Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 324 Meeting
"You mean the Son of Heaven will go to the Eastern Capital for food?"

"It's not necessarily true, but I heard that after the beginning of spring, the vicious youths in the city will be conscripted to join the army!" Wen Jiu smiled gloatingly: "First, it can save a lot of food, and second, it can fill the soldiers of the Anxi Governor's Mansion. Well, dealing with the Tubo people kills two birds with one stone!"

"Conscript the vicious youngsters to join the army? Doesn't that mean that Wu Xiaoyi and the others also want to—"

"That's right!" Wen Jiu laughed: "Don't look at that kid who is so arrogant on weekdays, sooner or later he will end up in trouble, either he will die in the hands of the Tubo people, or he will die in that lonely willow tree (located in the southwest corner of Xishi, Chang'an in Tang Dynasty) The famous execution ground) Exit!"

Chen Qi sighed, but did not speak.It turns out that in the Han and Tang dynasties, the villainous youths were a considerable force in the capital. Their composition was rather complicated, ranging from the descendants of the rich and powerful to the urban poor. Law, contempt for authority, aggressive, many members have considerable military experience, nothing more than a ticking time bomb in the capital.

Therefore, the governments of the Han and Tang dynasties regarded it as an unstable factor, and often sent "bad boys" to join the army, which could eliminate domestic unstable factors and increase the number of troops, killing two birds with one stone.That Wu Xiaoyi was a rising star of the villainous youth in Chang'an City. Not only was he excellent in martial arts, but he was also virtuous, chivalrous, and beautiful.

Seeing Chen Qi's appearance, Wen Jiu became more and more proud. He coughed: "Remember what I said, an astonishing disaster will definitely happen in Chang'an this year."

"why?"

"Because something strange happened in the palace."

"What strange thing happened there?"

"There is a rooster in the palace who speaks human language."

"Oh, it's a startling omen indeed, if it's true."

"If this is true?" Wen Jiu sneered: "Taiping, Dehe, Pingkang, Chongren, Yongxing, these cities next to the imperial city are discussing this strange thing! That is The nobles who came out of the palace said it with their own mouths, and even their domestic slaves admit that it is true!"

"If that's the case, it's really an unusual thing!" The veteran murmured. Like most people at the bottom of society at that time, their minds were full of various religious superstitions. This incident was very shocking, so he tried his best to explore the hidden meaning contained in this strange phenomenon, because he was convinced that it was a warning from the gods and Buddhas.

"The monks of Daci'en Temple have gathered together and are ready to explain the hidden meaning hidden in this strange incident." Wen Jiu said in his piercing voice, then winked at the grave guard, and continued: " Although I am not a monk, I fully understand the meaning of this strange incident."

"Ah!" Chen Qi exclaimed in surprise.

"What's so strange about that?"

"Ah! Oh?" ​​But this time the veteran exclaimed in a mocking tone. "Then explain to us, do you really understand the meaning hidden in this strange thing better than those monks?"

"This is a warning from the gods and Buddhas, someone is trying to plot rebellion!" Wen Jiu sneered
"Ah! This is not a joke, you can't talk nonsense!" The grave guard showed a look of fear: "It will kill many people!"

"Conspiracy is a capital crime!" Wen Jiu sneered, "If you don't report what you know, you deserve to die!"

Neither Chen Jiu, the cemetery keeper, nor Zhang Veteran wanted to continue this dangerous topic. They made up a random reason and left Wen Jiu as quickly as possible.

"Two cowards!" Wen Jiu shook his head boredly: "I don't dare to take wealth in front of me, I deserve to be poor all my life!" Then he turned and left.

Standing on the corridor, Liu Qi looked at the receding figure with great interest, and couldn't help feeling the magic of fate in his heart. This guy who looked like a rascal was right. To be on the safe side, should he follow up to find him? How about slashing his vest in a secluded corner and closing that nasty mouth forever?Just as Liu Qi was hesitating, a voice came from the side.

"You think so much that you can't even see the people and things around you."

"Oh, you're here!" Liu Qi turned around: "Brother Jingye, you're here!"

"Yes!" Li Jingye looked at Liu Qi curiously: "What kind of female Bodhisattva makes you look so fascinated?"

"There is no such thing as a female Bodhisattva!" Liu Qi had regained his composure, and he smiled: "Just listening to a few idlers chatting!"

"A few idlers chatting?" Li Jingye showed suspicion, obviously he didn't believe Liu Qi's explanation.

"That's right!" Liu Qi also saw Li Jingye's thoughts: "What are you talking about, conspiracy, roosters in the palace speak human words, and enlisting vicious youngsters to join the army!"

"What?" Li Jingye's face changed drastically: "Who said it? How did he know?"

"An Xin, An Xin!" Liu Qi said with a smile: "I have already said it just now, it's just a few idlers talking nonsense, it has nothing to do with our major issues!"

"It doesn't matter, then how does he know so much?" Li Jingye still looked shocked: "Could it be that what we planned was leaked?"

"If the big things we planned were leaked out, would the streets still be so quiet now?" Liu Qi said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's just that a fool just happened to hit the mark. The city of Chang'an hopes to reach the sky in one step by reporting the conspiracy. If there are not ten thousand guys, there are eight thousand, so what's so strange about us meeting each other?"

"That's true!" Li Jingye's expression brightened a little when he heard this: "But you still tell me the name and address of that guy, so you can deal with it earlier and feel at ease!"

"Brother Jingye, this is the city of Chang'an after all, one more thing is worse than one less thing!" Liu Qi said with a smile: "Besides, you are actually the last thing to worry about. According to the plan, you don't have to do anything until the last moment. And You didn't leave any evidence, even if that guy really knew the inside story and went to inform him, wouldn't it be possible for a fool to do anything to your dignified British grandson with just one mouth without any evidence?"

"Hehe!" Li Jingye laughed dryly twice, and his face became a little more bloody: "I made you laugh just now! How is it going now?"

"all the best!"

"The time and place of the incident?"

"This is not what you need to know. Anyway, when the incident happens, you just follow the agreement!" Liu Qi said with a smile: "This is actually a good thing for you. The less you know, the more likely it will be leaked." The less sexual it is, the less likely it is to be implicated!"

"That's a good word!" Li Jingye nodded, showing a sly smile: "But don't you worry that I'll change my mind again at the critical moment?"

　In the discussion area, I saw the speeches of book friends about the Fubing system, and Weber also wanted to say a few words.

　　First, at the time of this book, the Fubing system has only begun to decline, but it is far from disintegrating.

　　Second, the problem facing the Tang Dynasty at this time is not that the government soldiers are dying, but that the nature of the war has completely changed, from a local civil war to a frontier war far away from the mainland.In other words, it is useless even if it is to pull the soldiers from the era of Yu Wentai, Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. Distance is the devil.For example, in the Yuwentai period of the Western Wei Dynasty, the main battlefields were in Henan, Hanoi, and Hedong. It will delay the next year's spring plowing, as long as you don't die, you can be exempted from labor and taxes, which is profitable.But at the time of this book, a soldier from Hebei went to fight in Baekje and Goguryeo. It took half a year to walk on the road alone. Ji Yi stayed for more than three years.In the face of this kind of war, reforms in the military and the military system are inevitable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)