Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

On the way, after receiving the news, Kong Xing and Xie Hui, as well as Yanzhou prefect, Shou Wei, Ziyang county magistrate and others rushed to greet them.

Zhang Yuanba, Yan Shuangying and other soldiers excitedly gathered around to greet Jia Cong, and protected Jia Cong.

Jia Cong waved his hand and said: "Light the beacon."

"Yes!"

According to the earlier agreement, as long as the beacon fire is lit in Ziyang, military intelligence information will be spread to Ningyang in the north, Zouxian in the south, and Surabaya in the east. It will be quickly spread around Qufu. The four armies will set off together and arrive in Qufu at the same time three hours later. .

These cities are located on the four sides of Qufu, and are about the same distance from Qufu. They are surrounded on all sides, like a bag that tightly surrounds Qufu, and Qufu is the most delicious bait in the bag.

"Go to the Yamen and talk." Jia Cong waved his hand.

"Yes, my lord, please, please let me lead the way." The magistrate hurriedly bowed.

Officials from all over the country had already learned from the official documents of the Governor's Yamen that Jia Cong was trying to quell the rebellion this time. The emperor had given him golden arrows, and local civil and military officials, big or small, could kill him first and then report him. Who dares to take it lightly?

After a while, everyone went to the Yamen and sat down.

"What's the news from various places these days?" Jia Cong asked.

The magistrate said: "Your Majesty, the governors of Hebei and Shandong and the chief envoys have all come to report. They say that banditry is rampant these days. There are millions of victims, refugees, and hungry people in various places. They are in urgent need of relief. Please give me your instructions, Commander-in-Chief."

Jia Cong frowned and said: "Then open a warehouse to provide relief. Why do you ask me? How did they become officials? They can't decide on such a small matter. Do they want to watch the people die of cold and hunger?"

"Yes, because all the money and food in various places are used to prepare for military affairs, it is difficult to spare any extra money to help the people, so I would like to ask the commander-in-chief to see if we can ask the imperial court to send some food for relief."

"Didn't the imperial court dispatch one million taels of silver and three hundred thousand stones of food and grass earlier?" Jia Cong thought for a while and said, Fatty Feng had agreed to his work in front of the emperor, and he would not discount it.

The prefect smiled bitterly and said: "Commander Mingjian, the Ministry of Household Affairs approved so much money and food, but before leaving Hebei, more than half of it was used, and it was all used on military affairs. It is gone now. What's more, this money is Military spending is not relief money.”

Damn it! Jia Cong sneered: "Do these bastards regard me as a cash cow?"

The prefect said with a smile: "I think all the superior officials know that the commander has the ability to turn stone into gold, and he is also familiar with the adults in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so they dare to speak."

Jia Cong sneered and said: "Not only do I have the Midas touch to turn stone into gold, I also hate evil as much as I hate it.

When one of the governors and chief envoys of the two provinces dies of cold and hunger, I will kill the head of one official. If ten people die of starvation, I will kill ten of them.

Tell them that the lives of the people are their lives and let them think of their own solutions! Order the imperial guards from all over the place to keep an eye on me! "

"Yes, yes." The magistrate hurriedly bowed and agreed.

"I humbly obey my orders!" Kong Xing and Jie Hui bowed and said.

"Report to the Ministry of Household Affairs again and ask for money and food! Tell Fatty Feng that I am in a tight situation at the front and he should not be in a tight situation at the back.

I want another million, no, two million silver, and six hundred thousand stones of food and grass, and they will be shipped within three days. Use Haidongqing to communicate! "

Jia Cong pondered for a moment, but still reached out for money, just as a plea for the people of the two provinces.

"Yes, the commander-in-chief is the one who gave birth to Buddha in thousands of families. I have thanked the commander-in-chief for his kindness on behalf of thousands of people."

The prefect breathed a sigh of relief. It would be easier if the superiors had money. These days, he had to rely on borrowing money from local big houses to survive. Otherwise, what else could he do?
He couldn't make money and food, and it was better to have a bad debt than to be beheaded by Jia Cong.

Jia Cong pondered for a moment. The cold winter was coming and the roads were covered with snow. When the disaster relief money and food from the court arrived, the day lilies were probably cold, so he said, "Water from afar cannot quench the thirst of those near you. Do you have any good ideas?" The prefect said: " The official has an idea. Instead of waiting for help from the imperial court, why not recruit people nearby?

Henan and Jinling are both major grain-producing provinces. The commander-in-chief Jun gave an order that the grain would arrive in less than ten days by land or water. "

Jia Cong nodded and said: "Okay! We will immediately transport 50 dan of grain to Henan and Jinling provinces to suppress bandits and provide disaster relief! Yamen in various places will act upon the order and those who delay the recommendation will be killed!"

"Yes, the commander-in-chief is wise, the victims can be saved." The prefect hurriedly ordered his colleagues to handle it.

"Well, Henan is also a poor place, so let's not mention it. Write a letter for me to Governor Gu of Liangjiang, asking him to get more money, food and cold clothes to protect the brothers on the front line from hunger and cold.

If Shandong is lost, Nan Province will be in trouble, and his governor will not be stable. "Jia Cong said.

The prefect is also a smart man, and Marshal Jia is indeed clever. His words are both a plea and a threat, and it would be difficult for Governor Gu to refuse.

He said hurriedly: "What your Excellency said is absolutely true. We in Shandong are protecting the Southern Province from disasters. It is unreasonable for them not to provide money and food. I will definitely convey your thoughts to the lower officials."

After discussing government affairs, Jia Cong asked again: "How many soldiers and horses are there in the city now?"

"General, the total number of soldiers in this city plus the troops transferred from various prefectures is 53,000. The three cities of Zouxian, Surabaya, and Ningyang are about the same number," the guard said.

Jia Cong nodded slightly. It should be easy for an army of 200,000 to encircle and suppress a mob of 300,000 to 400,000.

"Immediately mobilize 50,000 troops and horses to accompany me on the expedition to rescue the saint's hometown!"

"The general will get the order!" the guard said.

"Kong Xing, Jie Hui, you are the vanguard of the army, gather the army and set off!"

"I humble my duty and obey my orders."

"Prefect, deputy guard."

"The official (the last general) is here."

"After the army leaves, you must guard the city. If you slip up at all, you will be killed."

"Yes." The two of them bowed and quietly wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. Knowing that this was a murderous evil star in front of them, how could they not dare not go all out.

On the official road from Ziyang to Qufu, Yang Siniang watched the sun rise gradually and was also busy arranging manpower.

There are more than 50,000 thieves on this road, more than 30,000 of them are from Heifeng Village, and the remaining more than 10,000 are soldiers and horses sent by various villages, horse thieves, etc. to help. How to ensure a stable conquest without causing chaos? , but it takes a lot of thinking.

Yang Siniang didn't want her first thing to go wrong after surrendering and let Jia Cong underestimate her, because she summoned all her confidants to the tent for discussion.

Bai Er, Zhao Si, Chen Qi and other key leaders were surprised when they heard that Yang Siniang had surrendered to Jia Cong. They looked at each other and then thought about it. Could it be that Siniang fell into a beauty trap? That pretty boy looks very attractive to women.

"Siniang, this kid Jia Cong is full of deceit and despicableness. Last time he used Mongolian sweat medicine to numb us. His words may not be believed," Bai Er said.

"Yes, Siniang, think about it, who is the serious person who carries the sweat medicine with him? He is not a good person, we can't be fooled." Zhao Sidao.

Chen Qi also echoed: "Yes! He is an official and we are bandits. Officials and bandits have been at odds since ancient times. He can't trust us, and we can't trust him. There will be no good consequences if we vote for him."

Everyone is still brooding about what happened to Jia Congma last time. Thinking about it, a group of green forest experts were easily overthrown by a child. It would be embarrassing to tell them. They have never been embarrassed to mention it. (End of chapter)