The Jagged Empire of Daqin

Yang Ze fell silent, with a pensive look on his brows, and Ying Chang didn't disturb Yang Ze's meditation, quietly waiting for Yang Ze's reply!

After about tens of breaths, Yang Ze finally said, "Your Majesty, Yi Chen only saw that Hulao Pass should be expanded to 20 troops. One reason is that the enemy facing Hulao Pass is the powerful Zhao army. The most powerful soldiers and horses in the army are cavalry, so the tiger wolf camp must have at least [-] cavalry!"

"20 troops can be deployed like this, [-] spearmen, [-] sword and shield soldiers, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] cavalry. I believe that with the ability of General Ning Yuan, it will be no problem to deploy four kinds of troops at the same time!"

"The Qingkou Camp and the Surabaya Camp will each expand by [-] troops. The [-] troops can be expanded according to the configuration of [-] spearmen, [-] sword and shield soldiers, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] cavalry. The Bailan Camp can be expanded by [-] troops. The troops should be expanded according to the configuration of [-] pikemen, [-] sword and shield soldiers, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] cavalry!"

"As for the Ningta Camp, there is no need to expand the army. The Ningta Camp has 14 troops after the integration of the three major battalions. However, General Gu Yuan can recruit 35 troops from the three states outside the pass to expand the grassland army to full strength. As a result, we have 20 soldiers against Yan, and [-] against Zhao!"

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Chapter 659 One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

"The Nanguan camp will also expand its army to [-]. According to the configuration of [-] sword and shield soldiers, [-] spearmen, [-] crossbowmen, and [-] cavalry, the Yanshui camp can also expand its army by [-]. Fifty thousand cavalry, [-] sword and shield soldiers, [-] spearmen, and [-] crossbowmen will expand the army!"

"Tankou Camp is a bit weak. Even if I attack Qi from the Great Qin, I will not attack Qi from Tankou Pass. Moreover, there are already 47 cavalry from the Ningta Legion in the Tankou Camp. There is no need to expand the army. If Your Majesty follows what I just said, If we talk about expanding the army, the strength of our Daqin army will skyrocket from 83 to [-]!"

After listening to these words, Ying Chang couldn't help nodding his head again and again. After about a few breaths of silence, Ying Chang said: "Then expand the army according to what Aiqing said, but I want to add one thing, the capital camp will also expand the army. , and expanded to 20 at one time, so that our Daqin army is exactly 100 million, and from then on, Daqin can be regarded as a super first-class empire with a million armors!"

"It's possible!" Yang Ze nodded and replied.

"Aiqing just said at the court meeting that there are 60 active soldiers in the reserve battalion and 20 retired soldiers. Then a recall order will be issued to the retired soldiers and they will be concentrated in the capital camp. The reserve battalion selects the most elite 33 active soldiers, and gathers them in the capital camp. After the canonization ceremony is over, I will distribute the 53 reserve soldiers to the commanders of each battalion, and let them return to the camp. By the way, bring these soldiers and horses back to your camp!" Ying Chang ordered decisively without hesitation!

"I obey the order!" Yang Ze bowed down respectfully and responded.

"Okay, let's do what I said just now. Aiqing will go back and prepare well, and inform Prime Minister You of the military expansion plan, and ask him for a little more budget!" While Ying Chang was speaking, two Xianyang Palace military guards also moved the soldiers on the ground. Territory map collapsed.

"I understand, I will leave!"

Soon, Yang Ze left the imperial study and went back to prepare for military expansion. After Yang Ze's figure disappeared from Ying Chang's eyes, Ying Chang walked unhurriedly to the dragon chair, and slowly sat on the black carved dragon throne. After sitting on the dragon chair, Ying Chang looked up at Pei Ji, and said expressionlessly:

"On the way here just now, you also heard about the death of Commander Li. With Commander Li's death, the [-] imperial guards in the palace have no commander. Therefore, I want you to be the commander of the imperial guards. What do you think?"

"what?"

Pei Ji was taken aback for a moment, but didn't recover immediately.

The surprise came too fast!

"What? Tell me something, do you want to be the commander of the Imperial Guard?" Ying Chang stared at Pei Ji with sharp eyes, as if trying to see through Pei Ji's heart.

With a plop, Pei Ji knelt down on his knees with blushing face, and kowtowed excitedly, "I am willing!"

Pei Ji didn't play the game of evasion, because he knew that Ying Chang never liked people who beat around the bush, and even hated hypocritical people. If you want to say yes, if you don't want to say you don't want to, it's too hypocritical to beat around the bush!

The corners of Ying Chang's mouth curled up, and he said with a smile, "I seal you as the fifth-rank General of the Central Palace, in charge of the imperial guards in the palace and the military guards of Xianyang Palace!"

"I thank Your Majesty Long En, long live my emperor, long live long live!!"

"knock!"

"knock!"

"knock!"

Excited, Pei Ji knocked his head three times, and there was a blood mark on his forehead!

"Get up, I want to give you something!" Ying Chang raised his hand in a calm manner and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pei Ji kowtowed again to thank him, quickly got up from the ground, and immediately raised his hand and asked, "I don't know what your Majesty asked the minister to do?"

"Army expansion!" Ying Chang said softly.

"Army expansion?" Pei Ji was taken aback for a moment, thinking, Mr. Yang did not let Master Yang do the army expansion, why should he let himself do it?Under Pei Ji's perplexed gaze, Ying Chang immediately said: "Daqin's large-scale military expansion this time, almost every large battalion will expand its military force, and the imperial guards are no exception!"

"So that's it!" Pei Ji suddenly realized, "How much does His Majesty plan to expand the army?"

"I plan to expand the size of the imperial guards to [-]. People will be selected from the preparatory camps in various places. You will pick them yourself. Of course, you don't have to go now. After the canonization ceremony is over, you will go to the preparatory camps to pick people. You can just make preparations now!" Ying Chang said calmly.

Expanding the size of the imperial guards is to prepare for the imperial conquest!

"Then what kind of configuration will be used to expand the army?" Pei Ji asked again.

"Cavalry, [-] are all cavalry, and even though they are cavalry, they must be proficient in infantry combat. I want an elite army that can ride and walk!" Ying Chang said.

In the future, he will lead the imperial guards to fight in person. The strength of the imperial guards is related to his face as the Great Qin Emperor, so no matter what, the imperial guards must become an extraordinary elite army, and immediately kill the enemy cavalry , Dismounted and slaughtered the enemy infantry.

Walking and riding take all, invincible!

"I understand!" Pei Ji nodded in response.

Ying Chang also nodded, and then began to review the memorial, and Pei Ji didn't go down to prepare, because there was still a month before the canonization ceremony, and there was no rush to prepare.

Xianyang City!

The Great Qin Court announced: After discussion among all the officials, His Majesty has ruled that the Great Qin Empire will abolish the imperial examination system on the first day of the first month of the 21st year of the Holy Qin Dynasty, and fully implement the school system. We hereby announce it to the world, and hope that the people of the world will spread the word to each other!

"Everyone, come and take a look, big news!"

"My God, am I dreaming of abolishing the imperial examination system?"

"The imperial examination system, which has been used for thousands of years, is just abolished. If this is the case, what will happen to those scholars who have studied hard for ten years?"

"What else can I do, go to school to study!"

"The school only recruits teenagers over the age of eight and under the age of 17. Those scholars who study hard in a poor window have already exceeded the age limit and cannot enter the school at all!"

"It's a pity, it's a waste of time!"

"Why did the imperial court abolish the imperial examination system? Why didn't they give a reason?"

"The school system is a very good reason. In the past, if people wanted to become an official, they had to pass the imperial examination to obtain fame, but now it is not necessary. As long as your grades in the school are good enough, the middle school will be directly assigned to various government offices or imperial courts. There is no need for the imperial examination system to select officials!"

"I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing!"

"This old man thinks it is a good thing, and supports the imperial court to abolish the imperial examination system!"

"I don't accept it, I don't accept it, why should it be abolished? I have studied poetry and books for 13 years, and I just waited for one day to get a fame. But what is going on now!"

"Woooo!"

"Ugh!"

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Chapter 660 The general trend!

Not long after the end of the imperial court, the imperial court issued a notice to abolish the imperial examination system. As soon as the notice came out, it can be said that one stone caused a thousand waves. Some scholars were directly stunned.

For these scholars, the abolition of the imperial examination system is like killing their parents in front of them. They have been reading poetry and books for most of their lives day after day, year after year, just to be able to be named in the gold list one day. , Get fame.

This is also the motivation for them to persevere, but now, the imperial court has abolished the imperial examination system, making their ten or even decades of hard work in vain, and there is no hope at all, everything is wiped out!

With the advent of a new era, there will be many victims who will be accompanied by the destruction of the old era. These scholars who study hard are the victims of the imperial examination system and the stepping stones of the school system. This is an unavoidable trend, and no one can resistance!

Even if you resist desperately, it is just a mantis arm blocking the car, becoming a bone of bones under the general trend!

With the passage of time, the imperial court's announcement of the abolition of the imperial examination system swept across the country, causing a shocking wave among the people and even in the officialdom. The last batch of officials who passed the imperial examination and became officials felt very lucky, and wrote a letter of thanks to their parents overnight, thanking their parents for being timely. Give birth to themselves, otherwise, they will be one of those who are looking for death and life!

The abolition of the imperial examination system by the Great Qin Dynasty not only affects the scholars of the Great Qin Dynasty, but also affects the scholars of the Great Qi Empire, Zhongshan Kingdom, Great Zhao Empire, and Great Yan Empire, especially the scholars of the Great Zhao Empire. They are very afraid that their own court will also learn from the Great Qin Dynasty The imperial examination system was abolished.

After all, the supervision system of the Great Zhao Empire is to learn from the Great Qin Empire, and no one can guarantee whether the Great Zhao Empire will continue to follow the Great Qin Empire.

In the new year and new weather, the Great Qin court not only abolished the imperial examination system, but also mobilized large-scale active and retired soldiers from various reserve battalions. In less than a month, the capital camp had a full 56 troops, which was smaller than the population of Xianyu City. Twice as many.

The generals of the Great Qin Dynasty knew that His Majesty was preparing to expand the army when they saw the imperial court mobilizing the reserve battalion. This news is undoubtedly great news for the generals, but it is undoubtedly a huge pressure and threat for the surrounding countries!

The Great Qin Empire was already powerful, and now it has expanded its army on a large scale. I am afraid that in the whole world, only the Great Wei Empire can compete with the Great Qin Empire!

On February 21, [-]st year of Shengqin, Chenshi!

Great Qin Empire, Xianyang City, Imperial Palace, Qilin Palace!

In the Qilin Hall, a young man with sword eyebrows and star eyes, black hair like ink, and a handsome face is sitting on a high dragon chair. He is wearing a black dragon robe with a waist. The dragon robe is bound by a black dragon belt. Mink fur cloak, a sword engraved with dragon and phoenix patterns hangs on the left waist, a black pattern sachet and a round dragon pattern jade pendant hang on the right waist, and the feet are dressed in black gold bronzing dragon patterns He wears a dragon-shaped black jade crown on his head, his ink-like black hair hangs behind his shoulders, and a pair of deep eyes bloom with disdain for the world!

Under the high platform, Minister Wu dressed in black court uniform stood meticulously on the left and right sides. Every minister had a solemn expression and stared straight ahead with a serious smile. After an unknown amount of time, the young man on the high platform opened his thin lips, He made a nonchalant voice, "After the abolition of the imperial examination system, did anyone make trouble?"

A simple question, but full of the majesty of the emperor, makes people dare not give birth to disobedience!

Zuo Prime Minister Zhang Feizi took a small step forward, bowed to Ying Chang with awe-inspiring expression, and reported: "My Majesty, after the abolition of the imperial examination system, many scholars gathered in front of the government to make trouble and demanded that the imperial court withdraw and abolish it. Announcement of the imperial examination system!"

Ying Chang got up from the dragon chair, walked down the high platform with unhurried steps, came to the center of the hall, looked at the sky outside the hall expressionlessly and said: "The abolition of the imperial examination system is the general trend. It has existed for thousands of years. It should disappear, and those scholars are victims of the imperial examination system!"

"I am not a cold-blooded person, and I am very sympathetic, but I am helpless. I can only watch them give up on themselves, seeking death and life. I can't fight against the general trend for them. I know that you will definitely think, this The general trend was created by me alone, if I hadn't implemented the school system, the scene today would not have appeared!"

"In this regard, what I want to say is that if I don't implement the school system, some people will implement the school system one day. If I don't abolish the imperial examination system, some people will eventually abolish the imperial examination system. What is the general trend? This is the general trend! "

Ying Chang was also very helpless for the scholars from all over the country who were looking for death and life. He thought about making supplements, but he didn't know where to start, and gave them official positions?There are at least 10,000+ scholars in the whole country, how many official positions should the imperial court confer?Give some silver compensation?Those scholars who think of themselves as noble will want it?

If the imperial court shows weakness, these scholars will go too far. When the time comes, they will get out of control. It is better to be more ruthless. Don’t care about these scholars, whether they commit suicide or self-mutilation. When they lose their strength, they will naturally stop. up.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that all those troubled scholars should be imprisoned in the heavenly prison!" Said the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment with the same solemn expression.

"Haha!" Ying Chang chuckled, "The court is ignorant, and punishing them will not only not extinguish the anger of the scholars, but will add a handful of dry wood to their anger, which will burn more and more vigorously. The court will not use anything No matter, if they want to make trouble, they can do whatever they want, jumping into the river or self-immolation don't matter!"

The military officials were silent.

"Report to Your Majesty, I have something to announce!" Chang Zifei saluted with a respectful expression.

Ying Chang walked up to Chang Zifei, and asked calmly, "Is it about the budget?"

Chang Zifei nodded, and then took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Ying Chang. Ying Chang took the memorial and unfolded it. The content of the memorial was almost the same as last time, only because of the expansion of the city, the migration of the population, and the expansion of the army. Added a lot to the budget.

The original budget was 8 million taels of silver and 300 million shi of grain, but this time the proposed budget was 1000 million taels of silver and 3000 million shi of grain. Excluding this year's budget, the treasury still has 700 million Ten thousand stone grain, 490 million taels of silver!

After reading the latest budget memorial, Ying Chang put the memorial together and returned it to Chang Zifei, saying at the same time: "Let the Ministry of Households allocate funds according to the budget on the memorial!"

"I obey the order!" Chang Zifei raised his hand respectfully in response!

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Chapter 661 Canonization Ceremony!

"Okay, today's court meeting is over, retreat!" After Ying Chang finished speaking, he left the Qilin Hall with strides.

The canonization ceremony will be held tonight, and he has to make preparations for the canonization of the officials, such as drafting the imperial edict of appointment and canonization, etc.

Seeing Yingchang leaving, all the military officials knelt down on the ground and shouted loudly, "I wait to send you off to Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

After retiring from the imperial court, the military officials walked together, walked out of the Qilin Palace one after another, left the imperial palace, and returned to their respective yamen to work. Today, the military officials are in a better mood. Without it, today His Majesty will canonize all the officials up!

It's both nervous and anticipating, especially the emerging generals who have never met Ying Chang, such as Ai Qun from Wujin Camp.

...

At night, at the hour of Xu, Fengtian Temple!

At this time, night falls, the stars are shrouded, the bright moon is in the sky, and the whole land is covered with a silver-white dress, which makes everything immersed in the quiet and peaceful night. It is already a dark scene outside, but the Fengtian Temple is brightly lit, and the gongs The sound of drums and trumpets resounded continuously.

In Fengtian Hall, military and military officials sat on both sides of the seats. On the high platform, Yingchang and Yang Xiao sat on the dragon chair and the phoenix chair respectively. With a look, Pei Ji nodded in response, and immediately made a pause gesture outward.

Not long after making the gesture, the beating of gongs, drums and horns outside the hall suddenly stopped, making Fengtian Hall and even the entire palace quiet. Seeing that the scene was finally quiet, Ying Chang picked up the jade cup on the imperial case, smiling Looking at Wu Baiguan, he said: "My dear friends, you have done it with me!"

Due to the presence of the 26 Jin officials, Ying Chang did not say anything like celebrating the fall of the Great Jin and the successful destruction of the Great Qin and toasting the soldiers who died in the battle against the Jin. The hearts of the 26 promoted officials?

All the military officials picked up their wine glasses and got up from their seats, all blushing faces shouted loudly to Ying Chang: "Do it!"

Wu Baiguan, Ying Chang, and Yang Xiao drank it all in one gulp. After drinking this glass of wine, all the officials took their seats one after another. After all the officials were seated, Ying Chang said, "Let's stop talking nonsense, let's start!"

Baiguan looked at Yingchang with anticipation in his eyes, the exciting time has come!

Ying Chang gave Pei Ji a look, Pei Ji nodded, took an imperial decree in the hand of a court lady, then spread out the imperial decree with both hands, and read solemnly to the content of the imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Since the Holy Qin At the beginning of March 20, our Great Qin spent five months to destroy the neighboring Great Jin. The victory of this battle was due to the contribution of all military officials, especially the Ministry of Households to allocate food and grass in time to prevent the front line from falling into a situation of no food!"

"Now I canonize all the ministers. Anyone who participates in this battle, regardless of whether they are officials or military officers, will be given a hundred taels of gold, a hundred bolts of silk, three pieces of silverware, and one piece of goldware!"

After Pei Ji's words fell, the military officials got up from their seats again, walked to the center of the hall, bowed down to salute Ying Chang with a respectful expression, and shouted: "Your Majesty is so gracious, I'm here to thank you, my emperor, long live Long live long live!"

Although Yingchang only gave yellow and white things, but for them, these yellow and white things are what they need most, because the Daqin officialdom is full of incorruptibility, and nine of the ten officials are upright officials. It is a poor official.

With these 100 taels of gold, it is enough for them to live a prosperous life for three years without worrying about being arrested by the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"You don't need to be polite, please take your seats!" Ying Chang said with a smile in his tone.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

All the officials thanked one after another, and then returned to their seats one after another, waiting for the next imperial decree.

This imperial decree is just an appetizer for the canonization ceremony, and the rest is what the officials will pay attention to.

Pei Ji put away the imperial decree just now, took a new imperial decree from a court lady, and then read to the content of the imperial decree: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: In the battle of Huangshi, General Ningyuan led 23 soldiers Killed 500 enemies, captured Emperor Zhaode of the Great Jin Dynasty, specially appointed General Ningyuan as General of the Cong Erpin Town Army, with an annual salary of [-] taels of silver!"

After Pei Ji read the imperial decree, he walked down the high platform with the imperial decree, and walked towards General Ningyuan, oh no, he walked towards the general of the town army, Luo Xing. Come here.