Chapter 36: Danger of Soldiers
Fang Zheng said with a cold face: "Be careful when you speak, which girl is as rude as you?" β
"Hmph, what's wrong with me being so rude? You men can be rude, why can't we women? β
"Our man is okay and shirtless, can you?"
"You...... Bastard! β
"Why do you see me when you know I'm a bastard?"
The two had just met and had only a few words before they quarreled.
Feng Qiudao was not embarrassed when he stood aside, and when he saw that the two of them were completely non-existent, he couldn't help coughing twice.
Only then did Changping notice that there was someone next to him, his face flushed, and then he glared at Feng Qiudao viciously: "What are you still doing here?" Why don't you leave when you're done? β
Feng Qiudao was waiting for Changping's words, and when he heard Changping let him go, he quickly disappeared in a flash.
After Fang Zheng fought for a few words, he felt bored, and frowned: "Her Royal Highness Princess Changping, you called me here today just to practice my mouth with me?" If this is the case, the grass people will not be accompanied, farewell! With that, Fang Zheng turned around and walked away.
Changping was anxious at first sight, and it was not easy to see this conscienceless side these days, how could he let him just leave?
"Hey! You come back, I have something to do with you, it's okay if I don't quarrel with you, it's okay to be a man, more careful than a woman, and don't say let me ......" Changping pouted.
Don't let you be so strong, if I really let you, you won't have to go to the house to uncover the tiles. Fang Zheng pursed his lips secretly.
Changping said: "Those princes and ministers, princes and princesses, I have been to the house these days, but there are women in the family, people have said good things for your Ruyu Zhai, they said that as long as you open, the rouge gouache used in the future will be bought from you." β
Fang Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this, this is good, the high-end market of Ruyuzhai is opened, and Changping's ability to do things is good, which is worthy of praise.
Fang Zheng smiled: "Thank you, thank you, in order to show my gratitude, I have decided to give you two boxes of Ruyuzhai fat powder for free every month in the future." After speaking, Fang Zheng emphasized again: "It's free!" β
Changping pursed his lips and snorted, "Are these little coins rare?" Mother...... It's not like I can't afford it. β
While the two were talking, they suddenly heard a shrill voice singing, "His Royal Highness King Fu has arrivedβ"
Then the fat man came in in a hurry from outside, and he couldn't bother to wipe it when he was sweating profusely, and when he saw Fang Zheng there, the fat man couldn't help but say, "Brother Fang, when did you come?" β
"It's not been long since I arrived, what? Not welcome? I'm going to eat at your house today, you kid has rubbed my house so many meals, you have to let me eat back. Fang Zheng said with a smile.
The fat man's face was a little gray, full of worries, and he smiled when he heard the words: "That's good, let's not get drunk today." β
The fat man in Fang Zheng's impression has always been hearty and optimistic, and it was the first time Fang Zheng saw it like today, and he couldn't help but care: "What's wrong with you, fat man?" Is there an old problem with your body? β
The fat man shook his head, his lips twitched a few times, met Fang Zheng's concerned eyes, thought about it a few times, and finally stomped his feet, turned his head to Changping and said, "Mi'er, you go to other places and take a walk casually, I have something important to say with Brother Fang." β
Changping was dissatisfied: "What is the unsightly thing? also put me aside......" After all, seeing his brother's solemn expression, Changping still walked away with interest.
The fat man turned his head to Fang Zheng and said, "Brother Fang, come, let's go to the apse to talk." β
After entering the apse, after the palace maid who was waiting on the side served tea, the fat man waved his hand and retreated, and only the two of them were left in the empty apse.
Fang Zheng was confused now, and he didn't know what the fat man was going to tell him if he was so mysterious.
The fat man took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then spoke: "At noon, I went to the palace to see my father, and I just came back from the palace and heard bad news. β
"What's the news? Hey, wait a minute, if it's a state secret, forget it, I don't want to be killed by the imperial court just after listening to it. β
The fat man smiled bitterly: "It's not a secret, in a few days, it is estimated that everyone in the world will know." β
"This morning the north sent a military report, the Turkic Khan Gu Lu personally led an army of 200,000 last month, invaded the border of our Chinese Dynasty, even several cities, Danzhou, Zhaozhou fell, the Turkic army slaughtered tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians of our Chinese Dynasty, and now Dingzhou has been surrounded, the soldiers pointed directly at Youzhou, my father was furious when he heard the news, and convened the ministers to have a morning court meeting, and the court has not been dispersed at this time, alas!"
Fang Zheng was startled when he heard this: "What? Count cities in a row? And slaughtered tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians? Those generals and sergeants on the border, why did they go? β
The fat man sneered: "Those rice buckets have long been frightened by the Turks, and they didn't even see the face of the Turkic army, so they all retreated. Hmph, retreat, nicely said, it's not an escape. Leaving behind the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, their own lives are more important than anyone else, these cowards! β
Fang Zheng felt a chill, in troubled times, relying on these wine bags and rice bags to protect his life and property is tantamount to a fool's dream, the world is so big, where can I live in peace? He couldn't help but miss his previous life, although it was difficult to find a job and make money, at least it was a peaceful and prosperous world, which was much better than this chaos.
"Isn't there even a single soldier who resisted valiantly? The whole army retreated? Fang Zheng asked unwillingly, in a big country, thousands of Han people, can't you find a bloody man? Fang Zheng's heart swelled with sadness at this moment, and he suddenly felt that he understood Master Chen a little.
"Maybe there is, the military newspaper doesn't say it in detail, in short, the result is defeat, that's a fact. The father emperor asked the civil and military officials who could lead the army to retreat from the enemy, and the Manchu Dynasty had more than 100 civil and military officials, most of whom advocated peace, and only a few people fought the main battle. Hmph, these ministers who eat the king's money on weekdays have such a face at a critical juncture, ridiculous, ridiculous! The fat man had a cold face, and his eyes burst with resentment.
"These **** crumbs!" Fang Zheng gritted his teeth with hatred, "Why didn't your father shoot them all into the wall?" - I mean with a bow and arrow. What's the use of this scum? β
The fat man smiled bitterly: "Killed them all? Who will take care of the government? Who will take care of the money, food, and taxes? Who will mobilize the troops? Can my father do so much alone? Hateful! I want to kill them, but I have to use them. β
"The question now is how to retreat. I can see that my father did not want to negotiate peace with the Turks at all, and after fighting for so many years, even if he often lost battles, his father never had the idea of taking the initiative to negotiate peace. But this time, unlike the previous petty fights, the Turkic army of 200,000, led by their khan, seems to have poured out of the nest, vowing to take down our Hua Dynasty in one fell swoop. The fat man sighed,
"Fatty, does my Hua Dynasty have an elite army? I mean, does the Hua Dynasty have an army that dares to pick up the spear in its hand and fight the Turks? β
The fat man frowned and said: "Of course there are, such as the Shenwu Army, the Shence Army, the Longwu Army, etc., all of which are the elite divisions of our dynasty, there are more than 100,000 of them, and many of the generals in the army are soldiers under the command of General Li Lao back then." However, they are all guarding the capital, stationed in the military camp outside Jinling City, if they are sent out to defend the enemy, who will protect the safety of the capital? What if there is a thief who is not long-sighted and takes advantage of the fire to rob and lead the army to attack the capital? Just rely on the few officials under the Yin of Jinling Mansion? β
This is difficult, if you can't take care of both ends, it is even more infeasible to divide the army, tens of thousands of people to fight 200,000, not enough for people to eat. Now the only way is to watch the Turkic army invade all the way south until they reach the capital, and then pull these hundreds of thousands of people out to fight them to the death.
What else can I do? Do you really have to negotiate peace?
Fang Zheng shook his head in distress, he was also very anxious, one is for the fat man, this country belongs to his family, if his father loses the country, the fat man's life will definitely be difficult, the king of the dead country is actually no different from the dog who lost his family, the country has changed its owner, and the people can make do with it, but these princes and nobles who are out of breath will have a sad day.
Second, Fang Zheng is also anxious for himself and his parents, if the huge family property is affected by a military disaster, the consequences are unimaginable. There are more than 200 people in the Fang Mansion, all of whom have to follow the bad luck, and the lofty ambition of his rich young master and gentleman has become a wonderful bubble?
The fat man glanced at Fang Zheng and said, "Brother Fang, you usually have a lot of ghost ideas, can you help my father think of a perfect solution?" β
Fang Zheng shook his head, the fat man is obviously sick and rushed to the doctor, I am a little rich kid, helping people bubble girls, gambling is not a problem, military affairs, so many treacherous and slippery officials in the court are at a loss, I can have a fart way.
The two brothers sat with sad faces for a long time, Fang Zheng really couldn't stand this low-pressure atmosphere, and got up to say goodbye to the fat man.
The fat man shook his head and said, "Didn't you say that you would drink a piece?" Why are you in a hurry to leave? β
Fang Zheng said: "Forget it, what kind of wine are you drinking, it's time like this, it's better to hurry up and think of ways to keep my family's foundation." I'll have to discuss it with my dad when I go back, and I'll stop the business in the north for the time being. Don't worry, fatty, think slowly, there will always be a way. Alas, this army is in chaos, and I don't know when it will be the end. β
The fat man nodded and said, "Then you go back and make arrangements, I still have to go to the palace to see my father again." Alas, the misfortune of the country, under the nest, there are no eggs......"
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Sorry guys, but today's update is a little late, why? Because there is something happy today, what is it? Hehe, I won't say anything about killing me......
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These two chapters are a bit bland, the plot needs it, and it's not appropriate to mix some light elements into it. As usual, ask for recommendations, ask for collections, ask for book reviews, and give them all to buddies.