The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 965

Du Zhenglun is a very talented person. As early as the fourth year of Renshou, Du Zhengxuan and Du Zhengzang passed the examination together as a scholar. He was good at writing articles and proficient in Buddhist scriptures, and was awarded the title of Yuqiwei.At that time, only more than ten scholars were selected, but the Du family had three scholars in one school, so they were praised by the people at that time.But God is fair, his smart mind was bought at the price of his appearance, and his appearance is very "innately gifted", which is detrimental.

However, Li Shimin did not judge people by their appearance, and first appointed him as the prefect of Brazil County, but within two months of his appointment, Brazil fell, and then Li Shimin made him the prefect of Longshan, but Du Zhenglun was disappointed and hopeless with the Li Tang Dynasty. Leaving Longshan, one came directly and left without saying goodbye.

He was going to go to his hometown Weijun to go back to hiding, but all the routes in central Shu were blocked by the Sui and Tang armies.In desperation, Du Zhenglun had no choice but to follow a large number of refugees southward along Zishui, preparing to bypass Panshi, the prefecture of Ziyang County where the two armies were facing each other, and then enter the Sui territory.But it is said that this road does not work.

Subconsciously, he turned his head and wanted to go back to Chengdu City, but when he was about to pace back, he realized that he had already hung his seal and left. At this time, he went to Chengdu City, which was about to become a key competition in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, to look for Li Shimin, wouldn't he be courting death?
After figuring this out, Du Zhenglun didn't go back. He found a remote mountain village in Ziyang County and settled down. He wanted to see how long the battle would last.

"Shijun wants to live here?" When he first arrived outside the village, an old man carrying a hunting fork looked at Du Zhenglun very suspiciously.

"That's right. I planned to go back to my hometown to escape the war, but all the roads were blocked by the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I want to wait here for a while until the road is clear. Don't worry, old man, the money will not be short of you." Looking at the humble old man in front of him, Du Zhenglun squeezed out a few smiles on his ugly face, which made people feel more terrifying than when he didn't smile.

"Is that so?" The old man shook his head and said with a wry smile, "We are leaving too. No one will stay here. You can stay here as long as you want. If you want, you can choose any house in the village."

"Aha? Your place is very remote. Even if it's a war, you won't get here. Why do you have to leave?" Du Zhenglun was stunned. If you all left, what would I eat?

The old man sighed sadly: "If possible, who would want to leave their hometown? It's just that if we don't leave, we won't be able to live."

"Why can't you survive?" Du Zhenglun became even more curious.

"Some time ago, we were bewitched by people and sold all the grain stored in our home. Later, we found out that the price of grain was ridiculously expensive. Now we have money on hand, but we can't buy enough grain." The old man said: "I heard that the Sui Dynasty In Luchuan, Qianwei and other places, grain was sold for [-] renminbi. If the people went to live in peace, the government of the Sui Dynasty would allocate land and give household registration, so everyone took advantage of the surplus grain at home and planned to live in Luchuan. Sui Dynasty grain The price is so low, maybe we can buy a lot of property with the money in our hands, but here, we really can’t stay here.”

"The roads are blocked, and there are many checkpoints ahead. How did you get to Luchuan?" Du Zhenglun was also like the common people. He had money but no food, and the common people decided to leave. How could he survive here?
"If you really want to go, there is always a way." The old man sighed, stooped and walked out.

Du Zhenglun looked around and saw many people coming out of the village one after another, heading south.

Only now did he discover the astonishing destructive power produced by the soaring food prices. He didn't know about other places, but the hearts of the people in Shu County because of Li Yuan's equal distribution of the land had disappeared under internal and external difficulties, and this, Just a start, right?

Seeing that all the people in the village had left, there was no point in continuing to stay here, Du Zhenglun simply followed the people away, he wanted to see how these people pass the test.However, what surprised Du Zhenglun was that the people did not take the mountain road at all, but went straight along the official road to Ziyang City. Along the way, they met many people who had left their hometowns. When they arrived, they were still more than ten miles away from Ziyang City. where it stopped.

Du Zhenglun found that many people had gathered under the city. Judging by the posture, there were 2 if not [-].Quickly found the old man before, and asked in a low voice: "Old man, what are you doing?"

"Emissary? Why did you follow?" the old man asked very puzzled.

"I can't survive in Shu County anymore, so I plan to go to Luchuan with you."

"Even you scholars can't get along anymore, hey, the Li Tang Dynasty deserves to die!" The old man glanced at his ugly face and said with a smile: "But with your looks, it is very normal for the Li Tang Dynasty not to use you." things."

Du Zhenglun looked at the old man with resentment on his face. Although it was not the first time someone made fun of his looks, it was definitely the first time in his life that an ordinary person made a joke of him.At this time, he saw a few middle-aged men walking towards us in the distance, and Du Zhenglun said with a dry smile, "It turns out that you are planning great things, and your aspirations are commendable. I am an ugly man with no strength to restrain a chicken." , I will not participate, so as not to tarnish the eyes of the heroes, and leave."

Du Zhenglun was very keen to find out that this group of people was not fleeing at all, but came to Ziyang City to make troubles, and he already had a plan in mind to escape.

"Hey, don't go!" The old man grabbed Du Zhenglun: "It's rare that there is a scholar following us, how can we leave at this time? I'll introduce you later! Don't worry, we won't dislike your appearance."

"That's unnecessary..." Du Zhenglun was just about to struggle to break free, but the old man had already yelled: "Chief Qin, there is a scholar here who has been with me for a long time, and I can't even shake him off. Our attitudes are quite equal. firm."

"Old man, you have misunderstood, you have completely misunderstood! This is not the case at all..." Seeing those capable men approaching, Du Zhenglun hurriedly defended himself without tears.

But the other party obviously didn't listen to him, that Chief Qin just looked Du Zhenglun up and down, frowned and said, "Uncle Mo, did you make a mistake, what does a scholar look like?"

Du Zhenglun was about to say that the other party had winks, but Uncle Mo nodded fiercely and said, "I'm good at dating, and I can't go wrong. Look at his clothes, the finish is different from ours."

"Good, good, good!" Chief Qin laughed loudly, and patted Du Zhenglun on the shoulder excitedly: "We are planning to attack Ziyang City tonight, as long as everyone is worrying about how to conquer the city, since you are here Yes, just plan for us, from now on, you will be our military advisor."

"Is there a mistake? You are going to attack Ziyang City?" Du Zhenglun seemed to hear the funniest joke in the world. If it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he would have to laugh out loud.

Ziyang City has now become the rear area of ​​Zhang Shigui and Hou Junji. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an important military town. The Tang army in the city is well-trained and well-equipped. It is one of the few elite soldiers in the Tang Dynasty. No matter how bad they are, they are definitely not something this mob can handle.

Despite the fact that there are quite a few of these mobs, Du Zhenglun felt that as long as there were a thousand elite soldiers, even a man like himself who had no knowledge of military affairs could kill these mobs until they fled in all directions.

Leader Qin said: "Military officer, you are not mistaken. We have already inquired. There are only about [-] defenders in the city, and we have at least [-]. One person spit can flood Ziyang City. Trouble." The question is how to open the city gate!"

"Hey, you heroes are courageous, arrogant, and courageous..." Du Zhenglun laughed dryly, but did not comment on whether they could take down Ziyang City.

"It's easy to say, easy to say!" Chief Qin cupped his hands and said proudly: "Military officer, you are ugly, but you do have a good eye. You actually know that we are courageous and arrogant. Since the army officer has studied and has such an eye, we Ziyang City will definitely be captured tonight, as long as we get the rations in the city for food, everyone will have no worries about food and drink."

"The leader is mighty, long live the military adviser!" Many people who heard the news and came responded loudly.

The corner of Du Zhenglun's mouth twitched as he glanced over, and found that this "army" included not only many old men with handsome heads, but also some women and children with bare buttocks. The soldiers couldn't even walk steadily, and they actually planned to conquer Ziyang City. Who gave them the courage?

"Boss, you said 'we will attack the city tonight', does the 'we' here also include me?" Du Zhenglun pointed to his nose, with a smile uglier than crying.

"That is necessary!" Chief Qin nodded as a matter of course: "You are our military adviser and the second-in-command under me. Naturally, you must rush to the forefront. I think you have a red face, military adviser. You should have some strength. Take it from you." Taking the lead can boost the morale of our army."

Du Zhenglun was stunned, his mouth became an "O" shape, he didn't know what to say, and said, in their eyes, a military division is a shield that attracts arrows?He was worried that this group of people would really use him as a shield, so he hurriedly said cautiously: "Chief Qin, as far as I know, a military advisor... shouldn't be used like this."

"Then how do you use the military division?" Leader Qin asked in confusion.

"Please forgive me, the Tang army in that city not only has weapons and armor, but also has the advantage of fortifying the city. If they attack by force..." Du Zhenglun quickly changed his words after seeing Chief Qin's fierce and unkind eyes: "After all, what everyone wants is food. , instead of fighting desperately with the Tang army. If there is a strong attack, Ziyang will eventually break the city, and heavy losses will inevitably occur, are you right?"

"There is some truth in what you said, but if we don't attack by force, how can we get in?" Chief Qin scratched his hair, suddenly his eyes lit up, and said: "You are a military adviser, you can make up your mind."

Du Zhenglun breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this is the correct way to use it as a military strategist. In order not to be used as a shield, and for the sake of his own safety in the battle, he quickly said: "I have a way, maybe I can use it as a shield." Go down to Ziyang City."

(End of this chapter)