Chapter 113 The Son of Merchants Fights the World 13
Chapter 113 The Son of Merchants Fights the World 13
After Master Yan died, Yan Ying, as the eldest son, should inherit the Yan family.
At her order, the Yan family's idle servants immediately set up two porridge sheds, and brought out rice from the warehouse for porridge.
The cold wind was blowing, and the smell of rice soup attracted more refugees, and a long line formed outside the gate of Yan's mansion, left and right.
As the only family in Sichuan who opened a porridge shed to help the victims and accumulate virtue for her father, Yan Ying's move can be described as the most benevolent and kind, but just a bowl of porridge settled the group of hungry refugees who had been running around for days.
For Yan Ying, "giving porridge is not only for benevolence and righteousness, but also for people's hearts"
There is an ancient saying: Only those who win the hearts of the people win the world!
In half a month of giving porridge, under the word of mouth of the people, the benevolence and righteousness of Yanhou in Zhang County spread far and wide.
But at this time, the emperor suddenly passed away, and the general He Yuan took control of the government. In order to seize the throne, several young princes went their own way and fought bloody battles.
The imperial court in Shangjing was unstable, officials were corrupt, eunuchs and relatives were constantly fighting, and the country was weakening. Due to successive years of natural disasters, grains were not collected and taxes increased.
Under the leadership of Zhang Sheng, the desperate poor people rose up one after another, burned down the government, and killed officials. In just one month, it has formed a large scale. Like the plague, wars broke out all over the place, and the rebel army was like a broken bamboo. The prefectures and counties fell, and the officials fled, shaking the government and the public.
The rebel army was so powerful that they looked down on everything, and just when the imperial court issued a notice to urgently call in troops to put down the rebellion.
In the backyard of the Yan Mansion, Yan Ying, Yan Mo, and a group of rangers were standing on the martial arts training field in high spirits, holding wooden sticks, and they were carrying out military training in an orderly manner.
The instructor in front of him is Xing Jiang, who is wearing a black suit. He was originally a young general under his uncle General He. In a moment of anger, he took off his armor and left.
I thought that my official career was hopeless, so I could only go home and farm. I didn’t expect to meet a rich man’s brother when I was buying rice in Zhang County, and was invited to be a martial arts master in the attached middle school. The severance pay was high, and the penniless Xing Jiang agreed.
Xing Jiang is eight feet tall, with a powerful hole and a muscular body. He has rich experience in marching. His kung fu is not so fancy, but every move can directly defeat the enemy.
He used to kill enemies on the frontier, honed every move and style from living people, and this bloody murderous aura can calm down these rangers.
Xing Jiang taught very seriously, and Yan Mo and others below studied more seriously. Yan Ying herself has a foundation in martial arts.
The next day, Yan Ying was studying the art of war when she heard the butler rushing to report: "Master, it's not good, the rebel army is coming soon, the surrounding cities have been looted, and many people have fled to the gate of the city, what should we do?" ah??"
Yan Ying put down the book of war, picked up her sword casually, stood up and asked, "How will the county magistrate prepare to defend the city? We are all actively cooperating in defending the city."
The housekeeper said with a difficult expression: "I was outside just now and saw that the county magistrate had put on a carriage, packed up his belongings, and fled to the outside of the city with his family members."
Under Yan Ying's increasingly ugly face, the butler sighed and continued: "Not only the county magistrate, but other officials with official positions have followed, even the wealthy households in the county."
"Hmph, these cowards," Yan Ying suddenly sneered.
No wonder, although Zhang County is well-connected, the city is extremely well-built. Logically speaking, as long as you stick to it, you can keep it. When the original owner was seriously ill, he was suddenly ransacked by the influx of refugees. No, all the officials guarding the city with feelings ran away!
Anger is just a moment, now is not the time to be angry.
Yan Ying said with a cold face: "The rebel army is coming fiercely. Now Zhang County is in trouble and the people are in danger. Your Majesty Long En once made me a county noble, but I can't just sit idly by. Steward, call your second brother to accompany me quickly." to the city gate"
Before the steward could look for him, Yan Mo, who was wearing a battle robe, had already arrived, his face full of eagerness to try: "Brother, I heard that the rebels are coming, I want to sign up to join the army and make meritorious deeds"
Yan Ying glanced at him: "Sure."
When they came to the gate of the city, many people rushed into the city with their families and their families, with panicked expressions on their faces.
Standing on the gate of the city, Yan Ying saw only a few hundred guards guarding the city, but at this glance, she got a rough idea of the location of Zhang County.
With a radius of a hundred miles, it is extremely open, and in the distance is a dense forest, surrounded by water to the west, with a natural and steep terrain.
It can be used.
Yan Ying suddenly said: "Housekeeper, go and ask the people running over nearby, how far is the rebel army from Zhang County?"
The housekeeper responded.
When Yan Mo left, he didn't forget to call his fellow knight-errants. Standing behind Yan Ying, each with a weapon, he really had a bit of aura.
But this group of rangers is fine in fighting alone, but this is a battlefield where even the slightest mistake will kill them. What they have to face is the siege of thousands, even tens of thousands of rebels. It's not enough to fill the teeth, how can we resist the rebels?
The guards on the city wall were good and bad, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, they often fled when they saw the enemy, and they had no fighting spirit at all. With such corruption, they could not defend Zhang County alone.
In just three breaths, Yan Ying made a decision: recruit soldiers in the county.
Half an hour later, in front of the porridge tent, Yan Ying looked at these ordinary people and shouted loudly: "Fathers and folks, I am Yan Ying from Zhang County. To be honest, the rebels are coming soon."
After Yan Ying's words fell, she saw that the people were flustered and helpless for a moment, and continued:
"Some of you are locals, some of you have fled from other places, and some even escaped from the rebel army today. You come from all corners of the country, but when you arrive in Zhang County, Shu, you are from Zhang County. our loved ones and family”
"Yes, the rebel army is terrible, they will kill, burn, kill and loot..."
"But I want to tell you that it is useless to be afraid, and it is even more useless to flee, because wherever you flee, they will chase you, and there will never be peace."
"Death is terrible, but death is not the most terrible thing"
"Everyone here has family members, wives and children, and parents. Just imagine, when the rebel army invades the city, the wives and children behind you will be exposed to the thieves. What will they face?"
"It was the ruthless slaughter of the rebels. They wantonly trampled on our homes and killed our relatives, but we could only watch helplessly."
After Yan Ying finished speaking, she saw more and more people onlookers. Their faces were flushed and their breaths were short of breath. It was obvious that they were extremely angry.
"Do not--"
"We have the right to choose. We can take up the sword in our hands, defend Zhang County to the death, drive out all the invaders, and protect our relatives."
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