Chapter 0027 Carriage
Not long after, Yu Shaocheng went out carrying his bag.
Yu Shaocheng's official title in Jinling was Captain of the Guard, and this Captain of the Guard was like a deputy general in the Zhenbei Army. There were many of them in an army. As for their specific powers, it all depended on what their superiors thought.
Yu Shaocheng had just turned 20, which was an awkward age for a military officer. Neither his qualifications nor his position were enough to convince the people. In addition, he had obtained this position by virtue of his father's enfeoffment, which made his situation somewhat difficult.
Colleagues who had risen to the top through real fighting looked down on him. Although they were also granted titles by their fathers, his family had not declined, so they also looked down on him. As for others, they excluded him because he was capable and trusted by his superiors.
This is the current situation in the officialdom of Nanyong. It is the same not only in the army but also in the court. The words "superior" and "inferior" are like a brand, engraved in the minds of this group of people. The conflicts between people are sharp and obvious. Everyone is thinking about themselves, and no one thinks about the court and the people.
What's even worse is that Sun Renluan, as the actual ruler of Nanyong, was actually happy to see this scene happen, because his subordinates had their own little thoughts and would listen to him. If they all united, Sun Renluan, who held the emperor hostage to control the princes, would be in big trouble.
In contrast, Yang Zangyi wanted to improve the situation. He wanted everyone to unite and support the little emperor together, but he was not really loyal to the little emperor. He just wanted to get rid of Sun Renluan. The Sun family had suppressed the Yang family for ten whole years. As someone who had seen the Yang family at its peak, he dreamed of leading the Yang family back to the past and continue to dominate the world and command the heroes.
Even the two of them are like this... Nan Yong is truly completely hopeless.
The only thing that made Yu Shaocheng feel gratified was that although the officialdom was very dark, the soldiers under him were very obedient. The world was too chaotic, and many people joined the army just to make a living. Nanyong particularly emphasized hierarchy, which led to more homicides in Nanyong. It was common for aristocratic families to beat civilians and torture slaves. If the superiors were cruel, the subordinates could only endure it.
If you really count them, the number of innocent souls who died at the hands of the high officials in Nanyong is much greater than those who died at the hands of Qu Yunmie. However, they know that family disgrace should not be made public, but Qu Yunmie never cares about his reputation in public. …
Half an hour later, Yu Shaocheng, who led 6,000 soldiers, got on his horse and led them away. The expressions of these 6,000 soldiers were all numb. In their minds, it didn't matter where they went. Anyway, their heads were tied to their belts, so they lived one day at a time.
On the other side, in Yanmen County, Xiao Rong and others were unaware that a great gift was on the way, and they were busy arranging the relocation of the capital.
Not everyone left. Two hundred thousand troops had to stay here. This was Qu Yunmie's order. His hostility towards the Xianbei people was ingrained in his bones. He would not feel at ease leaving without leaving enough troops.
There were two generals ordered by Qu Yunmie to stay behind, one was Yuan Baifu and the other was Wang Xinyong.
The former is someone Qu Yunmie trusts, while the latter is someone Qu Yunmie doesn't like very much. ...
Xiao Rong looked at Wang Xin with a wooden expression and felt that he was used to it. As long as there was such a thing as being exiled to the frontier, it would definitely fall into his hands in the end.
Qu Yunmie planned to attack the Xianbei in the autumn, and even moving the capital would not affect his determination to do this, so he would be back in a few months. Xiao Rong pondered for a moment and felt that there should be no trouble during this period, so he did not object.
As for the remaining 150,000 people, 20,000 advance troops have already left with unimportant baggage, and the remaining 130,000 will set out on the same day with King Zhenbei.
There were 130,000 soldiers and nearly 100,000 civilians who moved with them. These civilians included family members of the Zhenbei Army and people who moved here because of the safety of Yanmen County.
The reason why they were willing to live in the strategically located Yanmen County was that they hoped the Zhenbei Army could protect them. But now that the Zhenbei Army was gone, even though there were still 200,000 troops guarding the Yanmen Pass, how could ordinary people know the strength of the Xianbei? When they thought that the Xianbei might break through the pass, they were so scared that they packed their bags overnight and insisted on following the Zhenbei Army.
The day before departure, Xiao Rong left Gao Xunzhi, who was having a headache because of counting accounts for several days, and left the palace alone, followed by two guards. These two guards had received orders from Qu Yunmie and could not be shaken off, so Xiao Rong simply let them follow him.
All in all, he had lived in Yanmen County for nearly two months. Although he had been in and out several times, the only time he had really seen the street scene here was on the first day he came.
The last time he saw Yanmen County, people lived and worked in peace and contentment, but the Yanmen County he saw this time seemed as if a disaster had occurred. The streets were filled with ox carts and donkey carts. Men were busy loading household items onto the carts, while women were banging dough on chopping boards, trying to make enough dry food to take on the road.
Those who did not set out with the group were not idle either. They all came out to watch others packing up. There was worry on their faces, as if they were worried about something.
A decision to relocate affects the hearts of hundreds of thousands of people. …
Xiao Rong leaned against the low wall beside him, his hands folded across his chest. His eyes slowly scanned the corner of the street. When he passed a place, he paused slightly and turned his eyes back.
On the first day, Xiao Rong heard several children singing the nursery rhyme of Chiyou Flag. At that time, he also met a little girl from the Butewu tribe. Because this incident touched some of Xiao Rong's memories, he was deeply impressed by these children.
In front of a closed house, the little girl he met that day and one of the little boys who sang the nursery rhyme were saying goodbye to each other.
The little boy was probably only five or six years old, very short, and probably had a cold, as he was constantly sniffing his nose. He handed the little girl two stones, and the little girl gave him a small package. He couldn't see what was inside because of the cloth.
The little boy looked very reluctant. He was talking to the little girl, but Xiao Rong couldn't hear what they were saying. But the next second, Xiao Rong heard his mother's voice clearly.
"Dog, go get some water!"
The little boy's expression froze. He said something quickly to the little girl, probably goodbye, and then he ran away quickly.
The little girl looked at his back for a while, then put the two stones away carefully. She turned around and happened to meet Xiao Rong's gaze.
Xiao Rong raised his eyebrows slightly, and the little girl stared at him blankly for a while just like last time, then ran away even faster than last time.
Xiao Rong: “…………”
Does he look scary?
Both children were gone, but Xiao Rong still stayed there, his arms leaning against the wall more relaxed.
It’s great! The friendship we have in childhood is the most precious.
With his eyes slanted, Xiao Rong looked at the irregularly shaped clouds in the sky. After a while, he sighed slightly, turned around and left.
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