Chapter 75: The Confrontation Between the Civil and the Military in the Lu King's Tent
There were many candle shadows, and the first day of regaining Hexian County was a sleepless night.
The Yu family mansion where King Lu was temporarily staying at this time was also brightly lit.
It was past half of the night, and King Lu did not rest. Instead, he was discussing the disposal of Xi County with the civil and military officials under his tent.
The spies sent by King Lu reported that Lin Zheyun had taken over all the government and military affairs of Hexian County again.
And from the official granary in Hexian County, they harvested five large granaries full of grain! The rebels had previously regarded Hexian County as their base camp, and it was the grain that the rebels had looted before.
The 5,000 surrendered soldiers did not cause any trouble again and were properly dealt with. About 1,500 people joined the army and 3,500 people worked for He County for three years without pay to atone for their serious crimes.
As soon as the spies finished reporting the latest information in the hall, the civil and military officials under King Lu's tent started arguing in the hall.
"Why don't we let our people take over Xi County directly? If that happens, the five overflowing granaries in the area that Lin Zheyun has taken over now will all be ours!" A military general heard the spies' report and took the lead in attacking the civil servants.
Cross-examination.
"Idiot! How do you take over Hexian County? In what name? Lin Zheyun, the magistrate of Hexian County, is still here! He is the head of a county, so taking over is justifiable!"
"Our king is a 'famous teacher' who was asked for help by Lin Zheyun, the magistrate of Hexian County. He came here to suppress bandits, not to be a bandit!
"Even if we want to seize food, we can't do it so blatantly!"
Several civil servants immediately spoke in unison and spat back the general who spoke first.
When another military general saw his colleagues being sprayed back by the civil servants, he stood up, glared angrily and spoke up to help, confronting the civil servants in a rough voice: "Where are the more than five thousand rebel bandits? Now they have been subdued and absorbed by the county magistrate of Xi County! These are terrible
It’s all about military strength and manpower, why not let our generals take over?”
"Didn't your generals say that the five thousand rebels were just a bunch of lawless people, and that absorbing them would be a waste of food? Didn't they want to kill them?"
"It's not that our civil servants didn't let you wait for the military generals to take over these five thousand rebel bandits. It was you, the military attachés, who thought it was troublesome and pushed each other to avoid them, so they were finally left to Lin Zheyun to deal with!"
"What? Now that Lin Zheyun has dealt with the five thousand rebels so well, and the rebels and soldiers did not cause trouble, he is blaming me and other civil servants again. It is obviously you and other generals who are incompetent!"
A military general who was not good at eloquence was immediately silenced by the civil servants because they had indeed done this before.
The generals lost face and cursed loudly. They couldn't say anything nutritious. They were just talking about robbing the granary.
"Then what should we do now? Forget about those soldiers, they are all young men anyway. I don't believe that Lin Zheyun can train anyone! Where is the food? Don't we want it? We have no order to send troops to attack Xi County.
It’s just for food, don’t you want it now?”
One of the generals had some sense and went out to ask the civil officials how to solve the problem of the granary.
All the civil servants heard the words and replied in a variety of ways.
"Of course I can't!"
"Of course you have to do it, but you have to have a good level!"
You Wuji stroked his beard at the right time and said: "Since Lin Zheyun has defected to our king, he must provide some substantial benefits. Otherwise, how can he be worthy of my king's previous courtesy as a corporal?"
"Yes! If he does not take the initiative to donate food, it means that he does not take the initiative to serve our king!" Immediately, some civil servants echoed You Wuji's words.
King Lu had been sitting in the hall, listening calmly and calmly, letting the civil and military officials in the tent quarrel into a pot of porridge.
Seeing that the people below were really quarreling, King Lu stopped him at the right time and said: "Well, since Shengzhe has sincerely surrendered to me, I should give him some trust. Anyway, I have received a request for help from the governor of Lixian County. Before writing the letter, I will be stationed here in Hexian County to see what he does after taking charge of the official granary, and also to test whether he is sincerely loyal to me!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
All the civil and military officials immediately stopped quarreling, and in unison they bowed their hands to the leader, King Lu.
"There is just one thing that makes me really confused."
You Wuji immediately raised his hands and raised his eyes and said, "What is your Majesty confused about?"
Chapter completed!