"Okay!" Peng Youzai was very happy, "The four county guards are all good military and political experts who control the army and the people. Since the four of them are optimistic about the recommended candidates, there must be nothing wrong, so it is settled. Feng
Limbo!"
Feng Lingbo stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Here you are!"
Peng Zai smiled and said: "It's hard to refuse such hospitality. The four county guards are looking after you. There is a lot of pressure on you. I hope you will not disappoint everyone's high expectations. From now on, you will serve as the military commander of the five counties. In case of war,
The troops and horses of the five counties are under your unified command, and you are not allowed to interfere in the military and political affairs of the five counties unless there is a war."
This is not to deprive the four county governors of their military and political power, otherwise no one of the four would agree. If the four join forces to resist, there will be big trouble.
Feng Lingbo: "I obey! It's just..."
Peng Youzai said in an upright manner: "It's all for everyone's benefit. If you have any difficulties, just say it. If there are any problems, we will discuss them together in front of everyone and solve them."
Feng Lingbo: "I don't have any soldiers or horses at hand. I'm a bare-bones governor. I can't even find anyone to enforce military law. I don't have any men and horses to help me. When a war happens, the soldiers don't know the generals, and the generals don't know the soldiers. How can I dispatch five troops?"
County soldiers and horses fighting?"
Peng Zai: "This is a question. Four county guards, you are familiar with military affairs. What do you think of this situation?"
Zhao Xingfeng said: "This is easy to handle. Yesterday, I said that the five counties have too many people and horses, and the burden on the five counties is too heavy. Since there is no need to abolish the army, whoever has more people can allocate some people to Governor Feng."
Niu Youdao raised his brows, thinking that yesterday a group of people were talking about the burden of troops and horses to prepare for today. He was not familiar with the situation of military and political affairs, so he didn't realize that this was a trap.
I couldn't help but look at Meng Shanming and others, and found that they all frowned slightly, as if they didn't expect to be here today.
Bang! Shang Chaozong slapped his palm on the table, resounding throughout the hall and attracting everyone's attention.
Shang Chaozong stood up, stared at Zhao Xingfeng and said: "I have the most men and horses, whoever wants them can take them." Looking back at Peng Youzai, "Master Peng, it's better to do this. I have the military and political power in the two counties.
No, I will abdicate the throne and make way for others. I would like to be an idle man in the mountains. Whoever wants to do it can do it!"
Niu Youdao smiled slightly. The grandeur of these words also reassured him. Shang Chaozong could say such words, which showed that he had confidence in the control of his opponent's soldiers and horses. It was not something that anyone could take away if they wanted.
Peng pressed his hands on him again and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, please don't be angry. No one here wants to deprive Your Majesty of his military and political power. Anyone who dares to do so will be the first to refuse. As for the matter, let's let it go.
Talk, talk when you have something to say, be reasonable, don't slap the table and get angry. Meng Shuai, don't you think so?" The last sentence was said to Meng Shanming.
Meng Shanming immediately said to Shang Dynasty Zong: "Your Majesty, you might as well sit down and listen to everyone's opinions first."
"Humph!" Shang Chaozong stared at Zhao Xingfeng and snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves and sat back down.
Mei Linsheng, the governor of Huxi County, said: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Brother Zhao's words are unpleasant, but his opinion is worth considering. You might as well think about it. Your Majesty has the most troops and horses, so it is not a big problem to allocate some. Secondly, the Prince's subordinates have already been annexed."
Governor Feng knows many of the original troops in Quang Ngai County well. By transferring these people, Governor Feng can directly take command, saving time on getting along. The war may come at any time, not necessarily
Even if we hit others, we must also be prepared to prevent others from hitting us at any time. Being prepared as early as possible is better than anything else."
This reason is really hard to fault, so Shang Chaozong raised his glass and drank wine.
Peng Youzai asked again: "How many troops should be allocated to Governor Feng?"
Wu Tiandang, the governor of Wuyang County, said: "It is not appropriate to allocate too much. I am afraid that the prince will misunderstand me if I ask for too much. In my opinion, the most important thing in soldiers is their skill rather than their number. A few thousand people are enough. After all, Governor Feng is only in wartime."
With the power of unified dispatch, usually having too many men and horses on hand will take up the troops of each county and easily affect the defense of each county. I wonder if I think it is appropriate for Governor Feng to say this? "
Only a few thousand people? Shang Chaozong couldn't help but look up at each other.
Even Niu Youdao was a little surprised by this request. It was only a few thousand people. The Shang Chaozong had an army of 200,000 people. It was not too much to give a few thousand people. If he refused to give even this, it would be unreasonable.
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Feng Lingbo nodded and said: "Brother Wu, I think a few thousand people are enough. Five thousand, I want five thousand people!"
Zhao Xingfeng hummed and said: "Five thousand cavalry are enough to be considered elite!"
As soon as these five thousand cavalry appeared, the so-called five thousand horses and horses immediately changed. Five thousand men were nothing, but the weight of five thousand horses was heavy.
Shang Chaozong asked back: "My surname Zhao, can you provide five thousand war horses?"
Zhao Xingfeng said: "If the prince's thousand war horses are not given to me, all the war horses I have that are capable of fighting will not be enough for five thousand. Where can I get five thousand horses?"
Shang Chaozong: "Then what are you farting about? It's not your property, so you can give it to me as you please, right?"
Mei Linsheng said something else, "My lord, we are all one family. Regardless of whether it is your family or mine, we must think about the overall situation."
Shang Chaozong: "Family? That's good. Can Brother Mei's wife be inseparable from me?"
As soon as these words came out, Peng Yulan choked on a mouthful of wine and almost spat it out. Her eyes widened and she looked at Shang Chaozong in disbelief. She didn't expect that her son-in-law could actually say such words in front of her. He usually looked quite cool.
How could someone with such a royal demeanor say such obscene words?
Feng Lingbo could understand, he was used to being stupid in the army, and if he didn't want to restrain himself, what would it be like to say some bastard words?
Feng Ruonan, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but give Shang Chaozong a sharp look.
Niu Youdao happily raised his glass to Feng Entai, but the latter had no choice but to raise his glass to accompany him.
Mei Linsheng couldn't talk to Peng Youzai's granddaughter, who was Shang Chaozong's wife, so he could only sigh: "Your Majesty, how can humans and animals be confused. Your Majesty, with all due respect, it stands to reason that everyone's interests are the same.
The many war horses you have should be shared equally with everyone. According to the proportion of everyone's horses, I think everyone has no objection if you have more. But after all, we must consider the prince's need to form a Yingyang Wulie Guard. Ten thousand
A war horse must at least be protected, and we can't ignore this principle."
Wu Tiandang also nodded and said: "Even if the prince gives out five thousand horses, he still has tens of thousands of horses on hand, which is far more than other counties. It is enough to form a Yingyang Wulie Guard. I really didn't know that the prince alone can occupy so many war horses."
What does it mean to disregard the lives of other counties?”
Shang Chaozong: "It's not interesting. I just can't stand the looks of your villains. What were you doing when we were each on one side? Only now do you think of war horses? If you want war horses, you can get them yourself if you have the ability. How can there be so many in the world?
Something cheap?”
Unexpectedly, Peng, who was sitting in the upper position, spoke slowly again: "Your Majesty, the war horse was bought by Tianyumen with money, not for one family. All parties must take care of it."
Shang Chaozong's cheeks tightened at the words, leaving him speechless.
He really wanted to ask Peng Youzai, did your Tianyu Sect really get it? Are there some things that you can buy if you want to spend money? If your Tianyu Sect really had this ability, you would not satisfy the counties long ago.
Wait until now to carve it up?
However, he couldn't do anything like publicly provoking someone to slap Tianyumen in the face. He had to be measured in everything. Some things could be slapped on the table, and some things couldn't be slapped on the table. He had to endure it.
Peng said again: "Okay, I have heard everyone's opinions. The minority obeys the majority and the opinions of the majority are the main ones. As said yesterday, the troops and horses of the five counties do not need to be abolished. Qingshan and Guangxi counties will allocate 5,000 soldiers and horses.
Sergeant, five thousand war horses are handed over to Feng Lingbo to form a military governor, and the military salary supply channel remains unchanged! That’s it, let’s drink!” After that, he personally raised his glass to everyone.
But what he said was tantamount to saying that the Shang Chaozong not only had to provide 5,000 men and horses to Feng Lingbo, but also wanted the Shang Chaozong to continue to provide military pay.
Feng Lingbo was the first to raise his glass in response, and Zhao Xingfeng, Mei Linsheng, and Wu Tiandang naturally followed suit.
Fei Changliu and others looked at Niu Youdao and followed Niu Youdao's lead.
Niu Youdao happily picked up the wine glass, Fei Changliu and others immediately followed, Meng Shanming, Lan Ruoting and others also raised their glasses.
The wine glass in Shang Chaozong's hand was really as heavy as a stone, but he still picked it up slowly.
Feng Ruonan was watching Shang Chaozong's actions. If Shang Chaozong didn't raise his glass, she, the princess, wouldn't be able to lift the wine glass in her hand.
She knew in her heart that no matter what the relationship between her and Shang Chaozong was, this time it was really a group of people who joined forces to hold down her husband and cut his flesh. Her family was also among them, and it was her family who benefited. She was really embarrassed.
Not helping anyone.
"Have a great time!" Peng Youzai drank first as a sign of respect. After drinking it all, he showed the bottom of the empty cup to everyone and loudly invited: "Enjoy to your heart's content, you're welcome."
A group of people sat down after toasting. Some people were happy, but Shang Chaozong was naturally not happy.
Now even a blind person can see that a group of people led by Tianyumen have already teamed up to set up a trap to trap this place.
The Shang Chaozong's 28,000 war horses were sold to Jinzhou next door, and 5,000 were sold. Yesterday, another 3,000 were distributed, and today another 5,000 were cut off. Gradually, only 5,000 of them were left.
Fifteen thousand horses were laid, and Feng Lingbo also had to provide military pay for the men and horses in his hands. No matter how you look at this situation, it seems that Tianyu Sect is deliberately controlling the strength of Shang Chaozong, and does not want Shang Chaozong to be too much.
Dominate.
After the banquet to see off guests was over, everyone naturally went back to their homes. According to etiquette, Shang Chaozong and his wife had to go to a special ceremony to say goodbye to Feng Lingbo and his wife.
Niu Youdao and others gathered outside the mountain gate to wait.
The wheelchair was pushed to Niu Youdao's side, and Meng Shanming seemed to mention casually, "We don't want to think about internal strife, but others took action first."
Niu Youdao smiled and said: "There is no comparison between these things. There are people from Tianyumen around the prince, and his life is in their hands. He has to refuse to agree. Again, before the matter is accomplished, the unity among the five counties
It comes first.”
Meng Shanming actually wanted to test what kind of backhand he had, otherwise he would really have no idea. However, Niu Youdao was very strict and refused to reveal his secret, so he had to give up.
Lan Ruoting took this opportunity to remind her, "Master Dao, the princess also has her own difficulties, so you might as well be considerate."
Niu Youdao understood what he meant, and pointed out that he had used words to attack Feng Ruonan, and replied: "It is because I understand her difficulties that I embarrass her."
Lan Ruoting: "How do you say this?"
Niu Youdao said nonchalantly: "When the prince demolishes his father-in-law and embarrasses his father-in-law, the princess won't be able to say anything, right? I also think about the prince."