The happy life of a prodigal

Zhao Rui said coldly, without any change in expression.

Obviously he didn't care about Zhou Chen's attitude.

Before coming here, they had already made a decision.

They are all old bones, and they won't live long. Instead of living a life like this, it's better to fight for something that should belong to them for the younger generation!

Even if it costs a lot!

"Hey..." Zhou Chen sighed heavily, and said leisurely, "Why is this..."

Zhao Rui looked at him coldly, and said: "Why is this? If you are imprisoned in one place for many years, and you can't get what you should have, you will know why this is..."

According to common sense, these soldiers receive two shares, one part is the military salary of the Ministry of War, and the other part is the silver sold for the fields they planted, but now, this kind of land cannot be sold at a price, and the Ministry of Military Affairs is deducting their military salary.

Even eating is about to become a problem, and now it’s almost winter, many people don’t have cotton-padded clothes for the winter, why is this, what do you think is this!

When everyone heard Zhou Chen's words, resentment appeared on their faces.

Zhou Chen also quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and said: "Many of you have fought alongside me, and I won't tell you those nonsense, I have also told you the bottom line of the magistrate. , That's it, there is absolutely no possibility of retreating at all.

In the end, this incident will only hurt both sides. You are regarded as a mutiny and wiped out by the pro-army of the Kyoto Prefecture. Then the pirates became rampant in the Jinzhou Prefecture, and then the magistrate was dismissed or even exiled...

Is it really worth it? "

Zhao Rui looked at him with sharp eyes, but only said two words: "Not necessarily!"

Zhou Chen was startled slightly when he heard these two words, looked at Zhao Rui, felt a chill in his heart, and blurted out: "Are you going to be pirates?"

Zhao Rui didn't speak.

No words are the best answer.

Xia Ying Shipyard has built several large ships in Jinzhou Prefecture, and it is almost completed now.

Xiaying Shipyard is the shipyard of the British Duke. In order to protect the safety of the boatyard, the British Duke established the Jinzhou Guard in Jinzhou.

But now the Jinzhou Guard is held back by pirates.

A thousand desperadoes with rich combat experience have every chance to capture this Xiaying Shipyard!

Zhou Chen took a deep breath, if this is the case, then there will be big troubles!

There is one more pirate with a large ship and thousands of people in the port of Jinzhou. In that case, even sending a Shenji Battalion may not be able to wipe it out.

This is second...

If this matter spreads to the capital, the cabinet, and His Majesty's ears, what will His Majesty think, and what will the elders think?

Let alone the dismissal of the prefect, there is no suspense in exile!

No!

Such a thing must not happen!

Zhou Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly made a decision.

No matter what, it is always right to stabilize them first!

"Brother Zhao doesn't have to be like this. If it really turns into a bandit, will Brother Zhao and all the brothers really be willing?"

"So what if you are not reconciled?" Zhao Rui replied coldly.

The meaning couldn't be clearer, they were forced, if not, they wouldn't be able to survive!

Zhou Chen continued: "Brother Zhao, you have misunderstood. What I mean is that the imperial court has sent an adult to solve the military settlement issue. If there is no accident, the military settlement will definitely be cancelled. You guys In such troubles, things that were already set in stone may cause problems instead.

Bear with it now, what's the big deal? "

Zhao Rui didn't respond when he heard this, but just said coldly: "Heh!"

Obviously very distrustful of these words!

Chapter 26 Don't be impulsive!

Zhou Chen smiled, and hurriedly said: "Brother Zhao, what I just said is true, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to follow me back to the city, and I will take you to see that lord!"

Zhao Rui stared at Zhou Chen coldly with sharp eyes, without speaking.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen seemed a little embarrassed, and continued to persuade: "Brother Zhao, if one sentence of what I just said is false..."

Before finishing speaking, I saw Zhao Rui waved his hand and said leisurely: "I don't care whether you are true or not. What I want to see is the magistrate. If the magistrate doesn't come, then everything is empty talk. Just go back." !"

After speaking, Zhou Chen didn't give Zhou Chen a chance to continue talking, so he turned and left.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen sighed heavily, not knowing what to do for a while.

Had to turn around and leave.

After returning to Jinzhou Prefecture, I met the magistrate and explained the situation.

Both of them were silent. After thinking for a long time, they could only say: "Let's take a step and watch. Ignore them. After a long time, they knew that there was nothing they could do, so they left naturally."

Zhou Chen thought for a while, and it seems that this is the only way to do it at the moment, so he nodded and replied, "Yes, my lord!"

After that, for several days.

The city of Jinzhou is still sealed.

People in the city can't go out at all, and people outside the city...

There was no way to come in, so Zhao Rui and others stopped him directly.

They didn't know what happened in Fucheng, and they didn't know how to deal with it, so they had to leave.

The time came four days later.

The people in Jinzhou Prefecture finally started to get restless.

In the north of the city, there is a vegetable market somewhere.

An aunt looked at the cabbage in front of her and said angrily: "Yesterday it was still a penny a catty, but today it has risen to five pennies a catty. Why don't you grab it!"

"Snatch? Please take a look around, the five yuan a catty is already the cheapest! Other stalls charge more than ten yuan a catty, or even more! I sell five yuan a catty here , That’s a regular customer who takes care of me!”

"Fart! Those who know the Chinese cabbage you sell, those who don't know think you sell gold!"

"Let me tell you the truth, the soldiers are still besieged outside the city, who knows if they will come in, who knows how long it will take, the food in the city will be eaten up sooner or later, and we don't have the Chinese cabbage Go to the place, and the five cents a catty are really cheap for you!"

I heard the stall owner mention the siege of the city.

The aunt sighed heavily, and scolded: "Hey... What a crime! It's so strange, why did the city besieged all of a sudden, tell me, if this continues, I don't know how life will go on. Woolen cloth!"

"Speaking of which, I didn't feel that these Qiuba were so powerful in the past. If something happened, it would be impossible without them..."

"That's right, I used to think that Qiu Ba was useless at all, but now that I think about it, there is nothing more important than Qiu Ba."

"Heh! Knowing that he is important, you still call him Qiu Ba? What do you think?"

"Hey, you said that the garrisons are all around the city, and the city guards are guarding the city wall. Who will take care of the pirates?"

"Isn't there still Jinzhou Guard?"

"There are only a few people in the Jinzhou Guard, I think it's a bit precarious..."

"Don't think about it, let's sell our food with peace of mind. I just hope that the imperial court can send troops quickly to settle this matter earlier, otherwise we don't know how long it will take."

"Hey......"

The voice fell, and suddenly heard a noisy sound in the distance.

Everyone in the vegetable market turned their heads to look, and suddenly found that on the city wall not far away, the city guards were all nervous, holding weapons, hiding behind the city wall, all of them were like that.

"What's going on here?"

"Will those garrison troops want to attack?"

"Really? Those soldiers really have the guts?"

"What is this called? When suppressing bandits before, they were always stationed at the front. They are very good at attacking the city."

"Then what should we do? Those garrison soldiers are not like bandits, are they? Burning, killing and looting?"

"That's not necessarily the case. You all know that the soldiers are all holding a breath in their hearts."

When everyone heard this, their faces showed panic, and they began to discuss loudly.

At this time, not far away, there was a rider who suddenly rushed over and said loudly: "The magistrate ordered everyone to go home. Without the magistrate's permission, no one is allowed to come out!"

After finishing speaking, without stopping at all, he rushed forward again.

When everyone heard this, they felt a chill in their hearts.

Finished!

Something big is going to happen!

These people are not fools. When they saw someone report the letter, they naturally knew that the soldiers were restless.

At the same time, I felt even more terrified.

I only hope that those city guards can hold on.

The people in this prefecture never thought that Qiu Ba and the others who were the most despised before would become the biggest pillars in front of them at this moment.

At this moment, in a trance, they suddenly understood.

It turned out that it wasn't that Qiu Ba was useless at all, but because these Qiu Bas did a good job and protected them, they felt that Qiu Ba was useless at all.

Unexpectedly for a long time, they were able to live in such a peaceful environment precisely because they were protected by Qiu Ba, whom they usually despise!

Zhou Chen on the city wall looked at Zhao Rui and others who were approaching the city, frowned, and said loudly: "Brother Zhao, don't be impulsive, I have already reported everything you said to me that day to the Lord Mansion!

The magistrate has already reported to the imperial court. It will be a few days before the imperial court's approval. At that time, Brother Zhao and his brothers' demands may be realized. If they are impulsive now and cause a big mistake, then everyone will I can't save you brother Zhao! "

There is some threat in these words, but also some dissuasion.

Bringing the imperial court out is to tell you, Zhao Rui, don't make such a scene too ugly. If the imperial court finds out about this matter, there will be nothing good for you people.

But what...

You know, Zhao Rui could have made preparations early on to become a bandit. He is a second-rate warrior, and he has thousands of people under his command. Where can he not get a living?

This is especially true for being a pirate. Today's maritime trade is so developed that he, a commander in a military station, has heard of it a little. Being a pirate is no better than being a commander who is useless and imprisoned ?

What court, I am not afraid at all!Don't even care!

So, he looked at Zhou Chen coldly, and said loudly: "I have no other intention to come here this time, just one thing. I want to see the magistrate! I want it now!"

The first thousand and twenty-seventh chapter cancels the military system

Zhou Chen's expression froze when he heard this. After thinking about it, he decided to stabilize him first, and said, "Okay, okay! Brother Zhao, wait for a while, and I'll report to the Master!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and left the city wall, summoned the ten chiefs again, and ordered: "Everyone, let me be more clever. If you think there is something wrong, just shoot the arrow directly, don't show me mercy!"

"Yes, my lord!"

The ten husbands bowed their hands one after another.

Zhou Chen nodded and left the city wall. Instead of looking for the prefect, he went straight to Fang Xiu's yard.

At this moment, Fang Xiu was lying on the rocking chair, drinking tea leisurely.

In the past few days, he has nothing to do, he often writes letters to the capital, knowing that the imperial examination has officially started.

This is the first imperial examination since the implementation of the new imperial examination. It is very important and of great significance.

It's a pity he couldn't stay there.

Of course, the deans of the major academies also replaced him and sent the candidates to the Gongyuan.

This time in Qiu Wei, nearly half of the candidates in Kyoto Prefecture must be from Fang Xiu's academy.

Just don't know what the end result will be.

It’s been a while since the school was established, and when it’s harvested, Fang Xiu’s requirements are not high, as long as the top [-] can have [-] people from the academy, and then Xie Yuan and Ya Yuan come from the academy, the academy’s grades will be high. It is qualified...

Fang Xiu was thinking about it, when he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside.

Fang Xiu turned his head to look, and saw Zhou Chen standing in front of him.

"Master Fang, Master Fang, something happened!"

Fang Xiu glanced at him, expressionless, and said leisurely: "What happened? What could happen? It's nothing more than those troops attacking the city."