"Tu Zhusi, I'm back to the village today!"

Lifting and looking at the villagers who greeted him, Tu Zhusi nodded: "There is nothing in the yamen in the past two days, go back to the hometown and take a look." ”

As he spoke, he staggered forward. When he arrived at the big house in the middle of the village, Tu Oshi entered his house.

Between the Yishui and Juma rivers, about thirty or forty miles away, there are a large number of two losers in this land. However, not all of them live here, but some of them are the people of the Song Dynasty. Tu Zhu Si is a native of the Song Dynasty, otherwise he is not qualified to go to the yamen to be a Zhu Si.

After entering the house, Tu Absi visited his parents and met his brothers and nephews. Waiting for dark, I left the house and went to the tavern at the entrance of the village.

This is an ordinary country tavern, brewing some village brews, preparing some fruits and vegetables, and entertaining guests passing by. There were no customers in the tavern today, and the old shopkeeper and his wife leaned against the counter and snooze from time to time.

Seeing Tu Obsilige coming in, the old shopkeeper hurriedly greeted him and said, "What kind of wind is it today, you have to come to our shop!" ”

Tu Abbot sat down on a seat and said, "Let's have a dime of wine." What's in store today? ”

The shopkeeper said, "It's a good time." Yue Erlang at the head of the village caught two big fish in the river and sold them to the store. I asked the Hun family to cook it, how about I come and serve wine to Oshiji? There are also some vegetables in the store, which are brought up by Oshi. ”

Tu Oshi nodded and let the shopkeeper serve the food. After a while, the sake and food came up, and Tuoshi sat there, drinking alone.

It was getting dark. I don't know when, it rains, and it rings endlessly.

I don't know how long it took, but a man wearing a Fan Yang hat walked in, looked left and right, and sat down opposite Tu Zhusi.

The old shopkeeper hurriedly came over and said, "Guest officer, there are still a few tables and stools in our store, why don't you change places?" ”

Tu Abbot said: "This is my acquaintance, it's good to sit here." The host's house, bring a pair of dishes and chopsticks. Also, play a dime of wine. ”

The shopkeeper looked at the two men suspiciously, then turned to go for a drink. There are not many customers in the tavern a day, as long as someone gives money, it is naturally good. Except for the wine, which is made of grain, other meals are not worth a few dollars.

After pouring the wine, Tu Yashi raised his glass and said, "Pedant, long time no see." Why are you free today? What's the matter with crossing the river? ”

Meng Xuezhu looked at the shopkeeper on the side and said in a low voice: "Oshi, this time there is really a big deal!" ”

Tu Abbot said, "And drink." It was getting late, and we talked as we drank. It was raining heavily outside, making it inconvenient to walk. ”

Meng Xuejiu raised his glass and drank it all, ate a few bites of fish, and said: "In recent days, the Khitan has been repairing Zhuozhou, and the people are being recruited, and the priest has heard about it. ”

Tu Yasi said: "I heard. I also heard that the Khitan repaired Zhuozhou in a hurry, and the people were overwhelmed, and many people died there unjustly. ”

Meng Xuezhu sighed: "That's right. Yesterday, we were going to be conscripted there. And this time, as long as there are men in the family, except for a very small number of people, most of them are among the recruits. Many people heard that there were many people who died in Zhuozhou, and they were at a loss. ”

Tu Zhusi smiled, drank a glass of wine, and said, "Could it be that pedants are also among the recruits?" ”

Meng Xuexue nodded: "Not bad." My child is only five years old, and the Hun family is not in good health, if I go to serve, once there are three long and two short, I really can't imagine. This time, the Khitan repaired Zhuozhou, and simply didn't treat us people as human beings, and used them to death. ”

Tu Zhu said: "We have all detained. To tell you the truth, these days, there are quite a few people who have escaped from the other side of the river. ”

Hearing this, Meng Xuexue hurriedly asked, "What should you do with escaping to the south bank?" ”

Tu Oshiji smiled and said, "What else can I do?" It's nothing more than a proper placement so that they don't go hungry. If you don't want to go back, find some idle land nearby and let them reclaim it. Yesterday, the transfer envoy replied to the official letter and ordered to lend these people farm tools and seeds, so that they could not worry about the future. ”

"If you do this, what should you do if the Khitan goes to the other side to ask for someone? The Khitans have always been strong, how can they tolerate the escape of households? ”

Seeing Meng Xue's anxious appearance, Tu Zhusi smiled and said, "Xuexue, why are the Khitans in such a hurry to repair Zhuozhou City? To tell the truth, the Khitans were defeated on Hedong Road this year, and the pacification envoy has already ordered that there is no need to give the Khitans a good face. ”

"I see." Meng Xuexue took a sip of wine and lowered his head to think about his thoughts.

Tu Zhusi smiled, drank by himself, and ignored Meng Xue.

After a long while, Meng Xueji raised his head suddenly, looked at Tu Abbot and said, "Abshi, if I also escape the river, can Abshige make it convenient?" This time, the Khitan repaired Zhuozhou City, which is really scary. For the sake of his life, the dozens of acres of land on the north bank had to be abandoned, and he had to escape for his life. ”

Tu Zhu Si said: "Come here, I guarantee that your family is fine." The land here is empty, and dozens of acres of land deserve something. As long as you are willing to work hard, in a few years, it will be reclaimed. ”

Xiongzhou is flat, and compared to the surrounding areas, it is actually not empty. However, there are few people in this era, and this is a place where the two countries are co-governed, and there is still a lot of idle land. This time, the Song Dynasty intended to attract Khitan households and gave generous conditions. All the northern households who fled to the Song Dynasty were given land for them, and they were given loans for seeds and cattle, and they were exempted from paying taxes for three years.

While drinking wine, Tu Zhusi introduced the policies of the Song Dynasty to Meng Xuexue.

Meng Xuexue listened, drank a glass of wine, and said, "Everything is fine." I was afraid that there would be many fleeing households, and the Khitans refused to give up and crossed the river to pursue it. If the imperial court can't hold on and sends the people back, it will be a bad thing for us! ”

Tu Aiji shook his head: "This time, that time." Now that the imperial army is far superior to the Khitan, what about the Khitans? If it weren't for the rule, Zhizhou would still want to pay taxes to the Khitan this year. ”

Meng Xue said: "There are no less than 100,000 Khitan troops in this area, and once they go south, it is not a trivial matter. ”

Tu Zhisi drank a glass of wine and sneered: "At the beginning of the year, Hong Ji personally led hundreds of thousands of troops to attack Shuozhou, but was blocked by tens of thousands of Song troops in Mayi and couldn't move. In the end, the imperial court took a step back and returned Yelu Chongyuan, and the Khitan had a step to go down. What is the 100,000 army in Youzhou, there are nearly 300,000 people on Hebei Road in this dynasty, and I am afraid that they will not succeed! ”

Meng Xuezhu nodded: "That's what I said." It's just that hundreds of thousands of troops are fighting, and we, the people, will inevitably suffer. The so-called eggs under the nest are finished, and the army is the most warlike, and the most bitter are we, the people in the war zone. ”

Tu Oshi didn't answer, just drank. Xiongzhou is an important place for the defense of the Khitan, and the Zhizhou and the county are all military ministers, and the Zhizhou is responsible for the daily affairs with the Khitan with the pacification envoys along the border. The current Zhizhou Ma Huaide is a military general who rose up in the process of fighting against the party in Shaanxi. With the victory of the Song army at Hedong Road at the beginning of this year, Ma Huaide's attitude towards the Khitan changed significantly and became increasingly tough.

This time I came to see Meng Xuexue, and Tu Zhusi just told the Song Dynasty the truth. The two met when they were teenagers and had some friendships, and of course he helped when he had difficulties. However, the Song Dynasty did not intend to recruit Khitans, so Tu Zhu Si did not talk about other things.

After drinking for a while, Meng Xuexue slapped the table suddenly: "Straight lady thief, if it weren't for the dozens of acres of land handed down by my ancestors, I would have escaped from the shore a long time ago!" I am originally a Han Chinese, but I have to suffer from Khitan birds! This time he won't let me live, so I'll have to leave! ”

Tu Zhu Si said: "Pedant, with me in the yamen, if you cross the river, the whole family will have no worries!" ”

Meng Xue said: "Brother, the Khitan people are too desperate, and this time they want to cross the river, but it is not my family." ”

Tu Aishi was taken aback: "What does the pedant mean by saying this?" ”

Meng Xuezhi said: "Most of the residents near my house have been conscripted to Zhuozhou, and they really can't survive. They mean, if there is a way to the south bank, they will cross the river together. They are all folks, how can I leave them alone? ”

Tu Zhusi listened, looked at Meng Xuexue, and was speechless for a while. When I came to see Meng Xuezhi by myself, I thought that he was the only one, and it was not difficult to arrange them by relying on his position as a priest. If more than one comes, it must be reported to the state.

Seeing Meng Xuexue looking at him eagerly, Tu Zhusi thought about it and said, "These days, the state has arranged the households that have fled from the north very properly. If there are more than one, I will report to Zhizhou to know. What will it look like then, listen to Zhizhou's orders. ”

Meng Xuezhi gave up his hand: "Everything will be taken care of by the Charge Division!" The township in my area will set off in two days, and tomorrow evening, we will cross the river. If it's too late, I'm afraid that people will find out. At this time, there are a lot of households, and the priest is attentive, and I will remember the kindness! ”

Tu Zhusi looked at Meng Xuexue, drank a glass of wine, and nodded.