Chapter 407 is delicious

The location of Huangyang Road is somewhat special, and ten out of ten people who were previously qualified to be governors are unwilling to come to this place. A large river separates the north and the south, and the climate of the three northwest roads in the north becomes worse the further north it goes, and it is not far from the north of Shanbei Road, which is the northernmost part of the Great Sui, and the 100,000 mountains of the Northern Liao Land. The four roads in the south of Huangyang Road, the more south the richer they are, Huangyang Road is adjacent to the northwest, and they have to take care of the people north of the Huangniu River every year, which is tantamount to increasing the burden, it is normal to do a good job, and if it is not good, it will be criticized.

Who can be a governor, who does not want the wind to be the wind and the rain? Can go somewhere else, who still comes here to do things. Ten years of conscientious and conscientious work have not produced any dazzling political achievements.

Therefore, the people of Huangyang Road are also relatively happy, because each governor is carefully selected by the emperor. People are old and have a stable temperament, such people are local officials, and the people will eventually get more benefits.

Yang Yanye is the same, he is a person who does not seek merit but seeks no fault in his bones. In his opinion, since the emperor handed over Huang Yangdao to him, he had to clean it up.

At the beginning of his tenure, he said that when he came to this place, he only wanted to be stable and stable. Yang Yanye's ability is undoubted, otherwise he would not have relied on the soldiers of Minyong County to keep out the hundreds of thousands of rebels on the north bank without the imperial court allocating men and horses to defend them.

Although Fang Xie suspected that the rebels and Luo Yao had already colluded, the rebels did not dare to make up their minds about Xinkoucang in Huangyang Dao. But if the rebels cross the river, can't they rob the people if they don't rob Xinkoucang? Once the rebels cross the river, the Huangyang Road will be like a field of crops gnawed by a plague of locusts.

In the past two years, Yang Yanye has put a lot of effort into protecting the people of Huangyang Dao, and he is not yet the age of the old Longzhong, but there is no black hair.

Since the rebel Chen Bing was north of the Huangniu River, the governor set an example by reducing his own salary, and also donated all the surplus food from his own house to organize the people. The Governor did this first, and the officials below had to do it, whether they wanted it or not.

But now, Yang Yanye can't sustain it anymore.

Luo Yao forced him to send food, and deliberately sent people to friction with the soldiers of Minyong County. A while ago, Luo Yao's Wen Xiaodao, who said that several of his subordinates were killed by Minyong, broke into the Minyong camp with hundreds of elite horsemen, and grabbed dozens of people and cut off their heads on the spot. The angry Minyong blocked Wen Xiaodao in the camp, and the sword was tense. If Yang Yanye hadn't rushed to the scene quickly, I'm afraid that a fight would have started.

Yang Yanye was not afraid that the people would hurt the left guard, but he knew that Wen Xiaodao must have come prepared. He dared to break into the camp with only a few hundred cavalry, and once the people moved, a large number of elite soldiers of the left front guard would immediately pounce. At that time, the people who suffered were still far inferior to the left avant-garde in terms of training and equipment.

But because of this incident, Yang Yanye knew that he was scolded behind his back.

The people were resentful, and he blamed himself. At the beginning, he, like the Minyong, looked forward to the stars and the moon, and hoped that the left avant-garde would come and share some of the pressure. But now he realized that what he was looking forward to was a group of devils who were even more vicious and ruthless than the rebels.

In fact, by now, Yang Yanye had vaguely guessed what Luo Yao wanted.

Luo Yao raised troops in the southwest, and the court knew about it, let alone him? But how many soldiers Luo Yao raised, I'm afraid that no one knows except Luo Yao himself. The four wealthy southwestern provinces have no problem feeding an army of 400,000 all year round. If Luo Yao's purpose is Xinkoucang, then it can only mean that the number of troops raised by Luo Yao in the southwest is so large that the four provinces in the southwest can't afford to raise them.

He needed food from the Xinkou storehouse.

Yang Yanye, who had changed into civilian clothes and had been slightly decorated, had been thinking about these things in his heart before he walked into Wanhe Building. The other party explained, he heard a little. Knowing that this young man is very remarkable, at a young age, he has excelled in nine entrance examinations for the Martial Arts Academy, and in the emperor's pacification of Prince Yi's rebellion, this young man has made great contributions. Such a person will become a great man in the future. Now he came to him on his own initiative, and he met privately...... Yang Yanye had been sorting out the wording in his heart, and when he arrived at the door, he found that he was actually a little nervous, so he couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly.

A person who has been in the officialdom for decades can be nervous because he sees an offspring?

Fang Xie was more nervous than him, because he knew that the meeting with this Huangyang Dao Governor would collapse once Luo Yao knew about it. He didn't know Yang Yanye as a person, and he didn't know if the words he had prepared could move him. And this idea is too risky, once it is implemented, its own back road will basically be cut off.

This back road is called Luo Yao.

If Luo Yao knew what Fang Xie was planning behind him, he was afraid that even the relationship between father and son would not save anything. And Fang Xie didn't seem to have planned to rely on Luo Yao to achieve some goals from beginning to end. If you were someone else, you might feel that your happiness was over. With such a father who is on the right side, won't he want to be windy and rainy in the future? But Fang Xie has never thought of it like this.

And then, whether it will be successful or not.

It's all in the conversation.

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When Fang Xie saw Yang Yanye, his heart couldn't help but tremble. The old man in front of him, dressed in cloth, walked in and looked older than he looked from afar. He had not dealt with Yang Yanye, or even talked to him. But he had seen the Governor from afar, and he was very impressed.

His spine was as if it had been weighed down by a mountain all year round, and he couldn't stand up even if he wanted to.

The wrinkles on his face were as deep as the ravines that could be seen everywhere on the northwest land north of the Yellow Cow River.

"Humble dismissal, I've seen the Governor!"

Fang Xie cleaned up his mind and hurriedly leaned over to salute.

Yang Yanye walked quickly and grabbed Fang Xie and refused to accept his salute: "Lord Fang, as a messenger, how can he bow to the old man?" ”

"The lowly errand has been done, so it is no longer a chap. Now he is only a ranger general in the army, how can he not salute? ”

Fang Xie took a step back, but he still took the big gift seriously.

Yang Yanye didn't dodge anymore, and said with a smile: "I've heard Lord Fang's name for a long time, and I've always wanted to meet you, a rising star, although the old man is in Huangyang Road, but your name is like thunder here." ”

Fang Xie said a few polite words and invited Yang Yanye to take a seat.

The two of them fell silent at the same time after greeting each other, and then smiled awkwardly at the same time.

Fang Xie was silent for a while before standing up and hugging his fist at Yang Yanye: "My lord, since you are willing to come, it means that you still have some trust in the lowly position, and the lowly position is grateful." So I'm not going to make any more detours, and I don't want to go to great lengths to find something to test your mind. ”

He paused and said, "I have something to ask for!" ”

Seeing what he said solemnly, Yang Yanye sat up straight and said, "Lord Fang, please have something to say." ”

Fang Xie took a few steps forward, sat down next to Yang Yanye's body, lowered his voice and said his thoughts, he deliberately controlled the speed of his speech, and tried his best to express the meaning of each sentence clearly. And the Governor in front of him, who had experienced countless ups and downs, couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise after listening to his thoughts.

"They all say...... It is said that Lord Xiaofang is brave and resolute, and today I can be regarded as knowledgeable! ”

Yang Yanye sighed: "Such a bold idea, old man...... The old man is afraid that it will be difficult to obey his fate. This matter is too involved, and once something goes wrong, the old man can't afford it. This is not only the life and death of tens of thousands of people, but the life and death of the entire people of Huangyang Dao...... The old man has been thinking about it for so many years, just to keep one party safe. If it was based on Lord Fang's idea, it would be possible to turn the situation around, but it would be too risky. ”

Fang Xie expected Yang Yanye's reaction like this, and he was silent for a while and continued: "Your Excellency is right, this method is indeed risky, once something is wrong, it will immediately plunge millions of people in Huangyang Dao into dire straits. But my lord, since you are a human minister, have you forgotten what is the most important thing? ”

Yang Yanye said slightly angrily: "It seems that there is no need for Lord Xiaofang to teach me how to be an official!" ”

"Your Excellency!"

Fang Xie stood up again and bowed deeply: "I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that the matter is now here, is there any other choice?" Although he is young and knowledgeable, he also knows that there are some things that cannot be avoided. Adults want to compromise and ask for everything, but can they really ask for it? ”

"Now the adults can't get any food, right?"

Fang Xie raised his head and said: "The lowly position simply said it more clearly, these days, the lowly position has been living in the left vanguard army for many years, watching hundreds of thousands of troops not aim their knives at the north side of the Yellow Cow River, but turn around to face you and your subordinates...... Every night, he thinks about how to solve this dilemma. Huangyang Road, Xinkoucang...... Is it for the rebels, or for Luo Yao, the ending ...... Is it the same? ”

When he said this, Yang Yanye's face obviously changed.

"I know that the adults still can't trust me, and they may think that I was sent by Luo Yao to test the adults."

Fang Xie paused for a moment and continued: "Dare to ask your lord...... Your twists and turns, can you get out of Huiyang City? I can't tell His Majesty what happened, so why just wait? The adults have gray hair after working hard for Huang Yang Dao, and they see that Huang Yang Dao will not escape the catastrophe in the end? Although the lowly method is risky, at the very least, it can hand over the news. If you want to send news to the capital, you can only cross the river. ”

"There are wolves in Hebei, and there is a tiger entrenched in the house, and the reason why the wolves dare not cross the river is that they are afraid of this tiger. But if this tiger provokes the wolves, the wolves may not be able to endure it. The adults are bent on blocking the war on the other side of the Ox River, and do not want the people to suffer from the disaster of war. But he did nothing like this, and waited passively...... I'm afraid that what adults are afraid of in their hearts will still happen. ”

"Luo Yao wants a granary, not the people of Huangyang Dao. But once the rebels cross the river, all they want is all. Therefore, Luo Yao must not sit idly by and watch the rebels go south. Now our only chance is to lure the wolf and the tiger into fighting. Then take the opportunity to send the news out and wait for the imperial court to find a way to solve it. ”

"I'm short of manpower!"

Fang Xie said solemnly: "Ask the adults to be fulfilled!" ”

Yang Yanye's face kept changing, and he shook his head after groaning for a long time.

He shook his head, and Fang Jie's heart sank to the bottom.

"Tomorrow I will disband the Minyong."

Yang Yanye stood up and slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "You're right, I can't even let them eat a full stomach now, a dry meal every day is a luxury, they come with a lot of blood, but I can only give each of them a bowl of gruel that can see the bottom of the bowl every day...... As an official, I don't have the face to see them again. ”

He looked at the food on the table and smiled: "I am the governor of the second grade, and I am almost a very human minister, and outsiders seem to have unlimited scenery and power, but now I am so angry that I want to pack and take away this meal, money and food are tight, except for my grandson who is growing up, no one else can eat meat for ten days." Hehe, if you don't mind, I'll take it all. ”

Fang Xie felt sour in his heart, and didn't know what to say.

"Disperse, disperse."

The thin old man took a piece of cooked meat and put it in his mouth, chewed it slowly and savored it carefully: "It turns out that the meat is so delicious...... Why didn't you notice it before? ”

He only took one sip, and then drank all the wine in the cup: "When the people are dispersed, it will naturally not be under my control." They either went home separately or went to someone else. If a group of people, out of resentment, organized themselves to cross the river to find trouble with the rebels, I would not be able to control this matter. ”

"Delicious!"

He said it again, then got up and left.

When Fang Xie heard the last sentence, his eyes suddenly lit up. He straightened up, and then bowed deeply: "Humble duty, thank you for your success!" ”

Yang Yanye waved his hand and walked out: "I said it, it's none of my business to do anything after Minyong is disbanded, why are you thanking me?" I didn't help you, I can't help you, but ...... I'm still going to take this table with me. My grandson has been talking about the braised lion head in Wanhelou for more than a month, and I have to thank you today. ”