readsfreenovel Chapter 228 2 Conditions
Chapter 228 2 Conditions
How could Song Yuan not know what General Wei was planning?
The reason why he transferred the people from Mohai City was simply to prevent Song Yuan from settling scores with him after he left.
With Zheng He's wisdom, how could he fight against Song Yuan?
Rather than leaving this guy here to be insulted by Song Yuan, it would be better to transfer him somewhere else to make some difference.
Such an arrangement has both advantages and disadvantages for Song Yuan.
With Zheng He gone, his plan to annex his elite troops and generals naturally failed.
Without these tens of thousands of regular troops, it would indeed be a troublesome matter for me.
But if we talk about the benefits, there are indeed quite a few.
After Zheng He leaves, the entire Mohai City will be under the jurisdiction of Song Yuan.
It is no exaggeration to say that in this small piece of land of Mohai City, he is equivalent to the king of the mountain!
At that time, one word from me will probably be more useful than it is now.
As for which one has greater benefits, Song Yuan still chooses the second one.
After all, one's own wonderful ideas require a certain degree of freedom to be implemented.
When no one is watching, I can let go and many things can be done!
However, what Song Yuan could see through, Situ Jing beside him might not be able to see through.
At this moment, his eyes were wide open, staring at Zheng He who was standing beside General Wei.
In Situ Jing's opinion, the reason why things ended like this was entirely because of the instigation of Zheng He, that little bastard!
He put the blame on Song Yuan and then ran away. How could he do something like that?
Zheng He couldn't help feeling guilty when Situ Jing looked at him like this. He kept his neck shrunk from beginning to end and didn't dare to look up.
As for what General Wei said about transferring Zheng He, it was actually his suggestion.
He was naturally aware of Song Yuan's methods. If he didn't escape now, wouldn't he become Song Yuan's punching bag later?
Instead of suffering here, it’s better to start over somewhere else.
I can't beat you, so it's okay for me to run away, right?
"General Wei, I can promise you this, but in return, I need to put forward two additional conditions!"
After a moment's silence, Song Yuan finally responded, but General Wei opposite him frowned when he heard this.
"Your Highness, I just said that what I said was a military order. Military orders cannot be violated. I didn't discuss this with you..."
"General Wei, it's only a matter of two sentences. Please listen to me first and then speak. Do you agree or not? How about this?"
Song Yuan raised his eyebrows but did not resist head-on. After all, he was a prince, and if he really wanted to get tough, even General Wei would have to give him face.
"Then please enlighten me, Your Majesty!"
"Actually, my request is simple. Take General Zheng He for example. He can leave if he wants, but I have one request: He must leave his armor behind for me!"
The reason why Song Yuan made such a request was actually to enable the soldiers under his command who were farming to have a certain level of combat effectiveness.
Together with the 1,000 sets of armor that Song Yuan had borrowed before, if Zheng He was willing to leave the armor under his command, he could probably collect at least 10,000 sets.
This is enough to arm a team of 10,000 people.
If any conflict really happens, Song Yuan will be able to handle it.
More importantly, these armors can also meet the daily training needs of Song Yuan's men.
So this is a requirement he must meet.
However, this plan was somewhat in conflict with General Wei's original intention.
I'm about to transfer the person away, and you still want to get benefits from me?
Are you thinking too much?
"Your Highness, are you afraid that I'll break my promise? We had an agreement before. If you're missing those armors, I promise to return them as soon as the court allocates them..."
"General Wei, you are only saying these things to make me wait a little longer. To be honest, I can wait, but I only want to ask you one question: can those barbarians wait?"
Song Yuan interrupted General Wei before he could finish, "You just said that once winter arrives, those barbarians are likely to break through the border and launch a surprise attack on our dynasty!"
"I just want to ask you one question. If the Dynasty's supplies haven't arrived by then, and they happen to be besieging my direction, will I be forced to use my flesh and blood to fill this huge hole?"
"If we can defend ourselves, then everything will be fine. But as for the weakness, I only want to ask General Wei: who will be responsible, me or you?"
"What's more, if I die on this battlefield, I'm sure General Wei's life won't be any easier, right? Do you think His Majesty will let you go? Or do you think my brothers won't use you to demonstrate their unity?"
"Honestly, my request is entirely for the sake of General Wei. If you don't understand, just ignore what I said!"
This kid...
After hearing what he said, it seems that there is some truth to his words!
After hearing the last part, General Wei frowned and had to admit in his heart that Song Yuan's worries were indeed justified.
If any problem arises in Song Yuan's territory, his arrangements will be made public.
At that time, the issue of armor alone is likely to cause everyone to attack.
It is even possible that he would be framed because of such details and accused of deliberately murdering the prince.
Compared with the impact brought about by such troubles, what is there to be reluctant about giving up just a piece of armor?
General Wei didn't think about it for long before nodding and agreeing with Song Yuan's statement.
"Then I'll do as Your Highness says. I'll definitely leave those armors to Your Highness!"
"No, General..." Zheng He, who had been waiting for a long time, was stunned when he heard General Wei's response.
His whole body trembled, and there was a hint of red light in his eyes.
Dude, aren’t you cheating me?
You gave my armor to someone else, what should I do?
Zheng He never expected that he would be the one who suffered the loss in the end.
He immediately opened his mouth to stop it, but before he could finish his words, he was met with a roar from General Wei.
"Shut up!"
Seeing General Wei glaring at him fiercely, Zheng He wanted to die.
If I had known this, why bother.
If I knew that I would be the only one who suffered losses in the end, I would never file this lawsuit even if I were beaten to death!
I will lead those brothers to leave Mohai City. By then, everyone will know that this arrangement is clearly my own work.
I won't be able to eat for free at Song Yuan's job anymore, but even this point will probably cause a lot of complaints.
In particular, Zheng He couldn't even keep the armor of his brothers. Even if he moved to another place, he would lose most of the morale of his troops.
The final result may not be much better than being annexed by Song Yuan.
It’s all my fault for being confused for a moment. It’s probably too late to regret now!
Just when Zheng He was feeling frustrated, Song Yuan ignored his current mood and instead looked at General Wei and put forward his second request.
"General Wei has already said that while I'm training the soldiers who are farming, they will be under my management for the time being. Many of these generals may not be able to lead troops, so I'll inevitably have to replace them. I need to make this clear to the general in advance!"
"No problem!" Compared to the first request, Song Yuan's second request seemed much more casual. General Wei didn't even think about it, and immediately waved his hand and nodded to express his agreement.
However, in order to prevent Song Yuan from going too far, General Wei still left some room for maneuver.
"For the first three months, I will not ask a single question about your training, but after three months, I'm afraid I'll have to come and inspect it!"
"If the results of His Majesty's final training do not meet expectations, I will revoke His Majesty's authority and personally appoint the generals!"
In fact, Song Yuan's calmness at this moment far exceeded General Wei's expectations.
Especially regarding the matter of the soldiers stationed in the fields, General Wei originally thought that it was just a pretext to suppress Song Yuan.
According to his previous script, Song Yuan would definitely bow his head in the face of such a request.
At that time, it would be natural for me to ask Song Yuan to reduce the food.
In this way, I can achieve my goal smoothly, and it is not a bad idea to keep things as they are.
But seeing that Song Yuan was absolutely unwilling to give in and the script had been changed, General Wei had no choice but to bite the bullet and go all the way!
I'll let you be arrogant for three months.
Three months later, the result is up to me to decide.
We haven't agreed on specific terms?
If I say I’m not qualified, what will you use to question me?
If you, the prince, are willing to spend a large sum of money to feed these soldiers who are farming here and make them strong and healthy in three months.
I will thank you when the time comes!
"Okay!" Song Yuan was silent for a moment after hearing such a request, but finally waved his hand and accepted the conditions.
"Then let's make a deal. From now on, I'll hand over those soldiers who are farming to Your Highness. Your Highness must take good care of them!"
General Wei even stood up and said in a bold manner.
Even he hadn't expected things to develop to this point, but in front of Song Yuan, he could only bite the bullet and say, "There's another point I must reiterate. I made so many arrangements, and to put it bluntly, it was all for the sake of the dynasty!"
"I hope that if I have done anything to offend His Majesty, please do not blame me. After all, we are all for the Great Qin. I believe that His Majesty will understand me!"
Are you for Dynasty?
It's obvious that you want those people to eat me up!
Faced with such shameless remarks from General Wei, Song Yuan couldn't help but curl his lips.
But on the surface, he still looked easygoing and nodded in response, "Don't worry, General. You've worked so hard and made so many contributions. How could I possibly blame you?"
"Then this matter is settled. I wonder if the general has any other suggestions?"
"No, Your Majesty, please accept this and solve a big problem in my heart. In this case, I will take my leave!"
Having said that, General Wei stood up and took Zheng He out of the military camp.
Song Yuan pretended to be serious and winked at Situ Jing beside him.
"Don't worry, General. I'll have the princess take you there!"
"Your Highness, please don't be polite!" General Wei turned around and said something polite. Then he came out of the tent, jumped on his horse, and led Zheng He to leave the camp as soon as possible.
As soon as the two of them left Song Yuan's territory, Zheng He immediately started complaining.
"General, I'm afraid I'm going to be in dire straits when I return this time. I already became a thorn in their side by not allowing my men to eat for free. Now I can't even keep their armor. I don't even know how to face these people when I return!"
"Didn't I tell you before? Once the Dynasty's supplies are distributed, I will definitely satisfy you first. Besides, your men will probably be happier without armor training, right?"
General Wei glared at Zhenghe nonchalantly, ignoring his complaints.
Normally, during military training, wearing armor, the weight of several dozen kilograms alone is definitely a huge burden!
Now that this shackle is gone, the amount of training has naturally been greatly reduced!
No matter where you are, such treatment is definitely a relief.
How could it be as serious as Zheng He said?
However, General Wei had no idea that this was not a problem of armor at all.
This is clearly about face!
If you can't even keep your armor, you'll naturally lose face!
Based on the principle that if I don't have a good life, you won't have an easy life either, Zheng He narrowed his eyes and made a suggestion to General Wei in front of him.
"General, I would say that your actions today are a bit too merciful. You can ask Song Yuan to take away those iron generals who forged the magic weapons. This way, we can be self-sufficient. If those magic weapons can be popularized, the combat power of our border will definitely increase by three points!"
"You can think of this kind of thing, don't you think I can think of it?"
The general rolled his eyes at Zheng He and said, "But do you think, based on the prince's attitude just now, he will really let you and I take those craftsmen away?"
"Also, the dynasty has already sent commissioners from the Ministry of Works to the borderlands to spread the method for casting that magical weapon. Even if I learn from them, it will only take a month or so. There's naturally no need to get too entangled with that prince!"
As a high-ranking official in the frontier, General Wei naturally knew many secrets that others did not know.
After explaining at this moment, he turned around and glanced at the military camp where Song Yuan was, with a cold light flashing in his pupils.
"My Lord, since you are unwilling to bow your head, don't blame me for being cruel!"