Zhenqian doesn't know much about the first three. He told Shang Cheng that this monk of the Eastern Wa Kingdom has profound Buddhism, exquisite Sinology, and is generous and very good at maneuvering, so he is very famous in the capital, not only the high virtue of Buddhism, but also famous people like Chang Xiu and Li Mu. Yesterday, Zhenqian still heard in the six departments that this great monk of the Japanese Kingdom is here again, and now he is placing an order in Huaibao Li Temple.

Shang Cheng asked: "The real purpose of this person's coming to Beijing, the Ministry of War should know, right?" ”

Zhenqian nodded. Ten years ago, when he came to Beijing three times, he declared his identity to the Ministry of Rites, and he and the king of the Eastern Wa Kingdom at that time both worshiped under the same ordained monk of the Eastern Wa Kingdom, and belonged to the same sect. When he arrived in Beijing for the second time in the 17th year of the Eastern Yuan Dynasty, he also showed his commission as a monk of the Eastern Wa Kingdom and the credentials of the king of the Eastern Wa Kingdom, and was thus edicted by the Eastern Yuan Emperor. He crossed west twice to Dazhao for only one purpose, that is, he hoped that the Celestial Empire would come forward to help the Eastern Wa Kingdom quell the Fujiwara rebellion. Although the matter is not big, it is related to the military affairs after all, so the military department is also involved; As the real man of the left squire of the military department, he naturally knows a little about the inside story.

"What was the opinion of the imperial court at that time?" Shang Cheng asked again.

"Nope." Zhen Qian shook her head. He took a sip of tea and soup, and said, "There are several reasons why the imperial court is reluctant to meddle in the affairs of the Eastern Wa Kingdom. The first one is naturally because of the exhaustion. At that time, the imperial court was planning a conquest of the Turks, and it really did not have the energy to pay attention to a small foreign country. Second, the Eastern Wa Kingdom has never been a vassal state of my Great Zhao, and it is reasonable that our dynasty has no reason to intervene. Since the beginning of the founding of the country, from the time of Gaozu to the present, for more than 100 years, Dongwei has never handed over the letter of state to ask for submission, and its heart of disobedience is obvious; Now that the king of Dongwei has been humiliated by his courtiers, desperate and has nothing to do, then he remembers that the various benefits of my heavenly kingdom are hanging down one by one before he panics, why didn't he come to burn incense earlier? Third, the Eastern Wa Kingdom is thousands of miles away, where does the consumption come from? From Quanzhou to the east, it takes half a decade to arrive; Or go north first, cross the sea from Dengju, then go south along the Goryeo Kingdom, and turn southeast at Goryeo Muju, and you can also reach Dongwa. However, the northern route takes more time, and it is common for those who cannot reach it in a month. This is to increase the number of troops overseas, the time and place are favorable, and I am not there, even if I uphold the righteousness and take advantage of it, there is no hope of equalization. What's more, the sea is far away, and many things such as soldiers, food, and ships are all obstacles, even if we want to fight on behalf of the sky, we can only look at the ocean and sigh. ”

Shang Cheng stroked the tea and listened silently. What he thought in his heart was basically the same as the views of the Ministry of War and the Prime Minister's Office. No matter how much discord between the emperor and the minister of Japan, it is also their housework, as the saying goes, it is difficult for a clean official to decide family affairs, who knows who is reasonable and who is not on both sides of them? Therefore, with the three words and two letters of the first three mouths, Da Zhao hurriedly dispatched troops to suppress it, which is untenable in terms of reason in the first place. If there is no reason to use troops, there will be no support from both the government and the opposition; There was no support, and the chances of winning by three points were lost before the start of this use. In addition, Japan is an island country, and if Da Zhao wants to meddle in Japan and gain a large enough right to speak, he can only use troops across the sea, and this geographical barrier between land and sea is the first objective difficulty that needs to be overcome. What's more, Dazhao was also in constant troubles in China, and as soon as the dispute between the north and the south came to an end, Zhang Pu hurriedly issued a "Complaint on Nuclear Land and Acres", hoping to curb and delay the increasingly fierce land annexation problem, which made people angry and resentful, and Zhang Pu, Zhu Xuan and others were also embattled. In addition, the four sides of Dazhao are not restless, there are Tu Du Ci in the north, there is Nanzhao in the south, and Tubo in the west is stirring up trouble all day and night...... Under such a complex internal and external situation, Da Zhao really didn't have the strength to go to Japan to make trouble.

Shang Cheng kept silent and pondered for a long time, but Zhenqian couldn't accompany him to sit here. At present, Guo Biao has taken over in Longxi, and Xiao Jian has also arrived in Jiazhou, and both places are actively preparing for war, mobilizing troops, inviting generals, and urging grain and ordnance...... All kinds of paperwork flew like snowflakes to the military headquarters, so busy that he walked with wind on the soles of his feet, and he couldn't wait to give birth to three heads and eight arms. If he wasn't really worried that Chang Wenshi would accidentally self-destruct for a while, how could he come to Merchant Zhuangzi at this moment? Now that the words have been made clear and the misunderstanding has been cleared, Shang Yanshan has not misled Chang Wenshi, then he has no reason to sit down. So he raised the sleeves of his robe and prepared to take his leave......

"Commander," a sudden announcement came from outside the door, "among the Marquis of Poyang Valley and He Lang of the Ministry of Rites, there is also a monk named Qiansan, who came to visit. ”

Shang Cheng smiled. When it comes to Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here! He stood up and told Li Feng first, "Invite them in!" Then he said to Zhenxiang, "You sit down first, and I'll go meet them." ”

Zhen Qian also stood up, but said, "There are still a lot of official affairs in the ministry, so I won't bother." I will go out with you all the way, and I will go back when I see Gu Hou's face and confess my guilt. ”

Shang Cheng grabbed him: "What are you in a hurry to go, no matter how busy you are, you are not busy at this moment." What can the military department do? There will be no big war in Longxi this year, and Guo Biao has time to win the hearts and minds of the army. At the beginning of Xiao Laoshuai's disappointment in Jiazhou, the generals with troops in various departments may not be able to know each other thoroughly, and it is even more impossible to fight with Nanzhao for a while. He used his troops heavily, and it was impossible for him to rush into action until his troops were fully deployed, and it is estimated that the real war will be next spring, to say the least......

Zhenqian shook off his arm and couldn't break free, so he had to stop. He smiled bitterly and said, "You are also a person who has led soldiers, how can you not know the truth?" "Xiao Jian and Guo Biao are both newly arriving, even if they have qualifications and military exploits, Xiao Jian is even more of a pillar of the dynasty, but the Longxi Guards and the Southwest Army will not buy their accounts casually, at this time, Xiao Jian and Guo Biao are needed to establish their prestige. Establishing prestige is nothing more than two things, one is food and military salaries, and the other is personnel. Zhenqian is the left squire of the military department, regardless of the matter of money and food, but he must sign for more than five grades, and he also needs to see the transfer of the post of the general who leads the actual army above the seventh grade, if he doesn't nod, Guo Biao and Xiao Jian don't want to use personnel changes to establish their authority. In the past half month, several large stacks of official documents from Longxi and Jiazhou have been placed on his desk, and he is not in a hurry to rush back, is it possible?

Shang Cheng smiled and didn't say anything, just looked at Zhen Qian with a playful gaze: Everyone understands people, why bother to come up with this set of rhetoric? The military department is really as efficient as you say, how can it accumulate such official documents? Apparently dragging its feet. Besides, he is not a commander who has never been a leader, Guo Biao and Xiao Jian's butts are not hot, how can they move other people's seats? Don't look at the official documents in the two places, in fact, it's just a louder thunder, make a show and scare those guys who don't listen to the dispatch to be obedient to me one by one, otherwise the fake can become real.

Zhen Qian let out a long sigh of relief. He was really confused, how could he forget that Shang Yanshan was also an old army leader? Since the plan could not succeed, he stopped pretending to be and sat down again. He simply told the truth and told Shang Cheng bluntly: You Shang Yanshan want to burn glass, so the Ministry of Industry has become a street rat, and you should make liquor at the county level, so Chang Wenshi helped the court lose millions of stone grain; Now that you're a discredited person, who would dare to work with you anymore?

Shang Cheng no longer went to greet the guests, so he sat down with him and said happily: "I have done some good things before, right?" ”

"Really? I don't remember. Zhenqian lowered his head and drank water, "Tell me, let me listen, since the day I met you, what can you do that can be considered a good thing?" ”

Shang Cheng had nothing to say at that time. If you think about it carefully, what Zhen Qian said is really true. It is Sun Zhongshan's ability to defeat Heishui City, Guo Biao's record is to break through the ancestral court, and Yandong's victory is the joint contribution of Ximensheng and Zhang Shao, and he has not done anything great since July last year, except for recuperating from illness to recuperation.

Zhen Qian continued to speak: "So, Zida, can you stop for a while, don't mess around with those things that only cost money but don't see results?" As he spoke, he stopped. He felt that he was talking too seriously; Such words can only be said by the elders and listened to by the younger generations. No matter how good his friendship with Shang Cheng is, Shang Yanshan is also the Shangzhuguo who is also the squire of the military department, and his position is one level higher than him, and it is a bit too much to speak in the tone of an elder. He laughed a little, changed to a joking tone and said, "Look, how do you say that you are also a soldier of the military department, and you can't smash the pot of the military department with the bowl of the military department, right?" Even if I beg you. Or, I'll go back and tell someone about it, and the military department will give you some money to tinker with that sailing method? ”

Shang Cheng laughed, but didn't answer his words, but stood up and went out to greet Gu Shi and them who had already walked to the gate of the courtyard.