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The news about Wei Yuan's killing of the horse spread quickly.

The nobles who originally planned to go to Zhongyongbo's Mansion to give gifts also stopped for a while.

Wei Yuan has already done everything so well, who would want to bring trouble to himself?

Later.

The Duke's Mansion of Qi.

After Qi Heng learned about Wei Yuan's killing of the horse, he couldn't help but feel depressed, and said to his parents:

"I spent a lot of effort to find such a good horse, and it was worth a lot of money. Uncle Zhongyong killed it just like that."

"The child doesn't understand, what offended him, why does he want to treat the child like this?"

Princess Pingning said in a calm tone: "Don't take everything at face value. If Uncle Zhongyong really hates you, why would he let you go to his house several times?"

"With Bo Zhongyong's strength, it is not difficult to find a good horse, and he has not rejected your kindness."

"It's just that you chose the wrong time to give the gift."

Qi Heng asked in confusion: "The timing is wrong? Uncle Zhongyong just happened to take a rest, why do you say the timing is wrong?"

The Lord of Pingning County said earnestly: "Now there are rumors in the capital that His Majesty intends to form a new army."

"And Uncle Zhongyong is the commander-in-chief of the new army. How many people are staring at the meat and potatoes in his hands?"

"Have you forgotten about the gift given by Uncle Zhongqin the day before yesterday?"

Qi Heng frowned slightly.

The Duke of Qi caressed his beard and said, "Not long ago, Wei Yuan sent someone to bring a painting to my father."

A painting?

Qi Heng seemed to have thought of something.

Princess Pingning spoke again: "Uncle Zhongyong did not reject your kindness and kept the horse. The horse belongs to him. He has the final say whether to kill or hack it."

"He sent people to send paintings and calligraphy to your father. He wanted to express his courtesy and also wanted to distance himself from our Duke of Qi."

"This relationship is related to the formation of a new army. Uncle Zhongyong wants to show it to others. You just happened to hit the tip of the spear. Is this the right time?"

After hearing this, Qi Heng finally understood.

"My child understands what mother means."

"Uncle Zhongyong killed the horse, not because he disliked me, but because of the current situation?"

——

In the Zhou Dynasty, killing a horse was a serious crime.

But that horse refers to war horses and official horses.

Wei Yuan's horse was a gift from others and was bought with money, so he was not guilty of killing it.

This matter also reached Zhao Zhen’s ears.

He praised Wei Yuan's approach, and then said to Queen Cao:

"I heard from the Imperial City Secretary that in recent days, many noble and distinguished families have submitted invitations to pay their respects to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion."

"It's obvious what their intentions are, but I never thought that the Duke of Qi, who was originally going to follow Wen, also wanted to get involved in the new army?"

Empress Cao responded: "Perhaps there are some underachievers from the Duke of Qi's family who want to join the army."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "Wei Qing did a good job in killing the horse. He not only dispelled the thoughts of those noble families, but also did not have to be impeached by the censors."

"It's just that in this way, Wei Yuan has offended most of the nobles."

How could Wei Yuan not think about this?

However, those powerful men who can really understand the current situation, such as Fu Guogong and An Guogong, will understand his approach.

Moreover, by doing this, some people can rest assured that he will become the future leader of martial arts.

After all, the prerequisite for Wu Xun's interests to be inviolate is to ensure that he can always gain the emperor's trust.

Empress Cao said tentatively: "Your Majesty, do you think Wei Yuan intends to be a lonely minister?"

"A lonely minister who is only loyal to the royal family?"

Zhao Zhen said thoughtfully: "If this is true, it will be a good thing for the country."

He knew Wei Yuan's ability, and his record was needless to say.

Just say that "Records of Military Training" is enough to prove how profound Wei Yuan's research on military strategists is.

People like this, no matter how loyal they appear, must be used with caution.

Zhao Kuangyin was very loyal even though he was wearing a yellow robe, but what was the result?

If Wei Yuan is willing to be a lonely minister, then Zhao Zhen doesn't mind and adds more burdens to him.

——

After Wei Yuan's rest, it happened to be the Great Court Meeting.

He participated in government affairs as the right minister of the Ministry of War.

On the way to the Zichen Hall to attend court, he happened to meet Sheng Hong.

The two entered the palace city simultaneously. On the way, Sheng Hong asked in a low voice:

"Brother Yuan, have you heard recently that His Majesty is going to reform the salt tax?"

Wei Yuan nodded, "I heard, what does this have to do with you?"

Sheng Hong looked left and right, and when he saw no one was approaching, he continued:

"It has nothing to do with me, but it may have something to do with Brother Yuan and you guys who are in the army."

Wei Yuan frowned, "What do you mean?"

Sheng Hong said: "In the past few years, you know the finances and taxes of the imperial court. Not to mention that it is not enough to make ends meet, but it is almost the same."

"The borders of Guanzhong and Huaixi are either suffering from severe drought or earthquakes, and there are many rebellions in the Lingnan area, making it difficult for the people to live."

"The Battle of Daizhou was a protracted war. With hundreds of thousands of troops, how much food did they need to eat every day? How did the imperial court persist?"

"It was because Mr. Cao, the Minister of War, suggested that more salt banknotes be printed. Merchants spent money to buy salt banknotes. The imperial court got the money and bought grain to support the Daizhou campaign."

"Over and over again, too many salt banknotes are issued, and it is difficult to collect the salt tax!"

It has to be said that Sheng Hong has studied certain matters in the imperial court quite thoroughly.

However, his ability only stops here.

Able to identify problems keenly, but unable to solve them.

Wei Yuan said indifferently: "It's not just Daizhou that needs food. You also said that in the past few years, there have been chaos in various parts of the country. We can't put all the responsibility on the soldiers at the front."

"Besides, this method was proposed by the Minister of War. If something goes wrong now, he is the one who should be held responsible."

"Is it possible that the first battle in Daizhou was stopped because of lack of food?"

Sheng Hong said quickly: "That's not what I meant. What I mean is that now you want to form a new army. Once this new army is trained, it will definitely not be able to farm. How many civilians will it need to support?"

"I'm worried that if the formation of a new army is discussed at the court meeting today, someone will use this to cause trouble for you."

Wei Yuan didn't expect this.

He was about to thank Sheng Hong.

Then he saw Gu Yankai coming, pulled Wei Yuan aside, and said seriously:

"You kid, you've made a lot of noise recently."

"I have informed the South Korean public and asked them not to interfere with the new army for the time being."

"But once the new army is established, it still needs to take more care of the noble children."

Sheng Hong didn't dare to follow him, so he had to go to the front of Zichen Hall on his own.

Wei Yuan frowned and said, "Do you even think that you should use noble children?"

Gu Yankai said: "This is not a question of whether to use them or not, but if you really want to train the new army well, you must use martial arts disciples like me."

Wei Yuan just wanted to ask why.

But he saw the Korean father coming and said to Wei Yuan with a smile:

"Uncle Zhongyong, I read the military training record you wrote and found it really wonderful."

"It seems that Uncle Zhongyong is very confident about training the new army."

"If you need help with anything, just ask. My Pan family can still speak to each other in the army."

After hearing this, Wei Yuan roughly understood what Gu Yankai meant.

Don’t want to use the noble descendants?

Okay, then don't even think about drawing manpower from various armies.

Once something happens, don't think that your uncles can say anything for you in front of His Majesty.

Wei Yuan sighed softly, then calmly raised his hands to Mr. Han and said:

"Please rest assured, Mr. Korean, if I need your help, I will definitely ask."

"The formation of a new army is related to the lifeline of our country and our country. The younger generation will definitely pay more attention to it."

"At that time, I will still need your support from South Korea."

Those who deserve to be offended must be offended.

Don't say even the wrong thing to someone you shouldn't offend.

Otherwise, the end will be the same as Di Qing's back then.

Except for Zhang Fu and Gu Yankai, no one in martial arts supported him.

As a result, when he was excluded by civil servants, no Wu Xun stood up to speak on his behalf.

Otherwise, Di Qing would not have ended up in a gloomy end.

The biggest difference between Wei Yuan and Di Qing is that he worshiped Zhang Fu as his disciple.

"It's easy to say that young people should have the energy of young people."

"I have a few good young people here. I will introduce you to them someday. They may be able to help you form a new army."

While the Korean man was joking, he got involved in the new army.

Wei Yuan looked unhappy.

Gu Yankai winked at him.

Wei Yuan had no choice but to give up.

What he just said was serious.

The new army is really related to the lifeblood of our country.