Chapter 32
""Zhen'er, why are you so reckless?" Cai Wenji poured a cup of tea for her gasping sister.
After drinking the tea in one breath, Cai Zhenji recovered her breath and said to her sister excitedly:"Sister, the People's Army, which has become famous recently, has sent people to Kyoto!"
Cai Zhenji's eyes flashed with curiosity when she heard the words. She had seen countless types of troops in books and had seen the guards in Luoyang. She had never seen an army like the People's Army that was disciplined and had extremely high quality, let alone dared to think about it.
However, it happened in reality. When the People's Army was still the Yellow Turban Army, this team, like other Yellow Turban Armies, left no grass growing wherever it passed.
But after the Wusi rose strongly and killed the leader Yang Chang and others, it broke away from the Yellow Turbans and established its own faction. The People's Army changed its previous barbaric behavior and became a very famous army in the world.
After the reputation of this army spread, it had an extremely good reputation among countless people in the world, and many people did not hesitate to come after hearing about such an army. Wanli wanted to join them.
Unlike the People's Army, whose style was out of tune with the current era, Wu Si's reputation was more famous than his army.
After all, he was the only unparalleled general in the world who was not threatened by the legion. All the soldiers within a hundred feet of him were stunned by his might.
Countless unparalleled generals worked hard to develop this power. Although they developed a strong burst to achieve a similar effect, no matter what they did, they could not do it as easily as Wu Si, and the consumption was even greater.
And such a strange man, Cai Wenji and her sister were naturally curious.
Recalling the information about Wu Si, Cai Wenji asked curiously:"Why did the People's Army send people to Kyoto?"
Cai Zhenji smiled coquettishly. Although she was not very old, she had a unique and breathtaking beauty:"It was a coincidence that there was an unparalleled general among the people sent by Wu Si, but they did not know to cast a ban when talking, so they thought that what no one else heard was actually now spread throughout Kyoto."
Cai Wenji shook her head:"All the people in the People's Army are powerless and common people. These things are common sense to us, but they are unheard of for them."
Hearing Cai Wenji's seriousness, Cai Zhenji also put away her smile:"Yes, sister is talking about... Before General Wu appeared, did anyone in the world look at these people who work every day?"
Cai Wenji lowered her eyes, making it difficult to see her thoughts:"A person like General Wu will surely leave his name in history. Well, now that I have expressed my feelings, you can tell me why the People's Army came to Kyoto."
Cai Zhenji said slowly:"The two people sent by General Wu are here to ask His Majesty for a reward."
"Reward?" Cai Wenji was very surprised."They have not achieved anything. They were Yellow Turbans before, and they are not from a famous family. Why would Your Majesty agree?"
Cai Zhenji laughed."No one knew these questions at first. They just thought that General Wu was ignorant and thought that he could get rewards just by having an army."
"However, the man called Yu Jin had to be taught by Uncle Niu every day, so we heard everything they said in the house, and we later learned the reason."
Cai Wenji was surprised:"From your tone, it seems that their method can still be effective?"
Cai Zhenji nodded, her face became a little serious:"It turns out that the People's Army left the Yellow Turbans because Wu Si saw the end of the Yellow Turbans. He deduced that the court would soon launch a general attack on the Yellow Turbans, and the Yellow Turban Army, which was fighting on its own and was a mess, was doomed to fail. Therefore, he wanted to use his name as the first army to leave the Yellow Turban Army to get the approval of His Majesty."
Cai Wenji was amazed at this reason. It was really an extraordinary strategy.
However, this reason might not be accepted by the emperor, right? Otherwise, if all the rebels in the world jumped into the wealthy families in this way, wouldn't the world be even more chaotic?
It must be said that Cai Wenji's vision was really great, and she saw through the disadvantages of this method at a glance.
Cai Zhenji did not let Cai Wenji guess by herself, and directly gave the answer:"This method has great disadvantages. General Wu also understands this truth, so he contributed a food tonic prescription, hoping to use it as money to buy an official position and get a place in Yizhou for the people to live and work in peace."
With her brows slightly furrowed, Cai Wenji felt that Wu Si was nothing special when she first heard the answer. After all, he was a commoner with no family background, lacking knowledge and ambition.
However, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there were some unexpected aspects of this.
Just from what Wu Si had done, plus the decision to settle down in Yizhou, it all showed that the People's Army did not have any big plans.
Cai Zhenji smiled lightly:"The People's Army is the People's Army after all, what they ask for is just that simple, so that Wu Si is so confident that Your Majesty will agree to his request for reward."
Cai Zhenji, who was happy, saw her sister frowning, and asked curiously:"Sister, is there something wrong with this? But everyone else judged it this way."
Cai Wenji's mind suddenly flashed like thunder, and she widened her eyes:"So that's it! So that's it! Now it's clear, now it's clear!"
"Sister? What have you figured out?" Seeing Cai Wenji's crazy look, Cai Zhenji was also shocked. Could it be that Wu Si had some other ideas behind this arrangement?
Cai Wenji slowly regained her senses. She tidied up her appearance and smiled confidently:"Zhen'er, all of you have been deceived by General Wu.……"
In the palace, Emperor Lingdi smiled as he listened to Zhang Rang's story.
"Do you think that what the people want from the Military Department is really so simple?"
Zhang Rang bowed and said,"Your Majesty, although countless scholars have explained that the Military Department is just that simple, I do not think so."
"Oh? What do you think, Father?"
"Your Majesty, Yizhou is surrounded by natural dangers and has complicated internal relationships. The situation in Yizhou is complicated. I heard that the governor of Yizhou, Xi Jian, has been levying heavy taxes and harassing the people. This kind of corrupt official is the one that the people hate the most.……"
Seeing Emperor Ling's eyes looking at him, Zhang Rang hurriedly bowed and said,"Your Majesty, you are collecting the wealth of the wealthy and powerful merchants in the world. Your relationship with the civilians is to help them punish those who do evil, which is praised by the people."
Emperor Ling nodded with satisfaction and said,"Go on. I'm very curious about what Wu Si has done."
Zhang Rang continued,"The combat effectiveness of the civilian army is good. They have robbed the wealthy along the way and have won praise and recognition from countless people. Although Wu Si only wants a small place in Yizhou, he can use his reputation to marginalize Xi Jian, the governor of Yizhou, and thus become a powerful person with real power!"
After hearing this, Emperor Ling clapped his hands and laughed,"Good! Good! There is actually such an interesting person as Wu Si in this world... Father Rang, summon Wu Si's messenger to see me!"
"yes!"