after being kidnapped by the general

After the little pair of trousers damaged by Chu Hechao dried up, Chu Hechao secretly stuffed the trousers at the bottom of the box.

For half a month, Yuanli didn't find out what he had done.By the end of August, Luoyang's imperial decree was spread to Youzhou again.

Yuanli got the news early in the morning, he called Chu Hechao to get up, took his clothes and went to take a bath.

When the two of them took a bath together, Chu Hechao washed Yuanli from the beginning to the end, and rubbed Yuanli until his skin became red and painful.As soon as he stopped, Yuan Li quickly ran out of the tub, took the little pants on the side and put them on.

Chu Hechao looked at him, and saw the crooked seam behind Yuanli's buttocks.

"..."

He suddenly felt guilty.

Yuan Li looked back to see that he hadn't come out yet, frowned and urged, "Hurry up, I still want to have breakfast before the imperial decree arrives."

Chu Hechao responded twice, then got up, walked wetly behind him and stood there, grabbed a towel and wiped the water stains on his body perfunctorily, and glanced down at Yuanli's boxer pants.

Yuanli is not fat, but this place is very fleshy.When he moved, the centipede-like suture also moved.Whether the pants look good or not is another matter, anyway, Chu Hechao is itching to see them.

Yuan Li dressed more and more slowly, keenly aware of the dishonesty in his eyes, smiled angrily, and said with a blunt smile: "Chu Ciye, what are you looking at?"

Chu Hechao was afraid that he would find the stitches on the trousers, so he moved his eyes and coughed, "Do you want to change into another pair of trousers?"

Yuan Li was puzzled, "Why change?"

Chu Hechao said vaguely, "This one doesn't look good."

Yuanli didn't hear clearly, "What?"

"...It's nothing." Chu Hechao's face remained unchanged, "Hurry up and get dressed, let's go eat."

After dinner, the imperial decree also arrived.The two went to receive the decree, and this time it was a small official in the court who issued the decree, and they dared not even look at Yuan Li and Chu Hechao with trepidation.

There are two contents of the imperial decree. One is that Yuanli is appointed as the governor of Bingzhou and concurrently in charge of the governor of Youzhou.The second is that the emperor was greatly moved when he heard the words of Chu Hechao and Yuanli's loyalty to him. He believed that these two men were loyal ministers of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and ordered them to go to Luoyang immediately and come to Beijing to accompany them.

The first one was obviously that Li Li wanted to provoke the relationship between Yuanli and Chu Hechao.

The fact that they won Bingzhou obviously made Li Li a little uneasy.That's why Li Licai used the words of loyalty to the Northern Zhou Dynasty they said when they refused Li Li's compensation last year, and tricked them into Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit.

Once they really went to Luoyang, they might not be able to come back.But if they don't go, all their previous claims of allegiance to the emperor will become a joke.

Along with the imperial decree, there is also a request from the emperor.

Luoyang was out of grain, and the emperor wanted Youzhou to send a batch of grain to Luoyang for the use of the palace and officials.

It was obvious that Li Li was asking Youzhou for food in the name of the Son of Heaven, but this request was not easy to refuse.

Yuan Li's expression remained unchanged, and after calming down the team that sent the decree, he and Chu Hechao summoned his confidantes to discuss how to deal with the matter.

Everyone's opinion is that they can't go to Luoyang, so they have to find an excuse to refuse.As for whether to give food or not, the crowd was divided into two factions.

One group was dominated by Liu Jixin and Guo Mao. They proposed to give Luoyang some food in order to stabilize Luoyang and express their apology and loyalty to the emperor for not being able to go to Luoyang.

The other faction is dominated by Yang Zhongfa and He Lang, and their attitude is also very firm.The King of Chu and his wife were killed by Li Li. They hated Li Li deeply and absolutely could not give Luoyang food and let Li Li use the food to support his people.

As long as Luoyang is given food once, Luoyang will benefit and will definitely ask Youzhou for food again and again.

"Damn it!" Yang Zhong blushed and his neck was thick with anger, "When we asked the court for food, we pleaded for food and refused to give it. The food given to Xiaoge after his death was soaked in water. How could Luoyang have the face to talk to You at this moment? The state wants food? They don’t know what kind of place Youzhou is? This is fucking bullying!"

Yuan Li didn't want to send food to Luoyang in his heart, but he also knew that Liu Jixin and Guo Mao's approach was the most correct.He turned to look at Chu Hechao, "General, what do you think should be done?"

He didn't want to force Chu Hechao to deliver food to the enemy. If Chu Hechao refused, then he just refused.

Chu Hechao closed his eyes, and without hesitating for a long time, he calmly said, "Give him food."

He Lang exclaimed, "General?!"

"You don't need to give much, just enough food for the palace and all the officials for three months," Chu Hechao said calmly. ..."

His eyes darkened, and he looked around at the crowd, his jaw slowly clenched, and evil spirit appeared on his handsome face.Finally, he turned his head to look at Yuanli, and said seriously: "My parents have been dead for nearly three years, Bingzhou has stabilized, and Youzhou is full of grain. Youzhou has 13 soldiers, Northern Xinjiang has [-] troops, and there are more than [-] cavalry in total. It's time to get ready to avenge them."

There are 1000 cavalry in the Chuhe Chao army, and Yuanli originally had a cavalry team of [-]. Over the years, Zhong Ji and Zhang Milu have successively bought him about [-] horses from Karasuma. There are thirty-five thousand people.

Yuan Li once said that they would have a big fight with Li Li in about three years, and now is the time.

Yuan Li nodded without hesitation, his eyes were also full of fighting spirit, and he said boldly: "Okay!"

The next day, Yuanli began to collect the grain for Luoyang.

When he was reorganizing the grain, Zhang Liangdong, who was in Bingzhou, heard that the emperor could not eat, and quickly transferred a lot of grain from the local granary to Yuanli, asking Yuanli to send the grain to the emperor together.

It was his disciple who escorted the food, and the disciple said: "The teacher is always worried about the situation of the emperor, and I asked you to tell you that if the emperor is in trouble, we should try our best to solve the problem for the emperor. How can you let the emperor be hungry?"

Looking at the grain truck that was three times more grain than expected to Luoyang, Yuan Li frowned slightly, "Is this grain from Yanmen County, Bingzhou?"

Zhang Liangdong's disciple said cautiously: "Yes."

He was quite embarrassing.

After all, this is Bingzhou's grain, and their teacher sent the grain from the granary on his own initiative without Yuanli and Chu Hechao's approval, which is really inappropriate.

They persuaded and persuaded, but Zhang Liangdong was a loyal minister of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and he was full of the emperor.Hearing that the emperor had no food to eat, he was so anxious that he wanted to send his family to Luoyang. He raised food and sent it to Yuanli without hesitation. After being advised by his disciples, he lost his temper and told his disciples that Yuanli was also good to be loyal to the emperor. The minister, like him, must not bear the suffering of the emperor, and he will only be happy to see him deliver food.

But Yuanli was not happy.

Although Zhang Liangdong is the governor of Yanmen County in Bingzhou, it does not mean that the people and food in Yanmen County can be controlled by him at will, not to mention that the food is very precious.

However, Zhang Liangdong was a loyal minister, and he did this because he was worried about the emperor. He was famous and helpful to Yuan Li, so Yuan Li couldn't say anything about him.

He sighed softly in his heart, and said casually: "Okay, just leave these grains with me. Please go back and tell your husband that Bingzhou has just stabilized now, and the most important thing is to cultivate wasteland. As long as Bingzhou is stable enough, If we produce enough grain, we will be able to send more grain to the emperor. The general and I will deal with other matters, so don’t worry too much, sir, and concentrate on doing a good job in Yanmen County.”

Seeing that he didn't scold him, and didn't repatriate the grain, Zhang Liangdong's disciples breathed a sigh of relief, and they completely agreed with the heart of Yuanli's loyal ministers, admiringly said: "Master Inspector's heart to help the Northern Zhou Dynasty, I admire you."

After the people left, Lin Tian looked at the grain carts and said hesitantly, "My lord, are you really going to send these grains to Luoyang?"

"Arrange a team of people and send them to northern Xinjiang," Yuan Li said indifferently, "and then send some people to Yanmen County to keep an eye on Zhang Liangdong."

Lin Tian bowed his head and saluted, "Yes."

Ten days later, Liu Jixin and Guo Mao sent off the Luoyang team.

Before parting, Guo Mao was haggard and sad, looking at the food loaded in the truck was even more distressed.

Reluctantly, he withdrew his gaze from the food, and said to the people who came to Luoyang: "Ah, last year we suffered a heavy snowstorm in the north that we haven't seen in decades, and the imperial court must have heard about it. Several surrounding states None of the counties escaped this catastrophe, and the land was almost ruined. It took a year to recover, and because of this, last year's grain harvest was really not high...My Youzhou is not like Jizhou or Qingzhou Wealthy, the governor and the general did their best to get this food out of their own rations, I hope the emperor will understand."

Liu Jixin also smiled wryly, and said casually: "I originally wanted to write a letter to ask the court for food..."

When they said this, the people from Luoyang dared not be dissatisfied, they were so frightened that they quickly thanked them and ran away with the grain truck, for fear that they would really ask Luoyang for grain.

Watching their fleeing backs, Guo Mao and Liu Jixin slowly restrained their expressions, and watched them disappear down the road with some sarcasm.

The imperial court has fallen to this point.

Guo Mao shook his head, "Brother Liu, let's go back too."

When attacking Li Li, some troops must be taken away, and the remaining troops will not be enough.

As soon as the people in Luoyang left, Youzhou and Bingzhou began conscription.

Youzhou plans to conscript [-] troops this time, and Bingzhou soldiers will conscript [-] troops.

As soon as the conscription order was issued, there was an endless stream of people who came to join the army.

In the past few years, the treatment of Youzhou soldiers can be said to have spread throughout Youzhou.Youzhou soldiers can use the latest weapons, wear the warmest clothes, and have all-you-can-eat meals.

It's just these things that make the common people yearn for it, but it's not just that, soldiers in Youzhou can eat meat once a month!

It's not that one person can only eat one bite of untasteful meat, but a big bowl of meat that is dripping with oil!

Most of the poor people will never have a taste of meat in their whole life.When it was reported in the army that soldiers could eat meat, the common people were dubious and didn't believe it very much.

The status of soldiers has always been lower than that of civilians, so why do they still have meat to eat?Or meat that can be eaten once a month?

It wasn't until they saw the changes in Youzhou soldiers with their own eyes, and heard what Youzhou soldiers said, that they knew that it was all true.

Soldiers have family leave. When many soldiers go home for the Chinese New Year, the parents at home look at their sons who have become mighty and majestic, and they almost don't recognize them.

Youzhou soldiers who have been in the army for several years have been on the battlefield and killed people. They have transformed into real elite troops and become truly sharp blades.

And because of Yuanli's uninterrupted daily drills, various strict military regulations, and instilling moral concepts, the mentality of these people has also changed a lot. At first glance, there is already a world-shaking difference from before joining the army. , like a different person.

One look at them and you can tell that they are people who have come out of the army, and what is even more rare is that they have a righteous face, and they are not lacking in ferocity and courage.When they were at home during the Chinese New Year, they simply helped out with a lot of work. When asked if there was meat to eat in the army, they also answered honestly.

"There is indeed meat to eat. There is a chance to eat meat once a month. The meat tastes so delicious that it makes people want to swallow their tongues." , and said enviously, "We are still relatively small, like those cavalry, who can eat a meal of meat every ten days!"

When the people heard this, they couldn't help but feel their hearts move.

Therefore, although Youzhou only recruited [-] soldiers, more than [-] people came to join them.

When Yuan Li learned that there were far more people joining the army than the target, he didn't know whether it was joy or a headache.

Because of the imminent battle with Li Li, some of the food could not be used.

It's not that Yuanli doesn't want to conscript more soldiers, but he took in many refugees before, and provided a large amount of food relief to Bingzhou to survive the snowstorm and military chaos. Now the 5 people in Youzhou and 10 in Bingzhou that can be expropriated are almost It's reached the limit he can bear.

On the second day, he personally went to the conscription site to have a look.

Many young men refused to leave after learning that the conscription was full. They knelt on the ground and hugged the thighs of the officials, begging the army to take them in with tears.

Most of these people were displaced to Youzhou during the snow disaster, or people whose family members died and only their bodies remained.They are not afraid of death, they just want a place to live.

Yuanli watched for a whole day without saying anything.

That night, he seriously dragged Chu Hechao into the study, and asked him, "General, have you heard of the strategy of farming?"