Chapter 29: The Man Worth One Hundred Thousand Liang of Silver
The alarm bell in Lantian County finally rang.
A large number of bandits have arrived east of Tongguan, and the refugees who came to Lantian County to seek refuge with relatives and friends have long brought the news.
There was no panic scene in the entire county. Everyone knew that this day would come sooner or later, so there was no need to panic.
The group trainers who should be gathered silently put down the farm tools or other livelihoods in their hands, put on simple bamboo armor, and picked up the weapons that had been issued long ago, in groups of five and ten. The team formed a camp of 100 people and reported to the commander.
Then, the commander led a team to hand over the hundred people to the centurion who had been selected early, and gave many instructions to the centurion, hoping that he could take good care of these people. , and then bring them back completely after the thieves retreat.
There was no crying or any scenes of reluctance. The father scolded his young son to go home and work hard. The husband told his wife to take good care of the home and not to spread bad rumors. There were only some strong people. The other young men thoughtlessly hoped to go to the battlefield as soon as possible and bring back some heads to sell for money.
The chief left, and so did his family members. The centurion’s usually kind face immediately turned ferocious, and he waved the whip in his hand with a crackling sound.
Convey military discipline to these farmers over and over again.
After the 100-man team was formed, they went directly onto the road. This time, the destination of Lantian County's team training was Phoenix Mountain.
A centurion team walked onto the road, and soon there was another centurion team behind it. When the two centurions merged, they would form one team, and wait for the remote Xianyang centurion team to form a three-man team. Afterwards, an army of thousands of people marched past the edge of Xi'an City.
At this time, the city gates of Xi'an had long been closed. Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi, stood on the city wall and witnessed the armies passing by the city. He could not say a word.
"Why don't you, the head of the Yun family, come to the governor's office to report the troop deployment?"
Yun Meng, the Lantian County regiment training envoy, bowed and said, "The county magistrate does not oversee regiment training. I am the regiment commander."
"What are you going to do?" Sun Chuanting saw another thousand-man team walking past the edge of the city, and the two rows of teeth began to collide involuntarily.
"Stick to Shangnan and prevent the bandit Zhang Bingzhong from plundering Lantian County."
"Why not go to Tongguan?" Sun Chuanting tried his best to stand up straight.
"There is Xi'an City in front of Lantian County, and the Qin Army led by the governor is there. What are we going to do there? Will the governor tolerate Li Hongji's bandits to attack Xi'an City?"
General Sun Chuanting He retracted his sleeves with trembling hands, stared at Yunmeng and said: "You gathered the army just to protect Lantian County?"
Yunmeng smiled and said: "Sending Lantian County regiment training to fight in other places, the people will not Yes. These guys are all like dogs in the den. Even a tiger dares to bark a few times when their back is against the door. When they leave the house, they can only tuck their tails behind their backs.The middle of the legs trembled. "
"So, you Yunshi only care about Lantian County? ”
“It’s not that I, Yunshi, only care about Lantian County, it’s me, the people of Lantian County, who only care about Lantian County!” "
"There are so many thieves and bandits all over the world, and they are corrupting the land thousands of miles away, and you just watch helplessly? "
Yunmeng sniffed and said: "The people of Lantian County only care about Lantian County, the people of Chang'an County only care about Chang'an County, the people of Shaanxi only care about Shaanxi, and the affairs of Henan are the affairs of Henan boys. If we don’t protect our own home, how much does it have to do with us? "
"If everyone was as selfish as you, the world would have perished long ago. "Sun Chuanting was very angry after hearing such selfish words.
Yunmeng said calmly: "If the people in the world are as willing to build and protect their homes as Lantian County, don't say A mere rogue bandit, even if the slaves come, they just come and go. "
"You——"
Sun Chuanting felt so heartbroken that he couldn't think of the right words to refute Yunmeng's nonsense.
" We, the people of Lantian County, went from having nothing to having abundant food and clothing, all because we worked with our own hands. We built canals in winter just to have water to irrigate crops in spring, and we planted seeds in spring just for autumn. Food can be harvested here.
The crimes we suffered in the past few years have made us unable to believe in people like the governor. We believe in ourselves even more. If thieves come to steal our food, we will fight against them desperately. It is such a simple truth. The farmer doesn't know any other big principles, so there's nothing bad to say.
Sun Chuanting tried his best to stand up straight and said lightly: "This means that you don't allow anyone to steal your food, right?" "
Yunmeng's eyes widened and he said: "We grow the food, why should others snatch it? ”
“Isn’t it possible to recruit people from the government? ”
“We paid taxes! "
Yunmeng didn't wait for Sun Chuanting to say anything more, and immediately blocked Sun Chuanting's mouth with words.
"It has been almost a year since the governor came to Shaanxi. You should know Lantian County has never been in arrears with taxes to the court, and we have never been in arrears even with all kinds of unreasonable payments.
Could it be that the governor is not satisfied yet? "
Sun Chuanting saw another group of fully armed regiment trainers walking past his eyes, and slowly sat on a chair and asked Yunmeng.
"Can you ensure that Zhang Bingzhong is not allowed to engage in business? Are you coming from Nan County? "
Yunmeng nodded heavily and said: "If Zhang Bingzhong appeared in front of the governor from Lantian County, there is only one possibility, and that is - all the men in Lantian County have died in the battle. "
After saying this, he waved, and his soldiers put a wooden box in Yunmeng's hand. Yunmeng opened the wooden box and pointed at the human head inside and said, "We have killed Zhang Bingzhong. Among the envoys sent, there was also a letter written by Zhang Bingzhong, which was also presented to the governor to show that the people of Lantian CountyThe determination to kill the enemy and protect the homeland. "
Sun Chuanting looked at the wooden box that Yunmeng sent up, with a trace of sadness on his face. He took the wooden box and put it on his knees, and said to Yunmeng: "Go and guard Shangnan County. , although Shangnan County also has a county magistrate, I know that Shangnan County is actually also Lantian County, right? "
Yunmeng nodded and said: "The people of Lantian County are all farmers who accept death. Where the boundary monument of Lantian County is, we assume that the boundary of Lantian County is there."
Of course, everyone within the boundary monument must pay taxes to the court! ”
“These taxes must be paid to the Lantian County Government, right?” "Sun Chuanting could clearly hear the sound of his teeth grinding.
Yunmeng said in surprise: "If you don't hand it over to the county government, how can you hand it over to my family? This is a treasonous crime, and we cannot afford it no matter what!
Liu Shen, Chief Secretary Liu, come here quickly. The governor is questioning my account books of Lantian County again. "
Sun Chuanting watched helplessly as the gray-haired chief registrar of Lantian County held a large wooden box and placed it at his feet. He said proudly: "Please check it, Governor. If there is anything wrong, please ask the Governor at that time." Cut off my head!
If the governor still doesn’t understand his hatred, he can peel off the skin of a certain family! "
Sun Chuanting turned around to look at the officials of Xi'an Prefecture. He suddenly discovered that those officials did not pay attention to what was happening here. The team coaches who were walking away were pointing and looking at each other. Lao Ruyi, the governor of Xi'an Prefecture, was not worried. He was full of praise for the heroic momentum of the regiment.
"If the governor has no other instructions, I will resign. If I can't make it to Fenghuang Mountain at noon four days later, I will resign." 's head is at risk. "
Sun Chuanting waved his hand, and Yunmeng clasped his fists and resigned.
Watching Yunmeng leading more than a hundred riders out of Xi'an City, Sun Chuanting no longer felt like staying on the city wall to watch the regiments march. , returned to the Yamen with a gloomy face.
As soon as he walked into the lobby, he slapped the table and roared: "The Yun family is more harmful than the two thieves Zhang and Li! "
Yun Zhao naturally couldn't hear Sun Chuanting's roar in Phoenix Mountain. He watched groups of warriors walking into the Phoenix Mountain camp and said to Ai Nengqi who was standing beside him: "Tell your family The eight kings died and entered Lantian County. "
Ai Nengqi sneered and said: "Can a few miscellaneous soldiers stop my king's millions of soldiers? "
Yun Zhao looked at Ai Nengqi and burst into laughter. Ai Nengqi's face flushed with laughter, and then he said: "It's true that your king has kidnapped hundreds of thousands of refugees, and he has weapons in his hands. There are no more than 63,400 people.
Among these 63,400 people, your Majesty truly trusts you, and the available manpower is only 51,200.
This already includes the 40,000 people in the hands of Ai Nengqi, Li Dingguo, Sun Kewang, and Liu Wenxiu. It is really ridiculous for you to talk about a million-strong army at this time. "
Ai Nengqi looked at this young man who was ten years younger than him and said in a deep voice: "How did you learn this news? "
Yun Zhao smiled and said: "You are not the only ones in the army of the Eight Great Kings. The Yun family is also from the Green Forest. If you want to know some information, there is still a way.
You I also know that there are always some people who are unwilling to wander around with you...
In addition, since the Eight Kings want to borrow a way, why did they send you here?"
Ai Neng Qi Mianwu? Expression said: "Who do you want to come?"
Yun Zhao sighed and said: "Li Dingguo, I really miss him!"
"You wait until he comes. How?"
Yun Zhao looked at Ai Nengqi with a smile and said: "I will keep him!"
Ai Nengqi looked at Yun Zhao and said: "It seems you are planning to Keep me?"
Yun Zhao shook his head and said: "You are wrong. I only want Li Dingguo. Go back and ask the Eight Kings if you can give Li Dingguo to me. I will give you one hundred thousand silver. Two thanks to the Eight Kings!”