It's dawn.

Li Min's first light shone into the windowsill through the window screen, the light with a hint of cyan, like the first horn sounded in the barracks, and the tentacles filled every corner.

Meng Zhixiang sat up from the couch, his eyes slightly swollen and hazy, which showed that he didn't sleep well last night. He was already in his fifties, and it was not easy to sleep peacefully for a long time.

When he got up and put on his clothes, Meng Zhixiang didn't call the servants to come in to serve, he was good in the army, his style was tough and simple, and he was not keen on enjoyment. After putting it on, he picked up the long sword and came to the courtyard, before the morning sun rose, Meng Zhixiang began to dance the sword.

The sun rose three feet, the glow covered the courtyard, Meng Zhixiang was already sweating profusely, he exhaled heavily, feeling refreshed, and the tiredness of not sleeping well was swept away.

It was only then that a servant brought breakfast to serve it. The breakfast is not luxurious, not even rich, but absolutely exquisite, whether it is apricot blossom and lotus seed porridge or large and small Hongqiao cakes, they are all full of color, flavor and flavor.

After breakfast, Meng Zhixiang went out, with only a steward and a guard by his side, traveling in Chengdu City, if he had to bring a large group of guards to hug him, he would be too unconfident in himself, obviously, Meng Zhixiang is not a person who has no confidence in himself.

Meng Zhixiang didn't have a clear place to go, he just wandered around the street, whether it was a small merchant or a hawker in the market, a big restaurant in Silk Village, or even a green building in Yanliufang, he looked at it with great interest, it was hard to imagine that when the battle between the two rivers was so stalemate, he actually had the leisure to stroll on the street like this. No one only said what he was looking at, not even the henchmen who followed him, but it could be seen from his expression that he was enjoying this time, and his expression was like an old farmer watching the crops in the field.

These merchant restaurants, including the singer, are all his.

He is the lord of Chengdu, isn't everything in Chengdu his?

When passing through a small alley, Meng Zhixiang suddenly stopped. Even at this hopeful time in the afternoon, the light in the alleys was not very good, and large shadows cast like some kind of gloom that could never be erased. The alleys are not only dark and dilapidated, but also quite damp, and what is even more unbearable is that there is a lot of garbage in the alleys, and a disgusting stench is clearly audible.

There was a person in the alley, a dirty girl, who was curled up next to the garbage, a pair of innocent and blank eyes glanced at Meng Zhixiang, and immediately lowered his head in fear, and his petite body shrank like a beast.

Meng Zhixiang stopped, and the stewards and guards naturally followed, and they followed Meng Zhixiang's gaze. Immediately, the two of them frowned, and the steward said: "The status of the handsome is noble, and it is inconvenient to stay here."

Before he finished his sentence, he could no longer speak. Because Meng Zhixiang had already walked towards the little girl.

"Dashuai"

Meng Zhixiang squatted down in front of the panicked little girl, his eyebrows were kind, and whispered a few words to the little girl.

He is an old man, and the old man will never let children hate or resist.

After a while, Meng Zhixiang pulled the little girl to stand up, and said to the steward with a puzzled face: "This child came here with his mother to escape from Jianzhou, and he originally went to his relatives, but he never thought that his relatives were not found, and his mother had starved to death. You take her back to the house, settle her life, and bring her over later to show Ben Shuai. ”

It can be seen from the steward's eyes that he was very surprised, but he never dared to doubt Meng Zhixiang's instructions, and he did not have the habit of hesitating, so he immediately bowed down and showed a kind smile to the little girl.

"Where is the marshal going next?" The guard asked.

"Let's go home." Meng Zhixiang pulled the little girl out of the dirty streets.

Back in the house, Meng Zhixiang handed over the little girl to the steward and went to the political hall by himself. Here, there are already many people waiting for him, officials, staff, generals, and messengers, all waiting for him to decide the important matter of Xichuan.

Meng Zhixiang sat down behind the desk, glanced at the full house, and said, "The military situation is urgent, and the military report is first." ”

A sergeant dressed as a knight stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "According to the order of the marshal, the armies of Hezhou and Suizhou have broken the siege and retreated, and went to Hanzhou and Jianzhou respectively to set up defenses. When evacuating, according to the orders of the marshal, there were ambushes after the break, but the Hezhou and Suizhou thieves did not pursue. ”

Meng Zhixiang nodded and asked, "Where is the army that came to aid Langzhou now?" ”

Another knight stepped forward and clenched his fists and replied: "After General Zhao and General Meng's headquarters evacuated Langzhou, they rushed back to Chengdu according to the order of the marshal, and they had already arrived at the border of Jianzhou. ”

Meng Zhixiang nodded, and asked again: "How is the recruitment of new pawns going?" ”

A military general stepped forward to report: "After receiving the order of the marshal, Zhuang Yong was recruited in Chengdu, and so far, more than 10,000 new soldiers have been recruited." Speaking of this, he glanced at Meng Zhixiang, "It's just"

Meng Zhixiang obviously knew what this general wanted to say, and waved his hand, "It doesn't matter if the armor is insufficient, train first." ”

The military general received the order and said no more.

After the start of the war in Liangchuan, there were many people who fled from the military disaster in various places, and they poured into Hanzhou and Jianzhou, and there were also many in Chengdu, and there were many refugees in various places, and food needed to be supplied to the army first, so it was really difficult to resettle. ”

This is a difficult problem, Meng Zhixiang pondered for a moment and said four words: "Try to settle as much as possible." ”

The judge was a more serious character, and asked, "What if it can't be placed?" After asking this, he looked at Meng Zhixiang, waiting for Meng Zhixiang to answer.

Meng Zhixiang didn't wait this time, but the words he said made people's hearts beat, "Before the big war, stability in various places is the first priority of civil affairs, and local officials can act cheaply." After speaking, he added: "If necessary, the local soldiers will be able to help." ”

"Humble duty understood." The judge bowed and stepped back. Of course, he understood what Meng Zhixiang meant, and Meng Zhixiang had already said it very clearly. Refugees who can't be resettled even if they try their best to resettle naturally have nothing to eat, and people who don't have food will inevitably jump over the wall in a hurry and do things that disrupt the place, and Meng Zhixiang has just said that the place should be stable. This means that when it's time to use bloody wrists, there is no need to hesitate.

This order was issued everywhere, and I don't know how many people will die because of it, and it is hard to imagine what this is a kind old man who has just saved a little girl will do.

But are these two things really contradictory?

The last thing to be discussed in the hall was Dongchuan.

"According to the scout report, the war in Mianzhou is urgent, and the thief army is attacking fiercely, but I am afraid that Li Shaobin will not be able to defend Mianzhou. At that time, Li Shaobin can only stick to Zizhou. It was Su Yuan who said this, and his face was worried, "At that time, the thief army will join forces and come to the city of Zizhou, I'm afraid Li Shaobin may not be able to resist it." ”

Meng Zhixiang's eyes were deep, he was silent for a moment, and said to Su Yuan: "You go to Zizhou immediately to see Li Shaobin, and explain to him that Xichuan is willing to send troops to help him defend Zizhou, and come back after agreeing on assistance." ”

Before Su Yuan could answer, the generals couldn't help it, and complained loudly: "Dashuai, a villain like Li Shaobin, why should I Xichuan help him?" This guy was full of wild words, the former marshal wanted to help him guard the Sword Gate, but he refused, but he was attacked by the thief army afterwards; Later, the marshal helped him defend Jianzhou, but the troops of this gang fled south immediately after the death of General Li Zhao; The day before yesterday, the marshal helped him guard Langzhou again, but this guy abandoned the city and left! Dashuai is benevolent to him, but he doesn't know what to do, this kind of pig and dog is not as good as something, why should Dashuai help him again and again, don't I Xichuan owe him Dongchuan! ”

After the general's words were finished, everyone in the hall showed indignation, which showed that they were indeed very dissatisfied with what Li Shaobin had done.

Meng Zhixiang glanced at this person, and suddenly said coldly: "Drag it out, and the rod will be punished for twenty!" ”

The "handsome" military general was puzzled.

"What are you waiting for?!" Meng Zhixiang scolded him.

The guards did not dare to delay, and hurriedly entered the door and dragged the man out.

After disposing of this general, Meng Zhixiang looked at Su Yuan as if nothing had happened, "What else is there to understand, sir?" ”

"It didn't."

"Then why haven't you prepared?"

"Yes! Let's prepare! Su Yuan bowed his hand and exited the lobby.