Mi Han

Chapter 236 Building a private meeting of a wealthy family
In the big camp of the Han army facing the [-] cavalry troops of the Wei army, Zhao Tong and Guan Xing, who were in charge of guarding the camp, listened to the insults from the outside, and the two of them were constantly reciting a sentence of formulas.

"The mighty Han soldiers are known to the world, but the Wei army outside is bullshit.

Losing your temper over bullshit, why bother in retrospect?
A gentleman is equal to the heaven and the earth, and good and bad things are included in it.

Don't be angry, don't be angry, really don't be angry, the general's formulas will be kept in mind.

If I can do it, the baton can be replaced. "

The two generals were using the no-qi formula created by Mi Yang to try to suppress the anger in their hearts.

After all, how could the victorious army not be angry when they were scolded by Wei Jun outside.

While repeating the mantra, Guan Xing seemed to be unable to bear the anger in his heart, and was about to go out with a long gun.

But at this time, Zhao Tong's words reached Guan Xing's ears: "I heard that Cheng Yuan's butt is rotten."

After hearing Zhao Tong's words, Guan Xing immediately put down the spear in his hand, and returned to his original position to sit down.

Sima Yi was right, the Han army after the victory was proud and underestimated the enemy.

With this kind of mentality, not to mention Guan Xing, even Zhao Tong, who has always been calm, might not be able to resist going out of the camp to fight under the scolding battle of Wei Jun.

But it's a pity that the Han army's pride and underestimation of the enemy has gradually disappeared under Mi Yang's punishment of Ding Feng's thirty army sticks.

After Guan Xing sat down, although he no longer had the intention to go out to fight, there was still anger on his face.

So he thought about finding a topic to distract himself.

Guan Xing asked Zhao Tong, "Did your Majesty receive the battle report?"

Facing Guan Xing's questioning, Zhao Tong stopped reciting the formula of no qi.

Zhao Tong looked at Guan Xing, with an expectant expression on his face, and replied: "It should be in the next few days."

"As long as our army wins this battle again, and the troops are successfully dispatched, then the king can no longer be called the king."

Hearing Zhao Tong's judgment, Guan Xing had a look of excitement on his face.

As a minister, it is a great honor to help the king ascend the throne with a great victory.

Zhao Tong, who has a calm personality, saw Guan Xing's excitement, and he understood Guan Xing's mood, because he was the same.

But some other worries arose in his heart.

He remembered what Cao Ren said before he died, "Great achievements overwhelm the master."

In Zhao Tong's mind, now Mi Yang is not only his friend and general, but also his idol.

In Zhao Tong's view, it was only a matter of time before Wudang County was under the siege of Mi Yang.

But defeating Cao Ren first, and then taking Wudang, plus the merits of the previous public security battle, Zhao Tong couldn't help but have some concerns about those four words.

Of course, Zhao Tong was not worried at all that Liu Bei would be suspicious of Mi Yang, what Zhao Tong was worried about was that some ministers would be jealous of Mi Yang and slander him.

You must know that people's words are scary.

And once Liu Bei has that day, the power of the gentry in Shuzhong, where the central government is located, will definitely increase.

This is their local advantage.

Zhao Tong and Guan Xing are good friends, and now they are in a private environment, so Zhao Tong told Guan Xing about his worries.

After Guan Xing listened to Zhao Tong's words, a look of disdain instantly appeared on his face.

"Dare they?"

There are two things that Guan Xing is most happy about this year.

One is that his father saved the day so that he would not have to bear the pain of bereavement.

The other is that he can repeatedly make military exploits.

And these two things, Mi Yang's role in it is crucial.

So Guan Xing is very grateful to Mi Yang in his heart.

Guan Xing said to Zhao Tong: "If there is a day, we are both friends and subordinates, so naturally we can't just sit idly by."

Facing Guan Xing's answer, Zhao Tong showed a smile on his face.

Think of a piece to go.

As expected of a friend.

Under the call of Man Chong, all the rich and powerful families in Wudang City have gathered in the county government.

After seeing that everyone had arrived, Man Chong stopped talking nonsense because of the urgency of the situation.

Man Chong sat at the top and said to the following Wudang nobles who lined up on both sides:
"The thieves outside the city want to attack the city from Julong. I watched the progress of the thieves from the city. I imagined that within half a month, the mounds of the thieves would be built. By then, Wudang would be in danger."

When Man Chong said these words, all the Wudang nobles in the hall of the county government panicked.

Although these patriarchs did not go up to the city wall to defend the enemy in the past, they had heard of the bravery of the Han army from the private soldiers sent by their families to defend the city.

Looking at the panicked expressions on the faces of the patriarchs, Man Chong's eyes showed satisfaction.

If he doesn't intimidate the nobles in the city first, I'm afraid they won't satisfy his request for a while.

Just as the panic on the faces of the patriarchs grew stronger, Man Chong seized the opportunity to say: "Now there is only one way to prevent the fall of Wudang City."

Seeing that Man Chong had a way to resist the Han army's offensive, joy appeared on the faces of the patriarchs of the wealthy clan in the hall.

One of the chiefs among the many patriarchs came out and asked Man Chong, "What can the general do?"

The one who can come out among the patriarchs to ask Man Chong first, then his family power must be second to none in Wuzhong.

He is Yanping, the patriarch of the Wudang Yan clan.

The Yan family in Wudang is rumored to be descendants of the Chu royal family in the pre-Qin period. During the pre-Han period, they migrated from Nanjun all the way to Wudang County due to wars.

For hundreds of years, because of the inheritance of family traditions, the Yan family has developed very rapidly in Wudang County. There have been high-ranking officials with two thousand shi in his family, and there are countless other officials with six hundred shi.

Under such circumstances, the influence of the Yan clan in Wudang County has faintly become the crown of all powerful families.

That's why Yanping, the patriarch of the Yan clan, has the confidence to ask questions before other powerful clans in front of Man Chong.

And when Man Chong saw Yanping take the initiative to ask questions, a smile appeared on his face.

According to Yanping's influence in Wudang City, as long as he can agree to this matter, then things will be much easier.

Man Chong looked at Yanping and said: "If we want to prevent the bandits from succeeding in their schemes, our army must also build tall buildings on the city wall, so that they can be connected as a whole to stop the bandits from attacking in the future."

After Yanping heard Man Chong's words, he secretly cried out in his heart.

As Yanping expected, Man Chong didn't give Yanping time to react, and he continued:

"And this matter requires everyone's help."

When Man Chong revealed his true purpose, dissatisfaction appeared on the faces of all the patriarchs of the wealthy clan present.

When they were summoned, they expected something bad, but what they didn't expect was that Man Chong wanted them to do this.

If Man Chong wanted to destroy Mi Yang's siege tactics from the distance, besides sending soldiers out of the city to attack the Han army, another way was to build connected high-rise buildings on the city wall.

This will ensure that the Han army will not pose a threat to Wudang City after the mound is built.

But this method is simple to say, but it takes a lot of manpower and material resources to do it.

The mounds of the Han army are all piled up with loess, and the raw materials are extremely cheap, but it only consumes the manpower of the Han army.

If Manchong wants to build tall buildings on the city wall, the raw materials used must be wood, and in order to ensure the rapid construction of tall buildings, he has to use local materials.

Why local materials?

Demolish a large number of residential buildings directly, and use the wood in their houses.

In addition, if you want to build high-rise buildings when there are enemy troops outside the city, then the labor used cannot be the soldiers defending the city, but the people inside the city must be recruited.

But demolishing the houses of the people and wanting them to use their demolished houses to help Man Chong build high-rise buildings is undoubtedly a difficult task.

So the only way is to use the influence of the major wealthy families in Wudang City to help Man Chong to complete this matter.

This is the purpose of Man Chong to convene the heads of the families today.

Although Man Chong didn't say it clearly, none of the wealthy families present were human beings.

After listening to Man Chong's on-the-fly words, they all understood Man Chong's purpose after a little thought.

But it was because they understood the purpose of Man Chong that dissatisfaction appeared on their faces.

It is true that the major wealthy families have a lot of influence in Wudang County, but this influence is obtained through the hard work of their ancestors for generations.

Perhaps they can use their influence to help Man Chong complete his plan.

But destroying people's houses is a deep hatred.

What's more, if you want to quickly build high-rise buildings on the entire city wall, you must consume a huge amount of wood and labor.

Once the major wealthy families in the city use their influence to endorse Man Chong's behavior, their influence in Wudang County will inevitably be damaged.

The public grievances caused by the large-scale demolition of houses will eventually come back to them. How could the wealthy families in the lobby be willing?
They don't have the awareness of selfless dedication to the country like Man Chong.

The powerful clan in Wudang City is not like the Shen brothers, they have such a powerful force, they can take care of Hanxing County as their own property at will.

Once the public grievances are too boiling, no wealthy family can afford the consequences.

The patriarchs of the wealthy clan present all looked at Yanping with dissatisfaction, wanting him to reject Man Chong.

Of course Yanping was also dissatisfied in his heart, he was trying to find a reason to refuse.

But just when he looked up, he saw the figure of a swordsman behind the curtain behind Man Chong.

This scene changed Yanping's face drastically.

So Yanping immediately replied to Man Chong: "I would like to serve the general."

When Yanping's words came out, expressions of surprise appeared on the faces of the other wealthy families in the lobby.

What's up with him?
But regardless of whether Yanping is in a daze or not, for the sake of their own interests, other wealthy families are thinking of rejecting Man Chong.

It's just that when they looked up at Man Chong, they saw the scene that represented danger just like Yan Ping.

After seeing that scene, other wealthy families understood why Yanping agreed.

Almost immediately after that, the other wealthy families in the lobby all expressed their promises to Man Chong.

After seeing that the patriarchs of the major wealthy families had agreed to him, Man Chong's face was filled with joy.

Then he let the patriarchs leave first, and when he needed them, he would naturally call them again.

After the patriarchs of all the big families left, Man Chong clapped his hands to let the swordsman behind him leave.

A sound of armor sounded behind Man Chong, and then disappeared quickly.

Man Chong looked in the direction where the patriarchs of the rich clans were leaving, and there was some helplessness in his eyes.

If it weren't for the critical situation, he didn't want to do this step.

He has not been in power in Wudang City for a long time, and he has not established prestige among the people, so he needs to rely on the influence of these wealthy families.

And most importantly, he doesn't have enough troops now.

If he could have thousands more soldiers and horses in his hands, he would naturally be able to suppress all instability in the city.

Man Chong knew that what he had done just now would cause dissatisfaction among the wealthy families, but he acted in a hurry.

Besides, the private soldiers of various wealthy families have already been transferred to the city by him, so there shouldn't be any problems.

As long as he can hold on for a while longer, most of the reinforcements will arrive.

Now this is the last hope in Man Chong's heart.

When Yanping left the county hall, he winked at several trusted patriarchs.

After seeing Yanping's wink, those patriarchs nodded knowingly towards him.

Then they pretended that they had no intersection, and left the county government.

But in the middle of the night, those patriarchs who nodded towards Yanping during the day quietly came to Yanping's mansion in the dark.

And Yanping seemed to have been waiting for their arrival. After everyone gathered, Yanping led the patriarchs into a secret room.

When several people entered the secret room, one of the grumpy patriarchs said without any scruples:
"Man Chong threatened me to hand over my private soldiers before, but now he uses threats to make us responsible for his tyranny. It's really deceiving!"

If the patriarch's complaining words were outside, it might lead to death.

But in this small secret room, it resonated with several other patriarchs.

Before Man Chong forcibly recruited the private soldiers of the major wealthy families, they were already dissatisfied.

Now if this happens again, the clay figurines will be angry.

Different from the respect and fear shown in front of Man Chong during the day, Yanping's face is full of coldness at this time.

After several patriarchs sat down, he said in a resentful tone:
"Building tall buildings on the city wall will consume a lot of materials and manpower.

If the people in the city don't cooperate at that time, won't he force us to come out in the end? "

"Insatiable! Insatiable greed!"

As soon as Yanping said these words, the faces of several patriarchs in the secret room also showed resentment.

Yanping's words are not alarmist. According to Man Chong's performance in the past few days, this is an almost predictable fact.

Who would not feel resentful that the interests of their own family are at stake.

Under Yanping's words, an atmosphere called "same hatred and hatred" began to spread in the secret room.

At this time, a patriarch said: "The situation is full of favors now, if he continues to threaten, what can we do?"

Hearing what the patriarch said, a cold look appeared in Yanping's eyes.

"I don't think so. The current situation is in the hands of General Mi."

"You all have clansmen on the city wall, so you should know how brave the Mi army is. General Mi is majestic and powerful, and he has such a tiger and wolf division under his command. How long can he hold Wudang if he is full of favors?"

After listening to Yanping's words, all the patriarchs showed approval on their faces.

Seeing that no one objected to his words, and that everyone present was trustworthy, Yanping directly stated his purpose of summoning them tonight:
"Since we can't keep it, for the sake of the family, we should find another way out."

The meaning in Yanping's words couldn't be more obvious, but under such rebellious words, none of the patriarchs spoke out to refute Yanping.

Even thoughts began to appear on their faces.

Those who can be summoned by Yanping today all know each other well.

The idea of ​​Yanping, they have never had it in the past.

Yanping continued: "Before the reinforcements arrived, we thought Wudang would be saved."

"But after observing these few days, the so-called reinforcements outside the city are just a joke in front of General Mi."

"Since Wudang City can't be defended, and the reinforcements outside the city are unreliable, then we don't need to waste the lives of our people."

"There's no need to become the meat of the case and let Man Chong slaughter you."

Yanping's words became more and more inspiring.

Under his words, the doubts on the faces of the patriarchs in the secret room gradually disappeared, replaced by firm expressions.

Seeing the firm look on everyone's faces, a ruthless look flashed in Yanping's eyes.

In Yanping's view, the mounds currently built by the Han army outside the city are like tombs where Wudang is about to be buried.

He didn't want to be buried with him.

(End of this chapter)