Lonely non-good minister

Chapter 348: Tai Chi with Fifth Brother
She pretended to be confused, and Xiping County Magistrate couldn't say anything for a while. Song Fu was silent for a while before speaking: "It's not wrong. According to the convention, it is distributed like this. Although the female family members only receive the joint seat, they are dependent on each other for blessings and misfortunes. When you enjoy wealth and glory, you have to pay the price when you are down."

"Fifth brother is right. I wonder what use these women are in the army?" Song Yuan's eyes were calm. She knew very well that her relationship with Song Fu was just an ordinary relationship, far from the point where they could be reconciled even if they broke up. When would Song Run It's not yet known when he will come back, and he will have to deal with Song Fu in many places in the future, so he can't speak harshly.

If Song Chun were here today, she would be able to roar, but the eldest brother would not hold grudges anyway.

Song Fu saw that she had to force him to speak clearly, so he risked it: "The soldiers are stationed at the border and have been lonely for several years. They must be comforted. The family members of the guilty officials are sent here, and they are too many. It is a great achievement to comfort the soldiers."

"I understand, are these exiled female relatives going to be betrothed to unmarried soldiers as wives?" Song Yuan was not impatient. Even though he felt sick to death, he suppressed the disgust in his heart and pretended to be dumbfounded: "If that's true. , but it’s a good arrangement, and the imperial court is sympathetic to the hard work of the soldiers guarding the border.”

Song Fu looked at her and suddenly felt that she was very interesting. He said it so clearly and yet she dared to do Tai Chi. Was this to deceive him into following her wishes?

"Sir, there are so many soldiers guarding the border, how can we distribute them properly?" Xiping Jun Cheng took the words.

Song Yuan was confused: "Distribution? Even the family members of the guilty ministers are also human beings. The county magistrate said this more casually than giving out steamed buns in the porridge shed. Although the number of border guards is large, I carefully checked the exile lists over the years and found that the same methods were used to There are as many as 470 female dependents who have been eliminated. Although it is not as many as the number of soldiers guarding the border, it is still too many. I wonder where they are now?"

"How can these women, who are delicate and expensive, endure the hardships of the wind and sand? In the future, most of them will die of illness." The Prime Minister of Xiping County affirmed in his tone. If he had not known the fishy nature of it, Song Yuan would have almost believed it.

But she still showed a pity expression on her face: "I see, it's a pity. Although the northwest is bitterly cold, there are not many people. These women are still young. They can make it all the way here. It shows that they are healthy. For the long term, They should be settled well, married and have children, which will also have the effect of increasing the population."

She found another reason, but Song Fu remained silent. He just listened quietly to see how much preparation Song Yuan had made to save these women. If she couldn't find a reason to keep these women, then he would definitely not They will be released, otherwise it will be difficult for the military officers and soldiers to explain.

"These female relatives have suffered from the bitter cold, and their bodies are broken and sick, and their fertility will be damaged. If they really have the ability to give birth, why are there no children among more than 400 people?" Refuting the excuse she thought of.

Song Yuan thoughtfully said: "What the Lord Commander said is reasonable, but it is a pity that there are so many women of childbearing age. I have seen the household registration booklet in the northwest. Due to the war in the past few years, the population has been lost a lot, but because of the bitter cold, Many young people have left their hometowns, and the most serious situation is in Jiuquan and Xihai. Almost all those left behind are the elderly, sick and weak. If these people are gone, where will the people move to?"

She sighed, and then coughed. The words that Xiping Juncheng had already rushed to her mouth were swallowed by her cough. When she recovered from the cough, she didn't know where to start.

Song Yuan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then continued: "I also discovered a situation when I inspected Jiuquan. In order to make the soldiers alert and willing to risk their lives to delay the Huns' invasion, the sentries stationed at the front were all They were local sons and daughters of Jiuquan. Most of them were unmarried and died at the border without leaving a son or a half of their daughters. It was a pity.

As the saying goes, you don’t worry about scarcity but inequality. Although this sentence is inappropriate to use here, the truth is the same. So many young women would rather be dragged away and wasted than make adjustments and concessions for the soldiers who really need it. This is Is it appropriate?In the long run for the population of the Northwest, these women do not deserve to be treated like this. The Prime Minister of Xiping County frowned slightly and continued to refute, but Song Fu signaled him to shut up. Song Fu said: "This is something that has been agreed upon for many years. Even if I agree here, I am afraid that no one else will give in." . "

"One thing cannot be judged right or wrong based on how many years it has existed. Since it is not good for the general policy, it must be changed. Fifth Brother is now the temporary commander, so he should make plans for the vital interests of the soldiers. The soldiers guard the border and defend the country without sacrificing their lives. The purpose of the blood is to keep the people safe, how can you take harming the people for granted?"

Song Fu remained silent. This reason obviously could not convince him, and he could not be allowed to convince others with the reason of moral level. If he spoke out, he would definitely be scolded.

Song Yuan knew that his concerns were simply that he wanted to protect these women, which would affect the vital interests of the soldiers. Since he had invaded the interests of others, he had to make corresponding compensation, even if there was no justice in this interest. .

But she didn't want to do this. Those women didn't owe these people anything. There was no reason in the world to bully the weak and then demand compensation from the weak.

"The soldiers have meritorious service, but this is not a reason to harm others. The court can respect them and reward them generously, but it must not violate the laws of the Wei Dynasty and indulge them. Although the military's morale is stable, the people's moral stability is not taken lightly. If the people's power is small, How is being weak and ignorant of right and wrong different from confusing right and wrong?" Song Yuan also expressed his position.

Song Fu was neither happy nor angry, and there was no indication of what he was thinking on his face. The Prime Minister of Xiping County did not dare to speak.

One of the two brothers is in charge of military power and the other is in charge of civil affairs. Each has its own reasons. They are evenly matched. It is really not something that can be casually assumed.

"Have you made up your mind?" Song Fu looked at Song Yuan. Although she was sick, her attitude was really tough.

Song Yuan straightened his body: "Yes."

Song Fu stood up with a sullen face, stood for a while and then left. Seeing this, the Prime Minister of Xiping County also stood up quickly, hesitated for a while and followed Song Fu.

"Why bother, Your Highness?" Wei Yan looked troubled: "This has been going on for many years, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also stopped it back then, but this is the fact. Without these sacrifices and concessions, the morale of the soldiers and soldiers will be unstable."

Song Yuan scolded in a deep voice: "Shut up! The lack of morale in the military is not a universal reason. Today, the morale of the military is unstable because of not including women in the army, but will it be because of other things tomorrow? Is it because of the impatience of the military or the leader? Don’t you understand better than me that you are trying to win over people with this small profit? It is shameful to use the unstable morale of the army as an excuse to do unjust things."

(End of this chapter)