Chapter 517: The beacon is full of fires all over Liaodong
When Xie Hong was with Zhengde, the usual pattern was that he planned and planned, and Zhengde was in the limelight. The reason for the formation of this pattern is not the identity problem, but the surname, from the bottom of my heart, Xie Hong is a low-key person.
Therefore, the scene in front of him made him a little dazed, since he left Beizhuang County, he had not thought of this kind of treatment for a long time, and this time it was much more exaggerated than when he was in Beizhuang, tens of thousands of people bowed and worshipped!
This is also a matter of course, when he was in Beizhuang, Xingjun was actually only a half-immortal, and he still belonged to the category of people, and after this thing was done today, in the eyes of the soldiers and civilians of Gaizhou, he was already a living immortal, and it was not an exaggeration to have this kind of scene.
But Xie Hong felt that he was very innocent, and said that he was not adulterated at all, in fact, ...... Brother just wants to put on a pose to calm Brother Bo'an's emotions...... Alas, the shape really can't be messed around casually!
Fortunately, the emperor is my sworn brother, and he is also an informal one, otherwise it is just this matter now, I am afraid that people will be left with an opportunity to take advantage of it, Xie Hong secretly wiped a cold sweat in his heart, and hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Well, of course, he shouted faster, but the prayers of the people came and went, continuously, how could he alone compete with tens of thousands of people? Don't talk about him, even a crow is not easy to make, quantitative change causes qualitative change.
But it is obviously in vain to help this one, and that one kneels again, many of them simply can't help up, so Xie Hong is also very helpless, this limelight really can't be messed up.
In fact, not only the people, but also the three generals in Liaodong also knelt down.
This is the Ming Dynasty, during the earthquake, Huang Yanjing had to bathe and fast, pray to the sky, and then have to give an edict of guilt and fear, Xie Hong made such a show at this time, coupled with the inexplicable and wonderful sunshine, even if these insiders around him saw it, they were a little swaying, let alone others?
In addition, when Xie Hong informed the second generals Mao and Yang, he did not explain in detail, and it took so much effort to explain to a talent like Wang Shouren, not to mention two generals?
In the understanding of the two, Xie Hong's ceremony today was a ceremony to worship the heavens, and on the surface, it did seem like that, especially the ones that Xie Hong asked them to prepare.
Therefore, according to their understanding, now Xie Hong's means of sacrificing to the heavens have taken effect, and it seems to be immediate, which can only show one thing, that is, Hou Ye is indeed an immortal, and he is also registered in the heavenly court, as soon as there is a movement, the Jade Emperor will know, and then, it will be solved...... In the mortal world, he is the close minister of the Son of Heaven, and in the heavens, it is the same!
Turning things around? As the rain increases, the clouds begin to thin out and the sky becomes much brighter.
"Brother Hong turned out to be a fairy, no wonder Yue'er was always very happy when she was with him, grandma said, one person has attained the Tao and the whole family ascends to heaven, Sister Ling'er, when Brother Hong returns to heaven in the future, will we also follow?"
“…… I guess so. Ling'er is the eldest of Xie Hong's three wives, and she is also a smart person in Bingxue, but in the face of Yue'er's obviously unreliable problem, she just nodded blankly, and the matter is really beyond her imagination.
"Master Xie, since the strategy is effective, it should be fully implemented, without further ado, please give the order quickly." It was Wang Shouren who resolved the embarrassing situation for Xie Hong, and now this great talent can still maintain calm.
After all, he had seen the entire process of conception and production, and apart from once again marveling at the magic of the way of things, Wang Shouren was not too affected.
In fact, in this regard, Zeng Zheng's level is higher than Wang Shouren, and he is a scholar, of course he will not be too shocked, but after seeing the success of artificial rainfall, this academic maniac fell into ecstasy, and his mind was full of various theories and formulas, and he looked similar to those who were stunned.
"That's right, General Yang and General Mao, you quickly give an order and let the guards take measures to control the hail!" Xie Hong came to his senses and hurriedly gave an order.
"The last will obey." This time, the sound of the promise was louder than at the beginning, confidence has been transformed into faith, and Mao and Yang are of course committed to Xie Hong's orders.
"Order the beacon towers everywhere, light the beacon fire, and the fire will be as strong as possible!"
"Whoa!"
Arson is another way, forest fires can change the climate, but Xie Hong is reluctant to burn the forest, besides, the forest is in the east, and it is not compatible with southern Liaoning.
It doesn't matter if you don't burn the forest, Liaodong is a border town, counting the abandoned and idle, there are many beacon towers in various places, which are just used to burn fires.
"Order Jinzhou, order all workshops to speed up the production of rockets, from far and near, and quickly send them to all parts of central and southern Liaoning......" Xie Hong's voice did not fluctuate much, but when he gave the order, people who were familiar with him could still hear a trace of irrepressible excitement.
"Whoa." Someone went as ordered.
Huh, it's finally done, Xie Hong breathed a long sigh of relief, although he and Zeng Zheng left Jinzhou, but the workshop did not stop, production is still continuing, since the effect of this trick has been confirmed, the next only need to fully implement it.
The nearest beacon towers were not far from here, and Mao Lun had already prepared after receiving the order, so soon the beacon fire was ignited, and thick black smoke rose into the sky, connecting with the dark clouds, and then, from near and far, black smoke was also ignited, expanding in all directions.
"Ahem, Brother Bo'an......" Seeing Wang Shouren's somewhat haggard appearance, Xie Hong couldn't bear to speak, but only Wang Shouren had the corresponding ability on his side, and he couldn't do it himself.
"It's okay," Wang Shouren described as haggard, but his spirit was very excited, and before Xie Hong finished speaking, he waved his hand and said categorically: "Since this method is effective, Lord Lao Xie and Mr. Zeng will return to Jinzhou and continue to make rockets, and Wang will lead the gunners to patrol all over southern Liaoning according to their priorities, and Lord Xie can only rest assured." ”
In Liaodong, except for occasionally discussing the natural science of the way of kana with Xie Hong, Wang Shouren devoted himself to Tuntian, and it was because of him that Xie Hong could go to sea to the Wa Kingdom with peace of mind.
The more energy is consumed, the more attention is paid to it, so the pressure brought to him by this natural disaster is even greater than that of ordinary farmers. Now that the natural disaster has been eliminated, how can he not be happy? And how can you not be nervous about the next move to ensure the fruits of victory?
"Then there will be labor." Xie Hong was very aware of this situation, so he didn't persuade much.
Walking out of the distance, Wang Shouren suddenly turned his head, his eyes were blazing, stared at Xie Hong and asked, "Lord Xie, after the harvest in Liaodong, what are your intentions?" ”
This topic changed a little suddenly, Xie Hong was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "Of course, the new deal is promoted, Jizhen, Gyeonggi, Xuanfu, and Shandong are all the next targets." ”
"Jizhen and Xuanfu are military towns, and there is not much difference from Liaodong, you just need to copy the experience of Liaodong, but Gyeonggi, Shandong, and even Hebei are all anointed places, and they have been closely related to the Central Plains since the Spring and Autumn Period...... It's really very different from the situation in the military town, do you really have a chance? Wang Shouren asked.
Xie Hong replied calmly: "It's a little, there are already a few arrangements. ”
"That's good." Wang Shouren nodded, as if he had received a satisfactory answer, and then went without looking back.
Why do I feel like Brother Bo'an is saying goodbye to me? Xie Hong frowned, a little puzzled, but before he had time to think about it, he was interrupted by the noisy cheers of other people, and when he came back to his senses and looked again, he couldn't find Wang Shouren's figure anymore, which made him a little stunned.
…… In fact, the beacon fire is also particular, the smoke released should be straight and not dispersed, so that it can be seen clearly from a long distance, in order to achieve this purpose, the fire will often add some sheep dung, wolf dung and other things.
However, this time it is to prevent hail and interfere with the formation of rain clouds, so there is not so much attention to it, and the materials used are coal taken nearby, as well as saltpeter and sulfur sent in advance, and it doesn't matter if there are more impurities, anyway, it is the particles contained in the smoke that work.
And Xie Hong sent a message to the two generals and a general soldier in advance, and then the latter conveyed the order to the guards, and all the beacon towers in Liaozhong and southern Liaoning were ignited when they saw the smoke, and the transmission was very fast, and it didn't take long for the beacon smoke to be seen in Liaoyang City.
"What's going on?"
The beacon fire transmits the military situation, the more urgent it is, the more beacon smoke there is, this is common sense in the border town, even Chen Shiliang, a civil official, knows it very well.
Therefore, when he saw a large stream of black smoke rising up in the air, forming a piece in the air, straight like a dark cloud, he was naturally greatly surprised.
In fact, in the past few days, Yang Haoran has been acting frequently in order to pass orders, and he has not taken any confidentiality measures, so he may not be able to find out the specific situation, but if he only asks for a rough idea, it is very easy.
However, after getting the news of the hailstorm, Chen Shiliang was very happy, and even Zu Dahuan, a former confidant, left him behind, and only thought about the scenery when he returned to the capital after making meritorious service, where would he pay attention to what Yang Haoran did?
Therefore, he was not mentally prepared for the situation in front of him, so he could only shout and shout in the yamen, and no one paid attention to him, and after a long while, Chen Sheng ran over out of breath.
"Where did you die again, you minion? You dare to slack off even your own official, are you in arrears again? Chen Shiliang was in a bad mood, and when he saw Chen Sheng, he scolded him bitterly.
"The little one should be damned, master, the little one went out to inquire about the situation, the smoke ...... outside" ran in a hurry, coupled with the heartbeat, in just one sentence, Chen Sheng said intermittently, and he didn't get to the point for a long time.
"Where is the enemy? Could it be a wolf? Or North Korea? Where have all the people in the yamen gone? What is going on over there in the General's Palace? "Chen Shiliang is anxious.
Seeing that it was done, it turned out that such a thing suddenly happened, no matter what the situation was, he would not get any benefits, but might cause trouble, which was really fatal.
"It's not an enemy, sir, it's already spread outside, so thank you...... The champion Hou Ye is worshipping the sky in Gaizhou, and now the hail has turned into rain, and the dark clouds have receded...... This beacon smoke is not a warning signal, but a part of the ritual of sacrificing to the sky, I heard that as long as the fire is set on fire, and then the magic weapon of the champion Hou Ye is sacrificed, there will be no hail! ”
"Smack!" Chen Shiliang waved his hand and was a slap in the face, and he shouted angrily: "Nonsense, nonsense!" How dare you deceive me, a minion? Besides, what do you call that annihilator......"
"Master, let's go quickly!" Chen Sheng fell to his knees and shouted in a loud voice: "The champion Hou Ye is the reincarnation of a celestial, and he can turn things around with a raise of his hand, master, we can't fight him, and if we fight again, I'm afraid we won't even be able to save my life!" ”
"You are ......" Chen Shiliang raised his hand high, but looking at Chen Sheng's sad face, he couldn't fall for a long time.
Although he is still denying it in his mouth, he actually believes it in his heart, the patrol yamen is also the yamen of the imperial court, even if it has been more than half a year, he has been unable to get along with the governor's yamen, those people are afraid of being implicated, and they are all false stories, but after all, no one dares to leave the duty without permission.
But today, the entire yamen is empty, obviously those officials have already regarded him as a dead man, or they are really too frightened, so they ran away, and at this time they are still with themselves, and only the children brought from their hometowns are born from their hometowns, and they are also scholars who grew up with them since childhood, no matter how mean they are, he can't do this.
"Sir!" Seeing him hesitate, Chen Sheng immediately let out another cry of grief.
"Let's go? Where can I go? Chen Shiliang sat down in a daze, completely ignoring the filth and image on the ground.
No matter what spell Xie Hong used, as long as there was no hail, there would be a bumper harvest in Liaodong this year, but just a few days ago, he had already sent the news out...... If it goes well, the ministers of the capital are afraid that they have already received the news, and maybe they are partying, well, he can imagine that scene.
Thinking of this, he shuddered suddenly, that is to say, he once again put an oolong on the big man in the DPRK, slipped from the peak of happiness, and fell into the abyss, what is the taste of falling into the abyss, Zhengde has experienced it many times since the second year, and each time it is stronger than the last.
Moreover, he also faithfully transmitted this feeling to the capital, and even to the south of the Yangtze River...... That's a certainty, Jiangnan colleagues are the main force to deal with Xie Hong, and after the capital gets the news, it will definitely send a message to Jiangnan in the fastest way.
You don't have to think about it to know how angry and unstable those bigwigs will be if they are tricked twice in a row, but they can't help the main one...... Of course, even natural disasters can be repulsed, so how can mortals fight against them?
Then he is obviously the most suitable to vent his anger, after all, it is the news that he sent out, after all, the adults did not directly face Xie Hong...... Both sides may have to settle accounts, what can they resist as a mere imperial historian?
In fact, if I had known, I would not have faced this person, no, he is not human! How is it possible for a man to do these things that he does?
"Master, let's go back to Jiangnan, don't be an official anymore, maybe ......"
"I can't go back, it's too late...... Chen Shiliang smiled miserably: "If he came last year, I would immediately ask for Zhishi, maybe I could still be in time, but now, there is only ......"
As he was talking, Chen Shiliang suddenly felt that something had fallen on his face, and he wiped it with his hand, but it was a little water stain, he looked up and saw the drizzle swaying, as if he was in his hometown in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Small Victory......
When he spoke again, his voice became soft, and in Chen Sheng's ears, it was like a thunderbolt, only on the day he first saw him when he was a child, did the young master call himself like this, could it be ...... He suddenly had a sense of foreboding in his heart.
"Wait for tomorrow, you can go back to Jiangnan, tell the third brother, let him take care of the family with peace of mind, and don't participate in political affairs until the overall situation is settled, let alone go against the emperor and the champion Hou...... Hehe, in fact, the third brother is a smart man, with my experience, even without my advice, he must be able to make the most suitable choice. ”
When he spoke, Chen Shiliang's expression was fluttering, as if he was talking to himself, but his eyes were looking at the south, full of remorse.
"Yes...... Master! Guessing the final outcome, Chen Sheng was also sad, and he couldn't stop crying.
"Don't cry, tomorrow, I can go home, Jiangnan is good, the scenery is old and ......"
(To be continued)