back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 925

"Tick! Tuck! Tick!"

The rushing sound of horseshoes came from the outskirts of Chang'an City, approaching from far away.

"Hey, is there another urgent report at the eight hundred miles border?"

The people in Chang'an City all stopped to watch.

Previously, the Pegasus Express sent a very bad message. The Liao Kingdom brazenly launched an attack on the market. If the frontier army hadn't reacted quickly, they would have even crossed the Great Wall and drove straight down.

Now the Pegasus Emergency Report is galloping again, is it news that the Khitan people committed crimes in the south?
A shadow is cast over the minds of all the people. They live under the feet of the emperor. Although the cost of living is higher and the land price is higher, the convenience and novelties are beyond the imagination of other cities.The pride of being a citizen of Kyoto arises spontaneously, and he is also very concerned about state affairs.In restaurants and teahouses, most of them are people who talk about current affairs, but no one thinks it's wrong.

When all the people were in astonishment, the shouts were approaching: "Report: Yunneizhou City has a good news! The commander of the frontier army Zhu Daguang, together with the governor of Yunnei, led [-] soldiers and horses, defeated [-] Khitan cavalry, and captured the enemy general Bald. No! Report: Yunnei State City News..."

The Pegasus Express was galloping away like a gust of wind, and the passers-by had already evaded one after another, but they hadn't recovered their senses yet: "Is it because I'm a servant? The imperial court defeated the Khitan people again?"

"Hey, it's trying to hide it again! During the Yuanshou period, the frontier soldiers were always talking about winning battles, but everyone knows what it is really like!" This is a pessimistic citizen who was disappointed with the court, and said disdainfully.

"I think it's true. Today's Holy Majesty is working hard to govern the Khitan people who have come to commit crimes. It couldn't be easier..."

"You put it lightly. Why don't you go and join the army? Let me tell you, we were the Imperial Army before!"

"Yo, good man!"

"Hey, even though it is said to be an auxiliary soldier, it has never been on the battlefield. But let me tell you, the training of the imperial army is really beyond the ability of ordinary people."

"How to say?" Everyone became curious and gathered around one after another.

The retired auxiliary soldier said: "Practice formation coordination, literacy, and various killing skills every day; cross-country with heavy loads once every three days; military drills once every five days; drills once a month... Anyway, whatever you do, I won't let you It's over. Our guy said, what is this 'more training on weekdays, less bloodshed in battle', although I didn't have the chance to go to battle, but the brothers who came back said it was the truth!"

"Practice every day, how can I stand it?" A scholar with the appearance of a scholar said dismissively after hearing this.

The retired auxiliary soldier looked at the scholar and said sarcastically: "With your body as a scholar, you are so thin and weak, you really can't stand it!"

The scholar blushed: "Hey, you Qiu Ba, you are so rude!"

"I don't even have the strength to swear, why don't you go home and eat a few catties of pork! Or, I'll give you the pork in my hand?" Hearing what Fu Bing said, everyone burst into laughter.

The scholar felt that he had suffered a great shame and humiliation in his life: "Such a lowly thing, is it... is it... is it that my generation of scholars swallowed it?"

"Bah, fake Qinggao! How can you have strength if you don't eat meat? Tell you, in the imperial army, there is fish every day!" The auxiliary soldier said disdainfully, "Even if you have a body like this, after entering, you have to train yourself The flesh is out. Maybe I am not as good as you in terms of literacy, but when it comes to age, you will definitely not survive me, do you want to bet?"

"If you have aspirations, you don't want to be old, but if you don't have ambitions, you can live a hundred years. I'm ashamed to argue with you, a rough man..." After finishing speaking, the scholar squeezed out of the crowd and ran away in despair.

Everyone laughed again: "It's really a fake and noble!"

Someone else asked: "The pork...doesn't taste ashamed?"

"I don't have much money, so I just dare to buy some scorpions. Where is the pork now? I guess it's because of a boar. Anyway, since I ate meat in the imperial army, I haven't tasted the smell of scorpion..." Smell At this time, it refers to lean meat.At this time, the common people ate meat, mostly half-fat and thin. As for lean meat, it was cheap.

"Ah, that's how it is!" Everyone suddenly realized, "Why don't you go and try those too, but how can you cook them well?"

The auxiliary soldier smiled and said: "I like to make braised pork. I heard that it was invented by the great talent Su Shi and Su Zizhan. It is also called Zhuangyuan meat..." Then he said how to do it, "... just do it like this, it is absolutely delicious. Ah , it's getting late, I have to go to work..." After finishing speaking, he pushed through the crowd and left in a hurry.

At this time, Chenshi was past, and it was indeed time for the people of Chang'an to go to work.Chenshi is from seven o'clock to nine o'clock in 24 hours, and it is almost an hour before the rooster crows.

Nowadays, all workshops and factories are located on the outskirts of Chang'an City, and are not allowed to enter Chang'an City.People in Chang'an went to work, but they had to take a public carriage and pay two yuan for the fare. The sun went down from the morning until they called it a day.Most of the workshops and factories are in charge of a lunch, but there are also homemade meals to take away, so the wages will be much higher...

But he said that the Pegasus urgently reported that the road was unimpeded, passing through Yujie and going straight to Xuandemen.

In this way, it can be said that the whole Chang'an knows the news of the great victory ahead.

When the Pegasus Express broke into the Chui Gong Hall, Lu Chengqi stood up excitedly, opened the waxed wooden box tremblingly, and after confirming that it was correct, he laughed and said: "Okay, good fight!"

Seeing that Pegasus urgently reported that although he was tired, he was very excited, Lu Chengqi also generously said: "You go to the inner treasury and get ten rewards!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty Ron!"

The Pegasus Jibao retreated happily, although this Pegasus Jibao is not something that ordinary people can do. He hurried along the way, changing horses without changing people, even sleeping on the horse for a while.With great effort, he galloped for three days and three nights, and finally made it to Chang'an.Although there are a lot of rewards and a lot of military pay, those who are not good at riding skills will definitely not be able to do it.Lu Chengqi took good care of such a job where his life was exchanged for money.Good or bad, there is always a reward.

It can be as little as a few punctures, and as many as ten punctures, or twenty punctures.Don't underestimate the ten pennies, it is already equivalent to tens of thousands of dollars in later generations.Dashun's copper coins are very valuable.

After reading the victory report several times impatiently, Lu Chengqi said viciously: "I finally let out my anger, but it's not enough! The blood debt of the people of the frontier army will have to be paid back one day!"

Although the plan to send troops in spring was made, Lu Chengqi was still a little apprehensive.

Without him, it's just worrying about whether the treasury can support this big war.

Once the Shunliao War starts, it will not be a matter of a day or two.

Fighting a war is fighting the economy, food and grass, and logistics. As the saying goes, the emperor does not send hungry soldiers!But now that the national treasury is empty, can it sustain this war?It is impossible not to fight. Now is the time when the Liao Kingdom is weak, and the timing is good. Spring is the time when the horses on the grassland are the thinnest.In this way, the terrain factor can be reduced to a minimum.

After thinking about it, Lu Chengqi still felt that he wanted to ask Lin Zhenzhong, Minister of the Household Department, to ask him.

"Come here, summon the Minister of the Household Department!"

(End of this chapter)