Red Mansion: I am Jia Lian

Chapter 205 Hubei officials are kind-hearted
A large number of refugees gathered in front of the heavily guarded Wusheng Pass, all of them old, weak, women and children.

Some women and children begged the defenders to let them pass and find a way out.

However, the defenders either looked at the people indifferently and waited for death, violently pushed down the begging women and children, or smiled obscenely and stretched out their hands to wipe the oil. It was really ugly.

After closing the door, the guard saw the smoke and dust billowing, and immediately shouted loudly: "There are thieves coming, retreat!"

Jia Lian, who was on horseback, saw that the temporary camps for the people under the pass were densely packed, and said to Xia Shouzhong beside him: "The officials in Hubei are really kind-hearted, and they don't want to see refugees. The civil uprising has been more than a year, but the memorial never mentions the issue of refugees. , not to mention relief. Now I understand that if the refugees are not allowed to pass through Wusheng Pass, then there will be no relief for these women and children if they all starve to death."

Xia Shouzhong turned pale after hearing this: "Little ancestor, stop making trouble."

After hearing this, Jia Lian sneered and said: "The country and the country belong to your majesty. If you don't let me control it, why don't you just say a few words?"

It was clear that the people coming were officers and soldiers, and the refugees who could still move under the city struggled to stay away from the road. However, there were still hungry people lying on the ground, staring at the sky with their dull eyes, waiting for their last breath. .

Perhaps in the minds of these people, the officers and soldiers from other places are the most terrifying.

"Whatever is left of the captured grain, let's spread it all out here. It can be considered as Duke Xia doing something for His Majesty."

The guard who had not yet had time to announce his name suddenly turned pale, his whole body stiffened with nervousness, and he looked at Jia Lian with a fearful expression.

The guard general of Wusheng Pass saw the flag clearly and went out of the city to greet him. Jia Lian on horseback did not dismount in a hurry, but said with a cold face: "This general turned the flag when he saw the flag. Aren't you afraid that we are rebels pretending to be rebels? Sir, Hubei." We entrust Wu Shengguan to you, which can be regarded as a wise man."

Wusheng Pass is an important military location. Once something happens, blocking Wusheng Pass can block the road south to the three towns of Wuhan. This place must at least have a general at the level of a general, which is equivalent to the deputy general of a province. As far as Hubei is concerned, the general guard at Wusheng Pass will be the deputy commander-in-chief. On a daily basis, Wusheng Pass only needs two garrison troops, that is, two thousand people.

If superiors who are not far apart from each other win over subordinates, it is because you are valuable. Jia Lian and Xia Shouzhong from the capital, after trying their best to please you, will be lucky enough to remember your name and think of it when they meet in the future.

"I'm going for a walk." Jia Lian stood up and left the yamen, feeling depressed. Xia Shouzhong quickly asked someone to follow him to prevent him from causing trouble. He himself was so tired that he didn't want to move when he sat down.

There are two days in the sky. This is the biggest problem facing Emperor Chenghui. As long as this problem exists, it will be difficult to do anything.

Instead of embarrassing the guard at Wu Shengguan, Jia Lian, who was holding a ball of fire in his heart, endured the discomfort and quickly found an opportunity to vent.

The reason for such a huge battle was because the local reports were too scary. Xiangyang City was lost and Nanyang was besieged.

The guard knelt down quickly and said: "The last general guarding Guan Xin at Wusheng Pass has met the young master and met Xia Gong."

Seeing that he was hesitating and unable to answer, Xia Shouzhong turned back to glare at Jia Lian, and said with a gentle smile: "It's hard to tell the military secrets of Hubei Province, so don't tell them. Instruct your people to prepare enough cauldrons and firewood. The family was lucky. They met Wu Han, the leader of the bandit, and captured him in a battle. They seized a batch of grain and borrowed some food to cook some porridge for the refugees. "

As the emperor's most trusted servant, Xia Shouzhong naturally had the opportunity to promote the emperor's influence.

At a glance, Jia Lian saw that the garrison at Wusheng Pass might not be able to gather together even a thousand men.

In the yamen, Guan Xin carefully served the two uncles. He was just a little loach. If he could, he hoped he would not see these two men. It's a pity that he couldn't avoid it, so he could only bite the bullet and flatter him. It's not that I don't want to hug my thighs, the gap is too big and it depends on luck.

Well, Zhang Ting'en's official title is Minister of Recruitment of the Four Provinces, and he is nominally the commander-in-chief of the official armies of the four provinces of Hubei, Henan, Anhui, and Shaanxi.

Guard Guan Xin was suddenly covered in cold sweat and did not dare to say a word in front of Xia Shouzhong.

Xia Shouzhong couldn't stand it anymore, so he got off his horse and stepped forward to speak: "Our family is Xia Shouzhong, the eunuch guarding the Long Jinwei. He went south to work on the orders of the saint. This is Jia Lian, who is engaged in military law under the minister of recruitment of the four provinces, Zhang Xiang, and the direct grandson of Rongguo Mansion. "

Jia Lian reminded him calmly. After hearing this, Xia Shouzhong immediately understood, nodded and said, "This is to accumulate merit for the saint!"

A Wusheng Pass, two worlds inside and outside, one side is doomsday, the other side is as peaceful as a paradise.

Jia Lian, who had already dismounted, suddenly changed his expression when he heard this: "Wusheng Pass is an important town, where are the generals here?"

What is the influence of the emperor? Of course, it is the support of officials all over the world. What, people? What's wrong with them?

I am the magistrate's mouth, a liar. After recruiting a large army and trying it out, you will know that the so-called rebel army is just a bunch of rabble. There is no fight at all, it is nothing more than local corruption caused by the incompetence of local officials.

From a house on the side of the road, a middle-aged man with a red face, fat head and big ears rushed out. He was wearing a belt as he walked. Behind him were more than a dozen bastards with skewed clothes and hats, and smelled of alcohol. At first glance, he looked like he had just come out of a party.

"Damn it, someone actually came to give porridge. Have you asked me?" This man rushed past Jia Lian in a swaggering manner, followed closely by the gangsters behind him. No one even looked at Jia Lian and his group.

"Someone dares to come and rob your business. Isn't that an act of rebellion against the governor?"

Jia Lian heard these two conversations and before he could react, the group of people walked away.

"Zhuzi, did you hear it clearly?" Jia Lian turned around and asked. Zhuzi nodded firmly and repeated it.

The leader of Long Jinwei who followed Jia Lian turned green, turned around and ran towards Wushengguan Yamen.

You don't dare to stop this man, for fear that he will be beaten directly, and you will have no place to redress your grievances. I am even more afraid of being resented, a lifelong matter.

The more people know about Jia Lian, the more they are afraid of him. He will fight to the death with others at every turn. Who is not afraid?

It is said that this man is quite good in the eyes of Long Jinwei. He is usually easy to talk to and does not cause trouble. I am afraid that if he encounters something that he cannot bear to stand, he will definitely cause some trouble.

The middle-aged man rushed outside the pass, grabbed a guard leader by the collar, pointed at the grain being unloaded and poured it into the pot set up, and shouted loudly: "Who told you to do this? Call someone here."

Jia Lian, who was dressed in a green shirt, happened to catch up with him. He had no good intentions and stepped forward with a smile: "The young man asked someone to do it. What can I say?" When the middle-aged man saw Jia Lian, he was about to get angry when he saw ten people behind him. Several tough followers suddenly changed their smiling faces, came closer and whispered: "I am the governor of Hubei Province, Yu Fu, who is in charge of the house, who are you?"

This is a smart man. Jia Lian does not regret taking his generals to scare others. After all, safety comes first. Considering the pressure from Emperor Chenghui, Jia Lian still managed not to get angry: "My family is doing some food business. There are too many refugees. I can't stand it anymore. Take out some food and accumulate some moral virtue."

"Hey, you are confused. Food is a hot commodity nowadays. Look at those women and children. A bowl of porridge can be exchanged for a little girl. They can be taken back to raise for a few months and taught some rules. The worst they can sell is five taels of silver. You You are a businessman, you don’t need me to teach you how to make money, right?”

The middle-aged fat man was still very careful. Even in plainclothes, Jia Lian's demeanor was too rare, at least he had never seen it before.

Jia Lian really didn't want to listen to Xia Shouzhong's nagging, and sighed: "You, go back quickly, don't get in the way."

The master is quite smart and can't handle the fact that some of his thugs like to flatter him.

A bitch rushed out from the crowd, with a drunken look on his face. He pointed at Jia Lian's nose and said: "Boy, if you are sensible, please send the food quickly. My uncle Yu will spare your life."

Xia Shouzhong, who had left a table of food and wine behind, rushed over. When he saw that nothing happened, he was already relieved, but unexpectedly, someone came out from an unexpected place. Seeing that bitch raising his finger and pointing at Jia Lian's nose, if this guy can still bear it, stop messing around!
"Calling you a dog has tarnished the dog's reputation!" Jia Lian was not angry, but rather happy. Wasn't this an opportunity?
Xia Shouzhong, who was five steps away, shouted: "Wait!"

Jia Lian turned around and glanced at him unbearably. When he looked back again, the pillars around him had already rushed out, and the others followed him one after another.

But Zhu Zhu hooked his hand around the scolding lackey's neck, pulled him down, put his knee on his chin, and with a click, his jaw bone shattered. With this injury, he was basically dead.

Yu Fu was so frightened that these people were so cruel! He came up and rushed to kill people.

Xia Shouzhong stamped his feet on the spot and shouted: "It's bitter!" He came forward helplessly, eating melon while thinking about how to deal with the aftermath.

No matter what, if this man makes a move, he can only let him vent his anger first, and then talk about other things.

Guard Guan Xin looked at this scene and followed Xia Shouzhong tremblingly, thinking: "Thanks to me for being cautious!"

It can be said that the autumn wind sweeps away the fallen leaves as the family generals clean up this gang of land scoundrels.

Everyone knew that Jia Lian was unhappy and struck particularly hard. Innocent or not, who cares?

This group of people show off their power when bullying the common people, and they have no single enemy against professionals. Even if he ran, he wouldn't be able to escape. After being caught up, he would break a leg and drag him back like a dead dog.

Jia Lian smelled a strange smell and glanced at Yu Fu opposite him. A pool of liquid at his feet slowly overflowed. The guy murmured in a low voice: "There is a servant, it's a disaster!"

More than a dozen losers were knocked over and thrown into a pile. Regardless of life or death, Jia Lian, who was holding his nose, glanced at Yu Fu with disgust, turned around and said to Xia Shouzhong: "Xia Gong, I'm angry, so I'll leave first. By the way, don’t interfere with the soup kitchen, whoever touches it will die.”

Xia Shouzhong was overjoyed when he heard this. Fortunately, this young man had not gone all the way and was thinking about the saint's worries.

No matter how bad Governor Yu of Hubei is, he is still a high-ranking official. Taking advantage of this matter to gain his favor and be used by the saint is not bad at all.

Speaking of which, Emperor Chenghui was quite miserable. Most of these ministers had no position in front of the two monarchs. At best, they were neutral, at worst, they were just sitting on the fence, or waiting for a price.

The governor of Hubei had a lot of excuses to plead guilty, and Emperor Chenghui didn't see him deal with him. Wasn't it just because he was worried about having an overlord?
Legally speaking, there is no problem at all for Emperor Chenghui to deal with the governor of Hubei. The difficulty is that once the emperor does this, more officials will think that he is harsh on his subordinates, and their attitudes will change. Don't underestimate these local officials. Once they unite and the Emperor takes advantage of the situation, the attitude of all the forces in the capital will also change.

If one thing goes wrong, Emperor Chenghui might die suddenly!

It's so difficult to throw a weapon at a rat!
Xia Shouzhong watched Jia Lian go away without even looking at the group of screaming dogs on the ground. When he stepped forward, he raised his hand and fanned himself. He endured the stench and said to Fu: "Go back and wash up and change clothes. Our family Waiting for you at the Yamen."

Turning around and returning to the Yamen, he felt relieved when he learned that Jia Lian had ordered people to prepare hot water for a bath.

Xia Shouzhong, who was worried that something might happen, stopped taking a break and went directly outside the door to watch the soup kitchen.

When the people outside the city learned that His Majesty had sent people to provide porridge and relief, they all kowtowed to the north to thank His Majesty for his grace of survival.

With the defenders and Long Jinwei maintaining order, and after killing a few scoundrels who jumped in line, the porridge service went very smoothly, but it took some time. The porridge was cooked in a big pot all night, and at dawn, it was basically done. Not much, just a small bowl of rice porridge per person.

Not giving too much is because I am afraid that if I am hungry for a long time, I will die if I eat too much.

That night Xia Shouzhong saw Yu Fu. The man finally came to his senses. After cleaning himself, he brought a golden Buddha that he had worked so hard to get. It was originally a gift to honor the governor's mother, but now it was a borrowed flower to offer to the Buddha.

“Mr. People are ignorant! It ruins the young master’s desire to do good.”

Yu Fu was very good at talking. Xia Shouzhong didn't care about the life and death of the people. He cared about the needs of the emperor.

"You are smart and know how to get things done. The saint is very unhappy with the current situation in Huguang. The saint has been suppressing your family's confession, just hoping that he can make up for it."

After hearing this, Yu Fu immediately followed the pole and said: "My master will definitely kneel down to thank the Holy Grace. I will go back to Wuchang that night to inform the master of the good news." The food won't last long, and when we give porridge outside the customs, we have to keep the doors open so that those people who can still move can have a way to survive. Your business is still stopped, but I can't deal with you. No mercy."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Xia, for surviving. I will give you a generous gift when I return. I will also prepare the food you need. But how long will this porridge delivery last?"

If he doesn't understand anymore, Yu Fu will really die.

Xia Shouzhong nodded with satisfaction: "A month is enough. As long as the switch is turned on and people are released, it should be over in about a month."

My heart aches, but my life is saved. Yu Fu quickly agreed and said he would go back and take care of it.

When Yu Renjie, the governor of Hubei Province, heard the news, he was immediately surprised and happy. What was surprising was that Xia Shouzhong, the commander of Long Jinwei's guard, secretly went south. What he was happy about was that Yu Fuhui was doing something and found out His Majesty's attitude. As for the matter of raising food and relief, Yu Renjie was sure Without spending a penny of his own money, he has plenty of ways to get food.

Today's imperial court is in a period of strength. If the local gentry cooperates, Yu Renjie will be the parent official. If they do not cooperate, Yu Renjie will not mind being a cruel official when his personal future and destiny are at stake.

(End of this chapter)