Chapter Twenty-Eight: Adding Oil and Vinegar
Leaving the school grounds, Jiang Qi took Fu Zhu all the way towards the gate of Yuanmen, and soon saw Lu Bu with a helmet and armor wandering at the gate of Yuanmen.
At the moment, although Lu Bu walked casually, Jiang Qi could still see from his heavy steps that he was not in a good mood at this time.
Just as Jiang Qi thought, Lu Bu was not calm at the moment, and he regretted it since he went back to think about it that day, not only because he injured a person who could crush him like an ant with his backhand, but more importantly, he let go of an opportunity to make himself soar.
Of course, if only that's it, he just got the order today, he will become the head of his father-in-law, Keri will take his men and horses to Hanoi, and there is news that Zhang Liao, the best assistant by his side, may be transferred.
"Brother Fengxian, I didn't give a word in advance when I came, so that Qi could come out to greet him earlierγγγγ" Jiang Qi said to Lu Bu as soon as he walked out of the gate.
Lu Bu, who was preoccupied, didn't pay attention to what Jiang Qi was going out of, and didn't react until he heard what he said: "Hou Ye is serious, how can you bother Hou Ye to personally greet him, today Beixia specially sent 500 stones of grain and grass to Hou Ye to work for the army." β
"Oh, by the way, now this is to call Brother Lu Zhonglang, but what? Brother Lu doesn't seem to be in a very good mood, does he dislike that this makes the official position of the Xiongnu Zhonglang too low? β
"What, what makes the Huns general?" As soon as Jiang Qi said this, he was confused by Lu Bu, and asked a little confused.
"What? Brother Lu doesn't know yet, how is this possible? Yesterday, Ben Hou sent the copy of Brother Bao Lu to General Ding for the Xiongnu Zhonglang. This is what we said that day, Ben Hou has never forgotten, why didn't General Ding tell Brother Lu? Impossible! General Ding is Brother Lu's father-in-law, Brother Lu is about to be promoted, he should tell you as soon as possible! β
Lu Bu's doubts immediately made Jiang Qi inexplicable, but he soon realized the crux of the matter, Jiang Qi could guess without thinking about it, it must have been Ding Yuan who pressed down the notebook.
"Impossible! The father-in-law will also be promoted to the master book yesterday! How is this possibleγγWon't!? After hearing Jiang Qi's words, Lu Bu was stunned on the spot.
Lu Bu never thought that this kind of thing would happen, Ding Yuan is his most respected father-in-law, he has been working hard with Ding Yuan all these years, even if he is about to become a civil official like the chief bookkeeper, he has no complaints, but now when he hears such a thing, how can he not be sad.
"What, the main book, Brother Lu Wanfu doesn't do it, the literati who do copying and writing, is it overkill, hey, it's a pityγγγ" Since Ding Yuan is not benevolent, he Jiang Qi doesn't mind injustice, and by the way, he added fuel to the fire.
"Thank you Lord Hou for your appreciation, my father-in-law is as important as a mountain to Boo, since my father-in-law let Bu be the main book, I guess γγγγγ also think about Bu."
At this moment, Lu Bu can only be described as sad and angry, not only because he lost the opportunity to be promoted, but more importantly, he was betrayed.
But now what can he do except comfort himself, but Lu Bu himself didn't pay attention, and a coldness crossed his eyes just now. Lu Bu, who was no longer in the mood to stay here, immediately said goodbye: "There is still military affairs in the inferior camp, so I will retire, and I hope that the Hou Ye will forgive my sins." β
"Since this is the case, Ben Hou will not stay longer, Brother Lu, please γγγγ hope that we can see others again." Jiang Qi didn't want to know that Lu Bu was not in a good mood now, and he didn't do much to keep it, so he nodded slightly in agreement.
"Lord, this Ding Jianyang is quite picky, the lord of the soldiers and horses of a state sent this thing, is there five hundred stones?" As soon as Lu Bu left, he complained in frustration after inspecting the grain and grass.
After hearing the complaint, Jiang Qi stepped forward and cut open a bag of grain, grabbed a handful of rice, sniffed it, and said to Fu Zhu with a smile: "Yes! Doesn't this mean that the richer you are, the more you slam the door! No matter how small the fly is, it's meat, so take it, maybe it's a good start. β
"Hopefully!? But fortunately, the lord did not do business, otherwise this would be a loss, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain became hundreds of stones in the blink of an eye, it's a pity! Frustrated with a sigh, only a helpless laugh.
"That's right!" Jiang Qi said with a smile as he turned back to the barracks: "How are the things that have been explained these days?" β
"The main bus generation purchased a large number of tea, salt, iron, and medicine, of which tea and medicine were prepared according to the predetermined quantity, but because the salt and iron were controlled, the number of shops in the city was not too much."
"Fortunately, because the people of the city were very grateful for the generosity of the lord, they were able to buy these items at very cheap prices. In addition, the number of craftsmen required by the lord to be summoned was fewer, and many people were worried about going to war, and in the end the wages were tripled, and more than sixty people were recruited, and none of them were very skilled. Frustrated while flipping through the ledger, he said 1510.
Jiang Qi looked at the account book for a while, then closed it and asked thoughtlessly: "Gonghe, what do you say about the impression of the people of Jinyang on our army?" β
"Of course, as soon as I came, the lord's reputation was out, and many young people came to ask if our army still recruited sergeants. Second, the lord used military rations to help the people, which is a real effort, and the people see it in their eyes. Now the people in the market don't know where to find out about the reputation of our army's long live army. The Banzai Army is starting to spread again! Talking about the rumors he heard with a rare smile, the natural expression was the greatest pride of Jiang Jiajun.
"If I can get the praise of the people, it is worth it for me to wait for ten thousand deaths, so the public is with you! Don't stare at your little grain and grass every day, aren't there often people coming to the army with things in the past two days! As long as we have the support of the people, we are still afraid that there will be no supplies. β
"Everyone compares their hearts to their hearts, and as long as they are good to the people, the people will return to us tenfold. As long as you have the most powerful backing of the people, you don't have to worry about everything from soldiers to supplies. β
Zi once said that the people are the most important, the community is secondary, and the monarch is light, which is the truth. Without the support of the people, we will be like a tree without roots and water without a source, which will dry up sooner or laterγγγγ"
"The world of those who win the hearts of the people γγγγ be taught by humble duties!" was picked by Jiang Qi's point, and he couldn't help but say a big rebellious sentence.
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Xihe County, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Yuan Shuo four years, divided into the north of the county and placed, the division of Shuo Fang Thorn History. After the Eastern Han Dynasty was reassigned to the state, Yonghe moved to Lishi in five years, and governed thirteen counties, including Wangting Meiji County of the Southern Xiongnu.
Xihe County, northwest and Yanmen, Yunzhong, Shuofang border, from the map of the Han Dynasty territory to see that Xihe County does not belong to the borderland, but because of a large number of Southern Xiongnu and the internal migration of the Qiang, Xihe is now undoubtedly with the border, in recent years it has become a buffer zone of the Han Yuhu people.
This also made Xihe County very embarrassed, saying that he was a county of Dahan County, but as soon as the Qiang and Hu rebelled in the territory, they would soon become the world of the Hu people.
Since the Han Dynasty, there have been three large-scale rebellions of Qianghu, the most recent one in the second year of Emperor Heng's reign, and the rebellion was quickly quelled by the three generals Duan Cheng, Huangfu Gui, and Zhang Huan, and dealt a heavy blow.
Now the Qiang people, who have recovered after more than ten years, have begun to move again when they see the chaos of the Han Dynasty.
With the help of the Taiping Dao Rebellion, the Qiang and Yicong in Xihe and Shangjun began to counterattack the Han again, and a large number of Qiang horsemen had crossed the Great Wall and invaded the rich land of the Han Dynasty.
This time they are just as unlucky, as they will encounter an army of steel.
After leaving Jinyang, the Jiang family army received a battle report before they had time to rest in Hexi County, and the surrendered Southern Huns and the first Lingdongqiang rebelled in Shangjun and Xihe.
In particular, the Huns, since they took office to make the Xiongnu Zhonglang put Zhang Xuan in prison and died, they have no scruples at all and let go of their hands and feet to expand their troops.
Coupled with the fact that in recent years, the Xiongnu Zhonglang generals were mediocre, and the Southern Xiongnu achieved unprecedented development during their reign of Shan Yu Tuntu He, with a population of nearly 250,000.
According to the calculation of one soldier from the five Xiongnu mouths, the number of troops at this time has reached 50,000. Even if the Southern Xiongnu obeyed the orders of the Han Dynasty eight years ago, sent troops to Xianbei and returned defeated, and at the same time gave them the life of Shan Yujucheer, but this is only to move their flesh and skin.
This time, taking advantage of the civil strife in the Han Dynasty, the rebels relied on the cover of a large number of cavalry and the tribesmen who moved inward, and occupied most of the upper and western counties in less than half a month, burning, killing, looting and doing all kinds of evil. In the face of the powerful cavalry of the Hu people, the Han army, which had no danger to rely on, was like a lamb to the slaughter, and had no power to fight back.
"There is no γγγ to find out the movements of the enemy army"
As soon as he set up camp in Xihezhili Shi, Jiang Qi didn't have time to rest and sent all the scouts to pay close attention to the movements of the invading enemy army. But three days had passed, and he could see nothing more than to see more and more refugees pouring into the city.
Now Jiang Qi confirmed from the mouths of the refugees that the number of the invading army was not large, but only thousands, and it was very scattered, with hundreds of people and only a few dozens.
They were like robbers, and when they saw the city, they went around the village and robbed them, and they did not fight with a single blow, and soon they disappeared. When the Jiang family's reinforcements arrived, there was nothing to see except for charred corpses and smoking houses, which also made Jiang Qi, who had not yet been defeated, feel a little powerful and had nowhere to go.
"Our cavalry is not familiar with the terrain around the West River, if the enemy only sneaks in, our army will not have the slightest chance at all, and all actions will be in vain." Xun You, whose eyes were red, flipped through all the information and said helplessly.
"This Hu man has grown up on horseback since he was a child, and if he just wants to run, my sergeant will not be able to catch up with him even if he has two more legs. Unless you can lure them out. Tian Feng rubbed his swollen head and said.
The resettlement of tens of thousands of refugees these days has exhausted him, but fortunately, there is now a large army stationed outside the city, and the people who have fled are still safe and there is no chaos.
But suddenly there are tens of thousands more, and this eating and drinking has become a problem, even if the warehouse is opened and the grain can be maintained for half a month at most, which is not a long-term solution.
However, the spontaneous treatment of refugees by the people in the city made Tian Feng never expect it.
It is no wonder that this is the difference between the border people and the people in other places. Over the years, the people at the border have experienced too many wars, and the war has made them understand one thing, it is better to rely on the court than on their own, if you see others being harmed by the Hu people today and do not help, you will definitely not come to help you when you suffer in the future.
"What Brother Yuan Hao said is very true, now that there is no rear support, our army cannot inflict heavy losses on the enemy army as soon as possible, and there is no need for the enemy to attack in less than a month, our army is already in chaos."
"But since our army didn't fight so quickly, it's better to settle down and stabilize the rear first, and then slowly figure it out, I don't know what happens to the Lord's will?" After consideration by all parties, Xun Yu made a suggestion.
"What Wen Ruo said is very true, and he thinks that this is the case, and now is the time to sow seeds, if there is instability in various places, and there is no harvest after the autumn, it will not be good for refugees to rise everywhere." Fu Zhu also echoed.
Not only was he frustrated, but the rest of the people also very much agreed with this view, after all, if there was no money and food, then the war was just a joke.