The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

Before Xiao Rui supervised the country, he went to the north for half a year to learn about the folk situation, but he had never been to the fourteen prefectures of Anxi and the fourteen prefectures of Anbei. They were the newly expanded territory of Daxia, even though there were Zhang Liang, Xiao He, and Ye Wendao Management, you can sit back and relax, but Xiao Rui, as the king of a country, also wants to take a look.

It's like marrying a beautiful wife who is said to be beautiful, but she is far away in her hometown. She can only listen to how beautiful she is, but she can't reach her, looking at the ocean and sighing.

You should be able to feel that eagerness.

And as Xiao Rui said, he has time now, the court is running stably inside and outside, and the border is peaceful. If he doesn't go now, if he goes to war in the future, then Xiao Rui won't be able to go.

Of course, there are certain risks. After all, Xiao Rui has only just ascended the throne. How can someone tour the world in his second year as emperor?

Xiao Rui is really not afraid. Now the patrol battalion is still in the hands of Zhang Jinfu, the marquis of Zhongyong. Ye Xiu's son Ye Qiu is in charge of the guard camp outside the city. Everything is under Xiao Rui's control.

Before Emperor Xia abdicated, all the restless factors were resolved, so Xiao Rui didn't need to clean up from the beginning, avoiding a long time to balance the layout, so Xiao Rui was able to carry out his plan happily and freely.

Li Yuanfang will be able to break through the super-grade realm before the end of the year, and Qinglian swordsman will need to stay in the palace to guard, so Xiao Rui takes Li Yuanfang, Gai Zinie, Wang Dazhi, and Jia Xu there.

Wang Dazhi is also taking Da Huan Dan, his progress is slower than Li Yuanfang, and his age is there, it is difficult to enter the super-grade, but it should be no problem to become a half-step super-grade.

There are three masters protecting Xiao Rui, and his safety is guaranteed, so he can visit privately on Weibo with peace of mind. Originally, I was worried that Jia Xu would be lazy, but I didn't expect that I couldn't wait to follow. It seems that although the comfortable life is beautiful, in addition to being ordinary, life should have some waves to be magnificent.

After Xiao Rui left Jia's mansion, Jia Xu also changed into formal clothes and went to visit Huo Xingye.

Huo Xingye was also taken aback when he heard that Jia Xu was visiting.

"Why is he here! I don't know him very well." Huo Xingye wondered, but immediately, he felt worried.

Jia Xu is one of His Majesty's people, even though he is now a third-rank idler, everyone knows that he himself does not want to enter the imperial court, otherwise, with his meritorious service as a dragon, it would not be difficult for him to enter the cabinet and participate in political affairs.

Jia Xu's visit now seems to be His Majesty's intention.

"Your Majesty seems to want to touch me." Huo Xingye sighed.

After finishing speaking, Huo Xingye immediately stood up to greet Jia Xu.

The two people who were not familiar with each other exchanged a few words in front of the mansion, Huo Xingye warmly invited Jia Xu into the mansion for tea, and the two drank tea and chatted.

Seeing that the timing is almost here, Jia Xu finally started his purpose of coming here, "I heard that Master Huo once fought with the Supreme Emperor in the north and south when he was young, and he is a brave general who can conquer the battlefield!"

Huo Xingye said with a smile: "Master Jia is laughing at me. If you talk about winning the battlefield back then, who will be the opponent of King Ruyang and the military lords? I am just a pawn. Thanks to the Supreme Emperor, I can accompany you in the battle."

Jia Xu then asked: "As people get older, they yearn for the time when they were young. Does Mr. Huo have this idea?"

Huo Xingye was taken aback, and realized that Jia Xu's words were unexpected.

If he said yes, then His Majesty probably meant to transfer him out of Beijing as a military commander, and if he said no, then naturally he would go elsewhere.

From the very beginning, I supported the wrong person, stood on the wrong team, and His Majesty did not directly clean up myself, which is already the best of humanity, and now it depends on whether I know how to examine Duodu.

"I have an idea, and I just want to go out to have a look. Would Mr. Jia help?" Although Huo Xingye was unwilling, he still responded with a smile.

Jia Xu also laughed, Huo Xingye was indeed not simple, he didn't say anything when he came here, he just tried a word, he guessed the whole situation, and accepted all the arrangements straightforwardly. This is the smartest, because it can get the greatest benefit.

"Since Mr. Huo has spoken, Jia will naturally help. Originally, Jia still had a lot to say, but now it seems that there is no need. In fact, with Mr. Huo's ability, even if he goes out to lead the army, he is still a good general." Jia Xu replied. .

Huo Xingye nodded.

On the second day, Huo Xingye took the initiative to meet His Majesty, feeling deeply that he was not capable enough to be Minister of the Ministry of War, and begged to resign as Minister of the Ministry of War.

After holding back a few words, Xiao Rui agreed to Huo Xingye's request. He originally wanted him to go to Ganzhou, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it, so he was transferred to Licheng Junzhen, Fuzhou, to lead the army. Because Han Ming had already gone to Suzhou, and the military affairs of Licheng Military Town were in charge of the General Soldier, it was just right to send Huo Xingye there now.

Immediately afterwards, Guo Ziyi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War.

In this way, the arrangement of the cabinet and the six ministries is completely completed.

And the time that followed passed quickly.

After the autumnal equinox, it is winter.

Last time, Xiao Rui handed over the popular character of playing cotton to Yuan Yuan, and found something for her to do to make her life more exciting. And she is also conscientious, likes this job very much, and passes on the skill of picking cotton to women and children.

After the winter solstice, the weather plummeted, and the common people planted cotton. At this time, they all knew how to pluck the cotton, make it soft and fluffy, and sew it into the inner lining of their clothes to make them warm.

The insulation effect of cotton is better than that of cotton and willow catkins. With cotton clothes, facing the sudden drop in temperature, the brows that were gloomy and gloomy in previous years can also breathe a sigh of relief.

When the time comes to the heavy snow solar term and the severe winter at the end of October, the temperature in summer is estimated to be minus 20 degrees.

It is said that the Qijiang River is covered with ice, which made Qin Huang very happy. He immediately arranged for Qin Jun to see if he could cross the river directly on the ice and attack Daxia, but the result made him very disappointed. Although the Qijiang River was frozen, the The river has not been closed, and the thickness of the ice layer is not thick, so it cannot support large-scale soldiers and horses, and trampled by heavy baggage.

Speaking of the State of Qin, it is natural to talk about the 100,000 troops led by Meng Yi who marched north. They entered the grasslands, and before they attacked Ganzhou and Suzhou in Daxia, they were attacked by the Mongolian tribes of the Yuan State, and Guo Jia was hiding How could the Mongolian tribe let the Qin army attack Daxia!

Therefore, Meng Yi had no choice but to deal with the Mongolian tribe first, but this deal was delayed for a long time, and the grassland began to snow heavily. Meng Yi had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to the territory of Qin State.

Such a cold day is also a torment for marching and fighting.

And this period of time has come, Changsheng Hou Tian Boyuan and Zhenyuan Hou Hanming have built Ganzhou and Suzhou as solid as gold, with 100,000 guards in each prefecture. Outside the border of Daxia.

When the winter solstice has passed, there will be Minor Cold and Great Cold next, and it will be only two months before the end of the year.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, which is as warm as spring, Xiao Rui is reviewing the memorial sent by the household department, which introduces the basic situation of the states under the severe winter. Although Xiao Rui made a lot of efforts to promote cotton and fully open coal mines, many poor people still failed to survive such a cold winter.

The only fortunate thing is that the number has dropped significantly compared to previous years and compared to other countries.

Cotton and coal still played a vital role.

At the same time, the Ministry of Household Memorial also introduced the fluctuations in cotton and coal prices. In some areas, there has been a phenomenon of driving up prices, and unscrupulous merchants have taken risks in order to make profits.

Fortunately, Xiao Rui had the foresight to set up a new department in the Ministry of Accounts to supervise and manage market prices, in order to prevent merchants from being swayed by profits.

The fate of these merchants was miserable. The imperial court issued a fine of up to hundreds of thousands. If there was no money, it would be deducted with houses and items. The merchants who dared to be greedy for money were fined with nothing, which greatly deterred other merchants.

The imperial court cut taxes to promote business, but also learned that the law is law-abiding.

"The situation in Great Xia is very serious, what about other countries?" Xiao Rui put down the memorial and asked Wang Dazhi.

Wang Dazhi respectfully said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Mr. Guo sent a secret letter from the Yuan Kingdom, saying that the temperature in the Yuan Kingdom is extremely low, to the point where the hot water in a bowl is thrown into the air and it turns into snow. Many small tribes can only submit to the big tribes." Survive, or you can only go to perish. In this cold winter, the number of people who froze to death in Yuan Kingdom is a terrible number."

Xiao Rui nodded, the Great Xia is minus 20 degrees, so wouldn't it be minus 40 degrees in the Yuan Kingdom? In the cold winter of minus 40 degrees, hot water can indeed be thrown into snow.

In such a cold day, the Yuan people had no cotton or coal, so they could only rely on yurts and sheepskins for warmth. Those who were a little older and less able to withstand the cold would not be able to survive this cold winter.

This is a disaster between heaven and earth, which cannot be resisted by human beings, and the Khan of the Yuan Kingdom is also powerless to change it. Moreover, in the past, troops had already been sent south to plunder Qi, but this time, Yue Fei, Li Cunxiao, and Yang Youji defended with heavy troops, repelling the Yuan army's attempts to plunder several times. to supplies.

What is even more frightening to the Yuan Kingdom is after the winter.

In the coming spring, the temperature rises slowly and the snow does not melt, which will limit the growth of pasture. Their cattle, sheep and horses have survived the winter, and the pasture has been exhausted. New pasture cannot be produced, and they cannot get supplies. As far as the country is concerned, it is a devastating blow.

At this time, Wang Dazhi continued: "Yan Guo and Wei Guo also encountered a severe winter, but the situation is better than that of Da Xia. But they also suffered heavy losses."

"Where is Qin State?" Xiao Rui is most concerned about Qin State now, and now all the situation of Qin State has to be reported to Xiao Rui.

In the past two months, Qin Zheng, the king of Qin, has finally killed almost all the rebels in the sixteenth county of Dongqi. , secretly intensified Qi Min's hatred, so even though it was stable, it was still turbulent.

However, Emperor Qin greatly praised Ying Wang, and on Qin Huang's birthday, Ying Wang Qinzheng had already returned to Qin Capital.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the state of Qin has also experienced severe cold and the temperature has dropped. According to information from Xichang, there are thousands of refugees who froze to death in the capital of Qin alone, which is the most in the history of the state of Qin, let alone within the scope of the entire state of Qin .” Wang Dazhi replied.

Xiao Rui nodded, and then asked, "Where is Lai Ai, is there any update?"

Wang Dazhi shook his head.

After Lao Ai entered Qin's harem, it was difficult to inquire about information, and Chuan Jianguo did not dare to inquire deeply, for fear of being noticed by Li Si's people.