Seiwa

The undefended Texas, like a hospitable host, prepares fine wine and opens warm arms to welcome the guests.

This metaphor is a bit vulgar, but in Meng Qinghe's view, there is really no better words to describe the situation in front of him.

The city gate was wide open, but the defenders in the city were nowhere to be seen, leaving only empty fortifications on the top of the city.The people in the city closed their doors tightly, and even the beggars disappeared.

Everyone who could run in the yamen ran away, only the local subordinates were left, guarding the empty classroom with trepidation.

When the Yan army outpost arrived, the inspection department in the city was the only "fully staffed" department, and the rest, such as Zhizhou, Tongzhi, and judges, all rolled up their burdens and ran away behind Li Jinglong.

Not only did Texas lose its defenders, but even government departments were shut down.

After listening to the sentry report, Meng Qinghe couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

After the Battle of Baigouhe, there were at least 10,000+ Confederates who withdrew to Dezhou, and all of them ran away?

It's not surprising that Li Jinglong abandoned the city and fled, and it's not surprising that his generals followed suit. Even the officials in Dezhou have no intention of defending the city?The meaning must always be meaningful, what about the character of a literati?

"Is there really no judge?"

"Hui Tongzhi, indeed not."

The forward sentry cavalry was also very puzzled. After so many years of scouting, what he saw today was definitely the first time. The 10,000+ army didn't even put up a symbolic resistance, which is worthy of being called a man?

"I see."

Meng Qinghe signaled the sentry cavalry to continue to investigate, even if the possibility was extremely low, they had to beware of traps in the city.

"Follow the order!"

The sentry cavalry roared away again, and Meng Qinghe personally reported to Shen Xuan.

Shen Xuan rarely showed a surprised expression, thinking that Li Jinglong was the defender of Dezhou, his surprise faded away.

A prairie wolf leading a flock can still use its horns to deal with enemies.A pack of wolves led by a sheep had no choice but to run away when they encountered an enemy.What's more, Li Jinglong's leadership is not a pack of wolves at all.

Before it was too late, the army led by King Yan arrived one after another. Knowing the situation in Dezhou City, all the generals looked at each other in blank dismay.

Thought there was a battle to be fought, but didn't want the city to be offered with both hands?

The sentinels sent by Meng Qinghe had already entered the city to investigate, and they confirmed that there was no sign of an ambush in the city. Instead, the camp left by the Southern Army was in a mess, and the tents were not put away, as if they had left in a hurry.According to an inspection report who took the initiative to lead the way for the sentry cavalry, there was a large amount of food and ordnance left in the treasury in the city, none of which was taken away.

Isn't this a trick to lure the enemy?

Questions remain in most people's minds.

It is not surprising that Li Jinglong ran away, but there are still two or three days before the arrival of the siege army. As for running in such a hurry?Without food or weapons, what will the 10,000+ army eat and use to fight?Collect food on the spot?The time for harvesting summer grain has not yet arrived. How much grain can be collected in Shandong?

"My lord, do you want to enter the city?"

"Li Jiujiang is so kind, but he is so disrespectful."

In a good mood, King Yan actually made a joke.

With a great victory and taking Dezhou without a single soldier, the Yan army's self-confidence suddenly doubled.When entering the city, some soldiers were already discussing when to enter Nanjing, to see how prosperous the capital is.

After the Yan army entered the city, Zhu Di ordered in public not to disturb the people, and those who violated it would be punished by military orders.

The vanguard troops were ordered to go to the treasury in the city to find out whether what the inspection said was true.

The tents left by the Southern Army were reused, and they were simply cleaned up, and the soldiers of the Yan Army moved in directly with their bags.

Li Jinglong's Chinese army tent should have been dismantled, but Zhu Di waved his hand, "No need."

They also wanted to persuade them that it would be impolite not to set up a prince's big tent.King Yan has already made up his mind, so he can save some effort, so why stick to small details.

Today, he is discussing affairs in Li Jinglong's big tent of the Chinese army, and in the future, he will replace Jianwen's yellow-mouthed boy and sit in Nanjing Fengtian Hall.

This world will eventually belong to him!

Generals such as Zhang Yuzhuneng and Tan Yuan could more or less guess what King Yan was thinking, so they stopped talking and began to actively speak about the route and policy of attacking Jinan.

Chen Hui, Zheng Heng and others set up the tent respectfully, and Wu Jie, Marquis of Anlu, who had just voted for the King of Yan, was also listening to the announcement in the tent.The voices of the leading soldiers and generals are not small, and if you say what you say to each other, if it is spread outside the account, those who don't know the inside story may think that a fight is about to start.

After Ji Gang took refuge in the Yan Army, he did not receive much attention. He was transferred by Yang Duo to the subordinate Southern Army, and he didn't even get a Yanshan Guard.Fortunately, Meng Qingjiang took care of him from time to time, and now he has been promoted to a Xiaoqi.

Taking care of Ji Gang was specially taken care of by Meng Qinghe.Meng Qingjiang didn't think there was anything special about this dwarf who cried at every turn, but Twelve Lang always had his reasons.Anyway, it doesn't cost anything, just do it.

After Meng Qinghe, Ji Gang also took note of Meng Qingjiang's favor, secretly thinking in his heart that he must repay this favor if someone in Ji Ji has developed.

Entering Shandong with the army this time, Ji Gang faintly felt that his chance had come.

Not in Dezhou, but in Jinan.

To stand out, one must be appreciated by His Royal Highness King Yan.He was unwilling to be just a low-ranking officer, not even a rank.Otherwise, why give up the opportunity to study and join the army resolutely.

That's right, the future commander of Jinyiwei was also a scholar.The first half of his life experience is somewhat similar to that of Meng Twelve Lang.The second half of life is completely different, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as two parallel lines that never intersect.

What is surprising is that these two parallel lines collided unexpectedly at a certain turning point in history.

Is it the knock-on effect of the butterfly flapping its wings?

Meng Tongzhi shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, God knows.

However, it is something to be proud of to make the Commander of Jinyiwei owe a favor.

Ji Gang led his ten infantry to continue patrolling the camp, and Meng Qinghe was already standing in front of the treasury.

The black painted gate is guarded by the copper general.The earth wall is compacted, judging by the color of the appearance, it should have been refurbished in the near future.

The inspector who led the way was a tall man, his voice was soft, but his eyes showed a bit of shrewdness, "I tell you, this is the treasury. The key to the treasury has always been guarded by Zhizhou and Tongzhi, and they ran with the imperial army a few days ago." gone."

"Oh."

Meng Qinghe was noncommittal, without much expression on his face, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking at the moment.After staying with King Yan for a long time, it is useless to hone his acting skills, he must learn to hide his emotions, which is the basis of being an official.

"Come on."

"Humble."

"Chopped."

"Follow the order!"

The direction of Meng Qinghe's finger is the gate of the treasury.Unfortunately, the inspector who led the way was standing by the door. As soon as the word "cut" came out, he was startled and almost sat down on the ground.Seeing that the target of several Yan troops was the copper lock on the warehouse door, he let out a long breath.

Anyway, don't make fun of his head.

He thought about running with Shangguan, after all Yan Jun's brutal reputation is really bad.However, his wife and children are all in Dezhou, and the monk can't run away from the temple if he can run away. It's better to stay in Touyan.

The iron ax hit the copper lock, making a piercing sound.

A Yan Jun smashed it twice and failed to break it open. Gao Fu pushed him away, spit twice, swung his iron ax and smashed it hard, and the copper lock fell to the ground immediately.

With a clang, a cloud of dust was splashed.

Gao Fu handed the iron ax to the soldiers, and pushed hard with both hands, and with the creaking sound, the door of the black lacquered warehouse opened wide.

After waving away the flying dust, a closer look revealed that mountains of grain filled the warehouse.

Meng Qinghe fully understood Alibaba's mood when he opened the treasure house of the forty thieves.

Not only Meng Qinghe, but all the officers and soldiers of the Yan army who came with him were dumbfounded, including the patrol inspector who led the way also held their breath.In the era when food and cloth were the hard currency, everything in front of us was no different from a treasure mountain.

When the army went out, hundreds of thousands of dans of military rations were used at every turn. Meng Qinghe had been engaged in the work of escorting food and grass, and had seen the world, but the scene in front of him was so shocking that it was almost impossible to maintain a normal mind.

I pinched my thigh hard, and finally regained my senses under the pain.

"Gao Fu."

"Humble."

"Immediately lead someone... No, you report to Commander Shen in person, please Commander to make a decision."

"Humble and obedient!"

Gao Fu knew that this was Meng Qinghe's chance to show his face in front of Commander Shen. If he was lucky, he might have the chance to meet His Highness King Yan.Under the envious eyes of his colleagues, Gao Baihu jumped on his horse and ran towards the Yanshan guard camp at the fastest speed.

In addition to the large amount of grain found by Meng Qinghe, Zheng Heng's subordinates found a large amount of ordnance in another warehouse in the city, including many artillery pieces and iron balls.

Shen Xuan and Zheng Heng were rewarded and rushed to King Yan's big tent one after another. In the tent, there was a heated debate about marching into Jinan, when they heard Shen Xuan's report, there was a sudden silence.

"Is this true?"

"Return to the prince, it is true."

"it is good!"

King Yan knew that the southern army had left a large amount of food, grass and ordnance in the city, but he did not expect such a large number.Zhu Yunwen's yellow-mouthed child is really rich and powerful.

At this moment, King Yan suddenly had a subtle state of mind. According to Meng Qinghe's words, it can be summed up in two words: hatred for the rich.

King Yan is not poor. As one of the most powerful vassals in northern Xinjiang, Zhu Di's annual income is quite objective.But this did not prevent him from being envious and jealous of the richer Emperor Jianwen.

In front of billionaires, millionaires can basically wash up and sleep.

With this batch of grain ordnance, the Yan army is more confident in capturing Jinan and conquering Shandong.The King of Yan ordered a short rest in Dezhou to count the grain, grass and military equipment. Except for some of the grain to be transported back to Beiping, the rest will be used as military supplies.

That night, Shen Xuan and Meng Qinghe did not need to take turns.Commander and Tongzhi patrolling the battalion, what else do Baihu and Zongqi do?

Lying in the tent, Meng Qinghe tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Shen Xuan was woken up by him, turned sideways, propped his head on one hand, "I can't sleep."

"Commander, I have something to do with my humble position..."

"kindness?"

"...Ziyu." In the darkness, Meng Qinghe bit his tongue, "I have some ideas about the batch of military rations."

"Oh?" Shen Xuan moved closer, brushing the corner of Meng Qinghe's mouth with his thumb, "If you have any thoughts, tell me."

"I learned from the inspector who led the way that a lot of the grain in the treasury is collected from the local area. Not only in Dezhou City, but also the farmers in the counties under its jurisdiction have no stock. It is somewhat difficult to sustain the autumn grain."

Shen Xuan didn't make a sound, but frowned slightly, vaguely guessing what Meng Qinghe meant.

"You mean?"

"Millions of loads of food, in addition to the needs of the army, it will take a long time to transport back to Beiping, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no twists and turns along the way. It is better to take out some of them and distribute them to the people of Dezhou. First, it can win the hearts of the prince. Second, It can reduce the worries of the army."

Jing Nan was instigated by King Yan, and Emperor Jianwen occupied the orthodoxy, so King Yan's reputation would naturally not be good.

Dezhou is no better than Hebei. If King Yan wants to gain a foothold here, it is useless to rely on military power alone.Historically, Dezhou has changed hands several times between the Yan army and the imperial army, which is a good example of the problem.When attacking Jinan, the large army of the Yan army marched out, and there were not many defenders who could stay in the German army. If we can properly win people's hearts, it will definitely reduce a lot of troubles during the army's attack on Jinan.

Shen Xuan lowered his eyes slightly, as if thinking about it, but his fingers did not move away from Meng Qinghe's cheek.After a long time, he leaned over and lightly pecked the tip of Meng Qinghe's nose.

"I see, go to sleep."

After the words fell, he grabbed Meng Qinghe's shoulders and pulled him into his arms.

Pat, sleep.

Meng Qinghe: "..."

This counts as consent?Or just hear it in a dream?

Something was on his mind, and Meng Qinghe couldn't sleep all night in a daze. When he got up the next day, there were two faint dark circles on his face.

Shen Xuan was not in the tent, Meng Qinghe put on his coat, fastened his belt, and walked out of the tent, the smell of food wafted in the wind.Sniff, white flour steamed buns, absolutely!It seems that King Yan, who has robbed the rich once, intends to improve the lives of his soldiers.

"Meet Meng Tongzhi."

Some soldiers had brought food for Meng Qinghe.Sure enough, there were two big white steamed buns, a large bowl of stewed vegetables with oil flakes floating on them, and two slices of fragrant pork belly on top.

Meng Qinghe took the bowl, "Have you all eaten?"

"Hui Tongzhi, everyone is eating." The soldier was young and smart, showing two canine teeth when he spoke, "It's rare that the food is so good, you didn't see that there was not even a little soup left in the Huotou army. "

"En." Due to lack of sleep, Meng Qinghe's appetite was not very good. He picked up a piece of meat, saw the soldier swallowing, and smiled, "Open your mouth."

"what?"

He only uttered a single sound, and the rest of the words were blocked by meat.

"Same...know?"

"Let's eat." Meng Qinghe distributed a steamed bun to the soldiers, "Aren't you full yet?"

"Hey." The soldier scratched his head, the half-sized boy was eating the poor old man, and the steamed buns the size of the fists of the two soldiers still couldn't fill their stomachs.He took the steamed buns and swallowed them in two or three bites.

After dinner, Meng Qinghe asked where Commander Shen had gone, and the answer he got made him stunned for a moment.

"Commander Shen went to the prince's big tent early in the morning."

"is it?"

After pondering for a while, Meng Qinghe didn't continue to ask.

At noon, King Yan suddenly asked people to post a notice in the city, asking the subordinate officials and inspectors who stayed in the city to convey the news that King Yan would open a warehouse to release grain.

As soon as the news came out, everyone was in an uproar.

The imperial army collected food, but the king of Yan released it?

Soldiers are like grates, bandits are like combs, can you spit out what you eat?

At the same time as the grain was released, the King of Yan ordered the records of the officials and people in Dezhou, and a new book was made. Ding Zhuang was exempted from corvee when he joined the army.Of course, this is conditional, and this promise is valid only if Dezhou is in the hands of King Yan.When the imperial army returned, the corvee that should be served was still unavoidable.

As soon as the two notices came out, Texas immediately exploded.

At first, King Yan was a traitor and a god of plague in the hearts of Texas people, but now, compared with what Li Jinglong did in Texas, King Yan is simply a good man.

The people in the city are still waiting and watching, but the farmers in the village don't care so much. After getting the news, they chant Amitabha several times.During the period when the imperial army was in Dezhou, they collected military rations three times. Many households were almost unable to open the pot. Who cares who puts out the rations? It is important to fill their stomachs.

Soon, there was a long queue in the city of Dezhou to receive food, and the officials and soldiers of the Yan army recorded the roster while distributing the food.The food in Lizhong was taken by the head of the village and chief Jia, and distributed after returning home, under the supervision of the old man in Lizhong, so they dared not put it all into their pockets.

The food distributed to each household is not much, but it really solves the urgent need.

All of a sudden, in Dezhou, there were no more rebellious and unscrupulous voices from the King of Yan, but praises of King Yan's kindness were heard endlessly.There were also old people in Lizhong who came to pay a visit to the King of Yan with them, saying, "Your Highness's grace of life cannot be repaid."

King Yan personally helped the old man up, his eyes were red, and his words were choked with sobs, "Because the treacherous and sycophant in the court are in power, and they follow the instructions of Emperor Taizu Gao alone, it is really a last resort to raise troops to help the country. Receive the gift of the elders."

After the words fell, he clasped his hands into fists and bowed deeply to the ground.

"My lord, you can't do it!"

The old man was moved, and the Texans who saw this scene were also shocked.

Who said King Yan was a warrior, a rebellious person?He is clearly a kind, humble, good man!Raising troops to Jingnan followed the instructions of Emperor Taizu Gao. Even if he had selfish intentions, he must have been forced to the door by the emperor. There was really no other way.

Even ordinary people have to rise up and resist if they are deprived of their houses and property by force, let alone a majestic vassal king?

King Yan stayed in Dezhou for several days, and the image of the rebels was completely reversed.

Even if he is still a rebel leader in essence, he is also a benevolent, kind and compassionate rebel leader who is worthy of admiration and following.

On Gengchen in May, King Yan led an army from Dezhou, and the people left the city one after another to see them off.When the King of Yan passed by, the villagers lined the road along the way, weeping and kneeling and prostrating, and the voice of a thousand years was endless.

Zhu Di was deeply moved, and there seemed to be a rush of emotions brewing in his heart, which was completely different from the past when he killed the enemy and rushed to the battle to win the commander-in-chief flag.

This is popular opinion?

"Xuan'er." King Yan rode on his horse and summoned Shen Xuan, "From what you said, it is indeed very kind. People's hearts are available, so don't worry about Jinan not being broken, and Shandong not going down."

Shen Xuan clasped his fists on the horse, and said: "Returning to the prince, this plan is not based on a lowly position, but actually offered by Meng Tongzhi."

"It's him?" King Yan nodded, "This son is really talented, no wonder the great monk decided to keep him as his disciple. When he comes to Jinan, Gu will definitely reward him heavily."

In order to recruit disciples, Dao Yan did not hesitate to use public opinion to create momentum in an attempt to create a fait accompli.Few of the confidants around King Yan did not know the "teacher-student relationship" between Dao Yan and Meng Twelve Lang.

If things go on like this, no matter how cunning Meng Twelve Lang is, he is destined to fall into the bowl of Monk Daoyan.

Shen Xuan didn't say much about Daoyan's acceptance of apprentices, whether Meng Qinghe worshiped as a teacher or not, it had no effect on what he was going to do.

The jade pendant and wild geese are all given away, can people still escape?

The outpost of the Yan army passed by Jiyang, and the county magistrate and county magistrate had heard the news and fled early, so the master book naturally would not place an order.After searching and searching, the sentry cavalry only found a county school teacher whose surname was Wang Mingsheng.

The sentry rider wanted to inquire about the road conditions ahead from Wang Sheng's mouth, but before he could get out, he was sprayed with saliva by Wang Sheng.

The cavalrymen who captured Wang Xing were glared at by their colleagues and were almost poked into a sieve.It's not good to catch anyone, just catch such a person!The level of chanting is comparable to that of the Buddha in the palace.The prince is being "merciful", this person can't be killed but can only be let go, the scolding is in vain, is he holding his breath?

Wang Xing scolded to a critical point, and was about to wave his sleeves violently to increase his momentum, but he saw Yan Jun patted his horse and went straight past him, and the Yan Jun who caught him took out a treasure note from his bosom, and stuffed it Put it in his hand, and said: "Shocking, take it away, sir."

Meng Tongzhi said that when asking for directions, one should always express something.Anyway, the precious banknotes are becoming less and less valuable, and a few of them can't be exchanged for half a load of food. If you send them out, you can still ask your boss for reimbursement. The sentry is not stingy at all.

The sentry cavalry of the Yan army, who had given money to buy the road, rode away. Wang Jiaoyu stood facing the wind with a treasured banknote in his hand, his face full of astonishment.

When some students from the county saw this scene, there were rumors that Wang Jiaoyu had already voted for Yan and received money!

"I saw it with my own eyes, and I can't be wrong!"

"Hey, the teachings are still like this, but people's hearts are not old."

"Brother, why did you say that? King Yan did not kill indiscriminately when he released grain in Dezhou, which shows his kindness. And with the legacy of Emperor Taizu Gao, how can you call him a traitor!"

"Strong words make sense!"

The county school soon became a quarrel, Wang Jiaoyu returned to the county school, and was promoted to the Minglun Hall. He planned to teach the students the way of the monarch and ministers and then show their ambitions by death, but the students below became a quarrel. , Simply waved his fists, picked up the benches and benches to fight each other.Wang Jiaoyu yelled twice, but no one listened to him at all.

The truth can't be understood without debate, and it can't be done without fighting.

Never mind Sanqi 21, let's slap the kid in front of me first!

The students were fighting endlessly, and the ground was full of smoke and dust.

Wang Jiaoyu stared at the word Minglun with tears in his eyes, feeling very disappointed.

In such a situation, how can we still teach the lectures, how can we still understand the ambitions, and how can we still hit the pillars?

Just as he was filled with grief and anger, an inkstone suddenly flew out from the battle group, and with a force of thunder, it hit Wang Jiaoyu directly in the face.

With a bang, ink was all over his face and he hit the target.

There was a sudden silence in the hall.

After a while, Wang Jiaotong spit foam at the mouth and the jade mountain collapsed. The students threw away the weapons in their hands and cried loudly, "Teach me!"

Wang Xing failed to hit the pillar, but was knocked down by an inkstone. He saved his life because of the rescue in time. A lot of contributions.

In his spare time, Wang Xing is used to writing notes, one of which is full of ink, entitled "The Inkstone That Changed Yu's Life".

In history, Wang Xing was supposed to die for his country with a headbutt, but his fate was changed by a treasure banknote.

As the instigator of the incident, Meng Qinghe knew nothing about it, not even the name of Wang Sheng.

At this moment, he has arrived at the city of Jinan with King Yan's Jing Nan army, and the horn of war is about to sound again.