Start Being a Vassal King Today - Chapter 337

[Chapter 337]

, “Thank you, General, for coming in person and sending him to the palace to be with the army. I knew there might be such a day, old man.” , Did he show bravery?”

“Brave, very brave, when he attacked Shiguan, he was the first group of soldiers to climb the city wall.” Qin Shan said.

The old man nodded, looked at the two sons who were still crying, and said to Qin Shan: “General, don’t worry, I can stand up to the old man. If his son can sacrifice, so can mine. Speaking of which, if it weren’t for His Highness, we The whole family is probably already dead in the hands of the Zhang family, and now that he can die on the battlefield, his wish will be fulfilled.”

When the Zhang family ran rampant in Yancheng, the children of the Zhang family valued a calligraphy and painting in his home and asked for it.

After refusing, his whole family was imprisoned, slandering them for stealing Zhang’s calligraphy and paintings.

It was King Yan who ordered the officials to rehabilitate them after he took charge of Yan County.

They were able to go home.

So when the royal family recruited soldiers, his eldest son went there, saying that he wanted to repay King Yan.

Qin Shan was moved in his heart, “Uncle really understands righteousness.” The

old man said: “Although I am just an ordinary person, I also have a steelyard in my heart. Whoever treats us well and who treats us badly, His Royal Highness King Yan wants to fight, that will be determined. It is for the sake of the four counties, and in the final analysis it is for every commoner in the four counties.”

After a pause, he pointed to his two sons and said, “If there is still a shortage of soldiers in the army, the general can take my two sons away at any time. .”

Qin Shan looked at the two fourteen or fifteen-year-old boys.

Meeting his gaze, the young man revealed a resolute expression.

Qin Shan was moved for a while, which is why he stayed in the North Four Counties with all his heart.

In other places in Dasong, no one is willing to send his son to the battlefield.

Of course, the generous military pay of the prince’s family is a kind of temptation.

But after communicating with many soldiers, he knew that more people did not come here for military pay.

“Okay, okay.” Qin Shan’s hands trembled slightly, “But they are still young, so they will stay with uncle for a few more years.”

After speaking, he ordered the soldiers to hand over the money to the old man.

Then he clenched his fists heavily at the old man, “Uncle, please accept it. Your Highness also said that this must be given to every soldier who died in battle. The soldiers will not let him down, and he will not let every soldier down. They must not let their craftsmen fall into the trap.” Embarrassed.”

Hearing this, the old man tremblingly took the money from Qin Shan.

At this moment he finally couldn’t help sobbing softly.

Qin Shan’s expression was moved, he was afraid that he would cry if he couldn’t help it.

He clasped his fists heavily at the old man, and led the soldiers away.

palace.

Candlelight was lit in the study, and Zhao Xu was still drawing the mineral maps of the four counties.

As night fell, Yancheng became very quiet.

In the thin breeze, faintly audible cries came.

The pen in Zhao Xu’s hand stopped.

There was more than one cry like this, and he knew that it was the family members of the fallen soldiers crying.

When he was in Peking University, Chang Wei told him about it.

He asked the generals to personally care for the soldiers under their command, instead of just giving the money to the relatives of the soldiers.

As for places farther away, a special general should also be appointed to take charge of the matter.

“Hey.” With a low sigh, Zhao Xu left the desk and came to the door of the study, looking at the starry sky.

Since there is no trace of pollution, the ancient sky is as clear as if it has been washed.

The Milky Way in the sky is like a shining jade belt across the dome.

Just fighting against an army like Xiliang, which is still in the era of cold weapons, the royal army has sacrificed so many soldiers.

If Beidi is really equipped with artillery, his soldiers will suffer more casualties under the cavalry and artillery.

And this is what he doesn’t want to see.

After all, I don’t have an endless source of soldiers.

Maintaining an army of 150,000 people is already the limit of the four counties.

Even if Zhao Heng agreed with him to expand the army, there was no way for him to expand.

The reason is simple, the number of young adults in the population is certain.

In the battle of Changping between Qin and Zhao, Bai Qi killed more than 400,000 Zhao troops.

Since then, the state of Zhao has fallen into decline and is no longer able to fight against the state of Qin.

These 450,000 are all young and strong in Zhao State.

With the young and strong gone, there are only orphans and widows left in Zhao Guo.

All aspects of agricultural production and handicrafts have been severely affected, and they have never recovered.

It is only natural for Qin to destroy Zhao.

It can be seen that youth is an extremely precious resource and must not be easily wasted.

It’s just that Beidi is moving frequently.

He worried that a war that was much more brutal than in Jinzhou might be inevitable.

Although Zhao Heng will not just sit idly by then, he will send out the imperial army to help.

But he really couldn’t trust these veteran soldiers.

The only person I can trust is myself.

So plan ahead.

While fully installing flintlock guns, he decided to improve the artillery and its ammunition to maintain the advanced advantages of his own artillery.

Thinking of this, he had several plans in mind.

Next, he will do it one by one.

After all, the four counties are safe and secure now, and he has plenty of time to give lectures and at the same time promote the technological progress of the four counties.

After thinking for a while, he returned to the study.

In the next few days, while drawing mineral maps, he drew several process flow charts for delivery.

On the fourth day, he was going to school for class.

Feng’er informed Ma Yuan that he had arrived at the gate of the palace, and Mo Kuan came with Ma Yuan.

“Ma Yuan, Your Highness.”

“Mo Kuan, Your Highness.”

In the reception hall, Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan saluted Zhao Xu.

“Excuse me.” Zhao Xu signaled the two to sit down.

When the two set off for Yancheng, the people from the Fourth Academy in the capital quickly sent the news over.

He knew about it two days in advance.

Ma Yuan came to Yancheng, and Zhao Xu met him.

At this moment, his attention was on Mo Kuan.

Mo Di has two sons, one is Mo Kuan and the other is Mo Yu.

But compared to Mo Yu, Mo Kuan seemed to be more like his father, both in words and actions.

In comparison, Mo Yu is more cheerful.

“Your Highness, it’s a lot of trouble to come here today.” The

two sat down one by one, and Ma Yuan cupped his hands to Zhao Xu.

Mo Kuan looked at Zhao Xu with unconcealable admiration in his eyes.

The last time he saw Zhao Xu was two years ago, when Zhao Xu went on an outing with Concubine Mi, who was still Mi Guiren at that time.

The idiot on Zhao Xu’s face at that time was completely different from the agile expression on his face today.

It’s just that I didn’t expect that it was only more than a year since King Yan went to Yanzhou.

The prince who was treated as a joke by everyone in the capital at that time did so many amazing things.

Even his own father praised him a lot.

His younger brother even served as a general under his command.

“Ma Yushi, no, Ma Zhoumu’s words are a bit out of line. Half a year ago, Ma Zhoumu and this king fought against the Yuan family, and they have experienced life and death together. Speaking of which, this king has always wanted to say goodbye to Ma Zhoumu. One side.” Zhao Xu laughed.

Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan are about to go to Jinzhou, and they are only staying with him temporarily.

At present, he still has many interests in Jinzhou.

It is necessary to maintain a harmonious relationship with the two.

After all, the border is chaotic, maybe he will have a chance to cooperate with the Forbidden Army in the future.

Ma Yuan smiled all over his face when he heard the words, “I also miss His Highness very much. If His Highness hadn’t tried his best to turn the tide at that time, Yanzhou made mistakes, and I would have to bear the blame.”

Zhao Xu nodded with a chuckle, “This matter is over . It’s over, don’t need to mention it again, this time you two come to Yanzhou, just stay here for a few more days, and I will treat you well.”

Ma Yuan and Mo Kuan looked at each other, King Yan was so friendly, they all agreed Feel like spring breeze.

I couldn’t help getting closer to King Yan in my heart.   Mo Kuan said: “Your Highness, you are welcome. Neither the

General nor Mazhou Mu are noisy people, so there is no need for such banquets.”

I am ordered to lead the Yanguan imperial army to Tongguan. I have stayed in Yancheng for a long time, and I am afraid that there will be gossip in the court.”

Zhao Xu had long been disgusted with the powerful people’s repeated pursuit of rumors in the court, and he said: “Never mind What do they do, this king is not afraid that they will tell the truth in front of the emperor.” At the

moment, he doesn’t want to tear himself apart with the influential people just to maintain Dasong’s stable internal environment, use this environment to do business, and complete the accumulation of primitive capital.

This is considered at a strategic level.

But at the tactical level, he is not afraid of any powerful clan.

The Yuan family was defeated, and now the 150,000 Xiliang soldiers are also defeated.

Whether it’s the Dou family, the Han family, or the Liang family, what can they do to him?

So now in the court, he doesn’t care how the powerful people attack him.

After all, he believed that even if Zhao Heng had a little brain, he would not pay attention to these powerful families.

If Zhao Heng really listened to the bewitchment of these powerful clans, he would attack him.

Then when this time came, it was also the time when he was completely disappointed with Da Song.

At that time, everything is simple and clear.

He will not hesitate to fight for the North Four Counties, but fight for himself.

“Your Highness is far away in Yanzhou, so he is very important, so he is not afraid, but the general is still afraid, after all, father…” Mo Kuan sighed suddenly when he said this.

Ma Yuan’s face was dark.

Right now, General Mo Di has no idea who is behind the assassination.

Because Xiao Yuanshan saw no one alive, and no dead body when dead.

At that time, if the courtiers hadn’t made noise, he would have come to Yanzhou to investigate.

Mo Kuan had reasons to be afraid, including him too.

Not long ago, the dispute between the country and the country resumed, and the final result made him understand that the emperor did not have the final say on this great eulogy.

(end of this chapter)