Hope, that's why he can only cling to this fool
Thinking about it this way, Li Man sneered, a fool is a fool, what good would it do to cling to a fool? Anyway, he was unwilling to accept his fate, and he was thinking about whether he should write another letter and send it back, so that his family members in the capital could make things better for him, when His Royal Highness Duan Wang finally appeared in front of them.
Mingyu is now on a high place, looking up at the dark place below, these five hundred people are his starting team, if he can't be comforted, and he can't be united with him, then in the future he will not be able to do it alone if he is exhausted. anything. Therefore, now he must nip the contradiction in the bud.
His gaze swept over everyone, and the noisy crowd gradually fell silent. No matter how much they looked down on this silly prince in private, he was a descendant of a dragon and a grandson of the royal family of the Great Yan Dynasty after all. some.
Ming Yu narrowed his eyes, and his voice was unprecedentedly solemn, "I heard that some of you have complaints about this king?"
No one dared to say anything, Ming Yu cleared his throat in satisfaction, and said loudly: "This king knows that you are all big men in the capital, and you suddenly came to this barren place where birds don't lay eggs. No one can accept the status quo." He paused, carelessly rubbed his fingers on his cuff, "But I want to say something here, your choice is not wrong."
As soon as these words came out, some people scoffed, what does it mean that the choice is not wrong? They're not fools, they're just waiting for a good life, and they come here to endure hardships, and they say it's true, they're lying to ghosts.
Seeing everyone's reactions in his eyes, Ming Yu smiled and went straight to the point, "Give me three to five years, and by that time, if you want to go back to the capital, this king promises that you can all go back, and give you The capital officer is promoted to a higher level... "
Before he finished speaking, the people below seemed to explode. What did His Highness say? Did they hear it wrong, or is His Highness talking stupidly
Even Mo Jiang, who was standing by the side, was stunned, and looked up at Ming Yu in disbelief. Was His Highness joking when he said such words
Ming Yu's expression was as usual, and he didn't mean to be half joking. After the people below calmed down a bit, he said again: "You heard me right, and this king is not joking either. After three or five years, you can return to the capital, and I will Tell my father, whoever I agree to return to the capital here will be listed as the post of the Imperial Guard, and even be promoted to a higher level in the original post. However, all of this is conditional."
Now everyone heard the truth clearly, they thought that there was no hope of returning to the capital. But according to His Highness, as long as you wait here for a few years, you will be able to return to Beijing. This is great news, not to mention what His Highness said about returning to Beijing to join the Imperial Guard and get a promotion. As we all know, the competition in the Imperial Guard is very fierce. If it doesn't matter, it is impossible to get in. Some people spend their whole lives until they retire, and they are always at the bottom. A promotion is only possible when the sun comes out from the west. of.
Now you only need to wait three to five years to return to Beijing to be promoted, and you can't find such a big deal even with a lantern. What else can they say? Let alone three to five years, they can afford to wait another ten years.
Everyone's joy was uncontrollable, and some rational people couldn't help but ask, "We really only need to wait a few years before we can return to Beijing? Are you trying to fool us?"
Ming Yu is really not bluffing, that's right, everything has just started now, everything needs manpower, as long as it waits for a few years, when all the plans are in place, it doesn't matter if they stay or not. Besides, he also believes that the development of Liangcheng is not much worse than that of Beijing.
Ming Yu raised his hand and pressed it down, motioning everyone to be quiet, and waited for the restless people to calm down a little, then said: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow, since this king has said it, he will naturally fulfill his promise, how about everyone?" How about the condition first?"
Everyone quieted down. By the way, His Highness just said that there are conditions. Let's listen to it first. No matter what harsh conditions are, they will agree first. At least they can survive for a few years.
"The king's conditions are very simple. You are the imperial guards, soldiers, and soldiers. Soldiers take obedience to orders as their bounden duty. This king wants you to be absolutely loyal, absolutely reliable, and obey orders as long as you are here for a day. Therefore, all People must obey orders and act, and they must not obey orders and act without authorization; they must not act recklessly and oppress the people, and if they violate orders, they will never be lightly forgiven."
After Ming Yu finished speaking, everyone was silent. What kind of condition is such a condition? One is not to let them do something shameful, and the other is not to send them to death, it is just to follow the rules, but this is what soldiers should abide by, why did His Highness specifically mention it solemnly
Ming Yu looked around, waved his arm, and said loudly: "You must always remember that you are soldiers, not to protect a certain person. What you should protect most is the country, the home. The country, honor, and responsibility should be taken care of in time. Always put it first. Tell me, can you do it?"
Mo Jiang's heart was shocked, and he was the first to go forward and bow to the ground, "Promise! This subordinate will definitely do it!"
"Promise!" Everyone knelt down and promised, they saw hope from Ming Yu's words, no matter what they were at this moment, they sincerely surrendered.
8. Chapter 8
Everyone's thoughts are very complicated, Ming Yu gave them the last hope, three to five years is not a long time. With hope, it was bestowed by the person in front of them, at least at this moment they are all grateful.
Ji You saw this scene from a distance, and a light of interest flashed in his eyes. Hey! Interestingly, he followed King Duan for the past few days, and he more or less understood that this King Duan didn't seem to be as stupid as the rumors said, and acted haphazardly.
He rubbed his chin thinking, although he didn't know that the rumors about King Duan would be so different. He has only thought of one sentence so far, great wisdom is like a fool, with a few words of his, he easily resolved the grievances of the people below, and even conquered the hearts of the people. The brilliance of this is probably impossible for ordinary people to do.
He narrowed his eyes to cover up the look in his eyes, everyone was fooled by Duan Wang, it seems that he should tell General Xie about these things as soon as possible.
After solving the problem of emotional disturbance in the team, we almost arrived at Liangcheng. After tens of miles away, we could see a huge crowd of people in front of us. The person who sent out to inquire about the news quickly reported back, saying that Master Liu, the prefect of Liangzhou, and General Wei of the Liangzhou garrison came to meet King Duan.
Before Ming Yu rejected their special trip to escort them, now that Ming Yu and his party are coming soon, they should come to greet them no matter what. Otherwise, if King Duan came to fief the land, local officials like them would ignore it, and if they were caught reading a book, they could be convicted of contempt for imperial power. This is a serious crime, and it is possible to ransack the family and exterminate the family. Therefore, officials of all sizes in Liangzhou came to welcome him.
Ming Yu nodded, and put on a posture to greet him, and he couldn't lose his courtesy on his side, no matter how you say it, you still need to have the posture of a prince. Even if the order is given, the team is rectified, the flags are unfurled, and the majesty of the prince is displayed, the spirit of the whole team has changed.
When people from two parties meet, some polite greetings are indispensable. Ming Yu is at ease with a smile on his face, giving people a feeling of spring breeze. Of course, this also makes people who have heard the rumors wonder, how could His Royal Highness Duan be slandered like that? Therefore, seeing is believing, and hearing is believing. This is a living example.
Ming Yu changed his horse, and was surrounded by Prefect Liu and General Wei. He was new here and didn't know anything, so he had this opportunity to get closer to them and find out about the situation in Liangcheng.
"Your Highness doesn't know that wars are happening frequently in the border areas. Most of the fields have been barren for a long time. The people's lives are already difficult. Many people are starved of food. There is a little surplus food, which is not enough for the barbarians to come and plunder." Master Liu said. Said.
This is the truth. It has been like this since he took office. Although he tried his best to change the people's livelihood, he was powerless. It took him a lot of effort to maintain the current situation.
He said it truthfully at this time, and he also hoped that King Duan would know the sufferings of the people. In the future, Liangcheng and surrounding areas with a radius of hundreds of miles would be King Duan's territory, and the population output of this land would also be counted as King Duan's. If His Royal Highness Duan is sympathetic to the people, the people can still live, but if they meet a lord who only cares about himself and exploits the people, the people will be miserable. If they don’t die, they will have to shed their skin. The people in the border areas are already suffering enough. If this is the case, there is no way out.
Ming Yu nodded, the fact that the barbarians looted Qiufeng was indeed a headache, and the tragedy they saw when they came was still as clear as yesterday. He turned his head to look at General Wei, "What can the general do to deal with the invasion of small barbarians? For example, stop them from invading, burning, killing and looting?"
Upon hearing this, the two of them couldn't help but secretly sighed. They were indeed royal nobles who were ignorant of worldly affairs. I'm afraid no one present would be able to ask such an innocent question, right? At least after understanding all the situation here, you will know that this is not something that can be stopped simply. If not, it will not be impossible to solve this problem after several generations.
Although General Wei sighed in his heart, he still replied respectfully on his face: "Your Highness, the troubles of barbarians have existed since the founding of Dayan. Throughout the ages, there have been many people who are more capable than ministers to guard the border, but the barbarians invaded The trouble has never been resolved, it is not because the ministers waited for nothing.