In the heart of Twelve, even if he has changed his name to Taihao now, he still will not forget his dream of breaking into the rivers and lakes. Prime Minister Liang Yu wanted to teach him how to write official documents immediately, but he was not very literate, so Liang Yu had no way for a while, and when Liang Yu was thinking about how to teach him, Tai Hao asked Liang Yu: "Does the Prime Minister know where the rivers and lakes are?" ”

Liang Yu thought for a while and said: "The rivers and lakes are the rivers and lakes, and the empire can be said to be rivers and lakes everywhere, and it is not only called rivers and lakes by fighting and killing." ”

Taihao asked again, "How big is our empire?" ”

Liang Yu then replied, "The Eastern Empire is the largest empire in the world, and there are thousands of them in the city alone. ”

In Taihao's mind, he didn't know what the concept of thousands of cities was. At this time, he remembered another question, why is the capital called the capital? Just because the emperor is here, can it be called the capital? He was puzzled. So, he asked Liang Yu again: "I have always said that this is the capital, but does the capital have its own name?" ”

Liang Yu smiled slightly and said: "Of course there is a name, this place is called Thousand Winds City, because the current empire is built here, so they are used to calling it the capital, and they are not used to calling it the name Thousand Winds City." ”

"It seems that I have been in Shizhu City for too long, and I don't know anything about the outside world." Tai Hao then asked, "Prime Minister, can you tell me about some of the more famous places in our empire?" ”

Talking about some history and geographical knowledge is what Liang Yu is best at, he immediately became interested, and said seriously: "There are thousands of cities in our empire, but the more famous ones are the 'five major cities', the first of these 'five major cities' is our current capital Thousand Winds City, the word 'thousand' in the five elements belongs to gold, so it is also called Jincheng, but now Thousand Winds City is rarely called, let alone who will call it Jincheng." Liang Yu picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip and said: "Let's talk about the second largest city of the empire, that is, Cangyun City, the word 'Cang' belongs to wood in the five elements, so Cangyun City is also called Wood City, Cangyun City's status was very high before, and it was the capital at that time when it was the Tongtian Dynasty. ”

Tai Hao hurriedly asked, "When is the Tongtian Dynasty?" ”

Liang Yu replied, "Then let's talk about the history of the empire...... About the year 2760 of the cat calendar, that is, the Han Dynasty of human beings, a group of cat people came to this land, and our ancestors began to take root on this fertile soil, and they continued to grow from generation to generation. Later, the first empire located in the east was created, and a man named Tongtian was elected emperor. Emperor Tongtian made Cangyun City the capital of the empire, and after Tongtian's death, he passed the throne to one of his sons, who was known as Tongtian II. The emperors who came after him were Tongtian III, Tongtian IV, and Tongtian V...... It wasn't until 300 years later that the ruler of the time, Tongtian XII, was so mediocre that he brought the country from prosperity to the point of being full of holes, and the people of the country were devastated and starved. As a result, people with lofty ideals everywhere did not want to see the country so ruined, so they rose up one after another, and through the battle, they killed Tongtian XII and overthrew the 'Tongtian Dynasty'. In that uprising, the merit leader was chosen as the new emperor. In the past, he saw that Cangyun City was no longer suitable to be the capital, so he set the capital in Thousand Winds City. ”

Tai Hao said thoughtfully: "I see...... The Prime Minister continued......"

Prime Minister Liang Yu took a sip of water, and then said: "The third largest city is Xingyu City, and 'Xing' belongs to water in the five elements, so Xingyu City is also called Water City. It is northeast of the capital; The fourth largest city is Tianxue City, 'Tian' belongs to fire in the five elements, so Tianxue City is called Fire City, it is in the southwest direction, it is an easy to defend and difficult to attack city, if this city is stable, the southwest frontier of the empire will also be stable......"

Taihao asked again, "That'...... Is it stable over there now? ”

"The people over there live a leisurely life, and every people's home is piled up with gold and jade, which can be said to be very stable." Liang Yu continued: "Let's go on, this fifth city is called Mountain Frost City, and the 'mountain' belongs to the earth in the five elements, so Mountain Frost City is also called Earth City, and its location is in the eastern coastal area, I used to be the city lord in Mountain Frost City, and it is a beautiful place......

Twelve nodded, and then asked, "Are there any other famous places besides these five major cities?" ”

Liang Yu said: "There are still many famous places in our empire, but I can't finish telling you about them for a while." ”

Twelve remembered what the "Kitchen Knife Man" Xuanliu said in Shizhu City about the "Nine Great Sects" of the rivers and lakes, and asked: "Has the Prime Minister heard of the 'Nine Great Sects' of the rivers and lakes?" ”

Liang Yu said: "'Nine Great Sects'? Of course, I've heard that the 'Nine Great Sects' fight each other all day long. ”

Taihao still wanted to ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, as well as the "Nine Great Sects", but was stopped by Liang Yu and said: "You have too many things to learn in the past half a month, not only to know how to deal with military affairs, but also to learn how to deal with government affairs, as well as to write various official documents, in two days there will be a leader of the forbidden army to take you to learn to ride and shoot, although you are not literate, but as long as you work hard, it is easy to learn." ”

When Tai Hao heard that he had to learn so many things, he complained again: "Why am I so unlucky, I was sent by the emperor to such a far place, and I still have to learn so many things......

Liang Yu didn't listen to his complaining words at all, because he knew that even if Taihao complained about the emperor no matter how he complained, it would only be in vain, because the emperor had already decided to send Taihao to Pinghe City, and what the emperor said would never take back his fate.

On the same day, Taihao followed Prime Minister Liang Yu to learn the sunset and returned to the inn. When I got to the room, I saw that Onishi was being questioned by Miaoqi in the room. It turned out that Master Miao Qi was furious after knowing that Twelve and Onishi didn't go to the exam today. Every time the imperial selection talent exam, the candidates of each city are escorted to the capital by the adjutant general or officers and soldiers of the city, if the candidate takes the first place, the officers and soldiers who escort him will also be rewarded, and some are directly promoted to the city lord or the general who guards the city, of course, Miaoqi-sama wants to let the twelve and Onishi take the test, but it turns out that he gave up the exam today, so he will be furious.

Seeing that Twelve had returned, Master Miao Qi stepped forward and asked, "Twelve, I heard that you were taken away by the guards in the palace, what crime did you commit?" When you come to the capital, it's a shame for us Shizhu City! ”

Tai Hao hurriedly explained: "I didn't commit a crime, but the emperor made me an official today......"

Miao Qi sneered: "Make you an official? You didn't even go to the exam, how could you be named an official, but you said, what kind of official did you be? ”

Tai Hao saw that he didn't believe what he said, but he still said without a smile: "The deputy general of Pinghe City is the same as the official position of Lord Miao Qi, right?" ”

Miao Qi said: "Tsk, you really dare to say, do you know how many years it took me to become the deputy general of Shizhu City?" You just take the test for one day, can you be a lieutenant? You said that the emperor sealed you, what about your edict? Show it to me. Master Miao Qi didn't believe his words at all, because he knew that twelve had only taken the test for one day, and he hadn't even come out with the results, so how could he be crowned an official.

"I don't have an edict," Tai Hao continued: "The emperor not only made me an official today, but also gave me a name. ”

Onishi hurriedly said, "I gave you a name, really?" Twelve. ”

Tai Hao said: "Of course it's true, the name given to me is 'Tai Hao', the emperor said, Tai is the meaning of the great, Hao is the meaning of the sunrise." Do you know what that means? ”

Miao Qi was as such, and said: "I don't listen to you boasting here, tell the two of you, you must go to the exam tomorrow, otherwise you will not be able to return to Shizhu City." With that, he walked out of the room.

Taihao thought to himself: "Anyway, I can't go back to Shizhu City now, don't you want an edict, I will go to the emperor tomorrow, and see what you say when you arrive." ”

Daxi hurriedly asked Taihao: "Twelve, no, too ...... Good? "Tai Hao just said the name given to him by the emperor, and Daxi forgot it. Taihao hurriedly corrected him and said, "It's Taihao, it's not too good." Then he remembered that the emperor said that he could bring four helpers, at that time, the first thing he thought of was Onishi, although Onishi was shallow, but after all, he was Taihao's fellow townsman and friend, and it was better to take it with him than to be unfamiliar. He asked, "Daxi, do you want to follow me to the city in the north to be an official?" ”

Onishi wondered, "North...... Where? ”

Tai Hao said: "Pinghe City, which is quite far from here, is where the two strange-looking men we met in the wine shop came from. ”

Onishi was surprised: "You were really sent to Pinghe City as the deputy general to defend the city?" Twelve...... No, no, no, Taihao, you're amazing. ”

Tai Hao smiled: "If you feel awkward, you can call me twelve, the emperor said, in the officialdom, my name is Tai Hao." The emperor said that I could find four helpers to go to Pinghe City together, and I thought of you first. ”

Daxi said: "I'm used to calling you twelve, and it's really awkward to call you Taihao now." Didn't you say that the two men we met at the wine shop wanted to assassinate the emperor, why did the emperor send you there? ”

Taihao told Onishi about yesterday and today, and Onishi felt incredible when he heard it. After listening, he began to praise Taihao's bravery again.

Taihao asked again: "You haven't told me yet, would you like to go to Pinghe City with me?" ”

Onishi laughed and said, "If you have a drink, go to ......"

Tai Hao also smiled: "The wine is enough, you can drink as much as you want." ”

They laughed and bought a jug of wine from the innkeeper, and that night they drank and talked merrily until they fell asleep.

The next day, Taihao woke up in the morning, washed up, hurriedly ate something at the inn and went straight to the palace. Prime Minister Liang Yu asked a guard to wait for Tai Hao at Tai Chi Gate, and when he saw Tai Hao coming, he brought Tai Hao into the palace, and Tai Hao hurried to the meeting hall. After Prime Minister Liangyu saw Taihao, he didn't blame him for being late, but said directly to Taihao: "Take you to meet the emperor first." ”

They entered the Qiankun Palace, and saw that in addition to the emperor, there was also Prime Minister Zhengqi in the palace, as well as a tall man, after Liang Yu and Taihao finished saluting the emperor, the emperor pointed to the tall man and said: "This is the first place Canggu in this martial arts test, you get to know each other, Pinghe City and Luyang City are not far apart, and you will have a lot of things to help each other in the future." ”