The fifth day of October. Dark clouds obscured the sky and the sun, and it was particularly depressing.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap sounded, and the dull rolling thunder made people's hearts tremble. Li Zhen sat alone in the big tent of the Chinese army, thinking about the attack on Nanjing. Although there is Lars as an internal response in the city of Nanjing, there are not many troops under Lars, and it is impossible to rely on Lars. Li Zhen wants to completely annihilate the Taiping Army and take down Hong Xiuquan and others, but Lars is obviously not enough, and there must be a perfect strategy to achieve Li Zhen's goal of destroying the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"Whoa!!"

Outside the curtain, heavy rain poured down.

The rain splashed on the ground, and immediately a pungent smell of dust rose. Li Zhen listened to the sound of rain outside, got up and walked to the door of the tent, lifted the curtain and watched the raindrops the size of beans falling on the ground, stunned. His mind calmed down, watching the mist rise and roll, not knowing what was going through his mind.

Or the attack on the Taipings! Or about the little emperor in the barracks! Or maybe it's about the new emperor of the north, Yixin......

In the blink of an eye, half an hour flew by.

Li Zhen stood at the door of the tent in a daze for half an hour, but he had no intention of returning. Seeing this, the soldiers standing guard around were already ready to persuade. After all, the rain was murmuring, and Li Zhen's body was also wet with rain.

"Step! Trample!!! ”

Just then, a man dressed in a cloak ran over.

This person is Ye Chengxin.

He ran to Li Zhen, raised his hand and saluted, and said loudly: "Dashuai, all the gentry near Yangzhou are here, and the two old guys, Sun Youcheng and Guo Jiacheng, lead the team." They came in the rain and reported something big to the commander. ”

"Please!"

Li Zhen came back to his senses, turned around and returned to the camp.

Ye Cheng went to convey the order, and after a short time, Sun Youcheng and his party arrived in the big tent of the Chinese army. They all came in the rain, all with clothes and umbrellas, and after shaking off the water stains on their clothes, they respectfully saluted Li Zhen. This group of people knew that Li Zhen had brought the little emperor to the barracks, and they also knew that Li Zhen had become an auxiliary minister. The current Li Zhen has more power than before, and they dare not be presumptuous in front of Li Zhen, they are all in order.

Li Zhen asked: "Old man, is there anything to do when you come to Jiangbei camp this time?" ”

Sun Youcheng had a bitter expression on his face and said, "My lord, help!" As he spoke, Sun Youcheng knelt on the ground despite his age.

"My lord, help!"

When Jiacheng saw Sun Youcheng kneeling, he immediately followed suit. The rest of the people who followed knelt down in unison, and some of them even cried, which was extremely funny.

This situation made Li Zhen stunned.

What's going on?

Li Zhen watched a group of people kneeling on the ground and shouting for the sky and the ground, making a mess in the camp tent, he couldn't help but feel a little irritable, and shouted in a deep voice: "What are you crying about?" People who are all old are embarrassed to cry! Get up all of them and explain things carefully, otherwise they will all get out of the Jiangbei camp for me! A group of old men, it's so embarrassing. ”

"Yes! Be! ”

Sun Youcheng nodded again and again and immediately stood up.

The rest of the people also got up.

Sun Youcheng saluted Li Zhenzi respectfully before saying: "Here's the thing, last year you asked us to control the grain supply to Nanjing, because Nanjing also had a bumper harvest last year, so it didn't have much effect on curbing Nanjing's grain supply. ”

"This year, the major families in Yangzhou have joined forces, and they have also united with merchants in nearby cities to curb the import of grain into Nanjing. We contacted Shanghai, Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places to restrict food in Nanjing in an all-round way. In this way, food in Nanjing is very scarce, and they often send troops out to loot when they have no food! ”

Sun Youcheng said sadly: "Bandits and robbers, our people have been robbed, many shops have been robbed, and countless disasters have been suffered. Please send troops to exterminate the bandits, otherwise we will suffer! ”

Li Zhen frowned and asked, "How long has this been going on?" ”

When Sun Youcheng heard this, he was even more sad.

He burst into tears, almost with a handful of snot and tears, and said: "The robbery began in May this year, and the situation was not serious at that time, so we didn't report it. In June, when the situation became serious, we came to the camp to look for you, but you went to Beijing and were not in the camp. ”

The old man found Huang Shihai, the general of the camp, and hoped that General Huang would send troops to suppress the bandits. Who knows, General Huang said that you are not here, so you can't send troops. The old man has been asking General Huang to send troops since June, and now it is October, and he has not seen a single soldier. The shops of the major families have been robbed countless times, and the losses are heavy! ”

Sun Youcheng was sad, and the rest of the family was the same.

Li Zhen finally understood the ins and outs of the matter, but there was no sadness in his heart, but a hint of joy. These wealthy gentry have taken advantage of the plunder, oppressed the people, and their power is extremely amazing. Now that the Taiping army is constantly weakening them, it can also make them ask Li Zhen and obediently obey Li Zhen's orders.

Well done Huang Shihai!

Li Zhen sighed in his heart, but he made a righteous and awe-inspiring look on his face, and said categorically: "Old man, please rest assured, and all the heads of the family should also rest assured." Now that Ben Shuai has returned, he will not allow the robbery to continue to happen. Please wait in peace, I will send troops to suppress the bandits as soon as possible. ”

"As soon as possible, when is it as soon as possible?"

Guo Jiacheng was not angry in his heart, and asked. At the beginning, Huang Shihai kept saying that Li Zhen would come back as soon as possible, and then Li Zhen would lead the troops to attack the bandits, who knew that it would take several months to delay. Now that Li Zhen is back, the words given are still as soon as possible, and they are also shirked as soon as possible, which makes Guo Jiacheng feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing that Jiacheng questioned him, Li Zhen's expression sank, and he said seriously: "This handsome person does things, and you don't need to question it." Ben Shuai said that one is one, and two is two, and he will never fool everyone. If it is said that it will be as soon as possible, it will definitely be suppressed as soon as possible. If you don't believe it, you can naturally leave, or choose to turn to the bandits. But when Ben Shuai exterminated the bandits, hummed ......"

With his threatening words, he changed his words and said: "Your credit for curbing the bandits is all in your heart, and it is all clear. You also know that the emperor lives in the barracks, so there are a lot of chores to deal with. Now that I am the commander and the assistant government, when I have exterminated the bandits, I will naturally ask for credit for you. When the time comes, you will also have a great glory, and the family will also get infinite glory. Don't stare at things the size of sesame seeds, look farther, and be broad-minded! ”

"Report!"

Li Zhen's words fell, and Ye Chengxin walked in quickly.

Ye Cheng said sincerely: "Handsome, the Queen Mother is invited!" ”

ps: first update;