Delong

Chapter 191 Raising Arms (4)

On the night of September [-]th, on the night of the incident, thanks to Xu Dalang's three calls and Zhang Xing's four-faced Dongjun song, the five cities of Baima, Puyang, Weinan, Waihuang, and Chengshi changed their appearance overnight and fell into the Depose the hands of the Dragon Gang.

Among them, Liu Yezhong, the governor of Dongjun County, reached an agreement with the Shulong Gang, ordering all the cities, towns, cities, and crossings in Dongjun County to surrender to the Shulong Gang in the name of the county guard, in exchange for the treatment of the whole family being "sent out of the country with gifts";

The three core sub-officials of Dongjun, the county prime minister Zhou Weishi who was in charge of government affairs formally surrendered, and the captain Dou who was in charge of the military was killed and passed on to the head. Only Li Tingwen, the black leader of Jing'antai who had the power of spies and high-level criminal cases, escaped;

Among the five county magistrates, Weinan, Waihuang, and Chengshi county magistrates were immediately attacked and killed, while Baima and Puyang county magistrates chose to surrender.

The next day, the four cities of Kuangcheng, Lihu, Yuanju, and Jiyang fell into the hands of the Dragon Gang.

On the third day, the two cities of Xuncheng and Lingchang surrendered.

On the fourth day, Lei Zecheng Kaesong surrendered.

Generally speaking, the progress is fairly smooth, but compared with the original plan, there are still big deviations... Some cities are not in the step arrangement, such as Weinan on the first day, Jiyang on the second day, and Jiyang on the second day. Lei Ze for four days was an accident.

Especially Lei Ze, located at the junction of Dongping County and Jiyin County, was not even included in the overall plan. He just used Xiahou Ningyuan to lead some bandits to make a feint. The embarrassing scene of surrender forced Xiahou Ningyuan to take over the city.

At the same time, not to mention the huge loopholes such as Niu Da's father that have been remedied, on this day, the first huge and obvious stumbling block has also fully emerged-Jiyin City, the prefecture of Jiyin County, not only It was not taken down immediately as planned, but it affected all the towns south of Jishui. Even Dingtao, an important town next to Jiyin and north of Jishui, still maintains the banner of the imperial court.

In other words, half of the county was mobilized and began to guard against the sudden outbreak of rebellion.

"The Fang brothers are trash!"

In the county government office in Puyang City, outside was cheering for the release of food, but Wei Daoshi, who had been back for less than half an hour, was already in a state of despair, and he almost sprayed his saliva on Li Shu's face with a letter in his hand. It was so exciting when we showed our faces outside to deliver food together.

This scene aroused Xiong Bonan's subordinates, including Puyang Lingguan Xu, to be very nervous, but they couldn't help peeking.

Zhang Xing, on the other hand, seemed to have expected this scene a long time ago, and he didn't panic at all. Instead, he called Guan Xu to fetch the autumn grain and storage books for accounting.

"Great and talented, I look down on this, look down on that, but in the end I was played and applauded..." Taoist Wei was obviously really angry, and he didn't care about the many people in the hall, and continued to scold him. "It's all right now. What was originally held in hand has been ruined by them. Now half of the counties south of Jishui are connected into one piece, and they are backed by Liang County. What if reinforcements from Liang County come? What if? In a few days, what should we do if we bring that great Mr. Zhang from Xingyang to lead his troops directly to our heart? Then what kind of Dongping are we going to be aggressive about? Let’s spend our time here honestly!"

In fact, everyone was nervous, but they all understood that it was only natural for Li Shu to be sprayed.

First of all, everyone knows that although one of the Fang brothers belongs to the left wing and the other belongs to the right wing, Fang Yanlang who belongs to Li Shu is the leader, and he is the elder brother of the two cousins... There is no doubt as to which of the two is the leader .

Secondly, according to the information that gradually became clear, the mistakes made by the brothers in Jiyin may be far from outrageous, but the obvious arrogance and the identity of the main responsible person have not been concealed.

It turned out that after the Fang brothers arrived in Jiyin City, although they did not directly take advantage of Shang Huaizhi, the captain of Jiyin who had an appointment with the Dragon Gang before, they obviously had a desire to grab credit or had a self-righteous attitude.

At noon on the [-]th, before Shang Huaizhi had controlled the county soldiers and was about to launch a military riot, instead of staying to assist Shang Huaizhi, they first entered the county mansion with Fang's name first, trying to persuade the county guard to surrender alone.

It's nothing.

Because Song Chang, the magistrate of Jiyin County, indeed expressed his intention to surrender and gather righteousness after listening to the advice of the Fang brothers and the analysis of the situation.

Not only himself, Song Taishou also offered to persuade the county magistrate, the county resident Hei Shou and others to surrender together, and even proposed that Dingtao county magistrate Liu Ben is known for his bravery and loyalty to the court. It is difficult to surrender with a document, so he is willing to write a document that can no longer be real, and let Shang Duwei lead the county soldiers to take over Dingtao calmly.

Of course, he Song Taishou knew that doing this would make people worry that there would be problems in Jiyin, so Shang Duwei could leave half of the people and let the Fang brothers lead the city defense.

This seems very reasonable, especially when the Fang brothers are committed to making great contributions, especially when Song Chang himself publicly expressed his sincere thoughts on whether he can replace Wei Xuanding with his achievements... In fact, everyone We all know that this is probably the real reason why Daoist Wei scolded Li Shu in public without any scruples about influence and unity, because it is not necessary to think about what attitude the Fang brothers adopted at that time.

If they were Chief Wei, they would be angry too, okay?
In short, the result over there is that after Shang Huaizhi, who was limped by the fool, led half of the people to leave Jiyin and cross Jishui, the prestigious Song Chang immediately launched a counterattack, persuaded the remaining team members, and then counterattacked. Come over and control Jiyin, and imprison the lonely Fang brothers.

At the same time, he also sent his son Song Yi to ride out of the city alone, cross the river downstream to meet Dingtao Ling Liu Ben before Shang Huaizhi, and told Liu Ben the situation, so that Liu Ben must guard the city.

So, when Shang Huaizhi arrived at Taocheng, he was surprised to find that he was facing a tightly closed city with four gates and a mobile crossbow team on call at any time, as well as Liu Ben who stood on the top of the city and scolded him. and Song Yi.But when he had no choice but to retreat to Jiyin, he found that he was still facing the closed four gates and the crossbow team on call at any time, as well as Song Chang and the other two deputy officials in the county who stood on the top of the city and scolded him.

Not to mention that, he even found that he and many family members of the county soldiers were also detained together with the Fang brothers.

After such a toss, in order to prevent the county soldiers with family members from escaping, Shang Huaizhi had to retreat to the north bank of Jishui, and after learning more about the situation from his subordinates who escaped from the city, he immediately reported to Puyang and Wang Wulang on the left and right. Sent a distress letter with Shan Dalang.

"The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk too much, the key is how to remedy it."

Turning back to his eyes, Li Shu stood quietly in the same place, letting the other party finish spraying, then calmly took the letter and hid it in his sleeve. "Song Chang, this time is indeed brave, resourceful and dignified. The Fang brothers are not ashamed to fall into his hands."

"That's right, it's time for me to go..." Xiong Tianwang sighed, and hurried forward, not only to ask for a fight, but also to ease the atmosphere.

The dignified chief and the big leader are arguing like this, what is it like?

"There are a lot of people who are brave and resourceful, and the county magistrate Guan is also considered courageous and resourceful, but he didn't delay Mr. Zhang to go out and take down Puyang City that night." Wei Xuanding's high-pitched words and cold confrontation actually overwhelmed Cheng Dan. The master Xiong Bonan, and successfully pulled Zhang Xing, Niu Da and Guan Xu next to him, which caused embarrassment for several people. "As for Fang Yanlang, he lost two cities in vain, ruined the situation of half of the county, and even the overall situation, and also caused Shang Huaizhi to lose more than half of the county soldiers and family members. This is not a shameless statement. .”

"I know that if Fang Yanlang is not dealt with, it will be difficult to explain to Shang Huaizhi." Li Shu remained calm. "But their brothers are in the city, even if they need to be dealt with, they should wait until the situation is restored... Isn't it a joke to be anxious to judge crimes at this time regardless of the overall situation?"

"It's true." Daoist Wei smiled, touched his clean new clothes and sat down, but then looked at Zhang Xing who had been silent all this time. "Master Zhang, you are younger, why don't you bother you to take a trip? There are golden rings all over the city, and suddenly you hear the songs of the East County... I used to think that you were from the north, and you were a gangster in the army and Jing'antai. Yes, it is strong in military strategy and cultivation, but I didn't expect the art of attacking the mind to be so powerful, and there are more reliable methods for this kind of thing."

Sitting there looking through the account books, Zhang Xing glanced at Wei Xuanding, then at Li Shu, but calmly said, "What does Mr. Li say? If you want me to go, I will go with King Xiongtian. Mr. Li will go to Weinan, Baima, etc. Let the food go, on the contrary, if Li Gong wants to go with Xiong Tianwang, I will go to Weinan and Baima to put the food."

"Let me go with King Xiongtian." Li Shu thought for a while, and agreed. "Fang Yanlang is more at fault for this matter, and Fang Yanlang is the leader of the left wing after all... However, since this matter is to be dealt with, it is inevitable that Wang Wulang and others should be dispatched to me."

"It's natural." Zhang Xing was noncommittal. "I'm going to the white horse to stockpile food, so Xu Dalang has to do his best? Some things need to be dealt with frankly..."

Li Shu nodded, and signaled to Xiong Bonan who couldn't hold back, and wanted to leave together.

"However, if Mr. Li wants to leave, he doesn't know when he will come back. Some things will come naturally, and some things should be asked first." At this moment, Zhang Xing hesitated, and suddenly pressed the account book. Shout out to each other. "How did Xu Dalang's father reward him? Has Mr. Li made a decision?"

"Ask Xu Dalang himself!" When talking about this topic, not only Niu Da on the side became embarrassed, but Li Shu himself was rarely agitated. "If he is willing, let his father be the leader, and then take care of Weinan, so as not to say that our rewards and punishments are unfair... And if he feels that the father and son are reversed and doesn't want to accept it, then he won't accept it and let him arrange it himself."

"Then allow his father to be the leader." Zhang Xing also said with a smile. "You can't just give him a big leader just because he is the father of the big leader?"

This is actually a question.

Xu Shiying and his son are not ignorant, after all, this unreasonable situation itself is caused by the choices of these tyrants... The father should deal with the government, be a good person, the son will carry a knife, be a thief, It's a survival strategy.

It can't be said that it's officially reversed now. Your father values ​​his son more than his son. Hula, you have to use the father-son relationship in the name of bypassing the internal system of the guild and directly ascend to the top, right?
From a practical point of view, your Xu family is also worthy of a big leader. From a logical point of view, even the imperial court did not say that the relationship between father and son is put the cart before the horse.

Especially at this time, Niu Shuang, Niu Da's father, has already learned to "recover from his illness". Do you, Xu Dalang, have to reward and punish your own father?
"However, what about the demoted officials and generals?" Zhang Xing continued to ask sensitive matters as if he didn't see Guan Xu beside him, as if he didn't see Niu Da before. "Most of our people are reckless, we must use these people to maintain, we can't give everyone to the leader, right?"

Guan Xu was half embarrassed, half nervous, even Xiong Bonan and Niu Da were stunned for a moment, then remained silent and concerned, Wei Xuanding also stopped sulking, and squinted to see... This is something that is fundamentally related to them .

"Give it to those who do things, those who are famous, capable, and have a family background, and those who do well, and of course don't need to give the rest..." Li Shu glanced at Xiong Bonan who was beside him, and almost blurted out. "At the moment, these counties are only temporarily resettled according to local conditions. Mr. Zhang lives in the back, so why can't they be properly resettled? Why ask me?"

"Of course I know that this is the place right now, and it's okay to adapt to local conditions, but the problem is that there should always be some fundamental things. When arranging, pay attention to it, so as not to make arrangements today, and face yourself tomorrow." Zhang Xing shook his head. "Mr. Li, don't you think so?"

"What did Mr. Zhang say?" Hearing this, Li Shu simply turned around and frowned. "Is it necessary to force the division of civil and military? Sending people without commanding troops? Helping people without administrative affairs? But if this is the case, I am afraid that both sides will be dissatisfied? And there are already many leaders in the gang who do not command troops."

That's right, there are three in this room.

"What I mean is, the gang belongs to the gang, and the appointment belongs to the job. The status in the gang is the status in the gang, and the dispatch is the dispatch..." Zhang Xing seemed not to understand, and continued to be serious.

"Like an official and a noble?" Li Shu immediately woke up after hearing half of it, but immediately realized the problem. "That should be the case, but it's still a bit inappropriate, because dispatch and appointment are fundamental. If they can't be coordinated, sooner or later the positions of some leaders in the gang will become awkward...the leaders will also mutter."

Xiong Bonan was the first to nod his head, he has felt enough of this kind of embarrassment in the past few days.

"That's something in the future." Zhang Xing quickly corrected. "The key is to make a basic statement about the separation of Gang and Ren, and don't mix it up when it is released. At the same time, I think it is important to emphasize that Gang is the leader of Ren, and the Dragon Gang is the general leader of these dispatches. These assignments go beyond the guild system... For example, if you are a descendant, you can continue to work, but no matter how high or low you are, you must first join a gang to be a guardian, and then set up a sub-helm in the local area, appoint a rudder master, deputy rudder master, etc. Yes, let them do things again, so that we can justify our name and continue to lead properly as the chief, leader, and leader of the gang."

Li Shu was silent for a while, because he realized the possible disadvantages of this statement almost instantly... You know, others are fine, but for Zhang Xing and him, the Dragon Destroying Gang is both a help and a constraint. Outsiders, if they really want to take control of the real power and get rid of the restraint of people from the old land of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, the best way is to recruit a group of people who have no local roots.

In this case, descending people is the best group to consolidate the power of the two.

if not?Why is that county magistrate Guan following behind you Zhang Sanlang so obediently?Because it sings well?
Therefore, Li Shu didn't believe that Zhang Xing would be so stupid that he didn't even understand the things he figured out in an instant, so the answer is very simple... The other party is either testing himself, or has already realized it further, don't look at it right now. There is a Guan county magistrate, but in fact, most of the descendants should come from Kansai people and famous families, and they should be more willing to go to him Li Shu instead of following the northern army Han Zhang Xing, so we must first establish Rules for balance.

It stands to reason that I should object immediately, but right now I haven't wiped Fang Yanlang's butt, and even Taoist Wei can spray himself face to face, so his words are naturally weak.

Moreover, the leaders of Xiong Bonan are here, so it is not easy to discuss in depth.

"This matter is too serious... why don't we talk about it after I've dealt with the Ji Yin matter." After thinking up to this point, the Zuolong Gang's left leader could only reply in this way. "Of course, for temporary relocation, Mr. Zhang acquiesces in this principle. It's okay to follow it for the time being, because since I'm going to the other side of Jishui River, this matter should be your own."

Obviously, he wanted to procrastinate and think about the pros and cons further.

"Indeed." Zhang Xing also nodded, as if it was just a temporary idea. "Military affairs are urgent, Mr. Li will go on his own, and Mr. Wei and I will take care of the rear."

As he spoke, he lowered his head and continued to look at the account books.

Li Shu also nodded, then turned around again, ready to go to the bank of Jishui to deal with the big trouble ahead.

However, at this moment, Chief Wei suddenly said, "Speaking of which, did Mr. Li tell Fang Yanlang what the three of us said that day?"

"What's Chief Wei's intention? What's the general idea?" Li Shu was puzzled, even a little annoyed...Is this Taoist Wei endless?It's just shameless.

"That is, if the three counties arrive in Ding, Li Gong will advance eastward from the governors of Dongping County, and Zhang Sanye will control Jiyin, build defenses, and consolidate his back?" Wei Xuanding asked seriously.

Before the others could react, Li Shu's heart was already cold, but he immediately brushed off his sleeves: "Chief Wei is thinking too much."

After saying that, he couldn't wait, and hurried out, causing Xiong Bonan to be bewildered, and hurriedly chased him out.

As soon as the person left, Wei Xuanding turned back to look at Zhang Xing, the leader of the right wing, only to find that the latter was just looking at the account books and ignored him at all. On the contrary, the complexion of Guan Xu who had just surrendered changed slightly, and he was sneering with his beard, so he shook his head. He let out a long breath, then walked out slowly, and continued to watch the food delivery.

As soon as the people left, Niu Da couldn't hold back the first: "Third Brother, what does Chief Wei mean?"

Zhang Xing glanced at Niu Da, then pouted at Guan Xu who was about to speak for a while, and only continued to settle accounts.

But Guan Xu was not too polite, and directly pointed it out: "Young Master Niu doesn't know, Chief Wei is implying that the big boss with the surname Fang may not be really arrogant and stupid, maybe he was entrusted by others to deliberately give us Zhang Longtou is looking for trouble... because according to the discussion of the three, after the righteousness is accomplished, Jiyin will be Zhang Longtou's territory."

"Is that so?" Niu Da was half awakened and half stunned.

"It's definitely not the case." Guan Xu smiled. "In the matter of Jiyin, it is obvious that Song Taishou's method is more sophisticated. With such a method, it took only a few days. How can you care so much? Besides, just looking at Li Longtou's embarrassment, he also knows that the head of the house If he made a mistake, what he lost was his prestige, how dare he let his confidant act like this?"

"Is that Chief Wei trying to provoke you?" Niu Da was puzzled.

"It's not considered provocation." Guan Xu Nianxu sneered. "This is the fault of Li Longtou's own family. He lost his prestige for nothing and angered Chief Wei... What can replace it? Can you respond to it face-to-face? Since Chief Wei is already angry, he naturally doesn't care about anything. As for The two big dragon heads...don't dare to say what to do, but it is true that some precautions should be taken."

Niu Da sighed for a moment, then came to see Zhang Xing again, as if to ask for a certificate.

"Wei Gongzhi is a little bit better than others, but he is a bit small-minded." Zhang Xing finally spoke while holding the account book. "At this time, the most important thing is to look at people's structure... In fact, once they gain power, who doesn't care about selfishness? The key is whether they can hide it under public affairs and public hearts. Based on this alone, Li Gong is still higher than Wei Gong. First level. It can only be said that there is a reason for Wei Gong’s actions, and it’s not easy to blame. Anyway, I can’t add fuel to the fire.”

This was an indisputable statement, Guan Xu and Niu Da naturally nodded.

"So, the two of you in Puyang have one army and one government, and you must unite with sincerity." Zhang Xing suddenly put down the account book and spoke seriously. "It is important to know that a single thought can make a world of difference... What I mean is, set up a sub-helm in Puyang, Niu Da as the head of the rudder to take charge of military affairs, Guan Xu as the deputy rudder as a law protector, and Niu Tou to assist in administrative affairs The leader, to the outside world, is the captain and the county magistrate."

Niu Guan and the two were stunned for a moment, and even felt a little troublesome and awkward, but soon, Niu Da remembered what Zhang Xing had just said in the conversation with Li Shu, and immediately came to his senses.

Guan Xu, on the other hand, smiled wryly for a while, so he had no choice but to say yes... The world has been turned upside down, do you still expect to continue to be the county magistrate?And to be honest, having rules and regulations is better than nothing.

"I am in a hurry to go to Weinan and Baima to release food. I will not interfere with the rewards for righteousness and the reorganization of soldiers and horses here in Puyang. When I come back, I will watch you finish and review, and I will send out the first time. The military pay... The final number of soldiers should be determined according to the government treasury and the local population, plus the city defense and so on, the total should not exceed [-]." Zhang Xing stood up and agreed directly. "In short, the land of Puyang is up to you. I only want the people of Puyang to know that this is the righteousness of the Dragon Gang, and after the righteousness of the Dragon Gang, their life will be better than before no matter what!"

"Not bad!"

After Niu Da nodded, Guan Xu cheered up... These thieves, no matter how reckless they act and how simple the system is, are actually working hard on the whole, and know how to tolerate each other, maintain and urge This made him, who was forced to surrender, feel a little strange. "Definitely let the locals know the kindness of the Dragon Gang and Zhang Longtou."

Zhang Xing didn't correct him this time, but just patted the shoulder of this man who was seven or eight years older than he estimated: "Guan Fuzhuo, the road is long, it's so encouraging."

PS: Good night everyone.

(End of this chapter)