Governor please stay

Chapter 156
The weather was gloomy, and the white snow on the ground left countless footprints, including those of people, horses and other livestock.There is a team full of luggage, marching mightily on the hard frozen soil.

On both sides of the bushes, you can occasionally see corpses that died of freezing, starvation and fighting, which makes people feel entangled.

At the front of the team, Liu Yishou was riding on a horse, wearing the military uniform of an ordinary soldier, not even a piece of leather armor.They have been walking for a long time, and along the way, there are such scenes, which seem to be worse than Hebei.

Liu Yishou looked ugly, and Yu Jin, Wang Wei, Yang Min and others beside him were too silent to speak.The situation in Qingxu Land is much worse than they imagined, and there is no capital to live here at all.

The craftsmen who came with them were not engaged in agricultural production.When it's time for spring plowing, if there are not many farmers who can plow the fields, this team may even have problems eating.

Although the rations they brought were terribly large, they were all "dead water". Even if they could last for a year, what would they do next year?What's more, these grains are simply not enough to feed these tens of thousands of people for a year.

Marching along the Beiji River all the way, but it seems that the big and small cities along the way are almost abandoned. The guide who led the march came across by chance in the mountains and forests in the direction of Juyeze.

The apparent order of the Land of Green and Xu has been destroyed. No one knows how many people will come out to work and how many people will die silently when this winter is over and next year's spring plowing.

"The imperial court's handling of the war in the north was a bit sloppy. The north was in chaos, and the refugees went south, and they were diverted to the land of Qingxu and could not be properly resettled. In addition, this place has been in a long-term tug-of-war with Liang Guo, and the princes of the Yuan family expropriated .

Falling into today's field, although it is puzzling, it is also reasonable. "

Yu Jin sighed, if they had expected that the land of Qingxu had been so dilapidated, they certainly wouldn't have told Yuan Ziyou that they would come here to "put down the rebellion" after they successfully attacked Luoyang.

It feels better to go to Huainan!
"What happened to the dead people we saw along the way? It stands to reason that the war hasn't come here yet."

Liu Yishou turned his head in doubt and asked Wang Weidao beside him.

"My lord, have you ever heard of raising Gu?"

Wang Wei said in a deep voice: "The chaos in the six towns, the north began to raise Gu, and the land of Qingxu is not raising Gu. Now that Gu King Xing Gao has come out, the refugees who can't survive will naturally go to Xing Gao.

As for Yang Dun and Yang Kan, they were supposed to be prominent figures in Qingxu Land, but now they think about life and death. Who cares about the life and death of ordinary people? "

Wang Wei's words are thought-provoking. To put it simply, there are not many choices for all kinds of people in the land of youth.

Earlier, it was Liang Guo who successively launched offensives on the Lianghuai front. At that time, although Er Zhurong hadn't made a move in Luoyang, the rebellion of the Six Towns had already broken out.The imperial court dispatched elite soldiers from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River to the north to quell the chaos. For example, Li Chong and his trilogy, who suppressed the army of the Southern Liang Dynasty, were used as trump cards by the imperial court of the Northern Wei Dynasty, resulting in the emptiness of troops on the Huaihe River front.

The imperial court had to recruit civilians to join the army on a large scale locally.If there are more soldiers, there will be fewer farmers, and state and county soldiers and horses are still a human resource that is easily consumed.Many people died in the war with Nanliang (mainly more defeats than victories).

The consequence of this is that the people's livelihood in the land of Qingxu is withered.Then the imperial court came up with a bad idea and asked the refugees from the north to enrich the land that had been vacated by the war in the land of Qingxu.

In the end, the external forces, mainly the refugees from Youzhou and Hebei, intensified the conflicts with the big local households in Qingxu!The final result was the "Gu King" Xing Gao, but the whole process was full of tyranny and killing.

One city after another was abandoned, and countless people died of various reasons.

Now there are more than 10 households under Guang Xinggao's command, and tens of thousands of people with their families!
To put it bluntly, if people with normal brains in Qingxu land don't have weapons on their backs, who would like to stay in the city?
Or, lead a team to Beihai (Weifang, Shandong) to make trouble, and follow Xing Gao's "Han Kingdom".Either follow Yang Kan and prepare to go south to hang out with Liang Guo.There are also a small number of people, mainly from the rich and powerful families in Qingxu, who have followed Yang Dun's suggestion and opposed Yang Kan.

Of course, there are also people who have the right and left, jump left and right, and there is no shortage of various fancy ways of playing. In short... that's it, but it's just intrigue.

"These people on the side of the road were not killed by Xing Gao, they were ambushed by the refugee team hidden nearby. Look at these horseshoe prints, they were not left by us."

Yu Jin got off his horse and pointed to the man who was leaning against a bare tree stump, who seemed to be asleep.If it wasn't for a big hole in his abdomen and blood everywhere.

Liu Yishou also dismounted to check. Soon, he found a hidden bamboo tube under the man's buttocks, sealed with wax.

"It seems to be a messenger, but in order to deceive people, he didn't wear Wei Jun's uniform, and he probably wasn't Wei Jun. His identity is very confusing."

The team that killed this person probably didn't have much experience, and they didn't find the bamboo tube hidden behind him. There are only two possibilities.

Either the level of the refugee team is too low, but the clothes on this person have not been taken off, which is a bit inconsistent with the "personality" of the refugee team.

The rest can only be an explanation.

Liu Yishou pointed to a looming city in the distance, just across the river.

"I guess, the opposite side should not have fallen, and the ones who intercepted the messenger should be the scouts released by Yang Kan. They walked too far, and this city is on the other side. They chased and killed the messenger who slipped through the net. They got on their prancing horses and came after them. After killing people, they evacuated immediately, because this place is not safe for them.”

It has to be said that Liu Yishou's guess is reasonable.He opened the bamboo tube, read it himself first, and then spread the letter to all the generals. Sure enough, he guessed half right.

The letter was written by Yang Dun, and I'm afraid there were dozens if not hundreds of people who delivered the letter.This letter was a request for help from the Wei court, but it was not sent to Luoyang, but to a nearby city.

The letter stated that anyone in the Northern Wei government who received the letter must send the letter to Luoyang, saying that Yang Dun did not rebel against the court, but continued to fight to the death with his rebellious cousin Yang Kan in Yanzhou City.

Please the emperor trust the Yang clan, and don't execute the innocent Yang clan members in Luoyang city.

Liu Yishou looked at the big city opposite, then at the direction of the horseshoe prints, and sighed helplessly.

The unlucky courier probably wanted to send the letter to the city on the other side of the river, and the horseshoe prints came from the south, indicating that the pursuers came here, and the river was probably not frozen at that time, so the courier had nowhere to go. was shot here.

But now that the river has completely frozen over, the brigade can cross the Beiji River directly to the north!

"Yangdun, there should be news that we don't know. The city on the other side should be owned by someone, but I don't know..."

Wang Wei hesitated to speak halfway through his speech, and looked at Yang Xiaopang and Yang Min, who was with the old god, with provocative eyes.

"My lord, the one on the other side, if I haven't miscalculated the route, should be Xuchang City. There won't be another city of this size on the east side of Jishui."

Yang Min bowed his hands to Liu Yishou and said, "My lord, I'd like to go ahead and have a look. If Wei Jun is here, with Yuan Ziyou's edict to pry open Xuchang City, it shouldn't be a big problem."

Yuan Ziyou said in this imperial decree that all prefectures and counties in Qingxu must cooperate unconditionally with the "counter-insurgency army" led by Liu Yishou, and must not violate the law.If someone does not cooperate with the court's counter-insurgency work, they will be charged with "treason".

Liu Yishou has the right to kill first and then act later.

That is to say, as long as it is a city that is still willing to listen to the words of the Wei State Center, Liu Yishou can theoretically take over smoothly.

But whether he can take over successfully depends on Liu Yishou's own strength and skills.From ancient times to the present, there is no such thing as a piece of paper and some beautiful words that can run wild. Behind the paper is the portrayal and blessing of strength.

In places where power cannot be projected, even if the modern ambassador is as strong as Amei, the tribal armed forces will kill them if they want to, and even humiliate the corpse and take pictures.Liu Yishou did not dare to exaggerate the bloody example before his eyes.

He asked Yang Min with concern: "You go alone, does it matter?"

"Could it be that people in the city are more ruthless than Ge Rong?"

Yang Min didn't answer, but asked back.

Liu Yishou nodded slightly, Yang Xiaopang even dared to slap Ge Rong in the face when he recruited his son-in-law, and then fled into Han Xian's army.This chubby's courage is much greater than ordinary people imagined.

"Forget it, I'll send someone to take you across the river. Yuan Shikang, you can accompany Yang Min for a while, send him to the city and come back."

As an envoy entering the city, there is no essential difference between going to one person and going to a group of people.

Yuan Shikang glanced at Yang Min without saying a word, and crossed the ice-thick Beiji River with Yang Xiaopang, holding his saber.Liu Yishou looked at Yang Min's back thoughtfully, as if thinking about something.

"My lord, do you think Yang Min is not easy?"

Yu Jin asked in a low voice.

Liu Yishou said with some emotion:
"A lot of people are always scheming, but this Yang Xiaopang is quite decisive. Once he makes a decision, he will act immediately. If I didn't listen to him, but stayed in Linqiu City and refused to brave the severe cold to march. Once the weather gets warmer and the ice layer on the Beiji River becomes thinner, it will be no problem for the army to pass by, but it will be difficult to handle the food and supplies.”

Everyone was a little ashamed, because when Liu Yishou proposed to march to Xuchang City, many people opposed it.It was Liu Yishou who resisted all opinions and suggested that the army go to Xuchang City, and if it didn't work, he would do it again.

"It doesn't take a long time for an army to cross the river. Let's set up camp first. We really have too many things, and we have to guard against the sneak attack of the refugee team."

Yu Jin suggested to Liu Yishou.

"That's very good, first camp on the bank of the river, go to the woods to cut wood, and then dig ice to get water."

Liu Yishou gave the order.

……

The current season is almost the coldest time of the year.Yang Min didn't cross the river from the opposite bank until late at night, but he seemed to be excited, even a little carried away, which looked rather weird.

"What's the matter, you look like... enjoying your meal?"

Seeing Yang Min, Liu Yishou asked curiously.

Yang Min is not lecherous, but rather gluttonous.His current complexion looked as if he had eaten a delicious meal, and that sense of satisfaction seemed to melt on his face, even spilling out of his body.

"No, my lord, how can I care about eating? Guess who I met here? No, no, no, guess who I met here."

Yang Min said somewhat mysteriously.

"A group of people with the same surname as the lord, who claim to be the Liu family of Dongping, have various branches. Some say they are the descendants of Liu Yu, the fourth son of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, some say they are the descendants of Liu Cang, the prince of the Later Han Dynasty, and others. I won't mention it.

But one thing in common is that they are very kind to the lord! "

Yang Min asked and answered by himself, clinging to the word "goodwill".

"bona fide?"

Liu Yishou was puzzled, not knowing where this kindness came from.

Yang Min explained: "These people saw me and learned that there was a government soldier on the other side of the river, and their attitude was very cold. But when they heard that the lord was from Pengcheng and his surname was Liu, they changed their faces and became so enthusiastic that it made people feel at a loss. .

Moreover, he also persuaded Prefect Jia to open the city to welcome the lord and the army into the city! "

Ok?
The plot was a bit magical, and Liu Yishou hadn't turned the corner for a while.

"My lord, do you think this looks like Emperor Guangwu's entry into Hebei?"

Yang Min asked calmly.

"I'm from Pengcheng, but it doesn't mean I'm from the Liu family of Pengcheng."

Liu Yishou spread his hands helplessly and said.

He was indeed from Xuzhou, um, but that was more than 1000 years later.The ghost knows which branch of the Liu family his family came from.Besides, do you pay attention to this now?For the sake of power, the father still kills his son, and for the sake of desire, the younger brother still plays with his sister-in-law.

Liu Yishou believed that Gao Huan would not be relentless in killing senior officials now, if Er Zhurong ordered it.Of course, the future is another matter.

"My lord, it doesn't matter whether you are from the Liu family in Pengcheng or not. The important thing is that the largest family in Xuchang City, that is, the various Liu clans that are not in the same group now, needs a legitimate person to come out so that they can form a group. To deal with the dangerous green situation.

And the lord has soldiers and horses, food and grass, craftsmen, generals, and counselors in his hands, almost everything he wants!Just a piece of land is missing!
This is exactly what Mrs. Liu wanted most!
The lord must be mentally prepared. When he arrives in Xuchang City, there may be many cousins ​​who can't beat him! "

Yang Min pulled Liu Yishou's sleeve meaningfully, and said in a mysterious and low voice, "If God does not take it, you will be blamed. My lord, don't refuse, just do it!"

"Uh, isn't this what you originally planned?"

Liu Yishou looked at Yang Min with some doubts and asked.

"Well, I thought about it before. Anyway, I was idle, so I said a few more words to them. I didn't expect these people to be more shameless than those hungry and thirsty women. I didn't mention the matter of relatives, but they He took the initiative to say that he and the lord were probably relatives.

Let me think about it, since there is such a meaning here, and we are in urgent need of strengthening our strength, why not deal with them? "

Liu Yishou looked at the radiant Yang Min, sighed and nodded slightly: "That's fine, let's bring the army into the city tomorrow."

He thought secretly in his heart, sure enough, no family is a fuel-efficient lamp, once you have a rising trend, all kinds of dramas will start to play out in turn.

(End of this chapter)