Chapter 57
In the main hall, all the examiners who won the cavalry and archery have been concentrated. And those who were eliminated in the riding and shooting have lost the opportunity to inherit the title.
The tradition of inheriting titles in the Bright Empire was inherited from the Dandong period. Fearing that his empire would fall after a brief period of glory, the Abbasid Emperor devised this system of evaluation in order to maintain the quality of the upper ruling class of the empire. I have to say that the greatest emperor in the history of the empire, Abbasid the Great, had his merits, and this foresight alone is enough to prove it!
All nobles above the earl, if they want to inherit the title, must participate in the assessment, if they cannot pass the assessment, then they can only be eliminated.
Of course, a nobleman could not have only one son. If a son is eliminated, then you can let your other sons participate in the assessment, and I believe that there is always a son in everyone's family who is competitive - even if you take a step back and say that your own son is not angry, the emperor will not deprive yourself of the title. It's just that this generation is no longer eligible for knighthoods. But in the next generation, if there are outstanding people emerging, they can also come to the assessment again, and if they can pass, they can restore the knighthood!
In other words, the title is given to the family and will always be retained, but if a certain family generation has the ability, it can get the title, if not, it will have to wait until the next generation.
This kind of evaluation system set up by Dandong is to keep the ruling top of the empire from being weak and rotten because of peace and tranquility. This is one of the most important reasons why the empire has been able to maintain considerable national strength after two hundred years.
Wu's assessment has passed, and the following are the other assessments.
His Majesty the Emperor personally presided over the second round of assessments. Several elders of the royal think tank assessed several young nobles individually.
This assessment is even easier for Roddy, whether it is political views or knowledge, he has been taught by a large number of scholars that Nicole found for him, and he already has a considerable foundation. Coupled with reading so many books of all kinds, Roddy's knowledge in his mind at this time was already outstanding. Even if you can't answer some weird questions on your own, fortunately, there is Andy's two-hundred-year-old monster in his mind to remind him at any time - that two-hundred-year-old guy knows something comparable to an encyclopedia!
Of course, Roddy had his weaknesses, and his weakness was faith! Most questions about theology that he could not answer himself. This can't be blamed on him, he was originally skeptical of the belief in that god on the mainland, and the people he came into contact with, whether it was Andy, Old Mark, or even Danton, who had been dead for two hundred years, seemed to be rebels who disdained "God".
Fortunately, with Andy's existence, he also coped with those problems.
At the end of the day's assessment, a few families were happy and a few were sad. Although some of the young nobles were eliminated, the family members who came with him were not necessarily disappointed, and some were the eldest sons of the family, who lost the opportunity to inherit the title because of this failure, while the other sons of the family were overjoyed. However, some families have lost the last glimmer of hope, and if they want to restore the glory of the family, they can only wait for the next generation......
Luo Di and seven other young nobles stood in a row in front of the main hall, respectfully awaiting the emperor's canonization. Abbasid XI was in a very complicated mood at this time - the present situation was exactly as he had planned. He originally hoped to send the Tulip family to the front line to carry the black pot. Then it is also planned for him to inherit the title. But the strength shown by this kid today is really amazing! He single-handedly singled out sixteen first-class samurai! And every opponent couldn't even block a single move in front of him! I'm afraid that this kind of strength has already exceeded the third-level level!
This kid's strength is amazing, I'm afraid he really went to the northwest, and I don't know what he will do!
And that Gray ...... That man wasn't sent by himself to plot against him. However, Abbasid XI also knew in his heart who sent that Gray. I heard that the commander of the Northern Army, Miro, and Seth don't have a good relationship, and Gray is Miro's friend...... These boys will be fooling around all day long!
That Miro, but he loves him very much, but he also has some ability. However, on the issue of sending people to deal with the war in the northwest recently, Miro seems to be a little too anxious. He was bent on transferring his Northern Army to the northwest -- this guy was too anxious to make meritorious contributions...... But it's no wonder that all he thinks about is how to overpower the Tulip family......
Miro seems to have seen a little bit about the fact that he is going to promote that Seth, so he dares to use trickery under his eyelids...... Hum.
Abbasid XI's mind swirled with all sorts of thoughts, and his gaze slowly swirled over the faces of the eight young nobles in front of him. Except for Roddy, who had a calm expression, the other seven people all blushed, as if they were desperately suppressing their inner excitement.
"You make me very proud. Abbasid spoke slowly, his voice clear and pleasant: "You are worthy of the glory of your family!"
At this point, His Majesty the Emperor slowly stood up, his left hand raised the scepter that symbolized the supreme imperial power, and announced loudly: "In the name of the Abbasid Emperor blood and the supreme ruler of the Empire of Light, I declare that you will officially inherit the title of family!
"Hooray! Hooray!" cheered all the guards inside and outside the hall. The eight young warriors also immediately knelt down.
The Emperor slowly walked up to everyone, drew his sword, placed it on everyone's shoulder, and then asked them to kiss their rings with his hand.
Luo Di only felt that His Majesty the Emperor's hands were cold, and he didn't look excited or happy at all. He smiled coldly in his heart, but his face remained silent.
Just as the eight young nobles stood up to accept the congratulations of the other nobles. Suddenly, there was a strange and terrible sound of a horn in the main hall!
"Ahh His Majesty the Emperor also changed his face slightly.
Because they have heard it, this is a special announcement horn in the Imperial City. The testament of the Abbasid Emperor stated that whenever there was an urgent military situation or an important incident at the border, the herald could blow the horn, and then all the guards of the guards must not be stopped, but must be allowed all the way to the main hall! Even in the middle of the night, the carriages and horses must be allowed to pass without hindrance!
I heard the sound of horses' hooves from far and near, and a samurai in silver armor rode all the way to the front of the main hall, this knight almost rolled off his horse, his face was covered with sweat, his armor was also in disarray, and his helmet was gone. It's just a long red emergency flag that symbolizes the urgency of the person on his back, and it's still fluttering.
Gordon and a few guards immediately surrounded him, although he could enter the palace without hindrance, but after all, the inspection before seeing the emperor was indispensable.
The silver-armored warrior was almost unsteady on his feet, and with the support of two guards, he pulled out a token from his bosom - it was the pass pass of the Northwest Legion!
Gordon nodded, and personally carried the warrior into the main hall.
"Your Majesty!
Abbasid XI's body trembled, then he barely stood still, and said loudly: "Speak!"
The silver-armored warrior seemed to hesitate for a moment—he wasn't stupid, there were so many people in the hall right now—and it wouldn't be a good thing if the news he brought with him was heard by so many people.
Abbasid XI's face sank, and he said lightly: "Say it, you can't hide it anyway!"
The silver-armored warrior immediately fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty! Two days ago, Luo Yantar, the eldest prince of the Great Moon Kingdom, personally led 180,000 iron cavalry to attack 500 miles in two ways and one night, and even conquered the two important towns of Trier and Loulan in the northwest of our country, and the defenders were all routed, losing 30,000 soldiers! At present, Luo Chenthal's army has formed a flank and encirclement of our northwest army! General Ruben asks Your Majesty to send reinforcements as soon as possible!"
Buzz - !!
There was an uproar in the hall, some screaming, some screaming, and many people talking to each other, all with frightened expressions on their faces.
Abbasid XI's face was pale, and there was a gloomy look in his eyes, and he looked fiercely at the silver-armored warrior in front of him. Then the emperor of the empire let out a long sigh.
"Gordon, go and gather all the ministers!" the Emperor's voice was a little pale. Immediately, he glanced at the nobles in the hall again, waved his hand, and sighed: "Those who have nothing to do, all disperse!"
After the crowd knelt down and saluted, most of them dispersed. Although Roddy had just obtained the knighthood, he did not have any official position, so he also walked out of the hall with Nicole. Only a small number of nobles with official positions remained in the main hall.
Along the way, many nobles talked about the war in the northwest. Roddy didn't say a word, just followed Nicole out with the flow of people.
On the square, Instructor Carter heard about the war in the northwest, but the excited expression on the face of this veteran soldier couldn't help but whisper: "Young Seth...... No, huh...... Lord Duke. Now His Majesty the Emperor is going to send us on an expedition! Every time the empire encounters difficulties, it is the time for our Tulip family to make contributions!"
Luo Di's face was indifferent, and he couldn't help but glance at Nicole, seeing that Nicole was also preoccupied, he smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Yes." Instructor Carter, it seems...... It seems like it's time for us to play. ”
It's just that Luo Di still has a sentence in his heart that he hasn't said:
"Dead or alive, let's walk and see......";