This mountain is mine

Chapter 84 Treatment of Temporary Workers

When he came out of the yard, Zhao Man remembered what he had promised Yu Miaomiao the day before, that as a wife, she had the right to know what he was doing.

He stopped suddenly, and said, "The south is hot and rainy, and there are many bugs. It's no different than the border between Song and Liao. You can't sleep on the ground directly. These things are prepared for soldiers."

Yu Miaomiao was wandering, but he stopped suddenly, and almost hit him directly. Zhao Man quickly pressed her shoulder with his quick eyes. If she had another nosebleed, he would be the one to be unlucky.

"Look at the road! If you can't walk, I'll carry you on your back."

Yu Miaomiao was almost pissed off by him, why did she not know how to walk?Who knew he would stop while walking.

She only asked in a low voice: "Soldier? Is it your... private soldier?"

If you are marching, using such a stretcher as a bed is indeed much better than lying directly on the ground.

Zhao Man nodded, and said in a deep voice, "I am the rebel king, and they are designated as rebels. There is no way out." If there is no way out, there is only one way to go to the end.

Yu Miaomiao knew in her heart that Zhao Man had a private soldier. She had expected it. He was the leader of the border guards and fought in battles.

That is, how many are there, where are these people placed, and what is the purpose of raising troops by himself?
These Yu Miaomiao didn't want to, and didn't dare to ask more questions. A prince who was exiled for treason and has private soldiers in his hands, if he said that he had no intention, no one would believe it.

Seeing that Yu Miaomiao was silent, Zhao Man lifted the veil from her head. Although this woman sometimes did some stupid things, her mind turned quickly. Zhao Man looked directly at her: "Are you afraid?"

Yu Miaomiao glared at him, out of fear, but more out of shock, "It's useless to be afraid of what will happen in the future. Let's talk about it someday."

When she was going to marry him, she had considered the worst situation. If one day, he really rebelled, she would be tied to him, and there was no way she could escape.

Suddenly, the hands tightened, and the curtain in front of them was lowered again, and the hands were clenched even tighter. The two stopped talking and strode forward.

Not far away, I heard a faint sound of controversy, drifting in the wind, words such as "Song Liao", "Talk and Peace", and "Sui Coin".

Zhao Man frowned, and led her to follow the sound. The two stood behind a rockery, listening to a group of students discussing politics on the grass not far away.

At this time, when the excitement was at its height, more than a dozen students were discussing with red faces and froth, and some of them had different political opinions. If they hadn't still had the gentle heart of a literati, they might have started fighting.

It turned out that the students of Fangling Academy were debating the situation of the current dynasty. The Song Dynasty ruled the country with literature and was very generous to literati. There was a strong trend of discussing government affairs in the public. Today's scientific examinations also discuss current affairs. Such political discussions in the academy are also common subjects.

Today's more than ten students are talking about the sum of Song and Liao.

"Every year, the people on the frontier do not have enough to live on, and the army consumes a lot. Although it is necessary to give yearly coins to the Liao and Xia, the Song Dynasty is rich and the people are strong, and this money is not enough to spend fifty or sixty percent of the army. How can we exchange this money for the peace of the country? Enjoy it instead of doing it?"

"I donate to the Great Song every year. What is the national prestige of the Great Song? If it is increased year by year, should it be or not? Now the military expenditure can still be met by the national treasury. Now the sum is used to support the Liao people with coins. When they grow stronger, the Great Song It's dangerous!"

"War? How can the Song Dynasty have strong soldiers to resist the Liao people?"

"If you don't fight and beg for mercy, you will lose your character!"

"..."

The students from the two sides had already stood up, and they just pointed at each other's nose and scolded each other, saying "greedy for life and afraid of death, begging for mercy."

One party responded, "We overestimate our capabilities, and a small loss makes a big difference."

At this time, at the very front, the man in white who was sitting opposite the students on both sides coughed lightly, and the scene suddenly fell silent.

A student bowed and said, "Mr. please make a decision."

The man said slowly: "What you said is all reasonable... But when it comes to politics, politics, the current situation is a foregone conclusion. Only by clarifying the reasons and absorbing the lessons can we offer advice to the court. Let's talk about it, this situation of peace talks the reason?"

Yu Miaomiao recognized this person's voice, it was actually Li Pengju.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a lot of discussion below.

Soon a student said, "If I had a strong army in the Song Dynasty, I would naturally not need to suffer this humiliation. However, the imperial court spends a lot of military funds every year, but it is still a weak army with no strong generals. The Song Dynasty has a vast territory, and there are no strong people. Few, but the commander guarding the border between Song and Liao turned out to be the abolished king Zhao Man, these princes and grandsons are pampered and treated well, but they are only seeking military merit, how can they really protect the frontier and defend the country."

After speaking, he shook his head regretfully.

"I agree with Wen Cong's words. Zhao Man's subsequent rebellion shows his ambition. How can a group of rebels devote themselves to serving the country? How can soldiers be strong if they are not good generals?"

"If it wasn't for the warlike but incompetent son who angered the Liao and Xia countries, the two sides were at a stalemate with each other. Even if the Song Dynasty prayed for peace, it would not have to pay the current price."

"..."

The two sides who had been arguing just now found a punching bag harmoniously, pointed all the spearheads at Zhao Man, attacked at the same time, and were in harmony, Yu Miaomiao felt a little unsteady when he heard it, his palms were clenched, and he couldn't tell what it was like. I just feel sore and swollen like bubbling.

She doesn't know the inside story, but Zhao Man's responsibility is that the soldiers are not strong and the horses are not good enough?Do all the soldiers and horses in the world belong to him?Is the horse raised by him?Has all the military expenses been handed over to him directly?Or is he really as people say, taking military money to pamper him?
If Zhao Man was pampered and pampered, why did he suffer from scars all over his body and almost died?

There are rumors that he joined the army at the age of six, and it has been twenty years since he was pampered, why bother to guard the border?It's bitterly cold in the north, throw these students over there, and see if they can survive for 20 years?
Among other things, Zhao Man huddled with her in Yu's thatched hut, and he didn't feel the slightest bit of disgust. He has a noble status, and if he hadn't suffered, how could he be like this.

Every year Da Song wants to send money to other countries, what does this have to do with him?Will Liaoxia retreat without giving money?

Asking for money, asking for more money, accusing Zhao Man is just asking for a reason, even she doesn't believe it, these well-educated people can actually say it, it's just short-sighted.

Song Liao has been on and off for more than ten years. He is afraid that he has never had a good day, but now he has not had a good word...

If he is not capable, since he was exiled at the beginning of the year, it has not been long since he has wiped out the Murong family and collected the property of the Zhang family.But fighting is not his business alone.

She looked at Zhao Man, but saw that his expression remained unchanged, and he was staring at the group of students, full of sarcasm.

As soon as she moved her hand, he held it tighter. He lowered his head to look at Yu Miaomiao, and Yu Miaomiao also raised his head to look at him.

Suddenly he took off her veil and touched the top of her head.

Yu Miaomiao couldn't understand the meaning of this sudden movement, and she didn't want to. She felt sore, and leaned her face against his chest, Zhao Man gently patted the top of her head.

At this time, Li Pengju asked calmly, "According to what you have seen, if the topic of the policy discussion is the reason for the peace talks between Song and Liao, you only need to submit the two words 'Zhao Man'?"

All the students resentfully remained silent.

"Yanqing, let me ask you, who are the soldiers and horses involved in the court? What rights and responsibilities do they have with the generals outside?"

A student stood up and said, "There are the Privy Council and the Ministry of War. The Privy Council is responsible for the deployment of troops. The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection of military officers, rewards and punishments, military registration, military supplies, and military orders... Generals outside the country only have the right to lead troops."

This person's voice became smaller and smaller, obviously aware of the problem. A mere prince who is leading troops outside has not yet had such a great ability to decide a war.

Li Pengju glanced at the crowd disappointed, and asked unhurriedly: "As you can see, the imperial court dealt with Zhao Man, or handed him over to Liao and Xia. As the saying goes, the grievance has its head, and the debt has its owner. Compensation is enough, His Royal Highness also raised this opinion last year, but was rejected by Liao and Xia, who can tell me why?"

There was no sound at all, and several people hung their heads red-faced.

Yu Miaomiao was even more heartbroken when she heard the words, she put her head on Zhao Man's chest, and pulled the clothes around his waist with her hands, both of which were crumpled by her. If Zhao Man was handed over to Liao and Xia, he would have no choice but to die There is one.

It doesn't matter which dynasty or generation, or the person in power in which department, this is the case. When encountering a problem, he will push out a person to top the tank. Zhao Man is a temporary worker of Song Dynasty, and he is taken for granted by them, bah!

If it was Yu Miaomiao, she felt that she would be reversed.

Someone whispered, "Liao and Xia are greedy..."

"A prince who marches and fights does not have such a great right to decide whether his soldiers are strong or not, nor does he have the ability to decide on wars and peace. The root cause of problems encountered in state affairs and court affairs has never been caused by a single person." Li Pengju spoke earnestly.

Yu Miaomiao didn't hear what they said after that, she was taken away by Zhao Man.

Yu Miaomiao is quite satisfied with Li Pengju's statement. Perhaps this is the reason why Zhao Man and him have a good relationship. As long as he is fair and does not hinder Zhao Man, he can guide a few words from time to time. Maybe in Fangling, everyone He will be more lenient towards Zhao Man.

A literati with a pen and a mouth is still very influential in the Song Dynasty. It is not good to let them talk nonsense.

Hearing these things suddenly today, Yu Miaomiao was not in a good mood.After coming out of the academy, he just silently followed Zhao Man into the carriage.

Passing by a pharmacy, he suddenly stopped the driver.

"Doctor Qiu's medicine is all burned out. I'll go get some medicine and go back quickly. You stay in the car." Zhao Man explained and left quickly.

Yu Miaomiao nodded, watched him enter the pharmacy through the car window, and lay down by the window looking at the street scene bored.

Suddenly, a sharp voice pointed at Yu Miaomiao and said, "Second lady, I have seen the very harmful lady of the Yu family!"

A sedan chair passed by the carriage, and a coquettish voice came from the sedan chair, "Where is this bitch?"

"Second lady, it's on the carriage beside me."

"Stop the car!"

Yu Miaomiao secretly sighed, it's really a narrow road to Yuanjia, and they met again after not being separated for a long time.

The second lady didn't get out of the sedan chair.However, the yelling of the maid beside her has already attracted the attention of many people.

Yu Miaomiao thought badly, is it because she was stung by a bee and can no longer see people?

This is a street full of people coming and going, Lian Er Niangzi was only in the sedan chair, and directly told the maids and mother-in-law next to her, "Not far ahead is the government office, Xiangqin, go and hand in the certificate to the government office. Also, Lan Xin, you go, bring the clothes that were stained with grass juice yesterday, as evidence, and the doctor is also called, go directly to the Yamen. You guys surround the carriage, don't let anyone run away. "

Xiangqin, Lanxin?
Yu Miaomiao glanced at the two maids who had been named, and actually named the maids after her aunt and mother, probably because of that rice paper's idea.

They all made a fuss about the name, and I really thought of a place to go.I don't know if it was named after other female family members of the Yu family.

After Er Niangzi finished speaking, two women came to the carriage and stood in front of the horses, for fear that Yu Miaomiao would run away.

This second lady Lian came from the Lian family, and the Lian family is based on women, so naturally they don't talk about house fights, what the second lady Lian said is justified...

Yu Miaomiao sighed. She didn't have a backyard or a woman in her house, so she started to tear herself apart with people outside. She was not in a good mood today, so someone would send her here to vent her anger.

It's just that she doesn't like meaningless quarrels, and when you hit someone, you have to hurt them, otherwise people won't remember and they will always think she is easy to bully.

Besides, the Lian family sent a daughter to Tong Zhilang, even if they have hooked up with the prince, she just heard Li Pengju say that the prince will send Zhao Man to Xixia and Liao...

Not only does the emperor like Lianzao, but she also likes Lianzao because of her petty mind. If anyone is to blame, the Lian family chose the prince.

Yu Miaomiao quickly decided that what the Lian family was afraid of, she would attack here. If the Lian family wanted to rely on their daughter to build relationships, it would depend on whether she would agree or not...

The coachman made a bitter face, and said to Yu Miaomiao outside the car: "Ma'am, you have a grudge against this nobleman, don't break my carriage, and I have to run several times a day to support my family, so do I." Small business..."

Yu Miaomiao replied: "If it's broken, I'll compensate you according to the price, and it won't delay your business. My husband will leave soon after he comes back."

The coachman let out a "hey", and then he was relieved.

Yu Miaomiao took a palm leaf and threw it out of the car window, landing on the top of the sedan chair.

Immediately there was an exclamation from inside the sedan chair, "What fell on the sedan chair?"

A servant girl hurriedly stood on tiptoe and leaned over to look at the top of the sedan chair, but she only saw a piece of darkness and didn't know the palm leaves, so she dared not answer.

Even Er Niangzi thought of Yu Miaomiao's insidiousness, and was afraid that she would cheat again, so she quickly got out of the car, and also put on a curtain, separated by a layer of white gauze.

She lifted the arrogance curtain, but because she moved too hastily and her eyesight was not good, there was a servant girl standing at the door of the sedan chair, a pair of small feet stepped on the instep of the servant girl, her body staggered, and the servant girl beside her couldn't pull her back, even The second lady fell forward, and Yu Miaomiao was a little astonished.

She hasn't done anything yet...

However, seeing Zhao Man striding out of the pharmacy carrying a medicine bag, Lian Er Niangzi directly rushed towards Zhao Man, Yu Miaomiao's face involuntarily sank.

(End of this chapter)