After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Chapter 246 The War of Public Opinion
Lian sneered in her heart, but pretended to share the same hatred with the enemy, "Yes, these are her usual methods to confuse the enemy. I think the people of Qianzhou Prefecture lost their city to her just because they believed her words! Zhou Zhou Sir, as an official of the imperial court, you must not sit idly by and ignore my late husband’s several requests for help, but they all came to nothing. Now you are my only hope for revenge!”

Having said this, Lian even wiped away her empty tears.

Sure enough, a woman's tears are the best weapon. This cry made Zhou Cangwu give up all his worries, and instead gave her a weak hand: "Mrs. Xu, it is my duty, Zhou Cangwu, to exterminate the rebels. Responsibility, don't worry, as long as I, Zhou Cangwu, am in Xingyuan Mansion, I will never give the city to anyone!"

"In that case, the common woman is waiting for the good news from the Lord——"

Not long after sending Zhou Cangwu away, Lian finally dared to feel relieved. At least it was true and false that Zhou Cangwu felt lazy and he was spared a jail sentence.

Looking at Zhou Cangwu's hurried back when he left, he must have gone to ask the prefect for instructions.

According to Lian's idea, since she was caught, Feng'er would definitely take action soon.

Now she just needs to wait peacefully.

Feng'er, that girl, was trained by Xu Zhenying. She had learned Xu Zhenying's methods 100%, so she must have many evil ideas.

As for her, she needs to protect herself first, and then cooperate with Feng'er. Regardless of the two women, they can still muddy the waters of Xingyuan Mansion.

Maybe they can take advantage of the chaos and take down Xingyuan Mansion?
Lian felt excited just thinking about it. For a moment, all fear, uneasiness, and anxiety were put aside, and all he could think about was making achievements.

If this time we can really win the Xingyuan Mansion without any bloodshed and with the least casualties, the city lord will completely trust her and Yinxi, right?

In this way, Yinxi's position will be more consolidated, and Lezhi and Fuwei will have hope in the future——

Only at this moment did Lian realize how exciting the feeling of power was.

No wonder Xu Deyuan always sharpened his head and climbed to higher positions in the past.

It’s really…the scenery from high places…so good…so infatuating…

Sure enough, in the second half of the night, Feng'er passed the news through the jailer.

There was only one sentence written on the note.

Lian looked at the note, then stuffed it into his mouth and swallowed it half-vomitingly.

Very good, the water in Xingyuan Mansion will soon become muddy.

But this time, who is the fish?
About two days later, Lian met Zhou Cangwu again.

Zhou Cangwu was only about thirty years old. He was tall and mighty, with piercing eyes and a long knife on his waist that made him even more powerful and should not be underestimated.

"Mrs. Xu." This time, Zhou Cangwu's tone revealed a hint of intimacy, "Did you know that Xu Feng took more than a hundred women from Jinzhou Prefecture to kneel in front of the government office, begging the magistrate to let you go? . Now everyone in Xingyuan Mansion knows that the prefect is riding a tiger, and he might let you out soon——"

Lian looked surprised, then calmly said, "Oh, this is their usual method, they just want to make things bigger."

Seeing Zhou Cangwu's embarrassment and hesitation, Lian's face turned red with anxiety: "Mr. Zhou, you should report to the magistrate as soon as possible and arrest them as well. Don't let this matter expand! They just want to make a big deal out of it. , Let the entire Xingyuan Prefecture know that the people in their Jinzhou Prefecture are living well, and any idea of ​​allocating fields and providing food to the people is all fake!"

Zhou Cangwu also looked anxious, "That's right. Rumors have been circulating in the city these days, and people's sentiments have fluctuated. I'm worried that if this continues, our soldiers will mutiny before the rebels come over!"

"How could this be?"

"Mrs. Xu doesn't know that the imperial treasury is empty. This year, because of the wars, the military establishment has been expanded, but the money cannot be paid. To tell you the truth, the soldiers in the Xingyuan Prefecture Guard Station have been without food for three months. Salary is coming!”

Lian couldn't hide his surprise this time.

Although she knew that the Zhou Dynasty was in bad shape in recent years, she didn't know that they couldn't even pay military pay!
"Master Zhou should inform the prefect immediately! Otherwise, once they really make a big fuss, things will really get out of hand!"

Zhou Cangwu sighed, with a look of anger and unwillingness on his face, "Master Yan always values ​​civility over military affairs and looks down on military attachés, especially those of us who started our official career by donating officials from our families. He never looks at us seriously. "

Lian was very happy.

The civil and military personnel of Xingyuan Mansion are at odds with each other!

"Then what Master Yan means is..."

"He thought it was just a few unruly people making trouble, and it was not a good thing. Instead, he felt that I deliberately exaggerated the military situation in order to make contributions, so he scolded me." Zhou Cangwu couldn't help but cursed, "He is really useless as a scholar, relying on Xingyuan Mansion has a good geographical location and has never been in a war. The bones of Xingyuan Mansion have been soft from top to bottom! "

Lian was silent for a moment, thinking about the message from Feng'er in her heart. Then she stopped talking: "Master Zhou is a loyal and patriotic person. He has already reached the position of a seventh-grade military attache at such a young age. If Given time, he will definitely be able to soar into the sky, and maybe he will become a prince or prime minister. But... it's a pity that he was born at the wrong time and met such a timid and fearful Shangfeng. Even if he has great achievements, he may not be able to catch him. live!"

Zhou Cangwu immediately understood the hidden meaning of Lian's words, "Madam Xu... do you have an idea?"

But Lian waved her hand: "That's all, it's useless for me to say anything. Firstly, Mr. Zhou doesn't trust me, and secondly, even if Mr. Zhou believes in me, he will inevitably be blamed by the higher-ups afterwards. Why should I be such a bad person?"

Zhou Cangwu thought about this sentence over and over in his heart, and then said with a smile: "What are you talking about, Mrs. Xu? If I didn't believe you, the torture instruments in this prison would have been used on you one by one. Where would you be standing?" Want a chance to talk to me?”

Although Zhou Cangwu is a martial arts practitioner, he is certainly not a simple-minded person to be able to enter the officialdom.

He always doubted Lian's words.

After thinking about it for the past two days, there were some flaws in Lian's words, but because he was severely reprimanded by Shang Feng in front of his colleagues, he actually lost some of his sanity.

Lian still refused to say.

Zhou Cangwu could only patiently invite again and again. After his attitude was extremely low, Lian said: "Okay, I want to get rid of Xu Zhenying to avenge my late husband. Mr. Zhou wants to exterminate the rebels and make achievements. Our goals are the same." Yes, that’s why I sincerely advise you. I am not a talented woman, but I am willing to be a bait. Send a handwritten letter to Jinzhou Mansion, asking Xu Zhenying to rescue me, and you can set up an ambush here to attack them."

Zhou Cangwu frowned, "But you said that Xu Zhenying doesn't value you."

"Xu Zhenying is used to being a good person. My late husband died mysteriously, and there were already rumors in Jinzhou Mansion. No matter how much she dislikes me, I am still her second aunt. In order to silence the world, she still had to come and save me. "

Zhou Cangwu didn't seem to agree.

Let Xu Zhenying's people come to Xingyuan Mansion to rescue the Lian family?
Not to mention whether Xu Zhenying would come in person, even if Xu Zhenying was killed, the rebels were still not completely wiped out, so it was not a great achievement.

If he wants to completely step on the prefect's head, Zhou Cangwu needs a huge contribution!

Lian seemed to have anticipated Zhou Cangwu's reaction, thinking that Feng'er was really powerful, and could guess Zhou Cangwu's thoughts.

Therefore, Lian followed Feng'er's teachings and asked, "I wonder what the Xingyuan Mansion's military strength is now?"

Zhou Cangwu hesitated for a moment, as if he was debating whether to tell the truth.

Lian Shi feigned anger, "If you don't believe me, you don't have to tell me."

Zhou Cangwu quickly smiled and said: "No, there are only three or four thousand people."

When it comes to military preparedness, it is obvious that Zhou Cangwu refuses to tell the truth. It stands to reason that the two prefectures of Jinzhou Prefecture and Qianzhou Prefecture fell, and Zhou Cangwu also called for reinforcements several times. However, the Zhou Dynasty was besieged on all sides. On the one hand, it had to deal with the Tatars who were going south, and on the other hand, it had to deal with the rebellious Prince Ming. The court did not pay attention to the small bandits on the border.

Jinzhou and Qianzhou are neither wealthy, and they are in remote and remote areas. Even if they are temporarily occupied by rebels, there will always be a time of liquidation in the future.

Throughout the ages, Qianzhou has not been a battleground for military strategists. It is remote, poor and isolated, and the chieftains often make troubles, and there are always one or two fights every few years. The imperial court has long been accustomed to Qianzhou falling, retaking it, and falling again.

It is not uncommon for this to happen repeatedly.

Therefore, there was no one in the court to support him, leaving only five thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people to garrison Xingyuan Mansion.

But this is also his chance to soar to the sky!

He used five thousand old, weak, sick and disabled people to take back the land of Jinzhou Prefecture and Qianzhou Prefecture. Is this achievement enough to make him famous in history?
Lian couldn't tell whether it was true or not, but he had a vague feeling that Zhou Cangwu should have said less, so he made a second suggestion, "Since the strength of the troops is almost the same, we have to outsmart you. Otherwise, let me go first. I will write another letter in hand, saying that the guards of Xingyuan Mansion are lax, and I advise Xu Zhenying to bring all the elites to attack Xingyuan Mansion. You will set up an ambush on the way and kill all their troops? "

Zhou Cangwu's eyes brightened, and then he looked at Lian in disbelief.

Lian also knew that this suggestion was a bit eye-catching, so she could only pretend to say: "Anyway, I don't understand the matter of war. I heard my husband and Mr. Sun mention it before, saying that if you want to wipe out this group of rebels, just Able to outwit and outwit others.”

Zhou Cangwu was a little more convinced now. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that Lian's idea was simply brilliant!

In this way, he could directly bypass the prefect and set up an ambush on Hushan Hill in Jinzhou Prefecture to attack him by lying that he was going out for training. By then, having killed thousands of rebels, this achievement would probably be enough for him to jump several levels in a row.

Zhou Cangwu has now completely let go of his guard, holding on to Lian as if holding a life-saving straw, "Okay, this is a great plan. I will let Mrs. Xu out immediately. Please write a letter to Mrs. Xu immediately." , I will send someone to Jinzhou Mansion immediately!"

After he finished speaking, he added: "Madam, I am letting you out at the risk of being beheaded on your neck. Don't let me down!"

Lian was moved and said: "That's natural!"

Zhou Cangwu smiled with satisfaction, feeling that he had completely grasped the Lian family in his hands.

Women are not very knowledgeable and are very easy to manipulate even when they are coaxing and deceiving.

Now that the gang is making such a big fuss in front of the government office, according to the cowardly character of the prefect, they will definitely let them go.

It would be better to just go with the flow and let Mr. Lian remember this favor on his head and become more loyal to him.

In front of the government office, Feng'er and hundreds of female workers knelt in front of the door, begging the governor to release him. The women accused him one by one of being wronged, sometimes wailing loudly, and sometimes pulling people around to tell them that the governor was raped by the women. The crying made him upset, and at the same time he thought to himself: Zhou Cangwu was really anxious to make a contribution. In front of him was a group of women who came from Jinzhou Mansion, but he insisted that they were rebels.

Of course, the prefect also learned about what happened from his subordinates. The subordinates had accepted Feng'er's heavy bribes, so they naturally spoke to the Jinzhou Prefecture. He only said that they were a group of women who went out to work, and said a few words about Jinzhou Prefecture. The situation in the state capital was locked up by Zhou Cangwu.

The civil and military forces of the Zhou Dynasty had always been at odds with each other. This was because the warriors did not have the imperial examinations and could only rely on their family connections to obtain official and semi-official positions. Moreover, most of the warriors were illiterate and acted impulsively and recklessly. Naturally, they were attracted by serious literati who rose through the ranks step by step. They are disgusted.

Now the prefect saw that the people crying and making trouble in front of the government office were a group of real women, so he felt even more impatient. After a few words of threats, he ordered Zhou Cangwu to let them go.

Feng'er achieved her goal and pulled the crying women to stand up.

When the women saw that the prefect was gone, they immediately gathered around Feng'er and said, "Mr. Xu, I wiped ginger juice on the handkerchief, and I cried so much! This time, Minister Lian, Sister Liu and the others It should be released, right?"

"That's right, I almost strangled myself to death!"

Feng'er quickly made a gesture of silence, "There are many people here, let's go back and talk."

They were about to leave when they were caught by a stooped woman. The woman held Feng'er's hand and said, "Girl, do you... Jinzhou Prefecture... really have a cure for smallpox?"

"Old man, it's not medicine, it's cowpox vaccine. As long as you take this vaccine, you won't get smallpox in your life!"

Another bold woman came forward and asked, "Does Jinzhou Prefecture really allow women to go out and buy and sell, even widows?"

"You will know when you go there, our streets are full of women!"

"What if someone harasses me?"

"Is there harassment? That's just right. Our mines are short of coolies anyway. Wouldn't it be better to send them to dig mountains?"

Feng'er quickly pretended to be hesitant to speak, and sighed: "Don't ask, everyone, what happened just now was just a matter of words. Didn't you hear just now that the prefect did not allow us to talk about the situation in Jinzhou Prefecture? Oh! Besides, our people have to go to jail again!"

"But...but why is this? Why don't you let me tell you?"

"I told you that you all went to Jinzhou Mansion to enjoy the blessings. What about the taxes and population of Xingyuan Mansion?" Feng'er waved her hands quickly, with a look of horror on her face, "Okay, okay, don't ask, we really It’s not convenient to say more! If you want to know the situation, you might as well ask the salesmen who sell goods there, they know the situation well!”

For a moment, everyone was itching to talk about those people who were dividing fields and grains. Some people even secretly inquired about the salesman who had been to Jinzhou Prefecture recently.

"Hey, isn't that Jia Lang? His family sells goods to Jinzhou Prefecture!"

Jia Xiaochun, who was watching the excitement, was surrounded by people. When he saw that the momentum was not right, he immediately ran out, but was still held back by the enthusiastic people of Xingyuan Prefecture.

"Jia boy, why are you running away? I just want to ask you a few words!"

"I don't dare to say it. I don't dare to say it. I said I would go to jail! Didn't you see that those women were put in jail?"

"Well, the prefect has already let them go, which proves that there is nothing that can't be said. Besides, if you just understand the situation there, why should you go to jail?"

Jia Xiaochun was coaxed by everyone, and because he was soft-tempered, he spoke out in an instant like beans poured out of a bamboo tube.

"To tell you the truth, we just quietly went to Jinzhou Prefecture last month! My dear, the people there are all slick and slick. Do you know about the pigs in Lan County? Every household there raises pigs, but there are still some in the local area. Selling it at a low price is not as good as selling it to the wealthy in Xingyuan Mansion!"

"Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about smallpox. Do they really have that cowpox vaccine? Can that thing really cure smallpox?"

Speaking of this, Jia Xiaochun smiled a little proudly, "I don't know if it can cure smallpox. Anyway, their kings have all been vaccinated. I dare to vaccinate them if they dare! And they only need you to go to Jinzhou Prefecture now." The vaccination is free, and it is said that a doctor will come from other places to help with the vaccination next year. Tsk, tsk, tsk, the price is probably the same as that of Lan County pigs, and it is only for the rich again! "

There was a cry of surprise from the crowd.

But someone immediately questioned, "Where in the world is there a medicine that can cure smallpox? Even if there is, how can it be studied in the territory of the rebels? We have so many doctors in the Zhou Dynasty, can't we compare to the rebels in the backcountry? I think it's 80% What kind of magic is this? Otherwise, it’s just deceiving us common people!”

Jia Xiaochun looked unhappy, "So if you sit in a well and look at the sky, it's no wonder that the rebels are so prosperous! Let me ask you, have you ever seen a pencil? It was also passed down from Jinzhou Prefecture! They specialize in it over there There is a research institute that pays one tael a month to support a person, and it specializes in studying these things, such as pencils, cement, cowpox experiments, Lan County pig breeding, and sweet potatoes! I'm afraid you have never seen those things! Have you seen it? One acre can produce one or two thousand catties! Tell yourselves, what kind of life do the people there live? "

Everyone gasped and couldn't help but fantasize in their minds, "Doesn't that mean that all the people in Jinzhou Prefecture are rich?"

"Not only is it rich, Jinzhou Prefecture now houses 70,000 to 80,000 refugees, and Jinzhou Prefecture is almost full of them. There is gold everywhere, opportunities everywhere, and you can even pick up money as soon as you bend down. Someone. You can earn half a penny a day by selling water. Why? There are a lot of laborers in the land reclamation there. Who doesn’t drink water? Do you think this is money picking?”

Jia Xiaochun has always kept his mouth shut, and he couldn't stop talking about it, "They also said that they are rebels. I think their people are living a much better life than us! If not talking about other things, let's just talk about food. Every household has it. Rice has fish and meat. Ordinary people here can't eat a bowl of white rice all year round. How can we compare with others! It's no wonder that the people in Jinzhou Prefecture have straightened their backs! "

Jia Xiaochun was still talking about the situation of Jinzhou Mansion in an embellished way. He had never enjoyed such a high-profile moment in his life, and his heart wandered for a moment. He praised Jinzhou Mansion so much that it was like nothing in the sky or on earth. It makes people feel itchy and unbearable, and they just want to pack their bags and take the whole family there immediately!