Chapter 24 Chapter Twenty-Four

Early the next morning, brothers Zhe Weizheng and Zhe Weixin woke up, just after washing up and having breakfast, they were called by Zhe Ziyu to the square hall to teach them a lesson.In fact, their brothers often linger in the flowers, Zhe Ziyu is not unaware, but never before has he blamed them like today. The two brothers were puzzled, and they didn't know why the little aunt was upset today.How did they know that Zhe Ziyu was so angry this time, not because they visited the brothel, but because they took Yang Hao with them.Although Zhe Ziyu has not paid much attention to Yang Hao now, he already has seven points of liking. These two little bastards are just flirting with each other. Maybe they are their future aunt...cough cough, think about it Just angry.

The two brothers Zhe Weizheng and Zhe Weixin were full of grievances and were scolded by their aunt who was younger than them. Weiwei expressed his determination and swore that he would "reform his mistakes" in the future. Only then did he lose his temper, and was about to ask them to atone for their sins and invite Yang Hao to Zhefu so that they could meet each other, when Zhe Weichang ran in, shouting all the way: "Big Brother, Second Brother!" , Yang Qin sent here, and he was arguing with his uncle in the hall, ah... little aunt." Zhezi Yu hurriedly stood up and asked, "What are they arguing about?"

Zhe Weichang swallowed his saliva and said: "I don't know where Yang Qin heard that my father resettled the people of the Northern Han Dynasty. He came to see my uncle early this morning and asked him to provide a map of Luheling, explaining where they were placed. The reason there. My uncle said that since these people have been resettled in the northwest, they should be resettled by the commander-in-chief, and he doesn’t need to worry about it. But he said that the imperial envoy has not issued an official edict, and his responsibility as an imperial envoy is over. In any case, he must go to Luheling to find out."

Zhe Ziyu frowned slightly, walked lightly for two steps, turned his head and asked, "Chizhong is still in Luheling?" "yes." Zhe Ziyu pondered for a moment and said: "Go and tell your second uncle, just tell me what I said, let Yang Qin send it." Zhe Weichang was stunned for a moment, and said in a stuttering manner: "But, back then, Daddy said..." "Idiot!" Zhe Ziyu glared at him, and said, "It was then, and now is now. If you want you to drag him and hide it from him, it's not like he knows it all, but still insists on stopping him. He's an imperial envoy. , not a prisoner, if you insist on going, how can you stop it? Doesn’t it make us feel guilty and self-defeating?”

She sat down and said: "You also know that we have a vast territory and a sparse population in the northwest. If we increase the number of soldiers and civilians by 50,000, it may be 100,000 or 150,000 in ten years. That will be of great benefit to the development of our family. Your father is worried. The most important thing is that the imperial court controlled them and used this power to disadvantage my Zhe family. But if we sent those fifty thousand people there and left them alone, they would not have become our enemies in the first place. We are going to be enemies too. Originally, I didn't want to interfere in Zhefu's affairs, but now that my eldest brother is not here, I will help out as much as I can. I will handle this matter properly. You go quickly and ask your second uncle to agree to him. Immediately send someone to escort him to Luheling." After hearing this, Zhe Weichang turned around and ran out.

Women are so emotional, even if there are all kinds of mistakes in the eyes of others, as long as there is one that suits her taste, she will find it pleasing to the eye.Originally, she would be lazy if she could be lazy in the military and state affairs in Fuzhou, but now that it is about Yang Hao, she has to do her best to figure out how to find a way to get the best of both worlds, and try her best to solve this matter properly. Over there Zhe Yuqing got a tip-off from Zhe Weichang, he knew that his younger sister was smart, so he changed his tone and agreed to send someone to accompany Yang Hao to Luheling.After arranging someone to leave with Yang Hao, he immediately rushed to the inner house to meet the younger sister, wanting to ask her what was on her mind.

When they arrived at the boudoir of the little girl in the back house, Zhe Yuqing was taken aback and said, "Ziyu, what are you going to do?" I saw Zhe Ziyu in black clothes and black trousers, with a slender waist. Zhe Yuqing was naturally very surprised to travel far away by horse. Zhe Ziyu saw him coming, smiled slightly, and said, "Second brother, I have thought about it carefully just now, and made some additions to the plan of eldest brother." "Second brother, sit down." Zhe Ziyu poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him, and also sat down, talking eloquently: "Second brother, these 50,000 Han people entering our residence are both beneficial and beneficial." The harm. The advantage is that once the 50,000 people are used by me, a force will be added out of thin air. If the 50,000 people are controlled by the court, it will be like a nail in my heart. That's why the elder brother arranged them in Luhe Ling, the purpose is to rely on the suppression of the three forces, so that even if they are controlled by the court, they can't do anything."

"Wow, that's exactly what Big Brother means. Why, do you think it's inappropriate for Big Brother to do this?" Zhe Ziyu shook his head and said, "It's not wrong, but it's not enough." "how do I say this?" "Arrange them there and let them fend for themselves? Yes, in that way, the threat to us will be gone, and this force will also be ruined. This is still the best plan. What if they feel dissatisfied? It’s okay to vote for Linzhou, the Yang family’s power and territory are not as good as my Zhe family’s, and they are close allies against Xiazhou. What if they switch to Xiazhou in order to survive?”

Zhe Yuqing hesitated and said: "It's impossible to take refuge in Xiazhou...isn't it?" Zhe Ziyu smiled slightly and said, "What's impossible? Don't forget, they are from the Northern Han Dynasty, not the people of the Song Dynasty. Once the Song Dynasty abandoned them and sent them to death, who would they show their loyalty to? Is there any reason not to?" Looking for a way out for survival? If those 50,000 soldiers and civilians are in danger, it is not impossible to vote for Xiazhou in a fit of anger." Zhe Yuqing's complexion changed slightly, and Zhe Ziyu said again: "Furthermore, from the perspective of the court, if they are arranged there, even if the court has the heart to arrange for low-level officials, it will be powerless to use them to do anything. If I were an official Seeing that they have settled down, they simply made them abandoned sons, and placed an unlucky official to look after them, but they didn't need to do anything. Once they were attacked, the responsibility of guarding the land would be borne by the family. Really. If they are wiped out by the various departments of the party, how do you know that this incident will not become a reason for the officials to attack my Zheshi in the future?"

Zhe Yuqing's face became serious, and he nodded slowly: "What Ziyu said makes sense. Eldest brother is eager to go out to deal with Zhao Guan's family, so it is inevitable that he did not think carefully enough. Your second elder brother and I have never been good at strategizing, so in your opinion, we are now How should it be remedied?" Zhe Ziyu said: "That place is not a barren land, with abundant water and grass, and thousands of miles of fertile fields, it is indeed suitable for settlement for a long time. The so-called obstacles are not the dangers of heaven and earth, but human efforts. The junction of the three forces, hum! That is the station. From the point of view of the Song Dynasty officials, if we show a little kindness, we can win the hearts of the people before the court, and let them know that the so-called danger only comes from the party. Their backing. With hope, they will not be shaken, and by extending a helping hand in a crisis, they can turn a possible enemy into an inevitable friend, and adding a friend to each enemy, isn't this a good thing?"

Zhe Yuqing asked urgently: "To be specific, what are your plans?" Zhe Ziyu said: "Now that the imperial court's proposition has not yet come down, we can rush ahead of the imperial court and choose a prestigious person from among the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to temporarily serve as a regiment training envoy to manage these tens of thousands of people. Then send some rice grains, Give them weapons so that they have the power to protect themselves. In this way, having them help us guard a corner is equivalent to having a large army stationed there, and the food road between Lin and Fuzhou will be safer in the future. .When the imperial court sent officials here, they already lost the upper hand. How could it be so easy to reverse the situation? This is a secret struggle, and our Zhe family is close to the water." Linzhou Yang Jixun and Fuzhou have always been in the same spirit, advancing together and retreating together. In addition to the fact that the Yang family itself is not as strong as the Zhe family, another important reason is that the local food produced in Linzhou is not enough for the local army and civilians, and they need to buy food from other places. , this food road must pass through the territory of Fuzhou. It can be said that Fuzhou has strangled Linzhou's throat, so there is no need to worry that Linzhou will rebel against him. However, to transport grain from Fuzhou to Linzhou, a large army was used to escort it every time, which was a waste of money and people.Gein Xiazhou's Li family often indulged the various ministries under its command to pretend to be robbers and rob food. For this reason, the two sides would fight every year, but the Li family played under the banner of bandits. The Yang family had no choice but to pretend to be deaf and dumb, thinking that they were beating bandits. Thinking of these factors, Zhe Yuqing said: "What Ziyu said is reasonable. Sending them some food, rice and weapons, I can do it as a brother. But... you don't have to go to this matter yourself, send some trusted generals Just to deliver food, grass and weapons." Zhe Ziyu smiled and said: "Your people still need to be sent. I just follow to see the excitement and learn more about the situation there, so that I can know what's going on and prescribe the right medicine." Zhe Yuqing thought that there would be no danger in this trip, and said: "Success, then you should be more careful, what you need to get, you can just tell Ren Qing in a letter, let Lao Ren arrange it. Li Xiazhou In order to let them cooperate with us in instigating the Seven Clans of the Party to cause chaos, the elder brother gave them a lot of benefits, but after only a few days, the messenger of Xiazhou Li's came again, saying that Li Jiyun would come to Fugu in a few days , to discuss with us about the sale of furs to the Central Plains, maybe it is necessary to use our brains on the taxation of this transit, I have to study the countermeasures with a few staff members, it would be best if you can come back in time, with you Second brother can rest assured that this female Zhuge is here." Zhe Ziyu smiled sweetly and said, "Young girl can save me, I will come back as soon as possible." She neatly pulled up her hair and wrapped it with a clean white handkerchief. Her whole attire was neat and tidy, and she immediately became a handsome woman from an ordinary family: "Second brother, then I'm leaving." Zhe Ziyu could not finish speaking, and saw her little nephew Zhe Weizhong running over, wailing, "I want my aunt, I don't want to hatch eggs, I want to go out with my aunt, don't take me with you!" I just cried, wow..."
Yang Hao negotiated with Zhe Yuqing, but Zhe Yuqing played bureaucratic and perfunctory.Yang Hao's mission is over, even though he is holding an imperial envoy's axe, he can't control others. He is arguing with reason in the hatchback, a young man walks in and whispers a few words into Zhe Yuqing's ear, Zhe Yuqing's attitude changes completely. After an eighty-degree change, he not only sent him a map of the geographical situation near Luhe Ridge, but also agreed to send someone to follow him, and then politely sent him out of the gate. Yang Hao felt puzzled, but at this moment he was concerned about the tens of thousands of people who had already taken root on Luhe Ridge, and he had no time to speculate on the reason.He hurried back to the post station, got off the carriage and was entering the courtyard, when he heard an excited call from the side: "Uncle Yang Hao!" "Dog?" Yang Hao turned his head happily, and saw Ma Yi lying in a carriage, waving to him happily. I don't know if it's because she has recuperated well during this period, Yang Hao found that her eyes were bright, and her sallow complexion became pale with a touch of pink and rosy, she looked like a pretty little girl . Yang Hao walked over and said with a smile: "Dog, where have you been these days, uncle misses you very much." Ma Yi lay in the car shed and said reluctantly: "I miss uncle too. I went to Luoxia Mountain with my grandpa to live in Qiyun for a few days, and now I am going to Taihua Mountain. Uncle Yang Hao, the dog will take a long time to see." It's not you." Mrs. Ma got out of the car, saluted Yang Haofu, and said sincerely: "Master Yang, if it weren't for your care, our mother and I would have become a pile of bones in this turmoil. The old fairy took my child as a child." Disciple, I also want to go to Taihua Mountain with me, and I came here today just to thank you, sir." Yang Hao hurriedly said: "Sister Ma, you must not be polite. The old fairy is a very capable person. If the dog can learn from the old fairy, he will definitely have a great ability in the future. This is a good thing." Mrs. Ma saw that Li Yuanwai and Miss Zhe treated Fuyaozi with respect and courtesy, and knew that this Taoist priest was a person of great background, she said joyfully after hearing this: "What Master Yang said is that my child has a good life, and I have met noble people. " Ma Yi reluctantly said: "Uncle Yang Hao, after the dog has learned a lot of skills from his master, he will come back to look for him, how about doing things with him?" Yang Hao said with a smile: "Okay, uncle can't wait for it." Ma Yi cheered up: "Then, uncle, let's make a deal." "Hehe, okay, I can't say anything." Ma Yi raised her hand, Yang Hao bent down and leaned into the car shed, and clapped her soft little hands three times.With a flash of his eyes, Yang Hao found that Fu Yaozi was also in the carriage, lying on his side, sound asleep. Ma Yi clapped his hands three times with him, with a sweet smile on his face, but then he sighed like a grown-up, and said, "But... the dog is only nine years old, and it will be many years." Yang Hao said with a smile: "It didn't take long. Many people outside the Great Wall can fight the enemy at the age of twelve or thirteen. How is our Haner inferior to them? With the guidance of a great master like the old fairy, the dog will definitely be able to fight in the future." Become like a wolf and a tiger." Gou'er's pale and slender eyebrows frowned slightly, and said with an ah: "You want to be like a wolf or a tiger? It's fierce and ugly, so ugly." Yang Hao laughed loudly: "It is said that when Gou'er Yicheng comes down the mountain to meet the uncle, he should wear an apricot yellow Taoist robe, carry a sword on his back, embroider the Big Dipper on his clothes, and have fluttering sleeves, pretending to be a fairy, young and handsome Little Daoist boy, hehe..." The ugly duckling turned into a swan is nothing more than that.Ma Yi also giggled when he heard that, thinking that he would have such a day, his heart was filled with excitement, and the melancholy of parting faded away.She only hoped that that day would come sooner, so that a beautiful self would appear in front of Uncle Yang Hao. Yang Hao glanced at Fu Yaozi, who was still asleep, and said, "Dog, uncle has something urgent to do right away, so I can't talk with you for too long. After you finish your work, uncle is waiting for you." .” "Yeah!" Ma Yi nodded seriously: "The dog is nine years old. Uncle just said that he can fight the enemy at the age of twelve or thirteen. Then I... one, two, three, four... three or four years at most, and I will go down the mountain." Come find uncle." "Don't worry, don't rush, you can learn more skills for a few more years, the more skills you have, the more you can help uncle." Yang Hao smiled, but he didn't take it too seriously.Children always have many ideals in their hearts, and as they grow older, the ideals will change beyond recognition.This little guy thinks so today, who knows what kind of idea he will have in a few years. He touched the dog's head affectionately, and said to Mrs. Ma: "Sister-in-law Ma, Yang Hao is busy with work, so I will take my leave." Mrs. Ma hurriedly said, "Master Yang, go slowly." Yang Hao gave another deep salute to Fu Yaozi who was sleeping soundly, and said in a low voice: "The old fairy head has a smooth journey, dog... just ask the fairy head." Fu Yaozi was still asleep, Yang Hao smiled at the dog again, and strode into the station. The driver sent by Li Yuan's family waved his long whip, and their carriage drove forward.Mrs. Ma sat down cross-legged in the carriage, embraced her daughter and said, "Silly boy, you will repay your kindness. This is what your mother taught you, and she will not stop you, but you are a girl, how can you go out and kill me?" Enemy? How can you serve Master Yang?" The dog asked back: "Why can't my daughter's family go to battle to kill the enemy? Didn't my mother raise the dog as a boy since she was a child?" Mrs. Ma flicked her on the head, and said angrily: "That's because your father always wanted a boy. Later, when the army was in a panic, it would be safer to treat you as a boy. Have you become a man? Ignorant little girl, you will know when you grow up, women are not allowed to work in the yamen at all." The dog shook his head unconvinced: "That dog has been pretending to be a man, so the uncle will accept me." Fu Yaozi slightly opened his eyes, listening to the argument between the mother and daughter, his mind drifted to the Ziwei Mountain outside the Yanmen Pass: "Miss Zhe, the person who sent the letter to the pass for me is already on his way? That day, I, Chen Tuan, have superficial knowledge , I can’t see his origin. This time it’s up to you Chunyangzi’s ability, and I don’t know if that old and unscrupulous bull-nosed man is willing to go through this..."