Enter the Room

The Twelve Guards are very different from other guards.

Not only were they from hereditary military families, many of them were second sons or youngest sons without inheritance rights. Maybe he wasn't good at marching and fighting, but he was influenced by what he heard and saw, and his understanding of court matters was not the slightest bit better than that of many captains in the guards.

Now that the decision was made, several commanders winked and quickly exchanged information and decided to follow Yuan Yunzhong.

They must fulfill the instructions given by Yuan Yunzhong meticulously.

After all, refugees are just ordinary people who cannot live without enough food.

The scouts quickly found out who the leaders of the three groups were.

"Master Yuan!" Commander Wang immediately reported to Yuan Yunzhong, "The person who went to Shunde Mansion was a young man named Zhou. He had been a hunter. When he saw someone killing the city gate guards and burning the Wanping County government office, he He led a group of people and left the capital overnight. The person who occupied the Wanping County government office was a burly man named Dunzi. He used to be a flower monk. He was kicked out of the temple for eating pork and wandered around. When the refugees gathered in the capital, he He conquered a group of young and strong men and lived by robbing and smashing. It was this man named Dunzi who killed the city gate guards. He was also the first one to rush into the county government office. "

Speaking of the people entrenched in Shijingshan, Commander Wang paused: "I only know that his surname is Zhao, and he is known as the Fifth Master. What is his origin, but I don't know. However, this man named Zhao is very organized. Not only does he He organized Qingzhuang to fight against the man named Xiongzi, and also gathered the food distributed by the imperial court, and asked women and children to collect wild vegetables, make wild vegetable porridge, and distribute them to the refugees. Therefore, he could respond to a hundred responses among these refugees. , when Yizi was going to seize the county government, he took most of the people to build a shack in Shijingshan."

Everyone here is a human being.

Commander Wang's words immediately made them realize that there was something strange about the Bixia Temple group.

Some people even lost their voice and said: "Then Zhao Laowu is not going for the grain storage in Bixia Temple, right?"

Some people hesitated and said: "It can't be such a coincidence! Didn't it mean that they all came from Gu'an and Yongqing? We don't know that there is grain stored in Bixia Temple, how could they know?"

Some people looked at Lord Bai.

Lord Bai closed his eyes and looked like "Since Yuan Yunzhong has made the decision, everything has nothing to do with me."

Naturally, some people came out to smooth things over, saying: "No matter what, we listen to Mr. Yuan. Whatever Mr. Yuan says, we will do it."

Yuan Yunzhong glanced at the man.

The man immediately smiled flatteringly at Yuan Yunzhong.

However, Yuan Yunzhong seemed to be deep in thought. He came back to his senses after a while and asked Commander Chen: "Have the fortresses in Wanping County been marked out?"

"It's marked!" Commander Chen immediately stepped forward and showed the map to him with his colleagues. "You see, here, here, and here are all important roads. There is an inspection department here. Although There are not many troops, but they are very familiar with the terrain of Wanping. I have already sent people to invite their patrol envoys to come over."

Commander Chen tried his best to behave in front of Yuan Yunzhong.

Yuan Yunzhong nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, there should be two granaries near Wanping County. Next to Gongji City, they were used by the imperial court to stabilize grain prices in the capital. Have you ever sent people to inquire about these two granaries? What’s the current situation in the granary?”

People in the meeting hall, you look at me, I look at you.

Another place they missed.

Yuan Yunzhong said in a deep voice: "The top priority is to find a way to cut off the food source of the refugees, otherwise they will continue to besiege the city." He looked at Lord Bai with a half-smile as he spoke, and said, "Whether it is siege or mobilization, It’s all because they don’t have anything to eat!”

"Exactly, exactly!" several commanders said holding Yuan Yun in their hands.

A civil servant who was following Xiang Yushi came out, bowed his hands and said in a low voice: "Sir, I used to watch the government at the Ministry of Household Affairs. I still remember the specific locations of those two granaries. I can take people to see them. .”

Yuan Yunzhong couldn't help but look at him a few more times and said politely: "What do you call me, sir?"

The official said respectfully: "My surname is Shi. I was ranked as a Jinshi twice in the fourth year of Tianshun."

In the fourth year of Tianshun's reign, Yuan Yunzhong's uncle served as the examiner.

Yuan Yunzhong was a little surprised, but he still bowed to the man, called him "senior brother", and said: "Then senior brother Lao will take the captain of the guard station for a trip."

Mr. Shi was a little excited when he heard Yuan Yunzhong call him "senior brother" and hurriedly said: "Where, where!"

Yuan Yunzhong discussed with Mr. Shi and Commander Chen about going to the granary.

Someone whispered quietly in front of Mr. Xiang: "You are so lucky that he can even get into this."

Lord Xiang glared at the man displeased.

The man hurriedly took a step back, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone outside the meeting hall peering in.

He shouted angrily: "Who are they? They hide their heads and show their tails. Where are the guards outside? Where have they gone?"

Everyone's eyes couldn't help but look outside the door.

I saw a man walking in with an awkward look on his face, and he said: "My Excellency, Xu Guangzeng, has been ordered by the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army to serve in front of Lord Yuan."

These are all nonsense and nonsense.

Although the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion and the Ministry of War each control half of the Tiger Talisman, they are not controlled by the Ministry of War. The appointment and transfer of officials must go through the Ministry of Personnel. What's more, the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army is a military attache, and Yuan Yunzhong serves in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and is a serious civil official.

Xu Guangzeng hurriedly said, "Dingguo Gong is my brother!"

Several commanders said "Oh" in their hearts in unison, thinking, "That's the idiot who can lose his job by feeding food into his mouth", and they all looked at him.

Those civil servants were not prepared to pursue the case.

The emperor's "passenger" has already made them all a little numb.

Only the emperor can do this kind of indistinguishable between civil and military affairs.

Moreover, the emperor was previously afraid that Yuan Yunzhong would be in danger when he went out of the city to appease the people. He even pushed a censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate to stand in front of Yuan Yunzhong. He wanted the censor to go out of the city on Yuan Yunzhong's behalf, but he wanted Yuan Yunzhong to be credited with his merits. in the head. If Yuan Yunzhong hadn't been relatively upright, this ridiculous appointment would have been approved by the cabinet under pressure from the emperor.

Yuan Yunzhong frowned.

However, Xu Guangzeng ran over and said respectfully: "My brother asked me to make meritorious deeds and follow you out of the city to appease the people."

This is probably the only way to resolve the emperor's anger.

Yuan Yunzhong had important things to do and was too lazy to pay attention to him. He nodded slightly and continued to talk to Commander Chen: "If the refugees haven't discovered the granary yet, you should find a way to guard the two granaries. If the granary has been opened, Don't be reluctant to fight, protect Mr. Shi and return immediately. As for Mr. Shi, you serve in the Ministry of Household Affairs and can remember the locations of these granaries, which shows that you are a thoughtful person. In order to prevent granaries from being robbed, there are usually some mechanisms. If there are granaries in the two prefectures If you are still there, you can find a way to lead the people in the guard station to guard it for seven days. After seven days, regardless of whether I have quelled the chaos or not, you will evacuate."

Mr. Shi solemnly promised.

People from the Wanping County Inspection Department came over.