Chapter 102 Reminder
Everyone's heads were drooping, and they didn't dare to breathe for a moment. They waited until the third prince cursed and felt relieved. They asked in a bored manner: "How is the flood in Anhong County and other places? How do those refugees deal with it?"
The Suzhou prefect came forward to report weakly: "The third prince, as you said before, all the unaffected areas are closed down. Refugees are prohibited from entering and driving them to Xijing. It is difficult for Prince Ding and Prince Xun to deal with it."
Originally, the three princes each occupied a town in Anhong County. This time the flood was too great. All three towns were affected by disasters and they were forced to evacuate. However, so many people were resettled is also a big problem. Now the entire Jiangnan is almost occupied by royal relatives, nobles, gentry and merchants. Everyone has more or less affinity. If you want to find such a big place to resettle three princes, you must drive some people out and offend many people at all times. The Suzhou prefect does not want to take on this mess.
The third prince also felt a headache when he heard this, "Prince Xun is the younger brother of the father and the emperor. He must stay in his heart and reason. He must make the prince's prestige and unable to move. He has a great family with the princess, so he cannot offend him. What good way do you have?"
As he said that, the third prince stared at the group of people below, but none of them whispered, igniting the anger that he had finally suppressed, "Baste! Bucket! What do I do to raise you? If I can't think of a way today, you all get out of the south of the Yangtze River and make room for the three princes!"
"Sweet your life for the third prince!" The officials begged for mercy loudly.
The third prince continued to ask with a gloomy face: "I must hold the 30,000 troops in Zeng Pan's hand. If I can't move him on the surface, I can only do it secretly!"
General Zuo Hu asked tentatively: "The third prince means..."
The third prince compared the killing action, “This is the end! After he is solved, you will take over the 30,000 troops. In this way, the entire south of the Grand Canal will be the world of our palace, hahahaha…”
The Right Guard General hurriedly flattered: "Your Highness is the true emperor, and it is only a matter of time before he ascended the throne. When your Highness has the 30,000 army, he can fight back to Xijing and take back half of the country occupied by Qiu Laogou's rioters!"
The Suzhou prefect quickly echoed: "General Right Guard said very well. At that time, Your Highness will be able to return to the palace to inherit the throne openly with the reason of rectifying the chaos. People in the world will definitely be convinced!"
The third prince did not occupy the legitimate position or the eldest, and it was not that simple to ascend the throne and become emperor. The words of the Suzhou prefect really touched his heart. The third prince was suddenly overjoyed and laughed: "That's right! When I take down the 30,000 army, I will definitely return to Xijing to eliminate the rioters and traitors!"
Qiu Jingming, hiding behind the screen, could no longer listen. With a thought, he had already appeared in the wing room of Yunlai Inn.
At this time, he didn't care much about it. He first went to the cloth shop to buy a dark-toned dress and a straw hat and a curtain, and then went to the Mobao Pavilion to buy a set of high-quality pen, ink, paper and inkstone.
After returning to the inn, he first wrote down what he saw and heard today, then took out the valuable items that came out of the Third Prince's study room, put them in the box with the letters, and then used the secret technique to teleport to the 30,000 army base.
The garrison was so strict that Qiu Jingming dared not go in at will. He waited until dark and gritted his teeth to set the position at Zengpan's camp. As long as someone teleported inside, it would fail. Fortunately, there was no one inside for the time being. Qiu Jingming successfully sneaked in and quickly placed the box next to Zengpan's pillow.
The camp is not big and there is no place for Tibetans. Qiu Jingming cannot stay and wait for the results, so he can only leave regretfully.
Not long after he left, Zeng Pan brought four deputy generals into the tent. It had just rained heavily outside the house, and five people entered the tent and brought yellow mud into the ground.
Zeng Pan gasped and reminded: "The military defense in Tangzhou needs to be strengthened. We must not only guard against the old Qiu Gou, but also watch the movements of the Liao soldiers. Now they are blocked outside Liangzhou. If Liangzhou is also broken, Old Qiu Gou will definitely go south. At that time, we will not face one enemy army!"
The first deputy general frowned and said, "General, we only have 30,000 troops. If we fight hard, we can only draw with the old thief Qiu. Both sides will suffer. If the Liao soldiers are added, we will not have any chance of winning! Moreover, don't you suspect that the old thief Qiu has an affair with the Liao people? This situation is very unfavorable to us. If there are reinforcements to support us."
When talking about reinforcements, Zeng Pan looked terrified and said with hatred: "There are still 20,000 garrisons in Jiangnan. If we transfer these 20,000 garrisons over, we will be much more relaxed."
Another deputy general shook his head, "General, we should not count on the 20,000 army! We can be speechless by protecting the royal bloodline. If we talk too much, people will think you are planning to be ill!"
Zeng Pan sneered: "Royal bloodline? If the country is not a country, the family is not a family. If the Great Zhou is completely destroyed, their bloodline will be worthless!"
The third deputy general hurriedly said, "General, be careful! My subordinates know that you are unhappy, but we are still ministers, which is insurmountable. We have to say that we only need to protect this people. As for Jiangnan, we can't take care of it."
Before, the entire Jiangnan was almost occupied by royal relatives, nobles, gentry and wealthy businessmen. Ordinary people were squeezed into the cracks to survive. This time, the flood directly forced these ordinary people homeless, and most of them had left Jiangnan and approached north.
Zeng Pan couldn't stand this tragedy on earth, and had already been sentenced to several counties closest to the Grand Canal to accommodate refugees. It is not easy to support these refugees.
Zeng Pan grabbed his hair with a headache, grinned and said with annoyance: "I am a military officer, and now I have even taken on the job of a civil servant! I might as well just enclose myself as a local emperor!"
"General, if you really think so, my subordinates will definitely support you!" The fourth deputy general said with a smile.
Zeng Pan spat angrily, "Go away, don't you know I'm talking angry?"
The first deputy general said helplessly: "General, just say these angry words in front of us, but don't help but shook your mouth. After all, what they like most is to grab others a few words of misunderstandings and put them on various sins."
Zeng Pan waved his hand speechlessly, "Okay, okay, I understand, you all go back, I'm going to rest."
As he said that, he walked directly to the bed. As soon as the five deputy generals turned around, they heard a "Huh" scream. They quickly turned around, but saw that Zeng Pan took out a small box from somewhere.
"Who put it here?" Zeng Pan asked.
The four deputy generals shook their heads together and quickly called the soldiers guarding the tent to inquire. As a result, the soldiers were even more confused than them. The four knelt on the ground in panic and promised, "General, we are not lying. Today, except for the general and the deputy general, no one else has entered the tent. Even the tent is handled by subordinates before you leave."
Chapter completed!