Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 266
After giving Zhao Zhen a lot of ideas for building a navy, Li Buqi was able to go home. That night, Mao Zhichun and others were called to arrange various matters. The police in Hangzhou, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, and Guangzhou were ordered to detain all sea merchants and sailors from Cochin and Champa for screening, and ships from Cochin and Champa could only come and not leave.Then, using the horses delivered by the Police Department and the Privy Council, Li Buqi sent letters to southern merchants and maritime merchants continuously.

During these three days, the emperor also did something that made people more aware of Li Buqi's weight.On the third day after Li Buqi was appointed as the transfer envoy of Guangnan Capital, Zhao Zhen promoted two censors from Hebei.These two censors were both from Qingyuan Academy. It was obvious that the emperor had placed two defenders in the court for Li Buqi, so that Li Buqi could work freely in Guangnan.No matter what Li Buqi thinks, in the eyes of others, Li Buqi now has a spokesperson in the court, and this is definitely a rising star in the court.

Three days later, early in the morning, in front of the gate of the Li Mansion, Li Buqi knelt down to bid farewell to his parents, hugged the children one by one, then flew on his horse and went to Da Nei to bid farewell to the emperor.At the court meeting, Li Buqi saluted like a rite, and the emperor personally taught Li Buqi the "array map", encouraging Li Buqi to eradicate the banditry as soon as possible and expel Jiaozhi. Everything is harmonious.But when Li Buqi took over the "array map" bestowed by the emperor from the eunuch and was about to leave, suddenly an inappropriate voice sounded: "Your Majesty, I impeach Li Buqi for his disrespect in front of the palace!"

Now not only the emperor, but even Pang Ji glared at him—do you know that the situation in Guangnan is in crisis?
But the person who jumped out was the censor in the palace, and it was his job to supervise the officials in the palace, so you really can't say anything.So Pang Ji had no choice but to ask, "What's going on?"

Liang Qian, the censor in the palace, said loudly: "I see that Li Buqi's hair is sparse on his neck, which seems to be shaved. I am a great Song etiquette..."

When Liang Qian said this, those people who were closer to Li Buqi suddenly realized why Li Buqi always felt weird when looking at him today. It turned out that his hair was not the same as in the past, especially the thick hair that should have been exposed outside the official hat. Can't see it anymore.

After Liang Qian finished speaking, Pang Ji had no choice but to ask: "Li Yunshi, have you ever shaved your hair?"

Li Buqi said calmly: "The lower official has indeed shaved his hair." As he spoke, he gently took off his official hat, revealing his newly shaved cropped head.

Not to mention that bundling hair is an important part of the distinction between Chinese and barbarians, there is also a text in the "Book of Filial Piety" that "the body and skin are received by parents, and dare not damage them, which is the beginning of filial piety". Shaving hair at will was considered unfilial at that time.Therefore, seeing Li Buqi's weird hairstyle, everyone in the hall was stunned for a while.

Now Liang Qian's eyes shone with a scorching light—he finally caught you, and he shouted again: "Li Buqi, are you violating the court regulations and wanting to imitate barbarians?"

To be honest, Pang Ji was also stunned, but he soon realized that Li Buqi must have his intentions, and when Guangnan was in danger, he shouldn't be entangled with Li Buqi's hair at all, and even got hit by entanglement. Li Buqi's trap.So his questioning was very skillful: "Li Yunshi, why do you want to go to Guangnan soon, but you do this thing?"

Li Buqi said: "The minister cut off his hair just to better protect Guangnan for the imperial court."

Liang Qian yelled sharply: "The words are unreasonable! What does this cut off have to do with keeping Guangnan well?"

Li Buqi turned to Liang Qian and said loudly: "The Imperial Academy of Medicine reported to the imperial court the year before last, saying that fleas, lice, bedbugs and other parasites can spread diseases and kill people, and the place where the human body has a lot of hair is where these parasites hide. At that time, His Majesty also ordered newspapers to publish this matter. The climate in Guangnan is hot and humid, and these parasites are most likely to breed. In the past Qin, Han, Tang, and slightly south, there were many more soldiers who died of disease than those who died in battle. The spread of diseases in military camps is a major reason. Therefore, in ancient times, barbarians in the south all cut off their hair, precisely to adapt to the hot and humid climate where parasites are easy to breed."

"Nowadays, the Guangnan war is not a one-day achievement. I don't want to see the 20 troops being dragged down by the disease spread by parasites, and the Guangnan war has fallen into corruption. I want to implement hair loss in the army. It's just that the world suffers from it with their bodies, hair and skin. Parents, dare not harm, so I have to take the lead in cutting off hair to reduce the spread of parasites in the army."

Pang Ji didn’t expect such a thing, Li Buqi can say such a big thing, and it’s also related to the outcome of the war, but it seems to be very reasonable-the biggest scruple when they made the decision to send troops was lack of money and food , the other is that the northerners are not used to the southern miasma and often die of illness.He made a sudden look: "So it's for the imperial court..."

However, Liang Qian persisted: "This is alarmist talk! Little lice and fleas are so powerful!"

Li Buqi pretended to be heartbroken: "This censor should have never been in the army, and he has never seen a soldier who has not had a chance to bathe for several months and is full of lice and fleas, and he has never seen a soldier who was bitten by lice and fleas and festered. Legs, feet, and inhuman patients caused by typhoid fever. If this censor thinks this is an alarmist, why not follow me to Guangnan for a while. If you still say that I am an alarmist after this experience, then it is I was wrong and I will resign myself."

Li Buqi dragged someone into the water again, and there was silence in the hall for a while.Who knows, Zhao Zhen said: "That's fine!"

The emperor is also annoyed.In his opinion, Guangnan's affairs are far more important than whether Li Buqi has his hair tied up or not, and now it's not winking to delay Li Buqi's appointment because of a lock of hair.

God!Emperor, what does this mean?This is to let me go to Guangnan?How can you do this?

Liang Qian's mind went blank, and he couldn't help looking at Yushi's shift, hoping that someone would come out to rescue him.

Sure enough, Yu Shi Jia An and Sima Guang, the prime minister in the palace, jumped out and shouted: "Your Majesty, no! Liang Qian is a scholar of literature, and she has no fault. It seems to others that she has no intention of committing a crime in the army and going to Guangnan. Open up the way of speaking."

Li Buqi chuckled and said: "You can't say that. The situation in Guangnan is critical now. Those who can be sent by His Majesty will surely win His Majesty's trust. In the future, Guangnan will be pacified. This credit will be indispensable. This Liang Yushi One piece. Besides, to be a censor, you need to have some practical knowledge, otherwise, you will have to take things for granted and comment on things thousands of miles away, and it will inevitably be more successful than failure."

When Jia An heard that Li Buqi was holding a gun and a stick, Jia An couldn't help but burst into anger, and wanted to refute, but seeing Sima Guang winking at him again and again, he felt suspicious, so he stopped talking.But Sima Guang said: "Whether the hair is tied or not is related to the great defense of the Hua and barbarians. Li Yun acted rashly for the convenience of the moment, isn't he afraid of messing up the fundamentals of China?"

Li Buqi smiled and said: "Sima Zhongcheng is a learned man, he should know the allusion of wearing a monkey's crown. People will not regard a monkey wearing a human's clothes as a human being. It can be seen that the clothes and even the hair are not important for Huayi. Do you respect my Huaxia education? King Zhao Wuling practiced riding and shooting in Hu clothes, but who regarded him as a Hu man? Could it be that for the sake of Hua Yi's great defense, Sima Zhongcheng asked my soldiers in the Song Dynasty to wear right lapels and ride Is the chariot fighting with the Khitan cavalry?"

Sima Guang did not continue to argue with Li Buqi, but kept silent.Seeing the brief calm, Pang Ji said quickly, "We will discuss the issue of hair storage later. Now that the military situation in Guangnan is urgent, we must not delay the counter-insurgency."

After the court was over, Jia An grabbed Sima Guang and asked, "Why doesn't Junshi let me speak?"

Sima Guang shook his head: "You can't win the debate. Apart from Li Buqi, there is no other person who can take care of Guangnan's affairs. There is nowhere to raise money and food alone. So, how do you let His Majesty and Pang Chunzhi choose?" ?”

(End of this chapter)