The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Qin State is recognized as the most powerful country in mainland China.

As the Zhao army used troops against Great Xia in an all-round way, all the elite troops pressed down on the Canglan Pass, resulting in a lack of troops in the hinterland of Zhao, and there were no more troops stationed at the three passes in the Qinling Mountains. Now each pass only has 100,000 troops stationed for defense. Qin State.

And as Qi and Yuan used troops against Great Xia, Qin's secretly assembled troops finally showed up, and 500,000 troops directly attacked Beihu Pass.

When Xiao Rui invited Zhang Liang out of the mountain, Zhang Liang deduced the situation in the world. He put himself in Qin's shoes and imagined how Qin would conquer the world. Zhang Liang could think of it, and the counselors around Emperor Qin naturally thought of it too, so when Qin sent troops to the North Shuguan, an elite cavalry force of 5,000 men was heading north across the forest, sea and snow field, preparing to invade Zhao.

At the same time, a large number of infantry crossed the Qinling Mountains, walked between the plank roads and mountain roads, and also invaded Zhao.

Qin's war began, and so far, all the seven kingdoms of China have fallen into war.

Time flies, and another five days have passed.

With the invasion of the Qi army and the Yuan army, the state machine of Daxia was fully activated. Afterwards, the governors of the five armies cooperated with the Ministry of War, and the northern states dispatched guards and soldiers to gather 200,000 troops to go north. military.

The Qi State sent 150,000 troops, and the Yuan Army sent 100,000 troops to form a joint army of 250,000 to go south, and the distance from the border was more than 200 miles. And according to reports from spies in Qi, there are still 300,000 troops from the two countries gathering to continue their southward invasion.

Xiao Rui continued to study government affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation in the morning, but now 60% of government affairs are related to wars, after all, there are frequent wars now.

However, apart from the war, there are other unsolvable matters that need to be reported directly to His Majesty.

At this time, Emperor Xia had in his hand an urgent memorial sent by the governor of Caozhou six hundred miles away.

After Xia Huang looked at it, he rubbed his brows, sighed lightly and said, "Sure enough, it's still here."

The sigh attracted Xiao Rui, and Xiao Rui asked, "Father, what happened?"

Emperor Xia handed the memorial to Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui took a look and said, "Ling Xun?!"

Ice flood refers to the sudden rise of river water caused by the melting of ice and snow in the upstream, but the downstream has not yet thawed. This year's weather is cold, and the Yellow River, the largest river in the north of Xia Kingdom, has also been frozen and sealed off. Moreover, the Yellow River's course is winding and winding, spanning high and low latitudes, and it is very capricious.

This kind of willfulness makes the Yellow River flow from low latitude to high latitude after entering Caozhou, that is, from southwest to northeast. In winter, the temperature is warm at the top and cold at the bottom. Now in the spring, the ice layer of the Fenghe River has begun to melt, and because the temperature is high in the south and low in the north, the Kaihe River flows from the upper reaches to the lower.

Now the Yellow River in Caozhou is melting and melting, but the downstream Jeju and Binzhou are still frozen. If it is not controlled, a large amount of ice and water from the upstream will rush downstream, forming a large ice flood peak. When the river ice dams up and the water level will be raised, a terrible ice flood disaster will occur.

Since ancient times, there have been ice floods in the land of eastern Shandong.

Emperor Xia sighed: "This year's weather is changeable, which will inevitably lead to natural disasters. Years ago, I ordered the cabinet to notify the state capitals that the Yellow River flows through to pay close attention to the ice flood situation. The mourning will be everywhere, and the downstream will be reduced to Zeguo."

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Since ancient times, the way to deal with the flood has been to beat ice and scatter soil, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources. My minister read that the governor of Caozhou pointed out in the memorial that he has already mobilized the masses to take action."

"Although actions have been taken, the speed of breaking the ice by manpower is too slow, and there is a time limit for breaking the ice. It is necessary to grasp the forecast of ice conditions and choose the right time to break the ice. It is most effective to break the ice when the river is fast open. The ice breaks early when the temperature drops and then freezes again. In the evening If you break the ice, you will lose the opportunity to break the ice. When the river course is long and the amount of ice is large, it is necessary to choose important river sections that may form ice dams, such as shoals, sharp bends, and narrow dike distances. From the perspective of this express report, this The governor of Caozhou is also an incompetent person, and he has no chance to coordinate everything. Look at the memorial, he didn't even explain when to open the river, how long it would take to break the ice, etc. It can be seen that he is also confused!" Xia Huang sighed .

Today, His Majesty has far-sightedness. Years ago, he was worried about Ling Xun. However, His Majesty is not the only one who manages the country, but also the parents and officials of various state capitals. If these parents and officials are incompetent, His Majesty who is far away in Kyoto can only sigh from the air.

If the ice flood is not handled well this time, it will inevitably flood the downstream coastal state capitals, causing heavy casualties.

At this moment, Xiao Rui got up and cupped his hands and said: "Father, let my son lead the Iron Dragon Rider and go with the gunpowder!"

"Are you going?" Emperor Xia was taken aback.

Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Father, I didn't go on a whim, but after careful consideration. There are three reasons. First, everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world, not to mention that it is a matter of human life! As a prince Naturally, you can’t stay out of the matter. Second, although you can learn the knowledge of handling state affairs in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, you can better understand the conditions of the people and the country by practicing it yourself, and you can feel it personally. Gunpowder is faster than manpower, and gunpowder is a secret matter, so I don't feel at ease arranging other people to go. Now I take people to rush to Caozhou in the shortest possible time, trying to prevent the occurrence of Ling Xun, and ask my father Emperor Grace!"

"The emperor has a heart, and since that's the case, I'm gracious!" Xia Huang smiled, and immediately agreed, and the speed of the agreement surprised even Xiao Rui.

Afterwards, Emperor Xia seemed to have thought of something, and said again: "You take five thousand iron dragonriders to escort the gunpowder and rush to Caozhou in light clothes. Zhen will order the auxiliary soldiers to send the iron dragonriders' equipment to you later."

Xiao Rui wanted to refuse. After all, he was going for disaster relief. Iron Dragonriders don't need to bring weapons, armors and vests, but he thought that weapons and armors are the life of Iron Dragonriders, so he didn't refuse.

It's just that His Majesty's smile is weird.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui left the Hall of Mental Cultivation and ordered Li Yuanfang to inform Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Zhang Liang to go to Huben Pavilion to prepare gunpowder, and Dian Wei and Yang Youji to rectify the five thousand iron dragon riders.

Xiao Rui returned to the East Palace to say goodbye.

In the East Palace, Zhuge Liuying and Li Ruoxue were chatting in the room, and Lu Zhi at the side became close to the two of them, and the three of them became friends who talked about everything.

Xiao Rui came back in a hurry and explained his intention to go.

After the two girls heard this, although they were heartbroken, they immediately prepared bags for Xiao Rui, and then they kept asking.

"Your Highness, you must eat enough when you go out."

"It's cold in the north, so you must wear thicker clothes!"

"Be sure to pay attention to safety!"

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Xiao Rui smiled and nodded all the time, enjoying the thoughtful instructions of the two ladies.

Afterwards, Xiao Rui left the palace and went to Zhan Shifu, and went out of the city with Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang Liang and others to Huben Pavilion.

At this time, outside the Huben Pavilion, five thousand iron dragon riders were already lightly dressed, each riding a horse and carrying two horses. One horse transfers, and the other carries two wooden boxes. Inside the box is a large porcelain jar, which contains gunpowder, and a large amount of linen is placed outside the porcelain jar to prevent collisions and bumps. very safe. Each person carries 20 catties of gunpowder, which is enough to break the ice with 100,000 catties of gunpowder.

This time I went to Caozhou, Zhang Liang accompanied me, Li Yuanfang, Dian Wei, and Yang Youji accompanied me.

Don't look at Zhang Liang as beautiful as a woman, but possesses martial arts skills. On the other hand, Jia Xu and Guo Jia are ordinary people who can't afford to travel long distances.

After getting ready, Xiao Rui got on his horse.

Jia Xu and Guo Jia clasped their hands and said, "Your Highness, we are thousands of miles away from Caozhou, please be careful, Your Highness! Just leave everything to Zifang and Yuanfang!"

Xiao Rui returned the salute and said with a smile: "Wenhe, Fengxiao, don't worry, this king understands."

The two were still worried, and asked Zhang Liang again.

After Zhang Hao comforted the two, the group set off immediately, heading north to Caozhou.

The news of Xiao Rui's departure from the capital has not spread, and Emperor Xia even blocked the news to prevent evil people from plotting and taking advantage of it.

It is more than a thousand miles to Caozhou. Xiao Rui and others are all martial arts practitioners. The horses they sit on are all good horses, good at running, and can easily run fifty or sixty miles per hour. But the physical strength of the war horse is also limited, and it is impossible to run all the time. Basically, it takes 40 to 50 minutes to slow down and take a rest.

Although there are post stations along the road, but the post stations do not have 5,000 good horses, so they can only change horses at various guards. Fortunately, Xiao Rui has a gold medal like my own, which saves a lot of time.

This time rushing to Caozhou, Xiao Rui also wanted to experience the speed of a rapid march. After all, if he really went to the battlefield in the future, it would be common for him to make surprise raids from thousands of miles away.

He set off at noon that day, and arrived at Caozhou City in the afternoon the next day. He ran more than a thousand miles in more than three days, and his speed was not slow.

Riding for ten hours a day is also the first time for Xiao Rui. Fortunately, he is a warrior and has a strong body to support him. Even so, his buttocks are severely bumped and his legs are sore. On the other hand, the soldiers of the Iron Dragon Riders, well, they didn't feel tired at all!

More than 5,000 people suddenly approached the capital of Caozhou, which immediately aroused the vigilance of the guards in charge of guarding the city. Xiao Rui was also afraid of causing panic, so he ordered the iron dragon to rest outside the city, while they entered the city.

At this time, hundreds of households guarding the city hurried forward and asked, "Dare you ask where you come from? Is there a dispatch document from the Ministry of War?"

Li Yuanfang stepped forward, took out his token, and shouted: "I am the crown prince's personal guard Zuo led Li Yuanfang!"

The hundred households were startled, and hurriedly said: "The villain pays homage to General Li!"

"Lead the way quickly and take us to the governor's office!" Li Yuanfang ordered.

This Baihu didn't dare to delay, and personally led Xiao Rui into the city, but after entering the city, he took a peek at Xiao Rui, and hesitated to speak.

After Zhang Liang noticed it, he asked, "Do you have something to say?"

Only then did Baihu respectfully say: "My lords went to the governor's office, they should be looking for the governor's lord. But at this point in time, the governor's lord should not be in the mansion."

Zhang Liang laughed immediately when he heard the sound, and looked at the young Baihu carefully. Under Zhang Liang's gaze, the Baihu looked embarrassed and dared not look directly.

"Then where is the governor of Caozhou?" Zhang Liang asked.

"Drinking in Zuixianglou," Baihu said.

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Take us to continue to the governor's office!"

Baihu didn't dare to say anything, and continued to lead the way in front of him.

Xiao Rui naturally noticed this scene, and asked: "This governor of Caozhou is so upbeat, Ling Xun is coming soon, he not only doesn't want to solve it, but also doesn't work in the government office, and even went to Zuixianglou to drink, he is really a good parent official of the people ah."

Zhang Liang said with a smile: "Many local officials eat vegetarian food in their corpses. Even if there are supervisory censors to inspect the state capital, it will not be of much use."

Xiao Rui nodded, not to mention the ancient times, even the corrupt officials in the previous life cannot be wiped out, this is a big problem.

"Zifang, I have been thinking about a problem these days. There are too many state agencies in Daxia, resulting in numerous, redundant, and bloated officials. It wastes manpower and material resources and costs a lot." Xiao Rui said.

Daxia has seventy-two prefectures in name, but in fact, except for Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Ganzhou, etc., the size of more than a dozen prefectures is regarded as prefectures, and there are only three or four prefectures in other prefectures, and the area is not large. If nothing else, just talk about Lu Dong.

The Great Xia Kingdom does not have the official name of Ludong, it is just a folk region name, which is the regional self-proclaimed name of the four states of Caozhou, Jeju, and Binzhou. In fact, these four states can be replaced by one province.

The reason why this situation occurred in the Great Xia Kingdom is due to many historical reasons, which will not be mentioned for now, but this situation is a serious waste of resources.

According to Xiao Rui's plan, there are too many seventy-two states, and twenty or so are just right, just like in the previous life.

Zhang Liang understands Xiao Rui's good intentions, but he still reminded: "Referring to the state capital, involving local clans and powerful families, and affecting the whole body, Your Highness must be careful."

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Don't worry, Zifang, I understand this truth. Let's talk about the governor of Caozhou. This king is exhausted. He went to drink flower wine. If he can't say that he is ugly, he must Kill him as an example to others!"

Zhang Liang laughed immediately: "This person is ashamed to be a state official! And judging from the performance of the hundred households just now, this governor of Caozhou is not only stupid, but also has a bad relationship with the commander of the capital!"

After a pause, Zhang Liang went on to say: "A hundred households guarding the city saw that our status was not simple, so they directly attacked the governor. One can imagine the attitude of the commander at the top. Although the governor and the commander do not interfere with each other, But if you are an official in the same place, if there are continuous gaps, then other things will be messed up."

Xiao Rui nodded and agreed: "Zifang is right. I came here in a hurry this time, and I didn't investigate the identities of the governor of Caozhou and the commander. Let's play it by ear."

Zhang Liang naturally had no objection.

A group of people came to the governor's office, and the governor of Caozhou was not there, but the accomplices of Caozhou were working in the government office. Hearing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had arrived in person, they hurried out to greet them.

Xiao Rui entered the room and shouted directly: "Go and send someone to call the governor of Caozhou. Also, what's the current situation of the flood in Caozhou?"

The fellow confidant stuttered in fright, he couldn't say a reason, Xiao Rui was so angry that he really wanted to pull out the Akasaka sword and chop this guy up.

Not long after, the governor of Caozhou rushed back.