At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 165
Holding the bowl, Yu Qian said while picking up the rice: "Through the Cuju competition, the people who work hard every day have a vent to vent. They will definitely put all their energy on Cuju after dinner. For one thing, some people want to fan the flames and stir up troubles, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to create any momentum."

Zhu Qizhen nodded secretly. Just imagine, when you are working hard every day, an entertainment item suddenly appears, which is still of a competitive nature. Then when these young people gather together, whether they are participating or watching, they must compete with each other.

All their energy will be drained away, and the resentment born of hard work will also disappear.

This trick is great!
Modern society pays attention to the combination of work and rest. It turns out that the ancients have long understood this truth...

Yu Qian continued: "At the beginning, I once said that governing the river is the same as leading troops. In the barracks, the soldiers must not be allowed to relax, otherwise, their excess energy will not be vented, and troubles will arise. The same is true for river governance. In this way, although the emperor graciously allocated 100 million taels of silver for the work fee, the people were very happy when they took the money, but the work of building the embankment was so hard, and so many people gathered together, as long as there were Unruly people secretly instigate, and there is a possibility of chaos. Now we only need to set up a few Cuju teams and give out a few hundred taels of silver as rewards, and we can prevent disasters before they happen, why not?"

Zhu Qizhen finally smiled: "Is that what the so-called "soldiers attack" means?"

Yuan Bin, however, looked puzzled and said, "Would it be possible to prevent the White Lotus Sect from inciting troubles by holding a Cuju competition? If it's that easy, wouldn't it be a joke for Jin Yiwei to invest so much manpower and material resources?"

He was not opposed to Qian Qian's approach, but Jin Yiwei had put too much energy into Nanjing, Huai'an and the coastal areas for this matter. In contrast, he was more or less unwilling.

Even Yu Qian's son-in-law went to Fuzhou to investigate the case. It is conceivable that Jin Yiwei paid a lot of money.

According to the informant, many thieves from the White Lotus Sect have been mixed among the civilian husbands recruited this time, and they obviously have a plan.

When so many people gather together, everything will be magnified infinitely, even a small rumor will make people uneasy, and once someone takes the lead to fight against the supervisor who usually supervises them, the others will either stand on the sidelines or follow suit , waiting for things to further ferment.

Therefore, since ancient times, river governance has been a major national event, and a little carelessness may bring about the collapse of the entire country. This is the reason.

Yu Qian smiled disapprovingly, and said: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. As for the effect, the emperor might as well go to the scene to see for himself."

Yuan Bin looked at Zhu Qizhen with a look of inquiry in his eyes.

He couldn't hold back anymore, and wanted to go to the scene to find out, but, considering the emperor's safety, he hesitated...

Zhu Qizhen nodded and said, "Then go and have a look!"

"However, I'm worried that there will be too many people at the scene. What if the traitors from the White Lotus Sect..."

"Don't worry, they are busy spreading rumors, how can they care about us?"

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More than a mile away from the Yellow River embankment, there was originally an empty farmland.

After the Yellow River broke its embankment, a large area of ​​farmland was submerged and the crops were destroyed. Later, it became a temporary residence for peasants, and many tents were temporarily built.

In the evening, after work, people like to hold their bowls and chat together in small groups.

"Old Liu, who are these guys? They look a bit unfamiliar."

The man called Old Liu smiled naively, and said, "He's from my hometown, and he's here to work."

"Are you still recruiting?"

"Recruit, the notice is still posted, why not recruit?"

Don't look at Lao Liu's charming smile and simple and honest face, in fact, this person is a spy placed by Jin Yiwei.

This person works, eats and sleeps with other people on weekdays, and looks no different from ordinary laborers.

Zhu Qizhen and the others were also dressed up as ordinary people, and they also served their own meals, mingling among the crowd.

Everyone got together, started to eat the food in the bowl, and then talked about the mountains.

At this time, the sky was getting darker, and everyone didn't notice these new faces. After all, 10 people were recruited, and new people might come in at any time.

Even if he found out, he just asked casually, and when he learned that he was from Lao Liu's hometown, he no longer doubted it.

"Today's goal is such a pity. If Zuo Jun wins this game again, it will be the third consecutive championship!"

"Yeah, I heard that their main force practices Cuju on weekdays, and they don't go to work anymore!"

"If you don't go to work, can the foreman agree?"

"What do you know? If someone wins a game, the foreman can get ten taels of silver. Where can you find such a good thing?"

"But, the higher-ups know, can you agree?"

"You call it salty eating radish and worrying about it. The imperial court has recruited 10 people. How much is the difference?"

Everyone said something to each other, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively. Of course, what everyone talked about was almost related to today's game.

Some people also like to play, so they talk about tactical cooperation, some people just watch the players win money and envy them, and most of them simply join in the fun.

Even people who didn't like this sport at first, listened to it a lot, and now they still enjoy it.

Usually their work is really hard. It is true that they are happy to be able to eat enough, but besides working, they eat and sleep, which is still very boring.

Living in such an environment for a long time, how can you not be depressed?
This is Yu Qian's strategy. Whether it is water control or leading troops, they all follow the same principle, blocking is worse than sparse.

Now that there is a Cuju competition, it is equivalent to opening a hole in the boring life of these people, allowing them to have a common topic in their spare time, and a place to vent their long-term suppressed emotions, so as to prevent problems Unexpected effect.

"Cough, cough!"

Zhu Qizhen squatted aside and ate silently, listening to the people's discussions. At this time, the spy named Lao Liu suddenly coughed softly.

The voice is very small, but... there is no deep meaning.

Several people followed Lao Liu's gaze, and saw a middle-aged man with a sharp mouth and a goatee, who had come to him at some point.

Yuan Bin immediately became vigilant, just about to stand up, but Zhu Qizhen secretly pulled the skirt of his clothes, and continued to squat.

"Old Liu, are you eating?"

"It's the third brother, has the third brother eaten?"

The goatee waved his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "Don't mention it, haven't you noticed, there is obviously less meat today!"

Old Liu chuckled and said, "I haven't noticed it if you don't tell me!"

"You don't know that!"

The goatee approached the crowd, looked around cautiously, and said in a low voice: "I heard something, the quartermaster in charge of food, withheld part of our daily meat supply and secretly sold it... "

Zhu Qizhen looked at his rice bowl suspiciously. There were vegetables and meat, and the portion was also sufficient.

This is the brilliance of the White Lotus Sect, only part of it is said, but not much, but anyone who believes in this person will feel that it is too little.

After the man finished speaking, he didn't forget to add a sentence: "I'm only telling you about this, but don't say I told you!"

Lao Liu nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, third brother, brother will never say anything!"

"Okay, you guys eat first, I'll go over there."

"Third brother, go slowly!"

Goat Hu sauntered towards another group of people, apparently continuing to spread rumors.

Zhu Qizhen remained calm and continued to pay attention to this person's whereabouts.

"Have you heard that the quartermaster seems to be greedy for a lot of money..."

Sure enough, someone on the opposite side immediately began to say angrily: "He has such courage?"

"Yeah, aren't you afraid that your superiors will find out and kill his head?"

"That man looks fat and big-eared. It's not a good thing at first glance. If it wasn't for corruption, how could he be so fat? Look at him, he can't breathe after walking a few steps on weekdays. According to me, there is no need for Shangguan to kill him. Head, just let him participate in the Cuju competition, and then I will be exhausted."

"Don't even mention that in today's game, the ball head of the right army is a fat man, and his skills are very flexible!"

"Ha ha……"

Everyone laughed as they talked, as if they had forgotten the issue of food being deducted from their minds.

Zhu Qizhen squatted not far from these people, watching their every move.

He could clearly feel that when a piece of bad news came out, the people's anger was the most sudden, but soon, this anger was inexplicably diverted, and the topic returned to the direction that everyone cared about.

Yuan Bin was also greatly shocked. He was in charge of Jinyiwei, and it was his job to crack down on gossip and people who confuse people with gossip. However, this kind of thing can't be eradicated at all. It is the wild fire that burns endlessly, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

Unexpectedly, they easily resolved it with just a Cuju game.

Relatively speaking, the money spent in these games is nothing compared to Jin Yiwei's investment.

He felt his mind was a little messed up, and fell into deep thought for a while.

The goatee on the opposite side saw the actions of the people around him, and his face became gloomy, so he had to walk far away.

Zhu Qizhen gave Yuan Bin a wink, Yuan Bin understood and followed with his job bowl in hand.

After about a quarter of an hour, he came back.

Zhu Qizhen asked without raising his head: "How?"

Yuan Bin first smiled softly, and then said: "I surrender, I am convinced!"

It seems that other people have not been bewitched by the goatee either.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and Zhu Qizhen and others took advantage of the cover of night to return to the inn.

"Yu Qian, tell me about the situation here in detail now!"

"Yes!"

Yu Qian took out a map that he had already prepared and spread it on the table.

"Please look, Your Majesty!"

This map seems to be carried with him on weekdays, and it has been worn out, and several places are marked on it.

"The Japanese pirates have sent small-scale troops to harass Quanzhou, Fuzhou and other places many times. The White Lotus Sect has penetrated into the people of Xiuhe. It can be seen that they can no longer hold back. Now Jing'an County King has arrived in Nanjing and will leave in three days. Now It can be said that the right time, place, people and everything are available, therefore, Wei Chen estimates that the other party will probably do it in about ten days."

Zhu Qizhen pondered for a while, and asked, "If you were the mastermind of this conspiracy, what would you do?"

Yu Qian said: "If the minister is the person behind the scenes, first of all, he will send people to strengthen the incitement against the people of Zhihe, create a situation of rebellion, and attract the troops from Shandong to Huai'an Prefecture. Then, continue to send small groups of troops to attack Fuzhou. Waiting for other places to harass and attract troops from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to suppress the Japanese. Taking advantage of this gap, we only need a simple internal and external cooperation to take Nanjing City in one fell swoop!"

Everyone looked at Yu Qian and gasped.

The other party has made so many small moves, but they are all under the guise of making a fool of themselves. Their real intention is Nanjing.

From this point of view, things are much more serious than imagined!

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Since you have guessed the other party's plan, let's talk about it now, how to solve it?"

Yu Qian pointed to the location of Huai'an Mansion on the map, and said: "I can assure you that the White Lotus Sect will not be able to incite the people to rebel. When they are finally in a hurry, they will definitely create an incident, or create an illusion of rebellion to coerce people into rebellion." Those folks here must take precautions in advance, if the White Lotus Sect shows signs of gaining momentum, Commander Yuan..."

"This is easy to do!"

Yuan Bin said confidently: "The spies of Jin Yiwei have tracked down all the rebels of the White Lotus Sect hidden among the people. As long as they have trouble, they can control them all at once."

Jin Yiwei is good at spying. As for the White Lotus Sect hidden in it, there is no need to take the initiative to find them. When you eat every day, you only need to hold a bowl and wait, and they will take the initiative to come to you.

Just like the third brother with the goatee that he saw just now, Lao Liu had already set his sights on him, but the higher-ups asked not to startle the snake, so they didn't move him.

At this time, Belin asked thoughtfully: "If the other party fails to incite the peasants to rebel, will they give up the idea of ​​​​taking Nanjing? Wouldn't it be more difficult to wipe out the Japanese pirates at that time?"

"Will not!"

Yu Qian shook his head and said: "The desire for power and the greed of human nature are endless. Now that they have reached this point, they will never turn back easily. Moreover, the civilian husbands of Huai'an Mansion are just to contain Shandong's troops. Without success, they can still launch a surprise attack on Nanjing City."

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yuan Bin and said, "What level of information does Jin Yiwei have now?"

Yuan Bin nodded and said: "Zhu Ji led people to lurk in the Fuzhou area. The information they got was similar to what Master Yu said. The people who went ashore were small groups of Japanese pirates. Moreover, most of them only chose a remote village and town, and ran away if they made any noise. , seems to be to attract the attention of the court."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Since there are not enough Japanese pirates over there, why don't you send them back to Nanjing?"

Yuan Bin shook his head and said: "Back to the emperor, the matter is far more than that!"

(End of this chapter)