A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 307
Lingzhou City is under martial law.

The Dudu Mansion is even more heavily guarded.

The atmosphere in the yamen was tense, and officials of all sizes from Lingzhou rushed over.

But now Xue Wanche doesn't trust anyone, and everyone thinks that he is the murderer behind the scenes, especially those former officers and generals.

Wu Huaiyu threaded the needle with skillful movements.Xue Wanche drank the analgesic decoction, but he didn't feel anything, but he was sober. Seeing Wu Huaiyu's stitches there, he couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He wants to drink.

He had seen Wu Huaiyu's suturing skills before and deeply admired him. Wu Huaiyu sewed it up for him when he was assassinated in Chang'an last year.

But this time it hurt the lifeblood.

"All right."

"I, can I still use it in the future?" Xue Wanche felt weak all over, and asked with trembling lips, with a look of anticipation on his face, he was still young, he was only in his thirties.

"Don't worry, eat a light diet for a hundred days. It's best to stay away from women and drink alcohol. After seven days, I will remove the stitches for you. This plaster can promote healing and remove scars. Remember to apply it every day. Be careful not to get water on the wound. .”

Xue Wanche looked at the thing wrapped in gauze and let out a long sigh of relief.

Then he became angry again, "Damn it, you dare to attack us, it's against the sky, this time we must uproot them."

Dou Lu Huairang sat there, the scene of stitching just now made him feel chills somewhere, but fortunately he was loyal, otherwise he might have become a corpse.

"We don't even know who did it."

Xue Wanche became ruthless, "But we all know who it is."

As long as there is a suspect, no evidence is required.

"Arrest people first, and then interrogate them one by one. I don't believe that they are all stubborn."

Huaiyu just shook his head at his impulsive proposal.

The other party is not a cat or a dog, they are all civil servants and military generals of the Governor's Mansion, plus local powerful families, and may even be implicated in some dignitaries in Chang'an. There are many people in this chain of interests.

However, Huaiyu believes that it is impossible for everyone to participate, and it can only be said that some of them have acted boldly.

This time the assassination was carried out on the three of them at the same time, although Dou Lu Huairang and Wu Huaiyu were lucky enough to escape, they were not lightly frightened.

What's more, since the opponent has made a move, it means that there is no room for relaxation in this matter.

When you draw a knife, you will see blood, but it is difficult to get a knife into the sheath with shame.

"Since we all know who did it, what evidence do we need? Directly dispatch troops, copy all the workshops that sell money and cast utensils, and privately cast copper coins, and take down all the participants."

You know they did it and they know you know they did it.

Xue Wanche wants to confront the tough.

Wu Huaiyu still suggested that he should take good care of his injuries first, "It's better to leave this matter to me and Sima Doulus to deal with it first."

"What are you going to do with it?"

"We can't act too hastily. The more urgent we are, the more we must slow down. We can't let others mobilize us, otherwise we will easily fall into the trap."

After leaving the back office, I came to the front hall.

There are too many people waiting here.

Huaiyu blocked Xue Wanche's injuries, saying only that the injuries were extremely serious, that he was unconscious and might not wake up, and that no officials were allowed to visit him.

The affairs of the governor's mansion will be temporarily presided over by Shi Dai, the second official.

Wu Huaiyu asked Huailiang and Huaiyun brothers to please bring out the double banners, double festivals, jade and swords bestowed by the emperor. Who dares to take advantage of the chaos, cut first and then play.

"You all go back to your posts and keep your jobs. Governor Xue is seriously injured, but Lingzhou cannot be chaotic. We must immediately find out who is behind the scenes.
Although Lingzhou is outside the Great Wall, it is still within the territory of our Tang Dynasty. This is not a place outside the law. In a short period of time, there have been two incidents of assassinating officials ordered by the imperial court, which is unreasonable. "

Wu Huaiyu immediately issued an order to send away the group of officials with different ideas.

Su Dingfang, the Sima of Yanzhou, and Niu Jianwu, the commander of the army, were urgently transferred to Lingzhou with [-] soldiers and horses.

With these two thousand soldiers of his own, that is the real confidence. These soldiers from Yanzhou were all transferred from Guanzhong with Huaiyu, unlike the soldiers from Lingzhou.

Li Dezhen sat there with a broad sword in his hand, with a stern expression all the time.

Li Sanniang almost had an accident today, which made him furious. Sanniang was the jewel in the palm of the Yongkang government, but this time she was stabbed in front of him.

Doulu Huairang asked Huaizhu what his plan was.

"Don't be in a hurry, let alone be chaotic. We must stabilize our position at this time. Now the gates of Lingzhou and the Dudu's Mansion are at least our soldiers. Don't worry about it for the time being."

In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that the assassin was most likely the work of some of those people who came to visit just now.

The reason is naturally that the Governor's Mansion is preparing to crack down on the sale of money and casts and the casting of private money.

The interests involved are so great that some people jump over the wall in a hurry.

"These people are really brave."

Huaiyu also sighed.

He even started to suspect now that the last time he was attacked was also done by these people in Lingzhou. They even killed two birds with one stone, not only assassinating Huaiyu, the new governor of Yanzhou, but also blaming Li Daozong, the governor of Lingzhou Although he has lived in Lingzhou for five years, it is estimated that in the eyes of those people, he is also an outsider.

Those tyrants in Lingzhou, some of them are tyrants from generation to generation, hundreds or even hundreds of years old.Just like An Yuanshou's family has ruled the roost in Wuwei, Liangzhou for more than a hundred years, although this kind of tycoon will choose to cooperate with the court officials, but if it touches their fundamental interests, these people will not be polite.

When the conflict of interest is too deep to be reconciled, it is natural to use all means to eliminate it directly.

"I think these things must have been done by those people, but those who did these things must be the private actions of a few people, and cannot represent the whole group of people,"

Dou Lu Huairang seemed to sense something, "Erlang wants to divide them?"

"The best way is to let them fight, we sit back and watch."

"That's unlikely, is it?"

"What's impossible, we may indeed be a threat to them now. But if, when some of those people's actions threaten the foundation of all of them, don't you say that those people Will you fight in bed?"

Dead fellows don't die poor, this is a valid rule at any time.

The key point is to trigger these preconditions first.

Like Xue Wanche, who would start attacking all the local forces in Lingzhou without paying attention, that would be to make enemies of everyone and force them all to unite and resist.

They must be differentiated.

Later, Wu Huaiyu called the four principals of his Shuofang Division.

In the public room, Huaiyu closed the door.

The door is guarded by soldiers, and no one is allowed to approach.

He tapped lightly on the table with his fingers, expressionless, and didn't yell loudly, but the four principals felt the great pressure and couldn't even raise their heads.

"There was no warning, no defense."

"Shuofang Bureau has been established for a few months. I have allocated money and food to you, and distributed rewards and subsidies, but you have done nothing."

"In such a large assassination operation, the assassins attacked Governor Shi and Sima at the same time, and more than 20 assassins were dispatched. You didn't get any information in advance. Tell me, what did you do?"

Li Wujie turned pale with fright.

"It's the subordinate's dereliction of duty." Li Deju gritted his teeth and admitted his mistake.

"I didn't ask you to come here to hear your mistakes. Now is not the time to pursue responsibility. I want you to act immediately. Even if it is a dead sheep, you have to make up for it quickly. Check, check comprehensively. I need to know something. "

The four left.

Huaiyu sat alone for a long time.

The water in Lingzhou is really too deep.

pen.

Wu Huaiyu wrote a secret report to the emperor of Chang'an to report the amazing events that happened here, the results of the events, and their speculations are all attached.

After the secret letter was issued, Wu Huaiyu began to act as the governor, meeting with officials from the governor's mansion and the governor's mansion, as well as local tycoons.

Lingzhou is very powerful.

In fact, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the heartland of the Central Plains has been controlled by the imperial court. In remote places, whether it is Longyou in Hexi, Shuofang in Fortress, or Liaodong in Daibei, Bashu in Lingnan, etc., those local tyrants are very powerful. .

For example, Feng An, the current representative tycoon in Lingnan, although the Feng An family is a branch of Northern Yan who defected to the Southern Dynasty, but in just a few generations, they have formed a strong force in Gaozhou and other areas in Lingnan, and through generations of marriages with local slang The leader of the Xian family joined forces and became the local emperor.

The Ning family in the Hepu Port area of ​​Qinzhou in the west of Lingnan is also in a similar situation to them. They are also local emperors who control several states.

Another example is the Cuan family in the Nanning (Yunnan) area, which has stronger power and a larger territory, and has repeatedly resisted the central dynasty.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, many anti-kings who ruled the roost in separatist regimes were actually local powerful families, or local officials were supported by local powerful families. For example, Li Gui in Hexi had the strong support of Liangzhou An's and other families to establish Xiliang.

Li Gui's later collapse was also because the An family took the lead in switching to Li Tang.

Later, the Tang Dynasty sent officials to select officials to control and govern Hexi. As a result, the interests of powerful local tyrants were touched, which triggered successive rebellions.

The situation in Lingzhou is similar to that in Hexi, both outside the customs.

It's all a mix of Hu and Han, and it's located on the border. Coupled with some historical issues left over from the early days of the founding of the country, the local forces in Lingzhou are too big to lose.

They annexed land, squeezed farmers, controlled industry and commerce, smuggled trade, and even subordinate officials at all levels of government were their people.

Even if the officials are dispatched by the imperial court, even under the evasion system, locals are not allowed to work locally, but they control all aspects, and a few low-ranking officials are just emptied.

Moreover, the situation in Lingzhou is special. It has only been ten years since the founding of the country, and many middle and lower-level officials in Lingzhou are directly held by local tycoons.

These are all problems left over from history, including the garrison in Lingzhou, there are many locals, not to mention the local tyrants who also control the united soldiers in Lingzhou, as well as the soldiers near the city.

The force in their hands is actually no less than that of the garrison soldiers and prefectural soldiers transferred from the interior of the imperial court.

I wanted to take it slowly, but now it seems that I can't do it.

Huaiyu asked someone to pass the news that Liu Cao from the Dudu Mansion joined the army.

There are six soldiers in Lingzhou Dudufu, namely Gong, Cang, Hu, Bing, Fa, and Scholars. Except for Bing Cao, there are two Bing Caos joining the army, and the rest each have one joining the army.

The seven soldiers who joined the army were all from the seventh rank, and they had several people from the government and history under their command, and each was sentenced to a cao.

Seven of the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion joined the army, and six of them were local tyrants, representing the six major families of Lingzhou, including Cao, Liu, and Han.

Although these six people are not of high grade, but in the three-acre land of Lingzhou, sometimes speaking is more effective than the governor.

Among the six, the Cao family is the most powerful. The ancestors of the Cao family were originally Huns. When the Northern Wei Dynasty split the Eastern and Western Weis nearly a hundred years ago, Cao Ni was the governor of Lingzhou. He occupied Lingzhou and communicated with Gao Huan. Li Hu and others besieged Lingzhou, dug the Yellow River to force Cao Ni to surrender, and then made Cao Ni the governor of Lingzhou.

But later, Cao Ni secretly informed Gao Huan. When Gao Huan sent troops to attack Xiazhou, Cao Ni rebelled again. Yu Wentai was furious and sent Zhao Gui and Li Bi to attack Lingzhou again.

At a critical moment, Gao Huan also sent a general to lead [-] cavalry to reinforce them. After the Western Wei army retreated, Gao Huan asked Cao Ni to move [-] households from Lingzhou to Fenzhou to resettle in the east. Moved to Guanzhong for resettlement.

The Cao family went to Hedong back then, but Cao Liu and other major families returned to their hometown in Lingzhou one after another and rose again.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the Cao and Liu families also quickly surrendered to Li Tang, and they all received a lot of awards.Since then, although many people from several families have entered the court as officials or served outside, the six cao soldiers in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, including the six cao soldiers in the Lingzhou Governor's Mansion, are basically the children of these six major families.

If one is transferred, there will be a replacement immediately.

From the governor's mansion to the governor's office, then to the county government, and then to the village, there are local powerful children headed by the six major families everywhere, and they basically control the Tutuan and the city of Lingzhou.

These individuals are the prime suspects in the attack.

Six people please come.

Wu Huaiyu cut to the chase, "Someone reported that you were behind the two assassinations of court officials in Lingzhou,"

Cao Xuan, a descendant of the Huns who joined the army, is a young man in his 30s. He also has a Marquis Sanjue of Lingwu County. His father served as the governor of Shuzhong and was a county prince.

Facing Wu Huaiyu's words, he didn't panic at all.

"Wu Changshi, this is a false accusation. Please allow us to confront him in court. I want to see why he spouts blood without evidence."

"Yes, false accusation against sitting down."

Liu Xian, who joined the army as a soldier, is also a descendant of the Huns. His ancestors were Cao Ni's son-in-law, and the Cao and Liu families were also married for generations. Now Liu Xian is Cao Xuan's brother-in-law. This strong Hun shouted loudly.

The other four soldiers who joined the army also had the same attitude, and they had to confront each other in court.

"No, you don't understand the current situation," Wu Huaiyu said coldly, "In Lingzhou City, in less than three months, two serious attacks occurred, and the victims were the governor and the governor. Even the county magistrate, county magistrate, and consort captain, don't you understand the seriousness of this matter?

As long as there is any report, any suspicion, they would rather kill by mistake than let it go.

Do you know how bad these two assassinations were and how serious the consequences were?
This is a conspiracy and rebellion, which can be executed first and played later. "

"Warlord Shi Mo wronged us," Cao Xuan said fearlessly.

But Huaiyu laughed lightly, "Now someone has reported to me that you are the mastermind behind the two assassinations, and that you deliberately conspired to rebel. I will give you three days. If you can find out the so-called real behind-the-scenes person, If you can prove your innocence, then this matter is easy to say,
Otherwise, after three days, the Gyeongju Governor's Mansion, Huizhou Governor's Association, Xiazhou Governor's Mansion, Yanzhou Governor's Mansion, and Yanzhou's army will arrive one after another, and you will know how the imperial court suppressed local rebellions. "

Cao Xuan's complexion changed drastically.

"Chang Shi, we were wronged."

"I don't know if you are wronged or not, but if someone dares to assassinate the court's golden and purple ministers, the country's honored ministers and the royal son-in-law, they must suffer the wrath of thunder, otherwise, what is the majesty of the court?"

"Three days, only three days, go out."

(End of this chapter)