Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 358 Wang Yan
In the back office, Sui Heng re-read the account book, stroked his forehead and said: "In the past six months, the public officials have spent nearly 150 yuan! Oh my god, I don't count the details, I really don't know that the expenses are so large!"

The lady sitting on one side was indignant.Said: "None of these public officials is an honest person! I heard that they have to pay back their money, and I don't know how many tricks have been mixed in the account! 150 guan, in my opinion, half of it is a fake account!"

"What can I do? The money has been spent, and now I can only let them report it." Sui Heng could only sigh. "When you pay back the money, you have to pay close attention to the family's accounts in the future! You can't let the public officials pay the accounts casually like before!"

Madam said: "Why, do you still dare to let public officials buy things in the future? Money can't pass through their hands!"

Sui Hengdao: "According to the rules of the court, I, the county magistrate, have two men. But now the men are not allowed to hire themselves, they are sent by the government. This is specially for our family. It is not a big mistake to give them money."

The lady was full of disbelief.Now when the accounts are settled, the husband has been an official for half a year, and he has to pay back 150 yuan, basically all the salary.My big family lives entirely on my husband's salary, so how can I trust others?

At this moment, an official came in and said, "Report to the county magistrate, there are new Jin, Jun, and Fang town governors who came to the county and said that the town governors will enter the county tomorrow. They didn't bring much food and grass. Ask the magistrate to prepare more food and grass, it is a right to borrow."

Sui Heng was taken aback: "What about Jin, Jun, and Fang Zhenfu? Fan Zhicai, the Zhenfu who was appointed a few months ago, died before he arrived at all."

The official said: "I have asked about it. It is Zhang Shumi who has appointed a new governor named Wang Yan."

"I see." Sui Heng nodded.

Before the Battle of Fuping, Wang Yan disagreed with Zhang Jun's strategy, and the two had a very unpleasant quarrel.The battle failed, Zhang Jun didn't want Wang Yan to stay by his side, and worried that the Jin army would enter Sichuan through Jinzhou, so he sent him to Jinzhou.

After thinking about it, Sui Heng said: "This year's autumn tax has not yet been escorted to the state, but it can be lent to Wang Zhenfu. It's just that I, the county magistrate, can decide such a big matter? I will write a letter to Dengzhou tomorrow. It's up to the Zhizhou to decide."

The lady said: "The person who came is also the Zhenfu envoy, so he should report to Xiangyang."

"Yes, yes, report to Xiangyang!" Sui Heng nodded repeatedly. "I'll write a book right away and send it to Xiangyang. This Wang Yan was originally a local tyrant in the east of the river, but later joined the army. When the Jin people committed crimes in the south, he organized a rebel army in the Taihang Mountains, called the 'Bazi Army', and his momentum was not small. Later, when he came to Kaifeng Mansion, he had some friendship with our Zhenfu. The Zhenfu must have arrangements for such people."

In Xiangyang, Wang Xiaolie was surprised when he received Sui Heng's report.When I went to Kaifeng to join Zongze, I met Wang Yan and got a lot of help from him.Unexpectedly, he was actually sealed nearby.

The three prefectures of Jin, Jun and Fang have a special status and are located in the mountains west of Dengzhou and Xiangyang.Although the place is barren, it is an important passage to Sichuan and Shu in the west.Go upstream along the Han River, all the way to Jinzhou, which is the Ankang of later generations.To the west of Jinzhou is Xingyuan Mansion, which is Hanzhong.

Hanshui is an important link between East and West of China.Especially before the Han Dynasty, the West Han River had not been changed to flow south due to the earthquake, and it could go all the way to Longxi along the Han River.Liu Bang can build plank roads openly and cross Chencang secretly, but Zhuge Liang can only go out of Qishan Mountain, which is related to the change of the flow direction of the Western Han River.

At this time, Sichuan and Shu were an important source of income for the Song Dynasty.Therefore, Jin Junfang's town governor died of illness before taking office, there were no officials in the three states, and Wang Xiaolie did not get involved in the three states.If they occupy the three states of Jin Junfang, it will definitely arouse the vigilance of the imperial court, and Wang Xiaolie does not want to face such troubles.

Putting down the official documents, Wang Xiaolie thought for a while, and wrote a letter to Wang Yan, asking him to meet in Qiande County.This time Wang Yan came from Guanzhong and followed Danshui to Shunyang.Then go south, along the Han River to Junzhou and Jinzhou.

Five days later, Wang Xiaoli arrived in Qiande County and sent someone to invite Wang Yan, who was stationed at the place where Danshui merged into Hanshui.In the afternoon, Wang Yan took seven or eight soldiers to the outside of Qiande County.

Wang Xiaolie greeted him out of the city, and when he saw Wang Yan, he got off his horse hastily.He saluted and said: "I haven't seen you for several years, but the town's style is still the same!"

Wang Yan got off his horse, took Wang Xiaolie's hand, and looked it over.Said: "You are different, you are not the boy you met back then!"

After speaking, the two laughed and entered Gandu City together.

When I arrived at the county government office, I ordered tea to be served.Wang Xiaolie said: "I really didn't expect that my brother would be sent to Jinzhou to be a governor. In the past two years, there were no officials in the three prefectures, and it was only thanks to a few local tyrants that there was no chaos. I was in Xiangyang and heard a lot of things. .”

Wang Yandao: "Your army is in Xiangyang, why didn't you send troops to occupy the three states? The imperial court has no soldiers, so I don't think it's your fault."

Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while, and then said: "Since my brother asked, I can't tell lies. The three states are the main roads going west to Sichuan and Shu. If I send troops to occupy them, I'm afraid the imperial court will not. The west is in Sichuan and Shu. There is no room for loss in a place where food and taxes are heavy."

Wang Yan nodded, smiled, and said nothing.

Everyone understands the truth, there is no need to say it out loud.Now Wang Xiaohun has an army of tens of thousands, and is not very restrained by the court. If he occupies the road into Sichuan and Shu, how can he be accommodated?Zhang Jun will definitely try his best to make Wang Xiaolie feel uneasy.

After drinking tea, Wang Yan said, "I'm here in Sanzhou, and I'll lead [-] soldiers. I was afraid that there would be too few soldiers, and if something happened, it would be difficult to settle down. With you by my side, what else is there to worry about? I heard that you have been thriving these past few years. There are tens of thousands of troops, and the combat power is unmatched by others."

Wang Xiaolie said: "To tell you the truth, brother, I've tried my best, but I can only train tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. At most, it's more than enough for self-defense. If I send troops, I won't be able to do it. The [-] gold army in the north, without strong reinforcements, how dare you Lightly smack the tiger's whiskers?"

Wang Yandao: "If Li Yanxian in Guozhou is in trouble, don't you want to save him?"

Wang Xiaolie was taken aback.He hurriedly said: "A few months ago, when Wushu marched westward, Li Yanxian voluntarily gave up Shanzhou because of his lack of troops. Now all his soldiers and horses are stationed in Guozhou, and they are not on the main road. Who will attack him?"

Wang Yan sighed: "Once Fuping was defeated, the Jin army had no strong enemy in Guanzhong. At this time, they were plundering land everywhere, and no one could do anything to them. Wu Shu was afraid that Li Yanxian would send troops from Guozhou to take Shanzhou again. We must defeat Li Yanxian first, and eliminate our worries."

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie said: "Li Yanxian has more than [-] soldiers. It is not so easy for Wushu to defeat Guozhou?"

Wang Yandao: "One moment, another moment. After the new victory, dragons and snakes in many places attached themselves to the Jin army, and their strength was not as good as before. Privy Zhang was afraid that after the Jin army broke through Guozhou, they would go all the way south to take Jinzhou, so they sent me. Come and defend. Looking at it, it is very difficult for Li Yanxian to defend Guozhou. If there is no reinforcements, I am afraid that even Shangzhou will not be protected."

After Wang Xiaolie heard this, he was silent for a while.This is something I didn't think of.Originally, he thought that if Li Yanxian gave up Shanzhou and entered the mountainous area, the Jin army would not kill them all.Listening to Wang Yan's meaning, Wu Shu was worried about the safety of the back road, and Li Yanxian would not give up on Immortal Li Yan.

Guozhou and Shangzhou are the barriers to the north of Dengzhou. If these two places are lost, Dengzhou will no longer be safe, which is inconsistent with Wang Xiaolie's strategy.After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiao said: "Wu Shu brought only 5 fine cavalry to Guanzhong, and even with other servants, it would not exceed [-]. If I go north to support with all my strength, I don't know if I can hold it."

Wang Yandao: "The hundreds of miles from Dengzhou to Guozhou are all mountain roads. If you lead fewer troops, it will be difficult to resist the Wushu army. If you lead more troops, it will be difficult to transport food and grass. It is a dilemma. I only have [-] soldiers Ma, unable to rescue Li Yanxian, can only wish him good luck."

Wang Xiaolie frowned and remained silent for a long time before saying, "The safest way is to let Li Yanxian continue to retreat south. When we arrive at Lushi County, the Jin Army's supply line is too long, so it will be easier to defend. The problem is that Wushu entered the pass. At that time, Li Yanxian wanted to stick to Shanzhou, but I persuaded him to give up, and the whole army retreated to Guozhou. It might not be easy for him to retreat to the south.”

Having said that, Wang Xiaolie sighed deeply.

From an overall point of view, it is still time for the Jin army to attack aggressively and the Song Dynasty to resist steadily.If the army of the Jin Dynasty does not enter the pass, Li Yanxian can naturally defend Shanzhou.When the army came, Shanzhou would not be able to hold it, and it would be difficult for Guozhou to hold it.Even if Wang Xiaolie gave full support, Li Yanxian had to retreat to the Lu family's line and use the mountains between Guozhou and Lu's family to defend the Jin army.Lu's is relatively close to Dengzhou, which is also convenient for Wang Xiaolie to support.

The problem is that Li Yanxian risked his life and family to regain Shanzhou, and all the heroes in the north of Hedong listened to his orders.If he withdraws from Guozhou and cuts contact with the Hedong Rebels, Li Yanxian probably disagrees.

(End of this chapter)