Fifth Lun was also curious about what kind of appearance Zhang Fang had, which could make Emperor Han Cheng, who already had Empress Xu, Ban Jieyu, Zhao Feiyan, Zhao Hede and other beauties, also fascinated.

It's a pity that Zhang Chun is over forty years old and old, but he can see a little bit of male and female appearance from his son Zhang Fen, but if you talk about handsomeness, it is still not as good as Ma Wenyuan.

After entering Zhang's house, the county governor of Tewu was also there, and it seemed to be a three-way meeting, but in fact, the county governor was just a puppet of the Zhang family.

There is not much worth mentioning during the banquet, Zhang Chun's banquet is elegant and low-key, not as extravagant as the Qiongcheng Marquis Mansion that Wu Lun has visited, even the female music is rare, everywhere is simple, but the etiquette is very regular, this may be the difference between the century-old scholar and the nouveau riche.

The theme of today's gathering is, of course, about the "bandits" who are rampant in the south of the county.

"When I was in Guanzhong, I had never seen such a vicious thief."

Halfway through the banquet, Wu Lun got up and said: "He openly beheaded Sima Junjun, threatened to do the right thing for heaven, and burned Dai Junhou under my command alive. God is pitiful, Dai Junhou is a gentle elder, and he has been poisoned by this kind of man! “

Now not only the military rations have been attacked, but even the people have been disturbed by bandits, the gentleman of the Wu family in Nanxiang married his relatives, happily blew and beaten, and was actually taken away, and left a letter to extort money and food. If you want me to say, this ransom must not be given! ”

Fifth Lun behaved very toughly: "If this bad head is opened, the bandits will be even more rampant, and then everyone from the military officials to the common people will be plundered and exploited by them." ”

"Zi said, it's tolerable, it's unbearable, so this bandit must be suppressed!"

This remark won the approval of the county magistrate, and Zhang Fen also said that he was happy, which was exactly what the rich households in the county expected, but Zhang Chun smiled and said nothing.

Wu Lun's voice changed, and he said his true purpose: "But to resist bandits, you need to train your troops, otherwise you will only be like your subordinates, and they will collapse at the touch of a button." “

"You also know that our pigs have been hungry for a long time, and if they want to train again, they will consume more rations every day. And all the grain and straw collected by your ministers have been sent to the camp, and only the soldiers are sent above, and no money and grain will be allocated. ”

The county governor comprehended: "What does Jun Sima mean, and then levy the second grain?" ”

Wu Lun shook his head: "At the moment, the common people can't levy it anymore." I have heard that within a month of the murder of Ruchen, dozens or hundreds of poor people have gone south to join the bandits. If more commoners flee from the wilderness, it will only make the bandits stronger. ”

He looked at Zhang Chun's father and son, and said with a smile: "Since the rich family proposes to suppress the thieves, why don't you let the county Haoyou raise grain, how about it?" “

Zhang Fen bowed: "Dare to ask Sima, how much do you need to make up?" ”

Fifth Lun pondered: "There are a total of 2,000 people in our department......" After his subordinates were reorganized and streamlined, in fact, there were only less than 1,002, which was a grandiose empty salary!

"It takes at least three months to train the troops, and at the same time, we also have to help defend and drive out the bandits."

The fifth Lun compared a 6: "A total of 6,000 stone of grain is needed!" ”

This figure will allow the fifth Lun to complete this year's grain quota and earn 2,000 stone as the start-up capital for the next step.

For the Zhang family and the wealthy families in the county, this is just a drop in the bucket, and if their families are plundered by bandits, the extortion will only increase.

Of course, if the other party bargains to 5,000, the fifth Lun can also accept it, and the next thing to fight is the share that each family wants to pay.

"That's a great deal." Unexpectedly, Zhang Chun, who didn't say a word during the whole process, clapped his hands and laughed.

"These six thousand stone grains are all from my Zhang family!"

……

Everyone was stunned, Fifth Lun wanted to bargain with Zhang Chun, telling him that the Zhang family would produce grain, and the four major families in the county would follow, but they didn't expect it to be so happy!

He only felt that this scene was very familiar, wasn't it a replica of himself paying taxes for the villagers in Linqu Township? Zhang Chun also has big ambitions? After all, Wang Mang replaced the Han Dynasty, and the interests of the Zhang family were greatly damaged.

Zhang Chun asked his son to entertain the puppet county slaughterer, and he led the fifth Lun to walk around the dock yard, and said as he walked: "Boyu Sima has doubts, don't you think that I deliberately took the lead in bleeding, wanting to attract rich families and ordinary people to donate grain, and then the Zhang family will share the spoils with you?" “

Isn't it?

Zhang Chun shook his head and said: "Don't hide it from Boyu, Ruchen also fought this idea before he died, he heard that there were thieves in the south of the county, he was not worried but happy, and he also came to discuss this matter with me." After agreeing to deceive the whole county into donating grain, he and I shared it with seventy-three, but I didn't expect to die at the hands of thieves in a blink of an eye, and I deserved it. “

"But for Boyu Sima, Zhang Chun is sincere, I not only give food, I also give people!"

Fifth Lun was even more puzzled, but when he saw Zhang Chun high-five, he immediately came over with two chariots on his shoulders.

"My family is big, and it takes half an hour to walk around it, so let's take this thing to travel."

Wu Lun sat on the chariot and followed Zhang Chun through the middle courtyard, and he didn't know how many portals he passed, but seeing that each door was guarded by a family member with weapons, they finally left the dock fort and came to the open area.

This is a school field, covered with fine sand, with many arrow targets, and Ding Zhuang, who is raised by the Zhang family, is shooting arrows with a bow there.

I'm ashamed, in terms of the number and accuracy of the archers, they are not much stronger than the fifth Lun's pig stud yong.

In the distance, there were even horsemen walking with bows, Zhang Chunyao pointed at them and said, "I am willing to send two hundred apprentices and fifty cavalry." ”

This is about half of Zhang Chun's family's combat strength, he said: "The other families don't need to donate food, they just need to send out their own rations, and they can also gather six or seven hundred people." ”

Zhang Chun looked at Wu Lun: "Plus Boyu Sima's 2,000 soldiers, Tiger Ben 3,000, why be afraid of the little bandits?" ”

"The old man is willing to do so much, there is only one request."

Fifth Lun didn't dare to underestimate this person more and more, and arched his hand: "Zhang Gong, please speak." ”

Zhang Chun lowered his face: "Suppress the bandits, be fast, you can't delay it until three months later, within this month, you should do your best to sweep it away in one fell swoop, so that there will be no trouble after that!" ”

Fifth Lun muttered: "The speed of the army is not reached, why is Zhang Gong in a hurry?" ”

Zhang Chun didn't answer directly, but only let Bu Yuan continue to move, and took the fifth Lun to the pasture one mile outside Zhangjiawu Fort.

This is the grassland on the east bank of the wide river, and the black and white long-haired sheep are pressed to the ground by the big slaves, their hooves tied tightly, and they bleated in fear.

However, the sheep were greeted not by sharp copper knives, but by bony wool combs, and the long hairs that were about to fall off the sheep were hinged off one by one and placed in leather pockets. The bare sheep were driven back to the pen, and a few of them were pulled directly to the river to be slaughtered as the owner's feast tomorrow.

Zhang Chun asked, "What did Boyu Sima see?" ”

Fifth Lun narrowed his eyes: "Sheep, and herdsmen." “

Zhang Chun said: "That's right, it's a herdsman. “

"In ancient times, there were sages in the East who governed Yiwu, and the governance of the people was called herdsmanship. Princes and officials are like shepherds, and the people are sheep. Therefore, the previous dynasty and the current dynasty also had the position of state pastor. “

Zhang Chun's next words made Wu Lun unforgettable for a long time.

"The government and the powerful are like herdsmen and butchers, they are the masters of the flock, but they also depend on the flock to live. As long as you are not stupid, you know that wool has to be harvested season by season, and when you want to eat meat, you have to pick and kill. If you ignore it and slaughter all the sheep in the circle, you will be full this year, but you will have no food and clothing next year. ”

"The bandits don't care about these things, they don't have their own things anyway, and if they grab them, they make a lot of money, and they keep their eyes on the fat sheep, and eat them even from the fur to the bones. But the number of their generation is small, and they can snatch a few sheep at most. ”

"And since the north and south provoked again, the Xiongnu frequently entered the fortress, coming and going like the wind, they not only wanted to rob the sheep, but even the shepherds wanted to be taken away as slaves."

Zhang Chun sighed when he said this: "But what is more hateful than bandits and Huns is Wang Shi!" ”

"Boyu Sima should know that most of the officers and soldiers do not know moderation, are greedy, and always like to eat sheep and people, without spitting out bones. Compared with the thieves and thieves who come and go in a hurry, the officers and soldiers can be stationed in one place, and the division is full of thorns and thorns. The most terrible thing is that the bow and knife against the thieves and the Hulu are useless to their generation, because they are protected by the court and the law. “

"Therefore, as far as the sheep are concerned, Haoqiang, bandits, Huns, and Wang Shi are the least harmful, and the Wang Shi's officers and soldiers are the most harmful."

Fifth Lun smiled: "Zhang Gong's words can't be passed on." ”

Zhang Chun was not afraid: "The truth that everyone knows in the world, even the generals of the New Army know it." ”

He looked at Wu Lun: "Therefore, it is really rare to meet a military official like Boyu Sima who loves the people and can be reasonable." ”

"What Boyu Sima did in the north of the county, I know that the requisition of grain is enough for the soldiers to make a living, and it is enough to give the battalion a hand. In order to prevent the people in the south of the county from being exploited again, donating food is only the idea of beating our heroes, and it is not greedy, and it is enough to stop. ”

"Compared with the unrestrained Ruchen, I hope that Boyu Sima can be in charge of the county's defense and stationed for a long time."

"For this reason, it is necessary to quickly eliminate the bandits!"

Fifth Lun said: "I still don't understand what the two have to do with each other. “

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "The world is full of smoke, if you want me to say, the reason why those Haidai and Jingzhou Dakou have not been pacified for a long time is because there are many officials who do not have the courage to suppress the Kou, but they have great courage to collect wealth and grain in the name of the Kou!" ”

"But the premise of this is that there is no interference from above."

Is this an implication that I am self-respecting?

Zhang Chun continued: "However, it is different now, Sima reported that he was a thief, but General Tunhu inevitably thought about it and felt that it was a thief, otherwise how could he openly hijack the army's food?" ”

"If you think about it further, just when the army is about to leave the fortress, such a major event occurs in the rear, could it be that the subject country Qiang wants to respond to the Xiongnu, attack and burn grain, and attack the new army on the back of the belly?"

Fifth Lun understood, touched his chin and said: "What Zhang Gong means is that once he thinks so, General Tunhu will be worried, and he will definitely send a pawn south to suppress the bandits!" ”

Zhang Chundao: "However, when the time comes, this Tewu County will not be the fifth Lun Sima who has the final say, and I know the virtue of the rest of the people very well, and I will happily station down and slaughter the sheep in Tewu County." When the people suffer, they will also suffer Haoqiang, and the loss will be more than 6,000 stones. ”

"If things come to that point, it will be of no benefit to me or to the fifth Sima?"

The fifth Lun bowed his head and bowed his hand to Zhang Chun: "Thank you Zhang Gong for your advice, the fifth Lun will be saved." ”

On the way back, Wu Lun was in a cold sweat, he had indeed drifted again in the past two days, and he was proud of the clever calculation of killing Ruchen, but he ignored such an important matter, and he had to be reminded by Zhang Chun, it was really stupid.

"I'm really careless, I claim to be smart, and I treat the local heroes as big fools, this kind of thinking is unacceptable."

This pure side showed his strength, and at the same time hinted at the fifth Lun, his little Jiujiu himself knew it, and then explained the common advantages and disadvantages, and was willing to cooperate.

Renjie, this guy is indeed a masterpiece.

It seems that we really have to communicate with Ma Yuan, and there will be a drama where the bandits are successfully suppressed and their generations are far away.

Fifth Lun thought clearly, dealing with Zhang Chun's family, whether martial arts would not work, or change the text, and at the same time remember clearly: looting food is not his ultimate goal in special martial arts.

But this awakening was still a little late, and when he returned to the camp, he happened to receive a letter sent by Liang Qiuci.

Xuan Biao and the others were curious about what was written in it, but Wu Lun was happy and worried after reading it.

"General Tunhu sent Sima Dongxi to lead more than 1,000 soldiers to the south to suppress bandits, and our department is at his disposal!"

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At the same time, Ma Yuan and Wan Xuan were located in Baitugang on the Kushui River, and a guest from Sanshui County, a southern and stable country, also visited.

The person who came claimed to be Sanshui Haoqiang, the brother of the famous "Liu Wenbo", Liu Cheng - he was actually called Lu Cheng.

When the Fifth Lun and other heel troops passed by Sanshui, the three Lu brothers had overlooked it from the earthen plateau, and now they heard about the attack on the official army by the "bandits" in the south of Tewu County, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and Lu Fang sent his younger brother to set up a line.

Lu Cheng glanced at the board house where Ma Yuan and Wan Yu were, and only felt that it was extremely simple, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he introduced himself first.

"The great-grandmother of the three of our brothers was the sister of the Xiongnu Gu Lihun Evil, and later she became the empress of Emperor Xiaowu of the Han Dynasty and gave birth to three sons for Emperor Xiaowu, and the crown prince was one of them."

Lu Cheng said: "Later, when the Jiangchong Rebellion was encountered, the prince was killed, and the queen was also killed, the second son Liu Ciqing fled to Changling, and the younger son Liu Huiqing fled to Zuogu, Sanshui County, Anding County, to live in seclusion. “

Ma Yuan was sitting well, but he almost didn't laugh out loud when he heard this.

What are you kidding, Ma Yuan's ancestors Ma Tong and Ma Heluo are Jiang Chong's comrades!

And Ma Yuan's aunt is Jieyu of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, his family lives in Guanzhong, and he is still unclear about the court lineage of the Han family?

Empress Wu of the Han Dynasty, the first Empress Chen of Jinwu Zangjiao, and then Empress Wei, no matter how bad it is, should it be considered Mrs. Li? Where did the Hun queen come from?

Moreover, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had a total of five sons:

The eldest son, Prince E, was born to Empress Wei and had no half-brother.

The second son, Liu Hong, the king of Qihuai, was born to Mrs. Li and died young.

The third son Yan stabbed the king Liu Dan and rebelled and died.

The fourth son, Liu Xu, the king of Guangling, is infinitely powerful and conspires to commit suicide, but these two are the same mother and brother.

Finally, Zhao Jieyu's youngest son, Liu Fuling, was Emperor Zhao of the Han Dynasty.

Where is there any Liu Ciqing and Liu Huiqing?

However, Lu Cheng continued to tell about his family's glorious family history: "Later, General Huo made Liu Ciqing the emperor and sent people to welcome Liu Huiqing. But Liu Huiqing did not leave Zuogu, lived in a stable subject country for a long time, and gave birth to a son Liu Sunqing, Liu Sunqing gave birth to three of my brothers, and my brother Liu Wenbo is a son-in-law......"

Wan Xuan didn't understand it very well, and believed it in a daze, but Ma Yuan was messy again, and said secretly: "General Huo set up, isn't it Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Ai?" He is the grandson of Prince Er, how did he become the son of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty again? He was also an orphan with no brothers or sisters. ”

This is the story that the rural herdsmen made up after hearsay! At first glance, there is nothing wrong with it, but when you meet someone who understands, it is simply full of flaws.

Ma Yuan couldn't listen to it anymore, so he only scolded him: "Shaft, you deceive me and don't know anything? Which Han dynasty is this, you say? ”

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PS: Chapter 3 at 18:00.