The first clash between Zhao Hu and Jiang Yue, who represented the land forces, and Jiang Dahai, who represented the navy forces, ended with Zhao Hu and the rest retreating. ....
As the saying goes, a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him. Fighting in someone else's territory and on their battleship would be asking for a beating. There were more than a hundred muscular, tanned men on the battleship eyeing them covetously. It was obvious that this was a trap.
Fighting at this time would definitely not be beneficial.
We're smart people, we won't do such things.
The second time they came looking for trouble, Zhao Hu learned his lesson. He directly wanted to fight with Jiang Dahai on the shore at a designated location. Both sides could only bring a hundred men. It would be fair and open. Whoever didn't come was a coward.
How could Jiang Dahai tolerate this?
He chose a hundred strong men to come with him. Zhao Hu and Jiang Yue also brought a hundred strong men. Both sides were at daggers drawn as they negotiated.
Zhao Hu insisted on only giving the navy a quota of a thousand men. Jiang Dahai refused to admit it and insisted on fighting for it based on their own abilities.
Zhao Hu scolded Jiang Dahai for eating so much food at sea, yet he didn't give his brothers from the army a bite. He was simply insane.
Jiang Dahai scolded Zhao Hu and the rest for bullying them with their numbers. He stayed comfortably in the camp every day, while he and his brothers from the navy had to endure the dangers of wind, sun, rain, and tsunamis on the sea.
Both sides stuck to their own words. You said I eat my fill, I said you don't have to bear any danger at all. As they bickered, they couldn't help but start fighting. s3();
This time, both sides restrained themselves and didn't make a big deal out of it. They agreed to do it again next time. The next time they did it, the number of people on each side increased to two hundred, and they started fighting.
Coincidentally, a group of people from the Department of Investigation passed by while escorting a prisoner. They saw it and turned around to tell Xiao Ruxun about it.
Xiao Ruxun was infuriated. She summoned Zhao Hu, Jiang Yue, Jiang Dahai, and the rest to the palace and gave them a good scolding.
"All of you are generals of the dynasty, marquises, and in the end? What's the difference between you and the ruffians in the streets? Ah! This Emperor had already made it clear that everyone would fight for the quota based on their own abilities, and no one was allowed to blame anyone else. Who allowed you guys to fight in Underworld S? Who allowed you to use your army to fight?
Too outrageous! Each and every one of them was audacious to the extreme! Just because you're a general in the army, you don't know what you're doing anymore? All of you are acting like bandits. Especially you, Zhao Hu and Jiang Yue. How dare you! Are you disregarding my words? "
After a round of scolding, Xiao Ruxun directly fined the army generals who had participated in the fight a year's worth of salary. He ordered Zhao Hu, Jiang Yue, and the other five high ranking generals to stop their work and directly go to the cooks' barracks to work as cooks for ten days. He would personally send someone to keep an eye on them, and whoever dared to slack off would be fired on the spot.
On the navy side, Jiang Dahai and the others were forced to fight, but they also participated in the fight, so they had to be punished. The main generals were fined three months' worth of salary, and Jiang Dahai, who led the fight, had to stay at home for five days to reflect on his mistakes.
This small-scale conflict between the army and navy was suppressed, but the army was still dissatisfied. They felt that the emperor was biased towards the navy. The seven generals of the army had to work as cooks for ten days, and they had to personally serve food to the soldiers. They lost a year's worth of salary.
The navy only had Jiang Dahai to stay at home for five days. It was simply a vacation.
But it was useless. The emperor had said that you guys started the fight first, and the navy was forced to do so. Now that this Emperor had punished them, what else do you want?
The army could only admit defeat. The emperor had spoken, so they really didn't know what to say.
Moreover, in order to prevent these senior generals from being lazy, the emperor personally went to the barracks, and under the interest of the soldiers, he personally went to the cooks barracks to check the work of these senior generals.
So they worked honestly with a bitter face, cutting and washing vegetables. Zhao Hu was also asked to cook the vegetables himself, but the dishes he cooked were disgusting to the emperor, so he had to eat them all, and he was not allowed to pay for them.
Finally, when it was time to put the food on the table, it was also the seven senior generals who put the food on the table. After the emperor personally took the first meal, they no longer had any scruples and followed the emperor with smiles on their faces.
The seven generals were extremely gloomy, feeling that they had lost all their face.
What made them feel even more desperate was that the emperor left after eating, but he left his personal eunuch, Li Sheng, behind.
"Aiyo, generals, don't blame this old slave, this is the emperor's order, this old slave has to obey it. Are you going to take responsibility for it?"
Li Sheng spoke very politely, but when he did things, he was not polite at all. Moreover, he was the emperor's man, so the seven generals didn't dare to slack off even a little.
While they were carrying out the elite selection in full swing, Xiao Ruxun's side was also in full swing. As the date of the military parade approached, Xiao Ruxun's preparations were also in full swing.
The withdrawal of the Japanese troops had to be arranged. Some of the places in this military parade were specially prepared for the meritorious soldiers in the war against the Japanese. The number of people was about 500, and they had to prepare for their return. s3();
In addition, the vassal states received the invitation for the birthday party of the emperor of the Daqin, and they also began to mobilize.
In the past, when the emperors of the Central Plains celebrated their birthdays, they were not so active. If they received the invitation, they would go. If they didn't, it didn't matter. Moreover, it was not the leaders themselves who went, but rather, they arranged for an envoy to go to congratulate them.
This time, it was different. This time, the major vassal states suddenly had a very unified tacit understanding.
Of course, this did not happen at the beginning. There were always one or two people who took the lead, and thus, a large number of people followed.
For example, the "King of Luzon" announced that he would personally go to Beijing to congratulate the emperor of the Daqin on his 30th birthday. He would bring his family and his intended successor to celebrate the birthday of the emperor of the Daqin.
When this news reached the mainland, the head of the Mo clan of Gaoping, Mo Jinggong, who relied on the Daqin for survival, was the first to react. Under the explanation of Mo Pingan, a member of the royal family, Mo Jinggong decided to personally lead his family to congratulate Xiao Ruxun on his birthday.
When Lord Ruan and Lord Zheng, who were in the south, heard the news, they were afraid that the Mo clan would cause trouble again. So, under the persuasion of their respective officials, they decided to personally congratulate Xiao Ruxun on his birthday as officials. They must prevent the Mo clan and the other party from causing trouble.
After they made their decision, they led a large number of lords of the vassal states to express their congratulations to the emperor of the Daqin dynasty and personally congratulate the emperor of the Daqin dynasty.
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