Delong

Chapter 84

Chapter 84 Cooking Crane Walk (13)

Bai Yousi stood on the ridge in the snow for half a day, until the snowflakes gradually stopped and did not move. After a long time, he asked coldly with his long sword in his arms:

"Zhang Sanlang, what do you want me to do?"

"How do I want to make an inspection?" Zhang Xinglong put his hands under the tree and asked jokingly. "I think the inspector turned his mother back in Jiangdong. When will the court not turn back? When we go to Dongdu and seize the bird position, the inspector will be a female emperor at that time, and I will be the minister of Nanya. Big brother Hu will be left behind in the western capital, Qian Tang will be the prime minister of Taichung in Jing’an, Li Twelve Lang will be the governor of the Northern Yamen, and Qin Er will be the general of the Shangzhu Kingdom... Isn’t it wonderful?”

"Don't be joking!" Bai Yousi didn't have a bad face, instead he looked a little faint.

"I know, I know."

Zhang Xinglong began to pace under the tree to face him. "Let's not talk about how ridiculous it is for a noblewoman from the top three clans in the world to rebel just because she suddenly knows that most people in the world are in dire straits. , ask him for his opinion.

Moreover, Zhong Cheng in Taichung seems to be reliable, can you let him make some serious improvements, why is it the other way around?

What's more terrible is that it's really okay to rebel. If you rebelled in Jiangdong today, tomorrow you will lead an army to surround them and slap each one into a meat paste... Who dares to rebel?

It's just that the Great Wei has a vision of the end of the world, but Yang Shenzhi's rebellion is right in front of him...it's impossible to resist!
But the inspector asked me, what do I want?Even if I know that I can't, I can't, I want to go against his mother!In the past few days, I have inspected this Jiangxinzhou four or five times back and forth. I have measured twenty or thirty places in this ten-acre land, and it is the same everywhere. ! "

Bai Yousi stopped at the same spot, watched Zhang Xing turn around seven or eight times, waited patiently for the other party to vent, and took a breath before asking again: "Then let me change the way of asking, what can I do now? What do you think I What should I do? Zhang Xing, I trust you, and I am willing to listen to your words."

"I have three strategies." Zhang Xing stood still and blurted out. "The best strategy is that even if you don't rebel now, you can do it subtly. Start preparing for the rebellion today. The two of us will start with the whole thing and build a reverse Jing'an Terrace. You pay for it, and I will work hard to attract talents and make friends with heroes. Jiangdong can't bear it, wait until Hebei in the east can't bear it because of the next conquest of Dongyi, wait until a family member can't bear it like Yang Shen, let's take the opportunity to raise troops against the Bai clan! Then externally unify the world, internally Get rid of your dozens of brothers and sisters, and at the same time beat up your father and put him under house arrest in Taibai Mountain, and send you to the throne early... At that time, the female phoenix will return to the throne, the four emperors will bestow blessings, the world will be peaceful, and everything can be expected."

Bai Yousi remained silent.

"I know, it's too hasty, it's too shocking, and there is Baigong there who is as cunning as a ghost, and Zhongcheng sits alone in the black tower, so I dare not respond after all." Zhang Xing shook his head and said. "So there is a middle strategy and a bad strategy... The worst strategy is the summary made by everyone in the palace tonight. The criminal is Eunuch Zhao, and the demons of the True Fire Sect who colluded with him have also been obtained. The evidence and confessions are all correct. It’s enough to move... Jiangdong’s officialdom also expects us to not move, so as not to delay them from suffering the common people. But if it’s like this, it’s not you, right?”

"What about the middle policy?" Bai Yousi asked calmly. "Do you know the middle strategy I will choose? Just say the middle strategy."

"The middle strategy is also very simple." Zhang Xing suddenly laughed again. "Let's make a fuss about it for the time being. You can't care about the long-term, you can do it for the present; don't care about the general situation, but do the small things first... If you are successful, you can benefit the world, but if you are poor, you can be alone. Everything is people-oriented, weeding the strong and helping the weak. It is a person who can save a common people. Right or wrong?"

"Isn't it right?" Bai Yousi asked calmly.

"Yes." Zhang Xing took a long breath in the snowy night, and the white smoke immediately dispersed. "That's what I usually do... I can't do anything about big things, but I can do my best for small things. Sometimes, it's good to be worthy of the conscience of the world. Don't talk about those thieves, they are much stronger than many heroes..."

At this point, Zhang Xing suddenly went to see Bai Yousi, and asked sincerely, "Inspector, am I a little too ambitious?"

"No." Bai Yousi paused for a moment, and answered seriously. "I can also understand you. You can only save a few dozen people even though thousands of fleeing people are right in front of you... People are not grass and trees, how can you not be angry? But Zhang Sanlang, you are doing really well. Far inferior to me, far inferior to me in background, far inferior to me in official position, but can always do better than me... If you still think you are incompetent, wouldn't it shame the world and people here?"

Having said that, Bai Yousi took a step forward, and asked each word at a time: "But, Zhang Xing, this time, let's do a good job at the moment first, so that we can live up to our state of mind, okay?"

Zhang Xing thought for a moment, then nodded heavily... In fact, there are some truths, why doesn't he not know?
At dawn, Zhou Xiaoming, the deputy of Jiangdu, waited until Bai Yousi, the noble daughter of the Bai family and inspector of the Jing'an Taiwan special inspection team, came to visit.

Besides, since Bai Yousi brought many True Fire Sect rebels into the city yesterday afternoon, and then his own son came to give a report, Deputy Zhou knew that the other party would definitely come after staying behind.

However, what he didn't expect was that the other party came so quickly, the genius had just dawned, the snow hadn't been cleaned, and he came to the door without breakfast; Bai Shou came to the door, thinking about the latter's mouth, he had a premonition that this morning might be a bit difficult.

"I haven't congratulated niece Xian on her return after a big victory..." Zhou Xiaoming began to exchange pleasantries after the two parties were seated. "Sweeping multiple rebel strongholds in a few days, killing decisively, Megatron Jiangdong."

"Duke Zhou, we smart people don't speak dark words." Bai Yousi's eyes sparkled. "I came here so early today, I didn't want to fight with Duke Zhou... Zhang Xing!"

"Yes." Zhang Xing, who didn't even have time to take off the mink fur hat, got up immediately and held his hands together. "Duke Zhou, if you forgive me, please let me talk about it."

Deputy Zhou stayed behind a dignified national famous general, probably the kind that can be included in the history books. When he saw this person standing up, he felt a little sore for a while.

However, as everyone thought, when the deputy left guard thought of the big trouble, he still shut his mouth and sat upright, just twisting his beard to watch.

"Mr. Zhou, how to close this matter, Mr. Zhou probably said it clearly enough last night, so I won't say it." Zhang Xing put down his hands, his words were clear and his tone was calm, as if he was reading a copy report. "What we want to talk about today is, first of all, we Jing'antai people are not fools. We know exactly where and how the food in the palace went; Do something to see if we can try our best to cover Jiangdong's officialdom and make some contributions to the people of Jiangdong, at least we can't let the batch of food we are responsible for escorting have an undue impact on Jiangdong."

Zhou Xiaoming pinched his beard tightly, his eyes wide open, and he didn't say a word.

As for Mr. Zhou Xingfan, who sat with him at the bottom, he was a little embarrassed at first, but later he was a little dazed because he suddenly couldn't understand.

"Duke Zhou, something has to be done." Zhang Xing stepped forward a few steps and came to the center of the hall, spreading his hands seriously, looking very imposing. "[-]% autumn tax, is it as simple as [-]% autumn tax? The folks are already working very hard, if you add this [-]%, you may die, and Zhou Gong is also from the Jiangdong family. How can you see the people in your hometown in dire straits?" What about it? Or, even if it’s our own private house, even if we are so sincere, Duke Zhou still has to pretend to be deaf and dumb? Does pretending to be deaf and dumb do justice to Eunuch Zhao, or can he not die?”

Speaking of this, Zhou Xiaoming finally glanced at Bai Yousi, who was sitting still, and said with difficulty: "Zhang Baishou! What can you do? The key to this matter is food. This is not a small share of food, but seven [-]% of the autumn tax of one county, and in the end, the government servants of seven counties will go to the north with you... In this world, apart from collecting taxes openly and decently, it is impossible for it to conjure up so much food out of thin air Those who were given to the above... can only... only... only..."

"Can you only suffer the people of the seven counties?" Zhang Xing suddenly laughed.

"Isn't it?!" Zhou Xiaoming turned his face away. "The officials of these seven counties have already realized this, and I can only pretend to be deaf and dumb... Do you want me to give you Xuzhou military rations? I dare not!"

"We don't dare to ask for military rations either." Zhang Xing nodded, and then asked seriously. "But why do we have to suffer from the common people, and not from the aristocratic families, such as the Eight Great Families of Jiangdong who are entrenched in the seven counties?"

"What?" Zhou Xiaoming was dumbfounded.

"The reason is very simple." Zhang Xing spread his hands in response. "The people pay taxes several times, and if there is more than [-]%, they will die; and the eight great masters in Jiangdong, I heard that Yang Gong treated them very politely when he came to suppress the rebellion. The century-old family property has not been taken away, and it is impossible to be overtaxed. Isn’t it enough to sweep it casually... If it doesn’t work, it’s okay to chop their zithers for firewood and boil their cranes to satisfy their hunger. , there will always be fewer deaths."

"How can this be done?!" Zhou Xiaoming was furious. "Don't mess around, Jiangdong's hundreds of years of culture and elegance must not be buried in this matter, I can't agree!"

Mr. Zhou Xingfan, who was half confused after hearing this, was slightly taken aback, looking at his father who was having a fit, his lips moved slightly.

But at this moment, Bai Yousi who was sitting upright on the side suddenly sneered on the spot.

Hearing this sneer, Deputy Zhou's eyelids visibly twitched.

But Zhang Xing was not in a hurry, and replied with a smile: "Of course I know, after all, Zhou Gong's family is a family of generals for generations, and the poor people are still the family of the bitter family. I must still think that the poor people are the easiest... But I said, Mr. Zhou is thinking too much, and we are not here to ask for your consent. We are imperial envoys who were ordered to go south to the south to supervise this matter. Autumn food is basically our duty on this trip."

Zhou Xiaoming was slightly taken aback, and then his heart turned cold.

"On the contrary, Duke Zhou, you are just the deputy of Jiangdu. You can only control Jiangdu. If you go out of Jiangdu, you can't control it." Zhang Xing seemed a little hard to understand. "So, if we insist on going to Wu County to steal Xie's house, why do you disagree? Why do we stop the imperial envoy for no reason? It's the turn of the Liushou Mansion to take care of this matter? Or, did you mess up something? Just looking at my thick eyebrows, big eyes and honest face, I forgot that we are the notorious Jinyi vicious dogs, couldn’t we concoct evidence among the 77 True Fire Sect rebels that the Eight Great Masters in the south of the Yangtze River colluded with the True Fire Sect to rebel?”

Zhou Xiaoming remained silent and could only go to see Bai Yousi again.

Bai Yousi didn't even salute, and when he got up, he said lightly, "Duke Zhou, are you trying to mess up something? What are the so-called Eight Great Families of Jiangdong in front of the Bai family? I have already made a decision on this matter, and I will inspect it for the imperial court." Why not plunder a few Jiangdong aristocratic families? But Zhou Gong, you can either continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb, or help to say hello to the officialdom of the various counties, and then send some people to help quickly plunder and plunder. Before the spring comes to the table, the matter will be handled properly, and no one will be disturbed... At that time, the food will be replenished temporarily, the Eight Great Families will fall, and Duke Zhou will be able to avenge the bullying for hundreds of years, so that no one will underestimate himself... ...the best of both worlds, isn't it?"

Zhou Xiaoming squeezed his beard, not saying a word, motionless.

Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing didn't hesitate anymore, they immediately cupped their hands and turned out together, so surprised that Mr. Zhou Xingfan came to see him off in a hurry.

When he came to the door, Zhang Xing suddenly stopped and turned around, and said to each other with a smile, "Young Master Zhou, although it is not good to belittle a father in front of your son, but let me tell you that your father is far inferior to Mr. Lai. Believe it or not, if we go find him My lord, since the lord's arrogance, I have already laughed out loud, and then gave me a golden arrow."

Then you went to find Mr. Lai right from the start?Are you afraid that your public inspection is too high and your home inspection will not be able to stop you, so you are not good at cynicism?
Mr. Zhou really wanted to ask a rhetorical question like this, but in fact, he was silent for a moment, but instead took it seriously: "Bai Xunjian, Zhang Sange... I probably heard what was going on, and my father was obviously I hesitated, but I just couldn't bear the shame...let me let my younger brother try to persuade me."

"Time waits for no one, and the situation is that we are not with you...Xing Fan, our gentleman's covenant, the deadline is tonight." After saying that, Zhang Xing walked away with his hands.

So, in the evening, Mr. Zhou personally delivered a golden arrow.

PS: Good night everyone
(End of this chapter)

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