Invincible son

Chapter 362 361 [Cicada chirping]

Deng Zai left in a hurry, Pei Yue turned to Mo Qingyun and said, "Lord Mo, I need your help with something."

Mo Qingyun looked excited, and said impassionedly: "My lord please give me instructions, I will never refuse to die as an official."

Pei Yue repeatedly waved his hands and said, "It's not that serious. Originally, I left Beijing this time for the briquette business. Now that everything is ready, naturally I can't delay any longer. It makes Mr. Qin and the officials of the Charcoal Temple all seasoned veterans." , and have experience in Yongzhou and Yunzhou, they have already been proficient in the entire process. Please cooperate with Master Mo to complete the construction of the mine as soon as possible, and then you can smoothly sell briquettes in various state capitals."

Mo Qingyun was slightly taken aback. He originally thought that after hearing the news of the defeat in the Western Territory, Pei Yue would immediately raise troops to support the Western Expedition and ask him to raise a large amount of food and grass, but he didn't expect this to be the case.

Yan Linchuan looked at Pei Yue approvingly, and then inadvertently glanced at the eldest son Yan Shiqiao next to him.

Mo Qingyun hesitated and said: "My lord, now that the war is imminent, can this matter be postponed for a while?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said firmly: "It's almost late August now, and the weather will be cold in two months, so we have to speed up. Honeycomb can make people live a warm winter, especially in this kind of war. When the time comes, we must pay more attention to the lives of the people, at least to keep them from suffering from hunger and cold, so that they will support our army from the bottom of their hearts."

Mo Qingyun suddenly realized, and said sincerely: "Your Excellency sees it clearly, I must handle this matter well, otherwise I am willing to come to see you!"

Although he has been beaten by Pei Yue several times, he still has a scholarly spirit about him, and now he has a bit of a reckless temperament in the army, so he can be called a different kind.Pei Yue nodded with satisfaction, and said: "There is no need to worry about the food and grass of the Zangfengwei. The government office of the Five Armies Governor's Mansion in Lingzhou has been fully prepared, and it is now being sent to Linqing continuously. Compared with the frontier army fighting fiercely with the Western Wu people, Our situation is far too comfortable."

Seeing that he thought so comprehensively, Mo Qingyun knew that apart from his age, he looked a little immature in front of the imperial envoy, so he cupped his hands and saluted, "I'll do it now, sir."

Looking at his furious back, Pei Yue said with emotion: "Lord Mo is likely to become a famous official of a generation in the future."

Yan Linchuan didn't answer the question, he looked at Pei Yue with some puzzlement and asked, "What are you worried about?"

Just now what Pei Yue said, the border war is generally beneficial to Daliang, and Yan Linchuan also agrees with this view, so he is even more confused, where does the worry deep in the eyes of this young dignitary come from?

Pei Yue is well aware of the harm of talking shallowly and deeply. Even though Yan Linchuan has released his goodwill, he will not easily reveal his true thoughts. After thinking about it, he said: "My lord, the situation is the situation, and it needs manpower to promote it. Ning Zhong lost this time , can barely stabilize the defense, but if it is defeated again, then the situation on the border will inevitably deteriorate, and at that time, will the Hucheng garrison come out?"

One thing he didn't say, the existence of Ning Zhong cast an inexplicable shadow in his heart.

Thinking about it further, even he felt a little scared.

Yan Linchuan was old and felt weak at this time, unable to think carefully about the deep meaning of Pei Yue's words, so he stood up tremblingly and said: "The Yan family and Lingzhou are in the same line, how can there be no eggs under the overturned nest? No matter what kind of support you need from the Yan family, you just need to send someone to say it."

Pei Yue said seriously: "Thank you, my lord."

Yan Shiqiao held his father's arm and expressed his position: "My father has ordered me to select 76 people from among his own children to sign up for the recruitment process of the Tibetan front guard. In addition, if the Tibetan front guard needs labor and food support, the imperial envoy is free to speak .”

Pei Yue glanced at him, nodded and said, "I have a heart."

Yan Linchuan patted the back of Yan Shiqiao's hand, looked at Pei Yue and said slowly, "Farewell, old man."

Pei Yue sent the two of them outside the door, then turned back.

Not long after, Wei Rui, Fu Hongzhi, Shang Yu and Chen Xianda hurried over, except for Meng Longfu who was still recovering from his injuries.

The servants served tea and everyone sat down.

Pei Yue asked unhurriedly: "How is the recruiting going?"

Everyone looked at each other, and Wei Rui said, "Back to Sir, the preliminary selection has now been completed, and a total of more than 700 people have been selected. According to the request of Sir, most of these people are mainly peasant children, among whom are vigorous and simple-minded. Most of them are those who have served in the army, and nearly half of them have military experience. In addition, there are more than 300 descendants of noble families and more than [-] martial arts masters."

Pei Yue remembered Yan Shiqiao's words just now, and asked curiously: "How many children from the Yan family were selected?"

Wei Rui replied fluently: "The 76ers."

Pei Yue was slightly startled, and fixedly looked at Wei Rui.

The latter said frankly: "My lord, these Yan family's children are of excellent quality, good at equestrianism, and have excellent skills. At present, they don't have that kind of dandyism. What's more, they can read and write, and they have read some military books. .”

Pei Yue said slowly: "This is the background of the aristocratic family."

Fu Hongzhi was born in the most famous scholarly family in Jiangzhou, and he can be regarded as an outlier in this big family of poets and books. He naturally has a deep understanding of this, and said seriously: "My lord, although there are many scum in these aristocratic families, but one A family that has been passed down for hundreds of years must have its own unique features, and we may pay more attention to them in the future."

Pei Yue looked at him and said, "Hongzhi, do you think I'm prejudiced against these great families?"

Fu Hongzhi hesitated for a while, and finally chose to say honestly: "The general dare not make wild guesses, but why does Sir Sir recruit a large number of those peasant children, but he is especially strict with the children of the aristocratic family?"

Pei Yue looked around at the crowd and saw that they were puzzled, so he explained: "The war is tense now, and we don't have much time to polish the temperament of the soldiers. What is needed at this time is their absolute obedience, so that orders and prohibitions can be implemented like this." Arms and fingers."

Fu Hongzhi understood, and said with a little embarrassment: "The last general is wrong."

Pei Yue waved his hand and said indifferently: "You are the closest people to me, just speak up if you have something to say. Wei Rui, although His Majesty has allowed me to recruit a guard, the most important thing right now is the people who are suitable for use. Don’t be too greedy. You continue to preside over this matter, and the final election will be completed within three days, and only 1 people will be recruited.”

Everyone stood up and said: "Follow the order!"

"You also know about the military emergency report at the border, so don't spread the matter for now."

"Yes!"

"Let's all go to work."

After everyone left, Pei Yue walked slowly into the courtyard, listening to the cicadas singing from the trees, and constantly perfecting his own military training methods in his mind.The modern military strategies he learned in his previous life, the military books he read in this world, Mr. Xi’s teachings, and his own perception on the battlefield finally formed a path different from everyone else’s.

Thousands of miles away, in the imperial city of Daliang Capital, a group of eunuchs were holding tools to catch cicadas on trees, so as not to disturb the nobles in the palace with the cries of these little things.

In the side hall of Liangyi Hall, Kaiping Emperor, who has always been diligent, did not review the memorials very rarely. Instead, he set up a chessboard in Xinuan Pavilion and played against the white-haired Duke of Wei, Wang Pingzhang.

Looking at the situation on the chessboard, Wang Pingzhang thought hard for a moment and slowly shook his head, "Your Majesty, the old minister has lost."

Emperor Kaiping said blankly: "Duke Wei, how many of those people from back then are still alive?"

Hearing this, Wang Pingzhang frowned.

(End of this chapter)