The winter of the ninth year of Xuanwu has arrived, and in Liaodong, the overwhelming snow has fallen, and the whole world has turned into a piece of silver.

The cold wind was howling, and more than a dozen people were galloping on the wasteland.

It was about to get dark, the temperature was getting colder, and at this time, the sound of horses' hooves could be faintly heard in the distance.

"My lord, I'll check it out!" A guard dressed humanely.

"Good! Be careful! A tall young man seemed to be the leader of these people, and nodded instantly.

The guards headed forward, and after about a quarter of an hour, the guards came with another group of men!

All of them were dressed as soldiers, but instead of armor, they wore thick cotton uniforms.

"Lord Yu, is that you?" One of the generals laughed.

"General Lee!" The tall young man walked over, with a smile on his face, and said.

"Haha, I really didn't expect to meet you here!" The general's age is not very large, he said with joy on his face.

"It's getting dark, let's find a place to rest first, and then talk slowly." The young man laughed.

The two groups of them became one, and together they headed forward.

After walking for about an hour, a dilapidated ancient temple appeared in front of them, and this group of people entered the ancient temple to escape the wind and snow.

Soon, a fire came out of the ancient temple, and someone was cooking there, while the young man and the general sat by the fire and laughed.

"Your Majesty summoned the military ministers of the world to discuss the fundamental system of the imperial court, which is the most important thing after the war!" The young man smiled as he stirred the fire.

"The system of the imperial court is completely different from before, and I don't know if it's good or bad!" The general said.

"What Your Majesty has done, reforming the old system, is only good for the country, no harm! If it weren't for His Majesty's leadership, it would be almost impossible for us to defeat the Jurchens and take Yanyun and Liaodong! The two Emperors are too far behind Your Majesty, even Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong may not be able to compare to Your Majesty! I believe in Your Majesty's talents! The youth said.

That's a good thing to say! In this day, there are no military ministers, soldiers and ordinary people who do not respect Your Majesty, and everyone believes in Your Majesty's ability! I just hope that Your Majesty will reform the old system and not let the world be in turmoil. The general said.

"There can be no turmoil in the world! After many years of war, the people have made up their minds that as long as the policy does not oppress the people and does not make the people unable to live, the world will not be chaotic! What's more, Your Majesty's reform is extremely safe, step by step, it has been two years since the Jurchens were eliminated, and His Majesty has only begun to reform the fundamental systems such as the Military Aircraft Department, and His Majesty himself is also cautious. The young man laughed.

"Yunwen, after you go back this time, you're just afraid that you won't stay in Liaodong anymore, right?" The general said again.

It turned out that this young man was none other than Yu Yunwen, who had been in Liaodong for two years! And the general was Li Xianzhong, who was stationed in Shangjing.

"It's not clear! At present, everything in Liaodong has just entered the right path, merchants from all over Jiangnan and Sichuan and Shu are going to Liaodong, and immigrants from all over the country are also going to Liaodong, in addition, next year, I am afraid that there will be a lot of Koreans entering Liaodong, and the whole Liaodong is both thriving and may be chaotic, I hope to continue to stay in Liaodong, so that Liaodong can be completely stable and prosperous, and then return to the center. Yu Yunwen said.

"In the past two years, the Mongols in the north have often invaded south! There are many Mongolian tribes, and they have no food in winter, so they come to rob us! Many Mongolian tribes are small groups of soldiers and horses heading south, and we can't guard against it! I don't know when the imperial court will use troops against Mongolia on a large scale! Li Xianzhong said.

"I'm afraid I'll have to wait a while! If you really use Mongolia, you need to use a lot of troops, and you also need to use a lot of grain and grass materials! Moreover, after subduing the Mongols, how to settle the Mongols is also a big problem! The imperial court is now fully engaged in development, and it may not use troops against Mongolia in a year or two! Yu Yunwen said.

A wry smile appeared on Li Xianzhong's face! In fact, he also understands this truth, but he does not like to blindly defend the nomads from the north, he prefers to attack, and prefers to completely eliminate hidden dangers.

"It's not too early, let's rest early and strive to arrive in Yanjing City as soon as possible." Yu Yunwen said.

At that moment, everyone rested in this ruined temple, and on the second day, they continued to face the snow in the direction of Yanjing.

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In the Yanjing area, there is also heavy snow here!

It has entered the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, and it is the imperial examination season again!

This year's imperial examination was a full ten days earlier than last year, and on December 15, the imperial examination began, and countless students entered the examination room.

Compared to last year, this year's students are much more prepared.

This year's imperial examination is much better than last year's.

The imperial examination is still divided into two disciplines, Confucianism and history are combined, and law and practice are combined into one! The exam will last for 10 days, one and a half hours in the morning and one and a half hours in the afternoon!

Both Confucianism and practical learning focus on the basics, and in the end, it is a free topic.

In the afternoon, countless candidates came out of the examination room, and many of them had worried expressions on their faces.

"Look, these candidates have come out, and I don't know how many people will be able to win this year?"

"The current Zhongju is different from before, even if the Zhongju is just an official or a subordinate official, it is far from the past!"

"I think the current imperial examination is good! These scholars just read some books, and they are useless other than that, so why can they become officials after the imperial examination? ”

"I heard that many positions in the imperial examination require 'practical experience', but I don't know what this 'practical experience' is?"

The snow is still fluttering, and in a teahouse around the examination room, many people are talking!

However, in addition to the imperial examination today, many people are discussing the entry of officials from all over the world into Yanjing.

"In just half a month, many officials have come to Yanjing City, what is the imperial court going to do?" Someone above was talking about a story, and an old man sat down and whispered to the person next to him.

"I heard that it's for the military aircraft department! When His Majesty was in Hanzhong, in order to deal with the world's military aircraft, the Military Aircraft Department was established! But now that the war in the world has ended, the name of this military aircraft department can no longer be used! Moreover, in order to deal with the military aircraft back then, the military aircraft department had great rights, and I am afraid that His Majesty will also restrict the rights of the military aircraft department. Next to him was a middle-aged man in his thirties, who was humane.

"I've heard that there is also a matter of dividing the provinces!" There is another person next to it.

"Divide the provinces? What is a province? The old man wondered.

"Xingtai Shangshu Province! Your Majesty will set up provinces in all parts of the country, and no more roads! ”

The province is the "province" of later generations, the Song Dynasty has already had the title of the province, the full name is "Xingtai Shangshu Province", but in the Song Dynasty, the province is not common, only occasionally established, until the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan began to set up provinces throughout the country, and then the Ming and Qing dynasties also continued Kublai Khan's policy.

"I see, I wonder if there is anything else?" The old man said again.

"I don't know about this! Look, there seems to be someone coming again on the road, that person seems to be Lord Yu Yunwen Yu, who always followed His Majesty at the beginning, and later went to manage Liaodong, and he also came! I wonder who the general next to him is? The middle-aged man next to him said sharply.

"If you can be with Lord Yu, I'm afraid that your status is not low." The old man didn't recognize Li Xianzhong either, so he nodded immediately.

They were talking a lot here, and at the moment in the corner of the teahouse sat another couple, young and old.

The old man here has all white hair and has an indescribable gloomy expression on his face, while the young man next to him is enjoying snacks and good tea while listening to the discussions of the people around him, and his expression is pleasant.

"Lord Jin, Your Majesty has convened the Minister of Military Affairs to discuss the national system, and we have also been invited, so let's go to the palace for a walk." Youth Road.

"Emperor Xuanwu has been on the throne for almost ten years, and all kinds of systems have been set up for war, and now that the war is over, it is time to change, and the old minister is also very curious about how the Song people will change the system." The old man sighed softly and said.

"Your Majesty is a generation of benevolent monarchs, after we entered Yanjing, Your Majesty has been very good to us, all kinds of supplies, and there is no restriction on freedom, plus Yanjing City is ten times more prosperous than Kaijing, and there is no state harassment. I feel that life is better now than before, and the people of Goryeo often come to visit Gu, and Gudu tells them that they should obey the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, and as long as they are good people, everything will be better than before. The young man laughed.

"Your Highness, you are the former lord of Goryeo, the Great Song Dynasty destroyed my Goryeo, how can you speak for them like this?" The old man sighed.

"Goryeo and Da Song are one family! From ancient times to the present, we are all vassals and vassals of the Great Song Dynasty, and we often have to pay tribute to the Great Song Dynasty, and now I just came to Yanjing City and handed over the state affairs of Goryeo to His Majesty to manage together, I don't think there is anything bad about this. The young man said lightly.

The old man smiled bitterly, and did not say much at the moment, but continued to listen to the people around him, for the people of the Great Song Dynasty could freely discuss politics, the old man did not think so, Confucianism often said that "the people can make it from it but not to know it", he believes that the more the people know, the more unfavorable it is to rule.