Chapter 484 Tongue Sword

The city was prepared for a long time, and the camp was vacated by the Xingyuan Imperial Army, so there was no trouble. After all, Jinzhou had stationed more than 100,000 Qin troops at the beginning of the year, and now it is a place where various Qin troops enter Sichuan and Qin troops are diligent and important. The Qin troops are frequently transferred, so all matters are ready-made and there is no need to worry about it.

So Zhao Shi only ordered Du Shanhu, Zhang Fengju and others to lead troops into the camp and carefully settle the troops. After he had nothing to do, he only brought Nan Shiba, Deputy Envoy Qu Shizhao and several important people among his entourage to the banquet accompanied by the Xingyuan Mansion to the place of banquet.

The receptionist was located in the mansion of the comfort envoy Chen Zu. On the way, many officials of Xingyuan Prefecture sued and left. Chen Zu explained that the Xingyuan Prefecture government is now heavily in government affairs and frequent military exchanges. Everyone cannot escape for a moment, let alone banquet guests. Therefore, if you are negligent, please forgive me for your negligence...

Chen Zu was born in the army. Although he was flattered, he still spoke a little straightforward. Zhao Shidao was nothing, but a look of unhappiness flashed across Qu Shizhao's face, thinking, "Are you saying that you have given me a great face?" In addition, what made him feel uncomfortable was that Chen Zu's eyes seemed to be only an imperial envoy. He was dispensable no matter how he looked at it. He had suffered many years of grievances in the Ministry of Rites. It would be fine if he was a self-satisfied and mediocre person, but he was very arrogant. Over the years, he naturally had more worries than others. Now he had a turnaround and got help from his sister. He went to a self-righteous Zeng Wenyuan. The few people in charge of the Ministry of Rites are all old. Even if he was unlikely to covet the position of the head of the Ministry of Rites, a minister of the Ministry of Rites could not escape.

Take this mission to Sichuan. If it were the former, the deputy envoy of the imperial envoy would not be his turn. However, with the strong help of Concubine Qu in the palace, this opportunity that made many people jealous will really become him. Looking at the jealous and envious eyes of his colleagues who were cold and cold in the past, and the sudden gentle expressions of several Shangguans, although he was more humble and reserved on the surface and did not want others to say that he was arrogant and gossiping, he had already made up his mind to seize this rare opportunity and show his ambitions.

What made him even more enthusiastic was that his sister had already agreed to him. After returning to Beijing this time, if nothing unexpected happened, it would be a foregone conclusion that he had been transferred to the Ministry of Revenue. Although he had been in the Ministry of Rites for many years, his foundation was the Ministry of Revenue, but what was the Ministry of Revenue? That was the lifeblood of the court, and the head of the Ministry of Revenue was even more known as the principle of planning. Compared with the Ministry of Rites, the Qingshui Yamen...

If you think about this matter more deeply, he naturally understood his sister's meaning. The Ministry of Revenue has always been the top priority of the Great Qin Dynasty, and its status is no less than that of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War, and even more so. This is also the cause and effect of the Qin Dynasty's solitary guarding a corner. First, there are fewer officials. Therefore, although the Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the promotion of officials and other important matters of the country, its status is inevitably lower. Secondly, it is also to restrain the generals in the front. Therefore, all the important officials in the court have always served as the head of the Ministry of Revenue. The prince underage had to study and handle government affairs in the Ministry of Revenue. This is the reason.

Now that the eldest son of the emperor Li Quanshou has grown up, he has joined the Ministry of Revenue to take charge of government affairs, it is a matter of time before he is appointed as the crown prince. However, the inheritance of the Qin Dynasty has always been based on wise and capable people. The eldest son of the emperor Li Quanshou is known as a naughty person, so it is probably not easy to inherit the throne, especially now that his sister has given birth to the second son of the emperor, and it is conceivable to participate in the battle for the throne in the future.

Others are serving in the Ministry of Revenue, which is only a first step in the future struggle for the throne.

But then again, he also had self-knowledge. With his current status, there is nothing else. Everything depends on what the future will be. And on this mission, he did not think about meeting the emperor's favorite minister and the eldest son's confidant.

Especially since he has been suppressed in the Ministry of Revenue for a long time, he can do anything to change his behavior? So he only tried it along the way and did not take any other actions. If he had to let him go with the authentic imperial envoy, he really didn't have the courage to do so.

However, now he is now in Jinzhou, thousands of miles away from the capital. His mind was cautious in the past, fearing that he would offend others a lot. Chen Zu's act of a rough warrior undoubtedly offended him greatly. However, with Zhao Shi present, he still suppressed his unhappiness, but in private he was still very cruel in his heart. A mere comforter, who was still a temporary position, was so arrogant. He was so arrogant. An old man would have a good look at you in the future.

Chen Zu was outside and rarely interacted with people in the capital and officialdom. Besides, he was a general who held military power in one side. He always had a lot of words in his own place. Even if he was in a bad situation now, he was also a pacifier in the important land of Jinzhou. He was a figure in the general manager of the food and grass of more than 100,000 Qin troops. He would not see other people's eyes on the usual way, so it was inevitable that he would be inadequate in this way of flattery. He had offended others unintentionally. At this time, he was also diligently leading all distinguished guests to the flower hall of the Zhongzheng Hall of the Mansion.

At this time, the banquet had already been prepared. A group of people entered the banquet in the main and second place. After giving in a few times, they all sat down. Although there were many omissions in speaking before, the banquet arrangements were very thoughtful. Several staff members dressed as scholars came out from nowhere. These people were obviously all literary and talkative, and they were very talkative. After a while, they had a lot of fun talking with the escorts. Several people also really praised Zhao Shi and Qu Shizhao. However, one was cold and cold, and he was very flirtatious about them. The other was resentful and cold, which made the few people a little embarrassed, but the few people didn't mind. Instead, they felt that the two imperial envoys were indeed extraordinary and had some official power. The figures in the imperial capital were indeed unusual.

The officials of Xingyuan Prefecture were much more cautious and fearing that they were not good at speaking, which made the two imperial envoys unhappy and affected their future. So when they asked, they never spoke nonsense without authorization, so they made Zhao Shi feel a little favorable.

"How many soldiers and horses will be given to me by escorting me into Sichuan?" The food and food were delivered like flowing water. Before he could turn on his chopsticks, Zhao Shi asked directly.

Chen Zu hesitated for a moment, then smiled bitterly, and said cautiously: "To be honest, there are not many soldiers in Jinzhou for arbitrary allocation..."

Seeing Zhao Shi frowned, his heart trembled. It was not that he was older and he was the younger he was. He also fought in the battle formation. Even if he was afraid of the other party's identity, he would not be so afraid of the other party's youth and the popularity was too high, especially when this person was promoted all the time, it was the time when he was in the limelight. As soon as he met, he would have talked a lot. He was so worried that he vomited blood. If it hadn't been discovered by his subordinates, his old face would have no place to put it. Now, before the banquet began, he had started doing serious things directly, and it was a difficult thing for him to feel disturbed.

However, it seems that the imperial envoy did not have much intention of making things difficult for him. He did it all. This was appropriate. However, although he was a little embarrassed, why did he meet someone who could not be scolded when he was old?

Although he was deeply complaining in his heart, he wanted to give this explanation, "Mr. Zhao, it is true that the victory ahead is great, but do you know how many soldiers and horses are there in Sichuan now?"

Zhao Shi was also shocked at this time. Although Chen Zu said this sentence was a bit vague, he understood the meaning. Before, he felt that the emptiness of Jinzhou was not like the place where the army was stockpiled. There were only thousands of new soldiers and a small number of imperial guards left, and there was not even one of the troops stationed in the border towns. After hearing what Chen Zu said, he even affirmed his speculation, which was even more serious than he thought. Even the imperial envoy was embarrassed by the escort army. So what else could he say? But then he felt relieved. Since the Qin Dynasty attacked Shu, it has been unstoppable. Now he has competed for his full achievements. There is no need to worry that someone will rob the food and grass. It is normal to relax later.

At this time, Wu Desheng, the Xingyuan Mansion Group Training Corps who had been listening to the two of them, interjected. The man had a round and fat face and kept smiling. At this time, he said: "The imperial envoy may not know that I, the Qin Dynasty, entered Sichuan in three directions, with a total of more than 100,000 troops. The group escorted the food, grass and supplies, had reached more than 200,000 people and the imperial guards. It was also a blessing to invite heaven. This battle was before the winter... If we dragged it for a while, we would not be able to bear it if we transported food, we would not be able to bear it.

In addition, the rain in the Sichuan area is so rainy that the consumption of bows, arrows, swords and guns is amazing. If it weren’t for the good arrangements of the envoy, and the income from the front, Shuzhou County could also provide some food, grass and clothes. Not to mention the beginning of winter, even before one month, the army in front would have to stop and repair it…”

As he spoke, his eyes gradually glared. He looked down on this Yulin commander, General Yingyang. At a young age, even if he had seen some world, he was limited. If he could reach his current status, he would still be favored by His Majesty? He was born in the Wu family in Jinzhou, and he was not afraid of the imperial envoy. Seeing Shangguan Chenzu's look trembling, he remembered that everyone had worked diligently over the past year, so he could only make the army ahead worry-free. If there was no credit, he would have worked hard? A hairy child from Beijing dared to be so arrogant?

The more he spoke, he became more and more angry, and he brought it out. In his opinion, Zhao Shi, who seemed to be disregarding others, obviously did not take everyone seriously because of his identity as an imperial envoy. He had problems as soon as he came up, and he was extremely rude. How could he know that Zhao Shi usually looked like this, and he really didn't mean to be embarrassed by them.

Zhao Shi was stunned when he heard this. Why did he feel resentful? He didn't say anything wrong. From this, it can be seen that although Zhao Shi's grasp of human nature and worldly affairs has improved, it is still far from enough.

Especially he didn't realize what his identity as an imperial envoy meant? The imperial envoy was not finished with Emperor Niannian's edict, nor was he always thinking about how to safely send all his entourage to Chengdu and was considered to have taken off his heavy responsibility. His idea was very wrong.

When the imperial envoy arrived in front of the army, the first one was to appease the generals and express their merits on behalf of the emperor to comfort their hearts. The second one was to investigate the military situation. If there was anything wrong with it, you could report it directly to the emperor. This was also the most feared thing for the generals in the army. If the imperial envoy was unhappy, it would be a bit unpleasant to go back to the capital and say something bad to the emperor. Sometimes you don’t even have the chance to defend yourself.

In this way, according to common sense, when he saw Chen Zu, he should say something nice to show his merits. Everyone may not take it seriously, but this means that the emperor knows your merits. Even if the emperor doesn't know, the imperial envoy in front of him already knows it, so he will naturally return to the Beijing News and the Emperor. Unfortunately, Zhao Shi did not realize this problem at all, which naturally made everyone complain while fighting.

Is this complaining? It’s so difficult to transfer hundreds of elite imperial guards in the town? Zhao Shi glanced at the chubby regiment commander with a little confusion.

Chen Zu's face darkened, and he thought to himself, Fatty Wu knew that he was causing trouble, and he also felt a little regretful that this family who seemed very good to be with him, but in fact, was particularly popular.

But in this occasion, he was from the Wu family, and he couldn't do anything. General Wu Ning put the person here, which had a deep meaning. He couldn't say much, but just glared at Wu Desheng with a stern look, turned to Zhao Shi, but laughed, and gritted his teeth in his heart: "I just said that, I don't have to worry. Now the elite troops of the Jinzhou army do their own duties, and it's a bit difficult to transfer them. However, it's our responsibility to send troops to the imperial envoy to the headquarters. I have 500 personal troops around me, and they are all old soldiers in Pingliang Town. It's still useful. It's not difficult to transfer another thousand imperial guards. In this way, what do you think?"

Zhao Shi felt a little relieved. He ignored anything else. The other party promised 1,500 soldiers and 2,000 Yulin troops, so the trip to Sichuan was relieved.

He was about to nod, but he didn't expect that Qu Shizhao had finally waited for the opportunity. He had been living in the officialdom for many years and had already become familiar with the world. After watching coldly, everyone looked at the eyes of the people. After thinking about it for a moment, they naturally understood the joints. Seeing that Zhao Shi was still confused and ignorant, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart. After all, he was too young. Even if he was a little scheming, his foundation was still shallow. He glanced at the following officials next to him and saw that the few people were smiling, and he felt even more like a mirror in his heart. Zhao Shi offended these people fiercely. At this time, no one wanted to point out the joints and ease the atmosphere, and he was all thinking of watching the excitement.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel happy and smiled and interrupted, "What did the old man say? When I and the imperial envoy left Beijing, the emperor repeatedly reminded me not to interfere in local military affairs. Jinzhou is a major place for food and grass on the back of the army. If the rules are messed up because of us and an accident occurs in the future, the emperor asks us, how can we do it?

Imperial envoy, when will the elite troops in the army not be able to see? Our army of more than 100,000 of our great Qin rushes forward to the city and break the formation. The captain leader is waiting for the great reward of heaven. When we enter Sichuan, we can see this mighty army in the near future. Don’t be in a hurry, don’t be in a hurry... Haha..."

His words were very insidious. Chen Zu's face finally became gloomy, but he couldn't help but glance at Zhao Shi and thought to himself that this person was young and energetic. Is this move really just to see the elite army? It was originally intended to be the subject of the title, but Qu Shizhao's words changed a lot.

His subordinates also changed their colors. Such jokes were undoubtedly slapping people in the face. What does this mean? Could it be that the elite troops in the town are all in front of the formation? Is it that what Jinzhou left behind? For a moment, the entire hall was quiet, and several servants who were serving the dishes also felt the solemn atmosphere at this moment. Their hands trembled violently and almost threw the cup and plate...

Zhao Shi's reaction was a little slow, but at this moment he felt that something seemed to be wrong, but he still had no idea where the root cause was.

Fortunately, there is also Nan Shiba here. He was staring at Zhao Shi who rushed up in the capital. He knew that although this master seemed to have a talent in leading the army, his experience in the officialdom was so scary that it was scary. With just a few words, he was forced to such a state by accident. At this time, whether he agreed to what Chen Zu said or not, he offended the officials and generals of Jinzhou.

He glanced at Qu Shizhao, who seemed to have not paid any attention to the expressions of the people around him, and thought to himself that this man was very thoughtful. He threw out a hat of interfering in local military affairs without realizing it. In addition, the last light words seemed to be a joke about the two imperial envoys' private words, but when he said it on this occasion, he unknowingly made people think that Zhao Shi was treating important military affairs as a joke.

With just a few words, Nan Shiba had a deeper understanding of Qu Shizhao, the relative of the foreign country. Once he gained power, he would inevitably be the same party and attack the different people and use any means. If there were Yang Guozhong and Li Genu's methods, he would definitely be a powerful minister in the future. However, now it seems that this person is just that. He is very vicious and powerful, but his vision is not long-term. This time, he said that he did not have much credit. The most important thing is to be able to meet the generals of the Qin army. More than 100,000 troops punished Shu. How could there be few heroes in the past? Taking advantage of the opportunity of Xuanfu and pacification, it is the right thing to do to make friends with talents. The Qin Dynasty attaches the most importance to military merits, which is far less than the southern countries. If he can get some help from the army and put it outside in the future, how can there be less promotion? But at this time, he used his slightest body to provoke discord and judge the mind to show that he is narrow and cannot achieve great things.

Thinking of this, I smiled softly while twisting my fingers while I was holding my wine. At this moment, the atmosphere in the hall was strange, and the laughter sounded particularly clear and harsh.

After a faint dark eyes swept away, seeing that it had attracted everyone's attention, Nan Shiba then smiled calmly and said, "What the Deputy Envoy said is very true. Jinzhou is a place of food and grass in Daqin. How can you ignore it? Besides, how can you move the envoy's personal guards? Besides, if such a mighty and majestic man arrives in Chengdu... I heard that General Wu loves soldiers like his sons, and his favorite is such elites. When the imperial envoy asks him for it, wouldn't it be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth? Then the envoy should feel distressed..."

As soon as this joke was released, the atmosphere suddenly became relaxed. A few rude people even made a sound. Even Chen Zu, who looked ugly, also felt that although this person was speaking abruptly at this time, he spoke to him, which was very comforting. It was much stronger than the feeling given to people by these two imperial envoys...

Nan Shiba smiled and then said slowly: "So, even if Lord Jun is willing to give up others, the following officials will come and the imperial envoy will refuse...

The lower officials were also the first to enter the military and were not very familiar with military affairs. A little bit of a simple look made everyone laugh... But along the way, the imperial envoy once told the lower officials that military and country matters were nothing more than the right time, place and people. This is a cliché. However, now the Great Qin punished Shu, and the right time, place and people are not with me, but those who can overthrow the country for half a year depended on the court's efforts to make careful preparations. The soldiers in front of them sacrificed their lives and sacrificed their lives for the country without any care, so that they could achieve such a great victory...

In addition, those who have made outstanding contributions cannot be found by generals and officials who supervised the transportation of food, grass and supplies. Since ancient times, Sichuan has been in danger, the army has spent a lot of money, and the food route is not smooth, and the army cannot get a step forward. What's more, the battle took more than half of the time, and the generals in front of the army have made outstanding achievements, but if you reward merits, the officials in the future should account for half of the...

The lower officials were a scholar who did not learn from the army and were not familiar with the army. They were also skeptical. However, since they entered Jinzhou, they had seen and heard more and more. Only then did they realize that the imperial envoy said was correct, recruiting the people, appeaseing the refugees, supplying the army, food, grass, and weapons, and other things were extremely arduous and arduous. The officials here worked hard for half a year, so that our Qin army had no worries about food and clothing, and finally achieved great achievements outside the country. The achievements of the officials should be with everyone..."

Nan Shiba's words were inevitably exaggerated, but they were just talking about what everyone thought. They said that before the army moved, food and grass came first. However, since ancient times, people who destroyed cities and villages were the first to deal with merit. Sometimes, generals in front of the army were punished for making mistakes and were escorted to food and grass. This was like playing football. The defender was always the hero behind the scenes. Only the forwards had a great chance of gaining fame and fortune.

Everyone here naturally understood the truth, but after hearing these words, many people still showed joy on their faces, and some nodded in their hearts, feeling like a confidant of the Sima Dasheng, the Yulin Army.

Even Wu Desheng, who was originally angry, had a little embarrassed face and thought to himself, it turned out that this Mao child's imperial envoy also understood the truth. Before, it was Lao Wu who mistakenly blamed someone, but he was a little thin-skinned. It was not good to go and make a fuss immediately at this time. Why not wait a while to pay more cups to him? The military man, after a few cups, would forget everything.

There were many people who thought about it as usual. The solemn atmosphere in the hall, like a mountain, disappeared immediately, and everyone started to laugh as if they were nothing, as if the time had just set aside, and now it was running as usual.

I don’t know whether it was a behavior or a central thing, but I was really touched. Chen Zu’s eyes were slightly red. He nodded slightly to Nanzhang, and turned to Zhao Shi solemnly clasped his fists and treated the courtesy. “We serve the country, only the four words of loyalty to serve the country. We did not seek to be famous, but the imperial envoy can deeply understand our hard work. I thanked the imperial envoy for the sake of Jinzhou..."

Zhao Shi was a little depressed at this time. He was a very smart person. Even though he had not been able to do the true meaning of others, he had already thought about it at this time and thought to himself that the identity of this bullshit imperial envoy is indeed not a good thing. It seems that he should be cautious and cautious in every word and action. It is really uncomfortable. This officialdom is indeed not a primary school knowledge. It seems to be a bit more dangerous than fighting in the battle formation...

Qu Shizhao's eyes swept across his face as if nothing had happened and nothing had to do with him, wondering whether he would kill this guy who was full of yin and yang along the way, and his voice was strange.

I had such a fierce thought in my heart, but I didn't move my face at all. I also held my fists and gave me a greeting. Since I figured out the joints, the answer was a bit clever. I have to say that this officialdom is indeed a place to train people. If I had been put on it for a few years, how could he be so natural at this time...

Zhao Shi smiled slightly and said, "Zhao Shi dare not be so. The merits and demerits of the soldiers in front are subject to the emperor and the court's judgment. How can I, a small imperial envoy, control it? Zhao Shi is nothing more than returning to the capital to report what he saw and heard... In addition, this time he entered Shu was just to transfer the monarch and ministers of Shu back to the capital. Your Majesty sincerely hopes to return early, so he dare not neglect official affairs. If there is any offense, I hope the elders will forgive you..."

After hearing what he said, everyone was also smart. They all realized that the imperial envoy was not here to offer rewards at all, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. However, this person was the one who said the emperor. Since he remembered everyone's achievements in his heart, could it not be heard from His Majesty when he returned to the capital? Thinking of this, everyone was happy again.

Chen Zu also understood that he couldn't blame others for the soldiers as soon as he came up. It turned out that the imperial envoy came for only one thing. At this time, he seemed to remember that the imperial envoy was completely from the army. It has not been common since ancient times when he served as an imperial envoy to go out of the capital with such an identity. It is probably because His Majesty was afraid that others would not be good at the army and that something went wrong on the road. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel happy. This misunderstanding is quite large. Fortunately, fortunately, he didn't say anything rudely just now, otherwise he would be very unfair to offend others.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but glance at Qu Shizhao, and secretly hated him. He had naturally found out the origins of these two imperial envoys. This deputy envoy is the brother of His Majesty's favorite concubine, and is a relative of the foreign affairs. It is reasonable to be incompatible with the official position in front of me. However, it is really hateful to do so in such a place...

Nan Shiba shook his head secretly when he heard this. It was appropriate to say this, but this favor was sold out. This adult still has some way to go in the officialdom...

Although there was such an episode, the hall was filled with harmony, with wine and food sets, then there was a cup of tea, singing and dancing, and there was no such thing as singing and dancing. After all, the battle between Sichuan and Zhongzhong was just over, and Chen Zu didn't want to be caught, so even the servings were all rough servants, and there was not a single maid. What was afraid of was that a few rude men under him were voluntarily using the alcohol.

However, the hall was full of people in the officialdom, so I didn't worry about not saying anything. At the beginning, I was worried about the presence of the Shangguan Qinshu, and I didn't dare to increase the amount. After drinking for three rounds of dishes and five flavors, I saw that Zhao Shi was drunk and pouring Chen Zu's face flushed, without any literati's disgusting temperament. I looked extremely generous. Then everyone let go of their courage to get out of their hearts, call their friends, and laugh loudly. In a moment, they blurred the drunken eyes of several literati members and were shaking.

"When will the imperial envoy start? In my opinion, I will stay in Xingyuan Mansion for more days. First, it will take some time to allocate people. Second, now in Sichuan... Haha, on the road, it is inevitable that you will encounter some trouble. It is not too late to leave after a few days of calmness...

If you feel bored, there are many good places in Jinzhou. I just sent someone to accompany you to walk around..." Although Chen Zu's face was flushed, he was not drunk in his eyes. Maybe the place next to him would like to send the imperial envoy away immediately, but he hoped that the imperial envoy would stay in Jinzhou for more days.

Zhao Shi was really not in a hurry. Although Qu Shizhao was extremely hateful, what he said on the road was not unreasonable. Anyway, the emperor did not have a specified deadline to return to Beijing, so he nodded and said, "You have to worry about the dispatch of troops. As for what is good and bad, let's forget it. When you arrive in the capital another day, Zhao Shi invites the old man to drink... It's not the time now, so as not to lose the talk..."

Hearing his words, Chen Zu laughed and said, but Qu Shizhao's face froze. No matter how he heard these words, he regretted it at that time. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is at its peak. He is incomparable to his status and status. It should be a time to avoid the edge and fight with others head-on. Didn't you see that the Minister of War is now in a mess? I still can't hold back...

While chatting, a personal soldier from Chen Zu walked in quickly and attached himself to Chen Zu's ear and didn't know what he said. Chen Zu was slightly stunned, hesitated, and then said, "Hurry and invite..."

Then he turned to Zhao Shi and said, "Sir, the judge, come to pay homage to the imperial envoy, but I have to welcome you here..."
Chapter completed!