In the first month of the thirteenth year of Tianbao, the weather in Chang'an was still very cold.

Outside the Anyuan Gate, there was a cry. On the avenue, the cars and horses are weaving, and the people in Guanzhong look sad, and many people are in tears.

The Lantian Army, one of the eight armies in the river, will embark on the journey to the river today. After going to Hezhong, it is thousands of miles away from the countryside, and I don't know how many people will have the opportunity to return to their hometown alive.

"The chariots, the horses, and the pedestrians have bows and arrows at their waists. The grandmother and wife sent each other off, and the dust did not see the Xianyang Bridge. The clothes stopped crying, and the cry went straight to the sky! ”

A middle-aged scribe stood by the bridge, looking at the Lantian army on the avenue that was about to leave for Anxi, his face was full of compassion, and he chanted loudly.

The sound of dense horses' hooves came from behind him, and the scribe looked back to see that hundreds of iron horsemen were brightly dressed and armored, all of them were rolling over the bridge with one man and three horses, and at a glance they knew that it was the Anxi army that had entered Beijing a few months ago to report the victory.

The scribe stood beside the road, his eyes lit with anger. A general on horseback saw the scribe, and with a look of surprise on his face, he arched his hand at the scribe.

The scribe frowned, and strode into the middle of the road, blocking the way. The general waved his hand, and all the horses stopped on the avenue.

"Why did the horse bow to me before?" The scribe asked.

Ma Ling arched his hand on the horse's back, and said solemnly: "I didn't know that it was Mr. Zimei that day, so I was rude." If he had known Mr. Zimei that day, how would Ma Lan dare to make a mistake. ”

The person in front of him is Du Fuda, after all, he is a famous figure in the annals of history, Ma Lan asked Ma Yong and Ma Qiang to beat Du Fu that day, and threw him into the pool, and he has always regretted it in his heart.

actually beat Du Fu, this is simply an unbelievable thing.

Du Fu said: "Du has lived for more than 40 years, and it is the first time that he has been humiliated in public like that, and this matter will never be forgotten." ”

Ma Xuan said solemnly: "Mr. led people to insult me outside my mansion every day, and I couldn't be so angry for a while." Mr. Jixian Yuan, I should know now that this kind of immigration is not my original intention. The gentleman and those students of Guozijian poured their anger on my head, and I was really wronged. ”

Du Fu nodded: "I now also know that Ma Xiang is indeed wronged, and he no longer cares about Ma Xiang when he is beaten." It's just that the people of Guanzhong emigrated to the river, Ma Xiang is the initiator after all, such a miserable scene today, does Ma want to say that it has nothing to do with you? ”

Ma Lu looked at Du Fu and said solemnly: "The heart of the Son of Heaven is like an iron stone, and I have no choice." What I can do now is to let the Guanzhong father reach the river safely as much as possible, and minimize the damage on the road. ”

Du Fu sneered and pointed to the front: "Ma Xiang said lightly!" Not to mention how many people will die on the road, do you know how many people in Guanzhong have died now! In order to make up for the rent owed in previous years, how many people in Guanzhong sold their children, sold their daughters, sold their fields and sold their houses, and how many people were forced to ruin their families by rich and noble families! How many white-headed people are unwilling to leave the countryside and are forced to hang themselves in their hometowns! ”

"Not to mention anything else, in just one county of Lantian County, there are hundreds of people who have found short-sighted sixtieth birthdays! In many counties and counties of Kannai and Gyeonggi Province, how many elders were forced to die by this edict! Now that the people's grievances in Guanzhong are boiling, these horses don't care? If it weren't for Ma Xiang's attempt to capture the river, how could there be so many human tragedies! Ma Xiang thinks that the deaths of these people have nothing to do with Ma Xiang? ”

"What!" When Ma Lan heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched suddenly.

It was originally a good thing to divert the landless poor in Guanzhong, but now it has not yet begun, and it has made the people so miserable.

It's nothing to sell the land and the house, at most they will be compensated after they get to the river, but forcing the elderly to commit suicide is beyond their ability to bear.

Regarding Li Longji's edict, Ma Lu was even more resentful in his heart. Originally, Yongye Tian was used to attract the people of Guanzhong to divert the moral government, but such an edict became tyranny. There are hundreds of elders who committed suicide in just one Lantian County, and there are so many counties and counties in Gyeonggi Province, Kannai Province, how many people should die like this!

But what can he do, the will comes from the Son of Heaven, and if the Son of Heaven wants to do this, who can stop him!

Du Fu sneered: "Ma Xiang is high, he only thinks about opening up the territory and making contributions, how can he know the suffering of the people!" The matter of the immigration edict can also be pushed to the Son of Heaven, and now Ma Xiang has built a new Hezhong group, entrusting the safety of the people on the road to these businessmen, I don't know what kind of intentions! ”

Ma Lu took a deep breath, looked at Du Fu with an angry face, and said softly: "Sir, there are not enough people in the household department, and there are many immigrants, and such a large-scale population migration cannot be done without relying on businessmen. I have told these merchants that they must not be mistreated on the road, and that they must not allow any mistakes. ”

Du Fu pointed to the direction of the Lantian Army and said angrily: "The businessmen value profit over righteousness, and they only think about spending less money, and the edict of the Son of Heaven is to let the people go by chariot and horse, now you look at the Lantian Army is about to depart, how many chariots and horses are there here now!" Walking at least 50 miles a day, where are all these chariots and horses enough for the people? The Son of Heaven was merciful, and spent a lot of money for the Eighth Army in the river, and Ma Xiang let half of the wealth fall into the hands of the merchants, but let the old and weak in Guanzhong trek to the road! In this matter, does Ma Xiang also want to say a word of wrongdoing, and he also has to say that he has nothing to do with himself! ”

"Is there such a thing?"

Ma Lan was furious when he heard this, and said in his heart that he was fortunate to meet Du Fu, otherwise how could he know such a thing as soon as his army left. A cold glint appeared in Ma Lan's eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "If this is the case, the Pei family in Shuzhong should die!" Go and call me the steward of the Pei clan in Shuzhong! ”

Ma Yong and Ma Qiang urged the war horse to gallop out of the crowd, and after a while, a young man with a capable face came closer, dismounted and bowed: "Pei Yan has seen Ma Xiang in Shuzhong." ”

Ma Lan snorted: "Pei Yan, I came to ask you, what is the common geometry of the Lantian military athletes?" ”

Pei Yan said respectfully: "Back to Ma Xiang, the people of the Lantian Army come from eight counties, and there are 60,741 people in Dingkou, except for the old people who are unwilling to leave the township, there are 59,472 people here. ”

The corners of Ma Lan's mouth twitched: "More than a thousand people less?" ”

Pei Yan said: "Ma Xiang, everyone who can get there has already arrived." The few are the elders who have passed away in the past few months. ”

Eight counties, more than 1,200 old people, I'm afraid that most of them are unwilling to leave the countryside to find a short-sighted!

Ma Luan's heart suddenly twitched, and he looked at Pei Yan with a straight face and said, "I ask you again, how many people can ride the ox cart and carriage and pack horses prepared by the Pei family?" ”

Pei Yan said respectfully: "If you squeeze it, it can accommodate thirty or forty thousand people." ”

Du Fu listened to it and snorted coldly. Ma Lan was furious in his heart, and he whipped Pei Yan's body with a whip, and shouted angrily: "The Pei family in Shuzhong is looking for death!" The Lantian Army is the first to go among the Eighth Army, and before a certain family has left Chang'an, you dare to treat the people so harshly! The Son of Heaven has decreed that all the people will have chariots and horses, and you are afraid that these chariots and horses can only supply half of the people! Pei's withdraws a lot of money from the group's principal, and it doesn't need to be on the people, where is it going to be used! ”

Ma Yan spared no effort under his anger, Pei Yan was drawn to the point that his body was drenched in blood, but his face remained unchanged at all, and he still said respectfully: "Tell Ma Xiang, it's not that my master doesn't want to use more cars and horses, I really don't need so much." It's a long journey to Anxi, and the people can't stand it after sitting on the car for a long time, but they are afraid that they will be scattered when they arrive in Anxi. The master of my family has told the people that those who are willing to take the carriage and horse can take the carriage and horse, and those who are not willing to ride can receive ten cents per person from the Pei family every day. The people are not all old and weak, and many people will be willing to choose to walk, so so many carts and horses are enough. ”

Ma Luan's face was gloomy, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Pei Yan continued: "If the people are willing to eat their own food, each person can get five cents a day. Those who were willing to help drive the wagons and take care of the pack horses also had their own money. It's not much, but it's an entry after all. In this way, my family can hire fewer people, prepare less food, and the people will have more opportunities to earn money. ”

Ma Lan was furious, and slapped another whip on Pei Yan's body, shouting: "This kind of child's play is obviously not looking at the life and death of the people!" Go back and tell your master that the people can go on foot to earn money, yes! But there must be enough carriages and horses! Even if all the chariots and horses were empty, they would be enough for the people! If the people don't have enough to eat, all food must be provided to the people in sufficient quantities according to the share set by the group! It's just coarse tea and light rice, and you Pei can't even save this! This matter of immigrating to the river is presided over by a certain person, and your family will never be allowed to harm the people like this! A certain family is waiting for you here for three days, let you collect chariots and horses to prepare food, and after three days, the Lantian army will set off again! ”

Pei Yan shook his head and said, "Ma Xiang, I'm afraid this won't work." ”

"Does the Pei family really want to exterminate the clan?" Ma Lan said angrily.

Pei Yan said respectfully: "Ma Xiang, my wife has already told Your Majesty about these details, and Your Majesty has approved them. Your Majesty also praised my wife for thinking about the people and being intelligent. It is also the holy will of my family to do this, unless the prime minister asks for another edict, otherwise it can only be handled according to this! ”

"Son of Heaven Shengming, this edict you can't ask for it!" Ma Lan was angry.

Yang Guozhong has fallen, Concubine Yang's holy family has not declined, and although Mrs. Qiu Guo has restrained a lot, she can still speak in front of the Son of Heaven with this look. But this time the action was presided over by him, and the news of the suicide of the elders in various places had already made him collapse, where could he still watch the people suffer on the road.

Ma Lu was furious in his heart, and he turned the horse's head and was about to go to Lishan, but Du Fu suddenly walked up and grabbed the horse's reins: "Ma Xiang, what kind of person is the Son of Heaven, how can he change his order every day." Since it is the will of God, you should not disobey the Son of Heaven, so as not to dislike the Son of Heaven. ”

"It's a matter of life and death for the people, how can I ignore it! Sir, who has compassion on the people, why does he want to stop me at this time? Ma Lan said angrily. (To be continued.) )