Chapter 18: Unstable foothold
The woman smiled bitterly, "My lord, the folk girl is already homeless. "She is the woman who killed Han Zong's second uncle when Xu Chu attacked the Han family that day.
Xu Shu came out of the barracks, saw Xu Chu, and said with flying eyebrows: "Xun Jun is gone?" ”
Xu Chu asked: "Gone, what is Yuan Zhi happy about?" ”
Xu Shu said with a smile: "Zhongkang, don't sell Guanzi, everyone knows about your appointment to try to guard the Yanling County Order." Hey? How are you barefoot......"
Xu Chu changed the topic, pointed at the woman, and asked, "Why does she have to see me?" ”
Xu Shu's face was not angry, and he replied: "I have already asked her, and I am about to explain it to you." ”
It turned out that this woman's name was Gansu, a native of Peiguo, and her family was a wealthy local family. In order to escape the war, the family moved to Chenliu a few years ago and joined relatives. Later, when he heard that the war had subsided, he returned to his hometown, but when he encountered a chaotic army on the road, Gansu ran away with his brother and his family, and fled to Yanling to be rescued by Wu Li, a large household in the county. Gan Su was at a graceful age, and Wu Li liked her very much, so he accepted her as a concubine. Later, at a banquet, Wu Li invited all the leading people in the county to his home, including Han Zong. Han Zong coveted Gansu's beauty, so he sent someone to ask Wu Li for it, and then Xu Chu probably knew what happened later.
Xu Chu looked at Gan Su, this woman was really ill-fated, but she didn't know what to say to him.
"Ask the lord to make the decision for the concubine!" Gansu suddenly bowed down, tears flashed, and I felt pity.
Xu Shu helped on the side and said: "After the Gan family was forced to leave by Han Zongqiang, Wu Li was aggrieved and angry in his heart, so he took out his anger with the younger brother of the Gan family who lived in his house......"
Xu Chu interrupted: "Since the Gan family is with Han Zong, why is his brother still staying in the Wu family?" As soon as the words came out, he laughed first. Gan Su looks like he is about twenty years old, and the two sisters and brothers are helpless in Yanling County, and they are not at the mercy of others. Then he said: "This matter is easy to do, and let me have time to inform Pang County Cheng, let your sisters and brothers reunite, and pick a good weather to go back to your hometown." ”
Gan Su cried even harder, and cried: "My lord, the younger brother of the concubine has been tortured to death by Wu Li, and now the corpse has never been seen in the capital!" The concubine is helpless but a daughter, unable to avenge her younger brother, and she doesn't dare to expect the adults to seek justice for the concubine, so that her younger brother can be content to settle down. ”
He was dead...... Xu Chu shook his head and sighed, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Xu Shu's eyes staring directly at Gan Su, looking distressed, and suddenly realized. It turned out that Xu Yuan saw that people were beautiful and delicious, and he moved his heart.
Understand and understand, Xu Shu is in his early twenties, and his blood is strong.
Xu Chu slapped Xu Shu on the shoulder, "Yuan Zhi, what's the use of just staring at others, help me think of ideas." ”
Xu Shu was startled, then blushed, and said, "Zhong Kang, don't make fun of me, Gan's matter, it's not good to mention it now, leave her to live in your mansion for the time being." ”
Xu Chu nodded, he had just received the appointment, and he didn't even know how many subordinate officials there were in the county. It is too Meng Lang to rashly provoke others if he has not a stable foothold. Besides, the person surnamed Wu was good friends with Pang Shang, and Pang Shang invited him to drink that night as a companion, and Wu Li was one of the four people who accompanied him, so he couldn't easily offend Pang Shang's prestige just for the sake of a Gan family.
"Let the others do the things to appease Gansu, Yuan Zhi, you come with me." After Xu Chu finished speaking, he walked towards the barracks without looking back.
Xu Shu sighed that Zhong Kang has now begun to have the momentum of a superior. He said a few words to Gan Su in the past, and then hurriedly followed Xu Chu into the barracks.
"Listen to me! Stab! Harvest! Halt! Gong Su shouted loudly, his voice hoarse.
After several days of training, the soldiers in the battalion have basically been able to give the same orders to simple orders. In order to take these soldiers for their own use, Xu Chu and Xu Shu really worked hard.
In ancient times, the military system was set up with five people, ten people were set up as captains, hundreds of people were set up as team leaders, two teams were tun, and there were tun chiefs; The two tuns are the songs, and the military waiting is the position of Xu Chu when he first arrived in Yangzhai, but he has no one under him, and it is a false position.
Xu Chu accepted 500 people in the original camp, laid off the old and weak, and then recruited young and strong people from the county to make up for the original number. Let the most popular of the original people be the tun chief, and Wang Yan will be placed alongside him. Then divide Zifan and Gong Su into captains and chiefs, and give the positions of the team leaders to the veterans, which can be regarded as stabilizing the morale of the army a little.
"How much food is left in the camp?" Xu Chu is most concerned about the issue of food.
"The food in the original camp plus the food sent by Pang County later is enough to eat for ten days." Xu Shu said worriedly, "Zhongkang, our lifeblood is in the hands of others, this is not a long-term solution. ”
Xu Chu pursed his lips, he saw Pang Shang's performance this morning, and he must have clenched his pockets tighter in the future.
"Is there a good way for us to free ourselves from the shackles of others?" Xu Chu asked.
"Not for the time being, but nominally Pang Xiancheng is your subordinate, Zhong Kang can test the temptation first, and then take care of it." Xu Shu frowned and said, "And the Han family's money, grain, and fields were pocketed by Pang County in the name of confiscation a few days ago, hey, if Xun Jun had arrived a few days earlier, we would have the inheritance of the Han family, and we would have turned against the guest." ”
Xu Chu smiled, "Let's take a step at a time." ”
Evening, Pong House.
"Tomorrow will officially start to ask questions? Okay, please inform the county magistrate, Pang will bring the words. ”
"There is Lord Cheng of Lao County, I am grateful. Chen Yi retired. ”
Chen Yi walked on the front foot, and his henchmen arrived on the back foot. His doormen, friends, and subordinates all looked indignant.
"This yellow-mouthed child is illiterate, and he wants to ride on our heads, which is infuriating!"
"Pang Gong has both virtue and talent, and the prince of the house is deceived by the villain."
"That's right, in the name of Pang Gong's virtue, how can he be subservient to a rural villager!"
Pang Shang's nephew, Shushi Pang Zhan couldn't listen to it, and said loudly: "Everyone be quiet! The letter of the Taishou Mansion has been issued, and the matter has been decided, so there is no need to say more. You instigated Pang Gong to disobey the county, did you want to ruin Pang Gong I's reputation?! ”
The crowd finally stopped.
Pang Shang hesitated in his heart, yes, he was indeed unbalanced in his heart, but it was contrary to his nature to force him to go against Xu Chu and set up another mountain.
In this way, what is the difference between him and that Han Zong? Besides, Xun Yu made it very clear, the Yellow Turban Thieves are eyeing each other, if Yanling has another dispute, wouldn't it be self-destruction of the city wall?
Someone observed the words and saw that Pang Shang was hesitant, so he suggested: "No matter what, let's give him a dismount tomorrow!" ”
A guest asked, "So how do you do that?" ”
The man who spoke first snorted and said, "The mountain people have their own tricks. Then he talked about what he thought and told him, and everyone laughed when they heard it, and they all said that this method was very good.
Pang Shang touched his beard and said in his heart: It's okay, the old man spent half of his life in Yanling, so he gave it to others, and he was unwilling.