Chapter 569: Stubble

"How should we deal with the money sent by the Huainan thief chief?" The guards bent on the side asked. Since the envoy of the Huainan army had left, there was no need to do these superficial skills. After the battle several years ago, the Huainan and Zhenhai armies had long torn apart. After Yang Wo's death, the incense of Lu Fang's origin in Huainan had long been gone, and the captain simply called the departure enemy directly as the Huainan thief.

Zhou Anguo looked up at the other party, his eyes were bright. The escort yamen was tall and taller than Zhou Anguo. But when he saw this, he immediately lowered his head subconsciously, as if he was half a piece of shorter. Zhou Anguo snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "We are a martial artist, it is better not to take advantage of the words behind this. When the Lord was still under the command of Anfu Jun of Runzhou, Zhou Ben led the army alone. It was the same thing on the battlefield. Since the two families have not yet fought, you should be cleaner!"

The yamen was scolded by the chief general, and his shirt was already sweating on his back, and he kept saying no. Zhou Anguo's eyes stayed on him for a while before turning around and said coldly: "Send the order to return, leave three fast ships, keep a distance, and carefully monitor the enemy fleet. Do not take it lightly. Take out one-third of the money and reward the soldiers of each ship, and put the rest into the treasury!"

"Here!" The Aiya quickly took the order, took two steps back, and then turned around and left to convey the order. Zhou Anguo turned around and looked at the Aiya's departure back, thinking to himself: "The war in Jiangxi is coming, and the victory is about to be decided. If Huainan wins, it will be a big threat to the Zhenhai Army. Even the soldiers in the army know this. But there is no news of advancing troops in Hangzhou. They just asked to prepare military rations and repair the city walls, but there is no news of advancing troops. Could it be that the Lord has enjoyed wealth and honor in Hangzhou in the past few years, which has eroded his ambition?"

In Hangzhou, cicadas made noisy croaking sounds on the locust trees outside the door. Even under the shadow of the eaves, the armored soldiers were sweating profusely on their faces, but no one dared to move for a moment. The reason was no different. In the gate behind them was the heart of Zhenhaijun, where the *** Hall was located.

"Sending troops, you must send troops. Wei Quanshu fought with Huainan. It was the battle between the two tigers and one injury. It was a great time for the lord to take the land of Jiangxi!" The loud voice was Luo Renqiong, the governor of Taizhou. He was flushed and even the blue veins on his neck were exposed. He was obviously extremely excited. In recent years, he has been in Taizhou, a remote seaside. Although under his management, the household registration, land and taxes have increased a lot. Every year, Lu Fang praised it, but in the Zhenhaijun, it was still a warlord group. If he wanted to climb up in this group, the fastest and most important way was to make military achievements in the process of outward expansion. Luo Renqiong was very clear about this.

Lu Fang nodded without objection. Seeing Lu Fang's performance, several generals from both sides expressed their consent. In recent years, Zhenhai Army had not used troops outside except taking advantage of the two sons of the Zhong family in Jiangxi to fight and eat Raozhou. These arrogant soldiers and generals under Lu Fang were really suffocated. For them, swords, sticks, bows and crossbows are the guys who have settled down. If there is nothing to do, they will have the opportunity to get promoted and make money. Finally, they have seen an opportunity and still don't try their best to seize it.

The generals in the hall spoke, but Lu Fang just listened quietly and did not express his opinions. After a few bold words were spoken, Lu Fang suddenly turned his head and asked Wang Foer, the Suzhou Tuanzheng who was sitting first in the left wing, and said, "Fu'er, what do you think?"

Everyone's eyes suddenly accumulated on Wang Fo'er. Although Wang Fo'er was a military general, he was different from other military generals. If it were others, he would usually send small teams of soldiers to cross the border, either spy on military information or loot the people of wealth and property. He often detained the captured enemy army crossing the border. This way, he could not only extort money, but also use his head to seek credit and receive rewards. This situation was common in ancient China's hostile borders between the two countries, so generally speaking

On the border, even in the non-war state, it was sparsely populated. Even a few village people were farming, which was completely different from the peaceful scene in the mainland. But Wang Foer was different. He restrained his soldiers and was not allowed to cross the border to harass him. He caught the enemy's woodcutters and cultivators, and then released them back to the enemy after drinking and drinking. After a long time, the Huainan Army guards on the opposite side were embarrassed to continue like this. The people on both sides of the border could farm with peace of mind. Therefore, the people in Su, Chang, Run and other states were very grateful to Wang Foer, and many people had established temples to sacrifice.

"Lord, if you send troops to Jiangxi, it will destroy the agreement with Huainan. Once the two sides fight, there will be continuous wars. The war will be a disaster. The king should think twice!" Wang Foer pondered for a moment and replied in a deep voice. Hearing his words, he said that he was against sending troops, the generals in the hall showed dissatisfaction on their faces, only Luo Zhixiang nodded repeatedly. It was obvious that Wang Foer's words were very much for his spleen and stomach.

At this time, a man stood up in the right wing and said sternly: "What General Wang said is bad. Now it is a chaotic world. If you are for some life, you will not seize it. This is the 'woman's benevolence'. This is a great opportunity to take the land of Jiangxi. There are two reasons: First, the lord takes the daughter of the King of Nanping as his concubine. The king of Nanping is the lord's Lord Taishan. Now the two sons of King Zhong are subordinates and are unable to inherit the foundation of his father. In terms of etiquette, this land of Jiangxi is originally the land of the lord; second, after the death of King of Nanping, the two sons compete for the throne, attracted foreign thieves to invade. Huainan

Although the people who took Hong and Jiangzhou were rich but did not know how to keep polite, those who were in the upper position had no weapons for the monarch, while those who were in the lower position were uneasy. However, in just a few years, Hongzhou had been hit by three wars. The people did not get their master, the ministers did not get their king, and the people were suffering from the upside down. The heroes sighed, and they all wanted to get a wise king. However, for several years, the lords had been governed by the two Zhejiang provinces, the people were in a state of turmoil, the treasury was full, the armor and the army were strong, and the wise and foolish were in their positions. This was clearly God left this foundation to the Lord. ‘God and not take it, they were blamed’. The Lord should not hesitate, and he would regret it if he missed the opportunity."

The man Lu just spoke, he saw that this man was tall and shaped, with an eagle-like falcon. He was Chen Zhang. If the generals under Lu Fang were the most accomplished, this man was the one who was surrendered by Qian Miao and was extremely fierce. Lu Fang was worried about putting him in the prefectures and counties. Every time he fought, he would transfer this man back to Hangzhou to take care of him. He was now the coaching officer of the left and right sides of the palace's personal army. Unexpectedly, after Wang Foer spoke, he was the first to jump out to refute him.

Chen Zhang's words seemed like a drop of cold water falling into a boiling hot oil pan. The hall suddenly exploded. The generals and assistants divided into two factions and arguing. The people who opposed the troops were naturally on Wang Foer's side, but some of them supported the troops did not stand on Chen Zhang's side. After all, Chen Zhang is a man who is a little arrogant and has a surrendered general on weekdays. Although his official position is not low, in terms of qualifications and roots, it is a thousand miles away from those of the Lu Fang's personal army commander such as Wang Foer. Although Wang Foer is not the kind of villain who retaliates with a slightest revenge, it is better not to overestimate the demeanor of the superiors these days. Most of the people in the hall are military generals, and they are full of energy and have a bad temper. As they were talking, someone put on his sleeves and was about to start all the martial arts.

Seeing his subordinates like this, Lu Fang's brows frowned slightly. Chen Yun, who was beside him, quickly said in a deep voice: "Stop it, this is the hall. How dare all the generals be rude?" Although his voice was not too loud, he only felt his chest suffocating when he heard it. He couldn't help but stop arguing. When he looked up, Lu Fang's face turned gloomy and frowned slightly. He knew the opportunity and quickly leaned over to apologize.

When Lu Fang saw the generals calm down, his face was a little calmer, and said to Wang Foer: "Fu'er, you have done a good job in governing Suzhou in the past few years, but now it is a chaotic world. If there is no thunderous means, how can you show the heart of the Bodhisattva? Huainan and I have been in a state of rebellion, not because Yang Wo cherishes the people, but just can't eat us for a while. If Jiangxi falls into Huainan's hands, Hongzhou alone will have 100,000 households, how can I resist at that time?"

Hearing Lu Fang's words, the generals who were standing by Chen Zhang showed joy on their faces, thinking that they had bet the right treasure, but Gao Fengtian heard the unfinished meaning in Lu Fang's words. Just now, Lu Fang called other generals and apprentices with official positions, and added a "public" or "sir" to respect the key points, but only Wang Foer called him directly. Their relatives were self-evident, let alone Lu Fang had to persuade him so carefully. If someone changed to someone else, at most he would just give him a command. It seems that Wang Foer's position in Lu Fang's heart is not very high! But what is there on Wang Foer that can make Lu Fang value so much? Is it just that amazing bravery? Thinking of this, Gao Fengtian's eyes swept over Wang Foer who was kneeling on the short couch and with Qi Rong on his face.

"The lord is thinking about it, not what Mo Zheng can do! But," Wang Foer replied in a deep voice, and suddenly his voice choked up: "A sword move will lead to the life and death of tens of thousands of people. Behind them, there are wives, children and parents who support the hut. I only want the lord." Speaking of this, Wang Foer groped out of his arms for a while, took out an object, and presented it with both hands. Lu Fang took it and saw that there were two pieces of linen cloths that were washed quite clean, but there were still some black blood stains on it, and there were many damaged areas. Lu Fang looked at it for a while but didn't know what it was for, and asked, "Fu'er, what is your request? What does it have to do with these two pieces of linen cloth?"

"This piece of linen is the only relic left by my grandmother to Mo General. When Sun Ru's thieves passed by, the people in my village fled. Before leaving, my grandmother took out the linen from her arms and my younger brother Zhuer, saying that you two are still young and have no shoes. If you travel a long distance, you will be afraid that your feet will be blistered, so you can use this piece of linen to avoid being stolen and swelling. My younger brother and I tore the linen apart, and each took one of them. Just after putting it away, my grandmother disappeared. Then we realized that because she was old and weak, she was unwilling to implicate her family, so she committed suicide in the well behind the yard. Later, these two pieces of linen followed me and my younger brother on the Huai until we met the lord that year."

The festival quieted down. Many people have heard of the story of how Wang Foer met Lu Fang, and those who are smarter also guessed how the young brother died. Many of the generals in the hall were from refugees in troubled times. When they heard the stories Wang Foer said, they could not help but think of the sufferings he had experienced in this troubled times before he became famous. For a moment, they were so sorry that they were the people who had just shouted to send troops to the loudest. At this time, there was no sound, and the eyes that looked at Wang Foer also became a little gentler.

"Oh!" Lu Fang sighed lightly, looked at the two pieces of linen in his hand, and could vaguely see the blood stains on it. He could guess the helplessness of Wang Foer and his younger brother who died in his hands and the pain he experienced in Huai later. Because he had also experienced all this himself, he was in the legitimate son-in-law who climbed to Qijiazhuang and struggled to survive in the world of the strong in Huai, every fight, every betrayal, every deception, the anger and despair of those losers were vivid in his mind. Lu Fang knew how difficult it was to survive in this chaotic world, but what surprised him the most was that Wang Foer could still maintain such a "childish heart".
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