Chapter 710: The Heart of the People (Two Chapters in One)
If it is really true, Bai Shao and the thief are indeed close, how can he capture the other party in one fell swoop, and not cause a mutiny in the military camp, appease the morale of the army, and retreat with his brothers?
Moreover, the Sea King was also implicated.
Qian Feng wanted to poke his eyes a little bit, so he didn't see this part of the secret letter.
It's really powerful, take Bai Shao Lao Shuai in the front, and take the Sea King of the Four Seas in the back, he Qian Feng is going to heaven, and the earth will definitely not be able to accommodate him.
No matter how long the journey is, there is an end.
As if in an instant, the walls of the town to the east came from far and near, in front of them.
Qian Feng stared at the broad gate with an unpredictable expression.
The door opened, and the people in twos and threes were hurrying, looking nervous, and even the sound of conversation carried a little smell of gunsmoke.
Just a team of soldiers passed by, with armor all over their bodies, and they were all bloody, obviously they were elite soldiers and strong generals who were serious about killing people and seeing blood, far from being comparable to the soldiers of the Taiping realm such as the capital.
Qian Feng and his entourage felt nervous.
"My lord, I think it's better to strike first, tonight we will visit the general's mansion at night and take Bai Shao, Bai Shao is in hand, and then we can advance and retreat ......"
It was Yan Zhen who spoke, and he looked like a gentleman, but he was actually a short-tempered person, and he was also a good player in the forbidden army.
Running all the way, the mental tension has reached the limit, and when I get to the place, the mentality is not very good.
Another companion beside him rolled his eyes: "Yo, your mouth is very powerful, the secret letter also said that the Sea King was a light car, and when he arrived in Donglin Town, he lived in the Great General's Mansion, you want to visit the General's Mansion at night, do you want to arrest the Sea King?" ”
Yan Zhen said nothing with a cold face.
Qian Feng raised his eyebrows instead, rubbed the knife in his hand, knocked the back of the knife on the lower side wall, and said coldly: "Okay." Yan Zhen, Li Xiaoyi, Gao Ping and I immediately went to the General's Mansion to arrest Bai Shao, and the others were outside to respond. ”
Everyone was stunned.
The other skinny little Janissator almost blurted out - 'Boss, are you sick?' ’
Even Yan Zhen was speechless.
He finally said a word about night detectives, but Qian Feng wanted to go straight to the general's mansion in a bright and bright manner?
None of the people in the forbidden army are fools.
Don't look at their arrogance in the capital, they also have an absolute advantage in the local area, but when they really come to a place like Donglin, they are not opponents at all in the face of people like Bai Shao, who have extremely high prestige in the army and control thousands of troops.
Even if you have your back to Your Majesty, and people kill you and throw it away, and you can't even find the body, will Your Majesty still work hard and chase after them because of people like them?
Before coming to Northern Xinjiang, everyone was mentally prepared that they would never go back.
A white general is already a dragon in the east, and if he wants to take someone hostage on other people's territory, he is simply looking for death.
What's more, they have to deal with that Sea King at the same time, don't look at Fang Ruohua is just a woman, but others are just that, they have seen that person's ability with their own eyes.
is just a sword, a knife, and several masters who have been famous for many years on the rivers and lakes will die.
Facing up to others, in addition to their own boss, they may be able to resist a few tricks a little, and they kneel down directly and beg for mercy, maybe they can survive.
Qian Feng looked at the tall city gate with a cold face, and did not take the suggestion of his subordinates to dress up, but instead dressed neatly, and hung the token given by His Majesty on his waist in a grand manner: "Go." ”
A group of forbidden troops: "......"
The news of Qian Feng's arrival in front of the city gate quickly spread to the army, and Fang Ruohua glanced at it and smiled.
Xu Liu was also a little surprised, "I don't have a deep impression of Commander Qian, what kind of person is he?" ”
"Smart people anyway."
Fang Ruohua said with a smile.
Qian Feng must know that the whereabouts of his group cannot be concealed from Bai Shao, who is covering the sky in northern Xinjiang.
If they act sneakily and act rashly, let General Bai casually find an excuse to spy on the barracks and kill them directly, and no one will dare to shout injustice to them in His Majesty.
Now their only reliance is only their own identity, His Majesty, and since this is the case, they simply enter Donglin Town as an envoy of the Qin Mission.
If Bai Shao is loyal and does not betray as stated in the secret letter, as a messenger, Bai Shao will naturally take it seriously and will not be contemptuous.
Even if he really colluded with King Ming, at this moment, he had not erected an anti-flag, and he would have some scruples in front of the imperial court.
Qian Feng felt that it was really out of control, and it was a good thing to have such a little scruples.
The commander of the forbidden army, Hao Hao, took people and handed over the road guide and the waist plate seal letter: "I am the forbidden army Qian Feng, on the orders of Your Majesty, I hereby bring the holy decree, and I hope to lead me to the General's Mansion as soon as possible to meet Lord Bai Shaobai." ”
When the guards in front of the city gate heard this, they seemed to be only a little surprised, and they were not half panicked.
Qian Feng took a closer look, and it was not surprising.
Even if Donglin Chengnei really hides dirt and dirt, at least the city guards who guard the gate will not know the details.
Sure enough, the two soldiers guarding the door looked respectful, hurriedly came over to salute, and said loudly: "It turned out to be Lord Qincha, the little one is rude, please come in." ”
The gates of the city were wide open, and there was no waiting at all as expected, and it was almost the shortest time to enter the city.
Even in the capital, the forbidden army has privileges, and if they want to enter the city gate, they are afraid that they will not be so fast.
Qian Feng's face did not move, but he was watching the six roads with his eyes and listening to all directions.
At present, it seems that we should first find out whether the Sea King has indeed come to Donglin, and if she is there, the plan and action steps in her mind will have to be adjusted.
It's really no wonder that the commander of the forbidden army is so nervous about a pirate leader.
Is Aquaman a pirate in the ordinary sense?
It is definitely not an exaggeration to say that the rich four seas, rivers and lakes, and the waters of the four seas are all her territory.
Really fighting with the Sea King, the impact is too big and too wide, not to mention the transportation and shipping of the imperial court, not to mention, just looking at the number of wealthy families related to the interests of the island of Ship, it already makes people should treat this female leader who has risen in the recklessness with 120,000 points of caution.
To confront the Sea King head-on, even a person like him who only has ears and is easy to distract himself from his mind can't help but be worried.
Yan Zhen clenched the long sword in his hand: "We don't have any manpower in Donglin, we are constrained in doing things, Bai Shao's bottom is fine, and the whereabouts of the Sea King, how can we check?" ”
Qian Feng didn't pay attention.
The atmosphere in the town is tense.
The shops on the streets were closed, and the people were hurrying. Soldiers on patrol came one after another.
As they crossed the streets, they saw three waves of patrolling soldiers, who were checked twice.
The carriage suddenly slowed down slightly, and Qian Feng lifted the curtain to take a look, and saw a group of ordinary people coming out of the alley, some old and young, some men and women, some were rich, and some were slightly poor.
They carried bags on their backs, baskets on their backs, and some carried a few chickens and ducks that were not too big, and a few pieces of meat.
The people of the forbidden army unconsciously gave way, and when they looked up, they saw that this group of people hurriedly caught up with a row of soldiers transporting baggage, and passed all kinds of food forward through the fully armored guards.
The soldiers showed a little bit of training, and instantly changed formations, raised their arms, and wound their crossbows.
Qian Feng thought to himself, if the group of soldiers and ruffians in the capital could compare to these people, His Majesty's anxiety might not need to take medicine to heal.
"I don't have anything to entertain at home, you can take these two chickens and hang a bowl of soup for her old man......"
"This little grain was brought back to me by my grandson, and my wife doesn't need to eat such expensive food."
"Master Jun, this is my own cured bacon."
"Thank you for me, Your Highness, her old man, this pig ......"
Noisy and noisy, all kinds of sounds burst out.
Qian Feng frowned slightly.
Yan Zhen is even more complicated: "I am afraid that it will be ...... to gather the hearts of the people like this."
Bai Shao really had the idea of not being subordinate.
"Those ordinary people call Your Highness? Which Highness? Your Majesty's princes and princesses, but they are all staying in the capital! ”
Yan Zhen sneered.
Qian Feng shook his head: "What should be called ...... Aquaman. ”
The rivers and lakes are different from the temples, and the people in the rivers and lakes are more casual, so they say that they added the name of the Sea King to Fang Ruohua's head at will, and then happily honored him as His Royal Highness, probably never thinking about whether the royal family agreed or disagreed.
If there is a big fight because of the nicknames on the rivers and lakes, the court will have to fight about 800 battles a year.
And the people in the rivers and lakes are unruly, I am afraid that the front foot of the court will issue an edict to reprimand, and the back foot will be wet everywhere by all kinds of royal palaces.
It seems that there is no need to check again, the Sea King is indeed very close to Bai Shao, and even in Donglin Town, he is quite prestigious.
"Fathers and fellow villagers, you don't have to be like this, the grain and grass in the army will not be nervous to this field."
A middle-aged scribe came out of the caravan, but his face was speechless and helpless, and he was not moved by the righteous deeds of the common people.
"There is a shortage of food and grass in our army, and we are indeed poor, but you sea kings will not be unable to eat a mouthful of meat and drink a mouthful of chicken soup."
The scribe coaxed and deceived and fooled, and he blocked the common people alone, letting the convoy go first, and finally successfully pacified the people and coaxed them away.
Yan Zhen had the mentality of collecting evidence a little, and asked the sergeant who led the way for them with a smile.
"Donglin Town is really simple and simple, and General Bai is well governed."
The sergeant showed an indescribable expression: "The people are simple? You are nobles from the capital, about less to the border city? Our place was originally a three-regardless zone, and before Bai Laoshuai built a city here, all the people who came and went were bandits. ”
"In short, those who can settle here are either mobs or fugitives, and it is common for people of all religions and nine streams to gather, to fight in the streets, to lose an arm or a leg."
"That is, Bai Laoshuai has soldiers, and he can be ruthless and kill barbarians, and the people in the city are afraid, so they are tamed."
Yan Zhen was a little incredulous when she heard this: "Really? I look at the people, to the king of the sea...... It's quite respectful. ”
The sergeant who led the way also instantly showed a little respect on his face: "This is indeed the case now." ”
He hesitated, as if he felt that there was nothing to say, and said with a smile: "At the beginning, the fleet of the Sea King had just come to us to do business, and all kinds of goods had just come ashore, and that night there were mobs who set fire to create chaos with the intention of stealing, and all kinds of open robberies and secret thieves happened seven times a day. ”
"The people of the Sea King were so angry that they sent people to carry artillery ashore to trade with people, so that they could be safe."
"That His Highness can have today's prestige and treatment in our city, and he has really gone through a lot of hardships and dangers, and he has been exchanged for blood and tears."
"The nobles may know about the two-year siege of the Northern Barbarians, but they never know how difficult it was at that time."
"The brutes sent spies in, burned down the granaries, poisoned the water sources in the city, poisoned hundreds of people, and killed an unknown number of people."
"It was the brothers of Hai Longwei who tightened their belts, saved food, and sold their own boats, and the food they got in exchange for from Fumin State, but in the end, not a single one of the people starved to death, but the two young generals of Hai Longwei did not survive in order to save rations."
"And at the beginning of last year, there was a plague in Donglin Town, and the trouble was very bad, even Bai Laoshuai felt that he could not be saved, and the prefect of Shanzuo ordered someone to set fire to the city, and the sea king heard the news, traveled thousands of miles, went straight to Shanzuo, and stopped the prefect of Shanzuo, and on the way, he ordered the cargo ships near the left not to sell goods, and first emergency rescue Donglin."
"Regardless of the danger of the plague, all the people of Hailongwei went into the city to help, and His Royal Highness the Sea King also personally took the danger, took all the doctors to study the epidemic, and finally researched a prescription to save Donglin."
"At that time, the people who got the epidemic were just some waste that the mud couldn't support the wall, where was it worthy of Aquaman?"
The sergeant's eyes couldn't help but have a little sparkle.
Yan Zhen was speechless, and lowered his voice and said, "This is not ...... Is it to buy the hearts of the people? ”
But even if he knew that the other party was bribing the hearts of the people, it was difficult for Yan Zhen to mock and sarcasm like before for a while.
Like their boss, he was born in poverty, and with his hard work, good talent and luck, he could have where he is today, but he couldn't help but wonder if someone treated him like this when he was a wandering child on the streets, would he be willing to die for the other party?
Probably yes.
But this method of buying the hearts and minds of the people is too stupid, stupid, and not cost-effective.
For those things that Fang Ruohua did, how many healthy soldiers could he raise with the gold and silver money he spent? How many horses can you raise? How much territory can be expanded?
Now it is all spent on these poor people in Donglin Town, and even the warship of the Sea King that was sold casually has to feel that his pearl is dusty.
The superior corporal Lixian, the word 'shi' is the key, those who are hidden in the gutter, useless and useless, where can they be regarded as people?
Yan Zhen followed his own boss, all kinds of messy thoughts turned in his mind, and he scolded Fang Ruohua as a fool in his heart, and finally arrived in front of the general's mansion.
Before the carriage stopped, as soon as the gate of the General's Mansion opened, a woman in red rode out, followed by half cavalry male and half female, all of whom were brightly armored.
The sergeant who led the way hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness the Sea King, please wait a moment, Lord Qincha has arrived." ”
Yan Zhen was stunned.
She's Aquaman?
It's really a little too thin, and the face is not very good, and it's not majestic and solemn.
Then I thought that she actually lived directly in General Bai Shao's mansion, and the two of them were really blatant, and they were really arrogant!
Fang Ruohua reined in his horse, looked back, and looked calm: "Lord Qian? Why did you get to the east now? But the DPRK and China have brought military supplies? ”