Lord Xinling came out of the hall to greet him and expressed his condolences. Zheng Anping returned the greeting at the bottom of the steps. He met all the gentlemen one by one. They all bowed and said, "Please come to the hall!" Zheng Anping climbed up the stairs and climbed up.

He went back to greet everyone. After the ceremony, both sides entered the hall and took their seats. Lord Xinling naturally sat in the middle, and all the guests sat at the east table one by one. Zheng Anping wanted to sit at the bottom, but Mr. Zhongyue grabbed him and held him down.

Entering the Western banquet, he said: "If your Majesty asks a question, I will answer it as soon as possible."

After a while of chatting, Lord Xinling asked about Guan Yi. Zheng Anping naturally knew that both Mr. Cao Bao and Mr. Zhong Yue had detailed information, so he gave a simple and concise reply. Lord Xinling asked: "What does Guan Ling mean now?"

What is the purpose of the year?"

Zheng Anping and Zhang Lu talked for a whole night, and they had already prepared a plan. When they asked, they said: "Last year, Guanyi was repeatedly hit by wars, and the people were tired and short of money. Now, although the people have returned to the city, they have lost their wealth, food and clothing."

The ministers of Zhou Dynasty wanted to buy grain in Daliang to relieve their urgent needs. In the spring, if there is a harvest in the summer, the people will be settled for the first time. Then they will plant a little mulberry and hemp, and the trees will be peaches and plums. They will gradually become popular with merchants and think that the common people will become rich."

Lord Xinling said: "I heard that in the city where there are many people outside, and there are many women and children in the city, it will be difficult for them to do farming."

Zheng Anping said: "I wish, one woman and one child and fifty acres, maybe thirty acres, may be enough. Although it is a little, it is better than nothing. Last year, I was not able to get it, and it was a rare time. Now.

When you receive the emperor's favor and enter the court to grant the favor, you must do your best to persuade the farmers to benefit from it."

Lord Xinling said: "Since you are interested in farming, gentlemen, who can help you?"

Zheng Anping said: "I can do my best, but how can I alarm you?"

Mr. Zhongyue said: "Guan Ling doesn't know, but there are many subtleties in farming, which cannot be understood by ordinary people. Mr. Tian knows farming very well. If you ask for his help, you will get twice the result with half the effort."

Zheng Anping bowed his head and said yes. Lord Xinling said: "Please tell Mr. Tian, ​​sir, and when the time comes, I will go to Guanyi to help him." Mr. Zhongyue responded.

Lord Xinling asked again: "How much money is needed to buy grain in Daliang, and where should we spend it?"

Zheng Anping said: "I intend to manage hundreds of households in the city. If I hold three stones per month, I will get 300 stones. In three months, I will get a thousand stones. In Donghongli, my hometown, there are more than 100 households. It is a festival for the Spring and Autumn Festival.

There are thousands of stones of grain, but they have not yet been sold. I am eager to buy it. The stones are thirty-five coins, and the thousand stones are combined into seven gold. When Guan Yi was first established, the public funds were empty, and there was not a single coin. I was willing to use private money to fill it, so that the public funds could be used later.

If you are fulfilled, you will be rewarded."

Mr. Zhongyue said: "Guanyi's salary is only six gold, how can I pay it?"

Zheng Anping said: "All the ministers in charge of the city are willing to support him."

Lord Xinling said: "However, mulberry, hemp, peaches and plums should also be prepared."

Zheng Anping said: "I should do my best to achieve success."

Lord Xinling said: "Guan Yi's salary has been prepared for a long time. If there is a military disturbance, he cannot be with him. Now that Guan Yi is here, he can take it back with him."

Zheng Anping said: "Sincerely welcome!"

After pausing for a moment, Lord Xinling asked: "Guanyi was attacked, where is the order?"

Zheng Anping said: "All the people in charge entered the Great Wall, and Cao Cheng took charge of it. The remaining four people guarded the city and did not dare to destroy it. Although Guan Yi was attacked by soldiers, the houses were not damaged, and the people in charge were rarely killed. This is all due to the virtue of the emperor, and

It is also the shade of King Wei."

Lord Xinling said: "How much has been lost by managing the people?"

Zheng Anping said: "All the people in charge returned to the city, and the city was empty. The people were not attacked by soldiers. However, the food in the city was small, and they were given half of it, and they only had one meal a day. There were dozens of people who died of hunger, disease, and banditry.

There are ten of them, and the number of those who die without punishment. Eighty-nine out of ten of them survive, and one or two of them die."

Lord Xinling said: "What can the Qin army do?"

Zheng Anping said: "It was the fault of the Qin army. The dead were like hemp, and the fields were full of them. The condition was very miserable."

Zhang Zuo asked: "How did the Qin people win?"

Zheng Anping said: "If you look at it as a minister, there is no other way. The Qin people have a strict formation. They will advance when they hear the drums and retreat when they hear the gold. They will not retreat even if they are sharp. However, our army has few soldiers and the people If the army is numerous, it will be defeated."

Zhang He said: "I ordered him to describe the battle in detail." As he said this, he opened a map and spread it in front of Mr. Xinling's case. All the gentlemen naturally gathered around him.

Zheng Anping was a little nervous at first, but after looking at the map, he found that the drawing was extremely realistic, so he drew with his fingers and pointed with objects to surround the city. After passing by one by one, when they heard that the Qin army appeared behind the coalition forces, all the gentlemen's expressions changed and they asked: "Where did Qin come from? As for the back?"

Zheng Anping said: "It is necessary to conquer Huayang and come out again."

Zhang He said: "It's clear! Qin used a hidden road to get out of my back, and our army went north."

Lord Xinling asked in confusion: "Has Qin Fu's Taoism come from the south?"

Zheng Anping said: "When the coalition forces first surrounded Huayang, some Qin people came out to the south, and they were guests of Hu Yang."

Zhang Ye was a little disbelieving: "How do you know this?"

Zheng Anping said: "After the war, during the peace talks, the princes visited the city and visited the old areas. The ministers and others served as guards, or were summoned by Wei envoys to answer questions, so they knew about it."

Zhang Ye asked: "What is he asking about?"

Zheng Anping said: "He first asked us when we got here, and then asked where the people were now and when they entered the city. I answered them one by one based on the truth. He asked again, did you know that the Qin army entered the city? The questioner is Hu Yang, the guest. I answer, yes. He asked again, how do you know? Ya replied, more than ten days ago, at night, I heard that the army was coming. I was startled to look at it, so I saw it. I reported it to the guard. He asked again, where are you hiding that night? The minister could not tell the truth, so he replied: The Qin people are searching very urgently, and they have no fixed place to hide, so they move according to the mood. The minister looked at Hu Yang and asked very detailed questions, and wanted to take charge of it. The Qin State must be led by him."

This description of Zheng Anping shocked everyone present, including Lord Xinling. They have never been able to understand why the Wei army, which had the superior strength, collapsed at the first touch and was completely wiped out. To this day, they can't even figure out how to fight the battle. Clearly. After listening to Zheng Anping's description, they could roughly describe the general process of the war: one Qin army came out of the Confusion Road, and another took advantage of the coalition forces' northward resistance to bypass the other roads to the rear of the coalition forces, attacking from both sides. This force had already appeared under Huayang City before this. This force was led by Hu Yang and should be responsible for special tasks. The three forces divided their work and cooperated to jointly create a situation of annihilating the coalition forces.

The disciples all talked about the situation of both sides during the war. Zheng Anping did not have such a macro vision, but he added details based on what he saw. In the end, everyone felt that the war had been completely restored. After a while of sighing, He fell into silence. At this time, the sun was setting and the sky was getting dark.

Zheng Anping waited for a long time, no one said anything, he was anxious to give money, fearing that the village chief would say he was not keeping his promise and there would be no food, so he said: "If you have nothing else to do, I would like to accept my salary and leave!"

Lord Xinling came back from the war and said: "The gains from the administration are very beneficial to the military. Guyi gave me a brocade collar and a brocade belt."

Zhang He said: "Your Majesty's words are very true. He has good control over his subordinates, and the officials in charge of the city will not retreat even though they are faced with powerful enemies. The city in charge of the city is suffering from military disasters and the people are starving. The governor can use his private funds to pay for it." It is commendable to help others and forget their own interests."

Lord Xinling said: "That's what you said. I will give the governor ten gold to buy grain, and I will order him to encourage him."

Zheng Anping bowed down and thanked him. Finally, Zheng Anping refused Xinling Lord's dinner, rushed to the city gate before closing, put on his brocade clothes and ribbons, carried a heavy salary and ten gold cakes, and left the city.

, coming to Donghongli.

After entering the house, Zheng Anping first took out a piece of gold cake as a deposit to calm down the leader, and then hurried home. Seeing Zheng Anping's outfit, the leader could not understand that this was another reward for meritorious service.

Yes! Naturally, there was a lot of flattery. After meeting Zhang Lu, Zheng Anping talked about the meeting with Lord Xinling and others, especially the battle history that the disciples had imagined. Zhang Lu sighed: "With a small number, you can still annihilate a large number of people. Qin

It's hard to control people." Then he showed him his salary and the extra money for buying grain. Zhang Lu gave all the gold cakes to Zhang Lu, grabbed two handfuls of copper coins and gave them to him, and gave him the remaining copper coins politely.

He put it away and said, "This is my gift of salt and plum blossoms."

The next day, the people from Wumen brought Wuwang back. Zheng Anping thanked Wumen for taking care of the land, and Wu's father even said that "the branch should be divided." Zhang Lu held out a handful of copper coins and claimed that they were pounded coins.

Wu's father resolutely refused to accept the millet. He said: "Wuwang has the support of Zheng's father. Under heavy troops, he will not be in danger and his body will not be harmed. There is no way to repay this kindness and virtue. You should be like a dog or a horse."

labor."

At night, the convoy came back. Brother Su and Wu'er were also following the convoy. After asking, I found out that since there were no talisman to govern the city when they left the city, the three people in the convoy were considered to be business travelers and were charged a tithe.

Tariff - six kilo of grain. So when we entered the city this time, Brother Su was afraid of another accident, so he followed him. He also followed Zheng Anping's example and took Wu'er with him. After all, he hadn't gone home for a year.

Zheng Anping informed Brother Su about his meeting with Lord Xinling, and asked him to go to see Lord Xinling to collect the money. He also told him that Lord Xinling had given him ten gold to buy food, and he could keep the salary for himself instead of using it.

I came to buy grain. Thousands of kilograms of grain only cost about seven gold, and the remaining three gold can be used by others. Brother Su responded one by one and said: "My family is in Liangdong. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Maybe we should go back and linger around for a few days."

Day." Zheng Anping said: "Guan Yi has obtained grain, and I want to be in peace. Brother, I will return. I will take care of the transportation of grain."

It was night, and we were still cooking porridge and dinner at Zheng Anping's house. At night, we slept in the hall. Zheng Anping and Zhang Lu talked all night, packed the food the next day, and set off on the return journey with Wu Wang. Wu Wang learned from his family that

Knowing how dangerous the situation outside the city was at that time, even though he endured hunger and cold inside the city, it was better than dying unexpectedly.

With Guanyi Jiefu on the way, the convoy traveled smoothly, and was able to share meals and grass with the post, and finally left the Great Wall in front of Guancheng. On the way, the city lord reported to Zheng Anping the disposal of the first batch of grain:

There are three carts of grain, one cart for the city and two carts for the town. The people in charge are not allowed to take grain for free, but must pay for it with money. If there is no cash, it should be credited in the account and repaid later. Zheng Anping asked how to repay? The city lord replied

Dao, many of the people in charge have business trips, and they often send money back. But this year, because of the war, no one has returned, so the people have no money; but the world is peaceful, so they must return. If they return, there will be no difficulty.
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