"That's right, there are pickles made of cabbage!" Li Xiu never expected that the little official admitted shamelessly, and had a look of taking it for granted. It seemed that it was no big deal to do so.

"Nostalgic! The account book clearly states cabbage and sea salt, but you told me that there are only pickles. If the army asks me for the cabbage in the account book, can you still turn the pickles into cabbage?" Li Xiu couldn't help but scolded him angrily when he heard this. This was the army, which he thought should be the most rigorous place, but such mistakes actually happened, which was simply unforgivable!

"This..." Seeing Li Xiu get angry, the little official was also startled. He didn't expect Li Xiu to have such a big reaction, but then he explained with a grievance, "Don't be angry. Although there are cabbages in the account book, even if the army wants cabbages, we can still send the pickles, because this is a common practice in the army!"

"Conventional example? What does it mean?" Li Xiu asked with a calm face when he heard this.

"The Duke of the State does not know that because fresh vegetables are difficult to preserve, and they are afraid of being pressed or touched during transportation, and they are easily rotten and spoiled when piled together. Therefore, the vegetables transported to the army in the rear are usually mixed with sea salt to make pickles, and there are also meat. The transportation of live livestock is even more troublesome. After slaughtering, it cannot be stored for too long, so they are all made into bacon or bacon. These are unwritten rules in the army." The clerk explained again.

"Pickles are pickles, and bacon is bacon, why not indicate it in the account book?" Although what the other party said made some sense, Li Xiu still said very annoyedly, after all, such things can be big or small, especially the strict military law, which may even cause death.

Seeing Li Xiufa so angry, the little official didn't dare to speak again this time, but Li Xiu knew that this kind of thing could not be blamed on this little official. After all, the account book was not something he could change, so Li Xiu immediately took the account book to Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben, intending to question how they handled this matter?

When Li Xiu found Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben, the two were discussing matters in the Governor's Office. When he saw Li Xiu walking in angrily, he immediately asked in surprise: "What's wrong with the Duke?"

"You can see it yourself. The account book clearly states cabbage and sea salt, but when it comes to the warehouse, it turns into pickles. You won't know these things, right?" Li Xiu threw the account book in front of them and said, "All the supplies in and out need to pass through the hands of Xu Jingzong and the others, and the account book was also recorded by them personally, so this matter must be inseparable from them.

When he heard that Li Xiu was angry about this, Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben looked at each other, and then smiled helplessly: "The prince-consort doesn't know. In fact, the reason why this happened is not because we cheated, but because we were forced to do it. Even the generals in the army agreed with us doing this."

"How is that possible? Are those generals rather eating pickles than fresh vegetables?" Li Xiu asked back without believing Xu Jingzong's explanation.

"The prince-consort doesn't know that the dietary regulations in the army are very strict. For example, the meat and vegetables consumed every day are fixed, but meat and vegetables are not easy to store and are troublesome to transport. In the past and rear, vegetables and meat are sent in accordance with the military regulations, but most of them have rotten and deteriorated after delivery and cannot be eaten at all. In comparison, although pickles and bacon are not as delicious as fresh, they are always better than rotten vegetables and smelly meat!" At this time, Cen Wenben also patiently explained that they also wanted to write clearly in the account book, but the regulations on the above are very strict, and vegetables and meat must be checked through the above, so they can only write according to the above regulations.

When Li Xiu heard that there was such a thing, he couldn't help but frown. He knew that the food consumption standards in the army were set by the court, and they did not have the right to change them, but some regulations were really unrealistic, so these so-called common examples appeared, which were actually the hidden rules below.

"Is this kind of thing big or small? You can draw a memorial to explain the disadvantages of this situation and hand it over in my name to avoid such a problem in the future!" Li Xiu considered it and said, "It would have changed if I didn't know it before, but now that he has encountered it, he naturally cannot ignore it."

When they heard that Li Xiu wanted to take care of this matter, Xu Jingzong and Cen Wenben were both shocked and hurriedly agreed. In fact, they hated such things, but they had no choice. Now that Li Xiu is willing to write a letter to the court, he will definitely receive the attention of His Majesty, and there is no need to do so many tricks in the future.

On the seventh day after Li Xiu and his friends arrived in Shuozhou, Li Jing and his group finally arrived here. Then they immediately summoned Zhang Gongjin and others to discuss military affairs at the military camp outside the city. General Li Xiu was in charge of logistics and naturally participated in this pre-war meeting. However, after the father and son met, there was almost no communication. At most, Li Jing asked about logistics matters, and Li Xiu also answered truthfully. Finally, Li Jing discussed with Zhang Gongjin for a long time and finally decided to officially fight against the Turks in three days.

After the meeting, Li Xiu wanted to leave immediately, but he didn't expect that he would be stopped by Hong Funn, who had been waiting for a long time, and then pulled him to the tent where he lived and said, "Xu'er, thank you for your hard work this time. I didn't expect that our mother and son would have a day to fight side by side."

"Mother was joking. The child just stayed in the rear to dispatch military supplies. How could he compare with his mother? However, the risk on the battlefield is too great. Mother, you should be careful!" Li Xiu also replied with a smile at this time. He still respected Hongfu Nu very much, but Li Jing would forget it, anyway, there was no relationship between them.

"Haha, I won't go on the battlefield like your father and the others. At most, I will help him manage some chores in the military camp, and there is no danger. However, this expedition is of great importance. Your father has worked hard for this matter for a while, and even his hair has turned much white." Hong Fu Nu said again at this time, and Li Jing was mentioned both inside and outside, as if he wanted to bridge the rift between Li Xiu and his son.

However, Li Xiu did not respond when he heard this. After all, there was no room for ease between him and Li Jing. Of course, he could not bear to refuse Hong Funu's kindness, so he could only remain silent.

Seeing that Li Xiu refused to respond, Hong Funu couldn't help but sigh. Then she thought of another thing. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said: "Xu'er, I know you hate your father, but there is something that concerns him. I still want to hear your opinion. After all, this is a major event that concerns our Li family's life and death!"
Chapter completed!