Gentlemen, listen to the sword chant

Chapter 93 Lin Pojun's force is deterrent, the Huaiyin City Council is coming soon

Lin Pojun's words were full of threats, and they blatantly provoked the careful thinking of the hawkish ministers headed by Gongsun Lan. No future troubles, let's talk about other things.Seeing Lin Pojun and Huang Shi singing together, Prince Gong sneered three times, and seeing Gongsun Lan's face full of embarrassment and panic, he hurried forward to smooth things over, laughed and said, "What the marshal said is that this alliance of soldiers and horses in 28 towns is the only The imperial court took the lead and took responsibility, so naturally we should do our best."

In this way, an invisible fight was spared.

Lin Pojun smiled indifferently, "No matter what the Dongying people want, a certain person must prepare for the worst possible war. Well, these years, the Iron Army has recuperated and recuperated, and there has been no collective mobilization. The so-called three armies have not moved, and the food and grass go first. These hundreds of thousands of Iron Army The military rations need to be approved by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, oh yes, Master Gongsun said that the national treasury is empty, so I set an example and donated 10 taels of gold beads for military pay in the name of Lin."

Yan Dong held the fluorene board and bowed to each other, "Your Majesty, raise a donation of ten thousand taels of gold and pearls for the Iron Army."

The old eunuch Huang Shi beside the dragon chair stroked his bare chin, and said, "Since the Marshal has made up his mind, I will donate ten thousand taels of gold."

The three set an example, but the hundred officials hesitated, looked at each other, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

Seeing the three of them singing together, Gongsun Lan's face was livid, his heart was bleeding, and he scolded Lin Pojun's [-]th generation of ancestors all over the place. Isn't this clearly taking advantage of the fire?But now Lin Pojun is persuading him with good words. If he uses force to force him, it is not a donation, but a house raid and annihilation of the family. Therefore, Gongsun Lan had no choice but to bite the bullet and bow: "Then the official also mobilized for the Iron Army. Let’s donate ten thousand taels of gold and pearls.”

"Master Shangshu, your family has a big business, so donating so little, isn't it a bit inappropriate?" Lin Pojun squinted at him, putting one hand on the handle of the knife.

"This……"

Gongsun Lan gritted his teeth: "That's [-] taels."

Lin Pojun sighed quietly: "Twenty thousand taels, I'm afraid it's not enough for Mr. Shang Shu to go to the flower bar for a few nights?"

Gongsun Lan knew in his heart that he was going to bleed heavily today, and the other ministers who were watching also knew that Lin Pojun was taking the opportunity to open his mouth, and they were all testing his bottom line.To be honest, they were bitter and didn't know whether Lin Pojun wanted money, or whether he wanted to eradicate political groups that did not support the little prince in the name of raising military salaries. If it was the latter, then today would definitely be a bloodbath, shaking the government and the public .

"Marshal, 10 taels of gold beads is the limit that the lower officials can take out..." Gongsun Lan also had a showdown. Don't look at him usually calling the wind and rain and living a luxurious life. These years, he has used his influence to support him in the fourteen states. There are many industries, but the gold and silver circulating in the real accounts of the mansion are very considerable. Although 10 taels of gold beads is not his limit, it is the maximum amount he can accept.If Lin Pojun is not satisfied with this, then it is also true that Lin Pojun is not doing it for money, but an excuse to eradicate them.

Lin Pojun was silent for a while, then looked at the other officials, and they paid the maximum amount as if they were courteous, Lin Pojun was very satisfied.

"Then I would like to thank all the ministers on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from Zhongzhou."

The crowd was relieved.

Lin Pojun only wanted money, not murder.

Among the crowd, the most nervous person was Prince Gong. He was really afraid that Lin Pojun's head would be dead-headed, and he would pave the way for his great-grandson regardless of his infamy, and the chess game he had painstakingly managed for more than ten years would be destroyed in one fell swoop.Fortunately, he did not misread Lin Pojun.

Lin Pojun acted openly and aboveboard, and disdained to use such dirty methods to pave the way for the little prince to ascend to the throne.

……

On May 25th, [-]th year of Tai'an, there was news that Uesugi Qi, the commander of the first and second allied forces in Japan, and Sun Yu, the deputy governor of the Zhongzhou Iron Army, will discuss Lin Guming in Huaiyin City within [-] to [-] days. Facilitate talks.As soon as the news came out, all fourteen prefectures waited and watched. Some people joked that the imperial court could not bear the pressure and wanted peace talks. Maybe they would take this opportunity to sign an armistice agreement and officially cede the two prefectures of Wu and Yue to the Dongying people. They are all people with ulterior motives.If the imperial court really does this, then the imperial court will no longer be able to restrain the fourteen prefectures, and the heroes from all over the country will rise up, which will have a very bad impact. In order to prevent the public opinion from continuing to heat up, Jian Guo and the queen immediately wrote a call to the world, sternly declaring that Wuyue has been since ancient times It is an inseparable part of the Great Liang Empire.In this way, the mouths of those with ulterior motives were blocked.

Huaiyin has now been completely controlled by King Wu, and there are more than [-] permanent troops.

In fact, if we look at the competition between the two sides in the war, the Great Liang Allied Forces have the upper hand in a strict sense. First, the Taozhi Mountain Rebel Army occupied Hailing City; second, the troops led by Dake and Yanchang still blocked Runzhou , Judging from these two points, the Allied forces still occupy a dominant position in this war.The purpose of this negotiation is only for Lin Gu's life.

Lin Guming was originally a young famous general, born in aristocratic, Wuzong family, after the general, he became famous as a young man, shot like a dragon, and collected a good reputation. Now it is known all over the world. The world knows that Lin Guming has become the laughing stock of the world, but from the side view, the imperial court went to great lengths for Lin Guming, and even the Dongying people had to bow their heads to negotiate peace. The importance of life to the court.Lin's life alone is worth millions of soldiers, which inevitably made the soldiers who charged into the battle feel uneasy.Why is Lin Guming so important?Just because of his status and respect?

In the past few days, the situation in Huaiyin has been tense.

Both Chen Ci and King Wu are carefully preparing for this meeting. The result of the negotiation will affect the direction of the war, so they have to pay attention to it. Moreover, they must also protect the safety of the generals from Japan and the dignitaries from Zhongzhou to avoid being harbored. Unruly people take advantage of it.

……

Zhongzhou, Beijing, Tingchao Tower.

Prince Gong's face was ashen, staring at Takeshita, and said coldly: "Commander, this is your only chance. Before, the chance was given to you, and you are useless."

Takeshita smiled reluctantly, looked at the wine glass, "My lord, I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run."

"Snapped!"

Prince Gong picked up the bronze wine bottle and threw it at him, the hot tea splashed on Takeshita's face, his expression was as usual, he still smiled reluctantly: "My lord, calm down, calm down. My lord doesn't know anything, the person who went to Huaiyin to discuss matters was Uesugi himself Go ahead, he is the pavilion master of 'Little Qianye', he has acquired a true biography, a martial arts, unfathomable, and has already reached the realm of transformation, the official is really powerless, it is too difficult for the entire Dongpu to find someone who can defeat him gone."

"Hehe, I don't believe that you are so big in Dongpu, with so many masters, why can't you be a mere Uesugi?"

This is true.

No matter how strong Uesugi is, there is only one person, as long as he sends out ten top assassins, Uesugi will surely die, but Takeshita is from Dongying, how can he harm his compatriots for his own self-interest?Moreover, this compatriot is also the most outstanding young talent in Dongpu, and his future is boundless.Whether public or private, regardless of his position, he can't harm Uesugi.

However, if Uesugi and the Zhongzhou Tiejun really reached an agreement, it would ruin his plan, so Takeshita smiled, "The prince is angry, the prince just wants to stop this meeting, and let Lin Pojun and our army tear each other apart." Shameless, there is no need to kill Shang Shanqi, there are other ways."

"Say."

Takeshita waved his hand, and a graceful woman came out from behind the light gauze curtain in the private room. This person was dressed very tightly, her exquisite figure was highlighted vividly, and she was carrying a long knife on her back. Countless, it was dazzled for a while, but soon, he frowned: "Who is this?"

The woman made a bow: "Meizi Honma, I pay my respects to the prince."

Takeshita explained: "She is Uesugi's fellow apprentice, she and Uesugi are childhood sweethearts, the prince can rest assured, Meizi will persuade Uesugi."

"It's best." Prince Gong sneered and left.

After he left, Takeshita wiped the tea on his face with silk silently, his face was ugly, and he clenched his fists. He was the marshal of the Dongying Honzhou Military Mansion, who was scorned by the clown in his heart. This obedient dog is still useful, he had killed Ji Zai long ago.

Honma Meiko sat down, poured tea for him, and said worriedly: "Marshal, I'm not sure how to persuade my elder brother."

"I know."

Honma stopped talking.

"Meiko, don't be nervous, just do your best. This way doesn't work, there are always other ways."

……

The day before the tentative date for the negotiation between the two armies, Chen Ci accompanied the princess into the city in a carriage. As soon as he arrived at the gate of the city, he found that there were a large number of patrolling troops who were strictly interrogating the city. Two big men were stopped and were scolding each other. , The quarrel was so loud that Chen Ci didn't take it to heart. He planned to show his token and quickly enter the city. However, he opened the curtain and glanced at it from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help hesitating.

Lian Jiazi.

Chen Ci has been formally practicing martial arts for a year. With the true biography of the old lunatic and the careful guidance of Uesugi Qi, he has advanced by leaps and bounds in the martial arts, and has achieved certain achievements. He can immediately see that these two big men are extraordinary.The so-called masters are all connected with each other, as if aware of Chen Ci's gaze, the two men also looked back at the same time, a pair of hawk-like eyes flashed away, and then quickly retracted.Chen Ci closed the curtain as if nothing had happened, thinking to himself, this is probably the so-called man in the rivers and lakes, right?It just so happened that some soldiers saw the carriage procession and dispersed the people in front of the tower, letting the Chen Ci team enter the city first.

The expression of the statement was subtle, but it was caught by the princess, who held his arm, "husband, what happened outside? Who is arguing?"

"It should be people from the Jianghu." Chen Ci has seen most soldiers and ordinary people since he practiced martial arts. It seems that the rumored Jianghu is very far away. If he hadn't met the old lunatic, he really thought the Jianghu was a circle of few people.

But he knows.

No.

Back then, the Lianchi uprising was an upsurge sparked by a group of people from the rivers and lakes, and finally swept across Jing and Hunan in the middle reaches of the Qujiang River.

The sense of oppression these two big men gave Chen Ci is very strong, and their majestic true energy is comparable to Chen Ci.

The princess smiled like a flower: "Your husband is worrying too much, are you connected with tomorrow's meeting?"

"Is not it?"

"Husband, what are the rivers and lakes? I once searched for this answer in the book. The book said that wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes. The rivers and lakes are large and small. They hide in the city. They may come here to make a living." Not sure."

"I wish I was thinking too much."

When they came to the county guard's mansion, the guards here were even stricter. The only general under King Wu's tent, Yang Wanli, who received Chen Ci, Chen Ci casually mentioned the incident outside the city to Yang Wanli, but the latter took it to heart. He said solemnly: "My son-in-law is not unreasonable to be worried. After the Lianchi uprising, even under the torrent of steel composed of millions of imperial court troops, the group of hundreds of families who planned the rebellion and the peak regime were not wiped out, but lived in seclusion. It is said that a large part of them live in seclusion in our Wuyue area."

"Oh? And this kind of secret?"

"It's not a secret. It's just that this group of Baijia is already a place where everyone shouts and beats them. They can't make any waves, so they can only hide their names. Maybe a random person is pulled out by the side of the road, maybe it's the Baijia? Hahaha. "Yang Wanli made a joke.

Baijia is not the "Hundred Schools" in the history of Chen Ci's era, but a group of people who put forward various ideas. Strictly speaking, they are similar to cults. They have written many banned books, and their ideas are similar, such as "the world is There are more than 100 different factions like this one, but they emphasize different details, so they are collectively called Hundred Families.The remarks they put forward were very provocative. Their supporters were originally martial arts figures, and later developed into common people, and finally converged from a trickle into a vast ocean, becoming a force that cannot be underestimated.

Chen Ci has never read the works of Baijia, because it is a banned book, and it is difficult to find traces in the market.If we put aside the political system of the Great Liang Empire that has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for 400 years, the ideas of the Hundred Schools are actually products that are conducive to advancing the progress of the times. Unfortunately, under the feudal system, this kind of thinking is something that touches the interests of many people, and is regarded as a regarded as cancer.

Chen Ci also half-jokingly said: "Isn't it that this group of hundreds of families have been trying their best for more than ten years, and they can't hold back anymore, so they want to take this opportunity to obstruct this meeting?"

Yang Wanli laughed loudly and swung his spear: "Don't worry, my son-in-law. If these people really have the guts, let 10 of them come, and 10 of them will die. Back then, the imperial court cracked down on a hundred schools of thought, causing a great commotion, and offering the most rewards." At that time, a hundred taels were caught and rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, and a single copy of the banned book was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Later, although the movement was suspended, but without the reminder of the son-in-law, the hundreds of families were hated everywhere."

Chen Ci thought that there would be problems with such a large reward. If someone who is greedy for money takes risks, writes banned books by himself, brainwashes the people, and then uses them to receive rewards, taking advantage of loopholes in the law. Hollowed out?
That's it for this topic.

Chen Jiajun is also one of the troops maintaining law and order in Huaiyin, so Chen Ci asked: "Who is the representative of the alliance between the two parties this time?"

Yang Wanli rubbed his chin, pondered for a while, and smiled honestly: "I'm not sure, but for Dongying, it should be the delegation headed by Uesugi Qi; the court is not sure, it is said that Sun Yu, the deputy governor of the Zhongzhou Iron Army, is coming, and it should be the delegation headed by the court. People in the Ministry of War, just ignore him. Sigh, people are more angry than others. Wuyue suffered countless casualties in the first battle, and the court didn’t even blink an eye. A mere Lin was lonely, and there was such a waste of people and money.”

(End of this chapter)