Chapter 53: The Hard-hearted Scholar
Xiao Yan has a headache, how should this be! Even a smart man like him can't make up his mind. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Although General Zhou is right, if you don't cure the crime of that little leader, I'm afraid it will be difficult to convince the public!" One of the leaders said,
"Who is not convinced? Whoever disobeys me kills him! Zhou Xuan was immediately angry when he heard this, stood up and shouted at the top of his throat,
Xiao Yan frowned, and the people watching the play next to him hurriedly restrained Zhou Xuan, "General Zhou, listen to what the military advisor has to say!" ”
Xiao Yan shook his head, stood up from his seat and said lightly: "If you are not satisfied, Xiao Yan has no good way." "It's so difficult to deal with this without being guilty.
"The military advisor, the last general has a way, the last general knows that the military adviser is afraid that taking sides will make the other side dissatisfied, afraid that the army's distemper will cause a mutiny in the guards' army, and he is also afraid of the peasant rebellion. You didn't bring the leader of the Guards to discuss this matter, so is it? A leader said, as the man said, Xiao Yan did not find the leader of the Wei Suo Army this time, it was precisely this intention.
Hearing the man's words, Xiao Yan's eyes immediately lit up. "What can you do?"
The man paused and smiled: "Tomorrow you can tell the people that a part of our army is low in combat strength, corrupt in military discipline, and even compared with the Tartar grass Kou to compete with the scourge of the people,"
After a pause, he said: "For these things, you can say that you will not correct the past, but there is a rule that if there is another offense, the leaders of all armies must be dealt with strictly, and those who commit major crimes will be punished publicly, and they will be punished severely, and they will be killed!" ”
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes: "And then?" ”
"Then you tell the people that some rich gentry oppress the poor people by relying on their families, and some soldiers with a sense of justice have long wanted to avenge the poor, and the rich gentry who was killed belongs to that kind of person, anyway, the person is also dead, and there is no proof of death! As for what the people say, we can ignore it, just say that after investigation, it was determined that the rich gentleman had committed evil. ”
"In the end, if we fight an emotional battle, let's say that if the Tatars attack this city, they will slaughter the city, and before that, find some brothers to spread rumors, and then on that day the military advisor can say it euphemistically, and the people will not pursue it if they are afraid, and they don't know the dead anyway. The rich gentry were afraid of death and would be very worried when they learned of the massacre, and they tried to escape. In fact, they could not escape, the whole city was besieged, and if they went out, they would die. ”
"At this time, the military advisor can announce that the Ming army will live and die with the people of this city, and will share the same hatred with the people, and then you can put forward the matter of insufficient military salaries, food and grass, I believe that the rich gentry will definitely support us and give us food."
Xiao Yan couldn't help but praise with great joy: "Wonderful! Wonderful! It's a brilliant idea! This method is a way to get the best of both worlds, which not only appeases the people, but also maintains military discipline and does not discourage the army. The most important point is that the food is paid!
"Haha! This little brother has a very good method, I agree! Zhou Xuan laughed and said,
Su Qi, who was silent, also nodded in agreement, "This plan is feasible!" ”
Others also praised, "General Bai is really resourceful!" ”
"What's your name?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but have a sense of admiration for this young general,
"The last general is the commander of the five-step battalion, Bai Qiyou!"
Xiao Yan looked at this Bai Qiyou carefully, with the blood and strength of a man, and there was no lack of a scholar's anger, this man was a usable talent, this was Xiao Yan's first impression of Bai Qiyou.
"Good! Very good! ”
Although Bai Qiyou didn't understand these three words very well, he knew that because of his extraordinary performance today, he would be reused by this person!
The next day, Xiao Yan proceeded according to Bai Qiyou's plan. It just so happens that the Tatars are not attacking the city today, so I don't know what they are thinking, of course, this is not important.
The whole city gathered in the square, and the soldiers who had committed the crime were also tied up.
"Everyone knows that our Ming soldiers killed your people." Xiao Yan said lightly,
"Please let us call the shots!" A young woman cried, apparently the wife of the dead merchant.
Xiao Yan nodded at the young woman, "Don't worry, this matter will definitely give everyone an explanation, no matter which party makes a mistake, it will not be forgiven." ”
"Still, I know the dead don't have a good reputation in this city?" As soon as Xiao Yan said this, many of the people below the square were nodding, Xiao Yan was secretly happy in his heart, it seems that this businessman's reputation is really bad, and he should have done some cruel things to the people in the past.
"He forcibly married my daughter as a concubine, if my daughter hadn't become a widow, I wouldn't have bothered to help him!" An old man kneeling next to the young woman whispered,
The young woman glared at the old man fiercely when she heard this, and the old man quickly lowered his head when he saw this, and he didn't dare to say anything more.
"He forcibly bought my family's land ......." And another of the people said,
Xiao Yan smiled slightly, "Okay! Don't say anything, listen to Xiao Yan. After our investigation, this businessman often does evil and oppresses the people. There are many rich gentry in the city who oppress the people, and some soldiers with a sense of justice have long wanted to avenge the poor, and the rich gentry who was killed belongs to that kind of person! ”
"Let me talk about the military discipline of the army! Although it is not a pity that the people who are killed die, but it is also a violation of the rules, right? I declare that anyone who violates military discipline will be dealt with directly in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
"Among the guards of the army, all the soldiers who are registered to eat empty salaries, and the soldiers who are impersonated by the old, weak, sick and disabled, are all eliminated, and even if these people go to the battlefield, they are driven into the tiger herd and sent to death in vain."
"Xiao Yan has asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for instructions, the leaders can act cheaply, and the Tatars have been attacking the city for days, I'm afraid the people have also heard about it, they will slaughter the city when they come in, you know the brutality of the Tatars, and you also know how the Yuan Dynasty fell."
"Therefore, our army must recruit some new recruits and Ding Zhuang to enlist in the army, and strictly train them to train them in battle. The young and strong men of the city can participate, and the older ones can help transport supplies. ”
"Don't think about escaping, this city is surrounded on all sides, and going out is a dead end, so everyone must fight the same enemy and defend the city together! Once the Tatars come in, none of us will survive, Xiao Yan can guarantee here that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will live and die together with the people in the city! ”
Xiao Yan said with a murderous aura, his eyes flashed fiercely, and the people couldn't help but begin to admire this scholar, he actually had such courage, and he really didn't embarrass the reader. Whether it was the people or the soldiers, they couldn't help but say yes.
Just now they were deceived by Xiao Yan's elegant appearance, and they only felt that this scholar was ordinary and incompetent, and he spoke kindly. Now they are finally beginning to identify with this person named Xiao Yan, he is a scholar, but he is better than any scholar! Have a backbone! Flesh and blood are strong!