The report of the defeat of the tiger jumping canyon reached Handan, and King Zhang Ao of Zhao was in chaos. He was originally a monarch with no opinion, so he had to summon General Bai Xuan and Prime Minister Zhang Jing to the palace overnight to discuss countermeasures.

After entering the palace to see the emperor, Bai Xuan and Zhang Jing's face were not very good, and Zhao State suffered a great loss.

This time, the coalition forces attacked Qi, joined the Zong, and the Lianheng allied a total of 150,000 troops. The Zhao family dispatched a large army of 50,000, and the food and supplies of the 100,000 troops of the Lianheng allied were provided by Zhao. However, in terms of the prior agreement on the distribution of interests, Zhao State distributed Jiaodong County, the most barren area of ​​Qi. The Zhao State ruler and ministers also endured it from the overall situation.

But now, due to Zhou Yafu's carelessness in underestimating the enemy, Zhao State lost a total of 30,000 strong men, and Jiaodong County was also lost. What is most disgusting is that Zhou Yafu fell ill. The coalition forces retreating to Linzi are in panic and have no desire to fight. Not to mention counterattacking Jiaodong, it is difficult to defend Linzi County.

In other words, Zhao State suffered such a huge loss, but it is very likely that it would not get anything!

Even though Bai Xuan had a very outstanding mind, he couldn't help but be angry at this moment. If Bai Mo had no words to do so, he wouldn't take the interests of Zhao seriously.

Zhang Aozhao had no idea, looked around Bai Xuan, and Zhang Jing said, "General, Prime Minister, what should I do?"

Since Zhao Wu was killed, Zhang Jing has always been the leader of Bai Xuan. This guy is a smart man. He knows that King Zhao is cowardly and Bai Xuan holds military power. If anyone dares to sing a rebellion with Bai Xuan at this time, wouldn’t he be tired of living? He looked at Bai Xuan with his eyes, and he just wrote the general’s opinion on his face, which was the opinion of the minister.

Bai Xuan did not expect that the battle against Qi would be like this. Moreover, Bai Mo appointed Zhou Yafu as the main general, which caused today's mistakes, which also made Bai Xuan feel resentful and said immediately: "Prime Minister Bai has to give us Zhao State an explanation... After coming out of Weiyang Palace, Bai Mo, Chen Ping and Zhou Guanfu's faces all looked a little solemn.

The news that Zhou Yafu was lying in the tiger jumping canyon has been circulated back to Xianyang. After Liu Heng learned the news, he quickly summoned the three of them into the palace to discuss countermeasures. In the warm pavilion of Wende Palace, King Liu Heng of Han got angry for the first time and directly accused Zhou Yafu of losing his troops and ruining the country. Bai Mo and Zhou Guanfu's faces were so painful that Chen Ping's face was also dull.

As Zhou Guanfu walked, he turned his head and said to the critic Mo: "Prime Minister. I have said a long time ago that Yafu is young and knowledgeable, and is really not enough to take on such a great responsibility. Look, isn't it going to cause trouble now?"

Bai Mo sighed and said, "It's not Yafu's fault for winning the tiger jump, but Xiang Zheng is too difficult to deal with."

Chen Pingshen nodded convincedly and said, "Yes, this Xiang Zheng is really quite like a father in his use of military force."

Bai Mo looked up at the dark sky above his head and said worriedly: "The State of Chu is really full of stars now, and talents are rankling. The older generation Xiang Zhuang, Bi Shu, Gao Chu, Pang Yu and others are still in their battle years. The younger generation Xiang Zheng, Pang Zheng, Gao Lang, etc. have already grown up. In contrast, our Han Kingdom..."

Bai Mo didn't say the second half. But Chen Ping and Zhou Guanfu heard it. What he meant was that the talents of Chu were rankling, while the Han Dynasty had a decline in talents. It was finally difficult to produce Zhou Yafu, a young handsome man, but he lost in the battle with Prince Xiang Zheng of Chu. This is likely to be a microcosm of the next decades of Chu and Han.

Bai Mo pondered for a moment and said, "Shengzhi, Taishi, have you ever thought about why this happened? Why did the Chu State have a prosperous scene of talent hike, but the Han State has a decline in talent and a faction of Liao Luo?"

Zhou Guanfu was silent when he heard this. His mind was basically full of muscles, so it was naturally impossible to think of the reason. Chen Ping thought about it and said, "I am also confused about this. Chu State has children of honor and relatives, but our Han State also has children of honor and relatives. Why can the children of Chu State become talents but not the children of great men?"

"Because of the national examination!" Bai Mo sighed, "I thought the national examination system implemented by Chu was a destruction of the ancient etiquette system and a rebellious act that was unpopular. But now it seems that we are wrong. Since Chu implemented the national examination, the children of commoners from poor families had the same promotion path as the children of nobles. Therefore, the enthusiasm of the children of commoners has greatly improved. The direct consequence is that the number of scholars in Chu has far exceeded the total of the countries!"

After a pause, Bai Mo said again: "Xiang Zheng, Pang Zheng, Gao Lang and other children of Chu stood out in competition with hundreds of thousands of peers, but what about Yafu? He basically never met a competitor worth mentioning during his growth. Adding up all the young people who read literacy in Guanzhong is probably less than ten thousand, right?"

It is precisely because Zhou Yafu has not experienced cruel competition that he has developed a arrogant and arrogant attitude, but the young children of Chu are not the case. At least in the Imperial Academy, their status is equivalent to that of the children of the common people. If they are not knowledgeable and lack abilities, even the children of top aristocrats will be at risk of being eliminated by the children of the common people.

After comparing the two, it is understandable that the children of Chu State are better than the children of Han State.

"Hundreds of thousands of young people who know literacy?" Zhou Guanfu opened his eyes wide and said with a sniff, "How many are there in Chu?"

"I'm afraid, it's probably true." Chen Ping nodded thoughtfully and said, "Although Black Ice Platform has not specially collected information on this, it is true that there are nearly 10,000 students in one county school in Wujun alone."

County schools are the next-level institution of the Chu State Imperial College. Generally, each county has its own, and the number of students varies. Of course, county schools are relatively loose learning institutions. There is no need to take strict exams when entering county schools. You only need to have a certain foundation. The purpose of running county schools is to allow students to prepare for the national exam better.

Of course, the students trained by the county school of Chu and the Imperial Academy were by no means Masters who only knew how to study the classics in later generations, but generalists who had comprehensively developed the Six Arts. Liberal arts were only one of many disciplines such as military, law, Mo, and martial arts. Confucian classics such as "Shangshu" and "Analects of Confucius" only accounted for a small part of the content of the liberal arts.

Therefore, students who graduated from the Chu State Imperial College not only have rich knowledge, a practical foundation, a strong physique, but also many students are still good at riding and shooting, and are skilled in archery and horses. Moreover, as time goes by, the quality of students in the Chu State Imperial College is improving year by year. Xiang Zheng, Gao Lang, Pang Zheng and others are among the best.

Bai Mo nodded slightly and said, "As a large number of outstanding talents graduated from the Imperial College of Chu and then entered local counties or military positions, it not only brought about improvements in the combat effectiveness of the Chu army, but also brought about another serious consequence that was a disaster for all countries in the Lianhe country, that is, the overall improvement of the quality of local officials in Chu."

After saying this, Bai Mo said to Chen Ping again: "Didn't the Black Ice Platform say that Jiangdong, Jingxiang, Bashu and even Wei under the Chu State will usher in an unprecedented bumper harvest this year? In fact, if you think about it carefully, this is by no means accidental. The Chu State has not had a large-scale locust plague, flood or drought in many years."

Chen Ping was enlightened at a glance, and his expression changed slightly: "The Prime Minister said that after students who graduated from Imperial College were transferred to local officials, the irrigation and water conservancy systems in various parts of Chu State were greatly improved, so the disaster resistance ability under the rule of Chu State was greatly improved, so the continuous harvest of Chu State in recent years?"

"Does the Taishi have any other explanation?" Bai Mo said, "Now, the Chu State can guarantee a harvest even if the disaster is in the year. Once the year is good, it will be a bumper harvest. After the harvest, the Chu State's treasury will be abundant. I am afraid that the Chu King Xiangzhuang will use large-scale foreign troops again. The time is likely to be after the autumn harvest, or even after the summer harvest."

"After the Chu State's summer harvest, it will launch a large-scale foreign military service?" Zhou Guanfu said in surprise, "Will it not be so soon?"

In the prediction of the Han monarch and ministers, Chu fought the two fierce battles of Sishui and Mianshui, and after moving the capital, it would take at least three to five years of rest before it could launch a large-scale army again.

Bai Mo said: "Only you have preparedness can you be free of trouble. We must make the worst plan and win. Your training for Guanzhong is intensified. Old and weak under the age of sixty and over the age of sixty also need to gather together to train. The preparations for the Taishi, food, and weapons will only be hard for you. The original person has to go to Anyi to put out the fire."

Chen Ping nodded silently and sighed again. With Zhou Yafu's defeat in Wudiao Canyon, the internal internal of the Lianheng Alliance is now uneven. Zhao State suffered the most heavy losses in Hudiao Gorge. Jiaodong County, which was originally distributed to Zhao State, was occupied by Chu and Yan's coalition forces. Zhao State can be said to have lost land and troops, so it will definitely ask for compensation from Han and South Korea.

This Prince of Chu Xiang Zheng really posed a huge problem for him.

On the other side of South Korea, Han Xin, the King of Han, is a greedy master. He may not be willing to spit out the fat meat he had eaten. It would be not so easy to give up six counties from Jibei County in South Korea. Even if Bai Mo went to Anyi, he might not be able to convince him. In addition, in the Han Dynasty, Lu Tai has already gone to Linzi with his family, so he is afraid he will not be willing to give up half of Linzi County... It is unreasonable, it is unreasonable!" Han Xin, the King of Han, swept all the pen, ink and paper on the table to the ground. Thunder angrily said, "What kind of bastard Zhang Ao's son said? His general has no ability to defend Jiaodong County, and he still has to rely on me? Let me give up six counties from Jibei County to him? There is no door!"

General Jie Fu fanned the flames and said, "The King of Zhao is really shameless, but I heard that the Prime Minister has crossed the river from Puyang and is about to arrive in Anyi. The Prime Minister may be talking about Xiang for Zhao State. King, you must withstand the Prime Minister's pressure and must not make too much concessions to Zhao State."

"What did you say? What are you making too much concessions?" Han Xin said unhappily, "I won't give in to any of my land! Not to mention Bai Mo, even if Liu Bang crawled out of the grave, I will still say this, Hum!" This was said with a tough word, but if Liu Bang really came back from the grave, Han Xin would probably have to piss off again. (To be continued) rq!~!
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