[Quick Crossing + Red Mansions] I have a strong desire to survive

Elder Quan Ge looked at Shoufu, almost wanting to kill him.The emperor thought about it and said: "Quan Aiqing has always been good at mediating. If we go to the northwest, we need to resolve the grudges between the Northwest Army and the three states, so as to keep our defense line in the northwest intact."

Mr. Quan Ge heard that the emperor had already made a decision, so he had to bow his head to accept orders, but he still said: "It is a trivial matter for me to go to the northwest to resolve the grievances between the soldiers and horses of the three states and the camps in the northwest. Regarding the matter of food for ten thousand horses, and how the army food should be transported to the northwest camp, I also ask the sage to express it clearly, so that the minister can also perform the duty of appeasement."

How lucky, with Qiao Nan's release, it will definitely not work once every ten days. As in the past, the emperor was unwilling to give away once every six months, and finally decided to give it away once every season.The Minister of the Ministry of War saw that the emperor was so talkative today, so he also took the opportunity to invite winter clothes from the northwest.

Just as the Hubu Shangshu was about to refute, the elder Quange had already said: "The military minister's words are very good. Although the weather in the capital has begun to warm up, the northwest is still cold. I brought some winter clothes to the northwestern army. I know that the sage loves the Northwest Army, and the lack of food is all due to Qiao Nan's greed."

The emperor was so angry that he didn't let him get over his anger. He thought to himself whether it was because the elder Quan Ge, who was no longer in love with each other, could never see the city walls of the capital after leaving the capital.After thinking about it, when I pushed the chief assistant to the top, I had already overwhelmed the old minister left behind by the former emperor.In the past few years since he came to the throne, he has always been in harmony with political affairs, but today is abnormal, all because the chief assistant said that he wanted the elders in the cabinet to go to the northwest.

It can't be said that when Shoufu said it, this veteran of the two dynasties had already thought that Shoufu would recommend him.What an old fox.

The emperor scolded in his heart, but there was still a hint of joy on his face: "Quan Ge's old words are right. Even if you give grace to the Northwest Army, Jia Daihua must reward him for his meritorious service in governing the army. It's just that he is newly promoted, so it is not suitable for him to be promoted again." Jue. You can report the good news to him when you go to the northwest, the son of Xu Daihua, I will enter the palace to accompany the prince to read."

Elder Quan Ge suddenly raised his head to look at the emperor, and found that the emperor had a calm face.Emperor, this is the emperor.It's a pity that this mentality has always been used on balance. Has he ever thought that the surrender obtained by coercion will never truly win the hearts of the people.

"Saint, Jia Daihua has only one son. I heard that he is in poor health and seldom goes out. He has a lot of homework in the study room. If Jia Daihua's son is damaged because of this, I am afraid that Jia Daihua will not be able to fight Beirong with peace of mind." Zhang Ge always said true I couldn't stand it anymore, and stood up against the emperor's decision.

But the chief assistant retorted: "Liu Ge's old saying is serious. The masters of medicine are all in the palace. If Jia Daihua's son is really weak, the masters of the imperial hospital are there, and they can take care of him."

I can go to yours.Zhang Ge took a step back and stopped talking.He has no friendship with Jia Daihua, and what he said just now was for the stability of the border.The decision made by the emperor was followed by the first assistant, and there was no need to strive for it if he did his best.Resign yourself to fate, this is Zhang Gelao's true thoughts.

Jia Fu entered the palace as a companion to read, and on the same day, a decree came from the palace.Mrs. Lin was completely numb after receiving the order, she held Jia Fu's hand and could only cry, "Your father was right, the saint is, this is..."

"The sage's heavenly grace is mighty, and that's why he bestowed such an immeasurable grace." Jia Fu continued this sentence very naturally: "Madam, don't be too excited, why don't you ask someone to ask other family's companions, what should you prepare? , when will I enter the palace every day, and when can I go home."

Mrs. Lin also knew that she had lost her composure just now after he said a few words. If someone with a heart was allowed to report to the palace, Ningguo Mansion might suffer disaster immediately.After wiping away tears, she dragged Jia Fu into the inner room, and Mrs. Lin asked, "What should I do? The sage is going to use you as a hostage."

Jia Fu naturally understands this truth, but now his wife is crying, and it is useless for him to cry any more, so he can only open his mouth and say to Lu Zhi: "Send a message to Hongye in the East Mansion, and ask Uncle if he can come to the mansion tonight. "

Jia Daishan had his own channel to receive news, so he came to Jia Daihua's foreign study that night.Seeing Jia Fu waiting for him with his husband, there was a comforting smile on his face: "Your father sent me a letter a few days ago, and he and Feng Tang have already talked about it. For Feng Tang's face, the prince It won't be hard for you."

Jia Fu was not as optimistic as he was: "Uncle, today the sage only ordered me to be the companion of the prince, but he didn't specify which prince's companion to be the companion." Accompanied by Prince Cheng.Jia Daishan took it for granted.

Jia Daishan smiled: "It doesn't matter if you don't want to be the prince's companion, as long as the prince is willing to take care of you."

Mr. Shi's brows did not loosen: "Grandpa, my uncle is far away in the northwest, and it's inconvenient for you to talk to the prince..."

Jia Daishan shook his head to reassure him: "Even if elder brother can write me a letter, Feng Tang should have already informed the prince. As long as the prince has a heart, other princes should not be afraid."

"This decree came too suddenly." Mr. Shi was still worried, if the emperor ordered Jia Fu to enter the palace before Jia Daihua went to the northwest camp or when he just left Beijing, he would still understand.Now four or five months later, Jia Fu was suddenly allowed to enter the palace. Could it be that something happened to his master that hindered the emperor's eyes?

Jia Daishan said conveniently: "A few days ago, someone from the Northwest camp came to Beijing to ask for winter clothes, but the sage ignored it. Today I heard that the prefect of Pingzhou seized the grain and grass of the Northwest camp. It made the saint suspicious."

Whether it is Mr. Shi or Jia Fu, there is worry in their eyes.Jia Daishan then told them that the danger of running out of food in the northwest camp should have been resolved, otherwise they could not cooperate with the Pingzhou Army to defeat the Second Prince of Beirong.

After hearing this, the two of them felt relieved. Mr. Shi already had a plan in his heart——Jia Daihua entrusted him with full responsibility for the central Beijing affairs before leaving Beijing. The Northwest Army ran out of food and defeated Bei Rong. opportunity.

Or how to say that birds of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups, Jia Daihua and Mr. Shi thought of going together.However, he doesn't have an outstanding writer like Mr. Shi for the time being, so he can only continue to bother those beggars who sing the lotus flower.

Now the Northwest Army not only received the [-]-day army rations sent by Jiang Yi, but also received the [-]-day army rations prepared by Feng Tang that day, and half of the grain and grass sent by Xu Jin in Pingzhou.Added together, it was enough to consume the army for more than [-] days, and Jia Daihua ordered to start digging trenches again.

Careful people can find that among the people who came to help dig the trench this time, there are a few faces missing.But no one paid attention to it. After all, there is no other wages for digging ditches except food. Maybe they have found other ways to make money, and they don't want to dig the ground in the cold.

And the beggar who sang the lotus flower, howled the bones, and opened his mouth to see why the Northwest Army ran out of food and had to look for something to eat in the wild. He happened to meet the second prince of Beirong who was going south, and even beat him back to his hometown.With their mouths, they could say any exaggerated words to fill their mouths. The Northwest Army was annoyed when they heard that Dong Tu was Qiao Nan, and the common people also winked at each other.

It's really not easy for these soldiers, they obviously want to protect them from being bullied by the Beirong people, but who knows that the officials don't even give them food.Just like this, people still take care of the full meals of the people like them twice a day, it's just...

When it was time for dinner, the gang leaders found that they had cooked too much, and there was a lot left.After asking, I found out that many people left without having dinner.Even the soldiers of the Northwest Army themselves ate as little as possible, for fear that the next ration would arrive at some point.

For this reason, Jia Daihua had to ask the generals to appease the soldiers and tell them that there is no longer any shortage of food in the army, and they just need to let go of their stomachs to eat, otherwise they will delay the drill, and they will be punished with military sticks.

On the second day, the sergeants no longer saved food, but when the common people came, their chests were bulging. When the trenches were dug, they quietly put their hands into their arms, took out one or two of them and brought them with them. With the dry food at his own body temperature, he stuffed it into the hands of the soldiers close to him: "Eat, I will beat a few Beirong people when I am full."

The soldier refused to take it, so both sides gave way.Seeing this situation, some generals persuaded the people to put away the dry food together with the soldiers: "It seems that spring is coming, and food will be harder to buy at that time. You are full, and you can help us dig trenches for everything." There is."

The people still wanted to say more, so the general put on a serious face: "Now save a bite of food, and no one will starve to death during the spring famine. Don't let the trenches be dug, and the Beirong people will not be able to enter. But you guys are starving. How is that different from letting the Beirong people fight in?"

In one sentence, the hearts of the people were hot and scalding, and they shed tears while holding dry food.Stuffing the dry food back into his arms, he tried his best to deal with the frozen soil.

The generals reported their discoveries to their superiors one by one, and then reported to Jia Daihua layer by layer.Jia Daihua sighed: "What good people, how can we take food from their mouths again."

Chen Ming and other generals felt that they finally knew why the Northwest Army was so famous among the common people, and why Jia Daihua was so popular among the soldiers.Compared with him, the small thoughts I had in my arms were simply not worthy of appearing in the sun.

At the end of the day, Chen Ming came to Jia Daihua's Chinese army tent alone: ​​"General, I will plead guilty to the general in the future."

Jia Daihua seemed to know what he was going to say, and shook his head at him with a smile: "There is no need to say too much. Since the day I became a knight, it is normal for a sage to treat me. Whoever told me that I am not aware of current affairs .”

"It's just General Chen, my father and uncle have fought bloody battles for this northwest land. The people here have the same Chinese blood as me. You may think I'm hypocritical, but what I think in my heart is always the same. There is only one thing, that is, Jia Daihua will protect these people for a day."

Chen Ming's heart was shaken, and he knelt down to Jia Daihua: "Chen Ming listened to the general's words, and he was convinced. From today onwards, General Chen Mingwei is looking forward to it, and is willing to work with the general to protect the people in the northwest, to protect the environment and the people."

The smile on Jia Daihua's face was very gratifying, and he bent down to help Chen Ming up: "General Chen is serious." He invited Chen Ming to his seat again, and talked about his plans after the beginning of spring.These plans were all thought of by Jia Daihua after Chen Ming went to the capital. Now that Chen Ming has surrendered, he can be responsible for educating the people, first to sharpen his temper, and second to see his sincerity.

It was also on this night that Jia Daihua received Mr. Shi's letter from Feige, knowing that the emperor still ordered Jia Fu to enter the palace to accompany him to read.Jia Daihua thought for a while, picked up a pen and wrote a few lines and stuffed them into the letter box of the pigeon, and released the pigeon with his hands.

A few days ago, there were beggars' lotus flowers falling, and the people's casual gossip, and Qiao Nan's reputation was already notorious.Not only the people in Pingzhou swear at him endlessly, but the people in Liangzhou and Ningzhou also curse him.

Without him, the food and grass of the defenders in the two states were suppressed by Qiao Nan for a day and a half. The defenders in the three states did not have the consciousness of saving food in the Northwest Army.And because the defenders were leaning against the Fucheng, the soldiers would immediately go to the market to collect food as soon as there was a break.

Now that the cause is the prefect of Pingzhou, who do you not scold him for?

Although Sanzhou's writing style is not grand, there are still some scholars. These people's mouths are like knives. I don't know how many satirical poems such as "Northwest Rat" and "Great Greed Fu".

Those who are more flexible think that the Beirong people knocked at the side as soon as the Northwest Army ran out of food. , This time, the inside and outside should cooperate to put the Northwest Army to death.

This statement has been widely supported by the common people. In the yamen of Pingzhou, common people pour night incense on the gate every day, and even in winter, the stench is stinky.Qiao Nan, who was still holding on to a glimmer of hope, quietly hanged himself on the day Quange Lao and others arrived in Yulin.

The people who heard the news blocked the surrounding area of ​​the Yamen in Pingzhou, saying that Qiao Nan committed suicide in fear of crime, and that he could not let his family go. They must let his family go with him and give an explanation to the Northwest Army.

After hearing the news, Mr. Quan Ge and others did not dare to stay in Yulin at all, and rushed to Pingzhou City in the starry night.The most important thing now is not only to find the stolen grain and grass, but also to calm the hearts of the people in Pingzhou.

How can the passionate people be so easy to appease?Now the Northwest Army is a god-like existence in the eyes of the people in the three states. The gods have been blasphemed, and it is difficult to calm people's hearts if they kill Qiao Nan's family.Mr. Quan Ge knew that the matter was serious, so he hurried back to Beijing for [-] miles to report Qiao Nan's suicide in fear of crime, and sent someone to invite Jia Daihua to Pingzhou City, hoping that Jia Daihua would come forward to calm the anger of the people.

Is Jia Daihua so easy to invite?He is the master of suffering, and he has the self-consciousness of the master of suffering. He ordered someone to tell Elder Quange that he was going to defend against the Beirong's attack on the border, and he had to stabilize the Northwest Army's morale.

As a result, Elder Quan Ge had no choice but to read out the decision of the emperor and the cabinet in front of the people of Pingzhou, in exchange for the cheers of the people and the wailing of Qiao Nan's family.Now who cares about the emotions of Qiao Nan's family, everyone is waiting to ransack Qiao's house and use their property to buy food and repay the Northwest Army.

What's terrible is that when they searched Qiao Nan's family property, they found a secret room in which a large amount of money was hidden, which was not something that a small magistrate should have.Along with those silver coins, there is also a secret order written by the emperor, which is very embarrassing.

"None of you have seen this piece of paper, understand?" Old Quange's face was so dark that it couldn't be darker. He didn't think about whether the emperor would employ people. He just hoped that he and these people could return to Beijing safely. ——Let the common people know the existence of this piece of paper, and stone these people to death can be done.

It was Zuo Shilang who came from the Ministry of War, and a doctor from the Ministry of Officials. Both of them wished to gouge out their eyes now, and nodded repeatedly when they heard Mr. Quan Ge's words.Quan Ge always stuffed the secret order into his boot waist, snorted coldly and went straight to his lower part.

He didn't write any more memorials, but quietly thought about his thoughts all night. On the second day, he ordered the Lang Zhong of the Ministry of Officials to deal with the next matters in Pingzhou. difficult journey.

Jia Daihua went out of the camp ten miles to meet Elder Quange very face-saving, and when they met, he did not put on airs of his Ningyuan Bochaopin title, but greeted Elder Quange with the ceremony of being promoted to an official.

"Uncle Ning Yuan killed the old man." Mr. Quan Ge knew whether his trip was going well or not, and it all depended on the courteous and thoughtful general in front of him, so he hurriedly returned the courtesy with a few polite words.

Jia Daihua also smiled back: "Ge Lao used to be an official in the same dynasty as my father. It is said that he is an elder of Daihua, and he is not afraid of the bitter cold to go to the northwest to work in the army. How can this ceremony be unbearable?"

If you speak without thorns, I will feel more at ease receiving this gift.Elder Quan Ge smiled wryly in his heart, with a polite face: "It's all saints who are thinking about the strong men in the Northwest. I heard that the Northwest Army has been wronged, and that's why I'm here."

Jia Daihua was not allowed to carry this bridal sedan chair, so he showed a smile to Mr. Quan Ge, and asked Mr. Quan Ge to get on the carriage again, and escorted everyone all the way into the northwest camp.

Sitting in the carriage, Quan Ge's old heart became heavy again. Even though the generals from the northwest lined up to greet him in front of the camp, they didn't let him relax.Seeing that the army of the Northwest Army is well-organized and the soldiers are full of energy, they look at Jia Daihua with admiration.

Hosted by Jia Daihua, Mr. Quan Ge directly delivered the winter clothes to the battalions without hesitation, and also delivered a passionate speech to the soldiers, calling on the soldiers to be grateful for the love of the saints and to strengthen their belief in loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. .

These words were like wind passing through the ears, only God knows if the Northwest Army listened to them or not.

In the dead of night, old Quan Ge still stayed in the tent of the Chinese army and refused to leave, so Jia Daihua had no choice but to sit with him.After a long time, Elder Quan Ge sighed: "Dai Hua, you said that I am like an elder, so I will ask you a question. Do you have any resentment towards the saint in your heart?"

Jia Daihua took a fixed look at Elder Quan Ge, with a smile on his face: "Old Man Ge's question makes me feel that all the troubles in my heart have been completely eliminated."

Elder Quan Ge also looked back: "You haven't answered my question yet."

"It's not about resentment or resentment. Since ancient times, kings have to die if they want their ministers to die, but our king does not want to bear the name of killing heroes, and wants his ministers to die more violently."

Look, none of us are fools.Elder Quan Ge sighed even more: "The sage still has a decree, your only son has already entered the palace as a companion."

"Yes, you have to get rid of the roots when weeds are cut." Jia Daihua spit out a sentence indifferently, which made Quange Lao Moming feel startled: "Daihua, you have the blood of the Jia family on your body. /zu..."

"Don't worry, Mr. Ge, the people behind me have the same Chinese blood as me. Daihua will not do anything to betray the country and join the enemy." Lao Tzu is the one who wants to rebel.

Don't betray your country to the enemy, that's all.

Elder Quan Ge took a deep look at Jia Daihua: "Justice is in the hearts of the people."

This old fox.Jia Daihua sneered inwardly, but his face was still tense: "Daihua only wants to be worthy of my heart."

With such a sharp edge, once you have fought, you will have passed.On the second day, Mr. Quan Ge saw the Northwest Army's drill in the morning, went down to dig trenches, and talked a few words with the common people who helped, before going back to Pingzhou City.

Before leaving, he proposed to Jia Daihua that the money that Qiao Nan privately hid should be sent to the Northwest camp to make up for food and grass.But Jia Daihua didn't fully accept it: "If there are no accidents, this silver is the people's fat and people's ointment that Qiao Nan scavenged. Ge Lao only takes half of it to supplement the Northwest Army's food and grass, and the remaining half should be distributed to the people of Pingzhou."

After talking about Jia Daihua, he didn't leave Mr. Quange behind. He only said that he had a conflict with Pingzhou City, and he didn't dare to drag him down. He sent Chen Ming to send him to Pingzhou City - Mr. Quange had already conveyed to Jia Daihua Grain and grass will be transported every season in the future, Jia Daihua can be said to have no worries, and Chen Ming, the emperor's confidant on the face, will send Mr. Quange to him, so that he can understand the situation of the Northwest Army.

Jia Daihua, who is so considerate, made Mr. Quan Ge, a veteran of the three dynasties, feel even colder. He only hoped that what he had had was an illusion.Chen Ming had other things on his mind, and he was just perfunctory to Mr. Quan Ge all the way. Jia Daihua didn't mention any of the things that Jia Daihua had said to him about educating the people. He only expressed his worries about Qiao Nan's death.

Mr. Quan Ge thought he understood Chen Ming's mentality. After all, he was in the same situation as Qiao Nan.

Because of this, not only did Mr. Quan Ge not get out of Chen Ming's words, but he had to appease him, and he was very tired along the way.When they arrived in Pingzhou City, the common people were surrounding the mansion again, which made old Quan Ge feel angry: the Northwest Army's appeasement was not successful, and the people in Pingzhou were not satisfied with the handling of Qiao's family. nowhere in sight.

In my heart, I have no complaints against the emperor and the chief minister.

Fortunately, with the matter of Jia Daihua letting Yin go, the people of Pingzhou finally calmed down, and it also made Jia Daihua's reputation even louder.

Looking at it, one month has passed, and even the ground in the northwest has already had the degree of spring breeze. The elder Quan Ge who has not yet returned to the capital understands why Qiao Nan took the risk of ransacking his family and destroying his family and seized the Northwest military rations. Own: Pingzhou City is running out of food.

"At this time in previous years, how did Fucheng survive the hunger?" Elder Quan Ge asked Fu Cheng, who was temporarily acting in charge of the government.

The Fucheng just smiled wryly: "Don't dare to lie to the elders. In previous years, when Qiao Nan delivered military rations, he would hold back one or two and sell them to the people in Fucheng in the spring. Although the price is high, the people have food to buy, so it is better than this year. .”