When Su Ping saw Wangjiang Port again, it was already half a month later.
With a vast fleet and countless prisoners, the expedition fleet finally returned to Wangjiang.
After handing over the warship and team to his deputy, Lao Liu, Su Ping took people to see Su Lu.
This time Su Lu was lying under the shade of a tree to enjoy the cool weather. The weather was getting hotter and the guards had changed into summer shorts. Except for duty and training, they wore new short-sleeved robes most of the time.
Su Ping and Lin Gang discussed a female captain for a while and watched the female captain enter the Governor's Mansion. Then they reluctantly followed in and saw Su Lu enjoying the shade.
"Second brother, we are back with a great victory."
Su Ping said excitedly.
This time when we went to sea, we eliminated the three major thieves - sea dragons, fur seals, and walruses - and wiped out all the sea lions and seals among the twelve bandits. We also captured an Yingte fighting ship. This was a great achievement.
Su Lu took the watermelon handed over by Dong Ling and took a bite, narrowing his eyes slightly. The cold feeling was so good.
"Two generals, please use it."
Dong Ling glanced at the two of them and took the watermelon in his hand over.
Lin Gang stood up straight in an instant, without squinting his eyes and speaking respectfully.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, General Dong."
Su Ping took a piece of watermelon carelessly and said, "Thank you, General Dong."
"Second brother, you don't know that Ning Que actually rebelled and took refuge with Sea Lion. I was really blind at the beginning. I thought Ning Que was a talent and wanted to entrust him with a heavy responsibility, but he turned out to be a white-eyed wolf."
Dong Ling, who was holding a tray next to him, picked up a piece of watermelon and said lightly:
"I think this Ning Que doesn't really want to betray our Han country."
Su Ping glanced at Dong Ling and snorted:
"I don't know whether he sincerely betrayed you or not. He has already committed betrayal anyway, so it doesn't matter whether he sincerely betrays you or not."
Su Lu put the melon rind on the table and asked Dong Ling:
"Why, does your staff office have any inside information?"
Dong Ling shook his head: "The information our staff office received were all sent by the military battalions. They are all things that the military commanders want us to see."
"This Ning Que has a delicate mind, a very measured approach to things, and a man who values affection and righteousness. I'm afraid his rebellion is caused by his valuing affection and righteousness."
"He has a biological brother who is the leader of the sea lions. If his brother came forward in person and forced him to do so, I guess with his temperament, he would definitely join the sea lions."
Su Lu interrupted Dong Ling with a wave of his hand and asked Lin Gang:
"You think a person from a martial arts school would betray the Han Kingdom because of his relatives?"
Lin Gang said respectfully:
"Don't dare. We have a class specifically about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. We all know who we are fighting for, and no one will betray our Han country because of their relatives."
Dong Ling said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, what you want is to apply the martial arts classes to dolls."
Su Lu nodded: "Education must start from childhood. You can draw up a plan, write a letter to His Majesty, and push this matter to the court meeting for discussion by all the ministers."
Lin Gang laughed when he heard this:
"The relationship is good. If I tell them that I am patriotic in the future, the brothers will not be disgusted. Now every time I say that I am loyal to the emperor and patriotic, they accuse me of telling lies and tell me to just be loyal to the emperor."
Su Ping interrupted and said:
"Second brother, you may not be able to send your children to school. The children in every family are small laborers. They are busy in spring and autumn, so they can be used. Not only does sending them to school save one laborer, but they also have to provide food.
, no one may be willing to do it.”
Dong Ling continued to say with a smile:
"The prince has said that when the courtiers discuss the matter, they will naturally take these things into consideration. Could it be that Governor Su is worried that the resourcefulness of the courtiers is not as good as the governor alone."
With that said, Dong Ling continued talking without waiting for Su Ping to reply:
"The Ordnance Office has developed a new type of strong crossbow, which is more powerful than the original strong crossbow, and its size has not increased much."
"The new crossbows have arrived at Jiameng Pass, and we will see the results soon. I think it will also relieve some pressure on the Ministry of Rites."
Dong Ling said, thinking of Qian Qianyi, and said with a smile:
"I met Qian Shangshu at the Xiaochao meeting in the past few days. My hair has turned a lot whiter. I am worried about the affairs between the East and the West. Yingte and Taixi have jointly put pressure on them, especially the Taixi people. I don't know when it will happen.
Take action brazenly."
Su Lu closed his eyes and said with a smile:
"As for the new crossbow, Lao Qian must have put a lot of effort into it."
Dong Ling nodded:
"Originally, when the new crossbow was half-way through production, the money allocated by you, Your Majesty, was no longer enough. Dani was thinking about asking His Majesty to ask for some more. She never expected to meet Qian Shangshu, so she told Qian Shangshu about it.
With a wave of his hand, Shangshu Qian invited Shangshu Zhou of the Ministry of Revenue to have a meal, and the money was allocated again."
"How could that stingy Zhou Yuan find out the money so easily?"
Su Ping asked in surprise. He built a new type of warship. For the sake of money, the three provinces and six departments really ran away. Zhou Yuan made a lot of trouble for himself because of the money. He didn't expect that it would be so easy to give the money to the Ordnance House.
It’s true that people with the same fate have different fates.
Lin Gang explained beside him:
"Commander Commander, the new crossbow is a powerful weapon for the country. Shangshu Zhou Yuan is an official valued by the prince. He naturally has enough vision. How can he be in trouble on these matters."
Su Lu suddenly asked:
"Who is the target chosen by the Ordnance Office to establish its power?"
"There are not many candidates among the barbarians in the West who can establish their authority and are not involved in the interests of our army."
Dong Ling pursed his lips when he heard this and lowered his eyes.
"It is because of this matter that Dong Ling came to see you in person and explain the whole matter to you."
Su Lu glanced at Dong Ling in surprise, and a bright light suddenly flashed in his mind:
"Are you saying that Xiaolun Gonbu has second thoughts?"
Dong Ling made a move, and a young female guard came over quickly and handed the literary policy file she was holding to Su Lu.
"This is intelligence sent by Dingxiang Guards. It is a summary of the situation of the Xiaolun Gongbu tribe from June last year to March this year. If the intelligence is good, Xiaolun Gongbu has been instigated by the Taixi people and intends to counterattack."
"The Taixi man still has some strength. The spies we sent under him are now gone. Except for one spy with the highest level and high confidentiality, all the other spies from Dingxiang Guard have been destroyed."
Su Ping didn't look through the booklet handed over by Dong Ling, and sighed and said:
"Since you think so, it means that the evidence of Xiaolun Gongbu's betrayal has been clearly exposed, and it's just a matter of spreading the word to the world."
"Don't worry and do it. Since I set up your staff office, I can rest assured of you and just do it boldly."
A blush appeared on Dong Ling's cheeks, and he said in an inaudible voice:
"Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty. I will not let you down."
Jiameng Pass.
Hua Xun looked at the powerful crossbow in front of him, with chills rising from his tailbone, and ordered the nearby sergeant:
"Be smart as fuck, this thing is not an ordinary object, it can destroy our city with just one move."
As he said this, Hua Xun asked Dani, who was wearing a regular robe next to her and was almost soaked through.
"Captain Wang, you are so angry this time. Are you planning to do this? Who will go?"
"Go kill the Thais."
Dani wiped the sweat from her forehead, looked at Hua Xun and spoke carefully, with a slight hint of anxiety in her tone.