Invincible son

Chapter 732 731 [The boat capsized]

After beheading Chen Xinjia, Pei Yue came to the edge of the steps and stood still, leaning his sword on the ground and said loudly: "Everyone in Chengjing City, this person is the Commander of Chengjingwei. Submit the law, so you should believe that the imperial court will never give up any of the people of Daliang, let alone let you starve to death."

If he had said these words when he first came, even if the common people were afraid of Beiwei Ying's strength and would not dare to refute, they might not believe it in their hearts, and sooner or later they would be instigated by people with ulterior motives.

however--

The marquis of Zhongshan's sword was still dripping with blood, so what they saw with their own eyes was certainly not a lie.As the so-called thousand words are worth a knife, Chen Xinjia used his own life to prove that Pei Yue's words are worthy of trust.

Dang even heard some people shouting: "Thank you, Marquis Pei!"

Pei Yue felt relieved, and continued to persuade: "Everyone, it is definitely not acceptable for you to walk around the imperial envoy like this, it will damage the dignity of the court. How about this, since you are the people in Chengjing City, you must live in each workshop Please leave ten people in each square as representatives, and the imperial envoy will definitely help you get food later. The rest go home first, don't gather here, how about it?"

As soon as this remark came out, the sorrowful faces of the people subsided a little, and they no longer forced themselves to make trouble.

After a commotion, there were only a few hundred people left outside the imperial envoy, and the rest dragged their tired bodies away, and the corpses of those civilians shot and killed by Chen Xinjia's orders were also brought back by their relatives.

Hearing the cries fading away, Pei Yue felt extremely heavy.

But at this moment, he didn't have time to be sad, so he turned to Deng Zai and said, "Transfer 500 people to escort Cheng Jingwei back to the camp. They are not allowed to leave the camp without my order. If the generals in the camp dare to make trouble, you can directly let Beiwei camp." Kill chickens to make an example to monkeys."

Deng Zai bowed and said, "Follow the order!"

This time Pei Yue rushed into the city with only 1000 Beiwei battalions, and the [-] cavalry led by Tang Linfen disappeared, not only because Pei Yue was confident that these [-] men could control the situation in the city, but more importantly, Tang Linfen had other important tasks. .

After stabilizing the situation, Pei Yue walked up to Han Gongduan and solemnly saluted, "I've seen Mr. Shenzheng."

Song Ximeng and Yin Luqi of the Chengjing Mansion standing next to him looked puzzled. Why did this Marquis of Zhongshan want to be arrogant and respectful?
Han Gongduan said with emotion: "You don't need to be too polite, Marquis Pei."

Pei Yue glanced at Song Ximeng, and immediately said softly: "Take out half of the grain in the Changping warehouse first, at least to ensure that the same thing as today will not happen again in the city."

Lu Qi looked around, wanting to dissuade but didn't have the guts.From his point of view, today's chaos is obviously planned by someone secretly, and the people in the city are far from exhausted. After all, the porridge shops of the major families have been open all the time.Although the porridge can only be called rice soup, it can always fill the stomach and not starve to death.

The prefectures and counties below are different, because one is not as deep-rooted as these big families in the city, and the two lack strong enough supervision. For more than a month, they have been supported by the grain in the four regular warehouses.

If the grain from the Changping warehouse is used to help the people in the city, there will definitely be problems in the prefectures and counties below.

It's just that standing in front of him is a prince, a politician, and his own superior, the governor of Qinzhou, so it's definitely not his turn to speak in such a situation.

Han Gongduan didn't agree immediately, instead he looked at Song Ximeng and asked, "What do Song Fangbo think?"

Song Ximeng pondered: "Now it seems that this is the only way to go. After all, Chengjing can't be chaotic. I'm ashamed to say that I'm the governor of Qinzhou, but I can't do anything with these local wealthy families. I know they have food, but... Sigh."

He cupped his hands and said: "Pei Hou, Mr. Han, I will submit an apology to His Majesty."

Pei Yue and Han Gongduan looked at each other, and they saw a strong look of incomprehension in each other's eyes.

Song Ximeng was able to serve as the governor of Qinzhou, so how could he be Yi Yi's generation, but judging from his performance during this period of time, this governor seems to be just a decoration.Before Han Gongduan arrived, he could only guard the Changping warehouse, and his only credit was that there was no shortage of grain stored in the warehouse, otherwise there would definitely be big problems.

After Han Gongduan came to Qinzhou, Song Ximeng immediately voluntarily handed over all his authority. Except for daily government affairs, all matters related to disaster relief were decided by Han Gongduan alone.

Although the Eastern Mansion's participation in politics and the dual status of imperial envoy do have this power, but Song Ximeng's behavior is too weird.

Pei Yue didn't attack on the spot, but said indifferently: "Song Fangbo, I hope the governor's office can cooperate as much as possible in the following matters."

Song Ximeng nodded and said, "My lords, please don't worry, but I will never shirk perfunctory orders."

A short conversation ended here.

The representatives elected by the common people gathered together. When they heard that the imperial court was about to release grain, and everyone could buy grain tomorrow, they couldn't help but smile. They were so grateful to Pei Yue and Han Gongduan who walked down the steps that they all knelt down and kowtowed.

Pei Yue asked his subordinates to help these people up, and said in a gentle voice: "Everyone, please go back, there will be people from the government selling grain in front of each square tomorrow at noon. Remember to tell the neighbors and neighbors not to push, crowd and rob. Hou's sword never hesitates, and those who make trouble should weigh their own heads."

Everyone responded in awe.

After the people left, Pei Yue finally had time to look at the mansion in front of him, and he couldn't help sighing: "Master Han, you are too frugal."

The Imperial Envoy's Office is just a very ordinary three-entry house, which is roughly the same as Pei Yue's original house in Luliuzhuang.

For a concubine who is self-reliant, such a house is definitely desirable, but it is obviously not worthy of Han Gongduandong's participation in politics and his status as an imperial envoy.

The two walked into the mansion together, and Han Gongduan said calmly: "It doesn't rain in Qinzhou for half a year, and His Majesty ordered me to give relief to the people. If I really live in the mansion prepared by those aristocratic families, how will the people think of me participating in politics in the East Mansion?"

Pei Yue said in a complicated tone: "These people are so bold that they don't even pay attention to Mr. Han."

Han Gongduan smiled slightly and said: "After all, I can't draw a knife to kill in front of thousands of people, so I can't scare these people. The so-called aristocratic families are the remnants of the former Wei clan. They have to be clean, and it is difficult to catch them. Since there is no handle, how can the court punish them without teaching?"

Pei Yue was stunned, then laughed and said: "Master Han's words are really impressive."

Of course, Han Gongduan could understand what he meant, and said calmly: "Even in the pre-Wei period, the Luling Han family was not considered a powerful family, although my ancestors aspired to be one of them. There are always good and bad sides in the world. If you can’t get ahead, there won’t be too much resistance to change afterwards, it’s just a matter of gain or loss.”

Pei Yue knew that he meant that the Han family took the initiative to clear nearly half of the fertile land to the nearby people, and this move has never stopped.

If not, Han Gongduan would not be able to enter the center even if he kept him for another 20 years.

The two came to the rather simple study room, and after the host and guest were seated, Han Gongduan's relatives served tea with him, then bowed and retreated and closed the door behind them.

There are also Pei Yue's personal soldiers guarding the door.

Pei Yue said slowly, "Master Han, apart from Chen Xinjia, how much information do you have?"

There was a brief silence in the study.

After Han Gongduan came to Qinzhou, except for beheading more than a dozen heads at the beginning, he has been exhausted since then, guarding the four Changping warehouses to help the people everywhere.Although under his insistence, Qinzhou has been struggling to support it, but as the next ruler who is highly valued by His Majesty, Han Gongduan's performance will naturally be underestimated.

He took a sip of his tea and said solemnly: "The seven great families in the city are the masterminds behind today's chaos. I have deliberately shown weakness during this time, in order to grab their fox tails and give it a go. Originally, I wanted to use Nan With the strength of the army, it is impossible to think that you came so timely, but it will save you a lot of trouble."

Pei Yue was a little ashamed. In fact, he had already figured out how to solve Qinzhou's problem a long time ago, and Han Gongduan was completely kept in the dark, so Emperor Kaiping had that laughing and cursing at that time.

In the eyes of Wang Qi and others, Pei Yue seemed to have nothing to do during this time, only thinking about going south to greet his relatives, but in fact, when he was still in Yongzhou, he had already sent a messenger south to contact Han Gongduan.

After pondering for a while, Pei Yue said, "The heat should be enough."

Han Gongduan recalled the strategy that Pei Yue had stated in the secret letter before, and said with a little worry: "You plan to invite the king into the urn, are you afraid that those people will hesitate?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said, "Master Han, I just want to treat the big shots from Chengjing to a meal."

Han Gongduan couldn't help but said: "What if these big men don't want to show their face?"

Pei Yue smiled, and said calmly: "I brought some people into the city, I believe they have already heard the news, so they have to come."

"when?"

"Tomorrow noon."

"where?"

"Your place is too simple, just choose a restaurant in the city."

Looking at Pei Yue's calm look, Han Gongduan couldn't help but think of how he took the initiative to attack Pei Yun because of Pei Yun's beating at the court meeting in the capital.At that time, Pei Yue was just a domineering nobleman in his heart, but now he would naturally not insist on such a view, after discussing for a while, he thought of something in his mind, and asked in a low voice: "When will the food arrive? "

Pei Yue smiled and said calmly, "On the way."

(End of this chapter)