The entire study fell into an eerie silence for a moment.
In the end, Yang Dong was the first to break the silence.
"Your Majesty, do you think there is a shadow of Da Qin behind this?"
"Except for Great Qin, I can't think of any other force that can support such a large army."
Hearing this, Yang Dong frowned, subconsciously raised his palm and gently touched his forehead.
"If this is the case... this matter may become more and more troublesome."
The empress was convinced and nodded slightly. But a smile appeared on Yang Dong's cheek. She suddenly became confused and couldn't help but ask:
"Xiao Dongzi, why are you laughing?"
"nothing."
Yang Dong shook his head slightly, but raised his head, staring at Ji Ziyue with his eyes until she felt a little uncomfortable, then he said:
"Don't you think, Your Majesty, that this is a God-given opportunity?"
"How can such a disaster be regarded as a God-given opportunity? Xiao Dongzi, please don't try to trick me!"
The empress glared at Yang Dong fiercely, raised her jade hand and pinched his shoulder.
Yang Dong cried out in pain and quickly explained:
"Hiss~ It hurts! Your Majesty, please spare my life. I didn't lie to Your Majesty. Please give me a chance to explain!"
"Hmph, tell me. If I find out that you are deliberately trying to fool me, I will definitely not forgive you. Do you understand?"
The empress glared at Yang Dong fiercely, but gently put down her jade hand.
On the other side, Yang Dong grinned and rubbed his shoulders, and then said aggrievedly:
"Don't your Majesty think that this matter is a good thing for Dazhou?"
"Although those troops are now under Yang Yan's command, the management is chaotic and the morale of the soldiers is low. This is an indisputable fact."
"Besides, even if Great Qin is willing to help, it may be difficult to gather the supplies needed by so many armies in a short time. And this can show that Great Qin and the rebel Yang Yan will not launch an attack on our Great Zhou in the short term. , this is one of the good things.”
"As the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Now that the people's livelihood of the Great Zhou Dynasty is in decline and the national treasury is empty, if we take the opportunity to reduce these redundant troops, we can focus more of the national treasury expenditure on people's livelihood and scientific research. In this way, the Great Zhou Dynasty will not only be able to quickly To restore vitality, we can also take the opportunity to develop science and technology and reduce dimensions to attack the opponent."
Seeing Yang Dong's sworn look, the empress's red and phoenix eyes flashed non-stop. She pondered for a long time, but her eyes became brighter and brighter. But in this brightness, there is a hint of confusion.
"Xiao Dongzi, I probably understand what you mean, but what do you mean by the science and technology and dimensionality reduction strikes you talk about?"
"Ah, this is the term from my hometown."
Yang Dong scratched his head and gave an explanation full of loopholes.
"The so-called science and technology is to improve one's combat effectiveness through technical means. For example, today's Lenggong Manufacturing Factory is the most basic scientific and technological means. And the gunpowder it produces, I think your Majesty can also see its war potential. "
The empress thought deeply, nodded slightly and said:
"Of course I understand the power of gunpowder. If it is as you say, this science and technology should indeed be vigorously developed."
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Yang Dong took the opportunity to flatter him, and then continued to talk eloquently.
"Actually, Your Majesty, this development of science and technology is not just the model of Lenggong Manufacturing. Since we plan to establish a scientific system, we need to improve the supporting education and talent reserve systems."
"Today's Lanxiang Academy was established based on this idea. But without the support of the imperial court, it can cultivate very few talents."
"So... Xiaodongzi, you want to take this opportunity to vigorously promote your Lanxiang education model?"
The empress' eyes rolled, and then her eyebrows furrowed slightly.
"This matter is of great importance. If you seriously pursue it, you will be risking the disapproval of the world. Even if I come forward, I may not be able to protect you."
"Xiao Dongzi, the Great Zhou Dynasty has been a world of scholars since ancient times. Even I only rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. But what you want to do is to kill them all. What do you think will happen to the scholars in the world? "
When Yang Dong heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
He had only considered reform before, but he had ignored these so-called scholars.
I think that when Lanxiang Academy was built, His Majesty probably helped a lot secretly.
If it weren't for His Majesty's secret protection, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy to build the Lanxiang Academy.
Thinking of this, Yang Dong felt warm in his heart and kissed the empress' majestic cheek.
However, his operation was like poking a hornet's nest.
The empress frowned slightly and raised her jade hand to slap her.
Yang Dong hesitated for a moment, but did not stop him. He just turned his face and let the slap hit him on the back of the head.
"Xiao Dongzi, what are you doing? I'm talking about business with you. If you do this again, even if I have intentions for you, I will definitely punish you severely. Do you understand?"
Seeing the empress being so serious, a strange feeling emerged in Yang Dong's heart.
If one day, you can adopt this kind of attitude and do that with yourself, it will have a different flavor.
Tsk...it's a pity that the time has not come yet. I haven't completely occupied Yourong's mind and everything.
Yang Dong thought so, he could only lick the corner of his mouth with a little regret, spread his hands and apologized:
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I just saw His Majesty's peerless appearance and I was so amazed that I couldn't restrain myself. Please make atonement for Your Majesty's sins."
When the empress heard this, her gloomy cheeks softened slightly. She snorted coldly and said:
"Since you are the first offender, I will spare you this time. If there is another time, you will be severely punished."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty! Since the time has not come yet, we will discuss the establishment of the academy in the long run."
The empress nodded slightly and continued to ask:
"And what does the dimensionality reduction strike mean? Why have I never heard of this term before?"
"Uh...it's a bit troublesome to explain this. Let me give you an example. Does your Majesty know that a mantis' arm is like a car?"
"The so-called dimensionality reduction attack means that we are the car, and then Jin and Daqin are the mantis."
"Xiao Dongzi, be careful when you talk nonsense and your tongue flashes!"
The empress smiled and cursed, and her expression suddenly became strange.
She seemed to have remembered something and suddenly said:
"By the way, Xiao Dongzi. Have you just returned to the palace?"
Yang Dong was getting excited when he suddenly heard this question and his expression froze slightly.
"Your Majesty, naturally as soon as I returned to the palace, I went straight to the study to pay homage to Your Majesty."
"In that case, I guess you don't know about that."
