I saw Huang Wu with an angry look on his face, he cupped his hands furiously, and said angrily——
"I, a spy from the Qingyu Guard, reported that there is a secret meeting in the Zhao Mansion!"
"Most of the people attending the meeting are aristocratic ministers from Yingdu. The leader is the new national preceptor Zhaoju, and Jing Chong, the head of the Jing clan, is also among them!"
Xiong Wuliang narrowed his eyes slightly: "What did you say?"
Huang Wu scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "Returning to the Lord - the Zhao Mansion was burned too thoroughly... there was not even half a wall for hiding..."
"Even though I, the Qingyu Guard detective, are extremely skilled, I really can't get close enough to spy..."
Zhao Hua's mouth curled up slightly, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
When the kerosene was laid out in Yingdu, I don’t know if my lord planned it on purpose, but he placed a large amount of kerosene around the Zhao Mansion... The little lord made it clear that if the Zhao Mansion was rich, a large number of enemy troops would definitely gather here to rob it. So...
If we were to talk about which mansion in Yingdu City was most completely destroyed by the fire - Lao Zhaoju's Zhaofu was probably the second one.
Huang Wu: "Although the specific details are not clear, but these old guys get together, they will definitely not hold anything back!"
Xiong Wuliang took a deep breath, and the killing intent flashed slightly in his eyes.
really.
Zhaoju, an old fox, seems to be courteous, but in fact he still harbors evil intentions.
What else can these old guys talk about when they get together? It's nothing more than how to fight against the ruling Qu Yanghou and how to make the new law prepared by Xiong Wuliang and others abort!
Huang Wu said angrily: "Master, in my opinion, these old people are a disaster while they are alive."
"We might as well let that insidious old dog Yin Yu take action and teach the Black Feather Guards to kill them all. It would be clean."
Xiong Wuliang looked at Qu Yuan and saw that Qu Yuan was noncommittal, so he nodded slightly and was about to give an order...
"Wait!" Zhao Hua suddenly interrupted!
"Huh?" Xiong Wuliang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Zhao Hua.
Zhao Hua paused, then lowered his voice: "There will definitely be many opponents of the reform in the future. It would be troublesome if they all hide in the dark. In my opinion - it is better to save Zhaoju's life for the time being."
"With this person here, as long as Commander Huang closely monitors Zhao Mansion, the movements of those opponents will be under the control of the Lord."
"There will be traces to follow when killing people in the future."
"Leave this beast alive and let it instigate secretly... After they jump out one after another, we will cut them off along with the other opponents. This way we can kill them cleanly and leave no further trouble!"
Xiong Wuliang lived in Bengbu.
Right!
How could this Zhao Hua be such a kind-hearted person? Don't kill now, just so that you can 'kill cleanly' in the future!
Qu Yuan, Le Yi and others looked at each other and said: "This is very true."
Xiong Wuliang followed the good example and nodded, saying coldly: "In that case, let Zhaoju dance around for a while longer."
"Qingyu Guards, continue to monitor Zhao Mansion closely."
"In the future, who comes in and out of Zhaofu and how long they stay... must be recorded."
"I want to see how many people in the Chu Kingdom want to compete with me!"
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Winter is getting closer and closer.
Although Chu State is located in the south, the weather becomes quite cold after the sun sets... The autumn wind blows at night, which is very chilly.
With the support of Xiong Wuliang, Qu Yuan and other teams were in full swing to carry out post-war aftermath work - leaving aside the distribution of relief food, the first priority was to build winter housing.
Millions of refugees need to be resettled, and the amount of work involved is simply astronomical.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of manpower!
Xiong Wuliang proposed the idea of "relief through work" and mobilized refugees to spontaneously build houses. The "Quyang Construction Engineering Team" in the fiefdom was established a few years ago, and now it is showing its talents.
Under the leadership of these professionals and with a large amount of cement, the refugees struggled to build new homes on the ruins.
The efficiency is not low - although there is no wages, if the work is slow, the boss Xiong Papi will not give him food. In addition, the refugees also know that these houses are for their winter use, so they are very motivated to work.
The students in the academy all graduated early - the grassroots management system in the Huainan Plain was completely destroyed by Sima Cuo, and a large number of officials were needed to fill the vacancies.
Fortunately, there is no need to worry about the rest of the trivial matters for the time being - the students in the academy are not so much officials as they are contractors. Maintaining order after a major disaster was a difficult problem, but this was certainly not a problem for Xiong Wuliang, who held a powerful brigade. With a wave of his hand, the entire Huainan Plain entered a state of military control.
The Quyang New Army and the Xiaoqi Army were on the scene, relief rations were distributed per person, and everything was in order.
However, money and food are still a big problem - under Xiong Wuliang's propaganda, the refugees learned that the relief money and food were enough, so there was no trouble for a while... But according to this consumption rate, before winter comes, The food in Xiong Wuliang's hand was not enough.
The noble ministers of Yingdu do have a surplus of food in their hands——
Although the capital of Ying was burned down and most of their property was destroyed in the fire, how could these wealthy families who had lived for hundreds of years put all their eggs in one basket?
Farms, fields outside the city, hunting palaces in the countryside...these nobles still have a lot of food in their hands.
However, of course they would not be kind enough to use the money and food to support the distressed Xiong Wuliang.
"Doesn't Mi Liang want to reform?" Privately, Zhao Ju smiled and said mockingly: "Let's see how he gets through this hurdle!"
"If that kid comes to ask for money, the second and third sons will grit their teeth and never let go!" Jing Chong sneered.
The other noble ministers also smiled and nodded.
Regarding Chu State's current difficult predicament, they seemed to be outsiders and had a fun-loving mentality.
Anyway, if these refugees cannot survive and cause trouble, Qu Yuan, Mi Liang and others will be blamed.
"It's better to start a rebellion and drive that kid out of office!" said a certain minister.
"Huh, I guess it's almost the same - winter is coming soon, how can millions of refugees just die of cold and cold? There will definitely be chaos!"
"At that time, you and I will work together to build momentum - rumors spread, saying that Xiong Wuliang's fiefdom has enough money and food, but he is reluctant to use it for disaster relief... Millions of refugees are extremely angry and will definitely attack Quyang County in order to find a way to survive..."
"This is a great plan!"
"Very good! Very good! Not only can we defeat that kid's Quyang County, but we can also teach him to become famous!"
"If you go against me and other old Chu nobles, this is the consequences!"
Some people were determined, and smiled flatteringly at Zhaoju: "By then, Mi Liang's reputation will be wiped out, and there will be no more bullshit stories about trying to reform... At that time, the national master will be required to take action. Preside over the affairs of our great state of Chu!"
Zhaoju's old face smiled like a flower, and he still put on a humble look, stroking his beard: "It's easy to talk! It's easy to talk!"
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