After the first meeting, Fusu left Zhao Tuo and Li Xin behind.
There were only three of them in the camp.
The three of them sat facing each other.
Fusu looked at the copper box on the desk, his eyes dropped, he was silent for a moment, and finally spoke, with a bit of solemnity in his calmness: "General Zhao Tuo, I have a few questions to ask, and I ask the general to answer truthfully without any falsehood. , Even if you are well-intentioned, you must not lie."
Zhao Tuo was shocked and said quickly: "I will always be loyal to the Qin Dynasty, and I will never lie."
Fusu nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "First question, how is General Zhao Tuo's health? Does he have any hidden diseases?"
Zhao Tuo said quickly: "Your Highness, the general's physical condition is indeed not as good as before. He also contracted acclimatization after coming to Lingnan. However, as the time in Lingnan increased, this acclimatization was gradually alleviated. , other than that, I don’t have much discomfort.”
"The general is also willing to accept the imperial physician's examination!"
Zhao Tuo gave a concrete answer.
Fusu asked again: "How are the physical conditions of the other generals in the army?"
Zhao Tuo frowned, hesitated for a moment, and said slowly: "The other generals have not heard of anyone being ill recently. However, General Yang Wengzi contracted a serious illness from eating puffer fish by mistake a few months ago. After the doctor's examination, he After the first treatment, he is gradually out of danger, and his health has improved slightly recently. Apart from this, I have never heard of any generals in the army being ill."
aside.
Li Xin followed: "I have heard about Yang Wengzi, and I have met him in the past few days. Compared with the past, his energy and blood have declined a lot, and he has become as thin as a human being, but his energy I have managed to recover some of my energy, but I may need to rest for a while, and the doctor has repeatedly warned me not to work too hard."
Fusu nodded.
He continued: "How many sick and weak people are there in the army right now?"
Zhao Tuo frowned even more tightly and said slowly: "It has been eight or nine years since the army entered the South China Sea. Even the shortest one who came to Lingnan took two or three years. Most of the people who came were young and strong. When they came all the way south from Huainan , it is true that there are many people who are acclimatized and suffer from diarrhea, but within half a year, they are getting better day by day. Now, no one in the army is heard of getting sick, and the acclimatization has disappeared. As long as you don’t eat something that you can’t eat, everything will be fine.”
"But the general does not know much about this."
"If Your Highness wants to know the detailed situation of the soldiers in the army, the general will send someone to summon the old doctor immediately. The old doctor in the army knows these things best."
Fusu nodded and said, "How could I not believe in General Zhao Tuo?"
"General Zhao Tuo said there is no such thing."
"Last question."
"The South China Sea Army, is its morale stable?"
One word fell.
Both Zhao Tuo and Li Xin's expressions changed.
Zhao Tuo even choked up and threw himself on the ground, trembling: "The Qin army in the South China Sea are all old Qin people, how can it be changed?!"
Fusu looked as usual and said calmly: "I just want to know the specific situation in the army."
Zhao Tuo trembled and said categorically: "The morale of the South China Sea Army is stable, and there is nothing unusual among the soldiers except for their daily homesickness."
"Your Highness, please give me a clear warning."
"General, please get up." Fusu stretched out his hand to help Zhao Tuo up, and then sat on the table again. Looking at the panic-stricken Zhao Tuo, he was speechless for a long time. Finally, after sighing, Fusu sat upright and said solemnly. "General Zhao Tuo, don't blame me for being suspicious, and don't blame me for being careless. The army in the South China Sea is composed of old Qin people. Because of this, I am eager to know the situation in the army. How can I not know the homesickness of the soldiers in the army? It’s just that the situation in the world is like this. Even if I want to let the soldiers return home, it’s really difficult to do it in a short time.”
"So we can only satisfy the most urgent soldiers first."
"I hope the general will not misunderstand."
Zhao Tuo cupped his hands and said, "The last general will not dare."
"It's just that your highness can rest assured that the soldiers of Nanhai are devoted to Qin and will never have any second thoughts."
However, after saying this, Zhao Tuo seemed to have thought of something, and said quickly: "Some soldiers did have a wavering heart before, and many even had resentment towards Young Master Hu Hai, and even tried to collude with the Yue people in the south. The attempt to harm Mr. Hu Hai was discovered by the general in advance and killed in advance. Those soldiers in the army were also dealt with by the general. Now the whole army is united in mind."
Fusu suddenly smiled lightly and said, "I have heard about this."
"Well done, General."
immediately.
Fusu's expression returned to solemnity. He looked at Li Xin this time and said, "General Li Xin, you set out half a month earlier than me. You have been in northern Xinjiang in the past. Do you feel uncomfortable coming to the South China Sea this time?"
Li Xin cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I will be as solid as a rock and will never have any hidden diseases. The imperial doctor who followed the army said that I will not know the taste of medicine."
Said.
Li Xin also smiled smugly.
The two important ministers of the Fusu Dynasty bowed and said: "Both generals are His Majesty's loyal ministers, and they are also the cornerstones of the Qin Dynasty's stability in the South China Sea in the future. Now that the two of them are in good health and have no hidden diseases, it is really a blessing for the South China Sea. It is the good fortune of the Qin Dynasty, and the good fortune of the world, that there are two generals guarding the southern border, and they will surely protect the long-term peace of the southern border."
Said.
Fusu sighed softly and said: "After the Yin and Shang Dynasties, if the Old Qin tribe had not been trapped in Longxi for hundreds of years, there would be no Western land in China. Only the Old Qin tribe and the western Rong and Di fought for hundreds of years to unite them one by one after the founding of the country. Rong Di, the old Qin Dynasty left the vast western land for China, and the current Qin Dynasty also wants to leave the more vast South China Sea for China. However, the time for the South China Sea to be integrated into China is still short, so it may take many years to integrate. Among them The difficulties are foreseeable.”
"In the future, we may all be entrusted to the shoulders of the two generals."
Zhao Tuo said: "This is the duty of the general, how dare you refuse?"
Li Xindao: "The last general is willing to guard the Western Territory for the Qin Dynasty."
Fusu smiled lightly.
He said: "Fusu already knows the determination of the two generals, but this matter is not urgent. What I want to tell the two generals is that Da Qin will never abandon the South China Sea, and will only pay more attention to the South China Sea in the future, but the top priority right now is still Ease the homesickness of military sergeants.”
"Fusu has some ideas in his mind that may make General Zhao Tuo dissatisfied. Please don't be angry, General Zhao Tuo."
Zhao Tuo quickly said: "I will never hold any grudges, Your Highness, please tell me directly."
Fusu said: "General Zhao Tuo has been in charge of the military affairs of the three Lingnan counties recently. He has worked in the South China Sea for many years and is involved in all matters big and small in the South China Sea. He has contact with many soldiers in the army. I know that General Zhao Tuo always does things impartially. , but if General Zhao Tuo is involved, it is inevitable that he will not leave a lasting impression on others, so this time the non-commissioned officers are retired, General Zhao Tuo may not be allowed to be involved."
Hear the words.
Zhao Tuo's heart sank.
He actually expected that Fusu wouldn't let him participate too much, but he really didn't expect that Fusu actually wanted to exclude him directly.
This made Zhao Tuo's expression change.
See this.
Fusu quickly explained: "It's not that I have any objection to the general, it's just that the palms and backs of his hands are full of flesh. The general has been in the army for many years and is very familiar with the officers and men. If the general is involved, some non-commissioned officers may eventually be dissatisfied with the results. I thought that the general had secretly intervened, which really damaged the general's reputation in the army, so after careful consideration, I decided privately that General Li Xin would be responsible for the corresponding matters in the army."
Zhao Tuo's expression changed again and again, and finally he handed over his hand and said: "Your Highness is thoughtful."
Fusu looked at Li Xin and asked, "General Li Xin, you have been in Lingnan for a while. Do you know the roster of the army?"
Li Xin said: "I have seen it before."
Fusu nodded and said with a smile: "I may be troublesome for the general in this period of time."
"The final general has no one to shirk." Li Xin said.
Fusu thought for a moment, seemed to remember something, and continued: "By the way, I forgot to mention it before. Can General Zhao Tuo gather the generals, sergeants and sergeants in the next few days? I would like to inform you of some specific things in person, and also Announce this matter in public, and try to be fair, just and open, so that the years of hard work of the military sergeants and the court will not be in vain."
Zhao Tuo bowed and said: "The last general respects your order."
at this point.
Zhao Tuo still doesn't understand.
Fusu was clearly wary of himself.
And it's unabashed.
He had revealed this point from the very beginning of the conversation with the generals, and now he explained it almost bluntly, but he also knew that it was necessary for Fusu to worry about this, and although Fusu's actions would He was a little dissatisfied, but Fusu had already made it clear in advance that even if he was dissatisfied, it was really difficult to express it.
I can only respond silently.
Li Xin glanced at Fusu and Zhao Tuo and noticed something.
But he didn't have much of an opinion about it.
He is a soldier and only obeys orders from His Majesty and the imperial court.
Moreover, he has also heard about things in the South China Sea.
After a conversation, Zhao Tuo and Li Xin left the camp where Fusu was.
Fusu Huoran stood, looking at the two people leaving, with a deep and dignified look in his eyes.
What he said before was largely a knock on Zhao Tuo.
The imperial court currently has no spare capacity to build new roads.
There is no spare time to make a large-scale rotation of the generals in the army. They can only make some repairs on the original basis. However, the generals of the South China Sea Army are unaware of this. Even so, he is not willing to let this matter become a problem for the army. The lieutenant general knew this, so he deliberately separated his affairs office from the army.
Fusu whispered: "The South China Sea is a land of hundreds of cities, tens of millions of miles from east to west, north and south, and there are more than 500,000 armored men. Such a huge army has only one way to enter Lingnan. It is too rare. According to Mr. Ji He said that if we want Nanhai to be completely integrated into China, we need to build several more roads, and at the same time insist on using the methods of Shang Jun to eliminate local bad habits and promote civilization in the three counties of Nanhai."
"It's just that it's not easy to manage such a poor and dangerous land."
There was a hint of worry in Fusu's eyes.
The South China Sea is too remote.
Once there were changes in the Central Plains and the Yangtze-Guangdong Road was closed, the three counties of Nanhai would be completely cut off from the Central Plains. This also meant that the land that hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the Qin Dynasty fought and fought with blood to capture would eventually be lost to the Qin Dynasty.
Thinking about the situation in the South China Sea, Fusu felt heavy in his heart.
the other side.
Zhao Tuo returned to his camp.
He just felt exhausted physically and mentally.
Fusu's arrival was completely different from Hu Hai's arrival.
As the crown prince of the Qin Dynasty, Fusu carries a lot of power, especially when Fusu seems to have had an idea for a long time. He is unable to parry or resist, so he can only let it go. However, after giving in step by step, it is He has avoided too much and given up too much. Now he has no room to interfere with the non-commissioned officer's retirement.
This matter was completely placed under Fusu's control.
What the military will become in the end is completely out of his hands.
Zhao Tuo said solemnly: "Your Highness came well prepared this time. I am afraid that the army will not be able to stabilize in the short term. And when this matter is over, I am afraid that the middle and lower levels of the army will be greatly changed. By then, the generals will not know the soldiers, and the soldiers will not know the generals. I don’t know if it’s good or bad, but Ouyue’s strength is indeed too weak. Even if there are some changes in the army, it is still not a unified enemy of the army. It is precisely because of this that His Highness dares to attack the army.”
"only."
"How far will Your Highness go this time?"
Zhao Tuo didn’t know either.
He knew very little about Fusu.
But Fusu seemed to know the South China Sea very well. Not only did he speak poignantly of the New Guangdong Road, the fateful road connecting the Central Plains and the South China Sea, he also intended to use some relatively simple methods to improve the current harsh environment of the South China Sea and make it easier for future generations to come. Soldiers arriving in the South China Sea can reduce conflicts. It is actually not common for such small actions to have a big impact.
Zhao Tuo thought for a while.
Finally, I focused on one person.
Yang Wengzi.
He is now more and more certain that the person who sent the letter to Hu Hai was Yang Wengzi.
Because only Yang Wengzi had this motive. Yang Wengzi was born in the Yang family. The Yang family was very prominent in Da Qin, second only to the Meng family, Feng family and other prominent families. Even the Wang family, which had obviously declined, was no longer above the Yang family. The entire Yang family can be said to be prosperous.
There were Yang Duanhe in the court, and Yang Wengzi, Yang Xiong and others among the young men in the army.
Under him are Yang Xi, Yang Wu and others.
Lots of talent.
Therefore, compared to seeing trouble in the South China Sea, Yang Wengzi would actually rather see the Qin Dynasty prosper. In this way, the Yang family's position in the world will become more stable. Therefore, looking at the entire South China Sea army, Yang Wengzi has the greatest chance of secretly conveying information.
It's just that Yang Wengzi fell into a coma because he was tricked into eating pufferfish. He didn't think about Yang Wengzi for a while, but during this time, he gradually came back to his senses. Yang Wengzi's writing and Yang Wengzi's poisoning were actually two different things, and they couldn't be confused at all. And talk.
Zhao Tuo whispered: "Yang Wengzi"
a long time.
Zhao Tuo shook his head.
Whether it is Yang Wengzi or not, it doesn't matter.
Now the court is suspicious.
There are also precautions.
As the commander-in-chief of the South China Sea, he cannot absolve himself of the blame.
There was no way to ease the situation and could only allow the court to follow its fate.
Moreover, Yang Wengzi may have been aware of it, but he definitely didn't know much. Yang Wengzi would not admit it easily. After all, the matter was illegal, and Yang Wengzi could not do it without harming himself.
Think about it.
Zhao Tuo shouted outside the camp: "Come here, inform the non-commissioned officers of five hundred and above in the army and tell them to rush to the camp as quickly as possible. Your Highness has something to tell them."
"Within two or three days."
"I want to see them all."
The sound of horse hooves was heard outside the camp, and the whole camp instantly became agitated.
(End of chapter)
