dhibooks Chapter 103 The King's Landing Subject 11
Chapter 103 The King's Landing Subject 11
Jiang Mo didn't really intend to take over other countries, he couldn't become a fat man with one mouthful, and he didn't take care of his own country's affairs, let alone other things.
In the majestic hall, a man in black clothes sits at the top, and the ministers are divided into categories and stand in their own positions. A golden dragon hovers on the vermilion pillars. There are nine such pillars in the hall, which is why the hall got its name. Kowloon Hall.
The Nine Dragon Hall is located directly in front of the imperial palace, and it is the place of the early dynasty, and domestic matters of Dachen will be resolved here.
Jiang Mo dropped the booklet in his hand, and walked back, "What do you think about Daxia's matter?"
Some time ago, Daxia took down the two small cities of Dachen by surprise, and handed over the letter of negotiation for peace. On the surface, it was a peace negotiation, but in fact he asked Dachen to redeem the two small cities with money.
They thought that Dachen would be the same as in the past, and they would directly waste money and eliminate disasters without saying a word. How could they expect an accident this time. After many days, there was no news from Dachen. Daxia couldn't stand it anymore, and went forward to attack another town , handed over the credentials again.
Jiang Mo is taking care of the Lin family's affairs here, but he hasn't freed up his hands to deal with the border affairs. It has only been a few days, and there is another bad news over there.
Jiang Mo narrowed his eyes, looked at the crowd below, and asked, "Which general is guarding the northeast?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it's the He family, General He Yong."
"General He," Jiang Mo knocked on the dragon chair, "No one dares to commit crimes in the northwest guarded by General Gu, so why are accidents happening frequently in the northeast?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me," an official of the He family knelt down profusely, "Big Xia's army is strong, and every time it takes a while to recuperate, it will attack the Northeast with full firepower. It's not the ministers..."
"Oh? According to what you said, I blamed you all?" Jiang Mo interrupted the other party, squinting his eyes displeased, "Do the math, how many times has something happened in the Northeast?"
The ministers lowered their heads and said nothing. After a long while, a young official stepped forward, "Return to Your Majesty, this is the fourth time since the date of His Majesty's ascension to the throne. If it is counted from the time of the late emperor, That's No. 30 seven times."
Jiang Mo glanced at the newly promoted official. He nodded, "41 times, why don't you count it, how much money was lost in these 41 times?"
It is by no means a small sum.
Daxia was originally a small country, but it forcibly developed and grew by absorbing Dachen's blood. Up to now, it has become a big country comparable to Dachen.Originally, the situation where one country dominated Dachen was broken. Now Dachen, Da'an, and Daxia are three kingdoms, and Daxia's national power has already surpassed Dachen.
It is not once or twice that Daxia harassed Dachen's border. Dachen borders Daxia in many places, and even many of Daxia's current lands belong to Dachen, but Daxia is advancing, Dachen is retreating, and the emperor does nothing. The people of the country can only watch the land being invaded by others, and there is nothing they can do.
Things like today have happened many times. The northwest is Gu Zheng's base, and it is difficult for Daxia to get good deals from there, so they set their sights on the northeast.They seized a city, and then sent a message to Dachen, asking them to buy the land back with a large sum of money, otherwise they will continue to move forward.
For some unknown reason, the first emperor agreed to their request the first time. Daxia tasted the sweetness, and robbed it again in the second year. Dachen paid again, and then there was the third time, and the fourth time... Going back and forth, Daxia is like a cat, using the money given by Dachen to develop itself. When Dachen reacts, Daxia is no longer the small country that can be manipulated arbitrarily.
There are Gu family members in the northwest, especially after Gu Zheng took control of the Gu family army, Daxia became more and more unable to please in the northwest, and even lost many people to enter. At this time, the northeast, which is easier to conquer than the northwest, became a hot spot. General He suffered a blow.
"For a long time, when Daxia asks for it, our country will give it to him, cut his own flesh and feed it to the wolves. I don't know what the late emperor thought, but today I'm talking about it. From today on, if we want to fight, we will fight. I, Never discuss peace!"
Jiang Mo's dark eyes swept down, and no one dared to refute, "Since He Yong can't hold it, then I will replace it with someone else, pass on the order, make Deng Han a brave general, lead the army in the northeast, set off immediately, and regain the territory .”
"As for He Yong, tell him to come back!"
The news that the emperor was going to send troops to the Northeast spread quickly in the capital, and people all over the streets were talking about the news.
Jiang Mo changed into casual clothes and left the palace with Gu Zheng.
This era is more tolerant than the ancient times in the traditional sense. Speech is relatively free. What happens in the court can be discussed briefly. Although my brother cannot be an official, he is not confined to the backyard. The brothers of the common people can walk freely on the street.
Gu Zheng led Jiang Mo to the famous teahouse "Yipinxiang" in the capital. The owner of "Yipinxiang" is from Jiangsu Province. Come here to pack a copy and bring it to Jiang Mo.
The two climbed up the steps and arrived at the second floor of the teahouse. Gu Zheng had already fixed the location, and the waiter in the shop took the two to the corresponding location. Gu Zheng ordered Jiang Mo's favorite pastry with ease.
The waiter in the shop didn't know Gu Zheng, but the shopkeeper knew the young man who often came to buy refreshments. The waiter put Gu Zheng's ordered refreshments on the table one by one, and finally took out a plate of pale golden round pastries.
"This is a new refreshment in the building. The shopkeeper specially gave it to the two of you to try. Thanks to this young man for frequenting our small shop."
Knowing that customers who choose the second floor do not like to be disturbed, the waiter in the store puts tea sets and snacks, exits the door, and carefully closes the door of the compartment.
"Yipinxiang" is indeed a popular tea house in the capital. There is an endless stream of customers. There are merchants and ordinary people, as well as dignitaries like Gu Zheng. Those who are rich and don't like noisy people will choose the private room on the second floor. It is also an anecdote to invite two or three friends to drink tea together.
Opening the large window on the left side of the private room, one can see the excitement on the first floor at a glance. Gu Zheng deftly made a pot of tea and filled Jiang Mo's cup, "The tea here tastes good."
In the small white porcelain cup, the tea water is green and clear, with a clear fragrance, fresh and refreshing.
Jiang Mo accepted Gu Zheng's service calmly, took a sip with a smile, and immediately felt the fragrance on his lips and teeth, and praised: "Fresh and pleasant, good tea."
Gu Zheng smiled and said: "The refreshments made by this teahouse are the best in the capital. Since it is a new product recommended by the shopkeeper, it must be good. Your Majesty, try it."
Jiang Mo picked up a piece of pale gold tea, and under the light, you can clearly see the pattern outlined with a little darker gold on the tea, and a small landscape picture was just outlined on the round pastry. Connected without a trace.
Bite lightly, the sweetness hits the face, the taste is soft and glutinous, sweet but not greasy, Jiang Mo put the remaining half directly into his mouth, squinting his eyes in satisfaction.
good to eat.
After eating one, Jiang Mo picked up the second one. Before Gu Zheng could react, the pale golden ball was pressed against his mouth. The person holding the chopsticks smiled and rolled his eyes, and said in a soft voice, "Gu Zheng Please taste it, it's very sweet."
Gu Zheng opened his mouth slightly, took the small dumpling in his mouth, and chewed it carefully.
Very sweet.
Especially sweet.
It's like drinking a big bucket of honey, it's sweet.He thought, this should be the sweetest and most delicious refreshment he has ever eaten in his life.
He smiled, his eyebrows stretched, and Jiang Mo's small reflection was printed in his eyes, full of smiles.
Just as they were about to say something, there was a commotion from below. The two of them looked towards the large window, and it turned out that a group of scholars had made a fuss.
There has never been a shortage of scholars in the capital. The spring has just passed, and the students who passed the exam stayed in the capital. Those who failed the exam packed their bags and either fought again in the next year or left completely. Now, it is a group of students who passed the exam who are talking here.
What they were talking about was nothing but the Northeast War that they had just talked about in court.
"If you ask me, Your Majesty made a good decision," the student in Tsing Yi clasped his fists upwards, talking eloquently, "Over 30 years ago, Daxia was only a tiny place, and it grew by sucking my Dachen's blood. Don’t care about them, but feed their ambitions, and now General Gu is guarding the northwest, no one dares to offend, so they set their minds on the northeast, in the end, it’s just bullying the weak and fearing the hard.”
"That's right," another student stepped forward, "Not everyone is General Gu. Can you guarantee that His Majesty's new General Deng can defeat Daxia's cavalry in one fell swoop and take back the occupied city? If he fails in one fell swoop, Have you forgotten what happened five years ago?"
Five years ago, Daxia invaded the Northeast, and after occupying the next city, he sent a letter of credence to Dachen. As before, he asked for a lot of money and jewels. The difference is that this time they still need one person.It was rare for the first emperor to be stubborn, rejected their request, and sent [-] troops to the northeast to retake the city, but the result was tragic. They failed, Daxia was furious, and ordered the massacre of the city. The entire city had no survivors.
Until now, that city still stands in the northeast, lifeless and a dead city.
"Brother Liu, you are wrong," the student in Tsing Yi took two steps forward, "We failed five years ago, but it doesn't mean that we will fail this time as well. If we don't do it because of failure, we will always be a failure Just like our exams, no one can guarantee that we will pass the first time, but we will still take part, the result is secondary, the important thing is the process, the same reason, we can't be afraid of failure and blindly tolerate Daxia's request, this is What they want is money this time, how do you know if they want the whole country next time?"
"Besides," he changed the subject, "Since His Majesty has made such a decision, he must have his own plans."
Jiang Mo was frank about his brother's identity, but the courtiers didn't spread it, probably because they didn't dare, so that these students didn't know anything.
Jiang Mo leaned against the window with great interest, and waved to Gu Zheng, "Gu Qing came to see these people."
Gu Zheng put down the half-steeped tea, walked behind Jiang Mo, put his arms around his lover's flexible waist, and whispered in Jiang Mo's ear, "I'm here, why is your majesty looking at others?"
Jiang Mo felt that he smelled a sour smell. After being together, Gu Zheng never concealed his possessive desire for Jiang Mo. Jiang Mo knew that this person has always been like this, so he let him.
He stroked Gu Zheng's big head as a consolation, and Gu Zheng slapped his head on his lover's shoulder contentedly, "The one in Tsing Yi is the little grandson of Feng Ge's hometown, Feng Qing."