Yun Zheng finally saw through this group of stingy civil servants. The emperor launched a war on his own initiative. They wanted to teach the emperor an unforgettable lesson. It was difficult for him to act as a minister, so he found Emperor Liao, a guy who could be equal to the emperor.
His Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, was very proud of himself.
Earlier, these civil servants thought that it was rare for the Song Dynasty to remain undefeated. Unexpectedly, the Jingxi Army showed great power and defeated the main force of the Liao Kingdom and stabilized the precarious Dingzhou front.
This completely exceeded the predictions of this group of civil servants at the beginning of the war. The current situation was beneficial to Zhao Zhen, but it may not be beneficial to the people of the Song Dynasty. The meaningless war of attrition not only depleted the savings accumulated by the people in recent years, but also greatly
Many things that the Song Dynasty was eager to complete were not done. The Yellow River has silted up to a dangerous level. This is the time of the summer flood. The river embankments should be full of people repairing the river embankments, but the people have been organized into civilians.
Cattlemen are transporting strategic supplies to the border in groups.
The war was too big, from the sea in the east to Qingtang in the west, the fighting was fierce everywhere, and no one dared to relax easily. The transportation in various places made everyone as busy as a donkey, and they had to accept all kinds of orders from the border generals.
Only in wartime will the generals be more important than these civil servants, so whether it is Di Qing, Yun Zheng, Fu Bi, or Zhong E, they will not take advantage of this opportunity to open their mouths.
When?
Eighty percent of the imperial court's military budget this year has been invested in the war. Wang Anshi holds a golden rooster that can lay golden eggs, but he is worried that he has no money to hatch more golden roosters. The distribution plan of the Song Dynasty Bank has been delayed again and again.
The network construction completed this year is less than 10% of last year.
The general's ability as a supervisor has also been thoroughly explored. He prepares various gunpowder bombs for the border troops day and night. Because he is anxious, he neglects supervision. Three gunpowder workshops have been exploded outside Tokyo.
Jueming Island has almost become an island of death for craftsmen. As long as the craftsmen come to the island, they will spontaneously say goodbye to their families...
Yun Zheng knew all these things clearly, but he never slowed down in asking for armaments. Armaments were never enough anyway, so it seemed good to invest money in developing armaments.
"The Song Dynasty may have a big hole to fill in its finances this year. Marquis Yun, I am very pleased that you can take the initiative to tell His Majesty that it is no longer appropriate to fight." Bao Zheng and Yun Zheng walked side by side, taking the court's difficulties into consideration.
Five hundred and ten made peace with Yun Zheng.
Yun Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "We can't fight anymore. The battle losses of the Jingxi Army have exceeded 20%. There is a saying in the military that as long as the battle losses exceed 30%, the army will collapse. Although the Jingxi Army is more resilient, once the battle losses exceed 30%, the army will collapse."
If the battle damage exceeds 40%, I will immediately order the entire army to retreat, otherwise, there will be a disaster.
Therefore, I do not intend to fight based on the actual situation. If the Jingxi Army still has fighting strength, I will never give up the four states of Liao Kingdom and Xijing! And regardless of whether you can persist or not, I will ask to continue the fight.
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Bao Zheng smiled and said: "This is the so-called national strength that determines war. If the Song Dynasty is strong enough, I will firmly support you in continuing the Northern Expedition. There is no reason to fail in your efforts.
It's a pity that our national strength can only go so far. To be able to defeat the Liao Kingdom on the frontal battlefield is a rare victory in a hundred years.
Don't worry, you are still young, as long as we work hard for ten years, Yanyun Sixteen Provinces will surely be conquered in one go, and you will still be able to get the kingship you hope for by then!"
Yun Zheng laughed loudly and said: "Ten thousand years is too long. I seize every day. Since ancient times, I have to become famous as early as possible. If someone of seventy or eighty gets the throne, who should I show off to?"
The reason I want Wang Jue is to be able to eat, drink, and gamble without any scruples, and eating, drinking, and gambling are all laborious tasks. Do people in their seventies or eighties still have the strength to do these things? When the time comes, you will ask me to have the demeanor of an elder, so that
I sit in the high hall working as a clay and wood carver with a dead face all day long, it’s extremely boring!”
Bao Zheng said with a smile: "What you said is very clear. If you really become the king and what you pursue all day long is eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling, if someone dares to impeach you, I will definitely spit in his face if he doesn't die.
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Yun Zheng approached Bao Zheng and whispered: "How did you come to the conclusion that once a person becomes a king, he will definitely plot for imperial power?
Historically? Why didn’t I find out? If you have unsatisfied desires, even a small soldier will have the idea of usurping power. If a person despises imperial power from the bottom of his heart, even if you push him to the throne of emperor, he will fall into disgrace.
And escaped."
Bao Zheng said seriously: "Are you really not interested in higher power?"
Yun Zheng bared his big white teeth and said with a smile: "You can keep this sentence in mind. Yun Zheng has never looked down upon imperial power. Compared with imperial power, I prefer to be a pirate who does all evil. If after a few decades,
If you are still alive in the future, you will definitely hear about a legendary pirate named Yun Zongheng across the world, instead of hearing about what kind of emperor Yun Zheng became!"
Bao Zheng smiled and said: "I have been an official for many years and I know a truth. It is the hardest to stick to your heart and the most beautiful dreams when you are a child. But how many people can realize these dreams?
As the years go by, the desires become bigger, and in the end they become insatiable. I have punished so many corrupt officials over the years. It would be unfair to say that they wanted to be corrupt from the day they became officials. They have all been in office for many years.
After becoming an official, I found that being an official was just that. It was very difficult to do things. I retreated to myself, but I couldn't keep my heart. After I had good things, I still wanted something better. After I had something better, I wanted something better.
Still wanting the best, this is the origin of corrupt officials.
Step by step, I put myself in the position of a devil. My eyes are covered by money. I can do anything and dare to do anything. I am driven by desire to control myself with animal nature and live with the instinct of beast. Things like human nature can only be seen.
Without it, the most beautiful emotions in the world will be ridiculed by him, and instead of rolling in the mud, he will laugh at the filth of others.
You won't wake up until the day you are beheaded or your house is ransacked, but by this time, it is already too late, and it will be a hundred years before you want to look back.
Yun Zheng, you are a proud young man. You have been called upon by the palace gates. In a short period of time, you have been promoted to the second rank. You have a beautiful wife and concubine at home. You have a wealth of wealth in your house. You have countless warriors under your sect. You are talented and smart, and you stand out from thousands of people.
, the battle at Yanmen Pass made you famous all over the world.
I may ask, can you keep your heart?"
Yun Zheng sighed and laughed but didn't answer. Lao Bao still didn't understand. Would a person who has been on an airplane envy a carriage that can knock people over?
The beggar is holding the steamed buns in fear that others will come to fight for him. This is what Bao Zheng is saying. The power of an emperor lies in control, and this job is exactly what he dislikes the most. When he was in school, he was not even willing to be the grade leader.
Are you going to be the annoying emperor now?
There are two beauties that he can't handle. If he sleeps with Ge Qiuyan for two more nights, Lu Qingqing will complain. Who can stand more beauties? Unless he becomes a sex demon!
After walking for more than ten miles in a short time, all the civil and military officials in Dingzhou City gathered to greet the emperor at Sanyakou. The exhausted Zhao Zhenqiang gathered his energy to receive Han Qi and others. Han Qi saw that the emperor was exhausted both physically and mentally.
I didn’t go through too much red tape and left after greetings.
It was Yun Zheng's idea to set up a military stronghold at Sanyakou. Although many things were more convenient when entering Dingzhou City, Yun Zheng insisted on welcoming the emperor here. If he stayed in that shameful city for one more day, he would feel sick all over his body.
Comfortable.
"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to bring in unidentified food!" Zou Tong squinted his eyes to stop the food served by the military cook. He changed hands and put a large bowl of fragrant noodles behind him, preparing to eat it himself later.
"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to drink tea from unknown sources!" Zou Tong raised his hand and stopped Yuhou who was about to bring water in, but he kept the tea and drank it himself later.
"Your Majesty, you are not allowed to bathe in the open air. The water must be heated and tested to be non-toxic before use." Tong Zou looked at the newly dug pool by the soldiers and found that it was a hot spring. The pool was surrounded by small pebbles and was covered with a thick layer of water.
Layer of fine sand, decided to wait for a while to soak for a while.
"Your Majesty cannot..."
Joining the army really had no choice but to go to the general. Yun Zhengdang threw a bag of money over and roared: "Do you think it's better to let His Majesty spend your own money to buy it? You have brought trouble to the good intentions of the soldiers."
Woe to you."
Zou Tong's foot was very painful from being hit by the silver coin, but the guy still said with a dead face: "Your Majesty is the ninth-five-year-old, and I can only have awe of Your Majesty, don't..."
"Shut up!" Han Qi, who lives nearby, was furious.
After eating noodles, drinking tea, and enjoying the hot springs, he said to Zou Tong: "Your Majesty is in the army now, and is naturally the supreme commander of our army. How can you not eat military food? If you don't abide by the rules of the army, now these
I have personally inspected everything and there is no problem, so I will send it in now. As for the bath, it will be surrounded by a curtain and you will take care of it yourself. No women will be allowed to come near His Majesty's body."
Han Qi was the internal minister, and Zou Tong did not dare to offend him. He muttered that this was inconsistent with the ancestral system, but still sent the food and tea in.
Han Qi frowned and asked Yun Zheng: "You are not a meddlesome person, why do you have to ask the military officers and soldiers to invite His Majesty to dinner and tea? This is not a big deal."
Yun Zheng sat on the stone, looking at the sun that was about to set, and said calmly: "My future is very clear, but their future is not clear. I just want your majesty to know that these soldiers are my subordinates, Yun Zheng, and they are also my subordinates."
His subjects, after I am gone in the future, Your Majesty will not treat them harshly in consideration of the comradeship of eating together, drinking together, and bathing together.
Anyway, as long as I train a strong army, you will always have a way to take them away from me. You are ruthless, but I cannot be unjust!"
Han Qi was silent for a long time, and finally whispered in a hoarse voice: "The imperial court is about to undergo major changes, and it is not appropriate to have a large army around you!" (To be continued)