Chapter 1678 Rizhao Hutai

Outside the city of Guiyi, there is a famous place called "Hutai".

In the past, Yangling Marquis Xue Chang and Guangping Marquis Li Fu argued for the right to the right path here, which attracted thousands of people.

The former Hutai is still there, but the former dukes and marquises have turned into yellow earth.

But Hutai is not open to the public at ordinary times.

Because under Hutai is the famous "Sixuan Underground Palace".

When Daxia was at its peak, more than half of the officials in the court had sought the way to the Sixuan Underground Palace, which shows its importance.

If it is placed outside, it can be compared to the Jixia Academy in Qi.

The Southern Xinjiang official examination officially held by the Governor's Office of Southern Xia this time, the final official examination was held at Hutai.

All those who were interested in officialdom in the entire Southern Xia, as long as they met the basic conditions, participated in this large-scale official examination. There were three levels of examinations: city examination, prefecture examination, and official examination.

In the end, there were a total of 300 people who came to Hutai.

Those who can reach this point are already rare talents. Even if they do poorly in the exam this time, they will still have an official position.

Among these three hundred people, the best will be selected to decide the governors of the twenty counties of Nanxia.

Nanxia originally had twenty-one prefectures.

However, during the Qi-Xia war, the border troops of Jin'an Prefecture were tenacious and the Qi army could not break through them. When the decisive battle with Yangcheng ended and Guiyi City was broken, the border troops of Jin'an Prefecture were afraid of Qi's revenge, so they surrendered to Liang.

Of course, this is just a superficial statement.

Qi's high-level officials such as Jiang Wang certainly knew that this was the condition for Liang to contain Xia's southeast.

Liang was not weak. Kang Shao was able to successfully restore the country and maintain a tough attitude in front of the gradually recovering Xia. This is a proof of strength.

First, there is the support of Jiange.

Second, the Liang clan and Xuehe clan have also maintained a close relationship for a long time.

The two major clans of the time gave the Liang people considerable confidence.

Between Liang and Xia, there are mountains and steep peaks.

The Wenjian Gorge in the middle is connected by only one plank road.

Jiange controls the dangerous pass here, which can be said to be unbreakable.

The importance of Jin'an Prefecture lies in that when it belongs to Xia, it just blocks the exit of Wenjian Gorge to the northwest.

When it belongs to Liang, it is the bridgehead for Liang to Xia!

Once Jin'an is lost, Fengli, Huiming, Shaokang, and Wanxing all become border prefectures, and the pressure on border defense will more than double.

This also shows that although Qi's destruction of Xia was a mountain of pressure and the general trend was surging, the efforts made behind it were not less.

Of course, Qi is not Xia.

In today's Southern Xia, even if Fengli, Huiming, Shaokang, and Wanxing do not deploy a single soldier, the people of Liang may not dare to cross the border.

Shi Mingyun led the Dongji Army and stationed them in Changluo Prefecture instead of the four prefectures, which also reflected Qi's judgment on the degree of threat.

Today, the sun shines on Hutai, and the literary atmosphere surges like clouds and smoke.

Three hundred candidates are taking the exam, one for each case, three steps apart, writing policy essays.

There are three questions in the policy essay.

The question Su Guanying personally asked is "I want to govern the southern border". It is a very clear but also very broad question, openly asking all candidates to make suggestions on governing the southern border.

The question Shi Mingyun asked is "How can the disaster of the water end? This is Xia's words".

Jiang Wang was urged to do nothing, and he also asked a question, the title is "Qi and Xia are originally one clan".

It is not difficult to see that Wu'an Hou gave a free point question. It is difficult for candidates not to score points. Of course, it is even more difficult to get a high score in such a general question.

The soldiers on the sidelines all wore red robes, holding weapons and standing in a row. There were also military generals patrolling with swords, supervising various places.

The top position.

The governor of Nanxia and the court official Su Guanying sat in the middle.

The military governor of Nanxia and the commander of the Dongji Army Shi Mingyun sat on the left.

Wu'an Hou Jiang Wang sat on the right.

The three sat side by side.

Although Jiang Wang did not hold a position in Nanxia, ​​it was not an exaggeration to say that he was one of the top three figures in Nanxia in terms of status and influence.

Of course, this was only on the surface, and Qi had other big figures in Nanxia.

"Doctor Xie's action of breaking Guiyi was very beautiful. He first suppressed the Sixuan Underground Palace with the force of thunder and surrounded it without fighting. Then he attacked Guiyi and forced Anle Bo to surrender, and then returned to take over the Sixuan Underground Palace, so this place was almost undamaged... Wu'an Hou should know?" Su Guanying asked from the main seat.

"I really don't know." Jiang Wang smiled bitterly: "I was not next to General Xie at the time, and I fainted."

Shi Mingyun, who looked fierce, laughed loudly, his beard and hair fluttered, like an angry lion.

Their voices were all left on the high platform, so they didn't worry about falling into the examination room and affecting anyone.

On the surface, the Governor of Nanxia and the Military Governor were still very harmonious, talking and laughing, and no one ignored the other.

"Ruan Jianzheng has been in charge of the Sixuan Underground Palace for so long, I don't know how it is now." Su Guanying said.

Jiang Wang really didn't know that Ruan Yu, the Supervisor of the Imperial Observatory, was currently in the Sixuan Underground Palace. It was also because he didn't care much about these things and never took the initiative to participate in the meetings of the Political Affairs Hall.

Shi Mingyun said in a deep voice, "The most precious collections in the Great Xia Palace were burned by the Queen Mother Xia. Thanks to Anle Bo's wisdom, some of them were saved. As for the treasures in the Sixuan Underground Palace, General Cao dragged hundreds of carts back at that time, and there should be very few left. Ruan Jian is tidying up the Sixuan Underground Palace and isolating the inside and the outside. I think he is more busy cleaning up the rotten bones and getting rid of those old guys who are sitting in prison one by one."

"Maybe there are more?" Su Guanying said, "When the emperor came here in person, he broke the Sixuan Underground Palace once. It has been difficult for the Xia people to accumulate this business in the past few decades. It is hard for this governor to believe that there is still something to accumulate."

"So it is to clean up the rotten bones." Shi Mingyun said.

Ruan Lu secretly sat in the Sixuan Underground Palace, of course, there is also a reason to sit in the foundation of Southern Xia. Qi State was unwilling to put pressure on Chu State in public, but it could not be so confident about the newly conquered Xia land.

"My two adults." Jiang Wang didn't understand and asked, "Speaking of which, I have been to the Jixia Academy to practice, and I also know Erdemi of Mu State. I don't know what the difference is between them and the Sixuan Underground Palace?"

"If there is a difference, they are all caves. If there is no difference, they are not at the same level at all." Su Guanying smiled and said, "The predecessor of the Sixuan Underground Palace is Tianzhu Sixuantian, which ranks fourteenth among the thirty-six small caves. The Xia State has been operating for generations, and only then did we have today's Sixuan Underground Palace."

Blessed land... cave!

Jiang Wang's mind suddenly became clear, and he understood a lot of information at once.

Su Guanying continued: "Our Jixia Academy is the successor of the Sun Palace of the old Yang Empire. Its predecessor was Jintan Huayangtian, which ranked eighth among the ten great caves. The old Yang royal family managed it for a thousand years before it became the Sun Palace, which was later destroyed by war. When our Qi State rose, it was restored under the leadership of Emperor Wu, and it was even better than before, so we have today's Jixia Academy."

Shi Mingyun also said: "The predecessor of Erdemi was Zuoshen Youxutian, which ranked ninth among the ten great caves. It is clearly the place conceived by heaven and earth, the place for seeking truth, but it is called Cangtu God claimed it as his own achievement, and said it was the wisdom of God. Haha! "

"General, be careful with your words." Su Guanying said softly: "In the current world situation, we are friends with Mu Kingdom, not enemies, and we still have to respect their supreme gods."

"Ha! I don't know whether he is dead or alive now." Shi Mingyun didn't care: "Empress Mu is a man of means, and I admire her very much."

The ten great caves are far above the thirty-six small caves, so it's no wonder that Su Guanying said that Sixuan Underground Palace and Jixia Academy are not at the same level at all.

However, what are the specific differences between the big and small caves, and even the blessed land?

Although Jiang Wang studied in Jixia Academy, he still couldn't say that he understood Jixia Academy.

At this moment, he just frowned: "What about the 72 blessed lands in Taixu Illusion? As you two said, the ten great caves, the thirty-six small caves, and the 72 blessed lands are all places of truth-seeking conceived by heaven and earth. Is Taixu Sect so powerful that it monopolizes the 72 blessed lands? Or did all parties contribute their blessed lands when Taixu Illusion was established?"

"With blessed lands in hand, who would be willing to let go easily?" Shi Mingyun sighed: "Speaking of this, I really admire Xu Yuanzhi. The old man is a respectable man, and he really cares about the world and has no selfish thoughts."

"I don't know much about the founder of Taixu Sect." Jiang Wang said: "I don't know what you mean?"

Shi Mingyun said: "The value of the cave is far above the blessed land, more than a hundred times. In order to promote Taixu Illusion, Xu Yuanzhi gave Taixu Sect's Taixu Xu Pavilion contributed it and distributed it to the owners of the 72 blessed lands in a fixed share, which was how they got these blessed lands. If they could not benefit from it, who would be willing to let go of the blessed land in their hands? "

"The predecessor of Taixu Pavilion was Chaozhen Taixu Heaven, which ranked 23rd among the 36 small cave heavens. And Taixu Sect managed it very well, not inferior to the top. Xu Yuanzhi contributed it, which can be said to be a heartfelt contribution, which directly led to several elders of Taixu Sect to defect! Because he wanted to exchange the cave heaven for the blessed land, many forces competed for the blessed land at a high price, so as to participate in the distribution of Taixu Pavilion, which shows how precious it is.

And what Xu Yuanzhi wanted was just to use the 72 blessed lands to enhance the attraction of Taixu Fantasy to the divine monks, so that Taixu Fantasy could grow faster. "

"But in fact, it doesn't seem to be very ideal?" Jiang Wang asked.

Shi Mingyun said: "Nothing can be accomplished overnight, especially something like the Grand Illusion Realm that revolutionizes the age. Unfortunately... Xu Yuanzhi, despite pressure from all sides and great sacrifices, was able to get the 72 blessed lands to join the Grand Illusion Realm system, but at that time, it failed to pass the resolution of all parties, and the news of the Grand Illusion Realm was blocked for a long time, and it has only been open to a small range. So his Chaozhen Grand Illusion Heaven was almost in vain."

"Isn't it slowly opening up now?" Su Guanying said: "Sometimes moving too fast is not necessarily a good thing. For such things that want to revolutionize the age and benefit the world at every turn, I think it is not too cautious."

Obviously, Shi Mingyun's attitude is supportive of the Grand Illusion Realm. Su Guanying's attitude is relatively cautious.

In Qi alone, there are different attitudes towards the Grand Illusion Realm. If it is put in the world, there must be more dissent.

How strong the resistance of reality is, those who really move forward can fully understand it.

It is really hard to imagine how Xu Yuanzhi convinced all the forces, how he got those hegemonic emperors to recognize him, how he got those high and mighty ancient sects to acknowledge him...how he realized his vision step by step, and how he smoothed over those obstacles and promoted the Great Illusionary Realm to the present world.

It is impossible for a person without great wisdom, courage and perseverance to accomplish such a great cause.

At this time, Shi Mingyun asked: "Wu'an Hou, you are the Great Illusionary Envoy. The earliest Great Illusionary Corner Tower in the country is your property. What attitude do you think we should take towards the Great Illusionary Realm?"

"You are too young to understand the world, and how can you talk about the world with your limited talent?" Jiang Wang waved his hand: "What I have seen and heard is still too narrow. Master General is asking me now, and I don't know how to answer. When I can see the truth of the world, we can discuss such a big thing again."

The reason why he came to Nanxia right after returning to Linzi was also partly to avoid the small-scale court discussion of the Taixu Scroll in the Qi court.

When he was on a mission to the grassland, Xu Zeming of the Taixu Sect stopped his car halfway and asked him to support the creation of the Taixu Scroll in the Taixu Illusion.

He didn't agree in his heart, but at the same time he couldn't confirm whether his thoughts on this matter were right or wrong.

On the one hand, the creation of the Taixu Scroll has the risk of the Taixu Sect's interference in the will. But on the other hand, the greatness of the Taixu Illusion is unquestionable. The creation of the Taixu Scroll can undoubtedly strengthen the construction of the Taixu Illusion in a targeted manner and accelerate its evolution.

The more powerful you are, the more you know how to respect this world.

So on such a grand matter, he simply kept silent. I think those truly great people will have their responses that see through time.

"Marquis Wu'an is too modest." Su Guanying said with a smile: "The smooth progress of this Southern Xinjiang official examination is all thanks to Marquis Wu'an's thundering methods. When the imperial guards patrol, all the evil spirits are terrified. If you are not talented enough, wouldn't my Governor's Office be full of useless people?"

Jiang Wang bowed: "It's just killing a few people, it's not a skill."

In order to complete the task of this Southern Xinjiang official examination and ensure that the official examination is conducted in a fair atmosphere. Jiang Wang personally formed a 2,000-man imperial guards, and all the knights were his old subordinates who fought with him in the Qi-Xia war.

A conscription order attracted many people. The best of the best were selected to form this team. This cavalry only obeys his orders and has no relationship with the Southern Xia Governor's Office.

He, the Marquis Wu'an of the Great Qi, is also qualified to open a government office. The establishment of a guard force of less than 10,000 people is in line with the court regulations and does not require a separate application.

Taking advantage of this time to supervise the official examination, he also established his own team in Xiadi.

Of course, it is also a huge expense to maintain such a Tiqi. The current income of Chitan fiefdom alone is not enough to support it.

Jiang Wang currently asked the Southern Xia Governor's Office to allocate a large amount of resources in the name of supervising the official examination. After the official examination is over, he will need to spend money to maintain it.

However, by that time, Dugu Xiao's management of the fiefdom should have been on the right track. It happened to be the time to connect the business of Desheng Commercial Bank to Xiadi... Raising soldiers and horses, with a scale of less than 10,000 people, is not a big problem.

It is worth mentioning that after careful consideration, Xue Rushi chose to resign from the post of Fengli prefect and gave up the official examination. He devoted himself to Jiang Wang and was responsible for leading this Tiqi.

People at that time called it "Laoshan Iron Cavalry".

The guards all wore red robes, one hundred people in one unit, and one unit supervised one prefecture. The imperial guards were dispersed and inspected the examination halls in various cities. Those who cheated or did not supervise the examinations strictly were punished.

Jiang Wang personally took up his sword and inspected various prefectures, killing many people who relied on their backgrounds - whether they were from the Governor's Office or the Military Office, they were all killed.

In the first large-scale official examination after the surrender of Xiadi, there might be people that the imperial guards could not solve, but there were no people that Jiang Wang could not solve.

His tough attitude and vigorous approach made this official examination almost free of malpractices.

The fairness of the official examination in Southern Xinjiang was of long-term benefit to Su Guanying and Shi Mingyun, so they cooperated quite well. Even if someone under his command was dealt with by Jiang Wang like killing chickens and dogs, no matter what he thought in his heart, he would only applaud on the surface.

"Killing people is not a skill. Knowing when to kill people and knowing who to kill is a rare skill."

At this time, Shi Mingyun looked at the candidates writing furiously below the stage with a deep look in his eyes: "Chen Zhisheng, the only son of Jiangyong prefect Chen Tingqian, disappeared five days ago and there has been no news since then. Does Wu'an Hou know about this?"

The spoiler of Taixu Pavilion has been revealed for so long, and it is finally written.