Wei and Jin Cooks

Chapter 1219: Calm down the war

 Zhou Qi saw that Lu Yuan's face was not good-looking, so he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuan put the letter away and said in a deep voice: "Three days ago, Yuan Li beheaded Lu Jing in public, which almost caused a civil uprising."

Zhou Qi was surprised, "A civil uprising? Will anyone in Wuxing County rebel for Lu Jing?"

 Lu Yuan: "...it was to fight for Lu Jing's body, and Yuan Li sent people to **** the body back."

 Zhou Qi instantly didn't know how to comfort him, and opened her mouth again and again.

Seeing that he was speechless, Lu Yuan waved his hand to interrupt what he was about to say, "No need to be embarrassed, just shut up."

 Lu Yuan sighed deeply, "It turns out that he has lost the hearts of the people in Wuxing County to this extent."

Zhou Qi is a serious person. He usually doesn't sarcastic, but he couldn't help it at this moment. "I thought Lu knew all about it. After all, his reputation has been so bad that people in Luoyang have heard about it. King Langya three times If you want to replace Lu Jing, all of you, the Lu family, will do your best to protect him."

 Lu Yuan: ...Zhou Qi is really annoying.

Director Wang, who was standing not far away, saw that the atmosphere between them was not very good, so he finally couldn't help but come forward and find a topic, "The ship has been waiting for a long time, let's board the ship."

The people from the Lu family came here on this boat just now. At this time, all the guests and goods on the boat have been disembarked, and people who want to cross the river are boarding the boat one after another.

Director Wang asked Zhou Qi with his eyes. Zhou Qi did not hide it for Lu, and directly told him about Lu Jing's execution, "It should be because of the thousand-mile sound transmission you mentioned that Yuan Li was able to execute him so quickly. The general is really decisive in killing."

This hand was used very well to shock people's hearts. Didn't you see that Lu Yuan's face turned pale?

Director Wang lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then raised his head and said to Lu Yuan: "Brother Lu, General Zhao is a man who values ​​his promises and loves the people. Since she said let bygones be bygones, she means bygones are bygones. But from now on, the court will pay close attention to the people's livelihood laws in Jiangnan." It's very tight, and you Lu family don't lack that little treasure, why don't you let go and let it benefit the people?"

Lu Yuan sneered and said: "Wang Jishi is not the head of a clan, so he certainly doesn't know how much money he spends on firewood, rice, oil and salt. There are rich and poor people in the clan. Don't we need money and food to support them?"

 Director Wang was choked.

Zhou Qi didn't have Director Wang's good temper and directly sneered: "They are poor, and I have never seen you, Chief Lu, drink less than a bowl of wine and use less than a handful of pearls. Moreover, the poverty of the Lu family has nothing to do with ordinary people." ?Why should we push the burden of taxation on them?"

Lu Yuan was already frightened and had nowhere to vent the violence in his heart. Hearing this, he got angry and said: "Zhou Qi, don't forget what you promised me when you were in Luoyang. Why, you don't recognize it after leaving Luoyang?"

"I'm not denying it, but don't forget it. There is a governor above me, a general above the governor, and there are laws above the general. I tolerate you, Mao Hong tolerates you, but General Zhao may not tolerate it. , She can kill Lu Jing today, and she can kill you tomorrow." Zhou Qi smiled coldly, "If you, the Lu family, don't change your bad habits, the annihilation of your clan will be just a matter of raising her finger."

Zhou Qi looked at Director Wang: "Isn't that true, Governor Wang? I heard that the general's confidant Yuan Li became a guest of the Wang family last year. The secret forces are all over the south of the Yangtze River. They have secret treasures that can be transmitted thousands of miles away. I was on the street in the morning After eating a bowl of noodles, the general in Luoyang will know about this at noon."

 Director Wang:…

 He nodded under the gazes of Zhou Qi and Lu Yuan, "Yes."

So, who did Lu think he could hide from what he did in Jiangnan?

 Lu Yuansheng shuddered.

Seeing the fear in Lu Yuan's eyes, Wang Dao couldn't help but flash in his mind that he was secretly invited to meet Zhao Hanzhang at the General's Mansion the day before he left the capital.

At that time, Zhao Hanzhang was dressed in plain clothes and was sitting making tea. He said casually: "Of all the nine states in the world, Yangzhou is the most suitable for growing tea. Whether it is black tea, green tea, yellow tea, white tea or black tea, it can all be grown in Jiangnan. So. It is a tolerant land, and the people's tolerance is also very high." "But we cannot ignore the suffering of the people and treat them unfairly just because they can tolerate it," Zhao Hanzhang said: "Among the major gentry families in Jiangnan, the Lu family is not the only one. They treat people badly, but what they do is the most explicit and the most annoying."

Director Wang could only say: "When I return to Yangzhou, I will have a detailed discussion with the Lu family and restrain them. They will no longer be allowed to prey on the common people."

Zhao Hanzhang poured him a cup of brewed tea and chuckled: "They can just listen to them. If they don't listen, they will have their own ways to deal with it. I am not King Langya. All my wealth is in Jiangnan, so I have to endure their illegal behavior." Crime, in turn, guards against talented people.”

King Langya couldn't get rid of the Lu family, but because several major gentry clans in the south of the Yangtze River were united, he suppressed Zhou Qi, who was more like Duan Jin. Typical of this, he picked the weakest persimmons.

Zhao Hanzhang said: "I like to discuss matters based on the facts. Whoever commits the crime will be arrested, and the innocent will not be implicated."

 Wang Dao: "The general means..."

"It means you have to be tougher and catch the culprit directly. You don't have to avoid the important things like before and just arrest a few subordinates to scare people. Yangzhou is just a state in the Jin Dynasty, and you are the governor of Yangzhou. You can go ahead and do it. If the sky falls, I will hold it up."

This is a promise that Director Wang had never heard when he was working hard for King Langya. Director Wang looked at the confident and determined Zhao Hanzhang and was moved and complicated;

Today, looking at Lu Yuan who was trembling slightly, Director Wang felt even more profoundly. She was right. She did have the ability to make them fearful and make them know their shame, loyalty and benevolence, abide by the law, and know self-restraint.

People are so strange. Good words and persuasion and teaching are not effective, but thunderous methods are used, but they can listen to persuasion.

 Director Wang shook his head and turned around to get on the boat. He had to rethink how to get along with these old friends and how to govern Jiangnan.

 The war is almost over, right?

Wang Dun should be defeated, right?

 Wang Dao's heart was even more complicated. He hoped that Wang Dun would surrender and be escorted to Beijing. At that time, he could plead with Zhao Hanzhang to at least save his life;

However, he hoped that he could die on the battlefield, so that the debt would be wiped out and the impact on the Wang family would be minimized.

Director Wang's guess was correct. Wang Dun did not hold on. As soon as he arrived in Jiankang City, news from the front line came. Wang Dun was defeated. Not only the pro-army he led, but also the main force that detoured southward were also defeated. Besieged and destroyed.

Yuan Li and Zhao Shi joined forces, and joined forces with Zhao Shen who crossed over to attack from the north and south, trapping Wang Dun's main force. In the end, most of the troops surrendered, and only part of the broken troops escaped;

On the other side, Wang Xuan, Wang Siniang and Zu Ti's main force together defeated the army led by Wang Dun. Wang Dun finally broke through the encirclement and escaped with about a hundred people.

After calming down the melee on the battlefield, Zuo Min was about to lead his men to catch up, but Zu Ti stopped him and said, "President Wang and General Wang Xuan have already left."

Zuo Min: "Although they have enmity, Wang Dun is their cousin after all. If they do anything for personal gain..."

Zu Ti: "That end is Mi Ce's defense line. He can't escape. Besides, what if he escapes? He has been removed from the Wang family and now has a very bad reputation. The people in Jiangnan hate him to the core. He has no basis for further rebellion. ”

There are only two thousand words left today. Good night.

 (End of this chapter)