The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

With the printing of the new issue of the newspaper, coupled with the intentional cooperation of the court, no one who read these articles would boast that Emperor Ming is a wise emperor.

After all, it was indeed Emperor Ming himself who led the migrant workers to repair the Yellow River.

But it's not just here, there are people from the area where the river was repaired back then.

From that person's letter, Lu Xiuyuan learned that the construction of the river channel was not so smooth at the beginning. There were still many large river channels that were reinforced in front, but collapsed after a while, and this person was the victim of the collapse.

The other party accidentally fell into the water after the river collapsed. At that time, the river was raging, and he couldn't stand up in the fierce current. He could only be swept away by the current in a futile struggle.

The man was extremely desperate. He used to be a scholar, but there were old and young in his family. After being admitted as a scholar, he had no money to continue studying. He could only rely on his strength to build rivers to earn some money to supplement his life.

But now that the money is not earned, but the life is about to be spent, this makes people not despair.

And when the opponent's heart was ashamed, it was Emperor Ming who was still King Ming at that time descended from the sky and rescued him ashore!

That's why that person had strong feelings in his heart after seeing the two or three incidents of the Ming Emperor's previous river construction, and he must write to Yan Ruyu to contribute.

After reading a thick thank you letter, Lu Xiuyuan felt a little complicated in his heart. From this incident, it can be seen that Emperor Ming will be a very good emperor, which is really a good thing.

At the end of the thank you letter, the person also wrote that he is not suitable for studying, but the other party has already planned to go to the border to join the army to fight the barbarians, and repay Emperor Ming in another way.

Thank you for your kindness, he is a very nice guy.

Things like this should be vigorously publicized, so that it will be convenient for Emperor Ming to gather the hearts of the people.

After arranging this letter to be published in the next newspaper issue, Lu Xiuyuan took this letter of thanks to Emperor Ming alone when he was at work the next day.

Being promoted to an official position is convenient for meeting the saint every day, and daily work is to go to the Hanlin Academy for appointments or stay in the ear room next to the Imperial Study Room on standby.

Although this position is said to be for the emperor and the crown prince, but now Emperor Ming has just ascended the throne, the seat has not been fully secured, and there is no time to care about these icing on the cake.

However, Lu Xiuyuan was not idle, and was often pulled by Emperor Ming to make suggestions.

He didn't know why the other party trusted him so much, but he just couldn't live up to the other party's expectations.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter of thanks from a scholar after the newspaper on building rivers was sold out."

Present the envelope in your hand to the other party.

Emperor Ming put down the memorial in his hand, took the letter and unfolded it.

The eunuch waiting inside saw Lu Xiuyuan approaching, and came in with a charcoal basin after going out for a while.

Hearing the crackling sound of the burning charcoal in the charcoal basin, Lu Xiuyuan wiped his heart with sweat.

He was cold two days ago because of the single clothes he wore during the cold spring. Although the weather has not warmed up now, he doesn't feel cold even though he put on thick clothes.

But anyway, it was Emperor Ming's wish, so he was too embarrassed to mention it, so he just pretended not to be hot.

Lu Xiuyuan stood below and didn't wait long before the other party finished reading the thick dozen letters.

"I have a little impression of this person." After speaking, Emperor Ming wrote a few words on it with a vermilion pen, "Send my reply."

Lu Xiuyuan took the letter and sealed it again without reading the contents inside.

Seeing that he was still standing, Emperor Ming hurriedly asked someone to watch, and asked by the way: "What do you think about the barbarian issue?"

"Huh?" Why did you say this suddenly.

Seeing that he didn't understand, the other party smiled and handed over the memorial that he was looking at just now.

Lu Xiuyuan looked at the memorial in the eunuch's hand, the word "secret" was clearly written on the outermost layer, he hesitated in his heart.

This is not an ordinary memorial, it should be considered a secret memorial, right?Should he take it?Wouldn't this be bad...

The eunuch who delivered the memorial did not rush him when he saw that he was delayed, but just kept looking at the ground with lowered eyebrows.

Seeing this, Emperor Ming simply waved his hand to make the eunuch retreat, and walked in front of Lu Xiuyuan himself.

"What is Xiu Yuan afraid of?"

What are you afraid of? Don't you have any idea in your heart?

"There is a difference between a monarch and his ministers, but a humble minister cannot surpass..."

"What kind of transgression is what I showed you?" The other party directly unfolded the secret book and said, "This is a request from the border two days ago. Shi Yunqi wanted to take the initiative to attack those barbarians."

It turned out to be this, then Lu Xiuyuan probably knew some information.

Since the trip to the border two years ago, in addition to subduing the Goutai tribe, a barbarian tribe, there are many other nomadic tribes on the grassland.

At that time, a ten-year contract was made with the Goudai tribe. The other party had to attack [-] good horses and [-] cattle and sheep each year.

Qing is a big agricultural country, while the barbarians outside are nomadic nomads who live by water. The Goudai people don’t need to travel around when they transform into animal husbandry. They only need to raise horses, cattle and sheep on the grassland to sell to Qing. A good opportunity for plague-ravaged tribes to recuperate.

Similarly, when other nomadic tribes on the grassland came to plunder in autumn, the Goudai tribe on the outside seemed to be more likely to plunder than the Qing Kingdom had a thick wall for defense.

The opponent was like a guard dog raised by the Qing Dynasty. They only needed to provide a little support when the Goutai tribe was in a loss, and they could play a vital role on the battlefield.

In two years, besides its own war horses, the Qing Kingdom also had good horses from the Goudai clan as tribute, and it was indeed almost ready to fight back.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiuyuan saluted and said: "General Shi has guarded the border for decades, and has rich combat experience. He must have enough understanding of the barbarians outside."

Emperor Ming nodded: "I want to know your thoughts."

Now, Lu Xiuyuan got stuck, and looked up innocently at the other party.

History has proved that a minister who is involved in everything will definitely not end well in the future.When you fight at the border, you can find a professional like the general. Why do you have to ask him about this kind of thing?

Seeing him pretending to be stupid, Emperor Ming smiled.

"I know that you went to the border two years ago to save many people, and you also put forward many interesting points."

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan's heart skipped a beat. When he went to the border, the general managed to erase it for him. Even the second prince didn't know that he had been to the border. How could Emperor Ming know...

He was a little apprehensive in his heart, completely unable to figure out what the other party meant.

The Emperor Ming said he was fine with him, but it didn't feel like other monarchs and ministers, which made Lu Xiuyuan feel very subtle.

Thinking that before the other party lost his memory and mistook himself as the fourth prince, is the other party's emotional transfer now?Or do you really value him and want to hear his opinion?

A companion is like a tiger. He has only been promoted for one month and he has started to worry about how he will live in the next few decades.

Seemingly seeing his nervousness, Emperor Ming added: "Why doesn't Xiu Yuan trust me with such a great talent?"

The other party walked up to Lu Xiuyuan, stretched out his hand and pulled him up from his seat.

"In the provincial capital, I knew that you have real talents and practical learning, and the river management plan is so good, not to mention the things that happened after that..."

"When the people in the cabinet are gradually replaced, the position of chief assistant..."

Lu Xiuyuan understood the other party's implication. He raised his eyes and looked at the other party's eyes so sincerely that he almost believed it in his heart. He didn't know whether these words were sincere, or if he was just drawing big cakes. …

After thinking about it for a while, I felt that there was nothing to worry about. In this kind of ruling system, if the ruler wants his subjects to die, can he still live?

What's more, they can be regarded as a fateful friendship, no matter whether the other party is sincere or the newly appointed man is short of manpower, Emperor Ming's laissez-faire now does give him a stage to display his ambitions, as long as he has no regrets.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiuyuan said: "Blindly defending will only make the barbarians outside more unscrupulous. I think General Shi's method is very good."

In addition to being good at riding and archery, the barbarians outside have another fatal flaw, that is, they live by herding horses and sheep.

Living in the prairie watching the sky and eating, they will have a cycle. Every late winter or spring, it is the time when the cattle, horses, sheep and other livestock they raise concentrate on giving birth. The usual cavalry is busy with the young. cubs, and drive the livestock to graze in new pastures.

In this way, the cavalry could not form combat effectiveness. Only in autumn, when the livestock were fat and the horses were strong, could these cavalry get away, and then under the command of the leader, they came to rob the food of the permanent residents on the northern border.

Throughout history, when those barbarians invaded the border, most of them were in the autumn months. General Shi and the others only needed to focus on defense in autumn.

And for the rest of the time, they can send troops at any time to beat the barbarians to nothing.

Lu Xiuyuan shared his analysis with Emperor Ming, who lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment.

"The horses should be enough to pay tribute to the Goudai tribe, but I don't know if Shi Yunqi has enough manpower."

Since General Shi dared to issue a secret order and asked to lead troops to take the initiative to attack, it must be because the other party was confident, but he could understand Emperor Ming's worry.

"We don't have enough manpower, we can recruit soldiers." Lu Xiuyuan suggested: "We can publish some articles in newspapers, calling on young people with aspirations to fight barbarians together and defend their families and the country."

"Most people in the barracks are illiterate, so they won't be able to read the news about the conscription in the newspapers, right?" the other party raised doubts.

Hearing this, Lu Xiuyuan hesitated for a moment, and continued to explain: "Actually, there is a way, that is, the court should also set up a news department similar to Yan Ruyu. The illiterate listen."

"When there is nothing to do, I will release some small science popularization of people's livelihood, and when there is something to do, I will release some court information. At the same time, if the people are dissatisfied with the local government, they are welcome to submit anonymous reports. Take the pressure off."

The author has something to say: Refer to Baidu for the shortcomings of nomads. The Battle of Dragon City when Wei Qing went straight to Huanglong took place in May.