It was a bit cold in the morning, and Feng Haohan, who had just woken up, couldn't help but wrap up an extra coat.
He patted his somewhat groggy head and asked, "Has there been any news from Star City?"
The delicate voice sounded from nowhere.
"General, I have just woken up. You haven't washed yourself yet, how could you know this?"
hehe.
Feng Haohan reacted, shook his head with a smile, and went straight out of the bedroom.
While I was having breakfast, there was a gentle knock on the door outside.
"General," the guard's voice sounded, "Wang Dalong is back."
Feng Haohan was startled, and the soup he was about to put into his mouth almost spilled on his clothes.
"Ask him to wait in the meeting hall. I will go there immediately after breakfast."
"yes!"
meeting hall.
Wang Dalong, whose name sounds like a tall and imposing man like Gu Datou, is actually a thin middle-aged man with a smile on his face and a habit of hunching his waist.
As soon as Feng Haohan entered the meeting hall, he stood up quickly and said, "General!"
"Sit down! Are you alone?"
"Yes! General, you know that the little one is very nimble." Wang Dalong smiled and nodded, "The other brothers are still in Xingji City. Knowing that the general is anxious, he asked the little one to come back and report."
"Very good." Feng Haohan was very satisfied.
He sat down on the main seat and said, "Then let's talk about what you found."
cough.
Wang Dalong cleared his throat.
"General, according to intelligence gathered from various sources, His Highness the King of Qin has recently begun reviewing memorials and handling state affairs in the imperial study on His Majesty's behalf."
"Really? That's great." Feng Haohan perked up, and then couldn't help but punch the palm of his left hand with a loud bang.
As a legion general, his duty is to lead troops to fight and defend his country.
But the battlefield is too dangerous. If you are not careful, you may be seriously injured or even die like Xiao Yun in the fortress.
Therefore, it is better to show up and wander around in front of His Majesty or His Majesty in the future. This is the key to maintaining wealth and glory forever.
But in everything there is good and there is bad.
Although it is safe to avoid war, Yunchui's calendar stipulates that the lintel or title of generals will be lost after three generations.
If the Feng family doesn't work hard to win military honors like Uncle Zhongyong's family, they will soon be removed from the high sect of Xingji City.
"General," Wang Dalong raised his eyes and carefully glanced at his excited master, "Although His Highness King Qin has been approving the memorial, he is not doing whatever he wants. It is said that the Grand Master and the six ministers have been watching."
"It doesn't matter." Feng Haohan waved his hand indifferently, "His Highness is the first to manage state affairs, and he is not very proficient in some affairs. The Grand Master and the Six Ministers are here to help avoid making any mistakes. This is a necessary transition."
"His Majesty also came here like this."
Wang Dalong nodded, "But when I inquired about it, I heard a piece of information related to us. It is said that the Secretary of the Ministry of War suppressed it."
"Ministry of War?" Feng Haohan glared, "Don't be hesitant. If you find out anything, say it quickly."
"Yes, yes." Wang Dalong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, "General, didn't a large fleet of Japanese pirates appear in the East China Sea? The East China Sea barrier has not yet returned to Baekje. I heard that a minister recommended that our Central Army Corps send troops to resist
Japanese pirates."
"However, Master Guan, Minister of War, seems to have been opposed to this proposal. And the Japanese pirates at sea don't know when they will come ashore to kill, burn, and loot. Therefore, His Highness is in a dilemma now."
"What is Guanyi trying to do?" Feng Haohan was a little angry.
War is dangerous, and Guanyi's objection to the deployment of their central army seems to be exactly what they want.
But who are Japanese pirates?
Those are just barbarians from the depths of the East who have never seen the world.
Because their homeland was destroyed, they had to cross the ocean to Baekje and Unchuidonghai to try to grab some territory to make a living.
According to the custom in previous years, Japanese pirates usually avoid Yunchui's elite soldiers and generals, sneak ashore, grab some things, and run away.
It can be said that they are a group of shady rats.
Whether they are compared with the Xiliang people who grew up on horseback in the west and are brave and good at fighting; or the Beixiong people in the north who are tall and hairy and as strong as an ox, they are not worth mentioning.
Even compared with the small countries in the south that have been at war for many years, it is quite inferior.
In this way, the enemy might be so frightened that more than 100,000 men from the Central Army Corps marched majestically to the east coast that they would not dare to go ashore.
Military merit can be said to be easily obtained.
As a result, he was stopped by Guanyi?
"If we don't mobilize our central army, who will Guanyi look for to resist the Japanese pirates?" Feng Haohan sneered, "Do we just rely on places like Mo Canghai to prepare garrison troops?"
Although he said this, his eyes had already raised to the top of the map.
That is the location of Beihai Customs.
"General," Wang Dalong coughed lightly, "according to my brothers' inquiries, Guan Shangshu seems to be referring to the soldiers of Zhennan Pass."
"Zhennanguan?" Feng Haohan opened his eyes in disbelief.
He quickly looked down the map.
But before Feng Haohan found Zhennanguan, Wang Dalong had already stood up and walked to the map.
"General. Nanfeng was destroyed three years ago, and Zhennan Pass has been moved south to Huchou Pass. The map of the council hall has not been updated yet."
After saying that, he rummaged through a pile of debris.
I quickly found the new Yunchui Empire territory map issued by the Ministry of War two years ago and hung it up.
Feng Haohan ignored these and was just a little aggrieved.
"Guanyi must be mentally ill."
Whether it is the old or new Zhennan Pass, the distance from them to Huayang County is farther than that of the Beichuan Pass or the Central Army Corps, and much further. It can even be said that it is further than the detour from Baekje to the Beichuan Pass and then down.
"Guan Shangshu means that the Zhennan Pass army has strict discipline, is brave in combat, and is proficient in both land and water warfare. They can resist and even counterattack the Japanese pirates' invasion from both sea and land."
Hum hum.
Feng Haohan sneered.
"Guanyi prefers the distant place rather than the near, and I'm afraid these are not the only reasons."
He glanced at Baekje at the top of the map.
"The East China Sea Barrier made a big mistake in Baekje. Lu Fuhai neglected his duties and neglected to take precautions. He was attacked by Japanese pirates and destroyed a large number of ships. Later, he lost the prodigal prince of Qi."
"Among the five major border guards in Yunchui, the East China Sea Barrier is the only one that the Ministry of War has a say in. Therefore, Guanyi will find a way to protect Lu Fuhai no matter what."
As he spoke, his eyes fell on the Beiquan Pass on the map.
"Speaking of which, Beiquan is the closest. And like Zhennanguan, it is also connected by land and water. As long as weapons and baggage are loaded onto the ship, you can reach Dinghai Wharf in Huayang County in less than two days.
"
"But who is Huang Shitao? I don't need to tell you, everyone knows."
cough!
Wang Dalong coughed slightly and nodded with a strange expression.
Among the wealthy families in Xing Ji City, the name "Lie Di Huang" is really well known.
It is said that during a banquet held in the palace city, Emperor Changxing bent down for unknown reasons. Huang Shitao beside him immediately fell to the ground without hesitation to show respect...
Such people watched blankly as Xingluo and Xiao Gang were fighting in Baekje, and they could get some military glory just by sending troops out.
But Huang Shitao remained unmoved and remained motionless in Beiguan.
It can be said that ten against ten do not seek merit but seek no fault.
Therefore, it is estimated that unless Emperor Changxing personally orders it, Huang Shitao will not be able to move his butt.
Presumably Guanyi was well aware of this, and that's why he didn't propose to go south from Beihaiguan.