Kang Zijiao is just over 20 years old, from a poor family, without any reasonable background and backers, but he is proud of his talents, so his popularity is not very good. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

He was on the high school list last year, and rumors said that he should have been the champion, but because of a little stroke mistake on the paper, he missed the leader, and there is another theory, claiming that the champion has already been decided, and the examiner picks a bone in the egg, and demotes Kang Zijiao to second place.

In any case, Kang Zijiao is famous and has attracted more attention than the champion.

What made him even more famous was that not long after the list was released, he wrote a 10,000-word book to the emperor, pointing out the country and commenting on the courtiers, as if he was the future prime minister.

The book of ten thousand words was not only sent to the emperor, but Kang Zijiao also left a copy for others to copy, and anyone was welcome to come to the door to debate.

There were really good people who came to the door, and they all came home.

Kang Zijiao became more and more proud, and therefore became more and more unpopular, and in the same year, the Jinshi had been sent abroad to become officials, at least he could go to places like Hanlin Yuan and Guozijian to live temporarily, but he had been waiting for the ministry and had not been appointed for a long time.

Han Ruzi's impression of this person is not particularly good, he has read the book of ten thousand words carefully, and feels that there are too many exaggerated words in it, Kang Zijiao spread the book of ten thousand words around, which made Han Ruzi dislike, he did not take Kang Zijiao during the last hunting tour, and this time he also hesitated many times before listing it as a consultant.

Kang Zijiao is good at speaking, as long as he is present at every meeting, others can hardly interject, so Han Ruzi rarely summons him and never talks alone.

Han Ruzi wanted to make an exception, and felt that since he could tolerate Nan Zhijin, he might as well give Kang Zijiao a chance.

Han Ruzi made some arrangements, summoned five advisers, including Kang Zijiao, and gave them a task on the spot to debate with Huang Pugong, the general of the building boat.

This is not a court dispute, it is more casual, Han Ruzi sat behind the desk, two eunuchs and two guards stood behind him, and others gave stools, but everyone preferred not to sit, which was not only imposing, but also respect for the emperor.

Huang Pu Ping'an came back for only one day, he still hasn't changed into his armor, his waist is slightly rickety, no matter how he looks like a slave who came out on business, the five people opposite are very young, four of them were born as jinshi, and the other person gave up his civil service and joined the military a few years ago, and he is quite famous in the army.

Huang Pugong bowed to the emperor and explained his thoughts in more detail, "The last general has been begging for a living on the sea all the year round, and has been to the Nanyang area, where he has seen products from all directions, including silk and paper from the Great Chu, as well as all kinds of treasures from the extreme west, which shows that the sea route is passable. When the last general was on the island, he was locked up with several Western merchants, and they heard that the gods and ghosts had gained momentum in recent years, and had occupied large areas of land in the west, and many royal families were forced to flee to the sea. The gods and ghosts Da Shan Yu therefore ordered a ban on ships, and anyone who docked burned the ship and killed people, leaving no room to live, thinking that he could starve the fugitives at sea to death by this method, which showed that he did not know that there were many small countries on the sea, let alone that the sea could communicate with Dachu. I know but the enemy doesn't know, and I can launch a surprise attack. ”

Kang Zijiao, who usually loves to debate the most, was unusually today, standing aside without squeaking, and an adviser spoke first: "How long does it take to go to the West by sea?" ”

"A few months if the wind is down, and if you count the stopovers and recruiting crew, it will take at least a year, maybe two years."

"Safe on the way? I heard that the sea was treacherous, and less than half of the ten ships went to sea safely. ”

"It's not that exaggerated, seventy or eighty percent of them are, if the ship is big enough and the leader is experienced, there will be basically no problems."

The skeptic shook his head, "How experienced is a group of pirates who have been to the South China Sea as far as the South China Sea, but they are going to the West?" ”

"There are not many sailors who run rampant from east to west, but they will not be interrupted by looking for guides all the way, merchant ships can go, and sailors can also go."

Another person stepped forward and said, "If it happens, how many people is the general going to bring?" ”

"There is no need to use the imperial army, just some ships and holy decrees, if it is human, there are thousands of pirates, and if you recruit some more on the way, it should reach seven thousand to ten thousand in the end."

"It will take one to two years, maybe longer, but less than 10,000 soldiers will be able to land on the shore, if the gods and ghosts are really as powerful as the legend, what can this person do?"

Huang Pugong smiled slightly, "Soldiers, sophistry, in front of the emperor and you, I tell the truth, when I get to the sea, I have another set of rhetoric, the small country of Nanyang thinks that I lead 100,000 troops, and when I go to the extreme west, the people over there will think that I have thousands of warships and hundreds of thousands of soldiers. ”

The third person stepped forward, "That's not right, the general said at the beginning that he was going to make a surprise attack, and now he wants to bluff again, wouldn't the gods and ghosts be prepared?" Maybe they will also set up a naval army to wait for work and wait for the general to throw himself into the net. ”

"It's still the same sentence, soldier, treacherous, my side is ready for all kinds of preparations, and I will adapt to the situation on the battlefield."

The fourth man spoke: "The pirates are all outlaws, belonging to different gangs, and the general is a general, and he has been captured by pirates, how can he serve the people and take them all the way to the extreme west to start a war?" ”

"I'm a pirate." Huang Pugong straightened up slightly, with a smile on his face, he knew that this matter would be mentioned sooner or later, so it was better to say it himself, "Your understanding of pirates comes from rumors, but I have experienced it myself. If there is anyone who is most similar to a pirate, it is not an army, not a scoundrel, but a merchant. Merchants are profitable, pirates are also profitable, don't believe the rumors of how brave and ferocious those pirates are, real pirates only fight the weak, the less dangerous the better, unless the profit is enough, they will not take risks easily. ”

"General Huang wants to lure him with profit? But the court will not give you anything but ships and names. The advisor glanced at the Emperor, believing that this was the case.

"The ship is not important, the name is enough, the status of Great Chu in the South Seas is quite high, similar to the Western Regions, General Deng can form an alliance of countries, and so can I."

Kang Zijiao finally spoke, "It's different, the Western Regions is between the gods and ghosts, Da Dan Yu and Da Chu, the two powers are competing, and the Western Regions will inevitably suffer from it first, so I am willing to provide soldiers and food and grass to General Deng." The countries of the South Seas are far away from strife, as General Huang said, the gods and ghosts may not even know that there are so many small countries on the sea, and the countries can stay out of the matter, why should they help the general? ”

Huang Pugong was asked, hesitated for a moment, "The situation over there in Nanyang is not clear, you can talk about it then." ”

"Improvised?"

"Yes, improvisation."

"It sounds like General Huang is going to gather a group of pirates, take the emperor's holy decree, under the banner of Da Chu, swagger around the sea, and if it is done, he will go to the western sea to take a turn, if it doesn't work, he will 'beg for a living' in the South Seas, advance and retreat, and Da Chu has no way to take this 'water army'. If it is done, the general will build a miraculous feat, but if it is not done, the infamy will go to Dachu. ”

Huang Pugong is also a person who abandons literature and martial arts, he is not stupid in his mouth, but he is not strong in the face of Kang Zijiao, his face is slightly red, and his voice is low, "This ...... When you are fighting a war outside, you must first trust the general, and if you don't believe it, it's useless for me to say anything. ”

"The imperial court has to trust the general, and the general has to work hard to gain the trust of the imperial court, and the lone army is thousands of miles away, why should the general win the trust of the Great Chu court?"

"Uh...... How did General Deng of the Western Regions win the trust of the imperial court? Huang Pugong asked rhetorically.

"After General Deng's famous family, although he is outside, his relatives, friends and family are all in Dachu, so he is trusted."

"It's difficult, I'm just a person, I don't even have distant relatives, but those pirates can't be controlled, so I have to follow them myself - or else the court will send another general, and I will serve as a deputy general to assist him, how about it?"

"The pirates are all your people, even if the imperial court sends ten generals, what can it do? It's not up to you to say it? ”

Huang Pugong was speechless, thought for a moment, and turned to the emperor, "The words have come to this, there is nothing more to say in the end, everything can only be decided by Your Majesty." ”

Han Ruzi didn't know much about Huang Pugong, and he couldn't say whether he trusted or distrusted, but he really didn't want to let a general go and go on an expedition with an unpredictable future.

"I'll be here today, and we'll talk about it another day." Han Ruzi didn't make a decision, but there were some things that he needed to make up his mind immediately, the Great Chu Navy was surrounding the pirates at sea, whether to attack or retreat, and the emperor needed to give an order as soon as possible.

Han Ruzi decided to let the pirates be scared for a few more days.

Everyone retired, and Han Ruzi left Kang to correct himself.

Kang Zijiao performed well in the debate, and others had nothing to say about this award.

"Don't debate, Kang Qing will talk about his thoughts." Han Ruzi said.

After all, Kang Zijiao is a Confucian student, pays attention to etiquette, and his posture is perfect, and he replied: "General Huang is taking risks, and if Your Majesty sends General Huang on the expedition, he will also be taking risks." ”

"Oh? What am I risking? Will General Huang betray and destroy the reputation of Da Chu? ”

Kang Zijiao shook his head, "At present, there is indeed a god and ghost in the extreme West who is fighting against the countries, and he has also sent envoys to Dachu to provoke. However, it is unknown how long this Da Dan Yu can hold out in the West and whether he will attack Dachu in the east. In the wilderness, the heroes rise and fall, and the gods and ghosts are not the first. If there is really a war in the future that threatens the survival of Dachu, then the sea expedition is Your Majesty's foresight, and it is also General Huang's miraculous feats. This is Your Majesty's adventure, the enemy is strong, Your Majesty is strong, the enemy is weak, Your Majesty will be very embarrassed, and the final result does not depend on Your Majesty and General Huang, but on the gods and ghosts. ”

Han Ruzi was also speechless, and said with a smile: "Kang Qing is reasonable. ”

Han Ruzi raised his hand slightly, and the eunuchs and guards behind him understood the meaning, and bowed down and exited the tent one after another.

The Emperor sits upright.

The debate just now was just a test, and Kang Zijiao passed, and the real challenge has just begun.

The minister has a ruthless and accurate "three moves", and Han Ruzi wants to listen to how a role model who has never been an official can deal with it. (To be continued.) )