At noon, Yang Lian took more than 30 Praetorian Guard soldiers, and Liu Zheng rushed towards the west gate with 500 strong soldiers. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Along the way, more than twenty carriages were continuous, attracting the attention of many people, and they were discussing, what happened to this soldier?

The gossip was undoubtedly the fastest spreading, and soon, many people knew that this was the newly arrived envoy of the Shuncheon Festival, taking relief food to help the people outside the city. In this regard, some people have a slight opinion, the city is still full of hungry people, why don't the festival envoys first help the victims in the city? Besides, it is said that most of the victims outside the city were Han Chinese. As the front line, Chuzhou had too much to do with the Central Plains Imperial Court, and they had hatred for each other, and many people were dissatisfied because of this.

However, there were also people who knew what was happening outside the West Gate, and even refuted it. Although the victims outside the city are Han people, they are also human beings after all. Besides, they were aggressive and said that they were going to besiege Chuzhou. If they are allowed to break the city, then the people of Chuzhou City will be miserable.

As soon as this person's words came out, someone immediately retorted, most of those victims were powerless, and they were so hungry that they had no strength, how could they attack Chuzhou City? Although Liu Tingshi said that he could not govern the country, Chuzhou, as the front line, also had a lot of elite soldiers, if he couldn't even stop this group of victims, how could he protect his family and defend the country?

At this time, a soldier with a gong and drum in his hand was beating the gong and drum while walking, and shouted loudly: "Fellow villagers, take the fang as a unit, notify each household to receive the relief grain, if you are not sure, you can go to the government to read the notice." ”

The soldier said loudly, repeated it a few times, and then quickly disappeared and went to the next place to propagate.

The people were stunned at first, and then they were overjoyed, the government finally released grain, and with food, the whole family stripped their belts, even if they couldn't eat well, at least they wouldn't starve to death. In troubled times, the people's requirements are not high. Survival is the most basic requirement, and if this is met, the people will be satisfied.

However, there are still some people who object, everyone knows what kind of goods Liu Yanzhen is. Now, although there is a certain festival envoy, I am afraid that it is also a raccoon dog, posting a notice, it is nothing more than to calm the people's hearts, the reason is very simple, the victims outside the city are about to attack the city, if they can't stabilize the inside, this Chuzhou City is afraid to fall into the hands of the victims. At that time, these high-ranking officials and nobles, no matter how they were envoys, and what history of assassination, they would all become prisoners of the ranks.

But soon there was news that someone had seen the festival envoy, and also rewarded a bag of hemp, at least a hundred catties of grain to the people, hearing the news, some people were envious, a full hundred catties of grain, distributed to everyone's hands There are also more than 20 catties, enough for a family to snack for a few days. Some people envy it, and naturally some people don't believe it, after all, they didn't see it.

In the midst of different opinions, Yang Lian and his entourage had already arrived at the west city gate, and when they climbed to the top of the city, they saw that the people were really more than 500 steps away from the city, and there were only a dozen strong men standing there under the city, waiting anxiously. Yang Lian saw Dai Li in it at a glance. When Dai Li saw Yang Lian, he hurriedly rushed up and beckoned under the city.

Yang Lian nodded, this Dai Li is quite trustworthy.

"Dai Li, have you arranged everything?" Yang Lian asked loudly.

"It's all arranged." Dai Li replied.

Yang Lian waved his hand, the soldiers opened the city gate, lowered the drawbridge, and first a dozen heavily armed soldiers walked out, and then the soldiers transported the food, and a puff of smoke spread outside the city. Yang Lian mobilized more than 300 crossbowmen to stand on the city wall, and as soon as the situation changed, the soldiers under the city immediately abandoned the food and entered the city.

However, the situation expected by Yang Lian did not happen, with the assistance of Dai Li, the victims outside the city received the disaster food in an orderly manner, and it only took an hour and a half, all the disaster food was distributed, and the victims were grateful to Dai De, and several people led by them bowed again and again under the city to express their gratitude to Yang Lian and others. After the victims retreated, Yang Lian still stood at the head of the city, staring at the victims in the distance.

Lin Renzhao paced slowly, walked over, and said, "Yang Jiedu, today's things are going well. ”

"It's just going so well, but it makes people feel like there's a problem." Yang Lian stretched out his hand and pointed outside the city, "When did the people have such strong organizational skills?" I'm afraid that even an ordinary army can't do this. ”

Lin Renzhao nodded and agreed, the army, especially the defeated army, has no discipline at all, and these disaster victims, the situation is no better than the defeated army, but they did it, when receiving food, no one was greedy, and no one was ill-intentioned when they saw the food. You must know that the Shenwu Army, under the leadership of Feng Yansi, rushed to Suzhou to harass Qian Wenfeng, when the Shenwu Army was attacked, the army was disheartened, and the defeated soldiers also robbed the people and even killed the people.

Well-trained soldiers are like this, how can these civilians have such a strong ability to execute?

"There is no doubt that among the people, there are people who are secretly manipulating, and we must find a way to find out the main messenger behind the scenes, otherwise something may happen at any time." Yang Lian said, and he was more worried that the main messenger behind the scenes did not know what the conspiracy was. The enemy is not terrible, what is terrible is not knowing who the enemy is and what he is going to do.

Lin Renzhao said: "Yang Jiedu, it is better to send someone to infiltrate the victims." ”

"I'm afraid it won't work, most of these victims are based on the village, each other is very watery, and it is not easy to break into their interior. Yang Lian shook his head, although he knew that someone was making him bad, Yang Lian didn't want to show it.

Lin Renzhao thought for a while and said, "In this way, we can only wait and see what happens." ”

"Otherwise, that Dai Li is a key person, first secretly find out his news, and then make plans." Yang Lian commanded.

Lin Renzhao nodded, and now it seems that he can only do this.

Although the grain received was not much, each village first received it, and then distributed it to every household, and the per capita was only two or two meters, barely enough to have enough food and clothing. But with food, there is no danger of starvation, and the people have the possibility of living.

After scooping up the rice, he began to cook rice with wild vegetables. Soon, the smell of rice wafted outside the city. If you are thrifty, you can cook rice porridge, so that you can eat a few more meals, and people will not be too hungry. The rice porridge is filled with leaves and wild vegetables, and it looks more generous.

Yang Lian was far away, and he could even smell the aroma of rice, staring at the city wall for a while, and then Yang Lian left. Back on the boat, Zhang Qili had already prepared the meal, and Yang Lian called Fu Jinzhan, Zhang Qili, and Lin Renzhao to eat together. Lin Renzhao was a little reluctant, in his heart, he had already served Yang Lian as the master, and Fu Jinzhan was the main mother, eating at the same table, which made him a little hesitant.

Zhang Qili was full of joy, she was not from a noble background, so she didn't pay so much attention to it, but Fu Jinzhan hesitated slightly, but still agreed.

Several people ate lunch a little dullly, and Zhang Qili got up and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks. The maid brought by Fu Jinzhan hurriedly stepped forward to grab the dishes and chopsticks, not letting her do such rough work.

Yang Lian ate, stood on the deck, looked at the empty dock, and couldn't help sighing, Chuzhou is a north-south transportation hub, I can't imagine a flood, it is so downcast, desolate to such a point, the reconstruction of Chuzhou is imminent, and the key is on the people.

When Yang Lian was thinking about it, Fu Jinzhan walked over slowly and asked, "Young Master Yang, how are today's things going?" ”

Yang Lian said simply, Fu Jinzhan couldn't help frowning, she also felt that the situation was wrong, and said: "Thinking about it according to the concubine's body, the main messenger behind the scenes should be a group of thieves in the Huaibei area." This wicked man used to make a living by robbing and not producing, but now the flood is rampant, the people around him have suffered, and the merchants have become fewer, and they have no food, and they are most likely to go south. ”

Yang Lian said: "Is it impossible to have Xuzhou?" ”

"It's possible in Xuzhou, but my father has always been strong, and Xuzhou has been in war for many years, in comparison, Datang is relatively wealthy, and these thieves have the greatest chance of going south." Fu Jinzhan said. After all, she has been in Xuzhou for many years and knows the situation better.

Yang Lian nodded and said, "In this way, these people have the greatest chance of being the Huaibei group of thieves." Miss Fu, if that's the case, what are your ideas? ”

Fu Jinzhan stroked her hair, shook her head, and said, "I can't think of this concubine for a while." ”

Yang Lian smiled, this is indeed a difficult problem, it is not easy to find a group of thieves among tens of thousands of people.

Fu Jinzhan suddenly bowed down and said, "Young Master Yang, the concubine has a reluctant request." ”

Yang Lian asked, "Miss Fu, no matter what happens, I will try my best to do it." ”

Fu Jinzhan sighed and said: "Over the years, the situation in Xuzhou has not been good, and there are not many grain reserves. ”

Yang Lian raised his eyebrows, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and he hurriedly asked, "Is this the meaning of Fu Jiedu?" ”

Fu Jinzhan shook his head and said, "No, it's just a conjecture about the concubine's body, and you still need to contact your father to be specific." While speaking, Fu Jinzhan was a little worried, would Yang Lian agree? According to her understanding, Yang Lian is not a ruthless person, but, after all, his father is a courtier of the Han State, who wants to provide disaster relief, and he is also the emperor of the Han State, and Yang Lian of the Tang Dynasty has nothing to do with it. Besides, after the flood, the landlord's family has no surplus food, Yang Lian has to face the people of Haichu and Chuzhou, and such a huge pressure is not something that Yang Lian can solve alone. If we want to solve the food problem in Xuzhou by the way, this is indeed a bit difficult for strong people.

Yang Lian's eyes lit up when he heard this, Xuzhou has always been a battleground for soldiers, in addition to the important geographical location, Xuzhou soldiers have always been very strong, if you can reach out to Xuzhou, it is a good thing for Yang Lian. Yang Lian has other conjectures in his heart, if it can be done, it will be of great help to Yang Lian.

Yang Lian groaned, Fu Jinzhan saw that he didn't speak, and thought that Yang Lian refused, so he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, bowed slightly, and said: "Yang Gongzi doesn't have to be embarrassed, after all, this matter is not very fair to Yang Gongzi." ”

Yang Lian came back to his senses, smiled, and said, "If it's after autumn, maybe I can spare some food, not to mention more, there should be more than 100,000 stones." It's a drop in the bucket, but it's better than nothing. ”

Fu Jinzhan was overjoyed when she heard this, bowed down hurriedly, and said, "The concubine would like to thank Yang Gongzi for her father." ”

Yang Lian smiled, waved his hand, and said, "Don't worry, there is no difficulty in the world that cannot be overcome, and it is man-made." In addition, I can't provide food for free, I need Xuzhou to give me some help. ”

Fu Jinzhan nodded, there is no free lunch in the world, although she has not heard this sentence, but the truth is the same. The two talked for a while, and Fu Jinzhan took his leave.

Yang Lian called Lin Renzhao and talked to him about things, the grain release in Chuzhou City is even more sloppy, for Yang Lian, this is the best opportunity to win the hearts of the people, whether Chuzhou City can be quickly controlled by Yang Lian, the people's will is very important. In order to win the hearts and minds of the people, we must not be careless in the matter of giving relief.

Yang Lian is a little worried, will this Liu Yanzhen make trouble? Lin Renzhao felt that Liu Yanzhen should not make trouble, after all, he was about to step down, and the affairs of Chuzhou had nothing to do with him, so why bother making trouble? This is obviously not in the interests of Liu Yanzhen, besides, Liu Yanzhen is an old fox, and she will definitely not do such things that damage her interests.

While the two were talking, a group of cavalry came in a hurry, Yang Lian looked at it, it turned out that Liu Yanzhen came with Liu Zheng and others, got on the boat, Liu Yanzhen walked over quickly, arched his hand towards Yang Lian, and said: "Yang Jiedu, today's disaster relief is very smooth." It's really gratifying. ”

Stretching out his hand not to hit the smiling person, Yang Lian smiled slightly, returned the salute, and said with a smile: "At present, it seems that there should be no problem." ”

Liu Yanzhen smiled, took two steps, approached Yang Lian, and said, "Yang Jiedu, there are a few words, I want to talk to you, and I hope to borrow a step to speak." ”

Yang Lian glanced at him in some surprise, nodded, and said, "Liu Tingshi, please come here." ”

The two entered a secret room, and Lin Renzhao and Liu were patrolling outside to prevent anyone from approaching.

Liu Yanzhen arched her hand towards Yang Lian and said, "Yang Jiedu, the old man has something to trust, and I hope Yang Jiedu can allow it." ”

Yang Lian guessed in his heart and said, "Where is Liu Tingshi, if there is something Yang can do, he should do his best." ”

Liu Yanzhen kicked and said, "With Yang Jiedu's words, the old man is relieved." As he spoke, he coughed and said: "Here's the thing, the old man decided to tell the old man to return to his hometown, but his nephew Liu Zheng is young, and it is the time to make meritorious contributions, and the old man has a request to let Liu Zheng follow Yang Jiedu's side. ”

Yang Lian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, Liu Yanzhen's request was indeed beyond his expectations, Liu Yanzhen's attitude towards her nephew Liu Zheng, Yang Lian was very clear. He actually entrusted his nephew Liu Zhengxiang, who was regarded as his son, to himself, how could he not surprise Yang Lian?

Yang Lian hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Liu Tingshi's words are serious, how can Yang be virtuous?" Liu Tingshi pinned his hopes on Yang, I am afraid that Liu Tingshi will be disappointed. ”

Liu Yanzhen shook her head, suddenly took a step back, made a big salute, and said, "Yang Jiedu, this request is indeed very abrupt, but the old man hopes that Yang Jiedu can agree." Saying that, as soon as Liu Yanzhen scooped up her robe, she was about to kneel! (To be continued.) )