The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

The barbarians in front of him were still in shock, but the entire military parade had just begun.

The previous phalanx was broken up, and a new phalanx was formed again amidst the sound of horns that the barbarians could not understand.

This time there was no insinuation, Lu Xiuyuan directly stood next to the leader of the lion tribe and explained to him the purpose of these phalanxes, how to attack, and what kind of power they could create.

As the phalanx in front of him continued to change, he also intermittently talked about dozens of attack plans.

Although these words were spoken to the leader of the Lion Clan, the Sirius Clan and Goudai Clan nearby also heard them.

The Murong Yan of the Goutai clan was alright, the group of people who surrendered early did not have much resistance to the Qing Kingdom, but the other leader of the Skywolf clan was different, the other party originally came here with the intention of making trouble.

But watching the demonstration of the military formation in front of him, especially the phalanx at the back, thousands of people can transform into various formations with just a few blows of horns, all the careful thoughts of the leader of the Sirius clan before he came to the capital were all extinguished!

Such a strong cohesion and execution, they are simply incomparable!

After receiving such a strong shock suddenly, the two leaders hadn't calmed down until the end of the military parade.

Emperor Ming curled his lips when he saw this scene, and then winked at Lu Xiuyuan.

After receiving the signal, he came to Murong Yan: "Your Majesty has prepared a welcome banquet for the three of you, and you can come to the Palace of Preserving Harmony to attend the banquet later."

Murong Yan nodded: "Okay, Yan must come to the appointment on time."

After delivering the message, he continued to return to Emperor Ming's side. Murong Yan behind him looked at Lu Xiuyuan's back with complicated emotions. He never thought that an inconspicuous person who was at the border back then would be able to stand in this position now.

It was still some time before the dinner began. During this time, the Sirians and Lions got together and began to agree on the next plan.

After today's military parade, they resolutely gave up their plan to conspire with the men in black, because the strength Qing showed today made them feel that the chances of success were too small, because the disparity between the two sides was too great!

The original plan with the men in black was that they would go to the city to oppress the people, stir up conflicts between the officials and the people, arouse public anger, and disrupt the entire capital.

At the same time, the man in black is responsible for spreading rumors, so that after making Emperor Ming unpopular, he will introduce the second son of the late second prince to declare his orthodoxy!

It's just that what happened after they entered the city was far from what the man in black said!

"It's in vain that the other party said that he is a minister of the court and knows everything about the Qing Kingdom. Is that how he knows it?" The leader of the Lion Clan slapped the table violently.

"Nine out of ten information are wrong! Is the man in black trying to trick us?!"

"Calm down, lion leader." The Sirius leader next to him persuaded.

He knew the man in black better, and he knew that what the man in black said was true, so they agreed at that time.

"The information given by the man in black was correct in the past, but now that the new emperor has succeeded to the throne, he seems to behave differently from the old emperor..."

Of course it's different, the old emperor advocates peace, as long as the barbarians don't break through the Longmen Pass, they can barely maintain peace within their borders.

But Emperor Ming is different from the old emperor, the other side had just succeeded to the throne and immediately asked the frontier soldiers to deal a fatal blow when their tribe was weak!

Before, the Qing Kingdom was a big piece of fat to them. Although their nomads couldn't swallow it, they still went up to eat a few bites when they were hungry.

Later, even with the border defense, they wanted to steal some meat, but they still found opportunities.

But after the battle some time ago and this military parade, they had to face up to Qingguo again. The opponent was no longer the Qingguo that they could nibble at any time!

Thinking of this, the leader of the Sirius Clan looked at the alliance in front of him: "Perhaps, we have to change our plan..."

The two looked at each other, and both made a decision in their hearts.

Not long after they went back, it was time for the dinner party, and they set off for the appointment. When they arrived at the palace and were led to the Palace of Preserving Harmony by special eunuchs, they realized that the dinner party was different from what they had imagined.

There is no singing and dancing as imagined, but two muscular men with bare upper body are wrestling with each other.

This Emperor Ming is far from the old emperor!

After complaining, before the banquet started, the two leaders of the Sirius clan and the Xiongshi clan hurriedly presented the letter of surrender to Emperor Ming with both hands in their hands.

"Your Majesty, here is the letter of surrender from our tribe."

Seeing this, Emperor Ming, who was seated at the top, raised his eyebrows slightly.

The eunuch serving next to them came to the two chiefs, took the two letters of surrender and checked them carefully, and handed them to His Majesty only after there were no problems.

Emperor Ming took it and glanced at it casually. The other party's annual tribute of cattle, horses and sheep was as much as that of the Goudai tribe, and he promised never to harass/harass the border people again.

Although the word "forever" may not be realized, Emperor Ming still nodded and said: "I have received the letter of surrender, I hope you will do what you say, and stay away from the people on our border."

The two quickly nodded and bowed and promised: "It should be, it should be."

After finishing speaking, they also glanced at Murong Yan next to him, their eyes seemed to say: We have all surrendered, what about yours!

Unexpectedly, Murong Yan curled his lips at them directly: "Yan has already presented the letter of surrender on the day of entering the city. I have to say that you two leaders are really slow. Those who don't know think that you are unwilling to surrender!"

After saying this, the two leaders quickly expressed their loyalty to Emperor Ming: "Your Majesty, we have absolutely no such intention! After entering the city, we want to present the letter of surrender face to face! It's just that you have a lot of business and have not been able to see each other, so we have delayed it." .”

Although they had some indescribable thoughts about Qing Guo after hearing what the man in black said before, but after this military parade, all their small thoughts were extinguished.

Seeing the inconsistent performance of these two tribes, Emperor Ming showed great generosity and accepted their surrender regardless of previous suspicions.

In his heart, he scoffed at these people, a bunch of barbarians who didn't know what to do.

The letter of surrender was also presented, and then it was time to watch the performance, but the leader of Sirius sat on the seat, his body couldn't help moving, and he often glanced at Emperor Ming next to him.

Not only him, but even the lion leader.

Lu Xiuyuan noticed their reaction from the corner of his eye, and was wondering if they were trying to make some crooked plans again, when he saw that the lion leader couldn't hold back and opened his mouth.

"Your Majesty, I have something to tell Your Majesty..."

"Oh?" Emperor Ming glanced at them: "What's the matter? Let's hear it."

Looking at so many officials around, the lion leader looked embarrassed.

Emperor Ming didn't mind and said: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

Seeing that Emperor Ming had no intention of avoiding others, the lion leader couldn't help but look at the Sirius leader next to him.

Unexpectedly, the other party didn't even look at him, and skipped him and started reporting to Emperor Ming.

"Your Majesty, a man in black who claimed to be the Minister of the Qing Dynasty contacted us to come to the capital to create trouble and rebellion!"

As soon as these words came out, the lion leader was the first to be dumbfounded. Why did this brother still steal his words?

When the ministers on both sides heard the man in black, they all remembered Zhao Shilang from before, and couldn't help but look up at Emperor Ming.

Emperor Ming's face didn't change much, but he said calmly, "And then?"

Then the leader of the Sirius Clan and the leader of the Lion Clan scrambled to tell you the origin of the man in black, as well as his goals and strategies.

Unexpectedly, the second son of the late second prince, who was demoted to the common people and exiled in the northwest, was rescued by Zhao Shilang. The other party even wanted to use the barbarians to disrupt the capital, and brought his second son to the throne.

The ministers below had different thoughts when they heard the explanation, and they tried to figure out who gave Zhao Shilang such courage.

For a while, except for the sound of fighting each other in the hall, everyone else fell silent.

The two leaders who confessed to the man in black found that Emperor Ming didn't react too much. They glanced at each other, and it was the lion clan who had the cheek to ask.

"Your Majesty, let's write a letter to lure the man in black into the city. Can you give us the prescription for treating cattle and sheep?"

After hearing this, Emperor Ming raised his eyebrows: "Do you think that old fox will be tricked into the city by a few simple words?"

Of course they don't think so!After all, since entering the city, I have lost contact with the man in black, and I have written many times to inquire about the situation, but nothing has been heard!

But in front of Emperor Ming, he still had to pretend to be confident, so as to coax the prescription over.

You must know that the cattle in their tribe suffer heavy casualties every year because of that problem!But some time ago, after knowing that the medicine bought by the Goudai tribe from Qingguo could treat this disease, they have been thinking about prescriptions.

"Your Majesty, for this kind of traitor who betrayed the Qing Kingdom, we will definitely do our best to find a way to get him into the city and give you an explanation! So look..."

The leader of the lion tribe rubbed his palms while talking, and immediately revealed what he meant: "The benefit..."

Seeing that the other party really dared to lick his face to ask for benefits, Emperor Ming sneered directly, and winked at the hidden guard behind him.

A moment later, under the suspicious eyes of everyone at the banquet, two guards pushed a heavily tied man to the center of the hall.

"Take a good look, is this the man in black you mentioned?"

When the voice fell to the ground, everyone's attention was focused on that person. Looking at the familiar figure, the ministers easily identified the person's identity.

This is Zhao Shilang who has been missing for a long time!

And the leaders of the Lion Clan and the Sirius Clan who were brazenly begging for benefits just now stood there with stiff faces.

Unexpectedly, the man in black was caught by Emperor Ming long ago!Isn't the various secret letters they sent out before...

Thinking of this possibility, the hearts of the two were immediately lifted up, and then they quickly raised their heads to look at Emperor Ming's reaction...

When they raised their heads, they happened to meet Emperor Ming's staring eyes.

"It's the best thing for you to stand here alive." Emperor Ming said proudly, "If I want to, my iron armor can completely level your grassland!"

Hearing Emperor Ming's domineering declaration, and thinking that the other party did have such strength, the two chiefs no longer dared to ask for favors, and hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy: "We are foreigners, and we don't know the situation in Qing Kingdom. Please forgive us, Your Majesty!"

Seeing their reactions now, and comparing it with when he first entered the city, Emperor Ming couldn't help but feel that Erlang was right. Some people just can't be polite to him. The more polite you are, the more you will feel weak and deceitful!

Facing this kind of people, you only need to show your fists, show your strength, and your ability to completely crush them. Then they don't need to do anything, and those barbarians will naturally kneel down and submit

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