In the early morning, the black clouds overwhelmed the gale and howled, and the sky and the earth were gloomy and cold.

Chu Tianya was ready to go out to the military patrol shop to inspect the city to maintain law and order as usual. When passing through the courtyard, I saw that the lights were still on in the room of Xiao Ai and Xiao Linglong, and I could vaguely hear the second daughter whispering.

It can be seen that they didn't sleep all night and chatted all night.

Chu Tianya remembered what happened last night, and couldn't help but feel a little gentle. He stepped forward and knocked on the door, and the conversation in the room suddenly stopped.

"I'm out." Chu Tianya said, "It's chaotic outside, don't go out if it's okay." If you have something to do with me, you will ask Ada to come to the military patrol camp of the palace of Guangyang County. After leaving a message, someone will pass it on on my behalf, and I will come back as soon as I need it. ”

There was no movement in the room, and it was strangely quiet.

Chu Tianya seemed to smell the embarrassment and ambiguity in between. He couldn't help but smile and prepared to leave.

At this moment, Xiao Ai hurriedly shouted in the room: "Brother Chu, you wait! - Wait, I'm wearing a dress! ”

"Something?"

"Wait!"

Chu Tianya had to wait patiently for a while, Xiao Ai hurriedly put on a thick cotton jacket and opened the door, holding a bag of things in his hand and handing it to Chu Tianya, "Brother Chu, this is the thing you told me about a few days ago, is it called...... Gloves, right? When I saw you coming back, I sewed a pair overnight, and I don't know if it's right or not, isn't it? ”

Chu Tianya showed a look of surprise on his face, and took it to see that it was really a pair of gloves. Although the appearance looks a bit funny and crappy, the five fingers are arranged like harpoons and all the same length, but the stitches are very fine and neat, and the soft sheepskin used to make the best leather boots is used, and the lining is also lined with soft wool.

"Great! With this glove, the hand of the knife on horseback riding in the winter will not be cold! Chu Tianya put on this pair of gloves immediately, it was quite warm, so he covered her face with both hands and laughed, "Xiao Ai, you are really ingenious, warm and caring!" ”

Xiao Ai's face was crumpled and looked very funny. But she smiled happily and bent her eyes, "I'm clumsy, I'm afraid that I won't be able to sew well." It's best if Brother Chu likes it! ”

"It's good, I like it." Chu Tianya nodded and smiled, and pulled the padded jacket tighter for her, "It's cold, go back to the house and rest—is the county lord's illness cured?" ”

"Alright, good morning, hehe!" The little wormfish snickered, glanced back at the room and closed the door, and then pulled Chu Tianya aside and whispered in his ear, "Brother Chu, I tell you, the county lord is so fun!" I teased her and told her that you were too thin on her, and asked her to give you a big fat doll. She was so scared that she didn't sleep all night! ”

"Huh?" Chu Tianya was stunned for a moment, and immediately couldn't help laughing, "How can there be such a stunned person, me and her...... Nothing happened! ”

"Hello! Hey! …… Hello! Xiao Ai laughed and sneezed continuously, and her nose was red from the cold, "Why else do I say she's funny?" Don't look at her usual cold and inviolable appearance, like the Empress Zetian of the previous dynasty, but she is actually quite funny when she is stupid! Hehe, she doesn't know anything about men and women! ”

"Doesn't she still have a good teacher now?" Chu Tianya shook his head and smiled, and rubbed two more handfuls on her face, "Okay, you go back to the room quickly, it's too cold outside." You don't want to have a high fever like her, do you? ”

"Hey...... If I am sick, there are people who can take care of me and take care of me like Brother Chu, but I don't mind getting sick every day. Xiao Ai sniffed and whispered.

"Stay!" Chu Tianya scolded with a smile and pushed her to the room, "Go back quickly!" ”

"Brother Chu, you have to be careful outside, come back often when you have time!"

"Got it!"

Chu Tianya went out with a smile. Raise your hands and look like a pair of bear paws. Although clumsy and a little ugly, these hands are really not cold at all. Compared to a few days ago, when his hands were frozen and unconscious, this is obviously a hundred times stronger.

"It's nice to have a girl who is distressed!" Chu Tianya laughed to himself, "Xiao Ai, this girl, is actually quite smart, very diligent and caring. Although Xiao Linglong is a beautiful and beautiful person, she is very wise, but in some details of life, she is far worse than Xiao Ai. The two of them are paired together, and they are really a good complementary pair. ”

On the street outside, the snow formed a thick layer of ice, and Chu Tianya had to move forward slowly step by step. There are very few pedestrians on the road, and there is not a single shop open. As far as the eye can see, the whole city is deserted.

When I arrived at the palace of Guangyang County, it was still early, and the army had just blown the first horn, and the Huotou army made food and sent it to all walks of life and troops in batches.

From the day the proclamation was issued, food and drink became the most important thing for more than 100,000 people in the city. Chu Tianya deliberately looked around, and almost no one wasted a grain of rice or a piece of wheat cake, because everyone could only eat six or seven percent of the food they were allotted. Many of the old soldiers of the Shengjie Army are secretly complaining, saying that the current days are too bitter compared to before, there is no wine, no meat, no women, and no reprimand, and it is difficult to manage a full meal!

Chu Tianya sneered secretly, and said in his heart that in a few days, this six or seven full meal will also become a luxury, so you can be content!

From simplicity to luxury, from luxury to simplicity is difficult, the ancients did not deceive each other.

Later, Chu Tianya took his military inspectors to the treasury and grain to inspect, and all the commanders and envoys of the whole army and some officials of the government were already waiting for him here. There is only one thing, that is, to ask Chu Tianya to sign and approve the grain!

Although these people are not very familiar with Chu Tianya, they are also quite unconvinced, and they can't figure out why Governor Zhang and Wang Dutong let Chu Tianya be in charge of such an important pivotal department in this extraordinary period. However, these people have always been familiar with the rules of the game between officialdom and the army, and it doesn't matter if they want to understand it or not, the key is that the officials and senior officials crush people to death, and the county officials might as well be in charge of them now - therefore, they must not offend this Chu Tianya!

So, as soon as Chu Tianya appeared in the granary treasury, he was full of sycophants and praise, and some people racked their brains to bribe him and curry favor, wanting to get a little more food quota distribution from him.

In this regard, Chu Tianya's attitude and approach is that he greets each other with a smile on his face, and accepts all bribes, but the distribution of grain is still strictly handled in accordance with the rules and regulations. The left hand collects the money, and the right hand takes it out and scatters it to his subordinates, leaving nothing behind.

Although gold and silver treasures have temporarily lost their original value and purchasing power, people's mindset is very terrible, otherwise people would not die for money. Chu Tianya completely ignored these things, which didn't mean that others didn't care. Therefore, when they received these spoils, Chu Tianya's sergeants and military inspectors were still very happy, and they gave Chu Tianya a good reputation of "fighting righteousness and squandering money".

Gold and silver are scattered and hearts are gathered, and this works in any era. Chu Tianya wants people's hearts, others want benefits, and everyone takes what they need. As for those who bribed and curried, seeing that they did not get more food than others, and although they were resentful, they could not blame them, so they could only think the other way - if I had not paid bribes, maybe I would not have been able to share so much food? After all, it all depends on the thought of the surname Chu, who dares to complain with resentment?

Power is such an evil and wonderful thing, no wonder everyone flocks to it. At this moment, Chu Tianya had a deep understanding.

Later, Chu Tianya was going to go to the Dutong Mansion to ask Wang Yu about the situation outside the city. So he asked someone to bring out the grain distributed to the capital and load it into a car, and by the way, he personally delivered it.

As early as in his previous life, Chu Tianya deeply realized another truth: to deal with people, to be a person in the front and to deal with things in the back, and to account for seven points in the front and three points in the back. I believe that no matter what kind of era you are in, no matter what kind of industry you are engaged in, this can be called the truth.

When Wang Yu saw that Chu Tianya personally sent food, including precious fresh fruits and vegetables from the cellar, as well as preserved meat, he couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and said, "Tianya, why do you personally go out for such a trivial matter?" Don't you have more important things to do? ”

"A teacher is like a father, and it is natural that students must be filial every day." Chu Tianya smiled and said in a homely manner, "What about Brother Wang?" ”

He hurriedly went to the north gate to inspect and build two arrow towers and carved towers. The dog has been much more diligent lately, and must have been influenced by you. Wang Yu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "You came just in time, the old man has something to tell you." ”

"But about the movements of the Jurchen army?" Chu Tianya said, "The student is about to ask about the teacher. ”

"Then our master and apprentice really coincide." Wang Yu said with a smile, "Come, speak in the inner hall." ”

Chu Tianya asked his subordinates to load and unload grain, and then ordered Liu Daoscar and Jiang Laosan to take people to inspect the military patrol shops in the city later. If there's something big, report it right away.

The master and apprentice went to Wang Yu's study, where the stove was lit, which was much warmer than outside. Wang Yu is rare and honest, although the official is in a high position, he never is extravagant and wasteful, nor does he pursue pomp and circumstance, and the furnishings at home are very simple, and even a little shabby. Even the stove did not burn too hot, only to ensure that the urn of hot tea on the stove was not cold, and occasionally roasted frozen feet.

"Look, this is the letter sent by the rebels outside the city yesterday." Wang Yu handed a scroll-like letter to Chu Tianya.

When Chu Tianya Zhanxin saw it, his face suddenly changed slightly, "The Jurchen army has already been dispatched, and it is blatantly agitating?" It's so unscrupulous! ”

"The Jurchen barbarian slaves didn't take our Great Song in their eyes at all!" Wang Yu snorted and said, "Because Yelu Yu saw the incident, and the Taiyuan Mansion is so strong, it is very difficult for the Jurchens not to know the news. But they had to send it on the string, so they simply put on a posture and went south to kill with great fanfare! It is estimated that within three days, their blades will ring under Taiyuan City! ”

"This is also expected...... Chu Tianya nodded with a stern expression and said, "Originally, the Jurchens didn't intend to seriously hide their intention to tear up the alliance and invade the south. Yelu Yu's purpose in going south this time was to declare war, delay time, and wait for an opportunity to sabotage, including assassinating the border commander of our Great Song Dynasty, resulting in a situation where our dragons were leaderless. ”

The above three articles, except for the third one, which Chu Tianya made up blindly in order to meet the situation and lie for himself, the other two are indeed facts. Wang Yu is a very understanding person, so he doesn't know it, but at this point, he can't argue with Chu Tianya and slap him in the face.

Therefore, Wang Yu nodded in approval and said: "The Jurchen is stubborn, a hundred times better than the Khitan. Moreover, the current Jurchens are no longer the ignorant, barbaric and simple Jurchens at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, they gradually learned power and strategy in the ten-year war to destroy Liao, and became cunning and treacherous. Their army was fierce and warlike, and with the experience and scheming accumulated over ten years of warfare, they were like a pack of tigers and wolves from the wilderness, hungry, ferocious and cunning, but also well-organized...... From the standpoint of a military person, the Jurchen army, which is currently heading towards Taiyuan, can be called the real 'Tiger and Wolf Division'! ”