Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 773
Chapter 778

Seeing that it was Empress Lu, Sima Dan was so angry that he wanted to cry.After finally meeting someone who could complain, Sima Dan told Empress Lu about Huan Wen's essay.In fact, even if Sima Dan didn't say anything, why didn't Empress Lu know about it?
Empress Lu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this is a good thing!"

"Good thing" Sima Dan's face turned cold, and he backed away again and again, "I didn't expect you to be such a person, I misread you. Even you came to laugh at me!"

Empress Lu said: "Your Majesty, who dares to laugh at you? The concubine is telling the truth. The Northern Expedition and the Northern Expedition to recover lost land sounds very exciting, but is it easy to implement? The concubine is just a weak woman, and the military I don’t understand the big things. I just heard that the Huns are stronger than our Dajin, and the Jie people are stronger than the Xiongnu, and the Xianbei are stronger than the Jie people. Now both the Huns and the Xianbei are beaten by the Wei army, and they are dead. Now In the north, the Wei army has no opponents. No matter how strong Huan Wen is, is he stronger than the Wei army? Once he fails in the Northern Expedition, he will be humiliated by Huan Wen. Huan Wen is now relying on the military prestige of destroying Cheng Han to deter all sides. After the defeat, this layer of aura also fell off, he is just a toothless tiger, His Majesty is still afraid of what he will do."

Empress Lu saw that Sima Dan's face softened a lot, and continued: "As the saying goes, the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Now the greater the people's expectations for Huan Wen, the more disappointed they will be at that time. In the future, His Majesty will be indispensable. Go clean up the mess!"

After hearing Queen Lu's words, Sima Dan's face softened.

Sima Dan said: "That's the reason, but I still don't feel well."

"Your Majesty is not feeling well. Does the one in the north get better?" Empress Lu said with a smile: "The one in the north is his own son who rebelled against his father. Although it has subsided, the shock cannot be eliminated in a day or two. Yes. Now the one in the north must be uneasy too!"

"Uneasy." Sima Dan was taken aback, and asked in puzzlement, "Why is that person in the north so uneasy?"

Empress Lu said: "The one in the north is an extraordinary person. First Jie Zhao, then Xianbei, and then destroy Di Qin, intimidating all Hu, no one dares to rebel. From the beginning of the first emperor Han Wu, in terms of martial arts, I'm afraid No one can match. However, the north is not without flaws. Their internal hidden dangers are not eliminated, and sooner or later there will be turmoil."

Sima Dan said thoughtfully, "Empress, what do you mean?"

"Everyone is not guilty, but he is guilty of being pregnant!" Empress Lu chuckled and said, "General Dong Run of the Northern Wei Dynasty has been promoted to Taiwei and has no military power in his hands, and General Zhang Wen of Hussars has [-] steps under his command. However, no matter the equipment or quantity, it is inferior to Yecheng. So there is no crime, but the status of General Anbei is different. The elite frontier troops are all under his command, even if Ji Li is innocent, but he is guilty of the crime!"

Hearing this, Sima Dan was really overjoyed.

How could he not have thought of this?Sima Dan stretched out his hand and patted his forehead, and said deeply to Empress Lu, "Thank you, Empress, for reminding me!"

In fact, during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, there was almost no real loyalty.Among other things, how many times did the Eastern Jin Dynasty usurp the throne?First Wang Dun, then Su Jun, Zu Yue, and Huan Wen.In fact, Huan Wen didn't necessarily have rebellion at the beginning, but the court only fueled the flames.Even under Liu Yuan's command, there have been many rebellions successively, such as Jin Zhun, Wang Mi, Shi Le, not to mention Ran Min, who was also a general of the late Zhao Dynasty.

In Sima Dan's view, it is obviously not the right time to launch the three-person plan against Wei Guo at this time, but when Wei Guo decides to go south, it will be launched at that time to achieve unexpected results.

In Yecheng Fengle Academy, Ran Ming met the rumored three masters of the academy.At this time, Cui Hong, the head of the Three Heroes, was already 14 years old. Because Cui Hong grew up in a wealthy family, his skin was fair, and he had a baby face with baby fat on his face, which made Ran Ming even more disappointed.Although Ran Ming didn't say anything in front of Cui Hong, the three masters could feel the disappointment.

As for Zhang Gun, it is better. He is now 16 years old and was born in Liaodong. The vicissitudes of the years are obvious, but he looks older than his actual age.As for Wei Jian and Cui Hong, they are not much different, they are both the kind of childish children.

Ran Ming looked at Sanjie, but lost interest in the students of the reuse academy.Ran Ming said a few rambling words of encouragement, and then prepared to leave the academy.

Cui Hong is the proud son of heaven. In the Cui clan, he is the eldest grandson.In fact, Cui Hong is more like a prince than Ran Ming. Cui Hong is used to being unscrupulous. He directly stepped forward and said loudly: "His Royal Highness is the head of the academy. If you ignore passionate and enterprising students like this, you are not afraid of making everyone in the academy cold." Is it the heart of a child?"

Ran Ming sneered and said, "The most important thing for you kids now is to study hard and make progress every day. You will become the talents of the country in the future. What can you do now?"

Cui Hong and other students were not convinced when they heard this, but they couldn't answer Ran Ming's question of what they could do.But Zhang Gun said: "I don't know if I don't learn, it's the fault of my disciples. If I don't learn, I don't know, it's my fault. We are naturally not familiar with the major affairs of the country, and it is difficult to play a big role. But if we don't let everyone Students participate in learning, even if they study in the academy for a lifetime, they still don’t know why! If the master does not give up and uses it, students will naturally have a bright future!”

"You are quite confident!" Ran Ming looked at the students and said, "I was born in the military and practiced military law. If you are not afraid of hardship, tiredness, and death, I will naturally give you a chance to show yourself , Of course, if you can grasp this opportunity, or not, it's up to you!"

The three heroes of Fengle Academy, Cui Hong, Zhang Gun, and Wei Jian also have a good relationship on the surface, but in fact they are not as harmonious as they appear on the surface.Especially Cui Hong, whose grandfather was one of the 48 founding fathers of Wei State, with a prominent family background.If the Hedong Wei family had been a prominent clan during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has declined since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.Although he is a scholar now, he has become a third-rate gentry.

Although Zhang Gun came from a family of officials and eunuchs, his grandfather and father were both two thousand stone officials, but he was a minister of Yan.After being a surrender of the Yan Kingdom, his family background was even far inferior to that of the declining Wei family.Seeing that Ran Ming agreed with the students to participate in the investigation of the tax infringement case, Wei Jian excitedly said to Zhang Gun: "Brother Zhang didn't expect that we would have this opportunity, even though we are just a small official, but we are a small official under the command of the Crown Prince." Officials, given time, it is inevitable that you will not be able to mix up the merits of a dragon."

"This is an opportunity, isn't it a test?" Zhang Gun sneered and said, "Brother Wei, wait and see, this skill is not so easy to get?"

"Brother Zhang, are you afraid of offending those powerful people?" Wei Jian said disapprovingly: "What's the problem even if you offend them? After all, this world still belongs to the Ran family. This matter has been suppressed, His Royal Highness will definitely protect us, and there is no danger of life, as long as His Royal Highness ascends to the Great Treasure, what we lost will definitely be doubled to make up for it."

Zhang Gun said: "That's not the case."

"Oh." Wei Jian said, "What does Brother Zhang mean?"

"March method!" Zhang Gun said lightly.

"The marching method?" Wei Jian asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the marching method?"

"Tomorrow you will find out!"

Cui Hong returned to Cui Mansion to tell Ran Ming about recruiting students to help investigate the case of tax infringement. Cui Yue, an old fox who had been in three dynasties, said, "Hong'er, don't you self-reflect after being tricked? You are still a child prodigy in Jizhou, and you don’t know that you have been deceived by someone now!”

Cui Hong is not stupid, after a little thought, he realized that he had indeed fallen into Ran Ming's trap.Cui Hong's face flushed with anger, and he said depressedly: "He is Mr. Shan Zhang, how could he do this!"

Cui Yue said: "Actually, this is not a deception, but His Royal Highness is testing you and others. He wants to find some useful talents among you. Now that there are a lot of vacancies in the Eastern Palace, His Majesty has not fully manned the Eastern Palace. Intention. If this is the case, there may be two intentions, one is that His Majesty does not want the crown prince to become full-fledged too early, and the other is to let His Majesty the crown prince find loyal and reliable subjects by himself."

Cui Yue seemed to know that she didn't have much time left, and her two sons were mediocre. If they were protected by him, their careers might be smooth sailing, but if they went by themselves, Ran Min might take it for his own sake , Give them a fortune, but if the family develops, then don't even think about it, it's good to keep the foundation.But this grandson is different, he is smart enough, what he lacks is experience.

Over time, the achievements may not be as great as their own.Thinking of this, Cui Yue said very happily: "Hong'er don't need to be depressed, this is actually an opportunity for you. You must seize it, no matter how hard it is, no matter how tired you are, never back down lightly!"

Cui Hong soon understood what Cui Yue meant when he said not to retreat lightly.Cui Hong got up very early, got up at five o'clock, and after a simple wash, he tied a ponytail and wore a loose robe, and went to Fengle Academy in the carriage of the mansion.

On the playground of the Mathematics Academy of Fengle Academy, many students were climbing on the top of the wall and looking into the wall.As a son of the gentry, Cui Hong actually disliked this kind of behavior of lying on the wall the most.He coughed lightly, and several students lying on the corner of the wall fell to the ground in fright.By this time it was already daylight.

"Brother Cui, come over and have a look, the big black man next to His Royal Highness is spanking their butts with a military stick, anyone who is late today will be beaten!"

"Army staff?" Cui Hong frowned, and said displeasedly: "We are scholars, not brash men in the army. Even if you make a mistake and you want to punish, it can only be a ruler, not a military stick! Your Majesty The way, when Zhang Chi has a degree, blindly using force will only cause bad things, no, I'm going to persuade him!"

Those students ran away at once, and only Cui Hong walked into the gate of the School of Mathematical Sciences alone.As soon as he entered the gate, Cui Hong found a lot of white buttocks in front of him, and a giant man like an iron tower was whipping those buttocks with a military stick.Blood stains appeared on the buttocks of many executed.

Before Cui Hong could speak, Lin Heishan discovered Cui Hong.Lin Heishan chattered and said with a smile: "Boy, you are late for two sticks of incense. His Royal Highness has an order. If you are late for one stick of incense, you will get ten sticks. If you are late for two sticks of incense, you will get twenty sticks! Find a place for yourself." Climb down and prepare to receive your punishment!"

A teacher is as strict as a father. In ancient times, teachers could spur students at will, and parents would not stop them, but would support them with both hands.This is not like the media exposure and tearful complaints from parents in later generations.Even though he is the eldest grandson of the Cui clan and Cui Hong is a student of Fengle Academy, he dare not rely on his status to surpass his teachers.

Cui Hong obediently took off his pants and crawled on the ground, waiting to be beaten.

Although Ran Ming talked about the marching law, he didn't really exercise the military law.Although the army stick was still the same army stick, the soldiers who carried it out had already received Ran Ming's order. They picked it up high and put it down gently. Although it looked like an amazing blow, it actually didn't do much harm to the students' bodies.

In the military camp, the military stick is the most common form of punishment, but there are also different types of military sticks.If you beat someone with a [-]th army stick, it is usually a skin trauma, and it will be fine after ten and a half months of recuperation.But if you hit hard, twenty army sticks can kill people.Cui Hong was beaten with [-] army sticks, and the flesh between his thighs was also bloody.

This round of beating the military sticks again, the students also had different thoughts.Originally, there were as many as 80 students who signed up to help Ran Ming's complete tax infringement case.At this time, some students asked Ran Ming to withdraw from the training trip under the pretext of lack of knowledge, young age, and physical discomfort.

Ran Ming agreed, and the next morning, Ran Ming was even more harsh.Except for those students who were beaten with army sticks and couldn't get out of bed because of their injuries, the other students ran and marched for twenty miles in the morning, twenty miles in the afternoon, and another twenty miles in the afternoon.Although the students didn't have full body armor, they made them complain unceasingly.At this time, dozens of people quit.

Ran Ming also agreed.

(End of this chapter)