Chapter One Hundred and Twenty Five Disaster Relief Food into Whose Warehouse
The year of Fu Rui's 29th year is no different from the past. The academy usually only recruits students in the spring, and most of the academy students are students who are relatively close to home.
Even if there are some scholars who are not going home, they will be invited to participate in poetry gatherings, drinking parties, etc. at this time, so the academy will appear much deserted at this time.
There is also Cao Huabin, who is known as the most irresponsible mountain leader in the history of the academy. Now that it is almost the Chinese New Year, he still doesn’t know where he went to go sightseeing.
He left the whole academy of Nuo University to Cao Huawen to take care of it alone, which made the latter jump and scold him more than once. You know, Cao Huabin's Shanchang Seal is still in his hand and he has not taken it back!
Originally! No matter where you looked at it, Cao Huawen was an elegant middle-aged Confucian scholar. But as long as he faced Cao Huabin, he would not be elegant no matter what.
In the past, when there were a large number of scholars in Beijing, the capital was indeed much livelier than in previous years. After getting used to the hustle and bustle of those scholars on the streets, now that they are gone, even the streets of the capital seem much deserted.
However, compared with the past, this year has some differences, because this year is the tenth year of Liaodong Wang Xiao Shanyu's visit to Beijing to pay homage, and every time he comes back, he can bring back some good news from the grassland.
He can beat those prairie barbarians to a pulp every time.
Xiao Shanyu has been guarding the Liaodong border for many years, and it can be said that he has contributed greatly to this effort, but he neither likes to show off nor pay attention to ostentation.
So when the people in the capital were still speculating that he would come back on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month? Or when he came back on the 27th, he would have already moved into the Royal Courtyard in the capital.
When it comes to people who can live in the Royal Courtyard after returning to the capital, no one else has this qualification except him. Not to mention other things, just because of his achievements in destroying the grassland three times when he was young and having a single army across thousands of miles.
Even if he wants to live in the palace, he will welcome him with both hands if he takes charge of the government of Chu.
Since the Royal Courtyard has the word "royal", it is naturally top-notch in all aspects. Not to mention other things, just the nickname of the small palace can tell how good it is. Even the soldiers brought back by Xiao Shanyu live there.
It doesn't feel crowded when you enter here.
At this time, an old man with gray hair who looked to be seventy years old was sitting in a garden of the Royal Villa.
But although this old man was already very old, he still refused to accept his old age. Even when he returned to the capital, he still wore the same robes he had worn on the battlefield.
In addition, his body is indeed strong and strong, and he does not look like a seventy-year-old man even when he is walking like a dragon or a tiger.
I saw this old man wearing a purple gold crown on his head, a gold chainmail armor, a Jiuquan Exquisite Sword at his waist, and Founder Xiangyun boots on his feet. It seemed that he must have been a handsome and famous battlefield general when he was young.
It's just that although this dress is good and the old man himself refuses to admit defeat, it can't hide the old man's increasingly withered face. His old appearance makes people unable to imagine that he is Xiao Shanyu, the king of Liaodong who holds up the whole sky of Liaodong.
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Besides him, there was another person sitting opposite him in the garden. It was Lu Xiangrui who had worked hard in recent years to open academies all over the world.
In the past few years, he has actually advised Chu Zheng to build an academy more than once, but Chu Zheng used various reasons to frustrate him. In the final analysis, it was the achievements of Jinghua Academy that failed to really tempt Chu Zheng.
Recently, the relationship between him and Chu Zheng had reached a freezing point, and he was sulking at Chu Zheng, so! He hadn't gone to the morning court for a long time.
"What's the situation at the border lately?"
The stone table in front of the two people was filled with various fruits, but neither of them moved their mouths. Although Lu Xiangrui was a civil servant, he also knew a lot about military affairs.
"It can be more or less sustained in the past two years, but it will be difficult to say in a few years. In addition to the increasing number of wolf cavalry, the infantry of the steppe barbarians has also gradually become a trend. Now they are not only
It's too fancy. In the past, even if they could occasionally cross the border, it would be nothing more than looting. But it will be different in the future. With infantry, they will have the ability to attack and defend the city. When the time comes, they will
The one I have my eye on is my country, Da Chu."
After hearing Xiao Shanyu's analysis, Lu Xiangrui tapped the table lightly and wondered what he was thinking about.
"In your opinion, how many black-armored knights are needed at least to ensure that Liao and Jin are safe?"
Xiao Shanyu counted five winter dates from the fruit plate and placed them on the table.
"If we look at it from a long-term perspective, we will need at least 50,000 black-armored black knights."
Lu Xiangrui took a breath and then stopped talking. He seemed to be thinking about how to go.
To make up for the huge gap of fifty thousand black armored knights.
After thinking for a long time to no avail, Lu Xiangrui sighed softly.
"Sigh... It would be great if that old boy Su Wang was here. He has the most crazy ideas on how to raise money and recruit soldiers!"
Xiao Shanyu immediately started laughing along with him.
"If he is willing to put in the effort, he can do it, let alone 50,000, or even 100,000! This old guy just likes to pretend to be stupid, but ah, speaking of people in the capital who can still sit down and chat with me,
You count as one, but as for that old fox Su Wang, he can only count as half. I don’t know if I can drag him out for a drink when I come back this time!"
Probably feeling a little happy, Lu Xiangrui picked up one of the five winter dates and threw it into his mouth.
"I don't think you can have the drink you want. He! He is still the same as decades ago. He is afraid that his wife will be like a mouse meeting a cat, and she still dares to sneak out to drink."
"That makes sense. Fortunately, I was smarter at the time and knew how to marry someone who was knowledgeable and courteous. Otherwise, I would have been like the old boy named Su Na."
Having said this, the two of them laughed happily together, but for some reason, their cheerful laughter always sounded inexplicably sour to the ears of others.
They worked so hard to build the country back then, but now they can't even drink a single drink. What else could this be if it wasn't sour?
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On the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, today's court meeting will be Fu Rui's last court meeting in the 29th year. By virtue of his outstanding achievements as the king of Liaodong, Xiao Shanyu was able to stand in the military general position together with Dou Xianzhang, the general of the army of Dachu.
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In the era of war and chaos, these two people often made appointments to wallow in the dead together, so the two of them would appear to be very harmonious when they meet every ten years. After all, it was a life-long friendship where they licked blood from the knife edge together.
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"King Liaodong, do you have any good news to tell everyone when you return to Beijing this time? I and all the ministers are waiting to hear it!"
Xiao Shanyu, who was still chatting with Dou Xianzhang, was brought back to his attention by Chu Zheng. He strutted to the center of the hall and respectfully saluted Chu Zheng. At this moment, it was as if the king with a different surname from the dynasty who had shocked Chao Gang had returned.
"Reporting back to the emperor, the war situation in the past ten years has been a bit interesting. In the first five years, we were able to completely suppress the barbarians on the grassland. In the next three years, we could only gain some ground in some local battles.
A small advantage. In the past two years, they have been able to fight back and forth with our great Chu. We have only the power to defend the city and no ability to fight back. There are also the Turkic tribes in the east.
"In the past, they were quite content and hid in the woods and did not come out. But after seeing that the grassland has become bigger and stronger in the past two years, they also have other ideas."
Xiao Shanyu talked a lot, and Chu Zheng's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, but he didn't speak, so Xiao Shanyu had no choice but to talk about this situation by himself.
"Your Majesty, you can't understand that I have said this. Now there are only two ways to break the situation. Either give me generals or give me soldiers. Anyway, you can choose one of these two ways.
, I can do whatever you want."
Xiao Shanyu's words made Chu Zheng amused. He pointed at the Liaodong King's nose and laughed and scolded him.
"You have always been an honest person, and we have learned from Su Wang, Lu Xiangrui and others. You can play around with me, but where can I go to reason with you? Could it be that you ran to the late emperor's ancestral hall to hold him in his arms?
Are you crying at the memorial tablet? You are so old and shameless. If you don’t learn from the good ones, you will only learn from the bad ones.”
After all, Xiao Shanyu is a military general, not as thick-skinned as those scholars like Lu Xiangrui. After hearing what Chu Zheng said on the phone, he immediately blushed with embarrassment, so he quietly slapped him in the face.
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"Hehehehe, Your Majesty, you are very discerning! I just learned the little trick from Old Man Lu yesterday. He said that this trick can make a crying child have milk!"
"Go, go, go, why do you think I am a crying child who has milk to drink? A wet nurse? You are too courageous. You are really not afraid of having your head chopped off."
Xiao Shanyu pretended to shrink his neck and touched the back of his head.
"Your Majesty, this is not a case of beheading! Besides, Lu Xiangrui must be blamed for taking the blame. It was he who taught him, so we should behead him."
Fortunately, Lu Xiangrui was still sulking at Chu Zheng, so even though this was Fu Rui's last court meeting in twenty-nine years, he still didn't come, otherwise the two of them would have had to fight.
"Okay, okay, I have fulfilled your wish. I can't give you the soldiers for the time being, even if I know
Let me tell you that there is a group of black-armored black knights behind the scenes that cannot be easily used. As for the generals, I wonder if there is any minister in the court who is willing to go with the King of Liaodong to guard Liaodong!"
While Chu Zheng was speaking, he unconsciously glanced at the group of generals. He then realized that the strong generals back then had grown old over the years. Although they could still carry their swords and mount their horses, could they really fight off the enemy?
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The power of the tiger still exists, and it is difficult to withstand the power of a pack of wolves!
As for the remaining young descendants, they have not experienced the wars of their fathers. They are still young children who only know the art of war and have never seen the battlefield. It would be good if they were transferred there so as not to cause trouble to Xiao Shanyu.
His eyes stopped several veterans who wanted to stand up. After thinking about it, Chu Zheng decided to let them retire in the capital. After working hard for his Chu family all his life, he would not end up with the miserable end of being an old man in battle!
But at this moment, he was also in a bit of a dilemma. He had already said what he said and it couldn't be ignored!
Just when Dou Xianzhang was about to stand up despite the pressure, a voice came from the front.
"Father, why don't you let me go? Although I have been back to the capital for three years now, I am still familiar with military affairs. Besides, I am really the most suitable person in the whole dynasty.
chosen."
Chu Zheng followed the voice and looked at his second son, with some disbelief in his eyes.
"You really want to go!"
Chu Tianxiong's eyes flashed with determination, but he still nodded seriously.
In fact, at this time, not only Chu Zheng, but also the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, including his brother Chu Wushuang, looked at him in surprise.
To be honest, he had hesitated for a long time in making this decision in his heart. He knew that once he left this time, his three-year plan in the capital would be in vain, and he would have to start over when he came back in the future.
But his family and country were in danger, and he believed that as the second prince of this huge empire, he had the responsibility to stand up and take on this matter if he was able.
Chu Zheng thought for a long time and nodded heavily. Just like his son said, he is indeed the most suitable candidate for the government at present.
"You can go ahead! In addition, transfer some of the small flag officers from the martial arts academy back from various places. It's time to put them on the border to hone their skills. If the effect is good, we will vigorously open the martial arts academy.
It’s on the agenda. There are also those black-armored black knights who are still training in the Bianzhou military camp. You go and get 10,000 to accompany you on the expedition!"
"Yes, Father."
This biological son is indeed his biological son. Just now he said that he had no extra troops, but now he still squeezes out ten thousand from his own teeth.
And it was only today that Chu Zheng completely woke up from the glorious achievements of those veterans in the past. He knew that it was time to train a new group of young generals.
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That night, in Chu Tianxiong's mansion, Chu Wushuang came to his second brother's house alone, and this was his first time in three years.
"Are you really thinking about going? Don't you want to think about all your efforts in Beijing over the years?"
The two of them raised their wine glasses and clinked them together gently. It had been many years since the brothers had drank together.
"Now that I have made a decision, I have naturally considered it carefully. This is to protect our Chu family's territory. No matter what I do, I will never regret it."
Chu Wushuang nodded in agreement after listening to his brother's words.
"I will wait for you to come back. While you are away from the capital, I will not touch your connections or anything else. After you come back, we will compete fairly together!"
Chu Tianxiong filled his brother's wine glass with wine. He did not look at Chu Wushuang, but stared unblinkingly at the wine flowing from the wine bottle.
"Actually, in my heart, I don't have to fight for the throne with you, brother, but I have been in the army for many years and have seen too many human tragedies, so I have to fight for the soldiers who died on the border and who are about to die on the border no matter what.
Let’s fight for a while. Brother, maybe you think this world has been peaceful for a long time, but this is what I, the thousands of good men in Dachu, paid for with their lives.”
At this point, the wine in the wine glass was just full but not overflowing. Chu Tianxiong raised the wine glass and looked directly at Chu Wushuang.
"Brother, if you have a chance, I really hope you can go to the border and take a look, look at the faces of those soldiers, and see how ferocious and cruel the prairie wolf cavalry is. By then, maybe you can understand what I'm thinking.
That’s all I thought about.”
Chu Wushuang took the wine glass handed over by her second brother, and drank it in one gulp after looking at Chu Tianxiong's sincere eyes.