After becoming the king of the subjugated country

It was rare for Ji Chen, Bai Qi and Ji Shao to get together, and they even called Ji Pei, and the four of them had dinner together.

Ji Shao smiled kindly at Ji Pei, and was even more satisfied after getting a shy smile from Ji Pei.

Fortunately, this third brother seems to have a brain and doesn't like to make troubles. It seems that he can get in touch with him more in the future.

Ji Pei's eyes turned around the crowd unconsciously, and he couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.

If it is a simple family banquet, it seems that there is another Bai Qi;

If it is a banquet among friends, it seems that they can invite a few more people.

The four of them formed a table, he sat opposite to the emperor, Ji Shao took the seat on the right of the emperor, but Bai Qi also took the seat on the left of the emperor...

Moreover, Brother Huang would share opinions with Bai Qi and occasionally have a few drinks with each other.

The four of them are also very relaxed now, they are noisy all the way, until the end of the game, Ji Pei has already been drunk by Ji Shao, and Ji Shao is also drowsy.

Ji Chen's left hand and Bai Qi's right hand were gradually clasped together, and they whispered together.

Ji Chen was there to settle accounts with Bai Qi, "Come to think of it, you owe me three studies, when do you plan to start?"

Bai Qi was also a little embarrassed, "You let me delay for a few more days, I haven't finished it yet."

The notebooks that Ji Chen sent later were much bolder than the ones that Bai Qi found by himself at the beginning, and reading them made my mouth dry.

In this regard, Ji Chen showed his skinny style, and he agreed, "Okay, let you wait for five days, three times and four times, how about it?"

Bai Qi: "..."

Even those loan sharks outside don't have such a way to increase interest rates.

Before he could speak, he was kissed by Ji Chen, and the two gradually moved closer together.

Ji Pei had a lot of things in his mind, and he woke up again hazily, just happened to bump into this scene, saw the emperor's brother pressing Lord Bai, and didn't know what he was doing.

He was stunned for a moment, and quickly buried his head in his arms. He couldn't help but ponder in his heart, cough, should he help the emperor's brother out... But this is the palace, so there should be no blind people coming to bother him.

In the evening, the palace servants were called to send the three of them away, and Ji Chen went to meet the old General Qiao who came back from the frontier alone.

A few days ago, the old General Qiao fell ill after returning to the capital, and Ji Chen was taken aback. He arranged for people from the imperial hospital to take turns guarding him overnight, and sent Mrs. Qiao out of the palace to Mr. Qiao. By the general's side, I only hope that he can survive.

Fortunately, this afternoon, the old man finally recovered a little.

The official title of this old general is Genuine Grade one, and he was not conferred a duke or marquis. He has experienced countless battles, big and small, and he is the father of Mrs. Qiao, the former queen. , Xia people set up monuments and biographies for him in the frontier, and they were hostile and admired for this veteran, but in Yue, he was silent and unknown, and the people didn't know much about his achievements, and the first emperor did not allow people to discuss these.

——This point has also been especially pointed out and criticized in later generations. Countless people ridiculed the emperor of Yue for his own incompetence and suppressed his generals. He deserved to be subjugated.

In the novel, after receiving the news of Mrs. Qiao's death, he died in battle.Finally, a few lines of history are left, simply recording the past of praise or criticism.

When Ji Chen saw him, his eyes became hot.

The visitor was over seventy years old, and his "face covered with dust and temples like frost" was his true portrayal. His face was covered with wrinkles, the veins on the back of his hands were exposed, his figure was thin, and many scars could be seen on his body. There is a trace between the holes, probably left by a sharp arrow.

He has been in the frontier for more than 40 years, only in Beijing for a long time when he was a teenager, and the rest of the time he only returned to Beijing for a short period of time. Most of his life was spent in the frontier, spent in many battles between the Yue Kingdom and the Xia Kingdom.

When he was alive, the Xia Kingdom hadn't stepped into the territory of the Yue Kingdom. Even though the court in the capital was like a puddle of mud, he seldom got involved in the frontier battles, let alone rewarding the soldiers.

Just like an old tree that is tightly entangled by the vine man, all its nutrients have been taken away by the vine man, and it has to work hard to support it from falling down.

Without waiting for the old man to salute, Ji Chen didn't pay much attention to etiquette, and said directly: "Old General Qiao, please sit down."

He has come into contact with many military officers in Kyoto, but most of them are potbellied and their waists are thicker than the other. Finally, Ji Chen learned that these people have not participated in combat for at least ten years, and some have not even been to the frontier once in more than 20 years. One of them also beat the bandits nearby, and lost two of three battles.

At that time, Ji Chen laughed angrily when he saw this happy memorial boasting that he had won one game. He might as well go and recruit the bandit leader who won two games.

Disappointed, Ji Chen simply lifted his hands away and basically gave up on these people. After killing a group of moths, he was quite helpless to the remaining group of mediocre officials. These people did not do anything bad, but they Occupying a position without the ability to match it is the biggest bad thing.There is no way, these people are transferred to other jobs, they are transferred to others, they climb up on their own if they have the ability, and they occupy a few unimportant positions and are pulled down if they are not capable.

In the end, he stepped up to pay for the low-level soldiers, and then devoted his energy to Ji Pei's weapon development and building.

Ji Chen had many plans, but looking at this old man, he was really speechless.

After the death of old general Qiao, Yue has never had such a hero.

Hu Weikong in Monan, the Han Dynasty will return to Linrong. [1]

But he had to use it again, because no one could catch up with him, and Xia Guo was staring at him recently, and he couldn't rest.

Old General Qiao was still full of energy, with piercing eyes, "I am willing to serve Your Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will not hesitate. Although I am old, my heart is not old, and my body is still strong, so I can fight again." "

The arranged house, the rotating imperial physician, a large amount of medicinal materials, and his own daughter whom he hasn't seen for many years are all Ji Chen's sincerity.Not only that, but the dozen or so generals who followed him back to Beijing also received many rewards, and even the soldiers also received an extra military salary.

He was grateful for Ji Chen's kindness, and was willing to do his part for Yue again.

As if Lian Po is old, he can still fight on the battlefield.

They are all smart people. Ji Chen and this old general Qiao exchanged a few words before getting straight to the point, "I want to build a school for military generals and train a group of military officers to learn how to form troops and train troops to fight. Will be able to take your place in the future."

Civil servants stabilize the court, but force is the cornerstone of supporting a country, and the lack of generals is the most fatal.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly scolded the previous emperors for being sick. He just stared at the capital every day, and didn't even look at the territory of the Yue Kingdom. A few people left for him.

Now that there is a lack of acceptance in the court, a group of old people are struggling to support, and the protagonists also need to grow rapidly.

The lights in the imperial study room were still on, and in the harem, there was also a palace with lights on all night.

Ji Shao held Mrs. Qiao's cold hand, "Don't worry too much, the second brother has never been easy to kill, and he will never kill Zhongliang indiscriminately. He has long thought about expanding the generals and changing the situation of emphasizing civility over martial arts. "

Mrs. Qiao looked outside, tears fell suddenly, and she lowered her head to wipe away the tears. She was approaching fifty, and she was a little old, "My Qiao family had a population of 73 people at its peak. I have brothers and sisters, and now my brothers are all killed in battle. On the battlefield, my sister-in-law and younger siblings also died of illnesses due to border affairs, and most of the sisters also married far away, and there is little news. Now at home, only my father and I are left."

The once big Qiao family has become like this now.

She blamed the first emperor for being too wary of their Qiao family and withholding military pay. She also blamed Xia Guo for being too powerful, but she blamed herself even more.

She sat empty in the queen's position, but failed to use her power, failed to win the trust of the emperor, did not bring the slightest benefit to the soldiers, and was even abolished as a queen, and her father who was far away in the frontier came to contact the palace People saved her life.

Now, she chose Ji Chen again and trained Ji Shao.

She hopes that Ji Chen can take care of her father, that Ji Shao can inherit and carry forward the will of the Qiao family, that her father can enjoy his old age in peace, and that the future will be smooth.

In the imperial study room, Ji Chen was still discussing serious matters with Old General Qiao, "The framework of this military academy should be pulled up first. It doesn't have to be too good at the beginning. While Xia Guo's envoys are still there, hurry up and discuss with them a few more times." , touch their style."

Old General Qiao was able to stay in the frontier for so long and still stabilize the situation. Naturally, he did not lack brains. He thought about it in his heart, and slowly comprehended it. The look in Ji Chen's eyes suddenly became indescribable.

Ji Chen coughed lightly, "Anyway, their envoys are well-equipped. I took a look and saw that among the more than 500 of them, there were cavalry and infantry, and their weapons were considered sharp. There were also several generals sent over, and there were quite a few young people. It just so happened that our people took this opportunity to see their details and see how they marched and fought."

The people of Xia State wanted to see the reality of Yue State, and the people of Yue State also wanted to see Xia State's military art.

After Old General Qiao passed the hurdle in his heart, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the plan was feasible, and he added a few words, "Their horses are all good. In the past, the Xia Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom were hostile to each other, but they didn't keep many. Now these Most of the horses are stallions, we can take advantage of this time to select some good quality mares and try to breed them. When these mares give birth, our horses will be even better."

The two exchanged ideas with each other, and the more they talked, the more vigorous they were, and they clearly arranged for this group of Xia people.

"Ah Choo," Xia Ye, who was far away at the post station, sneezed again, shivering, feeling a little cold, and added another coat to himself.He found people from his team, read all the memorials in three days, and exchanged opinions with each other. He felt that some of them had good literary talents. , he searched it over and over several times, only to find one with only two words, which he didn't know yet!

The font is gaudy and a bit free and easy, but he can't recognize it at all. If the strokes are not clear, he would have thought it was a ghost.

Chen Envoy was lying on the bed with his injured leg, and he still looked up proudly, "I said that those ministers boasted too much, and they were ashamed to say that their emperor is a genius and a contemporary writer, this is a joke! The empress of their former emperor said that the current emperor can’t read a single character, and he has never even seen what a book looks like before. If it weren’t for shit luck, how could he become the emperor.”

Ever since the two parties got on the line, Empress Song had been saying bad things about Ji Chen. While listening to the record, the people of Xia Guo then perfunctory her all the way, saying that there was no way to avenge her now and asked her to wait.

Xia Ye couldn't help but nodded, and bought a person from Kyoto with a lot of money, intending to meet the owners of those books, and asked kindly, "Do you know where Mr. Yi Pengyi's home is?"

They have also bought some people from the Yue Kingdom before, but most of them are low-level businessmen and rebels, and they basically have no understanding of these government affairs.

This old man from Kyoto is also considered to be well-known, and he almost knows the court officials well. Hearing what Xia Ye said, he scratched his head in embarrassment, "He was ransacked and exiled three months ago."

Xia Ye: "..."

The smile on his face was almost unstoppable, and he changed to the next person, "Then what about Master Ni Wei?"

People in Kyoto were even more embarrassed, "He was also ransacked and exiled."

Xia Ye was silent for a few seconds, and then changed to the next one, his tone inevitably a little annoyed, "Where is Nie Kaiyou? This person claimed in the memorial that he is the second-rank servant of the household department, so he shouldn't be exiled too?"

People from Kyoto said: "That's not true."

Xia Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had found a talented person who could be strong, but he heard people from the capital continue to say: "He is a disciple of Duke Cheng En, he was beheaded directly, and the nine clans went on the road together."

Xia Ye: "..."

Dog Emperor!

Xia Ye took a deep breath, resisting the desire to scold on the spot, and then took out the only word that Ji Chen reviewed that they copied, and asked him what it was.

People from Kyoto shook their heads helplessly, "I don't know."

Xia Ye was already overwhelmed, he calmly said: "This king will add 1000 taels."

Since it was the only word Ji Chen reviewed, it must be very important.

For that word, the value of this memorial is immediately extraordinary.

People from Kyoto sighed angrily, "I really don't know each other, my lord, don't embarrass me, my companion should not know me either."

Before Xia Ye got mad, the person from Kyoto explained: "Before, His Majesty carried out a text reform, and now he is still using the old version of the font, and after half a month, all the new characters will be used. I haven’t seen it before, so it must be the new word His Majesty said.”

He wanted to learn it, but he thought it was difficult for him to learn because he was old, and the new version of the font reform document that was published today had already been snatched up by those scholars, and he couldn't buy it even if he wanted to.

Xia Ye: "..."

In order to recognize the characters of the Yue Kingdom, he deliberately brought over a dozen ministers who were proficient in the Yue Kingdom's documents.

As a result, when I came here, the words were changed directly, and all the preparations fell through again.

So if he wants to break the only comment left by the emperor of Yue, he has to send someone to start with re-literacy?

Thinking about the unsatisfactory journey, Xia Ye couldn't help but wonder if the emperor of the Yue Kingdom was the nemesis of the Xia Kingdom, or why every step just happened to kill him.

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[1] Hu Weikong in Monan, the Han will return to Linrong. —— "Two Poems Out of the Frontier" by Yang Su