Chapter 271: Emptying the Ming Army's Granary

General Shi stared into Murong Xiu's eyes for a long time, and seeing that the other side had no look of guilt, he felt relieved!

"I know I'm not cut out for this!" General Shi suddenly sighed. "When I was young, I dared to fight and struggle, fighting all the way to this position, but now I'm scared to death!"

"These years... it's been too comfortable! I lost my previous spirit long ago, now I just want to spend the rest of my life peacefully!"

Murong Xiu looked at General Shi's belly, which was like a big drum, and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "You say, what can you do on the battlefield now? Crush the enemy to death?"

Facing Murong Xiu's scolding, General Shi didn't get angry. "Anyway, my life is just like this, but is joining the Ming Army really a wise choice?"

"I don't know!" Murong Xiu shook his head and sighed. "But we have no choice!"

"Other County Magistrates haven't made a move yet? Maybe we can wait?" General Shi asked tentatively. He thought the Ming Army wouldn't have much achievement, and if they really joined, they would regret it by then.

Murong Xiu gently put down the teacup. "If you want to join, you have to be early, otherwise when the Ming Army breaks in, don't even think about a high position, not becoming a ghost under the blade is already not bad!"

General Shi also knew that what Murong Xiu said was the truth. Joining early could still plot a good position, but if they were late and the other side was powerful, they would look down on them!

But if the Ming Army wanted to go south, wanting to have some achievements was simply more difficult than ascending to heaven!

Not joining, estimated to die! Joining, the possibility of dying was still very high!

General Shi felt that no matter how he chose, it was wrong. After thinking for a long time, he simply stopped thinking. "Forget it, forget it! Listen to you!"

After all, Murong Xiu was a scholar, read more books than him, and his brain was smarter. Listening to him was better than choosing for himself.

Murong Xiu was very gratified and explained to General Shi: "It's not that bad. The Prince of Xiliang is now fighting with the court, and no matter who wins in the end, they certainly don't want to start another war.

Fighting a war is not only laboring the people and wasting money, but also easily allowing foreign tribes to invade. Being recorded in history books like this will leave a bad name for ten thousand years."

"Listening to you say this, it makes some sense!" General Shi just nodded in approval, but then felt suspicious again. "That's not right! No matter who wins, how can they tolerate the Ming Army occupying Beijiang?"

After all, this land of Beijiang was Da Qian's territory. If they let the Ming Army be the only one here, it would also be recorded in history books, and they would also bear the infamy.

"There is another way out, I think this will be the final outcome of Beijiang!" Murong Xiu lowered his voice.

"What?"

"Enfeoff the insurgent army leader as a King of a different surname!"

General Shi's doubt was instantly resolved. "Right! Why didn't I think of that?"

"Instead of provoking a war, it's better to win them over! Once the Ming Army is powerful, then simply enfeoff them as a King of a different surname to guard Beijiang, which is good for both sides!"

"The insurgent army leader gained fame and recognition, turning from a bandit into a King of a different surname, and the court could also take back Beijiang without bloodshed. Even if the people of Beijiang have grievances against the court, it will be like this as time passes."

Murong Xiu nodded, the smile on his face having a few more parts of planning. "This insurgent army leader must not be a fool. This is the best outcome for him, and we are still court officials, no need to worry about being liquidated!"

"You are still smart!" General Shi gave a thumbs up to Murong Xiu, and then didn't worry about this matter anymore. "Then shall we continue to play music tonight?"

"A new woman arrived at the Zui Xiang Restaurant, heard the music is good, and the figure is also okay!"

"Don't wait for tonight! Go, go, go!"

The two of them had exactly the same interests in this aspect. They didn't like to rob women by force; that kind of life-and-death struggle would spoil the mood, but they loved these courtesans who knew how to please them.

On the other side, Qi Sansheng returned to Shuo Fang County and heard the news of the Ming Army on the front lines. He suddenly regretted offending the Ming Army. If the other side came back to liquidate him, this matter was afraid it couldn't be ended well.

After thinking about it, he decided to go to Liu Heng to discuss it. If there was no support from the army behind him, how would he dare to continue to provoke the Ming Army!

After arriving at the County Magistrate's office, the one who received him was the advisor. Qi Sansheng couldn't help but ask, "Advisor! May I ask if the Magistrate is here?"

"The Magistrate has something to do and went to other cities. It's the same if you tell me!" The advisor knew the purpose of the other side's coming, and understood even more that Liu Heng wouldn't see him.

Qi Sansheng didn't think much and asked busily: "Advisor, I heard that the Ming Army won a victory on the front lines, should we forget about this matter?"

"You are truly stupid!" The advisor's posture was very high. "No matter what the Ming Army says, they are thieves. Do you really think the court will let them go?"

"This... what does that mean?" Qi Sansheng thought to himself, didn't the court not care about Beijiang?

He had secretly prepared to transfer his family property, and after making this last profit in Beijiang, he would leave. By then, he would go to Luoyang to do some small business.

The advisor snorted coldly. "Now it is to resist the Xiongnu, so they are allowed to grow. Once they repel the Xiongnu, the various County Magistrates and the court will naturally take action to deal with the other side."

"Really?" Qi Sansheng naturally doubted this, but he had no way to scout for more news.

"Hahaha!" The advisor laughed loudly, his eyes only showing disdain for Qi Sansheng. "How could a merchant like you understand the layout of the court and the County Magistrate?"

"You only need to know that after doing this well, you are the hero who eliminated the rebel army. In the future, in this Beijiang, who would dare to easily touch you?"

Qi Sansheng's eyes shone upon hearing this. This matter had quite a bit of room for operation, and if done well, he could earn a lot of silver. And since the advisor said so, he naturally believed it deeply.

No wonder the County Magistrate dared to have ideas about the Ming Army's grain and grass. It turned out there was a plan behind it long ago. In this way, what was he afraid of the Ming Army for?

He had the County Magistrate supporting him. What was behind the County Magistrate? It was the court!

No matter how powerful the Ming Army was, the arm couldn't twist the thigh. By then, he could be considered to have contributed to this matter. Maybe if he bribed a bit, he could let his descendants become officials in the court, then he, Qi Sansheng, could truly be considered to have stood up.

Qi Sansheng was not short of money, but he still had to bow and scrape in front of these officials. If one day he could straighten his back, then he could be considered a winner in life.

Thinking of this, Qi Sansheng didn't hesitate anymore and handed a silver note to the advisor. "Thank you, Advisor, for clearing my doubts. The commoner almost ruined the County Magistrate's good deed!"

"Hmm!!" The advisor didn't open his mouth, hummed from his nose, took the silver note, and skillfully hid it in his sleeve.

"Then I will go down to arrange it, not daring to delay the advisor's time!" Qi Sansheng apologized with a smile and retreated.

Out of the County Magistrate's office, Qi Sansheng couldn't hold back his excitement. "Mobilize all the carriages for me, I want to empty the Ming Army's granary! And all those shops in the city, stop them, mobilize all the manpower to transport grain!" ===== CHAPTER 272 =====