality, I'm afraid he will confess immediately before Xia Guo uses methods!"

"An enemy country spy who knows the details is more useful than killing him directly!"

Xiao Cheng paused, then said again:

"I have already handed over this matter to the sticky stick, so you don't need to worry about it!"

When Feng Bao heard this, his heart froze immediately, and he quickly closed his mouth, not daring to ask further questions.

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