Lu Zhishan nodded and said to Zhang Ziang with a smile, "Sir, you are a discerning person."
"It's just that the court can't tolerate discerning people," Zhang Zi'ang sipped his tea and said sarcastically, "Long Live Master worked hard to govern when he was young, but now that he is older, he has become more and more confused. Thoughts of admonishment, Wu did not think of war, each and every one of them did not think about serving the country or the king, but they all thought about how to stand in line and exclude others. Princes, just finish singing and I will come on stage. Long live the Lord, however, did not see the cause of this disaster, but only It’s really chilling to think about how to hold on to his imperial power even more.”
Mu Nanzhi listened to the two of them going back and forth, talking about important affairs of the government. She couldn't interrupt and couldn't understand. She didn't dare to ask. She just drank ginkgo tea without a sip. The ginkgo tea was bitter. Mixed with a hint of sweetness, she had never drank it before and found it quite fresh. After a while, she drank it all and wanted to drink more. There was a teapot on the stone table, but it was placed in front of Zhang Ziang. She didn't quite She had the nerve to refill the tea, and while she was hesitating, she saw Lu Zhishan picking up the teapot and refilling the tea for herself. She felt sweet and warm in her heart. Her cousin and her husband talked about important things about the family and the country, but he still kept paying attention to her. My cousin was really Very good.
"After drinking this cup, you are not allowed to drink any more," Lu Zhishan refilled the tea for the child and whispered, "Don't drink too much ginkgo tea."
Mu Nanzhi glanced at Zhang Ziang, then lowered his head again in a hurry, his cheeks were slightly red, and he whispered: "I know."
Lu Zhishan conveniently served Zhang Ziang more tea and said, "Sir, when you left the capital, it must be because you saw all this that you didn't want to stay in the capital, right?"
"At that time, Tubo and Siam were already dishonest and invaded southern Xinjiang from time to time, but the court did not pay attention to it. If they had sent a large army to guard southern Xinjiang at the beginning, how could there have been more than ten years of war? There was still a big war. The shame of defeat?" Zhang Zi'ang sighed and shook his head, "It was not like no one in the court mentioned this matter. At that time, Fang Zeduan, the Minister of War, made several appeals to the Lord, begging Long Live Lord to appoint reliable generals to go to southern Xinjiang. But what happened next? Hasn't Fang Zeduan been pushed out of the capital? The emperor is unwilling to declare war on Siam and Tibet. First, he is worried about the livelihood of the people, but the most important thing is that he is afraid of losing power. "
"Back then, the founding fathers of the Dali Dynasty, the ten generals, were all killed one by one by our ancestors. From then on, the military power was consolidated, and the tradition of the Dali Dynasty emphasizing civility over military affairs was established. However, a hundred years later, the country of Dali was in trouble, but Long live the Lord... Still unwilling to delegate power, it was not until Siam and Tibet joined forces to fight against the Lancang River that they were forced to declare war on Siam and Tibet. However, they had already missed the opportunity. A war that was at a disadvantage from the beginning dragged on for more than ten years. It almost brought down Dali, and even took one of your eldest prince’s legs, but what happened next?”
"Long Live Lord still clings to military power and refuses to let go. After signing the humiliating treaty with Siam and Tubo, Long Live Lord still does not pay attention to training military generals and consolidating border defense. In order to show goodwill to Siam and Tubo, Long live Lord immediately It is really ridiculous and shameful that General Zhao Jingting, who has been guarding Southern Xinjiang for thirteen years, was transferred from Southern Xinjiang." At this point, Zhang Ziang became angry, "I heard that Long Live Lord was really tired of General Zhao going to Beijing again and again to plead for the 70,000 fallen soldiers. For the sake of compensation, General Zhao was transferred from southern Xinjiang. Such a court and such an emperor are really deplorable! "