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From this, it is not difficult to imagine that there must be imperial examination edicts in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and they are spread across the three prefectures under Cao Cao's rule. ≤

After all, even the Western Jin Dynasty’s edicts could be placed on the Yangtze River, how could the Wei Kingdom be spared?

Speaking of this, Liu Biao sincerely sighed: "What a big deal! The Western Jin Dynasty just established its country, and Li Wenchang once again launched a subversive measure, changing the official system in one fell swoop, trying to subvert the foundation of our Liu family's foundation. This is a plan to remove the firewood from the bottom of the pot. To be fair, this move is a great move, and it is amazing, and it is a terrifying move for the rest of one's life!" Liu Biao did not praise others easily, especially after ascending the throne and becoming emperor. The situation of praise to the enemy is definitely the first time that it is the first time that he has praised the enemy in such a state of great success.

It is obvious that the Western Jin Dynasty's comprehensive implementation of the imperial examination and the imperial examinations deeply touched Liu Biao's heartstrings, which shocked him and couldn't help but feel moved, and then he was moved and sighed.

But this kind of emotion may not be a good thing. Liu Biao is approaching the age of seventy. He has experienced countless storms and waves in his life. His mind has been tempered with great solidity and calmness. He is not surprised when encountering things and is calm in dealing with things. Nothing can make him feel very touched, and no one can make him feel awe. Therefore, his sighs at this moment are quite intriguing, revealing a profound and profound meaning, which makes people feel sorry for him and can't help but imagine.

The more you feel, the greater the touch, the greater the touch, the more you will react and take corresponding actions to curb it. In other words, resolutely resist. Because hitting the enemy is equivalent to strengthening yourself, and only by making the enemy unhappy can you be happy.

The people present in the side hall were not mediocre people. Moreover, most of them had followed Liu Biao for many years, and the only one with low qualifications was the military advisor Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan. At this moment, even Pang Tong could clearly feel the chill in Liu Biao's sighs, and the deep eyes half-open and half-closed were filled with a sharp murderous aura. Others could naturally deeply understand the profound meaning revealed in Liu Biao's words.

After a little thought, it was not difficult for them to think that Liu Biao's sincere sigh of the subtext should be: "The younger generation is terrifying, and it should be eliminated early; if the Western Jin Dynasty is not destroyed, I will feel at ease; if Li Li does not die, the Han Dynasty will perish!"

At this point, Pang Tong felt very calm and it was not an exaggeration to say that he was secretly happy. Originally, he was still thinking about how to persuade Liu Biao to send troops to attack the Western Jin Dynasty, seize Nanyang in one fell swoop, and open up an alliance with the Wei State. Then, communicate with each other and help each other. Now he was completely relieved. From what Liu Biao said just now, it was not difficult to hear that Liu Biao had deeply felt the huge threat of Li Li of the Western Jin Dynasty, and thus sighed and felt a lot. This was enough.

As long as Liu Biao has a strong sense of crisis, he will defeat Pang Tong's thousands of words, and he will not need to persuade him in a bitter manner, or even ask him to volunteer. Liu Biao will choose to take the initiative. This is because Liu Biao is well versed in current affairs and is aware of the situation in the world. Although he is old, he is a mature person. He is familiar with military strategies, how can he not know how to take the initiative and then be controlled by others? Therefore, Liu Biao really took the murderous intent this time. He saved Pang Tong a lot of trouble, and there was no need to waste his words. Just follow the instructions.

While thinking secretly, Pang Tong took out the imperial list hidden in his sleeves and presented it to Liu Biao with both hands, then bowed and retreated back to his original position, silently speaking.

At this time, he noticed that Cai Mao's face was ugly, and his cold eyes stared at him like a poisonous snake, as if he was always ready to pounce on him and bit him to death. Pang Tong smiled faintly after seeing this. He knew why Cai Mao hated him so much and was eager to get rid of him quickly. This was because once Liu Biao decided to use troops to the Western Jin Dynasty, the hundreds of thousands of troops in Cai Mao's hands would be handed over. Even if he did not hand over all the military power, at least more than half of the troops would be required. The military power in Jingzhou has always been Cai Mao's forbidden body and his greatest reliance. Just like his life, he would not allow others to interfere. As long as anyone dared to take advantage of military power, he would be eliminated quickly.

Logically speaking, Cai Maogui was the general of the Southern Han Dynasty, and leading the army to fight was his duty, but he was born in a naval army and was good at water war but not good at land war. There was no problem in leading the army on weekdays, but once there was a war, the problem arose. If it was a water war, it would be fine, he could lead the troops to fight by himself without having to deal with others, but land war was different. He led the troops several times, and he returned with great defeat every time. He was completely out of the way and was not good at land war. Over time, every time he encountered land war, he had to hand over the military power and led the army with other generals. He served as the commander of the rear army and provided food and grass for the army. He was like a "grain leader of the grain transportation brigade". It was so bad that he was dull and had no face.

At the same time, once the war breaks out, the generals in the army will inevitably be mobilized, which will disrupt the original military system and cause Cai Mao to lose control of the army. What worries him the most is that many of his trusted generals are usually very powerful, but if they really want to fight on the battlefield, they will immediately become soft-legged shrimps, one by one, they will be timid and afraid to fight, so they can hand over the military power and hand over the troops under the tent to other generals for command. In this way, the trusted generals under the tent will be excluded, and the army that has been working hard for many years will be handed over to others for command. Over time, the army will be completely transformed into someone else's. It will not be easy for him to regain military power in the future.

After all, military power is not a thing that children play house, and they can play whatever they want. Military power is hard to get, and once it is lost, it is difficult to take it back. It is no exaggeration to say that military power has a special magic, just like a man's courage and power. As long as he owns it, he dares to do anything and is fearless. Therefore, no matter who the military power is in the hands of, no one will give up easily, and once he gives up, it means it is completely insulated from it. Perhaps it would be more precise to describe it as difficult to collect water.

Just as Cai Mao stared at Pang Tong fiercely, Liu Biao took the imperial list and looked at it for a while, and then said in a deep voice: "What do Zirou thinks about this? There are no outsiders here, so you can just say it's okay, there is no need to worry."

Kuai Liang said, "I have never heard of the system of selecting scholars in the imperial examination before, and I don't know the pros and cons of it, so I dare not make any mistakes. However, from the imperial edict, the so-called "school" is to select scholars in the imperial examination, mainly based on literary examinations and military examinations, and supplemented by various schools of thought. Since this, all the people of the three religions and nine ranks can become officials, which will inevitably lead to a situation of uneven quality. This is a way to cause chaos, and is by no means a wise move.

What's more, the Western Jin Dynasty occupied half of the country, and more than half of the prefectures and counties in the Han Dynasty were occupied by him. The gentry and aristocratic families in his territory were no less than those in Jingzhou. Li Wenchang's actions would inevitably damage the vital interests of these people. How could they let it go and how could they not resist? Therefore, the humble ministers thought this was not advisable.

Now Li Wenchang uses such a inferior method to win scholars. He thinks he is a plan, but in fact he is in a hurry to seek medical treatment and sensationalism. At best, it is to win people's hearts and not afraid!" Obviously, Kuai Liang was very disdainful of the method of selecting scholars in the imperial examinations, and sneered at it, and did not take it seriously at all. However, he saw the potential threat of the imperial examinations, which is what he called sensationalism and bribery.

In times of troubled times, population is the foundation. Whether it is to win people's hearts or what people want, as long as you have a sufficient population or win the support of the people, you will sooner or later become hegemonic. At this point, Kuai Liang clearly recognizes the huge threat of the imperial examinations, and the reason why he rejects the imperial examinations is because he comes from a noble family and has a sense of superiority in his bones.

However, the Western Jin Dynasty implemented the imperial examination system that did not care about its background and only relied on its abilities, which undoubtedly severely hit all the aristocratic families and gentry ways to go to office alone, completely overturned the glory of the aristocratic families and directly damaged the fundamental interests of the aristocratic families. In this regard, they naturally had to resist firmly and would not compromise no matter what. In a sense, this was a life-and-death battle, and its tragic level was no less than a battle on the battlefield. Both sides would never stop until they completely defeated the other party.

After hearing this, Liu Biao stroked his beard without any comment and began to ponder. Then he looked up at Kuai Yue and asked, "What do you think of the other way?"

Kuai Yue seemed to have known that Liu Biao had this question, so he said without hesitation: "What my brother said is reasonable. However, the opinions of the poor ministers are slightly different from those of his brother. Everyone knows that Li Wenchang has been suppressing aristocratic families and gentry since the rebellion. All the prefectures and counties he captured have suffered severe damage in their territory. Many of the century-old prominent families have been uprooted, and there are many families that have suffered the disaster of family extermination. So far, there have been no exception.

It was precisely because Li Li's methods were too cruel that he led the Central Plains to face fierce obstacles three times, almost resisting one after another, making him difficult and suffer heavy losses. However, Li Wenchang was tenacious in life, decisive in killing, good at creating opportunities, and repeatedly marched into the Central Plains, and used the hands of the princes to greatly weaken the resistance of major families and gentry, thus successfully conquering Sili, Yuzhou and Xuzhou and other Central Plains prefectures and counties, and then based in the Central Plains and plotting for the world.

Therefore, my brother just now said that the aristocratic families and gentry in the Western Jin Dynasty would definitely resist Li Li's implementation of the imperial examination. The weak ministers were deeply suspicious of this. It should be noted that most of the civil servants and military generals under Li Li's command were from low-level backgrounds, and more than 70% of the military generals were civil servants. Even among the civil servants, most of the gentry members were from decline, and most of them were from declining families, which was no different from the civil servants. Therefore, they knew very well that the difficulty of civil servants was to be a civil servant. The imperial examination was to be a member of the imperial examination, and to be a member of the imperial examination, and to be a member of the military generals, it was not only harmless but beneficial for military generals, because military generals were originally to make contributions on the battlefield and gain fame. After the implementation of this martial arts, they had another way to become an official. Why not do such a good thing?"

Speaking of this, Kuai Yue realized that Liu Biao looked unhappy, but he said this to the point. Even if he didn't listen, he had to finish it.

After pausing, he continued: "As for the aristocratic families and gentry in the Western Jin Dynasty, they had long been subjugated by Li Li and were afraid of killing them. As long as Li Li did not force them to the dead, they would not dare to rebel?"

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