bullyxtreme Chapter 429: Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is howling.
Chapter 429: Snowflakes are falling and the north wind is howling.
"Who knows? There's something wrong with the officials' brains, otherwise why would they give us food for no reason?" Lin Daniu next to him also didn't understand what Lin Yu was laughing at.
However, the smile on the dark face never faded. It would be foolish to refuse the free food.
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Lin Daniu bumped into the shoulder of a fellow villager beside him and said, "The officials said they will give us weapons in three days and ask us to attack the next county. Do you want to go?"
The fellow villagers looked at Lin Daniu and said, "Why do you still want to be a general?"
Lin Daniu's eyes almost rolled up to the sky: "I'm not crazy. Good days are coming. Following others to attack Lin County is a crime of treason and the nine clans will be executed. My mother-in-law is in Lin County. I don't want to live like this. If I attack Lin County, I will carry food and hide in the mountains with my family the day after tomorrow night."
After hearing what Lin Daniu said, the villagers burst into laughter and said, "It's not safe the day after tomorrow. I plan to leave tonight. I plan to cross the mountain behind the village. That place does not belong to Baitu County. I will hide there for a few days and then come back."
Lin Daniu: "I'm not in a hurry. I'm a hunter in the mountains. I live at the foot of the mountain. If anyone enters the village, I'll run away immediately. But before I run, I'll go to the barracks outside the city and tell them the secret."
Upon hearing this, the fellow villagers looked at Lin Daniu and said, "Go ahead if you're brave enough. I don't dare to deal with soldiers."
The whispering between these two people was not an isolated case; such discussions occurred throughout the team.
Even if the yamen runners in charge of distributing food heard it, they pretended not to hear it and avoided it. They had the same idea as the common people.
They made as much money as they could, and what they made was not food, but silver.
It would be stupid to refuse the free money.
The county magistrate paid a large sum of money to win them over, but no one in the entire county government, from top to bottom, was willing to rebel. They were just playing along with the county magistrate.
Only the county magistrate, that unfortunate fool, has no idea of his own limitations. He dreams of becoming a feudal lord even if the world is in chaos.
It's time for him to wake up from his sweet dream in three days.
The camp outside Baitu County,
The temporary county lieutenant once again sent away the informant and returned to his tent. As soon as he entered the tent, he shouted loudly: "Where is Liu San? Hurry up and pour me a glass of water."
Liu San was dozing on the table. When he heard the county lieutenant's words, he quickly got up, poured a glass of water for Xinwei, watched the county lieutenant drink it, and then asked, "Sir, county lieutenant, what's the matter this time?"
The county lieutenant wiped the water off his beard and said unhappily, "You are saying that the county magistrate is planning to rebel again."
Liu San: "Tsk tsk... there are so many of them, probably more than forty informers."
The county lieutenant said, "Not only that, someone threw a note into the barracks. The one who threw the note was a scholar. When did scholars become so easy to talk to? Shouldn't they be scolding us Daqian?"
"I just can't understand, when did our reputation as soldiers become so good that civilians dare to come to us to inform on us? In the past, if civilians saw us doing this, we would be called slick soldiers behind our backs. But now these civilians are so respectful that I am too embarrassed to swear."
The county lieutenant scratched his head in annoyance. The people who came to inform on him were so cautious that they even brought him two buns. This made him, a rough man, feel embarrassed to be rude to them or to chase them away.
People came to inform on him one after another in the middle of the night, and he couldn't sleep well for several days.
Thinking of what the common people had said just now, the county lieutenant spat: "This is what the general meant by the will of the people!"
The commoner who had just left also earnestly said: "Sir, the county lieutenant wants to rebel, you must control it. We common people may collect food, but no one wants to rebel."
Liu San chewed over what the county lieutenant had said about the people's will. Even as a rough man he could roughly understand the meaning of these four words.
However, Liu San still asked: "Sir, if we let the county lieutenant open the granary and release the grain, where will all the grain be?"
The county lieutenant sneered and said, "It's up to him. We don't lack food in Daqian now. This county magistrate is from Baitu County and a wealthy family in Baitu County. We can just confiscate his house and make up for the food he has sent out."
"Besides, this county magistrate is not smart enough. He wants food to get the people to join him in the rebellion, but he doesn't even detain these young and strong people, and lets the women and children come to get food. For the sake of the elderly and children at home, these young and strong people have to fight for their lives."
"Is it like this now? Let's see how many people will join him in rebellion in three days."
The county lieutenant couldn't help scratching his head. He was not smart enough. What kind of rebellion was this? He couldn't even gather people together. Did he really think that he could become a prince just by reading a few legendary novels? He didn't even consider whether he was made of that stuff.
After hearing what the county lieutenant said, Liu San felt relieved and waited attentively.
Three days later,
Lin Yu stood on the platform for selecting generals, with several large pots behind him, in which fresh mutton was stewing. He was just waiting for the generals to be selected before the army set out to attack.
Unfortunately, there were no large troops, only a hundred or so gray-haired old men.
Lin Yu went half crazy when he saw this situation, and roared at the old man in the audience: "Where are the people! Where are the people! You ate my food but didn't come to raise an army. Tell me where are the people?"
Unfortunately, those who could come at this time were all old men who were close to death. They were all lonely elderly people who were fighting for a bite of food. If they died, they would die. At least they could die with a full stomach. Unlike those who had families, they had already run away with their families.
"grown ups!"
A man in simple armor rushed over and said, "The village is empty, no one is left. I caught an old woman in the village and she said that everyone in the village ran away with the food. She also said..."
"What?" Lin Yu shouted coldly.
"Where did these fools come from? They would rather refuse free food than refuse it. As for rebelling, they are not stupid. The people of Daqian are coming to attack us. We can live a life like Daqian where we don't have to worry about food and drink. With good days ahead, why would they rebel?"
"I'm stupid!"
Lin Yu's eyes were a little dazed. He was stuck at the first step of starting a rebellion and becoming an emperor.
The old man below couldn't help but shouting, "General, when will the meal be served? If we can have a meal of meat before we die, it won't be a waste of our lives in this world."
"Eat! What the hell are you eating?"
As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, a mouthful of blood spurted out.
"Yo! I'm so angry that I'm vomiting blood."
At this time, the county lieutenant came in leisurely.
He drew his dagger, stabbed a piece of meat from the pot and tasted it.
"Yes, the time has come."
After praising them, the county lieutenant even called out to the old people: "This pot is yours, come and eat it quickly, or it will get cold and won't taste good."
The old men rushed forward to eat the mutton. Lin Yu was also frightened when he saw the county lieutenant, and quickly ordered the bailiffs to stop the county lieutenant so that he could escape.
Unfortunately, the yamen runners were even more straightforward. They threw away their weapons. The head constable was the most straightforward. He threw away his weapon and came close to the county lieutenant: "County lieutenant, why did you come just now? I have been flattering this idiot these days and it has made me sick."
County lieutenant: "I am here now, am I not?"
Lin Yu stopped in his tracks as he was about to escape. Even the yamen runners were the county lieutenant's men, so what kind of rebellion was he in?
"The county magistrate of Baitu County intends to rebel. His entire family is imprisoned and awaits punishment."
The county lieutenant spoke in a nonchalant manner.
There is no way to keep calm. Almost everyone is an insider and is acting with the county magistrate.
[Snowflakes are flying, the north wind is howling, and the world is vast...]
[Music is indispensable at this time. Playing this music behind Lin Yu makes it more desolate, as the group collapsed halfway through its entrepreneurial journey.]
[Hahaha... The county magistrate of Baitu County worked hard to rebel, but in the end, he shouted slogans for a long time but no one responded. The people of Baitu County got to take advantage of the granary of Baitu County for free.]
【Hahaha······】
Xu Jinyu laughed heartily, while Emperor Xuan above laughed reservedly.
No one responded to the county magistrate's rebellion, which showed that his attack on Dai Viet was correct.
The original officials of Dai Viet were still not safe, so the next step was to send officials to Daqian from the conquered counties.
But we are still short of people.
Emperor Xuan had a headache.
[Well, King Xuan was driven out of Dai Viet. The battle was not going well, so King Xuan had to retreat. ]
【I won’t avenge his confidante.】
Xu Jinyu's voice was full of ridicule. King Xuan's expedition was simply anticlimactic.
Not only did they not conquer any territory, they also suffered heavy casualties.
Xu Jinyu even sang happily.
suddenly,
[Everything was fine when I came out, I can't go back!!!]