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Chapter 96 Li Xiuning is very skilled in taking exams

a few days later.

The news that Yang Guang was leading a large army back from the border to the eastern capital Luoyang spread rapidly.

When the aristocratic families first started talking about it, they thought it was a rumor.

Send out some spies to get information.

Yang Guang did not hide anything and gave his speech openly.

The aristocratic families were greatly shocked!

If you return from the border, you need to pass through Taiyuan County.

Taiyuan County is now the territory of Liu Wuzhou.

The reason Yang Guang was able to come back must be that he had reached some kind of agreement with Liu Wuzhou!
The secret room of the Wang family in Taiyuan.

"Asshole, Liu Wuzhou is a traitor. Our Wang family supported his rebellion and provided him with food and weapons. Not to mention, we helped him conquer Taiyuan County in order to stop Yang Guang. I didn't expect Yang Guang to pass through Taiyuan County so easily!"

"If you ask me, the worst one is Yuwen Shu, who called himself the great general. He led 400,000 men to defect in the middle of a battle, but he still failed to kill Yang Guang!"

"I have said before that with the help of the Short-haired Potato Marquis, it will be difficult to kill Yang Guang, but we must destroy Yang Guang's 200,000-man army. These 200,000 troops were all selected by Li Jing from the common people, and no one from the aristocratic family was included!"

"It's all because of that short-haired guy. He proposed a political review. Only after passing it can one join the Xiaoguo New Army. It's obvious that he's targeting our family!"

"This man's threat to the family is even greater than Yang Guang's. He must be eliminated!"

"Since Yang Guang dared to use a knife against me, don't blame us for being ruthless. Notify the Wang family members in Taiyuan that all officials will be dismissed and will go to help those rebels according to the family's arrangements!"

"Chief, what about the eggs that were placed with Yang Guang? Should we get them back as well?"

The patriarch of the Wang family in Taiyuan was silent for a moment.

"There are not many eggs left, so leave them there and send another one of your direct descendants over. If the noble family loses in the end, the Wang family won't be wiped out!"

"Clan leader, Yang Guang won't kill women and children, okay?"

The Wang clan leader said: "Tell those young people to stop drinking and make the most of the time to have children!"

"In addition, from today on, the clan will promote Chinese Pinyin. I have to say, it is really useful for teaching children to read and write!"

Liu Wuzhou of Taiyuan County sneezed: "It seems like someone is cursing me, it must be those old foxes from the aristocratic families!"

As the Wang family's egg in Liu Wuzhou's basket, Wang Cheng needs to consider Liu Wuzhou.

"Your Majesty, it might be because of Yang Guang's matter. How did Yang Guang get to Taiyuan County?"

Liu Wuzhou was even more depressed: "How would I know? Maybe he flew over!"

The Wang family of Taiyuan, the Cui family of Qinghe, the Guanlong nobles, the Shandong gentry, and so on.

The top aristocratic family.

After understanding the situation in Luoyang.

Almost everyone made the same choice.

Middle-class families also adopt almost the same approach.

Only the poor feel that the opportunity has come and can break the monopoly of the aristocratic families.

Many chose to join Yang Guang.

in this era.

A poor family is also a family, usually those declining nobles or weak aristocratic families.

Having the opportunity to read and write makes a big difference between you and ordinary people.

After Yang Guang completed the mobilization, he sent troops to surround three of them and release one.

We didn't attack, we just surrounded them.

A few days later, the Wagang Army, which had performed so bravely, seemed to have suddenly wilted.

He simply stopped pretending and fled Luoyang overnight.

Yang Guang did not lead troops to pursue.

Enter the city with your head held high.

Zhu Ming looked at the street and said, "It feels a lot quieter than a month ago!"

Yang Guang frowned and said, "We can't let them idle. It's easy for people to get into trouble when they are idle. I think the cement factory you built before is pretty good. How about you build a few more factories around Luoyang?"

Zhu Ming: "How many people can a factory employ? You might as well start a few big projects, like building bridges and roads, reclaiming wasteland, etc."

"If that doesn't work, you can also lay tiles on the city wall."

Yang Guang was confused. He knew what ceramic tiles were.

What's the point of putting that thing on a city wall?

Sitting on the familiar dragon chair.

Old Yang looked at the ministers in the court.

It used to be full, but now there are only a few.

Even empty conversations have echoes.

He was so angry that he yelled, "Wagang Zhai Rang, I cannot coexist with you!"

So many officials are missing.

Someone has to handle government affairs.

Yang Guang wanted to transfer a group of officials from various places to fill the vacancies in the court.

Yao Junsu, the new chief of the Imperial Guard, reported: "Your Majesty, officials from all over the country have resigned and left, and the number of officials in the entire court has decreased by more than 90%."

Zhu Ming took a deep breath. With so many officials missing, one could imagine what the Sui Dynasty was like now.

Not to mention that the government policies are implemented, it is already good enough if the local governments can still exist.

Yang Guang also frowned.

According to Yang Guang's estimation, about 20% of the officials could be retained. It seemed that the situation was more serious than he had imagined.

"My dear ministers, I intend to post a notice that the Great Sui will hold an imperial examination to select some officials as soon as possible. What do you think?"

Xiao Yu looked at the empty surroundings and felt a little lonely: "Your Majesty is right!"

"With so few people, they can't even start a quarrel."

Su Wei looked downcast, having witnessed the prosperity of the Sui Dynasty, he did not expect that it would be gone in less than a year.

It has become what it is now.

"I agree!"

Pei Ju knew that the Sui Dynasty was now only a nominal emperor and had to embark on the path of competing for world domination.

Yang Guang intended to fight the aristocratic families to the end.

Some measures that could not be implemented in the past can now be promoted.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you recruit some officials from remote areas who are loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty to serve in the vicinity of Luoyang. The Great Sui Dynasty does not have the energy to govern those places for the time being."

Yang Guang thought about it and realized that it was true.

To convey a government order to officials thousands of miles away, one does not know how many spheres of influence of the rebels one needs to pass through.

"You are right, my dear. I will leave this matter to you."

Pei Ju looked back and saw that several generals were definitely not capable of doing it.

Apart from Xiao Yu and Su Wei, there are three young officials.

"Your Majesty, I have limited energy. Why not let these three assist me?"

Xiao Yu and Su Wei quit.

If you take everyone away, we will be left alone. How can we do that?
Sweep away the previous frustration.

The three of them became more and more excited as they argued, feeling that it could dispel their loneliness.

Yang Guang slammed the table.

"Okay, stop arguing. There are still some officials in Luoyang City who don't need to attend court, and there are also many poor and even literate people. Go find some talents yourselves. I will build the three provinces and six ministries as soon as possible."

"The Great Sui is in a bit of a tough time right now, but as long as we get through it, a brand new Great Sui will emerge!"

"You three are all important officials. Don't you have confidence in the Sui Dynasty?"

The three of them looked at Zhu Ming who was leisurely standing aside.

How could I not have confidence?

They could borrow troops and food from other dynasties at any time.

All the rebels faced at least three unified dynasties.

It can be said that as long as Zhu Ming and Yang Guang are alive, the Sui Dynasty will be as stable as Mount Tai!
Zhu Ming proposed: "The imperial examination can be changed, such as adding a military examination to select some brave generals. Talents from all walks of life can be selected, such as skilled craftsmen. Of course, in order to ensure the fairness of the imperial examination, the system of obscuring names and copying records must be adopted."

The so-called "transcription", as the name suggests, is to transcribe all the test papers of the candidates once, and the examiners can only see the transcribed test papers, which completely eliminates the possibility of giving favors through handwriting, code words, etc.

Yang Guang's eyes lit up: "Not bad, let's follow this method, or else I'll leave this to you?"

Zhu Ming hurriedly shook his head: "You should find some professionals, or you can go to Lao Zhu or Zhu Di to borrow some people. The imperial examinations there are more mature, and they have nothing to do with this side, so there won't be favoritism or fraud."

A strange scene occurred in Luoyang, the eastern capital.

Three old men set up a table and recruited talents.

No matter who you are, as long as you pass the assessment, you can become an official immediately. Although it is only a probation period, as long as you pass the political review, you can be promoted immediately!
This news caused a huge sensation.

Some down-and-out scholars, children from poor families, and even literate farm children all came.

No matter what dynasty, ancient people liked to be officials. Wei Zheng was in Wagang before.

Became a prisoner overnight.

All the Wagang bandits and those who committed heinous crimes were dealt with.

The others were sent down the mountain.

Wei Zheng traveled for several days before arriving in Luoyang.

As the capital, there are more opportunities than anywhere else, and you are more likely to meet noble people.

The world is in chaos now, it is the time to find a wise leader and display your talents and ambitions.

After being hungry for two days, Wei Zheng felt that the stomach was the most important thing.

I heard someone is recruiting talents.

If you pass it, you can become an official.

Wei Zheng thought it was an opportunity.

Wei Zheng, who had real talent and knowledge, immediately passed the test of the three old men.

It also caused three people to fight for it.

The three of them like square dancing and have great physical fitness.

The generals all said it was awesome!
Xiao Yu grabbed it. Both of them liked to scold each other. Xiao Yu felt like he had found a successor.

A heroic woman came over to take the test.

After a full meal, Wei Zheng, who had been helping out, took charge.

I saw that it was a woman with a hesitant look on her face.

The woman pointed to the banner next to her.

"Doesn't it say that anyone can do it? Aren't women human beings?"

“You are discriminating.”

Wei Zheng was criticized before he even started to criticize others.

"Stop, stop, stop. I'm scared of you. Tell me about yourself first."

The woman said: "My name is Li Xiuning, from the Duke of Tang's Mansion"

Wei Zheng was stunned and wanted to say who was most despised by scholars.

Li Yuan's Sui Dynasty ranked first.

He brought his family members with him every day to promote Yang Guang everywhere.

In any famous city, there will be people from the Li family advocating for it.

Holding a big speaker in hand, play for an hour.

This morning, Wei Zheng, who was sleeping under the bridge, was woken up by a loudspeaker.

Wei Zheng felt a little contemptuous, but he had to investigate.

If Wei Zheng knew that he was woken up by Li Xiuning with a loud speaker, he would probably feel even more resentful.

Li Yuan was very unique in raising his two daughters.

Don’t underestimate Li Xiuning because she is a woman.

But he is both literary and martial, and has made great achievements.

Wei Zheng was shocked.

"Girl, you passed. From now on, you are a probationary official of the Sui Dynasty."

Li Xiuning frowned: "Probation period?"

Wei Zheng: "As long as you don't make any major mistakes during the probation period and pass the subsequent political review, you can be promoted and receive official documents from the court."

"However, your family of Duke Tang should be fine!"

Praising Yang Guang every day, it would be strange if he failed the political review!

Li Xiuning thought, let it be a probation period.

It's much better than going out and shouting on a loudspeaker every day.

In one day, Xiao Yu and the other two recruited a group of people.

"Let's go get your court robes. I'll show you the world tomorrow!"

"This is a rare opportunity, so prepare yourself!"

The next day

The court was filled with officials, including many young people.

Wei Zheng was sitting in the court, feeling extremely excited. He never expected that he, a non-staff member on probation, would have the chance to attend court one day!
Li Xiuning was also very excited.

I never thought that as a woman from the Sui Dynasty, I could participate in politics here as a non-staff official.

The key is that he is too familiar with the furnishings in the court.

Familiar desks and benches.

It’s like going back to the time when I was learning Chinese pinyin and mathematics.

I thought that my father was lying about his legs hurting when he stood, as he was clearly sitting during court sessions.

Yang Guang was really shocked.

Yesterday, horses were allowed to race in the court.

Today, those who didn’t know would have thought that the court had fallen.

The key point is that except for a few faces, I don’t recognize any of the others.

Xiao Yu: "Your Majesty, these are some of the talents that the three of us recruited yesterday."

With the help of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Yang Guang felt that he had clear eyes and ears and had known about this matter a long time ago.

"Since you three of you have recruited them, I believe they are all talented and knowledgeable people."

"I plan to hold an imperial examination. What do you think?"

Yang Guang planned to investigate.

When Li Xiuning heard this, she said, "Exams! I'm familiar with this."

Study pinyin and mathematics for three months intensively.

The various papers alone, piled together, were two fingers thick.

Take it and raise your hand.

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that just a few days after changing his desk, he saw someone actively raising his hand in the court.

"My dear minister who raised your hand, please tell us what you think."

Li Xiuning stood up upon hearing this and said, "Your Majesty, I think that our previous imperial examination system was not perfect. Even the names were not covered. If the examiners saw their relatives, they might deliberately give high scores. Therefore, I think that covering the names can effectively prevent cheating."

Yang Guang was stunned for a moment. He was wearing official uniform and a hat, so Old Yang couldn't tell, but he could recognize the voice at once.

It turned out to be a woman.

It’s not that there were no women serving as officials in the Sui Dynasty. Xu Miaoyun was one of them.

What Yang Guang cared about most was the method the other party proposed.

It’s actually the same as what Zhu Ming proposed.

"Good, keep going!"

Li Xiuning: "After the imperial examination, it would be best to hold a palace examination for His Majesty to personally examine."

Li Xiuning felt resentful when she thought about her clansmen who often copied her papers during exams.

Yang Guang thought about it and felt it was a good idea.

"Good, keep going!"

Li Xiuning: "I think the exam subjects should be enriched, especially mathematics, which plays an important role in both daily life and military affairs."

Yang Guang took a breath: "What's your name?"

Li Xiuning: "My name is Li Xiuning."

Yang Guang was somewhat familiar with this name: "Li Xiuning, Li Yuan's daughter?"

"It is Xiaochen!"

Yang Guang understood why the other party seemed to know a lot about the exam.

There is really a small test every day and a big test every three days.

Zhu Ming had no trouble in the Sui Dynasty.

Return to the villa.

I plan to download more blockbusters to avoid being bored when I go to ancient times.

"Ding, there are visitors from the Song Dynasty, please go and greet them!"

Zhu Ming instantly perked up and got up from the bed.

"Da Song?"

"I don't know which emperor it is, and whether he has been captured and taken to the north. If that's the case, there's not much point in coming here."

(End of this chapter)