Zhu Nao

Chengdu Prefecture.

Xu Yu finished approving a stack of official documents, put down her pen, got up and went to the door.

The colorful flowers in the yard are all blooming, and the spring is strong, which is very beautiful.The courtyard is still like this, it must be even more beautiful to go outside for an outing.It's a pity that such a beautiful season is also the busiest season in the government, and no matter what, there is no time to go out for an outing.

Before spring plowing, each prefecture and county will conduct new statistics on the population and cultivated land under their jurisdiction, and then report the statistical results to Chengdu Prefecture. Officials in Chengdu Prefecture will sort out and summarize the situation reported by each prefecture and county.If any omissions or mistakes are found, it is necessary to call back to the state and county for re-checking.

In addition, poor farmers before spring plowing will also apply for loans from the government to borrow seeds, farm tools, money and grain, and return them when the harvest is bumper this year.

There will also be more civil lawsuits during the busy farming season. Farmers often have conflicts over an acre of three-point land, and finally go to the government...

Fortunately, although there were many things to do, Jun Nao had already set the general direction before he left.The statistics of household registered land and acres only need to be added or subtracted from the records of last year, and there is no need to make a new book; the rest of the cases can be properly resolved only by following the regulations. Although there are many small things, there is no big one, and life is good Peaceful.

Xu Yu rested in the courtyard for a while, seeing that it was almost time for the meeting with the officials, he got up and rushed over.

When they arrived at the hall, several officials reported their recent official duties to Xu Yu one by one. As they were talking, a messenger suddenly came outside the hall.Seeing the messenger, Xu Yu hurriedly pointed to Huatou and said, "Come in."

The messenger walked into the hall, greeted all the officials in the hall, and said to Xu Yu: "Young Yin, Zhufu Yin and General Wei are already on their way back to Shu, and they will arrive in Shu in about one month."

When Xu Yu heard the news that Zhu Nao was finally coming back, she immediately beamed with joy.But after hearing the messenger's words, he couldn't help being startled: "Why does it take another month?" Even if you return from the capital to Chengdu, one month is enough.Since the courier was sent back to deliver the letter in advance, he had to deduct his own travel time, so why did it take a month?

But he heard the envoy say: "This time Zhu Fuyin led tens of thousands of people from the Central Plains back to Shu. In order to take care of the people, it will inevitably delay the journey. Zhu Fuyin ordered Shao Yin to prepare food and grass as soon as possible." After speaking, he took out Zhu Nao's warrant and handed it over. To Xu Yu.

All the officials in the hall were in an uproar when they heard this!

Lead tens of thousands of people from the Central Plains back to Shu? ?What on earth was Fu Yin going to the Central Plains for? ? ?Not doing business? ? ?They are still waiting for the governor to come back with a lot of money as usual, but... what happened to the tens of thousands of people in the Central Plains? !Fu Yin Mingming only brought more than 2000 people out!

Xu Yu couldn't believe it either, and quickly took Zhu Nao's warrant from the messenger and looked at it.After reading it, he was stunned for a long time, and then he put away the warrant with a complicated expression, and told his subordinates: "Go and inform the official treasury. Be sure to report the grain stored in the treasury to me today."

He turned to the messenger and said: "I have understood the meaning of Fu Yin and will arrange it as soon as possible."

The messenger saluted Xu Yu again, then withdrew.

As soon as the messenger left, the officials in the hall immediately started talking about it.

"Young Yin, what was written in Fu Yin's letter? What tens of thousands of people?"

"What happened in the capital? How did the Fu Yin and the others delay it for so long?"

"Has King Qin succeeded? How is the court doing now?"

Everyone has a lot of questions to ask.Xu Yu raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, and the officials shut up one by one, waiting for Xu Yu to speak.

Xu Yu said slowly in a deep voice, "The emperor died tragically at the hands of the rebels in winter."

There was silence in the hall.

The little emperor has been under the control of the rebels for more than a year, and it is not unexpected that there will be such an ending.And most of these local officials had little contact with the emperor and the court, so they didn't feel sad, but they couldn't help but sigh.

After a while, Xu Yu said again: "The governor and General Xie of Yanzhou led the army to quell the rebellion. Now that the capital is under the control of King Qin Huimeng, the governor is already on his way to lead the troops back to Shu."

Everyone was slightly surprised.The rebellion of the rebel army was put down by Zhu Fuyin and Xie Wuji?This...it's not surprising that Xie Wuji calmed down the chaos. Could it be that Fu Yin took credit for it?They pacified the capital, but handed over the capital to King Qin Huimeng... Presumably because the mountains are high and the road is far away, and there is a lack of logistics, they had to reluctantly give up, which is a pity...

Xu Yu continued: "The Central Plains is chaotic and the people's livelihood is difficult. When Fu Yin returned, tens of thousands of people in Beijing admired Fu Yin's benevolence and love for the people, and voluntarily followed Fu Yin back to Shu."

Everyone in the hall was stunned.In a moment, the hall was boiling!

So that's how those tens of thousands of people came here? !How many days did Zhu Nao stay in the Central Plains?How could he convince tens of thousands of people to follow him even when they left their homes? You know, that's the capital city!

There are also more sober people who guess after a little thought: Zhu Nao is extremely powerful, but the point is not how benevolent and righteous he is, but how chaotic the Central Plains has become. , and how bad the government in the Central Plains must be...

The officials were naturally happy to know that their governor was loved by the people.But after calming down for a while, the officials became worried about Zhu Nao's decision to bring tens of thousands of people back to Shu from the Central Plains.

"Young Yin, what did the governor's letter say? Is he really going to bring back all those tens of thousands of people?"

"How do I resettle them after I bring them back? That's tens of thousands of people!"

"Yes, where will tens of thousands of people live after they come? Where does the food come from? How can there be so much cultivated land for them?"

"Is Fu Yin allocating food and grass for the sake of those common people? How much do you want to allocate? How many days can you feed them?"

The crowd was so noisy that Xu Yu's head got dizzy.He hurriedly raised his hand again to signal everyone to be quiet.The noise gradually stopped, and all eyes were on him, waiting for his explanation.But this time Xu Yu didn't explain anything—it wasn't that there was any secret to hide from everyone, but the content of Zhu Nao's warrant was very simple, and only briefly talked about the changes that happened in the Central Plains in the past few months. Then ask him to allocate food and grass support as soon as possible.And the amount of support is only enough for these tens of thousands of people to come to Shu. As for how to arrange it in the future, Zhu Nao did not explain in the warrant.

In fact, when Xu Yu had just read the warrant, he had the same doubts as the officials.Bringing so many fleeing people back, how does Zhu Nao plan to resettle them?

Although he didn't come up with the result, he wasn't too worried—it was Junao.Does Zhu Nao still need to worry about his work?

He said calmly: "I believe Fu Yin has his own arrangements, so you don't have to worry too much. Continue with what you just did."

All the officials look at me and I look at you, so they can only calm down and continue the meeting.

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A few days later, the Shu army and the Yanzhou army led the people to Hanzhong.Going north from Hanzhong is Guanzhong, and going south through the Valley Road can enter Shu.

The two armies marched to a fork in the road, and stopped amidst the sound of drumming.

Xie Wuji turned his horse's head, galloped into the formation of the Shu army, and came to the carriage that Zhu Nao was riding on.Hearing the sound of horseshoes, Zhu Nao lifted the curtain and leaned out from the carriage.

Xie Wuji looked at Zhu Nao and said, "I should go."

Zhu Nao smiled and said, "You go."

Zhu Nao naturally wanted to go back to Shu, and Xie Wuji also had to go back to Guanzhong.His army is still in Guanzhong and Yanzhou, and there are many things waiting for him to go back and take care of it.

Xie Wuji looked at Zhu Nao, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't know where to start.His horse restlessly paced in place again.

After a while, he finally said, "When will you come to Guanzhong?"

Zhu Nao said, "Wait for me to take care of things in Shu."

Xie Wuji wanted him to clarify the time limit, but before he could ask, Zhu Nao continued: "Three years, five years..."

Xie Wuji was taken aback, and subconsciously frowned.

Junao: "It should not be used."

Xie Wuji: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he saw Zhu Nao's eyes curled up more and more: "A year and a half..."

Xie Wuji waited for a while, before Zhu Nao continued, he couldn't help asking: "To use or not to use?"

In the end, Zhu Nao did not give an exact date, but only smiled and said, "Thank you, General."

"what?"

"Wait for my news."

Xie Wuji stared at Zhu Nao for a moment, but finally didn't ask any more questions.He turned his horse's head and said, "I'm leaving!"

Zhu Nao said, "Goodbye."

Xie Wuji got on the horse's belly and rushed out.

Soon, the Shu Army and the Yanzhou Army, which had already merged into each other along the way, gradually separated. The Yanzhou Army quickly moved northward, while the Shu Army continued to move southward with tens of thousands of mighty civilians...

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Not long after, Xie Wuji was commanding the army forward, when a fast horse chased after him.

The man was travel-stained, turned his head back, and rode his horse to Xie Wuji's side. He was about to dismount and salute, but Xie Wuji said: "There is no need to be too polite."

The man turned over halfway and sat upright again. He bowed immediately, and he was considered polite: "General."

Xie Wuji said: "What happened?"

This man was one of the messengers he arranged along the way.Although he left the capital with his troops, he still needed to know the news from the Central Plains, so he arranged many messengers to deliver the news on the way back.Unexpectedly, before the others arrived in Guanzhong, the messenger came after him, presumably something serious happened.

Sure enough, the messenger opened his mouth with a heavy message: "After the general and Governor Zhu led their troops to leave, the feudal lords fought among themselves, and Liu Song, governor of Henan Province, was assassinated. The murderer has not yet been identified, and now the capital is in chaos."

Xie Wuji was slightly taken aback.Liu Song is dead?

He was both surprised and not too surprised.In such a situation, Liu Songzhi's mediocrity wants to control the overall situation, which is undoubtedly a dream come true.This result is reasonable and expected, but I didn't expect it to be so fast.

Now that Liu Song's death has caused chaos not only in the mere capital city, but the entire Central Plains region will fall into even more chaotic and chaotic situation.The tens of thousands of people brought back by Zhu Nao escaped by chance.

Xie Wuji said: "I see. You go back and continue to inquire about the news."

The spy bowed his body, raised the rein, turned around, and galloped the way he had come.

Following his leaving figure, Xie Wuji looked at the vast land he had just passed.After a while, he looked back and ordered to the people around him: "Let's go."

The army moved on.

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the other side.

The ranks of the Shu army no longer walked in the forefront, but dispersed and merged with the common people.

The road to Shu is not easy. Even if they chose the most open Jinniu Road, there are still many mountain roads to climb.However, many of the people were old, weak, disabled, and sick, so the soldiers scattered in the ranks, and when they saw difficulties in walking, they stepped forward to give a hand or carry a section of their backs.

Zhu Nao also got down from the carriage, and together with Wei Yue Jingzhe and others directed the crowd to move forward.

Suddenly, someone came after them from behind, and they took a closer look, and it turned out to be their messenger.

The messenger came to him, greeted Zhu Nao, and said, "Your Majesty, there is news from the Jiangling Mansion."

Wei Yue and Jing Zhe were shocked when they heard the word Jiangling Mansion.However, Zhu Nao seemed to have expected it long ago, and said: "Could it be that some princes poached General Huang from the governor of Jiangling?"

Wei Yue and Jing Zhe were taken aback, and the messenger was also taken aback: "...Yes."

Zhu Nao said, "Which way?"

The messenger hurriedly said, "It's Changsha Mansion."

Changsha Mansion is located to the east of Jiangling Mansion, and it can be regarded as the first month to be close to the water.The governor of Changsha presumably sent people to chase after Huang Dongxuan to negotiate when Huang Dongxuan had just left the capital, and it went very smoothly.

Wei Yue laughed, and said: "You always say that you are not in a hurry, are you being robbed by others right now?"

Zhu Nao didn't take it seriously, he just asked the messenger, "How did General Huang leave Jiangling Mansion?"

The messenger said: "The governor of Changsha exchanged Lizhou with the governor of Jiangling for General Huang and [-] soldiers under his command."

"Ah?" Wei Yue couldn't help being taken aback when she heard this.It turned out to be a land exchange?So Huang Dongxuan has some reason to be controlled by others, so he dare not leave Jiangling mansion at will?How could the Governor of Jiangling be willing to make this exchange?

However, after thinking about it for a while, he understood - this exchange, or the sale, should be facilitated by Huang Dongxuan himself.

As far as the Governor of Jiangling is concerned, Huang Dongxuan is a thorn in the side. Although Huang's navy is supported by the government, Huang Dongxuan has brought him into his own private soldiers. He only listens to his orders, but the government does not give orders.Therefore, the Governor of Jiangling has been trying to reduce Huang Dongxuan's power in the past few years, but failed repeatedly.This thorn made him restless, and if he pulled it out, he might be bitten back. Some people were willing to exchange the land of a state. Although it hurt, it was better than keeping it by himself.

As far as the governor of Changsha is concerned, it is not a loss for a state to exchange a general and [-] soldiers.

In fact, with Huang Dongxuan's ability, he may not be unable to rebel, kill the governor of Jiangling Mansion, and use the entire Jiangling Mansion as his capital.In this way, he is bound to have more power to speak, and the governor of Changsha will pay more attention to him.But he didn't.This shows that although Huang Dongxuan is radical, he is not a completely reckless person.

——He still doesn't want to bear the name of killing the master.Otherwise, no matter where he goes, while being reused, he will also be feared hundreds or even thousands of times.

As for whether he will lead troops to attack Jiangling Mansion in the future, that is another matter.

Thinking of Zhu Nao missing a great player, Wei Yue was both lucky and regretful.The good news is that the fewer talented people under Jun Nao, the greater the chance of him being reused; the pity is that Huang Dongxuan's life experience is somewhat similar to his, and the two have a sense of speculation, but it is a pity that they cannot play in the same camp.

Now the emperor has died, the court has collapsed, and the heroes of the world have their own masters.See you next time, I'm afraid I will be an enemy.

But Zhu Nao didn't show regret, he just said casually, "Is that so?" He waved his hand indifferently, indicating that the messenger could leave.

"If you have any new news, please come and report to me."

The messenger was ordered, got on his horse and left.