miya hachishima
"boom"
A bolt of lightning fell in the sky, and the sky and the earth were illuminated as bright as snow. Heavy rain continued to fall and hit the side of the ship. Even though it had docked, the ship was still shaking violently.
"Quick, quick, carry it down!" A group of four boatmen, wearing raincoats and short-sleeved linen, were slowly carrying a heavy box up and down the gangplank. On one side, the steward shouted loudly, urging. Head to the warehouse not far from the dock.
Lanterns were lit in the warehouse, and several people were doing inventory in the warehouse.
"Dong" The boatman coolie put the box on the ground. As soon as he put it down, the accountant came forward to check and register. The wind blew loudly outside, and from time to time, wind and rain blew in, making a whining sound.
Wei Ang was looking through the accounts, and the wind blew in, causing even the lantern to flutter for a moment. Wei Ang had scars on his face, and under the gloomy light, he looked scary and terrifying.
After a long time, Wei Ang closed the account. Shen Zhi wore a raincoat and entered the warehouse outside. He carried the last box up, followed by two soldiers.
"Third Young Master, we have finished moving." Shen Zhi said and breathed a sigh of relief: "The total is 600,000 taels, half of the vassal treasury in the city."
After accepting such a large amount of silver, Wei Ang took a few steps and looked outside.
"Huh!" The wind and rain continued, blowing the trees and weeds, and occasionally a bolt of lightning flashed across, which seemed to indicate that the storm was far from over.
"I wonder how my father is doing?" After a long time, Wei Ang let out a long sigh.
Shen Zhi listened and didn't speak for a while. He came to Wei Ang's side and looked towards Yingzhou in the distance: "Marquis Ji has his own destiny, he must..."
In the middle of his words, he stopped for a moment, and was stunned for a moment before saying: "I think that the Third Young Master should immediately take the position of Marquis of Ji, in order to cheer up!"
"Father said to wait until just in case..." Wei Ang was truly shocked.
"It's too late, Third Young Master, listen to me." Shen Zhi frowned and looked outside: "Gongba Island is no larger than a county. Including the newly relocated military families according to the Duke's order, the population is also Only two thousand households.”
"If the Duke of Guo wins, he will definitely sweep into Yingzhou and control a state. And Yingzhou has 65 counties, so he can't even look down on Gongyachi Island."
"If it fails, to put it mildly, people's hearts will be shattered. Even if the Third Young Master wants to ascend the throne, it will be hard for anyone to respond. He won't even be able to get blood."
"The only plan now is for the Third Young Master to take up the post of Marquis of Ji in advance and establish the Marquis Mansion and the Ancestral Temple." Shen Zhi said with a stern smile and a faint light in his eyes: "In this case, if something happens, it will be done." You can control the situation instead of panicking."
Wei Ang's eyes jumped, and he intertwined his fingers and said, "Your words are irrefutable, but even so, it is not my turn to be the Marquis of Ji. Both brothers have sons."
Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhi interrupted: "Third Young Master, now is not the time to be pretentious. How old are the sons of the Second Young Master now? The oldest is only seven years old. Can he sit down and live in a house?"
At this point, Shen Zhi took a heavy breath: "Third Young Master, no one has ever died since ancient times. Common people only set up ancestral tablets beside the stove in their bedrooms, while scholars, officials, princes, and emperors all set up ancestral temples."
"But if you don't establish an official system, don't establish a prince's mansion, and don't govern the army and the people, that's the standard for common people and scholars. To put it mildly, if the country's official affairs fail, there won't even be the pulling power of the earth - then Shen Lun will sin against the earth. ”
"That's why I advise the young master to immediately assume the position of Marquis and build an ancestral temple. This is a top priority."
"I can make up my mind and say that the Duke has a destiny before him." Shen Zhi said coldly: "We have five hundred soldiers and some clerks coming with us this time. With them, it will not be difficult to open the Marquis Mansion."
"Ten households have one Jia, and five Jia have one li. The first step is to organize households and establish townships."
"There is no need to set up a county above it, it can be directly managed by the Hou Mansion. It can be set up with a chief official, who is actually Hou Cheng, with six houses under him!"
"The military system can be slightly changed. One navy team and one ship, and five land troops will be enough!"
"In this way, the military, government and people are all involved. As long as you bow down, the young master can worship the ancestral temple as a marquis."
The wind outside became lighter, but the melancholy clouds were still very low, shrouded in darkness. I don't know how long it took, but Wei Ang took a deep breath and said, "What you said makes sense. I will summon the soldiers and civilians to prepare for the situation tomorrow." Hou."
Qibei County
When the Ji army arrived at the city, there were military camps all over the field, and there were many flags. The word "Ji" on the red flag was particularly eye-catching. From time to time, small groups of cavalry rode to inspect the city.
"Set up camp, set up camp, look for water sources, bury pots to make rice, and send out scouts." When the Marquis of Jibei arrived in front of the county, he issued orders one after another to the Chinese army. Get started quickly, it won't take long and the smoke will be dim.
Uncle Zhongqin led the generals and looked around the city. He saw an army of 50,000 people in order, with strict laws and a strict demeanor. He sighed for a long time: "The Marquis of Jibei is also a strong man."
Just as he was talking, loud shouts and curses came from below, which made the generals' faces turn red for a moment. Uncle Zhongqin looked at the neatly piled oil cauldrons, ash bottles, cannons, rocks, wood, swords, bows and shields on the battlements, and he was not worried. He smiled and said: "We are going to wipe out the Marquis of Jibei, why don't we allow them to scold them twice? Even if they kill a pig, the pig will bark twice."
Uncle Zhongqin said sarcastically, looking relaxed.
Only then did they hear Uncle Zhongqin say that the army was strong, but they didn't expect that the next second they turned into pigs. The generals were stunned for a moment, and some people reacted and smiled: "What uncle said is that the traitor soldiers look like The turbulence is really meat on the chopping board? It just waits for the weather to come and be crushed immediately."
The first general was in front, watching a dozen people below taking turns to come forward to yell and yell. His throat hurt from the curses. Still no one from above responded. For a while, he just muttered: "These damn grandsons, they don't even want to reply to a word." , it seems that we will continue to defend it."
"You continue to scold me, I will report it to the Duke." This general will go back, depressed halfway, and let out a breath. This will not be the old man who started from the Duke of Ji. He can be regarded as an old man who responded. He has some people in his hands, who are working for survival and future. .
A surrendered general who had surrendered halfway had not only the same military power, but also increased it several times. This was a good thing and made him feel relieved a little. But this was only if the boat he boarded did not capsize. At this time, he arrived at the Chinese Army. After restraining my thoughts, I went inside and bowed down.
"Lord, I sent people to take turns yelling and scolding. The voices of more than ten people were almost hoarse. After scolding for an hour, there was still no movement in the city. They refused to answer, let alone go out of the city to fight."
The Marquis of Jibei had no expression on his face and said after a long time: "The city is quite calm. I'm afraid they are thinking of wasting money. The weather seems a bit wrong. It's going to rain. Please stop and go back to the team to repair."
"Yes, my lord." The general responded to the order and turned around to reorganize the team. As expected, there was not much time before there was a thunder in the sky, lingering sounds, and a gust of wind rushing in, making the Marquis of Jibei shiver.
The Marquis of Jibei walked a few steps towards the main tent. A flash of light flashed across the sky, and then there was another thunder. The rain fell. Through the rain, he looked towards the city. There were many soldiers patrolling the city. Ignore it.
Just watching, the Marquis of Jibei felt anger rising in his heart, and he struck the ground with a whip: "Damn it!"
When a school captain saw him coming out, he hurriedly bowed: "Master, it's windy outside, be careful of catching a cold!"
"Well, it doesn't matter." The Marquis of Jibei looked up at the sky and ordered: "It's raining. I order all the generals not to neglect and continue to inspect each camp and account according to the area. Continue to set up the camps that should be set up. If they are not reliable, continue to set up. There must be no leaks. Leak, let alone allow the city to attack the camp."
"yes!"
After the Marquis of Jibei gave the order, he remained as still as iron. His thoughts were rolling in his heart. In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have returned to the time when he first conquered the county more than ten years ago.
At that time, a fortune teller approached him and said, "General Wei, you have the air of a prince. This is a very precious fortune."
"Oh, why am I just a prince?" The Marquis of Jibei had tens of thousands of troops at his disposal, attacking the city and plundering the territory. The journey went smoothly, and he asked, "Don't I have the aura of a king?"
"It's time and destiny. The king has three qi to achieve success."
"The first is the right time, the second is the geographical advantage, and the third is the talent. If you are wrong about the right time, and you have not obtained the Earth Dragon, your talents are not top-notch, and you do not have enough wings. You cannot form a kingly aura, and you can only be like a minister. .”
After listening to the fortune teller's words, the Marquis of Jibei didn't take it seriously at that time. He was very energetic and smiled: "Forget it if I don't have the aura of a king, then am I a prince or a marquis?"
"Both princes and princes are possible. It depends on your merits and holy family, general. In my opinion, the princes are more." The fortune teller replied: "It's just that your temper is too strong, and you will definitely be killed. If the general is a little bit stronger, you will be killed." If you give in a little, you can protect your wealth for the next five generations."
"Tell me, why can you protect your wealth for five generations by taking a step back?" At that time, I was a little dissatisfied. Hou's position was a little smaller. If the father-in-law himself was satisfied, he would be satisfied.
"General, no matter who takes over the world, it belongs to the royal family. And if you become the emperor, how can you allow your subordinates to act arrogantly? General, you are so angry that you cannot be humiliated. There will be serious trouble in the future. If you give in, the emperor will help you." For the sake of conquering the country, there will be rewards. The titles, fields and family heirlooms can be guaranteed for five generations. Who knows after five generations?"
"Haha, you're a fortune teller just here to make some money. Come here, I'll give you a reward of ten taels, and get out of here. If you say bad things again, I'll kill you with a knife." The Marquis of Jibei still remembered that he was so angry that he said to the fortune teller. He didn't care about his words, but now that he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel sad, and he started to read: "There are three kinds of king's energy: heaven, earth, and man!"
"Heaven is the destiny, the earth is the earth dragon, and people are the crowd. In fact, when an individual's talent reaches its peak, it can also form a potential kingly aura, but it is also easy to be jealous and jealous!" The Marquis of Jibei raised his eyes to the sky and looked up. Let out a breath.
"Pei Ziyun, half of the money I need today is yours. To be honest, this military strategy is secretly frightening even to those who have been fighting all my life."
"I don't have the right time and place, and I don't have enough people. Even if I lose, I deserve death, but you don't have the best people in the world. You have such a talent. Twenty or thirty years ago, you might have been a hidden dragon."
"The emperor is old and wants to get rid of thorns for the sake of his descendants. We heroes are thorns, but great talents like you are not thorns?"
(End of chapter)