Chapter 1274 The Quan clan and the war horse(2/2)
Quan Cong's second son, Quan Zhi, couldn't bear it at first, and finally asked with a trembling voice.
Princess Quan did not answer, but glanced at everyone again.
Finally, his eyes fell on Quan Cong.
Compared to the restless Quan Ji, his father Quan Cong is much calmer.
After all, he is General Wei of Wu State, and he has never seen many storms in his life.
Not to mention marrying the eldest princess of the Wu Kingdom.
If others don't know, doesn't Quan Cong himself know how much his prince is favored by His Majesty?
Not to mention that the third prince has not been officially established as a prince yet. Even if he becomes a prince, he is still a prince!
Is it possible to surpass His Majesty?
So he has some confidence.
However, he also knew that what Princess Quan said was not all alarmist, but a real possible risk.
Quan Cong thought for a long time before slowly speaking:
"What Mr. Xi said is not unreasonable."
He raised his head and looked back at Princess Quan:
"Then based on what Mr. Xi sees, how should we respond?"
Isn't this what Princess Quan is waiting for?
But finally a mysterious smile appeared on her face:
"Don't worry, Alang. What I said so much is just to remind Alang not to be careless, lest someone deliberately targets our family without knowing it."
As she spoke, she pretended to sigh again:
"Nowadays, Dawu is in a troubled time. Some things don't mean that we can avoid them if we want to. Therefore, it is always good for us to make some preparations in advance."
Hearing Princess Quan's words, Quan Cong's heart skipped a beat!
this……
What's the meaning?
Is the Quan family really going to be forced into an extremely dangerous palace dispute?
Thinking of this, Quan Cong finally lost his temper and couldn't help but ask:
"Xijun, why don't you speak more clearly? It's worrying to be so confused."
At this point, Princess Quan didn’t want to tell the truth:
"Alang, things are still unclear now. There are some things that I don't dare to say. Besides, even if I say it, it will only increase my worries. Alang, please be patient and wait and see."
Seeing that the Quan family members still looked ugly, Princess Quan felt slightly proud, knowing that she had persuaded them.
However, her face did not reveal anything. Instead, she slowed down her voice and comforted:
"I said, I reminded you of this, just to prepare for a rainy day."
Probably to give them some confidence, Princess Quan sneered again:
"In my opinion, what if the third prince is established as the prince? Can it be said that the overall situation has been decided? The former prince has been the prince for so many years, shouldn't he just say that he is gone?"
This statement is already considered treasonous!
Even Quan Cong was shocked:
"Please be careful what you say, Mr. Xi! Don't bring disaster to our family!"
Princess Quan laughed, although there was some disapproval on her face, she did not say any more.
Instead, she stood up and prepared to leave, but before leaving, she said one more sentence:
"What I said today are all close relatives of my entire family, so they will not be leaked, right?"
Quan Cong took a deep look at Princess Quan, and finally nodded slowly.
"That's natural."
In Quan Cong's view, although Xijun didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious that there was something behind his words.
The eldest princess is favored by His Majesty and can enter and leave the palace freely. Naturally, she knows many things that outsiders do not know.
Quan Cong believed that what she said was definitely not an accidental mistake.
Besides, as Xijun said, Dawu was in a troubled time at this time, and the Quan family was a relative of the emperor, and he was an important minister in the court.
There are some things that you cannot avoid even if you want to.
Since we can't avoid it, we can only act according to the situation.
What's more, when he thought about the discussion of merit in the Shouchun battle, Quan Cong felt extremely aggrieved and also quite resentful.
Although the Quan family is not as good as the Lu family in Wu County, they are not necessarily afraid of trouble.
In the fifth year of Chiwu in the Kingdom of Wu, Sun Quan officially issued an edict to confer Sun He, the third prince's son, as the crown prince, and to make Nangong the prince's living quarters.
This was something that many people expected, and it also relieved many subjects who were concerned about the stability of Wu State.
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In the spring of the fifth year of Yanxi's reign in the Han Dynasty, God rarely lost his temper. The weather was relatively normal and the rain was good. It was a spring day suitable for farming.
However, for Wu's army, there was one more worrying thing, and that was the loss of war horses.
Last year, after the two countries Wu and Han conquered the Wei rebels, the two sides sent personnel to each other. They were all considered successful and returned to their respective countries.
The formation of Wu's cavalry army was finally on track.
Then Emperor Sun discovered that if he wanted to form a cavalry army, it did not mean that he had a general to lead the team, horses, and harnesses.
The soldiers still have to practice.
Although with the three-piece cavalry set, training cavalry is much easier and takes much less time than before.
But the infantry can recruit as many men as they want, and then after a short period of training, they can be driven onto the battlefield.
But the cavalry cannot.
Cavalry is a combination of man and horse.
Not only must people be able to understand military orders, but they must also control the horses to follow them.
Not to mention the people from Jiangdong who are good at sailing but not good at riding horses.
That requires a lot more practice.
The battlefield life of a war horse is very short.
The more frequently it is used, the faster the horse will retire.
In addition to the above, Da Wu's war horses also faced an extremely serious problem:
That is, the war horses rented and bought from the Han Dynasty were not very adapted to the climate of Jiangdong.
The climate in Jiangnan is humid, and many horses' hoofs are prone to rot.
In addition, the Wu army did not have experience in caring for a large number of war horses, which also led to poor management of the war horses in the army.
At the beginning of spring, it happens to be the time when war horses are at their weakest. Many horses become sick due to poor care or incorrect feeding, so that they cannot be ridden.
This caused the non-wartime losses of Wu's war horses to become even greater.
It was so big that it made Sun Quan feel distressed.
Just after the crown prince was crowned, the snow in the north was almost melting, so Emperor Sun couldn't wait to send people to Chang'an to ask for help.
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"Qin School Affairs, if something goes wrong with your Wu Kingdom's war horses, you can't blame us, right?"
In the Grand Sima's Mansion in Chang'an, Feng Da Sima looked in disbelief at Qin Bo, who had rushed over from Jiangdong and was covered in dust.
"The war horses we handed over to you were all carefully selected to make sure there was nothing wrong with them."
"Your own poor management and poor care are your own problems. Now that you come to me and tell me this, do you still want me to compensate you?"
The plan for the year begins with spring.
It's rare that God has shown kindness this year.
Coupled with a war last year, except for the strategic reserve warehouse of Shu, the grain reserves in other places in the Han Dynasty were almost exhausted.
Supervising this year's spring plowing work is the top priority.
Not to mention Feng Da Sima, even the emperor of the Han family personally went to Bashui to inspect the spring plowing a few days ago.
The big men are going up and down, how can anyone be free?
In the two months since the beginning of spring, Feng Da Sima had been extremely busy, and when he finally had some free time, Emperor Sun of Wu State hurriedly sent people from the school affairs office over.
Chapter completed!