"Is that the sage of the Xia Kingdom?" A group of people watched from a distance by the Yongji Canal.
Some of them were holding sickles, some were holding hatchets, and some were handling guillotines.
In fact, they are all farmers, but not all of them.
It's winter, and the livestock at home are screaming with hunger. There are so many dry weeds in the fields, so it's time to cut them back and chop them into pieces to feed the sheep.
This is the life of ordinary people. Every day is trivial, sowing, weeding, harvesting, plowing, taking care of livestock...
The above is a normal rural painting style.
What is abnormal is that when they have a little free time, they will wield swords and sticks, and even go out with warriors to see if they can go to other towns to grab some goods and come back. They are no longer pure and simple farmers.
"Sage of Xia Kingdom?" Someone laughed and said, "If Lu Yanwei doesn't come back next year, we will be the common people of Xia Kingdom."
"What's the difference between Tang and Xia?" Someone said disapprovingly: "If the sage sends a military envoy, wouldn't it be the same as before? Well, maybe there is still a chance. The Yamen, Zhen, and Prefecture armies will be If they are all wiped out, don’t we still have to recruit people?”
"It's a beautiful idea." Someone sighed: "Didn't your brother-in-law hide at home after his defeat? He is also a Yamen soldier after all. Ask him if he still has Jiedushi."
"this……"
"Don't think too much about it. Yesterday I went to join the army with Cui Er and Lu Shiyi, but they said they wouldn't accept anyone. Just farm the land honestly, rob a few merchants in your spare time, and have a good year."
"How can there be any merchants now? It's so difficult to kill people and steal goods. Alas."
"Actually, as long as you are brave enough, you can rob an official. Well, the Xia Dynasty Saint is on the way. Do you dare to rob him?"
"There are too many guards, so I don't dare."
"Don't tell me, the saint is on a patrol with so many beautiful women around him. If he could snatch one back, he would die."
"How did you know it was a woman when she was so far away?"
"You don't understand this, that's called a palace servant."
The farmers/amateur bandits/reservists of martial arts were laughing and chatting non-stop, which relieved a lot of fatigue from work.
"Hey..." The sound of horse hooves was heard not far away, and everyone hurriedly silenced and lowered their heads to work.
The cavalryman glanced at them from a distance, as if he was a little worried, then rode his horse closer and said: "Please be calm, if something happens, we may not look good on our faces, but you will die without a burial place." "
He is very clear about the background of rural farmers. While they cultivate the land to feed their families, they don't mind plundering merchants and travelers to improve their lives. In fact, Hebei is relatively wealthy and is relatively good overall. Henan is even more exaggerated. Cai, Chen, The people of Xu, Luo, Tang, Deng, Ying and other places were no longer satisfied with robbing in their own hometowns, but went out regularly, going as far as Jiangxi to plunder, but there was no good citizen.
As soon as the cavalryman finished speaking, the farmers all raised their heads and looked at him with blank expressions, as if they could not understand his Henan accent.
The cavalryman was too lazy to talk nonsense with them, so he snorted and left.
But his threats were effective.
Several farmers did not dare to talk about Shao Sheng's courtiers anymore, and turned to mowing the grass seriously.
"I said that Zhang Balang sneaked back to the village last night and said that he would take us and others to join Lu Yan - Lu Shuai to fight with the Xia people. Once we succeed, everyone will have an official position, why don't we go?"
"Go to hell! Lu Yanwei doesn't even know where he has gone. He may be dead. How much money does Zhang Balang have? Tell him to stop talking nonsense and pay two ounces of money to each person first, otherwise no one will follow him."
"Then forget it. It's better to kill him when we go back. That thing is quite valuable."
"You kid has such a dark heart..."
******
The convoy stopped and rested for an hour.
"Your Majesty." Chu Shenping walked quickly to the car and bowed in salute.
Mr. Xie opened the car curtain, revealing Shao Shude and Mr. Chu.
Chu half-snuggled into Shao Shude's arms and quietly signaled to others.
Chu Shenping caught the meaning in his sister's eyes and felt relieved.
"Do you know why I called you back?" Shao Shude sat upright and asked.
"I don't know." Chu Shenping had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure and would not talk nonsense.
Chu Shenping was originally serving as the commander of the state army in Xuzhou. After receiving the order, he rushed north to meet the Holy Spirit at starry night.
"Li Yixian is going to be the commander of the capital of Hebei Province. Come back and take over his duties." Shao Shude said.
Chu Shenping felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart.
The Chu family is just a local tycoon in Mi County. In recent years, life has been like a dream, and they have prospered and prospered.
The high-ranking governors of Zhili Province, transfer envoys, Henan Yin and other officials were also polite to the people of their Chu family.
The Li family of Mi County, who had had a quarrel with the Chu family, almost knelt down and begged for mercy. Carloads of belongings that had been treasured at home for many years were delivered to the Chu family, and they just begged to let them go.
All of this, without a doubt, was brought about by my sister.
Although she is just a concubine, Chu Shenping can be sure that her sister is definitely the most favored concubine in the sage's harem, and no one can compare with her.
The Chu family must seize this holy family, make new achievements, and strive to win a title.
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Chu Shenping calmed down and said.
"Yin'an has added a lot of people, you should screen them carefully and train them," Shao Shude said again.
"According to the order." Chu Shenping replied.
This is actually a great power.
Yin'anzhi originally had 3,000 people, but he recruited 200 people in Qizhou.
During those few days in Dezhou, local powerful men donated 50,000 hu of grain, 10,000 miscellaneous livestock, 100,000 in money and silk, as well as more than 200 able-bodied young men and dozens of clan girls.
The money and grain were used as military supplies, the young girls were appointed as palace servants, and the young men who were skilled in bow and horse were recruited into Yin'anzhi. Therefore, there were more than 3,400 people in Yin'anzhi at this time.
Except for the fifty masters who were led by Xia Ruqi to personally protect the Holy Driver, the rest were all handed over to the commander for guidance and training.
The saint asked him to "screen". This power is too great. To put it harshly, it is no problem to eliminate dissidents and install close followers.
But Chu Shenping didn't dare to do this yet.
The trust of a saint comes and goes quickly. Once rumors get out, it might hurt my sister, so it's not worth it - she is now the biggest guarantee of the Chu family's wealth.
"We are about to arrive in Cangzhou. At that time, local tycoons, generals, and aristocratic families will come to visit me. I will also recruit some people to reassure them. You should be smart, Yin'an will be in trouble, and I will not spare you.
." Shao Shude warned.
The news about the local Tu people in the Dezhou Assembly has probably spread like wildfire and reached Cangjing and other prefectures.
As long as the local Tu powerful people pay their dues, Shao Shude doesn't mind launching a united front against them. Just like the Texas story, the scale of Yin'anzhi will definitely continue to expand.
One more thing, Shao Shude has never planned to recruit a large number of strong men in Weibo to join Yin'anzhi, and he will not recruit Chengdewu people to join in the future, but Cangjing can. The reason is still related to the degree of deference.
It is true that many towns in Hebei are domineering, but the degree of domineering is also different. If we insist on ranking, Cangjing Town is probably the most deferential to the central government - relatively speaking.
The Yiwu Army (Yi Ding) used to be as obedient as Cangjing, but it has deteriorated sharply in the past twenty years and has become quite rigid. Of course, there is still a slight gap in the degree of rigidity compared to Wei Bo and Chengde.
Youzhou Town was originally very stubborn, but it was occupied by Li Keyong for many years and he killed many people. The assassins killed one group after another, and now it looks much more pleasing to the eye.
"I will obey your Majesty's will and will not slack off in the slightest." Chu Shenping responded loudly.
Shao Shude nodded and waved him away.
Mrs. Chu sat quietly aside without saying a word.
She is a measured woman who knows when to be coquettish and when not to be pampered. When talking about business, if you rush to speak for your brother, you will only annoy the officials.
Guan Jia is actually a very "simple" person, and Chu knows exactly how to handle him.
For example, she had never cooked for Zhang Quanyi, but from time to time she would cook by herself and make snacks for the officials. Such simple and small things could often gain a lot of favor in the hearts of the officials, and Chu was already familiar with it.
If he had not figured out the temperament of the official family, how could the Chu family have been favored and given birth to two sons and two daughters in a few years?
An hour later, the convoy that had finished its rest continued its journey towards Cangzhou.
******
On the tenth day of the eleventh month of the third year of Jianji, the bells outside Qingchi County, Lisuo, Cangzhou (today's Jiuzhou Town, southeast of Cangxian County) were ringing, and the Holy Emperor drove into the city under the gaze of everyone.
Lu Kuang, the commander of the Henghai Navy Office, is dead.
On that day, the Daxia armies attacked the city, and there was a huge uproar in the city. After a lot of effort, Cangzhou, which had been besieged for a long time, was defeated.
In fact, the defenders did not riot, but collapsed.
The direct cause of the collapse was that Lu Kuang and his family fled through the north gate and were discovered by the warriors, which directly destroyed their last vestige of will to resist.
Lu Kui is also stupid. He ran away, but he actually took his family and belongings with him. I heard that he packed more than a hundred cars. He was so ostentatious and eye-catching, and he would be a ghost if he was not discovered - to a certain extent
To put it bluntly, it may have been the Xia army that attacked the city that allowed him to live for a while longer. Otherwise, the angry warriors would have torn him apart on the spot just because of his birdlike appearance.
We were still fighting to the death and you fucking ran away. How dare you?
Of course Lu Kui died in the end.
Not long after escaping from the city, he was overtaken by General Tu Youyi and Tian Xing. After a barrage of arrows, he died violently.
The whole family also became prisoners, and their belongings became the spoils of Xia's army.
Lu Kui was dead, Lu Yanwei was on the run, and Cangzhou's tens of thousands of troops were beaten to pieces. The Tu tribes and generals from all over the country were also in a state of panic. Shao Shude struck while the iron was hot and began to meet with various powerful people that night.
In addition to them, there is also the reorganization of the miscellaneous army.
During this period of time on the road, the games in Cangzhou City never stopped.
Zhuge Tai and Zhuge Shangren have already reached an agreement. Zhao Kuangming has no troops, so you can ignore him. The recent change in attitude of Longjian Jiedu Commander Zhao Jian is also very obvious. He is already inclined to hand over military power and become a rich man.
Only Liang Xiangjian was still undecided.
But the thousands of people left in his hands are not all from the Liang family. The Bai family has always been relatively submissive. The chiefs of the Luo family, Yang family and other tribes are far away in Qinghai. There are only a few Xiaoqushuai left in Cangzhou, and it is easy to replace them.
Got it.
Therefore, in the end, Liang Xiangjian had no choice but to compromise, secretly sighing at the bad luck and assuming that all the people he brought here were dead.
In this way, another major goal of the conquest of Hebei can be considered accomplished.
Shao Sheng was quite proud of having one fish and two meals.
