Chapter 21: The Imperative (Asking for Recommendations)

The sand grains in the hourglass slipped little by little, and the more King Wei Hui and Wu Ming chatted, the more energetic they became, and three hours passed in a trance. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At noon, King Hui feasted and invited Wu Ming to dine together, although the taste of the food was much worse for Wu Ming, a later generation, but after all, the times are different, there are many dishes that are not available in later generations, or those that have been cherished and protected by later generations, and Wu Ming is also satisfied with what he eats.

The day goes by quickly. At ten o'clock in the evening, the entourage of the eunuch of King Wei Hui came to the new general's mansion with thirty servants and Wu Ming, this mansion is located a mile away from the south of the imperial city, the whole mansion is made of blue bricks, sand and stone and wood.

In this era when the building is still made of earth ramming as the main material, the green brick is a symbol of wealth and nobility, not to mention the common people, even the courtiers who are above the court are many courtiers who cannot live in the blue brick and tile houses.

The tall gatehouse exudes a solemn momentum, an inland river flows slowly in the courtyard, the swaying waterwheel makes a crisp and pleasant sound, and the fish in the water are happily playing and chasing.

"General Wu is still satisfied with this house, and the king said that if General Wu is not used to living there, he can go elsewhere to have a look." Looking at Wu Ming's two eyes looking around, the eunuch behind him reminded softly.

When the words fell, the eunuch deliberately took a step forward and lowered his voice: "Don't hide it from the general, this mansion has been carefully considered by the king, and the others must be worse than this." ”

"Well, thank you for reminding me," turning around, Wu Ming laughed softly: "This place is very much in line with Wu Ming's heart, and please thank you on behalf of Wu Ming." ”

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The sun rises in the east, and the breeze blows through the ears and the crisp birdsong comes to your ears. Another day of pilgrimage is coming.

"Weichen greets the king, my king Wan'an." All the courtiers bowed in unison.

King Wei Hui was still full of spring breeze, and he seemed to be in a good mood, "Zhong Aiqing is exempt." ”

"Thank you." The courtiers stood up in thanks.

At this moment, King Wei Hui's eyes swept over Wu Ming and Hui Shi, who were the leaders, and asked aloud at a glance: "Ladies and gentlemen, from the defeat of Zhao Zhenghan to the defeat of Qi State, and then to today's defeat of the Qin people and the lifting of the siege of Hexi, this matter has been turning in the hearts of the widows, but after talking with Wu Aiqing yesterday, the widows suddenly opened, and the widows will not talk about it today, so let's talk about something." Tell me what mistakes the widow has, what is mediocre, and what is not clear. You can say that no one will be guilty of today's remarks, whether they are true or not. ”

From slapping all the courtiers in the face at yesterday's court meeting, to today's slap on the face of King Hui himself, all this kind of everything made the courtiers a little confused, and most of them naturally bowed their heads and remained silent.

Many people looked at Wu Ming, today's events have changed because of Wu Ming, so he must not be the one who can speak, after a period of silence, it was really Wu Ming who was the first to come out of the ranks, and gave his hand, "Your Excellency, Weichen has a performance." ”

"Wu Aiqing, but it doesn't hurt to say." King Hui nodded with a smile on his face, his expression was very relieved,

"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, the threat of the Qin people is only temporarily lifted, and the three cities of Linjin Pass, Yin Jin, and Shaoliang will not rest for a day if they do not pull out the Qin people. In addition, Zhao Guoji hates when he hangs up, South Korea thinks of the new hatred, and my Dawei seems to be comforting, but in fact, there are tigers and wolves all around, and maybe one day it will be treated as a big meal and eroded.

According to the rough statistics of Weichen, the defenders of various cities and towns plus the Hexi army, at present, there are less than 40,000 soldiers who can fight in our Great Wei. ”

The impassioned words resounded throughout the court.

Expanding the army This is a problem that has been considered when standing on the head of the city of Linjin Pass to defend the city, in this troubled era, if you want to gain a foothold, a large army is indispensable, and today's Wei State does not have an army that satisfies Wu Ming at all.

Expand the army and reorganize the army, rebuild the military pawns, Yang Dawei Xiongfeng, these words all make King Wei Hui feel agitated, how many years, he fought in the south and north for the position of the Great Wei in this troubled era, now with Wu Ming's ability to general, the ambition to fight for hegemony is not far away, this request is almost what King Wei Hui thinks.

"Okay," the king of Wei on the throne almost shouted loudly, "Don't hide it from Aiqing, the widow was thinking about this problem yesterday, the country can't do without an army, from today on, Aiqing can recruit troops across the country on his own, and there is no need to ask for instructions." ”

After a sentence, none of the courtiers present were not surprised, such a major matter as conscription was handed over to Wu Ming, a general, to manage, and he was allowed to command the whole country's soldiers and horses, which simply handed over everything in the army to this general who had only been here for a few days, how could such a decisive decision not make others shocked.

But Wu Ming didn't care about the opinions of other courtiers, and gave his hand again, "Weichen Xie Jun's love." ”

The words fell, and he took a step back and stood in his original position.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what else can you say directly, learn from General Wu, speak up in everything, and be happy." In the chaotic discussion, King Hui's voice was even more joyful, obviously Wu Ming's proposal fell on King Hui's heart.

But in this way, a few courtiers who originally wanted to dissuade conscription could only reluctantly shut their mouths.

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"Alas," Situ Zhuwei in the crowd gently pushed Chen Zhen, with contemptuous eyes, and said jokingly: "Have you heard Lord Chen, the gentleman has spoken first, and Lord Wu is outspoken, let me say it today, why don't Lord Chen say it yet." ”

"Outspoken? Hum! Chen Zhen immediately opened his slightly squinted eyes, squinted at the corners of his mouth while squinting at the past, and let out a cold snort, "Say yes, but who can guarantee that you will slap this king when he is happy, can he smile and tell you that he played well?!"

If Lord Situ is in a hurry, he can talk about it himself, if he is not in a hurry, hehe, wait, someone will naturally say it later. ”

The chatter gradually stopped, and the crowd returned to quiet.

At this moment, the head of the ministers, Xiangguo Huishi, stood up.

"Your Majesty," as Wu Ming gently arched his hand, Hui Shi said in a deep voice: "In recent years, my Great Wei has been conquering for many years, the treasury is empty, the people's livelihood is withering, and the people are miserable. ”

In recent years, there have been many wars in the Wei State, and the grain, grass and people's strength have already reached a critical point, so Hui Shi said at this time that it is indeed an urgent matter to recuperate.

But just now Wu Ming said conscription, and the words were not cold, Hui Shi proposed to recuperate in a blink of an eye, in the eyes of King Hui, these two cannot be implemented at the same time, and it is more agreeable to rebuild the military in his heart.

Where all eyes converged, on the main seat, King Wei Hui nodded slightly, and his broad body leaned back slightly.