Manchu traitor, how can you let me be the emperor of the ages

Chapter 186 The end of the year is approaching, do you want to give up?

The river is surging, the tents are continuous, and the flags are fluttering.

A large number of ships docked beside the pier next to the military camp, ups and downs in the river.

Looking from a distance, one can see the scars of swords and swords on the ship, and there are groups of black spots that were burnt by fire.

These are the results of the imperial army's attempt to cross the river.

At the east gate of the camp, the messengers from Zuo Weiwei rode fast horses, and the horseshoes raised dust, rushing all the way into the camp, like a drop of water falling into the sea.

Soon, the ripples created by the water droplets spread.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, the charcoal fire was burning, releasing a steady stream of heat.

All the generals stared at the messenger below without saying a word, and the atmosphere in the account was extremely solemn for a moment.

It was the first time for the soldier who delivered the order to have such an experience, and he was sweating profusely for a while.

"Get out, get out quickly." The clerk in the military tent came over and drove him away.

The atmosphere of silence lasted for a while, and then Yang Su said slowly: "If it is true what General Su said in the letter, the sea transportation is unsustainable, what should we do with the army's food and grass?"

No one in the military tent responded, only the sound of heavy breathing remained.

"Where are General Yuwen's soldiers and horses going? How long will it take for the tank boat to arrive?" Yu Chigong said solemnly.

"Returning to the general, due to the obstruction of the Wu State sailors, almost all the tank boats were stranded in the Dongting area, not daring to move forward, and could only wait for the soldiers and horses of the imperial court to respond."

A general in solid armor clasped his hands below and said: "When the military report from General Yuwen's headquarters came back the day before yesterday, they had already arrived in Tong'an and were continuing to go up the river."

still so far...

The hearts of many generals present sank.

Can this grain be counted on?

Nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses, what should we do? ?

Yang Su sighed quietly: "The army can't fight on an empty stomach, if it's not possible, they can only borrow food from the city."

The generals in the tent were a little heavy when they heard the words, but most of them still nodded in approval.

Although the Wu army did not leave them food and grass when they withdrew from the north bank, there was absolutely no reason for people to starve to death in the affluent Wu land, especially with the city of Yangzhou extending in all directions.

But it is said to be borrowing grain, but in fact it is taking grain. Historically, soldiers and horses have borrowed grain from the people, and there is almost no reason to repay it.

As long as it is borrowed like this, the reputation of the imperial court may be rotten...

The many generals present felt a little headache when they thought of their boss's advice before they set off.

"Director Zhao Liang, some of the Imperial Guards have already crossed the river, so hurry up and follow them across the river, and go to Yue Kingdom yourself!"

Yang Su's eyes turned to Zhao Kuangyi who was bored in the corner: "Let them start from the land and transport grain to the Yangtze River!"

Zhao Kuangyi was taken aback when he heard the words, and then his big black face shook like a rattle: "When the army seizes the city and pulls out the stronghold, it should be done at every step, with prudence as the first priority."

"How can the team transporting grain and grass be out of touch with the army and advance alone?"

On the edge of the Shiliang River, he had already crossed the river pit once, how could he still stumble here?The Grand General cannot be trapped by the same trap twice.

"The people in Yangzhou have limited food reserves. What if they run out of loans? More than 20 imperial troops. Once they run out of food, they will be in danger!"

Yu Chigong had long been displeased with him, and said in a deep voice, "If you don't make a dangerous move at this time, will you have to watch the imperial guards go hungry?"

The other generals also looked serious, and nodded slightly to express their approval.

Han Qinhu frowned and looked at Zhao Kuangyi: "Director Zhao Liang, I didn't mean to put your soldiers at risk. You cross the river and rush to the country of Yue first. Maybe the rest of the soldiers and horses have already crossed the river before you reach the country of Yue. Captured Jinling and Zhenjiang."

"At that time, the food and grass had already been transported from Yue, which could save some time."

Many generals also tried to persuade them.

"I don't know how long General Yuwen will have to wait. The wind and waves on the sea depend on God's face. All we can do now is to quickly transport food from the land!"

"Yes, Director Zhao Liang, you are the hope of the more than 20 imperial troops! The survival of the army depends entirely on you!"

"If the supply of grain and grass is really cut off, and the court pursues the responsibility afterwards, you, as the grain supervisor, will definitely be to blame..."

It's wearing a high hat and intimidating. If ordinary people have suffered this meal of carrots and sticks, they must obey obediently.

It's just that Zhao Kuangyi is not an ordinary person.

He replied subconsciously: "Even if the supply of food and grass is cut off, I can't blame it all! When the army reported to the Ministry of War last time, there was still His Majesty's words!"

"I also said at the time that there will be storms and waves on the sea in the future, and we can't rely on sea transportation to transport all the grain, but you have to go your own way and ignore His Majesty's words! The gods and men are dreaming, so can it be fake?"

The faces of many generals were extremely ugly.

What kind of dream was dreamed by a god, it seemed to be nonsense at the time, it was viewed as a joke, who would have thought that it would come true!
This is His Majesty the Emperor, right?
The generals looked at each other with different expressions, but most of them had a bit of surprise on their faces.

It should be impossible for Meng to do so. If he is not sure, His Majesty the Emperor will probably not bring it up to the public.

Either someone secretly told him, or there really was some god-man Yetuomeng.

Either way, it doesn't seem like good news...

Seeing people's silence, Zhao Kuangyi talked more and more vigorously, spitting stars flying everywhere: "If at that time, I thought that the sea would be difficult to pass, and I prepared to transport grain by land in advance, now the grain and grass of Yue Kingdom might have reached the Yangtze River!"

"Now that you know there's a lot of wind and waves at sea, why did you act as an afterthought?"

"What's the use of crossing the river now? Focusing on the risk of being robbed by the state of Wu to transport the grain, when the Yue people slowly carry the grain to the river, the imperial court's tank boats have already arrived, but it's useless!"

The faces of all the generals were blackened by what he said, but they were indeed at fault for this matter. At this time, they could only listen to Zhao Kuangyi's nonsense here...

"enough."

With a dark face, Yu Chigong slammed the table: "Director Zhao Liang, it's not too late to make up for it! Since the army made mistakes before, it is even more important to make up for it now!"

"Do you want to do nothing and just wait here to see what God wants?"

Yang Su pondered for a moment, and then said: "For the safety of the 300,000 imperial troops, Zhao Liangdu put himself in danger and went thousands of miles away. The lone army went deep into the enemy's rear to escort food and grass."

"If it succeeds, it must be a great achievement, and the court will reward Zhao Liangdu for this."

"At that time, Zhao Liangdu's heroic name of fighting bravely will surely spread throughout the court. At that time, the battle of Shiliang River will be nothing more than a small accident."

Zhao Kuangyi subconsciously wanted to continue the bar, but he was stunned for a moment when he heard the last sentence, and his eyes moved a little.

Yang Su's words made sense.

Also crossing the river ahead of time, as long as he succeeds this time, he, General Zhao, who fought bravely and knew how to go deep behind enemy lines, can also wash away the stigma of the previous time.

Why run away cowardly?nonexistent.

It was just that he, General Zhao, was eager to kill the enemy, crossed the river first, and was besieged by the insidious and cunning Wu soldiers with traps. It was just an accident.

Did you succeed in transporting food for thousands of miles without watching it?
And Vietnam...

Zhao Kuangyi subconsciously thought of a person named Fan Li, and perhaps he could take this opportunity to capture that guy back to the capital...

Seeing that the fat black man was moved, the other generals cheered up one after another: "Director Zhao Liang, don't hesitate any longer. If you can really bring back the food and grass and save the army, you must be the master!"

"I will never laugh at you for riding a donkey cart."

"Bon voyage, Director Zhao Liang, bring more troops, so as not to be made dumplings by Wu people..."

Zhao Kuangyi glanced around at these people with a heavy expression on his face.

"Director Zhao Liang, don't hesitate any longer, hurry up and get on the road!" Yu Chigong couldn't help but urged.

Zhao Kuangyi looked at the attitudes of the generals, pondered for a moment, and then nodded: "Okay."

"Since this is the case, then the general marched for 300,000, took risks alone, and went through such a journey."

All the generals breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the words, as if they had finally sent away a pestilence stick...

After discussing for a long time in the military tent, everyone broke up the meeting together.

The news at the meeting cannot be concealed, and the generals don't need to worry about the lack of food and grass, which will cause the soldiers to mutiny.

This is not a desert, nor is it the Gobi, this is the rich and prosperous Jiangnan.

In fact, there were a series of wealthy cities such as the Yangtze River in the front and Yangzhou in the back, and the soldiers didn't worry about being hungry at all.

No matter how bad it is, if you can't get food from Yangzhou, the big guys can still catch fish from the Yangtze River to eat. How can a living person be suffocated to death by urine?

It's just that although there was no panic, the news from You Weiwei still shocked the soldiers big and small.

There are really storms and waves on the sea this winter, and the dream entrusted by the gods and men to His Majesty the Emperor turned out to be true!

That's a god!

Thinking back to the time when the Southern Suburb took the swearing-in, the figure standing on Nanshan that day only felt that His Majesty the Emperor was approachable.

But when I think about it now, that ethereal figure standing under the cloud is actually somewhat mysterious and majestic...

The war against Wu has entered the most tense stage, but the capital, which is thousands of miles away, cannot feel the tension.

As the New Year approached, the capital gradually became more lively and joyful.

But the recent Li Gan didn't have time to run to the capital, just because the recent situation made him a little bit burnt out.

First of all, Li Gan was caught off guard by He Shen's reaction.

Li Qian also thought about the possibility that He Shen would not come back, but he never thought that this possibility would actually come true.

This fat man liked power and money in the past, and he liked it very much.

But now that the house was almost stolen by Cai Jing, he could ignore this and still look at the embankment in Xingyang.

This is actually a good thing, showing that He Shen really cared about the livelihood of the people this time, and the hundreds of thousands of disaster victims.

It's just that it happened at this juncture, which made Li Qian feel a little bit mixed.

Without He Shen, it means that Li Gan can only sit back and watch Cai Jing carry out his plan.

The second thing is the one thing that came in and spread to the wind.

Unlike the "cursive script incident" that spread throughout the capital last time, the spread of rumors this time is only among officials in the court.

The content of the rumor is that someone secretly poisoned the ministers and poisoned Cai Jing, causing Master Cai to spray shit in the Shangshu Yamen.

The news was spread with a lot of sense, and although he did not directly point out that Li Gan did it, the meaning inside and outside the words was all pointing to him in the dark.

More importantly, there are still many people who believe it. In the memorials that Li Qian has received these days, many people said that His Majesty the Emperor should also care for and respect his subjects, and not easily humiliate the ministers...

The conscience of heaven and earth, Li Gan dare to swear to the sky, he really never did such a thing!
But right now the rumors didn't name him, and he couldn't prove his innocence, so he could only temporarily watch this matter spread among the ministers.

If you think about it with your ass, it must have something to do with that bastard Cai Jing.

Li Ganqi's teeth were itchy, and sooner or later he would use the court staff to beat this old fellow to the point of spitting shit.

Of course, he can't do it now.

Because the third thing that made Li Qian very anxious was the group of six servants that Cai Jing pulled up.

Before Cai Jing could only master less than three parts, he was able to fight Qin Hui back and forth.

Now that the six ministries are almost united together, this is not a simple one plus one equals two, but much stronger than that.

The two servants of Zhongshu under Qin Hui's command could only be suppressed and beaten.

Moreover, a few days ago, there was movement in Menxia Province, and Yan Song's group also had the intention to win over the deputy examiner.

Li Qian thought it was a good thing, but the subsequent reversal almost made his jaw drop.

I don't know which big fool came up with the strategy, but the forces under the sect actually attacked Zhongshu Sheng violently. It seems that the posture is to beat Zhongshu Sheng out of the game first, and then wrestle with Shang Shusheng. .

It's a good thing to fight against the outside world first.

If you want to get rid of the external court, you have to straighten out the internal court first, right? ?

But you don't even weigh how much you are, can you beat the Six Books of Shangshu?The right to choose the assistant examiner is in his hands!
"Your Majesty, I am afraid that the two servants of the Zhongshu Province are no longer able to compete for the position of the deputy examiner."

In the East Nuan Pavilion, Qin Hui's words were still calm, but he didn't know if it was Li Gan's illusion, he could hear some resentment from these words.

Li Qian sighed: "Qin Xiang, I am also a little too busy."

"You also know that there have been rumors circulating in the court recently, implying that I poisoned someone? Many ministers are upset."

"These days my words are rarely listened to."

Li Gan also had to explain and find a reason.

Qin Hui also sighed softly: "Your Majesty, I just feel that the right time, place and people are not here, so I can't force it."

"Your Majesty, please leave first."

Li Gan nodded with a heavy expression: "President Qin, go slowly."

Perhaps many people don't understand why Li Qian insists on tripping Cai Jing in this matter. This is his home court, and arguing for this is asking for trouble, so he can't let him make money?

But only Li Gan understands that this is related to the excellent moves he has taken a fancy to, and it is related to the justice in people's hearts...

Looking at Qin Hui's receding back, Li Gan thought of those Juren again.

Do you really have to give up? ?
He was stunned for a long time, then he came back to his senses and sighed softly: "Big companion."

"The servant is here." The old eunuch stood up immediately.

"Follow me for a walk in the capital, let's relax."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The old eunuch trotted out all the way, preparing to leave the palace.

After a long while, a carriage slowly drove out of a high-rise family near the imperial palace, and drove towards the east of the capital.

Sitting in the carriage, Li Gan looked at the bustling street outside the window through the dark brown glass. Many shops and houses had pasted festive red couplets on the doors in advance, and hung up festive red lanterns. Greet the arrival of New Year's Eve.

But Li Qian couldn't feel this joy. He could occasionally see crowds of high-spirited Juren from the street.

"The end of the year is approaching, is it true that all the candidates preparing for the exam are coming soon?"

"Master is wise, these people will arrive before the end of the year." The old eunuch in the car hurriedly replied.

Looking at the smiling faces of these people, Li Gan said with a heavy expression, "Let's go to the guild hall."

The guild halls of the seven prefectures in Dagan were all built together. Li Gan wanted to see if those Juren Wang Hua and Liu Gongquan had come.

By the way, think of a way to see if you can find the key to breaking the game...

(End of this chapter)