Volume IV: The Summit Congress Chapter 56: Heading North
March 20, 1168 Tenmu!
This is the day of Li Siqi's trial scientific examination, the first time is very critical, whether it can continue to be retained next year and according to the scientific examination system she originally formulated depends on this trial, so this year's first scientific examination, no matter what will be tested in the township, it will be directly tested!
In the past month or so, the literati who have come from all over the world have gathered in the imperial capital, but most of them are from poor families, and the imperial capital is already overcrowded.
The children of the family also came, but, according to their words, they just came to see the excitement! In their eyes, they have never looked down on these so-called literati from poor backgrounds, these people are just untouchables in their mouths, and Li Siqi, wanting to select officials among these people is really ridiculous!
But it's just a smile, the Zhou family of the three major families of the Xia Kingdom fully supported Li Siqi to set up the imperial examination system, and the Zhao family said that they needed help to say it, but the Zhu family didn't say anything at all, which made the small families below have the heart to make trouble, and they don't have the courage to make trouble!
According to Li Siqi's understanding of the imperial examination in history, and because this time, there were too many literati who came, so Li Siqi specially ordered to build a building similar to a palace in a spacious place outside the city, with a shelving inside, a table and a chair in the joat, and a complete set of pen, ink, paper, and inkstones. After Li Siqi's decision, it was tentatively scheduled for the morning literary examination, the afternoon martial arts examination, the text was in the palace, and the martial arts was in the school field of the Houshan military camp.
In the early morning, the people outside the city were boiling, and then looking at the palace around, there were armies with bright armor strictly defending, controlling order. In the palace, there are three steps and one post, and five steps and one sentry, so that all cheating behaviors will be completely eliminated. And each lifter, before entering, must also go through a body search, until it is confirmed that there is nothing to be carried, and then it is put inside, which is extremely strict. It is also fortunate that the place of entering the palace is divided into four gates, southeast, northwest and northwest, if not, I am afraid that it will take a morning to enter the place only once it enters.
In the courtyard of the palace, there are statues of the hundred schools of thought, after the lifter worships, there are soldiers to lead, enter the shelves one by one, that is, the so-called trumpet, waiting for the three poles on the day, the imperial examination opens.
In the main examination room of the palace, there are more than ten examiners dressed in official mansions and official hats on their heads. In the middle of a young girl, dressed in a gorgeous skirt, sitting in the hall, her face is full of seriousness, but it is not in line with her beautiful face, it is the initiator of this imperial examination, the chief examiner, Her Royal Highness Li Siqi.
In the end, the trial of the scientific examination system was successful, after all, there was no family to make trouble, and Li Siqi even dispatched the Tiger God Army, who would dare to make trouble? Emperor Xia decided to start next year, and the scientific examination system will become a way for the people of Daxia to enter the official career.
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The military camp in the back mountain of the imperial capital!
During this time, Li Siqi went to the barracks to inspect and train whenever he was free, and the soldiers of the Xia Kingdom were even more energetic when they saw Li Siqi there, and they seemed to be vying to perform in front of Li Siqi.
"Guan Yu, Verus!"
Li Siqi sat in the handsome camp, looked at the two people in front of him, and shouted softly.
These two men, one is a middle-aged strong man with a length of nine feet, a beard two feet long, red phoenix eyes, and a green dragon glaive knife in his hand, and the other is a lean young man wearing a yellow and white battle robe and holding a golden bow and arrow.
Li Siqi looked at the lean young man in front of him, just like the magic cat and Zhao Xin, this is also a hero with his own skin, and this Verus's own skin is actually the light of the sky!
"Guan Yu (Verus), meet the lord!"
"Excuse me!" Seeing the two of them kneeling down on one knee and bowing to him, Li Siqi bowed his head slightly and said: "This palace will go straight to the point, I see that the two are extraordinary, they must be outstanding, and now the newly recruited 100,000 recruits will be handed over to you and the two of you will each have 50,000 under their respective jurisdictions, and form my Great Xia sword soldiers and Great Xia archers respectively, I don't know if you are willing?" ”
Guan Yu and Verus's eyes flashed, and they immediately knelt down on one knee excitedly and said, "Thank you, lord!" ”
"It's okay, get up!" Li Siqi smiled lightly.
"The last general will swear allegiance to the lord to the death!" The two of them bowed in response.
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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is April, and after the successful trial of the scientific examination system, the imperial capital began to be busy again.
Because the summit Congress is coming!
The peak Congress, once every five years, was set up by the emperor of the Qianguo State in the southern border of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the northern border of the Song State and the Xia State Longmen Terrace!
The purpose of this is to use the exchange of Congress to unify the seven divided countries into his great power! And the idea of the emperors of other countries is to use the parliament to show off the strength of their country, which is also to let the surrounding countries show their strength, so that they dare not easily offend their own borders!
Taiji Hall of the Xia Palace!
Early Dynasty time!
"Your Majesty has arrived!"
Emperor Xia walked from the side hall to the dragon chair in the main hall, and Cao Zhengchun behind him suddenly shouted.
"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live"
Emperor Xia sat behind the dragon chair, the civil officials headed by Zhou Quan Sima Quan, and the military generals led by Li Siqi, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down to Emperor Xia.
"All the ministers are flat!"
Cao Zhengchun said loudly: "If there is something to play, there is nothing to retreat!" ”
"Your Majesty! In a month's time, it will be the day of the peak Congress, and I should be ready for everything as soon as possible! Zhou Quan stepped forward and said loudly.
Emperor Xia glanced at the officials below and said with a light smile: "According to the rules of the Congress, countries are only allowed to lead 100,000 soldiers, how does Qi'er think it should be chosen?" ”
Li Siqi muttered: "The Tiger God Army can't be shown in front of all countries for the time being, so I think I can bring 90,000 Yue family troops and 10,000 trapped camps!" ”
"Oh?" Emperor Xia suddenly asked: "Why only bring 90,000 Yue family troops and trap the camp, and the other soldiers are not considered?" ”
"Father Qi" Li Siqi smiled indifferently and patiently explained: "It is not beneficial to bring a few more armies to the exchange of our Congress, it will definitely be chaotic at that time, and the Yuejia army is the most disciplined and united army under the command of Erchen, and everyone is united. Although there are few people in the trapping camp, all the soldiers in it can be one enemy and ten, so I think it is enough to bring 90,000 Yuejia troops and 10,000 trapping camps! ”
"Not bad!" Xia Huang nodded in agreement, and immediately shouted at Yue Fei and Gao Shun behind Li Siqi: "Yue Fei! Gao Shun! ”
"The last general!"
A glint flashed in Yue Fei and Gao Shun's eyes, and in the envy of the other generals, they immediately stood up from the queue and greeted Emperor Xia respectfully.
"Yue Fei, Gao Shun, you go and prepare immediately, and the army will go north in three days!" Emperor Xia waved his hand and commanded.
"No!"
Emperor Xia nodded with satisfaction, and said to Zhou Quan, Guo Jia, and Sima Quan on the other side of the civil official: "I go north to the Congress, and all major affairs of the court and politics will be handled by Zhou Quan, and Guo Jia and Sima Quan will assist them!" ”
"Wechen obeys!"
The three of them replied respectfully towards Emperor Xia.
Li Siqi looked at Zhao Yun, Lu Bu and the others behind him, and said solemnly: "After going north, don't slack off your training, and when the palace comes back, you will see your training results!" ”
"No!" Zhao Yun and Lu Bu and others respectfully hugged their fists.
The reason why Li Siqi chose the Yue family army and the trapping camp was because they had been on the battlefield and drank blood! The heavy cavalry of the Tiger God Army and Baibao Xianbei should not be exposed in front of the vassal states for the time being, otherwise they will be exterminated by the powerful countries! And the White Horse Yicong, the sword army, and the spearmen, these are all newly built armies, and they still need to be strictly trained!
As for Han Xin, Li Siqi was worried that she and Emperor Xia would go abroad to participate in the Summit Congress, and that there would be civil strife, so they left him behind.
Li Siqi bowed slightly, and said to Han Xin: "Han Xin! ”
"The last general!" Han Xin immediately responded with his fists clenched.
"This palace will temporarily hand over the Tainu Order and the Tiger Fu to you for safekeeping, during the Congress, if someone in the country tries to make trouble, you can directly use the palace order arrow to mobilize the 500,000 troops in the imperial capital Houshan Military Camp, as well as all the virtuous people in the Juxian Pavilion and the Tainu Palace, at your disposal!" Li Siqi deliberately said loudly, deliberately reminding.
"The last general commands!" Han Xin replied respectfully.
"Retreat!"
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In the blink of an eye, it will be three days later!
Today is the day when 100,000 troops march north to participate in the summit Congress, and the people in the imperial capital temporarily put aside their farm work and trotted out into the streets. On the street of the imperial capital, the news of the peak parliament was already known, and everyone's eyes were gathered in the direction of the original dragon tooth army barracks, waiting quietly.
Suddenly, a man pointed to a figure on the street, a young woman dressed in white, riding on a white horse, walking in front. And behind her is a female general riding a red horse and wearing a red robe, it is Li Siqi and Mulan!
"It's ...... This is our Highness? ”
Li Siqi did not ride Penglai Xianlu when he went north this time, but just rode an ordinary white horse.
Although Xia is no longer the weakest country in the continent in the past, and now it has the initial strength to hire the United States, Western Chu and Eastern Han Dynasty, but it still can't compete with powerful countries like the Northern Zhou Dynasty and Daqian, so everything needs to be low-key, and we must hide our own strength.
"Why didn't Her Royal Highness ride the white deer?"
"I think Her Royal Highness wants to change the mount!"
"Her Royal Highness is beautiful in everything she rides!"
"Yes, yes, she's my goddess!"
Looking at the Xia Emperor Longchaan who was slowly walking behind Li Siqi, as well as the 100,000 army, the people on the streets of the imperial capital were talking.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"
"Congratulations to Her Royal Highness!"
"Her Royal Highness Chitose Chitose Chitose!"
When the army walked near the common people, in the crowd, I don't know who shouted first, and in an instant, the crowd on the street fell to the tide like a wave, from near to far, and all the people of the imperial capital followed one by one, looking in the direction of Emperor Xia and Li Siqi, and knelt down one after another.
Sonic Boom!
"Folks, hurry up and excuse yourself!"
After Li Siqi greeted the people, he continued to lead the army towards the outside of the city.
"May God bless Your Majesty and Qi'er with all the best and return safely!"
On the city wall at this time, a middle-aged woman in a phoenix dress muttered silently in her heart.
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There are five continents in the north of the Xia Kingdom, guarding the northeast, and the name of the defense of the Han State is Baihu Continent, and the town guarding the north and defending the Zhou State is Juque Continent! The environment in the north of Xia is not as rich as that in the south of the Yangtze River, and Li Siqi was full of emotion along the way, watching some of the people rush to the south in groups of threes and fives.
The people are suffering, and the people are suffering! No matter which dynasty in history, whether they prosper or fall, it is always the common people who suffer in the war! This strengthens Li Siqi's determination to unify the whole world, as the heir of a country, and with the golden finger of the system, all she can do is to step on this goal one by one, and seek government in her position, and the burden on her shoulders is inexplicably heavy.