sinking into sand

"...Since it has been discovered that someone has arranged explosives at this time, why did the government office blow up in the end?"

Yu Sha digested this episode of Lan Bailing's adventures for a while, and was quite speechless, thinking that if the people behind the scenes knew that his assassination of Guo Hengzhi was broken like this, they would be very unwilling.After all, no one would have thought that dogs could talk.

Lan Bailing didn't know about Yu Sha's evaluation of her as a dog, he snorted twice, and then said: "I don't know, the person I smelled was subdued on the spot, the old man said that the assassin might not give up , took people away from the government office at night, disguised and hid in the city. Unexpectedly, it exploded again."

Yu Sha frowned, thought for a while, and asked, "Could it be that there were two groups of people who were assassinated?"

He turned his head to look at Guo Hengzhi, and asked, "Master Guo, is there any disagreement between the court and China regarding the peace talks with Guan Jingyue?"

Guo Hengzhi stroked his beard inscrutablely. He is really well-mannered, and he doesn't get angry when he is called out by the old man Larry frequently.

He laughed, and without saying anything, he just sighed: "My little friend, it's not easy for the old man to go north this way."

When he said that, Yu Sha knew that his guess was right.Now there are two people who want Guo Hengzhi's life, one is Yu Wangling, and the other is a certain adult in the court.

Yu Sha pondered for a moment, but did not express his guess, but said another thing first: "Master Guo, you know that Qin Kailian, the son of Lord Qin Shen, was arrested in a prison because of a conflict with an official in Daocheng. .”

Guo Hengzhi paused when he touched his beard, and his expression became clouded.

Yu Sha carefully observed his expression, but couldn't tell whether he knew about it.At this time, the government office has been burned down, and the prison will naturally not be much better.If this Mr. Qin hadn't been released yesterday, he should have died today.

Yu Sha's train of thought suddenly stopped here. Last night was too chaotic, and the cause and effect of many things were not connected in his mind.At this time, with the help of Qin Kailian, he realized that if they hadn't found out that Xun Er was in the cell yesterday, or Zhou Qu hadn't rescued Xun Er.Then tonight Xun Er will die in this explosion.

He was instantly frightened by this possibility, and firmly held Xun Er's hand next to him.

Xun Er was suddenly grasped by him, the strength was not small, very inexplicable, turned to look at him: "Brother, what's wrong with you."

This time it was Guo Hengzhi's turn to look at him carefully.He looked at it for a while, then asked, "Little friend, do you know Mr. Qin?"

Yu Sha swallowed, and forced himself to shake his head calmly: "I don't know."

"It doesn't look like it to me." Guo Hengzhi said with a smile, and the smile on his face was even a bit joking: "Mr. Qin was not recommended to be an official, but my little friend still knows his relationship with Lord Qin. It shouldn't be unrelated people."

Yu Sha also laughed: "Mr. Qin is a bold and unruly person. He is doing business at his next home. Occasionally, he would meet Mr. Qin on the road. He once talked about his family background after drinking. This time, it happened that he was arrested at the inn."

After the hatchback finished talking, Guo Hengzhi still looked at Yu Sha with a smile.He didn't believe Yu Sha's words, but he didn't seem to intend to ask further.

Guo Hengzhi just stared at Yu Sha.He shouldered a heavy responsibility, and escaped from death at this time, but he did not see the luck of his remaining life after the catastrophe, nor did he see the depth of his strategizing.

At this moment, he seemed to be just an old man who was born in the world. He has gone through the world and lifted the weight lightly. He has a mind and vision in this troubled world.

He spoke leisurely, in the midst of the devastation on the ground, he seemed to have a kind of calm spirit: "Little friend, today's chaos seems to last for a long time. Since we met each other by fate, I just heard you give a lecture to your sister, so I think it makes sense. Why don't you and I be here today, no matter what our identities are, let's have a discussion."

Yu Sha thought about it for a while, knowing that the strategy was false and the question was true, so he nodded in agreement.

Guo Hengzhi spoke slowly, and took the lead in opening the topic: "The hearts of the people are available."

Hearing these four words, Yu Sha's mind suddenly exploded, not knowing the meaning of Guo Hengzhi's words.

If it is a continuation of the conversation he just had with Xun Er, it would be the same topic, but what he said to Xun Er was that the will of the people cannot be violated, while Guo Hengzhi said that the will of the people can be used.It is the truth that water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it.

But at this moment, the phrase "the hearts of the people are available" can have another very direct meaning, that is, whether to use the refugee army in the southeast to make trouble and incorporate them into the imperial army to join the Northern Expedition.

Guo Hengzhi clearly came to the north to discuss peace with Guan Jingyue. He was assassinated in the north, but he asked this question at this time. It not only shows that there is a faction in the court who advocates recruiting Yu Wangling, but also shows that even Guo Hengzhi himself is hesitating.

Guo Hengzhi saw that Yu Sha's face became serious, so he knew that he understood. He smiled and said, "Little friend, please go ahead."

Yu Sha immediately became very cautious about this sudden argument.He knew very well that this was just a very informal conversation, and it was unlikely to have any impact on the final decision of the court or Guo Hengzhi, but he still couldn't help being extremely cautious about every word he said next.

The policy of "people's hearts are available" is not simple. It is related to the people's livelihood and people's hearts in the north and the south, as well as supplies and power. It also includes a series of post-war power reorganization and resettlement issues.

If the imperial court really wants to use this popularity, the price will be very high. If nothing else, if it is merged, the tea and salt trade road and the areas in the Central Plains that have been infested by the refugee army will definitely lose the hearts of the people.

And whether people's hearts are really useful, that is, whether this merged army can defeat Guan Jingyue, and whether Yu Wangling will be willing to stop after the war and not restart the war with the court, no one knows.

But on the other hand, this is actually a very cost-effective deal for the court.First of all, if it is incorporated into the refugee army, the loss of war will be reduced.First, it is no longer necessary to invest military resources in the frontline in the southeast. Second, the two armies merged, opening the door from the hinterland of the Central Plains to the whole southeast. As long as it can get financial and material support from the Lijiang River, the price of rice and food in Dingzhou will be driven up. was pulled down to normal levels.And merged at this time, if they win, they will be disarmed and returned to the fields after the war, and the population of the Central Plains will be restored and a large area of ​​wasteland will be revived.Even if Yu Wangling refused to give it to others and guarded the southeast, the imperial court had stabilized Guan Jingyue, returning to the previous three-legged confrontation.

Personally, he definitely does not want the imperial court to recruit Yu Wangling.He knew that Yu Wangling was vicious and ambitious, and if he really merged, there would be a bloody battle in the Central Plains and even Dingzhou City.

If this battle happened before the Northern Expedition, Guan Jingyue might be able to lead the army south to quell the chaos, but if it happened after the Northern Expedition.The people of Limin, who have struggled on the scarred land for ten years, will go through two wars in succession, and they will inevitably reproduce the scene of corpses strewn with blood and floating oars when the Huns and Xianbei invaded.And no matter what, this battle together is bound to suck up the wealth and blood accumulated by the people of Lijiang River for more than ten years.

But you can't answer that way, the court will not listen to his judgment and understanding of a certain person, and there is no actual pros and cons that can't be a bargaining chip for checks and balances.

Yu Sha pondered for a long time before saying the first sentence.

"People's morale has stopped."

As soon as this remark came out, Yu Sha suddenly felt that his thoughts broadened a lot: "Most of the refugees in the army have experienced the Jian'an Rebellion either themselves or their parents. If after the Jian'an Rebellion, they immediately rectify the land and return it to the people, the people's hearts can still be used. But Now they have been fighting in the tea and salt trade and the imperial court for several years, burning, killing, looting and committing all sorts of crimes. They have blood feuds with the people and the army, how can they merge into a team to fight again? 3) nine=06<day<more*

Guo Hengzhi's face was as usual, but he just said lightly: "The situation has changed. It is true that people in the refugee army fought against the imperial court in the early years, but this year, the Central Plains and Jiangnan areas were hit by natural disasters. The reason is that a large number of temporary conscriptions lead to the fact that there is no lack of blood brothers between the enemy and us. If this kind of chaos is not stopped in time, the disaster of brother-in-law killing will become a prairie fire with just a few sparks."

Yu Sha moved his mind slightly, and asked, "How many people in the refugee army are like this?"

Guo Hengzhi closed his eyes: "Thirty percent."

Yu Sha said: "Thirty percent, Mr. Guo, has he ever thought about why there are so many people?"

This question is not difficult, but Guo Hengzhi didn't answer it.

Yu Sha hit the nail on the head: "Natural disasters are heinous, but man-made disasters are even worse! Nowadays, the taxation is strict, and the families of powerful families occupy the land. The land in the hands of the people is either not enough or not, and they will be exploited layer by layer if they are tenant farmers for the landlord's family. Central Plains There is no one to reclaim the vast wasteland because the people there have fled! So, even if the people move in after the war, who can guarantee that they will not flee this time?"

Yu Sha looked at Guo Hengzhi, and said aggressively: "A matter of the land has always affected the whole body. If you do this, but don't allow the powerful and nobles to benefit the people, you will fail. Then the disaster of refugees will be in front of you again. "

Guo Hengzhi remained silent for a long time, his eyes darkened, and he said, "In your opinion, how should the imperial court make a decision?"

Yu Sha was silent for a long time, and said: "If you want to recruit the refugee army, you must reform the land. Otherwise, you will have peace talks with the northern border, and attack the refugee army from both sides in the northwest. Surrender while fighting, and unify the land in the southeast. After the war, the northern border troops are allowed to station In Dingzhou, Fengguan Jingyue is Taiwei, plus the title of Da Sima."

"That's not what you really think." Guo Hengzhi said: "You know very well that this is impossible. Guan Jingyue is not a speculator who only wants to gain benefits in the war. She designated the state with her sword and wanted the country."

The conversation fell silent.

Yu Sha knew that they had begun to discuss a key issue.This is the real reason why the imperial court favored the Northern Expedition first.

Because Guan Jingyue will become emperor.