Xiang Nan could never speak in a way that could be compared to Xiang Nan's, and Chen Er was used to it, but he never gave up the opportunity to be sarcastic.
This person sometimes does things that really make people feel sorry for themselves without saying anything!
"When you receive so many letters from home, you either have an expressionless face or make your face look so long." Chen Er sneered, "When you receive a letter from Mrs. Chu, you have been grinning for seven or eight days."
Xiang Nan's mouth grinned again, revealing his white teeth, and his smile turned into a crescent moon.
Chen Ershou poked randomly in front of the crescent moon: "Mrs. Chu sent a letter and flaunted it all the way. Everyone saw it."
Xiang Nan said: "I cooperate with her just so that everyone can see it."
"Your wife's soldiers and horses also saw it." Chen Er said, "I have heard their discussion and will tie you back tonight."
I have said this many times tonight. Xiang Nan laughed, put away the letter in his hand and knocked Chen Er on the head: "You don't understand this. My wife's soldiers and horses, if my wife doesn't speak, they won't
Tie me back."
After typing, I quickly took it back and looked at the letter worriedly.
"Has it been a long time since you washed your head?"
Chen Er jumped angrily: "The emperor doesn't wash his hair every day." Looking at the letter Xiang Nan put away, he sneered, "You told Mrs. Chu of your love, what did Mrs. Chu respond to you? Does she love you too?"
Xiang Nan laughed: "No, she scolded me."
Chen Er looked coldly: "I scold you every day, why don't you laugh at me?"
Ever since I received Mrs. Chu's letter, I haven't stopped laughing.
Xiang Nan laughed again and reached out to poke him in the heart: "Because you are scolding me with your mouth, but you love me in your heart. Mrs. Chu Guo is scolding me with your mouth and taunting me, but you are also scolding me and taunting me in your heart."
Chen Er was stunned: "Then you are still so happy?"
Xiang Nan smiled: "There's nothing to be unhappy about. I don't want her to praise me or like me."
What this guy said was always confusing and confusing. Chen Er glared: "I used to pester you to see people, but now I pester you to write letters. What if you don't like it? So you like to be scolded?"
Xiang Nan laughed and raised a cloth bag on the table: "It's not because I like it, it's not because of my origin, it's not because of my last name, it's just because of how clean and happy it is for you and me to cooperate."
Chen Er didn't just remember ridicule. When he heard about cooperation, he thought of Xiang Nan's plan all along.
"Mrs. Chu agreed?" He asked, putting aside his messy thoughts, "She wants to cooperate with us to capture the Xuanwu Dao guerrilla generals?"
Xiang Nan nodded: "Yes, she scolded me and agreed to cooperate."
Chen Er was immediately happy: "Then you received the scolding well."
The soldier couldn't help but stand in front of the map, rubbing his hands to look at it.
"Where to start first? This Xuanwu Dao is messy enough."
"How come it is divided into so many territories? Does Xuanwu Dao have so many soldiers and horses?"
"Don't worry about this side, it's occupied by Mrs. Chu."
"Hey, Anton needs to keep enough manpower here, we can't take advantage of these bastards from Henan Road."
Xiao Bing muttered and pointed, Xiang Nan nodded and responded one by one: "You are right."
Chen Er's eyes were on the map, fighting and fighting for half of Xuanwu Road, and finally came to Huazhou. He let out a long sigh and went home.
Going home this time was different. He straightened his back and looked full of ambition. He turned to look at Xiang Nan holding a cloth bag in his arms and imitating him.
Chen Er did not glare at him, but thought of a key question: "How many soldiers and horses will Mrs. Chu send?"
Xiang Nan shook the cloth bag in his hand and hung it open in front of him. There was a big black flag with fire patterns on the four sides and the big red character "Chu" in the middle.
The black flag fire pattern is the flag of the Zhenwu Army, and the crow head in the middle is the military flag of the Crow Army. As Wu Yaer's reputation has risen, this flag is no stranger to the rebels and the Guards.
Recently, the Zhenwu Army has adopted another kind of flag, which is the Chu-character banner, which was first developed in Jiangnan Province.
"The flag of Mrs. Chu." Chen Er took a closer look and nodded, "Husband and wife are one, but now Mrs. Chu is also leading troops, so it would be nice to have a flag to distinguish them."
Xiang Nan nodded and said yes: "Of course she should have her own flag."
Chen Er curled his lips and refused to argue with him about how unruly her behavior was, and continued to ask: "How many soldiers and horses were given? Let's see how much your scolding is worth."
Xiang Nan waved the Chu flag in front of him and raised his chin to Chen Er: "This."
Chen Er blinked, puzzled: "What?"
Xiang Nan rubbed his chin against the big flag and smiled crookedly: "I gave you a big flag."
Chen Er looked at him and blinked, and Xiang Nan also blinked at him.
The next moment, the soldier in front of him jumped up, and Xiang Nan ran away holding the flag.
"Not only do you like to be scolded, you also like to be played like a fool!"
"You see, you don't know how to read or write, Hata Nobuya!"
"I believe you! Are you stupid?"
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Great Xia was in chaos, the emperor was living in a corner of Linzhou, the rebels were lying high in the imperial palace in the capital, the rebels were fighting everywhere, and the people were like lost dogs and birds, but there were things that remained unchanged, the cold and summer seasons throughout the year.
New Year's Day still has to be celebrated.
There was the sound of firecrackers in Ning'an Prefecture on Xuanwu Road. Although there were not many pedestrians on the streets covered with a layer of snow and the shops were half-open, peach charms were hung in front of every house, and the laughter of children could be heard sporadically in the houses.
....
The sound of horse hooves came from the street, flying away the remaining snow, and making the laughter in the house disappear.
Surrounded by a group of soldiers and horses was Cao Yong, the general of Ning'an Prefecture. Cao Yong was the general of soldiers and horses himself. Before the rebellion, he served as a captain in the Fengwei Army and led 200 men.
Now that he has led 10,000 people, of course he can no longer be a captain.
"Actually, life is the same over time." Cao Yong looked at the festive peach charms and colorful silk tied on both sides of the street, and nodded with satisfaction, "You can live through both good and bad days."
The rebellion has been going on for three years, and everyone has forgotten the past peaceful times. It seems that they have been born in such troubled times, and have become accustomed to not having enough food, clothing, warmth, and fear.
"That's what the general said." A group of officials nodded.
"Are everything ready?" Cao Yong asked.
The civil servants nodded: "It has been prepared in front of the City God's Temple." Then they saluted in unison, "General, please enjoy it with the people."
Cao Yong laughed loudly, shook hands with the magistrates on the left and right, and corrected him: "We, we are enjoying ourselves with the people."
In addition to soldiers and generals, there are also some civilian officials around Cao Yong. After the rebellion, the original officials of Ning'an Prefecture either died or fled, and the remaining officials were neither officials nor people. The people did not need officials anymore. Everyone only needed soldiers and generals. Cao Yong
One person is the master of Ning'an Mansion.
However, this year Cao Yong brought back all the officials and arranged for them to perform their respective duties and handle various affairs in the government. Although there were not many affairs, they became the ones who dealt with the people.
I learned this from Mrs. Chu of Huainan Road.
Under the rule of Mrs. Chu, the generals were in charge of the troops and the officials were in charge of the people. Just like in the peaceful and prosperous times, the people felt more secure.
Probably because of the rebels, the people were afraid of soldiers and horses. At first, I heard that there were only soldiers in the city. Not to mention attracting refugees, the people in the city ran out. However, a government office was established, and there were magistrates and officials coming in and out.
After that, the people became much better.
Cao Yong is not only brave, otherwise there are so many captains in Xuanwu Dao, but he is the only one who led 10,000 people from 200 people. He supported the officials and even performed a play with the civil servants. He galloped around the city on horseback.
After hurting a citizen, the prefect scolded him with his official hat in hand. After a dispute, Cao Yong was impressed by the upright and upright prefect.
"The crime should have been punished by beheading, but since the general led the troops to defend the city, let's whip him instead." Magistrate Su Rong said.
In shame, Cao Yong dismounted and took off his robe, and had his soldiers whip him. From then on, the people in the city stopped running around, and many refugees were attracted.
The front of the Chenghuang Temple was crowded with people, all holding bowls and chopsticks in their hands, looking at the porridge pot in front of them that exuded the aroma of meat.
There is meat in today's porridge, which makes many people restless.
"Don't crowd, don't crowd." Officials and servants maintained order. "My Lord and the general have said that everyone has a share. Congratulations on the New Year."
At the suggestion of the officials, the people raised their bowls and shouted: "My lord and your general, bless me."
After three times of this, the porridge service officially started. Cao Yong and the prefect took spoons and served the porridge to the people with their own hands. Although there were official officials to maintain it, the people still crowded around...
Refugees and poor people are crowded together, and so are the rich and well-dressed people.
"Why are you crowding?" Some refugees were angry, "How can you miss a bowl of porridge?"
The wealthy households thought that what they lacked was not just a bowl of porridge, but meat. They had money and had meat hidden in their warehouses, but they didn’t dare to eat it, and they didn’t dare to use the money to buy it. Now their things were no longer theirs.
If those officers and soldiers notice it, they will come in and snatch it away... Well, it's not called snatching, it's called recruiting.
Nowadays, life is difficult, and everyone should work together to share the difficulties. Naturally, if there is food, we should eat together. The government confiscated the food and distributed it equally to the people, so that everyone can eat enough and not starve to death.
I heard that the wealthy households in Mrs. Chu's home did not have such worries, and even paid enough money to hire Mrs. Chu's soldiers and horses as guards.
Cao Yong imitated Mrs. Chu in every aspect, but he only learned superficially and didn’t even look like her!
Now, both the rebels and the guards know the benefits of having a large number of people. They secretly hate and envy Mrs. Chu for taking the first step and gathering so many people, which is the source of troops.
So everyone began to imitate the Lady of Chu, who no longer drove people away and killed them randomly, but instead robbed people and gave them a place to live, food and drink, and allowed them to settle down, farm, and have children...
The rich people pressed forward with their heads lowered. After receiving the porridge, they bowed their heads and thanked them before leaving, not daring to look at Cao Yong's gentle and kind smile.
That smiling face couldn't hide the hungry wolf's eyes. He looked at them as lambs raised in captivity to be slaughtered.
It stands to reason that Mrs. Chu also treats the people as lambs, but she secretly inquired from the merchants who came from Huainan Road, and the merchants did not think so.
"Mrs. Chu Guo is really nurturing people," the businessman said. "She doesn't let others live just for her own sake. She really wants everyone to live."
It was a bit convoluted, and they couldn't understand it. It would be nice if they could see it with their own eyes.
In this world, the human heart is exposed, naked and undisguised, and you can see it at a glance.
The porridge-giving team was a bit chaotic. In order to avoid being blamed for his poor arrangements, the prefect wiped his sweat and said to Cao Yong: "There are a lot more people in the city."
This is what Cao Yong likes to hear, and he laughed happily: "Your arms are sore, sir. You can't compare with me. I hold a knife, and you hold a pen."
How could the prefect admit defeat: "I am no worse than your lord."
But Cao Yong stopped first. A soldier whispered in his ear. Cao Yong frowned and the prefect's hand holding the spoon shook.
"Xiang Nan?" Cao Yong read the name, "Why is he here again?"