readx;?readx; Chapter 445: Conscience and Morality, Persistence and Renunciation

In other words, this Princess Yunluo is really 'nothing to do', even if this society is patriarchal, who can still have male power over her? Qin Lei thought disapprenously. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Don't just hum and chirp, you can also make a statement?" Yun Luo Gongism said indignantly: "Actually, it's not that women are riding on men's heads, but at least you have to respect women, who didn't give birth to their mothers?" ”

"Well, yes...... Who said that women are inferior to men! After a fierce ideological struggle, Qin Lei made up his mind that more things are better than less things, and less things are better than nothing.

Princess Yunluo really turned her anger into joy, and asked in a loud voice: "Why is it not as good as a man?" ”

"Ah......" Qin Lei smiled bitterly and said: "There are many heroines who also take credit for the country, and killing the enemy for the country is to produce heroes and sages from generation to generation!" He spread his hands and said, "This woman, what point is she inferior to a man?" ”

Listening to what he said rhymed, and it was very pleasing to the ear, Princess Yunluo smiled and said, "That's great, let's go, I'll invite you to eat dog meat." ”

"Okay, where are you going?" Qin Lei responded positively.

"There is a big black dog in the Weiguo Mansion, I have been paying attention to it for a long time," he said, licking his lips and said: "One black, two yellow, three flowers and four white, this big black dog is the best in dog meat!" ”

"This ...... Autumn is dry, princess, this season is not suitable for eating dog meat, it will pimple. "Wei Guogong is the Shangzhu State Zhu Hongjun, this old guy has always been eyeing Qin Lei, if it weren't for Emperor Jingtai, I'm afraid he would have been arrested and stewed soup a long time ago. For this benevolent brother, it is better to stay away.

Yun Luo was really frightened by the word 'pox', and said, "Then let it live for two more days...... After speaking, she said excitedly: "Let's go hunting, shall we?" I'm going to say goodbye to my girlhood with a booming safari! ”

"Huh? What era will it be? Qin Lei asked puzzled.

"Post-Girls' Generation......" Princess Yunluo put into practice what Qin Lei taught her.

Qin Lei thought about it for a while, nodded and said, "When?" ”

Princess Yunluo scratched her chin as smooth as jade and said: "Three days later, I will watch the stars at night, and the rabbit's tail is yellow that day, which is the most suitable for hunting." ”

Qin Lei responded with a smile, and at this time, the female official sent by the eldest princess to find it also arrived, and Princess Yunluo winked at him and said, "Death date, see you or disperse!" ”

Qin Lei nodded with a smile and waved goodbye to her.

Back at the mansion given to him by Emperor Jingtai, it was already dark, Le Buyi was waiting for him to eat, Qin Lei washed his hands, and as soon as he sat down, he saw the pieces of paper on the table.

"Arrived?" Looking at the piece of paper, Qin Lei said happily.

Le Buyi nodded and said with a smile: "They arrived two hours ago, and they just translated it." "Being in Chudu, there are many eyes and ears around, in order to avoid leaking secrets, the information from the north is only sent once in ten days, and it is encrypted with a password.

didn't care about eating, Qin Lei picked it up and read it word by word, and said with a smile while reading: "Mr. Guantao is good, our palace is going to make a profit for the first time this year!" ”

Le Buyi took a sip of rice porridge and said: "Yes, this fiscal year is expected to have a balance of 1.3 million taels of silver, and I do have the talent to assist the slaughter." ”

Qin Lei nodded, and said with deep feelings: "Mr. Guantao has worked hard for me, and he is really the first hero. As he spoke, he was attracted by the next piece of information, and said happily: "The first phase of Jingshan City has been completed, three months earlier than expected." ”

Le Buyi said with a smile: "Originally, it was expected that the outer main defense would be completed in fourteen months, but it only took nine months!" As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Qin Lei and said, "This is His Highness's capital." ”

Qin Lei gritted his teeth and smiled: "Hehe, I have to tell those boys to guard it for me." "With that high point overlooking Zhongdu, no one dares to use force with him easily...... Even if the military strength is inferior to others, as long as the canal is stuck, you have to be blinded if you have great ability, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of troops who threaten Zhongdu at any time.

"Good! The third quarter training subjects of the Jingshan New Army were completed, with a compliance rate of more than 90% and an excellent rate of more than 20%, which completely exceeded expectations! At present, the morale of the whole army is high, and they are recuperating to meet the first phase of the military exercise in mid-October. The good news came one after another, so that Qin Lei's mouth couldn't close: "This group of boys, it's really enough to hurry up!" The thin piece of paper carries sweat and even blood, but more than that, it is the joy of the harvest, which makes him unable to reach it and yearn for it.

After a long time, he withdrew his gaze from the piece of paper, and Qin Lei burned the piece of paper on the candle while laughing and said: "Rice, rice, I want to eat his three bowls today!" ”

Shi Dang hurriedly served white rice to Qin Lei, he really had a great appetite, and after eating three bowls, he patted his stomach and said, "It's full!" Then he and Le Buyi went to the yard for a walk, and the two of them picked up some relaxed and happy chats while walking, and when they returned to the study, Qin Lei stretched out his hand and said, "Take it." ”

Le Buyi smiled bitterly and said: "This habit of the prince is really good, it does not affect appetite or digestion. As he spoke, he handed out another piece of paper from his sleeve, Qin Lei's latest rule, as long as it is not urgent, it is not allowed to report bad news before the meal, and it is not allowed to be within two moments after the meal.

"In order to pretend to be a miracle doctor, I don't read a lot of medical books," Qin Lei took the piece of paper and said with a smile: "Now I am half a doctor, and this truth is still understood." After saying that, he cast his eyes on the piece of paper, and his face suddenly became gloomy.

Correspondingly, there are three pieces of bad news:

First, Emperor Zhaowu wantonly fought against the same party in the court, and the current court meeting has a trend of one word, and Qin Lei irons such as Koji Yanwu and Qin Shouzhuo have basically been hollowed out, but they have been in office for too short a time, and there is no reason to remove them for a while, but according to this trend, at the end of the year at the latest, the key positions such as the scholars of the Taihe Temple and the secretary of the Ministry of Officials will be replaced.

Second, Emperor Zhaowu promulgated the 'Decree on the Examination of Local Officials Above the Fifth Grade', ordering the Inspectorate to comprehensively evaluate the political performance, integrity, and morality of local officials above the fifth grade across the country, and the results were divided into three grades, with the superior promoted to one level, the middle one remained unchanged, and the inferior one degraded to one level. The big evaluation has been launched at the end of September, and the entire Daqin region is silent, lest it will affect itself.

Third, the border troops of Qi and the Zhengdong Army had their first confrontation, and the Qin army killed more than 100 enemies and lost more than 80 people, which can be described as half a catty and eight taels, and no one took advantage.

In the candlelight, his angular face was obscure, and it took a long time to withdraw his gaze from the piece of paper, and said to Le Buyi with worry: "The mountain rain is coming, and the wind is full of buildings." ”

Le Buyi nodded, and said in a deep voice: "In fact, the first two can be seen together, the first is to purge central officials, and the second is the so-called 'assessment of officials above the fifth grade', which is to purge middle and senior officials above the local prefect." In short, in the central region, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish, it's that simple. ”

Qin Lei's eyebrows furrowed into a concave shape, and he sighed: "How to deal with it?" "The wings that have been painstakingly woven can't be cut by Emperor Zhaowu in one go.

Le Buyi smiled and said, "The answer is on the third one." Said with a happy smile: "As the so-called God helps me, even God can't see that an honest person like you, Your Highness, has suffered a loss, and directly helped you solve the problem." ”

Qin Lei looked at the third article for a half before muttering: "Hundreds of people died on both sides...... The fact that so many people can be killed and injured in an ordinary friction means that the eastern border has reached a precarious point, and a big war is imminent! ”

"It won't be so fast," Le Buyi shook his head firmly and said: "It's cold early in the north, and it's hard to stretch your iron armor as soon as you enter November, so the two sides can only have this level of friction before the year, and the real war won't start until next year, but this winter, Daqin will be very busy." ”

"The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first!" Qin Lei suddenly said: "This war is related to the fortune of the country, and I expect to have about 400,000 troops participating in the war, so we need to prepare at least 600,000 stone grains and grass in advance, and transfer 200,000 people." ”

"That's right," Le Buyi said with a smile: "The two southern provinces have always been large households for the allocation of grain and grass, and this time we have to allocate at least 400,000 stones. In this case, even if His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry to shuffle the cards, he will not dare to move the officials of the two provinces. ”

Qin Lei nodded, agreeing with Le Buyi's opinion, and handed the piece of paper to the lamp to burn. Looking at the orange flames, Qin Lei said faintly: "I have basically figured out the old man's thinking. ”

"Let's talk about it." Le Buyi said with interest.

Flicking his fingers to dust off the ashes on his hands, Qin Lei said with a slight mockery: "He wants to let the boss fight against the water, help him win the big military exercise, win the command of the eight forbidden armies, and then all the forbidden armies will march eastward, together with the second army in the east, with an overwhelming advantage in troops, and start a main duel with the Qi State, and strive to win this war in one go." ”

Leaning back in the chair and clasping his hands in front of his chest, Qin Lei smiled and said: "For this war, I can guess what he is thinking: he believes that the reason why the Great Qin army will not be able to defeat Zhao Wuyi is because the people are not aligned and they can't use their strength in one place. But this time, he has become a veritable commander in chief of the three armed forces, at least a small victory is still no problem. ”

Le Buyi chuckled: "Then he can return to the dynasty with a righteous class teacher, and defeat the prestige of the world's number one general, and drive out the army of Li Hunya, Qin Lei, Huangfu Xianla, Xu Ji, and so on. ”

Qin Lei nodded and sneered: "Whoever regards war as child's play will be punished by it!" If the old man is allowed to walk alone, Daqin will lose this battle! ”

"But there's nothing we can do." Le Buyi said almost cruelly: "The authority is in his hands, what he says he wants, Daqin must do what he wants." ”

"Do your best to listen to the destiny of heaven," Qin Lei closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, and said softly: "Tomorrow I will attend a banquet to entertain the envoys of the Qi Kingdom, so try to make peace with them." ”

"We must return to China as soon as possible," Le Buyi said solemnly, "At this juncture, we can't leave the main battlefield for too long." ”

After being silent for a long time, Qin Lei said softly: "You go down first, let me think about it again." Le Buyi didn't ask again, and said softly.

Blowing out the candle, Qin Lei hid himself in the dark, he already had a plan in his heart, but he was very disgusted with his idea this time, and he actually wanted to use an innocent friendship! But his lovers, friends, subordinates, and allies are all looking forward to his early return, and time waits for no one! If he misses this opportunity, he doesn't know that the Year of the Monkey will have a second coming.

On one side of the scale, his conscience is placed, and on the other side is everything but his conscience, and the two ends are constantly swinging, and the choice is so painful, especially for a person who has never violated his conscience, this first time, it is really difficult...... Even though there are thousands of reasons, I still can't let go.

When it was dawn, Shi Dang came in and told him to get up, only to find that the prince was still sitting there motionless, and he called a few times without responding, so he had to withdraw lightly.

But he heard Qin Lei's voice hoarse and said in a low voice: "Three days later, Princess Langyu asked me to go hunting on the outskirts of Beijing, the opportunity is fleeting, you can prepare." ”

Shi Dang's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said in a deep voice: "I understand my humble position!" Then he turned around and went out, and consulted with Mr. Le about the escape route.

Looking at his departing back, Qin Lei smiled self-deprecatingly, and said silently: "Actually, the moment I blew it out and grabbed it, I had already made a choice, sitting like this all night, just to make my heart feel better." After saying that, he got up with difficulty, moved his sore hands and feet, and pretended to be relaxed: "Next time I violate my conscience, it may be easier." ”

Making this decision, he brought an innocent and energetic innocent girl closer to the unpredictable danger, which may not be a big deal, but it made his inner torture finally break out.

Le Buyi had already reminded him that as a king, he must be ruthless, black-handed, and thick-skinned, if he can be the most ruthless, blackest-handed, and thickest-skinned, then he will not be far from reaching the top. Le Buyi believes that in terms of the thickness of his skin, Qin Lei is impeccable, and even exceeding; As for the black hand, he is also outstanding and more than enough, but his heart is not ruthless enough, and he can't do it without recognizing his six relatives and turning his face against people, which is his biggest weakness...... Emperor Zhaowu had apparently recognized this and made full use of it...... Just once, he almost threw him into a situation from which he could never recover!

Qin Lei already knew this shortcoming, and he was really struggling...... On the road to the pinnacle of power, is it really necessary to give up conscience and morality? What is the point of all this if you reach the top and become a loner, without any conscience or morality in your heart?

He doesn't know, he really doesn't know, as a professional soldier who doesn't read much, he can't draw energy from the true knowledge of the sages, he must use his own experience to experience and feel, this road is destined to be full of thorns and forks, and if you choose this road, you must face more difficulties and even dangers!

But, because of this, when he truly comprehends, his heart will be stronger and stronger than anyone else!

"It's good to be covered with thorns! It's far away! I always have to find my own way! I don't want to repeat someone else's choice! Clenching his fists tightly, Qin Lei roared in a low voice.

Come on! Qin Lei!

On the day of Shenshi, accompanied by the old man who looked like a signboard, Qin Lei, the king of Longwei County of Great Qin and the king of Zengshou of Chu State, boarded the royal car rewarded by Emperor Jingtai and drove towards the palace. And in different directions of Shenjing City, the dignitaries and nobles of the Chu State also set out one after another, heading in the same direction, for them, this is just another feast, except for being drunk and jealous, there is nothing unusual.

And for Qin Lei, this is war! Although there is no smoke of gunpowder, it is also related to the national fortune. Sun Tzu said, 'Go to the army to conspire, and then fight for the enemy,' he has no authority to fight, so let's fight for the Qin State.

All for Daqin!