The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 503
Following Mu Xu's order, the entire cloud land boiled up. Every day, big families were surrounded by soldiers and horses. Then, under the watchful eyes of the people, the family members were put into prison one by one, and then sentenced at a very fast speed. .

Although Mu Xu didn't intervene in person, his heart was like a bright mirror, knowing that there must be unjust, false and wrongly decided cases, but for the sake of the overall situation, he had no choice but to harden his heart and pretend he didn't know about it.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Zhi and his son Zhang Hui performed extremely well in the process of attacking those local big families. Their father and son did a lot for Mu Xu because they were local snakes.

As a result, many families in Yundi hated the Zhang family deeply, and secretly, many people cursed their family for cutting off their children and grandchildren.

Faced with such a predicament, Zhang Zhi didn't take it seriously. Instead, he told everyone that Mu Xu had avenged him for killing his father.

Of course, this was Zhang Zhi's deliberate rumor, in order to gain Mu Xu's favor, so that his family could be included in the core interest circle of the Dingxiang Jiedu Mansion.

Zhang Zhi once taught his son Zhang Hui in private after Mu Xu sent troops to recover the land of Yan for the Song Dynasty, "Although Mu Jiedu is a prince of the Song Dynasty in name, he is shrewd and capable, with great ambitions, and his soldiers are strong and strong. If you go backward, you will be too expensive, and if you retreat, you will not lose one side.

As the old saying goes, there is no better icing on the cake than giving charcoal in the snow. Now that he is in the midst of his great career, my family will fully support him, and in the future he will definitely be able to exchange for wealth and honor for several generations. "

Mu Xu is not a fool, how could he fail to see what Zhang Zhi was thinking?
But not only did he never mind, on the contrary, he exaggerated his family's loyalty and diligence in front of his subordinates many times, and he even promoted Zhang Zhi to be an official on purpose.

The purpose of Mu Xu's doing this is very simple. It is to buy horse bones for his daughter, and to set a clear example for other talents who are waiting to see. Effectiveness under the account.

Speaking of the origin of the position of promoting official given to Zhang Zhi, it was after Mu Xu's deliberation that he finally decided to adopt the Tang Dynasty Jiedushi subordinate official system to make a transition for the moment.

After careful consideration, Mu Xu's appointments were as follows: Zuo Sima Zhu Wu, Right Sima Xu Guanzhong, Jijiu Wen Huanzhang, recruiter Huarong, economic strategy envoy Lehe, support envoy Hu Cheng, secretary envoy Yanqing, judge Pei Xuan, push official Zhang Zhi.

It can be said that from the moment Mu Xu's appointment was officially issued, these people have naturally entered the decision-making circle of Mu Xu's small group.

And the former leaders like Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, the Sanruan brothers, and Hu Yanzhuo were conferred various titles by Mu Xu, and he was in charge of them himself.

After Mu Xu's operation, the benefits are obvious.He not only further normalized his power, but also firmly grasped the financial power and military power, coupled with the personnel power that had not been allocated, made him firmly control the strength of his subordinates.

There are many discerning people under Mu Xu's command, and they can see his intentions. Take Hua Rong and Hu Cheng as examples, one is recruiting envoys, and the other is support envoys. Money bag.

If it is said that Hua Rong has real abilities and deserves his name, then what is Hu Cheng?
In the eyes of many people, even though Hu Cheng is quite talented in mathematics, he has no credit for it. Just because of his sister's nepotism, he hastily promoted Mu Xu to a high position. How can he convince the public?

If it weren't for Mu Xu's prestige being high enough to overwhelm the people below, I'm afraid someone would have raised objections.

Fortunately, Hu Cheng's intentions were a little bit calculated. After being appointed by Mu Xu as the envoy, he immediately went to see Mu Xu on the grounds of visiting his sister.

Mu Xu was talking to Zhao Fujin at the time. Since she came to Yunzhou, perhaps because of the unacceptable environment, Zhao Fujin has been sick for the past few days. Mu Xu felt sorry for her being far away from her family and traveling to Yunzhou with him. , so as long as I have a little free time these few days, I will come to accompany her.

Staring at Zhao Fujin, he drank the medicine, and brought water for her to rinse her mouth. Mu Xu pinched the quilt for her, and said softly, "I will teach you a little kung fu when the lady recovers in a few days. Practice it and make sure you won't get sick easily again."

Hearing this, Zhao Fujin immediately frowned and said, "Ah, I don't want it anymore. I usually don't like to move around, let alone practicing martial arts!"

"There is no need to discuss this matter. You just listen to my arrangement. In addition to practicing martial arts, let Sanniang and Yingniang take you to ride a horse when you have time, so that your body can gradually become healthy. Otherwise, in winter, you will definitely die again." Get ill."

"Will that horse be successful without practicing?" Zhao Fujin put on a bitter face, trying to bargain with Mu Xu.

"You, you really don't know your blessings. My kung fu is hard to find in the world. Others have never had a chance to learn it. You actually despise it. I really don't know what to say!"

Just when Mu Xu was persuading Zhao Fujin earnestly, someone from outside the door reported that Hu Sanniang had brought Hu Cheng to visit, and Zhao Fujin immediately said, "Since there are guests visiting, my husband and I will meet you soon, my concubine is safe and sound. Don't worry though."

Mu Xu understood why Hu Cheng came here, and he happened to have something to explain, so he replied, "Alright, I'll come to see you when I'm done."

Then he ordered the maids in the room to wait on them patiently and not to be negligent before leaving.

Mu Xu came to the front yard, asked where Hu Sanniang and her elder brother were, and was about to go to the flower hall, but saw his newly appointed clerk, Yan Qing, turning from Yimen to the yard and hurrying towards this side, so he had to stop pace.

Yan Qing came to the front, and after saluting, he said, "My lord, there is an urgent report from the Dushikou pass. There is an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin seeking to see him outside the pass. General Zhe asked, can you let me go?"

Mu Xu frowned immediately when he heard the words, thought for a moment, and replied, "Order Zhe Yanwen to let him go, and send another escort."

When Yan Qing took the order with fists in his hands and left, Mu Xu stood on the spot and began to calculate.

The Kingdom of Jin sent envoys here for no reason, I'm afraid it's not a good fart!Presumably, it was either an appointment with him to wipe out the remnant Liao forces, or to win him over, or to find out the truth of his own family?

If the Jin people really came for these purposes, it would only disappoint them.

No, since the Jin people can send envoys to see him, there is no reason why they would not send envoys to the Song Dynasty. With Zhao Ji's unreliable temperament, if the Jin people lure him for profit, [-]% of them will agree to cooperate with the Jin people.

Thinking of this, Mu Xu became anxious immediately, and wanted to call all the officials to come to discuss matters. He just took two steps, but was stopped by Hu Sanniang who was chasing after hearing the news, but saw her jumping up and down like a child. Going in front of Mu Xu, he said coquettishly,
"Didn't the officials agree to see my elder brother, why did they change their minds temporarily and walked towards the front hall?"

Mu Xu patted his forehead, and said apologetically, "I have encountered a big problem, and I forgot about your brother for a while."

Speaking of this, he thought for a while and added, "Well, you go and inform your brother and ask him to meet me in the main hall later. After I explain something to him, let him stay to attend the meeting."

When Hu Sanniang heard the front, she was still a little unhappy, feeling that her husband was too contemptuous of her brother, and after hearing the second half of the sentence, she turned from worry to joy, and hurriedly and happily went to talk to Hu Cheng.

It is said that Mu Xu arrived at the main hall of the front yard with his front feet, and Hu Cheng arrived with his back feet. After a few words of pleasantries, Mu Xu asked straight to the point, "My brother-in-law is here because I let you be my envoy?"

Hu Cheng didn't dare to make a big deal in front of Mu Xu, so he quickly got up and replied, "Your envoy knows that, that's exactly the case. If you don't have a little talent, you can't do martial arts, and you don't have any merits. This is suddenly promoted to a high position by the envoy. Something is wrong!"

"What's wrong, my brother-in-law just said it right?" Mu Xu deliberately tested the school, wanting to see how Hu Cheng would answer.

Hu Cheng gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid someone will make a fuss about the sister-in-law, saying that she confused the envoy, so that the envoy disregarded the rules and rashly promoted him to the villain!"

Hearing Hu Cheng's words, Mu Xu nodded in satisfaction, very pleased that he had such a cautious thought, and then listened to him, "Brother-in-law, don't take it to heart, since I use you, then There is my reason, there is no room for others to comment!

With my brother-in-law as your backing, my brother-in-law can be your envoy with peace of mind. Don't worry about the gossip and gossip from outsiders. If you are really worried, then when there is a suitable candidate, I will send another deputy to you. "

Does Hu Cheng want to be an official?Of course I thought about it, let alone an envoy who holds wealth and power?But he also knew in his heart that he had no foundation under Mu Xu and relied on his sister for everything, so he was nervous and didn't dare to have any extra thoughts.

Hearing Mu Xu's supportive words at this time, he immediately burst into tears of gratitude, and hastily expressed to Mu Xu that he would not disappoint him.

In fact, no matter whether it was Hu Cheng or those who had opinions, they were wrong. There was indeed a reason for Hu Sanniang in Mu Xu's promotion of Hu Cheng, but more importantly, he valued the fact that Hu Cheng had no foundation under his command.

After all, for Mu Xu, it's not easy to arrange an errand for Hu Cheng, so why bother with such a key position?

The trick here is nothing more than Mu Xu deliberately separating military power, financial power, and governance power. In this way, he can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and prevent his subordinates from having two hearts to the greatest extent.

It's really not that Mu Xu is worrying unfoundedly, but that he discovered very early on that there are many generals in his tent who still have Song in mind.

Therefore, he had to take precautions in advance, lest in the future when he would tear himself apart from the Song court, these people would be lured by high-ranking court officials and generous salaries, and they would strike him back at a critical moment.

In the next half an hour, Mu Xu explained some precautions to Hu Cheng, and he chose to keep silent until Xu Guanzhong and others arrived one after another.

After everyone arrived, Mu Xu first set the tone, "Counting Zhu Sima who has not come back, everyone here is the backbone of my Yundi. I hope everyone will work together to create a foundation!"

"Yes, we will obey the envoy's order!"

"Okay, let's all sit down and talk!"

After everyone sat down, Xu Guanzhong asked, "Your envoy suddenly summoned us today, but something important happened?"

Mu Xu glanced at Yan Qing, Yan Qing immediately got up knowingly, and informed everyone that the envoy from Jin Ren had arrived.

"Is the Shijun going to discuss with us how to deal with the Jinren?" Wen Huanzhang asked, and the rest of the people probably had the same idea.

Unexpectedly, Mu Xu shook his head and said, "No, I have already guessed the purpose of Jin Guo's envoy, so there is no need to discuss this matter. I called you here today to discuss how to deal with the big The relationship between Song and Jin!"

"The envoy is worried that the Song court will cooperate with Jin?" Xu Guanzhong was the first to understand Mu Xu's implication, and quickly confirmed it.

"That's right, that's exactly what I'm worried about. The golden man is a wolf with ambition, and cooperating with him is tantamount to seeking skin with a tiger, and he will be backlashed after a long time."

Hearing Mu Xu's conclusion, Le He was puzzled and said, "Is the Shi Jun a bit paranoid? Now that the Song Dynasty has obtained Yanjing and other places that the Song Dynasty has dreamed of, there is no need to cooperate with the Kingdom of Jin. Why bother?"

As soon as this remark came out, Hua Rong and the others all nodded involuntarily, obviously thinking that Le He's words were justified.

Mu Xu said, "According to common sense, Brother Lehe's words are indeed true. But you have all overlooked a key issue, and that is the character of the emperor of Song Dynasty!"

Seeing that everyone looked thoughtful, Mu Xu continued, "Our official family often claims to be rich and prosperous, and he is the person who cares most about reputation. If the Kingdom of Jin promises benefits, for example, the two parties join forces to conquer the disabled. Liao, after the matter is completed, hand over Yelu Yanxi Palace to Song Dynasty, or send it to some places outside the customs, do you think the Zhao official family may be able to withstand the temptation?"

As soon as Mu Xu's voice fell, Pei Xuan agreed, "What you said is true. It is a well-known fact that the emperor of the dynasty is very happy. In the face of sacrificing prisoners to the Taimiao, or the achievements of opening up the territory, Definitely not to be missed!"

"If Da Song wants to cooperate with the Kingdom of Jin, it's up to them. We just need to stand on the sidelines. Why bother with this?" But Hua Rong didn't understand Mu Xu's worries, and suggested.

Although Huarong's proposal is not constructive at all in Mu Xu's view, he is still happy to see it come to fruition, and sincerely hopes that everyone can speak freely.

"Who else has the same opinion?"

Zhang Zhi, who has been dumb since he came in, replied, "Your official thinks that you are right to use tricks to ask for envoys. Right now, we are implementing military reforms. We just need to take care of domestic affairs. There is really no need to meddle in the affairs of the Song and Jin Dynasties."

Seeing that everyone had spoken out, Hu Cheng hurriedly echoed a few words in order to show his presence.

Seeing that everyone has expressed their opinions, Mu Xu finally expressed his concerns, "From ancient times to the present, it has always been a weak country without diplomacy. At present, the Great Song Dynasty seems to be full of flowers, but the inside has long been corrupted. If we don't cooperate with Jin The National Congress Alliance only guards its own territory, and the Jin people can't see the reality of the Song Dynasty for a while, so they will not dare to act rashly.

The opposite is not the case. Once the Song Dynasty rashly forms an alliance with the Jin Kingdom and jointly plots against Yelu Yanxi's troops, when the battle sees the truth, how can the Jin Kingdom fail to see that the Song Dynasty is strong outside but capable in the middle?

Everyone may wish to imagine, if you have a neighbor who seems to be well-dressed and wealthy, but weak and incompetent, under such circumstances, would you have any different ideas? "

Wen Huanzhang concluded with a wry smile, "Is there any reason not to attract prying eyes when children hold gold to make troubles? Just like what the envoy said, if the Great Song Dynasty cooperates with the Kingdom of Jin, I am afraid that it is doing something like opening the door and stealing. He will be harmed afterwards."

(End of this chapter)