Chapter 74: Records of Loyalty
"There is a mulberry forest ahead. Let's set up camp there."
"only!"
Su Ze has confirmed the water source next to the mulberry forest ahead through the telescope. This is the perfect place to set up camp mentioned in Yafu's military book.
The lens of the telescope was hand-polished by a skilled jeweler, and the tube was also made of copper by the jeweler. Its accuracy was only mediocre, but it was sufficient for hunting ground reconnaissance.
Su Ze pointed to the woods not far away. After two hunting expeditions, many Han Yulin had naturally followed Su Ze's lead and treated him with more respect than their superiors in the Yulin Army.
The two hunts were very fruitful, and most people had already accumulated enough prey to enter the next round, but no one wanted to leave because everyone understood that following Su Ze would definitely bring more gains.
Sure enough, after arriving at Sanglin, Su Ze quickly found a place to set up camp. Su Chao quickly took over the command and began to arrange for the riders to take their horses to the river to drink water in turns, and also arranged for everyone to take out dry food and prepare to eat.
In fact, it can be seen that this was the first time that Su Chao arranged the camp, but he quickly arranged everything and made sure that no one could find any fault.
Su Ze could only sigh that Su Chao's ability was really strong.
If the system could not mark teammates, Su Ze would not be able to accurately say the names of the Yu Lin in the team every time. However, without any plug-ins, Su Chao memorized the names of all the Yu Lin in the team in just one hunting session, and even figured out their temperaments and personalities.
Even when Su Ze asked about everyone's performance in the hunt, Su Chao could perfectly tell their merits and demerits, and everyone agreed with him.
So during the second hunting, Su Ze did not let Su Chao leave the field, but asked him to stand outside and record everyone's merits and faults.
Su Cho quickly adapted to these tasks. After the hunting was over, he pointed out the mistakes of several people and commended several Yu Lin who had shot and killed more prey. The numbers he gave were exactly the same as the numbers calculated by each person themselves, and he quickly gained the respect of everyone.
He is indeed a genius in logistics. A famous minister like Su Chao in history should be better than an orange-ability follower, right?
Su Ze handed the task of setting up camp to Su Cho. After everything was done, Su Cho, who was already exhausted and sweating profusely, finally breathed a sigh of relief and came to the river to find Su Ze who was brushing the horse.
After seeing Su Ze, Su Chao opened his mouth and fell silent again.
Su Ze saw what was on his mind and asked, "Ling Chuo, do you have anything to tell me alone?"
Su Chao finally said, "I heard that Lord Li once recommended Brother Su to the General of the Cavalry, and General Li also praised Brother Su very much, saying that if there is a chance to open a government in the future, he will definitely recruit Brother Su."
Su Ze saw through Su Chuo's thoughts, and asked with a smile, "Ling Chuo doesn't want me to join the Qinghe Palace, right?"
Su Chuo looked at Su Ze in surprise. Su Ze said, "Ling Chuo had strongly recommended me to join the Qinghe Palace before. How come you suddenly changed your mind?"
Su Cho took a breath and said, "In the past, I have heard about the deeds of King Qinghe from my brother. Today, I met King Qinghe and heard something."
"Oh?"
Su Chao whispered, "After the last incident at Yongning Temple, I heard from my brother that the Queen Mother deliberately ignored Prince Qinghe and even took away his badge, not allowing him to enter or leave the Forbidden City."
Su Ze had also heard about this matter. Since Prince Qinghe had supervised the construction of Yongning Temple, it was normal for the Queen Mother to be suspicious of Prince Qinghe because of the assassination.
Su Cho said, "Because of this incident, the Prince of Qinghe summoned his scholars to compile a book called "Xian Zhong Lu" to present to the Queen Mother." "At the banquet earlier today, the Prince of Qinghe also asked my brother if I could join his school and help him compile the "Xian Zhong Lu."
After listening to Su Cho's words, Su Ze finally understood why his attitude changed so quickly and he actually advised him not to join the Qinghe Palace.
According to later generations, Prince Qinghe's actions were too low-level. In order to regain the trust of the Queen Mother, he actually had to compile a book in his mansion that collected the names of loyal ministers from all dynasties?
What is this? Is this playing politics like a game of house?
It can only be said that after the death of Emperor Xiaowen, including the sudden death of Emperor Xuanwu, the intensity of the court struggles in the Northern Wei Dynasty was too low, resulting in nobles such as Prince Qinghe being "protected" too well.
The only political struggle that could be considered fierce was between the two "powerful ministers" Gao Zhao and Yu Zhong. In fact, these two powerful ministers were the lowest among all the powerful ministers in history, and it didn't take much effort to defeat them.
Facing the attack from the forces opposing him in the court, Prince Qinghe came up with the idea of staying at home and compiling "Xianzhonglu" in order to regain the trust of Empress Dowager Hu?
This is outrageous.
Su Ze knew the result in the history books better. It turned out that after Empress Dowager Hu saw the "Records of Xianzhong", she was "moved" by the loyalty of Prince Qinghe and "was vindicated". She actually accepted Prince Qinghe Yuan Yi again and allowed him to enter and leave the palace freely again.
Empress Dowager Hu and Prince of Qinghe Yuan Yi, this pair of talented people, never let people down when driving the shabby carriage of the Northern Wei Dynasty. When they encountered a rough road down the mountain, they would wave the whip without hesitation to make the carriage break apart faster.
Even the young Su Chao looked down upon such low-level operations, so he persuaded Su Ze not to join the Qinghe Palace.
Su Chao finished speaking in one breath and looked at Su Ze worriedly. He also felt that these words were too polite.
Joining the team as a forward selection is a major event that affects Su Ze's future. How could he change his mind just because of one of his words?
Moreover, Su Ze has been preparing for a long time to participate in the selection of forwards. Obviously, he has already hunted so many prey. How can he just give up?
"Based on Lingchuo's knowledge, what is the best solution now?"
Su Chao opened his mouth and said, "Since Brother Su is determined to join the Qinghe Palace, then..."
Su Chao raised his head and said in surprise: "Wait! Brother Su also agrees with my idea and is not going to join the Qinghe Palace?"
Su Ze said, "Didn't Ling Chuo persuade me not to join the Qinghe Palace? Why are you asking me this? My question is, if I don't join the Qinghe Palace, what is the best place to go?"
Su Chao said without hesitation: "Of course, we should stay in Yulin and wait and see what happens."
"why?"
"When a country is about to change, it must place importance on military men."
Su Ze now really looked at Su Cho in a different light. As the saying goes, a duck knows first when the river water is warm in spring, but if someone can make an accurate prediction when the water is not yet warm, he is not an ordinary person.
You must know that the Northern Wei Dynasty has been peaceful for twenty years since Emperor Xiaowen's reform, and all officials and ministers have been indulged in the dream of prosperity and debauchery. Even sober ministers like Li Daoyuan and Li Chong only saw external threats. Only Su Cho, a young man far away from the court, actually saw the signs of chaos in the Northern Wei court. Isn't this seeing the big picture from the small details?
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(End of this chapter)