Liu Zeqing, commander-in-chief of Shandong Province.
Historically, he was one of the largest warlords in the Gyeonggi area and even Jiangbei (another Xuzhou commander-in-chief, Gao Jie). He was a real meat on the hob. He was greedy, cunning, and indifferent to food and salt.
"Do you know, Lord Governor, that guy asked Mr. Huang how much food and grass he borrowed?" Li Yan flipped over the grilled fish, and Chang Yu ate with gusto. Liu Zeqing responded, which shows that the rice vat has really bottomed out... If it hadn't been for the false mercy of Wu Weiying, a holy mother bitch, when we first arrived at the farm a few days ago, we could have knocked more..."
Chang Yu felt a little regretful. This trick of borrowing food was actually handed over to Huang Degong by Chang Yu. Firstly, it was to punish Liu Zeqing, and secondly, it was to vent Huang Degong's past grievances.
Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "At that time, he came all the way to get help. If he didn't even supply food and grass, he would probably make his army's morale mutiny... Liu Zeqing was smart. Although General Huang asked for three times the amount, he only borrowed a few A little, enough for three days at most."
Well, Chang Yu stopped his movements in shock and couldn't help but take a sip: "This guy is really a bachelor. No wonder he is marching so fast. I guess he will reach Jinan by now."
Jinan is Liu Zeqing's hometown. There is plenty of food and grass that he has stored through various means over the past few years!
When the rebel army went north, he was forced by the court and the eunuchs to force King Qin. He only brought a little food and grass and led his troops to stroll over slowly. He did not participate in the battle in the early stage. He only ate the food and grass he brought from Jinan until Li Zicheng was defeated. After fleeing and smelling the fishy smell, he and Gao Jie fought all the way. At that time, the food and grass they brought from Jinan were exhausted, but they snatched countless supplies from the bandits and became so fat that they were dripping with oil.
Later, he was tricked by Chang Yu, who traveled thousands of miles away with nothing to do. However, he did nothing and was forced to pay his wages. By the way, he also participated in the military parade and won several contribution awards. and participation award, even though the Li Chengdong incident happened, we finally got through it without any danger.
It's just that something embarrassing happened and I ran out of food.
What was even more embarrassing was that when I went to the court whether I wanted it or borrowed it, the court always said that it was not available. Then I went to see the young eunuch, only to learn that he had left the capital. I was so angry that I wanted to go to the palace to meet the emperor, but the great savior came down to earth: Huang Degong wanted to lend it to them.
However, pie never falls in the sky, only traps. The feud between Huang Degong and a few people did not happen overnight. Not to mention previous years, when he went north to Qinwang in the past few months, he ran out of food and grass and was about to eat turf. Neither Gao Jie nor Liu Zeqing were willing to borrow a grain. How could they not take the opportunity to vent their anger now? They could borrow it, but they had to pay it back three times, otherwise they could find someone else.
The three of them, Liu Zeqing, were so angry that they wanted to burst into flames, but firstly they felt guilty, and secondly, they wanted to borrow it from someone.
Even though I was angry, I responded.
However, the old youtiao was never afraid of returning the pot. Although Huang Degong vented his anger, he did not get any big advantage because Liu Zeqing only borrowed three days of rations.
After all, he has enough supplies in Jinan.
"This bitch is not only cunning, but also tough-tongued," Chang Yu cursed, "It's more than 800 miles from the capital to Jinan. Even though he can ride fast and lightly for three days, he'll still be hungry for a whole day!"
Li Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: "If it weren't for this, how would he be able to achieve what he is today?"
Chang Yu wiped his mouth and looked up at the sun: "If this is the case, our family will have to hurry up. If we are slow, it will have gone south, and the tens of thousands of people will be in vain."
"The sun is scorching in the sky, and the governor is tired." Li Yan raised his head and glanced at the sky, bit his lips slightly, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Chang Yu: "You are still injured and cannot ride a horse, let alone move in a hurry."
"But..." Li Yan wanted to speak.
Chang Yu waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, our family can handle it." He said with a slight smile: "It would be difficult to deal with the three of them if they are of the same mind, but do you think those three of them seem to have the same mind?"
Li Yan knew what he meant, raised his hands and said with a smile: "It's up to the governor to open tens of thousands of mouths."
Half an hour later, Chang Yu led one battalion and one guard on the road under the scorching sun. It was so hot that they did not dare to rush for fear of hurting the horses. They walked slowly and chatted casually.
By evening, they could not travel more than a few dozen miles and caught up with Huang Degong's main force on the banks of the Daqing River. After a short rest and some chatting with Huang Degong and others, they crossed the river and headed south. Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike caught up with them several miles later and asked to go with them.
Chang Yu knew what they were thinking: "I have always kept my word. Since I have allowed you two to build an army and lead troops, I will not break my promise. After traveling a thousand miles to the south of the Yangtze River, you two can recruit troops. The establishment of a thousand troops will be subordinate to Dongchang." Under direct jurisdiction, there is no need to accompany the governor on this trip."
Directly under the jurisdiction of Dongchang? Hao Yaoqi was delighted: "Is that the Dongchang Guard? Am I also the emperor's personal guard?"
Moreover, Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "One word makes a difference of a thousand miles."
What does it mean? Hao Yaoqi touched his head, and when he was about to ask clearly, he saw that Chang Yu had left, so he looked at Ji Jike next to him: "Do you understand what the little governor said?"
Ji Jike smiled slightly: "Whether it's the Dongchang guards or the Dongchang direct jurisdiction, they are not all working under the little governor. There is no difference." Then he turned his horse's head and returned to the camp.
But Hao Yaoqi still refused to give up and kept nagging behind: "Of course it is different. The Dongchang Guards are the emperor's personal guards. There are only twenty-seven guards in the whole world. If you say that you are awesome, you are giving it to your ancestors." The thing about having a long face...are we right?"
After nagging repeatedly, Ji Jike shook his head helplessly: "Of course not, you are so good at being the emperor's personal guard!"
Hao Yaoqi was startled: "It's not! He or she...that's all, let's do it first and then talk about it."
Although I felt a little regretful, I forgot about it in the blink of an eye. After all, the young eunuch had allowed them to build their own army. The thousand-man organization was larger than the Fourth Battalion of Dongchang Guard. It would have great potential for development in the future. This was the most worthy of celebration. Happy event.
When Huang Degong, Liu Wenbing and others heard about this, they were happy for them, but then they began to worry: Don't poach my people.
Hao Yaoqi and Ji Jike looked at each other and laughed.
Back then, Black Wolf Camp and Black Tiger Camp were all tough soldiers carefully selected from various ministries.
These days, as long as the money is available, someone will work for you.
When asked, are Hao Yaoqi and Ji Ji rich?
Chang Yu, who was on his way south, was not happy at all. As he walked south from the capital, he became more and more frightened and frightened.
The plague is raging in the Gyeonggi area with Beijing as the center, and the number of people dying in the city every day ranges from a dozen to hundreds. In addition to the previous scourge of the rebel army, there are also droughts and locust plagues that add fuel to the fire. Everywhere you look, The red land is thousands of miles away, and the fields are full of hunger!
On the roadside, Chang Yu was holding a tree and retching, and all the yellow bile and water he vomited came out. Just as he was on his way, hundreds of people were having a barbecue and eating on the roadside. After seeing the officers and soldiers, they ran away in a hurry. Out of curiosity, he went to see At a glance, he suddenly realized that what he was eating was a human being, which had a huge physical impact on him.
"I once heard that Bai Letian in the Tang Dynasty wrote about his experiences in Quzhou: There was a drought in the south of the Yangtze River, and people in Quzhou were cannibals. I also heard that Qin Zongquan in the late Tang Dynasty hunted and killed people to pickle meat for military rations, and even the ancestor lived a long life... But I never thought that one day I would see it with my own eyes. witness!"
Li Muxian silently handed the water bag to Chang Yu to rinse his mouth, and looked at the dilapidated villages in the distance and sighed: "During the severe drought in Shanxi last year, countless poor people witnessed cannibalism with their own eyes. People exchanged their children for food and even died. I don’t dare to make any announcements about my relatives’ burials, for fear of being poached and eaten.”
Chang Yu had a bitter look on his face: "It's a new mourning when you are a guest, so you don't dare to cry. Our family has heard this."
Li Muxian shook his head with a look of sorrow on his face: "Two-legged sheep, ground chickens, grinding mill village... Hey, they are not all miserable images in the world. Natural disasters and man-made disasters have devastated the people, young women have no one to care for them, beauties are worth less than a thousand dollars, and those who are less are worthless. , the human life in this world is not as good as that of a chicken or a dog, this world has already become a hell!”
Chang Yu stared at the locusts scurrying everywhere in the grass on the roadside and listened to Li Muxian talk about the life-threatening world. He took a long breath and said, "These locusts can actually be used as feed."
Uh... Li Muchian was confused.
"It can be eaten by livestock." Chang Yu sighed, rinsed his mouth and turned back on his horse.
"Not only domestic animals can be eaten by humans, but they can also be eaten. It tastes delicious when cooked," Li Muchian muttered.
"Then why don't you eat one?" Chang Yu turned around and snorted. Li Muxian smiled bitterly: "Last year, Pindao survived after eating grasshoppers for three months. He had eaten enough, but now he would vomit just by looking at him."
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