choke element

Chapter 51
In this way, the banquet cannot go on.

The village elders and patriarchs who were originally full of pride and ambition were full of panic, and no one was interested in drinking.

Yu Xianchun sighed, and ordered the servants to take them out to rest and gather their minds.At that moment, everyone went out separately, some people left too quickly and overturned the table where the food was placed, and some were stumbled by the threshold, and their faces were covered with blood.

Almost instantly, the originally lively hall became deserted.

Except for the bloody corpse on the ground, only the two Yu brothers remained.

A few servants were poking around from behind, intending to come in to clean up the mess, Yu Jingchun waved his hand to tell them to be calm.

The two brothers are similar in age and appearance.If you judge carefully, Yu Xianchun's physique is stronger, with a protruding belly, iron wrist guards on his wrists, thick fingers and palms, obviously he has practiced martial arts.And Yu Jingchun is a scholar, taller and thinner.

Yu Xianchun asked: "The situation in Fan Yangcheng is really as Guo Ning said?"

Yu Jingchun shook his head: "That's just an excuse to the outside world!"

"How do you say it? Could it be that they falsely reported the results of the battle? Or, that Yang An'er is actually strong in the outside world?" Yu Xianchun was overjoyed and asked repeatedly.

"Brother doesn't know, Yang An'er was not actually defeated by Guo Ning. It was Hu Shahu's army that defeated Yang An'er's troops at Fanyang City yesterday."

Hu Shahu is a common Jurchen name. Yu Xianchun was stunned for a moment before he realized it, his face changed: "You mean, Heshi Liezhong? Why is he here?"

Although Yu Jingchun had never witnessed it with his own eyes, he rushed to the scene to inquire immediately after Fan Yangcheng changed hands, so he was able to come to Xinqiao Camp with Guo Ning.He had already asked clearly what happened on the battlefield yesterday, and immediately described the process vividly.

Yu Xianchun listened to him silently.

"That is to say, Hu Shahu led his troops to Zhuozhou, intending to win the meritorious service of exterminating the rebels. When he was about to defeat Yang An'er, Guo Ning sent his subordinates to capture Fanyang City, and he himself led dozens of cavalry into the battle, chaotic Hu Shahu With our own team, Yang An'er retreated safely?"

"Exactly."

"The governor of Zhuozhou insisted on cutting his virginity, so he had nothing to do with Guo Ning and others? Then Hu Shahu was willing to retreat after suffering such a big loss?"

"It's absurd to say, but it's true."

"Nianjiazhen, one big deal, weakness is inevitable." Yu Xianchun thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said, "Isn't that Guo Ning bragging about the fight on the battlefield? Was it really Hu Shahu who led the army and then lost? Hu Shahu He is a well-known general in the current dynasty, with countless famous generals under his command. People such as Wu Gu Lun Duo Asa, Pu Cha Liu Jin, Wan Yan Chou Nu, etc., are all famous generals in the battlefield, brave and good at fighting!"

"I don't know the movements of the rest of the people. But at the beginning of Guo Ning's attack, Pucha Liujin led hundreds of kidnappers to intercept him, and he died as soon as he got together. Brother, if you chase out now, you can see Guo Ning riding His green horse. He took that horse after he killed Pucha Liujin."

"I really didn't expect such a vicious tiger to be born in the grass."

Yu Xianchun let out a heavy breath and pondered for a long time.

Yu Jingchun waited for a while, then said in a low voice: "This man is so brave and daring. I saw it with my own eyes, and I was deeply shocked. Brother, I said it before."

Yu Xianchun shook his head and said, "What I'm worried about is not that he is personally brave or not brave."

"What do you mean brother?"

"The decline of the imperial court and the decay of the Jurchens are not a matter of one or two years. In the past few years, the reason why the situation has not been shaken is because the officials above and the grassroots below still continue their early habits, and there are people like us. The powerful and powerful surnames try their best to maintain the center, not to ruin the place, and not to let people easily pierce this layer of window paper!"

Holding the wristband, Yu Xianchun walked a few steps back and forth in the hall, and continued: "However, the defeat at Yehuling the year before last and the defeat at Migukou last year finally let people see how weak the imperial court is. So, be honest. Yang An'er, who has been around for a long time, will rebel again; and a defeated leader like Guo Ning dares to directly control the city, and even fight with the court commander..."

Standing in front of Yu Jingchun, he gestured and said, "What do the noble Jurchens above think and do? After hundreds of years, it has become a routine. It is not difficult for us to deal with it, and we are skilled at it. But the grassroots below Once you taste the sweetness and dare to use the sword to grab benefits, you will be in trouble!"

Speaking of this, he first looked at the entrance of the hall, and then turned back: "Then Guo Ning, he was just a regular soldier of the Yongtun Army in Changzhou! What kind of experience can he have? This person is so brave, so it is inevitable that he does not know the rules. Acting arrogantly...it's easy to spin up and down! Jing Chun, I really don't want to bind the interests of the clan with them!"

"Ahem... Brother, it's not that Guo Ning doesn't understand the rules..."

"Joke!" Yu Xianchun was a little excited: "You heard it just now, then Guo Ning wants us to add another [-]% to the salary of the Yongtun garrison on the edge, and pay it on a monthly basis!"

He raised his hand, stopped Yu Jingchun's words, and said quickly: "Do you know how much the military pay for the soldiers stationed in the states behind the mountains these past few years? An ordinary regular soldier costs five hundred cash a month." Money, eight buckets of rice! Guo Ning’s subordinates are now nearly 500 people, including the officers’ share, and adding another [-]%, you will get [-] guan of money and [-] shi of rice per month!”

He couldn't help but slapped the desk, and roared: "Are you kidding! Floods and droughts have been happening in recent years. How much effort and food have we spent in serving the court and appeasing the people? No matter how rich our family is now, I can’t make up such a huge number!”

Just now when Guo Ning was there, Yu Xianchun was intimidated by his power, fearing that he would lose his life if he made a mistake, so he had to agree repeatedly.Thinking of such a huge expense at this moment, how is it different from digging out his flesh and blood with a knife?It's heart-wrenching!
"Brother! Brother!" Yu Jingchun came up a few steps, grabbed Yu Xianchun's arm, and said in a low voice, "Listen to me!"

Yu Xianchun stared angrily and said, "What else can I say?"

"Brother, when Guo Ning came, he made a suggestion to me. He said that the reason why he asked me to be the person in charge of the summary is because he trusted the methods of my Xinqiaoying Yu family and also intended to repair my Yu family. Guo Ning said, as long as we come forward, we will pay the money and food on a monthly basis; after the matter is completed, the money and food paid by the Yu family will be returned in full. The money and food paid by the other families will be divided between my family and Guo Ning!"

"Hiss..." Yu Xianchun gasped: "What, say it again?"

Yu Jingchun looked at the back door of the hall, making sure that the servants were standing a little far away, and then repeated in a low voice: "He said that after the matter is completed, the money and food paid by Mrs. Yu will be returned in full; the rest of the money and food will be divided between the two families! "

Seeing that his elder brother's face was cloudy and uncertain, Yu Jingchun said again: "Brother, the world is getting worse day by day. God knows when there will be a big trouble? We can call one more strong man with a handful of bran on hand, and take my family's Zhuangzi built it even stronger..."

He reached out and shook his hands, and said with emphasis: "That is equivalent to an extra life!"

Yu Xianchun lowered his eyelids, pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "You are right, but there are still some shortcomings."

"Brother, Guo Ning has been very patient with us, thanks to Wang Shixian's friendship and repeated mediation! If we continue to hesitate..."

"Don't hesitate, don't hesitate, listen to me."

Yu Xianchun said in a serious tone: "In today's world, seeing chaos is coming, it is a good thing to have thousands of elite soldiers to maintain the peace of the place. It is a good thing, and each of our local families must show sincerity. Therefore, the calculation of military pay must not be done according to The numbers that were deducted from top to bottom in Northern Xinjiang back then, but the numbers that were clarified according to the court's law. How much is that?"

Yu Jingchun is the head of the family, and he remembered the numbers clearly in the intercourse book, and immediately said: "According to the system of the imperial court, each regular army should have two guan of money, nine buckets of rice and five liters of rice, and four horses of silk every month. The monthly supplementary money is four hundred cash."

Yu Xianchun nodded heavily: "Okay! Just follow this number!"

Yu Jingchun was startled by his brother's black heart, and it took a long time before he said in a trembling voice: "Brother, this is too much!"

"Why are you panicking! Report this number first, then discuss slowly, and talk about it little by little!" Yu Xianchun couldn't hold back his joy, and walked back and forth in the hall twice: "Call the servants to come in and clean up. Re-arrange the wine! Invite the leaders and patriarchs of each family back and discuss carefully!"

"Ahem... What if someone insists on not wanting it?"

"Then, you can ask Guo Ning. I think that even though Yang An'er was defeated, there must still be some left in various states. Those are all vicious thieves, right?"

　Note: The military pay is based on the figures of the last Han army, and the marginal Tuntian army received even less. Readers, please don’t study it carefully.

　
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