ebookland Chapter 271 I am afraid that he has ulterior motives
Chapter 271 I am afraid that he has ulterior motives
"Husband, why can't you get up?" Xia Weiwei put Kang Qiu next to him, and the naughty little guy crawled all over him.
"Madam, please bring me my official uniform." Today he still has to go to the fields to teach the soldiers how to prop up the seedlings, replace the seedlings, irrigate and apply fertilizers at the right time, etc., to ensure that the planted rice can grow smoothly and achieve the goal of high yield.
"Husband," Xia Weiwei covered Kang Qiu's eyes with a handkerchief, gave him a deep kiss, and then silently told him to come back early and that she would wait for him here.
She felt that Yang Biao was like a ray of light in her life, illuminating her life and allowing her to feel the deep love and warmth at all times.
"Okay, madam, wait for your husband to come back!" Yang Biao smiled, lifted the back of her head with his right hand, and kissed her goodbye.
"Your Majesty, Yang Biao has dismissed all the soldiers from the five prefectures. I am afraid that he has ulterior motives. Your Majesty must punish him and not let him do whatever he wants. If you let him do whatever he wants, once he grows stronger, it may cause a disaster." When the Duke of Anguo heard the news, he immediately reported the matter at the morning court.
"There is indeed something wrong with this matter, Ying Jian, do you have anything to say about this?" It was he who recommended Yang Biao to be the prefect of Qianpu Prefecture. Now that he has done something out of line, Emperor Tianqi will naturally question him.
"Your Majesty, I think the original soldiers are useless. They can't even eliminate the ordinary local bandits. How can we expect them to go into battle to fight against the brave and warlike foreign enemies? It is really a wise move for Yang Biao to send them back home."
Ying Jian thought about it and felt that he might not be able to control the army there, so he had to resort to this bad idea. But it didn’t matter. As long as he didn’t kill local officials privately again, the emperor would surely not reprimand him.
"Lord Ying, you mean to say that the original soldiers are not good enough, so could the common people he recruited again be enough?" Duke Anguo felt his hands itching. Why did he want to beat him so much?
"Duke Anguo has never been to a military camp, so he doesn't know what's going on there. Those soldiers weren't born as soldiers, they were recruited from the people before."
The Minister of War Peng Cenyi stood up. He hated this kind of person the most. He was just a reincarnated person. Even his eyes revealed a clear stupidity.
"Lord Peng, Duke Anguo has been used to a life of luxury since he was young, so don't embarrass him." Did he have to tell him that not everyone is destined to inherit the title when they grow up like him? Ying Jian turned his wrist, and he knew that the man wanted to hit him.
"The court is not doing good things for useless soldiers. If we don't dismiss them, will we provide them with retirement benefits while they are eating for free?"
"Your Majesty, I agree with what Lord Ying said." The Minister of Revenue Xu Yizhou hated those who ate military pay but did not work the most. They wasted both food and money.
"Lord Ying, why do you think those soldiers are useless? I remember that the emperor sent troops to the north many times to suppress bandits, but he failed to eliminate the bandit problem there, right?"
As soon as Duke Anguo said this, the court suddenly became silent.
"Duke Anguo is right. The generals I sent to suppress the bandits have already died for their country. They are really useless. How about I kill Yang Biao who has ulterior motives and send you to the north to be the general to suppress the bandits?"
With a sullen face, Emperor Tianqi gripped the dragon throne tightly, trying his best to calm himself down.
"Ah, Your Majesty, I have never led troops, nor have I ever been on the battlefield. Please revoke your order." Duke Anguo was so scared that he knelt on the ground. How could this be different from what he had imagined?
"Don't be so modest, Duke Anguo. Everyone has a first time. Besides, your great-grandfather, grandfather, and father are all gods of war. A good father will have a good son. I believe you can do it."
Emperor Tianqi stood up from the dragon throne and walked slowly towards him.
Duke Anguo did not dare to look up and tried to lean his head towards the ground. He only saw a pair of dragon boots stop in front of him.
The situation in the north is no longer the same as before. All his people there are either dead or captured. He doesn't even dare to go there for a walk now, let alone lead troops to fight.
Seeing him so cowardly, Emperor Tianqi sighed in his heart. It was hard to believe that this man was the descendant of three generations of war gods. He could become the Duke of Anguo only because of the protection of his ancestors! As long as he did not rebel, the court would not mind keeping him as a mascot.
"Duke Anguo, raise your head and tell me, are you willing to lead the troops?" Thinking of the three generations of war gods in his family, Emperor Tianqi softened his voice.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid I am not up to the task." When Duke Anguo heard his gentle question, the heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
His mother taught him since he was a child that he should show his attitude when it is time to refuse, not to make things difficult for himself, and never agree to things that are thankless.
"Okay, since Duke Anguo cannot replace Yang Biao to suppress the bandits, then you should stop talking about things in the north in the future." Emperor Tianqi walked back to the hall and glanced at all the civil and military officials in the court.
"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report?" With Yang Biao's drastic personnel changes, Emperor Tianqi was looking forward to his performance appraisal in the next three years.
"Your Majesty, there has been a locust plague in Nanning Prefecture. A large amount of crops have been eaten by locusts. I estimate that the grain production there will decrease next year." The Minister of Agriculture stepped forward and reported the area affected by the disaster.
"Sir Yang, I have something to ask you." Dai Xuming took him to a bookstore. Such a serious place should not arouse suspicion.
"Master Dai, just tell me what you want to say." Yang Biao frowned. The whole shop was filled with books. They didn't look like they were waiting to be sold. Instead, they looked like they were deliberately bought from somewhere else and placed here.
"Sir Yang, I heard that you opened a bookstore and it was doing very well. I am not very talented, so I would like to ask you how to run a bookstore so that the business can be prosperous."
Dai Xuming used his feet to push the books aside so that the two of them could pass smoothly.
"Oh, I'm actually in partnership with someone. I don't know anything because my partner has been running a bookstore for more than 20 years. I don't want to manage the specific business situation. I'm happy as long as he gives me some money every month."
These people really have some skills. It had been less than a month since I took over the Hongshu Bookstore many years ago, and they even found out such a small matter.
"Oh, I thought Lord Yang was familiar with this business, so I wanted to ask you for advice on how to run a bookstore." He calmly held a pile of books and led Yang Biao to the backyard of the bookstore.
"I'm sorry, I can't teach you." Yang Biao's eyes lit up when he saw that the book in his hand was a collector's edition.
"It's okay. Please help put these books in the house. I'll move some more over." Dai Xuming handed all the books in his hand to him and left quickly.
"Hey, Lord Dai..." Seeing him leave without looking back, Yang Biao's book addiction came back. He thought of putting the books in the room he designated, and then sitting down to read them.
"Ah... It's so hot!" He walked into the house with the books in his arms, looking for a shelf to put them on, and heard a familiar female voice shouting in the house.