Uprisings are inflammatory, and if someone takes the lead, more and more people who cannot survive will participate in it. Whether it's to survive, or to breathe a sigh of relief, these people who have no way out are raising their banners against it.
The insurgent army first occupied the county government office, looted the homes of some officials in Kangyong County, and then robbed a lot of rich and unkind households, relying on the food and silver obtained from the looting, and grew rapidly. These insurgents were not stupid. They didn't burn, kill, and loot. Those wealthy households with good reputations didn't move either. It gained a lot of support for a while, and the momentum was huge.
In a short period of time, many refugees defected, and nearly 10,000 people gathered. Based on Kangyong County at the beginning, it gradually expanded to the Sishui area, and even the next-door Bingzhou, many people brought their families with them. defected.
After hearing the news, the general of Suzhou, Shen Tuxu, immediately sent troops to suppress it. However, many soldiers in the Suzhou army were locals in Suzhou. Xu didn't dare to act rashly, so he stayed in a stalemate. Instead, he handed the book to Ye Jing.
Emperor Anqing was naturally furious when he saw the news.
He is in good spirits these days, and the newly found Taoist Liao made a hexagram for him, saying that he may have a disaster this year. If he wants to solve the problem, he needs to find someone close to the disaster, and then build ninety-nine pagodas to pray for blessings. After successfully avoiding this calamity, happiness and longevity will continue, or you can hear the fairy tale.
Emperor Anqing now has no doubts in Liao Daochang. Over the years, he has become more and more afraid of death, and since he did not dare to risk his own life, he excused himself to pray for Da Ye, but in fact ordered the construction of ninety-nine pagodas for himself.
Building a pagoda requires money and people, and the treasury is empty, so he asked Taifu Temple to impose additional taxes on the grounds of the Queen Mother's birthday.
Now that the people in Suzhou are uprising, he is more and more convinced of Liao Daochang's words - this may be his doom.
Although there was already a way to crack it, Anqing House was still very scared, and hurriedly summoned Chief Liao Daoist when he went to court. A few days ago, Liao Daochang only said that he would build a tower, but he had not counted the close people who would protect him from disasters.
Liao Daochang is an old Taoist who has passed his old age and was respected by the people for his longevity. Although his beard and hair are all white, his eyes are shining brightly, and there is no old-fashioned look when walking, but he has a sense of being out of the world.
Seeing Emperor Anqing, he bowed his hands first, and without waiting for Emperor Anqing to ask questions, he said in a calm tone: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Pindao has already counted the characters of the three princes. , is the most suitable person to stop disasters."
Emperor Anqing was overjoyed at first, and then hesitant: "Will this disaster stop my son?"
Liao Daochang shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the third prince has dragon energy, and although the disaster will be slightly damaged, but if you cultivate more, it will be fine. I heard that the third prince has always been close to your majesty, and if you want to come, you are willing to do your filial piety to your majesty."
Emperor Anqing nodded, thinking of what he said just now: "Fate is precious with dragon energy", and his expression was a little hesitant: "What did the Taoist priest mean when he said 'body with dragon energy'?"
Seeing him taking the bait, Liao Daochang smiled slightly, but shook his head in a pretentious manner: "The secret must not be revealed. It is inconvenient for the poor to say more."
The more he said that, the more certain Anqing Emperor was about his guess. After thinking about it, he said, "Let's pass on the third prince."
After a while, the third prince Xiao Qile arrived. Seeing Emperor Anqing, he saluted first, and Shang's still immature face was full of admiration: "I have seen the emperor."
Emperor Anqing looked at him. Among the three sons, the third one looked the most like him when he was young. In addition, Concubine Shu has won his heart over the years, and she even loves this son the most. In the past, when he was young, he was childish and often made him laugh mischievously. In the past year or two, it has become more and more calm.
He recalled what Concubine Shu Gui said earlier: when the third child is at the age of three, it is time to talk to her and prepare to leave the palace to build a mansion.
With a secret plan in mind, Emperor Anqing glanced at Liao Daochang. Liao Daochang took a step forward and told him the whole story slowly. It also specifically said that there may be some damage to the disaster prevention.
After listening to the three princes solemnly, he directly touched the bottom with his head, and his voice vibrated: "My son is willing to share the worries for the father and the emperor."
"Okay." Emperor Anqing personally stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Although you are filial, you can't ask you to stop disasters for me in vain, but what reward do you want?"
The third prince stood up and said in a sonorous tone: "It is the luck of the son and minister to relieve the troubles and worries of the father and the emperor, and I dare not ask for rewards."
The more he doesn't want it, the more Anqing Emperor wants to give it to him.
The third prince pretended to decline, and finally said hesitantly: "My son does have an idea..."
Emperor Anqing was in a good mood, so he nodded: "Just say it."
"My son has always admired the second brother's ability to lead troops to fight. I heard that there is civil unrest in Suzhou, and I also want to share the worries for the father and the emperor and lead the troops to pacify the chaos!"
Emperor Anqing hesitated slightly: "There are so many people in these civil riots, it's not a petty fight."
The third prince straightened his back and said proudly, "My son has already figured out how to deal with it."
"Oh?" Emperor Anqing became interested: "How to deal with it, you can talk about it."
The third prince told him.
"These chaotic people are just a group of rabble. If they really want to fight, they will definitely be unable to beat my Da Ye army." The third prince first flattered, and seeing the happy face of Emperor Anqing, he continued: "But If there is a real war, the labor will hurt the money. My son has thought of a way to kill the soldiers..."
"... The group of rioters are entrenched in the area of Sishui. I have seen the topographic map. It happens to be in the lower reaches of Sishui. The upper reaches of Sishui is in Yuzhou. My servant thinks that we can send people to go to peace talks and appease first, and then take advantage of these chaotic people. When you lower your vigilance, put poison in the upstream river. These rioters are camped by the Surabaya River, and they must fetch water every day, so they will be poisoned. Then we will take the opportunity to send troops to attack, it will be as easy as chopping melons and vegetables. already?"
He was only fifteen years old, and when he talked about poisoning in the river, his expression did not change at all. Liao Daochang has been listening by the side. Although he is Shu Guifei's person, he can't help but shudder at this time.
Emperor Anqing pondered for a while, then slapped his palms and smiled: "The soldiers never tire of deceit, and this is a good idea. Then leave this matter to you."
The third prince bowed his hands: "Yes, this son will live up to the father's request!"
This secret conversation, but the three people in the hall know. The next day, Emperor Anqing issued an decree that the rest of the pagodas should be built quickly and must be completed before this winter; another three princes were dispatched to go to Suzhou to pacify the chaos, Yuzhou Shuling stopped, and Suzhou Shentu Xu all obeyed the three. The prince dispatched.
Above the court, the prince and his party exchanged glances with uncertain expressions. The party of the three princes praised His Majesty Shengming. Only a few people, including Shen Tubo and Ji Anmin, expressed concern, not knowing what the Anqing Emperor planned to send the third prince to.
Several days have passed since the news of Yejing reached Yanzhou.
At that time, Xiao Zhige was taking An Changqing to patrol the fields. After talking with Qi Wei last time, Qi Wei went back and called the old farmers in the city to brainstorm and find crops that are more suitable for the climate of Yanzhou.
These old farmers have been dealing with crops for many years, and they are more proficient in climate and crops than the generals who lead the war. Everyone gathered in one place to discuss, and they really discussed something.
The reason is that during a discussion, an old farmer hesitated to say that the eldest son of the family brought back a crop called "sweet potato" from Yuze. This crop can be seen everywhere in Yuze, and it is sold very cheaply. It is big enough to fill the stomach. Since the business did not make any money, he simply bought a few carts of these sweet potatoes and brought them back to Suzhou. In the previous war, their family donated all the food to the soldiers, and it was only with these sweet potatoes that they survived.
Qi Wei became interested as soon as he heard it, and asked the old farmer to bring his son over to talk about the sweet potato.
Xiao Zhige and An Changqing who heard the news also went to listen. It turned out that because the family was really poor, the eldest son of the old farmer had been buying and selling goods around to make a little money. Because a companion said that Yuze was rich in products, if he could get a batch to sell in Daye and make a lot of money, he was moved. A group of young people set off from Suzhou and sneaked across the border to Yuze.
But when I went there, I found that the business was not so easy to do. A group of people tossed for a long time, and they didn't earn any money, but the toll cost a lot. In the end, Yan died and returned to Da Ye. The old farmer's son was unwilling to be empty-handed. Thinking that the sweet potatoes were cheap anyway, it would be good to get some food if he couldn't make money, so he pulled a cart of sweet potatoes back.
The old farmer's son said that this sweet potato is everywhere in Yuze. It is said that it is very easy to grow and can be eaten both raw and cooked. He also brought two over here on purpose.
Qi Wei and the others all looked at it as if it were strange, and heard that it could be eaten raw, so they cut a piece to taste it on the spot. It tastes like kudzu and tastes like water chestnuts.
An Changqing also tasted a piece, and took the remaining sweet potato to look at it for a long time before he said, "I have read the record of sweet potato in a travel journal of Luzon. It says that the sweet potato is as big as a fist, and its skin is as big as a fist. The color is vermilion, the heart is crisp and juicy, and it can be eaten both raw and cooked.
In his last life, he lived in the palace with nothing to do, and his biggest hobbies were reading books and smelting jade. At that time, I had read a lot of travel notes and miscellaneous studies, and I was only amazed at the vastness of the world, but I never thought that one day I would actually encounter what the book said.
However, Xiao Zhige immediately heard his words: "Widely planted and resistant to barrenness, dozens of stones per acre? Is it possible to plant in Yanzhou?"
The generals looked at each other, their eyes flashing.
After that, Xiao Zhige exchanged food for the sweet potatoes left in the old farmer's house, and An Changqing found the travel note based on the memory of his previous life. method of planting.
Now that the potato nuggets have begun to germinate, An Changqing is not at ease and has to visit the field with Xiao Zhige every day.
Because the weather is already hot and the fields pass through thinly, these potato pieces germinate quickly and many times. In just a few days, green shoots have grown. When An Changqing was on tour, there were soldiers who were good at farming and carefully fertilizing the fields.
According to the book, this sweet potato was originally best planted in April, but they found out that it was a little late. Now that it is May, they can only fertilize more and hope that it will grow quickly.
"If it is really planted, the people will not have to worry about the food in the future. The military rations are also available." An Changqing said with glittering eyes.
Xiao Zhige looked at this small one-acre field, and even though he had always been calm, he couldn't help but smile. The land in Yanzhou is barren, and the crop yield has always been low. If this sweet potato really has the high yield mentioned in the book, then Yanzhou will have enough confidence to deal with the future.
"Yes, this is a blessing for Yanzhou. If it is possible, it can be promoted to other states and counties in the future, so that the people of Daye will have food to feed their stomachs."
An Changqing looked at him sideways, Xiao Zhige's face was full of pride. He didn't seem to have ever thought of hiding it privately, and the first thing that came to his mind was the food and clothing of the people of Daye.
"Well. When I go back, I will look through the books I have read before, and maybe I will make some new discoveries." An Changqing said.
He used to read those books just to relieve his boredom, but now after this encounter, he suddenly realized that the things in these books can actually be put into practice and improve people's livelihood.
Xiao Zhige did not refuse, but said, "It's hard work."
An Changqing smiled and dragged him to the field, where he checked the seedlings row by row.
When the two of them finished patrolling the fields, it happened that a letter was delivered from the city, saying that Ye Jing had a letter. The two of them rode back to the city.
An Changqing went to the barracks with him. Xiao Zhige, the military affairs officer of Yanzhou, never concealed it from him. Naturally, he also saw the letter from Ye Jing now. When he saw the third prince leading his troops to the Si level, something flashed through his mind, but he couldn't catch it. Staring at Surabaya on the letter, he frowned.
Xiao Zhige's expression was also not very good. Although he had long expected that Emperor Anqing would send troops to suppress it, he did not expect that he would not stay at all. After all, this group of "Bai Ding Jun" are also the common people of Daye, but they were forced to die, so they rose up. If the imperial court can send someone to appease it, maybe there is no need to mobilize troops at all.
Emperor Anqing's move, the area of Sishui, Suzhou, will surely flow into rivers of blood.
Sighing and burning the secret letter, seeing An Changqing also frowning, thinking that he was worried about the war, Xiao Zhige rubbed the top of his hair, but instead came to comfort him: "It's useless to worry now, it's better to take the wild goose first. Take care of the state."
An Changqing's thoughts were interrupted by him, so he nodded. I went to look for the book and read it, and when Xiao Zhige finished his military affairs, he returned to the mansion together.
Fuzhong Anfu asked the kitchen to prepare dinner, and when they came back, he hurriedly asked someone to set the meal.
After eating, the two walked around the courtyard to digest food, and it was dark after a while. An Changqing took off his coat, put on soft-soled shoes, and was about to go to the bathroom to wash up. The side room has now been converted into a dedicated bathroom, which is connected to the main room and separated by a screen.
Xiao Zhige watched from the side, coughed lightly, and said, "I won't go to the study tonight, right?"
After the first visit, Xiao Zhige knew the taste of the marrow and believed what was said in the book, and he was haunted by An Changqing every night. An Changqing was annoyed a few times because of this, and drove him to the study to sleep. No, the day before yesterday, he slapped people again and was forced to sleep in the study all night.
Anyway, no more sleep tonight.
The King of the Northern War was cheeky, took off his outer clothes and riding boots, and sat on the bed in a middle coat with a big horse and a golden sword. Although he had a sullen face, he had a hooligan attitude.
An Changqing glanced at him, but did not speak, and went to the bathroom to wash herself.
When he came back after washing, he changed to Xiao Zhige. An Changqing rolled into the bed, holding the quilt and pretending to sleep.
When Xiao Zhige came back from the bathroom, he saw that his back was facing him, and he didn't know if he was really asleep or pretending to be asleep, but he obviously didn't intend to drive him to the study again, so he breathed a sigh of relief, and got on the bed and covered the thin quilt. Alright, I tentatively stretched out my arms and took the person into my arms.
1. A good night's sleep.
The author has something to say: Cowardly: I slept in bed today, and I can do it tomorrow...
Well: no.
Cowardly: ... oh.
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Today is the thick and long embroidery and the cowardice of not sleeping in the study room, which is very worthy of encouragement by watering the nutrient solution!
(It's not that embroidery is late, it's that jj has not been able to send updates!)
pppps: Mark 1 is taken from the Botany History section of Baidu Encyclopedia.
Thank you to the little angel who voted for the king or irrigated the nutrient solution for me~
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