"What happened?" Li Er asked curiously.”
Yuchi Jingde wiped away his snot and tears."Your Majesty, that bastard Fang Jun detained our housekeeper in the camp and crippled hundreds of servants. We were so angry that we went to reason with him. Who knew that Fang Jun would set up a banquet!”
"How is this a trap?"
Li Er's curiosity was piqued.
These six dukes had fought with him and helped him ascend to the throne. Their character could not be clearer, but to say that they were being manipulated by Fang Jun, who was only sixteen years old, was really unbelievable.
"This is also our fault for being careless!"
"Fang Jun prepared the Hongmen Banquet for us, but the food we ate was prepared for the Dragon Slaying Guards. He sent away 3,000 new Dragon Slaying Guards in advance…" Li Jing said with a blush.
"Send away three thousand new soldiers!"
"It means that my son is giving you face and won't let you lose face in front of those newcomers." Fang Xuanling interrupted.”
"That's true."
Qin Qiong said faintly," But after we finished eating, those 3,000 new recruits suddenly came back. When they saw what was left of our food, they thought that they had eaten all of their food. They all looked at us like enemies. If it wasn't for the fact that they were wary of our status as High Dukes, they would probably have the heart to eat us alive.”
"This kid is too vicious!"
"If word of this gets out, how will we lead troops in the future?" Hou Junji angrily asked. How could he control the soldiers under him? How will the history books evaluate us in the future just by stealing the Dragon Slaying Guard's food? Fang Jun wants us to lose our reputation and go down in history, Your Majesty!!”
Li Er was speechless.
Fang Xuanling was speechless.
"Your Majesty, please seek justice for us!"
The six High Dukes kowtowed in grief,""Help us clear our names. Don't let us go down in history because of this!!”
"It shouldn't be that serious."
Fang Xuanling smiled embarrassedly.
"You are a civil official, not a military general!"
Yuchi Jingde glared at him fiercely and said angrily,""This matter may seem like a small matter, but there is no small matter in the military. Once this matter is spread out, what will happen if the army imitates it? If we can rob the new soldiers of their food today, we can deduct their food and pay in the future. We have to guard against the ants 'nest in the dyke thousands of miles away!!”
"Haven't you heard of the principle of stealing things today and stealing the country in the future?”
Zhangsun Wuji added,""There is no child's play in officialdom. In the annals of history, how many wise officials and generals didn't have their entire families exterminated because of a small matter?”
Li Er's expression changed drastically, and Fang Xuanling was also drenched in cold sweat. He cursed Fang Jun in his heart. He had just caused a mess, and now he was slandering the six High Dukes. It seemed that he had no choice but to use the family law!
"Men!"
After careful consideration, Li Er said,""Pass down the decree, summon Fang Jun into the palace!"
"Yes!"
Li Junxian clasped his hands.
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Dragon Slaying Guard camp.
The three thousand hungry newcomers sat on the ground in satisfaction, savoring the dishes made by General Longxu. Only now did they realize that the table just now was only part of the dinner, and the food left for them had been hidden by Fang Jun.
The fragrance that made one drool filled the air and did not dissipate for a long time.
Fang Jun and the eight officers sat together, chatting and laughing.
In his heart, Fang Jun was truly surprised by the performance of this group of newcomers. They could actually walk twenty li in fifteen minutes, and couldn't help but sigh at the power of delicious food.
"General!"
Wang Meng looked at the clean dishes and looked at Fang Jun with eager eyes,"In the future, can we eat such delicacies like today?”
The others looked up at him with hope.
"Of course!"
Fang Jun smiled." No one can starve you. You are the future pillars of the Great Tang, the knife of the Son of Heaven that His Majesty will sweep across the world. From now on, your meals will be prepared in this manner. At least four dishes and one soup. Eat as much rice and steamed buns as you want!"”
"Thank you, General!"
The three thousand new recruits shouted happily.
The first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Empire was not as prosperous and peaceful as it would be a decade later. Now, there were countless plagues of war and locusts. It was God's grace to be able to eat a full meal. It was simply an extravagant hope to eat like this every day.
"But remember!"
"The more food you eat, the more training you'll have to put in. Xue Rengui, remember what I said today. From now on, you'll train according to this!"”
"General, please explain!"
Xue Rengui cupped his fists with a serious expression.
Fang Jun thought about his words and slowly said,"Gather at dawn every day. In the morning, wear your dragon scales and cross country for 50 miles. If you can complete 20 miles in 15 minutes, 50 miles in 25 minutes shouldn't be too difficult.”
Hiss…
The faces of the 3,000 recruits turned pale.
The 20-mile round trip from the camp to Chang 'an City had almost cost them their lives. They had been able to persevere until the end because of their desire for delicious food. Fang Jun had doubled the amount of training with just one word. How could they complete this?!
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