At the end of September, in Quanzhou, the rain was dying, and although the road was not muddy and difficult to walk, it would affect the efficiency of transportation to some extent.

Such a trivial matter can no longer arouse any interest from the middle-aged man who leads the team, because the destination is in front of him, and the qiē he sees is enough to subvert the previous perception of the war, even if he has known the truth in the correspondence before, when the scenes described in the letter really appear in the field of vision, it is still unbelievable.

War! Just when the Song Dynasty and the opposition were paying attention to the encounter of the northbound mission, almost no one still remembered that there was still a war going on in the territory, without him, the facts of this war were too unremarkable, since Jin Ming left Beijing, nearly three months have passed, but the cardinal government has not received a word, no news of victory, no news of defeat, even where it has been carried out, there is nothing to gain, it is as if it has never happened, disappeared in people's memory.

This qiē, even the new imperial court of the Lu Lu Rite Department Right Shi Langzhong, Fujian pacification system envoy, Quanzhi Fuzhou Chen Wenlong is unknown, but he can't ignore it like the court princes, because according to the pre-war plan, the supply of grain and grass for the besieging army is mainly raised locally, Chen Wenlong doesn't know how this is mainly divided, anyway, since he took over the Fujian Road, he has not received a grain from the outside road.

The whole Fujian Road is surrounded by mountains and seas, about ninety percent are mountainous and hilly, and only about one percent of the acres of land can be cultivated, which causes the territory to be dominated by maritime merchants. But no matter how rich the maritime merchants are, it is in vain to produce food, if there is no war, in the event of a bad harvest, they will be supported by other ways to transfer grain, this year's disasters are not much, it can be roughly regarded as a good year, there is no need to do this and there can be some surplus, but the war together, more than ten armies gathered, it was like a bottomless pit, devouring the original small amount of grain in the treasury.

It stands to reason that this is all a matter of the transfer envoy, but when Quanzhou was in turmoil, not only the original Luchen Wang Gangzhong was eaten, but even the supervisors and divisions were implicated, and the chief officials of the various divisions were degraded and arrested, and the whole road could still operate normally, and only the pacification envoy who had just taken over was left, so all the big and small affairs were pressed on Chen Wenlong's body at once.

∮∟dǐng∮∟diǎn∮∟小∮∟ said, .2≧3.≥os_(); Shepherd one side for the Son of Heaven, this is what the scholar wishes in his life, what is a little hard work, Chen Wenlong is proud of the top material, and he is even more willing, but these days down there is nothing else, the grain is consumed like a stream, I don't know when it is a head, he has tried his best to raise it, there is no money in the road to buy it in Liangzhejiang and other places, but the treasury is also counted, after three months, I finally couldn't help but throw down the affairs of the house and want to see with my own eyes how the war is going.

"Jun Ben, why did you come here?" A middle-aged man about his age greeted him and shouted from afar.

"It's hard to put into words, but it's really an eye-opener as you said in your letter."

Chen Wenlong has not recovered from the shock, he never thought that the siege war could be fought like this, think about it and know that the attacker has built another city wall outside the city, it is not the kind of simple wooden village, but the same rammed earth as the base masonry and stone wall as the city, except that it is not so wide, even the height is more than the walled city wall, no wonder he can't even see Quanzhou City, because all of them are wrapped in this wall.

Is this an attempt to trap people alive? Chen Wenlong automatically ignored the cost of this project, because he also noticed that the original Fang Market under Quanzhou City had disappeared, and most of it was demolished to build this. This Golden Governor's Mansion is really unusual.

"Do you mean that? Originally, I couldn't figure it out, but after Jin Shuai said it, he understood, and he said, "I can spend more time and money, and I don't want these recruits to die in vain." Don't you know that since the establishment of this wall, all the soldiers have rejoiced, no one has any fear, everyone has spoken of gold and righteousness, and even ordinary exercises have stopped complaining. ”

That's natural, Bing Shuyun: Ci is not in charge of the army, love the nurses and soldiers to this part, most of these are temporary recruits, how can they not be grateful, but this is taking the supply of the entire Fujian Road to do favors! Take the supply of tightening the belt of the court in doing favors! Chen Wenlong's heart was dripping with blood, but he still had an expression of appreciation on his face, not to mention how uncomfortable it was.

"Morale is available." After complimenting him against his will, Chen Wenlong looked left and right, and saw a young man walking towards the place where they were standing, the person who came was at most twenty years old, and he was born with a handsome face, and his exposed complexion looked a little dark, but everywhere else was as white as jade, and he knew that he was from an extraordinary background at a glance.

"The newly arrived grain is finished, Your Excellency is the one who escorted it, please look at the number, if it is correct, sign it, and go to the account." The person who came said hello to Chen Zan beside him, and handed over an account book, Chen Wenlong looked at the meticulous records on it, secretly praised it in his heart, and noticed that the pen was quite skillful, and he was even more high-minded.

He glanced at the last number, and there was not much difference between it and the diǎn calculation when he set off, this kind of grain and grass escort, there was originally a legitimate degree of loss, in fact, most of them would fall into the pockets of private individuals, he personally came to send it this time, of course, the people below would not do anything, but played a role in supervision. took the pen in the other party's hand, signed his name in the blank space on the album, and was about to take out the private seal and stamp it, when Chen Wenlong suddenly heard the young man exclaim in surprise.

"Your Excellency is Mr. Nina Heart?" Chen Wenlong didn't answer immediately, he stamped his private seal on it, and then handed the account back, smiling diǎndiǎn head.

"Exactly, I don't know what to call it." Most of the people who can call out his number are people from Shilin, and he doesn't take it big.

"Let's introduce it, this is Ye Shaobao's son Ye Ergongzi, who is currently in charge of the shogunate's food supply." Chen Zan pointed to the young man and said, at least Chen Wenlong didn't need to introduce him, because people called out his name in one mouth.

"Ye should have, small words meaning." Ye Yingyou arched his hand towards him, with a respectful attitude, without the slightest arrogance in the public mansion.

Although Chen Wenlong also led the handsome ministers all the way, but compared with the Shaobao of the current dynasty, the qualifications are still far from the same, but dǐng has the aura of a champion, but it has some influence among scholars, this Ye Gongzi can call out his number in one mouth, and most of the reasons are the same.

"It turned out to be a virtuous brother." Chen Wenlong did not accept his salute safely, but stepped forward to support him, this action made Chen Zan on the side a little surprised, and Ye Yingyou was even more dazed.

"Brother doesn't know, when Xianchun took the exam in the autumn of the fourth year, the person who presided over the palace exam was Ling Zun Ye Shaobao, but unfortunately he hung up his crown and went away in the coming year, and failed to let a disciple do his righteousness, so far it is a pity, the virtuous brother is the son of the master, and there is no need for so much courtesy." As soon as he explained this, the two of them suddenly realized that Chen Zan understood his personality, and this explanation must be only superficial, and what was inside was not enough for outsiders.

"Brother Chen." Ye Yingyou changed his words very quickly, of course, what he valued was the identity of the other party, as for the official residence, he really didn't put it in the eyes of this public mansion.

Chen Wenlong didn't come here to reminisce about the past, after a simple cold noise, he naturally turned the topic to the current war, strictly speaking, this is not called a war at all, because so far, the besieging army has been digging ditches, building walls, and practicing diligently, but it has not played even one battle, of course, the besieged people see this kind of frame, and they dare not move a minute, and the two sides have confronted each other peacefully for three months, can this be called a war matter?

"Jin Shuai is in the tent, but his temper is not very good today, and when Shi Cai came out, he was still scolding." Ye Yingyou learned of his intention, shook his head and said.

"Why is that?"

"There are many state capitals in Guangnan that have not yet arrived, and most of them are unusable old and weak, not to mention these people going into battle, even being an auxiliary soldier in the rear can't do it, the younger brother is in charge of the grain and straw, these people don't want anywhere in the end, they can only be sent here, don't hide it from the brother, and so-and-so is also a headache."

Chen Wenlong was even more puzzled when he heard this, looking at the current situation in the camp, there are already a lot of people and horses, coupled with this high wall, the traitors almost have only one result, why do they still need to urge troops everywhere? He knew that these soldiers were going to eat food, and that all the food was on his shoulders, so he frowned and asked more.

"How many soldiers and horses are there in the battalion? It's all counted. ”

"Is this it? As of today, there are more than 110,000 soldiers and horses on the three routes, and in addition to more than 20,000 old and weak, there are still 90,000 usable soldiers. Ye Yingyou replied after a little thought, the camping and rationing of these soldiers and horses were all arranged by him, and the number of people was naturally clear.

Chen Wenlong gasped, he knew that nearly half of the people here were local She, and there were more than 40,000 of them alone, but in this way, the forbidden army from all walks of life also reached more than 70,000, which was almost the only armed force in each state capital, and this Jin Shuai was actually not enough, you must know that the soldiers and horses brought out of Beijing by Jia Nidao at the beginning of the year were only 130,000 people!

"Anyway, since you're here, you have to see each other, so please ask the virtuous brother to give a certain gift."

Ye Yingyou did not hesitate to diǎndiǎn head, on the ground of Fujian Road, this Wen Yiwu is the two giants, it is best not to have too big contradictions between them, otherwise this battle will not be able to continue, Chen Zan has another job and did not accompany them, there are too many She people in the army, and there are uneasy things happening almost every day, and he, the person who dispatches in the center, is also very busy.

Entering the camp, a tense atmosphere of imminent war arises spontaneously, there are soldiers and horses walking around, looking at the situation, it is in the formation and change close to the actual battle, the collision of various armor and weapons, the shouting and scolding of the generals are endless, and when they arrive near a big tent, this sound gradually decreases, a circle of forbidden army big man dǐng helmet through the armor, standing according to the sword, making people feel solemn and respectful, even Ye Yingyou, who led the way in front, also became restrained, Chen Wenlong still doesn't know, This is where Jin Ming's Chinese army tent is located.

"You see, three months ago, the general order of this government was sent to all the states, and now three months have passed, and the soldiers and horses from other places have arrived, you are good, even the old and weak who deal with the errand refuse to send it, is it to deceive the government has no power, and you can't take the post of road marshal?"

Ye Yingyou took Chen Wenlong to stand still in front of the big tent, and the two listened to the roar coming from inside, and suddenly found that the previous description was too conservative, this Jin Shuai was not only not very good-tempered, it was simply thunder and anger, and the other party was not his subordinate. Although the will given to him is to control the soldiers and horses of the three roads, but the local government only has the responsibility of coordination, and has no jurisdiction over it, Fujian Road is a place of trouble, of course, he can't escape, Chen Wenlong, the new commander, has also put his posture very low, why should he be dispatched at will by the two roads in Guangnan? It's weird to be proactive.

Thinking of this, Chen Wenlong was shocked, he probably understood, why the political affairs hall would let him take over as this handsome minister on the spot, it was because his own position was too low, so it would be convenient to cooperate with Jin Ming, otherwise he would be transferred to an old qualification, where would he be willing to listen to the training like in the tent? has already brushed his sleeves away, so let alone calm the chaos, and I don't know where the lawsuit will go.

"Where did this messenger come from?" Chen Wenlong lowered his voice and asked softly.

"Quang Nam West Road."

The discipline of the Chinese army's big tent is very strict, and it is not allowed to make noise according to the law, Ye Yingyou simply said four words and stopped his mouth, Rao is so, the eyes of the two military academies guarding the door of the tent were on the two of them, although they did not make a sound, their eyes were already full of warnings, and both of them closed their mouths knowingly, and they did not dare to say a word more.

They were not mistaken, Jin Ming was indeed angry, so he took the opportunity to lose his temper, the reason was not at all that the soldiers and horses had not arrived, now there were more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in the camp, and he was confident that with the strength in front of him, it was enough to destroy the city trapped in it, but according to the plan in advance, counterinsurgency and siege were not the goal, so he slowly suffered day by day.

However, what he didn't expect was that the proposer of this plan, the sister-in-law who gave him a great headache, was sent by the imperial court to the capital of the Yuan people as an envoy, and what he didn't expect was that his own sister also followed, and in the end, what made him unbelievable was that this envoy was slaughtered in the capital of the Yuan people, and even the two dogs who were sent to guard couldn't escape.

The life and death of that person is unknown, and the sister-in-law is seriously injured and returns to the south, all of which make him worry, and he can't accept anyone who has an accident, but thousands of miles away, even if there are 100,000 soldiers under his tent, what can he do? So the anger naturally came to this unknown messenger, who called him unlucky, and when the anger of the handsome man was almost gone, a personal soldier stepped forward and whispered something, Jin Ming stared at the little official who was trembling with his head down.

"Go back and tell you Lu Shuai, the Jun order of this mansion has the approval of the princes of the political affairs hall, if he still insists on refusing to send troops, then don't blame the mansion for moving to him, you will bring the words of the mansion to 'once something happens in this battle, he is the culprit', don't get out of here!"

The messenger hurriedly responded to the call, his steps were vain, and his forehead was full of cold sweat, which made Chen Wenlong a little frightened, but this Jin Shuai was so stern, he was a little worried that his words would also touch people's mold.

"I don't know that Chen Zhuangyuan is here, Jin is negligent, forgive the sin."

What he didn't expect was that when it was his turn, Jin Ming, who was still frosty just now, actually greeted him in person, and kept saying kind words in his mouth, Chen Wenlong was suddenly a little confused, and even his reaction was half a beat slower.

"The Governor's army is busy, so he shouldn't be disturbed, but where the duty lies, he should be at the disposal right now." Chen Wenlong's mind was a little confused, and even he himself was a little surprised by what he said.

"Zhuangyuan Gong is polite, you are a local parent, you have to worry about it, the government can't control you, how to talk about dispatch, the tent is depressed, it's better to go with a certain one."

After speaking, Jin Ming couldn't help but say, he walked out of the big tent first, Ye Yingyou nodded towards him, signaling himself to do something, Chen Wenlong had to keep up quickly, Jin Ming's speed was very fast, he almost had to run if he wanted to keep up completely, and he was a scholar at the bottom, and he usually paid attention to grace and bearing, why did he have to work so hard? Chen Wenlong almost thought he was playing tricks on himself.

Fortunately, it wasn't far away, Jin Ming took him up an obviously man-made small slope, it seemed that the soil under it was dug out of the foundation of the city wall in front, Jin Ming stepped on the loess without caring and walked up, Chen Wenlong followed behind, and he didn't care that his boots were covered with muddy water.

There is still some rain in the air, from where they are standing, you can see the tower of Quanzhou City surrounded in the middle, although it is a little far away, Chen Wenlong can still see the banner hanging on it, presumably the morale of the rebels around is not high, just with the men and horses in the camp, can you take it in one go? He couldn't help but have some questions.

"Do you think this is cowardice?"

"The Governor's Office is strict in its use of troops, and the official has seen it with his own eyes, so it should not be cowardly, but since he asked, the official wants to talk to the Governor's Mansion from the heart."

Chen Wenlong heard him ask so nakedly, afraid that he would misunderstand that he was here to ask the guilt, so he replied thoughtfully, Jin Ming didn't care about it, and motioned for him to continue.

"The governor's mansion can know that the grain in the treasury is less than thirty percent, and the official will send more people to buy grain in Zhejiang and other places before he comes, and how much can be bought is not mentioned for the time being, and there is no long-term strategy for doing so.

"Champion Gong is the words of the heart, Jin is grateful, and he will also say a word from the heart to you." Jin Ming turned his head and pointed to the city in the middle and said.

"Those people are just clowns jumping off the beam, if they have a heart, it doesn't take a day to extinguish this eclipse."

Jin Ming's words made Chen Wenlong stunned, he has experienced enough things today, but all the things added up are not as good as Jin Ming's words, which clearly means that the war was delayed on his intention, why? Chen Wenlong knew that he still had a following, so he didn't answer, just looked at him quietly.

"Before telling the truth, Jin wants to ask Champion Yuangong, if this enemy has been destroyed, what should everyone here do?" To his surprise, Jin Ming's question was so biased that Chen Wenlong couldn't help but think about it.

"The traitor is in the law, the chaos has been calmed, naturally everyone is going to go everywhere, the governor's mansion has a meritorious service in quelling the rebellion, the court will never be stingy with the reward, and the establishment of the festival and the marquis are all due righteousness in the title" Before he finished speaking, Jin Ming waved his hand and interrupted.

"You said it well in the front, but the ones in the back are not what you want, so don't mention it." Then he took out a scroll of paper, which seemed to have a lot of words written, and handed it to Chen Wenlong.

"It's yes!"

Chen Wenlong took it and took it out for some reason, and suddenly shouted in surprise, if he didn't know that he was in the army, his voice would only be louder, Jin Ming didn't feel calm, that kind of reaction didn't surprise him, why did he tell the truth to this person, of course, someone had told him before.

The news on this scroll of paper is the source of Jin Ming's anger today, unlike him, Chen Wenlong's reaction was shock, how could he not know what the consequences of destroying the book would be, it would mean the continuation of the war, it was a national war, thinking of this, he raised his head.

"This Liu Ziqing also knows very well, it's a pity." Chen Wenlong pointed out that he knew the relationship between the two, and he had been ordered to check it at the beginning.

"The Governor's Mansion is taking precautions, and wants to save a combatable soldier for the imperial court?"

In this way, Jin Ming's purpose is self-evident, it is not easy for the army to gather, but it is a simple matter to disperse, at the beginning of the year, the Jingshi was already very empty, and he had to issue an edict to King Qin, but the result was a big disappointment, and there were few places to respond, Chen Wenlong suddenly woke up, Jin Ming in addition to this intention also used the meaning of this place to rectify the place, so as to explain his anger today.

"Sue sù you these, I just hope you understand the difficulties of a certain one, Fujian said that it is not close to say that it is far away, once the imperial court has something, the upper can come to the aid of the two Zhejiang, and the lower can echo the two Guangzhou, this seat must be left for a while, and the worst result is just a waste of some food, can the champion know?"

"But I wonder how long it will take?" Chen Wenlong had no doubt about his intentions, because if he had different intentions and wanted to rebel with these 100,000 people, it would be basically impossible, most of them were She people, and it was almost impossible to do this kind of thing by himself.

"It's only been a matter of these two months, if there is nothing to do after this, this government will definitely pull out Quanzhou City with a thunderous force, and will never teach the champion to be embarrassed."

For two months, Chen Wenlong silently calculated in his heart, if the grain is bought smoothly, there is no problem with the balance of the treasury to support, Jin Ming is reasonable, the worst result of this matter is to waste a few months of food, as long as the rebellion can be quelled safely in the end, it is easy for the court to explain the past, and he has nothing to worry about.

"Since this happened, presumably the envoy of the imperial court is about to arrive in Fuzhou, so I hope you will remember today's words, don't delay too long, and increase the burden on the people."

"Never break your word."

Jin Ming replied loudly at him, watching the latter's back gradually fade away, his face slowly sank, and his heart always seemed to hold his breath, depressed and unable to disperse, this feeling made him very uncomfortable, just like this gray sky.