On the same night, Liu Zhang sat on the edge of Liu Xun's bed.

Seeing that Liu Xun finally fell asleep, Yahuan Lotus on the side breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "Finally asleep, the little boy used to be coaxed to sleep by the master, since the lord came out of Chengdu, the little boy often has insomnia, and now the lord is busy with official business, and he doesn't know how to do it in the future." ”

Liu Zhang sighed, touched Liu Xun's little face and said: "Xun'er has no mother since she was born, so she is naturally a little dependent, but the wet nurse who used to breastfeed Xun'er, as well as you maids who have been waiting, can't you coax him to sleep?" ”

Lianhua shook her head, but suddenly her eyes lit up and said, "There is a person, the little boy has told his maid several times that he likes her." ”

"Who?"

"It's Huang Yue Huang girl, Huang girl is there, the little boy is very happy, he writes at night and sleeps, since Huang girl left, the little boy is difficult to fall asleep again, otherwise, the master will invite Huang girl into the house to live."

Lotus looked at Liu Zhang expectantly, although Liu Xun was not a prodigy, but she was a good child, she was a girl who watched Liu Xun grow up, and she was also anxious to see Liu Xun having trouble sleeping every night.

Liu Zhang stood up and shook his head slowly, thinking of the dusk on Elm Street, he knew that those two words would make Huang Yue sad, but he had unspeakable hardships, so he finally let her leave, so why provoke her again and let her suffer more harm.

At this moment, Wang Xu suddenly appeared at the door, Liu Zhang glanced at the sleeping Liu Xun and walked out.

"What's the matter?"

"My lord, there are people out there who want to see you."

"Who?"

"Huang Yue, Huang girl."

"What, didn't she leave?"

Liu Zhang's eyebrows twisted, and when he arrived in the courtyard, Huang Yue's appearance under the lantern light frightened Liu Zhang, only to see that her whole body was dirty, her hair was wet with sweat on her shoulders, and her clothes were close to her body.

"Miss Huang, what's wrong with you?" Liu Zhang helped Huang Yue.

"My lord, it's not good, Pang Xi colluded with Zhang Lu and won over the clan in northern Shubei, and there will be a rebellion before the Double Ninth Festival at the latest, my lord, my lord must prepare early."

Huang Yue was out of breath, and it was not easy to call Yahuan at this time, Liu Zhang helped Huang Yue into the hall, saw that Huang Yue's face was white, and asked his own soldiers to bring a bowl of gruel.

It wasn't until Huang Yue was in a slightly better state that Liu Zhang asked, "How do you know?" ”

"One of my clan brothers was a general in the Brazilian army, Pang Xi ordered him to win over my brother, and the clan brother found me, I agreed on the surface, and rode to Chengdu all night, my lord, according to my clan brother, this time the Han lieutenant general raised an army of 100,000, plus the Brazilian army has as many as 150,000, and the northern Shubei clan is almost all involved with Pang Xi, with countless money and food, and the adults should prepare as soon as possible, otherwise Xichuan will be in chaos."

"Thank you, Miss Huang, for coming to report on the starry night." Liu Zhang thought for a while, Zhang Lu's total army was less than 70,000, and the Brazilian army was only 20,000, it would be good if they could send 100,000 troops, and the 150,000 that Huang Yue said should be exaggerated by that brother.

But even 100,000 is difficult to deal with, Xichuan can now dispatch less than 50,000 troops, Brazil is the gateway to Xichuan, Pang Xi defected, 100,000 enemy troops such as Pingchuan, Yizhou will inevitably be in chaos, and the wealthy families around the country will inevitably take advantage of the opportunity to rise, and they are afraid that they will die without a place to be buried.

No, Pang Xi must be dealt with before the Double Ninth Festival, and it must be taken quickly before Zhang Lu reacts, otherwise the Hanzhong soldiers will enter Brazil and it will be difficult to recover.

Liu Zhang clenched his fists and said to Huang Yue: "Miss Huang, if it weren't for you to report, Xichuan would definitely be doomed, and I, Liu Zhang, would have died without a place to be buried, your kindness Liu Zhang is unforgettable, it's just that I dare to ask Miss Huang to do me another favor." ”

"Your Excellency, please."

Liu Zhang said a few words in Huang Yue's ear, and Huang Yue listened and nodded slowly.

Huang Yue ate some food, dragged his tired body and rode back to Langzhong overnight, Liu Zhang looked at Huang Yue's back when he went out, and sighed, he owes her a lot now, if this girl opens her heart to herself again, can she still use two words to clear up her relationship with her like that dusk?

Liu Zhang leaned against the door, and Wang Xu stepped forward and said, "Lord, is the matter really that urgent?" ”

Liu Zhang shook his head: "The matter is very urgent, but it's useless for us to be anxious, let's wait until the end of the four imperial examinations." ”

After two days of examinations, the four examinations have finally come to an end, and most of the results have been released, leaving only the elite who have passed the test and are still receiving the final selection.

However, the so-called elite, in the literary examination, the last rest is not very good, the children of the family are too few, and the talents of the poor family are less than the children of the family, and the few "elites" of the literary examination are really reluctant.

But even so, Liu Zhang still came to the literary examination venue first, civil and military affairs are equally important in troubled times, and for Yizhou, which has no support from the world, literati are more important than military generals.

There were six scholars left in the examination room, divided into two groups, and they were engaged in a final debate on whether agriculture should be emphasized and commerce should be suppressed.

There were three people on the right side, two of them drooped their heads, complaining about how they chose this side, knowing that now the state pastor is opening up business, and he still has to defend the heavy agriculture and suppression of business, isn't this a blind search? It's no wonder that you can get good grades. There was only a thin middle-aged man in his thirties, with a calm expression, and seeing that neither of them spoke, he stood up and said aloud:

"Eavesdropping on the Ming monarchs of the past dynasties, far from the treacherous and ingenious way, advocating the end of virtue, valuing agriculture and suppressing business, controlling the people to chase the end of the profit, and protecting the people's style is simple, now Yizhou is a workshop, plus a business name, competing with the people for profit, eliminating the virtue of the Shu people, and building greed and despised, which is despised by the saints, and the son is ......"

"If this man openly opposes the decree of the Lord, I will take him immediately." Wang Xu was about to rush to the stage as he spoke, but Liu Zhang pulled him down, glanced sideways and said, "What are you doing?" This is a debate, which position says which thing, what are you involved in? ”

Fa Zheng said with a smile on the side: "But this man dares to say that he is so bold in front of the lord that he is valuing agriculture and suppressing business, but he has a bit of courage. ”

Liu Zhang bowed his head and asked Wang Fu, "What is this person's name?" ”

Wang Fu said: "This person's name is Qin Mi, he is a famous talent in Shu, he has been recommended as an official several times, but he has been ill, but he didn't expect to come to participate in the four imperial examinations this time, but he was a little surprised." ”

At this time, after the middle-aged man finished speaking, an old man of about fifty on the opposite side stood up with a vibrating robe, and said loudly: "If there is a big chaos today, the heroes are fighting for hegemony, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is my old enemy, Liu Biao in Jingzhou intrudes from time to time, and Cao Cao is not a subordinate, I have a strong enemy in the north of Xichuan, a bad neighbor in the east, and a barbarian in the south.

If the heavy agriculture suppresses business, the treasury is empty, the border defense is deserted, and the soldiers are hungry and cold, how can they be raised? It is to prosper business, open workshops, set up business names, communicate with each other, and make up for the deficiency with surplus......"

Liu Zhang saw that the speaker was dressed very gorgeously, with a hint of arrogance in his tone, and asked Wang Fu, "Who is this person?" ”

"This person Xu Jing, from Jiaozhou, is the cousin of the famous scholar Xu Shao, very famous in the family, Xu Jing was an official under Dong Zhuo at the beginning, and later fled, Li Shi Kong Ling, Chen Yi, Xu Gong, Wang Lang, Huiji Taishou Wang Lang was defeated by Sun Ce, entered Jiaozhou, I heard that we were doing four imperial examinations, and came to Shuzhong.

Originally, this person in the previous exam was empty, just because he was born in the family, and he was very famous, if he stopped early, he was afraid of the heart of the scholars of the cold family, so I gave some preferential treatment, but I didn't expect it to be very insightful now. ”

"Insightful?" Liu Zhang glanced at the impassioned Xu Jing on the stage: "I think this person is still as empty as ever." ”;