My country, you can pinch it

If you want to say who these refugees hate the most, there is no doubt that it is Lu Wanshan, the prefect of Yongliang, who closed the city gate and let them destroy themselves.

As a prefect, the first priority is to feed and clothe the people under his rule. Even if his ability is limited, he should not ruthlessly guard the granary and watch the people starve to death.

Yes, there is food in Yongliang.

Located in the upper reaches of the Luosha River, Yongliang was able to form such a large city not only because of the prosperity of the border trade and mutual market, but also because of the rare and abundant water source in the northwest, which means land and farming.

These refugees are also people who have paid enough taxes and food!

They begged, cried, hugged their dying children, and dragged their dying mothers to kneel and cry under the city gate, hoping to wake up the conscience of the adults inside, but it was useless. The cold and ruthless city gate remained motionless, separating them from hope isolated.

In desperation, the family of four rammed their heads to death on the icy city wall. The blood was stained red on the white snow, mixed with curses and resentment before dying, which was shocking.

The people who kept their law and order were finally driven to a dead end by cold and hunger.

"If Lu Wanshan can really be killed, most of the resentment in their hearts should be eliminated." Wei Xue said.

But Luo Yun asked: "But how do we kill them? People are nesting in Yongliang City, and we can't get in."

Fang Jinling said: "The prince is driving you three miles outside the city to welcome you. As long as His Highness can reach the gate of the city, he will come out even if he doesn't want to."

If Liu Ke was killed by mobs on the road, that would be fine. At most, it would be a crime of negligence, but if he did not open the door to welcome him when he arrived at the city, then he would deliberately kill the prince and disobey the imperial order, a crime of treason. There is no escape.

No matter how self-governing Yongliang is, it is also the state capital of Dashun. Once troops are sent to crush it, it will not be able to resist it at all, and the first one to die is Lu Wanshan, exterminating the nine clans.

"But are the refugees willing to go to the city gate with His Highness? What if they don't believe it? What if they think that His Highness and Lu Wanshan are in collusion, and once they meet up, what should they do?"

Liu Ke listened to his commander's serious analysis, with an appearance of being logical, and suddenly felt that this man had fallen into a bandit.

But I have to say, it makes sense.

Seeing everyone looking over, Fang Jinling's eyes darkened, "Everything has risks, we can only try, after all, they are a bunch of mobs, and we have a thousand regular troops in our hands, it may be difficult for one to ten, but don't forget After all, there are very few people who are bold and vicious. The common people always have a fear in their hearts towards the officers and soldiers. If they really fight..."

He couldn't help looking at Shang Chuqing. When it comes to leading troops in battle, she is the one who has the most say.

Shang Chuqing said: "If we really fight, we won't lose." Having said that, there was a trace of unbearable expression on her face.

They have always fought against enemies who invaded the country. They can fight with their lives and fight freely, but if they are facing the common people, how can they be so cruel and end up with their lives?

No matter who loses or who wins, they all lose in the end.

"If you can fight or not." Shang Xiyun said empathetically.

"But they have already come. There are a large number of them, and they are fierce. I'm afraid they won't be able to quietly listen to what His Highness has to say." Luo Yun worried.

Fang Jinling smiled, "So, we must first create an opportunity to negotiate."

Speaking of this, Liu Ke has fully understood. He stood up, looked at everyone in the tent, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, the more you don't want to fight, the more you have to act like a fight, and the momentum must be strong, and the formation must be strong." Sir, this first strike must be ruthless enough to shock these refugees and make them feel fearful, so that they will listen to this king quietly. Bloodshed is inevitable, but it is better than fighting together and hurting both sides, isn't it?"

Everyone nodded together.

Then Liu Ke looked at the sisters of the Shang family, "Lord Luo Yun is not counting on it. They are all heroines. They know how to fight this battle so as to reduce casualties. The soldiers under this command will be transferred by you. Can you?"

When Liu Ke said this, Shang Chuqing let out a sigh of relief, looked at Liu Ke and asked, "The smallest casualty?"

"Yes, I don't want the refugees to die innocently, but I don't want our soldiers to shed blood."

Hearing this, Shang Chuqing stood up slowly, cupped her fists and said, "Okay, the last general will take orders."

It was Wei Xue who said: "But Your Highness, have you ever thought that if you really killed Lu Wanshan on the spot, would Yongliang cause chaos? The Zhang family and the barbarians might cause trouble."

With this question, Liu Ke looked at Fang Jinling.

The latter said: "Third Sister, I want to make them mess up. Only when the balance is broken can a new order be created. It just so happens that the [-] refugees who entered the city are the soldiers under His Highness's command."

Everyone was taken aback by this statement, even Liu Ke was surprised, "Can it still be like this?"

"Can't you?" Fang Jinling asked back.

Liu Ke slapped his thigh: "It's so suitable!" These refugees have been abandoned by the inside, and they must have nothing to do with any force. Isn't this a gift from God?

Wei Xue said with emotion: "Lingling is such a dog-headed military advisor, I might as well stay in Yongliang."

Hearing this, Liu Ke's heart moved, and she silently glanced at Fang Jinling. The latter seemed to have sensed it, and looked back, bent her eyes and joked, "Then what kind of official should your Highness seal me?"

You can be any official you want, and the fief can give it to you!Liu Ke's eyes lit up, and he almost couldn't hold back the words.

At this time, Chuqing shouted: "It's not too late, let's start preparations, Commander Luo, call all the soldiers, take up weapons, and put the whole army on standby."

"Yes."

"Xi Yun, unload all the carriages, spare the horses, order a cavalry, and you will lead them."

"Yes."

"Rain, no ice."

"Here!" Hearing the voice, the two opened the curtain and walked in.

"Pick out a hundred archers to stand by. If you have to fight, among the refugees, shoot the enemy's head."

"clear."

"Yes."

After two clear and forceful answers, they turned around neatly and carried out the military order.

"Weixue."

"exist."

"You and Duojin go to the caravan people who follow behind, gather men from the age of fifteen to sixty, quickly teach them simple passwords, give them weapons, and follow the regular army."

"Ah? This seems simple, but it is actually the most troublesome thing." Wei Xue shook her head and muttered, but under the military order, she did not refuse, and clasped her fists and said, "What about the remaining old and weak women and children?"

"They..." Shang Chuqing said and looked at Liu Ke.

Liu Ke nodded: "All gather at this king's place, surround them with Ling Ling, and ask Mrs. Shang to take care of them."

Shang Chuqing said: "Then please Your Highness."

"It should be." Liu Ke waved his hand, "Tuanzi, let the servants of the palace go to appease them one by one, so as not to cause panic."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Hearing this, Shang Chuqing raised her eyebrows slightly, with a genuine smile on her face.

Suddenly Fang Jinling asked: "By the way, are there any drums in our team?"

Xiaotuanzi, who had been quiet all this time, replied: "Yes, yes, it's the ceremonial drum. I'm afraid the sound is not loud enough."

Liu Ke raised his eyebrows: "Then you can use all the pots and pans, and you can't lose your momentum."

That scene... Everyone thought about it for a while, and the corners of their mouths twitched. It was inexplicably funny, but it was extremely passionate.

At this time, Shang Xiaoshuang and Xiao Wu came in and reported: "Everyone, there are still three miles left for the refugees."

"Probably less than an hour." Shang Chuqing calculated, "The two of you take advantage of the chaos and rush back to the Shamen Pass immediately."

The twins stared blankly, "Sister?"

"Tell grandfather about this matter quickly, and ask for troops to be dispatched."

The twins glanced at each other, and Xiao Wu said, "But in what name are you dispatching troops?"

"Help me." Shang Chuqing said, and then she said to Liu Ke, "Your Highness, please write a handwritten letter asking for help to prove this matter."

Liu Ke was taken aback when he heard this, "General Shang..."

Shang Chuqing took a look at Fang Jinling, and said calmly, "Since His Highness wants to reorganize Yongliang, do you think these refugees are enough? A mob will disperse as soon as they charge."

Without the deterrence of the regular army, how can these local snakes be obedient?

As the old Marquis Mansion guarding the northern Salmonella, the Shang family knows best the virtues of those clans with disordered capstans.

Thinking of this, Liu Ke couldn't help but raised his hands and cupped his fists: "Thank you, General Shang!"

"You don't need to say thank you, as long as His Highness is worthy of this trust." After Shang Chuqing finished speaking, she looked at the twins, "Go."

"Yes."

Everything was arranged in an orderly manner. At this time, no one dared to underestimate these women. At critical moments, a group of elders had to listen to them.

"Little Lingling, if the Marquis of Xiling loses its military power in the future because it has no sons, the Xiongnu will laugh, but the people of Dashun... will cry." Liu Ke said looking at the backs of Chuqing and the others as they left.

"Then please Your Highness, please be more energetic and take power as soon as possible so that the sons and daughters of the Shang family can stand upright as monks." Fang Jinling said proudly.

"I will." Liu Ke looked at Fang Jinling, into those clear eyes, and said solemnly again, "I, Liu Ke, will do it."

Everything he did in the past was for revenge, as long as he could beat that superior man into the mud, whether the country is good or not has nothing to do with him, so he let King Jing and King Duan attack each other for a new deal that was doomed to fail, It's hot and bustling, and it's best to lose both sides.

As for how the people will suffer, he doesn't care, he was born with sins on his back, why should he worry about the eating and drinking of those unrelated people?

But now, looking at Fang Jinling, who was clearly weak and sick, and advised him, trying to achieve both, he could no longer say that kind of irresponsible words.

In fact, how could he fail to see that the seven sisters of the Shang family didn't want to get involved in this muddy water at all. Like those refugees, they didn't have any affection for the royal relatives and corrupt officials. Without Fang Jinling, they wouldn't have go with him.

You must know that marching people are best at analyzing the enemy's military situation.There are tens of thousands of refugees in the area, can't they really resist it?

How can it be!But why should they help Liu Ke deal with those pitiful people?

Without Fang Jinling's persuasion, they would have let Liu Ke return to Beijing obediently.

Liu Ke clearly realized that the turning point of the matter began when he promised to bring the refugees into Yongliang together, to be able to sacrifice without bloodshed, and let the refugees settle down. Obviously this is what they want to see, so they sincerely help her.

"Little Lingling, is this why you want to help me?"

"Yes." Fang Jinling replied without any hesitation.

The corner of Liu Ke's mouth curled up, and his mood brightened instantly. He saw that Fang Jinling's eyebrows were tired, and his voice was a little hoarse because he talked a lot, so he couldn't help persuading: "Why don't you get in the carriage and rest for a while while there is still some time? Anyway, everything It's all arranged, and you don't need to worry about it."

"It's not that easy." Fang Jinling nodded, "Eunuch Tuan, bring me the Four Treasures of the Study."

"Hey."

Liu Ke was puzzled: "What else do you want to do?"

Fang Jinling glanced at him and said, "If you want to kill Lu Wanshan, don't you need to enumerate his crimes? The magistrate of the state, you can kill him as soon as you say, do you know that the teacher is famous?"

When Liu Ke thought about it, he seemed to be right. It seemed that the court had to make people understand clearly if they were convicted.

"Then there are many charges against him. The first one is dereliction of duty. The countless casualties of the refugees are his fault."

Fang Jinling started writing quickly, "Well, the second one."

"The second article, colluding with gangsters, killing people and taking goods. This is a serious crime, and the death penalty is no problem."

"Okay, article three."

"Article [-], corruption, disregarding human life, this kind of dog official can never be clean."

"can."

Seeing Fang Jinling scribbling and writing, Liu Ke wondered: "But there is no evidence for these, so can you just open your mouth?"

Fang Jinling retouched his pen and said, "Look for evidence if you don't have evidence. There are so many refugees, and these are all witnesses. Let's make a petition and directly bring justice to these refugees in the name of punishing evil and promoting good. You say, How about it?"

Liu Ke said in surprise, "What a great idea, why didn't I think of it?"

"Although I can't lift my hands or shoulders, I can still use my brain." Fang Jinling said with a smile.

Liu Ke listened and nodded again and again, "I might as well announce it in public later, let those who have grievances complain, and those who have grudges revenge, so that Lu Wanshan will die clearly, and at the same time, none of his lackeys will try to escape! Wait for your sister to bring the Samana Guan's soldiers came back, we took the opportunity to take them all at once."

Fang Jinling gave a heavy "hmm" and smiled brightly.

However, the next moment, he opened his eyes in surprise, "Hey..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Ke hugged him into his arms and slammed into his chest.

"Lingling, brother suddenly found out that God is actually kind to me, thank you." Liu Ke's emotion came from his ear, deep and solemn, full of gratitude, "Thank you very much."

Fang Jinling's nose actually hurt a little, but after the astonishment passed, he still laughed, raised his hands and hugged Liu Ke's back, and said softly, "Me too."

The movement was so loud that after a while the whole camp started to hustle and bustle. Hearing the arrival of the refugees, especially the caravan following the car and the civilians who followed them, they were completely terrified.

And later on, Wei Xue led the soldiers to draw a strong man, which caused bursts of exclamations and screams.

Since ancient times, it is hard to go back to temporarily recruiting soldiers. Inexperience is one thing. In order to preserve their own troops and combat power, generals will often force these recruits to spend their lives.

There were cries and cries in my ears, the woman pulled the man inseparably, and some children even cried loudly beside them... Heartbreaking is no different from sending them to death.

Wei Xuexue picked out her ears, with a helpless expression on her face.She raised her volume, and she was so talkative, her mouth was dry, but she still didn't listen.

"Why did the eldest sister entrust this kind of work to me? It's just terrible."

On the other side, Qian Duojin helped persuade the caravan team to be easier to deal with. Those who can run the business are all healthy men, and even bring a guy in the car, and they can be directly recruited into the army.

Time waits for no one, Wei Xue waited for a while, seeing that she still refused to cooperate, she directly raised her hand, intending to force the soldiers to pull away, when she heard a burst of gongs and drums beating.

The sound was so abrupt that it immediately covered up the crying.

Wei Xue turned her head around, and couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth: "Auntie?"

I saw Shang Qingrong leading a group of maidservants from the Shang family, holding a few gongs and drums, rolling up their sleeves, holding drumsticks in both hands, and a sword flower is a powerful dong-dong-dong-

It was obviously just an ordinary ceremonial drum, but it gave her the momentum of a military drum.

And behind them are the maids and mothers-in-law of the palace, and even the cooks, holding pots and pans in their hands, and clanging and clanging along with the sound of drums, all of a sudden this group of delicate women is attracted all eyes.

"Yes, show your momentum, you mere refugees, you don't need to be afraid, we can't go to the battlefield, but we can give you strength, even if it's a spoon, we can hit the shock of thunder!"

"Yes—" After finishing speaking, there was another clang.

Shang Qingrong was carrying a sword on her back, she took the drumsticks and walked step by step to the woman who was pulling her man, but looked at her blankly, then handed the drumsticks, and said: "King Ning has a thousand guards , led by the generals guarding Shamen Pass, standing at the front, they will not die, your men, sons, and fathers will not die. But if they die..."

Shang Qingrong's eyes fell on the hands that were clasped together, "Can you still hold these hands?"

The woman's tear-stained face intertwined with the man's gaze, and the man couldn't help but said: "Qiu Niang..."

The woman's tears are whirling, and she is inseparable.

"Come on, he has his battlefield, and we have ours. Give them a shout and let them know that we are as fearless as they are!"

Shang Qingrong passed the drumstick forward again, and Qiuniang sniffed, finally let go of her hand, took the drumstick slowly, and asked, "Will His Royal Highness King Ning really protect us?"

"Yes, you come with us, bring your children and the elderly together, we are in the middle of the line." She looked at the men and shouted loudly: "Your wives and children are right behind you, if you are afraid , we are even more afraid, if you are brave, we will be even more fearless!"

"Here, sisters, take it!"

Qing Ye and Fu Xiang sent the hammer in their hands, the cook's pot, and even the ladles in the hands of other maids, to these ordinary women one by one.

"Let's go, let's carry out our duties and fight hard to win this battle!" Shang Qingrong said with a wave of his hand, and then the girls supported the old man, took the children, and dragged the women to Liu Ke's tent .

This scene shocked everyone, even Luo Yun, who was by Shang Chuqing's side, dropped his jaw in shock.

Qian Duojin gave a thumbs up to Shang Qingrong who was passing by, and praised: "Aunt really deserves to be an aunt, she is a brave woman who has seen strong winds and waves!"

Wei Xue and You Rongyan beside him said, "Of course, can the women of our Shang family be ordinary people?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at the rest of the men, and said loudly: "Don't look, it's our turn, show me all your courage! Now, gather—"