Emperor Wanchang said "hmm", but he did not immediately accept their words. He just nodded, looked at Leng Xiang and Jiang Tao, and asked: "The two dear friends are also the commanders of Bian Town.
I’m familiar with military affairs, but I don’t know how I feel about this matter?”
Leng Xiang's expression remained unchanged, and he saluted Emperor Wanchang and said, "I don't know much about the military deployment of Duke Yun and Duke Zhou, and I know nothing about the Liao army's march south. I forgive you for not being able to judge this."
Please give me the details, please forgive me."
This is a typical example of saying something but not saying it - no, it should be better not saying it than saying it. Leng Xiang doesn't know much about Yun Lan and Zhou Ye's troop deployment? Shit! I'm afraid you will remember Yan Yunwei in your dreams every night.
They all remember the Yun family's 200,000 troops and the Zhou family's 150,000 troops. The Yun family is far away, but the Zhou family's army is just to the north of their territory. How dare you, Leng Xiang?
Don’t understand?
Emperor Wanchang said lightly "Hmm" and asked Jiang Tao: "Jiang Aiqing, what about you?"
Jiang Tao lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, I know that I don't know much about the current war, but the conduct of the two commanders, Shan Shuai and Guang Shuai, is well known. They are both heroes of the Wei Dynasty with great military exploits. They have vivid memories of their past military exploits.
I don’t think either of the two generals will deliberately misreport the war. As for the current situation, which is a bit confusing, I think it is the result of the Liao people deliberately making false impressions to confuse the public.”
Insightful! Yun Zheng's eyes lit up. This Jiang Guogong is really a smart man. It's not that his statement is correct or not, but that it is a smart thing to say. Originally, the emperor's question was somewhat deliberately arousing to Yun Zhou.
The meaning of the dispute between the two families was because he deliberately took out the different "war reports" of the two commanders to prove that one of them was lying. Yun Zheng and Zhou Jun's tone just now was already vaguely quarrelsome. Leng Xiang was fighting for him.
He pulled himself out of this matter and simply pretended not to know. But Jiang Tao's words were obviously a bit more sensible. What he actually meant was: Whether it is the Yun family or the Zhou family, both families are right, but what is wrong is
Liao people, because they may have cheated
However, Yunzheng was different from the previous days. He would think more deeply about the problem, so he found that Jiang Tao's words may have been an ambush: the Liao people used deception, and the two commanders suddenly had different opinions. There must be something in this.
One was deceived by the Liao people. In other words, the superiority can still be judged. But if this is used to judge the superiority of the two generals, the losing side will definitely not accept it. In this way, in the end, the two families will probably still resent each other.
However, there is another problem: Jiang Tao is obviously saying this now so that both parties will not offend, or even behave well. So why would he leave such a "back door"? Yun Zheng thought about it and felt that Jiang Tao might be worried.
Emperor Wanchang will use what he said today to make trouble in the future, so he will just leave this as a backup plan.
After hearing Jiang Tao's words, Emperor Wanchang's eyes flashed, but he immediately returned to his calm look. He looked at Jiang Tao, smiled slightly, and said: "I highly commend Jiang Aiqing's words... However, what is the current situation of this battle?
What's going on? The two princes hold different opinions. How should the court handle these matters? What do you think?"
"Please, Your Majesty, please make your own decisions, and I will obey the Holy Will." This time, several people had a tacit understanding and said together.
"Well, please ask me to make the final decision? Haha, that's very good. When it comes to the solution, I always say that I must abide by the holy will." Emperor Wanchang snorted noncommittally and tapped the armrest of the chair with his index finger. , his tone was a little colder, and he said: "Then I will comply with your wishes. Qian Gang made the arbitrary decision. According to what Jiang Aiqing just said, the main force of the Liao people may still be in Xiazhou, or it may have divided its forces to make a surprise attack on Taiyuan and Yunzhong." Now that the two princes are asking for weapons and pay, and I am not on the front line, how can I know where the Liao people are? Then naturally there is no way to pay the weapons and wages to the right people... In this case, the two memorials will be kept together. No, we will wait until it is determined where the main force of the Liao people is!"
Yunzheng and Zhou Jun both frowned. What's this, each playing fifty big games? Yunzheng thought for a while and felt that Emperor Wanchang's method was definitely not what he was doing now. It seemed that he was doing it because a few of them didn't express their opinions. Annoyed, but he had already decided to continue reducing the ordnance and military pay for border towns. This method is in line with the new army's affairs.
However, neither Yun Zheng nor Zhou Jun said much. The emperor will give it to him if he says so. No one can do anything to him if he refuses to give it, not to mention that he still has a reasonable excuse at the moment. The reason is not to mention Leng Xiang and Jiang Tao. It is also a national tradition in China to ignore matters that have nothing to do with oneself.
Emperor Wanchang seemed to have long been accustomed to this kind of silence in the border town. He did not take their silence at all seriously, but continued very naturally: "I summon all my dear friends here today. In addition to the war in northern Xinjiang, there is another issue. The thing that must be discussed and determined now is some issues regarding the formation and training of the new army... The four of you have been guarding the border for our Wei Dynasty for many years, and you are very knowledgeable about this army training, so I would like to hear from you, my dear friends. the opinion of"
Yunzheng and others looked at each other and felt that Emperor Wanchang didn't know where to start with what he said. This problem is too big. If you, the emperor, don't ask clearly, where should we start?
When Emperor Wanchang saw their appearance, he immediately understood. He coughed and asked a question: "First of all, where is the best location for the new army training?... My dear friends, please tell me what you think. "
Where will the location be set? This question is no joke. According to the principle of self-pay for the military, each army must be responsible for its own military rations. So the closer the training location is to your base camp, the more cost-effective it will be, because on the way The consumption is less than the two big warlord leaders and the representatives of the two big warlord leaders suddenly started to think.
According to Yunzheng's opinion, the best locations are Henan and Shandong. These two provinces are closest to the Yun family's territory. It is more convenient to transport food and wages from Damingfu, the largest city in the southern part of the Yun family's jurisdiction, to Henan and Shandong. Moreover, Because the distance is not far, the loss must be minimal
As soon as Yunzheng figured it out, he immediately opened his mouth and was the first to express his opinion.
Unexpectedly, before he could speak, he heard Jiang Tao's voice: "Your Majesty, ever since I heard the news about the establishment of the new army, I have always had a doubt. I don't know whether to ask or not."
Not only did Yunzheng and the other three border townsmen not expect this sentence, Emperor Wanchang was also slightly startled. He frowned slightly and said calmly: "Ask."
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