Shu Chen

Chapter 429 Do You Know
The reason why the Yubayashi new army camp was set at the west foot of Longquan Mountain is because the native land plowed by the emperor himself is here, and these selected Yubayashi orphans are divided into fields, so that they are busy spring plowing and autumn harvesting during the war.

Farming and war are the foundation of a country.

The former Han feather forest is taken from the meaning of "wings for the country, like the prosperity of the forest".

Today, when Tianzi gave the prompt to the Habayashi camp, he changed it to "Farming and war-based, like the prosperity of the forest".

Prime Minister Gein secretly promoted the imperial court to set up the Habayashi New Army. It was not to add an army of the Son of Heaven to garrison the Gyeonggi and Suwei palaces, but to try to promote the "farming war" military merit system.

The first emperor Liu Bei was a Miao descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan in the former Han Dynasty, and the ancestral temple was erected after the emperor was honored. The former Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system. Although the system of farming and military merits has been changed, the essence is the same. inherited.

That's right, after the military dispute was temporarily suspended, the prime minister's mind turned to changing the current political malpractices.

It is based on the lessons learned from the Qin and Han Dynasties, and intends to break the monopoly of the wealthy families on the rising space of the lower classes, and to curb the status quo of "the rich are connected to the fields, and the poor have no place to stand", so as to prevent the Han Dynasty from repeating the same mistakes.

Although, Zheng Pu had already made admonitions before that he would restore the current Han Yiling system in the future and implement the three strategies of strengthening the foundation of Yizhou.

But these do not mean that the prime minister himself has no thoughts and opinions in this regard.

The reason why there has been no publicity and promotion is just that it was the time to gather forces for the Northern Expedition, and it was not the right time to cause turmoil due to other things.

Now that Jiangdong has seized the new city of Hefei, Ni Wei has no time to enter the bandits, so it is naturally an excellent time to implement it.

Furthermore, if the great man returns to the old capital as he wished, it will become the tendency of the strong Qin to annex the six countries in the past. Naturally, the system of farming and warfare must be improved in advance, so as to enhance the national strength and stimulate the enthusiasm of Li Shu to seek feudal lords for the imperial court to restore the Central Plains And deadly.

Therefore, as soon as the imperial court issued the edict to form the new Habayashi army and implicitly implemented the military merit system of farming and warfare, it was inevitable that the ruling and opposition parties would be enthusiastic about participating in the Northern Expedition.

Because everyone knows that the Han Dynasty, which suffered from the scourge of harem meddling and eunuchs taking power, will reaffirm the white horse oath of "if there is no merit, the world will punish him" up.

Of course, the phrase "The king is not the Liu family, and the world will fight against it" cannot be mentioned in order to take into account the covenant with Wu.

After learning the whole story at the Yulin camp, Zheng Pu knew another consideration of the prime minister's promotion of the government: get out of the situation, and first let other ministers fumble to implement the new policy.

If things are carried out smoothly, it will be a transitional authority that can finally be at ease.

However, if there is disharmony or disputes, it is still possible to re-enter the game to coordinate the interests of all parties to avoid intensification of conflicts.

Why don't you experience it yourself?
The deceased is like a husband who does not want to leave day or night.

The important task of revitalizing the Han Dynasty will one day fall on the shoulders of the successors.

Now let the successors let go, even if something goes wrong, at least the prime minister still has a chance to "get on the right track".

It is precisely because of the prime minister's painstaking efforts to prepare for the posthumous affairs that the emperor Liu Chan is very grateful, and he also wants to add more honors to the prime minister.Zheng Pu, who just came back to Chengdu at this time, has always been kind to the emperor, and he is the only person whom the emperor can regard as a friend. It is not surprising that he was called in for private inquiries.

However, under the guidance of Fu Qian and others, Zheng Pu arrived at the Yulin camp.

Seeing the emperor in Yanfu waiting, he stepped forward and saluted, "Chen, Prime Minister Si Zhipu, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Why is Zijin so polite and evil!"

The emperor stepped forward to help him up, and jokingly said with his arms, "Beyond the imperial confinement and the ban dynasty, you should call me Liu Jun. Zijin has a little bit of wisdom, but he has a bad memory!"

The son of heaven, whom he had not seen for a long time, had the same voice and appearance, but his complexion was much darker.

Maybe it's because I just finished the spring plowing.

Zheng Pu, who got up, smiled when he heard the words, and was about to reply, but was interrupted by the emperor's sigh, "Zijin is about the same age as me, I don't think Huafa was born early!"

Yes, Zheng Pu's temples are covered with frost, and the corners of his eyes are densely wrinkled.

It is obvious that she has just entered her thirties, but her appearance already looks like she is in her forties.

Not old, but first aging.

"Mr. Liu misses you."

After a slight pause, Zheng Pu smiled, "I was weak when I was young, so I was born prematurely. However, Liu Jun should not care too much. In the future when the imperial court attacks Guanzhong, I will still be able to supervise the troops to fight for the country!"

"nice!"

Immediately, Emperor Liu Chan clapped his hands and praised, "Zijin's heroic spirit remains the same as before! He lives up to my reputation as a great man!"

Dahan Qiancheng?

When did I say that?
Hearing this, Zheng Pu couldn't help being surprised, his eyes showed doubts, "I can't understand Liu Jun's words, please give me the words."

"Ha, Zijin doesn't know evil?"

The Son of Heaven laughed freely, and when he led him to the school grounds, he explained in a low voice.

It turned out that in the third month of spring plowing, Sun Quan of Wu State sent envoys to visit again, intending to continue the war horse trade between the two sides with raw silk, gold and iron.This move was expected by the court, and the prime minister had already made a conclusion, so it did not cause any disturbance.

However, Zheng Pu knew about this before he returned to Chengdu.

Because Sun Quan successfully attacked Hefei this time and fulfilled his long-cherished wish for many years, the envoy brought many gifts to Zheng Pu as a thank you for his previous planning.

A lot of gifts indeed.

A pile of gold, silver and silk, five dendrobiums of water essence, clam pearls, big pearls and other valuables, and more than thirty pieces of tiger skins!
At that time, Zheng Pu, who was on his way back to Chengdu from Longyou, heard the letter from Zheng Yi, the squire who stayed in the small house in Chengdu, and cursed Sun Quan in his heart for being a young boy, and Jiangdong for being a rat with sinister intentions!

Without him, it is not the first time Sun Quan has used similar tricks.

For example, when Marquis Guan guarded Jingzhou in the past, Sun Quan sent envoys to ask Marquis Guan's daughter to be his wife.

Sun Quan is the lord of Jiangdong. If he wants to marry and strengthen the covenant, he should send envoys to ask the children of the late emperor Liu Bei. How can he go directly to the Marquis Guan, the commander-in-chief at the border of Dahan Town?

Such an act clearly intends to trap Marquis Guan in an unrighteous way, and deliberately provokes the relationship between the late emperor and Marquis Guan~~
The same is true for presenting generous gifts to Zheng Pu today.

Zheng Pu is a courtier of a great man, and everything he says and does when he is on the mission represents a great man.

If Sun Quan was really grateful, he should thank the Han court for these gifts as an ally!
How can anyone give him a courtier?

Of course, this kind of underhanded trick is not worth mentioning to Zheng Pu.

When he was summoned today, he asked his subordinates to bring all these gifts from Jiangdong to the emperor, and use them for the imperial court to form a new army of Habayashi.

He was not in Chengdu at that time and could not refuse the gift from the envoy Wu.

Now that I have returned, I will transfer these gifts to the imperial court so as not to be slandered by others.

But what he didn't know was that the letter of credence brought by the envoy Wu also praised him extremely, exaggerating him as the leader of the Han Dynasty, as capable as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping in the past
After explaining in a low voice, the emperor raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Zijin's name is not only powerful against Wei, but also admired by Jiangdong. Can it be said that he has already won the reputation of a national scholar?"

"Hehe~~~"

Zheng Pu didn't make any accusations either. He tilted his head slightly and chuckled slightly, and said, "I've heard the saying that 'a ruler who is wise will be a minister, and a ruler who is faint will be a minister who is flattering'. Now the Lord of Wu, Sun Zhongmou, is using a lot of money to private me. If Liu If you think that he is sincere, I will have the audacity to honor you as a "national scholar"; if Liu Jun thinks that he has ulterior motives, then I will boldly ask you not to make such jokes, so as not to cause me to be criticized by others."

"It's boring."

The son of heaven looked a little embarrassed, and put away his joking look, "Sun Zhongmou has a mean temper, and Jiangdong's officials are especially good at playing tricks, so I don't know the evil! It's just that I haven't met Zijin for a long time, so I pretend to be joking."

After finishing speaking, he added a sentence, "Zijin should not be uneasy because of this matter. He Jiangdong gave it a generous gift, and Zijin just accepted it. No one else is good, I am always worried that the imperial court is short of money and nothing can be given, and it happens that Jiangdong has all my wishes."

It has to be said that the emperor's words are equivalent to confessing his heart.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Pu didn't appreciate it, and instead refuted it, saying: "Liu Jun's words are not sincere!"

Uh?
It also made the emperor pause, his eyes widened suddenly, and his voice urged urgently, "Why?"

"I have returned to Chengdu for many days, but Liu Jun did not forgive me with words early; now I am in a state of panic, so I bring gifts from Jiangdong to return to the imperial court so as not to be criticized. Liu Junfang claims that I can stay. Dare I ask Liu Jun , The meritorious disciples here and Habayashi Kenji all saw me coming in a car with a generous gift, so I can bring it home again! Don’t be afraid to add a stingy name!"

Zheng Pu spoke eloquently, but tried hard to suppress the smile on his face, even his shoulders trembled slightly.

The Son of Heaven who has known him very well for a long time, how can he not know what he means?

Regardless of whether the emperor expressed relief or not, he would not keep the generous gift from Jiangdong for his own use, so he took the opportunity to cover up his indignation.

"Um"

The Son of Heaven, who was clear in his heart, frowned and stroked his beard, pretending to be thinking, "What Zijin said is not unreasonable. In this case, for the sake of Zijin's reputation, I will not be disrespectful to these gifts from Jiangdong! Hahaha~~"

As soon as he said that, he himself couldn't help laughing out loud.

Let's laugh, let's go.

In a short time, it will reach the high platform.

Zhao Tong, who had been waiting by his side for a long time, immediately looked at the little official holding the drum and nodded slightly.

"Boom!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Immediately, the drums and horns in the Habayashi camp quarreled.

The more than [-] meritorious children who came and went led the horses and lined up on both sides, with solemn expressions.

Farther away is a group of twelve or thirteen-year-old boys lined up in a square formation, waiting for the competition to start with full faces.

They are naturally the orphans of the dead king's soldiers and the newcomers of Habayashi.

"You are all loyal and good men of my great man. Be diligent and diligent, and be determined to be the mainstay of my great man in the future! Fight against rebellion for the country and conquer the Central Plains! Now I gather everyone to shoot and drive for fun. I hope you will not forget the difficulties of your parents' entrepreneurship. , live up to the ambition of the fathers!"

As soon as the drums sounded, the emperor standing under the banner suddenly drew his sword at his side, raised it high and pierced the sky, making a sound of encouragement.

"Eighty paces, eighty-nine out of ten marksmanship, seven or eight out of ten horseback archery, all will be given a tiger skin! Whoever wins the championship will be given this blade! The top ten will be able to accompany me on the northern tour!"

"Habayashirou's fifty steps, if he hits five or six out of ten, he will be rewarded with a thousand coins! If he hits seven or eight out of ten, he will be given a tiger skin and be promoted to one level!"

After the words fell, everyone was excited. After receiving the order in a loud voice, they went to their respective areas to compete under the supervision of Zhao Tong and the guidance of the small army officials.

The Son of Heaven and Zheng Pu were led to sit under the shade of a tree, sitting on the bed and waiting for the result of the competition.

But as soon as he sat down, the emperor waved his hand away from the attendants, and asked in a low voice, "Does Zijin know that Li Zhengfang once claimed that his father should accept Jiuxi's words?"

Nine tin? !
(End of this chapter)