So I play chess

Chapter 65

In the past few days in Tongcheng, more refugees have entered the city.

The court of Great Chu was in turmoil, and the two commanders at the front did not dare to fight recklessly in order to preserve their own combat power. The two counties of Guangyang and Anping left Bei Yu with only one or two points of land, but they were only sent to the court. .

Su Shangshu, who was sent by the imperial court to urge and supervise the battle a few days ago, was also dealt with by the Guangyang Army in a relatively safe place, and he was shown several rounds of half-true battles. The two princes lost the opportunity to inherit the important matter, and they rushed back to Lianzhou to return to their orders. The Great Chu Dynasty also lost the easiest chance to obtain real battle reports.

Therefore, most of the princes and nobles in the court didn't even know the real situation, thinking that they were just fighting and retreating, and they could hold on for another month, and they had time to wait for the court to stabilize before making a decision.

Those who knew some facts through their own news channels also pressed not to tell others because of various considerations.

In contrast, the Liangzhou army is well aware of the current situation because of the refugees who entered the city.

But such a huge number of refugees, whether it is under the city wall or the original Yang Mansion, can no longer bear it.And at this rate, there will only be more refugees coming to Tongcheng, not fewer.

Regarding the refugees, Tongcheng is not a matter of money now. The family wealth left by Yang Wantang and the meeting gifts sent to the door by the "self" of the various clans can easily support these expenditures.

It's just that the refugees always have to do something to exchange for money so that there will be no future troubles. Otherwise, although the current difficulties can be solved, in the long run, there will definitely be greater difficulties.

Today, two people can easily move one brick under the city wall, but it is too much for ten people to move it together.

There is no place to start.

At this time, the Southern Chu court sent horses and weapons over.It can be regarded as a solution to Wen Gu's urgent need.

Originally, the Liangzhou army acted prudently and did not dare to recruit soldiers and horses, so there was a good reason for this.

There were no such rewards for Liu Zhu last time. Wen Gu didn't know the difference between the two times in the Southern Chu Dynasty, but his act of robbing Li and returning to Tongcheng must have involved changing many people's original plans.

Leaving aside whether Tang Mingming will come or not, since conditions are met for the refugee matter, it is better to make preparations early.

Wen Gu asked Shang Wenliang and Zhou Tong to start planning and arrange to select some suitable ones from among the refugees and call them into the army.

However, the identity of the Liangzhou army is inconvenient to be exposed. If refugees are incorporated into the army, training day and night, eating and living together, clues will inevitably be revealed.

Simply use the foundation of the garrison army to create a new Tongcheng army, which is still called the Tongcheng garrison.

The number of people accepted in the first two days was quite large, but from the third day onwards, the number of people who were called became less and less, and on the fifth day, there were even only three or two scattered people.

After asking, I found out that it turned out that the big clans who had been quiet before suddenly came out to snatch people.The money given was even [-]% more than the salary of the city defenders.

Needless to say, Zheng Tong and the others must have some new calculations.

Wen Gu didn't say anything else, he just held a banquet in Bushi Juzhong, invited these gentlemen to visit the house, and thanked them for their understanding and righteousness in the past.

Zhou Tong, the surrendered general of the Liangzhou Army, and Li Xun, the chief secretary of the prefect, personally posted the post, and the gentlemen who wanted to come, who didn't want to come, sat around the table happily at this time, toasting Wen Gu's first glass of wine together.

"I never imagined that the prefect's aunt, who saved the people from danger and drove away the insects in Tongcheng, would be so young. I was the one who was rude last time. Don't be offended by our heroines in Tongcheng." Zheng Tongman Faced with a smile.

The historians of the Sun family and even the masters of the Wang family also attended and accompanied them, and everyone took turns to express their praises.

After Li Xun arrived in Tongcheng, these gentlemen believed that he was the head of the prefect's aunt, and wanted to find an opening from him, and then fight for some future benefits.

But like Li Xun's colleagues in the government office, they were scolded bloody by Li Xun next to each other.However, he also learned the real age of the prefect's aunt from his mouth.

None of these people thought that even though they were old, they still wanted to flatter a little lady. In private, each of them felt humiliated, but when it came to the scene, no one was inferior to the other.

Wen Gu said: "I don't drink alcohol on weekdays, the only time I drink it is with Yang Wantang. Today, all the masters are willing to come and get together, so I don't want to disappoint, so I will have a few drinks with you."

After Wen Gu finished speaking, he drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.But when everyone present heard her talking like this, they couldn't figure out what she was going to do today, so they each laughed a few times and then drank with her.

"The prefect's aunt dealt with Yang Wantang and eliminated the disasters for the people of Tongcheng. She is really sophisticated and thoughtful, which is admirable." Zheng Tong simply followed Wen Gu's words.

"I'm still young, I just do it casually, I can't be called sophisticated and comprehensive. Although it is not difficult to get rid of Yang Wantang, I don't want to see another second or third. So please help me see That said, if anyone wants to imitate Yang Wantang, they must remind me."

Wen Gu poured a glass of wine into his throat, his cheeks turned slightly red as he spoke, making his whole body more delicate.But it was such a person, but what he said was nothing in line with his appearance.

The masters thought that this little lady threatened them and didn't even hide them. I don't know if she was drunk or didn't pay attention to them at all.But they all responded quickly, not daring to delay.

"That's natural. If the prefect's aunt is here, there will be Yang Wantang in Tongcheng."

"Really?" Wen Gu said with a smile, "Recently, everyone has picked some young men to enter the mansion, and I think I also want to raise private soldiers."

There was only drunkenness in Wen Gu's tone, and he couldn't hear anger or blame or anything else, but everyone present heard it, whether they were holding glasses or smiling, they all froze in one place.

But Zheng Tong seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and he said: "Where are there any private soldiers, we just want to add some labor to the mansions in the city and the villages outside the city. Besides, we also want to relieve some worries for the eunuch."

After Zheng Tong said that, Zheng De, who had been waiting by his side all the time, immediately understood, hurried out of the yard, and turned back after a while, but there were more than a dozen people with different looks and different attires who returned with him, but they were all handsome young man.

This time it was Wen Gu's turn to freeze.

Some of these men are dressed as prodigal sons carrying scrolls, some are dressed as scholars holding scrolls, some are dressed as swordsmen with long swords, and some are even soft and delicate, almost feminine.

The dozen or so people lined up in the courtyard, and without Zheng Tong's signal, the "prodigal son" who was the leader came out first, and said generously: "Liu Ruofeng greets Miss."

At this time, Zhixia who was standing next to Wen Gu didn't understand Zheng Tong's intentions, but saw that the eldest lady seemed to want to drink, so she poured the wine again.

Wen Gu drank it right away, thinking, this wine is really spicy.

(End of this chapter)