Chapter 408: Relatives (III)

"Don't take those nerds seriously. Although their intestines are curved and the knife in my hand is straight, I will never suffer any loss when I encounter them one by one. What if these guys really think that pen and ink can kill people? Our Fengxiang Mansion has a commander of the Fengfeng and the inspector of the Censor, who always wants to exchange us for their bright future. A few days ago, I wanted to make trouble and wander around the corps training yamen like a dog. I simply invited him and set up a formation to let the men sharpen the knife. Look at his virtue, he was so scared that he couldn't stand steadily. How could he look like a man from our Qin Dynasty? Such a person wants to touch a hair?"

"You have to remember that we military men should act openly and straightforwardly. If we tear each other apart, don't cause any humiliation under the crotch. A gentleman is not too late to take revenge for ten years. No matter what, we must first act like a life-and-death stunt. Everyone has to be afraid of you. This is the way for a man to make a living."

"What are we trying to send troops to release horses? We are a marquis but we will win the lintel at the moment, shining the family lintel, and glory and wealth. Everyone knows this in their hearts, but what do they rely on? It's not that the soldiers under their own lives, and the soldiers who are united? You did a good job this time. After winning a battle, your soldiers are not seriously damaged. You didn't use their lives to exchange for their own contributions. I can guarantee that now, as long as you give orders, they will be willing to go with you to the mountain of swords and seas of fire."

"Look at the King of Wei, after a battle, he will hurt one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of them. The great victory is filled with human lives. What is there to brag about? Don't you feel that you are plagued by the wronged souls at night and can't sleep?

I don’t know much about the art of war, but I also understand that this Eastern Expedition will eventually lead to a slight end. It would be better to raise 20,000 cavalry to cross the Yellow River and rush around. Maybe I can go down to Taiyuan City. Jurchens? Bah, eat my dust, I can’t catch up with me, no matter how many soldiers there are, it’s a decoration.

I was the first to be dissatisfied with the soldiers who had lost their lives in vain. I was so embarrassed to say it was a great victory. I was the first to be dissatisfied."

"Oh, I heard that your alcohol tolerance is really good, this makes the old man drink too much..."

The old man and Zhao Shilian had a few drinks. The more he drank, the happier he became. He talked about it from all over the world. He was old and had only a lot of knowledge. He couldn't hide the matters in the army. Some words made some sense, and some were wrong no matter how they listened, and Zhao Shi didn't need to answer anything. It was just talking to himself, but it wasn't considered a fool. The words in the words were unexpected and pointed, which made people think for a long time.

Zhao Shi himself was an idea-worthy person, and he listened to the words. He was not perfunctory, nor did he agree. He knew that although this old man seemed to be drunk, his eyes never left him. The scrutiny smelled very strong. How could he hide these from Zhao Shi's eyes?

The old man said a few bad words to King Wei, and saw that Zhao Shi was indifferent, and then a few praises flashed in his eyes.

Turning his head, he heard a few grandchildren and great-grandchildren chatting and laughing secretly, and then looked at a few sons. They all looked awkward. He heard him say that King Wei was not so unscrupulously. Several people were still a little surprised, but he was very powerful and did not dare to persuade him. Only the Queen Mother Zhao blinked his eyes and smiled at the corner of his mouth, and could understand what he meant. He sighed in his heart. It would be better to be a young man to keep calm if he didn't help me. Sooner or later, I would be angry with the old man to death, and a group of fools.

"The Great Qin is about to conquer Shu, do you have no plans?"

Zhao Shi raised his eyebrows gently, and finally said that it was right up, and he gently put down the wine and food. "I just came back from the east, and I don't know the situation in the south... Besides, I haven't reported to the Ministry of War yet, and I don't know whether to reward or punish this time, whether to continue to serve as the commander of the left guard of Yulin, or something else, so I don't have any plans now."

Before the old man could speak, the young man behind him could no longer help but interrupted, "Hmph, I thought General Yingyang Zhao Shi was a man who stood up to earth, but it turned out that he was hesitant, like a mother..."

"Stop, where is there any part of you here to speak?" The old man's face immediately became careless and turned around and scolded.

"Grandpa, I'm a generation older than him, why can't I say it?"

Zhao Shi looked back and saw that the young man had been staring at him. How could he be unaware of anything? At this time, he looked carefully. The young man was in his twenties, with wide shoulders and thick backs and rough faces. It can be seen that he was also a brave man, but he was very competitive, with a pair of bright eyes, full of dissatisfaction and grievances.

"Even hair is not full of things, I dare to be an elder."

The seemingly popular old man did not get angry, but just said casually.

"Don't worry about this guy, the old Zhao family has just made such a stubborn thing that can lead and go backwards, and they don't know anything about themselves..."

A few faint words made the young man behind him flush with his face, but the tone of the conversation changed, and there was a little more solemn expression on his face, "We are all a family, what can we say directly? The old man's eyes do not rub the sand in his eyes. Now everyone in Daqin is staring at the south side. Whoever has some skills does not want to serve in front of the army? The old man is in Fengxiang, not far from the south side. I have heard of what it looks like in Sichuan.

Since ancient times, the people in Sichuan have been strong in customs, and many places have mixed Han and barbarians. The situation is very chaotic. However, the Meng family in the Later Shu is quite capable. We don’t know so much about government affairs, but we also know that the people in Shu can be considered as living and working in peace and contentment.

But then again, their army is not very good. Over the years, they have only ordinary bandits and confronted the chieftains of troubled places. I have never seen any big battles. My army in Daqin fought against the Xixia people and the Jin people. It was tempered by many hardships. This time, the southward movement must be unstoppable. Even if they rely on the geographical advantage, they are not the opponent of our Daqin.

I don't believe that anyone can resist it and don't want to go to the south to win fame and wealth. What do you think? Tell the old man, if you really want it, there are some ways for the old man to do it. Don't use words to perfunctory me. The old man eats more salt than you eat."

Zhao Shi pondered for a while before saying, "It's not just perfunctory to you. You know that in this Eastern Expedition, Zhao Shi was a life-threatening life. He relied on the yamen soldiers around him to sacrifice their lives and used their own bodies to press me down. Only then did he save his life. My yamen soldiers were brought out from Gongyi County, and they were all veterans trained in the west. None of them had less than ten scars on their bodies, but they all regarded Zhao Shi's life more than themselves. They felt heartbroken whenever they thought of them.

Zhao Shi knew that there was no reason to die in war, and he also knew how hard he was. Even if these yamen soldiers who were as close as brothers violated my military law, Zhao Shi could still kill them without hesitation, but he would never let them die in vain.

He was granted a title of marquis but he was immediately taken. Hey, most of my Jingzhao army were recruits, but they were the vanguard for more than a month, and most of them could return to Beijing safely. Even Zhao Shi himself felt a little disbelief.

So, I think it’s better to rest in the capital for a while and think about it carefully from beginning to end. Suffering one loss can make people smart, but suffering twice in the same place is a bit stupid. Since Shu is so easy to fight, why are you always bringing your relatives to Beijing at this time?”

The old man shook his head, and after hearing this, he didn't know what to think. The young man was old. He could only use these words to describe the young man in front of him.

"Okay, okay, don't be arrogant or impatient. As expected, there is a general like a general, but there is no King of Wei in the south..."

"There is no King of Wei, and that King... Besides, this attack on Shu should be more chaotic than the reinforcements in various places during the Eastern Expedition. It would be fine if the war was difficult. If it was really as you always said that the terrain was like a bamboo shoot, and if the war went smoothly, there would be many things to compete for merit. Hey, if the King of Wei was really there, the situation might be better...

The joints of this battle are not outside, but inside, how to make the troops work together and how to make the supplies and food supply smoothly. This is the top priority. Without an iron-fisted person, the consequences are unpredictable." Zhao Shi had been thinking about this matter for several months, and naturally hesitated without hesitation. He did not intend to get involved in this muddy water, and even vaguely hoped that the situation in Sichuan would eventually be unable to be curbed, so that there would be some opportunities for him or others...

"It's OK." The old man clapped his hands and was happy instead of anger. At this time, the old man's eyes were shockingly bright, and there was no drunkenness at all. He turned to look at the people who were very focused, but he said, "What is knowledge? This is knowledge. I bring you all to the capital, but I don't want to do it. I don't know what the Ministry of War and Privy Council thinks, but the old man has fought for half his life, and the war is the most clear that he knows the fierce battles.

Even if there are strong soldiers in hand, it is impossible to have a chance of winning before the battle. At most, it is just a little more sure. If you don’t send all of you to the south, it’s all for your own good.

The terrain in the middle of the Sichuan River is mountainous, and the climate is probably also a headache for the people in the north. More than 100,000 people must be divided into two routes, one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and one by one, and one by one, it is okay to attack Hanzhong. After all, it is closer, but from Jinzhou to Jianmen, and then to Houshu Capital, how many mountains have you crossed? How many rivers have you crossed? You have always attacked Dongchuan along the river, bypassing the Jianmen natural danger, and headed straight to Chengdu. This time we went from north to south...

An Lushan had done this back then, and the Youyan Iron Cavalry was beaten to death by someone…”

As soon as the old man talked about military affairs, the momentum came again. In fact, what he and Zhao Shi were talking about were different. The army's food service and the reactions of the people in Sichuan that Zhao Shi was worried about did not pour out everything in his heart. After all, this was in front of the empress dowager, and it was not much different from talking in front of the emperor.

The old man was worried that it was the terrain, climate and strategic deployment in Sichuan. Although it was involved, his vision was really different. However, the common point between the two was that they were not optimistic about this battle for Sichuan. The old man patted Zhao Shi's shoulder while talking unscrupulously, as if he had a good attitude of meeting a close friend.

At this moment, a voice with anger at the entrance of the hall sounded, "Zhao Fuzhou, if you have something to say to the Privy Council, but you are talking nonsense here. Are you really not afraid that I will get angry?"

Everyone present was trembling. Zhao Fuzhou was the old man's name. Everyone in the palace heard him speak, but no one knew that anyone had come to the gate of the palace.

"Ah...the emperor..."

The old man's face changed and his body immediately rose. His agility didn't look like an old man in his sixties or seventies. When he came to the middle of the hall, he knelt down. The others immediately left the seat in panic and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if the emperor is coming..." The old man's voice was a little trembling, and he didn't know if he was really scared or pretending. Anyway, he knelt on the ground and didn't look up again.

"Hmph, if you know I'm coming, you can't say anything in your heart, right?" The person who came was Emperor Jing Li Xuanjin. While speaking, he slowly walked into the hall. His face was gloomy and powerful, but he did not forget to wave his hand to let the eunuchs who were serving around him retreat. His tone was sharp and powerful. He was pushing the Jin Dynasty to attack Shu. He had already started preparing for it when he was the late emperor. It has been two or three years now. How much effort has been spent in the middle, how much hair has turned white, and his ambitions are all contained in these two battles. Now he heard someone say these words, which is really harsh.

"The Emperor is here?" The Empress Dowager Zhao was not panicked, as if he hadn't seen the expression of Emperor Jing Li Xuanjin. He asked softly, "It's too early. The Emperor is not dealing with government affairs in Qianyuan Palace, but what are you doing here?"

"Ah, I heard...well, I heard that my mother was having a banquet here and was a little tired, so I wanted to come and talk to you." Li Xuanjin looked around and saw Zhao Shi kneeling there, with a happier look in his eyes. Zhao Shi returned to Beijing and entered the palace, so naturally he could not hide it from him, and the Empress Dowager did not want to hide it from him.

After receiving the news, he met several ministers and could no longer hold back. Speaking of which, he had few confidants. Most of the courts are still old ministers during the reign of Emperor Zhengde. Zhao Shi, the general who came out of Prince Jing's Mansion, was undoubtedly his most confidant now. Zhao Shi led his troops to rescue Tongguan and then participated in the Eastern Expedition. After winning consecutive battles, he was considered a great face.
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