In the past few years of confrontation between the north and the south, in fact, there is no shortage of southern Hebei township tycoons and Qingyan Wangshi secretly contacting, maintaining deep or shallow contact, and it can even be said that these rural portals here are all here.

Of course, under the high-pressure and strict control of the Qiang State, these people really can't provide much help to Wang Shi, but they are only some superficial intelligence provided, but they can also allow Wang Shi to grasp part of the military and political layout of the Qian State in southern Hebei. In order to exchange this information, Wang Shi will also provide them with some help, mainly some supplies and goods that are in short supply in Hebei.

In fact, before Shi Xuan's sneak attack on the sting, the relationship between the two sides was relatively harmonious, and it could be regarded as taking what they needed. And the reason why Shen Mu was angry was that Shi Xuan's sneak attack on such a big military action was that these township sects actually didn't report it!

Although the situation has developed so far, Wang Shi has an advantage, and his victory can be called brilliant. But in this process, the two ends of the heads of these township sects in southern Hebei still made Shen Mu very dissatisfied, and he was determined to beat them.

Clues to this war have already been revealed. A long time ago, the state of Qian began to clean up the scout spies sent by Wang Shi to southern Hebei, and the defense of some important military locations was extremely tight, making Wang Shi even more unable to get a glimpse of the reality.

With such an unusual situation, Shen Mu naturally knew that the Governor's Mansion was going to make a big move, but the defense line he needed to defend was also very long, from the chasm from the east to the Le'an Coastal Sea, all of which were areas that his Governor's Mansion needed to defend. Shen Mu couldn't be sure which line the Karma Congress would choose to focus on the assault.

So before there was no conclusive sign, he could only strictly order all men and horses to be on standby, but the transfer of the naval army from Xingtai still caused a hole in the defense line, and it happened to be caught by the country.

Shen Mu didn't believe that Shi Xuan's choice to attack the Qiang was due to his luck, and the time left by the transfer of the Tun Xuan army was actually very short, if there was no accident of being sneak attacked, at most within half a month, with the addition of Xu Mao's water army and Xin Bin's reinforcement from Taishan County, he would never be attacked so easily!

Therefore, there is a high possibility that there is a leak of intelligence. At present, the king division is advancing northward, even if Shen Mu has any suspicions, it is absolutely impossible to conduct internal screening at this moment, otherwise it will be too demoralizing to the morale of the army. And there are any hidden dangers inside, with the glorious end of the first war, it has also been eliminated to the greatest extent.

Another suspicious object is these southern Hebei township sects who have no shortage of contacts with Wang Shi. With such a large-scale transfer of the Wang Division, even if it is deliberately concealed, people with a heart will deduce a general overview through clues. And the most likely to leak secrets and prompt Shi Xuan to choose to attack the fortifications are these townsmen in southern Hebei.

Even if these people leak secrets, they may not be bent on being loyal to the country and planning for the country. In Shen Mu's view, it is probably due to too many distracting thoughts, these southern Hebei township tycoons are in an embarrassing situation, they are not trusted in the country, and they are reluctant to abandon the countryside in Hebei and go south, so they can only survive between the two major forces.

Even if regardless of whether these township sects are suspected of leaking secrets, just because they concealed and did not report the military action of Shi Xuan's 30,000-strong army sneak attack on Xuan, on the one hand, it should be Shi Xuan's strict monitoring and prohibition of news circulation, and on the other hand, it is not that these township sects dare not gamble, or want to use this to increase their status in the eyes of Wang Shi.

If Wang Shi did not have such a thunderous means to counterattack and defeat the southward raiding army, the battle lines of both sides would be pushed south of the Yellow River. In order to turn the situation around, Wang Shi is bound to seek more help, and these southern Hebei township tycoons can use the military strength of the Qian army to have more bargaining chips and negotiate with Wang Shi.

Although these are just Shen Mu's own speculations, once the facts develop towards this, this situation will inevitably form. Therefore, Shen Mu didn't need to have any conclusive evidence at all, and taking advantage of the fact that Wang Shi had no tough opponents in southern Hebei, it was appropriate to suppress these township sects.

As for whether these people will have grievances, it is not something that Shen Mu needs to consider. This is the fate of the wall-riding faction, they want to survive between the two forces, and still maintain a relatively independent posture, they need to bear this kind of price. Whether it is the Kingdom of Qi or the Wang Shi, once they gain the upper hand in this realm, they will definitely choose to suppress them.

After a false reply, Shen Mu gradually lost his patience, and said to them directly: "Although Master Wang is still strong, and most of them are advancing north to the enemy's territory, the thief Shi Xuan has stolen the silk from the south this time, and he has really suffered a lot of damage. Linhe has been fighting thieves for more than a few years, and I think you all know that because of this gain and loss, although tens of thousands of thieves have been wiped out, it is really difficult to make up for the losses of the king! After that, Shi Jilong, the lord of the Qian, will lead his troops south to fight, and if the king wants to win, he must rely on the help of all the surface sages! ”

When everyone heard this, their expressions became more and more complicated, and then they all said that this was their obligation, and vowed to help the king master win this. Although the words are beautiful, they are only empty words, and as for how to actually support them, they say very little, as if as long as they stand outside the battlefield and clap their hands and cheer, Wang Shi will definitely be able to win.

Seeing that these people were still so ignorant, Shen Mu's face became even more difficult to look at, and he spoke again: "The loss of the scarcity, most of the armaments accumulated by the Wang Division have been lost, and now all roads are advancing north to southern Hebei, and there is a lot of urgency in the use of military funds. Since you are so gracious, then I will no longer hide my shortcomings, and the more money and food and the like, the more the merrier. If this battle can be accomplished, the surface of the land will be peaceful, and the various righteous deeds will be discussed afterwards, and there will be grand praise. ”

As he spoke, he swept his gaze over the faces of everyone present in turn, and saw that the expressions of those people gradually became playful, and the sneer in his heart became even worse. The king entered the country and asked for money and food, which is all due righteousness. If you have to pass the buck even on this basic need, then there is no need to talk about it in the future.

The atmosphere in the room became much more depressing, and there was silence for a while, before another senior citizen from southern Hebei spoke: "Master Wang is angry and kills thieves, and I dare not shirk the sacrifice of my life and other brave and righteous people, not to mention that it is just a donation of money and food." But if we can make my land return to righteousness and eternal and never be harassed by thieves again, we will naturally help and dare not hide privately! ”

After making a generous statement, the old man sighed again: "However, the country has long been a calamity, and the tyrannical and ungrateful king of the lord has always lacked compassion, because it is inevitable that the villagers will be in trouble. But now that the righteous teacher is in the realm, he should not be worried about the hardship and prevarication only for self-sufficiency, although the poor house is flawed, but he is also willing to destroy the family and relieve the difficulties, and help the grain for 500 hundred! ”

The old man looked generous and resolute, but combined with his words, not only Shen Mu was angry in his heart, but even the rest of the people present were also slandered. This old man's name is Jiang Lu, a large sect in the plains, there is a daughter who is accepted by Shi Xuan as a concubine, and another son serves as Shi Xuan's guard military attaché, and the family is also going upstream, and even surpasses the plain almost old reputation, but this does not prevent his family from changing the court.

When Shen Mu heard this, he lowered his head and stroked his palms and laughed. In the past few years, because this Jiang family can provide some more confidential information, the amount of remuneration obtained from Henan every year is already a lot of money, not to mention the growth of his own family business under Shi Xuan's care.

Seeing that Shen Mu clearly had an unkind attitude, the old man Jiang Lu also complained bitterly in his heart. He is not stingy, this time he dared to come to Xingguojin to meet him, so he made up his mind to break the fortune and avoid disasters, and even his son, who is still following Shi Xuan's side, no longer cares. The purpose of proposing such a figure is also to gradually increase the weight, allowing advance and retreat.

So he hurriedly opened his mouth and said: "I don't dare to hide the governor and hide my sins." In the past years, my family has been robbed by the thief Shi Xuan's violence, endured humiliation and hatred, and also accumulated some armor and staffs, and now I finally have to defend the king's master, so I naturally have to donate all my money to strengthen the army'......s might."

Shen Mu didn't answer his words, but looked at everyone present, sighed and said: "Southern Hebei has its own rural difficulties, how can I not know this. After Yongjia, the community was robbed, the people were suffering, all over the north and south, who didn't have a hard time? Under such a catastrophe, if someone can stay alone in comfort, it is expected that he is not a person with noble virtue, but also a dead innocent! ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts were cold, and there was already a hint of sympathy in the eyes of the old man Jiang Lu.

Shen Mu didn't care what their mood was, and continued: "In fact, Master Wang's work seems to be a good news all the way, how much hard work is there, the general has been sleeping all night, how can the rest know?" Not to mention the decline of the country in previous years, the weak and tired people of the Wang Division were trapped in the Huai Line and worked hard to maintain, even if the army is getting stronger now, and even has crossed Hebei to break the thieves, there are still treacherous and evil thoughts, and they want to deceive with cunning! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Mu's tone was already faintly revealing murderous intent: "Since you have come to see me, it can be seen that you are also thinking of righteousness, and I am not arrogant, I still need to join forces to invite everyone to conspire for special achievements." But if anyone thinks that the king's destiny is to hide filth and dirt, tolerate treachery, or think that I, Shen Muren, am cowardly and deceitful, and ignorant of current affairs, then he is wrong, and the only one who can show it is a sword! ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to summon a member of the army, who took a book of money and food from the army, spread it out, and then held it up to everyone, and his tone was even more cold: "I don't blame you all for subservient and obstructive king, although the righteousness needs to be awe-inspiring, but it will not blindly drive people to death." But do you know that it is the group of thieves who you donated and fed, who crossed the river to the south, stole our shackles, and the guards of thousands of shards were all good and heroic, and they were brave and brave in their lives! ”

The book is the confiscated income of Wang Shi after conquering Linqing City, which records the donation of funds and goods from all parties in some counties and townships, and now it is spread out by Shen Mu to show the public, which also makes these people present one by one pale.

"In life, how can you not be sleepy? Since the king is a righteous army, he will not be so tyrannical and poor as Qianhu, so even if you have a great desire to help, please do what you can, and it is appropriate. ”

Shen Mu's statement made these people even more worried. What does it mean to do what you can? What is the right amount? The details of the money and food they donated to the army were all in Shen Mu's hands!

"The military is busy, so I don't stay any longer. Please also ask each of you to return to your own house and make your own arrangements, and there is no need to escort into the army at that time, and you will have your own Wang Division and other troops to enter the countryside and set off. ”

Speaking of this, Shen Mu stood up, as if he had just remembered something, and pointed to the old man Jiang Lu who was already dead, and said: "Yes, this villager doesn't need to work hard, you can stay, and you can gather here with your sons and daughters later." ”

The old man Jiang Lu's face turned even more pale after hearing this, he seemed to be desperate, and there was no humility on his face, but he got up and pointed at Shen Mu and said in a trembling voice: "Shen Dudu, your words are magnificent, but in fact you are arrogant, especially arrogant, and you are very arrogant, and you see my countrymen as fish and meat, if the general of Xingtai knows that you are acting like this, how will he treat you?" ”

"The general taught me to sweep the court and swear to kill the stone thieves, and I also used this to encourage myself, I didn't dare to slack off, and I had no time to care. As for treating you very kindly, it is probably because I owe the thief that little bit of good fortune, and I have no chance to make friends with you, a traitor. ”

After Shen Mu heard this, he didn't care at all, laughed and laughed, and then said: "Speaking of arrogance, I am still slightly inferior to the Shi family father and son after all. After all, Xingtai is a land of law, although my heart is burning for adultery, but I also ask for a criminal code, not a sword. But even so, you old thief still have no reason to live, so do you say, should he die? ”

The audience was silent, and no one dared to answer Shen Mu's question.