Chapter 105: The Confidant with Red Sleeves
Yan Xing sneered, "I heard about this when I first entered the city. Lord Lu is a very handsome man, elegant and elegant, and he's the dream man of all the girls in the city. I heard that many of the wealthy families in the city have even given their daughters to Lord Lu."
Lu Chenyang quickly said, "Why are we talking about this? Now that you've heard all this, you should know that I didn't take any of it."
"Is it because there is no one you like? Then what kind of person does Lord Lu like? Tell me, and I will pay attention to it later and find a close friend for Lord Lu who will be able to accompany him." Yan Xing continued.
Lu Chenyang said helplessly: "I don't like anything, but please don't bother Prince Yan with the trouble. I don't have the time for that." He couldn't help but remind: "Shouldn't we talk about business first?"
Yan Xing hummed, "Asking the Second Prince to hand over the Tiger Tally can indeed resolve the immediate crisis. But after that..."
Before he finished speaking, Lu Chenyang took out a list and handed it to him.
"This is the roster of the rebels this time." Lu Chenyang said, "You know exactly how many troops there are in Lingnan right now."
A gleam of light flashed in Yan Xing's eyes. Now there are a total of 50,000 troops stationed in Lingnan and the capital!
fifty thousand!
Lu Chenyang continued, "The world is not peaceful right now. Do you know how many people will become refugees?"
With nowhere else to go, these refugees would likely enlist in the army, and the 50,000 figure would slowly grow. Yan Xing narrowed his eyes. No wonder Lu Chenyang was always buying food, constantly asking caravans to bring back more even when the granaries were overflowing. Because of this, he was constantly starving and miserable, always without money.
It turns out that he had been preparing for this for a long time. He... had this plan a long time ago?
Yan Xing looked at him with a deep gaze: "Do you have any rebellious intentions? Or..."
Lu Chenyang smiled softly, "Prince, I didn't plan everything in advance, but was forced to do it. No matter how powerful I am, I can't predict natural disasters and the people's uprising. I just want to save people and give those who have nowhere else to go a way out."
Yan Xing remained silent, but understood what he meant.
He had no intention of rebelling, he just wanted the people to survive. If the emperor couldn't do it, then he would do it.
Yan Xing felt an indescribable feeling in his heart. Lu Chenyang was different from everyone he had ever met.
He had a pure heart and a clear goal: to ensure the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. He consistently did so. If there were natural disasters, he would provide relief, giving the people hope for survival. If there were rebellions, he would raise troops to protect the people.
His original intention has never changed.
Lu Chenyang said, "Leaving doors unlocked at night, not picking up lost items on the road, living and working in peace and contentment, and having the elderly and children well cared for—these are things I've learned since I was a child. I only hope that one day someone can do the same."
Let all the people in Dagan live such a life.
Yan Xing felt that his whole body was glowing when he said this.
Yan Xing curled the corners of his lips: "I'm with you, we work hard together, and we will eventually do it."
Lu Chenyang smiled and cupped his hands: "Thank you very much for sharing the burden with me, my Lord."
The two smiled at each other, there was an inexplicable tacit understanding.
Yan Xing immediately wrote back to the second prince, after all, the emperor's birthday was not far away.
Yan Xing ordered without hesitation: "Grind."
Lu Chenyang chuckled: "Yes, I think the prince is in need of a close confidant who can accompany him with his sweetheart."
Yan Xing subconsciously raised his head and saw him standing by the table with his eyes lowered, a pair of slender white hands right in front of him.
He... can be considered as a beautiful lady, right?
If I can see him when I look up while handling official business, that would be a good day.
Yan Xing lowered his head to write the letter, and then asked someone to send it out as quickly as possible.
Lu Chenyang then called Gao Ming and Chen Songyuan.
Chen Songyuan was one of the second group to pass the exam. He was a local and had the title of scholar. However, he failed the exam repeatedly and gave up.
He was born into a wealthy family in Lingnan Prefecture, and his family was a local gentry with deep roots. This time he came to be Lu Chenyang's legal advisor, also with the intention of seeking refuge.
Lu Chenyang instructed the two men, "Winter is about to arrive, and I suspect there will be more refugees from Shu. Mr. Gao, please write an official document and send it to all the places. Have them post recruitment notices at every intersection."
Gao Ming and Chen Songyuan looked at each other, and they began to think divergently about this order.
The elders in their family have always loved the people like their own children. They cannot bear to see the refugees being displaced, and most of them will be given houses and land so that they have a place to live.
But now, his orders were not to take in refugees, but to recruit soldiers.
There are actually quite a lot of Wu Wan's troops in Lingnan now. After all, Lingnan is a remote and poor place, and only Yanquan County fights with the Dongyi people from time to time, so there is really no possibility of riots.
Now he wants to recruit soldiers, what is Lu Chenyang's intention?
This order revealed Lu Chenyang's judgment. Lu Chenyang believed that there would be more victims and that a large-scale war would break out in Lingnan.
However, both of them were very calm, and Gao Ming responded: "Yes."
Gao Ming used to be very busy at work, but he felt much more relaxed after Chen Songyuan came.
The two of them had a clear division of labor. Things like writing official documents were done by Gao Ming, and he was the one who dealt with the county magistrates of various county offices. This was because he was a juren after all, and some county magistrates were also juren, so he was not afraid at all and focused on dealing with external affairs.
Chen Song was a Christian by nature. He was Lu Chenyang's steward, in charge of finances. Coming from a wealthy family, he was well-versed in these matters. So far, the two of them had been working very well together.
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