Chapter 1057 Preparation

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Yanzhou University.

After the daily classes, students go to the cafeteria in groups of three or four to eat.

After the merger of the Science and Technology School, the Government Affairs School, and the Medical School, Yanzhou University became the first comprehensive university in Dasong.

Different colleges were set up in the university, and students studied in different areas of the university.

The number of students also increased sharply, reaching 26,000.

At this moment, the cafeteria was full of students who were eating.

At this moment, a student suddenly rushed in, stepped on a chair, and shouted like a newsboy: "Extra, Extra, Big News, the Emperor wants to abdicate to the King of Yan, and the abdication ceremony will be held soon. His Royal Highness the King of Yan will become the Emperor of Dasong."

As the student's voice fell, the originally noisy cafeteria suddenly became quiet, and then a heated discussion broke out again.

Many students immediately came to the door of the student who spread the news. Someone said, "Xiao Yan, you are too bold. You can't talk nonsense about this."

"If I talk nonsense, I will choke to death. When my uncle passed by the palace, the officials in the court just came out of the palace, and they were all happy. This is what they said."

"So it's true!" A student covered his mouth in surprise.

The other students were silent for a while, and suddenly burst into warm cheers.

The news spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand.

As the students in the cafeteria went back, warm cheers rose everywhere in Yanzhou University.

In the hearts of these students, King Yan is their hero.

It was King Yan who quelled the civil strife in Dasong, eliminated the powerful families of Dasong, and successively defeated Dongying and Beidi, recovered the lost territory piece by piece, and even expanded the territory to further places.

The most important thing is that it was King Yan who built many public schools and established many universities, so that these children of the poor family had the opportunity to study.

It was the King of Yan who created the official examination system, giving everyone the opportunity to enter the court through their own efforts.

Even if they missed the court, they could enter the research institute, workshop, and business with their knowledge and get a high monthly salary.

It can be said that it was the King of Yan who rescued them from the darkness and gave them a bright future.

Therefore, they were even happier than the King of Yan himself when the King of Yan was about to ascend the throne.

And tonight, they were destined to be sleepless.

The teachers in the university in Yanzhou saw that the students were so crazy, not only did they not stop them, but smiled knowingly.

If it weren't for their image, they might be crazier than the students.

After all, the King of Yan had taught them personally and was their respected teacher.

Now, they passed on what they learned from the King of Yan to generations of students.

At the same time, every place, including houses, restaurants, chambers of commerce, shops, government offices, military camps, and newspapers, was in a carnival.

Everyone was looking forward to his new emperor - Zhao Xu.

On the second day, the Yanzhou Daily officially published the news of the abdication ceremony, which occupied the entire first page, which made those who were still hesitant about the matter no longer doubt it.

Since Mi Wen decided the layout last night, he sent it to newspapers in various states and counties by telegram.

At the same time as the newspapers were published in Yancheng, newspapers in other states and counties also published the same content.

The news of the abdication ceremony spread throughout Dasong in a short time.

The carnival naturally spread from Yancheng to other places.

The governors and county governors of various states sent telegrams to Yancheng, requesting to participate in the abdication ceremony.

Ma Han, Yang Zhen and other generals sent the news to the Ministry of War.

Because there was no urgent war in Dasong at present, these requests were approved.

After the date of the abdication ceremony was set, they would set the itinerary.

In addition to the officials and generals of Dasong, the consulates of Goryeo and the four countries of Japan in Yancheng received the news and sent people back.

The Prince of Yan ascended the throne as the emperor. Such a big event, they must come to congratulate solemnly.

"Your Highness, the auspicious day has been chosen, it is April 22." While the abdication hall caused a huge wave in Dasong, the preparations for the abdication ceremony were already underway.

Zhu Tuo suddenly became a frequent visitor to the palace, and came to discuss various details with Zhao Xu every day.

"April 22, isn't it still a month away?" Zhao Xu asked.

Zhu Tuo nodded, "Prime Minister Liu said that Qin Shan, Guan Tong and other generals were far away overseas, and they should be given time to come back, so I chose the 22nd from the two days."

After a pause, he continued, "And Chen, the head of the Ship Department, said that he would send His Highness a big gift before His Highness ascended the throne, and it would not be good if it was too early. Wang Chong, the head of the Research Institute, also said that he would send His Highness a big gift."

Zhao Xu nodded after hearing this, "Then it will be set on the 22nd."

He had a plan in mind. The gift Chen Shou mentioned must be the first ironclad ship of Dasong, and the gift Wang Chong mentioned must be the first airship of Dasong.

These two weapons, one for sea control and the other for air control, are exactly the weapons of war that Dasong urgently needs.

Because he certainly cannot compare with the navy of the Westerners in terms of the number of warships.

The only thing that can be compared is quality.

The emergence of ironclad ships will change the rules of naval warfare.

Although the airship was only of the first generation, it was powered by an old-fashioned steam engine and propeller combination, which was decades behind the electric Zeppelin airship during World War I.

But even so, the birth of the airship meant that Dasong had a rudimentary air force.

It is more than enough to take these airships to fight the current Western Army.

After all, although the war to the south was very smooth, the casualty rate of the army and the marines was significantly higher than when they fought against the Northern Di and the five southeastern countries.

After seeing the combat methods of the Dasong army, the Western generals will certainly learn from it and make targeted improvements.

Then it is necessary to make them despair again in the next war.

In the next month, Zhao Xu, Yang Susu, Feng'er and Luan'er were busy preparing for the abdication ceremony.

Either Zhao Xu tried on the dragon robe, or Yang Susu tried on the phoenix dress.

Officials from the Ministry of Rites kept coming to explain the various etiquettes to them.

In addition, there is another very important thing, which is to select eunuchs and palace maids.

When they moved from the palace to Wuji Palace, they would get along with eunuchs and palace maids day and night.

It can be said that they control their own food, clothing, housing, transportation, and even safety.

This is naturally not to let unreliable people stay in Wuji Palace.

However, this matter was not difficult for Zhao Xu, as Xu Ke knew the details of the people in the palace very well.

After the two of them compared the names for a while, they decided to let the eunuchs and palace maids who came from Jinling continue to take care of Zhao Heng and Queen Mi.

After that, the eunuchs and palace maids selected by Zhao Xu for Zhao Heng continued to stay. They had clean backgrounds and were also his spies in the palace.

He also selected a person from many eunuchs to accompany him.

The name of this person in the palace was Xiao Guizi.

When he formed the Yanwei, this Xiao Guizi was the team member who passed with Xu Ke and Chai Wu.

Later, they learned about the miserable experience of this Xiao Guizi.

He was from Yanzhou, and both his parents died at the hands of Beidi.

At that time, the Beidi people could also kill him, but they did not. Instead, they castrated him viciously to make him miserable.

After that, he was sold to the pawnbroker, and then to the palace, and finally lived like a human being.

Therefore, there was no doubt about his loyalty to himself.

After Zhao Heng arrived in Yancheng, he was sent to Wuji Palace as a spy due to health reasons.

This time, he chose Xiao Guizi because Feng'er and Luan'er would officially become concubines and could no longer serve him, and the palace needed such a general eunuch.

Another aspect was that Xiao Guizi was originally from the Fourth Courtyard, which made it easier for him to understand various intelligence.

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