Zhuguancheng is a companion city of Jiaozhou, and its status is second only to Jiaozhou City.
The city was also severely affected by the disaster. A hundred steps into the city, you can smell the rotten smell of dead people fermenting. There were so many chopped off and eaten ribs that they could pile up into a hill.
Many skulls were smashed to pieces, and their brains had long been sucked clean.
The people were living in dire straits, and the real famine scenes were much worse than those described in the book.
Soon, Chen Mu and his party were about to arrive at the prefect's Yamen.
I heard from those who surrendered that the young man named Huangfu is here.
Chen Mu really cherished this young man's talent.
Ever since Han Xin'er, Xia Hou and others were sent to the border to guard the border, Chen Mu now has very few useful people around him. In case of war, he needs to personally take command.
If it weren't for this reason, Huangfu might not be able to escape the fate of being killed today.
"My lord, be careful!"
But at this moment, a faint sound broke through the air suddenly. When he looked closely, he saw a strong man standing in front of the magistrate's door, holding a bow in his hand, and the arrow was now less than ten feet away from Chen Mu.
distance.
But Chen Mu just frowned and did not dodge. None of the enemies such as the Tatars and Tibetans could kill him. It would be a joke if he was killed by this hidden arrow.
The next moment, a Qianjun battalion man rushed forward to block the attack and cut the arrow in half with one strike.
Seeing that he failed to succeed, the strong man punched the stone wall with an angry look on his face, and then retreated back into the house.
"Your Majesty, let us go straight in. It is abominable to hurt people with hidden arrows!"
Chen Mu waved his hand: "No, as long as you are here, I can rest assured, let's go."
Soon, under the leadership of Chen Mu, everyone entered the prefect's Yamen.
The next moment, there was a young man sitting quietly in the courtyard.
Even though it was a dead end, he was still able to remain calm in the face of danger. This courage alone made Chen Mu nod secretly.
"I'll kill you!"
But just as Chen Mu was thinking, the strong man suddenly rushed over from the side with a knife.
Holding a long knife in his hand, he rushed forward to greet Chen Mu.
But as expected, a Qianjunying Youyou stepped forward and kicked the strong man five meters away.
"Boy, if it hadn't been for the prince's orders, I would have attacked you with a knife just now."
The burly man waited hard for many Qianjun camp. Although he was dissatisfied, he could really feel that these people had great skills and did not dare to be more presumptuous.
"As expected of the King of Shuchuan, even the imperial court is afraid of him. Even his followers are so powerful."
Looking at the young man named Huangfu, Chen Mu said straightforwardly: "I have blocked all the news. The court does not know about it. Surrender and follow me. Women of Jinquan are indispensable for you."
Although the words are a bit rough, it is too hypocritical to say that the uprising is to save the world.
Throughout the ages, those heroes in troubled times have rebelled, who have not rebelled for more money, greater power, and more beautiful women?
But unexpectedly, Huangfu just sneered: "Are you worthy of letting me surrender? I dared to revolt after all, and you, Chen Mu, now control the food of the world. You don't want to take advantage of the situation to overthrow the imperial court. Instead, you waste this opportunity and start a new career."
In terms of business horizons, you, Chen Mu, are not as good as me!"
Upon hearing these childish remarks, Chen Mu just smiled faintly, and then waved his hand towards the twenty Qianjun battalion members.
After everyone left, Chen Mu looked at the young man again.
"You mean, in terms of personality and vision, I, Chen Mu, are not as good as you, right?"
Huangfu didn't say anything, but his eyes undoubtedly confirmed this sentence.
Chen Mu nodded: "Okay, will you submit to me if I prove that you are inferior to me?"
Huangfu glanced at Chen Mu: "What else do you need to prove?"
Chen Mu sat down next to him, as if chatting, and said to Huangfu: "I'm not belittling you, you are just a low-level person. You can only see the tip of the iceberg in many things. Do you think you have control of Yizhou's food, and then you can take advantage of it?"
The whole Long Xia?"
This is indeed what Huangfu thinks in his heart. Although he is dissatisfied with Chen Mu's bottom line, no matter how he thinks, as long as he controls the food needed by the people of the world, this decadent dynasty will be like a piece of paper that can be broken with a single poke.
Countless hungry people responded and marched all the way north, and within a year the whole world would be conquered.
At least in his eyes, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
"What if?"
Chen Mu glared at him: "You are a naive fool, but do you know that this food crisis was deliberately caused by neighboring Japan?"
At that moment, Chen Mu explained Japan's strategy of suppressing the enemy before advancing.
Hearing this, Huangfu's face was suddenly shocked. He only knew that the people had fallen to this point because they were unwilling to grow food, but who would have expected that the reason was so complicated.
"It turns out...this is the reason for the famine!"
Chen Mu sneered and said: "You still feel that you are a hero. But you know that once you threaten the Longxia regime, the imperial court will definitely ask for help from the Japanese army to seize the Central Plains. By then, not only will the Longxia imperial court be replaced, but all the Han people will be replaced by foreigners."
Slavery, you know?”
Chen Mu had thought about the food crisis too many times along the way. He always felt that the Japanese people didn't care about him. What's more, he had been growing food for so long without encountering any obstacles.
After seeing Huangfu's uprising, Chen Mu finally figured it out.
This is actually a conspiracy, either the food crisis will be implemented smoothly and the population of Longxia will be greatly reduced.
Or sit on the source of relief for all the people and then rebel.
Just like Huangfu said, it is too easy for him to rebel and it is too easy to succeed. The Japanese people are using the whole world to tempt themselves.
Once a rebellion breaks out, the Japanese army will enter the Central Plains without any hindrance.
However, if it hadn't been for Zhang Bowen's reminder that day, he might have actually started a rebellion. Thinking about it now makes me break out in a cold sweat.
As for Huangfu, he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It turns out... it's so complicated. As you said, my view was too one-sided after all."
Chen Mu stood up and smiled lightly: "Everyone gains knowledge slowly. Huangfu, follow me in the future. Of course, if you really don't want to, I won't stop you. The sea and the sky are vast, and you can go anywhere."
What he said was sincere, but if it really couldn't be used by him, Chen Mu would not hesitate to kill it until the moment he left the house.
If a rebel leader is really released, there is no telling what trouble he will cause in the future.
But at the next moment, Huangfu suddenly knelt in front of Chen Mu.
"I am convinced, and I am willing to serve Yizhou Mu in the future!"