My country, you can pinch it

That night, Shang Xiyun returned to the camp with the cavalry dragging the dead bodies of the bandits. At this moment, the camp was lighting a fire and cooking. Looking at the buns in the hands of the refugees, she smiled slightly and looked at Liu Ke and her sisters who came out to greet them. Smiling slightly, "It seems that a lot of food was stolen from the bandit's lair this time."

Wei Weixue proudly said: "That's right, I searched almost all the bandits' lairs, good guy, hide in a hole, it's either gold or silver, or grain, and the rest will be sent to move in the city."

"Bandits have to admit defeat when they meet a female overlord. By the way, was someone injured when I sent you there?" Shang Xiyun asked with concern.

"Wu Bing was slightly injured, that unlucky Luo Yu had his leg chopped off, he needs to recuperate for a while."

Shang Xiyun felt relieved after hearing this, she hammered Weixue's shoulder, then looked at Liu Ke and Shang Chuqing, clasped her fists and said, "His Royal Highness King Ning, General, all the bandits were killed, and no one was spared."

"General Shang is mighty." Liu Ke raised his hand in return, "It's been a hard day today, please rest first."

Shang Xiyun didn't look outside, "Okay."

At night, in the tent, the torches are brightly lit.

A map was spread out on the table, and Shang Chuqing pointed to the city icon on the map and said: "We will arrive in Yongliang City in two days. According to the plan, as long as Lu Wanshan opens the city to welcome him, he will be taken down in one fell swoop. But Yongliang The city wall has a wide field of vision, and there is no place to hide within five miles, and the refugees are so mighty accompanying the army, it is eye-catching."

"Lu Wanshan is suspicious by nature. If he sees refugees following the army and looking forward to His Highness, I'm afraid there will be speculation." Zhao Bufan stroked his mustache and thought, "Even if you have to meet Your Highness, you must be fully prepared. Leading [-] defenders to press the formation, I am afraid it will not be easy to attack."

Zhao Bufan's concerns made everyone nod.

Liu Ke said: "Then separate, my king's chariot and horse will go first."

"It just looks a little more embarrassed, the number of officers and soldiers is less, and the number of injured is more." Fang Jinling added.

The three "some" made everyone realize what he meant.

"Speaking of which, if His Highness hadn't been accompanied by the brave General Shang on this journey, the first time the refugees rushed to lead His Highness, they would not have been so easily subdued. There must have been a fight with weapons, and even if they were defeated, they would have been repelled at most. "Zhao Bufan laughed.

Fang Jinling asked, "What about after the repulsion?"

"Naturally, it's time to regroup and grab it again. In short, we won't let the convoy go so easily." After Zhao Bufan finished speaking, he accused Liu Ke of the crime.

Liu Ke waved his hand. He had already thought about this issue when he was about to collide with the refugees, so Shang Chuqing and the others beat them hard and frightened them severely before preparing to persuade the refugees to surrender through negotiations.It's just that they are afraid that if they let go, they will be even more difficult to deal with if they come back again.

Especially this scholar is still evil, and it's okay to be a bandit.

"In this case, let's move the time forward." Fang Jinling held hot tea and said unhurriedly, "Just as the Shang family and King Ning drove separately, His Highness went all the way to Yongliang, and was attacked near Doujin Mountain. The refugees lay in ambush, and after a fierce fight, the refugees were repelled. His Highness continued to rush to Yongliang City with the remnant soldiers and the convoy in a full of anger. As for whether the refugees will catch up..."

"Then how does the king know?" Liu Ke said bluntly, "When the time comes, the king will send a soldier to knock on the gate of Yongliang city, let Lu Wanshan welcome him, but also send troops to exterminate these hateful refugees, let's show off!" After finishing speaking, he touched his chin and pondered, "Say, will Lu Wanshan agree?"

"No." Shang Chuqing said.

"No." Wei Xue said.

"Your Highness, according to his personality, he will only comfort you well, and then mention his various difficulties in a perfunctory manner." Zhao Bufan said.

Hearing this, Liu Ke looked at Fang Jinling, raised his eyebrows and said, "That's it."

Fang Jinling smiled.

The more he asked to send troops, the more he would cherish them. The refugees would have survived on their own. Lu Wanshan was stupid and went to war just to vent his anger for Liu Ke.

Shang Chuqing looked at the map, and his eyes fell on the three miles outside the city wall. There was a sign of Gaopo not far from the official road, and he couldn't help saying: "This place...Weixue, are you familiar with it? Can one side hide people?"

Wei Xuexue accompanied Qian Duojin on business trips and came to Yongliang several times. Seeing this, she thought for a while and said: "This slope is not really high, and it can't hide many soldiers."

"Not much."

"What's the point of not hiding too much? It's not very useful for up to five hundred refugees."

Shang Chuqing calmed down and said, "Who said you want to hide refugees?"

"Then..." Wei Xue's eyes couldn't help looking at Shang Xiyun who was standing with arms folded, just like the others.

Shang Xiyun leaned over to look at the map, "If the officials need to meet the king three miles outside the city, the high slope is just less than two miles away from the meeting place, and I can get there in less than a stick of incense with the cavalry."

Shang Chuqing nodded: "If you want Lu Wanshan to go out of the city with no soldiers or a small number of soldiers to meet them, you can't let him find the refugees, so you can't get too close to His Highness's car, at least five miles away, and the infantry is too far away like this. I can't handle it."

"Okay, then leave it to me." Shang Xiyun said, "When the time comes to meet with Commander Luo, it will be enough to confront Lu Wanshan's men and wait for the refugees to arrive."

Shang Chuqing said: "Then it's decided, Your Highness, Ling Ling, Zhao Xiucai, what do you say?"

What else could Liu Ke say, it is natural to let the generals do things like fighting, so he cupped his fists and said, "I rely on you generals."

However, Fang Jinling was thinking about another question: "By the way, big sister, once they enter the city, Yongliang will definitely be in chaos. When will the sixth and seventh sisters' reinforcements arrive?"

Shang Chuqing said: "If it is fast, it will take five days, so after entering the city, you have to wait for three days."

"Three days..."

Liu Ke said: "Once Lu Wanshan dies, the Zhang family and the Hu people will never give up easily. I must give an explanation from the king, so who is the commander of the Yongliang guards?"

Wei Xue replied: "Feng Yang, nephew of the Patriarch of the Zhang family, your Highness, don't expect him to be obedient, if he doesn't trip you up, it's fine if he takes the lead in making trouble."

At this time Fang Jinling interjected: "He should be there when the city gate welcomes you."

"It's definitely there, but according to what you mean, Lingling..."

"Even kill him!" Liu Ke said.

Hearing this, Fang Jinling straightened his eyebrows and looked at Liu Ke with a smile. Obviously, the two wanted to be together again by coincidence.

This tacit understanding made him feel happy.

The largest official in the state capital is the magistrate, while the commander of the guards is half a level lower. One is in charge of the government and the other is in charge of the soldiers, which logically restrains each other.

It’s just that Yongliang City is special and xenophobic. The Zhang family covers the sky with only one hand. Lu Wanshan wants to stand firm, but he has to compromise to marry Zhang’s daughter. Even the commander of the guard army is also surnamed Zhang.

Zhao Bufan fully agrees with this proposal, "Your Highness, in order to balance the power of Yongliang, Feng Yang's two lieutenants are not members of the Zhang family. The same is true for the Wei army. There are more Han people, but there are also many mixed races. The Zhang family and the Hu people seem to be living in peace, but in fact they have been competing for business, business and territory behind the scenes. Your Highness may wish to start with these two people to provoke The forces behind it, in order to delay time."

Among Zhao Bufan's enemies, Lu Wanshan and the Zhang family were the first to bear the brunt, so naturally one more person died, and they applauded.

Fang Jinling nodded: "It's possible."

However, Shang Chuqing said solemnly: "Your Highness, I think that instead of worrying about the Zhang family and the Hu people, it is better to be optimistic about these refugees, and to restrain them firmly is the top priority."

As soon as these words came out, Liu Ke and Fang Jinling were startled.

"Yes." Shang Xiyun also said, "His Royal Highness is the emperor's own prince and the lord of Yongliang. If you don't want to rebel, even if Lu Wanshan and Feng Yang are still alive, you can't openly hurt you, let alone talk about Zhang. Family and barbarians? The private soldiers and thugs they raise cannot stand on the stage. But if the refugees rely on His Highness to act mischievously, this sum of money will be charged to His Highness. If the people complain, it will happen It's a riot, His Highness can imagine if something unexpected happens during the riot."

It was Liu Ke who put the refugees into the city, and what is there to say about reaping the consequences?If the imperial court pursues it, who can it pursue?

When Liu Ke thought of this, he suddenly realized, and clasped his fists at Shang Chuqing and the others, "Thank you, generals, for reminding me!"

"You're welcome." Shang Chuqing saluted back.

At this point, Fang Jinling admired sincerely: "Sister, you are so amazing, I feel so at ease with you all along this journey!" His eyes were bright, shining with admiration, such a girl is not common in future generations of.

Wei Weixue gave him an angry look: "It's not all because of you."

This is indeed true, if Fang Jinling hadn't insisted on helping Liu Ke, how could they have been involved in this muddy water, even involving the Xilinghou Mansion?

Fang Jinling also knew that it was because of her partiality that the Shang family was being dragged down, so she couldn't help but feel guilty and said, "I'm sorry, thank you sister."

Not only did she not refute, she obediently admitted her mistake. Seeing Fang Jinling's obedient appearance, Wei Weixue raised her hands and rubbed his head, messing up his hair in a short while, saying, "Lingling, your hair is fine. It's so soft, it's so comfortable to touch."

Fang Jinling wasn't annoyed either, she just bullied her sister casually.

Seeing this, Shang Xiyun smiled and said to Shang Chuqing: "Lingling has such a good temper, which is the most suitable for our pungent girls in the northwest."

There is nothing wrong with these words, but Shang Chuqing subconsciously looked at Liu Ke, feeling that this person could no longer bear it.

Liu Ke glanced at Wei Xue, then another, and then another, seeing that Wei Xue didn't want to stop, and finally couldn't see it, so he pulled Fang Jinling behind him, and said nonchalantly, "If there's nothing wrong, everyone, please go ahead." Rest."

But Shang Xiyun saw the scene just now, and said softly to Shang Chuqing: "Your Highness and Ling Ling hit it off."

Shang Chuqing silently raised her head and glanced. Xiaotuanzi was helping Fang Jinling with a haircut at the moment. The expressions of the three of them were all natural, as if she was thinking too much.

She said, "Your Highness still needs to consider something."

"please say."

"No matter what Lu Wanshan and Feng Yang committed, they are officials ordered by the court. Even if His Highness is the lord, he is also the prince. If you kill these two people and even a group of officials at the same time without going through the court, the emperor may not be able to explain it."

Liu Ke didn't care about this at all, he said: "General, there is no need to worry about this, as long as this king is alive and he controls Yongliang, that is the best explanation."

If he is controlled by others, it is really difficult to explain to the emperor. What is the use of incompetent people?But if he can take down Yongliang vigorously, killing a few corrupt officials is nothing, not only will he not be reprimanded, but he will also impress the emperor and get more.

He raised his eyebrows at Fang Jinling, who nodded slightly and smiled, agreeing with Liu Ke's words.

Shang Chuqing: "..." She still felt that something was wrong.

Soldiers in twos and threes stood sporadically on the city wall of Yongliang, and more were sitting under the parapet, rubbing their hands to avoid the cold wind.

Several soldiers sat together, chatting.

"Damn, it's spring now, why is it still so cold?"

"Isn't this a cold disaster? The heavy snow hasn't stopped for a few days. You can see that the snow on the official road has not melted away."

"Hey... At this time in previous years, the caravans are here, and we can ask for a little money to drink and drink. This year so far, there is not even a ghost. It's really unlucky."

"Still unlucky? Be content, you forgot that the corpses under the city gate haven't been moved yet."

Having said that, the soldiers suddenly fell silent.

Someone finally asked: "Then these refugees can't get in, where are they going? It seems that there is nowhere to go."

"Where else can we go?" The man looked around and saw that the city gate guard was not there, so he said in a low voice, "I heard from our boss that we must either starve to death, or freeze to death, or go to the bandit den in the Doujin Mountain area." , grab someone else."

"Others, with a radius of hundreds of miles, who else can we rob?"

"Why are you so stupid? It's the caravan you've been thinking about! Why can't they reach the city gate? It's not because they can't walk through Doujin Mountain!"

The man suddenly realized, and then he was puzzled: "But this caravan is not a fool. They robbed it once, and they don't know the danger, so it's not a solution."

"That's why, the magistrate of the prefecture ordered the city gates to be closed, just for the sake of..." He lowered his voice and said seriously, "When Doujin Mountain is almost full, it can be opened. "

And what this means is almost understood by those sitting here.

Someone murmured: "That's too sinful."

"We eat sand and drink wind, at least we are still alive, the real misery over there."

"I was not there that day. I heard from my brothers that it was like stabbing a hedgehog. The ground was covered with blood. Even now, he can still hear the sound of crying when he sleeps at night, which is very worrying."

"Hey... this natural disaster is really unstoppable. In fact, Lord Lu can't do anything about it. It's impossible to let these people in to grab food, right? Then it's going to be a mess?"

"Thinking about it this way can make my heart feel better."

"In fact, it should be okay to send some food. Is there a shortage of food in our city?"

"How is it possible that my second aunt's youngest son is guarding the granary, and there is no food? Let me tell you, it's full, moldy and rotten, and I can't count it. I just refuse to take it out for disaster relief."

"Why?"

"Hey, who knows, probably in the eyes of the official, even a dog is worth more than those people."

As soon as this remark came out, there was another silence. The refugees are not as good as dogs, so what about them?Is it the same?

Suddenly, a shout came from the city wall: "Look, someone is coming!"

In an instant, all the heads hiding under the parapet looked out curiously, and sure enough, they saw a galloping horse coming towards the city gate in the distance, and it arrived under the city wall in a short while.

"It's strange, who will come at this time?"

Just as he was wondering, a bearded man in light armor came up, and the soldiers beside him hurriedly said hello, "Boss."

He raised his chin in a gesture towards the city.

The soldier took a deep breath and shouted to the people under the city gate, "Who is here?"

"The Holy Majesty conferred the emperor's seven sons as King Ning, so he conferred the title on Yongliang and arrived immediately. King Ning ordered officials from Yongliang Prefecture to greet him outside the city. There must be no mistake—"

This answer made the bearded man dig his ears, and couldn't help asking: "What did he say, King Ning?"

"Yes."

"What are you here for?"

"It seems to say, just, just seal it?"

"manor?"

"Is that so?" The guard on the side asked unsurely.

The bearded man narrowed his eyes, "I mean how did he get here?" Are all the bandits in Doujinshan dead?

The guards under the city led the horses and waited for a while, but seeing no response, they couldn't help taking out the envelope on their waist, and shouted again: "The emperor named the seven sons of the emperor as King Ning, and granted the land Yongliang. Please open the city immediately to welcome them, and send another army." There must be no mistakes in suppressing bandits!"

The guard yelled three times, and it was finally heard clearly.

"Boss, how did King Ning's fief get here?"

"You ask me, I'll ask who." The bearded man glared at him, "Hurry up and open the city gate and let him in! Also, send someone to inform Lord Lu and General Feng immediately!"