Chapter 436: Big Plan

Qin Sheng, under the pseudonym Lu Liuye, led a team of about a hundred people to pick them up in the name of military training.

They made the handover in Shangdang County.

When Qin Sheng arrived, Wu Ren and Lu Wei had already sent the Luo family away.

Before leaving, the two gave them two contact addresses and told Luo Da's family that if they couldn't survive in Chang'an, they could write to them and they would definitely help.

As soon as these words came out, the Luo family burst into tears of gratitude.

After Qin Sheng arrived, the two parties successfully completed the handover.

This time they gathered a total of more than 12,000 people.

Because Yanmen is located on the border, it is not as densely populated as in the Central Plains. It is also a city that has been invaded by foreigners for a long time. It has 14 counties under its jurisdiction, most of which are sparsely populated. According to statistics in the past two years, there were more than 73,000 people. Households, the population is about 300,000.

The Liaodong Chamber of Commerce can pick up more than 10,000 people at once, which is already very powerful. After all, these days, there are still few people who dare to fight and risk everything. Everyone pays attention to returning to their roots. Even if they die, ordinary people want to die in their hometown.

After the handover was completed, Wu Renji, eldest son and Tao Xun returned to Qingzhou. Lu Wei assisted Qin Sheng in bringing these Yanbei victims back to Pingzhou.

Qin Sheng and Lu Wei's group of more than 10,000 people can be called a large force. They made a lot of noise when marching. As soon as they entered the boundaries of Youzhou, they were noticed in Zhuolu County, Shanggu County, and were stopped.

Qin Sheng put his hand on the long knife at his waist and looked directly at the leader of the officers and soldiers who was blocking them.

Zhu Dazhuang, Chen Jinlong, Gao Lei, Lu Dayou and others immediately came behind Qin Sheng with other soldiers.

Although each of them did not speak, their eyes were very bright, and they had an impatient aura. It was Qin Sheng who glanced at them before he restrained himself slightly.

At this time, Lu Wei squeezed over and negotiated with the other party, "My lord, there is a misunderstanding. We are from the Pingzhou Military Region. This time we are going to train troops and we have to pass through Youzhou. Your governor knows this."

In fact, it is the duty of the Zhuolu County lieutenant to stop people. The war in the north is going on recently, and Youzhou also needs to strengthen its precautions. There are tens of thousands of people in front of them, and it is difficult for them to ignore them.

At this time, the Zhuolu County magistrate was facing the terrifying aura emanating from the arrogant soldiers led by Qin Sheng. He tried his best to endure it, but his legs were not weak, but there was a small amount of sweat on his forehead. It was winter.

"Aren't they soldiers?" Zhuolu County Lieutenant pointed at the victims.

"You mean them? They are indeed not soldiers. They are victims who escaped from Yanmen. They want to make a living in Pingzhou. You won't let them go, right?"

"There are too many of you." Zhuolu County Lieutenant Zhi said, "I need to ask my superiors for instructions on this matter."

Lu Wei looked in the direction of Qin Sheng, Qin Sheng nodded slightly, so Lu Wei said, "Okay, please hurry up."

While they were asking for instructions, Qin Sheng directly asked people to find a sheltered place to rest on the spot and bury the pot to make rice.

This incident directly alarmed the governor of Youzhou.

After hearing the report from his subordinates, the governor of Youzhou frowned and looked at his right-hand man, "What did Lu Desheng say before?"

Two days ago, Lu Desheng sent someone to give him a gift, followed by a letter. The letter said that they were training in Pingzhou and might need to go back and forth through Youzhou. He also said that the noise on the return journey might be louder.

When he saw the letter, he knew that Lu Desheng was greeting him specifically.

The governor of Youzhou didn't know much about Lu Desheng. There were many rumors about him and he was said to be very difficult to deal with.

The governor of Youzhou was still very afraid of this person. The main reason is that Shi Tao fell too quickly, without warning, and caught people off guard.

Although I don’t know why Shi Tao acted stupidly after drinking two cups of horse urine, whoever benefits will be suspected. As the biggest beneficiary, Lu Desheng must not be innocent.

Therefore, regarding Lu Desheng's special greeting to him to borrow a passage, he thought at that time that it was just a way to borrow a passage, a small matter, and the most important thing was that the number of troops was not large, only a hundred people. As for what he said about the noise on the return journey being a bit loud, he didn't take it to heart. He thought to himself, no matter how loud the noise on the return trip could be, how big could it be?

Now, who will tell him that this is what Lu Desheng said, and that the noise on the return trip may be a bit loud?

"The question now is, should we borrow this or not?"

"Then we must borrow them. After all, Lu Desheng said hello. Besides, it's not much use for us to hold these people hostage."

It wasn't a big deal and it passed easily. The governor of Youzhou issued an order to let them go.

The matter has passed, but the officials of Youzhou Governor's Office will inevitably start talking about it.

"Speaking of which, from the time Lu Desheng took office until now, he has attracted many refugees and disaster victims to Pingzhou and Liaodong County, right?"

"Yes, the flow of people has not stopped since he took office. The number of people going to Pingzhou should be more than 100,000, right?"

"Tsk, this doesn't mean I don't know, it's just a surprise."

"The taxes paid by Pingzhou this year must be very beautiful."

"I'm not jealous. These victims who went to Pingzhou alone have almost nothing. Before these people can pay taxes, Pingzhou must help them tide over the difficulties. The food and clothing for half a year is not a small expense."

"Lu Desheng is indeed very capable. After he took office, the price of food in Liaodong County has been the lowest in Youzhou and Pingzhou."

…

The officials were talking a lot, but one person didn't say much.

The governor of Youzhou noticed it, avoided people and asked, "Master Duan Bo, why haven't you spoken?"

Duan Qi is the chief secretary of Youzhou and also his confidant.

"Sir, you should beware of Lu Desheng."

"Why do you say that?"

"Lü Desheng is a man who has great ambitions."

…

On this day, the Qin family also had guests, and they were the Hou brothers and sisters.

It is very common to visit relatives after the New Year.

Lu Songli was still busy socializing with Lu Desheng that day and was not at Qin's house.

The Qin brothers are also very busy. They have been back in the army since the third day of the new year. During this time, only one male was left at home, and the Qin brothers took turns coming.

When the Hou brothers and sisters arrived at Qin's house, only Qin Yan was at home. Qin Heng, Qin Zhao, Qin Sheng, Lu Songli and his wife were not at home.

Hou Shuang looked regretful, "Speaking of which, I haven't met my new siblings yet."

The Qin brothers had met each other when they were in the army, but Lu Songli had never met.

Hou Shuang is younger than Qin Zhao and older than Qin Sheng, and he follows Qin Heng as his brother-in-law.

"There is a chance." Mother Qin replied nonchalantly.

When the Hou brothers and sisters were guests, Qin's mother and Qin Yan were always entertaining them.

Before dinner, Hou Shuang found an opportunity to chat with Qin's mother alone for a while.

"Aunt Qin, I know that my next words will be a little presumptuous and abrupt, so please forgive me."

Hou Shuang's opening remarks also gave Qin's mother a sudden thought, "Just tell me."

"What does Aunt Qin think of my sister?"

Hearing this, Qin's mother knew it well and praised her a few words, "She is beautiful, gentle and smart."

"It's like this. Seeing that the prince has not renewed his marriage, I couldn't help but have the idea to betroth my sister to the prince."

"Aunt Qin, although my sister is not a well-known lady, she is also a good girl who is pure and filial."

"If my sister can become a couple with the prince, and with the relationship between our two families, she will definitely treat the two children well. Even if she cannot treat Qin Jia and Qin Han as her own children, she will treat them better than other families. Girl is strong. You might as well think about it?”

Hou Shuang's words made Qin's mother fall into deep thought.

Hou Shuang didn't rush her, and it wasn't until Ms. Cai asked her children to come over to call for dinner, that Hou Shuang finally said,

"Aunt Qin, my sister doesn't know about this. After you think about it carefully, if it really works out, I'll tell her. If not, just pretend it never happened. Is that okay?"

Hou Shuang is still very responsible as an elder brother.

The way he tried so hard to protect his sister made Qin's mother soften and agreed to his request.

After the words were made clear, Qin's mother would always look at Hou Ya from time to time. Originally, she didn't pay much attention to the girl Hou Ya.

Not long after dinner, the Hou brothers and sisters left.

After sending the person away, thinking about Hou Shuang's proposal, Qin's mother couldn't make up her mind for a moment.

Before, she had carefully selected the eldest daughter-in-law. There were several people at that time, but the final candidate was chosen by her husband.

After thinking about it, it seems that it is not appropriate to discuss this matter with anyone. Qin's mother finally decided to ask her youngest son and daughter-in-law. It's a pity that Xiaoliu is not here, so we can only wait for him to come back. Otherwise, it would be inappropriate to ask my daughter-in-law about this alone.