The system forced me to be emperor

"Are you going?" Emperor Xia was taken aback.

Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Father, I didn't go on a whim, but after careful consideration. There are three reasons. First, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, not to mention that it is a matter of human life! As a prince Naturally, you can’t stay out of the matter. Second, although you can learn the knowledge of handling state affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, you can better understand the conditions of the people and the country by practicing it yourself, and you can feel it personally. Gunpowder is faster than manpower, and gunpowder is a secret matter, so I don't feel at ease arranging other people to go. Now I take people to rush to Caozhou in the shortest possible time, trying to prevent Ling Xun from happening, and ask my father Emperor Grace!"

"The emperor has a heart, and since that's the case, I'm gracious!" Xia Huang smiled, and immediately agreed, and the speed of the agreement surprised even Xiao Rui.

Afterwards, Emperor Xia seemed to have thought of something, and said again: "You take five thousand iron dragonriders to escort the gunpowder and rush to Caozhou in light clothes. Zhen will order the auxiliary soldiers to send the iron dragonriders' equipment to you later."

Xiao Rui wanted to refuse. After all, he was going for disaster relief. Iron Dragonriders don't need to bring weapons, armors and vests, but he thought that weapons and armors are the life of Iron Dragonriders, so he didn't refuse.

It's just that His Majesty's smile is weird.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui left the Hall of Mental Cultivation and ordered Li Yuanfang to inform Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Zhang Liang to go to Huben Pavilion to prepare gunpowder, and Dian Wei and Yang Youji to rectify the five thousand iron dragon riders.

Xiao Rui returned to the East Palace to say goodbye.

In the East Palace, Zhuge Liuying and Li Ruoxue were chatting in the room, and Lu Zhi at the side became close to the two of them, and the three of them became friends who talked about everything.

Xiao Rui came back in a hurry and explained his intention to go.

After the two girls heard this, although they were heartbroken, they immediately prepared bags for Xiao Rui, and then they kept asking.

"Your Highness, you must eat enough when you go out."

"It's cold in the north, so you must wear thicker clothes!"

"Be sure to pay attention to safety!"

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Xiao Rui smiled and nodded all the time, enjoying the thoughtful instructions of the two ladies.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui left the palace and went to Zhan Shifu, and went out of the city with Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang Liang and others to Huben Pavilion.

At this time, outside the Huben Pavilion, five thousand iron dragon riders were already lightly dressed, each riding a horse and carrying two horses.One horse transfers, and the other carries two wooden boxes. Inside the box is a large porcelain jar, which contains gunpowder, and a large amount of linen is placed outside the porcelain jar to prevent collisions and bumps. very safe.Each person carries [-] catties of gunpowder, which is enough to break the ice with [-] catties of gunpowder.

This time I went to Caozhou, Zhang Liang accompanied me, Li Yuanfang, Dian Wei, and Yang Youji accompanied me.

Don't look at Zhang Liang as beautiful as a woman, but possesses martial arts skills. On the other hand, Jia Xu and Guo Jia are ordinary people who can't afford to travel long distances.

After getting ready, Xiao Rui got on his horse.

Jia Xu and Guo Jia clasped their hands and said, "Your Highness, we are thousands of miles away from Caozhou, please be careful, Your Highness! Just leave everything to Zifang and Yuanfang!"

Xiao Rui returned the salute and said with a smile: "Wenhe, Fengxiao, don't worry, this king understands."

The two were still worried, and asked Zhang Liang again.

After Zhang Hao comforted the two, the group set off immediately, heading north to Caozhou.

The news of Xiao Rui's departure from the capital has not spread, and Emperor Xia even blocked the news to prevent evil people from plotting and taking advantage of it.

It is more than 1000 miles to Caozhou. Xiao Rui and others are all martial arts practitioners. The horses they sit on are all good horses. They are good at running and can easily run fifty or sixty miles per hour.But the physical strength of the war horse is also limited, and it is impossible to run all the time. Basically, it takes four to five or 10 minutes to slow down and take a break, and it takes more than half a day to change trains.

Although there are post stations along the road, but the post stations do not have [-] good horses, so they can only change horses at various guards. Fortunately, Xiao Rui has a gold medal like my own, which saves a lot of time.

This time rushing to Caozhou, Xiao Rui also wanted to experience the speed of a rapid march. After all, if he really went to the battlefield in the future, it would be common for him to make surprise raids from thousands of miles away.

He set off at noon that day and arrived in Caozhou City in the afternoon the next day. He ran more than 1000 miles in more than three days, and his speed was not slow.

Riding for ten hours a day is also the first time for Xiao Rui. Fortunately, he is a warrior and has a strong body to support him. Even so, his buttocks are severely bumped and his legs are sore.On the other hand, the soldiers of the Iron Dragon Riders, well, they didn't feel tired at all!

More than [-] people suddenly approached the capital of Caozhou, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the guards in charge of guarding the city.Xiao Rui was also afraid of causing panic, so he ordered the iron dragon to rest outside the city, while they entered the city.

At this time, hundreds of households guarding the city hurried forward and asked, "Where are you military masters from? Is there a dispatch document from the Ministry of War?"

Li Yuanfang stepped forward, took out his token, and shouted: "I am the crown prince's personal guard Zuo led Li Yuanfang!"

The hundred households were startled, and hurriedly said: "The villain pays homage to General Li!"

"Lead the way quickly and take us to the governor's office!" Li Yuanfang ordered.

This Baihu didn't dare to delay, and personally led Xiao Rui into the city, but after entering the city, he took a peek at Xiao Rui, and hesitated to speak.

After Zhang Liang noticed it, he asked, "Do you have something to say?"

Only then did Baihu respectfully say: "My lords went to the governor's office, they should be looking for the governor's lord. But at this point in time, the governor's lord should not be in the mansion."

Zhang Liang laughed immediately when he heard the sound, and looked at the young Baihu carefully. Under Zhang Liang's gaze, the Baihu looked embarrassed and dared not look directly at him.

"Then where is the governor of Caozhou?" Zhang Liang asked.

"Drinking in Zuixianglou," Baihu said.

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Take us to continue to the governor's office!"

Baihu didn't dare to say anything, and continued to lead the way in front of him.

Xiao Rui naturally noticed this scene, and asked: "This governor of Caozhou is so upbeat, Ling Xun is coming soon, he not only doesn't want to solve it, but also doesn't work in the government office, and even went to Zuixianglou to drink, he is really a good parent official of the people ah."

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Many local officials eat vegetarian food in their corpses. Even if there are supervisory censors to inspect the state capital, it will not be of much use."

Xiao Rui nodded, not to mention the ancient times, even the corrupt officials in the previous life cannot be wiped out, this is a big problem.

"Zifang, I have been thinking about a problem these days. There are too many state agencies in Daxia, resulting in numerous, redundant, and bloated officials. It wastes manpower and material resources and costs a lot." Xiao Rui said.

Daxia has 72 prefectures in name, but in fact, except for Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, etc., the size of more than a dozen prefectures is regarded as prefectures, and there are only three or four prefectures in other prefectures, and the area is not large.If nothing else, just talk about Lu Dong.

The Great Xia Kingdom does not have the official name of Ludong, it is just a folk region name, which is the regional self-proclaimed name of the four states of Caozhou, Jeju, and Binzhou. In fact, these four states can be replaced by one province.

The reason why this situation occurred in the Great Xia Kingdom is due to many historical reasons, which will not be mentioned for now, but this situation is a serious waste of resources.

According to Xiao Rui's plan, there are too many 72 states, just over [-], just like the previous life.

Zhang Liang understands Xiao Rui's good intentions, but he still reminded: "Referring to the state capital, involving local clans and powerful families, and affecting the whole body, Your Highness must be careful."

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zifang, I understand this truth. Let's talk about the governor of Caozhou. This king is exhausted. He went to drink flower wine. If he can't say that he is ugly, he must Kill him as an example to others!"

Zhang Liang laughed immediately: "This person is ashamed to be a state official! And judging from the performance of the hundred households just now, this governor of Caozhou is not only stupid, but also has a bad relationship with the commander of the capital!"

After a pause, Zhang Liang went on to say: "A hundred households guarding the city saw that our status was not simple, so they directly attacked the governor. One can imagine the attitude of the commander at the top. Although the governor and the commander do not interfere with each other, But if you are an official in the same place, if there are continuous gaps, then other things will be messed up."

Xiao Rui nodded and agreed: "Zifang is right. I came here in a hurry this time, and I didn't investigate the identities of the governor of Caozhou and the commander. Let's play it by ear."

Zhang Liang naturally had no objection.

A group of people came to the governor's office, and the governor of Caozhou was not there, but the accomplices of Caozhou were working in the government office. Hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived in person, they hurried out to greet them.

Xiao Rui entered the room and shouted directly: "Go and send someone to call the governor of Caozhou. Also, what's the current situation of the flood in Caozhou?"