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Chapter 1439 A Group of Hogs Above the Temple
On both sides of the Yingshui River, there are so many people, it looks like countless ants.

The ants built a wooden bridge, and the wooden bridge continued to close from both sides to the middle...

The army continued to rush to the shore of Yingshui.

An official asked profusely, "Where is Prime Minister Han?"

Han Bi followed the Chinese army, saw that the vanguard was not moving, and asked, "Why don't you cross the river?"

"Mr. Han, the wooden bridge has not been erected yet."

"Why?" Han Bi was furious.

There is a bridge on Yingshui, but that bridge is fine for carrying pedestrians and business travelers on weekdays. The army crossing the river not only has a large number of people and horses, but also has a steady stream of luggage to follow. How can those wooden bridges be enough?
The order to build a bridge over Yingshui had been issued a long time ago. Han Bi was aware of the urgency of those officials, so in order not to cause trouble, he even gave an extra three days for the construction period.

The official in charge of building the bridge was brought in. Before he could salute, Han Bi asked coldly, "Where is the wooden bridge?"

The official said: "Mr. Han, there is an undercurrent under the Ying water, and the peasants are timid, so it has been delayed for a while..."

The veins on Han Bi's neck were bouncing, and the staff behind him said in a low voice: "My lord, the way back! The way back!"

You have offended too many people, be careful when someone fights for your country abroad, someone will stab you in the back.

Han Bi took a deep breath, "The old man will give you another half day. After half a day, the army cannot cross the river, so the old man will throw you into the wet water."

"Yes."

The civil servant raised his head, his eyes flickered, he hesitated to speak.

Han Bi just looked at Ying Shui with a cold expression.

Immediately, the scolding of the officials came from the front.

Those peasants who were driven away were like dogs.

Han Bi got off his horse and walked slowly to the river.

The peasants are working hard, and everyone is naked and tanned.

Han Bi said faintly: "There is a new policy that civilian husbands eat three meals a day, so where is it?"

"Two meals."

said the aide.

"Why two meals?"

"They said, what's the point of eating so much if you have nothing to do?"

"The reason is simple."

"Simply outrageous."

"But the old man also wants to ask, why do they eat so much? They are full of fat, but they don't do anything!"

Han Bi pointed to the half-finished wooden bridge and said, "The old man gave them three extra days of construction, but look, where is the wooden bridge now? Go ask."

Someone has already gone.

He came back later and said, "Master, the start of work is five days late."

"Why?"

"The first batch of ... wood and so on arrived late."

"Why are you late?"

"The first timber purchases...were unusable."

"Who is in it?"

"A group of people."

After finishing speaking, several staff and followers waited for Han Bi's anger.

But for a long time, Han Bi just sighed.

The wooden bridge was erected, and immediately the army began to cross the river.

After Han Bi crossed the river, several civil servants smiled at each other.

"Escaped!"

"No, Han Bi is leading the army at this moment, what worries him the most is that someone will make a fuss about the follow-up supplies. If so, how dare he offend us?"

"Exactly that!"

A civil servant suddenly sighed with regret.

"Brother Wang, this is..."

Brother Wang said: "Unfortunately, I took less!"

The Yingshui was leisurely, the peasants began to clean up, the officials gathered together to chat and laugh, and after a while, they dispersed.

There is no one on the shore, except for a few broken shoes.

……

After crossing Yingshui, Han Ji immediately sent people to report to Sanzhou.

"Be careful, don't attack without authorization!"

Han Bi said in a deep voice: "Also, tell Bianjing that the old man has passed Yingshui. From now on, Bianjing should be cautious."

"Why not let Bianjing be under martial law?" the staff said, "It's better than the panic caused by the approach of the northern army."

"You think the old man doesn't want to?" Han Bi shook his head, "There are many powerful people in Bianjing, once martial law is imposed, there will be countless people who criticize the old man."

"It's hard to be a human being." The staff said with emotion: "It's even more difficult to be the prime minister of the Great Zhou."

"It's not difficult." Another staff member said: "As long as you don't face yourself, you can pass without hindrance."

"No, you have to know how to drill camp."

A few staff members were mocking the important officials in the court, and Han Bi's mind had already turned to the battle situation.

In the afternoon of the same day, the scouts sent news.

"The northern border army is approaching Songcheng."

Songcheng is the gateway of Jinzhou, and Jinzhou is on the right side of Bianjing, forming the gateway of Bianjing with Yongzhou and Xinzhou.

Once the three states are lost, the enemy will be able to come to Yingshui.

"Should we attack Golden State first?"

Han Bi narrowed his eyes and thought.

The army is right behind him.

"Camp."

Taking advantage of the leisure time when the army camped, Han Bi climbed up a hill with the civil and military officials under his command.

The hills are beautiful, and there are paths in the mountains that are quite quiet.There are birds chirping in the ears and fresh air in the nose, which is refreshing.

There is an open space near the north side of the hill, which can be overlooked.

"Let's go to Jinzhou, and Xinzhou is in danger. The battle of the Northern Frontier Army is bound to be thunderous. However, with the old man leading the army, King Qin also has to worry about his own way out."

Han Bi turned around and said with a smile, "Both sides in this battle are walking on thin ice. King Qin is worried about my surprise attack, and I also have to worry about King Qin's trap. I hope the ancestors will protect you!"

The ancestors in his mouth are the emperors of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty Hall, the most talked about is the rules of the ancestors.

But Han Bi has always dismissed the so-called ancestral rules.

Today, he took the initiative to pray for the protection of his ancestors.

This shows how much pressure there is.

It was night, and he wrote a memorial to the emperor in his tent.

The candle is specially made, and the flame is so small that it looks very blurry from the outside.

After writing, he looked at it carefully, but finally tore it up casually.

"What do you say, that the minister is full of confidence? That's all!"

……

More than a hundred miles away from him, King Qin was also writing in his tent.

However, what was written was a letter.

The letter was written to Liu Qing.

In the letter, King Qin mentioned the issue of the big family in Guanzhong.

stable!
This is the request of King Qin.

In the letter, he analyzed the thoughts of the aristocratic family in Guanzhong.

Those people want to do it, but they lack a leader.

If Yang Songcheng is still there, then this leader will do his part.

Without him, the remaining patriarchs of the big clans seemed to lack prestige.

At the end of the Chen Dynasty, the aristocratic family decided to rebel, but they struggled for a long time to elect the leader, and finally chose the Li family.

What's more, at the moment when the northern border army is suppressing Guanzhong, once any clues are found, it will be a catastrophe to wipe out the family in an instant.

The threat brought by Shi Zhongtang was about to dissipate, and the people of the aristocratic family were panicked. At this moment, no one would dare to take action.

Then he wrote about the tax issue in Guanzhong.

Business as usual!
——Wait for this king to come back, and then slowly plot this matter.

What maintains a country is not an army at all, but taxes.

Without taxes, you can't support the army, you can't support officials; you can't build roads, water conservancy projects, and cities... In a word, without taxes, the country will not be a country.

Unless there is an emergency, the national cost is almost constant, with little fluctuation.

The tax fluctuations will be greater.

Taxation is related to the fortune of the Tang Dynasty. If the aristocratic family pays less, then it must make up for it from the common people.The common people are extorted too much, and the convenience of the people is hard to live.

Then the people couldn't bear it anymore and raised their flags to rebel.

The country is overthrown, and the dynasty is changed!
This is a strange circle.

From the very beginning, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

The country is placed in the middle, in a dilemma.

And at this time, the cost of most countries is countless times higher than when the country was founded.Taxes are absolutely necessary.

To whom?

Nian Xu ordered Sun Shi to carry out the New Deal, and Sun Shi's attitude was to hit [-] big boards each, and attack the rich and the common people at the same time.

As a result, the New Deal went out of shape when it was implemented...

The rich were left unscathed, and the common people suffered heavy losses.

In the end, the New Deal was denounced by the people as a law that harmed the people, and it ended hastily.

The law is unacceptable and cannot be enforced!
This is Qin Wang's summary of the lessons of the Southern Zhou New Deal.

Without a bureaucratic class with strong executive power, all laws and policies are just for display.Local bureaucrats will even use these laws and policies as a tool to make money and intensify their exploitation of the people.

So, be innovative!

Officials go first!

After packing the letter, King Qin walked over with the candlestick.

Ah Liang fell asleep on the side, with his mouth slightly open, looking extraordinarily honest.

King Qin pulled the thin quilt for him, walked to the edge of his bed, lay down, and closed his eyes.

In my mind, Jin Ge Iron Horse!

……

Jinzhou, Zhizhou Changxing is still awake.

He is looking at a map.

"The Northern Frontier Army has arrived at Songcheng. Once you reach Songcheng, it is critical to go south. Reinforcement! The most important thing is reinforcement!"

His fingers stopped at Songcheng on the map, and his brows were frowned.

The sound of footsteps came.

A small official appeared outside the door, "Zhizhou, a scout from the Northern Frontier Army suddenly appeared at the foot of the city."

"Oh!"

Chang Xing raised his head, "Can we go?"

"Not leaving!"

"Go and see!"

……

The top of the city is now brightly illuminated by torches.

"Zhizhou!"

Guard Huang Zhang had arrived a long time ago, his armor was neat and majestic.

"how?"

Chang Xing walked to the edge of the battlements, holding the top of the city with both hands and looking into the distance.

The moonlight is good, and you can see more than a hundred riders cruising not far away.

"The army is behind!"

"At this moment, you can still be an official after surrendering. It will be too late to bow your head after the city is broken!"

Those northern border army scouts disappeared into the distance after some provocations.

"This is harassment, trying to make our soldiers panic."

"This is a strategy for exhausting soldiers!"

Several officials who came over after hearing the news were muttering.

"Keep an eye on the city."

Chang Xing ordered: "Take turns to rest. In addition, if there is a small group of enemy troops, don't worry about it."

"Yes!"

After returning to Zhouyi, Chang Xing was no longer in the mood to plan this battle, so he went back to rest.

When he got home, his wife was still waiting for him.

"Why don't you sleep?"

Chang Xing took off his robe.

His wife helped him undress and said, "I was in a daze before, but I woke up when I heard the commotion outside."

"It's the scouts from the Northern Frontier Army who are harassing, no problem!"

After untying his belt, Chang Xing pulled his hands from his sleeves and took off his robe.

"Is it dangerous?" The wife was a little worried, "It is said that King Qin broke Yezhou in three days!"

"Yezhou underestimated the enemy."

Chang Xing sat on the edge of the bed and took off his pants.

"Will you wash your feet?" asked the wife.

"I won't wash it anymore." Chang Xing shook his head, "Tired."

"it is good!"

After going to bed, Chang Xing became quiet as soon as he lay down.

I don't know how long it took, when my wife was in a daze, I heard him say in a daze:

"Above the temple is a group of hogs!"

……

Years of habit made King Qin get up very early.

He took a cautious look at Ah Liang, and seeing that he was soundly asleep, he tiptoed out of the tent, shook his head to the guards outside, "Keep your voice down."

He left the tent more than ten steps before he drew his sword and began to practice.

After practicing the saber technique, he was already sweating on his forehead.

"Your Highness's perseverance is really rare." The old thief praised.

It is absolutely impossible for him to get up early and practice like a day for many years.

"When you know what you have on your shoulders, you will be diligent."

The King of Qin put the saber back into its sheath.

The so-called perseverance is actually the driving force.

Without motivation, no one will stick to something for long.

When Ah Liang woke up, the first thing he did was to look for him.

"Aye!"

"Get up? Wash up and get ready for breakfast."

King Qin turned into an old mother, taking care of her son meticulously.

After breakfast, the scouts came to report.

"Your Highness, Han Bi led an army of [-] people across Yingshui."

King Qin got on his horse and looked to the south.

"The war will start!"

(End of this chapter)