Chapter 168 What College?

"Shen Yuan?"

This name sounds familiar

While Yuchi Feihu was reminiscing, Wei Gongzhan next to him had already stepped forward to salute: "It turns out to be Mr. Shen who was ranked second in the new department. Why is Mr. Shen here?"

"It's really General Yuchi!" The scholar stepped forward excitedly: "Has the imperial court finally noticed Chen Qing's ambition and sent someone here?"

The expressions of Yuchi Feihu and the two Wei family members next to him changed. They looked at each other and then at the busy refugee area in the distance. They found that no one was paying attention here, so they relaxed a little and pulled the other person to the side. , Wei Gongyan finally spoke first: "Why did Mr. Shen say this?"

Wei Gongyan asked seriously, but he felt happy in his heart. He was already unhappy with Chen Qing. It was said that Wei Gongcheng, that crippled bitch, had also come to seek refuge with Chen Qing. Now that he was about to live under someone else's roof, he felt aggrieved, but he didn't Thinking of the twists and turns, it seems that the man named Chen may have committed something!

"General, there's no need to call me your lord, your official. Oh no, I've been deprived of my official seal by Chen Qing. How can I still have the dignity to call myself your lord?"

"What?" Yuchi Feihu was stunned: "Chen Qing took away your official seal?"

Although he is a military attache, he still remembers that such a major matter as seizing the official seal must be decided by His Majesty himself, right?

"For what reason?" Wei Gongzhan next to him asked with a frown.

"Ha" Shen Yuan sneered: "Then Chen Qing used the reason that our county magistrates had not fulfilled their full responsibilities in guarding the land, and said that the imperial court had taken away our official seals first. It is simply ridiculous. Those living corpse monsters that eat people will become evil if they move. The number is in the hundreds, and our county government is not like Liuzhou, which has private soldiers. How can we prevent it from being held accountable for this and even accepting our official seal on behalf of the imperial court? Chen Qing obviously wants to use it. This is a good opportunity to monopolize the power of Liuzhou!"

"There are such things!" Wei Gongyan was the first to respond: "I thought at the beginning that this man was not a good person, but I didn't expect him to be so bold and dare to steal the official seal privately!"

"How bold!" Yuchi Feihu also nodded.

However, Wei Gongzhan felt a little confused. Chen Qing's action of seizing the official seal privately was indeed illegal, but what was the meaning?

Taking such a big risk just to get a few official seals? Chen Qing had so many troops that he could actually evade these county magistrates. Why did he need to do so to leave a handle?

Thinking of this, he asked: "Master Shen, do you know where these private soldiers of Chen Qing come from?"

When he mentioned this, Yuchi Feihu also became interested. He also wanted to know where the troops outside Liuzhou, whose quality was comparable to that of the direct descendants of the Duke of Guo, came from?

"This." Shen Yuan suddenly had a strange look on his face. He came closer and lowered his voice: "I just came here not long ago, so I don't know the specific situation, but to be honest, these soldiers in Liuzhou are a little evil!"

"Evil?"

Wei Gongzhan's heart tightened and he quickly asked, "How do you say that?"

"These soldiers from Liuzhou, it is said that Chen Qing originally mobilized all Liuzhou's troops and needed city defense soldiers to maintain order, so he asked the Jiangnan chief envoy for the right to recruit soldiers and recruited private soldiers from the people. Then because of this job After the corpse incident, we followed the urgent need and recruited more people from among the people, so we have the current size of Liuzhou's army."

"Recruited from the public?" Wei Gongyan couldn't help but said, "Are you kidding me?"

Yuchi Feihu also had a look on his face that was teasing me. As for the quality of those soldiers, many aristocratic families may not be able to train them like that even if they use a lot of resources to train them. You told me that civilian recruits can recruit such soldiers? , how many can you recruit for me to try?

Seeing several people looking at him like idiots, Shen Yuan also smiled bitterly: "I don't know the specific situation, so I said it is very evil. I have been here in Liuzhou for more than seven or eight days, so I don't know the situation here. I have some understanding. According to my observation, the main source of troops in Liuzhou does come from the private sector!"

Then he pointed in the direction of South Street in the distance: "Did you see a large group of people surrounding it over there?"

Yuchi Feihu and others nodded: "What are you doing there?"

"Under selection" Shen Yuan whispered: "There is an endless stream of refugees in Liuzhou, and the recruitment of soldiers in Liuzhou has never stopped. There are temporary recruitment sites everywhere in the direction of South Street. As long as you have a skill, such as being proficient in archery, equestrian, or good at Anyone who can use weapons will be given priority to join the army. If you are not good at it, you will have a chance to join the army as long as you are strong and of the right age. "

"In other words, the source of soldiers really comes from the private sector?" Yuchi Feihu hesitated: "Could they be recruited as miscellaneous soldiers?"

"I don't know about this, but now under Chen Qing's instigation, the trend of joining the army in Liuzhou is very strong, because the conditions given are very good. As long as ordinary refugees can join the army, regardless of their origin, they can immediately register as Liuzhou residents, and they can also I get a house allocated by the government in Liuzhou. As long as I get military registration, my wife, son and daughter will all be Liuzhou citizens, and I can go to South Street to get meals every day."

"Don't the refugees here also have meat?" Yuchi Feihu swallowed his saliva and pointed to the queue in the distance.

"This place is only for newly arrived refugees. We only distribute meat for three days!" Shen Yuanqi said: "It is said to replenish the bodies of the newly arrived refugees. Once the three days are over, they have to go to North Street to receive food. There are many places to eat there. The food is not as good as it is now, only thick porridge with some meaty meat occasionally added.”

Speaking of this, he obviously had some resentment, because he had been driven to Bei Street to receive food in the past few days. The dignified Jinke ranked second in the list and the head of a county. He was reduced to going to Bei Street to eat porridge. He was not even treated as a big-headed soldier. When I think about the smell of the meat bugs just two days ago, my stomach suddenly feels a little twitchy.

"I see there are a lot of people in Liuzhou." Wei Gongzhan looked at the commotion in the distance: "A government of this size can actually ensure that everyone has thick porridge and occasionally meaty meat? I'm afraid it won't be like this even if I'm in trouble in the capital. Treat it well.”

"That's why I say Chen Qing is so ambitious!" Shen Yuan said angrily: "He must have anticipated this disaster and prepared food early to win people's hearts!"

Wei Gongzhan looked at some people passing by outside. They were full of energy and glowing faces. It was obvious that they had the look that comes from not having to worry about food and clothing for many days. He was silent for a while. He had just noticed that the people inside Liuzhou City looked extremely good. , even the man named Shen in front of him looks good, which is rare even in the capital.

Most of the people have a sallow complexion all year round, especially in the north, where 90% of the people have vegetables on their faces and cannot eat enough. Farmers who only wear a fig leaf between their crotches on hot days can be seen everywhere. However, the people in Liuzhou can see it with the naked eye. Come on, everyone can actually have a set of cloth clothes that look of good quality.

If there were more officials like this to buy people's hearts, I'm afraid it would be a prosperous age, right?

Just as they were thinking, there was a commotion outside. When several people looked around, they suddenly found that many people were looking at the sky. The newly arrived refugees were so frightened that they squatted on the ground, while the refugees who had been in Liuzhou for some time showed excitement on their faces. , one after another saluted from afar, shouting: "Master Riyushin!"

"That is?"

Yuchi Feihu and others looked at the majestic general dressed in silver in the sky in surprise.

"This is what the official said, the evil place in Liuzhou!" Shen Yuan also looked at the sky and lowered his voice: "There are some so-called gods in Liuzhou inexplicably. According to the rumors spread by Chen Qing, it is said that it is a disaster from heaven. , the sleeping gods in Liuzhou wake up and protect the common people. For example, the giant wolf at the door is called the door god. It is said to keep demons away from Liuzhou City. In my opinion, that door god is probably a demon! "

"And this day travel god is even more outrageous. He said that he is the Yin Si Zhengshen who hunts down ghosts. He said that all the people who died in Liuzhou will be included in the Yin Si and enjoy the life of the Yin Si. It is really ridiculous!"

"Is there such a thing?" Several people suddenly heard it strangely.

"The key is to spread the word in a decent way!" Shen Yuan sneered: "Some people didn't know if they had secretly accepted bribes, but they cried so much the next day that they spread rumors that they had met relatives yesterday and asked them about their dreams, saying that they were in the underworld. How are you doing? It's really ridiculous. Chen Qing's deceptive tricks have made everyone here blindly follow him, and even the teachers are helping him! "

"Why do you say that?" Yuchi Feihu took the lead and asked.

"It is said that the Yin Division is busy and needs highly respected masters to help manage the government affairs of the Yin Division. After all, those masters grew up reading books about sages, but they actually pretend to be on duty every day, haha."

"Forehead"

The three of them looked at each other as they listened. The situation in Liuzhou did indeed sound quite evil.

"By the way, Major General!" Shen Yuan looked at the other party and said attentively: "General is here but the imperial court has come for reinforcements?"

"Ah, yes, reinforcements are coming from the imperial court!" Yuchi Feihu nodded seriously.

I'm not lying. The imperial court did send them to reinforce Jiangnan, but the result was not perfect.

"When are the generals planning to take action?" Shen Yuan suddenly became excited!

He was impatient to wait for this day!

"Um..." Yuchi Feihu was immediately asked, and Wei Gongzhan next to him quickly said: "That's it, Master Shen. The three of us were sent here first to investigate the situation. The imperial army has blocked Jiangnan. Any evil spirits here Can't even run away!"

"That's good, that's good!" Shen Yuan suddenly burst into tears. These days were so miserable that he thought he would be trapped here forever.

"We have to collect enough intelligence before we can send troops from above." Wei Gongzhan continued: "I remember that before us, the imperial court actually sent troops in, led by General Hong and General Wu You. Where are they?"

Shen Yuan was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "I just came here not long ago and I didn't hear about this."

"That's it." Wei Gongzhan's expression suddenly became solemn after hearing this: "It seems that we must not act rashly, we must find out the situation here. Master Shen has been here for many days, is there any channel to obtain information?"

"This" Shen Yuan was stunned. These days he was in a state of confusion, lining up with the refugees to eat and drink. Where did this nonsense come from?

But I definitely couldn't say this out loud, so I made a serious move to think, and said: "This Liuzhou is extremely evil. If you want to get more information, you have to go deep inside. I haven't registered Liuzhou citizens yet. I know Things are also limited.”

"How can I register as a citizen of Liuzhou?" Wei Gongzhan asked quickly.

"Three ways!" Shen Yuan said quickly: "The first is, as I said just now, joining the army. This is the most convenient way for you adults. As long as you show your skills a little bit, you should be able to be admitted into the army. The Guards or the Door God Army can become Liuzhou citizens. The second is to sign up to contract land in Daqingshan outside the city. It is said that Liuzhou now cultivates large-scale fields there. Anyone who is willing to contract the land can become a Liuzhou citizen. The third Well"

"How about third place?" Yuchi Feihu asked curiously.

"Third." Shen Yuan's face became a little weird: "It's the academy recruitment that will start tomorrow. I heard that anyone who can be admitted to Liuzhou Yin Yang College can become a citizen of Liuzhou!"

The three of them were stunned and all said in unison: "What college?"