In fact, his father has clearly scolded him, saying that Guo Xiao is too extravagant, and most of the spoils he gets are private, and some of them are given to his subordinates, but only the leading generals can get the things, let alone the soldiers at the bottom. No.
Of course, he would not say these words to Bai Shan and the others.
It's just that Bai Shan and Man Bao are not stupid, they both understand what's going on.
General Meng sighed and said: "After the incident broke out, Liu Shangshu was furious, but this kind of private rule is not easy to be brought out in the open, it cannot be said that the soldiers froze to death because the general did not take care of his superiors. The spoils of the previous year should be distributed to them? So this fault is considered to be the Ministry of Household Affairs. Liu Shangshu was dismissed and laid off, but less than half a year later, His Majesty appointed him again. At first, he was only given the post of secretary. He went up to ten ranks in two months, and he became a minister again."
Speaking of this little general Meng, he was excited, and his voice was finally not deliberately lowered. He said excitedly: "Tenth rank, although it was promoted after being dismissed and re-entered, it is still very powerful. If we With such ability..."
Man Bao and Bai Shan happened to think the same way, and Bai Shan had even calculated that if he had the ability, he would retire before knowing his destiny.
Bai Shan shook his head, discarded these thoughts, and asked, "Did Liu Shangshu take revenge on him?"
"That's not it," he only asked Guo Zhao two days ago. By the way, he asked the generals of the Anxi Army, and only then did he know more about the grievances.
There is no way, there are too many gossips about Liu Huan recently, people outside don't know what's inside, it's really like a domineering dude who loves beauties and likes to search for money in Xizhou City, but Little General Meng and the others know the inside story .
So they couldn't help discussing in private, and this discussion was inevitable. In this exchange, those who experienced it back then quietly revealed their grievances and grievances.
He followed their example and lowered his voice, "It's just a rumor, it's not confirmed yet, so don't say it out there."
Man Bao and Bai Shan didn't care what it was, they nodded their heads first before talking about it, isn't that the case when it comes to secrets
He lowered his voice even more, "They all said that General Guo couldn't be named Marquis because Liu Shangshu quietly spoke ill of him in front of the emperor."
Man Bao: "...can he become a Marquis?"
Little General Meng choked for a moment, he didn't expect her to question this first, shouldn't she first ask if it's true or not
He said: "In terms of merit, you can still be named a marquis."
He cited: "For example, Hou Ji, like my father, were all conferred marquises. Back then, he had equal merits to my father and Hou Ji. He fought well. When His Majesty wanted to accept Gaochang, he was the first person chosen. But later he was not used, because Liu Shangshu said that he would not be sympathetic to his subordinates as a leader, and the road to Gaochang was far away, if he was harsh on the soldiers, he would cause chaos, so he finally decided on Houji."
It’s just that Hou Ji is not a good person. Although he is more considerate to his subordinates in comparison, he is also very greedy. Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed, and he handed in less than one-tenth of so many treasures in the palace. A large amount of military expenditure, otherwise the crown prince would not sue him to the court in a fit of anger and confront him tit for tat.
The last one wanted to rebel for this reason.
Little General Meng thought about it for himself, and felt that the Western Regions were poisonous. He didn't know whether it was Gaochang's misfortune, who encountered such a general twice, or the two generals, who fell into this impoverished Western Region at the same time.
Well, putting such a greedy and extravagant general in the Western Regions is a kind of punishment, right
General Meng came back to his senses for a moment, and concluded: "Anyway, that's how it is. General Guo is not young. If he doesn't become a marquis, it will be difficult for him to become a marquis again. So you see, he recently wants to win Kucha and also wants to conquer the marquis." After Kucha, the Anxi Protectorate will be moved to Kucha, so that the Western Turks can be better guarded, and it can also deter Tubo. If his plan is passed, he will be rewarded for his merits in the coming year, and he will probably be named a marquis." Unless Liu Shangshu spoke ill of him again, and the emperor listened.
However, cutting off a person's future is like killing one's parents. General Meng felt that if that were the case, it would be no wonder General Guo hated Liu Shangshu so much.
However, from the bottom of his heart, he also felt that General Guo was not worthy of being a marquis. Moreover, it was a grievance between the elders, and it would be bad to involve Liu Huan.
Man Bao and the others have also figured out the taste. It seems that the matter of whether it is better to resolve the enemy or not to tie the knot cannot be applied to General Guo and Liu Huan, so the two and General Meng said enthusiastically: "Wait for General Guo to come back." , if we are still in the city, remember to bring him to play with us."
Bai Shandao: "Although the elders have some grievances, it has nothing to do with us juniors. General Guo and Liu Huan are still cousins, so there is really no need to create a rift."
Little General Meng couldn't help but gave them a thumbs up, "It's still the way you think is powerful. If Mr. Liu and Guo Zhao have a good relationship, will General Guo still embarrass Mr. Liu? Hahahaha..."
Bai Shan and Man Bao looked at Little General Meng who was laughing loudly, and when they were considering whether to smile perfunctorily, he withdrew his smile and asked suspiciously, "Am I not right?"
Man Bao: "No, I think General Guo is a good person. He must have persuaded his father, but General Guo has been doing a lot recently. Obviously he doesn't care about General Guo..." words.
Man Bao hides the first two words, sowing dissension very openly.
But Little General Meng thought about it carefully, and he was so skeptical.
Thinking about it this way, he didn't like General Guo even more, so he also wanted to move out of the Duhu Mansion, but unfortunately he couldn't find a good excuse.
He touched his stomach and asked Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, how long will it take for me to practice this injury?"
When you can practice with a gun, you should be able to excuse yourself to move to the barracks and leave.
Man Bao said, "Let me see if you take off your clothes."
Little General Meng immediately unbuttoned his belt and was about to take it off. He felt that something was wrong when he took it off. He held the clothes for a while and didn't know whether to continue.
Bai Shan looked at him, "What do you see me doing?"
He frowned in disbelief, "Do I still need to avoid it?"
Little General Meng was afraid that he might misunderstand, so he hurriedly said: "No, no, I am. You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't mind. It's not like I haven't seen it. You forgot the needle and thread I handed you when your stomach was stitched up?"
Little General Meng: "...I mean, you don't mind showing Master Zhou my stomach?"
Bai Shan glanced at his stomach with a half-smile and said, "What's the point of this, is your stomach prettier than mine?"
Little General Meng couldn't speak, so he simply speeded up, pulled out his belt and showed her the clothes.
Man Bao hesitated to speak, but stopped when she saw that he was already undressed like this, she said: "It will take another seven or eight days."