Governor please stay

Chapter 516

Lou Zhao greeted Duan Shao and returned to Yecheng. Although he didn't say it directly, Duan Shao knew what he wanted to do.

Now that Lou Zhaoye is used to it, and he was injured last time, he never thought of coming to the front line of Fangtou. Everyone knows that this place is very dangerous, and Lou Zhao is quite a "life-saving" person.

Second, as a military supervisor, reporting important military information to Gao Huan is a serious official duty.The so-called "strategies" mentioned in Modolo's loan article really need to be discussed with Gao Huan.

Due to emotion and reason, Duan Shao has no reason not to let Lou Zhao return to Yecheng.And after this old man goes back, I'm afraid he will never come to Fangtou again.Thinking of this, Duan Shao felt uneasy for a while.

At this moment, he is staying in the signing room of the Fangtou city tower, thinking hard. In the current battle situation, Duan Shao has not figured out what Liu Yishou wants to do.

Because of Liang Jun's Northern Expedition, Gao Huan had to withdraw the army that attacked Jinyang, which was tantamount to Liu Yishou breaking the siege for Er Zhurong.Duan Shao felt that although this reason made sense, he always felt that something was missing.

In other words, Liu Yishou's morality is not so mediocre.

This Dudu Liu was naturally at odds with Er Zhurong, even if it was "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao", he would not do his best as he is doing now.He led the troops to go deep alone, and the pressure he undertook was not ordinary.

So much fuss, what are you trying to figure out?Could it be that he just smiled for Zhu Ying'e, the beautiful woman?Liu Yishou is not King Zhou You either!

"Father is right, I'm still too far behind Liu Yishou."

Duan Shao sighed softly, thinking of his father Duan Rong's evaluation of Liu Yishou in the past, now in retrospect, those words can be said to hit the nail on the head, every word is true.

At this moment, a soldier came in and whispered something in Duan Shao's ear.

"He actually came?"

Duan Shao nodded slightly and said to the soldiers: "Bring him here, don't make a fuss."

After a while, the soldiers brought a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, whose appearance was somewhat similar to Duan Shao's, and he seemed to be a relative by blood.

"Isn't Ah Ning in Jinzhou? Why did you come to Fangtou?"

Duan Shao frowned slightly and asked, the person who came was his brother-in-law Duan Anning.

"My father passed away due to illness, so I came here to inform my elder brother."

Duan Anning said with red eyes, the death of Duan Rong is no less than the sky falling at home.

The distance from Jinzhou to here is not close. In fact, the funeral has already been completed, and Duan Rong has also been buried.

"Father... has he passed away?"

Duan Shao sighed, but he didn't find it strange.Duan Rong's health was not good in the first place, and he didn't take good care of himself in the military for a long time. It would be very normal for him to die of a cold or something one day.

He just felt that the timing of his father's death was too unfortunate.These are difficult times.

"I see. I can't go home for the funeral because of military affairs. Please send my regards to my mother (stepmother)."

Duan Shao patted Duan An Ning's hand and said, his heart was very heavy, but he didn't cry.

"Brother, don't worry. When my father was dying, he had already arranged everything. This time I came here to deliver a letter to my brother. It's my father's last word."

Duan Anning took out a letter from his cuff, and handed it to Duan Shao with both hands.

Opening the envelope, he took out Duan Rong's handwritten letter and read it word by word. The expression on Duan Shao's face became more and more strange, and finally he put the letter on the oil lamp and lit it.

Under Duan Aning's astonished gaze, those few pieces of paper quickly turned into ashes and fell on the table, just like their father Duan Rong who had just passed away.

"What do you mean, brother? What did you write in the letter? What did your father say?"

Duan Anning asked puzzledly.

There is a saying that "seeing things and thinking about people", my father's last words before his death, no matter what, we should keep them. Duan Shao's doing this is a bit too much.

"By the way, father should ask you to give me a token, where is it?"

Duan Shao reached out to ask Duan Anning for it.

"Ah? Brother, I forgot it even if I didn't tell you. It's here. My father told me not to open it. The seal is still there."

Duan Anning took out a small long wooden box and handed it to Duan Shao.

"Okay, I already understand what my father means. There are still things that need to be discussed at home. You should go back to Jinzhou."

Duan Shao said calmly, with an expression as if it was not his father who died.

Duan Anning was a little dissatisfied, the young man couldn't hold his breath, so he blamed Duan Shao and asked: "Brother, it's justifiable for you not to go back to the funeral because of military affairs, but why are you so indifferent to your father's death?"

"Go back, don't engage in verbal disputes, it won't solve any problems."

Duan Shao waved his hands expressionlessly, signaling Duan Anning to get out of here.

"Wait until you go home, let mother beat you!"

Duan Anning put down a harsh word and left angrily.After he left, Duan Shao covered his forehead in pain.

The so-called adult means to express and prove yourself more with actions, rather than with weak words.

Young people can blow the cowhide so loudly that it is called ideals, or things like love.The sentence "Don't bully the young and poor" is the world's tolerance for young people.

But now Duan Shao is no longer a teenager!

Without Duan Rong, he became the head of the family, with no room for self-will, no qualifications to shirk, and even no excuses.

Duan Shao somewhat understands why his father Duan Rong has been "invisible" for ten years, because emotion itself is a kind of weakness, and protecting the family is the duty of the family.

Naturally, the fewer flaws, the better.

My words and deeds not only represent the individual, but also represent the family.

Duan Rong revealed a "secret" in the letter.

Back then in Luoyang, he and Liu Yishou worked together for a period of time, and even made jokes like "If you are rich, don't forget each other".At that time, Duan Rong betrothed Duan Shao's younger sister, Duan Shi, to Liu Yishou. Duan Shi was only two years old at that time.

It can be considered that Duan Rong was teasing Liu Yishou at that time.

Therefore, this should be just a harmless joke, maybe Liu Yishou has long forgotten about it.Theoretically speaking, this matter has already passed, and there is no need to mention it at all.

But now, it seems that this incident has not completely passed, because... Liu Yishou has developed, and it can even be said that he has soared into the sky unprecedentedly, and people have to look up to his existence.

In today's general situation of the world, Liu Yishou has already occupied a favorable position, and he can advance and retreat freely.One day, Gao Huan and his career will be destroyed and subverted by Liu Yishou, it is possible for this to happen.

Not even a small possibility.

Gao Huan and his brothers and children naturally had no way out, and could only go one way to the dark.But the Duan clan has no reason to die with Gao Huan, isn't everything just in case?
In case Gao Huan dies, is it possible that from the Duan clan down, everyone from the Duan clan will go to the underworld together?

It has to be said that Duan Rong was far-sighted, and he saw that Liu Yishou was not someone in the pool, he was indeed number one.

Now that Duan Rong handed over the key to Duan Shao, the meaning is very clear:
Now you are in charge of the family. It is up to you to decide whether or not to find a way out for the family. After reading the letter, burn the letter and don’t give anyone a handle.

If you are optimistic about Gao Huan and don't want anything else, then wait for the right time to marry Duan to one of Gao Huan's sons.If you think Gao Huan can't beat Liu Yishou, then that joke back then is no longer a joke, but a way out for the Duan family.

Everything is in your control, don't tell anyone in the family about it.

This is the last political legacy left by a father who is fully responsible for the family to his children.

But a good card needs to be played by a master. Whether to hand over this token to Liu Yishou, and whether the other party will accept it are two matters.

Duan Rong was afraid that he would have thought about these issues when he was seriously ill, but because of his health, he could no longer manage these things, so he had to let Duan Shao take over.After these years of experience, Duan Rong also believes that Duan Shao can handle this matter properly.

"Father, father, you really made a huge joke on me!"

Duan Shao wiped the tears from his face with the back of his hand, feeling very upset.

As Duan Rong said, he is very pessimistic about Gao Huan now, and thinks that Gao Huan will be suppressed to death as long as he fights Liu Yishou.

In the past, it could be said that Liu Yishou had a lot of talents under his command, and Liang Guo was rich and powerful.This time Liu Yishou went deep into Xingyang alone, and he personally managed it.Gao Huan no longer had any reason to say that Liu Yishou was relying on his subordinates.

Duan Shao tore off the seal on the small wooden box, and inside lay a golden hairpin that looked very inferior in workmanship. The style was very similar to that used by concubines in the Northern Wei court. Now many years have passed, and this style is no longer popular in Yecheng. .

Many fashionable and well-made hairpins have been handed down from Jiankang, and they are very popular among women in Yecheng, so this old and old style is very conspicuous: after all, it is not easy to buy now.

Duan Shao believes that this thing is the token that Liu Yishou gave Duan Rong when he was "engaged".Of course, people are shameless and invincible.Liu Yishou can also say that this is directed and acted by your Duan family.

Anyway, this matter is actually very casual.

Keep this hairpin to find a way out, or destroy it, or throw it away, give up thinking about it?

Duan Shao knew that as long as he kept things, he would always think about retreating.

"That's all."

Duan Shao shook his head, and put the wooden box with the golden hairpin close to his body.

After this incident, he seems to have a deeper understanding of loyalty and betrayal.

Father Duan Rong and Gao Huan are brother-in-law, have worked together for many years, and have a strong bond of interest.But Duan Rong has been trying every means to prepare for a retreat, even at that time, this kind of thing seemed like a complete joke!

Duan Rong is known as Gao Huan's loyal, hard-working master.But even for such a person, he left a way out for himself and his family.

Eight years ago!Duan Shao felt terrible just thinking about it!The human heart is as deep as the ocean!

Logically speaking, Duan Anning is actually qualified to read this letter.But Duan Shao was frightened by his father Pi Liyang Qiu's demeanor, and only then did he understand how terrible it is to lose his life if he doesn't keep secrets!

Duan Rong said in the letter, "Burn it after reading it, don't tell your family."

"King Gao, don't let yourself down. I, Duan, don't want to be a rebel."

Duan Shao said to himself with a wry smile.

To be honest, Gao Huan thinks highly of him, and Liu Yishou is his sworn enemy who has fought many times.If possible, he really didn't want to use the "secret weapon" left by Duan Rong.

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"Where Master Wang has passed, he wins food and follows him. The people in Henan all come out of Guo to greet each other, and they can see more than ten miles away. They are even more worried about the retaliation of the Wei army, and the whole family moves south to Jingxiang, Jianghuai and other places..."

In the study, Liu Yishou glanced at the "Summary of the Northern Expedition in the Third Year of Jianwen" written by Yang Xiuzhi, and the expression on his face could not be stretched anymore.

"My lord, do you think there is anything else that needs to be modified?"

Yang Xiu asked expectantly.

Liu Yishou sighed softly, took out a piece of paper from under the paperweight on the table, and handed it to Yang Xiuzhi.

With just one glance, the smile on Yang Xiuzhi's face disappeared immediately, and soon became as black as the bottom of a pot!
It was a letter written by Yang Min to Liu Yishou to report on the resettlement of the "disaster victims".It is said that Liang Jun robbed people everywhere in Henan and resettled them south, so that people's resentment boiled.

The conflicts between the refugees and the original residents in the resettlement areas continued, and they went their own way.In short, there were no big things, but small things kept going. Yang Min, who resettled the refugees, didn't have a good night's sleep, and felt more tired than going out with the army.

This is completely different from what Yang Xiuzhi wrote to whitewash Taiping.It is clear at a glance who is true and who is false.

However, Fatty Yang is indeed good at government affairs, and the resettlement of refugees in the later period was still properly handled.

After all, Liu Yishou and others had made sufficient preparations, and besides, Liang Guo's society is relatively stable and there is no war.After a short period of chaos, those victims were resettled and planted cotton on a large scale, or worked in workshops.

Those newly opened textile and papermaking workshops are operating at full capacity.The government then organized the refugees to build their own houses, dig ponds, and reclaim new fields, so that social order could return to normal.

Liu Yishou's Northern Expedition brought sufficient human resources to the south and provided the necessary conditions for large-scale reclamation of wasteland in the south of the Yangtze River.

From the reading between the lines, it can be seen that Yang Min still agrees with Liu Yishou's action of plundering the population to enrich Lianghuai, Jingxiang and other places.

There are also some shabby things about buying and selling people. Following the strategy of turning a blind eye and turning a blind eye that Liu Yishou said before, Yang Min didn't pursue it too much. He just recorded all the relevant incidents one by one and handed them over to Cui Xian. .

Thanks to the large number of ships used to transport the refugees, and the resettlement areas were assigned in advance, finally the tasks that Liu Yishou confessed were almost completed.

Now the layout that Liu Yishou conceived before the Northern Expedition has basically been completed.

Nanyingchuan County and Runan County were almost completely under military control, and ordinary people, including local big families, were all relocated to Jingxiang.Duguxin set up defenses in Nanyingchuan County, Zhao Gui set up defenses in Runan County, and Yu Jin had already led his elite troops to the vicinity of Changshe City.

In other words, as long as Liu Yishou feels that something is wrong, he can immediately retreat to the south and just fight and leave.

In the later period, we will slowly grind with Wei Guo, maintain the scale of the battle within [-] people, and then retreat to Nanyingchuan County little by little.Because the population size of Henan has been greatly changed, the Wei army going south to fight is tantamount to fighting on the outside line, and cannot get nearby supplies.

So at that time, in Nanyingchuan County and other places east of Nanyang, Liang Jun's supply line will be far shorter than that of Wei Jun, and it is not certain who will bully who by then!

"Forget it, you can write whatever you want for publicity."

Liu Yishou waved his hand indifferently and said.

As a propaganda mouth, you know everything you know, so don't be too harsh.

"My lord, the high officials sent people to ask us for help, and asked us to divide up our troops and station them in Beizhong City. Are you really ignoring them?"

Yang Xiuzhi asked curiously.

He just received the so-called "envoy" today, and that person acted as if he was bossy, and ordered Liu Yishou to lead troops to garrison Beizhong City to guard against Wei State's surprise attack.

"Has anyone gone?"

Liu Yishou asked with a smile, as if he didn't take these things to heart.

"No, I'm still resting in the posthouse."

"Tell them directly that this king believes in their abilities. The new army they formed will definitely have no problem defending Heyang Pass. Let them be more confident."

After finishing speaking, Liu Yishou lay down on the couch in the study, and began to close his eyes to rest his mind.

(End of this chapter)