The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The capital thousands of miles away.

On the Golden Luan Hall, the old emperor was furious, and dark clouds overwhelmed him.

At this time, Yunqi was extremely arrogant, not only ignored the secret letter calling him back to Beijing, but even killed the supervising army he sent over!

This crime is true and should be executed!

However, the old emperor thought of the thousands of good horses, so he could only suppress his desire to kill people temporarily, and lured them into the capital first.

Originally, he wouldn't be so angry at all. He really had a bunch of wine bags and rice bags under his hands. At the critical moment, none of them came in handy.

The old emperor angrily threw the two secret letters to the ground, pointed at the civil and military officials below, and cursed.

"When there are benefits, everyone is more active than anyone else. Now I need your help to share the worries, but no one dares to stand up! What's the use of raising so many of you?!"

The Holy Majesty was angry, and all the officials on both sides shut up and stood silently in the hall with their wats in their hands and their heads bowed.

For a moment, the surrounding space was extremely quiet.

Seeing this scene in front of him, the old emperor felt even more furious. He slapped the dragon case angrily and stood up.

"Speak? Why are everyone dumb?"

The inspector of ceremonies next to him saw that the old emperor was very angry, slipped and knelt down, and crawled under the opponent's feet, "Your Majesty, calm down! Take care of the dragon body!"

Seeing this, all the ministers under the hall also knelt down.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The old emperor was in a hurry, "What's the use of light to appease anger? You are the ones out there!"

Upon hearing this question, the kneeling officials wished to lower their heads to the ground.

"Now the border war has stopped, no matter how high or low your position is, as long as you are willing to guard the border for me, I will make him a great general!"

After hearing this, the people below had different thoughts.

Officials who remained neutral would only feel chilled by the emperor's way of crossing rivers and tearing down bridges, but they didn't dare to say anything, so they could only lower their heads as hard as possible. Anyway, he was not a general, so all he needed to do was keep silent at this time.

The Zhao family headed by the second prince knelt in unison on the left side. Although the head of the Zhao family was lowered, he was laughing at the old emperor's attitude in his heart.

Although the Shi family guarded the frontier for the emperor, it looked majestic, but in reality it was useless.

The old emperor likes to be jealous, especially this kind of border general who controls the military power. He is even more afraid that the other party will defect to foreign enemies.

Only a fool like the Shi family can do such thankless things.

Regarding the anger of the old emperor this time, their Zhao family is even more happy to watch from the sidelines. Anyway, the Shi family will not deal with them. alright.

But this time the old emperor was furious, and the most miserable ones were the generals on the right side. Although they were not in the same faction as the Shi family, seeing the old emperor's methods against General Shi, he felt a sense of sadness.

Don't look at them in the capital now, begging for food under those civil servants, if they are sent to the border, what kind of generals they are, they probably don't even know how they died, so they don't want to get involved in this matter.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the old emperor simply randomly ordered a few people in the row of generals.

Seeing that they were called, the generals crawled forward two steps in fear and fear, and kowtowed their heads to the ground vigorously.

"Your Majesty! The guilty minister is not skilled in martial arts! I'm afraid I can't serve you!"

In a short time, his head was covered with blood.

The people on both sides noticed the situation here, and couldn't bear to turn their heads away.

When the old emperor saw that those people were showing off his face, he was furious for a while, "You greedy people who are afraid of death! What's the use of staying here! Come on! Drag these people out and kill them all!"

As soon as the voice fell, the guards on both sides stepped forward one after another, gagged skillfully, and were about to drag him out.

Those military officers were dumbfounded, how could they just say kill them!If I knew they would have agreed to go to the border!

They repented and wanted to explain that they could go, but their mouths were gagged, they could only stare in horror, and were dragged away by the guards in despair.

Seeing this scene, the other officials in the hall did not dare to make a sound.

The old emperor walked down the steps slowly, looked at the remaining military officers in the right row, narrowed his eyes slightly, "Now, is there someone who can help me solve my problems?"

As soon as these words came out, the military officer in the right row couldn't help but flinched, his mood became more tense in an instant, and he could only keep praying in his heart, don't choose me...

The old emperor's pace gradually stopped, and he stood in front of a very familiar military officer.

The head of the Zhao family next to him saw the old emperor's actions, and thought something was wrong in his heart!

This is the second prince's subordinate, but he must not be selected to the border, otherwise the second prince will lose a lot!

Thinking of this, Zhao Ting, the head of the Zhao family, hurriedly interrupted what the old emperor was about to say.

"Your Majesty, the old minister has a suggestion, which can be temporarily borrowed from His Majesty's urgent needs."

The old emperor turned to look at the head of the Zhao family next to him, his cloudy eyes flickered, he sized him up, and then paused for a few breaths.

After everyone in the hall tensed up nervously, they opened their mouths and asked slowly: "Zhao Aiqing has any suggestion, just say it."

Zhao Ting knelt down and moved in one direction, facing the old emperor and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, it's not that they don't want to share His Majesty's worries, but they are suffering because they can't beat the Shiyun Banner."

"What's the meaning of this, love?"

"If we send troops directly to send a message to respond, we will definitely startle the enemy. What if the other party kills our military officer and props up the overlord at the border in the future?"

Zhao Ting began to put forward his own suggestion, "Why don't we say anything about it, and don't send troops over there. We can talk about it when the other party comes to the capital."

The old emperor nodded after hearing this, "However, this matter has not been resolved. After the other party arrives in the capital, Zhao Aiqing thinks it is more appropriate to send someone in this row to the border?"

After Zhao Ting heard this, the first reaction in his mind was: Except for the second prince who wants to be in Beijing, the others can send whoever they like.

But this can only be thought in his heart, he stretched out his hands and knelt down on the ground and pretended to be dead, "Your Majesty is so wise, I must have a candidate in my heart, and I dare not speculate on my own!"

Seeing him like this, the old emperor laughed angrily, and kicked Zhao Ting with his foot.

"You are the slickest!"

He let out a strange cry, followed this force, and fell to the side, staring at the thick carpet in front of him. As for the final candidate for the border, Zhao Ting probably had a candidate in his mind.

Inside Longmen Pass.

After such a publicity, the reputation of the god-given medicine spread.

The Goudai people who came to Longmenguan mostly carried this kind of sick cattle that could not last long.

They don't know the cause of the cattle, they only know that there is medicine to save it now.

Seeing the panic-buying by the people in the city, the Goudai people were really anxious and angry. The other party couldn't raise a few cows. Compared with their Goudai people, the loss was far worse. It's better to give them the opportunity.

In the case of extreme shortage of supply, the price of medicine has been raised to a pack of medicine for two sick cows.

The fat man's medicine was all gone, and the Goudai people who couldn't get the medicine had no choice but to increase the price to buy medicine from the people in the city.

After taking a large package of medicine from the other party, and watching the other party carry away their three sick cows, he finally understood why the people in the city didn't have so many cows, so they frantically snatched medicine from them.

How could it be resold like this? ?

The Goutai man couldn't help grinding his teeth, that's all, that's all, it doesn't matter, as long as the medicine is really effective, it's still a good deal to exchange three sick cows for one healthy cow!

So far, they can only comfort themselves in this way.

And those Goutai people who got the medicine basically didn't go to the class in the afternoon. Compared with those little tricks, the medicine that can cure the cow is much more important than the news.

A group of hookers gathered together, unpacked the medicine package nervously, and began to serve their sick cows according to the taking rules explained by the fat man.

After three days.

As time went by, the distended abdomens of those sick cows finally gradually returned to normal, and some of the stronger ones could already start eating.

Seeing this scene in front of them, those hookers were ecstatic.

This medicine actually works!

The group no longer hesitated, and quickly sent a special person to report back to the tribe.

Knowing the news, Murong Yan organized his manpower overnight, brought precious furs and precious stones, and rode his horse to Longmen Pass.

Inside the General's Mansion,

Lu Xiuyuan was helping General Shi analyze what kind of relationship he wanted to maintain with the Goudai clan in the future.

"Maintain a good face, and when the wolf master of the other party takes the initiative to find it because of the prescription, we have to make up a suitable reason and reduce the price significantly. Only a low price can guarantee the long-term transaction."

"Are you sure you want to drop the price so quickly? What if the Goudai people who bought the medicine a few days ago regretted it?" General Shi was a little distressed.

"We lowered the price to save face for the wolf lord. If he regrets it, let them talk to the wolf lord by themselves."

After speaking, Lu Xiuyuan continued to analyze.

"I probably inquired about it before, and the incidence rate of their sick cattle is quite high, especially in spring and winter." He frowned and thought: "It may also be related to the geographical environment here. The Gobi is mainly Chenopodiaceae. Cattle don’t like to eat grass and trees, and they don’t even eat them.”

Therefore, in these two seasons, they can only feed hay that has been stored in advance, and a sudden change of feed, including hay, can easily cause symptoms such as indigestion, so the incidence of sick cows has increased sharply.

Thinking of this, he suggested: "It doesn't matter if the price is cheaper, as long as we firmly control the prescriptions in our hands, we will also grasp their weaknesses. If they want to treat sick cows, they must come here to buy them." In this way, there is no need to worry about them daring to tear up the contract at will."

After hearing this, General Shi thought of those innocent herdsmen and couldn't help but sigh.

"It's said that we ordinary people look at the sky to eat, but in fact, they are nomadic people, they are the ones who look at the sky the most."

"The nomads live by the water. They sound chic, but they are full of helplessness and sadness. If the weather is bad and a large number of livestock freeze to death, they have nowhere to escape."

Lu Xiuyuan nodded in agreement. The barbarians who were isolated by the 400mm precipitation line could not rely on the land for food, nor could they live in the same place for a long time to graze, so their lifestyle of living by water came into being.

Although the other party is a bit miserable, it is not impossible to change. Thinking of this, Lu Xiuyuan suggested: "Since we are allies now, General Shi can also try to help them transform."

After hearing his words, General Shi asked curiously: "What is transformation?"

"It is the transition from the low-level living by water to the slightly higher-level animal husbandry."

Lu Xiuyuan explained the general difference to the other party well, and then said to find a way to help the other party popularize animal husbandry. If it succeeds, the Goudai tribe will be completely tied to their boat and depend on them for a living in the future.

Coupled with the influence of festivals, holidays and lifestyles, the promotion of language and Chinese characters will definitely be gradually assimilated after a long time.

"This is a little bad, isn't it?" General Shi looked a little embarrassed.

Lu Xiuyuan waved his hand, signaling the other party not to mind.

"When the other side's animal husbandry industry develops well, the first goal of other tribes on the grassland who can't get enough to eat is to rob the Goudai people who don't have city walls to defend them."

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.

"If the Goutai tribe can defend, we will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. If they can't resist, we can also borrow the identity of our allies to provide appropriate reinforcements."

"This will not only increase the goodwill of both parties, but also use them to contain the wolves outside. Wouldn't it be a multi-purpose effort?"

After hearing Lu Xiuyuan's explanation, General Shi looked at him with complicated eyes.

Is this really something that a showman can come up with?

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