Chapter 47 The Precursor of Storm

Yan Yan has always been a big talk in the Yan family, and no one dares to provoke Yan Yan's hot temper. The Yan family can only obediently hand over the more land tuition.

As for other aristocratic families, although they were determined to be unfaithful, they could not resist their thighs. One percent of the land tax was not too much or too little. Anyway, these aristocratic families did not rely on this narita fu to make a living, and they did not have to offend the emperor for this 10% of the land tax, so none of these aristocratic families expressed opposition.

What A Dou needs is the effect of boiling frogs in warm water. He slowly abolished the cap tax and transferred it to the land tax. Those with more land will pay more taxes, and those with less land will pay less taxes.

A month later, Wu Ke, who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, finally began.

A long time ago, Adou began to prepare for martial arts, and a year ago, Chang'an released news that the martial arts science was opened. Anyone with high martial arts skills could participate. The top 100 can participate in the palace examination, and the Majesty himself considered. The top 50 can be selected as generals in the army, of which fifty to twenty can be the Ya Gate, ten to twenty can be the cavalry commander or Qudu, the top 10 can be the lieutenant general, and the top 3 can be the generals.

The martial arts department has set up five subjects for competition, namely, namely, infantry battle, horse battle, archery and military tactics. Each item has twenty bronze medals. If you can occupy the top twenty in this event, you will get one bronze medal and you can also directly participate in the palace examination.

A Dou also designed a point, that is, there is no limit on the registration of soldiers in the army, which also increases the difficulty of the competition.

As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. This competition is like a battle for the world's number one, not to mention that for some warriors, this is another good opportunity to win fame. However, the information presented by some elementary selections does not have many talented generals. There are even some people who can't even come to fill in the numbers, while more people are still in a wait-and-see state. After all, this is the first time in martial arts, and many people don't understand it and dare not try it.

Among the five subjects, the most participated in the most powerful and infantry battles, and the competition was the most fierce. There were fewer people shooting archery in horse battles. As for the military art competition, there were only less than a hundred people. After all, many warriors were good enough to be able to read, and they were not very proficient in military arts at all.

Such a result was not beyond A Dou's expectations. It has been thirty years since the Yellow Turban Rebellion during the Chuping period. Thirty years of unrest have caused refugees to rise and the people cannot get a stable life. On the contrary, the aristocratic families will be much better, so talents have gradually accumulated in the aristocratic families. If one or two decent talents could be found in the children of ordinary people ten years ago, it would be much more difficult to find talents from the children of ordinary people now than before.

As the war grew longer and longer, civil officials and military generals gradually became hereditary. Many second-generation officials, even third-generation relatives, have grown up. Some of these second-generation officials may not be stronger than their fathers, but many are stronger than their fathers. Take Shu Kingdom for example. Many officials are father and son, brother, uncle and nephew who serve as officials in the same dynasty are everywhere. In this case, there are no few outstanding talents among the common people, so the level of ordinary people who participate in the martial arts science is far inferior to that of children from aristocratic families.

For ordinary people, this martial arts science is more like watching a lively event. For example, in the most powerful selection, it is selected based on lifting huge rocks with different weights. In the infantry competition, it is naturally a battle between two people, while the archery competition is mainly aimed at shooting targets. This is much more lively than a temple fair.

The first martial arts department did not have much experience in the Ministry of Rites, and it also exposed many shortcomings. The noisy lasted for more than ten years and finally selected some people to participate in the palace examination. As many as 80% of them were from the army.

Although the wars over the years consumed a lot of soldiers, a group of experienced veterans were also formed. Veterans who had been on the battlefield and experienced life-and-death battles and survived, experienced baptisms or wars, were stronger than ordinary warriors.

In the end, the top two of the top three martial arts masters were also from the army, and both were centurions. Those who could be promoted from soldiers to centurions in the Shu army had to be at least seven or eight heads, so the two were excellent soldiers. However, the top three martial arts masters could be promoted to generals. From a centurion to a general, it could only be achieved through martial arts masters.

With the end of the martial arts science, a big imperial list also appeared in Chang'an City. The person who was famous on the list was naturally the people from the martial arts high school.

In the Weiyang Palace, the reward for the high school martial arts program has been planned. There were hundreds of middle-level generals all at once, and the top three martial arts programs were all named as deputy generals.

The generals can be regarded as middle-level generals. Generally speaking, a general can bring four or five thousand troops with him, which is equivalent to an official at the level of a city prefect. However, after so many years of fighting in the Three Kingdoms, the population has become smaller and smaller, and the number of generals led by soldiers is also smaller and smaller. Therefore, the number of generals and soldiers has shrunk.

The ministers did not object to the rewards of the generals in the high school martial arts. After all, all the martial arts were shot with one blow, and the whole process was very transparent, and everyone in Chang'an City could see clearly. The final palace examination was taken by the emperor himself. If the ministers had objections, it would be like slapping Adou in the face. No one would be so stupid that he would do such a thing that harmed others and was not good for himself.

Adou nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that everyone could accept this martial arts competition. If he could find an opportunity to expand to civil servants, the imperial examination would be of great significance.

Finally, a month later, Adou found a good opportunity.

When Liu Bei was in the Northern Expedition, Hanzhong was the rear of Liu Bei, and he was responsible for supplying food and grass for large troops. At that time, Zhuge Liang was in charge of Hanzhong. Later, after Zhuge Liang arrived in Yongzhou, the one who was in charge of Hanzhong became Li Yan.

The war was over and there was no need for Li Yan to take charge of Hanzhong. So Adou ordered Li Yan to be promoted to the general of the Western Expedition, to lead the governor of Liangzhou, and to go to Liangzhou to take charge of the festival.

Li Yan was transferred to Liangzhou, and Adou was not prepared to continue to set up the position of Hanzhong Governor, but instead restored the old system and changed it to Hanzhong Prefect.

However, the Hanzhong prefect suddenly became a fat man.

Weiyang Palace lobby.

Adou looked at the ministers in the hall, and then spoke, "My dear friends, now that the position of Hanzhong Prefect is vacant, do you have the right candidate?"

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and finally they all looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have an idea, and was about to stand up, but he heard A Dou say in front of him: "Hanzhong is a place where grain production in Yizhou is important, so there is no need to be misunderstood. The prefect of Hanzhong has a heavy responsibility. Let's do this. If you have a suitable candidate, write a charter and submit it!"

The ministers were surprised. Logically speaking, for such things, several ministers recommended a few people in court, and then slowly discussed how to rewrite the charter today!

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at each other. Zhuge Liang clearly asked Pang Tong what his Majesty was singing.

Pang Tong shook his head slightly, and the doubt revealed in his eyes was obviously responding to Zhuge Liang, and he didn't know what was going on.

"Okay, go back!" Adou waved his hand and turned around and left.

Zhuge Liang approached Pang Tong and said, "Shi Yuan, what is Your Majesty doing?"

"Maybe Your Majesty is tired, so let's write a charter." Pang Tong said.

"Tired? I don't think it looks like it." Zhuge Liang shook his head: 'You are not unaware of Your Majesty's martial arts. If I waited for the scholar to stand all morning and felt tired, it would be possible, but Your Majesty is young and strong, he shouldn't be tired."

"Well, you're right. Why don't we go to His Majesty to explore the wind later?" Pang Tong asked.

"Hmph, forget it. Your Majesty will do this, and it will have a deep meaning. We will do what Your Majesty said later and write a charter for each person to hand it over." Zhuge Liang said happily.

The prefect of Hanzhong is a fat man, and he is an official of the powerful faction. So in just one day, Adou received more than 20 memorials and more than 20 memorials, and a total of more than a dozen people were recommended to be the prefect of Hanzhong. Several of these dozen people were really capable and had achieved political achievements in the local area, some were well-known people, and some children from aristocratic families that Adou had never heard of.

Three days later, morning court.

Adou pointed to a thick layer of memorial on the table and said, "My dear friends, I have recommended a lot of candidates for the position of the prefect of Hanzhong. I have read all of them. I like a few of them very much. As for the specific candidates... I will find it difficult to decide for a while."

After A Dou finished speaking, he ordered a few names, all of whom were chosen by Ad Dou, and then said, "These people I like are all heroes of the world. I still have difficulty choosing after thinking about it. What do you think about it? How about giving me some advice?"

When Adou spoke, the ministers in the hall began to talk, and everyone said something, while Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong stood there, squinted their eyes slightly, looking like they were not concerned about their own affairs.

As we fought, most of the hour passed. But we still couldn't find a result. At this time, Adou felt that it was almost done, so he coughed lightly.

"Ahem..." As Adou coughed lightly, the ministers all calmed down.

"Haha, I think that what you all say is very reasonable, but I have no idea after you say this!" Adou pretended to be helpless and said, "And there are many candidates mentioned by you, and I have never seen them before. So I decided to recruit all these candidates into the palace and let me personally consider them in this hall... Just like the martial arts palace examination a few days ago."

"Your Majesty's wise!" Pang Tong understood A Dou's trace in an instant, and immediately stood up and shouted for approval.

However, the other ministers were still stunned. This was the first time to choose an official, so everyone thought it was very fresh, and at the same time they were considering what the hell was selling in the gourd doing this.

As Adou planned, so many people in the hall considered it immediately. Although there was no first in this article, it was still easy to distinguish who was better and who was worse in court.

But Adou also knew that the imperial examination was absolutely unhurried. Now he was just starting out and let everyone get familiar with the several systems of the imperial examination.

It is said that everything is difficult to start with, and the court has always had a rule, following the rules, and without the rules, following the rules. This means that when dealing with things, if there is a law to follow, you will do it according to the laws and regulations. If there is no legal basis, follow the ancestor system and see how the ancestors did it, and then copy it according to the gossip. So as long as the matter is started, you will have the opportunity to implement it in the future.

Compared with the equal-field system developed by Jiangdong and Jiangnan, Adou's martial arts department did not cause much shock. After all, not everyone has the far-reaching gaze of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, so many ministers of the Eastern Wu of Wei felt that this was probably a trick made by the little emperor of Shu Han who was bored and played. After all, the martial arts department did not select a very powerful general, and the effect was not very strong. Everyone just regarded it as watching the excitement.

Jiangdong.

Sun Quan was only over forty years old, and he was in his strong age. Sun Quan's eldest son, the prince's son Sun Deng, was one year younger than Adou. However, following Adou's rule, Sun Quan began to consciously cultivate Sun Deng.

Sun Deng is a kind-hearted person with a somewhat weak personality, and Sun Quan dislikes the most is Sun Deng. If it were a peaceful era, it would be fine, and the monarch would be kind-hearted and could make the country and the people safe, but now it is a chaotic era. Sun Deng's personality is obviously not suitable for this era.

When Sun Jian died, Sun Quan was still young, and when Sun Ce died of illness, Sun Quan was only eighteen years old. This experience made Sun Quan puberty more precocious than his peers. Therefore, in Sun Quan's view, the reason why Sun Deng had this personality was entirely because he had not experienced any experience when he was a child.

In order to train Sun Deng, Sun Quan gave Sun Deng a thousand men and several warships, and ordered Sun Deng to lead troops to conquer Yizhou.

For Sun Quan, it doesn't matter whether he can conquer Yizhou. Even if a thousand troops are wiped out, Sun Quan doesn't care. As long as he can cultivate a qualified heir, it's worth it even if it's costly to Adou Ba.

Slowly, it is early winter again.

After a winter rain, the temperature in Yecheng dropped sharply, and a thin layer of ice had already formed in the moat.

In the palace in Yecheng, Cao Pi was lying on the bed, panting vigorously. Four charcoal furnaces were placed beside Cao Pi's bed, and the charcoal inside was burned red.

Cao Pi was covered with four layers of brocade quilts, but he still felt very cold. Suddenly, Cao Pi realized that he was about to lose his life!

"Come, come quickly..." Cao Pi exhaled with a faint breath, bringing out a hint of sound. Perhaps because the sound was too small, the eunuch next to him had been wrapped for a long time before he could react.

"Your Majesty..." The eunuch walked to Cao Pi and looked over.
Chapter completed!