I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 261
"Those who have presided over reforms in the past have rarely died well. We, the Fu family, can't get involved."

In the ancestral hall, there were only two brothers, Fu Maoyan frowned after hearing what his elder brother said.

"It's natural, don't worry, our family is a family of martial arts, the tax law and the administration of officials are two things that offend people the most, we can't get involved, we just need to follow His Majesty's wishes, and the prince Fubao is Sanlang, who is Jiannan Jiedushi, I am afraid that he will offend many people in Shu."

Naturally, Fu Maoxiu didn't want to participate in the political reform and other matters, but sometimes, as a warrior, he couldn't escape the fate of making a sword.

"But I don't know what happened to Sanlang in Sichuan. I also inquired a lot of news along the way. Qingtang and Honglian echoed inside and outside. It is not optimistic."

Fu Maoyan was also a little worried about his nephew who was thousands of miles away.The uncle and nephew hadn't seen each other for nearly ten years. He had only heard about Fu Jinchuan's achievements on the battlefield, and he didn't know how capable his nephew is now. The current situation is also a headache.

Fu Maoxiu was not very nervous, and said casually: "Now there are 10,000 troops in the middle of Shu, and San Lang can be considered calm in using troops. Even if he can't win, he will report that he is safe. In fact, I don't want him to make meritorious deeds in the middle of Shu. Hexi and Huainan have made enough achievements. Even if they do nothing in the second half of their lives, they are enough to go down in history. Now in central Shu, it seems that the situation is chaotic and difficult to parry. The red lotus disappears on its own, as for the western front, as long as Songzhou is not lost, Qingtang people can spend it in a few months, [-]+ army, with Qingtang people's food reserves."

At this time, Fu Maoxiu, who was in Shangjing, didn't even know about Fu Jinchuan's dispatch of troops and his decision in Shuzhong, and Fu Jinchuan's dispatch of troops was still on the way. trend.

For everything has its essence.

What is the most important thing in fighting with soldiers?In fact, it is money and food for soldiers and horses.

So when he took the post of Jiedu envoy in Hexi, he did three things in the final analysis.

The first is to appease the morale of the army.

The second is to promote generals who can fight.

The third is Tuntian.

When he left Hexi, the treasury had sufficient food, enough for the Hexi army for two years.Instead of transshipping thousands of miles inland.

So even if he is not good at confrontation with large armies, as long as he understands the essence of the matter and makes a good deal of food, both sides can be invincible.

Of course, how the frontline generals operate is also the key.If Fu Jinchuan came up, he would have a quick fight with the Qingtang people and fight against each other.There is also a chance to win.

But no doubt the damage will be heavy.

But Fu Maoxiu believed that Fu Jinchuan could realize this.An honorable general who has been a general for generations, Fu Jinchuan learned the art of war from his grandfather since he was a child, and he is not a simple reckless man.Naturally understand the importance of rations.

Sure enough, a few days later, the Fu family brothers were summoned into Daming Palace together, and saw the military report from Jiannan Jiedu Mansion in Daming Palace.

There is the entire military strategy sent by Fu Jinchuan above, which mentioned that Zhao Fubai, the king of Xianyang County, guarded the periphery of Yizhou, and ordered the states and counties to build fortresses to defend themselves. Because Songzhou was in a hurry, he led more than [-] troops to ride north to Songzhou Confronted the Qingtang people, and submitted a military strategy to prepare to confront the enemy with a camp, retreat when the enemy's food is exhausted, and wait for opportunities to find fighters.

The Fu brothers naturally knew this well.

And the Emperor Daojun saw that Fu Sanlang's strategy was so calm, and the trace of worry that was still in his heart was completely eliminated.

Fu Maoyan was then appointed as the deputy commander of the Infantry Division of the Guards.

At the same time, in order to coordinate wars in various places, the Chongzheng Yuan was established in Daming Palace, and its mandate was to "prepare military aircraft."Mingmian is a staff organization prepared for war, with Prime Minister Li Fuzhi, British Duke Fu Maoxiu, and Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Qi as advocating envoys.At the same time, there are more than a dozen civil servants and military generals who are also Zhichong political affairs.

Most of the courtiers didn't take it seriously. After all, the people who entered the Chongzheng Yuan were prime ministers, ministers, dukes, and palace commanders. It was probably the emperor's whim that made up a staff group.

And some people with keen sense of smell, such as Li Fuzhi, Xie Qian, Fu Maoxiu, etc., have realized that this is preparing for the implementation of the New Deal.

In addition, feeling the complexity of the war in central Shu, he appointed Fu Jinchuan, the Jiedu envoy of Jiannan, to supervise the barbarians in the near border, the eight kingdoms of Dongshan, and the appeasement of Yunnan.

It also strengthened Fu Jinchuan's power to handle the affairs of the barbarians.Originally, it was a request for the other party to cooperate in the battle, but now, as a commander-in-chief of the state, he can recruit people from various ministries to contribute, and he has the right to deal with the kings and chiefs of the barbarian tribes.

However, Fu Maoxiu raised objections to this matter. From the very beginning, he hoped that Fu Jinchuan would not have too much power in his hands.

I am worried that he will lose control and hurt others and himself.

Now, both internal and external have the right to life and death, which is not entirely a good thing for a man in his early twenties.

However, even the several palace marshals who are also nobles strongly agree with this matter, but his voice is regarded as a remark to avoid suspicion.

You see, if you oppose giving your son an official title, isn't that just putting on airs?Then we can't help beat the side drum?

Say some words of approval and cooperate?
This left Fu Maoxiu, who had always been very resourceful, with no choice but to keep his mouth shut and write a family letter to warn him when he was about to go home. After all, there was nothing he could do to stop this matter in the court.

In the mansion of Princess Chengyang of Ningguo, it was already a little cold in the late autumn of Shangjing, and Zhao Yuanshu, who was pregnant, was walking in the garden of the mansion beside him.This is already the only chance she can come out every day.

Followed by a group of female historians and maids.They were sent by my mother, Queen Mingde Ye, my aunt, Queen Guo, and my mother-in-law, Mrs. Yang.

So many people, in addition to taking care of daily life, urged her to reduce going out.

After all, she, Zhao Yuanshu, is not the kind of person who can relax, and she never left her sword before.

The result is that there is not even a wooden stick that looks like a sword in the mansion.

As soon as I went back to the room and sat down, I saw Gao Jingang, the head of the Imperial City Department, presenting a tie.

"Your Highness, this is an excerpt from the military newspaper in the palace."

Here, as soon as Gao Jingang got the news from Jiannan Road, he sent it to the princess' mansion.It doesn't even need to be told.

Zhao Yuanshu seemed to be careless, and ended up tying it up, so he opened it and took a look.

"The son-in-law is also true. Knowing that the princess is thinking about it, he didn't write a letter back home. If he wants to know something, he has to find it in the military newspaper."

Qingtao on the side muttered.

Zhao Yuanshu looked at her sideways after hearing this, then shook his head and smiled.

"He is used to this. He never writes a letter when he goes out, even when he was in Hexi. Those things are enough to bother him when he is leading troops and fighting abroad. There are dozens of state capitals in Jiannan Road, tens of thousands of people. The army and hundreds of thousands of households are all in his hands now. Those who say that there is a letter from Shiro's family at the Duke's Mansion who will report his safety at any time is enough, and now that he is leading the army, there is no need to be distracted."

"The son-in-law is going out again?"

Zhao Yuanshu handed the zhazi to Qingtao after reading it.

Although Qingtao is just a maid, she is a high-grade female official. She has been helping Zhao Yuanshu handle confidential matters for many years. She even knows more secrets than many ministers.

After looking at Zhazi, Qingtao insisted: "Even if you are busy, there should be time to write a few words to say you are safe."

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, someone came to report in front, saying that Hachiro from the British government came to deliver the letter from Lord Hou to His Highness.

Zhao Yuanshu smiled a little when he heard it, and was a little surprised, while Qingtao blushed a little. He just finished counting, so why not...
Because Hachiro is still a half-grown child, there are many maids and eunuchs in the backyard, and he is Saburo's brother, so there is no need to avoid suspicion, so someone directly leads him to the main room in the backyard.

"Sister-in-law three, I brought you these specially when I went to the street market. There are Jiaqingzi, honey crisps, crystal cakes, and sauced beef. I also took this to the medical clinic and asked about it. You can eat all of these, and it's okay. .”

Zhao Yuanshu saw Balang enter the house, carrying packs of snacks in his hand, all wrapped in oiled paper, and some of them had the name of the shop printed on them.

I can hardly hold it in both hands. I liked to eat earlier, but recently I have no time to go out to eat. The maid next to me said that His Highness should pay attention to food now, and you can’t eat things outside the house.
"Hachiro has a heart, but why are you so polite when you come to your brother's sister-in-law's house?"

"Hey, you can't come to the door empty-handed, right?"

"Then I will thank Hachiro."

"Sister-in-law, you're welcome. In fact, this is also written in the family letter from the fourth brother. It is said that the third brother ordered it, but sister-in-law, the money is spent by myself."

After all, Hachiro was a boy, and he didn't have the nerve to take credit for it, so he missed the bottom line in two sentences.However, Sizi looked at the things on the table in front of him. Although they were not expensive, they added up to a considerable sum for Hachiro.

Zhao Yuanshu smiled after hearing this, "No matter what, I have to thank Balang, and I still miss my mobility."

"That's, hehe, our friendship, by the way, I almost forgot the business, third sister-in-law, this is third brother's letter."

After Balang sold out his good behavior, he hurriedly handed the letter to Zhao Yuanshu.

After Zhao Yuanshu opened it, he unfolded the letter and found that there were only eight characters on a letter.

The strokes of the pen are vigorous and powerful, like a knife chopping an axe, and there is a vague aura of gold and stone.Such a vigorous brushwork is rare in the world, and Zhao Yuanshu naturally recognized that it was Sanlang's calligraphy.

The eight characters are, "everything goes well, don't forget about peace"

Zhao Yuanshu smiled after reading it, then looked at Qingtao and said, "I really hit the spot, I still have time to write a few words, hehehe."

Qingtao next to her naturally saw the words on the letter at a glance, and her pretty face blushed.

There are only eight characters, but it can be seen that the person who wrote them is obviously full of heart, which is in line with the artistic conception of the characters.

Folded the letter raft flat, and put it in the envelope, then glanced at the snacks that Hachiro brought on the table.

There was a hint of warmth in my heart.

Thousands of miles away, in the husband's family letter, it asked if the fetus was in the womb, just because the wife was worried about reporting the safety, and also thought that she likes to eat some snacks on weekdays.
"Peace is good enough."

"Peace is good enough."

(End of this chapter)