Lanterns were hanging high, looking at each other with tricks, sailors on duty on the boat, musketeers on the shore patrol back and forth, guarding the navy's anchor and mooring place to airtightly.

Under the deck, soldiers from various battalions went to bed one after another, and many cabins were still on the lanterns on the boat building where the officers lived. Since the long-distance voyage, officers have developed various habits of spending time, including astronomy, geography, poetry, raising flowers and grass, etc. Zhao Xingde did not object to this, and once joked to the generals that if the court wants to rebuild the Hanlin Academy, the navy can produce half of the editorial work.

"Master Ma." Two whistle-talking musketeers saluted together. Ma Yuan nodded and stepped up the boat building. He stopped again at the door of the cabin where Zhao Xingde was. He hesitated for a while, and then made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "If a real man should break it, he will break it. What's the difficulty?" He walked out of the Grand Governor's cabin door, and was about to knock on the door, but he heard a faint sound from inside. He couldn't help but stop and wait outside the cabin. The people inside were talking loudly. Although through the cabin door, Ma Yuan also vaguely listened, as if someone was talking to Zhao Xingde.

"In today's world, the great masters are of great importance. In the east, the Song Dynasty will remain, and in the west, the Song Dynasty will be destroyed. Guanxi's country is powerful and he also treats the great masters with high officials."

The voice was like Xu Xiaoyun, and Ma Yuan was about to leave to avoid suspicion. This sentence entered his ears, but he couldn't help but stop and listen.

Xu Xiaoyun is known as the "Iron-Faced Censor" in the court. He is famous for burning ships and nail inspections. Although Ma Yuan and others are familiar with him, they are also a little afraid. Among the Southwest Sea Navy, the battle between Song and Xia countries is a taboo topic. In the evening, he and Ma Yuan had already made taboos about those words. Unexpectedly, his words in front of Zhao Xingde were also unscrupulous. Ma Yuan also had the intention of admonishing Zhao Xingde this time, but he did not expect Xu Xiaoyun

An "outsider" dares to do this in front of Zhao Xingde. You must know that Zhao Xingde is in charge of the title of General of Xia State and Marquis of Baoyi. If he really cares about Xia State and uses a crime of alienating the two countries and disrupting the morale of the army, he can kill Xu Xiaoyun in the Dharma. If he does not want anyone to know, this place is thousands of miles away from the Song Dynasty. With a little hint, his confidants are like Du Chujiao, Liu Zhijian and other generals can prevent Xu Xiaoyun from returning to Middle-earth.

"However, although Liangyuan is good, Xia Guo is not a hometown of long-term love, and he has the intention of winning two tigers with one blow. If the war between Hezhong and Dashi are over, there will be no worries in the west. Taking advantage of the defeat between our dynasty and Liao, how should the adults deal with it?" Xu Xiaoyun looked at Zhao Xingde and said in a deep voice, "You are born in the Imperial Academy. You should know that Guandong and Guanxi are completely different. Both the government and the country have their own Taoist dynasty. The great court and the provincial school are even more so after the election. If the Xia Guo raises troops to the east and is eager to unify the world, Chen Shaoyang, Chen Gongju, Lu Yunsun and other adults, and the states are studying politics, they may be willing to bow their heads.

There are many people who are not bent? At that time, how will the adults deal with themselves? Do you want to fight with the members of the society? If you don’t make plans early, will you wait for the day of being ruined and disgraced in the future? On the contrary, if the adults plan ahead, with the strong soldiers of the three towns in Henan and the strong strength of the navy and the sea and land, the Xia Kingdom may not be able to show off their will in Guandong? With the achievements of re-creation and the desire to reorganize the society, it only takes more than ten years to rectify the court. With the population and wealth of the Kanto prefectures and counties, the revival of the famous ministers of the ages can be expected. Compared with the slaughter of old friends, the destruction of their reputation is no different from a world of difference."

He became more and more excited as he spoke. He clenched his fists and looked directly at Zhao Xingde, his words were already a little offensive.

Ma Yuan stood outside the door, and the more he heard it, the more frightened he became: "Does he mean it or is he a lobbyist for Lord Wu?"

"You have something to report," Zhao Xingde interrupted Xu Xiaoyun and said in a deep voice, "Is that what I mean?"

"That's right. The general may plan to release his armor and return to the field alone after the Great Food War. Even if Xia and Song fight, Mr. can protect himself alone." Xu Xiaoyun said in a deep voice, "But, how could he not have expected that under the invasion of war, Guandong will be burned, and he will recover his vitality for more than a hundred years. A gentleman's way is to help the world if he is prosperous, and he will protect himself alone if he is poor. If Mr. Xu is like this, he is just a scholar, and he can escape the world and travel abroad. However, Lord Zhao, you have the ability to save the crisis, but you stand by and watch the living beings suffer.

, Where is the people in the world? And where are we, the troops who follow the adults, belong to." Xu Xiaoyun said while observing Zhao Xingde's expression. Seeing that he was pondering and acting intentionally, he couldn't help but step forward, and said in a stern manner: "If the adults think that they can stay out of the matter, they are afraid that the tree will be quiet and the wind will not stop. As for the humble position, although the Xia Kingdom gives the adults high officials and high salaries, it involves the rise and fall of the country. If the adults are lucky and hesitate a little, they will definitely lead to suspicion. At the least, it is like taking the army of Bianliang, and at worst, it will die and be divided, and the family will be left with disaster."

"No need to say anything more," Zhao Xingde sighed and whispered, "You value my strength too much."

"No," Xu Xiaoyun wanted to refute, but Zhao Xingde shook his head and said, "You have also supervised the construction of weapons and food and grass. Why do you only see elite soldiers and generals, but you don't see that the struggle for national destiny is the national strength. Although there are more than 100,000 elite soldiers in the three towns in Henan, the Central Plains are broken and the wounds are not restored. The supply of military food is all based on the southeast half of the wall. After the firearms are booming, this is even more so. The cost of cannons is thirty silos, which is enough to be an infantryman for a year. In addition, the livestock carrying firearms consumes fodder and gunpowder guns seem to be trickling, and the cost is far better than before. It cannot be maintained by the whole country. If you think that relying on several elite troops in Henan and the strong ships and cannons at sea, you can show off your will in the world. It may not be too simple to imagine military and national affairs."

"Our dynasty is richest in the world," Xu Xiaoyun clenched his fist and said, "The force may not be as good as the two dynasties in the northwest. If we talk about the supply of money and food, we should be able to win one end."

Zhao Xingde looked at him, shook his head, and was about to speak, the cabin door opened with a bang, Ma Yuan said in a deep voice: Lord, the last general also feels that things are possible! Just like in the battle of the Northern Expedition, when it is really in danger, as long as the lord raises his arms and shouts, he will definitely save the crisis!" He bowed and bowed to Zhao Xingde, and naturally stood with Xu Xiaoyun. The lights shone on the faces of the two, and their eyes were full of expectations. As long as Zhao Xingde was not allowed, the two of them would shed blood for the sake of the country. They firmly believed that the great Song Dynasty was so great that there were more than tens of millions of people who were benevolent and ambitious, as long as someone raised his arms and shouted.

"I'm rich in the world?"

Zhao Xingde looked at the two of them and was silent for a while. Finally, he said, "When I fled to Guanxi due to the disaster of the letter, I passed by the river. I saw with my own eyes that the poor people fled to Guanxi and risked their lives to cross the river. The Liao army went south, and the rebels from all over the country were beeched. The court built a self-training group for the court. However, the money and food of each county were not enough, and the people were suffering. You know, my subordinates smashed the county government. I heard that every time I had money and grain transportation, Yue Xianggong always sighed, "The people in the southeast are exhausted." After the recovery of Bianliang, the Central Plains were hungry and the lives were tragic. Relief food and grass also depended on the workers and disciples in Guanzhong to raise funds.

If this is just because the Liao army invaded and was full of devastation, it would be fine. However, before the Liao army invaded, our dynasty was trapped in financial management and after the Bianliang was recovered, the same was true. I know that Mr. Deng was eager to recover Youyan, but the army's northern expedition was a lot of money, and the Xuezheng people were talking about it and could not raise it. Can you say that our dynasty be rich in the world in such a situation? If the Xia Dynasty really raised its troops eastward, it would have to go all out, leaving Luoyang to compete in the Central Plains in the north, and from the Three Gorges to collect the southeast, both sides were fighting against the country. The three towns in Henan, plus the Southwest Sea Navy, were just a few chess pieces, so how could it really turn the tide?"

Ma Yuan was speechless for a moment, but Xu Xiaoyun took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "The court is mediocre and the country is scarce. Can't adults replace it?"

"Replace it?" Zhao Xingde looked at Xu Xiaoyun, was silent for a while, and sneered, "You are too underestimating the nobles in the court, right?"

"Sir, please do not take it," Ma Yuan said anxiously: "Why be humble?"

"In the history books," Zhao Xingde interrupted him and shook his head, "Will the minister who uses external forces to enter the center and replace them have a good end?"

Ma Yuan was stunned and said, "Sir, it is what everyone wants. How can you say it is using external forces?"

"How isn't it? Chen Shaoyang and Deng Shouyi, although they have the right to recommend the official, which one did not originate from the state department? Besides gaining fame, Zhao, who was known to have lost his country, died and fled to Xia, and his subordinates were divided and rely on military officials." Zhao Xingde said coldly, without any emotion. "Even in the society, Chen, Wu, Zhu and other adults can be said to be disciples and disciples all over the world, and I, Zhao Xingde, have some foundation in addition to these scholars in the army. In the future, even if you are lucky enough to get to power, if any adults are not convinced, what will I be able to withstand the constraints besides the soldiers? You can't put cannons and fire guns on the streets in everything, right?"

"How can't it not be?" Xu Xiaoyun stepped forward and said sternly, "If you take the knife, you will be cut. If you use heavy rules in troubled times, what's wrong?"

The voice was strong and Ma Yuan's eyelids twitched, and he couldn't help but think of the blood-stained screen wall outside the Ezhou Prime Minister's Office back then.

"Use the heavy army in troubled times?" Zhao Xingde shook his head, "Not mentioning whether you need the heavy army or not. If this is true, is it better than Xia's eastward advance? Is it better to keep the orthodox court or the emperor's throne?" He walked to the window, held the railing, looked at the camping soldiers under the stars, and said slowly, "Outsiders said that Zhao held heavy troops and regarded tens of thousands of soldiers in the three towns of Henan and more than 20,000 men in the Southwest Sea Navy as Zhao's private soldiers. But, you two ask yourself, do you really think that Zhao climbed up and shouted, no matter why? What are you doing, Lu, Luo, Deng, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, will you follow the horse's tail? Not necessarily."
Chapter completed!