Chapter 19 Seeing Wealth and Eyes Open
Sannohetei is located in the northern part of Danshui County, on the banks of the Danshui River, which flows from north to south, and is a place with a lot of history.
In the Spring and Autumn Period, the state of Chu once had a strong army that won a hundred battles, called "the division of Shenxi". This army was the vanguard of the external expansion of the Chu State, and it was also the Praetorian Guard of the King of Chu, and it was usually stationed in the Sanhu Pavilion where the Chu king's clans Qu, Jing, and Zhao were located.
When Gaozu Liu Bang entered the customs, Wang Ling raised troops in Danshui and then entered Sanqin from Wuguan, and took refuge in Liu Bang after the most retreat. The place where the king's tomb swore was also in the Sanhe Pavilion.
Because of the influence of the ancestors, the Sannohetei area retains a strong martial tradition, and the folk customs can be described as very strong. Because of this, in order to stabilize their local power position, the three major families of Zhao, Jing and Qu would often send private soldiers raised by the families to confront the local tenants, and sometimes there would even be large-scale armed fights and even bloodshed casualties.
On this day, the sky was raining in the autumn season, and a group of people of different colors suddenly appeared on the originally empty and lonely field.
I saw a group of poor people, who numbered about 100 people, escorted by a team of about 300 family soldiers, and marched towards the location of Qujiawu Fort located in the northeast corner of Sanheting.
From time to time, the scolding voices of the soldiers resounded in the ranks: "The bold Diao people actually intended to gather people to resist rent, which made Master Qu angry, and they all took ropes and tied them to the dock fort, and in the future, it is better to teach you to live and die!" ”
"A bunch of untouchables, who don't know whether they are alive or dead, are trying to confront the three big families in vain, it's really boring!"
"Hurry up, don't grind, don't force us to move the whip!"
Under the whispers and attention of the village husbands on both sides of the road, the Qu family's team of soldiers escorted the miserable rent-resisting people through the village to transfer their households, and finally drove into Qujiawu Fort.
After a while, a piece of news quickly spread - the Qu family dispatched hundreds of soldiers to capture all the tenants in several villages who were preparing to resist taxes into Qu Jiabao!
When the outside world began to spread the news wildly, there was a scene of harmony and wealth in Qujiabao.
Although Qu Lin was over the age of sixteen, when he saw Liu He, the envoy of the Son of Heaven, he still gave Liu He a big salute with great respect, and then arranged Liu He in the most spacious and luxurious courtyard in the fort with the highest specifications.
The basis of the cooperation agreement secretly reached between the Qu family and Liu He was that Liu He led his troops to stay in Qu Jiabao to ensure the safety of the Qu family.
Although some people in the Qu family were worried about whether letting Liu He into the fort would lead the wolf into the house, Qu Lin himself firmly believed that the eldest son of Liu Bo'an, the dignified Marquis of Xiangben, would not try to plot the Qu family's belongings, so he did not hesitate to accept the kindness passed by Liu He, not only handed over eighty percent of the family soldiers, but also opened the door to welcome Liu He into the fort.
Along the way, nearly 100 people in Houfeng Village, who pretended to be aggrieved and desolate, were specially placed by the Qu family in five courtyards in the northeast corner of the fort, although it was slightly crowded, but it was only temporary. After Liu He designed to uproot the Zhao family and the Jing family, not only would these people in Houfeng Village have a safe place to stay, but even the Deng Hai family and Chen Gui family who followed Liu He would turn over and change their fate in one leap.
The young soldiers brought by Deng Hai and Chen Gui disguised themselves as the Qu family also successfully infiltrated the dock fort, and they were placed by Qu Lin in more than a dozen courtyards in the southwest corner of the dock fort, and on the periphery of these courtyards were stationed a hundred soldiers left behind by the Qu family, led by Qu Yong.
The hundred Xiliang infantry brought by Liu He were stationed around his courtyard, and Tian Chou was temporarily under his command.
The family members of the Qu family lived in the southeast corner of the fort, and Liu He was separated from the group brought by Deng Hai and Chen Gui who lived in the northwest corner, ensuring to the greatest extent that people who originally belonged to the two classes and camps had friction and conflict.
As soon as Liu He settled, he asked Deng Hai and Chen Gui to gather more than 200 young men who pretended to be Qu's soldiers on the school field, and Tian Chou also brought 100 Xiliang infantry over.
Liu He stood on a high tower and loudly announced the rules called "Four Attentions".
"All actions obey command; Do not harass or bully anyone in the fort; Do not steal or damage the contents of the fort; No fighting, brawling, and causing trouble! If there is a violator, the light will be beaten with a military stick of forty sticks, and the heavy will be beheaded for public display! ”
As soon as Liu He announced the rules of the "four attentions", it was unanimously welcomed by the whole fort of the Qu family, and because the content was short and easy to remember, it also played a very good warning and reminder effect among the soldiers and the people.
After dealing with these urgent matters, Liu He was finally able to take a breath and rest for a while. Just as he was about to lie down, Qu Lin brought his son Qu Yong, Qu Xing and grandson Qu Meng to visit him.
"The visit of the prince to the castle has made my Qu family shine. Our family resources are limited, so we can only offer one hundred taels of gold, two sides of jade, and two concubines as a gift to meet. ”
After Qu Lin said this, two servants walked in with two wooden boxes with open lids, followed by two young girls dressed in fancy clothes.
Liu He was originally a little tired, and he wanted to go to bed earlier, but he didn't want to be disturbed by Qu Lin, and he was still a little annoyed in his heart.
"Oops, how does this work! I've brought so many people to live in Qujiabao, and I'm already causing chaos for you, how can I be embarrassed to reach out and take the east and the west again......"
Liu He rubbed his hands back and forth a little embarrassedly, with an expression that he wanted but wanted to take care of his face.
Qu Meng, who was standing behind Qu Yong, looked at Liu He's style, and felt tired for a while, and secretly thought: "This is too fake, right?" If you're really embarrassed, why bother saying such nonsense that is not salty or light, just refuse it! ”
However, on this occasion, it was not Qu Meng's turn to speak, and Qu Yong had already spoken first: "Childe is really too polite!" Not to mention anything else, just rely on the 'four attentions' rules set by Fang Cai Gongzi on the school field against those village idlers and Xiliang soldiers, and the Qu family also wants to express their gratitude! ”
Liu He said with a straight face: "There are no rules, there is no square circle!" I, Liu, am not a bandit who robs the house, but a special envoy of the dignified Son of Heaven, and even the son of the Marquis of Xiangben, how can I connive at my subordinates to do unjust things that harm the people! You can rest assured, as long as there is an envoy in Qujiabao for a day, you will definitely be able to keep the peace of the Qu family! ”
"This is the dog Qu Meng, seventeen years old, I heard that the son is coming, and I am clamoring to come to visit, and please don't blame the son!"
"Ha Luha, it's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Liu He, who has already seen wealth and eyes open, smiled and saw his teeth but couldn't see his eyes, and his attitude at this time was enthusiastic enough.
"Meng'er, don't come forward to salute your son!" Qu Xing urged on the side.
Qu Meng originally thought that Liu He should be a handsome son with extraordinary manners, so he begged his grandfather and father to take him to see him, but now he saw that Liu He was a "villain" who couldn't hold money and women when he saw it, and suddenly the enthusiasm in his heart disappeared without a trace.
"The kid has seen Lord Angel!" Qu Meng lazily saluted Liu He, and then flashed to the side, looking speechless.
Although Liu He's psychological age is only 23 years old, he specialized in teaching and educating people in his last life, such as how to give lectures, how to mobilize the atmosphere of a class, how to judge students' mental activities through their body language and behavior, and so on. Therefore, he just took a look at it, and he saw that the kid of the Qu family seemed to be a little unkind to him.
"Hey, little one, the guy who is growing bird feathers, actually despises me. Are you really unable to see money when you are Lao Tzu? Lao Tzu, this is forced! Paralyzed, in the last life, Lao Tzu couldn't even afford a gold ring for his mother, when did he see a whole box of gold bricks? Besides, Lao Tzu is about to run away, and he doesn't even have a little hard currency on his body, can he not be in a hurry! ”
Qu Meng's eyes were above the top, which made Qu Lin and Qu Yong very anxious after seeing it, and the two of them thought to themselves that they were really little ancestors who didn't know the depths, how could they say that they would deliberately befriend Liu Gongzi on the way here, and in a blink of an eye, they made this situation that was not embarrassing or embarrassing.
Liu He didn't get angry with this hairy young man, but he liked Qu Meng's stinky temper. In Liu He's opinion, the more people who are not good at hiding their joy and anger, the more they can't hide their words and things in their hearts, such a person must be very bad as the mastermind, but if he is a subordinate, it will make people feel very relieved.
"If the three of you don't have anything else to do, let's go ahead and leave the little boy here, I just have something I want to ask."
With a word, Liu He sent Qu Lin, Qu Yong, and Qu Xing away.