Zhao Tong walked over gently and saw that the girl was using a flower hoe to take care of some fallen leaf petals. She used a gentle method to fill them into the garden.
At the end, the little girl sighed softly: "The flowers bloom and fall but they don't last long. They fall red all over the ground and fall into silence."
Zhao Tong thought for a while and said: "When the flowers fade and the flowers fly all over the sky, who will pity me when the red flowers disappear and the fragrance is gone? The spring pavilion is tied with soft gossamer, and the fallen catkins lightly touch the embroidered curtains."
When the young lady heard this, she was frightened and took a few steps back. When she saw it was Zhao Tong, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty."
Looking at the blooming flowers in the flower garden in front of him, Zhao Tong felt a lot of emotion in his heart: "I have a daughter who cherishes the twilight of spring, and is full of melancholy. I hoe the flowers out of the embroidered curtain, and endure the fallen flowers on their way back."
When the young lady heard this, she immediately blushed and turned sideways. She grasped the flower hoe tightly in her delicate white hands and remained silent.
"Where's Jin'er?" Zhao Tong asked.
"Make snacks in the building." The girl whispered.
"What snacks do you want to eat? Just tell them and someone will bring them to you. Why bother to work at home?" Zhao Tong smiled and said, "Is it possible that someone is making things difficult for you?"
"No matter where someone is in trouble, the people in the house are very good." After hearing this, the young lady hurriedly waved her hands, and then said as if she was angry: "My master and servant come from an ordinary family, do everything by themselves, and cannot bear to be pampered. How can I let others serve me in everything?" , If you really don’t do everything, you will never have peace of mind every day.”
Zhao Tong looked at her bright cheeks and said, "Are you talking about me? Why don't I eat minced meat? Speaking of things inside and outside the city, you may not know as many talents as I do."
The young lady said: "How dare you make such sarcastic remarks? How can your noble body be compared with that of this young lady?"
Zhao Tong smiled and shook his head: "I wonder what kind of snacks are made, would I be lucky enough to try them?"
When the young lady heard this, she glanced at him and said, "How can the ordinary and inferior things enter the prince's mouth?"
Zhao Tong said: "Zhen Niang, this is not yours."
When the young lady heard this, her cheeks turned red immediately: "How do you know my name?"
Zhao Tong said: "Nai Weng told me, what's the difference?"
The young lady blushed with shame, threw away her flower hoe and walked towards the building. When she reached the door, she suddenly realized that she was extremely rude. She turned around and said, "Your Majesty is kind, but Madam Zhen is reckless. I will order Jin'er after the snacks are ready." Just send it over."
After saying that, enter the building and never come back.
Zhao Tong looked at the colorful flowers beside the flower garden for a while, then looked up at the clouds rolling in the distant sky. He seemed to have thought of something, his expression dimmed slightly, and he left the garden with his hands behind his back...
During this time, Zhao Tong studied Meng De's new book every day and went to the camp outside the city to train troops and horses. Time flew by quickly.
The Forbidden Army is rotten, but it still needs to be trained. At least if you want to turn around and run away on the battlefield, you must have the strength.
Originally, these imperial guards in the capital were quite lazy in their training. As the saying goes, it is hard to blame everyone. Except for a very small number of raw soldiers, the rest followed the same example. As a result, the training became more frequent and they were even more lazy and lazy.
So Zhao Tao lectured in front of the formation and told these soldiers a story. The name of the story was "The Adventures of the Monkey".
After finishing the lecture, Zhao Tong asked: "Why did some monsters die during the adventure, while others did not?"
A bold woman below immediately muttered: "Everyone who is not dead has an origin and was picked up by the grandfathers!"
The other soldiers immediately laughed.
Zhao Tong also smiled: "Do you have any background?"
There were whispers below, and then someone boldly jumped out: "Your Majesty, this is impossible, but I don't want to be beaten to death by that monkey!"
Zhao Tong nodded: "What's your name?"
The soldier hurriedly saluted and said, "The younger one is called Zhen Daxia."
Zhao Tong nodded: "Zhen Daxia, so you must remember that if there is a truth that cannot be violated on the battlefield and you need to retreat, don't compare yourself with those who have the experience, otherwise you will die faster."
"Your Majesty, what should we do?" Zhen Daxia was confused.
Zhao Tong stretched his hand forward and pointed at the large group of Forbidden Army soldiers: "You compete with them. As long as you run faster than them, won't it be over?"
The Imperial Guards looked at each other in confusion after hearing this. They were all good at being lazy and saving their lives. At this moment, they immediately realized that escaping on the battlefield does not need to be complicated and scary, as long as they can run faster than the robes around them!
Yes, it is a wise saying throughout the ages to kill others but not yourself.
The Imperial Guards were all excited. Looking at the robes on the left and right, they felt as if they were encountering a formidable enemy. Those who were usually quick in legs and feet were inevitably elated at this moment, while those who were slow in moving, let alone running, had sad faces. moan and groan.
Zhao Tong looked at these Forbidden Army. This was the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army that could not even suppress the bandits. Even when Tong Guan went out to quell rebellions in various places, he had to dispatch the Western Army most of the time.
Zhao Tong didn't expect anything in his heart. Extraordinary people should use extraordinary methods. Who would listen to these forbidden soldiers if they talked about the principles of family, country and world? You can only start from the sidelines. If you can practice and perform martial arts, it's good for now. As for running really fast, it's still a skill.
During this period, some reward and punishment systems were set up, including duels, wrestling, and those who ran faster were rewarded. However, this was not provided by the imperial court, but came from Zhao Tong's own pocket.
He also ordered Tan Zhen to select some young, strong, and short-time soldiers from the entire army under the Guards and Military Division, especially those who were not from the Forbidden Army family. The Forbidden Army was passed down from ancestors, so this was absolutely not necessary.
Choose the strong among the weak, the number of people does not need to be large, maybe a few hundred people, then choose the strong among the strong, and finally winnow down to about a hundred people.
This hundred-member youth group was given to Xu Ning for training. In addition to strengthening their strength and practicing some boxing and kicks, they also wanted to learn Xu Ning's special skills of hook, sickle and spear.
The establishment of these people is still in the Forbidden Army, but they are no longer visible to the public. Anyway, the Forbidden Army's salary has reached more than 30%, and it is not less than a hundred people.
After doing this, the weather has entered the end of summer and the evenings are cool. When Zhao Tong has nothing to do, he takes Lei San out to visit the Zhouqiao Night Market, eating Tokyo snacks and drinking some famous drinks, which is quite leisurely.
As for the matter of raising horses in Hehuang, it was also put on the agenda. Zhao Tong planned to go to Xihe in autumn. He, the Xihe Road Xuanfu envoy, was appointed temporarily. Although he could control the military and political power of Xihe Road, the Fifth Army of the Western Army , the same Qi Lianzhi, only controls the Xihe River, and it is not a war. In the final analysis, it is just a name, not as real as the Longyou Protectorate.
That evening, after writing for a while in the study, someone from the palace suddenly summoned him. Zhao Tong went out and saw that it was Zhang Di, and he couldn't help but be confused.
Zhang Di is the envoy of Yanfu Palace. Generally, he is not needed for such errands. It is enough to send a small eunuch.
"Second King, the officials are angry." Zhang Di wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "You are summoned to the palace urgently."
"Why are you so angry?" Zhao Tong wondered. Didn't Emperor Daojun go to the tunnels every now and then and have a heated fight with Fan Lou? This is where the unhappiness triggered the evil fire.
"Second King, you will know when you arrive. How can a young man explain the important military and state affairs clearly?" Zhang Di looked helpless.
Military affairs? Zhao Tong glanced at him and thought to himself that there was some important military matter at present, so he stopped thinking about it, left the house, got into a sedan chair and went straight to the imperial city.
