Datang Longya

Chapter 873 Er Gouzi's Sorrow
Fang Xuanling resigned.

But the successor, surprisingly, was Zhongshuling Yang Shidao.

Although Changsun Wuji was uncomfortable, there was nothing he could do. The appointment of the prime minister was ordered by the emperor himself.

Many courtiers have caught up with this wave of retirement, retired and left the court, but the emperor still has no intention of returning to Chang'an, even though it is late autumn and winter will soon be.

Gradually, the weather became colder, and the temperature in Chang'an continued to drop to below freezing point.

While discovering that the weather was getting colder, people also discovered that even though His Majesty the Emperor was not there, even though many capable people in the court had left their posts, all parts of the court were still operating in an orderly manner.Although the progress of the road construction work is slow, it has been going on.The most exciting thing is that the price of cement has begun to drop.

As more and more fire kilns are built, the price of cement has finally been reduced through this project.The original price of one silver coin per bag of cement became thirty copper coins per bag.

Thirty copper coins per bag. At this price, an average family can afford dozens of bags with a tight belt, which is used to paint a layer of cement on the outer wall.And those who are a little richer can even directly use cement to build a house and paint the courtyard with a layer of cement floor.

Ever since, taking advantage of the severe cold weather, many villages have started a new round of building houses.

The imperial court had much more fire kilns than Hao Wencai's, so, just in winter, along with the agricultural tax, there was also the profit from the sale of a large amount of cement.The national treasury, which had been weakened by the road construction project, suddenly recovered, and it was only a matter of time before it was fully restored.

After entering the winter, Su Dingfang finally pushed all the Koreans, regardless of soldiers and civilians, into the territory of Silla Baekje in one go, and at the same time applied to the court to build a city on the border.

As long as the city is built, the Koreans want to counterattack, it is just a dream.

Seeing this good news, Tang Jin quickly put it together and sent it to the main lobby of the Ministry of War.

Seeing the good news, Leng Feng was also very happy.

In particular, Su Dingfang's private letter attached to the good news confirmed Quangai Suwen's unwillingness and pain before his death.

The enmity of the 19th year of Zhenguan was finally avenged at the beginning of the 20th year of Zhenguan.

Leng Feng heaved a sigh of relief, put away Su Dingfang's private letter, then pointed to a stack of official documents on his desk and said, "These are all tasks that can be done with a seal, please help me with it, I'm going to the Martial Arts Academy for a while." trip."

Tang Jin knew what the husband was going to do, and regardless of avoiding suspicion, he took the seal of the Ministry of War and said, "Go, sir, I will take care of it."

Patting Tang Jin on the shoulder, Leng Feng left the palace with Su Dingfang's private message.

Although the temperature was very low at this time, the Martial Arts Field of the Martial Arts Academy was still not closed. From a distance, many students of the Martial Academy could be seen exercising with their upper body naked.

Nowadays, students in junior schools can choose whether to study in the Academy of Arts or the Academy of Martial arts after passing the entrance examination organized by the Academy of Arts.

The gunpowder weapons of the Tang Dynasty reassured the hearts of the people, and now joining the army is not something that makes people shrink back.

Although it is much more difficult to upgrade as a soldier than as a civil servant, but in the same way, only by serving as a soldier can you have the opportunity to obtain a title by military merit and become a real noble.

Passing through the martial arts arena, the students who were training would stop training and salute Leng Feng when they saw Leng Feng.

Leng Feng was in a hurry to see Li Erniu and the others, so he didn't stop, just nodded to them.

Li Erniu and others, after the Battle of Gaochang, came to the Martial Arts Academy as instructors.

After several battles, especially after listening to Li Jing and others' classes almost all the time, Li Erniu and others were not only able to teach the students body training, but also taught them the knowledge of the battlefield.

A tent was set up beside the martial arts arena, and Li Erniu and Er Gouzi sheltered from the cold in the tent. Occasionally, they went to the entrance of the tent to look at the martial arts arena with binoculars, in case someone was lazy.

Leng Feng walked to the tent door and took a look inside, then smiled and said: "You two are quite relaxed, have your bellies grown?"

When Li Erniu found out that the boss came to attack Chagang, he quickly jumped up from the rattan chair and waved his hands again and again: "Boss, although the two of us have relaxed a bit, we haven't grown to the point where we have a belly."

After finishing speaking, he lifted up his cotton-padded jacket, revealing his iron-like eight-pack abs: "Look, it's not soft at all."

Leng Feng knocked off his hand and sat on his wicker chair.

Er Gouzi was wearing very thick clothes. When he saw Leng Feng coming, he propped up the chair, but he couldn't get up.

Their chairs were old-fashioned ones that wobbled, and he couldn't get up with one hand.

Seeing that he still remembered, Leng Feng said, "If you can't get up, please sit down. How is it? Your health is better."

Most of the people who came down from the battlefield were exhausted and would be fine after a period of recuperation, but Er Gouzi had a broken arm, and he still doesn't look very well.

Er Gouzi grinned and said, "It's still the same. Daoist Sun said that I can't rush to recover, especially I can't train by myself. At most next year, my body will be able to recover by itself."

Leng Feng nodded, although he had a broken arm, but because he had been trained to stab with his left hand, now Er Gouzi can barely take care of himself with his left hand.

"What about the monkeys?"

Li Erniu replied: "They are teaching in the classroom. These students are very serious about learning. It's just a pity that they have no chance to contact the battlefield. Now we in the Tang Dynasty can't find an opponent who can fight in all directions."

Without the opportunity to practice, even if you practice again, it's just a blind gesture.

Leng Feng thought for a while before saying: "This year's graduates should postpone their graduation. Let them wait a little longer. After three to five years, we will have another operation in Datang. Although Silla and Baekje are far away and the land is still small, food It’s tasteless, but they also participated in the global attack on Tang at the beginning, if you don’t punish them, you will feel sorry for the brothers who died in this battle.”

Hearing that there was a war, Er Gouzi's eyes lit up immediately, but after a while, he looked at his right arm again and sighed.

The way he broke his arm was different from the monkey.The monkey only has a broken forearm, but the elbow is still there. After installing the mechanical arm, it can recover its combat power.But he was almost shoulder-length and his arm was broken, and it was very difficult to regain his center of gravity, let alone return to the battlefield.

Seeing the sadness in Er Gouzi's eyes, Leng Feng couldn't help but put his hand on Er Gouzi's right shoulder: "Why are you discouraged? We don't just fight with hand-to-hand combat. Tomorrow you take my letter Go to Zhang Zhongqing and learn how to calibrate the cannon. When the time comes, I will give you a cannon, which will also scare the enemy."

Hearing this, Er Gouzi immediately regained his confidence: "Don't worry, boss, it's just a cannon, I can learn it in a few days!"

(End of this chapter)