Yi Song

Chapter 119 The Cai family and his son who want Liu Erlang dead

"Dad is right! Liu Erlang is a dog who can't change his habit of eating shit!" Cai Chi quickly agreed.

Now he strongly agrees with anyone who slanders or criticizes Liu Guozhang, and he sincerely makes friends with anyone who is dissatisfied and hates Liu Guozhang.

"Dad, Liu Erlang divided the recruited Imperial College students and Gongju students into twenty teams, called a working group, along with the Hongying Party members.

Fifteen groups went to Yangwu County, and five groups went to Xianping. More than 200,000 disaster victims were registered and classified into one household. All men and women, young and old, are registered. Name, age, place of origin, whether you can read or not, and what crafts you know.”

Cai Jing continued to close his eyes slightly and asked: "Do you still need to register for literacy and crafts?"

"Yes, Dad. Literacy is one category, and craftsmanship is another category, which is further divided into carpenters, blacksmiths, bricklayers, masons, stonemasons, etc. Even those who can play musical instruments, speak and sing, all those who have a skill are registered in the register. "

Cai Jing slowed down in swinging the gavel.

"and then?"

"Then Liu Erlang organized a thousand people into a battalion, with the old, weak and strong balanced. The young and strong were organized into a construction team, the craftsmen were organized into a craftsman team, and the old, weak, women and children were organized into a logistics team, and the company learned to play musical instruments, speak and sing. , organized into a propaganda team.

The construction team is the main force, responsible for digging deep into the river bed and transporting soil. The craftsman team is responsible for setting up machine facilities, as well as making and repairing tools. The logistics team is responsible for food, camp hygiene, weaving, mending, washing and starching of everyone's clothes. The propaganda team sang songs to relieve boredom and encourage everyone to cheer up.

It really squeezed the people's power to the extreme. After hearing this, many Confucian scholars and celebrities became angry and cursed Liu Erlang for being a wolf-hearted man who did not care about the people's power and wasted the benevolence of the officials."

Cai Jing opened his eyes and asked, "Have you seen all these divisions of labor?"

"My son asked Ah Quan and Quan Weng to go and have a look at Chenliu. The first, second, and third battalions of the Changshui Army left wing organized by Yangwu have already advanced to the Bianhe River dredging site in Chenliu County. The two of them I stayed there for three or four days and came back in the morning."

"Three battalions have arrived in Chenliu County? So fast. Liu Erlang is really quick with his troops!" Cai Jing became a little solemn.

Cai Wei's expression was a little solemn, "My son also found it a bit incredible. Liu Erlang seemed to be able to break down extremely complicated things and then make them proceed at the same time and in an orderly manner.

While registering the victims, he asked his deputy Zhang Cui to lead a group of people south, spending a lot of money to rent houses, temples, and ancestral halls on both sides of the Bianhe River. At the same time, he spent a lot of money to hire local people to build simple row houses. For the Changshui Army to live. "

"Simple townhouse?"

"It is a row of houses, with bamboo and wood as frames, filled with soil mixed with water, and built as sandwich walls. The roof is then covered with wheat straw mixed with soil, hay, etc., and then a fire is burned inside to bake the water vapor. Do it. You can build a house in three to five days and live in it in ten days. It is said that the method was donated by a few victims of the disaster in Hebei and it has been used for hundreds of years."

Cai Jing dropped the gavel, sat up straight, and his expression became very solemn.

Cai Chi looked at his face and said hesitantly: "Dad, those 200,000 victims are sparks. Why don't you ask someone to fan the flames and instigate chaos so that Liu Erlang can succeed?"

"You, sometimes do things too hastily. The two hundred thousand victims are indeed a good introduction to medicine. But the medicine given in Yangwu and Xianping will not have much impact on Liu Erlang.

When the commotion got too big, he pushed her away and quit. The dredging of the Bianhe River has not yet started. This is a reason to get away, and no one can say anything. Instead, I have to help him clean up the mess.

Besides, if the victims make trouble, the officials nearby will be in a hurry, but for Liu Erlang, it's not a big deal. "

"Dad, why don't you make a fuss?"

"He dared to kill people. It really made a scene. He dared to kill all these 200,000 people."

Cai Ji's Adam's apple shook up and down a few times, "I don't believe it."

"You don't believe it, but I believe it. The officials, people, soldiers and people of Kaifeng City believe it, and the two hundred thousand disaster victims believe it."

Cai Jing raised his head and looked at the roof with cloudy eyes.

"Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, we have never seen such a fierce and brave man. It was rare in the founding years of the People's Republic of China, let alone the imperial capital Bianjing for hundreds of years of peace. Manjintang, Jialan Temple, Yujin Garden, Liu Erlang used hundreds of lives to kill many people Terrified."

The room was silent except for the occasional pop of charcoal in the fire cage.

After a quarter of an hour, Cai Jing spoke leisurely.

"Fifth brother, continue."

“Yes daddy.

When registering the victims, Liu Erlang took over the fourth command of the Guangjie Army and the second command of the Xiaoqi Army. Please get the imperial pen to temporarily organize the cavalry and infantry troops of the six commanders into one battalion, named Bianhe Zuohu Camp, and organize it into the left and right cavalry units, and the four infantry units, front, rear, left and right. Some of the original generals and team generals were transferred, and confidants Yang Xiaojie, Wang Xun, Ma Kuo, Zhang Meng, Yue Fei, and Zhou Juan were incorporated into the camp to serve as generals and team generals. ” ˆ ˆ “Where are Wang Yan and Chen Guang who he robbed? "

"I went to the Military Inspectorate and was promoted to Military Inspector."

"Goed to the Military Patrol Court?" Cai Jing was a little surprised.

"Yes, my son doesn't know why Liu Erlang did this. Wang Yan and Chen Guang are said to be the leaders of Hebei's utility soldiers and have experienced it at the border.

Especially Wang Yan, I heard that he had followed Zhong Shidao and fought bloody battles with the Hexi and Northern Liao border troops, and he was regarded as a veteran general in the army. To abandon it, is Liu Erlang too conceited and arrogant? "

Cai Jing couldn't help but stand up, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly.

"No, if Liu Erlang is so arrogant and arrogant, he will never survive today."

"Dad, what does he mean?" Cai Ji asked puzzledly.

After Cai Jing turned around four or five times, he suddenly realized it.

"This Liu Erlang has far-reaching intentions."

"Dad, please clear up the confusion."

"Liu Erlang probably wants to train troops."

"Training troops, what kind of troops is he training?"

"He is brave and good at fighting, and has been recognized by both the government and the public. Now he has become the official's nephew and a relative of the emperor. Do you think the official will use him to regain Yanyun, conquer Hexi, and achieve unparalleled achievements?"

Definitely use it!

In the past, Liu Erlang was from a humble background, and he was just a rough martial artist. Now that he is a relative, he must be a general.

"Dad, I know how to use it, but it goes against the laws of our ancestors to have a relative control the military."

Cai Jing smiled disdainfully, "According to the laws of our ancestors, I, the grand master, who controls the three provinces, am exceeding the rules!

We officials have soft ears and attach great importance to family ties. In recent years, he has been thinking about Queen Mingda day and night. Liu Erlang was the only blood relative of the late empress's family, and the officials would definitely give him the opportunity to kill enemies and make meritorious deeds.

Three points of merit will be rewarded very much, and Liu Erlang is by no means a mediocre person and will definitely seize the opportunity. "

"Dad, are you saying that Liu Erlang is starting to train troops and horses now in order to achieve meritorious service? A three thousand horse infantry army will select 8,000 usable talents. They will be used as trusted soldiers on the battlefield in the future, which can be regarded as a precautionary measure.

But dad, what does this have to do with him not using Wang Yan? "Cai Chi is still puzzled.

"Of course it has a lot to do with it! It's about the superiors and the mysteries of employing people." Cai Jing glanced at the fifth son, feeling a little disappointed and thinking more and more about the fourth son who died young.

The fourth brother was able to realize this important point without any instructing himself.

If he were here, I wouldn't be too busy to make plans to deal with Liu Erlang!

Fifth brother, he still lacks some talent.

Damn the Khitans, damn Liu Erlang! Why should I, the white-haired person, be sent to the black-haired person, and watch my greatest hope die like this!

A fire burned in Cai Jing's chest, burning his internal organs to dryness.

The Khitans were far away and there was nothing he could do.

But Liu Erlang, who was identified as the culprit, was close at hand and became the best target for his anger.

Liu Erlang, I want you to die!

Anger burned his lungs.

Ahem! Cai Jing coughed violently.

(End of this chapter)