Chapter 521 Tiger and Wolf

Zhong Yangui was not humble, and bowed to the people in the house and said, "As far as I see below, Zhong Kuang's new successor has not yet been established, and the hearts of the scholars have not yet been attached. In addition, he has a great defeat. When the army floats down the boat and heads straight to the city of Hongzhou, even if there are wise and brave men, there is no time to display it. If he delays the time, he will be humble and asks for foreign aid, the people in the city will be stable, and the city of Hongzhou is strong, and the millet can be spent for several years. At that time, he will not be able to attack the city and have reinforcements outside, so he will regret it too late!"

After hearing Zhong Yangui's analysis, the generals of Huainan showed excitement on their faces, and some impatients simply started to whisper. After all, after the Huainan army was dispatched, they took down Jiangzhou, the gateway to Jiangxi without any effort. Everyone had no achievements. In this case, the Huainan general in the house had the idea of ​​seeking merit in their hearts as if they were adding fuel to the fire, and the burning became more and more intense.

Qin Fei was not moved by the warm atmosphere in the room at all, calm as ever, and a pair of eyes looked at Zhong Yangui and asked, "That's all sarcastic, Wei Zaichang, Peng Yu and the others, these people are strong, our army is heading straight in and taking Hongzhou. If these people lead troops to aid, will it be detrimental to our army?"

"The Jizhou and Ma Yin were in the quarrel of Jizhou led by Peng Yu. Although the Wei brothers were Zhong Kuangshi's relatives, both of them regarded Fuzhou as their own territory and were self-defense thieves. Moreover, these two men were also versus their fathers in the past. After the defeat, they surrendered because of the situation. Although Zhong Kuangshi married Wei Quanshou's daughter, there were grudges. As long as our army acted quickly, they could defeat them one by one."

Qin Fei did not respond immediately, but nodded slightly to indicate that he had heard it. The Huainan general in the room couldn't help but hold his breath when he saw this and waited for the command of the general. However, Qin Fei only heard Qin Fei say in a deep voice: "The soldiers are coming from afar, they are exhausted, so let's take a day off first and then make plans!" After saying that, he didn't wait for the generals to say more, so he went out of the court.

The Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion was similar to most government offices at the end of the Tang Dynasty at that time, and it was roughly divided into two parts: the front and back. The front part was the governor's mansion that handled official affairs and the subordinates of the governor, while the back part was the private residence of the governor himself and his family and his relatives. Since the Huainan Army entered Xunyang City, Zhong Yangui moved out of the governor's mansion and gave Qin Fei to a courtyard to live in. Therefore, the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion became the shogunate of Qin Fei, the commander of the southwest camp of the Huainan Army.

In a courtyard in the mansion, bamboo shadows sway, and the night wind blows, causing a slight sound, which makes it look more quiet. The bright moonlight shines in the courtyard, reflecting black shadows, slowly shaking under the breeze, like countless beasts hiding in the darkness, which may jump out and choose people at any time.

Qin Fei stood in the room and was scanning the decorations in the room. The layout in the room was extremely simple. Apart from a few beds, a horizontal knife and a hard bow hanging on the wall, looking around Xiao Ran, the bedding on the bed was also made of Gema, and even a middle-class family would not be like this. Qin Fei looked at it for a while, with a complex expression on his face and a lot of emotion.

At this time, a rumor came from outside, but Fan Sicong came to pay a visit. When Huainan sent troops, Yang Wo sent all his confidants to accumulate qualifications and experience. Even Fan Sicong, the number one confidant, was no exception. He served as the military officer of the Record Office under Qin Fei. He just went to Qin Fei's residence, but he was idle. He heard that Qin Fei had gone here, so he rushed over to ask for a meeting.

"I pay homage to the governor!" Fan Si bowed down and said, "He was polite when he was in Guangling. Among Yang Wo's many newly successful confidants, it was very different. This time, Qin Fei's subordinates were even more cautious. Although it was not a formal occasion at the moment, all kinds of etiquette were not lacking.

"Sir Fan asked for it, there is no need to be too polite!" Qin Fei helped Fan Sicong up. He was very careful with Yang Wo's number one confidant and did not feel arrogant at all because he was in a high position.

"I came to visit the governor this time, but I wanted to ask for advice on the daytime matters. What Zhong Yangui said sounded quite reasonable, why don't you agree?"

Qin Fei did not directly answer Fan Sicong's question, pointed to the furnishings in the house and asked, "Sicong, do you know who was originally living in this house?"

Fan Si then looked at the furnishings in the house and replied: "This is originally the back mansion of the Jiangzhou Governor's Mansion. Looking at the furnishings in this house, it should be a person like Zhong Yangui's subordinate, ten generals and the like!"

Qin Fei smiled and said, "Wrong, the owner here is Zhong Yangui himself!"

"What!" Fan Si was shocked. He looked at the furnishings around him for a while and asked with a look of disbelief: "Seeing Zhong Yangui's age, he should have wives and concubines. Even a middle-class family in this room is not as good as that. He is at least a man who ruled ten thousand people and was in charge of the people, how could he suffer so much?"

"A certain family didn't believe it at first." Qin Fei's face showed a very emotional expression: "After I arrived at the residence, I saw that although the residence was very gorgeous, it did not look like a place where a warrior lived. So I called the servants to ask, and then I realized that it was just the residence of Zhong Yangui's wife and concubine. He usually lived in this courtyard, and he could not live in that place for ten days. This person was so troubled that he must have made great plans, and he was definitely not a person who was willing to live under the influence of others."

After hearing Qin Fei's judgment, Fan Sicong couldn't help but nodded. Since ancient times, the superiors' methods of controlling people's hearts are nothing more than rewards and punishments. For example, Zhong Yangui, who doesn't like money and women, rewards are useless. How can they control such people with only one word "punishment"? Thinking of this, Fan Sicong already understood why Qin Fei was like this in the daytime. The commander of the Huainan Southwest Camp not only thought about how to advance to Jiangxi, but also thought about how to deal with Zhong Yangui, who was very tame in front of him.

"Zhong Yangui's guy was a few days ago, with more than a thousand soldiers attacking the enemy at night, beheading more than a thousand and capturing 4,000 alive. He captured countless armored staffs. In the face of fear, there were many people who came to the shore to surrender. There were dozens of ships that had come to surrender. From this point of view, Zhong Kuang was unhappy and the soldiers were weak. It was not difficult to destroy Hongzhou. However, after obtaining this place, how to deal with Zhong Yangui is a great question. If this person is left here, a wolf and a tiger is coming, I am afraid that it will be another Lu Renzhi!" Qin Fei shook his head and sighed: "I am old. This expedition to Jiangxi is probably the last battle. I can't raise tigers anymore!"

"Why do you think you should act?"

Qin Fei pondered slightly, then lowered his voice and said, "Tomorrow, you will stay in Jiangzhou. Zhong Yangui will follow the army to Hongzhou, and his subordinates will stay in Jiangzhou and you will be in charge. In this way, even if this guy has any skills, he will not be able to make any big waves without his confidants. After pacifying Hongzhou, he will send him to Guangling and entrust him to a high position and raise him!"

Fan Sicong bowed and said, "I will guard this Jiangzhou City like an iron barrel, so that there will be no trouble. Please rest assured."

After the two of them finished their discussion, they returned to their house to rest. The next day, Qin Fei issued a military order, detaining all the subordinates led by Zhong Yangui to Fan Sicong's command, and detaining Zhong Yangui to his side, leading the army to attack Hongzhou. However, Zhong Yangui seemed to have no feeling at all, but just bowed to take the order and tamed the army. After Fan Si took over the command, he disbanded some of the troops first, and the rest were disbanded and reorganized, and mixed with the officers he brought. However, in a blink of an eye, the formidable strong soldier under Zhong Yangui was demolished and disfigured.

In the suburbs of Hangzhou, since the war quelled, Lu Wen dispersed the civilians and rested with the people. Through the grain trade with the Fujian Weiwu Army, the food shortage has been alleviated, so that the people can spare the extra effort to reduce the autumn grains of Hangzhou, Hu, Su, Hui and other prefectures. In ancient China, farmers were worthy of being the most diligent and patient group. After more than two months of rest, the scene of "the fields are full of weeds and the village is less smoke" in the suburbs of Hangzhou has improved a lot. Farmers are driving the ox to be busy in the fields, recovering as much as possible, and allowing the elderly and young families to eat more rice after the autumn.

With the sound of dogs barking and horses neighing, a team of hunters rushed past the avenue. The farmers next to the road quickly lowered their bodies and kowtowed in the mud and water. Although they could not determine who was passing by on the road, with years of experience, they could still judge that their life, death, misfortune and fortune are just things that these people are in their hands. It is a wise choice to be more respectful.

Lu Fang was wearing a narrow-sleeved robe, riding on a horse, wearing a blue cloth head, holding a bent bow in his hand, and there were twelve feather arrows in his waist, beside him were Lu Shuxian and Shen Liniang. His son Lu Run was only seven or eight years old, and he also sat on a horse, holding a small bow in his hand, full of energy, and looked like a picture scroll of aristocrats who went out to hunt for the late Tang Dynasty.

"Runxing, you have to hold on to the reins. There are fields on both sides of this road. If you do not control it properly and go into the fields, it will be bad if you step on the seedlings!" Lu Fang pointed at his son's riding skills, while watching the growth of crops on the fields beside the road. The road they were passing was quite narrow, almost a little wider, and the seedlings on both sides grew well. Later, they almost covered the road. Lu Fang simply jumped off the horse and moved forward.

Lu Run was still young and sat on the horse. A personal soldier led his horse. When he saw his father carefully leading the horse forward, he couldn't help but say in a slight voice: "These seedlings are so annoying. It would be great if there weren't so many seedlings!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Fang suddenly stopped and scolded him sternly. Although his power was growing, he still maintained a gentle and gratifying appearance in front of his wives, concubines and children. He had never even said a serious word to Runxing, the legitimate son. At this time, he suddenly saw Ji's harsh words, which scared Lu Runxing, and his mouth slightly opened, looking like he wanted to cry but did not dare to cry.

As soon as Lu Fang said, he felt regretful. In recent years, he had been busy fighting and intrigue, and had not even had any energy to spend on his children at home. Lu Runsheng's first wife Lu Shuxian took over. However, although Lu Shuxian was fair in her behavior and was highly respected by everyone, she had never given birth to a male child. Now that he had the Runsheng, he naturally became a little doting on him. Although he was still young and not as good as a playboy, he did not look like a child of a warrior.

"Runxing!" Lu Fang walked to his son's mount. The horse was not very tall. Lu Runxing sat on it only as high as Lu Fang's shoulder. Lu Fang reached out and stroked his son's head for a while and said softly: "This seedling is a good thing. The food and clothing of your mouth and your body all come from this acre. If you trampled around, you would be hungry at that time!"

Lu Run nodded with a slight understanding. Seeing his son's appearance, Lu Fang couldn't help but laugh. He said that this son is quite similar to himself who had just traveled to the end of the Tang Dynasty. He was born with food and clothing, and he didn't know what it felt like to be hungry. If he had experienced competition for selective sex education before traveling through time, the child who was as carved as a jade in front of him had never experienced this. Now he finally knew what it means to be "born in the deep palace and grow up by a woman!" "I don't know the hardships of farming"? Thinking of this, Lu Fang couldn't help but sigh in a low voice: "I finally know what it means to 'I only want to be born in the imperial family for generations'!"

The couple Lu Shuxian and Lu Fang who had been with him for decades could not hear the profound meaning of Lu Fang's words. They couldn't help but blush and whispered: "I am so ashamed that I am not good at teaching my children, which makes my husband worried!"

Lu Fang shook his head and sighed, "It's no wonder you. A kind mother defeated her son too much. This is also the truth of ancient and modern times. But now I have also won a situation and should spend some time on my child. Otherwise, even if I can conquer a country, I will only die in a second life, but will harm my relatives!"
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