The happy life of a prodigal

"The old man can tell you very clearly that, except in Honglu Temple, the old man has never seen any prairie people.

Even in Honglu Temple, the old man has never seen any prairie people alone.

Fang Xiu, are you satisfied with this old man's answer? "

When Fang Xiu heard this, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "The lower official is just a junior, how can he be dissatisfied.

However, with Lord Shangshu's prestige, it must be impossible. Of course, there is no need to deceive a junior official, Xiaguan believes that Lord Shangshu is telling the truth. "

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Hearing this, Yang Zheng just snorted coldly, then turned his head away, obviously unwilling to have too much conversation with Fang Xiu.

Or, to put it another way, he was unwilling to put Fang Xiu in his own eyes.

Fang Xiu didn't say much about his behavior, and continued to look at him as before, "Then, Lord Shangshu, can you answer another question for the lower official?"

Yang Zheng still didn't look at Fang Xiu, and said flatly, "Speak."

There is still only one word, as if talking to someone like Fang Xiu, saying one more word is an insult to oneself.

"The junior's question is also very simple..."

With a smile on Fang Xiu's face, he took a few steps in the direction of Yang Zheng, and asked, "Master Shangshu, can you tell this junior that since you have not had in-depth communication with the grassland people, how do you know that after the marriage, they will Do business with me, Da Chu, and keep peace with me, Da Chu?

How do you know that the tribes of the grassland will not go to war with me, Great Chu, and the people of the world can be peaceful? "

Yang Zheng glanced at Fang Xiu and said, "You're not an old man, how do you know that this old man doesn't understand grassland people?"

When Fang Xiu heard this, his expression was very disdainful, and he said: "Master Shang Shu, why should he say such childish words, since Master Shang Shu said so.

The junior wants to answer, Lord Shangshu is not a junior, how do you know that the junior doesn't know that Lord Shangshu doesn't understand grassland people? "

When everyone heard these words, smiles appeared on their faces.

Hearing this, Yang Zheng's old face twitched. He obviously didn't expect Fang Xiu to be so quick-witted. It took only a moment for him to think of how to answer himself.

He was silent for a moment, and he obviously knew that what he said just now was really like a child's anger, and he was not in the elegant hall.

So, after thinking about it, he said, "Have you ever been to the grassland? Have you had in-depth exchanges with the grassland people?

Since not, how do you know that after the marriage, they won't do business with me, Dachu, and won't keep peace with me, Dachu? "

This sentence can be said to be the way of the other, and return it to the other.

It has to be said that Yang Zheng has been in the officialdom for many years, and he really has his own way of life and wisdom. Since he can't solve the problem, he will try his best to solve the person who raised the problem.

Avoiding Fang Xiu's question, and returning the contradiction of this question to Fang Xiu himself, this way of handling, the few rough generals present could not think of it.

Fang Xiu laughed when he heard this, and said: "Your junior and the generals have already made it very clear just now, didn't Master Shang Shu hear it?

First of all, the people of the grassland and our Great Chu have been diplomatic relations and have been in contact with each other for a hundred years. They are obviously very familiar with the customs and etiquette of my Great Chu.

But they are still at the critical juncture of the marriage negotiation, gathering a whole [-] cavalry, Chen Bing border, their attitude, is it the attitude of wanting to marry me, Da Chu?

Obviously, they didn't take the matter of marriage into consideration from the beginning, and whether the marriage was successful or not did not have much influence on their Khan's decision-making.

Even if there is, it may only have a certain weak impact in a short period of time.

Secondly, we can't just think about this matter from the perspective of my big Chu, knowing ourselves and the enemy, and winning every battle.

Only by understanding the other party's intentions can we accurately analyze the pros and cons of this marriage.

On this point, the previous general has already analyzed it very well.

However, considering that Lord Shangshu may not have listened carefully, or did not take this matter to heart, this junior is stating it to Lord Shangshu.

Standing on the standpoint of the grassland tribes, or the Qiyan tribe, if the marriage with me, Da Chude, is successful, the [-] cavalry can turn around and attack the rest of the grassland tribes who refuse to accept the Qiyan tribe.

Due to the covenant, our great Chu will definitely not send troops to stop it. With the strength of the Qiyan tribe, we can gather [-] cavalry to sweep across the grassland tribes, thereby integrating the power of the grassland and expanding our own strength.

The strength of the Qiyan Department is very strong now, even if our strong soldiers of Great Chu work together to fight against it, they may not necessarily be able to win.

Not to mention the Qiyan Department that integrated the entire grassland.

Another possibility is that the marriage with our country of Chu fails, so they can take advantage of this matter and accuse me of being the chief culprit for breaking the peace between the two countries, so as to aggressively invade the border of our country... ...

In addition, several generals who fought against the prairie people on the frontier have already made it very clear.

The members of the Begging Yan Department are all wolfish ambitions. Even if His Majesty agrees to their request for marriage, it is impossible for them to maintain a peaceful relationship with me, Da Chu.

Moreover, there is a shortage of materials on the grasslands. If you want to obtain materials such as tea and silk, you can only get them from the Central Plains.

And the way to obtain it is also very simple, four words, burn, kill and loot! "

"This......"

Hearing this, Yang Zheng's expression became a little strange. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but before he could say anything, he heard Fang Xiu raise his voice, and continued: "What this junior said just now, No doubt!

The grassland people wantonly plundered our Great Chu's frontiers and slaughtered our Great Chu's people wantonly in the past hundred years.

If Lord Shangshu wants to defend the prairie people, then the juniors really don’t know whether Lord Shangshu is the Minister of Rites of my Great Chu, or the Minister of Rites of the grassland people.

Of course, the juniors don't know much about the etiquette of the prairie people. Of course, based on their behavior, one can probably infer one or two. It is nothing more than two words, rude! "

These words were so loud that no one could find the slightest flaw, and even made several generals have the urge to applaud.

Even the faces of the three Cabinet Grand Masters sitting on the chairs more or less showed approval, obviously very satisfied with Fang Xiu's words.

Seeing this scene, Yang Zheng's face was completely gloomy. After thinking about it, he finally decided not to get entangled in this issue.

Although he didn't agree with Fang Xiu's words just now, if he defended the prairie people, today's incident would be spread from the cabinet and let the people all over the world hear it.

He is afraid that he will be drowned by the people of the world, or the people of the Chu country, one by one, spurned by thousands of people, and it is not impossible for him to be stigmatized for thousands of years.

Therefore, he didn't dare to take the risk, so he could only glared at Fang Xiu with somewhat angry eyes.

The underlying meaning is obvious, that is, the old man does not agree with your words!

In fact, Fang Xiu didn't care whether he recognized him or not.

Anyway, he didn't think about getting him to agree, as long as Chu Huang agrees and Chu Huang is satisfied, then he has achieved his goal.

Fang Xiu raised his head, glanced at Emperor Chu, turned his head, and continued: "Prairie people used to be nomadic, and they have been like this for hundreds of years, ever since the grasslands and the Central Plains existed.

Lord Shangshu said just now that he wanted to do business with the grassland people, so the younger generation would like to ask Lord Shangshu a question, would Lord Shangshu be willing to ride a horse and herd sheep? "

Chapter 221 Shocking the Audience

"This old man is a dignified minister of the Ministry of Rites. He has read the Four Books and Five Classics. He has followed the teachings of the sages since he was a child. He never slacks off for a moment. How could he do such a thing?"

Yang Zheng glanced at Fang Xiu and replied coldly.

Hearing this, Fang Xiu showed a smile on his face, and said: "Whether Master Shangshu has read the Four Books and Five Classics thoroughly, and whether he has followed the teachings of the sages since he was a child, the younger generation is not sure about these things.

But there is one thing that this junior can be sure of, that is, Lord Shang Shu is a pure-blooded Chu native..."

When Yang Zheng heard the first half of the sentence, he was just about to refute, but when he heard the second half of the sentence, he was stunned.

"Scholars, farmers, and businessmen have been a custom in the Central Plains for many years, and shepherds have been at the bottom since ancient times.

Therefore, not only Lord Shangshu, even if an ordinary citizen is randomly pulled out from the capital and asked to go to the countryside to herd cattle and sheep, he must be reluctant in every possible way.

This is the living habit and conventional consciousness of the Central Plains for many years. Presumably, Lord Shangshu will not refute this point, right? "

Yang Zheng glanced at Fang Xiu, snorted coldly, and didn't say much.

Fang Xiu smiled and continued: "But for grassland people, shepherding sheep is a necessary thing in life, just like us Chu people farming.

For them, riding a horse and archery is like us Chu people studying sage books hard.

Since Mr. Shang Shu is not willing to herd sheep like a prairie man, nor is he willing to ride a horse and shoot arrows like a prairie man, to be a so-called reckless man in your eyes.

Well, the juniors have a question I would like to ask Lord Shangshu, if we Chu people and grassland people exchanged identities, how could the grassland people be willing to give up the nomadic habit that has been cultivated for nearly a hundred years, and instead farm and do business with me? ? "

When Yang Zheng heard this, his expression finally changed, and the corners of his mouth twitched, obviously he didn't expect Fang Xiu to say that suddenly.

For a moment, I didn't know how to respond.

Glancing at the generals around him, after a while, he finally replied: "If you don't try, how will you know that this road won't work?"

What he said was completely baseless, and Yang Zheng seemed to understand this, with a very ugly expression on his face.

When Fang Xiu heard this, he smiled, walked slowly to Yang Zheng, looked at him, and said, "Then, why don't you try herding sheep, why don't you try horseback riding and archery, and why don't you try drinking sheep?" Milk?"

Yang Zheng's face was very ugly, and he turned his head, not answering this question directly.

Seeing this scene, Fang Xiu stopped being aggressive. Instead, he turned his head and looked at Emperor Chu. He stood upright, saluted respectfully, and then said, "Your Majesty, what Shang Shu said just now, you might as well try try it...

But I think that we, Da Chu, have no chance to give it a try, and this marriage has a lot to do with it.

Chen Bing of the Qiyan Department has a hundred thousand soldiers and the frontier, and his minister is Habayashi Wei Zuo Zhonglang General. He still knows a lot about the military affairs than Master Shangshu.

One hundred thousand cavalry means that the Qiyan tribe is ready to invade our Great Chu border at any time, or in other words, ready to dominate the grassland!

If His Majesty agrees to the marriage with the Qiyan Department, there may indeed be a short-term peace, but what about after that?

Afterwards, our Great Chu will face a complete grassland, an extremely powerful enemy.

It is no exaggeration to say that the strength of this enemy can completely crush the guards we have set up on the border.

If there is a change between the two states, it will definitely not be a trivial matter. At that time, what will we Dachu use to resist the cavalry of the prairie people?

Therefore, the minister thought that His Majesty should order the three princes to recruit soldiers to help the frontier, and at the same time set up a new guard in the frontier.

At the same time, he refuses to marry the prairie people. If the prairie people become angry and attack aggressively, relying on the prestige and strength of the princes, the Qiyan tribe and his subordinate tribes will never invade our Great Chu border!

If the prairie people knew that they could not succeed, they would attack other tribes who did not obey the orders of the Qiyan tribe.

The three princes can lead troops directly to attack the headquarters of the Begging Yan Department. If it goes well, they can destroy the Begging Yan Department in one fell swoop and save my big Chu's confidantes from serious troubles.

I have no worries for a hundred years in the frontier of Great Chu!

If the prairie people give up attacking our great Chu and at the same time give up attacking the tribes he disobeyed the orders of the Qiyan tribe, then the prestige of the Qiyan tribe Khan will definitely be severely damaged.

In the future, if the Qiyan tribe wants to gather the rest of the tribes to form a coalition of [-] cavalry, it will probably become extremely difficult.

The minister thinks that it is an extremely stupid thing for the grassland people to force us to marry Chu this time, as long as His Majesty refuses the marriage marriage of Chu State.

In any case, it will be me, Da Chu, who will benefit in the end, and the Qi Yan Department will be hit to varying degrees! "

What he said was well-founded and logical, and even the three cabinet scholars and Minister of the Ministry of War Ma Wenhua couldn't find any faults.

and......

When Fang Xiu's words fell to the ground, the entire Nuan Pavilion fell silent.

Everyone lowered their heads and fell into deep thought, obviously thinking about the possibility of the various plans proposed by Fang Xiu.

After a while, Yan Zhuang, chief assistant of the cabinet, raised his head first, looking at Fang Xiu with a look of surprise in his eyes.

This person... is Wang Zuozhi's talent!

After a while, the rest of the people all raised their heads, and there was more or less surprise in their eyes looking at Fang Xiu.

They thought for a long time just now, but they found out that what Fang Xiu said was all the truth.

Given enough time, they might also be able to analyze the stakes.

Of course, this is only possible...

But Fang Xiu...

But in a very short period of time, almost instantly, he figured out the stakes and stated it in concise language.

This ability to think, this quick wit...

Could it be imagined by a young man who has not yet won the championship and has never been on the battlefield?

Even Yang Zheng, Minister of Rites who had a deep hatred with Fang Xiu, subconsciously fell silent after listening to his analysis.

For a moment, he was even shaken by the idea he insisted on.

Could it be... that refusing to make peace with the prairie, as this kid said, is beneficial and harmless?

Although deep in his heart he still believed that peace must be better than war, only by agreeing to marry with the prairie people would it be possible to obtain peace.

But what Fang Xiu said was so reasonable that he couldn't find a single flaw in it all of a sudden.

He wanted to open his mouth to refute, wanted to pick out something wrong, but after thinking for a long time, he didn't know how to speak, and he didn't even know where to refute.

Not to mention these ministers of civil and military affairs, the expression of Emperor Chu also changed dramatically for the first time, and his eyes were full of surprise and expectation when he looked at Fang Xiu.