I slay demons and demons with poetry

Chapter 397 Crisis Now

In the Tribute Court, several elders of the Ministry of Rites did not leave, but waited to check the policy papers that had just been collected.

Yesterday's vision was really astonishing, and it was hard to calm down. More importantly, His Majesty sent a message today to ask about yesterday's situation, which made everyone pay attention to it.

When these policy papers were collected one by one, Song Mu's paper was presented to Yan Fu.

Because the aura was not so terrifying this time, everyone also successfully noticed Song Mu's location, even if it was a vague name, everyone easily found the paper.

"A small regular script, I am upright, it seems that I haven't worked hard on weekdays."

Yan Fu took the paper right away, and when he checked it in his hand, he didn't forget to praise it.

Immediately, Lord Han had stepped forward and asked Yan Fu to spread the paper on the table, and several elders had gathered around at this moment.

"Shipping?" After reading it, another old man surnamed Pang frowned and looked at Mr. Han.

Master Han also frowned slightly, his expression was a little complicated at the moment.

The topic this time was proposed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, and was slightly revised later. The original intention was to brainstorm and see if there is a good solution to water transportation.

This article was quite satisfactory at the beginning, and many points of view were consistent with the submitted official documents, and even some subtle things were only clear in the minds of a few elders who had been in charge of water transportation.

Moreover, this sentence pointed out the disadvantages of the current situation and was polished very delicately, which can be said to be pleasing to the eye.

But at the end, when they saw the other party's alternative views on water transportation, they all involuntarily converged on one word.

Mr. Han is no stranger to the term shipping, because as early as decades ago, another young man told him this thing himself.

That person's name is Huangfu Fengming.

At that time, after he served in the Eastern Border Army, he frequently submitted papers to the higher authorities, and every time he talked about things about the Eastern Border Sea Area.

Among them, what he often said was about shipping.

Ask the imperial court to open sea transportation, mobilize the north and south economies, and explore unknown territories.

The imperial court did think about it carefully, and even issued an order to try it out, but after that, the Kraken counterattacked in an instant, not only sinking many cargo ships that were about to sail far away, but also pulling two sailors into the bottom of the water to die.

Back then, he and Da Daren went to the East China Sea to negotiate with the Black Dragon King in person.

The other party is extremely domineering, but he has no choice but to be powerful with the other party, and the other party agrees that the ten miles offshore will belong to the human race, so there is no possibility of negotiation.

However, shipwrecks still occurred from time to time, and shipping by sea gradually declined.

Canal and water transportation has thus entered a prosperous stage.

But today I saw this word again, thinking about yesterday's situation, for some reason, Mr. Han suddenly had an idea in his heart, that is this thing, is it really something that can change luck?

But immediately, Mr. Han and Mr. Pang Da lowered their eyes slightly, suppressed this thought in their hearts, put down the paper, and their faces returned to calm. At this moment, they looked up at the people in the field and spoke.

"It seems that there is something extraordinary, and the degree is the same. Remember to judge the papers fairly, and don't make mistakes based on what I say."

Master Han finished talking to Yan Fu in this way, and then left in a hurry with several elders, leaving only Yan Fu and others in the field for some reason.

Yan Fu also looked forward at the moment, and carefully looked at the paper that Mr. Han picked up, feeling a little puzzled in his heart.

A thought different from Mr. Han's came up in his mind. He felt that the above-mentioned shipping, did he put too much emphasis on its benefits, but forgot its harms?

It's just that the analysis on water transportation is really out of the way, and the quotations from classics and references are very earnest, which is a good policy theory.

So Yan Fu remained silent, and just put the paper back into the policy paper, saying that the paper will be judged after the exam is over.

The officials of the Tribute Court saw the silent expressions of the several adults before and after, and their faces were full of puzzlement, as if they felt that the matter of the policy papers was a bit too anticlimactic.

This is obviously a matter that touches the sound of luck, is it really too insufficient in the end, and it is not considered a big story?

Outside the Gongyuan, the number of people gathered here gradually decreased tonight.

Part of the reason is that today's weather seems to be a bit colder, and some snow particles have fallen earlier. Although the snow has not yet fallen in the city, the cold wind is even worse, making people shiver uncontrollably.

But more of the reason is their disappointment with this meeting.

This time, the strategy only triggered a vision, and that vision only blessed one person in the Gongyuan, and had nothing to do with himself and others.

This made many people who had been waiting here for six days very discouraged, and even gave up and left in a fit of anger.

However, there are still many people who continue to wait outside this tribute courtyard, they are waiting for a different situation in the last exam.

Some people also comfort themselves that if they cannot enjoy the blessings of the vision, then it is worthwhile to see a vision of poetry full of flowers.

Of course there are more, and they also hope that they will encounter different situations when the time comes.

Everyone was suffering here, and many people couldn't stand the cold weather, and even fainted.

Even those strong soldiers and officials are mostly exhausted.

In a tent on the square, there was a quarrel at this moment.

"Husband, this concubine feels that this is not good. Xiaobao is not as good as us. He can't stand this kind of wind and cold. Look at him these few days, he can't eat anything, and he is crying all day long."

A woman was holding a half-year-old child and said with concern, the heat of the three stoves was baking, and the tent was still very cold.

Beside her, Dai Mingliang was sitting on the side of the stove and eating, with a firm expression on his face.

"Never give up halfway, even if you don't have a chance with Little Treasure in the first two exams, you have to wait here until the end of this exam."

That Xiaofang's eyes turned red immediately, and she said in a hoarse voice.

"Husband, please measure us up. If your husband and uncle stay here, we will go back to the house, which is not far from here."

Dai Mingde also got up immediately, wanting to say a few words about it, Dai Mingliang looked at the blushing child in the bed, but finally shook his head.

"If you can't bear this bit of hardship, Xiaobao won't be able to become a hero in the future."

"Think about it carefully. When Song Jieyuan induced the vision, there were quite a few children in Yuzhang City who were brought under the examination hall to enjoy the blessing of the vision."

"When the time comes, going back and forth will only make Xiaobao suffer from the cold even more."

"But husband, are you sure there will be a vision? What if..."

The woman wanted to refute again, but Dai Mingliang shook his head calmly, and then said in a deep voice.

"I dare not say anything, but this year marks the 30th anniversary of Chongwen!"

When Dai Mingde said this, Xiaofang was taken aback for a moment. This is a special year, and there must be auspiciousness in the exams. Besides, there were also such earth-shattering scenes in the first two exams...

Dai Mingde was watching from the side, he also sighed slightly at this moment, and could only speak a word of persuasion at the moment.

"Sister-in-law, you and Xiaobao just bear with it a little longer. The poetry field below and the content of the exam are the things Song Jieyuan is most familiar with."

"You have seen it before. Song Jieyuan is a character who can write poems with nine talents. He must be extraordinary in this test room."

After Dai Mingde said this, Xiaofang sighed deeply, and seemed to have accepted this statement.

Dai Mingde felt that the tent was dull, so he wrapped his cloak tightly around his body and went out. Looking at the towering courtyard wall in front of him, he let out a breath of white steam.

"Song Jieyuan, Mingde will wait and see."

Dai Mingliang said in a deep voice, his eyes seemed to pass through the city wall, and he saw Song Mu who was writing furiously among them.

And in this dark night, Baoshan Great Wall blew the first horn of the new year.

Xu Wang was eating dinner, when he heard the melodious sound of horns, he rushed out of the beacon tower with his weapons, raised his eyes, and saw soldiers surging on the Great Wall.

The first order of Chang'an Guard, the horn is sounded, and the battle is ready.

At this moment, the teams stationed under the Baoshan Great Wall began to ascend the city, and the fortifications around the city had also been activated.

"What happened, the horn sounded?"

Xu Wang chewed the jerky in his mouth, grabbed a soldier, and asked seriously.

The soldier was also flustered at the moment, but when he saw Xu Wang, he immediately gave a military salute, and then immediately pointed out the city.

Xu Wang turned his head and looked outside the city.

All I could see was the outside of the Great Wall where the wind and snow were blowing, and in the darkness, light spots were actually faintly lit up.

Those spots of light exude a fierce power.

Xu Wang let go of the other party suddenly, looked carefully outside the city, and immediately spit out the jerky in his mouth, his eyes suddenly became serious, and he shouted towards the surroundings.

"Let's set up the battle immediately, everyone is on alert! There are monsters attacking, it may be a wave of beasts!"

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(End of this chapter)