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The original author, Hua Gongli, said that he had recently received guidance from an expert and had an epiphany. He needed to replan the plot, so he stopped updating for five days. He also promised that the plot would be even more exciting after the next update!
This made the "Da Qin fans" feel sad, but at the same time, they were looking forward to it!
At Yanhuang College, all the teachers passed the first confidential exam last week. All of them scored above 90 points. After all, Li Zexuan had told them beforehand that if they failed even one of the four exams, they would be immediately suspended. Therefore, every confidential exam directly affected whether or not they could continue teaching at the college. None of the teachers did not take the confidential exam seriously!
Furthermore, in the future, the hiring of teachers in Yanhuang Academy would be accompanied by a confidential examination after the interview and written examination. Only after passing all of these could the teacher be officially hired. It was not that Li Zexuan was trying to stir up trouble. It was just that the people of this era did not have much awareness of confidentiality.
In comparison, since the students had four chances, they only needed to pass once. Therefore, in the first secret exam, only four hundred people passed. There were still two hundred people who failed. Regarding this, Li Zexuan didn't say anything. In any case, by the fourth exam, if there were still people who didn't pass once, then he would really have to chase them away!
It was worth mentioning that his father-in-law, Han Tianhu, heard that Lantian County was going to plant White Die Seeds on a large scale and wanted to follow suit. He wrote a letter to ask for Li Zexuan's opinion. Li Zexuan discussed with his wife and decided that when the seeds were shipped back, he would 'sponsor' his father-in-law with a batch of seeds and farming tools!
In any case, it was only a matter of one or two thousand strings of money, so Li Zexuan did not take it to heart.
However, the recent Lantian County's Wasteland Reclamation campaign had attracted Li Zexuan's great interest!
In this era, the population was sparse. The entire Tang Dynasty only had a population of 20 million, so one could imagine how much land had not been developed. In fact, the imperial court had always been supportive of the people reclaiming land. In order to encourage the people to reclaim land, some states and counties even stipulated that the land that was reclaimed would belong to whoever reclaimed it. There were also certain preferential taxes.
As for Lantian County, the conditions given were even more favorable. Not only did the land reclaimed by the commoners belong to them, as long as the area of the land was larger than one mu, they would be able to obtain a catty of White Fold Flower seeds for free!
Therefore, ever since Li Zexuan announced this decree, the enthusiasm of the people of Lantian County to open up wastelands suddenly rose. In just a few days, the county had opened up more than ten thousand mu of wastelands. Many people had opened up more than one mu of wastelands because they heard from the village chief that Li Zexuan had invented a new method of planting White Die Seeds that could save seeds. One mu of land did not even need a catty of seeds. Therefore, many farmers directly opened up two mu of wastelands to plant White Die Seeds!
Now that everything was ready, all that was left was the seeds!
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On the 22nd day of the fourth month of the second year of Zhenguan, Yanhuang College's Thursday, the Great Tang Imperial Court had sent out fifty thousand Zuo Wuwei troops and thirty thousand Xia Province soldiers. They had finally crossed Xia Province and arrived in the vicinity of Shuofang.
The so-called Shuofang was the area northwest of Hetao and Houtao in Inner Mongolia. It was roughly west of Ordos and southwest of Bayannuer. Shuofang was more than seven hundred li away from Chang 'an. Yuchi Jingde led fifty thousand troops and rushed for more than ten days. At this moment, he was standing on a hillside and using the telescope on his neck to look at the city of Shuofang several li away.
He ordered, "Order the three armies to set up camp here. Order Shen Fa and Zhong Chang, the two Taichang Temple officials to bring the imperial edict to Shuofang City and summon Liang Shidu to surrender!"
He had shamelessly asked Li Er for permission to use this telescope before he left. He was the only one in the entire army. Li Er had strictly ordered him that in an emergency, even if he had to destroy the telescope, he could not let it fall into the hands of the Turks.
"Understood!"
The messenger hurriedly cupped his hands in acknowledgment and went to pass down the order!
Chai Shao, who was standing to the side, looked at the telescope in Yuchi Jingde's hand and said with some envy, "Brother Jingde, can this Chai also take a look?"
Yuchi Jingde immediately put away the telescope and said, "No, no! It wasn't easy for this old man to get this thing from His Majesty. His Majesty also said that this old man should take good care of it. If anything goes wrong, I reckon that a beating from the military would be a light punishment! "
Li Zexuan had indeed produced many handheld binoculars for the Great Tang military, but they had all been sealed up by Li Er and strictly controlled. Each one had a serial number, and there was a detailed record of who it was given to or lent to. This was because Old Li believed that this thing was a national treasure and could not be leaked!
Chai Shao said unhappily, "It's just letting this Chai take a look. What could go wrong? Brother Jingde, you're not such a stingy person! Quickly let this brother take a look. At most, when we return to Chang 'an, this Chai will invite Brother Jingde to drink wine at the Drunken Immortal House! "
Yuchi Jingde said in amusement, "Hehe! Rare, rare. But Brother Sichang, if you invite this old man to drink wine, will Princess Ping Yang agree? "
Other than his identity as a Great General, Chai Shao also had another identity, and that was the current Emperor's son-in-law. Originally, being the Emperor's son-in-law of the Great Tang was a very difficult occupation. Because the Tang Dynasty's customs were more open, especially as a princess, her status was even more revered. Perhaps it was because feminism was too strong, many princesses had bad conduct. For example, although Tang Gaozu's Princess Yongjia was married to Dou Fengjie, she had an affair with Yang Yuzhi. Tang Taizong's Princess Hepu was married to Fang Yiai, but she had an affair with Monk Bian Ji!
Therefore, many good men would rather not marry for their entire lives than be the Emperor's son-in-law! Unless it was someone who wanted to muddle through life, as long as there was a bit of ambition and wanted to accomplish something, they would keep a respectful distance from the Emperor's son-in-law of the Tang Dynasty.
Chai Shao was even more tragic. Not only was his wife a princess, she was also the famous Princess Ping Yang, Li Xiuning. During the last years of the Sui Dynasty, she was also someone who had led the army and fought in battles. How could an ordinary delicate princess compare to her?
Therefore, Yuchi Jingde's words were deliberately teasing Chai Shao!
"Hmph! Brother Jingde, what do you mean by this? It's just a meal of wine anyway. Would Sanniang not comply with me? Quickly bring it out for me to see! "
Chai Shao snorted angrily in dissatisfaction, then snatched the binoculars from Yuchi Jingde's hands. Instantly, he clicked his tongue in wonder. "Wow! This toy is really useful! Even from so far away, I can see how many guards are at the city gate! It's really too magical! "
Yuchi Jingde smiled and didn't argue with Chai Shao because the binoculars were taken away. At this time, two middle-aged officials wearing light red official robes came to Yuchi Jingde's side and cupped their hands. "General Yuchi, then we will go to Shuo Fang City!"
Yuchi Jingde nodded and said solemnly, "This time, the two of you only need to read His Majesty's imperial edict to Liang Shi Dou. Whether he surrenders or not isn't important. After reading the imperial edict, immediately leave the city. Don't stay in the city!"
Hearing this, the two Taichang Temple officials, Shen Fa and Zhong Chang, couldn't help but look at each other. Since ancient times, who would persuade someone to surrender like this? Directly reading the imperial edict and then running away without any persuasion or giving the other party any time to hesitate. This … this persuasion to surrender was too … too insincere, wasn't it?
"We obey the Head Chief's orders!"
Although they didn't understand, Yuchi Jingde was now the head of the three armies and the Head Chief Supervisor to destroy Liang Shi Dou. The two Taichang Temple officials still cupped their hands and accepted the order.
Yuchi Jingde nodded and said, "Mm, then go!"
"Yes, sir!"
The two of them took a few soldiers and left to carry out the order.
"Eh? Brother Jingde! This Shuo Fang City's security is lax and looks like it's normal. Could it be that Liang Shi Dou hasn't received the news that His Majesty wants to send troops to encircle and annihilate him? "
Chai Shao held the binoculars and saw that Shuo Fang City's gates were wide open. Pedestrians and merchants were going in and out, and there was only a group of soldiers guarding the gates. It didn't look like a battle was about to break out!
"Duke Qiao, can you lend me the binoculars to take a look?"
Xue Wanjun said at this moment.
"Here! Here you go! "
Chai Shao nodded and reluctantly handed the binoculars to Xue Wanjun.
Yuchi Jingde said, "Ever since Liang Shi Dou was repeatedly defeated by our Great Tang, he no longer dared to fight with the Great Tang and has been holed up in Shuo Fang City. We're leading troops to encircle and annihilate Shuo Fang City, so it's normal that he doesn't know about it! However, as long as our tens of thousands of men make any strange movements, he'll definitely sense it and immediately lock down the city gates! "
Xue Wanjun said, "Then, according to the Head Chief's words, sneak attacks are not advisable and we can only attack head-on?"
Yuchi Jingde's gaze darkened, and he thought for a moment before replying, "Shuo Fang City's walls are tall and sturdy, so attacking head-on will be difficult. Moreover, according to what I know, Shuo Fang City isn't a monolithic block, and there are many people who are greedy for life and afraid of death! Last time, the Imperial Court's army surrounded and attacked Guan City, and they used the strategy of dividing the city from the inside and attacking from the outside. This time, we might be able to use the same tactic! However, everything will have to wait until the two Taichang Temple officials come out of the city! "
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"Reporting!"
"Your Majesty, two Tang Empire officials have arrived outside the city. They say that His Majesty, the Emperor of the Tang Empire, has an imperial edict for you!"
Shuo Fang City, Liang Kingdom's palace … It was the morning court session of the Liang Kingdom.
A soldier quickly ran into the main hall of the palace and reported loudly to Liang Shidou, who was seated high above.
In the third month of the 13th year of the Daye Dynasty, Liang Shidou sent troops to attack and occupy Diaoyin, Honghua, Yan 'an, and other prefectures. He became the Emperor, and the country's name was Liang. He prayed to the heavens in the south of the city, and when he buried a jade in the ground, he obtained the seal, which was Fu Rui, and established the era's name as Yong Long.
Therefore, this fellow had been the Emperor for a full 11 years, and he could be considered to have had his fill of being the Emperor!
As soon as that soldier finished speaking, the officials in the Liang Kingdom's imperial court instantly burst into an uproar.
"What? Tang Empire officials came with an imperial edict? "
"What should we do now?"
"Is the Tang Empire going to attack our Daliang again?"
Bam!
When Liang Shidou saw the panicked officials in the hall, he couldn't help but slap the table and shout, "Silence, all of you! Just two Tang Empire officials and you're already panicking. Where is your decency? Didn't he, Li Shimin, send 100,000 troops? What are you afraid of? Don't forget, we have Great Khan Xieli backing us up behind the State of Liang! "
"… Your Majesty is wise!"
Hearing that, the officials calmed down.
Liang Shidou looked at that soldier and said, "Go and invite those two Tang Empire officials in. I want to see what tricks Li Shimin has up his sleeves!"
"Yes, sir!"
Half an hour later, the two Taichang Temple officials, Shen Fa and Zhong Chang, walked into the Liang Kingdom's palace with their heads held high and their chests puffed out. Then, they looked at Liang Shidou and said directly, "Liang Shidou, His Majesty has an imperial edict for you. Hurry up and receive it!"
"How dare you! How dare you not bow when you see His Majesty? And you even called His Majesty by his name! How disgraceful! "
As soon as he finished speaking, an old eunuch below Liang Shidou walked out and shouted.
Shen Fa snorted and said fearlessly, "What His Majesty? Liang Shidou didn't get permission from His Majesty to proclaim himself as Emperor. As Han people, you work for the Turks. What right do you have to make me bow? "
"You! Men! Take down these two arrogant bastards! "
The eunuch was furious and quickly shouted.
Zhong Chang stepped forward and said, "Hmph! As the saying goes, envoys are not killed when two countries are at war. Liang Shidou, you're a hero of a region. Do you want to be ridiculed by the world? "
"Stop!"
At this time, Liang Shidou, who was sitting on the dragon throne, finally spoke. His eyes were like lightning as he looked at Shen Fa and Zhong Chang and said in a deep voice, "That's enough. You didn't come here just to show off, right? If you have something to say, say it quickly. Don't test my patience! "
Shen Fa and Zhong Chang looked at each other. Then, Shen Fa opened the imperial edict and said in a clear voice,
"The Tang Emperor decrees that Shidu, the Tang Emperor, stole from my province. The Turks helped. Now that the rebellious kings have been suppressed, the Khitans and Turks have also surrendered to me, leaving only you to occupy the northern side. If you surrender, I will give you the title of King. If you refuse to come to your senses, I will kill you. If the officials of the Liang Kingdom want to surrender, I will also give you the title of King. I hope that you can see the situation clearly and abandon the darkness to the light. Do not resist stubbornly and bury yourselves! This is the Emperor's decree! "
Old Li's imperial edict was ruthless. He directly said that Liang Shidou was a thief and even persuaded his officials to abandon the darkness to the light in front of Liang Shidou. At this moment, Liang Shidou was so angry that his nose was crooked! At this moment, the officials in the main hall were somewhat flustered and began to discuss in low voices.
"Bastard! How dare Li Shimin bully me! "
Liang Shidou slammed the table and said angrily, "I swear here that I will not surrender to the Tang Empire. If Li Shimin wants to attack the northern side, then let him send his army! I will be waiting for him at the Shuofang City! Men, send these two people out of the city. Never let them enter the city again! "
Shen Fa said loudly, "Liang Shidou, don't be stubborn. His Majesty is wise and can command a million troops to flatten the Shuofang City at any time!"
"Hmph! Arrogant! If Li Shimin really has the ability, then let him attack the city! Men! Chase the two of them out! "
Liang Shidou's expression changed as he roared angrily.
"Hmph! Liang Shidou, you will regret it! "
Shen Fa flung his sleeves and pulled Zhong Chang out of the hall.
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