Chapter 383: The Suspicion of the King of Liao

"Lord Wang, we don't talk darkly, Lord Wang came to He Tengxiao today, after all, it's not as simple as playing chess for fun. Pen % fun % www.biquge.info" He Tengxiao said.

He Tengxiao didn't believe that Song Yude would be such a boring person, and it was as simple as finding him out just to play chess for fun. Playing chess for recreation is only a secondary part of it, and Song Yude should have more important things to do when he comes out this time.

"General He, he is really a smart person." Song Yude said, "Playing chess is only part of it, don't hide it from General He, stay in Liaodong for a long time, back to Jingshi City, Ben Wan is not used to staying, I always feel that it is more interesting to stay in Liaodong, in Liaodong, at least I can train soldiers and horses, and share worries for my brother, but in Jingshi City, I can't do anything, Ben Wan can't always train soldiers and horses in Jingshi City, sometimes, this king even feels that Jingshi City is like a cage." ”

Playing chess with He Tengxiao is also a reason for Song Yude's pastime, as Song Yude himself said, he was indeed suffocated in Jingshi City, and Jingshi City was really a prison cage for Song Yude. You can't do anything but eat, drink, and be merry.

Purely about eating, drinking, and merrymaking, Jingshi City may be a paradise for those princes who are like the walking dead. But it's definitely not Song Yudeok's paradise. For Song Yude, who wants to do something, it is more appropriate to describe him as a prison.

"So the prince wants to return to Liaodong?" He Tengxiao said with a smile.

"I want to think about it, but whether I can return to Liaodong in the end depends on the emperor's intentions, the emperor can let this king return to Liaodong, this king can return to Liaodong, the emperor does not let this king return to Liaodong, this king can only stay obediently in Jingshi City." Song Yude said.

Song Yude's personal freedom is now not in his own hands, but in the hands of his brother. After Song Yude said this, He Tengxiao also felt that Song Yude was quite pitiful, as a prince, he didn't even have the most basic personal freedom of his own, perhaps, this is the biggest sorrow of people in this era.

He Tengxiao smiled and did not answer Song Yude's words, these words were not what he should answer.

"I heard that your judgment of the situation has always been very accurate, is there such a thing?" Song Yude asked He Tengxiao.

He Tengxiao was stunned, and then replied: "What is the matter, it's just nonsense outside, if Teng Xiao is accurate in judging the situation, why don't you judge when you will be promoted and make a fortune?" ”

He Tengxiao is not serious, he is not disgusted with Song Yude, but it does not mean that he can say anything to Song Yude, after all, Song Yude still has a sensitive identity: the prince of Da Zhao. In view of Song Yude's identity, He Tengxiao is still more conservative in front of Song Yude. Although Song Yude once helped He Tengxiao when he was in dire need of help. Helped him through the crisis.

"You are so bold that you dare to say that Governor Peng is spreading your words outside." Song Yude didn't have a good air, Song Yude knew that because of his sensitive identity and status, He Tengxiao didn't dare to speak openly in front of him, but had reservations.

Song Yude, who has been a prince for so many years, has become accustomed to this, but Song Yude doesn't like this feeling very much, and Song Yude sometimes prefers someone to say whatever he wants in front of him. Don't hide anything from him, don't hold anything back from him. Of course, this is just a luxury.

"I am here to talk to you today as a younger brother, this king is not a sinister and cunning person, you can rest assured." Song Yude gave He Tengxiao a dose of tranquilizer

The identity of a younger brother, Song Yude's elder brother is the current emperor Song Yuren, Song Yude is talking to him as a younger brother, and He Tengxiao can't think of the joints.

It's just that next, Song Yude looked at He Tengxiao with sincere eyes and said: "I grew up with the emperor since I was a child, and when I was a child, because of our two sensitive identities, we were ostracized by other princes in the palace. Before I became a vassal in Liaodong, I had been staying in the palace, and those days could be said to be the most difficult days in the king's life. ”

Song Yude talked about the past, as if all the past events were in front of him. Song Yude fell into a trance as he spoke, and his eyes began to drift, as if drifting towards the unbearable past: "At that time, the emperor was not the emperor, the prince was not the prince, we only had an ordinary brotherly relationship, and the two of us were blinded by other princes all the year round, and sometimes even caused them to beat. This kind of depressed day is not something that normal people can bear. ”

He Tengxiao listened carefully, but he didn't expect that the noble prince in front of him and the son of heaven in the court today still had such an unbearable past. But it's normal to think about it, life in the palace is already crueler than the outside world.

Who knows how much filth is hidden within the thick palace walls. The more it is in the places where it is related to power, the more fierce the struggle becomes. What's more, at the pinnacle of power?

"I'm not afraid of your jokes, sometimes this king can't get by, and I really want to end myself." Song Yude did not shy away from saying that he even had the idea of suicide at the beginning, He Tengxiao was not surprised at all, in that kind of environment, anyone would breed this kind of thought, "But every time at this time, there are two people to accompany me, these two people give this king hope to survive, if it were not for these two people, this king may not talk to you in front of you today." ”

"One person is the emperor?" He Tengxiao guessed that one of them must be the current emperor Song Yuren, and as for the other person, He Tengxiao couldn't guess it, after all, He Tengxiao grew up in Liaodong, not in Jingshi City, and He Tengxiao knew very little about things in the palace.

"Yes." Song Yude nodded, "One person is the emperor, and one person is the Empress Dowager." ”

The name of the Empress Dowager made He Tengxiao suddenly refreshed, and He Tengxiao remembered that Song Yude, the king of Liao, was the biological son of the Empress Dowager Zheng, and Song Yuren regarded the Empress Dowager Zheng as his own At present, there is no monster Song Yude is so prominent among all the princes. Song Yuren trusted Song Yude so much, even if Song Yude was contaminated with the most taboo army of the prince, Song Yuren did not bother with Song Yude.

If it were another Great Zhao Emperor, I am afraid that even if he was a brother, Song Yude would have died several times.

"I used to naively think that after the emperor became the emperor, he didn't have to live in fear, the emperor, Da Zhao's person who said the same, who could take the emperor what to do." Song Yude said, saying that Song Yude was a little melancholy here, "It's only after returning to Beijing this time that I found that the emperor's life is no better than before, and even this king still thinks that the emperor's life is not as good as before." ”

"That's why the prince came to me today?" He Tengxiao asked.

Song Yude nodded and acknowledged, Song Yude said: "This king has been in Liaodong for a long time, and he is not the kind of idiot prince who doesn't know anything. What kind of form Da Zhao is now, this king also knows in his heart. ”

Of course He Tengxiao knew that Song Yude was not that kind of idiot prince, if he was that kind of idiot prince, I am afraid that he would have lost his life in Liaoyang City in the thirteenth year of Zhenyuan, where would there be today?

"This king wants to hear your judgment on the situation of Da Zhao, or that Da Zhao has a way out. It doesn't hurt if you speak up. Song Yude said very generously.

Song Yude is sober, but it is precisely because of his sobriety that he is tragic. Many people in Da Zhao, especially the high-level leaders of Da Zhao, are still immersed in the dream of the Heavenly Empire and can't wake up. As everyone knows, after Emperor Muzong, the Celestial Empire is getting farther and farther away from this once prosperous huge empire.

Zhongxing, this common noun, once became the common goal of all the Great Zhao Emperors after Emperor Muzong.

He Tengxiao still didn't seem to believe Song Yude, and looked around.

"Why are you like this, your father trusts you so much, but you still hide it! It's also a general, a daughter's house! ”

This time, Song Yan, who had been standing behind Song Yude and had never said a word, opened her mouth and scolded He Tengxiao.

Being so coquettish by Song Yan, He Tengxiao was really embarrassed. He did have too many concerns. Song Yude seems to be really open-minded today.

"Difficult." He Tengxiao said a word simply, the form of Da Zhao is indeed very difficult now, although He Tengxiao has not contaminated Da Zhao's finances, but Qin Wangjun has been in the capital for so many days, and there is no news about the reward, which has to be said to be abnormal. In the past, after winning a battle, the imperial court would soon make a reward to show the court's heavenly grace. But this time, the imperial court seems to be suspected of deliberate delays.

He Tengxiao has already seen some signs from the delay of the imperial court, it is not that the imperial court does not want to be rewarded, it is likely that the imperial court cannot afford to reward at this time. The amount of silver required for the reward of hundreds of thousands of people is enormous. It is likely that the court will not be able to come up with this money.

Otherwise, why did the imperial court delay again and again? The court was delaying in order to find a way to raise money to meet the reward.

The financial collapse is the root cause of the weakening of the Great Zhao Mansion!

From the Muzong period to the current Emperor Zhenyuan, financial problems have always been a headache for Da Zhao!

The financial issues are complex, and there are many things involved. It is self-evident how difficult it is for a dynasty to fundamentally solve its financial problems.

As soon as the financial problems are solved, all other problems will be solved.

Naturally, it takes a lot of time to solve such a big problem. It's just that judging from the current situation, there are wolves in Dazhao inside and outside the country. Will Da Zhao's enemies give Da Zhao plenty of time to solve this problem? This is another question worth pondering.

The simple word "difficult" was embedded in Song Yude's heart like a cold ice cube. Although Song Yude had been prepared, he was still a little unbearable after knowing this result.

Song Yude's face was covered with frost, like an eggplant beaten by frost.

"Tell me what the difficulty is." Song Yude asked He Tengxiao to continue, he wanted to know more carefully.

"Lord Wang, to be honest, is it because the treasury is empty because the emperor has not rewarded King Qin's army for a long time this time?" He Tengxiao stared directly at Song Yude's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Song Yude's heart.

Song Yude was shocked, many ministers in the court may not know about such an obscure matter as financial emptiness, but He Tengxiao, an outsider, can know so clearly.

"There is not much silver in the national treasury, but the emperor is trying to find a way to raise it." Song Yude said.

"This is the root of the problem, the difficulty of Da Zhao is not in other things, but in the financial difficulty, and all the problems of Da Zhao can be attributed to financial problems." He Tengxiao said.

"What do you mean by that?" Song Yude asked He Tengxiao, Song Yude's quality is not low, but the word financial problem seems difficult for him to understand. This one seems a bit profound.

"Just make a simple analogy, and the prince will be able to understand." He Tengxiao said, "The most urgent problem facing Da Zhao at the moment is nothing more than the Manshu Liao State in Liaodong, the Luo Tengda rebel army in Shanxi, the Lu Tianhao Liumin Army in Shaanxi, and the Haikou and Wakou in the southeast region. What does it take to solve the problem in these four places? ”

"Always be strong! A strong army that can be trusted and relied on! Song Yude said without thinking, this problem is too simple, and these local problems can only be solved by force. A strong army is the key to solving these local problems.

"What does it take to build a strong army?" He Tengxiao continued to ask Song Yude, "When the prince was in Liaoyang, he was famous in Liaodong for his love of military training, and the prince's three thousand Liao Wangfu guards are also famous and powerful in the world, and the problem of military training should not be difficult or unfamiliar to the prince." ”

When it came to the problems in the industry, Song Yude was a little excited, of course, when he mentioned the three thousand guards of the Liao Palace, Song Yude couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. The 3,000 guards of the Liaowang Mansion were a strong army in Liaodong at that time, looking at the world, this palace guard was also one of the strongest troops in the world, and these 3,000 guards were Song Yude's hard work.

During Song Yude's years in Liaodong, he poured almost all his efforts into this army, which can be said to have been all of his Song Yude. It was only later, in the Liaodong War in the thirteenth year of Zhenyuan, this elite guard was wiped out in the desperate struggle with the Manshu Liao army in Liaoyang City. It was completely annihilated by the Liao army.

The three thousand guards of the Liao Wangfu, which once made Song Yude proud, have since become history, disappeared and ceased to exist.

Only in his painful memory can Song Yude feel where this army once was. The three thousand guards of the Liao Wangfu are also a scar on Song Yude's heart. An unforgettable scar.

Song Yude was thinking about how he trained this army in the first place, and after thinking about it for a long time, Song Yude gave an answer that was not very sure: "Good general? ”

He Tengxiao shook his head, looking like he was neither right nor wrong, and spit out a word in his mouth, the answer must be Song Yude's answer is simpler: "Money ......"

Song Yude looked stunned, and Song Yan couldn't help but hold her stomach and giggle when she saw He Tengxiao give such a vulgar answer.

He Tengxiao's statement is inevitably too vulgar.

"Is the investment of the three thousand guards of the Liao Wangfu more than the investment of other town troops?" He Tengxiao asked Song Yude.

Song Yude thought about it and nodded and admitted, in order to support the three thousand Liao Wangfu guards, Song Yude invested almost all of his money into this army. The three thousand guards of the Liao Wangfu had better equipment than the other town troops, and of course, many of the officers were also dug by Song Yude from the town army. These all need money, and thinking about what He Tengxiao said is not wrong, the strong army has indeed been piled up by silver.

Thinking of the financial problem that He Tengxiao just said, this unfamiliar word Song Yude finally understands a little now. In the final analysis, the financial problem that He Tengxiao said is a problem of money.

If you have money, you can build a strong army, and if you have a strong army in hand, you can put down the rebellion in all directions. By destroying a threatening enemy, the Empire will be able to gain a favorable environment to complete its own revival.

Of course, the premise of all this is that you need to have money. Only with money can you do all this, and without money, you don't have to talk about everything.

"Do you need anything other than money? Like the army itself?" Song Yude worked tirelessly and seemed to have a lot of questions to ask He Tengxiao.

"Equipment." He Tengxiao replied that he knew that Song Yude would not let him go if he didn't finish answering Song Yude's question today. He Tengxiao simply answered Song Yuren seriously.

"Equipment? What General He is referring to is sophisticated equipment? Song Yude asked, this answer was very ordinary, and it didn't surprise him much.

He Tengxiao originally wanted to talk about the military system, but the issue of the military system is too complicated to be able to explain clearly in a while, so He Tengxiao simply skipped this topic and directly talked about the issue of equipment first.

In the face of Song Yude's question, He Tengxiao affirmed half of them and denied the other half.

It is true that the equipment He Tengxiao said is well-made equipment, and equipment is the teeth of an army, and the sharper your teeth, the more you can kill the enemy. The equipment that He Tengxiao was referring to was not the most commonly used equipment in Da Zhao now.

At present, Dazhao is still in the era of both hot and cold weapons, which is due to hot weapons: firearms. The manufacturing technology of firearms is immature, and their quality is not up to standard, and Dazhao still uses cold weapons for large-scale equipment. Cold weapons are still the mainstream of this era.

The equipment He Tengxiao refers to is not cold weapons, but firearms.

"Firearms!" He Tengxiao said bluntly, "Regardless of other places for the time being, at least in the Liaodong region, firearms are a sharp weapon to defeat the enemy, the small ones have had several battles with the Liao army in Liaodong, and these small battles can have an advantage in the battle situation, and the reason and key to victory, one of which is that the Xiao cavalry battalion is equipped with a large number of firearms." You must know that the Liao army is good at riding and shooting, especially the archery skills of the Liao army, which is extremely accurate. And our Great Zhao Army does not have so many archers at all, and it cannot train so many archers in a short period of time. If you want to restrain the Liao army in long-range weapons, you can only use firearms! (To be continued.) )