Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 327

Three days later, Ji You met Zhang Jian who came to thank him in the Qu'e County Office, and also learned about what happened around Qu'a in the past few days.

Three days ago, Zhang Jian used the rice grain sent by Qu'a as bait, set up an ambush outside the county, and killed the Guan Shang who was following him on the spot.Then he lured Honghui out with the seal of the manager, and easily took over Honghui's subordinates.Then, he led Ma Nanlai, a member of the department, to incorporate the rest of the Guanshang Department.

After taking over the two teams, Zhang Jian swept away the depression after the fiasco, and his strength was even better than before.As soon as we met outside the county office, he came out more and more, and saluted Ji You deeply from a distance, and said in a sincere tone: "Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your kind help. If it weren't for this, I would not have a good death!"

Hearing this sincere thank you, Ji You couldn't help but smile wryly.He was not good at making changes, and the reason why he was willing to help Zhang Jian was to fulfill Shen Zhezi's entrustment.Originally, he thought that Zhang Jian asked for food for a long-term garrison in Jurong, and confronted Guan and Hong, but he didn't expect Zhang Jian to act so decisively.

Now that both Guan Shang and Hong Hui belong to Zhang Jian, Zhang Jian's strength has risen instead, and the situation is quite different from what Ji You expected.He didn't know whether he helped Shen Zhezi or ruined a major event, so he was quite worried.

After welcoming Zhang Jian into the county office and sitting down, Ji You pondered for a moment before tentatively asking: "Mr. Zhang is now more handsome and powerful than before. Do you have the intention to send troops to the east to ask for a fight? It's a shame? I just want to say sorry, The [-] Dendrobium grains are the only one left in the county, and I really have no way to produce salt rice out of thin air to supply the military."

Zhang Jian smiled and shook his head when he heard this, lowered his head and caressed the wound bound by white silk on his arm, and said with a long sigh: "There are evidences for the advancement and retreat of military affairs all the way, how can we act on will alone. For an invincible general, victory is due to the use of life by the soldiers, and defeat is due to a lack of strategy. How dare you go to war because of personal grievances. Moreover, the great cause of the great cause is standing there, and the guards know the soldiers and advance bravely. It is not the spirit that can overcome victory."

Hearing what he said, Ji You breathed a sigh of relief.It is true that the Liyang army, especially Zhang Jian's bravery, has been widely praised. If Shen Zhezi can defeat him once, it may not be possible to win the second time.Hearing that Zhang Jian had no serious intention of revenge at this time, his tense heartstrings were relieved.

Zhang Jian took a sip of the tea on the table, and then closed his eyes for a moment to savor the aftertaste. There was a trace of unsuitable elegance on his ferociously scarred face: "In the early years, I only felt that Nanming was weak, not as good as buttermilk. Now the state of mind is different, and if you touch it carefully, it also has a different flavor."

Ji You's heart was heavy, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, but soon he noticed that Zhang Jian put down the teacup and looked straight at him.With a sudden heartbeat, he forced a smile and said, "Has Zhang Hou seen anything?"

Zhang Jian smiled after hearing the words, pointed to Ji You and said: "In the early years, I used to look at people with a partial eye. I always thought that meat eaters are better than empty words, but I am clumsy in carrying out common duties. Now that I think about it, it is really absurd. Back then, I used things to do things. Kuangfu Sheji, I was fortunate to see the majesty of the noble family. Looking at him with my shallow eyes, I can only think of ordinary old people who usurp luck by relying on old expectations. It is not enough to look at the big tree. It is difficult to see its lofty height. The clarity of Mu Gong is not mine. This kind of shabby warrior can see it."

Ji You didn't know why Zhang Jian suddenly mentioned the elder father, after hearing the words, he just laughed dryly and said: "Although I have been fascinated by the demeanor of the elder father, it is rare in the end, and I dare not speak arrogantly."

"Ji Jun really doesn't need to be overly modest. From my point of view, you already have the charm of Duke Mu."

Zhang Jian smiled, as if pointing something, then changed his voice, and said with a lonely expression: "In the early years, I used to look at people sideways, but now I have been hurt. Wu Zhong Yulang has a reputation for a long time, but I am just an idler. The lie, the day before yesterday, I was almost trapped and killed in the battle, and I still have lingering fears. I know that people's words are true, and the name is not fortunate. With my stupid talent, I can't drown, and I don't know the danger of water. Thinking of this son-in-law Fame, no one can look down on him, but Mu Gong is able to look at it with his eyes high, and he is lucky to be out of the room. This ability to discern is really amazing!"

Hearing Zhang Jianhou's praise of his two close relatives, Ji You also felt quite honored, and said with emotion: "Wei Zhou's extraordinary talent has long been seen. When I sum up with him, I often feel that both body and spirit are filthy." ..."

Having said this, he paused for a while, and didn't talk any more.

However, Zhang Jian was talking about it, and he stroked his hands and sighed: "The body, spirit and talent of a person are really divided into jade and stone. People like these Bi people walk in the world, and people yearn for them and want to be intimate. Unfortunately, unfortunately, I probably don't have this An honor, a shame."

Hearing this, Ji You finally realized that Zhang Jian's attitude was unusual. Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the end he just laughed dryly and remained silent.

However, Zhang Jian did not intend to let Ji You go. He looked at the young man with scorching eyes, and his tone of voice had changed slightly: "I know what kind of person I am. Apart from being humble, I have a reputation for brutality and viciousness. I can be appreciated by Ji Jun for his kindness and help." , I am really flattered. I came to visit today, besides thanking you, I also want to ask Ji Jun if he has taught me."

Hearing Zhang Jian's blunt words, Ji You's back was covered with cold sweat, and he didn't dare to think about what would happen to him if he didn't answer properly.

Under Zhang Jian's stern gaze, after pondering for a long time, he slowly opened his mouth and said: "Mr. Zhang, why should he think so little of himself? I am in charge of this township, and I only want to live up to the use of the court at the top and the honor of the villagers at the bottom. Please, live up to the rewards of your peers on the outside, and the tradition of the family on the inside. I am willing to help Zhang Hou. The two evils are in power and the lesser one is taken. The Guan family is too greedy and abused. Living here for a long time is not a blessing for the villagers. False Zhang Hou's hand to get rid of it, although it is more divided, but it has to be done."

When Zhang Jian heard what Ji You said, his expression was slightly startled. After he lowered his head and meditated for a while, his eyes no longer looked at Ji You aggressively, and his tone softened. Unexpectedly, Ji Jun knew each other. Ji Jun, please rest assured that someone is not a bloodthirsty person, Ji Junyi will not betray others, and I will not betray you. I live in this village for a day, and I will never abuse the villagers."

Hearing this, Ji You let out a breath of tension in his heart and slowly relaxed, but when he thought of the difference in their positions, his mood became a little more complicated, and he looked at Zhang Jian and said, "It's a pity that Xianliang made a mistake..."

"There are so many virtuous people in the world, how many people can you know?"

Zhang Jian also knew that no matter how obedient the disciples of Wuzhong's prominent families like Ji You were, they were not the same kind of people as these rebels. He didn't mind Ji You's emotion, but said in a tone that was almost self-confessed: " It's a pity that a fair and sensible person like Ji Jun couldn't be in a high position early, otherwise the state affairs would be like this. In Xiangnian, we were ordered by the king to cross the river. Why don't we want to protect the peace of the mountains and rivers with our blood, if we are not forced to humiliate ourselves As for the poor way, how dare you do such an evil thing!"

After hearing this, Ji You couldn't help being silent, he really felt sorry for Zhang Jian.

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There have not been any major military operations in Daye Pass recently. Apart from the recuperation of the wounded, other soldiers also maintained basic military drills to maintain morale and physical fitness.

In addition to making a name for itself in that battle, Dayeguan received unprecedented attention.After the victory was reported, Xingtai quickly commended the generals of Dayeguan.Now the counter-insurgency has not been completed, so the generals only rewarded their duties and did not discuss their salaries.

As the main general of this battle, Shen Zhezi was awarded the third rank of General Zhaowu.Although miscellaneous numbers have flooded since the Three Kingdoms period, the general number is no longer very valuable.However, Shen Zhezi was awarded the third class as a young man, and he was also a real superintendent. Except for some clan kings who used things in special circumstances, he was also eye-catching.But his glory was obtained in exchange for his real achievements, which did not arouse any criticism.

From Shen Zhezi down, all the generals were rewarded.As a forward, Xu Mao made his first contribution to the battle, added Yixing to the post of prefect, and gave him a guard of honor.Guo Song originally had the title of marquis, but he was dismissed after he came to the south, and he made full use of this.Both Shen Mo and Shen Mu of the Shen family were awarded the rank of fourth-class general, while Du He, Tao Hong and others who accompanied the army as staff officers also received a rank of honor.

In this kind of matter, Yu Yi is much more temperamental than Yu Liangzhen.When Yu Liang was in power, in order to avoid material disputes, in addition to rejecting his own rewards, the rewards of his brothers' deeds could also be rejected.Yu Yi, on the other hand, took advantage of Shen Zhezi's contribution to Yu Man's record in the battle report, and directly added an honorary officer to his son.

This is also one of the reasons why Shen Zhezi is more willing to get in touch with Yu Yi. Everyone has selfishness, and people like Yu Liang who are close to hypocrisy are not easy to get along with.Because this type of people subconsciously put themselves in a position where public opinion cannot blame them. It seems to be to avoid suspicion, but inside they are trying to shirk.If you have meritorious service but are not rewarded, you will naturally not be held accountable for demerits.This is not the way a ruler should do things.

In addition to the promotion in office, this battle also brought more than ten major merits and more than a thousand minor merits to Dongyang Army.

Shen Zhezi is still at a loss for the method of recording merit in this era, it is too complicated.But he also knew that these credits could be exchanged for money, silk, rice, grain or land after the war.If it can be exchanged truthfully, it will be a great reward for these bloody soldiers.

However, the financial situation of the imperial court was still not ideal, and it was very difficult to fulfill the truth. In order to keep the soldiers working, the local financial or administrative power could only be divided and distributed directly to the chief generals, who rewarded the soldiers themselves.This is also one of the reasons why the family military system collapsed and the family military system became more and more popular. The smaller the central power, the heavier the local power. This is a vicious circle.

For Shen Zhezi's great victory this time, the Dongyang Army who participated in the war was recruiting soldiers, and there was no land in the local area to reward them. If they want to exchange credit, they can only give Shen Chong, the governor of Dongyangzhou, more power. Self-raised.

The other part is the private army of the Shen family, and half of the credit should be directly credited to Shen Zhezi.If Shen Zhezi was just a vagrant who had no roots in the imperial court, this award could be discounted and the redemption delayed, but Shen Zhezi was not.If you want to exchange this credit, you must give him a seal, or a title or a ministry.

In fact, there has been no particularly good plan for the realization of military exploits like this. Once the battles are too frequent, it will inevitably cause damage to the central government's power and financial power.The founding kings of the past dynasties often had to liquidate their meritorious officials. In addition to being taboo about their meritorious deeds, it was probably because there were too many rewards in the process of conquering the world. This method was used to delay the arousal of conflicts.

Shen Zhezi doesn't need to think about this question right now, but he still has feelings about it in his heart.People can share adversity but not wealth and honor. When fighting the world, they are close comrades-in-arms. They wish they could confide in each other and share food with each other. But once their identities change, former comrades-in-arms become factors of social instability. It is still possible to share wealth and deprive them of power, but if they are a little bit harsher, they will hate each other, and it is better not to see each other.

Due to the special nature of the Dongyang Army, even if the achievements have not been fulfilled, the soldiers have gained a lot.Daye Pass is the barrier of Jingkou, with a murderous person like Zhang Jian cruising outside, even if Xiongguan is blocking the way, Jingkou is full of panic.This battle directly defeated Zhang Jian and lifted the military threat in Jingkou, so the practice of rewarding the army among the people is also popular recently.

People like Jingkou may be inferior in other things, but they are not short of money.Before the Xingtai rewards were issued, many people spontaneously escorted materials and money to Daye Pass.Among these people, Wu people accounted for a large proportion, and their enthusiasm was so high that it was hard to bear.

Now in Daye Pass, there are already mountains of supplies.There is no need for Shen Zhezi to withhold this kind of military supplies, and they will be distributed in full. Every soldier will be rewarded so generously that every meal time, the whole pass will be filled with a strong smell of meat, and the big pot will boil. Boiled fiercely, everyone can feast on it.

Of course, this kind of private military rewards cannot completely replace the imperial court's rewards. After all, the enthusiasm of the people is limited and intermittent.However, this gave Shen Zhezi a little inspiration. It is a fact that the center is weak and the people's power is strong now.

It is not that the imperial court has not tried to centralize power. For example, the Yuan Emperor broke up the government all the time to divide the power of the high-ranking families. This kind of behavior may be effective in the short term, but it will be followed by a more violent counterattack.Maintaining stability is still difficult, let alone concentrating on the Northern Expedition to regain the homeland.

No matter what Shen Zhezi was doing, the ultimate goal was the Northern Expedition.Therefore, there are many contradictions in his thoughts or actions. On the one hand, he increases his own power in order to gain more power, and on the other hand, he hopes to maintain the authority of the center, in order to mobilize people's power to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

But at a time when the gap between people's power and national power is so deep, it is too difficult to achieve a balance between the two.It is true that the attempts of Yinjue and the Shangmeng gave Shen Zhezi the opportunity to mobilize more people's power, but it is still debatable for a long time to guide these forces to the Northern Expedition.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of establishing Xingtai in Jingkou this time, Shen Zhezi used the business alliance and Yinjue to achieve some political goals, such as planning to divide the state in Kuaiji and supporting Yu Yi to rule.But he also had to admit that the Merchant League and Yinjue were too extensive, and after all, a loose alliance aimed at profit was not enough to knead into a large capital group that had economic capital and then pursued political goals.

However, this time those people in Jingkou rewarded the army, which made Shen Zhezi realize the possibility of guiding the people's power, that is, the Ming Dynasty's opening of the Chinese law, warehouse money in exchange for salt.Regardless of the far-reaching impact of this system, it can be regarded as a model for the government to mobilize people's power to open up frontiers only in terms of military affairs.Merchants planned to transport grain and grass to the frontier, and then exchanged it for government-run monopoly Yanyin. In this process, the government saved a lot of financial and civilian resources, which can be invested in the war to expand the results of the war.

Of course, this method has many disadvantages, but most of them are inevitable loopholes in the artificial process, and the system has not kept up with the changes in the general environment to make adjustments.As far as this line of thinking is concerned, it is already a very sublime embodiment of the wisdom of the ancients.It can be said to be an inspiration for the current situation where large-scale use of troops is needed and the central power is really insufficient.

But as soon as he thought about it along this line of thought, Shen Zhezi couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, because the central power had been divided into pieces, and there were hardly any bargaining chips that could be used for exchange.However, Shen Zhezi was not discouraged because of this. As long as he had an idea and continued to explore, he would always find a solution. Anyway, he was not going to start the Northern Expedition immediately, and he still had time to try.

Skip this section and focus on the current war issues.After defeating Zhang Jian, the biggest advantage is that information can flow, and things are no longer isolated.Recently, Shen Zhezi occasionally travels with the cavalry in the pass, cruising in these counties to the east of Jiankang City, to appease the frightened people nearby.

The internal strife between Zhang Jian and Guan Shang was on fire, and Shen Zhezi got the news soon.For Zhang Jian's decisiveness and violence, he couldn't help but take a high look.The reason why he reminded Ji You earlier that he could try to make a difference was because Shen Zhezi already knew that the various ministries in Liyang were not harmonious, and even had hatred for each other.Zhang Jian was alone, and there was no reinforcements for a long time, which is a clear proof in itself.

He didn't know what kind of means Ji You used to provoke him, but in his opinion, Zhang Jian was no match for him now.Although this person's military strength has recovered after annexing the other two departments, with such a move, it can be said that the possibility of further reinforcements in the future has been completely cut off.As long as the Western Army dispatches to attract Su Jun's main force in Liyang, Zhang Jian will be alone here. If he wants to invite Shen Zhezi to fight again, he won't play with him, and just watch how his own troops collapse!

Of course, what still needs to be considered is the Yuzhou Army.Shen Zhezi has not been idle recently, he made a lot of leaflets out of stereotypes, and let the rangers distribute them wantonly among the nearby counties and towns.As for the content, it is Yuzhou Zuyue was besieged and defeated by Jiehu and so on.

Although Shen Zhezi didn't know the specific situation in Yuzhou, it didn't prevent him from making rumors. Moreover, Shouchun, the governor of Yuzhou, was isolated in Henan, and communication was not easy. No one can be sure that this is not true, even if Yuzhou wants to refute the rumors , Get the news and then make a defense, one or two months have passed.

When Shen Zhezi was still waiting for the news of the dispatch of the Western Army, another shocking news of war came from the south. Guangde City, which had been defending for a long time, was finally breached. It fell into the hands of the Liyang rebels, and Wuzhong was exposed to the blades of the rebels without defense!
　I've been waiting for a long time, a chapter of [-] characters, let's update it today. . .Sorry, I have a cold and a headache. . .

　　
　
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