Chapter 28: Debate
"Impossible!" A loud shout came from their ears, and the two of them turned their heads and looked out the window at the same time.
I don't know when, Luo Gang and Xiao Yi's boat had already rowed to a place only a few steps away from Shuyu Hall, and stopped among a group of weeping willows.
Xiao Yi grabbed a few weeping willows with a leisurely expression, but Luo Gang waved his hands, looking a little excited.
After looking at each other with Jiang Yingxue, Xiao Cheng stuck his head out of the window, looked at the two people on the boat outside, and said with a smile: "What are you arguing about?"
Luo Gang looked back at Xiao Cheng, his face turned red, and he was obviously a little embarrassed. After a while, he said, "Should I discuss Zhao Kuo with my little sister again?"
"An allusion to armchair warfare?" Xiao Cheng smiled, already understanding it in his heart.
"Yes, my little sister actually said that although Zhao Kuo lacks some fighting experience, he is still very talented. Even if Lian Po is replaced in the battle of Changping, failure is a foregone conclusion, and it will definitely not be much better.
." Luo Gang shook his head and said: "I think this statement is completely wrong."
"Brother Yuting, Miss Sanniang, it's better to get off the boat and come to Shuyutang to talk. It's really hot outside." Jiang Yingxue said with a smile.
"That's good. It's time to invite Chongwen to comment on this matter. Zhao Kuo is a person who can only be discussed on paper, but history books have already concluded it." Luo Gang said.
The two of them entered the house, and Jiang Yingxue asked the girl to bring them two glasses of cold drinks.
After drinking it in one gulp, Luo Gang said impatiently: "Chongwen, do you think my little sister's argument is a little too outrageous?"
Xiao Cheng looked at Xiao Yi: "Little sister, why do you say that?"
"It's not just this." Xiao Yi put down the cup in his hand and said, "Also, Brother Luo San said that if Zhao Guo did not seize Shangdang, this war could be avoided. I don't agree with it either."
"It is recognized by the world that Zhao is weak and Qin is strong, but at this time Zhao wants to seize Shangdang. Isn't this seizing food from the tiger's mouth? How can Qin not fight?"
"Third brother, at that time, Zhao State had become the biggest obstacle to Qin's great cause of unification. The two countries must have a war. Regardless of whether Zhao State is willing or not, this battle must be fought. This has nothing to do with whether or not to occupy the party.
It has nothing to do with the children. On the contrary, Zhao Guo seized Shangdang. Although the war was advanced, it still occupied some geographical advantages."
"Then as you said, Zhao State has a geographical advantage, and Qin State hastily sent troops. If it were not for the sudden change of generals, Zhao State would have won this battle. It was precisely because of Zhao Kuo's talk on paper that Qin State allowed
Win in one battle." Luo Gang said.
"That's not the case." Xiao Yi shook his head: "This battle has not been fought yet, and Zhao Guo has already lost most of it. Third brother, please listen to me. Zhao Guo, due to geographical problems, food has always been a problem, so therefore
Zhao State values commerce but neglects agriculture. There is a big problem with the country's grain reserves, and it cannot endure a protracted war. Secondly, Zhao State clearly knows that there will be a war with Qin State, but Zhao State does not cooperate with Zonglianheng, and cannot let other countries understand.
Their intention to fight Qin to the death naturally made it impossible for other countries to decide to send troops. With the strength of Zhao, they have actually lost most of them."
"That makes perfect sense!" Xiao Cheng said to Luo Gang, spreading his hands.
"But if he was honest, he would never end up like this."
"No one else can do it!" Xiao Yi said flatly: "Didn't Lian Po command the war at the beginning? Why don't we continue to suffer defeats and have to defend the city?"
"If we insist on Lian Po's strategy, can Qin still stay in the strong city for a long time?" Luo Gang shook his head.
"Third brother, the question is who can last longer? Is it the State of Zhao?" Xiao Ai sighed: "It is said that the people of Qin used cunning tactics to make King Zhao replace Lian Po. Then King Zhao is not a fool. How can he
It is so easy to be fooled. There is really nothing he can do. It is a good policy to stick to the military plan purely. But if it is a national plan, King Zhao must win quickly. Otherwise, the Zhao State will collapse first. Rather than saying that,
It is King Zhao who fell into a counter-intentional plot, rather it is King Zhao who must find a general who can make quick decisions to replace Lian Po who insists on his own opinion."
"This doesn't explain that Zhao Kuo is not just talking on paper?"
"Zhao Kuo really shouldn't have stepped into Bai Qi's trap. But did the third brother see that after being surrounded by Zhongfu, he held on for several months without letting Bai Qi succeed. The defeat of Changping, dozens of
Wan Zhaojun was captured only after Zhao Kuo commanded a breakout and died in battle." Xiao Ai said: "Third brother, if Zhao Kuo is really incompetent, can he still control the troops in such a desperate situation?
?He can still organize breakouts again and again? The Qin State won this battle, but the price paid by the Qin State was also very heavy. I believe that the third brother can find historical data to support this.
This battle, even if it were Lian Po, would only have dragged on a little longer, and Zhao Guo's fate would definitely be even worse."
Luo Gang was immediately speechless.
When our dynasty faced off against the Liao Kingdom, there were often major defeats, and in these major defeats, many of the subordinates died, but very few of the main generals who commanded the army were killed. Often, the subordinate troops would collapse at the slightest setback.
The ability of these generals of the Song Dynasty to control the army was really inferior to that of Zhao Kuo. If Zhao Kuo was just talking about military affairs on paper, then who did these people in this dynasty count?
It’s hard to say, because there are still many of these people who are still alive and well!
Looking at the blushing Luo Gang, Xiao Cheng felt sympathy.
How could this guy, who usually reads and skims, be the opponent of Xiao Ao, who has studied history extremely thoroughly? This little sister often makes herself speechless with questions! In the past few years, I have only been studying the eight-legged essay as a stepping stone.
If he didn't have some background, he would have been tortured to pieces by this little girl long ago.
"Brother Yuting, you lose!"
Luo Gang reluctantly cupped his hands and said, "I am convinced."
Jiang Yingxue looked at Luo Gang's somewhat embarrassed look, and smiled and pulled Xiao Yi away: "Sanniang, didn't you say you want to choose perfume for the old lady? Some new products have just been released. I will take you to take a look and see which ones you like.
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The two women left the main hall, and Luo Gang visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
"How is my sister?" Xiao Cheng asked with a smile.
"What we say is true." Luo Gang wiped the sweat from his head: "When I go back, I won't say that the awl stabs the buttocks and the head hangs from the beam, but it seems that it is necessary to get up early and stay late. I am only twelve years old. If I continue with this trend, I will only
I'm afraid that if I get a Jinshi, I'll have to continue studying hard to do so!"
Xiao Cheng laughed: "It's good if you have this intention. This little girl is so aggressive. I will teach her a lesson later. What are you showing off to?"
"No." Luo Gang shook his head repeatedly: "I like people with this kind of temperament. What's so good about being meek? This is interesting. Chongwen, think about it. Seven years later, I won the Jinshi and married your sister, and still
Wouldn't it be a different mood to have a debate in the inner room? The elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law only know some things about needles and threads. If the younger sister is like this, wouldn't her life be very boring? "
"I can't see that your brother Yuting still has a tendency to be sadistic?" Xiao Cheng joked.
"After seven years, we still don't know who will win!" Luo Ganghao said angrily: "In today's conversation, I can feel the pulse of my little sister. She usually just doesn't have any tricks and just starts in this direction.
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"Then I wish you success in your studies as soon as possible."
"Of course it will be successful. By the way, where is the good article you prepared? You will have to discuss it with your mother when you get back." Luo Gang stretched out his palm.
Xiao Cheng took out an article from his arms and handed it to Luo Gang.
After glancing at it, Luo Gang was a little suspicious: "Isn't this the homework assigned to us by Master Cen? It shouldn't be written by you yourself, right? Chongwen, you shouldn't be so thick-skinned."
"This was not written by me, but by my little sister." Xiao Cheng said, "Look carefully, is this my handwriting?"
Xiao Cheng's calligraphy is a typical Guange style without any distinctive personal style. However, this type of font has great advantages during the exam and is very popular with the examiners. The handwriting in this piece is obviously more elegant.
There are many, and the personal style is extremely obvious. It has the artistic conception of Shusheng font in it.
"My little sister's handwriting is so good!" Luo Gang was surprised: "Can she also do stereotypes?"
"Let's see how the writing goes?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.
After reading it carefully, Luo Gang's face turned earth-colored, he fell down on the chair with a thud, and remained silent for a long time.
"Can we still do business?"
"It makes me feel ashamed!" Luo Gang sighed, "There is a long way to go, Chongwen, I really have to work hard."
Xiao Cheng smiled and let Luo Gang digest it on his own.
My little sister's talent is rare in the world, but it's a pity that she is a woman. Even if she is talented, only a few people around her can know about it.
During the tea time, Jiang Yingxue and Xiao Ao came back hand in hand, each holding several boxes in their hands.
"Third brother, this is sister **'s new perfume. It's not sold outside yet. I picked three sets, and one of them was given to my aunt!" Xiao Yi said in a low voice.
"Thank you!" Luo Gang stood up and looked at Xiao Cheng.
"Just say it was given by me." Xiao Cheng said: "I dug such a big hole for you to jump into, Brother Luo. I think Mrs. Luo must be very annoyed with me, so this is my apology, right? Brother Luo, when
It's getting late, why don't we just say goodbye."
Luo Gang nodded thoughtfully.
On the carriage on the way back, Xiao Cheng looked at Xiao Ai and asked: "Little sister, you have seen this person, how about it? If you are not satisfied, I will try my best to help you break up this marriage."
Xiao Ai's face was slightly red, "Although I don't have enough love in my heart, I am still more frank, interesting, and motivated. Besides, this marriage was agreed upon by both families. Second brother, please don't ruin it."
reputation."
Xiao Cheng laughed: "If you say that, I understand. You're not wrong. If you are really dissatisfied, I will have no choice but to feel sorry for Luo Yuting and will definitely make him stink and automatically cancel the engagement."
Chapter completed!