Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 293 Si Hu + The Storm Is Coming ([-] words)

Shi Congyun's face was not good-looking, and he felt that he was underestimated. Is he like that?
How did Liu Bang win the hearts of the people at the beginning, that is, to withdraw from the Qin Palace and return to the army, and there are three chapters in the contract. He is a person who is familiar with history and understands everything, and he has understood these principles long ago.

The reason why they are stationed here is that they have no choice. To control the city of Chengdu, this is where the central government can do things. Moreover, Chengdu is not Chang’an. The plains of Chengdu are just around Chengdu. Only here can live a large number of people.

Besides, what kind of beauties in the world he has never seen before, even Zhou Xian, a beautiful beauty in the south of the Yangtze River, was snatched by him, so he is afraid of this seduction?

Then he asked coldly, "What is Mr. Li coming to see at night?"

Li Haolian said: "Marshal, it's not the old man, someone wants to see you, please leave."

Shi Congyun understood what he meant, sneered in his heart, nodded for him to leave, and the old man even quit.

The woman behind her showed her figure. Although the barbarian girl Xiao Huanghua was innocent, it was probably a woman's intuition. She subconsciously pinched his sleeves with both hands and looked at the opposite woman with a little hostility.

"Why are you standing there? Since you're here, come here. Remove the veil and let me see." Shi Congyun waved his hand and said carelessly, no one has seen him before, and being a Han Gaozu is not an easy task. There must be a special book in the history books.

The woman on the opposite side untied her cloak and scattered it on the ground, and gently took off her veil.

Her movements are slow and graceful, but not artificial, and every move is natural.

But the key is people.
Under the dim candlelight, the woman's temples are dark and her eyes are as bright as water. In the candlelight, the soft light is reflected, her eyes are hazy with tears, her lips are red and her skin is white, and her facial features are beautiful.

What caught his eye the most was the beauty's body. She was covered with a light gauze dress, her smooth shoulders and collarbone were faintly visible, and her graceful figure was vaguely visible. Her skin was not ordinary white, but seemed to be crystal clear, reflecting a little bit of light.

Shi Congyun's later generations knew that the girls in Sichuan are very fair and have good skin, especially those in Chongqing, which are simply enviable and fascinating.

But the beauty in front of her can't be explained by her good skin.
She slightly avoided her eyes in embarrassment, looked at the distance without saying a word, her graceful figure was looming, she was so nervous that she seemed to be unable to stand for a while, there was nothing not beautiful about her body...
Shi Congyun stared at her, and suddenly said:
"Today Lao Tzu is no longer Han Gaozu, whoever wants to do it can do it.

Little Yellow Flower, go to the side hall and sleep."

Mrs. Huarui was extremely ashamed. The guilt and helplessness in her heart made her ashamed. Before entering the hall, she had prepared for the worst. She had imagined countless times, who was the legendary Shi Congyun?

The harem thought it should be an evil ghost with a blue face and fangs, but she felt that no one in the world looked like that, maybe it was a vicious man with a face full of flesh.

But when he saw it, it was quite different from what he had imagined. Shi Congyun didn't have a sinister face, nor was he blue-faced and fangs. Instead, he was straight, tall and mighty, like a warrior in battle.

He was a head taller than her, so he felt very oppressive. Even though his face was not bad, just standing in front of him and thinking of all the things about him made him feel a little tight and out of breath.
The most unexpected thing was the other party's age. It was rumored that Shi Congyun was younger than the prince, but she never believed it.

After all, if he was so young, how could he have such a world-class deed. After meeting, he never expected that he was really a young man in his early twenties, and he was shocked for a long time.

And the other party's arrogant and contemptuous attitude made her ashamed and helpless. Now that the country was ruined and her family was destroyed, there was nothing she could do, but she subconsciously took off her veil and cloak as if she was angry. She was very confident in herself.

It was only the next moment that she immediately regretted it. What was she doing?Seduce men like a slut?Even if you are forced to be helpless, you should at least hold back and resist
After recovering, I heard Shi Congyun say rude words, "Today I will not be Han Gaozu, whoever wants to do it."

She has read a lot of poems and books, and quickly understood what he meant. He was talking about the story of Gaozu entering Xianyang, "There is nothing to take from property, and women have no luck." He actually blatantly said that he would not be Han Gaozu
For a moment, he was in a state of confusion, wishing he could speak back, because he was greedy and incompetent, and he said it as if I was a disaster for the country and the people, so that he would not be able to be the emperor of the Han Dynasty.

But she didn't dare to say that she came here today to beg for help. The country was ruined and her family was destroyed. She had no right to defend herself. The lives and futures of more than ten thousand people in the harem were in his hands, so many people would suffer if they offended him.

I thought to myself that I was bitten by a vicious dog, and I gritted my teeth and survived.

The other party made no effort to hide his naked desire, and stretched out his hand to embrace her, still scolding her: "Damn, I'm famous for a lifetime, and my reputation for thousands of years, it's actually ruined by a woman today."

Mrs. Huarui endured her disgust and fear, her heart was beating wildly, and she thought to herself what kind of wisdom and reputation you have, and the notoriety is everywhere, it's really shameless, but she couldn't react quickly.

When it was dawn and the light came in from the outside, Mrs. Huarui was lying softly on the bed, her icy muscles and bones were rosy in the dim light, her black hair bun was messily scattered on her smooth and white back, and her face was rosy and rosy. Not yet exhausted.

Some messy black hair stuck to the corners of her mouth. She was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look at the proud young man behind her. She couldn't even fully remember what she had done that night. To see people.

She has never experienced such an experience before. She was born in a teaching workshop, and later became a singing girl. After that, she was valued by His Majesty and brought into the palace at a young age. I never knew there could be such a level between men and women.
I should resist, I should be more elegant, I shouldn't be so unpromising, I shouldn't obey him obediently. All kinds of thoughts linger in my mind, and my heart is in a mess.

The man who put her in such a predicament was very calm, as if admiring her ugliness and laughing at her situation.

The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. Tears rolled down her face, she even avoided him to see her, and was about to beg him.

"Tell me who you are, whether Li Hao arranged for you to come or you have something to do, tell me." His lazy voice came from behind.

It turned out that he had already guessed it, and Mrs. Huarui felt that Shi Congyun was very treacherous at a young age, so she calmed down, wiped away her tears quietly, dragged her tired and spring-scarred body, put on light clothes, got up, and knelt on the bed Qian said: "The humble concubine is the former noble concubine of the Shu Kingdom."

"The noble concubine of the Kingdom of Shu, Mrs. Huarui Fei?"

She was shocked and nodded, she didn't expect that Liang and Shu were thousands of miles away, Shi Congyun knew her, and verified Shi Congyun's lewd rumors, she became scared, he had already prepared.

"Tell me."

The other party only said three words indifferently, and his attitude suddenly calmed down, which immediately alerted her that this man was treating her like that just now, calling her so affectionately, but when he turned around, he instantly became ruthless.

I feel a little resentful in my heart, and I also understand that this person is difficult to deal with, but he will not let beauty influence him because he is lustful.

"Commander, there are still many eunuchs, court ladies and concubines in the harem. They are ignorant and have never opposed Master Wang. Most of them enter the palace because they have no choice. Please be merciful and let them live.

If you want to reward them to the soldiers, at least please ask the commander not to let the soldiers spoil them, and leave a way for them to survive." Madam Huarui said in a low voice.

"That's it?"

She nodded.

"Get up, as if it's something big, I promised, come, come, come, sleep with me for a while before dawn."

Huarui's face turned red and she shook her head again and again. She wanted to say that it was not dawn yet, and she had to go back quickly. If this incident was exposed, she would no longer be able to be a human being
However, he was afraid that Shi Congyun would break the contract, so he could only sleep with him uneasy.

Shi Congyun embraced the beauty comfortably and smelled the fragrance of the beauty. He really knew what it means to have "ice muscles, jade bones, and no sweat".

Nine times out of ten, Meng Chang himself has no ability to write such sentences, which seriously deviates from objective facts and needs to be criticized.

He really didn't expect that it would come to his door, but he didn't intend to let it go. If it was in his hands, would there be any reason to return it?

Anyway, he is not a good person, everyone is not surprised, even if Zhou Xian is robbed, he is not afraid, he is not afraid of the shadow slanting when he is upright.

But women are thin-skinned, and are the most vulnerable to moral attacks.

In ancient China, a man's infidelity can be bragged about as an anecdote, but a woman's infidelity will be infamous for thousands of years, and in some places it will even be fatal.

So he decided to settle it by himself, and the moral burden is on him. As a new human being in the 21st century, Shi Congyun seldom uses morality to measure issues, because he has a clearer view of the essence of morality. In his opinion, this is a matter of benefit and cost. Letting women bear the cost is too great and the harm is too great.

After waking up again, it was already noon, the sun was shining through the window, and the exhausted Mrs. Huarui was still asleep. She slept in the side room all night, but Xiao Huanghua obviously didn't sleep well and got up to help him wash up.

When he put on his armor and was ready to go out, Xiao Huanghua curiously asked him what he was doing with that beautiful sister, Shi Congyun pinched the tip of the little girl's nose: "You are still young, I will teach you when you are one year older, I will go out today Do business, help me take care of this sister, and ask the guard at the door to bring you food when you are hungry."

Little Yellow Flower nodded and wrote it down seriously.

At the door, Shi Congyun explained to the guards and told them not to let the woman in the house go out.

At noon, Shi Congyun sent Pan Mei to register and compile the books, and took over the palace treasury. At the same time, he called for the eunuchs in charge of the palace, and asked them to find the roster of maids and concubines. report.

More than 100 eunuchs were frightened and followed suit.

As a result, later that afternoon, Shi Congyun went to inspect and found a problem. Some court ladies thought that his registration and compilation of the register was the victim.

Shi Congyun was furious, and immediately ordered a thorough investigation. In the end, 26 court ladies who escaped registration by bribery were found out, and each of them was beaten with [-] lashes. At the same time, the eunuch who had accepted the bribe was directly executed on the spot.

The soldiers around him killed people like hemp, quickly pressed the eunuch to the ground, blood soaked the head on the spot.

Immediately, everyone was frightened, and they did not dare to mess around in the harem, and they all followed his orders, and then he handed over this matter to Wei Renpu to handle.

Originally, he planned to have someone go to the side hall at the back to inform Meng Chang that his imperial concubine had been confiscated, but he forgot it in a hurry.

In Chinese history, except for a period in the late Qing Dynasty, there has always been monogamy and multiple concubines. There has never been a saying about equal wives. One wife and others are all concubines, because the ancients were not stupid. If there is one more wife, the problem of inheritance and inheritance has become a saying. Unclear issues will cause brothers to turn against each other, families to split, and the country to split.

The emperor's concubines have more status, that is, all kinds of concubines, who are regarded as the emperor's family members in name, and have higher status than concubines.

Among them, the title of imperial concubine is the most expensive status after the queen, and can be counted as Meng Chang's family. It stands to reason that she can go to Daliang with Meng Chang and continue to be a family.

At first Shi Congyun thought Mrs. Huarui was giving her title, but after Meng Xuanzhe told him about it, he realized how insane Meng Chang was.

He searched for beauties everywhere in Shu. There were thousands of concubines in the harem and more than [-] court ladies. Meng Chang divided these concubines into twelve grades and selected them by himself.

The highest of the twelve classes is called Mrs. Huarui. There are a group of Mrs. Huarui instead of one, and the noble concubine Fei is the most favored among the Mrs. Huarui.

Good guy, Shi Congyun figured out why all 14 Shu troops were disarmed. Although Qin Shihuang also had tens of thousands of court ladies, he has the world and a vast territory. In this small Shu land, he actually made it like this. what to live.

In history, Meng Chang died of illness not long after arriving in Daliang. After that, Mrs. Huarui became Zhao Kuangyin's favorite woman, so folk rumors said that Zhao Kuangyin had a crush on Mrs. Huarui, so she murdered Meng Chang.

Regarding this point of view, Shi Congyun fully agrees with some historians.

Either Meng Chang died of illness, and Shu has been pampered and pampered for more than 40 years. It is normal to travel thousands of miles to Daliang.

Either he was killed by Zhao Kuangyin, but it could not be because of Mrs. Huarui, but the Song army maintained the military habits of the Five Dynasties, burned, killed and looted after entering Shu, which caused the army and people in Shu to rebel. kill him.

If Zhao Kuangyin is really only for a woman, there is no need to kill him to get a bad reputation. As soon as he asks his wife, daughter, and concubine, he has to respectfully send him over. There are too many such things in history.

It is often said that the military is the continuation of politics, but there is a premise for this sentence. The premise is that you have to be able to stand up militarily before you are qualified to talk about political means.

A subjugated king like the Shu Kingdom who cannot stand militarily would be willing to kill his own son if he wanted to survive, not to mention giving away his wife, otherwise he would have to find an old crooked neck tree by himself.

So Shi Congyun is very domineering, besides, he didn't want his queen, he just wanted a noble concubine.

In the afternoon of the same day, Shi Congyun went to patrol the streets again, and went to the various armies to emphasize military discipline. Anmin's notice had been posted, but the streets were still deserted, and no common people dared to come out.

Then when they arrived at Li Hao's mansion, the family confiscation team was moving out a large number of gold and silver treasures and precious antiques. Shao Ji was commanding the troops, and Shi Congyun went to ask him about the situation.

Shao Ji was excited and gritted his teeth and said: "Commander, this old thief's family doesn't know how much money he has, how much people's fat and people's cream he has looted, and the gold and silver alone has already been pulled tens of thousands of taels, and more than 30 cars have left."

Shi Congyun also cursed, and then said: "How many wives and concubines are there in his family?"

"His wife and children are placed separately in the side yard. There are 160 concubines in the old man's house, and there are more than 350 maids under [-] years old."

Shi Congyun said directly: "Ask them, those who are willing to stay and continue to serve Li Hao, let them stay, and go to Daliang in the future, and those who are not willing to send ten coins to each of them, let them go home."

Shao Ji nodded, and then asked: "Marshal, there are young brothers who haven't married yet, can you take one away?"

Shi Congyun just wanted to agree, but quickly shook his head: "No, although it sounds appropriate, I can't open my mouth.

I want to have an army of tens of thousands in Chengdu. If other places follow suit, I can't manage it in the future, and it will just become a robbery. Tell those young boys to wait, give them a lot of money in a few days, and marry whoever they want when they go back. "

Shao Ji and the soldiers got the guarantee, and went on to work happily.

When Shi Congyun returned to the palace that night, Wei Renpu came to report to him, saying that there were 280 eunuchs and 2 court ladies and concubines in the entire harem of Shu Kingdom. There were originally more, more than [-]. Many have fled because of the military chaos.

Shi Congyun nodded, feeling a little annoyed, and said to Wei Renpu: "Wei Gong, how do you arrange for so many women in the harem? If everyone pays them to go back, it will be a lot of money.

If rewards are given to the soldiers, it is two or three thousand miles away from Daliang, and the mountain road is rugged, whether they can go back is a problem. "

People are not things, they can be moved around at will, and these palace-grown women are forced to carry their luggage with the army to walk two or three thousand miles back to Daliang.

Wei Renpu thought for a while, "Commander, you can give it to the unmarried soldiers in the Jiannan Army.

The Jiannan army was originally adapted from the surrender of the Shu army. Most of their families are in Shu. In addition, they have not done any meritorious service. It is not appropriate to reward them with the same reward as the army. It is just a matter of betrotting the women in the palace to the boys in the Jiannan army and rewarding them for submission. I face.

As for the troops from Daliang and Jingzhou, they were rewarded with money. "

After listening to Wei Renpu's suggestion, Shi Congyun thought it was reasonable, so he simply said: "Wei Gong will handle this matter, and tomorrow we will first pick the first batch, and each person over the age of 28 will give ten coins to let them leave.

Secondly, I asked them if they would like to work in the Daliang Palace. If they were willing to stay, the rest should be given to the soldiers of the Jiannan Army. "

Wei Renpu's order was then ready to be carried out.

As a result, when he returned to the side hall that night, Shi Congyun found out that Mrs. Huarui had actually gone back to the harem. The guard looked guilty and said that Fei had quietly left when he took Xiao Huanghua to get food from the gang leader at noon.

Shi Congyun scolded several people, but there was no punishment, and Xiao Huanghua also scolded them, but not so severely.

As long as there is a war, he usually does not open a small stove alone, but eats with the leader of the pro-barracks, Junna.

Then he didn't bother to pay attention to it, he still had a lot of things to deal with, and he didn't care that much in his heart, so she ran as long as she wanted, so she didn't have to open her mouth.

The next day, Wei Renpu told him the results after the treatment. Only 56 people were willing to go to Daliang. After all, the road was too far, and Shi Congyun didn't care.

After a round of selection, excluding those sent home, there are still more than 6000 people left, which is still a lot.

Shi Congyun simply ordered that those over the age of 25 be sent home, so that only 4000 people remained in the afternoon.

On the other hand, amidst the officials' complaints, the confiscated army also completed the search of most of the officials' mansions in Chengdu. In front of the real swords and guns, these people were very moved and cried.

Except for those left according to the quota, the others are placed in the warehouse of the camp outside the city.

As a result, the next day, Pan Mei brought him a piece of news that was both gratifying and disturbing. The state treasury of the Kingdom of Shu had been counted, and there were too many treasures and money in it!
Even if all of their [-] troops were employed as laborers this time, it would be impossible to transport them all.

Pan Mei said that according to his estimate, even if these things go by water, enter the Yangtze River, Huaihe River, and Bianhe River to Daliang, bypassing the rugged mountain road in the north, it may take several years to transport them!
Shi Congyun finally understands what is the trouble of happiness. He has been fighting for so many years, but he has never seen so much money!
So he directly ordered Pan Mei to judge the affairs of the Chengdu government, let him manage and manage the Shu land, and at the same time be responsible for transporting all the treasury wealth left by the Shu state to Daliang in the next few years.

Pan Mei took the order. Originally, she wanted to convict the officials of the feudal borders in Chengdu that only the emperor could appoint them, but when Shi Congyun spoke, everyone took it for granted.

Then Shi Congyun asked Dou Yi to count the achievements of each army, and prepared to reward the troops. The copper coins were too heavy, so Shi Congyun planned to reward them in Chengdu, and let the soldiers carry them back to save transportation costs.

The rewards and punishments this time are still the same as the last time they fought against Khitan, with camps as units (ranging from 500 to [-] people), there is a guaranteed reward, and the more battles left, the more camps with more meritorious deeds, the more rewards.

Special rewards for outstanding performance, such as Dang Jin being the first to rush to the top of the city to gain a firm foothold when attacking Jianmen Pass, and he will be rewarded with a thousand coins for his first achievement.

In the afternoon, Fei took care of himself and returned to the side hall where Meng Chang's family lived, full of guilt.

Shi Congyun allowed Meng Chang to take his whole family to Daliang. The old mother, daughter, son, and his queen could also bring five concubines. He chose by himself, among them was Fei.

In addition, there are ten maids and five eunuchs, and the family wealth will pull three carriages for him, and those who are too many are not allowed.

Meng Chang's mother was not a queen at first, but a noble concubine, who was named queen after Meng Chang registered, but now she was calm.

Huarui felt guilty, thinking of the evil things Shi Congyun did to him last night, she had no face to face her husband, but luckily Meng Chang got drunk every day since he was placed under house arrest, and didn't care at all.
Empress Dowager Li was originally the concubine of Li Cunxu, Emperor Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty, and was later bestowed on the late Emperor Meng Zhixiang.

She went to greet her mother.

The mother is getting old, but her eyes are like light, as if trying to see through her guilty conscience, after she finished speaking, she was about to leave quickly, but she didn't expect her mother to stop her.

"Where did you go today? You care about my son the most on weekdays. I haven't seen you all day today."

Facing this question, she panicked for a moment, but she even calmed down and replied, "Report to mother, go and tidy up some clothes."

Empress Dowager Li nodded and glanced at her: "Go and rest, the situation is not good now, don't go to the outer hall if you can.

But there's nothing we can do when it's a last resort. My son can't live up to it and can't protect you. What can we do now that the knife is on his neck. "

After hearing this, she felt that there was something in the Queen Mother's words, but she didn't understand, so she nodded.

Back in her small wing room, she quickly collapsed on the bed, exhausted physically and mentally, and soon fell into a deep sleep, but suddenly returned to the night that made her fascinated in her dream.

In the next few days, due to the good military discipline of Zhou's army, there was no sign of burning, killing or looting, and no one rode horses on the street. When the army passed by, they just had to get out of the way.

At the same time at the south gate of Chengdu, Zhou Jun opened the treasury and began to distribute rewards. Soldiers lined up to receive the rewards. Many soldiers had so much copper coins that they could only be put in sacks or baskets.

Although the currency of the Shu Kingdom and the new currency of the Zhou Kingdom are copper coins with different styles, it does not affect it, because the currency of this era is not a credit currency, but a value currency.

To put it simply, the copper itself is valuable when a copper coin is cast, and it will not depreciate due to changes in shape and style. At worst, it will be melted and recast, which is different from the paper money that relies on national credit to guarantee its value in later generations.

Many soldiers were very excited, but found that they could not hold their own rewards, so they began to buy sacks, pots, bamboo baskets and other things from the people to store their money, which brought good business to many weavers in Chengdu for a while.

Some weavers took the opportunity to customize a kind of fine bamboo strips for the soldiers of the Zhou army, which could be carried on the back, small and large, and the business was booming.

The common people also found that these soldiers actually used money to buy their things instead of directly robbing or killing people to seize goods. It's been a long time.

As a result, Zhou Jun became more popular in the city, and life in Chengdu gradually recovered.

In the next few days, Pan Mei began to gradually take over the Chengdu government, and the governors of various states also came to Chengdu. Shi Congyun asked them to either go to Daliang as officials, or resign on the spot and go home to retire.

As early as a few days ago, Shi Congyun had sent a letter back to ask Empress Dowager Fu to transfer officials from the Imperial Academy, the Ministry of Officials, and the Department of Household Affairs to fill in the vacancies of officials.

The next thing happened in an orderly manner. Li Chuyun’s troops from Suizhou also joined forces at the Chengdu Foreign Exchange. Afterwards, Zhou Jun’s armies got rewards, and all of them were smiling, but the adapted Jiannan Army didn’t fight, so there was no reward, so I could only look at Zhou Jun with envy. .

Until a few days later, Shi Congyun asked the Jiannan Army to use the capital as a unit to count those who had not yet married wives and families, and had no fiancées. After reporting them, they were taken outside the palace, and Shi Congyun personally explained to these young soldiers.

"The old thief Meng Chang is licentious and immoral. He is old and frail and has no ability. He even robbed more than 2 young women in Shu. They are all your fellow countrymen or sisters. Today, my master Wang is here to liberate Shu. People, relieve your suffering.

Naturally, these innocent women will also be released, you are blessed, they are all beauties, they are all given to you today, as your reward for submitting to my Great Zhou, take them back and treat them well. "

Shi Congyun also joked: "Don't worry, old thief Meng Chang doesn't have that ability and can't stand up, unlike you, even some of his concubines are young children, let alone these court ladies, they are all Innocent girl."

The young soldiers below laughed.

Shi Congyun came up with another trick. In addition to asking the soldiers to take one each, he also asked them to report where their homes were when they came up. If there are fellow villagers who are willing to follow, Wei Renpu will not assign them.

The soldiers all applauded, and many of the uneasy palace ladies also breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, seeing thousands of beauties, Shi Congyun himself was blindsided, and even wished to take them all back to the mansion, even if he didn't have that ability, he was still a sight to behold.

But he quickly dispelled this idea. He was rational in his heart. It is best to think about this idea. It is the most beautiful dream.

After the destruction of the Kingdom of Shu, the resettlement work proceeded steadily. On April 26, Shi Congyun asked Liu Qingchuan to take the first batch of more than 260 officials of the Kingdom of Shu and their family members to Daliang.

Almost all the maids in the palace were also dismissed, and then began to search the property in the inner room of the palace.

The extravagance of the harem stunned him even more. He also saw the legendary Crystal Palace, which was really built with colored glaze and white jade bricks and tiles. It was crystal clear and extravagant beside a pond.

At this time, the colored glaze was not pure enough glass. A crystal palace like this might not be worth much in later generations, but now the colored glaze is more expensive than gold. Shi Congyun ordered that it be carefully removed piece by piece, which is all military pay.

As for how extravagant Meng Chang's harem was, he couldn't tell. The simplest example, Meng Chang's urinal was made of gold, with patterns carved by craftsmen, and seven gemstones of different colors were inlaid in the opening.

The eunuchs in the Chengdu Imperial Palace called this thing the "Seven Treasures Drowning Vessel". Shi Congyun almost wanted to take off Meng Chang's head. Among other things, his urinal alone would exploit many people, and it would be enough for an army to pay for his war.

The more Shi Congyun thought about it, the more angry he became, so he ordered to go. Meng Chang called and cursed to vent his anger. After that, he called Fei to come and scolded him. He didn't say anything about his affection. What she built was indisputable, and Mrs. Huarui was scolded like a pear blossom and apricot rain.

She returned to the side hall where Meng Chang's family was under house arrest very late that day.
Shi Congyun had his own busy schedule, and the generals outside the city also had their own busy schedules after meeting the division.

In addition to the joy and bragging after joining forces, there is naturally also fighting for merit and bragging. Many of them are veterans who followed Shi Cong in the Northern War in Yunnan, and there are also new faces.

But when everyone gathered together, the things discussed gradually became more subtle.

Especially Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin and other people who are either smart or have gone through several dynasties.

That afternoon, Shao Ji, Fu Zhaoyuan, and Meng Xuanzhe led the troops back to the camp outside the city. After they settled down, they were preparing to report to the palace.

Their 1000-strong "house raiding team" mission has also been completed. The family fortune is huge, and it is generally estimated that it has exceeded 500 million yuan, not counting those antique treasures that they don't know how to value. corruption of local officials.

All the things were pulled into the national treasury and sealed up, and then sent to Daliang. There was an endless stream of horse-drawn carriages pulling things, and I didn’t know how many carts were pulled. At first, Shao Ji counted them so that he could answer the general’s questions, but then he gave up and counted. not finished.

Just as they were chatting, they walked to the big account of the Chinese army, ready to report what they had done today. His report, otherwise no credit will be counted.

As soon as the three of them entered the big tent, they were stunned, because the big tent was full of people.

Shao Ji took a look around, Wang Quanbin, Murong Yanzhao, Si Chao, Li Chuyun, Dong Zunhui, Luo Yanhuan, Dang Jin, Gao Huaide, Shen Zhiyi, Wang Huan, Pan Mei, Yu Cheng, Dou Yi, and many other military officials and generals were present at the university. in the tent.

Shao Ji, Fu Zhaoyuan and Meng Xuanzhe were all stunned.

Shao Ji asked curiously, "What are you all doing here?"

Everyone hesitated to speak, and Murong Yanzhao was about to speak but was interrupted by Li Chuyun: "General Shao, the war is over, and the emperor of Shu has also been arrested. I am waiting to discuss and discuss rewards for meritorious deeds."

Shao Ji said: "The commander-in-chief will make his own decision, it's useless for you to discuss."

Everyone nodded and said yes, Shao Ji is no longer the little unknown soldier he was back then, he followed Shi Congyun almost inseparable, saved Shi Congyun's life in the Battle of Gaoping, the two were life and death friends, As long as it was a battle fought by Shi Congyun, Shao Ji participated and made great contributions.

Up to now, Shi Congyun has risen all boats, and Shao Ji has also risen in the army, with a grand prestige.

"But we can talk about being happy." Li Chuyun said with a smile: "Among us, if you want to say that the commander-in-chief is a confidant, it must be General Shao."

Shao Ji was quite proud of this, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

"It's just that Brother Shao has ever thought about it. Now that you are a senior official of the two divisions, what rewards do you have when you go back? After all, the commander-in-chief only checks in front of the palace. We can't be higher than the commander-in-chief."

Shao Ji is not an idiot, he frowned slightly, and he also heard some meaning, "What do you mean, just say what you have to say.

No wonder you're all here"

Fu Zhaoyuan was still a little dazed, Meng Xuanzhe over there stared wide-eyed, and even shrank in a corner, afraid to speak.

Li Chuyun spoke again, this time more directly: "The commander-in-chief defeated the Northern Han Dynasty, captured Huainan, flattened Nanping, Wuping, and defeated Khitan. The territory of the Great Zhou has doubled.

This is a great contribution, and it cannot be overstated. "

Everyone nodded.

"Someone said, with such credit, how can...
Brother Shao, you are the commander-in-chief's most trusted person, why don't you tell the commander-in-chief, all of us are willing to follow the commander-in-chief," Li Chuyun said, and dozens of generals in the big tent also nodded.

Li Chuyun's words were very straightforward, and Shao Ji naturally understood, but he always just obeyed the orders of the commander in chief, and did what the commander asked him to do, not to mention that this matter was too big for him to digest for a while.

At this moment, Meng Xuanzhe next to him said weakly: "Generals, can you listen to me."

Everyone looked at him viciously, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to speak. After all, he is not "one of his own", and in the eyes of outsiders, it is not his turn to intervene in such matters.

Only Pan Mei said: "Let him talk."

Meng Xuanzhe even said: "The commander-in-chief has worked hard and made great achievements, and everyone in the world knows that he should not only be the king of Qin, but also consider your future.

Everyone is a person who has worked hard, not only the generals and doctors, but also the soldiers who fought in the South and North. Only the commander-in-chief understands the hard work, and only the commander-in-chief knows. None of them understand anything and grew up in the palace every day. How can children know the dangers of the front line and the hardships of fighting.

Besides, my family used to be emperors, so I have some small thoughts. The so-called one king and one courtier, if the little emperor grows up in the future, will he regard you as heroes who expanded the territory and defended the four directions?
I dare say, not only will it not be, but it may be regarded as a serious problem, only the commander-in-chief will know that he remembers everyone, and only then will he know the great achievements of everyone."

Meng Xuanzhe's words were more direct, and the air in the big tent became a little quieter.

Because of his status, these smart generals may not understand the truth, but it is hard for them to say it as a general of the state of Zhou, and Meng Xuanzhe helped them to say it all at once.

The generals around looked at him with much softer eyes, Dou Yi said: "You are the crown prince of the subjugated country, but I didn't expect your words to be very reasonable."

After saying that, everyone's eyes focused on Shao Ji again.

Even Fu Zhaoyuan finally understood and looked at him expectantly.

Seeing this, Shao Ji was also moved, and said, "You all support me to speak, and if you are willing, raise your hand to show." As a result, more than a dozen civil officials and dozens of middle and high-level officials in the big tent The generals raised their hands, and even Meng Xuanzhe sneaked in, but everyone felt that there was nothing wrong with what he said.

Seeing this, Shao Ji said, "Okay, since you all said that, I'll go talk to the commander in chief, but if the commander scolds you then, you are not allowed to retreat."

Li Chuyun looked around the crowd, stood up and cupped his hands as if to say to Shao Ji, or to everyone, with a loud voice:

"This is about the future of the country, the honor and disgrace of the commander-in-chief, and everyone's future. On weekdays, what the commander-in-chief says is what he says, and I will do what the commander says. But we must stick to this matter to the end, and we cannot take half a step back. Do you dare to swear today, who dares to take half a step back in this matter, will die a terrible death, and be destroyed by heaven and earth!"

Murong Yanzhao immediately stood up: "It's up to you to say! I, Murong Yanzhao, swear, God is my witness, if someone betrays what happened today, he will be punished by heaven and earth, and he will die a terrible death!"

Others got up one after another, and everyone in the big tent began to swear and swear.

Seeing them like this, Shao Ji was overjoyed. At the same time, he was very happy, and he swore with the oath, and then said: "Okay, I will tell the commander-in-chief about this, and let me find out. When the time comes, you can follow me to see the commander-in-chief." , make things clear."

"That's natural!"

"."

Outside the big tent of the Chinese army, the handsome flag with its teeth and claws standing high in the center, surrounded by many flags of various colors, swaying slowly in the wind. In April, the wind in Sichuan is not strong, but the squalls and showers sweeping the world seem to be looming.

(Ask for tickets, it’s not too much to ask twice a month)
(End of this chapter)