"It's almost noon, it's rare for Lord Wen to come to the barracks, how about I invite Lord Wu to dinner. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

In the face of the historical celebrity Wen Tianxiang, Wu Shaogang still showed respect, although it was said that in the capital at the moment, his Wu Shaogang's fame was far greater than that of Wen Tianxiang.

"I don't dare to go down, I came to urge the Feng Army barracks to come down, firstly, to visit Commander Wu, and secondly, I didn't understand some things very well, so I came to ask for advice, so this matter of eating will be exempted."

Wu Shaogang was a little angry, he couldn't imagine Wen Tianxiang was such an attitude, this is obviously a thorn, lack of turnaround, no wonder in the officialdom, Wen Tianxiang has been repeatedly excluded, almost not very serious officials, until the Southern Song Dynasty was about to perish, only at the critical moment to serve as the right prime minister, privy envoy, on behalf of the Southern Song Dynasty court to negotiate with the Mongolian army.

Wen Tianxiang's bones are very hard, which is recognized by history, but many times, just hard bones are not good.

Wu Shaogang sighed a little, I don't know why, Wen Tianxiang's influence in his mind suddenly became a little low.

"Since Lord Wen thinks like this, I can't influence it, so please ask Lord Wen to enter the barracks to talk, but there is one thing I need to remind Lord Wen, the barracks are different from other places, you must abide by the rules after entering, if there is presumptuous behavior, even if Lord Wen is a writer and a professor of Xianjingfu, he will be punished."

Wen Tianxiang looked at Wu Shaogang, just nodded, and did not answer.

Wu Shaogang turned around and walked towards the gate of the barracks, with Wen Tianxiang following closely behind.

In the huge barracks, there was silence, and everywhere was clean and tidy, and you must know that there were more than 10,000 sergeants stationed here.

Wen Tianxiang's expression slowly became solemn, but this solemn expression did not last long, and soon a suspicious look appeared, and it continued until the Chinese military tent.

Wu Shaogang had to meet with officers at and above the rank of deputy general in the army every three days in the Chinese military tent to inquire about the situation in the army and listen to the reports of many officers.

Wu Shaogang waved his hand and motioned for many officers to wait outside the Chinese military tent for the time being.

Entering the Zhongjun tent, on the desk, there are three dishes, one meat, one vegetable and one soup, and the rice in the wooden barrel is placed next to it.

This is Wu Shaogang's lunch, as long as he is in the barracks, the lunch is like this.

Wu Shaogang looked at Tan Mazi who was following behind him.

Tan Mazi lowered his head and didn't look at Wu Shaogang.

This must be Tan Mazi's arrangement, it is said that there are guests in the barracks, and the matter of eating must be postponed, otherwise it will be rude to the guests, but knowing this, Tan Mazi still arranged for the sergeant to bring lunch, which shows that Tan Mazi is very unaccustomed to this Wen Tianxiang, and thinks that Wen Tianxiang is deliberately here to find fault.

In front of Wen Tianxiang, of course Wu Shaogang would not reprimand Tan Mazi, on the contrary, he also wanted to take this opportunity to suppress Wen Tianxiang's arrogance, or let Wen Tianxiang understand some principles of dealing with people.

"Lord Wen, I'm sorry, it's like this in the barracks, it has its own rules, when it's time to eat, you have to eat, up to me, the commander, down to every sergeant, it's like this, sometimes there are too many things, and there is a situation where things are discussed while eating, which makes Lord Wen smile."

Wen Tianxiang was originally very angry, obviously when he entered the barracks, he was going to talk to Wu Shaogang, who knew that there was food in the Chinese military tent, what did this mean, didn't Wu Shaogang know basic etiquette. But Wu Shaogang's simple words forced his anger down, and the army has its own rules.

"If Lord Wen doesn't eat, let's eat together."

Wen Tianxiang hurriedly waved his hand and spoke.

"I'm not hungry here, didn't Commander Wu say just now, you can discuss things while eating, and there are still many officers waiting outside, and I don't want to delay Commander Wu too much time, when Commander Wu eats, I'll talk about today's intention."

"Then I will be wronged by Lord Wen."

Wu Shaogang was no longer polite, took the bowl and added his own rice, and began to eat in a big gulp.

Wen Tianxiang was about to speak, but he saw that Wu Shao was just focused on eating, and it was difficult to speak.

A vinegared cabbage, a Dongpo meat, and a bowl of egg soup are very ordinary meals, Wu Shaogang eats very fragrant, and there is no waste at all, which makes Wen Tianxiang extremely surprised, he originally thought that Wu Shaogang, an officer who was suddenly promoted to a high position, must be very particular about life and even extravagant, this kind of people have one thing in common, they have suffered a lot before, or their family background is not very good, and when their own circumstances change, they all have the mentality of making up for it and enjoy it desperately.

But Wu Shaogang in front of him doesn't seem to be like this.

In just a few minutes, Wu Shaogang had already picked up the egg soup and began to drink it in a big gulp.

Wen Tianxiang blinked, looked carefully at the table, the vinegared cabbage and braised pork were all eaten, there was nothing left, and there was still some rice in the wooden barrel.

When Wu Shaogang put down the soup bowl, Wen Tianxiang's brows stretched slightly.

"Lord Wen, I haven't spoken before, are you thinking that I'm eating, you are the lord of the court, when the court and the middle of the court are deliberating, there will be no such situation, otherwise you don't know how to etiquette, but the army is different, just imagine, if you fight on the battlefield, it is difficult for the other party to leave you time to eat, so race against time to eat, nourish your spirit, is the rule that must be followed, the sergeant on the battlefield, all the time between life and death, but there is not so much leisure, I can't have so much attention and etiquette, and if I take these aspects into account before the war, I'm afraid my life won't be saved. ”

Wen Tianxiang nodded again and again, there was no way to refute it at all.

"What Commander Wu said is that the affairs in the army are not very clear, and those who do not know are not guilty."

"You can't blame Lord Wen, the troops stationed in the capital, some of them still pay attention to the rules in this regard, after all, they have to contact with the adults in the court, if they don't know such rules, wouldn't they be looked down upon, according to my opinion, this can be regarded as following the customs, and it is quite helpless, I am the same, if I am no longer in the barracks, I also need to pay attention to a lot of etiquette."

Wen Tianxiang's face was slightly red, how could he not understand the meaning of this.

"Okay, it's far away, what does Lord Wen need to say, just say it."

Wen Tianxiang was obviously a little hesitant, but after gritting his teeth, he still spoke.

"I came here today, I don't know something, and I want to ask Commander Wu."

"Lord Wen, please speak, I will listen to you."

"The armies of the front division of the palace, the armies of the guards and horse soldiers, and the armies of the guards and infantry divisions have all started training, and it is said that this is the practice of learning the urging army of the palace front division, in fact, it is also the practice of learning the commander of Wu. . . ."

"Lord Wen, correct it, this is not to learn from my approach, this is a decision made by the front division of the palace."

"Whether it is the front division of the palace or the urging army, it doesn't matter, I think that the army does need training, but training can not become a form, let alone a means of collecting money, in recent times, military spending has soared, the household department is a little unbearable, and complains again and again, some do not understand, it is difficult to train the army, it will require a lot of expenses, without the support of these money and food, it will not be able to train, and by extension, without money and food, the army will not be able to kill the enemy. . . ."

Wu Shaogang shook his head slightly.

Wen Tianxiang is right, the training boom that is emerging nowadays, there are too many cats in it, the Song Dynasty court, the situation of not being corrupt is very rare, the officers who control the real power in the army are corrupt to the extent that they have no scruples, some are reaching out to the outside, and some are extending their hands to the inside.

However, these things, just by Wen Tianxiang, even if he shouts his throat, or even puts his life on the line, it will not help, no one will care about the shouts of an eight-rank official, the emperor will not care, and the court will not care.

There is no solution to the chronic problems in these aspects of the Great Song Dynasty.

Wen Tianxiang's conduct is indeed very good, he dares to boldly raise these questions, and he doesn't care about his own gains and losses, but unfortunately Wu Shaogang is not optimistic about Wen Tianxiang at all.

There is a kind of scholar who has a very hard bone, adheres to principles, will not compromise at all, and will not turn around, even if he takes his life, he must persevere to the end, such a scholar is the best to do a lifetime of learning, and it is also feasible to criticize the authorities, but he cannot enter the officialdom, once he enters the officialdom, such people are destined to have a lifetime of ups and downs, their good wishes cannot be realized, they are tortured, and many times they will do good things into bad things.

Such people don't know what the timing is, they can't tolerate a little sand in their eyes, and when they encounter injustices, they will come out, and as a result, they will be suppressed, and the problems they want to solve will be delayed.

Wen Tianxiang should belong to this kind of person, and he is not suitable to enter the officialdom at all.

According to historical records, Wen Tianxiang was Jia Nidao's protégé, but it didn't take long for him to start ridiculing Jia Nidao in the court, so that he was suppressed many times, and his official road was extremely bumpy.

"Lord Wen, there is one thing I want to tell you, without grain and grass, the army really can't fight, the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved, this is the basic requirement of warfare, do you know what the biggest threat in the army is, not the strength of the other party, nor the unusually difficult situation, but the lack of food, no matter how strong the army is, once there is a lack of food and grass, the sergeant has no food to eat, and begins to starve, then this army will completely collapse, not to mention fighting, it will not be able to stabilize itself."

"As for the many matters of training that Lord Wen mentioned, I don't know these situations, I am concerned about the affairs of the urging army under the front division of the palace, and the rest of the things have nothing to do with me, and I have no authority to care, if Lord Wen suspects that there is a cat in this, he can investigate on behalf of the imperial court, and severely punish him after he finds out."

"I've said everything I need to say, there are still a lot of things to deal with in the barracks today, if Lord Wen has no other matters, then I will retire temporarily."