The Prodigal Son’s Happy Life - Chapter 221

[Chapter 221 Shocked the whole audience]

“I am a dignified minister of the Ministry of Rites. I have read the Four Books and Five Classics. I have followed the teachings of the sages since I was a child and have never slackened for a moment. How could I do such a thing?”

Yang Zheng glanced at Fang Xiu and said coldly. replied.

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face and he said: “Whether Lord Shangshu has read the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly, and whether he has followed the teachings of the sages since childhood, I am not sure about these things.

But there is one thing that I can be sure of, that It’s just that Lord Shangshu is a native of Chu with pure blood.”

Yang Zheng heard the first half of the sentence and was about to retort. When he heard the second half, he was startled. For a moment, he didn’t know what to say. He felt like he couldn’t laugh or cry. Feel.

“Scholarship, agriculture, industry and commerce have been a common practice in the Central Plains for many years, and shepherds have been at the bottom of the hierarchy since ancient times.

Therefore, not only the minister, but even an ordinary citizen randomly pulled from the capital and asked to go to the countryside to herd cattle and sheep, he It must be all kinds of reluctance.

This is the living habit and conventional consciousness of the Central Plains for many years. I doubt that Master Shangshu will refute this?”

Yang Zheng glanced at Fang Xiu and snorted coldly, without saying anything more. What.

Fang Xiu smiled and continued: “But for the grassland people, herding sheep is a necessary thing in life, just like us Chu people farming.

For them, riding horses and archery is like us Chu people studying the books of sages.

Since Lord Shangshu is not willing to herd sheep like the grassland people, nor is he willing to ride horses and shoot arrows like the grassland people, and be a so-called reckless man in your eyes,

then I have a question to ask Lord Shangshu, what if we Chu people and grassland people. How could the grassland people be willing to give up their nomadic habits developed over the past hundred years and switch to farming and trade with me, Da Chu, after exchanging identities?” When

Yang Zheng heard this, his expression finally changed, and the corner of his mouth twitched. Obviously he didn’t expect Fang Xiu to say this suddenly.

For a moment, I didn’t know how to respond.

After glancing at the generals around him, he finally replied after a moment: “How can you know if this road won’t work without giving it a try?”

This statement was completely unfounded. Yang Zheng seemed to understand this, and his expression was very ugly. .

When Fang Xiu heard this, he smiled, walked slowly in front of Yang Zheng, looked at him, and said: “Then, why don’t you try herding sheep, why don’t you try horse riding and archery, and why don’t you try drinking sheep?” Breasts?”

Yang Zheng looked very ugly and turned his head, refusing to answer the question directly.

When Fang Xiu saw this scene, he no longer acted aggressively. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Emperor Chu. He stood upright, bowed respectfully, and then said: “Your Majesty, just now Master Shangshu said, you might as well give it a try.” But

I

thought that we, the great Chu, had no chance to give it a try. This marriage was of great importance.

Qiyan tribe had 100,000 soldiers with the frontier. I was General Zuo Zhonglang of the Yulin Guards. Regarding the matter of marching in the army, I was very concerned about it.

Lord Shangshu still needs to know a lot.

One hundred thousand cavalry means that the Qiyan tribe is ready to invade the border of Dachu at any time, or in other words, it is ready to unify the grassland.

If your majesty agrees to marry the Qiyan tribe, There may indeed be a short-term peace, but what happens next?

After that, we Dachu will face a complete grassland, an extremely powerful enemy.

It is no exaggeration to say that the strength of this enemy can completely crush us. If

there

is a change between the two countries, it will definitely not be a trivial matter. When the time comes, what can we do to resist the prairie people’s cavalry?

Therefore, I think that your majesty should order the three princes to recruit soldiers and rush to the border. At the same time, new guard posts were set up on the border and

they refused to marry with the grassland people. If the grassland people became angry and launched a massive attack, with the prestige and strength of several princes, the Qiyan tribe and several of his affiliated tribes would never be able to invade. I’m taking a step forward on the Chu border!

If the grassland people know that they can’t succeed and attack other tribes that don’t obey the orders of the Qiyan tribe,

the three princes can lead their troops to the headquarters of the Qiyan tribe. If everything goes well, they can destroy the Qiyan tribe in one fell swoop.

If the grassland people give up the attack on my Dachu, they will not obey Qiyan at the same

time

.

If the

Qiyan

tribe wants to summon the other tribes to form a coalition of 100,000 cavalry, it will be extremely difficult.

It is really a stupid thing for the people of the grassland to force me to make a marriage alliance this time. As long as your majesty refuses the marriage from Chu State,

no matter what, it will be me, Great Chu, who will benefit in the end, and the Qiyan tribe will definitely suffer to varying degrees. A blow!”

This statement was so well-founded and logical that even the three cabinet ministers and the Minister of War, Ma Wenhua, could not find any fault with it.

And

when Fang Xiu said this, the entire Nuan Pavilion fell silent.

Everyone lowered their heads and fell into deep thought, obviously thinking about the possibilities of the various plans proposed by Fang Xiu.

After a while, Yan Zhuang, the chief minister of the cabinet, raised his head first and looked at Fang Xiu with surprise in his eyes.

This person is a talented person like Wang Zuo!

After some time, the other people all raised their heads and looked at Fang Xiu with more or less surprise in their eyes.

They had just thought about it for a long time and discovered that what Fang Xiu said was all true.

If they were given enough time, they might also be able to analyze the stakes.

Of course, this was only possible,

but Fang Xiu

figured out the stakes in a very short period of time, almost instantly, and stated it in concise language. Can

this kind of thinking ability and this kind of quick wit

be imagined by a young man who has not yet reached the first level and has never been on the battlefield?

Even Yang Zheng, the Minister of Rites, who had a deep hatred for Fang Xiu, subconsciously fell silent after hearing his analysis.

For a moment, he even wavered in the ideas he insisted on.

Could it be that rejecting the peace with the grassland, as this boy said, would have all the benefits and no harm?

Although deep down he still believed that peace must be better than war, only by agreeing to marry with the prairie people could peace be achieved.

But what Fang Xiu said was so reasonable that for a moment, he couldn’t find any flaws.

He wanted to open his mouth to refute, wanted to find something wrong, but after thinking for a long time, he didn’t know how to speak, or even where to refute.

Not to mention these civil and military ministers, Emperor Chu’s expression also changed dramatically for the first time, and his eyes when looking at Fang Xiu were full of surprise and expectation.

(End of chapter)