On the battlefield of the Goryeo Kingdom, a dragon flag was inserted on the wall of Yizhou City. The fierce general Chang Yuchun climbed the city wall, and corpses were everywhere below.

In order to capture the city in the north of Goryeo Kingdom, the Liaodong army besieged Yizhou City and attacked him forcibly.

Eighty thousand defenders of the Goryeo Kingdom were killed, and Mingguan led the Guanning Iron Cavalry into the city.

"What should the Goryeo officials guarding the city do with it?"

Obai escorted a group of Goryeo officials to Mingguan. All of these Goryeo officials were extremely frightened, and their life and death were dependent on the thoughts of the lord of the Han Empire.

"All the resisters will kill them. Those who offer the city can obtain some of the property of the resisters and hold a high position."

At the Mingguan order, dozens of officials from the Goryeo Kingdom were killed, and the remaining officials were submissive. They shared some of the spoils, which was equivalent to boarding a pirate ship.

"Choi Jae-sun has retreated to Xijing, defending with 100,000 people, and calling on another 200,000 rebels to support Xijing..."

"Chu Zi of Xuzhou intends to occupy Yuzhou and intends to attack Jizhou."

The Yanqi Guild brought the information that Mingguan wanted to know.

"Chu Zimou is about to be greedy for Hebei. If I don't pacify Goryeo as soon as possible, I will be passive. I will send an edict to appease all towns. If anyone disobeys, I will be killed without mercy."

"The main force of the legion, follow me to go south!"

Only 50,000 defenders were left behind in Mingguan to suppress Yizhou City, and more than 100,000 main forces drove Goryeo surrendered troops south.

Mingguan's strategy is also very simple. There will always be someone in Goryeo that is willing to be his dog. As long as there is a dog leading the way, it will be relatively simple to attack the remaining cities in Goryeo.

Guanning Iron Cavalry, Eight Banners, Xianbei Cavalry, Wuhuan Cavalry, and Liaodong Legion, dominated by cavalry, continued to move south, majestic and endlessly at a glance.

Chu Tian asked to place Xu You in Xiacheng and prepare to take him to guide Hebei. Chen Ji and Chen Qun and his son from Yingchuan came to the lord's mansion to meet him at the orders of Chu Tian.

Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son were originally civil officials under Tang. Considering that following Tang had no future, they came to surrender to Chu Tian.

Some people in the aristocratic families may not be loyal to the lord.

In history, Chen Qun followed Liu Bei and Lu Bu, and then defected to Cao Cao, but was not a foolish and loyal person. Chen Qun persuaded Liu Bei to be careful of Lu Bu, but Liu Bei did not obey. Perhaps Chen Qun was disappointed with Liu Bei for a time, so he did not follow Liu Bei anymore.

It is understandable to rely on powerful princes in troubled times.

Chen Ji, Chen Qun and his son are both scholars.

Chu Tian was a little cautious about the Yingchuan family. Cao Wei forces promoted the nine-rank Zhongzheng system and became the electoral tool for the aristocratic families. This was a helpless compromise between Cao Wei and the aristocratic families.

But Chu Tian was different. He strictly controlled the various legions. The main generals came from other dynasties and had not yet formed aristocratic families, so he could not give much face to the local aristocratic families.

Chen Ji, Chen Qun cannot deal with Chu Tian in the past, otherwise he will not know how to die.

Chu Tian casually glanced at the panels of the two people, focusing on Chen Qun.

Chen Ji is already old and has achieved far less than his son.

【Name】: Chen Qun

【Talent】: Imperial Class Civil Official

【Identity】: Sikong, the main advocate of the nine-rank Zhongzheng system

【Loyalty】: 70

[Commander]: 32 [Military Power]: 24 [Intellect]: 83 [Politics]: 97 [Character]: 73

【Performance】: Calm and calm

【Loveness】: 50

[Feature 1]: Nine-grade central system (S-level neutral characteristics, when implementing the Nine-grade central system, the satisfaction of the family of the whole power is +30%, the probability of talent appearing in aristocratic families +20%, the ritual system is stable +20%, the satisfaction of poor families and civilians -30%, and the probability of talent appearing in aristocratic families -10%)

【Feature 2】: Wei Lu (S-level characteristics, public security, people's sentiment is not easy to decline, greatly reducing crimes and the probability of corruption)

【Feature 3】: Qingliu Yawang (S-level feature, when Chen Qun is not dead, the family satisfaction level is +10%)

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Chen Qun went through the three dynasties of Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Rui, and his qualifications were older than Sima Yi. He advocated the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system, which influenced the entire Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was not until the imperial examination system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was improved that he replaced the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system.

The bonus of Chen Qun's characteristics is also quite large. However, the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System" is a system that has both pros and cons. After Chu Tian's power promoted the self-created imperial examination system, the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system was not very effective.

The nine-grade Zhongzheng system is a system that sacrifices the interests of poor families and civilians and safeguards the interests of aristocratic families, and is also a compromise between Cao Wei and his family. However, there is a large number of players in Chutian's territory.

The player group will not agree to Chu Tian’s implementation of the nine-grade central system to form class solidification.

Players, civilians, poor families, aristocratic families, soldiers, and other groups must be considered.

Secondly, the nine-grade Zhongzheng system has a certain historical background. After Cai Lun improved the papermaking technology, the price of paper was still very expensive, so there was the allusion that paper was expensive in Luoyang. Aristocratic families almost monopolized all knowledge, so the probability of talent being born is higher and they have the ability to govern the country.

It was not until the advancement of printing technology and the spread of knowledge was relatively cheap that the imperial examination system replaced the nine-rank Zhongzheng system. In the Song Dynasty, when printing technology reached its peak, the status of literati was higher.

In "Territory", there are already economic buildings such as paper mills, and a large number of players have poured in, so the aristocratic families cannot monopolize knowledge.

There is no greater significance to implementing the nine-grade Zhongzheng system.

Of course, Chen Qun has a political value of 97. As the Minister of the Interior, he is more than enough to handle his daily internal affairs.

"You go to Xuchang and still deal with the internal affairs of Yuzhou."

Chu Tian considered that Li Ju, the governor of Qingzhou, was a capable official in the internal affairs, with Cheng Yu and Du Ruhui in Yanzhou, and two Zhangs in Xuzhou (Zhang Zhao and Zhang Hong) in Yuzhou, and lacked ministers, so he sent Chen Ji and Chen Qun to Yuzhou.

Chen Qun is a smart person and is very sensitive to taking sides. When Tang's power declined, there was only one Nanyang County left. Chen Qun would never choose to return to Tang's side...

"It is necessary to do your best."

Chen Ji and Chen Qun did not expect Chu Tian to summon his group to come, and simply asked about the situation in Yuzhou, and then let them go back to Yingchuan to manage the familiar Yuzhou.

Chu Tian squinted his eyes and watched Chen Ji and Chen Qun leave.

Within his sphere of influence, the Xuzhou family, the Yingchuan family, the Yanzhou family, and the Nanyang family, scholars from all over the country became officials.

However, Chu Tian was not worried. The imperial examination system absorbed a group of players, poor families, civilians, and talents from other dynasties. All forces competed for checks and balances. He did not need to compromise with the local aristocratic families like Cao Pi.

"Can Feng Yi bring it?"

In addition to summoning the surrendered Chen Ji and Chen Qun, Chu Tian also summoned Feng Yi.

General Feng Yi of Dashu was very reliable. Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu was unable to capture the city he defended for a time. If he could surrender, Chu Tian had a stable commander of the army equivalent to Zhou Yafu's level.

The larger the territory, the more legion commanders Chu Tian needs.

After a while, Feng Yi was brought by Dian Wei, and with Dian Wei on the side, Feng Yi, with bare hands and empty fists, could not kill Chu Tian.

Feng Yi was a prisoner, but his expression was quite calm.

"When today there is a great chaos, the people will live in poverty, and the soldiers will be in trouble. If we want to end the troubled times, we can only stop fighting with martial arts. If there is a general helping us, great things can be accomplished, and this is a blessing for all people."

Chu Tian moved him with emotion and explained him with reason.

Feng Yi was a little shaken.

Chu Tian has the characteristics of "Hanwu" and has additional attraction to civil officials and military generals of the Han Dynasty.

As a military general in the early Eastern Han Dynasty, Feng Yi was inevitably affected.

Chu Tian continued to brainwash Feng Yi: "I have raised an army from Langya, suppressed the Yellow Turbans, attacked Dong Zhuo, and swept across the Central Plains. Is it my own pleasure? I am for the people of the world. The general helps me to pacify the world, guard the four directions, and to the country and the people. All are good things. Please think twice..."

Chu Tian continued to brainwash Feng Yi, who was silent, and only after a few hours did someone take Feng Yi down.

Feng Yi is now a little confused, and Chu Tian has mastered the basic brainwashing ability.

Unless he is a loyal person, Chu Tian will probably convince him.

If it doesn't work for a day, I'll call Feng Yi every day and discuss supporting the Han Dynasty with him.

Chu Tian believes that Feng Yi will surrender soon, after all, Feng Yi is brainwashed by Chu Tian every day...

Chu Tian has enough patience to deal with special talents.

After capturing Yuzhou, Chu Tian also submitted all the meritorious ministers to the court, requesting promotion to the positions of miscellaneous generals, partial generals, central governors, school lieutenants and other officials.

...

Cao Cao was in Xiacheng's mansion, Xu You came to visit with two pots of sake and talked with Cao Cao.

"The next step, Yanzhou Mu will definitely take Hebei, and the next step may be Guanzhong."

Cao Cao had a clear view of the situation.

Xu You shook his head: "It may not be so. When I was in Jizhou, I had heard of cavalry from the north of the Moon entering the south of the Moon. At that time, the Central Plains may face an unprecedented crisis."

Cao Cao's eyes gradually became sharp: "The cavalry in Mobei dared to enter the Central Plains and would definitely wipe it out!"

"Only Cao Aman, you have such courage. If Yuan Benchu ​​is here, it will be lively."

Xu You and Cao Cao were both subordinates of Chu Tian, ​​so Xu You no longer cared about the differences in official positions.

Yuan Shao had lost his status as a prince, so Xu You thought that Yuan Shao could still be friends with them, and at worst he would become an official in the same dynasty in the future...

The identity of Yuan Shao's fourth generation and three dukes was placed there, and not many princes dared to actually kill Yuan Shao.

Xu You mentioned another thing: "In Xia City, there are really a mixture of fish and dragons. I wandered around the city, not only many strange people, but also all the families, merchants and powerful people settled in. I also saw people recruiting disciples, raising knights, and hundreds of candidates."

When Cao Cao heard Xu You mention that someone raised a knight in Xiacheng, he frowned and found something was wrong.

In troubled times, many powerful people gathered to protect themselves and set up manors, with the few people ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands, which is not uncommon. Some aristocratic families and merchants also have the habit of recruiting visitors.

For example, in the Mi family in Donghai, there are tens of thousands of slaves. When armed, they are tens of thousands of local brave men.
To be continued...