Lan Ziyi said:

"Zhang Zhongtang is serious, how dare Ziyi blame Lord Zhongtang."

Zhang Mingyue smiled and said:

"Wei Hou's interest in coming this time is not as high as last time, are you still worried about what happened outside the door last time when you recruited talents?"

Lan Ziyi said:

"Where else do I have the heart to hurt my mind about that thing, isn't there something more important now?"

Zhang Mingyue asked:

"What does Wei Hou mean?"

Lan Ziyi looked at Zhang Mingyue and said:

"Now that the ministers of the DPRK and China are flocking to impeach King De, isn't it more important?"

张明岳 says:

"The impeachment of King De by the ministers of the court and the central government is because King De slaughtered the people yesterday, and the ministers are herdsmen of the Son of Heaven, how can they sit idly by and ignore this kind of thing?"

兰子义 says:

"It's obviously a mob blocking the way, and here in the middle hall, it will become King De slaughtering the people."

张明岳 says:

"What a mob blocked the way, when the prince was blocked yesterday, he shouted to kill all these ****, isn't this a slaughter of the people?"

Lan Ziyi's heart tightened, and he also knew that there was Zhang Mingyue's eyeliner in the Imperial Forest Army, but if he thought about it, it was expected, and there was no fuss.

兰子义 says:

"I only know that the people blocked the road because the taxes were too high, and the village was framed for rebellion and killed just by saying a few fair words, and one of his sons and daughters came to stop the car and sue the court."

Zhang Mingyue smiled after hearing this, and also moved his chopsticks to pick up the vegetables, and said while eating:

"Wei Hou, don't patronize and talk, it's better to eat something, and when the food is cold, it won't taste good."

Lan Ziyi did not eat, but said:

"Zhang Zhongtang knows about this."

Zhang Mingyue replied:

"Never."

Lan Ziyi said again:

"This is what the brother and sister who took the lead in blocking the road said personally, because the taxes were too heavy and the people were not happy, Li Zheng said a few fair words and was convicted by Jingzhao Mansion, Zhang Zhongtang really doesn't know?"

Zhang Mingyue sighed:

"Of course, the tax is heavy, how can it be supplied to the front line to fight the war if the tax is not heavy? In the past 20 years, it was first the mountain people in the west, then the islands that were infested by thousands of miles of sea frontiers, and finally the northern Nono with the greatest expense. My Taizheng seems to be prosperous in martial arts, but in fact it is at the end of its strong crossbow, and the treasury is unable to make ends meet every year, and it is necessary to find ways to turn around in order to barely operate. ”

Lan Ziyi almost blushed when he heard this, choked on a sip of wine in his throat, and coughed,

After coughing, Lan Ziyi asked:

"Since it is a war on three sides, why does Zhang Zhongtang want to seize the northern nuo to say something?"

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"Where did I talk about the Northern Army, but I just told the truth. Although the mountain people were ferocious, they were captured in a battle, and although the expenses were large, they were only at that time; Although Daoyi threatened the Kyoshi, they were only a small group of pirates, not even a rogue bandit, and the Eastern Army only wiped them out with a slight reform. Only the northern Nuo Nuo, before the present dynasty was a border trouble, the Taizheng Dynasty has never been stable in the north for two hundred years, and the Nuo Nuo is deeply rooted in the grassland, the strength is strong, not overnight can be exterminated, the Northern Expedition of the Emperor has been fought for almost half a year, the entire north has contributed to the blood transfusion of the Northern Expedition, and the voice of impeachment in the DPRK and China is endless, saying that this is not a category of reckless force. Coupled with the tax system of Taisho before me, and the household registration on the national roster, the cost of maintaining the Northern Army in the war was staggering. ”

Lan Ziyi said:

"Ziyi grew up in the north since he was a child, and the soldiers of the border army were soldiers in wartime and farmers in peacetime, which was enough for self-sufficiency, and most of the military expenditure was for the Ministry of Industry to manufacture equipment, and the north did not spend much."

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"Wei Hou is saying that the military households in the north are enough to support themselves, right? Wei Hou Ke had been in the river **** for a few years to see what the peasants there were doing? Now in Jiangdong, why not go out outside the city and see how the farmers here produce? The soldiers of the Northern Army are divided into fields, but if they really concentrate on farming, how can they practice the skills of going into battle to kill the enemy? I received orders to go out in the middle of the night at every turn, how could I have so much time to work in the fields. It's just that there are a few acres of land to spend time in leisure and to raise children when they are old. Wei Hou has been stationed at the border for a long time, so he naturally understands the life of the border military households, I want to ask Wei Hou Luoyanguan how the military households eat every day, I don't ask you if you have enough to eat, only ask if you have meat? Wei Hou can know that to go south, the people on the fertile field of Pingcheng can only kill pigs to eat during the New Year, usually coarse tea and light rice, to the beginning of the spring when the green and yellow are not received, even pickles can not be eaten, where there is a Luoyanguan military household to eat well. Does Wei Hou really think that the little food in the self-sufficiency of the border army can be self-sufficient? ”

Lan Ziyi recalled that when he was self-sufficient in Luoyan Pass, the soldiers' home food, grain, vegetables, wine, meat, fish and rice were all supplied, and there was no shortage of seasonal fruits, and now when he heard Zhang Mingyue say this, he realized that it had always been the entire Dazheng to provide food for the border army, and Lan Ziyi had always thought that only when the troops were sent to fight would they deliver grain and grass to the northern army.

Zhang Mingyue went on to say:

"There is little rain in the north, even if the yield of fertile land is not as good as the paddy fields in Jiangdong, just to maintain a large number of garrisons for defense, the annual cost is already amazing, but also to build fortresses, set up beacons, but also to tug and see, the consumption is amazing."

Speaking of this, Ming Yue paused and let out a long sigh.

张明岳 says:

"Wei Hou doesn't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, this Dazheng doesn't need silver up and down, and there is no shortage of money there."

Lan Ziyi listened to the embarrassment and said:

"It's unfair for Zhang Zhongtang to say this, Lord Zhongtang only sees a lot of flowers in Bian Town every year, but he can't see the importance of the northern border. If there is no northern army to defend the frontier without forgetting to die, it will have to go south, and once it goes south, the entire Taisho will be ruined, and I am afraid that it will not be as simple as spending money at that time. What's more, now that the north has been completely defeated, there are no two generations who will not be able to recover at all, and the silver will only be spent less in the future, not more. ”

Zhang Mingyue smiled and said:

"Of course, I don't mean to belittle the merits of the Northern Army, but I just mention it and talk about it. Wei Hou is right, now it is no longer a climate, and in the future, it is appropriate to let the Beizhen Military Province save silver. Wei Hou is now in the capital, so he can give the emperor ideas and see how to save the silver in the military town. ”

When he first entered the house, Lan Ziyi was quite imposing, and he originally planned to put pressure on Zhang Mingyue through the matter of the brother and sister, forcing him to tell the truth, but he didn't think that Zhang Mingyue's words not only dissolved Lan Ziyi's edge, but also involved the matter of sharpening the military expenses of the Northern Army, and the most important thing is that this pot actually deducted Lan Ziyi's own head, but he still felt that what Zhang Mingyue said was very useful, and he couldn't get angry.

Only then did Lan Ziyi remember that he had been talking about the brother and sister just now, so he said:

"Although the vitality of the army has been injured, the northern army has also suffered heavy losses, and there is still some time to recover from the aftermath, and now is not the time to discuss saving money. But don't divert the topic, Lord Nakado, what we just said is the matter of the brother and sister suing the royal court, how does Lord Nakado explain this? ”

Zhang Mingyue laughed and said:

"There are too many things in the world, do you want me Zhang Mingyue to explain everything. Since Wei Hou thinks that this matter is suspected of corruption, let the brother and sister come out, call all the officials involved in the case, and go to the lobby of the criminal department to explain the matter clearly. I, Zhang Mingyue, will never let go of those gangsters who are corrupt and pervert the law! ”

Zhang Mingyue said fiercely, and Lan Ziyi stared coldly at the wine glass across the table. For a while, the two of them didn't speak, just looked at each other silently, brewing the next round of wind and rain.

Lan Ziyi put down the wine glass and said:

"Since you have stopped King De's car to sue the royal court, you must give an explanation to the brothers and sisters, and when everything is ready, the court will open to hear the case, and ask Zhang Zhongtang not to shirk."

Zhang Mingyue smiled:

"Definitely, definitely. It's just that the brothers and sisters who took the lead in stopping the car yesterday have all died in the chaos, what kind of trial will Wei Hou take? ”

Lan Ziyi's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, he looked up at Zhang Mingyue, put the chopsticks down, and said:

"It's true that someone was injured yesterday, but the specific death of someone still needs to be verified, where did Zhang Zhongtang get the news? It's not reliable. ”

张明岳 says:

"Is it just hurtful? It was a river of blood. ”

Lan Ziyi replied:

"The mob attacked King De's car and had no choice but to fight back, and the point was stopped, how could it be bloody?"

张明岳 says:

"Even the brothers and sisters who were wronged died in the chaos, and the scene can be imagined."

Lan Ziyi asked:

"Is Zhang Zhongtang admitting that the brother and sister have grievances?"

Zhang Mingyue asked rhetorically:

"Did Wei Hou admit that his brother and sister died in the chaos?"

Lan Ziyi and Zhang Mingyue were stuck, and the study suddenly became tense, and the momentum became tense, and if there was a third party present, it would be embarrassing to death.

Zhang Mingyue took the lead in sighing, looked away and sighed faintly:

"Why do you and I do this?"

Lan Ziyi didn't answer, he knew what Zhang Mingyue was talking about, the last time Lan Ziyi came to the house, the two talked and laughed happily, so unhappy, but this time it became so embarrassing, Lan Ziyi was said by Zhang Mingyue, and his heart was also full of mixed feelings, and a sentimentality welled up in his heart.

Zhang Mingyue went on to say:

"When I saw Wei Hou, I thought that Wei Hou was young and old, and talents were rare, and I wanted to make friends with Wei Hou, so today I invited Wei Hou regardless of the conflict between the courtiers and King De, in order to be able to adjust in the middle and turn the conflict into a jade silk, but I didn't expect Wei Hou You have such a deep hostility. Alas~! ”

Lan Ziyi said slowly:

"I also want to talk to Lord Nakado, but what Nakado does is really chilling."

Zhang Mingyue asked:

"What does Wei Hou mean?"

Lan Ziyi looked at Zhang Mingyue and said:

"The Lord Zhongtang is behind the scenes, secretly instructing the ministers of the DPRK and China to do things for themselves and manipulate the government. Is what Ziyi said wrong? ”

Zhang Mingyue looked up to the sky and laughed after hearing this, and after a long while, he stopped laughing, looked at Lan Ziyi and said:

"It's a secret instigation, well said, I, Zhang Mingyue, have been an official all my life, and finally got to the position of the first assistant, and as a result, I became a powerful minister behind the scenes and listening to the government, no matter what, this is as it should be."

After a pause, Zhang Mingyue said:

"The capital gathers heroes from all over the world, everyone in the temple has their own wishful thinking, everyone wants to benefit themselves, but the matter is there, I, the first minister, always have to think about it, right? So what do I do? Let people listen to me? It's simple, but why do people listen to me? What should I do if there is a conflict between adults? Kill them all? To put it bluntly, I'm just a muddy person, maintaining this mess and holding on to it, I want to take care of the interests of all parties, adjust in the middle, and avoid the intensification of contradictions. When all these things are done, let's think about how to secretly instruct the courtiers. People are not stupid, and the body of 100 pounds will be handed over to me for command? Wei Hou don't listen to the nonsense of those laymen who watch the play, they only see things running, but they can't see why things are running like this, I am standing in the center, but I am just a puppet affected by the interests of all parties, where does the power come from to operate others. ”

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