Chapter 44: Worth it
Seeing that Zheng Liwan's expression was a little strict, Luo Shixin also knew that his future wife had a bit of a female Zhuge feeling, and when he heard that she had something to say, he was not careless, and he traveled more than fifty miles, and he also said that he would take a rest, so he gave the order to rest.
Shuofang is dominated by grassland, and the left and right sides of the official road are grasslands.
The soldiers sat on the spot in an orderly manner to rest, without Luo Shixin's special orders. Captain-level generals have consciously arranged patrol soldiers, and it is common sense in the march to ensure a state of martial law at any time. In this regard, the specially trained border army, now the table xiàn is excellent.
It happened that the sun was shining in the sky, shining warmly on the body, and the soldiers who had been walking for most of the day were quietly recovering their bodies.
"What's the matter?" Luo Shixin asked with a curious smile.
Zheng Liwan said: "Brother Shixin, are you jealous?" ”
"What's the taboo?" Luo Shixin couldn't think of it for a while, but after a while, he said, "You mean to use the grain in Shuofang's treasury?" Yes, the people in the city are starving like that, and their sanity is a little out of order. How can I sit idly by? In case of a pedantic and stubborn long history, unwilling to open the treasury to save the famine on his own initiative, and have to wait for the order of the imperial court, then the people will not suffer? simply ordered to open a position directly. But I seem to be overthinking, and Liu Min still has some love for the people. Every day, some grain will be distributed to maintain the daily livelihood of the people, and they will also ask the imperial court for relief materials, as well as cattle and sheep, to prepare for the spring ploughing in the coming year. ”
Zheng Liwan said: "You don't have to worry about them sneering you behind your back, and introduce Shuo Fang's situation to the imperial court." Ask for supplies, and by the way, I will join you in a copy, so that you will receive the punishment you deserve. ”
"Not really, right?" Luo Shixin couldn't believe it. In Shuofang, although he couldn't pee in the same pot with Liu Min and Liu Lan, he wouldn't stab him in the back and scare him.
Zheng Liwan sensitively noticed that Luo Shixin was indeed not so familiar with Liu Min and Liu Lan, and said without hesitation: "This political field is not necessarily easier than the battlefield, Brother Shixin robbed them of their merits." Let their efforts for nearly two years fall short. They really don't have other ideas? ”
Luo Shixin said: "I'm not sincere to rob it, it's a coincidence." Blame me, too? ”
Zheng Liwan said: "You think so, but they may not be, especially when they are extreme, they will drill into the tip of the horns." Shixinge went deep into the Turks twice. Come and go freely, with ease, the table xiàn has enough understanding of Shuo Fang. Can anyone say that you didn't do it because you knew too much about Shuofang? ”
"This ......," Luo Shixin couldn't answer for a while. It's no coincidence that this is not a book. Shuo Fangcheng hit his muzzle like this, can he still choose to retreat?
Zheng Liwan's small eyes sparkled, and she continued: "As far as I know, Liu Min and Liu Lan are both extremely utilitarian characters, and the same is true. They came up with the yin trick of destroying the fields, and they wanted to force Shuofang to have no way out, no way to retreat, and surrender without a fight. In this way, they will be able to gain their own merits. Brother Shixin's soldiers came to the city and directly received Liu Min and Liu Lan's two years of hard work. Do you think an accident or a coincidence will make them accept? They happen to be resentful of you, hiding evil intentions, and you have committed a great taboo in front of them. Brother Shixin, with the means of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince today, he called Liu Min and Liu Lan to seek Shuo Fang. How can these two be easy? If what I expected is correct, I don't specify that there will be a memo for your impeachment in the court now. This is not what I think alone, that Ma Zhou in your hand is really an amazing character, he is much more powerful than me. ”
It turned out that Zheng Liwan came to the Governor's Mansion to find Luo Shixin that day, and since Luo Shixin took over as the governor of Gyeongju, a large number of unknown figures have appeared in the three places under his jurisdiction of Gyeongju, Yanzhou, and Suizhou. They were the secret agents of the Turks and Liang Shidu, respectively, who were sent to investigate Luo Shixin's movements.
Luo Shixin's talent and strategy are far from being comparable to the original governor Yang Wengan, and the Turks and Shuo Fang are particularly cautious.
Over the years, they have not caught many secret agents in three places, but secret agents are such things, the more they grasp and hide, the deeper they hide, and they want to catch them all, but it is impossible. In order to prevent Turkic spies from detecting, so as to be vigilant. Wang Xuance, Liu Renliang, and Ma Zhou have all been pretending to be Luo Shixin in Gyeongju.
Zheng Liwan was naturally misled by the illusion, and she didn't know that Luo Shixin had already gone to the grassland, so she came to the door.
Regarding Zheng Liwan's identity, Liu Renliang and Ma Zhou didn't know about it, but Wang Xuance was very clear, knowing that they had a deep relationship, and in order to prevent Zheng Liwan from unintentionally leaking Luo Shixin's whereabouts, he told the truth.
It just so happened that at this time, the news that Luo Shixin had won a big victory and took Shuofang came.
This news was ghostwritten by Su Dingfang, and he is very careful. After listening to Liang Luoren's taboo words, he also wrote it on the news.
The unauthorized use of military supplies can be a big or small thing, and Ma Zhou and Liu Renliang, who received the news, immediately found Wang Xuance to indicate the matter.
Wang Xuance was receiving Zheng Liwan at the time, so he called him to the side hall to talk about it.
Zheng Liwan's image outside is a big girl, this big girl is beautiful, knowledgeable and courteous, and she won't do such things as eavesdropping. What's more, it's his own people, and he doesn't have much defense.
Only Luo Shixin knows what this lady is about, and Zheng Liwan herself has never regarded herself as a lady.
While talking to Wang Xuance, Zheng Liwan repeatedly asked about Luo Shixin's whereabouts. Wang Xuance's questions and doubts have long filled her with anger. felt that she hadn't joined the Luo family yet, and the other party didn't regard her as the Luo family, and guarded against him. If it was Pingyang, the other party probably said it a long time ago, so he secretly listened to it.
After hearing this, I also understood that I had indeed misunderstood Wang Xuance, but I also learned about Luo Shixin's situation and some things that happened in Shuo Fang as I wished.
Ma Zhou is just a member of the army, but those who know a little know that Luo Shixin has always regarded Ma Zhou as a long history Sima to use, and many things are handled by them. When dealing with government affairs, Ma Zhou had many contacts with Liu Min and Liu Lan to understand their personalities and their strict utilitarian heart.
In order to achieve the goal, unscrupulous means, even if it is said to be such a person.
Only this kind of person can do it by destroying fields and burning houses, creating panic with public opinion, and so on. If it were Luo Shixin and Ma Zhou, he would never have done this kind of thing. Because once this method reaches a certain point, if it is slightly excessive, it will evolve into a tragic situation of eating people and eating people.
Ma Zhou guessed that Luo Shixin's move might give Liu Min and Liu Lan a handle and put him in a disadvantageous situation. Every guess and every suspicion is justified, which makes Zheng Liwan, who is eavesdropping in the dark, very impressed.
However, in the end, because they did not understand the actual situation, several people did not come up with a proper method.
Zheng Liwan learned that Luo Shixin might be in trouble, and he didn't care about 3721, so he directly lured him at a high price and personally informed him of this matter.
For Luo Shixin, Zheng Liwan has nothing to hide, she told the news of how she got it, and showed a pitiful expression with a little cuteness, but she didn't write four big words on her face, "Don't blame me!" ”
Luo Shixin smiled and pinched his small nose, but he didn't have any complaints about her, he knew that this little girl's heart was on him.
Regarding Zheng Liwan's worries, Luo Shixin smiled calmly and said: "Impeachment is impeachment, someone also reminded me at that time." But even so, so what? You didn't see the situation at that time, the people of the Northland were almost all skinned and bones. They eat gruel in the morning, gruel at noon, and gruel in the evening. Anyway, I can't ignore it, so I'll punish if I want to. At most, it's worth it. ”
"But ......" Zheng Liwan was a little dissatisfied.
Luo Shixin didn't let her continue. This kind of thing, just let it be, no matter whether Liu Min and Liu Lan participated in his book, but he has a clear conscience in this matter, and he already has the intention of being punished, what is the point of entangled in the details?
Luo Shixin returned to Lu Ziguan.
Ma Zhou and Liu Renliang have already come to the gate to greet them.
"How's the harvest?" Luo Shixin dismounted and strode up to meet him.
The loot arrived first for a long time, and according to the efficiency of Ma Zhou and Liu Renliang, it should have been counted a long time ago.
Ma Zhouzuo said: "Congratulations to the general, this time the harvest is more abundant." There are more than 80,000 sheep and more than 60,000 horses, and there is only one hundred and one cattle. However, there are more than 18,600 pieces of all kinds of furs, more than 5,000 catties of dried meat, and 53,900 catties of barley. This is far more about the overall harvest than the last. ”
"It's natural!" When Luo Shixin heard this number, his heart couldn't help jumping, and he said with a smile: "We dispatched 8,000 troops this time, and we also kicked out their entire camp, so the harvest will naturally not be less." ”
Zheng Liwan, who was stunned, was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Didn't this camp of the Ashina tribe be kicked once, and there are so many gains?" ”
Luo Shixin explained: "This is what you don't understand, the Turks marched and fought with sheep and horses, grazing and grazing horses while fighting. And their food is mare's milk, goat's milk, and a little bit of barley grain. So in the depths of the grassland, we Central Plains people will never be able to afford to play with them. Their food is almost unlimited from barley. At first, we kicked the cattle, sheep and horses they left behind, and the army of their expedition took away the sheep and horses that were used by the army to eat, but it was still an astronomical amount. In addition, in order to survive the winter, the materials in the house they prepared are now cheaper for us. ”
Zheng Liwan suddenly said: "I always thought that the Turks all ate beef and mutton. ”
"That's a rumor, you said that sheep are born three times in two years at most 100,000 Turks, even if they are given 200,000 sheep and only eat meat, how can they eat them?" Luo Shixin said with a smile.
"The general borrows a step to speak!" Seeing that Luo Shixin was so happy, Ma Zhou couldn't help but speak. (To be continued......)
PS: The third update !!