Mysterious Catastrophe

Beside him, the book boy who was serving looked at his young master worriedly.

"I'm fine... pack up and get ready to leave."

Wen Zhengming suddenly smiled: "Before you leave, you go to the market to spread a nursery rhyme, and remember it—'Add a little to ten thousand, and you will be honored at the end of winter. Across the river, it will appear in gold and stone!""

"I remember!"

The book boy nodded and left.

……

Ten days later, in the prime minister's mansion.

Holding the document, Cao Man praised: "The prime minister's strategy is very good. Now the government has killed dozens of landlords, harvested 10,000 mu of land, and then turned it into a military settlement. Even if only half of it is obtained, there will be [-]+ stones of grain after autumn." , enough to use as soldiers."

He is really not talented enough, so he can only follow along with Xiao Gui.

But that's what Aaron likes.

Only Fan Jin felt something was wrong: "Such a vertical management, without the need to go through layers of exploitation by the middle officials, is indeed beneficial to the center at the beginning... But if things go on like this, the military will encroach on civilian property, and I'm afraid there will be chaos in the future!"

'Well, this Fan Jin is worthy of the talent that Du Longzi valued as a prime minister. If you can see this, you are better than Cao Man. '

Aaron nodded in satisfaction.

But would he be afraid of the power in the military becoming stronger?

He's just afraid that the army isn't expanding enough!

As for the others?

Who cares about the flood after I leave?

At this moment, Du Longzi came in, with a strange expression on his face: "Fellow Taoist, have you ever heard a song? Add a little to ten thousand, and you will be respected at the end of winter. Crossing the river, it appears in Jinshi? This is now in the whole house Sing!"

"This..." The ballad is so plain that Cao Man can understand it: "Shiqian is a hidden word for ten thousand characters. Add a little to make a square character. The word "honor" means that the south is the king... ...Does this mean that the prime minister will cross the great river to the east and become king in Jinshi? This statement is embarrassing!"

"Hehe... The literati are weak, killing so many people, I originally thought that the whole government would turn against me... I didn't expect that this is the only ability to spread rumors about me."

Aaron shook his head disapprovingly.

"Fellow Daoist, don't underestimate the harm of these rumors!" Du Longzi said, "King Wu has won many victories in a series of battles. He already has an army of [-], and he is said to be [-]. The next step is either us or Jinshi. Now that the rumor is spread, people Everyone thinks that we have plans for Jinshi, and King Wu will definitely attack me with all his strength! This is a trick of instigation!"

Fan Jin nodded: "The minister seconded the proposal, not only that... This rumor kills two birds with one stone, and I'm afraid there is a sense of alienation!"

But who is the alienation, he will not say.

Anyway, everyone present can guess.

"This matter must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise a thorn will be planted in King Liang's heart, what will he do in the future?" Du Longzi beat his chest and stamped his feet.

A thorn is planted in the heart of the superior, and from that day on, there will be thousands of difficulties, even misfortunes and fortunes!

"Take root thorn? Then stick it!"

Aaron blinked, very indifferently.

……

Yangzhou Prefecture.

Inside the Wu Palace.

Di You was fascinated by a painting of a lady.

On top of this portrait is the stunning beauty seen in the dream that day.

Every time he looks at this picture, he feels that the flame in his heart is constantly burning and expanding...

During this period of time, he marched and fought, governed the people with great satisfaction, and paid more attention to recruiting talents and taking in local powerful people.

In this way, the hearts of the people will flow back from all rivers, and the power will become stronger day by day.

Suddenly, an eunuch outside said softly: "Your Majesty... there are scholars knocking on the gate outside the palace."

"If it was an ordinary person, the guard would have killed him long ago. It seems that he is a well-known person in the world? Or was he given a heavy gift?"

Di You was very perceptive and said with a smile.

"It's... Your Majesty, the other party sent a topographic map of Jiangzhou, and even some passes and garrison information. He calls himself 'Wen Zhengming'!"

The eunuch replied.

"Haha... it turned out to be this person!"

Di You was overjoyed: "The lonely king hastened to see you..."

As soon as I went out, I ran so fast that I almost lost my shoes.

This Wen Zhengming is not only talented and resourceful, but he also came from the sect of a great Confucianist in Xuzhou. He has a lot of influence behind him, and he has a lot of luck with his famous teacher. Anyone who is interested in the world will be overjoyed to get such a great talent!

Chapter 842

Five years in Taiping.

big pine.

Jiangbei.

"General! Brother!!... I really can't continue to fight in my little Huangshan village."

Wu Xing's eyes were slightly red, and he looked at Song Gongbao: "The rewards and pensions from the court are meager...Since the recruitment, the brothers have fought every day, and now they have lost [-]% to [-]%... If this continues, we brothers will be wiped out! "

Song Gongbao also wept: "Oh... what can I do? The imperial decree has arrived... Our brothers will go south soon."

"Going south?" Wu Xing was startled: "Where's the north? The barbarian prince, no, is it King Jin?"

Prince Wanyanlie of the Hu people inherited the throne of Khan and was called the "King of Gold". He went south to attack Dasong, and the war had been going on for several years.

"The imperial court has made up its mind to negotiate peace with the King of Jin, to give old coins, cloth and silk, and to make a marriage...The King of Jin has agreed to withdraw the troops for the time being.

Song Gongbao said.

"Forfeiting power and humiliating the country, forfeiting power and humiliating the country!" Wu Xing sneered: "It is better to negotiate peace with the barbarians, and to bow one's knees, but also to cause chaos among the common people... As expected, it was done by the court officials. I don't know whether to attack Xiao Liang, Fang La, or Di. especially?"

"Huangcheng Sizuo has found out the news that the king of Wu raised his army to attack the king of Liang!" Song Gongbao reluctantly revealed some inside information.

Wu Xing was stunned immediately.

He knew that the king of Wu has developed to the present, and there are only two strategic choices, either to fight the king of Liang, or to fight the king of gold and stone.

Jinshi City is high and deep, with many defenders, and it is also an important town in the south. Once it is attacked, it may stimulate the Dasong court to deal with it with all its strength.

Moreover, at the same time, he might be backstabbed by King Liang!

Therefore, we can only fight Liang Wang first!

And Wu Xing knew even more that since the imperial court had already spoken conclusively about such a major battle involving tens of thousands, it must have obtained real evidence.

Even if King Wu repented at this time, the mobilization of food, ordnance, and logistics would all be in vain, and the army would not be able to move for at least a year!

Therefore, the king of Wu must have attacked the king of Liang, and even the armies of the two sides may have been at war!

"When I go south, I'm going to fight the victor, fight with the snipe and the clam, and the fisherman will benefit? It's a good plan!"

Wu Xing was stunned, and immediately said: "But no matter who wins, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses in the battle against the anti-king!"

"I can't help it. The imperial court is very determined this time. It has already ordered the privy envoy Gao Qiu to raise 20 imperial troops to supervise the formation behind us! We are just advancing along the way..."

Song Gongbao smiled wryly.

With these 20 forbidden troops behind them, they can only fight to the death, or die in battle!

"The court is using us as cannon fodder!"

Wu Xing's expression was pale, and he muttered to himself: "I hate to wipe out the thieves for the court before! I hate to recruit security!"

There was a 'pop' sound, and a mouthful of blood came out.

"Quickly, bring the military division down for treatment!"

Song Gongbao's expression changed drastically, and after he called the doctor to stay Wu Xing, his expression became cloudy and uncertain.

When the court envoy arrived, there was actually another sentence:

'If General Song goes south and makes such great contributions, he will surely be crowned Duke and Marquis when he comes back! '

Duke's Reward!

Even in Dasong, except when the country was just founded, it is quite rare.

'If you want to be the Marquis of Anle, you can't make the court feel threatened... So, must all the troops in your hand die in the south?With the 20 imperial guards watching from behind, even if the dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, he can't do it...'

Song Gongbao looked in the direction of the capital: "The imperial court is very good at planning!"

I have to admit, he was a little moved.

……

Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Liang Palace.

Liang Wang and Xiao Liang rarely showed up. He was still a child, but he looked a little older.

Beside him, accompanied by Wang Gu Xiao Zi, was looking worriedly at the officials below.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Prime Minister!"

Cao Man's voice trembled slightly: "Wu Wang Di You is leading an army of [-] to attack, and in two days at the earliest, the soldiers will reach Sanwang Mountain!"

Sanwang Mountain is the eastern boundary of Jiangzhou Prefecture, and it is also a dangerous pass.

But no one thinks that the defender will be able to support the siege of tens of thousands of troops.

Immediately, several people looked at Aaron who was also sitting on it, full of slander.

In the early days when King Liang started the incident, even before King Wu, if he had taken the opportunity to attack from all sides and captured the prefectures and counties, he might have grown even bigger than Di You at this time!

It is because of three years of silent farming that it has reached this point!

Even if the tax on some fields has been increased, it is still a big loss compared to capturing several prefectures and expanding the army by tens of thousands!Offended the gentry even more!

Aaron kept a smile on his face, but he was actually very sensitive to this kind of good and evil thoughts.

When I found that several students from Taichong, Taichong, Taihe, and Taiyin were not so ungrateful, I couldn't help but feel that it was okay.

As for the secret complaints of a few people?

That's what he wanted to grow.

Aaron knew very well that even if he didn't use the Four Books and Five Classics to collect scholars, there were still many Confucian scholars, or famous religious thinkers who mixed into King Liang's command.

If I want to fight against the famous teacher, what I really need to do is not to kill someone or some people, but to deal with their thoughts!

This is very troublesome.

Fortunately, these people in the system will become targets, attract opponents, and then gather on Xiao Liang Wang!

"Convening you and others today is a debate!"

Aaron coughed lightly, and the room was suddenly silent.

He looked at Taichong: "How about the food in the treasury?"

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, after last year's bumper harvest, there are 15 shi of grain in the warehouse, and the weapons are also complete..."

Taichong came out and saluted meticulously.

"Tang Xun! Zhan Da...what do you think?"

Tang Xun glanced at Zhan Da, and found that the other party had a blank expression on his face, so he couldn't help but take a step forward: "My lord... We have an army of [-], King Wu claims to be [-], but the actual maximum is [-]. Although there are some disadvantages, but Relying on a strong fortress, the general thinks... that he can fight!"

Before Liang Wangjun was only [-] at most.

But after the encirclement and suppression and the taking of prisoners, it became [-]!

This is even because there were only 1 people at the beginning, and there was a defeat war instead of an encirclement war, otherwise there would be more prisoners and more converted soldiers.

To be honest, Tang Xun really admired Taoist Master Xu Lingzi and the ability of the "Preaching Camp" to transform captives.

Moreover, as a surrendered general, he has repeatedly gained the trust of the prime minister.

In the past few years, starting from the team, he has been promoted again and again, and now, he is already a guerrilla general of the sixth rank!Lead two capitals of 5000 people!

And the most trusted by the prime minister, following Zhan Da, who started the business first, is now the commander of the seventh rank!Manage 500 people!