A Thousand Hills

Chapter 187

After the fifth prince finished moving, he presided over the opening ceremony of the official school, and was busy with the relocation of Haimin.

The fifth prince also sighed for a while, and said, "The relocation of Haimin is about to begin."

Xie Moru said, "Why is your lord sighing?"

"Hey, if there are pirates disturbing the border again, wouldn't the people be innocent?"

"The lord has given them a choice, but they are unwilling to move inland." In fact, many people are willing to stay in the wasteland. The land for the wasteland is for them, and they will be exempt from tax for five years.But some people can't leave their homeland, and they can't force it.Xie Moru didn't sigh like the fifth prince, and he didn't think there was anything to sigh about.

The fifth prince was born with a heart of concern for the country and the people, he sighed once, and when his wife ignored him, he stopped sighing.In fact, he was not entirely sighing because of Haimin's relocation. The fifth prince had something to worry about, and said, "The matter of our Fujian and Wu business, the emperor's intention, the court is not easy to express."

"What do the governors and governors mean?"

"What they mean is to be on the safe side, so naturally they have to follow the court. However, they listen to me."

Xie Moru thought for a while, "Assuming their positions, they seek their own government. They are no more than local officials. Naturally, the prince must first express his opinion on such matters."

"I discussed with Jiujiang and Fufeng first. It is not appropriate to ban trade, but to set up trade checkpoints, just like the trade fairs in Xining, Nan'an, and Beichang. What do you think?" The fifth prince is still willing to listen to his wife. opinion.

"It should have been like this a long time ago. Although Jingjiang is a vassal king, he has been a minister and has not paid tribute these years. The court has turned a blind eye and closed its eyes. It is only now that he has grown up." Xie Moru said, "However, these are trivial matters , Your Highness, now, just do one thing well."

The fifth prince raised his eyebrows, and thanked Mo Ru, "The important affairs of the country are only for the worship and the Rong."

"It's not too late to let the ministers go down to discuss these trade matters in advance. There are a hundred things in the world, and only one is life-threatening. If you can't compete with Jingjiang in military matters, business matters will eventually be empty talk." Xie Moru said .

The fifth prince looked at Xie Moru, Xie Moru looked back, and the fifth prince said, "Then transfer the troops first?"

"It's long overdue."

This is what the husband and wife discussed earlier, there is no rush to recruit soldiers, even if the soldiers are recruited, they still need to be trained, and now the generals will be transferred to each other.It was originally discussed in Quanzhou City, but after returning to Min'an, he moved and went to a government school, the fifth prince didn't mention it, Xie Moru was worried for him instead.

The husband and wife have known each other for many years. The fifth prince knew his wife's patience and asked, "Do you think the situation is so bad?"

Xie Moru said, "Comparing my heart to my heart, if I were the King of Jingjiang, I must try His Highness's strength."

The fifth prince also thought of this, but he was not as anxious as Xie Moru.The fifth prince said, "Then tell me, where does Jingjiang want to try?"

"I don't know. If you want me to say it, it's still the coast."

"Why not bandits?" Fujian was originally connected to the Jingjiang fiefdom.

"If bandits appear, then we don't have to worry about our face anymore. Immediately lead the army into Jingjiang, and simply take Jingjiang's place to calm the bandits!" Xie Moru said, "King Jingjiang is 17 years older than His Majesty, he is already old. However, the old man has a fickle temper. How did the Marquis of Yongding lose in the first place, the prince must not follow in his footsteps." Once Marquis of Yongding is defeated, there are still people who want to hunt him down.Right now they have offended the Crown Prince and the First Prince thoroughly, if they lose, these people will not let go of the opportunity to add insult to injury.Moreover, it is impossible to go any further.

The fifth prince said solemnly, "You are right."

Governor Tang didn't have any opinion on the exchange of generals. The fifth prince even called Yongding Hou to discuss the matter of coastal defense. Anyway, now that the navy is gone, it is the defense of the coast. The fifth prince said first, "If you lose again, we will wait Go back to the imperial capital without a face."

The fifth prince is engaged in military construction every day here. Moreover, the fifth prince thought of a trick and issued his own decree to Fujian, encouraging the people to build security teams in units of villages, and each village will issue weapons. After the fifth prince went to Secret Zhe to make a small report to his father last time, the Ministry of War this time to replenish the military equipment in Fujian is all from top-notch ones, so I am afraid that the fifth prince will complain to Emperor Mu Yuan again.The fifth prince ordered some of the knives and guns replaced by the sergeants to be forged and distributed to the counties, and the counties were asked to distribute them to the villages according to the size of the village security teams.

At the same time, the fifth prince also told the people in the whole territory that there is no need to be afraid of bandits. If you kill one, you will be rewarded fifty silver, and if you kill ten, you will be given to the officials directly.Even in the army, regardless of whether recruits are new recruits, veterans or local recruits, they are all counted the same, and rewards are based on the head.

In addition, if there are spies who smuggle from the coast, all the goods will be confiscated after they are caught.If it is obtained by the army, it is also ordinary.

In short, the fifth prince is a brave man who must be rewarded heavily, he does not hesitate to be an official or money, he is willing to go all out.

Xie Moru laughed after hearing this, "It's a good idea."

The fifth prince said, "Fufeng thought of it."

Xie Moru's heart moved, and he said, "Master Liu, is there any interest in training soldiers? Speaking of which, the Duke of Pingguo's mansion also started as a general."

The fifth prince said, "Fufeng is capable of doing things. Governor Su has praised him twice in front of me, but he is not in good health, and I have never heard of him being involved in military affairs."

"Your Highness may wish to ask him."

The fifth prince said, "The Marquis of Yongding is still safe." After contacting these days, the fifth prince also recognized the talent of Marquis Yongding. To be fair, Marquis Yongding is not an incompetent person.

Xie Moru smiled, "Who would think there are too many generals? I think Liu Fufeng's behavior is murderous, and he has the talent of a promising general." There is another sentence that Xie Moru didn't say, Liu Fufeng is a person who follows the fifth prince, and Yongding Hou's political relationship is too complicated, and now Yongding Hou shares honor and disgrace with Fujian, but what about in the future?

The fifth prince treated Tang governor Su and other local officials, as well as the generals sent by Emperor Mu Yuan, the capital of the Yongding Marquis, very kindly.The fifth prince said, "That's fine, I'll ask him, if he has this talent, it would be a pity to keep it buried." The fifth prince's team itself has few generals.

Li Jiujiang and Marquis Yongding presided over the recruitment of soldiers together. Liu Fufeng and the governor of Su were busy with the return of Haimin. The fifth prince asked Liu Fufeng if he was interested in the training of the new army. Liu Fufeng thought about it and said, "I was injured when I was young. Yu Xing, let alone martial arts."

The fifth prince said, "I want to promote the art of war, such as Sun Bin and Zhang Liang, who is a master of martial arts. Generals are different from swordsmen. I don't necessarily want you to go, but I just think, Fufeng, you have the style of a military strategist , if you have this intention, it is cheap now."

Liu Fufeng pondered for a moment, and he was really moved by the fifth prince's suggestion. Liu Fufeng thought about it, "I have read a few military books, but I have to send a lieutenant to assist you because of my physical impairment. In addition Now, I only need 1000 people, so I will try my hand first. However, if I want people, I want to recruit them myself."

"It's all right." The fifth prince smiled, "It seems that you have already known Fufeng." He said again, "As soon as you leave, let Zhang Changshi take over the share in your hand."

Liu Fufeng said, "Master Zhang has always been mature and prudent, Governor Su is a capable person, Your Highness might as well let Lord Zhang get closer to Governor Su."

The fifth prince understood what his subordinates meant, and said, "For the government affairs of Fujian, this king should rely more on Governor Su."

The fifth prince pulled Liu Fufeng and asked, "Fufeng, what kind of people do you want to recruit?"

Liu Fufeng was able to respond to the fifth prince's suggestion, because he was not impulsive, he said, "War is no better than others, you must have a bloody person. If you are an honest and worthless person, this kind of person, it is better to be obedient, and fighting is definitely a crime." It won’t work. But if you’re too rebellious, don’t know what’s good and what’s wrong, and don’t obey military orders, it won’t work either.”

The fifth prince smiled brightly, "It's up to you to choose."

Liu Fufeng said modestly, "I just hope to live up to Wang Ye's expectations."

"I see you succeed."

Liu Fufeng smiled, "It's all thanks to the prince's previous inspections, which laid the foundation for the current recruitment." Although he was in Min'an, he heard that it was not difficult for Li Jiujiang and others to recruit soldiers.Recruiting soldiers can still recruit people, which shows that the hearts of the people in Fujian are still there.

The fifth prince said, "Take care of what's in your hands first, and I'll tell Zhang Changshi that after you've handed it over, come over and see the princess."

Liu Fufeng knew that the fifth prince's sudden mention of letting him lead the army was probably Princess Xie's suggestion, so he quickly bowed and agreed.

Xie Moru heard that Liu Fufeng was going to recruit soldiers in person, and she was also prepared here, saying, "My lord has been worried about Mr. Liu's health, and there is a nephew who is very good at doctor Cheng. It's just that the number of places in the imperial hospital is limited. , There is Doctor Cheng in the Imperial Hospital, and his nephew has never been admitted to the Imperial Hospital. Now that he just came to Fujian, let Xiao Doctor Cheng be by Fufeng's side." Xie Moru has always cherished talented people.

As for the meeting with Liu Fufeng before he left, Xie Moru had nothing to tell him, but just told him to pay attention to his body and not to work too hard.

The fifth prince sent Li and Liu, who were the most useful around him, to recruit soldiers, which shows that he attaches great importance to this matter.As soon as Liu Fufeng left, the martial arts test in Prince Fujian's residence would also begin.

The fifth prince personally presided over the event to show his solemnity.

The fifth prince knew that his wife also had the habit of exercising every morning, so during the martial arts competition, he specially asked his wife to watch it together.Xie Moru saw that there were two items of riding and archery and martial arts competition, and riding and shooting could tell good from bad, so when it was time for a martial arts competition, Xie Moru asked Jiang Xingyun, "How is it compared to you?"

Jiang Xingyun shook his head.

Xie Moru knew it in his heart.

The fifth prince blushed, feeling a little embarrassed, and said, "How about, Miss Jiang will compete in the end."

Jiang Xingyun said, "Let's wait for the top name to be decided." It means that this girl is not willing to compare with your subordinates.

The fifth prince felt that he shouldn't have the same knowledge as women. If it was another woman, the fifth prince might not mind. After all, women might brag.But Jiang Xingyun is really not necessarily bragging. The matter that Jiang Xingyun cut off the assassin's hand with a sword happened in front of the eyes of the fifth prince. The fifth prince still remembers it vividly.

The fifth prince asked Yongdinghou in a low voice, "Look, how is Miss Jiang's martial arts?"

"Ms. Jiang was born in a general family. I heard that martial arts are excellent." Yongding Hou took a look at the Tsing Yi guard beside Jiang Xingyun, he was a master.

"Can Cui Zuo beat her?" The Cui family's generals all know martial arts, and Cui Zuo is the best among them.

Yongding Hou really asked the fifth prince to stop him, and Yongding Hou whispered, "Cui Zuo is a handsome man, how can he compete with Miss Jiang. If you win, you won't win by martial arts." If you lose, you will be ashamed to see others.Marquis Yongding has no problem with his IQ, so he naturally doesn't want his children to compete with Jiang Xingyun.

The fifth prince said, "Miss Jiang said that your child can't beat her."

The Marquis of Yongding glanced at the fifth prince: Your lord, are you making trouble?
Xie Moru smoothed things over, and said to the fifth prince, "We are picking generals, and the most important thing for generals is the use of soldiers. As long as the soldiers are used well, even if they don't know martial arts, it's okay. Now this is just a rough pick."

Marquis Yongding breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately Princess Xie was present.

However, having said that, if Princess Xie hadn't come, Jiang Xingyun wouldn't have come at all, and after that, there wouldn't have been such a thing.

Also, is Princess Xie too involved in the affairs of the feudal prince's mansion?
Fortunately, Concubine Xie's matriarchal lineage has a tradition of participating in and discussing state affairs, and Marquis Yongding just had a thought and didn't think too much about it, after all, it's just a matter of Fujian right now.The king of Min is willing, but he is not good at talking about a foreign minister.

Here, the Ping Anan competition is over, and the previous one has passed the literary test, and the results of the military test are listed. The fifth prince discussed with Yongding Hou to rank the total score, and Li Yu came.

Li Yu was born in the Marquis Mansion, which is not low, but it is not low in the imperial capital. Li Yu's particularity is that he has an incredible mother.Therefore, when he asked to see the fifth prince, the subordinates dared not stop him.

Fortunately, the Li family was well educated, and Li Yu didn't rush into the vassal's mansion, and waited quietly for someone to report.

When the fifth prince heard that Cousin Li was coming, he paused and said, "Cousin, please go to the flower hall for tea, and I'll be there right away." He copied the total ranking of Wubi himself, handed it to Xue Changshi to post it, and then Tong Yongdinghou said, "Now is the time to employ people. This comparison is also a good way to give them a job. I wanted to stay with Lord Hou for dinner. My cousin just arrived here. I will go and see him first. Hou Yeming Come here, let's discuss about arranging positions for them."

The fifth prince has always been happy, and after the Wu competition, he knows everyone well, and the fifth prince will not shirk the appointment.Here, the Cui family is the big head.Marquis Yongding laughed, "Young Master Li came so far away, I'm afraid there is something wrong. When Fujian is victorious, the old minister is still afraid that the prince will not have good wine here."

The two gossiped for a while, but the Marquis of Yongding didn't stay much, so he resigned.

Li Yu is two years older than the fifth prince, and slightly taller than the fifth prince. The Li family brothers are not bad in appearance, but Li Yu lacks Li Xuan's gentleness and elegance, and has more sternness.

The Fifth Prince asked on the way where he found Cousin Li.

Well, the steward leading the way doesn't know, either?
The fifth prince glared at the steward, he didn't even know how to ask about useless things.When the fifth prince arrived at the flower hall, he immediately changed into a smiling expression, "I have been looking forward to my cousin for a long time, and my cousin is finally here." Fortunately, I found Li Yu, and the fifth prince was really relieved. Where are you from?"

"When I arrived in Fujian, I heard that His Highness was recruiting soldiers, so I went to my eldest brother." Li Yu stood up and saluted, and the fifth prince hurriedly said, "You and my brother, you don't need to be polite. I received a letter from my aunt a few days ago, and my father also came. Hand letter, the elders are thinking about my cousin."

"If I don't come out quietly, how can I get out." Li Yu was straightforward, without the twists and turns of the words of the rich and powerful. He said, "I heard from my elder brother that Your Highness has a martial arts test here."

The Fifth Prince said, "Just after the competition, the rankings have been posted."

Li Yu: ...

The maid brought tea, and the fifth prince had already prepared for Li Yu's coming. At this moment, his heart moved, and he said, "My cousin must have real talents and learning, so he came here to recommend himself. And, if you don't join the army sincerely, Cousin can't take the trouble to travel thousands of miles to Fujian. How about this? Cousin competes with Miss Jiang. Cousin beats Miss Jiang. Let's talk about military positions. Otherwise, there are many dangers in the army, and I'm in danger. You can't see your cousin in danger."

Li Yu frowned, "Miss Jiang?" You, you asked me to compare with a girl!
The fifth prince explained, "Cousin, don't believe it. The first place in the martial arts test just now, Miss Jiang said that she is not as good as her. I have seen Miss Jiang's martial arts, and she is indeed a first-class master. Cousin Feisheng Leave her, or I can no longer rest assured."

Li Yu also came from the imperial capital. After thinking about it, he said, "Miss Jiang? Are you on good terms with Mo Ru's sister, the girl from the Song family?"

The Fifth Prince smiled.

It's not that Li Yu is ill-informed, he has also heard of Jiang Xingyun's reputation in the imperial capital, and they all say that Jiang Xingyun's martial arts are good.Marquis Yongding wouldn't let his sons compete with Jiang Xingyun, Li Yu didn't care, the women he knew were all tough, and Xie Moru was the best when he was young, so if he made friends with Xie Moru, it must be the same A great one.When a woman is powerful, she is not inferior to a man.Li Yudao, "Then according to Your Highness, when is our martial arts competition scheduled?"

The fifth prince said, "Cousin just arrived, I have already prepared the banquet for the princess, and I will wait for my cousin to rest for a day, how about tomorrow?"

Li Yu also complied, with grace, "His Royal Highness told Miss Jiang to prepare well. Well, she is a woman after all. I will try not to hurt her."

The fifth prince sincerely suggested, "Cousin, take care of yourself first."

Li Yu secretly said, I heard that the fifth prince is an honest person, this, this is also very honest, and I am not afraid to say that I will lose face.

The fifth prince is not afraid that Li Yu will lose face, if Li Yu loses to Jiang Xingyun, it will be a loss of face.

In short, the fifth prince is quite gracious in Li Yu's place, mainly because Li Yu is well-bred. The uncle and brother had lunch at noon, and Xie Moru also ordered someone to clean up and leave the guest house.Li Yu went to rest, and the fifth prince had to discuss with his wife about asking Jiang Xingyun to help him. The fifth prince said, "Cousin Yu didn't have such a temper when he was young. He used to be the most informal, but now his temper has changed a lot."

Xie Moru believed in the vision of the Fifth Prince, he was also relieved, and said, "That's good, it can be accommodated like this."

The fifth prince first said a few good words for Li Yu. In the eyes of the fifth prince, Li Yu was indeed good. He came all the way to join the army, and he was willing to reason. The latter is very rare.Then, the fifth prince told about Jiang Xingyun's martial arts competition with Li Yu.

Xie Moru said, "You really have a way."

"Isn't it Miss Jiang's martial arts skills? Otherwise, how can I rest assured that cousin Yu will go to the army?"

"You agree to come down, I will ask Xingyun."

The Fifth Prince said, "Tell me, where should Cousin Yu go? He's already here, and he won't leave."

Xie Moru said directly, "Master Liu."

The Fifth Prince raised his eyebrows, "In Jiujiang, they are brothers after all..."

"Jiujiang is only in charge of recruiting soldiers now. When the recruiting is over, he has to go back to Min'an to take care of military supplies. Jiujiang is a thoughtful person, and they are brothers. If Li Yu is handed over to him, he will be thoughtful. However, Li Yu is a man. He will neither marry nor have children. He has come so far away, so he must go to the army. He cannot be fooled by logistics matters. Doesn’t Master Liu still need a deputy? Master Liu, let him train Li Yu first. If Li Yu can practice, it’s not a bad thing.” Then, Xie Moru changed the subject, “Besides, both of them are novices, anyway, there are only a thousand recruits, so let them go.”

The fifth prince laughed straight when he heard that, "You're getting narrow too."

Regarding the martial arts contest with Li Yu, Jiang Xingyun had nothing to do with it, so she said, "Swords and guns have no eyes, if you hurt Mr. Li..."

"If you get hurt, just get hurt. For a martial arts competition, there's nothing you can do if you get hurt."

Jiang Xingyun knew it all.

In fact, Li Yu dared to come because he relied on his own ability.In the contest between him and Jiang Xingyun, the fifth prince did not watch from the sidelines, and even reprimanded everyone. As for the result, whoever wins and who loses.Anyway, Jiang Xingyun came out first, and Li Yu came out last.

Jiang Xingyun just said, "It's okay."

Li Yu said to the fifth prince in private, "There is no one as powerful as my sister, this Jiang girl... Tsk tsk, it's strange that they can talk about the same thing."

The fifth prince asked quietly, "Did you win or lose?"

The corners of Li Yu's lips twitched, "I'm here anyway, you can't tell me to go back!" He didn't intend to leave when he came.

The fifth prince thought to himself, I thought you had a sex change.The fifth prince said, "How about, cousin go to Jiujiang..."

Li Yu immediately said, "We have to pay attention to avoiding suspicion in the court. It's not easy for me to go there. Don't fool me. I have already inquired. Although the elder brother is also at the recruiting office, he is mostly in charge of the logistics army." Things."

"Then Fufeng, Fufeng is recruiting soldiers, and my cousin happened to come over to help him. I'll be ugly first, my cousin is the deputy, but I have to obey Fufeng's orders."

"Don't worry, I've been on the job for many years, so I naturally understand." Li Yu said very neatly, "Then I'll leave tomorrow to go to Master Liu."

Li Yu didn't have the temper of a young master at all, except that he seemed to stay in the army even if he didn't defeat Jiang Xingyun, he was simply a kind and understanding person.The five princes all said, "Brother Yu is a sensible person."

Xie Moru said, "Since Li Yu has settled down, the prince hastened to write a memorial and tell His Majesty, so that His Majesty can feel at ease."

"Too."

(End of this chapter)