I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng changed the subject and asked, "When will the materials promised by the officials be delivered?"

Liu Sheng had captured Yingzhou as agreed, so it was time for the court to fulfill its promise.

Zhong Shidao did not answer, but talked about history with Liu Sheng.

Speaking of which, An Lushan and Li Linfu talked about Di Qing and Han Qi.

Liu Sheng still didn't understand. This was telling him that there was someone in the court who wanted to be an official.

He was single-handedly promoted by Cai You and belongs to Cai You's line.

But now that Cai You has lost power, he, the person labeled as Cai You, will be suppressed.

However, Cai Jing held sole power in the court, and Cai Jing was determined to recruit Liu Sheng.

That Wang Fu belongs to the direct lineage of Cai Jing.

Let Liu Sheng hand over the captured war horses to Cai Jing, who will present them to the officials. As for the rare treasures, they can be given to Cai Jing.

Zhong Shidao thoroughly analyzed the situation in the court and taught Liu step by step how to be promoted to an official.

If the generals leading the troops abroad want to be favored by the court, they must first pay homage to the dock.

Liu Sheng pretended not to understand and wanted him to bow his head? impossible.

"General Zhong, when will the supplies that the imperial court gave me wait for arrive?"

Zhong Shidao looked at Liu Sheng and sighed heavily. This is another person who is unwilling to bend his waist to serve the powerful.

Zhong Shidao also admired Liu Sheng very much. If he could, he would not be willing to be polite to the civil servants all day long. He also wanted to be like Liu Sheng, who would hang up and beat those civil servants who did not speak human words.

But he can't, there is a family behind him.

After living for so many years, he has seen many people like Liu Sheng, but such people are destined to not survive in any era.

Zhong Shidao said with a troubled expression: "General Xiao Liu, this year the imperial court mobilized 20 troops for the Northern Expedition, which consumed a lot of supplies.

At the end of autumn, there was another rebellion in the south. Tong Shuai led an army of 7 people to go south to bring peace.

The rebels blocking the south cut off water transportation, and now the court is finding it difficult to survive.

Scraping things here and there can only scrape together a thousand shi of food for the general.

The armor and weapons were first mobilized by Tong Shuai to go south. "

One thousand shi of grain equals 12 kilograms, which sounds like a lot, but Liu Sheng has more than 2 soldiers. Even if one kilogram is given per day, it will only last six days.

Zhongshidao still wants to explain.

Liu Sheng said bluntly: "When I recaptured Yingzhou and Shuozhou, the imperial court gave me a thousand shi of grain, right?"

Zhong Shidao also found it a bit difficult to say this.

Finally, he sighed and said: "The imperial court has its own difficulties. As ministers, General Xiao Liu, you have to understand.

Finally he gritted his teeth and said: "Our Western Army can squeeze out five thousand shi of food for the general."

"Save some money and recruit some from the three states. It will not be difficult to survive this winter. Tong Shuai's suppression of the rebellion goes smoothly, and the water transportation in the south will soon be opened."

Liu Sheng snorted: "The court is in trouble, no matter how difficult it is, it still lacks food and drink for my thousands of people. We work hard for the court, but in the end we can't even eat.

General, you always say that the court is in difficulty, but in such a difficult situation, the court will launch an army to attack the Khitan next spring? This court is not like what the general said. "

Zhong Shidao was speechless. He said everything that should be said and should not be said. Either he would raise his own military salary or he would be under Cai Jing's command.

Feeling bored, he said goodbye and left on the grounds that he was busy with military affairs.

Zhong Shidao was not worried that Liu Sheng would rebel. Taking Yingzhou would mean annihilating the Khitan.

Without the court's supplies, Liu Sheng could not support his sergeants with only three states. When he was in a desperate situation, he would take the initiative to go to the capital to pay homage to the big boss without being reminded by Zhongshidao.

In Zhong Shidao's view, Liu Sheng was still too young, did not understand the ways of the world, and lacked the beatings of official circles.

When Wang Fu saw Zhong Shidao and Liu Sheng saying goodbye, he stepped forward and said with a smile, regardless of his previous arrogance: "General, where are the 500 horses and rare treasures given to the officials? I will take them back together so that they can replace them." If the general presents it to the official family, the official family will definitely be delighted."

The Song Dynasty Court once again refreshed Liu Sheng's understanding of this era. He wanted to exchange 500 shi of grain for [-] fine war horses, as well as those rare treasures. How could he do business like this?

Besides, what does Zhao Jiyue's displeasure have to do with Liu Sheng?

He wants to exchange [-] shi of grain for [-] war horses. What a waste!

Liu Sheng refused directly without thinking: "The soldiers were hungry, and the horses they promised to give to the officials were slaughtered and eaten by the soldiers."

"After several battles in Yingzhou, there are no rare treasures. We, the country folk, have never seen good things. Don't treat garbage as treasure, or use it to taint the eyes of the officials."

Liu Sheng's tone was cold and he didn't want to act. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that. Liu Sheng regretted not giving it anymore.

Although Wang Fu was not happy, he didn't say much, for fear that Liu Sheng would keep him here.

Watching Zhongshi Dao leave, Mi Xing and Liang Shouyi surrounded him and said, "General, what's the matter? What happened? Why don't you let Wang Fufu send the war horses into the capital?"

Liu Sheng snorted coldly: "We are thinking about the emperor, but the emperor may not be thinking about us. The emperor's reward has come, a total of one thousand shi of food."

Both of them were a little unbelievable. Even if our military exploits were discounted in half, we couldn't possibly only have one thousand shi of food! What's more, what about our food and wages? "

Both of them didn't believe it, and Mi Xing even bluntly said that he must have been corrupted by Wang Fu.

Liu Sheng's eyes were stern and he shouted to Mi Xing who was about to chase him out of the city, "Corruption?" The base number given by the emperor is there. Even if the civil servants have no conscience and embezzle [-]%, it will only be ten thousand dan, just a few more days.

There was no shortage of food for Liu Sheng for the time being. Liu Sheng ransacked his family and exterminated his clan, and distributed the food to the people. The food was then looted by the Khitan people who came south from Yunzhou and piled up in Yingzhou.

They didn't dare to steal the food of the nobles, but they didn't take into account the common people. As a result, they went round and round, taking advantage of Liu Sheng.

In fact, neither the Song Dynasty nor the Khitan were short of food. The grain accumulated in the hands of the major noble families could not be piled in many granaries. The people who were short of food were the common people and the government.

But in troubled times, war can only happen when you are full. If you are too hungry to lift a knife, why fight?

But many times, as the fight continues, the situation develops in unexpected directions. Finally, famine begins, the war stops to recuperate, and the food harvest begins... Looking through the dynasties, this is almost the case.

With food in hand, Liu Sheng also had greater ambitions. Liu Sheng stood at the top of the city, looking deeply to the north and said to Soraka: "Now that we can occupy Yingzhou City, the rest of the county towns must also submit."

Ancient cities were usually defended at strategic points or dangerous passes. Generally speaking, if a state city fell, there would be little resistance as long as the county magistrate was not crazy.

One is that the county magistrate has no troops in his hands, and the other is that the prefectural city or county city is both fortified and tall. It is impossible to defend the state city, let alone the county city.

As long as they send troops to negotiate and promise not to massacre the people, they will not resist.

With Soraka, the former Yingzhou defender, persuading him, the effect would be doubled.