Currently, a large dark cloud covers Nanling, and it is getting thicker and thicker. Everyone thinks it is going to rain, but unfortunately it keeps thundering. Everyone watches eagerly, and is worried all day long, for fear that the cloud will suddenly deviate from the direction, and cause a heavy blow.
Hail fell in other places. Fortunately, so far, everything was as expected. Seeing that the cloud was finally going to rain, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
News from South Vietnam changes three times a day. The distance is not far, but the road is not easy to travel. Except for Ying Guangji, who is in South Vietnam, and Su Ren, who has a special method to send news, it usually takes two days for everyone else to get news from Panyu.
before.
Yan Zhu held a few bamboo slips and walked back and forth in the room. From time to time he turned his head and looked out the door: "Is anyone here? Send someone to urge him!"
The housekeeper quickly agreed and trotted out of the courtyard. After staying in the Yan family for so many years, there were not many times when the master was so impatient. When the Seven Kings Rebellion was waiting for the final news, Yan Zhu was in this state today. I don’t know what will happen today.
Something big happened, and he looked even more impatient than last time.
Su Ren rode a shaky white horse and walked slowly and leisurely to the prefect's mansion. The vendors doing small business on the roadside were not aware of the big events happening hundreds of miles away, and still shouted for their goods. Kuaiji was located in a remote area and the people were in poverty.
The items sold by the vendors are nothing more than bits and pieces, and there are not even a few selling food.
While walking and looking, Su Ren sighed: "What is the most famous food in Kuaiji?"
Huang Shisan shook his head: "I didn't hear that, people here don't even have enough to eat, how can they have time to cook exquisite food!"
Su Ren nodded: "Well, this is a good saying. It is true. Only when you are full and well-dressed can you have time to do other things. If you are not full, you can find something to eat and swallow it in one bite. Who cares what it tastes like."
There are only two streets in Kuaiji City, the north and the south. The Prefect's Mansion is in the north, the Duwei's Mansion is in the south, and Changshi's Mansion, where Su Ren lives temporarily, is just a little east of the middle. As soon as he turned onto the main street, he saw Huang Qi in the dozen or so.
Guarded by a soldier, he walked over aggressively. Su Ren touched the white horse's belly with his left foot, and the white horse consciously turned to the side of the road. Although there was no panic on the street, pedestrians and vendors kept giving way.
"Su Changshi, what a coincidence?" Huang Qi greeted Su Ren from afar.
Su Ren raised his hands and saluted on the horse: "Yes! The prefect is recruiting each other, and General Huang is also going to the prefect's mansion?"
Huang Qi nodded: "Yes! The Yue people have been uneasy recently. I just came back, and the prefect sent someone to look for him, so he came here."
"Oh? Is there anything unusual about the Yue people?" Su Ren showed an attitude of asking for advice humbly: "The safety of Kuaiji is concentrated on the old general. The leader of the troops is out and sleeping in the open air. The old general should take care of himself."
"Hahaha..." Huang Qi laughed, touched his chest twice, and the armor made a banging sound: "Although I am over fifty, I can still ride a horse and shoot arrows!"
"The old general is mighty, but Lian Po is nothing more than that!"
Huang Qi laughed even louder, pointed at Su Ren and said, "You are so nice when it comes to words. No wonder you were appreciated by His Majesty at such a young age and made you the Chief Historian of Kuaiji."
Su Ren also laughed together: "It's not just the prefect and General Huang who are taking care of it. When you come here in Kuaiji, you don't have to worry about anything. General Huang is guarding outside, and the prefect is in the city. Boy, I am a lucky person."
Huang Qi felt so comfortable after being flattered by Su Ren, and the two of them walked into North Street talking and laughing. The steward of the Prefecture's Mansion hurried over and saluted the two people who were talking: "Two gentlemen, please hurry up! My master
I’m going to be so anxious!”
"Why are you so anxious?"
The housekeeper shook his head: "I don't know, but judging from the prefect's appearance, it should be a big deal."
Huang Qi looked at Su Ren, who shook his head slightly. Huang Qi said: "Except for the Yue people, there is nothing else. Could it be that the Yue people started it?"
Since the prefect had sent someone to urge them, they couldn't delay any longer. The two of them rode straight to the prefect's house. When Yan Zhu saw the two people, he quickly came out of the house: "You are finally here, hurry up, over there in South Vietnam."
The situation is already tense. Do we have to do something? After all, South Vietnam is also a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. If its chaos affects Kuaiji, the imperial court will blame it..."
Huang Qi interrupted Yan Zhu: "What time of year are you talking like this! Civil strife among the Yue people will happen sooner or later. The solution for now is to open the treasury, distribute food, grass and weapons, and make preparations in advance!"
"Open the treasury?" Yan Zhu became alert.
"Yes! Open the treasury and make preparations early. If you wait until the Yue people arrive, it will be too late!" Huang Qi looked at Su Ren: "Su Changshi, what do you think?"
"Uh...!" Su Ren said in a long voice.
Yan Zhu glanced at Huang Qi: "Although the Yue people's rebellion may affect me in Kuaiji, this is just a possibility. Moreover, the Yue people's rebellion has not yet started. If the Yue people are not in chaos, will Huang Duwei open the treasury at this time?
Will you return the food, grass and ordnance that you took out?"
"How can there be any reason to return the things that have been distributed? The county soldiers are our barrier in Kuaiji. If the prefect insists on going his own way, no one will be available when trouble comes. By then it will be too late to regret it. Money, food and weapons can be lost if they are gone. If the military morale is
If it is lost, Kuaiji will be in danger!"
"There are 10,000 county soldiers and tens of thousands of private troops in Kuaiji. How can it be that such a small city cannot be protected? Captain Huang, you are always in charge of the county soldiers. If there is any mistake in Kuaiji, I ask for your help!"
"you!"
As the saying goes, the highest official rank kills everyone. One is the prefect of Kuaiji, and the other is the captain of Kuaiji. In terms of rank, Yan Zhu has the upper hand over Huang Qi, so Yan Zhu speaks with confidence. Although Huang Qi has military power, in theory, it belongs to Yan Zhu
Jurisdiction, there are many things that are difficult to explain clearly, and Yan Zhu can only choke to death.
Huang Qi saw that he could not help Yan Zhu, so he immediately turned to Su Ren and said: "Su Changshi, you can bear witness. The prefect clearly wanted to destroy Kuaiji, but he relied on me. How can the county soldiers not have food, grass and weapons if they want to fight? The prefect
It’s fine if you don’t give them, and you still want us to fight to the death. How can such a thing happen in this world?”
Su Ren smiled.
Without waiting for Su Ren to speak, Yan Zhu pointed the finger at Su Ren again: "Su Changshi, you are the Chief Shi of Kuaiji personally appointed by His Majesty. It is also your business to quell the rebellion in Yue. What can you do about this matter?"
"Uh..., this is a big matter, there's nothing we can do about it in the next minute and a half, we can only look at it and talk about it later!"
"Still looking? Look at the Yue people again and you'll be right in front of you!" Huang Qi was a little angry when he saw that Su Ren didn't do anything to help him.
Yan Zhu nodded with satisfaction: "Su Changshi is right. The Yue people must not be in chaos at this time. Even if there is chaos, there is still some distance from South Vietnam to Kuaiji. They will not come so quickly. The Yue people's rebellion is not a one-time rebellion."
Both times, it calmed down quickly each time, but this time it may not be possible.”
"The governor's words are wrong!" Su Ren was finally ready to speak, cupping his fists and saluting Yan Zhu: "We don't know when the Yue people's rebellion will start, and we don't know when it will end, and we don't know how deep the chaos will be.
You know, it’s still necessary to make some preparations.”
"That's right! I just said Su Changshi wouldn't be so short-sighted!" Huang Qi became more energetic and deliberately used words to try to sway Yan Zhu.
Yan Zhu's face turned green: "What does Su Changshi mean?"
Su Rendao: "It's better to prepare for a rainy day if the winds and cranes are roaring. The Yue people's rebellion is imminent. It's not a question of whether it can break out, but when. If it breaks out, it will spread quickly. As the border closest to the Yue people,
County, we have to do something to prevent the Yue people's rebellion from really spreading and us losing our sense of proportion."
"How to prepare for a rainy day?"
Su Ren said with a smile: "First of all, send troops to guard the main roads of Kuaiji to be the safest; secondly, be prepared to welcome Vietnamese refugees, set up porridge stations everywhere, prepare water and dry food along the way, and at the same time have the ability to digest these Vietnamese refugees."
Ability; finally, the head of a county is the prefect, and General Huang is in charge of the army and is responsible for resettling refugees. I can help you. I wonder what you two think of these suggestions?"
Yan Zhu and Huang Qi both frowned, thinking about Su Ren's plan in their minds. At the same time, they were also calculating what role they would play in this matter and whether their interests would be damaged. The long exam is the most uncomfortable. Yan Zhu and
Huang Qi has been fighting for twenty years, and he can tell what he is going to do with just one glance.
Yan Zhu glanced at Huang Qi but did not speak. Huang Qi first began to complain: "The county soldiers are to guard the safety of a county and stationed at the border. It is understandable to guard against the Vietnamese. However, there is insufficient food and grass and the weapons are not in order. Even if they go to the border, they will not be able to do anything."
What can we do? Besides, we only have 10,000 soldiers in Kuaiji County, and the border with the Yue people is more than a hundred miles, so the people will definitely not be able to guard against this."
"According to what Su Changshi said, it is better to open the treasury and merge the civilian camps into the county soldiers. This way, the general can encourage him to give it a try. If the prefect still grabs the little food and grass and refuses to let go, the army will have no fighting spirit, insufficient equipment, and soldiers.
If it’s not enough, no one can stop the crazy Yue people!”
"Open the treasury, open the treasury! Can you kill the Yue people by opening the treasury?" Yan Zhu was very angry: "Don't think I don't know. My troops in Kuaiji County are obviously ten thousand, but in fact..."
"Prefect!" Su Ren quickly interrupted Yan Zhu: "The matter of food and grass can be solved by me. I also have some soldiers and armor. They will all be sent to Huang Duwei. The treasury cannot be opened for the time being. We will wait until a large number of Yue refugees arrive in Kuaiji.
Time is the place where the most money is spent. It won’t be too late when the time comes. What do you think?”
Yan Zhu snorted coldly, and Huang Qi was particularly happy. This was the best and most compromise method. Without opening the treasury, Huang Qi also got food, grass, and soldiers. It can be said that everyone was happy. Huang Qi took Su Ren's hand: "
Su Changshi is capable, as long as there is enough food and grass, I will not let a Yue person enter Kuaiji!"
Su Rendao: "It's not that a Yue person is not allowed to enter Kuaiji, it's that a Yue soldier is not allowed to enter Kuaiji. The newly built Kuaiji City still needs Yue refugees to help repair it!"
"Hahaha..., you are smart!"
The two were chatting and laughing, not caring about Yan Zhu's mood at this time. While they were talking, the steward of the Prefecture's Mansion hurried in, almost tripping over the threshold, and staggeringly handed a piece of silk to Yan Zhu. Yan Zhu unfolded it and only looked at it
He glanced at him and almost collapsed on the cushion: "It's begun!" (To be continued)