"It's good that you have such a heart, and finally there are some nobles who should be!" Marshal Shi Manqiang gently patted the table with his hand and made a soft sound, "Since everyone's opinion is the same, we will present this opinion to the emperor later." ”

"Is it really good to bring it up at the meeting? When the time comes, the synagogue will be full of people, and if we say something different from the Cabinet, will it be ...... Will there be any appalling discussions? Zhao Song still looked a little hesitant. Do you want to write to the emperor in private? ”

"I'm going to bring it up at the meeting!" Marshal Shi didn't think so at all, "At the meeting, everyone made it clear that one thing is one thing, and the emperor can make a judgment in his presence, and no one can be unconvinced, and he can't regret it in the future." If we talk about it later, even if the emperor listens to our opinions, how can the cabinet be convinced? When the time comes, they will also go to the book, so what's the point of arguing? And how can you prepare for war with peace of mind? ”

This series of questions made Zhao Song not know how to answer for a while.

"But...... But isn't the cabinet the same...... Isn't it also the imperial court? The prime minister and the prime minister are also nobles......" After a long time, he hesitated to ask again. "You just said that the nobles should be in the same spirit, and they must not hurt their spirits, if we publicly refute their opinions, I am afraid that ...... I'm afraid they're going to be very upset, right? ”

His opinion is actually reasonable, now there are nobles among the ministers, and they are also the top group in the court, if they really want to make trouble, I am afraid it will become a dispute between the nobles - Zhao Song is a nobleman and a prince, he has the confidence not to be afraid of offending the ordinary ministers, but offending the prime minister who is also the prince of the country in person, this is a bit of a mutter.

"For the emperor and the country, as long as you are loyal, what are you afraid of? The prime minister is indeed in a high position, but you are also an earl and a brigade leader, and your position in the army will only be higher in the future, do you need to be afraid to this extent? No one wants you to deliberately provoke the prime minister, but you don't dare to argue with reason, right? Because Zhao Song was so hesitant and hesitant, Marshal Shi scolded him dissatisfiedly, "Besides, it's not you alone, we will say the same, don't be afraid!" ”

Then, as if he was a little dissatisfied with someone, he suddenly changed his words. "Let me say, the prime minister and the prime minister are shrewd, but they just read too many sage books, and their brains can't turn around, and some things are not as thorough as our big bosses! What we want to do is obviously beneficial to the country and His Majesty, but they want to obstruct it, I really don't know what to do...... Oh, but I see, they will turn the corner after all, and it won't be many years. Who told that there are also civil officials staring at their seats? In the past few years, let's show our sincerity to the emperor......"

Zhao Song and the other three people didn't understand this self-talk, but because it involved the highest level of the imperial court, none of the three of them dared to speak.

After sighing, Marshal Shi Manqiang quickly restrained his emotions and frowned again to look at Zhao Song.

"Okay, I've made it clear enough to you, and then it's up to you what you do, I hope you can understand the general situation, Zhao Song! You are the most senior and most beloved one in the Han Army, under our old brothers, the future is limitless, you used to fight under Chen Sheng, as long as you obey the orders from above, in the future, you will be the future of the general, now you have to think more about the problem! We are loyal to the emperor, we want to send the spoils of war to the emperor, who would hate what is stuffed into their hands? We also told the emperor our opinion, will the emperor still be dissatisfied?! ”

With the words in his mouth, the marshal's gaze became more and more stern, which made Zhao Song's heart more and more nervous.

To be honest, he didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the army and the cabinet, but the marshal now made it clear that he was asking him to take a stand. And he knows that his current status really can't be dodged.

If he wanted to make a statement, how could he contradict the marshal?

"Zhao Song understood." After a moment of silence, he finally calmed down, and then nodded, "Wait a minute, Zhao Song will definitely say this opinion with the marshal." ”

"If only you understood!" The marshal finally had a smile on his face, and then he turned to look at the two young men.

"May only the marshal and the brigade be the first to look forward!" The two young people didn't think much about them, and after Zhao Song and Shi Manqiang reached a consensus, they shouted out without thinking.

"You don't want to be the only one who is looking at us, you want only the emperor to be the one who is looking at us, and only the prince is looking at us!" Shi Manqiang waved his hand lightly, "This time, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is in command in the rear, you have to behave well, don't let the emperor and the prince be discouraged!" ”

"What?" The two young men looked at each other again, obviously not expecting that the emperor would have such an arrangement.

"This expedition, the emperor has already appointed, the crown prince will go to the rear of the Goryeo headquarters to ensure the logistics supply of our army." Zhao Song hurriedly spoke, "You two, cheer up, this time the prince is behind us!" ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Song suddenly thought of something again.

Before, when he heard the emperor say that the prince was in charge, he felt that the emperor was to train the prince, and by the way, let him get acquainted with the younger generation of generals and prepare for the future, but now after Marshal Shi Manqiang's words, he suddenly felt that the emperor might also have the idea of training young generals and letting them slowly replace the marshals who had reached the apex.

He didn't know if he was right, he was just speculating. But even if the speculation comes true, he will not have any dissatisfaction with the emperor, since ancient times, one of the most terrible things for courtiers is to come to a situation where merit is not rewarded, these marshals have made so many special honors, from ancient times to the present point of view are very dangerous. In his opinion, even the old brother can't continue this situation forever, and it is indeed necessary to introduce new generals to lead the army.

Judging from Marshal Shi Manqiang's performance, he has no objection to himself slowly fading out, so if the emperor just lets the marshals slowly fade out, this is the best situation for the marshals and the emperor.

Just when he was still thinking to himself, the ringing bell in the council hall came one after another, this kind of bell was used to announce that the emperor was ready to come to the council hall, so that the resting ministers could prepare as soon as possible.

Naturally, these four officers did not dare to slack off, and stood up one after another.

"Remember what I told you, and I won't forget it in the future!" Before leaving, Marshal Shi glanced at them again, and then led the way out.

Zhao Song also hurriedly followed him.

"I really didn't expect that when I was waiting for the confusion, the marshal would have to think about so many things when he was leading the troops......" Zhao Song glanced at the wrinkles on Shi Manqiang's forehead with half admiration and half affection, and then sighed, "The marshal is really hard." ”

"Hard? Who's to say it's not hard? Everyone envied me for wearing a big golden plum when I was young, and how many years of wealth I kept in the future, but ...... How many people understand the pain of being cold in high places? The marshal seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly shook his head and sighed, "But can it not be hard?" My sons are growing up day by day, and sooner or later they will marry and have children, but what about you? You don't either! I can't help but seek for posterity, and so do you! ”

"Marshal Xie mentions!" Zhao Song lowered his voice, "Zhao Song will not let the marshal down, and he must also take the protection of the Han, the emperor, and us as his thoughts!" ”

"It's really worthy that everyone likes you so much, so good at talking!" The marshal smiled lightly, "It's good to know." ”

Just as the two people were talking, they passed through the pantry and the corridor of the hall, and came to the meeting hall again, and at this time, the other courtiers who attended the meeting also rushed to the meeting hall one after another, and for a while, the place became full of people again.

Because they were from the army, these officers and the senators brought by Zhao Song did not express their affection with the courtiers, but instead walked to the seats belonging to the military ministers without squinting and sat down, only Marshal Shi Manqiang walked over and greeted the prime minister and the prime minister.

"Man Qiang, I think your complexion is a lot better today than the last time we met?" After saying hello, Finance Minister Chen Hong said to Marshal Shi with a smile, "When we met a while ago, I was startled, saying that you are a lot old-fashioned!" ”

"There's no way, I've been fighting in Sichuan and Guizhou for the past few years, where the mountains are high and the water is dangerous, and I have trekked through mountains and rivers so many times, how can I not become old-fashioned?" Shi Manqiang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I'm okay, I'm a marshal, I always stay in the marching camp, and there are orderlies to serve, but the officers and soldiers below have suffered a lot......"

Because of his sigh, the prime minister and Cai looked at each other, and they both looked a little apologetic.

Shi Manqiang has always been one of their group of old brothers, over the years, several old brothers have been leading troops to fight on different sides of the world, Shi Manqiang is old-fashioned, those few old brothers who haven't had time to meet, I'm afraid it will be about the same...... When they thought of this, they couldn't help but sigh a little in their hearts.

"Man Qiang, now that the emperor has summoned you back, you can rest for a while recently." The prime minister looked at the marshal with emotion, "Next year's war against Japan, you can just stay in Beijing and co-ordinate, you don't have to go to Shandong......"

"If you don't go, you can't do it, the emperor has a heavy responsibility, where can I shirk it? I am the emperor's old courtier, if I am lazy, what will the people below think? Maybe it's even more lazy! The matter of this expedition is too important, the prince is watching it in Goryeo, I don't dare to slack off, I have to go to Shandong to sit down. Besides, Shandong is not a place with barren mountains and bad waters, and I can stay there comfortably and not suffer much! ”