Chapter 640: Being a Minister

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Jian Rong looked at the person in front of him, his appearance was not Liu Xiu's, but his voice was indeed Liu Xiu's. He looked surprised and said in astonishment: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, your ...... are you?"

"It's just a disguise." Liu Xiu explained with a smile.

Jian Rong suddenly realized, then took two steps back, intervened in the salute, and said, "Weichen see Your Majesty!" ”

"No courtesy." Liu Xiu saw that Jian Ling's body was wrapped in bandages, and asked, "Zi Ling was injured when she was stealing the camp?" What is the injury? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, it's just a skin injury, and Weichen is fine."

Listening to Jian's understatement, Hua Feiyan added on the side: "Your Majesty, this Zhan Jian general took the lead and suffered three arrow wounds, although he did not hurt the vital point, but he also lost too much blood. ”

After Liu Xiu heard this, his face became solemn and said, "Since there is an injury, Ziling should recuperate." ”

Jian Rong bowed down and said, "Weichen knows." ”

Among Liu Xiu's subordinates, Jian Rong is one who is brave and good at fighting.

Every time he engages the enemy, he always charges in front, although after each battle, he will have some colors on his body, but it also greatly stimulates the morale of his own soldiers.

"This is not a place to speak, let's go into the city to talk!" Liu Xiu was in front and Jian Rong was behind, and while walking towards the city, Liu Xiu asked about the situation in the city.

At present, the situation in Wancheng City is quite stable, and the grain and grass are sufficient, but the number of defenders is too small, and the strong men cannot be recruited. After Jianlu and Wanquan captured Wancheng, there was a way to govern the army, and the military discipline was strict, relatively speaking, the people of Wancheng did not have such a strong sense of rejection of the Han army, but they did not have too much good feeling, and not many people were willing to participate in the defense of the city for the Han army regardless of their lives

Even if the Han army recruited strong men to carry rolling wood and stones to the city wall, it was in the form of employment.

At that time, the common people had to do the obligation of hard labor, and if there were people who were unwilling to do hard labor, they could take money to make up for it, 2,000 yuan per person per month, and if it was to do three months of labor, the people gave 6,000 yuan to the government, and they did not need to go.

According to this calculation, the monthly salary of the workers at that time was almost 2,000 yuan. In fact, this is not the case, and a considerable part of the money for replacing labor is considered a fine. If the government conscripts laborers, the general salary is 700 to 1,020 per month.

Jian Rong and Wan Xuan are very clear that they are unpopular in Nanyang, and the two of them are in Wancheng, in order to appease the people, they did not forcibly conscript labor, but adopted the method of employment, and the salary given was forty yuan a day.

In this way, 1,200 yuan a month is already on par with the highest salary offered by the government in other regions, which is not low.

But even so, the number of strong men who came to apply for recruitment was extremely limited, and later, Jian Rong raised the daily salary to fifty yuan, and the number of strong men who came to work gradually increased.

When defending the city, the strong men in the city could not be counted on at all, and it was all up to the Han soldiers to resist the enemy army desperately at the head of the city.

At present, this is the case in Wancheng.

After listening to Jian Rong's speech, Liu Xiu sighed secretly. Liu Xiu has always attached great importance to the will of the people, and he also knows the truth of 'the people's desire and invincibility', but this time, he has indeed encountered great difficulties in Nanyang.

He changed his words and asked, "How is Jun You's condition?" ”

When it came to Wan Xuan, Jian Rong's face was worried. He lowered his head and whispered, "General Wan's condition...... Not so good. ”

Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "What did the medical officer say?" ”

Jian Rong took a deep breath and said, "The medical officer said that General Wan's five internal organs are damaged, and his blood and qi are exhausted. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xiu's body was shocked. The five internal organs are all damaged, and the blood and qi are exhausted, so is not life in danger? Liu Xiu asked, "Why is this happening?" ”

Jian Rong shook his head slowly and said, "I was fine a few days ago, but suddenly I fell ill. The medical officer said that General Wan was ......"

"What is it?"

"When the oil runs out, the lamp is dry, and it won't be long in time." Jian Rong lowered his head, his voice so small that he could barely hear himself.

Liu Xiu gasped and didn't say anything for a long time.

He first asked Jian Rong to settle Yin Lihua, Xu Xiling, Ding Xun, Cai Lin, Cui Yong, and Ji Yuanxiang. Then, he was led by Jian Rong to visit Wan Xuan, who was seriously ill.

At that time, Wang Lang was the emperor in Hebei, and pursued Liu Xiu everywhere, Xindu County was too guarded by Ren Guang, not afraid of Wang Lang's pressure, and returned to Liu Xiu.

In a series of wars in Liu Xiu's pacification of Hebei, Wan Xuan participated, followed Liu Xiu's southern expedition to the north, and his military achievements were impressive.

Now Wan Xuan lives in the county hall, a quiet side courtyard. Liu Xiu entered Wan Xuan's bedroom, which was filled with a strong smell of medicine.

Seeing Wan Yu lying on the bed, his face was gray and bloodless, Liu Xiu stepped forward quickly, walked to the bed, bent down, and looked at him with concern.

As if he heard movement in the room, Wan Xuan slowly lifted his eyes, and when he saw someone standing next to the bed, it took a while for his chaotic eyes to gradually become focused.

His gaze fell directly on Liu Xiu's face, and he didn't know how long it took, Wan Xuan's body shook suddenly, his lips squirmed, and his voice called weakly: "It's Your Majesty...... Your Majesty? ”

His Majesty, Liu Xiu's heart twitched, and his eyes suddenly turned red. At this time, Liu Xiu had already removed the disguise on his face and returned to his original appearance.

He squatted down beside the bed, held Wan Yu's hand, and said with a forced smile: "Junyou, it's me!" I...... I heard you're sick, come and see you! ”

When Wan Xuan heard this, a layer of mist appeared in his eyes, and tears dripped down the corners of his eyes. He said intermittently: "Weichen is useless, it's ...... He also bothered His Majesty, rushed from Luoyang to Wancheng, and Weichen ...... Weichen is really incompetent......" Liu Xiu sniffed, held Wan Yu's hand tighter, and said softly: "Jun You don't have to think so much, now, you just have to take care of your illness!" When you get better, you will go back to the fiefdom and recuperate, and when you are all cured, I will send someone

The fiefdom will take you back to Luoyang......"

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu suddenly found it difficult to control her emotions, choked up, and tears dripped on the quilt. Liu Xiu was not present when Liu Zhi died, and later learned that although he was grieving, he was not as heartbroken as he is now. Liu Xiu is a person who values love and righteousness after all, and he hopes that these old brothers who followed him from birth to death and conquered the world can live a prosperous and prosperous life, enjoy their old age in peace, and are also willing to divide a large area of land to them, so that their children and grandchildren will be capital

You can enjoy this wealth.

Wan Xuan looked at Liu Xiu, the corners of his mouth raised, and said with a smile: "In Wancheng, Weichen can still see His Majesty, Weichen has no regrets, and he can also look at him when he dies!" ”

"Don't say that, Junyou's illness can definitely be cured! There must be a famous doctor who can heal him! Liu Xiu said word by word.

They were talking in the room when a soldier rushed in in a panic. Jian Rong, who was standing on the side, scolded in a low voice: "Bastard! Who made you here? Get out! ”

"Will ...... The general ......" The soldier looked flustered and stammered as he spoke.

Liu Xiu turned his head, looked at the soldier, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

The soldier knelt on the ground with a puff, kowtowed forward, and said in a trembling voice: "Back to Your Majesty, the main forces of Dong Xunjun and Deng Zhongjun gathered in the north and south of the city respectively, and it seems that they are ...... It's going to attack the city together! ”

In the past, Dong Xunjun and Deng Zhongjun also came to attack Wancheng from time to time, but you fight today, I fight tomorrow, and there are not many soldiers and horses attacking the city every time, and the strength of the siege is not large, anyway, it is to make the Han army in the city not stop.

But this time is different, looking at the scale of the enemy army outside the city, it seems that Dong Xun and Deng Zhongjun are pouring out of the nest and are going to fight to the death with their own side.

Why this suddenly happened, the Han soldiers did not know, but Liu Xiu knew that it must have been Deng Zhong who heard the news that Lihua and Xiling had fled into Wancheng, so he was angry and joined forces with Dong Xianjun and prepared to attack Wancheng in a big way.

Deng Zhong and Dong Xun both arranged a large number of eyeliners and patrols near Wancheng, and it was not unusual for them to see their own people entering Wancheng.

Liu Xiu first patted Wan Xuan's hand, then stood up and said to Jian Rong: "Ziling, this battle is a decisive battle, and our army has no way to avoid it, so we can only fight to the death with the enemy!" ”

Jian Rong intervened and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen swears to live and die with Wancheng!" ”

Liu Xiu pondered for a moment and said: "Ziling led 5,000 soldiers to defend the northern city and resist the Dong thief army outside the northern city, and I led the rest of the soldiers to guard the southern city and resist the Deng thief army outside the city!" ”

Jian Rong's face changed, and he said urgently: "Your Majesty, let's let Weichen guard the southern city, and Your Majesty will guard the northern city!" ”

He has fought with Dong Xun and Deng Zhong, and he also knows the depth of the two armies.

Relatively speaking, Deng Zhongjun's army was more brave and good at fighting than Dong Xun's army, with more troops and stronger combat power, and in the face of the simultaneous attack of the two armies, the pressure on the southern city was definitely much greater than that on the northern city.

"No need to argue, this is an order!" Liu Xiu said categorically.

Jian Rong was about to speak, but at this time, Wan Xuan, who had been bedridden for many days, suddenly sat up from the bed, and his face, which was still dead just now, was actually glowing with a layer of brilliance at this time.

Liu Xiu, Jian Rong, and everyone present were all taken aback, and people stared at him in surprise. Wan Yu moved his muscles and bones, and even got off the bed and got on the ground.

He stood up, stretched his arms and kicked his legs, feeling as if he had been reborn.

Wan Xuan intervened in Liu Xiu's salute, and said in a loud voice: "Weichen is willing to follow Your Majesty to guard the southern city together, and please ask Your Majesty for permission!" ”

Liu Xiu and Jian Rong, who were stunned for a while, came back to their senses, and the two glanced at each other, and they both saw a thick sadness in each other's eyes. Now they have reacted, this is a return to the light!

Hearing the news of the enemy's attack, Jun You was in a hurry, and he stimulated the last vitality in his body, which made him look as if he had suddenly recovered from a serious illness.

But once this breath is exhausted, then he ...... Liu Xiu and Jian Rong didn't dare to continue thinking about it, and the two said in unison: "Junyou should stay here and recuperate!" ”

Wan Xuan glanced at Liu Xiu, knelt on his knees, kowtowed forward, and said, "Please also ask Your Majesty to participate in the battle of Nancheng!" ”

"Junyou!" Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "Your condition has not recovered, how can you participate in the war?" ”

Wan Yu lowered his head and said quietly: "As a general in the army, the best place to belong in front of the two armies is to belong, Weichen, Weichen must not die on a couch in this area!" ”

As soon as these words came out, not to mention that Liu Xiu couldn't stand it, everyone present burst into tears. Liu Xiu didn't look over, tried his best to control his emotions, and let his tone be calm, he said: "Okay! Junyou, you, follow me to fight! Wan Yu was happy, raised his eyes to look at Liu Xiu, and said in a loud voice: "Weichen is fortunate to be able to assist His Majesty, support the Han family, gallop with His Majesty, fight side by side, drink the enemy's blood, and have no regrets in this life!" ”