Chapter 32: Xu Wen's Suggestion

After Yang Xingmi finished arranging the big and small affairs, he asked everyone again, "Do you have any suggestions from the generals, you might as well speak them out at this time." Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ”

None of the generals spoke, and at this time, an elegant general stood up and said, "My lord, I heard that the army has always used large ships to transport military rations, but now it is a June day, there is a lot of rain, the transportation route has not been passed for a long time, and the reeds are blocked, and if you use a large ship to transport military rations, it will definitely be difficult to reach the front line in time, so the last general thinks that it is better to use small boats to transport it." ”

Yang Xingmi looked at it and saw that the person was Xu Wen, the envoy of the soldiers and horses, and he couldn't help but be surprised in his heart.

It turns out that Xu Wen has always been a low-key person. He has a calm and quiet personality, rarely makes friends with people, and everyone around him thinks he is very majestic.

When he was young, he made a living selling salt, and when Yang Xingmi first raised troops in Luzhou, he went to take refuge. At that time, Yang Xingmi had tens of thousands of strong troops under him, known as the "Black Cloud Long Sword"; And Tao Ya, Liu Wei and others, who were with him at that time, were called "Thirty-six Heroes". Xu Wen is also one of the thirty-six heroes.

However, after so many years, Liu Wei, Tao Ya and others have made great contributions, and now they have all become high-ranking officials such as assassins in various states; Xu Wen is the only one who has not made any great achievements, and he is still only a well-known soldier and horse, with little real power, and he is not reused by Yang Xingmi.

However, the reason why Xu Wen did not have much credit was mainly because he was not good at leading troops in battle. But this person has a strategy in his mind, and what is even more rare is that he has a vision, is good at buying people's hearts, and is better at knowing and employing people. In a word, this person is a talent who was born to be a monarch, but not a talent who is a general.

When Yang Xingmi led his army into Xuanzhou, many of his generals led their soldiers to loot property everywhere. Xu Wen was the only one who did not participate in the robbery, he saw that there were hungry people everywhere in the city, so he led his men to occupy the local granary, and took out the grain in the granary to help the people. Yang Xingmi was surprised by what he did, but he also agreed with him very much.

A few days ago, Xu Wen's staff member Yan Keqiu told him that it had rained too much recently, and the army often used large ships to transport grain and grass, which might be difficult to pass, so it was better to use small boats instead. So Xu Wen made this suggestion to Yang Xingmi.

On the main seat, Yang Xingmi hesitated, he didn't know these specific things, so he turned to ask Gao Mian, "Secretary Gao, what do you think of General Xu's opinion?" ”

"This..."Gao Mian was also stunned, he didn't expect this kind of statement.

In the past, large ships were used to transport military rations, after all, the carrying capacity of large ships is much larger, and it is not easy to sink, and the safety is much stronger than that of small boats, so he never thought of using small boats to transport military rations.

But as soon as Xu Wen said this, he felt that it did make sense, the canal from Guangling to the front line of Suzhou had not been dredged for many years, and in some shallow places, it was difficult for big ships to navigate, and they used to be pulled on land by manpower; However, during this period, there was too much rain, and it was really inconvenient for large ships to transport, but small boats were light and easy to pass.

After thinking about it, Gao Mian replied, "My lord, my subordinates think that General Xu's opinion is very reasonable, but the army has always used big ships to transport grain and grass, and there has never been a mistake; Now that I have suddenly switched to small boats, I am afraid that I will not be able to find enough small boats for a while. ”

It would be good if the army could slow down the expedition, but looking at Yang Xingmi's meaning, I am afraid that it will set off this afternoon, where will there be time to recruit small boats.

"Since General Xu's suggestion is reasonable, let's try to collect small boats, how many can be recruited, and if it is not enough, it is better to use large ships to transport. In short, no matter what, the army must set off this afternoon, and there can be no further delay. Yang Xingmi finally decided.

Sure enough, when the sun was about to go down that afternoon, Yang Xingmi led the army to leave Guangling. In the end, Gao Mian did not recruit enough small boats, so he had to use large ships to transport the grain and grass of the army.

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Yang Wu didn't know at this time that Xu Wen had made such a suggestion to Yang Xingmi. If he knew, he would have been shocked and regretted.

It turned out that Xu Wen's suggestion this time was very far-sighted, and later Yang Xingmi's army arrived at the front line in Suzhou, and it rained heavily, and those big ships were really difficult to pass, but the small boats arrived in time to send the military grain to the front line. But in the end, Yang Xingmi's army could not keep up with the grain and grass, so he had to hastily withdraw his troops and end the operation. After this, Yang Xingmi felt that Xu Wen was very far-sighted, so he gradually began to discuss military affairs with him.

A long time ago, Yang Wu knew that Xu Wen was not reused at that time, and it was not until he made an important suggestion to Yang Xingmi later that he was gradually reused.

It's a pity that Yang Wu couldn't remember what suggestion Xu Wen made to get reused, let alone know the cause and time of the incident, so he didn't even have a chance to preemptively cut off his suggestion.

After all, he has a limited memory, although he can remember some general history and some historical celebrities, but he only has some impressions of many specific details, and he doesn't remember clearly. If he heard Xu Wen's suggestion, he would definitely be able to remember.

At this time, he stood on the bow deck of the ship, looking at the rolling Yangtze River, and couldn't help but chant loudly for a while, "The rolling Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes." Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. ”

This "Linjiang Immortal" was widely circulated in later generations, and those who have seen the Romance of the Three Kingdoms basically know that it was written by Yang Shen, a genius of the Ming Dynasty, and expressed the feelings of life by narrating the rise and fall of history.

"Good words! Childe's lyrics are excellent, but it's a pity that it's too desolate and tragic. Childe is still young, it is a good time to achieve a career, how can there be such a frustrating statement of 'success or failure turns empty'? Chen Yanqian, who was on the side, stood up and persuaded.

He had just been appointed as the Sima of Shengzhou, this time to go to Runzhou to hand over official duties, and at the same time bring his family to Shengzhou. Because the first half of the journey was on the same road as Yang Wu, the two got on the same boat.

"Chen Sima rest assured, I just looked at the rolling Yangtze River, and I just felt something for a while, and I won't have any negative thoughts." Yang Wu shook his head with a smile, and said, "Sima Chen, we are going to Runzhou in front, and you and I are also going to separate." It's been a long time, and I don't know when the next time we meet. Chen Sima Ke should take care! ”

Chen Yanqian said, "Childe should also take good care, especially Childe will definitely lead the army to fight in the future, when the time comes, the sword will have no eyes on the battlefield, and Childe must be extremely careful." ”

Yang Wu smiled, "You can rest assured, with Fan meeting them, I don't have to worry about my safety." He thought for a while, and then continued, "It's a pity that I didn't have time to get off the boat to meet my sister-in-law and niece in Runzhou this time. After saying that, he asked people to take out a box with a puppet in it, which was very cute.

Chen Yanqian took it with a touched face and said, "The subordinate generation of little girls thank you son." His daughter is only two years old this year, and it is when she likes these gadgets, Yang Wu obviously put a little effort into choosing such a gift for her, and she can't help but be moved at the moment.

Yang Wu smiled and nodded, "Okay, I won't say anything superfluous." In short, Shengzhou is very important, you have to manage it well, and I will leave this matter to you. ”

He is very relieved of Chen Yanqian, he has proven his ability in history; As for loyalty, he found out through his ability that Chen Yanqian's loyalty was still 5. This made him wonder if 5 points was the highest, otherwise why did Chen Yanqian and Yang Liu only have the highest 5 points?

Chen Yanqian replied solemnly, "Don't worry, my subordinates will take good care of Shengzhou for my son." ”

He knew that Yang Wu had taken a fancy to Jinling's superior geographical location, and perhaps one day in the future, he would move the administrative office there. Now let himself be Sima in Shengzhou, the purpose must be to run Shengzhou for him in advance.

If it is said that at the beginning, he followed Yang because Yang Wu had a good relationship with him and sincerely invited him; So these days, he followed Yang Wu and felt the temperament of Yang Wu, especially during the first battle of Renjiazhuang, the scene of calm response and outstanding intrigue left a deep impression on him and made him feel that his choice was extremely correct.

This time, Yang Wu handed over the important task of running Shengzhou to him, he was not only grateful for Yang Wu's trust in him, but also felt that he had a great responsibility, and he was worried that he was not capable enough and had the trust of his son.

He used to be just an eight-rank Sicang, and he had never been reused, although he thought he was talented, but now he was suddenly promoted to Shengzhou Sima and was in charge of Shengzhou government affairs, and he was still inevitably a little apprehensive in his heart, afraid that he would not be able to do it.

"From now on, I must do my best to repay the kindness of my son." Chen Yanqian thought to himself.