Chapter 202: Words of the Heart
Gu Zhirong smiled, immediately collected his expression, and continued: "On July 29, eleven days before the food cut, did General Li remember what happened that day?"
After seeing Gu Zhirong's power, Li Gongzi didn't dare to deal with it casually, he hurriedly opened the account book in his hand again, and turned it carefully page by page. Then, his eyes widened suddenly, and he said excitedly: "Yes, yes, something really happened on this day......
He spoke very loudly, and with a look of joy on his face as if he had discovered a mine. General Kiritsu couldn't help but glare at him fiercely again. As an internal demand officer, he is not clear about the affairs under his jurisdiction at all, and he needs to be reminded by others to find out, and he is embarrassed to show off here.
Li Yu didn't pay any attention to the annoyed gaze of his uncle of General Tong, pointed to the remarks column on the account book with his finger, and said happily and loudly: "It is recorded that on July 29, I went to the market to buy 8,000 catties of pork, 30,000 catties of vegetables and vegetables, and 180,000 ...... of charcoal."
Gu Zhirong intercepted his words: "How to distribute?"
Li Yu was stunned for a moment, suddenly blushed, glared at Gu Zhirong and said, "This is our internal affairs of the Tong Family Army, what does Miss Gu know so much?!"
was glared at by General Tongda, so he had to say: "Of course, it is assigned to the bottom, everyone has a share......"
Gu Zhirong chased after him: "Is it true that everyone has a share, including the sergeants at the grassroots level?"
Sweat oozed from Li Yu's forehead. Of course, he knew where this large sum of material was being spent. If not, why didn't he feel that life was difficult at all in this day of food shortage?
Gu Zhirong looked at Li Gongzi, who was sweating profusely due to embarrassment. chuckled: "If General Li can't remember, then let me tell you what?"
"Let him say it himself!" General Kiritsu almost roared.
I had never seen my general's uncle make such a big fire, and Li Yu's legs were weak. glanced at General Tong in horror, and his voice shook involuntarily: "Press, according to the practice of previous years, according to the level of the rank, arrange the percentage, and then in the name of heating resources." Divide the purchased quarters and distribute them to the upper ...... of the generals' palaces"
"Heating?" Gu Zhirong sneered, thinking of the officers and soldiers who had just been treated for him. In such a harsh winter, it can only be torn clothes, under the harsh buckles of the imperial court, as a domestic demand officer, he ignores the suffering of the low-level sergeants, but instead oppresses the hard-working border sergeants even more. Come to think of this. She felt a surge of anger rise in her heart.
"It turns out that under the rule of General Tongda, military discipline is so lax! The indifference to his subordinates is unheard of! The sergeants below have no food to eat and winter clothes cannot protect themselves from the cold, while the generals and officers at the upper level are thick and brocade, and they wantonly receive heating funds and entertain guests. Sitting around the stove, General Tong is such a ruler of the army. What an eye-opener. ”
Gu Zhirong said fiercely, leaving no room between words.
"Thinking about the time of General Tongda, it was so prestigious, brave and invincible, the generals worked together, the generals took the lead, shared weal and woe with the sergeants, were deeply loved by the majority of sergeants, widely supported by the masses, General Tong was crowned with the title of the victorious general, and the Tongjia army was also praised as the victorious division because of the fear of the enemy. And now, looking at the current appearance of his army and the living difficulties of the surrounding people, General Tongda, ask yourself, can you still afford this title, and can the Tongjia army afford this praise? Also, where is the pride of General Tongda back then, and the iron-clad will of the Tongjia army to resolutely defend the country?"
Gu Zhirong's words flew towards General Tong like a sharp blade, and the latter's face suddenly turned red. He tried to refute, but he opened his mouth and couldn't say anything.
Li Yu was already stunned. He looked at his uncle of the great general, since the great general was powerless to refute, then what else could he say? He subconsciously shrank back and flashed behind General Tong.
The young master didn't seem to expect Gu Zhirong to suddenly attack General Tong, and after being slightly stunned, he looked at General Tong, who was embarrassed, and then looked at Gu Zhirong, who was angry for no reason, but he didn't speak, his body didn't move, and he looked at the two who were fighting with interest.
After Gu Zhirong was angry, he felt that the resentment suppressed in his heart had dissipated a little. Turning her head to see General Kiri, who looked embarrassed, she suddenly felt a little regretful.
In fact, the sloppiness of the Tongjia army in the past ten years cannot be said to be the responsibility of General Tongda. Chen Bin offered beauty, and then received the emperor's favor, which led to the increasing rejection of General Tong, which was once a great blessing to the emperor and was greatly relied on by the emperor, it cannot be said that it was not a heavy blow.
Under such a blow, self-exile, self-degenerate, indulgent corruption in the army, get by, and allow the subordinate generals to oppress the people, it is still understandable from a reasonable point of view, but from a legal point of view, it is intolerable to heaven and earth.
How can a sick and weak army, a division that is not respected and loved by the people, be able to subdue the enemy for thousands of miles, and how can it be able to resist the enemy outside the border? If the common people rely on such a decadent army to defend the country, then it is better to take up a hoe and sickle and fight against the attackers.
Gu Zhirong eased his tone and said, "General Tong, I know that you have your difficulties, so it is understandable that the Tong family army will become as lax in military discipline as it is today......
Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by the young master: "There are no extenuating circumstances, the army has its own rules of the army, there are not so many prevarications of this kind and that, and there are not so many excuses that can be easily obtained!"
Everyone didn't seem to expect the young master who spoke out at this time, and his tone was even more stern, and they couldn't help but be stunned.
The young master is still in a plain and flat tone, but there seems to be an innate deterrent in his words, which makes people dare not mention the spiritual response.
The surrounding soldiers, who are usually afraid of General Tongda, are only one person, but now seeing this person's aggressive voice, they can't figure out his origin for a while. Seeing that the always conceited General Tong was in front of him, he actually lowered his head with red ears and guilt, and the expression on his face was shocked and frightened, so how dare this cadre and soldier speak out, they all lowered their heads to listen to the training.
In Gu Zhirong's opinion, the atmosphere can't help but be a little weird.
In the silence, only the voice of the young master continued: "What the common people want is not an army with loose military discipline, but a strong army that can go to the battlefield on the outside, hard as a stone, and a strong army outside the enemy's country, and a strong army that can be peaceful inside, pacify the people, and save people and the people in the midst of fire and water." The common people will not be in awe of your Tongjia army because you are favored by the emperor, and they will not show even a little sympathy to you because of your self-exile, and the iron hooves of the foreign countries will not retreat because of your frustration. Is it really at that moment of life and death that you will remember the armor on your body and regret it a little bit?"
The words were said lightly, and it was like a boulder weighing tens of millions of catties, weighing heavily on the hearts of every general present. The generals and officers present were not without battlefield pride, and when they heard these heart-wrenching words, they all bowed their heads in shame. (To be continued......)