The ripe wheat is as heavy as a golden blanket spread on it.
In Jiangxia County, the waves of wheat are rolling, and it is already the harvest season. All the people in the county have mobilized to harvest the wheat happily.
In front of a field, there was a group of people holding wheat in one hand and waving a sickle in the other. However, their sharp eyes were not focused on the harvest. Instead, they opened their heads and looked around, as if they were inspecting.
Today is the first day of harvest. Zhu Kui once again went to the fields with his subordinates to harvest.
Wearing casual clothes, Zhu Kui waved his sickle and placed rows of golden wheat on the ground. Then, Zhou Tai put the straw rope on the ground. Gan Ning pinched the wheat and put it on the rope, while Wang Cheng tied it behind...
After the sickle was passed, sweat was flowing, and the bundles of wheat lay neatly on the ground like surrendered soldiers... Zhu Kui cut so fast, waving the sickle like a circle of light and shadow, and the rows of wheat fell in response.
On the other side, Jiang Wan and Zhang Hong jointly took the wheat straw passed by the guards, worked together to tighten the straw rope, piled the bundles together, and other guards took them away.
After a while, the sound of hurried hoofbeats was heard in the distance, and a fast horse was seen running quickly from the direction of the city. When it got closer, it was clear that the person on the horse was the guard left behind in the mansion.
Zhu Kuixin mentioned it, quickly looked over there, and called Zhang Hong and Jiang Wan to hear what was going on.
The guard reined in the horse, jumped down from the top, and quickly came to Jiang Wan and Zhang Hong, whispering a few words in their ears.
"Sir, there is a eunuch from the Huangmen who claims to be from the palace and wants to see the lord?"
"Ten permanent attendants?" After hearing the other party's whisper, Zhang Hong was stunned for a moment, and then said: "But the angel carrying the imperial edict?"
The guard shook his head, "No, that father-in-law said he was Zhang Changshi's servant."
"Oh, Zhang Rang's servant?" Jiang Wan looked disdainful and said, "Wait a minute, the two of us will report this to the lord."
After listening to the report, Zhu Kui also felt a little surprised. Zhang Rang came to him. It seemed that he was going to enter and leave the army. He continued to wave the sickle in his hand.
"I have just arrived. Zhang Rang is here again today. It seems that there is a fierce fight in Luoyang. In this way, the two gentlemen have been busy for a long time and are tired. Please go to see the eunuch on my behalf. No matter what happens, you will first do it for me." I agree."
"Yes, lord."
With that said, the two of them took their horses to the side, quickly mounted them, and rode off with the guards who reported the news.
"Now that the Ling Emperor is dead, and the heroes are about to compete, why should they worry about a small concession?" Zhu Kui stayed on the spot, watching the direction in which the two of them were going, thinking to himself.
Seeing that the two men disappeared quickly, he could only shake his head and continue to shout about the harvest situation in the fields.
They rode back to the county town on horseback. As soon as they arrived at the gate of the county government office, the two of them jumped off the horse.
"Is the eunuch in there?" It was Zhang Hong who asked.
"Yes, sir, the gentleman is resting in the side hall." the guard replied.
He put the horse's reins into the guard's hands and strode inside.
Outside the side hall door, Zhang Hong straightened his clothes, nodded with Jiang Wan, and strode in together.
"Are you Zhang Rang's messenger?"
With a soft call, after stepping into the side hall, he glanced slightly at the wooden chair he was sitting on, looked left and right, and touched the wooden chair he had never seen before. It was really exquisite.
"Who are you?" He pressed his hands on the chair handles, stood up, and asked sharply: "Where is Zhu Kui? Why doesn't he come to see us?"
Zhang Hong looked at it coldly and forced a smile: "The prefect is busy with official duties and has no time to spare. I am Zhang Hong, the magistrate of this county. If anything happens to Zhang Rang, just tell me directly."
"You two can really make the decision?" the eunuch asked dissatisfied.
"Of course I can make the decision." Jiang Wan replied firmly.
The eunuch was very dissatisfied with this cold attitude, but now that the situation is no longer there, the eunuch group is on the verge of danger, and they, the little yellow men who go out, no longer dare to be as domineering as before...
Flattery and flattery are the specialty of these eunuchs, and they express their opinions enthusiastically.
It turned out that He Jin sent a message to summon foreign generals to the court to eliminate the eunuchs. Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong naturally got the news, and they were unwilling to do nothing. They sat there waiting for death and naturally thought about countermeasures.
Zhu Kui was one of the summoned foreign ministers. The ten ministers hoped that the foreign ministers could stand on their side after entering Luo. There were also a large number of eunuchs in the forbidden palace who relied on force. The emperor was under their control. As long as he removed any of them at the critical moment, Go in and stop the foreign ministers and soldiers entering Luo. Great things can be decided. We are willing to enjoy the glory and wealth together.
The first bargaining chip offered was to declare Zhu Kui as a former general in advance. This was a permanent general who could open a palace ceremony, allowing him to have enough capital to talk to important ministers in the court. After the matter was completed, whether it was the position of three princes or a chariot, Choose one of the general positions comparable to the Three Dukes such as Hussar.
After hearing the bargaining chip offered by the eunuch, Zhang Hong and Jiang Wan couldn't help but be moved. Zhu Kui was already in a high position as a prefect at a young age. If he were to occupy the position of the Third Duke, he would probably fall down and die without a burial place.
Now the two of them didn't dare to make a casual decision for Zhu Kui.
After some discussion, it was decided that Zhang Hong would continue to accompany him, and Jiang Wan went to the fields to report the matter to Zhu Kui.
Jiang Wan went back and forth like this, and when he returned to the fields, it was already afternoon time.
On both sides of the field, there is a golden patch everywhere, as if there are piles of gold placed there.
"Sir, you are back." A guard said.
"Where is my lord?" Jiang Wan looked around and found that Zhu Kui was no longer cutting wheat at the same place.
Seeing that Jiang Wan looked a little anxious, the guard quickly pointed to the crowd in the distance: "This wheat field has been harvested, and the Lord is weighing this year's harvest with the people."
At this moment, there was a "boom" in the distance and cheers came. Everyone looked at each other in shock. Before Jiang Wan could recover, uniform cheers soared into the sky.
"Three Stones"
"Three Stones"
"Three Stones"
"The yield is three stones per mu. This is really a bumper harvest."
In the crowd, Zhu Kui listened and said with a smile. A stone fell in his heart. It was done. Kailai created a simple fertilizer based on the memory of his previous life. It was really effective. If there is food, there will be soldiers. With this The secret recipe can account for one third of the world.
After a while, the people who had received a bumper harvest came swarming in and kowtowed to Zhu Kui: "Thank you so much, Lord Taishou. Heaven is moved by your benevolence and takes pity on you. It has given us a bumper harvest so that our people will not have to go hungry this year. Everyone, come and kowtow to the Lord!"
All the people knelt down and worshiped, but Zhu Kui didn't even stop.
This kind of simple chemical fertilizer is applied to the farmland of civilians, and is not used in the farmland of large households. Especially the two acres of land that Zhu Kui is responsible for are extremely lush and have an output of five stones per mu. Therefore, there is a sharp contrast. Naturally, the people were surprised, thinking that it was Zhu Kui who personally cultivated the fields and moved God to give him a bumper harvest.
In one fell swoop, he won the support of the people and the people's support was with him, and he could easily gather the people's power in Jiangxia as the foundation.
After pushing through the crowd and hearing the people's kneeling praises, Jiang Wan was sincerely pleased and admired, and came to Zhu Kui's side: "My lord!"
Hearing the cry, he turned his head and saw Jiang Wan. He nodded, handed over the people in front of him to others, and walked over: "Gong Yan, what's the matter? But what did the man Zhang Rang say? He can't make a decision?"
As the master and his servants walked, they came to the end of the crowd where there was less crowd. Jiang Wan said: "In this way, Zhang Rang sent people to make an alliance with the master. He Jin and other foreign ministers who came to the capital planned to make the master a former general first. It will be done.
I will grant you the position of one or three more dukes."
Hearing this simple message, Zhu Kui sneered: "This is to make me a powerful minister, and to harm me. After I become notorious, you will deal with me again, thinking that I will be easier to deal with than He Jin. It is a good plan to lend me this opportunity."
The warrior's hand blocks King Qin's soldiers, but these eunuchs have a plan."
It's a pity that he is different from Dong Zhuo in that his roots are in the south rather than the north. The latter has been operating in Hedong for many years, just across the river from Luoyang. He has the capital to coerce the emperor and command the princes. Otherwise, he might as well learn from Dong Zhuo in history and believe that he can
Do better.
"Gongyan, what's your relationship with Zigang?"
Jiang Wan didn't even think about it: "We don't agree with this matter. The eunuch can't be trusted. Even if the matter is successful and the lord ascends to a high position, then facing the world's scholars, the gains will outweigh the losses, and he will be infamy for thousands of years."
This answer did not surprise him, as he did not want to have too close contact with the eunuch.
Zhu Kui crossed his hands and tapped the two index fingers of his left hand quickly. He frowned slightly and made a decision: "Gong Yan, you go back and reply to them, saying that I will bring 3,000 elite soldiers into Luo. If the former general's plan can be implemented,
, I agreed to their request."
"Lord!"
Zhu Kui stopped him: "Don't worry, the fact that I entered Luo to get rid of the eunuchs will not change. It's just beneficial. What's the harm in accepting it first?"