Chapter 89: Talking about soldiers on paper

Although it seems to be criticized and praised, neither Lin Nan nor Mingde has a relationship because he doesn't know what the emperor will say next. Seeing that the emperor seems to be slowly calming down, he must be cautious at this time. Otherwise, if he is not careful, he will cause unnecessary trouble again, then he will be really stupid.

Emperor Qi Yuan raised his hand and threw a charcoal strip into the charcoal basin, and asked intentionally or unintentionally: "You two... have you... been to Dagu Village?"

Dagu Village is located more than 20 miles northwest of the capital. The residents are mainly disabled people and some widowed and widowed people. After years of war in Jianchao and the north, the soldiers were inevitably killed and injured. It would be easy to say that they died. The most troublesome people were some people with broken limbs, deaf or blind but still alive.

Although the soldiers who served in the army were eating food and paying, and the casualties were only based on the will of heaven, the last emperor was kind and kind. When he was alive, he gathered old soldiers who had made merits in the border wars near the capital but could not survive. He established a village. The court allocated some rice and grain every month, which could barely allow them to survive. Later, many relatives of soldiers, who were also widowed, widowed, orphans, and gradually gathered here and gradually developed into today's big orphan village.

In contrast, just west of the capital, thirty miles away from Dagu Village, there is a similar village called Xiaogu Village. Since the people in these two villages are from the army, some people also call these two villages Dagu Village.

When Emperor Qi Yuan asked, Lin Nan and Mingde were both shocked. Should the emperor still be entangled with leaving the palace? But looking at the emperor's face, it didn't seem like he was so angry... After a quick look at each other, the two of them whispered "um" in a low voice.

"You two are really brave..." Unexpectedly, Emperor Qiyuan did not get angry immediately, but looked up at the roof, wandering his eyes between the dense spider webs, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying to them: "When I was as old as you... Well, maybe I would be one or two years younger. The first time I went to Dagu Village, the people there really scared me. After returning, I didn't even eat that night, hehe! I was so anxious that my mother and my father had a big fuss..." Emperor Qiyuan smiled slightly, and his eyes seemed to be projecting through the roof and projecting into the endless distance, immersed in the past years. After a while, Emperor Qiyuan sighed softly: "Yes... My father was still there at that time..."

A moment later, Emperor Qiyuan came back to his senses and asked, "Speaking of all, I haven't been there for many years... When I was the crown prince, I was also a young and energetic person, so my father asked me to go to the big and small villages to see. He said that as the king of a country, you must know the suffering of the people. You should not act lightly because of your own likes and dislikes, otherwise you will suffer from the sword and the sword, and it will be too late to regret it..." Emperor Qiyuan seemed to be a little emotional, turned to look at Mingde and the other two, and said warmly: "You are born in a wealthy family, and you have everything you need from childhood to big things, but you are not bound by external things. You can still know that going to the big village from time to time is also a sensible act..."

This is a bit too much, but of course no one in the room would say that. On that day, Mingde and Lin Nan went to Dagu Village, just staying in the palace and wanting to go out for some breath. Mingde was at the age of youth and fun, and always felt that everything outside the palace was fresh and fun, so he went there. Both of them were brave. Although they were not afraid of the people who lacked arms and legs in Dagu Village, they did not feel afraid except for feeling a little miserable... On the contrary, the old soldiers with some hard bones attracted their attention and became familiar with each other over time - it was not what Emperor Qi Yuan said about experiencing the suffering of the people.

What Mingde thinks is one thing, and what parents think of children is another.

In fact, Emperor Qiyuan's anger had long since he stood in this room for a while. He thought that Mingde did not abide by the rules and brought people to make trouble, but when he came in, he saw that although it was a nonsense, he also showed a bit of motivation. He was doing things and practicing military affairs, and even making trouble was still a bit serious. Moreover, after listening outside the room for a long time, he knew that Mingde and the other two were quite serious. If they were really having fun, who would run into such an icy house to suffer in a cold weather?

But even though he had this idea in his heart, he still had to scold him on the surface. On the one hand, this room had some special significance to Emperor Qiyuan himself, and on the other hand, he had to teach Mingde a lesson in time, otherwise he would be afraid that he would become more and more unruly and was still young. If he did not discipline and allowed to develop, he would be even more lawless in the future...

However, while Emperor Qi Yuan scolded him, he felt a little curious and wanted to see what the two of them were doing. After reading the articles of the two, not only did the only unhappiness in his heart disappear, but also a hint of joy slowly came up. Even though some things were not so appropriate, seeing the articles made by his children were quite organized, and even according to Mingde himself, Emperor Qi Yuan was afraid that he was really good at participating in the provincial examination. As a father, Emperor Qi Yuan was naturally very happy. He was also quite pleased with Lin Nan who was "dummy" with Mingde.

When he was in a good mood, he was in such a room again. Emperor Qiyuan felt aroused from the scene and unexpectedly recalled his youth, and his words were particularly gentle. Therefore, even though Mingde and Lin Nan were young, they were probably going to play in Dagu Village, but Emperor Qiyuan still saw a good side at this time. In the dark, Emperor Qiyuan seemed to see the shadow of his life in Mingde - the similarity of father and son, which comforted his life...

Mingde and Lin Nan naturally didn't understand this. Seeing that Emperor Qiyuan did not get angry, he praised him a few words, and both of them were a little confused. But after all, this was a good thing, so he felt relieved.

Emperor Qiyuan reached out and pointed to the chair next to him, raised his chin: "Don't stand, sit down and talk." The two of them thanked each other, but they still stood upright and did not dare to sit down. This situation was commonplace, Emperor Qiyuan did not continue to give in and said, "I just heard your arguments outside. Although it sounded a bit immature, some words made sense. I remember that I did not teach military strategy books in the southern study room on weekdays. How could you do these things?"

The two of them were a little nervous before. After a while, they found that Emperor Qiyuan's tone gradually became gentle and seemed to have no reprimand, so their nervous hearts gradually relaxed. Mingde replied carefully: "Reply to the words of his father, Nanshu will naturally not teach these things. However, the ancestors' teachings, the ministers should learn to archery, horses, ride and shoot, and strengthen their bodies in addition to reading the Four Books and Five Classics." Mingde said while observing his father's reaction. Seeing that the father nodded with satisfaction, he became bolder and continued: "In recent years, the ministers and the emperors and the emperors have often practiced the skills of strengthening their bodies in Hongwu Palace, and the ninth emperors often talked about war with his sons..."

"Oh? Mingyong... He really likes military strategies more than poetry and books, and is the same as Mingyi..." Emperor Qiyuan said: "Is Guang Mingyong?"

Mingde hesitated for a moment and said, "When I go back to my father, in addition to being taught by all the emperors, the guards in the palace often tell me some interesting stories... In addition, my son... my son would occasionally go out on weekdays... Even when I go to Dagu Village to play, many retired soldiers there were quite an extraordinary person..."

"Hmph!" Halfway through, Emperor Qi Yuan snorted and laughed: "I'll go out occasionally? I'm afraid you often slip out? In such a huge palace, I see you as if you're staying in a cage, and I just want to fly out all day long!" After a pause, Emperor Qi Yuan continued: "It seems that I'm looking down on you. If you can draw some truths from what seems to be fun, it's not like a mess. There are extraordinary people in the market. If you can experience this truth in person, it seems that you have grown up slowly... Come on, tell me how you played the battle just now?"

From the initial anger, to the reprimand in the middle, to the Wenyan teaching, when these words were said, they turned into a temptation... The atmosphere in the room suddenly became warm. Mingde and Lin Nan calmed down, began to pick up the charcoal strips on the ground, and did it again according to their own practices just now.

After the two of them finished the show, Emperor Qiyuan nodded without comment. "It really looks a bit... but you said just now that this kind of marching requires food and fodder to keep up." Emperor Qiyuan looked at Lin Nan and said, "Mingde lost to you for a while because of his rash advance, he was broken by the Rong people and lost the food route. So when the second role exchange was exchanged, you went step by step to ensure smooth food and fodder." Emperor Qiyuan analyzed one by one, and heard the two nodded repeatedly. "But this tactic consumes a lot, took a long time and had little effect. Moreover, most importantly, all this is a method taken assuming that the supply of the rear is continuous. But... what do you think if there is no such food in the rear?"

Emperor Qiyuan actually raised a new question!

And this issue was something Mingde and Lin Nan had never considered, and they thought it was not a problem at all!

Lin Nan had an illusion in a trance, was the emperor taking the exam for me? Or... Lin Nan didn't dare to continue thinking, shook his head, thought for a while and said, "If there is no sufficient food supply in the rear, then you can only rely on the border guards and defend the city. But if that is the case, the weak border guards will be easily taken advantage of by the enemy, and I'm afraid it will not be possible to prevent them... Over time, the border guards will be lost and the fields will be deserted. In the long run, the losses will be made not worth the loss."

Emperor Qi Yuan looked at Lin Nan and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Even so... there is no way to do it. The border still has to be guarded, every inch of land is worth an inch of gold..."

"Your Majesty, I think it may not be. According to the old soldiers who had guarded the northern border of Dagu Village, some frontiers have been destroyed after years of war, the refugees in the north have lost their homeland, hundreds of miles of barren land... Where can anyone come from the land without anyone to cultivate? Only say that there are many troops in the frontiers now, but they are long along the line, and countless casualties have been killed and injured over the years, but for the sake of a desolate land thousands of miles behind them. The small minister thinks... this is not worth the loss."

"Oh?" After hearing Lin Nan's words, Emperor Qi Yuan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked in a raised voice: "Since that's the case, what do you think... should you do?"

"Returning to the emperor, the minister thought that it would cost a lot of money and food for useless land. Instead, it would be better to retreat more than a hundred miles to form a second frontier. In this way, the defense line is shortened and the troops remain unchanged, and the defense is much more complete..."
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