Phi-Fic Chapter 106: Falling behind will get beaten! Daily life in the Daxia court
Chapter 106: Falling behind will get beaten! Daily life in the Daxia court
Baili Gongshu came quickly and left quickly.
After he left, Li Sheng walked in from outside the tent. He looked at Gu Jingzhi with extremely complicated eyes.
As a general, it was his duty and mission to open up new territories and guard the frontiers, but Gu Jingzhi achieved achievements that no one else could achieve in their lifetime simply by relying on his own tactics...
How could this not make him, a general, feel complicated?
To be honest, although he was recognized as a famous general in the world, when it came to expanding territory, he did not even conquer six prefectures for Daxia.
After all, it had been twenty years since the founding of the capital. Twenty years ago, he was only in his twenties. In the battle of the fourth year of Jianwu, after Gu Heng suffered a crushing defeat, he turned the tide for Daxia, and thus earned the title of a famous general in the world!
The result of that battle was that the Beili people retreated from Daxia, and he defended the territory of Daxia, that's all.
However, Gu Jingzhi's achievements were only secondary. What really frightened him was... for the first time, he realized that the interests of the country could be determined by such diplomatic means.
As a Daxia person, he would be excited because Daxia has recovered the six states.
But as a general, when he saw Baili Gongshu compromising... he felt an inexplicable fear.
It seems that the burden on my shoulders is getting heavier.
Gu Jingzhi's methods today will surely spread throughout the world in the future. I am afraid that this method will become a model for other countries to follow in the future.
This invisibly puts more pressure on these generals.
He silently took the document handed to him by Gu Jingzhi and carefully read the conditions on it: one Yuzhou plus 100,000 trained war horses.
If it were before, he would have been extremely excited, but now he couldn't be happy at all.
"Master Gu, do you think that one day, our Great Xia will also encounter such a situation?"
Gu Jingzhi looked up in surprise, and seeing the trace of disappointment in his eyes, he probably knew what he was thinking. He said silently, "It's not impossible!"
When he saw Baili Gongshu, he thought of Li Hongzhang, but he also thought of the era that brought endless humiliation to the nation.
"If you fall behind, you'll be beaten. Fortunately, we live in a relatively strong country, with a strong country backing us..."
No man is good for a thousand days, no flower is red for a hundred days...
A country has a long way to go. At least Daxia still has a long way to go. During this period of one hundred, two hundred or even three hundred years, so much will happen.
Throughout the history of China, there have been many outstanding people...
But there are very few people who can truly change a country and continue its national destiny!
"Those who fall behind will be beaten..."
Li Sheng murmured these words, looking as if he was lost in thought.
Gu Jingzhi said softly: "General, Beili...is not just due to the weakening of national strength. Sometimes the gains and losses of a country are more reflected in political failures!"
"Political failure cannot be reversed by military means!"
The red regime of the Great Celestial Empire explains it all: politics and military complement each other, but political failure will inevitably lead to military failure.
Li Sheng was shocked when he heard this!
Yes!
He can resist foreign invasion, but how can he, a general, decide political matters?
He looked at Gu Jingzhi with a complicated expression and said, "Perhaps this is the fundamental reason why Master Gu chose to pursue a literary career?"
He is particularly optimistic about Gu Jingzhi.
Although he is a scholar, he has extraordinary talent in military affairs, which can be seen from his mission to Beili.
Gu Jingzhi actually faced a lot of obstacles in the court of Daxia, but he still chose the court.
When Gu Jingzhi heard his question, he just shook his head slightly.
If the decision had not been made earlier, pursuing a career in literature would not have been his only option. But now, if he wants to protect himself, relying solely on military achievements is obviously not enough.
Unless he has his own army.
But Daxia has not been established for long and has not yet become so corrupt. If it continues to rely on its own military power, the final result will probably not be good.
In the early stages of a dynasty, there are rarely incompetent monarchs. At least during his lifetime, it is highly likely that Daxia will not appear.
Civil servants are still better!
Not only is Qinggui's life not in danger!
"General, Nangong Shouyi cannot leave Yunzhou until Yuzhou is handed over. However, you can let them in some of the food and fodder they have stored at the border!"
Li Sheng nodded and said, "It's not difficult. I'll let everyone know!"
Now that Beili's backbone has been broken, even if food and supplies are released, the Beili army is unlikely to cause any unrest.
Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid as to let the Beili Army eat their fill. At least the people could eat their fill, but as for the war horses...
It’s better to continue to maintain the previous state, as long as I don’t starve to death!
In terms of military, Daxia is only weaker than Beili in terms of cavalry. As long as the Beili cavalry loses its mobile combat capability, its strength will be inferior to that of the infantry!
Li Sheng and Gu Jingzhi left the tent after discussing the specific matters. After all, Gu Jingzhi had regained Yuzhou, which was as important as Yunzhou, for Daxia, so he had to deal with the follow-up matters.
After Li Sheng left, Gu Jingzhi sighed deeply. Then he began writing a report to be sent to the capital.
……
The urgent report of eight hundred miles was quickly delivered to the capital.
As usual, there was a court meeting on this day.
Emperor Xia was discussing state affairs with his ministers when he suddenly heard good news from outside. All the officials were stunned!
It seems that our Great Xia has not declared war on any other country at the moment, let alone the north. Could it be that the delegation has completed the deployment of the five states before heading north?
only……
If that's all, shouldn't it be submitted to the Secretariat first and then reported to the emperor?
This kid Gu Jingzhi broke the rules!
As for Emperor Xia, he had received Gu Jingzhi's report earlier, and now he had received another victory report from the capital...
Could it be...
Slightly suppressing his excitement, Emperor Xia said calmly, "Announce!"
"..."
As soon as Emperor Xia opened his mouth, the officials who were originally planning to impeach Gu Jingzhi quickly backed off. They decided to wait and see what trouble Gu Jingzhi was up to!
If things are really as they think, it’s not too late to re-examine it later!
For a moment, Emperor Xia and his ministers waited quietly.
Not long after, a man walked in from outside the hall, bowed to Emperor Xia with a military salute, then took out a report, held it in both hands, and shouted loudly:
"Your Majesty, the diplomatic corps has traveled north and finalized the handover of the various states. Lingzhou, Daizhou, Huangzhou, and Xuanzhou have now been handed over. The diplomatic corps' chief, Lord Gu Jingzhi, has made numerous efforts to mediate and has even reclaimed Yuzhou for Great Xia. We now present this triumphant report!"
"???"
The officials who were originally calm and waiting to question Gu Jingzhi... were suddenly dumbfounded.
Not only him, but even those officials who had a good impression of Gu Jingzhi were stunned!
Yuzhou...
again?
What on earth happened in the north? How did they take back Yuzhou for no reason?
Oh my God, that’s Yuzhou.
Song Pu had suffered losses at the hands of Gu Jingzhi time and time again, so naturally he didn't want to see Gu Jingzhi get any better. He immediately glared at him and said, "How can I allow you to speak nonsense in the court..."