Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1156
It was nearly October, and the weather between Heluo and Luo was getting severe cold, and the vegetation among the mountains was withered. On the way, hundreds of knights were rushing northward, each with the look of wind and frost on their faces.

The current clean-up of the villages between Heluo, especially the search and suppression of the private music of the village thieves and the armed bandits, has been fruitful in the past few years. On the road of this scale of hundreds of people, it must be dispatched by troops with a background of a king .

The fact is indeed the case, this group of people is the Liangzhou governor Huanxuan and his guards who came from Xiangyang.

This time, Huanxuan's Han Mian army was also included in the conquest campaign, and the transfer order was issued in mid-July. In the past two months, nearly [-] soldiers from Xiangyang have set out for the second time and temporarily stationed in Nanyang. .Now that the battle is imminent, Huan Xuan received another order from the General's Mansion, ordering him to enter Luo Chen Zou and listen to the opportunity.

After receiving the military order, Huan Xuan naturally did not dare to neglect, and even led several important generals from Nanyang Wancheng to Luo.

"My lord, Yique is already in sight, why don't you take a rest and maintain your horsepower?"

The team traveled to a leeward hill, and the follower pulled the horse and asked.

Huan Xuan saw that it was still early in the sky, and calculated the distance silently, thinking that it should be enough to reach Yique before nightfall, so he nodded in acquiescence.So a group of people dismounted from a nearby open place, and the sergeant set up a stove and collected dry firewood for cooking.Huan Xuan and several generals sat together for a little discussion.

In his early years, Huan Xuan was one of the hundred and six chieftains of Emperor Yuan. Later, he was sent north to recruit refugees from the countryside in southern Henan, and participated in Zuti's Northern Expedition.After Zu Ti's death, Zu Yue couldn't tolerate people, so Huan Xuan had to lead his troops back to Lujiang. between 沔.

The deeds that really made Huan Xuan's name move Jiangzuo was that when he was under Tao Kan's early years, he led his troops to attack Xiangyang and has remained in the post until now.Now Huan Xuan is already over sixty years old, he can be called half his life as a soldier, but he is one of the few veteran generals in the border.

After years of military service, Huan Xuan no longer had the quiet and modest demeanor he had when he was young. Now he was resting halfway, and he was sitting on the ground like a general, full of military aura.

"At present, the battle is imminent, and it is time for all parties to repair their armaments and wait for orders to advance. I don't know what secret and important mission that General Shen has. He must be ordered to drive thousands of miles to obey orders..."

Sitting on the frosty ground, one of the generals rubbed his frozen hands, complaining in his voice.

"Many people praise General Xingtai for his ability to rule the world. He has rectified Heluo like a new one in just a few years, but what I have seen along the way is so cold and desolate. It is not even as good as Xiangfan. Life and people are happy."

Someone next to him also said, with an expression of disapproval for the virtuous voice of General Shen who praised the way of life in the north and south.

Huanxuan has been in the army for many years, and the city government has long been cultivated. Hearing these complaints, he is not in a hurry to express his position.

Xiangyang was originally under the control of Jingzhou, and had little connection with Huainan and Yuzhou.If there is any connection, it is that in the early years, there were many transactions of goods and equipment with the Huainan Governor's Mansion.

However, with the establishment of Xingtai, Xiangyang was transferred to the jurisdiction of Luoyang Xingtai.The original business partner has become the immediate boss, and General Shen has always been strong, so the harmony in the past has gradually disappeared, especially the most important thing is that the purchase and sale of arms has begun to be greatly regulated.

In the past, all noble clans were free to buy and sell weapons to arm their own private songs, but now that there are Xingtai guards, the transportation of ordnance has also been transferred to Xingtai to distribute directly to the Governor's Mansion, which directly restricts the development of these Xingwu armed forces.And their early business records in the Dudu Mansion also exposed their private backgrounds, and they inevitably worried that they would be investigated deeply by the authorities.

This kind of psychology is implemented in words and deeds, which is the resistance to all aspects of Xingtai's various orders.As these few people complained about recruiting generals before the battle, it was a perfectly normal thing.

As for the so-called Heluo not as good as Xiangfan, although Huan Xuan is quite proud of his governance in Xiangfan, he must also admit that Heluo is far from comparable to Xiangfan.They are still on the outskirts of Heluo, but from Nanyang up, there are many villages and weaving strongholds, especially in the countryside, which is in good order, and there is no way of rampant robbers and bandits. This is far from Xiangfan. Up.

Although Huan Xuan has governed Xiangyang for a long time and has great prestige, the complicated situation in Xiangyang is indeed a headache.This can be seen from the backgrounds of the several generals he led this time. There are not only local tyrants in Xiangfan, but also leaders from Yongqin, and the handsome chief Ximanqu.

Although these people were all under Huan Xuan's command, they each had their own trilogy, and Huan Xuan could only restrain them and call them, but could not dictate them.

This has nothing to do with individual talents, but because Xiangyang is a very unique place. It happens to be where the north and the south meet and where the four sides connect.

If the situation in Xiangyang hadn't been so complicated, Tao Kan would not have arranged for Huan Xuan, a general who was not born in the direct line, to guard such a key point of the terrain after his land was recovered in the early years.

Of course, it can also be seen from this aspect that Tao Kan is old and his ambition is declining, and he has reached a peak in his strategy to collect Xiangyang. As for the more ambitious goal of the Northern Expedition, it is no longer within his consideration.

Huanxuan was able to gain a foothold in Xiangyang, and he had established the order of regional governance, which is already considered commendable.

Xiangyang has been on the edge of the land for a long time, and has not been connected to the center for a long time. However, with the rise of a powerful platform between Heluo, which is not far away from the ground, it will naturally have a great impact on the order of the countryside.

This time Xingtai included Xiangyang warriors in the battle sequence. In the eyes of many rural tycoons, Xingtai probably wanted to consume their trilogy through war, so the response was inevitably negative.If it weren't for Huan Xuan's personal prestige call, he might not have been able to complete the military assembly order in mid-September.

"The great general enjoys important use in the country, and has lost the reputation of the north and the south for a long time. He has made great achievements and has great talents. This time, we are enlisting our troops to fight against the bandits in Guanzhong. It can be seen that there must be a certain chance of victory. It is due to the goodwill of the promotion. Everyone. They are all heros who are respected by their own country and courage. When this is of great use, it is necessary to be brave in doing things. The small ones will show their reputations, and the big ones will benefit the community. It really shouldn't be slack and lazy! Make the best use of your bow and saber talents, and seek the honor of splitting the land and dividing the city!"

Facing the passivity of the generals, Huan Xuan can only do so to encourage.

"It is not as good as being able to read and read sentences bravely, so that what you say is sincere and admirable, but we really dare not dream about how true it is."

The officers and men of Xiangyang are quite alienated from Xingtai, and they don't want to get close to Xingtai. The reason is that the reward for Xingtai is too stingy.In previous years, whenever there was a military movement or a time transfer, they could also benefit from the power of their respective tribes.

However, after the Xingtai was established this time, not many people actually received rewards and promotions. Although Huan Xuan was promoted to the governor of Liangzhou, he was not granted the opening of the government. Feeling unappreciated.

Not all of them have the extravagant hope of winning the prefectural and county positions, even if they get one or two additional officials, it is just a vain courtesy, and even such a stingy courtesy is so stingy, which is even more unacceptable.

Previously, Xingtai also frequently recruited outstanding talents from the countryside, but most of them took the scriptures and righteous people to fill the Xingtai.As for the group of generals who really guarded the peace of the countryside, it can be said that they were neglected and indifferent.

All the generals were in this state of mind, and Huan Xuan was also helpless.After he was reused by the Xingtai and his status was improved, his real control over the countryside was weakened. In the past, these powerful people could seek cooperation under his command, but now in the eyes of these generals, he is probably An image of selling power and local wealth in order to make himself prominent, but it caused his reputation to decline.

Therefore, Huanxuan's current situation is also embarrassing. The villagers complain that he can't fight for the villagers so as to make progress together.

In the final analysis, these township tyrants have high self-esteem and shallow vision, thinking that the general trend of the world is still the old state, and they are still fighting in all directions, and they can still dominate the land.But he didn't realize that General Shen was in charge of great power, how could he allow the old state to persist for a long time!
If they want to serve on the stage and be reused, it is very simple. Learn from those military leaders in Xuzhou to give up control of their own private songs, step into the stage lightly, and strive for progress.But if you still want to control the place with one hand and invite the magnate with one hand, that kind of good thing will never happen again.

This time Huanxuan chose some of the most stubborn people in the army to follow, just to let them see how powerful Xingtai is now, so that they don't want to hide in the countryside and think arrogantly.At present, the Xingtai between Han and Mian is still dominated by restraints, but once the patience is exhausted, there is still little effect, and they must be the ones who will suffer in the end!

Of course, Huan Xuan could also follow these people, and even rely on the resentment of these villagers for Xingtai to cede the land for himself.

But in Huan Xuan's view, this is also a stupid choice. Now that he is no longer in his prime, his willpower is gradually declining. When it really develops to meet with each other, the army is overwhelmed, and after seeing the loss, the greatest probability is that these villagers will sell him to get forgiveness from Xingtai.

Once that happens, Huanxuan's half-life fame will be ruined, and it will become a dream to protect the well-being of the people in Xiangyang.So he knew very well that the best way was to use the most stable means to complete Xingtai's complete control of Xiangyang.

Xiangyang's terrain is too important, and Xingtai will never allow the place to be centrifugal and self-sustaining for a long time.Moreover, the surroundings of the realm extend in all directions, and the countryside is torn apart, so it is definitely not a place where one can stay behind closed doors for a long time.

From this point of view, the villagers' complaints against Huan Xuan are not wronged. In fact, he is inclined to stand on the Xingtai side, disintegrate the power of the rural tyrants on the border of Xiangyang, and bring it under the control of the Xingtai.In this way, part of the power of the township may be sacrificed, but it is a good thing for the local people, and it is also a good thing for him all the time.

(End of this chapter)