Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1757 Coming Out
Hengmei said, "The Huang Yi are a group of lazy people. They used to rob the Jiannan Army and then hide in the mountains and forests. The Jiannan Army couldn't do anything about them."

Man Yao immediately retorted angrily: "Nonsense! We Huangyi are a group of hardworking people. We originally made a living by picking tea and herbs, raising silkworms and planting crops. We were oppressed and exploited by you bunch of dog officials. We had no choice but to hide in the deep mountains and dense forests."

Xie Fu laughed: "Sister, this happened a long time ago."

"It's always been like this. I'm not your sister."

The girls laughed when they heard this: "Young Master, you are being sentimental again."

Hengmei continued, "Sir, under your governance, the whole country in the south is peaceful, but these Huangyi people often come down the mountain to plunder, so they are regarded as robbers..."

Man Yao interrupted angrily: "We are not robbers. You are allowed to oppress and exploit us, but you are not allowed to steal your things."

"If you don't think about your own work, and you steal other people's things, you are a robber."

Man Yao was so angry that she spat in Xie Fu's face again. Ke Qin chuckled and said, "This big mouthful is enough for you, young master."

Xie Fu's face was sticky: "Wipe your eyebrows."

"Sir, didn't you say that it was fragrant and sweet and didn't need to be wiped?" Although he said so, Hengmei still took the handkerchief and wiped Xie Fu carefully.

Xie Fu raised his hand and touched Man Yao's face: "You are so thin that there is not much flesh on your face. Why don't you just obey me? I will give you as much fish and meat as you want."

Man Yao yelled, "You dog official, don't touch me!"

"I'll give you fifty stones of food."

Man Yao's eyes lit up. There was no food in the mountain village at the moment, and everyone was starving. They had gone down the mountain to rob but always failed. If they had these fifty stones of food, not only would they not have to starve, but they could also spend the winter safely.

No! If I accept his help, how can I explain it to the elders when I return?

Xie Fu smiled faintly, how could he not know her conflicting feelings, wanting to keep her dignity and face at the same time: "I know that you Miao people and Han people are sworn enemies and will never compromise. These fifty stones are considered as what you stole."

When Man Yao heard this, her eyes lit up. This is really good!
I caught a glimpse of Xie Fu's smirk. No, I can't be bribed by him. No wonder the elders said that the Han people are cunning and treacherous, and have bad intentions. I have to resist temptation to avoid being deceived.

Thinking of this, he raised his head proudly and snorted with disdain.

Seeing this, Xie Fu exclaimed, "You are so shameless." He had kindly led the man to the door, but he didn't expect the man to turn around and leave.

"If you want to kill me, just do it. No need to waste time. I will not compromise with you."

With a "swish" sound, Xie Fu stretched out his hand and tore off Man Yao's shirt. Man Yao screamed and tried to cover her chest, but was restrained by Xie Fu. She had no strength left in her body, her face flushed, and she felt angry and ashamed.

Keqin and other girls were also stunned. They didn't expect Xie Fu to be so rude.

Xie Fu looked at Man Yao's upper body openly, and saw that the mop she was wearing had more than a dozen patches inside and out, just like the patchwork clothes worn by monks: "Even your underwear is so tattered, the people in your village don't usually wear clothes, right?"

"Damn you dog officer!"

"Fifty rolls of silk and satin. The New Year is coming soon. All the men, women, old people and children in your village can make new clothes to wear. There is no need to be a beggar and let others laugh at you."

Man Yao's eyes blurred when she heard this, and she began to imagine the New Year coming, everyone wearing new clothes, and everyone was happy and cheerful...

Finally, he gritted his teeth and resisted the temptation. He persisted and rewarded Xie Fu with a face full of sweet saliva. This time, without Xie Fu's instructions, he wiped it for Xie Fu.

Xie Fu pulled Man Yao to the window and pointed at the bustling street: "Don't you want to be like them, upright and live a peaceful and happy life?"

Man Yao certainly wanted to, the elders had told her that before these troops came, the Miao people lived a happy life...

The elders had told her since she was a child that only by driving the Han troops back could the Miao people return to their former happy days.

Xie Fu said calmly: "I am different from the previous officials. Yuyi, Fangyi, Baiyi, Fengyi and others have already accepted my help, but you Huangyi are stubborn and unyielding."

Man Yao said angrily: "They are traitors. We Huang Yi will never betray."

"Man Yao, go back and tell your tribe leader that I will give you 50 dan of grain, 50 rolls of silk and satin, and 100 acres of good farmland so that you can make a living by picking tea and herbs, raising silkworms and planting crops as before. You can regard this as my relief or robbery, but from now on, you are not allowed to go down the mountain to rob or plunder, otherwise I will wipe out your entire village."

After Xie Fu finished speaking, he let Man Yao leave.

After Man Yao left, Xie Fu looked at Ke Qin, and Ke Qin smiled and said, "I see, Master, you want me to play tricks."

Xie Fu said: "I don't believe that everyone is so ignorant and stubborn. Many people just want to hold on to power tightly and refuse to let go. If the chief of Wuman Village refuses to obey the gods' orders, you can find an opportunity to kill him as a punishment from the gods."

Keqin nodded: "I understand." Then she secretly followed Man Yao.

He frowned and whispered, "Master, the way you tore your clothes just now was so rude."

"It's not like I'm tearing your clothes off."

"The sound just now scared me. I thought it was my clothes that were torn."

"Hengmei, stop it. Everyone knows that you are my sister's spy. If I do anything out of line, you will report it immediately."

"Sir, I won't dare to do that again."

Xie Fu was talking and laughing with Heng Mei when they heard footsteps coming up the stairs and Zhang Lingluo appeared in front of him with Lu Wuyuan.

Xie Fu stood up in surprise: "Wu Yuan, why are you here!"

Lu Wuyuan stood there, his eyes red: "Brother Dian, my father is dead!"

Xie Fu was shocked!
……

After listening to Lu Wuyuan's explanation of the whole cause and effect, Xie Fu looked distressed: "Lord Lu, why do you have to be like this? Victory and defeat are common in the military."

Lu Wuyuan said: "The Huainan army was completely wiped out. Father feels guilty towards you and the fellow countrymen in Jiangnan. The only way to atone for this is to die!"

Xie Fu also breathed a sigh of relief. The Huainan Army was all his wealth and fortune that he had worked so hard for. It would be a lie to say that he was not heartbroken, but heartbreak could not solve the problem.

"Brother Dian, now every household in Jiangnan is hanging white silk, every family is crying at dawn, and the city of Suzhou is in great sorrow and grief. We are looking forward to your return to take charge of the situation!"

Xie Fu said: "Wu Yuan, I need to prepare."

"what to prepare?"

"Regroup the troops and march to the northwest."

"Brother Dian, the Huainan Army has been completely wiped out!"

"The Huainan army was completely wiped out, but there are still men from Southern Xinjiang."

"Even the Huainan Army was annihilated. Can these southern Xinjiang men fight a tough battle with the northern barbarians?"

Thinking of the people in the southern border areas, where the people are tough and all the adult men are equipped with swords, Xie Fu was confident: "Yes! With a little training, they can fight better than the Huainan Army."

Lu Wuyuan asked again: "What about the war horses, weapons, food, and military supplies?"

Xie Fu sighed: "I don't have this for now, but don't worry, I will find a way to raise it."

"Brother Dian, you must avenge my father."

Xie Fu patted Lu Wuyuan on the shoulder and said, "You are tired from the journey. Come back to the palace with me to rest. Leave the rest to me." "Dian Ge, I want to go to the battle with you."

"Okay, I'll let you know when the time comes."

After returning to the palace, Xie Fu immediately called Yuan Feng, Wang Meng and Tian Tianye. Since Xie Fu became a prince, the status of these three people who were Xie Fu's confidants also rose rapidly, and they were appointed to important positions such as military officer, chief secretary and guard commander.

He gave orders one by one. At that time, all the members of the Jiannan Army had retired from military service. Now that the country was in trouble, all of them were re-enlisted.

These troops were not enough, so he recruited soldiers from Jiannan Road and Lingnan Road, allocating a quota to each household and giving preferential treatment to those who were willing to follow him to the expedition.

The Jiannan Army already had military service, so it was reasonable for them to re-enlist. I just don't know how many of these people are willing to go with him. These Southern Xinjiang men, who are tough and all carry swords, must be a powerful force on the battlefield."

The issue of the troops has been handed over, and now the next step is to deal with military supplies.

The two most important things in war are manpower and food and wages. Without food, there is no army.

He was originally the general grain merchant in the eastern part of Jiangnan, and he had been recuperating for the past few years and stockpiled a lot of grain.

Find Tan Tai He Qing and briefly explain the matter to him.

After hearing this, Tan Tai He Qing said, "They didn't ask you to be a carefree prince and no longer care about the affairs of the court."

Xie Fu didn't explain anything. He smiled and held Tan Tai He Qing's hand. Tan Tai He Qing sighed softly: "Tell me what you want me to do."

"Heqing, prepare food and wages for 100,000 troops for me."

Tan Tai He Qing remained silent, and Xie Fu asked, "Can it be done?"

Tan Tai He Qing smiled sweetly: "This is not the first time I have done this for you, I am old-fashioned."

"Can it be done?"

"Don't even mention the food and wages for 100,000 troops, even 200,000 troops is no problem. You don't know how wealthy Jiangnan and Lingnan have been over the past three years. The granaries are full, and the people are not short of food. In order to stabilize grain prices and avoid low grain prices hurting farmers, I have been troubled for a while to find a sales channel for the excess grain. Thanks to Huo Duan for helping me."

Speaking of Huo Duan, Xie Fu asked, "Do you know where Huo Duan buys the food?"

Tan Tai He Qing hesitated for a moment before saying, "Silla, Goryeo... Northern Di, Western Rong."

Xie Fu couldn't help but swear: "Damn it!"

Now they are at war with the Northern Di and Western Rong, and they can no longer sell food to them. Tan Tai He Qing knows what to do: "I have to go back to Jiangnan to raise food and money for you, and then I will talk to Huo Duan in person."

Xie Fu raised his hand: "If you come forward, this old fox will just laugh at you. I will write him a letter myself and ask him if he wants to live! Ask him if he wants to atone for his sins!"

Tan Tai He Qing said, "I was the one who asked him to sell the surplus grain. I didn't ask who to sell it to, and at that time, Daguan Kingdom and Beidi and Xirong were not at war."

"Don't worry, I still need this old fox. I just found a reason to catch him and make him work for me honestly. This old fox has many connections. Let him help me get more weapons and armor."

Tan Tai He Qing said, "I heard that some of the weapons and armor you asked Huo Duan to get were sold from Bei Di and Xi Rong."

"Okay! If you want to save your life, use weapons and armor to resist."

Tan Tai He Qing said: "You must not push Huo Duan too far. Huo Duan can't handle the weapons and armor of 100,000 men at all."

"Of course Huo Duan can't handle it. We'll take what we can get. I'll go to Jiancheng myself for the rest."

Tan Tai He Qing said: "Your sister Qian Qian is not the daughter of the Su family in Jiancheng. You can ask her for help in this matter."

Xie Fu nodded: "I will write a letter to Sister Qianqian and ask her to meet me in Jiancheng."

Tan Tai He Qing said: "Jian City is a no-man's land, you should be careful."

Because of Jiancheng's special location and special functions, it is a place that the Daguan Kingdom cannot reach, and is called a country within a country by the outside world. Xie Fu smiled lightly: "After all the ups and downs, how can it fail in a small place like Jiancheng?"

"Jiancheng is not a small place. Even the imperial court wants to flatter it."

"understood."

Xie Fu wrote three letters at once, and immediately sent one to Su Qianqian of the Li family in Zhaojun.

Then he called Zhang Lingluo into the study and asked her to deliver the letter to Huo Duan personally and be responsible for monitoring Huo Duan.

"Ling Luo, let Zao Mou accompany you."

Zhang Lingluo smiled and said, "Uncle Fu, that's not necessary. It's just Huo Duan."

Xie Fu believed that Zhang Lingluo had the confidence and ability to do so: "Lingluo, I know you are very smart, but you must have strength to be smart, otherwise everything is just empty talk. Uncle Fu has suffered such a loss. With Zao Mou by your side, Uncle Fu can rest assured."

"What about you, Uncle Fu?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Fu has many experts around him, and there are only a few in the world who can definitely beat your Uncle Fu."

Zhang Lingluo smiled: "I'm not afraid that Uncle Fu is not as good as others in martial arts, I'm afraid..."

Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, Xie Fu asked, "What are you afraid of?"

Zhang Lingluo chuckled: "Beauty trap."

Xie Fu laughed: "Then who do you think can help me block this honey trap?"

"As for me, whether someone is treacherous or loyal, I can tell the difference."

Xie Fu hugged her and said, "You are the only one who can supervise the old fox Huo Duan. No one else can defeat this old fox. It's a pity that I don't have two Ling Luos, one to do things for me and one to stay by my side."

Zhang Lingluo let out a cry of approval and acted coquettishly in Xie Fu's arms.

Xie Fu sighed, three years had passed without him noticing: "Ling Luo is no longer a young lady, but she has become a woman."

Zhang Lingluo said angrily, "Uncle Fu, you are making fun of me."

Xie Fu coaxed, "Okay, okay, Ling Luo will always be a young lady, a young girl, a girl with eternal youth in Uncle Fu's heart."

Zhang Lingluo sneered: "Uncle Fu, you are becoming more and more careless and perfunctory in your coaxing."

"What should I say?"

"You should say you've never seen such a dignified girl with a passionate heart."

"Well you little girl, you're trying to seduce me again."

Zhang Lingluo didn't respond, but just rubbed her body against Xie Fu. Xie Fu chuckled: "Have you thought about it?"

"Um……"

The third letter was given to Hongye with a token attached, asking Hongye to go to Wenren Ranch to give it to Wenren Ling.

After finishing these things, Xie Fu set out for Jiancheng early the next morning. He knew everything about other things, but this matter had many variables, so he had to do it in person.