On both sides of the road leading to Guanlou Village, a lot of stones were piled up, and Pan Mei, who was riding on a horse and preparing to leave, said to Shi Shouxin, Gao Huaide, Cao Bin and a few others beside him: "A few elder brothers, please forgive the little brother for being stupid. At present, the generals in the DPRK who have military power will all go to the local areas to serve in the new year. It is said that Wen Jue should also be one of them, but why did His Majesty leave Wen Jue alone? ”

"It seems that Your Majesty is planning to reuse Lord Wen." Gao Huaide, who was riding on a horse, said casually. These generals went to serve in the local area, and it seemed that everyone was promoted to a higher rank, but in fact they were no different from distribution. Although they are generals, it is said that they should not participate in politics, but at their status, even if they are generals, they are already a politician.

As a politician, as long as you stay away from the center of political power in Beijing, you will gradually be marginalized, until you lose the possibility of rising in your career.

They are both from the military, but their treatment is very different, which is really chilling.

Cao Bin immediately took a few steps forward and said: "Your Majesty is worried that our generals will support their own troops, and they will openly rebel and then become emperors as they did in previous dynasties, in fact, this concern is not unreasonable. From Liang Taizu Zhu Wen to Zhou Taizu Guo Wei in the previous dynasty, even said a big disrespectful word, including His Majesty, they were all military generals.

This has been the case for several dynasties, and this lesson is not profound!

Even the current situation in the country is not monolithic, and the places where we went to serve are close to the jurisdiction of those Jiedu envoys who have not yet entered the capital and face the saints.

Although His Majesty did not want to say that those generals would have a rebellious heart, they used various excuses to refuse to go to Jingmian Sheng, and I have to say that they are suspected of Sima Zhao.

His Majesty asked me to wait to serve in these places, and the purpose of his supervision is self-evident.

This shows that Your Majesty still trusts us and waits. ”

Shi Shouxin reined in the horse, looked back at the Jue's Mansion in the distance and said: "You only know one of them, but you don't know the other, although Wen Jue seems to have stayed in the Beijing Division, it seems that he will be of great use, and the reason why many generals came here today is probably because they saw this."

But have you ever thought about it, only by staying in Jingshi can you better supervise it. People like Wen Jue, once they go to a place, they are a scourge. If he is turned against by the enemy, the consequences will be even more serious. ”

"What Brother Shi said is very true." Pan Meilema nodded in agreement: "Judging from the two counterinsurgency records in Zezhou and Yangzhou, a war wizard like Wenjue must be the object of competition by others. Beauty, money, status, as long as one of them impresses Wen Jue, it will cause a major loss to our dynasty. ”

Seeing that Shi Shouxin and the others stopped their horses and did not move forward, Cao Bin also reined in his horse and said: "What Brother Shi said may not mean this, although the two counterinsurgency presided over by Wenjue seem to have won a big victory. But in fact, Wen Jue is not familiar with how to fight, and the reason why these two counterinsurgents can achieve unprecedented victories.

It can be said that Wen Jue relied on the unprecedented weapon of divine thunder.

As for operations, command, scheduling, etc., to be honest, Wen Jue's performance is only neutral, and it can even be said that it is far inferior to Brother Pan's adaptability to war. ”

"Brother Cao is right, Wen Jue was able to win two counterinsurgency victories, and afterwards I and His Majesty also analyzed that Wen Jue relied on nothing more than two things, advanced weapons and massive money. Without these two things, Wen Jue's tactical level is probably not even as good as the level of a partial general. Shi Shouxin confirmed.

Pan Mei suddenly realized: "Could this be the reason why His Majesty left Wenjue in Jingshi?" ”

"In the war, it may be so, Your Majesty is worried that Wen Jue will be sent to the place, in case you can't see those unruly generals, and cause a big disaster, it will be too late to regret it.

On the other hand, what Brother Pan said is actually not unreasonable, after all, Wen Jue is young and seems to be full of wisdom, but in fact, his heart is uncertain. If he defects to the enemy, even in the war, we are confident that we can win against him........" Shi Shouxin said this, and couldn't help but be deflated: "But when it comes to business, I have to admit that we are really not his opponents."

Just a few years ago, Zhu Fumin, the county magistrate of Kaocheng County, had already reported to Kaifeng Prefecture that this year, Kaocheng County collected a total of more than 258,600 yuan in taxes, of which ninety percent of the taxes were paid by the Wen Mansion. That's the equivalent of two upstate taxes for a year.

This does not include the labor expenses of the Yongxing Army of more than 500,000 yuan.

Now you have also seen that all the roads in Guanlou Village are full of stones, and the cost of buying stones from the people in Wenfu this winter is as high as more than 100,000 yuan.

As for Wen Jue's intentions, His Majesty and I have discussed it for the whole winter, and we are still puzzled, but as far as Wen Jue is concerned, His Majesty cannot let Wen Jue go to the local office.

Because once Wenjue's deployment is disrupted, more than 100,000 pieces of people's fat and people's ointment will completely turn into a pile of worthless stones. ”

Cao Bin sighed and said: "For a general, maybe you don't have to think about the way of business, just seek victory in the war, but for the commander, you must consider it all."

It is impossible to fight all the time in this world, and when the world is stable, if you want to maintain long-term peace and stability, the need for war will be shelved. The status of SynTao will be improved day by day.

When we went to the place, we were actually just making way for the civil servants to start ruling the world. ”

Gao Huaide smiled bitterly and said: "It is really ironic that our generals have to hand over the world to those who only know how to dance and write ink to govern the world. ”

"Senior brother be cautious!" Cao Bin smiled helplessly: "The responsibilities are just different." ”

Gao Huaide sighed: "Well, it's time for me to enjoy the blessings." ”

"I'm afraid that the days I will enjoy will only be for a few years." Shi Shouxin shook his head slightly.

"Brother Shi means ........," Pan Mei grinned. This sentence is really scary, no matter how you listen to it, it has the meaning of a cunning rabbit and a dead lackey.

Shi Shouxin explained: "Your Majesty is a generation of heroes, and now that I am facing the country and have not restored the old view of the Han and Tang Dynasties, how can I put Nanshan on this horse and put the soldiers into the warehouse."

Nowadays, there are the Khitan of the Liao State in the north, Li Tang and Mengshu in the south, and the three Uighurs in the west.

I will wait for the days when I will lead the army to fight in the future. ”

Pan Mei shook her head and said a little pessimistic: "In the past, I was still full of confidence in leading the army to fight, but since the advent of Shenlei, I always feel that this war has undergone fundamental changes. In the past, we used nothing more than the strategies of "The Art of War", ten to encircle it, five to attack it, and to divide it into multiple times, in short, to use superior forces to annihilate the enemy.

But now, no matter how many soldiers there are, the city can no longer be held, as long as there is a steady stream of divine thunder, no matter how strong the city is, it will be breached. ”

Cao Bin nodded and said: "Yes, every time a weapon is updated, it will bring about a change in tactics, before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when there were no catapults, siege warfare was basically filled with human lives."

Later, with catapults, we were able to smash down the walls, so we had to build them stronger.

But now, Shenlei can even shatter solid stones, let alone city bricks. ”

Gao Huaide laughed at himself: "Lord Wen seems to have said before that the war in the future will not be fought in tactics or strategies, but in national strength. To put it bluntly, it is naked money, and whoever has money in the family will win in the end.

Even if you win one game once in a while, it doesn't matter the big picture. In this respect, Wen Jue is much more powerful than us, because he can make more money than us. ”

Pan Mei worried: "But Shenlei, now it is not only in the hands of our dynasty, but all countries have basically mastered it, and we will face big trouble in the future."

If it is really as Wenjue said, then wouldn't Liao be able to dominate the world and be invincible in the world. ”

Cao Bin smiled bitterly: "This is a later story, we are now facing how to fight against Shenlei." According to the news inquired by Wu Desi, our next target: Li Tang, has now taken the lead in loading Shenlei into the army. ”

(End of chapter)