Chapter 1329 1329: Ming Xiu Plank Road (Part 2) [Ask for monthly ticket]
Gu De's words were frank.
Even for a man as mature as the captain, there was no hint of hypocrisy in his words. But his past experience told him that even if the owner of the Wenxin scholar's mouth died, he could only half-believe it, but not fully believe it! The captain didn't comment on Gu De's words, but just received a few replies in his arms: "If your dean had your cunning, he wouldn't have died there..."
That dean is just too upright.
In his opinion, nothing in this world is more important than his own life, let alone an academy. It is really foolish to live and die with the academy's self-immolation. It's just that this person has passed away, and the deceased is the most important. The captain does not want to continue to criticize this wooden-like Wangnian friend: "Out of love for your dean, I will spare your life, don't play any tricks."
Gu De cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you very much, Captain."
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. If I find out what's wrong with you, I will send you to see the dean of your family sooner or later."
The captain ordered his own people to verify the authenticity of Gu De's words.
"...The more than two hundred people he led are really ordinary people?"
"They are indeed ordinary people, but more than half of them have some boxing and kicking skills. They are practitioners." According to the feedback from his subordinates, these two hundred people are not as good as the lowest-ranking warriors, but they are also warriors who have been on the battlefield and seen blood. There was a cold murderous look in his eyes.
This is very common sense.
As far as the captain knows, this Gu De can be regarded as one of the second-in-commands in the warlord camp. It is normal to have hundreds of elites at his disposal. When it comes to ordinary bandits, more than two hundred people are enough, but they are not enough to cause a **** storm on his side.
"What about those frozen fish? Have they been poisoned?"
"Nothing, it's all good."
The sight of buckets of frozen fish made the subordinates salivate.
There was a shortage of military rations in the camp, and the governor of Shanyong County was also stingy. He urged and asked four times before he was willing to squeeze out a little food. How could they hold on to the fortress if they were not given enough food to eat while marching and fighting? The subordinates had already complained in their hearts, but the captain had a soft and gentle temperament, and a majestic warrior almost had someone riding on his neck to dominate him! It’s really infuriating!
The captain muttered: "This is strange."
He also asked his subordinates to investigate whether there was anyone suspicious nearby.
"...Especially the county guard, there are some new faces around him." The captain has rich experience and knows that these literati may seem to have countless tricks in fighting, but in fact they are always true to their roots. They fight with force in front of them, but they play conspiracy behind the scenes.
"The last general takes command!"
"Why aren't you leaving?" Seeing his subordinate standing there like a piece of wood, the captain became impatient, "If you have anything to say, just say it."
The grinding and whining is really unpleasant to watch.
The subordinate hesitated: "...can those fish..."
Even he hasn't had fresh fish soup for a long time.
"... Just eat as long as the military rations are still available. Why didn't I know you were still so greedy? At your age, you dare to eat anything given by anyone?" At thirty-one, how can you still trust others and eat what they give you? Food coming? Really not afraid of death!
The subordinates were reprimanded by him and wring their fingers a little aggrievedly.
The captain's eyes felt irritated when he saw it, and he waved his hands angrily: "Go, go, if you eat it to death, don't blame me for not advising you!"
The subordinates got permission and happily went to pick fish.
Due to frequent wars, the river fish in this season not only lost their meat, but also grew plump, with firm and elastic meat. After removing the fishy smell and cooking, it has a smooth texture without any earthy smell. Just add some ingredients and a pot of fish soup will make people hungry.
He ate half of the pot, and not a drop of fish soup was left. After making sure that he was not upset, he sent the other half to the captain.
"This fish is not poisonous."
The captain frowned when he saw the river fish: "You are really hungry."
This kind of river fish has one of the best vitality and reproductive capabilities. It can grow meat on anything it eats. It can survive in moist water no matter how turbid it is. It is not picky about food. It can grow to more than four kilograms in adulthood. The meat has more thorns and fewer thorns, and has a good taste. Just looking at the above advantages, it seems to be the favorite river fish of fishermen. The problem is that this fish is so picky that it can survive even if livestock manure is fed into the water...
When they are extremely hungry, they will also sneak attack on living people entering the water.
Some people relied on them to survive the lean years.
This fish weighs over six pounds. Considering the battle route of Lord Gu De and the active areas of river fish, it is not difficult to imagine what they rely on to grow so fat. It's okay not to think about it, but it makes me sick to think about it.
The subordinate chuckled and said, "How can you choose so many?"
The captain pushed the pot of fish soup away: "I have no appetite."
The subordinate was reluctant to waste it, so the rest went into his stomach.
A glutton is a glutton, and this subordinate is very reliable in doing things. It didn't take long for him to find out about the current situation of the Sheriff of Shanyong County. There were no strange faces around the other party, no one in the house came into contact with strangers, and there were not a large number of strangers entering the county... On the contrary, the enemy's scouts were moving a bit frequently, as if they were looking for people.
The captain raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Looking for someone?"
The scouts are looking for people, but the troops are shrinking the defense line.
The two behaviors are obviously a little weird.
The captain couldn't help but come up with an idea - there was a temporary betrayal before the battle, and there were ten or nine deceptions. Did he encounter the only real one?
The fact that Gu De sent a large amount of frozen fish was not hidden from the county magistrate, and the news had already reached his ears. I thought that the captain would take the initiative to inform me, so I waited and waited but no one came. The suppressed anger and dissatisfaction exploded: "What do you mean, old thing?"
In an environment where food was scarce everywhere, he openly collected a batch of food, which was sent from the enemy! Why don't you discuss such a big matter with yourself? Even if you let me know, that’s fine! How could he have the nerve to demand military pay three times a day?
The captain refused to send someone over, so he sent someone over.
He didn't do anything else, just asked for frozen fish.
The captain chuckled, but his lieutenant couldn't bear it anymore.
"...Why don't you go and see what the soldiers eat in a day? The military pay is delayed and refused to be paid. How can we fight if we don't have enough to eat?" After finally getting some meat and fish, this man came over and asked for it? When he wanted to pass, the soldiers continued to live their lives looking at his face? Go and ask for military pay for three or four days at a time?
Regarding the issue of military pay, the conflict between the two sides can be traced back to the previous Sheriff Suginaga. In order to restrict the generals from gathering troops and causing local destruction, the royal court thought of many ways to restrict it. One of them was that military salaries were paid from local grain depots, and the grain depots were in the hands of the county guards. The previous Magistrate Suinaga was only willing to dial half a month at a time, and he was still short of money every time. He liked to use this to manipulate people.
As time goes by, can the grievances between the two parties become deeper?
The captain has a soft and gentle temper and rarely conflicts with the county guard, but the people around him are different and have long wanted the other person to die. The deputy general found an opportunity last time and deliberately diverted the defense around the county guard, allowing Liu Ya to successfully take away the villain's life.
Afterwards, it was just an accident.
Liu Ya didn't have eyes, and he wasn't standing in the right place.
Before he died, the old governor handed over the responsibility to his son, who is now this one. He only needs to wait for the royal court's order to take over. When the deputy general heard the news, the whites of his eyes almost rolled up. On the one hand, he was preventing the warriors from becoming big in the local area and supporting the soldiers to respect themselves. At the same time, he asked the county governor to follow the father's death and his son's succession. Isn't this what Wang Ting was guarding against? lonely?
The new county governor suspected that his biological father's death was not an accident, and communicated with the captain several times, hoping that he would hand over the person who neglected his duties at the time!
Naturally, the captain did not agree.
His temper is so cowardly that even his own people can't stand it.
Facing the lieutenant general's rebuke, the county guard seemed to have caught him and said aggressively: "Is this your intention or the captain's? Are you accusing me of deliberately depriving you of your military pay? Then why don't you go and see what the food shortage is in the city? To what extent? If I hadn’t been in control, would I have been able to survive on such a small amount of food?”
He said this with confidence. In the good times before, corruption was rampant in the military, and falsifying accounts and short-paying was even more serious. There are obviously five thousand people in the tent, but they dare to report thirty to forty thousand elites. All the military pay allocated was secretly swallowed up, the combat power could not be increased, and the national treasury was depleted.
There has been no similar scandal in Sukunaga County for so many years, but we must take precautions before it happens. In addition, the captain's temperament is easy to bully, and it is easy for the previous county governor to enrich himself, but he can catch honest people and bully them. The new county governor knew all this, but in order to suppress the captain and avenge his father's murder, he could only choose to intensify his efforts.
In his opinion, his behavior was frank and flawless.
The deputy general choked and blushed.
"you-"
The county guard bullied the honest man: "These are stolen money of unknown origin. What is the purpose of the captain who refuses to take the obvious path? Or do you have second thoughts? If there are no second thoughts, why are you covering it up?"
If you really want to be honest, hand it over.
It's not that he doesn't know that the other party may jump over the wall in a hurry, but he knows better that food is the reins tied around the other party's neck. Once they have enough food in their hands and the reins are loosened, it will no longer be easy to be restrained. The most important thing is that the captain is so honest and cowardly that people and gods are outraged. He doesn't react no matter how hard he is pinched.
My father’s experience in working with him for eighteen years.
The deputy general was so angry that he almost had a heart attack.
Isn't this a strong statement? If you want to impose a crime, why bother?
The captain sighed: "I'm upright and not afraid of the shadow. If the county guard doesn't believe it, it's okay to take him away. But the food and grass in the camp are going to be bottomed out again, and there are powerful enemies outside looking at him. I also ask the county guard to focus on the overall situation. Don't let the soldiers. It’s heartbreaking and misses the overall situation!”
The deputy general stamped his feet angrily, angry that he would not fight.
The county guard was surprised, and all the worries in his heart disappeared.
Look, he just said that this person is a muddy person and has no temper.
If this matter were left to a military commander with a little temper, the county guard would definitely come in vertically and go out horizontally today, and he would not be able to end it without being beaten half to death. The county guard bowed deeply to the captain and said with a strange tone: "The captain still understands the righteousness."
The lieutenant was so angry that his blood pressure skyrocketed.
However, the military order was difficult, so he could only obey it.
"You-hey-"
Such a temperless boss in the stall also lost his temper. If the captain hadn't rescued him from the dead and raised him as his son-in-law, and the two of them had a father-son relationship, he would have wanted to overturn the table on the spot.
The captain secretly shook his head.
These frozen fish were sent by Gu De. Before Gu De's identity and position were completely clear, how could his things be left on his own property? Sending them out, whether it is to divert trouble to others or something else, can always reduce their own risks, and young people can't hold back their composure.
Gu De, who received the news: "???"
Are things going too smoothly?
Their original plan was just to provoke conflict between the two sides, even if they didn't quarrel with each other. Taking advantage of the lax defense, their side could unexpectedly cooperate with each other. Who knew that the conflict between the two people was even deeper than the outside world, which actually gave them an advantage.
“In this way, we may be able to act in advance.”
Most of the frozen fish are real frozen fish. The Lord sent people to fish for a long time, and secretly searched among the people to get such a batch. The remaining part were disguised by his own people.
This pretense doesn't last long.
"It's quite suspicious."
At the same time, there was also a little doubt.
"You also suspect that I am too cowardly?" The captain asked the county guard to take away all the frozen fish. This incident caused a lot of troubles in the camp. The old people who had been with him for more than ten years came one after another to fight against the injustice. They all thought it was spitting in the face.
How can you endure such a shame and humiliation?
Gu De sighed and said: "This junior sincerely wants to solve the captain's urgent need, but your move is really chilling."
His paranoia was so severe that people suspected that he was a scribe.
The captain did not accept Gu De's tactics at all: "You young man, don't put eye drops on me, this trick is useless. Didn't your dean tell you that civil and military discord is a taboo? No matter how big the conflict is, at least We have to wait until after the war to sort things out. The Sheriff and his son do have many conflicts with me and have selfish motives, but compared to others, the father and son are rare good people. "
He has seen too many evil spirits in human skin.
Compared with these, the Sheriff and his son do look like human beings. Under their rule, the people were simply underfed, not starved to death and neglected.
This was one of the main reasons why he was willing to tolerate it for many years.
Gu De: "..."
He couldn't help but remind the other party: "You used to be the same...such a compromise. It's really...puzzling."
The captain said: "I am also very confused."
It’s hard to understand where these young people come from with so much arrogance.
Gu De: "..."
Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
The county guard sent people to take all the frozen fish away and put them into storage near the grain depot. As the door closed, the frozen fish in the barrel suddenly moved. If you look carefully, you will find that some fish are very strange. The fish eyes under the ice will move slowly.
When the night is dark and the wind is high, you can faintly hear the barking of dogs.
Something quietly arched upward beneath the layers of frozen fish.
"...Where was this sent?"
Shen Tang ignored the fishy smell all over his body and climbed out of the mountain of piles of fish. His muscles and bones made crackling sounds, and his body shape gradually returned to normal. She stretched her frozen limbs and regretted the bad idea she had made earlier. Qishan is not here, and Luan Xin is not here either. Shen Tang cannot use the ways of a scholar as a disguise, so he can only use the methods of a brave warrior to achieve the purpose of hiding in the belly of the fish.
The enemy can't be found out, but he himself will suffer.
All complaints came to an end when it was discovered that the location was a granary.
Shen Tang: "...granary? The enemy's granary?"
That captain is quite kind-hearted.
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In the middle of coding, I was dragged by my friends to eat melon.
I ate some of it wholeheartedly, and I hated why such a person could produce a mysterious crystal!