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Chapter 1329: Mingxiu Plank Road (Part 1329) [Seeking monthly ticket]

Gu De's words were very frank.

Even a shrewd man like the captain could not detect any hypocrisy in his words. But past experience told him that even if the owner of a literary man is dead, he should only be half-believing and half-doubting, not completely believing! The captain did not comment on what Gu De said, but just put a few letters in his arms: "If your dean was a little bit more cunning than you, he would not have died there..."

The dean is just too straightforward.

In his opinion, nothing in the world is more important than one's own life, let alone a college. It is really foolish to perish with the college. However, the dead are the greatest, and the captain does not want to continue to criticize this wooden friend: "For the sake of your friendship with the dean, I can spare your life, don't play tricks."

Gu De bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Captain."

"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. If I find out something wrong about you, I will send you to see the dean of your family sooner or later."

The captain ordered his men to verify the truth of Gu De's words.

"...Are the two hundred people he brought with him really ordinary people?"

"They are indeed ordinary people, but more than half of them have some martial arts skills and are martial artists." According to the report from his subordinates, these two hundred people are not as good as the lower-rate officials, but they are also warriors who have been on the battlefield and seen blood, and each of them has cold murderous eyes.

This is very common sense.

As far as the captain knew, this Gu De was one of the second-in-command of the warlord camp, so it was normal for him to have a few hundred elite soldiers at his disposal. These two hundred people were enough to deal with ordinary bandits, but they were not enough to stir up a bloody storm on his side.

"What about the frozen fish? Was it poisoned?"

"No, they are all good."

The subordinates were drooling at the sight of buckets of frozen fish.

The army was short of food in the camp, and the governor of Suginaga was stingy, so he had to ask for more and more food before he was willing to squeeze out some food. How could they defend the fortress without enough food during the march? The subordinates had already complained in their hearts, but the captain was soft and gentle, and a warrior was almost bullied by someone! It was really infuriating!
The captain muttered, "This is strange."

He also asked his subordinates to investigate whether there were any suspicious people nearby.

"...Especially the county governor, there are some new faces around him." The captain is experienced and knows that these scholars seem to have countless tricks in battle, but in fact they all have the same basic principles. They fight with military force in the front, but they play tricks behind the scenes.

"The last general takes command!"

"Why aren't you leaving yet?" Seeing his subordinate standing there like a log, the captain said impatiently, "Just say what you want to say."

It's really unpleasant to watch someone procrastinate.

The subordinate hesitated: "...Can those fish..."

Even he hadn't had fresh fish soup for a long time.

"…If the military rations are still available, eat them first. How could I not know that you are still so greedy? At your age, you dare to eat anything sent by anyone?" You are thirty-one years old, how can you still trust others and eat the food sent by others? You are really not afraid of death!

The subordinates were scolded by him and twisted their fingers in grievance.

The captain felt it was an eyesore and waved his hand in annoyance: "Go away, if you die from eating it, don't blame me for not trying to persuade you!"

After getting permission, the subordinates happily went down to pick the fish.

Due to frequent wars, river fish in this season not only did not lose weight, but grew plump, with firm and elastic meat. After removing the fishy smell and cooking, the taste was smooth and refreshing without any earthy smell. Just add some ingredients and a pot of fish soup will make people salivate.

He ate half of the pot, leaving not a drop of fish soup. When he was sure that he did not have an upset stomach, he sent the other half to the captain as a tribute.

“This fish is not poisonous.”

The captain frowned as he saw the river fish: "You are really hungry."

This river fish has one of the strongest vitality and reproduction abilities. It can grow flesh by eating anything, and can survive in muddy water. It is not picky about food, and can grow to more than four pounds when it is an adult. It has a lot of meat, few bones, and tastes good. Just looking at these advantages, it seems to be the favorite river fish of fishermen. The problem is that this fish is too picky. It can survive even if it is fed with livestock feces in the water...

When they are extremely hungry, they will even attack people who go into the water.

Some people relied on them to survive the famine.

This fish weighs over 6 jin. Considering the battle routes of Lord Gu De and the areas where river fish are active, it is not difficult to imagine how they grow so fat. It is okay if you don't think about it, but it makes you sick.

The subordinate chuckled and said, "Why do you have to pick so many?"

The captain pushed the pot of fish soup away and said, "I have no appetite."

The subordinate was reluctant to waste it, so the leftovers went into his stomach.

Although he was greedy, this subordinate was very reliable and soon found out about the current situation of the governor of Suginaga County. There were no unfamiliar faces around him, no one in the mansion had contact with strangers, and there were no large numbers of strangers entering the county... But the enemy's scouts were moving more frequently, as if they were looking for someone.

The captain raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Looking for someone?"

The scouts were looking for someone, but the troops were shrinking the defense line.

Both behaviors are obviously a bit weird.

The captain couldn't help but have a thought - betrayal on the battlefield, nine out of ten are lies, and he is the only one who is true?
The fact that Gu De had sent a large batch of frozen fish had not escaped the county governor's notice. He had heard about it long ago. He had thought that the captain would take the initiative to inform him, but he waited and waited but no one came. His suppressed anger and dissatisfaction exploded: "What do you mean, old man?"

In the midst of a food shortage, he openly accepted a batch of food, which was sent by the enemy! He didn't even discuss such a big thing with me? At least he should have let me know! How could he have the nerve to demand military pay three times a day?

Since the captain refused to send anyone over, he sent someone over.

He did nothing else but asked for frozen fish.

The captain sneered, but his deputy could not bear it any longer.

"…Why don't you go and see what the soldiers eat every day? The army is not paying the wages. How can they fight without enough food?" After finally getting some meat, this guy actually came to ask for it? After he asked for it, the soldiers continued to live under his will? He went to ask for three or four days' wages at a time?

Regarding the issue of military pay, the conflict between the two sides can be traced back to the previous governor of Suginaga. In order to limit the military generals from sabotaging the local area with their own troops, the royal court thought of many ways to limit it. One of them was that the military pay should be paid from the local granary, which was controlled by the governor. The previous governor of Suginaga was only willing to allocate half a month's pay at a time, and he always shortchanged the money, and liked to use this as a handle to control people.

As time goes on, how can the resentment between the two sides not deepen?
The captain had a soft and gentle temper and rarely had conflicts with the county magistrate, but the people around him were different and had long wanted him to die. The deputy general found an opportunity last time and deliberately diverted the county magistrate's defenses, allowing the stray arrow to take the villain's life smoothly.

Afterwards, it was just an accident.

The arrows have no eyes, and he was standing in the wrong place.

Before his death, the old county magistrate passed the responsibility to his son, who is now the current one. He only needs to wait for the king's order to take over. When the deputy general heard the news, his eyes almost rolled up to his head - on the one hand, he was guarding against the military man becoming powerful and self-reliant, and on the other hand, he let the county magistrate carry on the father's death and son's succession. Isn't the king's defense just for nothing?
The new county magistrate suspected that his biological father's death was not an accident, and communicated with the captain several times, hoping that he would hand over the person who neglected his duty at that time!
The captain naturally did not agree.

The new county governor used the reason of shortage of granary as an excuse to only allocate seven days of food each time, and now he is even more excessive to only give four days, which is just short of provocation written on his face. Faced with this situation, the captain still did not get angry.

His temper is so cowardly that even his own people can't stand it.

Facing the deputy general's rebuke, the county governor seemed to have caught him and pressed him aggressively: "Is this your opinion or the commander's? Are you accusing me of deliberately withholding your military pay? Then why don't you go and see the extent of the food shortage in the city? If it weren't for my control, how could such a small amount of food last until today?"

He had every reason to say this. In previous years when the economy was good, corruption was rampant in the army, and falsifying accounts and taking empty salaries were even more serious. He had only 5,000 soldiers, but he dared to report 30,000 or 40,000 elite soldiers. The allocated military salaries were secretly swallowed up, the combat effectiveness could not be improved, and the national treasury was emptied.

Suginaga County had not seen a similar scandal for many years, but it was necessary to prevent it from happening. In addition, the captain was easy to bully, and it was easy for the previous county governor to enrich himself and bully honest people. The new county governor knew all this, but in order to suppress the captain and to avenge his father's murder, he had no choice but to make things worse.

In his opinion, his behavior was upright and without error.

The deputy general blushed because of choking.

"you--"

The county magistrate bullied the honest man: "These are all stolen money of unknown origin. What is your intention for not taking the honest path? Or have you already had second thoughts? If not, why are you hiding it?"

If you really want to be honest, just hand it over.

He knew that the enemy might do something desperate, but he knew that food was the reins tied around the enemy's neck. Once they had enough food and the reins were loose, it would be difficult to restrain them. The most important thing was that the captain was so honest and cowardly that he was hated by both humans and gods. No matter how he was pinched, he didn't react.

This is my father's experience of working with him for 18 years.

The deputy general was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.

Isn't this just specious? If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext.
The captain sighed, "I am not afraid of any crooked shadow if I am upright. If the county magistrate does not believe me, you can take me away. But the food and grass in the camp are running out, and there are powerful enemies outside, so I hope the county magistrate will put the overall situation first. Don't let the soldiers feel cold and miss the overall situation!"

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The deputy general stamped his feet in anger, furious at the boy's lack of fighting spirit.

The county magistrate was surprised, and the worry in his heart disappeared.

Look, he said this person is made of mud and has no temper.

If this happened to a general with a bit of temper, the county magistrate would definitely come in with his head held high and leave with his head held low, and he would not be able to end up without being beaten half to death. The county magistrate bowed deeply to the captain and said in a sarcastic tone: "The captain is indeed very righteous."

The deputy general was so angry that his blood pressure soared.

However, it was difficult to disobey military orders, so he had to do as he was told.

"You—ah—"

It was really a shame to have such a bad-tempered boss. If the captain had not rescued him from the pile of dead bodies and raised him as a half-son, and the two of them had a father-son relationship, he would have wanted to flip the table on the spot.

The captain shook his head secretly.

These frozen fish were sent by Gu De. Before Gu De's identity and position were completely clear, how could his things stay in his own territory? Sending them away, whether it was to divert trouble or for other reasons, would always reduce the risk to himself. The young man couldn't wait.

Gu De who received this news: “???”

Are things going too smoothly?

Their original plan was just to stir up conflict between the two sides, even if it didn't mean they would break up, and then take advantage of the slackness of the defense to attack from the inside and outside. Who knew that the conflict between the two was deeper than what was spread outside, which was a good thing for them.

"In this way, we may be able to act in advance."

Most of the frozen fish are real frozen fish. The lord sent people into the water to salvage them for a long time, and secretly searched among the people to get enough of them. The rest are disguised by his own people.

This disguise could not last long.

"I am quite suspicious."

At the same time, there are also some small doubts.

"Do you also suspect that I am too cowardly?" The captain asked the county magistrate to take away all the frozen fish. This caused quite a stir in the camp, and the old men who had been with him for more than ten years came to speak up for him. They all thought that this was spitting on his face.

How can we endure such a great humiliation?

Gu De sighed and said, "I sincerely want to help the captain with his urgent needs. Your actions are really disappointing."

His paranoia is so severe that one would suspect he is a scholar.

The captain didn't buy into Gu De's tricks at all. "Young man, don't try to fool me. This trick is useless. Didn't your dean tell you that discord between civil and military officials is a taboo? No matter how big the conflict is, it should at least be settled after the war. The county magistrate and his son do have many conflicts with me and have selfish motives, but compared to other people, they are rare good people."

He has seen too many evil spirits in human skin.

Compared to these, the county magistrate and his son were indeed human beings. The people under their rule were just hungry, not starving to death and no one cared.

This is also one of the main reasons why he was willing to tolerate it for many years.

Gu De: "..."

He couldn't help but remind the other party: "You used to be so submissive, which is really... puzzling."

The captain said, "This old man is also puzzled."

I don't understand where these young people get so many tricks from.

Gu De: "..."

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

The county governor sent people to take away all the frozen fish and put them in a warehouse near the granary. As the door closed, the frozen fish in the wooden barrel suddenly moved. If you look closely, you will find that some of the fish are very strange, and the fish eyes under the ice will move slowly.

On a dark and windy night, you can faintly hear dogs barking.

Something was quietly pushing upwards from beneath the layers of frozen fish.

"...Where was this sent to?"

Shen Tang ignored the fishy smell and climbed out of the pile of fish. Her muscles and bones made crackling sounds and her body gradually returned to normal. She stretched her frozen limbs and regretted her bad idea. Qi Shan was not here, and Luan Xin was not here either. Shen Tang could not use the way of a scholar to disguise herself, so she could only use the means of a brave warrior to achieve her goal of hiding in the belly of a fish.

The enemy cannot find out, but you will suffer as well.

All complaints came to an abrupt end when it was discovered that the location was a granary.

Shen Tang: "...Granary? The enemy's granary?"

That captain is a very kind person.

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I was halfway through typing when my friend pulled me out to eat some melons.

I ate a little bit in a hurry, and felt so angry that such a person could also produce black crystal!