Prologue Chapter 42 The Imperial Examination
A demon beast is a treasure trove, Tang Ruirui also knew that Su Wen was a local tyrant, and he was not merciful when he ate a big family, and happily took the entire animal skin. Thinking of returning him a bag, he carefully studied the contents of the bag. But seeing that the spear and the bow and arrow, and even the gun bag, were extremely exquisite, and all kinds of fine patterns and decorations, although they were murder weapons, they were indeed beautiful, so he played with them carefully with great interest. The sophistication and sharpness of these weapons, as Su Wen said, far exceeded the limits of his imagination. Unconsciously, I was convinced of the various legends circulating outside.
Tang Ruirui knew a little about military affairs, and looking at the various weapons in the bag, the doubts in her heart became more and more, and she couldn't help asking:
"Master Su, I see that you are well-equipped, and you are also skilled in the army, killing demon beasts is like slaughtering chickens and dogs. Isn't it like a martial arts move? Why are you so unwilling to take part in the scientific examination? Even if you don't want to be an official, you can go to the imperial city to be a guard with a sword, and live in the imperial city for a long time, maybe you can find an opportunity to read a book? Wouldn't it fulfill your thoughts?"
"Hmm... This demon beast can actually be connected with the Zhongju people? and this kind of operation?" Su Wen was interested...
Tang Ruirui was choked by this person's ignorance again: "Uh... There are things in school textbooks, but you don't know what this child knows? The military general is to lead everyone to resist the demon beast, and this imperial examination selects the military general, and does not take the test to fight the demon beast? So what do you think is the test?"
"Hehe, Miss Tang, don't blame, haven't I ever gone to school? I also asked Miss Tang to help me answer my questions. After speaking, he saluted seriously.
Tang Ruirui knew that this scientific examination was not a joke, and he usually spoke out of tune, at most it was a joke. can still treat the imperial examination like this, and if it is not good, it will kill people. So I explained it to him carefully:
"This martial arts move is a group of five, and I went to the old city or ancient ruins infested by demon beasts to explore. The imperial court will send a flying car to the ancient ruins where there are not many monsters or the old city of the previous dynasty. First of all, find the abandoned beacon or fortress, set up a safe area, and probe to make sure that the monsters are really not too dense. Then he used the flying car to put in tokens, equipment, and supplies one by one, and at the same time made detailed records and drew maps.
Each team is capped at five people, and maps and uniform equipment are issued as a sign of justice. Taking into account the different occupations and habits of each person, a single person can choose one carry-on item by himself. Each team started from a different place, so everyone headed to the token office first. When the token is obtained, it will be transferred to a safe place, where it will wait for the speeding car to pick it up. The winner is the one who gets to safety first and can get on the speeding car safely. According to the usual practice, those who can return safely will be granted official positions. ”
Su Wen secretly scolded a sentence of "", and empiricism really kills people, so you still have to read more books and study.
"Thank you Miss Tang for your doubts, so it's not a test of weightlifting, mounted archery, rifle, carbines, and strategy? Su Wen is very concerned about this, because the fat man often said that only in ancient times could he be qualified to take the martial arts championship.
"Hmm...?Where did you come from? Is it fun to think of ignorance as a personality? I'm really scared of you. There was once a scientific expedition, and the martial champions were as thin as monkeys!!Their later army was called the Monkey Army, and I heard that they were good at climbing trees and digging holes.... Later, he was deeply loved in the place where he worked, and he was also famous all over the world. ”
"Uh...... Is this okay?Is this official position a running general or a burrowing general?When you see a demon beast, everyone climbs a tree together?or does you drill into a hole?" Su Wen imagined the picture for a moment, hehe... Spicy eyes....
"What do you think? As long as you can bring people to survive, they are all good generals, do generals want to take people and fight to the death with demon beasts? Heroic is strong enough, but this kind of general, it is better not to have it. ”
Su Wen touched his head: "Yes... That's the truth, it's okay if you can't beat it, it's okay to dodge, and living is the last word, but I'm not good at escaping?"
"You don't need to dig a hole, there is a special rule: the one who kills the demon beast will win directly. ”
Summer, who didn't speak for a long time, didn't know what to think, but suddenly became excited, and forgot about the practice of closing the mouth meditation: "Yes, why didn't I think of it? Brother Su... It's just made for you, huh? You can take me there..... I'll help you beat the drums.... Belch.... Can you wait until next time?.... I'm not healed yet..."
Su Wen thought to himself: "Beat the drums, you still shout 666." Like what words? On second thought, alas..... Anyway, I'm going to kill the demon beast, and then find four beauties to line up in a row and shout 666?.... It's too beautiful to think... Looking back at the list, I have to ride a high-headed horse together, and wear red and green together.... Ha ha...
Tang Ruirui saw that he was stupid and happy, and listened to Summer's words again, his eyes turned twice, his mind moved, and his spirit suddenly rose. Cautiously approached Su Wen's side, pretending to be shy, and said in a shy, "Brother Su..... You see, I know how to heal.... Can you help? Take me with you. I can walk on my own. ”
The seven orifices of the summer gas smoked, and Su Wen got goosebumps....
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In Songcheng City, a group of people rested for a while, slightly dissipating the fatigue of some long journeys. Then they gathered in the small hall at the back of the city to drink tea and chat. When the Song king ascended the throne, the national strength was almost exhausted by the successive wars, so the national policy was set as recuperation. Practicing frugality, implementing benevolent governance, and supporting the people's livelihood. Up and down, this small hall in Song City is naturally ordinary, only some ordinary seat furnishings, which are enough.
Jiang Yun was noncommittal about the environment, Su Mei and Fang Wenqing were originally from the countryside, so they naturally didn't care. General Li has been with Jiang Yun for many years and knows her temperament. Hurriedly arranged for the sergeants to pick out the things in their camp and send them over.
Although General Li is Jiang Yun's confidant, he has been absent from the court for a long time, and he is ignorant of many things. There was nothing to do, and he pulled Fang Wenqing and asked in a low voice: "Since Song Guo took over as an auxiliary state, it is customary for this big Sima to take over the Northern Army, is there still something strange here? Is Su Gongzi too nervous?"
Fang Wenqing glanced at him, then secretly glanced at Jiang Yun, and lowered his voice: "I just heard the princess's words, and I know that I am frightened step by step at the moment. It also takes a thoughtful person like the princess to be able to peel off the cocoon and see clearly. Princess Xiangyang is really the only strange woman I have seen in my life. As he spoke, his hands arched in Jiang Yun's direction, obviously expressing his sincere admiration.
General Li thought about it again, but he still didn't know the reason, so he arched his hand and said: "The current situation is very good, but I don't know where to worry? ”
Fang Wenqing stretched out his hand, "The general will watch the seat with tea, wait for me to say it one by one, and ask the general to help me check and fill in the omissions." ”
"There are three hidden worries at this moment,
1. The Song Kingdom has been in obscurity for 20 years, and it should have been used, but the border cities were cut off from trade routes, so they had to spend a lot of money to find another way. If the army goes out to the border, it is difficult to guarantee that the people with intentions in the six countries will not take the opportunity to make trouble. Twenty years ago is a lesson from the past.
Second, the demon beast is pressing, and it should be united, and the brothers are on the wall, and they are insulted outside. However, the undercurrent of the government and the opposition is turbulent, and the assassination of the third prince in the border city is indeed accompanied by the son of the prince and the son of Xiangguo, who should immediately arrest the real culprit behind the scenes and thoroughly investigate the matter. However, to this day, no one has asked about this matter. I'm afraid it won't be able to do it in the end, it can be seen that the court and the princess, the king and the prince are not working together and are monolithic.
3. The monsters gather in the border city, and it is close to the period of national war. We need to be cautious, since we left the border city, we have not heard of any reinforcements. If you are not careful here, it will be too late to regret it.
"I don't understand the affairs of this court, but is this Lu Wei the key to the Northern Army?" General Li is not familiar with government affairs, but is only interested in military affairs.
The princess went to Xinsu, which seemed to be far away from the Song Kingdom, but in fact she was away from the foundation of Xiangcheng. And in the center of the whirlpool of the Seven Kingdoms, everything must be guarded against. Whether Lu Wei's appointment goes smoothly this time depends on Emperor Su's will, if there are twists and turns in this matter, it is that Emperor Su does not like it, since Emperor Su does not like it, we will not go back as soon as possible. What does it matter if you go to the banquet or not? Anyway, Su San came slowly with the army, and Emperor Su arranged an official position casually...... It doesn't matter if it doesn't assist the country. ”
General Li didn't expect this, and wondered: "But I don't know that there are so many twists and turns, it's because I didn't think about it... Now that Lu Wei has taken up the post of Northern Army. Isn't there no hidden worries?"
Fang Wenqing took a sip of tea, saw that Jiang Yun did not stop it, and knew that he could talk about it. "General Li, don't be presumptuous, you and I don't know about this temple. It was only after listening to the princess's speech today that I figured out this verse. When Lu Wei took office in the Northern Army, the Seven Nations Alliance was all in hand, and this was the first step. When I watched this map, the northern army was stationed in more than a dozen cities in the north, and I originally thought that if it was to rescue various countries, this geographical location was not good. Now it seems that the existence of the Northern Army is to deter Xiniu Hezhou.
The key to the Jingshi also lies in the ownership of military power. According to the military system, there are two armies near Xinsu City, Lang Zhong ordered the forbidden army under the jurisdiction of Zhao Zhang and the southern army under the command of Captain Le Guanghe, and the two armies are not in command of each other. The forbidden army is divided into the Yulin Army and the Tiger Ben Forbidden Army. General Li was subordinate to the Southern Army, which had more than 40,000 soldiers from the Seven Kingdoms and more than 10,000 local guards in Xinsu, so its strength was not weak. The commander of the southern army comes from the palace, and each country commands its own corps, and the southern army can't go wrong, but the command is complicated and the command is inconvenient, so the combat strength is worrying.
Other sporadic armies, such as Zhi Jinwu and others, although they also defend Gyeonggi, but they do their own thing, in fact, they can't play a role, and the Yulin Army, the Tiger Ben Forbidden Army, and the local guards of the Southern Army are the key. This is the younger brother of the king of Qi, and he has a grudge against us. It is said that Toranogen Nakaro will be his son. But I don't know what this person is capable of?
When General Li heard this Tiger Ben Zhonglang General, he snorted, "Hu Ben Zhonglang General Qi Weixiong is the son of the prime minister, known as Qi Ren Demon." has the courage of ten thousand people, and the military is skilled. This man may have known what had happened back then, and he had nothing to do with me. In all fairness, no matter how martial arts are practiced, I am indeed inferior to him. If it's really as Master Fang said, hey...... Hate that there is no one in our army, this man... It's really hard to deal with. General Li was completely convinced by this young scholar. Even the title has changed from son to master.
Fang Wenqing also felt troubled and fell into thought.....
Su Mei listened to their conversation very happily, and thought: I am suffocated, and I don't go shopping, I still want to inquire about the legend. Fang Wenqing's family counts every day, why don't you count what I want to do? Let you also see the old lady's Wen Taowu strategy, moved a chair and sat down. Seeing that no one spoke, he began to speak: "Oops.... A general frightened Fang Chivalry, who was known as both civil and military. According to the little woman's opinion, it is better to let Huang He make an appointment with him. According to the courage of the hammer hero to kill the demon beast alone, he will definitely be able to thwart his prestige. ”
Su Mei thought in her heart: Hmph, this dead Yellow River, since he killed the demon beast alone, his tail has been cocked high, and it is not bad to let this demon kill him. Look at him, he still dares to fight with my wife, and he won't die.
"I can't help it, you don't know how powerful these people and demons are. This person has led people to successfully besiege and kill demon beasts many times, and his subordinates are like clouds. I don't know the power of this Hammer Hero, though. But this Qi demon has always liked to fight, and he never left a living mouth. That's why it's called Qi Human Demon. General Li hurriedly tried to stop this fairy girl who was a little too big-hearted.
"Wouldn't it? It's so cruel, it's not good if you kill it with a hammer. Since it's so powerful, can you help me ask, will I go up with the hammer? ”
"That's not good, there are many masters and immortal masters under the Qi Human Demon. The ancients knew that the other side was invincible, Su Xiangu first came to Xinsu, you might as well learn more from all kinds of immortal masters first, and then arrange an appointment to fight until you are proficient. What do you think?" General Qi was completely afraid of this fairy girl. Looking at Jiao Didi's appearance, I still have to go into battle in person? Is my head caught by the door? But maybe it's an internal injury, and this appearance is still very good-looking.
Fang Wenqing saw that Su Mei was gagging. He teased her and said, "Why don't you go single-handedly? Why are you pulling the Yellow River? I have a lot of confidence in you." ”
"I ...... It's just an ordinary woman, this demon general is a famous big man, and he definitely won't care about martial arts with ordinary women..... Now that the matter has been decided, we must think of another way. Su Mei was deflated, and she couldn't wait to bite Fang Wenqing, but she had to pretend to be witty and intelligent, and she almost suffocated her internal injuries.
General Lee wiped his sweat and let out a sigh of relief.
Fang Wenqing no longer paid attention to Su Mei, looked at General Li and said, "This Qi human demon is a trouble, let's ignore it for the time being." How does the Yulin Army compare to the Tiger Ben Forbidden Army? I don't know who the leader of this Yulin Army will be.
"The Yulin Army was built by orphans who sacrificed soldiers and had no support from all over the Su Huangji, and no one knew the military strength. I have carefully observed the ranks of the army during military drills and large competitions, and it is indeed well-trained and disciplined. The combat power is probably above the Tiger Ben Forbidden Army. At present, there is no main general, and it is usually led by several generals. Most of these personnel are from the disciples of Lord Weiwei, who is the younger brother of Queen Le, and rarely walks around outside the camp. ”
"In this way, this Tiger Ben Forbidden Army is the key, the other party is powerful, and we only have this mere 10,000 people... Alas... can't help but give people a thunderous blow. After Fang Wenqing finished speaking, he got up and bowed to Jiang Yun: "If Xiaosheng's guess is right, Emperor Su is probably worried that Qi Xiang will become bigger, and this time Song Guo Fuguo should ask the princess to take up the position of Grand Sima." I have checked the old example, if the auxiliary country is the great Sima, this Qi Xiangguo should step down from the post of prime minister, and relay the imperial historian. The position of this prime minister, please forgive me for being shallow and shallow in my thinking, and I can't guess it. ”
After Fang Wenqing finished speaking, seeing that no one answered, he coughed and continued: "Since Emperor Su practiced the imperial balance technique, it is expected that this prime minister is from a relative outside the queen's family, or from the three kingdoms of Wei, Chen, and Liang. In this way, the forces of all parties can be balanced. However, if this is the case, the power of the prime minister will be the weakest, and it will not be conducive to the implementation of the decree. Presumably, in the future, this prime minister will be the most relied on by Emperor Su in the court. The kid is not talented, this game-breaking strategy depends on whether the princess can get closer to this queen of music. ”
Jiang Yun didn't reply, his eyebrows smiled, and he sighed: "Alas..... Since you were born so smart and clever, what do you want me to do when I am old? God gave birth to me, I'm afraid it's not used to fill the numbers!! Hah.. Ha: You don't want to be with Song San, Song San arrived and asked him to report to the prince. How about you take my own place?"
"Princess Xie favors her, and the villain will do her best to assist the princess...." Fang Wenqing agreed without humility or arrogance, stood up and saluted.
Su Mei looked funny, and made up a limerick poem and read: "Weak and slender but high, don't ask if the roots and corners are firm." Left and right sources are available, so follow the trend to make coquettish... Scold... Scold...
General Li was empathetic and hurriedly said: "Su Xiangu, sure enough, both civil and military. ”
provoked a group of people to laugh and laughed insolently....
After a while, an official hurriedly came in, Su Mei couldn't help laughing, took the edict sent by the official, and was about to transfer it to Jiang Yun. But I saw her motioning for herself to read. After reading it, he shook it in his hand and said, "The person hasn't arrived yet, and Ma Wei has already come." Tomorrow's palace banquet, by the way, to discuss the matter of opening the branch to take people. Fang Wenqing, aren't you like a god, but I didn't see you ready to deal with it?"
Jiang Yun smiled and said: "You unruly girl, Fang Wenqing said a word to you, you still don't give up? I know about this imperial examination, but I haven't mentioned it, how can Fang Wenqing know? Pity my little Xiangcheng, there is no outstanding young handsome. And how do I deal with it?"
Su Mei pouted: "Where is there no one in your Xiangcheng, are you frightened by Song Qing's companion? I see that there is no young man in your house." Presumably once bitten by a snake, ten years afraid of the well rope. ”
Jiang Yun was robbed by Su Mei, but he was not annoyed: "Those many little fresh meats, go to this martial arts? Xiang Cheng originally had a few capable people, but they all had official bodies. Song San has a few newcomers in the team this time, but they may not have won the first place, they are all their own sons, and I am afraid that there will be a mistake, so forget it. Tomorrow we will just go to the wind and snow, and we will not fight for a long time. ”
Fang Wenqing pondered for a moment, then suddenly stood up and said, "Senior Sister Su, please see where the third prince has arrived first, quickly go and pick up the Yellow River, bring more speeding cars to prevent getting lost, and remember not to omit the armor blade." ”
He turned to General Li and said, "Please also ask the general to arrange it as soon as possible, I need the strongest pair of mounts." I'm afraid we have to prepare for tomorrow's banquet and the Wuke Dabi. ”
General Lee immediately arranged for his subordinates to do it.
After Fang Wenqing finished speaking, he arched his hand to Jiang Yun: "It is easy for the Yellow River and the United States to win the first round of this martial arts, the United States should not be exposed, and the Yellow River is the most suitable to deter Xiaoxiao, but the Yellow River has the problem of motion sickness." I am afraid that the arrangement will be late, and if it is delayed until tomorrow, he will be weak and exhausted. ”
"If there is something in the future, you can arrange it yourself, and I will be idle." Jiang Yun replied casually, but his brows were tightly locked, obviously having something on his mind.
Su Mei asked, "Huang He is afraid of flying cars, so he may not be willing to come with me, can I stun him?"
"You told him that the emperor invited him to a royal banquet..."
"Ah, it's a good way, I heard that there is a royal banquet to eat, and this thing will die if it dies. Su Mei had long been stuffy and moldy, and when she got the order, she was free, so she ran out happily......