si-mexico Chapter 363 The Palace Examination is Coming
Chapter 363 The Palace Examination is Coming
"I heard that there is a powerful female general in the Bol Grassland. She is called the Grassland Valkyrie. She defeated the Loulan Kingdom to the west of the Bol Grassland and forced it to cede nine cities in exchange for peace. Bol's territory is still expanding."
"And this news was already reported years ago."
"Female general? Is it a rumor? Our Dasheng is full of talented people. Women can learn martial arts and there are martial arts schools for women. How come there is no female general like this?"
Some impatient generals could not help but curse: "Where on earth are the supplies coming from in the barren land of Bol Grassland?"
"The winter in the Bol Grassland is extremely cold. In previous winters, they would come to Dasheng to exchange cattle, sheep and war horses for coal and food. But this year, there has been no movement at all. They didn't even send an envoy! It's so strange!"
Emperor Qingning waited for Bol Grassland from the end of the year to the end of the year, but Bol Grassland never sent anyone.
Emperor Qingning was very panicked, so he asked Yao Chengping, who was stationed on the northwest border, to send an envoy to the Bol grassland with a small amount of food, coal and an invitation, inviting Bol to send an envoy to the capital of Dasheng to attend the Lantern Festival banquet.
As a result, the envoys from Dasheng were pushed out by the herdsmen as soon as they arrived at the Gada area on the border of the Bol grassland and were turned away.
The civil officials were all terrified, and the prime minister's face was wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
"Looking at the northwest border of our Great Sheng, the farmland has seriously degraded and cannot grow food. Famines of all sizes occur frequently. The court has been paying silver like it is filling a bottomless pit."
"People in the northwest border had no choice but to move south, resulting in severe population loss. The market in Jingshui County, which was originally connected to Bol, was also forced to close."
The Imperial Censor's voice trembled: "The environment on the northwest border is becoming increasingly difficult. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before the ambitious Bol will break through our northwest border defenses!"
"The Bol tribe is now strong and powerful. I heard that they not only survived this year's cold winter safely, but also their cattle and sheep have increased exponentially, and the quality of their war horses has far surpassed that of Dasheng!"
Emperor Qingning felt like he was in trouble when he saw this bunch of losers. "I know what you are talking about. Why don't you think of a solution for me?"
All the ministers suddenly became as quiet as chickens, and they were all prepared to be scolded.
Emperor Qingning clenched the letter in his hand angrily. In his hand was the news handed over by Yao Chengping, the fierce general guarding the northwest border.
The reason why he was able to get rid of the great threat of the Xin family father and son last year was because the two generals he cultivated, Yao Chengping and Song An, were young and strong, had strong troops under their command, and were trustworthy.
These two men, one led troops to guard the northwest border, and the other led troops to guard the northern border. The two could support and check and balance each other, unlike before when Zhaoping Hou's family controlled the entire defense line in the north, making him unable to sleep or eat.
After sentencing the Xin father and son, Emperor Qingning was finally able to sleep well. He did not expect that in less than a year, the Bol Grassland on the northwest border, which was originally evenly matched with him, suddenly became powerful as if it had taken a strong medicine.
The Xin family father and son guarded the border for five years, and both the northwestern grasslands and the northern border were at peace.
Now there are two generals guarding the north. Yao Chengping, who is guarding the northwest border, is not only busy dealing with various problems in the northwest such as food, trade, and water shortage, but Song An can barely cope with the northern border. They really have no energy to support the northwest.
Emperor Qingning couldn't help but wonder, if the father and son of the Xin family were still at the border, would they be able to suppress the rising power of Bol?
Can Xin Che, known as the God of War of Dasheng, win against the Valkyrie of Bol Grassland?
Emperor Qingning quickly took a sip of bitter coffee. He couldn't think any further and had no regrets about his move.
The changes in the northwest were only because the Khan of the Bol Grassland was lucky. The livestock on the grassland grew well this year and there were no diseases. He also found such a Valkyrie.
I heard that this Valkyrie was the orphan of a general from the Bol grasslands, and was met by Khan Yan Chaoyue in the mountains while hunting. This Khan was really lucky.
Why don't I have such great luck? !
Emperor Qingning rubbed his brows, waved his sleeves, and drove away this group of guys who only added to his troubles, leaving behind three examiners who were participating in the discussion of the questions for the imperial examination.
One of the examiners saluted and said, "Your Majesty, the palace examination will be held in eight days. I heard that there are many talented candidates in this imperial examination. Your Majesty, why don't you ask these outstanding candidates and gather their ideas?"
Emperor Qingning looked suspicious: "These candidates are new to the school, why would you throw such a difficult question to them?"
The examiner stroked his beard and replied, "Let me be frank. Sometimes these new brains work better than our old brains!"
Upon hearing this, another examiner rolled his eyes and flattered him: "Your Majesty, Dasheng is a prosperous country, and you are the true dragon emperor. If a Valkyrie can be found in the rough and ignorant Bol grassland in the northwest, what if a literary star is born in this imperial examination in Dasheng?"
He was not making this up. When he was marking papers, he read a political essay and was struck by the viewpoint that “the ruler is a boat, and the people are water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.” Moreover, the candidate’s essay was insightful and his views on the test questions were eye-opening.
Unfortunately, the names of the candidates were bound together, and the examiners abided by the rules and could not know the identities of the candidates.
He was sure that this candidate would enter the palace examination. If it was this candidate, would he be able to come up with amazing solutions to His Majesty's questions this time?
"Good good!"
Emperor Qingning's frown finally relaxed a little. At least the content of the questions for this palace examination had been thought out. All he had to do was see if there was any outstanding person among this group of talents who could provide some ideas for breaking the deadlock.
Time flies, and it is the morning of the palace examination.
Candidates must enter the temple at dawn.
Xue Wei in the team resisted the urge to sleep and yawned quietly.
He started a live video broadcast in the class group, but there was no audience online. These guys in the class said yesterday that they wanted to see what kind of Shura battlefield the palace examination was. The whole class wanted to cheer for him, the glory of the class.
As a result, no one comes to support us now, everyone is sleeping, how hateful!
Xue Wei tidied up his clothes. Only Li Li brought him a can of coffee last night. Thanks to this coffee, he was able to cheer up today. However, when he thought about becoming an official in the future and getting up earlier than the chickens every time he went to court, Xue Wei felt a headache!
After the candidates entered the store at dawn and went through a series of repetitive processes such as roll call, distribution of papers, praise and worship, the examiner issued the policy questions.
The content of the Dasheng Palace Examination is to write an essay based on the topic, which is similar to writing a long argumentative essay.
Xue Wei was well prepared, and with the diligent Xiaopang being the first to get up and provide him with off-field assistance, his thoughts flowed smoothly when he wrote.
After the policy discussion was over, it was already daybreak.
Next, Emperor Qingning personally examined the candidates for the palace examination.