Hong Jixun and Wu Henian walked in one after the other. Hong Jixun is still wearing old clothes, folding a fan in his hand, and he is handsome. Wu Henian shrunk his shoulders like a maggot and followed him. Seeing Deng She, he hurriedly smiled: "Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the general." ”

"What's the joy of?" With the help of the two maidens, Deng She sat up and motioned for them to sit down, serve tea, and light candles. The genius is faintly bright, and the room is still very dark.

Hong Jixun arched his seat; Wu He looked old, leaning over, his buttocks fell weakly, and said respectfully: "The general is seriously injured, and there will be a blessing in the future, so as to congratulate the general; According to the general's banner, the twin cities were broken in two days, and it was General Hexi. ”

"Good words, sir." Deng She smiled, let the tea, and said, "The destruction of the city is to take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and the credit is in the soldiers." Next, to settle the people's livelihood, we still need to rely on Mr. Cai. Seeing that the two girls stayed in the room and did not leave, he waved them to retreat.

Hong Jixun opened the folding fan and slapped it twice: "Don't be arrogant in victory, be calm." Don't forget the merits of the soldiers, and first think of Fumin. With these two items, it can be guaranteed, and the twin cities will be safe. ”

Deng She's neck was inconvenient to twist, so he simply turned around and faced the two. Restraining his smile and sitting upright, he said, "How to settle the city, this will not be a success." I invited you two to come just to hear about it. I also ask the two gentlemen to teach me with gold and jade. ”

Hong Jixun was the one who did not give in, and he did not mean to ask Wu Henian to say it first; He folded the fan, slapped it on his hand, and said, "If you want to settle down, it's easy to say." ”

"Please."

"One human head is enough." Hong Jixun snapped and opened the folding fan again. When they were opened, he asked for people's heads as if nothing happened. Wu Henian twisted his body uneasily and coughed lightly.

Deng She was silent, he knew what Hong Jixun meant. Slaughtering the city for three days, Ancheng is not easy to say. There is no other way to soothe the people than to take Chen Hu's head. But he would not agree to this method anyway. Don't even think about it.

"If the general can't agree, Xiao Ke has another plan." Deng She's reaction was expected by Hong Jixun; He was calm and eloquent, "The slaughter of the city can be described as a heavy punishment. Before the siege, the army was surrounded by more than 1,000 Goryeo people; If the general can give a heavy reward and reward his obedience, he can win half of the people's hearts. ”

His suggestion coincided with Dunshe's, who immediately nodded in agreement. He was not a good person, and he didn't mention that he had the same idea, so he simply ended the aftermath of the slaughter and moved on to the next topic. He asked, "I don't know the household registration of the people in the city, have you counted them?" ”

Hong Jixun pointed at Wu Henian: "The account books and documents in the Wanhu Mansion in Shuangcheng were handed over to General Luo and Mr. Wu. ”

Wu Henian hurriedly arched his body and said, "According to the statistics of General Luo and the villain, there are a total of 13,213 households, 42,000 people, 14,000 strong men, and the rest are old and weak women. After a pause, he added, "There are all kinds of tribes." The Goryeo people were the largest, accounting for three-quarters, and the Han, Jurchen, and Bohai ethnic groups accounted for one-quarter. ”

The predecessor of the Bohai tribe was the Yan Ya, which was originally attached to Goguryeo. After the death of Goguryeo, the remnants of Goguryeo were integrated to establish the country, and the country was called Bohai Ya. Tang named his king the king of Bohai County, and then called himself after the country.

According to the division of the fourth class of the Yuan Dynasty, there are eight types of Han people, in addition to the northerners under the rule of the original Liaojin, Jurchen, Bohai, and Goryeo are also counted among them. In general, they are all Han Chinese. The Han people mentioned by Wu Henian refer to the Chinese people in a narrow sense.

"How many died as a result of the massacre?"

"It was not calculated. General Chen had an order to slaughter the city and only slaughter the Koreans. There were patrol soldiers along the streets, and they were not allowed to massacre, but it was expected that not many people died. ”

Only slaughtered Koreans, Chen Hu said this to Deng She last night. Chen Hu was careful, remembering that when Hong Jixun offered advice in his tent, he said that the Jurchen tribes in Helan Mansion might become their helpers, so they were strictly distinguished when slaughtering the city. Among the women sent, two or three were offered by Bohai and Jurchen.

Occupying the city, there are two top priorities, one is population, and the other is storage. Deng She nodded, and turned to ask the warehouse: "How is the grain and grass?" ”

"The Twin Cities are fertile. Since the occupation of Goryeo, there has been no war in two or three years. The warehouses are quite sufficient, especially the warehouses of large households in the city are like mountains. Enough for the army for two or three months. It's just that it's cold here, and most of the barns are oats and the like.

"The Twin Cities Property, the annual routine payment, this year should have been handed over about the past has not been sent. Get two ingots of gold. Four hundred taels of silver. Tens of thousands of banknotes. In addition, in order to survive, the local Goryeo family offered 1,000 taels of gold and silver. The Han tribes also offered five hundred taels of silver. ”

Wu Henian didn't need to look at it, he remembered the numbers clearly, and he said without hiccuping: "In addition, 3,100 pieces of armor and weapons were captured, 1,200 pieces of armor and other items were stored, and there were many equipment for defending the city, and a cannon. He sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that there is no firecracker." He added, "After all the seized items were inspected, General Chen was transported in one place and handed over to General Zhao for safekeeping." ”

He was able to get a lot of grain and grass, two thousand taels of gold and silver, and thousands of pieces of ordnance, which was not satisfactory. You just need to know this kind of thing, and you don't have to dwell on it too much. Deng She put down the matter and said, "I owe Mr. for his talent." After working hard for days, I waited for my injury to set up wine for my husband. ”

Wu Henian didn't even dare to say it, seeing that Deng She didn't have anything else to ask, he signed and sat back again.

Hong Jixun said at this interface: "With this March salary, I don't know how the general plans next?" ”

"You can't sit back and eat. I was about to ask the sir. "Deng She has been sitting for a long time, and his legs and feet are numb; But he insisted on staying motionless and maintaining an upright posture. He has a general plan for future development, and he is eager to listen to Hong Jixun's opinions at this time and make up for the shortcomings.

Hong Jixun was waiting for Deng She's words, he folded the fan and closed it, and said brightly: "Xiao Kezhi's view, there are three outlines, to raise the people, recruit talents, and recruit aid." Each class has two orders. ”

"I want to hear about it."

"Those who care for the people, choose a capable person to serve as a local parent. The next is divided into two eyes, one is to stabilize the order in the city. The twin cities are small and cannot accommodate all our soldiers, so they should choose their elite to be stationed in the city, and the others will all be relocated outside the city. Second, spring plowing and autumn harvest, now it is the farming season, and it is necessary to appease the people as soon as possible and resume farming. ”

It's so easy to get this place, and Deng She naturally doesn't want to be a rogue anymore. If you don't become a rogue, you have to have a fixed source of food, and if you don't plow, you won't have a harvest, and if you don't harvest, you won't have food. He nodded in agreement and arched his hand: "In this way, I will work hard for Mr. Wu to be the head of the twin cities for me temporarily, how about it?" ”

Wu Henian got up in a panic, only to make a sound. Since he surrendered, he has never held any position, and when he wakes up in the middle of the night, he often feels that Xiang Shang's head is unstable, and more than once suspects that Deng She will unload the mill and kill the donkey. The position of the head of the twin cities, he really can't ask for it. Without a word, he took over the appointment. A large stone on his chest, only then did it fall.

"Please sir talk about recruiting talents again."

"Nacai, there are also two eyes. First, the talent of the Nagoryeo people; Second, the talents of the Nahan, Bohai, and Jurchen tribes. ”

As soon as he said this, Deng She immediately understood. Hong Jixun explained in detail: "Nagoryeo knows the other; Only by accepting all the tribes is the borrowing power. ”

He analyzed the relationship between the Jurchens, the Bohai tribes and Goryeo in the area of Helan Province: "Goryeo bordered the Jurchens and chased the Jurchens many times in order to expand the land. Helan Province and other places were originally the old land of the Jurchens, and since the time of Goryeo Ruizong, in the past 1200 years, Goryeo has repeatedly competed with the Jurchens. There are victories and defeats for each other. There are more than 100,000 Jurchens who died because of this. Three years earlier, the king of Goryeo had taken advantage of the chaos to occupy Shuangseong and several surrounding states until Samsan (present-day Bukcheong, Korea) and expelled the indigenous Jurchens. The feud between the two races can be described as a sea of blood. ”

Wu Henian got an official position, and he was a little bolder, and he didn't want Hong Jixun to be in the limelight alone, so he interjected: "But my Han people and Jurchens are not friendly." It has only been a hundred years since the dispute between the Jin and Song dynasties. "To Deng She, the villain heard that at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the Jurchens who settled in Hebei and Henan were really killed by the Han people. ”

Hong Jixun glanced at him and said, "The Jurchen is divided into three places. One is near Mongolia, does not speak Chinese, and Meng Yuan regards him as a Mongol; One is in Henan and other places, originally immigrated from the Jin Dynasty and is fluent in Chinese; One is the indigenous people of Liaodong, and it is divided into hundreds of tribes, large and small. The Jin-Song controversy had little effect on them; A hundred years earlier, compared to the current great enmity of Goryeo for the ancestral land, they can still distinguish the importance of the matter. As long as the general promised to return the land to the Jurchens after taking Goryeo, why didn't they come? ”

There is some truth to this. Dunsher asked him to continue.

"And the Bohae, when the country fell, Goryeo had not yet been founded. Under the leadership of its royal family, tens of thousands of families moved to Silla, and until now, except for some people who have changed to Goryeo, there are still 40,000 or 50,000 people, and it is a large ethnic group in Goryeo. There are hundreds of households in the Twin Cities alone. The number of people in the Bohai Sea in Liaodong and other places is even larger. They are related to each other, and they are both deeply sinicized, almost no different from the Han people. Goryeo itself has a strict hierarchy, and except for a very small number of people who moved into Goryeo, few became officials, and many Balhae people became untouchables.

"Therefore, if the general can take these two tribes and treat them differently, if he is superior to the Goryeo people, it will be a big help for running Goryeo."

This program, called Recruiting Talents, has actually involved the national issue. Ethnic classification is not a good policy in the long run; But Deng She is far away, and at present, if you want to gain a firm foothold, you can only divide and conquer.

Deng She's head agreed.

The greatest sense of accomplishment and satisfaction of the person who makes the plan is nothing more than to mention a plan, and the chief officer accepts a plan. Hong Jixun said that he was thirsty, regardless of whether the tea was cold, he took a sip and drank it dry, and then said: "Recruit help." One is local, and the other is Jurchen. ”

"How's it going?"

"Xiao Ke is familiar with the local people, among the 13,000 households, the Han 3,000 households are surprising. The general can make an appointment to meet with the elders of high morality, the gentry and celebrities. You will be comforted, rely on help, and choose the best one as the official. In this way, it seems to fall to the ground and have a foundation. ”

"How are the Jurchens?"

As Xiao Ke Shicai said, the Jurchens in the Shuangcheng area have a deep hatred for the Goryeo people. Xiao Ke recognized a few Jurchen chiefs and was willing to contact the general. He raised a finger, "But if the family is willing to come, Xiao Ke dares to speak, and with the magnanimity of the general, he will definitely be able to move and obey." The successors who hear it will inevitably come in an endless stream. ”

He didn't make a fool of himself, and Dunshe gave him this impression indeed.

At the beginning of the tent, he pretended to be arrogant and rude, and there was also a component of Deng She's measurements. Dunshe's response made him satisfied. The Ming monarch chooses the minister, and the Ming minister also chooses the king. He came to vote for Deng She, one was that Liaoyang didn't know anyone, so it was difficult for him to take revenge; When he heard about his deeds, he looked like a man with ambition and strategy; After contact, I was really impressed.

Second, he has a lot of white eyes since he was a child. He is proud of his high talent, and in troubled times, he has the ambition to be rich and prosperous with his talent; And Deng She is in the initial stage, with all the generals under his account, and half of the strategists and wise men, it is not an excellent opportunity for him to stand out.

Therefore, he decided to do his best even in the face of the xenophobia of Chen Hu's generals. He believed that with his talent, sooner or later he would have a higher status than Chen Hu and others in Deng She's mind.

He automatically asked, and Deng She had no reason to disagree. Happily about to get out of bed, his legs were numb and he couldn't stand steadily, Hong Jixun hurriedly stepped forward and helped him. knew that in order to show his respect for himself, Deng She even insisted on numb legs and feet. He couldn't help but be moved. The two looked at each other and smiled, all without saying a word.

Deng She helped him, moved his legs and feet, and said: "Mr. Three outlines and six eyes, I follow all of them." I will make an appointment to meet the Han fathers and elders today. With a sad face, "It's just that the twin cities are newly determined, and the road is not quiet." When my husband is gone, I can't rest assured. ”

Hong Jixun smiled and said, "The general doesn't have to worry. Xiao Ke is familiar with the road, and he understands the language of Goryeo and Jurchen, and he dresses up as Qiao, although Longtan Tiger's Den, such as walking on the flat ground. ”

"In this case, what is needed for the gentleman's departure, in spite of words?" To receive support from the Jurchens, gift-giving is a must.

Hong Jixun was unceremoniously, and the lion opened his mouth: "It takes a thousand taels of silver." "In a word, half of the seizure is gone.

Deng She did not hesitate at all, and ordered Wu Henian: "Take a pen and paper, I will write a handwritten letter." Mr. can take it and go to General Zhao to withdraw it. The pen and paper were delivered, and Deng She didn't write a thousand taels under the pen, but added two hundred taels, "Let's count it as Mr.'s entanglement, the wind and frost on the road are too heavy, don't work hard yourself." ”

Hong Jixun did not shirk and stored it with a smile. He took out a roll of paper from his sleeve: "Xiao Ke is not talented, he drafted a letter to the Jurchens and other documents for the general." Please watch, General. ”

As usual for the last in-account meeting, Hong Jixun came prepared again this time. Dunshe took the scroll of paper, unfolded it, and wrote:

"People born in the sky, how can there be a difference between Han and Yi? They live in the fields and farm, and shoot in the wastelands. Hunting farmers are born to feed people. Meng Yuan is tyrannical, like a wolf shepherding sheep. Collect my five surnames and seek to fill the river. Bow and arrow, extinguish the way to life. Poor mountains and bad waters, and forbidden to mine gold and silver; The suffering of Haiqing, how can meat eaters take care of it!

Who has no parents? Who has no brothers, like hands and feet? Who has no wife and rejoices in each other's lives? What's the grace of life, and what's the blame for killing? My great Song Shuntian responded to the order, forbidding violence and punishing the culprit. Punish him with heaven and cut off his life. Haojie is handsome, why not come? and the land of the twin cities shall be restored to the old master. ”

In the document, "Accept my five surnames" is about the Yuan Dynasty's prime minister Boyan was worried that there were too many Han people, and he proposed to Emperor Yuan to accept the four surnames of Han people, Zhangwang, Liu and Li, plus the surname Zhao of the former Song Dynasty, and cut them all. "Seeking to fill the river" is that the ancestor Kublai Khan was worried that the Mongols were too few and it was not easy to govern the Central Plains, so he had the idea of filling the river with the Han people.

Deng She read it and praised it repeatedly. Picking up the pen, I crossed out the last sentence and changed it to "Eliminate troubles and peace, and cause peace together". After a moment of silence, he changed the total to peace to "share wealth". Dropped the pen and asked, "Is it okay to change it like this?" ”

His meaning is obvious, recruiting Jurchens is just an expedient measure, and no one can say what will happen in the future. If you return the land of the Twin Cities and so on, you can only talk in person, not write it down in paperwork. The document is to be spread all over the place, in black and white, for all to see, and it is not easy to change it in the future.

Hong Jixun didn't speak, Wu Henian applauded first: "The general is thoughtful. This change is seamless. Hong Jixun frowned, didn't say anything, this matter is settled. Hong Jixun put away the document and Deng She's handwriting, and said: "This matter should be sooner rather than later. Xiao Ke went to pack some bags and set off in the afternoon. ”

Surrounded by strong enemies, Deng She also thought that this matter could be seen earlier, and said: "It's a pity that my injury is not healed, and I can't see off my husband." "I sent a personal soldier, picked ten capable ones, and escorted Hong Jixun with him.

Hong Jixun laughed loudly, "When Xiao Ke goes, he will suffer from some wind and dust; The general has not recovered from his serious injuries, and all major military and political affairs have to be tireless. Take care of your body. "Fold the fan and close," at most half a month, there will be good news to be sent back. He arched his hand, turned around, ignored Wu Henian, and floated away.

Wu He looked at Deng She, and saw that he was not at all displeased by Hong Jixun's inconsiderate courtesy, suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, raised his fingers, and praised Hong Jixun sincerely: "Celebrities, celebrities." There is a great style of celebrities. With this person, the general's great cause can be accomplished. Congratulations to the general, congratulations to the villain. ”

Deng She returned to the bed and sat down, beckoning Wu Henian to sit too, the big frame has been set, and there are many specific details. from soothing the people to hanging on the talent list; He also ordered Wu Henian to search and inspect the craftsmen in the city, and all of them were handed over to the army and included in the craftsman camp; There are still remaining fires in the city, and they need to be put out quickly, and all kinds of small matters should be discussed and instructed one by one.

He said: "The number of fields on the ground and the number of agricultural personnel have to be worried about by General Manager Wu. Ploughing oxen, plough carts and other things also need to be registered one by one. "When he was a child, he followed Deng Sanmen to kill people and set fires, and he didn't know anything about farmland and water conservancy. searched the memory, said a few things, and handed over this important task to Wu Henian.

I am not afraid that he will play tricks. Deng She didn't understand, most of these people in Wenhuaguo were from farming, and they still knew it. Wu Henian is only the only one, persuading farming is his old profession, and there is no pressure on him to be familiar with the way.

Deng She said again: "Since Mr. has become the head of the twin cities, he is in the position of the official of his parents. The fathers and elders of the Han people, so please ask Chief Wu to make an appointment together, and I will see you in the afternoon. ”

Outside the window, the voices of people became noisy, and the sky was bright. Deng She called his soldiers in, blew out the candles, and extinguished the incense burner. Wu Henian saw that there was nothing wrong with him, and got up to say goodbye with interest.

He had just left when Madame Wang came. She had already gotten up, but Deng She and Hong Jixun were discussing things indoors, and the soldiers didn't let her in, so they waited outside the door for a long time. She made Fan Dai today, covered up her haggard last night, dragged her long skirt, and walked beautifully. With the two girls who came in to change shifts, they were younger, twelve or thirteen years old at most.

One holds a basin of water aloft and the other carefully carries a meal. Maybe it's because they're young and ignorant, but they're bolder than the two yesterday, and they dare to peek at Deng She with their eyes down.

Smelling the smell of rice, Deng She felt hungry. From waking up to the present, I have only drunk a bowl of ginseng soup, how can I not be hungry. The jacket Mrs. Wang wore had narrow and short sleeves that could not hide her wrists. A pair of slender hands, all exposed. It also makes it easier for her to serve people.

She closed the door, instructed the maid to kneel in front of the bed, and took matters into her own hands, first wiping her hands and face for Deng She. He lifted his skirt again, knelt down in front of Deng She's pillow, picked up the spoon, blew it so that it was not hot, and sent it to Deng She's mouth flatteringly. The noble posture of the past, not long ago, was half-bent over almsgiving, and disappeared without a trace overnight. Docile and obedient, like a domestic dog.

After talking for a long time, Deng She was indeed tired. Seeing that she was so attentive, he was annoyed by refusing, and simply let her do it. Squint, out of sight, out of mind, just eat and drink.

His demeanor fell into the eyes of Mrs. Wang, and she became more and more sure that her guess last night was correct. Dunsheken's service to her made her feel slightly relieved. Don't dare to relax, raise your spirit, and use all kinds of means to serve Wang Shicheng.

If it is her innate instinct to serve men, without any emotion; At this moment, she was surprised to find that she had experienced a little pleasure from the process of serving Deng She. She didn't know that this was the result of a sudden relaxation after the pressure. Repeated tastes, under her deliberate search, the pleasure became more and more intense.

Her cheeks flushed, her heart beat faster, her legs limped, and she couldn't help but breathe harder. The waves were turbulent, and she was so excited that her hands and feet trembled, and she was so emotional that she knelt unsteadily and fell to the ground. The spoon in his hand fell and shattered.

Deng She was startled and hurriedly opened his eyes: "What's the matter?" ”

The maid lifted Mrs. Wang up from the ground, and she felt a large wet patch between her legs in her skirt. The accumulation of lust for months was vented at this time, and her pretty face was flushed and she was ashamed. It's not exciting.

Deng She misunderstood that she was sick: "Dare to be the wind and frost on the road, and I haven't rested well in the past few days, so I'm sick?" "Tell the soldiers to go to the doctor, and ask the maid to help her go back to rest.

The pleasure was too intense for Madame Wang to experience. The aftermath had not faded yet, she trembled and softened, her face flushed to the back of her ears and neck, and she raised her watery eyes and quietly looked at Deng She. She was frightened for a few days, but she was extremely hearty, and her emotions fluctuated, and at this moment when the woman's emotions were the most delicate and rich, she saw Deng She urging the doctor one after another, and felt ashamed and happy for the first time in her heart. also took the opportunity to reminisce, while letting the two girls support him and retreat.

There was a rush of footsteps, and he ran down the stairs. The soldiers came in and reported: "General, visit the Malay newspaper." ”

There was a person who came in, but it was the spies who had been sent out to find out Wang Shicheng's whereabouts. Deng She pressed his hands and didn't ask him to speak, waited for a while, and estimated that Mrs. Wang had gone far before asking, "Is it dead or alive?" ”

"Tell the general. The villain did not arrive in Shangdu, and heard on the way that Wang Shicheng and Xu Jizu crossed the sea with all the soldiers and horses three days ago and returned to Shandong to avenge Mao Gui. ”

"Pass my order and order Zhao Guo to pick up the captured treasures, choose the ones that are beautiful and valuable, and give them to the lady. Don't say anything, just say it's a piece of my heart. "If Wang Shicheng and his step-ancestor are defeated by Zhao Junyong, a few treasures will be insignificant; But if Wang Shicheng and Xu Jizu win and occupy Shandong, a few treasures are not worth mentioning.

Deng She saw the ginseng soup on the case, and said, "Send this bowl of soup to the lady." Ask her to recuperate well, and send a few maids to serve. "Don't say anything about this to anyone but me." If there is a leak, chop. ”

The pro-soldier and the probe horse received the order awe-inspiringly.

It's not time to talk about it. The Twin Cities are located in a remote area, and the news is blocked, and no one knows if Deng She doesn't say it. He thought about it, and had to find an opportunity to remedy the coldness he had given to Mrs. Wang in the tent a few days ago. The soldiers outside the door reported again, and Chen Hu will see you in the future.