Chapter 235 The Heroes Aim to Expand the Territory

Li Yilao hurried home, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and sat in the chair panting.

What happened today made him ten times more tired than the military drills he had to do every day.

Zhiniang was shocked when she saw him like this, her husband was strong and heroic, although he was a little ambitious, but he was not a person who easily showed his weak side.

"What's wrong?" She asked as she grabbed a towel to wipe his sweat.

"It's not a famous hall made by the envoys of the Jin Kingdom and Goryeo!" Li Yilao scolded: "Grandma, you actually bought the thieves to sneak into my artillery barracks, the dog's miscellaneous pieces, the courage is not small, even Huo Guangliang's little rats don't watch, and it is impossible for them to break into my heavily guarded barracks!" ”

"If that's the case, why are you still like this?" Weaver Niang smiled: "It seems that they have succeeded." ”

"You don't know how difficult it is to deal with the aftermath, today I have re-arranged all the sentry posts, summoned the captains to give lectures, and I have to deal with the yin and yang weird guys in the Ministry Division - these thieves and birds almost didn't ask me if I accepted bribes from Goryeo and Jinren."

Now the staff department also shares some of the duties of investigating the dereliction of duty and collaborating with the enemy, which is also Zhao and Ju to make up for the shortcomings of Huo Chongcheng's secret spies.

"Lang Jun has worked hard." Zhiniang heard nothing more than this, and smiled slightly: "This is also the right move, who let the slave Langjun take charge of the world's sharp weapons for the Son of Heaven!" ”

Li Yilao patted her hand, this is a habit of Zhao Youju, and he also learned it unconsciously. Yu Zhiniang's comfort made him feel relaxed, and he had a good wife at home, like a treasure.

"Li Er hasn't come to make trouble again in the past few days, right?" He asked.

"No, after the Son of Heaven gave the plaque, he never came."

"How are your sisters doing these days?"

The husband and wife chatted without saying a word, and the weaver girl was full of tenderness, and she only felt that such a seemingly ordinary day was still enjoyable.

Li Yilao's military affairs are busy, and the artillery not only needs to have the same training as ordinary soldiers, but also has to learn many disciplines such as arithmetic and overall planning, and those who arrive at the Great Song Army School for training are all local military generals. To deal with these guys, Li Ye's various methods come in handy again, not to mention what kind of small black house or the like, even the penalty running circle has also made these arrogant generals lose weight three times.

"Big official, there are people outside asking to see you." While he was talking about the interesting things about the training of the generals, suddenly the servant came.

"Oh?" Li Yilao was a little surprised, he didn't have a good relationship, and after asking clearly that the two of them were A, he invited them to the hall to meet.

A moment later, he saw these two officers, both in their thirties, and their faces were full of admiration when they saw his Guards uniforms. It is no wonder that compared with the military robes of the rest of the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, the uniforms of the Guards are not only easy to wear, but also heroic and majestic, and more importantly, this represents an unprecedented military achievement since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty.

"The last general, Meng Hui, the word Puyu, has seen Instructor Li!"

"The last general, Hu Shida, the word is righteous, I have seen Instructor Li!"

Although Li Yilao was only twenty-four or five years old, a few years younger than them, Zhao and Ju had an edict when they set up the Army Military Academy, and the military academy only talked about the dignity of teachers and students, regardless of age, so they were still very simple when they saluted Li Yilao.

Li Yilao hurriedly saluted, he performed a standard military salute, which was also clean and neat, and then hugged his fists: "Two generals, please sit, please sit." ”

At this time, Meng Heng's reputation has been revealed, he went out with his father at the age of 22, and at the age of 26, he was appointed as a county lieutenant for his merits, when today's son ascended the throne, he was appointed as a soldier and horse in Xiazhou and patrolled the city, because of the instability of his father's posthumous army, he was appointed as the commander of the Zhongshun army and the fifth deputy general of Jingxi last year. Hu Shida also served as the commander in Jingxiang, and like Meng Hui, he was a future from his father's expedition and a real fight. According to Zhao and Ju's plan, it should be to clean up the two Zhejiang and Huaibei first, and then involve Jingxiang, Sichuan and Shu, but Shi Songzhi's matter made him have to advance his plan.

Meng Hui and Hu Shida were the same batch of people who were transferred to Beijing to enter the army officer academy for training, and the two of them looked at Li Yilao's guard uniforms and were very envious, Meng Hui said: "I heard that Instructor Li personally laid down a fire and thunder array in Taizhuang's victory, and the artillery showed its might, so the last general came to visit as soon as he entered Beijing, and he came abruptly, and asked the instructor to forgive his sins." ”

"I don't like to hear this, we are all military soldiers, and we have to learn from their civilian officials!" After nearly a year of tempering, Li Yilao also knew how to deal with these martial artists, and said in a rough voice: "My surname is Li, my name is Laos, Your Majesty gave me the word, and the two of you will call me Li Guozhi, and it is not in the school, so there is no need to call me an instructor." ”

Seeing that he was refreshed, Meng Hui and Hu Shida both had a good impression, and Meng Hui smiled and said: "The last general originally thought that if you play this thunderbolt artillery well, you won't be a sour person dragging mud and water, and you really have the style of a martial artist!" ”

He went on by the way, Li Yilao smiled, but he was a little unhappy in his heart, obviously, this Meng Heng was a little conceited, and he was still very unconvinced by his instructor. Hu Shida is a little honest, his father Hu Zaixing is a generation of brave generals, and some people compare it with Yang Zaixing, the general under Yue Fei's account.

"Neither of us has ever seen a cannon, but I've heard that it looks like a large flamethrower, I wonder if Li Guozhi can let the two of us meet the artillery drill in advance?" Meng Hui said again: "If you are fortunate enough to be promised, the last general will be invited to the Heroes Club!" ”

Li Yilao smiled dumbly, shook his head and said: "It's not that the junior brother refuses, just last night, there was an accident in the artillery battalion, and the envoys of Goryeo and the Japanese State bought adultery to sneak in, but fortunately they didn't succeed. ”

"Wa Koryo?" Meng Heng scolded: "These countries of Yuer are so rebellious, Your Majesty can destroy their country when they are angry!" ”

"Your Majesty has expected this, so he sent someone to keep an eye on them." Li Yiguo smiled meaningfully.

Li Yilao has also heard of these generals, and knows that they are all from the land of Jingxiang, and many of them are colleagues or generals of Shi Songzhi, who raided his home because of rebellion some time ago. Most of them, after more than a year of training, will be placed in idle positions, and it will be impossible for them to lead troops again in this life.

After Meng Hui and Hu Shida said goodbye, Hu Shida said with some complaints: "Puyu, I'm afraid you're self-defeating!" ”

"You don't understand." Meng Hui smiled: "This time it's just a gesture, Shi Songzhi's fight has made us so miserable, if we don't make this gesture, how can we get into the eyes of these sons of heaven?" Sooner or later, you have to leave an idle job to retire, and now there are saints and warriors, it is the opportunity for you and my generation to expand the territory, so that you can go back to your hometown to guard a few acres of fields, are you willing? ”

Hu Shida glanced at him, but did not answer.

"I've been watching for the past two years to see what our Son of Heaven can do, and now I can see that this Son of Heaven is different from any Son of Heaven since the Great Song Dynasty! Under his rule, the time has come for our warriors to raise their eyebrows! Meng Heng pointed to the north and said awe-inspiringly: "The Central Plains has great rivers and mountains, who can recover them?" It's none other than you and me! Some of the world's territories are territories, and some are countries that are not subject to subordination, who can cut them down? It's none other than you and me! ”

He said it arrogantly, and Hu Shida couldn't help but be enthusiastic, just waiting to meet him, Meng Heng smiled suddenly: "But that's in the future, now...... It is said that the little lady of Lin'an Hugging Sword Camp is in the world, let's go to the drunken beauty knee first! ”

Lin'an City Imperial Road is not allowed to gallop horses, can only take a car, so they called a carriage and directly said that they were going to the sword camp. The coachman looked at their military robes, and said with a smile: "The two generals were transferred from the local area to the capital to be promoted, I'm afraid I don't know the rules of this Lin'an City, if you go to the sword camp in this dress...... Inevitably, you have to eat military sticks. ”

Meng Heng was stunned: "Is there such a thing?" ”

"The Son of Heaven has set up six disciplines and nineteen rules for the Lin'an garrison, one of which is that you are not allowed to wear military uniforms to do things that insult the military style, and this is to go to the Fengyue place in a military robe......" The coachman shook his head: "Investigate it carefully, don't say that the two generals, even I, the one who sent the two forward, will inevitably be responsible." ”

"Brother Meng." Hu Shida glanced at Meng Heng.

Meng Heng was slightly unwilling in his heart, he was a little lustful, after a little silence, the coachman saw that the two of them didn't get in the car, so he said a little impatiently: "Do you want a car, if you don't want it, the villain still has to find business, and the family relies on this chewing, which is really not delayed." ”

"Let's go back to the station." Hu Shida didn't wait for Meng Heng, he got into the car by himself, and Meng Heng had to follow.

Outside the city of Lin'an, in order to accommodate the generals of the various armies transferred to Lin'an, there is a special military post house, and the generals who come to report will be sent here after reporting to the military department. Meng Hui had no choice but to get into the car, the carriage ran briskly in the city, and the shops on both sides of the royal street flashed by the two of them, they looked left and right, and they only felt dizzy.

"It's no wonder that some people say that there is heaven and Suzhou and Hangzhou, and this Lin'an is really prosperous." Meng Heng praised: "It is worthy of being the place where the Son of Heaven is stationed." ”

"In the early years, when Shi Miyuan was in power, how could he be so beautiful." The coachman has been talkative since ancient times, and the coachman pouted and said: "Thanks to the blessing of today's son, we people have some surplus food and money, and we can buy some fresh things for our wives and children. ”

Meng Hui and Hu Shida exchanged a look, and Meng Hui smiled: "Ben will come from a remote place, and the news is not very well-informed, you should come and listen." ”

"It's just some stupid people, confused by Shi Songzhi, the Son of Heaven set up a persuasion industry, they lost their land and didn't go to the persuasion industry, but they started a rebellion as soon as they were provoked. It is also generous today, and if you only send them to Mayi Sulu, you will kill them all, and it is also the grace of heaven! The coachman said without a stubble, and then scolded again: "Countryman, I don't know - two generals, the villain is not talking about you, but about those fools in Huating Mansion." ”

He couldn't tell the real inside story, but his hatred for Shi Song's gang was from the heart, which was related to the criticism of large and small newspapers in Lin'an. After the Huating civil uprising, Zhao Youju reorganized the newspaper industry in Lin'an, intensified propaganda, and supported the "Great Song Times Weekly" and other newspapers that advocated innovation in terms of capital and manpower, and now the "Weekly" can be transmitted to Chengdu five days after its publication with the help of the transportation system of the steamship China Merchants Bureau and the reformed military station system, at least in the field of propaganda and public opinion, the Great Song Dynasty's control over the country is unprecedentedly strong, and although the opposition within the system still exists, it has been compressed to only exist in Chuzhou. And even in Chuzhou, there is only one "Jianghuai Guowen" newspaper that still has some influence, this newspaper was originally run by Zhen Dexiu, but now Zhen Dexiu himself does not publish much articles in the newspaper to promote science, only the rest of the science masters are still sparing no effort to advocate science, and occasionally see Zhen Dexiu's articles, most of them are explanations and defenses of the reform policies launched by the imperial court. Zhen Dexiu's articles published in "Jianghuai Guowen" are mostly discussions on some local policies, as well as countermeasures for practical problems.

In this case, the news that the people come into contact with is that the Son of Heaven is dedicated to serving the people, which is a temporary loss of interests, and it is also the inevitable and painful pain in the midst of innovation, and the Son of Heaven is benevolent and benevolent, and will compensate for the loss of these interests in other aspects.

If anyone was still skeptical, the newspaper printed on a board the newly built factory dormitory outside Lin'an City, as well as the collection of landless peasants who had moved from the surrounding area, the current factory workers. Because these reports have names and surnames, they have substance, rather than empty truths, especially some short things in parents, which make those who hear about it feel cordial, so it is easier to accept. Everyone can feel that the life of the people around them has changed for the better, if not immediate, but they can see the prospect of getting better, so everyone feels that they have hope and are willing to work for it.

For the small people of Shengdou, it is enough to live, and possibly live better. The Chinese people turned out to be simple, and there was no need for so many tricks.

"The Son of Heaven is not only far superior to the first emperor in martial arts, but also the way of civil governance, and Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xiaozong are afraid that they are also inferior." Meng Heng whispered in Hu Shida's ear.

Talking about the first emperor was a big taboo, the two of them have always been close, and they only dared to bite the root of their ears, but the tips of the coachman's ears were like porters in the imperial city of previous dynasties, and his mouth was wide and tight: "This general is right, since the founding of our Great Song Dynasty, there is no emperor who can compare with our Son of Heaven who is brave and benevolent. You say, thanks to the blessing of the Son of Heaven, our days are much better, and the little people can't share their worries for the Son of Heaven, so they can only pray for the Son of Heaven to bless the sky, some time ago the little prince, the two generals don't know, we haven't been so lively in Lin'an City for more than 100 years, that is, the villain, I also took a day off business, bought a car of explosions, and put it from the end of the Royal Street to the other end of the Royal Street! ”

"Is there such a thing?" Hu Shi Daqi said.

"Not only that, in those few days, all the Taoist temples near Lin'an Zuo that were more effective were all people who prayed for the Son of Heaven, the concubine and the little prince and the little princess, and the mother-in-law of the villain's family worshiped seventy-two temples in a row!"

Meng Heng's heart moved again, the Son of Heaven was heroic and benevolent, and he won the hearts of the people, and the revival of the Great Song Dynasty was just around the corner. This made his heart of merit more eager, in such a promising monarch His Royal Highness as a military minister, recovering the old is not a merit, opening up the territory and spreading the prestige outside the territory, it is the true character of a hero!

"Dayi, what do you think?" Thinking of this, Meng Hui pushed Hu Shida and asked.

"Born at the right time, born in the world, my generation of martial artists, it is really a great blessing." Hu Shida said word by word, his expression was serious, but his eyes were shining, and it was obvious that he was also as excited as Meng Heng.

"Drunk to pick up the lamp to see the sword, dream back to blow the horn company camp ......" The two talked about it, and Meng Hui even slapped the carriage with the sword body, leading the singing, and the song gradually drifted away on the Lin'an Royal Road, slowly dissipating. In the lively city of Lin'an, such singing is only a small part of it, and some people on the street hear it and stop to listen, and some people seem to be unconscious.

Note 1: Meng Heng's character Puyu is a historical fact, and the character Hu Shida has never been found.