Chapter Seventy-Seven: The State (II)

As an important minister who is responsible for the safety of the local government, no matter how much confusion and confusion Shi Moyisun has in his heart, he can't say it. He is the propaganda envoy of eastern Zhejiang, and he is the pillar of the entire Zhejiang army after Dong Junxiao. If even he loses confidence in the imperial court, all the soldiers in eastern Zhejiang will be even more at a loss, and the land of eastern Zhejiang, which is thousands of miles away, will fall into the hands of "Huai thieves" in the blink of an eye.

Just as he was struggling to support his spirit, Ye Chen's deep voice suddenly came from his ears, "My lord, there have been rumors recently that the imperial court is ready to regard this battle as a personal grudge between the Zhu thief and the Pu family in Quanzhou."

Shi Mo Yisun shuddered when he heard this, and immediately interrupted with a roar, "No, who did you hear such ridiculous words from?!" The Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military are not all fools, how can they allow Zhu Butcher to swallow the whole of Zhejiang without any concern?! ”

"My subordinates also think that the pillars of the court and the central government will not be confused like this!" Ye Chen quickly looked to the side, sighed and shook his head, "But people's words are terrifying, especially in this stormy season, my lord!" It has been a whole month since Zhu Tuhu led a group of thieves to cross the river. In a month's time, even if the court's decision-making is cautious, it is time to make some reactions! ”

"This" Shi Mo Yisun also quickly looked around, and then lowered his voice and ordered, "Don't guess, the imperial court is not like a place, everything needs to be considered in the overall situation." Maybe Prime Minister Ha Ma has already been deploying troops, maybe the court is playing a big game of chess, you and me, you and I are just far away, the news is blocked, and we can't figure out the long-term intentions of the court! ”

Having said that, in fact, he felt more and more confused in his heart. Although the prime minister is a little more domineering, he is a decisive minister who controls the chaos. Hama, on the other hand, is a gentle man. Since taking office, apart from some achievements in filling the national treasury, there has been confusion in all other aspects. blindly tossed around by the various ministries and local provinces below, as if he himself was a puppet and a stalk.

At present, the "Huai thief" is invading the south, and the most urgent thing for the imperial court to do is to make a decision immediately. Even if a volunteer soldier is sent to the opposite side of Xuzhou City to go around twice, no matter whether he wins the battle or loses, he at least shows an attitude that he will not allow the Huai thieves to annex Zhejiang and Fujian. As the prime minister, Hama doesn't have this kind of decisiveness. didn't even send out a document scolding Zhu Butcher for provoking the war, let alone sending a soldier!

"My lord, there are a few words of humble duty, I don't know whether to say it or not!" Ye Chen's words came from his ears again, like the autumn wind before dawn, and every word carried an endless chill.

"Anyway, between you and me, what are you polite?" Shi Mo Yisun has always listened to both, barely squeezed out a smile, and nodded lightly.

"Hu Shen is this person, and he looks forward to the wolf and eagle between walking, I am afraid that he will not be able to entrust him with a heavy responsibility!" Ye Chen, the sixth product capital, sorted out his thoughts and reminded him in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

"Anyway, he also pulled up 10,000 volunteers!" Shi Mo Yisun smiled, noncommittal. It is his way to maintain a certain degree of contradiction between his Han generals and Han strategists. So no matter how Ye Chen "framed" Hu Shen in the six products, he wouldn't really take it to heart.

"These days, there are people everywhere who don't have enough to eat. As long as you raise the recruitment flag, are you still worried about not eating military rations? Ye Chen pursed his lips and added with a sneer.

"The Hu family is in Chuzhou, and they are also a well-known family. He also read the books of the sages and made great achievements. Shi Mo Yisun glanced at him and responded with a smile. If the old man can't even tolerate a general like him, who else would dare to follow the old man in this heroic man from all over eastern Zhejiang? ! ”

That's the crux of the matter. Although Hu Shen is a military general, he is a leader among scholars, and his family also has thousands of hectares of fertile land. Therefore, whether from the perspective of mentorship or family business, he is the natural enemy of Huai'an Zhu butcher. There was no reason why the gentry who could be tax-free and grain-free did not do it, but went to Zhu Butcher, were divided with most of the real estate, and then paid grain and taxes like ordinary people.

And if he didn't catch any exact handles, Shi Mo Yisun disposed of Hu Shen. It is equivalent to taking the initiative to declare that he is no longer the protector of the gentry and wealthy families in eastern Zhejiang. In that case, he will no longer receive enough support, from military rations, military salaries, military resources, equipment to low-level generals. When he fought against Zhu Butcher, he had no chance of winning.

There is a way to listen to the piano and listen to the drums. Although Shi Mo Yisun didn't directly pick out the words, Ye Chen, the six-grade capital, also understood his difficulties, so he sighed lightly and took the initiative to turn the topic to the next part, "Since the adults have made up their minds in their hearts, they will no longer be verbose." But the humble post still wants to persuade the adults to take precautions, in case the imperial court refuses to attack the Zhu butcher from the north, or the soldiers and horses can't attack the Yellow River at all, and the reinforcements of Chen Youding and the Pu family are delayed, the adults themselves may not be able to hold on for a long time! ”

"What do you mean by that? How could the imperial court refuse to send troops? Chen Youding and the Pu family, how could they stand by and watch?! Shi Mo Yisun's heart tightened again when he heard this, and he asked with round eyes.

"Humiliation is just a hypothesis!" Ye Chen, the sixth grade of the capital, waved his hand and responded very calmly, "Assuming this situation occurs, how should adults deal with it?" There is a cloud in the art of war, and those who count more will win, and those who calculate less will not win. Imagine a few more unfavorable situations, there is no harm to my eastern Zhejiang soldiers! ”

"Uh-huh——!" Shi Mo Yisun groaned in a low voice. The imperial court is procrastinating, and according to the current situation, I am afraid that even if the troops are dispatched, they will not be able to quench their thirst. But what are Chen Youding and the Pu family trying to do by standing by? The Zhu butcher went south this time, but it was clear that the carriage and horses were going straight to Quanzhou, the old nest of the Pu family. Chen Youding is the Fuqing Propaganda Envoy, and the Pu family is the actual controller of Quanzhou City, how can the two of them be tied up?

"I heard people say that in troubled times, the wise should be the only one. Shepherd his people, and wait for the Son of Heaven. If the true son of heaven comes out, he will be the founder of the country. If the true destiny does not come out, you can also win the championship! Seeing that Shi Mo Yisun was moved by what he said, Ye Chen thought about it for a while and slowly said his true intentions.

"You, you persuade the old man" Shi Mo Yisun's heart twitched for the third time, and cold sweat was dripping down his forehead. "Hugh is talking nonsense, old man, how can he do such an unrighteous thing after he is the founder of the country. You, you, this must be mentioned again in the future, otherwise, the old man will definitely not let you go! ”

"I know that the fifth great-ancestor of the lord is also the first, the imperial historian of the Taizu!" Ye Chen, the capital of the six grades, was not afraid, and continued to look at Shi Mo Yisun's eyes and talk eloquently. "But my lord, what about the fifth ancestor before him, who is the next adult? The surname Shi Mo is probably not Mongolian! ”

This sentence, like a knife, pierced the bottom of Yisun's heart. "Shi Mo's clan, Xi people, later entered the Khitan, in Liao for the Shulu clan, and the surname Xiao is a descendant. Jin extinguished Liao, and changed the law of magic to stone wipe

Every word in the genealogy is clear. He hadn't studied it deeply before, but now, he suddenly found that he was actually the top nobleman of the Great Liao Kingdom, and he had the royal blood of the Great Liao Kingdom flowing in his bones

But soon, the Confucian classics he had read since childhood came back to his mind. swallowed up the words about Da Liao on the genealogy, and swallowed up the imperial ambition that had just been ignited by Ye Chen in his heart. Shaking his head vigorously a few times, Shi Mo Yisun's eyes quickly became clear, "Ye Du doesn't need to say much, your thoughts, the old man understands very well." But righteousness is not more important than the king's relatives, and if you eat Lu and do nothing, you have no king; The mother is in trouble and does not go, and she has no relatives. Without a king and no relatives, can you still stand between heaven and earth?! ”

These few sentences are said confidently, and there is not a word that does not conform to the true meaning of Confucianism. Ye Chen, who tried to persuade him to support his troops to protect himself, waiting to find an opportunity to win the championship, said red-faced. After a long time, he let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile, "Alas, cannibalism, loyalty." Ye is a civil official who was picked up by Lord Shimo, and Ye naturally wants to work for the adult. Now that the adult has decided to hand over his life to the imperial court, Ye has no choice but to accompany the adult to be a loyal minister in troubled times, and never give up! ”

"The old man knows, the old man knows!" Hearing Ye Chen's honesty, Shi Moyisun nodded with red eyes. The old man knows that you treat the old man sincerely, and the old man swears that he will share blessings and misfortunes with you in this life. ”

"Being able to follow adults is Ye's luck in this life!" Ye Chen smiled bitterly and made a gesture, turned his head to look out the window, and didn't say another word.

Knowing that Ye Chen decided to live and die with him out of the kindness of repaying his knowledge, in fact, he was not optimistic about the future of the Mengyuan court and himself at all. Shi Mo Yisun walked over with a smile, looked at the hillside outside the window and whispered to cheer him up. "Even if the Zhu thief leads the soldiers of the nest, we may not lose to him!" In the past few years, heroes from all walks of life have been defeated by the hands of Zhu thieves, mainly because they are not suitable for firearms. I had to line up and be slaughtered by them. And now, the defects of firearms are all in your hearts and mine, as long as we don't pull the team to the level ground and fight with them."

As he was speaking confidently, he suddenly felt that the other side of the mountain seemed to have less sound that he had become accustomed to. was stunned, and blurted out the words of inquiry, "What's the matter, thief, why didn't the thief fire?" Could it be that he is running out of shells now? ”

"It shouldn't be so fast, although the gunners under the command of the Hu Thief are well-trained, it takes two or three minutes for the six-pound cannon to be fired!" Ye Chen's gaze quickly glanced at the table clock that he had purchased with a lot of money, and responded anxiously, "It's only an hour, and at most forty rounds of shelling." The thief's artillery can fire at least sixty rounds at a time."

"Go to the top of the mountain!" Shi Mo Yisun immediately made a decision, turned around and rushed out of the Chinese military tent, surrounded by the guards, and went straight to the top of the mountain.

Ye Chen's movements were a little slower, but he also tried to follow him. After running along the hillside for about two minutes, the two of them came to the highest point of Fanling, holding binoculars in their hands, and condescending to observe the enemy's artillery array. I saw a few groups of gunners of the Huai'an Army, discarding the artillery carts and shells, and fled farther away in a hurry. And a sentry wearing Mengyuan's uniform, but the wind and lightning galloped, only fighting the artillery of the Huai'an army.

"It's Hu Shen, he refused to squat in the trench to be bombed, and took his brothers down the mountain to kill!" Chen Zhongzhen, a volunteer soldier, opened his mouth quickly, and let out a series of low shouts in surprise. "He, he's going to rush into the thief's artillery charge right away! He, he killed the thief by surprise!"

"Damn it!" Shi Mo Yisun's face did not show any joy, and he pushed Chen Zhongzhen of Wanhu fiercely, and shouted loudly, "Quick, take your men and horses to block the tiger's mouth." Damn, if you let the thief cross the tiger's mouth and detour behind you and me. The whole state is in danger! ”