Chapter 1018 Wind Corner

Chapter 1018 Wind Corner

Chapter 1018 Wind Corner
Walk forward another hundred steps and you will reach the boundary of Hefei County.

Xu Liu sent dozens of cavalrymen far away and waited outside the gate of the manor.

A moment later, a carriage drove out first.

"Zu Ji." The car curtain was lifted and a shout came from inside the car.

Xu Liu walked over and asked, "What's the matter, sister?"

There were two women sitting in the car, the older one was the elder sister, Xu.

The other person was younger, she was Xu Liu’s wife, Zu.

Yes, this relationship is very "complicated".

Known: Zu Ti is Zu Yue's elder brother;
We also know that Zu Ti's wife, Xu, was Xu Liu's elder sister;
Result: Xu Liu is Zu Yue's son-in-law.

Just tell me whether this relationship is explosive or not - one theory is that he is the son-in-law of Zu Huan, the son of Zu Ti, which is even more outrageous.

Of course, Zu was young and not Xu Liu's first wife, but his second wife, but it was still a bit weird. Perhaps, people in troubled times don't care too much about these things.

"You - be careful." Xu had a lot to say, but in the end she just sighed.

"My husband, this matter cannot be done. Let's retreat back to Shouchun first. I will wait for you." Zu said with her head down.

"Okay, let's go quickly." Xu Liu urged, looking at the gloomy sky that seemed like it was going to rain again.

The carriage set off again.

Dozens of riders led the way, and a large group of farmhands, carrying the old and the young, followed in silence.

This manor was purchased by Xu Liu to accommodate the Xu family's farmhands who followed him from Hebei to the south.

The original three hundred households have now become five hundred. The number of households has greatly increased, but the number of elderly people is decreasing day by day.

They are incompatible with the Wu people.

For example, they like to eat yogurt, but the Wu people think that eating it might kill them.

For example, many of them can ride horses, but few can sail boats. The situation among the Wu people is just the opposite.

For example, they call snakes "snakes", while people in Huainan call them "蝁子".

For example, they call it toad, while people in Huainan call it "mosquito".

The examples are numerous.

Over time, you are always regarded as an alien. Either you change, or the people of Wu change, or both of you change. But it has only been 20 years, and a generation is far from enough to change to the extent that you are in me and I am in you.

Now he doesn't want to change, your mother is a servant, and the master is rebelling! No, it's the public who has returned to the country for justice!
After the team that moved their families had gone far away, another caravan came from the north, with many donkeys and mules in it.

There were thousands of soldiers next to the convoy, apparently escorting the vehicles along the way.

"Why are you so late?" Xu Liu asked, frowning.

The officer leading the team was named Dong Zhao, formerly the governor of the shogunate of Zudi and now the governor of De.

"My Lord, the road is too difficult to walk on." Dong Zhao said helplessly: "It's full of potholes, just like Xuzhou."

Xu Liu didn't say anything, because this was the fact and he had felt it well when he came here.

"My Lord, if a war breaks out in the future, it will be troublesome if the roads are so bad." Seeing Xu Liu agree with his opinion, Dong Zhao immediately became excited and said, "The road from Shouchun to Hefei is passable, but it is not easy to travel east and south from Hefei. If the northern soldiers come south, they will probably scold us if they see us."

This is a very realistic problem.

It's not that the Wu people don't want to use land transportation, but water transportation is cheaper, only one thirtieth of the cost of land horse-drawn carriages, and the transportation capacity is particularly large and the speed is very fast. It is the best choice whether for transporting troops or goods.

Why does Henan keep dredging the river? The reason is that water transportation is cheap. However, Henan's water transportation is not comparable to that of Jiangdong, and is not on the same level.

The people of Wu preferred to build ships rather than roads. If you cannot gain an advantage in the navy, even if your troops cross the river, as long as the enemy does not surrender immediately but resists desperately and holds on for help, the troops crossing the river may become isolated.

Of course, if we could take Yizhou and leave Shu and go downstream, it would be much easier and we would no longer have to worry about the enemy's naval advantage.

"Hefei..." Xu Liu muttered softly twice.

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Hefei was keenly aware of the abnormality, even earlier than Su Jun.

The wealthy families in the border areas may not react quickly enough to the news from the central government, but they are still very familiar with every tree and blade of grass at their doorstep.

He Chong noticed Zu Yue's unusual behavior very early on, but at that time he did not think that he had any rebellious intentions.

In May he fell ill and was bedridden.

Zu Yue didn't know that he had summoned him to Shouchun for discussions many times but the trip never happened.

As a result, just a few days ago, when he recovered from his illness and returned to work, Zu Yue requested to be relieved of his post as Hefei magistrate on the grounds that he was seriously ill.

He Chong was just shocked.

The Hefei magistrate was nothing special, as he had another position that was more important: serving as a military officer in Wang Dao's court.

It is said that the Jin Dynasty had six prefectures, namely Yang, Jing, Jiang, Xiang, Jiao, and Guang, as well as a small part of each of Xu, Yu, and Ning prefectures, but the only truly important places were Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Jiangzhou.

This is because the population of these three states is relatively prosperous and they have more wealth, especially Yangzhou. Therefore, the post of Yangzhou governor must be given to the emperor's confidant, or simply given to the royal family - in exchange for benefits, other states will be given to aristocratic families.

The current emperor has been on the throne for several months. Currently, Prime Minister Wang Dao is temporarily serving as the governor of Yangzhou, and is also the commander-in-chief of the military affairs of the five states of Yang, Xu, Yu, Yan, and Qing.

He Chong served as a military officer in Wang Dao's court, leading thousands of soldiers to garrison in Hefei, and also served as the magistrate of Hefei County.

Therefore, Zu Yue could only prevent him from becoming a county magistrate, and even this required approval from the Ministry of Personnel. As for his military service, he could not be dismissed, not to mention the 5,000 soldiers guarding Hefei - 3,000 of whom were Lujiang soldiers, with He's private soldiers as the backbone. Now He Chong just wanted to know what Zu Yue wanted to do!
Are you out of your mind? Do you really want to rebel?
He Chong was a little angry and even more confused.

"Boom!" A loud thunder fell from the sky, and the sky looked like dark clouds and a storm was about to come.

He Chong withdrew his thoughts and returned to the cabin.

"Mingxing is going to Shouchun, he is really bold." He Chong sat behind a table in the cabin and poured a glass of wine for Gao Kui personally.

"I don't understand, has Shouchun become a den of dragons and tigers?" Gao Qi asked with a smile.

"You really don't know?" He Chong asked.

"Within ten days, there have been many more soldiers from Hefei to the north." He added, "Zu Shishao petitioned the crown prince to lead the northern expedition, and sent officials to various counties to collect food, livestock, and vehicles. He is completely like draining the pond to catch all the fish. I think he has ulterior motives. You will not be able to return after you leave."

Seeing that He Chong knew everything, Gao Kui put away his smile and said seriously: "As long as justice is up to you, I will not regret it even if I die a hundred times."

When He Chong heard this, he didn't know what to say.

The emperor asked Gao Kui to go to Shouchun, and he really had to go.

At that time, Jiangzhou Governor Hua Yi disobeyed the king's order and was attacked and killed. At that time, Gao Kui lived in Jiangzhou and was appointed as the assistant of Xicao. After Hua Yi's death, he hid Hua Yi's son. After many years, he was allowed to come out when there was an amnesty.

When the emperor heard this, he was pleased and pardoned him, and appointed him as a military officer.

But Gao Kui had no family background, so he really needed to repay such kindness with his life.

"Many of our army's soldiers are ignorant of the truth and have been deceived by them." Gao Kui added, "The imperial court has issued a special decree that the soldiers in Huainan can return to their respective villages and reunite with their families. Once this decree is granted, the army's morale will be in disarray and it is expected that they will not be able to hold out for long. But someone must go and announce the decree. Mr. He, do not need to worry. Just defend Hefei and wait for the replacement troops to arrive."

He Chong sighed and said, "You are a gentleman, and I am not a villain. Don't worry, with me here, Hefei will definitely not be lost."

At the end, I couldn't help but ask: "Has the court really made up its mind?"

"I don't know much about the inside story, but in my opinion, Zu Yue must have had the idea of ​​rebellion. If so, he should be transferred." Gao Kui said, "I hope that Master Zu has not been blinded by greed and is beyond redemption."

He Chong was not optimistic and thought that it would be a suicide mission, so he asked, "When will we go north to Shouchun?"

"As soon as the army gathers, we will march north." Gao Kui said.

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"Have you figured it out?" Zu Yue asked as he paced back and forth anxiously on Bagua Mountain.

The sorcerer Dai Yang stood at the highest point of the mountain, with a bamboo pole beside him. A feather banner made of bird feathers hung on the top of the pole, fluttering wildly in the wind.

After a moment, he came over.

Zuyo looked at him nervously.

"My lord, please look at Yu Bao." Dai Yang pointed and said.

Zu Yue looked as he was told, but could see nothing. He only heard Yu Bao dancing wildly.

He took a deep breath, looked at Dai Yang with clear eyes, and said, "Please Guo Liu explain it to me in detail."

"In the past, Guan Lu was good at the art of divination by wind and horns. He once said, 'If the stars are not in order, the gods will act in disorder, and the eight winds will rise up'——"

"Get to the point." Zu Yue was in an annoyed mood and had no interest in chatting with him, so he spoke directly.

"The wind is blowing vigorously and chaotically from north to south. It means the army is about to arrive." Dai Yang pointed at Yu Bao and said loudly.

Translated into human language, it means: the wind is very strong, with a whistling and majestic momentum, and there is also turbulence, which means the army is approaching.

"Really?" Zu Yue asked hesitantly.

Dai Yang smiled without saying a word, looking extremely confident.

"Look again, look carefully." Zu Yue pointed at Yu Bao and Tian and ordered.

Dai Yang had no choice but to observe Yu Bao for a long time, then looked at the sky, and then said: "The wind has not changed, and it is still believed that the army is coming. I also used the air-gazing technique to observe that the south is covered with dark clouds, which is a sign of 'dark clouds pressing down on the city'. My lord, you must deal with it properly."

Zu Yue believed it about 50%.

This old man was from Wuxing Great Wall. He died of illness when he was twelve years old, and suddenly resurrected five days later. The guest's family asked him where he had been during these five days. He said that he met a god, who gave him talismans and took him to visit famous mountains all over the world, so he learned the art of wind angle.

Although Dai Yang was ugly and mean-looking, he was very famous in Wu and had predicted many things, all of which came true.

He became famous for predicting the demise of Eastern Wu, and therefore feigned illness and refused to take office.

He then predicted things like Wang Ji's rebellion, and his reputation grew. Even when Wang Dao was sick, he followed his advice and moved to a different room, and he recovered quickly.

Dai Yang's latest claim to fame was choosing the exact date for Sima Rui's ascension to the throne and overturning the objections of the Grand Historian. But he soon disappeared...

The next time it appeared was Shouchun.

He was not kidnapped, but sneaked here with his family.

Zu Yue was overjoyed when he saw him, and gave him a house, money, and beautiful women, and asked him to tell fortunes, which led to the scene today.

"Guo Liu is a man of enlightenment, and what he predicts must be true. You all should prepare quickly and don't take it lightly." Zu Yue turned around, looked at several confidants and said.

After that, he pulled Yin Yi and whispered, "You take a small boat tonight and go north to Yingkou. Report everything that happened here to General Zhang."

Dai Yang watched from the side and laughed.

As for the techniques of wind angle and qi-watching, other people only had the basics, so most of them failed, but he mastered the essence of it.

If you ask what the essence is, it is of course to become a guest of honor of high-ranking officials, to get more information, and to be familiar with the general situation of the world.

(End of this chapter)