Chapter 46: Betrayal "Five Hundred Thousand Acres of Grassland" Chen Liang's body shook involuntarily, and it took a lot of effort to ensure that he did not slip off the horse.
Although he was born into a wealthy family, his parents were not local celebrities.
So before I joined Hama's tent, I had some exposure to some human fireworks.
I know very well how vast the land of 500,000 acres is, and I know even more clearly how many people usually gather on 500,000 acres of land in places like Yizhou and Shandong.
Thirty acres of land and one cow is a farmer’s highest dream.
Unless there has just been a plague, in most areas of Zhongshu Province, each farm family will never own more than fifteen acres of land.
And in the countryside, usually more than half of the farm families don't even have five acres of land to their name.
He had to work on his own land while also working as a tenant or part-time laborer for the gentry in his hometown, so that he could barely earn back the food rations for his family.
Five hundred thousand acres of newly enclosed grassland means that at least 50,000 farmers will be displaced.
In every farmer's family, there is at least one gray-haired elder, a wife with thick hands and feet, and two or three children with sallow complexions.
After careful calculation, this number expanded to six times in an instant, from 50,000 to 300,000.
Three hundred thousand people, just as Xue Xue waved his riding whip, lost everything they originally owned and left their homes.
Three hundred thousand people were deprived of their homes, land, and property just because of the word "circle", and they were left with nothing.
From then on, they wandered and begged everywhere, until more than 70% of them became starving people on the roadside.
"Glue, cluck, cluck."
On a hot day, Chen Liang, who joined the army, found that he was having a cold war again.
It was as if he fell into the Abi Hell in an instant, surrounded by demons, but he stood sideways and shared a feast of human flesh with them.
This is definitely not the life he wants.
However, he was unable to resist.
Even if his eyes showed the slightest hint of intolerance, he would be chopped down to the ground by the demons around him without hesitation and become the next dish of the feast.
Therefore, he could only choose to force a smile and toast with the devils.
Then let yourself continue to live and watch fresh "dishes" being served to the table.
Until he himself became a member of the devil, took the initiative to pick up the knife and cut the throat of the dish.
I can no longer see the pain and struggle of the other person For most of the next time, Chen Liang fell into a state of sleepwalking.
He listened in a daze to Xuexue bragging about his great achievements in the past year and a half, and listened in a daze to the soldiers around him praising Xuexue.
And rely on instinct to occasionally add a few words to ensure that the secret is not revealed or the host of the feast is not disliked.
Until they entered Xuexue's military tent, most of the soldiers said goodbye and left.
He just barely broke free from the nightmare and regained some consciousness.
Xuexue, however, couldn't wait any longer.
She pushed a large bowl of kumiss over and ordered loudly: "Drink it.
Look at you, such a coward.
You've only traveled a few hundred miles and you're so tired that you've lost your soul.
Damn it!"
Big brother is embarrassed to drink.
After drinking, tell me quickly that big brother wants to say something important to me."
"Hey, hey," Chen Liang agreed repeatedly, raised the ice green wine bowl, and drank the sour mare's milk in one gulp.
Compared with Huaian Shaochun, which has recently become popular in the capital city, the taste of kumiss is bland.
But having such a large bowl in his stomach made him feel hot inside his stomach, and his eyes finally regained some brightness.
"After all, there are no outsiders here anymore.
They are all brothers who can be trusted."
Xuexue was impatient after waiting.
She tapped the table with her fingers and urged in a low voice.
"Ah" Chen Liang then realized that he was actually sitting opposite Shuai An.
He was so frightened that he jumped up and bowed his head to the ground, "General, forgive me, I didn't mean to offend, but, I was exhausted just now, so I was confused for a moment."
"That's annoying."
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Xuexue waved her hand disdainfully and continued to urge loudly.
"You are the eldest brother, you don't have to pay attention to these things."
"Thank you, General, for your generosity."
Chen Liang felt relieved after hearing this.
Then he made two long bows respectfully, then cleared his throat and reported in a low voice: "General Qi, the Prime Minister is worried that the rash actions of Chahan Timur and Li Siqi will disrupt his overall situation."
Deployment.
So I want to ask the general to come out and urge the two to obey the order, get out of the way, and let the Huai'an army trapped in Shanzhou return south. " "It's just such a small thing."
Xuexue frowned slightly again, and then a burst of madness came out of her nostrils, "Hey, I thought it was such a big trouble.
Isn't it easy to just tell those two country bumpkins to stop messing around?
, I will immediately ask Tai Buhua to give them a general order, I understand that they both dare not disobey it."
"Of course it would be good to have Marshal Taibuhua give them orders, but the Prime Minister is still worried."
He raised his head and looked around.
Chen Liang, who joined the army, gradually lowered his voice, "The Prime Minister is also worried that the Huai thieves do not know what is good and what is good, and they will take advantage of it.
So, So I would like to ask the General to help solve this problem."
"Well," Xuexue frowned slightly again and said hesitantly: "I have to send someone to inquire about the specific situation first.
But as far as I know, in Huai'an, except for the Fourth Army, they have successively killed the people across the Yellow River.
Except for this, other armies have nothing Action.
So, don't worry, I'll send someone to investigate right away.
I guess Butcher Zhu just wants to teach those two country bumpkins a lesson, and has no intention of heading north.
Otherwise, I would have been in trouble here.
How could it be possible?
None of the children are affected.”
"The general has a sharp eye, he is humble, he is humble, he is humble."
When Chen Liang heard this, he immediately raised his hands and flattering words rolled out.
Xuexue helpfully smoothed her beard that had only been growing for a few days, and shook her head with a smile, "Well, it's nothing like a torch.
It's just a fan of the authorities, and it's only clear to bystanders.
Big brother is in the center, and everything has to be put aside.
I thought about it over and over.
But I am far away, so I naturally have a clear understanding of some situations."
"Your Majesty, you are so open-minded."
Chen Liang, who joined the army, raised his hand again, and his voice suddenly dropped to the lowest point, "What the Prime Minister means is that if Chahan Timur and Li Siqi disobey the military order, the general should deal with it according to the law and don't be lenient. " "I know, it's just two country bumpkins.
How can they have the guts to stand up to Marshal Taibu Hua?
Don't worry, this matter is not that complicated."
Xuexue thought for a while and shook her head with a sneer.
In his opinion, his eldest brother simply did nothing because he had enough to eat and had nothing to do.
Zhu Tutu was tricked.
The internal disputes in the Huai'an Army have not yet been resolved.
How can he have the energy to send troops north?
Chahan Timur and Li Siqi are just two bumpkins who want to take advantage of the chaos.
They found an idea.
If your hands are pricked, you will naturally give up on your own initiative.
Why should your elder brother Hama worry so much?
Besides, I am no longer a child.
In the past few years, I have never suffered any loss whether I was fighting bravely with Butcher Zhu or fighting wits with Tuotuo.
How can I expect my elder brother to warn me so carefully?
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It seemed that without his reminder, he would not have known how to take precautions before they happened, and would have just let Chahan Timur and Li Siqi climb to the roof of the Prime Minister's Mansion and run wild.
"The Prime Minister once ordered his subordinates to stay with the general."
Keenly aware that Xuexue was impatient, Chen Liang hesitated for a moment and continued to add in a voice like a gnat.
"What the Prime Minister means is that the autumn wind has been blowing in the capital recently.
I hope General Xuexue will be more careful."
"What do you mean, the remnants of Tuotuo are causing trouble again?"
When Xuexue heard this, a black cloud suddenly appeared on her face.
"Grandma, if I don't say anything, they really forgot how many eyes Lord Ma has, Baoyin" "Yes."
Commander Baoyin agreed and stepped inside.
The plate armor on his body was dazzlingly illuminated by the sunlight coming in from the window.
"Order a thousand cuirassiers and a hundred heavy-armored cavalry, and rush back to the Prime Minister's Mansion early tomorrow morning to deliver autumn gifts.
Along the way, you must put up a good show for me and don't let down the majesty of the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Xuexue nodded approvingly. , ordered loudly.
"De Ling" Commander Baoyin, who was holding back all his strength and had nowhere to use it, immediately stood up and bowed.
Immediately, he quickly stepped forward and took the troop deployment token from Xuexue's hand, turned around and strode away.
"General" Chen Liang, who joined the army, tried to stop him, but it was too late.
It wasn't until Baoyin's figure had disappeared at the entrance of the Chinese army tent that he cautiously added, "General, think twice.
Prime Minister, before coming here, the Prime Minister once ordered the humble people not to make any publicity along the way."
"The eldest brother is the eldest brother, and I am me."
Xuexue rolled her eyes at him with disdain and said with curled lips, "Why is the eldest brother always being plotted by others after he has been the Prime Minister for so long?
It's because he is too careful, he is kind but not powerful.
People in the world usually bully the weak and shy away from the strong.
The more tolerant you are, the more they will bully you."
"This" Chen Liang joined the army and didn't know how to refute.
I deliberately reminded Xuexue that the one currently supporting Chahan Timur and Li Siqi was Emperor Tuohuan Timur of the Yuan Dynasty.
When the words came to her lips, she swallowed them quietly.
Based on Xuexue's arrogance, he couldn't guarantee what violent actions this person would take after he took the initiative to remind her.
And rebellion is a crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan, and he is not willing to involve himself in this gamble with no hope at all.
"Besides these, do you have any other instructions?"
Xuexue's words came from her ears again, sounding with an unspeakable annoyance.
"This, no, no," Chen Liang shuddered in his heart and blurted out the words to deal with it.
"It's just such a trivial matter, but it's actually worth traveling all the way for you."
Xue Xue heard this and shrugged disdainfully.
"Sir, the lord must be worried about the general, so he sent Xiao and Haisen Baihu to look at him.
To be honest, the lord and lord are brothers and sisters, and the little one is watching from the side.
"Looking at him, I was extremely envious."
Very skillfully, Chen Liang began to flatter him again.
Three hundred thousand people died of hunger, three hundred thousand faces of despair.
It flickered before his eyes.
He completely forgot in the wind that Hama had entrusted him with telling Xuexue to cross the river and defect to the Sixth Army of Huai'an immediately when the situation turned bad
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