Chapter 4 Enmity (Six Times) "General Cheng can rest assured, this matter will never be borne by the general alone!" "Afraid that Cheng Mingzhen would change his mind, Cui Shang jumped up eagerly to guarantee." Cui, the Cui family still has some connections in the court, as long as the general is willing to raise his noble hand and let everyone pass the difficult situation in front of him, the rest of the things will be handled up and down by someone, and the general will not be affected too much! ”

"The Cui family? When did your Cui family hook up with the Tang Dynasty again? Wang Ermao thought that Cui Shang was lying and deceiving Cheng Mingzhen, and his eyes were full of disdain.

"Cui, the Cui family is, it's a big family!" When it comes to the honor of the family, Cui Shang refused to back down anymore, and argued with a red face, "Although many children in the clan are walking beside King Xia right now. But on the Tang side, there are also many leaders in the clan. There are also many important ministers in the DPRK who can speak, and they are also related to the Cui family. This time it was sudden, and they could not stop His Majesty's decision. But after the fact, I will definitely find a way to protect the interests of the family! ”

"Really? It's really a two-headed bet. What about Wang Shichong, didn't your family send some children to the office? Wang Ermao glanced at him with a sneer and continued to ask.

"Ken, I'm sure I'm going to send it." Cui Shang smiled and said with a red face. "It's not just our Cui family, their Pei family and Yu family are like this. Including the Xiao family of the Liang royal family, isn't it the same? One established himself as an emperor in the south, but the other became a prince in the Tang Dynasty. In the end, no matter where they win, someone in the family will have to speak for their children in the court! Like Cui, in fact, he is just a small chess piece laid by a family, he is destined from birth, and he has no choice at all! ”

"I have wronged you!" The more Wang Ermao listened, the more resentful he felt, and sneered and mocked. "Wang wants to be a little chess piece, but he doesn't even have this qualification!"

"General Wang is a young man, and I believe that it won't be long before he can build his own family." Cui Shang shrugged and responded with a wry smile.

"Whew!" Wang Ermao was speechless for a while, unable to think of suitable words to deal with Cui Shang, so he took a sip and twisted his head to the side hatefully.

Seeing that the two of them were talking and pulling the topic to another place, Koji Liang hurriedly came up to play a round. "General Wang, don't be like him. He is pampered, and he does not know the blessing in the midst of blessings. Let's get down to business, and ask General Cheng to leave a way to live for Wei County. In fact, this is not entirely for a few of us, if you can open up the net, it will be beneficial to General Cheng in the future! ”

"What's the benefit, do you think we are scarce of your few acres of land? No, no, Master Cui just said, we still have to keep our fame and stand on our own. Once you are hung up for this matter, who will you cry to when the time comes? Wang Ermao shook his head like a rattle and vetoed it repeatedly.

"The two generals listen to me!" Koji Ryu took a half step forward and lowered his voice, "Don't the two generals think it's strange? The major event of the migration of millions of people, the imperial court was confused, and refused to say which one would preside over it? And the old man of Luoyang Gong used the excuse that he was injured, and pushed two five or six, and General Ren Cheng came forward to be this bad guy? ”

These two points are indeed not within the scope of consideration of Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao. The two of them just now were mainly thinking about how to make things happen along the way, but they didn't notice that the performance of Li Daozong, the Duke of Luoyang, was strange everywhere. was reminded by Koji Ryo, and immediately became alert.

Cui Shang hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "The two generals should listen to a few words from my father-in-law." After all, my father-in-law has been mixed in officialdom for many years, and he has walked more bridges than we have walked. Although this Datang is an update in Vientiane, many basic truths in officialdom are unchanged! ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Mingzhen nodded lightly, and casually moved a brocade pier for Koji Liang, "Boss, please sit down and say." The younger generation needs guidance in this regard! ”

Koji Liang smiled, put on a teachable appearance, Shi Shiran sat down, took the tea sent by Wang Ermao and took a few sips, and then said slowly: "If this matter was born at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's army, it would not be a matter!" Which time did the change of dynasty not be full of corpses? It is already very merciful to move the population of only one county. But Datang has now occupied half of the world, and it can be said that sooner or later it will dominate the Central Plains. At this time, he got into trouble in civil affairs, even if the court did not pursue it at that time, in the future, the leisurely mouth of the officials must be enough for the general! ”

"Yes, it's the emperor's holy decree, what's the matter with us!" Wang Ermao blushed and stammered a retort.

"The problem is that the officials dare not find fault with the emperor?" Koji Liang shrugged his shoulders and responded with a smile, "If the people of a county are forcibly moved, there will definitely be people on the road who will resist." Since there is resistance, you have to use the knife. If you use a knife, you will bleed, and if you shed blood, you will be violent against the people. Who wouldn't want to be a saint? What is the responsibility of the speaker, isn't it just to pick a bone in an egg? You don't have a family behind General Cheng, and there is no one to cover your head. Who else can you pick if you don't find fault? Before the world is settled, the court is unwilling to hurt the hearts of the generals, and it is estimated that it will not do anything to you. But sooner or later, the world will settle down, and sooner or later the battle will be over. At that time, someone will be arrogant and arrogant, and use the reason of relocation to harm the people of Datang and cause tens of thousands of ions to disperse! I said General Xiao Cheng, General Xiao Wang, what are you two going to defend yourself? ”

"This ......" After listening to Koji Liang's words, Cheng Mingzhen and Wang Ermao sweated directly from their heads. The two of them have long heard about the matter of unloading the mill and killing the donkey. But he never thought that he would one day become that stupid donkey. But just like that, Koji Liang was moved, and it didn't match the previous assumptions of the two. Although the two of them had not planned to strictly enforce the orders of the imperial court before, after all, they needed a proper solution, rather than standing up and directly disobeying the orders of people they didn't know.

"General Cheng, General Wang, listen to the old man!" Seeing that the other party's square inch was in chaos, Koji Liang stretched his voice and said, "The old man is the Taishou of Wei County, and the younger son-in-law is Wei Juncheng, and they are both local parents and officials, so I dare not consider the life and death of the people under my rule." As for General Cheng and General Wang, although they are not from Wei County, they are two of the highest generals stationed here, and of course they have to take care of one or two. A few of us, plus a few other families in Wei County, joined forces to come up with a proper solution. It will definitely not let the two generals take too much responsibility, but at the same time, they can also explain it to the court and the people! ”

"If the boss has any high opinions, just say it!" Cheng Mingzhen arched his hand slightly, sincerely asking the other party for advice.

"Is this it? First, we have to satisfy Luoyang Gong. After all, he is a member of the Li family's royal family! Koji Liang nodded and said with a smile, "These days, Wei County has been grateful for the virtue and politics of the Tang Dynasty, and has long regarded the Tang Dynasty as the right thing in the world. Even if Wei County falls into the hands of Dou Jiande in the future, the people's hearts are still towards the Tang Dynasty! ”

"Hmm!" Cheng Mingzhen was a little thorough, and said with a smile, "Then ask Master Koji and Cui Juncheng to help recruit 20,000 young men and join the command of Duke Luoyang." to prove the people's determination to support Datang. I think that the Duke of Luoyang has been supplemented by 20,000 soldiers, and of course he can't pull his face and make it difficult for the brothers' families! ”

Li Daozong had just lost a battle, and nearly half of his troops and horses had been lost. 20,000 young men took the initiative to send it to the door, of course it was impossible for him to refuse. And after accepting this big gift from the local government, the rest of the things will be easy to handle. As the saying goes, "eating people with short mouths and taking people with soft hands", the benefits have been reaped, of course, there is no reason to keep a straight face and do business.

Koji Liang nodded and agreed with Cheng Mingzhen's statement, "In addition to the strong men, the labor army materials, local large households can also make up some of them." The Duke of Luoyang came to avenge the emperor of the previous dynasty, and I waited for the emperor's grace in the future, so naturally I couldn't let the Duke of Luoyang bear all the losses alone. But Dou Jiande's soldiers and horses are menacing, I estimate that in other counties except Fucheng, the people may not have time to migrate westward! ”

That's a bit deceitful to say that. Dou Jiande's soldiers and horses are still hundreds of miles away, where will it affect the implementation of the local government decree? But officialdom pays attention to concealing from superiors and subordinates, as long as Li Daozong is willing to turn a blind eye, it is impossible for Li Yuan to see clearly what happened thousands of miles away.

Cheng Mingzhen nodded and agreed with a smile, "The boss is right. The recruits have just entered the camp, and they will definitely not be able to form combat effectiveness. Taking it out to fight hard with Dou Jiande is tantamount to asking for a dead end. Therefore, in Huanshui, Linzhang, and Yaocheng, the people may not have time to be moved......"

"Thank you, General Cheng, for your kindness!" Without waiting for Cheng Mingzhen to finish speaking, Cui Shang immediately stretched to the ground. Those counties are close to large rivers, and the fertile land and convenient irrigation are the foundation of the survival of the wealthy. As for the hilly area near Taihang Mountain on the west side, it is not in the eyes of large households. There are also pitiful local people, at most about 20,000 or 30,000 in each county, and the relocation of all of them will not harm the interests of large families.

Cheng Mingzhen smiled and continued: "The people of Fuyang and Linshui live in poverty, and migrating to Hedong can find a way to live. But the food needed on the road, as well as the cost of buying a family business, are also not small. I'm afraid that the imperial court won't be able to set it aside for a while, and the spring ploughing will be delayed......."

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll find someone to raise it!" Cui Shang, who kept his own property, immediately reciprocated, "First two dollars per household, and put it on the spot when they move, it is estimated that they can't wait to leave immediately!" ”

"Then there's Lautri Juncheng." General Wang, you assist Cui Juncheng so as not to make the people fight for this money! Cheng Mingzhen smiled and ordered in a low voice.

Cui Shang wanted to take the opportunity to make a small fortune, but he didn't expect Cheng Mingzhen to send the "prison army" down so quickly, and his face looked a little embarrassed. But after thinking about it, General Xiao Wang is also from a hard background and needs money to start a family. At that time, as long as he lets him take the lion's share, the remaining benefits will not be too small. His heart immediately calmed down, he arched his hand, and pulled Wang Ermao to prepare.

Immediately, only Cheng Mingzhen and Koji Liang were left in the room, an old man and a young man looked at each other, and spoke at the same time, "Anyang ......." and "Anyang ......"

"Boss, please!"

"General Cheng, please!"

"It's better for the boss to invite first, the local boss is more familiar than me!"

"Then the old man has trespassed!" Koji Liang nodded and said in a low voice: "There are many rich families in Anyang, the county seat, and each family can leave a few people, but don't move them all." Let him figure out who to decide who goes and who stays. Those who remain will temporarily hide outside the city, and will be counted as a temporary outing and have not returned. As for ordinary people, they really can't be fooled, so they can just move away. Neighboring Ye County, you can relocate all of them. lest someone take advantage of this to attack General Cheng! ”

"Just one Ye County, I'm afraid there are no less than 100,000 people!" Cheng Mingzhen thought for a moment and asked in a low voice.

"It is the old capital of Cao Wei, and it has always been relatively prosperous. But there are not many people in the county, and there are only more than 10,000 people. As for those in the countryside outside the city, they did not want to migrate, and when they heard the news, they ran into the mountains early. I'm afraid the general won't have time to lead his troops into the mountains to chase after him! ”

"In this way, the boss estimates how many people can be relocated in total, and can he make a difference to the imperial court?" Cheng Mingzhen thought about it and asked again.

"About 100,000! There are many homeless and unemployed people in Anyang City, and when they heard that Hedong was willing to grant land and property, they were probably not happy to follow the general. There are other counties that are willing to go to Hedong to seek a way to survive, and the general can take them away. 100,000 people, enough to be busy in Hedong for a while. In a short period of time, no one will take advantage of this to trouble the general. When some people feel that the number of migrants is too different from the actual situation, the old man's old friends in the imperial court, as well as the relatives and friends of several major families in Wei County in the imperial court, have also found a buffer opportunity, and naturally the matter will be closed! ”

"That's probably a lot of money!" Cheng Mingzhen nodded and said in a low voice.

"Give up some money and keep your family business, and everyone will thank you for your kindness. General Cheng rest assured, we will also leave a fund for the general to pay attention to the top and bottom, just in case. ”

"That ......." Cheng Mingzhen instinctively wanted to refuse, but his heart suddenly turned cold, sighed, and acquiesced to Koji Liang's bribe.

"Some time ago, General Cheng rejected the prince's wooing, right?" Seeing that Cheng Mingzhen was willing to accept bribes, Koji Liang immediately brought the relationship between the two parties closer in his heart, smiled, and asked in a low voice.

"It's the prince who doesn't look down on me as a little person! Besides, am I not the general of the Tang Dynasty? Why show your loyalty to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! Cheng Mingzhen smiled and shook his head in denial.

"That's why it fell on you because of the migration of the people!" Koji Ryoshi shook his head and nodded in a low voice. "The battle in officialdom is no less than the battle in the field. If you don't count people, you will inevitably be calculated. The prince may not take you seriously, but there are so many people who are rushing to pat the prince's ass, who doesn't want to take you as a promotion? ”

"This?" Cheng Mingzhen stood up and respectfully saluted Koji Liang, "Master Xie nodded." ”

"General Cheng is so polite!" Koji Liang waved his hand, but did not get up to return the salute, "You kept the old man's official position a few days ago, and the old man can't repay it, so I'll send you four officialdom proverbs, and the light and dust, understand?" The old man sees that you are not a person who likes to look up to people's breath, so it is not recommended that you climb any big tree. But if you want to mix in officialdom completely on your own, it's difficult, it's really difficult! ”

"Big deal, I'm going to be a rich man!" The more Cheng Mingzhen thought about it, the more depressed he became, and his angry words rushed out of his mouth.

Now, it's Koji's turn. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him actually had an old-fashioned mentality, and he looked at fame and fortune so much. Think about it, I have been up and down in the sea for many years, and I have been in the Great Sui and Daxia, and I have been in the Daxia and Datang, so I am a little humble. Thinking of this, he didn't say much, got up with a smile and gave his hand, "Then the old man will take his leave." This time, please let Old Man Rong and Wei Jun report back in the future. ”

After that, he made a serious gesture to Cheng Mingzhen, and then strode away.