In the evening, Jiankang, privately, Huang Gui was watching the news summary. Li Li was out of the battle, and she stayed at Jiankang's home and always paid attention to the movements in the city.

Zhao Mengniang has returned to Poyang and is temporarily in charge of her family's property. Huang Gui has not returned and insists on staying, wanting to help Li Li with his help.

Now looking at the various news, she frowned.

Since Hou Jing fled north and Jiankang began to rebuild, many wealthy merchants hoarded goods, and prices rose, and many people became increasingly difficult.

Moreover, the government began to investigate those who were ruthless, so corrupt officials took the opportunity to exploit the people.

If the person involved is charged with a crime of corruption, he has to spend money to bribe the officials. The people who were originally in trouble in the war are now exploited by the government and have a hard life.

Because Hou Jing gave away money and bribed people's hearts before retreating, the government ordered everyone not to hide "stolen stolen goods". Once discovered, the whole family was jailed.

Therefore, there are also rogues who use this as a reason to extort. If the extorted families do not spend money to eliminate disasters, they will be sued by these rogues and say that they have privately robbed the stolen goods.

The reason why these scoundrels are so rampant is that they have a backer behind them, and the people dare not speak out.

Not only that, many people were barely in the military chaos and had no money in their families. The court had to provide relief to them, and they had to collect labor. As a result, young and strong people served labor without a single income, so that the elderly and young families could not afford to eat, and they could only borrow money to live.

This is a good opportunity to get rich. Many people lend money with high interest rates. People who cannot live on their own will not be able to pay it back even though they know that they can’t afford to borrow it, but they can only drink poison to quench their thirst.

Some people also go to the qualifying warehouse to sell property, even children.

In addition, after this great disaster, the treasury suffered great losses. In order to rebuild Jiankang and to reward the soldiers who served the king, the government could only pay extra taxes and collect more materials.

Everything is making the lives of ordinary people more and more difficult. Li Li arranged the eyes and ears in the city to summarize the various news he found. After Huang Yan saw it, he felt that the public opinion was gradually boiling.

However, Hou Jing still has strength and may make a comeback at any time. Li Li told Huang Gui that when Hou Jing evacuated Jiankang, countless "seeds" would be left behind, and once the time is right, it will sprout.

By then, rebels will come again outside and civilians will rise everywhere inside, and Jiankang will face another disaster.

Therefore, Li Li didn't want Huang Yan to stay in Jiankang, but Huang Yan still insisted on staying because she wanted to share Li Li's worries and didn't want Li Li to bear too much alone.

She thought that couples should be together, rather than Li Li was trying hard outside, not to ignore him, and live a peaceful and stable life in Poyang.

The price is that in the gradually boiling city of Jiankang, if you are not careful, it will become a burden that Li Li is concerned about.

However, Huang Yan believes that the current situation should not develop to the worst.

The court has recovered Shouyang and Zhongli, thanks to Li Li's "fast siege method". Now, as long as you defend Jingkou and beware of Hou Jing's crossing the river again, the court can steadily close the door and beat the dog.

I have done this, and I don’t think there will be any problems.

Huang Yan carefully put away the paper with the message summary, leaned on it, thinking about Li Li's future.

Li Li risked a huge danger to lift the siege of Taicheng, but the rewards received were very meager. Huang Yan understood that this was the "way of employing people" of the crown prince, so Li Li was very worthless.

Because she believed that even if the crown prince was already the emperor, it was a good thing that Li Li could be appointed by the emperor, but it is still unknown how much Li Li could be used by the emperor.

The court did not like military men, nor did it like a small official from a cold-born who was good at "working". Although Li Li is now a talented general, he is only responsible for attacking the city, and he is even more "lower than general."

It’s like a handy tool that can be used when needed. When used up, put it in a box without seeing the light of day.

After Huang Yan married Li Li, he began to care about current affairs. He also heard Zhang Ying talk about some things in the officialdom and learned a lot of inside information.

For example, among the founding ministers, the descendants of the descendants who followed the literature are still alive. As for those who did not follow the literature and still followed the martial arts, their descendants are gradually squeezed out of the center and are unknown.

Even after the establishment of the Liang State, these honorary ministers began to weaken their identity as military officials and were unwilling to mention their military achievements. They began to move from martial arts to literary works, and their words and deeds became more and more elegant.

Of course, if the clan members are prosperous, then the clans can "dividend of labor" and have both civil and military skills. Some clans are as elegant as the high-ranking gentry, while others can maintain the original bravery and good fighting.

The most obvious one is the Liu family in Hedong.

The Liu family in Hedong lived in Jingxiang. When the governor of Yongzhou Xiao Yan raised an army, the Liu family in Hedong made great efforts. Therefore, after the establishment of the Liang Kingdom, the Liu family in Hedong became a member of the Liushi clan.

Some of the Liu family's children entered the literature, while the other part of the Liu family's children still followed the martial arts. The entire family was both literary and military, so they had a high status in the court.

The Wei family of Jingzhao, who also lives in Jingxiang, was founded by Wei Rui (Rui) as a famous general. When it came to his descendants and grandchildren, most of them were military generals. His grandson Wei Can was trusted by the emperor of Qiandi, but he was killed in Qingtang battle with hundreds of tribes.

Relatively speaking, the status of Jingzhao Weishi is not as good as that of the Liushi in Hedong.

Wang Mao and Cao Jingzong, the founding ministers who were born in a wealthy family, were unable to adapt to the martial arts to the literature, and their descendants were "indifferent to the crowd" and could not compare with the Liu family in Hedong and the Wei family in Jingzhao.

There are also the Pei family in Hedong, who lives in Huainan and the Xiahou family in Qiao County. They are both honorary officials of the state, but they have been guarding Hefei and Shouyang for a long time and are far away from the central government of the court. To put it bluntly, they are just dogs guarding the household.

From this we can see that the state dynasty values ​​culture over military affairs. Now that Hou Jing rebelled and the wars are everywhere, there is a chance to show off the generals. However, "the birds are gone and the good bows are hidden", and when the world is peaceful, these generals can stand aside.

Huang Gui felt that no matter how hard Li Li tried, even if he made great contributions in the future, he would probably be treated as a "superior dog" at most.

Meritors and meritorious dogs are the terms used by Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang to evaluate the founding heroes. As he thought about it, Huang Gui fell into deep thought.

During her days in Jiankang, she saw all kinds of injustice and the struggles of ordinary people, so she thought that the court was already terrible.

Therefore, a court that was unsuccessful is not worth Li Li's life for him.

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Jingkou, Beigulou, Xichang Hou Xiao Yuanzao, who was ordered to station in Jingkou, was looking at the north bank from afar.

Now autumn is coming, and the tides of Guangling are rising on the river surface, and ships traveling from north to south are quite dangerous. I think Hou Ni dare not act rashly.

At most, I will send a group of people to cross the river, so I won’t think about it. Even if the fleet walks on the river, even if I don’t encounter the Guangling tide, I will be blown to the east and west by the strong wind.

For example, in November last year, King Shaoling, who suppressed the rebellion in Huainan, learned that Hou Jing crossed the river and attacked Jiankang, and hurriedly led his army back to the army and crossed the river in Guangling.

As a result, the fleet encountered strong winds on the river surface, sank many ships and lost nearly 20% of the soldiers.

If you encounter Guangling Chao, you may be lucky if you can leave 20% of it.

Xiao Yuanzao looked at the vast river surface and the vague river tides, felt the gentle breeze, and pondered the current situation.

The new king ascended the throne and wanted to wipe out Hou Jing, but the Wei Kingdom took advantage of the situation to rob, Shouyang and Zhongli changed their lords, so it was a bit difficult to deal with Hou Jing who was entrenching in Guangling.

Crossing the river from Jingkou to attack Guangling is a shortcut, but Jingkou, the Guangling River is very wide, with strong winds and changing wind directions. Even if you avoid the Guangling tide, it is okay to cross the river simply, but the enemy troops in Guangling will not sit idly by and watch the officers and horses land calmly.

Therefore, you have to go to the quarry section of the Liyang section. This section of the river is narrower and has smaller winds and waves. After the troops land, they can go east by land and arrive at Guangling through Qiaozhou.

However, when Shouyang and Zhongli were occupied by the Wei army, the flanks of the army advancing eastward were very dangerous. Although there was Yinling Daze as a cover, I was afraid that the Wei army would attack with elite troops, cross the Daze and cut off the army's food route.

Moreover, Hou Jing's strength is still there and he occupied Qiaozhou. During the field war, the official army had to deal with Hou Jing head-on, and the flanks had to be wary of the Wei army. If he was not careful, the entire army would be wiped out.

The current imperial court can no longer withstand the defeat of the Hanshan Battle.

Thinking of the Battle of Hanshan, Xiao Yuanzao thought of his younger brother Xiao Yuanming. As the head coach, Xiao Yuanming was defeated and captured in the Battle of Hanshan. Now he is in prison and doesn't know when he will come back.

While thinking, an inn sent a good news. After seeing it, Xiao Yuanzao looked happy and saw this, he was curious about what good news.

Xiao Yuanzao raised the news of the good news: "The official army has recovered Shouyang, Zhongli, and the Northern Lu have reached the claws of Huainan, and have been beaten back."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this because it meant that the "closing the door and beating the dog" had already been achieved. Unless the Wei army marched south in a large scale, the "gate" of Huai River had been firmly closed, and Hou Ni and his followers were locked in Huainan.

Next, the court can calmly "beat the dog", but given that Hou Jing's strength is still strong, it is impossible to be impatient.

"The court recovered Shouyang, Zhongli, and Hou Ni was about to be destroyed." Xiao Yuanzao asked someone to put the news of the victory and looked at the assistant, "But in order to prevent his dog from jumping over the wall, Jingkou will never be lost."

"As long as you guard Jingkou, Hou Ni's troops will not be able to cross the river. He is trapped in Huainan and betrayal of his relatives!"

Next to him, several errand-run officials heard the discussion of the high officials. One of them felt strange and secretly asked the people around him: "Why do you say that if you keep Jingkou, you can't cross the river? The river bank is so long, can you cross the river anywhere?"

The people around him replied: "Crossing the river casually means how many people, more than a dozen people, dozens of people, and thousands of troops want to cross the river. How can you just find a place to pass?"

"There are so many soldiers and horses, where do you want to set up a boat and let the soldiers board the boat calmly? When you arrive on the shore, how do you get the soldiers and horses ashore as soon as possible? When you get on the shore, there are no roads, and there are water, mud, reed marches everywhere, so how can the soldiers and horses march?"

"The large group of people crossing the river is different from any few people crossing the river. The river bank is as long as the east and west, and is suitable for soldiers to cross the river. It is here to the east, Guangling, Jingkou, and Liyang to the west, and Caishi."

The curious little official asked again: "Where is Guabu? Jiangbei Guabu, Jiangnan Shitou City. I returned to Jiangbei from Jiankang before, and boarded the ship from Shitou City to Jiangbei Guabu dock."

"Stone City is right next to Jiankang, with defenders and boat troops stationed. You are fools when you are an official army, and you don't move when you watch the thief crossing the river? At that time, will the troop transport ships full of troops fight, or will the warships of the official army fight?"

After some discussion, the minor officials felt that the court had hope of suppressing the rebellion, and Hou Jing was about to be defeated soon, and the peace would continue to live.

After a while, Xiao Yuanzao went downstairs and walked halfway, he saw dust on the official road in the west, with many flags waving. It seemed that Jiankang was sending troops to strengthen the defense of Jingkou.

But Xiao Yuanzao found it strange because he had not heard from the emperor recently that he wanted to send troops to strengthen Jingkou's defense.

With his current military strength, it is enough to defend Jingkou, so why should the emperor add to his strength?

Xiao Yuanzao looked at the soldiers approaching Jingkou and became increasingly confused: The emperor divided Jiankang's troops to Jingkou, don't you have to be wary of King Shaoling?
Chapter completed!