Great Tang Broom Star

Vol 2 Chapter 1049: this is my shame

Chapter 1049 This is my shame

Wu Mei is just forty years old this year.

Forty-year-old woman, one is old and the other is young, and there is a scumbag husband in the middle, these days are really sad.

Fortunately, Wu Mei is not that kind of honest person, she only knows about husband and son all day long. Now, as the emperor's deputy, she is busy all day long, and has no time to worry about the spring and autumn.

But today she finally had some free time, so Wu Mei wanted to take care of her face, but who knew she saw fine lines.

Jia Ping'an was born with which pot and which pot he didn't open and which pot to lift. Some people have no choice but to soak goji berries in a thermos... Isn't this eye medicine?

Jia Ping'an sighed, "Since ancient times, beautiful women are like famous generals, and they are not allowed to see gray hair in the world."

He walked out of the palace very quickly, and it didn't take long for him to catch up with the prime ministers.

"hehe!"

Jia Pingan quickened his pace and overtook him in one fell swoop.

Li Yifu had a cold face.

Shangguanyi was smiling, but his smile was stiff.

Even Xu Jingzong was dissatisfied and said: "I don't respect the old!"

A group of old men are walking slowly, but you are walking like flying.

It hurts so much!

Changed clothes, and then met outside the palace gate.

"Your Majesty, the army is full of evil spirits. I want to invite warriors to protect Your Majesty."

The accompanying Qianniuwei was a little uncomfortable.

Xu Jingzong agreed with this view, "It goes without saying that Qianniuwei is loyal, but they are not as good as those fierce soldiers who have fought a hundred battles."

The so-called Qianniu Weishi is a group of children of powerful and high-ranking officials, and using the children of powerful and high-ranking officials to guard the emperor is a long-standing method.

Several Qianniuwei were sneering.

Li Zhi asked: "Who?"

"Li Jingye, doctor of the Ministry of punishment!"

Several Qianniuwei immediately turned their faces away.

Li Ji smiled, "That little **** has behaved quite well recently."

Li Zhi nodded, and Jia Pingan sent people to look for Li Jingye.

"I heard that Li Jingye is quite filial to the British Duke at home?"

The emperor's attitude towards Li Ji has changed a lot... As Li Ji grows older, he becomes less suspicious and more respectful.

Jia Ping'an thinks the main reason is Li Jingye's stupidity.

Even if Li Ji had any ambitions, he should have dissipated when he saw this fool.

Li Ji smiled, "Yes! He has been quite filial recently."

Li Jingye came, and after saluting, Li Zhi praised: "What a bear!"

"Ah Weng, I saw that your complexion was not very good in the morning, why is it better now? Could it be..."

Li Ji coughed dryly, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm a good guard."

Li Jingye agreed. In the past, he talked nonsense with those Qianniuwei, and had to compete after a few words.

"Come on, the two of you go up together. If Yeye is afraid of you, I will take a detour when I see you from now on."

The two Qianniuwei just shook their heads.

Looking at the triumphant Li Jingye, the emperor sighed softly: "It's good to be young!"

The carefree Li Jingye made the emperor feel much better.

"Brother, where is this going?"

"Outside the city."

Li Jingye sighed: "It's not interesting to go out of the city in late spring."

Shangguanyi asked: "Where is it interesting to go?"

Li Jingye said: "It's the best season to go to brothels."

Shangguanyi wondered, "Why?"

"At first glance, you are inexperienced, hey! No, people say that Shangguan Xianggong is a little bee in the flowers, you shouldn't be so inexperienced!"

Shangguanyi's face turned green, and she couldn't help but sneak a glance at the emperor.

The emperor glanced at Li Ji expressionlessly, and sympathized with him for a moment.

Li Ji clenched his fists tightly.

Li Jingye was still chattering, "When it's cold, when you go to brothels, those prostitutes wear thick clothes, so you can't touch them! If you wear thin clothes, you will have goose bumps all over your body, and it's uncomfortable to touch. It's not good in this hot weather." , prostitutes wearing tulle looks tempting, but they are uncomfortable with sweat... So this is the best season, neither cold nor hot, and you won't be covered in sweat..."

this…

Is this a great achievement?

Shangguanyi was shocked!

Li Yifu was pondering silently.

The emperor's heart moved slightly.

Xu Jingzong praised: "Wonderful!"

A group of old snake skins!

After more than half an hour, everyone arrived at the nearest Zhechong Mansion.

Captain Zhechong Huang Xiaochong came to welcome him.

"Meet Zhao Guogong."

Huang Xiaochong looked at the group of people behind him, feeling appalled.

"You were ordered to call up the soldiers, are you here?"

After the decision, the Ministry of War issued an order.

Huang Xiaochong said: "As you know, the Duke, most of the government soldiers are at home, and it is difficult to gather for a while."

"how long?"

"I'm afraid it will take more than an hour."

This is still fast. If the government soldiers are too scattered, it will take at least half a day to gather together. In some places it even takes a day or two.

Guanzhong is relatively densely populated, so it is much better.

"Those are…"

Huang Xiaochong always felt something was wrong.

"Don't inquire about what you shouldn't."

Jia Pingan went back to report.

"More than an hour? It's too soon."

The emperor was obviously very satisfied.

"This is also a temporary order. I thought it was just a drill, to see how quickly the local Zhechong government can mobilize the soldiers."

Jia Ping'an said: "If it's time for war, the court makes a decision, the Ministry of War orders, and immediately recruits the soldiers in Zhechong's mansion. The faster the assembly at this time, the better the battle situation will be."

Li Zhi nodded, "I also want to see the performance of Zhechong Mansion."

"Your Majesty, the sun is getting hotter."

Shangguanyi touched the oily sweat on his forehead, "Why don't you... go in and rest?"

The emperor shook his head, "Look at the two sergeants outside, just standing there, I will try today too."

The emperor stood there, and the prime ministers followed helplessly.

Half an hour later, the emperor was sweating.

Jia Ping'an was worried that the emperor would reveal something wrong, so trying to persuade him would be a shame...

The prime ministers couldn't hold it anymore, Li Yifu was twitching, and his face turned red when he slapped it.

Shangguanyi is better, but also a little wobbly.

Li Ji didn't move his expression, but there was no abnormality.

Xu Jingzhong suddenly covered his forehead, "Your Majesty, the old minister is dying."

Jia Ping'an's eyes lit up, "Grand Xu! You can't fall, Mr. Xu!"

He went to support Xu Jingzong, and the emperor turned around with difficulty, "Quickly find a place for Xu Qing to rest."

Xu Jingzong squeezed his eyes, then pretended to be weak and was helped in.

Li Yifu and Shangguanyi stood outside the door, feeling very comfortable with the cool breeze.

Li Yifu smiled and said: "Xu Jingzong is not feeling unwell. This person is very good at exploiting camps."

——Xu Jingzong is pretending to let the emperor have a step down, so he can be called a courtier!

Shangguanyi smiled slightly.

The two old men lost to Xu Jingzong.

The government soldiers came one after another.

According to the requirements of the expedition, they were fully armed and brought horses and donkeys and other animals. It was very noisy for a while.

After noon, Huang Xiaochong came to ask for instructions.

"Duke, there are only three people missing."

"about there."

Li Zhi got up, Huang Xiaochong saw Jia Ping'an's face as if I was a low-level official, so he still didn't understand.

"Meet Your Majesty!"

Li Zhi nodded, "I brought the ministers here today to see the performance of the soldiers."

Huang Xiaochong was so excited, "Your Majesty, please take a look."

He rushed out and shouted: "Array!"

One by one, the soldiers quickly began to line up.

It looks messy at first, but soon the array is taking shape.

The formation of more than a thousand people stood in silence.

All the soldiers who looked like old farmers just now had bright eyes.

Huang Xiaochong shouted: "Divide the troops!"

Two lieutenants Zhechong stepped forward, and then each led five hundred infantry and dozens of cavalry to a distance of one hundred steps.

"Your Majesty, this is what the drill looks like when it encounters the enemy."

Jia Pingan introduced.

Li Zhi nodded, "I'll take a good look."

Several trumpeters held up their horns and blew them vigorously.

"Woo..."

One pass number!

"Array!"

Both sides line up!

The neat array remains motionless.

Those pairs of eyes! It looked all indifferent.

"Your Majesty, these are Tiger Ben!"

Li Zhi asked: "Why can you be so sure?"

Jia Pingan said: "As for any inferior army, the eyes of the soldiers must be erratic after the formation. But Hu Ben is different, the eyes are indifferent, which means that life and death are nothing."

Li Zhi nodded, "But most of these are farmers, why is this so?"

Except for Li Ji, everyone else was very curious.

Jia Pingan said: "There are various armies guarding Chang'an City, and most of those soldiers are from the Zhechong Mansion in the Guanzhong area. Every year they take turns to enter Chang'an for defense. After arriving in Chang'an, the armies will conduct strict drills..."

This is one of them!

"Afterwards, when there was a war, most of the soldiers recruited by the Ministry of War were soldiers from the Guanzhong area. After those soldiers who had experienced the battle returned to the Zhechong Mansion, they would pass on the experience of fighting on the battlefield to those newcomers. Your Majesty, an old soldier will bring ten soldiers. A rookie can become a strong army with just one battle."

This is the means of bringing the old with the new!

Li Yifu asked back, "Then why did you quit after fifty suggestions?"

Jia Pingan glanced at him, "Fifty years old, that's not an old soldier, but a wind candle, and it will disappear when the wind blows accidentally."

Li Yifu: "..."

Jia Pingan continued to instill poisonous chicken soup, "So Datang can't stop, he has to keep looking for opponents for himself, and the army has to conquer every few years... Your Majesty, once there is no war for more than ten years, Wen Tian and Wu Xi are not a joke, but a reality .”

Li Zhi nodded, "It's not good if the knife is not sharpened."

Jia Ping'an was suddenly moved.

So this is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty?

The emperors of the Song Dynasty and the middle and late Ming Dynasty were changed... What did you say? How many years do you have to conquer? Are you out of your mind?

Isn’t it good for everyone to live a peaceful life?

You are the only one who is troublesome!

This is an era of proactiveness.

It is also the most glorious era in China!

Woohoo...

The horn sounded for a long time.

The flag was raised violently.

Poof!

In the wind, the sergeant holding the flag shouted loudly.

"Enter!"

Drums ring!

"kill!"

Both sides began to impact.

"Kill!"

The distance between the two sides keeps getting closer.

Jia Pingan glanced at the emperor and the prime ministers.

Except for Li Ji, their faces were all flushed.

"Is this my Datang Tiger Ben?"

There were only a thousand people, but the momentum of the impact was like a thousand troops!

Jia Pingan said seriously: "Yes, this is my Datang Tiger Ben."

Dang Dang Dang Dang!

"It's gold."

The soldiers who were running wildly stopped suddenly!

Then back off!

The other side continued to rush.

The straightened long spear, the raised horizontal knife...

Those pairs of eyes!

Li Zhi was moved, "Only such warriors can defend Datang!"

Dang Dang Dang Dang!

The other team also started to retreat.

"Your Majesty, this is a drill."

Li Zhi asked: "What about the ability to kill the enemy?"

Jia Pingan yelled at Huang Xiaochong: "Formation drill."

After the array is completed, then move forward, turn, and retreat according to the order...

The formation is constantly changing!

"kill!"

The spears at the front lined up to kill.

"kill!"

"Your Majesty, Zhechong Mansion teaches archery, sword, marksmanship, and even equestrian skills, and then relies more on personal hard training."

Li Zhi understood.

"Those old pawns..."

Li Yifu pointed to the gray-bearded old soldiers and said: "Just now I was very energetic. Your Majesty, I think these old soldiers are the most valuable in the army, so we should keep them."

Li Zhi hesitated.

The old pawns were very powerful just now, and they didn't hold back when they moved forward and back.

Jia Pingan said: "Your Majesty, please ask."

Li Zhi nodded, and Jia Pingan called some veterans.

"Your Majesty, they are all over fifty."

The old soldiers were very nervous.

Li Zhi asked: "How about you wait in Zhechong Mansion?"

An old soldier said: "Your Majesty, you are very comfortable."

"It's good to be at ease."

Li Zhi asked again: "Maybe you are waiting in the army to follow and fight?"

The complexions of the old soldiers changed.

Jia Pingan said: "Tell the truth."

The old soldier took a deep breath, "Your Majesty, most of us won't go out."

Li Zhi was taken aback, "Why?"

The old soldier said: "Since Zhao Guogong took charge of the Ministry of War, those over fifty are not allowed to follow the expedition."

Li Yifu smiled, "I see!"

Li Zhi glanced at Jia Pingan.

Jia Pingan sighed: "Tell me about your waiting for the expedition, after fifty."

The old soldier's lips moved, "That is...not long-lasting."

"what for?"

Li Zhi was puzzled.

Li Jingye scratched his head, wishing he could come forward and explain what is not lasting.

The old soldier lowered his head, "I am old, and the army has to travel long distances. Halfway through, I am exhausted, so I can only rely on pack horses or donkeys to travel..."

Li Zhi was surprised.

Jia Ping'an narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that he had once again moved Datang's fate.

"After the war, I had a lot of experience in killing people, but... it didn't last long. I was out of breath not long after I swung the knife..."

This is not the future generations. People in the future generations have enough nutritional intake. And at this time people can eat enough.

To use an analogy, the army in later generations had plenty to eat, but what did the army eat at this time?

Barley!

The soldiers had to bring their own wheat rice, which is what later generations call their own dry food.

Barley rice is really hard to eat... the only advantage is that the shelf life is relatively long.

On weekdays, soldiers seldom eat meat at home, that is, simple barley rice with vegetables, which must be insufficient in nutrition. It's even worse when it comes to the expedition, it's Maifan.

You can compare Maifan to steamed buns, that is to say, the Tigers of Datang just chewed on steamed buns and wiped out countless alien races all the way!

Awesome isn’t it?

Awesome!

But as the days go by, this person's physical fitness will drop rapidly. After reaching the age of fifty, basically don't expect them to keep up with the rhythm of the army.

The old soldiers looked desperate.

Li Zhi said: "After fifty...will it be difficult to fight?"

Jia Pingan nodded, and Li Ji, who had been silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty, if you have been injured before turning 40, you will not be able to join the conscript."

This knife repair is hearty.

Li Zhi finally knew the reason.

He asked: "What if you wait until now to disarm?"

In an instant, the faces of those old soldiers were as pale as paper.

"Your Majesty, I implore Your Majesty to show mercy..."

"Your Majesty, I have been in the army for many years. Now that I am old and frail, farming is difficult, and labor is even more difficult. Your Majesty...grace me!"

Li Zhi was shocked, and he glanced at Jia Pingan.

Jia Ping'an looked calm.

"Your Majesty, you are called young at 4 years old, middle-aged at 16, young at 21, and old at 60. You start to pay taxes and serve in the military at 16. You are half-ding at the beginning, and you receive half-tax.

According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, under the age of 60 is still a male, and you have to pay what is due. Only those over the age of sixty are exempt from these taxes.

"I see!"

The emperor sighed slightly in his heart, got up and said: "I know. I..."

He slowly looked at the soldiers, and said: "The late emperor loved the soldiers, so the soldiers served their lives. I don't know why, I thought that clear rewards and punishments were the way to lead the army, but..."

However, the first emperor also sucked the abscess from the wounds of the soldiers, and he personally led the army to the battle, and paid homage to the soldiers who died in battle... Joining the army is exempt from taxes, rewards for military merits, and can be promoted... All kinds of things, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty are willing Fight to serve the country.

He looked at these grey-haired old soldiers, and an old soldier smiled at him flatteringly.

This smile is flattering!

But it hurt the emperor's heart!

"I used to look at my subordinates flattering me, and I felt quite complacent, but today I see these brave warriors flattering me, I..."

The emperor wept.

Jia Pingan shook his head and sighed.

Warriors who are supposed to be respected by the country and the nation, but at this moment they are bowing their heads and laughing for their own pension.

Whose shame is this?

"This is my shame!"

Several veterans were stunned.

The emperor turned his head, "Jia Qing!"

This is about to be shot.

Jia Pingan stepped forward, "Your Majesty."

The emperor said: "These warriors who have fought a hundred battles have spared no effort to defend the Tang Dynasty. Now they are getting old. I am thinking, is it possible to retreat at fifty?"

Jia Pingan said solemnly: "Your Majesty is merciful. Old soldiers are needed in the army, but young soldiers who enter the government can be called old soldiers at the age of forty. The army says that such people are naughty, and they will never go out if they can kill the enemy with a single knife." With the second knife, one old soldier can lead ten soldiers, and he can turn a Zhechong Mansion soldier into a warrior."

The emperor nodded slightly.

Jia Ping'an thought of Sun Zhong.

Isn’t that the killing god?

"After the age of fifty, the sergeants are old and weak, and the wounds left by years of fighting will gradually show up. If such old soldiers are forced to fight, it will not only harm the country, but also the people."

Jia Pingan pointed to an old soldier and said, "Undress!"

Behind Li Yifu said angrily: "Irreverent!"

Jia Ping'an said calmly: "If you don't understand, pretend to understand, maybe shut up?"

Li Yifu glanced at the emperor, but saw Li Jingye clenched his fists.

Beep beep with my brother again, believe it or not, I'll kill you!

Li Yifu glanced at Li Ji.

Li Ji looked calm, as if he didn't see his grandson just threatening the prime minister.

Military orders are like mountains!

The old soldier undresses slowly.

He took off his shirt, and just about to take off his pants, Shen Qiu, who was accompanying him, walked up to Jia Ping'an's side and whispered: "Your Majesty is present, it's a hindrance."

Jia Pingan made an exception and ignored him, but stood in awe.

The old soldier gradually took off his clothes and pants, leaving only his dirty clothes and pants. He looked at Jia Pingan, "Duke, do you still want to take it off?"

No one has spoken.

This is an old body, the muscles are extraordinarily loose, and it is actually a little slumped.

This is a body full of trauma.

All kinds of scars vertically and horizontally, some deep, some long...

The scariest scar is on the waist, and the skin starts to turn outward from both sides of the scar.

Monarchs and ministers are all looking at that scar.

"Tell me." Jia Pingan motioned the old **** to talk about the scar.

The old soldier was a little embarrassed to be stared at by so many people, he bowed his head and said: "There is nothing to say, just fight hard..."

Li Zhi took a deep breath.

Everyone is looking at him.

"What I saw today was a warrior!"

"I can't let the warriors bleed and cry for Datang."