Han ride

Chapter 212 Pig-like teammates
Not to mention that Li Xin comforted the people in Dengzhou City while refining his troops.So that the city of Dengzhou is peaceful, of course, outside of Dengzhou, there are still people in dire straits.However, the fall of Dengzhou City had a great impact on the surrounding area. Mao Chenglu retreated to Huangchengji, fifty miles outside the city, and waited for an opportunity to attack Dengzhou. On the one hand, he was still in contact with the navy on Changshan Island, but it was a pity What's more, because Sun Yinglong's navy was stationed by the sea, the entire coastline was blocked, and no ships were allowed to enter the sea, so Mao Chenglu could not effectively command the navy of Changshan Island.In desperation, he had to send a letter to Kong Youde and others who attacked Laizhou, asking them to send troops first to conquer Dengzhou, take over Changshan Island, and immediately march northward to surrender and build slaves.

"Hmph, what is he, Li Xin, who dares to order us? It's a joke." In the county government office of Qixia County, Liu Yulie, the servant of the Ministry of War, Wu Anbang, the commander-in-chief, and other rich and wealthy gentry of Qixia gathered here, so Liu Yulie raised his eyebrows. Looking at the letter in Yang's hand, he said disdainfully: "Everyone, now a rebel wants to order the governor. You think it's funny, isn't it funny?"

"Yes, yes." Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Lord Liu, what is Li Xin? He just defeated Jiannu by luck. The emperor gave a nameless Shandong strategy to appease this person. Does he really think he can manage Shandong? Commander No way?" Wu Anbang looks extremely rough, and at this moment there is still a trace of wine flowing on his beard.

"This kind of rebellion, sooner or later, I will capture him to repay the emperor's favor." Liu Yulie cupped his hands towards the north, but quickly glanced at everyone present, and said: "Everyone, although I made a small move the day before yesterday, but This official believes that Kong Youde will be wiped out sooner or later, and peace will be restored to Shandong."

"Congratulations to Sir Shi Lang for winning the flag." No matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone said loudly in their mouths.It's just that if someone with a heart finds out, there will be a look of disapproval in the eyes of the gentry present.

"It's just that this war needs silver. We can't let the brothers go to war hungry, right!" Liu Yulie put down the wine glass in his hand and said with a smile: "Actually, I led the army here not for my future, but for my future. It's for you, thinking that Kong Youde plundered Shandong, and the people of Shandong were unbearable. We led the king's division here, and it was also for you. But the military pay from the imperial court is not much. You are all gentry in Shandong. For many years, you have not paid taxes, and all the income is yours. Now that the country is in trouble, you should also be generous. I don’t know what I said is polite.” Liu Yulie glanced at everyone, and Wu Anbang seemed to be drunk. It was staring fiercely, touching the long knife that was put aside, but remained silent.

"It should be, it should be." After hearing this, the happy gentry who were drinking felt bitter in their hearts, but there was a forced smile on their faces.

"Old Master Mou. You are a wealthy family in Qixia County. Your great-grandfather Jing Zugong also served as Qixia's master book. Later, the Mou family took root here. It can be said that you have received the favor of the emperor. How much is the donation?" Liu Yulie looked at an old man among the many squires and said.

"3000 taels of silver." Behind the old man, a middle-aged man with a rich face said hurriedly.

"3000 taels?" Wu Anbang stared bull-eyed and was about to speak, but saw that Liu Yulie shook his head, so he had to sit down too.

"Okay. The old lady knows the general idea. Everyone, how about you?" Liu Yulie smiled and looked at the other gentry with a smile.

The other gentry had no choice but to donate taels of silver, ranging from three thousand, two thousand, or one thousand. In an instant, Liu Yulie and Wu Anbang collected tens of thousands of taels of silver here, and in this way, many gentry were given away. go out.

"Grandpa, you can't go on like this! In the past few months, I have given away tens of thousands of taels of silver." In Du Village, in the Mou family manor, the old man of the Mou family was sitting on the grand master's chair, with his gray beard drooping down. , holding two stone galls in his hand, turning around there.Behind him is his son Mou Hanlin, and other gentry in Qixia County are also gathered together at this moment. There is no way, the Mou family has great influence in Qixia, and the ancestors of the Mou family have been famous officials in Qixia since the Hongwu period. After Jing Nan, he still stands tall, and now he is the richest man in Qixia. The old man of the Mou family is highly respected, and he is also a respected role in Qixia. This time there is a difficulty, everyone looks here.

"That's right, Brother Zhang gave away tens of thousands of taels, and I also gave away a lot." Another gentry nodded repeatedly and sighed: "Although our family has a great career, we can't give away the law like this! If we can really expel I also recognize the traitors, but up to now, not only has the number of troops not increased, but they have even lost several battles, I think those two adults are probably not the same fighting materials, we should make preparations early."

"How to prepare?" Another gentry objected: "Right now, Qi Xia has only his army, and the Guan Ning army is a little further away. If the rebel Kong Youde attacks Qixia, it's hard to say whether he can defend it. Although there is another person who captured Dengzhou, Dengzhou is too far away from us. And that person may not be easy to deal with. Although the imperial court did not declare him a traitor, what he did was not much better than a traitor."

"Okay, everyone, Mr. Liu is the Minister of the Ministry of War sent by the imperial court. If he can't defeat Kong Youde, the imperial court will naturally ask them to settle the score." Old Master Mou's voice was soft, but it was powerful. , I just heard him say softly: "General Liu is right. We have been greatly favored by the imperial court. The imperial court did not need us before, but this time the imperial court needs us. As long as you send some silver taels to support the imperial court, it is good to buy peace." If the rebels come, can we still keep our property? Well, let’s all go back!" The old man looked a little tired, and as soon as he finished speaking, he sat there and didn't speak.

"Everyone, my father is old and has limited energy, let's stop here today! Everyone, please go back!" Seeing this, Mou Hanlin bowed his hands to everyone.In desperation, everyone had no choice but to leave and leave in a short while.

"Hey, I'm not afraid of opponents who are like gods, but teammates who are like pigs. I'm talking about these people." After the old man waited for them to leave, his originally slightly closed eyes opened, and there was a gleam of wisdom in the cloudy eyes. Looking at the crowd in the distance with disdainful eyes, he snorted coldly: "I was almost killed by these people."

"Father, these people?" Mou Hanlin said hesitantly: "Liu Yulie is greedy. During this period of time, we have lost at least 10,000+ taels of silver. If this continues, even if our family has a big career, we can't afford it Such a loss! It’s better to prepare early.”

"Prepare? Prepare for what?" Mrs. Mou stood up tremblingly, and said with a cold snort, "Do you think Liu Yulie doesn't know about our situation? Hmph, Hanlin, remember, this era is the era of generals, Gang Chang Chaos, ceremonies and music collapsed, these warriors killed and robbed at every turn, those rebels are hateful, and these generals are even more hateful. The rebels can still resist, but these generals are wearing the cloak of the court and doing cannibalism Deeds. If you don’t agree to their request, they will raise the sword of the imperial court to kill you, and then they will tell the world that your family is colluding with traitors and plotting wrongdoing, so that you will bear the eternal infamy after death " Mr. Mou spoke more and more anxiously, which also showed his anger and disappointment with the court.

"Father, can't we just let him continue to be exploited like this?" Mou Hanlin's forehead was full of cold sweat. He knew that what his father said was right, and Liu Yulie and Wu Anbang were all like this. If they don't satisfy him , God knows what will happen!

"Hey, what else can we do?" Old Master Mou sighed, "Actually, the world is so big that it's all like this. At this time, those officials are all here for money, so they don't care about our life or death. Rebels, Rebels and those who are officials are actually the same breed, hehe, the world is like this, no wonder there are so many rebels in the world, they can't survive, isn't that the way it is?"

"Although Liu Yulie was defeated, he still has thousands of soldiers in his hands. These people don't go to fight, but hide in Qixia. They don't leave or fight. It's really annoying." Mou Hanlin suddenly thought of something , eyes lit up, and said: "Father, didn't there be a document from someone who claimed to be Shandong Jinglue just now? Or, let's talk to that Shandong Jinglue."

"Hanlin, do you know who this Shandong Jinglue belongs to?" Old Mrs. Mou shook his head and said, "If the imperial court is the real Shandong Jinglue, it is naturally possible, but this Shandong Jinglue, tsk tsk!"

"Could it be fake?" Mou Hanlin didn't understand the reason.

"It's true. But it's also false." Old Master Mou shook his head and said, "Shandong Jinglue, who deals with thieves, will be given the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, Minister of the Ministry of War, or Yushi Zuodu, according to reason, but this A Shandong strategist has nothing. Not to mention other things, the old man was also curious at first, but after inquiring about it, he found out the mystery. This Shandong strategist is called Li Xin. Even the imperial court has suffered a lot from Jiannu, and now sitting in the Yunzhong Mansion, it is actually a country within a country, and it doesn't care about the imperial court at all. Hmph, the imperial court is thinking about what to do Controlled Li Xin, found out that Li Xin's unmarried wife was still in Jiangnan, so they sent people to Jiangnan to fetch this woman to Beijing, so as to blackmail Li Xin, but what I didn't expect was that Li Xin was so ambitious that he broke into Jiangnan alone, His wife rescued him, and the court also used Li Xin incidentally for the sake of face, so they got this strategy, but they didn’t give him a single soldier, hehe, it’s really interesting for the court to do so.”

(End of this chapter)