When Xia Gongming heard Young Master Liu's question, he thought about it for a while, then smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Your Majesty, this question of yours is really difficult for me, veteran minister.
Although the veteran minister has been in the temple for decades, he is still just a civil servant with a pen.
For the veteran to say that he doesn't understand anything about marching and fighting, it is indeed impossible. But compared to his colleagues who are military attachés, the veteran's knowledge of this is nothing.
To use a slightly self-deprecating phrase, it is difficult to reach the level of elegance.
Therefore, I really don’t know how to answer your Majesty to this question.
I can't help your majesty solve your problems, so I hope your majesty will forgive you."
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Xia Gongming, who had a self-deprecating look on his face, and raised his finger with a sneer, pointing at him and shaking it a few times.
"Hehehe, oh, you old fox!"
When Xia Gongming saw Young Master Liu pretending to be unhappy, the slight nervousness in his heart gradually dissipated.
Based on his understanding of Young Master Liu, he knew that Liu Mingzhi was not really dissatisfied with his answer, so he suddenly felt much more relaxed.
"Your Majesty, what you said is really an injustice to me.
The old minister is not trying to pretend to be confused, but the old minister really doesn’t know much about marching and fighting.
If you ask me to give you some advice, I can tell you why. However, I can't guarantee whether it will be useful or not.
Since it was 50%, the old minister thought about it carefully and felt that it would be better to say less.
The old minister still understands that talking too much will lead to mistakes."
"Oh, is it so?"
"Of course."
"In this case, sir, what you said does make some sense.
Well, Sir, you might as well explain to me carefully. When did I say that you were pretending to be confused because you understood? Is what you said just now an attempt to cover up the truth?
I originally thought that since you don’t know much about marching and fighting, sir, then this issue would be forgotten. However, now that I hear you say this, I still have to ask you to explain why."
Xia Gongming looked at the playful expression on Young Master Liu's face, and after subconsciously recalling what he had just said, the corners of his mouth trembled a few times, and the gray beard on his chin also trembled.
Alas, I was right. It is true that talking too much will lead to mistakes.
Young Master Liu looked at Xia Gongming's embarrassed face and narrowed his eyes with a smile.
"What are you thinking, sir? Why don't you speak? I'm still waiting for your kind words, sir!"
When Xia Gongming heard Young Master Liu's questioning, the expression on his face suddenly became more embarrassed. He turned to look at Young Master Liu's expression that seemed to be 'a smile hiding a knife', and he laughed a few times with a depressed expression.
"Old minister, old minister, old minister, Your Majesty, this is completely an unintentional remark made by an old minister!
How dare I pretend to be confused in front of His Majesty? I really don’t know much about marching and fighting, so I hope Your Majesty will learn from it!"
"No, old fox, you must tell the truth today. Otherwise, I will punish you for deceiving the emperor."
"This... Your Majesty, aren't you trying to make things difficult for others?"
Xia Gongming murmured slightly with a tangled look on his face, as if he had thought of something, and instinctively glanced at Cai Jun, the honorary honour, who was watching the show next to him.
"Your Majesty, I think it would be more appropriate for you to ask Marquis Rongwei about this matter. After all, he is now the head military attache in the imperial court, and he definitely has more say in this matter than I."
Cai Jun, the Rongwei Hou who was standing aside and watching the show, suddenly became unhappy when he heard that Xia Gongming actually caused trouble to himself.
Seeing Xia Gongming's evasive and erratic reaction, Rongwei Hou rushed to Xia Gongming with a quick step, blew his beard and glared at him.
"Xia Gongming, you old bastard, you've gone too far.
The two of us had no grudges in the past and have no grudges recently. On weekdays, when I see you, I would still politely call you Xia Shoufu.
I ask myself, I have never offended you, have I? Why are you trying to blame me when Your Majesty asks you something?
You old bastard, you look like a kind-hearted person on the surface, why don't you do human things?
Seeing that you are a few years older than me, I will not be as knowledgeable as you this time. If you dare to stumbling upon me again, I will never be done with you.
Others are afraid of you Xia Gongming, but I, Cai Jun, am not afraid of you."
Rongweihou denounced Xia Gongming for a disagreement, and then angrily retreated back to his original position after seeing Xia Gongming's sneer on his face.
Xia Gongming knew that he was in the wrong. Seeing that Cai Jun had stopped saying anything, he sighed with a bitter look on his face, but did not refute anything.
However, Cai Jun took out his dry tobacco bag and had just filled the tobacco pot with shredded tobacco, then he cursed and rushed towards Xia Gongming.
"Hey, you old bastard, I am getting angrier and angrier as I think about it, and I really can't swallow this breath.
I have recruited you or provoked you. Why do you want to put the fire on me when you are so good? No, I finally caught the opportunity today, so I have to vent my anger properly. "
Xia Gongming looked at Cai Jun, the Rongwei Hou, who walked up to him angrily and cursed again, and his expression gradually turned bad.
"Old man, you're almost done.
I was thinking just now because I am a few years older than you. As an elder brother, I am not as knowledgeable as your younger brother, but don’t go too far.
When did I put fire on your body?"
"Hey, old bastard, you are too thick-skinned. How long did it take for you to forget what you just said?
Your Majesty asks you a question, and you let me answer it. If this is not to turn fire on me, then what does it mean to turn fire on me?"
Xia Gongming looked calmly at Cai Jun, the Honorable Marquis of Honor, who was blowing his beard and staring blankly. He raised his hand and gently stroked the gray beard on his chin a few times.
"Marquis Cai, I want to ask you, is the question His Majesty just asked about marching and fighting?"
"So what?"
"I'll ask you again, now that the Protector of the Country is arrogant and Yong'an Gong Nangong Ye... they are no longer in the capital, are you, Marquis Cai, the chief military officer in the imperial court now?"
"Yes, so what?"
"I also want to ask you, you have made great achievements in military affairs throughout your life. Are you dozens of times better at marching and fighting than me, a scholar with a pen?"
"Old Zam... Hmm, Xia Shoufu, you still have some self-awareness."
Xia Gongming saw Rong Weihou's gradually complacent reaction, put down his right hand holding his beard and coughed twice.
"Your Majesty just asked about marching and fighting. You, Marquis Cai, are now the top military attache in the court, and your experience in arranging troops and formations is dozens of times better than mine.
In this case, I, a scholar, cannot answer the question, so I suggest that your Majesty ask you, is there anything wrong with you, the head of the military attache?"
Rongwei Hou did not react to Xia Gongming's language trap at all, and instinctively followed Xia Gongming's words and said what he was thinking.
"Of course there's nothing wrong with it. If you don't ask us military attachés questions about marching and fighting, how can we ask you civil servants with pens?"
Xia Gongming clapped his hands lightly, smiled lightly and shrugged at Rongwei Hou.
"That's right, I'm just talking about the matter, so why did I put the fire on you, Marquis Cai? Think about it carefully, is this the truth?"
"Well! If you put it this way, Xia Shoufu, what you said is indeed a matter of fact.
Huh? That’s not right! That’s not right!”
"What's wrong? It's completely justified."
"I...I am..."
Hou Rongwei looked at Xia Gongming who had a reasonable face and looked at him incoherently. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
I obviously felt something was wrong, but I couldn't tell what was wrong.
Xia Gongming looked at the speechless expression of Marquis Rongwei, and a look of pride flashed in his eyes.
Old man, I can't get around you by playing tricks with me.
After muttering to himself, Xia Gongming bowed respectfully to Young Master Liu, who was happily watching the play.
"His Majesty."
When Young Master Liu heard Xia Gongming's words, he immediately stopped looking at the show happily and glanced at Xia Gongming lightly.
"Hmm? Sir, have you decided how to answer me?"
"Your Majesty, if you want to ask about the soldiers' return date, it is more reliable to write to the two marshals, Zhang Shuai and Nangong Shuai, than to ask the old ministers."
Liu Da raised his eyebrows and turned thoughtfully to look at the soldiers who had turned into black spots on the official road.
After the black spots completely disappeared, Liu Mingzhi turned around and walked towards the bottom of the tower.
"Let's go back."
"I obey your orders."
"You can go and do your own government affairs when it's time. I'm a little tired, so I'm going back to my house to rest."
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
"Liu Song, go back home."
"yes."
Liu Mingzhi and Liu Song hurried back to the mansion on horseback, but he didn't know.
With this farewell, a gangster that swept across the continents of Asia, Europe, and Africa and deterred alien barbarians for decades was born.