Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Miserable Place

The art of the emperor often lies in the word balance, that is, the military generals are on the left and right, and the emperor is in the center. Of course, not every king is a good king, which is why there is often a saying that the Great Wall is self-destructed, and the Yongjun misleads the country.

Where there is opposition, there is an exchange of interests, so that the two can reach a balance, and then coexist, and the king bears the responsibility of how to make the two coexist better.

The key to this is whether the emperor is virtuous or not, and it would be an unwise choice to replace the good treasure jade with broken copper and iron.

The remarks of Gongsun in the court not only did not impress Wei Wangying, but made Wei Wang feel that even if Gongsun Yan died, he was also restricting his noble royal power, which made Wei Wang, who had always been arrogant, how to endure it.

There was no explanation, not even any resistance. Gongsun and the will of being ordered to be confined to the palace was conveyed unimpeded, so Gongzi took over the relevant positions as the secretary of the military department.

Now there are two forces led by Gongzi Wei and General Pang Juan in the court, which is also what King Wei saw, after all, Gongzi Wei is his favorite minister. Gongzi Wei's gain of power meant that Wei Wang Ying's power in the court situation expanded, which also showed that he Wei Wang could start to control the entire Wei state.

This may be good news for King Wei, and it is also good news for Wei Kai. Without Gongsun Acne, Wei Kai believed that Pang Juan, a madman, would be able to drive the chariot of Wei so fast that the car was destroyed in the end.

You must know that a sharp sword, without a good scabbard, it is easier to hurt oneself than to hurt others.

In addition, Wei Wangying was impatient to replace Gongsun with Gongsun after Gongsun Acne's death, Wei Kai could only say that Gongsun Acne's hard work was completely in vain.

Gongsun is different from Gongsun Acne, this is the spokesperson of the family in the Wei court. Wei Wangying was able to remove Gongsun so easily, and I am afraid that it is due to Gongsun Acne.

However, if the king of Wei felt that he could control the Wei state because of this, he was very wrong. No one can easily give up their own interests, especially greedy families.

Since Gongsun has no complaints about being grounded, it means that someone has paid a huge benefit to satisfy the damaged clan. I'm afraid this is not a little bit of affection that Gongsun acne can replace.

Of course, Wei Kai didn't know about these things in the Wei court. Even if he knew, Wei Kai could only say that the people of Wei asked for more blessings, after all, Gongzi Wei was indeed a complete straw bag.

The mediocre people live in the temple, the sages live in the wilderness, how can the Wei State be undefeated?

"Report, General, our army will enter the territory of Chencang immediately", the sentry in front announced.

"Revisit".

Looking at the distant rangers, Wei Kai tightened the armor on his body and said to the soldiers beside him: "Pass the order, the whole army is on alert."

After more than four months, Wei Kai finally arrived in the territory of Chencang.

Looking at the desolate people all around, the weeds in the fields by the roadside have made it impossible to distinguish the crops that once grew. Wei Kai's department could only follow the footprints of the beast and slowly enter the territory of Chencang.

As for Yongdu next to him, Wei Kai understood that he was not popular, and he would not personally send it to the door to ask for his own interest. After all, since that failed attack, Wei Kai had been assassinated no less than twenty times.

Now that they have been punished, those clans will not stop doing anything, preparing to use Wei Kai's head to deter the new monarch of Liyang, and even have the intention of compromising with them after assassinating Wei Kai.

Stupid people are always hurt the most, and smart people have always benefited from what they experienced.

The repeated assassinations not only did not make Wei Kai afraid, but allowed Wei Kai to train this Qin army openly, and then get inspired by the assassination tests one after another, and then continue training.

Wei Kai used the methods of his previous life to constantly train his troops, and this Qin army basically had a sense of coordination and cooperation, and the coordination between tactics was also trained.

As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of hooligans on the street, you are afraid that hooligans are cultured. The Qin army, which has always been brave, now has its own tactics and tactics, and its combat strength will definitely increase dramatically. Not to mention, Wei Kai asked the craftsmen to make some new weapons.

"Report, the enemy situation has been discovered from the front."

Seeing the flag soldiers on horseback coming, and the soldiers along the way consciously made a defensive posture, Wei Kai felt that his more than four months of assassination career had not suffered in vain.

"Tell the general that the sentry battalion has discovered the enemy situation and has now surrounded them."

"Well, order all the troops to be on alert", and then Wei Kai took his personal guard and followed the sentry to the enemy's situation.

Hearing the child's crying from afar, Wei Kai felt very strange in his heart. Looking at the embarrassed expression on the face of Xizhu, who was waiting for him on the side of the road, Wei Kai looked at the "enemy" who was surrounded by soldiers in the center.

Hey, this is a vicious bandit, just a group of hungry and cold outcasts.

Looking at the periphery of the group of displaced people, holding farm tools or wooden forks and staring at the people of the Qin army around them with hatred, Wei Kai hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't panic, everyone, we are the Qin army and the people of the Qin country."

As soon as Wei Kai's words were finished, the crying among the group of displaced people was louder.

"What should I do, second uncle. The damn ones chased out? ”

"Let's fight it......".

"Let's fight, yes, I'd rather die in battle than be a slave."

Looking at the instantly irritable crowd, Xizhu on the side hurriedly protected Wei Kai's face. Wei Kai looked at the Qin army who was on alert in an instant, signaled the archers not to release the arrows, and then crossed the tall Xizhu in front of him and said, "Don't panic, everyone, we are the army sent by the King of Qin......"

Looking at Wei Kai, who was walking towards the group of homeless people, Xizhu hurriedly shouted: "General......."

Wei Kai waved his hand at Xizhu, then stared at the man holding the wooden fork and aimed it at his neck and said, "Don't panic, we're not here to arrest you." I am the new Chen Cangling."

Subsequently, Wei Kai threw his seal and edict to the group, and then raised his hands to show that he had no malicious intent. He continued: "You can read the letters and edicts to see whether what I say is true or false."

"It's the appearance of the king's seal, I saw it on the notice in Yongcheng before."

"Third uncle, really?".

"Well, it's true".

With the repeated confirmation of the old man in the crowd, the hostility of the group of homeless people in front of him instantly decreased towards Wei Kai's group.

After a while, several older people walked up to Wei Kai, respectfully returned Wei Kai's seal letter and edict to Wei Kai with both hands, knelt down and said, "The villain offended the general, and I hope the general will forgive me."

Wei Kai hurriedly picked up a few old men who were kneeling on the ground, and hurriedly said, "No, Wei Kai deserves it." The Qin army is all the children of the old Qin people, how dare they kneel down by the elders? ”

Several older people who were helped up by Wei Kai suddenly burst into tears, and hurriedly said: "Thank you for the general's great kindness, thank you for the general's great kindness."

Afterwards, the group of ragged civilians laid down their weapons, and Wei Kai hurriedly asked the logistics battalion to start burying pots and cooking, and asked the soldiers to boil hot water, and set up tents in place to start camping on guard.

After a while, the camp was filled with the aroma of rice porridge.

Wei Kai silently watched the hungry people desperately eat the food distributed, and said to the soldiers next to him, "Quickly ask Elder Wu to send some doctors over."

The key to helping people who are suffering from hunger for a long time is not only to provide food, but also to defend against some diseases.

Subsequently, a few people in Wu costumes rushed to the place where the displaced people were settled with their own soldiers, and began to use some of their medical skills to treat the injured and sick.

As for why the Wicans? After Wei Kai reorganized the army, the Qin army was roughly divided into five parts: the sentinel battalion responsible for guarding and detecting news; The vanguard battalion that served as the main force of the march and battle, as well as the bow and crossbow battalion equipped with special weapons, as well as the logistics battalion and medical units.

Since the Wu clan chose to take refuge in Wei Kai, Wei Kai certainly wouldn't waste some of their medical talents, so they were all organized into a medical force. First, it meets their need to seek self-reliance, and second, it also shows that Wei Kai needs them.

After all, if the two sides of the alliance do not have common interests, this will not make the mutual cooperation continue for a long time, but will breed some dark ideas and make the two sides dirty.

"Old man, do you need anything else?"

Seeing a few old people gathered around the bonfire during the day, Wei Kai stepped forward and asked. Of course, Wei Kai also wanted to inquire about some local situations in Chencang. After all, as long as the locals can clearly understand the local situation, this is far more reliable than Wei Kaiguess thought, and it is convenient to take follow-up actions.

"General, you're here."

"The villain thanks the shogun for his life."

Seeing Wei Kai coming, the old people sitting by the fire hurriedly stood up and thanked him.

"Old man, aren't you supposed to farm in the village to support your family? How did you end up in such a situation? ”

After Wei Kai finished speaking, several old men glanced at each other, sighed and said, "General, you don't know that it is already impossible to farm here."

During the day, the government always collects all kinds of taxes, and if you can't pay them, you will be reduced to slaves. They are also harassed by mountain robbers at night. The people can't be stable, so they can only run for their lives. ”

"As far as I know, the taxes in the Qin State don't seem to be high, far from reaching the point where the people can't pay them and run away."

When the old men heard this, they sighed and said, "The taxes of the government are indeed not high. But the general has ever heard of the "adult tax"? ”

Without waiting for Wei Kai to speak, they continued: "Adults have to pay taxes for their birthdays, adults have to pay taxes for happy events, and even after the death of adults' pets, they have to pay funeral expenses." If the people can't pay it, they will be turned into slaves. We can only ......", the old men finally cried.

After Wei Kai listened, he looked at the old people who were crying and supporting each other, and he was furious in his heart, and the local officials of Chencang could be said to do everything.

Subsequently, Wei Kai inquired about Chen Cang's situation in detail. When those old men saw that Wei Kai tried his best to help them, and knew that Wei Kai was a good official, they knew everything and said everything.

Wei Kai, who returned to his tent, recalled what the old people had just said, and his heart couldn't calm down for a long time. Zhumen's wine and meat stink, there are frozen bones on the road, officials protect each other, and the people are not happy, Wei Kai has heard of it today.

Chen Cang's change is imperative, Wei thought happily.