I'm so hard

Chapter 298

mid-August.

Nearly [-] people in the Vientiane Kingdom rioted and fled the country one after another, clamoring to become the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

At the same time, several generals of the Xilimu Kingdom led a mutiny with [-] military divisions, demanding that the king surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In addition, dozens of surrounding tribes all surrendered to Dazhou and were willing to serve the people.

Driven by the common people, at the end of August, the two big countries in the south of the Great Zhou, the Vientiane Kingdom and the Xilimu Kingdom, formally submitted letters of surrender to the Great Zhou, and all of them surrendered to the Great Zhou.

Whether the rulers of these two countries are sincere is not important anymore.

After Da Zhou exempted the land tax, the hearts of the people have already belonged to Da Zhou, and if they want to exempt the land tax, within half a year, the court officials will starve to death.

In desperation, he had to choose to surrender.

Zhao Yan, who had just returned to Changdan, couldn't help being a little surprised after receiving the good news. He didn't expect that the policy of exempting land taxes would be so miraculous that it would unintentionally unify several surrounding countries and tribes.

Today, on the border of Dazhou, only Goryeo and Northern Mongolia are left to linger, and there is no big wave at all.

But at this moment, the pharmacist brought nearly a thousand dead soldiers in disguise, and had already sneaked into Changdan City.

Today's Changdan City has a permanent population of more than 50. Nearly a thousand strangers have poured in, and there is no difference at all.

……

In the afternoon, Dazhou Palace, Imperial Garden.

Zhao Yan was lying on a recliner, with four plates of dried fruit on his left and several pieces of cut fruit on his right, while the two servant girls behind him were fanning him lightly with fans.

And Zhao Yan was fishing.

Why go fishing?

idle.

Today, Dazhou is a thriving scene, and Zhao Yan no longer has any burdens on him.

"Hey, I'm only in my 20s, and there are no challenges in life. I can get what I want, and it will look boring and boring in the future!" Zhao Yan sighed in his heart.

Swish!
Zhao Yan pulled the fishing rod hard, and a big fish with a light red luster was caught.

"Your Majesty, that's great!"

"Your Majesty, you are really amazing!"

The two maids on the side praised it.

Zhao Yan didn't have much joy on his face. There were at least a thousand big fish in the pond in front of him. Even if he threw a hemp rope into it, some of them might be hooked.

It's really not challenging!

……

Another day, above the court meeting.

Zhao Yan sat on the dragon chair. After solving some trivial matters, he suddenly looked at the officials below and frowned slightly.

Then, he walked down and looked at every courtier.

All the officials were in a daze, not knowing what Zhao Yan was going to do, but seeing Zhao Yan's serious face, they didn't dare to ask.

Xiao Jingye also looked confused, and finally couldn't help it. Seeing that Zhao Yan had walked back, he couldn't help but cupped his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, I saw that you frowned and wandered among the ministers. Could it be that there is some doubt? Waiting will surely share your worries!"

"Ugh!"

Zhao Yan let out a long sigh, then returned to the dragon chair, and just now looked forward and said: "My dear friends, do you think you need to lose weight?"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials looked around one after another, and then smiled awkwardly.

With the prosperity of the national power of the Great Zhou Dynasty, although the salaries of officials have decreased, the various food, clothing and travel items rewarded by the court have increased a lot.

In addition, everyone is not very busy, and there is nothing to worry about. After the court, they basically drink and eat meat. After a few months, the officials in the hall have almost become fat.

Looking at the bottom, apart from Yang Hong, Shen Tuyi and other generals, as well as Shangguan Wuyue who has to run around the imperial city every day, everyone else has gained a lot of weight.

Chu Baolai, Minister of the Household Department, and Hong Tianshun, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, seemed to have turned into two round balls.

Zhao Yan continued: "Nowadays, my Great Zhou is becoming more and more prosperous, and you are the backbone of the country. If your health is not good, how will you deal with the affairs of the court? I decided to hold a long-distance running competition in a month's time. As long as everyone above the seventh rank and under the age of 55 All Beijing officials must participate, running from the north gate of the imperial city to the pavilion on the ten-lip slope outside the city must be completed within an hour, and the top [-] will be rewarded, but those who fail to complete may be suspended from their posts and ordered to exercise at home. In addition, I will also participate in this competition!"

It is about 25 miles from the north gate of the imperial city to the pavilion on Shilipo outside the city.

For ordinary people, it is not very difficult to run 25 miles in one hour.

But for some overweight officials in the court, it is by no means an easy task.

Hearing this, Shangguan showed a disdainful smile on his displeased face. For him, this kind of competition is really too simple. He may not be able to compare with generals, but among civil officials, he is definitely the first! "

At this time, the military commander Yang Xinghuai came out and said: "Your Majesty, although I am nearly sixty years old, I can still participate in this kind of competition."

Kong Moshan not far away curled his lips, and muttered: It looks like you are amazing!
Kong Moshan has a big body, let alone 25 miles, even if he walks five miles, he will have to rest for several days.

Although his voice was not loud, it still came out.

All the ministers couldn't help being happy.

Zhao Yan also laughed out loud.

"If the military commander wants to participate, I will not stop it, but it will not be counted in the ranking." Zhao Yan said with a smile.

Xiao Jingye on the side couldn't help but let out a long breath. Zhao Yan said so, then he didn't have to risk his life to participate. He had old cold legs, and he was old, so he couldn't participate in the competition at all.

"The reason why I decided to hold the competition after next month is that I hope that everyone can exercise well during this month. Only when you are in good health can you make more contributions to my great week!"

After that, he retreated.

Soon, the news that the officials of the imperial court were about to conduct a long-distance running competition spread throughout the streets and alleys.

"One hour, 25 miles, it's so easy, I can do it without sweating!" said a middle-aged man sitting on a dung truck.

"Your Majesty, do you think that all scholars in the world should exercise their bodies? After all, the body is the capital of everything!"

"It's time for me to exercise. I used to never get enough to eat, but now I'm always full. This is really a happy trouble!"

……

Throughout the dynasties, scholars are most fond of interpreting the will of the court.

The scholars in Changdan City felt that the imperial court would definitely consider physical condition as a criterion in selecting officials in the future, so instead of studying in the study or bragging in the fence, they started running and exercising instead.

For a while, there was a frantic long-distance running fever in Dazhou.

In the morning and evening, on the streets of Changdan City, there will be many young scholars running wildly on the street.What's more, I directly found myself a hard-working job and started doing it with great excitement.

And the pharmacist hidden deep in Changdan City couldn't help being happy when he heard that Zhao Yan and the officials of Da Zhou were about to hold a long-distance running competition.

"Haha... My chance has come, my chance has come, this time I will definitely kill you all!" The pharmacist said excitedly.

(End of this chapter)