"Bell! Clang!! ”

The sound of gongs echoed in the villages outside Pingyuan County. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The people who beat the gong were two soldiers, and the two marched together and entered the village, and while striking the gong, they shouted loudly: "All the people listen, all assemble at the entrance of the village, and King Jing has an order to announce." ”

When the people of the village heard this, they were afraid.

According to the past practice, most of the time, officers and soldiers came to the village, without exception, to recruit people.

The people are very resistant to this.

Therefore, the soldiers beat the gong, and only the old and weak came out, and none of the young and strong came out.

The oldest person in the village is named Zhu Qi, whose ancestors were from a scholarly family, and later his family fell into the middle of the road and lived in the village. Zhu Qi came out with the old and weak people in the village and asked, "Official, what is King Jing's order?" ”

The soldier glanced around and asked, "Are these people in the village?" What about the others? ”

Zhu Qi said: "Back to the official, there are only these people in the village. ”

In these years, there have been frequent wars, and once you go to the battlefield, you don't know when you can come back, so Zhu Qi replied that only these people are the people.

The soldier did not ask, but said straight to the point: "His Royal Highness King Jing said that he would levy the people to dig earth and build a dam outside the plain city. Regardless of whether they are old or weak, young or strong, as long as the person who goes there carries ten stones of sand to the predetermined location, he will be given a liter of corn and fifty coins. Corn and money can be cumulative, and the more sand and soil you ship, the more corn and money you get. ”

"Ahh

Zhu Qi's eyes widened, and his face full of folds was full of surprise.

One liter of rice, fifty dollars.

This is quite a generous reward for ordinary people.

Zhu Qi swallowed his saliva and said, "Official, is this true?" Can you really buy money for transporting sand? ”

The soldier said disdainfully: "What King Jing said, is there anything false?" ”

Zhu Qi smiled, couldn't help rubbing his hands and said, "Official, let Lao Yu ask one more question." This time, ten stones of sand were delivered to the predetermined location, and money and rice were obtained, and nothing else had to be done? ”

The soldier had an impatient look on his face and scolded: "Again, no matter how young or old, you can participate, and as long as you meet the standard, you can exchange money." If your village is willing to go, you can pack your bags and go to the county seat. If you don't want to, you can do whatever you want, don't delay time, Lao Tzu still has to go to the next village. ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Zhu Qi bowed his hand, with a smile on his face.

After the two soldiers who passed the message left, Zhu Qi turned to face the village and shouted, "Everyone from the village, all come out." ”

With a shout, young men walked out of every house.

After everyone gathered, there were more people in an instant.

Zhu Qi looked at everyone, his eyes were solemn, and he said: "The soldier who passed the message just now said that King Jing recruited the people to go to the county seat to dig earth and build a dam. ”

"For every ten stones of sand, you can exchange it for a liter of millet and fifty coins."

"Now, the old man doesn't know whether it's true or not. But this matter cannot be delayed, because if you are one step late, you will miss the opportunity. Therefore, the people of our village, leaving ten old people to guard the village, and the rest of the people, with carts, sacks, hoes, etc., followed me to Plains City. ”

Zhu Qi's eyes were deep, and he said, "We have arrived in the county seat, and we will send someone to try it first and see the situation." ”

"If it's not appropriate, we'll withdraw immediately."

"If it's proper, we'll stay outside the county to make money and earn food."

Zhu Qi's voice was slightly high-pitched, and he said excitedly: "Now that it has entered September, all the grain collected has been put into storage. It's okay to stay in the village, and it's good to go out and earn some food and money to support the family. ”

When everyone heard this, they all agreed with Zhu Qi's words.

Immediately, Zhu Qi ordered to go down.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the villagers gathered at the entrance of the village, numbering about 100 people.

Zhu Qi instructed the people left behind to take care of the village, and took more than 100 villagers to march towards Pingyuan City. When Zhu Qi rushed to Pingyuan City with a hundred villagers, he met hundreds of people from other villages on the way.

Everybody is here for money and food.

Countless people gathered outside the plain from all directions, mighty and dense. The boundless crowd of people gathered and arrived outside the city of the plains, and the momentum was immense.

……

South of the city, on the tower of the city.

Liu Bei was dressed in armor, had to hang a double-strand sword, and was dressed in a military uniform.

He stood on the tower with a solemn face, staring out of the city, with a puzzled look on his face. For outside the peaceful city, countless people gathered.

Liu Bei looked at Tian Feng on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Yuan Hao, a large number of people are gathering outside the city, what does Liu Xuan plan to do?" ”

Tian Feng looked out of the city, and his brows furrowed.

He was also surprised by this scene.

After thinking for a moment, Tian Feng said: "Xuande Gong, I can't predict Liu Xuan's plan below. ”

After a pause, Tian Feng said: "Liu Xuan set up a formation to encircle the three queyi, and arranged for people to be stationed at the checkpoint leading to Pingyuan City in Jizhou, and even sent people to disturb people's hearts. In addition to these, Liu Xuan didn't do anything, and now that the people are gathering, it should be a plan prepared by Liu Xuan. The key is hard to speculate. ”

Liu Bei said: "Could it be that Liu Xuan wants to drive the people to attack the city? ”

Tian Feng shook his head and disagreed with Liu Bei's statement.

Liu Bei said: "Mr. thinks it's impossible? ”

Tian Feng nodded and explained: "First, Liu Xuan is the King of Beihai Jing and the uncle of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and this identity makes him unable to act unscrupulously. If Liu Xuan really drove the people to attack the city, it would have too much impact on his reputation. ”

"Second, driving the people to attack the city will not help at all."

Tian Feng's eyes were solemn, and he said: "I expect that Liu Xuan will not be able to attack the city, but it is difficult to speculate what Liu Xuan is going to do." For now, it is certain that Liu Xuan must have a plan. ”

Liu Bei's eyes were solemn and he watched quietly.

At this time, a group of soldiers rushed out of the city.

The group of soldiers appeared, and the people retreated, and the soldiers moved quickly, drawing a line seventy paces from the tower. After the soldiers drew the line, the general who organized the people gave an order to let the people carry the earth.

At the sound of the order, the people took action.

Countless people scattered to dig up the dirt and transport it to the designated area.

Ten stones of sand and earth in exchange for money and grain, the place where money and grain were exchanged, is located outside the city.

The mighty actions of the people formed a shocking scene.

After Liu Bei saw it, he frowned and said: "Mr. Yuan Hao, judging from the actions of the people, Liu Xuan recruited the people in order to build a high platform or build a high ground. ”

Tian Feng stared at it for a long time, shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be to build a high platform, if it is to build a high platform, it won't mobilize so many people." There are too many people out there, and the scope is too vast. ”

Liu Bei said: "Then what is he going to do?" ”

Tian Feng replied: "I don't know for the time being, I can judge after a while." ”

The two stood on the castle tower and did not take any measures.

The people outside the city moved day and night, constantly transporting. Three days passed in a flash, and a long embankment was erected. This embankment runs through the south of the city, connecting the west and east of the city.

Liu Xuan sat in the rear, looking at the prototype of the embankment that had been built, with a bright smile on his face.

This time, the embankment was built, and the people were nearly 10,000.

Although it is nearly 10,000 people, in Liu Xuan's eyes, it is equivalent to 10,000 people and 10,000 soldiers. To a certain extent, these 10,000 people are equivalent to 10,000 elite soldiers to help Liu Xuan prepare for the destruction of the city.