Chapter 416: The Way of the World Has Changed
A shout was spreading, in the streets of Fuzhou, where the lights were blazing and the crowd was densely populated, it was transmitted from afar, like throwing stones on the calm water, rippling waves, and the original peace was completely shattered.
People crowded into the street, the windows of the restaurant were opened, the doors of the nobles' mansions along the street were originally closed, but at this time they were also opened, the people poured out from the low and narrow houses, the nobles stood on the steps in front of their mansions, from near to far, like boulders thrown into a calm lake, and the waves that flew up hit the entire Fuzhou city, and everyone was alarmed.
Revealing the street that entered from the city gate to pacify the envoys, this is where the three streets and seven squares of the later generations are located, and it is also the area where the mansions of officials and magnates are most concentrated in the state city today.
The tide was ignited almost instantaneously from the people's residences, to the restaurants, commercial houses, and shops, and everywhere there were people with lanterns to watch the lively crowd, and everywhere there were cheers and laughter.
People have been suppressed for too long, from the martial law after the entry of pirates, the influx of displaced people around, the people are uneasy, and then the prices are high, even if they are in a fortified city, they also know that pirates are unlikely to attack the city, but the change in Zhangzhou is more than ten years ago, and the tragic situation of the displaced people is still vivid, how can people not be afraid?
The Nan'an Hou Mansion has exterminated this giant thief, and now it is the Nan'an Hou Mansion that has defeated the more powerful pirates and relieved the hidden worries hanging in people's hearts, which is like opening a valve, and the flood of excitement and joy is instantly vented.
And the news has been spread in Fuzhou for two days, people are in hesitation and uncertainty, and even broke out a number of brawls, because people who believe and do not believe are extremely resolute, some people firmly believe that Nan Anhou can do it, some people think that it is impossible, several street fights are the catharsis of this emotion, people are willing to believe, but they dare not believe it, this situation has made everyone more irritable.
Now that the news has been confirmed, people can unreservedly rejoice and release their previous fears, and this jubilant and happy mood almost ignites the city. Yang Shiwei, Zheng Liqi did not send the city guard camp or the army of the Yaqian mission and the thief hunting camp to come out and press the ground, all the streets and alleys have people cheering, there are people calling friends everywhere, men meet to drink, women talk about Nan'anhou's age together, as well as relatives with Changwenhou's mansion, Nan'anhou is young, heroic, and so outstanding, many young women and unmarried girls almost have their eyes shining, when they talk about it, they can't wait to be Chen Wenjun who is about to get married, at this moment, Miss Chen of the Changwen Hou Mansion has become the most envied person by young women in Fuzhou.
Lu Wenluo kept moving forward, thousands of people followed him, surrounded him, and the literate people read aloud the words on the Lu Bu, and then they knew the hardships and hardships of the war, and the danger of victory and defeat in a moment.
"It turns out that there are really more than 30,000 pirates, and they are all Luzon thieves."
"This battle is also very dangerous!"
"Danger to others, what is it to Nan Anhou."
This is also true, from the battle of the Minjiang River beach to the pacification of Chen Yutai, Nan'an Hou has already beheaded thousands of levels, and his martial arts are impressive. The talents in the clan, if you want me to say that the Marquis of Nan'an is the first, the official family is stingy, and he still refuses to give him the title of prince, let alone the title of prince. β
"The official family has no son......"
Even if the topic stops here, the political atmosphere of Great Wei has always been relaxed, people can praise and belittle the officials, the people of Jingshi dare to beat the Dengwen drum if they lose their pigs, and Emperor Renzong is not angry, so he asked someone to pay the pig from the inner library to the man, and at the same time ordered the Jingshi to strictly investigate the theft, and the matter is over.
However, the atmosphere in the past ten years has been relatively tense, and today's officials are more jealous and unkind, and they are not very lenient to the ministers, let alone the people.
Taxes were increased again and again, and all those who dissented were rebuked by the court officials from other places, and all foreign officials were dismissed from their posts, and a number of newspapers that dared to talk nonsense were banned.
There are not a few people who have been arrested for violating the ban, and people have learned to be cautious and careful of the evil that comes out of their mouths.
"Behead twenty-three thousand level ......" someone looked terrified and said, "Nan'an Hou is really a heavenly killer star." β
"Tut, I heard that this head has been piled up, and Nan Anhou is really ruthless."
"Ruthless?" Someone retorted: "These beasts, killing the elderly and children, and robbing pirates, do not let go of a single person, and kill them all, and there are not a few people who are killed in the sea by our Fujianese." The most ferocious pirates are Yan Qi, Liu Dan, his subordinates, not to mention killing more than 20,000 people, even killing them all, I only want to say a word of pleasure. If I were given a knife, I would be able to stand there and behead the bandits, and I would never frown! β
The people of the north and the southwest, and the people of the northwest, do not know the harm of pirates, but the people of the southeast know that these fellows are almost inhumane, burning and plundering at sea and on land, doing all kinds of evil, and there is hardly any reason to be forgiven.
Killing these pirates will only make the people on Fujian Road feel extremely happy, and no one will feel cruel or think that Xu Zixian is a murderous person.
Waves of joy poured into the center of the city, that is, the pacification envoy yamen, the clan street, and the residences of many noble officials and gentry.
The gate of the Changwen Marquis Mansion was also opened, the lights were bright, many people flocked to the Changwen Marquis Mansion, greeting Changwen Marquis Chen Dujing, everyone had a lot of praises, originally it was supposed to be to Nan'an Hou Xu Zixian face to face, but Xu Zixian was far away in the Eastern Domain, everyone had to pay homage to Changwen Marquis Chen Du, Chen Dujing was happy with a full face...... At the meeting before noon, he and Lao Jiu thought that the news was true, but the family still had some hesitation, and was in a cautious attitude, Chen Dujing sent his son to the Eastern Domain to find out the truth, and some people in the clan were worried that if the pirates were still there, Chen Zhengzhi would be the eldest son of the Changwen Marquis, and the next generation of Changwen Marquis, if he fell into the group of thieves, the consequences would be really unimaginable.
And just in the evening, Chen Zhengzhi is still on the beach, I'm afraid he hasn't boarded the ship yet, the news has come, no matter what, the news of the great victory of the war has been confirmed, Nan'an Hou Mansion has cut more than 20,000 levels, cast into Jingguan, which is the first military merit of this dynasty in recent decades, and attacked pirate ships at night, burned dozens of ships, captured dozens of ships, pirate ships fled, and the seas off Fujian, including the seas off Guangzhou, have all turned into safety.
This is quite encouraging and happy good news, Chen Dujing is already extremely happy with Xu Zixian's father-in-law, and if he is the patriarch of the southeastern official gentry family, the marquis of the imperial court, and the important minister, he will feel even more happy.
Fortunately, it was the King of Qi and others who discovered Xu Zixian in many young clans, and believed in it, used it, and promoted and appointed, and finally this pearl shined brightly, at this moment, it is not only the glory of Xu Zixian alone, but also the Nan'an Hou Mansion, the Changwen Hou Mansion, the Fuzhou Wei family, the Xu family, and many major families that support Xu Zixian's rise are all honored, and they feel extremely fortunate and glorious.
Chen Wenjun's identity is inconvenient to go out of the door, but she can hear the cheers outside like a landslide and tsunami in the inner house, and from time to time someone shouts praises to the Nan'an Hou Mansion, and the maids continue to shuttle between the inner and outer houses to bring the latest news.
Before midnight, Lubu showed a circle around the entire city, and almost everyone saw the report, and finally Lubu was copied by the officials of the pacification envoy, and finally stamped with the great seal of the pacification envoy and posted on the gates of the Fuzhou mansion.
Then the government sent hundreds of officials, beating gongs and drums everywhere, announcing the end of martial law in the city, Yang Shiwei simply couldn't wait, as soon as the news was confirmed, the end of martial law was announced, and at the same time, the government officials announced that the city of Fuzhou even had a curfew lifted, and tonight's Fuzhou city Jinwu couldn't help it, and people could enjoy the carnival.
Recently, pirates have invaded the territory, the whole territory of Fujian Road is under martial law, and there is a curfew in all cities, when the news of the curfew is lifted, the atmosphere of the whole city is ignited to the top, there are people everywhere who carry lanterns to parade the streets, and the street vendors take the opportunity to come out to set up stalls to make money, and the business of the snack stalls is the best.
People were singing, laughing, drinking for fun, there was a commotion everywhere, and the whole city was boiling.
Lu Wenluo has already gone out of the city, tall and Lubu, and went to Jianzhou at night, he deliberately went to Jianzhou first, a battle outside Nan'an Town, Nan'an Hou Mansion is considered to be a tear with Jianzhou, but Lu Bu reported the victory, it is a matter of the face of the court, Wang Yue is gritted his teeth, and he has to open the door of the mansion to welcome the Lubu messenger, otherwise it is not only disrespectful to Nan'an Houfu, but also disrespectful to the military and civilian people on Fujian Road, disrespectful to the laws of the court, thinking of Wang Yue's embarrassment, Lu Wenluo was so interested, he didn't want to stop for a moment, His horse had just been changed in the post pavilion ten miles outside Fuzhou City, and the horsepower was okay, so he could take advantage of the moonlight to hurry without worrying about anything.
As for the little robbers, Jianzhou is not very peaceful, it is estimated that the group of thieves can only look at the wind when they see a long-haired giant like Lu Wenluo, carrying a bow and arrows, and no one will beat him at all.
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"Eldest Prince, please."
"General Liu, please!"
Liu Guangsi was wearing a red round-necked robe, no plain gold belt to identify his waist, only a strip of cloth was used to kill his waist, and on his feet was a pair of half-worn broken military boots, and his hair was messy, and he only used a wooden hairpin to wear it in the middle of the bun, so that his hair would not be scattered.
There was a ceremonial knife tied around his waist, which was also half-new, hanging from his waist and dangling wildly.
Liu Guangsi just likes this, this old commander of the forbidden army likes to pose as an old Qiu Ba, so as to invite people to buy people's hearts in the army, but everyone understands that this set can only bluff those recruits who have not been in the army for a long time, and the soldiers of the forbidden army have been in the camp for a long time, so they know that Liu Guangsi is neither good at training nor good at fighting, and his thirty-year military career is nothing more than to make his mouth bigger and his shouting voice louder.
In addition, deducting food and salary, filling private pockets, buying houses and fields in his hometown, these things are also things that everyone knows, this commander has always felt good, in fact, at the time of his rebellion, if the king of Qi intends to kill him, when he leads his troops to the first army of the Japanese army, there will not be many soldiers of the forbidden army who will fight hard for this main general.
Xu Ziwei is also a person who feels good, with a moon-white robe, a barrier knife tied to his waist, and a delicate mustache on his lower lip, he looks vigorous and capable, but this eldest son of Zhao Wangfu, he has never seen him practice martial arts hard, nor has he talked with the soldiers, and discussed with the generals about marching and conquest, logistics and food, camping and many other military affairs.
The two men were like each other, and after the wine was set in the camp, they praised each other, and the atmosphere of the banquet was warm and lively.
Xu Ziwei also exalted Liu Guangsi, the military capital is not in charge of the army, and he cannot be called a general, but Liu Guangsi, an old soldier, has been honored and ranked to the level of a general, and he is called a false title, Liu Guangsi is of course extremely happy.
"The rumors in the city are getting more and more excessive." Liu Guangsi stroked his gray-white beard, there was a cold light in his eyes, and he said to Xu Ziwei: "What is the government army of 6,000 and 30,000 pirates, and there are new rumors, it is ridiculous to say that the small boat fire broke the pirate 300 warships. It's so easy to attack by fire, when the group of thieves arrived in Zhangzhou last time, why didn't the Nanyang Navy Division attack with fire? Now the water division, the military attache is still the same group of military attachΓ©s, there are more people from Nan'an Hou Mansion to go in, mix sand to control the battalion, the old man has been in the army for more than 30 years, what have you never seen, such a mixture of people into it, it will only make the morale fall, can it still rise? There are many absurd rumors, and there are still many people who believe in them, which is simply helpless! β
Xu Ziwei smiled coldly and said, "This matter must be investigated afterwards." β
Liu Guangsi perked up and said, "Don't you believe the eldest prince?" β
"Of course I don't believe it."
"His Royal Highness King Zhao has never expressed his position, and the morale of the battalion is depressed." Liu Guangsi said: "If the eldest prince is willing to raise his arms and shout in the camp to boost morale, it will be easy to control the soldiers in the future." β
The idea of King Zhao's father and son has long been obvious, that is, to control the Xiang army, and then control the forbidden army on Fujian Road.
Since Liu Guangsi was greedy for money and turned his back on the old master, of course he had to do what he liked and help King Zhao.
And Liu Guangsi has a deeper idea, it is impossible for King Zhao to come to the camp to serve in person, Xu Ziwei once served as a period commander, and he can be regarded as having military experience, and he may be in charge of the forbidden army in the future, and his qualifications and identities are enough. In this case, it is better to be interested in yourself, and Liu Guangsi will retire in a few years, so it is better to ask Xu Ziwei to be his deputy first, which can not only please King Zhao's father and son, but also prevent being suddenly bowed off by his deputies, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
"In a day or two, I will be in the camp."
Xu Ziwei did not have the most basic political sensitivity of his father, he firmly believed that the outcome of the war in the Eastern Domain was a complete rumor, and at the same time he knew Liu Guangsi's intentions, if he could take charge of the forbidden army, of course, it would be a beautiful thing, and it would also be beneficial for him to consolidate his position as the son of King Zhao.
"Xu Zixian I know that he is full of arrogance, and I also admit that he has courage and courage." Xu Ziwei drank a glass of wine and said indignantly: "But in the end, he is fortunate to be a young person, the faster he rises, the faster he falls." I want to see it, he sent someone to release rumors this time, and when the time comes, the images of Nan'an Houfu and Xu Zixian will plummet, and when the time comes, he will lift a stone and hit his own feet! β
Liu Guangsi was overjoyed when he heard this, and applauded: "What the prince said is extremely true, some people don't believe it, so I will say, I have been in the army for many years, and I have seen a lot of strange things." After losing the battle, I am afraid that people will know the truth and falsehood, and I am afraid that my two slaps will not be enough. Nan'anhou Mansion may not have been destroyed by pirates, but most of them still lost, struggling to support, and also wanted to use the fake news of the big victory to make us dare to go out and fight the pirates. This is a matter of consideration, as long as you really have eyesight, who can't see it? β
"My cousin has been cunning since he was a child, and this is not necessarily impossible to do."
"It's a pity that the nobles in the city really think that the Nan'an Hou Mansion can win." Liu Guangsi said indignantly: "Our forbidden army doesn't dare to brag about this kind of cowhide, he broke tens of thousands of pirates with thousands of people, and also beheaded more than 20,000 heads?" This is not a joke, so what is our group of people, I, Liu, can only be regarded as a false fart. β
Liu Guangsi's jealousy is simply beyond words, the generals of the forbidden army who are watching around are quite obvious, everyone does not think so, the rumors are rich in details, and the pirates are indeed missing, and there are obvious changes on the side of the Eastern Domain. But Liu Guangsi just refused to admit it, he was really blinded by jealousy.
As for Xu Ziwei, he is sincere, because all the generals can see that this son of Zhao Wangfu has a lot of experience and is known as a brave soldier, but in fact, he is just a complete straw bag.
"This matter is made by Yang Dafu, Zheng Ti and them." Xu Ziwei said coldly: "As soon as the news is confirmed, I want to ask Xiao Xun to impeach these two people, the enemy is at present, sitting back and watching the rumors confuse the morale of the army and the people, and mess up the position, even if these two people cannot be dismissed, I must ask the two governments to reprimand them." β
The matter involved the civil affairs officer, Liu Guangsi didn't agree with it bluntly, but he raised his glass and invited Xu Ziwei to say: "The prince of the world is decisive in killing, so that the last general admires, please drink this cup." β
The two of them raised their cups and brought them to their lips to drink, when they suddenly heard a tsunami of cheers.
Xu Ziwei and Liu Guangsi were both at a loss, Liu Guangsi put down the cup and said, "Check what's going on!" β
One of the heads of the tent hurriedly ran out, and after a while, this one ran back bareheaded, obviously his hat had run away, and he panted and said: "All the commanders, the eldest prince, the special envoy of the Nan'an Hou Mansion has come into the city, and the people are cheering for it." β
"What?" Liu Guangsi glared and said, "Is there really a Lubu envoy coming into the city?" β
"Yes, the cloth is covered with the big seal of the Nan'an Hou Mansion." Du Tou said excitedly: "More than 23,000 levels have been slashed, and a Jingguan has been built on the Eastern Domain Island to strengthen the Wei army." In addition, the night attack on the enemy ships, burned and sank more than 60 ships, captured more than 40 ships, the main force of the pirates was destroyed, nearly half of the ships were destroyed, and the remaining ships had sailed away on the night of the night of the fire attack, and now they have been gone for two days, after the Nan'an Hou Mansion determined that the pirates retreated, this was the first great victory of our Great Wei against pirates in the past 30 years, and even in a hundred years, there has been no such martial arts against pirates......"
Liu Guangsi looked at the saliva in front of him, he couldn't care about the etiquette, and his subordinates were so excited that he was crazy, only to feel at a loss in his heart, and then looked at Xu Ziwei, the wine glass in his hand fell on the table at some point, splashing a wine stain on the chest of this noble son.
"The way of the world has changed, the way of the world has changed...... Liu Guangsi said blankly after half a sound: "Today's Great Wei is no longer the world of my generation of old martial artists." β
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