Chao Lian also said: "Business matters, let's talk about old times later. You are a person who can stand alone after all. How can you still be so unable to control your emotions? You are not afraid of being laughed at by the people below."
Shou. Jiang was so excited that he wiped away his snot and tears with the back of his hand.
Laughing through tears: "Are you seeing a joke? Which bastard dares to see my joke? Break the paws of anyone who sees it, so as to improve their memory."
Chao Lian not only did not respond, but frowned and tried to persuade him. : "Don't break someone's claws easily. Leading troops in battle cannot be achieved by relying on brute force. . Although generals have always used military merit to convince others, and soldiers follow generals for the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, if you do not treat soldiers as human beings and always intimidate them, even if they say they are afraid, they will not be convinced in their hearts and may even stumble. "
The guard smiled and responded without any displeasure.
Although Chao Lian was several years younger than him in terms of age, seniority in the world of generals was not based on age. When Ziyi Gong was still there, Chao Lian saved him twice. If it weren't for Chao Lian, the grass on his grave would have been replaced countless times. Chao Lian reminded himself that it was also out of good intentions, and he accepted it readily: "It's not really an interruption, ahem, just say it casually."
Chao Lian said: "That's even more unacceptable."
It is easy to lose dignity.
Whether it is being too violent and cruel or having fun with the soldiers, it is too much and not enough. Even a good-tempered brother like me must keep in mind his propriety. The guard thought carefully and nodded. Fang Yan on one side interrupted the conversation between the two, and the guard tacitly agreed to skip the topic and enthusiastically welcomed the two into the city. Chao Lian also realized that what he said was a bit over the line and stopped talking.
“My lord has governed Shangnan very well these years.”
This was Chao Lian's biggest emotion after entering the city.
The Shangnan County seat is completely different from what I remember.
The original city wall became a second inner city, which expanded by nearly half of the area. The newly built city wall was strong and towering. On the basis of retaining the original layout, the buildings in the city are constantly being renovated and built. From the scale of the building, we can roughly estimate the permanent population here.
Even during the war, there were many people in the city.
When Chao Lian was communicating with his eldest nephew and his family through letters, he occasionally heard some news about Shangnan County. Except for Shangnan County, several surrounding places that had been protected by Big Brother have been treated kindly. These are also one of the main reasons that prompted their brothers to return to Shen Tang. Shen Youli is impeccable in every aspect. After her eldest brother left, she became the person most like him in the world.
Following her is what the eldest brother wants to see.
The smile on Fang Yan's face was filled with memories: "It's been too long since I've been back, so many places have become unfamiliar. If there's no one to guide me right now, I'm afraid I'll have to look for wherever I live. Not even there.”
The two brothers did not settle down in their old home.
It is better to wait until we defeat the powerful enemy before revisiting the old place.
Just——
"Why are there only these men?"
Chao Lian officially took over the military power of Shangnan County, and the original guard general handed over the books of defense and manpower. He just took a few glances and quickly came up with a few figures in his mind. With that said, he handed the booklet to his sixth brother Fang Yan, who frowned the whole time.
These manpower is not much worse than back then.
But the problem is that Shangnan County has a large population. Judging from the scale of the expansion of the government, the increase in population is considerable, and the corresponding garrison strength should also be increased. Fang Yan closed the book, quietly put it aside, and looked straight at the guard with his dark eyes.
“What’s going on?”
This small amount of troops is nothing in normal times. Once the enemy leads a large number of elites to sneak attack, Shangnan County may not be able to defend it. Realizing this, Fang Yan wiped away the relaxed and comfortable feeling just now, and the curve of his lips lowered, and he was not angry or intimidated. Back then, he assisted his eldest brother, not only as a military advisor, saving lives and healing the wounded, but also in charge of rewards and punishments in the military camp. Just one glance can make one's scalp tingle.
The guard opened his mouth, seeming to be in trouble.
Fang Yan: "No matter what the reason is, why was such a big thing not reported to the Lord? Can you afford the fall of Shangnan?"
Everyone is a person who has struggled through troubled times. .
Who is alive today and has not experienced one or two massacres? Does he know what disaster this concealment will bring to Shangnan?
"Since my eldest brother took over and came to the south, this place has not experienced troubles for too many years. Have you forgotten what a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood look like?" Fang Yan said harsh words in anger and asked, "... …Are you worthy of the folks in Shangnan County?”
Does he still remember how he survived? He was relying on the life-saving dry food donated by an old farmer in Shangnan County, and he was waiting for his big brother! It is not said that a drop of water's kindness will be repaid by a spring of spring, but one cannot repay kindness with hatred, right? Fang Yan put his hand on the hilt of the sword.
If there is a problem with the general guard——
He will not hesitate to kill him first and then punish him later.
The guard finally couldn't hold it in any longer and told a truth that shocked Chao Lian and the other two, saying: "It's not that the general is hiding it intentionally, but that things are really strange. There are still too many soldiers on the list. In fact, There are fewer people than this! They all escaped!”
"Most of the soldiers are from Zhechong Mansion, how could it be..."
Fang Yan and Chao Lian looked at each other.
I don’t believe why it was “escape” at all.
Could it be that the battle in the Northern Desert had shaken the morale of the army?
This is not right. Except for the rumors that spread during the battle in the Northern Desert, Kang Guo had the upper hand at other times. The public opinion was also watched by the royal court, and the common people did not move. Why did the soldiers of the charge rush to flee? In addition, the soldiers in Zhechong Mansion are still carefully selected elites from Kang State and cannot easily become deserters.
"Are you really not a temporary recruit?"
The guard said: "No."
The newly recruited soldiers are very high-spirited. They are all soldiers from Shangnan County, their families and relatives, and even those assigned to them. The property is here and they have no way to escape. But then again, the soldiers who escaped from Zhe Chong Mansion were also locals.
There is something weird about this.
“Most of them have disappeared in recent days.”
"Before that, everything was normal."
"The general made a secret inspection and found nothing strange. The escape of these soldiers seemed to have been planned long ago. It was originally thought that they were assassinated by the enemy, but the investigation found that it was them He left on his own without notifying or taking away his relatives. "How could the general dare to publicize the matter at this juncture? He could only hide it carefully, for fear that it would cause a large-scale mutiny.
He saw Chao Lian and his two men looking solemn and puzzled.
"Isn't it because of this matter that the Lord sent General Chao?"
The expressions of Chao and Lian can tell everything. It's not because of this matter. Even Shen Tang didn't receive the slightest bit. The sound of wind.
The guard secretly took a breath of air.
Quietly asked: "Is it still too late?"
The manpower brought by General Chao seems not enough.
Fang Yan made a quick decision: "How many aristocratic families are there in the city?"
If we don't have enough manpower, we can borrow from them.
Shangnan County has not been affected by the war for nearly twenty years. In addition to the original local nobles, many small tribes have also moved in. After the establishment of Kang State, they were eliminated, but only their land and hidden tenants were taken away, and nothing else was touched.
Every family can gather together three to five thousand people.
The guard said: "Everything from before is here."
Fang Yan: "If you have anything else to say, don't hesitate."
The guard's heart was filled with excitement. Said: "Every family has a lot of criticisms about the arrangement of the royal court. I am afraid that they will not come out to help rescue the siege this time."
This involves the rules for the appointment of Kangguo officials.
In principle, officials are all from other places, and even minor subordinates are not allowed to take up their posts locally. The latter must be at least one county away. Incumbent officials are not allowed to marry locals, nor are they allowed to take concubines, and the supervisory censor will keep an eye on them.
This move will help prevent the expansion of the power of local snakes, avoid corruption where officials protect each other to a certain extent, and is beneficial to the management of the Kangguo court. As a result, the local snake will feel uncomfortable. During the years when Gu Ren was in office, he used a gentle yet firm approach, limiting the power of the local aristocratic families without completely angering them, which also brought benefits. Both parties found a delicate balance between the subject and the dodder flower. Compared with Wu Xian, Gu Ren is not so dependent on the aristocratic family and is much less constrained.
The local snake was unhappy but chose to take a step back.
Gu Ren's three father-in-laws all had a high reputation in Shangnan.
The relationship is complicated and can be counted among the local forces in the south.
Everyone is prosperous and suffers.
When it was Shen Tang's turn to take over, everything changed.
When Fang Yan heard this, he stood up angrily and shouted in a low voice: "Confused, everyone is confused! Have their brains been kicked by a donkey? Since they were dissatisfied, why didn't they say a word before? Five or six days have passed. It’s been 2 years, and now we’re starting to make noises about splitting up?”
The guard bit the bullet and whispered softly.
"This matter also has something to do with the military advisors."
Fang Yan smiled angrily: "Is it related to me?"
This blame was really thrown off guard. .
The guard sighed secretly: "Listen to me."
During the late period of the Dragon Slaying Bureau, Ziyi Gong and a group of brothers were poisoned by Huang Lie. Shangnan County was leaderless. Seeing that a fight was about to start in the territory, Longwu County sent people to pick up Ziyi Gong and his family. Shangnan County was nominally under the jurisdiction of Shen Tang, but it was actually autonomous. They hoped to choose a new backbone, but were too frightened by Shen Tang's military strength to take the lead. At this time, Chao Lian came back alive.
Chao Lian helped Shen Tang confirm his ownership of Shangnan County.
As of now, Shangnan County is still managed by each family.
Until the founding of Kang State, new regulations were introduced.
The faces of the Shangnan family turned green.
At this time, if they want to get together and overturn the table, how can they do it in time?
For the sake of life, I can only swallow my anger.
Safety and stability these years do not mean that there is no anger in my heart.
When the guard discovered that the soldier was missing, he immediately thought of this route. Out of caution, he inquired about the situation and concluded that it was better not to speak. If they open their mouths, these people may kneel down first.
Not for anything, just for Wu Xian to be reused and Shen Youli to be arrogant.
Fang Yan and Chao Lian's faces darkened with anger.
His hands were trembling: "Did they instigate this?"
"This is unlikely." He had dealt with many local aristocratic families and knew that they were screwed. character. If the state of Kang is strong and prosperous, these people will not mind continuing their family under the protection of the state of Kang. No matter how poor their lives are, they will still be better than the common people in Guizhou, but they will not refuse the opportunity to stand up and call the shots. This group of people can look on coldly and add insult to injury, but they will not dig their own graves.
Fang Yan took a long breath and exhaled the turbid air.
"If you keep the rules, you can kill those who have different intentions!" When he opened his eyes again, there was only a cold and murderous intention in his eyes, and he uttered chilling words, "You can break it when you go south, but - the day this place fell was also them. When your soul is about to die, it is better to defend your dignity than to die at the hands of the enemy!”
The general can't suppress these monsters.
Can’t you hold it back?
It’s been so many years that they forgot about Fang Yan!
Chao Lian also said: "Sixth brother, I'll let you go."
Well, I'm not going to help my sixth brother.
It was to prevent Sixth Brother from killing people. How else would the eldest brother lead the sixth brother wherever he went? Sixth Brother has been a healer for so many years that many people have forgotten that he started out as a poisoner. The whole family of the enemy was poisoned and no one left a watchdog.
Fang Yan’s mobility has always been astonishingly fast.
He brought someone to the door without even taking a sip of tea.
It's not right to say knocking on the door. He was obviously visiting an old friend, borrowing some from him and returning them after use. He also took the initiative to take care of the food for these people during this period, without having to provide food to his old friends. With such sincerity, there is no reason not to agree.
An old friend who came after hearing the news: “…”
Seeing the elite soldiers surrounding the door of his home, he closed his eyes tightly, mistakenly thinking that he was hallucinating, until Fang Yan went straight to the point to express his intention. The corner of my old friend's mouth twitched fiercely, wishing he could turn back time. He must have been staying at home, saying he was ill.
Where are you here to borrow someone?
Obviously here to rob!
The old friend tried to ponder to delay time.
Looking up, he saw the impatient murderous intent in Fang Yan's eyes, and his heart suddenly went cold. Before Fang Yan could say anything, he smiled and got closer: "You and I have known each other for more than twenty years, and although we are not sworn friends, They are also close friends, and I have said it back then, if brother Yu has any difficulties, I will say it bluntly, and there are still more than 700 people in the house and manor... ”
He wanted to keep half of the family to look after the home.
In the end, Fang Yan interrupted him and everyone was about to leave.
Oh no, there are less than a hundred people left for him.
He opened his mouth to bargain, but saw Fang Yan standing up, whose hand was still pressed on the hilt of the sword. He shut up.
He is not afraid of other people running wild.
Fang Yan is different.
This guy did a lot of shady things for Gu Ren back then, one was a good guy and the other was a bad guy. There are so many people gathered at the door of the house. If I don't know better, I'm afraid I will become the chicken that kills the chicken to scare the monkeys. My old friend could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Fang Yan asked his old friend before leaving.
"What do you think about the Lord?"
The old friend squeezed out a stiff smile: "Shen Jun is benevolent and righteous, loves the people like his son, and his heart is no less than that of his son back then. Righteous Gong.”
Fang Yan's words were completely out of context.
“Whether it is a high-ranking aristocratic family or a Guizhou commoner working in the fields, only when the world is stable can we thrive and reproduce with peace of mind and have a future. If you ignore the hidden dangers in the future for temporary profits, such short-sighted people I won’t live long.”
Fang Yan took the people away to visit the next house.
My old friend just stood there and watched.
When my old friend came to his senses, his back was dripping with sweat.
Not long after, the steward of the house came back after asking about it. Everywhere in the city has been guarded by Fang Yan's troops. The guards are tight and it is difficult to exchange information to eliminate the possibility of their collusion. Before they could react, catch them all in one fell swoop. Not cooperative?
There are ways to make life worse than death!
The old friend wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Muttered in his mouth: "There is only a hint of this matter. Why did the person named Shen know about it so quickly? And sent Fang Yan?"
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