C20 (1/2)
In the great hall of the taiwai Residence in the Forbidden City, Lord Taishang Chen Song was celebrating the conclusion of the victory in exterminating the bandits. The sixteen country bumpkins from the seven counties had all gathered in one place. Zhang Dazui, Wu Dazhi, Wang Laosan and Liu Ergou, along with the rest of the larger bandits, had already been exterminated.
The feast could be said to be very sumptuous, like wild lamb, wild boar meat, deer meat, black bear meat, wild chicken meat, rabbit meat, etc., etc., all of these were basically mountain game, many of them were people's prey. Of course, there were also fish and a few vegetables.
Although it was a feast of the taiwai Palace, the cooking method was rather simple. Basically, there were only two methods: cooking and cooking, only vegetables were stir-fried. When it was served, the meat was chunks of meat that were steaming hot. It was quite appetizing.
To the modern world, this kind of wild food was very rare. Yang Lin was not courteous at all and just like them, he started to eat it big mouthfuls. He had even eaten breakfast at Yang Mansion in the morning, and his stomach was already growling with hunger.
With a few large pieces of meat as the base, Yang Lin gradually felt that the taste of the meat was too monotonous. Thinking about it, there were still no chili peppers or chili peppers, it seemed that he needed to pay more attention in the future, it would be easy to spread around when he meets these plants.
However, the degree of the wine was very low. To Yang Lin who was in the business, this was not even considered wine, or perhaps more accurately, it was equivalent to beer. If he wanted to make a fortune, opening a winery was also a profitable business.
”Master Yang, this time you were the first one to exterminate the bandits, and you even went up to the battlefield, exterminating all of the Dark Dragon Mountain's Mouth's bandits. Come, come, This Official offers you a cup. ”
Chen Song was obviously very excited, as he took the initiative to toast to Yang Lin. Since ancient times, the problem of banditry had been plaguing the local officials, many of whom had been destroyed by bandits. Of course, there were also many officials who had obtained merits from the bandits' extermination and received the emperor's appreciation and advice.
”Lord Taishang is too serious. This time, the only reason we are going to eliminate Zhang Dazui is because Chen Ze has the authority to command him and is taking the lead. If we are to say that they have rendered meritorious services, it should be because of them. ”
Yang Lin was extremely familiar with these words, as long as he got any results, the leaders would definitely be able to work well, and the comrades would work together, and as for him, he had only done what he should. Furthermore, he had to thank this and that. He owed them a lot of favors for his achievement.
”Hehe, Master Yang is so modest.”
With regards to Yang Lin's explanation, Chen Song felt that it was extremely novel and couldn't help but laugh. Yang Lin gave the credit to his son, allowing him to feel at ease. However, he understood Yang Lin's intentions. As a landowner, what could he do with all that contribution? He looked at Yang Lin and thought of what his son had said.
”Master Yang, I heard that you are going to bring those villagers to Youzhou and build another Yang Family Villa. I know that the Youzhou is cold and desolate, with a small population and rampant Hu Ren. Don't you fear that Hu Man will invade your villa? ”
”Master, no matter how cold and desolate the Youzhou is, it is still the land of my big man. If everyone is afraid of the Hu people and comes to the Central Plains, wouldn't the population of the Youzhou become fewer and fewer?”
Hearing Chen Song's words, Yang Lin could not help but feel a little angry. In such a big Youzhou, the population was only about the same as a county of the Lunan. As the number of barbarians increased, in the end the barbarians even occupied the main position of the Youzhou, and the Han Chinese almost went extinct due to the chaos.
”My lord, this is exactly what I want you to help me with. This time when we go to Youzhou, we have to sell horses and buy land. In order to prevent the Hu from invading, he had to bring a lot of young and strong weapons with him. Along the way, we will definitely meet with the officials investigating, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I think we will use the name of The soldiers of the prefectural city of Zhuang. The reason they sent these villagers to the Youzhou was also to ensure the longevity of the Forbidden Land of Martialism.
”Master Yang's words are true. However, selling horses and buying land under the banner of the The soldiers of the prefectural city of Zhuang does not seem appropriate. However, I can send a team of soldiers to protect you along the way. As for the weapons and equipment, you can bring them along. ”How about it?”
”That's good. Today is the sixteenth of the first month, so I plan to set off the day after tomorrow, which is around the eighteenth hour.
”No problem.”
”Thank you, milord.”
After the feast, Yang Lin did not leave in a hurry, but waited for the other squire to leave and asked to see the Lord Taishang again. Chen Song was also a considerate person, but when he saw that Yang Lin had come back to find him, he guessed that Yang Lin must have something important to do, so he asked the servant to bring Yang Lin to the study room.
”Master Yang came back, is there anything important?”
”There is indeed something important.”
Yang Lin took away the weapons and equipment from the Forsaken Kingdom's treasury, as well as a group of soldiers. Although he had taken He Yi, He Man, Liu Pi, Gong Dou and the others away, it was hard to say if there were any other xanthopanax s. If the xanthopanax were to harm Chen Song at that time, how could Yang Lin endure it?
”Lord Taishang, in these years, there have been many disasters, and in the imperial court, the eunuchs have the exclusive authority, causing the refugees to be everywhere, the citizens to not live comfortably, and bandits to be everywhere. In these past few years, the Taiping Dao used spells and incantations to treat people everywhere. Many sick commoners began to heal without any effect after drinking his symbols, and more and more people began to pass through. A few days ago, the Taiping Road was filled with prophecies about the death of the heavens, the rise of the heavens when the sun shines, and the rise of the earth at the age of sixty. I feel that something is amiss, I wonder if Lord Taishang thinks so? ”
Chen Song raised his head, and looked at Yang Lin seriously. As a prefectural official, he was very clear about the ways of the prefectural affairs of the Forbidden City. However, he did not put Yang Lin's words to heart, instead, he felt that Yang Lin was making a big fuss over nothing.
”Master Yang, you worry too much. The giant deer Zhang Jiao of the Jizhou had the title of 'Taiping Taoism', imparting to its disciples through spells and spells. It is nothing more than to make the sick kneel down and think. The This Official estimated that Zhang Jiao was a doctor, and water was a type of medicinal herb, which Zhang Jiao used as a divine medicine with a few incantations. Those citizens did not know the truth. When they saw that he was sick, they would pay their respects to Zhang Jiao and participate in the 'Taiping Road'. Fortunately, the 'Taiping Dao' advised people to do good deeds, and there were no lack of tyrants, officials, eunuchs, etc., so what's there to worry about? ”
”Does Lord Taishang remember Chen Sheng and Wu Guang? In order to start a war, they had written the words' Chen Sheng Wang 'on the silk silk and placed it in the belly of a fish so that the soldiers could buy it back. Wasn't the Taiping Road nowadays filled with the words, ”The heavens are dead, the sky is dead, the sky is dead, the sky is dead, the sky is alive and the earth is auspicious”? And this year is the sixty-year one, so adults have to be on guard. ”
Seeing that Chen Song did not mind, Yang Lin started to become anxious. There were many history of peasant uprisings that used various kinds of superstitious pretences before starting. Some were even more similar to demonic sects, using them to focus on the common people. However, these could not be explained to Chen Song explicitly, and could only be used as examples by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang.
”Oh, your words seem to make some sense. But based on these speculations alone, no one believed them. If I'm fine this year, wouldn't the Emperor blame me for bewitching the masses? ”
”I do not wish for the Lord to go around and speak, but to remind the Lord to prepare himself. If something really happens, I can come up with a solution. ”
”Hmm, how should I prepare it?”
”Your excellency may, in the name of exterminating the remaining evils of the bandits, order all the county courtiers and gentry to recruit and train the village men. ”If there's nothing wrong, exterminating bandits is also a good thing. If there's really something going on, the lord can calm down at any time.”
”That's a good idea.”
Yang Lin then took two thousand sets of weapons and equipment from Chen Ze's hands and returned to Yang Mansion happily. After handing over the weapons and equipment to Yang Lei, he sprinted towards the left courtyard. He was prepared to do Hua Tuo's work so that Hua Tuo could follow him to Youzhou. When war broke out, who could guarantee that they wouldn't get hurt?
Ever since the Yang Mansion invited Hua Tuo to come here, first to treat the Madam and Young Miss, then to treat the young and strong, and then to treat the bandits' injuries, Hua Tuo and his disciples never had the chance to leave the Yang Mansion. Right now, the young and strong were almost done with the bandits. Hua Tuo had also mentioned a few times that he wanted to leave, but Yang Lin had insisted on staying precisely to take him away.
Hua Tuo's medical skills were not ordinary, other than the ones where his arms and legs were chopped off, those injured youths and bandits had all recovered completely. As for those who had their arms and legs chopped off, their wounds were almost healed, but they were on the verge of becoming disabled.
When Yang Lin walked into the temporary ward, he saw that Hua Tuo was changing the medicine for the wounded. Seeing Yang Lin coming in, Hua Tuo did not stop either, he continued to busy himself. Yang Lin took the initiative to greet him. Only then did he look up at Yang Lin with an expression of confusion.
”Why is Master Yang free to come here?”