Chapter 243: King and Minister
You know, a war is very costly, but the court's current attitude towards the Hubei Northern Army makes people dare not easily risk everything.
"Then what do you think we should do? Fight or not?" Niu Manzi asked quickly.
Liang Cheng held his forehead, completely helpless against this stick, and looked at Sheng Ze and asked, "Cheng San, do you have any countermeasures?"
Sheng Ze stepped forward and said, "General, the current situation is not favorable to us. No matter what choice we make, it will be a bad one."
The corner of Liang Cheng's mouth twitched and his eyelids twitched violently.
If someone else said this, he would blow their head off!
Niu Manzi rolled his eyes and said, "Why, you don't mean that we should do nothing, do you?"
Sheng Ze said calmly, "I just said we can't take the initiative to communicate with the outside world, I didn't say we can't do anything."
If we can't deal with it externally, we can deal with it internally, but the "inside" here refers to the Hubei North Army.
What the Hubei Northern Army lacks most now is military equipment and supplies, while combat power is secondary. Since they are preparing for war, of course they need to make up for what they lack.
If the imperial court did nothing, they would find a way to deal with it first and then ask the imperial court for payment later. If the imperial court wanted to refuse to pay, that would be easy to do. With the military strength of the Hubei North Army, it would not be a problem to withhold the taxes of the entire Ezhou.
If the taxes collected are not enough to make up for the unpaid military pay, if one year is not enough, then two years will be deducted, and if two years are not enough, then three years will be deducted. There will always be a day when the money will be paid off.
But Shengze didn't say these words.
Although Liang Cheng looks like a rough man, he is not stupid. He guessed Sheng Ze's implication after a little thought. After thinking about it for a while, he came up with a plan.
"Okay, let's discuss this today. You all go down first. Cheng San and Cheng Yun stay. This general still has something to ask you." Liang Cheng waved his hand to let the others leave.
When there were only three people left in the room, Ling Yun consciously retreated to the door.
Sheng Ze and Liang Cheng looked at each other for a moment, and then Liang Cheng bowed and said, "Your Highness, the current situation is not favorable to us. I wonder if you have any good countermeasures?"
"That's not necessary," Sheng Ze held Liang Cheng's arm. "I've said before, there's no Crown Prince here, only General Zhenbei and Cheng San. General Liang is someone even the Queen Mother trusts, so I naturally trust him as well."
Liang Cheng insisted, "There is a difference between the high and the low. I am only where I am today because of the grace of Your Majesty. You are the ruler and I am the subject. The etiquette between ruler and subject cannot be abolished."
Sheng Ze pondered for a moment and said, "The past cannot be reversed. If the general continues to treat me like this in the future, I will have no choice but to leave this place and find another way to avenge my mother."
That position was taken by Sheng Zhan, what kind of king is he?
"Your Highness, absolutely not!" Liang Cheng was anxious, but soon calmed down. "Since Your Highness thinks highly of me, Liang Cheng, then I will be generous for once and treat you as your nephew. I hope Your Highness will not blame me."
Sheng Ze curled his lips and smiled, "That's great."
"Let's not talk about anything else. What can we do better in our current situation?" Liang Cheng is a frank and straightforward person. After not dwelling on the identity issue, he immediately brought the topic to business.
Sheng Ze looked at him with a smile and asked, "General, don't you already have the answer in your mind?"
Liang Cheng paused, then burst into laughter. "As expected of you, you are the Third Young Master of Diancheng. I do have some ideas in mind, but I need to discuss them with you. Perhaps you have a better plan."
Sheng Ze nodded slightly, "Well, I have some superficial opinions here, General, please listen to them first."
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