Thief Emperor

Chapter 226 Here I come!
The next morning, Du Qian got up early, left the governor's office, and went all the way to Li Yun's residence. After knocking on the door, he was quickly invited in by Li Yun.

Li Yun had just woken up at this moment.

Recently, he has been busy with the new recruits outside the city and has not had a good sleep for a long time. It is a rare trip back to the city, and this time, Mr. Li slept very soundly.

Li Sima was refreshed and in high spirits. Seeing Du Qian coming to his house, he smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Sir, if you need anything, just send someone to call me and I'll be there. Why do you have to come in person?"

Governor Du looked up at Li Yun and smiled, "Sir Li, would you like me to come in and sit for a while?"

The two of them entered Li Yun's residence, one in front and one behind. This residence was a former wealthy mansion in Yuezhou. The environment was very good. The two of them sat on both sides of a table in the yard. Du Qian rubbed his temples and said, "Sima Li, Du wants to know something."

Li Yun smiled and said, "We are from Yuezhou. Just tell me what you want to ask."

"you…"

Du Qian looked up at Li Yun and whispered, "Why do you want to expand your military power?"

Li Yun was startled, then said helplessly: "Of course it's for the people of Jiangdong. Although you were not in Yuezhou during the previous Qiu Dian Rebellion, you should have heard about some of the things in Yuezhou. In my opinion, Zheng Guancha may be good at being an official, but he is a mess when it comes to leading troops."

"Letting him lead the troops will only make Zhao Cheng stronger."

"If General Su was still in Yuezhou at this time, Li would never have any idea of ​​commanding the troops. But with such a superior, I have to consider our Yuezhou soldiers."

At this point, Li Yun paused and continued, "However, since Zheng Guancha's reaction was so intense, I won't consider this matter anymore. It would be great if we can capture Wuzhou, but it would be a shame if we lose the battle."

Li Yun sneered: "When the time comes, we won't be able to care about anything else. We can only do our best to protect Yuezhou."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and said, "Sima Li, I'm not talking about the military power of these five thousand soldiers."

He paused, looked at Li Yun, and after a long while, he exhaled and said, "I'm afraid that our Yuezhou soldiers have already exceeded a thousand people, right?"

Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Du Qian. After the two looked at each other, Li Yun was silent for a long time before he said softly: "Envoy, you..."

"I'm not blind."

Du Qian narrowed his eyes and said softly, "I am in Yuezhou City. I can go wherever I want. I have my own eyes and can see that there are too many Yuezhou soldiers at each city gate."

"In addition, we can also find clues in some documents from Yuezhou. For example, the 20,000 dan of grain sent from Mingzhou last time was placed in the government's granary."

"Even if you ignore other things, you can still figure out the cost by just calculating the loss of food."

According to the measurement of the Great Zhou Dynasty, one dou of grain is twelve jin, one shi is ten dou, and twenty thousand shi of grain is more than two million jin!
These grains were originally transported from Mingzhou by water. It took a full month to transport all of them. Li Yun had no place to store so much grain.

It can only be placed in the government warehouse.

Although Li Yun now has his own set of private accounts, records will be left when grain enters the government warehouse, and if Governor Du wants to see it, he will naturally be able to see it.

Li Yun's expression was a little unnatural. After a breath, he smiled and said, "The training in Yuezhou Camp is very harsh. The soldiers consume a lot of energy. It is normal for them to eat a little."

"Then let the soldiers eat it."

Du Qian shook his head slightly and didn't say anything more. Instead, he continued, "Sima Li, when I first arrived in Yuezhou and saw your equal land order, I knew you were not a simple person. At least you do care about the people of Yuezhou in your heart."

He stood up, looked at Li Yun, and sighed, "I hope Mr. Du is not mistaken about him."

He bowed to Li Yun and said, "At noon today, Sima Li will go to Cuiyun Tower and have a meal with Zheng Guancha. Don't say too much then. I will tell you everything. As for your command of the troops..."

"It will probably work."

Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Du Qian. After thinking for a moment, he clasped his fists in return and said, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness, sir."

After a pause, he continued, "Don't worry, sir. No matter what, Li has absolutely no bad intentions towards the people."

No matter what era, life is always difficult for ordinary people.

In this imperial farming era, life was particularly difficult for the people. When they encountered the so-called prosperous times, the whole family had to work hard for a whole year, and they could only have enough food if they were lucky.

If we encounter a chaotic world, we will be worse than pigs and dogs.

Although Li Yun was born a bandit, most of the previous generation of Cangshan Village were people who had nowhere else to go and became bandits. Moreover, Cangshan Village rarely robbed the people unless it was absolutely necessary.

This is even more true for Li Yun.

His goal now, of course, is to protect himself and strengthen himself in the upcoming chaotic times.

In the process of becoming stronger, the territory will become larger and larger, so the goals can be set bigger.

At least under his rule, the people's lives will be as good as possible. Du Qian and Li Yun looked at each other, then Du Qian bowed again and left.

This time, it was the first time that the two of them did not speak empty words and had a real in-depth communication.

This was also the first test between the two of them.

Although the temptation still remains just a temptation, it is still a good start anyway.

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Noon, Cuiyun Tower.

Under Du Qian's persuasion, Zheng Yu behaved much more friendly this time. After drinking a few glasses of wine with Li Yun, he patted Li Yun on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Young people are full of fighting spirit. When I was your age, I was still idle in the capital. How could I dare to take the initiative to take such a big job?"

"However, it is always a good thing when young people are motivated."

Zheng Guancha raised his head, drank the wine in the glass, and said slowly: "Yesterday, I was a little annoyed, but after being persuaded by Huiyi, I thought about it again at night. This matter should be left to the young people to do. It should be left to the young people to do it. Don't you think so?"

Du Qian, standing aside, said with a smile: "The mansion master's mind is comparable to that of a prime minister."

These words really hit Zheng Wei's heart. He felt warm inside. He stroked his beard with one hand and put the other hand on his big belly. He smiled heartily: "Nonsense, nonsense."

He picked up the wine glass and said with a smile: "Come on, drink this glass to the full."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

In terms of insight into things, he believed that he was not inferior to Du Qian. For many things that Du Qian could see, he could probably see as well.

But there is one thing.

In terms of the art of speaking, he is a little behind Du Qian. It’s not that his emotional intelligence is not as good as Du Qian’s. Li Yun in another world is also a small leader. He can also say a lot of things. But after coming here, perhaps he was influenced by the other Li Yun...

He no longer bothered to say these words.

Du Qian first poured wine for Zheng Yu, and then praised him. Zheng Yu was about to take advantage of the situation, so after a round of flattery, he patted Li Yun on the shoulder and said dizzily: "Boy, Jiangdong's five thousand soldiers and horses, plus your Yuezhou's one thousand people, this time, I... I will let you lead them temporarily!"

He spoke with a lisp: "In about ten days, those troops will be gathered in Yuezhou."

Li Yun thought for a moment and reminded: "Sir, let's concentrate on Shan County. Shan County is right next to Wuzhou, so it's convenient to arrange manpower."

If it were any other time, Zheng Wei would probably be unhappy after hearing this, but today he was still very happy and agreed readily.

"well."

"Just go to... Shan County."

Du Qian poured him more wine and said with a smile, "When Wuzhou is successful, everyone in the government and the country will know that the governor is as good as General Su in using troops and people."

Zheng Yu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he took Du Qian to have a good drink. The drinking lasted for more than an hour, and the banquet ended only when both Zheng Yu and Du Qian were about 70% drunk.

Li Yun, who accompanied them from beginning to end, was only a little drunk. He helped the two superiors down Cuiyun Tower and had them sent back to the official residence. Then he sat alone on a chair at the entrance of Cuiyun Tower and was in a daze for a long time. After a long while, he finally said, "Meng Qing."

The young man Meng Qing trotted all the way to Li Yun and said with his head down, "Sima."

Li Yun looked up at him and said slowly, "Leave the city now and return to Yuezhou Camp immediately to find Li Zheng and tell him that I have ordered him to take another 200 men to Shan County immediately."

"After arriving in Shan County, do everything you can to get information about Wuzhou. Tell Li Zheng that I will also rush to Shan County in a few days."

Meng Qing bowed his head and responded. Just as he was about to turn around to do it, he heard Li Yun continue, "Notify Chu Heng and tell him to get grain from the government warehouse in the future..."

“Keep separate accounts.”

Meng Qing stood there and waited for a while. When he didn't hear Li Yun speak, he bowed his head deeply and clasped his fists.

"Your subordinate...Your subordinate will go right away."

After saying this, he jogged away in excitement.
Mr. Li just sat there, whispering silently.

"Zhao Cheng..."

"I am coming."

(End of this chapter)