Chapter 129: Endure the Anger

Seeing her interest, the waiter sat closer and whispered, "I wonder if the waiter has come from the state capital? Do you know the announcement issued by the state capital recently?"

"What kind of notice?" Su Qingyu didn't say whether she had passed through the state capital, she just asked what kind of notice it was. ReadМ

"Two announcements. One is that the imperial court is recruiting troops again. The other is that the pay will be collected soon."

Su Qingyu's heart skipped a beat and asked, "Suppression of wages?"

"That's right. We just collected a bunch of inexplicable taxes last year. How long has it been? Spring plowing hasn't even started yet, so why should we collect taxes? Maybe we think that ordinary people have gold and silver in their homes."

The waiter also came from a poor family. If he hadn't come out to ask for this job, his family would not be able to put food on the table.

I felt contempt in my heart, and it showed on my face.

Su Qingyu echoed a few words. When the waiter saw that he had met his soulmate, he immediately took her and poured a lot of bitter water on her.

"Sister, you said that when the Liao Kingdom invaded before, the military pay was insufficient, so we had to collect Liao pay. This time we have to attack the rebels, and we have to collect pay. When the military budget is not enough to train troops, do we have to collect a training pay? Sister, You don’t know, my father said he doesn’t want to farm anymore! After a year of hard work, the grain he grows is not enough to eat, and the money from selling the grain is not enough to pay various taxes. Sister, you still have to borrow money from the landlord! "What's the use of planting this land?"

Su Qingyu sighed. Yeah, what's the use? The hard-earned crops are not enough to feed the family, and they have to borrow money from outside to pay taxes.

Sighing, he asked again: "What will you do about the conscription? You can't stay in the inn anymore, right?" Su Qingyu glanced at him. At this age, he should be sixteen.

Su Qingyu was worried about him, but she didn't expect that the waiter didn't care.

"I'm so afraid of him! My father said that our village and the township have discussed it. If there is a police officer coming to the village to recruit soldiers, everyone will rush forward and kill the officer first. Anyway, he will die. He will be the same as the Qi army. Go ahead! There are so many of us, how many policemen are there in the county? We may not even have 200 soldiers, so we’re really scared!”

"Ah?" Can you still do this? Was this inspired by the rebels? Or are the people here in Yuanzhou just so tough?

The waiter laughed when he saw Su Qingyu's dumbfounded look.

"Sister, don't be afraid. None of us are bad people. All the people want is to live. Last year, we collected a lot of random taxes from the people, and everyone has long been dissatisfied. Now that the notice has been posted, it has been I’ve torn it off several times, and the guards are too lazy to stick it on again.”

Seeing that Su Qingyu had not come back to her senses, she leaned over and whispered: "Sister, I can see that your family also came out to escape the war, right? From years ago to now, I have seen a big family like yours There are too many people hiding.”

Su Qingyu glanced at him with an unclear look.

He came over again and whispered: "Sister, don't be afraid. For two taels of silver, I will sell you some information and tell you a solution."

Seeing that he didn't look like a boaster, Su Qingyu took out two taels of silver and gave it to him.

The waiter took it with a smile and quickly hid it in his arms.

Then he leaned over and whispered: "Chang'an has been captured. I heard that the Emperor of Qi led the Qi army to escape Chang'an. And I heard that the man who fled to Shuzhong was already on his way back to Chang'an, but our boss did not Take good care of him. I heard that the Shuo Dynasty's army marched into Chang'an, looted people's houses, and the troops were in disarray. Our boss said that if the Qi army became violent, they would fight back at this time. The Shuo Dynasty's army had no reinforcements. It’s dangerous.”

Su Qingyu had never experienced a war scene, so she could imagine the dire straits in Chang'an City at this time.

The waiter added: "Our people in Yuanzhou have always been fierce. Anyway, everyone will not survive. I guess no one wants to implement the pay and conscription. At worst, they will fight to the death. But since ancient times, there are still many people who are afraid of officials. People are hiding out. Anyway, there are many mountains near Yuanzhou. Sister, if you are afraid, take your family to hide in the mountains and wait until the wind calms down before coming down."

"Thank you." After hearing what he said, Su Qingyu thanked him sincerely.

He turned around and went upstairs to discuss with Su's father and others.

Lu Bocheng, who was in Chang'an, the capital, forced back Wu Yan, the general of the Qi army. He then forced the Emperor of Qi to withdraw from Chang'an, and the official troops of the Shuo Dynasty entered Chang'an.

But before Lu Bocheng could breathe a sigh of relief, news came that Mu Congke's Tuotu soldiers were disturbing the people.

I heard that the soldiers below came to report that the people of Chang'an City were complaining and crying. He also said that it was not as good as the Qi army in Chang'an. When Lu Bocheng heard this, he became furious and rushed out with a spear in hand. Cui Sheng was so stunned that he couldn't catch up.

Mu Congke was in the commander's tent, looking at the trophies presented by the generals below and placing them on the table one by one to admire. Just as he was feeling proud, he saw Lu Bocheng lift the curtain and rush in with a gun.

"Captain Lu, what are you doing? Don't you understand the importance of dignity?" Mu Congke narrowed his eyes and said to him.

After fighting side by side with Lu Bocheng this time, Mu Congke admired him very much. He is young, brave in battle, not afraid of death, and has excellent skills. He is a real man. Given time, he will become a tiger general who cannot be offended.

But admiration in my heart is one thing, but it doesn't mean I can watch you rush to my camp with a gun.

Although after this battle, you, Lu Bocheng, have been promoted to the sixth rank of captain, I am already the governor of Hedong. If I hadn't brought 50,000 troops to help you this time, you would have been captured by Qi's army.

Seeing the other party looking at him coldly, Lu Bocheng realized that he was reckless, threw away his spear, and knelt down.

Holding his fists, "I'm sorry for offending Lord Mu. I heard that someone was disturbing the people, so I came to ask. It was not easy for us to fight this battle, and it is time to win back the hearts of the people. I hope Lord Mu can restrain his men, so that the enemy will not be rebellious and waste the blood shed by the brothers on the battlefield."

Mu Congke didn't agree with it.

Since ancient times, the winners are the kings and the losers are the bandits. Soldiers fight to the death. If they are not allowed to taste the sweetness, who will go to the battlefield to kill the enemy with all their strength?

What about restraining the men and not disturbing the people? It's all bullshit. Today, the king of Chang'an City is the emperor, and the people listen to the king. Tomorrow, the Li will be the emperor, and the people will listen to the Li.

It's still your own soldiers who listen to you the most.

Lv Bocheng knelt on one knee on the ground, and before Mu Congke could say a word, he gritted his teeth secretly. Just as he was about to say more, Cui Sheng hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in.

As soon as he came in, he confessed: "Please forgive me, Lord Mu. He is young and ignorant, please forgive his disrespect. He is also worried about the people, please allow me to take him back to punish him."

Mu Congke glanced at Cui Sheng and was willing to give him face. So he lifted his eyelids and waved them to go down.

Cui Sheng walked in front without saying a word, and Lu Bocheng followed him with a sullen face. Neither of them spoke.

It was not until he arrived in Cui Sheng's tent that Lu Bocheng knelt on one knee to confess his crime.

Cui Sheng was very disappointed: "You have been in the army for a long time, and you must learn to see the situation clearly! I told you not to do things that are like an egg hitting a stone! Don't rely on your own courage and act according to your own temperament! You don't want to obey others, you have to become stronger yourself. Only when you are in a high position, when can you give orders from a high position, when will you not have to endure these unfair things!"

Lu Bocheng gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and knelt on the ground without saying a word.