Chapter 770: Zhang Yue visited the patient, and the old minister worked hard

Although there is a seriously injured second uncle in the General Military Mansion, Zhang Yue came here for official business after all. Therefore, after being visited by Liu Sheng, Marquis of Anyuan, and the military and military personnel, Zhang Yue could no longer take care of this head, and took care of military affairs in place of Li Qing, who was sick.

Not long after he came out, he was in the military department, successively went through the Arsenal Department and the Ministry Division, and unlike the rest of the civilian officials, he really went into battle and experienced the war, and all kinds of affairs were handled. However, after all, he only accompanied the Third Northern Expedition and the subsequent Northern Tour, and now that Li Qing has handed over the power, he often takes Shi An and Chen Yong to the palace at night to ask for advice, and during the day he is a counselor in the lobby in front of the General Soldier's Mansion, and there is almost no free time from morning to night.

Although Jiaozhou Mansion was the eastern capital of Annan in the past, it was really intolerant of all 50,000 foot cavalry, so soldiers and horses were stationed in Cilian, Fu'an, and Anzhou, which were under the jurisdiction of Jiaozhou Prefecture, and many roads to the north were cleared. On this day, Liu Sheng, Zhang Yue and a few others stood in front of the sand table in the main hall of the General Military Mansion, their eyes all looked at the roads to the north of Jiaozhou Mansion, and they were talking about the word "unblocked".

"There are three ways to get into Jiaolu. One is to take the sea route from Guangdong, since General Han Fubo has been from the area of Wulei Mountain in Lianzhou, the north wind can reach Haidong Mansion in two days. If you go along the coast, it will take about eight days from Mt. Wulei to Haidong. Haidong Prefecture can easily transship Baiteng Haikou, Anyang Haikou, Tushan Haikou, and Duoyu Haikou, and military rations can also be transported to Jiaozhou by inland river ships.

Before I came, I had already ordered the Guangdong Provincial Government to send ships from there to transport grain while the north wind was blowing, and now Haidong Prefecture has reported that four ships of military grain have arrived, about 4,000 stones. However, there is a risk at sea after all, and the thieves have been planning for a long time, so the follow-up soldiers and horses have to continue to enter. In this way, the land roads from Yunnan and Guangxi to Jiaolu must also be unimpeded. ”

After Zhang Yue's explanation, the rest of the people were speechless, and Liu Sheng also nodded and said: "The spies sent out have just sent back the message, and the officials of the prefectures and counties under the jurisdiction of the state government are finally effective, not only did they not suffer much damage under the attack of the thieves, but there were still a lot of warships that could be used at the beginning, so with the addition of the navy, it can be guaranteed." Speaking of which, I didn't expect a sudden change here, it's all Rong Changbo...... If you can wait until the Shenwei ship that went to the ocean this time comes back, the eastern coast will be within the range of the treasure ship, and no matter how big the thief is, he won't dare to do anything on the sea! ”

Leaving these words, he ordered: "Go back and reorganize your troops and horses, and then reorganize the defeated troops in the city...... Well, they have meritorious service in defending the city, and Rong Changbo's defeat before was Rong Changbo's business, and they have nothing to do with it, so you might as well encourage them for a while. Within half a month, the soldiers and horses were reorganized, and the military rations and supplies were sufficient, and they immediately marched into the army. Strive to pacify the south, and then return to the state capital for a good New Year! ”

The generals agreed loudly, but Liu Sheng left Zhang Yue behind, and asked with a frown: "There are rumors among the soldiers outside that Li Qing is sick and crooked after setting off from Nanning Mansion, but in fact, he is unwilling to go forward with the army again, you go there every day, what can you detect?" He was originally the secretary of the military department, but later he was sent to Nanjing to nest, if there is really any resentment, then this time the emperor is the wrong person! ”

Zhang Yue was stunned when he heard this, but he knew it in his heart. Li Qing was a first-class and strict person when he was the secretary of the military department, and he was impartial and selfless even in the face of the real power and nobles of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, so when he was transferred to Nanjing, he didn't know how many nobles and military ministers were celebrating. Now that he has gone out of the mountains to join the army counselor, others see that he is sick and weak, so they naturally have the mind of being bullied.

"Master Hou, Li Shangshu has been sick for many years, and he has worked hard all the way before and he is not accustomed to the water and soil, so he is sick, and now he is really unable to do it, so he entrusted me with a lot of affairs, but I have already mentioned that I will definitely join the army this time. All the talk in the military is nonsense. In fact, are there still fewer people who are sick in Jiaozhou now? Huang Laoshangshu's condition is very bad, Fang Dudu is just reluctant to do things with illness, two of the six senators and political ministers of Jiaolu Bu are sick, and Chen Qiashang is also taking medicine every day just in case. Besides, although it is now close to the winter moon, which of the officers above and below is not strictly guarding against miasma? ”

The so-called miasma is the most prevalent malaria in the area. Since the Han Dynasty, this is what I am most afraid of when conquering this place, after all, Jiaolu is located in a tropical climate with extremely hot climate, and there are naturally a lot of mosquitoes, and a pandemic may break out if you are not careful. Liu Sheng also had a family general who had suffered this hardship, and when he heard this, his color immediately changed, and he immediately sighed again.

"That being the case, there is still a doctor in the Hengzhu General Military Mansion, since he is here, don't let it go, let him take a good look at a bunch of patients here, whether it is Li Qing or Huang Fu, you go and see Huang Fu...... By the way, let your eldest brother Zhang Chao take advantage of the smooth road in the north to escort your second uncle back as soon as possible, as well as your father. It's not a good place, and it's not good if there's a case! ”

Since the Yongle Nian, it has become the best place to belittle officials, far better than Lingnan and Hainan in the Tang and Song dynasties, and Zhang Yue's great-uncle Zhang Xin also squatted here for several years. In addition to strictly guarding against the rebellion of local officials and people, those who serve here must also guard against elusive poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, and then there is the unadaptation of water and soil and the ravages of miasma...... All in all, half of the ten officials who came to take office could survive until the pardon and return to the dynasty, which was the result of Huang Fu's single-minded appeasement and persuasion.

This old Shangshu, who was once regarded as a reborn parent by countless officials, is now sick in bed. However, even though he had not been able to get up for a few days, there was still a large crowd of people outside his simple official house. Among them, there were no officials dressed in silk and satin, either local acquaintances in short shirts, or unpopular officials, and there were all kinds of people such as soap servants, horsemen, etc., all of whom carried all kinds of things in their hands.

"Brother Xiao Li, my aunt heard that Huang Laoshangshu was sick, so she specially asked me to send this basket of eggs, this is my own chicken, and it is a piece of our family's heart!"

"Yes, yes, if it weren't for Huang Laoshangshu, my child wouldn't have been able to take the exam, and now although he has fallen off the list, he is still studying in Guozijian. It's not a valuable thing, it's just some home-collected medicinal herbs! ”

"It's such a mess outside, if Huang Laoshangshu has any three longs and two shorts, we people are like babies without their parents! Although there are not many insects in this weather, I have to guard against it, this is my homemade mosquito repellent potion, and I also ask Brother Xiao Li to give it to Lao Shangshu! I'm Chen Ji, and Huang Laoshangshu has seen me many times before! ”

However, no matter how they handed the things to the porter, the stout man was still busy pushing out, and although his face was flushed, he still vigorously explained that his adults had rules and never allowed outsiders to accept things. Zhang Yue and Mrs. He, who got off the car not far away, saw this scene, one admired and the other was surprised. Facing such a crowd of people at the door, the two relied on the accompanying guards to open the way, Peng Shisan broke left and right, and finally entered the official house.

Huang Fu has been in Jiaolu for more than ten years, except for two sets of silk and crepe official uniforms, he is a home-style cloth on weekdays, and the official party has also been tinkered with for more than ten years, without the slightest style of a second-grade official residence. Due to the long distance of Jiaoluan, his wife and children were all in Nanjing, and only two servants followed him before and behind him, and the rest were official soap subordinates. At this time, he was taking medicine and learned that Zhang Yue had come to visit, so he hurriedly drank the bitter medicine in one go, let the servant put a soft cushion behind him, and sat up straight.

Zhang Yue and Huang Fu only had some friendship when they were in Nanjing before, and they have always admired this old man in his early sixties for throwing a lot of years in such a miasma-ridden place. At this time, after seeing him, he led the imperial doctor to come forward to diagnose the pulse, and listened to his smile and explained that now that the wind and heat have been resolved, as long as he takes care of it, he will be fine, and when the person follows the servant out to write the prescription, he is suddenly greatly relieved.

Huang Fu didn't care about the diagnosis of the imperial doctor, and when he heard that Zhang Yue was just concerned about his condition, he shook his hand and said: "I know my body, I have always cherished my blessings and nourished my body, so I am very tough, if I don't support it for a while, there will be no rumors outside that I am dead, causing people to say that the DPRK and China will change the strategy of the exchange, thus provoking a big change, this is all my negligence, even if I let people carry me out, I have to clarify this matter!" ”

After saying this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "I know that you are not a person who inspires greed for merit and rashness, but I still have a few words to persuade. ”

When he came to visit before, Huang Fuyin was seriously ill, his mouth and hands could not move, and Zhang Yue could only say a few words of consolation. ”

"People say that you are ruthless in your murderous intentions, but I know that those are just superficial articles, just look at your attitude towards the people of Li in the governance of the place, I know that you are still a benevolent person from the bottom of your heart. In the past, when the British first decided to make diplomatic relations, they used to build a Beijing temple to intimidate the natives, but this method can be used for a while, and it cannot be effective for a lifetime. This rebellion is also, Chen Tianbao's name has never appeared before, and he suddenly set off a big chaos, but it is just to confuse the public after claiming the name of Chen, and most of the people who are rebellious are just deceived by others. If there is a thunderous means to counter the rebellion, you must have the same Huairou strategy, since the previous reinstatement of Chen's son as the political envoy of Jiaolubu, most of the people believe it after all, so Chen Tianbao decided not to create the so-called military and civilian millions of momentum! ”

Speaking of this, Huang Fu couldn't help but pant a little, but despite Zhang Yue's dissuasion, he said with difficulty: "There is also Juntun...... I personally presided over the military camp in Jiaoluan, and those defeated soldiers were all good farmers, and they naturally couldn't compare to the elite of the three major battalions and Jingwei when they fought...... Jiaozhou Mansion can support it for so long, and it is also because Jiaozhou Mansion Military Tun is the first in Jiaolu, which can accumulate so much military rations! Once the rebellion is pacified, the military tun must not be abandoned, and those tuntian military households who died in battle must be appeased......"

From Tuntian, Anmin to the selection of officials and taxes, Huang Fu spoke intermittently for most of the hour, and then he really had no strength, but he still held Zhang Yue's hand tightly, and it took a long time before he spit out the last sentence: "If you treat the people as children, the people will treat you like parents; If you regard the people as enemies, then the people will treat you as enemies...... When using troops, don't kill too much, remember to ......"

In the face of this old Shangshu's earnest reminder listening to the nagging and chattering, Zhang Yue listened carefully word by word, and when it came to the last few words of entrustment, he nodded with a smile.

Seeing his situation, Huang Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and unconsciously leaned back to rest for a while, and when he heard the old servant who came in say that the giver who was almost blocking the alley outside, and mentioned the various gifts they were scrambling to give, he gradually stretched his brows, and then left Zhang Yue behind, and hurriedly read which old servant had ordered, and then smiled at Zhang Yue.

"Originally, I thought that my old bones would not be of much help, but I didn't expect that person to take the initiative to come to the door! If he had his medicine, the army would be much safer in the dense forest! ”

Today with the door is Peng Shisan, with Zhang Yue went to see the governor of Fangzheng monk Li Qing, on the way back, he couldn't help but sigh: "Huang Lao Shangshu said that the person to be handed over is wide, nothing more than a static word; Li Shangshu said that the Jiaoren have been chaotic since ancient times, and they cannot be quelled if they are not strict; Fang Dudu kept saying that he was cunning; Everybody sounds reasonable, who are you going to listen to? ”

"Huang Lao Shangshu has been governing for more than ten years, and no one can match him in terms of experience, and you have seen the scene of the city today, which shows that he must have loved the people like a son in the past, so he can be loved; Li Shangshu has always been a strict person, and this is also in line with his character; And what Fang Dudu said is also a personal experience, not to mention this rebellion for the time being, which of the previous rebellions, which one is not a local official who has been canonized by the imperial court? In the final analysis, ordinary people only want to settle down and have no chance to go further, so naturally you will be grateful to him for being good; And the local Haoqiang is that if you give him 1,000, he wants 10,000 more, this kind of person is difficult to fill, but through them he can better govern, so ......"

Zhang Yue paused and didn't say the second half of the words, but looking at Peng Shisan's eyes flickering, he understood that this guy who was thick on the outside and thin on the inside had already thought of it-since Qin, no dynasty or generation has ruled the world with a single husband, but ruled the world with Haoqiang. It's just that after more than 1,000 years, this powerful family has become a scholar from a high-ranking family. Today, although it is regarded as a wild place, it is no different.

Closing the prescription in his sleeve, Zhang Yue only felt extremely happy in his heart. This is the biggest takeaway from going to Huang Fu - a spice craftsman who once made a secret recipe for insect repellent for the royal family of Annam. Although some recipes to add Western precious spices are chicken ribs, this person still has several cheap and practical anthelmintic medicines. According to Huang Fuyan, the man's medicine had been supplied to Zhang You's army, but he had never refused to hand over the prescription. Just now, Huang Fu tried hard persuasion to succeed. In his opinion, if it weren't for Lao Shangshu's sick and weak appearance, the stubborn friend probably wouldn't have agreed.

The miasma originated from mosquitoes, and although it was already October, the climate would get hotter and hotter as we marched southward, and with this prescription, the rebels' greatest reliance was nothing to fear!