Boom-

There was muffled thunder rolling in the sky, and the brilliant sun gradually became dark in people's sight, and the gray clouds surged and gathered, covering the wilderness.

Before the rain came, it was filled with stench. Hundreds of shirtless men were practicing with spears, shouting loudly to the tattered military camp on the other side. The yellow-faced refugees stayed in the ventilated tent, staring blankly at the gray sky outside the broken hole.

There were several figures surrounded by them in the distance, but they seemed silent.

After a long time, a general named Gai Hong walked behind, dragged his armor leaves and rubbed his arms forward, clasped his fists: "Geng Xiang, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses will be disarmed together and returned to the field? This... Your Majesty will not agree."

"Does Your Majesty disagree, or do you all the generals not?"

Hearing Geng Qing's voice, everyone's expressions changed. Before they could speak, Geng Qing, who was walking slowly in front of him, smiled and turned around to look at them.

"My generals don't care. Geng is so straightforward. He says whatever he has. Everyone is his own brother. If you are good for everyone, you have to make it clear. It is not beautiful to hide it."

Meng Juehai, Gai Hong, Ge Congzhou and others looked a little better, then hugged their fists, without saying anything, and quietly waited for the following.

On the other side, Geng Qing smiled and turned around, put on his sleeves and continued to move forward. As the cloud-patterned jade pendant swayed, his eyes swept across a tattered tent, his face was panicked and his smile was restrained, and he said softly: "You all know Geng's origin. Your family is in Gengjia Village, Feihu County. People there have been dealing with the land all their lives and begging for food from the sky. I feel a little uncomfortable when I see these people."

The voice stopped for a moment, took a breath and pursed his lips: "Actually, this time I came here is also what His Majesty meant."

Seeing the generals confused, Geng Qing smiled and turned around and explained:

"Your Majesty's meaning is that you have a foundation, so you have to manage it well. You can no longer do things like you did before. These "army and horses" should be returned to the fields, save the expenses of the court, and add food and fodder to the army. The great Qi army should be elite, rather than hiding behind these so-called soldiers and horses."

"The last general is waiting for Your Majesty's words!" Ge Congzhou came up from behind and laughed, "The court has been established and should have looked like a court for a long time, so the three armies should naturally be elite."

"What Geng Xiang said is not without reason."

Meng Juehai and Gai Hong thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, but the former was hesitant after all, "Just..."

"Just what?"

Seeing that he did not continue to say, Geng Qing waved his hand and invited everyone to walk through the camp in front of him. "I just can't bear to leave it? What's the point of holding these 'arms' in my hands to keep them? Increase the cost of the court, even if I only eat one meal a day, the food and fodder consumed every day and month is still uncountable. It's better to use this money to improve the clothes, armor and weapons of soldiers."

Fearing that everyone wouldn't understand, he reorganized his words and started from another perspective. He raised his hand to scan the figures in his clothes around him.

"...Look at them, they just go up to die. If they die, they will have no value. But stay and put in the fields. In the next few years, there will be a steady stream of food and fodder for more than ten years. Their descendants are the same. In this way, will the general feel a pity? In a bad sentence, this is called making the best use of everything. Your Majesty wants more land, more cities and people, and can rely on these "army" that do not cover their bodies and cannot fill their stomachs? In the end, it depends on soldiers with sharp weapons to expand their territory!"

Meng Juehai looked at each other two generals, and these words were somewhat in their hearts. Now that they have a foundation, they have also established a family business in the city. The one that once wandered around is indeed no longer applicable.

There is nothing better to say about Geng Qing and the other two. The emperor is the one who finally makes the decision on such things. As a general, he only needs to execute it.

What's more, the other party came to the military camp under the order, and Your Majesty's intention was self-evident.

"Geng Xiang, I'm busy with the Great Qi, so how can I have any objections? However, other generals and ministers still need to make peace. When we arrive in the court, the three of us will definitely help us."

The three generals were so easy to talk to, Geng Qing would not feel that the only thing he had just revealed was the benefits of having a good relationship on weekdays and taking over the position of the two, which gave him a higher level of promotion.

Thinking of it, his face was heavy, he bowed to the three of them speechlessly, and bowed down.

"Geng Xiang, you can't do it."

Gai Hong hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, but Geng Qing insisted on praying and stood up straight before speaking: "Geng did not worship the three generals, but worshipped the three generals with great righteousness and goodness in his heart!"

The three of them looked at me, I looked at you, and when they faced Geng Qing's sudden bow, they felt a little, and sighed and bowed back to their salute. While the few people spoke, the figures in the nearby tent naturally heard them. The old man with messy hair crawled out of a pile of rags, knelt directly on the ground, his thin body arched his hands, and cried out in a sob.

"Thank you for your life..."

The old man kowtowed to Geng Qing, Meng Juehai and others, and figures also came out from the other tents, shouting half of thatched grass, and like the old man, he knelt on the ground.

The crying sound spread, and more and more figures walked out of the tent or got up from the ground, and heard the words from the companions and relatives, and finally had a little expression on their numb faces.

When Geng Qing went to help the old man get up, there were dark people around him and suddenly kneeled down to him. Apart from a little crying, it was depressing and quiet.

The movement here attracted the attention of soldiers in the camp on the other side. They thought that there was a riot, and a team of more than a thousand people quickly came over. Then they saw kneeling figures all over the ground. When they heard the comrades first talk about the whole story, they subconsciously looked at the young man who was helping people, their eyes full of confusion.

"In this world... can there really be good officials?"

"Of course there is...Isn't that just?" A voice suddenly sounded next to him. It was a centurion. The soldier was so scared that he quickly moved away, but he only heard the other party laughing and said, "Judge Geng... is a good official. Before, we had come back from Hezhong Mansion together."

There were soldiers around him raising their hands and then said, "I know, I am also inside. Are you a high-ranking official in the military? "

"It should be."

Boom-

The thunder sounded loudly and rolled across the gloomy sky.

The figure kneeling in the camp was persuading her to join her body, and returned to the tent in an orderly manner with her eyes red. Geng Qing felt a little complicated, and she still kept a smile on her face and said goodbye to Meng Juehai and the other two.

"It's going to rain. I'll go back to the city and reply to His Majesty. I'll discuss this matter tomorrow morning."

"Send Geng Xiang!"

The three generals walked to see him off. Seeing Geng Qing get on the carriage and slowly drive to the official road, his heart was also a little complicated. Gai Hong turned his head and looked at Meng Juehai.

"How is it... Is it different from being forced to kneel down by so many people? Anyway, I feel different..."

Meng Juehai had a cold face, and for a moment, he still laughed, punched his shoulder with his fist, and dragged his armor back to the military camp.

Rumble...

Thunder spread over the camp. When the sparse raindrops fell, Dachun was driving in the carriage on the official road. He put on a hat and drove the carriage while turning back: "Dazhu, why do we do such a thankless thing?"

The curtain of the car moved and blew into it. The paper pressed under the paper weight rolled up a corner. Geng Qing picked up the pen, pressed the corner of the paper, and smiled and fell ink.

"Anyway, it's all about doing it. There are so many people that can save some people."

The curtains rolled in the wind, and the drizzling sound suddenly turned into rustling raindrops, pouring down from the gloomy sky clouds. A treacherous tent, curled up with figures holding their knees, lying on the muddy ground, staring blankly as the raindrops passed through the holes and fell on their faces. This time, the coldness brought some warmth.

...........

"The treacherous minister—"

The misty water vapor covers the city. In the rain curtain, someone angrily scolded him for walking out of the imperial city. He was wet with heavy rain and turned over his horse, waved his whip, and scolded him with a general who was walking with him: "General Shang, the treacherous minister must be outside the city. Let's go with me to ask for an explanation!"

The two were Shang Rang and Wang Bo. The two brought their troops back to Chang'an this morning. They stationed in Ximen's military camp and rushed to the imperial city without stopping. When they heard that Meng Juehai and other generals who were also defeated were not scolded, they were promoted to one level and immediately shouted that they wanted to see Huang Chao.

The eunuch could get a reply: "Your Majesty has taken a new concubine, so it is inconvenient to disturb him." He pushed him over. The two of them were willing to do it and wanted to beat the eunuch. Finally, they learned that this was done by the new prime minister.

"A person who is not satisfied with Double Ten is not an imperial examination master, so he has no right to take that position!"
Chapter completed!