Jingming

Chapter 329 The Xuanda Big Three Are Fighting

The governor distributes food and the governor raises food. Hou Anyong seems to have seen the dawn, so he only pesters Tang Shunzhi.

"How do you raise money? Futai, you didn't bring more people here." Hou Anyong also looked at the north side, "Since it's raising food, I was in Datong before, so why didn't I share with Datong Governor and Jibei Road?" Discuss with the councilors, sub-patrols, and deputy military envoys?"

"I still have to go back to Datong, there's no rush." ​​Tang Shunzhi tasted the town sea carp very comfortably.

Hou Anyong, He Xun, and Tang Shunzhi's other friend Yan Yinghe looked at each other in dismay: only 20 years old, how do you feel that the city is already quite deep?

"Futai, the magistrate of Yingzhou came to the post station to pay a visit."

Yicheng personally came to inform, Tang Shunzhi said "yes": "Please, come here, it's a coincidence, this is such a big fish, I can't finish it, don't waste it."

Hou Anyong and Yan Yinghe stood up first when they heard the words.

Yingzhou is affiliated to Datong Prefecture, which knows the state from the fifth grade, and they are only aides and have no official positions.

After a while, three green robes entered.

Zhizhou, Tongzhi, Judge.The three giants of Yingzhou civil servants all came to this post in person.

Tang Shunzhi was the uncle of Jingbian, and even the governor of Xuanda.The governor has no direct subordinates, but the local civil officials and Beijing-style civil officials in Xuanfu and Datong, except for the governor and the dispatched censor, are all his subordinates.

A 20-year-old local official.

Tang Shunzhi had the qualifications to present this score, and he met the officials at the same time as he ate.

This seemed rude, but it made the three giants of Yingzhou feel relieved: a friendly signal!out of sight!Go straight to the wine bureau, how good it is!
Facing Tang Shunzhi, the unheard-of biggest enjoyer of the imperial examination bonus in Ming Dynasty, the three giants of Yingzhou took turns to fight.From Lianzhong Sanyuan to winning the first prize in the system, from the 20-year-old uncle to the direct appointment of Xuanda governor, from his number one scholar article to the poems and anecdotes that have been circulated.

Even Hou Anyong and Yan Yinghe, two mere aides who came from high school backgrounds, were pulled by them to please sit down at the top.

Tang Shunzhi always kept a kind smile.

Then he asked Yingzhou Zhizhou first: "Brother Xinzhai has obtained the official documents from Chen Fushi and Min Tongping, right? Now that you are busy recruiting grain and grass, I am going to go to Yingzhou. I didn't want to disturb you."

"Futai, don't worry, Datong Prefecture and County recruit grain and grass every year. It has long been a practice. Although I am busy with official duties, Futai University came to Yingzhou. It is already uneasy that I can't welcome into the city and let Yingzhou go up and down to learn. How can I Won't you come to see me in person?"

He was even more happy when he heard Tang Shunzhi call his number.

Tang Shunzhi was very modest: "After all, my governor is not experienced enough. In Datong town, I have to rely on Brother Xinzhai and other prefectural and county officials. Fortunately, there are Wang Dutai, Lou Langzhong, and the vassal divisions. , The military preparations and sub-patrols are here, and the Datong mansion is there, so I feel at ease. Now I walk around the place first, and I do my duty first. When Huailai has surveyed the place over there, I will also feel at ease. You can supervise the construction of the Armory Park there with peace of mind.”

The magistrate of Yingzhou understood, and smiled more respectfully: "Futai, but don't worry about it! What kind of frontier defense area is Datong Town? The officials and others here work here, and they dare not neglect at all! Futai has concerns, but Please tell me."

"No, no!" Tang Shunzhi shook his head again and again, "Ben Fu is patrolling Xuanda, and while I still have a little leisure time, I naturally have to go around. Everything has its own rules, but it is inconvenient for Ben Fu to point fingers. Brother Xinzhai specializes in Come here, I'm afraid I have to rush back to Zhoucheng, so I won't chat with you much. Yingzhou can do business with peace of mind."

"Xiaguan would like to listen to Futai's instructions. Then...Xiaguan and others will not bother Futai to rest."

Tang Shunzhi smiled all over his face: "Ying He, send brother Xin Zhai a gift for me."

Hou Anyong looked at their backs, and looked at Tang Shunzhi puzzled: Don't you want to do something?

When Yan Yinghe came back, he said calmly: "I have left 300 taels of silver, five pieces of fine fleece jackets, and one piece of beautiful jade."

Hou Anyong stood up with his eyes wide open: "Futai!"

"Make a good account first. Benfu's ceremonial guards are neat and tidy, all the way to the west. If you pass the prefectures and counties without entering, they will feel at ease if they can accept their wishes." Tang Shunzhi motioned him not to get excited, "Ben Fu is young, what they are most afraid of It’s just that I’m not rash and reckless, and I’m willing to accept gifts. It’s better than they are afraid to treat me as a stunned young man who might do bad things, right?”

"...so generous at the first shot!" Hou Anyong was indignant.

"Bianzhen." Tang Shunzhi's smile gradually faded, "All the provinces are reforming government offices, but Bianzhen has not yet been moved. In such a large state and county, there are only two or three people or even one person making decisions. When Benfu arrives in Shuozhou , I can probably receive a total of 4000 taels of silver, right? It’s enough to buy [-] shi of grain.”

Hou Anyong was a little surprised: "Futai wants to use this money to buy food?"

"Why don't you buy it? Otherwise, where will Yu Zhifu's food and salary come from?"

"... Doesn't Futai care about the distribution of food and salary?"

Tang Shunzhi took it for granted: "Is this food distribution? This is my personal friendship with Zhifu, and I gave it to him! That guy should have collected some himself, right? If there are 3000 shi of grain in total, Enough for him to support two or three thousand people for a year."

"... Futai, is this how the situation is broken?"

"How can this be called breaking the game?" Tang Shunzhi continued to play tricks, "However, after Ben Fu's round is over, there will be some clues."

……

Governor Xuanda just walked slowly to Shuozhou, eating, drinking and having fun along the way.

In the Datong Mansion behind him, Guo Xun seemed very upright.

"Don't do this with Master Ben!"

Now in front of Guo Xun is Zhu Xingjun, the manager of Huangmingji Datong Branch.

"Master Ben also has a share in Huangmingji!" He stared, "Why can't you build the five forts in Xuanning? Is it because Datong can't recruit workers, or is this Marquis short of your money? If you are afraid Dangerous, the Marquis has already assigned Li Jin to guard the North Road. His prestige is well known to the Tartars, so how dare they invade easily? Besides, these five forts are within the side wall!"

Zhu Xingjun looked at him with a melancholy look: "Master Hou, it's not that there is no one in the labor service, and it's not that I'm worried about money or danger. It's really... This matter has always been the responsibility of the front and rear guards of Datong, how can our Huangmingji intervene? Have you discussed with Lord Marquis, the governor of the Ministry of Households, the governor of the household department, and the deputy envoy of the Northern Hebei military preparations?"

"Who is the commander-in-chief of Datong Town?"

Zhu Xingjun looked at him strangely when he heard the words: "Master Hou, I am not disrespectful. Although you are in command of the Datong army, the military orders must be obeyed by the governor, and the food and pay soldiers must be under the supervision of the governor and the deputy envoy of the army. You have said you You are also a shareholder, so you can't harm our Huangmingji."

"..."

Guo Xun also knew the way of civil and military control. This matter was indeed led by the former governor Zhang Wenjin.

Now that Zhang Wenjin has returned to Beijing to resign, and the new governor Tang Shunzhi has gone to Shuozhou to familiarize himself with the situation, so why not repair the Xuanning Five Forts?
He just didn't want to leave this matter to Datong's front and rear guards.

After dismissing Zhu Xingjun, he walked around the room restlessly.

Wang Xianyuan was in Huailai, Tang Shunzhi ran away again, and Yu Dayou was in Shuozhou.

Guo Xun, who was alone in Datong, gradually felt the invisible net around him.It was he who ordered strict drills and preparations for war at all times, so the two guards at the front and rear of Datong all gave reasons: the regular soldiers had to drill, and the stationed troops had to harvest wheat.Of course the fort will be repaired, and manpower will be available after the wheat is harvested in May.

Recruiting civilian husbands?Then prepare money and food.

I asked Huangmingji Labor Service to do it, and said that it was inconvenient to meddle in the tasks that the military usually undertakes by itself.

"Control your anger, control your anger!" He muttered, "Calm down, Guo Xun, calm down."

Coming to Datong is to test his ability.

I had already chatted with Yu Dayou on the way, I also talked a lot with Wang Xian after I came here, and I also discussed a lot with Tang Shunzhi.

He knows the general direction, how should he grasp the measure to lure the enemy deep without collapsing?

After walking nearly a thousand steps in the room, he finally thought of a way.

"Come on! Get your horses ready, I'm going to patrol the wall and pier forts! Let all the guards prepare their books, I'm going to know how many soldiers we really have in Datong!"

So the commander-in-chief of Datong Town also left Datong, first went to the Zhenluwei and Tianchengwei defense areas in the northeast of Datong Town, and then went west along the side wall to check the family property.

The governor was on the south line, and he was on the north line. Chen Qisheng, deputy envoy of the Shanxi Inspectorate Si Jibei Road Army and Inspectorate in Datong Mansion, and Lou Qiongyu, the governor of the household department in Datong, frowned.

How many battle-ready soldiers there are in Datong, can they be tracked down?This is adding to the chaos!

They first sent a letter to Wang Xian, and then continued to be busy with the collection of grains in the field and storage.

The border town is a special existence. Datong Mansion is a part of the Shanxi Chief Commissioner. There is a branch of the Chief Political Commissioner here, and he wants to collect folk grain and taxes.Similarly, according to the inspector division in Datong, there are also road patrols and military preparations.Soldiers and horses, money and food, justice, infrastructure, and even commissioning and mobilizing the army, the powers and responsibilities of military preparations and patrols are not small.

Food and pay are the lifeblood of the frontier army. Although it has not yet been customized, the household department is in Datong, and there are special supervisors and chiefs.In addition to reviewing the monthly food distribution of the frontier army, they also need to participate in the management of farmland, warehouses, and recruitment of grain and grass with the local government.When there is a war, they can also participate in military decision-making.

As for the Shanxi Xingdu Division located in Datong, these military generals are actually subject to civil servants everywhere.

Since it had to be controlled by civil servants, the situation of the border town has been quietly changing over the years, especially after the great victory in Yingzhou when the border town has stabilized a lot.

After Lou Qiongyu returned to his office, he listened to the chief's report with a sullen face: "Why are you in a hurry? Didn't you just issue so much money before? Now there are more than 1 more mouths in Huailai. There are strict orders from the supervisor. The ration over there is short!"

"...The pay supervisor, all the commanders of the guards have reported. Guo Hou's supervision is so tight that the drills of the soldiers are more than three times that of the past, which is no different from marching and fighting. After training, people eat horses and chew, and there are gradually complaints. They are all asking for a ration, and the officials don't dare to neglect, so please come to Datong to discuss it?"

"These soldiers!" Lou Qiongyu gritted his teeth, "Don't you know what the situation is now? Are you used to being exhausted in the past? Open your mouth to ask for food after practicing?"

"...Li Jin, the deputy commander of the left, also wrote an article, saying that Marquis Guo had allowed him to find an opportunity to go out of the side wall to burn wasteland, so what about his food?"

"Burning waste?" Lou Qiongyu was frightened and angry, "Why didn't I know about this? Does Wang Dutai know?"

"...How can the lower official know?"

"Damn it! He even ran to patrol the border!"

Lou Qiongyu was about to send someone to Huailai, and the news from the capital also reached Datong.

Headed by Yang Shen, the right servant of the household department, 17 Beijing officials knocked on the que, please stop building Huailai Ordnance Park and Guanting Reservoir.

His Majesty's response was: Tingzhang.

All 17 people were injured and bedridden.

This is not the most important thing, the most important thing is: Minister of State Shi Ping resigned from office.

He was old, but at this moment, his resignation was approved, not only the capital, but also Lou Qiongyu was in shock.

After that, I met Chen Qisheng and others again: "You guys also know?"

"Master Yang's new law meritorious official, the prince's guest, why..." Chen Qisheng didn't dare to think too deeply, "Mr. Shi is an official, this..."

Thinking of Guo Xun, who was going to patrol the border, and Tang Shunzhi, who was just wandering around, Lou Qiongyu murmured to himself: "What exactly is Your Majesty going to do in Xuanda..."

Chen Qisheng's eyes flashed brightly: "After Wu Dinghou took office, the complaints from the guards of Datong became more and more serious. Huailai built large-scale construction projects, and declared that the big food and pay should be given priority, and the frontier army was even more dissatisfied. Now they have to burn wasteland and lighten the roster of soldiers... no way , You and I Datong's civil servants should join forces to impeach Marquis Wu Ding for destroying Datong's frontier defense, fearing that it will provoke a mutiny and provoke the northern captives to invade aggressively!"

"Then unless Wang Dutai and Tang Futai are also jointly named!" Lou Qiongyu shook his head, "Even Shilang Yang has received a court rod, and you and I will only be transferred to other people. Since Marquis Wu Ding was ordered to guard Datong, how could he Will the order be changed from day to day? Civil and military disharmony, Wang Dutai will not move, what about you and me?"

"Did you forget that Tang Futai and Shuozhou Yu Dayou joined forces to invite the war?" Chen Qisheng's face was gloomy and uncertain, "wherever he went, how could he not be frightened? There is a big problem in the town, so what if His Majesty is furious?"

"... Datong cannot be chaotic." Lou Qiongyu murmured to himself.

"How about..." Among them, a man in battle armor said, "Shall I send someone out of the side wall?"

There was an eerie silence in the room, and no one spoke.

……

"What are you shouting for! Marquis Guo will arrive at my Yunchuan Guard in a few days. If Lord Marquis is furious, you are the only ones in command!" The commander of Yunchuan Guard shouted to the pawns who were training in the school grounds, "Just sent If you don’t pay the salary, you killers will be tired and hungry! Huailai will build an ordnance garden. Isn’t that going to make your soldiers better in the future so that you don’t die on the battlefield? Doesn’t General Li need food when he goes out to burn wasteland? Let’s get through this month first , don't fall into Yunchuanwei's prestige in front of Lord Hou!"

On the school field, many dark and thin men gritted their teeth, with aggrieved and worried eyes.

"Don't worry about the crops in the field. The commander has arranged for someone to help you harvest them! You won't miss a single grain of wheat!"

After saying this, some people's eyes became more angry, but they didn't dare to do anything.

Wouldn't it be good to be your master?Stay in Datong well, and come to the guard post when there is a military order, wouldn't it be fine?Why come to count the soldiers?
At Jingping, Liu Kai was also preparing for Guo Xun's inspection.

He was a little worried that if he did this now, it would be too much. What should we do if it really broke out?
Afterwards, his private general came over excitedly: "General! A letter from Datong, Wang Dushu impeached Wu Dinghou on the stage and ordered the burning of wasteland to provoke arrogance!"

"What?" Liu Kai stood up in shock, "Really?"

"It's absolutely true! Fushi Chen and Lou Langzhong were face to face, and Wang Dutai was shocked and furious when he heard the news, and wrote bullets on the spot!"

"Okay! Good good good! Hahahahaha!" Liu Kai heard that Chen Qisheng and Lou Qiongyu were also present, and knew that the news could not be faked.

Some people in the capital thought it was a disorderly order, and even forced a minister of state away.The armory garden and reservoir should not be built, but that is just a pretext. What really wants to persuade His Majesty is to announce something to change?
Whether it is to change the current situation in the border town, or to change the strategy for the northern captives.

Although the civil and military champions who jointly signed the Shangshu petition were reprimanded first, why were they all sent to Xuanda?One is the unheard-of one who became the commander of the guard at the first appointment, and the other is the unheard-of twenty uncle, the governor Xuanda, and the governor who also manages the food and salary.

Those knocking on the que, the ministers of state who resigned, are all silent protests against the emperor who has stabilized his authority and is now so happy!

As for Fengzhou Beach further north, I Da looked at a piece of paper with a strange expression.

"...The prosperity of Kaiyuan and the Anshi Rebellion were all under Xuanzong's rule?" He whispered.

"Khan! Zhang Wenjin is familiar with the situation in Datong, and he is already saying clearly that the general in Bianzhen may rebel? Here is an allusion..."

"The descendants of Tian Khan, I know this story." I Da interrupted him, and read with a half-smile, "Wu Dinghou is not a champion, and Jingbianbo is not Ganluo. His Majesty is more and more like Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang? But Huo Qubing? Yang Guang who dug canals and conquered Goguryeo three times?"

"Khan is familiar with the history books of Nanming, and the villain admires him." Shi Tianjue flattered him.

I answered and put down the piece of paper: "This is strange. The words in the Han emperor's study were rarely passed on before. This time, even I knew it so quickly."

He laughed: "I want to cheat again, let alone him. With the great Yuan army suppressing the country and destroying the country, no tricks are useless. I want to see what he can do? Do you still want to follow the example of the battle in Yingzhou? I'm still young, how could I easily slip into his pocket?"

"... What Khan means is that this is a plot by the Nanming monarch and his ministers?"

"It's so clumsy." I replied with a smile, "You also said that the reservoir is impossible to build. As for the Armory Garden... Although I don't have a heart, Bodie will be more. More craftsmen are of course good, But my prairie warriors still rely on horses and bows and arrows in their hands!"

"Khan, what if Nan Tianzi really caused chaos in Xuanfu Datong?"

"Wouldn't that be better? If the army from all walks of life advances at the same time, who knows the terrain of Datong Xuanfu better than my Tumote department? All these years of grass and valleys have been in vain?"

"Khan! Khan!" Someone snatched into the tent, "A pasture in Wutai was burnt down, and one clan was almost wiped out. The flag that those who escaped saw was that Li Jin!"

I replied that the smile froze on my face, and my eyes were burning with anger.

"How courageous! I want to call back and teach them a lesson! I just said it well in the private market, but then I backtracked!"

I replied with a sullen face: "Is it Li Jin who went to the tents of various ethnic groups to trade privately? Go, give some horses and sheep to Nawutai! Now is not the time."

"Khan!"

"Shut up!" I replied to stop an angry general, "Didn't you hear the rewards before? The Xuanfu sent a lot of soldiers to their west and south routes. What lesson? Kill a few people? If Want to rob some food, slaves, and iron, do you want to go deep into Datong? Last year, so many people went there, what was the result? I said it all, they want to lure us to fight, and motivate us to fight! If only we Tumet , they are happy, and the other tens of thousands of households will be happy too!"

The truth still needs to be explained. After he finished speaking, he said: "Remember this bloody account first! The emperor of the Han people is betting with me, how can I be fooled? Now their own people are starting to make trouble, some are fake, some are real. Wait, the fake will become real! At that time, let's settle the score together!"

Guo Xun, who had just arrived in Jingping, also heard the news of Wang Xian's impeachment. Now he didn't have much thought to count the number of soldiers guarding the Thousand Households in Jingping. He ran to Shuozhou in surprise and found Tang Shunzhi and Yu Dayou.

"What the hell is going on? Why did Wang Xian impeach me?"

Tang Shunzhi looked at him and blinked: "What is Marquis Guo afraid of?"

Guo Xun was very depressed: Is my brain still not enough after all these years?Am I not one of the few people who knows about Xuan Da's strategy?Why didn't this change tell me first?Should generals be kept secret by civil officials?
What do you say I am afraid of?If this continues, my son will become a country lord.When I am old and can't move, will someone feed me?
Looking at Guo Xun's expression, Tang Shunzhi said: "I also just found out about Yang Shilang being beaten by the imperial staff. His and Zhang Wenjin's words of remonstrance to His Majesty have been spread. I just talked with Zhifu and Mr. Zhao. It turns out that the situation has changed, and His Majesty and General Counselor Yang are the new sons. Why did Guo Hou happen to be patrolling the border again, so I didn't have time to tell you?"

"...Then what's the use of impeaching me?" Guo Xun couldn't figure it out.

Tang Shunzhi looked at Yu Dayou, and then took a deep breath: "In Datong, there are really wars where you can't rely on the soldiers of the guards, you can only rely on a few elite soldiers. Guohou, you go back to Datong as soon as possible, and then supervise Li Li Let's train your troops. You can only burn wasteland once, and His Majesty will definitely reprimand you this time. As for me, I have to impeach Wang Dutai, Du Xianxuan and Xuanda in the last chapter for not doing anything for so long. Datong clearly has a lot of land and sufficient food and grass, but pays for it year after year. Marquis Guo might as well report the results of the counting of the soldiers to His Majesty, and impeach the king who supervised Taiwan's military affairs for neglecting military affairs, and the soldiers have been slacking off in training for a long time."

Guo Xun opened his mouth wide: "What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't that Xuan Da Chao?"

"What's the mess? It's nothing more than you and I fighting for power. Besides, how can there be a reason for the governor and the salary?"

Guo Xun looked at Yu Dayou and thought he was too young.

So he looked at Zhao Benxue: "Mr. Zhao?"

Zhao Benxue's eyes were full of splendor: "When gods fight, some mortals will suffer. Unless Xuanda is really in chaos, the tartars will not be easily fooled. To be chaotic and not defeated, you can only have a few elite soldiers as the backbone column."

Tang Shunzhi looked at Guo Xun: "Marquis Guo is on North Road, Zhifu is on West Road, Wang Dutai is in Xuanfu, and Benfu is in Huailai. Marquis Guo forgot the three thousand strong craftsmen you ordered in Huailai?"

Guo Xun was still terrified: "Xuan Da is really in chaos, but it's not just Tumet's Tatars who will wait for the opportunity to move. The captives, as well as the Tartars Khan Court..."

"With the momentum of the national war, even the frontier generals who support private soldiers and self-respect have to work hard. After the First World War, it is a good opportunity for the frontier town to clean up the evils of the revolution."

"What about surrendering to the enemy? What if someone fearfully surrenders to the enemy?"

"I'm afraid Marquis Guo didn't know that after you sent troops out of Beijing, the Military Affairs Conference, the Five Governments, and the Ministry of War submitted a batch of lists to His Majesty. I came to Xuanda, but I was just one of them." Tang Shunzhi stared at him, " Guo Hou is the commander-in-chief of Datong, so he only needs to take care of Datong's military affairs to ensure Datong."

"...Mr. Zhao, why don't you follow me to Datong."

"No, I'll let Yanran go to Guohou's mansion." Tang Shunzhi looked at Hou Anyong, "Don't be in a hurry, see my letter, and praise Guohou according to the order."

Seeing the opening of the curtain, Hou Anyong was eager to try: "Is it convenient for me to appear in Guohou's mansion?"

Tang Shunzhi smiled and said, "Why not? Soon, Hou Guo and I will be allies in impeaching Wang Dutai respectively."

Summer hadn't completely entered yet, it was just May, and invisible clouds appeared in the sky above Xuanda, and the thunder was muffled—the four giants of Xuanda, except Fu Duo, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, the other three giants pinched each other.

As Zhao Benxue said: When gods fight, mortals are afraid.

Who will suffer?

(End of this chapter)