The three of them finally felt that they understood what the marshal meant.

Zhao Song is okay, he is old, and he has served as a senior officer and leader for many years, so he has more understanding of the political pattern of the court, and he can also understand the current distribution of power in the Han Dynasty. And the two young people, it was the first time they had heard such a straightforward explanation, what they had only vaguely understood before, and now someone finally told them clearly, which made them feel like they were suddenly opened.

"Marshal Xie mentioned, Zhao Song understood......" Zhao Song was stunned for a moment, then nodded solemnly, and the other two people also looked like they suddenly realized.

However, Marshal Shi Manqiang still smiled coldly.

"Do you really think you understand? I see...... You still don't understand! ”

"Still don't understand?" Zhao Song's eyes widened, and he looked around blankly, only to find that the other two young people looked even more confused, "That's ...... That...... Please also make it clear to the marshal! ”

"O you! Am I clear enough? The nobles are united in the same spirit, and they are both civil and military...... Honesty is the pillar of the country, but is this enough? Shi Manqiang shook his head again, as if he was a little dissatisfied with their lack of enlightenment, "We want to be pillars, but we are courtiers after all, we must not only see what the emperor thinks, but also see what the following thinks!" It is necessary for the times to unite the nobles and nobles, but with such a huge force, what should the emperor think? I don't know how many people want to be motivated below, will they be completely convinced of us? ”

These two interrogations once again left the three of them speechless, and they didn't know how to deal with them, because they hadn't really thought about these questions before.

"You are not yet old, so you haven't thought about some problems, but as the top of the honor, I can't help myself and help you think about it! Now although the emperor still relies on us and trusts us, the resentment against us has secretly grown, saying that our Han is the same as the former Han, and the noble days will not last long......"

The former Han Dynasty refers to the Liu Han Dynasty thousands of years ago, after Gaozu opened the country and cut off those unruly princes and kings, once the Han Dynasty was the emperor and the nobles ruled the world, but under the governance of Emperor Wen, Emperor Jingdi, Emperor Wudi, and three generations of emperors, the nobles were either killed or suppressed, and finally slowly disappeared.

None of these three people have read much history and don't know the twists and turns, but they still generally understand the meaning of Marshal Shi Manqiang - the status of the nobles is too superior, and the resources and power they have in their hands are too much, and they will become a power group through the reproduction of their descendants and in-laws, which may inevitably cause the emperor's jealousy and the resentment below.

After thinking for a while, they also felt that what the marshal said was very reasonable, although this kind of result may not occur in the current generation, but after a long time, it will inevitably become like this.

"That'...... So what should we do? Zhao Song looked at Shi Manqiang with a little confusion and uneasiness, "Does the marshal want everyone not to be too ostentatious and keep their own guards?" ”

"Don't be publicized, we have received such honors and praises from the emperor, it is a great blessing, we should not get carried away, we must remember our duty! It was the emperor who gave us all this, we just got the emperor's light! There was a hint of sternness in Marshal Shi Manqiang's tone, "But it's useless to just keep a low profile, we are just low-key, and the title and fame are always there, right?" It's impossible to get all of this back, right? As long as there are these things, those who should hate us will still be jealous, and their clumsiness will make everyone weak. That's why I'm not too clumsy, and I'll take you when it's time to carry you......"

......The three of them looked at each other again.

So since it's not high-profile, and it's not clumsy, what should we do? Is it a dead end in the end? That's it...... It's horrible.

"Therefore, we must be loyal, since the following will hate us, we will lean up, be loyal to the emperor, be loyal from generation to generation, and rely on the emperor to maintain the wealth of the lord." Marshal Shi Manqiang finally said his true meaning, "The emperor has given us such an honor, we must repay the royal family with absolute loyalty, and we must live and die with the country, so as to be worthy of the emperor's kindness!" ”

"That's right......" Zhao Song nodded. We are all very loyal to the emperor, and we can learn from it every day, but how can we make the emperor believe in us? If the emperor believes in our loyalty and is willing to appoint us to serve the country, it will naturally be the best......"

"You've finally got to the point!" Marshal Shi Manqiang let out a long sigh. "We are noble, since everything comes from the emperor, grace comes from above, and life is also from the emperor, then we naturally have to show loyalty to the emperor at all costs and seize any opportunity to show loyalty. Isn't this time a good opportunity? ”

Conquest of Japan, opportunity?

Zhao Song lowered his head slightly.

"Winning the battle of Japan is naturally our obligation, broken bones, never give up, we are waiting for a piece of sincerity and loyalty, the emperor must be able to see it." In the end, he made his determination.

"It's not enough to be brave in battle, there are many brave people in the world, and it's not just a few of you, so why do you have to see it?" Marshal Shi Manqiang was not satisfied with their answer, but shook his head again, "You guys, you still need to do more." ”

"More ......?" Zhao Song pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of something, and suddenly raised his head to look at the marshal, "What does the marshal mean...... Could it be that it is on the gold and silver deposits of Japan? ”

"Where else?" Marshal Shi laughed, "The emperor wants to fight Japan, isn't it for this?" Since it is something that the emperor wants, even if it is far away in the world, we must take it and present it to the emperor! ”

"But...... But as long as we win against Japan, won't we win it? At that time, those gold mines will fall into the hands of the imperial court, can they still run? Where the sword soldiers go, the Japanese don't dare to disobey? Zhao Song still didn't quite understand Marshal Shi's intentions, so he continued to ask.

"You...... Falling into the hands of the court and falling into the hands of the emperor can be the same thing?! Marshal Shi Manqiang sneered, "I heard that the cabinet has been gearing up to take all the sources of profit after the defeat of Japan into the hands of the cabinet......

It turned out that he had heard from unknown sources that the cabinet planned to transfer all the gold and silver mines in Japan to the cabinet after the defeat of Japan by the imperial army. And this Han marshal has his own different views on the disposal of gold and silver mines.

"In the hands of the Cabinet?" The three of them were shocked again, and only then did the three of them understand the marshal's true intentions.

The soldiers at the front were bleeding and sweating, and they didn't know how many people had to be killed or wounded before they could defeat Japan, but as a result, they, the cabinet ministers, played tricks and wanted to take away all the loot? This...... That's not going to work! In an instant, such a thought flashed through the hearts of the three people.

If in the previous dynasties, the separation of civil and military was not so strong, and the independence of the army was not so high, the generals might not react so fiercely, but in the Han Dynasty, because of the strict separation of civil and military and the emperor's deliberate tolerance of the army, these people have already cultivated an arrogance in their hearts that are not obedient to civil officials, and those generals in the Song and Ming dynasties who are afraid of civilian officials are completely different. It is precisely because of this that they are so disgusted by the plans of those ministers to take away the spoils of war.

"Imperial Court ...... The imperial court is royal, if the adults in the cabinet want to ...... If you want to arrange it like this......" Zhao Song smiled reluctantly, "It's ...... It's also ...... It's not bad......"

"Hey, it's all our own people here, why do you speak so vaguely? When did you also get into the habit of being a reader? Talking in a twist and turn, ......" Marshal Shi glanced at Zhao Song, "If you are unhappy, just say it directly, no one here will sue you, everyone is the same as you think!" ”

"The marshal is right, I am also against the transfer of Japanese gold and silver mines to the Cabinet." At this time, Ma Tongji suddenly shouted, "The soldiers are in danger, we are all going to fight with our heads, maybe anyone will shed blood and die, I will die for the emperor to open up the territory and expand the territory, but if it is to make the cabinet rich, what is the point of fighting and dying?" Not only are the soldiers unable to speak in their hearts, but even the hearts of their subordinates are uncomfortable! ”

"That's what I thought." Li Huanghe immediately agreed, "We are waiting for a bloody fight ahead, if we want the cabinet to easily pick peaches, I'm afraid it will hurt the morale of the sergeants......"

Seeing that everyone was saying this, Marshal Shi's face softened slightly, and he seemed to be very satisfied with their attitude.

"You've got some brains. We are fighting to repay the king's kindness and protect the country, naturally not to make the cabinet and ministers happy. What gold and silver mines are laid, it is our trophies, if it is dedicated to the emperor, as the private property of the royal family, it will naturally be convincing to everyone, but if it is taken away by Wenchen without saying a word, not only you can't figure it out, but even I am difficult to accept. ”

After the marshal had spoken, the tearoom compartment suddenly fell into an eerie silence.

In this way, the four members of the military met their opinions and at the same time opposed the opinions of the cabinet, which was not the first time in the short history of the founding of the Han Dynasty, and it would definitely not be the last.

After expressing their attitude, the two young men stopped talking, but looked at Zhao Song and Shi Manqiang, waiting for the two bigwigs to put forward their opinions. Young people have enthusiasm, but they don't have the means to do things, and they know this for themselves, so they are happy to do what their predecessors say.