Chapter 228 Disarmament
Why is Mr. Kong still a scabby dog? Qiao Mu was very curious and hurriedly said, "What's going on? Tell me about it."
"That's right, today..." Zhang San told Qiao Mu everything that happened in Zhaixing Tower today.
"The man surnamed Kong lost, it was time to fulfill his agreement. He went to the street to shout, but suddenly ran away. Do you think she was untrustworthy? Is she a mangy dog?"
Qiaomu shook his head and said, "I really didn't expect that Kong Ruyan was such a person."
He said, why did she stand on the street today and be surrounded by a group of people! It turned out that she lost the competition with the eldest lady and wanted to shout "I am a talented woman."
The eldest lady is really amazing! She actually compared Kong Ruyan.
"Fortunately, she is not the eldest lady's husband now, otherwise the eldest lady would have been taught to be ruined by her."
"That's true, but you haven't read the word "Madam" yet?"
"That's right, you read it out, let's listen!"
Zhang San had already forgotten all the words and poems, but only remembered what he had. Ten years of life and death were all in the midst of ten years, and what else could he draw a knife to cut off the water and flow even more.
He pretended to be impatient: "If you want to know so much, go and ask the eldest lady!"
"Hey! I think you just didn't understand and didn't remember."
"that is."
Zhang San gave the two soldiers who were chasing him and said angrily: "I'm just stupid, I can't remember my travels!"
"Haha..." The soldiers of the palace laughed.
The next day
After Song Heng got out of the court, he walked out of the palace with Xuanyuan Liuyun and several generals.
"Little Prince, this disarmament is still not possible! Although there is no war now, once the disarmament is disarmament, the troops will be weakened. What if the surrounding countries suddenly invade?" General Wang Cangping, the general of the West, said with a frown.
He only has 80,000 soldiers and horses in his hands. If he cut another 20,000 according to what the Minister of War said, he would only have 60,000. What can he do if he encounters a big battle?
Song Heng also nodded and said, "Yes! The border is still peaceful now, but who can guarantee that it will be the case one year or two years later!"
There is nothing in the south and west? After all, Nanyue had just quelled civil strife and the new king had just ascended the throne. What would he not be able to do within three to five years? Xiling's whole country believes in Buddhism and never provokes trouble. The north is unstable. The people in the northern region are strong and warlike. Because their land and resources are scarce, the people in the northern region have always wanted to occupy the territory of Dongchen.
A few years ago, they attacked Dongchen once, and it happened to be a natural disaster. That time, Dongchen Kingdom almost experienced a catastrophe. Fortunately, the whole country was united at that time and forced the people of the Northern Region back to the old man.
Four years have passed, and the people of the Northern Region did not dare to offend the border again, but this cannot be guaranteed, and they will not make a comeback.
"Who said no!" Xuanyuan Liuyun frowned and said, "It is said that raising troops for a thousand days will be used for a while. When there is a war, all the soldiers will rush forward. When there is no war, we will become people who have a good meal and get the silver in vain."
He said, rolling his eyes to the several civil servants who were rushing ahead.
The disarmament was proposed by the old men who had pens, saying that there is no war now and raising so many soldiers is a waste of food from the treasury. Moreover, due to the drought last year, the grain of several prefectures and counties was not harvested, and the treasury was empty. Therefore, the emperor thought for a long time, so the Ministry of War proposed a disarmament plan. However, due to the opposition of these generals, although this plan was issued, it was not decided.
Song Heng said: "The soldiers in the army don't want to be the one with their heads hanging on their belts. However, if they are cut off now and there is a war, they will have to train again. Moreover, if the recruits are not trained enough, their combat effectiveness will be very low."
Wang Cangping nodded in agreement and said, "So! I really can't be cut off in this army."
He was ten thousand people who didn't want to dismiss the army. After all, he was not like Song Heng and the little prince. They had 200,000 troops in their hands, and he only had 80,000. If he was to lay off, what was the point of being the general of the West in front of him?
"Isn't there a perfect solution?" Xuanyuan Liuyun looked up at the sky, feeling a little annoyed.
The group left the palace gate and separated. Song Heng got on the horse led by Qiao Mu, and then went straight to the breakfast shop at the city gate. He planned to go to the breakfast shop and eat some casually, so he went to the Daying.
When they arrived at the breakfast shop, Song Heng and Qiao Mu got off the horse. The guy hurriedly went up to meet him, took the reins from the two of them, and tied the horse to the pillar outside.
Song Heng and Qiao Mu walked directly into the shop, and sat down at the corner where they usually sit.
"My masters, are you still the same?" The guy put on tea and wiped the table with a rag.
Qiaomu smiled and said, "It's still the same."
"It's so bad!" The guy put the rag on his shoulder and went to the kitchen to bring the buns and porridge.
After a while, the guy brought six baskets of buns and two bowls of porridge.
"General" Qiao Mu pulled out a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick bucket and handed it to Song Heng.
Song Heng took the chopsticks and picked up the bun and ate it. His favorite buns here are thin skin and big fillings, and the taste is good. He can eat four cages of these six cages of buns alone.
Two young men with a scholar-like appearance went into the breakfast shop, found an empty table to sit down, and after ordering something, they started chatting.
"Brother Chen, do you listen to the poem and poem that Mrs. Song wrote yesterday when she was competing with Kong Ruyan at Zhaixing Tower?"
Song Heng's ears moved. Yesterday, Wan'er and Kong Shiyan competed in Zhaixing Tower? Why didn't he know, why didn't Zhang San report to him?
The instructions Zhang San received from him were to protect the safety of the eldest lady. If there were any abnormalities in the eldest lady, he must report them. Zhang San felt that there was nothing abnormal yesterday, so he did not report it to him.
"Of course I heard it, that's the best lyrics and the best poems I've ever heard in my life. I have been living and dead for ten years. I can't forget it if I don't think about it... What a beautiful and sad lyrics!" Now, this lyrics are being passed on in this imperial city, and the poem written by Mrs. Song!
"There are also more sorrowful to raise a glass to relieve sorrow, and the more you draw a knife to cut off the water, which is really a quatrain for the ages!"
"Yeah yeah!"
"Oh!" The scholar named Chen suddenly sighed.
"Why did Brother Chen sigh?" asked another scholar.
The scholar named Chen raised his head, looked up at the roof forty-five degrees, shook his head gently, "I just wondered how a talented woman like Mrs. Song, and a man who was as wise and powerful as General Song, could have taught such a naughty and stubborn bastard son?"
Unbearable? A bastard son? Song Heng frowned. Ziling is young and has been a bit naughty a few days ago. Why did outsiders know about this?
Chapter completed!