Conquer the world of the heavens

Chapter 62 Palace Exam!

Led by officials from the Ministry of Rites, many students entered the palace city to participate in the imperial examination.

The imperial examination is conducted by the emperor himself, and the result depends entirely on the emperor's will.

This is the highest version of Da Song's interview!
Suddenly, Wang Bin thought of the first life, and thought of the interview scene after graduation.

The moment he stepped into the palace city of the Northern Song Dynasty, Wang Bin felt like a dream.

The perimeter of the palace city in Bianjing in the Northern Song Dynasty was five miles, and the main hall of the palace was called the Daqing Hall, where grand ceremonies were held.To the south of Daqing Hall is the central government office, separated by a gate tower.The Zichen Hall in the north of the Daqing Hall is the front hall where the emperor looks at the court.

The court meeting at the beginning of each month, the congratulations at the completion of the suburban temple ceremony, and the reception of Khitan envoys are all held in Zichen Hall.

The Chuigong Hall on the west side of the Daqing Hall is the place where the emperor listened to politics on weekdays.

The Wende Hall between Zichen and Chuigong is the place where the emperor stayed and rested for a while before going up and back.The banquet halls in the palace are Jiying Hall and Shengping Building.There were not many palaces in the imperial palace of the Northern Song Dynasty, and the regulations of the harem were not very large.

There are several sleeping halls of the emperor in the harem, among which Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin lived in the Funing Palace. In addition to the palaces of the concubines, there are pools, pavilions, pavilions, platforms and other entertainment places in the harem.

Gen Yue is another magnificent palace built by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. It can be said to be ingenious and like a fairyland.

The construction of Genyue took a lot of manpower and material resources. During the more than ten years from Zhenghe to Qingkang, the flowers, bamboos and strange stones from all over the place came from this.

Walked into the Daqing Hall, put down the tables, chairs and benches, put down the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then the written test began.

The palace examination is mainly the emperor's assessment, and the rules are mostly to follow the emperor's will.

Brush up a little bit!

Wang Bin wrote quickly. After about half an hour, the written test was over.

Next, the oral examination began.

"Nowadays the Jin people have risen and won many battles and victories. The Liao people are invincible. Recently, there are battle reports. The Jin people and the Liao people fought in Shangjing. The Liao army lost 20 troops. The Jin people occupied Shangjing, and the tigers watched the Liao people come Huang Mansion, the Jin envoys have arrived in Bianliang this time, and they want to form an alliance with our Great Song Dynasty and meet to attack the Liao people. After the event is completed, our Great Song Dynasty will take back the sixteen states of Yanyun, and the Jin people will get Xijing and Linhuang, everyone Do you think you can make an oath?"

Song Huizong asked.

The other students were surprised and delighted when they heard that Shangjing was taken away by the Jinren.Song and Liao had a sworn feud, and the two sides had had frequent frictions for a hundred years. The Liao people were arrogant and asked for old coins every year.

Conflicts on the border continued even more. Song people have always regarded the Liao Kingdom as a serious problem.

The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty all had Liaophobia.

Now the once invincible enemy was beaten to the ground by some golden man.

The land of the Liao Kingdom can be roughly divided into five parts. One is the Shangjing Road, which covers a very large area, almost equivalent to the entire territory of Inner Mongolia in later generations. It is the land of Longxing of the Liao people, and the Liao people built it there The capital, political status is extremely important.

The second part is Tokyo Road. Tokyo Road is similar to the Northeast of later generations, and it has now been completely occupied by Jin people.There is also Linhuang Mansion. This Linhuang Mansion is located in the south of Shangjing. In fact, it is the central jurisdiction area of ​​the Liao people. It is the location of the capital. The Jin people occupy Shangjing. It may fall at any time.

In the current Liao Kingdom, the only remaining territory is the Xijing Road, Nanjing Road, and Zhongjing Road that can still accumulate strength. These three roads are located to the south of the Great Wall and belong to the territory under the jurisdiction of the King of Nanyuan.

The current situation should be that the Jin people have completely occupied the north of the Great Wall, while the Liao people are almost ready to retreat into the pass. The Jin people are good at horse fighting and are naturally invincible outside the pass. It might not be easy to break through the barrier of the Great Wall.That's why the Jin people think of the Song Dynasty, hoping to swear an alliance with the Song Dynasty, and attack from the north and the south. Then once the Liao people encounter enemies from the front and back, they will inevitably be in chaos. As long as the Jin army enters the pass, everything else will be easy to talk about.
At that time, not to mention the Liao Kingdom, even the Song Dynasty would be unlucky.

But the Hanlin bachelors present were all excited.

"Your Majesty, I think this is a good time for the Northern Expedition. I think that my Emperor Taizu failed to conquer Liao and left a catastrophe. Today, I can conquer Liao in one fell swoop and avenge my shame."

A student said.

"The top priority is to immediately draft an order to the Quartet and make an oath with the Jin people to make all parties prepare strategically. On the one hand, they will put pressure on the Liao people to support the Jin people, and on the other hand, they will prepare their troops for the Northern Expedition at any time."

Another student said.

Immediately, everyone spoke up one after another, most of them were leading the battle. They were well-learned people, shaking their heads and making a lot of reasons, citing scriptures and classics, impeccable.

Song Huizong wrote it silently, but he already had a decision in his heart.

As a king, recovering the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, that is, the Nanjing Road of the Liao people, is a matter that will last forever for Song Huizong. Now that he has the opportunity, how could he not be moved and listen to these people again? , I even felt that if he was in the Northern Expedition, his achievements would directly catch up with Hanwu Tangzong.

However, some people objected: "Your Majesty, starting a war without authorization is not good for the country, it is a waste of people and money, and it is very bad!"

"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Jin is a barbarian, and the Kingdom of Liao is also a barbarian. We shouldn't mix it up. Instead, we should just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, waiting for both sides to be exhausted from fighting, and then strike again!" Another student said.

"Sit back and watch the tigers fight, and miss the opportunity. This is the worst strategy; the best strategy is to take the initiative, be aggressive, and join hands with Jin Guo to destroy Liao!"

"The people of Liao are not good people, and the country of Jin is not a good thing either. If the country of Jin repents and takes the opportunity to go south, wouldn't we be leading wolves into the house!"

"I don't think so. The Jin army is strong, and our Great Song Dynasty is not weak. If the Jin Kingdom abides by the covenant, everything will be easy to talk about, and they will send old coins to become allies; if the Jin army goes south, it will happen to be a battle of Chanyuan! Back then Emperor Zhenzong was able to repel the Liao army, and the officials were wise and powerful, how could he lose to the Jin army!"

One by one, the students discussed and expressed their opinions.

Those who advocate joining the Jin army and attacking the Liao Kingdom occupy as many as six layers; the third layer advocates neutrality, sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight;

It was only quickly refuted!
The Jin army's southward march was nothing more than a battle of Chanyuan.

Emperor Zhenzong was able to defeat the Liao army; today's officials can naturally defeat the Jin army.

Immediately, the Anxiety faction on that floor became silent collectively.

You can't think that the current emperor is not as good as Emperor Zhenzong. This is not a slap in the face of the current emperor.

If you want to continue messing around and become an official in the court, you must be politically correct; and the greatest political correctness is that Song Huizong was wise and martial, and a saint was born. This is the greatest political correctness.

If you deny this, are you still in Da Song?
(End of this chapter)