Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 116 Xuzhou Mutiny
"The final general has the determination to die, and swears allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor."

Toshi Miyamoto bowed, his tone firm and powerful.

The blood in his heart is tumbling, as if it is about to boil, it is a kind of honor that belongs to the warrior calling, he not only wants to prove his martial arts with this battle, but also uses military merit to repay Honma Chizuru for his kindness .Arriving in Wuzhou on a warship from Dongying, he didn't want to go deep into the front line for a moment, ride a horse, hold a long knife, and go to the battlefield to scatter his blood and sweat on the battlefield, wanting to teach the enemy generals.

Honma Chizuko looked at him seriously, stepped forward, and gently stroked his shoulder.Qian Hezi has been married all her life. She is a strong woman, a female general in charge. No one can tame such a wild horse. She is proud and conceited, and she doesn't bother to use marriage to restrain herself. A woman can kill a thief even when she gets on a mirror. Will, she wants to prove, who says women are inferior to men?For Miyamoto Shigeru, Chizuko treats Miyamoto Shigeru as her own child and treats her as her own child. The importance of this battle is self-evident. She hopes that Miyamoto Shigeru will live and live well. There are thousands of words, but only a light and fluffy sentence: "I will wait for your triumphant return."

At this moment, how can Shigeru Miyamoto listen?He secretly thought in his heart that although he is not sure of winning this battle, if he can, he is willing to sacrifice his life for a chance of victory.

……

Having absorbed the previous experience, and because of the situation in the northern counties, Honma Qianhezi had no choice but to give up holding the coronation ceremony, but the news has been announced, and the people know in their hearts that Chen Ci will become the next King of Wu. Manipulate the puppet King Wu.

rare.

This time, Wu Nan kept silent and no one talked about it.

The last time Xi Shen's vigorous act of treason finally turned against him and wiped out more than [-] Japanese pirates at the cost of his life. This time, no one knows whether Chen Ci is also pretending to surrender to the enemy?Besides, he was originally kidnapped by Japanese pirates.

Of course, apart from these reasons, the most important point is that the people realize the difference between Qian Hezi and Uesugi Qi. On the cusp of the storm, as a puppet supported by the Japanese pirates, will he also help the Japanese people to carry out brutal and inhumane colonial rule?
People dare not gamble.

A Japanese soldier sent a black forged python robe, and his tone was respectful, which made Chen Ci rest easy.

Looking at this python robe, Chen Ci had mixed feelings in his heart. Wearing it would really be a bad smell for thousands of years. It is more like a dog skin than a python robe that symbolizes power.Chen Ci has heard a little about the insect infestation in the north. If the imperial court is behind this incident, it would be too cold-blooded. One can imagine how many victims of the disaster will die this winter.This move by the imperial court not only pushed countless people into the abyss, but also forced all the soldiers and civilians who originally wanted to sit on the shore to watch the fire have to fight against the Japanese.

Today, Chen Ci is rarely free. Under the instruction of Honma Qianhezi and under the protection of three hundred heavily armed Dongying soldiers, he must tour Guangling, and then return to his hometown Taoyuan Town to visit his fathers and villagers.The purpose of Qian Hezi's doing this is to let the people of Guangling see Chen Ci's appearance, and let the people know that Chen Ci has indeed become the king of Wu, so as to deepen their impression. Moreover, to appease the hearts of the people, a war is about to happen, Qian Hezi I don't want to see the people in the city riot and respond to the bandit army.

Chen Ci was fully dressed, and saw a group of people walking in from outside the main hall, the leader was Qian Hezi, she was smiling all over the place, "That's right, she was born in a scholarly family, and she is also the imperial concubine, Temperament."

The statement was expressionless.

"Oh, by the way, you will be the King of Wu from now on. You are no longer a son-in-law. You are still young and have a long way to go. You should focus on your career. Oh, by the way, I also know you at your age. How can we do without a woman to warm the bed?"

After Qian Hezi finished speaking, Chen Ci felt inexplicably chilled, and looked at her vigilantly, wondering what crooked idea this old woman had, could it be because she was fancying herself?Now that he is the King of Wu and Qian Hezi is the commander of the Allied Army, she wouldn't think of a perfect match?
"What do you want to do?"

Qian Hezi smiled slightly, looked at the statement, and was very satisfied, "Don't be nervous, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is young and full of energy. I also came from a young age. At your age, what do you do if you don't have someone to wear warm clothes at night? Winter is coming soon, so it should be so, and I have specially found a princess for the king, she is a nobleman from Dongpu, and she is absolutely worthy of you."

Chen Ci was dumbfounded.

what the hell?Still send wife?

"My lord, what if you don't want this wife?"

After understanding the statement, he sneered in his heart, it seemed that these Dongying people wanted to pinch themselves to death, and even gave them marriages, wanting to use marriages to restrain themselves.

"Can I say no?" Chen Ci said quietly.

Qian Hezi smiled and gave him a meaningful look, "My lord, it's getting late, let's go."

The statement sighed.

He began to think about the current situation, what should he do?

Now, who can save him?
After leaving the palace, Chen Ci was sitting on a rouge BMW, followed by [-] fierce soldiers. He walked through the city in a hurry, started from the palace, and drove into the street. Countless people looked up and knelt down one after another, shouting long live the king.Chen Ci looked at the numb expressions of these people, and felt sad. Guangling was still prosperous, but it had changed owners. The scenes of children chasing and fighting on the street disappeared, and the scenes of rogue fighting and fighting disappeared. Even the peddlers, Don't dare to shout loudly.Chen Ci was in a trance for a while, as if he was in a silent and strange picture scroll, he had an illusion that it was a wave of despair and numbness.Humans live in groups, with emotions, emotions, and six desires. They shouldn't be so lifeless. He feels that this is not a city, but a prison.

At this time, Chen Ci suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away, he was terrified all over, and when he looked closely, he was extremely excited.

I saw an old lunatic lying under a log in front of a wine shop. This man was disheveled, silver-haired, and dressed in tatters. He looked like a beggar crawling out of a garbage dump. He got up and snored comfortably, not knowing what dream he was having, and slept very soundly.

Chen Ci got off his horse and ran over in three steps, ignoring the nervous soldiers behind him.

Because his move was too sudden, not only those soldiers were startled, but also the common people were startled.

The three hundred soldiers all got off their horses one after another, and followed Chen Ci, for fear that he would take the opportunity to slip away.

When the common people saw Chen Ci coming towards them, they dared not show their spirits, for fear that they would think that they had reinstalled the new King of Wu before and that he had come to take revenge.

But when the two groups saw that Chen Ci was walking towards a disheveled old lunatic, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The soldiers thought to themselves, could it be that Chen Ci has entered the state so quickly, and is about to start to take the initiative to close the relationship with the people at the bottom, playing the emotional card?
The people thought to themselves, is this King Wu just showing off for them?It is nothing more than a play where a high-ranking person sympathizes with the sufferings of the people, and the common people have long been accustomed to it.

Can be next.

They were shocked.

Chen Ci actually knelt down, took the old lunatic's hand, and called softly: "Master, Master, wake up, wake up..."

The soldiers didn't know why.

The common people were dumbfounded.

This scene is quite weird.

The whole street was silent.

"Well……"

The old lunatic groaned in a daze.

Chen Ci burst into tears. When he saw the old lunatic, he couldn't hold back anymore. The tears swirled in his eyes, and now they gushed out directly. The old lunatic smelled of alcohol, and he reckoned that he was drunk yesterday. , There is no sign of waking up.

"My lord, it's getting late."

A soldier reminded him in the broken language of Great Liang.

Chen Ci let go of the old lunatic's shoulders, wiped away his tears, and nodded.

……

Xuzhou city.

A subordinate reported that most of the fertile land in Xuzhou was damaged by locusts, leaving less than [-]%. Yan Yue realized the seriousness of the matter, and immediately ordered eight thousand soldiers to occupy these fertile land by force, declaring to the public that It is said to protect food, of course, this move is to stabilize the power of the clan.

The land system of the Great Liang Empire is state-owned and privately owned.More than 400 years ago, Ji Wuya settled the country and divided the feudal princes. The land belongs to the empire in essence. Whether it is an individual or a prince, he needs to pay a certain amount of national tax to the Ministry of Households.These princes have also rewarded or distributed a lot of land during more than 400 years, and those who control the land have become the clan class, and there are also many self-employed lands outside, but they are all in the minority.After Xuzhou was hit by the disaster, [-]% of the remaining land properties belonged to Xuzhou City, [-]% belonged to the clan class, and the other [-]% were owned by the common people.But regardless of who owns the land, food is grown by farmers.According to the regulations, these ordinary people can get a certain share, and the rest will either go to the Xuzhou government treasury or the clan power.

There are rumors in the army that some clan forces have colluded with Yan Yue, accompanied by smiling faces, and bribed a lot of real money.

In any case, Yan Yue's order to send troops to take over the remaining property has aroused public resentment.

It was already hit by a disaster this year, what if the soldiers come to get involved?
Yan Yue is also in a state of desperation. Just now, another soldier came to report that there was a conflict between the people and the soldiers, and there were casualties. Yan Yue was furious when he heard this: "What? Casualties? How many people died?"

The soldiers didn't dare to hide anything, and replied 30: "General, riots with a scale of more than [-] people occurred in many counties and towns. More than [-] people of our army were killed in the conflict yesterday."

"Presumptuous! It's against the sky!" Yan Yue slapped the table with a hideous expression.

The soldier shuddered and lowered his head.

With a gloomy face, Yan Yue immediately issued an order: "Pass down our military order that anyone who participates in the riot, no matter the old, weak, sick or disabled, will be regarded as a traitor and will be suppressed with armed force, and will be killed without hesitation."

The soldiers had concerns, "General, there are many new recruits among the soldiers in many legions. Most of them are farmers, participated in the riots, and even have their relatives. This move is afraid of causing mutiny..."

Why doesn't Yan Yue know this truth?But now he has no choice. With a wave of his hand, he said unquestionably, "This is a military order. The military order is like a mountain. Soldiers take obedience to orders as their bounden duty. Anyone who dares to rebel will be executed."

"As ordered."

Just as the soldier was about to retreat, the lieutenant waved his hand and stopped him, "Wait."

Yan Yue stared at the topographic map on the sand table, lost in thought.

In fact, he also has suffering.

The deputy general came over and smiled slightly, "General, I have a plan."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

The deputy general said: "General, if you want to get rid of the embarrassment in front of you, you only need to do this. Now after the disaster, there are no crops in the fields, and the people are suffering, so they just stare at the land. Demonstrations are also normal. If we Armed suppression will completely lose the support of the people, and it may really trigger a mutiny in the army, which is inappropriate."

Yan Yue remained silent. Of course he had considered this issue. Armed suppression was the next strategy, and he was forced to do so.

"General, you can draft a document and post it to the people of Xuzhou, as long as it states that these grains will be used as disaster relief food for the people of the whole county in the winter. Once the people know that we have not given up on them, there will be no trouble, and maybe they will take the initiative Maintain law and order."

Yan Yuezhan looked back and forth, "But in this way, didn't I offend another group of people?"

The vice general smiled heartily, "General, there are more poor people and fewer rich people."

"Oh, but..." Yan Yue didn't say a word, he still has concerns, that is, Xuzhou has one city, six counties and eighteen towns, with no less than 200 million people, and that is more than 200 million papers. Mouth, there is only such a little food, but also to feed the army and the people, there is not enough to eat at all, even if it is barely enough, how can he make money?In other words, Yan Yue was reluctant to give up food to support the people. He had an impulse to give up Xuzhou, but his conscience couldn't bear it.

After Xi Shen's death, Yan Yue completely let himself go.

But these words obviously cannot be said to other people.

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Xuzhou.

Because of Lin Gusheng's skill in martial arts, Yan Yue's expansion of the army was just a time for employing people. Anyway, it was a temporary army, and it was also a time of war. There were no complicated and cumbersome procedures as before, and the personnel were frequently transferred.Although Lin Gusheng is the number one dandy in the capital city, and he is dubbed a puddle of noble blood by others, but he was born in a martial arts school, and although he doesn't have a solid foundation, relying on Lin's exquisite mental method secret book, Lin Gusheng also has good skills. In the temporary legion tournament a few days ago, he won the first place and was promoted to the title of deputy admiral and banner master.

Still the same sentence, because it was a time of war, there were not so many rules to talk about, and personnel were frequently transferred. Lin Gusheng, the banner owner, didn't even have a sword to symbolize his military rank.

The banner leader and general who supported him also had selfish intentions, because he liked Lin Gusheng's loneliness and sense of justice. It is best to fool such a young man, as long as he is given an official hat, he can follow him wholeheartedly.

Lin Gusheng had just received the order to lead troops to suppress the mobs. Many soldiers were stunned when they heard the news, and they complained a lot.

In fact, they went to participate in the suppression of the riot yesterday.

Many people in the army are complaining, and the morale of the army is lax.

Some soldiers said: "The old men who joined the army to serve the country came to kill Japanese pirates, not to bully their fathers and fellow villagers behind closed doors."

"Fucking quit. I thought I was a soldier to protect my relatives, but now I'm taking up arms to kill our own relatives. What's the difference between this and Japanese pirates?"

Overnight, several people ran away and became deserters, but were caught and returned.

(End of this chapter)