Chapter 116: There is a butterfly

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Xu Shiyun rushed to Jiyin City day and night, but unexpectedly, Zhai Rang and the other Wagang brothers left and returned to Dongjun.

Fang Xianbo told Xu Shiyun that after Meng Haigong raised the flag at Zhouqiao, the uprising team grew rapidly, and it is said that there were tens of thousands of people, and the main force of Jiyin Yingyang Mansion went to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, and only one regiment was left to defend Jiyin City, and it was difficult to even protect himself, let alone suppress the thieves.

"Where is Meng Haigong now?" Xu Shiyun asked.

"I heard that I went to the north bank of Heshui and went to Juyeze in Dongping County to join the armies of Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan and attack Juye City together."

"Why did he go to Dongping?" Xu Shiyun was a little strange.

"I heard that the Yingyang Mansion troops of Liang County, Pengcheng County and Lu County have all arrived at the border area and are eyeing Meng Haigong. Meng Haigong had just raised the flag, his strength was not good, and his foundation was unstable, and Dongping's Shuai Rentai and Huo Xiaohan were the same, so the two sides hit it off and joined forces to resist the official army. ”

Xu Shiyun glanced at Fang Xianbo, and suddenly asked, "Did Meng Haigong invite you to participate in the righteous act?" ”

Fang Xianbo nodded.

"What are you going to do?" Xu Shiyun asked.

"I don't have any plans yet." Fang Xianbo said with a smile, "When the Eastern Crusade is over and the army returns, the situation will take a sharp turn for the worse, so it is extremely unwise to raise the flag at this moment." ”

Xu Shiyun sighed, "I'm afraid that the situation will become more and more chaotic." ”

Fang Xianbo shook his hand, "Don't worry, Da Lang, even if the situation is very chaotic, it won't have much impact on your Xu family, maybe your Xu family can take the opportunity to make a fortune." Immediately thinking of something, Fang Xianbo immediately asked, "Why did Da Lang say that the situation would become more and more chaotic?" ”

"It hasn't rained in the north and south of the river for a long time." Xu Shiyun said with a melancholy expression, "Last year's flood, there was no harvest, if this year's drought is severe, and there is no harvest again, do you think, how many people will be in a desperate situation?" In addition, there are more and more people who raise flags to rebel, everyone is not producing, they all go to rob and plunder, who will they rob in the end? So it's not hard to foresee that the situation will become more and more chaotic. ”

Fang Xianbo was reminded by Xu Shiyun, and suddenly thought of why Meng Haigong went to Juyeze. At this time, the fields are full of seedlings, the crops are being produced, and there is nothing to eat, so you can only go to the lake to catch fish to eat. Also, if you turn Jiyin County upside down now, and in the end, the fields are barren and everyone has nothing to eat, how can the rebels survive? Meng Haigong's mind is quite sober, and he doesn't want to harm his own backyard and run to rob other people's food, which is clever.

Fang Xianbo decided to immediately warn Meng Haigong, worried about the drought, once the north and south of the river hit the drought this year, the consequences would be unimaginable, so he took advantage of the time when he could still grab food now, and quickly hoarded some, so as not to even be able to eat the grassroots at the critical moment.

Xu Shiyun flew back to the white horse.

Xu Gai was very heartbroken when he saw his son being dusty and haggard, and hurriedly ordered the servant to serve wine and food, so that his son could make up for it.

Xu Shiyun is indeed tired, but before resting, he has to solve his stomach problem, and he also talks to his father about the crisis that is coming.

Xu Gai opened his mouth, but it was Xu Shiyun's marriage event. The young master of the Xu family, the rich second generation, a talent, and those who seek relatives have already broken through the threshold. Xu Shiyun couldn't cry or laugh, this was all burning his eyebrows, the Xu family was in danger, but the adults in the family didn't know anything, and they even worried about their marriage. Besides, Xu Shiyun's vision is now high, not to mention the daughter of a businessman, even the daughter of an ordinary official eunuch can't look down on it. What kind of prince will Xiangning have? Once I am also a prince and a general, and I am the new nobleman of Middle-earth, at least I can marry with a second- or third-rate family, right? As for a wealthy family like Cui's, Xu Shiyun didn't even dare to think about it, that was the sky, and he couldn't climb high.

"My lord, how are you doing?" Xu Shiyun put down his chopsticks and asked with concern.

"Okay, tough." Xu Gai replied with a smile.

"What have you noticed lately?"

"The white horse is calm and fine. I heard that the shape of Hebei and Qilu is getting worse and worse, and many civilians have no way to live, so they rebelled. There is also Meng Haigong of Jiyin County, he even rebelled, he is a rich man in Zhouqiao, how can he not eat? Xu Gai's smile gradually faded, looked at Xu Shiyun and asked, "Did you see him on the way back from Pengcheng?" ”

Xu Shiyun shook his head.

"Why are all the brothers you have made lawless thieves?" Xu Gai sighed, "Zhai Rang and Shan Xiongxin are like this, and Meng Haigong is also like this, if it goes on like this, it will inevitably affect you." ”

"Not only will it be involved, but it will also affect the Xu family." Xu Shiyun said, "There is a crisis in front of you, and the adults don't even notice it?" ”

Xu Gai frowned slightly, thought for a while, and shook his head. The situation in Qilu and Hebei is not good, and there are many traitors, but there is still a distance from Henan and Baima. Although Jiyin Meng Haigong rebelled, it has not yet become a climate, and it will not pose a fatal threat to the Xu family in the short term. Xu Gai thought about it, but he couldn't see that there was a crisis in front of him.

"My lord, it hasn't rained in the north and south of the river for a long time, and I'm afraid there will be a drought this year." Xu Shiyun reminded, "Last year's floods affected both sides of the river, and if there is another drought this year, it will not only affect the counties on both sides of the river, but I am afraid it will spread to the whole of Shandong." ”

Xu Gai was startled, and after thinking about it again, he didn't think so. It is true that there has been no rain along the river for a while, which has affected the growth of crops, but if it does not rain now, it does not mean that it will not rain all summer and autumn; If it doesn't rain along the river, it doesn't mean that it doesn't rain in the whole of Shandong. Xu Shiyun's worries made some sense at first hearing, and it was better to prevent problems before they happen, but after thinking about it carefully, it may not be groundless to worry about and scare yourself.

Xu Shiyun had a stern face, very solemn, and did not exaggerate at all.

This year's drought in Shandong, he listened to what Li Fengyun said. Li Fengyun didn't say anything solemnly, but only occasionally mentioned it in that valley. Li Fengyun was very pessimistic about the future situation, predicting that the Eastern Crusade would not only fail, but also that the emperor and the central government would be forced to immediately launch the Second Eastern Crusade, which would inevitably cause fatal damage to the national strength of Middle-earth, and the Heavenly Father would not be beautiful, and the great rivers and norths of the river would continue to explode catastrophes, floods last year, and drought this year, so that starvation was everywhere, and countless deaths were innumerable, but there were too many people who died, which would inevitably cause a plague epidemic, so the disaster was compounded by disaster, and the lives were devastated.

Li Fengyun said this with a purpose.

He was a thief in the Northeast, familiar with Liaodong, familiar with the Far Eastern captives, and especially familiar with Goguryeo. Theoretically, there is a possibility of failure in the Eastern Crusade, and this possibility is both political and military. The number of troops on both sides is only one of the conditions for winning or losing a war, and geography and climate are also important conditions. Topographically, it was difficult for Goguryeo to prevent the Middle-earth expeditionary force from advancing straight in, and in terms of climate, the winter in Liaodong came early, and the expeditionary force had limited time to attack. In addition to the long distance, another reason for the difficulty of grain and grass transportation is the spring and summer floods in eastern Liaodong. The enemy has cleared the wilderness, destroyed all roads and bridges, and when the flood season comes, the rivers and rivers are flooding, how can the grain be transported? Therefore, for Middle-earth, the Eastern Crusade is a one-time war, which is decided by the first war, and the solution is solved by the first war, and it must not be delayed.

Based on this, Li Fengyun deduced that if the Eastern Crusade failed, it would fail in the weight of grain and grass. The reason why the grain and grass are insufficient is due to the advent of the flood season, and the arrival of the flood season will delay the withdrawal of the army, which leads to the instability of the army.

The Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu were about to fly to the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition to meet Cui Hongsheng, and Li Fengyun took this opportunity to elaborate on the hidden dangers of the Eastern Expedition in military affairs, hoping that they could tell or remind Cui Hongsheng, one of the commanders of the Eastern Expedition army, to let Cui Hongsheng take precautions in advance. In his opinion, since I said that Cui Hongsheng was going to die, it was possible to die on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition, which is also the reason why the Twelve Ladies flew to the front line of the Eastern Expedition. If your twelve ladies want to go against the sky to save your father's life, then let Cui Hongsheng eliminate military hidden dangers on the battlefield and ensure that he escapes with his whole body.

Cui Hongsheng's importance to the Cui family is self-evident, but Li Fengyun was worried that the Twelve Ladies and Cui Jiu were afraid of Cui Hongsheng's authority and could not do their best, so he predicted the increasingly severe domestic crisis, and the stricter the domestic crisis, the stricter the Cui family's crisis, which would force the two to persuade Cui Hongsheng in order to save Cui Hongsheng.

The events on the battlefield of the Eastern Crusade had nothing to do with Xu Shixian, but the domestic crisis, especially the continuous deterioration of the situation in the north and south of the Great River, had a vital interest in Xu Shichang, so he rushed back in a hurry to try to avoid the blow caused by this disaster to the Xu clan as much as possible.

"People have no foresight, but they must have near-term worries and goodness! Good! Xu Gai admired his son's caution very much, and did not hesitate to praise him, "You should take precautions before they happen and take precautions in advance." Can Da Lang have a precautionary plan? ”

"Hoard grain, hoard grain." Xu Shiyun said without hesitation, "Immediately rush to the deacons of Jiangzuo and hoard food at any cost." ”

"It's hard to buy food now, and the price is high." Xu Gai sighed, "Because of the Eastern Crusade, Jiangzuo's grain is also very tight, and the local government strictly prohibits merchants from hoarding grain. Dalang, is this plan appropriate? ”

"Who said that the Lihu Xu clan wants to stock up on grain?" Xu Shiyun shook his hand, his eyes showing a sly look, "The Boling Cui clan wants to buy grain, who dares to stop it?" ”

Xu Gai was taken aback, "Absolutely not, how can you hide it from the Cui family if you do things for personal gain in the name of the Cui family?" ”

"I went to Pengcheng to meet Cui's appointment."

Xu Gai didn't believe it at all, "How can the Cui family make money and make money?" Don't do anything wrong and bring disaster upon yourself. ”

"Your Excellency misunderstood." Xu Shiyun said with a smile, "Cui's hoarding of grain is not a national disaster, but to help the victims and save the people from fire and water." ”

Xu Gai was stunned for a moment, and then his face was sad, Cui's is so calculating, use my Xu's money to promote your Cui's name, is my money drifting in a big water? Immediately smiled happily again, what kind of wealthy family is the Cui family? A little leakage in the fingers is enough for my Xu family to eat and drink without worry for several generations, but this is still secondary, the important thing is that the Cui family uses my Xu family's money to buy food, and let my Xu family do things for him, that is the trust of my Xu family, it is the glory of my Xu family, my Xu family's lintel is going to be glorious, and future generations will want to carp over the dragon gate, glorify their ancestors, be nobles, be bureaucrats, and be masters.

"Good! Good! Good! Xu Gai was overjoyed, and applauded repeatedly, "Pour all the Xu family's everything, buy grain, buy as much as you want." In addition, as many ships as possible were mobilized to bring the grain over, so that no disaster would strike suddenly and be overwhelmed. ”

Xu Shiyun chattered repeatedly, and he was also smiling. This time, it can be regarded as deceiving the adult, and the success or failure of the Xu family is a fight here.