The white dew is coming, and the swans are coming. Unknowingly, it has entered mid-October. The mood of autumn is getting stronger.
Chang Yuchun was riding a horse on the official road in the western suburbs of Jiangdu. In the fields on both sides of the road, he saw golden rice fields swaying in the wind, like golden waves.
Seeing these rice fields makes Chang Yuchun feel happy.
The Jiangdu Army was able to lord it over the south of the Yangtze River precisely because Zhang Yangquan attached great importance to farming. The army never had problems with food supplies, and the generals were able to attack cities and demolish villages without any scruples!
After riding for a long time, the sun set in the west, twilight fell, and Jiangdu City slowly appeared in the field of vision.
After Chang Yuchun entered the city, he separated from the dozen or so subordinates who accompanied him and went to the palace to resume his life.
Just as he was walking down the street leading his horse, he suddenly heard someone calling him from behind.
When I turned around, I saw that the person was Fu Youde.
Chang Yuchun saw that Fu Youde also had a weathered look on his face, and he had obviously just come back from outside, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange.
After he came over, he asked: "General Fu, have you just returned to Jiangdu?"
Fu Youde nodded and said: "Yes, there was a man named Wang San in Changzhou. He gathered a group of people, killed the officials sent by the king, and occupied the county seat. The king asked me to lead the troops to quell the chaos!"
The two led the horses and walked side by side. Chang Yuchun shook his head and said: "These unscrupulous people are really ignorant. As long as they are under the rule of the king, they can have food to eat and clothing to wear. Why do they want to rebel?" p>
Fu Youde said calmly: "They are just being used by others, and there is someone else behind them!"
Chang Yuchun was stunned for a moment and said: "Is it possible that the Yuan army made it carefully?"
Fu Youde shook his head: "No, it was the local big landowners who instigated them! In the past half month, there have been more than a dozen similar rebellions, all instigated by these landowners!"
Chang Yuchun said angrily: "These people are so brave, are they impatient with life?"
Fu Youde said: "These people all occupy large fields. If they are not engaged in production, they will be supported by tenants! Now that the king has divided the fields into households, their good days are gone, so naturally they are resentful!"
Chang Yuchun touched his chin.
"When you say that, I discovered something strange! When I attacked Jiqing, the local wealthy gentry supported us. They should have a lot of land!"
Fu Youde smiled and said: "That's natural. Even though they support them on the surface, they are actually very dissatisfied secretly! However, these wealthy gentry are different from the small landowners in the county. They understand the general situation better and know that resistance is useless, so they cooperate obediently!"
Chang Yuchun nodded: "That's true."
While the two were talking, they had arrived at the palace.
While walking in the corridor, I suddenly saw two men walking towards me. They were Polo Buhua and Xining Wang.
Boluo Buhua has been appointed as the Prime Minister of Honglu Temple by Zhang Yangquan for his contribution in reporting the message and presenting the city.
Because the King of Xining did not surrender voluntarily, his official position was lower, and he only appointed a minor official who recorded affairs.
Because of this, the expressions on the two people's faces are completely different. Polo Buhua's face is full of spring breeze, while King Xining's expression is depressed.
After seeing Chang Yuchun, Boluo Buhua smiled and cupped his hands and said: "General Chang, you are back too!"
Chang Yuchun returned the gift with his hand, and kept walking, passing by the two of them.
When he came to the study, Fu Youde went in first to return his orders. After he came out, Chang Yuchun went in, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the general is here to return his orders!"
Zhang Yangquan was immersed in reading the official document. He looked up at him and said with a smile: "General Chang, you commanded the army to besiege the Yuan army this time and captured Jiqing City. You have done a lot of credit!"
Chang Yuchun hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I would like to transfer all the credit to Marshal Xu!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Chang Yuchun was reciprocating the favor, and said with a smile: "It's rare that you are willing, so well, I won't reward you this time. You can go down!"
Chang Yuchun resigned.
When I returned home, the world was completely dark, and the Lan family siblings were having a meal in the lobby.
Seeing him coming back, Lan Xiangyu was surprised and happy. She stood up hurriedly and said, "Why didn't you say anything when he came back? Have you eaten? I'll get two more dishes!"
Chang Yuchun walked to the lobby, glanced at the table, and said with a smile: "No, the food on the table is enough. Please give me more food, I'm starving to death!"
He took off his cloak and helmet without taking off his armor, and just sat down next to Lan Yu.
Lan Xiangyu hurriedly gave him some food, and the three of them sat around and ate together.
After Chang Yuchun had finished eating, he asked Lan Xiangyu to bring a bottle of wine. While drinking, he asked about Lan Yu's situation in the Imperial College.
Lan Yu picked up the rice and said casually: "That's it, right?"
Lan Xiangyu suddenly became angry and said: "Why is that like that? This brat fights with others every day. He beat General Wang's son a while ago, and then he beat General Hou's adopted son! You must take care of it when you come back this time.
Leave him alone!"
Chang Yuchun laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if a child fights, I loved fighting the most when I was a child!"
With Lan Yu having a backer, she immediately held her head high.
"Sister, do you hear me? Don't use your women's ideas to view our men's behavior in the future!"
Lan Xiangyu glared at Chang Yuchun and stopped talking.
Lan Yu's eyebrows danced with excitement: "Brother, since you defeated Jiqing, all the students in our Imperial College have been talking about you!"
Chang Yuchun waved his hand and said: "I didn't defeat him, it was someone else who surrendered!"
Lan Yu smiled and said: "Anyway, as long as others think you were the one who killed it! That kid Han Lin'er has always been dissatisfied with me. After this incident, he became more polite to me!"
Lan Xiangyu said angrily: "Since when did you start to take advantage of others? What does his conquering Jiqing have to do with you?"
Lan Yu hummed: "Brother is not someone else."
Chang Yuchun said: "Ayu, you have to remember that the reason why we were able to capture Jiqing this time was because Marshal Xu saw through the opponent's strategy. Although your brother has always thought of himself very highly, compared with Marshal Xu, he is still far behind!"
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Lan Yu hummed: "I know that he gave you the credit, so you are very grateful to him and say good things about him!"
Chang Yuchun glared and said: "These are two different things. In short, if you want to become a person like Marshal Xu, you must study more in school. Do you understand?"
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Lan Yu muttered: "I know!"
At this time, a servant entered the lobby and said: "General, General Zhao is here!"
Chang Yuchun quickly got up and came outside the lobby, where he saw Zhao Desheng waiting in the courtyard.
"Brother Zhao, you came just in time. I am having a meal at my house. You can come in and eat together!" Chang Yuchun greeted.
Zhao Desheng cupped his hands and said, "I came here after eating at home. Brother Chang, can I say a few words?"
Chang Yuchun said: "Brother Zhao, please go to the study and wait. I'll go in and talk to them."
He turned around and returned to the house, asking the Lan family siblings to eat first, and then went to the study.
"Brother Zhao, sit down and talk. Is something wrong?"
Zhao Desheng sat on a chair in the corner and said, "Brother Chang, have you heard about the situation in the south of Hangzhou?"
Chang Yuchun sat next to him and said, "I just returned to Jiangdu today and have never heard of it."
Zhao Desheng said: "Fang Guozhen had a conflict with Chuzhou guard Shi Moyisun because he raped a man on Chuzhou Road."
Chang Yuchun laughed and said: "Okay, these two gangs of turtles are finally fighting!"
Zhao Desheng said with a smile: "Shi Mo Yisun only had less than 10,000 rural soldiers, and he could not resist Fang Guozhen at all, so he asked Hangzhou for help, and Hangzhou sent him 20,000 reinforcements!"
Chang Yuchun's eyes lit up, he rubbed his hands and said, "Then can't we take the opportunity to attack Hangzhou?"
Zhao Desheng slapped his thigh: "Yes, that's what I thought! In the end, I and Deputy Commander Li went to find the king, hoping to lead troops to attack Hangzhou, but the king did not agree!"
Chang Yuchun was stunned and said: "Why doesn't the king agree?"
Zhao Desheng sighed: "The king didn't say much, he just said that the time has not come yet."
Chang Yuchun was silent for a while and said: "Since the king said so, let's wait a little longer! Anyway, Jiqing has been captured, and Hangzhou can't stand alone. Sooner or later it will fall into the hands of our army!"
Zhao Desheng smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Chang, you know that Hangzhou has become a hot spot, and the generals at the Military Academy are all staring with salivation! If we don't seize this opportunity early, we may not even be able to drink a bowl of soup!" Among the Jiangdu Army generals, Zhao De has the worst chance of winning, simply because he is too honest and does not know how to fight for opportunities.
As a result, since he was awarded the title of Hundred Officials, others have been continuously promoted based on their merits. Only his rank is untouchable, and he still ranks from the fourth rank to a general of virtue.
Seeing that Chang Yuchun, his former subordinate, had surpassed him in rank, he began to worry.
Chang Yuchun frowned and said, "But the problem is that the king doesn't agree, so there's nothing we can do!"
Zhao Desheng hurriedly said: "I think so. As long as we understand the reason why the king does not agree, we may be able to find a way to persuade the king to agree!"
Chang Yuchun hesitated for a moment and said, "How to find out?"
Zhao Desheng said with a smile: "You have made such a great contribution, the king will definitely call you to reward you tomorrow. Then you will take the opportunity to ask for orders to attack Hangzhou. I think even if the king does not agree, he will definitely tell you the reason!"
Chang Yuchun touched his nose and said: "Um...I have returned my life to the king!"
Zhao Desheng was stunned for a moment and sighed: "Brother, you are moving too fast!"
Chang Yuchun said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter, I will ask the king for orders to attack Hangzhou tomorrow. Maybe the king will reveal something!"
Zhao Desheng cupped his hands and said, "Then it all depends on you, Brother Chang!"
The two chatted some more, and half an hour later, Zhao Desheng said goodbye and left.