Horse on the World

Chapter 898 Dispute
"Why is that?" Wu Gui stood up and walked in front of Bao'er.

Bao'er looked at her younger brother who was already half a head taller beside her, and quietly said: "Because you are my younger brother."

"But sister, I have always worked very hard in the army. I never feared death in battle. I charged forward and retreated. I love the army and I don't want to leave there. Sister, I can get to this day because of my military exploits. "Wu Gui called out.
Bao'er looked at Wu Gui, "Tell me, among the colleagues who went to the front with you, are there any people who have made more contributions than you?"

Wu Gui lowered his head slowly.
"But your military rank is several levels higher than theirs, isn't it? It's easier for you to make meritorious service than them, right? You can always get preferential treatment in the army that they don't get, right?" A series of rhetorical questions made Wu Gui His face slowly turned red and white.
Seeing the siblings arguing, both Chang Dakuan and Wu Siniang became nervous. Wu Siniang kept pulling Wu Gui's clothes, but Wu Gui still stood straight in front of Bao'er.
"If you are only one, you are already a captain of Zhenwu, and if you go further, you will become a general!" Bao'er said softly, "That's why I asked the prince to transfer you back. Agui, no matter what you think, I will I will not let you go back to the army."

"But I love the army. My blood is soaked in the blood of the battlefield. I am used to hearing the bugle on the battlefield. I am used to rushing to the battlefield with a weapon in my hand. That is my dream. Sister, if you do this, you are destroying My dream will ruin my life." Wu Gui shouted.

"Ah Gui, if you dare to yell at my sister again, be careful and I will beat you!" Wu Siniang stood between Wu Gui and Bao'er, and sternly reprimanded Wu Gui.

Wu Gui's tears welled up in his eyes. He knew in his heart that as long as his sister didn't let go, he would never think about returning to the army or the battlefield. He looked at his mother with a cold eyebrow, stomped his feet, and turned around. Run out of the house.

Looking at the back of Wu Gui leaving in a hurry, Bao'er also shed tears in a daze.

"Girl, don't cry!" Wu Siniang hurriedly took out her handkerchief and wiped away Bao'er's tears.

"Mother, Ah Gui will definitely hate me." Bao'er held Wu Siniang's sleeve and sobbed.

"Girl, don't pay attention to that thing that doesn't know what is good or bad. How dangerous it is to fight. If it weren't for the girl's face, how could the prince transfer him to the safe Dingzhou and put him on other people? He would be a deserter. He doesn't know about you now." Work hard, you will figure it out after a while." Wu Siniang comforted.

Bao'er shook her head slightly, her father and mother would not understand the joints, and even Wu Gui might have to spend many years before she could understand.

Caressing her abdomen, Bao'er prayed in her heart, little baby, you must be a daughter!
Outside the study, a guard rushed over and whispered something in Li Wen's ear. Li Wen showed a slight surprise on his face, waved the guard away, and Li Wen turned and entered the study.In the room, Li Qingzheng and Lu Yiming were talking about something.
"My lord!" Li Wen saluted Li Qing.
"What's the matter?" Li Qing raised his head.
"Just now Concubine Bao's family came to visit the mansion. For some reason, the guard saw Concubine Bao's younger brother Wu Gui rushing out of Concubine Bao's residence, as if he had cried." Li Wen relayed the situation reported by the guard.
Li Qing picked up the teacup thoughtfully, drank a few sips of tea, but didn't make a sound.

Lu Yiming laughed, and said to Li Qing: "Master, Concubine Bao is really smart!"

Li Qing smiled wryly, "Bao'er is such a simple person, you see, after following me for a long time, she also has a lot of unnecessary thoughts, in fact, she doesn't need to."
Lu Yiming said: "Concubine Bao is showing her attitude to the other two, my lord, Bao'er used to serve you in the study, she knew many things, Bao'er might not understand at that time, but staying by the lord's side It's been a long time, and I've heard and seen a lot, how can I have no idea. She wants to stay out of the matter, and I have to say that Empress Bao is indeed a person who sees the bottom. It's obvious that the concubine did this."
Li Qing laughed, "Bao'er is such a person, where is Wu Gui, let him be wronged for a while, well, he is good in war, I have seen some of his performances in the army, it is remarkable .”
"Then, how will the lord arrange him?" Lu Yiming asked.
"Since Bao'er has done this, let her do as she pleases, first let Wu Gui go to the Five Army Commander's Mansion to be a staff officer for a period of time, and wait until next year, if Bao'er gives birth to a daughter, let Wu Gui return Go to the army, so that Bao'er won't think too much, if it's a son?" Li Qing pondered for a moment, "Let's arrange for him to go to Jimingze Senior Military Academy!"
A strange color flashed in Lu Yiming's eyes, "Yes, my lord is very thoughtful!"

Li Qing smiled slightly and changed the subject.
"Has your letter been sent from Huzi?"

"It's sent out, and it's sent out urgently in eight hundred miles. If it's fast, General Qi Nian will stand in front of you in half a month, but General Qi Nian will definitely be unhappy when he arrives." Lu Yi Ming laughed and said, "Master, how do you plan to arrange General Qi Nian? There are not many positions suitable for General Qi Nian!"

Li Qing said: "This, I have already thought about it."
"My lord, if General Qi Nian expresses his attitude and is willing to serve under Chen Zeyue's command, there is nothing wrong with it. What I mean is that if this is the case, there is no need to mobilize General Qi Nian. General Qi Nian is a fierce general. Zhongna is also one of the best, if it is idle, it will be a big loss for us!" Lu Yiming said.

"Huzi is a general, so naturally he can't be idle. In that case, let alone you, I'd rather not bear it. I'll find him a place where he can display his abilities. Yiming, even if Huzi is willing to serve under Chen Zeyue, I will You can't put him anywhere, Huzi is convinced, and the generals under Huzi may not be convinced. When Huzi is there, Chen Zeyue can't help but shy away. Without Huzi, it is convenient for Chen Zeyue to command in a unified way, and he can move like his arms and fingers. "

"My lord's concern is that I didn't think carefully." Lu Yiming nodded.

"The few issues we discussed just now must be dealt with after you go down, and there is no delay. In addition, the military factory's special application fee for this year must be allocated as soon as possible. Tell Fu Zhengqing not to discount it. We would rather save a little in other places. The military factory There can't be a penny missing from them." Li Qingdao.
"Yes, I will explain this to Fu Zhengqing. The No. [-] Military Factory is related to our superiority in weapons and equipment on the battlefield. With sharper weapons, the soldiers will bleed less blood and achieve greater results." ．However, my lord, can the special fee applied by the Hailing shipyard be delayed? Now that we have absolute control over the sea, and the huge ships are invincible, I don’t think it’s worth spending a lot of money on researching iron ships at this time. Not appropriate." Lu Yiming suggested. "What's more, even if an iron ship is made, it is impossible to paddle it manually. If Hailing Shipyard is willing, I would prefer to temporarily cover a large ship such as the Wanliao Ship with a thin steel plate, so that the cost will be lower. Low."
Li Qing smiled. When he was inspecting the Hailing Shipyard, he mentioned the iron ship without any objection. Unexpectedly, the director and master craftsman of Hailing Shipyard heard it in his heart, and actually started to study it seriously. Lu Yiming said it well. However, even if the iron ship is developed, it will be in vain without a strong driving force. In fact, before the invention of the steam engine, the iron ship was useless.But I am not very clear about the specific principle and structure of the steam engine. Maybe I can find an opportunity to explain this thing to Ren Ruqing, and let Ren Ruqing organize people to explore it, and maybe there will be a little progress.
"You're right. The research on iron ships has been temporarily suspended, but we can let them develop an all-iron keel. Use steel to construct the keel of the big ship, and then cover it with wooden boards, which will make our ships more resistant to wind and waves at sea." Li Qingdao.

Seeing that Li Qing approved his suggestion, Lu Yiming said happily: "Okay, if we only study the keel, then the research fee they reported can be cut by two-thirds. You don't know, my lord. Master Xu Yunfeng came to be a lobbyist, I can't bear to be disturbed, Master Xu is so stubborn, he really doesn't give up until he achieves his goal, with your words, Master Xu has nothing to say."
Li Qing laughed, Xu Yunfeng is a famous guy who went all the way to the black, and there are really not many people who convince him.

"My lord, Mr. Ren Ruqing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has come and said that he has something important to present to you, my lord." Li Wen walked in again.
Hearing Ren Ruqing coming, Li Qing smiled and said to Lu Yiming: "I guess the Ministry of Industry has come up with something new, otherwise Ren Ruqing wouldn't rush to me to show his merits. But I don't know that this time they What did you do?"

Lu Yiming said: "It must be that the development of the Shenwei Cannon has made progress. Isn't the military factory focusing on researching this now? My lord, the Shenwei Cannon is really a good thing, but it is too heavy and inconvenient. It is good to install it on the ship." , but now that we have no opponents at sea, in addition to equipping the navy, we can only use it to defend the city. It is really embarrassing to spend so much research expenses, but can't equip a large amount of equipment to the army!"
Li Qing shook his head and said: "I'm overjoyed that the military factory can develop this thing. It takes time to make progress. As time goes by, they will always find a way to do it. They have made it from scratch." Are you afraid that you can’t improve? Just put your heart in your stomach! All they need is time, so don’t complain in front of Ren Ruqing, he is already under a lot of pressure. Now the major armies will send People go to find out and inquire, which makes him very troubled!"

While talking, Ren Ruqing had already walked in, seeing the beaming expression on his face, Li Qing laughed, "My bird of good news is here again, what good news did it bring me this time?"
(End of this chapter)