Pei Gai is in Guanzhong Mintun, that is, 50 households are expected to be a tun, set up Tun Sima, set up a pawn agricultural lieutenant in Wutun, set up a pawn agricultural school lieutenant in three to five duwei, or set up a pawn agricultural lieutenant in the five to ten duwei - each county has a pawn farmer lieutenant or a pawn agricultural school lieutenant, and the rank is guarded and phased.

The bell bell Zhong Aihua also became a pawn farmer captain, in charge of 250 households and 1,000 people. In the past, he had organized villagers to farm in Huoyang Mountain, and he had rich experience, so he had been calculating on the way to lead the people to take up his post, and this winter he should first build a shack, open up the canals and ditches, and raise some livestock, so that he could sow seeds next spring...... I could not divide the money that the government promised to lend farm tools, seeds, and winter rations, but I had to give more to those who were able to do it......

If Tiangong is beautiful and the harvest is good in the autumn season, I will go back to Chang'an and run the door of the Wang brothers again, and ask Pei Gong to give me a promotion to the next level. According to Cao Wei's precedent, when the world is decided, Mintun will be canceled sooner or later, and it will be merged into counties and townships, then if I can be a lieutenant or a lieutenant general, I can be transferred to the head of a county. As far as I am concerned, the Zhong family can be two thousand stones, and my lifelong wish is enough!

The reclamation land demarcated for him is in the western part of Shiping Kingdom, just between Taibai Mountain and Weishui, with more than 30 hectares of fertile soil. The official sent a platoon of regular soldiers to assist the bell, the platoon commander's surname is Yang, originally affiliated with the "Wulin Battalion", it is said that he also participated in the battle of the gutter water, the qualifications are old, the temper is big, and he does not put the bell in his eyes.

Zhong Sheng is respectful to this elder, not only because of his humble temperament, but also because he is from a humble background in the clan, and he has met his elders and even his peers when he is young, so he is so virtuous that he has become accustomed to it. And after all, most of these more than 1,000 homeless people were forcibly kidnapped, unlike the Huoyang Mountains that day, all of them were townships, and they couldn't manage it by themselves. If you have an unpleasant quarrel with Platoon Commander Yang, and the other party makes a bad deal and deliberately lets a few households go, then Shangguan will blame him, and he will have to carry eighty percent of the fault himself, so why bother?

He has a respectful attitude, and from time to time he will bring out some delicious food to entertain Yang Platoon Commander and others - all of them are rewarded by the Wang brothers - gradually Yang Platoon Commander will not be sexually appealing to the bell, and in turn hinting that if the bell is promoted in the future, he will also bring the brothers?

On this way, Platoon Commander Yang took the lead, urging the people three times a day, and whipping them when they were in a hurry, hoping to arrive at the destination and settle down as soon as possible. Zhong Sheng stretched out his hand to stop him, and Yang Platoon Commander said: "These are cheap bones, they have no land to cultivate, but they refuse to enter the tun, and they want my brothers to tie them up, if they don't clean it up well, it will be difficult to manage in the future - the fashion of the road can be tied, and when they get to the field, they will be released if they want to work, so don't they run away?" If the lieutenant is soft-hearted, just take a look. ”

After finishing it, he pouted and added: "Why is it that when I am waiting in Xuzhou, how can the people of Tun dare to escape?" ”

Zhong Sheng didn't know about the reclamation of Xuzhou, so he had to echo and say yes, the people of Guanzhong are evil - he is not a Guanzhong himself anyway. As for the time of the Xuzhou Mintun that day, they were all displaced people pulled from Jiangbei, and they were thousands of miles away from their hometowns, and there was nowhere to escape if they wanted to, and most of these refugees who were tied to the front were natives of Guanzhong, and they had the heart to flee since they were easy to escape.

Platoon Commander Yang also reminded the bell: "The official family sends grain and grain, don't take them lightly, if they dare to flee, they will only starve to death, so that people can be retained." The bell rang in response, and then quietly asked Platoon Commander Yang: "Is Your Excellency's hometown in Xuzhou?" The day before yesterday, two thousand Xuzhou veterans were repatriated, why didn't they go? ”

Platoon Commander Yang sighed: "I am not from Xuzhou, my native is in Runan, my family was killed by Hu Kou and thieves, and I was forced to go down the Huai River and follow the governor in Xuzhou." Previously, the governor of the capital also asked his grandfather to enclose land in Yan and Yu to settle down for the old man, but I was no longer homeless...... Thinking that it is better to follow the Metropolitan Governor all the time and fight for a wife and a shadow - as for the wife, although there is a shortage now, there will always be one in the future. ”

Platoon Commander Yang drank and beat the tunmin, and he didn't dare to care about the inconvenience of the bell, so he had to shuttle between the tunmin every day, caring for the old and the lonely, and giving them a little sweetness to eat - he had never been able to control the crowd with grace and power, and he did the same on Huoyang Mountain that day. In addition, it also encouraged the people to hurry up - "If you arrive at the cantonment early, you can avoid whipping." And if I arrive early, I will bring out the grain, and let you wait for a full meal, and rest for three days, and then start the work. ”

finally walked to the place, but thanks to the strict supervision of Platoon Commander Yang and others, none of them fled - it is relatively easy to escape alone, but this group of people has families, who is willing to abandon their relatives and smuggle away? The bell ordered the people to rest for a while, and he led two soldiers to survey the land and demarcate the location of Lizhuang. Naturally, a good house could not be built, so the people were ordered to cut down small trees, paint them with mud, and build some shacks to shelter them from the wind and rain.

As for Zhong Sheng himself, like Platoon Leader Yang and them, they temporarily lived in tents, planning to wait for the people to be a little free, and then let them build houses.

With a dwelling, the next step is to hoe the weeds, plough the ground, dig ridges, dig ditches, the amount of work is not small, fortunately the bell is properly arranged, the young and strong work, the old and weak first plant some vegetables, responsible for sewing clothes, preparing daily meals. He was fair, and the people saw that the fields here were fertile and had expectations, so their hearts gradually settled down.

But who would have thought that the field had just opened half of the way, and the bell was ringing in the field on this day, and Platoon Commander Yang led a few soldiers out hunting, wanting to catch a few rabbits to make a tooth sacrifice, but halfway ran back empty-handed, and a farmer was also detained. Zhong Sheng asked who this person was, and Yang Platoon Commander said: "It's a person from the village in the west...... and then glared at him: "A thief came and looted the other village, and this person escaped!" ”

Zhong Sheng was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Where is the thief?" Will you come here? ”

Platoon Commander Yang replied: "I have already interrogated this person, those thieves are under the banner of the official family...... I'm afraid it's Qinzhou soldiers. ”

Zhong Sheng couldn't help frowning: "How did the soldiers of Qinzhou come to my Yongzhou to loot?" ”

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The ones who came to rob were indeed Qinzhou soldiers, the ones brought over by Zhang Chun and occupied Kuaicheng.

Thinking that Zhang Chun stopped in Kuaicheng that day, he didn't dare to continue to advance, and it was not good to retreat to see Sima Bao, so he thought about it repeatedly, so he made a plan and sent people to Chang'an to assassinate Pei Gai. Of course, he won't just send "Pei Tan" alone, in addition, there is also a response - it's not that he wants to take Pei Tan out, whether he succeeds or not, he is a "dead man", and he can't live, just to inquire about the exact news, so that he can report to Zhang Chun as soon as possible.

Whoever wants to answer the answer and run back, reports that the assassination was missed, and the assassin seems to have confessed to the mastermind behind it. Zhang Chun was shocked when he heard this, and immediately pretended to be sick and lay down, and then used serious illness as an excuse to let people go back to Shangtai. Sima Bao was caught off guard, and he didn't think about who would replace Zhang Chun and garrison Kuaicheng for a while.

So these Qinzhou soldiers in the city herded sheep, and often went out of the city to loot in the four towns, almost killing people and animals within dozens of miles around. When there was nothing to grab nearby, they tried to run further east - anyway, the nearest Chencang was in Weibei, and it belonged to two countries, so the defenders might not be willing to cross the border and cross Wei to kill themselves, right?

There was such a small team, about 100 people, ran all the way to the vicinity of the bell and their camp, robbed two villages in a row, and carried away all the grain, property, and livestock, and killed the old and weak, and tied the young and strong back to serve as servants. At this moment, half of them have already gone back with cars and things, and there are about 50 people left, and they feel that it is not enough, so they discussed, it is still early, let's walk east for about half a day to see?

When the news came, the bell was shocked, and he was about to send someone to Wugong for help, but once he came and went, two hundred miles, he would definitely not be able to come back today. Platoon Commander Yang was quite calm and said to him: "Lieutenant Du is panicking, although we are martial arts, the distance is too far, it is better to send someone to cross Wei to Yixian, which can save half the journey." ”

Zhong Sheng asked: "Yi belongs to Fufeng, I have started to level the affairs of the country, are they willing to take care of it?" ”

Platoon Commander Yang glared: "It's all a big ...... How can you refuse to take care of the land of the imperial court? And if they refuse to come to their rescue, then it will not be with me, and it will be convenient to explain to the superior afterwards. ”

Zhong Sheng nodded again and again, and immediately ordered people to go north to Yixian for help. Platoon Commander Yang then said: "Five miles to the west, there is a tributary of Weishui, although the water flow is slow, we will wait for the front to come out, and refuse the water, so that the thieves dare not wade across the ......."

Zhong Sheng hurriedly said, "No, no." How can we come forward when we are outnumbered? It's better to stick to it. ”

Platoon Leader Yang raised his eyebrows and pointed left and right: "This place is full of ridges, how can there be a place to defend?" And if the thieves are allowed to come here, there will be panicked fleeers among the people, and we will take care of them, and we will have to defend against the enemy. Then he waved his hand and said: "It is okay for the Captain to stay here, I will wait for the thief, if I die, the Captain can flee by himself - if I do not die, do not abandon my duty lightly." ”

He had twenty-five soldiers in a platoon, sent one to ask for help, and then planned to leave four people to assist Zhongsheng in managing the people, and he led the remaining nineteen people to stop the Qinzhou soldiers. Zhong Sheng told me again and again, saying that you should leave a few more people for me, but Platoon Commander Yang just didn't allow it, so Zhong Sheng made a suggestion: "There are many young and strong people in the tun, and they can help your Excellency resist thieves, why don't you take them with you?" So I can have more people left for me. ”

Platoon Commander Yang shook his head and said, "They are all farmers, what do they know about fighting?" ”

Zhong Sheng: "It's okay to talk about helping." And I used to be in the hometown of Changshe, guarding the village, fighting against Hu Bing, and relying on a rural farmer - is it possible that Qinzhou soldiers are more powerful than Hu thieves? "Turn around, and go and gather the young and strong.

Platoon Commander Yang grabbed him: "Wait!" Those people wanted to flee before, but now they have just made up their minds, if they hear that there are thieves, I am afraid that the stars will be scattered in an instant! ”

Zhong Sheng said don't worry, I won't tell them the truth for the time being, I just said to gather the young people to work, and when they are pulled over, we will talk about it depending on the situation.

So he chose more than forty peasants, all of them sturdy young men in their twenties and in their thirties, and they came with him. The bell made a look, and first asked the soldiers to surround these peasants faintly, and then raised their voices and said: "The right time to report, there are thieves who have come to plunder and slaughter the villages to the west!" ”

When the peasants heard this, their faces were as pale as the earth, and a few of them turned their heads and wanted to run, but they were reprimanded by the soldiers with their spears, and they were forced to come back.

Zhong Sheng waved his arms to accentuate his tone and said loudly: "If you want to live, there is only one way to fight the thief." In the past, you were forced by Hu Kou to abandon the land, and now you can't escape? The last time I fled, I still have a place to enter when I come back, and I still have land to cultivate, but this time I flee again, do you still want to live?

"You must know that the Tun is in the Department of the Art of War, and those who flee before the battle can only be beheaded!" Turning his head, he pretended to ask Platoon Commander Yang: "But that's the case?" ”

Platoon Commander Yang sneered: "Exactly! On top of Lao Tzu's knife, he also cut off the heads of two deserters! ”

Zhong Sheng continued to threaten: "If you run away, will you abandon your parents, wives and children? That is, parents, wives and children do not fall into the hands of thieves, and although the gate is large, there is no place for you, and once they are captured and beheaded, they will starve to death. If you strive forward, there will be deaths and injuries, and I will ...... a row of breasts - "I will support your wife and children!" If this oath is violated, heaven and earth will not tolerate it! ”

Then he pointed at the platoon commander: "And there are victorious soldiers here, in the past, killing Hu Kou was like slaughtering chickens and dogs, how are you afraid of thieves?" Fate you will go together, but you will only help each other, how can it be easy to die? If you are willing to obey your fate, you can hold your hands and move forward, and I will fix the hot food and dried meat in the tun, and wait for you to return and enjoy it. If you refuse to obey your fate, you will not be a man, and you will take off your pants and show everyone how small the bird is! ”

After some coercion and intimidation, and then luring and agitating the generals, it was not easy to hand over the more than 40 people to Platoon Commander Yang, in exchange for seven soldiers to guard the tun.

However, after such a delay, after Platoon Commander Yang led the soldiers and farmers westward, he walked only a mile or two, and before he could get close to his preset position on the east bank of the Weishui tributary, he ran into the Qinzhou soldiers head-on—they had already waded over!

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A soldier with relatively strong feet in the cantonment was ordered to go to ask for help, and he did not bring any equipment, but only carried a waist card and a few lines of words written by the bell temporarily, and rushed to the north. Nearly noon, I swam through Weishui, and then ran for more than ten miles before finally arriving at the county seat of Yixian.

However, as expected, the city refused to send rescue.

At this time, it was the new Fufeng domestic Shi Wei Zhan Wei Daoshu, who couldn't help frowning when he heard the report, and asked: "This is the matter of your Shiping, why don't you go to martial arts and Huaili to ask for help, but come to our country?" The soldier hurriedly replied: "The martial arts are very far, twice the distance of Laiyi, so it is ......."

Wei Zhan shook his head: "According to the law, the county guards are not allowed to leave the country, and I really can't do anything." ”

The soldiers pleaded repeatedly, saying that if you refuse to send someone to rescue, thousands of us may be captured by thieves! Wei Zhan is not an official who is completely slacking off his government, and after thinking about it, he immediately repaired a book and sent a fast horse to Shiping Kingdom - first go to martial arts, and then go to the country to govern Huaili, and see who can take the idea.

The little soldier had no choice but to return alone in tears, and when he returned to the cantonment, it was already dark. I saw a few bonfires in the distance, and it seemed that they were still in their usual positions, neither pitch black, nor firelight, and they were estimated to have not been plundered by thieves. Only then did he have the courage to approach step by step......