Yecheng, when Liu Pan returned with less than half of the grain trucks, Lin Xiu was angry first and then sunk, cold and terrible, in Liu Pan's crying, Lin Xiu did not say a word, until Liu Pan retreated, Lin Xiu said to Zhuang Fei and Tang Chuanwen: "The people are not hungry, and the thieves are trying to survive, this Great Xia... It's really going to be messed up! ”

At night, One-Eyed took the black crow and Hong Chengding to completely get rid of Li Hu's pursuit, and at this moment, these thieves couldn't stay in the Wei County realm, and while resting, the black crow said to One-eye: "Why did you come to save us?" ”

One-eyed smiled: "In this thief village within a hundred miles, you black crow is a person with brains, how can a person with brains deliberately offend the military?" ”

"You already knew I had other plans?"

The black guy was suspicious, and the one-eyed did not pretend, and said bluntly: "What are your plans, Lao Tzu doesn't know, but Lao Tzu knows that you are not an old one-armed, bear-blind fool and other idiots, half a month ago, you sent someone to the north to inquire about what?" The minions passed by my door, Lao Tzu was in the way of the rules, and stayed to invite them to a cup of tea, now, you can tell me in detail! ”

The black crow listened to this, and said: "The matter has come to this, I don't hide it, I want to go to the north of the border town grassland to cast people, I heard that there is a thief village, the thief leader seems to be a person in the army, clever and wise, brave and strong, thousands of people under his command are like tigers and wolves, the grassland and the border town do not care, at the moment, the world is uneasy, the war is everywhere, and the border is more stable, even if it is a thief road to survive, you have to find the biggest and strongest... That's how to live, I wanted to get some food as a gift, but now it's good, there's nothing! ”

"Are you still going?"

"Of course you want to go, the stockade has been served, stay and wait for death?" The black crow made it clear: "If you want, you can come together!" ”

That night, a group of dozens of people from the black crow, one-eyed, and Hong Chengding walked north, but the three of them didn't know that in the near future, a thief rebellion that swept through northern Xinjiang and Dongzhou had been brewing in the undercurrent, just waiting for the final outbreak moment.

In the evening of the next day, Li Hu arrived at Yecheng with several truckloads of grain and grass that he had recaptured, but Lin Xiu not only did not ask about the grain and grass, but talked about the situation of the thieves in detail, Li Hu told him 1510, Lin Xiu sighed constantly, Li Hu whispered: "Brother Xiu, this matter is really an accident, that Liu Pan was besieged by thousands of thieves, and I took people to chase after it, and it was also broken..."

"I already know about this, you go down!"

Later, Lin Xiu summoned Su Wen, Zhuang Fei, Tang Chuanwen, and Han Mo, and the four of them were also quite surprised by the results of the robbery of grain and grass.

"Su Wen, most of the loss of this grain and grass is all due to my carelessness..."

Lin Xiu's words did not advance, Su Wen already knew, but the previous batch of grain and grass was already the limit of the Su family's firm, and if the firm raised it again, the Su clan would probably lose.

For a while, Su Wen carried out a cold sweat, as a senator under Lin Xiu, in the atmosphere of the family's gate valve, Su's firm has been rampant in the business community in northern Xinjiang for a year through the prestige of the Bei'an Army, and in turn it should be for the main service, but this grain and grass incident is too compact, Rao is Su Wen does not know if the eldest sister has the ability to raise another batch of grain and grass to go south, even if there is, it will be a few months later.

"General... Let my subordinates think about this..."

Su Wen's heart trembled, but Lin Xiu turned to comfort: "Su Wen, you misunderstood what I meant... Your Su clan has done so much for the Bei'an Army, I remember it in my heart, this time the sin of grain and grass, when I return to the north after the war, I will compensate you Su clan..."

"Huh?" Only then did Su Wen understand what Lin Xiu was referring to, and he quickly knelt down: "General, no, no, I will wait for the general's seat, but all accidents are not well planned for my subordinates, how dare I ask the general to bear his own responsibility, you can rest assured, give your subordinates ten days, and your subordinates will think of transferring grain from northern Xinjiang again!" ”

"No!" Tang Chuanwen resolutely said: "General, the situation of thieves has reached this point, and the radius of Lincheng is quite stable, all because of the location of my Bei'an Army camp, other places must have been short of food, and the war in the central capital has no time to take care of it, if you forcibly raise food from the local area, I am afraid it will cause public anger!" ”

"General, my subordinates have an idea to solve the urgent need for grain and grass, maybe they can raise food for the south in three days!" Zhuang Fei's words were like a clear spring in the dry water, which made Su Wen's heart feel relieved.

"What's the method?" Lin Xiufa asked Zhuang Fei, and Zhuang Fei spit out two words: "Yecheng!" ”

"Yecheng?"

"General, the collapse of the official system in Yecheng, you are stationed here at the moment, you have the right to temporarily manage, this is in military law, it is common sense, although the poor people of Siye villagers are surrounded by four walls, but those famous, gentry officials have a full warehouse of grain in their homes, as long as the general gives an official order, the people of Yecheng will take care of Yecheng affairs, the premise is to contribute military food and silver money for public service, think those people will definitely be willing!

"General, Zhuang Shilang is right!" Han Mo also echoed: "When the subordinates were in Liaocheng, Dongzhou, there was a saying in the rules of the official family that the grain was charged, and some of the children of the official eunuchs did not have the shade or entered the examination, if they wanted to be officials, they could pay money to buy officials, this is the unwritten rule in the official path of Great Xia, since the time of the emperor, it has been popular in the ranks of famous gentry officials, and with the situation of the households in Yecheng, it is no problem to sell the false positions in the county government and raise tens of thousands of stone military rations!" ”

"This..."Lin Xiu pondered and hesitated, Tang Chuanwen stepped forward and said: "General, there is a strange situation in wartime, this is not utilitarian, and the sooner you raise grain and grass is implemented, the sooner you can go south to help Zhongdu..."

"In that case, let's do it!"

After Zhang Qi learned that Lin Xiu was appointed as a loyal general, he was furious: "Good you Lin Zhongyi, you have the whole merit... It's really annoying to me! ”

"Little grandfather, this Lin Zhongyi is really hateful, he has taken all the credit, so why should we go south with them? Thinking that the military officers of Yancheng and Xiangcheng are all avoiding trouble in their own comfort nests, why should we risk death to advance like this?

Zhou Yantong suggested in a low voice, although Zhang Qi was excited, but he was ambitious and ambitious, how could he be that kind of dog.

"You don't need to say much, how to do it, Ben Shao has his own sense of proportion!"

At this time, the soldiers at the camp gate announced that Lin Xiu was coming, and when he heard this, Zhang Qi was stunned: "What is he doing at this moment?" ”

"General, I must have asked you to lead your troops to the south with him!"

"Going south? Hum... His grain and grass are already insufficient, and he heard that most of the grain and grass transported from the north have also been looted and lost by thieves. ”

Zhang Qi smiled secretly: "Go and tell Lin Xiu, just say that I am seeing him in the partial account!" ”

In front of the camp gate, Lin Xiu sat and waited in the Li Army's duty cabinet, and behind him, Fang Hua was displeased: "General, this Zhang Qi is too promising... You are now a loyal general, but he is just a military kid of a local county, and he dares to hang you... It's just going too far..."