From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 719

As soon as the sun rose, everyone set out and continued to head north. After leaving Zhenxiong Prefecture, they went straight to Fushun Prefecture.

Jinyiwei led the way and Fushun Prefecture soon received the news. Xiang Yong led 5,000 elite soldiers and rushed out from the north gate to personally welcome Zhou Yuan.

"I pay my respects to the commander!"

He knelt on the ground, and the dark army around him knelt at the same time, shouting in unison: "I pay my respects to the commander!"

Zhou Yuan looked at Xiang Yong and nodded, "Your skin has become darker and you have become thinner. It seems that you have suffered a lot in the past year."

"Let's talk about it first."

He waved his hand and got back on the carriage.

Xiang Yong commanded 5,000 elite soldiers to fight back. Zhou Yuan frowned as he watched the bloody battles around him.

The other side had more people, but it was obvious that their fighting power was not as good as Xiang Yong. It was almost impossible to capture the city. No wonder An Fuman wanted to lean towards this side.

"The tenants have stopped attacking the city. The Wumeng Tusi and Adu Tusi do not have many troops, only about 40,000 or 50,000. They do not have the strength to capture Fushun Prefecture."

"But these Han tenants will not leave. We cannot negotiate. Lord Deng and I have worn out our lips, but it is useless."

"The conditions they offer are too outrageous."

Zhou Yuan wondered, "Why can't we negotiate? Killing corrupt officials and dividing land, these conditions are not tempting for them?"

Xiang Yong smiled bitterly and shook his head, sighing, "It is probably a communication problem, and also a trust problem. The people here are different from the north. They are too unruly and unruly."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I will go and meet them."

After entering Fushun Prefecture, Zhou Yuan and others went directly to the government office.

Deng Su had led the officials of Chengdu Provincial Administration Office to greet them at the door. Countless people poured into the streets to see the famous Duke of Weiguo in Dajin.

At this moment, it was time for Zhou Yuan to reveal his identity.

"Governor of Sichuan Deng Su, pays respect to the Duke of Wei!"

"We pay respect to the Duke of Wei!"

Many officials bowed and saluted, and the ceremony was grand.

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said directly: "Arrange the official residence for my people to live in. Is the doctor ready?"

Deng Su came forward and said respectfully: "It's ready. Sir, take a rest today and talk about business tomorrow. We have prepared a welcoming dinner."

Zhou Yuan said: "Just eat something casually, no need for dinner. Let the doctor see the patient first. Take this time to tell me about the situation here and what the obstacles to the peace talks are."

After all, Xiaoying is a Miao, and she is very popular with her grandfather and grandmother. They even want to introduce her to their son. Xiaoying pretended to be stupid and fooled around.

Cai Ni also followed them and continued to inquire about the news about Bai Niao.

Xiong Kuohai, Ye Qingying, Wang Ang and Guan Caixi followed Zhou Yuan and Deng Su to the hall together.

Deng Su brought two officials and said, "This is Lord Ran Baoguo, the governor of Chengdu, and this is Lord Luo Qiang, the prefect of Fushun Prefecture."

Both were middle-aged men with ordinary looks, and saluted Zhou Yuan.

Deng Su said, "Lord Ran has been in Sichuan for many years, is familiar with government affairs, and is very familiar with local people's sentiments. He can help me a lot."

"Prefect Luo is from Sichuan. This time he is responsible for helping me contact the number one figure of Sichuan Han tenant farmers and conduct many negotiations, but with little success."

Zhou Yuan understood and immediately said, "Lord Luo, tell me why there is little success?"

Luo Qiang pondered for a moment, sorted out his words, and then said, "First, the two sides have not established basic trust. The tenant farmers have prejudice and malice against us, do not trust the conditions offered by the court, and always think that we will attack them after resolving the war. This is the biggest obstacle to peace talks. "

"Secondly, it is also because of the trust issue that the other party is not based on the facts, asking for a sky-high price, and offering conditions that we cannot accept. "

"Third, the temperament of Sichuan people is different from that of northerners. They are stubborn and unruly. It is difficult for them to change their minds once they have made up their minds. To convince them, we need greater patience and stronger persuasiveness of facts. In fact, this is also based on trust issues. "

"Fourth, they seem to enjoy giving us a headache, so even if they don't want to negotiate, they still want to talk to us, as if they are teasing us. "

The last reason made everyone a little confused.

Xiong Kuohai asked in confusion: "Are you kidding us? Such a big deal..."

Luo Qiang said: "This is a problem of the people's customs."

Zhou Yuan scratched his head and said: "Go and invite the leader of the tenant farmers. I will treat him to lunch tomorrow at noon and meet him in person."

Deng Su hesitated, but finally said: "Sir... the other party is not very polite... and they all speak in the local dialect..."

Zhou Yuan raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "Local dialect? Oh, I understand it too."

He looked at Deng Su,"Let's continue with the new law here. Have you encountered any resistance?"

When it comes to this, Deng Su's face looks better. He nodded and said, "The resistance is not great. Although there are still a large number of gentry who oppose it and even unite to challenge the government and strongly resist land measurement, they are not as brave as the noble families in the north."

"We have accumulated a lot of experience in the Central Plains, so we have avoided many detours. Some hard bones that could not be taken down were actually taken down by the young officials sent by His Majesty."

Young officials? Oh, Senior Sister mentioned this matter and said that some people would be sent to assist Deng Su. It seems that they have arrived.

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but ask: "They are so young, how can they take down tough guys?"

Deng Su laughed and said: "Because their young people are also tough guys, for example, the Zhang family in Chengdu Prefecture is also a noble family. The previous three generations have served as ministers of the Ministry of Personnel. In the past four generations, there have been two Jinshi and three Juren. The family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land, which can be said to be rich."

"They brought thousands of tenants under their command and formed a human wall to prevent us from measuring the land. We fought several times and almost caused a death."

"Hey, our new Lord Jiang brought a dozen constables and broke into the Zhang family with knives that night."

"He directly put the knife on his neck and said that the Zhang family was against the government and killed the court officials."

"When the other party didn't buy it, he cut his neck and immediately bled all over."

Zhou Yuan was shocked. Damn, are young people nowadays so cruel!

Deng Su said: "Master Zhang was almost scared to death. Killing an official appointed by the imperial court would mean the extermination of the whole family. He knelt down and begged Lord Jiang to stop playing, and the matter was settled."

Zhou Yuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up and nodded: "This is a talent. After accumulating experience, he can be promoted appropriately and let them be the pioneers of the new law."

Deng Su smiled and said: "Young people nowadays are indeed courageous and capable. They don't understand those official terms and are dedicated to doing practical things. The future is promising."

"After the tenant farmers negotiate successfully and Sichuan is pacified, I plan to take them with me for a long time."

Negotiations with tenant farmers are the key to solving the whole matter. Zhou Yuan fell into deep thought, but he couldn't think of any good ideas. He would only know the routine when he met the other party tomorrow.

"That's it for today. Remember to help me make an appointment."

He stood up and went to the inn to visit grandpa and grandpa.