The System Forces Me to Be the Emperor

After leaving Yuewen Academy, Xiao Rui returned to the palace.

The next morning, when the court ended, several princes were retained by Emperor Xia, and the intention of staying was also related to the imperial examination. His Majesty wanted to select a prince to serve as a prisoner for the examination.

The prince's accompanying prisoner, with his prominent status, can supervise the violation of laws and regulations, favoritism and fraud during the imperial examination process. According to Xiao Rui's plan, this accompanying prisoner must be handed over to the Eighth Prince Xiao Jing.

Xiao Jing did not disappoint Xiao Rui, he hated Xiao Yiheng to the core now, so naturally he did the opposite, rolled up his sleeves passionately and sang against him!

Now that Zhou Mingwen has become the chief examiner, Xiao Jing will be the accompanying prisoner. Once a problem is found in the imperial examination process, the small matter will inevitably become a big one. No trouble can create trouble, and no difficulty will create difficulty. Your discomfort is my comfort. Seeing your pain is my joy.

Xiao Yiheng naturally strongly opposed it, and he was also planning to combine his swords with his uncle, and completely regarded this scientific examination as an excellent opportunity for himself to gain fame, so he recommended himself and argued hard.

But the other princes didn't want to see his family dominate, so they all supported Xiao Jing, Xiao Rui could only give Xiao Yiheng a helpless and sorry smile, and raised his hands to support Xiao Jing.

After all, his plan still needs Xiao Jing's full assistance, and it will be difficult for him to operate if he does not become an accompanying prison.

Emperor Xia finally set the tone, and Xiao Jing served as the accompanying prison.

Before leaving, Xiao Rui inadvertently asked Emperor Xia: "Father, who will accompany you in the martial arts examination?"

The Civil and Military Examinations of the Great Xia Kingdom are parallel, but the influence of the Military Examination is far less than that of the Civil Examination, because the Civil Examination is on the list, that is, it is a certainty to enter the official career, but the Military Examination is only a convenient stepping stone, and those who are on the list will enter In the general system, promotion depends entirely on military merit, and without military merit, it is difficult to move an inch, so this also leads to the fact that the military imperial examination is a foil to the civil imperial examination, and naturally it receives very little attention.

The chief examiner for this year's martial arts examination is a doctor of the Ministry of War, but the accompanying prison has not been decided, so Xiao Rui asked Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia smiled and said: "Wen Wu is the first, and Wu Wu is the second. The military imperial examinations determine the outcome by winning or losing. It is more difficult to cheat for personal gain, so in previous years, the imperial examinations seldom set up accompanying prisons. This year is also the intention. Since you asked , why not send you to be an escort, would you like it?"

Xiao Rui led the decree: "My son is willing!"

The princes also had no objection. After all, the influence of the military imperial examination is too small, and being an accompanying prison is purely thankless.

After leaving the palace, Xiao Rui did not go back to the mansion, but took a car to the Champion Hou's mansion.

Champion Hou sent a message last night, inviting him to come to the house for a talk. After a few days of busy work, Champion Hou finally got some leisure, so he was going to continue testing this prospective son-in-law.

In terms of morality and sports, Xiao Rui's outstanding performance has greatly improved Champion Hou's recognition of him, and now that it is done, he also understands that he is powerless to resist this marriage. Who told him that he is not in the capital, his good brother and good daughter have already agreed this matter.

He came to test, more to seek a kind of inner comfort and spiritual satisfaction, but also to say to others: Look! Even if Xiao Rui is the prince or the prince, my daughter of Champion Hou will still have to pass me when she chooses her husband! This is also how much His Majesty regards me!

When Xiao Rui came to Champion Hou's Mansion, he was invited into the main hall.

This time the champion Hou was extremely enthusiastic, which made Xiao Rui feel flattered. The son-in-law is a high-ranking guest, and this statement is not false at all.

Accompanied by Zhuge Yuanba, the three of them chatted for a while before getting to the point.

Champion Hou said: "When I entered the palace the day before yesterday, I apologized to Your Majesty. As a courtier, how could I submit a question to test the royal prince? This is a transgression, but a serious crime of disrespect. But Your Majesty is wise and sympathetic to me. I am eager to love my daughter and did not punish me. And give me an oral order to study King Xian's knowledge on behalf of His Majesty, so I hope His Highness King Xian is happy!"

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Master Hou is serious, you test me for my father, naturally you can't talk about overstepping."

This is the brilliance of Champion Marquis, to ask Daokou directly, so that if it spreads out, no one will say that he is arrogant, rude and overreaching, and it can also show His Majesty's trust and regard for him. In addition, Xiao Rui was given a small dismount.

The champion Hou laughed and said: "Last time when we talked about morality, intelligence, physical beauty and labor, His Highness is outstanding in both moral and physical aspects. As for intelligence, His Highness can come up with a plan to flood the Muye pasture with just a topographical map, so his intelligence also passes the test." .And His Highness is good at everything, labor is not a problem. So there is only one beauty, which needs to be studied."

When Xiao Rui heard it, he was dissatisfied: "Master Hou, my handsome face is not considered beautiful? How do you let other men live?"

"Cough cough" Zhuge Yuanba squirted out a sip of tea, but luckily he was far away, otherwise Xiao Rui's face would be sprayed.

Then he glared at Xiao Rui, his eyes seemed to ask: Are you shameless?

Xiao Rui returned him with a rebellious expression. In his opinion, the best thing about him is beauty among morality, intelligence, body, and beauty. His damned appearance is so handsome that he always wakes up in the middle of the night and looks at himself in the mirror. Roar: Why are you so handsome!

Compared with Zhuge Yuanba's rudeness, he looked at Champion Hou and nodded in approval: "Your Highness is handsome and handsome, with outstanding appearance, and has inherited His Majesty's martial and heroic demeanor."

What he said not only praised Xiao Rui, but also flattered Xia Huang, no wonder he can become the champion of the three armies, while Zhuge Yuanba can only be the commander.

"However, when I say beauty, I don't mean the appearance, but the beauty of the country." Champion Hou explained: "As a prince, His Highness is naturally higher than ordinary people. And His Highness’s aesthetics lies in the mountains and rivers. The wind and rain in the Great Xia are smooth and the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and the people live and work in peace and prosperity, this is the pursuit! As the prince of the Great Xia, the dragon son of His Majesty, what do you think you can do for the Great Xia?”

Xiao Rui was taken aback, he didn't expect Champion Hou to ask such a sensitive topic.

Zhuge Yuanba looked at his elder brother and understood what he meant by asking these words.

If I want to support Xiao Rui as the crown prince, he is also on this boat, so now he is not asking questions for choosing a son-in-law, but for Zhuge's family choosing a master!

He wants to see if Xiao Rui is worthy of the Zhuge family's great help, whether it is worth supporting the Zhuge family's survival.

Xiao Rui was silent, he moved his lips but didn't speak, because he really didn't know how to answer Champion Hou.

"Your Highness, tell us what you really think. We guarantee that only the two of us know what you say. Even if it is a big treason, we guarantee that it will never be revealed! I swear by the glory of the Zhuge family!" Zhuge Yuanba comforted.

Xiao Rui hesitated for a moment, and smiled wryly: "It's not that I don't want to say it, because I think it's unrealistic to say it. After all, if you want to do something for Daxia's future, you must have a high enough position! If I can't do it Prince, then I am committed to being a virtuous king, a virtuous person! I don’t want to benefit Daxia, but I hope to be worthy of my status. If the prince can’t tolerate me, then I will settle down and govern a state or a government well. And have no regrets."

"Then what if he is the prince?" Champion Hou asked.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "I once read a passage in an ancient book, and I admire it very much. The sentence is written like this: No marriage, no compensation, no land, no tribute, the emperor guards the gate, and the king dies. Once The Great Xia was bullied and even lost half of its territory. After my father ascended the throne, he worked hard and devoted all his energy to make the weak Great Xia come back to life. He was no longer afraid of the surrounding powers. Paying tribute. If I were the crown prince, I must follow the example of my father, take this old saying as a warning, follow in my father's footsteps, and lead Great Xia to greater glory."

Champion Hou and Zhuge Yuanba suddenly stood in awe.

"The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country!" The champion Hou murmured, and for some reason, when he read this sentence, it was not domineering but desolate.

Xiao Rui also felt his nose sour, and his heart was deeply touched. He thought of the Ming Dynasty in the long years of his previous life.

The Ming Dynasty started from the war, and Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, became the emperor to guard the gate of the country. After sixteen emperors, he finally Chongzhen. Even though the country's gates were broken, Emperor Chongzhen did not escape, and finally fulfilled the king's promise to die in Sheji.

Time is like quicksand, and it is hard to get back after passing through the fingers, but at the same time, time has also recorded this glorious history for us.

Every time he touches the handwriting imprinted in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the years of the strong empire emerge in Xiao Rui's mind, and he also warns himself, what is perseverance, what is pride, and similarly, how such a prosperous empire is going to destruction of.

Therefore, if he becomes a prince, or even becomes an emperor, Xiao Rui feels that this passage is a warning to himself.

If you can't sweep the heaven and earth and rule the world, then protect the country and protect the country with your life!