mid-noon
County government hall.
Zhang Yuhang did not prepare any delicious food. He just prepared several portions of the most common meals in the army and placed them neatly on the table.
The person he wanted Mu Sanshui to find had arrived.
"Two brave men, we have a simple meal today. Please forgive me for the poor hospitality!"
Zhang Yuhang was also very satisfied when he saw the two people Mu Sanshui found.
At least on the surface, they both seem to have a masculine spirit, and they don't show any signs of groveling in front of themselves. From this alone, you can tell the general relationship between these two people.
"General, I, Hu Cheng, am a rough man. If you have anything to say, just say it. If you ask me to do something that is harmful to nature, it is absolutely impossible."
It can be seen that Hu Cheng is a man who speaks without thinking, but only such a person may really go with his heart and stick to his own knowledge and bottom line.
Zhang Yuhang smiled slightly and then said: "It can be seen that Brother Hu is a happy person. In this case, I will not hide it and say what I have to say."
"The chaos in the Southern Territory is ultimately due to the poor handling of the situation by the imperial court. The people cannot survive and have enough to eat. This is what caused today's troubles."
"This general is here to pacify the Southern Territory today under His Majesty's decree, in order to give the people of the Southern Territory a peaceful day so that they can survive in this coming cold winter."
"I heard that the two of you are recognized as righteous heroes in Yongmen County. I specially asked you to come and help me. What do you think?"
"boom!"
Hearing Zhang Yuhang's words, Hu Cheng slapped the table in front of him loudly, then stood up directly, pointed at Zhang Yuhang's nose and cursed: "You bitch, you want us to deal with those people for your future?" Yishi, you are dreaming."
Huang Fei also stood up and echoed: "That is, although our brothers are just civilians, we also know what is right and wrong. Do you think that just saying a few nice words can make us do things for you, or do you do such a violation for you?" It’s a matter of conscience, that’s absolutely impossible.”
"If we hadn't been burdened by our family, we would now be part of the rebel army. How could we be here at your mercy? It's simply too much of a lie."
Zhang Yuhang was not angry. This showed that the attitude of the people in the southern region towards the imperial court was normal, and this was what he expected.
But Bai Zhan on the other side, when he heard his young master being scolded, immediately prepared to teach these two people a lesson, which was simply unreasonable.
But he was stopped by Zhang Yuhang.
"Have you two misunderstood me? I said to help me, not for you to deal with the rebels. Please come with me."
After that, Zhang Yuhang led the two of them directly to the warehouse not far away.
Pointing to the nearly four hundred loads of grain and grass in front of him, Zhang Yuhang said slowly: "I have prepared a batch of grain and grass for you to help me. I want to use your prestige to send them to some surrounding areas that are in urgent need of life-saving help." in the countryside.”
"The people there should be in desperate need of these life-saving things now, and I also want to use your ability to tell the people of the entire Yongmen County that the imperial court really wants to save them by sending troops to the southern region."
"Even those people who were forced to participate in the uprising due to various reasons before, as long as they have not committed any unforgivable crime, can be pardoned for their crimes, and there will never be any settling of accounts later."
"Besides, the imperial court will have a steady stream of grain and grass shipped to the Southern Region. There is no need to risk your own life for the sake of a future that already has a way of survival."
When they saw the almost mountainous amount of food and grass in front of them, the two of them were stunned for a moment.
As far as the current situation is concerned, although there is no large-scale rebel army raging in Yongmen County, the lives of the people at the bottom are also very difficult.
There are even some squires in the countryside who have made a fortune from this. Although the tragedy of people selling their children and daughters is rare, it is not unheard of.
If there really was so much food, how many families would suffer less tragedy.
"General, are these grains really disaster relief grains for us?"
Huang Fei still looked at Zhang Yuhang in disbelief, and his words were very excited.
How many years and when had they really received these things? They simply couldn't believe what they saw and heard.
Zhang Yuhang did not answer this question immediately, but turned to look at Bai Zhan aside and said, "Is everything done?"
Bai Zhan said softly: "The message was sent just now. It is now outside the south gate. It is ready and can start at any time."
Nodding, Zhang Yuhang immediately said to Huang Fei and the others: "You two, come with me to see if it is true or false. You will naturally know in your hearts when the time comes."
Immediately, several people walked towards the south gate where the army entered the city today.
Yongmen City is not very big. There are only about 100,000 people in the entire Yongmen County, and this has to include the total number of people in the villages below the county.
But now the southern region is full of chaos, and most of the people from the countryside are migrating to the nearest county in order to be safe.
Therefore, there are currently more than 50,000 people gathered in Yongmen County alone.
At this moment, almost all the people near Nancheng who had received the official notification were standing on the street curiously, as if waiting for something.
Everyone was talking about it, and no one knew where this big shot from the Pingnan Army came from.
Will we collect military pay again and recruit strong men to serve?
If this is the case, I am afraid that a large number of people will no longer stay in the city, but will prepare to go out to join the rebels. Although it is dangerous, there is still a chance to risk their lives.
In comparison, it is more enjoyable than being ripped off by people like the government.
Under the protection of nearby soldiers, Zhang Yuhang successfully stood on the temporary high platform.
"Everyone, this general is Zhang Yuhang, the commander-in-chief of the Pingnan Army. On His Majesty's orders, I have come to the Southern Region to quell the civil strife."
After finishing speaking, the specially selected soldiers standing around the high platform suddenly started shouting loudly.
The sound instantly spread to the ears of everyone present.
"General..."
"Zhang Yuhang..."
"Southern Territory..."
The people below just listened quietly, no one made the slightest sound.
Zhang Yuhang continued: "Today, I will take over the important military and political affairs of Yongmen County. To be honest, have you seen the pillar standing under this platform at this moment?"
Following these words, everyone turned their attention to the wooden pillars under the platform.
This wooden pillar is very ordinary. A middle-aged strong man can carry it with strength. I just don't know what the general means by this?
"Today, whoever can be the first to carry this wooden pillar to the stone statue two hundred steps away will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver and ten dans of food."
As soon as he finished speaking, a strong man in the crowd immediately responded: "General, are you serious about what you said?"
"I am an important official of the imperial court. Your Majesty personally gave me the Emperor's Sword. How can it be false?"
After Zhang Yuhang finished speaking, he raised the Emperor's Sword high on his waist to show the authenticity.
But when he said these words, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Feng Qi.
Today, his purpose for carrying out this project with great fanfare is to plant a seed of trust in the hearts of the people of Yongmen City.
This will have the effect of getting twice the result with half the effort for all subsequent measures, and there must be no mistakes!
