"assistant?"

After hearing this word, Kuang Lu sighed, and then said to Chen Kai: "Now, in Chengli, Guangzhou, I am just an idler waiting for death. Rather than working hard here, my dear brother, why not

Give Du Yonghe, Zhang Yue and the others some more money, maybe it will be more useful."

Kuang Lu was a protégé of He Wuzou. When Li Chengdong died, He Wuzou wrote a biography for Li Chengdong's concubine, Mrs. Zhao. At the same time, he ordered his disciple Kuang Lu to compose a song for her to commemorate Mrs. Zhao's death to inspire Li Chengdong to become a protégé.

However, after the death of Li Chengdong, Kuang Lu, who was appointed by the imperial court as Zhongshu Sheren, became more inclined to the Yongli imperial court rather than Du Yonghe, who had obtained the seal of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi without authorization and forced the imperial court to recognize him as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Even this time

When I returned to Guangzhou, I also issued an edict in accordance with the imperial decree.

Originally, after the edict was announced, Kuang Lu could return to Wuzhou. But not only did he not leave, he also sent his wife and children back to his hometown. He returned to the city alone, ready to die with the city. The only people who served him were only

It's just the old servant who looks after the door.

He was originally a disciple of He Wuzou, but now Du Yonghe was too guarded against He Wuzou. Even Chen Qice's navy did not dare to call in for reinforcements, let alone count on Kuang Lu, a scholar, to persuade them to change their war and defense plan.

In this way, it is actually not as useful as Chen Kai, a boy who just throws away money.

"No, brother Zhanruo, I'm afraid this matter really has to be your fault."

The two had a secret conversation, and the next day, Chen Kai said goodbye and left Guangzhou by boat. A few days later, Kuang Lu sent a letter to the magistrate of Guangzhou, Nanhai County, and Panyu County respectively.

The invitation stated that he had a new work and he wanted to invite these people to come and appreciate it together.

Kuang Lu was a great talent in Guangzhou City. He was good at poetry. Not only that, he was also proficient in the art of war, horse riding, fencing, and archery. He was also a connoisseur and collector of ancient cultural relics. He was also good at parallel prose;

He is an accomplished calligrapher who is good at both cursive and regular script. His cursive handwriting is strong and beautiful, and he has developed his own style after learning from Wang Xizhi.

Everyone thought it was an honor to be invited by such a great talent, so they hurriedly put aside their official duties and headed to Haixuetang to attend this grand literary event. Unexpectedly, when they arrived, some of them were not new articles, but some.

But it was just Kuang Luzhi who deceived them.

"Zhanruo, you're used to being free and easy on weekdays. No one will force you to do anything. But now that you are so busy with official duties, all the gentlemen only spare time to come here because of your talent and learning. How can you deceive each other?

"

The magistrate opened his mouth, and several civil servants who were filled with righteous indignation also spoke up. In response, Kuang Lu just smiled in response, until everyone realized that his fist had hit the cotton, and then they raised their hands and saluted in return.

"This deception was indeed rude by Kuang Lu, but it was by no means a malicious attempt to delay your official duties." As he said this, Kuang Lu took out a letter from his arms and handed it into their hands:

"After reading it, you will know my thoughts."

Taking the letter with doubtful eyes, everyone gathered together and took a closer look. Unexpectedly, the moment the confident flesh appeared in front of everyone, they were suddenly shocked.

"... According to the intelligence, the Imperial Army mobilized the red barbarian cannons from Jiangxi and southern Jiangxi, and also ordered the former magistrate Ji of Conghua to cast the cannons. It is gratifying for Shang Ni to succeed. Geng Ni Ji Mao wanted to imitate Yangzhou's old skills, but the city of Guangzhou was already outside.

There are no reinforcements to be expected, and there is no courage to go out of the city to fight. The city will fall in more than a month at most, and by then the hundreds of thousands of elders in Guangzhou will be no different from the 800,000 innocent souls in Yangzhou!"

As far as the eye can see, it is shocking that the city defense of Guangzhou, which at first glance seems to be impregnable, seems to be thicker than this piece of paper. For more than half a year, they have been working hard to stabilize people's hearts and raise food, salary and equipment. Now it seems as if

It is just a useless effort, just to appease their own conscience, and it does nothing to help the hundreds of thousands of people in this city.

The name signed was clearly written with the word Chen Kai. They had heard about this prefect who came from Fujian to do business earlier, and they were very unimpressed. However, he has become famous in Guangdong in recent years. Since he has become famous in Guangdong in recent years,

To be able to convince Kuang Lu and try to lure them here, he must have his reasons, and it's not a big deal just to hear them.

"This person is so sensational, but he looks more like a wolf with nothing to show for it. He coaxed us to send all the people in Guangzhou to his ship, so that he could be transported to South Australia and used by Chaozhou."

Kuang Lu was very clear about the thoughts of these civil servants. Even he had doubted Chen Kai's words. But Chen Kai convinced him with just one sentence, and he planned to use this sentence directly at this moment.

"What Chen Jingcheng said is not that you want all the people to be handed over to his ship now, but that you want to make preparations before the Tatars break the city. These preparations do not need to alarm the people, nor will they cause dissatisfaction with Du Zhijun. If Guangzhou

The city is impregnable and the Tatars return in defeat, so this incident can be treated as if it never happened; but if the Tatars really blasted away the city of Guangzhou as he said, these preparations can give the people another way out.

Even if you are a prince, you can still have a fragrant name that will be passed down to future generations."

Chen Kai did not fight for the dominance. This was the greatest sincerity. Everyone couldn't help but fell into deep thought. It seemed that this matter did not have any disadvantages to them or the people of Guangzhou. And if a disaster really came, going to Chaozhou to work would be better than

It would be much better to be slaughtered in Guangzhou city.

"Why doesn't he come and talk to us on his own? Is there any need to be so secretive?"

"This is really a last resort. You must know that Du Zhijun and Zhang Houye are quite wary of him. It's not enough for him to interact with idle people like me, but if he interacts with other gentlemen, I'm afraid he may not even be able to sleep.

, let alone doing things."

Chen Kai's reputation is both a capital and a liability. Not to mention Du Yong and other warlords who have regarded Guangdong as their own fiefdom, even these civil servants do not suspect that Chen Kai is luring the people under his rule to Chaozhou.

To enrich the human resources there? However, once I thought about it, Chen Kai's words came to mind again.

It is undeniable that the city defense of Guangzhou is strong, and the defenders once repelled a large-scale offensive that was gratifying. However, it has been silent for a long time, and it is nothing more than the calm before the storm. Now that all the strongholds around Guangzhou are lost, perhaps the only thing missing is the artillery.

.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Chen Kai has not lost anything in this matter. He has taken away seven or eight thousand people three times, plus the goods purchased from Guangzhou. Even if he stops here, he will not

There would be too much loss. But once Du Yonghe knew about this matter, the governor-general would definitely stop it. Otherwise, they would have handed over the real power to the court long ago, and there would be no need for reinforcements like this.

Dare you call?

"Zhan Ruo, I have to think this matter through carefully. I will give you an answer within three days."
Chapter completed!