The King of Liang, the feudal lords outside the town, and the generals inside

These days, Bai Yu wakes up early and works late at night, taking turns staying in each battalion from morning to night every day, trying to get acquainted with all the soldiers.His appearance was already unforgettable, and by the beginning of spring, almost no one in the army did not know who King Liang was.

Under his rule, he promulgated a series of new policies, levying a low levy to suspend sentences, using as much money and grain as possible to provide pensions for lieutenants, those who have parents take care of their parents, those who are absent take care of their wives and children, those without wives and children take care of their brothers and sisters, and are alone He was extraordinarily generous - although he spent a lot of money, he also sold all the valuable decorations in the palace.But soon, Baiyu's benevolence and benevolence became known to everyone, and all soldiers loved him.

As usual, this day is the time for Bai Yu to patrol the camp.They will soon send troops to attack Zhangju Mountain as planned, and the supervision of weapons and ordnance is particularly important.

The new ladders and chariots designed by Bai Yu were almost finished. After seeing them, he went to check the condition of the feather arrows.The cartloads of feathered arrows had just been loaded and were about to be transported to each battalion. Bai Yu casually took one out to look at it, frowned and said, "Who made this arrow?"

Every batch of feather arrows made is recorded, and it can be found out who made them, which team is responsible for loading, and which team is responsible for transportation.Bai Yu took the booklet, circled the names of the craftsmen who made these feathered arrows, and said, "I'll come back anytime in a few days. It's best not to let me see a feathered arrow that is slightly bent."

Not long after walking, Bai Yu realized that he had stepped on something hard, and when he looked down, it was a round wooden sign.He bent down to pick it up and saw a red dot engraved on it.

"What is this?" Bai Yu asked Mu Fengyi.

Mu Fengyi also shook his head in doubt.

It was quickly found out.These are the chips used by soldiers in the army to play games. Some of this round wooden cards are engraved with red dots, and some are engraved with green dots. The soldiers will get the corresponding chips when they bet according to their own ideas. The number of chips gets silver taels.

"Is this kind of thing always popular in the military camp?" Bai Yu asked Xiao Dutong who had come to answer.

Xiao Dutong said: "Reporting to Your Highness, this was originally a trick in the Jizhou garrison barracks. After they were brought back to our army, it gradually spread."

Bai Yu folded her arms and looked at the wooden sign on the table, pondered for a long time, then turned her head and asked Mu Fengyi, "What do you think, General Mu?"

Mu Fengyi said: "In the humble opinion of the general, this is just a small game for the soldiers to have fun... Everything is up to His Highness to decide."

Bai Yu looked away from him, leaned back on the back of the chair, and looked at the small patch of stars through the round hole in the roof of the tent.

"It's just oversleeping for a while, don't need to hit the board, just let him pay attention next time." In memory, he said.

Yan Xun hugged him, and let Bai Yu put a ring on his finger that he wove out of straw and rattan.The ring was a bit small, Bai Yu fiddled with it for a long time, and finally put it on his little finger.

"As a general, you must know how to be lenient and strict, and you can be kind and friendly at ordinary times, and call them brothers and sisters, but if you really want them to be driven around like sheep on the battlefield, you still need to rely on prestige. If a general and Sergeants under his command only know how to get along with each other, and even appear to be submissive, which means that the general is too cowardly to be punished. On the contrary, if a general is too violent and speaks harshly all the time, it means that he has no morale and his subordinates are not obedient. "

"Then when is it lenient and when is it strict?" Bai Yu asked.

Yan Xun said: "Punishment goes up to the extreme, reward goes down."

Bai Yu sat up straight, picked up the wooden sign on the table, and said to Mu Feng: "Within five days, collect all these things from the Jizhou camp, and I will burn them in front of the altar. Afterwards, I will use various methods to search the barracks, and if I find that the lieutenant general still has it, the chief general will be punished;

In the end, he threw the wooden sign to Mu Fengyi, and watched him add another sentence, "If the general dares to hide it privately, he will be reduced to a pawn."

Mu Fengyi took a light breath, and said loudly, "Yes."

Bai Yu took a few steps outside, then stopped suddenly, turned around and asked Mu Fengyi, "Starting from the top soldier, it is very difficult to be promoted to the general after killing the enemy on the battlefield, isn't it?"

Mu Fengyi smiled and said: "Your Highness, it's not that the last general boasted. Like the last general, he lived to be a general before the age of 40. The last one in the Great Zhou Dynasty was the old general Deng Ya more than 60 years ago. He happened to be a general in that year. 40 years old."

"40 years old." Bai Yu nodded, "In a few years, it will not be easy to go to the battlefield. Are you 35 years old this year?"

"Yes."

"Then you are much earlier than General Deng Ya."

Mu Fengyi said: "Yes, the last general was lucky to be appreciated and promoted by General Qin after he became the ruler of the capital. However, almost all the senior generals in the imperial court come from prominent families of generals, at least one of their fathers has a general. The worst thing is like Yuchi Yuanhe, although his grandfather was a civil servant, he is much better than Mo Jiang, who started from the bottom like this."

"But most people are like you. Isn't it?" Bai Yu turned around and asked Xiao Dutong next to him, "What did your ancestors do?"

He said: "His Royal Highness, my grandparents have been ordinary people farming for generations."

Bai Yu patted him on the shoulder, "Then, starting with you, we must reverse this situation so that your descendants can also enjoy the shadow of your ancestors."

Xiao Dutong couldn't help laughing, but also felt a little melancholy, "As General Mu said, there can only be one such person in decades."

"It's not fair." Bai Yu thought for a while, and said, "Since the soldiers in the army feel that they have too much time to idle, let's do this. From now on, except for wartime, a martial arts competition will be held every two months. One wins, ten wins out of a thousand... In the end, a thousand out of 10 people will compete again, but no one is allowed to be killed. In the end, each of the ten winners will be promoted one level up, until they reach Ya Jiang. It depends on the military exploits, it’s not as simple as just relying on martial arts competitions to be the master general. In this way, those who are ambitious will know what to do.”

Five days later, Bai Yu personally lit a fire on the altar and burned down all the wooden plaques. The soldiers below watched silently.Bai Yu also didn't speak until the wooden plaque was burned and the fire was extinguished, then Bai Yu turned her head and said loudly: "I suddenly deprived you of a little fun, I know some people are complaining about me, and some people are pleading with your general, I hope they come to persuade me."

When he said this, he paused, his voice suddenly became cold and hard, and the slight curvature of the corner of his mouth disappeared instantly, "There is one small thing that I have to mention by the way-I am your master. Don't forget it. "

Mu Fengyi and Qin Ran looked at each other and smiled at each other.

On their way back to the camp leading the troops, Mu Fengyi said, "Do you feel that the current King Liang is a bit like a person?"

Qin Ran smiled, and his eyes fell on the thick clouds in the sky, which was a piece of yellow and clear, with different shades of color.

After a while, he said: "But if the general sees it, he will definitely feel uncomfortable."

Mu Fengyi opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.After a moment of silence, he turned to say: "I received a letter from Northwest last night, it was written by Fucheng."

"Huh? What did he say?"

"He said that he hoped that I would tell him the truth. Are the General and Duke Yong Ming really... traitors?"

"...And then? So what if it is, so what if it isn't?"

Mu Fengyi said: "Yes, after Cen An leads the army, he will unite with Chun Yujing, Lu Xing and Wan Gu, release water in the battle, and help us secretly. If not, he hopes that after King Liang ascends the throne, he can treat them kindly. They are willing to surrender all their military power and return to the field, just to survive. They are all family members."

Qin Ran was stunned for a moment, "Of course the general and Duke Yong Ming are not traitors. Why would he think so?"

"We know it well, but they only know about the general and King Liang...and Duke Yong Ming is indeed missing." Mu Fengyi said, "I haven't told King Liang about this, nor have I replied. I don't know how to deal with it properly. .”

Qin Ran said without hesitation: "Of course we have to ask them to help us. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Mu Fengyi shook his head and said, "I'll think about it again. There will be a decision before tonight."

Qin Ran didn't know, but Mu Fengyi knew that Bai Yu didn't want to seize the throne at all, his purpose was to kill the Queen Mother and Cen's relatives.If Fucheng and the others really helped Baiyu, they would become rebels. Even if Baiyu achieved his goal, as long as he refused to sit on the throne, Fucheng and the others' lives would fall into the hands of the emperor.

The sin of rebellion cannot be forgiven.Even if the emperor was reluctant to kill Bai Yu, he might not show mercy to these traitors.

But if you refuse Fucheng's help, wouldn't it be a big loss?

"Secretly..." Mu Fengyi muttered.

"What?" Qin Ran didn't hear clearly.

"There is no impenetrable wall." Mu Fengyi sighed, "I asked myself to put justice first in my life, but now I am hesitating whether my brother's life is more important or my own interests are more important. I am ashamed to think about it."

Qin Ran didn't understand, so he didn't answer.

Mu Fengyi said again: "Oh, it's for the benefit of the King of Liang. Here it comes again, and I'm asked to choose loyalty or righteousness. Why is it so difficult to be a human being?"

"It's not difficult. When you have a goal, everything is not difficult." Qin Ran's eyes were heavy, "Isn't your purpose of following King Liang to repay his mother and concubine for saving her life? Then think about it." , how she wants you to choose."

Mu Fengyi was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly.

"It's very simple, right?" Qin Ran smiled, "I always think life is very simple, as long as you want fewer things."

Mu Fengyi suddenly said: "I'm here for revenge, you're here for revenge. Where's Yuchi Yuanhe? What's he doing for?"

"Him?" Qin Ran snorted, "He's full. He's been living for sex all his life, and he's done so many ridiculous things, it's not bad."

"I really didn't expect him to give up his life in order to get King Liang."

Qin Ran was startled, and turned his head suddenly, "Liang Wang?!"

Mu Fengyi frowned and said, "Who are you talking about?"