"These grains fall into the hands of the thief army, they can immediately recruit men and horses, and attack the officers and soldiers in turn, when the time comes, even if we have more sergeants, it will not help, the most hateful thing is those people who have been favored by the thief army, and even help the thief army to deal with the officers and soldiers, lie about the situation, and cover up the repeat offenders, according to Qin law, this is a serious crime, but I think they are usually safe, so they will open one eye and close one eye. Han Hao said coldly, there was a little more anger in his tone, and it could be seen that what had happened recently had made him, the county lieutenant, very nervous.

"Brother Ye, as a general who exterminated the thief army, and as my colleague, you should understand these situations, if you don't handle these problems well and provoke His Majesty the First Emperor to be angry, then I am afraid that my head will not be able to be saved. Han Hao took Ye Shikai's hand and poured bitter water, saying how difficult he was, how difficult it was, how much pressure he had to put on, in order to sit firmly in the position of the county lieutenant, and also played a hand of emotional cards, and Ye Shikai had feelings, counting, Ye Shikai can become a general from a civilian, and the leaders are Han Hao and Shangguan Jian, especially Han Hao, who has a lot of support for him and a lot of rewards, although Ye Shikai is now in a high position, he is not an ungrateful person, although he disagrees with the decision-making in the county, but for Han Hao, he still retains three points of respect。

"Of course I agree with what Lord Han said, but I think that the real reason for the frequent activities of the rebel army is that the harsh taxes and heavy forced labor in the county have made the people's livelihood miserable, and the more chaotic it is, the more we should restore the people's strength, so that the people have fields, clothing, and food, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and who will risk cutting off their heads and fall into the grass. Ye Shikai said sonorously, since ancient times, the end of tyrants is to be spurned and abandoned by the people, and finally become the dust of history, the Qin Dynasty is like this, Ye Shikai is not a god, he has no ability to change the course of the entire history, but for the sake of his relatives, he is willing to fight, even if he only keeps a village, he is content.

"Alas, what my brother said, is exactly what I thought, if I can let the people live a good life, how can anyone be willing to rebel, let alone follow. Han Hao let out a long sigh and slowly lowered his head.

"It's a pity that this is Xianyang's order, and the county guard can only obey it, and I, as the county lieutenant, am only responsible for the military use of troops in the county, and I can't control anything else. ”

In the final analysis, Ye Shikai and Han Hao were both officers of the Qin Dynasty, a part of this imperial machine, and they would fight wherever they were ordered, and their duty was to command the army and arrange the troops, not to participate in the resolution.

"So, Brother Ye, this matter is not up to you and me, even if you sue the county guard, he must play His Majesty the Emperor, otherwise we can only carry out the order. Han Hao patted Ye Shikai's shoulder and comforted softly.

"Lord Han, what you mean, I understand. Ye Shikai waved his hand helplessly, lowered his head and looked at the wine glass.

"But, Brother Ye, if you want to keep Sheung Shui Village, I can help a little, and Lord County will also sell me some face. Han Hao can also be regarded as giving Ye Shikai a "privilege" to exempt a small village from taxes, which he still has favors.

"Then thank you, Lord Han. Ye Shikai left his seat, bowed and thanked, he had already said this, he couldn't convince Han Hao, but being able to give Shangshui Village a "privilege" already made him content.

"Brother Ye came from afar, he must be tired, so he will rest in my house tonight. ”

Following.

"What are these. Early in the morning, Ye Shikai walked out of the room and saw a lot of boxes piled up in the courtyard, and many waiters continued to send the wooden boxes in.

"Returning to the general, these are the wedding gifts that Lord Han gave you, in addition to the beautiful jade he treasured, these boxes of gold and silver were also given to the general. A waiter replied.

"Okay, you all put it there. Ye Shikai did not refuse, this is also Han Hao's kindness, not to mention, he also needs some money to hold a wedding and feast the people of the whole village.

"Mancang, let the guards hire some people and send them to Sheung Shui Village together. ”

"Well, I'll let someone do it right away. Mancang nodded in response.

"Okay, the matter of the village is settled, and we don't have any need to stay here, let's all go back. Ye Shikai said lightly.

"My lord, so Lord Han is willing to exempt Shangshui Village from paying taxes. Mancang asked.

"Reluctantly, this is the decision of the county, and Lord Han is not easy to interfere with, but for my sake, he is still given a privilege. Ye Shikai was very helpless, but besides, although the sparrow is small, it is also a piece of meat, and it is better than nothing.

"Very well, my lord, when are we going back? ”

Without further ado, we set out at once, and hurried to return to the village in the evening. ”

Ye Shikai was very thoughtful, and before leaving the county seat, he used most of the gold and silver given by Han Hao to buy grain, and there was no money to buy food near Shangshui Village now, and it could only be bought in the county.

"Haha, my lord, we came to the county, and it changed more than 2,000 stones of grain as soon as it changed hands. Man Cang looked at the long transportation team behind him and smiled proudly.

"Laugh at anything, it's all bought with money. From a personal point of view, Ye Shikai used private money to buy "public grain" to supplement the granary in the village, which can definitely be regarded as "righteousness", and if you don't feel sorry for money, of course it is fake, it is all boxes of real money, but it is worth it to help, and even to save so many people.

"Report to my lord, the guard has sent a message, and we are followed by a group of people five miles behind, sneaky, following all the way, there are quite a few people, more than four hundred. At this time, a cavalryman came running fast and reported to Ye Shikai.

"Is there a weapon? ”

"Heavily armed. ”

"My lord, we must have been targeted by those robbers, we have so much food with us, and there are only two hundred guards and some unarmed people around us, they are looking for an opportunity to grab food. Mancang said anxiously, drawing his sword and turning the horse's head.

"My lord, I will lead a group of people to stop them, you can lead the large army to go first. ”

"If they really want to grab food, how can they only follow behind, there must be their people in front. Ye Shikai pointed to the woods in front of him.

"The woods are good for ambushes, and if I'm not mistaken, they'll be flanked back and forth when we get to the woods. ”