Enter the Room

  Chapter 371

  The upper twelve guards are very different from other guards.

   All of them are from hereditary military households, many of them are the second or youngest sons without inheritance rights. Maybe it's not good for marching and fighting, but it's not a little bit better than many lieutenants in the guards for the affairs of the court.

  Now that the decision was made, several commanders winked at each other, exchanged news quickly, and decided to follow Yuan Yunzhong.

  The instructions given by Yuan Yunzhong must be meticulously fulfilled.

   After all, refugees are just a group of ordinary people who cannot live without enough food.

   The scouts soon found out who the leaders of the three roads were.

"Master Yuan!" Commander Wang immediately reported to Yuan Yunzhong, "The one who went to Shunde Mansion was a young man surnamed Zhou who used to be a hunter. He left the capital overnight with a group of people. The man who occupied the Wanping county government office was a burly man named Dunzi. He used to be a monk Hua. He was expelled from the temple for stealing pork and wandered around. When the refugees gathered in the capital, he They subdued a group of young and strong men, and lived by robbing and smashing. It was this man named Dunzi who killed the city gate guards. He was also the first to rush into the county government."

Speaking of the passer-by entrenched in Shijingshan, Commander Wang paused: "I only know that the surname is Zhao, and he is called the fifth master. I don't know what the origin is. However, this man surnamed Zhao is very methodical. He not only He organized the young and strong to fight against the man named Xizi, and also gathered the food distributed by the court before, and asked people to bring women and children to collect wild vegetables, make wild vegetable porridge, and distribute them to the refugees. Therefore, he can respond to all the refugees. When Xiezi was going to seize the county government office, he took most of the people and set up a shack in Shijingshan."

  Everyone here is a genius.

   Commander Wang's words immediately made them aware of the strangeness of the people in Bixia Temple.

   Some people even lost their voices: "Then Zhao Laowu is not going to the grain stored in Bixia Temple?"

   Some people hesitated and said: "It can't be such a coincidence! Didn't it mean that they all came from Gu'an and Yongqing? We don't know that Bixia Temple has stored grain, how would they know?"

   Someone else looked at Master Bai.

  Master Bai closed his eyes, looking like "Since Yuan Yunzhong is in charge, everything has nothing to do with me".

   Naturally, some people came out to smooth things over, saying: "Anyway, we will listen to Mr. Yuan. Whatever Mr. Yuan says, we will do it well."

  Yuan Yunzhong glanced at the man.

  The man immediately smiled flatteringly at Yuan Yunzhong.

  Yuan Yunzhong, however, seemed to be in deep thought. After a while, he came back to his senses and asked Commander Chen: "Has the fortress in Wanping County been marked?"

"It's marked!" Commander Chen immediately stepped forward, and showed him the map with his colleagues, "Look, here, here, and here are all necessary passages. There is an inspection department here, although There are not many troops, but they are very familiar with Wanping's terrain. I have sent someone to invite their patrol envoys."

  Commander Chen tried his best to behave in front of Yuan Yunzhong.

Yuan Yunzhong nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, there should be two granaries near Wanping County, next to Gongji City, which are used by the imperial court to stabilize the price of grain in the capital. Have you ever sent someone to inquire about these two granaries? What's the status of the granary?"

   People in the conference hall, you look at me, and I look at you.

   Another place they missed.

Yuan Yunzhong said in a deep voice: "The most urgent thing is to find a way to cut off the food source of the refugees, otherwise they will continue to besiege the city." He looked at Lord Bai with a half-smile and said, "Whether it is encirclement or suppression, They must have nothing to eat!"

   "Exactly, exactly!" Several commanders held Yuan Yun in the middle and said.

A civil official who followed Xiang Yushi came out, cupped his hands and saluted, and said in a low voice: "My lord, this official used to watch politics in the household department. I still remember the exact location of the two granaries. I can take someone to have a look." .”

  Yuan Yunzhong couldn't help but look at him a few more times, and said politely: "What's your name?"

  The official said respectfully: "My surname is Shi, and Tianshun has been listed as a Jinshi twice in four years."

   Tianshun was the chief examiner for Uncle Yuan Yunzhong for four years.

  Yuan Yunzhong was a little surprised, but still bowed his hands to the man, called "Senior Brother", and said: "Then Brother Lao will take the captain of the guard to run."

  Master Shi was a little excited when Yuan Yunzhong called him "senior brother", and hurriedly said: "Where, where!"

  Yuan Yunzhong discussed with Mr. Shi and Commander Chen about going to the granary.

  Someone quietly whispered in front of Mr. Xiang: "It's really lucky, this can make him climb up."

  Master Xiang gave the man a displeased look.

  The man hurriedly took a step back, but the corner of his eyes slanted, and he saw someone outside the conference hall looking inward.

  He yelled angrily: "Who? The one who hides his head and shows his tail. Where are the guards outside? Where have they all gone?"

  Everyone couldn't help looking outside the door.

  Seeing a man walk in with embarrassing expression, he said: "Xu Guangzeng, under the orders of the Governor of the Five Armies, to serve in front of Master Yuan."

   These are all nonsense words.

  Although the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War each control half of the Tiger Talisman, they are not under the control of the Ministry of War. The appointment and transfer of officials have to go through the Ministry of Officials. What's more, the Dudufu of the Five Armies is a military officer, and Yuan Yunzhong works in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he is a serious civil servant.

  Xu Guangzeng hurriedly remedied: "Mr. Dingguo is my brother!"

  Several commanders said "oh" in their hearts at the same time, thinking "that's the idiot who lost his job by feeding him food", and looked at him one after another.

   Those civil officials are not going to pursue it.

  The emperor's "preacher" has already made them a little numb.

   Only the emperor can do this kind of thing that does not distinguish between civil and military affairs.

Besides, the emperor was afraid that it would be dangerous for Yuan Yunzhong to go out of the city to appease the people, so he pushed a censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to block Yuan Yunzhong's knife, and wanted that censor to go out of the city on behalf of Yuan Yunzhong, but he wanted to credit Yuan Yun with his merits. in the head. If it weren't for Yuan Yunzhong's honesty, this ridiculous appointment would have been passed by the cabinet under the pressure of the emperor.

  Yuan Yunzhong frowned.

  Xu Guangzeng ran over in a doggy manner, and said respectfully: "My brother asked me to take the crime and do meritorious service, and follow you out of the city to appease the people."

   Probably this is the only way to resolve the emperor's anger.

Yuan Yunzhong had important things to do, so he didn't bother to pay attention to him, nodded slightly, and continued to tell Commander Chen: "If those refugees haven't found out about the granary, you should find a way to guard those two granaries. If the granary has been opened, Don't be in love with the fight, protect Master Shi and turn back immediately. As for Master Shi, you work in the household department, and you can remember the location of these granaries, which shows that you have a heart. In order to prevent the granaries from being robbed, there are usually some agencies. If the granaries of the two governments Still, you find a way to lead the people in the guard station to guard for seven days. After seven days, you will evacuate regardless of whether my side has quelled the chaos or not."

  Master Shi solemnly agreed.

  People from the Inspection Department of Wanping County came over.

  (end of this chapter)