Unparalleled Concubine

Of course, this is the current situation, but it may not be the case in the future.

But Pei Jin did not have such a resume. He was an old minister of the Chengde Dynasty, and he had some disagreements with the current emperor in his early years. Even if he temporarily gained the trust of Emperor Taikang, this trust was not reliable.

He has to prove himself as soon as possible.

Li Xin was also aware of this, so although he didn't know that the emperor had set a deadline for Pei Jin, he just guessed that Pei Jin would be eager for success.

As long as the news spread that Hanzhou still has a year of grain storage, Pei Jin would jump on his feet immediately, and would try his best to knock down the city gate of Hanzhou with a headbutt.

Li Xin's method was soon implemented. There were seven rice shops in Hanzhou City, and on the same day they announced that they would release rice at a price five cents higher than the market price, and also set a limit of two catties per person per day.

So in the early morning of the third day after Li Xin entered the city, the sky was still dark, and the gates of the seven rice shops were bustling with people. The door of the shop was crowded.

Fortunately, the Marquis of Jing'an was well prepared and dispatched the Hanzhou Army to maintain order at the entrance of Mipu. When the sun came up, there was already a long queue at the entrance of Mipu. Not only did the whole family come out to buy rice, but even the servants lined up to buy rice together.

In peacetime, rice and noodles are not very eye-catching, but as long as the world is in chaos, these foods will become the most precious things. During the Anshi Rebellion, a mouse in Chang'an City can be sold for thousands of dollars, which is the reason.

At this time, Hanzhou was under siege, and the people in the city naturally wanted to buy as much and better food as possible. After all, one catty of rations more, the more hope of survival.

Li Xin and Mu Ying were sitting in a restaurant in the city of Hanzhou, drinking tea while looking at the people who were looting for grain and rice not far from downstairs. At this moment, Mu Ying saw people lining up to buy rice After that, he went back to the end of the line to line up again. He frowned slightly, and was about to get up to restrain these things. Li Xin shook his head at him and said, "As long as they are willing to line up, they will sell for six hours a day." You can’t sell much rice, so don’t worry about them.”

Mu Hei said in a muffled voice: "But in this way, the rich will buy all the rice, and the poor will not be able to eat it."

"So I asked you to sell it at a price higher than the market price."

Li Xin took a sip of tea and said lightly: "These money can be gathered into your mansion, and when the siege of Hanzhou is over, you can use this money to buy rice in Jincheng, and then distribute it to the poorer people in the city." .”

Hearing this, Mu Ying sighed and didn't hold on any longer.

After drinking a few sips of tea, he said, "Master Hou, are you trying to lure Pei to attack the city?"

Li Xin nodded and said, "As long as the rice is still released in the city, the news will spread out sooner or later. At this time, we have to put on a posture of fighting a protracted war with them. The more we pretend, the more Pei Jin will be." I will be more anxious to attack the city."

Mu Ying has followed Li Xin for a long time, and he believes in Li Xin more than all the Mu family members. Hearing this, the black-faced general grinned: "Your Majesty ordered, just do as the lowly ranks do."

Li Xin glanced at this fellow, and said, "Tonight, my people are going out of the city. I will go out of the city with you and bring them in."

Mu Ying shook her head: "Master Hou, tell me a place, I will go out by myself, it doesn't matter if it hurts me, if it hurts you, Hanzhou City has no backbone, and I will be at a loss."

Lord Jing'an looked serious.

"I'm going to pick up these people myself."

Seeing Li Xin's expression, Mu Ying knew that there was no room for discussion on this matter. He was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "Well, I'll go out with Lord Hou tonight."

Li Xin raised the teacup in his hand and toasted Mu Ying.

There was a smile on his face.

"Brother Mu doesn't need to be so heavy. This matter is far less serious than you imagined. It is not difficult for you and me to repel Pei Jin. If we take ten thousand steps back, even if we can't defeat Pei Jin, With [-] troops, it is not a problem to go out of the city and get some food in."

Having said that, Li Xin patted Mu Ying on the shoulder.

"The real difficulty lies in how we should face the Jin court after defeating Pei Jin."

Regarding this question, Mu Ying looked indifferent.

"This is something you, Li Changan, have to consider, and it has nothing to do with me."

He imitated the way Li Xin shrugged his shoulders, shrugged his shoulders, and said with a smile: "For me, it is enough for the soldiers and civilians in Hanzhou to have food, clothes, and land to grow. As for other things , I'm too lazy to think about it."

The two raised their teacups at the same time, and they touched each other with tea instead of wine.

Then they looked at each other and smiled.

Compared with the relationship with the Son of Heaven, the relationship between him and Mu Ying is more pure, after all, the two are brothers who have been together for several years, and have gone through life and death.

This feeling of mutual trust made Lord Jing'an feel very good.

……

In the evening, the two thousand cavalry in Hanzhou City had assembled, and Mu Ying was wearing the black armor brought back from the Habayashi Guard, holding a spear.

Li Xin was also dressed in black armor, riding on a black horse that was no longer in serious trouble, with a green pheasant sword on his waist.

The gate of Hanzhou City opened slowly, and two thousand riders slowly drove out of Hanzhou City. The sound of horseshoes was very obvious in the quiet night.

Li Xin looked towards the east of the city, and said in a deep voice, "The last time you went out of the city to pick me up was ten miles, this time it was twenty miles east of the city!"

"There are 110 and seven people in total, try to get one as many as possible, and bring them all into Hanzhou city!"

Lord Jing'an's voice was solemn.

"Before dawn, no matter what the result is, everyone must return to Hanzhou City."

After saying these words, he let out a low drink.

"set off!"

Chapter 749 Li Xin's Most Trusted Brother

Three days ago, when Li Xin entered Hanzhou City, he chose early in the morning, and more than a dozen of them had already rode horses and entered a place ten miles outside Hanzhou City, taking a certain risk.

But this time, Li Xin chose to pick up people in the middle of the night, and the location was advanced to a place 100 miles outside the city. At the same time, he was ready to fight all night. How much people value it.

The Hanzhou Army in Hanzhou City was originally a very ugly peasant army. This peasant army was able to take shape later, largely relying on the two hundred forest guards left by Li Xin, so that Mu Ying got the horses later. When starting to form the cavalry, they tried to select people from the Habayashi Guard as much as possible at the beginning. Among the [-] cavalry at this time, there were only [-] to [-] people from the Habayashi Guard, but they were all middle and high-level cavalry. After listening to Li Xin After the words, these people all drank in a low voice.

"Yes!"

They spoke, and the rest of the cavalry followed suit.

"Yes!"

A full two thousand riders rushed towards the east of the city!

At this time, the entire Hanzhou City was surrounded by groups. The imperial army was about six or seven miles away from Hanzhou City, but because the troops were not enough, the encirclement was very loose.

It is so loose that the cavalry can break out at will.

However, although the two thousand cavalry can break out, the remaining infantry of the Hanzhou Army are unlikely to force their way out. It is for this reason that Hanzhou City is now surrounded.

Li Xin and Mu Ying took the lead and rushed to the front.

The scattered troops of the imperial court they met along the way did not pose any threat to them. These people tried to stop them. After a few people were kicked to death on the spot, no one dared to stand in front of these cavalrymen, and scattered in all directions. Report to the higher level.

Li Xin and the others successfully broke through the encirclement in the east of the city, and rushed towards the reserved direction.

The group didn't care much about the horsepower, and the distance of twenty miles was reached in half an hour. Li Xin walked in the front. Under the bright moonlight, he saw the road ahead from a long distance. Ordinary people in armor were led by a young man with a dark complexion. These people were not empty-handed, some walked, some sat in carriages, a total of four or five carriages, slowly advancing on the road.