Fu Song

Chapter 161
Luo Gang and Wei Wu were left behind with most of the guards guarding Xiao Yan and a few carts of local specialties, but Xiao Cheng led four or five people led by Han Kai and galloped along the way. Go to Yan'an Mansion.

Li Xu and Li Du came prepared this time, and they had a big plan. Xiao Cheng didn't want Ma Xing to panic for a while and make a wrong decision, thus ruining the hard-won victory of the Guangrui Army.

He was going to urge Ma Xing to fight to the death.

Of course, this requires risk.

Ma Xing needs to fight for his official position and reputation.

If he wins the fight, Ma Xing will really be famous all over the world and become a famous official in the world, and will be overshadowed by the rest of the feudal officials who sit in one side.

What if you lose the fight?Well, if he really wants to lose, he Ma Xing will lose his job and be dismissed, and his reputation will be stigmatized, and his eldest brother may be in danger, and he is close to death.

Along the way, Qingrui seems to be more serious than imagined.

Countless refugees are coming from all over to Yan'an Mansion.

When the news came, things developed uncontrollably. Rumors spread everywhere, and it was inevitable for the people to panic. Li Du's troops were still far away, and the people had already started to flee.

Leading the horse, stepping into Fenglin Town, carefully avoiding the fugitive refugees all over the street, Xiao Cheng became really worried for the first time.

There are at least tens of thousands of refugees gathered here, which is a problem that is more difficult to deal with than the enemy.

When the enemy came, it was nothing more than a matter of fighting to the death, but when these people came, the local officials had a headache.

Fenglin Town is only one step away from Yan'an Mansion.

Let them in, it will inevitably put great pressure on all aspects of Yan'an Fucheng, but if they are not allowed in, I am afraid that the political cost will be higher.

Walking all the way like this, Xiao Cheng heard several times that some people raised their arms and shouted to write a letter to the court, accusing the people of Ma Xing's fish and meat, disregarding the lives of the people, and not allowing the people to enter the Yan'an Mansion.

However, Xiao Cheng felt that Ma Xing did nothing wrong in this matter.

The incident happened so suddenly, it can be said that the city of Yan'an was unprepared. The various reserves of the entire city can at most guarantee the needs of the army and civilians in the city. How can it bear the sudden increase of tens of thousands of people?
What if the front can't withstand the attack of the Dingnan army, and the opponent's soldiers are approaching the city?Ma Xingjue might allow the city of Yan'an to be lost, which is now the location of his pacification envoy.If Yan'an City is lost, it means that Ma Xing has suffered a crushing defeat.

"Erlang, if these people stay here, it will be really dangerous if the Dingnan Army calls!" Han Kai looked at the disheveled refugees on the street with sympathy.

"You're overthinking!" Xiao Cheng said, "Scholar Ma is confident that Li Du won't be able to get here, so he would rather let the people scold him for a few days. It’s really bad if there are people with ulterior motives.”

"But these people have nothing to eat, no clothes, no medical care, and no place to live. They are afraid they will die," Han Kai said.

Xiao Cheng smiled slightly, "I think the magistrate who came to Fenglin Town will find a way to solve some difficulties."

From different perspectives, from different positions, and from different angles of looking at problems.

Whether it's Ma Xing or Xiao Cheng, they haven't considered at all what will happen to these people and what kind of losses they will suffer. What they think about is how to get through this crisis smoothly, and see if they can take advantage of it. What has been gained from this crisis?If not, why would Xiao Cheng rush to Yan'an mansion, go straight to Jingzhao mansion and then all the way back to Bianliang, how safe it is!
Han Kai is just a commoner, so he naturally has empathy for these fleeing people.

The city of Yan'an was completely under martial law, and troops were stationed a few miles away, and a cordon was set up to keep the fleeing people out.Of course, such a blockade would have no effect on Xiao Cheng. With the guards, he entered the Yan'an Mansion unimpeded along the way.

And what surprised Xiao Cheng the most was that Ma Xing let him in immediately after he was notified outside the appeasement mansion, instead of what Xiao Cheng imagined.

Originally, Xiao Cheng thought that Ma Xing would embarrass him, or humiliate him.

Ma Xingzhen did this, and Xiao Cheng was also ready to follow through. If we really want to talk about it, after all, he was the first to let others down.

But now it seems that Ma Xing's belly is really not ordinary.

It's no wonder that he was able to appease the envoy all the way, which has almost reached the peak that a courtier is about to reach. As long as he is transferred back to Bianliang, he will be a duo of two governments.

Of course, maybe Ma Xing just keeps this account in his stomach, and he will settle the account later when he finds an opportunity, but this is all for the future.

As long as the Xiao family becomes more and more prosperous and stronger in the future, Ma Xing will only keep this matter deep in his heart forever, and instead show the facts he tolerated to prove his deep feelings with Xiao family and get A powerful ally.

Everything has to speak with strength.

Xiao Cheng was still surprised when he saw Ma Xing.

The last time Xiao Cheng saw Ma Xing when he left Yan'an Mansion, he was so high-spirited and arrogant. Wherever he stood, the coercion radiated made Luo Gang, the son of the Prime Minister's mansion, sweat profusely, but today, But his eyes were sunken, his face was sallow, and his beard was disheveled. It was obvious that he hadn't taken care of it seriously for several days.

"Bachelor!" Xiao Cheng stepped forward and bowed his hands.

The officials and scribes in the room looked up at Xiao Cheng with surprise in their eyes, but they immediately lowered their heads and went about their own affairs. There are piles of official documents in front of each of them.

"Li Dan gave up on Suide City." Ma Xing stood in front of the huge map, beckoning Xiao Cheng to go over. "Without my order and without a serious fight with Li Du, he dared to abandon Suide City! What audacity!"

There was a fierce look in Ma Xing's eyes, Xiao Cheng had no doubts, if Li Dan appeared in front of Ma Xing now, Ma Behead would definitely chop off Li Dan's head.

Although Ma Xing was courageous and responsible, he had always been a staunch advocate, supporter and executor of the suppression of Li Xu's forces, but he was a civil servant after all, and had never really commanded any war before.The understanding of the battlefield situation is still at the rookie stage.

Unlike Ma Xing, Xiao Cheng had been educated in this area since he was a child. He was relieved to hear that Li Dan had given up on Suide City.

This Li Dan is really a character. It takes a lot of courage to make such a decision at this time.

At least, this Li Dan's military ability is above the passing line.

The main force of Suide's elite army was dispersed due to the previous mobilization. Most of the main force had already left Suide City and was heading towards Longzhou. It was obviously too late to return at this time.

How can Li Dan forcefully defend Suide City? With Li Du's shrewdness, he will definitely surround Suide City without fighting, and turn around to deal with the reinforcements that rushed over one by one. Go clean up Suide City.

If there are no soldiers to help from outside, there will be no city to defend inside. At that time, Li Dan will get nothing.

And in this way, Yan'an Mansion was completely exposed in front of Li Du.

Now, he voluntarily abandoned Suide City and led his troops to retreat, but his strength is still there. Next, this person will inevitably arrange another line of defense to compete with Li Du after retreating to a safe distance. As long as Ma Xing's reinforcements are received, then Counterattack can be deceived.

As long as the main force of the Suide army is still there, it will be difficult for Li Du to see Yan'an City.

Listening to Xiao Cheng's explanation, Ma Xing's tense expression slowly relaxed.

"Hearing what you said, what Li Dan did was right?"

Xiao Cheng looked at those people with complex expressions in the room, and sighed secretly in his heart. There may not be no one in this room who can't see this fact clearly, but for various reasons, they are unwilling to stand up for Li Dan or unwilling to take the lead. It's nothing but the misfortune of the pacifier under the fury of the touch.

"From a military point of view, there is nothing wrong with Li Tong's move." Xiao Cheng said.

"There is nothing wrong with the military, but what about other aspects?" Ma Xing said: "Liu Fengkui has a good relationship with me, and now he has written a chapter and played directly in Bianliang. Afraid that everyone is impeaching me right now?"

"It doesn't cost much to swear! Some people just open their mouths, and they can only swear but can't do anything practical. Would Bachelor Ma care about this?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Besides, as a bachelor, it's better to have fewer bullets. It’s not normal, if the impeachment list for impeachment of Bachelor Ma is as high as that of Bachelor Ma, then it proves that you are a real capable minister! The ministers of the two governments, my father and the others, are they impeached every once in a while? ?”

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Ma Xing laughed loudly, and he relaxed for a while: "You little hozen, you are talking nonsense. But after all, you are from Bianliang. I have seen a lot since I was a child. A son is not as good as you, and everyone was terrified when they heard so many bullets, and every day they persuaded me to defend myself, and I was scolded bloody."

"At this moment, it is natural to do things first, turn disadvantages into advantages, make things beautiful, and then beat those people's skins after everything is over, this is the most comfortable thing! "Xiao Cheng lowered his voice: "I think Bachelor Ma must have many enemies, and there are still many who must have been hiding in the dark before, and they will definitely jump out this time, and they will be dealt with at that time. There will be no obstacles for Bachelor Ma to govern on Shaanxi Road."

Ma Xing smiled, and took a deep look at Xiao Cheng, "Xiao Erlang is a family member, since you said that Li Dan's actions are all right, then come and explain for me, what should I do next? "

(End of this chapter)