He was tense because someone came in, and relaxed because he recognized that the footsteps belonged to Xiao Rong.
He turned around. He had just scolded Jian Qiao for saying too much, so he was too lazy to speak. He just looked at him without saying a word.
Xiao Rong really felt that Qu Yunmie was easy to understand. He could tell what he meant from his expression without him saying anything.
He smiled and said, "It is not necessarily General Jian who leaked this matter. Except for General Jian's wife and brother-in-law, the other people are all trusted by the king, and those two people have no chance to contact the Shanshan people. In my opinion, this matter cannot be blamed on him."
Qu Yunmie frowned: "I can't contact Zhang, but I'm not sure about Zhang Biezhi."
Xiao Rong: "... Zhang Biezhi?"
Qu Yunmie heard the strange tone in his voice when he said the name. He hummed and looked at him in confusion: "Why, do you know him?"
Xiao Rong waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, I have never seen it."
But he remembered this name. Among the long list of people who betrayed Qu Yunmie, Zhang Biezhi was ranked among the top few. Moreover, this man had some talent in military operations and warfare. He later had a brief period of glory. But this man's situation was a bit like a low-end version of Qu Yunmie. The real Qu Yunmie was killed, so naturally this low-end version would not have a good ending.
What shocked Xiao Rong was that this man was actually Jian Qiao's brother-in-law. According to history, Zhang Biezhi died in an internal conflict, and Jian Qiao had no connection with him from beginning to end. Who would have thought that these two people were actually relatives.
I don’t know whether Mrs. Zhang was still alive when Zhang Biezhi rebelled. If she was, she must have felt very upset.
Xiao Rong paused, and asked curiously, "May I ask, Your Majesty, what is Zhang Biezhi's current position?"
Qu Yunmie looked at him more and more strangely. Why was he asking so many questions when he didn't even know him?
But he still answered: "Serve as a deputy general under Jian Qiao."
Xiao Rong said "oh" and kept an eye on this man, but he didn't pay too much attention to him. After all, his position could be big or small, and his status depended on whether his superiors trusted him. But even if Jian Qiao trusted him, he couldn't get everyone to respond and split the Zhenbei Army directly.
No longer paying attention to Zhang Biezhi, Xiao Rong talked about the news leak again: "Your Majesty should not only criticize General Jian, but also issue a military order to let the entire army know the pros and cons of this. If anyone commits the same mistake again, they should be severely punished to serve as a warning to others."
Qu Yunmie thought about it and felt that this was the truth. Although he felt that Jian Qiao was the culprit, those who spread the rumor could not be tolerated.
Suddenly reacting, Qu Yunmie turned to look at Xiao Rong: "You came to me for this matter?"
Xiao Rong smiled: "No, I came here to ask for a favor from the king."
Qu Yunmie found this new and asked, "What grace?"
Xiao Rong: "Your Majesty, you don't know. My grandmother is old and has dementia. My younger brother is the only one taking care of her at home. He can take care of her daily life, but he can't do that when he is out. I want Ah Shu to go back and pick them up to Chenliu. I'm afraid we will encounter bandits along the way, so -"
Hearing this, Qu Yunmie understood. He interrupted Xiao Rong and said, "Got it. Let Jian Qiao take people to pick them up."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
You asked the chief general to pick up an old lady?!
Xiao Rong waved his hands in surprise: "No, no! How can we let General Jian mobilize his troops? This is against the rules!"
Qu Yunmie didn't understand. It was Jian Qiao who took Xiao Rong in at the beginning. This was Xiao Rong's grandmother, a person that even Xiao Rong had to worship. Why couldn't Jian Qiao take her in?
But seeing that he was really resisting, Qu Yunmie paused and changed his words: "Okay, let Zhang Biezhi go."
Xiao Rong: “…………”
Then I’m afraid he will sell the old lady along the way.
However, the person finally decided was Zhang Biezhi, because Qu Yunmie had lost his patience. He still had some friendship for Jian Qiao and was willing to save him some trouble, but Zhang Biezhi did not receive such good treatment.
Xiao Rong just felt uncomfortable in his heart. In fact, he also knew that Zhang Biezhi would never betray him when nothing happened. What's more, he and Xiao Rong had no grudges against each other, so he would never harm his grandmother.
On the second day, Zhang Biezhi, who had no idea how the king had assigned him this mission, set off with twenty light cavalrymen and Ah Shu in bewilderment. …
Through this incident, Xiao Rong realized another problem. Qu Yunmie was too careless. He didn't care about his own details, nor did he care about the details of his subordinates.
He was unreasonable to Yuan Baifu before, and now he uses Jian Qiao as a guard. Gongsun Yuan and Wang Xinyong are not often seen by Xiao Rong. Although he does not know what his attitude towards them is, it is estimated that there is not much difference. Qu Yunmie does not have the airs of a general or a prince. He can chase the enemy thousands of miles away personally, so he thinks that others are not arrogant and can do things personally.
Little do people know that not everyone remains true to their original intentions. Some people work hard to climb up just to enjoy the treatment of the upper class.
Xiao Rong was terrified as he watched, worrying that if this continued, even those who had no intention of rebelling would be forced to do so.
However, this suggestion about Qu Yunmie's character cannot be put forward so easily, otherwise it may easily backfire.
Xiao Rong shook his head and turned to go to the meeting room.
The Buddhist disciples had arrived, and the advance team that was moving was about to leave, so Gao Xunzhi gathered everyone together to discuss some internal affairs.
When Xiao Rong arrived, almost everyone had already arrived. Even the Buddhist disciple didn't know how to talk to others, but he took a seat here and talked to the staff with a smile.
Xiao Rong: “…”
As usual, he came and sat down next to Gao Xunzhi. When the Buddhist disciple saw him, he bowed to him.
It is not advisable to hit a smiling person, so Xiao Rong naturally returned the greeting. Seeing that most people had arrived, Gao Xunzhi threw out all the problems of the day.
Generally speaking, there are three reasons: not enough money, not enough people, and not enough land.
As they were preparing to move the capital, everyone was naturally full of ambition, but ambition requires a material foundation. When they were making the plan, they were all very excited, but later when Gao Xunzhi did the math, he found that they had thought too much.
The assets of the Zhenbei Army are almost all spoils of victory. These spoils came from the Hu people who occupied the north of the Huai River, as well as those small forces that committed crimes and looked no different from bandits. Unfortunately, the Hu people were poor, and the small forces were also poor, which resulted in the Zhenbei Army having no assets today.
The food and fodder must not be moved. They must be kept to supply the army when fighting the Xianbei. The gold, silver and jewelry can be cashed in, but it is a drop in the bucket. They will probably be spent by them within a month of arriving in Chenliu. As for collecting taxes... this is a good idea, but it is difficult to implement. The area north of the Huai River is so large, but there are few wealthy cities, and these cities are now managed by their own prefects or governors. They bow down to the King of Zhenbei, but are unwilling to pay taxes.
If taxes are imposed by force, these governors will not suffer any serious consequences, and only the common people will suffer.
In fact, the staff group is inclined to impose taxes by force. After all, the king is so famous that these governors would definitely not dare to confront the king head-on for the sake of their own lives.
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