The naughty and cowardly little crybaby sold himself out

Chapter 120 Xiao 9 regards Chu Jian as a god and believes everything

The four royal brothers met in Xucheng.

Jing Muyang's attitude towards Jing Muhao had improved after he killed the Nanbang spy in Xixia Mountain. Of course, it was just an improvement and he had not yet reached the point of agreement.

When Jing Muhao was investigated at that time, all he found were absurd things. Apart from the fact that he loved playing, money and especially women, and embezzled some of the silver that slipped through the fingers of the third prince, no other major mistakes were found.

Although Jing Muyang once suspected that Jing Muhao had followed Chu Jian in Xixia Mountain, he had not found any evidence that Jing Muhao had actually done it. Jing Muhao had always been afraid of him, so he had no choice but to beat him to death. It was probably that he just coveted him in his heart but did not dare to do it.

Since Jing Muhao wanted to make contributions and serve the country, and the emperor was willing to give him a chance, Jing Muyang turned a blind eye. Anyway, Jing Muhao was following the prince's ass, so it was enough for him not to bother him.

"Xiaojiu, we will probably be returning to the capital soon. Do you want to stay here?" The Fourth Prince had a drink with Jing Muyang. His father did not order Xiaojiu to stay here.

"Well, the political situation in the Northern Border is turbulent, and the situation is not optimistic." Jing Muyang took a small sip. The wine in the North was too strong and he didn't like it.

"I heard that the Northern King Agula is seriously ill, and his brother-in-law Arsalan intends to fight for power and has already seized many tribes. Is this true?"

"The news came like this. Last winter, there were continuous heavy snowstorms, which froze many cattle and sheep to death. This year, there is continued drought and high temperatures. This locust plague has destroyed nearly half of the pastures in several cities on the northern border of Cyprus, and I don't know how many cattle and sheep have starved to death.

The tribes that lost their pastures and cattle and sheep became mobs without a source of livelihood. They had already started rioting this spring, and now it will only get worse. "Although Jing Muyang was not at the border, he had always been paying attention to these situations.

"What do you think they'll do?"

"What to do? Of course, rob. After robbing the east, rob the west. After robbing yours, rob his. Human nature is never worth mentioning when it comes to food and clothing." Jing Muyang sighed.

Jing Muyang's words came true a few days later.

Several other princes who had just prepared to return to the capital were also unable to leave.

There was a serious locust plague in several cities on the northern border. The royal court was far away and there was internal strife, so the people were displaced.

As for the locust plague in Xucheng, the imperial court organized the reconstruction in an orderly manner because a large amount of grain was transported there for disaster relief.

The two border towns of Beisai and Lingyin Kingdom have similar geographical locations and are a mixture of planting and animal husbandry. However, the royal court in Beisai was unable to take care of itself, so the disaster was much more serious than that in Lingyin Kingdom. It was not until Jing Muyang handed over a letter to those city-states with the methods and operations of controlling locusts that they gradually controlled the locust swarms.

After all, the summer locusts did fly away to Xucheng, but the autumn locusts have already broken out of the ground in swarms. If they are not controlled, it will be the beginning of another round of locust plague.

However, controlling the locust plague does not mean that the disaster is over. The royal court has no food to provide relief, and the people who have lost their crops, pastures, and cattle and sheep are gradually getting out of control and heading towards the nearest city of Xuzhou.

Following the refugees came Arsalan's cavalry.

Jing Muyang received the news that Agula was dead and Arsalan became the new king of Beisai. This warlike new king used to like to challenge the leaders of various tribes. Now that he is king, not only did he not provide disaster relief in the first time, he also did not have enough resources for disaster relief. So he instigated and drove the people on the border to Lingyin Kingdom.

When the news reached the capital, the emperor ordered the border to be closed in order to keep the riots and civil unrest in the north out of the border.

The prince received the order, but Jing Muyang refused to cooperate. Not only that, he did something that made everyone terrified.

Jing Muyang ordered the gates to be opened to receive refugees, saying that the Northern Royal Court had abandoned the people and that as long as they behaved themselves, the King of War would pay for the resettlement of everyone entering the city in his name. However, if they committed any crimes, they would be killed once verified.

Jing Muyang sat on the city wall and looked at the huge crowd of refugees below the wall, big and small, old and young. There were probably about four to five thousand of them.

Outside the city wall, there are elite soldiers deployed, and inside the city wall there are many porridge stalls where delicious porridge is being cooked.

The city gate was wide open, and the refugees could choose to enter or not.

The prince and his men were running around in the city in a panic. Isn't this bringing the riot to their own home?

"Xiao Jiu is crazy! He doesn't even listen to the emperor's orders. If you disobey the order, you will be beheaded!"

"Brother Crown Prince, the military power is not in our hands. Look, no one here listens to us. We can't do anything about it. Does Xiaojiu look like he can listen to advice? He even sent a lot of food to Lindong City before." The fifth prince muttered to the side.

"Xiaojiu should have his own ideas and plans." The Fourth Prince was actually very worried.

"Fourth brother, can we just go ahead with our plan? Besides, why would a prince of Lingyin country worry about foreign affairs? He should worry about how his father will deal with him. Anyway, I have sent a letter back, so it is useless for you to favor him.

The Crown Prince has also issued an order to Jincheng. In less than two days, 20,000 soldiers will come from Jincheng. Father will probably send people over as well. We will just stay south of Xucheng."

The Fourth Prince understood what the Fifth Prince meant. Xiaojiu disobeyed the order and monopolized the military power. This regarded Xiaojiu as a rebel. He really didn't know what Xiaojiu was thinking.

What is Jing Muyang thinking?

In fact, he didn't think too much about it, he just felt sorry for the refugees. Arsalan came towards Ling Yin and him. If he didn't accept them, the refugees would become cannon fodder in the battle between the two armies.

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Some refugees could not bear the hunger and entered the city. They received the rations and especially signed the identity documents. Although it was not issued by the emperor of Lingyin Kingdom, the title of King of War of Lingyin Kingdom was still useful in their eyes.

Once one person takes the first step, the others will naturally move forward. This went on for three or four days in a row, and they accepted 30,000 to 50,000 refugees, but there was no plan to close the border.

Everyone who entered the city would receive five taels of silver, and those over sixty and under ten could receive one tael more, which was enough for them to start their lives again. Soldiers would also escort them to the addresses written on the documents one by one.

"Xiao Jiu, thirty to fifty thousand is not a small number. There are only a hundred thousand troops on this border. Even if only three to five thousand of the thirty to fifty thousand refugees can sneak in to join the attack, the city of Xuzhou will not be safe!

Not to mention that Xucheng has just recovered from a locust plague, and the northern border is suffering from drought this year. I'm afraid there will be no harvest for the whole year. We are already on the verge of a riot! You are making a fuss!"

The Fourth Prince was restless. Jing Muyang had conscripted only 5,000 of the 20,000 soldiers from Jincheng. The Crown Prince was so angry that he was fuming. He never expected that the soldiers from Jincheng would also listen to Jing Muyang.

"No, Chu Jian said that ordinary people just want to live a stable and good life, and they will only die if they are pushed to the limit. We have arranged a way out for them, so they can retreat and we have given them room to choose."

"Chu Jian said ordinary people. Can you be sure that every refugee coming here is an ordinary person?"

“No, so I dispersed them to various places around to settle them. For example, one or two households are settled in each village, and people from one village are asked to keep an eye on one or two households. It shouldn’t be a problem.

If they live and work in peace and contentment, it is not impossible for them to stay in Lingyin Kingdom from now on. But if they cause trouble, the local people will punish them without the imperial court taking any action!

Fourth brother, you must have faith in our own people."

"Disperse and settle down?" The Fourth Prince was obviously stunned.

"Yes, just like what I said when I first met you, break the whole into pieces."

"It's Chu Jian who said that again. No, Xiao Jiu, aren't you afraid of turning the small into the big?" The Fourth Prince was going crazy. Xiao Jiu regarded Chu Jian as a god and believed in everything he said.

"Because of fear, the war cannot last too long."

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