Compared with the 600,000 border troops many years ago, after the vanguard Yan Guogong Zhang said that when he was in charge, the 200,000 soldiers and horses in charge of Tuntian were dismissed as the people in one go, and now the number of border troops in the Tang Dynasty has suddenly dropped to less than 400,000. However, Shuofang's army looks like it is only more than 60,000 people, but they are all the elite of the elite. Most of the soldiers are fathers and sons who eat the bowl of rice as soldiers one after another, and they take their lives to fight for the future, so the clothes and rice and food in the four seasons are all given by the officials, not the self-provided during the government soldiers. Not only that, but if there is a capture after a big battle, the coach will often reward his subordinates heavily, in order to win people's hearts.

At the beginning, Du Shiyi once said to the left and right that favoritism can lead to generals, and soldiers can favor favoritism, and the scene has shown signs over the years. The small mutinies caused by incidents such as the unequal income of military salaries have emerged in an endless stream in the border towns of the four realms, but since the alarm is not great, they are often suppressed by the commander by all means.

The cause of events on this day was also very small. It's just that when the rice was used to pay the soldiers, a few soldiers were dissatisfied with the income, and insisted that the Hu Taiping who measured the rice was too peaceful, and asked to pile it up high, and after the pile was not satisfied, they had to kick the Hu with their feet, so they were willing to get their share back. It was not without such a thorn in the past, and it was not the first time that the quartermaster had done such a thing, and after hearing the news, even if he put on an impatient appearance, he moved a few people to the back of the pack to receive rice, in fact, the implication was to wait until the others had sent it, and then give them extra rice, and then it would not cause any trouble.

But this day, the one who came here to supervise was Wu Bo, who joined the army, but he couldn't get used to those few guys who were scolding and scolding and having a brutal face. At this time, an accompanying official didn't know whether Lu Dao intentionally or not, and whispered in his ear, these people are thorns in the army, and they often make trouble whenever they are paid, he was immediately very angry, frowned and reprimanded the quartermaster: "In the past, the army has been paid, and the rice is packed with rice, and the peace prevails, these people are obviously deliberately making trouble, if they don't practice military law, how can they serve the public?" ”

As soon as these words came out, those thorns in the army suddenly stopped doing it. One of them immediately shouted: "Wu joined the army, you haven't been in Shuofang for a day or two, how can you speak so unconscionably!" We are fighting with our heads in front regardless of life and death, and you only know that Lu Dao is sitting and enjoying the success of the yamen in the back, and I am just saying a fair word now, this is making trouble? This has to be a marching law? Brothers, open our pockets of food and let Wu Senjun take a good look at what kind of goods are inside! ”

As soon as this person spoke, more than a dozen people suddenly surrounded him, squeezing all the officials around Wu Bo. One of them even pulled out his saber and stabbed it in his pocket, and all the corn in it immediately leaked out through the gap. I saw that many of the corn that should have been yellow was blackened, and the soldier who drew his knife and stabbed the bag suddenly sneered: "See? Wu joined the army, and we worked hard to fight on the border, in exchange for these moldy rice! If you want to deal with our troublesome marching methods, you must first punish those traitors who dare to make a fuss about the rice we have exchanged for our flesh and blood! ”

"That's right, kill those unconscionable dog thieves!"

"If it's really a marching law, they really deserve to die!"

"We work hard to fight, how much money can we get in the end?"

Although Wu Boming has been an official for many years, in this fluctuating voice, he is like a flat boat in the turbulent sea, and he wants to say something but is often suppressed by people with a louder voice. So in the eyes of the crowd watching the excitement from a distance, he didn't dare to judge people at all. If it is said that only a few dozen people gathered here at the beginning, then there will be hundreds of people surrounding this place in a moment, and the number of soldiers gathered in all directions is still increasing, which not only makes it impossible to get through in all directions, but also the situation is faintly out of control.

By now, Wu Bo couldn't find his entourage and those little officials at all. The soldiers who surrounded him around him didn't reason with him at all, and they repeated one sentence over and over again, the salary and rice were insufficient, and even mildew, so he asked him to give a charter. It's a pity that he is only on duty here today, and his voice has long been hoarse under the pressure of the surroundings, and after the worst time, someone even started a fire to push and shove him, coming and going, his official robe is scattered, and even the official hat is a little crooked. Just when he was embarrassed, thinking that something big might happen if he continued like this, he suddenly heard a gong-like shouting in the distance.

"Du Dashuai is here!"

The sound was heard everywhere in an instant, and although the hundreds of people gathered here did not immediately fall silent, the sound was noticeably lessened. Du Shiyi has just taken office, and there is not much prestige in the Shuofang army, and what they have heard is just all kinds of rumors, some of which promote Du Shiyi's past achievements and love for the army and the people, and some slander his ruthless methods. So at this time, when I heard Du Shiyi coming in person, I whispered everything for a while.

And Wu Bo, who had completely lost his decent image, saw Du Shiyi come out of the crowd and walk in front of him, and he felt that he couldn't wait to find a crack in the ground to get into. Although the lack of rice or mildew has nothing to do with him at all, but since he was appointed to supervise, he is responsible for it, and now he has been squeezed into this embarrassment. Especially when he saw his official uniform that was pushed and wrinkled everywhere, and there were even a few torn strips, he was even more uncomfortable. Just as he lowered his head and didn't know what to say, he suddenly felt something draped over his shoulders.

He raised his head to take a look, only to find that Du Shiyi had actually untied the black coat on his body and draped it on his body, and when he squirmed his lips, he saw Du Shiyi turn around and block in front of him, and he couldn't help but feel an inexplicable feeling in his heart. In this kind of farce, he couldn't be too guilty in the first place, but Du Shiyi undressed him without asking a word, and then stood in front of him to block all the malice.

When passing through the many people around, Du Shiyi only brought Zhang Xing and Huya, and Guo Ziyi and the others all stayed outside. At this moment, he glanced around at the crowd that was still not quiet, and then asked in a deep voice: "I have heard about everything, it is said that it is mildew?" ”

He didn't mention the shortcomings at all, only said that it was mildew, and there was a commotion in the crowd for a while, but he did not raise any objections. When asking for rice measurement, he poured the tip of the bamboo and even kicked the body in order to get a little more points, this kind of selfishness can not be brought to the table to say, therefore, someone in front of him soon shouted: "That's right, the handsome can look at these moldy corn on the ground, but for people to eat?" ”

Du Shiyi looked down at her feet, then squatted down silently, picked up a handful of broken corn that had been trampled by countless people, and then stood up. Although it was already stained with dust, the traces of blackening and mildew in those broken rice were still obvious, so he glanced sideways at Zhang Xing beside him. Without him opening his mouth, Zhang Xing said in a low voice: "The distribution of rice is a big deal, and Lai Shengyan once personally took me to inspect the warehouse where these rice grains are stored, and the guards of the granary have been serving for many years, and according to what he said, there has never been a mistake. He also proudly told me that after so many years, Shuofang has never had an accident with the salary. ”

There is no suspicion in employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people, from the time Li Yi recommended him to himself, and he brought him to Shengyan to uncover Ye Wenjun's fake Li Yi's letter, Du Shiyi understood what kind of person he was when he came to Shengyan. He can proudly say that there has never been an accident with Shuo Fang's salary, and he can almost conclude that someone must have instigated the disturbance behind his back. At this moment, twisting the handful of broken moldy corn in his hand again, he suddenly asked, "Wu Bo, how did these moldy corn on the ground be discovered?" ”

Wu Bo, who stayed behind Du Shiyi, was in a state of confusion, but he was not dizzy, knowing that the most important thing at this moment was to let Du Shiyi understand the cause and effect of today, so he tried to calm his mind, from someone making trouble when receiving rice to being surrounded by people after the most trouble, someone drew a knife and pierced the pocket of the rice, so there was this thing full of mildew and broken rice, all of them were said in 1510, and at the end he whispered: "Dashuai, I was overlooked for a while, and this is the ......"

"If you ask for sin, it is not clear whose responsibility it is." Du Shiyi interrupted Wu Bo's words, and suddenly raised her voice, "Where is the person who drew the knife and stabbed the rice bag before?" ”

His voice was full of energy, and after a slight commotion in the surrounding crowd for a while, he finally fell completely silent. All the people look at me, but no one stands. Faced with this situation, Du Shiyi suddenly laughed and said: "If you peek through the mystery of Fami and expose the disadvantages in it, you should have merit, why don't you dare to show up?" ”

As soon as he asked like this, people suddenly made an uproar, and then they looked around, but for a long time, no one showed up to admit it. At this time, Du Shiyi lowered his face and said: "I don't dare to come forward because I have a ghost in my heart!" Shuofang army in the rice, in order to prevent all kinds of malpractice, is unpacked after the re-weighing with a bucket, whether there is moldy rice, when you get the rice, you can see it, you can question it in person! Even if this person has already received the rice bag, why didn't he expose it in public at the place where he received the rice, but he also made a trick and stabbed it with a knife? ”

Seeing that there was a lot of discussion in the crowd around him for a while, he raised his voice: "Shuo Fang is paid rice, and it is personally supervised by the judge of the festival, and the judge of the festival has come to Shengyan to be an official in Shuofang for many years, you must know his character!" At present, I have ordered Guo Ziyi to lead people to block the entry and exit from all sides, and immediately personally inspect the rice received by everyone present, and if there is really mildew, it will be kept for verification immediately. You might as well keep your eyes open and see what's going on, and then listen and see, there are people on the left and right who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic! ”

As soon as these words came out, several thorns hidden in the crowd were shocked and angry.

Du Shiyi only brought two people here, and she dared to be prepared outside! So far, I can only hope that the people outside will react faster, otherwise this scene will not be able to sing!