"Are you finally ready?" Emperor Jing's eyes flickered.
Fang Zheng nodded in confirmation: "Yes, it's a little later than expected. Mass production is too difficult and the scrap rate is too high. Manufacturing these weapons is almost like burning money."
"Fortunately, there hasn't been any major action in the West, which gives us enough time to prepare."
Emperor Jing smiled and said, "The fourth brother is a cautious person. He will not act lightly without absolute certainty. I have seen that he has been dormant for so many years. Even if you don't use the Brotherhood to interfere with him, he dare not make any big moves."
"It just so happens that I have lived here for two months. It is time to go back to the palace to take a look. By the way, I will inform Yuanzhao so that he can make preparations early."
Seeing him stand up, Fang Zhengyi hurriedly asked, "Father, have you finished processing the county's report from last month? They're still waiting for it."
"It's over, take it away.... huh?"
After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
He looked at Fang Zheng with a strange look and said, "You submit reports here every month, and I am working for you for nothing."
Isn't it? My former boss retired and let me work for him without salary. Anyway, I have no work recently.
Fang Zheng laughed dryly twice and didn't dare to say anything.
"Let's go. I'm tired of sitting. Let me go out for a walk. If you decide to accompany Yuanzhao to the battle personally, at least inform your family first. Don't let Miaohan and Chenyu worry."
"I know."
Emperor Jing strode out of the study.
As soon as I opened the door, an unbearable sound came from the door.
“Pooh!” “Pooh!” “Pooh!”
"Pooh!" "Pooh!" "Puff!"
The two old men with white hair were arguing with each other wildly, with spit flying everywhere.
Emperor Jing was immediately confused. He looked at Qian Desheng and then looked back at Fang Zhengyi: "Who is this person?"
"Ouch!" Fang Zheng hurried forward and pulled Qian Desheng, saying, "This... this old man, a fool I picked up on the way, can't find his home. I came here in a hurry to report to you and then find someone to send him home. Look at what a mess this has caused..."
When Qian Desheng saw Emperor Jing coming out, he quickly came to his senses and pretended to have Alzheimer's disease.
Guo Tianyang stared at him hatefully without saying a word.
He still had to give face to Marquis Jianye.
Emperor Jing had a dark face, patted Guo Tianyang on the shoulder, and said disdainfully: "You can even fight with a fool. Go home and retire tomorrow, and don't follow me anymore."
"This old slave is innocent!!!"
......
In the princess's mansion, Fang Zhengyi's family gathered at the dining table.
As they were enjoying their meal, Fang Zheng put down his chopsticks and said, "I have something to announce to everyone. Da Jing may have to go on an expedition in a few days. I will follow His Majesty overseas and probably won't be able to come back in the short term. I will leave the affairs at home to you ladies."
The dining table fell silent.
Everyone at the table looked at Fang Zhengyi in astonishment.
Everything was going fine today, but suddenly there was such a shocking bolt from the blue.
Fang Chenyu immediately dropped his chopsticks and shouted, "Dad, I'll go with you."
"No, no one can go with me. There won't be any danger in this battle, you can rest assured." Fang Zhengyi added, "I'm telling you this so that you can be prepared. Especially you little ones, stay at home and behave yourself. Don't go out and fool around."
"Okay, let's eat. No one is allowed to mention this matter again."
After Patriarch Fang spoke, the table returned to silence, and everyone continued to eat with their own thoughts.
After dinner, when Fang Zheng returned to the study, Li Miaohan gently opened the door and walked in.
Sitting opposite him, she asked softly, "Husband, when are you leaving for the battle?"
"I don't know exactly when it will happen, but it should be within a month. After all, Your Majesty has been looking forward to this battle for a long time."
"My husband is just a civil servant. Can he not go?" Li Miaohan's eyes flashed with worry.
Fang Zhengyi smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty is going, how can I not go? Don't worry, we will stay away from the battlefield and only be responsible for command."
Since Fang Zhengyi said so, Li Miaohan didn't want to persuade him anymore. She patted her chest and whispered.
"Husband, tonight you..."
"I have to work overtime tonight, you go to bed first."
Li Miaohan nodded gently, then turned and walked out.
Not long after, Shui Yibai, Xiaotao, Luo Ningxin, Chu Youyi, and Chu Qinghan pushed the door open one after another.
"Husband..."
"You'll be working overtime tonight, so you should go to bed early." Fang Zheng buried his head in his desk, working seriously.
After a while, a burly man pushed open the door with an expressionless face.
He walked up to Fang Zheng and said bluntly, "I'm going too."
Fang Zheng said without even looking up, "Look at how old you are. Why are you still going to the battlefield? If you have nothing to do, just stand guard at the gate of your elementary school."
"I'll go."
Fang Zheng put down his pen, sighed, and looked directly at Zhang Biao: "What are you going to do? You are not needed on the battlefield, and you are not needed for command."
"To protect you."
"That's not necessary. Look at your age. Do you still think you're a young person?" Fang Zheng frowned.
"When I was young, three of them together couldn't beat me now." Zhang Biao said calmly, "If you don't take me with you, I can find a boat by myself."
"Why are you so stubborn?" Fang Zheng rubbed his brows and sighed, "I give up on you! Go ahead, but you can only move around by my side when you get there."
"Okay, then I'm leaving." Brother Biao said briefly and turned to walk out.
Looking at his back, Fang Zheng smiled helplessly and continued to work with his head down.
He was not confident in handing over the statistics and verification of so many materials to others, and he thought it would be most reliable to be in charge of it himself.
Other common military supplies are nothing, but some things...
As the sky gradually darkened, Fang Zhengyi was still working at his desk counting numbers.
But at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Fang Zheng shouted, "Come in."
Two unexpected people walked into the study.
Zhou Tie, Xie Xian.
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes and said, "Huh? Why are you two here?"
Zhou Tie said, "Master, I heard from Zhang Biao that you are going to go to sea to fight. Xie Xian and I have decided to go together."
"Zhang Biao is looking for you?"
Xie Xian nodded and said, "Yes, Zhang Biao came to the newspaper office to find me not long ago and asked me to help him gather his former brothers. I came here immediately after hearing that."
"This Zhang Biao." Fang Zhengyi covered his forehead and looked at Zhou Tie, "Then why are you here too? I remember you were in Taoyuan County, weren't you?"
"I've lived in the capital for a long time, sir. The house in Taoyuan County is too expensive to buy, so I bought one in the inner city."
"That's not right. I remember you have a house in Taoyuan County?"
"He was addicted to prostitution. His wife refused to live with him and insisted on taking the child away. So he simply gave away the house and left with nothing," Xie Xian added.
Zhou Tie looked ashamed, waving his hands repeatedly, mumbling, "Stop talking, stop talking."
"Then you are responsible." Fang Zheng crossed his arms and looked at the two of them with interest. "Tell me, why should I take you two with me?"
Xie Xian said without hesitation: "Such a major event, how could it not be recorded? If I were to record this battle, it would surely cause a sensation."
"Master, just let me go."
.....
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
