Shen Zhao stared at the man, "I won't hold the people below you accountable for the soldiers you led, but I will look for you. Let me ask you, if the people starve to death, who will be responsible for this fate?"
The soldier was still a little unconvinced, "Isn't it just a piece of land? The general just looks down on our Fengjia Army who became a monk halfway."
"Don't you fucking give me a high hat." Shen Zhao said in a deep voice: "No one looks down on you. It's you who despises yourself. The prince and the princess entrusted Qingyun Guard and Fengjia Army to my hands. I will treat them equally. If It was Qingyun Guards who trampled on the farmland, and I will still hold them accountable."
"Then just make up for this year's harvest."
"You said it lightly, who will make up for it?"
"We'll make up for it ourselves."
"Don't stop talking nonsense." Shen Zhao said coldly: "Military pay is calculated on a per-capita basis. Soldiers cannot fight hungry. In the end, the prince and princess must make up for the money."
Shen Zhao held the knife at his waist and said, "Some of you garrison troops have joined the camp a few years ago. Anyone who joined the camp in the early years knows that in the past, when could you eat serious white-flour steamed buns in the military camp? They were all adulterated. Where did this year's steamed buns come from? Those in the rear were evened out from the rations! The prince and princess still eat steamed buns in the rear. Which master have you seen who can do this? "
The soldier was stunned, "I..."
"Stop talking nonsense, now tell me whether you accept it or not?"
The soldier gritted his teeth and said, "I accept it."
"Just obey, thirty military sticks." Shen Zhao said: "Come here, call the group of people who are trampling on the farmland, and watch their boss Qian be punished."
Mr. Qian was stripped of his armor under the scorching sun, surrounded by the group of people trampling on the farmland. They watched the military sticks fall on Mr. Qian again and again.
The Fengjia Army can be regarded as a soldier who reached the sky in one step.
From the Ganzhou garrison that had never been on the battlefield to the Fengjia army that had expelled the Western Jue and had not yet suffered a defeat, what an honor it was.
If you have enough glory and favor, the people below will be easily distracted, so you need to give both grace and power.
Those soldiers dared to look complacent in front of Qingyun Guards. If Shen Zhao didn't curb their temper, military discipline would be disrupted and they would have to be beaten hard.
The military stick fell on Mr. Qian again and again. The soldiers behind him said nothing, and some even turned their faces away.
Shen Zhao watched for a while, and out of the corner of his eye saw Xiao Chuan standing not far away, as if he had something to say, so he walked over and said, "Can't you stand it anymore?"
Xiao Chuan glanced at the other end and said, "I really need to take care of it. General, I have other things to do."
The two walked into the camp. Xiao Chuan raised his chin and pointed, "Catch someone."
The man looked back, he was about fifty years old, his face was painted black, and he was wearing patched clothes.
"Where did the refugees come from?" Shen Zhao asked.
Xiao Chuan smiled and said, "You are not an ordinary refugee."
Xiao Chuan signaled, and the soldier immediately stepped forward and splashed water on the man's face, then wiped his patched robe, revealing a fair, plump and clean face.
"General, have you ever seen such a white, fat and clean refugee?"
Shen Zhao circled around the man and looked at him. The man wanted to retreat but was firmly suppressed by the soldiers.
Xiao Chuan said: "This person is not simple, he is the famous King Lu."
Shen Zhao looked at Xiao Chuan, "Marquis Xuanping closed the city and prohibited entry and exit. How did he escape?"
Xiao Chuan kicked King Lu on the back, "Our general is asking you something."
King Lu was kicked to the ground. He must have been beaten on the way to capture. He held his head and shouted, don't hit me.
Shen Zhao sat down with his golden sword and said, "Either you speak up, or I will torture you to extract a confession."
King Lu is a coward and will say anything when he is scared.
At first, Marquis Xuanping openly supported the prince, but in fact he secretly supported the seventh son Li Yanchang. King Lu lent the place to Marquis Xuanping to raise his private soldiers. No matter who among the prince and the seventh son came to power, he would be the hero.
But who knew that both of them died in death, and Marquis Xuanping also had no intention of taking the throne because of the death of his two sons.
King Lu and Marquis Xuanping were grasshoppers on the same rope, but the couple still flew away when disaster struck, let alone people who were driven by profit to come together.
Now that the army was approaching the city, King Lu had no intention of sharing the same hardships with Marquis Xuanping, so he secretly escaped through a secret passage with the treasure during the blockade of the city, but he was caught unawares.
Shen Zhao thought thoughtfully, "Since he climbed out of the secret passage, we can use the secret passage."
Xiao Chuan nodded, "First send someone in to inquire about the situation in the city. I always feel that Luzhou City cannot hold the 70,000 troops of Marquis Xuanping."
He did what he said and sent people to sneak into Luzhou City through a secret passage that day.
Luzhou and Weizhou are six hundred miles apart, and the march takes more than half a month, but it only takes three days to go ten miles and one post on horseback.
The sun made the ground hot. Chang Liu followed Shen Yu and held an umbrella.
They had just inspected the Weizhou granary, and there was enough food to sustain them even if they fought a tug-of-war with Marquis Xuanping.
But it was the people who worked hard, which was why they were eager to capture Luzhou.
If everything can be settled within this year, then next year we can start to regulate the states.
Make the country rich, strengthen the army, and recruit soldiers.
They are already on this path now.
Shen Yu seemed to have imagined the grand occasion of peace and prosperity for the country and the people, and the warehouses were full of corn.
The situation where the rich have a field of hope and the poor have no place to stand will no longer exist. ①
Chang Liu poked Xi Xi's arm and whispered, "The princess seems very happy."
"Hold your umbrella, don't let the princess shine in the sun."
Xi Xi pushed Chang Liu, but her face was a little worried. She felt that the princess didn't look well today, and she didn't know if it was because of the heat. After returning home, she hurriedly arranged for people to serve melon and fruits to relieve the heat.
Shen Yu was lying on her desk settling accounts, with an abacus beside her.
Diligent troops and people waste money, and even with the support of wealthy businessmen like Beilin and Lu, every penny must be calculated carefully.
"Princess, let's eat melon first to relieve the heat." Xi Xi said.
Shen Yu didn't even raise her head, "Call Chang Liu in, you and he share the food, just leave a piece for me."
Chang Liu was greedy and ran in happily, sat on the small bench and ate with his mouth full of juice, "This melon is so sweet, Princess, why don't you eat it?"
"I'll finish the calculation first." Shen Yu fiddled with the abacus, "You guys can eat."
In addition to supplying the troops with food and salary, Weizhou's granary still had a small amount left over that could be used for post-war subsidies.
The tea on the table had dried up. Xixi picked up the teapot and found that it was also empty. She went out to ask the maid to serve tea.
The maid came into the room with tea. Xi Xi tried it with a silver needle before offering it to her.
The cup was filled with tea. Shen Yu reached out to pick it up. As soon as she touched the tea cup, she heard Chang Liu shouting.
"Princess, be careful!"
Shen Yu suddenly looked up and saw Changliu throwing away the melon and rushing towards him.
She subconsciously slapped the edge of the table and tilted her chair back to avoid the cold light in front of her. However, she saw the maid flicking her sleeves and white smoke blowing into her face.
Shen Yu quickly turned sideways and covered her mouth and nose.
In this moment, Changliu had already made contact with the maid, and shouted, "There is an assassin! Come quickly!"
Xi Xi rushed forward and hugged the female assassin's waist from behind.
The assassin was very skilled. While fighting Chang Liu, he could still find time to stab Xi Xi in the shoulder with his backhand.
Konoe rushed in, and there was a crackling noise in the study. The assassin was finally subdued. In order to prevent suicide, Konoe removed his jaw and pinned him to the ground, still struggling desperately.
①From Volume 2 of "Xuzizhi Tongjian Changbian"
