Red House Shoufu

Chapter 347 The traitor wants to mess with Jinyu, who is in danger
In June, the ground in Shuntian Mansion was hot. As soon as Lin Shu came out of the firearms workshop, he saw many refugees moving slowly towards the capital.

Most of these people are family members, not as chaotic and crying as imagined, but lifeless, even the children are listlessly following behind their parents and relatives, dragging their exhausted bodies forward.

Fuquan cautiously told the brothers around him to be vigilant at all times, and then whispered in Lin Shu's ear: "Master, there is something wrong with these refugees..."

"Well, I think so too. It's so strange. It stands to reason that Miyun County in the north has already arranged disaster relief, which is enough to accommodate the refugees who came from Kaiping, but this group of people ran to the capital regardless."

Lin Shu noticed at the first sight that something was wrong with this group of hundreds of refugees. It is normal for people who have been affected by military disasters to flee, but Miyun is located in the suburbs of Beijing. The refugees from the back.

It stands to reason that if they have something to eat, a place to live, and medicinal materials for healing, the first choice of refugees is naturally to stay in Miyun County.

The imperial guards at the west city gate had already seen the hundreds of people, and immediately became alert and sent a team of imperial guards to stop them.

When Lin Shu arrived, the refugee team, which had been relatively quiet just now, was already noisy and chaotic.The imperial army lined up to stop them, while the refugees cried out their sufferings. Some old people even pulled children and knelt down to beg the imperial army to let them enter the city.

The hundreds of household officials who led the team loudly talked about the imperial court's disaster relief strategy, saying that Miyun County was responsible for receiving the refugees, not only arranged enough food and medicinal materials, but even vacated a large number of houses for them to live in.

It's a pity that no one listens and no one is willing to listen. The two sides have gradually turned from a stalemate to a white-hot situation.The refugees wanted to enter the city with one mind, and the forbidden army had received Zhang Yue's military order, absolutely not letting the refugees enter the city.

After all, no one can guarantee whether there are spies from Wala among these refugees.

"Folks, these soldiers don't fight the Tartars, but show off their power here. They don't treat us like human beings!"

Lin Shu, who was riding on the horse, immediately looked to the place where the sound came from, carefully looking for the person who said this, but unfortunately, the crowd of people was crowded, and the group of refugees who were aroused by the sound became even more chaotic.

"Don't dare to kill the Tartars, but take a knife to us ordinary people..."

"Is this how the imperial court protects the people of Dachu? Come on, either kill us or let us enter the city."

……

The refugee team gradually lost their minds, and under the instigation of thoughtful people, they attacked the defensive formation of the imperial army.Naturally, the forbidden army did not dare to hurt these ordinary people with their own hands, and began to retreat slowly.

The people on the city wall noticed the situation here and immediately sent a group of people to support them. They wanted to disperse the group of people directly, but Lin Shu stopped them.

"Take them all down, carefully identify their identities, I am convinced that there are spies mixed in, go find the people from Xiuyiwei..."

As soon as Lin Shu's words fell, some of the refugees began to curse: "Hey, the dog officer won't give us a way to survive, everyone run away quickly. In the hands of Xiuyiwei, few will survive!"

"That's right, everyone scattered and fled, the court doesn't intend to give us a way out..."

There were people in the crowd bewitching the refugees, and the frightened team began to panic. Lin Shu swung his whip and hit a person who was about to disperse and run away.

"The imperial army listened to the order and surrounded this group of people. Anyone who dares to escape will be killed without mercy!"

"Draw the knife!"

The crimson official robe on Lin Shu's body was a tiger amulet, and the four hundred imperial guards immediately surrounded the group of refugees with all their swords and swords, and their murderous aura erupted instantly, trapping the refugees in the formation.

"Sure enough, it's a dog official who doesn't take people's lives seriously. There are so many of us, the possibility of rushing out is very high, and we can only wait for death here..."

Lin Shu's eyes were bright, and at a glance he saw a man in a brown jacket hiding in the crowd and bewitching others with words.

"Fuquan, go and grab that man in the brown short coat with the gray step on his forehead!"

Pfft!
Of course, Yi Fuquan's skill would not let him run away, and after a few ups and downs, he threw the man in front of Lin Shu's horse.

Snapped!
Lin Shu swung the whip directly, and the person who hit him cried out.

"My lord, spare me, but the villain dare not!"

"I hate traitors and traitors the most in my life. You should go to the Xiuyiwei Prison and let him go! Procrastinate and interrogate this person. This person has been bewitching them in the crowd just now. He will be interrogated to the death to find out his identity."

Lin Shu whipped him hard, then he didn't even look at him, and handed him over to Captain Xiuyiwei who came in a hurry.There is a specialization in art, and with the professional level of Embroidery Guards, as long as he is not a dead man, this person will definitely not survive for a long time.

Shocked by Lin Shu's aura, the refugees shivered and huddled together, allowing the imperial army to drive them to a military camp not far away.After Lin Shu gave a few instructions to Qianhu at the west city gate, he hurried to the five-army governor's mansion.

After he came out of Zhang Yue's duty room, the sky had already darkened.There were not many people to be seen on the street, only teams of city patrolling guards began to clean the streets and patrol the streets.

"There is news from the Embroidery Guard that that person is from the Shanxi merchant Fan's family."

Lin Shu stopped his horse and asked about the veracity of the confession.Fuquan handed a note to Lin Shu. Lin Shu could recognize the handwriting, which was written by Zuo Lan, the commander of the Embroidered Clothes Guard.

"Datong Fan Family!"

"Sure enough, it's a dog that I don't know well. I really don't know how to live or die!"

After Lin Shu spat, he put the note away and continued on his way home.The first thing he did when he got home was to call Lin Jiu and tell him to go out of the city and go to Zhuangzi early tomorrow morning.One is to invite Lin Jin, who was staying in Zhuangzi, to the capital, and the other is to arrange the defense of Zhuangzi.

It seems that even if the imperial court guards Kaipingwei, there will be chaos around the capital.

During the dinner, Daiyu hesitated to speak several times, and Lin Shu asked, "Just say what Yu'er wants to say?"

"Sister Bao came here today, and it was sent by her brother."

Lin Shu was a little puzzled by Daiyu's words, so he put down his job and looked at her suspiciously.

"Uncle Lu said that brother Xue went to the vicinity of the guest house secretly, probably because he wanted to see Sister Yinglian."

That's what happened!
Lin Shu secretly scolded Xue Pan for being unreliable, and then said: "Most of the hidden guards have already gone to Dengzhou, and the remaining few thousand people will go to Kaiping to support in two days. Say goodbye to Miss Zhen's family."

"I know about this. Sister Bao came here today just to ask my brother for advice, to see if I can let Brother Xue stay in the capital..."

Daiyu secretly took a look at Lin Shu's face, and found that his face was really dark, and secretly thought in her heart that it was as she expected.

Lin Shu snorted: "The Xue family has a good idea, and the military order is like a mountain. Could it be that the people of his Xue family are more precious than others? What is the difference between such a behavior and desertion? I will ask Xue Pan tomorrow. Let him take off his battle armor and go home to farm!"

Daiyu quickly explained: "It's not the elder brother of the Xue family, but sister Bao said that Mrs. Xue heard that the hidden guards in Beijing were going north to support Kaiping, and she went to the Ministry of War to seek help from the county magistrate's old man but failed, so she was forced to come to the house to beg. Brother's."

"As long as Mrs. Xue has some brains, she should know that Xue Pan's only way out now is to make military achievements, so that the Xue family can survive."

Lin Shu was already tired all day today, and when he returned to the city, he was very depressed when he encountered something that was going on to confuse the people.

Now hearing Xue Wang's stupid behavior, the anger in my heart exploded with a bang.He and Jia Lian worked hard to separate the Xue family from the Wang family, Xue Pan also had a chance to make progress, and today he was almost ruined by Xue Wang's stupidity.

If the Xue Wang family seeks someone from the Ministry of War to let the news spread that Xue Pan will stay in Beijing, no matter whether it is Xue Pan's intention or not, his reputation will be notorious.

"Fuquan, take my official credentials to Rongguo Mansion and tell Cousin Lian to guard the door from now on, especially the Xue family. Except for Xue Pan, they are only allowed to enter and not to leave."

After Lin Shu finished speaking with Fuquan, he said to Daiyu: "Don't worry about this matter, Xue Pan must go to Kaipingwei. Danger is always accompanied by opportunity. If he can't be the master of Xue's family, the wife of Xue's family will decide everything. The Xue family should perish."

"Well, I think so too. But Sister Bao seems to be very worried about her brother's safety. She said that there is a huge disparity in strength over Kaiping, and she is worried that something will happen to her brother. After all, there is only such a male heir left in the Xue family..."

Daiyu sighed: "Oh, I tried to persuade you, but it's a pity that Sister Bao is in the middle of the game, and she's a little troubled. It stands to reason that Sister Bao can't miss these things."

"She is not a demon, but an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages."

Lin Shu still had some understanding of Xue Baochai's character. This girl was smart and quick-witted, but she was too smart, and sometimes she would do things that were clever but were misunderstood by her cleverness.

It is human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, but what she did this time made Lin Shu look down on her a bit.

"Brother Xue has a straightforward personality. Although he is stubborn in doing things, it is because of this that he was valued by the loyal prince and promised him a future. What is the most taboo in the army? Deserters! No deserter can be accepted by the soldiers, Brother Xue The way out in exchange for her life in Henan was almost ruined by her cleverness."

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After dinner, Lin Shu was planning to take a walk in the courtyard with Daiyu to digest food, but was ordered by the cabinet to go to the imperial city.

"Dozens of vagrants appeared near the capital city, and there were many secret workers among them. The people from the Embroidery Guards said that you discovered this matter first. This cabinet has now ordered you to lead [-] forbidden troops to deal with this matter."

Wei Qinghe has been busy in the cabinet for three whole days, his eyes are full of red threads, and his spirit is also very poor.He didn't say a single extra word, and directly handed over a cabinet appointment to Lin Shu.

Lin Shu took over the appointment and saw that he was given a temporary official position as a doctor in the Department of Military Affairs, responsible for cleaning up the refugees in Gyeonggi, and investigating and handling the fine work mixed in it.

"Elder Ge, the lower officials are still busy with the firearms workshop. Why don't you leave this matter to the Embroidery Guards, they are more professional."

Wei Qinghe shook his head, and explained to Lin Shu: "According to the investigation of Xiuyiwei, among the dozens of refugees in the capital, there are thousands of large ones and hundreds of small ones, and they are already suspected of becoming bandits. The Embroidered Clothes Guards can't handle it at all. The firearms workshop is already on the right track, and there is nothing to do in the river management office for the time being. This pavilion has discussed with the British public, and you are the best at dealing with banditry."

Lin Shu's brilliant performance in Henan left a deep impact on Wei Qinghe and Zhang Yue. To quell chaos, regardless of civil or military, as long as the soldiers and horses under him are strong enough, they can basically be quelled.

Perhaps when Lin Shu put down the rebellion, he did not simply stop the killing by killing, but quickly and properly settled the refugees, did not give the rebels a chance to grow stronger, and minimized the cost of suppressing the rebellion, which is the most commendable.

Gyeonggi is the face of the imperial court, and it is absolutely impossible for the common people to rise up.Most of the generals were rough in their work, and it would be more appropriate to leave it to Lin Shu.

After listening to Wei Qinghe's explanation, Lin Shu bowed and accepted the order.In the past few days between the firearms workshop and the capital, he did find that the refugees near Gyeonggi showed signs of losing control.

After Daiyu mentioned to him that there were many refugees around Linjiazhuangzi, she communicated with Zuo Lan and reminded him of this matter.

Now that he was ordered to deal with this matter, Lin Shu's first thought was to borrow some experts from Xiuyiwei.Don't ask for superb skills, just ask for a good trial.

Seeing that Lin Shu was thoughtful, Wei Qinghe knew that he had already made up his mind, so he said, "This pavilion doesn't care what you plan to do. There is one request, and it must be strict as soon as possible. The capital must be stabilized in a short time."

"The lower officials obeyed and tried to stabilize Gyeonggi before the summer harvest."

Of course, Lin Shu knew the reason why Wei Qinghe asked him to act quickly and strictly. In half a month, it would be the summer harvest time. A large number of food crops such as potatoes and wheat were planted near Gyeonggi. Huge effect.

With a population of one million in the capital, without these grains, how could it be possible to transfer grain from other places within a month or two.What's more, if Kaipingwei couldn't take it anymore and the Wala army cut off the grain road, the grain supply in the capital might be in serious trouble.

When Lin Shu returned home again, Daiyu was still waiting for him in the study.The cabinet's summons at night is naturally not a trivial matter.In addition, it was wartime again, so Daiyu was really worried.

Feeling warm in his heart, Lin Shu briefly talked to Daiyu about the new tasks assigned to him by the cabinet.

"How is brother going to deal with it?"

"Naturally, we will attack them one by one. Starting from the vicinity of Miyun County in the north of the city, we will besiege, screen, and dispatch the disaster relief areas in various states and counties. If you encounter banditry, you can just use your sword."

Daiyu shook her head: "If it is other time, it is safest for my brother to do this. But brother, don't forget that Kaipingwei is only less than three days away from the capital. If Kaiping is quickly attacked by Oala, a stable food road is the capital. most needed."

Lin Shu asked: "What does Yu'er mean, start from the south of the city first, and settle the refugees from the capital to Tongzhou?"

"Yes, most of the grain in the capital is transported from Jiangnan and Shandong. The passage leading to Tongzhou Wharf must not be lost. The stability of the south of the city is the top priority. Compared with the continuous supply of grain on the canal, those around the capital are immature. food is not important."

Daiyu frowned, thinking that the remaining troops in the capital might not be able to protect the grain roads at the same time, and suddenly became unconfident.

She paused for a moment and then sighed suddenly: "I think it's easy. If Kaipingwei can hold on for [-] days, once King Qin's army arrives, the security problem of the food road will naturally be solved. But if Kaipingwei can't stick to King Qin's army Come here, not to mention the grain road, the grain that has just matured in Gyeonggi may become Oala's grain and grass supply."

Seeing that Daiyu was a bit disappointed, Lin Shu smiled and comforted him, "Why is my daughter, Zhuge, not confident? Actually, there is nothing wrong with your consideration, it's just that you don't have enough information that makes your judgment a bit wrong."

Daiyu raised her head and looked at Lin Shu suspiciously: "Isn't it right for the soldiers and horses to go before they move the food and grass?"

"The grain in the capital is not as small as you think, and the potatoes are ready to be harvested, but they are not as high as fully matured. I plan to select enough people from the refugees this time, and adopt the method of harvesting grain in exchange for food. Find some work for these people in time. This will not only stabilize the hearts of the people, but also quickly harvest the grain into the warehouse..."

Lin Shu briefly explained his plans to Daiyu. The candlelight reflected the brothers and sisters through the window, and Daiyu's exclamations and questions came from time to time in the study.

On the second day, Lin Shu came to the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion on horseback to receive the transfer order. Zhang Yue had already selected [-] elites for Lin Shu, and Zuo Lan also sent dozens of people who were proficient in torture to quickly stabilize the capital.

Among the 3000 people, there were two people Lin Shu was very familiar with. Liu Xianglian, who had a mandarin duck sword on his waist, clasped his fists to salute Lin Shu: "The last general Liu Xianglian, my lord!"

About half a step in front of him, a man dressed as a captain of the Dragon Guard also imitated Liu Xianglian and clasped his fists and said: "The last general is high five, and I greet you, my lord!"

　I will update here first today. I will get up early tomorrow morning to participate in the holiday epidemic prevention work, so I will go to bed first.Good night!
　　
　
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