Lord Prime Minister

The sun rose from the horizon, and the weather was getting hotter.

Outside the gate of Ji County, there are many soldiers standing densely, some with their mouths open and yawning with sleepy eyes, some with angry faces, standing crookedly, some even have their eyes closed, and their consciousness is still in a dream .

Even though he had seen what kind of people they were before and was prepared in his heart, Huangfu Yunhua still frowned when confronted.

Gu Li also frowned, he had never led such a bad soldier, if it wasn't for the emperor's order, he would have let go of it long ago.

"My lord." The frowning person saw another person who was also frowning, and suddenly felt sympathetic.

"Let's get started." Huangfu Yunhua waved his hand at Ren Danfeng, not wanting to look at those people who couldn't even stand still.

Ren Danfeng and Mu Zihuai got the order, immediately plunged into the crowd, and picked out the strong-looking people one by one.

The eyes of the two of them were ruthless, and in a short while, hundreds of people were assigned to the other side to stand.

Mu Zihuai finally saw the two Gang brothers. They were tall and muscular, standing together like a pair of gods.Mu Zihuai brushed them away as a matter of course, no matter from the conflict between himself and them, or their own personalities, Mu Zihuai did not want them to be left behind.

Although the two of them are tall and strong, they may be able to contribute, but the premise is that they obey the military orders and work honestly, but is this possible?

Mu Zihuai admits that he doesn't believe it.All he had to do was weed those two out of the men who built the aqueduct.As for the way ahead, it's up to them.

Passing by the two, Mu Zihuai picked out the rest, turned around and was about to leave, but someone grabbed his arm.

"My lord, what are you doing now? What happened to those people?" The elder brother Gang Ping smiled obsequiously, took the hand of the man who looked like an adult, and asked cautiously.

As an older brother, Gang Ping has always been able to observe words and deeds. He had seen this person following the county magistrate earlier, so he must be a big shot.Seeing that many people have been picked out now, as long as you observe a little, you can find that the people who were picked out are all strong and strong people.

I and my younger brother should have been selected.Gang Ping had already made a plan, but he didn't expect that person to overstep him, choose someone else and prepare to leave.Thinking of the inexplicable experiences of the past few days, he decided to ask the lord about it, so he took his hand.

Mu Zihuai didn't expect that he would be pulled back. When he turned his head, he had a tiger's face, and there was still a bit of majesty on his youthful face.

"What do you do? What does it matter to you?"

As soon as he asked the exit, he hit a wall, and the smile on Gang Ping's face collapsed for a moment. For some reason, looking at this adult, he looked familiar. "My lord, our two brothers are strong and strong. We can do everything. I don't know what your lord has ordered. We will do our best."

"These are all going to build ditches, dig ditches and fill soil, can you do it?" Mu Zihuai glanced at him, and told the truth.

It turned out to be a coolie.Knowing this answer, Gang Ping regretted it. Since he could be idle, why did he rush to work?Dang even pulled his younger brother Gangzheng, the expression on his face collapsed. "Oh, my lord, we want to do this, but we are rough, and it will be terrible if something goes wrong."

Such a result has long been expected.Mu Zihuai didn't break through their words, and turned away expressionlessly.

"My lord, we have picked out those who can be used."

Huangfu Yunhua scanned the people, and there were less than 1000 people who were usable and strong.The rest, those who stayed where they were, were all about the old, the weak, the sick, and the like.He didn't pin his hopes on the people under him at all. In other words, he felt the ups and downs of the future from the moment he saw these five thousand soldiers.

I thought I would get a subordinate of my own, but I didn't expect that the father is still the father, the person who can slaughter all his brothers and step on the bloody road to the throne, how could it be easy for people to have the possibility of overthrowing his throne?

But, so what, since he can kill his brother and force the palace, why can't he, who is in the same blood line, not be able to?

"This king came here to provide disaster relief under the emperor's order, and the emperor sent you here to help. All future orders will be under the command of this king and Gu Qianhu. If there is any violation of military discipline, behead it! Anyone who disobeys the order, behead it!"

Huangfu Yunhua's voice was deep and deep, and it spread far away. The soldiers who were scattered at first became quiet all of a sudden, and stared blankly at the young man in fine clothes in front of him.

All people are slavish.Especially these people who live at the bottom of the society, while resenting the injustice of the world and the injustice of the court, but in their hearts expecting dignitaries to take them in, even if it is like taking in a stray dog, even if they are worse than a dog.

If you are weak, he is strong, and if you are strong, he is weak.Huangfu Yunhua understood this principle well, knowing that these people were now full of anger and resentment for being innocently involved in exile, so he shifted the responsibility to the imperial court and the emperor with one sentence.

This whip was so clever that everyone stopped their movements, and there was probably one thought in their hearts: the damned court sent people to such a ghostly place, this prince is also unlucky, and he probably doesn't like the emperor Sacrifice.

"The people selected just now will be responsible for digging canals and introducing water sources into the Ning River. It will be difficult and difficult. This king will not treat you badly. The people under him will be responsible for backup and purchases. Each will take five taels of silver and go to the nearby area. The towns and cities buy surplus grain from farmers, and within five days, they must return to the city. If they fail to return within the time limit, they will be regarded as deserters and will be dealt with according to military discipline.”

Huangfu Yunhua went on to say, looking at the faces of the people below with different expressions, those who were singled out were miserable, but those who remained were smiling and began to make small calculations.Seeing the effect of one foot, I will add another sentence.

"If the disaster relief is successful, this king will definitely present the emperor with a lot of rewards!"

As soon as these words came out, the people below did not blow the pot, but pondered in their hearts.The person who had been thinking about running away before started to move around, and took advantage of the excuse of going out to buy things and ran away directly, with an extra five taels of silver on him, who wouldn't like such a good thing?

Huangfu Yunhua saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, and didn't point it out, but took a step back and let others take care of the future.

Gu Li did not expect that the Fifth Prince would come up with such a crooked idea.Isn't this clearly letting these soldiers escape?Not to mention sending people out of the barracks, they even gave them money.Just had a different view of him last night, but this time he fell to the bottom.

Even though he was reluctant, the fifth prince had already said it in front of everyone, and if he objected, it would only make the prince unhappy.At that time, if the court blames it, the fifth prince will also bear it.

But after thinking about it, the fifth prince is a prince after all, and the tiger's poison does not eat his son. When the time comes, the emperor will be reluctant to part with his son, and I am afraid that the punishment will still fall on him.As a general, he was ineffective in leading the troops, causing a large number of soldiers to flee.This crime is not light.

While thinking about it, a carriage has been pulled out, the seal on the large box containing official silver on the carriage has been torn, and even the silver is ready.

"The rest of the people go there to collect the silver, and they must return to the city after five days." Helpless, Gu Li had no choice but to follow the fifth prince's wishes.

As soon as these words came out, everyone rushed forward.These people have lived most of their lives, where have they seen so much money? If it weren't for the guards brought by Gu Li beside the carriage, they might have started looting.

Under the deterrence of force, the collection of money proceeded in an orderly manner.

On the other side, the people who were selected to build the canal were eager to move, and their eyes were very hot when they saw several people coming out with white money.

They thought it was a good thing, but they didn’t expect to have to work hard every day, and they didn’t even have any money. They began to regret it, and the excitement just now was swept away. They even tried to discuss with Qianhu, and changed themselves to be in charge In the purchasing team.

It's a pity that at this moment, Gu Li thought that he might be punished because of the stupid decision of the fifth prince, his face turned dark, and the murderous aura formed in the battlefield for many years was unconsciously released.A group of people who were about to speak were so frightened that they obediently shut their mouths.

Gang Ping smiled so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, holding the five taels of silver he just received in his hand, he looked around carefully.Put the precious silver in the lapel and put it away, pulled the younger brother beside him, and whispered: "Fortunately, I was not selected just now, hehe."

Gang Zheng also collected the money. Even when they were begging before, they had never received so much money. "Brother, do you think we should..."

Gang Ping knew what his younger brother was thinking, and he also had the same idea after learning about the specific arrangement, although he didn't understand why the prince who didn't look stupid would come up with such a stupid idea.If he was the emperor, he wouldn't be optimistic about this prince, he was so stupid, no wonder he was sent to such a place where the emperor was far away to endure hardship.

"Let's talk over there. If the timing is right, we'll..." I met eyes with my younger brother, Gang Zheng, and communicated with each other. "understand?"

"Okay." Gangzheng nodded, and this trip took five taels of silver, enough for him to drink a few jars of good wine, not a loss!

Five taels of silver per person, 4000 people, everyone took the silver, and the carriage was empty.With so much military pay gone, no one knows how many people will come back and how much money will be recovered.

No one would expect them to come back, and they themselves didn't think about coming back, so they took the money and ran away when they found the right time.As for the military discipline, as long as he is not found, what can he do?

Almost everyone's thoughts at this time were unexpectedly the same.

Huangfu Yunhua naturally knew that this cart of money might not come back, but what had to be done had to be done.He doesn't want those old, weak, sick, and incapable people, and he can't drive them out, so he can only let them go by themselves.

They have been given a choice, and they can only rely on themselves to get the result.Now they just lost a cart of money, but if everyone stays, more military pay and rations will be eaten up later, but they will not be able to do equivalent labor.

Raising idlers?Who wants to do it?

When the sun was at its highest, the soldiers who received the silver began to leave the camp one after another, each chose a place to go, and never looked back when they went out.