The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 118 Empire Wolf Smoke
Jia Huan is no longer the time when he just crossed over. Now that he has a certain understanding of the Dajin court and the surrounding situation, he wondered: "Didn't Lin Danhan get along well with me in Dajin?"

Liu Xianglian shook her head and said, "It's just a superficial repair, this Lin Danhan is actually a duplicitous character."

"How do you say it?" Jia Huan couldn't help being interested.

Liu Xianglian poured herself a cup, and said frankly: "Under the blows of several generations of monarchs of our Great Jin Dynasty, the Tatar regime has long existed in name only, and it is still divided into large and small tribes. When Khan was in power, his power was always weak, and only the Chahar Department of the headquarters obeyed his dispatch.

However, this person has some skills. On the one hand, he has cultivated with me in Dajin, and on the other hand, he has secretly communicated with the Jurchens. After more than ten years of painstaking efforts, his strength has increased greatly, and all the tribes in Monan Mongolia have basically surrendered to him.

And as his strength increased, Lin Danhan also became more and more obedient to Da Jin. If he hadn't been afraid of the powerful Jurchen, he might have turned against Da Jin directly. "

At this time, Tie Hu couldn't help but interjected: "No matter how powerful the Jurchens are, they still have to submit to our Great Jin."

Liu Xianglian said with a smile: "One moment and another, when Nuerhachi first started his family, he really surrendered to the Great Jin, and even went to the capital to pay homage to the Supreme Emperor, but all this was just to deceive the Great Jin.

A few years ago, Nurhachi conquered the Jurchen tribes and almost unified the vast area east of the Liaohe River. His strength was unprecedentedly strong. Nuo, just last year, Nurhachi also announced the founding of the country as Khan, and the name of the country was Dajin. They are still subject to the Great Jin, but in fact they have no affiliation.

Nurhachi is a man of great talent, he has been fighting hard, and he will never be willing to settle down. Sooner or later, he will use his troops to Dajin. Today's Dajin soldiers are strong and strong, and they have become a serious problem for Dajin. Unfortunately, our country is still singing and dancing in Dajin. Gentlemen, there are many people who boast and talk, but there are very few people with insight. "

Hearing this, Jia Huan couldn't help but think of the policy topic encountered during the government examination——Ping Jince. The person who made the question was obviously aware of the Jurchen's threat to the Jin Dynasty, so he should be regarded as a person of insight in Liu Xianglian's mouth.

Seeing that Jia Huan was thoughtful, Liu Xianglian couldn't help being a little startled, and then suddenly realized that the conversation was simple and deep, and quickly smiled and said: "Drinking too much wine will inevitably talk nonsense. I want to be such an unknown person who is here to point out the country. It’s just ridiculous, let’s not talk about it, the next day will be the hospital examination, Huan Sanye won the county and government examinations in succession, he is a child prodigy who will never appear in the world, this time the hospital examination will definitely be like picking something out of a bag, and it will become a good story of the little Sanyuan! "

Liu Xianglian raised her glass as she spoke, "I would like to respect Mr. Huan for a cup, and wish Mr. Huan the first place in the examination."

Jia Huan smiled calmly and said: "Brother Liu is too famous, there are so many masters in the government examination, it is not easy to win the first place." He raised his glass to welcome him.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank it all, Shitou asked again, "Brother Liu, will you meet Tartars when you come to Gubeikou this time?"

Liu Xianglian shook her head, Tiehu and Xingwei couldn't help being disappointed, the former smiled and said: "Tartars sneak across the Great Wall in groups, and they come and go like the wind, so it's easy to meet, but my friend not only I have encountered Tartars and even beheaded one person."

Tiehu and Xingwei's eyes lit up when they heard the words, and they both showed yearning looks. They both like to dance with guns and sticks. Sometimes they watch too many dramas, and they dream that one day they will be able to ride horses across the battlefield.

Jia Huan's heart moved, and he asked curiously: "Brother Liu, this friend is so brave, I don't know who is it?"

Liu Xianglian said with envy when she heard the words: "Speaking of my friend, maybe you have all heard of it, he was the champion of martial arts three years ago."

Tie Hu blurted out, "Qi Yuanchao."

Liu Xianglian nodded and said: "It's him. Qi Yuanchao is the first martial arts champion in my dynasty, and also the first martial arts champion to be tested by the emperor. He was directly awarded the position of Qianhu. Guard Gubeikou."

It is said that at the beginning of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, the status of warriors was very high. In order to select outstanding military talents, the military examination department was set up, and many people signed up. However, with the prosperity of the world, the treatment of military commanders is not as popular as before. Sign up There are fewer and fewer people participating in martial arts. In addition, the Dajin implements a hereditary system of military positions, which means that there are radishes in every pit, and there are no more vacancies for Wuju people, so they simply stopped Martial arts.

Four years ago, Emperor Qiansheng came to the throne, looking at the whole court, whether they were civil servants or generals, they were all old people left behind by his father, Emperor Kangping. Emperor Qiansheng probably wanted to train his own team, so he re-emerged in the second year of his enthronement. When the martial arts examination was held, the Qi Yuanchao Liu Xianglian was talking about was the first martial arts champion after the reopening of the martial arts examination.

Originally, at the beginning of the founding of the Jin Dynasty, there was also a martial arts examination, but there was no step of the palace examination, so there was no such thing as a martial arts champion. In order to win people's hearts and cultivate his own team, Emperor Qiansheng deliberately added the palace examination, and according to the text In the imperial examination, titles such as No. [-] Scholar, No. [-] and Tanhua were established.

At this time, Liu Xianglian took a sip of her wine and said bitterly: "Qi Yuanchao and I are of average background, he is five years older than me, but it's a pity that martial arts are not like Wenju, which has an age limit, otherwise I would have passed three years ago." I participated in the martial arts with him, and finally waited for another three years, but this year's martial arts was canceled again, it's time and fate!"

Jia Huan wondered, "Why did you cancel it?"

Liu Xianglian shook her head secretively, expressing that she didn't know clearly. Jia Huan's heart moved, probably because of the resistance from the Supreme Emperor and the old Xungui Group. After all, there are only so many positions in the army, and they are hereditary. How should the talents who come out be arranged?
At this time, Liu Xianglian smiled again and said: "However, it is a blessing in disguise. A wanderer like me may not be suitable for joining the army. This time I saw Qi Yuanchao in Gubeikou, and I realized that he is not doing well." Unhappy."

Jia Huan was not surprised by this. The surroundings are hereditary from superior to subordinate, and you are the only one who got up through the imperial examination. It is a wonder that you are not excluded as a monster.

"Let's not talk about these disappointing things. The college exam will start the day after tomorrow. I will take Mr. Huan around tomorrow, so it's a good thing for a landlord." Liu Xianglian said.

Jia Huan smiled and said: "Unfortunately, there will be a Chinese Valentine's Day literary meeting tomorrow, and I promised others to attend together."

Liu Xianglian said happily after hearing the words: "That's even better, how about I join in the fun with you?"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "Since it is a literary society, talents from all directions are naturally welcome."

"I'm ashamed, I'm not a talented person, I just like to join in the fun." Liu Xianglian laughed.

Tie Hu grinned and said: "I don't know a single word, so I won't join in the fun, and wait for you outside."

Shitou laughed and said, "Huzi is waiting outside by himself, and I will go in with the third master."

"I don't even know a single word, what a waste of a flower, you can only talk after you can enter the gate." Tie Hu said.

Shi Shi was stunned and said, "If you can't read, you can't enter? Is there any reason?"

Jia Huan smiled and said, "After all, it's an elegant collection of literati, so there should be a checkpoint. If you can't pass the checkpoint, you won't be allowed to enter."

Shi Shi immediately retreated and said: "Then I'd better not go in, so as not to be embarrassing."

Tie Hu laughed and said: "I just realized how embarrassing it is, honestly wait for the third master outside with me."

Everyone chatted for about half an hour, and seeing the moon was in the sky, they went back to their rooms to rest.

At this moment, under the city of Gubeikou Pass, which is about [-] miles away, there is a roar of killing, flames soar into the sky, and smoke billows everywhere. The hideous-looking Tatar Chaohua cavalry are pouring in from the burning city gate like a tide...

(End of this chapter)