Jinling, Thousand Houses in the east of the city.

Jia Yuan looked at the letter in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

He had already heard the news about the Chuzhou army entering Hezhou, but he didn't expect Hezhou to be so vulnerable.

Powerful crossbow? Cannon?

What step does Huo Wu want to go?

Jia Yuan shivered inexplicably.

Jia Yan frowned and walked in: "Second brother, the food is about to be cut off. Military pay has been delayed for half a year, and the food is also one month later than a month..."

The two brothers donated the first ones on behalf of the hundred households.

Because buying and selling official positions in Jinling officialdom became popular in the past six months, Jia Yuan won a thousand households and also made a palm print for his brother.

Two brothers are military affairs and logistics. More than one thousand people in the Thousand Houses and East of the city are said to be private soldiers.

This does not comply with the official rules, but where are the rules at present?

Henan Road and Huainan Road have been in chaos for more than half a year.

Jiangnan is not peaceful. As early as three or four years ago, salt merchants gathered to rebel in Taizhou. They were ordered by the imperial court to be in peace. Now, they have taken advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains to start separating the localities and attacking neighboring prefectures.

They are both Jiangnan West Road, but fortunately they are nine hundred miles away from Jinling, so there is no need to worry about them calling.

Jia Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Is he selling all the rice in the official warehouse and starting to sell military rations?"

Jia Yan sighed and said, "It's all crazy... the court, are there really no hope?"

Jia Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "What else do you have to expect? Henan Road and Huainan Road are in chaos. After finally, Shandong soldiers recovered Xuzhou and arrived in Huainan again. They were recruited without even fighting."

"Just because the Shandong Army generals are from the Queen's clan?"

Jia Yuan nodded and said, "It's for this. The news from the capital is that the queen will be invited to establish a prince in the thirty years of this year..."

Jia Yan gasped: "Isn't the queen's son dead?"

Jinling is prosperous, and news about the capital is always constant.

"The queen adopted the fourth prince who was born to the palace maid last year..."

"I think the emperor doesn't want to."

The position of crown prince has been established in all dynasties, and if there is no legitimate position, the eldest son or love will be established.

Today, the young man ascended the throne and reigned for eighteen years, with four princes.

The eldest son was born by the queen and died at the age of two; the second son and the third son were born by the imperial concubine Yin, one was thirteen and the other was ten years old; the fourth son was a palace son, who was only three years old.

Yin was born as a tribute girl in Goryeo, five years older than the emperor. She was a palace maid who served tea when the emperor was young and was also the first concubine. She has been favored for more than ten years.

For the sake of this imperial concubine, the emperor also deposed a Yuan Empress.

However, as an emperor who ascended the throne and was undermined by the power minister, his "destroyed queen" also followed the trend.

Empress Yuan was the granddaughter of the former prime minister, a noble daughter of a noble family, and a tough man, and once beat Yin.

As the emperor took power, he supported the new people to replace the former prime minister, and the Yuan Dynasty was also abolished and given wine.

However, Yin's status is low and he is not able to be the queen. Today he chose the queen who came from a high school, which is the queen now.

The queen, father and brother, are both generals in the army, and her uncle is the current prime minister.

How could the emperor keep the son of his already grown concubine and establish a baby?

The descendant had a great power in the court and the people, and the fourth prince was afraid that the life of the emperor would end if he appointed the crown prince.

When the mother and queen come to the court, who will be the world?

The court is now in a deadlock.

If we want to send troops to quell the rebellion, the weight of the clan will become heavier and heavier.

The second prince is getting further and further away from the position of the crown prince.

Someone invited the crown prince this year, which may be the reason for the chaos in Henan and Huainan Roads.

He wanted to use this to threaten the emperor and make the empress adoptive son the crown prince.

But if the emperor is the emperor, how could he be threatened?

Before this emperor, four or five emperors died suddenly and were poisoned to death, which was enough to make people take it as a warning.

Jia Yan didn't say anything for a while.

Since ancient times, the dispute between imperial power and ministerial power has been endless.

The prime minister is a high-ranking family, and his family is full of civil and military affairs.

If the Prime Minister is defeated, Daning will be greatly damaged.

If the emperor is defeated and the empress helps the young lord to ascend the throne, even if the rebellion is suppressed, Daning will have to change the master.

This world is really helpless.

Jia Yuan handed the letter in his hand to his brother.

Jia Yan took it and watched it quickly, his expression changed drastically: "Chuzhou, Hezhou... the next step is Luzhou... There is Chaohu Naval Army in Luzhou..."

"Brother, did you see it?"

"Maybe... is it to attack Yangzhou? Yangzhou City also has naval troops. If you want to take Yangzhou City, you need to go along with water and land..."

"Where are you taking Yangzhou? There is only one Chuzhou left above. There is a sect instigation in the north and Henan Province. It is impossible for the imperial court to suppress the rebels before they come, and they will kill each other in white clothes, right?"

Jia Yan glanced at the letter again: "Are these two too conspicuous?"

"The military rations are about to be cut off, what's the use of keeping them? Just the gap of 100 feet, does Jinling still have to guard it? This is a piece of fat meat."

Jinling is opposite to Hezhou across the river, how could Huo Wu allow others to occupy Jinling?

Whether it is artillery or powerful crossbow, they are all in the hands of the Jinling defenders, so it is not their turn to the thousand households in all directions of the city.

"Where is Shi Jin?"

In the past six months, the Jia brothers were promoted. As a local tyrant, Shi Jin was promoted from Qianhu to Deputy Envoy of the Jinling Guard Commander Office, a fourth-rank official, and under his command of the three thousand defenders.

"Brother Shi is a sensible person. He has pulled our brother before, so we can't leave him."

Shi Jin is cautious, but in fact he always sells favors to Huo Wu...

...

Hezhou Prefecture Office posted a notice early in the morning.

Many gentry and people gathered around to watch.

"Preparation for the examination in the prefecture for the eighth day of the lunar month, those who pass the examination will go to Chuzhou to be officials, and those who are children or above will register in the prefecture office... If you are good at numerology, you can get the qualification for the first exam..."

"Tongsheng is reliable above, why do you still list the numbers alone? Then can the accountants end up?"

"Maybe there is a shortage of people who keep accounts."

"Chuzhou is poor, who wants to go?"

"As an official, you don't care about it!"

“…”

No matter what Chuzhou is, there are many people who are moved.

Not only poor scholars, but also gentry children are often moved.

Learn civil and martial arts and sell them to the imperial family.

Marshal Huo is the lord of both places, so isn’t it necessary to serve in office?

This is the difference between Hezhou and Chuzhou.

The gentry of Chuzhou never forgot the court before.

He was dealt with by the Chuzhou Army several times, but they all half-forced their children into the Chuzhou Army, and many people were watching.

When they arrived in Hezhou, they would persuade themselves without Huo Wu's coercion and inducement.

After a while, people signed up in the yamen one after another.

...

At noon, Huo Bao came out from Mr. Lin.

Zhu Gang and Liang Zhuang were already waiting outside.

Since he arrived in Hezhou, Huo Bao has restored the previous rules in Chuzhou. In the morning, he studied "Records of the Grand Historian" with Mr. Lin, and in the afternoon, he went to the prefecture camp to see Ma Juzi and others train soldiers.

Two thousand child soldiers were also in the prefecture camp, staring at Huo Bao.

When Huo Bao saw Zhu Gang, he remembered something and said, "There is nothing happening recently. You and the waiter will clean up, clean up, go back to Binjiang for a few days, and accompany your parents..."

I mentioned to Zhu County Magistrate once before that he asked Zhu Qiang to return to Binzhou for a while, but later I forgot about this matter when I was short of anyone.

Now all the four places in Hezhou have begun to recruit soldiers, and the one responsible for the recruitment of Hezhou is Shuijin.

In addition to the two thousand people who replaced Feng Monk's troops, there were five thousand people, and more than half of the new soldiers were not recruited for the time being.

It's time for leisure.

Hezhou is less than a hundred miles away from Binjiang, and it is still time to recall something if you have something to do.

Zhu Gang hesitated and said, "Around Master Bao..."

"Everyone is here, but there is still a shortage of people to help you? Don't talk too much, I'll give you a ten-day vacation."

Huo Baodao.

Everyone's spirit has been tense in the past six months and should be relaxed and moderate.

Thinking of this, he said to Liang Zhuang: "You guys are also taking turns to take vacations. If you want to visit relatives and friends, it's better to relax and take advantage of this lukewarm time..."

Even if these child soldiers were refugees, they were from recent prefectures.

Liang Zhuang's face turned red and he said shyly: "If it's cheap, my subordinates want to take a few days off... Go back to Lingshui... My mother told me a marriage before she died, and she was my uncle's cousin..."

Huo Bao knew that Liang Zhuang was from Lingshui, and his parents died. He had a severe drought last autumn and he fled to Jinling with his fellow villagers.

In the Scouts, there are two other teenagers who are his fellow townsmen.

Unexpectedly, there are relatives like my uncle.

"Your uncle's house is still in Lingshui? Haven't you escaped from the famine?"

"My uncle has a few acres of land in his house and a craft, which is a carpenter..."

Huo Bao couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

My mother and uncle are old, this is not a false statement.

Liang Zhuang is fifteen this year and fourteen last year.

He grew up tall and strong, and although he was not a child, he could still be the one who was a laborer.

Is this the nephew or the future son-in-law, and the uncle doesn’t care about it?

Let him escape?

"Why didn't you join your uncle last year?"

“…”

After a while, Liang Zhuangfang said embarrassedly: "My aunt lives carefully..."

Huo Bao was speechless.

It is said that the mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law and she becomes happier the more she looks. This uncle Liang Zhuang is obviously an exception.

And that uncle, the man who is the master of the family, really wants to protect his nephew and let his wife make a fuss?

Most of them are disliked by the poor and loved the rich and wanted to regret the marriage.

Liang Zhuang knew that his aunt was not happy, but he still wanted to visit his relatives. He cared about this marriage.

No one can get along with each other.

Huo Bao is not easy to stop him.

After all, it was him who spoke up for a rest, and Liang Zhuang mentioned this matter.

But Lingshui is different now, but more than 10,000 troops in Bozhou are stationed.

In July and August, Deng Jian brought all his troops to make a fuss, which led to enough hatred.

They dare not fight to Chuzhou City, and they dare not use a few Chuzhou troops to vent their anger?

Huo Bao then took it and said with great concern: "I should have asked you to bring more people and return home in glory... But Marshal Liu is now in Lingshui, and neither of his two young men understand. In order to prevent the emergence of troubles, you still hide your identity as the Chuzhou Army. Go back as the manager of the shop of Uncle Qi, prepare more gifts, and don't say anything."

Liang Zhuang had no objection.

After speaking, several people left the state yamen.

A young man wandered not far away, looking at the prefecture yamen, with a hesitation.

Seeing Huo Bao and his men, he took a few steps back.

After seeing Huo Bao's appearance clearly, he stepped forward again.

"Stop!"

Zhu Gang held the hilt of the knife and scolded the young man.

Liang Zhuang also stood sideways in front of Huo Bao, looking at the young man with a warning.

"My benefactor!"

The young man bowed to Huo Bao and gave a gift.

In half a year, Huo Bao's body was several inches taller, but he was still in the shape of a young man and his facial features had not changed drastically.

But this young man has changed a lot.

He is not the kind of wealthy young master he used to be, he is much more calm.

This is not someone else, it is Shi Cong who met on the way after the war in Nanshan Village.

"Second Master Shi!"

Huo Bao walked out from behind Liang Zhuang and was very surprised: "You haven't gone to Bozhou?"

"When we left our benefactor and second brother Jia, we went all the way north. Within one day, we encountered two robbers, and the servants ran away... We didn't dare to go any further, so we wanted to take a detour from Hezhou. Unexpectedly, my sister was seriously ill and delayed..."

Shi Cong explained his experience after parting in a few words.

It was not the world where you talk outside, so Huo Bao said to Zhu Gang and Liang Zhuang: "You two go back to the camp and tell Leopard about asking for leave. If you hand over the errand at hand, I won't be able to go..."

Zhu Gang and Liang Zhuang agreed, and Huo Bao said to Shi Cong: "Second Master Shi, please come in and talk."

Shi Cong looked at the prefecture yamen and Huo Bao, and was surprised and confused: "The benefactor's surname is Huo, but is he a relative of Marshal Huo in Chuzhou?"

Seeing that his expression was not as fake, Huo Bao said, "In the past six months, Mr. Shi has not returned to Jinling once?"

If you go back, you should know the identities of Huo Wu and his son.
Chapter completed!